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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
EVERY RETREAT
IS HERALDED AS
GREAT VICTORY
ARE HOPELESSLY AT ODDS IN
TRYING TO EXPLAIN SlTUA-
TION TO THEIR PEOPLE.
DECLARE FOCH is BEATEN
LudendOrffs Daily COmmuniques An
nounce Victorious Repulses" But
Each Locality Mentioned Lies East Oi
One Mentioned Day BefOre-Other
Silly Statements Are Made.

Amsterdam, Aug. 81. - German war
experts are hopelessly at odds in trying
To explain the situation on the west
front Twice each day General Luden'
dorff's communicates announce "victo'
rious repulses," but each successive To-
cality mentioned as the scene OF fight-
ing lies farther eastward.
This. saws the Hamburg Nachrich-
tens military expert, darkly, Is "a pau
sign for the enemy. because 1t SHOWS
that his attempts to pierce the Ger
man front have failed, and that he seeks
to substitute width for depth" He fur'
ther argues that "the earlier German
thrust toward Amiens forestalled the
enemy, and now, even if the Germans
are losing ground, it is no absolute gain
for the enemy, but merely the recovery
of earlier losses
The Kreuz Zeitung's critic admits
that "the enemy has successfully eVao-
ed battle on both sides of Rheims, ana
therefore the German plan to tie up ana
split the enemy reserves has failed.
He says incidentally that American ana
has happened to flow somewhat freer
than anticipated and Marshal Foch Is
thereby able to deliver the blows.
1t Is no longer a fight for lines, put
for deep zones, this critic says. and the
task of the German army is to destroy
the enemy's forces within these zones,
He insists the strategic success VIII be
denied Marshal Foch, but the battle, he
thinks. will continue for long time
The Tages Zeitung's writer says that
"the next few days must show that Mar
shal Foch needs breathing space, as
strategically he has already lost the bat
lie. and the enemy's losses are enor-
mous.W q
The Rhenish Westphalian Gazette
correspondent. Baron Won der Osten'
fills a column with "justifiable hope
that the German army will be unbeat-
able. although he is not very comfort
able about it, for he says the battle Is
very hard and the enemy's superiority
in men and material is very great
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
Lone French
Soldier Takes
7OOPrisoners

With the French Army in France
Aug. 1G-(Correspondence of The AS
sociated Press.(-The capture of seven
hundred Germans is the exploit attrib'
uted to Pierre Cellier aged %, cor
poral in the French tank corps. Two
field pieces also were taken.
Celier has been awarded the Cross
of the Legion of Honor, reward rarely
given TO anyone but a commissioned or
ficer.
Cellier was in command of tank
manned by fifteen Americans, in the re-
cent fighting in the Marne salient.
shell struck the tank and rendered 1t
useless. The men then advanced on
foot. Cellier discovered the Germans
ambushed in cave. He kept guard at
the entrance for an hour when Ger
man appeared with a white flag. Be
hind the first one came the rest OF the
700. one by one. The Germans threw
down their arms before Cellier and
marched to the rear at his direction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
WARTIME PRO-
H|B|T|ON AGREED
ON IN THE SENATE
BCLlETIN 2:iO p. VI.

Washington. Aug. 27.-Senate leaders
Of prohibition and anti-prohibition fac
tions joined in stating late today that
an agreement had been reached which
is expected to insure passage OF the
pending national wartime prohibition
bill by Thursday to become effective
July !, 1919.
The compromise agreement fixes the
effective date as July l. next. instead
Of January l. as originally provided. II
also provides that manufacture OF wire
and beer shall stop May 1. 1919. instead
of November I. next.
Representatives Jones Of Washington
a prohibition leader. Chairman Sim
mons OF the finance committee and Sen
ator Lodge. Republican leader. author
lied the statement that the compromise
had been agreed upon by leaders ant
rank and file Of both factions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
THE WORK-OR-FIGHT
AMENDMENT IN DRAFT
BILL is PUT BACK

Washington. Aug. 21.-The work or
fight amendment written into the new
man-power bill by the senate military
committee was approved by the senate
today by a vote Of 40 to 30. with an
amendment providing that II shall not
amply to strikers who return to work
and submit their demands to the war
labor board.
The test came ON n motion by Sen
ator McKeIlar Of Tennessee 10 strike out
the clause after the modification. pro
posed BY Senator Cummins Of Iowa. had
been adopted. 20 TO 0.
Senator Falls amendment to make
men up to sixty years of age subject to
darft and providing for their classifi-
cation for military. industrial or service
subject to the presidents regulations.
was rejected. 81 TO 9.
Organized labor has vigorously op-
posed the work-or-fight amendment. de-
nouncing 1t as a proposal TO conscript
labor President Wilson let IL be known
that the war department regards such
legislation unnecessary because all steps
needed to prevent slackers from taking
advantage Of deferred classification can
be taken under the existing work or
fight regulations Efforts to insert such
a provision in the houses. failed and it Is
said there will be a strong opposition to
the measuer as adopted in the senate
when the measure goes TO conference.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
FINE HERD OF
GUERNSEY CALVES

Thirty.two head of registered and
Carter County Live Stock Association,
have been received from Waukesha,
Wis The cattle were brought here by
Mort Woods, president Of the associa-
ton, and are all in good condition. They
were seven days on the road, hav-
ing been shipped from Waukesha last
Monday morning. and arriving in Ard
more last night.
The calves will be on exhibit at the
Carter County Free Fair to be held in
Ardmore September IL to IA, and will
be sold at public auction during the
fair. the exact date of the sale to be an
nounced later.
The calves were purchased from the
Waukesha County Guernsey Breeders
Association which has 165 members who
are very active in developing the breed.
The dams of some of these calves have
produced in the past twelve months
more than 700 pounds of butter fat.
There is one grade calf in the bunch
whose mother produced SO pounds OF
butter fat last month.
The board of directors of the asso'
citation Instructed Mr. Woods, when he
left Ardmore, to purchase those calves
that would really be an asset to Carter
County and not merely to bring in stock
that might sell for profit to the as
sociation. and it may be said that Mr..
Woods fully complied with the instruc-
tions of the members of the association
in this regard This is without doubt
the best collection of Guernsey calves
ever shipped to Oklahoma and clearly
demonstrates the object of the associa'
ton which was formed for the purpose
of improving the livestock of Carter
county and developing the dairy indus
try in this section of the state. These
calves will be cared for at Primrose Hill
Dairy Farm until the opening Of the
fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

Paris. Aug. 27.-Lieut. Schwieger.
the man who sank the Lusitania'
has been captured by a French pa
troll boat in the Mediterranean. ac-
cording TO la Journal.
A large submarine. of which he
was second in command. had just
torpedoed a British steamer be-
tween Malta and Sicily. The Ger
man was waiting to see the vessel
sink when two French patrol boats
emerged from the fog and sank the
U-boat OF the crew Of 20. only
one officer and four men were res
cued by the patrol boats While
being taken to Toulon. the officer
appeared i'll at ease When he
thought no one was looking. lie
tried 40 throw some papers over
hoard. 5ut a sailor seized his arm
He refused to answer questions. but
an examination of the papers ex-
planned his uneasiness-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

With the British Army in France.
Monday evening, Aug. 26.-Extension OF
the British line north Of the Scarpe has
brought the attackers to within strik'
ing distance of a good part OF the Hin
denburg line. back of which Is open
country. with the terrain and roads In
excellent condition for the movement OF
tanks and horses.
The British made steady progress
again today. especially on the new sec
ton Of the front around Bapaume and
astride the Somme. German resistance
again was stubborn. However. IL is be
ginning to look as though the enemy
was fighting rear guard actions with
the hope of holding UP the British until
he can move his material to the rear
No fresh German divisions have been
identified in the recent fighting. The
strategy of the German high command
now is TO force German divisions TO
fight rear guard action and Incidentally
TO have part of the remnants Of these
divisions chewed 20 pieces by the Brit
ish fire.
Elements Of nearly 30 German divi-
SONS. many Of which have been badly
hit and crippled. are striving to hold off
the British There are signs Of even
greater confusion behind the German
lines. Companies OF various regiments
have been thrown in almost any place.
The strength Of a large number Of these
companies has been whitfield down un-
ti they hardly contain Is men. accord
ing TO prisoners. many more of whom
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
BRITISH CAPTURE 1000
HUNS MONDAY WHILE
ADVANCING ON SCARPE

Paris, Aug. Elm their advance "a.
the region OF Monchy lie Preux Mon
day. British troops captured more than
1000 prisoners. newspapers here say.
on a front>six miles south OF the
Scarpe. the British advanced to a maxi
mum 6epth Q. two and a half miles
Important gains were made around
BapauuIe aud Croisilles- the centers OF
enemy resistance between the Ancre
aud tn. Scarpe.
Nc Germans remain In Bapaume.
says the correspondent Of lie Matin on
the British front. He adds that pa
trols have penetrated the ruins mark
ing the former enemy advance conecn-
tration center. The newspapers do not
believe that the Germans will be able
to hold out In Roye much longer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
AMERICAN WOUNDED sINTEEN
TIMES IN FEW MINUTES
REFUSED TO CEASE FIGHTING

with the American Army in France
Monday. August 2s.-tBy the Assoeiat.
ed Pressb-American courage and grit
assin were exemplified Saturday night
when units on the Woevre front repulsed
D German raid without serious loss.
One American sustained sixteen ma
chine gun bullet wounds. three in the
nlf Of the leg. ten between the knee
nd waist. and three in the arm, but
Dught on. He will recover and be able
~ return to the fray. This soldier prob
- holds the American record for 81
lfaneous wounds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
BATTLE CONTINUES
VIOLENT ON EVERY
PORTION OF FRONT

Paris, Aug. 27.-(By The Canadian Press) ALI the
French military critics pay tribute to the great vaue OF
present British operations especially in its pnning down
huge enemy They point out that Bapaume o9u
have taken days ago. but that the British prefer
to maneuver the Germans out OF 1t. . ~,
Lieutenant Colonel Fabry, the military critic OF ne
Ou explains why is essential ia the enemy to de1eho
desperately the way Doua and Cambria IT, he says the
allies could seize the triangle formed by these towns ana
Caenciennes and roads of Longwy ana
which feed the enemvs present front will be cut which
means strangulation of his armies IN france
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
(Bv The Associated Press.)

(DV Inc ASSOCldleu Iicoo''
There is little indication that
the German armies are demor-
allied in the battle that is go
ing on from Arras to Soissons.
At every important point they
seem to be fighting savagely
and to be compelling the Brit
ish and Frence to extend them
selves to the limit. This resist
ance seems to be especially Wig
orous in the region of Croisllles
and farther north between the
Cojeul and Scarpe rivers,
where the British attacked
yesterday morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

have passed through III" WIN ''S
cages.
Ludend0rff to Make Stand.
General Ludendorff perhaps has some
plans to make stand to the rear OF
the present line and is saving what
men he can for that purpose. 1t would
not be surprising if the enemy intended
to put up stiff defense somewhere on
line running generally north and
south through Peronne.
There was hard fighting today around
Bapaume Faveuil just north of Ba-
paume has been taken and the streets
run red with the blood of the Germans
killed there. The enemy was prepared
to launch a counter attack here, but as
his troops moved toward the town from
the east they were caught under the
fire of the British artillery. The Brit
ish then stormed into the and captured
what remained of the enemy's force, 10
men and five officers. From Favreuil
the British pushed east and south, fur
ther encircling Bapaume.
There are unconfirmed rumors that
| British patrols have reconnoitered into
Bapaume and have gone some distance
| beyond without seeing any of the en-
emy. British shells have been raining
down on Bapaume for many hours.
Large numbers of prisoners captured
have not yet arrived at the cages because
| they are some distance to the rear.
The new section of the battle front
lust south of the Scarpe, offers great
possibilities The attacking forces here
are driving eastward astride the Arras
Cambrai road and are now beyond Mon
chy.le- Preux and Wancourt. These posi-
tions virtually are on the Hindenburg
line.
The rain during the night did not IN
| terfere with the British advance, for the
operations now are on hard ground
The rain put the Germans at a disad
vantage. particularly those in crater
holes with machine guns. as many holes
were turned to puddles.
As soon as the rain ceased scores ol
British planes took the air and contin
ued their systematic attacks upon the
enemy troops,
Tanks again disting guished themselves
by Overwhelming difficult points where
concentration of machine guns delayed
the advancing infantry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
POLIUS CHARGE WAIST-DEEP IN
WATEH AND TAKE TWO
STRONG DEFENSES.
TAKE GUNS, PRISONERS
Success of Latins in Breaking Through
Old Entertainments and Growing Brit
isli Advance in North Increase Threat
of Entire Chaulnes-ROye Line.
CITY Is TAKEN
(By The AssociateH Press)
BULLETIN. 1890 4. NJ.

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
BOCHE SOLDIERS
FROM RUSSIA IN
MUT|N0US MOOD
ON ARRIVING AT WEST FRONT
ARE IN REFRACTORY STATE
OF MIND
REBEL At A RMY ORDERS
One Battalion of Troops In Interior
When Ordered to the Front, Unani
mOusly Refused to go, Whereup0n
Every Tenth Man Was ShOt-SOme
Talk Republic.

Amsterdam, Aug. 27--There are per
sistent rumors from a German source
the frontier correspondent of the Tele.
graf says that German battalion on
being ordered to the front unanimously
refused TO go. whereupon every tenth
man was shot The others then gave
up their resistance.
With the French Army in France
Sunday, Aug. 25-By the Associated
Pressp-German soldiers released from
captivity in Russia have begun to ar
rive on the western front, it has been
learned from prisoners captured in re-
cent battles.
One hundred of these men who re-
turned to Germany through the Ukraine
were sent to a reserve division Eigh'
teen deserted before the detachment got
out of Germany, while three were killed
in jumping from train.
The others reached their destination
in a refractory mood. All the prisoners
from this division agree that the men
returned from Russia make the poor
est kind of reinforcements. They are
not only i'll humored, it is said but re
sent all discipline
With the British Armn in France
Monday, Aug. 26.-(By The Associated
Press)=The idea of a change in form
in the government of Germany seems
to occupy a place in the thoughts ol
many German soldiers, judging from
remarks made by prisoners. One OF
tboca ,vbo has expresSed hopes of q
change was a soldier from Baden. he
said he and his comrades had had more
war than they wanted, and hoped tiia'
as soon as the war was over Baden
would become an Independent republic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
Page geResigns
BULLETIN.

Washington. Aug. 27.-Walter Hines
Page. of Garden City, n. Y. ambassa-
dor Of the United States to Great Brit
ain since April. 1918. because OF i'll
health, has submitted his resignation to
President Wilson. who has accepted it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
ON ALBANIAN FRONT.

Rome. Monday. Aug 2s.--Ti, Italian
fr-cps in Airsn.1 in the resicu q the
semeni and Asum rivers. after checking
superior enemy forces in several days
Of fighting ~have retired undisturbed
to prepared defenses. says an official
statement issued today The Austrians
suffered a ssneuinsry defeat August
Fl and have not renewed their attacks
since
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

A dispatch from Toulon last Fri
day which described the sinking Of
a German submarine in the Medit-
erranean by patrol boats. added
that an officer Of the submarine at
tempted to commit suicide when
brought on board a rescue ship. The
man appeared to be insane and was
reported to have said that the lost
U-bost had torpedoed the Lusitsnia-
The German admiralty. according
10 advices from London on August
10. has admitted that Lieut..
schweiger was killed when a u
boat that he commanded struck a
mine in the North Sea- A dispatch
said that his death occurred in
September. 1916.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
Flying Circus to Kansas City.

jefferson City. No, Aug. 2F-Three
airplains OF the '-f1yirg circus" which
Is touring the United States. arrived
here safely at $3.50 O'Clock this morn
ing The other machines of the squad
ron are expected later in the day when
the entire feet viii proceed to Kan
sas City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
BULLETIN, "a. =. NJ.

Paris, Aug. 27.-The new British at
tack along the Scarpe river is making
progress at many points. notably be-
tween the railroad from Arras TO Douai
and the Arras- Cambria highway, accord
ing to dispatches to newspapers nee
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
.SLAv WELCOMES
AID OF AMERICA
HEAD OF NEW REGIME SEEKS TO
RESTORE RUSSIAN BATTLE
FRONT.

Archangel. Tuesday Aug. 2O-tBy
The Associated Press)-Nicholas Tchai-
kovasky, president of the provisional
government here, made this statement
today concerning the recent announce
ment of Americas policy toward Rus
sa:
Americas policy exactly meets our
wishes We want to bring about a
new Russian front and re-organize the
country ourselves. We want the allies
to form a stream Of tro rps behino which
we can work out our own salvation.
He added that ne would soon -ssue ar
order mobilizing a new national army
and restoring compulsory military serV-
ice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

Ottawa Aug. 27.-roday's Canadian
overseas casualty list names rs wound
ed: r. X. Dennis. Erwin. Tenn anA
T. A. stanton. ST. Louis. No.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

AnnoGn"e nent was mGde In Wash
ingtor AugL .. that the United States
and Japan wo, Id send a force 10 Siberia
TO safeguard ;ne country. that the Unit
ed States wcdli continue 10 cooperate
With France and Great Britain in north
e.n Russia anc that the United states
would send TO Siberia a commission OF
experts TO relieve the immediate eco
nomic necessities of the people and give
other aid.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
Man Who Sank Lusitania
Is Captured By French On
Mediterranean, Is Report

La Journal askes IL the man who
committed "the most vile. the most
barbarous and the most cowardly
act in the annals Of war" is merely
to be sent TO prison camp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

London, Aug. 27.-The British advance
gives evidence of slowing up at various
places along the front.
Many more prisoners and guns and
another German battalion commander
have been taken. The officer fell into
the hands of the British in the fighting
around Beugnatre north of Bapaume.
The total number of machine guns
taken from the Germans I'm the present
drive must now run away up in the
thousands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
German Resistance is Strong.

The Germans are offering stiff re-
sistance in the neighborhood OF Thiiloy'
to the south of Bapaume.
Reports have been received from the
advanced lines that British Patrols have
again entered the outskirts of Bapaume
and that there has been street fighting
between the British and Germans on
the edge of the town.
The British have penetrated the Hin
denburg line at one point to the Hem
incl. which is between Bapaume ana
the Scarpe river, and hard fighting ls
reported to be in progress there.
The British advanced lines now are
reported TO be east of Monchy lie Preux.
German rear guards are fighting to re-
tain their hold on Pelves on the south
bank of the Scarpe. the British having
reached the edge of the town.
North of the Scarpe progress is be-
ing made by the British on both sides
Of the road to Douai. As Haig's forces
advanced south of the river. the Ger
mans soon found that the ground north
of the stream was extremely danger
Gus. Here they are being forced back
leaving their rear protected with
large number of machine guns. and are
EMPLOYING the same tactics that they
generally are using along the rest OF
the battle front.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
Bv The Associated PressJ

With the British Army in France
Aug. 81 Q1:O0 a. m.)-The Hindenburg
line has been penetrated by the British
troops at a point east of Heninel.
Troops of Field Marshal Haig are ad'
vancing astride the river Scarpe ana
are pushing forward to the south OF
Bapaume. Their progress also con-
tinues elsewhere.
There has been heavy fighting at
Longueval and on the adjacent ground
where the Germans launched heavy
counter attack with fresh forces brought
up especially for the purpose from Sc
dan.
In the face of this counter attack
the British fell back to the edge OF
Longueval.
In the course of the night, the New
Zealanders, according to reports swept
around Bapaume at the north ana
reached the railway just north of the
Bapaume- Cambria road.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28

British Headquarters in France. Aug.
"a by the Canadian Press,-British Of
ficers estimate that the Germans were
forced to use at least seventy divisions
between the Scarpe and Aisne rivers
from August to August 25.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
LudendOrff to Make Stand.

nave passed through the collecting