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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
639 HUN PLANES
KILLED" IN WEEK
THIS IS WORK OF BRITISH
AIRMEN, WHO LOSE 1873
MACHINES.

London, Friday, Aug. H.-Meas-
ured by the number of machines en-
gagged, the intensity OF the fighting
and the magnitude of the losses in
flicted on the enemy, the fighting
in the air during the past week was
the most formidable OF the war.
Some OF the most severe conflicts
occurred on August 8, in the sector
between Albert and the Amiens-
Royc road, where the German air
forces were increased considerably
shortly after the opening OF the al
lied offensive. The air fighting re-
suited in the destruction of 4S enc
my machines while Il others were
driven down out of control. Fifty
British machines did not return.
During the six succeeding days,
lS5 enemy airplanes were destroyed
and 80 driven down out OF control
making total OF go Germans for
the week compared to l23 British
airplanes missing.
In the same period British bomb
ing squadrons continually attacked
enemy airdromes. railways and other
military objectives, dropping more
than 320 tons of bombs and causing
great damage. Low flying scout ma
chimes raked the enemy's congested
roads of retreat with machine gun
fire. inflicting many casualties.
\ notable feature OF the aerial op-
erations was the virtually continuous
night and day bombing of the enemy
bridges over the Somme. This great
ly hampered the supply and rein
forcement OF the German troops.
The weeks work also included a
number OF destructive raids into
Germany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
TO NOTIFY YOUTHS
OF REGISTRATION DATE

The local exemption board has
sent letters TO the thirty-two post
masters in Carter county requesting
them to post notices telling OF the
registration Saturday. August p, of
all young men who have attained the
age of Fl years since June :. the date
of the last registration. The place of
registration will be in the district
court room in Ardmore and it will
be impossible to register at any other
point in the county. Registration
may be made on that day between
the hours Of Z a. m and 9 p. m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
ARMY BALLOON At
lhWTON ESCAPES
WITH TWO OFFICERS

Lawton, Okla, Aug. E.-One of
the big army observation balloons
at Post Field. working in conjunc-
tion with the School of Fire at Fort
Sill, broke from its moorings Thurs
day afternoon and sailed away to the
northwest with two officers in the
basket. Near the Apache Gate the
officers succeeded in letting gas out
of one Of the ears" of the balloon
and lowered to within twenty-five
feet of the ground when il is said
one man jumped ont. The balloon
again rose to a great height.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
BRITISH TANK STEAMER IS
BURNED OFF H4TTER4S
CARRANZA MODIFIES
THAT OIL LAND TAX
DECREE; CRISIS PASSES
BULLETIN.

Washington, Aug. Ut h e
threatened crisis in the relations OF
Mexico with the entente allies and
the United States apparently has
been averted by modification of
the new Mexican oil tax decree by
President Carranza.
1t was learned today that on Aug
ust II, Carranza, in effect, can
celled provisions of the decree OF
July 81 under which undeveloped oil
lands might be seized by the MeNi-
can government upon failure OF
their owners to make declarations
and submit to what they regarded as
excessive taxation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
NEWS BULLETINS

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE |. w. w.
case which has lasted more than
three months, was given to the jury
Attorney Frank X. Nebeker for the
government, concluded his argu-
ment in an hour and Attorney Geo.
+. Nanderweer, defense, surprised
spectators. by making none at all.
New York. Aug. 1.-THE estate
of Gottfried Kreuger, OF Newark, N.
:, valued at several million dollars,
was taken over today by the alien
property custodian. An announce
ment at the custodian'S office here
said that although Kreuger is an
American citizen he is classed as an
enemy because OF his residence in
Germany.
Toxic, Tuesday, Aug. IS (By The
Associated Press)-The government
today issued a statement announc-
ing that under the agreement with
China in view of the danger threat
ening the border of Manchuria,
Japan was despatching troops
thence from Manchuria.
Paris, Aug. 1.-THE old French
cruiser Dupetit Thouars has been
sunk by German submarine. it is
officially announced today. Thirteen
of the crew are missing. American
destroyers rescued the remainder.
Washington, Aug. lS.-The war
industries board has declined TO
grant priority to the manufacturers
of cotton gins for iron, steel and fuel
for the manufacture of new gins,
and has reached an agreement with
the manufacturers to substantially
curtail their normal production of
gins for the year ending June 80,
1919.
Amsterdam. Aug. l7.-Kazan, an
important city in the Volga region,
has been surrounded and is being
by soviet troops, accord
ing TO a telegram from Moscow re-
ceived by way of Berlin. Bolshevik
troops. advancing toward Omega Bay
have occupied Kirilov in the govern
ment of Novgorod. east of Petro-
grad. 1t is reported that violent
fighting is proceeding in the direc-
ton of Tcherkask for possession of
the Don railway bridge
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
PRINCESS TAKES TRIP.

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-THE crown
princess of Germany, accompanied
by the grand duke of Mecklenberg
and the Princess of Brunswick. has
made submarine trip to Helgoland
according to German newspapers,
which added that she did not secure
the consent OF the emperor or the
crown prince before leaving.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
NAVAL AVIATORS BUSY

London, Aug. H.-British avi-
ators working with the navy from
August 8 to August Is. dropped six
ty tons of bombs on German docks
and airdromes in Belgium, says a
statement issued by the British ad-
miralty tonight. Their activities al
so include the bringing down of a
German airship (dirigible) previous
ly reported. and direct hit on a
German destroyer. Sixteen German
airplanes were brought down dur
ing the period covered by the re-
port. Three British machines failed
to return.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
SELECTED MEN TO
REPORT AUGUST Is.

The 200 registrants who are to go
from Carter county to Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Ark, will report to the
local exemption board at the court
house Sunday afternoon, Aug. Is,
at o'clock and will entrain Monday
afternoon. The party will leave here
over the Frisco at l o'clock on the
regular train to Madill, where they
will be transferred to a special train
which will run over the Frisco to
Hope, Ark, and then over the Iron
Mountain to Little Rock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
EXCESS PROFITS MUST
BEAR WAR TAX BURDEN
40 TO 90 PER CENT OF PROFITS
AFTER 8 PER CENT DEDUC-
TION TO BE TAKEN

Washington, Aug. E,-An s per
cent exemption, in addition to a
specific $1,000 exemption on the ex-
cess profits OF corporations, with a
tax of 40 per cent on all excess prof
its between s per cent and 20 per
cent, and tax OF 90 per cent on all
excess profits exceeding 20 per cent
was agreed upon today by the House
Ways and Means committee. The
committee. in writing this sccdule
into the $S,000,000 900 revenue bill,
also adopted the treasurys alterna-
tive plan for flat 80 per cent tax
on war profits.
The committee agreed to three
classitications of business for pur-
poses of deducting from the war
profits. The deduction for pre-war
earnings is: Financial and transpor-
tation corporations. 8 per cent man
ufacturing, farming and general
business, 10 per cent, and mining and
kindred hazardous businesses. II
per cent. Ninety per cent of business
corporations. it is estimated, will be
affected by the war profits tax and
the remainder by the excess profits
tax.
Estimates show excess and war
profits taxes will yield a total of $3,-
900, 100000 which would bring the
total of the bill much nearer the $S,-
600, 100000 goal.
Income Tax Schedule.
| Chairman Kitchin OF the commit
tee said today that the treasury ex-
pected to submit tomorrow some fur
ther suggestions regarding the in
come tax. He said unless there is
something to change the situation.
the normal income tax will begin
with 5 per cent on the first $4,000,
the rate continuing up to 10 per
cent normal on $4,000, where the sur
tax begins.
The surtaX schedule. Chairman
Kitchin said. probably would stand
as agreed to. with the following per-
centages; $1,000 to 7 800. 5 per cent /:
s., 500 to $1,000, per cent: $4,000
to Sl5,000. 10 per cent; $4,000 to
$4,000, H. per cent: $4,000 to $780,
600. 20 per cent; $4,000 to $4,000
25 per cent: $4,000 to $4,000. 80 per
cent: $1,000 to 100000, 40 per cent !:
10000 to $4,000 IS per cent; So
600 to $4,000 Il per cent: oS0OO0
to 100000 4S per cent: 10000 to
100000. 20 per cent: 100000 to
100000. so per cent; S200.0OO to
100000. s. per cent; 100000 to
S50O.000. 90 per cent; S500.000 to
81 100000. 65 per cent. and 81 100000
20 per cent. All incomes over $1,000
600 would pay a surtax of Is per
cent. which added to the normal tax
would make such incomes taxable to
the extent of Ss per cent.
Mr.. Kitchin indicated he did not
expect the committee TO resort to
the tariff in order to raise the total
SS,00O.000.000. though a subcommit-
tee is considering the proposal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
Opposes Hun Intervention.

Stockholm, Aug. N.-German in
tervention in Russia to assist the
bolsheviki government is strongly
opposed by the Germania of Berlin,
who is in close touch with Chan
ceilor Won Hertling. Other Berlin
newspapers also express themselves
as opposing Intervention in favor Of
the Bolsheyiki
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
Protest Higher Grain Rates

Washington, Aug. E.-Increased
freight rates on corn. oats. rye and
barley. granted by Director General
McAdoo in his 25 per cent advance
order of June Is last. were attacked
today by the National Council of
Farmers Cooperative associations,
in a complaint filed with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, ask
ing that the old rates be re-estab-
lished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
OFFICIAL REPORTS
WESTERN FRONT

Paris, August I'm the region
south of Roye, French troops have
made further progress in the Loges
wood and have reached the outskirts
of the wood on the east, says the
official statement from the war Of
hce today.
There was heavy artillery fight
ing west of Roye during the night.
Northwest of Ribecourt, the
French have repulsed two strong
German attacks.
The enemy efforts were directed
against the Monolithe and Carnoy
farms. A German raid northwest OF
Rheims failed
London, Aug. LIN Picardy the
British have made additional prog
ress, says Field Marshal Haig in his
official statement today. The British
lines have been pushed eastward
north OF the Amiens-Roye road and
north of the Ancre.
British troops have gained further
ground in the neighborhood of
Nieux Berquin, at the apex OF the
Lys salient.
Paris. Aug. l7.-(Havas Agency.)
The Germans are planning TO
eacuate the Roye-Lassigny- -Noyon
salient says the Echo de Paris. Ii is
indicated, the report adds, that pris-
ones and laborers are at work be-
hind the German front lines on a
new Hindenburg line.
The German position in Roye us
serious. Not only are the allies a
mile and a quarter west OF the towi.
but the roads leading out OF it to-
ward Peronne, Nesle and Noyon are
under the fire of allied guns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
LIBERTY BOND MARKET

New York, Aug. H.-Final prices
today on liberty bonds we're: 3 LIS
l0050: first convertibles. as o4.06;
second &c 1890; first convertibles
4 IA o4.10: second convertible As
1894: third As o5.52.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
VESSEL DESTROYED
BY HU n U-BOAT I
NINE MEMBERS OF CREW
PERISH, ALL OTHERS
RESCUED
TORPEDO FIRES GASOLINE
Rescued Men Say Vessel Was Hit
Amidships and That Soon After
ward the Gasoline Cargo Explod-
ed, Firing the Ship--Jump for Life.

Beaufort, N. c., Aug. 1.-THE
British tank steamship Mirlo was
torpedoed by a German submarine
off Cape Hatteras last night and,
according to reports reaching here
today, nine members OF her crew
were drowned.
All the other members OF the Mir
los crew were saved by coast guards
and have been brought safely to
shore They said the torpedo struck
the vessel amid-shps and that soon
afterward the cargo of gasoline ex-
ploded, setting fire to the ship and
compelling them to jump for their
lives.
Washington, Aug. T.-Reports
to the navy department today did
not make clear the cause of the de.
Struction of the British oil steamer,
Mirlo, which caught fire after gaso-
line explosion yesterday afternoon
near Cape Hatteras, n. c. Accord
ing to the navy's information. no
submarine was sighted but it was
possible that torpedo hit the ship.
In the opinion OF naval officers, the
submarine would not have showed
itself before the attack, because the
Mirlo was armed.
If there was an external explosion
as the master of the tanker stated,
naval officers believe it may have
been caused by mine laid by the
submarine which was operating in
that vicinity last week. There is
reason to believe that no enemy
raider is now in that vicinity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
SLOvAKS CAPTURE
PORT OF |RKUTSK
ARE AIDED BY SIBERIAN
PEOPLES ARMY, DELAYED
CABLEGRAM SAYS.
MOSCOW IS IN TURMOIL
Bolsheviki Government Officials
Hurriedly Transfer State Bank
and Other State Departments to
Some Other Point--Pool Gables.

Amsterdam, Aug. 17.--Out of L.
600 officers arrested at Moscow and
Petrograd because of counter-revo-
lutionary tendencies, 236 have been
surnmarily shot, according to Mos
COW advices to the Kreuz Zeitung
of Berlin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17

Washington Aug, l7.-Capture of
lrkutsk, the important Lake Baikal
port of the trans Siberian railroad,
by the Czecho-Slovaks aided by the
Siberian peoples army on July I, is
announced in belntcd dispatch
from American consul Harris at
Irkutsk dated July % and received
today at the state department.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17

port of the trans-Siberian railroad,
by the Czecho- -Slovaks aided by the
Siberian peoples army on July 7, is
announced in behtcd dispatch
from American consul Harris at
lrkutsk dated July 22 and received
today at the state department.
Washington, Aug. H.-American
Consul General Poole at Moscow,
who recently burned his code book,
and turned the consulate over to
the Swedish consul, notified the
state department in cablegram
received here today that he intended
to remain in Moscow to assist the
British and French consular officers
there who are in great personal dan
ger.
The consul general reported that
with the aid of the Swedish repre-
sentative, he had succeeded in Sc
curing the release of several hun
dred entente citizens, chiefly British
and French, who we're arrested by
the bolsheviki and held as hostages
for soviet members imprisoned in
the north.
Stockholm, Aug. H.-The Finnish
news bureau at Helsingfors says it
has received report from Petroo-
grad that measures have been taken
for the speedy transference of the
state bank and other state depart
ments from Moscow. Private freight
and passenger traffic on the rail
ways has been suspended.
Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-THE semi
official news agency at Vienna says
it has received telegram from Mos
COW to the effect that the soviet gov
ernment has seized several hundred
weight OF American propaganda lit
erature "purporting to explain
Americas policy and to assure Rus
sia of Americas friendship"
Copenhagen, Aug. l6.-Forty Of
the most prominent representatives
of the Russian socialist party have
been arrested by the bolsheviki, says
a telegram to the Social Dcmoraten
from socialists in Russia. 1t is said
it is feared the men will be SEN
fenced to death because they had
planned to summon a conference of
all Russian workers.
London. Aug. H.-Statements
that entente diplomatic and consular
agents have not received authorize
tion to leave Russia are denied in
Russian wirelsess message received
here. The Russian government, it is
added, is awaiting a reply from Ger
many to the request that safe con-
ducts be given agents wishing to
leave Russia by way of Petrograd
and Stockholm.
Russia has proposed that British
agents be free TO leave Russia if
similar facilities are given to AM
bassador Litvinoff and other Rus
sian officials in England. Similarly
members of the French mission will
be given such facilities if Russians
in France are permitted to leave for
Russia together with three members
of the international Red Cross and
three members of the Russian Red
Cross.
Harbin, Manchuria. July IA
Correspondence of The Associated
Press) Russia is powerless to take
any part in the impending conflict of
Allied and German affairs In the
Murman district, according to the
version OF a recent speech by
Premier Lenine which has been
receiped here.
THE English and French bour-
geoisie have spent enormous sums
on Murman and of course with
purpose. asserted Lenine.
They have landed troops to pro-
tect the Murman coast. We had no
proper, forces to prevent this. The
German government demands that
they be disarmed, telling us that If
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17
W. <<:lAER FORECAST

.rdmore and vicinity: Tonight
I'd Sunday fair.
Oklahoma, East and West
Texas; tonight and Sunday, fair.
Local Temperature
Maximum temperature yester-
day los degrees; minimum last
night "a.
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Stockholm, Aug. 1.-THE Finnish
news bureau at Helsingfors says it
has received a report from Petroo-
grad that measures have been taken
for the speedy transference of the
state bank and other state depart
ments from Moscow. Private freight
and passenger traffic on the rail
ways has been suspended.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-17

SERVICE With SAFETY

Not Too Small for Large Business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Murphy Now an Aviator;
Young Mike in Training

Allentown, Pa, March 9.-Charles
Thorne Murphy, probably the best
known young soldier at the United
States Ambulance Camp, to-day re-
ceived his transfer into aviation, and
will on March 2S leave for the train
ing school at Princeton. Murphy,
best known as Young Mike" is a
son of the late Mike Murphy, the
great Penn coach, who is always re-
ferred to as the greatest trainer that
ever lived. After his fathers death:
his mother moved to Detroit. where
she had relatives, and where she. too
during the Christmas holidays, died
so that the young man is now alone
Murphy enlisted in the Ambulance
Service from Yale, where in 1916 he
played on the Freshman football
team. Last fall he was the star of
the great Usaac eleven, his punting
being a feature of all the games and
his toe winning him individual high
honors in scoring for the season.
Young Mike is serious-minded man
like his father, but has a dry wit
that is on occasions terribly caustic
AS a boy he spent much time with
his father at Penn and other places
and he accompanied his dad to the
worlds Olympic games at Sheppard's s
Bush, London, and to the Johnson
Jeffries fight at Reno.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Winters Of Pioneer
Days Were Marked
by Many Changes

We clip the following for you from
Charles Pierce's Diary quoted in THE
Climatology of Philadelphia" by
Weather Bureau Director George s..
Bliss:
The winter of 1897 was long,
stormy and severely cold all over the
United States. The Delaware was
closed with thick ice for more than
three months, so that sleighs and
sleds passed from Trenton to Phila-
delphia and from Philadelphia to
Chester on the ice
The winter of 1714 was very mild
after the 18th of January, so that the
trees and shrubbery were in bloom the
first week in February, and the spring
was unusually mild.
The whole winter of 1925 was mild,
but the spring was very cold. In
March snow fell to the depth of two
feet in one night.
The winter of 1741 was intensely
cold. The Delaware was closed from
the 10Th of December to the 18th of
March. Many creatures died from
son as the 10th of April snow fell to
the depth of three feet. after which
the weather became warm, and the
whole summer was intensely hot.
In 1742 was one of the coldest win
ters since the settlement of the coun-
try A getleman drove with horse
and sleigh through Long Island Sound
on the ice to Cape Cod.
The winter of 1850 was veKy open
and mild. but all the spring months
were cold and stormy. AS late in the
season as the 30th of May, snow lay
on the ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Active Gun Clubs in
American Association
BY PETER p. CARNEY

Editor National Sports Syndicate
Thirteen hundred aud eighty-six
active trapshooting clubs in the
United States, it's territories, and
Canada hold membership in the
American Amateur Trapshooters'
Association.
The A. A. T. A.. as the organiza-
ton is known in the world of sports,
was formed to aid the amateur
trapshooter, and while it now is a
factor in the trap-gun world it
hopes to become the mouthpiece of
the amateur trapshooters of this
continent.
This table shows the number of
active affiliated clubs in each state,
territory and Canada:
Pennsylvania, ia; Illinois, 1877;
New York, III; Iowa, "a; New Jer-
sey, SO; Wisconsin, 5S; Canada, Sc
Michigan, So; Indiana. 40; Missouri,
As; Minnesota. 40; Nebraska, SO;
Maryland, 81; California, 20; Massa-
chusetts. %; Kansas, 26; Montana,
"a: Connecticut, %; Ohio, 20; Wash
ington, 20; Virginia, 20; Kentucky,
20; South Dakota, IT; Colorado, Is;
Texas, IA; Delaware, IA; West Vir-
ginia, 49, Oregon, 12; Forth Caro-
lima. II; North Dakota, II; New
Hampshire, II; Vermont, 10; FIori-
da, 10; Alabama, 10; Idaho, 8; Ar
kansas, 8; Tennessee, z; Maine. z:
Mississippi, z; Utah, 6; Georgia, g.;
Louisiana, G: Arizona, 5; Rhode ISL
and, 5; Nevada, 4: South Carolina.
A; Wyoming, a; New Mexico. s;
District of Columbia, 2; Hawaii, /.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Joe Tinker Lands Star
From Blue Ridge League

Hanover, March 9.-Lawrence D.
Steinbach, of Hanover, has signed a
contract to play with the Columbus
team, of the American association,
during the coming season. He Will
report to Manager Joe Tinker on
April 1, next
Steinbach, who has been employed
for sometime at the Garrett Cigar
store, Carlisle street, is a catcher.
He is a former Tri-State and Vir-
eiuia league player and made good
records in each organization. He
caught for the Lancaster team of
the former Tri-State League and
filled a similar position on the New
port News aggregation of the Vir-
ginia league several years ago.
Steinbach is well-known to Han
over fans, having played several
times with the Hanover nine of the
Blue Ridge league last year. He
also played with the Chambersburg
club of the same league.
Whether or not the Columbus team
will go on q spring training trip
has not yet been decided. This will
be acted on later by the club off,
cials. Tinker, the former big league
star, is both manager and president
Sa the Columbus team. Should a
Sffp pe Gagen, Steinbach will be
among the players to go.