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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
OPERATOR SHOOTS ENGINEER
Disnutc Over Clearance Order Ends IN
Death of Marion II. Brandt.

Wilmington, y. c., June 27.-Mar-
i'm II. Brandt. Atlantic Coast Line en-
gineer, Of Florence, s. c., was shot
and dangerously wounded Tuesday
morning at Hilton, on the outskirts OF
the city by Edward ". Kennedy, Sea-
board telegraph operator, during a
dispute concerning the correctness of
a clearance order issued by the latter.
A bullet from .32-caliber pistol en-
tered the lower part CT Brandts alb
donncn. Brandt was hurried to hos
pjtal and Kennedy is being held with
out bail at police headquarters.
Brandt is married and has two chill
drcn, and Kennedy is a single man,
coming here several months ago from
Columbia, S. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
THE NEW DRAFT.
Young Woman Picks Names for
Lottery Bowl in Senate Office
Building,

The fate of about 100000 American
youths who reached u this year and
registered June for the draft, today
will be literally in the hands of one
slim girl, "Maj. Billy" Willborn, of At
lanta, Ga, when she picks from the
draft lottery bowl in the Senate office
Building the capsuled numbers to de-
termine the order of their selection be-
fore the local. draft boards.
With the exception Of the first num-
Der, which was drawn by Secretary OF
War Baker this morning, Miss Wilt
born, chief clerk Of the Bureau Of IN
formation of the Provost Marsha:
Generals office, will pick; all of the
1900 capsules with their red slips.
The ceremony was witnessed. by the
Secretary of War, the Chief of Staff,
the Provost Marshal General, mem
s5sgsS Of: the Senate asdSHoase: saae
other officials.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-27
Notice.
, Holders OF Mutual Ice Company

70 Holders OF Mutual Ice Company
Bonds.
The following bonds have beer
drawn for payment and must be pre-
scented at the First National Bank OF
OF. after July 1,t1G1s. No interest vii:
accrue after July, /.
Nos. %, 80; So of $1,000, bonds, Nos.
3, 6, 46 of s5OG bonds, Nos. II, %, %
IS, 81 of 500 bonds.
J. (. II. Norton
15O-6t Trustee
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
AMERICAN ARMY NOT BE
HELD FROM BATTLE LINE
UNTIL IT GROW</LARGER
shipments 81 to
Be Enforced and All
Plants Must Conform
(EditOrial)

We people OF the Southwest who have looked on with
SNUG content from afar at the progress of the prepaa
tons being made for the part the United States is to take
in this world war are just beginning to realize that it is
impossible to keep business usual and that every sort
of business enterprise everywhere in the country is
be called upon make sacrifices or at least adjust itself
TO the conditions which fast rendering necessary
ito consider just what part given industry is to play in
the winning of the when this particular industry
quires additional equipment material which may
he needed for purposes which will interfere with
the countrys transportation facilities
Twice during the past three days have Ardmore in
dstres learned that material and equ pment very much
needed cannot be secured without definite permission
from the government and to this permission it
Will be needful to make substantial representations that
can be verified that of the necessary industries will
suffer or the production of materials needu in the war
may be hlndered if the desired shipments not per-
mitted.
The proper representations have been made in each
OF the cases noted and very probable that the Prior
tiles Committee will see fit to grant the permit to make
Shipments but the action in the cases noted indicates
that the lines to be drawn closer constantly making
it harder and harder to get prompt Shipments if at all
In view of these facts behooves every industry to make
careful study of the situation and learn if there not
something it can do along specific line to help at this
time. Otherwise it will be only matter of time before
sO-caed needless industries will be closed entirely
Inasmuch as other cities even more vitaly af-
fected than Ardmore, and it will become statewide
problem it is to be hoped that every manufacturer will
take interest in the meeting of the War Industries
Board May 20 at Tulsa and lend his aid and encourage
men to make this permanent body to act as an inter
mediary during the period Of the war between industries
Of all sorts in Oklahoma and the government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
Submarine Campaign BY
Foe Begins to Wane;
French Giue Figures

Washington, May 13.-Announcement from Paris
that in the last three months more submarines have
been sunk than have been built bears out recent un-
official statements here on the submarine situation.
1t has been secret that officials have felt more en-
couraged within the last few months than at any time
since the unrestricted submarine campaign began.
Merchant ship construction by the United States
and the allies already has passed the real danger point
and ships are being launched faster than they are
sunk. Officials pointed to this fact today proof of
the wisdom of the American policy of building
enormous merchant fleet
AS the supply Of submersbles begins to diminish
the biggest part of the shipping problem of the allies
begins to vanish. Aside from the general effect of
decrease in the number of submarines officials look
for it to have decided effect on German morale
Every submarine sent to the bottom carries with
it trained crew, which it becomes increasingly
harder to replace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
MESSAGE FROM
ITALIAN FRONT
COL. GEORGE GRIFFITH TO
SPEAK AT CONVENTION
THURSDAY NIGHT.

Col. George Griffith, who will de-
liver a patriotic address at Conven-
tion Hall Thursday night. recently
returned from Europe. Five weeks
ago he was on the lillian front. He
a Welshman by birth, his citizen
ship English, is a veteran OF the
Boer war and is said to be an orator
of unusual ability. He is one OF the
five men sent by the Loyal Order
of Moose TO France to look after
the building OF a hospital in that
country. The Moose claim TO have
10000 members in the army. No
admission will be charged at the
meeting at Convention Hall. but ev-
cry person attending will be expect
ed to buy at least one Thrift stamp
for p cents. Colonel Griffith will
be accompanied by ]. ID. Clayton,
Moose district deputy. of Miami.
and z. +. Thomas. A parade will
precede the Convention Hall meet
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
NOTED CHURCH
WORKERS COMING
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN MIS-
SIONARY CONVENTION
TO BE HELD HERE.

Several noted workers and speak
ers are TO be here next week TO
attend the Oklahoma Christian
Missionary convention which vii
begin in the Christian church Mon
day. May 20, and continue to MAY
p. On the program for the foui
day the names of 81 out-of-towr
people appear. Among them ar
Miss Marie Davies. late from New
Zealand. general field worker foi
Oklahoma; Mrs. Louis Mcpherson
sociation OF the Christian church /:
John II. Booth. in charge of the
church extension work, who comes
from Kansas City; Grant X. Lewis
secretary OF the American Christian
Missionary Society OF Cincinnati:
Mrs. ]. VI. Stearns OF indianapolis;
Miss Adaline Goddard. state super
and field secretary. Il
Enid; {. NJ. Yocum. western sec
retary of the Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary Society; Robert NJ. Hop
nins. national Bible school superin
tendent, OF CINCINNATI; Rev. Johl
/. Brandt. for many years pasioor
OF the leading Christian church in
st. Louis and recently located at
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
FORMER CZAR is
TREATED ROUGHLY
Guards Insulting - Is Separated
From Little Son, Is Report.

London, May l3-The soviet gov
eminent, according to i Times dis
patch from Petrograd dated Friday.
confirms the report that Nicholas
Romanoff, the former emperor. to-
gether with the former empress and
one of their daughters, was remov-
ed to Ekaterinburg from Tobolsk.
as a result OF the discovery of 4
peasant conspiracy to assist in his
escape from captivity. Alexis Ro-
manoff. the former heir apparent.
remains at Tobolsk, owing TO Ill
health.
The former emperor now Is con-
fined IN small house with one or
two attendants, and no strangers
are allowed to approach him. He
complains that the guards recently
have been rude and meddlesome.
NJ. Sverdloff. of the bolshevik cab
met. SAYS that Nicholas must recon-
cile himself to the fact that he IS
a prisoner OF the soviet.
The question of the ultimate fate
of the former emporer. the dispatch
adds. will soon be brought to a de-
cision.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
SPAIN GETS u. S. COTTON.

Washington. MAY l5.-The war
trade board today licensed for ship
ment to Spain one months supply
of cotton. Eight thousand barrels
of oil for which the board issued
license some time ago has not been
shipped. because Spain wanted it in
containers instead of barrels. The
board would not consent TO this. be-
cause OF tin shortage. and a COM
promise was reported whereby il
was to be sent across IN bulk. Spain
is now trying TO charter a tank
steamer 10 transport II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
HUN PLOT BEHIND
GEN. MAURICE is
CHARGE IN BRITAIN
SOURCE OF MISCHIEF THRU
LONDON PAPER EDITED
BY NATURALIZED HUN.
MOST PER|LOUS EPISODE
Scheme Was to Bring War Admin
istration Into Disrepute, Dissen-
sion Among Allies, to Mislead
America and to Insult Italy.

London, May l3.-A great deal
OF attention is being attracted TO
the article in the current issue Of
the Observer in which the letter
OF Major General Maurice, accus-
ing the govefnment of making mis-
statements about the military situaI
tion is described as "the most per-
ilous episode of public life during
the war The Observer says that
General Maurice is not the leading
figure in the affair and that the
source of the mischief is Colonel
Repington, the military critic, work
ing through the Morning Post, and
that dubious sheet, the "naturaliz-
ed" News.
What the Observer refers to as
the "naturalized" News is the Ma
tional News, a Sunday sheet start7
ed some time ago by a naturalized
alien whose antecedents, the news
paper says, ought to have prevent
ed the board of trade from giving
him a license"
Plays Enemy's Game.
The Observer declares the whole
aim of the intrigue is to stab in
the back the present chief of the
imperial staff, Major General Sir
Henry Wilson, because Colonel
Repington has a private enmity
against him, and because the gen
eral was the chief military advocate
of allied unity OF command.
The newspaper says this faction
is playing the enemy's game on
both sides of the Atlantic by at
tempting to bring the present war
administration into disrepute, to
breed discussion among thc allies.
especially between Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemnceau, to
spread suspicion and doubt, to mis-
lead America and to insult Italy.
Another purpose, it says is to plead
for Austria in newspaper edited
by a naturalized Austrian.
Must Put Down Treachery.
The Observer demands that the
government ruthlessly put down
treachery and assert the constitu-
lional control of the army.
The ramifications of the recent
mutiny must be traced" it adds.
- Military intrigue must be crushed
without conjunction. The events
Of the last few days justify the hope
and belief that Premier Lloyd
George and Niscount Miner are tine
men to make an end to this mu-
inous nuisance"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
THREE ROMANOFFS
IN GERMAN CARE
FORMER DOWAGER EMPRESS
AND TWO GRAND DUKES
ESCAPE SLAV.

Amsterdam, May l3.-The Ukrai-
Man press bureau has received in
formation from Odessa, according to
which the former Dowager Empress
Maria Feodorovona and Grand
Dukes Nicholas Nicholaivitch and
Alexander Nicholalevitch michael
ovitch p who had been living at
Dulbar. near Aitoror, in the Crimea,
are in the hands of the Germans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
KAISER YIELDS THE
AN NGLO-SAXON RACES
AMERICAN TROOPS IN LON
DON IMMENSE EVENT IN
WORLD HISTORY.

London, May 15.-The American
Invasion of London" is the feature
of the morning newspapers today as
it was on Sunday. The most critical
military experts are loud in their
praise of the fine bearing of the
American troops who paraded
through the British capital Satur-
day. One writer sums up the gen
eral opinion in this way:
They have the cut OF an intern
ally adequate lot of fighters. |
would rather lead them than tackle
them"
London, May 13. 49, con every
Judge of fighting manhood The
Daily Telegraph says, "the Amer
ican troops made the same impress
sion. In physique and morale they
are equal to the finest troops raised
by any country at the time when the
standard OF European manpower
stood at its highest point"
The carrying through of the
American effort, The Morning Post
says, means the turning of the scale
against the enemy. Germany, it
says, never made a more profound
or more fatal characterization than
when she held the power of Amer
lea to be cheap.
The kaiser and his advisers says
The Times, have brought together
the English speaking peoples more
closely and more rapidly than the
fondest dreamers, after more init
mate relations between them began,
had dared to hope. That is an i'm
mense event in the history of the old
world and the new. 1t is the great
est that has happened except the
war itself. since the French revolu-
tion.
"rhe lesson for England and
America is plain and there is album
dant proof that both understand it.
We have to stick it out and the
Americans have TO hurry. and they
are hurrying spltndidly
Not one peace note has been
heard in congress. The only crit
cisms breathed against the govern
ment consist of occasional COM
plants that it does not go on fast
enough with the war. That is the
right temper ior both sides of the
Atlantic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
HlNDENBURG DEAD
Is HUN CAMOUFLACE

London. May l5.-Ail Ger
man prisoners captured in
France say that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg is dead. letters
from British officers on the
western front report. according
TO the Daily Express.
At the same time. the name
OF General won hackensen is
brough; into prominence as that
OF great man who is TO bring
the Germans TO victory.
The Express assumes that the
Hindenburg story is circulated
to explain the failures OF the
great offensive
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
PAGE WINS TOMMY
ATKINS OIL LEASE
GOES LONG WAY TO UPHOLD
ACTS OF DAWES CON-
MISSION.

Tulsa, Okla, May 13.-Federal
Judge Ralph s. Campbell, sitting at
! Muskogee today, decided that the
famous Tommy Atkins oil lease in
the Gushing pool, reputed to be
worth several millions OF dollars. is
the property of Charles Page of
Tulsa.
The decision came after several
years of litigation, and follows
closely the decision in the famous
Barney Thlocco lease. As in the lat
ter case, today's decision goes long
way in deciding the stability of oil
leases in the Indian country and in
upholding the acts OF the Danes
commission which handled the In
dian enrolment.
Began Six Years Ago.
With the opening of the Cushing
ail pool five or six years ago.
Charles Page procured a lease on
lands there from Minnie Atkins. 4
Cree Indian woman. The lands
were in the name OF Thomas Atkins.
the Dawes Commission having en-
oiled him as the son OF Minnie.
Thomas Atkins, however. has never
] cen found. letting the right and
title in his allotted lands rest in his
mother.
The lease in question was sought
after by many persons. but Page
was the first person 10 locate Min
ME Atkins. who was married to
Harry Folk at Seattle, a United
tates army musician now overseas.
In the years the case has been in
the court evidence was taken prac-
tically from coast TO coast in the
larger cities.
Chief Litigants.
Chief litigants opposing Mr.. Page
were the Creek nation. acting
through its tribal attorney: Nancy
Atkins. sister OF Minnie Atins:
Henry Carter OF Leavenworth. Kan.
-laiming to be the original Tommy
The Creek nation contended that
Tommy Atkins was a myth, but the
court subiained the action OF the
Dawes Commission in verifying his
reality. If Nancy Atkins had a son
Tommy, the court held, he had never
been enrolled or allotted lands: and
Henry Carter was found to be a
son OF a woman named Ads Carter. /.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
WOMAN COMMANDER
BATTALION Of DEATH
ARRIVES IN AMERICA

Pacific Port, May l5.-Mme.
Leonina Botchkareva, organizer of
the Russian women's famous Bat
talon of Death arrived here today
from Russia en- route to France,
where she said she expected to meet
death on the battle field.
Nine. Botchkareva said since she
left Moscow disguised in a Rus
sian peasants garb she had been fol-
lowed by agents of the bolshcviki
who sought to carry out instruc-
tions which. she said, had been is
sued by the bolsheviki to kill her on
sight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
WEEKLY BLASPHEMY
FROM THE KAISER

Amsterdam, May lS.-Reply-
ing to 4 message of congratula-
tions from King Ludwig of
Bavaria, at the conclusion OF
peace with Rumania, Emperor
William has sent the following.
telegram:
Il know | am at one with you
in firm confidence that the Al
mighty will lead our good cause
to victory. May God grant that
our brave and faithful people
will reap the fruits of their pres
ent sacrifice in long and happy
years OF peace"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
Search for Hoarded Flour.

Chicago. May l5. -- Search for
boarded supplies OF flour in homes
was begun here today by federal
agents. and. according to the state
food administrator. Harry A.
Wheeler, all surplus quantities
found will be seized and turned
over TO the government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
Three Perish in River.

dubuque. Ia, May lS. - Three
men were drowned in the Missis-
sippi river near here last night when
a launch struck an obstruction in
the channel and sank almost imme-
diately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13

London, May 12-"The most con.
elusive evidence we have seen of the
failure of the enemy's submarine
campaign is the huge American
army in France and the hundreds
of thousands of tons of store,
brought across the Atlantic" said
James Wilson, chairman of the
American labor delegation when in
terviewed on his return to England
from a visit TO France and the
American army.
Paris, May 1.-THE effectiveness
of the German submarine campaign
is declining. The German govern
mcnt is aware of this fact, declared
George Ycgues, ministe r of ma
rine, before the naval committee Of
the chamber of deputies today, but
has made the greatest efforts to
conceal it. He said the situation
was most favorable to the allies, and
that the sinkings of submarines in
the first three months of 1918
through allied measures was great
cr than the number built by the
enemy.
Minister Leygues referred to the
statement made in the reichstag on
April II by Vice-Admiral Won Ca
pelle, German minister of marine,
in which he said 100000 tons of al
lied shipping were sunk monthly,
This figure, the French minister
was incorrect.
Diminished Continually.
1t was reached and passed in
April, May and June, 1917. In July
it declined, and in November it fell
below 100000 tons, and since has
diminished continuously. The min
lister gave the following compara-
tive table of the tonnage claimed to
have been destroyed by Germany
and the tonnage actually lost in the
last FIVE months:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
Service Flag of $40 Stars.

Fayetteville. Ark. May l3.-Serv-
ice flag containing so stars was un-
furled at the University OF Arkan-
sas here today with appropriate Ger
emonies. Governor Brough Was the
principal speaker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
American Woman Dies in London

London, May IL. - Mrs. Harry
Gordon Selfridge. wife of the Lon
don merchant, formerly of Chicago.
died last night at Highcliffe Castle.
the country place of the Selfridges
near BouInemouth-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
HERE is REPORT FROM
LONDON. WHICH is DENIED
Alleged to Have Been Given Out
BY War Cabinet Com
r1itfee-

Washington, MAY lS.-The decis-
ion not TO use the American army
in France until it has been built up
TO proportions OF a complete and
mighty force, first disclosed to the
public in last nights dispatch from
Ottawa, based on advices from the
war committee OF the British cab.-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13

London, May l3.-The Austrian
food controller is considering the
Introduction of one brcadleSS day a
week, according to a dispatch from
Geneva to the Daily News.
Zurich, May ll.-Negotiations
which will decide the future rcla-
tions of Germany and Austria Hun
gary will be discussed by Baron Bu-
rian, the Austrian foreign minister,
on his present visit to German
headquarters, says a Vienna dis
patch to the Frankfurter Zeitung.
These negotiations are characterlz
ed as a pragmatic alliance mill
tary and customs union.
A two-thirds majority in the
reichstrath is required for a con-
stitutional sanction of this alliance,
and the newspaper says it is doubt
ful whether this can be obtained.
The great question III Austria to-
day is whether the continued ex-
istence OF separate Austrian state
is expedient. This is denied by
both Slav and the German provinces.
One party desires the state to con-
sst of a number of small soyer-
eign states, each with its own for
eign policy. The other party de
mands a return to the German fed
Grafton which would render harm
less the centrifugal efforts OF the
smaller nations and nationalities.
The outcome of this condition Of
chaos, the Frankfurter Zeitung de-
clares, still is uncertain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-13
POPULATION Of
GAL|C|A, AUSTRIA,
DYING Of HUNGER
DEPUTIES TELEGRAPH PRE-
MIER AT VIENNA THAT
SITUATION DESPERATE.
ARE EXASPERAT TED
Local Officials Tell Government
They Cannot Longer Be Respon-
sible for Probably Grave Devel-
oprnents Grain Now.

London, May l2.-The food sit
uation in Galicia is absolutely un-
supportable an dthe population is
dying of hunger, Socialist deputies
OF Galicia have telegraphed to DR..
Won Seydler, the Austrian premier,
an Exchange telegraph dispatch
from Zurich says. The deputies de
mand the immediate importation Of
grain from Poland.
Exasperation OF the people, they
add, is growing to such an extent
that the deputies decline TO take
responsibility in the event OF grave
developments.