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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02
4 REMARKABLE DOCUMENT,
Tho C1aob ocloyo1 Diaa1ou,+;o

The Czechoslovak Declaration
Of independence just issued is one
of the memorable documents OF
the war. In it is the Czechoslo
vaks outline the main principles
| of the constitution of their II
state.
"The Czechoslovak State shs.
be a republic" says the Declare
ton, In constant endeavor for
progress. it will guarantee com
plete freedom Of conscience, re-
ligion and science. literature and
art, speech the press and the right
of assembly and petition. The
church shall be separated from
the State.
Our democracy shall rest on
universal suffrage; women shall
be placed on an equal footing
with men, politically. socially,
and culturally. The rights of the
minority shall be safe-guarded by
proportional representation; ma
tional minorities shall enjoy equal
rights. The government shal
parliamentary in form ans
recognize the principles of inltla-
tive and referendum. The stand
ing army will be replaced by mi
litia.
In it's foreign policy the Czecho-
slovak Nation will accept it's full
share of responsibility in the re-
organization of Eastern Europe.
1t accepts fully the democratic
and social principle of nationality
and subscribes to the doctrine that
all covenants and treaties shall be
entered into openly and frankly
will out secret diplomacy.
Democracy has defeated theo-
craft, autocracy. Militarism IS
o ercome, democracy is victor
iolls. On the basis of democracy,
faank ind will be recognized. The
forces Of darkness have served the T
let of light. The longed-for
az. Of humanity is dawning.
owe believe in Democracy, we
believe in liberty and liberty ever
nole F"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02
w. S. S.

One Of the our citizens who ac-
casiOnally wipes the dishes for his
wife, became tired Of the job and
refused, saying that cit is not d
man s work" Not feeling dis
posed to lose his help she brought
the Bible out to convince him of
his error and read as follows
fom II Kings, 21:13: "And will
wipe Jerusalem as a man wipetn
dish, wiping it and turning j.
upside down" IT is needless to
say that he is still doing his oc-
sional stunt.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02
w. S. s.

When the sun shines and the
streets become dusty, you wish it
would rain; when it rains and
the streets become muddy, you
wish the sun would shine. AT.
ter you are married you wish yO.'
was single, and if you get a new
dress you wish you had a new hat
to match it; if it is a boy you
wish it was a girl-was human ma
ture ever satisfied Guess not,
and glad of it, for then there
would be. nothing to "kick
about. Enterprise.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02

How much happier we would ali
be if we would attempt to build
instead of tearing down; how
much sweeter our lives would be-,
if we would encourage, by kind
words. those Of our fellow-women
who have fallen by the waysida !;
extend helping hand, whisper
words of encouragement in their
ear. and 10! how much brighter
our lives and theirs would be.
Give no heed to the tattler and
gossipper, turn a deaf ear, and
tell them that you are otherwise
engaged, when you find them in
clined to talk and very soon the
tattlers will find their profession
charlottesville Enterprise.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02
ing the suggestion.

ing the suggestion.
This office will be pleased to
keep you informed Of the prog.
ress Of the campaign and solicits
any suggestions you may have TO
offer in connection Herewith,
either as applying to the work
generally or to its prosecution i'll
your own community.
The Louisiana press has been
100 per cent patriotic and loyal in
its support and advocacy Of all
Liberty Bond and Red Cross
drives up to this time, and we
know its attitude will not be al
lowed todeteriorate in regard to
the United War Work Campaign,
which has. the endorsement and
active backing Of all departments
of our Government and the fore
most men and women Of the ma
ton.
Sincerely yours,
L. E. BENTLEY,
Chairman State Publicity Com
mite, United War Work Cam
paign.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02

ers,-there, where pain-madden-
ed horses expire in lingering tor
ture,-there is war, barbarous,
brutal, savage, pitiless war, that
nations bearing the Christian
name have waged against each
other.-November Dumb Animals
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02
Nv i. s. s.

Under the new postal ruling no
more free copies of The Enter
prise can be given to anybody.
Advertisers may have one free
copying for checking purposes
but only Of those issues contain
ing their ad.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02
ARMISTICE TERMS OF AL.
LIES AS SUGGESTED FROM
FRENCH SOURCE.

Paris, Oct. 31.-In an editorial
discussing armistice terms Lin.
formation suggests the following
conditions
Observation-Disclosures Of the
Bosphorus and the Dardanelles.
Occupation Of enemy ports on
the Adriatic.
Surrender of Austrian war
ships.
Right to use Hungarian
railway lines.
Evacuation of Alsace- Lorraine
and territories wrongly occupied
in the east and west.
Surrender of arms. munitions
and submarines.
Occupation Of fortresses and
bridges along the Rhine and Of
Luxembourg and Essen.
Occupation of Kiel and Ham
burg.
Removal Of mines from terri
torial waters.
Delivery, as a preliminary COM
pensation for damages. Of part Of
the enemy merchant. marine.
Cessation Of manufacturing for
war purposes.
Georges Boussenot. q member
of the naval committee Of the
chamber of deputies writing on
the same subject in the Journal,
proposes the seizure Of the enemy
fleets by the entente, the delivery
Of enemy submarines disarmed to
Neutral countries, or the entente
The occupation Of Cuxhaven, Hell
yoland, Pola and Cattaro, and the
replacement of lost tonnage bv
enemy tonnage. !,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
FUEL SITUATION IN
STATE IMPROVES

Oklahoma City, Jan. 1S--W hile in the
opinion Of railroad officials it is as yet
too early for any noticeable improve
ment to have taken place in the con.
gested condition Of general freight ship.
ments in Oklahoma, they express the
belief that Fuel Administrator Gar.
fields new fuel restriction will bring
speedy relief.
The fuel situation, which for time
last week was serious, is showing i'm
proyement slowly, many Oklahoma
towns having received material relief
yesterday by shipments over the Rock
Island railroad, according to ~. II. Bea.
com, general manager OF the Rock
Island lines at I'll Reno, Okla. Five car
loads of coal twenty carloads Of corn
cobs and an uncertain supply of gas
constitute the fuel supply Of Oklahoma
City, but dealers report fourteen cars of
coal in the city.
Unless another severe cold wave
strikes the state, officials do not think
it will be necessary to take drastic ac.
ton in Oklahoma similar to that taken
by the fuel administration to relieve the
shortage in the east.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
COAL OPERATORS NOT LOSE.
Government viii Take Over All Their
Daily Output.

Washington, Jan. lS.-Coal operators
under contract to supply industrial con-
Germs will not be shut down. Orders
from the fuel administration instruct
them to ship their coal as usual, con.
signing it to state fuel administrators
with drafts attached. The government
win buy all coal at mines where indus.
tries are forbidden to receive it. A sum
of $25 ,O0O, 600 viii be set aside for the
purchase.
Food industries without exception will
be permitted to oper7SSe On full time, ac-
cording to an Interpretation of the order
made public by Food Administrators
Hoover.
1T is my understanding, said Mr..
Hoover, that the order does not include
grain elevators, grain mills. bakeries.
stockyards, meat packing establish.
ments cold storage plants, sugar fac
tories or any other form of food in.
dustry."
In special orders issued by the fuS
administration last night concerning
packing provisions, canning milk and
roasting coffee for government contract
also are exempted. Manufacturers OF
optical glass are allowed to operate on
government orders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
WAR SUMMARY.

An apparent dcadlocl, i'm the peace
negotiations with the central powers,
threatened war with Rumania and the
hostility of the Ukraine are the diff
cultics faced by the bolshovik govern
ment to which has been added the
assembling i'm Peuograd Of the dele
gates to the constituent assembly.
There also is a report from a Swedish
newspaper that relations between Pre-.
mer Lenine and Foreign Minister
Trotzky daily become more strained.
Germany has refused to accept Russia's
attitude concerning the right Of the
occupied territories Of Poland, Courland,
Lithuania and Esthonia to sclfdelintiou
along lines Indicated by the boshevilli
Until general peace is reached, the
Germans say they cannot evacuate the
territories.
The boshevll stand is declared by
the Germans to be "onesded," and
the Russian delegates are asked to agree
to the German view. Foreign Minister
Trotzly's answer is not known.
Rumauia not having replied 10 the
bolshevi6 ultmatum to release Russian
troops under arrest, Premier Lenine has
ordered his soldiers to arrest King Fer
dnand and bring him to Petrograd. The
bolshcWki are said to be intending to
imprison the Rumanau king.
Rumanian and bolshevik troops have
fought bloody battles in odessa and
near Poltava, and the bolsheviki are
said to be destroying railroad bridges
to hamper the advance of the Ukrain-
ian soldiers northward.
The constituent assembly, controlled
by parties opposed to the bolsheviki, is
to meet today unless the Lenne gov.
ernment again interfercs. Should it
meet, it is anticipated in Potrograd that
there will be serious disorder there.
Most Of the delegates to the assembly
are said to be in Petrograd
On the lower Piave near Venice, the
Italians have checked an Austrian at.
tempt to dislodge them from their re-
Gently won positions and threaten the
defenses Of the Venetian lagoons. In
hand-tu-hand conflict which lasted four
hours, the Italians inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy and captured $50 prison
eSs and some guns and war material.
There has been no activity on the
western front, except the usual artil-
lery fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
.LENINE AND TROTzKY
BEGIN TO QUARREL
PREMIER DOES NOT LIKE THE
WAY THE FOREIGN MINISTER
KEEPS IN LIMELIGHT.
BREAK EXPECTED SOON
BOlshevill Delegates to Constituent As
sembly Are in Minority, Hence the
BOlshevil, Government, SO-C0lled, Is
Planning to Control by Force.

Stockholm, Jan. 1S--Relations he.
tween Premier Lonnc and Foreign Min
lister Trotzky are growing more strained
daily, the Petrograd correspondent of
the Helsingfors lluvudstadsblndct re-
ports Lenino is said to be displeasod
both with the way Trotzky continuously
occupies the public eye and at his for
cign policy, which Lenjne believes is
contrary to the hest Tterests Of the
Russian revolution.
Trot2lly formulates his own foreign
policies without regard to what Lenne
advises and often without submitting
questions to the premier.
Friends of Lenine the correspondent
adds, declare that he intends to submit
his resignation to the congress Of work.
mems and soldiers delegates in order
to force a vote Of confidence on lack
Of confidence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
CONGRESS IS ANGERED AS
RESULT OF DEFIANCE OF
FUEL DICTATOR GARFIELD
BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE
WORKS MUST CLOSE;
PUTS 10000 MEN IDLE

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 1S,-The
Baldwin Locomotive Works this
afternoon was ordered to close.
The works employs 10000 men and
was apparently operating in de-
fiance of the fuel administrations
order. William Potter, admins.
TRAITOR for Pennsylvania, sent a
peremptory notice to Alba j.
Johnson, president of the great
industry that he must cease oper-
atoms at once.
Mr.. Potter said he had asked
the cooperation Of the Philadel-
phia police officials in enforcing
his order against Baldwin's and
all other Industrial plants oper-
ating in defiance OF the order to
shut down for five days.
Earlier in the day, President
johnson had announced that he
would close the works If the fuel
administrator requested the clos
ing in writing. Mr. POtter's an
swer was in response to this an
nouncement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
POPE AND KAISER
PLAN NEW PEACE
OFFER TO ENTENTE

Washington, Jan. IS.--Germany and
Pope Benedict, Senator Lewis Of Illinois
declared today, both are planning new,
early peace movements.
II have reason TO know" said Sena-
tor LOWS, that Berlin expects TO with
draw her peace proposals to the bOlshev-
hi and make new proposals, which will
be applicable not only 10 Russia, but TO
all her opponents.
Il also have information" he con
tnued,, is that the pope is planning,
with the acquiescence OF Italy, another
toward peace"
For these reasons, Senator Lewis
said, he intended to defer discussion of
his senate resolution proposing endorse.
ment of the presidents peace program.
ment of the preidenfs peace program,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18

request from the senate to stay its exc.
last night by Administrator Garfield
with the approval of President Wilson.
AS sent out to state fuel admins
traitors, the order contained but few
changes from the form of the abstract
made public Wednesday, nor did it clear
sulting from its lack Of detailed inter
probation.
Must Also Cease Every Monday.
BY its provisions manufacturing
plants east Of the Mississippi river and
in Louisiana and Minnesota, with rare
exceptions viii be closed for five days
beginning today and all business activ.
ity viii be stopped on every Monday for
a period Of ten weeks, beginning
Jan. q.
Through it's application the fuel adj
ministrarion expects coal to move to
essential consumers, including house
holders, public utilities, and shipping in
terests and producers of food in whose
behalf the order is issued.
A supplementary list Of exemptions
issued last night embraces various IN.
dustries engaged in imperative war
work. Shipyards working on navy con.
structon, plants filing contracts for
army and navy woolen uniforms, tent
manufacturers and manufacturers OF
other products deemed necessary for i'm.
mediate use of the military forces were
named in this list.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
pETROGEAD EXPECTS RIOTNG.
Trouble Is Coming When Constituent
Assembly Meets.

London, Jan lS.-News from Russia
in the morning newspapers adds moth
ing to yesterdays report of the Russo
Rumanian relations and the former
cars escape, nor does it make clear
whether the constituent assembly win
meet today as reported previously
Dispatches from Petrograd Indicate
that ferment i'm the city is likely if the
assembly meets. Large demonstrations
are being prepared by the alliance for
the defense Of the constituent assem-
bly,, which is issuing appeals to the
people i'm the streets and is carrying
on agitation in the military barracks
and among the crews of the warships in
the Neva.
The correspondent Of The Daily News
says trouble Of some kind is almost
certain. The feeling among the soldiers
of the Petrograd garrison, a Petrograd
dispatch to The Daily Mail says, is be-
coming more divided and the bolshcvik
government cannot place fun reliance
on them as it could month ago.
Food Riots Probable.
Conditions Of life in Petrograd as de-
scribod by various correspondents sug-
gest that the people are likely to seize
any opportunity in order to express
their discomfort Food is sometimes
impossible and always difficult to pro-
cure says The Daily News correspond.
out. who adds that Petrograd has for
gotten the taste Of milk, though it is
~. "a tlra, b, "a IL, "a in,
fcrior grade OF butter at ten rubles
@770) a pound
in telling Of the feeling OF unrest, the
correspondent of The Daily Mail says
that the tramways have not been OPP
Grated since Saturday The workers
have to go to their tasks afoot with
empty stomachs and return on foot in
the evening. Electric light is uncertain
and sometimes whole districts are in
darkness. The supply of paraffin which
! is used for cooking and lighting has
stopped temporarily because the chief
depots are snowbound. The daily bread
ration is 3 II ounces, which is said to
be insufficient and potatoes are selling
at one rube az cents pound.
| The managers Of the Persian Discount
Loan Bank and several high officials of
the finance ministry and the treasury
department, according to a Reuter- dis.
patch, have been arrested, charged with
aiding the strikers in the government
departments.
General Kornilof1, Cossack and leader
Of one Of the opposition factions, is
reported to have been wounded in a
fight between the forces and bolsheyiSi
at Chernigov.
M. Bronskyo commissary for foreign
trade, says that decree regulating for
eign trade will be issued shortly 1t
will provide that trade will be allowed
only with foreigners where committees
have been appointed to insure that i'm
ports from Russia vii not pass
| through the hands of middlemen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
Supplementary Report.

Washington, Jan. lS.-A supplement
tary report adding TO the number Of
Industries exempted from the fuel re-
striction order, was in preparation today
1T the fuel administration.
Some Of the Industries notified of
their exemption were steel mills produc-
ing ship plate, wooden mills turning out
goods for the army and navy, and GER
tain domestic utilities, including one ice
plant in each town.
Fuel Administrator Garfield today
turned his personal attention to supply.
ing bunker coal for ships held in port
for lack of coal.
y correction issued by the fuel ad.
minstration this morning on a list Of
exempted war Industries prepared last
night by Secretaries Baker and Daniels
disclosed that most of the plants pro.
ducing strictly war munitions may oper-
ate as usual. Virtually all the Gun fac
tories, powder plants and shliA manu-.
featuring concerns were included in the
exemption.
Doctor Garfeld's efforts to get bunker
coal to ships in Atlantic ports are
prompted by the extremely critical
transport situation. The line of com.
munication between the United States
and Europe has been seriously clippled,
not only by the lack Of fuel but by the
vast amount Of freight congested on
docks along the coast.
Secretary McAdoo, it was indicated
today. might declare a railroad embargo
against the shipment of more supplies
to Atlantic ports until the situation on
the docks was improved.
In ruling today that ice plants are
exempted from operation of the order
the fuel administration held however,
that in all cities ~here possible the
nlants Should consolidate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
Text ofthe Order Closing
Industrial Plants East

Washington, Jan. 1S.--The text Of the
order Of Harry A. Garfield, fuel ad-
ministrator, limiting the use Of coal
east Of the Mississippi for five days, be.
ginning yesterday, and for ten Mondays
beginning Jan. 2S, in an effort to relieve
the present fuel shortage. as issued last
night, follows
Regulation making provision for a
more adequate supply Of ruel for rail
roads, domestic consumers, public utili.
ties and other uses necessary to the
national security.
The United States fuel administrator,
acting under the authority Of an execu.
tive order Of the president Of the United
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
HUNT FOR PRETTIEST
GIRL IN AMERICA

Washington, Jan. 1S.-A hunt for the
prettiest girl in America, whose pic
lures will bo borne Ivy posters lver.
tisng government insurance for sol
diers. was announced today by the SOL
diers' and sailors campaign council,
a body Of insurance men and army Off
GERS in charge Of a special drive to So
licit insurance before February IL
Only the pictures Of young women
having close friends or relatives in the
military or naval service will be ac.
cepted and all photographs must be
submitted before January 22 before the
campaign council at Washington
Up to today applications for nearly
$4,000, 100000 insurance had been re-
ceived by the treasury department. This
represents about 100000 soldiers and
sailors insured by the government
against death and total disability.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
OKLAHOMA CITY
GAS COM P ANY
OFFICIAL IN TOLLS
HENRY WILI4MERING IS ARREST
ED ON CHARGE OF EXTORTION
GIVES BOND FOR $4,000.
ALLEGED ACT IS FELONY
Household Customer Makes Complaint
Declaring That Accused Forced Him
to Pay Bill Which Had Been Pro
tested-County Attorney Is Prose
cutting.

Oklahoma City Jan. 1S.-Henry VIII
mering, chief accounting officer and one
Of the directors Of the Oklahoma Gas &
Electric company, was arrested late yes.
terday afternoon On u charge of eXtOr.
ton, and released under u $1,000 bond
after entering a plea Of not guilty in
the court of Robert w. Maupin, justice
Of the peace
The information under which Will
mering was arrested was signed by
County Attorney Charles b. Selby and
Henry NJ. Gray, assistant county attor-
ney. 1t specifically charges Wilmer.
ing, as an agent Of the Oklahoma Gas
A Electric company, with felonously
and unawfully eXtorting $2.75 from j..
w. Eylar and Mrs Elma Eylar on Jan.
10, by threatening to cut off their gas
supply unless the money was paid TO
the company. The Eylars live at 1908
East Park place
Paid Under Threat, Is Charge.
The sum in question was for gas
used, and the Eylars appeared before
Wilmerng to protest the amount, and
disputed the accuracy Of the bill They
paid the bill only because Of the threat
TO enforce and eXtort payment. accord,
ing to the information.
The action is test, and if successful
probably will mean the filing of many
similar sugs, according TO Gray. Con
Vlctions have been obtained under simi-
lar statutes in other states, ne says.
The warrant of arrest was served by
Deputy Sheriff Homer Adrean. when
Wllmering appeared before Justice
Maupin, the information was read to
him, and he was told that the act Of
eXtortion constitutes a felony, carrying
a maximum penitentiary sentence Of
five years.
Manager MOlinard Hurries to Court
Willmering telephoned to w. r. Mol
'nard, general manager Of the Oklahoma
Gas & Electric company, told him that
he was under arrest and asked him TO
make his bond Moinard Immediately
hurried to Justice Maupin's office and
signed Wilmering's bond. The prcim.
mary hearing was set for Jan. 30.
"lf these people appeared before me
! don't remember it, Wnlmering sai5
He alleged that in all cases where Gus.
toners protested on account Of their
gas bills, he had notified them to write
paid under protest on their checks
Merely Test"
He scorfed at the suggestion of eXto.
tion, and said that County Attorney
Selby was trying to make test case Of
+hic rartir,,loY p ipctapco H., or1or, "a a g.
certain the exact meaning of the law
The general statute under which the
information was prepared, Of the Re
vised Laws Of 1910, reads "Extortion is
the obtaining of property from another
without his consent induced by a
wrongful use of force or fear, or under
color Of official right"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-18
WARD LINE PROTESTS AT
MEXICO'S SEIZURE OF SHIPS.

Mexico City, Jan. ia protest
against the recent action of the govern.
ment in Communicating the merchant
fleet Of the Mexican Navigation com
pany was sent to the treasury depart
ment today by the Ward line, which
owns forty-two per cent of the com
pany's stock The Ward line asks the
return Of the vessels, promising that
they will be kept in the gulf trade and
that none will be sold.