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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
SOLDIER HELD UP, ROBBED
AND SHOT IN FOOT ON
OIL FIELDS ROAD

Dick Haddock, a soldier, whose
home is in Ardmore and who has
been here on a furlough. reported
to the sheriff's office at $3.50 o'clock
last night that he had been held up
and robbed at six o'clock about
mile and half west of Ardmore.
while returning from the oil fields.
He was driving toward town in his
car when two men stopped him, got
into the car, robbed HIM of $40.
threatened to take his car, and then
shot him through the foot. Had
dock was taken to the Hardy Sani
tarium, where it was found there
were four bullet wounds in the foot,
extending from about the instep
toward the toes, on the inside of
the foot, giving the appearance OF
having been made with an auto
matte pistol of small caliber. One
bone of the foot was broken. The
wounds were pronounced of a local
nature and are not considered Sc
rious.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
TUBBY JURY STILL OUT

When this edition OF The Ard
moreite went to press, the Jury in
the Tubby case had not yet reported
a verdict. The Jury has been out
since HIS o'clock Wednesday
forenoon.
William Tubby and Jim Stribling
were jointly accused of the murder
OF Matt Hooper, a Love County
farmer who was shot by Tubby as
Hooper was boarding a southbound
Santa Fe passenger train at the
Santa Fe-Rock Island union station
here the night of Feb. IS.
Tubby and Stribling were tried
separately, Stribling, who was
tried last, was found guilty of first
degree manslaughter and the penal
ty fixed at nine years in the peni-
Tertiary. The Stribling Jury re-
ported its verdict at 1880 this fore
noon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
NON-PARTISAN
CHIEF ARRESTED
A. c. TOWNLEY, AS HEAD OF
LEAGUE, is ACCUSED BY
AUTHORITIES.

St. Paul Mimi, March IA. c.
Townley, president of the National
Nonpartisan League, was arrested
here yesterday by Sheriff Carver of
Martin County, on a warrant charg-
ing him with conspiracy to discour-
age cnlistments and obstruct the
draft. The charges were based on
a section OF pamphlet issued last
June in which the "war aims" of the
league were put forth, among other
features included in its propaganda.
Joseph Gilbert, secretary of the
league, was arrested on a similar
warrant.
In statement issued by Mr..
Townley, the pamphlet is said to
have set forth principles exactly
in line with the domestic policies
and international war aims express
ed by President Wilson,
Copies have been in the hands
Of the federal authorities for nine
months he continued. The post
office department has never ques-
toned our right to circulate it.
These facts speak for themselves"
The league pamphlet, entitled
Origin, purpose and method Of
operation; war program and state
ment Of principles" contains under
the last named head a copy Of reso-
Iutions adopted at the league con-
vcntion last June. They urged that
"Our European allies" make public
a declaration Of terms of peace with
out annexations or indemnities.
Private corporations. the United
States Steel Corporation and the
DUPONT Powder Company being
named specifically, are charged with
having reaped unparalleled profits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
PROTECT 80 MILLION
AMERICAN CHILDREN
EACH STATE IS ASSIGNED
QUOTA LIVES TO BE
SAVED.
FIGURES 2275
Is Patriotic Duty in View of the
Wastage of Human Lives in the
Great War-Expect Little Oppo-
sition Over the Country.

Washington. March EVERY
state in the Union has been as
signed a definite quo,A O. lives to
be saved during Children wear.
which will be first anniversary of
Americas entry into Inc g.cat war.
In seeking to prey@nt at least
100000 of the annual total of 500
GOO preventabc deaths of children
under five years, the chldren's bu-
reau with the assistance of the
5000 local committees of the wom-
ans committee OF the Council OF
National Defense will Garry the
campaign into every ommunity to
urge conservation of life here as
patriotic duty in view of the un-
avoidable wastage of mea abroad
incident to war. A na'ion,l weigh
ing and measuring ties: will be un-
undertaken first as a sort of stock
taking to afford a basis for com
putting results at the end of the
year
Saving finfant lives will be only
one part of the bureaus extensive
program during the year. Iians are
being made also to protect 10000
600 children under Is against anv
attemDt to relax safeguards o. child
life. The United States is expected
to profit by the experience of other
warning countries, where the I'M
portance OF maintaining child labor
restrictions and school stap;ss- eds is
beng recognized as II ver before.
Assignment Of definite quotas to
each state emphasized the bureaus
announcement that each communi-
ty must bear its full share of re-
sponslbility in making the cam
paign success.
In the last analysis. every COM
munlty must save its own babies if
they are to be saved at all Miss
Julia Lathrop, chief Of the bureau.
said today. Some of the states pos
sibly have been set a very high
mark IN the campaign, but that was
unavoidable with the Gata at hand.
The appointments were made on
the basis OF population, rrther than
on the infant mortality rate. be-
cause statistics for the latter are
not sufficiently conplete Thus,
states with low death rstes will have
a proportionately greater task than
states where infant deaths are more
numerous.
81 do not believe any objection
will be encountered, however, for
from all indications each state will
be eager to surpass The goal as
signed it The response evoked by
the first announcement of our plans
has surpassed all expectators and
indicates that efforts to promote the
health and welfare of children are
to be more vigorous han ever be-
fore"
Oklahoma's quota IS 2,275. New
York and Pennsylvania have the
largest quotas among tie states.
S,455 and S,3lS, respectively while
Nevada has the smallest, 60.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
.SCHEIDEMAN RAPS
HUN IMPERIALISM,
COMMENDS Will SON

Amsterdam, March 1-During
Tuesdays debate on Chancellor
Won Hcctling's speech before the
reichstag, Philip Scheideman, ma
jority Socialist leader, said:
The imperial chancellor frankly
stated Yesterday that he accepted
President Wilson'S four principles.
This declaration is all the more i'm
portant when one considers that
President Wilson emphasized that
his principles were accepted every
where except by the German mill
tary and annexationist party Well,
this party, fortunately is, in this
country, no longer OF decisive i'm
portance.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01

thing for the city, he said, and "a
bad thing for the cause we repre-
sent"
Then Mr.. Bryan came in, and
pardemonium broke loose. Most of
the audience stood up, waved hand
Serchiefs and cheered him, but the
answering boots from the gallery
outlastcd the cheers.
For five minutes Mr.. Bryan tried
to make himself heard, but it was no
use. The interruption kept right
on and the interrupters sang Rule
Britannia" forcing the audience to
join in that, and God Save the
KING"
They inquired about the Lusi-
tania, and sang "Over There" and
We Wont Go Home Until Morn
ing" Men stood up and shook
their fists at the American ex-secre-
tary oil state. Soldiers showed the
service button on their coats and
shouted defiance at those who
pleaded for hearing for the Wis
itor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
AMERICAN TROOPS
MAY Be INCLUDED
IN GREAT INVASION
SIBERIAN RAILWAY AND
VAST STORES AT VLADI-
VOSTOK IN DANGER.
,,1E WOULD TAKE ALL
People of Great Britain Cry for Full
Entry OF Japan Into Siberia, and
Would Give Free Hand in Their
Operation.

Washington, Marck 1.-Japan's
proposal for action in Siberia has
crowded German Chancellor Won
Hertling's speech into second place
in consideration of officials here
and there were indications today
that decisions were being formed
which soon would show themselves
in some arrangement of an inter
national character to prevent the
vast stores at Vladivostok and con-
troll of the trans-SiDerian railway
from falling into the hands of the
advancing Germans.
The expectation that President
Wilson was planning to address
congress very soon in reply to Won
Hertling's speech was dissipated to-
day by evidences that the president
is making no such plans at this time
and probably does not consider it
necessary to reply to the German
chancellor, for the present at least.
Outward indications today were
that the president was studying the
question of American participation
with the Japanese into Siberia to
the exclusion of other subjects.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
". J. Bryan Is Hooted
Off Stage in Toronto

Toronto, March William len
nings Bryan was refused a hearing
when he appeared at Massey Hall
here last night to address a prohi
bitlon meeting under the auspices
Of the Dominion Alliance.
Returned soldiers caused the dis
turbance by shouting various cpl
thets. What about the Lusi-
tania p they also demanded in
chorus.
The first disturbance came before
Mr.. Bryan's entry when the chair
man told The audience they were to
be honoTed by listening to the fra
ler1al delegate of the Anti-Saloon
League OF America" one of the
Tor most citizens of our ally"
The chairman refrained from
mentioning Mr.. Bryan's name as
long as he could, but when it came
out at last it was greeted by Choir
us OF cat-callS and cries, I'VE don't
want him." The chairman appealed
TO :he audience. 1t was not a good
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and vicinity: To-
night fair temperature near
freezing; Saturday warmer.
Oklahoma; Tonight fair, TEN.
pertaurc near freezing; Satur-
day fair, warmer.
East Texas: Tonight generally
fair except cloudy on the coast;
colder in east portion, frost in
the interior temperature near
freezing in north portion; Sat
urday fair, warmer in north and
west portions.
West Texas. Tonight freez-
ing temperature in north; near
freezing in southwest portion:
Saturday fair, warmer.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day 4S degrees; minimum last
night s..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
WILSON STUDIES LAPANS
EAGER PROPOSAL THATT
SEND ARMY INTO SIBERIA
L. E. Embassy at Russ
CCfHal Is Turned OUer
t. Norwegian Consul

the American embassy's departure,
according to information reaching
the American legation here.
The consulate has been taken over
by the Norwegian consul.
This bare report appears to in
dicate that the situation in Petro-
grad has taken an unexpected turn
for the worse in view of the fact
that the latest previous messages
from the Russian capital said that
the American consul would remain
there after the departure of the am
bassador and his staff, in order to
keep in touch with the American
legation here and with the state
department.
News agencies, the press and dip
lomats here are without any but the
most meager dispatches from Petro-
grad in the last "a hours.
Washington, March IA dis
patch from Stockholm to the state
department today announces the de-
parture of the American consul from
Petrograd, but makes no reference
to the departure of Ambassador
Francis or the other diplomats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
OF BUSCH
FORTUNE SEIZED
BY GOVERNMENT

St. Louis, Mo-, March 1. 49, The
one-eighth interest in the estate of
the late Adolphus Busch, local
brewer, owned by his widow who
but recently left Germany after a
visit of many months, has been
placed in charge of depositary
named by A. Mitchell Palmer, Unit
ed States custodian of alien enemy
property, it was learned today.
When last heard from, Mrs.
Busch was in Switzerland, and it is
believed she will reach the United
States shortly.
Trustees of the Busch estate said
today that upon Mrs. Busch's re-
turn an attempt would be made to
regain her possessions. Mrs. Busch
made tax return to the city in
December, 1916, of $1,630,656.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
BRITAIN ANXIOUS FOR
INVASION BY JAPAN
And Wants Mikado to Be Given a
Free Hand.

LoudCn, March l.-Japan's pro-
posalS whh regard to Siberia and
their reception in Washington has
brought the question Of Japan's ac-
tive participation in military opera
tions to the fore front here, the de-
velopmcr,s dominating the news
columns Of the papers. A Reuter-
cab!eg~am quoting an Associated
Press dispatch from Washington is
given great prominence in type and
position by the morning newspa-
pers, and is commented on eXten-
sively. Some papers display con-
iributed articles setting forth the
Japanese view of the situation.
The bulk of the opinion favors
Japau's proposed action without
qualification, and the plea is made
in some quarters that she ought i'm
plicitly to be trusted and given a
free hand.
The Times says that while the at
titude Of President Wilson and the
American state department does
not seem TO be officially defined as
yet 1T is clear from the important
Associated Press statement that it
would lie a mistake to regard Presi-
dent Wilson's attitude as decidedly
aversc to Japanese Intervention
Question of Ways and Means.
whatever view the American
government may finally adopt" it
adds, ~it is certain to be received
with tie utmost Difference by the
sllies. No doubt is felt in well in
formed quarters that the position
of the United States will be deter
mined by the logic of the situation
and the single-hearted desire which
President Wilson always has shown
to further the best interests Of the
allies. The question virtually is
one Of ways and means, and of de-
Gliding rs rapidly as possible upon a
policy best calculated to secure the
end in view.
The Morning Post says
"JuSt as the United States was
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
TWO BELGIAN
SENATORS ARE
TO Be EXECUTED

Amsterdam, March IA German
courtmartial at Antwerp has con-
demned to death for espionage the
Belgian socialist senator's, Collcaux
and lie Gras, according to The Het-
volk.
Pieter Troelstra, the Dutch social
ist leader, has telegraphed to Phil
ipp Scheidemann, the German ma
jority socialist leader, appealing to
him to use his influence to prevent
execution of sentence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
RETURN FROM GRAND
LODGE MEETING

Lee Eddleman, Franklin Bour-
land and G. T. Glenn, who repre-
sented the local Masonic lodge at
the grand lodge session at McAles-
ter, returned last night. A. Eddie
man, past grand master, and
Thomas Frensley also returned last
night. A. II. Palmer, who was
elected grand treasurer, and Ed
Sandlin, grand senior deacon, re-
turned today. The next session of
the grand lodge will be held at
Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
SOME WONDER REPORT

New York, March Under
the caption, American War Fe-
ver," the Cologne Gazette of Jam
uary 10, a copy of which has been
received in this city, publishes
under an Amsterdam date that
New York City for its protec-
tion has girded itself with a barb
ed wire fence 625 miles in
length. The Germans also have
been told that $4,000 soldiers are
guarding the port of New York,
that rigorous measures have been
taken in Chicago and elsewhere,
and that Hoboken is deserted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
WOULD DETHRONE
ROUMANIAN KING
BULLETIN.

London, March 1.-The peace
terms submitted to King Ferdinand
of Rumania by Count Czernin, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister,
included the kings abdication in ia
vor of his brother, Prince William,
or the taking of referendum in
Rumania regarding his successor,
according to a Berlin dispatch
transmitted by the Exchange Tee
graph correspondent at Amsterdam
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
Rye Flour Limited.

Washington, March l.-Bakeries
may continue to use rye -four as a
wheat substitute in victory bread
until March 81, the food admins
tration announced in advising the
bakers to buy other wheat flour sub
stitutes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
WANT WILSON EMPOWERED
TO COMMANDER LUMBER

Washington, March 1.-President
Wilson would be empowered to
commander timber or lumber
needed tor the army, navy or ship
ping board, under a bill ordered
tavorably reported today by the SEN
ate military committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
Arkansas Fireman Honored.

washington, March l.-John ".
Kerwin of Little Rock, Ark, was
among the twelve vice-pcesidents OF
the international Association of
Fire Fighters elected by delegates
III convention here last night
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
PRESIDENT CAN
DRAFT EXPERTS
IN AGRICULTURE

Washington, March Without
discussion. the senate today passed
a resolution authorizing the presi-
dent to call into immediate military
service skilled experts in industry
or agriculture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
Iohn Redmond Under Knife.

London, March John Red
mond, the Irish leader, was operated
on in London today. His condi-
ton is satisfactory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
Enemy Targets Registered.

Ground mist and rain have pre-
vented free observation, but the
guns have the enemy targets so
well registered that they have been
able to work effectively.
Late this afternoon, the Germans
attempted TO rctaliate for the de-
struction of the minenverfer bat
teries. They bombarded the Amer
ican heavy artillery with their big
gest guns, but their shooting had
little effect.
American patrols were all over
No Mans Land last night, but did
not encounter any Germans.
The American sector is now an
ocean Of mud, and constant work is
necessary to keep the trenches, gun
pits and dugouts free from water.
From information reaching the
American lines, it is apparent the
enemy is taking advantage OF the
low visibility to do much work in
his positions. Many noises OF
kinds impossible to suppress and
other information make this certain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
BULLETIN.

London, March 1.--Dispatches re-
ceiyed by the Exchange Telegraph
Company filed in Petrograd at 9
p. m. Thursday indicate that the
German advance into Russia has
been resumed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01
AMERICAN GUNS COMPLETELY DESTROY
SHELL AND Gas BATTERIES Of ENEMY
MANY DIRECT HITS ARE MADE BY THE u. S. ARTILLERY
MEN AND TIMBERS AND OTHER MATERIAL ARE
THROWN HIGH IN AIR-GERMANS SEEK
TO RETALIATE BUT EFFORTS FAIL
BY the Associated Press).

With the American Army in
France, Thursday, Feb. 28-Swift
rctribution has fallen upon the Ger
man batteries which this week bonn
barded the American trenches
northwest of Toul with gas shells.
American heavy artillery concen-
trated its fire on the Getman min
cnwerier batteries for half an hour
today and obliteratcd the position.
Many direct hits with high explo-
Sive shells were made by the Amer
lean gunncrs. Timbers we're thrown
high in the air and explosions,
probably OF enemy ammunition and
gas, resulted. The ground about
the German batteries was churncd
upside down, and if there we're any
German soldiers there, they suffered
death.
Thus far, six Americans have died
from the effects OF the German gas
shells. More than eight are in hos
pitals suffering from gas poisoning.
Most of these cases, however, are
slight, and only one man is re-
ported to be in a grave condition.
Airplanc photographs were made
by the Americans of their destruct-
i've fire against the German batter
les. The photographs taken yes
terday disclosed the exact location
of the mincnwerfers, with the re-
suit that it did not take the gunners
long to find the enemy.
Artillery Fighting Lively.
While the number of shells fall
ing within the American lines has
decreased slightly in the past TWEEN
ty-four hours, nevertheless the ar
tillery lighting has been lively.
While an empty American am
train was halted at a place
called Dead Mans point, a stray
enemy shell dropped nearby and
killed two, wounded two men, and
killed two horses.
In a certain town behind the
front German shell exploded near
a door leading to a telephone dugout,
blocking the passagcway. The OPP
orators in the dugout, although in
considerable danger, continued to
work the important line. at the same
time calling for help. Soldiers were
sent to the dugout and the passage
way reopened.
The American artillery has kept
up a constant harrassing and de
structive fire on many vital enemy
points, such as crossroads and
towns. German working parties
were dispersed effectively and once
the 75's fired vigorously on a num-
Der of Germans in a first line trench,
virtually blowing in the entire
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01

Some of the newspapers back up
their arguments for Japanese ac-
tion by emphasizing the danger to
British interest in Asia from the
-hredte ed Germanization of Rus
sia The danger, they say, is equal,
il not greater than that menacing
Japan, and the papers recall the
terms OF the Anglo Japanese alli-
ance by which Japan undertakes to
safeguard peace and tranquility in
the Far East.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-01

Washington, March I.-Thc COM
mittee on public information today
announced official advices from its
representative in Pctrograd that
Ambassador Francis and his staff,
the American consulate, the military
mission and the Red Cross repre-
sentatiyes all left Pctrograd for
Nologna by railroad on the night
of Feb. 27
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-07
A FairyIand Mine.

To the mineraltgist the Copper Queen mine of Bisbee, Ariz., has been for many years a kind of fairyland, yielding rare treasure in copper and lime minerals, of much variety and marvellous beauty of crystallization and coloring. A recently opened cavern or grotto, filled with stalactites and stalagmites of delicate green and hue tints, was brought to the notice of Dr. B. o. Hovey before destruction by the miners, and this made possible the transfer of the section of the forma- fion that is now set up among the wonders of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The grotto thus preserved, in a space If feet high and 10 feet square, is lined with some 50 boxes Of carefully col lected and restored cave material, the outside being roughly built up of lime stone blocks. One stalagmite Of the mine cave had been deposited to q height of nearly IA feet by water drip ping for an estin ateG period of 25,00O years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-07
Has Two "Merr1s;ds."

'. E. Smith. Sraniard, residing in Hamilton, Ont, possesses two crea- lures that are probably unique. He considers them to be mermaids. Though these are described as "fab- 'eG" or "fce!tious" creatures in ths dictionaries, those of hr. Smith have heads shaped like those Of human be> ings and bodies that are distinctly fsh-like. One Is much larger than the other, and IS considered to be the Mother, and reckoned to be 800 years old. Both have fine hair Nike human being, and smaY mustache and 5eard. rhe head is attached to hu man-iike Eeck which merges into the fsh-lfke body, and the ar.ns are like those ot monkey, only that Ihs fingers are webl,ed l. is said that tha "n.ermaids" were found in the wreck ,f ship in thn Arabian ses