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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
WILL YOU PAY ANY
OF THIS NEW TAXI
YOU WILL IF YOU WEAR
CLOTHING COSTING ABOVE
CERTAIN SUMS
| j UR|ES, NECESSITIES
Proposed Measure also Doubles the
Present Tax on Liquors and To-
baccos, and Quadruples it on Soft
Drinks. 10 Cents Gallon on Gas.

Washington, July l0,-Prepara-
tions for framing the new war rev.
enue bill went forward in the house
ways and means committee today,
with attention centering upon the
list OF suggestions for new or higher
taxes on luxuries and necessities
submitted yesterday by the treasury
department.
Besides doubling present taxes on
liquors and tobaccos. quadrupling
soft drink levies and making general
increases in other existing rates, the
treasury suggestions include taxes
OF fifty per cent on retail prices of
jcwelry, watches and clocks, except
those sold to army or navy men;
twenty per cent on automobiles, bi-
cycles, musical instruments; ten
cents a gallon on gasoline to be paid
by the wholesaler ten per cent on
hotel bills for rooms over SI.o0
day, or American plan over S.; ten
per cent on all cafe or restaurant
bills, and taxes of unstated amount
on men suits selling for more than
$50 womcn's suits over $40, and
coats over $50; mems hats over 81;
shirts over 81; pajamas over 81; no.
siery over IS cents; shoes over So;
gloves over 81; underwear over S3;
all neckwear and canes; women's
dresses over $25; skirts over SIS;
hats over $40; shoes over SO; lin
rerie over SIS; corsets over $5; and
all furs and fans; children's clothing
including suits over SIS purses and
toilet articles over $2.
In addition to these taxes which
would be levied directly upon the
consumer, the list proposes doubling
the present motion picture admission
tax and imposing tax of hve per
cent on moving picture theatre rent
ais. with the present film tax elm
mated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
OIL PRODUCERS SEND
TULSA RESOLUTIONS
To WASN'T n ct 0 n

Tulsa. Okla. July l0.-Bearing
copies of the resolutions passed by
the producers. John II. Markham
Jr, and Frank Haskell, represent
ing that part OF the oil business,
left Tuesday night for Washing
ton, d. C., to submit them to the
national petroleum war service COM
mittee. Secretary Walsh of Kan
sas City, representing the refin-
ers association, left at the same
time on a similar mission. The
hearing will be held in Washing
ton Friday.
Contrary to the request of the
war service board, the resolutions
were to be prepared jointly as to
agreement which would be reached
between the producers and the re-
finers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
HAGGLE OVER ITALY
CHARLES WILL NOT ACCEPT
KAISER'S GENERAL AS HIS
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

Rome, July l0-Austria has de-
clined to accept the German Gen
eral, Otto Won Below, as command
er-in-chief OF the forces on the
Italian front, because Germany re-
fused to send twelve German di-
visions with him, according to the
newspaper Epocha, which bases the
statement on advices from Swiss
source.
Austria, it adds, has temporarily
given up the idea of revenging her
self for her recent defeat by Italy.
Dispatches from Rome through
Paris, on July 5, reported that Ger
many intended sending three army
corps to the aid of Austria to be
put under General Otto Won Below
as commander-in-c n-chiei on the Ital-
ian front.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
DESERTIONS FROM
BULGARIAN ARMY
ARE ON INCREASE

London July l0.-Dcsertions from
the Bulgarian army on the Mace
donian front are increasing greatly,
French headquarters informs the
Salonika correspondent OF the
Times.
All the deserters declare that
conditions in Bulgaria have become
unbearable and that hopes OF an
ultimate victory have vanished. In
subordination has increased i'll the
Bulgarian army and many units re-
Gently have refused to obey orders
to attack.
The submarine danger in the
Mediterranean is decling, the cor
respondent adds and, therefore, the
supplies needed in Greece are ar
irving with greater regularity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
OFFICIAL REPORTS
WESTERN FRONT

London, July l0.-Considerablc
activity was developed early this
morning by the German artillery
and machine guns in the region east
of Amiens, from the vicinity of Vii
lers- -Bretonneux to the Ancre, says
today's war office report.
On the Flanders front the Brit
ish carried out operations i'll the
vicinity of Merris, northeast of
Nieppe wood, Oy means OF which
the line was advanced a short dis
tance and prisoners were taken.
The Germans delivered local at
tacks in the Nillers- -Bretonneux
area, but these were repulsed.
Paris, July l0.-Artillery duels on
the front north of Montdidier and
south of the Aisne near Chavigny
farm where French troops have re-
Gently made inroads upon the Ger
man lines, were announced by the
war office today.
The statement reads:
Activity was displayed by our
own and the enemy's artillery north
OF Montdidier and south of the
Aisne, in the region of Chavigny
farm. In the Champagne, French
troops carried out several raiding
operations which resulted in the
taking of prisoners.
"On July 8, seven German air
planes were brought down and two
captive balloons set on fire and de-
stroyed by our air forces"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
HUN POPULATION
HAS THE ITCH OR
SOMETHING LIKE 1T

Amsterdam. June p Correspond
ence OF The Associated Press)-A
new disease which recently appeared
in Germany IS attributed to the
shortage OF soap. So far the Ger
man health authorities have been
unable to find a remedy for the
malady which IS called tricohia. and
affects skin and hair. The disease IS
caused BY lack OF soap and insan-
itary conditions resulting from Il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
H-SL OVAKS
.FRETT|NG 7 D FIGHT
ON WEST FIR ON 7.
DO NOT WANT TO MIX IN
RUSSIA'S INTERNAL
QUARRELS.
MAKE APPEAL TO JAPAN
Also Entente Allies Declare They
Want Independent State for Their
Own Blood; Also Trouble with
Bolsheviki Must Be Settled.

London, July l0.-Czech- Slovak
troops now operating in Russia de-
sire to fight on the western front
and do not want to be mixed up in
Russian internal affairs. A memo
randum to this effect has been pre-
sented to the Japanese foreign min
lister and the allied ambassadors in
Toxic by Colonel Vladimir Hurban
on behalf of the Czech -Slovak na-
tional council, says the correspond
ent OF the Times at the Japanese
capital.
The memorandum says among
other things that the conflict be
tween the Czech -Slovaks and the
Russian bolshviki must be settled
for the following reasons:
Our forces are acting in Russia
according to the orders OF the
Czech -Slovak council, which can
only be modified by Prof. T. G..
Masaryk in agreement with the 9th
er members of the council. These
orders are to transport the forces
from Russia to the French front.
Army of Volunteers.
The Czech army consists of vol
unteers, whose object is to fight
Germany and Austria, to liberate
the Czech -Slovak nation and to es-
tablish an independent state. We
shall pursue this course to the last
man. We desire above all to ex-
hibit our determination on the bat
tie fields of France.
The Czech Slovaks are subju-
gated nation making the first steps
toward liberation by paying a blood
tribute, and have no moral right to
pursue a policy of protection with
regard to such state as Russia. No
party in Russia and no class is ca
pable of establishing anything that
will endure. Order must be re-eS-
tablished by force; firm and ener-
getic but friendly and humane force
will open to the Russians the pos
sibility of again finding themselves.
For obvious reasons the Czech
Slovaks cannot attempt to accom-
plish this. Their clear duty is to
pursue a strategical movement to-
ward France"
Whip the Bolsheviki.
Shanghai, July 9.-After disarm-
ing the bolshevik forces at Vladivos-
tok, says a dispatch from Vladivos-
tok, dated July 5, the Czech -Slov-
axis advanced to the westward, de
feated a mixed force OF bolsheviki,
and Austro-German prisoners and
occupied Nikolayevsk. a naval sta
ton on the Amur river.
The bolsheviki and Austro-Ger-
man forces suffered heavy losses.
They Withdrew to the northward
along the railway toward khabor-
ovsk, the capital of the maritime
province.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
ALL JEWS ORDERED
EXPELLED FROM FINLAND;
BY SEPTEMBER 80, NEXT

Stockholm, July l0.-The Finn
ish government has ordered all
Jews expelled from Finland before
Sept. 80, and has instructed all
communities to deny food to Jews
after that date, according to re-
ports reaching the Jewish press bu-
reau here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
Pershing Reports.

Washington. July l0.-General
Pershing's daily communique made
public by the war department to-
day says there is nothing Of impor-
tance 20 report but mentions an abb
normal movement Of troops and
traffic in the German rear areas
around Vaux. Artillery and afr
craft are active.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
CITIZENS TO DRILL
AR TES|AN WELL
POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO
BE RAISED TO AID CITY
IN SECURING WATER
COST ABOUT So, 900
If Minimum of 175,O0O Gallons
Every "a Hours is Secured, City
Will Reimburse Citizens and Take
Over the Well.

A proposition to secure supply
OF artesian water for Ardmore, suf-
tcient at least to relieve the pres
ent situation, was submitted to the
mayor and city commissioners at
their regular meeting last night. l..
II. Love announced that number
of citizens proposed to raise suf-
fcient money to put down one well,
by soliciting subscriptions from
citizens, firms and corporations,
which were large users of water,
hoping to have them subscribe $50,
$l0O, or even $500, each, until they
should raise an amount sufficient
to put down well, the estimated
cost of which was something over
$4,000. His proposition was this:
They would bear all the expenses
of putting down the well and pro-
curing the casing if the city would
furnish the fuel and water neces-
sary for the work and secure the
site. 1t was estimated that it would
require about thirty barrels of water
daily during the time necessary for
putting down the we'll Then, if
they secured water equal to min
imum of l75,000 gallons every "a
hours, the city would take over the
well, reimbursing the citizens when
it should have the money so to do.
Where Water Has Been Found
Mr.. Love reviewed what had
been done in Ardmore in the past
in sinking deep wells. He said he
had been informed that on the
Townsend property good supply
OF water had been found at 600
feet; that Mr.. Nichols found the
Trinity sand at $50 feet and the
Poland we'll went into the same sand
at $50 feet. He said they expected
to find volume of water which
would produce from 175,e00 to
100000 gallons daily. He showed
that the cost OF this well would be
less than running pipe to and
installing a pump at Chickasaw
Lake, and that in case they did not
find water, the city would be at no
expense, other than the fuel and
small amount of water used in
putting down the well. 1t will be
necessary to get a machine from the
oil field, as il will be too expensive
to install a derrick at the present
time.
Commissioner Fraley announced
Sherman Poines said, if they would
give him one-third OF the amount
the city proposed 10 expend for an
additional water supply, he would
guarantee it 100000 gallons OF
water daily.
The mayor declared it was a
question of getting water and get
ting it Immediately. On motion OF
Commissioner Gardner, seconded
by Commissioner Wilson, the pro-
position of Mr.. Love was accepted
and he was given until aSturday to
notify the mayor if he had raised
the money and was ready to go on
with the work. The mayor said he
thought he would have no difficult
ty in securing the site.
No Further Bids for Bonds.
At the meeting a week ago the
bids for the city bonds in the sum
OF $4,000 were rejected. The bond
buyers were told at that time that
they might submit further PROPOSE
tions for their purchase at last
CONTINUED on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
Finish q Ships in July.

Washington, July l0.-Comple-
ton of q ships of l22,77l dead
weight tons in the first week of July
made a total OF 223 new vessels
built under the direction of the
shipping board. Their aggregate
tonnage Is l.il5.022.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
Operate on Billy Sunday.

Rochester. MINI, July l0.-Wl-
liam A. Sunday. the evangelist, was
operated on for hernia at a local
saniiarium this forenoon. Ii was
announced that the operation had
been successful.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10

Denver, OOl., July w. S'o" avn
for a quarter of an hour this morn
ing at Boulder, near here. This i'
the latest that a snowfall has ever
been recorded there.
London, July 10. - King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
reached England in an airplane
when they came last Saturday to
attend the silver anniversary OF
King George and Queen Mary it
was learned today.
Chicago, July l0.-Ten walters
and officials of the walters union
were indicted by the grand jury to-
day as result OF investigation
that patrons of hotel dining rooms
and restaurants who had sighted
walters in giving tips" had been
drugged with Mickey Finn pow.
dcrs. The powders are known 10
doctors as tartar emetic.
Dubuque, Iowa, July l0.-Fred-
erick Schuchard, an instructor, was
discharged from Dubuque College
today. In the United States court
room yesterday. when asked TO ex-
plain pro German statements.
Schurchard shouted. Il don't want
to be an American citizen. | owe
America nothing. We will never
find democracy anywhere else but
in hell" Schuchard was born in
New York and educated in Ger
many.
Rome, July l0.-The Italian
troops on the offensive in Albania.
are continuing their advance. the
war office announced today. The
enemy in yesterdays fighting was
beaten back on both sides OF tn.
Osum river.
Paris, July l0.-Speaking at the
opening today Of the general con-
eress of Russian soyiets. Leon
Trotzky. the bolshevik minister OF
war, said. according to dispatch
received here from Basel this
morning:
Russia is on the eve of 4 gen.
eral military service eonscription.
Trotzky emphasized the reces-
sity of Russia having 4 powerful
army.
Washington. July l0-President
Wilson today signed the twelve
billion dollar army appropriation
bill TO meet expenses of the army
nrorrann fnr the rerf fiscal year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and Vicinity:
Tonight and Thursday generally
fair.
Oklahoma: Tonight and
Thursday. generally fair; warm
er tonight in extreme northern
portion.
East and West Texas: To-
night and Thursday, generally
fair.
Local Temperature.
Maximu mtemperature yester-
day, 81 degrees; minimum last
night, II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
WIRE BULLETINS

Denver, Col, July lO.-Snow fell
for a quarter of an hour this morn
ing at Boulder, near here. This -
the latest that a snowfall has ever
been recorded there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10

Washington. July l0-President
Wilson today signed the twelve
billion dollar army appropriation
bill to meet expenses of the army
program for the next fiscal year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
Fargo Girl
Is 4 War Bride

Fargo has another war bride"
Mrs. r. B. Johnson, formerly Miss
Georgianne AIlard, stenographer for
the insurance firm Of Anheier- Yodcr
& Risteigen, 631 First avenue north,
Three months ago, Mr.. Johnson en-
listed in the aviation section of the
signal corps and left his work in
Fargo as a mechanic for the Horton
Motor company for Fort Worth, Tex.
Later he won the title Of corporal.
Word recently came to Miss Allard
that the company was about to leave
for France. She left Fargo for the
camp and on Jan. % was married to
Corporal Johnson, returning to Far
go last evening to resume her work
for the well known insurance con-
Germ.
The brides home is at Crookston,
Mimi, and she has been residing in
Fargo for several years, being en-
ployed at the Anheier- YOder q Rist-
eigen insurance offices for about a
year. Corporal Johnson was con-
nected with the Horton Motor COM
pany for about is months prior to
enlisting in the United States ser
vice. Mrs. Johnson reports that her
husband is enjoying camp life and
has gained about twenty pounds since
entering the army service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
'Neu Camp Fire
Group Is Formed

The Whofnoda Camp Fire girls
held their first formal meeting Satur-
day afternoon at the Y. w. e. A. This
is one Of a group Of organizations
which are beginning to extend all
over the world. The purpose of the
Camp Fire girls is to show that the
common things OF daily life are the
chief means of beauty, romance and
adventure; to aid in the forming Of
the habits making for health and
vigor, especially the out of door
habit; to give girls the opportunity to
learn team work and through doing
that, to help girls and women to serve
the community.
The WhOfnoda Camp Fire was or
ganized with Miss Jane M. Schick as
guardian, she having had experience
in camp fire work in La Crosse,
Wis, before coming to Fargo.
The charter members of Whofnoda
Camp Fire are Beulah Shaw, Char
lotte Blake, Anna Margaret White
sides, Agnes M. Deverell, Ruth Gal
laher, Pearl Reed, Mildred Allnut.
Anita Mary Blake, Helen Curran and
Elizabeth Alsop. From among these
the following officers were elected:
Agnes M. Deverell, president; Beulah
Shaw, vice president; Anna Margaret
Whitesides, secretary; and Charlotte
Blake, treasurer.
The next meeting will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 8, at 4 o'clock in the
Y. w. c. A. gymnasium.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
DOtSOnS Write
Cyclone

A letter received a few days ago
by Fargo friends from the J. P.
Dotson family, who left here last
summer to make their home in Pasa-
dena, Calf, tells of a cyclone which
swept through Pasadena week be-
fore last, doing much damage to
property in the block just beyond
where the DOtson residence is To-
Gated. Roofs were removed, furni-
ture and dishes were smashed, and
cOops containing chickens were
carried so far away that their own
ers have not yet found them. A
church near the Dotson home was
badly damaged, and beds in the par
sOnage next door were so badly
twisted as to render them useless.
The most serious damage to the
DOtson residence was to three win
dows. which were carried off by the
wind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dotson had motored
to Los Angeles and were in that
city when newsboys began crying
the news Of the storm, consequently
were in great anxiety until they
reached Pasadena again, having left
their two small sons, Perry and
Allan, at home. The boys regard the
whole affair as a great lark and tell
with great gIee of being in the big
storm which their parents missed"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
Miss Topping
To Washington

Miss Lillian G. Topping, superiR-
tendent Of the Florence CrittentOn
Home in Fargo has decided to leave
the latter part Of this week for Wash
ingtOn, d. c., to learn further details
of the request which the United
States government made Of her by
telegram a few days ago, to help or
ganize rescue work for women and
girls in the south, presumably in the
yiCinities Of cantOnments.
The matter of Miss Topping's pos
sible compliance with this request
was discussed informally at the din
ner party held by the CrittentOn
home board at the home, Monday
evening, and it was the opinion of
the board members that if it could
possibly be arranged, Miss Topping
should give her aid to the govern
ment temporarily. 1t seems quite
likely now that Miss Topping will
soon engage in this new work, in
which case special provision will be
made by the board for supervising
the institution here during her alb
sence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
PROPERTY OWNERS TALK
CONTRACT CANCELLATION
District South of Ninth Avenue on
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Streets Affected.

Residents Of the paving district
that includes the territory on
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth streets
from Ninth avenue to Thirteenth
avenues south, are discussing among
themselves the proposal to ask the
city commission to cancel contracts,
entered into about a year ago, for
pavement.
The matter has been informally
discussed by the city commission,
but that body will take no action I'M
less petitioned by the property own
ers affected.
Changed conditions in the financial
and construction market are being
urged by some who favor the
abandonment OF the project for the
time being.
If the paving is abandoned, the
district would be assessed for the
cost of curb, placed last fall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
MOTORMEN TO
TAKE EXAMS
Included Within Provisions
of Electricians Act,
Reade Says

H. L. Reade, state fire marshal, a
visitor in Fargo today, announced
that an opinion just given to him by
the attorney general, William LANCER,
holds that streetcar motormen must
take electricians examinations, pro-
vided for under the provisions Of the
electricians board act passed by the
last legislature.
The question was raised some time
ago, said Mr.. Reade to The Forum
and he requested an opinion Of the
attorney general officer. ..-
BY including the motormen within
the provisions Of the act, Mr.. Reade
says the work of the board will be
materially increased. Examinations
given deal with practical problems in
handling electricity.
Mr.. Reade goes to Grand Forks this
afternoon to hold an examination
Wednesday, Andrew J. Bentley, a
member Of the board residing at
Grand Forks, working with Mr..
Reade in giving the quiz.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
Coming To Fargo
To Hear Aida

Among attendants from out of
town at the opera in Fargo Wednes-
day evening at the Auditorium. will
be the following: Mrs. Henry
Chezlk, Wahpeton, who will be the
guest of Mrs. J. A. Boldly, Fargo;
Charles w. Fay, Page; Rev. James
Harte, Hope; Carl Johnson, Lawn
dale, Mimi; Mrs. o. Theodore
Sherping and party, Fergus Falls,
Mimi; Walter r. Reed and party,
Armenia; William w. Wood, James
town; John Knauf, Jamestown;
Brid o. Walum, Walum; Miss Mar
garet Hutchinson, Hunter; Miss
Eva Rorke and party, Casselton;
and DR.. A. Anger and party, Fergus
Falls.
Out-of-town orders were still
coming in today and still others are
expected Wednesday. The sale of
seats to Moorhead people is quite
heavy, and a very large number OF
the students in both cities are plan
ming attendance at Aida.
The San Carlo Grand Opera COM
pany, which will present Aida here