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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
CLEAN Up OF
CITY COMING
MAYORS ORDER IN POLICE
COURT is HARB1NGER OF
ANTI-VICE CAMPAIGN.

Mayor w. X. Roberts returned
asst night from Oklahoma City and
ound large number Of police
court cases awaiting him. During
the session today he made a state
ment that was an echo of his trip
o the state capital. A woman had
been arrested on charge OF being
drunk and disturbing the peace.
She had left SO and plea OF guilty
nd was not in court. The plea was
accepted and the $40 became for
feited to the city. The mayor di
rected the police to find her and
tell her to get out OF Ardmore.
This positive declaration on the
,art of the mayor follows a confer
nee held in Oklahoma City yester-
dav at which Ardmore was repre-
sented by Mayor Roberts, Sheriff
Buck Garrett and A. J. Hardy
county attorney.
At that conference were the at
torney general, the mayors of sew
eral cities and a number of peace
officers ftom the more populous
counties of the state. The confer
ence was brought about directly by
a complaint filed by a representative
of the federal government against
the city of Tulsa, where, IT was
stated. an investigation showed
there are many houses OF vice and
the government demands that all
these in the state be closed as a
matter of protection to drafted men.
The attorney general will take
charge of the Tulsa case and all the
larger cities of the state. including
Ardmore. are to come in for atten-
tion by federal inspectors.
The authorities of the several cit
les were instructed that their places
must be cleaned up and all tls of
ficials have expressed their inten-
ton of getting busy and to drive
out the undesirables.
All the officials here. both city
and county, are ready to work to-
gether and will make an effort TO
have Ardmore made so clean that
a federal investigation will be un-
necessary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

mony. supported by an immense
body of skilled workers on both
sides of the Atlantic, who are turn
ing out destroyers and other craft
for dealing with the submarines as
well as mines and bombs.
The Germans can have a battle
whenever they want it. The strength
of the grand fleet has been well
maintained. Some of the finest bat
tleships OF the United States navy
are now associated with it. They are
not only splendid fighting ships, but
they are well ofhcered and manned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
Plan to Organize "FuN
Man Rower ofArdnore
Into Fioe N/tary Units

mand of c. II. Woodruff; Ardmore
Platoon Home Guards of Carter
county, commanded by Lieut.. Otis
NJ. Smith the infantry company,
which will be headed by Captain
Hutchinson and the new organiza-
tion of older men.
Boys Fife and Drum Corps.
An additional plan of the citizens
committee is the organization OF a
boys fife and drum corps, to com
prise approximately 20 boys of 10
or II to 10 years of age. Boys who
can drum or play the fife are re-
quested to register at the War Say
ings Bank at once. Competent in
structors will be secured and part
of plan of the organization OF the
fife and drum corps is to provide
them with a distinct style OF uni
form.
AT meeting held at the war bank
last night Judge W. +. Freeman,
Robert Scivally. !. X. Pennington,
c. w. Richards and c. O. Bum
made stirring addresses. AS a re-
suit of this meeting IS recruits were
added to the enlistment roll of the
new infantry company. This puts
the enrolment beyond the mini
mum required but it is necessary
to secure so to 100 more volunteers
in order to assure the enrolment of
Continued on page 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
British Grand Fleet and
US. Dread17aughts Anxious
For Big Battle with German

London, May l4.-American ma
val aid has been of the greatest help
to the British fleet, says Archibald
Hurd, naval expert, writing in The
Daily Telegraph on the new situa-
tion in the North sea resulting from
the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids.
the extension OF British mine fields
and the generally increasing naval
pressure against Germany.
'If the naval position is improv-
ing today, as it is, it is due to the
fact that the British and American
fleets are working in closest har-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

Organization OF the full =
power OF Ardmore, in five y q!
branches was launched la /nt
at a meeting at the War 0.ngs
Bank, When the nucleus COM
pany of men beyond tn OF 4o
years was secured. By O'Clock
this morning there were nearly forty
names on a list signed by those who
volunteered their services for pa
triotic purposes. IL is the purpose
of these men to organize on a mill
tary basis and drill. under an eff
cient drillmaster, at least once a
week.
The FULL man-power" organiza-
ton begins with the Boy Scouts,
OF which there are now three troops
under the direction OF Louis Da-
visson, scout commissioner, and A.
c. Straehley. Noah Cisco and Car
ter Ilardwich, scoutmasterS. There
is another troop forming for which
scoutmaster is now being sought,
The citizens committee, COM
prising c. II. Adams, chairman;
Otis NJ. Smith, c. +. Anderson, {.
Q. Bum and Capt. William Hutch
inson, will expand its duties which
originally comprised the organiza-
ton OF the new infantry company
of the second regiment, National
Guard of Oklahoma, to embrace the
recruiting of the Boy Scouts, the
High School Cadets, under com
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
Barges for Coast.

New Orleans, May l4.-The ship
ping board will increase to $50 the
number of wooden barges to be built
along the Atlantic and Gull coasts
to enlarge coastwise transportation
facilities, John II. Kirby lumber ad-
ministrator for the South, announc-
ed today on his return from Wash
ington. The barges will have a
carrying capacity OF from 200 to
$500 tons. Mr.. Kirby said. and
Southern mills will be called upon
to furnish nearly l00,0O0O00 feet OF
lumber for their construction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
PROMINENT MASON
DIES AT McALESTER
Especial to The Ardmoreite)

Especial to The Ardmoreite).
McAlester, Okla, May l4.-W. A.
Graves, a thirty-second degree Ma
son, who was assistant secretary OF
the Scottish Rite bodies of Okla
homa, died at his home here yes
terday after an illness of several
months. He is survived by his wife,
his son, and two daughters.
Mr.. Graves was formerly promi-
nent in railroad circles, having been
employed for many years by the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company
at Kansas City. Mo.
The funeral will be held here to-
morrow afternoon under the aus
pices of the Masonic lodges.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
NEW WELL REPORTED
IN RAN NGER FIELD

Word was received yesterday aft
ernoon that the well being drilled
by the r. & 2. Coal Company just
south OF the town OF Ranger and
but 80 feet distant from the Gun
ningham well had come in a 500
barrel we'll at the regular depth. 1t
is further reported that the Cum
ningham well which was reported
to be below the Ranger sand with
out any production, is not as deep
as has been reported and when
drilled deeper should come in
good producer. This is good news
to local oil men with holdings near
the town OF Ranger.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
COMMANDEERING CLAUSE
OIL LEASING MEASURE
STRICKEN FROM BILL

Washington, May l4.-The house
public lands committee, as the re-
suit of a conference last night be-
tween Chairman Ferris and Presi-
dent Wilson, today eliminated the
communicating section of the ad-
ministration oil leasing bill and au-
favorable report of the bill.
The section eliminated authorized
the president to take over any or
all oil interests engaged in prospect
ing on public domain whenever pub
lac interest required Il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
METHODIST WOMEN
GET LAITY RIGHTS

Atlanta, Ga, May l4.-Full laity
rights were granted late yesterday
to women Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South, at the meeting of
the general conference. now in ses-
sion here.
The measure was passed by an
overwhelming vote-the announce
ment OF which was followed by
scenes OF wild confusion, the dele
gates cheering and waving handker-
chiefs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
LAFOLLETTE'S CASE AGAIN.

Washington, May l4.-Efforts to
dispose OF disloyalty charges
against Senator LaFollette. grow
ing out of statements made in his
St. Paul speech, will be made to-
morrow by the senate privileges and
elections committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Ardmore and vicinity: To-
night fair, warmer; Wednesday,
fair.
oklahoma Tonight fair,
warmer; Wednesday, fair.
East Texas; Tonight, fair,
warmer, exception east coast;
Wednesday fair warmer in
southwest portion.
West Texas; Tonight and
Wednesday, fair.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day, IS degrees; minimum last
night, 54.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
British Drop Six Hun Planes.

London, MAY l4.-In aerial fight
ing Sunday evening. six Germans
were brought down by British avia-
tors and many tons of bombs were
dropped on targets behind the en-
envy lines, says an official statement
on aerial operations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
American Aviator Is Terror.

Paris, May l4-Sergeant Frank
L. Baylies of the "stork" escadrille,
has brought down another German
machine, the eighth to his credit
since Feb. l9. The sergeant's home
is in New Bedford, Mass, and he
formerly served in the American
6eld ambulance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
LITHUANIA MUST HELP
PAY HUN WAR DEBT
Bulletin.

Amsterdam. May l4.-Emper-
or William has issued 4 procla-
nation concerning Lithuania in
which he says it is assumed
Lithuania will participate in the
war burdens OF Germany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
Belgian Forced to Fight Belgians.

Paris, May IA Belgian subject,
born of Belgian parents at Teuven,
was forcibly enlisted in the German
army January p. 1918. and he de-
serted March 4. according to Bel
gian authorities in neutral country,
says a Havas dispatch from Havre.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
Huns Sneaked Million
Rifles Into the United
States for Uprising Plot

New York, May l4.-Reports that
OF rifles had been weekly
imported from the krupp works at
Essen in order to "Germanize the
United States were related today at
an inquiry conducted by State At
torney General Lewis into rumors
OF boarding of arms by German
interests in the United States.
Edgar A. Holmes of this city,
witness, credited the reports to
man named James II. Crossley.
Holmes, as a broker, tried to buy
the rifles, but was unsuccessful, he
said. Crossley told him, he said,
that some 100000 rifles had been
imported from Essen via the Ho-
boken docks of two German steam
ship companies, and were to be
used in the United States ii the
Germans weer successful in reach
ing the English channel ports.
Mr.. Holmes identified copy OF
letter written by himself offering
to sell 100000 MauserS and 1000
600 cartridges. The letter dated
Tune 9th, was addressed to DR..
Thomas Darlington of New York,
former health commissioner.
Holmes testified lohc had never
seen the articles. but had talked
with a man named Francis ]. Judd,
who said he had seen boxes con
tanning 100000 rifles. Two months
ago, Holmes said, the United States
tried to buy them, but they were
not produced. Holmes had been in
touch with United States official
the negotiations, he
said.
Removed From City.
Gustave LusSing was named by
Holmes as the man who was said
by various intermediates to be able
to deliver the goods. Judd told
Holmes the rifles had been in an
East Side warehouse in New York,
and had been removed, but were
within an automobile ride of an
hour and a half from Broadway.
Charles II. Murray. hotel owner,
of Washington, ID. C., testified he
had heard of the existence of the
rifles through Russian agent
Ivan Norodny, who claimed they
had been taken to an upstate New
York farm, and who had shot one
of them himself Norodny said
Lussing had a farm at Doodbury
Falls, and that a party of German
officers, including Captain Hans
Tauscher, had visited it after din
ing at the German club in New
York.
List of Arms.
Through Norodny, Murray met
Lussing and was shown an itemized
statement of the quantity of rifles
as follows: 100000 Mauser
guns 250,000 cartridges. 100000
carbines, 100000 cartridges, and
100 machine guns.
LusSing, according to the witness,
SAID they weer stored IN forty dit
ferent places in the United States.
Robert +. Tucker, a tanner OF
Charleston, 5. G., testified of hear
ing of the rifles through his ac-
quaintance with Russians in bust
ness: Judd told Tucker. he said, he
had seen canon and rifles at ware
house in Brooklyn. According to
the witness, a New York lawyer
finally told him the rifles had been
sold.
81 am thoroughly convinced that
those rifles are in this country and
that LusSing knows where they are
said Tucker at the close OF his ex-
animation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

London, May l4,-German artil-
lery fire was violent last night in
the Somme and Ancre sectors, says
the official statement from Field
Marshal Haig today.
The statement follows:
1--WE carried out successful raid
last night northeast OF Robecq
(Flanders) and captured a few pris-
oners without casualties to our
selves. A party of the enemy which
attacked one of our posts west OF
Merville was repulsed with loss.
"The hostile artillery was active
during the night in the Somme and
Ancre sectors"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
AUSTRIANS LOSE IN DESPER.
ATE ATTEMPT TO RE-
DEEM LOSS.
BATTLE ON ROCKY SLOPES
Believed to be First of Series of Eff
forts to Regain Ground Recently
Forfeited by the Enemy-German
Using Many Big Guns.
{ BY the Associated Press)

Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy, Monday, May l5.-
Italian troops repulsed with heavy
loss desperate enemy attempt last
night to redeem the loss of Monte
Como. 1t is believed that this was
only the first of a series of efforts
to regain the lost ground owing to
the value of the height, which COM
mands the approaches to the valley
leading from Trent to Rovereto.
The fight last night was in the
darkness, and was bloody hand-to-
hand struggle over the rocky
slopes of the mountain. The ltal-
ian positions, however, were main
tained intact.
Thus far the fighting around
Monte Como has been of local
character and not part of any gen
eral offensive, although the outposts
show increasing activity all along
the mountain front.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-24
Stunt Night af
 Big Occasion

St1nt night al the r. M. C. A. last nighshrGl shrdlu shrdlu shrdlu shrdl evening drew an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 2oO people. The s o'clock club played the o'clock club five. fifteen point games of voIley hall. All three games were captured by the , o'clock elu5- Captain CObbe and Captain Owen each have good teams. but Captain COhbe's team seemed to be the best on this occasion. The 6sskethall game which was the fifth same Of the tournament was plsyeti between the high school faculty and the high school alumni The score was 54 10 2o in favor of the faculty Oliver Brown was the referee. Bc- tween halves Jack I-Snirum and Bert Morse enetrtained the crowd with a fast three bout wrestling match. Web Der wEs the referee and deCiced the match a draw The ls6s put up a good exhibition. Follow -ns the bsSke-- ball game was a wrestling match be tween Roy McAIfister and Art Stran- berg They vent for three bouts Ot fivem inutes each rnd pu; up an eX- -elle1t eNhibition. NcAlister won one fan in 4z m inutes. The other two bouts were a draw Mr Webher was the referee. The program was con cluded by a fast and furious hoNing bout between Johnnie Hughes and Meyers. Danks refereed the match and an were well plecsed with the ez- hihition
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-24
GOTHAM NEEDS COAL.


 NEW YORK. Jan 2S--PersiStent in his demands that the federal fuel ad- ministration take steps to increase coal shipments to New York city. A H. Wiggin. state fuel administrator. tonight sent another telegram to Dr. Harry A Garfield. begging recon sideTatiOn- of suggestions previously made for speeding up shipments and unloading al docks MT. Wiggin said there had been "a slight improve ment in the situation because of the industrial closing order. despite the bad weather. but added that the fed eral administration had not granted a single request made during the last five days by his office
 Reev Schley. New York county fuel administration. said that few ii any factories were closed today on ac- count of lack Of fuel He added that hospitals were being provided for and that apartment houses were in better condition
 T would not be optimistic enough 10 say that anyone in need of coal can get it, he said. but il is safe tO say that anyone in actual need. such as family where a member is ill- can secure fuel through us"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-24
Jack HuHdker Is
 Killed, Sun Pedro

Advices were received here last evening that John Huffaker. a former resident of Bisbee. was killed at San Pedro. California. on Tuesday evening. He was walking home from work ana started across a trestle of the Pacific Electric Railway about seven o'clock and was struck by an interurban train and instantly killed. The body was badly mutilated and was. hurled more than 1O0 feet into lumber yard along side of the trestle.
 He was about 57 years of age and came to Arizona from California when a small boy with his parents and first located at Tucson Later his folks moved to the San Pedro river below Benson near Tres AlamOs where they resided for a number of years. He came to the Warren District about fif- teen years ago and was employed by the Copper Queen Company and was a shift boss for a number of years at the HolbrOOk- When Stewart Hunt was elected sheriff of the county he appointed Huffaker as jsilOr and he and his wife went 10 Tombstone to live for a couple of years They re- turned to Bisbee and he again entered the employ of the Copper Queen com pany. They left here about four years ago for Los Angeles where they have since made their home. He was mar ried in this city to Miss LiZEie Lucan some fifteen years ago. She was here from the east to visit friends and met him and they were married They owned three houses on Quality Hill up until year or so ago. when they dis posed of them. He was a member of the local order of Odd Fellows and while in this city was very active member. The lodge was notified of his death and will take steps to have the order in San Pedro take charge of the funeral.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-24

Continued from f'age ODel hour shift has been so recent that il was not practicable for this eOmmis- sion to undertake a special study of the effect of reduced hours or eff ciency. We can make no finding as 10 how much the percentage of in crease in labor cost shown for the yard service can be reduced
 Tn road service. actual experience has shown a much less marked change in operation, but considering the re Peated statement of representatives of the railroads that train operation would not be affected by the eight hour law. the replies of the carriers were somewhat surprising in reveal ing hundreds of instances of an actual shortening of the hours of road em- plOyees.~
 On the eastern roads in slow freight service the actual time of engineers on duty is rom F to lS hours per run and considerably less in the south and west. the report shows. In both slew and fast freight service the engineers are running about 10 hours a day.
 Pointing out that the speed basis of the actual eight-hOur day is approx imately F and One-half miles an hour. the report concludes;
 "A railroad cannot speed up all the freight trains to F and a half miles and hour. including delays by any uni verSal method. But by close atten- ton to the problem of reducing delays and with sufficient incentive the con ditiOns as 10 hours of work. road train service can be improved to meet local conditions
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-24
UnessentidLS m
 Freight Banned
lContinue,l from Page onel

(Continued from Page One) April and if zoning is established some provision will have to be msSe to care for them It is likely that aa effort will be made to shift contracts in such a manner that the inetrests beth O. the seller and the consumer will be conserved
 Many ct less essential industries. il was indicated today. wil find il hard 10 gel coal supplies for many weeks to come They are permitted to burn fuel they have on hand except on Mondays. but continued enforcement of a preferred list Os consumers auto matic2lly cuts off shipments 10 them
 Effect Unknown.
 Fuel administration officials could not say today just what has been the effect or the live day closing other than that more ships have been sup plaints from household consumers of a lack O coal have been fewer.
 The supply of empty cars to the Pennsylvania anthracite regions was nearly normal. though the central Pennsylvania bitumiaOas district got only about half its usual number. Car shortage compelled Indiana mines to work at 70 per cent capacity
 CcaI Supplies
 About fifty mines in the POcahontas field of West Virginia and Virginia suspended work West Virginia got about tWothiTds its normal car sup ply and she Pittsburgh district about half. Loading in the latter field was about 50 per cent normal
 Coal supplies in Ohio and Indiana Tor domestic use and commercial pur- poses were reported very low but prospects were said to be bright for improvement within a day or two. The movement to Michigan and Chi csgO was far better than in previous days and meat and livestock moved eastward in considerable quantities to- day.
 The dumping of coal at tidewater was particularly retarded today at Hampton Roads. whose southern lat itude heretofore has rendered thaw- ing apparatus unnecessary Weather conditions a Norfolk were reported today as worse than for many years and a number O. ships were held up for lack of coal
Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-24

 refer the bill also to the naval affairs committee for study regarding its 'ef- feet on the navy.
 Factions Confer
 Democratic Leader Martin confeTr- ed with leaders of both factions and also with several prominent Repu6h- can senators. 4 futile effort was made to dissuade Senator Chamberlain from making his speech
 Beyond formal reference Of the war cabinet bill to the committee. no act ion is expected tomorrow and to check discussion it is planned 10 ad- iourn the senate at the close of the day until Monday.
 The White House gave out this tel egTsm received by the president from former Representative John !. FitE- gerald. who was chairman of the house appropriations committee,
 investigation during entire session ending October 9th demonstrated won derful results accomplished by war de psrtment under great difficulties Op- ening paragraph NOrthCliffe'S book on the war graphically pictures accom- pliShments. Officials desire and should have encouragement and sympathy rather than be hampered by constant nagging and criticism"