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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
.DITTMAN MUST
SERVE 5 YEARS
KAISER INCARCERATES MEMBER
OF REICHSTAG FOR ALLEGED
PROMOTION OF STRIKES.

Amsterdam, Feb. G-At his trial be
fore a court martial, Deputy Wilhelm
Dittman, an Independent socialist, ac-
cording to the Koelnische Zeitung as
cribed the strike movement to reaction
against the maintenance of a state Of
siege and the Vaccinations Of the faith
erland party. The accused deputy de-
nounced the accusation that he pro
NOTED the strike, And declared it was
only a demonstration strike against
peace Of annexations and in favor of
peace by understanding.
IF the government had entered into
negotiations as requested" Deputy Dit
man said, the strike would have lasted
only three days. The intellectual or
ganizer of the strike was Admiral Won
Tirpitz"
The strike movement could not be
connected with the Russian revolution,
Dittman testified.
Philip Scheidemann, the majority
socialist leader, corroborated Dittman's
testimony that the strike was in favor
Of a peace by agreement and that it
had no connection with affairs in Russia.
Deputy Dittman was sentenced to five
years confinement for melting to high
treason and was given tvo months ad.
ditional for resisting public authority,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
INDIANA REFORM
SCHOOL BURNS
FIVE OF TWELVE BUILDINGS
CONSUMED-LOSS Is MIL
LION DOLLARS.

Jacksonville, Ind, Feb Give OF
the twelve buildings in the group com.
prising the Indiana ste reformatory
were destroyed by fire here early today,
ontailing an estimated loss of 81 900 900.
A total Of 1,2Sj prisoners, in cell
houses and dormltories, were marshaled
in orderly array and marched to the
Institutional school building 200 yards
away from the fire, where they were
placed under guard None tried to
escape.
The blaze was discovered shortly after
midnight in the trade building largely
devoted to the manufacture of fiber
chairs and is believed to have been due
20 crossed electric wires. Within a few
minutes the fire was beyond control of
the department at the reformatory, and
Jeffersonville and Louisville sent appa'
ratus. Low water pressure handicapped
efforts of firemen, and four hours later
the trade school building. one dormitory
a cell house, Il foundry warehouse and
the administration building had been
destroyed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06

ed and many bits OF useless decoration
will be abandoned, it is predicted. One
means Of meeting such a situation is to
bring back the fancy waistcoat, tailors
say.
One plan to be submitted provides
that single breasted waistcoats are to
be worn with double breasted coats and
vice versa. AS to colors--well! This
information was given out from the
headquarters of the local committee in
charge of convention arrangements:
"As to colors, there is the widest sort
of range. There are solid colors, checks
and combinations, and the latter tend
generally to red or blue, with brown or
green or several colors, upon a back.
ground of white. The solid colors in.
clude khaki, terra Gotta tan, slate, horl
zon blue, and pearl gray, while the
ultimate untra Of the checks is canary
and white"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
RESTS COMFORTABLY
AFTER OPERATION

New York, Feb. 6.-Theodore Roose-
velt's condition was favorable today.
The former president, whose operation
for an abscess few days ago was
made public only last night after his
removal from his Oyster Bay home.
rested comfortably here during the past
twenty-four hours, and it was predicted
this morning that he would be out
within a few days. Meanwhile, he has
cancelled speaking engagements in Bos-
ton, Des Moines, Milwaukee and De-
troit-
The abscess developed from a fever
which he contracted during the Spanish
American War, and becoming malignant
on his Brazilian journey a few years
ago, has since troubled him at various
times. 1t was said today that the oper.
alton would effect permanent cure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
NEW TREASURY REGULATIONS
WILL BENEFIT OIL INDUSTRY

Washington, Feb. 6.-Regulations is,
sued by the advisory committee of the
treasury department, covering Section
21O Of the war revenue act of the last
congress. opens the way for an adjust
ment Of the tax reports and are of par
ticular value to the oil industry, accord
ing to Judge j. j. Shea of Bartlesvile,
okla, who is representing the Mid-Con.
tinent oil producers. The regulations
largely equalized the proportions be.
tween companies Of small and large
capitalizations.
One of the rulings important to the
oil country Mr.. Shea says, is the treat
ing Of leases as tangible property, which
enables them to be exchanged for stock
for their full value, Under terms of
the law, stock exchanged for intangible
property was limited to 20 per cent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
HALF MILLION ACRES OF
LAND IN NEW MEXICO
OPENED FOB ENTRY

Washington, Feb, 6.-More than half
q million acres Of land in eastern
Chaves County, New Mexico, and in.
cludng a portion Of the Roswell land
district, have been designated for entry
March II under the stock raising home
stead Secretary Lane announced today
Approximately $50 900 acres are va
cant public lands; the remainder are
already covered by applications which
have preference in right of entry.
The lands have been classed as chiefly
valuable for grazing and forage crops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
WAR SUMMARY

Raiding operations and artillery duels
are increasing on the western front as
time for beginning of spring operations
approaches. Two years ago, after sue
cessful attack at Souchez the Germans
began their drive, Feb 21 on Verdun
with heavy artillery fire while last
year the British captured Grandcourt
on the Somme front Feb / and the Ger
mans two weeks later retired from the
Ancre the first step in the retreat of
the Hindenburg line.
All official statements report great
artillery activity. Big guns have been
busy around Ypres and before Cam
brai on the British front, on the right
bank of the Meuse, on the French
front, and on the American sector. The
British have made a successful raid
northeast of Ypres, and French raiders
brought back prisoners in the Argonne.
German attempts near Cambria and
near Corbeny in Champagne were re.
pulsed by the British and French, re-
specuvely.
There has been lively aerial and ar.
tillery fighting on the American sector
northwest of Toul The skies there
have cleared and the Germans are re
ported to be bombarding villages which
they had left untouched for many
months
Entente airmen have been active
British ners Monday dropped three
tons of bombs and accounted for eight
enemy airplancs, with loss Of one ma
chine.
on the Italian front Italian and Brit
ish avators have brought down thirteen
enemy machines, while the Germans
again have bombed padua.
In Russia the situation appears less
favorable to the bolsheviki A decree
by the boshevist government, separat.
ing state and church and confscatine
church property, has aroused the oppo
sition of Archbishop Tilihon, the patrl
arch of all Russia, who has called upon
his followers to defend the church The
clash between the government and the
church is said to be approaching an
acute stage.
New military opposition to the bol.
sheviki has arisen in Tartars and Poles
Ensign Krylenko commandments OF
the bolsheyist armies, is reported t'
have been arrested by Polish troops
who captured Mohilev Tartar force,
are moving on Sebastopol the nava
base on the Black Sea, after haNm-
captured Yalta in the Crimea. In kiel
the Ukrainians are reported to have
gained the upper hand.
German newspapers indicate that IL
peace IS reached with the Ukraine little
attention will be paid to the bolshevikl
The conferences in Berlin CONTINUED
throughout an entire day, the crow
prince. the Bulgarian premier and IN
Turkish grand vizier also taking part
A crown council meeting was held
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
TAFT TO VISIT SIX
ARMY CANTONMENTS
Is TO MAKE SERIES or AD.
DRESSES ON CAUSE OF THE
GREAT WAR.

Chicago, Feb 6.-In tour of the six
big army cantonments in the central
military department under Y. NJ. c. A.
auspices in February, former Presiden:
Taft will pesent to 200 600 enlisted men
and officers his conceptions of the his.
toric and diplomatic causes of the great
war and the part which Americans
must play therein. His appearance at
Camps Funston, Taylor, Sherman and
Custer, and also at Great Lakes naval
training station, will be feature of
the Y. NJ. c. A. program of war educa-
tion among soldiers and sailors of the
country. Mr. Taft has already spoken
to the men of Camps Grant and Dodge
Mr.. Taft will absorb something from
army life on his tour Of the central de
partment, as he is scheduled to be bill
leted In army quarters in each of the
big camps as well as to mess with the
officers and enlisted men.
The eX-president will arrive at Camp
Funston, Kan, the afternoon of Feb.
II, from Camp Pike Little Rock Ark
He will speak in number Of the Y NJ,
Ns ~ mus VI Nllc NtLlllD' iS wen as III
! the auditorium or in other places that
| will be reserved for him. Leaving
Camp Funston Feb. -, Mr.. Taft will
travel through Kansas City and St
Louis to Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky
arriving there Feb. 10.
Men of Camp Sherman will hear Mr.
Taft Feb. Is and 16, and those Of Camp
| Custer viii hear his address, entitled
'The Great War" two days later, Feb
is. Returning to Chicago Feb. 10, he
| will then visit the naval training sta
tion at Great Lakes, where $4,000 sail
ors are in the making, delivering his
! talk a number Of times there Feb. 1G
and 20.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
''Loud' Clothes for Men
Is Style for This Season

Detroit Mich, Feb. 6.-Oflcial re.
ports which are to be read at the an.
nual convention of the National Asso.
citation Of Merchant Tailors of America,
at Detroit from Feb. 12 to 15, indicate
that many men will wear loud clothes
this year. "Gayer than usuar seems
to be the verdict of the clothes makers.
One reason which has been advanced
by u member Of the association is that
the fancy waistcoat has returned. And
these coats will roar and blaze, the tai.
lors say. OF course the war Is the
cause.
An advance tip on the styles to be
sanctioned by the convention indicates
that the organization will sharply ap.
prove so.called cloth conservation ideas,
which are in conformity with govern
ment suggestions. Coats are to be cut
shorter, extra pockets will be eliminat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
GERMAN GOVERNMENT PLOTTED
IN 1915 AGAINST AMERICA

Paris, Feb. G,-The Petit Partisan pub
fishes a letter of instruction to German
military agents in the United States
dated Jan. Is, 1915, and signed general
headquarters, Doctor Fisher" In the let.
ter directions are given concerning the
destruction OF property in the United
States by explosions and otherwise, and
the following is added; Agents to car
ry destructive work can be recruited
among the workingmen's unions which
have anarchisuc tendencies"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
VILLA BANDITS SEEK TO
CAPTURE MORE LIVESTOCK

Lajitas, Texas, Feb. 6.--Small parties
of armed Mexicans, supposed to be
Villa followers, are operating south of
this place. Scouts report a band of
forty men at Bosque Bonito, a few
miles from the river, and eighty men
under Nicolas Fernandez, Villa chief,
is reported coming north, The rebels
seem to be well supplied with ammuni-
tion. Efforts are being made to secure
permission for the crossing into the
United States of 1900 cattle, 300 mules
and 300 goats belonging to an Ameri.
can ranchman, and 200 cattle and l 200
sheep and goats captured by the federals
during the fighting at Palomas. The
Villa followers are growing bolder daily
and it is feared that if the crossing
be delayed they will make an effort to
capture the livestock which is guarded
by 100 men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06

Baker said. January /, we had trans
ported to France more troops than
our schedule had called for"
Both combatant and non-combatant
troops?' asked Senator Weeks.
THAT is the aggregate" Mr.. Baker
said.
Senator Weeks said he had heard that
a military force ran about forty per
cent combatant troops.
Secretary Baker said he did not have
the figures, but thought the forces in
France might show that ratio. He
agreed to furnish Senator Weeks con
,identially with exact figures as to the
number of men shipped and the pro-
portion Of fighting troops
Senator Weeks asked if the depart.
ment figured on net gross or dead weight
tonnage. He said that he had heard
that the Germn statements Of tonnage
destruction by submarine were based on
dead weight calculations and the Eng.
lish on net tonnage, which made the
apparently divergent figures given by
each side very close together in fact.
Mr. Baker could not eulighten the sena-
tor on the point.
Made Exhaustive Study.
Before General Bliss went TO Europe,
Mr. Baker said, an exhaustive study of
the shipping situation was made 1t was
reviewed before he went back the sec
ond time to attend the sessions of the
supreme war council. The secretary
said the war department had kept in
closest touch with the shipping board,
and the supreme war council had the
lata on which to reply.
is there any prospect of more ton,
mage becoming available at an early
| iate?" asked Senator Weeks.
| Yes" Mr.. Baker said. 81 recall now
that 10000 tons additional has become
available during the last ten days"
The vessels were withdrawn from va.
rous lines where they had been re-
placed by neutral shipping.
| Much of the tonnage originally avail
able for men and supplies had been
| diverted to the harbor and arsenal
projects abroad, he said, and the pur-
chase Of artillery abroad had served to
relieve shipping somewhat, although
the necessity of transporting raw mate.
'ials for the guns had figured in the
| final result
| Examination of Secretary Baker was
| interrupted while senator's discussed go.
| ing into executive session to permit the
| secretary to furnish confidential infor.
nation. The discussion was precipi.
tated by Senator Reed, who thought
| the committee was entitled to exact
information of the number of men now
in France, and on other subjects.
Favor Open Session.
Senator Chamberlain as we'll as Sen
ators Hitchcock and McKellar favored
an open session and to let the secretary
indicate what questions he would rath-
er answer in private As Secretary
Bakers statement on what he is being
cross examined was made at open hear.
ing, Senator Hitchcock said he thought
the committee would make a mistake
in not examining him at a similar
hearing.
"I think the committee and the public
are entitled to know where he proposes
0 get the tonnage to supply the me-
Continued on page "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
AMERICAN AND HUN
ARTILLERY CONTINUE
IN LIVELY DUELS
Troops from L. s. Find Three
Little French Children Tramp
ing Road Under Fire.

(By the Associated Press.
With the American Army in
France, Feb. 5.-(Tuesday).-Amer-
lean artillery kept up continu-
GUS fire on enemy batteries
throughout Tuesday and the Ger
mans responded, with the result
that there was lively shelling
along the entire sector.
At the same time. the Ameri-
can anti-aircratt guns were busy
repelling attempts of enemy air
men to cross over the American
lines. Two German airplanes final
ly abandoned the attempt, after
having been shelled heavily.
A member Of the military po-
lice found three little French
children, a girl and two boys,
wandering along the road immedi-
ately behind the front, which is
shelled very frequently by the en-
emy, and is considered a very dan
gerous area. He turned the chill
dren over to an ambulance driver.
who returned them to their homes
in a nearby village.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
BERLIN SAYS STRIKE is ABATING.

Amsterdam, Feb. j-A semi-official
telegram dated Monday received here
today from Berlin says:
The number Of strikers in Greater
Iierlin declined today. A large number
of works again are operating. In other
big armament works, the number of EN-
qloyes varies from 75 to so per cent
of their full complement. A further
1batement is expected tomorrow, so that
re strike may now be regarded at an
e1d "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
NO MORE GAMBLING
IN GREEN COFFEE

Washington, Feb. 6.-Speculation n
green coffee on the New York Coffee
and Sugar Exchange was ordered dis
continued today by Food Administrator
Hoover
The prohibition is effected by forbid
ding dealing in green coffee on the eX
change at price above II cents a
pound for type No. on spot months
The food administrations action was
taken after conference with member.
of the New York Coffee and Sugar FIX
change in which dealers volunteered tC
take the necessary steps to eliminate
coffee speculation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
MANY RED GUARDS
DIE IN WRECK

London, Feb, Ga great number of
persons were killed or injured in con-
sequence of a collision between a train
loaded with Red Guards and govern
ment train sent to intercept the Red
Guard train near Kemi, northern Fin
land, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen. The
trains came together at full speed, all
the coaches being smashed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
EGGS FROM JAPAN.

Chicago, Feb, G.-Eggs laid in Japan
are on sale in Chicago today. A part
Of 400 cases shipped eastward were
left here yesterday for a South Water
street commission firm, which today
opened sale of the eggs at So cents a
dozen, four cents cheaper than native
eggs. The consignment was landed at
Seattle several days ago. Another ship.
ment is expected this week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06

Washington, Feb G.--Cross-examina
ton of Secretary Baker on his recent
statement before the senate military
committee was begun at public hear
ing before the committee today.
Secretary Bakers crossexaminat.on
was begun by Senator Weeks Of Massa.
chusetts, Republican, in connection with
the number Of troops to be sent abroad
this year.
on Jan. / Secretary Baker said more
troops had been transported to France,
including both non.combatants and
fighting men, than had been planned.
Secretary Baker and Senator Weeks
agreed today that it was improper to
disclose the number Of American
troops now in France.
Transportation of fighting troops was
temporarily reduced, Secretary Baker
said in discussing the shipping situa-
ton, by necessity Of sending larger en-.
gineering forces.
He did not have with him detailed
statistics regarding available ships, but
promised to supply it. The shipping
board and the war department, Secre-
tary Baker said, are in constant con
tact, exhaustively studying the ship
ping situation. General Bliss, he said
took the information abroad as a basis
of calculation in connection with the
shipping situation. About 10000 tons
additional have recently been secured
Those Million Men.
Senator Weeks asked if it were true
that the war department had 79l,OOC
tons Of ships Feb. available for trans
porting troops Secretary Baker die
not know, but thought that an under
estimate.
In his former statement that mil
lion men probably could be sent tC
France this year, Secretary Baker eX
planned he did not depend wholly or
American shipping.
Senator Hitchcock said that on Nov
80 the shipping board advised
him the total gross available American
tonnage was 5S2 ships Of 3,72l,SO6 tons
including tankers and four German anC
Austrian ships. Secretary Baker sale
he could not estimate how many troops
that tonnage would supply.
The much discussed editorial in the
Metropolitan Magazine, Of which Theo
dore Roosevelt is associate editor at
lacking the war departments prepara
tions to send troops to France, came
up again. Secretary Baker had replied
TO the editorial in his first statemen
by saying the war department had don't
more than the magazine contended j
should.
Did the editor have any information
other than an ordinary citizen nigh
have had at that time?" asked Senator
Weeks.
No Special Information.
mo" said Mr.. Baker adding that il
August, when the article appeared III
had been quite certain that the depart
ment could do more toward training
troops than the article suggested, anC
also that there was good promise tina
more could be done toward getting then
to France than the article proposed
Senator Weeks asked if the war de
partment had succeeded in doing al
much as it had hoped for in October
81 can answer that in this way MI
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
LETS WANT GOVERNMENTS
TO LET THEM ALONE
Want to Decide Their Political Destiny
Without Hindrance.

London, Feb. 6.-An official Russian
wireless dispatch contains a declaration
by Lettish representatives from the Let
tish councils of socialists and soldiers
protesting against the assertion of the
Austro-German delegation at Brest Ii
tovsk that the Let's had expressed a
desire for separation from Russia. The
lemand is expressed that the German
and Russian forces be withdrawn from
the Lettish territory 50 that the inhabit-
'nts can freely express their will for
unconditional unity or divided existence.
a declaration similar to that made by
he Let's has been issued by the Es-
.honians. 1t demands full and unfettered
elfdetermination for the whole of Es-
-honia, including Oesel, Dago and neigh
boring islands inhabited by Esthonians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
THOUSANDS OF GERMANS
RELEASED BY RUSSIANS

London, Feb, 6.-The Russian com
mission on war prisoners announces that
local workmen and soldiers councils
are releasing enemy prisoners Of war
by the thousands. These men are mov
ing toward Petrograd in great mum.
bers, and it is said that 10000 already
are in the Petrograd district.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
AMERICAN OFFICERS RENT
QUARTERS IN VERSAILLES

Versailles, Feb. G.-Houses here have
been rented for the use of American Of.
war council One OF them is a large
villa which will be occupied by General
Bliss and others of his staff. The Amer
lean officers will move in at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
American Shipping Increases.

Washington, Feb. 6-American-owned
merchant vessels of five tons net reg
gster or more, operating in inland waters,
coastwise and in foreign trade during
1916, numbered 1894, and had a gross
tonnage of 12,5OO,OOO, according to a
report issued today by the census bu-
reau
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
MORE TAXES FOR FRENCH.

Paris, Feb. 6.-Louis Klotz minister
of finance, announced today that addi
tional taxes amounting to 36l 900 900
francs (S72, ,2OO,OOO must be levied in
order to meet war expenses in 1918.