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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
GERMAN WARNS GERMAN.

New York, May 4.-"Nou are
ccnduoting in Liyonia and E,tho-
mia a regime of force which will
cause deep cnmity toward every
thing that Is German" said Deputy
Gcorg Lebedour. leader OF the Ger
man independent socialists during
a discussion OF the Brcst Litovsl
treaty in the German reichstag. ac-
co-ding TO German new papers.
We reject a treaty lac said. The
king OF Prussia should become Duke
OF Courland. According to what
principles,is Is the good man to reign
there :: Ledebour said that Rus
sian soldiers in Livonia and Estho-
MA were being hanged by the Ger
mans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
PRESIDENT PARDONS
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
SENTENCED TO Die

Washington. May T. - President
Wilson disapproved today the sen
tence OF four American soldiers in
France ordered to be shot.
Sentences OF two of the men, Pri-
Yates Dion Ledoyen and Stanley G..
Fishback. were commutcd to three
years confinement. Priyates For
est ID. Sebastian and Jess Cook were
granted full pardons. Sebastian and
Cook. who were pardoned. were CON
Sicted OF sleeping at sentry posts.
Lcdoyen and Fishback werc SEN
fenced for disobeying orders. They
viii serve their three-year terms at
LcavcnwOrth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
WEST TEXAS GETS RAIN.

San Angelo. Texas. May "A
general rain which promises to break
the unprecedented drouth in West
Teas fell in this section yesterday
and last night. More than Is coun-
ties which have received practically
no ram Tor the past two or more
years are being benefited.
Rain was reported as lar south
as Fredericksburg Junction. Sonora
aud Del Rio. from Alpine 20 Ham,
lir. on the Kansas City. Mexico and
Orient railroad. and from Sterling
City TO Brownwood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
TOTAL OF 265 TRAINS
BEARING HUN WOUNDED
COUNTED IN 3 DAYS

Amsterdam, May A total
of POS trains full of wounded
soldiers returning to Germany
from the battle fronts in Picar-
dy and Flanders, says the news
paper Les Nouvellcs, Of The
Hague, were counted in the day
time on April Q, April II and
April y on the Namur-Liege
railway. The transports were
so crowded that the Germans
were using open coal cars to
carry the wounded. Many
trains pass during the night.
Hospitals, converts, schools
and factories in Belgium, the
paper adds, are all packed with
wounded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
AWAITING CARDS
FOR FLOUR AND
FLOUR PRODUCTS

The card system for the purchas,
OF -four and flour products will b,
put into effect in Carter County as
soon as the cards can be printed
and sent To the various parts OF th,
county. While IN Ardmore yester-
day Judge {. Il. Ames, food admin
istrator for the state. said the sys-
TEN was in force in ten or twelve
counties IN Oklahoma and that Il Is
working out successfully.
Russell Brown. food administra-
tor Tor Carter County. while he was
al Oklahoma City this week. talked
with Hal Muldrow. food admins
traitor for Cleveland County, and he
said they had no trouble in putting
the card system into effect in that
county and that the people were
really pleased with II after they had
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
DARK OUTLOOK FOR
GRAIN IN UKRAINE

Amsterdam. May 4.-Only about
80 per cent OF the spring grain sow
ing has been accomplished in the
Ukraine. Herr Non Waldow. preSi-
dent OF the German regulation
board. has informed the food COM
mittee of the reich-tag. according to
the Koelnische Zeitung. Fighting
occurred in Kicv when the Ukrain-
ian rada overthrew the government.
saws the Koclnische Nolks-Zeitung.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
COCOANUT SHELLS MAKE
EFFECTIVE GAS MASKS
On ID Associated Press. }

San Juan, May 4-German poison
gas has given the shell of the cocoa
nut humane as we'll as a CONNER
cial value and thousands of cocoa
nuts are being shipped from Porto
Rico so that the shells may be used
in the manufacture OF gas masks
for American troops in France. The
shell OF the cocoanut, it was found
after much experimentation, could
be made into high grade OF char
coal. This charcoal. it is said. is
valuable antidote for poison gas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
PEACE OFFENSIVE BY
FOE EALREADYLAUNCHE
British Navy Lays Great Mine
Field Across North Exit Of
North Sea TO Foil Hun UBoat

has been vast improvement in
British mines since Admiral lei
licoe became first sea lord. He
points out that the creating OF
the barrier across the northern
exit Of the North Sea was an
enormous task involving twelve
or more months and estimates
that tens OF thousands OF mines
were reiuired to cover the area.
lIurd suggests that when Ad-
miral Jelicoe made his famous
prophecy that the submarine
menace would be met by August
that he had this mine field i'll
mind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
HUNS GIVEN VOTE AND
FORCED TO USE IT

Amsterdam, May A clause
making it obligatory for every elect
or to use his vote has been passed
by the lower house OF the Prussian
diet, which is considering the SUI
frage reform bill. The principle OF
the secret ballot also was approved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
STAR ATHLETES GIVEN
COMMISSIONS IN ARMY

Rockford. Ill.,, May 4.-Among the
graduates OF the third officers train
ing camp at the cantonment here
we're two star athletes-Jo LOOMS
and Earl Eby.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
Texans Get Commissions.

Washington, May 4.-The list OF
graduates at the Camp Lee, Va,
third officers training camp in
cludc:
lniantry-Albert {. Michael.
Pearsall, Texas; William +. Nc
Cutcheon, jeff, Texas; John d.
Nash. Everman, Texas; Winfield Z.
Prentiss, Shreveport, La.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
FUEL OIL GIVE OUT
UNLESS LEASE BILL
PASSES, LANE SAYS
BULLETIN.

Washington. May A predic-
tion that ships. railroads and war
Industries viii be unable TO obtain
fuel oil after % days If the leasing
bill IS not passed by congress, was
made today by Secretary Lane.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
Kaiser Plots to Kill
Manhood of ALsace
(By The Associated Pressl

Genevar, May 4-The German military authorities are
sending direct to the front lines all youths from the
depos in AsaceLOrraine according Alsaan chemist
VINO has Just arrived here from Huhausen
The chemist already has lost sons latest aged IS
having been killed at Locre in the Flanders battle
The Germans employing their reservs said
Asatian, especially the soldiers from Alsaceorrane
the German of settling the question prov
nces Ii referendum vote taken after the only few
Asatian electors will be left
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN EXCEEDS
THREE BILLIONS
WORKERS CONTINUE FEW
ERISHLY TO RAISE FOUR
TO FIVE BILLIONS.

Washington, May 4.-The third
Liberty loan has been over-sub-
scribed by $6,SSS, 900, the treasury
reported today. Later, figures are
expected to raise the total far
above three billions.
Although this insures the mini
mum asked by Secretary McAdoo,
much work remained to be done to-
day to bring the total to the four
or five billion which the treasury
hoped to get.
Official reports from the San
Francisco and Dallas districts con-
hrmcd claims of having passed their
quotas. San Francisco will stand
sixth in the honor roll, and Dallas,
with an oyer-subscription of $l0,-
OOOOOO, will stand seventh.
Treasury officials today said they
expected the number of subscribers
to exceed 100000.
St. Louis headquarters wired that
every county in the entire district
except Sebastian County. Arkan-
sas, and Shelby County, Tennessee,
had reached the goal.
New York. May with sub
scriptions still pouring in, New
York at noon today went over its
minimum in the Liberty loan cam
paign. The minimum quota of S9OO-
OOOOGO for this district had then
been exceeded, and millions were
still to be tabulated, the Liberty
loan committee announced.
Washington, May 4.-Liberty loan
workers today are out for a billion
dollars or mote observation-disclosures
before the campaign closes at mid
night tonight. With $2040.644. 400
officially tabulated at the opening of
business. committees went to work
to gather enough belatcd pledges to
send the nations war credit over the
three-billion minimum in the early
morning hours.
1t was the busiest dav of the four
weeks drive and probably the most
productive. Local committees sum
moned every worker to aid in street
corner speeches, house-to-house
canyassing Office and factory solici-
tation and telephone appeals to
subscribe the utmost"
"A bond in every home" was the
last day slogan which workers
sought to make good. Other cam
Daign war cries were buy another
bond match the presidents S5OI
bond, and Subscribe before it is |
too late"
The treasury is preparing regula-
ions covering the conversion of /
p per cent bonds of the first Lib
'rty loan and I per cent bonds Of
he second loan into the 1 l-2 per
cent securities OF the third loan.
They may be exchanged between |
May . and Nov. . and owners will !
le encouraged to permit the convcr-
iion OF second IS to be as of Nav IS. /
when interest payments are due on
he second loan and the exchange of
irSt Liberty bonds TO be as OF luue
5, when the interest on them IS due.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and Vicinity:
Tonight and Sunday. fair.
East Texas. Tonight and Sun
day. cloudy: showers in south
west portion and on west coast;
warmer in west portion Sunday.
West Texas: Tonight and
Sunday. partly cloudy; not much
change in temperature.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day, - degrees; minimum tenn
perature last night. 5S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-04

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

Sergeant Byron M.
hurst TON, Floral
Park, l.. |. Died in
camp.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

DELLA A. COLE.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

loved flag is not carried to a. complete
victory within the next year, by the
end of that period the white souls, of
thousands, yes, hundreds of thousands
of Americans, our brothers, will be
calling from unmarked graves in
France to ask, "Have you done your
duty?" and when that cry comes, God
grant that every American can stand
proudly forth and answer, II have.
There it is-Old Glory-thirteen
stripes representing the original thir-
teen colonies, and forty-eight stars.
one for each State in this Union. God
of our fathers, bless this, our flag OF
freedom; and these, Thy sons, born
under it's guardian folds, who love II,
and who have defended it, and who
shall defend it, now and forevermore.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Florentino Saldivar, de-
ceased NOTICE is hereby given bysztksl
undersigned, Jose Saldivar, Admins
traitor, of the estate of Florentino Sal
divar, deceased, to the creditors of
and all persons, having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them,
with. the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first publica-
ton of this notice to the said Jose
Saldivar, Administrator, at the office.
of G. o. Nolan at Ray, Arizona, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
in the said, County of Pinal, State of
Arizona.
JOSE SALDIVAR,
Administrator of Estate Of Floren-
tino Saldivar, Deceased.
Dated this 18th day of June, 1918.
First publication Jyas 2, 1918.
Last pyblteation July 1Sa191S.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06
TWO LETTERS
(By Lucy Stone Terribly

The nurses kept the. other letter
under the pillow of the man who
lived, where they could read it to him
whenever they had a spare minute. y
"Good morning, my blessed old
husband. It's been weeks since i (
heard from you, but 1 keep popping
letters into the mail box just the
same, hoping few of them may
reach YOU. How we wonder about
you-and how we pray! And also
how we hope you have nice, clean
underwear!
Don't you worry about us at all.
We're fine. l know you are coming
home to us. BRsss.Z0ur dear oid
happy hsagtsn ~ -
4@eJlm Evans got home Ia
- went right over to see i'm. P0sl.
old Jim, he's pretty much plsed up
It's a wonderful thing to have made
the grand sacrifice he has, and never
complain. Leta was a little shocked
at first, but she'll be able to do most
anything; she's so well and strong.
She hadn't been told how badly he
was wounded.
Now, David, 1 want to tell you
something thatSyou are never to for
get, no matter What happens Jim
said he begged them to let him die
rather than send him home crippled
so terribly. Oh, David, am SO afraid
you might feel. that way! Ii you will
only remember, every instant, that
you couldn't be SO crippled or dis
figured but what your coming back
would mean my whole hppiness. AS 4
long as your heart beats in your
body, the children and l lant YOU. IF
something terrible shouldhappen to
me, you would still love m, wouldn't
you? More, perhaps, than,efore So
make up your mind thatlf there's
only the least little bit leSof you,
you must be brave and com back TO 4
us.
"And then you must comback to i
see the garden-beautiful BITS and q
real. onions, growing just as lick as
if they were one cent, instd
twenty, apiece. Ask your gera
he knows how to make. tt
grow. l don't.
"Well, good night, dear. Go9
and keep you.
MAJ
And of the man who died. the
tors said:
Would you believe a man withh
nerve. could give UP like that? WY.
the fellow acted as though he wantd
to die! Queer thing!"
But of the other man, they ma
veled: a-7s.d
God Himself must have pulled that
chap through. He's as unconcerned
as if he'd only lost a finger Queer
thing!"
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

Two men from the same home
town were brought into, the same
hospital one hot July day. And in a
pocket of each man was soiled and
crumpled letter from his wife. They
buried this letter with the man who
died:
Dearest: At last have had a let
ter from you-if you call that stingy
little note letter. can't understand
why you don't hear from me, for |
answer every letter | get and am
awfully careful not to say anything to
displease those brutes of censors.
Couldn't you write oftener?
"Junior plays soldier from morning
until night. He is getting to be posi-
lively ferocious. It's tco funny. He
almost drives me frantic asking wheeft e
i think you are and what think YOU
are doing and eating, <cstera. He
woke me up last night, crying, and
said he forgot to- put, God watch over
my daddy in his prayer. He has been
miserable over it ever since. Isn't he
! queer little soul? He loves to work
in the garden, and. digs UP all the poor
little vegetables that do finally make
an appearance. I'll be glad if the time
ever comes when people don't con
slider you traitor if you haven't a
nasty little garden somewhere about
'Mrs. Delano finally died. The fun
eral was very rushed because the cap
tain only had one days leave. Sc
many people thought he acted queer
l hope the shells won't effect you il
any way. Do be awfully careful. Yol
are always so reckless. When will
you have your next leave? I am 81
lonely that I almost die.
"Oh, yes, Leta Evans husband il
back-all crippled to pieces, they tel
me. l haven't been over yet, for
can't bear to see him. Poor Leta,
don't know how on earth she is goln'
to take care of him, and there isn't
thing left for him to live. for. / know
it would kill me to have you com
home that -way-simply kill me- On
dearest, my heart is breaking for you
/ Il hope you will like these httl
pictures of Junior and me. l had, then
taken just for you. Did you ever Sc
anything so thin as l am? It's be
cause don't sleep, l suppose.
Edith has just come to have me 6
and sew at the Red Gross, SO goodrb
darling. We are SO miserable withou
you! These little dirty places ar
Juniors kisses. Do hurry and com
home safe and sound to us. Our love
dearest, every minute, and write otter
"Your devoted,
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06
NOTICE TO. cREDITo|

Estate of Noises Perez, 4
Notice is hereby given by I'll
signed, d. DuraZo, Adminls3
the estate of Noises Perez, 4
to the creditors of and all perl
ing claims against the said 4
to exhibit them, with the Il
vouchers, within four months
first publication of this notid
said D. Durazo, Administrato]
office of G. o. Nolan at RayA
the same being the place for
action of the business of saY
in the said County of Pinal.
Arizona.
D. DUR
Administrator Of Estate of {
Perez, Deceased.
Dated 18th, day of June, 191
First publication June %,
Last publication July Is, II
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

| hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of Sheriff of Pinal county,
subject to the action of the Demo,
cratic primary.
GEORGE E. TRUMAN.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

hereby announce myself as can
ididate for the office of County AS
SCISSOR of Pinal County, subject to the
will of the voters at the Democratic
primary, 10 be held on September 10,
1918. M. M. HICKEY.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06
"SALLIE. y
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

| hereby announce nay candidacy for
the office of Sheriff of Pinal county,
subject to- the. action of the Demo-
cratic nominating primary.
HENRY HALL.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

l hereby announce myself as candi-
date before the Democratic nominal
ing primary for the office of County
Recorder of Pinal, County, and urgent
ly solicit the support of qualified elect
ors.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

+ hereby announce my candidacy for
the office, of Supervisor of Pinal coun-
ty, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic. primary election, September 10,
1918. ERNEST E. KELLNER.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06

l hereby announce myself as a cam
didate for the office of County Attor-
ney of Pinal County, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary, to
be held September 10, 1918. Your in
fluence and vote will be appreciated.
2. P. PATTERSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
BRITA|N'S LABOR
MEETING CLOSED
Conference Adjourned as Most Import
ant Assemblage in HistOry-Takes
Stand Against War.

Nottingham, England, Jan. 26.-The
British labor party has closed the
most important convention in its his
tory. The outstanding fact of the
three days proceedings, is the firm
stand taken on the war British labor
emphatically reasserted that the
world must be completely and finally
rid Of aggressive militarism."
The pacifist element In the confer
ence, although demonstrative, was
beaten decisively on every occasion
it's proposals reached the voting stage
For three years the question OF conduct
of the war has been the principal pre-
occupation of this annual conference
and each time labor has decided to 60
on, but it never before has spoken in
SO emphatic and specific manner as
this year, nor with such unanimity.
For the American public, one of the
main points of interest, is the party's
acceptance of President Wilson as its
own prophet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
READY FOR SEPARATE PEACE
Germany Reported in Throes of Revolution
French Troops
Repulse Night
Raid by Enemy

Paris, Jan. ga German raid
made on the French positions west
of St. Gobain between the Disc and
Ailette rivers, failed last night, &C.
cording to the official statement issued
today by the French war Office
London, Jan. 26.-The admiralty
announces that naval aircraft bombed
a German airdrome at Varssenaere on
Friday, making direct hits. All the
machines returned.
In patrol fighting on Wednesday. the
admiralty announcement says further,
two enemy aircraft were destroyed
and two were shot down out of con-
troll. One British machine is missing
The official statement issued today
by the British war Office says:
I'VE took a few prisoners last night
in patrol encounters southwest of
Cambria. Hostile artillery was &C
tive early in the night against our po-
sitions in the Scarpe valley"
Rome, Jan. 26.-"The artillery ac-
tons were limited in the mountain
area" says today's statement of the
war office "They were more intense
from Montello to the sea.
Improved atmospheric conditions
resulted in great aerial activity on
both Sides Our machines successfully
bombarded the enemy's encampments
and railway works at Cismon and
Pramolano, and effectively dropped
bombs on military detectives between
the Sile and the Piave. Four hostile
machines were shot down"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
.eneyCharges
Packers Tried
for Wilson Aid

Washington, Jan. 26.-The big pack
ing interests were charged today by
Francis J. Heney. special counsel in
the federal trade commissions in
vestigation into the meat packing in
dustry with having attempted to bring
influence to bear on President Will
son to have the present investigation
stopped.
Mr.. Heney told the commission that
he would show later that joint tele-
gram recently sent to the president by
a number of Detroit bankers protest
ing that the investigation was disturb
ing economic conditions, had been in
spired by the packers.
Sensational disclosures in the fed
eral trade commissions investigation
OF the packing industry today ranged
from efforts to head off the inquiry,
to evidence of packing house interests
in Kansas City street railways, in the
tin industry and finally to documentary
evidence of an agreement of the five
great packers to divide the country
into five districts for buying livestock
for the purpose of limiting COMPETE
ton between them.
An old and creased bit of paper was
put into the record to show that the
agreement between the packers made
in 1903 under the name of the Nation
al Packing company had been contIr-
ued and extended after the National
Packing company had been dissolved
by the federal courts in 1912
1t was the memorandum addressed
TO N. A. c." said to be II. A. Chat
ham, private bookkeeper for Edward
+. Swift. who had asked Can you
give me Nat. P. Co percentages?
Evidence that the packers had oh
tanned confidential information in 1916
caused Francis J. Heney, counsel in
the meat packing investigation, to
protest publicly to the federal trade
commission today against the prac-
tice Of leaving the Offices in the COM
missions building unlocked.
Il have several times returned and
found an attorney for the packers
alone in my Office" Mr.. Heney said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
PLANNED STRIKE
!. OF L.W. ". Barred?
Secret Call for WalkOut OF Lumber.
men In Northwest on Feb. | Be-
lieyed TO Have Been Made.

Eyelth, Mimi. Jan. ga strike
among men in the lumber camps
throughout the northwest is believed
to have been called by the l. W. W. for
Feb. l. no protect the property Of
the lumber companies and adjacent
property, so additional Fourth regi-
ment guards of Duluth will arrive
here today to be detailed to towns
along the range.
There has been no trouble so far
Sheriff j. r. Meining said. Literature,
we have learned. premediating gen.
eral strike, has been distributed to the
men in the camps This is done sec
reilly and the men tear up the notifi-
cations at once. We are unable to
learn the feeling Of the men at camp
or anything about the procedure Of
the purported strike"
The trouble is said to have begun
when lumber companies enforced OBJ
servance Of the Hoover mandate of a
meatless and wheatless day.