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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-26
CHAPTER XVI.


When the tugs had cast of and after
a while we had dropped our pilot,
said to myself: 'tNow we are of, and
it's the States for me-end of the
nne-far as we go-IF-" But the
'1f" did not look very big TO me-
though I could see u width the naked
eye all right
I got M about four O'Clock the naxt
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-26

hooks when they could reach them. /!
noticed that there were red kegs In
the. German boat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
Austria Quiuers AS Bread
Supply Fast Disappears

This message quotes an interview
with Herr Paul, the Austrian food
minister, obtained by the Berlin
Tageblat., in which the minister
said the recent reduction in the
Austrian bread ration was due to
insufficient supplies from Bessara-
bia and Hungary.
The entire 1917 harvest from these
sources had been distributed and
consumed. the minister stated, and
the RImlnian harvest had also
been used up.
The supplies exported from the
Ukraine were very unsatisfactory in
quantity, while the agreement made
with Germany several months ago
had been altered. Germany taking
over the entire distribution OF the
Ukrainian supplies.
Herr Paul arrived in Berlin Tues
day. the message adds. to confer
with tie military authorities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
BOOMS WILSON
FOR THIRD TERM

Indianapolis, Ind, June l9.-De-
claring that the exigencies of the
times call for the denomination and
election in 1920 of Woodrow Viii
SON. Samuel NJ Ralston, former
governor OF Indiana, permanent
chairman of the Indiana state Dem
ocratic convention here, today fired
the delegates and audience with en-
thusiasm that brought them to their
feet waving flags and cheering.
The demonstration lasted for sew
eral minutes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
NEGRO ORATOR SPEAKS
AT CONVENTION HALL

William II. Harrison OF Oklaho-
ma CITY, a negro orator of nationr
wide reputation, will speak on mat
ters pertinent to the winning of the
war at Convention Hall tonight.
The meeting begins at $50 o'clock.
Harrison recently spoke at the
Baptist Church. East Ardmore. and
made such a favorable impression
that it was decided to have him
speak IN Convention Hall tonight in
order hat white citizens might be
given an opportunity to hear him.
The committee in charge Of the
meeting has made special provision
for the accommodation of all ne
groes who may wish TO attend.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
WOMEN AIDES IN WAR
STAMP CAMPAIGN MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

Women workers in the "Over the
Top June 28' war savings stamps
campaign will meet at Convention
Hall 1t 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. Mrs. {. l.. Anderson, county
chairman, and Mrs. II. l.. Foster,
city chairman, have notified all OF
their chairmen from the various
school districts and wards to be
present ard women OF the city, even
though they are not chairmen and
nave not had a personal invitation
20 come, are urged to be present.
Outlines OF the campaign and an
appeal to the women to use their
best efforts to make the drive a sue
cess will be made by Edward Gait,
district chairman, and Thomas w.
Champion, county chairman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
HOUSTON BOOTLEGGERS
GET So OF. FOR LIQUOR

Houston. Texas. June ia
number of convictions have been
secured IN Houston recently OF per-
sons charged with bootlegging IL
quor. but it has been left TO a ne
gro who was sentenced TO six years
in the Deniieniiary today for the
same offense to tell what prices
the liquor could be sold Tor. Ac-
cording TO testimony brought out
during ;he trial in criminal district
court this negro sold whisky at s.
a quart or S52 a gallon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
OKLAHOMA SOLDIER
HURT IN A WRECK

Waco. Texas. June lo.-Thirty-
four soldiers and three trainmen
fere injured. some seriously, when a
Cotton Belt troop train was de-
rallied At : O'Clock yesterday after
noon seven miles east Of Waco. The
wreck was caused by a sun-kink N
the rails, which was not discovered
by the engineer in time to stop the
train. among he seriously injured
IS Corp. Daniel Mcneil, Lawton,
Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
WHEAT AND MEAT
REGULATIONS ARE
AGREED UP0N \

Russell Brown, food administra-
tor for Carter County, has prepared
an agreement which is being signed
by the hotel lien, restaurant men
and druggists Of Ardmore. 1t is to
the effect that they will not serve
in excess of two ounces OF wheat
products per person per meal; that
only three pounds of sugar shall be
served for eacl ninety meals; that
they will not serve boiled beef in
excess OF two meals each week; that
they will not serve beefsteak in ex-
cess of one meal per week, between
this date and Sept. Is; that boiled
becl will be served for the noon meal
from II O'Clock a m. to O'Clock
p. m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; that
beefsteak shall only be served at the
Monday evening meal between the
hours Of o'clock and o'clock p.
m. and that rcast beef shall only
be served at the evening meal on
Thursdays, between the hours of )
o'clock and 9 o'clock p. m.
When former agreements were
made by the hotel and restaurant
men the druggists were not includ-
ed, but as most of them serve
lunches, they are being asked to sign
and so far as the petition has been
presented to them they are comply
ing with the request.
He is also requiring householders
to purchase not more than one and
one-quarter pounds OF clear beef, or
one and onc-ha!f pounds including
the bone, per person per week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
Expenditure of Bond Money
Should Be Placed I'm KEamds
of Citizen Bo I'd as Promised

Id
of the latter having his own
business to care for besides a
department of the city affairs,
and the mayors time is all tax
en- with direction OF affairs OF
the city. For this reason and
the further fact that no one OF
these men claims to have any
technical training along the lines
required there is every reason
why citizens committee should
have charge of the work.
This committee should be
made up of men of known in
tegrity and ability, portion of
them at least having technical
knowledge, and the whole engi-
neering problem should be
worked out before any further
steps are taken, as the people
are in no temper at this time to
have another Caddo creek fl
asco. All of this preliminary
work should be done at once,
in view of the imperativeness OF
the proposed improvements.
A Joint meeting of the city
commission and the citizens
should be held at once, and at
this time 4 committee should be
appointed to select and agree
upon :he personnel of a citizen
board TO take charge of the i'm
provcment work. This will not
only relieve the present COM
mission of the responsibility,
but i also will greatly lessen if
not entirely eradicate criticism
and dissatisfaction resulting
from real or imagined short
comires in the work.
There is no use quibbling over
this matter. Let's carry out the
original proposition and put the
improvements in the hands OF
the people.
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The consent of the pee 10
issue bonds for water ar .Sler
improvements needed i this
city has been given, t o)prov-
al of The capital iss' ommit-
tee has been secure, g. .er visit
of citizens to Washington, the
bonding ordinances have been
printed, and now the work of
preparing the bonds for sale is
under way, but one feature has
as yet been unattended to and
should have attention before
any further steps are taken.
When the matter of a bond
issue vas first brought to the
attention of the people there
was considerable opposition, in
fact the date of the first cleo
tion was cancelled. The past
experience in spending money
for water works extensions was
fully discussed and the fear of
a recurrence was voiced in no
uncertain manner by the citi-
zens.
1t was then that Mayor Rob
erts went before public meetings
and proposed that if the bonds
were voted that a committee or
board of citizens competent to
handle the work be chosen, and
that this board should have alb
solutc charge of the expenditure
of the bond money. This prop
osition was accepted, the bonds
were voted with little opposition
and the time has now come to
refer the matter of the selec-
tion of this board to the bust
ness organizations and citizens
of Ar1more.
In taking this step there is no
implied or intended aspersion on
the character or ability of the
mayor and commissioners, each
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
OTTOMAN ALLIES Of KAISER SHOW
NO RESPECT To HUMANE PLEAS

AT 6 O'Clock Tuesday morning,
the German artillery began heavy
bombardment between Nrigny, west
OF Rheims, to the village of La Po
mclle on the north bank of the
Vesle river. east OF that city. Three
hours later, the Teutonic infantry
stormod out OF their trenches 10
begin the assault. According to the
official statement issued at Paris
the Gei-rans were nowhere success
full in their attempts to enter the
French lines, being repulsed with
heavy losses.
The front over which the new
attack was launched is approx
mately fourteen miles in length. 1t
has been expected that the Ger
mans would sooner or later attempt
to straighten out their lines in this
region because the close of the
Aisne offensive left the allies in a
favorable position along the front
from the Marine east 10 the Chateau
Thicrr,, on to the region of ThionS.
They are able to quickly concen-
trate their forces on either side of
their angle having its apex at
Rheims.
The ground over which the Ger
mans arc attacking west of Rheims
is rather high and irregular. To
the north of the city it is more level
and to the east. the French being
between the enemy and the Vesle
river, would be operating at dis
advantage were it not for wooded
hills winch they hold on each side
of the village of La Pompelle.
The connection between this as
sault and the one delivered between
Montddir and Noyon last week is
rather difficult to trace, except that
at Strengthening of the line would
be of advantage to the foe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
TEXAS BANKER GETS
SENTENCE OF @ YEARS

Austir. Texas. June l9.-Thc
court OF criminal appeals today at
firmer the trial court in the case
of T. Z. Watson, league banker,
convicted of the murder of John ;.
Patterson. former state banking
commissioner. Watson was award
ed % years in the penitentiary.
Patterson was shot and killed at
league in 1910. after he had posted
a notice on the door of the league
bank closing it because of its alleged
insolvent condition. Watson was
president of the bank. He claimed
he shot in sell defense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
BRITISH TROOPS RAID.

London, June l9.-British troops
last night successfully raided the
German lines in the region to the
south of Hebuterne, north of AL
bert, the war office announced to-
day. A British post recently taken
by the Germans near Vieux Ber-
quin on the northern side of the Lys
salient, was recaptured, some pris-
oners and two machine guns being
taken in the operation.
The statement reads:
"A raid attempted by the enemy
in the Locre sector was repulsed by
French troops. The hostile artillery
was active yesterday evening in the
Ancre valley, about Mericourt, and
during the night has been active in
the neighborhood of Merris (Flan-
ders 'front.'.
we carried out a successful raid
last night south of Hebuterne.
I'm the Vieux Berquin sector, a
party OF our troops attaced and re-
captured one of the posts taken by
the enery in this locality on the
night OF June 1--we secured few
prisoners and two machine guns"
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and the war department is pre-
pairing to ask congress for an
appropriation to cover such ac-
tivity
At the department today it
was said that the project has
not ,eached the point where
any particular nation had been
approached in this connection.
but that it was thought wise to
have the necessary funds avail
able iii case a favorable decision
was reached while congress was
in recess.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
URUGUAY is PLANNING
TO MAKE LOAN TO ALLIES

Washington, June l9.-Uruguay
is planning to make a loan to the
allies, an official report received
here today said. Trade and finance
in the South American republic
have flcurished in the last year in
spite OF abnormal conditions cauS-
ed by the war. The balance of trade
in fave. of the nation has caused
an influx of gold to an amount hith-
erto unknown in the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
MOTHER OF EDITH CAVEL
DIES AT HOME IN ENGLAND

London, June 10, via Ottawa
Mrs. Ida Cavell. mother of the he
roic nurse. Edith Cavell. executed
by the Germans in Belgium. is dead
at her home. Henley -on-the- Thames
at the age OF 81. She had been in
failing health since the death OF her
daughter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
Shall The Work On The
Ardnnore Hotel Stop Now?

ArdmOre is confronted with serious situation today and
unless immediate steps taken provide the funds work
on the hotel will tomorrow.
meeting has been called for the Chamber of Com
for Thursday night $3.50 o'clock for the
purpose of deciding whether the work shall proceed
This is matter of first consideration for and
who has Ardmore interests should fail to be
and participate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
South Americans Are
Expected to TranhU.S.

Paris, June l9.-(Havas agen-
Cyl - Premier Clemcnceau's
newspaper. L'Homme Libre,
says advices have been rcceiv-
ceived from Washington that a
plan is under way for training
trools of South American re-
publios in the United States.
Washington, June l9.-Train-
ing in the United States of
troops OF some western nation
or nations also at war with
Germany is under consideration,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
BULLETIN, LAG P. M.

Washington. June l9.-Aus-
tria's grave food situation coup
led With the apparent failure OF
the hew offensive against Italy,
is exciting pessimistic comment
in the Vienna press. An Off
cial dispatch today. from Zu-
rich. quotes the Arbeiter Zei-
tung Of Vienna as saying:
The situation will be still
morc serious in Vienna when
the sanguinary defeat OF the i'm
perial forces on the Italian
front becomes known
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
TURKS SACK AMERICAN
HOSPITAL AND i. s. MAY
SOON DECLARE WAR
WEATHER FORECAST

For .Ardmore and state at
large: Tonight and Thursday,
fair.
East Texas: Tonight and
Thursday, fair.
West Texas; Tonight and
Thursday, fair.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day vas 100 degrees; minimum
last night was "a degrees.
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sive since they were checked, and
then thrown back over the terrain
gained Saturday in the first day Of
the offensive. The French and
British around Asiago are under
heavy enemy bombardment and the
French Tuesday repulsed a strong
local Austrian effort. Along the
Val Suganna and against the pastion
of Monte Grappa the enemy holds
further attacks in abeyance.
Along the nearly 80 miles on the
Piave line the Austrian line has i'm
proved greatly from an Austrian
viewpoint, although the Austrians
have been defeated at most points
in efforts to enlarge their gains.
Where and in what force the enc
my has crossed the river and how
far he has progressed into the We
netian plain are not outlined clearly,
but apparently the Italians have
given most ground on the north
around Montello and the south OF
Capo Sic.
Fight en- Plateau.
From their foothold on Montello
an important plateau three by eight
miles ir extent, and which domi-
mates the country between Bassano
and Treviso, the Austrians are max
ing violent attempts to drive the
Italians off the height entirely,
while the Italians are fighting just
as determinedly to keep the enemy
close to the river bank. The fight
ing the past two days has been fav-
orable TO the Italians. In the CEN
ter, from Massarreda to Fossalta,
the Austrians are being held we'll
in check, and have been unable to
make any progress across the Piave,
despite repeated attempts.
Seemingly the Austrians have
pushed back the Italians several
miles between Fossalta and Capo
Sile and along the Fosetta canal,
which runs southwark toward We
MIA. Capo Sile is in the lowlands
along the Adriatic, but if the enemy
reaches the Fosetta canal to the
north he would be on drier ground
and better able to push toward
Mestre and outfiank the line north
ward along the Piave.
Enemy Loses Many Lives.
What gains the enemy has made,
however, have been hardly COM
mensurate with the preparations
made, the shells expended and lives
lost. Emperor Charles, unless his
troops can make swifter progress,
will have to call off his hunger Of
fensive" and face the populace at
home. Reports have reached Swift
zerland that Socialist manifestations
occurred in Vienna Monday.
The Germany apparently are
awaiting results on the Italian front
before resuming the offensive in
France and Flanders. Ii the Ger
mans expected that the Austrians
would advance and compel the al |
lies to send reserves to Italy and I
thus weaken the western front. it IS
probable they will have to change |
any plans based on such anticipa-
tions.
Local attacks and intense artil-
lery fire here and there mark the
lull on the western line. The French I
and the British have improved their
positions at isolated points between
Rheims and Iprcs while repulsing
enemy attacks. The German artil-
lery FIRE has increased in intensity
from northwest OF Montdidier to
the Aisnc. /.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19

Austr;as grain supplies have
completely run out and such food
OF this nature she is getting is com
ing from what Germany has allotted
to her from the Urainian supplies,
Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company indi-
Gates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
THOS. R. MARSHALL
RAPS ROOSEVELT
VICE-PRESIDENT DECLARES
LADY THEODORA" KNOCK
ING WAR MANAGEMENT.
SPEECH At |ND|ANAPO OILS
Mr.. Marshall Delivers Address Be-
fore Indiana State Democrat
Convention and Calls on People
to Support the President.

indianapolis, Ind, June l9.-Sup-
port only the Democrat who i,
whole heartedly behind the presi'
dent and the way he proposes tc
win the war, Nice-President Thomas
K. Marshall sail here today in adj
dressing the Indiana state Demo.
cratic convention.
The vice-president made his plea
for support of ,he administration a,
the close of his address, saying that
while nc wanted the Democrats tc
win the coming election, yet at
the risk OF being read out of the
party ne urged the members in the
state to vote against the Democrat
who IS not in favor of taking the
German language out of the school:
and welding into united people, by
the use of common language, al
those who dwell within our bor-
ders."
As to Republicans.
The Republican state convention
which was he'd here a few weeks
ago, received much attention from
the vice-president, who declared
that it had gone too far in its state
ments. Mr.. Marshall said
Just what ;hc Republican party
means by saying that its purpose is
to win the war now, most OF us dc
not understand. What the Demo
cratic party stands for is to win the
war as soon as it can be won, and ii
holds that to the speedy winning OF
It there are these essentials: Vindi-
cation OF the Justice in the cause in
which we are engaged; lasting and
definite end 10 be attained--tht
wholehearted, Gisinterested, politica
and patriotic sacrifice of persona
ambitions, party pre7erment AMI
individual success to the object at
tanned, and confidence, absolute con
hdence, IN the commandments
Lady Theodora."
Mr.. Marshall referred to Lady
Theodore during the course of his
remarks. saying;
LADY Theodore being left at
home, concluded to take a hand in
the war by writing letters to a news
paper in derogatlon and criticism OF
the wars management. which news
paper had as lis general manager a
man who was. at the declaration OF
hostilitles against the imperial Ger
man government. an enemy alien OF
the United States. and which news
paper mad published the Rose Pas
tor Stokes letter and other seditious
documents.
"Some men. at least, are going to
object if she is the Republican
party, ard if she is going to fight the
war in this way-through the col
umns OF the Kansas City Star, and
notwithstanding her great desire to
take cnarge OF everything, they are
going to insist that she shall not be
permitted to do so earlier than
March 1 1921, and not then if God
and the right prevails
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
ON WEST FRONT.

Standing firmly before the war
stricken city of Rheims. the French
have checked new German drive
launched last night, five days after
the offensive on the Montdidier-
Noyon line came to a halt. In the
fighting the active battle front has
been extended to a point five miles
southeast of the cathedral city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
GERMANS LAUNCH
ATTACK IN EFFORT
TO TAKE RHEIMS
DRIVE ALONG l4-MILE SEMI.
CIRCLE AROUND NOTED
CATHEDRAL CITY.
fREN CHI ARE DEFENDERS
Town Was Recently Hemned in
Both Sides and It Has Been Ex-
pected That Enemy Would Re-
new Attacks in Hope of Sacking.

Paris, June 1Y.-The Germans last
night after violent preparatory bonn
bardmcnt began an attack on the
Rheims front between Vrigny and
La Pomelle, the war office an
nounces today.
The French are resisting the Ger
man blow with entire success.
The statement follows:
Last night at E o'clock the Ger
mans delivered violent preparatory
ARTILLERY fire along the whole front
OF Rheims from the region of Vrig-
ny, v'es, of the city, as far east as
La Pomelle. At 9 o'clock the en-
emy infantry began an attack on
the French positions between these
two points.
The French troops resisted the
German attack with complete sue
cess, the counter barrage of the
French artillery proving very
strong.
French Fire Is Effective.
Between Nrigny and Ormes, the
German assault troops were stopped
by the French fire and forced 10
return many times to their lines Of
departure and were not finally able
to reach the French positions.
Around Rheims violent combats
developed, during the course of
which the enemy suffered heavy
losses and was everywhere repuls-
ed.
East of Rheims, the fighting
likewise ended TO the advantage of
the French. The Germans having
been successful in penetrating the
woods northeast of Sillery were
driven out by French counter at
tack.
Prisoners taken in the region of
Rheims declared that the town was
attacked by three divisions, which
were ordered to take the place at
all costs during the night"
The front OF the new German at
tack is the semi-circle drawn by
the enemy about the city of Rheims
in the recent offensive on the Aisne
front. The Rheims region COM
prised the left flank of the Ger
man attack. Ground was given by
the French on both sides of the ca
thedral city, but the town itself and
the nearby protecting forts were
held against the German onslaught
and have since remained French
possessions.
Rheims, however, was hemmed in
on three sides by the enemy and it
has been only a question of time
when the Germans would make
concerted effort to oust its defend
srs. The front of the present at
!ack from Vrigny, west of the city
10 La Fomelle. around the semi-cir-
Gle to the east, is approximately
fourteen miles.