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Williams news., 1918-12-13
s30,OOO,oOO WANTED
 FOR SYRIAN RELIEF

Assuring the American Com mitte on Armenian and Syran Relief the use of United States transport to sail directly to Turkey with relief workers and supplies, the United States gov ernment is leading the world in the greatest humanitarian un- dertaking ever attempted. At least 100 to 15O relief workers will sail on the trans port and at Alexandretta, Mersine, Smyrna and Constant inopfe, farm tractors, blows motor trucks for transporting supplies; food, seed, tools cloth ing, medical supplies and other necessary articles for Armenian relief will be unloaded. < These workers will be en- gagged for one year with the privilege of remaining longer if the need justifies it. They will be distributed over Asia Minor, Palestine Mesopotamia and Western Persia. Preced- ing them will go a commission of seven nonsectarian in accor- dance with the policy of the Armenian-Syrian Relief organ ization, and the work of this commission will be to make plans for the rehabilitation of the Near East.
 Turkey is under the military control of the Allied nations and the American government is taking up the matter with the governments of England and France.
 In order to meet the needs of the starving Armenian and Syrian hordes in Turkey, Asia Minor, Armenia, Palestine and Mesopotamia, to enable +hc7o to become self supporting, to save them from utter annihiIation millions having already been massacred or died from star vation and disease, it will be necessary for the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief to raise S3O.OOO- 900 and a drive for this amount will be made the week of Janu- ary 12 to 19.
 Food must be had for the countless hundreds of starving
Williams news., 1918-12-13

The suggestion has been made fom a number of sources, that the town and the county sheriff could we'll combine the offices of marshal and the Williams deputy, thus saving a the city some expense and pre- venting any possible friction be- tween the county and town officials. The suggestion is cer tainly a good one provided the right man can be settled upon. A man will be needed who will be diligent in the performance of his duties.
Williams news., 1918-12-13

sions for our own uses and purposes. How then can we be honest with God and escape the ''Day of Reckoning" if we take for ourselves that one seventh He has "hallowed and set apart for His worship" and service and that one tenth that belongs to Him?
 Gro be continued)
 Rev. D. l.. REID
Williams news., 1918-12-13
WHY NOT GO TO CHURCH.
 (An open letter to the News)

That was good editorial you published last week, MT. Editor, and I want to back it up with an exhortation on ''Why not Go to Church. If there ever was a time in the worlds history that we all, whether church people or not, need wisdom from above" to guide us in all the affairs of in- dividual and national life it is in the present world crisis. Ii Gods Infinite Presence and Providence had not been with
 and guided the Allies in the terrible struggle for deliver
 ance and for Freedom. the
 greatest calamity of all ages
 would have fallen upon the
 whole world-a German world
 Empire of terror and oppres- sion. But ever since there was such a response to our Presi- dents proclamation for "A day
 of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer" the 3Oth of last May, victory has been ours. While all our Allies, all our generals, officers, soldiers and sailors
 have been brave, heroic and faithful, yet, as Bishop Quayle has so strikingly put it, Arms and captains and armies are not the explanatory clause of this great longed-for and brave peace. Not Haig, but God; not Foch. but God; not Pershing,
 but God; not the Allies, but God; not America, but God. And at the Peace Table among those who visibly sit will be God, the Lord of Battles and the Prince of Peace and the Savior, of the world"
 God has humbled princes ill the dust and exalted men of low degree above the noun tains''. Therefore every true man and woman, every loyal man and woman, every patri- otic man and woman, will praise Him and thank Him and bless His Holy Name.
 There is no more suitable place for this than in the church dedicated to the wor- ship of Almighty God. Thea tres, Picture Shows and all places of Amusement should be closed on the Sabbath Day just as banks, stores, shops and all places of business. No individ- ual, community or nation will go unpunished who disregards and ignores Gods eternal laws. People should not only be given the chance but should avail themselves of the opportunity of turning away from all and all secular on the Sabbath day, except that which is ab.- solutely necessary. Ii the church people and community support and patronize places of amusement and recreation and it is proper they should, 1 where they are clean and nor al; then all such places should be closed on the Holy Sabbath md the Church of God given right of way" and all the peo- ole attend and support the churches in the community. Iod who is creator and owner 'f all things, has been very gen. ,rous and liberal to allow us 'lx sevenths of His time and ours and nine tenths of His means and our earthly posses
Williams news., 1918-12-13

Of the 63,OOO officers and soldiers given by Arkansas to the American army; 42,000 par ticipated in the bloody battles of France and Flanders. This was probably the record for any state in the Union accord ing to the statement made by
Williams news., 1918-12-13
Directors of

Frank Baackes Vice P re S. American Steel & Wire Co.,, c. K. Anderson, Pr. American Wire Fa- brics Co.,, J. P. .Sher- lock, Pres. III. Nail Co.,; F. E. Morton, Mngr. Acoustic de pt. Amer. Steel & Wire Go. Ernest c Cook, Sec-Treas.
Williams news., 1918-12-13

Governor Charles H. Brough- Thanksgiving day at the Camp Pike union prayer and praise service which was the official victory celebration of the can tonment.
Williams news., 1918-12-13

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Williams news., 1918-12-13
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
RICH NEW YORK
GERMAN RESIDENT
TO Be |NTERNED

New York, Feb. 26.-Aleged to
be an agent in the United States
for German interests, which have
been seeking to corner the worlds
wool market, Eugene Schwerdt, a
wealthy wool merchant of New York
and Boston, was arrested here yes
terday as an enemy alien and will
be interned.
On orders from the United States
attorney general the federal author
tiles caused books and papers in
his office here and in Boston to be
seized. 1t was said that Schwerdt' S
name had been found among the
papers of Hugo Schmidt, banker and
alleged paymaster in the Bolo Pasha
case, which the attorney general in
vestigated.
According to Deputy Attorney
General Alfred D. Becker, Schwerdt
was in correspondence with II. F.
Albert, former financial agent here
for the German government.
Although claiming to be Belgian
citizen, Schwerdt was, in fact, born
in Muenster, Germany. He resided
in Belgium, but came to the United
States in 1914 at the time of the
German bombardment of Antwerp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
KAISER PREPARES
HIS PEOPLE FOR
LONG DEATH LISTS

London, Feb. 26.-There is every
Indication that the German war Of
fee has given word to the news
papers to begin campaign to pre-
pare the public for the fresh sac
ri6ces the German people would be
forced to make when the offensive
starts in the west, the Central News
correspondent at Amsterdam re-
ports. Both the military critics and
the war correspondents are joining
III this verbal battery work
"A monstrous, terrible thing is
awaiting this continent" the Vos-
sische Zeitung says.
Never in history will the mem
pry of this February be efIaced."
In the Tageblatt, the military ex-
port of that newspaper, Lieut.. Gen.
Baron Armand Won Ardcnne, says
that from the meeting of the Ger
man and Austrian emperors with
their military advisers at headquar-
ters it may be concluded that the
pause in the fighting will soon end.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
PROBING COST TO PEOPLE
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS

Oklahoma City, Feb. 26.-The
food administration is holding a spe-
cial investigation on cost to con
sumer of -four and other wheat
products. Anyone holdin ginforma-
tion showing the prices that con-
sumers have to pay for wheat prod
ucts, flour, shorts and bran, and any
one interested in the question OF
production, distribution and con
sumption of wheat is invited to at
tend. Mr.. Brandies and Mr.. Bull
lit of the enforcement department
of the food administration are here
and will conduct the hearing under
Stratton D. Brooks, of the food ad-
ministration. Anyone having infor-
nation which they wish to present
at the hearing should confer with
c. H. Hyde at the Lee-Huckins Ho-
tel or at the federal court room.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
WILL BUILD WAR
SAVINGS BANK
FOR ARDMORE
ATTRACTIVE BUILDING FOR
WAR ACTIVITIES TO
BE ERECTED.

At a meeting in the assembly
room of the Chamber of Commerce
this forenoon, at which representa-
tiyes OF all the banks of Ardmore,
Edward Gait, district chairman: 5.
a. Apple, city chairman, and Others
were present, it was decided to i'm
mediatcly begin the construction of
a War Savings Bank, to be erected
in Washington street, near Main. 4
cashier, stenOgrapher and other
clerical help will be furnished, and
in addition to the thrift and war
savings stamps work, the bank will
be made the clearing house for war
activities. c. l.. Anderson presided
at the forenoon's meeting and in
addition to authorizing work on the
bank. it was decided to call a meet
inig of 100 or more representative
business and professional men,
which will be held in the banquet
room at Convention Hall next
Thursday forenoon at 10 o'clock,
when additional details of this and
other war activities will be decided
upon.
1t is planned to build one-story
frame building, after the STYLE of a
cottage, fit the interior with a count
ing room and desks at which the
work can be carried forward. The
building will probably be painted
white. Above the bank proper will
be built bandstand and speakers
platform to be utilized for street
concerts and open air meetings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
LANCASTER BUSINESS
SECTION is BU URN Ed
TEXAS TOWN SUFFERS FIRE
LOSS AGGREGATING
SUM OF $3O0,OOo.

Lancaster, Texas, Feb. 26.-Fire
swept the business sectionof Ian
caster yesterday afternoon destroy
ing all the buildings on four blocks
in the heart of the town with a loss
estimated al approximately S5O0,000.
The flames we're famed by i
strong wind from the northwest,
Fire engine companies were sent
from Dallas, WaNahachie and Fer
riS and the fire was under control
at 3 30 after four brick buildings,
seven frame buildings, an elevator.
the Christian Church, Katy Hotel
and six dwellings were destroyed.
No lives were lost.
The fire is thought to have orig
mated from the burning of pile
OF rubbish near a barber shop. It
started at l:50 o'clock. In fifteen
minutes hope Of saving the group of
frame buildings, OF which the par
Der shop was one, was abandoned.
The burned district comprised all
the business places east of the pug
lie square, which is the center of
the town.
Buildings destroyed and the csti-
mated losses of buildings and CON
tents are: Howell building, $20,-
600, in which were c. NJ. Lyons
drug store, $500; f. r. Winniford
grocery, $l,50O; City Meat Market,
| 81 500 and postofiice, $1,000; Ma
sonic building, $500; including T.
G.. MANN grocery, $500 and Ian
caster Herald, $4,000 X. p. Henry
block, $4,000 including f. NJ.
Hammond Co.'s store, $75,000, and
r. 7. Henry 4 Sons bank, $500;
Henry Hardware building, $4,000; !;
J. l.. Winniford grain elevator with
contents, $4,000; seven frame build
ings, $4,000; ". G.. Harris grocery.
$4,000; W. b. Hurst & Co, insur-
ance, $500; City Bakery, $500;
Graham barber shop, $500; Sanders
shoe shop, $500; Empire Theater,
$1,000; Christian Church, $4.5OO
dwelling occupied by w. y. Perry
and owned by X. p. Henry, $1,000
Mrs. NJ. S. Patton's dwelling, S.
900; dwelling occupied by T. 4.
Fouts and owned by J. F. Quarlcs,
$500; unoccupied dwelling owned
by !. +. Quarles, $500; Katy Hotel,
$4,000; J. !. Hoops estate, dwelling,
occupied by II, II. Hutchinson, ST.
500.
A high wind blowing from the
northwest carried burning embers
from the barber shop across the
street setting fire to the building oc-
cupied by the +. M. Hammond Co.
and the bank OF X. p. Henry &
Sons.
The fire department was hindered
in its work by low pressure OF
water
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
THIEVES ENTER GARAGE
BUT ARE FOILED BY
LOCK ON AUTOMOBILE

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gardenhirc
and Miss Helen Walcott motored
to Dallas, Texas, today and viii
return Thursday. Early this morn
ing, as they we're about ready to
start, Mrs. Gardenhire came out OH
the front porch, and, looking down
the street, was amazed to see theit
car standing in the middle of It
two blocks away. 1t was found the
garage had been entered and the
chains broken on the car, hut, as it
was locked, the thieves evidently
were able to drag it but a short dis
tance and were forced to aban.
don it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
ROARS
ON WEST FRONT
VAST NUMBER SHELLS AND
MEN IN THE RECENT
TRENCH RAIDS.
GROW INTO BATTLES
Enemy Is Moving Front, Eecond
and Third and Even Fourth Line,
but Lightly Loses Few Prisoners
in Engagements.

French Grand Headquarters, Feb.
Is (Monday).-Trench raids along
the French front have increased in
intensity during the past month to
such an extent that they have be
come. in some instances, battles in
which thousands OF men have been
engaged and hundreds OF prisoners
taken. The artillery is throwing
unheard-of quantities OF shells.
The objects of the raids vary wide
ly. Sometimes a raid is undertaken
in order to identify enemy units, and
at other times to improve lines or
capture observation points.
Again a raid may be made to de
stroy enemy's works and prevent
him from attacking. This was the
case in Saturdays raid at Aspach,
Alsace, where the Germans were in
strongly fortified lines, which they
had held since December. 1914. The
enemy positions we're bombarded
beyond recognition and placed IN
such condition as to hinder German
operations.
The correspondent watched the
showers OF metal tearing away the
wire entanglements, lattening the
gun emplacements and setting fire
to the enemy ammunition dumps.
The operation was a complete sur
prise to the Germans, and most OF
them then retired to rear positions
while French infantry completed
the work OF the gunncrs.
Only a few prisoners were taken,
but most valuable information re-
garding the cnemy's disposition OF
troops was obtained before the
French returned to their own lines
Other successful raids in Lor-
rainc, the Argonnc and northwest
Of Rheims have demonstrated the
nature OF the German defense
system
Nearly everywhere the enemy
front lines are held tightly and the
main bodies Of troops are kept so
far in the rear that occasionally the
French have reached the third and
even the fourth line with Slight re-
sistancc. This is the reason for the
generally small number of prisoners
but in Lorraine the Germans were
caught mapping last week and the
haul of captured was large, being
more than 400.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
ATTEMPT TO
WRECK TRAIN
OF SOLDIERS
FIREMAN OF FREIGHT TRAIN
INJURED NEAR GAINES
VILLED-SPIKES OUT.

What is believed to have been an
effort to wreck the troop train which
passed through Ardmore at 6 O'Clock
last night, bound for Camp Travis,
San Antonio, resulted in the de-
railment of a freight train a mile
and a half south OF Gainesville at
1890 o'clock. Fireman w. o.
Brown Of Cleburne is in sanitari-
um at Gainesville, but, it is believed,
is not seriously hurt. Engineer J.
A. DeGarmo and Brakeman Bud
King, who also live at Cleburne,
we're not injured.
Northbound Santa Fe freight
train No. n reached the point where
the accident occurred about two
hours and fifteen minutes after the
southbound troop train haG passed
that point. The locomotive was
overturned and several cars de
rallied.
Whether the troop train passed
over the rail from which spikes had
been drawn or passed that point be
fore the wreckers removed the
spikes is, of course, not known. 1t
is believed by railway and state Of
ficials who are making an investi-
cation that the accident was occa-
stoned by deliberate attempt 10
wreck the troop train. Officers and
bloodhounds are now engaged in all
attempt to run down the wreckers.
As far as is known here, no one Is
under suspicion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
WORKMAN KILLED
BY FALLING WALL

Henry Pruitt, a laborer engaged
in razing the old federal building
on West Main street, was killed yes
terday afternoon about 4 o'clock
when he was buried beneath a fall
ing wall. The building had all been
torn down to the top of the first
story and the west wall had been
braced from the outside and efforts
to pull it down toward the interior,
the workmen resorted to undermin-
ing. A strong wind from the west
rocked the wall, and the workmen
were warned and all managed to get
away except Pruitt.
Pruitt was married and had three
children. His home was near the
old stochyards.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
TUBBY ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER Of
MATT HOOPER

William Tubby and Jim Stribling,
charged with the murder of Matt
Hooper, Feb. IS, at the Santa Fc-
Rock Island station, were placed on
trial in the district court today.
Stribling asked for and vas grant
ed a severance. The selection CT
Jury was begun and in a short
time the panel was exhausted. A
special venirc for twenty jurymen
was issued for this case and an
other for fifty in the case of Strib-
ling, which is to be taken up for
trial at the conclusion OF the Tub
by case.
Matt Hooper had been in Ard
more all OF the day of Feb. IS, hay-
ing come with his brother, Forrest
Hooper, who was here from Mari
eta for physical examination for
the army. They were boarding a
belated Santa Fe train about 7;45
that night when Tubby and Strib-
ling, who boarded the train at Ber-
wyn and were said to be intoxi-
Gated, were in the vestibule of the
car. Tubby is said to have asked
Matt Hooper for the stub OF his
ciGarct and that Hooper neither
gave him the cigaret nor spoke to
him, when Tubby, it is alleged,
placed a siX-shooter against Hoop
er's side and fired, the bullet rang
ing downward and penetrating the
intcstines. The wounded man was
taken to the Hardy Sanitarium,
where he died the following morn
ing.
Immediate following the shooting
Tubby was arrested, but Stribing
got away, although a number of
shots were fired at him. He was
found an hour later in a Main street
rooming house, and taken to Jail
Both Tubby and Stribling were tax
en- to the sanitarium asd, it is al
legged, Hooper fully identified Tubby
as the man who shot him.
Both Tubby and Stribling arc full
blood Mississippi Choctaw Indians
and live between Ardmore and Ber-
wyn. They are first cousins.
Many witnesses have been sum
money in the case. The state had
thirty names indorsed on the infor-
nation when it was flied and six
have since been added. Fourteen
of the first list are from Ardmore,
a like number from Marietta, one
from Springer. and one from Okla
homa City.
Many people were at the station
at the time OF the shooting, and
the case has attracted such atten-
ton over the county that difficulty
has been experienced in securing a
jury.
Matt Hooper was about IS years
OF age, married, and had two chill
dren. He was considered enc of the
most successful young farmers in
Love County, and had many friends
there, a number of whom are in at
tendance on the trial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
AMERICANS RAID
ENEMY TRENCHES
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING IS
RESULT AND FOE is
WHIPPED.
GERMANS ARE CAPTURED
Men From U. S. Move Forward
Only Few Yards Behind Baragc
Fire of Their Supporting Artil-
lery.
(By the Associated Press


With the American ARM in
France, Feb. 25.-Details OF the
Franco raid in the Che
min des Danes Saturday show that
every member OF the American bat
TALON volunteered
The Americans moved forward
early to the attack behind a barrage
6re, the first time this mas been done
by our troops. Some of the Ameri-
cans made captures and others
chased Prussian troops through the
trenches as far as Is meters. go
ing beyond the objectiyes sought.
The raid had been planned care
fully and rehea1sals were hid The
day before. The barrage fire hegan
at $50 o'clock in the morning and
continued for an hour, guns e all
calibers taking part.
Americans Are Too Bo'-.
The Americans in the attacNins
part were surprised at the precision
%ith which the French shells tell
and went a little faster than they
should have, and were within thirty
yacds of the dropping shells when
they reached the enemy lines.
Relief had just been complsttd in
the German trenches, and officers
were making the rounds.
The Germans took shelter in a
dugout covered with rails ana sanO-
bags. a French shell made a Girect
hit and the enemy scattered about
thc trenches. At the sane mo-
ment the Americans and French
jumped in.
There was some hand-to hand
fighting, but the entire enemy party
at this point was captured. The raid
ers chased the enemy out OF other
shelters and along communicating
trenches without catching any.
There was some citicism of the fact
that the Americans were 50 enthu-
siastic frat they went beyond the
objectiycs.
Prisoners 16 to 40.
The raiders and prisoners started
back across no mans land on sched-
ule time, but were caught in a Ger
man counter-barrage. One enemy
shell wounded FIVE Germans and six
Frenchmen, but no Americans.
The prisoners were from 10 to 40
years old. All apparently were
under-nouriShed, but said that food
was plentiful in the trenches. The
similarity of their stories, however,
aroused suspicion.
Most of the prisoners worked for
merly in factories or on farms.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
Enemy Pours Shells
Into American Lines

wire entanglements. Numerous en-
emy working parties also we're
shelled.
Beyond observation by balloons
there have been no aerial activity,
owing to the low clouds and rain.
American machine guns last
night and this morning fred many
thousand rounds in the rear Of the
German positions, where marked
movement of men and material pro-
crosses. The enemy tried unsutcess-
fully to hinder the American patrol
work by hurling new and pov erful
flares into the American wire en-
tanglements.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
(By the Associated Press. }

With the American Army in
France, Feb. Is (Monday).-The ar
tillery duel in the American sector
northwest of Toul grows more in
tense daily. The Germans flied a
hundred or more shells during the
last "a hours and late this evening
began to lombard violently some OF
our batteries with gas and high ex-
plosive shells.
The American artillery has replied
constantly, doing most effective
work against the enemy front line
trenches, his battery positions and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
GERMAN GRAND DUKE
COMMITS SUICIDE

Amsterdam, Monday, Feb. 25.-
The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schweiren, whose death was an
nounced yesterday in a dispatch
from Neu-Strelitz, committed sui
eide, according to the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger. His body was found in
a small lake with a gunshot wound
IN the breast. Commenting on the
grand dukes death, the Lokal An
zeiger says:
"Sad experiences about which, as
about everything, the grand duke
was silent and reserved, affected him
perhaps more deeply than his en-
tourage imagined"