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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
FIRE IN BRATTLEBoRo MILL.
w. H. vinton & Son Paper Plant Wa
Damaged.

Brattleboro. Feb. S.-The w III. Vim
ton & Son paper mill in this place was
damaged to the extent of $4,000 yester
day morning by fire which started II
the rag sorting department. Matches are
occasionally discovered while rags are
being sorted at the mill and whether
one of these occasioned the blaze is not
known. 1t was 5;45 a. m, when the
night beaterman, who went to the stock
building after a pail of lime, saw the
flicker of light through an upstairs win
dow, and about the same time the pro-
prietor of a fruit market glimpsed the
same A fire alarm was rung in and
three lines of hose were soon run to the
building. The position of the firemen on
the east side was near the high voltage
transmission wire of the Connecticut
River Power company's plant, but the
current was soon turned off for safety.
Although the flames got good Roadway
and burst through the north and west
sides, they were confined TO the rag de-
partment.
In the sorting and busting rooms, up
stairs. the woodwork was reduced to Gin
ders aud several bales of rags were de-
stroyed, while machinery was also dam
aged and dirty water and charcoal ran
into the beater room below, spelling the
stock in the beaten machinery Six girls
were employed in the sorting depart
ment. The loss is covered by insurance.
The paper stock now in process will
be run out, after which ii is expected
the mill will be shut down for three
weeks to allow for repairs and the sort
ny OF more rags.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
Who Will Claim Them?

Letters remaining uncalled for at thu
Barre postoffiee for the week ending Feb
were:
Men-Albert p. Clark, William Mine
George Seeley.
Women Mrs. Larina D. Falls, Isabella
Gabree, Mrs, Geo. Nye, Peggy Robinson
Move Monument Co., Queen of TIN
Forest circle, No. 357, C. of T.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
1t Takes More Common Cents

nowadays to secure necessities than ever
before, Common sense should tell you
that life insurance is imperative for
your dependents. There's no sense in
it longer. Consult us. Nal
tional Life ms. Co, of Vt. Mutual.
5. s. Ballard, general agent, Rialto block
VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank the many friend.
who kindly assisted us during the I'M.
ness and after the death Of our beloved
son and relative, and for the many fOral
tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ r. sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Cogswell.
laura a CogsweH.
Carl B. Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs John J. Sullivan,
and family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
N0RTHFIELD.

Mrs. Faith Wheeler died at her home
in Mortified Thursday morning. The
funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p. m.
from the home. Further particulars will
be given later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
Public Dance.

\ public dance viii be given in Clan
Gordon hall Saturday evening. Feb. o.
O. c. G. orchestra will play for the dane
ing Everybody come and have a good
time Admission. Poe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
GOOD VALUES
For Saturday
For Saturday
Grapefruit

Don't forget our good values on Teas and Coffees
We can save you money.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25

N6mecke pffpravy ku zahaienf
move ofensivy ma zapadnf fronte die
zdani nasich znalc6 zdaji sc byti u
konceny. Hordy cekaji ma rozkaz
vrhnouti sc proti fadam Spojenc1
ma mistech, kde pfi posledni ofensi-
We zastayeny byly. Spojenci cekaji
trpeliy9 v te iistot9, ze nenecke o.
toky. odrazeny budou 1pln6. Mezi-
tim d9lostreIba vzduchoplaveck@
srazky isou ma dennim pofadku ma
byvaiice stale ma sile. KENNEL byl
op9t bodem prudke delostFelby.
Francouzi 1sp6chem setkavali
Sc mensich srazkach N9mci ma
zapadnim brehu Teky Avre, Angli-
cane ma n9kterych mistech znacn6
zlepsili posice sve ukofistivse neja-
ka rychlopalna della zajavse Mem
ce.
Americti vzduchoplavci obievili
Sc ma bojisti Lys. iak Nemci udava-
il, kde We stredu srazili pry til a
mericke vzducholodi.
Nasi hosi vytecne miTenou delo.
stFelhou znicili 8 baterii 10 vedle.
znaeneho poSkozeni amuricnich sta
mic n6meckych spojovacich linii.
N9mecti vzduchoplavci bombar-
dovali vzducholod9mi anglicke polnf'
nemocnice "a b:tevni carOu nedeli
noel. aeas
Nemecky kapitan spolu dvema
srazen byl Sc vzducholodi zran6n.
v nemocnici anglicke Sc mu dostalO
Ochrany.
Anglicti vzduchoplavci bombardo-
vail zeleznicni stavby v Lothrinsku,
u Liege v Belgii v Manheimu ma
Ryne Sc znacny 1sp9chem. V bliz-
koati Zeebrugge znlcena byla ne
mecka ponorka bombou anglicke-
no aeroplanu.
Uspechy nemeckych ponorek stale
Sc mensf. Vse nasvedcuje tomu, ze
N9mci sami dnes vidi. ze mimi mic
nesvedou.
General Crowder vydal rozkaz. ze
vsichni, ktefi podlehaji sluzhe va
LEONE, bud musl pracovati v nezhy-
tnych zamestnanfch anebo jiti bo-
jovati. Rozkaz stfha mnche, ktefi
| We vedIeisIch zam6stnanfch hledelt
SO vyhnouti valce.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25
Baltimofan uchran9n pred Smrtf.

George Abendschein, (. 21S1
Cambridge ulice. jenz pro troji de-
serci vojenske sluzby odsouzen byl
ku zastfeleni. omilostn9n byl pre-
sidentem Wilsonem, ktery zm6nil
rozsudek smrti ma trest 29 leteho
zalare ku t9zke praci We vIadnf kaz-
nice Atlanta. ku ztrate mzdy pO
dobu uvezneni k necestn6mu pro-
pusteni armady.
JiSti meme pSeniEnich vyrOhka.
Zastupce potravinoveho admini-
stratOra Maltbie, vrativ Sc We stfe-
du konference We Washingtonu,
zada obecentsvo, ably sc co mozno
nejvice uskrovnilo v jedeni pokrmn
z psenicni mouky. Nastavajici me-
sice pred dobou. kdy nova mouka
do obehu Pride. budou ma nejvys
kritickymi. Setfeni moukou jest
nezbytnym!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25
Pc s Ietech dOpaden.

Ma obzalobu Re okradl ]. B. Sim
dlera re S. Central avenue o $500,
Charles S Singman uv6znen byl u
terry v noci tainymi. ktefi patrali
po nem 8 roka cd DOLBY. kdy kradez
sc udala.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25
Mladici! Vlast vas vOIa!

Vsstenecky myc mladez veku mez 6 Fl roxy vast
sau voan
cch farmy
Farmaf poechnuv pan vlad ose pole nevce po
mOh va Spojenc6m On un svo povnnost nyni vsak jest
skdti bohaou 1odu Sill potfebnych nebudou
shnany pousy budou hnit azi rofch zatm nam
iencnm nebude dostavatl potravinach
Naodn v1dcove Washingtonu dovoava madc
Dee vadit do pracucich madik1 armach kd
bude Is m6sfcne zaopatTen diva ydn
pJ prvnich ydnech kdyz nabude prakce
de bojue madezi vzchop bojuj tel Pracuj
farm9, pomoz Cest tva povinnost tva. ii to kaze!
CeskooveEsa mladez zdc va e pTfezos PGjdes pomoc?
Jdi! Vlast te voa
PFhaste Touly ktary eglsraci
CechG ma starosi.
Nca~ VzchOpme Sc ku konanf poyinnOsti.
KUPUJMR
VdleCne l1sporne zndmky!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25


bata a Marie Deems. Ostatni dary
kvitovany budou v pfistim elsie.
P. Jaroslav Franc venoval SIS. ma
Am. c. Kriz upominku sve zem-
fele manzelky, jejiz hrob V Den
zdobeni hrob1 ozdobi emblemem
A. c. K. Nasledovani hodna.
- We ctvrtek 16. t. m. oddani
byli: pan Vojtech Hubka Sc 81. Ma
rii Horky, po oddavkach nasledova-
la hostina, pfi kter6 Sc zaroven ze-
Mich loucil Sc svymi pTateli, neb v
pondeli nastoupil sluzbu jako do
brovoInik namoTnim oddeleni stry
ce Sama. Odjel do Norfolku, mis-
to svatebni cesty dal prednost po-
vinnosti dobreho vlastence. S MIN
odjeli panove: Josef Hajek Josef
Barocb. Cesti synove Sc davaji do
brovolne do slnzeb stryce Sama: V
posledni.. ..dob6 dal Sc p. Josef Hrad-
sky, syn p. Martina Hradskeho do
sc Engineers Corps, Company A,
Camp Laurel. Pan Josef Skrabek,
syn D. Emilia Skrabka, ktery prosel
Polytechnic skolu 8 dobrym vysved-
cenim, vstoupil jako dobroyOlnfk k
letaci Skadron9 (Aviation Corps.
Dill Columbus, Ohio. We cviceni.
Chova pEani 81 smlsnoutin a Mem
cich. Prejeme vsem ceskym mladi
kun mnoho zdaru st'astny navrat
jake vitez1.
= Ceskemu Mar. Sdruzeni veno-
vala: pi. Anezka Rezkova S.; Sok.
Jed Blesk ma misto kvetiny ku dnu
''Zdobeni Hrob1' dala $3.50. (ten
samy obnos ma ceskou Skolu.) Rad
Blank (. &c, c. S. P. S. daroval
SIS. K ucteni pamatky svych rodi-.
eH, ku dni "Zdobeni Hrob6, !" ma
EC. N. Sdruzenf yenovali .Vojteska a
Marie Jaresovi So. K uctenl pa
matky sve matky, Anna Srbova 81.
Nasledovani hodne.
Tajemnik, Ferd. Kalas. l ! N.
L
Rose ulic5, obdrzel prave obrazy
prof. Masaryka Gene soc. Jest
zahodno, by kazdy krajan den pfl-
iezdu. naseho hosta obraz vyvesil.
Krajane neopomente ozdobiti pfi-
bytky Vase obrazem naseho v1dce!
~ Cerne Knihy" c. N. Sdru-
zeni: /. Ma Sparrows Point della
ieden. jenz Sc zlobil. kdyz koupil je-
den $50. Liberty Bond, ze byl pfinu-
cen koupiti jeste ieden. Nemohl
"bond" ten asi zaplatiti, jak by
mohl, kdyz jenom 500. rodina jeho
nosi kazdy tyden ma bank
2. V Magnolii Ease je jeden 'sle-
chetny dobry clovek." ktery do ne
davna Sc Kaisra zastaval ten ma
sledkem vaIky vydela tolik penez.
ze ST pfal, by vaIka jeste hodne
dlouho trvala. Jedna jeho poz-
namek: "Kdepak bychom tolik pc
nez vydelali. kdyby Kaiser valku
nezacal?" (Clenem c N. S. ovsem
neni. zadna skoda.)
! 8. Skorem cely regiment je jict
v Americe. Vsichni unikli vojenskt
povinnosti Rakousku zde Sc ov'
Sem dobTe dafi. Myslite, re jsou
"a to Americe vdecni? Lasku svol
davaii tax slechetnym Zpusobem ns
ievo, ze ami jedineho dollaru medal
ma Americky Cerveny Kriz. A kdy
by kazdy dal petku, zadny znich b!
toho ami trochu necftil; mali jest'
toIik drzosti v sobe,ze caste z dobr'
prace 81 sasky tropi. Velice trapn'
zjevy!
- Masaryk mel by jiste radost
kdyby pocet clen6 mistni odbock!
c. N. S. obnasel 1000. Neni ma
vsak ami polovina. Nejsi-li dosu'
v radach pracovnfkd. pfihlas Sc
stan Sc clenem. Vstupne je pOuz
10 cent? a poplatky jsou 10 cent?
i mesicn6.
: = Ma stavbu skoly Augustin Her
; man dale pFispeli: Listina {. q
! sberatel Jindf. Polacek Sr. De-
Vzdel. Spoil. Pokrok $5, AL. Mase
: 25c, Jan Novak 81, Vacl. Prochazk
{: soc, Emil Kris soc, j. Myslivece
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25


NOO DOOOMDOU DOOCnOOs-
Tom. Kurius 25c,, Kar. Polaeek sc.
Celkem $l2. Listina (. /. Siberia
telka pi. V. Walova. Sbor Zlata
Praha $40. pi. Marie Smith 81, pi.
Jos. TesaF 81, pi. A. Supik 81, p.
John Rual 81, Andrew Heck SIP. ].
N9mec 81, pi. F. Week 81, pi. AL.
Rysanek 81, 81. A. Srbova 81, 81. V.
Jares ST., pi. F. Stetka! 81. Celkem
$2l.
(Pokracovani budoucne.)
- Ochotnicky spolek osady sv..
Vaclavske opakoval divadelni hru
''Mlady Vlastenec" pOndeli vecer,
v cesk6 skolni budove pred cetnym
shromazdenim. Mnohe vystupy by
Ii jest6 pfidany do hry. Herci hra-
Ii tentokrate jeSt9s vetsim zajmem,
tax re pTitomni uzili veseleho pO-
baveni. Hry pant Ochotnik6 do
chazi stale vetsi obliby an jsou to
| jiz herci, ktefi Sc dovedou do svych
1loh vpraviti a tim vysledek jest
takfka zarucen po STRANGE Ochotni-
kn.
= Dodatek k bazaru Curtis Bay
We prospech c. N. S. Darovali ba-
zaru: 8 perlicky slepice $40, C.S.
P.S.$5, F. Anna Kaloc MI, $5,
F. Kuska 81. Jos. ZapotOcky 81. B.
Matousek So, ]. Jezek 81.
Q Ceske odbosky Cerveneho
Krize. Jsou okamziky zivote.
kdy otec matka citi Sc pfi jistych
rodinnych pfflezitostech hrdymi.
to vsak patti pouze rodine. Pfi
prGvodu Cerv. Kfize, krone vyzna-
mu a prace co tento vykonava. "a
stupovaly zeny ceske svoji narodnost,
coz bylo ojedinele celem prGvodu.
Jest6 nikdy nebyla jsem tax hrda
We SVEN zivot6. jako tenkrat 8 ma
pisem sve narodnosti, pred celou
vereinosti. Kdy stala Sc zene ia
pocta? A pFedce jeste jsou zeny
mnohe pTedsudkem, ze zena patri
do kuchyne nechti Sc niceho verej-
neho zdcastniti. Ano, mela bych "a
zle, kdyby nektera mas zanedbala
sve povinnosti rodinne domaci, to-
no vsak mezi nami nestava my i
ma dale svetsi pill budem Sc schaze-
ii q pracovati. V teto hrozne dobe
nesmf zena ceska necinne hledet.
Danny cd Cerv. Kfize mas zadaji, by
praci, ktera neni tax nutna. jsme
odloziIy po dobu valky pevne pri
I nich staly. Ony jsou tez pfetizeny,
pon9vadz jsou zam9stnanv budove
Cerv. Krize praci. ktera jest vel
| mi dGlezita. Cd rama do veCera. A
proto ceske zeny divky, jsme "a
! dany We jmenu Cerv. Kfize. by Sc
sly jsme Sc k praci a pozadaly ty
. ktere mohou, by nam byly napomoc'
ny. Vsem ma pr1vodu Sc podileji-
elm dale pracujicim upfimny dix,
"a "Odbocku Cerv. Kfize'',
A. R.
= Klub Mladeze .Zaf" pofads
; zabavni vecirek mistnosti pi. Pos
pisilove dne 29. kvetna. Hudba p.
Maska bude 1cinkovati.
USmrtil Sc plyneIrl.
Conrad Yost, 43 roxy starry re S
, Port ulice. usmrtil Sc We ctvrtel
vypary plynovymi. Pred dvema ty
dny vratil sc ze statniho sanatoria
v n6mz lecil sc re souchotin.
Vinen Z tezkehO pfetinn
k We ctvrtek obzalovan byl poku
a su znasilneni sve IL rok1 stare ne
k vlastnf dcery. Anton Svoboda. 81
). N. Washington ulice a uv6znen n
J, severovychodni policeini stanici
Il Uvezn9ny popira obzaloby svyc
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25

Masaryem nepotrebue mas cesko-slovensky lid bat
budoucnos DO ce ceskych zivo1 tax krv
popravch narod mas adil pod
rudym kachem buditele pracova ste
nadeni ekoepem hnuti emuz Masaryk
nehoz vsickn bz ozdfu
pfesveden ad aby asm odivodou by vnach pod
nm zhoubou lodi hedajici vepou
bezpecny pffstay
Masarykovi jest Gin mali mas bo byti boem vez
nym. musme MIN ruku pooz pac proti akouske moci e
ssaicf krev tam nasich.
jimz dekova epochan uvitani sve Chicagu:
Habsburgnm, nehceme mit mimi nix
cd mich sset My chceme
patti naprostou neodvs STAT bud
zmo boucch neadatena koebky nas
JeSte mate cas- podpofiti ruku Iasky AmerickehO
EerVenehO KriZc.
zkanf mion1 doar1 Americky Cerveny Kf
Nez budou knihy vysedek oznamen
ebe zda- vykona is pevinnost
nevznesene oganisac Vfme nach
pisp9 rady ochotou e vk e tech z snadno rFpet
moh bud poapome jecb kamene
podobate HunI Germanst Hunove puo nc pa vrazd
uty jim podny Vem dava zelezny kfz Cerveny Kfiz
strarne budu slecht zmirnue
tech jz pf nasedkm zvecho ednan kutuy Ty
M dnes zadan by Sart vH M obetova do y dosanes
ozdnak Americho erveneh Kfze Mdzes rozhd
neucns mites b tm hodn6 Hun1m podoba podi
rade do zrcda nemai mena Hun vpaene Dou
feline vsak. ze mnoho Hunt mez nami nebude.
Cesk Naodn Sdruzen dn naposled apeue ku vsem dorm
sovenm dum by nezapom podporu Ameceho
neho Kze Vzdy vas povinnos Del kazdy
V9nujes S. obds odznak obraz) Ceveneho K knpa-
knokem So dostane knofk Nem1zeS tok
novat moznym be mens darek ykona posan
PThae pokladnika odbocky
oze sv1 art Neskadee
jinych!!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25

We ctvrtek obzalovan byl poku-
su znasilneni sve IL rok1 stare me-
vlastni dcery. Anton Svoboda. .9l7
N. Washington ulice a uveznen ma
severovychodni policeini stanici.
Uv9zneny popira obzaloby svych
nevlastnich deer,
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-05-25
MiStni zprdyy.
z krajanSkYch kruhI,

= Povoleni ku snatku vyzvedli
si: o. Frank Bojarski a sic. Mary
Lukes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16
Murray Makes Post
Election Statement
To People of State
SAGE OF TISHOMINCO TO RETIRE TO JOHNSTON COUN-
TY FARM AND REBUILD SHATTERED FORTUNE
BROKEN THROUGH TWELVE YEARS OF SERVICE
TO ADOPTED STATE.

William H. Murray, candidate for the Democratic NOM
post-election statement:
TO the People of Oklahoma:
been defeated for deeply grateful to all
friends who have followed during my public career am
four political turmoil and servude which the office
tails. The loss is not mine
The information which my candidacy enabled me to give
the people of why and must win it, for
future wise foreign policy and broader conception of the
tue sufficient compensation for loss of time and
though permanently retired from political strife
When entered upon the canvass ninety days ago. did
so with the promise myself openly expressed to my com
mttee of friends that lit important me to preserve
my selfrespect and integrity than that
termned to make bitterness strife and
to do or nothing which might interfere with acv
ies in order to give ryout to determine whether man
could be elected possessing quafic
honorable and efficient record without heavy expenditures and
against the wishes of the machine fortified and hedged
through strength of position by the primary election machinery
realized then, as do now, that my defeat twice in
ceson would permanently retire candidate for public
office Now also retire from political campaigns for any
unless future conditions become changed that my
viy for good cause would rebound to the best interest of
the state Surely neither friend foe would expect
further to sacrifice time, in vain effort
thoroughly by the two recent campaigns there
listed logical for election congress in 1916
to the office of 1918 comparing qualifications and
record there will arise such logical retire
build shattered fortune broken in twelve of service
of my adopted state.
have fought good fight for principles and policies to
which have steadfasty adhered have kept the faith
honorable career have finished my such field
of endeavor after sacrifice of time and pleasure
period of hirtyour to qualify myself
according to standard of such qualification If have
judged the qualifications to be fitness and efficiency
courage and integrity, when for l should have
studied the arts of Establishment congenaly and playing the
part of Roman when in Rome" appearing "to be all
things to all men, has out of conception of high
standard to be set for youths ambition of the future well
for maximum public service That find such
practical and unsuccessful in modern politics does change
my conception of such standard as that my
paign analysis of civilization is sound and
repeat againthe loss is mine For my friends shall
cherish deep and lasting gratitude which fear
repay. For my adopted state hold lasting
and all expressions of good luck and best wishes
as bid them God-speed.
Believe me- ever
Sincerely yours
VIM. H. MURRAY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16
FOR
ARDMORE HOTEL
COMPANY ASKED
APPLICATION WILL BE MADE
AUGUST 21 IN FEDERAL
COURT AT MUSKOGEE

In the United States court for the
Eastern District of Oklahoma, at
Muskogee, August 2l, application
will be made for the appointment of
a received for the Ardmore Hotel
Company.
The suit was filed by the c. Wal
lace Plumbing Company. Mechan-
les and material mems liens against
the new hotel, under construction
by this company in Ardmore, have
been filed in the office of the court
clerk, as follows
c. Wallace Plumbing Company,
S9,8lS.l6; Oklahoma Iron Works,
$l665o.l3; Reliance Brick Com
pany, 81 ,090.69; r. f. Barrett, $l56.-
so; Lumbermen's Supply Company,
1903.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16
Old Guard Emblem Buttons
and Membership Cards Are
Now Ready for Distribution

The buttons are handsome in de.
sign and workmanship. A hve-point-
ed star is enclosed a duble circle
Within the star is :he mtto of the
organization Loyalty First" and in
the double circle is the inscription
"Old Guard of Oklahoma"
A delegation of Old Guard mem
bers will have charge OF the distri-
button of the membership certif-
Gates which will be available at the
organizations meeting at the court
house tonight and tomorrow and
tomorrow night representatives of
the organization, with membership
certificates and buttons. will be sta
toned at the war bank to distribute
them.
1t is urged that every one who has
signed the membership roll secure
his button and certificate of MEM
bership Immediately. II funds for
extension Of the organization over
the state can be secured al once. the
campaign in other counties viii be
begun next week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16
PRU|ETT, MA BEN
FINED $500 EACH
NOTED CRIMINAL LAWYER
AND FORMER JUDGE AD-
NIT LAW VIOLATION

Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 16.--Fines
of 5000 each were imposed on Mo-
man Pruiett and w. N. Maben in
the federal court yesterday afternoon
on charges of violating the federal
law against introducing liquor into
Indian territory side of Oklahoma.
Both Maben and Prueitt pleaded
guilty to charges of having liquor
in their possessions while on their
way. Arrests were made by special
enforcement officers. Their fines
were paid Immediately.
Prueitt is one Of the best known
criminal attorneys in the southwest.
He defended Senator T. p. Gore
against charges preferred against
him by Mrs. Minnie Bond which re-
suited in a victory for the senator.
Maben formerly was district
Judge, who was removed from office
after charges had been preferred
against him charging him with pro-
tecting liquor dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16
THREE ELECTION
CONTESTS FILED
STEVENS, REED AND HUTCH
ms PETITIONS FOR RE-
COUNT OF VOTES

Three notices OF contest, or rath-
er petitions for a recount of the bal
lots, in certain precincts, have been
filed with the county election board
Frank Adams, chairman of the
board, said these would be heard
next Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
James Smith, secretary of the board
who has been out of the city, re-
turned last night.
One Of the petitions was filed by
Ben Stevens. candidate for re-elec-
ton as county commissioner and he
asks recount in all the boxes in
that district. The returns showed
his defeat by George l.. Evans by
ten votes.
Il. II. Reed, who was a candidate
tor county commissioner and was
defeated, on the face of the returns,
by Joe Taylor, asks a recount of the
ballots in the Healdton box, pre-
cinct No. 3 of Hewitt township.
Taylor's majority was fifteen votes.
Andy Hutchns, who was a candi-
date against Buck Garrett for sher-
iff, petitions for a recount Of the
ballots in the Healdton box and in
precinct No. 9 OF Hewitt township,
which is Dundee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16
Issues Pessimistic Report
(By the Associated Press

Wy NhO sAooCNihANb a ANSsl
Vladivostok, Tuesday, Aug. l3.-
The situation in western Siberia
leaves no room for optimism, in the
opinion of the vice president of the
Russian section of the Czecho-S Slo-
wax national council. In state
ment recently he said that bolshe-
vik mobilization of Austro-German
prisoners of war had added 10000
men to the enemy forces. 1t said il
would be impossible to reach lrkutsk
even under the most favorable cir
cumstances, in less than a month.
and that perhaps two months would
be necessary.
In the hilly, waterless and sandy
country beyond Irkutsk. the move
ment of troops would be easier, but
the position of the Czecho-Slo
NAV become precarious il assistance
is not speedily forthcoming. Their
nrmbers are diminishing. owing to
sickness and impossibility of renew
ing supplies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16

Madrid. Aug. l6.-In the note ad-
dressed by Spain to Germany re-
garding the torpedoing OF Spanish
vessels, announcement OF the dis
patch OF which was made by For
eign Minister Dato on Aug. 8. the
Spanish government points to Ger
many's poor return for services
Spain has performed in pursuance
of her neutral policy by which Ger
many has benefited. according to the
newspaper Fl Sol.
Germany has received numerous
evidences OF Spanish regard, the note
saws in substance, as summarized by
this newspaper. such as in the case OF
the refugees from the Kamerun,
whom Spain cared for. and il is
pointed out that in addition. Spain
has undertaken the representation
OF German interests in various bel
ligerent countries.
Nevertheless. the note continues.
in return for these services and for
benefits aecruing to Germany in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-16
Seed for Stricken Farmers.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. l5.-Plans for
providing seed wheat for farmers of
Kansas, Oklahoma. Colorado, and
Texas, through government loans,
are being perfected here at a meeting
of representatives Of the four states
named. Leon Estabrook, assistant
secretary of agriculture, is present.
Five million dollars has been set
aside by the federal government to
lend to farmers in these states who
are unable to buy seed wheat.