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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
WASHINGTON IS BUSY.
Negotiations Are On With Japan
Regarding Siberia.

Washington, Feb. 28-Japan S
move to develop the feeling OF the
allies toward a proposal for Joint
military operations in Siberia to
keep the vast stores at Nladivostok
and also the traus-Sibcrian railway
from falling into hands of the Ger
man invaders of Russia, was widely
discussed today among diplomats
and officials, but all were reluctant
to give opinions for publication.
Opinion in London that the dec
laration by the Japanese foreign
minister, Count Motono in the Jap
anese diet, could only be interpreted
as declaration that Japan was
about TO intervene, was regarded as
further evidence of the negotiations
now proceeding between the co-bel-
ligerents to take the action OF an in
ternational character, probably in
cluding the participation OF Ameri-
can forces.
While all officials here are silent
and disposed to minimize discussion
of the subject, it is known that ex-
changes of opinion are going on
with the object of a perfect under
standing between Japan, the Unit
ed States and the other co-belligcr-
ents, which would make the plan OF
joint action wholly acceptable to all,
and thoroughly define its extent
and duration.
Russian representatives here op-
pose action by the Japanese in ST.
IBERIA, but the co-belligerents are
thoroughly alarmed lest the vast
Vladivostok stores, bought and paid
for with American cash, should fall
into the hands of the Germans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
INTERN GERMAN SAILORS.

Copenhagen, Feb. 28.-The Ger
man crew and Spanish officer
have been landed from the German
converted raider Igotz Mendi, which
sought refuge in Danish waters
The Spanish flag is now flying from
the vessel. A detachment of Dan
ish soldiers escorted the Germans
to Skagen, where they have been
interned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
COAVICTS KILL
PRISON GUARD

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 2S.-Eli
Jenkins, guard at the Missouri
state penitentiary, was killed this
morning by two convicts. The two
convicts, with third, whom they
released, scaled the prison walls and
escaped.
When Guard Jenkins opened the
cell door to let Conyicts Kennth
Brewer and David Bartlett go to
work in the prison dining room,
they seized and bound him and then
stabbed him to death.
Locking the body OF the dead
guard in their cell, the convicts un-
locked the cell of Joe Kinney. The
three then placed boards over the
wall and climbed out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
No Chance for an Early.
Peace, BaBour Alleges,
Under German Policies

London, Feb. E.-Foreign Sec
retary Balfour, in the course OF his
speech in the house of commons,
analyzed the statement of County
Won Hertling, imperial chancellor
of Germany, which was delivered
before the reichstag. Discussing the
four essential propositions cnunci-
atcd recently by President Wilson,
Mr.. Balfour said:
I'VE have had within the last few
weeks a specimen of how Won Hert-
ling interprets in action the princi-
pie he 50 ghbly approves in theory.
To take one instance only, the ces-
sion of Polish territory to the Tx
raine. We would like to know how
the Germans came to make this
gross violation of their principle.
"If Won Hertling really wants to
make the balance OF power anti
quated, he can do it by inducing his
countrymcn to abandon that policy
of ambitious domination which
overshadows the world at this mo-
ment.
"Consider for a moment how Won
Hertling desires to see the princi-
pie that the interest and benefit of
the populations concerned should
be considered in peace arrange
ments. He mentions three coun-
tries he wishes to see restored to
Turkey, namely, Armenia, Pales-
tine and Mesopotamia.
Turkey Picked Quarrel.
Does anyone think that it would
be to the interest and benefit of the
populations concerned? Won Hert-
ling accuses us OF being animated
with purely ambitious designs when
we invaded Mesopotamia, and cap
turcd Jerusalem. suppose he
would say that Russia was similarly
moved when she occupied Armenia,
but when Turkey went to war, she
picked a quarrel with us for purely
ambitious purposes. She was prom
ised by Germany the possession of
Egypt. Would the interest and
happiness OF the population OF
Egypt be to the worst rule the world
has ever known They would have
destroyed Arab independence and
abandoned Palestine to those who
had rendered it sterile all these cen
turies.
How could any one preach scri-
ously profession of faith about the
interests of populations after the
evidence OF the manner in which
Won Hertling desires to see it car
ried out? If the reichStag had any
sense of humor it must surely have
smiled when it heard the chancellor
dealing in that spirit with the dom.
mating doctrine of every important
German statesman, soldier anC
German thinker for two generations
at least. SO much for the four prin.
ciples which Mr.. Holt says Vor
Hertling accepts, and which h,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
ARMY MAN KILLED
AS GRENADE EXPLODES

Honolulu, T. H., Feb. 28.-Corp.
John Simmons, Piedmont, S. c., was
instantly killed; Capt. Peter Soren-
son and Lieut.. w. Hanna were in
jured seriously, and three other of
hcers received slight injuries from
the explosion OF a grenade at the
school of hre, Scho6eld barracks,
today. The explosion was said to be
due to the presence of a live bomb
in a box supposed to contain dunn
mics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
CUBA SHUTS OFF SUGAR
EXPORTS TO MEXICO

Havana, Feb. 28,-Loading of su-
gar for Mexican and Spanish ports
has been stopped by order of the
Inspector general of the port under
instructions said to have come from
President Menocal. Mexican firms
have contracted for $1,000 tons OF
sugar here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28

thinks the British government IS
backward in not accepting, | hope
my short analysis may have con
vinced him that there arc two sides
to that question.
81 cannot, however leave Won
Hcrtling without making some OBJ
servation upon the Russian policy
which he dehnies. That also is
demonstration OF German methods.
He tells us the recent arrangements
with Russia were made on the urg-
ent appeal OF the populations for
protection against the Red guard
and other bands and, therefore, un-
dertaken in the name OF humanity.
The German policy in the east re-
Gently has been directed toward pre-
venting atrocities and devastation
in the interest OF humanity, while
Gcrmany's policy in the west is oc-
cupied entirely in performing atroci-
ties and devastationS.
why this difference of treat
ment of Belgium, on one side, and
other populations on the other? |
know OF no explanation except that
Germany purSucS her methods with
remorseless insStency and alters or
varies the excuse she gives for the
policy.
Alleged Defensive War.
"lf she invades Belgium, it is mill
tary necessity; if Courland, it is in
the inctrest OF humanity. 1t is i'm
possible to rate very high the pro
feSsions OF humanity, international
righteousness and equity in regard
to those populations which hgure so
largely in the speeches. | am quite
unable to understand how anybody
can get up in the reichstag and
claim that Germany is waging a de
fensive war. e"
Secretary Balfour then contra
yened the different methods pursued
by Germany and Great Britain in
the expansion OF their empires, and
asserted that Germany's policy has
been more deliberately ambitious
than that of any nation since Louis
XIV.
81 am convinced that to begin
negotiations unless you see your
way to carry them through success
fully would be to commit the great
est crime against the future peace
of the world, and therefore, while
long for the day when negotiations
may really begin, negotiations
which must have preparation for
the bringing of ideas closer togeth-
er, ! do believe | should be doing an
injury to the cause OF peace if | en-
courage the idea that there is any
use in beginning these verbal nego-
tiations until something like a gen
eral agreement is apparent in the
distance, and until the statesmen OF
all the countries see their way tc
that broad settlement, which it i,
my hope, will bring peace TO this
sorely-troubled world"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
FRANCE GETS ENEMY SHIPS

Paris, Wednesday, Feb. 27.-The
chamber OF deputies voted today to
appropriate 100000 francs to be
used in chartering German ships
placed at the disposal OF France by
Brazil. The vote was 3l7 to Ill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
WASHINGTON ANE TOXIC
NEGOTIATING REGARDING
RUSH INTO 81 81 REALM
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and Vicinity:
Tonight, fair; freezing, Friday
fair; warmer.
Oklahoma Tonight, fair;
colder; freezing in northwestern
portion. Friday, fair; warmer in
northwestern portion.
West Texas: Tonight, fair;
colder in southeastern portion;
freezing in north; frost in south
ern portion. Friday, fair and
warmer.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day, IS degrees; minimum last
night AZ degrees.
PrccipitationIast night was 10
inch, = a total f%the entire month
Of .lS inch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
Blaze At Rochester.

Roshester, Feb. pa fire that
threatened Rochester's factory dis
trict today was confined to the plant
Of p. Whalen & Co.. tobacco manu-
facturers, a hve-story brick build
ing. The loss is estimated at $l20,-
mn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
NEW RUSSIAN ARMY.
IS BEING ENROLLED.
CABLEGRAM SAYS
BOLSHEVIKI CLAIM TROOPS
AT FRONT BEGIN TO RE-
SIST THE INVASION.
COSSACKS co TO BATTLE
Slav Rough Riders Sent to Encoun-
ter German Troops in Region of
Pskov, Recently Taken by the
Teutons.
BULLETIN.

London, Feb. 28-The German
army has received orders to stop it's
advance into Russia, according to
the Petrograd correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Company, who
has information to this effect which
he regards as reliable.
Berlin, Feb british Admiral
ty per Wireless Press )-Germany's
military operations on the northern
Russian front are taking their nor
NAL course, the German general
staff announced today. Another
Esthonian regiment has placed it
self under command of the German
staff.
In Minsk the Germans captured
$1,000 rifles and 1000 machine guns.
London, Feb. 28.-The council of
peoples commisaries, according to
a Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
has issued another call to arms in
the course of which it is declared
the German invaders are arresting
the workmen'S and soldiers coun-
cils, shooting captured Red guards,
and armying German and Austrian
prisoners i'll the Ukraine.
The proclamation asserts that the
troops at the front have now pulled
themselves together and are resist
mig the invasion. 1t concludes:
May the blood spilled in this un-
equal struggle fall on the heads of
the German Socialists who are al
lowing the German workmen to be
ranked among the Gains and Ju-
dases."
Enrolment OF the new army is
proceeding successfully an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch says.
Cossack regiments in Petrograd are
being sent in the direction of Pskoy,
and other regiments, formed OF
mixed detachments, are marching
to the front. Several detachmcnts
of sailors have arrived in the capital
from Finland. Women, children
and inyalids have been given per
mission to leave the city.
Nothing has been received in Lon
don of later date than Tuesday
in reference to the situation at
Pskov or the German advance to-
ward Petrograd.
London, Feb. 28.-Twelve hun
dred Finnish soldiers from Ger
many and a large transport loaded
with German weapons and muni-
tions arrived at Vasa, Finland
Wednesday, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen. A Berlin telegram
received in Copenhagen says large
German naval force has left a Bal
tic port and is supposed to be go,
ing to Finland.
1t was reported some days age
that soldiers of Finnish descent il
the German army were being per.
mitted and aided in returning tC
Finland to help the government
| forces against the revolutionists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
YALE MAN IS KILLED.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 28-A
message received at Yale University
today stated that Ensign Curtis
Read, class of 1918, naval aviator
flying i'll France, has been killed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
CARTOONIST CARTER DIES.

Philadelphia, Feb. 28. - Robert
Carter, cartoonist of the Philadel-
pha Press, whose work was familiar
to newspaper readers over the coun-
try, died suddenly today. Late last
night he became suddenly i'll from
an arterial ailments. MIR. Carter
was a years of age.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28
144 ARE MISSING
FROM LOST SHIP

London, Feb. 28.-The British
hospital ship Glenart Castle had
182 persons on board, it is stated
unoffcially, when she went down
Tuesday in the Bristol Channel.
Three parties, aggregating 49, have
been landed at Swansea, Milford
and Pembroke. None of the re-
naming IA have been heard from.
The missing include about seven
female nurses.
Survivors of the Glenart Castle,
landed at Swansea, declared the
ship was torpedoed by submarine.
No submarine was seen by them,
but a dim light was seen on the
surface of the water before the ship
was shaken by an explosion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-28

1t was reported some days ago
that soldiers of Finnish descent in
the German army were being per
mitted and aided in returning to
Finland to help the government
forces against the revolutionists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
Big METAL INDUSTRY
WRESTED FROM GERMANS

In the seizing OF some of the
largest metal concerns doing bust
ness in the United States. with a COM
bined valuation OF SIS. 5000. 900, Alien
Property Custodian Palmer has prac-
ticaIly wiped out the German control
Of the metal trade in this country.
The concerns seized are L. Vogel-
stein & Co., Inc. and Beer. Sond-
heimer & Co., Inc. OF New York City.
and the interests owned by German
money in the American Metals Com
pany. which controls sixteen COM
panies in the United States and South
America, also Stallfort & Co.. of New
York. F. Stallforth. the heaviest
stakeholder in the latter concern. is
now interned at Fort Oglethorpe.
Seizure of these concerns was the
result of an investigation now being
made by Federal authorities into the
metal situation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
LONELINESS CAUSES
OCTOCENARIAN'S SUICIDE

Loneliness and encouragement over
recent illness are the reasons given to-
day by acquaintances for the suicide
yesterday in Takoms Park OF Charles
Strowbridge, eighty-two years old, for
twelve years a clerk in the quarter
masters department here in this city.
The aged man has been in Bluemont,
Va, for the past six weeks, recupera-
ting from sickness. At 1923 Eight
zenith street northwest, his residence
for four years, ii was learned today
that he did not stop there on his re-
turn from Bluemont yesterday, but
evidently took car for Takoma Park
where he intended to end his own life.
He shot himself in the right temple
about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. His
body was found later in a wooded lot,
near the corner OF Laurel and Eastern
avenues. a few rods from where the
Fourteenth street cars stop in Tako-
ma Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
WALL ST. MARKET
STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSES
WEAK, WITH PRICES LOWER.
Absence Of Outside Interests Leads
Room Traders to Offer Shares.
upturns Come Later, With Steel
Common and Industrial Alcohol
Leading.

NEW YORK, July 23.-The stock
market opened quiet and fractionally
lower today, room traders Offering
stocks simply because of the absence
of outside interests. which they
thought would make 1t easy to force
declines. There were no offerings
from any other source, however, and
shortly after the opening upturns
were in evidence all around the room.
Steel common rose from. 1854 to
106k, and Industrial Alcohol was
TX higher at 12SH. United Cigar
Stores, after opening y lower at
s9H, soon regained this loss. while
Tobacco Products moved up X to IS,
and American Sumatra was two
points higher at 132k.
Corn products showed a gain of u
at IS. while Reading at IS was I'M
changed.
The selling by professionals was
quickly absorbed and the market
moved upwards, but later in the fore
noon 1t turned abruptly around and
new low records for the day were
soon established.
Steel common after selling up to
1O6% broke to 1O5&. Baldwin
dropped y to SO and Bethlehem Steel
B fell y to Sly. The tobacco issues
were strong. American Sumatra
selling up 81 to 1884, while United
Cigar Stores moved up to 10O%, and
Tobacco Products 6SA. Industrial
Alcohol dropped from 1854 to 1854.
The market closed weak.
Yesterday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23

Commissioners Gardiner and knight
sustained him in this.
The efforts Of the telephone attorneys
were next directed to breaking down the
testimony and views Of DR.. Woln as to
the value OF automatic phones. The at
torneys show from figures before them
that OF H.297 telephone exchanges in the
United States a total OF 21,215 use the
manual equipment, and Of the remaining
81 some use part manual and part auto
matte The Bell interests have 3 full
automatic exchanges. while the indie
pendent lines have u.
1t was brought out that there are
about three times as many independ-
ent exchanges as Bell exchanges. and.
despite this. the nearly 10000 indie
pendent exchanges use the automatic
equipment in only seventy-two in
stances.
Lewis Talks With BurIesOn.
Davis J. Lewis, former Congress
man. who is now a member of the
tariff commission. talked today with
Postmaster General Burleson about
telephones ands telegraphs. Mr..
Lewis will, IT is, believed. be selected
by Mr.. Burleson-as his chief assistant
in the supervision and operation Of
telephones and telegraphs.
The telephone officials who are
here today. feel that when the Gov
eminent takes charge OF their lines
some OF them are going to lose jobs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
FRENCH DROP 50 TONS
OF EXPLOSIVES ON FOE

French bombardiers last night
dropped 100, 900 pounds. OF explosives
upon enemy communication lines,
environments and bivouacs in the VAL
ley OF the Vesle, French cables to-
day stated
Enemy concentrations in the Ardre
were heavily bombed. while stations
at Laon. Fisnies and Berry au Bac
were damaged. Fere en- Tardenois,
reported filled with troops, was
heavily bombed. several explosions
and an immense fire resulting. Ac-
tive German batteries in the region
of Courmont Roncheres and Villen-
cue were silenced.
French avions brought down nine
enemy planes yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
THE LOCAL MARKET
MUCH W. R. & E. STOCK
CHANGES HANDS TODAY.
Sale Of One Hundred and Five
Shares Marks Largest Transae-
ton In One Issue In One Day on
Local Exchange In Several Months

One hundred and five shares Of
Washington Railway preferred stock
In lots. selling at 81 and SIX, was
the feature of today's session Of the
local Stock Exchange. This Is the
largest amount of stRck If one COM
pany that has bean sold In one day on
the exchange for several months.
Recent trading on the local ex-
change has evidently been influenced
by the big drive on the Marine, for
the market has been unusually strong
Of late.
On the after call, five Washington
Railway 4 per cent $1,000 bonds sold
at IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, July 23-Wheat,
firm; No. . red winter, S2.35A: No.
, red garlic, S2.33A; receipts, 1891
bushels; shipments, none.
Corn, unsettled, easier: contract
mixed, $3.50; receipts, $3.50; ship
ments, l9,16l.
Oats. dull and lower; No. white
domestic, Sc; receipts, 32,T59; ship
ments, 1888.
Rye, easier: No. western export,
for sipment. S1.71d1.72; receipts, 9GO;
shipments. none.
Hay. steady, unchanged.
Flour, firm; fair demand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
WASHINGTON BOY
GIVES LIFE WITH
MARINES IN FRANCE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page.)
1 felt that the poor lad would never
receive it," she said.
Little Harriet Gilmore, a four-years
old sister of the young officer,
buried her head in her grandmoth-
er's arms and sobbed when she
heard about her brother.
He was my best brewer" she
sobbed; the best one 1 had" She
kept repeating this statement
The Washington boy has four
brothers, one of whom, Derrill G. Ell
recently cabled his folks here that he
was going to find out the location of
Arthur. as he had not been heard
from for weeks.
Very Handsome.
Lieutenant Gilmore is described by
his friends as being SIX feet tall.
strong, and very handsome. He was
always popular in school. and a very
good student
In his letters to his grandmother
he continually told her that he was
glad he was in France hghting for
his country.
He is survived by four brothers
and one sister, Derriu c. Gilmore, in
France; F. H. Elmore, with the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation, in Balti-
more; Henry G. Gilmore, Atlanta, Ga;
Laughton Elmore, eight years old,
with his father in Philadelphia, and
little Harriet Elmore, four years old,
with her grandmother at the Cairo,
this city.
Frank H. Elmore, the father, left
this city for Philadelphia when the
Emergency Fleet offices were moved
there not long ago. In Philadelphia,
his home is at 302 W. School lane,
Germantown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-23
ToDAYs SALES.

Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
SIS. $1,OOOq9S.
Washington Railway common, 294S.
Washington Railway preferred, 200
81, 5Q6T. 20G67A, 50@67H, 10@67k.
Washington Gas, 8 @54%.
Mergenthaler, 1@112h.
After call
Washington Railway as, 81 ,0o0d6s,
81 .Oood6S, $1.OooG6s, 81, o0Oq6s, $1,000
66S