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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-20
NOTED BARS OF DETROIT
SOON BE NO MORE
State Goes Bone Dry on First Day
of NAV.

Great Lakes ILL.,. April 2O.-A pic
toual roll of honor for every blue
Jacket who has lost or might lose
his lie in the war and who received
his training or ever was stationed
at Great Lakes, will be hung in the
hall Of the administration building,
at the Great Lakes naval training
station.
A notice setting forth the plan
has been received by Captain will
liam A. Moffett, commandant. from
the bureau OF navigation. The bu-
reau obtained photographs Of all
men OF the station who have made
the supreme sacrifice Of national de-
Notlon. If new photographs are
needed they will be placed in posi-
non in the roll OF honor after being
received from Washington. Below
each mans picture, will be inscrib-
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into a general inquiry into the acti- Vities of German propagandists in this country.
 That was indicated today by mem 0erS of the committee, after infor- nation obtalned by the army intelli- gence service had been submitted to the committee in executive session.
 Senators declined to discuss the informatnon but announcement was made that Captain c. B. Lester, of the army intelligence service had been subpoenaed to appear next Tuesday when the inquiry will De gin.
 alt also was understood that George Creel, chairman of the Committee on Public Information, would be called as a witness
 In preparation for a general in- Quiry, the committee has asked k. Lowry Humes, former federal dis trict attorney at Pittsburgh, to fur nisE the committee with digest of information secured 'by the govern ment as to the political activities of brewers as revealed by federal grand jury investigations at Pittsburgh while similar request also was seni to B. F. Looney, attorney gene ra, of Texas.
 Opening of the hearing was post poDed because of the illness of Alex ander Konta. of New York, the prin- cjpal witness
 Counsel for konta filed an affida- vit of his client, denying that konta wac in any way connected with the purchase of the Washington Times.
 Konta also explained that in writ ing letter to Bernard Dernberg, once chief German propagandist in Ameri- ca, outlining the newspaper situation in New York and the opportunity of German propagandists to obtain con- trol of a newspaper there, he was acting as Dernberg's broker and de- nied that he had any dealings with Dernberg since or with any brewers.
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Rosy Path of Ring Champs
 Also ThOrny
Ad Wolgast and Battling Nelson, Two Old Timers,
 Bear Testimony.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Eight years ago in Point Richmond, Cal, Battling Nell son, the Durable Dane" of the ring, and Ad Wolgast, rugged young wild cat from Michigan, fought one of the bloodiest and most desperate bat ties for the lightweight championship ever staged.
 After forty rounds of terrific fight Ing, Nelson. the champion, being all but blinded, was waved to his corner the loser. Woigast became the new lightweight champion. The referee had called halt when both men were hammered to pulp. The gate" for that encounter totalled $32,OOO. Nelson received the lions share.
 TODAY-The Conqueror-Wolgast unable to obtain a penny of the for tune he earned ill the ring, is doing odd jobs in the timber country of northern Wisconsin where he is try ing to regain health. His wealth, es- tlmated at $150,000, is in custody of hls Wife and his mother, who are liv- ing in Cadillac, Mich., Wolgasts home.
 The Michigan Wildcat as Wolgast was known, became the new idol of rlngdom by virtue of his victory over Nelson, then regarded as unbeatable. For two years Wolgast gathered tle riches of a champion, meeting claim ents in short contests for purses from S4,0OO to $12,000. He had "clean- ed up' before he faced Willie Ritchie, q San Francisco newcomer. and lost his title on foul in 1912, after six teen rounds of vicious battling.
 Wolgast continued to box whenever match was in sight, but a year ago he suffered physical and mental breakdown and was sent to Mil waukee sanitarium. He was restored to comparative health and after his release disappeared into the woods of northern Wisconsin,.
 The Vanquished-Neison, the mar veled Durable Dane". today is m Chicago hospital, down and out, fiat broke, suffering from aa illness threatening pneumonia. He has ap- pealed to friends for enough money to pay his hospital expenses. His ring fortune of $250,000 is tied up in real estate in Hegewitch, Ill.,, h,s home, and every penny of it is in the cus- tody of his father. Nelson $ regarded as Hand poor"
 Nelson. whose boast is that he was always on the level and never mis- lead his friends, is not asking for charity, but wants some of the f225O,- 900 he loaned in the ol! days Of great prosperity. Some of the friends Nell son assisted are in excellent Financial circumstances. capable of reimbursing him.
 The Battler, now thirty-six years old, proudly told of his contributions to Charity, which were numerous. He is credited with never having turned down a request to appear at benefits. It cost him $750 of his own funds one time to-make success of a charitable affair in which he had been interest ed. The "pork and beaners' of the game could always touch the Bat tier, if their own pockets were empty, or their top coast frayed.
 The "Durable Dane,' a boxer for twenty years, is lying on the snoy white linen of hospital bed wonder ing where those friends of former years are now.
 "Thus," remarked an old-timer of the ring, "is the rosy path of the champions.
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America Must ships Millions
 Ton of Meats
Moat Packers In Session at ''NC Chicago Presented With
 Allies Needs.

a,:,ooo Oct. 15.-America must on';neh ;n the year ending July 1 next, s saip, eaG 0oo m tons of meats and fats for Souv,uyot 1,,,, ntion of Allied civilians and conSe 9,,,;es our own armies, the Belgian pai;ef a,l and certain neutrals depend" nsl'1l a4 mon this country. to fulfill the ens ,t ' nhase of the food program. ac- llasdi nard;ng to figures presented to the Iu,o an,arican Meat Packers Association ;n convention here today; .,, III LOW low to meet the war demands will l.. nJ~ tbe outstanding problem at the tthree-day t meeting, but leaders Tn the ;mdustry also will take up the labor sbortage situation, present market onnditions and discuss plans for cop mn with a number of postwar prob lens. a+ .h;,,o,+, nrasonted at the opening session to- gav were compiled by the Federal E"s, Enod Administration and were the outgrowth of conference with repres- entatives of Allied nations. The in orease in meat shipments this year over last year will total 1,050,000 tons. if the program is to be carried out packers declared.
 'NC Other figures showed that it is nlanned to increase breadstuffs ship ments $500 900 tons over least year, sugar sugar 33o,OOO tons and feed grains, 75O,000 tons.
 "Even this program" said state ment by Food Administrator Hoover, nresented to the convention. means further self-denial by the Allies next year. They are making this sacrifice in the common clause. We must main
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tam the health and strength of every human being among them or they will be unable to put their full strength alongside our own in the supreme of. fort.
 "At the Presidents direction. have assured them that 'in this com mon cause we eat at common table, , and upon entering these conferences III Europe we promised them that whatever their war food program call ed for from us We should fulfill.
 "lf we survey our ability to meet thls definite promise to them, We find that while our wheat production this year. IS better than last year, our pro- auction of other cereals We have had severe losses through drought in many sections. On balance our resources are no better than last year.
 "We find, however. that we can give this increase in food supplies of 5,730,0O0 tons over last year and still have margin over the amount nec- essary to maintain our own health and strength"
 Speakers at the convention will in clude Dr. John R. Mohler, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture; Charles J. Brand, chief of the Bureau of aMr- kets of the Department of Agricul- ture, who will speak on "The Meat Supply as a National Problem;" Char les c. Pearson of the British Food Ministry; c. s. Churchhill, general superintendent of all Swift & Con- pany plants and Dr. L. M. Holman, Chief Chemist for Wilson and Com pany.
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MONEY FOR WAR PURPOSES
 DIRECT TO INDUSTRIES

Washington, Oct. 15.-The war fin ance corporation up to Oct. 1 had authorized $43,2O2,592 in loans of which $4O,54O 800 went direct to war business and without the medium of banks, altho the act under which the corporation operates specifics that this method shall be applied only in exceptional cases."
 This situation, disclosed today in a report of the corporation to congress explains why Secretary McAdoo and directors of the corporation have been considering asking amendment of the act to provide that the usual method of making advance shall be direct to industries and the exceptional method through banks.
 The corporation up to Oct. 1 had ad- vanced through banks $2,112,0O0. All loans were secured by collateral which aggregated $64,033,000 of which only $8O0,000 was in Liberty bonds.
 Actual payments under the advan- ces authorized amounted to $24. .l83.- 900 with the balance subject to draft.
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OVER HIGH MARK
Registration Figures Complete Show That 1S7,S36 More Men Than
 Estimated Registered.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Final re- turns from all states show that 12,- 966,594 men registered for military service Sept. 12.
 This was 1S7,S36 in excess of the estimate of 12,77S,75S made by ex- perts in the office of Provost Mar shal General Crowder, based on pro- jections from census figures.
 Texas was the last state to report
 It's registration as announced to- night by General Crowder, was 521.- 474, against the original estimate of '54G,1S7.
 The total announced does not in- clude registration received by mail by local boards, after Sept 12, nor belated enroilments lby men who were absent from the country that day.
 including such cases, it is believ- ed the actual figures will be appro- ximately 13,0OO,O00.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES

New York, Oct. 15.-British casual ties during the first 39 weeks of 1918 aggregated 100000 according to a cablegram received by the British bureau of information here today
 This does not include losses in the heavy fighting of the past two weeks.
 The message stated that during the period between Jan. and Oct. l, the lowest casualty list for any single week was 4,126 and the highest over 40.0O0
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MAY REVEAL WORK
 Ut PROPAGANDISTS
 IN BREWERS CASE
General Inquiry Into Pur, chase Washington Times
 May Be Startling.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Investigation by the Senate Judicinary Sub Com mittee into the purchase of the Wash iugton Times by Arthur Brisbane, with the aid of money advanced thru the brewers very likely will develop
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In Next Four Days Country Must Raise Nearly Bill
 lion Dollars a Day.
TREASURY OFFICIALS
 ARE DULY ALARMED
Hope That Wilson's An sWer to Peace Note Will
 Be Stimulation.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
 Washington, Oct. b. - Only $156,- GOO,O00 of new Liberty loan subscrip- tions trickled in today, according to reports from the whole nation, gath cred by the treasury and raised the total for the loan so far to $2,954, ,S7O,- $50. still short of three billions, the "half way figure"
 In view of the expectations that fruits of Liberty day celebrations last Saturday would be fully reflect ed in today's report, treasury offici- als declared the outlook grave.
 Those in charge of the Liberty loan campaign made no concealment of the fact that the situation was very disappointing" said the official review of the loans progress.
 \ Tremendous Task.
 With only four days of the loan period remaining the country now faces the task of raising in excess of three billion dollars, or more than $7GG 100000 day.
 Early morning messages to head quarters stimulated hope not borne out by tonights figures. that Presl- deEt Wilson's rejection of the Ger man proposal for an immediate ar mistice would create a wave of en- thrsiasm which would sweep null titude of subscriptions on it's crest. Tomorrow's figures will be watched carefully for evidence of this situ- ation reported in scores of telegrams from field workers.
 Pay Installments Now.
 Considering the chance that sub scribers are delaying payment of the first ten percent instal1ment and tha. consequently their pledges do not show in the official figures, cam paign managers today urged that bond buyers pay down their ten per cent installment immediately. This will have the effect of. relieving banks of the tremendous task of tabulatimg these payments in the rush of the last hours this week and will show the nation on Saturday, the final day, precisely how big a job is cut out for it that day.
 Totals of subscriptions by dis tricts were reported tonight as fol-
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The New York district gained but $30, 100000 today. while the Chicago district netted $26,OO0,OO0.
 Cleveland added $18,000,000. /
 "Iiberty Loan Navy Day. . Tomorrow will be liberty Loan Navy Day.
 Rear Admiral Cowie challenged the country to match the efforts of the navy.
 He issued this statement:
 "The leaders of the nation are calling upon the people to float this loan and to raise one half of it in the few days that are left.
 "The navy, meantime, has passed the high water mark of S21,000,OO0 and is going ahead with undiminished force.
 1.-The navy is coming across again -over the top as usual, but quicker. bigger, stronger.
 For the sake of the country, for the sake of victory, match the navy.
 Our slogan has been:
 "Fight or Buy bonds-the navy does both.'"
 Secretary Daniels sent the follow ing message to all men in the navy today:
 'Let every navy man answer the Hohenzollern toast of Der Tage' by making Navy Day, Oct. 16, the day of days in this battle for freedom"
 The battleship Kansas has reported an average individual subscription thus of $154; the Battleship Missis- sippi $103 and the Oklahoma $100.
 Douglas Fairbanks, motion pie ture actor, who reached Washington after trans-continental tour, brought scription which had been given him at La Guna, New Mexico, by Abietta, Governor of the Pueblo Tribe of In- dians. This subscription represented proceeds from the sale of wool by this tribe.
 By order of Abeietta, the interest on these bonds fo rthe next five years was donated to the Red Cross.
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ATTY. JACK RERNHARDT
 OPENS LAW OFFICE.

Attorney, Jack Rernhardt has open ed Suite III. Citisens Bspk Huimins Phone 29s,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
French Defenders Are Forced Back at Hangarl
Raid Made on Zeebrugge
Was Complete Success

London, April 25.-The Associated
Press learns from high naval source
that the operations at Zeebrugge were
a complete success, with the result
that the Flanders flotilla now will be
obliged to resort to the Ostend route
in putting to sea, from which the
British forces can more easily handle
the German ships.
In addition to the damage done the
mole and the German guns, material
and shipping, the channel has been
blocked by the cement ships and
German dredger was destroyed. The
loss of thed redger, together with the
blocking in of the channel must re-
suit in the speedy sitting up of the
waterway, and it will take at least
several weeks to clear the passage
But for a change in the wind
which cleared away the smoke
bank and revealed the presence Of
the British ships, the casualties
would have been much smaller and
the operations at Ostend probably
would have proved as successful as
those at zeebrusge. The British
ships had approached so near Os-
tend that they were able to light
beacons on either side of the en-
trance which were invisible to the
enemy owing to the smoke cloud
but change in the wind prevent
ed their completing the operations.
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The statement says:
The French and British positions from
north of Bailleul to east of Wytschaete
have been heavily attacked all day..
There was fighting of great severity on.
the whole of this front, particularly in
the neighborhool of Dranoutre, KENNEL
and Vierstraat
"In the course of repeated attacks ard
counter attacks tAe allied troops have
beer compelled to withdraw from the po-
sitions they held this morning and the
fighting continues.
South of the Somme several counter
attacks launched by Australian and Eng
lish troops last night against the posi-
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Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rctakcn from
Germans.
French forces lose Hangard in
terrific battle.
Total casualties OF marines In
France Ii 27S.
ed In bond driv m Liberty Day.
American wounded In Picardy hat
tie arriving Mt base hospitals.
Less than dozen Americans killed
In Seicheprey battle.
Captain Of ii. NJ. $. Vindictive tells
thrilling story Of raid on Zee
brugge.
3LSccOnd complaint Registered
against labor grabbing by con-
tractors Mt Muscle shoals.
5-CrOwder opposes amendment 10
draft hill.
LOCAL NEWS
1.-TWO killed and four injured in
street Cur wreck.
Simplicity and democracy to mark
programme OF honor flag RAILS
ing.
PASTORS union makes formal reply
to DIR. Newhcld.
Morton reelected president Of
state hardware dealers.
O-WOrkcrs to stay In trenches until
last minute.
FEATURES
EEditOrinl comment.
G-socIety and Dolly Dairymple.
sSports.
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Paul Frank Baer, Son
of Mobile Man, Brings
Down 9Th Hun Machine

Paris. April 25,-Maj. Raoul Lufbery
Of Wallingford, Conn.,. destroyed his
eighth German airplane Tuesday. Lieut.
Paul Frank Baer Of Mobile, Ala, brought
down his fifth German machine the same
day. thus becoming the latest American
ace, Besides the machines he is off,
cialiy reported to have destroyed, Lieu
tenant Baer is believed to have brought
down two other German machines. His
seven victories in the air have been
scored within the last six weeks
The semi-official count of victories won
by American aviators in the French
and American service now shows a to-
tai Of 40 during the last two months.
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planes, reported as damaged April 90,
were in reality brought down. Five
other German machines and a captive
balloon likewise were destroyed April
81, % and "a. Five thousand kiio-
grams of projectles were dropped by
our bombing planes on the railway
stations at Nesle, Roye and Shaulnes.
Our airplanes have carried out numer-
Gus machine gun attacks on enemy
concentrations.
Eastern theatre, April "a. Late re-
ports confirm the full success OF the
accommodating operation carried out
yesterday on the north bank of the
Devol river. In the course of their
advance our troops established that
the enemy had suffered very serious
losses before abandoning the ground.
They brought back about 10 Austrian
prisoners. On April "a British troops
carried out successful raid near Ba-
rakli. east of the Struma. and the
Vetrenik heights. The Serbian troops
nave maintained their occupation Of
the work taken April 81 repulsing new
enemy counter attacks"
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tons gained by the enemy yesterday III
and around Villers-B retonneux carried
our line onward to within a short dis
lance of our former front and resulted
in the capture of more than 600 prisoners
The village is in our hands,"
THE enemy's attack yesterday morn
ing on this front was made by at
least four divisions and his detectives
are stated by prisoners to have in
cluded the village of Cachy and the
Cachy- Fouilloy road. These detectives
were not reached at any point. The
number of German dead found in the
positions recaptured by our troops
shows that the enemy's losses were
very heavy"
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The British. having been forced
back out Of Observation-Disclosures
launched q counter attack and swept
the Germans back almost to the lines
which were held before the present
lighting began. The French have been
driven back out Of Hangard- en- San
terre, but are holding their positions
close by. while on the line southwest
OF Ypres the British have been COM
PEELED to withdraw slightly before
furious attacks along the Materen-
Bailleul- Wytschaete line.
Wounded Americans are arriving at
a hospital behind the French lines in
the Somme sector, showing that GEN
sral PershinE's ndenFars bearing their
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Paris, April 25.-The war office an
nouncement tonight says:
'9rhere was great activity on the
part of both artilleries today in the
region of Hangard and on both banks
of the Avre, but no infantry action.
I'm the Woevre. after violent bonn
bardment. the Germans delivered an
attack in the Regniville sector. Our
troops elected the enemy from some
advance elements, where he had gained
a footing and completely re-estab-
lished our lines. Prisoners remained
in our hands.
''The artillery fighting was quite
spirited on the left bank Of the Mouse
and in the Vosges.
ION April % and 23 seven German
airplanes and a captive balloon We're
brought down by our pilots. Ten 9TH
err machines, badly damaged. fell in
side their own lines.
J 1T is confirmed that two enemy air
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share Of the burden Of the great bait
tie.
That only slight gains have been
made anywhere along the two fronts
which have been subjected to attack
is proof that the allies are prepared
to defend their positions. In the last
three weeks the Germans have hur-
ried up heavy cannon to the old Somme
battle ground and have marched many
fresh divisions to the points where
they have been held for the moment of
attack. Their failure to do more than
gain almost insignificant bits of
ground is one of the most encouraging
tCenti.ues .. PAGE 1--WE,
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Sixteen Are Indicted

Edwardsville. ILL.,. April .5.-Indict-
ments were returned late today against
16 persons by the grand jury which
investigated the lynching on April 5
of Robert Paul Praeger at CollinsvilIe,
Ill. Twelve indictments were against
civilians and charged murder ana TOUR
indictments were against policemen
charging malfeasance in office,
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Miller Released

Washington, April 25.-F'rederick c
Miller, mayor of Michigan City. Ind,
who was arrested as an alien enemy
when he came here Tuesday to dis
cuss prospects of completing his nat
uralzation as an American citizen,
was released today and allowed to de-
part for home.
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stitutions established behind the line
as it stood after the allies stopped
the recent German drive in Picardy.
Few of the Americans remained at
the hospital very long, being taken
farther to the rear.
Sixteen girl students of Smith COL
lege are working in day and nigLt
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shifts at this point and are operating
well arranged canteen at the rail-
road station for the soldiers coming
through on the hospital trains.
Mrs. Clark. the Misses Justice, Bro
gan and Scott and NJ. L. Ralthis and
r. w. Lowrey of the American Red
Cross have rendered notable service at
the hospital