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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
ALLEGED AUTO
THIEVES TAKEN
SLAUGHTER, BOYLES AND
CLARKE MAY BE MEM
BERS OF GANG

William Ward, deputy sheriff, and
Charles Jones, constable OF Wilson
township, today brought to the
county jail, Dave II. Slaughter,
Charles X. Boyles and Charles V.
Clarke, charged with the theft OF an
automobile. The offices captured
the men and large touring car at
Writ. 1t is alleged that the car was
stolen in Dallas, Texas.
Dave H. Slaughter, one of the
three men arrested, is a brother to
Tom Slaughter, the noted Texas
criminal, who has twice been cap
tured in the oil field. The first time
was after he had escaped from the
Texas penitentiary and after being
caught at Denison, escaped from
two. Dallas detectives. while the OF
hcers were seeking gasoline at
Greenvile, taking their car and riot
guns and getting to the oil field III
the western part Of this county,
where he was caught and returned TO
| Texas. Escaping again he got into
this county, at that time being in
company with another man and two
women, with two cars, and all were
arrested. Tom Slaughter had been
arrested at Noawta and broke out
of the Jail there The sheriff turned
him over to the Nowata officers. The
other man and one of the women
were fined for carrying pistols and
paid their fines and were released.
This is the first time Dave II.
Slaughter has been arrested in this
county but the officers are salts
fed there is a we'll organized gang
OF automobile thieves operating be-
tween Dallas. Texas, and Wichita.
Kansas. and their route with stolen
cars takes them frequently through
the oil fields.
Officers Ward and Jones had a
description of stolen car from Dal-
las and when the men arrested to-
dav arrived at Writ the officers be-
lieved the car they were driving was
the stolen car and when the men at
tempted TO sell it. they were salts
fled it was the one. 1T answers the
description in every particular eX-
cept the number and that has been
filed off. the fling showing that it
was done recently.
The authorities at Dallas have
been notified that the Carter Coun-
ty officers have the car and that
the men are i'll jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
HUN NOW PROPOSES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
outpu, and the special needs OF in
diyidual states due to the war.
Freedom OF Seas"
CONTINUED from page y

outpu, and the special needs OF in
diyidual states due to the war.
Freedom OF Seas
Members OF the league would rec
ocnizc freedom OF the seas. Straits,
canals and connecting seas. both
shores oi which are not i'll posses
sion OF tho same federal state, would
be in,ornationalizcd and their foril-
iications retained, guarded by com
mand consisting OF contingentS from
all the federated states and COM
mandcd in rotation every three
years by Il delegate OF the states.
Safety OF private property on the
high seas would be proclaimed and
the naval prize laws blockade law
abolished. The right OF blockade
would be reserved to the league, and
only 10 the league. for use against
any federal state which violates the
leagues constitution and against any
state not belonging 10 the league
which takes m arms against the nett
tralized state.
Ships OF the federated states and
their cargoes would be treated in
each state like its own. Overseas
cables would be controlled by COM
mission of the league.
Members OF the league would re-
nounce the raising OF troops in colo
NAL territories; all states with col
onies situated in Africa would be
perpetually neutral states,
The Third section. dealing with
the leagues executive department,
provides that i'll event OF offenSes,
members will proceed against the
violator OF the constitution. first by
severance OF diplomatic relations :;
second. complete isolation OF ,he OF
fender by closing frontiers to im-
ports, exports, postal and railroad
traffic; and, third, i'll given circum-
stances by blockade. The same
measures would be taken against any
hostile menace of a federated state
from non-member. Should the OF
Tending state cross its frontiers. with
hostile intent against one or more
members of the league, joint military
and marine assistance would be
given.
Erzberger invites criticisms OF his
plan, as we'll as practical counter pro-
posalS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24

sea ration. everyone OF the million
men is entitled TO his full allowance
and il must so forward to him wher-
ever he is. So that besides the vast
daily stock there is the question OF
unfailing daily delivery first by
railways and canton trains, and then
to the individual soldier.
Often on the field or in the
trenches he is supplied from mar
mites, or huge thermos bottles car
rying hot food for eight men, and
often too the delivery in the trench
es is by the Yukon pack used in
Alaska and by the Hudson Bay voy-
ageurs and Indians.
Besides this Iour million pounds
of food moving forward daily to the
troops. each ran carries with him
two days emergency rations, five
pounds to the man, or an additional
five million pounds OF food for an
army of a million men. OF the
emergency ration, carried on the
back there is outstanding every day
two million pounds OF corned beef
and two million pounds OF hardtack.
100000 pounds OF sugar, 62,5OO
pounds OF coffee. 10000 pounds Of
solidified alcohol lor heating and
cooking while on march.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
TEN PER CENT OF
LIBERTY LOAN
Be DEM A n De D
COMPLETE PROGRAM OF
PAYMENTS OUTLINED AT
CAPITAL.

Washington, Sept. 2S. - Ten per
cent of the Liberty loan subscrip-
tions will be required on application
instead OF per cent, as Tor past
loans, the treasury announced
Twenty per cent will be due Novem-
Der q, 20 per cent December ~, y
per cent January 10 and 50 per cent
January 80.
This is the first time that more
than three nstallmentS have been
arranged in addition to the payment
on application for any Liberty loan
The initial payment was increased
as means OF diScouraging the prac-
tice OF some persons in the past oi
subscribing without carrying out
the installments.
The setting OF the last installmen'
OF 80 per cent as late as January
30 was interpreted as assurance that
the fifth Liberty loan would not be
floated before late in February o'
possibly March.
The amount OF the fourth loar
and the redemption terms probably
will be announced tonight by tn,
treasury.
The initial payment, although du,
at the time Of pledging, need not be
paid until October 10, the end OF The
subscription period.
The installment dates will not in.
terfere with the practice by which
many subscribers have bought bond!
through banks or other agencies ant
paid 10 per cent month for ap
proximatelv ten months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
Markets
GRAIN.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-Reports that
the emperor OF Germany was seri-
ously i'll and had cancelled all I'M
portan- engagements broke the corn
market today to the lowest levels
yet fo~ current deliveries. At first,
values had scored moderate ad-
vance, influenced by the iood admin
istration announcement OF the
amount OF feeding Trains needed for
export. The subsequent downtown
received little impetus from some
revival of peace gossip. Opening
prices which ranged from half cent
off to Is advance with Oct. l.47 rs
to l.4G Is and Nov. las S-+ to l.40
were followed by all around selling
and then a decided setback.
Oat: swayed with corn. Alter
opening II to 5-S up with Oct.
3 IA to 3 5-8, the market ascend
ed to fair extent but reacted to
slightly below yesterdays finish.
Scantincss OF offerings made lard
and ribs climb. Pork was neglect
ed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
WAR SUMMARY
{ By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press. }
Moving northward with surprising
speed. and power, the allied troops
in Palestine seem to have dealt
the Turks 4 blow that may shat
ter their power in that theater OF the
war.
SO far as reports reflect the sit
uation, the Turks are completely
defeated and the march of the Brit
ish. French and Arabs toward the
sea OF Tiberias is virtually unop-
posed.
The advance has carried the allies
past the village OF Nazareth. and
they are approaching the line Of the
ancient city OF Tyre. TO the north
i, Beyrout, while of to the north
west, seventy miles away is DamaS-
Gus. These two cities are import
ant centers in this region OF the
world and their capture would mean
the complete disorganization OF the
Turkish machinery OF war over a
wide area.
Allied armies still moving rapidly
over the hills OF southern Serbia,
where Tor the past week, they have
smashed the Bulgarian resistance
and swept along at rate which
seems to indicate that the Bulgar-
ianS have been unable to stabilize
their line AT any point where de-
fensive warfare might be expected.
The Serbians are now east OF the
Prilep and moving steadily along
the Cerna valley. To the east the
French have reached the Nardar,
seemingly with the intention OF as
sisting the British and Greek ar
mics which are fighting in the Lake
Doiran region. Italian units are
now engaged IN the battle in the
Cerna bend district.
In reaching the Nardar the allied
troops are also on the Uskub-Sa-
loniki railway line, the only railroad
over which supplies and reinforce
ments can be moved to the aid OF
the Bulgarians around Lake Doiran.
1t would seem that the cutting OF
The railway would place the Bulgar-
ians in the Doiran region in pre-
carious situation. Paris announces
also that the Serbans are on the
high road from prilcp to the Var
dar, which is the main supply line
OF the enemy troops north OF Mon
astir and around Prilep. The allies
probably have severed those supply
lines. 1t would seem that this would
compel Il general retirement all
along the line.
Big Events Expected.
Present operations, both in Pal
estine and Macedonia, may have po-
litical results far outweighing the
military objectves that may be
gained. There have been persistent
reports that Bulgaria and Turkey
are ready to retire from the war,
and the dynastic situation in Bull
garia is said to be such that, with
King Ferdinand virtually retired
from active administration, sensa-
tional Developments may come at
any time.
British and French armies are
continuing their attack against the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24

outer defenses OF the EIindenburg
line north and south of St. Quentin.
Notable in the developments on that
front during the past two days has
been the progress of the French
toward the range OF hills to the west
of the Disc river south Of St. Quen-
tin. At some points. they are in
control of ridges which appear to
dominate long stretches OF the val
lev to the east, and in spite OF de-
termined counter attacks by the
Germans, they are holding the
ground they have won.
1t would seem that the British
have encountered savage resistance
north OF st. Quentin, after having
cut into the Hindenburg position at
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
THREE ARDMORE
MEN ENLIST IN
j. s. AIR SERVICE
r. A. PETERSON, MOSS PAT
TERSON AND BEN COOPER
RANKED HIGH IN CLASS

r. \. Peterson, Moss Patterson
and Ben Cooper, three well known
former automobile dealers OF Ard
more, have enlisted in the L. :. air
service and are now awaiting call
10 report for duty. They took the eX-
aminations last Tuesday at Wichita
Falls, Texas. and were three OF four
in a class OF s. men who passed the
examination. Mr.. Cooper, who is a
brother OF Tom Cooper, has been in
Wilson the past year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
Paddy's Bird.

Chicago News: An lrishman shot
at a partridge the other day and
vowed that it was down. thought the
rest OF the party saw it top a hedge
untouched. Paddy would not listen
to such doubts. but diligently
searched along the edge OF the
fallows and just where the bird had,
as he thought. fallen, he found a
frog. No way disconnected, he picked
it up and thus apostrophized his
treasure trove: Och | thought
I'd killed We entirely, but, bedad. l
shot the feathers of We, anyway.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
LIVESTOCK.

Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 25.-
Hogs: Receipts 1900; weak, bulk
19M2O.25; heavy, l9.50G20.4O; !;
lights, lS75@2O25; pigs, l8Gl925.
Cattle: Receipts 10000, including
900 southerns; weak to lower; prime
led steers. 1S0l9.25; dressed beef
steers, ll@l7.50; southern steers,
zMl4.5O: COWS 6Cdl2.25; heifers, "a
l5; stockers, 7.50@l5.50; calves,
6.50M15.
Sheep: Receipts 2l,O00; steady
to 25 lower. Lambs, l5.500l7T0;
vearlings, l0.50Ml3; wethers, lO(d
1880; ewes, 80l1; stockers, "a
l7.50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24

price OF cotton early today In the
first hall hour of business, the ac-
tive months rose 50 to Il points.
Buyers met with scarcity OF con
tracts,
The market turned dull and
saggcd somewhat under the inactiv-
ity, standing at noon at net ad-
vance OF 40 to 5S points.
TelcgramS from Washington stat
ing that official talk OF 25 cents as
the price to be tived on cotton had
been denied caused new strength i'll
the afternoon. At o'clock. the mar
ket was at net rise OF 6l TO Il
points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24

two points. At present, the British
are fighting hard to hold the grounC
they have won in this sector whilt
sicily creeping nearer the mair
German positions along the line
running to the west of Cambria.
Along the American held sectors
OF the front, there have been many
patrol encounters, but nothing ap
preaching general action has beer
fought.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
The Straight Road.

New York Post: Mr.. PaWeIl in
London wishes to lind the hospital
where his soldier son was con-
yalescing. Meeting an lrishman, he
asked to be shown the shortest way
to the hospital.
by shouting Three cheers for
Germany replied the lrishman,
seriously.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
PRODUCE.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 25,-But-
ter: Creamery, 90; firsts, So sec
onds, 81; packing, 40
Eggs: Firsls, Al IL; seconds
50 ID.
Paultry: Hens, 23G2o; roosters
Is l-2; broilers, Is.
Potatoes: Firm, 2.50M260.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
His Dependent.

Baltimore American: 80 you
want to get exempted. Have you
anyone dependent on you
"Oh. yaas, sab, suah. sab. My
wife, she depends on me. sab, to
carry her wash home, sah.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
Overheard.

Boston Transcript: One OF til
Mourners-Well, they gave O'Brie
an iligant funeral. Shure. it woul
have been a proud day for him
he'd lived TO see il:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been IS
sued to: Claude Hamilton. 2l. and
Iusten Childs. Is, Berwyn; Homer
Lee. IS. and George Richardson, ~,
Ardmorc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
Groves Baby Bowel Medicine

aids digestion. relieves sour stomach
diarrhoea and fluX. 1t is just as ef-
fective Tor adults as for children
Perfectly harmless.-adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
COTTON.

New Orleans. Sept. 25.-Abnorm-
ally cold weather in the belt and
a somewhat better feeling over price
fixing caused a stiff rise in the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
]. S. ARMY IN FRANCE
HAS FOOD A HEAD
FOR THREE MONTHS
VAST STOCK STORED IN
MILES OF WAREHOUSES;
SOME FIGURES.

Tours, Central France. Sept. 4. -
Correspondence of The Associated
Press. )-The American army in
Europe could be led and clothed
and all its creature comforts looked
after for three months ii not an
other pound OF supplies was secured.
This was the statement made here
by officers OF the army quartermast-
er's department which directs this
mammoth work OF supplies.
1t gives an idea OF the vast stock
OF reserve resources stored IN the
miles OF warehouses stretching from
the coast inland to the fighting line,
and il is a comforting assurance too
that this huge reserve will be kept
up through the coming winter per-
ior SO tliat the American soldier ;
warmth, as we'll As his food and
clothing, will be fully looked after,
1t is a huge undertaking to feed
a million men even for single day
"A million men scattered to a thous-
and points. in trenches. on battle
fields and camps, along 500 miles Of
front and for a depth of 500 miles.
And when are added housing and
clothing and the period extended
through the winter months OF cold
and frost. with the prospect that an
other prospect that another million
or tive may be headed this way be-
fore long-with these elements one
gets some idea Of the magnitude OF
the supply problem ior a million or
more men.
At Center OF System.
Here at the center OF the system.
where the receipts are regulated
and the distribution made. there was
an opportunity OF learning some OF
the details OF row the system oper-
ateS.
In the food branch alone, it takes
over four million pounds OF iood
every day to iced the army. This
prodigious daily consumption OF
food embraces million pounds OF
flour baked mo million pounds
of bread every day, $4,000 pounds
OF fresh beef, S755,000 pounds of po-
tatoes, 100000 pounds OF sugar and
125,000 pounds of tomatoes. The
pepper and salt for 4 single day is
42,50C pounds.
Army coffee is roasted at the rate
of 7C.000 pounds a day. and It takes
10000 pounds Of solidified alcohol
to cook this coffee through the
month.
The beef is the bulkiest product
use each day. and occupies a daily
space OF $4,000 cubic feet. or about
the dimensions of a business block,
of solid meat. Flcur comes next,
requiring 25,000 cubic feet OF daily
space. and potatoes about the same.
There are only few OF the main
items. But the list runs all through
the many requirements OF the over
sea army rations. with vast guam
titles in each case. Here are some
OF the other daily items:
Bacon 225,000 pounds: beans 75,-
900 pounds; rice $4,000 pounds; on
ZONES 250,000 pounds; evaporated
fruit 10000; jam 10000 pounds !;
milk $500 pounds; vinegar 10000
pounds; lard 10000 pounds; butter
81 900 pounds: syrup 10000 pounds
Must Be Daily Delivery.
These, being included in the over
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24

Ardmoreite Want Ads bring quick
results.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-04

WNSfIINGTnN. May assigning II 4
general commercial agreement between
the United States and Norway. the first
agr,r,fnrn; Il tn. kind To be- entered IN
iu by America with ono Of IN" north f.u-
rurrnIl nrutrat$. was announced tonight
10y III" var trad" board.
Under the agreement. N"rway Is as
SIr"d nf supplies /" cover her estimated
n''"is su far rs they can hc l"rnISh"d
without ,IntriIurnr - thu war needs of
lhr United States and It's associates. and
Norway "n her part agr""S /" permit
Uuhamp"r,ri cNi'urt /" America and It's
allies ri all Norwegian products not
needed for hnm" consumption.
II is provided that none az the sup
plies imported from thu nli"d states
or its associates or forwarded with the
aid If American bunker coal shall 80 dl-
r"rtly or indirectly L" In" central pow
cr$ ar Ia used I" r,,plac" commodities
exported to those countries. This APP
plies {" anything produced hy ANY m!N-
liari"S to production obtained under the
agreement.
Tn" agreement WAS signed by Vance
e. Mccormick. chairman Of IN" war
trade board. and l'r Friti"ff NHn$rn. thu:
iLinuiI$ explorer tu special mission To
this country from Norway.
The agreement contains long Sch"d-
ulcS cnum"rLtinE the quantities 81 food
StuirS. fodder. fertilizer. textiles. metals
and minerals. rubber ana miscellaneous
commodities which Norway - entitled
Ia receive. Norway lS /" furnish many
things. including HI!rlji>. iron ore. MT =
ais used III hardening $i"CEll process
Strrls. tima"r for min props, wood pulp
and other exports particularly for the
allies. Americas own requirements in
III" way IF imports from Norway being
relatively small.
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those camps alone. Some Of the
camps will be converted into re-
placement divisions, and the new
men will be rcdistributed in accCru-
ance with their qualifications alter
being inspected, rendered immune
as possible from disease and fur
nshed with the initial equipment
Under the increased army piar,
great number of new divisions may
be created. With authority now
asked for unlimited power tc create
fighting units, some of the men Of
the May draft may be assigned to
these new organizations
II is regarded as likely. however,
that the April and May drafts will
be used largely to fill up divisions
at home, while the seasoned per-
sonnet from those divisions is sent
overseas to fill the gaps. Since the
number Of divisions on the other
side is rapidly and steadily increas-
ing, the flow Of replacement troops
must increase propo4tionately.
A new draft of the annual army
appropriation bill, providing for the
needs Of 100000 men under the fiji
teen billion dollar program. will be
laid before the House military COM
mittee when it reassembes next
Monday. Secretary Baker. Major
General March, chief of staff. and
other officers appeared to-day at the
committees executive session. dis
cussine the estimates to carry out
Immediately foresccn war work.
While some Of the House admin
istration leaders voiced support Of
the War Departments program, the
sentiment expressed was not alto
gether unanimous regarding the re-
quest for unlimited power to deter
mine the size Of the army. Sena-
tor Sherman, in an address to the
Senate, said he could not support
such plan, and that Congress
should fix the number Of men.
Representative Dent, Of Alabama,
chairman Of the House committee.
intends to press his bill which would
authorize an army of 100000 in ad-
. dition to the 100000 volunteers al
ready in the service. On the other
hand, Repre- sentative Kahn, Of Cali
fornia. che ranking Republican men,
Der, has declared himself thorough
ly in favor Of the War Departments
program.
Ordnance plans will be explained
to the committee Monday and aVia-
ton experts w!;'I testify Tuesday.
The committee asked General March
to-day to have witnesses ready to
explain what has been done with
the s64O00O,000 appropriated in Il
lump sum for the army aviation
work at the last session Of Con-
nreSs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-04
Violent BornbartiEuent-

BRITISH llEAINCAkTERS IN
FRANCE. May =. VA Ottawal--A Ire
m"ndouS crtsCcnh" Of gunfirr has hr"k-
en- out this morning. IL" principal in
crraS" being apparently in tho LyS re
cinu.
Tho. ohjnCtivr tiIrIr tables "f tho Cor
mans indicate shat ;hr% are finding
their task To aGvanr" III Flanders and
on tho Summr whore they are Yet III a
SIandstill. much heavier than ih"y an
Iicipat"d.
Lest night thor" was much bombing
activity on lrth sides. III" '.nt"nt" air
men intTrring heavy casualties.
Til" Australians carried cut success
full minor operations III Hil!rrs- Erctun-
n"ux during IN" night. while the IA
nadianS Innpp"d NJ Il strong post. talk
ing seven prisoners aud five machine
guns
Further north III" british rushed n
machine gun cmpllc"m"Ut. clearing it
out and bringing IN thrr" survivors Of
tn" garrison.