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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
NO DATE FIXED
FOR SECOND DRAFT
NATIONAL ARMY
SEC. BAKER DOES NOT WANT
TO DISTURB LABOR
SITUATION.
NEW PLANS ARE AFOOT
When Men Do Start for Camps,
They Will Go in Steady Stream
Of 100000 Monthly-Other Reg
ulations.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Secrctary
Baker authorized the statement to-
day that no date had been selected
for the beginning of the second
draft. Various estimates have
placed the time between March /
and June /.
The governments disposition not
to disturb the labor situation, par
ticularly on farms at the planting
season, is one of the factors enter
ing into the situation.
The provost marshal generals Of
fee, it is understood, is disinclined
to go ahead with the second draft
until congress has perfected the
law by pending amendments to
change the basis OF apportionment,
and to authorize the president to
call into the military service men
skilled in industry and agriculture,
ltSdruleSs OF previous ClaSSlhca-
tion.
Remaining incrcments of the first
draft will begin to move forward
to camps this week.
1t is probable the next month
local boards may be asked to for
ward small increments necessary 70
replace men going overseas, but the
expected summons OF half million
will be later,
Plans tor the second draft as now
under consideration include calling
100000 men a month until the sec
ond quota is completed. In that
way officials expect to avoid much
OF the confusion which accompanied
the first call. The men will report
in a steady stream and be assimi-
lated into the military machine be-
fore the next lot is received.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
ARGENTINA MUST
SELL HER WHEAT
TOU.S. AND ALLIES
NO GRAIN IN QUANTITY BE
ALLOWED TO GO TO
OTHERS.
MEXICO IS OICKER|NG
American Government Looks With
Disfavor on Activities of Carran-
za's Agents in This Regard -
Contracts Are Made.

Washington, Feb. 2O.-Any at
tempt by Argentina to dispose Of
any considerable quantity OF wheat
other than to allied countries prob
ably will meet with opposition by
the United States and her co-bel-
ligerents. The report that Mexican
agents had made contracts for
wheat in Argentina were supple
mented by information at the state
department today which indicated
that the agents were members of
the party that accompanied Luis
Cabrera to South America.
Contracts already have been made
by the French and British for the
greater part of the surplus Argen-
tine wheat and officials OF the Am
erican government assume that
the Argentine government will see
there are no violation of these agree
ments. In event an effort is made
to remove wheat to Mexico in
large quantities, differences prob
ably will be paid in the way OF pro-
yiding bunker coal ior any ships
that might BE intended for that pur-
pose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
GERMAN AR M|ES
CONTINUE SWEEP
INTO RUSS REALM
HUN WILL NOT TRUST THE
WORD OF SLAV, IS OFFI-
CIAL STATEMENT.
.BOLSHEWKI EAT CROW
After Sending Wireless Message
That They Would Accept Ger
man Terms, They Follow With
Special Messenger.

London, Feb. 2O.-Notwithstand-
ing the bolsheyiki have announced
their willingness to conclude an i'm
mediate peace on the central pow
ers' terms, the German armies are
continuing to advance into Great
Russia. The German headquarters
statement today reports a further
forward move of the German forces
which recently crossed the Dyina OH
the northern front and occupied
Dvinsk. They pushed on east and
northeast Of that city yesterday, it
is announced.
Germany undertook this cam
paign to safeguard peace and or
der in the occupied regions of her
eastern frontier DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann, the German foreign minister,
told the reichstag main committee
yesterday. Germany had lost faith
in the pacific intentions of Russia,
he declared.
Nevertheless, DR.. Won Kuehlmann
announced, Germany now was
ready TO make peace with the Rus
SLAMS on a basis which would pro
tect German interests" 1t seems
probable that his address was made
before the bolshevist protest and
offer of submission was received in
Berlin, but the continued advance of
the German armies reported today
makes it appear that the German
military authorities, at least, are in
no haste to check the forward
movement
The bolsheyist government, in
this connection, reports that Cen
eral Hoffman, German military rep
rcsentative at the Brest Litovsk
peace conference, has asked that
written confirmation of the Russian
wireless peace offer. be sent to
Dvinsk. The Russians have for
warded such confirmation by mes
senger, they announce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
Kaiser S New War on
Russians Is Far From
Popular in Germany

London, Feb. 20. - Germany
new war against Russia apparently
is not popular with the German OF
Austrian people, according to com
ment in the press OF the two coun-
tries.
When the Brest Litoysk negotia-
tions closed, all talk IN Germany
was OF peace. School children were
given a holiday and joybells were
rung. The public apparently did
not discriminate between peace
with Ukraine and with Great Rus
sia, but acclaimed it as general
peace with Russia.
Georg Bernhard in the Nossische
Zeitung emphasizes this point, and
wants an explanation OF who was
responsible for this disappointment.
The Socialist Norwaerts takes the
same line, and says
The more we mcddlc in Russian
affairs, the more we ge, away from
peace. What must be done is to
stick to the defense of our own soil
and to make peace wherever pos
sible without annexation or forciblc
amputations."
A large section Of opinion in Aus
tria-Ilungary also is alarmed over
the prospect of a renewal of war
with Russia.
Dispatches from Amsterdam and
Zurich quote Austro-Hungarian
newspapers to this effect. and a
Vienna dispatch to the Vossische
Zeitung reports a rising of feeling
against Germany on account of her
action against Russia.
The Neue Freie Priesse and the
other papers argue that as Austria
Hungary no longer has any enemies
on her eastern frontiers, she is not
called on to interfere with Russian
internal affairs. The Arbiter lei
tung, Nienna's leading Socialist
newspaper, insists emphatically that
Austria-Hungary must not take part
in new offensive. it thinks that
the invasion OF totally defenseless
country will gain the German gov
eminent little support among the
German workers, who although
they entered the war against car
dom with enthusiasm, will not en-
dorse its continuance for the pur-
pose of overthrowing the labor gov
ernment in Petrograd.
"Austria-iiungary." Y adds. can
not hinder the plans OF the German
imperialists, but it cannot and dare
not join Germany in a new war on
Russia. This appears also TO be the
view of the emperor and the gov
ernment, but the people demand
from Count Czcrnin (the foreign
secretary absolute assurance that
Austria-Hungary regards her war
with Russia as ended"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
DIRECTOR OF THRIFT
CAMPAIGN TO ARDMORE

Ardmore is going to hear
straight-from-the-sho shoulder talk on
war savings stamps. George w
Barnes, state director OF the nation
al war savings committee for Okla
homa, will address the Youne
Mems Democratic Association al
its meeting here Friday. Mr.. Barnes
who is in active charge of the cam.
paign in Oklahoma, will appear IN
Ardmore by special request. This
is Oklahoma War Savings week and
Mr.. Barnes is making o tour of the
state. Organizations to boost the
sale OF war savings stamps have
teen perfected in every cotsnty in
Oklahoma and it has been said that
Oklahoma 6 war savings stamp or
ganizatioa is the most perfect In the
Union. The United States govern
ment has authorized the issuance of
S2,OOO000,OOO in war savings stamps,
and of this sum S47 100000 has been
allotted to Oklahoma. Thirty thou
sand workers have been enrolled
and are making thorough canvass
OF the state. Oklahoma's quota OF
sales agencies was fixed at 5000.
but this number was exceeded, there
having been established approx
mately 1000 agencies.
Mr.. Barnes is carrying a message
to the people of Oklahoma. He
wants them to realize the serious
ness of the conflict in which we are
now engaged. He talks straight
from the shoulder. He is making a
tour of the state for the express
purpose OF impressing upon its peo-
pie the necessity of immediate ac-
tion. I'VE have courageous and
heroic soldiers" Mr.. Barnes said re-
Gently. In this day, courage must
be armed, heroism must be
equipped, our army and navy must
be supplied with the machinery
necessary to successfully carry on
the war. The government has
adopted the war savings stamp
method of increasing the amount of
money to be raised. Oklahoma has
never failed the nation. 1t will not
be 50 now"
Mr.. Barnes tour will cover many
counties and embrace period of
about ten days and he will also ad
dress group five of the State Bank
ers' Association in Ardmore next
Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
GIVES
WAGE TESTIMONY
SAYS U. S. FIGURES ON FAM
lily NEEDS IS TOO
HIGH.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Nclson Morris,
the 26-year-old chairman OF the
board of directors of Morris & Co.,
one Of the big five" in the meat
packing business, never wears hat.
This curious fact came out yes
tcrday while Morris was on the wit
ness stand in the packing house
wage arbitration. Attorney Frank
Z. Walsh, for the employees, was
questioning Morris as to the ex-
penses OF working mans family
and asked if $3.50 was too much to
spend for a hat.
81 don't know; l never wear a
hat"
DO you suggest that your en-
ployes go without hats?' asked Mr..
Walsh.
Il don't try to tell other people
what to do. merely state that,
unfortunately, am not an author
ity on the price of hats.
Morris formed the habit of going
without hat at college, where the
practice was fad among many of
the students. Friends familiar with
Morris hobby say that he never
wears a hat on any occasion.
Morris named a family, every
member OF which is employed by
his company, and he said their com
bined earnings are $l00 a week.
Mr., Walsh asked what he consid-
cred fair living conditions for an
American workingman and family,
and Morris gave his own idea of the
proper conditions for a stockyards
laborer. He included three trips to
the theater a year.
How many times do you go to
the theater, Mr.. Morris ," inquired
the lawyer.
Fifteen or twenty replied the
witness.
You never knew what it was to
lack for money or the necessities
Of life, did your"
NO"
Morris said that he owned 81
per cent of the stock Of Morris &
Co. He compared the rent paid by
his laborer with the SO to $ll a
month which he said was allowed a
second lieutenant in the American
army.
DO you think there is any SINH
larity between your laborers and a
Continued on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
HOTELS TO ACCOMMO-
DATE DEMOCRATS

James Glen, secretary Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, announced
today that the hotels would reserve
fifty rooms for the accommodation
of those attending the convention
OF the Young Mems Democratic
Clubs Friday. These rooms will be
available Thursday afternoon.
The responses from owners Of
private residences to the request
that they list with Mr.. Glen what
rooms they can spare, have been
but few. Mr.. Glen still has hopes
of the people awakening to the fact
that an immense crowd will be here
for the convention and that the
people of Ardmore have invited
them and must care for them in the
best manner possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
Low POINT FOR
SHIPPING PASSES
CONDITIONS FOR BETTER
COME EARLIER THAN
WAS EXPECTED.

Washington, Feb 2O.-The low
point of available allied shipping has
been passed, two or three weeks
earlier thar officials expected, and
confidence was expressed today that
the amount OF shippin gayailable
for the fl:lre would increase stead
lily,
Several factors were said to have
contributed to advancing the
amount Of available tonnage. In
cluded among them were the in
creased efficiency of the offensive
against submarines and the begin
ming OF deliveries from American
shipyards.
Transfer Of neutral shipping to
trade outside the war zone, thereby
releasing allied tonnage for trans
Atlantic service, also contributed to
the increase of available bottoms.
Improvement in harbor defenses
and facilities in France likewise
tended to speed up the release Of
ships which are enabled to make
trips more frequently than usual.
In estimating shipping resources,
the low point OF the surye based on
production and destruction was put
in the latter part of this month.
Unexpectedly, the low point was
reached about Feb. /, tonnage hav-
ing shown a steady increase since
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
TEXAS SHERIFF KILLS
RANCHMAN AND SELF

San Angelo, Texas, Feb. TO-
Henry Japson, sheriff of Reagan
County, shot and instantly killed
James Belcher at the railroad sta
ton in Big Lake, near here, yester-
day afternoon, and then turned the
weapon on himself and ended his
own life by sending bullet into
his brain, according to reports just
received.
Both men are millionaire ranch
men OF West Texas and the double
tragedy is said to have grown out
of financial differences.
Belcher was boarding the train at
the time of the shooting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
LABOR OF Oklahoma IS
GIVEN VITAL WARNING

sued the following startling state
ment regarding the present labor
and shipbuilding situation as it af-
fects the business of the country
and the war.
"Ihis war can be won through
construction this year by the Unit
ed States and her allies of 9,8OOGOO
tons OF shipping. This amount will
not only overcome the submarine
losses, but will also leave the mar
gin necessary to care for the Trans.
portation' of 100000 American
troops and supplies oversee.
Partial relief, but in a military
sense only, is being obtained
through the limiting of imports,
and the transfer OF ships to army
use from the less vital import trades
under the presidents order.
Joint Organization.
"This work is now being under
taken by joint organization on the
part of the shipping board anc tie
war trade board. While raw mate
rials are absolutely necessary to
supply the country's vital necessi-
ties will, OF course, be permitted to
enter our ports, it is now necessary
to reluctantly but drasticaily cur
tail the Importation of supplies for
the manufacture of non-essentials,
this to enable the shipping used for
this trade to be released for war
In spite of this method for OBJ
tanning partial relief, the only real
answer to the problem is ship con-
struction. This construction not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20

NSRNNldl ~ 1 llC 81 QlllOl NllC.J
Oklahoma City, Feb. 20.-Okla-
lahoma has signed upwards of 1881
volunteers who will help America
build ships, according to state
ment from II, c. Tyrrell, state di-
rector of the United States public
service, in charge of enrolling ship
builders.
A total of 2l counties had not
been heard from in this report. The
campaign for more volunteers in
Oklahoma is being waged all this
week.
1--WE must build ships and more
ships. 1t may be the turning point
of the war, and Oklahoma must and
will do her part said Governor
Williams today, on being told of the
situation. Germany knows that
we have men, provisions and muni-
tions, but is counting on our not
being able to get them to our allies.
If we supply ships now the war may
end this year. If we do not it may
drag on for years, each year adding
to the toll of death among our boys
in France. Let every Oklahoman
who is qualified for this work vol
unteer now"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
SEEK TO DISCOURAGE
GAMBLING IN GRAIN

Chicago, Feb. 2O.-Opinions Of
experts on the probable course Of
prices of corn oats and provisions,
dissemination of which over leased
wires from the board of trade, brok-
erage houses spent many thousands
OF dollars, must not be sent out un-
til April |, according to a ruling by
directors Of the board Of trade an
nounced today, The purpose Of the
regulation is said to be to discour-
age miscellaneous speculation not
directly concerned with the propet
marketing and financing Of crops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
Was Spring Rice Murdered2

London, Feb. 20.-In the house
of commons today. Noel Pemberton
Billings asked whether, in view of
the fact that the late Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, former British ambas-
sador at Washington, was instru-
mental in the Caillaux-Bolo disclo-
sure, an inquest would be neld to
determine if his death was due to
any cause other than that an
nounced. The speaker replied that
Mr.. Billings was required to put his
question in writing and that it
would be answered in regular Or
der.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
CATCHER HURLBURT
SHOT AND KILLED

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 2O.-Ed-
ward L. Hurlburt, former catcher
for Southern Association baseball
teams, was shot and instantly killed
here early today by Charles Shields,
at one time his battery mate. Shields
claims the shooting was accidental.
The killing occurred in a clothes
cleaning establishment, of which
Hurlburt was the proprietor.
Hurlburt played with the Detroit
team and with the Nashville and
Memphis teams number Of years
ago.
At the time Hurlburt was shot,
it is said, he was asleep in a chair
and Shields says the weapon was
discharged when he accidentally
touched it.
Shields recently has been en-
ployed as a deputy sheriff and Hurl-
burt was a constable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
TEXAS AND MONTANA
HAVE COAL SUPPLY

Washington Feb. 20.-Two states
Texas and Montana-notihed the
fuel administration today that they
would take care of their own coal
needs for the remainder of the war,
the production of neither
heretofore has been sufficient to
meet all requirements. Their inten-
tion is to increase their output to
the point where they can do with
out shipments from the outside.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
JUDGE VISITS HOMES
PACKINGHOUSE EMPLOYEES

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Judge Samuel
AlschuIer, arbitrator named by Sec
retary of Labor Wilson for the hear
ing of the dispute between the pack
ers and their employees, decided to
devote today to visiting the homes
of the stockyards workers, and
therefore will not resume the hear
ing until tomorrow.
1t was said a representative Of
Swift & Co. probably would be
called for the opening session to-
morrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
PEACEFUL LITTLE STRIKE.

Amsterdam, Tuesday, Feb. ia
dispatch from Vienna says that as
a demonstration against the peace
effected with the Ukraine, a one
day strike was carried out by the
workmen of Lemberg, Cracow and
other Galician towns Monday. There
were speeches, professions and re-
ligious services, but order every
where was preserved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
EDITOR NEGRO PAPER
SEEKS CONGRESS SEAT

New York, Feb. 20.-R. c. Ran
som, editor of the Afro Methodist
Episcopal Review, was nominated
last night by a convention of ne
groes for the seat in congress made
vacant by the resignation of Muir
ray Hubert. There are said to be
more than $4,000 negro voters in
the district John A. Bolles, a law
yer, was nominated by the Repub-
licans of the district. Ransom was
a candidate against him in the con-
ventiou.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20

only depends for its success upon
labor, but the very life of labor it
self depends on this construction.
This Is because 100000 men are
employed in the manufacturing
plants of the United States today,
OF whom 100000 are working on
war materials and subsidiary indus-
tries alone.
Threatened With Shutdowns.
AN OF these men are threatened
with forced shutdowns, and the
shutdowns are absolutely inevitable
unless the ships are built.
Even the trades directly manu-
featuring war supplies and the mu-
..... Continued on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
EARTHQUAKE KILLS zoo

Annoy China, Feb. 20.-Re-
ports reaching here today from
the districts visited by earth
quake last Wednesday show loss
of life and heavy property dam.
age. Two hundred deaths were
reported from Swatow. The num-
Der of persons injured has not
been tabulated. One-ffth of the
buildings it was said, were de-
stroyed and the remainder DAM
aged. Great damage was report
ed from Chong Chow Gu and
delta towns, exact details of
which were lacking.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
LITTLE PACKERS JOIN PACT.

Chicago, Feb. 20-Twelve of the
smaller packing firms at the stock
yards today joined in the agree
ment made by the big five" to
abide by Judge Alschuler's decision
on wages and hours.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
LABOR FACES RISIS.
Must Build Chips or Be Hurt in
Result.

Especial to The Ardmoreite.)
Washington, Feb. 20.-William
Blackman, director of labor for the
emergency fleet corporation, has is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
WHITE SOX WILL
PLAY OKLAHOMA

Chicago, Feb. 2O.-The Chicago
Americans, champions OF the world,
will be divided into two teams on
April I, to play exhibition games
on the way home from their train
ing camp. The first team will be in
charge of Manager Rowland and
will play the following schedule:
April g, University of Oklahoma
at Norman, Okla.
April II and u, Ogdenburg, Kan.
April IS and IA, Kansas City, Mo.
The second team in charge Of
Coach Gleason will play as follows:
April 9, Chickasha, Okla.
April 10, Enid, Okla.
April II, Wichita, Kan.
April =. open date.
April IS and II, Hutchinson,
Kan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20

enemy shelters, including much
damage to enemy positions, besides
bringing back $50 prisoners.
Other Successful Raids.
"Other successful raids were un-
dertaken by French detachments in
the vicinity of the Chemin des
Danes, east of Rheims, in upper
Alsace and elsewhere. In all, the
French drove forward twelve very
fortunate reconnaissance undertak-
lngs along different parts of the
line.
German units were also active.
Their attempts to reach the French
lines were temporarily successful in
the vicinity OF Bezonvaux and in
Alsace. However, seven German
raids at various other points broke
down. French artillery kept the
enemy constantly engaged along a
Wild scattered area.
The British front was also the
scene of numerous minor engage
ments. No important actions took
place, and the enemy evidently was
busy with grouping of units and
dlspoSing fresh forces recently ar
rived from other theaters III the
front line, undertook only such re-
connoitering engagements as to ia
the new units with the ma
ture of the terrain in front of them.
In the Italian theater the enemy
has again assumed an aggressive al
titude.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20
Germans and Russians.

The concentration OF an imnor-
tant body of German cavalry in the
vicinity of Riga is noted, and it is
believed that the Germans may find
1t eXpedient to advance on Petro-
grad.
1t is difficult to-determine the ex-
act status Of affairs in southwestern
Russia. The Russian contingents
are evacuating the Armenian cen
ters south of the Black Sea. which
are being re-occupied by Turkish
detachments, Trebizond will prob
ably soon fall into Turkish hands.
1T is important to record that
large contingents of Arabs are ioin-
ing the forces of the sheik (chieN of
Mecca, who is cooperating with the
British.
The Arabs have defeated the
Turks in two encounters, occupied
FL March, southeast of the Dead
Sea, and are advancing along the
Hedjaz railway towards Maan."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-20

11O6 MORE DAYS OF GORE