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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03

legislation before recess depends
upon insistence of the administra-
tion. 1t is known President Wilson
is anxious to have the resolution
passed so that action might be TAX
en- should labor crisis arise in the
telegraph situation.
To provide funds for the army
agriculture department and other
government agencies, the appropri-
alton bills for which have been held
up, the senate today planned to
consider a blanket resolution pass
ed by the house yesterday con-
tinuing as an emergency last year S
appropriations.
Agreement on the amendment in
creasing the guaranteed price for
wheat to $3.50 appeared likely aft
err weeks of discussion in confer
ence. 1t was estimated that house
managers would agree to a compro-
mise on the price i'll view OF the ov-
erwhelming vote in the senate
against lowering the wheat guaran-
tee. 1t was generally believed that
wartime prohibition would go over
until after the recess in view of the
inability of prohibition leaders in
the senate to get the amendment
up for consideration yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
WATER RATE RAISE
PUTS BURDEN ON
SMALL CONSUMER

The ordinance passed by the
mayor and city commissioners at a
special meeting last Saturday night
increasing the water rates, has been
published. 1t increases the former
rates 20 per cent for the largest
consumer to 40 per cent for the
smallest consumer. 1t also increases
the minimum charge from 50 to -
cents, this being an increase of 50
per cent.
Those using the smaller amounts
of water, that is, from 1000 gallons,
the minimum, to $4,000 gallons,
have been paying at the rate of 25
cents per 1000 gallons. This rate
has now been fixed at IS cents per
thousand gallons. The next higher
amount, from $4,000 to $4,000 gal
Ions, is priced at 80 cents, where
formerly the charge was % cents,
an increase of about 33 per cent.
With the increasing amounts used
the rate per thousand gallons de-
creases proportonately, so that the
lowest rate and the lowest percent
age of increase is for the heaviest
consumers. the greatest burden fall
ing upon the smaller consumer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
MRS. JAMES GORDON
BENNETT TO DRAW
ANNUITY OF $4,000

New York, July 3.-Thc will oi
the late James Gordon Bennett,
owner and publisher OF the New
York Herald. who died recently q
France, was filed here today for
probate. Mrs. Bennett received an
annuity Of $4,000 in lieu OF her
dover rights in all his real estate
holdings. An annuity OF $500OU
goes TO his sister, Jeanette Bell.
\ corporation is to be created, TO
be known as the James Gordon
Bennett Memorial Home for New
York Journalists, in memory OF the
decedent father, ames Gordon
Bennett, who founded the Herald.
This corporation will provide ard
maintain a suitable home for and
give pecuniary aid to newspaper
men connected with newspapers
published in this city.
The beneficiaries OF this provision
are to be nominated and recon-
mended by the proprietors and pub
fishers who employ them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
AMERICAN A|RMEN
IN GOOD WORK
ON WEST FRONT
EFFECTIVE PROTECTION IS
GIVEN INFANTRY IN
ATTACKS MONDAY.
(By The Associated Press. J

With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, July 2-American
aviators are receiving congratula-
tons for the efficient protection Civ
en- the infantry and artillery during
the operations Monday night and
today, west of Chateau Thierry. The
Americans kept the air, especially
on the American side of the line,
virtually free OF enemy airplanes.
One American pursuit unit en-
countered big enemy group Mon
day and chased the Germans off aft
er getting in some good shots. One
American machine failed to return.
Today a damaged German ma
chine was found inside the Ameri-
can line.
North of Chateau-Thierry this
morning nine American machines
and nine German airplanes had a
thrilling combat for half an hour.
Three of the German planes were
driven down, while two Of the
Americans have not returned to-
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
EXTENSIVE PLANT NEAR SYRACUSE
IS MORE THAN HALF DESTROYED
WHEN SHOCK ROCKS THE COUNTRY

Syracuse, July 3.-The bodies OF
AZ victims of the explosion of tri-
nitrotoluol, which wrecked the plant
of the Semet-Solvay company at
Split Rock, just west of this city
last night, had been received at the
county morgue at noon today. A
report from Split Rock said that Is
more bodies had been taken from
the ruins.
Figures furnished today by the
Semet-Solvay company officials
gave the number of dead as 65.
Forty-nine bodies, they stated, have
been recovered.
The injured will exceed 80.
More than 5000 workmen were
employed at the plant.
Entire City Is Shaken.
The explosion occurred at 9:3O
o'clock and shook the entire city.
At least fifteen buildings of the
great munitions establishment were
wiped out. A fire preceded the ex-
plosion by As minutes or more.
When the fire broke out hundreds
OF the workmen left, but others re-
mained to fight the flames and many
of these fell victims of the blast.
A general exodus followed the ex
plosion. Besides the fleeing work
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vanced on a front OF mile and a
half and to a depth of one thousand
yards. The enemy's losses in killed
and wounded were heavy. His reg
iment holding the sector attacked
offered obstinate resistance and was
practically annihilated. Our losses
were relatively slight.
"A German counter-attack made
early this morning was entirely re-
pulsed. The enemy again suffered
severely and left additional prison.
ers in our hands. The prisoners
captured in the attack and counter
attack number 500 and include six
officers.
This increases the total of pris-
oners taken by our troops in this
vicinity during the last month to
nearly l,200.
The material captured by our
troops during yesterday afternoons
operation includes trench mortars
and over sixty machine guns. The
day passed quietly at other points.
American aviation squadrons CO.
operated with our troops in the ac-
ton northwest OF Chateau-Thierry.
Three of our aviators did not re-
turn
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men, many families moved away
from the scene. Some pushed wheel
barrows containing their children
and few household goods.
In the near zone women were in
Mysteries, fleeing along the roads.
While last night it was thought
the number of dead was confined to
half dozen, daylight brought reali-
zation of the full horrors of the
disaster.
Many Bodies Identified.
Scores of bodies were identified by
their relatives and keys as those of
patrolmen.
Police from the city were rushed
to Split Rock and automobiles were
pressed into service as ambulances.
In a short time the injured began to
arrive at the hospitals here,
According to a statement by f. l..
Pierce, vice-president of the Semet-
Solvay Company, the fire started in
one of the towers Of the T. n. /.
plant, but the cause has not been
ascertained.
While there are rumors OF in
cendiarism and also that the fire was
started by German spies, it was stat
ed today that there were no facts to
confirm this theory, although an in
vestigation will be made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
BODIES OF AMERICANS
ARRIVE FROM MEXICO

Galveston, Texas, July 3.-The
bodies of l.. X. Mallard of Beau
mont. Texas; l.. A. Dunn OF Otta-
wa, Kan, and r. M. Cooper, Ameri-
cans, who were killed by bandits
near Tampico last Saturday, have
arrived here on an oil tanker from
Tampico. The body of Dunn will
be sent to Ottawa today. Cooper,
whose home address could not be
ascertained, is believed to have rel
atives in Portland, Or, and in New
York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
OLD AND FAMOUS
BAGDAD IS REVIVED
Town of Arabian Nights" Profits
by War.

London, July 3.-The British Of
ficial press correspondent with the
British army in Mesopotamia sends
the following dispatch:
The Turk has been dissipated on
all three fronts during the last year.
Meanwhile peace has reigned in the
city of Bagdad and the amenities of
life have been multiplying for the
amy and for the civil population.
"Bagdad was dead TO all appear
ances when the British army en-
tered on March II last year. Now
it is bustling hive of humanity.
Thousands OF workmen pass through
the streets early and late. The
main street is paved and lighted.
There is constant stream OF traf-
fic, and the sleepiest old women.
who haunt the streets. have become
adept at lodging the American
motor cars which rush through the
streets.
"A police force and fire depart
ment have been organized. The
old-fashioned oil lamps in the
streets have been replaced by cleo
tric lights. The water supply has
been improved and extended.
Mosques have been repaired. roads
have been paved and schools. in
cluding a training school for native
teachers, have been opened.
The streets now are well watered
in dry weather and sanitary Off
cials have penetrated the most hid
den corners OF the city: municipal
government has been made self-sup-
porting. Two bridges have been
thrown across the Tigris river.
These are some of the changes
which have come with British oc-
and have come quietly
and unnoticed.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
J JULY FOURTH
OBJ BSERV VANC {
FIELD MANEUVERS AND A
MILITARY DRESS PARADE
FEATURES OF THE DAY.

Fourth of July will be observed
quietly, as we'll as sanely, in Ard
more tomorrow. The most preten-
tious feature of the day will be the
field maneuvers at Electric Park in
the afternoon by the Ardmore Pla-
toon of the Carter County Home
Guard and + Company, Second Reg
iment National Guard OF Oklahoma.
and the dress parade at Central
Park at night by all the units OF the
Full Manpower OF Ardmore.
Members OF f Company and also
of the Home Guard are to report at
Electric Park at 2 o'clock and the
field maneuvers will continue until
about ) o'clock. The Ardmore
Street Railway Company has volun-
teered to furnish free transporta-
ton to members OF these units and
tickets can be procured at Conven-
ton Hall at any time after II noon
tomorrow. The members of the va
rious units of the Full Manpower
OF Ardmore will assemble at their
respective meeting places at /;50
o'clock tomorrow night and proceed
to Central Park. where the battalion
dress parade will be given. Ar
rangements have been made to have
the streets roped off in order to give
the companies room in which to
present the parade.
At Dornick Hills Country Club
there will be a members golf tour
nament in the afternoon and also a
putting contest. Several dinner par
ties are planned and music will be
furnished for dancing at night.
Many Ardmore people will go to
Sulphur, where a community picnic
and celebration will be the feature.
With the exception OF the gro
cery stores and meat markets, all
retail stores will be closed for the
day. The meat markets and gro
ceries will be open until 10 O'Clock.
Banks, city and county Offices and
the postoffice will be closed all day.
There will be no issue OF The Ard
moreitc tomorrow.
Firecrackers. fireworks and the
discharge OF all firearms is under the |
ban tomorrow. The city officials
will strictly enforce the ordinance
prohibiting the discharge OF FIRE
works. hrecrackers and firearms and
the Carter County Council of De
tense has also put these features of
former celebrations under the ban.
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Americans Decorated.

(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, July 2.-Return-
ing from raid in the Montdidier
sector, Lieut.. Christian Holmes to-
day found General Pershing await
ing to decorate personally himself
and six others with the Distinguish
ed Service Cross. The ceremony
was held well within the range OF
the guns and the medals were pin
ned on the soldiers after review un-
der hot summer skies.
The other recipients, all of whom
were awarded the medal for gal
lantry in action, were Sergts. Pat
rick Walsh, James A. Murphy and
William Norton, Corps. Ernest
Birc hand Henry J. Mongeau, and
Private Edward V. Armstrong.
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CAN'T CONFIRM OR
OFFICIALLY DENY
DEATH OF EX-CZAR

London. July 5.-Reports of the
murder of Nicholas Romanoff. for
mer Russian emperor. can be Meth
er confirmed nor disproved. say;
the Petrograd correspondent of '.h
Times. under date of June q. lie
SAYS the report of the escape OF
Michael Alendroyitch. brother of
the former emperor, seems to have
better foundation.
According to one version. Mich
ael is at kiev with General Skoro-
padski, chief of the Ukraine. who
was friend and adherent of Mich
ael when he was out of favor with
the emperor owing to his moran
attic marriage. Countess Brasova,
Michael's wife. is under arrest N
Petrograd. The Times correspond
ent says he is unable to throw any
light on the reported death of Alex
is, the former heir apparent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
SENATOR T|LLMAN
DIES IN WASHINGTON
NOTED SOUTHERN STATES
MAN SUCCUMBS TO CERE-
BRAL HEMORRHAGE.
HAD SUCCESSFUL CAREER
One Of the Most Prominent and
Picturesque Statesmen of the
South Passes in Death of This
Democratic Leader.

Washington, July 3.-United
States Senator Ben amin X. Tillman,
veteran OF "a years service in con-
gress and chairman of the senate
naval affairs committee, died at his
home here early today as the result
OF cerebal hemmorhage suffered last
Thursday.
The stroke completely paralyzed
the left side, and as the right side
had been partly paralyzed since a
similar attack ten years ago no hope
had been held for Senator Tiiman's
recovery since he lapSed into,uncon-
sciousness last Sunday.
TO honor the passing of one Of
the most picturesque figures in con-
gresS and Southern public life, both
bodies will adjoin and appoint COM
mitteeS to accompany the body TO
the Tillman home at Trenton, S. &.
Leader in Southern Democracy.
AS governor of South Caroline,
as leader in the Southern wing of
the Democratic party and as an ac-
tive participant in the last genera
ton growth OF the American navy,
Senator Tilman had been prom-
nently before the public for many
years. Senator Swanson of Virginia
probably will be his successor as
head of the naval committee, to
which Senator Tillman had devoted
almost his exclusive interest in con-
gressional legislation for many
years. He had been its chairman
since 1913 and was one of the most
ardent big navy advocates, being
among the first to urge extension of
submarine construction and govern
ment manufacture of armor plate.
Although Senator Tillman partly
recovered from his first stroke of
paralysis, his vitality was unable to
withstand the last and most severe
attack. All members of his family
except son suffering from a minor
operation in a Southern army camp,
were at the bedside at his death.
Upheaval in Politics.
Senator Tilmaln's death promises
an upheaval in South Carolina poll
tics. He died in the heat of pri-
mary campaign with his longtime
political opponent, former Gov. Col.
Nj. Blease, contesting for nomina-
tion to the senate. Stating that he
desired to serve his country and
state during the war to give the BEN
eht OF his long experience with naval
affairs, Senator Tillman recently re-
voked decision not to be a candi-
date for reelection.
Senator Tillman was the eighth
member of the senate to die since
the United States entered the war.
The others were: Senators Lane
OF Oregon; Husting. Wisconsin;
Newlands, Nevada; Brady. Idaho;
Hughes, New Jersey; Broussard,
Louisiana, and Stone, Missouri.
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65 OR MORE PERISH WHEN
GREAT EXPLOSION cows
WAR CROS?<.,dR
z ). SOLDIERS
SEVEN OFFICERS AND THE
REMAINDER "NON-COMS"
AND PRIVATES.
{ By The Associated Press.) }

(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, July 2.-The dis
tinguished service cross has been
awarded to p soldiers of the Ameri-
can expeditionary force by General
Pershing. The medals are given for
gallantry in action at Cantigny,
around Chateau Thierry, and in
Lorraine. The recipients are seven
officers, two posthumous; nine non
commissioned officers, one postum
nous, and six privates, three postum
nous. Their names are:
Capt. Dwight F. Smith, Lieut.. Al
fred S. Noble. Lieut.. Charles G..
Roberts, Second Lieut.. Louis F.
Zimmerman, and Second Lieut..
Ralph Marshall, all of marines.
Corp. Rexford Dettro, field artil-
lery; Corp. A. N. Quick, field artil-
cry; Corp. Louis Liberman, field ar
tillery; Corp. Raymond Gibson, ma
rines; Corp. Charles w. Brooks,
marines; Scrgt. John Groof, ma
rines; Sergt. Darel Mckinney, ma
rines; Sergt. George 7. Frank, ma
rines.
Privates Hugh s. Miller, John w.
Worrel and Leon d. Huffstater, all
of the marines.
Those decorated posthumously
are:
Second Lieut.. Alton Wood, in
fantry; Second Lieut.. Welborn s.
Priddy, infantry; Sergt. Theron
Dalrymple, infantry; Privates Gin
ton S. Lindsey, marines; Privates
John S. Walters, infantry; Private
Frank P. Valley, field artillery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
Americans Annihilate
Regiment Of Germans

Washington, July 3.-General
Pershing's communique for yester-
day announced that one German
regiment practically was annihiliat-
ed in the heavy losses inflicted by
the Americans when they stormed
and held the village of Naux, the
Bois de La Roche and neighboring
woods. advancing the American po-
sitions thousand yards on mile
and half front.
War material captured included
trench mortals and more than sixty
machine guns. Three American avi-
ators are reported missing from
squadrons which participated in
fighting northwest OF Chateau
Thierry.
Text of Report.
The communique follows:
Section A-Yesterday afternoon
in the Chateau-Thierry region our
infantry. with effective cooperation
from our batteries, stormed the vii
lage of Vaux. the Bois de la Roche
and the neighboring woods. The
attack was made in cooperation
with the French on our right, who
advanced their line on hill 204.
Our own positions were ad-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
BARS FIREWORKS
ON JULY FOURTH

The Carter county council OF de-
fense, at its meeting Monday aft
ernoon adopted a resolution pro-
hibiting the sale and explosion Of
firecrackers or fireworks OF any
kind. on July Fourth. 1t is recited
in the resolution that the purpose
of this is twofold: Owing to the
drouth the danger from fires is great
and it is desired at this time to not
waste gunpowder. The council Of
defense was very positive in its pro-
nouncement and all officers will be
expected to see that the order is
strictly enforced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
TO TRAIN WOMEN
TO Sell R. R. TICKETS
IN AMERICAN CITIES

Washington, July 3.-Schools
have been opened by the railroad
administration in several cities to
train women to sell tickets at de-
pots and consolidated city offices.
Ii was announced today that the
students who are graduated after
the course will be paid salaries
equal to those paid men on the
same work. The administration al
ready has women employed in tick
ct offices in New York and Wash
ingfon-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
SUES TO RECOVER 5000
AND FORECLOSE ON RESORT

Mrs. Alice Earhart has filed suit
in the district court against Mrs.
Kate Muckler to recover 5000 al
legged to be due on certain promis-
sorry notes and TO foreclose a mort
gage on a ten-room house and tine
lot upon which it is situated in -the
reservation" and, as it is further
described in the petition. known as
the Lorene Wilson place. and i'm
mediately west of the Nellie Jester
place, and north of the east septic
tank of the city of Ardmore."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
Bolsheviki Still in Saddle.

London, July 3.-A dispatch from
the official newsagency in Moscow
reporting incomplete returns from
an election in Petrograd shows that
81 bolsheviki have been elected out
of 81 Offices filled. The other two
places went to social revolutionists.
The dispatch does not say what re-
port the purpose OF the election.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
Massacre 300 Serbians.

Washington, July 3.-Massacre Of
800 Serbian wounded and refugees
by Bulgarians near Prizrend was
announced in the official Serbian
dispatch made public here by the
Serbian press bureau. The story of
the massacre was told by a refugee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
QUAKE SOMEWHERE.

Washington, July 3.-An earth
quake of considerable severity thi;
morning beginning at 3:ll a. III.
and continuing until $40 a. m.
was recorded on the seismograph
of Georgetown university conserva-
tory. The center was estimated to
be about 5000 miles from Washing
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
THIS GROCERY FIRM
WAS HIT HARD

New York. July S.-Four hun
dred customers of a New York
grocery firm who had been over
charged in the purchase OF -four
substitutes and canned goods to-
day received checks from the
federal food board covering the
amount OF the overcharge. In
addition. the firm was ordered to
close its store for six weeks or
contribute a sum equal to the
amount of its excess profits to
the American Red Cross.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
DEWEY'S SISTER DIES.

Monteplier, VI, July 3. - Mrs.
Mary Greeley, sister of Admiral
George Dewey. died at her home
here last night. She was 70 years
old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
BEGIN TO MURDER
Boil SHEV|K| OFFICIAL s
POLITICAL PASSION AND IN
TRIGUE IN RUSSIA GROWS
MORE INTENSE.

Washington, July 3.-The murder
OF NJ. VolodarSky, bolshevik com
missioner for press affairs, in Pet
rograd on June q, is considered
significant as a symptom of the
growing discomfort among the work
men and the opposition political
parties, says the Petrograd corre-
spondent OF the Times, under date
of June %. The bolsheviki threat
en- vengeance. and party passions
are running high among them.
The bolSheviki regard the assas-
sination of Nolodarsky as the first
terrorist act against their supremacy
by the mensheviki and social revo-
lutionists. The correspondent says
they even endeavor to implicatc
Englishmen in the counter revolu-
tionary movement, with which they
consider the murder is connected
intimately.
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Washington, July 3.-Decision to
retain operating control OF the Pull
man Company was announced today
by the railroad administration in an
order allowing wage increases for
sleeping car conductors. porters and
maids on the same basis as the ad-
vanees recently given railroad en-
ployes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03

Washington, July 3.-Arrest of
members of the Archangel provin-
cial government by the bolsheviki
is reported in dispatch from Am
bassador Francis dated at Vologda
and received today at the state de-
partment. The duma at Vologda,
the message said. is accused OF fail
ing to execute mandates of the
soviets and also is threatened with
arrest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
WIRE BULLETINS

Paris, July 3.-(Havas agency
Andre Gent, syndic of the Paris mu-
nicipal council, will propose at the
next meeting of the councillors, ac-
cording to the newspapers OF the
capital, that President Wilson be
proclaimed citizen Of Paris.