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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
Neu) Bill Alarms Senate

Washington, April 4.-Geman spies, propagandists and
making dOya ueranceS denounced the SEN
ate today when effort made to rush through house
bill providing penalties of 20 years imprisonment and $4,000
fine for interference with government bond sales acts intend
ing to Interfere with the army draft and disoya statements
Weve got to do something to catch these scoundres and
spies all the country said Senator Overman of North
Carolina. people taking the laws into their hands on
ground that congress not passing necessary laws We
hear reports Of ,mobs everywhere"
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts declared the bill would
mot catch single cpy asserting that spies do do their
work publicly, or openly make disoyal utterances.
German propaganda has been 'nOtoriously conducted
and the bills purpose is to broaden the espionage law Sena-
tor Walsh of Montana said He said federal courts have
made Strained constructions of existing laws and discharged
persons who have denounced the president and the hao
and obstructed the draft and bond subscriptions.
Fears that enactment of the bill in its present form would
rather than aid the sale of liberty bonds expressed
by Senator Thomas Colorado The measure he said would
take many of citizens legal rights, including his right to
criticize the president.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, asserted that the
prey broad" and might be abused while Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania objected to its phraSng Senator Lodge SAID
the authority contains might be used by district attorneys for
personal or political purposes
Vigorously opposing the measure Senator Johnson of Cali
could used freedom of the press and free speech He
said is Fashion" impute dislOyaty who do not
agree with every doctrine presented.
This bill is not to punish disoyalty he said vehemeny
but suppress the freedom of the and from
presenting legitimate criticism of the present government
administration in the prosecution of the Not only would
suppress the press and make subseven to those power
today but would prevent you from thinking you wish
to think"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
America at the Front
Begins to Worry Hun

Amsterdam, March 22.--(By
MaiD.-"America's aid is gain
ing gradually in Importance
with respect to the coming de-
ciSion,' writes Kary Rosner, the
war correspondent of the Lokal
Anzeiger of Berlin, on the west
ern front. He says:
The value of Americas as
sistance, which formerly was
confined to supplies of all kinds
of materials and equipment, has
grown as the Germans have
been getting their hands free in
the east.
"The German chief command,
however, possesses fairly full
knowledge OF the numbers and
degree of efficiency of the Amer
ican forces.
Some interesting information
about the Americans in France
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
PENALTY
FOR SABOTAGE
HOUSE AND SENATE AGREE
ON PENALTIES FOR ALL
DISLOYALTY.

Washington, April 4.-Conferees
of the senate and house today agreed
on bill providing severe penalties
for destruction Of war materials and
for sabotage.
Penalties OF 30 years imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine for acts actu-
ally intended or for which are be-
lieved to be intended to destroy war
material and utilities.
The latter include arms, muni-
tions, livestock, clothing, food, sup
plies, railroads, electric lines, canals.
engines, machines, vehicles, vessels,
dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, water
and gas pipes, electric wireless, tele-
graph and telephone plants, and "all
other articles intended to be used by
the United States or any associate
nation in connection W tn the con-
duct of the war"
The legislation also penalties will
tul manufacture of defective war
materials including their ingredi-
ents.
a special clause provides that en-
ployes shall not be prohibited from
agreeing to stop work when for the
bona hde purpose of obtaining bet
ter wages or conditions of employ
ment, but otherwise penalties acts
interfering with production OF wal
supplies.
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RED CROSS UNITS
IN BRAVE WORK
REMAIN IN BATTLE ZONE
UNTIL ORDERED BACK
WITH ARMY.

Paris, April 4.-As the excitement
incident to the first few days of the
German offensive dies down, reports
come in OF the bravery in face OF
danger OF various workers in the
American Red Cross.
Women workers of the Red Cross,
who were aiding civilians in recon-
struction and relief work at Vile
quier, near the river Somme, left
their posts just two hours before
the Germans arrived in the town.
With their automobiles they aided
in removing the civilians and pick
ing up many wounded along the
roads. The women were the last
civilians to leave the town, just pre-
ceding the French troops.
Another Red Cross unit stationed
in hospital just back OF the lines,
was ordered TO evacuate in two
hours. They left at 2 o'clock in
the morning and were chased for
miles by a German aviator before
reaching a point OF safety. The next
day the unit went to 1 town near
the fighting line and established
soup kitchens for the troops and
first aid stations for sick refugees
and wounded stragglers. The town
was under continuous shell fire, and
the unit answered calls at all hour,
to give first aid to those wounded
by the enemy shells.
Four American medical officers
attached to Red Cross hospita
behind the Franco British front de
clared their intention of remaining
there until hell froze," despite tht
removal of the patients to points o
safety.
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HUN $ FINANCIAL
SYSTEM DECAYING
MAKES NEW EFFORT TO PRE-
VENT FALLING VALUE
OF MONEY.

Washington, April A new ef'
tort by the German government to
bolster the falling value of the mark
by concentration of more of the
country's financial business i'll the
hands of the government was re-
ported today in official dispatches.
The imperial postoIice authorities
propose to require all firms in the
trade register to open postal check
ing accounts. Only 100000 OF the
$4,000 firms in the register now
have such accounts.
This would concentrate huge
sums in the hands OF the govern
ment and make the currency more
elastic. The circulation OF paper
money would be reduced and the
percentage OF gold coin correspond
ingly increased, which would inn
prove the German rate OF exchange
The German postal check system
was established March 20, 1914
shortly before the war began.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
us. REQUISTIONS
RUSSIAN SHIPS
BULLETIN.

New York, April 4.--The United
States has requisitioned for use in
entente service a number OF Russian
steamships formerly engaged in
transporting supplies between Rus
sia and America, according to au-
thoritatiyc information received in
shipping circles here today.
The vessels are those which were
detained in American ports, when
the present Russian government
came into power, They will con
tinue to fly the Russian flag. 1t is
understood this will be operated by
the Russian volunteer fleet, which
representatives of the former Rus
sian government in the United
States say is still intact.
Some OF the vessels are on the Pa
ciic coast and will be brought tC
the Atlantic coast. Another of tn,
ships is one which was recently helC
at a South Atlantic port, after ;
mutiny.
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RUSSIANS MAY
SOON ORGANIZE
EFFECTIVE ARMY
TO BEGIN WITH 100000 MEN
FULLY EQUIPPED is
CLAIM.
TO ARM ENTIRE NATION
This Is Statement of Assistant Sec
retary of War, Who Alleges That
All Former Officers Will be In
cluded in Personnel.
(By the Associated Press)

lDN lllC -NNNbNlAlNh J lNn9'
Moscow Tuesday, April Rus
sia will form an army of 100000
men, not inferior in power and
equipment to the Germans and Jap
auesc, NJ. Podyoisky, assistant sec
retary of war, declared today at a
conference in Moscow OF the va
rious military department heads.
This would be the first step in
arming the whole Russian nation.
NJ. Podvoisky said the army or
ganizaton was impossible without
the old officers, and he outlined q
measure to enlist the services OF all
generals and publish their names
giving to citizens the right to state
/ objections to any one.
NJ. Podyoisky reported progress il
cnlistmcnts for the Red army. Sine,
the beginning OF the army organi-
zation two weeks ago, 1000 have
enlisted in Moscow and been prop
erly equipped. Many other cite.
report considerable numbers OF,
cruits, many Of whom are trained
The great handicap, he said, was
lack OF instructors.
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CZERN|N'S TALK
AUSTRIAN BLUFF"
THIS is VIEW OF LONDON
DAILY MAIL REGARDING
THE PEACE FEELER.
WOULD PLACATE US.
Effort of the Hun Is to Separate
United States from the Entente
Allies by Attempt to Influence
President Wilson.

-.ondon, April 4.-Count Czernin,
spite of the marked change to-
ward the bellicose in his latest
speech, still speaks in softer accents
than ever had been heard from Ber-
lin, the morning newspapers say in
their comment on the Austro-Hun-
garian foreign minister's address to
the Vienna municipal council.
The Daily Mail characterizes the
speech as Austrian bluff" and SAYS
that Count Czernin's assertion that
the blockade of Germany is broken
in the east will not fill the hungry
stomachs OF Germans and Austri-
ans. 1t adds that the issue must he
decided by iron and blood in the
battle that is now being pitched.
The Daily Telegraph thinks that,
coming al the moment that it does.
the speech will command but small
share Of the attention which it
would have received three weeks
ago. 1t says that some of Count
Czernin's statements and professions
require and will doubtless soon re-
ceive notice from entente statesmen
and the United States.
Is Peace Offensive.
The speech, The Morning Post
says, may be regarded as the Gus
tomary peace offensive ensuing upon
the temporary defeat of the war Of.
fepsiye of the central powers. 1t
declares that it is addressed par.
ticularly to the president OF the
United States. and seems to he de.
signed to impress President Wilson
with the idea that the recent at
tack was forced upon the centra,
powers by the refusal of the allies
to discuss terms OF peace The Post
concludes:
Count Czernin apparently is
making another attempt to detacl
the United States from the allies
possibly with a view Of saving Bul
garia and Turkey from a declara
tion of war by America. Judging
by reports received of the Austrian
minister's overtures, we cannot but
regard them as rather clumsily con
ceived."
Two Imperial Masters.
The Austrian foreign minister
The Daily News says, Discriminate
between the pacific character of hi
own imperial master and of anothe
imperial master, and in so doing
has touched the real root of thi
devastating struggle"
The paper urges Count Czernir
to preach in Berlin his gospel il
favor of a new world organization
based on disarmament. 1t adds tha
before the world which Presiden
Wilson envisages can be inaugu
rated, there must be a change o
heart in Berlin.
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has been obtained from French
prisoners captured recently near
Hahure. They said the Ameri-
can preparations are most eX-
tensive and the troops are set
tling down as if they intended to
remain for years. They are lay
ing down their own railroads
and building telegraph and tele-
phone lines, possibly with the
ultimate view of doing a profit
able business after the war.
French prisoners describe
eloquently the solidly built and
comfortably equipped American
barracks, and make a point that
the Americans keep pretty much
aloof from their French allies.
Thus the Americans remain
strangers in the land, and the
French have no real intercourse
with them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
IOWA DOCTOR CONVICTED

Dubuque, Iowa, April 4.-Dr. C.
Allen Snyder, prominent local ply
sician, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree by jury ir
the district court last night. Doctor
Snyder was charged with being re-
sponsible for the death OF Mrs
Grace Wolfe, %, of Lansing, Iowa
who died last December after an
alleged illegal operation.
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]. WILSON AC'%5ED
OF KYLE MURDER
HARVEY LEE, FIRST ARREST
ED AS ACCOMPLICE, IS
HELD AS WITNESS.

That Oscar Kyle was murdered,
with robbery as the motive, is the
fixed belief of County Attorney A,
J. Hardy and Sheriff Buck Garrett,
who fully investigated the case yes
terday. As result OF their work,
Jim Wilson is in Jail charged with
murder and Harvey Lee, first arrest
ed as an accomplice, is held as 4
witness.
Wilson made statement to Sher-
if Garrett and Policeman Chancel-
lor and went with them to the Frisco
railroad yards and showed them
the place where the assault Oc-
CURED and picked up the weapon
with which he said he struck Kyle.
1t is in the office OF the county at
torney and is a formidable weapon.
1t is an iron bolt, Is inches long,
one inch indiameter, with a tap on
the end one and one-half inches
square, and weight three and one
half pounds. There is blood on it.
Wilson Makes Statement.
Wilson told the officers that he
asked Kyle to go with him to the
Frisco roundhouse, where he was
going to look for Job. They
walked together until they reached
the Frisco yards, when Kyle said il
was too far and he was going back
when Wilson told him, applying a
vile name to him, that he was not
going back, but that he was going
to kill him, and struck him terri.
bic blow with the bolt. Wilson al
first made claim that Kyle was as.
saulting him with a piece OF broom.
stick, but he did not emphasize thi,
statement.
Kyle Possessed Money.
The officers learned that Wilson
has been boarding with the Kyle.
for about three or four months anC
that the two men had difficulty
over affairs in the house some time
ago.
The county attorney has found :
witness, reputable man, who will
testify that the evening before tn,
killing Wilson came to him and tolC
him he knew where to get som,
easy money and if he heard of ;
killing that night he would know
what it meant. The man told hin
he did not want to get money tina
way. but believed Wilson to be ONLY
joking.
The officers learned that Kyle hat
$50 in money and that Wilson knew
he had it, but that as they wer,
leaving the house together Mrs
Kyle was also leaving to go to he
mothers and that as he was tellinl
his wife goodbye he handed he
the money.
The sheriff and Policeman Chan
cellor found Wilson in the Santa f.
railroad yards, scouting between th
cars. When he saw the officers h
got through to another track, wher
the sheriff went over the cars an,
caught him.
The first thing he told them wa
Continued on page 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
ELEVEN SPEEDERS
ARE FINED LIMIT
POLICE CHIEF AND HIS OF.
FICERS HAVE EXTRA
BUSY DAY.

Eleven men were fined $50 each in
/ police court this morning for speed
ing. Two others were fined s. each
for turning within the block. One
case was dismissed for want of evi-
dence and two continued until to-
morrow morning.
This was the result Of activity or
the part of the police yesterday aft
ernoon and last night. Chief OF Po-
lice Seglcr told his men yesterday
afternoon to arrest all speedstcrs
that ne would accept no excuse from
them for failure, and to go get
them Several of the policemen
were engaged in the work and the
chief made some OF the arrsts him
self.
The police court room was vel
filled this morning with those ar
rested and witnesses in the several
cases. A majority of those arrested
pleaded guilty. The following were
assessed SO fines and 81 cost each
making a total in each case Of $40:
| w. X. Johnson, Pat Doyle, Wright
Lee three cases., Jesse Bolman
Roy Eaves, Glenn Renfro, --- Boyd
| A. c. Morris, Iyylc McCarty, Pat
| Murphy W. b. Smith.
Pat Doyle who had entered a
plea OF not guilty and on hearing
was fined $50, gave notice OF appeal
He went out to prepare an appeal
bond, The mayor said he did not
| think that under the law they had a
right to appeal where the fine is less
than $40.
"Pinched" Three Times.
Wright Lee was arrested three
times. When first stopped by the
officers and told to go to the police
station, he was little mad, as he
admitted, and speeded up on the
way to the station until he was agair
arrested. Later he was picked ur
on Washington street going at such
speed that a case was made against
him for that.
Glenn Renfro OF Marietta was try
ing out Ardmore drivewayS las
night and was arrested. He left
plea OF guilty and a check for 81
with the mayor. lie said he wa.
the law at Marietta and he want
ed to serve notice that he woult
make back the amount of this fin,
and more, too, when he caught Ard
more cops speeding through hi
town.
One man arrested had his cas-
continued on account of illness. An
other was that OF young man at
l tending high school. He was calle,
at the school and sent word h.
e. would come to court at once. II
did not appear and the case wa
c continued.
d One Case Dismissed.
Edward Craig entered a plea Q
not guilty and his side of the cas-
was heard. He said he had iu.
come in from Wilson, where he ha
been all day; that he was not speed
n ing; that the officer said when
n arrested him that he could max
o three more cases against him fc
e what he had already done that day
= he said he was driving big car an
G that there is another just like it
5, the city and that he has seen II
IS driver of it speeding, and he W;
Ip satisfied the officers had the ca
Of
CONTINUED IN o,oa QN
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MORE WAR IN FINLAND.

London, April A German
force has been landed at Hango, on
the southern coast of Finland, to
aid in the campaign against the
Finnish rebels. The Finnish gov
ernment forces are bombarding
Tammerfors, north of EIelsingfors,
while new Russian reinforcements
are reported to have arrived to help
the rebels, who control most OF
southern Finland.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
French Vessels Escape U-Boats.

Paris, Wednesday, April 3.---Ger-
man submarines did not sink any
French steamships last week, nor
were any attacked unsuccessfully.
Eight fishing vessels, however, were
sunk by the enemy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-04
SOUSA IS To SEND
BAND To OKLAHOMA
IN BOND CAMPAIGN

Great Lakes, ILL.,, April 4.--Lieut.
John Philip Sousa's naval training
station band Of 900 pieces will take
an active part in the Liberty loan
drive.
The band will be divided into sec
tons of Is and 80 musicians and
will tour the middle West, South
and East. The itinerary includes
Arkansas, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
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WHEAT CROP IS
MUCH IMPROVED
BULLETIN.

Washington, April a. - Winter
wheat improved in nearly all sec
tions during March under generally
favorable weather, the governments
national weather and crop bulletin
today announced. Indications are
that the April production forecast
to be issued next Monday will be
much more than the 540,O0o,000
bushels forecast in December and
may be we'll toward the 672,00o,00O
government aim.
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Germany S peace drive through
Picardy enters upon its third week
with forces preparing for the re-
sumption OF heavy fighting. The
weather has iuteriered somewhat,
but the Germans have not renewed
their heavy attacks and the fighting
front has remained virtually un-
changed since Monday.
North Of the Somme, the British
have improved their position in
small attacks, while on the impor-
taut sector south OF the river there
has been no infantry action. In the
region north of Montdider, which
has been the scene of much heavy
fighting, the artillery battle has been
violent, but the enemy has made no
attack.
While there is little doubt that
the Germans must attack again and
will have to sustain still greater
losses in further efforts against the
allied line, much interest centers
in the plans of General Foch. The
attacks by the British between Al
bert and Arras and by the French
between Amiens and Montdider ap-
parently were for the purpose of i'm
proving local positions. Since is be-
ing maintained by both sides as to
the next act in the titanic military
contest.
German news declares that the
! German drive was halted by bad
weather and not by the Franco
British defense. Admission is made
that the Germans are having great
difficulty in moving up guns and
supplies over the muddy area OF
the Somme and that the transport
is in poor shape because of the ne
ccssity for constructing new road.
Amiens, the primary objective OF
the Germans for the past few y.eks
is free for the moment. A military
proclamation posted there informs
the population that threatening peril
has been removed, and exhorts them
to maintain confidence.
American troops in the region OF
Ioul and in an unnamed place have
been subjected to a heavy lombard
ment from enemy guns. Gas shell.
, were used mainly in the fire on the
, Americans in the unnamed place
High explosive shells and gas pro.
jectors were used in the artillery at,
tack northwest Of Toul, but no great
damage was done.
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CASH PAYMENTS
ON BONDS WILL
Be 5 PER CENT
NO SUM WILL BE EXACTED
DURING THE MONTH
OF JUNE.
CAMPAIGN ENDS MAY 4
Treasury Expects Many Cash Pay
ments, Probably Sufic ent to Re-
deem $9O0,00OOOO in Certificates
Due Before May g.
BULLETIN.


issue OF Liberty loan bonds will ma
ture in ten years-Sept. IS, 1923.
the treasury department today an
nounced, and will bear interest from
May 9 next, payable semi-annually
on Sept. Is and March IS.
Washington, April 4.-The third
Liberty loan campaign will last for
four weeks, beginning Saturday and
ending May 4, the treasury depart
ment announced today. Banks will
he given five days after the cam
paign's close to tabulatc and report
subscriptions.
Instead OF requiring 2 per cent
cash payment with the subscription
as in the second load, per cent will
be asked for the third loan. Twenty
per cent then will be due May %;
IS per cent July Is, and 40 per cent
August l5.
The treasury department expects
many subscribers to pay in full on
purchase, and these early payments
may be sufficient to redeem the
$900,000,000 OF certificates Of indebt-
ednesS falling due before May 9
Otherwise, it may be necessary tc
refund the certificates with other
short time lots.
The payment dates have been ar
ranged so none will come in June
when the drain on the country's
financial resources will be great or
accc ant of income and excess prof
its taxes due June Is.
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PREPARE
FOR RENEWAL Of
WIDE BATTLE
PEACE DRIVE" OF ENEMY
ENTERS UPON ITS
THIRD WEEK.
GERMAN Guns BOG GED
Foe Has Much Difficulty in Bring
ing Up Heavy Artillery Over the
Shell Wrecked and Muddy Fields
Some Minor Fights.

Paris, April 4.-IIeavy artillery
fighting occurred last night on the
front north OF Montdidier, the war
Office announces. In raids in Cham
pagnc and on the Nerdun front the
French took prisoners and also cap
turcd two machine guns.
The artillery fighting became
very violent during the night in the
region north of Montdidier.
Northwest of Rheims, in the
Champagne and on the left bank OF
the Mcuse (Ncrdun front), French
troops penetrated German trenches
at several points, bringing back 80
prisoners and two machine guns.
German raids east OF Rheims, in
Ayocourt wood, and north Of St.
Die were without success.
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LOAN DRIVE TO
LAST 4 WEEKS
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and vicinity:
Tonight and Friday fair.
Oklahoma; Tonight and Fri
day fair, warmer Friday.
East Texas: Tonight and Fri
day fair, partly cloudy, warmer
Friday in northwest portion.
West Texas: Tonight and Fri
day fair, warmer Friday.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day II degrees; minimum Ia 1
night 48. g
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Continued on page 81.