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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
Thousands of Women SoonBe
Drawn Into Railroad Work

| Murphy, at Wilson, in February
1901. A sister refused to aid in max.
ing the flag, it is said, because she
was engaged to a northern army Of
hcer. A few weeks after the flag
was completed it was adopted by
the confederate congress at Mont
gomery Ala. as the standard of the
confederacy. The first banner con-
taincd only seven stars, represent
ing the number of states that had
seeded, but this number was soon
increased to eleven by the with
drawal of other states from the
Union. BY an act of the confederate
congress it was named THE Stars
and Bars"
At reunion of confederate vet
Grams at Norfolk, Va, in 1910, Cap
tain Smith explained the meaning OF
the various colors in the flag as iol-
lows:
"The idea of my flag I took from
the trinity. The three bars were for
the church, state and press, all bound
together by field Of blue (the heav-
ems over alD bearing a star for each
state in the confederation. The sew
en- white stars, all the same size,
we're placed in circle, showing
hat each state had equal rights and
privileges, irrespective OF size or
population.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
TEXAS PANHANDLE
CARPETED WITH GREEN

FL Paso, Texas, Aug. 14.-Recent
rains on the Panhandle ranges have
converted that section into a car
pet of green grass, Secretary w. l..
Amonett, SECRETARY OF the Panhandle
Southwestern Stock Mems associa-
ton said today. He denied the re-
ports given out in eastern Texas
that drouth conditions prevailed in
the Panhandle and in New Mexico
and Arizona. Rains have been re-
ported recently to the secretary's of
flee from all parts of West Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, and the Pan
handle, and he said the drouth was
broken in time to grow grass for
winter grazing. Secretary Amo-
nett said cattle men in this district
are not being forced to sell because
OF range conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
GOMPERS HEADS LABOR
MISSION TO EUROPE

Washington, Aug. l4.-America'
mission to the British trades union
congress which meets in London
Sept. II, Is and 10, will be headed
by Samuel Gompers, and will tour
England, France and Italy to con-
fer with local leaders and inspect
labor conditions.
Gompers left Washington yester-
day for New York for series of
conferences there before sailing. He
will be accompanied abroad by Will
liam ]. Bowen, president of the In
ternational Bricklayers and Plaster
ers' Union; John T. Frey, Presi-
dent of the International Moulders
Union; Edgar Wallace, editor of the
United Mine Workers Journal and
&. l.. Paine, president of the Inter
national Boot and Shoe Workers
Union.
Mr.. Gompers conferred Monday
with President Wilson. He said the
principal object in going to Europe
was to attend the congress in Lon
don, but that many questions vi
tai to labor and the war i'll France
and Italy, would take a large part
of their attention. Socialism, he
declared, would occupy no part in
deliberations OF the American dele
gates. He added there would be no
socialist representation, denying re-
ports from London that the congress
would be joint labor and socialis:
affair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
GOT fine WATER
At EIGHTY FEET

Tom Cooper, who secured permis-
sion from the mayor and city COM
missioners to put down a we'll in
the parkway on the Broadway side
of his building, has completed the
we'll and at a depth of IS feet he
has Is feet of water standing in it.
He received a pump today by ex-
press from Fort Worth, of suffi-
cient power to pump all the water
the well will supply and all water
over and above what is required for
his use, in his place of business, will
be pumped into the mains. This
was the agreement made when the
permission to sink the we'll was ac-
corded him by the mayor and city
commissioners. When the city IS
able to supply all the water demand
ed he will cap the well and again
become a patron of the city water
supply.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14

Washington, d. c., Aug. H.
Thousands of women will be drawn
into railroad employment within
the next few months to take the
places of men entering the army and
going to other industries, accord
ing to plans now being formulated
by the railroad administration. Wo-
men are to be employed extensively
as clerks in railway offices, as ex-
pert accountants, ticket sellers, sta
ton agents, crossing watchmen, car
cleaners, and to some extent as
track laborers.
This course will not result in the
dismissal of any men, since the de-
mand for workers in nearly all fields
OF railway employment already ex-
cceds the supply The general pol
icy OF railroads under government
operation will be to pay women the
same wages paid men for similar
services.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14

There IS more catarrE III this sec.
ion Of the country than all other
diseases pu. together, and for year,
It was supposed to be incurable,
Doctors prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure BY
local treatment, pronounced it in.
durable. Catarrh is local diseas.
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. ].
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is a
constitutional remedy, is taken in
ternally and acts through the blood
on the mucous surfaces of the sys.
:em. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case tina,
Halls Catarrh Cure fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. To,edo. y.
Halls Family Pills for constipa.
non.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
NAMES OF AMERICAN
PRISONERS ANNOUNCED

Washington. Aug l4--Names OF 2:
additional American soldiers held il
German prisons are announced by the
war department as follows:
At Camp Darmstadt:
Privates Joseph Abelow. Brooklyn
James V. Clayton. St Joseph, Ky; An
tony DE Amaral. New York; James
Leslie, North Tonawanda, N. Y; Ed
ward Martin, College Point, N. Y; Bar
tholomew Morarity. Buffalo. N. Y;
Michael Fender, Buffalo. N. Y; Edward
NJ. Pettitt, Oyster Bay. N. Y.
At Camp Geissen:
Corporal Charles Fl. DOane, Terre
Haute. Ind; Private Russell DodgsOn,
Vintondale; Howard w. Smith. Elkins.
w. Va; Fred w. McEnany. Vancouver,
Wash. Rank unknown, Frank Eaten
ski. address not given; Robert Nc
Enany, Vancouver. Wash.
At Tuchel
Private Henry Halas, Detroit.
At Camp Hueberg:
Sergt. Roscoe Cram, address un-
known; Private Joseph Wyensk. ad-
dress unknown.
At Camp GOettingen Lazarett:
First Lieut.. Harold Goodrich. New
Haven. Mo.
At Camp Limburg:
First Lieut.. John A. White. Phila-
delphia; Private James Mcpherson, Los
Angeles; Charles Dunn, rank unknown.
Nick eesport. Pa.
Camp Unknown:
First Lieut.. Howard G. Mayes. Chi
cago; Corporal Peter j. Mccormick.
Roxbury. Mass.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
TWO ENGLISHMEN ESCAPE
GERMAN PRISON CAMP

With the American Army on the
Vesle, Aug. .l4,-(By the Associated
Press)-Worn out from fatigue and
suffering from hunger, two escaped
British prisoners staggered into the
American lines north OF the Vesle
today. They had escaped from Ger
man pen after having been captured
in the Marine fighting, and it took
them seven days and nights to work
their way to Fismctte. On the last
lap of their journey, the Britishers
ran through German barrage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14

Collapsed casing. w<h packer fast
in the hole. is causing the Loyal Oh
and Gas Company to abandon its
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14

Another disappointment is appar-
entity due in the "a field. The Bayou
1911 No. ; well which was expected
to drill into the 600-foot sand yester-
day, is now drilling a, CAS- feet with
out having found the sand. This test
Is one location west of No. 2 which
Is producing 80 barrels daily from
the 6O0-foot sand, in the northwest
corner of the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter of the north
~es. o.,arter ~ eer.;on "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
FIRST CONFEDERATE
FLAG AND WHAT
WAS SYMBOLIZED

Wilson, n. c., Aug. l4.-Mrs. Re
becca Winborne, 81 years old, who
died recently is said to have been
the woman who made the first con-
federate flag.
The banner. designed by Captain
Orren Randolph Smith OF Hender-
son, n. C., was made by Mrs. Win
borne when she was Miss Rebecca
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
Senator Callineer Critically Ill

Franklin, y. a, Aug. l4.-United
States Senator Jacob II. Gallinger
was reported today in a serious con-
dition a; a hospital here. He is suf-
fering from heart trouble and ply
sieians expressed anxiety regarding
his illness because of his age. He is
81 years of age.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
quickly constructed or put in re-
pair for--not mule trains--but fast
motor lorries.
Baker is PARTY Committeeman

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. l3.--New-
ton D. Baker. secretary of war, was
nominated democratic state central
com- -ittecman from the Twenty-sec-
ond district here in yesterdays pri-
mary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
Pitcher Gallia to Army

St. Louis, Aug. l4.-Bert Gallia,
pitcher with the St. Louis Ameri-
cans. resigned last night with per-
mission of Bob Quinn, business
manager, and departed for Texas,
where he will attempt to get a com
mission in the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18

plete the journey from our factories to the war depots behind the firing line.
 Added to this has been difficulty of transporting coal for our own domestic needs. On top of these difficulties has come one of the most terribly severe winters we have known in years,
 CONFUSION ON CONFUSION
 'The wheels were choked and stopped zero weather and snowbound trains; terminals congested; harbors with ship ping frozen in rivers and canals unpas- sable--it was useless to continue manu- facture and pile confusion on top of con- fusion.
 "A clear line from the manufacturing establishments to the seaboard and be- yond. that was the imperative need. It was like soldiers marching to the front. The men in the foremost ranks must have room to move.
 More than a shock was needed to make way through that congestion at the terminals and on the docks. so that the aid so vitally needed by the allies could get through.
 CARS ARE NEEDED
 "The incidental effect of this trans portaton situation on coal production
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dilu yoiS.
 Issuance of the orders tonight was a great discourtesy to the Senate,' said Senator Hitchcock. author of the resolu- ton adopted, but I do not see how Con gress can now act to suspend their op- eration. I hardly see what further step can be taken by Congress. except by ap- peal to the President, in time to stay their execution.''
 Suspension or repeal of that part of the Lever food control law. under which Fuel Administrator Garfield acted, was one of the proposals considered by mem bers of Congress today, Senator Hitch cock said, and might be brought up to- morrow, although the necessary bill or resolution hardly could be passed be- fore both houses in time to have any effect.
 Congress, flooded by telegrams of pro- tests from business interests, devoted al- most the entire day to the fuel question. were introduced in the Senate by MT Hitchcock, democrat, and Republican Leader Gallinger, and in the House by Acting Republican Leader Gillett- It was o'clock and just about the time the fuel administrator formal order was made public that the Senate adopted the Hitchcock resolution.
 Senator Hitchcock's resolution read: "Resolved, that the fuel administra-
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Summary of the Ne

GENERAL NEWS 1-Garfield signs order to sh plants In spite of rt passed by Senate reques lay.
 Food administrator Issue ment saying drastic mt absolutely necessary to rail congestion. Gompers says labor. while losers. win stand by nat 2ECOmplete change In war embodied In hills to ! duced.
 @Central powers refuse { peace proposals made siRns.
 7-McDonnld cases are nffi supreme court of state. British destroyers are los LOCAL NEWS s-Dhtribution of free coal { Local plants will rematnt this morning on Garfieh Retail stores will not he Monday.
 Careful survey ia made . railroad yards. Street taxes will not be ' %SnfrOn arrested hy feders
 FEATURES 4--Editorial comment. 6--society and Dolly DalFyh l1-Markets.
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tor of the United States be, and he Is hereby requested to delay for five days the order suspending the operation of industrial plants in portions of the United States in order that protests may be heard. investigation made and information presented.'' fM
 HOW THEY VOTED
 The vote on the Hitchcock resolution follows:
 Democrats-Bankhead, Beckham. Ger Try, Gore, Hitchcock, McKellar, Martin. Owen, Pomerene, Reed, Saulsberry. Shields, Smith. Georgia: smith. Mary land; Smith, South Carolnas stone, Swanson. Thomas, Tillman. Underwood. Vardaman and Wolcott. Total demo- crats, 12
 FOR RESOLUTION
 publicans--Brandegee Calder, Cum mins, Curtis, Fernald. Frelinghuysen. Gallinger Hale, Harding, Johnson, Cal ifornia; Jones, Washington: Kellogg. Knox. McCumber Mclean, McNary. Nelson. New. Norris. Poindexter. shcr- man. Shoot. Sterling. Sutherland, Town Total repubJi ans. 2s.
 Total for tho resolution, Eo.
 AGAINST THE RESOLUTION
 Democrais-Ashurst Chamberlain, Fletcher, Hardwick. Johnson, South Da- kota; Jones, New Mexico: Kirby, Lewis, Myers, Phelan, Pittman, Ransdeli, Rob-
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lie uses Any tonnage remaining after the foregoing preferred ship ments have been made may be applied in filling any other contracts or or ders.
 POWER TO DIRECT COAL
 Sec. ?. On the following days, namely, January IS, l9, 20. 21 and 22 < 1918. the state fuel administrators and their accredited representatives in the various communities in the territory in which this regulation ap- plies are hereby empowered and di- rected to divert such fuel as arrives in such communities in carload lots to meet the current requirements and to provide ana adequate and normal supply for such consumers of fuel as are specified In section 1 hereof.
 Sec. 3. On the following days namely, January IS. 1s, 20, 2l and 22,
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1918, and also on each and every Mon- day beginning January S, 1918, and continuing up to and including March 25, 19ls no manufacturer of manu- featuring plant shall burn fuel or use power derived from fuel for any pur- pose. with the following exceptions:
 '(a) Plants which necessarily must be continuously operated seven days each week to avoid serious injury to the plant itself or it's contents may use only such quantity of fuel as is necessary to prevent such injury to the plant or it's contents.
 ''(b) Manufacturer or plants manu- featuring perishable foods or foods for necessary immediate consump- ton;
 "(c) Manufacturers of food not perishable and not necessary for inn
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supplies Of course, the working people of America will maintain their loyal stand despite their suffering and sac rifices which they may be called upon to bear; and yet everything must be done to see that they are not made to suffer unnecessarily.
 T have just received letter from the executive secretary of pr. Garfield. the head of the United States fuel ad-
 rninsstration. in which he says: Tn connection with the order closing down Industry for five days and subse- quent Mondays. I am issuing an ap- Ipeal to industries concerned. asking them no. to aliowalabor to suffer by reason of f@e shutdown; that this is war meas 1fe which I confidently expect industry
 VII execute without shifting the bur den to labor
 prayerfully hope that our captains ok Industry and business men will show
 tkear patriotism by needing Dr. Garfield g appeal It would be most unwise did they not heed It."
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said it was not his duty nor that of hi county assistants to construe, but obey. He had received no instruction which could be described as interprets tive.
 In telegram sent to the county al minisrtators, MT. Wiggin said:
 T hereby grant permission to both d tributors and consumers of coal, whe necessary to prevent injury to health destruction or injury of property by or freezing. to distribute or use a mi mum amount of fuel to prevent such struction or injury"
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Seldom has Washington seen a day of more stirring activity. Astonished Con- gress paid little attention to any other subject during the day, and officials generally, few of whom had known the order was imminent talked of little else. Dr. Garfield was the storm center dur ing the morning when his office was swamped with telephone calls. in the afternoon when he was called before a Senate committee, and tonight when he finally issued the order.
 The order, as signed and sent out to- night to state fuel administrators for en- sforcement, contained but few changes from the form Of an abstract given out by the fuel administration last night. Nor did it clear up to any great extent the confusion resulting from lack of detailed: explanation.
 SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT the order embraced a list of industries engaged in imperative war work will be exempted from the orders enforcement. It includes shipyards engaged in naval work, few plants turning our products needed immediately by the army and navy, and portions of plants producing tubing. The list was prepared by Sec retaries Baker and Daniels.
 Although no formal announcement was made, the shipping board has been as- sured that all shipyards will be ex- empted.
 Congress was In an uproar from the
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MT. Gompers said that everything must be done to see that the workers are not made to suffer unnecessarily and he ex- heed Fuel Administrator Garfield's ap- peal to comply with the order without shifting the burden to labor
 sThe shutting down of all industries for five continuous days is only warranted if based upon immediate emergency. and I have some doubt if five continuous days is the best measure" said Af, a6pa- pers. Ut certainly seems aSvefy r&1tchl measure to meet the problems ot tiAiass portation.
 1T am in receipt of a larga nuameer ~ telegraphic protests from workers in pev- eral parts of the country, declarinx tl14t the effect of the orders will throw thetr men out of employment; that due to tht high cost of living they have besn un- able to lay anything aside. and their suf- fering during this period will be very great.
 Tn addition to this. am strongly of the opinion that to place the industries of the country on an eight-hour basfn work day at least during the war and as war measure. would have been, a much wiser and more practical courss than the creation of legal holidays. which will mean holidays from Saturday after- noon until Tuesday morning.
 The workers. the masses of the peo- pie. will be the greatest sufferers from this new order. Others have been or wtli bs able to hoard their needs and
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ORDER OF PRIORITY
 Section 1. Until further order of the United States fuel administrator all persons selling fuel in whatever capacity shall in filling their con tracts or orders now on hand, give preference to necessary current re- quirements of railroads, domestic con sumers, hospitals, charitable institu- tions, army and navy cantonments. public utilities by-product coke plants supplying gas for household use, tele- phone and telegraph plants. shipping for bunker purposes. the United States for strictly government purposes (not including factories or plants working on contracts for the United States) manufacturers of perishable food or of food for necessary immediate con sumption, and municipal, county or state governments for necessary pub
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VA VE SWEEPS OVER
 THE CONGRESS
Hitchcock Resolution in Senate Requesting Delay in Garfield Fuel Order Passes 50 to 19, But Does No Good-Further Action May Be
 Taken, But Is Considered Useless

Washington, January 17.-A of indignant protest against the governments drastic fuel restriction order which Congress today eliminated the adoption by the Senate tonight 19 resolution requesting fiveday of the orders Efforts to get vote on similar res oluton in the House were blocked by objections.
 Hours both and House members vehemeny ctng the fuel administrators entaing national
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time 1t assembled until it adjourned to- night. The Senate resolution passed. 50 to f9, after many senators had de- nouneed the order as unwise and unnec- essary. In the House objection pre- but it was the subject of an acrimoni- ous debate.
 GARFIELD QUIZZED
 Dr. Garfield was called before the Senate manufactures committee, which has been Investigating the coal shortage. to explain the necessity of the order. Shortly after noon he heard of the stir that was taking place in the Senate and hurried to the capitol Tn the midst of debate over Senator HitchcoclS's s resolution the committee met and de- cided to call hirn Senator Reed, the chairman, announced on the floor that pr. Garfield was to be heard and as,zea that consideration of the resolution be postponed until he was questioned.
 After leaving the capitol, Dr. Gar field hurried to his office, and after a telephone conversation with the White House called in his legal aides to put the order in final form.
 MAY APPEAL TO WILSON
 Tonight it was indicated that an ap peal might be made to President Will son. The suggestion also was heard that the food control bill under which pr. Garfield acted night be repealed but there appeared little prospect that this would be done since it hardly could
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ATLANTA

Atlanta. January T-Although co erable confusion is said to exist in ness circles as to the interpretatio Fuel Administrator Garefld's s order. cations tonight were that the would be compiled with throughout state without question.
 E. A. Kimball, secretary of the : gia Manufacturers associationS statement tonight said many ma turing concerns in various parts state communicated with him duri day, asking for information and ae
 At conference of local manufa
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Tt is worse than useless to bend our energies to more manufacturing when what we have already manufactured lies at tidewater, congesting terminal facil- ities. jamIning the railroad yards and sidetracks for long distances back into the country. No power on earth can move this freight into the war zone, ships with fuel.
 "Once the docks are cleared of the valuable freight for which our men and associates in the war now wait in vain, then again our energies and power may be turned to manufacturing, more effi- cient than ever, so that a steady and uninterrupted stream of vital supplies may be this nations answer to the al- c, far hal
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Garfield Explains Congestion On Railroads Made Drastic
 Order Absolutely Necessary

arlington Jay17 Adins hs
 mos g Q ter the f d dtot t allies He food ndwr ppI fd description lYngin Items Q hd Q tons literally hd ships load dwhhwa dhe n a empty f coal ca d them nheiw the hngat dEig h h mmed al ermmaL
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Laboring People Who
 WiH Suffer Most To
 StandLoyal ToNation
This is Statement President Gompers of American Federation, Who, While Doubling Plan Was Best One. Yet is Willing to Abide by War
 time Measure of the Government

Washington January 17.-Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of statement tonight de cared that the the nation will be the greatest suf the fuel restriction order but that they will main tain their loyal stand despite suffering and sacrifices which they may be called upon to bear.'
 Mr. Gompers doubt that vday suspension of industry suggested that wiser and would all industries of the country our sHorkdav. alt eastdu