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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-21


mittee on the PHILIPPINES, and the
Committee on Printing, and the Joint
Committee on Printing which acts as
la Board of Directors of the Govern
ment Printing Office-the largest es-
tablishment of its kind in the world,
employing over 5000 people and run.
ming day and night.
By reason Of his exacting public
duties, he had to resign as President
of the Southern Commercial Congress,
but he continues President of the
Florida Society of Washington, very
flourishing organization composed Of
Florida people, which meets month
ly.
When it comes to specific instances
of direct material benefits to Florida,
one needs only to inquire of the De.
partments to find that Senator
Fletcher has been behind every one
Of them. We would prefer not to
draw comparisons, but we would not
like to have to get on without him.
Camp Johnson is his work, unques.
tionably; Dinner Key, Cutler and Ar
cadia Stations he took an active part
in Notwithstanding with hav-
ing the sites inspected and following
the matters to successful conclusions.
The Fisheries Station at Key West,
improvements and extensions on the
reservations, the improvement of the
channel in the harbor, and the like,
must be credited in great part to him.
There are numerous public build.
ings which he had provided for in the
laWs-in various portions of the
State. The Aviation Station at Pen
sacola has been the outgrowth of his
work. The shipbuilding enterprises
at Tampa, Jacksonville, Fernandina
and Pensacola he has given his most
constant and diligent attention. Elk
tension of yards, marine railways
and dry docks are among the things
he is pressing.
1t would weary the reader to name
the men in' the Army, Navy, public
service and in business and industries
that have benefited by his efforts.
In what may be regarded as minor,
private, individual affairs, no one
calls on him in vain; and without
giving instances, we would say that
he has written his name permanent.
ly in the history of the country AMI
placed the people under obligations
to him forever, by two great mea-
sures.
No man in the country is entitled
to the credit which belongs to him
for the Farm Loan Act, and the Act
authorizing the U. S. Shipping Board.
The one secures financial accom-.
mediation to the farmers of the coun-
try, at an interest charge and on
terms never before dreamed Of This
is HIS work
The other secured to the United
States a merchant marine, and con-
stitutes the sheet anchor of our hopes
in this days crisis. He handled the
bill on the floor of the Senate, and
advocated the legislation for two
years.
There can be no escape from these
facts. And the record should be
kept straight. What Senator has to
his credit two such great epoch-mak
ing, statesmanlike laws, so full of
benefits to all the people of the Coun-
try?
Florida has reason to be proud Of
her senior Senator; and Florida will
be sensible enough, and appreciar
tive enough of faithful service of the
highest character, to keep where he
is this man who has earned the con.
iidence and praise of his constituents
by his proper conception of fiduciary
responsibilities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-21

Observation-Disclosures grove man to
take charge Of grove and farm work.
Address Pickard Bros, City.
7on7
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-21
THE BARLOW ROAD.

There are only two or three stretch
es of unfinished work on the Barlow
Lakeland road and at each place there
is an easy detour This would have
been finished ere now except for de.
lay in the receipt of material. This
is expected every day and in a few
days after it comes the work will he
completed,-Bartow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-21

written for the Evening Telegram
by Margaret Richardson)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
Palestine Coming Back
Into Ancient Feedom
And joyful Prosperity

there is evidence OF rcviving in
dustry and prosperity. What
has contributed more than any
thing else to immediate relief
has been the employment Of
thousands of natives upon the
repair OF roads.
Entire households work to-
gcthcr breaking stone, and earn
fair wages, which are paid regu-
larly. The roads in the neigh
borhood OF .he bigger towns are
lined sometimes for miles with
busy laborers Christian, Mos
lem and Jew; men, women and
children, Road making and re-
pairing provides an occupation
for all who are able to work.
Everybody realizes that a
new era has dawned for their
land The Bcdouins can Craze
their Aocks in peace and secur-
ity, and hu,bandmen can till the
soil with the knowledge that
they will not be robbed OF the
fruits of their labor. The roads
which are being built solidly in
every direction and the railway
to Egypt will insure them easy
disposal of their surplus yield
and the means OF satisfying
their wants as regards imports
from abroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
FIVE BILLIONS IS
BOND LOAN COAL.
HOPE is TO TAKE TOTAL
TWO BILLIONS OVER
MINIMUM SET.

Washington, April 9.-Fiye billion
dollars is the unofficial goal toward
which Liberty loan organizations all
over the country are working de-
spite the $5,OOO,O0O,OOO minimum set
by the treasury for the big war
credit. This became evident today
from reports from campaign com
mittees in many cities which are
anxious to reach their quotas OF
subscriptions with the first half OF
the four weeks period, and to de-
vote the last hall to doubling the
apportiOnment
In announcing the terms of the
loan, Secretary McAdoo provided
that all oyer-subscriptions might be
accepted.
Although definite reports have
not been available, and official esti-
mates have been barred by Secretary
McAdoo, every indication is that
small communities are working
strenuously to pile up their share OF
Liberty dollars. Farmers, also, seen
to be subscribing freely.
The enthusiasm, apparent
throughout the South, has been q
subject of special comment at the
treasury since the campaign opened
Saturday.
The suggestion has gone out tc
small towns from headquarters that
a great sign board be erected at the
railway station, to bear ;he design o.
the honor flag with the words. "Helt
our town win the right to fly thi.
flag. When won. the flag could b,
raised on a mast at one side Of tn,
board, and the sign changed tc
| preach the winning of double sub
scription star. This has been don,
by several towns on Long Islanc
where the idea Of the honor fla,
originated.
Under Secretary McAdoo's ar
rangement for giving out only fig
ureS on actual subscriptions reach
ing Federal Reserve banks it vii
be probably three or tour DAYS We
before an adequate idea Of the coun
try's pledges can be determined.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
ALLEGED TEUTON SPY
CAPTURED IN ARIZONA
WAS PREPARING TO ERECT
SECRET RADIO STA
TION IN MEXICO.

Salt Lake City, Utah, April o.
Carl Won Haagsmar, alleged spy and
former secret agent on the Pacific
coast of the Austro-Hungarian en-
bassy at Washington, better known
i'll the west as Chauncey Hollander,
expert telegrapher, is in Salt Lake
City today, having arrived from
Prescott, Ariz., in the custody OF the
United States marshal and is held in
Jail for the department OF justice.
1t is alleged Haagsmar was caught
in Arizona in the act of attempting
to get into Mexico, where it is said
he was making arrangements to es-
tablish a radio station through
which to furnish secret German
agents with information OF military
movements in the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
U.S.. TO FIX SILVER
At 81 An OUNCE.
PROPOSAL is TO REMELT
25O.00O,0O0 DOLLARS NOW
IN THE TREASURY
To RECALL CERTIFICATES
This Step Would Stabilize World
Market for the Metal, as United
States Produces Almost Half the
Total--Stinulate Production.

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" "'''''' '0'' ''p'" .,-'s n-a
hlo buIIlon OF NOT more ihan z'o'-
100000 silver dollars now in the
treasury. the resultant bullion to be
for saIo q, ovnort to nav trade h,l-
,,cos and re-,rrch,se ~ sI,or ,t
q !....-, -.
% d" ounce ~ P'oPo'vo III d" "o-
mmiStration biII introduced today
by Senator Pittman as an cmcrgen-
cy war measure. Silver certificates
would ho u.;,hdron.n fr,,, .;.,,1,
t;on as tbe doIlars arc tato, fror,
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
Alleged Wilson Would Quit.

London, April Count Won Lut-
zok, former AuStro-Hungarian am
bassador to Italy, writing in the
Vienna Neuwe Freie Presse on
President Wilson's latest speech, ac-
cording to a dispatch from The
Hague, to the Daily Mail, says;
"If, and when conviction gains
ground in the United States that
the entente powers have lost the
game. President Wilson will come
forward with 4 proposal of peace.
Even if the German army should
succeed in forcing way to the
coast, it now is certain that Great
Britain would consider herself hope
lessly beaten and be ready to accept
any terms. The alternative for her
is to continue the state OF war. As
far as the United States is con-
cerned, she will only remain on the
side of Great Britain as Germany
insists in rejecting peace proposals
emanating from President Wilson" ="
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09

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Dul '''cI' p'IO' % wa, an" ,I "
sou'e eI''"l ny ! N''|N' O'"o .'E
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
Sale Of Liberty Bonds May
Haze Reached One-HaF
OF Carter County Quota

50, 500 in sales today the State Ma
tional about $4,000. The First Ma
tional had made no totals since the
close OF business yesterday.
Tomorrow The Ardmoreite will
begin the publication of official re-
ports returned by the banks to
County Chairman Franklin. These
figures will represent total sales to
the close of the day previous to
publication.
Chairman Franklin was notified
this forenoon that the honor flag
for Writ the first town in Carter
County to go over the top, had been
shipped. Writ people are planning
a celebration when the flag is un-
furled.
The honor roll of bond purchasers
will be displayed at the war bank.
Clerks are now engaged in prepar-
ing the roll and the list of pur-
chasers will be furnished The Ard
moreite for publication.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
HUN PLANS TO GAIN
CONTROL OF NORTHERN
RUSSIA, FINN DECLARES
lBy The Associated Press J

Moscow, Monday, April Seer
man assistance Of the government
forces in Finland is part OF plan
to gain control OF northern Russia
and cut the interior of European
Russia off from the Arctic and Bal
tic. This is the view of the Finnish
situation of Oscar Toko:, former
premier of Finland and a commits
sioner for the Finnish rebel govern
ment.
NJ. Tokoi pointed out that thirty
German warShips, transports and
supply ships participated in the
movement on Hango April 3, and
about 1900 troops, some cavalry
and motor transports were landed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
IRELAND PREPARES To
RESIST CONSCR|PTION

Dublin, ireland, April s.
The corporation OF the city OF
Dublin today adopted a resolu-
tion warning the British gov
ernment against disastrous re-
suits OF any attempt to force
conscription upon Ireland " The
resolution adds that such an
insane proposal would be re-
sisted violently by every town
and village in Ireland.
An addendum to the resolu-
ton requests the lord mayor to
invite John Dillon and Joseph
Devlin, nationalist leaders; Prof.
de Valera, and Arthur Grifhths,
Sim Fein leaders, and repre-
sentativcs of the Irish trades
union congress, to meet him in
conference to plan united Irish
opposition to conscription.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09

1t is likely that Approximately one
half of Carter County's third Lib
erty loan quota has been reached.
Official reports to Writ Kranklin,
Carter County chairman, including
all applications up to the close of
business of yesterday total $277 800.
This total does not include Heald-
ton, Wilson nor Berwyn, from
which places no reports have been
made.
The war bank, to the close of
business yesterday, had sold bonds
to the amount OF $4,000 OF this
amount, $33,250 was to be reported
to the Guaranty State Bank; $19,-
$50 to the First National; $1,000 to
the Exchange National, and $500
to the State National.
The Guaranty State Bank today
reported that it had sold $225,000 in
bonds in addition to what is to its
credit at the war bank. The Ex-
change National reported about
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
BIG GUN FIRE
EXCEEDS OTHER
ARTILLERY DUELS
ENEMY STILL TRYING TO
BREAK THROUGH TO
AMIENS.
ALLIED BATTERIES REPLY
Hun Preparing for Another Great
Infantry Drive, Is Expectation OF
Foch - Countryside Rocks as
Result of Cannonading.

With the British Army in France,
April 9.-Throughout the day a
tremendous artillery duel continued
to rage at various points along the
new battle front in the British zone.
Particularly fierce was the gunhre
below the Somme, where the Ger
mans have been making such siren
uous efforts to break through to the
northwest and occupy Amiens.
A German attack had seemed
forecast by this great cannonade,
but up to an early hour this after
noon no infantry forward movement
had been reported. The enemy bonn
bardment below the Somme began
in the early morning, and spread
southwark to the French sector.
The allied batteries came into ac-
tion and as the hours wore on the
contest between the heavies grew in
intensity until the whole country
side was rocking from the detona-
tionS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
FRENCH AVA TORS ARE
BOMBING THAT HUN
LONG-RANGE CANNON

Paris, April e.--French aviatorS
have discovered the location of the
big gun with which the Germans
have been bombarding Paris at long
range, and the continual lombard
ment of the spot by the French ar
tillery and bombing by the air1nen
have made the handling Of the piece
difficult. This explains the intermit-
tent fire of the long-range weapon.
The piece is mounted at Creepy
en-Laonnois, near the road from La
Fere to Laon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
HOLINESS MINISTER
At MIAMI ARRESTED
is ACCUSED OF VEHEMENT
HOSTILITY TO ARMY
DRAFT LAW

Miami, Okla, April 9.-Rey. Rob
ert Giyens, OF the Holiness Church,
was taken before the local exemp-
ton board to explain why he has
been SO uchement in his declara-
tons against the army draft. He is
alleged as having, on several occa-
sions, advised men not to join the
army, saying it was not necessary,
and, as a matter of fact, was against
religious principles to engage in war.
Mr.. Giycns was placed under ar
rest and after a preliminary eXami-
nation was remanded to Jail to
await a further examination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
"Deplored" in Austria.

Zurich, switzerland, Monday,
April S-The tone of President Viii
sons speech in Baltimore is deplored
i'll Austria, says Vienna dispatch to
the Neue Luricher Zeitung, al
though under the circumstance it is
regarded as quite intellgible.'
The essential point is considered
to be the presidents readiness, un-
der the conditions indicated, to con-
clude peace even now. The situation
therefore is looked upon as un-
changed.
The Vienna press in general, the
dispatch says, regard the speech as
very moderate"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
MANY CONCRETE SHIPS
MAY SOON BE BUILT

Washington, April 9.-Fifty mill
lion dollars will be asked OF con-
gress today by Chairman Hurley of
the shipping board for development
OF concrete shipbuilding. The plan
is to establish at once five govern
ment yards. two on the Pacific coast
and three in the South. Sites for
the plants already are under con-
sideration, and will be announced
shortly. The three in the south
probably will include one already
planned for Wilmington, N. c.
Transportation facilities and easy
access to cement and sand will gov
ern the selections.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
GERMANOPHILE PRIEST
LEADS REVOLUTION
IN SOUTH COSTA RIGA

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua,
April 9.-The Costa Rican congress.
according to a dispatch from San
Jose, has authorized President Ii
noco to issue decree suspending
individual guarantees in view of the
revolutionary outbreak in southern
Costa Rico.
The resolution adopted by the
congress says the suspension should
be made in order TO vanquish the
revolution led by Vilio, a Germano-
phile priest, who has invaded the
country from the department of
Chariqui, Panama"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
HOLY LAND SOON
Be RULED BY JEW

New York, April 9.-Forty-
one doctors, nurses, sanitarians.
mechanics, pharmacists, and
dentists, representing the Amer
lean Zionist medical unit, it was
announced today, will leave soon
tor Palestine to cooperate with
the Jewish administrative COM
mission, which is laying the
foundation for the future Jew
ish state in the Holy Land.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
VIOLATION OF LAW
NOT TO PURCHASE
US. LIBERTY BOND

Oklahoma City, April 9.-It
is against the law not to buy
Liberty bonds, according to an
opinion given yesterday by At
torney General S. P. Freezing
in answer to a letter from man
in Ardmore. Il can only an
swer your question in the af-
firmative," Freezing said. "There
is law that requires every man
to buy a Liberty bond. 1t is the
highest law of the land and
more binding and sacred than
that written in books-the law
of patriotism"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09

In preparation for another heavy
infantry attack against the allied
lines in Picardy in an attempt to
reach Amiens, the German guns OF
all caliberS are roaring i'll thunder
Gus tones along front of more
than 100 miles from north OF .Arras
to south of Scissors. The entire
countryside is said to be rocking
from the heavy dctonations, but no
infantry action has yet developed.
Especially severe has been the
German fire around Bucquoy, north
of Albert; south Of the Somme and
between Montdidier and Noyon.
Last week the Germans failed in
mass attasks to penetrate the Brit
ish and French defcnses north and
south of the sectors directly east
of Amiens and thus extend the apex
of their wedge.
Forerunner of Heavier Attack.
The tremendous bombardment
now going on undoubtedly is the
forerunner of heavier attacks, prob
ably all along the line from Arras to
Noyon.
Bucquoy, which is south of Arras,
is on the northern end of the sector
which the British defended so va
liantly last week. The British here
and both to the north and south
hold strong hill positions, from
which their artillery and machine
guns command all approaches. The
Germans must widen the head of
their wedge along the Somme, and
it is believed they again will attempt
to do it by attacks in the Bucquoy
area.
Below Montdidier, the German
fine bends. Here also the French
have held the Germans for nearly
ten days, despite severe attacks. To
extend the battle front on the south
the attacking front probably would
include the line eastward from
Montdidier to Noyon.
Enemy Is Checked Slightly.
Along the Ancre, Somme, Luce
and Avre rivers, where the Ger
mans made strong and fruitless at
tacks during the past ten days
there has been no infantry fighting
As elsewhere, however, the enemy
artillery fire has increased greatly
Along the extreme eastern end OF
the southern leg OF the salient, the
Germans have been checked some
what in their advance southwark
from Chauny. The French still hold
a part OF the lower forest OF Coucy
and on Monday the French real
guards inflicted heavy losses on the
Germans, whose advance was hin
dered greatly by the French resist
ance. The enemy has not yer
reached the line of the Ailette river
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
WILSON WANTS
PEACE NOW IS
AUSTRIAN TALK
PRESIDENTS SPEECH IS DIS
CUSSED BY NEWSPA-
PERS IN VIENNA.

Amsterdam, April 9.--The Kol-
nische Volks Zeitung, in comment
ing upon President Wilson's Balti-
more speech, says:
1t is beginning to dawn upon
Americans that they have backed
the wrong horse, as witness the rag
ing speech OF the president, whose
mental equilibrium seems badly up
set. All Americas achievements in
the first war year amount TO a casu-
atty list OF more than three thou
sand"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
.EXEMPT TON BOARD
CALLS 100 MEN

The local exemption board will.
in short time, call 100 men for
service. The cards have been sent
to them, and no definite date is
fixed, but the card reads:
while so much time as possible
will be given you, you are hereby
cautione that the necessities of the
service may require you to be called
on very short notice. You should.
therefore, put your affairs in order
to report upon twenty-four hours
notice"
The notice directs the men to hold
themselves in readiness for military
service when the date is specified.
and that they will be in the service
of the United States and subject 70
military law from the time they
CONTINUED on pape 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
STEEL NETS IN SKY
PROTECT CITY OF PARIS

Paris, April 9.-Captive observa-
ton balloons of the sausage type
have been rising over the region of
Paris on recent nights, and it is
now explained that the balloons are
used in connection with a system Of
metallic nets, as defenses against
air raiders.
The balloons first were sent up
on the occasion of the last attempt
ed raid on Paris, but the enemy,
having been fought off before he
was able to reach the capital, the
effectiveness of the system has not
yet been tested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
Cadet Aviator Is Killed.

TT. Worth, Texas, April On.
w, Kirwen, royal flying corps, ca
Diet, was killed here this afternoon
on the eve Of his squadrons depart
ure for Toronto. His home was in
Nova Scotia. He was just 2l years
old. At the time of the accident,
Kirwen was flying alone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-09
SCHOOL DROPS
INSTRUCTION IN GERMAN

Alva, Okla, April 9.-Complying
with popular demand, the mem
bers of the Second Lutheran church
here, in public meeting, voted to
discontinue the German language in
the parochial school which is con-
Quoted in connection with the
church. The action of the church
followed the painting of warnings
on the windows of the school last
week, demanding that all instruc-
ton of pupils be done in English.