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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
WANT MEDICAL OFFICERS
TO HAVE HIGHER RANK
Often Can't Enforce Sanitary Or
ders, Gorgas Saws.

Washington, March l6.-Creation
of higher ranks in the army medical
reserve corps was urged by Surgeon
General Gorgas before the senate
military committee. The surgeon
general advocated bill by Senator
Owen of Oklahoma to provide for
IS major generals and the same
number of brigadier generals in the
reserve corps and other grades in
proportion.
General Gorgas said the army now
has enough officers OF lower rank
for an army of two million men.
Increased rank for medical Off
GERS, General Gorgas urged, would
give them a better position to en-
force their sanitary recommenda-
tions upon subordinate line officers
He said some line officers in camps
oyerruled their recommendations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
AMERICAN ATTACHE
SEIZED BY ENEMY
WITH 10 BRITONS IS TAKEN
ABOARD SHIP TO
GERMANY.

Stockholm, March 16.--A formal
protest has been made to General
Mannerheim, commander OF the
government forces, against the ar
rest by Germans on the Aland
Islands OF Henry Crosby Emery.
Demand is made that the Finnish
government obtain his release.
The American attachc was ac-
companied by member OF the Brit
ish legation conveying similar
protest and demand regarding the
arrest OF 10 Britishers in the same
party with Mr.. Emery, all of whom
were taken aboard a German steam
er and taken to Dantzig, Germany,
Minister Morris did not wait for
Washington, March l6.--A report
Of the arrest on the Aland Islands
OF Henry Crosby Emery, said to
have been captured with a party OF
British by the Germans and taken
to Germany, was made to the state
department today by Minister Nor.
ris at Stockholm.
Mr.. Emery, Mr.. Morris dispatch
disclosed, holds a majors commits
sion in the reserve OF the American
army. He was sent to Russia, it wa!
said by the Guaranty Trust Com
pany Of New York. While in Rus
sia he was commissioned at the re
quest Of Brig. Gen. w. Y. Judson
the American military attache a
Petrograd, and was made a membe
of the American military mission.
Minister Morris said nothing a
to the final disposition of the pris
oners, although press dispatche
said they were taken to Danzig, Ger
many, aboard German steamer. Al
women members of the party an
men more than 50 years of age wer
permitted to proceed to Sweder
The minister said the party was cap
tured after it left Abo and that the
were taken to Ekero.
Mr., Emery is a former Yale Pre-
fessor Of economies and was chair
man Of the tariff board during Pres
ident Tafl's administration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
FORMER CAR is
VERY MELANCHOLY
IMPRISONMENT HAS GREAT
LY AFFECTED HIS MEN
tai CAPACITIES.
THUS SAYS EX-EMPRESS
Nicholas No Longer Evinces the
Slightest Interest in Current
Events-Intercepted Letter Tells
Sad Story of Sombre Days.
Correspondence of the Associated
PresS).

Correspondence of the Associated
Press).
Petrograd Jan. l0.--Imprison-
ment has affected greatly the mental
capacities OF the former emperor,
Nicholas II, according to letter
from the former empress AleNan-
dria Alex, written from Tobolsk to
one OF her former maids OF honor
in Petrograd, which has been inter
cepted. In it, the former empress
gives a detailed account OF the royal
family's life in Tobolsk
The former emperor, she writes,
seems TO have grown dull and very
unsociable. He does not eyincc
the slightest interest in current cv-
cn.s, has ceased to think about the
crown and only wants to be al
lowed to live in his own way. His
only regret is that he cannot live
in his old palace at Livadia in the
Crimea. Nicholas dresses in civil
ian clothes and spends much of his
time with his son, Alexis. He cor
responds only with his mother.
The former empress declares that
her children have become quite ac-
customed to their new position.
Tctania spends much time reading
French literature, play novels, as dc
others in the family. Olga is much
interested in housekeeping and
spends most OF her time in house
hold duties. Alexis is busy with hi,
studies and desires to travel.
Regret over her separation from
her best friends is expressed by the
empress, but she writes that she anC
the entire family welcomes the new!
OF peace in Russia She declare
that she hopes with peace the Ro
mauolt iamiIy will be permitted tC
go to some town in central Russia
where lie is more lively than il
Tobolsk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
Enemy Hurting I2-hch
Shells at u. S. Troops
In Increasing Quantity
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmorc and Vicinity
Tonight, fair. Sunday, fair; ris-
ing temperature.
Oklahoma: Tonight, fair; not
quite so cold in northern and
western portions. Sunday, fair;
warmer.
East Texas: Tonight and
Sunday, fair in north; unsettled
in south; tonight, probably a
frost in north; warmer Sunday.
West Texas; Tonight, fair;
not so cold in north. Sunday
warmer.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day was 58 degrees. Minimum
last night, IS degrees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
TUBBY TO DIE IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR
INDIAN CONVICTED OF KILL
ING MAT HOOPER SEN
TENCED TO DIE.

William Tubby, convicted of the
murder of Mat Hooper, was SEN
fenced in district court yesterday to
die in the electric chair in the state
penitentiary at McAlcster. This was
the first death sentence ever i'm
posed by Judge w. f. Freeman,
and he was more affected than was
the defendant, who received the
sentence with true Indian stoicism.
The Tubby case is the first in
which the death penalty has ever
been fixed by jury in Carter Coun-
ty Death penalties have been in
Aicted and executions carried out by
the federal court at Ardmore, in
territorial days, but this is the first
since statehood.
A motion for a new trial was filed
several days ago and it was taken
up for argument yesterday after
noon. II. II. Brown, who appeared
for Tubby, set up many reasons why
a new trial should be granted. The
usual legal objections, together with
the claim that the court had ad-
ourned when the verdict was re-
turned, the fact that one of the
Jurors, Sam Woods, had formed and
| expressed an opinion before he was
accepted as a juror and the further
TACT that he had left the jury room
and talked with his wife at the foot
of the stairway leading to the jury
room, were included in the motion
for trial.
As to the adjournment of court
and prejudice by a juror Judge
Freeman said he had been careful
to avoid such objection; that he
had hesitated about going to Love
County to open a term of court
there, knowing that just as soon a.
he convened court at Marietta, the
| session in Carter County was auto.
4 matically adjourned and lie woulC
, have lost jurisdiction over the
E Tubby jury. He said the term O.
court in Love County was allowed
G to lapse, and he did not believe thi'
e. objection we'll taken. As to the ju
r ror, Wood, having formed and ex
4 pressed an opinion as to the gull
or innocence OF the accused, tn,
court said the only evidence beariny
on this point was that of the juror
y and that he swore positively to tn
r, contrary.
2 Relative to Wood leaving the jur,
room and talking with his wife, tn
h court said it was fully agreed be
Continued on page 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
VISIBLE WHEAT
SUPPLY IN STATE
MUCH REDUCED
MILL HOLDINGS, 100000
BUSHELS; SAME DATE IN
1917 WERE 2,663,000.
SMALLER IN ALL STATES
Compared With Last Year the Fig
ures Show Supplies Over Country
to Be 100000 Bushels Less
Hoover Fears Hoarding.

Washington, March l6.-Wheat
holdings at country mills and ele-
vators on March | were estimated
today by the department OF agricul-
ture at 68,972,000 bushels. That is
about 2O,O000O0 bushels less than
was held March /, last year, and
86,000000 less than in 1915.
Statistics of holdings by country
mills and elevators by states show
that in Kansas, Montana, Washing
ton and Oklahoma the supplies are
much lower than last year
Oklahoma holdings are 100000
bushels as compared with 2,663OOO
}.r llst year, and Kansas 2,297 600
r.uuercd with 6S59000 in 1917,
Missouri figures are; 2,497 900
for 1918 and l,989,000 for 1917.
The decline in grain stocks pre-
sents one Of the most serious prob
lens facing the food administration,
which is considering new methods
OF conservation to protect this
country and the allies against an
actual wheat famine. Whatever IS
done to save the situation will have
TO be done by the public, in the
opinion OF officials, as the saving
will have to come out OF American
allowances. The allies are using as
little wheat as is consistent with
health.
Hoarding is the danger most fear
ed by iood administration experts
who believe the available supply viii
tide over the shortage if wisely dis
tributed. Heavy individual pur
chases in the past have upset suppl!
arrangements.
Americas export program call.
for shipment of 90,000000 bushels o
wheat to the allies between Jan.
and June |, when the new crop be
comes available. The grain is goinl
forward as fast as ships can be pro
vided. Movement OF stocks still helo
on farms is expected to bccom
heavier as the weather restoration
to normal traffic conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16

Effective today, March 10, Heald-
ton crude, $l.45."
This is the message received by
The Ardmoreite from the Magnolia
Petroleum Company this morning.
Once more The Ardmoreite is
pleased to be the first to convey this
news to the producers and others
interested in the Healdton field.
1t is just seven months since any
change has been made in the posted
price OF Healdton crude, the third
raise in fortnight at that time
bringing the price up to $l.2O after
remaining for months and months
at the low price OF 90 cents,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
AMERICANS ACTIVE IN
FINNISH RED GUARD

Stockholm, March 16.--A num-
her o. men from America are play
ing an active part in the move
ments OF the Finnish red guards.
The commander-in- n-chief of the red
guards is said to be man named
Wesley, who with his father fled
from Finland to America seventeen
years ago to avoid Imprisonment for
circulating seditious literature. He
was employed ior several years as
an engineer in an American auto
mobile plant. One of the red guard
commanders, named Lektimaki,
lived for number of years in Am
erica.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
Church Marriage Noo
Illegal O0er Russia

Petrograd, Jan. 30.-(Correspond-
encc of the Associated Press The
church ceremony of marriage will
not be legal necessity in Russia
hereafter, according to decree is
sued by the council of national
commisaries. Civil marriage alone
will be recognized.
Men over Is and women more
than 10 wishing to marry shall make
a verbal or written statement to
that effect to the department OF reg
istration of marriages. In the trans
Caucasian district men may con-
tract marriage at 10 and girls at Is.
Those desiring to marry must
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
WILL GERMANY OFFER.
TRADE TO ALLIES2
NEUTRALS BELIEVE HUNS
WOULD SURRENDER LOR-
RAINE FOR PROVINCES
OF RUSSIA.

Washington, March 10. - There
were intimations in official circles
today that President Wilson might
make an early declaration on the
Russian situation. 1t was not indi-
Gated what might be its form or its
manner of delivery.
differences that Germany may
have made a new peace offer to the
allies, proposing terms at the eN-
penSe Of Russia, coincide with an
undercurrent Of discussion which
have been running in diplomatic cir
clcs here for some time, but which
never has shown any evidence OF
tangible development.
View Is Strengthened.
The statement of Lord Robert
Cecil in Lmldon Yesterday that no
such proposals would be considered,
coupled with Marshal Hindcnburg' S
announcement that the German Of
fensive would go on in view of the
entente "unrcsponsiye attitude to-
wards Germany's peace intentions,
served to strengthen the view OF
neutral diplomats who foE some
time have believed that some sort of
underground feelers have been go
ing out.
American officials and allied diplo-
mats, while agreeing entirely with
Lord Cecil'S statement that no such
terms can be considered, give nc
evidence of how much may be
known here Of what Hindenburg re-
fers to as Germany's peace inten-
tons" Some OF the neutral diplo.
mats, however, have for some time
firmly believed that Germany woulC
be willing even to give up Alsace.
Lorraine if she were permitted tc
retain her hold on the Baltic prov
inces and the mineral belts in tn,
other nearby sections OF Russia.
Trade West for East.
The general current OF opinion il
diplomatic circles for some time ha.
turned toward this possibility o
Germany attempting to give way il
the west and making up her losse
in the east. The extent to whicl
the question of future supplies o
iron ore enters into Germany
peace plans is indicated in latest ad
vices received here showing discus
sion of the subject in Germany
These show that Germany know
production of ore within her owl
borders is limited by experts to 5
years; that Sweden contemplates al
iron industry of her own which vii
require her own ore, and that th
supply in Spain, upon which Ger
many also has drawn, is approach
ing exhaustion.
Consequently, German official
contend that her supply OF ore mus
logically come from the fields G
Longwy and Briey, assuring ore fo
century. Inasmuch as the allie
are pledged by repeated declaratio
to the restoration of France, diplC
mats see in proposed permanent az
QUESTION of mineral belts in the Rus
sian provinces Germany's last HOP
of remaining a military power.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
Increase For r<'4ealdton
Petroleum <Announced
By Magnolia People

The news today is especially graf
flying in view OF the added develop
ment work and the need to acceler-
ate production.
Some day Healdton crude will not
be handicapped as at present, as dis
elimination must sooner or later
cease under existing conditions.
1t is just possible that the two
Bit increase today may foreshadow
the coming of a better day but it is
more than likely that the recent ne
gotiations of the Cosden interests
for more Healdton production fur
nished the motive for the posting OF
L hiphcr rate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
WILSON s MESSAGE
TO RUSSIANS is
GIVEN WELCOME
SOVIET DELEGA A TES AP-
PLAUD Justify AS DOC
UMENT is READ.
THEN PASS RESOLUTION
Thank the American Executive and
Prophesy That Time Soon Near
When "Laboring Glasses in All
Countries Will Rule"

by the Associated lTcSS.)
Moscow, Thursday, March a.
President Wilson's message OF sym
pathy to the Russian people was re
ccived with marked applause when
it was read tonight at the opening
OF the all-Russian congress OF So
yicts. The congress Immediately
voted a resolution of appreciation.
The resolution reads:
The all-Russian congress of So
yiets expresses its appreciation to
the American people and first of all
the laboring and exploited classes in
the United States for the message
sent by President Wilson to the CON
gress of soyiets in this time when
the Russian socialist soviet repub-
lie is living through most difficult
trials.
To All Peoples.
THE Russian republic uses the
occasion OF the message from Presi-
dent Wilson to express to all peo-
pies who are dying and suffering
from the horrors of this imperialis
tic war, its warm sympathy and firm
conviction that the happy time is
near when the laboring masses in
all bourgeois countries will throw
off the capitalist yoke and establish
a socialist state of society, which is
the only one capable of assuring 4
permanent and just peace as we'll as
the culture and we'll being OF all
who toll
The congress is being held in the
splendid banquet hall of the Nobil-
ity Club, where former emperors
often entertained. Soldiers, sailor,
and peasants formed a majority OF
the l,l64 delegates present.
Lenine Still Rules.
M. Sverdloff, chairman Of the cen
tral executive committee of the con
gress presided. The bolshevik mem
bers number 732 and there are IS
social revolutionists of the left.
Premier Lenine made the presi
dental speech and received a great
ovation. He reviewed the history o
the revolution and emphasized til,
necessity of signing a peace treaty
NJ. Tchitcherin, the acting foreigl
minister, read the peace terms, /
was decided that peace should b,
considered first and after that tn,
permanent removal of the capita
from Petrograd and the election o
Il new executive committee.
Strong forces of guards wer
about the hall, but there were no at
temPtS at disorder. Mocow is quiet
bolshevik control apparently beinl
- absolute.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
WILLARD-FULTON
FIGHT JULY 4

Kansas City Mo, March 10
Jess Willard champion heavy
weight, and Fred Fulton of Roch-
ester, Mimi, will meet in the ring
July 4, if an agreement reached by
their representatives last night is
carried out.
Fulton was guaranteed $4,000.
The principals will meet April |
to sign articles and choose 4 place
for the fight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16

personally go to the department and
sign a statement certifying that
there is no legal impediment to their
union and that they are entering
into marriage voluntarily. After
the signing of such document and
the contracting parties will be in
formed that the marriage has been
solemnized and a statement to that
effect will be enterd in the register
of marriages.
At the same time the married per-
sons shall state by what name they
wish to be known in the future.
the name of the man, the name of
the woman or by the double name.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
LOUISIANA NEGRO
HANGED BY MOB

Monroe, La, March l6-The body
OF George McNeal, one of two ne
groes arrested yesterday suspected
of implication in the assault on a
young white woman here Thursday,
was found hanging to tree in the
courthouse yard early today.
1t was stated at the sheriff's Office
last night that the sheriff and depu-
ties had started in automobiles for
Shreveport with McNeal and John
Richards, the other suspect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
VIGOROUS
LY REPLY ON WIDE
FRONT.
.LBv the Associated PressD J

(By the Associated freSS')
With the American Army in
France, Wednesday, March l3.-.
Active artillery firing continues on
the American sectors northwest OF
Toul and east OF Luneville. a con-
siderable nbumer OF gas shells have
been falling intermittcntly on the
Toul front.
An enemy patrol was discovered
this morning in the American wire
entanglements northwest of Ioul.
The Germans were driven oil with
rife fire and number Of them were
hit. One body was left hanging in
the wire.
American snipers have been busy
on both sectors. East Of LuncyiIIe,
six enemy snipers we're silenced by
the Americans. On the Toul front
during last night and today consid-
cradle talking and even singing was
heard within the enemy lines. Sev-
eral times the Germans stuck thier
heads over the parapcts to see what
the Americans were doing. Each
time bullet from an American rifle
went in the direction of the head.
Alter several Of their number had
been hit the Germans stopped look
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
TWO LIVES ARE LOST.

Dublin, March l6.-Two lives
were lost in the collision late
Thursday night between a trawler
and the steamship Baltimore in St.
Georges channel, according to the
owners OF the vessel. The Baltimore,
which was on its way to Dublin
from Wales, carried 732 passengers
and crew Of so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
American Aviator Killed.

Washington, March 16.-Harry
Velie of Chicago, a quartermaster,
second class, in the naval flying
reserve, has been accidentally killed
in France. In announcing the death
the navy department gave no de-
tails.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
SALOONS FORCED TO CLOSE.

Newport, X, l., March l6.--Thc
navy department prohibiting the
sale Of liquor within five miles OF
the Newport naval station went into
effect today with the result that 40
saloons and wholesale liquor stores
in this city were forced out Of bust
ness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
Recapture Prisoner.

At one place last night an Ameri-
can sentry saw a figure sinking
through the darkness. The man halt
ed when challenged, and was found
to be a prisoner who had escaped
and was trying to get back to his
own lines. The German was turned
over to the French authorities.
The place where the German was
captured was not far from where an
American onc-pounder was busy
firing on a large nest OF enemy snip
ers who had been annoying our
lines. After several shots the Ger
mans withdrew.
The American artillery in the
Toul sector again battered the Ger
man lines and observation posts
and caused an explosion, probably
OF an ammunition dump. Hundred.
OF big shells were sent into three
new German trenches where weap.
ons resempling gas projectors haC
been erected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16

Baku, near the southern end OF
the Caspian, is the center of the
most productive petroleum districts
in the world. Turkish troops were
last reported near Trebizond on the
Black Sea, and 500 miles west of
Baku. To have reached Baku the
Turks would either have to go
through the Caucasus from Trcbi-
zond or else to march through Per-
sia and approach Baku from the
south The dispatch may refer to
Batoum on the Black Sea, 100 miles
east of Trebizond, instead of Baku.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
RUSSIANS KILL
100 JAP PANESE

London, March 16.-Maximalists
in Siberia have murdered $50 Jap
anese at Blagovieshtchensk, capital
of the Amur province, according to
a report printed in the newspaper
Hochi Shimbun Friday and for
warded by Renters Limited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16

Blagovieshtchensk is on the Amur
River near its confluence with the
Zeys and is opposite the Manchu-
rian town of Aigun. 1t is 500 miles
north of Harbin and has popula-
ton of $4,000. There are extensive
gold mines in the district.
A telegram from Tien Tsin, China
to the Daily Mail says that the Jap
anese embassy at Peking has been
informed that during recent dis
turbances at Blagovieshtchensk,
three Japanese were killed and sew
en- wounded while defending their
property against bolsheviki.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
ARMY OF TURKS
OCCUPY BAKU REGION
CENTER OF ONE OF WORLDS
LARGEST PETROLEUM
DISTRICTS.

Petrograd, March l6.-Turkish
troops are reported to have occu-
pied the entire Baku region in the
Caucasus.
1t is also reported that German
and Ukrainian troops are continu-
ing operations in southern Russia,
particularly in the direction Of Or
sha and Mohiley, An important en-
emy column is said to have occu-
pied Tchernigov.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
Airplanes Go Up.

The visibility was poor today, but
many airplanes were up.
1t is believed certain that the
Germans have permanently aban-
doned trenches to the northeast of
Badonvillers, near Luneyille. The
enemy now is hurting quantities Of
large shells, some of y inches, at
our positions there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16

An Associated Press dispatch
from the American front in France
Thursday reported that General
Pershings men had made their first
permanent advance in occupying
evacuated trenches northeast Of
Badonvillers and consolidating them
with their own lines. German at
temptS to eject the Americans were
pulsed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16

Continued on page 81.