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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
TEUTONS SEND
HEAVY FORCES
At ALLIED LINE
ENEMY MAKES ONLY MINOR
GAINS AT SOME $50
LATED POINTS.
FRENCH CANNON DEADLY
Continues to Now Advancing Ger
man Masses Forced Against Lat
ms Line in Reckless Assaults
British Report Heavy Fighting.
British Official Statement.

London, April 5.-The British
have been pressed back a short dis
tance on the front east of Amiens
to positions east of Nillers-Bretton-
neux, the war office announces.
The Germans concentrated troops
early this morning near Albert. Brit
ish artillery took them under its
fire.
In the neighborhood OF Bucquoy
and in the Scarpe valley there was
active artillery fighting during the
night.
The Germans hurled large bodies
of troops against the British be
tween the Luce and Somme rivers,
making repeated assaults. For the
most part, the enemy was thrown
back with losses.
The statement follows:
Between the Luce river and the
Somme heavy fighting continued
yesterday during the afternoon and
evening until i late hour. The en-
emy employed strong forces and de
liyered repeated assaults on our po-
sitions. These attacks were beaten
off with loss to the enemy, but our
troops were pressed back a short
distance to positions east of Villers-
BrettonneuN (about nine miles east
OF Amiens) which they now main
tain.
North Of the Somme the enemy's
artillery has been active during the
night in the neighborhood OF Buc-
quoy and in the Scarpc valley. Hos
tile concentrations early this morn
ing in the neighborhood OF Albert
were engaged by our artillery"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
America and Austria
Are Negotiating For
Peace, Vienna Says

Zurich, April Equestrian parliamentary cir
ces believe that negotiations have been opened be-
tween President Wilson and Count Czernn, the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister A telegram from
Vienna to the Nueuste Nachrichten of Munich says:
Count Czernin's speech has created profound
impression in Austrian parliamentary circles, where
it is believed that communications have been opened
between Count Czerni nand President Wilson which
already have reached further than Count Czernin's
statement shows"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05

London, April 5.-The bolshevik
government is anxious to learn the
whereabouts of the Russian Black
Sea fleet, according to a wireless
statement sent out from Petrograd
Thursday. The statement, which is
signed by Naval Commissary Buka-
shovitch, follows:
ITO Sablin fleet commander, Sc
bastopol. Wire us position Black
Sea navy, especially as concerns
Odessa, Nikolayev, Batoun and
Trebizond. We have no recent in
formation as to who is in possession
of those places"
A Petrograd dispatch to the Daily
Mail dated Wednesday says that
German steamers have arrived at
Odessa.
German banks, the dispatch adds,
are reported to have offered the Rus
sian government loan of 100000
900 rubles to be guaranteed by the
revenues Of the Northern and Sibe-
rian railways.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
French Official Renort.

Paris, April 5.-German forces
continued their attacks during the
night, says the official statement is
sued today by the war Office. De
spite the superiority OF the German
effectives which, the statement says,
were spent recklessly, the Teutons
were unable to reach their objective,
which was the railway from Amiens
to Clermont.
The French regiments by their re-
Sistance and counter attacks, main
tained the line in its entirety, the
war office announced.
The French troops conquered the
greater part of Epinette wood, north
of the town of Orvillers-Sorel. All
German efforts to dislodge the
French were in vain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
GIRL SAVES SOLDIERS
TRAIN FROM WRECK

Toledo, Ohio, April 5.-Discover-
ing tie spiked across the Balti-
more & Ohio track 10 miles south of
Toledo, near Perrysburg, last eve
ming, Grace Doyle, 20, a country
school teacher at Roach town, ran
down the track, removed her coat
and with it tagged a rapidly ap-
preaching freight train which was
followed by heavy troop train.
1t took the freight crew 25 min
utes to remove the obstruction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and Vicinity:
Tonight and Saturday, cloudy.
Oklahoma; Tonight and Sat
urday, cloudy; warmer Saturday.
East Texas: Tonight and Sat
urday, local rains.
West Texas; Tonight and
Saturday, partly cloudy.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day, 20 degrees; minimum last
night, so degrees.
Precipitation, 10 inch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
FOE USES 100000 MEN
ON NINE-MILE FRONT
French Now Masses of Enemy
With Artillery Fire.

(Associated Press Review
Striking at positions south of the
Somme nearest Amiens, the Ger
mans have renewed their offensive
with heavy forces. In desperate
fighting with the British and French
Continued on page 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05

the parade, will use a runabout, but
no other vehicles, OF any descrip-
ton, will be permitted along the
line of march nor upon the streets
upon which the parade forms. The
police department has been asked
to barricade street intersections to
prevent anyone from violating this
regulation, and city officials have
promised that a severe penalty will
be inflicted upon any person who
endeayors to violate the rule.
Retail merchants have agreed TO
close their places of business at
noon and not reopen until 4 o'clock
or until such 4 time as the alter
noon demonstration has been CON
cluded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
BATTLE RAGESAND FOES
ASSAULTS HURLED BACK
FAIR WEATHER ALL THAT IS
NEEDED TO MAKE LIBERTY DAY
C|TYS GREATEST CELEBRATION
CLOUDY and warmer!'

Cloudy and warmer =
pray for fair weather or
row!" I
For fair weather, apparer e is all
that is needed to make p rrow's
Liberty day parade and 2 .onstra-
ton, marking the first = liversary
OF the United States Il ! into the
European war and tb . auguration
OF the third Liberty Il campaign,
the biggest event =, lie history OF
Ardmore.
Committee, canyassing the details
of arrangements for the parade and
demonstration, are confident that
there will be more people in Ard
more tomorrow and more patriotic
citizens in the line Of march, and
at the countrywide demonstration
at Central Park, than have ever
been within the corporate limits of
the city.
Engineers Come at 10:30.
Company Z, lllth Regiment U. 5.
Engineers, "Ardmore's own" will
arrive at about 1890 o'clock in the
forenoon and will march Immediate
" to Convention Hail. where the
canteen committee OF the Red Cross
will hold an informal reception and
serve light refreshments. The ap-
peal for invitations TO the boys to
homes to partake OF the MONDAY
homes of Ardmore has met such
an eager response that the commit
tee has reported "oyer the top In
many instances the parents OF mem
bers OF the company who live out
side of Ardmore, have been includ-
ed in the invitation. The noon
meal must be served at y o'clock
(new time), as the soldiers are re-
quired to report for parade duty at
l O'Clock. After the parade the
boys will be taken in cars to 4
barbecue at Wilmington park. and
after that will be at liberty until
the hour for departure OF the train
for Camp Bowie.
The fleet OF half dozen or more
airplanes will also arrive during the
forenoon.
Major George p. Whitsett, Judge
advocate of the thirty-hfth division
located at TT. Sill, is in the city, the
guest of Edward Gait at Gait Ma
nor. Major Whitsett will deliver
the principal address at Central
Park shortly after the parade ar
riyes there.
At night, at Convention Hall, for
mer Governor Lee Cruce will make
the principal address. w. B. John
son, chairman for the eighth dis.
trict during the Liberty loan cam
paign, will preside at both meetings
and introduce the speakers.
Parade Forms at O'clock.
Capt William II. Hutchinson, ir
charge of the formation of the pa.
rade, urges all who are to partici-
pate to be at their appointed sta,
tions at o'clock. 1t is intended
that the parade move at | 80 o'clock
The War Savings Bank, at the
corner of Main and Washington
streets, is the focal point for for.
nation of the parade. Under the
leadership of Grand Marshal Buck
Garrett, and his mounted aides, the
parade will swing into Main stree
and march west to Central Park.
In addition to the car in which
the speakers will ride there will bt
sufficient number of automobile.
to transport the members of the
camp of United Confederate vet
erans and the Grand Army of tn,
Republic posts. Captain Hutchn
son, for his convenience in forming
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05

(By The Associated Press.)
Petrograd, Thursday, April S.
Two German warships and several
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-05
Formation of Parade.

The formation OF the parade fol-
lows:
The formation of the parade fol
lows:
Grand marshal and his mounted
aides; Liberty loan and war actiyi-
ties committees, city and county of
ucials, g.. foet; speaker automo-
bile and Chamber of Commerce
band, fo-m on North Washington
street, between Main and Washing
ton, headed south.
First and Second ward and high
schools, form on North Washing
ton, between Broadway and First
avenue, heading on Broadway.
Third and Fourth ward schools,
form on west side of South Wash
ington, heading on Main.
Rural schools, form at courthouse
and marching to South Washing
ton to fall into the line of march
behind the city schools.
Fraternal orders, form on East
Main, heading west at Main and
Washington. Lodges are asked to
march four abreast.
The labor organizations form on
the east side of South Washington
street, heading on Main.
Part Of Military Division.
The business mems organizations
form on the west side of Broadway
heading on Washington. Citizens
who are not allied with other divi-
sions are asked to join the busi-
ness mems division.
The women's organization (not
including the Red Cross, which will
be a part OF the military division)
form on the north side Of Broad
way, at the First Christian Church,
heading east. Upon arriving there
the women will report to Mrs. Rob
ert Gardenhire.
The military division, of which
Company Z will be a part, will form
on the south side of Broadway
heading east on Washington.
The Indian division will form on
the east side of South Broadway
heading west on Washington. Jap
anese and Chinese are requested to
Join this division.
The negro division, which will in
clude all of the negro schools, will
form on East Broadway behind the
Indian division.
Divisions of Parade.
AS the parade passes west or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
Supreme Court Decisions.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des MONIES, March 1.-THE follow
ing decisions were today handed down
by the Iowa supreme court:
Bertholf VS.. Fisk. ct al. Des Moines
municipal court. Affirmed in part, re-
versed in part.
Lee County Savings Bank. ct al,
VS.. Snodgrass Brothers, ct al. Davis
district court. Affirmed.
Touhey vs. Coonev. Buchanan dis
trict court Reversed and remanded.
Sears, ct al, VS.. city Of Maquoketa-
let al Jackson district court. Affirmed.
State OF Iowa vs. Sherman. Jasper
district court. Reversed.
Darst vs.. Foote ct al. Webster dis
trict court. Affirmed.
National Sewer Pipe Company vs.
Smith, Jaycox Lumber Company.
Hamilton district court. Affirmed.
Barrett VS. Barrett. Dallas district
court. Affirmed.
Ehren berger VS. c. r. J. & P. Ry Co.
Linn district court. Reversed.
Mary A. Nolan VS.. Glvnn, ct al.
Madison district court. Affirmed.
Dalv vs.. city Of Dies Moines. Polk
district court. Affirmed.
Daily VS.. city Of Des Moines Polk
district court. Affirmed
Rose VS.. Cast. Hardin district court.
Affirmed.
Cline vs. Cline. Polk district court
Modified. affirmed and remanded on
first appeal: affirmed on second apneal
Rice & Hutchins st. Louis Shoe
Company VS.. Oransky & Sons, ct al
Polk district court. Affirmed
Hammarstedt vs.. Pakeiev. ct al
Boone district court. Affirmed.
Renbe, ct al. We. Ferguson. Plymouth
district court Affirmed
Koontz treasurer VS.. Iowa City State
Rank. ct al. Johnson district court
Reversed and remanded.
Wrede vs.. Grothe, ct al. Johnson dis
trict court. Reversed.
Great Western Accident Insurance
Company vs.. Martin Treasurer. Polk
district court. Affirmed.
Urdangen VS.. Fryer. Muscatine dis
trict court. Affirmed.
Mullen vs. Crawford. Polk district
court. Affirmed
Jones, ct al. vs. Parsons. Scott dis
| trict court. Affirmed.
Monahan, ct al, VS.. Roderick, ct al
Polk county. Affirmed
| Killeen VS.. Greve, ct al. Scott dis
trict court. Affirmed
Booth VS.. Backus. ct al. Des Moines
municipal court. Affirmed in part, re-
| versed in part.
In reassignment of Jones ant
Ricard, ct al, VS.. Leighton, ct al
Wapello district court. Reversed.
| Powers vs.. Maytag Mason Motor
Company. Blackhawk district court AZ
| frmed.
Smith, ct al, vs. Snyder ct al. Linz
district court. Affirmed.
John Crawford, ct al. VS.. Sclfoo
Township OF Beaver, Dallas county, e
al. Dallas district court. Affirmed.
B. F. Loos Company, appellant VS.
Herr. Dallas district court. Affirmed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
Iiuht Hoas Scareest.

Buyers need so many light hogs that
they go after them daily regardless of
L how much lighter they may be than the
previous day.
Eastern prices are unusually high,
but beyond Chicago in the west values
are relatively low at most markets.
Despite this fact, shippers from the
least are coming to the local market,
where they are assured OF a compare
lively good supply of the kinds Of hogs
they need most.
The outgoing movement from here
1.-THE first five days this week totaled
81 ,Ss6, and even this number, without
shippers, stands the largest since the
| third week Of last February.
| 1t is safe to say that Is per cent OF
the hogs going on shipping account
these days consist of lightweights and
are evidence that the east is short OF
light stock, regardless Of what is in
| sight in the west for the future.
Many traders are surprised at the
way the market has been acting OF
late, but they expect the price range
| to get much wider in weeks to come,
because of prospects Of no letup in
shipping demand for light hogs as long
as eastern buyers will have access to
the cars they need.
| Altho good to prime heavy butchers
are selling at a big discount compared
with 1606190-pound arrivals. often OF
lass desirable quality, traders believe
that the advance on the underweightS
lis certain to carry the weighty kinds
UP with them to some extent.
There may be no sharp rise in heavy
hog prices. but sellers will be disap-
pointed if they suffer any serious de-
cline. despite the talk of western pack
ers that they have an accumulation OF
stocks.
| In the face Of the enormous demand
which is known to exist for hog
products. packers will eventually find
g good outlet for this reported accumu-
latfon, and there is nothing bearish
about the immediate future.-Drovers
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
News of Rowan.
.pecia1 to Times Republican

IL DeCldl TO
Rowan, March 12.-Henry Reitz SUI
red paralytic stroke at his home
Saturday. His condition is considered
serious.
Frank Toyne has moved from Lanes
boro to his farm southwest Of town.
He shipped in eight carloads OF ma
chinery, household goods and thor
oughbred stock.
Mrs. Henry Hansen is spending a
few days at the home Of her mother at
Estherville.
A few articles sold at the combina-
ION sale here Tuesday netted the Red
Cross $3.50, one rooster bringing $50.
Nathan Aldrich also turned in over
$40 from the proceeds Of a basket so
cial at his school and the dancing club
turned in $40.
Ora Hartinger. OF the United States
submarine school of New London, is
home on a furlough. He is enroute for
San Francisco, having been transferred
to that place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12

MINNEAPOLIS CASH GRAIN.
Minneapolis. March II.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 1.so@1s5.
Oats-Eo. white, 96A 697A;
standard, s2A @s3A; No. 8 white, 91A
@92l: No. white, S9A @92A.
Barley-1.9012.26
Rye-2s332.95.
F1ax-431 94.34.
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.
Kansas City, March II.
Corn-No. mixed 1.7291.7s; No. 3
mixed, 1.6291.s5; No. 4 mixed, 1880
$50: No. 2 yellow, 1.s5; No. 3 yellow,
1.6s61.7O; No. 2 white, 200; No.
white i.se; Nc. white, 1.sSG1.7e.
Oats-No. 2 white, "a; No. 2 mixed,
30.
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
st. Louis, March II. =
Corn-No. 8 mixed 49, No. 4 mixed.
1914 Les: No. 2 yellow 1.77a1.se: No.
yellow, 1.6411.67: No yellow 15iG1
1856 No. 3 white, 1.SsM2.05.
Oats-No. white 941z G195la; No. 2
mixed go; No. 8 mixed 92k standard
Ssh.
OMAHA CASH GRAIN.
Omaha, March IL.
Corn-Cash; No. 8 white, 1.85; No.
white, 1.75O1.ss; NO. s white, 160 q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
EARLY ADVANCE, DUE TO UN.
SETTLED WEATHER, FAILS
TO HOLD.
HIGH PRICES LIMIT
TO BE UNNECESSARY
Commission Houses Sell Heavily Of
Oats and Market Shows Weakness
Fron. outset-Weakness in Live Hog
Trade Draes Down Provisions-Sell.
ing Only Of Scattered Character.

Chicago. March 12.--Altho unsettled
weather tended today to give strength
to corn the effect failed TO last. Re
ceipts were liberal and it was said if
stock continued to increase the re-
strictions on high prices soon would
be at an ord. The opening, which
was unchanged to Is cent higher, with
May s127A to s1.27% was followed
by sag to below yesterdays fig
ures.
There was very little shipping bust
ness and owing to lack Of a hedging
market the elevators were loath to
take hold. The close was steady at a
shade to Is decline with March at
sI.277s and May at s1.271s and s1.27A
Oats showed weakness from the out
set. Leading commission houses were
heavy sellers. After opening a shade
to u and 4 cent down, with May at
Seh and s9A, prices continued to
sag.
Provisions.
Weakness in the hog market pulled
down provisions. Selling tho was only
Of scattered character.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST HEAVlES
AND MARKET BECOMES UN-
SETTLED.
ONLY FAIR DEMAND FOR
HOGS OF HEAVY GLASS
Market Slow at Mondays Average to
10 Cents Lower-Cattle Prices Hold
Steady Because Receipts Are Mod
erate Sheep in Good Request at
Prevailing Prices.

Chicago, March 12.-Demand for
choice lightweight hogs continued I'M
abated today, but others were only IN
fair demand.
After the biz run of last week some
traders We're surprised to find buyers
as fcen for fresh offerings as they
proved to be. General quality was fair
" good, bu. there was liberal pro-
portion of medium stock to be had.
seemingly just the class which most
tuyerS wanted most.
Receipts here Monday were esti-
mated early at 10000, then $1,000 and
finally at 10000 when a shortage of
over 100 cars Of all kinds of stock was
reported. This run was a little larger
than generally expected and is evil
dence that country shippers are get
ting plenty OF cars. Offerings were
about 5000 short of last Monday, near
ly 5000 larger than year ago and al
most 5000 larger than two years ago.
Seven western markets We're credited
with 1000, or $1,000 smaller than a
week ago. loco larger than a year ago
and 1000 less than the corresponding
Monday two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle were not overplentiful and
prices held steady.
Mondays combined hog receipts at
the eleven markets increaser 10000
over a week ago and 10000 compared
with corresponding Monday a year
ago. The four Missouri river markets
received 1890 more than a week ago
and e,40O more than a year ago. st.
7 T..
Gus Monday and $500 more than a
year ago. St. Paul had 1000 less than
a week ago and 1900 less than year
ago.
Sheep.
Sheep were in good request at pre-
vailing prices.
Three eastern cities reported dressed
lamb prices around 81 higher than last
Friday. This advance comes on top
Of about half that much gain all last
week on lambs on the hoof.
Local receipts last week were Of good
volume, but the figures in a way are
misleading, as packers had over half
of the $1,000 in from other western
markets, where prices are relatively
low compared with Chicago
Eastern prices are sharply higher,
however, and supplies light. 80 that the
market should hold up comparatively
well for the producer.
Packers had around eighty loads
again yesterday which they purchased
on outside markets, and while these
shipments enable buyers to some ex
tent to keep the market in check their
bearish tactics have brought them
poor results.
There is some uncertainty about the
market at this time but traders be-
Ileve that there is little chance of any
serious break Of long duration.
Light lambs will continue to COM
mand a premium because they are
scarcest, but the taking out for shear
ing purposes Of some Of the big
weight" lots has had a tendency to
help the market for the heavy stock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
Hay and Straw.

Chicago. March 1e.-Hay-T1mothy
firm: supply fair and demand good
Prairie in liberal supply and slow.
Choice timothy, sS0@31; No. 1. s29@
30; No. .. s2s@es; No. 5, s26@27. Kan
sas, Oklahoma. Iowa and Nebraska
prairie-Choice. s2s@e4: No. 1, s.1@
%; No. 3 5000: No. 5. s1S@20.
Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin feed
ing prairie. $4,000. Packing. s131I5.
Straw-Rye, s14@14.5o; oat, $3.50
1850; wheat, s12@12.5o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-12
LAMsoN's MARKET REPORTS.
Furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co., 20
Masonic Temple: Phone 1873.

Furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co., 2o3
Masonic Temple: Phone 1913.
Chicago, March 12.-Corn-F'utures
declined fractonally in sympathy with
the break in oats, liberal receipts and
a sharply lower cash market, in which
industries were about the only buyers.
Weather conditions were unfavorable
for handling soft grain, but the quality
Of the arrivals shows gradual improve
ment- Out of yesterdays total receipts
of 614 cars only 43 per cent tested
sample grade. The country still has
considerable soft corn to merchandise
and is anxious to move it before real
warm weather sets in. The car stu
alton is reported as somewhat better
in sections and there is practically no
shipping east on account Of the pre-
vailing embargoes.
Oats-SelDug by commission houses
and scattered liquidation made for a
lower oats market. Premiums in the
sample market were little changed, but
cash prices moved with the futures.
The seaboard bid 1oA cents over May
track Newport News with offers at II
cents over and outside markets are
understood to have made some sales.
Country elevator stocks are liberal and
Illinois and Iowa, the two largest ship
ping states, have farm holdings OF
around zo9, 100000 bushels, or more
than one third Of the total for the
country. Present weather conditions
favor farm work in the more southern
sections Of the belt
Provisions-Products ranged lower
on scattered selling interest induced
| by the confined liberal movement Of
hogs, lower prices at the yards and the
high average weight Of arrivals.
Clearances-Wheat, $4,000; corn,
none; oats. none.
Northwest cars-Minneapolis, 49,;
Duluth, 10; Winnipeg, 449.
! Estimated caCy-Wheat, II; corn,
4oS; oats, 90.
RANGE OF PRICES.
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