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'Hc could not understand his father
over the telephone. The boy thought
he was sick and could not come. and
believing himself TO be at the mercy
Of the court-martial, that boy. rather
than face the disgrace and punish
ment with which he was threatened,
committed suicide in the early
morning Of that same day.
"a machine gunner in France had
q run-in with corporal VINO Sad
been drinking and wanted 10 night.
The gunner ran away and the cor
poral followed the gunner defended
himself with knife and stabbed the
corporal so that he died. The gum
ner was convicted on a charge OF
wilful, felonious, unlawful man
slaughter, sentenced to forfeit SO II
month for three years and perform
hard labor for that period without
confinement, on review by the
Judge Advocate General the findings
were declared to be void FOR repug-
nancy. wiiful, involuntary man
slaughter being Il degree OF crime
unknown TO the law.
"A private of infantry was con-
victed OF murder and sentenced 70
be hanged in the face of his plea OF
insanity that the prosecution had
failed TO controvert by evidence.
The Judge Advocate Generals office
disapproved the findings and the
man was sent to Government hos
pital for the insane
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800 GERMANS TO BE SET FREE

PARIS, Feb 27--Eight hundred Ger
man prisoners captured by the Ameri-
cans are about 70 be released from the
prison cafp in St. Pierre-de Corps, near
Tours. All the men come fre-s&- lsace
or Lorraine. and are the hrst German
army captNrs TO be released by the
Allies.
The released mcn will get civilian
clothing, and will be transported free on
regular passenger trains TO their old
homes In redeemed territory. by agree
ment with the French Government the
repatriated men will not be required to
submit TO military law until the peace
treaty Is signed.
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"a private at Camp Shelby. MICS.
was notified that his regiment was
about to go overseas and that none
mis- ht leave the camp. He waited
until the guards were withdrawn
and fed with the intention to desert.
He was caught and sentenced TO be
shot. This was commuted by the
President to twenty years at hard
la Dor.
at Camp Beauregard. La, a pri-
vste described by one OF hiS officers
on the stand as a mere boy was CON
victed on charges of forgery, cs-
cape and desertion and seI!'cnced to
thirty Years hard labor. This case
not falling within the category
that receives Presidential attention
stauSy as the court left It, and tho
rr~rS BOY faces ten years more In
prison than the man thought worthy
OF death.
"Still another private at Camp
Beauregard charged with absence
without leave for the same period
and under the va me circumst ances.
except that he had gone to bid his
family farewell, was sentenced to
confinement at hard labor for ft-
teen years"
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ARMY.
might Report)

Character OF casualties is indicated thus:
tKl killed in action; tDW) died of wounds;
tDA died of accident or other causes:
verely: (ws) wounded slightly; (wUD
wounded, degree undetermined; IM) miss
ing; (P) prisoner,
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EOACK. Paul E, serst., Shelton twU).
RANDOLPH, Samuel RuA IwU).
NEW JERSEY
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WARRINGTON, Feb. 27.-The following
casualties have been made public by the
War Department:
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pERSHING REFUSES
REVIEW OF FINDINGS
Disrcgards Order to Send
Court-martial Cases to Judge
Acknowledgement.
MORE HARSH SENTENCES
Representative johnson Reads
in House Long List of Ex-
cessive Prison Terms.
specia, Despdtch TO THE Sos.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--Gen. Pershing
has refused to comply with War De-
partment order directing him to forward
10 the Judge Acknowledgement of the
army for review all pending court-mar-
tial cases in the American Expedition
airy Forces.
This was announced to the House to-
day by Representative Johnson On.
pak.) in a speech further denouncing
the administration OF military Justice
during the war.
Mr.. Johnson said that War Depart
ment general order No. 81, recently Is
eued, directed the commander in chief OF
the American Expeditionary Forces to
forward for review by the Judge Acvo-
cate-General all pending court-martial
cases under his jurisdiction. Gen. Per-
shing In declining to comply asserted
that the order was In violation of the
articles OF war as enacted by Congress
and approved by the President. and that
therefore he would lay himself open to
charges by compliance.
Six of the cases in the American FIX
Evolutionary Forces. according TO Mr..
johnson, involve the application OF
death sentences.
Excessive Sentences Cited.
iorg list Of excessive sentences In
cpurt-martial proceedings In this coun-
try was read to the House to-day by
Representative Johnson. The instances
cited show an utter lack of policy In
making the punishment At the crime
by general courts-martial and while
ir number Of cases cited excessive
sentences were mitigated by reviewing
o:icers such actions served only to ac-
centuate the excessive sentences in cases
where the reviewing officer refused tc
interfere. Mr.. Johnson said:
''The War Department says trials
are legal. say they reek of law
lessness they have not been fair.
they have not been impartial and in
many instances they have not been
tried at all. | have in the past
criticised those who did not present
actual names, dates and figures in
support OF legislation or in the max
ing of criticism. Therefore l will
give the record of some of the cases
know about. These are only a
small portion of the cases that have
been considered.
Here is one case: a boy OF
Is, whose name was given to me as
Ira +. Sellers, enlisted at Dallas.
AoA'' <hpA1l ~ 10 - III NoiHPahS i ,
Nineteenth Infantry. While he was
doing guard duty on cold night
last winter he and three other boys
OH guard at Port Arthur, Tex,
stepped a few feet off their beat to
warm their hands at a fire. They
were found at the fire by their Cap
tain, who threatened them with
court-martial or 10 have them shot or
sent to prison 70, life. This boy
was SO frightened that he telephoned
his father, told him he was to be
shot and asked for his help.
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Some Excessive Sentences.

Mr. Johnson then submitted lis
headed excessive sentences in part a
follows.
Fort Oglethorpe. Charge; dis
oheyed order to 20 TO isolation hos
ptaI and order to stand at attention.
Sentence twenty-five years
Charge: disobeyed order to drill
Sentence: forty years. reduced to
dishonorabIe discharge and forfeiture
of pay
Charge absent without leave
four days, broke out of confinement.
Sentence: life imprisonment.
Charge: disoheyed order to re-
port for setting up exercises Sen
tcnoe ten years.
Arcadia, Florida Charge: did
not remain At barracks as ordered.
Sentence fifteen veare
Fort T. \ Russell wyoming.
Charge: wilfully disoheyed order 10
70 10 work Sentence forfeiture Of
al pay and ten wears In prison.
Fort, Winfield Scott, California
&''NRrEc Nlful'' 7tsohiycd orJef ia
s"sulre ms work as lanl,or at tho
"ihcss II pu,riermastrr General
Sentence: twenty years imprigon.
mont. forfeiture Of an pay.
United states Disciplinary Bar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-12
Marietta Personals.

Mrs. II. c. Roberts was in Ardmore
Tuesday on business.
Irwin Scott and George Anderson of
Gainesville were in Marietta Tuesday on
business.
Miss Mamie Alexander was in Ard
more on business Tuesday.
j. G. Rice was in Ardmore Tues
day on business
T.. G. Ray and n. u. Turner Of Ard.
more were in Marietta Tuesday on
business.
Mrs. Jack Scanlon was in Ardmorc
Tuesday.
Mrs. Clyde Liddell was in Ardmore
Tuesday.
Miss Hollis carp Of Ardmore was the
week end guest at the home Of Mrs.
w. J.. Frensley, returning home Tues
day.
Sheriff f. y. Smith and son, Winston
were in Ardmore yesterday on bust
ness.
Mrs. w. l.. Frensley and daughter,
Francis Joy, accompanied by her sisters
Misses Doris and and Thelma Banks OF
Ardmore. who were visiting here, We're
called to Ardmore Tuesday. They
expect to see their brother Roy Banks
who has been in the service in France,
and will he through Ardmore Thurs
day ON his way to Camp Bowie.
$. Westhcmer left Monday for Ft.
Worth where he will attend a meeting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-12
New Wilson
BY l.. v. BEALE
Correspondent

Mrs. s f. Brimer has returned iron
a two months visit with her parent
at Bowling Green, Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grantly, of Miss, bu
more recently of Ardmore arrived il
Wilson where they will assume the du
ties of editor and ocmpositors of TIL,
Wilson Good Roads Gazette Arcl
Clark continues TO be owner and vii
direct the policies of the paper anC
write the most of the editorials. Thi.
papar has. for the past few months beer
published in Ardmore, while the affairs
of the old Wilson News We're beine
adjusted. Wilson is glad to have &
strictly local paper again.
Adolph Honnegar, an old time Wilson
tie now a resident of Burkburnett. was
shaking hands with friends here Sun
day.
Miss Effie Crosbie left Sunday morn
ing for Norman, where she will attend
sity.
Miss Viola Chance wenx to Durant
Sunday to attend the Normal for the
next two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Morris, of Ardmore
spent Sunday in Wilson. the guest at
the home of A. A. Morris.
DR.. w. A. Hardy was in town Monday
enroute to Healdton.
A special program was given at the
Gem Theater Monday night by
Jaunita Tidmore, expression and Nalita
Tidmore, piano. students of A. c. c.
Mr., and j. w. Guest and daughter
Madeline were Healdton visitors Sun
day.
Several brick buildings are to be
erected on Main street to help take
care of the new business expected to
result from the Texas company's new
will near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Holder and small
son of Fort Worth visited Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Morris over Sunday.
Alton Jones was in town Monday eve.
ming.
Bascom Haynes returned home Sat
urday from Burkburnett where he had
been working for the last few months.
A negro minstrel show held
forth in Wilson Tuesday evening. At
noon they parade with a band, and. as
Wilson has no band a crowd quickly
gathered.
Arch Clark spent Monday and Tues
day in Ardmore.
The Library Association served sand
wiches, etc, Saturday and cleared
nearly $40, which will be used for the
purchase of new books.
Wilson is rejoicing in the fact that
the Sunlight Carbon plant which was
on the point of moving to Tulsa will
probably now remain here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-12

Russia 1G.2S5. 500. 600 bushels
United States ll,322 100000 bushels
Average of Russia for years s.
247 100 600 bushels
Average Of United States 2,264, ,44G,.
000 bushels.
"It will be seen from these figures
that Russia Notwithstanding her pop
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-12
Live" But Not "OalI."

Four cans of stock dip consigned to
County Commissioners. Live Oak
County, Marietta, Okla" was received
here yesterday for the stock inspectors
to carry out dipping plans. 1--WE knew
we were peaceable home making coun'
ty, with a most amorous county title,
LOve-but we draw the line at Live
oak County, as that suggests trees
hanging moss and low country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-12
MAR lETTA
MRS. NATIVE N. ROSE
Agent and Correspondent
Bell Telephone Office
Full Carrier Service
Delegates 10 ArdmOre.

A number of ears left Marietta at
noon Tuesday for Ardmore 10 attend
the D.C'D Highway meeting. The cars
We're decorated with pennants and Love
county booster banners. Among those
leaving here We're: u, II. Martin In his
Buick. Il. +. Griffith, Overland, and
Mrs. sam Black accompanied by Mrs,
j. w. Ottley, Mrs. j. c. Wicker ana Miss
Ida Black.
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day for TT. Worth where she VIII Visil
her brother
j. w. Ottley who has been home for
the past week left Tuesday for Ran
ger Burkburnett and other points In
Texas,
Rosco C. Morris, who is IA travelling
salesman, Is spending the week with
his wife at the home OF her parents
Mr.. and Mrs II. NJ. Black and family
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Welcomed Revolution

AT any rate, | planned taking up
the project again but was prevented
by the March, 1917, revolution which
I was delighted to welcome. 1t meant
not only the overthrow of an absolute
monarchy and the liberation of the
great masses of the Russian people but
the removal of a great impediment to
our entering the war-that was the
making a cO-beligerent or ally of an
absolute autocracy. The revolution,
began twenty-one days before President
Wilson delivered his memorable address
to congress April >, 1917, recommending
that a state of war be declared to cX-
list with Germany. Ten days after the
revolution began, however, and seven
days after the provisional government
was formed | was the first ambassador
or chief of mission to recognize their
government and cid so by authority
of our government forty eight hours
before the recognition by England
France and Italy who had been allies
Of Russia for many months"
After awo years and eight months of
strenuous service in Russia, during
portion of which time he was the only
allied chief mission in that country,
Ambassador Francis was conveyed by
the cruiser Olympia from Archangel
to a Scottish port. During the jour
ney, which was tempestuous and fatig
uing through Arctic waters, the armis-
tice was signed After remaining II
or 20 days in the United States naval
hospital at Strathpeffer Scotland. he
went to London where he underwent
a major surgical operation. Mr.. Fran /
els nervous system was very much |
weakened.
He returned with the president on
he steamer George Washington and
after testifying before the Overman
committee of the senate on bolshevism.
spent two months at White sulphur
Springs w. Va, going thence to Rye
Beach. He has not yet visited his
lome city, st. Louis.
When asked about his future plans
he ambassador replied he was waiting
or orders from the state department
lie is rapidly regaining his health and
lis physician says the operation was
ntrely successful.
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the president Of the Western Union
Telegraph CO., Mr.. Carlton, with whom
was personally acquainted and sng
sested or urged the laying oi a direct
cable between the American and Rus
sian coasts.
II even went so far after my arrival
In Russia as to obtain the conscnt OF
the Russian government TO def.ay half
the cost of the cable which was est.'
mated at that time to be about SIX
million dollars. As the state depart
ment said they had no objection to my
submitting Il proposition to the west
ern Union Telegraph company mas
much as our government was not NJ
that time interested in our controlling
public utilities | wrote Mr., Carlton
of the agreement secured from the
Russian government, stating furthcr'
more that Russia besides furnishing
half of the cost of the cable would he
willing to lease it to the Western Union
Company for operation and would ac-
cept as its portion of the rental six
per cent interest on its investing mt;
but the reply was that the Wostera
Union or the American Telephone \
Telegraph Company, which owned the
Western Union could not see its Way
clear to join in the enterprise. My
recollection, moreover, is that ! wrote
Mr.. Carlton that if the cable wod!d not
pay operating expenses in the begin
ming or for several years thereafter
thought the Russian government would
be willing to forego its interest.
cannot recall at this time whether Mr.
Carlton made any reply TO my last
letter or treated the proposition as
closed
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world, for he keeps himself in seclus-
ion and takes no active part in the
affairs of his kingdom. His physician
is his only companion.
Prince Regent Alexander is to all
intents and purposes King of Serbia,
or, to be more exact, of the ''King-
dom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Z"
The manifold and complex problems
of the country occupy most of the
young princes time. He has much
of the energy and enthusiasm and
homely wisdom of his aged father and
devotes himself assiduously to the
affairs of state. His greatest ambi-
tion is to bring about complete unity
among the various elements of the
Serbian race, the Slovenes, Croats,
Montenegrins, ETC., who are naturally
striving one against the other to Sc
cure dominance in the government
and the largest number of political of
fees. The Serbs in Croatia, Dalma-
tia, Slavonia, etc, who have had the
benefit of Austrian and German edu-
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Premier Passes Lie In
Ratification Debate

SYDNEY, Australia, Nov 22-(By
Associated DISQUALIFICATION of
the peace treaty and the treaty of
guarantee to France by the federal
house representatives at Melbourne,
was preceded by angry debate. The
chief antagonists were the prime
minister, William M. Hughes, and
three other members of the first La
Dor party war administration.
The charge that Mr. Hughes was
ensurable for the cession of the Mar
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AGED SERB KING
TOTALLY DEAF
AND PARALYZED

BELGRADE, Serbia, Nov. 22-(By
Associated Press. king Peter, of
the new kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, is in poor health and totally
deaf. The aged monarch is living in
a quiet monastic retreat outside the
city, having been brought recently
from Piraeus, Greece Doctors agree
that he cannot live many years. His
entire right side is paralyzed, and he
is able to walk few steps, and then
only with the aid of crutches. He
has practically retired from the
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shall and Caroline Islands to Japan
prompted the use of the words, "you
lie" and like expressions. Mr..
Hughes said that he was not respon-
sible for the ALLEGATION of the is
lands, nor was the Australian govern
ment. The government accepted the
situation as it found it and as it had
to be. But he did not accept it with
out setting forth the "White Aus
tralia" policy.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-23
With Three-POint Cantilever
Springs New Overland'4 Seems to
-"Sail Over The Roads"

THE new Three Point Cantilever
I Springs of Overland 4, by their special
passengers from ordinary road jolts. Bump
wo5nfderuy 5f iessened Gns The T blows Of the I
road seldom reach you. There is less ten
dency to bodily fatigue after long rides.
The springs of Overland attached at
the ends of 13O-inch Springbase give the
riding comfort and road Steadiness hereto
fore possible only with cars of long wheel
base and great weight, yet Overland retains
the light weight and economy advantages OF
100-inch wheelbase
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-23

Three-P Point Cantilever Springs protect
the car from the hammering and wear of road
blows. They lengthen its life and reduce
upkeep costs.
Equipment of Overland is dependable
and complete from Auto Lite Starting and
Lighting to llllotson Carburetor.
100000 miles of test have made the
strength and endurance Of this car a matter
Of record
See Overland 4 at the first opportunity.
Ask for booklet. Overland 4 Touring, S845;
Roadster, S845; Coupe, Sl325; Sedan, Sl375.
Pr1ces f. o. b. Toledo.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-23
MEXICO CALLED
MODERN BABEL
OF MANY TONGUES

WASHINGION, Nov. "a fac
tor contributing to the disorders and
lawlcssness in Mexico, such as the
kidnapping recently of William o. Jen
kins, an American citizen, and his re
lease upon payment of heavy ran
som, is the diversity of races anc
tongues, says a bulletin from the Ma
tional Geographic society.
S'From Sonora to Yucatan more
than fifty separate dialects are spok.
en-" according to a communication
to the society by Frederick Simpich.
''All of the inhabitants of the West
Coast, however, with the exception OF
some hill tribes of Indians, can un-
derstand Spanish.
''Of these Indians the 5000 Yaquis,
with their crude Bacatcte hill fortS,
their weird ceremonial masque dances
and their warlike attitude, are easily
most conspicuous. Many are enlist
ed with the federal army or employed
as ranch hands and mine or railroad
laborerS.
"The Yauuis with the federal troops
are termed 'Manzos, or time va
ouis, those in the hills, wild and hos
tile, are called 'Bronchos' The lat
ter are a vagrant lot, robbing ranches
for food and animals, carrying raw
hide drums and water gourds, wear
ing sandals of green cowskin-living
by their wits. Pressed by hunger,
they subsist as we'll on burros as
beef.
F"These burros, the short and sim
pie animals Of the poor, thrive by the
thousand on the west coast. Many
run wild, like the wild asses of Mes
opotamia.'
"The Maya Indians, some of whom
still carry bows and arrows, inhabit
the fat coastal plain south, Of the
Yaqui region along the river Maya.
Excellent laborers, peacefully inchn-
ed many of the Iayas are trusted
heloers on American ranches and
plantations
'Most Of the well-advertised brands
Of wild men are fairly familiar to
the show-going American public. The
head-hunter, the Pygmy, the Bush
man and his boomerang are all old
circus acquaintances. But within 700
miles Of chaste and classic Los An
geles. there dwells lost tribe of saw
ages whose very name is known to but
few of us; for this tribe has never
been tanned, 'uplifted, or even ex-
exhibited Yet it is older, perhaps,
than the Aztecs; it may even be the
last living fragment of the American
aborigines.
'The Seris, these strange people are
called, and they inhabit lonely evil
rock called Tiburon (SharD Island
that lifts its hostile head from the hot,
empty waters of the Gulf of Califor-
MIA And all down this coast the name
of Tiburon is spoken with a snrug of
the shoulders for these Seris are
thieves and Killers. 1t is even whis-
pered that long ago they were canni-
balls"
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A Fiction.

That God being good is the author
Of evil to anyone, that is to be siren
uously denied, and not allowed to he
sung or said in any weIl-ordered con-
mOnweath by old or young. Such a
fiction is suicidal ruinous, impiOus.
Socrates. in Plato's Republic"
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cation and development, consider
themselves SUPERIOR to the Southern
Serb; and this gives rise frequently
to trouble within the Serbian family.
Prince Alexander makes it his busi-
ness to act as pacifier in these dis
putes.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-23
The Law Of God.

Wealth is weak anchor, and glory
cannot support q man this is the law
Of God, that virtue only is firm. and
cannot be shaken by tempest-Py-
thagoras.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-23
CITY TAX NOTICE.

Books for the pavment Of cir
taxes are open from date to De-
cember. f. J. ELDRIDGGE. ClerE
and Treasurer octI 5-tf
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Times-Recorder. 1t will produce
results.
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LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 23
JESUS coRREcTs JOHNS MAR
ROWNESS.
LESSON TEXT-Luke s:46-56.

LESSON TEXT-Luke s:46-56
GOLDEN TEXT-Grace be with all them
that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sin
cerity.-Eph. SRA
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Mat S.l-35i
Mark s:S3-42; 1O13-16.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus and the Chill
dren
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus the Friend of
Children.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Hasty and
Narrow Judgments.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-True
and False Liberality.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-23
IMPROVED UNIFoaM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSGlOOL
LESSON

(By REV. P. B. WATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of ChicagOD
Copyright, 1919 Western Newspaper Unfon)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-17
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