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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
Rear Admiral Sims BlameS Loss of
Millions of Lives and Billions Of
Dollars Upon Lax Methods Pursued by
Navy Department Early in Year 1918

Washington, March l0.--Failurc Of
the navy department to fully CO.
operate in the war during the first
six months after Americas entry
cost half Il million lives, fifteen bill
lions OF dollars, $4,000, 900 to owners
of shipping. and prevented n victory
over Germany by July, 1918. Rear
Admiral Sims told the senate invos-
tigating committee today in present.
ing documentary evidence in support
Of his charges OF delay against the
department.
lie read TO the committee recon-
nendations he had made to the de
partmcnt Immediately upon his ar
rival in London in 1917.
a cnblcGram sent by Admiral Sims
late in April 1917, said the war
would be won or lost in the eastern
Atlantic. at the focus Of all lines
OF ocean communication TO England
and France.
Admiral Sims told the committee
/ that although he repeatedly urged
/ that every available destroyer and
small craft be dispatched Immediately
TO this area. his recommendation
was not complied with Tor SIX
mcnths.
lie also recommended. he said, that
two divisions Of American dread
naughts. hc sent to base on Brcst,
to guard against raids in English
Channel by German cruiser forces,
hut this was entirely disregardcd,
Failure uf the department 80 throw
tht Gull force of the navy into the
struggle, he said, resulted Ia the
unnecessary loss of l,50o,00O tons
% shipping by submarine attack in
l9l,, and 100000 to"s in 1918.
"if the tonnage lost in 1917 had
been saved 10y prompt cooperation
of the navy" he said "Amcrica
could have had a million men in
France at the beginning OF 1915
instead of 300 600"
Admiral Sims said the German OF
fensivc Of 1919 was due to the fail
uro Of the German submarine cam
paign. and that in all probability II
and the morale OF the German poo
pie would have broken if the Amcri
can troops had been more promptly
dispatched to France.
lie estimated on the basis of what
happened when the American forces
did arrive, that victory could hav,
been achieved by July. 1918, If tn,
tonnage had been preserved.
The navy departments first rea
decision as TO participation in th,
war. Admiral Sims said. was in =
cablogrdm to him, % days after Am
erica entered the struggle. The mes
sage said the department intended
TO send 80 destroycrs, one tender
and mother ship to the British Isles
and asked fer minute Information
on the possibility OF obtaining nee
essary supplies at Berehavcn tht
probable base
AN of these plans should have
been worked out long before we en-
tered the war" said Admiral sims
and should have been placed in cf
feet. in substance at least, the day
We entered the war"
Admiral Sims said that when he
found that his own efforts to impress
upon the navy department the s.r.
iousuess of the situation were I'M
agailing he invoked the aid OF The
late Ambassador Page at London
who on April q, 1917, sent confdcn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
CHARGED AT LUMBERMEN'S
HEARING THAT CONNIE Is
TO CURTAlL PRODUCTION

Augusta, Ga, March 9.-Arguments
In the hearing of the governments
suit under federal antitrust statutes
for u preliminary injunction against
more than 300 lumbermen and T.. r.,
Gadd. manager of statistics, to stop
operation Of the open competition"
plan, operated as a statistical auxil.
larry Of the American Hardwood Manu-
facturers Association, was expected
to be concluded in federal district
court here today.
The government contends that tho
reports issued by Mr.. Gadd and mar.
ket comments he is alleged to have
made have tended to reduce production
and increase prices while the defense
claims that benefits accruing to sub
scribers to the plan are legitimate and
denies existence Of conspiracy to
curtail output and maintain a high
level prices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
WAS It A n 0 7 \ { R CASE
OF A WOMAN SCORNED"
WHEN MAUDE MUS GRAVE
KILLED ARMY OFF|CER2

FL Paso, Tex, March 10.--Captsn
Wade Dostcr. medical corps, L. $. A.,
Wyoming, was shot and killed las,
Sunday at Columbus, \. NJ. by a wo.
man who the police said was his wife.
was engaged 10 be married to Mrs.
Lulu NJ. Beckley, according to a state
ment she made to newspaper men
here today. Mrs. Beckley's statement
said Captain Doster had told her
that he was not married TO the
Columbus woman. She said the woman
was the divorced wife Of Harry Cau-
field. Of Coldwater. Kansas. and thlt
her maiden name was Maudo Mus
grove
Il was engaged to Captain Wade
Doster." the statement says. "lfc ask
ed me first to marry him in September,
1918. We would have been married as
soon as hc could have obtained his
discharged from the army and got
rid Of the woman with whom he lIv.
cd.
lsllb' AluHb ~ hsA' A''-'N' ''''N' ''.''
to Captain Doster. In letters TO mo
ne repeatedly told me Of this fact. | rc'
fused TO marry him, until he rid him
self of her. This he promised to do rs
soon as he could get out OF the army"
The statement declared that the cap
tain gave the woman $500 to leave
him and they had signed an agree.
mont to this effect.
"Maude threatened the life OF Cap
tain Doster several times the state
ment says. he had taken a gun from
her at least twice. He told me 10
stay away from her, and if / ever
saw her TO get out of her way "a
she had threatened repeatedly to Kill
me"
The statement tells of the alleged
fear Of the captain of prosecution un'
der the federal Mann act. The state
ment closes:
II cannot understand why Maudc
killed him. could understood her
killing herself, but not him. She was
jealous OF me. whereas in reality | was
engaged to him and should have been
the one to hold the most bitterness.
am the greatest loser.
II wonder If the world will under
stand my suffering and humiliation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
AfFID DAV|TS ARE FILED
ALLEG|N { SLAIN WOMAN
KILLED HERSEL F IN AN
EFFORT TO SECURE NEW
TRIAL FOR HARRY NEW

Los Angeles, Cal. March lO.-An
affidavit in which Miss Edna Clancy,
haif-sistcr OF Harry New, now in
sun Quentin serving conditional
acntcncc from ten years TO life for
the murder OF his fiancec, i'reda
Lesser, told OF an alleged statement
rlade to her by New, in which, for
the first time, ne told the "truth"
about the death Of Miss Lesser. WAS
made public here today.
Clancys affidavit, "ls that Miss Les
ser shot and lalled herself because
New told her he was not going TO
have anything more to do with her,
after she hal told him she had been
unfaithful to him AS her affianccd
husband"
The appearance Of the affidavit
followed the filing in the appellate
court here yesterday of the trau-
script Of News trial in the Los An
gelos superior court, in an effort
TO obtain a new trial for him
Miss Clancy declared New asserted
he made the statement because he
believed he would die within
month In It prison jutc mill. where he
is assgnod to work and he wanted
the truth known before he died.
News attorneys stated IN, did
not believe the aicfidavits would
have any effect in getting ncw
trla. and that they were not filed
with the appellate court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
Federated Labor Enters Fight

Philadelphia. Pa, March 10.-De-
oision OF American federation of Ia
Dor officials. reached In Washington
two weeks ago, to oppose all candi-
dates for public office who are re-
garded as foes of organized labor,
bore fruit here today in the opening
of a campaign against 25 Pennsylva-
MIA and seven New Jersey members
of the house of representatives. In
q bulletin issued by the Philadelphia
and Camden advisory boards OF the
federation, attention is called to the
railroad bill recently passed by con-
gross and approved by the president,
and the defeat of all congressman
voting for il is urged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10

tial cablcgram to Secretary Lansing
and President Wilson declaring that
there is reason for the greatest
alarm about the issue OF the war,
caused by the Increasing success OF
German submarines"
Declaring that British antI.submo.
rine forces were entirely unable to
stem the rising tide OF sinklngs. IN.
ambassador urged the immediate as.
signmcnt of every available United
States destroyer and submarine chaser
10 British waters.
Even this request was unheeded,
for somc months. Admiral Sims said
The witnes. read n message TO tho
department in 1917, saying the British
government, appreciated the unit,l
States was going to keep down sub
marines.
Incidentally" he added that is
case of International politeness. They
were thanking US for sending six
dcstroycrs.'
Admiral Sims insisted that he hnd
been badly handicapped by failure OF
A''' w l'AA Alil'lN ~ N''ll MN IllOIINfN
of its plans. He read excerpts frorl
his messages, urging adoption Of the
convoy system and said
81 will show that great losses warc
sustained due to the resistance Of thr
I United States 10 taking up the con-
/ yoy system"
lie then read n department mes
/ sage sent him in May and signed ~
Secretary Daniels.
! "In regard to convoy" II read ~
/ consider American vessels having nrn,-
ed guards are safer when sailing IN
dcpcndently"
when | got that message I was
about ready to jump overheard" con.
/ tinued Admiral Sims. II realized the;
! the department did not undcrstan !
| or appreciate the situation"
! Admiral Sims said that on Arril
II, i5. II. %, % and "a. nc sent cable
/ grams to the department. urging the
/ necessity Of sending naval aid prompt
! ly, but that they had littlc effect. On
y April Ii. he said. hc received a mes.
| sage from the department saying thar
! yours Of April Is. will hc given earn.
/ cst ana serious attention" and On
April %, he received another messa,:c
saying that six dcstroyers are ready
to sail Immediately upon receiving
/ information as To desired port nnl
best route to follow as they approaci
tho Irish coast"
On the same date. Admiral Sims
/ said. he received another dispatc,
signed by Secretary Daniels informlnc
him that tho department contemplated
sending four destroycrs ana four pa
troll vessels to the Arctic coast TO co
4 operate with Russian forces and asl.
cd his opinion of the proposition.
ut can ben seen from this second
! message how little importance the do,
partmcnt had apparently given to ny
+ recommendations" said the admiral
In all my dispatches l had emp',a
sized the necessity Of conccntratlnf
, all available American antl.submariu
craft In the critical area of the sub
, marine zone, yet the department con
templnted sending four dcstroyers an
four patrol craft TO the Arctic coa.'
at time, when so far ms ! know
they were intending to send only on,
division Of destroyers to the crltlca
zone"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10

Washington, March 10.--Suit to
Test the powers CT the Federal Trade
Commission was instituted today in
the supreme court Of the District
OF Columbia, by the Maynard Coal
Company, Of Columbus, Ohio, the
first of several legal actions plan
ned by the National Coal Association
10 determine how far the commits
sion may 30 in requiring private cor
porations to furnish information OF
their business.
An official announcement by the
association said the suits were start.
ed in friendly spirit and in no way
constitute an attack on the com
mission. Relieving that the com
mission has exceeded its authority
in requiring statistical reports in the
form and manner prescribed, the
association has gone into court to
settle judcially the extent to which
basic industries are subject to con-
troll by the government through the
commission.
The action instituted today took
the form of a request for an injunc-
fiou 70 RESTRAIN the commission from
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
Here is Article Ten Upon Which
Hangs the Fate of Peace Treaty.
Just Two Compact Sentences in the
Midst of an $4,000 Word Document

which this obligation shall be
fulfilled l.s
About 20 dem, cratic senator's at,
tended the meeting called today BY
Senator Owen. They said no con.
crete action was taken. but some
predicted afterward that more than
u score Of democrats would vote Tor
ratification with the modified repub-
icln reservations.
There were evidences as the do
bate on Article Ten began, that the
situation on both sides Of the cham
ber again was in flux. though In
general senator's expressed little
hcpo OF an agreement that would
Bring ratification.
Democrats were divided over the
exact purport Of President Wilsonx
recent letter, while among the ~
publicans, several senators Of the
mild reservation group, complicated
the situation by circulating voerve
tlons of their own to Article Ten,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10

Washington, March l0.--The peace
treaty ratification fight in the sen
ate. entered its final and most bit
terly contested phase today, with
Article Ten, and tho reservations
thereto the unfinished business un'
iii disposed Of.
Here is Article Ten. on which the
fate of the peace treaty again Is
suspended--lus two compact sen
tences set in the midst of an so,
900 word document
The members OF the league
undertake TO respect and preserve
rs against external aggression
the territorial integrity and OK.
listing political independence Of
all members Of the league. In
case Of any such aggression or
In case Of any threat or danger
Of such aggression the council
shall ad"'se upon the means by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
Ardmore Atmosphere Filled With
Adjectives When Officers Start in
Enforcement of Auto Parking Law on
Main Business Thorous shfares of the City

where It is intended to park such
vehicle.
Section 8. Any violation of any
OF the pro visions Of this ordinance
is hereby declared to be a misde-
meanor, and any and all persons
found guilty thereof shall be sub
ject to a fine, in any sum. not to
exceed the sum Of Nineteen $4,000
Dollars. and in addition TO such
fine there shall be added, as costs.
such sum as may be adjudged
proper not in any event to eX-
ceed the total sum OF Twenty
$4,000 Dollars.
The whole matter reduced to u nut.
shell Is this.
In parking cars heretofore drivers
curblng al an extreme anglo. THIS
permitted them to back their cars out
readily no matter how closely their
neighbor might park.
Under the new law cars must te
parked broadside to the curbing. moi
more than IS inches away. and Il dis
tance maintained, Of three feet bctweeH
ears.
If this law is enforced it will 30
interesting to note where the last
arrival to the picture shows will parl;
his car when he drives up. As ono
man put it this morning. "the last
car will be somewhere west OF Wnsor
in the final wind up"
Al any rate the police departmcn!
are making an effort to educate driv
ers in the law although as above
stated they are having some Job DO
ing so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10

Service on the injunction order will
be made through United States mar
shals.
\ decision of the supreme court Of
the United States, and treaties be
tween United States and Spain. Mex.
ico and the Republic Of Texas. MAX
Ing the south bank OF the Red River
form the boundary line between the
states Of Oklahoma and Texas, verr
cited In an opinion given today by
Federal Judge Youmans. when he
granted n temporary injunction 20 tho
Judsonia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
KENTUCKY PASSES EQUAL
FRANCHISE LEGISLATION

Frankfort, Ky, March 10.-Women
of Kentucky would be permitted to
vote in the 1920 presidential election
regardless Of whether the federal
woman suffrage amendment is oper-
ative by then, under provisions Of
n bill which passed the lower house
OF the legislature last night. A sim
liar bill is pending in the senate.
The house measure Is viewed rs n
compromise In the fight Of state
right" suffragsts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
May BE Held for Ransom

Nog;tlcs, Ariz,, March l0.-A tele-
gram from James j. Arthur man
agcr Of the Mexican Consolidated
Mining Company to Mrs. Arthur,
who lives here, asking for $4,000 in
connection with business deal
caused her to conclude ne had been
kidnapped and was being held fol
ransom by Mexican bandits, Mrs
Arthur said today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
flGIlr MAY RESULT MORE
SERIOUSLY THAN EXPECTED

\ nasty scrap at the rear Of the
Smoke House on North Washing
ton street this afternoon resulted In
Lorenzo Love Jr., being struck in
the head with n rock. and Pinky
Dawson, who threw the mlssel get
ung knocked cut by Mr.. Short. ono
OF Love and Thurmond's employees
Love was taken to the Won Keller
hospital to have mis- wound treated
and Dawson was taken to the police
station, ana the latter turned over
TO the county officers pending the
result Of Loves injuries.
What the difficulty was about was
not revealed, as all bystanders seem.
ed 10 be out OF information.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
American Held for $500

El Paso, Tex, March l0.--Joseph
williams, an employe of the American
Smelling and Refining Company who
was kidnapped by Francisco Villa,
when the Mexican bandit wrecked, loot
cd and burned train on the Mexican
Central railroad Thursday last between
Coralitos and Relanno has been taken
into the Durango Mountains, accord.
ing to information reaching here TO
day. Williams Is being held for the
payment OF $4,000 ransom,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
After Boil Worm.

Washington, March lO.--An appro
priation of 100000 for the eradication
Of the boil worm in long staple cotton
was included in the agricultural ap
preparation bin for 1921 reported on;
by the senate agriculture committee
today. The measure carries total ap
preparations of sal ,972 900 against s33,
,76l appropriated FOR the depart
ment for 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
GET MANY GALLONS OF
SNAKE RITE REMEDIES
AGED IN WOOD AND u. L.

Baltimore, Md. March 10.--A party
Of men entered the Mount Vernon
distillery here early today, bound and
gagged the government agent and
two watchmen in charge of the plant
and hauled away between 40 and 80
barrels of whiskey worth, at govern.
ment valuation, about s250o0
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
Takes Third Outing

Washington, March l0.-President
Wilson today took his third automo-
bile outing since lie was ordered to bed
last October. An open car was used
and Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Will
osn and Rear Admiral Grayson. his
physician, accompanied him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
Coffee Warehouse Burned

Now Orleans, March lO.-Fire START
ing carly today in the plant of the
American Coffee Company in the
wholesale district practically de-
stroycd that plant and the adjoining
warehouse of August Il. Plaspollcr
Company and badly damaged the
warehouses OF the j. G.. Morris
Company and the Thomas j. Kelly
Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10
Zach. Princie"

Berlin, March S.--rhe imperial gov
ernmcnt has issued proclamation
issued by Premier Bauer condemn
ing attacks on members Of entente
missions. It declares that the min
ister of defense will act with the
greatest severity in Furnishing cx-
cesses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-10

Dallas--After motion for n new
trial had been denied, Mrs. Naleda
OFT. conyicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to two years for shooting
her husband. her attorneys filed no
tice Of appeal and she was released
on bond.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-22

Conditions since the arrnisucc
have intensified this situation:
The value OF the lire has sunk 10
under cents as compared with q
pre-war nominal value OF 1913 cents
Italy's public debt IL Is billion dol
lars, or an per cent of her entire
estimated national wealth. In 1918
the first year after the war, Italy
was forced to import goods to the
value OF l6 billion Ira, compared
with imports In 1913 OF three billion
Ira. At the same time her exports
in 1919 were valued at billion Ira.
compared with exports Of IN billion
Ira In 1913. Italian agriculture.
fisheries, manufacturing and com.
merce simply cannot pay for what
Italian workers must have to eat
and exist.
The crisis was bound TO come
sooner or later. The Italian workers
In the metal industries precipltated
1t when they demanded an increase
In wages OF 7 lire per day. or about
30 cents, measured in the present
deprecated currency. The masters
refused the demand because they
could not meet II. and decided on "a
lockout. The seizure Of the factories
followed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-22
bOLSHEvIKI
CALCULATING
FACTORIES
Slow Progress Reported in
Attempt to Settle italian
Labor Difficulties
ny CAMILLE CIANFARRA

ROME. Sept. se.--ReportS here to-
day Indicated general acceptance
of the governments decree that in
dustry be restored 90 normal pending
enactment OF law TO give labor a
voice In the control of manufao.
turing plants.
Milan dispatches said evacuation
OF factories was being accomplished
slowly. Objections arose from some
workers who were unable To agree
with owners on the value Of products
turned out while the workmen oper.
atcd the plants. Among the work.
men themselves there was dlssen.
sion
AT Turin the radicals are said to
be In control. with no factories
evacuated. Plans were said to be
proceeding. for the operation OF res
taurants within the factories and for
the exchange OF workmen's certtfi-
Gates for groceries with which to
feed the families.
Milan seixers had the tables turned
on them when guests at the Peoples
hotel took possession OF the hosiery
first taken over by the Walters
union. The guests turned all ser.
wants out. reduced the price OF
rooms. and manned the kitchens and
eating rooms.
Further attempts 10 obtain records
Of plant owners occurred in some
sections where the workers refused
an arrnisticc pending enactment OF
= control law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-22
GERARD LIMITS
DEMO FINANCES
Says One Million Dollar
Campaign Fund Enough

WASHINGTON. Sept s.,--Demo.
Gratis will bo satisfied with n million
dollar campaign fund. James W.
Gerard. chairman OF the democratic
finance committee. told the senate
expenditures Investigating COMMITTEES
today,
Two million dollars would he an
excessive fund. according 20 Gerard.
tho first witness before tho commit.
tee today. lie added he would turn
back the money II he got an much
as $4,000, 900. so far. ti2s.s2i has
been raised. Gerard said.
Gerard told tho committee Of the
organization OF tho democratic fund
machinery.
Bernard ~. naruch was invited %
serve on the COMMITTEES but declined.
Gerard naid.