The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 106, Ed. 1 Monday, February 8, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME TWENTY-ONE HOME EDITION ARDMORE OKLAHOMA MONDAY FEBRUARY 8 1915. 4:00 P.M.
NUMBER 106.
AUSTINS CROSSED ROUMANIAN
FRONTIERBUTWERE DRIVEN BSCK
Austrians Were Attempting to Cross Roumanian Soil
and Seize Important Servian Strategic Point when
Stopped by Border Guard Austrians Opening Fire
on the Guards After Three Hours' Battle Aus-
trians Were Driven Back Across the Line Petro-
grad Reports Continuous Hard Fighting in the Car-
pathiansMinor Russian Victories Claimed in East
Prussia and Northern Poland Berlin Says Battle
to Recapture German Trenches Near Labasse Con-
tinues British Losses in Killed and Wounded One
Hundred and Four Thousand Men French Artillery
Checks German Attack on the Aisne.
PARIS Feb. 8. A "news dispatch from Nish says
the Austrians violated the Roumanian frontier near Tur-
nu Severin when they fired on the frontier guards who
were opposing their passage.
After three hours of furious fighting the Austrians
were reported as being driven back across the line.
The Austrians had tried to cross Roumanian soil
so as to seize an important Servian strategic point.
More Russian Victories
PETROGRAD Feh "orCfl ?ffifial statement says:
Hard fighting continues in trie H.0cJety XTear Mezo-
laborcz twenty-five hundred Austrians wc captured.
Additional enemy troops have been captured in the North
Uzok Pass and the Austrian attacks repulsed in the
other passes.
In East Prussian and northern Poland the Russians
have won minor victories.
German Attacks Continue.
BERLIN Feb. 8. An official announcement says:
The fighting to recapture the German trenches near
Labasse continues. The Germans have retaken part of
one short trench.
In the Argonne district the Germans captured one
French fortified position yesterday.
In East Prussia and Poland all engagements were
unimportant but were successful for the Germans.
Artillery Fire Deadly.
Paris Feb. 8. An official statement says the artillery
fire of the allies is still violent and incessant.
Near Carency the French yesterday dynamited a
German trench killing or capturing the occupants.
On the Aisne the French artillery checked one Ger-
man attack before the Germans had covered half of the
distance to the French trenches.
Germans Use Motor Cars
WARSAW Feb. 8. The Germans have thirty thou-
sand motor cars capable of carrying twenty men each
sixteen miles an hour with food and ammunition. The
Russians pay grea tribute to the Germans' ability to move
great armies with lightning rapidity but say that the
Germans will be driven out of Poland by spring.
British Losses Announced
London Feb. 8. Premier Asquitli
announced to parliament today that
the total British losses in killed.
wounded and missing is 104000 men
Bring Down German Airship.
Paris Feb. 8. It is reported that
cannon brought down a German aero-
plane near Dunkirk.
May Purchase Wilhelmina.
London Feb. 8. The American re-
lief commission for Belgium believes
that they can purchase the steamer
AVilhelmina and her entire cargo.
Fierce Struggle in Poland.
London Feb. 8. With the German
and Russian emperors as eye-witnesses
the armies of Russia and
Germany are still contending for the
' positions which protect the Polish
capital of Warsaw from the invaders.
The Russian emperor has been at
(Russian headquarters for several days
and the German report announces
that the German emperor has joined
Tils generals and actually has visited
some of the troops in their trenches.
Nothing has been disclosed as to
the progress of the battle which.
"When the latit reports were received
"was raging with unabated fury.
The Russians according to Satur-
day's official statement had streng-
thened their positions on the western
j bank of the Bzura river which they
had crossed near its mouth and cap-
. tured another German vantage point.
J They also captured a long line of
German trenches near Borjimow
which has been the center of most
desperate fighting.
In east Prussia another big battle
is developing the Germans having
sent reinforcements apparently from
their Bzura front to that region. In
the Carpathians while their right is
advancing the Russians are only
able to report that their left has
checked the Austro-German offen-
sive. With regard to all this fighting
the German official report simply
says "No essential events have taken i
place."
No further fighting in Egypt is
reported. The Turkish account of
that which has already occurred
there refers to it as an encounter
of vanguards and adds that the bat
tles are still In progress. This prob-
ably is a delayed announcement.
The fighting in the west Is merely
a repetition of that of the preceding
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE 1
FOUR ARRESTED CHARGED
WITH MURDER RELEASED
Wichita Falls Tex. Feb. 7. "No
Mil'' was voted today by the Wichita
county grand jury In the cases of
Floyd Absher J. A. Joiner Mrs. Mat-
tie Branch and Mrs. P. K. Bishoff.
charging murder in connection with
the death of II. E. Kiggs the Vernon
constable 'who was found dead in a
hotel hern. AH four have been re-
leased after an exhaustive investiga-
tion. The grand jury adjourned today
for the term. It returned twenty-
eight additional bills of which ten
were for felonies. This makes a total
of seventy-three bills returned for
the term.
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FIGHT
BUT THINGS MAY CHANGE. RAG-
TOWN OR WIRT CITIZENS SAY
THEY WILL NOT MOVE TO DUN-
DEE OTHERS SAY THEY WILL.
What appears to be developing into
a townsite squabble is brewing at
Wirt or Ragtown the oil field town
that has grown from a few shacks to
a village of some proportions within
the past year. There seems to have
been some trouble between the own-
ers of the site and the renters as to1
the price to be paid for the leases but
it was thought to be settled satisfae
torily and that there would be no
move but now another town site has
been offered them one mile west of
the present town to be known as Dun
dee and the talk of moving has been
revived. In talking with Rome of the
citizens of Wirt yesterday they stated
that they knew of but two or three per
sons who were advocating the move
but the balance were contented to re
main where they were for another
year and many have contracted for
their lease for that and a longer period
of time. However the promoters of
Dundee say that they have sold a
number of lota and will build a big-
ger and better town than Wirt and at-
tract the business there by their su-
perior advantages. ' In the meantime
the bystander who Is uninterested
may stand aside and watch the battle
progress.
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF THE
NEWPORT NEIGHBORHOOD DIED
AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
R. F. Lee age 53 years died at his
home three miles west of Newport.
Saturday afternoon at 4 p. m. after
a lingering illness of Bright's disease.
Deceased had been a sufferer for a
number of years with this malady but
until recently he was able to do some
of his farm work. He was a member
of the Masonic fraternity the Odd
Fellows and the Woodmen. The re-
mains were brought to this city this
morning and the funeral was con
ducted under the auspices of the Ma -
sons at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon.
Deceased is survived by a wife and
ten children nine of whom are resi
dents of Carter county. His son Will
Is livirg at C leburne Texas
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was one of the best men in this coun-jj.
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community!
suffered a great loss when he died.
aluraay. i ne runerai today was
largely attended by friends and mem-
bers of the fraternities of which de-
ceased was a member.
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CARRANZA'S EFFORTS TO ESTAB.
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WASHINGTON IS DISPLEASED
(Washington Feb. 7. Kfforts of
General Venustiano Carranza to es-
tablish Vera Cruz as the capital of
Mexico and compel the diplomatic
corps in Mexico City to go there
were discussed today by officials and
foreign diplomatists here as one
of the gravest developments of the
Mexican situation.
rrusment ilson conferred at
length with acting Secretary Lansing
I of the state department and it was
understood the American government
would point out to Carranza its dis-
pleasure over any inconvenience to
the diplomatic corps in Mexico City.
Already a movement is In progress
for the withdrawal of all legations
recommended to the home govern-
ments by some of the diplomats In
Mexico City but in view of the ne-
cessity for keeping careful watch on
the interests of their nations such
a step is not considered likely to be
approved by foreign nations gener
ally.
Anxiety is Evidenced.
The anxiety over the situation was
reflected somewhat by the visits of
the Brazilian and Spanish ambassa
dors who separately sought informa-
tion from Mr. Lansing.
It was admitted by officials of the
state d( -vrtment that while General
Carranza had renewed his invitation
for the diplomatic corps to go to
Vera Cruz such a step was doubtful
because of its possible construction
as a recognition of the Carranza
movement.
The Spanish ambassador said he
had received a message from the
Spanish minister in Mexico denying
that Angel de Caso confidential agent
of the Spanish government had been
or Is hiding in the Spanish legation.
He discredited rumors that Carranza
would deport the Spanish minister
who he said had no knowledge of
them.
General Carranza sent the follow
ing message tonight to Eliseo Arre-
dondo his agent here:
"I desire to make clear that under
no circumstances will I enter into
any compromise with the enemies of
the people's cause. I will only ac
cept their unconditional submission
to the authority of the first chieftain
ship.
"No general or chief of the con
stitutionalist army is authorized to
make any arrangements of a political
character with the enemy and I shall
consider it an act of disloyalty if any
chief makes such arrangements or
listens to proposals leading thereto
without the express instructions of
the first chief.
"I will continue to ignore any group
calling itself a convention congress
or assembly that may attempt to
meddle with the government of the
country irrespective of the fact
whether it is civil or military.
"In furtherance of the unity of
action and the speedy paclfiat!on of
the country I have decided not to
convene any gathering of military
chiefs or any convention congress or
assembly as long as the war contin-
ues. "When peace is restored I shall call
a congress properly elected by all
the citizens which shall have the
character of the constitutional con-
gress to the end that It may enact
all the reforms dictated during the
struggle and give them the validity
0f constitutional provisions.'
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The weather forecast for Okla-
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warmer in the western portion;
Tuesday increasing cloudiness
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MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT
One Man Killed and Another Serious-
ly Injured in Dallas Today
Pallas Tex.. Feb. 8. Wallace
iirymer was killed and Kills Brown
seriously injured today when their
motor cycle ran Into a curb hero.
ANOTHER RIOT TODAY
Women Attack Two Men Employed at
Big Fertilizer Plant.
Roosevelt N. J. Feb. S. Women to-
day attacked the gates of the big fer-
tilizer plant here and beat up two
men because they accepted work at
a reduction in wages. In the recent
strike against this reduction nineteen
strikers were shot.
TEXAS LEGISLATORS AGREE
THAT COMPANY OUGHT TO BE
ALLOWED TO FORM AT LEAST
ONE SUBSIDIARY.
Austin Tex. Feb. 8. The Texas
company bill was heartily compro-
mised in the committee. Both sides
agree that the company ought to bo
permitted to form at least one sub-
sidiary n each stale to market oil
and do business outside its lease.
dwelling today Introduced in the
house an anti-lobbying bill pro-
viding a penitentiary sentence for
lobbying.
A bill to create a new state in
South Texas was introduced by Bates
of Cameron county the boundaries
to form from about Orange to Del Rio
counties.
PRECEDENT
EOR USE OF
OTHER FUGS
AMERICAN CRUISER USED JAP-
ANESE FLAG TO APPROACH
GUAM IN WAR GERMANS
USED JAPANESE FLAG UN RAID.
Washington Feh. 8. Precedent
for the use of another flag In war
time as the Lusitanla used the
American flag were cited at the
state department today.
The United States navy regulations
permit the use of a foreign flag to
deceive the enemy hut require that
it be hauled down before a gun is
fired.
The American cruiser Charleston
used a Japanese flag to approach in
the capture of Guam In the Spanish
American war.
The German cruiser F.mden also
used a Japanese (lag a few months
ago on its famous raid of Benang
harbor.
Chairman Stone of the foreign re-
lations committee said he believes the
Lusitania's use of the American Hag
was improper.
CLOSING IN ON CAPITOL.
Zapata Forces Said to Be Closing in
on Mexico City.
Washington Feb. 8. Official dis-
patches say that Zapata is closing
In on Mexico City. Several foreign
diplomats want to leave. Food is
scarce there and many stores are
olostd.
Monterey Recaptured.
Laredo Tex. Feb. 8. The consti-
tutionalists here report that they
have recaptured Monterey.
To Send Out Lecturer.
New York Feb. 8. The National
Twilight Sleep Association has been
organized here to send out lecturers on
this easy mode of birth throughout the
United States.
TEXAS COIAOT
IS TO BE Gil
A COMPROMISE
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IS LETTER
BANKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
TO GRANT OVERDRAFT ACCOM-
MODATIONS ACCORDING TO
LETTER SENT BANKS.
There are to be no more overdrafts
of accounts wltlj the banks of the
country. The granting of accommo-
dations to customers in the form of
overdrafts as practiced by some banks
is objectionable to the United States
treasury department according to a
letter sent out to national banks by
the comptroller of the currency.
"This practice should cease en-
tirely" says the letter. To facilitate
the accomplishment of the result it
has been taken up with the banking
departments of the various states
and the state banking boards gener-
ally have agreed to co-operate with
the comptroller of the currency and
the same limitations will be placed
upon state banks as well as upon
national banks.
The comptroller mnkes the request
of the banks and that request is
somewhat Imperative that a meeting
of the board of directors be called.
that a resolution be adopted prohibit-
ing any officer or employe of the
bank from cashing a check for any
customer when there are no funds
In the bank out of which to pay the
check and the suggestion goes fur-
ther and states that a copy of the
resolution shall bo forwarded to the
comptroller showing who the direc-
tors are that were present at the
nieetlng and participated in the
passing of the resolution.
In commenting upon the letter yes-
terday one of the Ardmore bankers
said he would not permit any more
overdrafts that ho did not know
just what penalty might be applied
but it could mean the forfeiture of
the bank charter If the practice
were persisted In.
Candidates Notice.
In Sunday's paper in our page ad
of the contest there appeared an error
which was overlooked by the contest
manager. The error was under the
heading: "Distribution of Premiums"
and was as follows: "The young
lady who turns Into The Ardmoreite
office Hie most MONEY on subscrip-
tions etc." This should read: '"The
young lady who turns into The Ard-
moreite office the most VOTES on
subscriptions etc." This oversight
Is gladly corrected by the contest
manager. Remember candidates the
most "VOTES" on subscriptions wins
the car.
DEFACE NEW
. N. M. & P. RY. COMPANY COM-
PLAIN THAT STUDENTS OF THE
SCHOOLS WALKING BESIDE THE
CARE DEFACE THEM CHALK.
Officials of the Oklahoma New Mex-
ico & Pacific Railway complain that
students from the high school on their
way to and from that institution who
pass along the tracks of the company
have been defacing their newly paint-
ed passenger coaches with chalk
marks. The official stated that he did
not desire to take drastic action with
the pupils but would be compelled
to do so if the matter was continued.
The right of way is private property
and no one has a right to trespass. It
Is sometimes convenient to do st
however and the company have raised
no objection so far nor will they if
their cars are not molested. The mat-
ter has been brought to the attention
of Superintendent Richards and an
doubt the vandalism will cease.
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