The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 107, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 9, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME TWENTY-ONE
HOME EDITION
ARDMORE OKLA TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9 1915. 4:00 P. M.
NUMBER 107.
IESAREL0STINDEPTH5
OF THEARGONNE FORESTS
Armies of Both Sides Got Lost in the Fighting Yesterday
in a Battle in the Densest Part of the Forest but
Both Maintained Their Lines There Berlin Reports
But Little Fighting Except Some Minor Victories
Over the Russians Petrograd Reports Capture of
German Women in the First Line Trenches on the
Bzura. They Were Armed With Rifles City of
' Hamburg Purchasing Food so as to be Ready for
Eventualities French Press Expect American Gov-
ernment to Protest to Germany Against Restric-
tions Placed Upon Neutral Vessels Lord Beresford
Demands that German Air Raiders Be Hanged as
Pirates.
PARIS Feb. 9. An official statement says the Ger-
mans yesterday bombarded Soissons with missiles intend-
ed to set the city afire.
In the Argonne forests the fighters on both sides got
lost yesterday in a battle in the most dense part of the
forest. Both sides howeyer maintained their lines there.
The French press declare that the paragraph of the
German memorandum to the United States that the Ger-
man naval forces were in- mcted to abstain as far as
possible from damaging nr A7o Mns does not appear in
the original text published n riet . The newspapers
here declare that regardless of trie etr 's to the
operations the German navy action cons.. s an in-
tolerable menace to the neutrals and believe that the
Washington government will protest.
Berlin Reports No. Fighting.
BERLIN Feb. 9. An official report says no import-
ant fighting has occurred in the east or west but that the
Germans won several minor engagements against the
Russians.
Women Fight in Trenches.
PETROGRAD Feb. 9. A Warsaw dispatch says
that the Russians on the Bzura river captured a number
of German women in the first line trenches with rifles in
their hands.
Brought Down Airship
PARIS Feb. 9. Near the Aisne the French artil-
lery today brought down a -German aeroplane which
landed flaming in the German lines.
Canal Operations "Successful"
CONSTANTINOPLE Feb. 9. The Turkish army
headquarters announce that the Suez canal operations
from which they retreated yesterday were a "successful
reconnoitering march." They claim several companies of
Turks actually crossed the canal. The announcement is
made that the main Turkish forces will attack later.
Would Hang Air Raiders.
London Feb. 9. Lord Beresford an-
nounces that lie will demand of parlia-
ment tomorrow that England hang as
pirates the German air raiders who
kill women and children by air or sea
attacks.
Close Wireless to Public
. Amsterdam Feb. 9. The German
postal authorities announce that the
German wireless system has been clos-
ed for the transmission of private mes
sages including even private com
munications from warships and ves
sels at sea.
Appropriate for Foodstuffs.
Hamburg Feb. 9. Three million
dollars has been appropriated by the
city council for the purchase of food
stuffs so the city may be prepared for
any eventualities.
German Avoid Risks.
Petrograd Feb. 9. General Mack-
ensen's army has ceased taking risks
since its left wing was forced adrift
on Friday from its strong position at
Kazon north of the Junction of the
Bzura and Vistula where it had fas-
tened itself. Furthermore the orders
to avoid a more heavy slaughter
roust have been Imperative for in
the final stages In the assault on
Tiolimow the Germans abadoned sev-
eral field guns as soon as they saw
that the Russian counter-attack look-
ed like developing into a fierce ar-
tillery battle.
This defensive seems to be con
nected with a substantial movement
through Leneyza to Thorn of troops
intended to replace important Ger-
man formations which are King
moved again into east Prussia. Some
Poles who managed to come through
from this area describe great activity
on the part of the motor transports.
Field Marshal von Hindenberg in
his supervising tours never leaves
his car. He keeps his feet wrapped
in plaids owing to gout. The Ger
mans are using hundreds of squad-
rons of motor trucks each carrying
twenty men with rations for three
days. They cover about sixteen
miles an hour.
All signs strengthen the hellpf that
Hindenberg will next try a battering
ram on the northern line of East
Prussia between Tilsit and Inster-
burg. Very great reserves are being
pressed behind this gap where the
Russians on Saturday repulsed an
attempt at an offensive by the east-
ernmost German column which a
week ago was being forced out of the
forest region. The kaiser is said
to have reached east Prussia for this
new development.
The winter campaign of the right
flank of. the German army is already
threatened by the Russian strength
In the extreme ""north of Poland
where the cavalry is now spread over
a wide front. The Russians sur-
prised and broke through an im
portant German position beside lake
Djeia west of Rypln. and caDtured.
besides prisoners an immense quan
tity of barbed wire disDositlons.
The growing strength of both'
sides forbodes heavy battles between
Hue Polish frontier and Koenigsburg.
The Russians are meeting with
more stubborn resistanc in East
Prussia where the Germans have re-
ceived reinforcements. At the same
time German troops appear to have
been withdrawn from at least one
position in the Carpathians a fact
which the Russians were obligingly
apprised of by the Austrian troops
there opposed to them on the right
bank of the Vistula.
The Russian light horse are sweep-
ing northward on a wide front.
Mounted or fighting with bayonets
afoot these admirable handy troops
have driven the Oermans out of vil-
lages commanding the main roads to-
ward the German frontle'r. Some of
these villages are only twelve miles
from the German frontier and about
twenty-eight miles due east of Thorn.
In the Carpathians where the busi-
ness of the main campaign is now
going on the RusRlans move stead-
ily forward on the right wing and
are retiring in Bukowtna.
DEMOCRATS
FAIL TO MEET
LAST NIGHT
ONLY FOUR PRESENT AND VICE-
PRESIDENT AFTER DELIVER
ING A FEW REMARKS CLOSED
UP THE HALL.
Russell Brown vice-president of
the Young Men's Democratic club of
this city is peeved and he remarr
that he has a right to feel "sore"
as the democrats of this city seem
to have lost all sense of their re-
sponsibility and now that the elec-
tion Is over are content to let the
party do the best it can.
A call was issued for a meeting
to be held at the Chamber of Com-
merce last night for the purpose of
electing officers. The call has been
published for several days and it
was thought there would be a big
crowd on hand.
There were exactly four democrats
present and that included the entire
crowd. They waited until nine o'clock
closed up the building and went
home.
Mr. Brown stated that it was a
noticeable fact that when democrats
are running for office they attend ev
ery meeting of the democratic clubs
and are very active workers In the
ranks but after they are elected
they forget all about the party and
its interests and let it get along the
best way it can. Mr. Brown said
last night that he was going to have
a heart-to-heart talk with some of
the city and county officials today
and would prepare a statement for
their edification In the near future.
When asked when he would endeavor
to have another meeting of the club
and elect officers he stated that he
didn't know that he wauld Issua an
other call as it seems the demo-
crats of the city are tired of the
organization and would not attend
the meetings.
Saloon Opens at Naco Sonora
Naco Ariz. Feb. 8. One saloon
opened for business In Naco Sonora
yesterday within the toss of a bottle
from the site of the principal barroom
here closed when Arizona went dry
New Year's Day. Highways from near
by Arizona towns were heavily travel-
ed yesterday and the Mexicans were
far outnumbered In their own town by
visiting Americans.
A street car conductor from Bisbee
was arrested while bringing liquor
across the line after a free-for-all fight.
Furniture was wrecked In the customs
house office where the trouble occur-
led. Gocd Price for Cotton.
R. A. Fox has recently made a sale
of 56 bales of cotton to Love & Thur-
mond of this city at 8 cents. The cot-
ton was in the warehouse at Purcell.
The price of 8c was given for all the
bales taken together and some of
them were of very low grade. This l
encouraging since It shows that cot-
ton is coming back to what Is almost
the normal price of the staple.
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GRANITE
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO BEGIN
AT THE CITY LIMITS AND BUILD
MILE EAST TOWARD CHICKAt
SAW LAKE.
There is a movement on foot to build
a mile of granite gravel rouil begin-
ning at the city limits and going east
toward the Chickasaw lake. The ones
promoting the plan stated this morn-
ing that the road would be built after
plans and specifications furnished by
the United States government. The
material is along the road in great
abundance to do the work and the
farmers living beyond state that if the
road is built that far out they will
take up the work and push It along
further.
The city has agreed to grade the
street from the city limits west to
Washington street which will make
about two miles of granite gravel -highway.
This work it is reported will
begin within a few days and the work
will be watched by the city officials
with a view of utilizing the same plan
on some of the city streets.
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IS STILL DN
ALL NIGHT SESSION HELD LAST
NIGHT DEMOCRATS PLAN TO
TIRE OUT REPUBLICANS AND
PASS THE BILL.
Wasliington D. C Feb. 9. The sen
ate was in session all night last night
on the ship purchase filibuster with no
prospect of any adjournment tonight.
President Wilson intimated today
that he would call a special session If
necessary to pass the ship purchase
bill.
Democratic leaders today moved to
force all senators to remain In the sen-
ate chamber continuously for the pur-
pose of tiring out the republicans. The
debate today Is still on.
SLAYER IS EXONERATED.
Grand Jury Frees Man Who Killed
Assaulter of Daughter.
Georgetown Tex. Feb. 9. The
grand jury today exonerated David
Bell of Goldthwaite who recently
came here got an automobile hunted
Sidney Browning and then killed him
for attacking Bell's daughter.
Holds Up Expense Bill.
Austin Tex. Feb. 9. Governor
Ferguson announced today that he
will hlld up the punch and salad ap-
propriation of Governor Colquitt's ex-
pense bill pending an investigation
by the attorney general. Ferguson
asks for a quick examination.
Claim Capture of Monterey.
Laredo Tex. Feb. 9. The consti-
tutionalists claim that they captured
Monterey yesterday is reported un-
true. Villa's troops defeated them
there yesterday.
Negro Shoots White Man.
Lawton Okla.. Feb. 8. Clifford
Harrison bookkeeper for nn oil mill
at Snyder was shot by a negro who
was in the employ of the mill. Har-
rison will likely recover. The negro
was taken to llobart for safe keep-
ing. Justin King Killed.
Muskogee Okla. Feb. 8. Follow-
ing a quarrel between Paul Wilson
and Justin King the latter who is
a prominent Creek Indian was sht
on. I lrtllo.1 ITItr.Vllfo PlL 1 A
warrant charging murder has been
Issued for Wilson.
LIMIT BOOZE IN ALABAMA.
Anti-Shipping Bill Became Law To-
day Limiting Shipments.
Montgomery Ala. Feb. 9. The
anti-shipping bILl 'today became a
law automatically when the governor
failed either to veto or' sign it. After
June no company can deliver more
than one quart of liquor per month
to the same person.
Favors No overdrafts.
P. C. Dings a member of the Okla-
homa state banking board stated to-
day that the comptroller of the cur-
rency hud not taken up the matter of
overdrafts with the state banking
board but when he did so that he for
one would favor hearty co-operation
with the federal government in stop-
ping the practice. The overdraft Is a
forced loan it is unbusiness like and
state banks should not be allowed to
cash them any more than national
hanks. This Is ubotit the opinion ex-
pressed by Mr. Dings.
THIS IS. WHAT IS NEEDED IN IN-
TERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND
WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE
PRESENT WAR.
Indianapolis Ind. Feb. 8. In the in-
terest of an International court of
peace John Hays Hammond Wash-
ington chairman of the world court
committee and Dr. John Wesley Hill
New York president of the Interna-
tional peace forum addressed the In-
diana legislature here today.
"Publicity is what Is needed in In-
ternational affairs" said Mr. Ham-
mond. "Publicity we now know
would have prevented the European
war. That Is evidenced by Germany's
admission that the line-up of powers
was far different from what she ex-
pected." Dr. Hill said that armaments were
no insurance of peace and urged the
establishment of an international court
ror judicial settlement with an inter-
national navy if necessary to enforce
its decrees.
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FIVE LARGEST PACKERS OF
COUNTRY GUILTY OF VIOLA
TING ANTI-TRUST LAW MAY
REMAIN.
Jefferson City Mo. Feb. 9. The
Armour Swift Hammond Morris and
St. Louis Packing companies five of
the largest In the United States were
today found guilty of violating the
state anti-trust law by the Missouri
supreme court.
An ouster order was Issued but
the companies will be permitted to
remain in the state It they pay
fines.
State Bank Examiner.
A. W. Pratt state bank examiner
was here today from his home at
Ohlckasha. He was passing sthrough
the city aud left over the Frisco for
the eastern portion of the state. Mr.
Pratt In speaking of the new rule
promulgated by the comptroller of the
currency with regard to the payment
of overdrafts by national banks said
that the same rule should be made to
apply to state banks. He also' ex-
pressed the opinion that loans made
b? banks should require the use of
revenue stamps and stated that bank-
era might be- In contempt of the feder
al government by cashing overdrafts
that did not require the use of revenue
stamps.
PUBLICITY
IN AFFAIRS
0 F NATIONS
FIV P
'HI T
IN MISSQUR
T
MUST REGISTER
BY FOURTEENTH
THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE PR.
MARY WITH THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE COUNTY ELECTION
BOARD.
All candidates for city office must
register with John H. Carlock chair-
man of the county election board
thirty days before the primary elec-
tion or they will be barred from run-
ning. The primary is to be held on
the ltjtli of March and all aspirants
will do well to look after this little
detail or they will be left out on that
date. In the Inst county primary there
were a few who overlooked this de-
tail and they were not permitted to
linish the race and as the time for
the city primary is drawing near It
would be well for all aspirants to reg-
ister at once.
The registration books are now In
the hands of Chairman Carlock who
will wait on all candidates as they ar-
rive at his office.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT
WASHINGTON HOLD TO VIEW
THAT NO FORMAL PROTEST
CAN BE MADE.
Washington Feb. 9. The adminis-
tration view on the hoisting of the
American Hag on the British steam-
ship Lusitanlu a that the use pf
other flags by ships of nations at war
is a customary practice and that no
formal protest can bo made. But
It may be proper to send a note to
England pointing out the dangers to
neutral shipping if the practice con-
tinues. President Wilson said that action
by congress or himself cannot control
Ihe (Use of the American flag by for-
eign ships and restrictions as to
the lies of the flag must come through
an International agreement.
Not Peace RePre'entative.
Washington Feb. 9. President
Wilson said emphatically today that
Colonel House did not go to Europe
to try to bring about peace. Wilson
denied the reports that the United
States Russia and Austria have ex-
changed communications on peace.
Accidentally Killed.
Muskogee Okla. Feb. 8. Heavy
pressure from a gas well which he
was trying to shut In blew the cap
off the casing killing G. H. Llnsen-
blgler manager of the Eastern Ok-
lahoma Gas company at Dustin to-
ady. Linsenblgler was standing di-
rectly over the well and thought it
had been securely shut in when the
accident occurred. Jess Grayson his
assistant was slightly Injured.
Attention Odd Fellows.
Regular meeting of Arijmore Lodge
No. 6 I. O. O. F. will be held tonight
at 7:30 o'clock. There will be work
In the initiatory degree. AH members
are requested to be present promptly
at opening. Visiting members In the
city are cordially invited to meet with
us.
FRANKLIN BOURLAND N. G.
GEO. DYER Secy.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
New Orleans La. Feb. 9.
The weather forecast for.
Oklahoma for tonight is fair
and warmer; Wednesday part-
ly cloudy.
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 107, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 9, 1915, newspaper, February 9, 1915; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc154147/m1/1/: accessed May 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.