The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 95, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 26, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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ARDMORE OKLA. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26 1916..
NUMBER 95.
VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
FRENCH COUNTER ATTACKS
REPULSED
BERLIN CLAIMS REPULSE OF
RECAPTURE POSITIONS LOST TO GERMANS IN
! WEST BERLIN SAYS FIGHTING WAS HAND TO
I HAND STRUGGLE AND VERY SEVERE.
British Forces in Mesopotamia Made Another Attack on the
Turks But Ceased Attac'' After Appalling Loss Accord-
ing to Constantinople- at Britain Transmits Note to
America Acknowledging -ent Complaint by the United
States Against Seizure c ails and Promising Formal
Reply as soon as France Ay fes Great Britain's Course.
Austria Asks United States She Intends to Do About
Italian Steamers Comintr to A. 'v -.a with Guns Mounted.
London. Jan. 2G. A grout
lumber of counter attacks by
;he French to recapture the pe-
titions taken by the Germans
ji the western fighting- have
cen repulsed according to a
3crlin statement which says
;hat the lighting was hand to
land and severe.
The Hritish forces in Mesopo-
;amia made another attack on
;he Turks but quit after appall-
ng losses according to a Con-
itantinople report.
Britain's Ren.y Ready.
London Jan. 2C. ! re.it. Britain to-
lay transmitted a not' to Ameiica
IknowliHlging the ree- .'! ?omp'iaini
gainst holding up of th" mails ;nd
roiuisitig a formal v-p:.' :is soon as
'ranee approves England':' couve.
The allies claim that Germany is
busing the first-class mill privilege
y mailing contraband.
Asks About Mounted (tuns.
Washington Jan. 2f.- -The Air-tro-ungarian
government Tnro'.tgh its lo-
1 embassy today asked Mis I'nited
ites what she intends to I about
Lilian ships coming to American
yrts with guns mounted. The steam-
6 diuseppe Verdi sevf r.-.l weeks ago
as the first case of 'he kind.
French Gains Clrtimed.
l'at's. Jan. "ti. The Froneh war
(fee statement given out Tuesday
i;s that last night there was eon-
ni:i'i! artillery activity near Nieuport.
I H. Igiuni. The result of this is
Bt-crihcil as favorable to the French
erman troops at one point pene-
ated the first line of French trench-
i but they were at nnco driven out
rtef a very spirited fight.
In the Artois district. Monday even-
g ("n rnian forces attached t!ie
.vtich lines over a distance of l.Yi)
irds. The preparatory work con-
st ed in the explosion of a number
'. 'mines followed by a very violent
Wnbardment.
The Hermans were driven bad; to
teir lines by I tie French fire accord-
g to the official statement. They
ere successful in occupying some
aters. however but from most of
ies'- they were later expelled.
City of Nancy was ncain bombard-
"fthis morning by long-range der-
ail guns and this afternoon a nutn-
?r of bombs were dropped from der-
ail aeroplanes. The damatre from
ie battle was Inconsiderably and
lly two persons were wounded while
e aeroplane attack was reported
liave been without result the state-
nt says.
In Helgiutn last night the German
WEATHER FORECAST
New Orleans La. Jan. 2'!. it
. The weather forecast for ti
Oklahoma for tonight is rain tl
or snow and colder with cold Jt
wave. Temperature will be IS tt
to 24 degrees. Thursday cloudy it
'and colder with snow- in the tS
eastern portion of southern Ok-
laboma. tt'
7 !
Local Weather Data 8 1
Highest temperature yester- 8
day . CI 8
Lowest temperature last 8
night - ."S 8
.Highest temperature same 8
date year ago..! 4 0 8
jLowest temperature same 8
date year ago.. 30 8
888888888888 8 1
By THE
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FRENCH ATTEMPTS TO
and - ' artillery branches con-
tinued tiionsti'.ite t'.-.eir nciiwiy
near Nio. . Fun in r details cor.-
firm previous reports that the attac'.-;
of the enemy delivered near the mouth
of the Vser river was !: eked by
the t're of our aim-
''The -Germans were unable torome
out except at a sir. -fie poin win re
seeral groups p'i-etratcd our Sir.-'
line of trenches. They were how-
ever immediately driven out. af'er
a very spirited fight in which hand
grenades were used. These caused
the Germans perceptible losses.
"In the Artois section the enemy
r.iovemen' yesterday acainst our po-
sitions east of N'euville St. Vaast.
which resulted in complete failure
was resumed at the end of th" day
in greater strength. After a further
series of mine explosions accom-
panied by a very violent bombard-
ment the Germans delivered an at-
tack along a front of l.."rtO yards in
the angle made by the roadway from
Arras to Lens with the road from
N'euville St. Vaast to Thehis. They
were driven back to their lines by
our fire. At two points where our
trenches had been shattered by mine
explosions they were successful in
occupying certain craters hut from
most of these thev were almost im-
mediately expelled.
'Tn the Vosaes we had carried out
an effective bombardment of the posi-
tions of the epemy at Han de Sapt."
OPBIi CHE
EB!
FURTHER ACCEPTANCE OF THE
JAPANESE DEMANDS WOULD
VIRTUALLY PLACE COUNTRY
UNDER JAP TUTELAGE. j
London Jan. HI. Japan lias made
seven demands upon China which
were included in last spring's nego-
tiations but. held in abeyance accord-
ing to reports to tiie Manchester
Guardian today.
Further acceptance by China would
virtually place the country under Jap-
anese tutelage say Hritish critics.
The press sentiment lure opposes
this.
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WITH CRY "REMEMBER OROZCO"
HE IS WINNING FOLLOWERS
AMONG MEXICANS WHO HATE
UNITED STATES.
EI Paso Tex. Jan. 2. Francisco
Villa is now in es'ern Chihuahua
defying Carranza forces and is using
the cry "Remember Oroxco'' to stir
up hatred agiinst Americans and win
more followers himself according to
foreigners reaching the border today
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INJURED BY LIGHTNING
H. C. Maddy Removed to the Hardy
Sanitarium This Morning.
II. C. Maddy cashier at the King-
ling railroad offices was Injured this
morning by lightning. He was pass-
ing from one department to'another
when the lightning was conveyed
into the building probably by the
wires and he was severely shocked.
He was removed to the Hardy sani-
tarium where it was stated this after-
noon that he was doing well and was
not seriously injured. The lightnuig
did not injure the building and it.
is believed that i' was conveyed into
the building by the wires.
IW1LLALL0W
COUNTY ATTORNEY AGREED TO
LET DEFENDANT OUT ON BOND
WHICH WILL NO DOUBT BE
MADE TODAY.
County attorney iias agreed to allow
W. I!. Slaughter alleged kidnaper bail
in the sum of S."iiini and as soon as
Mr. Slaughter arranges to furnish this
bond he will waive preliminary hear-
ing and be released until the regular
term of court.
Mr. Slaughter who is getting well
past the meridian of life at one time
was worth over half a million dollars
but the wreck of the Mercantile Na-
tional Hank at Pueblo Colorado cost
him his fortune and today lie con-
fesses that he is practically broke.
The (Jakes family paternal grand-
parents of the child in question have
also suffered financial reverses and
W. I. Cruce who has been retained as
attjrney for Mr. Slaughter stated that
he was going to make a supreme effort
to get the two families to compromise
this matter and not spend what little
they have remaining in court costs and
attorney's fees. Mr. Cruce is very
anxious to see the families reconciled
lie is superintendent of the Presby-
terian Sunday School here and very
often takes his religion Into his prac-
tice lie thinks that there is a better
way to settle most difficulties than re-
sorting to the law and if he succeeds
in reconciling the two lamilies lie will
have accomplished some rial practical
Christianity.
It is thought that Mr. Slaughter will
have no difficulty in making the neces-
sary bond.
SIX BURNED TO DEATH
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SLAUGHTER j
TO HE 101
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Destruction ef Five-Story Building in Northern Transcontinental's Tracks
Seattle Costs Lives of Six. Clear After Week's Battle.
Seattle. Wash. Jan. :'ii Six men Sea Ie Wash.. Jan. The N'orth-!o-t
their lives in a five-story building j ern Transcon' inental railroad today
fire here today. Three were killed j succei ded in opening traffic from the
in jumping from the fourth lloor and :
the others were siiffoca'ed.
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Local People Have Privilege
in Call for Help for Jews
The people of this section of the
country have an opportunity to ex-
press their appreciation of the Jew
in the call made by President Wil-
son designating January ;s as Jewish
Kelief Day in America.
The Jews in the war zone have
suffered frightfully. Thousands cf
their women and children will starv-
unless help comes from this country.
The Jews have been contributing to
the help of their people since th"
war began but the funds which have
been received have not been sufficient
to meet the needs of the starving
hordes The local Jews contribute
every month to the relief fund.
There was never a call for help in
the nation state or community that
the Jews did not contribute generous
ly. They take care of their own peo-
ple without outside help and they
help all other nationalities in thiir
efforts to relieve want. The Jewish
home in Colorado for the treatment
of tuberculosis i national In its scope
as far as work is concerned but In
sujiport it is Jewish.
It is tiot a burden but it is a
privilege to give to the Jews at
BOOTLEGGERS
ARE UP AGAINST
TATPBESEST
MAYOR CERTIFiES OVER TO THE
COUNTY ATTORNEY ONE HUN-
DRED CASES WHICH HAVE BEEN
TRIED IN CITY COURT.
Tilde will be const mat ion among
the be -it ie'.iei tomorrow when the
count; ..Moriicy iil- information
agains' ju-t an een hundred ca.-es
t hat he..- been t ried and lined in t he
city f.-:r' and will take i in-iii to i be
(listen i i i.ir-. w her' I : o cmim ;. w i
get mm: .t r crack at them with the
prospi-i of a petiiieni lary sen'eticc
Marin- i ! . :.i in t !e- lace.
Maer Mull' n. arcoiilin to l..w
today i ei : il'u -d the i"i-r over to t l.e
county with tt..:. script:' of the cases
and informations must he issued and
the en--- i .-.Ken to the district court.
Some ef the "fraternity" have been
laboring under the delusion that when
they paid a line in city court their
cases were settled. They are inclined
to be "Mire" ovi r the fact that they
paid the uu:i! hundred dollars which
is standard in city court together
with a thirty-day sentence in the
city jail in some cases to find that
they will he brought into the district
court where a "pen" sentence is
liable to be given.
Of the cases certified over lo the
county attorney several are against
the same man and lie will be com-
pelled to do some tall scrapping to
get out of his predicament.
"You can say for me" said Mayor
Muller 'his morning "that the bunch
of sports wlio were burned out at
Ragtown and came to this city to open
up will have some hard sledding.
There is no room for them here and
th" first one who tried it landed in
jail before the doors were fairly open.
If they think they call pull any of the
oil field 'stunts' here tlen- have .an-
other guess mining and my advice
to them would be to leave town and
try some other place as there is
absolutely nothing here."
This statement is backed by rh'ef
Iluiehlns and his men. Tin y are fa-
miliar with nil the old-time-- who
have returned since the fjr:. n the oil
field and it is going o he impo. dble
for them to do business here with all
departments of the eity government
hammering at them ;.n 1 with 'he
county authorities ready tn hop on
them as soon as the cilv :;els ('.rough
with them.
THROUGH TRAFFIC AGAIN
Allan' c to the I'acttlc. after a weeK
lattb with the snow.
this time when they must havo help.
In th' old countries they are ! -spised
on account of their loyalty to
their i ligion and for no other caas
The J.-w is a good citizen wherever
his lot is cast and his only crime is
that h' insists upon worshiping God
acconh-ig to the dictates of h's own
conscience.
In America where religion." fr?e-
dom i- without restrain the Jev i-t
not held up to scorn but he is recog-
nized as a useful industrious ci'icn
who always contributes liher.-lly to
every enterprise that goes toward
making a better country and in char-
ity the entire race Is warm-hearted
and liberal.
The people of Carter counv ought
to contribute their full par' rs an
act of proper appreciation for the
local J'W and for the further reason
that if we turn our backs upon the
poor w have no part nor lot with
Him who came to save the poor.
Funds will be received in this city
at the store of Westheimer & I).iub
and wh"n the contributions are in
they v-i l be sent to na'ior.al head-
quarters for relief work.
Lightning's Freakish Work.
The sharp lightning which plaved
over this city for a few moments this
morning plaved a freakish trick at the
home of Haul Hane on the corner of
i; street and Second avenue north-
west. Directly after the Hash the escape
pipe from the hath room was found
to be a roaring torch the sewer gas
having become ignited by the bolt.
The lire department was summoned
and the blaze extinguished before any
damage was done to the building.
The inmates of the house received a
gnat scare however as the roar from
the blazing-pipe was for a time deaf-
ening. PASS ORDINANCE AND TRANSACT
ROUTINE BUSINESS OF CITY.
PAY ROLL ALLOWED AND PETI-
TION TO OPEN STREET READ.
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j At the regular meeting of the board
of city commissioners last night the
'much discussed plumbing ordinance
was passed and w ill be incorporati d
into law as soon as published. The or-
dinance is one of the most lengthy ever
j passed by the city and covers every
phase of sanitary plumbing. A petition
from citizens of First Avenue south-
west was read asking Uiat First Av-
leiiue he opened to the intersection of F
I street and referred to a committee for
Ifurtiier investigation. The resignation
!of Ilert Joiner as a member of the
i police department was accepted. The
ipay roll for the month was audited
land allowed as well as bills against
1 1 he city which were presented.
As soon as the material arrives II.
i K. Foster of the Ardmore Ice Light
Lt Hower Co. will begin to put in the
experimental block of lighting stand-
ards for the "White Way" There is
some talk at present among the com-
missioners of disposing of all horses
and wagons connected with the lire
department and replacing them with
motor equipment throughout.
COMMITTEE
EfiAL CASES'
NEXT SESSION WILL BE HELD ON
FEBRUARY 8. SEVERAL CASES
SETTLED BY DEFAULT CLAIM-
ANTS FAILED TO APPEAR.
The citizens' committee ye.-terday
parsed upon several claims against the
Santa He railroad company that were
pending. Of the six cases heard four
were settled by default as the claim-
ants failed to appear and the commit-
tee threw the cases out of court. The
cases referred to were those of J. F.
Anthony H. F. Funis W. G. Hailey and
W. H. Detiham for personal injuries.
The cases of M. Ikard and Mary Pauf-
itt for property loss were settled .satis-
factorily by the committee. .
The next session of the committee
will be held at the city hall at 9:00
o'clock February Mh at which time the
committee hopes to dispose of all the
remaining cases.
SAVES DIPHTHERIA PATIENT
I Woman Dying of Disease Saved by
I Surgeon.
I Flkins W. Va.. Jan. :!.- fi? life
'of. a woman dying of diphtheri.i was
.saved by a resourceful surgeon who
used a pocket knife two tin : poons.
and a piece of rubber tubing 'icrrrd-
ing to advices reaching lo re today
! from the mountains near here. The
I surgeon Pr. II. W. Daniel found
the woman unconscious. He slit her
1 windpipe and forced the rubber tube
I in. re-establishing her breathing.
CITYGQLING1L
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lit lELUULmi
5ESSI0I
Pi ON -
'ARCH CAMPBELL
ISSBOTAi
! KILLED TODAY
AFTER A F U SI L A DE OFj BULLETS
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN WAS
FOUND TO BE A CORPSE ON
BARBER SHOP FLOOR.
A lii-ihide el' bullets from si revol-
ve s in tiie hands of live officers of
the law and a citizen ol this eity al-i-'ire
to be era. ted with 1 i nor. result-
ed in tue instant death of the latter in
th" 1 'ablet; barber shop here shortly
;il i . -1- tin- linen hour today.
l-'lolll eye Witnesses lo Die shooting
it wa . b-ar I that Arch Campbell en-
tered tin- Palace barber shop and en-
deavored to start trouble with some of
the workmen when police officers
have Crazier and McCoy and deputy
sheriffs Hallow ami Williams and con-
stable lleiisoti made an attempt to ap-
prehend him. It is stated that lie
warned the officers not to enter and
began shooting at them. They all drew
guns and a I'usil.ide of builds fol-
lowed. When it was over It was
found that Campbell was dead and
Deputy Hallew was seriously wound-
ed a bullet entering his body near the
left shoulder and completely penetrat-
ing his body.
Hallew was taken to the Hardy san-
itarium for treatment and his wound
is considered dangerous.
No one seems to know what prompt-
ed Campbell to begin shooting lie was
a peaceful (dtlzen when not under the
influence of liquor but It is alleged
that lie has been drinking heavily of
late and was in had temper at the
time
j The remains of Campbell were taken
to the undertaking establishment of T.
('. Hridgman to be prepared for burial.
Sheriff Ciiirrett examined the body and
slated that he was shot four times
once through each arm and twice in
the head.
Immediately after the shooting an
immense crowd assembled and it was
necessary for the proprietor to close
the place and call the officers to dis-
perse the crowd.
Workmen In the place state that
Campbell when he entered went to
the rear of the simp and called for
them to come back there but they
noticing his condition told him that
they were busy w in n he pulled his
gun and compelled compliance with
his demands. At this ti Frazier
started to enter the shop when Camp-
bell warned him not to do so find
immediately began firing. The offi-
cers who had received tiie warning en-
tered from tie' front and rear entrance
and began filing with the above ro-
sult.
Dr. Hardy stated this afternoon that
iialleu was badly wounded but unless
'unforeseen complications set in he
would undoubtedly recover. This is
the second time within the past two
I mouths that Hallew has been w ounded
(while makii g an arrest. The first was
at Itagtown some time ago when one
j man was killed while attempting to
hold up a restaurant.
Campbell has lived in this section of
j the state for many years and has
I many warm friends who were surpris-
jed at his action as he was always con-
sidered a very peaceful citizen.
The county officials are making a
thorough probe into the affair and w ill
i be in position to give out a statement
j tomorrow.
Tiie killing of Arch Campbell today
Is a sad page in the history of Ard-
tnore. No one wanted to kill him he
I was one of the best fellow s in the
j world. He entered the barber shop and
: first asked Dee Klllott to follow him
i to the rear. The barber replied that he
!was busy. He theu asked Joe Hucka-
' by to come w ith him. Huckabay's re-
! ply was "I have nothing on me." Camp-
bell then drew a gun from his pocket
.a new .4.) calibre Colts pistol. When.
Flliott and Huckahy saw the gun. they
told Campbell they would come and
started toward him. At that time Of-
j licer Frazier appeared at the front
door ami Campbell then turned his at-
' tent ion to the officer warning him not
to enter. This delay gave the barbers
'a chance to get out of the building and
they did so.
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