The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 107, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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ARDMORE OKLA. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9 1916.
VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
NUMBER 107.
GERMANS flUSH BIG FORCE
TO BELGIOi FOR DFFEKNE
AMSTERDAM REPORTS SAY THAT SIX HUNDRED THOU-
SAND GERMAN TROOPS ARE BEING SENT INTO BEL-
I GIUM FOR NEW OFFENSIVE.
Constantinople Says Russians Have Been Defeated in Persia by
Persian Tribesmen and Have Retreated Berlin Claims
rar tm-P of French first line Positions along Front of Eight
Hundred Yards West of Vimy Constantinople Sends Out
Report that the Two Hundred and Fifty British at Kut-el-
Amara Have Been Made Prisoners by the Turks and Have
Eeen Removed Two Hundred Miles from Bagdad Rus- j
sians Have Resumed Offensive in Oahcia Although Aus-
II I? ! t P .' f I7nratlflv I an-1
trians laim to nave ncgamcu ...... r
tured by Russians Northwest
London Feb. 9. Constaiu
bole reports today acconhnt
o the Overseas .evs Agency
tate that the Russians in Per-:
iia have been defeated by the
Persian tribesmen and have re-
.rented.
tu r firct linu nf
French positions over eight j
lilt- V illHLll C Ul 111 lIL J L
nindred yards of front west of
imv is announced by the Ber-
in war office
Constantinople claims that
he two hundred and fifty Brit -
sh at Kut-El-Amara have been
nade prisoners and removed
wo hundred miles from Bag- J
ti Amsterdam hears that the
Termans are sending six hun-
Ired thousand men to Belgian
ront for a new offensive there.
Still Fighting Conscription.
Lancaster England. Feb. 0. A res-
jlution expressing opposition to con-
f' ription was adopted by the miners'
mference today. The conference de-
prmined to exercise n vigilant scru-
Iny ot any proposed extension of the
jiilitary service act. I
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Heavy Fighting in Galicia. I
! '.omion Feb. ft. Artillery actions
jet ween the French and British and :
ho Germans ront nine at various
iin)s on the Franco-Belgian front
tit there have been no important
ianges in positions anywhere. Nor !
jave
r!t
the Germans yet begun th-.
offensive for which they ar.-l
'ported unofficially io be preparing j lv rm.. wmirobe for the American
I Heavy fighting has broken out again Crnt!eiva:i next summer will cost
I east Galicin. All along the front'. ...1 ..J
je artiuery nas ueen very active.
'he Russians succeeded nor'b of
Inrnopol after repeated attacks in
lnetrating the Austro-IIungarian ad-
jfneed infantry posts but were eject-
J from them later on according to
Jenna.
In the Austro-Ita!lan theater the
ntending forces are still involved in
ftillery duels.
Tn the Halkans seeminelv 'II is
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liet. Austrian warships in the .Vbi-
ic have ineffectually attempted to
'pedo a British cruiser ind a
ench torpedo boat which wer" aid
ic the Serbian army in Its evacui-
in or the Adriatic coast. A Tv.tMi-
' submarine also attempted tc si.il:
to entente allied vessels off T'I'mzo
It tiie torpedoes missed their mark.
Woman's Bond Increased.
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Pherman Tex. Feb. 9. The bond
(Mrs. Annie Faust held in connec-
n with the killing of Rev. S. M.
gle. Baptist minister was raised
five thousand dollars today follow-
g the death or Cagle last night.
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WEATHER FORECAST 8
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New Orleans La. Feb. P.
The weather forecast for Ok-
lahoma for tonight is fair ami
: colder in the eastern portion:.
j Thursday fair and warmer in
I the western portion.
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Local Weather Data
Highest temperature yester-
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Lowest temperature last
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Highest temperature same
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'fxwest temperature same
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of Tarnopol.
CONVICTED OF SANK ROSBERY
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Cooper is Sentenced to Five
Years in Prison.
-Iphia. Ark. Feb. 8. V. P.
. o when arrested was em-
('i
p.y
int-h near Antlers Okla-
lio:i:a yes. was convicted 111 C ir-
cuit Court i. aiding in tiie daylight
n.bbery of u bank at Amity this conn-j
' ie was sentence
Ave years. His alleged companion w.
r- sllltl1' halfbreed Indian previously
' pleaded sullty and was sentenced to
six -v'ars-
Two nun held up the bank early
" tIl(-' afternoon. They locked the
n the vault and fled with
jil.oml. Tosses pursued them lor a
week following them into Oklahoma.
Smith was arrested as he lay asleep
by the roadside and Cooper at the
home of a friend near Antlers.
REPORT HAYTIEN TREATY
Senate Committee Recommends Ratifi-
cation of Protectorate
Washington. I). C Feb. 9. The sen-
ate foreign relations committee today
ordered reported to tiie senate with
recommendations for ratification the
Haytien treaty providing for a finau-
rial protectorate over the republic by I
the United States. There was no dt
sensing vote.
MOPE FOR MEN'S CLOTHES
American Gentlemen to Have More
Clothes Next Year
r T u Mo v.. n Th -ovicr.
..i e list of :tnnnt
T re-
pared today by delegates to the na-
tional convention of merchant tailors.
The list of up-to-date apperel made
shows twenty-three pieces of clothing
for outer wear ranging from $1j
to $10.
E FINAL
DETAILS FOB
RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION WILL
MEET AT THE CHAMBER OF
rnMMfor.F TDMifiHT to ma.
CUSS PLANS.
The retailers association will meet
at the chamber of commerce tonight
for the purpose of entering into de-
tails pertaining to the big fashion
week to be observed in this city in
April.
During the week proposed there
w ill be several attractions in the city j competent man to handle the busi- 0ne boy may recover and the other
including the appearance of the bigjness this applies to Ardmore affairs J llav m)t the physicians say. The worn-
New York Philharmonic orchestra : " reality a corporation of that jal-s iuband Is in Knnis Texas. They
that w ill be here the afternoon and j mr.gnitude. Many interesting devel- j nave nt lived together for some time.
night of the 28th. This will give many jopments might come forth before the!
of the country people a chance to j time for the yiext election rolls j Lost Her Sister
bear the greatest organization of the j around but the spirit of unrest that Is 1 jrs. Hugh Suggi of Rerwyn left
kind in the world today and at a''" and has been for the past few Lariv Monday morning for Dallas in
price that they can afford to spend. ' years apparent. Is likely to participate resp()I1:. lo a message announcing the
All merchants entering to the agree i in affairs before long and revolution-! serious illness of her sister Mrs.
nv nt for fashion weeK will otter some
real bargains to their out of town cus-
turners and it is the intention of the
association to make it the biggest .
event of the kind ever held in the
city.
SAYS TOO M
LEGISLATURE
FAVORS MEETING ONLY ONCE
EACH YEAR DISCUSSES EDU-
CATIONAL AND PENAL SYS-
TEMS WITH MINISTERS.
okhioma riu
(nn. v.-j..;.lIMS .
..j-..... ... his
.- cov-
.'i! tin'
;v on
fum.iims r .. :li
)f S(i;lu. roubles f .(;
is 100 much legi.-Iature. Thai (Im-
ernor Williams has come more fully
to believe this since he convoked tin-
1 present session of the ase:n''ly is
generally believed.
"I adoeate a law which will per-
mit the tin etir.g of the state legisla-
ture but once a year." said the gov-
ernor "and then for but thirty davs.
Once in ten years I would permit a
long session. During the short an-
nual sessions such legislation as is
necessary could lie enacted. Paring
the decennial terms such laws as had
proven unsatisfactory could be re-
pealed. A legislature will pass a
good law once in a while and often
before it has been allowed time in
which to prove it's worth it is re-
pealed. I have given much thought
to the ideas that I advocate in this
connection and I am convinced I hat
their adoption would result in better
government than we now have."
The governor also discussed the ed-
ucational system of the state the
penal system and the judiciary. The
judiciary education and legislation
are the three most important subjects
in his opinion that confront the state
of Oklahoma.
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AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN HAVE
ALREADY INTIMATED THAT
THEY WERE IN THE HANDS OF
THEIR FRIENDS.
Although the race for mayor is j
some time off. when it will either be j
necessary tj re-elect the present in-1
umbent or choose his successor yet !
ihere are several avowed candidates I
in the field and it would not be at J
ill surprising to see as many as a half I
do.en with aspirations to serve the
I dear people w hen the time comes to j
make the race. There is some senti- j
nient developing against the present)
Witv charter. Some maintain that it is.
li nor fowl." and altered
original commission pla'.i 1
purposes only. This may
develop Into quite a movement be-1
fore the election comes around and it !
would not be at all surprising to s-e
a strong movement launched to do
laway with the charter altogether and
operate the city under the city man-
ager plan that is now being adopted in
several cities of the United States
and which so far has given the best
of satisfaction.
The argument ofteuest advanced in
favor of this plan is this. If a private
individual was In control of a five
million dollar corporation he would
immediately secure the services of I
i"r ' '"r' govern-
nient.
Wiley Jones internal revenue col-j
lector is an Ardmore visilrr from Ok-1
llahoroa City. I
LOTS OF HATS
M THE IE
STUN!
MORE GERMANS FIRSTCISTI
THIRTYTWO INDICTMENTS ARE
RETURNED AGAINST HIGH GER-
MAN OFFICIALS.
IH NEUTRALITY PLOT!
Cernia" Copsi.l-Gffr.eral Vice-Consul
and Consular Agents Involved in
Bomb Plot.; WMch Were Investi-
gated by Grand Jury.
San
1 wo in.
of fu ia i
'1 1 : 1 1 ! .- ( o. ( l"i I). Thirty -i.c'i
1 1 rts :i :;.in ! hiii (ierman
i here including ihe German
consul nrra!. the ice-consul and
consular agents harged with neutral-
ity plot.-. will ! leiurm d in open
court tomorrow whin the arrests
w ill be made.
The indictments vi re made pu'dic
last r.il.t.
Involved in Bomb Plots.
San Francisco. Ca!.. Feb. '.. Franz
liopp. German consul-general here and
Ha ron K. 11. von Schack vice-consul
were in hided in bomb plot indict-
ments voted by the United States
grand jury which w ill meet Thursday
to return them according to .John
Y. Preston United States district at-
torney. Fifty-nine indictments in till were
voted he said with neutrality cases.
H was understood that Mr. liopp
and a number of other persons in-
cluding foreign government represent -al
i '-.--. were the subjects of indict-
ments in connection with a series of
alleged violations of American neu-
tral it. v.
rto!)p was reported Indicted under
ihe Sherman 'tut i-tvust law and un-
der the section of the penal code
which forbids a conspiracy to set on
foot military evpeditions from the
United States against a friendly na-
tion. Officials understand that this
section of the law was resorted to
because of alleged plana for an ex-
pedition against Canada.
Twenty indictments were returned
also at San Francisco by the same
grand jury in the steamship Sacra-
mento case nlleg'ng the making of
false clearance papers in connection
with the pliip. which it. was alleged
was used to supply German warships
at sea. using San Francisco as a base.
The consul general of Turkey was
among those indicted in that case
The new indictment the message
said supersedes those previously
found in the same case. Trial of the
two cases is not expected before late
in April
SiWS
si THEN SHE
SUICIDED
TEXAS WOMAN SHOT HER TWO
SONS THEN ENDED HER OWN
LIFE ONE BOY MAY NOT RE-
COVER. Fort Worth Tex. Feb. 9. Mrs. N'ina
Kellev. aged 28 shot her two sons
!age(j n an(i 8 years and then killed
herself this morning.
yance who had undergone an opera-
tion at the Baptist sanitarium. Her
sister paused away about one hour
prior to Mrs. Sugs" arrival and she
ac oinj'.inied the remains to Minneola
where the fjnera' will be held.
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A MEETING NATIONAL IN SCOPE
IS BROUGHT TO DOORS OF ARD I
MORE PEOPLE. SOCIAL FEAT-
URES HAVE BEEN PLANNED.
The foreign missionary society o:
the ClirUiian church i!l conduct a
Lilly at the I'irM Christian church of
t.ii- ciiy. Friday. February 1 1 1 1 1 . The
socii ty i s holding rallies in the dif-
ferent states lor the purpose o! inspir-
ing iutorc.-t in loreigii missionary
v.oik. The nieiting in our city
not arranged bv the local church hut
by the general society nl head ipiar-
ters. Fight churches in the Slate of
Oklahoma were selected in which to
hold these rallies. In succession. The
secretary of the foreign Christian mis--ioiinry
society and two missionaries
are to be present and have charge
of the meeting. All the neighboring
Christian churches are to send their
pastors and delegates to the rally.
A large number of visitors are to be
in tin- city and without doubt tin1 af-
fair has never been excelled in Ard-
inore so far as importance and Inter-
est is concerned. The program be-
gins at in o'clock in the morning and
lasts all day. In addition to the ad-
dresses by tin1 missionaries visiting
pastors are to have places on the pro-
gram. Itev. .1. W. Hums pastor of the
local church Is to deliver an address
on "America's Responsibility In Kvan-
gclizing the Non Christian Lands." At
night moving pictures will be thrown
upon a screen for the purpose of show-
ing the work of the missionaries in the
foreign liehls also to show the life of
the heathen people.
The ladies' aid society of tho church
will serve a luncheon in the basement
of the church at noon and a big supper
is to he served at fi:"0 p. 111. The sup-
per is featured as a men's supper
however everybody is inviti d. Only a
nominal price is to be charged for
these means for the purpose of de-
fraying the expense.
All the churches of the city are In-
vited to participate in the rally as the
same is of general interest. The edu-
cational value of the lectures to be de-
livered is beyond estimate. The local
church is making a great effort to
make the' rally a big success. It is
hoped that the people of our city w ill
bear the date in mind and arrange
their business matters so as not to in-
terfere with the rally. Hut seldom do
our people have the privilege of at-
tending an affair of this kind. It is
just like a national conventiujn at
your door. So pledges or cash contri-
l mt ions w ill be called for.
ST. ClI IS
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF HIS
WIFE AND A WOMAN VISITOR
IN HOME AND PROBABLY FA-
TALLY WOUNDING DAUGHTER.
Dallas Tex. Feb. 9. Little hope
now exists for the life of Ktay Kliza-
beth St. Clair daughter of G. YV. St
Clair who was arrested lat night
charged with the murder of his wife
and a woman visitor in his home and
striking his daughter with nn iron
spike.
The baby was brougbf here from
Mingus for medical ail.
Caused Another Death.
Strawn. Tex.. Feb. 9 Mrs. r.-n
firockman daughter of Mrs. Will Wfl-
kins. ono of the victims of the doulde
murder at Mingus last Saturday hf d
here yesterday from the shock catted
bv her mothers' death.
Little Business Helps: Want Ads.
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SUPPLIES FDR
FLOOD VICTIMS
STEAMER ARRIVES IN LITTLE
ROCK WITH SUPPLIES FOR TWO
THOUSAND SUFFERERS.
ITER IS RECEDING
Merchants in Arkansas City Are To-
day Sellinrj Wares From Second
Floors of Their Stores and Frcni
Box Cars on Levee.
I-illie Hock Ark. Feb. ft A sle.'lil-
er loaded with supplies for two thou-
sand or more refugees in the Hooded
district arrived tod.iv relieving the
situation.
Business in Arkansas City is sus-
pended but a few of (lie men haii'si
are selling their wares from tho sec-
ond floors of their stores an 1 fro'ti
box cars on t he levee.
With water falling in the big l.ke
in southeastern Arkansas caused by
the breaking of Arkansas river levees
and with the Mississippi river levees
si ill holding against the slowly rising
stream reports from the (loodi'd dis-
tricts of Arkansas are mr.c'i more
optimistic. It is believed I ha levees
w ill hold .".3 feet. Gan of men
working relays continue to toil Inces-
santly strengthening the levees. T.
n. Gilbert of Arkansas Ciiy chair-
man of the Tensas levee board last
night issued a statement in wb'eh he
expressed confidence that all levees
between Helena and Lake Village will
hold.
Great suffering Is reporter' from ill
parts of (he flooded distri"1 and much
livestock which had been drl'-'en to
high places is reported dying firm
starvation. Two linemen who rowed
from McGehee to ArUan8"." Ciiv in
a skiff today rescued two negries
who hail been forty-eight hours in
trees without food.
Mail service by boat was estab-
lished between Arkansas O'!;' ami
McGehee today. Conditions were
greatly Improved yesterday in Claren-
don which was Inundated in the
White river Hood. The government
boat. Quapnw took from the city ev-
eryone who wanted to go thus re-
lieving suffering caused by overcrowd-
ed conditions.
Less than ."On all men remain in
the city which has a population of
more than 3.:.00. Water this after-
noon began to slowly recede from
tiie town.
WEEKLY MEET
MET AND ADJOURNED LAST
NIGHT TO MEET AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON MAYOR WAS
CALLED AWAY.
The Hoard of City Commissioners
met in regular session at the city halt
last night and adjourned to meet
again this afternoon when the rou-
tine affairs ot the city will be dis-
posed of.
Mayor Mullen was railed out of the
city and Commissioner Iiondon wasj
chosen acting mayor instead and
presided in police court this morning.
The city attorney Is preparing ev-
eral ordinances covering different
phases of city affairs which wilt soon
lie ready for consideration.
Notwithstanding the scarcity of
funds in the street and alley fund.
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) me sirevi auK im ut. ......
is working every day. here the
money is to como from with which
to pay them the mayor says he lias
no worry as he will get it some-
where. The streets need enre and it
takes money to pay men.
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cm COUNCIL
HELD REGULAR
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 107, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 1916, newspaper, February 9, 1916; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc154447/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.