The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 115, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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j VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18 1916.
NUMBER 115.
BUS
II SHE
IS II HUB TUB
Ull
WITH FALL OF ERZERUM THERE IS MUCH SPECULA-
TION REGARDING FUTURE CAMPAIGN OF RUS-
CIAMC IU TUAT CI7TirJ
I
J
s One Report Say3 They Have Reached Eairut Which is Seven-
' ty-Five Miles Away the Road to Trehizond an Im-
.' portant Turkish. Port r he Black Sea Premier Asquith
! to Ask House of Comi. to Vote Additional Credit of
Four Hundred Million Pv 'V. 's Next Monday Which Will
( Bring Total Appropriai to More than Two Billion
'! Founds British Commande f "ogypt Said to Have With-
drawn Moslem Troops from " z Canal So They Will
Not Have to Fight Ag?.inst Oth Mohammedans Berlin
Says British Attacks Near Ypre. Belgium Have Been
Beaten Off with Heavy Losses.
1 London Feb. 18. Following
;lhe Russian war office's ollicial
'.announcement of the capture
of Erzerum much speculation
is taking place regarding the
.future campaign of the Rus-
sians in that direction. One re-
port says the Russians have
reached l'airut which is seventy-live
miles away on the road
to Trebizond an important
Turkish port on the Black Sea.
! New votes of credit amount-
ing to approximately four hun-
dred million pounds will be
r -iked by Premier Asquith of
Jj ie House of Commons Mon-
fiffy. "The new votes will bring
the total appropriations to 2-
DoU.000000 pounds.
British Beaten Off
Berlin Feb. 18. The British
ttacks near Ypres Belgium
ave been beaten off with
eavy losses according to an
innouncement here today.
Withdraws Moslem Troops
I'.eriin Fob. IS. Major General Sir
hn Maxwell tiio British commander
Egypt has withdrawn the Moslem
'oops lrom tiio Suez canal so they
:ill not have
to fight
against oth(-r
ihammedans.
t
What of Erzerum Grrrison?
London Feb. 1 s. :.- t imaUs at f.-t-grail
place lhe number of troops in
e Turkish garrison a! Knvrum the
pture of wleeh has boon announced
luit.nuo. The guns nitm'iered more
Y E R OT ANNA AUr.iULLEF? IN I
ViPTEM EES T'lNCTEEN THIS-!
rCEN EI.ECTr-iOC'JTED AT SINd
Jl.'JG TODAY. I
ii!? X. V.. Feb. r.--Ti:.:i.
t w 's oh'cct rout o! tl s r.pirn-
lr.i.
I:..
fof
-.;ng Siag pr-son tor tar. nur-
Anna. Aumuihr Si'toiiilH-r -
fc v i at
risked 1
.f.illeringly to the
i.ivem -s from i-.II
chair
those
lad injured ;.-v
I injured him.
rf'or tho currci
as dead.
i
forgave all who
Within one min-
t was t-.'.rnod on.
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WEATHER FORECAST
' New Orleans. T.a. Fob. IS.
The 'weather forecast for Okla-
Kmia for tonight is fair and
yder. Sa'urday fair.
Local Weather Report.
Ugliest temperature vest. or-
y Sil
iiwost tempi ratlin1 last
ght 12
(Sghest tetnperatrre sati'.i-
Ve year ano
West temperature same
Ue year ago t4
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LLLUMIUUUILU
: FORMUHBFR1
hail .' I'.;:t i: las r.ot vol been
oftleialiy .--! ai t'tl that all Ihoso troops
and guns were tnht n by the litis; ia ns. (
That the lighting hi fore tin- for; less
wall was lciTilic 1- indicated by a
Constant innph- l jMi t which a!'h"-.!gh
mil iin.'HHiiici':; tin- capture of Kl'o-
rum. says thai i'l the list IliV" days
la ''i re 'hi1 communication was issued
lln' K:is- i:rs had lost :.iiiiO turn kill d.
Until i:. r!i;i end Paris report that
II ere havo been no imiorl.int devi lop-
vnniilj in flio battle lino i'l Fra lie 1 !
and Ii lizimii. On tho Russian front
there have been artillery engage-;
monts and isolated infantry actions I
at various point s. In oast Ga'lria j
hn-tllilies have almost ( oas- d for the
present j
Tho Italian nf still engaged in
plic lint; tho positions taken from
them recently by tho Austrian on
tho Kombon sector and also aro keep-
i-iR up their nrilllery actions against
t ho bridgeheads at Tolmitio and Go-
rizia. An infantry atlarl; against
Monte San Miehelo is reported by j
Vienna to havo boon repulsed.
Germany litis apologized to the
inuteh government anil offered In pa-.-
!. indemnity for the torpedoing of
tv Dutch motor vessel Arlomis re-i
rently. Tho torpedoing is character-'
izod by Germany as a blunder on Hi" j
part of tho commander oil no German
torpedo boat
King TVter of fterhia. at present
in virtual exit" on tin- inland of Ku-
' bona in tho Aegean sea. hi a notable
statement to rn Associated I'ross for-
rt'spondeni oxprcses his gratitude
tn tho people of tho T'nited States fv-
' "-o relief work done by Americans.
cmong th" rick; ard wounded and
starving Serbian people.
King Tetor also took occasion tn
sav that for those of Serbia's allies
j w ho lave remained faithful he had;
j no reproach.
"They came to our aid loo lafo to
save us" ho said "hut th.ey came." I
That or.o of lie Zeppelins ia the
recent raid on Kngland was damaged
hv the flritish gun fire and later lost
at son. and (ha there is good reason
to believe another had heen damaged
ami had been rot out of arllon was
th- statement made in tho 1'O'tso of
l ords by Karl Ki'ehonor. t'-o 1'rit ish
KM
hit mmm
m i mimum
OPEN PORTS
SENATOR LODCE IN SENATE SAYS
AMERICA MUST INSIST UPON j
OPEN PORTS AND RIGHT TO j
TRAVEL ON MERCHANT SHIPS. !
I
Washington. I). ('. Feb. IS. Sena-
tor Lodge in a senate speech todav do-
c'ared that tho abandonment by the
I'nited States at this time of the prin-
ciple that its ports be open to. and its
j citizen? be free to travel on nierchar.t-
men oi uei.tgereais annta soieiy ur .
def - n.-o. would be an unneutral act
and a stop toward war
Federal Buildings in Texas'
j Wa-hlagton. I). C Fob. IS Kepre-
X sentativ" Smith today introduced a
S l.i.l appropriating Men. mut each for
B ' feuer.il tjuildiiigs at Huilinger S.veet-
Jj ' w ater ar.d Big Springs Texas.
FOR FASHION WEEK
Preliminary Work Completed
chants All Cc-Cpeiatc.
The preliminar v. ork on ' l.
:'!e show ami fashion w .-It wa
ph'nd yesleriiay and with pr.ic
mi except illtl the business m-"
Ard.u'ere agreed ti co-operate i:i ma
Lig tho opening an important afl'.iir
for this ily. Tho wholesale men.
'hanks corporations and 1:1. inula: I 'tr
ies all subsorhod to tin' under! akin:;
ami tho merchants are imliv i.lu.'.ll:
laying lliir plans for tho oecasio'i.
Tho affair is lo he arranged along
exactly lhe same lines as prevail in
all important retail centers and will
1 nibraco every avenue and feature
which usually characterizes thorn.
A. part from tho individual efforts of
the merchants which of course will'
he kept more or less secret -- o! her
attract'ons will he available I'm
shoppers and v'siior
Active committee:
Men's association ar
I.) AiYinon-
uf tho ll.isiuess
1 at work on the
ili-tails. ami
niii pled w ii ii ;
general cu h u -.iasia.
del ei'iuinal ion to make
BF.OADWAY IN KANSAS CITY WILL
EE COVERED WITH THE CAR-
TER COUNTY PRODUCT. NOTICE
FROM MR. DOWNARD RECEIVED.
letter from .1. S. Downard from
Kansas City this morning contains
tli-.' information that Ardmoro ltock
Asphalt ha;; scori d unoliior liii anu
that it will bo used tin I'.roadvvay in
Kansas City. Tin- following dipping
from the Kansas City Star was on-
closed in Mr. Downard's letter.
"llroadway advanced another step
toward becoming a bus-tiess thorough-
tare yesterday afternoon whon the
board of public works let the contract
for tiio paving of tho widened street
from Fifteenth street to the South-
west l'.ouleward. The paving will ho
done by tho K. D. Tyner Construction
Company for $1117 a sipiaro yard. At
the insistence of tho llroadway proper-
ty owners rock asphalt will ho used
a mat- rial seldom employed now but
which prove! substantial on other sec-J
thins of llroadway w horn
was
laid
years ago."
Tho rock asphalt referred to that
now covers tho street was taken from
Dougherty north of this city and is
tho affair a success prevails.
annnnnnr nnni
liiiiOifiyiiLiiybn
! iOTiLTIQE j
s&iflTijrR hit!
11HUIMLM1111
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.-till in excellent condition. It became unler to bo sure of securing them
necessary to change the grade of the;11"'1'" is '' shortage all over the j
strict and therefore the asphalt had''"ll":i lflt' -'"'l it c!l liiat tin y j
Ii he removed hut from the In forma-j1"' ocaied in advance in order to take i
ii"U above it seems that the people
of Kansas City are wall pleased with
the Oklahoma product and want sonic
above it seems that the neonlo
more of it in plac- of that which must ;
ho destroyed in tiio march of progress. !
):. Downard hi liovi s tiiat the asphalt ''ri-''
.ii posits a.ijaeent to Ardiiiore is an!'''"'1'
I m t to Ardmo-'o second only to thati"01'' '
i.: :.'!" groat ll'-aldton dl lii-lds.
POLICE MAKING EVERY EFFORT
TO LOCATE CHEF AT CHICAGO
EANQUET WHO POISONED THE
SOUP OF CUESTS.
New ior.
.! in Ci ore
ng ioi-on
Art hl.'ishop
. Fi b. lv Pa-lii ving that
the chef accused of plac-
a tho souti a' a dinner to
Miindelein at Chicago is
n -fm- York City or
po!i o are making over;
vicinity the
effort to run
il.im ilovvn.
I il is li ii. v. d that Crones is the
('.trior of th" two brers ;n Th- New
York Times boasting of bis eso":p.
and making threats. One Mtir re-
ceived by The Times refers bitterly
lo the banquet and the payment of
ila per cover at same.
jUKHES
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iDSBTIfil DCI Iff
:ifunifiLHLi.iLi
SU L Ul i 1 U Ul i 5.1. '
TH RE STEAMERS
NEWELLTON LA.
ARE MAROONED.
ARRIVED AT
WHERE 1500
PLENTY FOOD
Stcamc's Carrying Off Large Numbers
of the Flood Sufferers and Leaving
Sufficient Food Supplies to Last
Several D.'iys.
Nati ii.
lief i.- :
I a. w la
1 roes I:
;aod lei
Three
... i'l ll. 1 - I' ll'! Ull I e-
t.i'lav f'.r N'ewelltoil.
a persons mostly ne-
on marooned by tho
eight hours
i'.- are said lo ha' e ar
pnl'.'il
e 1
Ill' lie
lnrt.v-
le III).
rived tl.' ii last night and look off a
largo number of the Hood stiff; rors.
Food I as la en provided for many for
two days.
For Flood Control.
Wa-hiaaton Fob. S. --Tho prcsi
dent and cabinet today decided thai
tho f overnnient will take slops to
control and prevent the Mississippi
1 i or aiai 01 her Hoods.
SECRETARY OF CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE SAYS HE IS READY
TO RECEIVE ORDERS FOR SEED
LAID DOWN AT ACTUAL COST.
Secretary West of the chamber
of i
!
is a scarri- .
comniercL' stales that there
ty ol cotton seed in this vicinity this
year and urges tanners tn co-operate
and secure their seed early in order
to be fortilied for spring planting. M.
Wi si is in communical ion with several
l"iiloi
and i
for tin
:at-s that he will honk
farmers of tiiis locality
d
for seed laid
cost. 11-- urge
down hero at actual i 1
i however that all w ho J
w ant
e.l. book their orders early In j
'1" c-ianccs on ohtauung lacni later
m.
if v
av one ib sirinir seed : liouhl no- I
West at tin- chamber of com-I
and their orders will receive '
attention. I'.y purcha-ing in t
iiiaiitities. tho seed can be se- '
much cheaper and it is his do- j
ll''r
get
l!
i many as pos.-ibl -onhr.
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CItilSOfJ
IMPRESSION GROWS IN WASHING-'
TON THAT PRESENT SECRE-!
TARY OF AGRICULTURE WILLi
GET PLACE. I
i
Wa.-Ma-'ton Feb. s The impres-
sion grows in official circles today
that S.eretary of Agriculture Houston.'
formerly of Texas will sue oed Sec-
rotary of War Oarrlsnn. resigned.
O i lis way to the cabinet me-'ing
today Houston smilingly declined to
comment on the subject but gave
tho inipfessioa that affairs ar" in
co"!;!im to permit the d arre.
TTie 'Weeyj Arflroorette racTies tH
farmer.
;fibsiie
! BED TO GET
i SEED Mil
lie' ! .ill
FOflMER TEXAN
If SUCCEED
SOMC FARM TALK
; Prospcctj Are Th it Cotton Acreage
Wiil De Increased.
1 'harles 1 1 1-1 it n't of 1 ; h an w :::
an Atilmote 1 -1 1 1 i- 1'riiiay. Mr. Di-
v import say- the plow ha been Mart-
id and some oats aro being sown.
The acreage in oals this vear will
prohaMv he less than last e;:r owing j
Ii
lhe 1
d
it her. which l.epl I arm
' 1 rs out
late that
if I he fields. The 1 11 1 1 p "i t s
the cotloii .-'.creage will he
I illel
I has
ased. Tin- good price last ear
encouragi d the farmers ami
j many of
I aereano.
them are planning a larger
Mr. Davenport Is planning
to reduce his individual crop lie had
itiflv acies Pis' far and will devote
' 1 n I tv.i nly-iivo acres lo cotton this
I year farmers are planning also to
plant a good com crop kaltr and cane.
Since kalir has 1 n grown here.
.. .. ;
n cognize il i : a good drl
I weather i ron and as a good loan! for
till kinds of sli
j I t'v food.
and is an idea' poul-
REORGANIZED WITH ACDED CAP-
ITAL EEHIND IT ARDMORE
WILL HAVE ANOTHER PERMA-
NENT ENTERPRISE.
The Fe! I.eMast!"
newl oraani'i'd
h i d t ho plant and
I'aiul company
ili a il a! inn ha
holdings of tin
.ol-a inni Naiad h company
and will
now In -gin to run full time and turn
out their m.'islic paint which scion-
Fsls claim to ho superior to anything
of tin- kind in the world today.
For some lime the plant has bei n
o or working in a hall-hearted
way which was giving little satisfac-
tion to .1. T. Nolan general manager
and chemist who was in charge and
who realised Unit I ho company had
sunn-thin-' not found anywhere in the
world todav. so he wont to Chicago
ami proceeded to inlerest men in lhe
paint business with capital with the
result thai lie will now h - able ;o i p
i rale the plant and male the paint
for the trade. The silling force has
been oi'L-anh'od. and everything Is i'l
readiness to put th" product of the
factory on tho market.
Mr. Nolan stales' that tho mines and
reducing plant at Woodford will he
kept in operation and lhe ro'lin ed
phnlt brought hero for distillation
111 " ' "" r"'h- "' sa"'s
one truck can l.ccp tin' iacioiy snp-
plied and it is his intention to keep
th-- truck moving all during the good
weal In r and store the raw ma!erinl
in storage tanks lore to fortify tlu-m-sel
is against t ho I Inn- w hen weather
! conditions and the condition of the
roads would make it impossible to
L'.t raw material from the mine-.
Tin. mines are coiiii-ned with all
: . -sary mail 'ivory for r- il.tdng the
i roi '; to liu'iid a-phalt in its crude
' ; t wlieh can oa-dtv In' ' van - ;iort"il
by mho truck v lib- tho weatl.i r anil
i o uls ar.- i-ood.
Mr Vol an .-! that ei' has lia't
all
proline! t. ted by th" ho.-i chon
j .-. in th.- Fni'.-d Slates who Jin
iioimce it superior to anything of th
kind in the world. The fini lad tr
duct v ill he : hippi d i'l car lots lo i
tho Chicago sal'.s d. p irMaent asnle
from what is r U''"' d for lb loo il
Made. An aa--ncy has been i-sta'dish-ill
in Cklahom.i City to hnnd'e this
-i i lion and Mr. Nolan believes that
".! last he is going to b' given an
opportunity of demonstrating to tho
world that Carter county has one de-
posit of asphalt that is superior to any
in Die known world today for tin-
manufacture f :na-'h' paints for
wood and iron.
Visits at Old Home
Mr.-. M. K. Sellers who is well known
in this city as Miss Maud Hunter is
h re from Denver. Coin. to spend a
roup;-' of weeks with her mother and
with her sister. Miss Amelia Hunter.
Mrs. Sellers was roared in this city
Aid las many friends Inro. She ex-
presses d.-ligl.t with the manner in
which Ardmore Is growing and Fays
it is bound lo become one of the very
r.ice't little cities In the whole coun-
ry !.i;J that right away.
pill! CO.
IT OMIT
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ICHABBE JUHIIST
lECOflCEO
1
! INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
I COMPANY CHARGED WITH FUR-
I MK.UIMC A It hi l-
i'i J' unu nnia
BEFORE THE SENATE
Levy Meyer of Chicago Makes Charge
Before Seriate Committee Investi-
gating Alleged Monopoly for Con-
trol ot S1s.1l Industry.
Washington. Feb. S. The Interna-
lional llariosloi' company is charged
wil.'i providing money guns and am-
munition for the (Il'te. Algllnodo rev-
olution aaainsl Carrau.a in Vucalail
Mtico by Levy jMijcr of Chicago
who appeared before the senate ngl'i-
oul'uial committee which is making
an iiivi-.-iigalion of the alleged mon-
opoly for control of tho sisal market
lodav.
Searching for Villa's Bullion.
Ill I'aso Ti-x.. Feb. lK.-.lolil an-1
silver bullion cslimated lo have a
value of several hundred thousand
dollars and which Is said to have
been buried by Francisco Villa Is
being sought by the Mexican authori-
ties according to the Mevican consul
In re. The treasure w ill ho forfeited
to the do facto government if It is
recovered tin. consul says
COTTON FUTURES BILL
Favorably Reported by House Com-
mittee on Agriculture.
Washington Feb. IS. Tho I.ovcr
cotton futures hill was ordered favor-
ably reported by the house agricul-
tural eominillee today. It probably
will ho called up 111 the house in a
fort nighl.
REPISESTED
CRYSTAL OIL COMPANY ENJOYS
CONFIDENCE OF ARDMORE'S
DEST BUSINESS MEM BOND
FC R $1CCCC0.
From ili-' number of surotms. and
lhe wealth each represents what is
by far the largest boai! ever made hi
Ariiiiioie was made today by the Cry-
tal (l;l company in app' aiing its suit
from lhe district toiirt ln r.- to tho su-
premo court of the sta.le. The nar.'.oJ
of nearly all the men of wealth of
the riiy are upon the bond. Two cili-
zi ii.i w ho are absent from the city
wired that they would bo homo to-
morrow and would be glad to sign
the bund. They aro r. ('. Dings ami
Ii. A. Si:rp-on. who are in Corpus
ChrNti. Texas. The bond was for
?!iiiinilii.
Follow ing
sureties: I.
miiti'l I". C.
K. T mlap J.
.r. If. Hinkle
If.iroid Wall
Moran Scott.
a ia
the
names of tho
II. I.ovo T. A. Thur-
Fiigerald II. H Sayre.
W. roller. .N. C. Wood
D. Dauho Val Mullen
ace. Harry T.owenstein
.1. K. Hamilton. S. M.
riwenstein C. T. narrinf.fr. T. C.
Pridgman. C. K. Smith J. R. Pen-
nington. H. K. Foster Franlc Gates
Kennott Hudson. J. V. Ilarrold. F. .1.
lianisey. F. S. Hydon T. II. Dunn.
A. J. Ilemstreet n. II. Wolverlon.
Ceo. It. Fish. K. A. Fov C. A. Ramsey.
X. It. Foagin E. F. Chivors C. I.
Byrne II. l.acy. S. M. Davis Byron
Frew .Ino. T. Nichols. W. Clerc-
ens M. Gorman J. C McXees J. M
Hoard Jr.. J. K. Mccarty. W. Colbert.
A. C. Straehley P. P. Maxwell :.
V. Stuart. J. M. Painl. J. R. Dexter.
D. II. Dawson J. n. Boone Carl C.
Jones Ed ?.indlin D. M. n.tllew K.
Iwenstein W. R. Roberts. K. B.
Luke Gilbert E. Shuman.
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