The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 195, Ed. 1 Monday, May 22, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
FOURTH MONTH
VERDUN BUTTLE
LONGEST AND MOST BITTERLY
CONTESTED STRUGGLE OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR.
AT DEADM HILL
Germans Continue Thsir Assaults on
This Hill Where Blocdicst Conflicts
o? Past Few Months Have Occurred
Austrians Make Cains.
Intense fighting is progressing in
the Deadman's Hill region northwest;
of Verdun. The Germans are bat-
tling desperately to break down the
French defenses. Paris claims a re-
pulse of these renewed attacks by the
Germans also claims the capture last
night of several block houses in Av-
oncourt wood southwest of the hill
and the baffling of the German at-
tempt to recapture Haudremont quar-
ry
The Austrians are reported to have
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withdrawn 50000 troops from Albania
for an offensive against the Italians.
Fourth Week at Verdun.
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raris May 22.-The battle of Ver-l
.
un the longest and most bitterly con -
tested struggle of the war entered its
fourth month at noon today.
The Germans are continuing weir
assault on Deadman's Hill where the
bloodiest conflicts of tho last three
months have occurred.
Austrians Gain Position.
Berlin May 22. The Austro-Hun-garian
troops have carried the peak
on Armentara Bidge the scene of
some of the heaviest offensive along
the southern Tyrol front according to
Austrian officials. The Austrians
captured more than three thousand
Italians Saturday and occupied sever-
al villages taking twenty-five cannon
and eight machine guns.
Austrians Transfer Troops.
raris May 22. Tho Austrians have
withdrawn 50000 troops from Albania
during the last three weeks accord-
ing to a neutral diplomat in an Ath-
ens dispatch who says that only small
detachments were left to guard the
towns occupied the remaining troops
concentrating at Durazzo. Tho aban-
donment of the Albanian front is said
to be due to the impossibility of their
getting stipplies.
Tribesmen Defeat British.
Berlin May 22 The defeat of Brit-
ish forces by rebellions tribesmen in
the province of Darfur in Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan is reported from Constan-
tinople. Italian Aviator Injured.
Borne May 22. Lieut. Morrone son
of the Italian minister of war was
dangerously wounded during the Aus-
trian offensive. v
MAY END RATE CASE
Commission Will Fix a Rate of 2i
Cents; Roads Will Accept.
Oklahoma City May 21. Confer-
ence between state officers since the
recess in federal court in the. rate
naaaa hnvp leil tr n ppnernl under
standing that an attempt will be made
to place a 2V2c rate in force by order
of the corporation commission and
thus end the rate litigation. The
Missouri Kansas & Texas offered to
accept a rate of 2 1-Gc two weeks
ago.
It is thought this line will ac-
cept
the lower rate and that others
will follow. Anxiety of the Katy for
settlement of the case has revived
the old rumor that the Katy is to
be acquired by the New York Central
on
reorganization.
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Wortham Held Under $10000 Bond.
Muskogee Okla. May 21. Dob
Wortham arrested recently on the
charge of being implicated in robbing
the Farmers' National bank of Fort
Gibson on Nov. 29 last was given a
preliminary hearing before Justice
Matt Thompson today and bound over
to the district court under flOt00
bond. He failed to give bail. Wor-
tham was convicted of robbing the
Katy train at Wirth three years ago
sentenced to two years and his case
is now pending in the United States
court of appeals.
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VIOLENT CANNONADING HEARD
LAST NIGHT THOUGHT GERMAN
AND RUSSIAN FLEETS MET.
London May 22. Reports from Kal-
mar Sweden say that violent can-
nonading was heard last night and
it is believed that a sea battle was
i
'in nrnifroiiti in tha ll:lltip llplft'POIl flpr-'man and Russian warships.
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Sunk by Russian Subs.
London .May 22. A Copenhagen
dispatch says that the German steam-
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nck & Stockholm ast
'night and was sunk. The crew was
saved.
LAND EXPEDITION A SUCCESS
Member of Arctic Party Has Returned
from Trip to Far North.
London May 22. A member of the
American Arctic Crocker land expe-
dition Professor Maurice Tannuary
1)1 V un-.lftw aiii'tu itum
land lie reports good scientific re-
sults by th e expedition.
Death of F. N. White.
F. N. White aged S3 years died
at the home ot his son Joe White
in northeast Ardmore Saturday night.
The funeral services will be conducted
from the residence this afternoon r.t
two o'clock by Rev. Burns of the
First Christian church with inter-
ment in Rose Hill cemetrry. The
services at the grave will he con-
ducted by the Ma'-ons of which de-
ceased was a member. Mr. White
was a resident of Paris Texas for
many vears but has been making i
his home here with his two sons.
Joe and Ben for some time.
STATE FIREMEN MEET
Local Firemen Leave for Convention.
Meet at Cushing Tomorrow.
Chief of the Fire Department Roed-
er Delegate McFall and Commission-
er London left today for Cushing
where they go to attend the annual
convention of the State Firemen's
association.
A few years ago the convention was
held in this city and attracted many
visitors. It was the intention of the
local delegation to invite the con-
vention to come to this city next year
but Chief Reeder stated this morning
that after consulting with the Busi-
ness Men's association in view of
the fact that there were many other
I things in contemplation for another
year and as it would require at least
a thousand dollars to entertain the
visitors this amount would have to
be raised among the business men
and it seemed an imposition to ask
them to donate this money. For that
reason Ardmore will not be mention-
ed as the next place of meeting of
the association. The annual conven-
tion begins at Cushing tomorrow
morning and the local delegation
will arrive in time for the opening.
Dr. Howard S. Cox of this city left
a rpsterdav mornine for Kemp City
KW HEARS
ALTIG
a j and will take charge of the business
a 'affairs of his brother. The latter and
a his wife were among the victims ot
a the cyclone which destroyed Kemp
City Saturday night. E. E. Cox and
a wife were among the first victims of
a the storm. Their little daughter ii
a I reported painfully hurt.
JUDGE FREEH
IS ASSAULTED
LAST SATURDAY
MASS MEETING GROWING OUT
OF THE SENSATION WILL BE
HELD AT DIG TABERNACLE TO-
NIGHT. Ardmore had a sensation thrust
upon it Saturday afternoon when Bud
Hallew a deputy sheriff slapped the
face of Judge W. F. Freeman in front
of the Felker grocery store on Main
street. The judge did not resent the
blows. The deputy slapped his face
and the judge's hat fell to the side-
walk lie stooped and picked It up
and as he arose Mr. Ballew' it is
reported slapped his face again.
Neither of the parties to the trouble
has been interviewed by this paper
but the causes which led up to the
assault grew out of the court of In-
quiry which the court has been hold-
ing. The court seems to have been
of the opinion that Deputy Ballew was
either interested in a road house lo-
cated two miles west of Lone Grove
or was giving protection to the per-
sons operating it. Tho deputy re-
sented the charge against him and
became impatient after several weeks
of worry over it.
Judge Freeman has been holding
courts of inquiry for several months
and at one time he published a notice
in The Ardmoreite giving the history
of a certain case that was in his
court. No reply was made by the
persons on the other side of the con-
troversy at that time.
There promises to be another chap-
ter of the sensation tonight at the
tabernacle where Dr. M. B. Williams
has been holding a series of union
meetings. A call has been made fur
a mass meeting of both men and
women to begin at 7:13 tonight in
the tabernacle and the subject for
discussion at this meeting will be the
efforts made by Judge Freeman to
rid the county of the liquor evil and
also the assault that was made upon
him by the deputy sheriff. The pros-
pects are that a vast number will
bfr present at the meeting. The no-
tice which came to The Ardmoreite
calling the meeting indicates that
it was called in the belief that Judge
Freeman is doing his part in the at-
tempt to enforce the law and that
the officer who assaulted him was in
i the wrong.
The affair will enter largely into
(io p-imnnlEii this summer in the
I county and much Interest will be man-
I ifostcd in the discussion until it is
finally Ironed out and all is peace
again.
PRDTESTTO
FURTHER PROTEST AGAINST IN-
TERFERENCE WITH UNITED
STATES MAILS TO BE SENT TO
ENGLAND.
Washington May 22. A new note
to Great Britain protesting further
against interference with American
mails was laid before President Wil-
son today and probably will be sent
to London tomorrow. The general
terms of tho note were framed at
the Mate department but the presi-
dent is including some of his own
language.
TEN YEARS FOR LYNCH
American Implicated In Irish Rebellion
Given Ten-Year Sentence.
London May 22. The American
; embassy was today officially advised
to report the ten-year-pri6on sentence
of Jeremiah C. Lynch-the American
i charged with participating in the re
bellion. He was originally sentenced
to death.
SENT ANOTHER
THE BRITISH
TABERNACLE
SERVICES ARE
NOW CLOSED
FAREWELL SERMON LAST NIGHT
WAS LISTENED TO BY AN IM-
MENSE CROWD WHICH PACKED
THE BUILDING.
The Williams tabernacle meetings
closed Sunday ni.iit. All day Sunday
was le:i:e with cumulative interest.
The storm rained us out Saturday
night except a few dozen people. By
Sunday morning the sky had cleared
with a most beautiful Oklahoma day.
Many hundreds winded their way to
tho place of worship at an early hour.
With no particular flourish of trum-
pets the pt ople made a generous free
will offering to Dr. Williams as a to-
k 'u of appreciation for his splendid
work in our midst for the last live
weeks lie came to us without any
guarantee of a stipulated amount. It
was agreed that on tin? last day of
the campaign we would give him the
entire offerings made at the three ser-
vices. But of his own accord and
most generously Dr. Williams said he
would accept only the Sunday morn-
ing offering. It is characteristic of
all Dr. Williams' meetings always and
everywhere that he leaves a most de-
lightful spirit behind him. The many
interruptions tuid tho Iscul weather
had interfered greatly with tho col-
lections for current expenses. Dr. Wil-
liams did not want to have any s'ueh
troublesome amounts left behind him
which explains his generous propo-
sition. Dr. Welth made a statement after
Dr. Williams had retired and before
the offering was made concerning
certain runi'ors that had been set
afloat about our evangelist since his
coming to our city. These he said had
been run down and traced to their
source and had been laid before Dr.
Williams. He said "Dr. Cooper and
myself have gone to headquarters
and come before you with authority
with first-hand information and we de-
clare unto you that any and all re-
marks from any source which in any
way reflect upon the character of Dr.
WiUiams as a man a gentleman a
Christian and a minister of the gospel
while in our city and as the guest
of all our churches are utterly false
malicious and of the devil in every
particular." You ought to have heard
that congregation cheer. They shouted
aliens clapped their hands shouted
approvals they iro;-e in mass and
continued their vociferous demonstra-
tions. A similar attack was made on
Dr. Bulgin while he was here and
continued sifter he was gone. Ardmore
lives such people to understand now
here and forever after that reputable
men of God who have come to bless
our city cannot be successfully attack-
ed. Notice is hereby served on them
that tlfcir absence is more welcome
than their presence and they need
not stay on the order of their going.
Dr. Williams' morning address
much shorter than usual was on the
Eternal Love Story from John 3:16.
It was & beautiful discussion of the
"Old Old Story" of which no report
can be made here. The amount of
the free will offering made to Dr. Wil-
liams will be announced later.
Sunday night the great tabernacle
was packed and jammed with humani-
ty. People were awake to the fact
that an unusual man had been in our
midst. His resourcefulness is most re
markable in every way. He had de-
livered a great address at the high
j school in the afternoon and was ready
j for the great closing effort of our
'meetings. He rose to our highest ex-
ipectations. After a few preliminaries
and a special offering for current ex-
penses he began his sermon on Hebs.
3:15 "The Hardening of the Heart"
or the "Unpardonable Sin" was his
topic. He preached with tremendous
power and carried his great audience
with him. The Spirit of God came
I mightily upon the people. There were
more than thirty inquiries forward
for prayers and most of these were
adults and some heads of families.
I The meeting held till nearly eleven
j o'clock and the people seemed loath
;to deparL
The series of meetings has been pe-
jculiar in a:any ways in interruptions
in the ebb and flow of Interest. But
an immense amount of good has been
done not only in our own city but in
the towns surrounding Ardmorv. Dr.
Williams has won for himself a large
and laming place in the hearts of the
best people of Ardmore who are in-
tensely loyal to him and he will al
ways find a cordial welcome when he
can return to see us again lie will
tarry for a day or so before leaving
for his homo in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs.
Bray have also won many friends
in our midst and cany away with
them our best wishes for them and
their work.
DEPUTY SHERIFF PHONED IN HIS
RESIGNATION BEFORE HE HAD
SEEN SHERIFF GARRETT AFTER
ASSAULT.
Immediately following the trouble
Saturday afternoon in which Bud
Hallew slapped the face of District
Judge W. F. Freeman Mr. Ballew
went to the city police station and
made bond for his appearance Mon-
day to answer lo the charge of dis-
turbing t he peace and then before he
had seen Sheriff Garrett he telephon
ed in his resignation. In other words
he "beat the sheriff to if and gave
up his office as deputy. Mr. Ballew
probably knew full well that he would
not be permitted to remain on the
force as he knows Sheriff Garrett
mighty well and he did not run the
risk of being asked to resign but
hastened in his resignation over the
phone before the sheriff demanded it.
Bud Ballew stilted yesterday that
he was never accused of dealing in
liquor or ever having anything to do
with it until he was sworn In as a
deputy sheriff. Following his taking
tlie oath of office insinuations and
charges have been mado until he
completely lost his patience and let
his temper lead him to do what he
should not have done.
Bud Ballew is a good business man
and it was at a financial sacrifice that
he entered the service of tho county.
He has done much work in the oil
fields and has entered places there
at times when an older head would
not have gone. Oil fields like mining
camps are hard to control but the
reputation of Sheriff Garrett and his
men has kept many of the toughest
men out' of the field who are in the
habit of going from one field to an-
ot her.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWO
SCHOOL FRATERNITIES HOLD
ANNUAL CONTEST IN MUSIC
SONG AND READING.
There will be a very interesting
contest at the High school auditorium
tonight and every friend of the schools
who can should be in attendance.
The contest is an annual event and
Is between the Pierians on one side
and the Philomatheans on the other
the two school fraternities. Fol-
lowing are the contestants:
Piano: Pierians Lucile Butler;
Philomatheans Charlsie Granburg.
Voice: Pierians Yida Booth; Phil-
omatheans Crete Stewart.
Violin: Pierians William Binger;
Philomatheans Lucile Kahn.
Oratory: Pierians Rowland Ken-
nedy; Philomatheans John Thomp-
son. Dramatic Reading: Pierians Mil-
dred Gait; Philomatheans Alice
Brown.
Nearly everybody reads Tho Ard-
moreite. Do you?
HA! i RESIGNED
FROI OFFICE
BIC CONTEST
HIGH SCHOOL
ON TONIGHT
SIBLEY'S TROOPS
AT 00 PILLAS
DETACHMENT ARRIVED HERE
SUNDAY PREVIOUS REPORTS
CONTRADICTORY.
IE LOOTED
American and Other Foreign Owned
Mines at Cuatro Cincncgas Looted
by Bandits cn May Fifteenth Wash-
ington Awaits Carranza Note.
Marathon Tex. May 22. Sibley's
detachment arrived at Boquillas yes-
terday. He had previously been re-
ported as having turned back to join
Langhorne whose command was re-
ported in close proximity to the Yaqul
band of Indians.
Mining Property Looted.
El Paso Tox. May 22. The Ameri-
can and other foreign owned mining
properties at Cuatro Cienegus wero
looted by Mexican bandits on May 13
according to reliable report.
Awaiting Carranza Note.
Washington D. ('. May 22. Tho
state department was advised today
that the new Carranza note will arrive
In Washington today or tomorrow. Its
contents Is not known. The belief is
expressed that tho note dealt with
tho Glenn Springs-Boiu!llas raid.
THREE MEXICAN STATES SEND
SIXTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS
IN GOLD TO NATIONAL TREAS-
URY FOR EXCHANGE.
Galveston Texas May 22. Tho
Mexican states of Hidalgo Quana Jua-
to and Zaeatecas have sent sixty-six
million dollars in gold to the national
treasury for exchange into new nation-
al currency.
The money was collected in taxes
chiefly from mining concessions ac
cording to the consulate here who
says that Governor Calles of Sonora
wan allowed one million dollars for
educational purposes.
ARDMORE GIRL GRADUATES.
Miss Mynan Blois Has Completed
Course In Marietta Schools.
Miss Mynan Blois of Marietta vis-
ited Sunday with her aunt and left
today for Marietta where she will
graduate tonight from the High school
of that city. Immediately after her
graduation she will leave for Central
State Normal at Edmond where she
will take a course in pedagogy and
will teach in Carter or Love county
this winter.
City Superintendent C. W. Rich-
ards lias gone to Marietta to deliver
the literary address to the Marietta
class tonight. He was in Tishomingo
last Monday night for the same pur-
pose and was In Mannsville last Fri-
day night. He is getting more calls
than he can fill.
Here from Arizona.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones are hero
from Phoenix Ariz. and will remain
here visiting with relatives for sev-
eral weeks. They purchased a round
trip ticket but it is good for nina
months and they may spend the most
of that time here. Mr. Jones owns
an interest in four brick buildings
on West Main street west of tho
Randol hotel and he owns the lot
'where the big tabernacle has been
built. He was formerly in the mer-
cantile business here.
Mr. Jones says Ardmoie is busier
now than he ever saw it before but
that the old days here were busy
days and everybody made money.
EXCHANGE COLD
FOR CURRENCY
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 195, Ed. 1 Monday, May 22, 1916, newspaper, May 22, 1916; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc154529/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.