The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 276, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1916 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY AUGUST 24 1916.
NUMBER 276.
GERMANS VIEfllLilill
ALLIES' POSITIONS IN SOIL
FRENCH POSITIONS IN SOYECOURT WOODS SOUTH OF
SOMME VIOLENTLY BOMBARDED BY GERMANS
LAST NIGHT BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS.
GERMANY SENDS FAMOUS GENERALS TO HOLD
SOMME LINE AGAINST ALLIES' ATTACKS
Positions Between Fleury and Thiacourt Which Were Recent-
ly Taken by French Also Subjected to Heavy German
- Bombardment Strong Attack Launched by Germans on
French Positions Near Guillemont Repulsed According to
London Statement Defeat of Troops of Entente Allies '
a i el- - n i l : c- . l : I u i
Bulgarians rfy v'. Troops Said to Have Taken Flight
Leaving Groun?V '-ered with their Dead Four Hundred
Dead Being Left 5 Battlefield.
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After an intense bombaru
ment of Soyecourt woods the
Germans attacked with gren-
ades the French positions south
of Somme last night but the
attacks were unavailing ac-
cording to today's French war
office statement.
Positions between Fleury and
Thiacourt which had been
taken by the French were vio-
lently shelled by the German
guns.
The Germans also launched
a strong attack last night on
Somme front near Guillemont
in an effort to recover lost
ground but the attack was re-
pulsed after a fierce struggle
London claims.
The defeat of the entente
forces along the Struma river
on the Macedonian front is
claimed by the Bulgarian war
office which says that the en-
tentes took flight leaving the
ground covered with their
dead and that four hundred
dead bodies were counted on
the battlefield.
The Bulgarian attack in proceed-
ing against the Serbian positions near
Ostrovo on the Macedonian front
where the Bulgarians defeated the
counter attacks of the enemy accord-
ing to a Sofia statement.
Heavy Firing Audible.
Amsterdam Aug. 24. Advices from
the Dutch Island of Ameland in the
North sea say that continual and
heavy firing was audible all morning.
M the capitol by the coming legisla-
That the building will be wv.Oy
ie lawmakers but not for the
xt ..tive and judicial depart'iic.its
of the state government is conceded.
The heating and lighting and perhaps
the sanitary sewers will be tempo-
rary If the legislature shall c-.cupy
the assembly rooms and committee
rocnis before the rest of the building
is completed.
Another subject that has .-oma in
for discussion since the nominations
for the legislature have been male
in the dome for the capitol. A mr-
prising sentiment has been worked
up over the state for a dome on the
building. Several members of the
assembly have given out interviews on
the subject all of them being in ta.-
or of the dome even if it shall cost
the $250000 that it Is said will be the
expense of building it. One member
if the senate who is a physician says
the building looks like a hospital
without a dome on it.
T
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CONFERENCE N
T
TWO HEAVY CRANES AT PLANT
OF NATIONAL FOUNDRY COM-
PANY AT ERIE COLLAPSES
KILLING FIVE WORKMEN.
NEW YORK C TY
SEPTEMBER 4 OPPOSE SALE
Of
SPECIAL AGENT ROGERS SAYS
FIRST CONFERENCE BETWEEN
AMERICAN AND MEXICAN COM-
MISSIONERS LABOR DAY.
Mexico City Aug. 24. Special
Agent Rogers annrmced today that
the first conference between the Mex-
ican and American commissioners
will be held In New York city on
September 4. This is preliminary to
the general nego. latlons for a set-
tlement of the- border difficulties.
LEGISLATORS WANT TO
MEET IN NEW CAPITOL
Oklahoma City Aug. 23. An inti-
mation that the new capitol will not
be 'ready for use by the legislature
In January when the lawmakers shall
meet has aroused a number of the
nominees for the legislature to ob
ject to the suggestion that ;li3 tilth
legislature meet down iown. They
are expecting to have the distinction
of being the first legislature to occupy
the capitol and they do not intend to
be disappointed if they can pre.'clt It.
The result is likely to be occupancy
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Erie Pa. Aug. 24. At least five
workmen were killed when two heavy
cranes collapsed at the plant of the
National Foundry company today. Of-
ficios of the company believe that
eight workmen were killed.
ISLANDS
TO AMERICA
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SETTLEIENT OF DIFFERENCES
REPORTS ARE CURRENT IN WASHINGTON TODAY THAT
SETTLEMENT OF THE RAILROAD CONTROVERSY IS
NOT IN SIGHT.
Unofficial reports from France say
that to Field Marshal von Mackensen
has been given the task of defending
the Somme front against the French
and llrillsh attacks. A l'aris state-
ment asserted that to this mainstay
of Cerinan taeties next to Yon llin-
denburg has been assigned the su-
preme command on the whole west
front with (lie exception of the Ver-
dun region where the (ierman crown
prince remains In charge. With
Mackensen there have also been shitt-
ed to the west front to act Imme-
diately under his orders denerals
von Arnim and von Ciallwltz his lieu
tenants In the 1915 drive into Jtus-
Bia and in the subsequent Servian
campaign. General von Callwitz is
said to have been placed in command
of the lines In the Champagne and in
the Argonne.
GETTING THE
DEUTSCH ND
REACHES T
REPORTS OF RETURN OF GER-
MAN SUBMARINE MERCHANT-
MAN CORROBORATED.
E QUICK TRIP
Reached Bremen One Weei Earlier
Than Expected Traveling Stormy
Seas Faultlecsly Bremen Left a
Week Ago for United States.
Ivmdon. Aug. 21. Heports of the
return of the German submarine
l eiitseliland from the I'nlted Slates
to her base at Bremen yesterday were
corroborated In a telegram from Am-
sterdam today.
The submarine merchantman travel-
ed forty-two hundred miles on her
return voyage and was able to navi-
gate the stormy seas at the beginning
of tlio voyage faultlessly. Members
of the crew refused to discuss tha
trip in detail. The owners were sur-
prised to see the ship po soon as sho
was not expected to dock for a week
yet.
IN OR NEW
Commissioner Chambers of Federal Mediation Board after
Conference with President Wilson Carried Message to
Brotherhood Leaders Which is Supposed to be Some Form
of Proposal Made by the President to the Railroad Execu-
tives Last Night Contents of Message Kept Secret But
Trainmen Said "it was not Depressing" Railroad Execu-
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tIL Vl.: l . a!" " . .7 j n?"i"r e grandstand and poultry build
immediate uonrerence witn wuson. whole Umn Hnd
COMMITTEE HAS STARTED TO
WORK WITH A VIM AND WILL
GATHER SHEKELS FOR COMPLE-
TION OF BUILDINGS.
The committee appointed by the
; Chamber of Commerce to raise funds
DANISH LANDSTHING OR UPPER
BRANCH OF PARLIAMENT RE
JECTS PLAN TO SELL ISLANDS
TO UNITEO STATES.
London. Aug. 21. The Danish
Landstbing or upper branch of parlia
ment has rejected the proposal to
sell the Danish West Indies to the
United States says a Reuters Co
penhagen dispatch.
GERMANY CALLS OUT YOUTH8.
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WEATHER FORECAST
New Orleans Iji. Aug. 24.-
The weather forecast for
Oklahoma for tonight and
Friday 1s generally fair.
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Dispatch .Says All Boys of 17 Must
Report for War Duty.
Paris Aug. 28. The Intransigeant
publishes under reserve a dispatch
from Lausanne of the effect that Ger-
many has ordered all youths of 17 to
report immediately to recruiting
bureaus. This class In normal years
would be called to the colors in 1919.
Washington D. C Aug. 21.
Renewed optimism on the
prospects for averting the
threatened railway strike pre
vailed today among the repre-
sentatives of the railroad em-
ployes and at the White House.
Commissioner Chambers of
the federal mediation board
after conferring with President
Wilson carried a message to
the brotherhood leaders today
which is supposed to be some
form of proposal made by
President Wilson last night to
the railroad executives. It was
kept a secret but the leaders
of the trainmen said "it was
not depressing."
It is expected that the rail-
road executives will give Presi-
dent Wilson an answer tomor-
row at the latest. Arrange-
ments have been made for a
group of the railroad execu-
tives to see Wilson immediate-
ly. There were reports today
that a settlement of the contro
versy is in sight
r are giving their
are meeting with
success In their efforts. The nier-
a permanent board similar to the chants of the city have subscribed
Canadian commission to handle labor more than twelve hundred dollars
differences.
HUGHES'
BLUNDERING
DESTROYING
HIMSELF
Washington Aug. 23. An attack on
Charles K. Hughes was made In the
house today by Representative As-
well of Louisiana democrat who
charged the republican presidential
nominee with egotism and with be-
ing the candidate of monopolistic in-
terests. "It Is regrettable" said Mr. Atwell
"to see a man retire from the highest
court In the land and destroy himself
by his own blundering hand."
Mr. Aswell denounced Mr. Hughes
as the "present noisy would-be cham-
pion of women" who when goverrar
of New York vetoed a bill to give
women teachers In New York the
same pay as men teachers.
TO CANVASS TEXAS VOTE.
Saturday's Senatorial Primary to be
Canvassed One Week Later.
Austin Tex. Aug. 24. The at tor-
After continued conferences today ney general's department held today
With a new or saving to be gained
by an overhauling of old stock it is
aid that the Chesapeake acd Ohio
the Delaware and Ohio the De!a-re
rd Hudson the NcJcle Plate and the
Minneapolis and St. Louis will have
a total of more than 6000 cars re
paired by contract.
between Wilson and the select com
mittee cf railroad executives the sit-
uation surrounding the threatened
strike was described as having liar-
rowed down to the following:
The railroads are willing to f ce;t
the eight-hour day inskted on by
President Wilson' and the trainmen.
In return they ask te be assured as
ful!y as possible the proper support
to be given and the proper means to
be used to assure a freight increase
from the interstate commerce commis-
sion. They also ask congress to create
which has gone Into the big exposi-
tion building which Is almost com-
plete and an additional thousand dol-
lars Is required to make the fair
what it should be.
The committee Is composed of J. E.
Hamilton. John McCarty and Walter
Colbert and they are appealing to
the property owners to do as well
as the tenants of their buildings.
The committee should receive a
ready response to its appeal as all
are giving their whole time to help
make the first free fair a great suc
cess.
The first free fair promises to be
a big success. Every farmer In the
county Is Interested and the display
In every department will be large.
The first fair will stimulate greater
activity so that each succeeding one
will be greater than the last and be-
fore many years It is believed that
the fair at Ardmore will be a south-
ern Oklahoma fair instead of a county
fair.
Bremen Left Week Ago
London Aug. 21. The German sub-
marine Ilremen left a week ago for
America according to a telegram
from-Ilremen to Amsterdam. The
owners of the Ilremen would not let
the ship Ball It was said until fa-
vorable word was heard from the re-
turn trip of the Deutschland.
NEW CHARTER TO FRISCO
Articles of Incorporation for Reorgan-
ized Company Filed.
Jefferson City Mo. Aug. 21. -Articles
of incorporation for the reorgan-
ized St. Louis and San Francisco rail-
road were filed today and a charter
Issued. The capital stock Is $ 130 000-
ooo. All of the directors nre from St
Louis.
GUOT TT
GRAND
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BE N C D
BUSINESS MAN EXPRESSES HIM
SELF IN UNMISTAKABLE TERMS
THIS MORNING "INVESTIGATE
THE WHOLE BUSINESS."
that the canvass of tne votes in Sat-
urday's senatorial primary will be
made by the county Democratic exe-
cutives throughout the state on Sep-
tember 2.
Daylight Holdup In Skyscraper.
Chicago Aug. 28. 5tx men pa-
trons of a broker's office were lined
up against the wall ra a room high
up in the Baltimore building a down-
town skyscraper tooay ' by two rob-
bers who took about $1000 from
them.
MILLION DOLLAR WRECK
LOCATED IN OCEAN
Newport News Va. Aug. 21 CapL
George O. Stlllson commanding the
expedition of three tug engaged Jn
salvaging the $1000000 cargo of he
sunken steamer Merlda off the Vir-
ginia Capes said today that the wreck
had been lorn led. The tu?s are to
leave l:ere today to resume the at-
tempt to salvage the cargo. They
were forced to put into this port a
fw days ago for provisions an I addi-
tional diving apparatus.
"The Merlda." said Captain Stlllson.
"Is In 200 feet of water. The bot-
tom is hard and the hull is in good
condition."
"I am glad the district Judso H
going to call a grand jury" remarked
a prominent professional nun this
morning "and I want tha: Vdv to
Investigate every county oMcial In
the county from the count iude
down. There have been ch.vgai and
counter-charges made and it Is time
that the public should see sh iw-
down." This is about the sentiment
of every one Interviewed o.i tin sub-
ject There has been a court of In-
quiry going on In this county from
time to time during the past year
but a consultation of the convictions
had in the courts i not very encour
aging from the expense Involved but
a grand jury may be conducive of but
ter results.
Just what the particular Investiga
tion will be has not been clearly
defined by any of the county officials
but thai there will be a general shake-
up is apparent and all the county
officials are welcoming It as they
want the public to know Just what
is going on.
Aside from the county officials
there are other matters that are going
on in the city and county which need
lnvest!gating. according to a state-
ment of the ceunty officials and ev-
erything mill be thoroughly Investi-
gated while the tribunil Is In session
as It is costing the taxpayers money
and they want results for what they
are expending.
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 276, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1916, newspaper, August 24, 1916; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc154602/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.