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DAILY ARDMOREITE
NEWS OF ALL THE
WORLD EVERY DAY
'LEST WE FORGET"
1227 MORE DAYS OF CORE
A Newspaper of Character
FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLARK AND
FERRIS TOHIGHT
M'EAKER OF NATIONAL' IIOl'KK
AMI CONGRESSMAN AT CON-
VKNTION HILL.
GOV. WILLIAMS ALSO
l.inrnicir Will Arrive- This Afternoon
Committee Goe lu Klngling Ui Spec-
bil ('ar lo Welcome Speaker 1 lara
and Congressman Ferris.
Everything 1 unnn'-d and tin- pros-
MH.m are bright fur u nToiii crowd nt
Convention Hall tonight to hour Spcek-
T Chump Clark am! Copgrcssmuii Scott
' Ferris speak oil ll " war and the sup-
pint of Hid government In its fiKht.
This afternoon nt 3 o'clock a special
eceptlon commlttc will leave tlio
Uingllng station for Rlngling to nie-et
Mr. Clark who mil iueilned to
make an' auto trip the entire distance
from Waurlka. The imily will arrive
on tho return trip ut 6:30 ami after a
Mieclal illnniT ut the ''ilttlngton at
7 o'clock will be nt int. illon Hull
ivaily to open the mectlns -t'cloe-k.
The committee comprises 7k 1.
Carter. J. C. Dings Jako L. H't.
I. nroonrv H. A. A nolo. Ren K. Mi
II V. l-fwlni- II II Ilrown. II. A. HeJ
ncr. J. T. Coleman Wirt Franklin. John
V. Hasley. Cecil Williams. T. Jr. Orr. K.
T. Reiid lon Cochran and Fred C. Carr.
Governor Robert L. Williams Ih ex-p-.vtcel
to arrive at 4:27 and to attend
tlio dinner and isirticlpate In the meet-
inn. Judge K. K. Campbell will also lie
a dinner gucvit.
It has be-n arranged that Jako L.
llamon will Introduce Speaker Clark
having long enjoyed his acquaintance.
It is fitting that thin honor bo confer-
red upon Mr. Hamon at thin time in
view of the fact that he Ik the largest
subscriber to tho Liberty Loan in Cut-
ler Couniy. .
Hud It not been for tho insistent ef-
fort on tho part of Congressman Car-
ter it is not likely that Mr. Clark would
have attempted to address a meeting in
Ardmora hecauo of hi ill health and
because of this fact an effort tihould be
made to fill the hall to overflowing to-
niKht. Ardmore owe U to her good
name to respond on this occasion.
Congressman Kcott FeirU Im famil-
iarly known to many of our eople and
tho wide reputation ho ha gained
thr-iugh hta aervice In congress hould
combine to make his address tonight of
mor than ordinary interest.
Ardmore mu.st show her appreciation
for tho national reixignilion she la re-
ceiving at this time and arise to her
opportunity by giving tho distinguished
s-peakers a roal reception.
OKLAHOMA CITY BKC'KONS.
Kttrmls Invitutioii to Ardmore lo Par-
tieipat in IHg Celebration.
Congres-man Carter received the fol-
lowing telegram from Oklahoma City
this morning:
"Wo are planning tlm biggest patrir
otic celebratlun In the southwest for
Wednewlay toiwirrow nnd cordially
invite you to help us express our ap-
preciation in a monstrous parade and
i-oncert. Come and bring with you the
liveliest Liberty bond buyers and sellers
in Ar.lmore."
Mr. Carter desires to have a large
delegation from Ardmore accept this. in-
vitation and Innsmuch as a special
sleeper will be sent out here this after-
noon for Mr. Clark to uso In his trip
to Oklahoma City where he is the
principal speaker tomorrow. It Is prob-
able that the party could be accommo-
dated on this sleeper and have the
pleasure of making the ride with the
speuker.
MARSHALL COUNTY HAS Ql'OTA.
A telephone message to Congressman
Carter from Madlll this forenoon
erought the Information that Marshall
county had completed Its full Liberty
tond quota K. W. McMillan having sub-
scribed the last $25010 nece-isnry to
put it over." Wort! ulso comes that a
a largo delegation Is coming over to
ittenJ the Chump Clark meeting to-
night. FIND TEN MILLION
POUNDS OF SUGAR
HIDDEN IN BUFFALO
Buffalo N. V. fict. 23. Federal se-
cret ?rvice agents tcsiay f-eported to
Washington the discovery In a Buffjilo
warehouse of ten million pound of
sugar In b'i?s and barrels lals-led "top
crust flour."
KNC.INFFK AMI PIKKMAN
KILIJ:!) WHLN passi:m;kk
TRAIN LKAVKS KAII
hlcgo. Oct. ' 23. AllM-rt Cameron
engineer on the 'Copper Country" ex-
press on the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad and Famuel Wright iiremnn.
Vpre killed when the train was derailed
at Northfield. Illinois today. The tns-
senger escaped with a shaking up. Five
ars left the track.
Joffre'i Nrnhew In I". 8. Amir
tJranl Raplls. Mich Oct. 23. Unwell I
1 wis Reeda rephew of the French mur-1
shnl. Cene-a! Joff'.e has ena-tel in the
aviation corpi and will leave this week J
for Ban Antonio. 1
GERMANY EXPECTING
ALLIED FLEET ATTACK
TO FORCE BALTIC
St s k holm. Oct. 23. Tim military crtt.
ic of III Hvenakit DaghUdett luaumix
I tint (iiTinmy in untlclimtlng mi attempt
by nil entente fleet to force an entrance
into tlm Baltic In eoiihe'iucnre f the
I Germ. ill successes In tho Gulf f Riga.
TIi military writer su) tlmt never
since tli war beit.ui hit such a nuinlx r
of Girmun destroyers and submarine
lieen stationed In the neighborhood of
id. lu.lt the sounds between the Islmid
jof tennutrk and the nwiml between Ieii-
murk uml Sweden.
The impetus given tlw Lllwrty loan
campuU'ti. us a result of the address by
former Vice President Fairbanks last
iiiKlit. and the Interest in the addresses
to be mrulo totilgiit at Convention Hail
by Champ .Clin k speaker of the na-
tional house of representatives. 'on-
gresstnun Scott Penis und Covernor
Hubert L. Wltllums brought many sun-
scriptlons lo the banks and at head-
ciuarters today.
During the forenoon a llylng squadron
unrked uu and down the princhul
streets Interviewing tlie circus day vls-
n.r nml a street meeting was lieia
at the corner of West MhIii nnd A
streets at ll:".0 o'clock.
Meetings in the country districts will
sumel toiii'irrow night.
Kl.
- K.AU-OI.O OIKL
P.l AS JIO.UOO IIONH
1 KjiIs Overton Coffey eleven yeir
old probably owns the largest amount
of LilM-rty loan bonds of any child in
Carter county having purchased $10.-
000 worth of bomb; yesterday through
her guardian and mother. Mrs. I.illie
Coffey.
Minors Buy ltoniK
Nathan Brokeshoulder. through his
guaiJiun. W. H. Wlmberly. puruhused
$."00 of Liberty loan bonds. At the same
time two other minors of whom Mr.
Wlinboiiy is guardian purchased u $10
bond each.
BILLIONS WITHOIT TAXATION.
The I'nilctl Males Could Phj Many 1-Ui-erty
Iohiis Withoiil Taxalion.
(By Hon. Scott Ferris)
Loans adequately secured by real es-
tato are alwsys everywhere und by
everybody considered ilrst-eWu'.rf Invest
ments. We are not in the habit of re-
garding t.'nittd States IkjihIs ns secured
by real estate looking on tuvl relying
on the taxing ptiwt r of the government
and the two hnndred nnd fifty billion
dollars' wealth of the iwople of the coun-
try as security for the bonds nnd the
source of payment of the interest 'and
principal. Yet there is also buck of our
government loans real estalo worth
many many billions of dollars enough
to pay off our national debt and the
total face value of the Liberty loan
bonds already Issued and that me at
all likely to be Issued even though the
war should last many years.
The l.'nited States government owns
approximately 700.000000 acres of land.
Title of 53.000.000 acres of coal lands
rents in the I'nitcd States. Many thou-
sands of tons of fuel trainload after
traidtoad Way underlie a single acre
mien multiplied by 53000000. the num-
ber of acres' one wonders Iidw many
hundreds of times the length of the
train that could haul It would encircle
the globe. Kven with coal at $5 a ton
think how many billions of dollars the
money from the sale of this gigantic
train of coal could pay off.
The L'nlted States hns title in fee to
163000.000 acres of forext or timbered
lands. Tho richest timber baron in all
the world may own many thousand
acres of forest land but think how mimy
Liberty loan bonds he could purchase If
he owned 165000.000 acres.
Title to 5000.000 acres of oil lands
rests In the federal government. A
ilngle well on a single acre may pro-
duce enough oil to make a dozen mil-
lionaires. Wcllson 5000.000 acres would
enable the government to finance the
whole war many times.
On tH public domain there ure 3i.-
000000 horsi'iHwer of hydroelectric en-
ergy. A slnrMe site may be worth mill-
ions. The combined value of all the
hydroelectric power title to which rests
in the l'nlted States government could
ulone produce enough weaitli to curry
on the war for years.
The 17 nntlonal parks containing .774
square miles nnd the 35 national mon-
uments containing almost 4000 square
miles would in themselves offer ample
security for every ilollur of government
loans.
The 2.879.000 acres of potassium lands
in government ownership represent a
value sufficient alone to secure a loan
of billions.
No attempt has lieen ninde in this
brief article to make mention of the
agi.r gate nmount of real estate in gov-
ernment ownership except as it applies
to our Vubllc domain and the treasures
underneath it. X attempt liaa been
m:iie to nppr.ilse the aggregate value
rpi-escr.ted. The Azures would be so
stagering and amav.lng as to he beyond
all r mprehcnsion.
Anile from the real estate rt-present
ed In tho public donvtin and the bound
less treasurei in coal. oil. gia potassium
anJ mlner.il of all kinds underneath
it. no mention has been made of the
thousands and thousands of public
(Continued on patt tU
IIOrDTV I HAM
LIULI1M Limit
DRIVE CONTINUES
ARDMORE
FAIRBANKS STIRS
I
KOK.MKIt VICE I'ltliNIDKNT IN MAS-
TKIILV AI)lKi:sfi I'OINTM OCT
CITtKNH' V.H DITY.
LIBERTY LOAN PLEA
Imilunun In Forceful Manner Points
Out That t lilllaii Musi KnlUt for
Period of Contlift auJ'Oflrr hery
Resource for (lot eminent' AliL
Cliark W. Fulrb.mka. former vice
president of the l'nlte.1 States address
td the argent rruwd that has assembled
In Convention Hall. Inst night on the
clvlllun's duty during the period of the
war. In a masterly forceful manner.
Mr. Fairbanks pointed out the necessity
for inch nian woman and child to lend
every aid to the government in this
time of dire necessity. No speaker in
Ardmore has had. perhaps such c cor-
dial greeting an I none has ho thor
oughly ph-used nn Ardmore audience.
Congressman Carter' Introductory. ''
In a brief and happy vein. Congresi-
man Carter Introduced the distinguish-
ed speaker of the evening:
Indies and tMitlcmen: This section
of the state H fortunu'e indeed in hav-
ing the Issues of this war discussed by
two of the great men of this country
u former vice-president tonight Bnd to-
morrow night the speaker of the lower
house of congress.
Our distinguished visitor tonight has.
heretofore; spoken to us as a great lead-
er of a polltlcsl party but tonight he
speaks us a patriotic American citizen.
nu is moved by the same impulses In
this lrin- hour and serious crisis ss
are all loyal American citizens.
Vou are not here to listen to me but
to hear a talented learned citizen not
of Indiana hut of the Tnlied States.
Charles W. Fuirtmnks.
Mr. Fairbanks' Address.
The I'ollowiiiii Is the substanre of Mr.
Fairbanks' uddress:
Mr. Chairman. Ludlcs and Gentle
men: I am greatly touched by tho kind
utterr.nceB of your distinguished citi-
zen and congressman and by your cor-
dial greeting. I am. not hero in any
partisan spirit. (1 went out of politics
last year. He says that I am a distin-
guished statesman but I am nn extin-
guished statesman.
I go back in memory to the time I
previously had the pleasure: of being in
A rdmoro and e-oturasi them with now
and congratulate you on your i!evelo)-
inent. which has ls'en nothing short of
marvelous. ' If my impressions ere veii-
fie-d In the future". Ardmore will III ten
or twenty yiars from now be larger
broadiv nnd more splendid than the
Ardmore of tiskty. It would be difficult
for anyone to pet the jimlts on her de-
velopment. As your chairman has said tomorrow
night you will bsive the pleasure of lis-
Uning to the utterances of one of the
most distinguished American citizens. I
count him my friend. I was ussexiated
with him in Washington for several
yeurs ami the more I knew of him the
more 1 loved him. We dfereel In oli-
flcs. That Is the right of any American
eitr.en. I consider him one of the fin
est men In public life Chump Clark
spetiker of the lower house of congress.
f wish yeiu to lHar to him my henrty
felicitations.
On a Serious Mission.
My frie nds I come here ukw u very
iimiduul errand. There is no levity in
my heart. I come here upon u serious
mission- eme that must challenge the
attention and thought of all loyal Am
erican p.)pli!. Only u few years ago
things were far different from what
the-y now ure In the United States und
beyond the seyui. We were then enjoy-
ing pewe-e and reaping the reward of our
Industry. We were not at war with any
nation nor was there any war upon the
oceans r whe-ro the theater of war now
estranges the relatiemu of es)ples eif
other nations.
There him bes-n a transformation a
(Continued on page 4).
ZEPPELIN STIES
m ui
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illy the Associated lre-ss).
lUiurbtinne Les Rains France Oct 23.
The L-49. the only Zeppelin to fall
into the han Is of the allies Intact struck
its colors to the shotgun of a local work-
man named I'.olteux. Lieutenant La-
(argue of the "Crocodile" escadiille
winged the Zeppelin forcing It to land.
About :30 o'clock Saturday morning.
Unite ux was walking In a field ith a
dog and gun when he heard the sound
of motors. He lookej up and raw the
Ze-iH'lin surrounded by airplanes.
which were peppering it. Tho monster
was flying slowly snd low. Suddenly
the bow dipped into a clump of tree
and the airship came to a standstill.
subsiding gently across a narrow ra-
vine in the bottom of which runs a
brcok.
"tmme 'lately." bI1 workman Rilteux.
"the nineteen men of the cf clamber-
ed to the grouni. The last to le.ive.
who I afterward found was the cap
A
CROWD
OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 23 1917.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fur Ardinore and vlrinity: Tonight
fulr. not 1 cnll In western Okluhomu:
Wvclnexduy fair warmer.
Oklahoma: Tonlrht f.ilr. no so cold
In west portion; W.lnelay fulr and
warmer.
Fust Texas: Toi'ltht fair colder ex-
cept In exlremo northwest portion; frost
to roast except In lower Rio Grande
valley fre-e Ing in the Interior with
temperature 30 duifree In northern sr-
tl m of the augnr anil trucking re -'Ion:
cold wave at Houston and Port Arthur;
Wednesday fair rising temperature.
Wcet Texas: Fair culler In south-
east porilon free"lng except In the ex-
treme west srtion; Wednesday fair
rhlug temperature.
FOR 2 M MILLIONS
BA( HivOKNUVX ! INTERESTS IN
ARKANSAS CHARGE INION
DESTROYED PROPERTY
Fort f-mllh. Ark.. Oct. 21. Suit to
recover more thin two and one-quarter
million elollani In damages from the
l'nlted Mine Workers of Amerioa were
tn trial today in Ft. Smith before Fed-
eral Judge Elliott of Sioux Fulls. 8. P.
as special Judge.
Tho Rache-Oenman coal interests
owners of the Coronado Coal company
and a number of affiliated concerns.
are suing the mine workers under the
Sherman unti-trust ae-t. charging them
with destruction of tho coal interests'
properties in the Hartford Valley ells-
trlct In July 1914. A nation-wide con-
spiracy to wreck the busine:ca and de-
stroy tho property of non-union coal
operators Is charged In tho complaint
and witnesses calle-d on this phase of
the case will include some of the most
prominent coal magnates tn America
and International off!e;ers of the miners'
union.
M)SS OF FOIK BIG ZEPPEUNS
AND CREWS ( AISES KEEN
ANGITSII Tt) GERMANS.
Zurich. SwiUeriund. Oc-t. 23. Fried-
J rchshafen is in mourning over the loss
of at least four Ze-ppellna in the ill-f;ted
raid on England nccordlng to advices
received here from Swiss towns on Iike
Constance. The majority of the crews
of the destroyed Zeppelins lived in
Frledrlchshafen.
The king of Wurttemburg has sent
messages of condolence to the famine's
of the men lost.
The Swiss new-hpupers express the
opinion that the disaster Is n death blow
to the Zeppelin.
The newest Zepiclliis according to
information here are 760 feet long and
78 feet In diameter. They have eight
engines developing 2.000 horsepower
and are able to ke-e-p In the air fifty
hours .with a crew of twenty men and
:. load of projectiles.
FORMER CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR GETS
PENITENTIARY TERM
Trenton N. J.. Oct. 23. Federal Judge
Davis has sentenced Frederic Kraft eif
! Ridgefield. N. J. a Socialist and at one
I time a candidate for governor of New
' Jersey to rive yeurs in the federal prison
at Atlnnta Ga. and to pay a tine of
1.000.
Kraft was convicted of having violated
the espionage act by attempting to cause
insubordination amorr seddiers and sail-
. oru in a speech delivered at Newark.
ITS COLORS
tain. Jined them up in gaod order an 1
said something to them probably hl.s
last instruction. He then fired a pistol
Into the envelope.
"I at once grasped" that he Intended
to net Are to the Zupjielln and deter
mined to stop him af any cost. I was
about thirty yards away from him. I
loaded my gun with buckshot snd shout
ed:
" 'Stow that or I will do some shoot-
ing.' The threat was enough the cap-
tain dropped his pistol threw up his
i. n s - crle' 'K 'mer' '! amerd '
The men remained perfectly quiet cov-
ers! oy my s;un umJ a crowd o:iecied.
when thee w-ere un'er a goo 1 guirt.
The ca tain eeemel furioui at his fate
but the men seemel enchanted with
the adventure."
Gen-ral de Cstelnau and M. Dumes-
nll. under recretarv for avlntion. who
visited the Zeipelin Sunday morning.
congratulated Bolteux. He will be given
suitable recognition by the government.
COAL MINERS
ERIEDRUHFEII
IS 1 IMMIK
mmm uiitu ciin
HUiiiMiinn nun oiiuiuuii
TO IICIE LIBERTY
FIRES T0H0RR0W
II RKSIIiKNT-M DAM.IITKR TO LEAD
WAY IN IG N If I NO ItONFIRK AT
WASH INfiTON MON I'M EXT.
BE NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Governors iToelulm Stale Holiday and
(.rest Mi-e tines be Held ovt-r Countr'
..to l'r;e Nccrdty of Amerlrsn Peeiple
to Piifiiane IJlN-rty llonds.
Washington. Oct. 23. Liberty loan
day tomorrow will Is n state as well as
a national holiday.
Their Interest In the- elay stirred by
a tclugrnm sent out by Secretury M
Adoo.' virtually all novernora have pro-
claimed the e.ay u holiday. Responses
! of residents of the various state's to the
i proclamations have liecn quick and fuv
' orahie. Arrangements have boon made
I to hold meetings In all parts of the
country to urge the nee-esslty of buying
'bonds.
I The signal' for the lighting of liberty
! fires throughout the country will be
i given tonight when Mrs. W. O. McAdoo.
chairman of the Woman's Liberty Loan
committee lights a bonfire at the
Washington monument using for the
pturpose a candlebrum which once be-
I longed to Nttpoleon Ponaparte and con
taining a trench candle made tn (juenec.
Faggots to be lighted by Mrs. McAdoo
are of wood made from historic places
in muny states. Illinois ha contribut-
ed a piece of wood from Lincoln's old
home and Missouri a piece from
Grant's log cabin and Arkansas a ple?ce
of the flag pole carried by Colonel
ArchllKild Yell's regiment in the Mexi
can war.
WAR SUMMARY.
l'ifteen German lighting ships. In
cluding two droadnaughts were put out
of commission by the Russian last week
in and around the Islands nt the head
of the Gulf of Riga. The Russinn ad
miralty says the ultimate fate of the
larger (ships is not known but that it
has established the sinking of at leat
six torpedo bouts.
The superiority of the German navul
forces told however and the Russians
were forced to retire with their units
intact except for the battle-ship Elava
and a large destroyer. The Russians
now are protecting the southern en-
trance to the gulf of Finland where it
is reported German submarines were
ulteerved Sunday.
Oesel. Moon and Dago Islands are
completely iu the possession of the Ger-
muns. who claim also the capture of
20000 priHoners 100 guns and war ma-
terials. The G-'rmans p.lso have reached the
mainland of Kstonia on the Werder pen
insula which Juts into Moon sound op-
posite Moon island.
An ofllciul report from Stockholm
says the Germans have gathered a large
number of " submarines and destroyers
in the waters around eastern Denmark
in anticipation of an attempt by the
entente lleet to force its way Into the
Baltic.
Minor operations undertaken -by the
French and British yesterday from
I'oe-lcappclle northward to the Houtholst
forest were most successful. Heavy
casualties were inflicted on tho Ger-
mans and Field Marshal Hals reports
capture of 200 prisoners.
k East of Poe-lcappella English troops
cajUured fortified buildings and re-
doubts on a front of about a mile and
a half. Southeast of the village other
gains were made. From the Yprea-Sta-den
railway to the Houtholst forest
the British and French advanced their
lines on a two-mile front beyond the
southern bounelary of the forest. The
southern defenses of the forest and
other strong points were lost to the
Germans. Nean the center of the at-
tacking front the Germans made counter-attacks
and succeeded in checking
British advances.
British aerial activity In Flanelers
continues unabated. More than seven
ton of bombs have been dropped on
Iloulers and Courtral railway centers
northeast and east of Ypres were special
;olnts of attack. In fighting In the
'.ir over the German lines fifteen Ger-
man airplanes were downed three being
lriven down out of control. The British
lost eight machines.
DRAFTED NEGROES ARE
TO LEAVE. NEXT WEEK
Oklahoma City Nov. 23. Adjutant
Cleneral Alice! Earp Is making ready for
the movement of 1.500 negro drafted
men from Oklahoma to Camp Sherman.
Chillocothe Ohio beginning October 27.
and continuing until October 31.
From Oklahoma City thirty-two men
will go. Board No. S of Oklahoma City
will not send any negroes none bein ?
drafted. The First district board will
lend eighteen an! the Stvond district
board will send fourteen.
Germans Fire on Open Boats.
Amsterdam Oct. 22. New?paer ac-
counts of attacks by German raiders on
cinvoys In the North Sea. siy that two
emm cruisers and three torpedo boats
fired ruthlessly on the merchantman and
subsequently on their lifeboats. They
made no effort to rpara the Uvea of the
seamen.
VOLUME 25. NUMBER 23. EIGHT PAGES TODAY
SCANDINAVIANS ARE
WRITHING UNDER THE
GERMAN SEA RAIDS
London Oct. 31. A Joint Sc-undinav-Inn
protest. It Is expect ml. will bd lodged
u gainst the German sinking of the
neutral steamer under convoy In the
North Sea Inst Uelneslsy. according
to a dispatch to the Morning post from
Horkhnlni.
A dispatch to the Duily Telegraph
from Stockholm says tlmt the Swedish
press even the ro-GerniHii section
siieuks shurply against Germany. The
Iiugrns Nyehter declares that it was not
a mivul or military operation but inert
piracy. i
THIRTEEN ZEPS
IM - LATE
FRENCH OFFICIAL EXAMINATION
OF CAITI'RED CREWS REVEALS
HOME INTERESTING FACT.V
Iarls Tuesday. Oct. 23-Official ex-
amination of tho crews of the Zeppelins
captured in France on returning from
the raid over England shows that the
expedition consisted of thirteen air-
ships which left singly from three do-
pots on the night of October It. The
raid wees expected to last from twenty
to twenty-five hours.
The raider 'mado for the English
coast which was recognized by light-
house. They were hampered consider-
ably by fire of British anti-aircruft guns
and by numerous searchlights which
caused them to drop almost all their
bombs when sailing at a height of more
than 16000 feet (three tulles and more).
They were caught by a strong north
easterly wind and when they attempted
to return to their bases their speed was
slackened by persistent head winds.
Commander Was Lost.
At dawn the L-49. tho airship whicli
fell Intact into the hands of the French
dropped to a lower altitude her com
mander believing ho was over Holland
or Westphalia. The crew waved white
flugs. It wus not until aftor 8 o'clock
in the morning that the commander be-
came certain he was over France und
at the same time the Zeppiln was sight-
ed by French airplanes which forced it
to land. '
A little' later the L iO pewwetet ever
the L-49 which then was on tho ground
surrounded by French airplanes. The
L-S0 maneuvered for a landing in a
neighboring wood to give the members
of the crew as good an opportunity as
possible to save themselves but one car
was torn off. Part of the crew escaped
death by means of parachutes.
Was Destroyed.
The car afterward was destroyed by
means of special pistol firing inflam
mable charges.
The L-49 and L-50 belong to the Sup
er-Zeppelin class measuring 659 feet.
Their volume is 55000 cubic metres.
The crews are made up mostly of pet
ty officers who have undergone a spec
ial course of instruction. They were
clad warmly in furs and leather gar
ments.
III DRAFT CASE
FEDERAL COURT TODAY AND YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON SELECT-
ING TRIERS OF KESISTEKS.
E T
Sufficient Progress in Trial May Be
Made That Hearing of Testimony
Perhaps Can Be Begun at That Time
Array of Attorney.
The sessions of federal court yester
day afternoon and today were occupied
with the selection of a Jury to try ree-
ey Adams and 160 other alleged draft
resisttrs. It. may be that sufficient
progress can 'bo made that the taking
of testimony can lie begun tomorrow.
The prosecutions are the outgrowth
if the activities of the so-called "Work-
ing Ciass Union" which resulted In a
(Contniued on page 4).
1IES CITY;
A
Bl THRDKG
Irobally the largest crowd that has' On assuming his new duties today
ever assembled in Ardmore was here I Mr. Palmer found scores of letters re-
today attur.ding the circus. Trains J porting money credits or other prop-
crowded tf. the doors from RingUng. erty apparently held by American Inter-
Uealdton. Lone Grove and all towns on feats for alien enemies. These will be
the west; from MadiH. Tishomingo. Dur-' tabulated end a Liberty loan subscrip-
nr.t and other towns on the east and tkn made for a sum probably much In
from the north and south brought vis- excess of the actual amount reported In
itors at every hour. Hpflal trains anticipation of later reports
later brought visitors to hear the ad-1 Many ofacials estimate that enemy
dresses to be male at Convention Han i property subject to custody of the gov-
tonight by Speaker Champ Clark and ernment custodian amounts to hun-
Congressman Scott Ferris. dreda of millions of dollars.
SLAVS PIT EIIEOr
DREAD APTS
OUT OF BATTLE
TWO GERMAN HATTIJCMIII'H ONE
CKI ISER. 1? TORPEDO BOATS..
AND ONE TRANSPORT.
IS RUSS WAR REPORT
Ultimata Fate of German Ships Is Not
Known Pelrograd Says. In Reviewing
"Naval Hat lie In Gulf of Riga KaWr
Admits No I jot-sea.
I'.-trograd Monday Oct. 22. Two Ger
man dreadnaughts one cruiser twelve
torpedo IvoeiUe und one transport were
put out of ui Won by the Russians In
the rh'htlng u round the Islands of the
Gulf of Riga last week ut their ulti-
mate fate is unknown says an official
statement issued tonight by the Rus-
sian admirulty. It has been established
that ut least six German torpedo boats
were sunk in- the fighting. Th Rue-
flans lost the old battleship tilava and
a large toriedo boat. ' '
The admiralty staff in its review of
the fighting says that the Russian units
j fought excellently against the super-
iority of the Germans. The statement
reai is:
"During October 21 Important enemy
naval forces together with transports
were sighted by our outposts In the Gulf
of Riga. In Moon sound the enemy
seems to be clearing the water of ob-
structions which we laid down. There
was no naval action during the day
but enemy submarines were discovered
In the Gulf of Finland.
Ijirge Enemy Meet.
"In the recent oiwrations the enemy
I employed the major part of his fleet.
anei nis ovcrwneiming superiority en-
abled him to carry out debarkation rap-
idly and successfully. Our fleet only
was able to do its best to hinder these
efforts and to inflict maximum losses.
With this object we delivered a series
of attacks using ail the naval resources
ih our possession. '-
"As a result of these operations the
enemy lost through mines submarine
attacks and artillery fire two dread-
naughts one cruiser 12 torpedo boats.
one transport and numerous mine sweep
ers all of which were put out of action.
Their ultimate fate Is unknown. We
have established the actual loss only of
six enemy torpedo boats two of which
were of the small type and were sunk
by gunfire from our position on Moon
island. The other torpedo boats were
sunk in combats or blown up by mines.
The wreck of the torpedo boat T-e9 ia
visible on a sandbank In Kassar bay.
Further our coast batteries sank four
enemy torpeiio boats.
"Our losses are the battleship Slava
and a large torpedo boat destroyer of
the Grom type. The efficiency of our
other ships has been maintained com-
pletely." German torpedo boats of the T-69 class
were built in 1891 displaced 145 tons
and had a complement of 16 men. They
are 154 feet in fcngth.
The Russian battleship Slava whose
loss has been reported previously dis-
placed 13516 tons. She had a comple-
ment of 825 men and was 370 feet in
length. The Russian destroyers of the
Grom type were built in 1914 and dis-
placed 1.110 tons. They had a com-
plement of 91 men and a length of 321
feet.
KAISER ADMITS NO LOSS
IX RUSSUYN WATERS
Amsterdam Oct. 23. After his return
from Constantinople Emperor William
telegraphed to Prince Leopold of Ba-
varia commander on the northern front
In Russia his own and the fatherland's
J thanks for the successes achieved by
his well tried troops in capturing uesei.
Moon and Dago islands in co-operation
with the navy.
"With swift blows and excellently sup-
i ported by artillery pioneers and bomb
throwers the enemy's resistance was
broken everywhere by your brave In-
fantry and cyclists" the telegram says.
"The rapid carrying out of the opera-
tions Is due to their gallantry and
clash."
The emperor also sent congratulations
to the chief of the admiralty staff de-
i scribing the naval operations as "fresh
proof of the preparedness of my navy.
MILLIONS ALIEN
MONEY WILL BE
INVESTED IN BONDS
t
Washington. Oct. 23. Subscription
to many millions of dollars worth of
J Liberty bonds will be one of the first
I official acts of A. Mitchell Palmer new
ly elected alien enemy property protector.
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