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DAILY ARDMOREITE HEWS OF ALL TH2 WORLD EVERY DAY. LEST WE FORGET" 1181. MORE DAYS OF GORE A Newspaper of Character FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS in BY flACNITLI or disaster IMPROVISED --MORGUES IN CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, DWELLINGS AND IN OTHER QUARTERS ARE FILLED WITH HUMAN BODIES HELP FROM OTHER DOMINION CITIES AND FROM UNIT ED STATES BEGINS TO ARRIVE. Halifax, N. S.. Dec. 7. L. today, there hud been no ch the police estimate f 2.000 dead yesterday's disaster. About the noon I number are injured, two-thirds of whom are suffering from cuts from flyliiK glllS. Washington. Dec. 7 Reports to the navy Indicate there wan no American ship in tiie harbor of Halifax at the time of the explosion and officials are Inclined to think that if American nail- on hail been caught In the blast It would huve been reported in the early dispatches from a naval commander who went in to help after hearing the detonation llfty-two miles at sea. Halifax. N. S., Dec. 7. Stunned by the magnitude of the disaster which halt overwhelmed the "garrison rtlty by the sea." the people of Halifax to day lient all their energies to relieve the Injured, feeding the hungry, shel tering the homeless and withering their dead. Snow Aid Firemen. A heavy snowstorm set in early today ami while this in a measure impeded the work of relief and rescue, it served to aid the firemen In fighting the flames which still burned fiercely in many places among the ruins in the devastated district. Reports from the improvised morgues nnil from hospitals, churches, schools, and dwellings seemed to bear out last night's estimate that at least two thou sand lives were lost when the Belgian relief ship Imo collided with the French munitions steamer Mont Blanc, causing the detonation of four thousand tons of trinltrotuluol, one of the most power ful explosives manufactured. Help Begins to Arrive. Help from outside began to reach the stricken city today. Doctors, nurses and medical and food supplies arrived on special trains from Truro and Windsor, N. S., and Monc ton. N. U. Other trains were reported on the way and were expected to reach here (luring the day. The special train sent from fioston by direction of Gov ernor McCall of Massachusetts will ar rive this evening. Virtually all business is suspended, and the schools are closed, while the Inhabitants are busy in relief work. Soldiers and sailors, including sea men from an American warship which rushed to the port when it received word of the disaster, are patrolling the .stricken district and aiding in rescue work. Halifax. N. S., Dec. 7. Smouldering ruins and piles of debris of demolished houses continued today to give up their dead, victims of yesterday's explosion aboard the French line munitions laden steamship Monte Itlanc. following a col lision in the narrows of Halifax harbor with the Belgian relief steamer Imo, in such numbers as to sunass nnv 1 disaster on this continent In recent years. Kstimates of the number of dead at 2.000 or more appeared to be borne out by the rapidity filling morgues and In creasing numbers of deaths reported from hospitals, private homes, churches and schools, where hundreds of Injured are being cared for by townsmen and members of relief parties, from nearby cities. The exact number of dead it ap- peared certain today might never be j known on account of the many persons entire families in some instances of whom no trace will ever be found other than charred bones In the ruins of their homes. City of FrlRhtfulness. Dawn found the city still staggering under the frightfulness of the losses In human life, and hundreds who had stood all night In lines formed at Im provised morgues continued their vigil with alternate expressions of fear and hope on their faces. Others besieged the hospitals for news of the missing, and meanwhile relief parties continued their work of succor among the Injured, whom they found In the devasted Rich mond and Dartmouth sections of the city. Aid from the outside in the form of tons of supplies gave early evidence today that fears of a food shortage were unfounded and left city and govern ment officials free to direct the rescue work in which soldiers, sailors and po lice are being assisted Ty bluejackets from an American warship in the harbor. Horror Everywhere. Over the flame-swept area of Rich mond, of approximately two and a half square miles many searcher, confined their efforts today to making sure that all of the Injured were removed to hos pitals. Other organized parties sought out these bodies that might be Identi fied and rushed them to the morgues. in this section, extending from Pier 8 back to Oottingen street. ot a build- i... loft atitntling aim neit- nere me Hreitirt-l Buildings that withstood me iirci- , ir - ...... the explosion were burned by the fire nln. the Austro-Hungarlan foreign mln that swept the district and scores of the lster said: njured were taken from the ruin, of "Agreements of a gradual simul the railway station, the rermery of the , taneou. and mutual reduction of orna American Sugar Refining company, the ments and the freedom of the seas mMltary gymnasium and the arena rink, with a simu taneou. Introduction of oh while few If any. of the several hun-) llgatory arbitration, provided with cor ran FlffiY MUS tin WRECKS CITY died children attending the Richmond school are known to have escaped. Across the Narrow. . Across the narrows In Dartmouth the ults of the vast damage done by Vrce of the explosion became more u. :U today, while reports from towi. d villages within a radius of 100 m. . indicate that the force of the Impact was felt in some cases resulted in property damage. At Truro, Amherst and other cities, where the explosion was felt, efforts to get in wire communication with Hali fax confirmed suspicions that the war port had met with a catastrophe, out it was several hours before a wire was placed In operation to Inform the outside world of the extent of the disaster. Telegraph anil telephone wires were torn down. In the first mo ments of ruin and death. Halifax was completely Isolated. Early In the afternoon, several hours after the explosion, a single wire was placed in operation by the Canadian Dress Limited, and over it numerous government messages told of the dam age to the city and brought reassuring supplies that every available means of transportation was to be requisitioned to rush medical aid and supplies. Where Explosion Occurred. The explosion occurred In the nar rows, a point In the harbor less than half a mile wide. On the north shore is the town of Dartmouth, on the south! shore the Richmond section or tne city. Sloping land on each side of tl.e narrows forms in effect a trough which served to confine the blast and increase its intensity -and destruettveness . The main water rroni cunnings. Riem piers for loading ships and warehouses for munitions and supplies are located south of the narrow and they escaped the full force of the blows. Vt hile these piers and store houses are damaged considerably It was learned today that the facilities for loading transports and munitions ships are not so badly crip pled as was at first believed. The matron anil an nui two oi wit- children at the Protestant oipnanae are believed to have perished. Of the two who escaped, one child was not in the building at the time or the explo sion. Washington. Dec. 7. Five thousand are thought to have been killed In the explosion in Halifax harbor and the fire which swept North Halifax and Dart mouth. N. S.. according to advices irom a naval commander reaching the navy department early today. The navy dlB patch said these figures had not been verified however. The report which came from a naval commander who witnessed the explos ion from a point 52 miles off Halifax and later proceeded to the harbor to lender aid said that all of North Hali fax was destroyed three ships sunk I and many others, damaged. "The ruins of buildings are now burning fiercely 'in north Halifax," the despatch con cludes. Official Report. The report as given out by the navy department is as follows: 'The following report was received from a naval communder at Halifax: "While fifty-two miles at sea, the explosion of ammunitions ship was seen and heard. Upon arrival assistance was offered to the authorities and the fol lowing learned concerning the circum stances leading up to the explosion. " 'A Belgian relief ship collided with a French munitions vessel loaded with three thousand ton of T. N. T. and a large quantity of Benzine. Due to the collision, the benzine caught on fire and as soon as the fire started the crew abandoned the ship, reaching shore be fore the explosion took place. North Halifax Destroyed. "Practically all of North Halifax was destroyed and all of the windows and doors In Halifax and Dartmouth were demolished. 'It is believed here that five thous and are dead but these figures cannot be confirmed. The explosion sank three ships and badly damaged many others. The ruin . of the buildings are now burning fiercely in North Halifax.'" PROPOSAL Amsterdam. Iec. 7. A dispatch re ceived here from Vienna says that In the course of a long review of the war situation to the foreign affairs commit- 1 1 ,, aa plan Hint fntmt fr. AUSTRIA FLINGS OUT LEFTHANDER RUMANIA QUITS, OFFICIAL REPORT lity, Rumania, Thursday. December A. It lias been decided that the Ru iiianbuk troop shall auisocbtte (twin selves with the KusslaiiH In the pro posed armistice, though the Rumanian hate rejected every attempt by the Ger nmns at fraternization, says an official announcement made here today. Hostilities were suspended today on the whole front. NO TROOPS IN llAltltOlt W1IKN KXriiOKlOX CAME Ottawa, Dec. 7. .-No troops were waiting at Halifax for embarkation, ac cording to officials of the military de partment here. W. C. T. I'. Re-ElectM Miss Gordon. Washington, Dec. 7. Miss Anna A. Cordon of Evonston, 111., was re-elected president pf Women's Christian Tern- perance Uajon for a fourth term at the national convention here. Will T. Dresser Kills Himself. Norman. Okla., Dec. T. Will T. Dress er. 30 years old, formerly a Janitor at the University of Oklahoma killed him self here Wednesday by cutting his throat with a razor. 4. P. HIIJ, MAY RECOVER. New York, Dec. 7. J. P. Hill, the Tulsa. Oklahoma oil man, who was ac cldently shot here, Wednesday was re ported doing excellently at the hospital today with good chances of recovery. PASSES SENATE Washington, Dec. 7. With less than one hour's debate the senate today pass ed the resolution declaring war on Austria-Hungary. The resolution was adopted by the senate unanimously, 74 to nothing. Sen ator Oronna of North Dakota, Norrls of Nebraska, and Vardaman of Missis sippi, who voted against the German war declaration, supported the resolu tion. Senator LaFollette. of Wisconsin, left during the speech-making and did not cast his vote. Meanwhile there was every Indication '.hat the resolution would pass the house with only one dissenting vote Representative London, Socialist. Mem bers were so sure of that they deserted the chamber in droves to escape the speech-making and return later for the voting. No time for a vote on the resolution was set by the house, but It was be lieved it might be expected before six .'dock this evening. Debate on the Austria war resolution began shortly after the senate conven ed, unanimous consent being secured for its immediate consideration. Chairman Stone of the senate foreign relations committee presented the reso lution and moved Its immediate adop tion. Reside the reasons that Austria is Germany's active ally and as such has committed warlike acts against the Unl'eu States, Senator Stone declared thr5 was the further reason that Inas much as Italy. France and Belgium comprised one battle front. American troops might at any time be facing Aus trian. Senator Stone made no reference to Turkish or Bulgarian relations. GREATEST ARMY SCHOOL AMERICAN SOLDIER EVER HAS KNOWN NOW IN FRANCE With the American Army In France. Thursday, Dec. 6. The greatest school of war the American army has ever known and which, when fully under way, will probably be the greatest of any army, began operations today In and about a French towq, the history of which dates back a thousand years. FOR WORLD PEACE responding guarantees, might offer us guarantees that would prepare us to conclude a peace with our enemies, a general. Just and honorable peace, safe guarding the territorial integrity of the monarchy and its future for free de velopment In political and economic domain. "We are about to begin negotiations on this basis with Russia. Whether other enemy states will associate them selves with Russia's proposal cannot be told." WAR RES Til UNANIMOUSLY ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1917. ARMY OK I'.M CASIH OI'ltlSES IIOIXHEVIKI Russian Deb-Ration Arrive At Teheran to Negotiate A to Continuing the War. London. Deo. 8. A dispatch to the Central New from Copenha gen says: "The Russian legation in the Ihmlsh capital has published a telegram from the Russian lega tion In Teheran, Persia saying the administration and the army command in the Caucasus are op posed to the liolsheviki and that a special delegation ha arrived in Teheran to negotiate with the Russian and British legation concerning the continuation of the war." The dispatch add that the Cau casians will not stop fighting against the Turks, but that they ' will need financial support. I TO DEATH HORROR HCENK WITNESSED HY GROUP OF RESIDENTS AT HALIFAX SIGHTS TERRIFYING Infants Prostrate in Streets, Dead Many Persons Walk in Midst of Rest-urea Suffering From Mangled Bodies Hundreds Under Wreckage. St. John, N. B.. Deo. 7. "Eye wit nesses o fthe Halifax explosion reach ing here today told details of the hor rors through which they passed. In the party were fourteen young women students from Mount St. Vincent's Academy. ' "Edmond P. Barry, St. John Postal clerk, was at Richmond during the worst of the catastrophe. "It was terrible," he said. "People dying In our car like flies. Some of them came to the place with nose shot off, eyes blown out, faces slashed with flying glass, limbs torn and distorted "On one occasion, while we were working around wrecked building we could see a little baby fifty feet or more underneath a burning mass cry ing for aid. I. We -ould not get within thirty feet of the child and had to watch while it burned to deaths "Men, women and children were lying In the streets and hundreds must be buried beneath wreckage." J. C. Gillespie, a train conductor, said that at Richmond fully fifty per cent, of the buildings collapsed. Babies were lying in the streets dead. Ernest Cam eron, a Canadian Pacific telegraph op erator, and all his family were killed. In the midst of the mirth and festiv ity which characterized the dinner given last night by the Lions Club at the Kandol Cafe, the bigger and more Be-, rious things of life were not forgotten. The Lions, as the name implies, stand for that which is strong and brave and chivalrous and in their true character it this time amumeJ the role or care taker of the lambs of Ardmore in other words, the children who otherwise at Christmas might not have the toys and gifts dear to children s hearts, for by unanimous vote the club eagerly em braced the opportunity to take charge of the municipal Christmas tree, acting with the Ladles Benevolent hociety, which heretofore has had charge of the Christmas pleasures of the less for tunate people of Ardmore. The mem bers together, acting as Santa Claus. will see that the children are made merry and are well cared for ' at this season of the year.' Nor was that all. The club, by unanimous vote, pledged Itself to deliver the organization as a body and everyone belonging to the household of the Individual members, to the Red Cross on opening day of the Christmas Membership Drive, and to work throughout the campaign. The dinner was given in compliment to the Lionesses and visiting Liona from Oklahoma City. Sixteen Oklaho ma City Lions came In a special Pull man, arriving at 5:25 o'clock on a de layed Santa Fe train. The visitors were met at the Santa Fe-Rock Island union station and a short auto drive ended at the Elks' Club, where an informal re ception was held. The Oklahoma City guests, the Lion esses and Lions, assembled at the Kan iol at eight o'clock and to the strains f a stirring march played by Barnard's Irehestra, filed Into the dining room. Two long tables with places laid for nearly a hundred were attractively trimmed with cut flowers. Soon after the guests were seated the orchestra dayed The Star Spangled Banner. While the guests remained standing, the Rev. Dr. R. E. L. Morgan pronounc d the Invocation. An excellent four course menu was served and at its con clusion the president announced that before taking up the program it would 'je necessary to dispose of some import ant business. Doctor Morgan, chairman f the membership committee, read six teen applications for membership. The name of Col. J. G. Deeper was last on the list, and the diner, were very much surprised when three members of the club arose In rapid succession and of fered protest to the election of Colonel Deeper, p. A. Ramsey. O. C. Lasher and Col. Sidney Sugg, were vehement in their denunciations of the applicant. . ning their objections on the ground that Lee per Is often said to claim resi- (Continued on pa t) WATCHES RARE LIONS CLUB DINNER HOST FIFTEEII T FALL TO TEUTONS, IS BERLIN CLAIM FOUR THOUSAND ARE TAKEN DURING PREVIOUS FEW HOURS, GERMAN WAR OFFICE ALLEGES LATINS PRAY FOR DEEP SNOW AS AID IN CHECKING ADVANCE OF INVADERS. Ilerlin, Dec. 7. ivU Londyn.--F'-ur thousand more Itaiims have hewn cap tured In the new u;itr-tJorman offen sive on the northern front, bringing up the total to flft wn thousund, iteccrd-in- to today's official communication. (British Admiralty, per Wireless Press). Vienna, Thursday Dec. 6. Via Lon don, Dec. 7. The Austro-Hungarlan general headquarters today Issued tht following official communication: "The enemy has suffered a heavy de feat. Early juesday after powerful ar tillery preparation In which German batteries co-operated with the troops under Field Marshal Conrad, we launch ed an attack against the mountain posi tions in the Meletta region and having reached a high elevation, freely install ed with defensive works, the stubborn ly conducted defense was broken. Snow and severe cold rendered progress dif ficult. Says Italian Reinforcements Succumb. "Early Wednesday, Monte aBdenecche and Monte Tondarecar fell at midday. Kalserjaeger regiment No. 3 stood on Monte Cilia. Toward evening the Ital n resistance on the Meletta ridge ')roke down before our encircling and storming attacks. Enemy reinforce-; ments coming tip from Vallstagna were n on the flank by the fire of our batteries Mtuated tast of the Brenta. "During the morning hours yesterday j rne enemy, alter a Diner struggle, iosi Mont" Bello and the rear positions near Foza. At 2 In the allernoon the brave Italian defenders who hf.d teen cut off completely for twenty-four hours on Monte Castelgomberto laid down their arms. All the terrain north of Fren zala ravine !s in our hands. Claims Losses Small. "In addition to their Important san guinary losses, the Italians in theje two days lost more than 11.000 prison ers and over .sixty guns. Our losses due to the clever conduct of the fight ing operations, were small. "Near Zenson. where we have occu pied the western bank of the Plave for weeki Egerland linfanjtry ranks successfully withstood storming attacks winrs IT? Petrograd, Wednesday, December 5. The foreign military officers have left army headquarters for Kiev. FIFTEEN SOLDIERS REFl'SE TO DRILL W HEN V K.tni; COIRTMARTIAL RESl'LTS San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 7. Fifteen members of the Fifteenth Cavalry went to trial before a courtmartial yester day on charge of mutiny growing out of an alleged refusal to obey an order to drill September 25 when they were stationed in the Big Bend district. The personnel of the court is the same as that which tried the sixty-three negroes of the Twenty-Fourth infantry, and Colonel J. A. Hull is acting as Judge advocate. It is alleged the. men refused to obey the order to drill, saying that they were worn out after a long siege of guard duty. OUTLIHliicTLAliS FOR RED CROSS Senator F. E. Tucker, district man ger, and Russell Brown, county man ager, of the Red Cross Membership Campaign, are completing their plans for the drive in Carter county and tne seven other counties comprising Sena tor Tucker's district. Senator Tucker will make a swing iround the circuit of his counties next week. Meetings in preparation for the campaign will be held as follows: Monday Ada. Pontotoc county. Tuesday Coalgate. Coal county. Wednesday Tlshsrningo, Johnston county. , Wednesday IJuncan, Stephens coun ty. Thursday Martin, Marshall county. Friday Marietta. Love county. Saturday iWaurlka, Jefferson county. Sunday Sulphur. Murray county. J. A. Carnes. county superintendent of public instruction, has been- chosen county chairman for Stephens county, with headquarters at Duncan. R. R. Cain, of the Farmers' State Rank has been selected as chairman for Pontotoc county. Ada, vice Mrs. G. D. Gillette, resigned. RAKERS ASK. LICENSES. . Local bskers have applied to the United States Food Administrator, Washington. L. C. for licenses. In ac cordance with a proclamation issued by President Wilson, the text of which is to the effect that all persona, firms, corporations and associations who manufacture, for sale, bread In any form. cake, crackers, biscuits, pastry or other bakery products, excepting, however those whose consumption of any flour and meal in the manufacture of such preducts is, in the aggregate, less than ten barrels a month, are re quired to procure a license. According to a statement by Albert Solomon, the conservation of lard and sugar is a most important factor at the "resent time. For Instance where Mr. Solomon formerly used twelve pounds of sugar and nine pounds of lard to the barrel of flour, the government lim its both commodities o three pounds each. CHRISTMAS DRIVE VOLUME 26. NUMBER 65. on TALIS of several hours' duration made by su perlor forces." OFFICIAL ITALIAN KKIDKT. (By the Associated Press) Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy. Thursday, December The big operation which the enemy Is attempt Ins; In the north is virtually a repetition of the turning movement he executed six weeks ago in the great offensive above Gorlzia. The Austro-German attack on Me. letta not only affects the lines in that region, but if the enemy could pierce through and drive his way southward on to the plains, It might place dim on the left flank of the Plave lines. The line east of Asiago probably Is stronger today than before the retire ment yesterday, as it is now a straight line. Formerly. It was like a long Inserted letter V, with the Italians on the In side of the U and the enemy on the outside. Weather Aids Invaders. I In addition to the superiority lis num bers, the Germans are taking advan tage of the backward season and are striking before the mountain snows Im pede operations. The weather this year happens to be favorable to the enemy. The snow Is only a few inches deep, whereas In December, the snow usually reaches a depth of from four to ten feet. One such snowfall would be worth to Italy many divisions of troops. Austrian prisoners taken in the last few days say that the release of the Russian prisoners held In Austria be gan ten days ago. Austria took the Initiative in this without waiting for Russia to release Austrian prisoners. Each Russian, prisoner was schooled carefully In Austria's desire U end the war, and the whole body of tliese Rus sian prisoners was returned to Russia as a sort of propaganda machine for terminating the struggle. The splendid showing the Italians made single-handed on the Asiago plat es u is leading to the frequent remark that the Asiago plateau will be the illan Verdun SPECIAL TRAIN CARRYING RED CROSS PHYSICIANS AND XI R SES TO HALIFAX Boston, Dec. 7. A special, train carrying a Red Cross unit consisting of fifteen physicians and thirty nurses and a quantity of medical and other supplies was started for Halifax In charge of S. Huntington Wolcott. Arrangements for the dispatch of the relief train were made by James Jack son, manager of the local division of the Red Cross, after a conference by telephone with officials of the organiza tion at Washington. Bangor. Maine, Dec. 7. The special relief train sent to Halifax by Governor McCall and the Massachusetts Public Safety cummlttre passed through here early today. It was due to cross Into New Brunswich at Vanceboro at 9 a. m. and should reach Halifax early to night. Truro, N. S.. Dec. 7. Truro, a manu facturing town of six thousand inhabi tants, the nearest place of importance to Halifax, was made a center of relief activities. This is a leading Junction point of provisional railroads and on the direct line from Halifax to New Bruns wick, Quebec and points In the United States. It was from here that the first doctors, nurses and laborers were sent to the stricken city. New York. Dec. 7. Word that the passengers and crew of the Holland American line steamer Nleuw Amster dam are safe in Halifax was received at the local officers of the line today. Truro, N S., Dec. 7. A 'telegraph op erator sent here from Halifax by the Western Union Telegraph company said he saw the bodies of several sailors of the United States navy who had been killed by the explosion yesterday. FERGUSON PROBARLV BE TRIED IN BELL COUNTY ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT Austin. Dec. 7. A plea that the of fenne charged in the Indictment Is alleged to have been committed In Bell county, and that the Travis county court Is without Jurisdiction was filed In the criminal district ceurt by at torneys for former Governor James L. Ferguson in the case against him charging embezzlement and misapplica tion of state funds. District Attorney John E. Shelton filed an answer in which he agrees that the Jurisdiction to try the embez zlement charge properly lies in Bell county. Judge James R. Hamilton took the motion under advisement and an nounced a decision will be given Satur day. ROYAL FLIER KILLED. Dallas, Texas. Pec. 7. Sergeant F. G. Hill, aviator of the royal flying corps stationed at Fort Worth, who was Injured Wednesday In a fall in an aeroplane at Duncanvllle, died at a local hospital. Physicians say Lieuten ant E. D. McFarland, injured in the same accident, likely will recover. BASSACHOSFJTS SENDS RELIEF EIGHT PAGES TODAY WHEII EXPLOSION GAVE ITS ROAR AHO DEALT DEATH CANADIAN EDITOR TELLS 01' FIRST MOMENTS OF APPALLING 'GERMAN BDMB"1SCRY Rushed from Hotel and When Re Reached Street Found Woman In Ills Arms Put Her On Ground and Hur ried to Rescue Work. Halifax. N, B.. Dec. 7. WUliam Bar ton, former telegraph editor of the Montreal Gazette, and now traveling auditor for the Canadian Imperial Mi? nltlons Board at Ottawa, related today his experience during the explosion. He was at breakfast in the Halifax hotel. "In ten seconds It was all over," Mr. Barton said. "A low rumbling, a quake shocks with everything vibrating, then an Indescribable noise followed by the falling of plaster and the smashing of glass. "In such moments the human mind does not hesitate; a cry went up 'A Ger man bomb,' a rush for the door, head long down the hallway amid falling pictures, glass and plaster, to the swinging doors of a few seconds be fore, now ripped from their hinges; through projecting triangular pieces of glass to the street. "Here I found myself with a burden. How she had come into my arms I do not know, yet here she was, hysteric ally shrieking, 'Oh, my poor sister; my poor sister.' "Outside overhead a giant smoke cloud was moving northward. Danger seemed over. I crossed the road, laid my feminine burden on a doorstep and returned to the hotel. My aid, for I was unscathed, was possibly needed far more there. I met two friends on the threshold. They, too, were unhurt. "Our plans were quickly made. We vere off to the immediate vicinity of the disaster, for, among many theories, were accepted as most plausible the lowing up of a munition ship. Towards Citadel Hill, we went, and the farther ve went the more horrid the after nath. Improvised stretcher units met js on all sides converging Into the nain thoroughfares from the highways ind byways. "The wounded were everywhere, but tost of these unfortunates could hobble ir walk. "We kept onwards. Our hurry-scurry had led to the armory. Here the khaki- 'ul men were already on parade, many f the soldiers showing wounds bound vith handkerchiefs. "As we passed they were already on ; fast march toward the more devas- ted area. The order had gone forth Commandeer ail vehicles, auto or horse v cordon was drawn across the streets ind passengers were forced to alight nd resume their Journeys afoot. There as grim work ahead." GULF OIL FIELD STRIKE IS ENDED Houston. Texas, Dec. 7. Settlement of the oil workers' strike affecting 8,000 men in Texas and Louisiana producing fields, was agreed upon this morning. A written agreement will be signed by the producers and workers this af ternoon, it was stated. WAS SOLDIER MURDERED.? San lAntonlot Texa4 iDed 7. Th'e body of Corporal V. R. Newsom, Sixty Fourth Aero Squadron at Kelley Field, was found on the roadside about two miles from camp. Newsom's coat was olded under his head and a pistol was found beside the body. Officers, how ever, are working on olues that may "d to a charge of murder being pre ferred. Newsom was from Marietta, Georgia. The official weather forecast for Ard more and vicinity and for Oklahoma and Texas says: Tonight snow, cold wave witn tem perature four to ten degrees. Saturday fair. Oklahoma: Tonight snow; cold wave with temperature four to ten degrees; Saturday fair, not so cold In northwest portion. East Texas: Tonight cloudy, rain or snow in north portion; colder In the interior: cold wave in north portion as far as Taj lor, with temperature 18 to 25 degrees; Saturday, snow in north and rain or snow in south portion; colder. West Texas: Tonight cloudy, snow in north portion: cold wave, temperature will be near sero In north and If to .' degrees in south portion: Saturday fair; not so cold in the Panhandle. Bartlesville. Okla.. Dee. 7. Northeast em Oklahoma is covered with a blanket of snow today, the first of the season. Two Inches of snow had fallen up to S o'clock this morning, and the precip itation was continuing. SHOW TONIGHT WEATHER REPORT