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Rod Cross Christmas Roll Call
EAILY ARDMOREI
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JOIN THE RED CROSS
All it lakes ia a heart and $1.00
GUARANTY HTATK lANK.
Dec. 16 to 23
t teli Yuursi-ir hy llclplnu Your
I'ellnw Men.
CU.M1ANTY BTATH HA NIC.
A Newspaper of Character
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FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ARDMORE, OKLA.. TUESDAY MORNING. DEC. 17, 1)18.
VOL. 26.
No. 70.
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
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ASSASSINATION
PRESIDENT PAES
GOVERNMENT IS CONTINU
ING UNDER THE MINISTER
OF JUSTICE
FEELS' COUNTRY PHOULD
ADMIT "WE ACTED WRONG-
WE ARE SORRY."
WHAT THEY DID TO "BILL THE FIRST" IN METZ
LY,
Sunday . Dee. 15. llcr
a great blunder in niter-
CROWD KILLS ASSASSIN
Head of Republic Never Regained
Consciousness After Young Man
Shot Him While He Was Talking
With His Ministers at Lisbon
Railway Station.
Lisbon. Dec. 16. The lo.!y nf Dr.
i(Jnnio Paes, president of Portugal,
who was assassinated yesterday ly a
man named Jeetne. was taken today
to the Belcm palace to await the
funeral ceremonies. Meanwhile the
Portuguese government is continu
ing in office under Dr. Ossorio Cas
tro, the minister of justice, while
both chambers of the parliament
have heen summoned today to dis
cuss the question of a successor to
the presidency.
The whole capital is in mourning,
with a deep undercurrent of ex
citement. The government has issued
tin appeal to all puhlic officials ask
ing them to preserve order.
Assassin's Aim Was Sure.
Lisbon. Snndav, Dec. 15. The as
sassin of Dr. Sidonio Paes, presi
dent of Portugal, made sure of his
aim when he attacked the president
t oday.
Dr. Paes was talking with a num
ber of ministers at a railroad stn
lion here when the young man ap
proached the group, lie succeeded
in reaching the side of Or. Paes. ami.
drawing a pistol, fired poinlhlank at
the president. Or. Paes never re
gained consciousness.
The murderer was Killed by the
crowd, and another man. suspected
nf complicity, was arrested.
After the minister of the interior
had assumed the office of president,
Alfredo Magalhies, minister of ma
rine, was charged with the duty .of
V'.iding the foreign office, which
portfolio was borne hy lr. Paes in
conjunction with the presidency.
The government, as thus constitut
ed, will remain in office until action
is taken hy the chamber of depu
ties, which has been called to meet
tomorrow.
Police authorities suspect that the
crime was planned by the League of
Republican Youths. There is a unan
imous protest against the crime on
the part of the population, and de
monstrations are foreseen. Union
labor leaders have been placed un
der protection by the police.
icneva.
many mad
ing tlie war and should admit that
she was in the wrong, declared the
('rand Duchess Anastasie of "ccK-lenburg-Sehw
crin. mother of the
former Herman crown princess, in
an interview today. The grand duch
ess, who is a Russian and a cousin
of the late Russian emperor, came
to liencva at the outbreak of the
war and now is about to go to the
Riviera for her health. She had many
relatives fighting against one anoth
er on all fronts.
The correspondent was the tirst
newspaper man she had talked with
since the beginning of the war. I
id ing to a finest ion about the for
mer emperor and the former crown
prince, she said pathetically:
"There is a splendid maxim in
your language: 'Don't, hit a man
when he is down.' Let us observe
this principle, this spirting prin
ciple during our conversation."
Asked why she had left (ermany
as soon as that country began mil
itary operations, the grand duchess
replied :
"I could not remain in a country
which had declared war on my own
country Russia. This war came as
a great surprise to me and my son.
(Frederick Franz IV. grand duke of
Mccklenburg-Schwcrin, who abdi
cated several weeks ago), although
we were in constant touch with the
royal families of Germany, Russia
and Denmark. It has been said that
not more than 20 persons in Ger
many understood what a cruel mis
take it was going to be. I was one
of them. However, as I never med
dled in politics I was not able to interfere.
I.ut 1 continued to Hunk mat
Germany made a great blunder in
entering l li i terrible struggle. Now
she has lot all. Germany should re
create a political, financial and art
istic nation by openly admitting:
Ve acted wrongly; we are sorry.'''
V . K-Y3v T i i mi n
X Underwood.
the capital of the
(C) Underwood
This is one of the first pictures in connection with the French occupation of Metz
recovered province of Lorraine and one cf the strongest of former German fortified cities
Standing importantly and imposingly ;n Metz was a great statue of old Emperor Wilhclm I., grandfather
of Wilhelm II. and the man who was crowned emperor at Versailles after defeating tht- FVonrh 9rm;c ;.i
1870 and robbing France of Alsace-Lorraine.
About the first thing the French did when they got into Metz was to remove "Old Bill" from hit
pedestal ; and they didn't do it gently, either. The citizens helped the soldiers put "Bill the First" where he
belongs.
WILSON HONORED
BY MUNICIPALITY
OF PROUD PARIS
WILHELM'S WARDROBE
WITH 598 UNIFORMS
(ONLY) DISCOVERED
IB IN KENTUCKY
-An inventory !
William's pri-1
cd to the (lis-
imperial ward-
OKLAHOMA'S INCOMING
GOVERNOR AT ANNAPOLIS
STUDYING HIS DUTIES
Annapolis. Md., Dec, 16. Prob
lems of reconstruction and 'readjust
ment of conditions growing out of
the war will occupy the greater pari
of the time of the annual confer
ence of governors of states, which
met at the state-house here today.
Among those present are Gov.
Robert L. Williams of Ok'ahnina
and Judge J. 1!. A. Robertson, governor-elect.
DELIVERS ADDRESS AT CITY
HALL THANKING OFFI
CIALS FOR RECEPTION
SPEAKING FOR AMERICA
London, Dec. 16.
of former Emperor
ate belongings has
covery of the famous
robe, including 5''S German and for
eign military and naval uniforms,
according to the lloersen Zeitiuu
of Berlin.
Several thousand horses in stables
formerly belonging to Jlcrr llohvn
zollern have been confiscated.
Negotiations looking to the safe
guarding of the 1 lohenzollcrn fat.i
ily fortunes are progressing slowly.
RANGS NEGRO JUST
OFWOiWEN CASTSVOTES
IN BRITISH ELLCTIONS
EVEN THE AGED AND INFIRM
LINE UP AT CROWED
LINE UP AT CROWDED
London, Dec. 16. Sat urday's
elections were featured by the as
tonishing number of women vot
ing. The novelty of possessing the
franchise seemed to appeal to them
in all parts of the country, the wo
men flocking to the booths in
crowds and outnumbering the male
voters in some districts. Many were
accompanied hy their husbands, but
the majority went alone. In work
ing class districts, mothers in many
cases took their families along. I
Generally speaking, the women re-1
garded their new responsibilities!
very seriously and showed tlictn
selevs to be fully acquainted with
the procedure of voting. In some
constituencies, competition among
women to achieve the distinction of
being the first to record their votes,
resulted in long "queues" ling up be
fore the booths opened.
A remarkable number of aged,
even infirm women voted in spite
of the presistcnt rain which prevail
ed over virtually the whole country.
Men often remarked that their votes
were nullified by their wives sup
porting opposing candidates. Re
ports go so far as to contend that
the new house of commons has heen
chosen mainly by women.
THE LLOYD GEORGE
GOVERNMENT WINS
BRITISH ELECTIONS
BUT IT TAKES TWO WEEKS
OVER THERE TO GET ALL
RETURNS IN.
LABOR VOTTTS PUZZLE
With Millions of New Voters, In
cluding Women, Nobody Can Tell
"How the Cat Jumped," But Ev
erybody Concedes Coalitionists
About 400 Commons Members.
POPE BENEDICT SAID
Asks Police to Save Him
Lisbon, Dec. 16. The man ar
rested after the assassination of
President l'aqs yesterday wore a
coat peculiar to the inhabitants of
the province of Alcmtejo, in the
southern part of the country, lie hail
a revolver in his pocket when ar
rested and asked the prolice to save
him from being lynched because he
had important revelations to make.
Illinois Traction Strike Off
Springfield. III.. Dec. 16. Cars of
the Illinois Traction System starteel
running this morning after standing
idle since I hursdav December . tlie
trainmen's committee early today
having- signed an agreement to ac
cept a wage scale which will give
motormen and conductors 50 cents
and hour and brakemen 37 1-2 cents.
The new scale is effective as of Oc
tober 15.
Executive Makes Plain That What
He Has Written and Spoken Dur
in the War is His Interpretation
of the Desires and Ideals of Peo
ple of United States.
Venire of Fifteen New
Men For Grand fury
i ne grand jury is to resume its
work tomorrow morning at 9:00
o'clock. 'I'll is morning it was report
ed that four members of the grand
jury are ill and confined to their
.homes with influenza. Judge Free
flja:i't of the district court found there
' were five ill and at once entered the
following order:
"It having been made to appear to
the satisfaction of the court that
five (5) of the grand jurors, viz.:
Homer Ilinkle. John Hoffman. J. M.
Agee, W. C. Baker, and Homer Boyd
are confined to their beds by inf In- i
enza and are for this reason ex-'
cused. !
It is therefore ordered by the
court that tlie clerk of this court or
deputy, together with the sheriff, or
one of his deputies, proceed at once
to draw from the box containing the
names of jurors selected by the jury
commissioners in said county, the
names of fitteen (lt) jurors, and
that said drawing shall be done
forthwith and that they be immedi
ately summoned to appear in the
court house m Ardtnore, Carter
County, Oklahoma, at 9 o'clock a.
m., on the morning of the 17th inst.
"Done in open court this the 16th
day of December, A. D. 1918.
"V. F. FREEMAN,
"District Judge."
C M. Grant, court clerk, and Buck
Garrett, sheriff, at once drew the
fifteen names from the box and pre
sented the list to Judge Freeman,
who instructed the sheriff to sum
mon them immediately, by telephone
or otherwise, but to have them in
v court tomorrow morning.
i When the grand jury ,vas dis
iiwrged last week it was with the
understanding that the county at
torney would
and possibly
U ednesday. to
in which
m jail. There is
that of the killin
be given tomorrow
i portion of the day
present some cases
most of the accused are
i case of murder,
of S. M. Nations,
near Wirt, to he investigated. There
I are a number of youthful alleged
j burglars in jail, and others out under
, bond, w hose cases have never been
brought to preliminary hearings.
land it is presumed that these will be
taken before the grand jury.
! Judge E. P. Hill, assistant attor
Jncy general, will reach here at 1:22
p. m. tomorrow. It was not stated
; at what time C. Y, King, assistant
i attorney general, w ould return, but
it is understood mat the investiga
tions undertaken by the attorney
general's department will be resum
ed Wednesday.
II. J. Smith, state highway engin
eer, arrived here today in response
io me request ot the grand jury
that the state highway department
send an engineer to check up the
road work.
Paris, Dec. 16. President Poiu
care went to the Murat residence
at 2:-l5 o'clock this afternoon to
conduct President Wilson to the
city hall, where ceremonies took
place and Mr. Wilson delivered an
address. The speech-making was
in the great inner courtyard which
had been covered over and decor
ated with flags and buntiug. After
the exchange of addresses Mr. Wil
son went to the corridor and up
the stairs to the first floor buffet,
where luncheon was served.
On the way to the buffet the
party passed through the salons
where guests of the day were;
grouped. In one of rhem were!
stationed the 'singers ot St. Ger-
vais," a choir celebrated for its un
accompanied singing of the ancient
Polyphonic music. This assemblage
of singers is attached to the church
at St. Gcrvais, behind the City Hall,
which was struck by a shell from
the German long-range gun on
Good Friday, just as the singers
were about to begin Palcstrina's
'Stabat Mater."
President Replies to Greeting
At the Citv Hal! the president re
plied to the greeting extended him.
"Your greeting has raised many
emotions within me." the presub'iu
began. "It is with no ordinary sym
pathy that the people of the United
States, for whom I have the privilege
of speaking, have viewed the suffer-1
ings of the people of France. M.inv
fectcd, but our hearts moved als
with our resolution
Has Spoken for America
,- I . ...
j on nave tieen exceedingly
erous in what you have been
cious enough to say about me,
erous far bevond ntv personal
OUTOFTHEARMY
HIS OFFENSE WAS BEATING
DEPUTY WHO TRIED .
TO ARREST HIM
I
gen-gra-
gen- i
de
serts, hut vou have interpreted with
real insight the motives and resolu
tion of the people of the United
States. Whatever influence I exer-
Icise. whatever authority I speak with
I I derive from them.
"I know what thev have thought.
I 1 know what they have desired, and
I when 1 have spoken what I knoiv
jas in their minds it has been dc
I light ful to see how the consciences
(and purposes of free men everywhere
responded. We have merely estab
lishd our right to the full fellowship
of those peoples here and through
out the world to reverence the right
of genuine liberty and justice.
"Vou have made me feel very
much at home here, not merely by
the delightful warmth of your wel
come, but also by the manner in
which you have made me realize to
the utmost the intimate community
of thought and ideal which charac
terizes your people and the great na
tion which I have the honor for the
time to represent.
"Your welcome to Paris I shall al
ways remember as one of the unique
and inspiring experiences of my life,
and while I feel that you arc honor
ing the people of the United States
in my person. I shall nevertheless
carry away with me a very keen
personal gratification in looking
back upon these memorable days,
j "Permit me to thank you from a
full heart.".
Municipal Council Greeting
In addressing President Wilson at
the City Hall ceremonies. Adrien
Mithouard. president of the niunic-
Victim is Said to Have Refused to
Submit to Arrest on Theory That
His Soldier's Uniform Protected!
Him From Civil Apprehension.
Rome, Dec. 16 That Pope Bene
dist is prepared to abandon a cus
tom of nearly half a century and no
longer consider himself hound to
remain within the grounds of the
Vatican is the linn belief in sewi .1
circles here. Many incidents recent
ly have led public opinion toward
this belief.
No pontiff has left the Vatican
since 1X71.
The pope's remaining inside the
grounds is a protest against the oc
cupation of Rome by the Italian government.
Hickman. Ky Dec. 16. Charles
Lewis, . :i,cliargcd negro soldier,
who is aiieged to have attacked
Deputy Sheriff A I Thomas when
the latter attempted to arrest him
yester lay, was hanged by a mob
of masked men at Tyler Station,
near this place, early today.
TIkhh is. was badly beaten.
Lewis is said to have refused to
rtibmit to arrest on the ground that
his army uniform made nim immune
from arrest !.v a civil off'cer.
1 ie was charged with I
up an.l robbed several
groes.
Reports that the Pope would leave
the Vatican grounds have appeared
many times since the head of the
Roman Catholic Church lost his
temporal power. During the reign
of Pope Benedict the question was
brought up first last June when the
Vatican issued a denial to a report
in Spanish newspapers that the Pope
would leave Rome for Spain.
INTERNATIONAL UNION
TO AVOID FINANCIAL
BANKRUPTCY PLANNED
aving held purpose of this union would
otlie
KANSAS CITY'S CAR
STRIKERS WILLING TO
PUT IT UP TO TAFT
SURGEON GENERAL IN
WARNING SAYS TO KEEP
ON FIGHTING THE "FLU"
Washington, Dec. 16. The dan
ger of relaxing efforts to check the
spread of influenza was emphasized
again today by Surgeon General
Blue of the public healh service.
"The epidemic is not ended," the
surgeon general said. "Any state
ment at present that the epidemic
has come and gone for good can oniy
do harm, for it will hill people tr.to
a false sense of security and cause
them to relax precautions they
should take."
of our own people have witnessed
those suflenngs. We were the morci'll;l1 council ot I aris, said:
deeply moved by the wrongs of the j "' have the honor, in the presence
war because we knew the mar.ttcr in j of the president of the republic, to
which they were perpetrated. I present to you the municipal conn-
"I beg that you will not suppose 1 cil of Paris, whose interpreter I am
that because a w ide ocean scpar-! in welcoming the chief of the great
ated ns in space we were not in of i nrit ion whose aid. arriving so oppor
fect eye-witnesses of the shameful timely, brought us victory and the
ruin that was wrought and the cruel : upright man w hose conscience fash-
and unnecessary sufferings that
were brought upon you. These suf
ferings have filled our hearts with
indignation. We know what they
were, not only, but we know what
they signified, and our hearts were
touched to the quick by them, our
imaginations filled with the whole
ioned his policy and whoso diplom
acy was made of loyalty."
Addresses Mrs. Wilson. ,
Turning to Mrs. Wilson, M. Mi'.h-
ouard said : ,
"Madame. Paris is infinitely happy ;
and is touched, that yon, who have i
accompanied the president, have !
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 16 The
deadlock in greater Kansas City's
street car strike continued today
with no immediate prospect of a
solution. I'art:al service on some
of the heavier lines of traffic is
maintained during the daylight
hours, but the bulk of the popula
tion must either walk or depend
upon improvised motor convey
ances. The effect of the walk-out on the
iniluenza epidemic is not definite
ly known. However, there has been
a marked lessening in the number
of new cases reported since the
! strike has ln-en in progress. Mod
, crate temperatures have amelior.it
: ed much of the discomfort to the
j public iii going to and from work.
! The strikers have announced their
j w iilingncss to submit the contro
i versy to William II. Taft, member
'of the war labor board, for a new
! interpretation of the board's ruling
awarding the men an increase in
distribute
Paris, Dec. 15. The French gov
ernment is considering a bill es
tablishing among the allies an in
ternational financial union. The
be to
the expenses of the war
between the nations on the ljasis
of populations and power to con
tribute. The proposition is sup
ported by 1(H) delegates of all part
ies. It is understood that a similar
plan is under consideration by the
British government.
It is estirtfitcd that the txpense of
the allies totaled 424. 000,01 Hl.Ot")
trancs, wliile the central powers
expense aggregated S70.000.01 10,000
francs. To avoid international
bankruptcy, it is declared that such
an association is necessary, to float
an international loan estimated at
518.IMMU00.)0() francs, to be distrib
uted on a basis of population and
production. Each state would guar
antee its proportion from customs
and other revenues.
London. I)e,;. 15. Considering
the novel conditions under which
Saturday's elections were held and
the necessity of waiting for a fort
night before the ballots were count
ed, there is very little indulgence in
speculation as to the result. It is
admitted universally to be almost a
foregone conclusion that the Lloyd
(ieorge Coalition has been victorious
and probably will have some 40.)
members in the new house of com
mons. Naturally, with many millions of
new voters, women as well as men.
there is ample room for surprises
and the government party will feel
doubts as to its success even if sev-
! era! members of the cabinet, includ
ing Sir Erie Geddes. first lord of
the admiralty; Sir Albert II. Stan
ley, president of the board of trade,
and Edward Shortt. chief secretary
of Ireland, have been elected.
Greatest curiosity centers, hiw
ever on the strength of the
labor vote, which under new condi
tions is an unknown quantity. Wnile
it is believed that the women of
South England mainly supported co
alition candidates, it would be no
surprise if it is found that in the
midland and northern industrial
counties the woman vole largely
supported labor.
It was because the labor party was
determined to test its strength that
it refused to compromise with lib
eral candidates in three-cornered
constituencies, although such com
promise would have given the anti
coalitionists much greater strength
in the new parliament.
The labor party hopes to win
more than a hundred scats, but it
is believed that had the elections
been postponed until after the treaty
of peace was signed, the party would
have secured at least 200.
Political speculation is concerned
chiefly with the reconstruction of
the cabinet after the elections. One
rumor credits Premier Lloyd George
with favoring the appointment of
the first woman minister. The name
of I'ankhurst is mentioned in this
connection.
ITALIANS LOST 15,600
OFFICERS KILLED AND
Rome. Dec. 14. During the war
the Italian army lost 15.600 officers
killed, the minister of war declared
in the senate today. More than .30.
000 officers were wounded seriously.
Italy the minister, General Zupelli,
continued, had more men under
arms proportionate to population
than any other nation.
The war. he said, had cost Itah'
54.000.000,000 lirv. The public debt
at the end of October was 64.POO,
000.000 lire.
FOG LIFTING LETS IN
LEVIATHAN WITH 8,000
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
the company's
wages, contingent on
financial resources. the car com-;
pauy contends that it cannot grant I
a wage increase on the income de-i
rived from the presen: six-cent ,
fare. i
There were no indications today
that a settlement on the union
men's suggestion would be effected.!
IS
FOR RESTORATION OF i
DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG :
picture of what 1 ranee and Bel- heen good enough to add to this oc
eium in particular had experienced, casion the charm and grace of vour
"When the United States entered presence. We have long been aware BELGIAN SENATE
ine war, incrciore, rney enteren it i oi your cievouou anu oi inc w ise anu
not only because they were moved by beneficial activity you have shown
a conviction that the purposes of ; by the side of your illustrious hus
the central empires were wrong and j band. Yet, nothing touches so much
must be resisted by men everywhere, ! the heart of the people of Paris as
who loved liberty and the right, but to be permitted to know those who
also because the illicit amlritions ; have alreadv conquered by their
goodness. Thus Paris, by my voice,
acclaims you and lays at your feet,
Madame, the homage of its grati
ture and its respect."
Finally, speaking again to Presi
dent Wilson, M. Mithouard said:.
"Mr. President, it is with deep
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Odessa Wages Confiscatory
Odessa, Dec. 16. Wages are
very high in Odessa and amount ro
virtually a confiscation of capital.
Industry generally is at a stand
still. A statement of the allied
Russian policy is awaited eagerly
bv all classes. It is announced that
two French divisions will arrive
here next week from Saloniki to
defend allied propertv.
:
Will Help Reforest France
New York. Dec. 16. To proffer
American aid in reforesting areas of
France. Percival S. Ridsdale, secre
tary of the American Forestry As
sociation, sailed today for Paris,
where he will confer with French
government officials.
New York. Dec. 16. The giant
transport Leviathan, with 8,000 Am
erican soldiers aboard, is in port to-
day after a long delay due to heavy
i fog that hung over New York har
I bor for two days. The transport
reached Sandy Hook Saturday night
I hut was forced to anchor on account
i of the weather conditions. Among
the notables on board was Mai. Gen.
j (ieorge l'.arnett, commander of the
, U. S. Marine Corps abroad,
i The steamship Stockholm of the
I Sw edish-American line, which was
forced to anchor off the Statue of
Liberty last night on account nf
the fog, brought home a number of
American refugees who were badly
treated by the bolsheviki in Petro-grad.
which they were entertaining and
attempting to realize had led to the
practices which shocked our hearts
as much as they offended our prin
ciples. "Our conviction was formed be
cause we knew how profoundly
great principles of right were af-
P.russels, Dec. 15. The Belgian
government has submitted to par
liament a bill limiting compensation
for war damages to material loss-1
es. excluding, those based-on mora! 1
grounds. i
The senate in its address reply-!
ing to the speech from the throne.1
has declared strongly in favor ofj
the restoration of the Duchy of!
Luxemburg to Belgi.inf. I
Noted Women Home From Europe
New York, Dec. 16. Passengers
on the French steamship La Lor
raine, which arrived today, included
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., Mrs.
Vincent Astor, Mrs. W. K. "Van
dcrbilt and Mary Garden.
Weather Forecast
Ardmore and all Oklahoma:
Tonight fair, warmer in cast por
tion ; Tuesday fair, colder in west
portion.
LES
BEAUX ARTS HAS
JAPANESE ART EXHIBIT
Norman, Okla.. Dec. 16. Les
Beaux Arts, the art club of the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, had an exhib
ition last week at the arc studio a
large collection of prints win.'!; rep
rc.se.its the art oi Old Japan.
Several of the prints are original,
two verv wrinkled and vellow. arc
of dates before the sixteenth cen-
! tury. They include work of some of
the most eminent artists of Japan.
jMany of the prints have been pur
chased from the owner, a M:nne-
apolis collector, bv Lee Beaux Arts.
and will be added to the universi.y
colltction.
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