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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-27
Wells More Than a Mile Deep.

The deepes, we'll in the world Is
in Upper Siles!a, in the German En-
pire. II is a diamond-drill hole in a
coal field and is 1850 feet deep. A
well in the United States which may
90 deeper, according to the United
States Geological Survey. is ( miles
northwest OF Mcdonald Pa and about
Is miles west OF Pittsburgh. This
well. which is being sunk in the Me-
dina sandstone bed that elsewhere
contains oil and gas-is now 7I74I
feet deep. Some gas and oil were
struck in the upper part of the we'll
Between the derths of $3.50 and 100
feet rocks bearing rock salt and sal,
water was encountered. These are
regarded as OF Salina age, the same
as those carrying rock salt in western
New York. The temperature in this |
well al the depth OF 6,775 feet, as re-
Gently determined with great accu-
racy, Is 1853 degrees Fahrenheit.
At Derrick City, Mexican county.
Pa. near Bradford, there is a well
j,S20 feet deer, which is probably the
second deepest well in the United
States. Another deep we'll is On
Slaughter creek, Kanawha county. ".
Va; it is 5.5s5 fee, deep. 1t pene.
trated sandstone at 5000 TO $3.50
feet, and from this depth to the bot
tom, distance OF 545 feet. the well
IS in limestone. Near West Elizabeth.
Pa. there is another well 5.575 feet
the surface. penetrating into
4 black shale. Another deep well is
being drilled at Gaines, Pa. This has
already reached a depth Of $500 feet,
Deep well drillers in this country Of
'ourse employ the most improved and
Effective rigs. but one Of the most re-
narkable OF wells. reaching a depth
II $500 feet. was drilled for petrol
.um in western China by means Of
uch crude appliances as a cable made :
I twisted strands o. rattan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-27
Sunday School Picnic

The annual picnic OF the Baptist
Sunday school. held Friday. was at
tended by 3S5 members Of the school.
This Sunday school is one OF the
largest in the state, and its annual pic
mic occasion Is looked forward to with
a great deal Of delight on the part Of
the children.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-27
Notice. Neomen

We will hold our regular meeting
Monday night, June IS. at I O. O. F
Hall. Business OF importance. Be pres.
ent JOEL c. CROSBY.
f'-b Foreman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-27
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-A Jersey COW, fresh with
third calf. Phone Blue 42l. 27-2
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-09-10

hibition of their own idiosyncracies. The
Russian Jew as he is, is not to be seen on
the stage, for he in reality is taking good
care Of himself He does not lend him
self to mirth. He deals in intellectual
goods, while the comedian is expected to
approximate his work to the capacity of
his audience. The broad incongruity is
understood. The more refined aspects
would rush over the heads Of the audience.
In the case of the Jewish Women, how
ever, at least in the few specimens men
toned, it seems as if the spirit Of the more
refined Jew, the Jew with aspirations,
finds a reader and more agreeable chan
mel. It is the woman who transmits the
heritage of the race. It is the woman who
is the more sensitive instrument, who re-
sounds to the finer harmony, who feels
more keenly, and who is less able to re-
sist the onrush Of racial influences.
In conclusion, it is apparent that in
every other aspect but that mentioned as
applying to Kalisch and Nazimova the
contribution to the art of playing in Amer
lea by Jews is Of negligible value. Play
ers may attain renown, or they may re-
main hidden under the mask of Maranno
ideals, but in the long run they are Of no
account unless they reveal their true
selves in their playing, and of these only
the Jewesses mentioned are creditable to
the Jewish genius.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-09-10

revelation as in "The Music Master"
The Puritanic reserve is out of place in
the theatre And all art must reveal the
personal, if it is to escape dead conven-
tionality.
Players like Nazimova and Kalisch
break through this icy reserve. Their
success means that a new generation has
arisen that has discarded the old preju-
dices and feels that the art of self-expres-
sion is not only as beautiful as the art
of keeping silent, but is essential for the
progress Of social life. Individualism may
thrive on the old conventions, but the
sprouting of a new social theory, the devel-
opment of national consciousness, is an
tagonistic to this national reserve.
To a certain extent, the same quality
may be observed in the art Of Warfeld,
in the acting of Barney Bernard, and even
in the antics of Louis Mann. With the
exception Of Warfeld, they give of them
selves freely. No one would ever charge
Mann with reserve or restraint. In fact,
it is one Of the peculiarities Of the Yid-
dish comedian, who comes " straight from
home,o that he sees nothing despicable in
making the groundlings laugh at some
physical eccentricity of a Jew. On the
contrary, he feels that this revelation of
his ancestry is commendable. He feels
that he is squaring the Jew, helping to
make him understood.
The agitation against the Yiddish come
dian strikes these performers as wilful in
reference with legitimate pursuit. You
cannot make them believe that what they
are doing is contemplate, for to their
eccentric intelligence everything that in
PRODUCES Jews to the world at large, any
thing that gets them past the door Of ex-
clusion, should be taken advantage OF. In
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-09-10

this respect they are the children of the
simple minded They come from section
of the community ingrained with the golus
spirit. They actually feel no sense Of
dignity, for the root from which they have
sprung is lowly, fearful one, knowing
nothing of dignity and self-respect.
But not going into the psychology of
the Yiddish comedian, you will find that
in spite Of their recurrent coarseness, they
have the ability to project a character
with all it's emotions, with wealth of
detail, with a certain sureness of touch
when it comes to the externalities, and
decided certainty Of intuition, which
often rankles more, the truer it appears
to be. For example, Joe Welch, who
presents the shambling Jew, does, in his
impersonation, convey Individually the
superficial traits Of the low-class Russian
Jew His shrewdness is always combined
with pride Of parenthood. His criticism
of his spouse is always in the right man
ner, criticism with reserved affection. So
too Barney Bernard, whose vulgarisms
have tended to ALLEVIATE many Of his
friends. Bernard is true to the type of
the blatant, gross commercial Jew, of
whom there are hundreds in the Metrop-
oils. Bernard is offensive, but no more
offensive than the original. Intrinsically,
it is just as true, on the wrong side, as
Potash and Perlmutter on the right side
of the characters displayed. You cannot
get nobility Of delineation when the de-
ineator or the delineated are coarse and
baggy at the knees. If you want to know
why the Russian Jew has been depicted
ip his worst aspects, you must find the
class most in need of explanation and
balance them with the kind Of graduates
of that class who take up the public ex-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-09-10

A bill is shortly to be introduced in Con-
gress by Senator James Wadsworth, Of New
York, providing for the establishment of
university at Washington, as a memorial to
Haym Solomon, who, with Robert Morris,
shared large part of the financing of the
Revolutionary War.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
GERMAN TRIES TO WRECK
CANADIAN ROAD BRIDGE
Werner Van Horn Dynamites Struc.
ture and Then Escapes Into
Maine.
NEW INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM
Man Submits to Arrest, but Pro-
claims Himself Officer in Kaiser's
Army, and Claims He Cannot lie.
Sally BE Turned Over to Enemy.

NANCEBoRO. ME-, February 2.-An.
other international problem incident ia
the war was thrust upon the United
states to-day by the action of Werner
van Horn. who, operating on the Ca
madam side of the border, dynamited
the railway bridge over the St Croiy
River. and then escaped into Maine.
n rev hours later in room at a
hotel here. Van Horn submitted to ar
rest. but Immediately proclaimed him
sell an officer Of the German army, and
set up the claim that he had committed
an act OF war, and. having fled 10 a
neutral country. could not be surrend-
cred legally to an enemy of the Father
land.
The Canadian authorities took a diff
ferent view of the matter, and imme-
diately instituted proceedings TO extra
ditc the prisoner on charge Of de-
struction of railroad property. Pend
ing the outcome Of these efforts, Van
Horn is held at the immigration office
here in custody of a deputy sheriff.
The bridge which Van Horn sought
to destroy was not greatly damaged.
Within Il few hours cars were ShunteC
across one at a time. the passengers
walking over on the ice. BY morning,
railroad officials said, the bridge would
he strong enough for trains to use il
without uncoupling.
MUCH WAR MATERIAL.
SHIPPED OVER ROAD
The st. CroiN River for some distance
forms the boundary between Maine and
New Brunswick. The bridge Is owned
jointly by the Maine Central and Ca
| "a lia, ID
direct route of the Canadian Pacific
from Western Canada to the maritime
provinces. Over this road have been
shipped large quantities of war mate
rals for tie allies, which were dis
patched from ST. John and Halifax
According TO the police. Van Horn, a
man OF middle age, and of military
bearing, told them that he left Ger
many five years ago and for the past
four years had been managing a coffee
plantation in Mexico. Recently he
made unsuccessful attempts to return
TO his native land.
Friday night Van Horn left New
York City. arriving here Saturday night
and staying at hotel. That same
night, by appointment, he met at the
east end Of the bridge Il man un-
known to him The man gave him a
satchcl containing dynamite Van
Horn suspended the satchel from the
inside OF an end post OF the bridge
and about . o'clock this morning dis
Charged the explosive.
This done. he planned to go to Lam
bert Lake, from which point he in
tended TO drive about thirty miles to
Princeton. Tho night was so cold he
abandoned the trip and returned TO
the hotel.
ORDERED HELD
UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS
Attorney-GGneral William r. Pat
tangnll Tonight ordered ~,hat Van
Horn be held until further orders.
While there was no formal charge pre-
Continued en- Fifth Page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
GERMANY WELL SUPPLIED
Stntistirinn Figures There Is I.ittk
Danger Of being Starved Out

BERLIN. February tby wireless to
Sayville).-A s,at!stlcian in the Ber-
liner TaSeblatt has adduced figures
with the object of showing that Ger
many is In little danger OF being
starved out in the present war AS
II result OF tho new German bread and
hour regulation. the compiler points
out, less than 100000 tons of rye and
wheat VIII be required for bread up
l" the middle OF August. Last years
harvest. lac says, amounted TO I4.50O.
600 tons. of which 100000 tons were
deducted for seed. That leaves 5000
QUO tons at the beginning OF the war.
not including the grain on hand from
the 1913 harvest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
NEW YORK STREETS FLOODED
Dursting of Water Main Causes Trouble
I'm Crowded Section.

NEW YORK. February 2.-The burst
ing OF the water main at Forty-second
street and Eighth Avenue, just after
the theatres closed tonight flooded a
large section on both thoroughfares
ana police reserves were called TO han
die the crowds. For q distance OF eight
blocks along Eighth Avenue and two
blocks on Forty-sccond Street cellars
were inundated ami shops were forced
TO close.
iaxicab attempting to cross the
avenue became stalled. and two women
ana two men who stepped from II we're
swept away by tho water and carried
down the street until rescued by police
men. Three or the party required mcdi-
cal attention. Late tonight engineers
were unable to locate the break. and IL
was feared the telephone system might
be Interrupted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
DR.. ALDERMAN DOES NOT
THINK. WAR NULL END soon
No Termination Until EngIand's
Fleet Is Destroyed or Germany
Is Exhausted.
DISCUSSES CAUSES OF WAR
President of University Says Full
Truth OF Conflict Will Not BE
known for Fifty Years-Blnmes
Germany's Refusal to Arbitratc.

In comprehensive and dispassionatc G
discussion of the causes which led up
to the European conHagration. DR..
Edwin y. Alderman, presiden. OF the
University of Virginia. characterized
poker game. with the world as the
Jackpot. Every nation tried to bluff
the other. but the bluff was called, and
then, when IL was too late, each dis
covered that the others had not de-
sired the catIclysm which was thrust
upon them when tho bluT was called
The address was delivered before the
Richmond Foreign Relief Association
In the Commonwealth Club. Henry w
Anderson. president. presided, and af-
ter short business session, In which
arrangements for the appearance OF
other speakers were made, introduced
Dr. Alderman. The distinguished edu-
Gator. who is in Richmond for the first
time In more than two years, was re-
ceiVed with hearty applause. and he
warmed Immediately to his subject
WOULD NOT CONSENT TO
NEUTRAL ARBITRATION
Al tho outset of his address. Dr.
Alderman said that all the chanceleries
knew that war was coming after Aus
trta's ultimatum to Serbia in August.
1914. Efforts TO localizc the conflict
failed. and II was admitted by Ger
many herself that she would not con-
sent TO neutral arbitration, which DR..
Alderman characterized as the criIx OF
the situation. Germany he said, in
dorsed the ultim :tum and prepared the
magazine which set all Europe aflame
lie considered that the responsibility
lies between Germany and Russia: thai I
Germany wanted the Balkans placed
under Tcutonic control, while Russia
desired to realize her longtime dream
of Pan Slavism.
The speaker said that President Will
son was right in insisting on neutral
ity, as this nation is tho custodian Of
democratic liberty. the grand jury to
sit upon the case of the nations ana
the moral referee.
DR. Alderman cxoncrated Russia
France and England Of blame in desIr-
ing war, and said that Russia's right
to intervene in the great struggle was
ten times greater than that of tn.
United states to intervene in the dis
pute between England and Venezuela
or to exercise the Monroe Doctrine
against Argentina, for instance
WILL BE FIFTY YEARS nEFORE
WHOLE TRUTH Is KNOWN
Rut not In the various papers pub
Ilshcd ny the warning nations appear
the meat and bone of the causes which
preceded and prcsaged the conflict ho
said. ana 1T VIII be nfty years hefor,
the world Will learn the truth. Eng
iaha oid not want war, he maintained,
and Sir Edward Grey tried to avoid If
though
no one man should have such power I'm
ms hands of settling vital questions.
Grey managed England's case with
consummate skill and with an cv,
single to tho interests OF peace.
DIR. Alderman said that England h,o
CONTINUED on Fourth paEe.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
MEN URGED TO FIGHT
President OF National Association Wants
War on Prohibition.

WASHINGTON. February 2.-Mem-
bers Of the National Retail Liquor
Dealers Association. in annual session
here. were urged tonight by their
president. Representative Elect NJ. +.
Farley. of New York. 10 put on the
armor and fight prohibition"
I'VE must be ever alert and ready in
seif-defensc," lie said. Nature has
taught and provided us with the power
Of sclf-defense. 1t has given us all the
mailed fist"
Robert j. Halle, Of Chicago, national
secretary OF the association, charged
that big interests" were responsible
Tor the present prohibition wave.
by ins,lling prohibition Into the
public mind, he said, the big In
tcrcsts' are throwing sand in it's eyes
to prevent the discovery OF certain tao
tics OF the money interests"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
NICHOLS IN ENGLISH ARMY
Former Annapolis Cadet Promoted to
Hank OF Second Lieutenant.

SrARTANBURG. s. c. February .
Montague NJ. Nichols, of Spartanburg.
who went to England soon after the
outbreak OF the European war and
enlisted In the English army, has takcn
the oath Of allegiance to Great Britain
and been promoted TO the rank of sec
ond lieutenant In the royal artillery.
This information was contained In a
letter received by his family TODAY.
Until a year ago, when he resigned.
Nichols was cadet at the United
states Naval Academy and the star
quarter back of the navy team OF 1919.
He captained the team in the Armv-
Navy game OF that year,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
CONVENTION OPENS TO-DAY
Chnmhcr OF Commerce of United stntes
Ia Meet In wnshinSton

WASHINGTOS. February o-The
third annual convention OF the Chant
Der OF Commerce of the United States
VIII open here tomorrow, with about
500 representative business men Mt
tending. The program includes adj
dresses Tomorrow by President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan
Members OF the national council to-
day heard Harvey $. Chase, OF Boston.
former Commissioner OF Economy and
:hicicncy under the Taft adininistra-
iion, who urged greater simplicity in
handling the governments fiscal af-
iaIrs and The adoption OF budget
system.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03

LONDON. February 10:i5 J.. M).-
The Germans have been making des-
peratc efforts the last few days to
break the extended deadlock on the
EASTERN and western fronts. They have
delivered n series OF attacks, always
preceded by artillery activity. on the
allied lines in Flanders and France, and
while in almost every case they have
thus won a preliminary advantage be-
fore the nEhiinE was concluded, the
French. British or Bclgians have re-
gained the trenches temporarily lost.
and in some cases have occupied the
German positions.
In these attacks, according to Brit
ish and French official reports tho
Germans have suffered severe losses
The German artillery has subjected
the Belgian positions in FLANDERS to
a severe bombardmcnt, which suggests
,hat the moment has arrived for an
other effort to get across the User, and
thence to French coast points.
I'm return, the French have bonn
hardcd the railway station at Noyon.
one OF the German military centres
behind their advanced lines
nEAvY ATTACKS MADE
AGAINST RUSSIAN LINES
licavy attacks have been made
against the Russian lines In Central
Poland. Faced by Ranking movements
both north and south. Field .Iarshal
Won llindcnburg made a desperate ef
fort, which apparently is to be renewed
10 break through to Warsaw, and thu.
not only gain great military and
political advantage for Germany but
AT the same time release the pressure
on Hungary and East Prussia in each
of which regions the Russia troops
ere slowly pushing forward
The fighting west and southwest of
the Polish capital has been of n dcs-
reratc character. and the Germans Mt
first were successful, but the Russian
"flicial report declares that the Rus
slams by counterattack rcgaincd most
Of III" lost ground. The reports add
that the German losses were COLOSSAL"
The German official account simplv
says OF the lighting there:
Making proEress."
German submarine was still ot
large In the English Channel yesterday.
and the French Officially report an al
tempt to torpedo the British hospltal
sh'r Asturias. The German submarine
C-21, which recently sank three steam
(Continued on Second Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
THE CELTIC is FLOATED
Naval Supply Ship Apparently Is Not
Injured.

NEWPORT, r. l.. February o-rbe
naval supply ship Celtic. which struck
on Half-MIoon Shoal. in Nantucke et
Sound. yesterday, was noated in tho
teeth OF northeast blizzard today.
The vessel apparently was not injured
nut as She was having trouble with
her anchors, the coast guard cutter
Acushnet. the lighthouse tender Anc.
none and the ammunition ship Lebanon
remained alongside. The Celtic is bound
from Boston for New York and Guanta-
namo with supplies for the Atlantic
fleet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
IN SEARCH OF MISSING MEN
Coast Gnnrd Cutter Leaves Norfolk TO,
Jersey Consf.

NORFOLK. VA, February 2.-The
coast guard cutter Itasca left here to-
night to search for small boat con-
tanning two men,. last reported seen
near the Northeast End lightship, sta
toned off the Jersey coast
The men are reported to have gone
out TO attend their fish nets on Sun
day, and did not return. They arc be-
licved to have lost their way In n
fog which has held that coast in its
grip for several days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
DR.. GEORGE C. RANKIN DEAD
Known In South ns "FIghtInE Mctho-
dist OF Texas,

DALLAS. TEXAS. February o.-Dr.
George G. Rankin, aged sixty-nve, cdi-
tor or the Texas Christian Advocate.
known among Southern Methodists as
The Fighting Methodist of Texas"
and one of the leaders in Texas State
wide prohibition movements, died sud
denly here to-day. DIR. Rankin be-
came Methodist circuit rider in 1870.
afterward holding pastorates in North
Carolina. Georgia. Missouri and Texas.
He left IA widow and six children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
Flood Warning

Fiood warnings were sent out Inst
niShf by the local United Stntes
weather Hurcnu. The james River
VIII rise 10 twelve feet above high
ide this morning, and there .S a
strong possibility that IT will exceed
thnt mark before niEhtfalI. Twelve
.eetEWMi resch the level Of the Ola
& tDoniinfon and city Wharye.. and
will Hood basen,ents In the lover
section9 OF he3eity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03

As result of Germnny's coniiscn-
ti"n of grain md Hour 10 ronscrvc
the nntion's food supply, the HritiSh
hcet hns been ordered To trent cnr-
goes of Srnin md flour destined for
Germany nnd Austria nv conditional
confrnbnnd and subject to seiIure.
The American Ambassador nt Lon
don hns so Informed the State De
pnrtmcnt Mt Washington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
GERMANS DELIVER
SERIES OF ATTACKS
IN BOTH WAR ZONES
Win Preliminary Advan-
tage, but Finally Lose
Positions Gained.
SUFFER SEVERE LOSSES
IN TERRIFIC FIGHTING
Bombard Belgians in Another
Effort to Get Across
the User.
NEW ASSAULTS ON RUSSIANS
Italian Rcservists In England Noti-
fed to- Prepare to Join
ColOrs.
NEW ASSAULTS ON RUSSIANS
Italian Rcservists in England NOti-
fed to- Prepare to Join
COlOrS.
Germans on Offensive
at Various Points

a Nnrious points ON the battle
front in Flinders and Ernnrc
the Germans nEain hnvc started mn
offensive. with the object of cuptur-
Ing positions held by the allies, or
penetrating their lines. Paris ns-
Sorts TINT In most Of the attempts
the Gcrmnns hnyc been held, and
fhnf fo the north of ChHlons, In the
'orEcs. ncnr Burnhnupt-lc-B -Bns, the
French hnve made proErrss.