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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26

document published some months ago-the
French official review of the first six months
of the war. | have not seen the original doc
ument, but only the English version issued
by Reuters Agency. In this | read the fol-
lowing passage, reviewing the failure of the
Allied left wing: "On August 81 our Of
fensive in the centre began with ten army
corps. On August % it failed, and this re-
verse appeared serious. The reasons for it
are complex. There were in this affair indi-
vidual and collective failures, imprudences
committed under the fire of the enemy,
divisions i'll engaged, rash depoyments and
precipitate retreats, a premature waste Of
men, and, finally, the inadequacy of certain
OF our troops and their leaders both as re-
CARDS the of the infantry and artillery"
That passage increased my confidence In Gen
eral Joifre. Ii takes a strong man to say
plainly that his army was seriously defeated
and that the defeat was due to the failure of
certain generals and of certain troops.
A day or two ago | received a French
pamphlet on the battles of the Marine, written
by NJ. Fabreguettes. 1t is not and does not
pretend to be, a military history of those
battles, but it gives the text Of some Of the
orders issued by General Joffre. Here is the
first of them, dated August rs, three days
after the German attack on General French
at Mons
"As the offensive man9uyre which was
planned could not be carried out, the further
operations will be regulated in such man.
ner TO reconstitute on our left, by the
junction of the Attn and 9th armies, of the
British army and of new forces drawn from
the east, mass capable of resuming the Of
fensive while the other armies hold in check
the enemy's efforts for the necessary time.
The movement will be covered by rear guards
left upon favorable sections of ground so as
to make use Of all the obstacles TO stop, or
at least delay, the enemy's march by short
and vigorous counter attacks, in which the
principal element will be the artillery"
That is the order Of man with clear,
cool head, undisturbed by great disaster
The projected counter attack had, however,
TO be postponed and the retreat continued
On September came another order, which
Geseryes TO be translated:
81. 1t is fitting TO take advantage OF the
rash situation of the LIST German army 20
concentrate upon 1t the efforts Of the Allied
armies on the extreme left. All dispositions
will be made in the course Of September B
to start for the attack on September o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26

floss and likewise against all tooth pow
ders and pastes as containing gritty sub
stances which cannot fail to damage the
delicate epithelial surface Of the gums
For. however microscopic the injury it
may suffice TO furnish a comfortable nurs-
cry for those mischievous endamGbe of
which we have heard so much Of late.
It is only fair to add, in justice to the
toothbrush enthusiasts, that the rough
treatment of which these authors are so
was lately recommended by
another expert as the proper treatment
for the morbid condition it is said to pro-
duce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
How London Was Raided.

Il NAV be assumed that the recent Zep-
pelin raid on London is put in as favor
able a light as IL viii bear in the interest
ing narrative reported by Mr.. Karl Won
Wieeand in "The World" His informant
was the commander of one Of the airships
engaged in the overwhelmingly
the most successful hitherto achieved
and though the story is told with becom-
ing show Of modesty and candor 1t IS
clear that the narrator has made the most
Of his feat and even suffered his hopes on
occasion 10 color his record of things seen.
Naturally. he refused TO give some i'm
portant particulars, such as the speed at
which the vessel passed over the town, the
height from which the bombs were
dropped. etc. As the probable success OF
the attack must depend largely on such
considerations. so without information on
these points it is of little consequence
that the navigator mentioned figures ana
seemed TO know to yard how far 1t was
from ST. Paul's to the Bank Of England
thence to the Tower and the different rail-
wav stations: how long it would take his
Zeppelin. given a steady wind, with given
revolutions Of the propellers, to take hlm
over those distances"
There is nothing wonderful in all THIS
ANY good map of London would give HIM
his bearings and distances, and 1t would
be strange indeed if he did not know the
rover Of his propellers. Of course the
pilot must be informed on such obvious
facts as these. the only interesting ques-
tion being what use he can make OF them.
In the first recorded airship attack on
Antwerp it was clear that the officer IN
charge knew exactly where he was, but
though he made six attempts he utterly
failed 10 hit his mark. Probably the air
men have learned a good deal since then,
hut Mr.. Won Wiegands informant showed
that he was very doubtful about his
hits. And no wonder. Even If we as
sune that he was right in reckoning his
ybereabouts and knew exactly when ne
approached st. Paul's and when he passed
over the Holborn Viaduct it is clear, con-
sidering the attack lasted exactly ten min
utes. that the opportunity for precise OBJ
servation was limited and must have been
largely handicapped by a disconcerting
display Of more than a score of search
lights. .
We must therefore take his account OF
damage done as mere guesswork. On
dark night. with searchlights playing
about him and shrapnel bursting on all
sides. he would have little chance in the
SPACE of ten minutes to do his work and
then consider its effect. In fact, he hard
~ pretends to give an exact account Of
what he did. but is content to say that he
hit we'll and apparently" did much
damage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
Is the Toothbrush Doomed?

HYGIENE habits are subject in large
measure to the whims of fashion, and it
happens not infrequently that as soon as
some new ritual has become popular and
is thoroughly established some one Of
great authority arises to denounce it as
wholly mischievcus and calculated to
bring about results directly contrary TO
those intended by its originator or its
advocates.
The ritual so much celebrated in the
last two years as toothbrush drill" is al
ready threatened. II is true that the tooth
brush is not a new instrument of health.
II is difficult 10 say who introduced it.
But the zealots Of the brush got their
first hearing only few years ago. and
they have run into the sort Of excuses
thac invariably cause a reaction.
They tried TO persuade US that all the
evils in the world were ultimately attribu-
table to neglected teeth. They maintained
that the majority of human miseries
could be abolished by the brush, and they
were for teaching the public not only in
the schools but even in the theatres and
places Of amusement by means Of lectures
and moving pictures. One celebrated set
of films was apparently designed TO show
that the lad who used his brush properly
might with impunity crack Brazils between
his jaws Tracts were written to demon
strate the inestimable benefit 10 be de-
rived from constant scrubbing, and en-
thusiasts with a charitable turn wen,
about distributing toothbrushes among
the poor.
But now we learn from a review in
"The Medical Record" that two Of the
highest authorities on alveolar pyorrhGa
are strongly opposed 10 the indiscriminate
use Of toothbrushes. Grudgingly they al
low that a soft brush applied cautiously
may do no harm, but upon the whole they
are evidently apt TO think that a piece Of
cloth or gauze would be much better. The
purpose Of brushing is TO prevent the for
nation Of tartar and 20 remove particles
Of food, and these ends can be accom-
plished, they think, by rinsing the mouth
and wiping the teeth with something less
coarse and dangerous than brush. More
tan this, t.ey. warn Us against dental
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
A Prophecy That Missed,

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: "If the assertion of the newspapers
that a defensive alliance has been formed
between Austria and Germany prove TO be
true, all who value the peace Of Europe will
hail it as glad tidings Of great joy"
The above is from speech made by Lord
Salisbury, British Foreign Minister, at Man
chester, October II, 1879, as recorded by
"Harpers New Monthly Magazine" for De
Cember Of the same year.
Any remarks? HENRY W. LANCE.
Fort Totten, n. Y, Sept. %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26

"2. The disposition to be carried out By the
evening of September will be:
(a) All the available forces OF the 6tn
Army to be to the northeast Of Mesux
ready to cross the Ourcq between LEY
sur-Ourcq and May-en- Multien, in the gen
eral direction of Chateau-Thierry. Tne
available elements of the 1st Cavalry Corps
which are at hand will be placed for ms
operation under the orders of Genef"
Maunoury commanding 9th Army.
(b) The British Army will be posed on
the front of Changis- faelns
eastward, tready to attack in the genera
direction of Montmirail.
(c) The 9TH Army, closing a little to ~
left, will post itself on the general front %
Courtacon- Esternay- Sezanne, ready 70 ~
tack in the general direction from sou'h
north, the I'd Cavalry Corps securing ''s
connection between the British Army anu
the 9Th Army.
cd The 9th Army will cover the rign'
of the 9Th Army, holding the soa'ns'ss
exits from the marsh of Salnt-Gono an
carrying part of its forces on to '"'
plateau north of Sezanne.
80. The offensive will be taken by us'-
different armies on September 6, beg'nni"s
IN the morning"
This is in every respect a model order ~
a commander in chief II begins by ciesrn
explaining his plan. IL then tells eaeh OF ~"
of the four armies eohes'S ~
the position which his army Is TO reaeh a.
The evening of September 5. IL clearly mo.
Gates the direction in which each army
attack, and it explains how the space ~
tween the British Army and the next 49, -.
to its right is to be covered. II leaves 70
Of each army absolute freedom
10 the way he will move his seyerAi 81. "a
corps. The man who wrote that ordel -,
thought out his problem, one OF the - 70
difficult which general has ever hAd 70 -
had found a sound solution OF It, ana 81.
how, by a brief order no longer than an or 4,
nary letter, to set his four great armss
motion. A man like that has the intei'es
capacity TO command great modern a., -
rs well as the professional skill require. Iii.
direct his subordinates. The trying sss
tons in which the order was issuea 80 '.s
hat he had also the mental equipoise "A
, commander in chief requires. "a.
wrote Napoleon to Josephine Ian.
gust 30, is0s), "les hommes ne soh'
Test un homme aui est tout
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
Horace Greeley's Boots.
tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the statue OF Horace
Greeley, the artist omitted one popularity Of
Mr. Greeley that would have given the statue
added interest Mr. Greeley wore boots, and he
always took great care to tuck one leg Of
his trousers in the top Of his boot. This gave
him a careless appearance which pleased him,
but deceived no one. There must be other
oldtimers about who often smiled at this one
of Mr.. Greeley's many eecentricities
AUGUSTUS COLSoN.
New York, Sept. 81, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26

Young Mr. Rockefeller dancing at Colo
lado miners party is a figure much more APP
ealing to the Imagination than young Mr.
Rockefeller intrenched at 26 Broadway
against the "mourners" after the Ludlow
5hootings
Between Henry Ford and the Germans, the
hanks must see dire calamity just around the
corner!
McAdoo is held up as a cotton savior
"Sun" headline.
No longer tin, then?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
New York, Sept, 20, 1915.


Various artists, who speak with some
authority in their own field, insist that
Nature is not perfect. Sunsets are too
brilliant, lights are too crude and flaring.
The lines of trees, Of rock, of hill, are out
of drawing. Nature in short is too lavish,
too powerful, TOO insistent on her effects.
Some scientists also maintain that Nature
is not perfect. She spends thousand eggs
TO produce one fish; myriad apple bios
SONS leave only handful Of apples on
the bough; the sun-mellowed hillside, with
it's growth of a century, is blown to bits
by ten minutes of volcanic outburst; some
times fifty years of life does not build a
Man. All this is manifestly inefficient,
consequently imperfect. Some philosophers
contend that Nature keeps on doing the
same old things in the same foolish old
way, world without end. Showing thus
incapability Of improvement, she is patent
y imperfect
Nevertheless, il was Nature which
painted the sides Of the trout and the
feathers of the pheasant and that much
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: We will thank you for an answer to
the following question: as Nature perfect? ?"
JAMES W. FAWCETT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
Is Nature Perfect?

We have received the appended letter
which, despite its seeming great demands
on our slender store of finite wisdom, sug-
gests its own answer:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
Aevu Cork Etbarne.

First to Lasi-the Truth: News-Editoria's
Advertisements.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28
THIS Is OLD STUFF

A farmer owning a Ford drove 1t to
town recently and left it standing in
front of a store where he had some
trading to do. In about half an hour
a small boy stuck his head in a door
and said, Say, mister, is this your
Ford out here? Well. you had better
come out here and look after it as two
ants are trying to pull it under the
sidewalk and its nearly out Of sight
now."-Stratford News.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28

Typewriter paper, 13 pound bond
8hx11, at the Register ONCE for 500
per thousand sheets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
REFUSED To
GRANT 7 BUILD
INC PERM 7
COMMlS SSlONERS REFUSE TO AL
LOW OLD BUILDING REPAIRED
CASE WILL BE THRESHED
OUT.

At the meeting Of the city com
missioners last night Mrs. C.. l.. Her
bert, through her attorneys, presented
a memorial to the board asking that
she be granted a permit to repair
the building on Main street recently
condemned by the board as a nui-
sance and a menace to passers-by,
stating that she had received esti-
mates on the cost of putting the
building in repair and was prepared
to begin work at once The paper
was read and ordered laid on the
table, with the evident intention on
the part of the city commissioners
to adhere to their former resolution
and have the building removed if the
owners refuse to do so after the time
limit expires.
The two buildings east OF this one
will be removed, but if this one is
left standing t will not improve the
tlooks of that part of the street to
any apprec1able extent. However,
the case will in all probability get
tangled up in the courts, unless some
settlement can be agreed upon be-
tween the owners of the property and
the city administration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
w., NOT OPEN
BIkiI5;;;?!|uAY
At PRESENT
CITY MlSSIONERS PASS RES.
OlU T1ON LAST NIGHT DEFER.
RING ACTION AFTER REPORT
OF CITY ENGINEER.

East Broadway will not be opened,
for the time being, at least, according
to resolution passed by the city
commissioners last night.
At previous meeting the city en-
gineer was ordered to make an inves-
tigation as to the feasibility of open"
ing this street and also the cost OF
making the necessary fills and grades.
Last night he submitted this report,
which showed that it would require
S2,162.4O to remove the dirt and
make the fill, not taking into account
the moving of some buildings already
in the right Of way. After hearing
the report, it was moved and adopted
that action be deferred until some
future time.
j. A. Bodovitz representing some
Of the citizens who are interested in
opening this street, was present, and
presented a strong argument in their
behalf. He quoted authorities and de.
cisions showing that the contract en-.
tered into between the city and the
railroad company several years ago
was not an obligation, but that
the citizens had a right to abrogate
this agreement at the present time
and require that the railroad main
tain a crossing, if the city deemed il
necessary to open this street.
In view of the resolution passed
last night, the matter is temporarily
suspended, but only temporarily as
it was learned this morning that
those interested in having the street
opened are going to take the matter
to the courts if the city persists
in its refusal to grant their demands,
and see if they cannot have the street
opened by order of court This is
likely to precipitate a lively legal
scrap, as the railway will undoubted-
ly insist that their contract with the
city, wherein it was agrees that this
street should d>not be opened if other
concessions We're made. be adhered
to.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
F|RENE:N WILL.
n O " P j NJ P
OUT CELLARS
THE CITY OMMlSSlONERS LAST
NIGHT EXTEND AUTHORITY TO
CHIEF TO ASSIST IN Kidding
CITY OF MOSQUITOES.

AT the meeting of the city com.
missioners last night the flremen of
the city were granted permission to
earn lltle extra change ION the
side" in order to keep up their quar-
ters, and buy necessary articles for
their own pleasure around the fire
station
There are many Easements and eel
lars in the city that are now and have
been for some time filled with seep.
age water. 1t is a task to keep them
clear that most of the owners do not
care to take issue with and last night
the commissioners passed a resolu.
ton allowing the firemen to use the
city steamer to pump out any cellar
in the city that a property owner
might want and the money derived
from this goes to the firemen's fund
Today the steamer was booked for
several engagements, and as the cost
of pumping is nominal, it is probable
that the fireboys will be quite busy
while off duty, getting rid of mos
quito holes for the citizens of the
city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
DANGEROUS AIR GUN
Boys Shoot Leaden Missiles at Those
in the Streets

Ardmore may not have had very
many cannon crackers to harm folks
on the Fourth, but at the last Christ
mas season there was a large pur-
chase of air guns, and these guns are
in the hands of boys who try their
skill at moving objects. This weapon
has been improved until it shoots a
bullet with force sufficient to kill
birds, A few evenings ago one of the
boy owners of an air gun tried out his
skill at passing auto. The bullet
struck a woman on the head, causing
much pain, and had it entered the eye
there is no telling, just what the re-
suit might have been.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
To HAVE THE
CITY BOOKS
AU D|TED
NOTHING OF THIS KIND HAS
BEEN DONE SINCE 1910 AND
ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO
MAKE STATEMENT.

The Board Of City Commissioners
have made a contract with an audit
ing company 20 audit the city books
from the year 1910 to the present
time and work will begin immedi
ately.
In speaking of the matter, Com
missioner Hoard stated this morning
that the city commissioners wanted
to have a check placed on the city
accounts for that perioi and at the
same time he believed that the citi-
zens had a right to know how the
accounts of the city balanced.
"Ardmore is a corporation of 81
100000 capital and the stockholders
which are the citizens and taxpayers
are entitled to statement of their
assets and liabilities, therefore, we
are going to make this contract with
the auditing company to let them
know where thev stand
The commissioners state that they
believe the people are entitled to this
report annually, and as the cost is
comparatively small for the amount
involved, they believe it is money
well spent It will be some time be.
fore complete report will be ready
for the public in this matter as ttere
is a mass of figures to be gone over.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
MAKING
HO 7 WAVE
'UNBEERABLE'
SAYS CITY WATER, WHEN PROP
ERLY FILTERED, is PROPER
BEVERAGE - WAR ON "CHOC"
AND OTHER BEERS.

When Bob Hutchins went before
the people and told them that if he
was elected chief of police, he would
make Ardmore a dry town, there
were many who thought it was just
little prediction joke that would
soon be forgotten, and that things
would remain about normal, but to
those who ttought he was indulging
in promises that he did not expect
to fulfill, real awakening has taken
place, because those in a position to
know say that Ardmore at present
is somewhat arid with prospects for
its remaining so for scme time to
come. All the old familiar haunts
are now sporting" barred doors, and
where once the click Of the little
ivory ball in the wheel and the rattle
of varied -hued disks, representing
different denominations of current
coin, were heard, there is a dense
silence.
The chief has made it so unproft-
able for the dealers in wet goods,
that they will have to go out of
business or go broke before long.
He says the best system to pursue is
to get the stuff every time it crosses
the border and soon the owner will
get tired of having it taken from him,
and quit business.
Several of the "old-tlmers" have
quit the city and sought other places
OF residence, and others have entered
legitimate lines of business, while
still others have got down to real
hard work and are getting fat and
healthy once more.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
TWO BURNED IN
FIRE TODAY At
SA N ANTONIO
FIRE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
OF lNCENDIARY ORIGIN, BUT
IDENTITY OF PERPETRATOR is
YSTERY-THREE INJURED.

San Antonio, July 14.-Fire of al
legged incendiary origin breaking out
in the bedroom of the home of j. p,
Rowan before daylight today caused
two deaths, Mrs. Rowan and her three
year old son, who died at hospital.
The other Rowan children were seri-
ously burned. The father and eldest
son were out of town last night,
The identity of the incendiary is a
mystery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
SPENT YEARS IN SEARCH
Samuel Anderson Says, Searched for
Years for Buried Treasure.

Bedford, Iowa, July 14.-Samuel An
derson today told of spending several
years digging up his Siam, Iowa, farm,
for 100000 buried treasure. He was
today's first witness in the hearing of
the Siam murder case in which four
aged Iowa pioneers are accused of
numbering a wealthy cattleman, Ma.
thaniel Smith, and his son, in 1868.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
APPEAL FOR
SOUTH ANER|-
CAN PACKERS
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE COM.
MISSION ASKED TO AFFORD
EQUAL FACILITIES FOR PACK
ERS OF SOUTH AMERICA.

New York. July 14.-An appeal to
the interstate commerce commission
to enable the South American meat
packers to receive equal facilities for
shipping meat in the United States as
the American packers have, was made
today at the hearing here
1t is claimed that this would help
to reduce the cost 10 the American
consumer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14
Excessive Rain Fall

r. a. Fox returned yesterday from
a business trip to Tulsa and to Kan
sas City. He says, from Parsons to
Junction City, Kansas, the crops have
been seriously injured by excessive
rain fall, and that Oklahoma farms
are showing up much better this year
than the farms in Kansas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-14

London, July 14.-Many Balkan re-
ports revive the rumors that Turkey
is weary of the war, and anxious for
separate peace. Some British papers
believe that Turkey is in trouble on ac-
count of a shortage of ammunition.
The Germans claim an important
qain more than one mile wide in a
thrust against Verdun. The French
claim that the Verdun movement has
been completely stopped.