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Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-15

BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. A-Rear Ad-
miral Charles i. Pond, who was until
recently commander Of the Pacific re-
.erVe fleet Of the United States navy.
left Berkeley today for portsmouth
N. H.. where he has been assigned 10
command tFs navy yard
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-15
Gold in Northweat.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-two degrees
below zero at Sheridan. WyO.. ana Yel-
lowstone National park. Earn at billings,
Mont, and freezing weather At many
points along the CanadtNA horder n the
northwest toaay hsrAldsd thA nrat asunA
OF winter.
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Bethlehem Bethlehem
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-15
NewsbOy Shot as
He Delivers Papers

Harry Marks aged 16 years. 2sOl Miami
street. was taken for burglar early
sunday morning as he was delivering
the Sunday paper at the home OF A. How
ard eolored. s7l5 North Twenty-eighth
avenue Howard shot twice at the boy
with an automatic shotgun. filling the
lads shoulders and back with the leaden
pellets. Howard was arrested and Marks
taken TO St. Joseph's hospital. where his
Injuries are painful. but not ssFiouA
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Two me- Kmed % DouEla., wx..

Two Msu Killed Ht Douglas, wyo,
DOUGLAS. wyo., Nov. 1L-CspedaI)-
h' A. Braae. IS. and John Braae. Is. his
son. were killed near Foxton. twenty
nye miles south, when county bridge
collapsed under a traction engine which
they were driving to Foxton. where It
was to be stored for the winter. The
father was killed instantly, but the son
survived until after he had been hrouRht
to the hospital here.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-15
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair rising temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-15
sacred Lamp. Lighted.

Now twilight had come and sacred
lamps. one OF white, the other Of black,
were lighted at the corners OF the shrines
while a sacred bonfire blazed at the south
ern gate. Advancing slowly. the emperor.
(cOntinued on Page Two. Column ThFee.)
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~ fOu Want to Talk to Ths Ne,
% TO Anyone Connected
with The BNn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14
HOW FRENCH ARTIST GOT
VALUABLE PHOTOGRAPH

Paris, Feb. 13.-(Correspondence of
the Associated Press. Am artist of
ILLUSTRATION serving in the trenches
in the Argonne tells how the Ger
mans were lured into allowing him to
obtain valuable photograph of their
positions in trenches fifteen yards
distant from the French The French
commander desired sketch or pho
tograph which would disclose tho
German position. 1t was perilous to
even peep over the French trenches,
with the Germans so close. If they
were SaXons,a French lieutenant aver
red, they were good humored fellows
and might not trouble them, but if
they were Prussians, he said, they
would probably respond with hand
grenades.
He yentured to find out by break
ing the silence with a snatch of Ger
man song:
'Drunter in Unterland, Eli, da lists
so wunderschon"
There was silence a moment, then
a voice in the German trenches re-
piled;
Ell. da lists so wunderschon, Da
mocht ich Jager sein."
Two German heads rose above the
ridge, and shouted:
'Morgen, Kamarade." then other
heads appeared.
The moment appeared propitious,
and the French artist raised his cam
era above the trench.
"Photographieren?" he asked.
ia! ja'" they replied
The camera was set upon its tripod
and the picture taken. The artist
jumped back into his trench, while
the Germans cried: "Danke schon!"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14
DEMAND PEACE TERMS
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE

Copenhagen, Feb. 13.-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press. THE
demand that the terms of peace.
when made, shall be in plain Ian
guage which the common people of
various countries can understand, is
voiced by Her Won Heydebrand,
leader of the conservative party in
Germany, in an address which has
Just reached Germans here. Won Hey
debrand is quoted as saying:
1T is a matter of wonder to many
how it has become possible for Ger
many to be so alone in the world
and there is a feeling that German
diplomatic ability could have been
more pronounced. When the terms
of peace come to be considered, we
shall not allow these terms to be-
come involved in a sort of compli-
Gated diplomatic art, but they should
be put into language which the COM
mon people can understand and are
agreed upon
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BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE
OPERATING IN A SWAMP

London, Feb 13.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press. THE mill
tary correspondence of the London
Times, in a recent survey of con-
ditions, said that there is little like
lihood of any important advance
movement by either side on the west
ern front for a long time to come.
Under the present conditions the
weather and ground. with artillery
which knows the range of every
landmark exactly, he argues that a
successful offensive is next to i'm
possible.
"The district in which the British
army is operating is practically a
swamp" declares this observer. "Wat-
er stands on the stiff slippery and
holding clay, rendering the movement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14
A POLITICAL COMEDY BY
NEW ZEALAND WOMEN

Wellington. New Zealand, Feb. l3'
Correspondence of the Associated
Press. THE prohibition movement
which this year was aimed at the
suppression of the entire manufacture
importation and sale of liquor IN
New Zealand, suffered a loss OF Co.
600 votes as compared with previous
campaigns when the issue was for
lesser forms of suppress.ons.
Aside from this a remarkable
feature of the recent elections was
n political economy in which the ma
five women. or brown skinned Maorls
in north New Zealand, succeeded in
sending Tau Tenare, man OF their
race. to parliament, where he holds
the balance of power. Tenare had
not originally been a candidate but
was Unexpectedly put forward by
self-appointed committee of women
in defiance of the male politicians,
and by virtue of the feminine vote
he heat seven other candidates by
200 majority. The Maori women
frankly admit it was largely because
Tenare was young and handsome that
they thrust his greatness upon him.
The successful Maori is keeping
both parties guessing as to his po-
litical complexion. If he sides with
Premier Massey, the head of the re-
form party, now in power, the gov
ernment will have IL votes, but if he
supports Sir Joseph Ward, leader OF
the opposition, as it is said he pro-
poses to do,-each party will have
forty votes. in deadlock over cleo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14
SATISFACTORY BREAD
WITH 80 P. c. POTATO MEAL

Washington, d. c., Feb. 13.-Baking
experiments to test the value of max
ing bread of potato-meal mixed with
wheat flour are now being undertaken
by the u S. Department of Agricul-
lures Bureau of Chemistry. This is to
test the possibilities of the potato III
the same manner as Germany and
Austria are now advising their people
to do. The increased cost of living
throughout the world has emphasized
the fact that flour made of other sub
stances than wheat, or of these sub
stances mixed with wheat, might pro-
vide people with healthful food quite
as nutritious as the pure wheat flour,
and at the same time cheaper.
Austrian bakers are now compelled
by law to use at least 80 per cent po-
tato meal in making their bread. The
chemistry bureaus potato meal bread
has been baked with from 25 to so
per cent potato meal, and the remain
ming percentage wheat. The most
satisfactory loaves in combining econ
omy and appearance, were those
made with the minimum percentage
allowed in Austria, or less. The loaves
made with more than 80 per cent pOta-
to meal were not so satisfactory, as
they were heavier and less attractive
in form The bread has rather
coarse texture and dark appearance,
but possesses a distinctive and agree
able flavor. 1t also retains moisture
for a much longer period than ordinary
wheat bread.
The bureau of chemistry used the
imported potato flake" in some of its
experiments and in others, meal made
by slicing, milling and drying potatoes
on small scale in its laboratories. 1t
should be added that such ordinary
potato flour" as is on our American
markets is not the same as the Ger
man potato flake" or "Walz-mehl'
which has given such satisfactory re-
suits in the experiments.
The question has been raised as to
whether the ordinary cooked potato
might not be satisfactorily substituted
for the prepared potato meal. The
experimenters believe that it might
serve the same purpose if used in just
the right proportion, but this would be
difficult for the average housewife to
determine, as there is great danger of
using too much and producing a very
soggy loaf. However, the custom of
adding very little potato is already
used by many housekeepers to keep
their bread moist and this practice
can very well be recommended for
more general use.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14
GERMANS PREPARING FOR
A LONG OCCUPATION

Berlin, Feb. 13.-(Correspondence of
the Associated Press).-In occupied
districts of France and Belgium,
which the Associated Press CORES
pondent has just visited, the Germans
are plainly preparing for long oc-
cupation, should it be necessary.
their national thoroughness. Every
where repairs have been carried out
solidly and methodically. Even enam-
eled street signs occasionally appear
where the name of the street has
been changed The "gare" has be-
come "Hahnhof," permanent signs
limiting the speed or course of auto
mobiles have been set up, and the
visitor from the fatherland feels
himself quite at home in the once
French public buildings at beholding
the old familiar placards, DO not
Spit on the Floor" or throw re-
fuse in this basket"
Mingling with the uniforms of the
soldiers are the soberer uniforms of
the German postal and railway au-
thorities. The struggles of their
wearers to understand and make
themselves understood with the
French inhabitants form a humorous
side of war Some OF them have ac-
quired a few words of French. and
some of the inhabitants have recipro-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14
RAIN AND WAR DESTROY
FINE HIGHWAYS IN FRANCE

Paris, Feb. 13.-(Correspondence Of
the Associated Press)-Rain and war
together have completed the destruc-
tion of the admirable high roads in
the north. of which France was once
proud. The continual passing of
heavy artillery and of the laundering
motor trucks have worn deep ruts
into them, now filed with mud that
sticks like glue. Within range of
the SEMI fixed battle line, the ruts
are nothing compared to the multi
tude of funnel-shaped holes where
the big German shells have ripped out
the macadam and gouged sometimes
three feet deep into the roadway
Speed is now certain suicide on these
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14
(By Leonard Logan, Department OF
History, Ardmore High
SCHOOL,

Recently the presidents of the
state educational institutions met in
conjunction with the legislative COM
mittee of the Oklahoma Educational
association and adopted several res
olutions. Among those adopted was
that law shall be passed providing
a mileage tax for the support of state
educational institutions
Several states, including Nebraska,
Ohio, California, Minnesota, Indiana,
and Michigan have already adopted
this advantageous method, and all
prominent educators of the state are
staunch supporters of the plan.
The state tax in Oklahoma is at
present 80 mills. The plan is to
set aside a certain fraction estimated
10 meet the needs of the state educa-
tional institutions, thus eliminating
the rather cumbersome and indefinite
method of obtaining support through
legislative appropriations. The only
means of support that they now have
is through the income of the state
school lands, and by means of appro-
priation which always requires a
great amount of red tape to ac-
complish.
1t always takes considerable poll
tics and scheming to engineer an
appropriation bill The legislator
promises the people he will maintain
a platform of strict economy - he
dares not promise anything else -
but when he arrives at the capitol
city he finds that he must support
other appropriations in order to get
through the one he desires most.
Political effects, both personal and
general, are more often considered
than the merits of the measure be-
fore the house.
The adoption of the mill tax system
would also take away the respon-
sibility of making large appropria-
tionS. The educatlonal budget Woulu
be taken off the legislators shoulders.
He could go back to his constituency
and face them with clear eye. He
has no explanations and guarded re-
plies to make along that line Not
only this, time would be saved to the
state and legislature by the elimina-
ton of the studying different phases
of the various educational appropria-
tions
Under the present system the pres
idents of the various state institu-
tions lose many moments that would
be saved otherwise in lobbying for
their respective institutions. He is
forced to work his stenographer and
multigraph overtime in getting out
letters to legislators and other people
of influence throughout the state.
1t is the eternal question that con-
fronts him: "Will the legislature give
lis enough money!" With a mill tax
he knows how much he is going to
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Gated by learning a few German
words. These, with the help of an
assortment of fearful and wonderful
gestures, generally succeed in clear
ing up the situation When all means
fail, appeal is. made to some by
stander.
In two weeks in the occupied dis
trict the correspondent did not OBJ
serve a single case of incivility on
the part of German soldiers or gov
ernment officials toward the French
inhabitants. On the contrary, the
Germans invariably displayed great
patience and civility.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14

George A. Henshaw, member of the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission, has taken the lead in oil
regulation in the state and if the commission gives
this department into his hands, which it will prob
ably do, he will have as great greater respon-
sbility than the governor will have. The new oil
bill places much power in the hands of the commits
sion The people here who know Mr. Henshaw well,
are of the opinion that he will be deliberate in his
orders that he will not seek to revoutonize the oil
business in manner that will cause loss, but will
seek to harmonic the interests and to conserve the
oil and gas in the state.
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To All My Friends Who Read This.

Greeting: I have had asthma ever
since | was one year old, but have
been better this winter than ever be-
fore. | would like to win a "Trip to
the Golden Gate" l believe it would
be beneficial TO me; if all who read
this give me little help by saving
me part of their votes, l think
can be an easy winner.
Thanking you in advance for any
thing you can do for me, I am,
Yours very truly,
ALTA SPENCER.
l4-d6t-w1 Reck, Okla.
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Support Educational lnstitu-
tions By Direct Taxation

get. He knows if he has not as
much money as he thinks he needs
that he has no chance for more. He
is relieved from this worry. His et-
ficency is increased. He has an op-
portunitH to give his attention to his
school. 1t is not becoming to the
state of Oklahoma to force her state
school presidents to spend great por-
tions of their time in lobbying, but
that is what they have to do. There
is not president in the state op-
posed to the mill tax system.
With a mill tax the state schools
could enjoy the more steady growth,
because knowing the future income,
plans may be made without inter
ruption and long delays and uncer-
tainties about the state appropria-
tions may be avoided. At the pres
ent time absolute necessities have
been needed which could not be OBJ
tanned when if there had been a
steady income through a mill tax
the inconvenience would have been
avoided.
Legislators do not always realize
the dire needs Of state schools and
vital things are often omitted by their
lack of knowledge while if steady
revenue is coming in they would not
be omitted. AS the property value
of the state increases the income
would be larger. These schools
would automatically grow as the de-
mands of the state require. And
as the state gradually grows, the
schools would be able to keep pace
with the growth.
The cost of education now has
caused a great deal of unfavorable
comment, and an effort has been
made to reduce the state schools, in
order to reduce the cost. If the mill
tax system was in vogue, the insig-
nificance of the cost of education
would appeal 70 the taxpayer and he
would realize, say one dollar on the
valuation of one thousand dollars
spent on education would increase
the value of his property and raise
the standard of the state many dol
lars
A greater economic administration
of the state institutions would re-
suit. A steady income is the only
basis of economy, and when there
is economy, both the schools and the
state will be benefited.
There is always competition for the
various appropriations and where
one institution receives a larger ap-
propriation than another i'll feeling
results. The mill tax would create
an even growth among the state
schools and would tend toward great
er cooperation.
This method of educational sup
port is new. The people of the state
have not given it much thought 1t
! is a good thing, and favored by peo-
pie who are informed, and the quick
er good thing is inaugurated, the
more service it will render
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routes and the work of bringing up
supplies has suffered accordingly. 1t
requires three motor trucks now to
do the work accomplished by two a
month ago. The rapid increase in
the French motor equipment has
made it possible to surmount the diff
ficulty at the expense of an enormous
wear and tear.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14

of infantry across country impossible.
For weeks on end it has rained. and
when it has not rained thick mists
have enveloped the country. The
deep trenches are filled with water,
and the necessity of standing in this
has cost us many casualties.
ut is only on slightly rising ground
that life is at all supportable The
fronts of the rival armies are covered
with labyrinth of trenches. On
both sides the front lines are often
only posts of observation. Acres of
barbed wire cover most of the po-
sitions, in rear stretch many lines,
zigzags and communication trenches
"Breastworks have been constructed
by both armies on the top of the
ground to meet the difficulties of
holding flooded trenches, while strong
posts, defended villages and farm
steads, and other arrangements, COM
pISlt lue pOSlllOHS. III lut rear mass
es of guns of all calibres, so well
concealed that they are practically
invulnerable make a strong frame
work for the defense.
During all the months that the
British have occupied this district,
only three hits have been made by
German shells upon the British guns.
An attack, therefore, has to deal
with an intact artillery which knows
every range to an inch.
"a forward trench may often be
assaulted or mined by either side,
or it may be knocked to bits by
heavy shells. or cleared by trench
mortars and hand grenades. but a
local success of this character has no
consequences. The battling in front
is largely between snipers and men
in the sapheads.
"As for the flying corps, despite
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the weather, it has only missed six
days in the air since August. Not
easily can any hostile strategical
surprise escape the notice of these
airmen.
THE British army is not accus-
toned to winter campaigning and
is not Injured to it. Its campaigns
have usually taken place in warm
climates. 1t had its lessons to learn
and it has cost something to learn
them. In spite of this the army has
stood the test remarkably well, and
is probably in better health than any
other, friendly or hostile, operating in
the region
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14

WHEN YOU TRADE AT THE
GOLDEN GATE CONTEST STORES.
BE SURE AND CALL FOR YOUR
VOTES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-14

Have you house or a room you
wish to rent? 1t will cost but thirty
cents to rent it-try the want ads.
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New York to San Francisco
By Telephone

work in the Bell Telephone System, u
sum about twice as large.
The national government has re-
Gently appropriated its millions to
build railroad in its Alaskan terri
tory; and far back in the last CEN
tury when the first railroad was try.
ing to build a ttans-contnental line,
the national government aided with its
vast resources
The Bell Telephone Company has
within itself, quietly and unostenta-
tiously, stretched itself from ocean to
ocean, enabling its patrons on the east
| coast of America to talk to others on
| the west coast During this period the
sum of money expended by this COM
pany in construction and re-construc-
tion is more than equal the present
book value of its entire plant.
Nothing like this occurs in telegraph
ing, railroading or other enterprises.
time quit building forever. The Tele-
| phone company must continue build
ing forever. When one of the patrons
of the telephone company moves, his
| telephone must be moved. A new
| telephone must be installed for every
| new patron. New additions to the
| plant are received and new changes
and improvements made daily and
hourly. In one year as many as sew
en- hundred thousand stations are in
stalled and three or four hundred thou
sand changes are made at the ter
| minals. The trans-continental line so
recently installed by the Bell system
| is the climax of remarkable achieve
ment and accomplishment, yet the
plant of the company is growing and
changing each year, each month, each
week and each day, requiring the ex-
penditure of other large sums of
money.
| hio DlS DuSE
ness" it is big business" made re-
spectacle because it is indispensable.
1t has been possible only to the asso-
ciated companies of which the Bell
system is parent, all working together
with sub-departments for the benefit of
all. 1t is an American institution and
as such it appeals to the American peo-
pie to come and see its work, its ac-
complishments and it's service in the
upbuilding of the country, and pass
judgment upon it, remembering that
throughout the period of telephone de-
velopment, involving the expenditure
of enormous sums of money, the cry
of the high cost of living has become
more and more insistent that the
prices of labor, food, clothing, shoes,
drinks and cigars have steadily in
creased; and that nevertheless the
cost of the telephone to the public has
i decreased.
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