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German

capital. His Intervention IN tho Bruns-
wick succession question against his
own brothpv-in-law, the son of the Duke
OF Cumberland, was exceedingly incon-
venient both to the Emperor and to the
Government, and it cntailed elaborate
explanations IN the scmi-ofticlal press.
In the unspeakable Eulenburg case,
which for many months cast a cloud as
from the Dead Sea over Germany. the
Crown Princes action met with more
general approval; but his initiative in
submitting TO the Emperor Herr Maxi
milan fiarden's articles on the Eulen-
burg scandal was really prompted by
his military comrades at Potsdam.
The Emperor was deeply shocked by
the disclosures in the Eulenburg case,
and was manifestly suffering from
nervous strain, from which he has never
completely recovered. He sought rest
and change Of scene in England for
some weeks and resided at Hghciffe
IL was there that the conversations took
place, the gist of which was embodied
in the DdilV TCle0rdph interview in
tended to vile British opinion back into
the orbit of German policy. The EN-
peror's arguments have already been
discussed. 1t remains TO recall the polit-
ical effects of the publication In Ger
many. Prince Buelow was called to ac-
count by a host Of interpretations from
all political sections in the Reichstag,
In his reply the Chancellor admitted
that the publication OF the interview
had not produced the desired impression
in England, and that 1t had caused great
pain and regret In Germany He was
fr, ,.ia If 70
"the Emperor would in future maintain,
even in private conversations, that re-
serve which In Indispensable both in
the interests of consistent policy and
also for the authority Of the crown"
The Emperor undertaking amounted
20 a promise that he would indulge in
no more perilous declarations and dem
oustra lions without the constitutional
advice and assent OF his Chancellor, and
for nearly two years william IT, kept
his word, II was only some time after
the retirement Of Prince BueloW July,
1909 whom, according to many &C
counts, he never forgaVe for abandon
ing ninth he again began to make
declarations Of his personal policy In
home and foreign affairs, including the
"shlning armur" speech in Vienna
II is convenient 10 deal here once fol
all with the deluslon which has beer
widespread In Great Britain and ever
I'm France that William II. was pre-
server Of peace; that, as 1t was offer
nut by himself and by others, he hat
"preserNed The peace of Europe FOL
nearly wenty-seven years.. e. dur
ing the period of his reign. 1t Ia no
true that the conduct OF the Emperor
throughout this period tended to thu
maintenance OF peace. On the contrary
his violent initiatives the Kruger tel
egram, the visit to Tangier the Agadi
demonstration, the two uitiIn. tunIs 4
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symbols of learning and science. the
whole being contrivcd as II to reproduce
the frontispiece of some eighteenth CEN
fury encyclopaedia II used to be thought
that the romantic period Of the buff
ierl,in' and the "coat of mail" in litera-
ture had passed away with Sir Walter
Scot, and his imitators. William II.
revived Il as part Of his political pa
gean;ry. Tho revival Jared upon the
aesthetic sense Of his more cultured sub
jects. hut he was perhaps. not sfar
wrong in calculating that It could
stll appeal to the German masses.
His speeches are STEPPED in the
same atmosphere Their .ntellec-
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Representative Gardner Says Our
Fighting Forces Are in a Rut

envy cannot Ice enlarged in day with
out serious deterioration and that the
standard of the American man -of-war's
man ought not to he lowered by tine
incorporation in our naval establish
mcut Of vast drafts of hastily trained
recruits. ON the answers To those q,les-
tions depends our building programme,
and | hope that no one Is so ignorant
as to fan to realize that very long
time is required for warship construc-
ton. SO The inquiry cannot begin TOO
soon.
The shortage of ammunition TO which
Secretary Daniels testified before the
Committee on Naval Affairs. the short
age of mines which was admitted by
Admiral FisEe, the antiquity of the
hltteship torpedoes which Admiral
Strauss pointed out, even the pitiah.
air craft situation which Capt. Bristol
revealed all these facts are startln-
enough, but a determined General star
az the Navy with plenty of funds could
ramsd y them i'm year or two. Not SO
the deficiencies In the ranks OF our
fighting vessels nor tho deficiencies in
the personnel which is to man them
DreadnouGhts and crews cannot hc
improvised when the war cloud appears
above the horizon. Admiral FisEc
states that IL would take five years 10
get our navy in "A condition to fight
an efficient foreign enemy. This opiu-
ion has not been Endorsed perhaps bv
the public official evidence OF some Of
the navy heads; but il Is most di,-
tlnctlv in line with what navy men
say when they express their privat'
opinions on the subject
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their Callph. he assured that at all times
the German Emperor will be their
friend" The few Mohammedans who
may have heard of that speech may, in
course of time, have reflected that from
the friend Of MIR. Kruger, OF Abdul
Hamid, and of Abdul Aziz, there was
perhaps. II experience taught anything,
very little to be gained or hoped for.
The friend of Islam aspired to be at
the same time tho Kaiser Of Roman
Catholicism and the High Protector of
Professionalism throughout the world
His speeches at the dedication Of the
German Erloserkircho (Church of the
Redeemer) I'm Jerusalem and at Bethe-
hem revealed these ambitions. He even
issued in 1903 "A kind Of encyclical
Babel und Bibel, on his own religious
views. and declared among other things
that he recognized two kinds Of reveal
ton. the favored channels Of one OF
these kinds having been among others
the Babylonlan lawgiver Hammurabi
Moses. Abraham. Homer. Charlcfnagne,
Luther. Shakespeare. Kant and the
Emperor william the Great" his own
grandfather. He preached sermons to
the crew Of the imperial yacht Hohen-
zolern. and compared the German
struggle In China to The battle Of the
1sraelites with the Amalekites. Behind
the hosts of his troops he wanted to
organize host Of suppliants," praying
like Moses with uplfted hands for VIC
tory Keen controversy was excited
even in Germany by a speech AT Aix-la-
Chapcllc, In which the Kaiser asserted
that Pope Leo Kill, to whom he paid
repeated visits. had described Germany
~ "fhe only country in Europe
whore every Catholic can devote himself
freely and without Interference TO his
religion" and had added that "he owed
this to the German Emperor" German
Catholics were the first TO challenge the
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Empress were Hospitality entertained 10y
the King and Queen of the Belgians
and by the municipality OF Brussels.
Replying to King Albert's toast the En-
peror said: The splendid reception
which your Ma jesties and the Belg an
people have accorded us in this glorious
capital has profoundly touched u, aud
II makes our gratitude the more cordial
that We see in this reception the ex-
preston of the close ties which connect
not only our families. but also our peo-
pies. II is with tho friendlest SYM
pathy that ! and all Germany watch
tho stupendous success which has been
vouchsafed to the untiring energy of
the Belgian people in every branch Of
commerce and industry Bel
GUMS trade embraces the whole world.
and II is in the peaceful labors of civlli-
Iation that Germans and Rplginns
everywhere meet. We are filed with
equal admiration by the cultivation OF
ideal interests. in which Belgium's poets
and artists have achieved so eminent a
place. May the relations Of confidence
and friendly neghborliness. Of which
the negotiations between our Govern
ments recently furnished 50 welcome
proof he drawn ever closer,
May welfare and blessing be shed
by your Majesty's reign upon your
royal house and upon your p.o-
pie! That IL my desire. which springs
from the depths of my heart. Hurrah
for their Maiesties the King and Queen
of the Belgians,"
ON the following day the Emperor
visited the Hotel de Nille. and. address
Ing the brave Burgomaster VI. Max.
who has since distinguished himself by
standing between the German army of
occupation and the defenseess citizens
! Of Brussels. thanked him for the splendid
reception in this gem of architecture
and treasury of historical memories. "
| The Emperor rejoiced 10 salute the
' city Of Brussels, the centre of a land
, which is distinguished by the sober and
, Industrious character of its population. 8"
| lie congratula Brussels upon the
| success of her international exhibition.
and asked the Burgomaster to convey
/ TO the city "our profound gratitude and
warmcst wishes for its prosperity and
| for a happy future"
And to-day? Tho answer may he
/ found in another of the Empcrors own
| speeches. He was cndeavoring to illus
| trate the loyalty Of the Dutch popula-
ton TO the House of Orange, the con-
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"Willian---Builder

THROUGHOUT his entire reign OF
twenty-seVen years the Kaiser
u has doomed large In the eye of
the entire world. For twenty
years Of that time George Saunders re-
sided I'm Berlin and enjoyed unusual OPP
portunities for close observation Of the
E.mperor's words and deeds. These OBJ
servatiOns he has set forth in a book
called Builder and Blunderer," pub
lished by r.. 4. Dutton Il co.
The tragedy OF William lis reign,
says. Mr.. Saunders. Is scarcely the less
Impressive because the central figure Is
not cast in heroic mould. His genius
is Initiative rather than original, and
his methods are too theatrical and rhe-
torical to be heroic As u young man
he was INDUCED 10y public opinion. be-
cause the mistakes of the young are
proverblally cducatiye and are, there
fore, forgiven. As the years have whit
cned the Emperor's hair and drawn the
lines of his face Into an expression Of
strain and almost Of alarm, the world
has been disappointed in the develop
ment of his character. At the age Of
30 he has to some extent. IL is true. un-
dergone the Christening influence of his
surroundings. His sons have grown into
manhood, and the eldest, the Crown
Prince, has once and again retributively
asserted himself after the manner Of
William II. in the nnety-nine days OF
the Emperor Frederick's reign. There
is generally a Grown Princes party"
in Prussia. Frederick the Great was
imprisoned by his father Frederick
William l., at Custrir and narrowly
missed sharing the fate of his fellow
conspirator. Won Katie, who was be-
headed. The Emperor Frederick was
the most pacific Of heirs apparent. but
his popularity and his Llberalst friend
ships made him suspect to Prussian
Junkerdom. and he was for "a time in
Disgrace. Tho present Crown Prince has
displayed far greater lveliness and con-
Elderably less wisdom than most OF 4 $
predecessors. His dcmonstrative be-
havior in the royal gallery OF the
Relchstag during a debate on Anglo
German relations was not reassurins
exhibition even for the enemies OF Eng
land, and the Imperial Chancellor had
60 receive satisfaction by the temporary
removal OF the heir apparent from the
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necaon of his ancestry with which h.
frequently for reasons of his own"
no dOuht--omphasizes lie accordingly
related the following story of what he
described as touching incident:
"a Dutch peasant woman with nos
little children once approached tho
house. in the walls of which were to nn
seen the bullet holes made lay the az
sassin's Shot that killed William Of
orange. When the old woman came 10
tho place Sho turned to- her ohildrol
and. pointing with her finger. said.
Dat g. WIhclm,'"
The story will now have dihercu
application. For generations to com,
when travellers from all quarters " the
globe visit Louyaiu and Malines and
D.uant and are shown traces of the
ravages wrought by the Huns OF the
year 1914 they may well cXclaim I'm
tho words OF the old peasant woman:
"rhut is Wilhelm,
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and Blunderer

subscribing to that fund, but the Em-
peror issued a private appeal, which
coming from him was in the nature of
a command. 20 "A number oc Berlin bank
ers, and some $4,000 was subscribed.
This contribution he sent direct to Lord
Curzon. who was then Viceroy. He
thus managed 20 bring about one of his
favorite exchanges of kilograms which
were duly published and really repre-
scented a calculated avoidance Of the
proper channels Of communication with
the dependency Of a foreign Power.
The real nature Of the Emperor's feel
ings toward Great Britain has often
been discussed. ON the occasion of some
of his violent outbursts against this
country the writer has called the atten-
ton of Germans, who were supposed to
know the mind of william H., to the
Inconsistency between those attacks ard
his repeated professions Of sympathy
with British life and British ideais. The
reply frequently was that If the En-
peror was angry" with Great Britain
1t was "a case OF lie dept amoureuN. lie
really loved and admired England and
would have liked nothing better han -
transfer many British customs and ways
of life to his own country. What he
resented was the lack Of appreciation
with which his efforts were regarded in
England. and the absence OF any reci-
procity on the British side in adopting
certain German conceptions and prac-
tees. the superiority of which was an
article Of faith with him.
II would perhaps he nearer the truth
to say that the Emperor's mental atti-
tude toward us was a mixture Of ad-
m!ration, jealousy and radical inability
to understand English ways. British
home politics In particular were n sealed
book to him, and here his ignorance was
eXcusable In view of the way In which
British political parties malign and mis-
understand one another But in other
spheres he was handicapped by the Cor
man habit Of rapid generalization which
is at once the strength and tho weakness
OF German educational and political
methods Many a German will reel you
| Off in Ave minutes an exhaustive char
acterization OF the state OF England
based upon newspaper reports of British
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Smith as no one else was near at the
time. The foreman of the section
crew on which the negroes worked,
Joe Collins, was around a bend of the
track, out of sight at the time, while
two of the members of the crew were
at a nearby spring.
Returning from the spring the two
men found the negro lying on the
ground with the bloody pick at his
sidewhile Smith was nowhere to be
side while Smith was nowhere to be
ed man was carried to Ada where he
was attended by DR.. S. p. Ross.
Mystery surrounds the motive for
the attack as the relations of the two
negroes always had been friendly, ac-
cording to the statements of all who
knew them. Daniels is married
man, having a wife and small child
The railway company officials have
been greatly aroused by the incident
and are using every effort to locate
Smith.-Oklahoman.
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PAGE THREE

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dermy.
A first-class scout, who has quail
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Life Scout, by qualifying for five ad-
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flying for twenty one merit badges
is entitled to wear the highest Scout
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which represents the all-around per-
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Thus it will be seen there is ample
opportunity Tor helpful study in any
line the boy may choose, and all the
things pertaining to Scoutcraft are of
a nature that improves the boy men.
tally, morally, physically and spirit
nally. b T.
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such a position that shells from the
enemy's guns could not reach them
One of the essentials to the success in
such an operation, he said, was the
complete destruction of each fortifi-
cation attacked and the annihiation OF
its garrison by the landing of troops.
In explaining the necessity for send
ing troops ashore to aid the fleet, the
Italian admiral said they would be eX.
pected to complete the destruction of
Notifications, pursue retreating forces,
and discover the points from which
mines and torpedoes were launched.
Such a campaign, he said should be
attempted only after thorough prepara-
tions. 1t should be expected with
daring, tempered with prudence, both
of which qualities he believed were
possessed by the British and French
Occupation of the European shore
would be indispensable to the mas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-12
BRUTAL ASSAULT ON
NEGRO NEAR ADA

Resting at full length by the side
of the Katy tracks near Ada last We'd
nesday at noon, John Daniels, negro,
was seriously injured, when someone
drove a pick into his back, piercing
his left lung and causing his lower
limbs to become paralyzed, according
to information received at the office
of Superintendent S. H. Charles from
Agent c. S. Lindstrom of Ada, Satur-
day morning. 1t was stated in the
communication that the pick entered
the negro's back about twelve inches
fro mthe neck and penetrated about
four inches, grazing the spinal col
umn. This is thought to have caused
the paralysis.
In the communication signed state
ments were given in which it was set
forth that S l.. Smith, negro, is sus-
pected of delivering the blow with
the pick and the sheriffs officers are
hot on his trail, although without re-
suits at the time the letter was writ
ten.
According to the statements of the
negro he was lying face downward by
the track when without warning off
any kind the blow fell. He stated
that he did not see who inflicted the
blow, but that it must have been
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-12
ITALIAN ADMIRAL SAYS
STRAITS NOT IMPROBABLE

Rome, April 11.-Admiral Bettolo,
who several times has been Italian
minister of marine, is quoted in an in
terview as declaring he always has
believed and still believes the Darda-
nells can be forced although the diff
ficulties today naturally are greater
than they were a few years ago be-
cause of improvements made in the
defenses under the direction of Ger
man officers.
After describing the land and sea
resources of the Turco-German forces,
Admiral Bettalo added that in spite of
this formidable array, ships could tri-
umph in the end over land forces be-
cause the long range of their artil-
lery would enable them to destroy
coast batteries while they were in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-12
Are you Rheumatic ?-Tr

If you want quick and real relief
from Rheumatism, do what so many
thousand other people are doing
whenever an attack comes on, bathe
the sore muscle or joint with Sloan's
Liniment. No need to rub II in-just
apply the Liniment to the surface II is
wonderfully penetrating. 1t goes right
to the seat of trouble and draws the
pain almost Immediately. Get a bot
tie of Sloan's Liniment for 25c of any
druggist and have it in the house
against Colds, Sore and Swollen
Joins, Lumbago. Sciatica and like all
ments. Your money back if not sat
isfied, but it does give almost instant
relief.
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No Use to Try and Wear Out Your
Cold. Il Will Wear You Out Instead

Thousands Keep on suffering Coughs
and Colds through neglect and delay.
Why make yourself an easy prey to
serious ailments and epidemics as the
result of a neglected Cold? Coughs
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vitality unless checked in the early
stages. Dr. Kings New Discovery is
what you need-the first dose helps.
Your head clears up, you breathe free
ly and you feel so much better. Buy a
bottle today, and start taking at once.
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Ardmoreite Want Ads bring results.
Try them.

Farmers and others who live at a
distance from a drug store should
keep in the house a bottle of BAL
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1t is a powerful healing and pene-
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Co.
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Mrs. VIM. NJ Thompson, of Battle
Creek Mich, writes: 81 have been
troubled with Indigestion, sour stom-
ach and bad breath. After taking two
bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets | am
well. These tablets are splendid
none better" For sale by all dealers.
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terry of the Dardaneles in the opin-
ion of Admiral Bettolo since the ulti-
mate aim of the operation would be
to make the capture complete.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
PROBE OF WHEAT
PRICE STARTED
Advance Of Bakers Products In Chi.
cagO and Activity Of Grain Market
Cause Of Government Investigation.

Chicago Feb, 8,-As q result Of the
unprecedented activity OF the wheat
market and the advance In price "
bread and other bakers products the
governments investigation Of wheat
and flour prices today became more
pressing
SubpOenaes were ordered issued for
Charles +. Clyne, United States dis.
trict attorney to bring In the books
aud records Of number Of big grain
companies. The district attorney, II
was announced, desires to Investigate
their connection with elevator lines
In the west and northwest.
The amount Of grain handled by
the companies since the outbreak Of
the European war and how much
grain In stored in Chicago elevators
at present was said to be the object
Of the new inquiry.
The price Of bread was advanced
from five TO six cents a loaf today ~
a result " announcement by the Mas.
ter Bakers association. which rspre
sents about 400 small dealers. Some
OF the larger manufacturers who atiu
are selling n five cent loaf. are al.
pected 10 announce an advance before
the end Of the week as their supply
OF flour bought months ago Is nearly
exhausted Prices OF doughnuis,
cakes buns and other products II the
bakeries also win be raised, It ls said.
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Oil PRICE Is LOWER?
Pipe Lines Taking II st Thirty Cents
In HealdtOn Field and Gushing Sit
uation Is Growing Serious.

The corporation commission has set
aside its order relative to the price ~
oil In the Healdton field and It is
understood that the pine lines there
are now taking OIL at 80 cents bar.
rel.
The commissions previous order
fixed the price at 80 cents, and this
order wns lu effect several months.
conditions In the field became such
that the producers favored the action
of the commission In setting aside the
order and the oil began to flow
through the pipe lines The commits
sion has not taken any such action
In the Gushing field and will not
pending legislation now before the leg
islature
II Is thought something viii be done
hy the legislature soon 10 relieve the
situation I'm the Gushing field There
is persistent rumor to the effect
that oil is being sold in that field be-
low the price fixed by the commits
sion