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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-23
Present Conditions at verdun.

For nearly two months the Germans
have been battering at Verdun. They
have fought as bravely as men can
fight: they have sacrificed no one
knows how many lives with reckless
Indifference What have they gained
beyond a little ground here and
there? How near are they to any
thing like a substantial victory? The
mere taking of Verdun would not be
that. one thing that has been clear
" demonstrated in this war is the
comparative unimportance of forts,
The trenches are what count in the
desperate struggle of the armies. it
is fair to assume that if the Germans
should drive the French from their
positions they would still be as far
| from Paris as ever, 1t has been this
way for months along the whole west
ern front. Points of vantage have
been captured and recaptured, the
! long line has swayed to and fro, but
the situation in its main aspects re-
mains practically the same. SO far
as Verdun is concerned, where the
Germans have won VauX and Douau-
mont, and taken a hill here and there,
| il is plain that the French have pur-
| sued a plan of mere defense with as
little loss of life as possible. They
still hold the second line, and they
can afford to let the Germans have
the first at the terrible price they
have paid for it.
The nature of the German strategy
is perfectly plain The intention is
to make alternate heavy attacks on
different portions of the French line
| in the hope that the attempt TO
strengthen one portion will lead to
the weakening of another so that
sudden movement by the attacking
partv would break il through. the
failure of this strategy so far sug-
gcsts that the German forces are not
large enough to carry it out or that
the French are prepared at all points
for an adequate defense, 1t has been
said that there are French reserves
of which no use has yet been made.
If the Germans are losing more men
! than the French, as there is every
reason to believe. the latter can well
afford TO remain on the defensive,
Welding a little now and then ana
here and there but keeping their own
forces comparatively intact while tax
! inc n terrible toll of the enemy. In
other words. the French campaign Is
one of wearing out the other side
If they succeed in this object they
will win. no matter how much ground
they may have to yield. For VIC
tory that leaves the victor exhausted
is no better than defeat. The
one hope the Germans had, so far
as France is concerned, was to get TO
Paris. They failed at the Meuse, and
all the subsequent "hammering' they
can do only emphasizes their failure
/ Verdun, that is TO say. is simply
another phase of the strategy which
circumstances obviously dictate to the
alHes-to let the Germans go on
+ "hammering.' firing themselves out
i- the contest and losing more men
m they can afford to lose. As has
IL pointed out repeatedly. speed
.as Of the essence of the German
plan II did not contemplate meeting
f three enemies at once. France was
To be crushed before Russia was
ready to move. and Great Britain was
to remain neutral, at least until it
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-23
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

All members of the First Christian
church of Ardmore, are respectfully
urged to be present, Lords Day morn
ing at 10:3O o'clock, as the pastor
wishes to present an important mat
ter, Immediately after communion and
before the worship at the tabernacle,
21-2 j. w. BURNS, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-23
FOR YOUR CHlLD'S COUGH

If your child has a cold, nose runs
or coughs much, get a small bottle of
DR.. Bells PineTar Honey. It's
pleasant Pine-Tar Honey syrup, just
what children like and just the medi-
cine to soothe the cough and check
the cold. After taking, children stop
fretting, sleep good and are soon en-
tirely well. Insist on Dr. Bells Pine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-23
DODGE CAR.

Let the "Rcd Devil" come and get
YOU when you have tire trouble. It's
free. Phone 1887.
PATTERSONFURMAN MOTOR co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-23

we prevailed updn him to remain
with us for three days while he shared
all his good things with us"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
PRODUCTION DEPT.

One of the main divisions of the plant, which, as the power-house con stitutes the heart, may be imagina- lively as we'll as literally be considered the brain of the enterprise, is the de- partment in charge of production. On the third floor of the adminis- 250 engineers, designers, draftsmen and other technically trained men drawn from colleges, great industrial plants and the ordnance departm of many governments.
 Before one, brick was placed upon the top of another in the massive structure that now houses them, they formed organization. No machine, piece of steel, stick of wood or even piece of office furniture was bought before the production department knew where it was to go and in many instances had accurately mapped out upon blue print chart it's exact To- cation in the plant and the opera ton that was to convey it from the railroad car to it's first location on the floor.
 When an order is placed with the company this department analyses it's construction and deyises the most economical and quickest way in which the multitude of operations necessary to the making of a gun or implement can be done. From it's staff, direc- tionS of the most explicit kind ema- nate and improvement on system is made. Should this department cease work the entire plant must shut down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
TRANsPoRTATIoN

While the outside traffic of the big plant is by cars drawn by railway and company engiTIes,s and by motor trucks and automobiles for which a. large garage has been built, the interior methods are more interesting. Tn the
 main buildings, five stories in height and the forge shops, the distance from one end to another is little less than half a mile. It will readily be seen then that to walk through the build ings or convey material from depart ment to department is no mean mat ter.
 k AS one stares down the vista of the central passageways on any floor he looks upon a scene that would as- sociate it with the sidewalk in any big city artery of travel Hundreds of forms appear in motion until the last is lost in dim perspective.
 Messenger boys, in uniform. travel the plant every Is minutes bearing messages. They accomplish the task on bicycle and the cry of ahead or stgangway'' is familiar. ~
 Transportation of any weight is ac- compIished by means of ingenious mo- tor trucks, similar to those used by the baggage department or the Grand Central depot at New York Each of these trucks is motor driven by stor- age battery and can sustain three tons So arranged are the loads up on the floor that the trucks have merely to back under them and car ry off an entire pile Of material.
 In the woodworking plants, and lzilns, tracks with special wheel trucks capable of Withstanding heat of the ovens are used.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

Later large tracts of lands lying in the northeast section of thet city were obtained and model tenenients and dwellings were projected.
 They are now under course of con structfon and nearly 100 have been completed. Built of hollow tile or brick, succeed, they comprise a 1iv- ing room, dining room, kitchen and three bedrooms to be rented for $25. although of the ordinary S35 rem tai type. The company is offering them for sale under small weekly in stalments to employees of the plant Several six family houses and large apartments have also been erected.
 The company will continue building houses until all employees in need Of homes are provided for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
HOSPITAL


 A hospital service complete in it's appointments is located in a, central portion of the plant. Elevator ser vice is convenient for stretcher bear CTS and wheel cots. The operating room is thoroughly equipped for oper- ative, clinical or medical work.
 A surgeon is in daily attendance, aided by graduate nurses. There are three rooms, and an ante-chamber. An office with full record cards and cabinets is maintained by the surgeon and his clerks. A clinic comprising a full pharmacopaeia, dressing tables and dressings, treats about 100 cases daily.
 An operating room with emergency table, three hospital cots and a show CT for heat prostrations, and lamps for eye-treatment is in evidence. Cas- es too serious for removal to a local hospital may be treated on the spot and the patient properly attended and fed during his confinement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
WELFARE, SANITATION AND
 SAFETY FIRST

Under the direction of the officials of the Y M e. A, a. welfare service has been instituted by the company for it's employees. Through this agency. athletics and clubs of various kinds have been established and the grievances of men are investigated and remedied.
 The Safety First organization is also a feature of the works under a competent engineer. This department has to do with the adoption of safe ty devices upon machinery. Guards are placed upon belting. Devices upon punch presses require the use of two hands before the hammer drops In the matter of sanitary ar rangements cuspidors are located in spots where needed, thousands of towels are placed near 1avatories, sweepings are ordered at certain hours about machines by the white wing squad of cleaners and other measures for cleanliness are enforced.
 Among the athletic institutions are the football and baseball teams. There are tennis courts at the rear of the buildings and a rifle team is in process of organization with the pros pect of the finest ranges in the Unit ed States being esta bIished when open air shooting begins
 A mutual benefit society has been formed with several hundred mem bers voluntarily contributing 5 cents a month Although membership is not compulsory, the accident and sick ness benefits are highly appreciated.
 One of the chief duties of the vel fare department is to settle disputes between employees, or their foremen. Should complaint be made by any employe that he is being discriminat- ed against, this department makes ac- curate investigation. examines wit nesses and, through the management, arranges for redress when due
 A large cIub-room, with bowling alleys, 1eunging rooms and billiard ta-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
REAn ESTATE DEPT.

So critical is the lodging and home situation in this city. which was al- ready crowded when the Remington factory began it's work, that it was found necessary by the company to begin erection of its own dwellings to relieve the situation.
 For this purpose as we'll as for fu- ture. industrial purchases a realty de- partnent has been found necessary. The first work was to canvas the city to ascertain the extent to which fam flies and single men and women for both plants in this city, might be ac- commodated. For this purpose a corps of men and women assistants was employed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
STEPNEY.

Miss Edna Eastwood has returned to New Britain after spending her vacation at the home of her parents MT. and Mrs. john T. Eastwood.
 Edward Lyon has sold a horse and wagon to BoughtOn Noble.
 Charles Nichols of Danibury. was a New Years guest of his sister, Mrs Stephen B. Hayes.
 Harold Tomlinson has returned to Woodbridge after spending a. few dayH with MT. and Mrs. Carl Stilson.
 Perkins Nichols, a student of Browns University, has spent the hoH- days at the home of his parents. MT, and Mrs. c. F. Nichols.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Booth have enjoyed a brief visit with MT. and Mrs. Albert sCramor in Huntington
 Edward Carning has spent a part of his vacation as the guest Of rela- lives in Sandy Hook.
 Henry Penny, who aaas suffered an attack of rheumatfsnns is improving-
 NGilon B. Hawley has purchased q new runabout.
 Mrs Wesley Edwards has visited her daughter. Mrs Ober, in Milford Milton Ober returned home with her George Wiseman, who has been spending a couple of weeks with his parents, has returned, to Bridgeport
 The Ladies Aid society and Girls club will give a supper and entertain rnent in the Methodist church parlors Dec. z.
 A pleasant social evening was enc joyed recently a tthe home of Stanley Joyce. It was his 2Oth birthday.
 Miss Genevieve Wyckoff has return ed here after spending 9 10 days va cation in dillstone, N J.
 Olive Corning has been 8 vacation guest of Miss Marion Johnson in Monroe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
TELEPHONE SYSTEM

Telephone communication with the outside world is maintained through the Bridgeport exchange of the South ern New England Telephone Co.,, aid- ed by a private branch exchange, which connects directly through ex- tension stations upon the desks of the various officials and heads of the company.
 Throughout the main and branch buildings the most modern of inter- communicating systems is used. By a system of numbers shown in the TO- tation of a disk similar to the com bination on a safe, any one of the 16O interior telephone stations may in stantIy be reached.
 An additional system known as the tscan system used only in the most modern and progressive offices and factories is utilizezd, whereby if any official is wanted a certain number, corresponding to his name may be set and the alarm run throughout every
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
WOODWORKING DEBTS.

A larg section of the main buildings of the plant has been devoted to the woodworking division, which makes bayonet grips. gun stocks and hand guards. Enormous storage sheds and dry lilns have been installed for scf- entific treatment of the wood
 Nearly 2,00O machines are devoted to saving. turning and blaming these parts.
 Black walnut is the wood used, be- cause of it's toughness, ightness and failure to warp. The material ! is purchased in the South, sawed into rough models somewhat resembling a full length gun and shipped in car load lots to this city.
 When taken from the cars they are piled in precise layers upon special metal supports or hand cars rolling upon wheels set on tracks. These hand cars hold 500 each. A large supply is held in reserve for the 20 ki1ns, located at the rear of the big building which hold 7,500 each or 150,O60 gun-stocks.
 They are kept in the dry kil1ls un- til properly eteured'' and still upon ed to the turning department, where in self-adjjustfng and automatic lafhes,. they are turned to proper shape. A drill press inserts all the lateral holes required. Thence they are taken to another machine that scoops out vertical and horizontal boIes and cavities, each machine working almost humanIy in it's turns and twists and changes. They are then polished and receive their finish ing touches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

The employment department, occu- pying building at the left of the main entrance on Boston avenue is like the helm of a ship. It is through this medium that the workmen of this great plant are supplied. With an accurate system of record, each applicant is considered and given a trial if circumstances do not disprove his written assertions. Nearly every class of man is employed, and no re- strictions have been placed upon col or, race or nationality. Capability is what is sought and frankness goes far in procuring employment. A rule of the company is that everyone is taken at his or her word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
THE FARMER: JANUARY 4, 1916

This feature is the most up-to-date
 An oil filtration plant, which will rc-filter all oil used in the rnachin- cry throughout is being installed. As this is purchased in quantity the say- ing will at once be apparent.
 The ashes produced in the boiler room are now being used in concrete work on the premises They will be sold later as even ashes are found to be, valuable commodity in this age of construction.
 The plant also operates a blower system capable of disposing automat- 1cally of five carloads daily of baled shavings from the woodworking de- partTnent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

complementary oil burning furnace and steam jet behind, vie with each
 other in action. From the little quick acting ti1ting trip-hammer to the big compressed air drop with it's 26,OOO pounds impact, all is activity and each is drawing it's quota of impress sions from the 5,000,000 pounds of
 raw steel stored in the rear stock room- When in working shape it is estimated that the steel stock alone will average 20,0O0,0O0 pounds. Those mechanics who have worked
 near only one ti1ting trip with 500 pounds pressure will appreciate the Remington plant with it's batteries of 40 drop-hammers with an average impact each of 1,500 pounds and
 realize the noise of steam, glare of light and terrific din in which men
 must speak to each other by mega phone. When it is further known that but for the clouded steam that blows at hundreds of pounds pressure against the red hot metal, flakes would be driven through the skin of the oper- ative in the form of sparks, the real
 ty of the scene will be more i'm pressive.
 A flat piece of steel is inserted in to a furnace. It is taken from the furnace and placed on a 500 pound die. A movement of the throttle and a 2,000 pound hammer falls with in c0dSlnS V0IOClCy ana T1SeS. J An 1TIl-
 pression like a relief on a metal frieze, is seen. It is thrown aside for a helper to pick up. Thrust in to another furnace it enters trimming press, which cuts away the rough edges leaving a, knife like instrument, black and coarse with red spots here and. there. It is then annealed and then goes to the machine for finishing operationsI
 Similarly, from plain steel come locks, bolts, castings and other parts, while the little trips pound squares into cylinders and spheres or other phantastic shapes. IForgngs, 175,OO0 daily, are now being made.
 Incidentally. in connection with this department but not wholly related it is said that about 5O0,0Oo cubic feet of gas, purchased from the city tanks is used daily.
 For metering this supply and de- partment, six of the largest gas me ters in the world are utilized, Each of these, weighing a ton and half are distributed in the departments supplied.
 A view of one of these enormous meters shows that they are two feet thick by three wide by four feet in height. Each has registering capa-- city of nine million cubic feet of gas with three inch supply pipes. They were made especially Dy the National Tufts Meter Co, of this city and in appearance resemble a huge safe in a business office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
MAIN RunDNGs

The main buildings, 13 in number, connected by 12 service buildings, each five stories in height, house the offices, machines, scientific, hospital, restaurant and woodworking depart rpents- They are connected through out their approximate half mile in length by central passage-ways or service buildings on each floor and bepeath the lower aisle \ tunnel carries all piping and electric wir- fr1gSis easily available.
 The main units are individually supplied with heat and electric power. Numerous motors are utilized to drive all sIlafting on their respective sides Thespower of these motors varies with the number of machines to be oper-
 The service buildings are uniform ly used as tool rooms and inspection departments on one side while the other contains locker rooms for fore men and men, open lavatories with hot and cold waters sanitary drink inE Fountains and toilets.
 These buildings are numbered ac- tsording to their unit and floor Thus inc Administration building, the first in the row is lettered IA the lower floor being numbered t1" and so on upwards and throughout the exten- sion of units.
 The guard system is so placed that no person in one section or depart 44,enf may pass to another without m ssection of credentials. It is to pre- vent the obtaining of secrets through fsovernment spies that the involved tsuard system is said to have been ern- IyIQyed.
 From the forge shops and the woodworking kilnss to sections Of this monster plant the rough product comes for completion and assembling. It is here that nearly 9.000Ipieces Of machinery have been installed or soon will be set, purchased from far and vide throughout the United States: Various parts, fixtures and tools are also made in the plant.
 It is the arrangement of this maa rFifnery that attracts the eye and thought as one ponders upon the inn 7rzellsity of the project and the eN- actness of work required.
 Here the majority of the 16,000 men eventually to be employed will work in three daily shifts.
 In the big buildings of the plant gathered in their own departments, axsernblers, barrel drfIIers, rifiers, straighteners, boring mill hands, bra ziers, browners, die-sinkers, drill press hands, filers, grinders, gauge makers, inspectors. lathe hands, mill ing machine hands, po1ishers, profil- CTS screw machine hands steel hard eners, tool makers, wood-workers and scores Of other artisans who will make up the new community of Rem ington city, q part of Bridgeport.
 To enunerate the various classes of machinery obviously would be tire some but it may be said that no de- 4Jartnaent has less than 150 machines :ot a kind. that they run in batteries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
Remington Co. Plant
 Marvel Of Efficiency
 And Modern Machines

or from 20 to- 100 along the window spaces where natural light may be obtained during the day, and that in some instances such machinery as the magnetic grinders, hold hundreds of Iparts firmly by an eIectro-nagnet system, while big emery wheels work silently in their castings. Barrel
 lathes and engine 1athes, milling ma
 chimes and automatic screw machin- cry is found in abundance in a walk through the plant. They would be considered extraordinary in the or
 dinary factory but they become com mon among the quantity of exclu-
 sive1y used machinery found in the
 Remington factories.
 Barrel boring and rif1ing are most delicate operations. They are accom-
 plished by use of drills through which
 oil is constantly forced. The examin- ing and strengthening of barrels is an art as is also the browning, for no shining surfaces show upon a, gun.
 Into rooms where hundreds of men peer through rifled tubes of steel fo- cusing upon one, two or more lines, on ground glass squares inserted in the Window panes, the astonished sightseer gazes. So delicate is the work that no instrument has been perfected to equal the accuracy of the eye in focusing the shadow which in dicates the trueness of the barrel.
 According to U. s. government standards a rifle is composed of 128 separate parts, divided between the stock and grips, the barrel and the lock or firing and loading accessories. It is 43 inches long, with a stock of wood 40 inches or extending to within three inches of the muzzle. Worknanship upon parts must guage within ten and one -thousandth of an inch as against one and one-thou- sandth used in ordinary mechanical work. The weight is 9.69 pounds, Il 1-2 pounds being allowed for the wood, three pounds for the barrel and one pound for the bayonet. There are four grooves in the rifling with one complete turn in every 10 inches. ] Besides the inspectors rooms in the main building that contain thousands of minute inspecting apparatus and tools. the scaIding rooms, oil refin- cries, and buffer making departments attract attention.
 Of the 5000 men now employed ap- Droximately gone-third are said to be unmarried. They draw wages of about $110,00O per week or $5.72O,O0O7 per annum.e When more than double this number is employed it will be seen readily that the payroll of this concern will alone distribute in Bridgeport fully $12,000,0O0 annually E Wage scales and rares are kept ac-# curately under conrro1 of the ac- counting department in connection with a corps of time clerks and clocks on entering the plant and 1eavingA every employe, from the highest tol the lowest, is compelled to stamp his or her card. There are only 2S wo-i men, who are employed in the of fices only.