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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Cuttiru English Trees.

England has 125,000 acres of crown
forests, containing magnificent trees
untouched by the woodman's ak Now
they are to go. England needs the
lumber and has appealed to Canada
to provide a battalion of axmen. Need
less to say, Canada has responded
gladly. There is now organizing a
battalion of 1900 experienced bush
men. who will wear the khaki be sub
ject to military direction and WELD
their axes on the ancestral oaks of
the motherland Soon the music of
their blows will be heard ringing
through the great New forest of Hamp-
shire and Dean forest, in Gloucester
shire. England must have the wood,
but II is sad to think of these glorious
old trees disappearing. Many of the
woodsmen will come from Quebec,
where experts in the craft abound.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
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Standard IxinQ Gas Safety.

The work begun some months ago
In connection with national gas
safety code has made good progress.
and the United States bureau Of stand
ards is now receiving the cooperation
of several engineering societies which
have appointed representatives for the
purpose. This gas safety code will re-
late to both the life and fire hazard
and hence will cover the ground
which, In the case of corresponding
work in the electrical field, is covered
by two codes-the underwriters fire
code and the national electrical safe
~ code, which is being prepared by
the bureau.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
GERMAN DYESTUFFS ARE REL EASED
Expectation Of $1,000 Tors to America
Authorized.

Washington. The German govern.
ment has agreed to permit expectation
to the United States of $1,000 tons OF
dyestuffs lack OF which has seriously
affected American textile manufactur-
ers.
The communication explains that
while Germany refused at first to per
init expectation OF dyestuffs unless
they be exchanged for American goods
now excluded from Germany by the
British blockade after careful consid.
Grafton of the situation It has been
seen that this blockade has resulted
In serious embarrassment to those
American industries which are IL need
of dyestuffs." and the imperial German
government now is prepared to make
single exception" In permitting ex-
portation In this instance. II is re-
quired only that the dyestuffs shall be
consumed by American manufacturers
and not re-exported to Great Britain
or her allies.
II Is expected that the state depart.
ment Immediately will make represen-
tations to Great Britain to insure the
safe arrival OF the dyestuffs in this
country.
The concession made by Germany is
the result OF long series OF negotia
uons between the state department
and the German embassy. Small quan.
titles OF dyestuffs have from time to
time been released by Germany for
the use of the United States bureau
If engraving and printing. This is the
first large shipment for commercial
purposes which has been permitted.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Baron Won Der Goltz.

having fought in the Austrian cam.
paign and been on the staff Of Prince
Frederick Charles in the Franco.
Prussian war. In 1888 he was sent
to reconstruct the Turkish army and
remained in Turkey for thirteen years.
In August. 1914, re was appointed
military governor Of the occupied part
OF Belgium, but in November OF the
same year he was relieved of this com.
mand and sent to Turkey where he
was appointed military commandant
at Constantinople and acting minister
of war.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
osases Sign New Oil Leases.

Washington.-Osage Indian tribal
ocers signed leases of oil rights on
4.s0O acres OF land and of gas rights
on 6S0O00 acres. all in the old Foster
lease territory. The old leases ex.
I red March 16, but were extended by
S cretary Lane until new ones could
be signed. The new arrangement lin.
It's leases to $500 acre tracts OF quar-.
ter section units Subleases formerly
holding contracts under the Foster
lease are leasing direct. All oil leases
provide that the government may have
option to purchase all oil produced.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
SHIP SINKS. 1000 ARE VICTIMS
Soldiers and Sailors Are Lost When
Steamer and Cruiser Collide.

Shanghai.-More than thousand
soldiers and men OF the crew OF the
steamer Hsin-Yu were lost when the
steamer sank after collision with
the cruiser Hai-Yung south OF the
Chusun Islands.
The steamer, acting as transport.
was taking troops to Foo Chow. The
collision occurred during a thick fog
and only one foreign engineer, twenty
soldiers and nine sailors out Of six
foreigners and over thousand sol.
diers and members of the crew, were
saved.
The HsinYu was a vessel Of 1929
tons. She was built in 1889 and was
owned by the China Merchants Steam
Navigation Company OF Shanghai.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26

to get better and am now well. am
stout and able TO do my own housework.
] can recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to any woman who is sick and
run down as a wonderful strength and
health restorer.s My husband says 1
would have been in my grave ere this
II it had not been for your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER-
SON, 703 Lyon St, Des Moines, Iowa.
Before submitting to surgical opera
ton it is wise to try to build up the
female system and cure its derange-
ments with Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound; it has saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to the Lydia T.. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
ndyice-it will be confidential
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Author Of "Peck's Bad Boy" is Dead.

Milwaukee w. Peck, rs
years old. former governor Of Wiscon.
sin for two terms. and at one time
mayor of Milwaukee, died here after
a short illness. Peck was one OF three
democrats who since the admission
OF Wisconsin into the union In 1S4s.
held the position Of governor. Before
his entry into public life, Peck
achieved national fame as a writer OF
humorous tales, his best known book
being 'Peck's Bad Boy" He was pub
Usher OF Peck's Sun.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Close Gail For Gar.

Berlip.-A narrow escape for EN-.
peror Nicholas OF Russia from death
or serious injury by bombs dropped
by an Austrian airman during recent
visit OF the emperor to a southern
sector Of the Russian line Is repotred
In Stockholm advices received by the
Overseas News Agency. "The emper.
or was reviewing the troops in camp
under General Brussilloff when an
Austro-Hungarian fier dropped numer-
Gus bombs among the troops who fled
in wild disorder" says the News Az.
ency statement
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
A Kidney Medicine That
Makes Friends Everywhere

Thirteen years ago we commenced selling
DR.. Kilmers Swamp-Root and during our
entire experience we have not encountered
. single unpleasant dealing with our Gus.
toners who have used it. II is a prepara-
tion that gives universal satisfaction. and
our customers are always pleased to speal,
In the highest terms regarding il. We have
sufficient confidence in Swamp-Root to
recommend it and consider we are doing
our customer favor.
Very truly yours,
BARNETT-SCHENK DRUG CO.,
Jan. 10th, 1916. Roanoke, Va.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Unpopular Stand.

DO you know how much the war Is
costing Europe every day." asked the
statistician.
NO" answered the busy man. Il
only know the number Of friends II has
cost me in my home town to maintain
strict neutrality"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
The Last Request.

A kind physician living near Peoria,
wishing to soothe the last hours OF a
poor woman whom he has been at
tending, asked her II there was any.
thing he could do for her before she
died. The poor soul. looking up. re-
piled:
Doctor. I have always thought ]
should like to have glass butter dish
before | died"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26

spent Inc doctors
stated that l would
never get well with
out an operation
and that without II
! would not live one
year. My husband
objected d to any
operation and got
me some Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's vegeta-
bic eCompound. took
1t and commenced
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Hughes Mandamus Started.

Salem, re.-Mandamus proceedings
to force Secretary of State Ben Olcott
to place Justice Charles Hughes name
on the primary ballot for president
was instituted here.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
House Passes Adamson Bill.

Washington.-The Adamson bill to
enlarge the interstate commerce com.
mission to nine commissioners with
authority to subdivide the commission
into three or more sections for dis-
tribution of its work was passed by
the house and went to the senate.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26

Only fool man will laugh at cir!
because she can't hit the side of n barn
with brick; he may marry her some
day, then he will be glad that this is
thus.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
TUETCn GENERAL DIES IN TURKEY
Spotted Fever Kills Marshal Won Der
GoItz, Turk Army Head.

Amsterdam.-Ba Kolmar Won
Der GoltZ, commander-in-chief OF the
first Turkish army. died o. spotted
fever, at the headquarters Of his Turk.
ish army.
Field Marshal Won Der Goltz was re.
garded as one of Germany's greatest
strategists. He was 72 years old. lie
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Golden Rule In Business.

You get your moneys worth every
time. Hanford's Balsam is guaran-
teed to cure ailments and injuries that
can be reached by external application
or your money will be refunded by the
dealer. Getting a bottle now Is like
taking out insurance. Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
.S[AVS EXPECTED
To TURN TIDE
UNKNOWN NUMBER OF RUSSIAN
TROOPS LANDED IN FRANCE
TO AID ALLIES.
GERMANS WITHDRAW TROOPS
To Bolster Verdun Attack: French
Open Vigorous Assault Near
Fort on hill LeMont
Homme.

Londcn.--The arrival in France OF n
large number of Russian troops TO re-
inforce the western battle line has
brought great JOY to the entente allied
countries, where 1t is hoped that with
them fighting shoulder to shoulder at
different points with the British,
French and Belgians IA material change
in the situation may shortly develop
The landing of the Russian troops
took place on the eve of the day which
marked the close of the second month
of the Verdun battle.
Number OF Troops Unknown.
HCw many Russians have been sent
across seas ny Emperor Nicholas Is
not known, but what Is described as IA
great flotilla of transports" arrived In
the harDor of Marseilles and almost
Immediately afterward landed the
forces amid the cheering of the popu-
lace and the French troops gathered
at the quay to greet tnem and with
the roars of salutes.
General Joffre. the French COM
mander in chief. in welcoming the Rus
slams in an order of the day, said they
were soldiers chosen from the bray
est in the Russian armies and com
manded by officers of the highest re-
nown."
Germans Also Move Troops.
Coincident with the arrival OF the
Russians, IA statement from Paris de-
IL I'D.
strong resistance of the French at
Verdun. are Withdrawing large forces
from their fronts in Russia, Serbia and
Macedonia and throwing them into
this hotly contested ;Ieater.
Here the French, according to the
latest official communication, have de-
livered an attack near LeMort Homme,
northwest of Verdun and succeeded in
driving the Germans out of portions
Of trench previously captured by
them. The Germans admit the entry
by the French Of German trenches in
the Callette wood, west of VauX, after
heavy French attack. but say that
otherwise the attack was repulsed with
heavy losses.
Germans Occupy Anglo Position.
Around Ypres, the uermans, accord.
ing to Berlin, attacked and occupied
200 meters of British positions. The
British official report comedies Ger
man gain here, but says that except
for two craters and one trench near
st. Eloi and on the YpresLangemarck
road, the Germans were repelled from
all the positions they captured,
In Asiatic Turkey the Russians are
giving no rest to the Turks. They now
have dislodged them from mountain
passes south of Bitlis and pushed for.
ward their forces toward Sghert, which
| lies ninety miles east of Diarbekr
their objective in the operation which
seeks to cut off communication be
tween the northern and southern Turk
ish armies.
Russians Pressing Forward.
Heavy fighting continues in the
Toporuk region, where the Russians
are pressing forward in their attemp,
to capture Baiburt and come into con
tact with their amy. now occupying
Thebizond.
Constantinople reports that the Brit
lsh troops besieged in Kut-ElAmara
are in critical situation owing TO lack
of food and have forced the civilian
population to evacuate the town.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Letter to
DR.. kilmer q Co.
Bin6hsmton. N. Y.
Prove What Swamp.Root viii Do For You

SToVe What SWanp-K0Ot VIII DO FOR fou
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer a Co.,
Binghamton. N. V. for a sample size bot
tie. II will convince anyone. You will
also receive . booklet of valuable infor.
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad.
der. When writing. be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one.
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
otores.-Adv,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Temperature Kept Rieht.

Freight cars for shipping bananas In
winter are heated by half dozen or %
large oil stoves ranged down the cen.
ter Of the car. The temperature 10
kept at an average Of IS degrees.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
GERMANS REACH
A DECISION
CONFERENCES AT ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS END AND CHAN.
CEllOR AT BERLIN.
CONCESSIONS ARE POSSIBLE
Because OF Military Successes; Peace
Party Is Against Break
With the United
States.

Berlin-The imperial chancellor, DR..
Won Bethmann-llollweg, returned to
Berlin, which would seem to justify
the assumption that the empires re-
sponsible leaders at army headquar.
ters have finished consideration of the
American note and reached decision
concerning Germany's reply. What
this reply will be il. naturally, un.
known to any but the highest Off.
cials.
A general decision appears to have
been reached earlier than looked for.
There Is no intimation of when the
reply will be formulated. but there
seems to be much significance in the
fact that the Lokal Anzieger, which is
consistently well-informed, says that
"Germany's strength and prestige
have so increased in the last twenty
months in the eyes OF the whole world
that the German government has, in
deed, only to follow the command
ments OF wisdom
Nothing to Prevent Concessions.
The obvious deduction according 10
the view here is that there Is nothing
TO prevent Germany from making Ger.
! tain concessions If the leaders feel
that they can properly do So Whether
they do feel that they can go that far
is, Of course. another question.
There Is unquestionably a consider.
able peace party in Germany which
includes powerful financial interests
represented by the Bourse organs and
the Frankfurter Zeitung and including
also the Berlin Tageolatt and socialist
organs. Certain high officials also
would consent to a brencn or war with
the United States only most reluctant
ly and under pressure OF what seems
tn them an unavoidable situation. II
may not be without significance that
Macmillan Harden was permitted tc
print remarkable article in his paper
Zukunft, defending President Wilson's
standpoint in plain words.
Few DESTROYS OF Breach.
With the possible exception Of q
handful of extremists there appears tC
be nobody in Germany deslrous OF 6
DTtdCH UT WdT WIN lHe lnlIeu states
1t Is evident beyond doubt, however
that II the government should rejec
the demands OF the American note 4
would find the united support OF Ger
mans of all parties.
Even those to whom the idea OF {
rupture between Germany and tn,
United States is most distasteful agre,
in feeling that the government mus
refuse to weaken its means of war
ring against Great Britain even though
this should mean breach with tn,
United States.
A faint note OF optimism Is sounded
by the Vorwaerts, the organ of tn,
social democrat party. but other paper:
speak openly of an unavoidable breach
A striking feature in connection witt
the whole matter Is the fact that the
press almost unanimously speaks o.
Wilson's note" and only in exceptiona
cases as the American note" Mos
papers disregard reports showing tha
congress is supporting President vii
son and the Post declares "Mr. Wilson
by nc means. has a safe majority be
hind him"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Honestly Rewarded.

Waiter-Beg pardon, sir. but this
quarter you gave me is counterfeit
Patron-Is that SO? Oh, well. keep
it for your honesty.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26

War has seriously affected the pea
nut trade of Madras. India.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26

Be a reformer if you will, but begin
on yourself
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26

To stop bleeding use Hanford's Bal
sam. Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
ALIENS FOoT-EAsr DOES IT

ALIENS FOOT-EASE DOES IT
When your shoes pinch or your corns and
bunions ache, get Aliens Foot-Ease. the
antiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes
and used in foot-bath. Gives instant re-
lief to Tired, Aching. Swollen feet. over
10000 packages are being used by the
troops at the front. Sold everywhere. 25c.
Don't accept any substitute. Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26

This world has no love for the lover
who loves only himself
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
HUSBAND OBJECTS
TO OPERATION
Wife Cured by Lydia K.
Pinkhazm's Vegetable
Compound

Des Moines, Iowa. -" Four years age
I was very sick and my life was nearly
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-26
Good Substitute for Marshal.

Our progressive little burg got q
stingy spell not long ago" related the
proprietor of the Tote Fair store at
Petunia, 'and In the interest of econ.
omy cut off the town marshals sal
AIRY. When he quit the job they got
. life size cut-out of Charlie Chaplin,
stuck tin star on 1t. stood II around
on various corners. took II down to
the depot at train times. and so forth.
And pears like II makes just about as
effective and fully as dignified mar
shal as we have ever had. kansas
City Star.
How did II ever profit you to talk
mean about your neighbors?
A good mirror tells the truth. no
matter upon whom 1t may reflect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-03
Armed Merchantmen.

We hope the government at Wash
iugton win consider with great wari-
ness Of mind all the bearings and prob
able consequences of the demand of
the TcutouiC powers that merchant
vessels armed for defense shall be
treated as ships of war to be sunk
without warning. Assent to that de-
maud would be the shortest and prob
ably the surost road to trouble for this
country.
Early in the war we took the po.
siriou that the sale and export OF arms
aud munitions was legitimate and
should not be- forbidden. We also de.
yllrod officially that merchant YES
scl did not lose it's peaceful character
hy carrying a gun for defense. When
Austria demanded that We put an en-.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-03
TAKE "CASCARETS" #
HEAOACHY, BILIOUS
AND CONSTIPATED
Best for liver and bowels, bad breath,
bad colds, sour stomach.
Get a 10-cent box.

Get a 10-cent box. -
Sick headache, biliousness, coated
tongue, head and nose clogged up
with cold-always trace this to tor.
pid liver; delayed, fermenting food
in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines, instead of being cast out of
the system is er-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and poi
sons in the bowels
A Cascaret tonight will surely
you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-03

courage a faithful carrying out OF the
plans and specifications of every con
tract, the prompt payment Of all bills
on each contract on completion of
same, the encouraging of better build
ing and better construction in keep
ing with this line in the larger cities.
And coming at this time, when Ard,
more has just passed through the ex-
plOson, the proof of poor construction
having been so pronounced in the de-
struCtiOn Of a very great part of the
city we believe the owners are anxious
for better worth for their money. And
it is the purpose of this organization
to help them get it. They will endeav-
or to promote fellow feeling among
the contractors, to help one another
to make business a success and bring
about better understanding between
the material man and the contractor.
To eliminate trade abuses and rid the
city of that class Of builders that are
here today and gone tomorrow, leav-
ing string of unpaid bills after them.
And insure to the building public a
safety in contract, that when they
have paid the contract price they will
not have to pay again in order to clear
their property of material and labor
liens.
They will meet each Wednesday
night at 1880 o'clock. The member
ship fee is one dollar and the dues
fifty cents per month. Come out and !
see what we are doing and help us
do it,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-03
ENGLISH VIEW OF WILSON

In what light the English view Pres
idcnt Wilson is Of interest TO our
people. and we publish below an ed
itorlal taken from the I.bndon Chron
iclc. In which the editor sums up the
difficultica with which the American
president must contend at this time
The Chronicle says:
"Thc personal position of the pres
idcnt has been one of exceptional
difficulty. He hhs incurred the bitter
and relentless hatred of all German
Americans. BESIDES the hostility of
TINS class and the detection of the
Bryan democrats, he has to put up
with the powerful opposition of the
monicd interests.
"First. there are the great German
bankers and their friends In indus
try They are against him because
they consider him too pro-Ally. Then
there are the other financial houses
and monicd interests who are against
him. ostcnNbly ON the ground that
he is not proAlly enough, but really
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-03
KANSAS WOMEN GRADUATES
MUST BE ABLE TO SWIM

Lawrence, Kans., March 3.-Every
woman who is graduated from the
University OF Kansas must demon
strate her ability to swim before she
can obtain her degree, it has been
announced. The new requirement de-
mands to that to obtain a diploma
each graduate must swim twice across
the gymnasium pool.
"A woman is not prepared for life
until she can care for herself in the
water" DR.. Alice Goetz, director of
physical education for women, eX-
planned today. kansas being an
inland state, few women coming to
the university have been offered an
opportunity to learn to swim"