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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26

liberty. I am happy to state that they
returned to their station in the same
fine condition as when they left it sew
eral hours before.
In the 0lden Days.
In the old times-years ago--a lib
erty party going ashore was supposed
to raise Cain, and they generally sue
ceeded. In the days OF the "wind-jam-
mers" q sailor returning sober from
liberty was looked upon as a curiosity
,by his officers BY his shipmates he
, was regarded as being yellow" and
. lost caste at once, But that is now a
thing OF the past. Improvement is seen
everywhere. The boy who enlists in
the navy today represents a new order
Of things. He Is clean, well educated
and at the excellent training stations
Of the navy, he receives the benefit of
the best instruction. The schools are
the pride OF the service, but we. of the
Great Lakes, think our own crow the
blacklist, and we have a right to- Every
officer at this station has the interest
of the boys at heart, every one is anx.
ious to and does everything possible
TO make the life of the sailor boy pleas.
ant. All are imbued with one fixed pur-
pose-to help our lads attain such de.
gree of excellence that when the time
comes as come it will, our boys, our
splendid sailor lads, win not be lack
ing. And we know that they will be
there with the punch.
''The officers and enlisted men at this
station proved their patriotism when
the Liberty bond purchase was before
the country. shipping 10 defend the
flag against all enemies, they subscrlb-
ed 100000 to help keep the govern.
ment running. Nothing could show
greater loyalty.
rs it any wonder that we are proud
Of them? Is it surprising that the blood
quickens when our white hated battal-
ions swing by. led by the finest band
in the country. thank God, not once.
but all the time, that / am part of
this great organization"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
PICTURES IN THE FIRE.
Fascination Of Fireplace in Which
Wood Is Burned

Cincinnati Enquirer: Whenever q
man builds a suburban home these days
and, happily enough, the number Is rel
atively vast. a fairly large proportion
of the plans contain provision for an
open hearth in which wood may be
burned. These represent the pleasant
memories of many OF the builders OF
their boyhood days when cracking.
aromatic wood fire lighted and warmed
the living rooms OF their homes. More
often, though, il stands for the fascina-
tion of such a fire. Children of the
city dearly delight in making AMI
watching bonires and when they are
afforded the joys Of camping fairly revcl
in the blazing twigs and branches be-
meath the kettle. When they leave the
citys heart for its fringes the thought
of an open hearth as a concomitant to
the freer life they expect to lead always
presents itself
Hence the surprisingly large demand
for cordwood 1t is of interest to state
that in the United States last year.
despite the increased pruGuction of coal,
there were consumed S1.S75, 900 cords Of
wood the value Of which exceeded SEES.
100000. 1t was the seventh crop IN
monetary value in 1916. Ahead of it
were corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, hay
and cotton. Much Of this, indeed, the
greatest part Of it, burned on farms, the
average consumption on each Ohio
rural holding being thirteen cords, val
ued at SO a cord. Texas leads in wood
consumption; Michigan is next, then
Ohio, and fourth is New York. In each
Of these four leaders the value of the
wood is over S1O,OOO,OOO.
Experts in these matters say that
there is no better way OF ventilating
an apartment than through the means
of hearth or CRATE. so that there is
a double blessing conferred as one sits
in his easy chair and watches the ever.
changing pictures that attend reverie
before blazing log fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
LOCAL LADS At
TRAINING STATION
ARDM0RE BOY WRITES or LIFE
AT GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, NAVAL
TRAINING CAMP.
PRAISES 'JACKIES'
Paymaster Doyle Tells of Contrast Be
tween Sober, Industrious Youths Of
Today and "Windjammers of Former
Years.

There are about half dozen Ard
more boys here" writes Charles c.
Skinner, who is at the United States
naval training station, Great Lakes, H..
in letter to Chief Electrician Winans,
OF the Ardmore navy recruiting sta
ton. Dewey Lewis. Elmer Crawford.
Nelson Coin and a Mr.. Orving are all
direct from Ardmore, while Eugene
Curtis and Edward Frye. Ardmore lads.
are here with the Michigan University
N. N. V. bunch. | spend many of the
long evenings with these lads. which
affords me a great deal of pleasure, for
am always very glad to see any one
from 'home" or from Oklahoma.
Gadis Williams and Leroy Whitten,
who shipped from Ardmore. have been
In the Portsmouth, Va, naval hospital
for the past two months suffering from
spinal meningitis, but are getting along
nicely now.
Il am hoping you may send quite a
number Of Ardmore boys here. / think
this is a fine place and the weather will
soon be fine-not like the sultry sum-
mer weather OF Oklahoma and Texas"
The boys in the navy training station
are bright-eyed. clean and well educated,
according 20 sketch of the station
written by Paymaster Doyle and sent to
Chief Electrician Winans by Skinner.
JaclSies at Liberty.
"A few Saturdays ago." he says, Il
was a passenger on the special train
which left the Great Lakes training
station for Chicago. II was roughly es.
timated that on the first section OF the
special more than 1000 blue Jackets
were aboard. while fully as many more
were landed in Chicago by the second
section. Every one OF these splendid
men looked the part, clear.brained. rud.
dy-cheeked. immaculate in mastering
suits, all upon pleasure bent. II was a
picture fair TO look upon, and no one
viewed that vast concourse OF sailors
with more pride, more love than did the
writer. Small wonder that the crowds
In the Northwestern station greeted our
lads with cheers: small wonder that the
mother wept tears Of Joy as her boy
came along with his swinging stride
and glowing cheeks. Indicative of the
healthful physical training obtained at
our station at Great Lakes.
Il returned to the station on the fol.
lowing evening and on the train were
majority OF the boys who were with
me the day before. Their condition was
pertect-the same bright-eyed. clean
cut boys Of the preceding day. Was
there drunk in the gathering? Not
one. Was there any violent outbreak.
any fighting, or obscene language. or
disorder OF any kind? Emphatically-
no! I went through coach after coach
In that long Northwestern train. with
the avowed purpose OF ascertaining the
condition OF our men returning from
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
HOOVER WAS OFFICE BOY.
National Food Administrator Started on
Salary Of S35 Month.

Milwaukee Free Press: From office
boy in 1895 TO national food administra.
tor in 1917 for the United States and
perhaps for all its allies. is the brief
history of Bert Hoover" now Herbert
c. Hoover.
The gap of twenty-five years in
which Bert" passed into Herbert" is
filled with many Incidents Of world
wide renown.
Twenty-Five years ago Hoover began
his business career, as an office boy in
the employ OF his uncle. DR.. Minthorn.
who had charge OF the Oregon Land
company, at Salem. After a thorough
trial the uncle said with conviction that
as an office boy Bert was not worth
SS5 a month. which he had been re.
ceiving.
But Bert was equally firm in his con-
viction that he was easily worth s95 a
month and more That was the start.
and the office was left behind. with
Stanford university as the goal There
young Hoover attained his degree by
working his way through college.
As an engineer his success is well
remembered by westerners in Arizona
mining operations. His fame in solving
intricate mining problems spread and
he was called to Australia and later 10
England with bigger jobs always in
sight.
Then the greatest task Of his life
came in the feeding of the war-stricken
Belgians. His work in Belgium made
impossible the selection OF any other
man for the solving Of Americas great.
est problem OF the war and the Salem
office boy was called TO the White
House and given charge Of the worlds
food supplv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
PANAMA ONCE UNDER WATER
Then Nature Built a Bridge Between
the Two Americas.

United States Geological Survey: Geol.
ogists have long known that the Allan.
tic and Pacific oceans were once direct.
ly connected by water that extended
across the present site OF Panama AMI
adjacent areas in Central America. The
continents were thus separated during
the eocene oligocene epochs-not so
very long ago, as geologists reckon
time. At the end Of oligocene time.
however, the surface Of the earth in
the region about the site of Panama
was raised by earth movements, which
closed the mid.American passage and
established continuous land connection
between North and South America
connection which until recently was be-
lieved to have remained unbroken until
the skill and indomitable pertinacity Of
United States army engineers cut the
bond at Panama.
The separation o fthe oceans causel
profound changes in their inhabitants.
who had been able 10 wander unimpeded
from ocean TO ocean, but now found
themselves restricted in their range.
Many species, marooned in unfavorabls
environment, soon succumbed in the
struggle for existence. Thus in mio-
Gene time tthe next epoch the inhabif-
ants OF the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
gradually became different. and they
have now become so distinct that scarce.
ly a single species is common 70 the
seas on the two sides OF the isthmus.
Latest styles in engraved and printed
calling cards az fha Ardp,oraf,a Trh
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26

Latest styles in engraved and printed
calling cards at the Ardmoreite Job
Department. Phone GS4.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
Bangkoks, $500 and $500
Bali buntals, S11.5O, $3.50
Bathing Suits

All fancy color combinations and solid color effects
$100 to $500
fyou do not contemplate early visit to Ardmore let us fill your
orders by mail Satisfaction guaranteed Assorments sent s
bic for selection
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15
GETTYSBURG

By CAPT. ROLAND r. ANDREWS
Copyright. 1917, BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,

ever, did not deter Lee from following
MS original plan. He was determined
that Pickett should make his grand as
sault. In preparation, Alexander, the
Confederate chief Of artillery, opened
with one long line of seventy-five
guns, while sixty-five of Hills guns
came into action on the left. Against
these the Federals, cramped for space,
could oppose but seventy-five, and the
fire of these was soon stopped that
they might be held to meet the infan-
try attack.
Longstreet, still certain the result
could be only failure, could not bring
himself to order the advance, hut
shortly before two in the afternoon
Pickett himself asked and obtained
permission to go forward.
There followed one of the most des-
perate charges in history, beside
which, when one reckons In loss Of
life, such an exploit as that of the
Light Brigade at Balaklava becomes
almost childs play. To reach the
Union line the Virginians had to cross
1880 yards of ground swept by terri
BILE rife and artillery fire. All three
of Pickett's brigadlers went down, two
killed and one, Kemper, desperately
wounded. The Union troops, Gibbons
division and part Of the Second
corps, all under Hancock, held un-
f1inchingly. Lieutenant Gushing, COM
handing battery, held In his entrails
with one hand while with the other he
helped roll gun into position. cry
ing out, "Give them one more shot,
Webb" The slaughter was frfghtful.
but the dauntless Virginians actually
broke Meade's first line before they
withered under the fearful fire and,
| abandoned by their support, fell back.
Brigadier General Garnett, who had
leaped the wall with his hat on his
sword, died under a Union gun car
riage.
This ended the battle. Afterward
there was only a retreat which might
have been rout, had the Union troops
pressed their advantage or had Lee
been less prompt and skillful in rail-
lying his men. The Confederates lost
10000 out of a total approximatiug
10000 OF Pickett's division, which
charged $500 strong, 1898 were left
on the field. Meade's losses were g..
600 out of $4,000, but the Confederacy
had attained it's greatest success and
had seen that success wane into hope,
less failure.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15
An Aerial Shepherd.

The gallant little republic of Vene-
zueIa, which may shortly come In on
the side of the allies, boasts Of re-
markable bird which can be trained to
tend flocks, says London Tit-Bits. Not
only does the yak-a-milk, as it is called.
take the place Of the sheep dog, but 1t
is frequently used to guard the home
of its owner.
When the Indians capture yak-a-
milk they find little difficulty in train
ing it to domestic use. 1t is attached
to the farmyard and performs the
same duties as faithful watchdog. A
yak-a-milk soon learns to know and
obey the voice of it's master. Its usual
gait Is slow and sedate, but sometimes
1t will execute most eccentric move
ments, Waiting and pirouetting in a
very absurd fashion. Instances are re-
corded where these strange birds have
defended their charges from attacks
Of wild and savage animals, and even
driven them off.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15
Abusing the Feet.

The weight of the body in standing
and walking normally comes down on
an elastic arch composed of IL bones
Of different shapes, joined together by
ligaments and connected with muscles,
This complicated structure must bear
at each step the entire bodily weight:
and, instead Of being left to perform
its function naturally, as Is the CASE
with the knee, the elbow and other,
joint structures, the foot is incasedl
from early childhood in restraining
leather covering that congresses and
deforms the fore part Of the foot
Here, then, is a process tending not
only to distortion, but also to the
great weakening of the muscles at
tached to the foot, many of which
have their origin at and even above
the knee joint. And so there is after
very little walking much fatigue, pain
throughout the lower extremitfes,,
backache and even headache.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15
Modern Babylon.

Forty miles from New York in the
direction of Berlin and just behind the
Fire Island lighthouse, which we used
to trail from homecoming liners in
the good old days before the war,
when cats might look at kings and the
simplest citizen Of these United States
at the good things in the shop win.
dows Of the Rue de la Paix without
being classe6 ss casus belli, is Baby.
lon. Ralph Barton writes in Cartoons
Magazine. What wag, what droll fel.
low ever thought Of choosing the name
Babylon for south shore, Long Is
land, clam and fatfsh village, the
chronicles fail to relate. Its gardens
hang right side up, and bear potatoes
in highly respectable and patriotic
manner, and the once justly famous
daughters of Babylon are as scarce as
hanging gardens, for they simply do
not exist. The moment the Babylon
ian female attains that age when a
single swift glance at male of the
genus suffices to tell her the precise
figure Of his income, she takes the
IL :04 to tha better husband stalking
preserves 40 miles to the west-and
she does not return.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15
A SPANISH Mecca.

In the historic city of Seville, near
the famous cathedral and occupying q
frontage of about two hundred feet,
stands building that is of paramount
interest to the people of practically all
the American republics. Because of
the contents of this building, Seville is
becoming the Mecca of American his
torians. The structure is veritable
treasure house Of authentic facts con-
corning the colonial period of all the
new world, as well as mine Of in
formation relative eto the early his
tory of very large part Of the United
States. The house is known as the
Casa Lonja and the treasures it con-
tainS consist Of the general archives
of the Indies, that wonderful collec-
ton of unpublished, unedited, and for
the most part even unindexed original
documents, reports, letters, etc., which
practically embrace the administra-
ton of the colonies under the .domin-
ion Of Spain in all the Americas.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15
Test of Endurance.

Human endurance is seldom tested
SO severely az among the postal mes
sengers Of the Chinese government be-
tween Picking and Lhassa. These mes
sengers are picked and trained men,
who in times Of great urgency are re-
quired to cover $500 miles between
the two capitals, on horseback, In 3d
days, or 125 miles day.
The messengers letters, inclosed in
a yellow bag, are never taken off his
back except when he changes his
dress, once week. He changes
horses every few miles. eats and sleeps
in postal stations, is under the most
rigid restrictions as to articles Of diet,
and Is permitted to sleep only -four
hours day.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15

as their cue comes. Funny stories
please everybody.
Professions of spooks, carrying
small lanterns, and calling at neigh
bors' houses on their rounds, make
the youngsters have the time Of their
lives. They become ghosts, black cats,
witches or animated pumpkins, simply
by making masks of crepe paper. One
of these masks is shown in the pic
ture.
A Halloween pie" for a table GEN.
terpiece, is shown at the right of the
picture. 1t Is made of paper over a
round pasteboard box. When the
pie" is ready to serve, the boz is
filled with all sorts of nonsensicai toys,
each attached to strip Of yellow
baby ribbon. The ribbons are brought
through an opening in the center of
the pie at the top, and each ribbon is
extended to one plate at the table. One
by one the guests draw forth their
portion, wrapped in piece Of paper,
and when all are drawn. they are I'M
wrapped.
The children always enjoy the old
fashioned fish pond" where each one
may cast line once into a curtained
off corner and bring forth some kind
Of prize. Flappers date on post Of
fees" where each receives a letter
containing her fortune and everybody
likes mysterious fortune teller who
reveals the future each year, even If
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15

chopper, then made into bread. Take
four cupfuls of hot water, half cup
full of mOlasses, one yeast cake, two
cupfuls Of graham -four, and three cup
fuls of bread crumbs, mix and add
enough white flour to make a stiff
dough, let rise, work down, place at
once In tins, let rise again, and bake.
Four Quarts of Grapefruit Sher-
bet.-Sometimes when entertaining 1t
may be convenient to use the follow
ing: Two and a hslf cupfuls of wal
ter. five cupfuls each of sugar and
grape juice, three teaspoonfuls of gela-
tin, one and fourth cupfuls Of
lemon juice. Soften the gelatin in an
additional fourth of cupful Of wa
ter, boil the sugar and water Is min
utes, cool, add fruit juice and freeze
as usual.
Chilli Con carne.-Take two pods of
fresh or dried chilli peppers, two
pounds of round steak, one-fourth Of
a cupful of pork fat or drippings, one
Glove of garlic, teaspoonful of salt,
a cupful of dried beans, four table
spoonfuls of flour. Soak the beans
over night and let simmer in fresh wa
ter until tender. Discard the seeds In
the peppers or if the dried ones are used
soak them until soft in warm water,
then scrape the pulp into the water
and discard the skin. Cut the steak
In small pieces and cook in fat until
well Drowned, add the flour to the fat
in the pan and stir until well Drowned !;
add the chilli peppers and water and
stir until boiling. Cut two gashes in
O Glove of garlic and add it with the
other things to the meat. Cover and
let simmer two hours, adding water
as needed, add salt. Meanwhile the
beans should have become tender, sea-
son with salt and pepper, and mix all
together.
Deviled Ham.-Cut cold boiled or
baked ham in uniform slices. Mix
together two tablespoonfuls of flour,
one tablespoonful of mustard, half a
teaspoonful each of salt and paprika,
then add Worcestershire sauce to stir
to paste. Spread a little Of this OH
both sides of the ham and broil about
two minutes on each side. Serve hot
as luncheon dish.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15

chemise and is likely to gain the lead
as 1t is never inconvenient to walk in.
Sometimes the plain garment will gath
err up about the knees and have to be
Strengthened out. For this same rea-
son boomers are preferred to short
underskirts, and silk makes the best
petticoats for walking.
A lovely night dress of crepe de
chine Is shown In the picture above
with an envelope chemise to match. 1t
Is laid In fiat box plaits across the
front and back, fastened down ON the
underside to a line below the bust
SlasheS In the material, buttonhole
stitched about their edges, allow mar
row satin ribbon sash to be run
through. 1t is tied loosely with long
loops and ends at the side. The gown
may be made without the slashes for
those who would dispense with the rib
bon girdle.
There is a narrow lace edging above
small beading about the neck, carry
ing baby ribbon. Tabs of val lace in
sertion are set In the silk all about
the top of the gown and sleeves. The
sleeves are merely short puffs, but In
many models they are longer, reaching
to the elbows and loose at the bottom.
The chemise has no sleeves but is sup
ported by satin ribbon like that used
as girdle, over the shoulders.
Undergarments for women have
reached the limit of f1neness and dain-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-15
Sandy's Extravauance.

Sandy had taken Jeanne to the vii
lage fair. They had seen all the "free
shows" but there was a movie show
for which a charge was made and
which the girl wanted to see.
"Winna We TAX met" she said, per-
suasively. 1T is only nickel"
At the door, however, Sandy discov-
cred that the price Of admission was
q dime for adults.
He graoned. 1t was too late to re-
treat, and so he reluctantly parted with
the 20 cents; but when he got inside he
said:
"Jeanie. gin We ever doot ma love
for We? Jist think O. what haze spent
On We this vera day."