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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
WHAT Is GERMANY?

Has not the time about arrived for
a suspension Of all this superior Ian.
guage about making the world safe for
democracy and liberating the oppressed
people Of Germany from the heel Of the
kaiser and our awakening to the fact
that we are at war, and very serious
war? We do not wish TO make light of
the high-aimed words of our president
or of the idealism that made this glo.
rious republic enter the lists of battle
against autocracy, but let us look the
facts in the face
If any one of our readers has friend
who is really "on the inside" at Wash
ington or who is a member Of the Ma.
tional Security league, he will tell you
that the situation is most grave: that
the allies are at the crest of their power:
that the submarine menace is more seri.
GUS than is publicly admitted; that Ger.
many has today accomplished all that
the most sanguine junker could have
hoped for and that she has only to main
tain the defensive, with matters pro.
crossing as they are, and she will win
the war. These are facts, And some
people are still debating whether we
should have entered the war, And 9th.
ers are promoting peace propaganda.
Now who and what is this Germany
we are fighting and which has advanced
measurable step toward the conquest
Of Europe, if not of the world? Who is
il that has extended the power of Ger
many from Riga TO Bagdad? Is it the
kaiser, or Won Tirpitz, or Won Hinden.
burg, or the whole outfit Of junkers?
No. II Is the German people. united
and grim, behind the kaiser. This is the
Germany the United States is fighting,
and don't anyone make any mistake
about H.
It may be that the German people are
misled. that they have had wrong ideas
and wrong ideals iusulled i'm them from
childhood and that they would have
greater individual opportunity under a
democratic form OF government But
this IS Eo time 10 worry about the Ger
man people They would not thank MS
for it and we have another job ON our
hands
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
FEAR or DISEASE

Memphis Commercial Appeal: Il was
Napoleon who declared that he had a
greater fear OF disease than aU Of the
bullets Of his enemy. This was true al
that time. II is true today The great
commander knows how TO fight his en-.
emy with the weapons of war. but he is
helpless when il comes 10 that more i'm.
sidious and fatal enemy disease.
Great advances have been made by
medical scientists and diseases that
were thought 10 be most dangerous have
been robbed ol their sting.
An epidemic in the ranks of a well.
managed army is now almost am impos.
sibility
lu the days of Napoleon but little heed
Was given t1 the sanitary arrangements
of any camp The health precautions
that are uoW of first consideration We're
then given but little attention
The fear of disease is natural We
know how Zoo face "a mortal enemy and
how 90 take care OF ourselves. but sick.
ness and pain make towards of the
bravest
Some men exhibit fear in certain
phase and uuwonted bravery at other
times C1wHrdice can Dee overcome II
the cure is begun iy early infancy. but
fear is disease. and fear must be treat.
ed as such
But it is NOT cowardice that causes a
man 10 shrE his duty az the front al.
ways 10 is fear that something may
happen 90 his business, 10 his family. to
someone dear 20 him. that he does not
care 10 make public
However these are personal matters
and will not be further touched upon.
Great generals OF the past never but
at one time In their lives exhibited fear.
and that was when the report came to
them that there was spread OF disease
I'm the ranks
Had the report come that the enemy
was beginning to advance teeth would
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

1914, and pointed to as an example
to be emulated. Now, this efficiency
this singleness of purpose and power
of concentration which placed Ger.
man science and industry on high
pinnacle-has been diverted to the
arts of war. Germany is Just as eff.
ficient at war as at piece. 1t is this
power that menaces the world today.
IL IS this power that America must
overcome if it is to make democracy
safe.
II would seem that the crisis to.
day is the test Of efficiency. The bat.
tie is the test of efficiency. The
battle is against autocracy but il is
also against efficiency. And until
America is in a position to meet the
task efficiently the event will be un.
certain.
Our country and our people are to
certain extent awakening to these
facts. The government is making
progress-haltingly some of us will
say-but we must remember i'm our
criticism that we have an entire ma.
tional frame of mind to make over: and
the people, through such agencies as
the National Security League and
the Federal Committee of Public In
formation, are coming to a knowledge
OF the seriousness Of the situation and
its eXigencies. May the awakening
proceed with haste! America eff.
cient' is the only password which
will open the doors of victory!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
THE WAR AT HOME.
The Enemy Alien Talks to
Robert j. Wildhack
Of the Vigilantes.

eve meet at various places and under
various circumstances and he always
seems anxious to discuss the war.
frankly, from his angle. He is teach
ing me more than he imagines about
himself and his nation)
Well, how goes it by you? Everything
is good for us Germans. Honest. l get
so interested in the way we are getting
along in this country that l almost for
get about Europe.
You see we are fighting in several
fields, you might say, but the war will
be won right in this country-and we
are winning it right now. The western
front, the U-boats, the Russian business,
Balkans, Italian Front none of 'em is
in it with the fighting in the United
States. We win or lose right here.
What we did to Russia, and are doing
right now in Russia, TO break her down.
and put her out Of the game, we are do
ing here and doing it 80 well that it's all
| can thing about, most Of the time.
You got q saying here United we
stand. divided we fan" that people are
going to remember some day so that
they will never forget it, because they
are going to fall-divided Count 'em
yourself, the MISUNDERSTANDING with
the pacifsts, and the l. W. WIS and the
German-language press, the Irish.anti-
English lot Of editors, William Randolph
Hearst the spectators. politicians, and
million kinds Of pin heads who can't
understand anything as big as this war
what you are up against, both in con.
sress and out, and the slow-pokey Off.
cials who allow the Germans to get an
the military information they wish. the
anarchists, the anti.war socialists, slack.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
AIM TO LIVE
100 YEARS OLD
Keep the Bowels Clean and Liver Ac
tive Without Calomel-Take
Van az

Keep the Bowels Clean and Liver Ae
tive Without Calomel-Take
Van Lax.
Barring accidents, there is no rea-
son Why We should not live to a hun
dred, by keeping the bowels clean and
open and liver active. Calomel won't
do this 1t sickens Van Lax is a
scientific substitute that won't sick.
en- you, but acts gently and pleasantly
on the bowels. Van Lax prevents sick
ness, eliminates intestinal poisons. re.
lieyes constipation, corrects disorders
OF digestive organs, increases poor
circulation, restores strength. Hun
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wonderful help to victims Of rheuma-
tism, insomnia, sick and nervous
headaches, stomach disorders. Van
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druggist can supply you with big
bottle for SOC. or send to Van Vleet
Drug Co., Memphis, Tenn. Rosy cheeks
and sparkling eyes and the disappear.
ance Of pimples and facial blemishes
will convince you of the merits OF this
new health discovery. Try Van Lax
today. Don't wait
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
A HEROIC INVITATION.

The British parliament has invited the
United States congress to visit the war
zone and obtain first-hand knowledge Of
what is going on there. The offer should
be accepted by all means. Our troops
get their final training in France: why
should not our congressman, upon whom
rests the responsibility for maintaining
the troops there and providing them
with what they need?
Some such course Of instruction is
especially desirable because congress SO
persistently refuses to accept the judg.
ment Of military experts.
This invitation, by the way is not
only generous but heroic Who will ever
question the courage Of a country that
undertakes TO educate an American con.
gress?
ms edoah shmtrahtmeh htme htretro
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
DAILY ARDMoREITE
From Other
Editorial Pages
REMEMBER THE BELGIAN PRINCE.

hLmEhDEth lI1E bElNgIAN GhANlE
Ft. Smith (Ark. Southwest American
We went to war with Spain in 1898 re
membering the Maine.
Our men are going to war in 1917 re
membering the Lusitania.
1t will be well for the civilians, to re
member the Belgian Prince.
The Germans haze been guilty OF
more brutalities raora horrors. more
outrages, than known before in the en-
tire history of warfare. but even they
seem to have outdOne themselves i'm
their treatment of the British steam
ship Belgian Prince at least one OF
whose crew was an American.
The steamer was shelled by a U.boat.
July 81, about 200 miles off Ireland.
Everyone got safely to the life boats.
Then the submarine came up and her
commander ordered the crew to line up
on the deck Of the German war vessel.
| Their life-boats were destroyed, their
| life.belts taken away, and the seamen
were left standing there while their
| captain was made prisoner.
Before the unfortunate men could re.
alize the devilish plan Of the Germans,
all the matches had been closed and the
submarine got under way. When she
ultimately attained a good speed she
suddenly submerged, so as to leave the
sailors drowning like rats. The last
thing they saw was the grinning sneer.
ing face Of the U.boat commander as
he peered at them from his coming
tower.
II was case Of "spurlos versenkt. +"
Of attempting to sink a skip without
leaving trace. 1t was the acme Of
German savagery and German ruth.
lessness. Never before in warfare
have civilians been thus deliberately
done to death.
il is with the kaiser and his govern.
ment that tolerate such crimes. that
condone them, that reward and honor
their perpetrators. that our dislovalists
wish to make peace. There can be no
peace with such wild beasts. They
are the maddogs Of the world and
must be treated like maddogs.
And they still are in the ascendant
in Germany and likely TO remain so for
q long time President Wilson's noble
attempt TO distinguish between the Ger.
man government and the German peo.
pie has apparently defeated itself Ger.
man newspapers German business
mems associations German municipal
organizations are rieing with each
other in sending messages OF LOYALTY
and devotion 20 the head of the
tlohenzollern tribe.
Befooed by their rulers ignorant of
what the world thinks of them. de.
ceived as to the preparations America
Is making to enter the war with power
and force, bemused by false stories of
what the U-boat is doing 10 England
and France-the German people stju
cling to their idols, stnl hold TO their
dream of worIdpower and endless
loot and indemriues.
All this being so. he who talks peace
TO Americans is talking treachery to U.S.
To our allies. 20 the cause of democracy
There win be no time 20 talk peace
until the Hohenzollerns are down and
the people iu
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
CTBA TO THE Front.

The Germans will soon see % new APP
partition on the western front-an odd.
looking banner with broad blue and
angular red field Fritz win probably
wonder az il. not knowing what country
it represents Germany has so many
enemies. What can keep track Of them
all?
IL viii be the flag of cuba, which en-
tered the war two days after our own
entrance. and which has proceeded To do
her bit according TO her ability
The Cuhans recognized that any army
they could raise would bee no more than
mouthful for the German Moloch.
Their naval strength, too, was negligi.
BILE. But there We're things that Cuba
could do to prove her devotion TO the
cause of world.democracy and her
friendship to the United States. She
cleared out the German spies and prop.
agandists and barred her waters TO Ger.
man submarines. She seized the Ger.
man merchantmen In her ports and gave
them 10 Uncle sam 10 use In transport.
ing men and supplies And then she
began preparing 20 take an active part
herself in the expulsion Of the Huns
from France
The most pressing need Of the allies
is overwhelming aerial supremacy. Ev.
cry possible airplane and aviator is wei.
come. Here was Cuba's opportunity.
The keen, nimble Cuhans are natural
niers. Cuba has therefore organized
and equipped am air squadron. II is
this squadron that win make her lone.
star flag known In Europe. And It's
safe 70 say II viii DE known h0noraby.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

click and these brave men, like bulldogs,
would prepare for battle, but in the face
of possible epidemic they became mere
weaklings
We are thankful to say that sickness
today is almost unknown in army camps
The wounded suffer This is to be ex-
pected, but those who survive the fatal.
tiles Of the field and return home come
back remade men; they develop in the
open air like growing things should de.
velop.
Therefore, it may be said that there
need be entertained no fear for our boys
so far as sickness is concerned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
DEMOCRACY vs.. EFFICIENCY.

President Wilson laid down Amer.
ica's platform In the war With the
words "to make the world safe for
democracy'-the most high, noble and
idealistic aim ever nation had
I'm entering the lists of battle, The
United States has taken up arms
TO fight for democracy against au.
tocracy.
AS the conflict becomes more closely
Joined and the realization takes "a
frmer hold Ia our minds that the
burden OF the war must eventually fall
upon this country. we see that there
is another meaning 20 this struggle.
America democracy committed by
It's very existence and ideals TO the
arts OF peace-is engaged In deadly
combat with the most highly or.
ganlzed national machine In the his.
tory of the world German efficiency
was welrecognlzed by all peoples be.
fore the breaking of the storm OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
NO GRANDMOTHER.

Saturday Evening Post: A New York
writer who had never belonged to any
church became an Episcopalian and de-
cided to have his two little daughters
christened in the same faith. The bap-
tismal service was arranged for, but at
the last moment had to be postponed be-
cause no provision had been made for
godparents to stand sponsor for the
youngsters. Next day the father over.
heard one Of his kiddies saying to a
neighbor's child:
I'VE was going to be vaccinated yes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

ers, conscienceless objectors, and-go
on and count 'em, there's a plenty. An
German sympathizers or under German
infiuence-or plain boobs.
And all of 'em dividing" just as hard
as they can every minute and believe
me, junger after the fall" youll never
stand" again. Germany will see to
that
The 1917 German Drive in the United
States. Who can stop US?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
Scissors and Paste.

Idabel DemocratRecord: The fellow
who thought that coal would be too high
for him TO buy this fan and laid i'm his
supply, is now trying 10 figure out who
owes him the balance.
Memphis TennJ Commercial Appeal.
The Canadians are biting" into Lens.
Here Is one time when the bite is much
worse than the bark.
Chicago Tribune: Might we not get a
little more action out Of congress If we
declared our main war.aim to be the
adjustment Of beer-drinkiug i'm Ger.
many?
FL Reno Democrat Meanwhile there
Is still room for the invention that shall
absolutely sink the submarine.
Dallas Uexasl Industrial Record: The
water wagon is way up like an airship
when YOU climb on, but as close to the
ground as grass when YOU fall on.
Boston Transcript: How singularlv
appropriate that just at this time Mars
and Venus are in conjunction.
Enid Events Intelligent editors Of
newspapers in Germany knew what 10
say about President Wilson's note 10
Pope Benedict as soon as the kaiser had
read IT,
NcAlester News Capital. Il should be
Ia distinction among the Germans not 10
possess am iron cross. The kaiser has
distributed 100000
MARROW Review No matter what line
lot business or profession there Is al.
ways room at the top.
ST. Joseph NIol News. The price of
silver is going up. too, but IL win have
TO hike some before il gets into wheat
and corn class
Tulsa World. Perhaps the leaders of
the Peoples Council can qualify as ox.
perts relative 20 the feelings OF the
man who was an dressed up with mo-
place 10 co.
Kansas City NloJ journal oysters
are to cost more because OF the war
Not that war makes them harder to get.
but IL has cheapened the purchasing
power OF money and thereby logically
increased the selling price Of commodi
ties.
Guthrie Leader In other words Mr..
Wilson didn't ask the German people To
hre the kaiser, only to take charge and
fix things so he will not have so much
pull
Charleston News and Courier. There
are people In Germany who have come
TO the conclusion that one peck of pota.
toes Is worth more than the most won.
derful dream OF empire
Albany Journals Many a little Kind.
ness remains undone because they that
might do IL do not know how greatly il
would DE appreciated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
THE SCOTS ANSWER.
When Pressed by lntolerant LAWYER.
Witness Explains Concisely.

Rochester Times: 4 lawyer was eN
amining a Scottish farmer "Youu
affirm that when this happened YOU
were going home 10 meal. Let us
he quite certain ON this point. be
cause It is very important one. Be
good enough to tell me. sir with as
little prevarication as possible what
meal II was YOU were going home to-"
You would like to know what meal
1t was?" asked the Scotsman.
Yes sir / should like TO know"
replied the counsel. sternly and i'm
pressively "Be sure YOU tell the
truth"
Well then. Il was Just oatmeal"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication of all
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
All rights OF republication Of special dis
patches herein are also reserved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
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Writ News Stand Writ.
VI. j. Garrigan Wordsworth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

Seven plays an important part I'm le-
geuds and stories. Barbarossa changes
his position every seven years. Charlie.
mague stamps his iron mace upon the
ground every seven years Olaf the
Red Beard " Sweden uncloses his ewes
every, seven years. Seven is held spe.
cinlly lucky by the Jews, the Egyptians
and the Chinese
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

There is no known outlet 20 the Cas-.
plan sea. Some have thought there
might be one underground. Although
many great rivers empty into the Cas-.
plan sea, the surface remains perma.
ueutly lower than that OF the Black
sea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

'Lumberiack regiment Is the nick.
name given TO regiment OF American
lumbermen organized for service IN
France IL viii be employed In the
woods there. getting out material for
army use. The regiment is not armed
but Is fully equipped for forest service
with stationary and portable sawmlls
and with everything necessary for log.
ging and sawmill work and FOR handling
and transporting the product
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

At a special orchard station" main
tanned by the United states weather bu
reau az Altapass, In the southeastern
corner OF Mitchell county, North Caro-
lima altitude 2,625 feet above sea leveD
22.22 inches of rail fell during the twen.
ty'four hours beginning p. m. July IS
1915. This appears 20 be by far the
heaviest Neutrality-suspicious. rainfall ever
recorded In the United States. though
heavier falls have occasionally occurred
in other parts OF the world. the most re-
markable being l5.99 inches az Baguio
in the Philippines. between noon july
IA and noon July IS, 1911.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

A baby cannot see until nine days ait.
er it is born. ON the ninth day It's eyes
will follow a piece OF flannel held above
its face.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26
Cnnadlan Telegraph Operator, slrIke

Toronto, Ontario, Sept. 25.- op
orators OF the great Northwestern
Telegraph company from Calgary ia
Montreals are on strike today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

Idabel DemocratRecord: The fellow
who thought that coal would be too high
for him TO buy this fan and laid in his
supply, is now trying TO figure out who
owes him the balance
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

Guthrie Leader In other words. Mr..
Wilson didn't ask the German people to
lire the Kaiser only 10 take charge and
fix things so he will not have so much
pull
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

Kansas City MoJ Journal Oysters
are To cost more because of the war.
Not that war makes them harder to get.
but 1t has cheapened the purchasing
power OF money and thereby logically
increased the selling price of commodi.
ties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

Charleston News and Courier: There
are people In Germany who have come
to the conclusion that one peck of pota.
toes Is worth more than the most won.
derful dream of empire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-26

Now that congress is near adjourn
ment and its record practically complet
ed il is being observed that whatever
President Wilson asked for he obtained
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-13
DAY BETWEEN EACH
WORLD SERIES GAME
President Ban Johnson Makes
Announcement Regarding
Post Season Series.
(By Review Leased Wire).

CHICAGO, Sept. ia day will
elapse between the worlds series
games played in Chicago. President
Johnson of the American league an
nounced tonight. The railroads of
fered a twenty-hour schedule, which
would permit games to be played in
either each day, but President John
son decided the risk of a delay of
the special trains, thus causing a re-
arrangement of the series, was too
great.
Players in the American league will
be prohibited from writing so-called
expert" newspaper stories on the Sc
ries, Johnson said. President John
son characterized the practice as alb
surd.
Its not a ball players business TO
write" he said, although some of
them are capable of writing their own
articles"