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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-18
FREE AUTO RIDE
IS Church BR|BE
PASTOR ALSO GETS UP ATTRACT
I'VE SERIES" OF SERMONS ON
BLOODY WORLD WAR.

McAlester, Okla, July 1S.-A gratis
auto livery service for the purpose of
increasing summer night church at
tendance has been instituted by the
mems classes Sof the First Methodist
church of this city. The faithful
who own automobiles have enlisted
themselves into the free jitney brig
ade"
Starting Sunday, July %, the hireless
taxi chauffeurs will station themselves
in every ward OF the city. All who be-
lieve that they can find extra "custo-
mers,, on second or third trips will burn
sufficient gas for the cause. The only
obligation for the free ride is attend
ance at the church services of the ev-
ening. The customers" do not even
need to put anything in the collection
plate and they will get a ride back home
too. This scheme is expected to bring
many new members into the church,
besides attract those whose religion
generally bos out in the torrid months.
Rev. ]. II. Carpenter, pastor, has
arranged a specially attractive series Of
sermons for the months of August and
September. He calls the program a
chautauqua series. All the lectures will
be illustrated and most Of them deal
with countries involved in the world
war.
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CAMEL CONVOY UNDER SHELL
FIRE Is "SOME MUDDLE'
Hardships of Campaigning in Palestine
Are Described.

Melbourne. Australia, June 27 Cor
respondencet-Hard and disconl-
forts Of the British campaigns in Pal
estine and Mesopotamia are the themes
of many letters written by Australian
soldiers serving under the commands
of Generals Sir Archibald Murray In
Palestine or Major General Maude in
Mesopotamia.
If you want TO see a muddle you
ought to see a camel convoy under
shell fire" writes one man from the
vicinity of GAIA in southern Palestine.
"The natives who lead the camels run
away at the first shot and then the
white men try to induce by all the pro-
family they can muster, these canes
to hurry out of range or under the
cover Of a hill. All the time good lives
are being lost trying to save the con
voy, which perhaps has the water sup
ply for thousands Of men in the firing
line"
Dust, heat and flies are the three
worst plaques Of Mesopotamia from
the soldiers standpoint, writes one of
the privates who suffered from them
ITO you" he adds, the flies would he
quite inconceivable. They settle in
great clusters on everything Some OF
them can sting and bite severely. with
the coming of nightfall the ordinary
flies disappear, and the mosquitoes and
sandflies take their places. The sand
! fly is an insidious plague. You have
to wear a very fine suffocating mesh
on your face to get any peace The
temperature goes up from 10 to 142
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BRITISH SEARCHLIGHT PUT
GREEK PLOTTERS TO ROUT

Volo, Greece, July 9.-(By Mail)-A
search light of a British cruiser recent.
ly disrupted a street meeting of the sup
porters of King Constantine who were
loudly declaiming protests against the
rule Of the entente allies.
Down with the dogs Of allies"
shouted one royalist adherent. Curse
Venizelos," Long live King Constan-
tine" were among the cries of the speak.
ers.
The meeting had reached the zenith
of enthusiasm when suddenly every
royalist started as II he had been shot.
Through the sultry blackness of the
June night had struck a brilliant beam
of illumination II came from a search
light OF the English ship and II had
fallen and rested upon them. II never
wavered. 1t seemed to be looking into
the face Of every man of them as II to
see who would speak next The words
died away on their lips. The search
light simply stared them into silence.
They fidgeted and whispered to each
other for a few minutes and then slip
ped away into the grateful obscurity of
the surrounding darkness. After that
the search light was master OF the sit.
uation.
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SIN THOUSAND STUDENTS OF
GERMAN UNIVERSITIES KILLED

Copenhagen. July 9.-CBy maill-Of a
total Of $4,000 German University stu
dents called to the colors up TO the con
clusion Of the last fall and winter Sc
mester, 5000 have been reported as kill
ed, according to advices from Berlin
Berlin University was represented in
Germanys fighting ranks by 5,2s5 mer
of whom 500 are dead. Bonn Univer
sity supplied 3647 OF whom S64 ar,
killed The figures for some other uni
versities follow: Heidelberg. 1.6i9 calle,
up, 25O killed; Munich. 5255 called up
ten per cent killed; Leipzig, 1900 calle,
up. 664 Killed.
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degrees in the shade The mornings
work being done you lie in your tent
with the flap up. You almost gasp
for breath. Anxlously you avail. the
going down Of the sun. You wear a
toupee or a wet towel on your head One
very rarely wears much clothing and
you lead the simple life Ths heat
takes all pride from you. You're Just
bathed in dust and sweat
You can get sunstroke through the
small Of your back. The hot wind. bad
; as it is, is better than the complete
stiffness although it bounces off the
earth flinging sand and dust al over
you. You eat sand and breathe It; you
lie down in it; it's in your mouth, eyes
ears and clothes. These things leave
Mesopotamia burnt into your memory
| forever"
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ton Of the country than all other dis.
eases put together, and for years II
was supposed 10 be incurable. Doctors
prescribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly falling 10 cure by local trea,
rent, pronounced II incurable. Catarrh
is a local disease. greatly influenced
by constitutional conditions and there.
fore requires constitutional treatment.
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f. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. is a
constitutional remedy, is taken inter.
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the mucous surfaces OF the system. One
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any case that Halls Catarrh Cure fails
to cure. Send for circulars and testi.
monials
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PAGE THREE

is quite as strongly against It after list
ening TO one who is against it, and will
be just as ready to change again under
some other persons influence. His opm-
ion is valueless because it is never his
own. 1t is well to think carefully of
subject before expressing an opinion on
it. Do not allow yourself to be influ-
enced by specious reasoning, still less
by talk in which there is no reason.
The more important the subject, the
more need of self-control
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NOTICE PIANO TUNING.

". r. kutledge, pianoforte mechan.
ican and tuner, we'll known in Ard.
more, is now here doing this seasons
work. Latest and most approved meth.
DDS in voicing tone regulating and
fine tuning. The complete work fully
guaranteed in writing for the year
Phone BIS. 16-e
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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-23
CHAMBER OF commerce met and Plan.
ned TO ENTERTAIN OFFICERS and men
The Sailors Ball Tomorrow Night At The City Hall viii
Be the Big Affair. viii Kun Free Ferry for the
Event. Plans Made for Officers

A meeting Of the Chamber Of
Commerce was held at the City
Hall last night for the purpose Of
providing suitable entertainment
for the officers and enlisted men Of
the Torpedo Boat Destroysrs,
Sherrett, Lamson and Monaghan
the boats on recruiting service
which will be in Morgan City for
several days.
The principal entertainment
agreed upon was sailors ball for
tomorrow night. The committee
appointed by President M. E. Nor
man to look after this ball consists
of Messrs. J. NJ. Dyer, T. D.
Winchester and Homer Jolley.
They plan to have the best music
available and to run a free ferry SO
that the young ladies of Berwick
might attend.
The question of entertaining the
officers took more time to settle.
There are only IL Of the officers
and it is said that only nine Of these
officers can have shore leave at any
time. Among the things proposed
for their entertainment was, q
automobile ride up the Teche, q
smoker at the Elks, theatre party
at the Evangeline and subscrip-
ton dinner at the Costello. After
considerable discussion it was final
II agreed that the boat ride up the
Teche, and the theatre party Sum
day night 1t the Evangeline, to wit
ness "The Million Dollar Doll"
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would be the best and that private
parties might entertain the afficers
in any other manner they saw fit.
An automobile committee was
appointed by President Norman to
look sitter the trip up the Teche.
II consists n NJ Loeb, Chairman,
E. E. Ditch and ]. F. Prohaska.
"A committee appointed to look
after ths theatre party is made up
Of Messrs. Sam Blum, C. E. King
and Owen Young.
The finance committee to raise
funds to pay for all Of the enter
tanning is as follows: Messers E. A.
Pharr, Mayor Shannon, Albert
Gotten, Ralph Squires.
An arrangement committee
appointed to confer with the officers
in regards to the various entertain
ments was appointed to consist of
these men: Messrs ]. P. Herbert,
Chairman; C. E. King, E. E. Ditch
and ]. L. Fisher.
There was lively interest taken In
the melting by the twenty-five or
thirty representative business mer
of Morgan City who attended and
it was the consensus of opinion that
Morgan City should entertain the
defenders of the sea in a fitting
manner, and the most interest
seemed to center on the ball for the
sailors The personel Of the COM
mittee for this entertainment leaves
no doubt in the minds of those who
attended that the Jackics will be
well taken care Of.
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WELL TREATED.
THOUGH GERMANS EXPECT
II WAR.


Copenhagen, Via London, Feb. ~.
-All Americans arriving from Bef-
lin have reported that the situation
in Berlin, 20 far as Americans are
concefned, Is little schanged since
the departure Of Ambassador, Ctr
ard. - 81
Many Americans have determin-
ed to remain in Germany regardless
Of developments and are becoming
that matters viii not 80
beyond the ruptursd relations.
Germans, however, including
those in ofhcial positions, seem to
foreses actual hostilities and
hat there i little chance Of avoid
ing gwar.
The American legation here has
rseeivsd instructions from Washing-
ton to look ont for Americans ar-
irving Ia Copenhagen from 0er-
many and cable their names prompt
y % the department
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-23

A message received by Mayor
Shannon from Lieutenant LaBounty
shortly before noon conveyed the IN
formation that the Torpedo Boat
Destroyers were held up at the
mouth of the Mississippi River on
account of salvage and that he
would try to keep the Mayor posted
as to the movements of the vessels.
Thousands were disappointed
by the failure of the ships to arrive
and the air this morning was full of
speculations as to the probable
cause of the delay. The general
opinion was that the boats were at
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-23
BASKET BALL TOMORROW

Patterson High School will meet
NJ. c. 81. 8. on the local high school
tomorrow in basket ball contest.
Two games will be played and keen
interest i being manifested in the
big contest. The public is urged to
attend these games and encourage
The Morgan City boys in their ef-
fort to win these games. Tickets
sold for the last game, which was
postponed will be honored tomor-
row.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-23
|B0ATS ARE DELAYED IN MISSISSIPPI
RIVER ON ACCOUNT OF SALVAGE
Telegram Received by Mayor Says That Morgan City
viii Be Kept Posted as 10 Movements

the mouth of the ship channel and
were waiting for local pilot. How
ever, the telegram cleared the situa-
ton, and it now appears that it will
be a day or two before the boats
can get here.
Meanwhile, unless positive advice
is received to the contrary, it is
presumed that the boats will be here
as soon as they can get out of the
Mississippi River, and plans for the
entertainment of the sailors will
probably remain the same with the
exception of the changing Of the
dates of the various affairs.
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HERBINE. It Is . marvellous liver
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SIDNEY BEADLE.

BOAT BUILDER
Also for hire, with dependable
engine and comfortable cabin. BY
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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-23

A heavy cold in the lungs that
expected 70 cure itself has been the
starting Of many disease that ended
fatally. The sensible course it to
take frequent doses Of BALLARD'S
H0REHQUND SYRUP. It checks
the progress Of the disorder and A.
sists 1atnre to restore normal con-
ditions. Price z6e, Soc, and 500 per
bottls. Sold BY Belanger Drug Co: !,
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
"A MAN OF SORROW"
AT EMPRESS TOMORROW

William Farnum, the great actor,
will portray the popular stage sue
cess. "A Man of Sorrow" tomorrow
evening at the Empress. This is one
of the best productions issued by the
Fox Film Corporation, of which Mr.
Faust, brother of Lieut.. Faust of
the local signal corps is manager.
1t is story of twin sisters who
cause a mix-up in love affairs follow
ed by a murder and final reconcilia-
tion. The plct is strong one and
should be seen by all who enjoy the
Fox Film plays.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
WHEAT EXPORTS FALL OFF
But BEEF SHOWS GAIN

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. IL
August exports of wheat. corn and
mineral oils decreased to a. market
extent. while exports of oats doubl-
ed and fresh beef recorded a 500 per
cent increase, the department of COM
merce announced today. The great
bulk of shipments went to the allies.
Total exports of breadstuffs' meat
and dairy products. cotton and cot
tonseed oil and mineral oils were
$155.576.612 as compared with $108.-
422,881 In August, 1916.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
LIBERTY LOAN REACHES
SUM OF $17,OOO.OO

Lieut.. Faust. In charge of the Lib
erty Loan campaign in Valdez. stated
today that up to o'clock today ST.
600 worth Of bonds had been sold for
the second loan. Lieut.. Faust stated
that of this amount $3.50 was from
the city, and the balance, $11,500 was
made up by subscriptions from the
men under his command. He stated
that not q man In his department but
had taken one or more bonds, the
average per capita being slightly ov-
ar $N5. . most remarkable showing
indeed. But few more days are left
for the loan and Lieut.. Faust asks
those wishing to invest In one Of these
bullets for the kaiser to not wait un-
tif ths lsss day TO subscribe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
NO SPEECHES DURING
PRESIDENTS VACATION

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. IL
President Wilson plans no vacation
or speaking trip between now and
the Christmas holidays, and will spend
most of his time quietly in Washing
ton, directing and co-ordinating war
work.
The president has declined a num-
ber of invitations to make addresses,
but Is considering a trip to New Orl-
cans in February to attend the bi-
centennial celebration of the city's
foundation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
NEW BUILDINGS AT
CAMP no BE RUSHED

CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, WASH.
Oct. 17.-Orders. were received by
Major David c. Stone, constructing
quartermaster, from Washington. p.
c.. today to rush the construction of
ITS buildings to accommodate $500
men In the training battalions. Orders
were turned over to the Hurley-Mason
company before noon and meant the
employment Of more men, and that
the contractors will be working on
q large scale at the camp for several
weeks to come.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
TURKEYS ORDERED FOR
SOLDIERS AND TARS

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE United
States soldiers and saiOlrs now In SER
vice are not to miss their Thanksgiv-
ing turkey dinner is evidenced by an
announcement today that Chicago
poultry commission men tomorrow
will make bids on one million pounds
of the bird that will be required to
feed the army at home and In the
Philippines. A consignment of 1884,
900 pounds of turkey is said to be al.
ready on the way to the soldiers in
France.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
Admiral Farragut Arrives

The steamship Admiral Farragut
arrived in Valdez last night about
$50 and sailed a couple of hours lat
er for the west. Her passengers for
Valdez were; E. E. Ritchie. James
Fish. o. B. Smith and several court
witnesses from interior points. Those
who left for the westward on the Far
ragut were M. Nackich. r. E. Muir
ply, M. H. Healey.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
EACH SOLDIER Is
COSTING 4 LARGE SUM

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1.-THE Uni
ted States Government will spend ten
thousand dollars IN training. equip
ping transporting and otherwise put
ting each man of the new national
army into the trenches of Europe, &C
cording to figures compiled by the
state board of health in a campaign
to awaken a deeper interest in safe
guarding these valuable fighting ma
chimes.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
J.. S. PAYING OUT
S6,5OO,0OO HOUR
War in Europe Costing Nation Tre-
mendOus Sum Per Diem Accord
ing to Expert Estimate.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-With the
United States paying one-fourth of the
war bill, the country is paying six
and one-half million dollars per hour,
according to figures given out by the
Mechanics National Bank today. The
hank estimates that the war costs the
United States s156,OOo,oOO per day,
or s156,94O,OOO, 900 per day, or $685.
94O, 100000 per year.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17

James Fish, the well known Val
dezan and popular life insurance
agent, arrived in Valdez last evening
from the States. Mr.. Fish has been
as far east as New York since his last
trip here and reports visiting Charles
Wulff and family while there. MIR.
Wulff is doing we'll in the coal bust
ness, and cannot supply the fuel de-
mand. Coal is retailing at $500 per
ton in New York.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
CITIZENS PATROL
SEATTLE STREETS
Thousands of Armed Men Look for
Miscreant Who Has Assaulted
More Than Sixty Women

SEATTLE, Oct. 17.-Over a thous-
and armed citizens are doing patrol
duty In this city every night in an
endeavor to run down the miscreant
who has assaulted more than sixty
women during the past three months.
So great is the fear inspired among
the women Of the city that they will
not venture on the streets at night
without a male escort.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
DRAFT BOARD MEMBERS
= ARE SENT TO PRISON

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Maximum
prison sentences of two years each
were imposed In the federal court to-
day upon DR.. Henry Selgman, physic-
ian of Brooklyn draft board, and Ma:
than Ehrliche and Lazarus jacobson,
clerks, as penalty for receiving mon
ey for exempting a man examined for
the draft. Seligman, in addition, was
fined $4,000.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
COM. GREENE
DENIES REPORT
Sensational RumOrs Regarding Exc
cution of Men at Camp Lewis De-
MED by Commander

CAMP LEWIS, Oct. 17.-Effectu-
ally squelching sensational reports
coming from many quarters that men
are being executed daily at Camp
Lewis for infractions of military rule
or seditious speeches, Commander
Green issued a statement today that
not a man had been executed and
that there would be no star chamber
convictions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
Where Is John Nj. KOrOgi

Postmaster Todd received letter
by a late mail from Mike Korogi of
Bingham, Utah, asking for informa-
tion of his brother, John M. Korogi,
who was in Valdez in February 1918.
He is supposed to have had claims
in the Slate Creek and Dempsey coun-
try. His mother Is getting old and Is
worried over him. He is reported to
have been seen in the Goodpaster
country later.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
GREAT FLEETS
BATTLE BALTIC
German and Russian Vessels have En-
gagged i'm SOla SOund-TwO Ger
man Boats Sink

PETROGRAD, Oct. ia naval
battle was recently fought in Sola
Sound between German and Russian
torpedo boats, during which two Ger.
man vessels were destroyed and one
Russian. Sola Sound is small body
of water between the islands of Oesel
and Dago. in the Gulf of Riga.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
NEW GERMAN WAR
CRAFT HITS MINE

AMSTERDAM, Holland, Oct. IL
hikDmaking a trial trip off Heligo-
land,o new German battle cruiser
struck a floating mine and was SER
iously damaged, according to re-
port received in Amsterdam.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
BASKETBALL GAME
TONIGHT AT MOOSE

The Signal Corps and the Congre-
gational basketball teams will play
a match game at Moose Hall tonight,
the second game of the series. The
Blues and the Whites will also play
their second game for the champion
ship. An admission fee of 25 cents will
be charged to help pay expenses. The
game will start promptly at eight
O'Clock. t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
DEMAND FOR SILVER
IS VERY GREAT

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. IL
The demand for silver coins is so
great that every mint in the country
has been placed on twenty-four
hour day basis to meet the demand.
This has never been done before in
the history of the country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE
MIGHTY FIGHTING FORCE

PARIS, Oct. 17-Gen Joffre, fol-
lowing a review of the troops at the
American training camp told them
they constituted one of the most for
midable war engines that could be
imagined.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
FIGHTING IS
THE WORST YET
Conflict on Western Front Described
as Veritable Typhoon Of Fire
by Military Observers

WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. IL
War department bulletins today de-
scribe the fighting in France as a
veritable tphoon of fire, and no long
er to be considered a salient, but an
ever extending wedge progressing
steadily into the German lines.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
GERMANY WILL
DECLARE ZONES
Coasts Of Cuba, United States and
Canada will be Included i'm Sub
marine Blockade

LONDON. Oct. 17.--Berlin dis
patches state that Germany will short
ly declare the coasts of the United
States, and Cuba war zones, and they
will be included in the German block
ade zones
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17

Charles Goodall, of the Cordova
Mill & Lumber Co., was an arrival
on the Farragut having been summon
ed as a juror in the district court.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-17
TEN THOUSAND
CATTLE BURNED
Two Thousand Hogs Also Lost in Big
Fire in Kansas City Stock
Yards This Morning

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 17.-Teu
thousand cattle and two thousand
hogs were burned today in fire
which started in the stock yards at
this place about five o'clock this
morning The fire which was one OF
the worst in the history of the city,
is believed to have started in the
rendering rooms