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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

America will present handsomer Ggur
"hch she reduces her waste" line.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

Lloyd George. in moving the
The Role resolutions OF parliamentary
of Rritain's proval rightly charscterizes the
-. british navy as great anchor
-NaFS Of the allied cause. 1t has held
fast when otner seemingly Sc
cure resources OH which the firmest dependence
was placed have given way. 1t has done its
work largely in silence and always under con-
ditions of extraordinary stress and strain. The
recital OF tho -nary's service reduced to It's
simplest terms. is In high degree impressive.
II Is due 10 this bulwark Of the empire that In
defiance of the u-boats some 1000 vesses are
entering or leaving British ports each week.
a loss of about $500: and supplies to the amount
81 do tons have been tarred in o %h &c"
tons of explosives principally figure. Eager FOR
opportunities Of lighting In the open. the British
navy has had the Infinitely hntLer and moro
wearing TASK of viGilant rlIfol maintu cd
while enemy ships remained In harhor.-Publc
Ledger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

Politics in city affairs will be abolished tb
same day that city affairs are
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

When the proHteers lose their profits they
VIII be in tears
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

ne movement TO cut out candy will hay
tendency to sour the confectoners.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

p"mna may believe the American navy is
"iun' p"' ne mas no reason to doubt the
sincerity OF the American Secret cor,,io
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

MEMBER OF THE; ASSOCIATED rK sii" m.c fae
cNriusiycl. entitled TO III" us ~.
rsnmhiirntio NJ nil news dis credited to or
not otherwise credited In this paper ana also .i.e
local news herein. All rights or rrr"n"n-
ton Of special d:sputchcs herein also reserved.
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70 onr friends who favor with nnnuscriptS anu
for publication wish tn nave u.,
articles returned. they must In all cases syn" '
for that purpose.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04
Nir|Imon0 Uln!!ss;s5S -pispatrb
THE DISPATCH

Entered Iunrar, 1905. the Post Oncc ut
Richmond. Va. second class matter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

How prodigiously the cost OF
the war is mounting is shown In
the financial statement made to
tho British House Of Commons
on Tuesday by the Chancellor Of
Tho EN q IN ennnr Rnnar In
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

Judging from Mayor Mi,chcls letters. h
unanimously ndorses his own administration
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

Germany has one advantage in finance over
nv eht"'ieS Ihey have not stolen an,
money from Belgium.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

There has thus been recruited
by the two Liberty loans all
army or savers, number of peo-
pie given to thrift and husbandry
and personal interest in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

f"re'sn diplomats who have won America
wives nave exhibited excellent diplomacy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

Il" h"iser's former coachman who boucb
Liberty bond wished to help the big dry,
Tor the Kaiser
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04

iiish price of sugar is not expected to re
""ce ,he supply Of sweet nothings intendo
Tor uiadys ear
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
DYNAMITE SHIPMENTS BY
PASSENGER TRAIN AMENDED
Hereafter No Explosives Must BE Car
ried Unless Emergency Exists.

Washington, June 13.-The Interstate
Commerce Commissions order permit
ting transportation Of explosive by ex-
press train or in express cars in pas
senger trains has been amended to
restrict such shipments to emergency
requirements of the army and navy.
The amended order requires that a
declaration be filed in writing with the
express company from the senior Off
Ger at a military or naval headquarters
declaring that an emergency exists
which requires quick transportation Of
the explosives in question.
Express agents are required to for
ward the declarations to the chief dis
patcher of bureau Of explosives in New
York whose duty it will be to coop
crate with the war and navy depart
| ments to prevent any abuse of this per-
mission by an unnecessary resort to
transportation of dangerous explosive
by express"
Cars containing explosives transport
ed by express, the commission held,
need not be placarded, but train and
express employees must be advised of
the presence and location Of such cars
| in the train.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
HORSE DOCTOR FOILS
TUSKAHOMA BAND ROBBERY
Tells Court of Plans That Failed to Get
the Coin.

Antlers, Okla, June 13.--How he lived
with band of outlaws for eight months
learned their plans to rob banks and
trains, how after many weeks of pa.
tient waiting he was able to advise the
authorities Of the conspiracy and how
his information resulted in two men
being killed and third wounded when
his companions robbed the First State
bank at Tuskahoma two weeks ago,
was related on the witness stand hero
at the preliminary hearing Of four men
and Mrs. w. l.. Rankin, charged with
the Tuskahoma robbery, by L. l.. Card
ner, an itinerant horse doctor. The de-
PENDANTS were held to the district court
by w. d. Parks, examining justice
Baer Told Plans.
Gardner testified he became acquaint-
ed with Jake Baer, one Of the defend.
ants to Boswell and Baer confded to
bank at Tuskahoma. He learned from
his association with the gang, he said,
that they robbed the First State bank
at Boswell last April. Mrs Rankin's
husband is now serving a term for the
robbery,
Gardner testified the gang had plan
ned to again rob the bank as soon as
the bank at Tuskahoma was robbed.
Following the Boswell robbery the gang
planned to rob a northbound Katy ex.
press train.
Gardner swore that it was a difficult
proposition for him to get away from
the gang long enough TO advise the au.
thorities and only by earnest pleading
that he had a number of bogus notes III
the bank at Tuskahoma was he able Ia
induce the outlaws not to rob that bank
sooner. He said that he represented the
notes were to be paid to him on June J.
Letter TO Attorney.
AT last his opportunity came TO 20
TO Hugo, he said, and upon his arrival
there a member of the gang advised
him that the outlaws had decided not
to wait until June l to rob the bank
but TO commit the robbery at once. Gard
ner said he telephoned Sheriff Ben Fitz
gerald to advise him of the plot but
upon finding Fitzgerald was out Of tht
city, wrote letter TO the prosecuting
attorney and advised him that he wouc
leave 1t at a drug store in Hugo Thi,
letter exposed the conspiracy to rob tht
Tuskahoma bank. whose officials wer,
Immediately advised Of the plot and pre-
pared for the bandit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
SKIPPER OF GOSPEL SHIP,
CAPTAIN BICKEL, is DEAD

Kobe, Japan, May 16.-(Correspond
ence of The Associated Pressp-Captain
Luke w. Bickel, one of the most sue
cessful American missionaries in Japan
Is dead
Captain Bickel was known as the
skipper of the Gospel Ship" the little
steamer Fukui Maru, with which he Wis
tied practically every nook and Granny
of the islands Of the Inland sea, work
ing in field in which was almost alone
combating ignorance and vice amonl
the extremely poor people. In hundreds
Of villages in the island Of those waters
Captain Bickel was known as mentor
counsellor and friend.
Though but As years Of age, Captain
Bickel had been in mission work in ia
pan under the American Baptist foreign
mission board since 1898.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13

There IS more Catarrn In this sec.
tion Of the country than all other dis.
eases put together, and for years IL
was supposed to be incurable. Doctors
prescribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly falling to cure by local treat
ment, pronounced 1t incurable. Catarrh
is local disease, greatly influenced
by constitutional conditions, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a
constitutional remedy, is taken inter
nally and acts through the blood on
the mucous surfsces Of the system.
One Hundred Dollars reward is of.
fered for any case that Halls Catarrh
Cure falls TO cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
AIM TO LIVE
100 YEARS OLD
Keep the Bowels Clean and Liver Ac-
tive Without calomel-Take
Van az

~fN DN''N'S O'Sa' a'0 -fNSi nv
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-
lieves constipation, corrects disorders
Of digestive organs, increases poor
circulation, restores strength. Hun
dreds Of letters from users prove its
wonderful help to victims of rheuma.
tism, insomnia, sick and nervous
headaches, stomach disorders. Van
Lax is natures master tonic. Any
druggist can supply you with a big
bottle for SOC, or send to Van Vlest
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, 1917-06-13
DEMOCRACY PUT
TO BITTER TEST
SUCCESS FOR GERMANY MEANS
IMPOSITION OF AUTOCRACY
ON THE WORLD.
NATIONS MUST LEAGUE
With Overthrow of Teuton and His Al
lies the Great Reform the World Has
Been Hoping for Can Come About, the
Speaker Says.

Grinnell, Ia, June 13.-Success for
Germany in the war means imposition
of military and autocratic methods up-
on the world according to Theodore Mar
burg, former minister to Belgium, who
delivered the commencement at Grin.
nell college today. He said the spirit
of aggression among the Germans
springs from their scorn of democracies
and only the overthrow of German
arms" by defeat or through revolution
can prepare place for that nation I'm
the international peace league which
free peoples hope will follow the war.
His subject was Democracy Put to the
Test"
PRIMARILY II was Germany's success
In previous wars, and the results that
flowed out of 1t which brought on the
present cataclysm." he said. But while
success turned her head, 1t was not the
only factor which developed the spirit
OF aggression on the part Of the Ger.
man people. Back Of 1t is the fact that
they still regard the democratic form of
government as an experiment.
They assert that while here I'm the
United States, for example, we met the
political test in our civil war, we have
not yet been put to the social test. which
can only come when the land shall he
overcrowded and we face numbers OF
the disinherited with the franchise in
their hands. The painful experience of
the present war has not doubt modified
their views about their own political in
stitutions and leadership; but unoues
tionably ii was the belief that their form
OF government was superior and. as part
OF their 'kultur,' should be imposed or
the rest of the world. which helped bring
about the present assault on the peac,
OF Europe. The fight they have put III
shows how efficient autocracy Is In war
Must Think True.
1T remains for the democratic peo
pies to demonstrate their capabnity Of
thinking true in a time for world crisis
Of choosing right leaders. and Of actual
ly surrendering for the time being theh
customary privileges and even thel
constitutional liberties, in order tha
these leaders may meet the centralize,
organization Of autocratic powers will
an organization which shall be eauall,
eiiectiVe. suspension OF privilege an,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
Safety First With Cough and Cold

ooh. just a cough" today may become
grippe or pneumonia tomorrow. Thou
sands die from neglected colds. Take
DIR. Kings New Discovery before your
cough becomes chronic. \ few doses
check the cold by killing the germs
The healing balsams soothe the throat,
loosen the phlegm and clear the 2ir
passages Of secretions which provoke
coughing. Contains mildly laxative in
gradients which remove the waste that
aggravates the cold. At your druggis:
SOC, Sl.00.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
Chase the Ache, Kill the Pain.

Get busy. Act now Use Sloan's Lini-
ment for your rheumatic pains, tooth
ache, neuralgia, sore muscles, stiff
joints, sprains and strains Better than
anything you ever tried to soothe hurts,
reduce swelling and inflammation
Cleaner than ointments or plasters, as
1t does not clog the pores or stain the
skin. Easy to apply, it penetratea
without rubbing. Always have bottle
Of sloan's Liniment in your medicine
chest. At your druggist. 25c, soc, s1.00
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
Record Oil Lease.

Pawhuska, Okla, June 13.-The larg-
est oil lease sale ever held in the Usage
nation brought more than s2.OOO.00O
here last week. Fifty-eight tracts Of
100 acres each We're sold at public auc-
ton. Most of the companies operat-
ing in the mid-continent field were rep
resented.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13

liberty on the part of people at a time
IKE this is not apt to compromise their
rights permanently. Witness the way
In which Lincoln found it necessary to
put the constitution In his pocket at
times In order to save the government
which that constitution had made pos
sible and how little this affected the
course of our constitutional history af-
ter the crisis has passed.
Unless Germany is beaten, thorough
" beaten. or through a revolution,
changes the character and spirit OF her
government, we know what we may
look forward to. Is there any doubt
that in such event she would succeed
in imposing on Austria and her other
allies the plan which she herself has
practiced, of making every citizen a
soldier?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-13
Menace to World.

Inc central European group. com.
blned with Bulgaria and Turkey, would
then indeed be a menace to the world.
EVERY other nation which had any re-
gard for its own safety would be com.
PEELED Immediately to resort to a like
policy. We should not only be burdened
with multiplied national budgets; but
Dy reason Of the fact that milltarism
leads to war, would be creating highly
explosive condition everywhere. Ger
many's success is unthinkable.
But after the war what? Are we
to return to the old alliances, arrayinp
group against group, and leading, when
war comes, to war that is almost uni
Versal? Or are we to act as thinking
beings, take the lesson we have learned
OF successful government within the
state and apply it between states? From
time to time for generations great lead
ers OF thought have pointed to the need
or international organization. But the
ambitions of rulers and the prejudice.
of peoples have prevented. Today there
appears for the first time a chance t
realize this great project.
With the overthrow of German arm.
this great reform for which the worlc
is longing will become possible. Nay
Germany herself may then form a par
OF such league. Why not?
When England, opening the creates
chapter in her history, took up armi
against the despoilers of Belgium. he
eminent statesman and writer, Lore
Moreley retired from the cabinet. II,
doubted whether he would be able t
stand the labOrs incident to a war cabi
net; but above all he feared lest tn,
war should make autocratic Russia $,
/ strong as to become a menace TO En-
gland. Other Englishmen with create
vision, suggested that Russia's war as
sociation with liberal government
might liberallze Russia herself.
ITO the astonishment Of the worl,
this latter event has come and all tn
embarrassment caused to the allies b,
their association with a governmen
which had practiced such steady denia
OF Justice disappeared
AT present the idea of association
with Germany in league of nations /
repugnant to the allies. But why ma,
not a liberal Germany, changed in spin
it, be accepted Immediately and witt
confidence 10y her sister nations?"
Sixroom modern dwelling, G street
y. f., snap at $1,000.
1873 GUILLOT & HALL.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27

above, and then with drill and ham
mer attacked the face of the rock. AS
he worked, supported uncertainty on
sloping foothold, his strength, al
ready sorely tried, drained swiftly
away He had chosen a spot to drill
as far up as he could reach, but even
so it seemed that the water must
reach it first.
Watch the hole, Nan" he said. IF
the water gets there first the dyna-
mite will not explode and we shall all
be drowned"
His fingers worked frantically while
the water rose higher and higher con-
tinually.
Casey, with features drawn tense,
strained his ears at the entrance to
the main shaft, for the sound of the
explosion which should already have
come. The seconds went by; they
grew to minutes. Still the blast did
not come There was no sound from
Gwyn The distance down the shaft
to the flooded tunnel below was too
great for Casey to hear whether or
not the drill was working He be-
came worried and was about to at
tempt to have himself lowered below
when. with a mighty blast, the earth
shook beneath his feet. He straight
ened. relieved; Gwyn must have sue
ceeded in blowing out the side wall of
the mine.
AS Gwyn and Nan were nearest to
the rent in the wall through which
the water was flowing madly, they
were also the first to be swept out
Immediately they realized the impend-
ing danger. But a short distance
ahead OF them was the precipice over
which the flood waters were pouring
into the river, hundreds of feet be-
low Towards this cliff they were be-
ing carried helplessly with a speed
that made them despair in the face of
their apparently inevitable doom. Even
now as they peered before them, they
could see the water falling over the
brink of the chasm and plainly hear
il dashing down and into the river.
Suddenly, just as it seemed as
though they must go over, and when
they were almost close enough to the
edge to see the river below, Gwyn's
body struck a huge boulder project
ing upward beneath the surface His
body, striking this on the side as it
did, was thrown to within almost an
arms reach of the shore. Nan, who
had been clinging desperately to
him, was turned toward the land also
Gwyn, grasping this slender hope
with the frenzy of man facing death
exerted all strength in one superhu-
man effort, and managed to grasp the
limbs of bush growing near the wat
ers edge. Clinging to this tightly, he
pulled Nan to safety and together they
clambered safely to the land.
Just as they reached the shore tile
struggling forms of the men who had
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING
EPISODE

John Gwyn, an American mining
engineer, contracts to furnish the
government with the ingredients of a
high explosive used in the manufac-
ture of ammunition. In working the
mine he is fought by an agent Of the
Central Powers who hires an outlaw
band to get possession of the mine.
They killed the owner. but Gwyn mar
ries his daughter and they defy the
bandits. Time and again they are
near death, trapped in a burning
house and locked in the mine They
finally are captured, but escape. and
the pursuit leads to a hanging bridge
which gives way.
Gwyn manages to hold to the bridge
until Nan reaches safely and then
drops the bridge into the chasm, but
not until the outlaw leaders gain a
place of safety by grabbing onto a
rope. Then follows a lapse in hostil-
tiles in which Gwyn gets the mine in
operation.
The outlaws, however, plot to at
tack the mine and begin by stealing
the first pay roll, together with the
mine deeds.
A wild race to the recorders office
is made in which the Central Powers
agent wins.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27

been imprisoned within the mine
emerged through the hole in hte
shaft, being swept toward the river
on the crest of the swirling waters.
Gwyn caught the first as he was pass
ing near the shore, horror written on
his face. BY holding him firmly by
the hand, he, in turn, was able to
catch another further out in the
stream. Thus, by forming a chain. all
the miners except two, were saved and
pulled ashore. These two unfortu-
mates passed far out in the water be-
fore the chain had been formed SUI
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27

ficiently long to reach them, and
were dashed over the rocks to the
death that would have been shared by
both Nan and Gwyn had fortune not
been so kind to them.
A few minutes later the wet and
bedraggled little crowd walked slow
ly up to the entrance of the shaft and
found Casey and Sheriff Hogan ex-
citedly making preparations to go
down into the mine in search of
CONTINUED on Page Severn
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
THE FIGHTING TRAIL
THIS STORY SHOWN AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Go be Continued
AN EXTRAORDINARY FOTOPLAY

AN EXTRAORDINARY FOIOPLAY
Each chapter is a complete story in
ITSELF and a jump can be made from
one to the other without in the least
destroying the sequence of the story.
William Duncan and Carol Holloway
in the stellar roles accomplish some
death defying stunts. The tale in
brief follows the adventures which be-
fall the discoverer of a valuable in
gredient for the making of a powerful
explosive, and the efforts of a foreign
enemy to get possession of the secret.
The photoplay is unusually beautiful
and artistic.
The marvellous adventure story of
the great outdoors written by ].
Stuart Blackton and Cyrus Townsend
Brady.