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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
TERMS OF SERVICE DEFINED.

The clearcst distinction between uai-
yersal liability to service, conscription,
universal service and universal train.
ing. is that made by the Outlook:
Universal liability to service does
not need to be- established 1t already
exists.
Conscription Is requiring some men
to meet their liability. In each of its
great wars the United States has re.
sorted to conscription. II that was
all that leaders Of public opinion for
two years have been agtating for
they might have saved themselves the
trouble. There was no doubt that il
this war lasted long enough after the
United States entered II the American
government would resort to conscrip
ton
Universal service is different from
conscription in that It does not mean
merely the selection of few men IN
meet their liability but a system by
which all men meet that liability in
some way or other That service may
not necessarily be- holding a rifle. or
standing In a trench, or helping to op
crate a field gun or driving an armed
airplane. II may be doing work far
from the front. \ system of universal
service is simply the mobilization ai
all the citizens for service in time of
war, each being used for the kind Of
service he can best render
Universal training is different from
both conscription and universal ser.
vice In that II means not waiting until
a mans services are needed in war be-.
fore calling upon him, but rather put.
ting every man under discipline in or.
der to III him for his service when the
time comes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Hutchinson tKasi News. Sign
here on the dotted line"
This Is the latest command in En-
rope.
It is a hint TO royalty Il is zen.
erous piece of information to the
princes and potentates TO look around
Sign here was the command to
Nicholas. and Il was backed hy bayo.
nets He signed.
But Nicholas had forced people "a
sign and do a good many other things
during the run ot his reign. which had
oeen Tor q long time When his weak.
ness almost ruined the Russian em.
pre-, as we'll as starved the Russian
nation. men took It upon themselves
TO make him sign a little. too
80 they pointed out the place IN hin,
win a sharp stick and he aid the rest
His signing has probably saved The
country There was no other way
Then Michael his brother was ais,
shown place 10 put his name. and be-
took chance and put It there II ia
the New Russian way OF doing thing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
NEED OF lNClNERAToR.

Last Tuesday night, the city commits.
sion voted TO do away with the city
dumping ground in the Second ward.
following complaints from a number
of citizens and property owners re.
garding the odors which cmanate from
the dump
Commissioner Carter was instructed
to take immediate steps to clean up
the grounds, in order that the odors
might be abolished and to facilitate
the removal Of the city's debris TO a
point about two miles removed from
the present site.
This is as It should be. But about
the only way to rid the city perma
ncntly of odors and nuisances arising
from city dump Is by means Of A
city incinerator and sewage disposal
plant. And as soon as money is avail
able for construction Of such an insti
tuition. The Ardmoreite would like 10
see the work begun. It's one OF tn,
city's most pressing needs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Golfers. Before war was declared
the New York World demanded that
the United States should repay its
debt 10 France by making free gift
OF billion dollars 1t was a magnifi.
cent idea. 1t recalled the old dialogue
at Weber and Fieldss: Mike. | have
offered a million dollars for the Hoff.
man House "But you haven't cent
in the world 81 know il. but wasn't
it a fine offer?"
Discussing this exhibition of opu.
lence, one of the most distinguished
living Frenchmen said
France doesn't need money gifts
she viii borrow as before what she
has to borrow, and she will pay back
as she has always paid. and always
VIII pay freeing herself from debt
ana ilourishing as she has flourished
after Bismarck thought TO milk the
country dry What France needs more
than the purse Of America is the heart
OF America. She wants to feel that
her sons and your sons are brothers
IN arms not less than they are broth.
ers in liberty and equality. Five bill.
non francs! If ! had ii, ! would give
II all Tor the sight Of a division of the
American army marching down the
Champs Elyses on their wav 10 the
trenches. We will lend them the gas
masks and the helmets and the heavy
guns your army lacks. but will not
lack for long! An, my friend. think
OF the sight Of that American army
bringing its contribution of service to
our cause and yours"
On our side II is no mere consider.
atlon OF sentiment that makes MS wish
that the president would decide to
send troops to France. We are now in
this war and II is real war. and II
must be waged with the earnestness
ana unanimity OF armed forces and
civilians alike which is essential in n
national war. Nothing could so bring
the reality of the present struggle of
the republics and liberal governments
OF the world against Ra;serism before
the American people as the fact that
our army is sharing in the dangers
ara herolsm of the French battle limo
me lmpetuous youth of this country
VIII not respond with enthusiasm to a
can TO guard bridges and aqueducts
ana to train for guarding more bridges
ana aqueducts. But let the guerdon
OF actual service in the battlefield be
heId before them, and let the govern.
ment say We want ment to fight I'm
france! and the passage of an act
Tor 'selective drafts" will be but n
legal formality.
Ihere are said to be thirty thousand
Americans fighting on the side of the
aIlieS and under their flags. A million
would enlist for the same service un.
der their own flag VI"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

christian Science Monitor In tho
spring OF 1914 well known ci,izen NJ
,he United States visited Europe for
me purpose Of gaining information on
the subject of the political situation
ne spent some time In London smdv.
ing the conditions there. and In learn.
ing from the statesmen. resnonsihIe
lor the conduct OF the war tho con.
dlllonS as they understood them Io,e,
ne visited Paris, and saw not only tho
conditions of war closely affecting the
NE ol the French people. but learned
ll5st hand. not only how the Opai
d orsay looked upon the situation. but
now the rank and file of the French
army, which was the nation. also lool.
ed upon IT. Finally he visited Berlin.
ana In Berlin he saw the German mill.
tarN machine moving with all the mar.
Nelous smoothness il exhibited in tho
earlier days Of the great war Ue
heard also from the heads Of the Pms.
slah state and from the professors M
the universities their views of German
Eu.tur and finally he saw the people
OF Germany rejoicing in what appeared
10 be the inevitable triumph of tho
German system. When he returned 10
the United States Il was with the con.
Niction that although the allies nigh,
as result OF septennate of hatila
s'agger into a nominal victory. n
would be at a price so terrible tha, n
would he victory not worth winning
AZ the same time he summed nm tho
question with admirable ucidity in
lhe phrase. autocrdcy against democ.
Iracy What. he explained. he meant
ny ms was that the alliance and the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

more speedily achieve competency"
lie also declares that henCefOrth
Every Indian as soon as he has
been determined as competent to
transact his own business as the av-
eraEe white man, shall be given full
control Of his property and have all
his lands and moneys turned over to
him. after which he will no longer be
a ward of the government.
In other words, the competent In.
dian is to be turned loose completely.
and those possessing preponderance
Of white blood are to be classcd as
whites and be treated accordingly.
Graduates Of Indian schools. when
twcntyone years of age, or over. are
TO be deemed competent Indian chill
dron whose parents are amply able to
pay for their education, or who have
the privileges Of the public schools
at or near their homes. will not hereaf.
ter be enrolled in government Indian
schools supported from gratuity appro.
priations, except on payment OF actual
per capita cost and transportation It
follows, therefore, that the competent
Indian, while enjoying the privileges
and benefits OF citizenship. must also
assume the burdens and responsible
| ties thereof.
with the elimination Of the compe-
tent Indian. the closest attention can
| be given To the incompetent With
the white Indian set free. greater
assistance, announcement and protec.
tion can be given to the full blood and
/ he assured Of permanent home which
cannot be disposed Of.
The Carlisle Indian school has al
ways stood for freedom and emancipa
ton OF the Indian. 1t was founded on
that principle. and for thirty.eight
years 1t has been educating Indian
boys and girls and fitting them for
citizenship. Today many returned
Carlisle students who are successful
farmers and business men are still
wards OF the government Their hired
sheep.hordcr or farm. hand may he an
American citizen and voter. vet the
indian farmer or stock grower whose
ability and industry enables him to
give employment 10 white laborers is
denied the privilege accorded by our
government 10 those whom he EN-.
ploys
The Carlisle Indian school. there.
fore. sends greeting and congratula.
tions 10 all her old students. and To all
other Indians throughout the country
ON this happy turn Of events in their
iaNor. II is "a great step forward for
the Indian race. and Commissioner
Sells is absolutely rigat when he saws
1t is farreaching declaration of
policy
But just what does it all mean?"
You ask.
Il means that the competent Indian
VIII no longer Dee treated as half ward
and half citizen
u means reduced appropriations hv
the government and more sclfrespert
ana independence for the Indian.
II means the ultimate ABSORPTION NJ
the Indian race into the body polite
of the nation
u means. in short, the beginning of
the end OF the Indian problem
That is just what 10 should mean II
Us logical and forward stcp in the
commissioners orderly. progressive
program, and he will not be disap.
pointed IN his hope that AN real friends
OF the Indian race will lend their aid
ana hearty cooperation IN carving IL
into effect
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
INDIANS EMANCIPATION.

Commenting upon Commissioners
Cato Sells declaration of policy in the
administration OF Indian affairs. The
Arrow, the student publication of the
carlisle Indian school. SAYS.
There is printed in this issue Of The
Arrow an emancipation proclamation
Tor the American Indian a declara.
non oi rights and responsibilities.
During the past four years Commits.
sioner Cato Sells has been discovering
the Indian Right AT the beginning of
his administration hc found that the
Indian, generally speaking. was dis
couraged, that he had lost hope. that
disease. bad sanitary conditions. and
Whiskey were rapidly annihilatinc the
race, that he had become victim
OF vices which were crroncousN ac.
coptcd by him as the virtues of the
white mans civilization Immediately
he set about with an the courage and
enthusiasm ot one inspired hy right
eous purpose, to perform the almost
superhuman task ot putting the Indian
upon his feet, of restoring In him con.
iiden'e, self respect and the hone Of
independence Unprecedented pro.
eress has been made along an lines Of
social, economic and educational ad.
Nanccmcnt NJ the race
After nearly four years ot construct
I'VE, strenuous effort and careful. stu.
dious observation Commissioner Sells
makes the announcement that
The time has come for discontin.
uing the guardianship ot AN competent
Indians ana giving even closer artrp.
ilon To the incompetent that they may
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

and it is done, in q measure, by the
wish of the people It should lead
into q government in charge OF the
people. It quite likely will II it
doesn't then the Russian people have
been under the thumb O.. royalty for
such a long time that IL = hardly are
able to take the power tAat is theirs
There are other places in Europe
where a strong force, presenting the
people, should prepare a set of papers,
arrange dotted line and all and say
to the emperor or king Sign here"
And it ought to be carried to con.
clusion
As long as "reigning families are al.
lowed to reign and enslave the people,
in their way and as they desire there
will be war And the people who will
fight the war are not members of the
'regning families" either. The rank
and file are formed of the people who
are taught to obey the other fellow.
But the dotted line is coming into
style across the water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
THE MESSIAH"

ON Thursday night. at the Broadway
VI + church there will be- presented
by the Ardmorc Philharmonic Oratorio
society, the most pretcntious musical
production ever undertaken In the
state. In another portion of tod9y's
paper Is AN extensive review of Han.
dels wonderful oratnrio the "Nlcssi.
an As Josephine Thrau the promi.
nent music critic. states. the Mes.
siah has mo- claim TO dramatic text
ana lt must be- admitted that a must
cal work that has stood in front of an
other conn 1sltious OF It's character
since lag, relying ON the rontem.
plative nature Ot the text rather than
the dramatic power so many cumpo.
sitions depend upon, is UNSURPASSED in
beauty of music and words TO have
stood the test ot so long a period. Il
rs purely religious IN nature. It's mu.
sic stands head and shoulders ubnye
anything else In uratorin The produc.
iion, uudcr the direction of Nine Edlo
Lund. assisted hy Kirk Towns bari.
tone. and David l.. Ormcshor. tenor.
together with the pick OF Ardmorc,s
musical talent, assures the patron OF
wonderful evening Of pleasure and
instruction
Arimorc can establish herself as a
lover oi thc best IN music, but unless
the yhurgh's capacity is taxed al
Thursday nights presentation. the
word VIII ro out that we care nothing
Tor the better things In musical pro.
ducilOus
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
"cLEAN UP AND KEEP cLEANlo

Patriot or Stacker? To which class
do YOU belong? Are you willing to vol.
unteor your services in the campaign
to make Ardmore the cleancst city I'm
the United States, or viii II be neces-
sary TO pass an ordinance to conscript
you for service? As in war, your life
will be in danger unless you assist IN
the work, whereas you will aid in con
serving the lives Of all those about you
If You clean up your residence and bust.
ness premises, and keep them clean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
" A X VIE VS. OF
OF II z X EDITOR S

Possible and Impossible Expeditions.
Boston Journal Proposals for
sending an American volunteer army
to France range from the flatly impos-
Sible TO the highly ridiculous, with
many picturesque and many reason.
able schemes between the two eX-
tremes. The Roosevelt plan is al
ready well knOwn--a division OF un.
dertrained patriots rushing to the
trenches to express its sympathy for
France Then there is the plan for
sending a small body of regular troops
to lend moral support to the French
Some unofficial strategists want Am.
erican recruits sent to France at once,
for a training period near the scene
OF the fighting. The war department
itself has announced no plan for an
eXpeditonary enterprise, nor as much
as mentioned the subject
The first object of the United States
is the manufacture and delivery Of
supplies to its allies in Europe. Until
supply system is perfected no mill.
tary expedition can be attempted
could not be attempted even if we
had an army 10 send An expedition
airy army must have uninterrupted
supplies; We now lack the supplies
and the ships 10 carry them.
The only branch Of field service
which the United States could enter
effectively at short notice is aviation
We have ample facilities for manufac.
turing airplanos. and we could soon
offer 5000 machines and the men to
operate them Ayiators can be train.
ed in from a month to six weeks;
some of the British scouts were pre-.
pared in 2G days For practical aid
combined with solid moral support
the United States could do nothing
better as its first contribution to the
| fighting against Germany than to give
the allies unQuestioned mastery of the
air
Aviation has grown I'm importance
with each battle The army with the
best airpane service is the winner.
Not only in reconnaissance, but in at.
tack the airplane has become vital
factor of the fighting. If the United
/ States would furnish even 1000 rec
onnaisance aviators that is. for the
work requiring the least experience
Ian equal number OF French and British
would be released for the more diff.
cult tasks Of aerial warfare.
France and England are manulac.
I turing airplanes as fast as their fac.
tories can turn them out They have
more men than machines. The Unit.
ed States assuredly will be called upon
to manufacture quantities of both air
plane and automobile motors. and if
our capacity is as large as estimated.
we shall be able soon to equip a for.
midable flying force Of our own as
well
The first thing to consider in fight.
ing Germany is to make ourselves ef.
tectiye-nOt merely to work off the
excess energy OF our patriotism or our
sympathy. And there are many bet.
ter opportunities than a small volun.
teer army OF infantry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
Compulsory VS.. Volunteer rrainino

Nos NblhlAEGI lTdlUlnQs
Editors Note. The Oklahoma Sol
dier is published by the Oklahoma Ma.
tional Guard now stationed at Fort
Sill
Oklahoma Soldier: There is not.
and has not been full military unit
in the national guard OF Oklahoma.
possibly excepting the Oklahoma Field
Hospital No. /, since the call came TO
go to the Mexican border last year
The volunteer system Is an absolute
failure. Men will not enlist.
The war strength OF a company of
infantry is lil of a troop of cavalry
lO5; Of battery of artillery 1873.
Where in the state of Oklahoma is
there an organization OF that size
now?
Before being mustered into the fed.
eral service every man has 10 take a
very severe examination. Then all
national guard. home guards. volun.
tcers and other organizations will be
further reduced in numbers
with the possible exception. Okla.
homa had no organization on the
Mexican border that was al any time
up TO war strength. There are now
no companies at Ft sill OF full war
strength.
The national guard enlisted person.
AL almost unanimously. are for the
abolition Of the national guard and
for the adoption of stringent uniyer.
sal compulsory military training. This
can easily be- proven by questioning
the men personally. They realize.
more than anyone else that the volun.
teer system is failure Joke and
almost a farce.
Oklahoma soldiers are willing to do
military duty, but they want the msg
at home, who is depending on them
To do all the work, to do his duty. They
know that the only possible way 10
ever have a really effective army il
TO force every man To do his duty
They know that the ordinary Young
man has an idea that as far as his duty
lies is to applaud military speeches
very loudly and wear and wave little
flags.
rs tinal proof that the volunteer
system is a failure, now, after war has
been declared two weeks. Oklahoma
needs l,50o men to nm her present or.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Hear DIR. w. f, Reimer, of New York
lecture on rs God Preparing to Bless
Al Nations" High School Auditorium.
Monday, April 80, s p. m. Free. 2s.o
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Millinery gH,hat on Rando,s
The little shop l.r the lady and mis-. 90
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Bartlesville Examiner: It's safe
ueI tnat those who are opposing uni.
versai military training and services
are the same ones who have their
property and religion in their wife's
names, ,,a They'd like to have their mil.
itary duty there too. '' ''''''
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

christian Science Monitor: The
W, ,m'uespread display of American flags
IN ~ the cities and towns of the Tnited
states Is manifestation which in
many instances, just misses IFS hest
eiIect because so much of the hunting
Is Wlnd'torn and dingy. Those in
enalse .,Iu OIL these flags might well con.
.nr sLuer now FAR they can help to keen
'he nations banners bright
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

sherman CTexas) Democrat: The
man who married to escape roirg ~
war VIII not escape at all. according
TO recent ruling of the war denart,
ment The probabilities are thai no
win get two wars on his hands. for tho
woman who marries a man TO Keen
,, u'll from lighting for his country will
most likely entertain him with a few
uomestic scraps, and after all he win
nave to shoulder his musket and
march away to the front. Marrying is
a sacred thing, and should not be made
a joke OF as It sometimes is.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Boston Globe: II Mr.. Taft who
has enlisted in the Home Gnard ~ nS
New Haven has a place in the front
.i' ,elh' tnree men in the rank behind
MIN will be reasonably safe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
Scissors and Paste

Coiilers; Is the man who saws no
ish Interested in the war nowadays
ene same party who reads the comic
before he looks al the
news section OF his Sunday paper?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Unusual hunors were accorded
Thomas + Smith the newest member
of congress, who was elected to I'M a
vacancy in the Fifteenth New York
district, by the Democratic majority
In the house Immediately upon being
sworn in he was elected member
OF the committee ON foreign affairs
and the committee on banking and
currency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Representative Shackletord Of Mis-
souri, wants to levy an additional in.
come tax so that no person could re-
ceiye from his business or investments
a larger net income than $4,000 a
year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29

Chief of pacilists only a few short
weeks ago William j. Bryan has
changed front and now declares that
all pacifists at this time are slackers"
and urges speedy and effective pre-.
paredness. NO matter what our diff.
tcrent views were before this war.
there is no occasion for more than
one united opinion now that we are
in this war"