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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
THE PEACE INCENDIARY." ="

There may or may not be cause for
hope that the Germans will some day
see the light. in the recent discovery Of
Eduard SpiesZ, German pamphleteer
and avocate of militariassm. Herr Spiesz
has pierced the mask of the enemies Of
Germany and found that their real aim
is to destroy German militarism. 1t
was not generally realized in allied cir
Cles even before Americas entry into
the war, that this aim was being con-
cealed from German thinkers
But Herr Sptesz does not stop at one
discovery He calls President Wilson
a peace incendiary," a man preaching
dangerous doctrines Of peace which he
is willing to enforce even with arms.
But worse yet there are some people
in Germany who actually agree with the
ideas Of this peace fanatic.
The pamphleteer gets a trifle con.
fused as he goes on. Wilson. the war.
like peacemaker, has failed to read
American history. Where in its pages
could he find any peace? There was
the American revolution There was
the civil war Are there roots for the
perpetual peace which Wilson desires
to cultivate?" The answer Herr Spies2
expects is negative. II is possible that
there are some errors in his answer
book
Germany, says this writer, must nc
longer depend upon its kultur for world
greatness. For German kultur is a by
word and a kissing among our enemies
and many neutrals. while our whole
economic rise in the world collapsed al
the first shock Of war" This is indeed
candor from a German pen. But after
all. there is little hope in its admission
Of the truth. For with the true Teu
tonic inability to draw the correct con
clusiOns he goes on tC sav tina
therefore Germany can never separat,
herself from mlitarism. That is to b,
her last and only stand. She must neve
give in 70 the "honeyed words" of thos,
who ask for disarmament and worl,
federation for peace.
II will be better for Germany II sh,
heeds the peace incendiary" instead o
the intense patriot Herr Eduard Spiesz
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
IRON CROSSES TOTALING
2,2I9,OOO ARE DISTRIBUTED
Thousands Go to Men Who Have Never
Smelled Powder

Copenhagen July 17.-tCorrespond-
ence).-That 100000 iron crosses of
the second class and 40 900 of the first
class have been awarded during the
war is shown by announcements pub
lished In Berlin which have been re-
ceived here. OF this number 1860 were
conferred upon individuals behind the
front" but ii is certain that the num-
Der Of persons wearing the decoration
who have never been under fire is even
larger The classification behind the
front" probably applies only to non
combatants engaged in war service, and
not to individuals like Won Jagow and
other civilians who from time TO time
have been stationed at the main head
quarters.
A horde of wearers of the iron cross
have been simply employed at the head
quarters and by the staff, never smell.
ing powder unless perhaps 1t was dur
ing the repulse Of a long distance air.
plane raid. AS an example of the lavish
ness with which the crosses are handed
out a correspondent Of the Associated
4 itoo wac plfHtllN at a. lultltOil par "
of eight at the main headquarters i'm
1915, where the seven Germans present
all had been decorated and not a single
one Of them had ever been under fire
During the Franco.Prussian war
about one in every twenty participants
was given an iron cross, and except
in the case Of high military command
ers and sons Of royalty, it was awarded
only for exceptional bravery in the
! field
The value Of the iron cross now has
become so debased, because Of the vast
quantities granted and the number OF
swiyel-chair heroes who have. through
their influence received them, that the
establishment Of a new order for valoI
is being talked Of.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
on THE FRENCH PLAN.

General Pershings proposition to up
set the whole army system and reor-
ganize it on the French plan is being
received with opposition in many quar-
ters, but there is no doubt that he is
right about the matter and his propos.
al will probably be adopted al once. The
common sense Of the matter Is evident
at first glance.
Suppose a French division Is with.
drawn from a set Of trenches to be
relieved by an American division. II
is imperative that the American divis.
ion should be Of the same size and ar.
ranged I'm the same way in companies
Or II will not fit the position. Had our
army been .he first one upon the scene
e would now be necessary 90 reorganizc
the French army to match the Ameri
can standard. But as the whole plan is
already established, the only thing TO do
is 10 do il TO make our units the French
II Is the principle already familiar in
machinery, OF standardized production
and interchangeable parts.
Il sounds like a radical and serious
'ildih't Nut II II ItdlA hu' Willtu ChI
be made quickly and with comparative
ease, and 1t will save much confusion
on the other side where confusion Is
fatal
Cooperation is the order OF the day
II Is no time 90 stand on precedent OF
. abstract views Nothing must be al
lowed to interfere with the work OF
helping our allies TO win the war swift
y and effectively.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
"IIE AND SIZE. "

Memphis Commercial Appeal Just
thoss two in all the wide universe No.
body else shows over the horizon; no.
body slse counts
For years they have travelled on grad.
ually converglng paths for months they
have walked in Lovers lane. where
there are yet no sad'eyed memories. but
only the throbbng joys OF today
And now, suddenly, under the down.
ward dropping shadow OF a war cloud
they have come TO the end Of love and
the parting OF the ways.
And what OF him in the beauty OF his
youth, In the strength OF his manhood
in the Joy Of his love2 Has he an,
swered lightly the call blown TO him out
Of his country's bugle--the call to fight
and perhaps to die for the flag that has
sheltered his cradle and the cradles OF
his ancestors? Has Il meant nothing 70
him TO put aside hls life's work. his
hearts dream. and give the patriots
hail" 20 the summons TO the feld7
And what Of her. with the dawn
light still in her eyes, stepping out of
Lovers lane into the rocky road Of life's
realities2 The alabaster box OF all her
hopes is shattered into nothingness
The rose.threaded path behind her is
suddenly become shrine for pilgrim
thoughts Of coming years.
And yet-on either face thore Is a
touch OF light ineffable-the inextingulsh.
able light that has shone down all the
ages since liberty sang it's siren song
10 the hearts OF men; the light that
Israel followed In the sand wastes for
forty years; the light that Greece burn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
ANGELS OF VICTORY.
BY Amelia Josephine Burr OF the
Vigilantes.

BY Amelia Josephine Burr OF the
Vigilantes.
over the curtain OF fire,
over the bitches Of death.
over the blood.miXed mire
over the corpselittered wire.
They swoop on their wings OF steel,
Drawing untainted breath
out OF the sky they deal
The blow that smites to heN.
Fighting that wars may cease.
Clearing the path OF Peace
knights OF the Souls Desire.
More, more, more!
Let their thousands flll the sky
Can YOU hear the cry
or those who have gone before
And counted Il gain TO die
That the world might be clean Of lie
More -more-more,r'
For the shattered and tortured earth
For the red-streaked, wreckstrewn sea
There shall come a glad new birth
Their sister shall set them free
From the pain she stoops to share.
Send Us. o Sons OF Air.
An end TO the worlds despair
Angels Of Victolyl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
From Other
Editorial Pages
CLIPPING THE GERMAN
INFLUENCE.

Pittsburgh Post: Going as far as he
can to rid himself and his family Of the
marks of their Germanic origin, George
". Of England has dropped Saxe-Co,
burg as the name of his ruling house
for that of Windsor. While II makes
the blood no less Germanic. it is i'm
portant, az was the changing Of the
name of St Petersburg TO Petrograd,
as showing the completeness with which
the idea of removing the stamp Of Ger
man royalty from the world is sweeping.
The Prussians, who made the most Of
such things in their propaganda to Ger
mamie the world may, a few years
hence, have pointed out that German
blood was represented in the rulership
Of the greater part of Europe. and was
conspicuous practically everywhere.
They may have emphasized that eX-
President Roosevelt was of Teutonic or
igin. In addition to the German strain
| in the ruling house Of England, the
wife Of the former cZar Of Russia was
King Constantine of Greece is a sister
of the kaiser, the king Of Bulgaria is
| a German, the wives Of the kings OF
Denmark and Rumania are Germans
and Teutonic blood is represented in
still other ruling houses. Then there
are the German names upon monu
ments, buildings and streets through
out the world No wonder the kaiser
! looking upon himself as the suprem,
type of the race, grew to the exploding
point in vanity over German influence
But other people will not fail to mari
that the relationship Of the Germani,
rulers did not keep them from quarrel
ing among themselves and that tn,
madness of one of their race caused
one of the most disastrous periods o
the world
The trouble with the propaganda o
the kaiser is that il could not under
stand the influence Of democracy.
was unable. for instance, TO discern
that in America the peoples cominl
here from other lands found their great
est interest in promoting the new rae
made up of many. The great body o
the people Of Teutonic origin contrib
ute their best to the country in IN
name of Americanism, and our heroe
of German extractions are cheered a
Americans 1t is the way Of autocrac
to view things from the personal stanC
point rather from that Of principle O
= OF country While much is heard q
putting the state above the individus
in Germany, II is always the kaiser VIII
appears as the state when the tim
? comes. The action Of King George Y
but illustrates that in democracies e.
? erything connected with the govern
;, ment must be subordinated to the glor
4 Of the country rather than to that {
e the individuals in places Of power.
The kaiser is to be shown that thei
is better use for the splendid &c
( man talent than conducting a prop
l. ganda to dethrone a race on the ma
p rowest lines
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
DARK AGE BRUTES.
lBy Ellis Parker Butler
Of the Nigilantesl

Make no mistake about the German
empire. Have no pity for it, II is not
a modern nation. II is a Middle Age
brute.
In the Dark Ages the robber barons
were the curse OF Europe From their
castles they sailed forth with bludgeons
ami battle.aNes. riding rough shod over
the lands of their friends, raiding and
robbing their neighbors holding captives
for ransom. making the outraged lands
pay the expenses OF the raids that ruin
ed them.
England France, Russia, Italy Can
ada. Australia, the United States-all
these. as they entered this present war
planned great systems OF war tax fin
ance. but Germany did not You hear
now and then that the German war
finance plan was different 1t was. The
German plan was the plan OF the hrutes
OF the Dark Ages The German chan
cellor has explained II. The cost Of the
war would be met by indemnlteS eN
acted from Germany's enemies.
Put Il In plain words thus: For years
Germany sat hugging her bludgeon
boarding her money. talking and toast
ing "The Day. The Day Of what2 The
Day when, like the brutes OF tho Middle
Ages. she would pounce on her neigh
bors. rob them Of land and wealth
leave them wrecked bleeding and ruin
cd. THE Day" meant the day Of the
raid: the Day when the same old rob
Der lust would have its same old glu'
OF slaughter and rapine. Germany
needed no war tax systems! Her pros
trate victims would pay for the war.
Wen, but Like a brute she
strobe across her friendly nelghbor, Bel
gium When The Day came she pu'
her foot on Belgium's face and leapec
at the throat OF France She hoped
to have France begging for mercy be
fore England could raise her hand II
help. She would turn and throttle Rus
sla before England awoke, and France
and Russia, bleeding and prostrate
would empty their Golfers France anC
Russia, PROSTATE. were Germany's wal
tax system. Robber baron. The Darh
Age cut.throat come again!
But the foot slipped. The plan wen
askew. Today Germany-the people o
Germany, are just learning that th'
Robber Kaiser is not to come home with
hands dripping foreign gold. What
we must pay7 Gott In Himmel' wha
for Robher Kaiser is this"
Buck up, Amerlcal Stand fast, al
licsl Yet a little longer and they vii
be hanging Robber Kaisers and Robbei
Kaiserlings in Germany. oh, Golly
What a ragefest there will be in Ger
many when the people learn the truth
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

farm Of Buck Garrett, about ten miles
northwest of the city-and eating to her
hearts desire
Naturally, Simpson did not favor such
depredations, and one day last week
attempted to drive the COW away from
the pasture. The cow baked Simpson
picked up a tree limb and struck her
with it. She still refused to be on her
way and he called on Don Pettijohn,
who worked for him, to aid in ousting
the trespasser.
The COW stood out in the lane for
some time, according to Pettijohn's
story, and was seen the next mornins
by the Simpson family, grazing in the
| road.
Two days later the COW was found
dead. After being skinned "a broken rib
and number Of blood-clotted contu-
sions were discovered.
But the evidence was insufficient. the
court held and the case was dismissed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
FREED MAN ACCUSED or
BEATING cow TO DEATE

Can a man beat a COW to death with
blackjack limb not half as large az
mans wrist and not more than three
feet long?
II can't be done. according 10 a ruling
of Justice Of the Peace Franklin Bour
land. who Monday discharged VIII
Simpson. charged with the crime. on
the ground that there was not enough
evidence to convict him. The tree limi
was introduced as evidence by Jud
Pruitt, who preferred charges against
Simpson.
According TO simpsons story to the
court. the cow in question. a Jersey
mixer owned by Pruitt, had a bat
habit Of pumping over into the Simpson
pasture-Simpson is a tenant on IN,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
Tobacco Prices to Rise.

Chicago, Aug. Local tobacco re.
taiers have announced that after Mon.
day, August 6, material advances in
price and cutting down of excessive
coupon features will be put into effect
in some Of the city's largest tobacco
stores
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Drumrlght Derrick: Bring yourself
to a realization that our country is at
war. and beware Of strangers.
Washington star: Several so-called
riots are being examined for made in
Germany" marks.
Tulsa World: You may have noticed
the Russia duma seems 10 be about as
important politically as W. j. Bryan.
st. Louis Globe Democrat we chal.
lenge all paragraphers to write col.
umn with only three paragraphs in ii
on the war Can It be done?' There
/ amt no such animal.
Sapulpa Argus: The only relatives
some people seem to know are their
uncles.
/ Bartlesvine Enterprise: one trouble
with our modern society, socalled, is
/ that any woman can get into the high
circles on the strength Of her poodle's
pedigree.
Commoner; The pressure being
! brought to bear upon the careless por-
ton OF the population In order that
the resources OF the ration may be
conserved is fairly certain TO result in
an economy that viii last long after
the war has closed. Every now and
then something turns up to reconcile
a person to the fact that II has been
necessary for us 20 enter the great
worlds conflict.
Durant Democrat: II is said people
see more OF one another az the bathing
beaches and pools than elsewhere
Sherman Texas Democrat; Miss III.
berta is about ready to make her debut.
Drumright News: when you come
to think Of il, the Temperate Zone IL
a funny place to start big, world
war.
Muskogee Times. Democrat; II Is claim.
ed that the desolated part OF France
will he impoverished for generation.
but Just think OF the Americans who
when the war Is over win pay franc
a trench to see IL.
Lawton Constitution; II is becoming
apparent TO any school boy that the
more congress talks OF food control
the less II knows Of what Il is talking
about
Mnburn News; Speaking Of vain re-
grets there Is the. man who can't talk
In public but wishes he could.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

East St. Louis, still nursing the black
eye it received by the recent race riot,
is taking precaution against recur-
renee by inaugurating fundamental re-
form, the first and most important step
being the reorganization Of the police
department. The old police board has
resigned the police chief and his as
sistants having been suspended; new
police board has been appointed and the
committee Of 100, which was organized
by the chamber OF commerce, is raising
$4,000 to rehabilitate the police de
partment and get rid Of grafters and
llaw defiers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Nobody is imputing to President viii
son lack Of courage. Congress, or at
least a considerable part OF ii, is dodg-
ing every action undertaken in the ma
tional defense, but the president is put
ting il through without flinching. He
has been forced to assume responsibility
for the war, for conscription. for the
policy of immense loans to foreign ma
tions, for sending a division to France
for food regulation and for prohibition
)of the manufacture OF liquor, and he
has never flinched
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

A three.cornered race for the mayor
atty of indianapolis is attracting much
attention, the candidates being Charles
w. Jewett, republican. Richard Miller,
democrat, and Lew Shank, Independent.
Shank. who is conducting his campaign
with two bands a quintet Of musicians
and number of singers, promises TO re-
duce the price Of living should he be
elected. He charges Jewett with being
"kid.gloved dude, who has his finger
nails manicured," and declares that
Miller is too insignificant to be con
/ sidered
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Says the Richmond Times-D Dispatch:
unwisely in war is just as true as
would be one to the effect that he was
wisely in the senate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

The referendum is being carried to
the point of absurdity in Maine Among
other questions to be decided at spe-
cial election this fall is the question
whether the Kennebec Journal or an.
other newspaper shall be the official
paper of the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Milburn News; Speaking Of vain re-
grets. there is the. man who can't talk
In public but wishes he could.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

South Dakota, like other states is
finding it difficult to enforce the bone
dry" law. Advices from that state are
to the effect that cream separators are
whirring industriously since the law
went into effect. someone having dis
covered that running hard cider
through a separator produces apple
brandy with a decided kick" instead
of cream.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Disappointment over his failure to be
reappointed Missouri state inspector Of
oil is said to have caused John A. Knott
to commit suicide, And yet it seems
that he should have been satisfied with
the honors and emoluments he has re-
ceived. He held the office Of inspector
a member Of the railroad and warehouse
commission.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

1t is said that the Republican ma
tional committee is behind the move
ment to reorganize the republican party
in Missouri The demand for reorgani-
zation is based on the charge that Ma
tional Committeeman Baber and State
Chairman Hukriede both belong to the
"Dickey crowd" and that the entire or
ganization was used in an effort to elect
Dickey United States senator and sub
sequently LAY down" on the contest
filed by Judge Lamm for the governor.
ship.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Lawton Constitution: II II becoming
apparent TO any school boy that the
more congress talks OF food control
the less Il knows Of what Il is talking
about
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Muskogee Times. Democrat; II Is claim.
ed that the desolated part ot France
will he impoverished for generation.
but Just think OF the Americans who
when the war is over win pay a franc
a trench TO see it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Tulsa World: You may have noticed
the Russia duma seems TO be about as
important politically as W. j. Bryan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01
SCISSORS AND PASTE

Drumrlght Derrick: Bring yourself
to realization that our country is at
war. and beware Of strangers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-01

Bartlesville Enterprise: one trouble
with our modern society, socalled, is
that any woman can get into the high
circles on the strength Of her poodle's
pedigree
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-07-13

KeOuCtIOn on MI MISSES
and ChiIdren'S Cling
ham Dresses
T. CHIT in the face Of All cling
mans guln- up The gr' DIS III
the dresses could not b. b ught
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-07-13
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lfenS SJC GlnQham

Dresses fOU
Mi SEES Sl0O Bingham On
Misses 81 80 Bingham e. IN
Dresses OI.ZJ
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-07-13

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-09-21
Seihs ,pirb aussesrabem
lim bic iirindje Sss 5ooss bon @iIliar
a'lam isit;uitsasu.

Die qsi6e bes William blum
700 Carlisle Mptnus, Der Dor sinissr
Wodsn, na6bem sr IN ben StalluH,
gen bn R. .R. Omnibus Co., no G,
beiddftigt mar. Don sinsm pf.rb ssi
treten iporben ipar. ssTbrb,n III, ipirt
hsuie auf bsm ct. Sufspbss Jrisobof
fpo lie beerbist III. ipieoer aussesral
ten fperbtn, Inn geumtsn Der iiaat.
lrd.n WerfidsruHss,a ,aommiNion @e.
lse,nb,it su geben, bic eiesntii9e 20
tssuriats feitSuitslIsH.
Die @ngsb0rigsn glum's, ipsld,.
Der sHii6t iinb, Sab bsrfelbe iHfol'
&c siues 6ufi6lass seitorben 1T. ba'
kn cine applitntiDn bebufs Gnti9d.
tisuna Bel Der Stantstommifion ein'
eertibt, bod ehs bisisIbe btriidiiftisi
ireresn lam, mub bic sobssurfaft
fsFaeitcIlt ptrben. Die Coroner 9du'
ct, Der ben ToG I. st. unieriu9te,
bamaIs ermitteIt bat, III Der Wanu
iniolae eines Genidbru6s ssitprben
unb ss IN bnber nidt aussd6loHen,
bab biss cine Gofs. bss erbaIt.nsr
SufIdIass setpden III.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-09-21
@iaen i9arfen Hrpteft
2isb 1ie i6ipebifdbe Rssierung in 9sr'
btlbung nit Der guenps 4ires
Ihoirs
Sur6 tbren @eianoten in Berlin Dem
bOrtisen ausDartisen 4mts
iiberrei4sn.

Stodbolm, 20. Sept, 8om
f4fpebiI6en Wtiniiterium bes stsuberu
purbe DIM Oonneritas angetutloist,
bab na9 Der 8erDHentIi4uns oes
gbiffres sSelesramms. oos an9eoIl9
BON bem 0rafeu Don 2ugburg, Dem
beuti9eu Geianbten in 4rgentirien,
oura bic i9rpeotf9s @eiaubti4aft in
guenos aires abeeiunot iuorbsn ipar.
Die iapeoiI9e Regieruus bur4 tbren
0slonoten in Berlin anfraeeu IieB,
pb pon 2urburs bic Depeiae sefanbt
unb Oh bas beIti9e uusDdrtigs 4mt
oielelbe erbdlten babe,
2tls bic 9tnttport srfolgte, iei Der
i9tpebii6e Geianote in Berlin inz
ftrrirt poroen, Der beutfden Regies
rung einen iharfen protsit su iiber,
rei9en unb g1a96rud auf bic Sbntias
DE gu lessu, bub iibsr allen 3tpeifeI
6eiiatigt iei, bab beutfde 8eamte bas
0ertrauen Der I1tpeoii6en Regierung
in I6perer Wsiie mibbruu4t bdttsn.