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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
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WE MIST WIN.

The Commoner: Those who. before
the United States entered the war.
thought it better to remain neutral and
postpone until after the war the settle
ment Of differences with belligerent ma
tions will have no difficulty in recogniz-
ing the change in situation caused by
our own nations entrance into the war.
Had we remained neutral we might
have been able to act as mediator and
thus rendered an important service to
the world. In entering the war, how.
ever we surrendered that opportunity
and incurred the enmity Of the central
powers new situation, therefore. con.
fronts us. We must not only protect
ourselves from those who are now our
enemies, but we must find an opportun.
ity for world service in aiding TO ar.
range a permanent peace, built on jus.
tice, liberty and democracy.
We must win. Defeat is inconceivable.
it would be indescribably unfortunate
if it were possible. We can not allow
any foreign nation to determine the
destiny Of the United States-especially
nation committed, as Germany is, to
arbitrary government and militarism.
Neither can we afford to have our
allies overcome-that would bring upon
us the disasters of defeat or the burden
Of carrying on the war alone.
We are in the war by the action Of
congress-the only body authorized TO
take the nation into war. The quickest
way to peace is TO go straight through,
supporting the government in all II un.
dertakes no matter how long the war
lasts or how much it costs.
We must win.
Any discord or division, after the gov.
ernment has acted, would prolong the
war and increase its cost in money and
men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
KEEP TIE RARIEs cool.

The usual depressing news stories
about babies dying during the heated
spells are coming In. II is hard to keep
babies well in hot weather. but Il is not
impossible. Observance Of a few simple
rules will protect them
The first is. At the first sign OF H..
ness-in fact, at the first sign OF any
unusual behavior OF baby or small
child during hot weather. call a doctor.
Don't worry about the doctors fee. 1t
viii be moderate And doctors always
cost less than undertakers
The next is to boil the milk the min
ute II comes from the milkman. Where
II can be put on ice and and kept there
until used, this may not be necessary.
But where ice Is not obtainable Il Is the
only safe thing TO do. and In very hot
weather II is the only really safe thing
in any case. II the milk IL sour-has
even started souring-this will show up
when It is warmed. Always taste Il
before preparing baby's feeding. The
above applies to bottle babies-s5 per
cent OF whom die In their first year
and to children old enough TO drink
milk.
Then. don't be afraid TO remove un.
necessary clothing. one thin knitted
band, with little wool in Il, and q
diaper are plenty for even n tiny baby
TO wear on hot days No blankets.
There is much more danger OF over.
heating than OF chilling A flannel wrap.
per or shirt and stockings should be
added when the sun goes down.
Give the baby plenty of baths Use
tepld water. On extremely hot days dlp
the baby or sponge him two or three
times a day. Children over a year old
may be put into bathtub and allowed
TO play In water with the chill barely
on. Older children may be clad in one
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
DIsPROvING SCARE STORIES.

Families II soldiers have been great.
~ troubled in the past few weeks by
rumors OF terrible disaster, Of excessive
mortality rates at the front Of mis-
management that costs numerous lives
needlessly These rumors even went so
far as to apportion a specific number
of days an officer or soldier lived after
he reached the front. The average life
of an engineer in the trenches was Civ.
en- as Of thirty minutes duration.
1t was gradually realized that most
Of this was only talk Then 1t showed
itself for what 1t really was, German
propaganda of the meanest sort.
No one wishes to minimize the dan
gers Of those at the front; fighting
mon. doctors, nurses all run great
risks. Nothing would be gained by
pretending that they do not. They know
their danger but are ready to face it
for the cause of democracy.
Exaggerating dangers and multiply.
ing horrors have not succeeded In stop.
ping enlistments for service Of any
iphA sum lltS nave uOlt great
harm in increasing the burden and anx-
iety Of the families who are sending
loved ones to Europe
Edward A. Woods, manager of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. has
been gathering insurance figures that
will not lie. These figures he is turning
over to Mary Roberts Rinehart. Mrs
Rinehart is going to publish them in
series Of newspaper stories. together
with some inside facts about the system
followed by the Germans in spreading
their despicable propaganda II will
help much to counteract the evil effect
Of the German hoaxes to have these
facts published by such reputable au.
thorities. But in the meantime, 1t is
well for individuals to do a little cen.
soring Of such rumors for themselves
Don't believe everything you hear just
because It's bad news And don't lose
sight Of the main issues in the scare
stories intended to becloud them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

States to assist the Allies today, it was
ten times more unjustifable for France
to assist the United States then.
OF course, if anyone were to main.
tain this. they would be compelled to
go a little further. and TO blame North
and South alike for the Civil War. If
the action Of Mr. Wilson is reprehensi-
bic today the action of Mr. Lincoln was
equally reprehensible then. 1t was, in
deed Mr.. Lincoln who devised the idea
Of the selective draft, and he devised
1t for precisely the same reason that
Mr.. Wilson has adopted it today, in
order that liberty should not perish
from off the globe. But if it is wrong
in any circumstances to fight, then il
was wrong for the English to resist
the Armada, for the Dutch to resist the
Inquisition, for the American colonists
TO resist King George. and for the North
to free the slaves by force. OF course, if
the pacifists knew how to restrain
might without force, their argument
would be irrefragable. OF course. IL the
world knew how to maintain its free
dom not by arms but through a knowl-
edge of principle, pacificism would be.
not theoretically, but in practice, the
strongest Of all forces. but until it does.
1t is better TO fight for right than to
see wrong paciflcally triumphant.
War being, then, a necessity Of mans
Ignorance and sensuality, 1t is best that
war should be conducted on the most
humane and most honorable conditions.
Now the very foundations of such a
warfare are contained in an equality Of
sacrifice by the nation. That the power
ty Of one man should drive him into the
army, and the influence of another
save him from it, would constitute a
fragrant breach of the democratic idea.
Therefore the determination of the
president and of congress that the
whole country shall contribute equally
TO the draft, in preference to any sys-
TEN Of voluntary recruiting. is intend
ed to offer that privilege to the nation.
in great crisis Of its existence. when.
before the guns speak, the dedication is
made
Not with the rolling voices Of the guns
Nor yet with sheen Of sun on bayonet
bright.
Do we salute the world. this day Of
days,
Strong to uphold the right.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
PATHETIC MACEDONIAN
Driven From His Home. He Leaves Sui.
lenly, but Is Little Worse Off.

National Geographic Society; Along
the Monastir road there is a continuous.
dribbling stream OF refugees-not many
at a time" writes Herbert Corey. the
war correspondent. Sometimes half a
dozen win trudge by in the course of a
day. Sometimes an entire village has
been evacuated farther up the line. and
fifty or so who have held on to the bit.
ter end tramp stolidly and unwillingly
TO safety
They pile their poor effects on a don.
ley, put the babies on top. and load the
women with what there is left II there
is a spare donkey the man of the house
always rides II there are two spare
donkeys, the eldest sons ride. The wo-
men always walk. Only once did I see
a man walking while his wife rode the
donkey. The road buzzed with gossip OF
Il.
They have suffered greatly. these
poor folk Yet candor compels me TO
say that at first sight the difference
between a Macedonian peasant evicted
and Macedonian peasant at home Is so
slight that Il fails TO arouse much sym.
pathy. These poor folk seem to a west
eruer always on the edge OF starvation.
The principal item Of their diet is maize.
so poorly ground by crude water turned
wheels that their bodies are repulsively
swollen from the resultant Indigestion.
"A man with a yoke OF oxen and forty
sheep Is rich.
Their homes are mere Enclosures OF
-.
without windows and sometimes with.
out other door than a blanket or a bit
OF Tapping skin often the fire is light.
ed In the middle OF the dirt floor and
the smoke seeps out through the cerv.
ices OF the walls and the holes In the
roof
Yet they cling blindly to these novels.
When they hide themselves from an in.
vader they always choose some nook In
the hills from which they may watch
their roofs. They cache foodstuffs in
secret places, from which they take a
handful OF corn or cheese OF eve milk
at night.
When they are driven out the men
go silently. Sometimes they are sullen.
Sometimes they smile at the soldiers In
sort OF a twisted. sidewise fashion.
in poor attempt at propitiation. The
women follow at their heels patiently.
After the first outcry against the order
of eviction they never openly defy the
soldiery. Yet IL is the women who
most flagranaly dlsobey.
They return at night to the aban.
doned homestead. taking their children
with them. To do so they must evade
the guards and tramp across desolate
country In the darkness. In continual
danger from the prowling dogs or from
the rifles " the sentries. Somehow they
manage to do IL. Humanity requires
that these little villages in the war zone
be emptled OF the last human. for IN
the rear is food and shelter. while at the
front is only starvation and danger
yet little by little the inhabitants
trickle back. At first they are unob-
trusive Although fifty may be living
In hamlet. one sees no more than four
or five az a time. Eventually they re.
sumo their former mode Of life. 80 far
as that is possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
ECONOMY.

We must economize on wheat
And hold it in control.
We must economize on meat
And corn and beans and coal.
We must economize on brass
And platinum and steel;
We know not what may come to pas,
If waste we now reveal.
We must economize on rye
And milk and eggs and lard.
We must economize on pie,
Which seems especial hard.
In view Of things that may befall
Our nations plan to balk,
We must, perhaps the most of all,
Economize i'm talk!
Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

or two garments and allowed to play
with the garden hose, or a pail or tub
of water.
At the first sign Of any indigestion,
stop feeding. Give nothing but barley
water until the doctor has come.
Taking care Of well babies to prevent
illness is real work and lots of it. 1t
takes time from other things. But
taking care Of sick babies is more work
and it Is done with an aching heart.
Take the time and do the work to
keep your baby well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

CThe Ardmoreite submits in this
column communications from the
public. Those who submit matter
for this department are requested
to sign their names and addresses,
which may or may not be printed.
No anonymous communication
will be given attention..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
SCISSORS AND PASTE

ldabel Democrat And now a
Boston man has announced that he has
discovered a sure defeat for the sub.
marines. build boats that can outrun
them.
Guthrie Leader: The Farmers Non.
Partisan League of North Dakota. top
pling over old parties, may become the
Sim Feiners Of the United States if
they don't watch out
Tulsa World: A New York man has
started an agitation TO prevent telephon-
ing in foreign languages Might be a
pretty fair idea at that.
McAlester News-Capital: The Ger.
man crown prince is "a chip off the old
block" He is said to be opposed to
reform and to resent the idea Of liberal.
izing the government.
Ft Smith (Arkl Southwest American:
Prisons are more unpopular than ever
since the disloyal and the anarchists
began 10 be sent 10 them.
Norman Democrat.Topic: We under.
stand that the officers recently captured
a lady "boot.legger" II has not been
stated where she carried her stock. but
we presume that not wearing boots. she
carried the booze in the same place
where most women carry their money.
Sapulpa Argus: It does not always
signify that because a man makes his
mark In the world that he is unable to
write.
Bartlesville Examiner: A London
boarding house keeper was arrested the
other day on the charge OF boarding
food and among the articles. found was
two and half pounds OF garlic. He
shouldn't have been arrested on that
charge, but on the charge OF disturbing
the peace.
Gainesville Texas Register: There
are a lot OF people In this country" says
an exchange, who think they are go.
ing to win the war by raising radishes.r -
Impossible, II can only be done by rails.
ing potatoes with plenty OF hell on the
side.
New York Evening Mail: They are
locking the anarchists up now. But
there isn't much use in being an anar.
ohist anyhow with the free lunch abol.
ished.
Washington Star; Considerable en-.
couragement to Germany Is afforded
hy agitators who would no doubt pro.
test Indignantly IL definitely classed as
German sympathizers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
4 Tight Weed.

Boston Transcript She-Do YOU know
I've induced my husband TO give up cl.
gars
He-ls that SOP Wen, I've known him
FOR seven years and never saw him
give up one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

Even Uncle Joe" Cannon refused to
follow Republican Floor Leader Mann
IN his filibuster against the food con.
troll bill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

The South is no longer the sole arena
in which race riots are staged. Bloody
Uprisings against the negro have re-
Gently occurred in Illinois, Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Race riots can not lon.
ger be a political issue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

Sherman Texasl Democrat: The Tul.
sa World says the saddest thing about
the reported abdication OF the kaiser is
the fact that II wasn't so. and for once
we agree with the esteemed Tulsa pa.
per
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Even Uncle Joe" Cannon refused to
follow Republican Floor Leader Mann
IN his filibuster against the food con.
troll bill.
The South is no longer the sole arena
in which race riots are staged. Bloody
Uprisings against the negro have re-
Gently occurred in Illinois, Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Race riots can not lon.
ger be a political issue.
New Workers are facing higher taxes
"A law passed by the last legislature
placing an income tax upon the net
earnings of mercantile and manufactur.
ing corporations is expected to yield
revenue of 100000, 900 and must be paid
before January /. next
The work in Indiana of purifying
election proceeds, and there Is promise
of a real house cleaning. Corruption
lists by scores in both political parties
have been indicted and some are already
doing service behind the bars. What is
being done in Indiana should be done i'm
every state. The duty is national
City and county officials in Kansas,
II appears, are not exempt from the
draft. The order of the war depart
ment eXempts all county or city Off
cials whose positions cannot be filed
within ten days. Under the Kansas law
provision is made for filling these Jobs
AS a consequence a number of county
and city job holders may be compelled
to go to war.
Notwithstanding the terrific criticism
and ridicule of the so-called pork bill"
carrying an appropriation Of S27,957 900
for rivers and harbors, only eleven Unit
ed States senators out Of total of
ninety-six voted against the measure.
six of the eleven were Republicans and
five Democrats. After this vote It is
hardly probable that tne pork bill" will
be made an issue of the next campaign.
The mon under consideration now for
nomination for mayor of New York on
the Democratic ticket are William Ran
dolph Hearst, Thomas w Churchill, Jus.
tice Victor j. Bowling and cambridge
Colby. Mr.. Colby, however. has just
been appointed by President Wilson to
the shipping board, and Mr.. Hearst has
repeatedly declared that he does not
want the nomination.
Prohibition leaders at Washington
frankly admit that there is no hope for
bone dry" legislation by congress ex.
cept as a rider upon the food control
bill. "All reformers admit" It is said in
one of the circulars issued by tine press
agent of the prohibition lobby. that
there is not even a fighting chance to
carry war prohibition in connection
with any other bill" This is regarded
as confession that prohibition is not
presented on its merits and does not
expect to win on its merits.
The Non-Partisan League. which had
its organization in North Dakota last
year, and which won about everything
contended for. has been extended to
and become strong in South Dakota,
Montana, Wyoming. Idaho and Minneso.
tn and has made progress in other
states. And this is why the leaders OF
both the Republican and Democratic
parties are worrying They are begin.
ming to realize that the league may
dictate the candidates for president Of
both parties in 1920. and that both may
hail from the west.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

New Workers are facing higher taxes.
"A law passed by the last legislature
placing an income tax upon the net
earnings of mercantile and manufactur.
ing corporations is expected to yield a
revenue of $3OOOOOOO and must be paid
before January /, next.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

The superstition that 10 is an un.
u eky number, especially In the case OF
IL at table. probably grew out OF the
fact that Christ and his apostles made
a total OF thirteen at the Last Supper.
ara gained additional strength and cur.
rency through the Morse story of Lo%i's
lGnquet with the gods in valhala. Bal.
our was the thirteenth at the table and
had 10 die.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

Following are the areas OF the coun.
tries named; Great Britain and colo.
MES, ll,S5O'OOO square miles: Russian
empire S,SSO,OOO; France and colonies
4'iIs'OOO; United States and possessions
S.74S,OOO' Germany and colonies. l.2SS..
600.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

Colombia is completing a new nation.
al highway.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

Washington star: Considerable en-.
couragement to Germany Is afforded
by agitators who would no doubt pro.
test Indignantly IL definitely classed as
German sympathizers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

New York Evening Mail; They are
locking the anarchists up now. But
there isn't much use in being an anar.
ohist anyhow. with the free lunch abol.
ished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

Gainesville tTexasl Register: There
are lot OF people in this country" says
an exchange. who think they are go.
ing TO win the war by raising radishes." +"
Impossible. II can only be done by rails.
Ing potatoes with plenty OF hell on the
side.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

The work in Indiana of purifying
election proceeds. and there is promise
of a real house cleaning. Corruption
lists by scores in both political parties
have been indicted and some are already
doing service behind the bars. What is
being done in Indiana should be done in
every state. The duty is national.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30

ldabel Democrat.Record. And now a
Boston man has announced that he has
discovered a sure defeat for the sub
build boats that can outrun
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
FUND FOR AIRCRAFT AND
SUBMARINE BASES ASKED
Appropriation of 81, ass, 900 Recon-
mended in Fourth Report of
Committee Sent to Congress.

Appropriation of $1,i55,O00 for sub
marine and aircraft bases on the Pa
cific coast is recommended in a fourt h
report of the special naval yard and
station committee sent to Congress by
Secretary Daniels.
Besides the proposed permanent bases
for which appropriations are asked. the
committee recommends a number of
temporary operating bases for war
purposes. which will not require ex-
pensive plants.
In addition to two sites already
recommended, the report names four
others which should be developed The
names will not be announced for mill
tary reasons.
Accompanying the recommends lions
of the majority is a minority report
by Commander Charles L. Hussey. con-
curing in the specific proposals of the
committee, but expressing the opinion
that important data have been omitted
and that the majority report does not
properly present facts vital to estab-
lishment of the necessity. desirability
and advisability of such bases in gen.
eral and on the Pacific coast in par
ticular."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
TAX ON UTILITY BILLS
OUT OF REVENUE ACT
Other Changes by Senate Committee
Reduce Total to
$1,50O,O00,Go0.

There will be no war tax on monthly
electric light and power, gas and tele-
phone bills, nor on accident and life In
surance in the new revenue bill which
the Senate committee on finance is
amending.
The Senate finance committee has dis
posed of practically all the most i'm
portant features of the revised war tax
bill except the liquor and stamp taxes,
which will be dealt with this week.
Despite earnest appeals from Secretary
McAdoo for bill carrying S1.s00.000.-
600. as provided by the House, the com
mittee remains disposed to cut the
revenue to be produced by this tax bill
to approximately $500, 100000.
After deciding. as reported in The
Star yesterday, to eliminate the tariff
increases carried by the bill. the COM
mittee placed an excise duty on sugar
of Il cent a pound, and on cocoa of 3
cents. Coffee and tea excise rates, l and
9 cents a pound. respectively, will re-
main as provided by the House