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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
FALSE WAR CHARITIES.

A couple of little girls, sweet and de-
mure in the head dress of the Red
Cross nurse, call cheerily from behind
their improvised counter, Buy a glass
of lemonade for the Red Cross" The
thirsty pedestrian beguiled with the
smiles and always ready to add another
nickel to a good cause, quenches his
thirst by patronizing the small dispens
ers of cold drinks
So far the transaction is pleasant and
highly satisfactory. The day was hot
the lemonade was cold and the mothers
of the little girls in our town would be
sure to see that the money actually got
TO the Red Cross If their daughters
said it would.
But not every unauthorized colec
ton of funds for war charities is SC
satisfactory. II is a serious thing to cast
a wet blanket over the splendid out
burst Of enthusiasm and generosity
which has swept oyer the country. But
unscruplous persons do not hesitate tC
use the cause Of suffering humanity in
a world crisis as a cloak for their dis
honesty. 1t is only fair, therefore, &c
ask that all collections for such pur
poses be fully authorized by responsible
organizations
The fake chain letter and the fake
collector are in our midst, and while
we ought to give generously in this time
Of need, let us see TO il that the funds
reach their rlghtful destinations. Pos
sibly other states will have to adop
the plan being urged by New York
to have all charities under the contro
of the state board Of charities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

Statistics show that unmarried men,
as lawbreakers. outnumber married men
10 1.
Asbestos has been spun into thread so
fine that II requires $4,000 feet to weigh
pound.
Every man. woman and child in this
country breaks on the average seven
dishes apiece annually.
Defective teeth account, 1t is said for
the rejection Of 80 per cent Of the can
didates for the British army.
Among the tallest trees in the world
is the Australian eucalyptus which at
tains a height Of nearly 500 feet.
The planet Venus is so shrouded with
dense clouds that astronomers are un-
able TO study its surface.
British silver coins are made from an
amalgam OF thirty.seven parts pure sill
yer with three parts OF copper.
Robinson Crusoe's immortal island.
Juan Fernandez, now has communica-
ton with the mainland by wireless.
The number OF children naturally left.
handed at birth has been found by sta
tistical research 10 be about per cent
Of the total born.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
"READY TO SERVE"

I'm ready TO serve my country"
The movie hero cried,
And they put Il up In three-sheets
Throughout the countryside.
IL was some advertisement.
The fans all yelled' "Hooray!
Wen win out In n jlny
When he gets I'm the fray"
I'm ready 20 serve my country
II tlckled us for days.
And then he started making
Another set OF plays
We seem to hear him chuckle,
As he gets the dough in pals;
"rm ready TO serve my country
when the movie business falls"
New York Evening Mail
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
ON HIS MIND.

New Haven Journal.Courier: a man
who is given TO doing odd jobs" about
Isis house was very proud of a biz OF
painting he had accomplished. Abou,
midnight following the completion OF
the outside Of the house he was avak
ened by "a noise. Creeping 10 the win
dow he looked out and TO his horror saw
a burglar climbing up a ladder 20 the
second story window Look out there"
yelled the householder 10 the burglar
Look out for the paint"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Washington Star. The man behind
the gun is available and the arms and
ammunition needful should soon be-
come so.
Springfield (MassJ Republican: Amer.
lean cities bitterly protesting against
overestimates Of their size and rate of
growth offer a refreshing novelty.
Norman Democrat.Topic: Sherlock
Holmes Craig Kennedy, Hawkshaw
and other sleuths take notice-Oklaho-
ma City is looking for an underground
river to take the place Of the Canadian
while that stream is taking a vacation.
Fort Smith Southwest American: Ar
kansas new training camp has been
officially given the name Of Camp
Pike but that does not signify that
the Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and
Georgia boys who viii be concentrated
there will be 'Pikers."
Gainesville Texas) Register: Emma
Goldman is employed in the sewing de
partment at the jefferson City, Mo
penitentiary, and is working quiet,
and patiently Sews 10 get pardoned
Emma has been "darning" the govern
ment so long II seems 70 US that mend
ing socks would be her long suit
Philadelphia Press: The way il
which emperors are being thrown dowI
must make II look a little gloomy fo
the Prussian person who started IN,
war TO make himself emperor OF tn,
world.
New York World. When an auto
cratic emperor lasts only two weeks il
China things begin TO look serious 70
persons engaged in the same bushes
elsewhere
Kingston Messenger: Some senator
appeared to be endeavoring To make IN
food bill indigestible
Boston Transcript with a Republ
can victory In China and a Democrats
landslide in Germany. the political sit
uation is little too complicated 10 a
low Of any reliable figuring on 1920.
Miami Record.Herald The man VIII
uses II for an alibi should remembe
that one.half Of the word is a."
Drumright News: There are probabl
many thousands who sat In the drat
last week and now have cold feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Siberia has just completed, at Kha.
barovsk. one OF the longest railway
bridges in the world. Il took five years
10 build and cost more than S9,OOO,0OO.
The bridge Is 1893 feet long. Its com
pletion marks the completion OF the
Amur railway from Kuenga TO Kha'
barOVsk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
The Right One to Switch.

Boston Transcript: Irate PARENT,
warned you boys and now I'm going to
switch YOU for making such a racket
Bobby-Well, switch Johnny, we're
playing train and he's the locomotive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

The United States senate has confirm
ed the reappontment Of Francis NJ
Wilson as United States district attor
ney for the western district of Missouri
His denomination was unsolicited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
SCISSORS AND PASTE

Washington Star: The man behind
the gun is available and the arms and
ammunition needful should soon be-
come so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Springfield CAlassJ Republican,; Amer.
lean cities bitterly protesting against
overestimates Of their size and rate Of
growth offer a refreshing novelty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Norman DemocratTopic: Sherlock
Holmes Craig Kennedy, Hawkshaw
and other sleuths take notice-Oklaho-
ma City is looking for an underground
river to take the place Of the Canadian
while that stream is taking a vacation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania Is
making himself about as obnoxious to
patriotic Americans as Senator LaFol-
lette of Wisconsin and Representative
Mann of Illinois. II has been many
years since the Pennsylvania senator
represented real patriotism or a re-
publicanism that had any chance Of
making a successful appeal to the coun'
try
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Statistics show that unmarried men,
as lawbreakers, outnumber married men
TO 1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Boston Transcript with a Republ
can victory In China and a Democrats
landslide in Germany, the political sit
uation is a little too complicated 10 a
low OF any reliable figuring on 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

In announcing its ticket, the New
York Socialist committee says: I'VE
hold that no honest Socialist will hest
tate for one moment in preferring pris-
on stripes for uniforms" No wonder
j. G.. Stokes, his wife, Rose Pastor
Stokes, Charles Edward Russell and 9th
ers who gave the Socialist party what
ever of responsibility 1t had, have with
drawn from the party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Philadelphia Press; The way in
which emperors are being thrown down
must make II look n little gloomy for
the Prussian person who started the
war 10 make himself emperor OF the
world
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

Kingston Messenger: Some senators
appeared to be endeavoring to make the
food hill indigestible
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31

New York World. When an auto
cratic emperor lasts only two weeks in
China things begin TO look serious for
persons engaged in the same business
elsewhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
RETREAT CASE TO BE HEARD.
Evidence viii Be Presented When Hear
ing Reconvenes March 7.

The investigation of the BrattleborC
Retreat was adjourned at Montpelier
yesterday afternoon to next Wednesday
when Attorney f. w. Gibson will intro.
duce testimony in favor of the Retreat
Charles II. Congdon of Wallingford
told yesterday of settlement with the
Retreat management on account of al.
legged lack of care in the treatment OF
his daughter, Grace Adams, who swal-
lowed a nail, piece of wire, needle
and black-headed pin, requiring an op-
Grafton, for which he recovered about
s400, or about the price of the hospital
fee.
DR.. Eugene H. Stanley of Waterbury
said that Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Jones, hos
tile witnesses, had been discharged from
Waterbury for untruthfulness. He ad-
mitted that abuses were apt TO creep into
the best institutions.
Mrs. l. NJ. Parker, maid in the house
hold of Representative George L. Dun
ham of Brattleboro. told of finding ex-
cellent conditions at the Retreat while
employed there.
John Hogan, being recalled, told of
one. Smith, meat dealer from Spring
field. Mass. being knocked down and
kicked several times by Attendant Err
nest 0'Mera, because Smith was slow in
undressing. A week later Smith died.
On cross-examination Hogan admitted
that Smith was in feeble health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03

matte circles serve to clear up much of
the obscurity which has overhung events
in the far east in the past month. Oe-
casional vague dispatches from China and
references in the Reichstag to "China's
abandonment of neutrality" have thrown
only dim light upon Germany's endeav-
or to keep China out of the struggle. the
entente's moves to bring her in, and Chi
mas reluctance TO change her present
state of peace without adequate guar
antees.
China desires to secure the complete
remission of the Boxer indemnities, which
total over s30OOO,O00 year and contin-
ne until 1910. II she entered the war.
the part which otherwise would be paid
to Austria and Germany could be re-
pud1ated. Information here indicates
that the entente already has agreed to
postpone payments in case China begins
hostilities, but does not corroborate
Tientsin advices that France and Bel.
gium, in behalf of the powers, have Of
fered complete remission. The sum in.
volved lie such an appreciable part of
China's total expenses that satisfae-
tory agreement might well remove the
financial difficulties of the government.
China also desires consent of the pow
ers to increase her import duties. which
under the existing treaty not only can.
not exceed five per cent ad valorem but
are based on the average prices of 1897.
lsas and 1899. The United States has
long urged this on the other sixteen sig
natory powers, but 90 far only Japan
and Great Britain have given fun con.
sent. Others have consented under very-
ing extreme restrictions.
The entente powers on their part are
anxious to have China in the war. not
only ss . reservoir of men, but as the
biggest open trade market after the war.
Already, under agreement with local syn.
dicatos headed by French and British
residents. more than 100000 Chinese Ia
borers and sgriculturslists have gone to
increase the entente's man power, the
great majority 20 France. Il has been
the drowning 81 many of these laborers
on their way % France on such boats az
the liner Athol, for instance, that first
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
DROP INVESTIGATION
OF BRANDON SCHOOL
After Considerable Testimony Favorable
to the Management Had Been
Presented.

The investigation of the state schoo
for feeble minded children ut Brandon
has been dropped by the House institu
tions committee after the presentation
of much testimony favorable to the man
agement of the institution Announce
ment of indefinite postponement wa!
made at the close of the session al
Montpelier yesterday afternoon.
/ DIR. Frederick j. Russell, superintend
ent OF the school, against whom the
charges Of ill-treatment of the inmates
and mismanagement of the school farm
were brought, made a pleasing impress
sion as witness yesterday. He decis-
lively contradicted some of the testimony
which was given against him. DIR. P. T.
! McSweeney of Burlington stated that he
thought all criticism had arisen from the
dispute between DR.. Russell and p. w
Bragg of Rutland, over some plumbing
which the latter was installing in one OF
the school buildings. Regarding the
charges of mismanagement of the farm
| it was testified that with the expendi-
ture of 500 DIR. Russell had raised twice
the amount of crops raised by George
Bacon, who was the schools farmer the
preceding year at cost of $2,l00. Mr..
Bacon on Thursday criticised DR.. Rus
sells farm management.
S. b. Knowlson, an attendant at the
school, testified that when working in
the woods with some of the boys, he
carried small strap six inches long and
two inches wide, which he used lightly
sometimes on stubborn boys. He stated
that he would be willing to be struck in
the face with the strap as hard as he
had ever struck boy. DIR. Russell tes-
titled that he was ignorant until Thurs
day of the fact that Knowlson had the
strap and would have objected to his
using it. He considered Knowlson kind
and had never seen him unduly punish
children.
Charles Doyle of Montpelier, who had
worked for several months on the school
buildings, said he had seen two boys
working outdoors in January wearing
poor shoes and without gloves. The wit
ness at first denied that he had had
any conversation with Mr.. Bragg regard
ing the hearing, but when asked by Mr..
Metzger if he had not in the latter's
presence told Bragg that the testimony
of certain witnesses was lie, admitted
that he had done so,
Francis Benoit, and Walter Lawrence
of Brandon, who had helped erect the
new school buildings, thought that the
children were not always properly
clothed. Neither had seen the children
abused, although Lawrence had seen
Knowlson strap boy. but did not think
he hurt him r H. McCullum of Bran
don criticized DR.. Russel's farm man.
agement.
A large number of other witnesses, in
cluding j W. Votey of Burlington, tes-
tilted in favor of DIR. RHssells care of
the children and management of the
school. Several school attendants testi.
fed that DR.. Russell's instructions were
never to inhict corporal punishment on
the children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
FORMER WATERBURY MAN.
William McGrath, .Jr, Died in Chicago Of
Typhoid P eumonia.

Waterbury, March 3--The body of
William McGrath, who died in Chicago
of typhoid pneumonia last night, is ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow noon,
and if it does come the funeral will be
held at st. Andrews church Monday
morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. NcGrath was born in Duxbury on
July l3, 1870, and lived hereabouts for
many years. He then went to Lowell
Mass, and married Rena Sheehan of
that city three years ago, They resided
for time in Worcester Mass. and late
ly have been living in Chicago, Mr.. Nc
Grath being employed by the Lake Shore
& Chicago railroad. Besides his wife. he
leaves his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
McGrath of this place; one sister, Mrs.
Harry Lewis of Waterbury, and four
brothers, Kennedy McGrath OF Water
bury, Edward of Oakland, Cal, John and
Jesse of Providence.
While resident here the young man
was very popular 1t was only few
years ago that his parents buried anoth-
er son who died in Texas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
PLANFIELD
GATHERED AT
BANQUET TABLE
In Addition, Many Persons Prominent
Throughout the State Were in At
tendance at Get Together.

Plainfeld, March 3.--Nearly 200 mel
and women of Plainfeld and nearb,
towns banquetted at the Bancroft inn
last evening and listened TO afterdinnel
speeches by prominent men of Vermont
the affair being held under the auspices
of the Plainfield business men. By al
odds II was the most successful get
together ever held in this town and af
forded many people an opportunity tc
meet and exchange ideas. The speeches
were of high order and the banquet, fur
nished by Landlord w. H. Snow. came in
for many complimentary remarks. Gov
ers we're laid for $50 people and it was
nearly midnight before the chairman
raped for order and the speechmaking
was gotten under way.
The speakers included legislators OF
the present and other general assemblies
and the executive chair was represented
in the unavoidable absence of Gov. Gra-
! ham, by ex.Gov. Charles w. Gates, who
was received with acclaim. While the
dinner was in progress a trio OF enter
tainers from Montpelier seminary and
the Montpelier orchestra kept the ban
quetters in high spirits. Miss Bickford,
vocal teacher at the school, Miss Miles,
pianist, and Miss Cook, a reader, were
warmly applauded for their eontribu-
tions TO the evenings program.
Orlando L. Martin delivered the ad-
dress of welcome and w. b. Lance, SUI
pervisor of the school union, acted as
chairman of the afterdinner exercises.
The program was generously sprinkled
with story telling, albeit in their more
serious moments the speakers were Who'll
ly interesting in considering town and
state affairs. Chairman Lance was
happy In introducing the various speak
ers, who responded in the following or
der: Former Gov. Gates, State Treasurer
Walter F. Scott of Brandon, Representa-
tive Fenton Of Rutland, Rev Fraser
Metzrer of Randolph, member of the
legislature, Dan A. Perry of Barre, Rep
resentative Waldo Perkins Of Plainfield,
Harry S. Parks of Barre, o. L. Martin,
ex-senator Harry Daniels of East Mont
pelier, H. d. Larrsbee Of the Tenney
company, Landlord w. H. Snow and L.
F. Fortney. From W. s. Martin Of Cam
bridge, Mass. q summer resident, let
ter Of regret was received, and Rev.
A. w. Hewitt, pastor Of the Methodist
church here, sent telegram conveying
his regrets. Rev. Mr.. Hewitt Is attend
ing a convention in Kansas City, Mo.
Among the guests was William Bancroft
of Pawtucket, r. l., who represented his
brother. the latter being one Of the
towns benefactors in various ways.
II wps first Of sll a reunion of present
and former residents and early in the
evening guests began 70 arrive from Cab |
ot. Marshheld. Barre. Montpelier, Berlin. /
North Montpelier and East Montpelier.
The committee in charge Of the banquet /
Of W. B. Lance, W. n. Martin. /
John A. Foss and r. c. Swain and |
through the weeks Of preparation they /
enjoyed the hearty cooperation Of the
st large.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
CHINA MAY FIGHT
WITH ENTENTE ALLIES
II Il Said to Be Practically Certain That
the Oriental Nation VIII Break
OF Diplomatic Relations with
Germany.
Germany.

Washington. ID. C.. March 3.-Negotia-
tions looking TO China's entrance into
the war against the central powers now
are In progress at Peking and in all the
entente capitals, It was learned here yes.
terday. and their success depends only
upon the hsrmoniEing Of the rewards to
be given China with the amount Of co.
operation demanded Of her. II 10 re.
gsrded a. practically certain that China
viii sever relation. with Germany, and
declaration Of war probably win fol.
low II the entente Win guarantee sat.
isfsctory relaxation Of the restrictions
imposed upon the eastern empire by the
world powers after the Boxer troubles.
Facts learned from Official and diplo-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
DEFENSE STIFFENS
IN ANCRE REGION
Violent Artillery Engagements on Both
Banks of the River Are Reported
by Berlin.

Berlin (by wireless), March 3.-There
have again been violent artillery en-
gagements on both banks of the Ancre
in northern France. The war office an
nounced to-day that the British suffered
loss of 60 prisoners and eight machine
guns, in addition to their casualties.
An extensive raid on Russian trenches
west of Lutsk in Volhynia was carried
out by German troops yesterday, the
statement says. The Russian position
was penetrated on front of more than
a mile and half and to a depth of near
ly a mile. The Germans destroyed the
German dugouts and returned with l22
prisoners and four machine guns.
Paris, March 3.-Successful reconnoit-
ering operations by French troops at sew
eral points along the front were reported
by the war Office statement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
German Newspapers Ordered Not to
Print a Word About the Intrigue Un-
til Further Notice Zimmerman May
be Forced to Resign and Won Bern
storfrs Diplomatic Career May be
Brought to a Close

London 3Foreign Secretary Zmmermans instruction.
to the minister Mexico published in the United States
Berlin have been correctly quoted according
despatch Reuters from Amsterdam The despatch quotes
telegram received Amsterdam from Berlin Friday apparently
by the Wolf bureau, semioca German
follows:
he American press contains reports about instructions
the ministry of foreign affairs to the German minister
in Mexico the event that Germany after proclamation of
unrestricted submarine warfare failed to keep the United
neutral These reports based the following facts
after decision had been taken to begin unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare Feb had to reckon in view of the
previous attitude Of the American government with the
sibity of conflict with the United States That this calcua
ton right proved by the fact that the American
severed diplomatic relations after the procama
ton the barred asked other neur follow
example Anticipating these possibilities, it not only
right but also duty of government to take precautions
in me in the event of military conflict with the United
States in order to balance if possible the adhesion
foes of The German minister at Mexico there
FORE instructed the middle of January that the
of the United States declaring he should the
alliance and further details
instructions expressly directed the minister
unless he knew for certainty that America going
to declare How the American received
formation of the instructions sent by Mexico
is not known appears however that treachery
mitted on American territory"
The German press has been to publish word r
gadng the American Mexican revelation until notice
cordng to Amsterdam despatch to the Exchange Telegraph
The despatch that few intrigue
and it considered that the possible result resignation
of Zimmerman and the ending of Won Bernstors diplomatic