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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

The beckoning finger of the Can
adian recruiting sergeant IN depots
throughout the United States of the
British Canadian Recruiting Mission
will probably become the finger of
inevitable fate by the significant
treaties which Secretary of State
Lansing has Indicated are in readi-
ness for this Congress.
BE loyal to your flag, in whatever
country you may be-" the pictured
British sergeant seems to say. Sec
retary Lansing's treaties viii make
it impossible for British or Canadian
residents in '-the States" 20 escape
doing their duty. Conscription win
get them just as surely as It is get
ting their eountrymen in their own
lands. Already reciprocal recruiting
has been done-in the Canadian
depots for the United States army
and vice versa
fhe dispatches from Washington
reeuEdine the impending treaty fore
caSts Q roundup Of aliens by British,
Fseneh and Italian officers for serv-
ics under their own fag," said Col.
], s Deunis, seeund IN command OF
tie Rxitish Canadian Recruiting Mis-
SION. "A grest many foreigners resi-
deu4 in the United States have
hastened to file their declarations of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
FROM OTHER FIELDS.
Gushing.

Cushing.
Cosden oil & Gas company has a
rig I'm for No. on the Timothy farm
in the southeast quarter OF section 10
I7-7. This test will open up few
miles TO the east should the results be
favorable.
In section Il-1S-T the Prairie OH &
Gas company has fishing job at 1850
feet in its No. on the Miller farm.
Bixby.
Prairie OH q Gas company has a
rig up for No. on the Crosby farm in
the southeast quarter Of section S-l7l3
New York oil company has failure
al 200 feet in its No. 6 on the Gibson
farm in the northeast quarter Of sec
fion 25-i7-l4.
Coweta.
North American Oil company is drill
ing at $50 feet in its No. in the
southwest quarter OF section 20-1715.
Boynton.
Simons. ct al. are drilling at 400 feet
i'm No. on the r. Jones farm in the
southwest quarter Of section lI-li-l5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
FAILURE TO MAKE WATER
AND SEWER CONNECTIONS
DELAYS PAVING WORN

CITY Engineer Watson says the prop
ertv owners along streets TO be paved
are delaying the work by falling TO
make water and sewer connections. ID
street southwest is the first to be paved.
On that street the excavation Is COM
pleted and the work Of laying the con-
crete base will be begun just as soon
as these connections are made The
property owners, the engineer says,
have delayed so long that now it viii
be impossible to fill the trenches with
dirt and have II settle sufficiently TO al
low the pavement to be laid over them
without the paving later breaking down
The contractors. being compelled tn
give a maintenance bond. will not con-
sent to this dirt filling unless done a
long time before the beginning OF the
laying Of the base. therefore these
trenches viii be filed with concrete,
and for this the property owners will
have 10 pay seVenty-ive cents foot.
The en-ineer says that the failure Of
the property owners TO have these con
nections made In time is not only de
laying the contractor. but is keeping
many men out of work, as the paving
cannot be done until these connections
are made.
The work of paving p street north
west is expected TO be begun within two
weeks. and work on F street northeast
and A street northwest within month
from this date. Mr.. Watson desires TO
impress upon property owners the ne
cessity Of promptness in making these
connections. He is addressing letter
to all the plumbers in the city advising
them that hereafter. when settling with
the property owners for making such
connections. they must charge them
seventy-five cents per lineal foot for con-
crete filling Of the trenches, as they
will be held for the payment Of such.
There has been delay in starting some
naving bv reason Of the lack Of mater
81. but Il is understood this will now
be f1rthc lsrirg ana the only delay frUm
row ~ VIZ be csusel hv the property
owners faAins u make the connections
-sgLire
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
AMERICA is STOKiNC
AIRPLANES IN ENGLAND

With the American Army in France,
Dec. "a MondayL-When the American
air fighters begin arriving in France IN
large numbers they will find corps OF
several thousand American air me
cha mics trained on this side Of the At
lantic waiting 20 assemble, repair and
care for their mechanics.
The Associated Press is able 10 an
nounce that arrangements have been
completed for training a large number
Of mechanics this winter in England.
and that many airships have been sent
there. They will recross the English
channel as needed when trained.
Arrangements also have been made
for the establishment in the United
States Of flying schools for Italian avia-
tors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
PRICE FOR SILVER
BULLION AGREED ON

Washington. Dec. 2T.-A price TO DE
paid by the government for silver bul'
lion. In agreement with western pro,
duocrs. has been agreed upon and VIII
be- announced soon. II Is announced
10 be satisfactory 20 the producers and
will be. about one dollar an ounce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
SECRETARY WILSON Is ILL.

Washington. Dec. 27.-Secretary Of
Labor Wilson today is III from over
work on his long trip through the west
mediating labor disputes II is not
known when ne VIII De able TO resume
his official duties. although his Illness
il not regarded as dangerous
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Madill, spending the holiday season with
relatives.
Miss Jessie Dean Of sherman IA in
Madill the guest Of her sisters, Mrs.
Thomas Saunders and Mrs.. Harry
Childress.
Esther, Stella and Virginia Johnson.
children OF Rev. and Mrs. A. P. John
son. went to Bokchita yesterday for a
few days visit with relatives.
Mrs. II. A. Mcdaniel of B0nham.
Texas. who had been visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. +. Whiting,
and sister, Mrs. ID. y. Taliaferro, re-
turned home yesterday afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
For Sale.

Oil leases Palo Pinto, Stephens and
Eastland coun ties. Texas. in the Ranger
field, near the big well. Small or large
tracts. Right prices. Good titles. 7.
o. BOX Az. Fort Worth. Texas. 24-3.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Soper Democrat: And sometimes "A
girls face is her theatrical managers
fortune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

The BeSaw Tire q Rubber comnauy
rs novel from the Wilmington hotel
20 the Briigman building. corner Of
Vain and c streets. opposite the new
hoteL Phone 1865. 23-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
Machines Rented.

By week or month. Singer Sewins
Machine Co. Telephone -06. i4l1
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

woodruff OH company Is riggins UP
for is No. on the Woodrun farm N
the northwest quarter Of the north-
,,-,st quarter Of section 3l-3s-Sw-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

In a recent article the OIL and Gas
Io,,rnai credits c. =. Shaffer - the
largest Individual producer IN the min-
rontinent fieId. with a daily production
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. W. ". Lawrence spent
Christmas with Mrs Lawrences par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. 4. Mills.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Mrs. z. a. Ballard and children
Jesse. Mae and Dow. spent Christmas
with Dr. snd Mrs. Frank Ballard a.
Kingston
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Mrs. Mary L. Lewis went to Okla
homs City yesterday and viii return
the last Of the week. Her grandson
William Lewis. Jr.. viii return with
her
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Miss Madill Lewis. who had been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary l.
Lewis. left yesterday morning for Co
lumbia. Mo. where she vii resume her
studies in Christian College.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Mrs. J. w Hockaiay went 70 Dufani
yesterday to visit her daughter, MS
Myrtle Hilterbrsnd.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Madirl, spending the holiday season with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Miss Lou Armstrong left yesterday
afternoon to visit her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. r. s. Armstrong. at Whitesboro'
Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Henry Archerd. field clerk with the
Indian department. and family -re II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

J. V. Kincaid spent Christmas day al
sherman. where Mrs. kincaid IL visit
ing with her mother. Mrs. r. DIAL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Mrs. J. J. Montgomery and children.
LAFAYETTE and Margaret. left yesterday
for a visit with relatives at Sherman
and Bonham, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Frank White, a former Msdil busi-
ness man who now lives at Ada, spent
Christmas day here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27

Newman Parker Of Amarillo. Texas
is in Madill for the holidays visiting
his sister. Miss Maltie Parker. Mr.
Parker was Frisco cashier and ticket
agent here for several years. He now
holds a responsible position with the
Rock Island at Amarillo. Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-27
NEWS OF MAD|LL

The Methodist and Bap;L, sunday
schools had Christmas trees Monday
evening for the children, ohd many
little hearts were gladdened by gifts
from santa Claus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25
COMB SAGE TEA IN
FADED OR GRAY HAIR
If Mixed with Sulphur it Darkens so
Naturally Nobody can Tell.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and attractive
with brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur
Whenever her hair took on that dull
faded or streaked appearance, this
simple mixture was applied with won
derful effect. By asking at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" you will get large bottle
of this old-time recipe, improved by
the addition of other ingredients, all
ready to use, for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty to
the hair
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound now because
it darkens so naturally and evenly
that nobody can tell it has been ap-
plied-it's SO easy to use, too. You
simply dampen comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair, taking
one strand at time. BY morning the
gray hair disappears; after another
application or two, it is restored to
its natural color and looks glossy, soft
and beautiful. This preparation is a
delightful toilet requisite 1t is not
intended for the cure, mitigation or
prevention of disease.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

they did what a vast business this
is. And they are all anxious to do a
bigger part
Men Hard as Nails
1.-THE health of the camp is excel
lent and the men are as hard as
nails. We are all ready for the call
to real action
The American quarters are very
simple. One officer proudly displayed
quarters that he had built out of air
plane wings which had been discard
ed by the British and had been pre-
scented to him by colonel. 1t was an
ingeniously constructed little house
and certainly made of unique mate
rial
The reported high reward offered
by a German officer for the first
American soldier brought into the
German lines, dead or alive, has i'm
mensely amused the Yankees.
1--WE aren't worrying about it any,
laughed one officer 1--WE are here
and Fritz can come after US any
time he is ready. We will be waiting.
This contingent of Americans is
learning all the while and should
make valuable addition to the Amer
lean fighting front. All the officers
are loud in praise of the fine welcome
and treatment accorded them by the
British.
They are mighty fine folks is the
unanimous conclusion of the Ameri-
cans.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25
Raymond Robins and
Nine. Breshkouskoya
Speak to Russians

PETROGRAD, Sunday, Sept 23.-
Raymond Robins, head of the perma-
nent Red Cross commission in Petro-
grad and Catherine Breshkovskaya,
known as the grandmother Of the
revolution" spoke from the same plat
form Tuesday afternoon at the Teni-
shelf auditorium, both assuring their
audience that Americans. Englishmen
and Russians had mutual faith in the
ultimate outcome Of Russian democ-
racy.
Mr.. Pobins drew parallel between
Russia's troubles today and early
American history. He said the out
breaks here were nothing new In his
tory and urged foreign business in
terests to deal with new Russia on
lines of economic freedom.
Madame Breshkovskaya, who spoke
in English, was cheered when she ex-
pressed faith that her people as the
result of education would form a true
democracy after vanquishing Germany
the common foe.
David r. Francis, the American am
bassador, and other members Of the
diplomatic corps in Petrograd, were
present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

It was the noon when the second
camp was reached and the officers and
men were preparing for mess. Sew
era1 clean cut young officers came out
to greet the correspondent and it was
a CHEEKY welcome with firm hand
grip and hearty I'm mighty glad 70
see you" One would have known he
was in an American camp had he been
blindfolded. An invitation was extend
ed to mess and it was accepted.
I'm afraid we can't offer you very
much to eat" said one officer "You
see, our cook is Ill and just at this mo-
ment we are getting along as best we
can. But we can give you plenty of
beans and-well, plenty more BEANS -
he ended with an apologetic laugh.
So Boston-baked beans were served,
the first the correspondent had seen
in two years Of knocking about which
had taken him from revolution-torn
Dublin to the Mohmand revolution on
the northeast frontier of India And
they were the best beans ever canned
or that ever will be canned
They Like 1t.
During the meal the correspondent
fell into conversation with a young
officer who comes from one of the
famous and wealthy families of the
! United States.
How do you like it out here?" asked
the correspondent.
The officer gazed reflectively
through the open door of the messroom
out across the open and beyond the
camp. AS far as the eye could reach
here was a scene of devastation and
desolation. Here and there shattered
walls of a building reared themselves
to mark the spot where farmhouse,
or perhaps a village had stood.
For miles could be seen shattered
trunks of trees that had been smashed
by great shells as though rent by
lightning. Occasionally the eye met a
little graveyard with its wooden
crosses some for German soldiers
and some for British who had died in
the sanguinary fighting which had
taken place over this ground In
man dugouts, for the enemy had held
this territory at one time.
Grass was growing over all this
waste but could not conceal the
myriad of mounds that marked the lips
Of the great shell craters which pitted
the entire zone
The officer returned from his con
templative gaze and answered: We'll,
it isn't exactly the same as Forty-sec-
ond street and Broadway here, but
we didn't come out looking for the
great white way We are here for
business and we like it-partly for
itself and partly because we ought to
like it. We want to do our bit and
we are more anxious to do it than
ever before
81 think that some of our boys who
have crept up and stolen a look at
the fighting lines have been a little
disappointed in a way. Of course
they read of what it was like over
here, but it did not seem quite right
not to see banners flying on the bat
tlef1eld and not to witness troops NOV
ing out in the open. But they all are
tremendously impressed with things
in general They realize more than
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25
Wounded Sammies to
Study in England

LONDON, Sept. 25-Plans for an Inn
portant educational offensive of the
English speaking peoples designed to
effect the complete reorganization and
consolidation of the English systems
so as to increase their efficiency in
arresting the heretofore the threaten
ed triumphant Roadway throughout
the world of German "kultur' Is re-
sponsible for the presence here of DR..
Lyman P. Powell-president of Hobart
College of Geneva, N. Y, under the au-
spices of the Association of American
College presidents and the United
States minister of education, P. p.
Claxton.
IF my mission here is successful, as
| have every reason to believe it will
be-" said DR.. Powell to The Associated
Press, "our new epoch in reciprocity
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25
American Soldiers Off Duty
Steal :::0uer the Top" in France

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE BRIT
ISH FRONT IN FRANCE, Sunday,
Sept. 23.-(By Associated Press. )-On
a historic battlefield which merges in
to the fighting lines are encamped
many American troops, far removed
from the rest of their compatriots who
form the vanguard Of Uncle Sans ex-
peditionary force in France.
For military reasons 1t is impossible
to tell the world just where these men
are, who they are or what they are do
ing to further the interests of the en-
tente allied cause, but it may be said
on authority to friends at home that
they are a credit to the Stars and
Stripes, which for the first time in his
tory fly over camp of American sol
diers in this part of the war-wrecked
world
Two Have Been Wounded.
Some of them have been working
continually in a zone covered by Ger
man guns and already two of their
number have been wounded, fact
whereof they are exceedingly proud.
The Associated Press heard these
men were here and sought them out.
The visit involved a long motor trip
but the sight Of their bronzed faces
and the sound of their cheerful deter
mined voices, more than repaid for the
long journey. They are fine healthy
looking lot and nearly two months of
hard work in the open under real cam
paigning conditions has put them in
shape and they are ready for anything.
Eager To Fight.
Especially are they prepared and
anxious to try honors with the Ger
mans. In fact their only grievance is
that for the present they are not per-
mitted, except where necessity de-
mands, to expose themselves to the
enemy,s big guns. They want to feel
the thrill that one experiences when
explosives are going up all about and
when shells herald their approach
across No Mans Land with a wicked
whine which gives notice that in a
traction of a minute deadly bits of
ragged steel will be flying in all di-
rections. In fact until stringent or
der was issued recently the American
officers had hard time keeping their
men out of the British front line
trenches. 1t is said that more than
one American soldier has crept away
when off duty and after making
friends with the "Tommies' has taken
his place beside them for a few glor-
tous minutes while a minor battle was
progressing.
1t would have been unwise, perhaps,
for the correspondent to inquire too
closely whether any Of the American
officers had done their Bit in this
manner. Nevertheless, the correspond
ent had grave suspicious that some
Of them had been "over the top" with
their allies in early days before orders
forbade it. However, they are good
disciplfnarians and nobody is disre-
garding the edicts which have been
issued by the higher command, al
though the sound of the artillery
brings a wistful look into their eyes.
Efficiency Is The Word.
The correspondent visited two differ
ent camps and in each there were the
same scenes Of methodica1 activity
characteristic Of American methods.
Things were moving smoothly and no
false motions were being made. Eff
ficiency was the by-word everywhere.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

in education between England and the
United States viii bear its first fruits
next summer when our young men
whose scholastic work at colleges and
universities has been Interrupted by
the call to arms will, during convalesc-
ence from wounds, be making a start
in attendance at such English institu-
tons as Oxford and Cambridge to re-
ceive credits for work to be applied to-
ward their coveted degrees at home. ;"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25
MISS BELL Is KNOWN NOW
AS THE LADY WITH THE HOE

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Sept. 25.-
Miss Florence Bell, correspondent of
The Palladium here, is now known as
"the lady with the hoe" She worked
early and late in her garden with po-
tatoes, and captured the prize at the
Horse Show, garden department. She
took first also for cabbage, and second
for canned vegetables.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

the high schools of the county have
arranged displays of the domestic
science and manual training classes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

Anderson & Sons Grain Co.. Milton.
Ind, George F. Gipe, East German
town, Ind, A. G. Luken & Co., Jones
Hardware Co., Joseph Foutz, Kitchel
Ind, A. Roby, Abingdon, Ind, c. D.
Carnine, Greensboro. Ind, R. B. Worl
Hagerstown, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The sun., 1917-12-31
MANY CAUGHT IN TRAPS.
Colon Theatre, FILLED With Peopie,
CO1lapscs,

SAN SALVADOR. Dec. 30.-tiuatemala
city, capital OF the republic OF Guate-
mala. has been destroyed by an earth.
quake. Many persons were killed. some
in their homes and others In the streets.
The Colon Theatre. which was filled
with people. collapsed There were many
t..sualties among the audience. Various
hospitals and asylums and the prisons
were damaged badly and many patients
and prisoners We're killed
The railroad station. the sugar mills,
the post office the American and British
legations, the United States consulate
ard all the churches in the city have
been levelled.
Deem assures opened In the middle OF
the city.
The inha bitants in panic have fed
from the capital More than so 900 per-
sons are homeless. The stock of provi-
sions In the city is scant and aid Is
required promptly.
The sun., 1917-12-31
81 RESCUED FROM
STRANDED STEAMER
Argentine Transport Ashore
on North Carolina Coast.
Speciai Dts.,atch to The st

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 30.--Thirty-four
men comprising the crew Of the Argen-
tine transport Palma. 1000 tons, were
rescued from their vessel on the North
Carolina coast this morning by the life
savers at Currituck station.
The Palma was driven ashore in the
gale yesterday and her crew suffered in
tensely from cold while trying to float
her. High wlnds and seas drove the
ship far q, the beach and Tonight she Is
alnort high and dry.
Because of high seas and the intense
cold. the mercury being down to zero
the life savers were unable to take on
the crew yesterday This morning
when the storm abated slightly and
tho helpless ship appeared nearer the
shore they succeeded in getting a line
to the vessel and the men on board were
landed safely. Four OF the men were
in serious condition from the cold. two
OF them being unable 10 use their hands
The Palma was bound up the coast
In ballast and proved an easy prey for
the seventy mile gale. Wreckers be-
,!eve the Palma can be Hoated,
A Government vessel was reported in
distress along the coast to-day. Coast
guard cutters are hurrying to her as
sistance