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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-30
HOME RULE FOR ENGLISH;
IRISH CAN HANDLE SELVES
George Bernard Shaw Says Big
Problems Are ut Homo and
Should Have Attention.
GOVERNED BY FOREIGNERS
London Castle Officials Arc Irish,
German, Welsh, Scotch, jew, Cape
Dutch and Heaven Knows What,
He Says-AttackS CommOncrs.
ny GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.
international New, Dureau1


GBerrard Shaw, who has just solved
the Irish question by suggesting home
rule for England. was asked yesterday
by representative OF n London news
paper for his Impressions OF the sit
u:.tion in 1relandD
LONDON, December CT perceive"
said Bernard SHAW. you are an Ens-
liShtnan.
How"
We'll. England is in mess. com.
pared to which Tie Irish mess is the
most neglicib lc OF parish squabbl<.s.
Yet you are not in the least inter.
ested in England. and aro full of
anxiety about ireland. Does IL occur
TO YOU that by the time England is
through With the emancipation of all
the oppressed peoples on earth. with
the trifing exception OF tie oppressed
people of Lambeth, Snoreditch. -Ancoats
and slums Of Liverpool. and SO forth.
her own affairs may have fallen into
some confus!on:"
You see. Mr.. Shaw, you are not an
Engliahman but an Irishman: and. a.
an interviewing you, assume that
Of being Interested in every country
except your own
Not a hit cf H." replied NJ Shaw
II :im like Il docto". I am Interested
liz the worS, cases. provided they arc
durable. Now. tell you that England's
condition Is far Graver than Irelard':,,
and has been 50 ever since the land
purchase acts gave n respite to the
Irish land question by beginning land
lCrdism all over again. ireland can
take care OF herself il you will only
let her. But what would England be
like if ,hcr, was not such Il lot Of
money TO be made ny humhugEire and
robbinE her? You never ask for home
rule here
I'VE think we have got H."
You haven't got it," ronrcd Mr..
Shaw. What you have is castle gov
crnncnt. aggravated by the fact that
whereas the Dublin castle officials are
Irishmen your London castle officials
are lrishmcn. Germans, Wcls,nrn.
Scots. Jews. Cape Dutchmen and Heav-
en- knows what. The House OF Com
mons is a denationoiized rabble."
WANTS TO SET HIMSELF
NIGHT WITH TizE PUBLIC
THAT is way OF describing them.
Why not he amiabic, and call them sons
Of the empire instcad?"
We'll. perhaps because want to set
myself right with tho public by ex-
pressing tho very low opinion IL now
has OF tho House of Commons The
house is not respected and Is not popu-
lar Every one sees it has been un-
able to govern in war time, and has
lad to hand the country over bound
land and foot, TO a Bureaucracy which
1t cannot control, though Il handful OF
members insult il, chaff it, and even
occasionally subject it to some serious
political criticism. Do you realize how
dangerous this is? Unless the nation
holds together, and holds hard and
Continued on Eighth Paco.S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-30
MILLION HUN CASUALTIES
ON FRENCH FRONT IN 1917
Have Also Lost Many Hundred
Square Miles Of Territory in
Western Thcatcr.
YEAR FOR ALLIES
Germans Had No Signal Successes
Against French and British.
Aviators, Including Americans,
Played Big Part in Campaigns.
rcorespondence of Associated Press.


FRENCH FRONT. December IA
One million casualties have been suf-
fered by the German armies along the
! front occupied by the French troops
during 1917. according to statistics
carefully compiled here. French ter
ritory amounting to many hundreds of
square miles has been freed from Ger
man domination by the years lighting
and the German Crown Prince Fred
ericii has been compelled to suffer the
modification OF leaving between 10000
! and 10000 prisoners from among his
, best troops in French hands. His can
non 10 the number of 1.4eo have been
captured, and. in addition. thousands
OF machine guns and hundreds of
trench mortars.
Although tho defeated Germans did
their utmost before withdrawing to
turn the fertile fields and picturesque
villages OF the Somrle and Aisne re-
sioas into a desert waste. these acts
OF vandalism did them more harm than
i, did the French. whose soldiers were
stirred thereby to an even stronger
determination than before TO heat hack
the German invader.
Three dominant events on the front
OF the French armies in France have
marked the year. and each has 'ermi-
mated in brilliant victory for French
armies. First came the enforced re-
treat in March o. the German forces
from the greater part OF the Depart
incnts OF the Somme. Disc and the
Aisnc brought about BY the combined
sna sh.ng blows delivered by the French
ard British during the battle of the
Sommc in the fall of 1916.
Then followed tho French offensive
on the Aisne and in Champagne, whose
conclusion came only at the end OF
seven months OF almost continuous
lighting with the capture from the
crown princes armies OF the key or the
Hindenburg position formed by the
Fort of Malmaison and their reluctant
retirement from the famous Chemin-
des-D Danes. This LETT in the French
hands all the good observatories useful
for future operations.
In tho meantime the French had
fought and won the eliminating battle
for the liberation OF Nerdun. in the
course OF which the French troops re-
gained nearly every inch OF the ground
around the fortress. which it had cost
the crown prince 100000 men TO cap
turn in 1916.
AVIATION PLAYS BIG PART
IN CAMPAIGNS OF YEAR
Aviation played a. leading part In
NIL operations in the course OF tho
year. No matter what weather pre-
vailed. the airnen wcro out observing,
accommodating. fighting off German air.
men. accompanying the attacking In
vader. bombarding tho communications
and depots OF the enemy or making
raids on German towns. This latter,
although they effected only ;uch towns
as were used as military centers, We're
made by way of reprisal for German
air attacks on French cities In the east
and north. where numbers OF French
civilians had fallen victims TO German
bombs.
In aerial .combats the French avia-
(Continuedo on Eighth Page,5 y
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-30
AMERICANS ARE FIGHTING
FOR RIGHTS OF HUMANITY
Edward Mott Woolley Tells What
Trip Through Industrial Cen
tors Shows Him.
THREATENS NATIONS LIBERTY
Not Until Menace to Democracy and
Danger to Civilization Is Destroy
ed Can United States Quit Fight
ing-:ill Must Fight 20 Win.
BY EDWARD MOTT wooLLEY.


have just made a journey that In
Guided the far corners OF the United
States and gave me a new conception
OF what We ere lighting for in this war
against Germany. Never was the real
meaning OF democracy brought homo
TO me in such big and graphic way
and it is for the preservation Of de-
rnocracy and our great country that
We f6h..
My recent travels really began in
the regions about Lake Champlain and
Lake George, and took me partly
through the Adirondacks and over into
Vermont. The wildncss and freedom
up there brought to me memories OF
Ethan Allen; and. indeed l passed
through the very gate at Fort Ticon-
derosa that let Allen and his intrepid
Green Mountain boys into the fort.
Thcn | came West. through the
wonderful state OF New York. teemins
with its millions of people and dotted
TIC whole length OF II with factories.
Here is the dominant State OF the ma
ton, N population and manufactures,
in wealth. influence, example. and per-
haps education. New York State is al
ways in the hood light. 1t IS the show
sStiN'' "a ZIG y NupcI dulOHpDllr
roads cross End criss-cross it. and here
you find cars from the whole continent
IL quick succession ! saw automobiles
from oregon, Arkansas. Kentucky,
Maine and Florida. Thousands 81 mo-
florists whizzed along these ma aiGccnt
highways; hundreds os thousands of
people sped 10 and fro on the railroad
trains: millions of persons in this En-
t,i- t,f oh Aat
fairs. Everywhere were mIititudes OF
people--and all OF them free! They
were all free TO GO and como. to engage
in their own pursuits or work or pleas
ure. SO long AS they did not Interfere
With the democratic rights OF others.
nobody questioned or hindcrcd them.
They accounted to nobody They did
not have 10, register at tho police sta
t!ons. In America we DO not tolerate
government by the soldier and police
We do not tolerate governmental ty-
ranny of any sort. but we ourselves
rule We seek our own opportunities
and we find them, indeed. AS went
through New York State, partly by
automobile and partly on the railroads.
] saw all around me the evidences OF
opportunities that had been accom-
q
situations.
And then it was -borno in upon me
that this freedom was threatened; thar
the iron hand Of autocracy actually had
been raised against us; that our very
opportunities were at stake. The
thought was intolerable. My imas!na-
tion could not formulate the thought
Of military government usurping the
functions of political control there in
New York State. Yet could not get
away from the sinister possibilities.
What would happen IL we should be
defeated in this war?
GERMANY INFORMED
AS 70 NATIONS HOPES
We are not blind. We know that
spies have been taking account OF u.s..
We know that. the enemy has full
5 Continued ON Eighth PaGe.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-30
ANT|-JEW FEELING
RISING IN RUSSIA
Gorky Fears Fruits Won in Rev
olution Will Be Lost
TO Race.
sB0LSHEVIKI is RESPONSIBLE
Acts Of Hebrew Members of
Body Arouse Russians
Against All.
.BOLsHEvIKi is RESPONSIBLE

The accusation that Jews are pre-
dominantly unpatriotic and fndif-
ferent to national cxuses In the
countries where they nre settled In
strfkinsIy eonfutcd by NIL impartial
Europeans who have studied the
Jewish question.
Maxim Gorky, Russia's Srcate.t
living imaginative writer. u few
weeks ago. ut the request OF Rob-
ert Crosier Long. wrote the striking
continuation OF the nnti-Jcvrish enI-
umny. GOrky's corfutatlnn IA all
the Rore timely because Jews TO-
1ny are bring fnfsely aecused Of re-
GpoaEfbility for the anarchy and dis
organization which prevent Russin
from continuing the war. Gorky.
testimony In dsubly convincing boz
cause he q not a jew, but a Chris
than OF pure Russinn blood, who
snaAss INC following confession in
his menoirs,
"As boy. wns brought up IA
insane hatred and fenr of Jewr, and
thoroughly believed all the alb
suI4ittes Of our snti-Senites."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
LEATHER IN MUNITIONS.


Some idea of the tremendous effect
of war ON the leather market can be-
gained by reading the list below of con
tracts let by the United States govern
ment on April b.
The list follows. 321,0OU hayersacks.
100000 pack carriers, 10000 shovel
carriers, 10000 wiro cutter carriers;
$1,000 feed bags, $4,000 surcinglcs,
$4,000 bayonet scabbards, 100000 gun
slngs, 1000 pistol holders, 5llOO
horse brushes 2ISOO Mcclellan sad.
dies; $4,000 saddle bags.
In addition to the above large con.
tracts were let in March. Others will
be let April %, as follows: jefferson
ville Ind, arsenal, $4,000 sets of ar.
tillery harness and 100000 pounds Of
harness leather The item OF $4,000
sets Of artillery harness will cost about
$500, 600.
The Rock Island arsenal will ask for
bids on the following in few days.
10000 spur feathers, $4,000 brides.
$4,000 halter headstals; 10000 lariat
straps; $4,000 rifle scabbards: 10000
sabre straps; 10000 Mcclellan saddles.
$4,000 bolo scabbards 10000 sabre
straps; $4,000 halter rims, 10000 lar.
iats.
Many other orders are now In the
hands OF various manufacturers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
RAISING LIVING
HOBBY THAT PAYS
CARTER FARMER FINDS SuREsT
WAY TO KEEP WOLF
FROM DOOR.
GARDEN HELPS MOST
Orchard, Smoke House and Chickens
Also Important Adjunct. Every Trip
to Town Takes Something in Way
Of Produce to Sell.

Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman G A.
Brock, living in Carter county is a
man who specializes in raising a living
on the farm He raises a good living
he raises il every year.
! have seen other men who raise a
living on farms, but not one who does
it so completely as does Brock. II is
hobby with him-a game He takes
pride in the feeling Of independence
which comes through raising his own
living, and, in turn living on his rails.
ing
Yet Brock has about as poor a
chance as the poorest in his part Of
the country much poorer than the
average in his county and OF the state
as whole Twelve years ago he
came to his home 50" from Texas.
Now, this $50 is poor soil 1t is along
the breaks Of the river Less than
half of it could be cultivated at all.
Only few acres are level. Yet for
six or seven years he has lived on
this farm and made a living from it,
and some more
The things we eat we raise at
home Brock says Since we eat
the things We raise, other folks would
like to eat them also. SO we raise
some extra to sell Every trip to town
we try to take along something to sell.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06


Boston, Mass-Victims of eve strain
and other eye Weaknesses, and those
who wear glasses, viii be glad to know
that Doctors and BYE Specialists now
agree there is real hope and help for
them. Many whose eyes were falling
say they have had their eyes restored
ana many VINO once wore glasses say
InsS nay. nave t.IuNh mem away. one
r,"st Mia E',iJ ,'. lv, e., ~'' va
ail. Now can read svrrytbinr win
out my glasses and my 'cv,s do mot
hurt any more At night they would
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06

There Is more Caarrn IN this sec
tion Of the country than all other dis.
eases put together, aud for years Il
was supposed TO be incurable Doctors
prescribed local remedies. and by con
stantly falling to cure by local treat.
ment pronounced II incurable. Catarrh
Is a local disease, greatly Influenced
by constitutional conditions, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, Is a
constitutional remedy, is taken inter.
nally and acts through the blood en-
the mucous surf3ces OF the system.
One Hundred Dollars reward Is OF.
fered for any case that Halls Catarrh
Cure fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
Proper Food for Weak Stomachs.

The proper food for one man may be
all wrong for another. Every one
should adopt a diet suited to his aga
and occupation. Those who have
weak stomachs need to be especially
careful and should eat slowly and
masticate their food thoroughly. II Is
also important that they keep their
bowels regular. When they become
constipated or when they feel duh
and stupid after eating, they should
take Chamberlain's Tablets to
strengthen the stomach and move the
bowels. They are easy to take and
pleasant in effect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
SUGAR CURED HAM
A LA OLD VIRGINIA
FOR MADAME JOFFRE
First Lady Of the Land to Send Pres.
ent to Wife Of Marshal
Of France.

Washington. May s Madame Jor
fire. wife Of the marshal of France, IS
going to get fine big sugarcurpd
Virginia ham, a gift from Mrs. Wood.
row Wilson, when the marshal re.
turns to Paris.
During one OF the marshars calls
at the White House, Mrs Wilson Learn
ed that Madame Joflre was very fond
Of American ham which is very scarce
there Mrs Wilson sent to Virginia
and procured an extraordinarily fine
him and sent it to Marshal Joifre.
asking him to take It back to Madame
Joitre with her compliments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
Doctors and Eye Specialists Agree
That Bon-Opto Strengthens Eyesight sos
In a Weeks Time In MANY Instances

junctivitis and ephiphora. Her ewes
Whcn not cuugcsted had the du,l sut-
fused expression common o. such eases.
Having run out Of her medicine %
friend suggested Bon-Ouf1. She used
TINS treatment and not only oyercume
her distressing condition. but strange
sircug gthened her eyesight tHlt she was
able 10 dispense with hyr distance
glasses and her headache and neuralgia
LETT her In this instance should say
her eyesight was Improved 100 ]
treatment in number ut cases and
have seen the oyesight improve from
% to 20 per cent IN a IGmarh0bly short
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
Austrian Diplomat Goino.

New York, May 5.-Count Adam Tar.
nowsh Won Tarnow, who was sent to
this country to succeed Dr. Dumba as
the Austrian ambassador. but who was
never received by the state depar..
ment, with members Of the embassy
Austrian consuls and others sailed for
Austria yesterday, via Holland
France and England have promised
safe conduct to the party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
Don't Let Your Couch Hama On.

A cough that racks and weakens is
dangerous, 1t undermines your health
and thrives on neglect. Relieve II at
once with Dr. Kings New Discovery.
This soothing balsam remedy heals
the throat, loosens the phlegm, its an.
tiseptiC properties kill the germ and
the cold Is quickly broken up Chill.
dren and grown.ups alike find Dr.
Kings New Discovery pleasant to take
as well as effective. Have a bottle
handy in your medicine chest for
grippe, Group and all bronchial aflec.
tions. At druggists, SOC.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
For Your chlld,s couah.

Here's a pleasant cough syrup That
every child likes to take, DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey. If your child has
deep, hacking cough that worries you,
give him DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey,
the soothing pine balsams relieve the
cough, loosens the phlegm and heals
the irritated tissues Get bottle to.
day at your druggist and start treat
ment at once 25c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06

BE amiablc, cheerful and good na
tured and you are much more likely
to be happy. You will find this diff.
cut, If not impossible, however, when
you are constantly troubled with con.
stipation. Take Chamberlains Tab.
lets and get rid Of that and it will be
easy. These tablets not only move
the bowels, but improve the appetite
and strengthen the digestion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
Cuban Politics.

Havana, May The liberal lead.
ers have decided TO attend the Joint
session OF congress next Monday. AT
which President Menocal will be pro-
claimed reelected The liberal mem.
bers will, however. protest against
the by-elections in Santa Clara and
Oriente provinces. alleging that they
were Illegally held when the country
was in a state of war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06


don't know how much our sales Of
truck, butter eggs. etc. Woull amount
IL in year. but it more th,n PAYS
the expenses of the family
Garden Is Cornerstone
y garden is one of the cornerstone,
of the living ON This farm The home
garden contains am acre or more 10 is
fenced chickentight, and is right by
the side of the house, close ami han
dy The condition of that garden the
last of March showed that il had re-.
ceived plenty of care The soil had
been manured, ploweu narrowed and
narrowed again The early vegetables
were up. 1t showed to be about as
good garden as could be- made I'm
that soil
As early vegetables give way Brock
follows with later vegetables Frgnsh
vegetables are eaten, sold or canned
Every crop that can be kept during
the winter Is raised in this garden.
onions, potatoes. carrots, pWsnips,
lulhlps are raised and kept The
lasJ jhlng the garden Is soWn TO COW
peas ana the peas carefully gathered
ana kept for winter
y Just carried off the last of the
peas ] raised last year Brock told
me, ana got 400 pounds of flour
WIN ihem
IN addition To- the peas different
KINDS OF h'ahS aIe raised, picked and
kept uIIeu. Navy ana pink beans are
raised mostly
A wei Kept orchard, mostly peaches
Dut quite few cherries pears and
Wums' furnishes the family with fruit
] objected that peacEes were so uncer
tam that his orchard would not supply
an the uult that the family needed
huj Brock mas caua-' with which
ne puts up. all Kinds Of fruit and veg
elapl,s III TN cans.
Nneh we nave "a good iruii crop
ne salu' we put up enough fruit to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
Clear Away the Waste.

Bowel regularity is the secret of
good health, bright eyes, clear com.
pleXions, and DR.. Kings New Life Pills
are mild and gentle laxative that
regulates the bowels and relieves the
congested intestines by removing the
accumulated wastes without gripping.
Take pill before retiring and that
heavy head, that dull spring fever feel
ing disappears. Get DR.. Kings New
Life Pills at your druggist, 25c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06

Mrs Della NJ. Foster OF I'm Cen.
tro. Cal, is probably the most famou
woman hog raiser In the United States.
She owns and operates q ranch consist.
ing of l6o acres and personally attends
to all the details pertaining 10 the
breeding.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
Call for Bank Statement

Washington, May 5-The comptrCL
Ter of the currency has issued % call
for the condition of all national banks
at the close Of business ON Tuesday.
May l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06

Have moved my paint and paper
store to the old federal building, 81
West Main street.
o.3 THEODORE TORGERsON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06

Chauncoy VI Depew. eighty.three
years old April %, is still fun Of zeal
OF life His faculties are sull uuim.
paired and the burden OF years has
not even bent his shoulders These
are his two longevity rules. SAY no,
Cut 1t OUT" Say no when asked 10
do something that will hurt YOU. Or
II you have done It,. cut It oa,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06
SOME SPORTY OLD MEN.

Austin Corby Winslow of New York
city at the age of lJ2 is still hale and
takes keen interest in the events OF
the times lie has been great tray.
eler IN his time
The Rev. Philems Beverly. who re.
Gently celebrated his Tooth birthday
at his home in Burlingame. Kan.
swept the snow off his sidewalk the
other morning, and did not feel ia.
tigued
Thomas Edwards. living ON a farm
near Viola, Wis. celebrated his lOlst
birthday by dancing a jig on the floor
of one OF the leading stores there
Never worry about anything and
YOU will live to be 100 years old" is
his advice
Patrick Corbley of Cedar Falls
Iowa, although lOj years Of age, is
still keen of eycsirht and physically
and mentally sound When asked his
rule for long life he answered Eat
what YOU like, drink what YOU like:
smoke IL YOU like IT, and don't wor.
ry It's worry that kills"
Philip OFT former mayor OF Jcllcr.
son City and county judge although
clghty.tive years old, owns and man.
ages a large lumber yard and keeps
his own books and looks after every
office detail He says that work is
his salvation and prevents him from
infirmitics incident to men OF his
years
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06

| don't know how much our sales of
truck, butter. eggs. etc, wolld amount
IL in year. hu; it more then pays
the expenses Cf the family