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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-21
Only One "BROMo QUININE"

70 get the genuine, call for full name. LAXA.
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature OF
E. w. GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. Stops
cough and headache, and works off cold. 2Sc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-21

Get our prices on Dry Goods and
Shoes. Everything, just as repre-
sented.
Smith-Marsh Go.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-21

FOR SALE: Two good mules,
and 8 years old, of good size. APP
ply to O. O. Zimmerman, Modoc,
S. G..
11.21 8Spd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,

Pigs are selling at premium IN
this part of the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
ORGANIZATION
OF BIG ARMY
FROM NUCLEUS
Plan Approved by British Expert. Best
School for Officers at the
Front

London, April l0.-The Times mill
tary correspondent discussing Ameri
can participation in the war. heartily
endorses the present intentions OF the
American government 90 use the regu
lar army and the national guard as a
nucleus for the formation OF a nation.
.al army He recalls what a serious
disadvantage 1t was to Great Britain
to be compelled TO throw her regular
forces into the fighting line in 1914
because Of Frances urgent need OF
help.
III the United States" he SAYS
cares to send a regiment or two To
London or Rome to affirm the soil.
darity Of the allied cause IL would bo
"a graceful and rightly appreciated act.
But this war Is q very serious business
ana for tho national army which Am.
erica proposes 10 create. the whole of
her existing professional nucleus is lit.
tie enough We shall not maunder.
stand American action in the least il
We have TO wait for some months until
her first divisions we'll equipped. and
thoroughly trained make their appear.
ance IN France"
The writer emphasizes the necessi.
ty Of systematic training Of officers
and points out that the experience of
the allies has been that this is best
done at the seat of war. lie con.
tinues.
Every facility will certainly be ac.
corded by the allies II America takes
this hint from our experience and
sends batch after batch of officers
and noncommissions to be trained In
our schools or similar institutions 10
be established by the American ar.
my"
The correspondent concludes hy in.
si,tlng ON the necessity of countcrinr
the submarine menace before every.
thing else, IN order tn close the Al.
Iantlc for the passing II the American
army and supplies
To this task he concludes. the
skin and value OF the American and
allied nayies must Dee uninterruptedly
devoted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
TIME FOR TEMPERATE THINKING

From nearly every quarter comes
word OF sediuOus talk and BOO many .n.
stances Incorporate action growing out
Of war discus Ions Ardmora and yicin.
ity have been fortunately free OF this
cyil except 30 one minor instance in
which the offender was warned that
drastic action would follow rppcu.
tion The federal authorities are in.
structcd 10 deal with such offenders
u is no time for individual action. he
who brags what be- wlll DO 10 am ut.
terer OF treas0u0us words rarely OF.
fers himself as a real servant OF the
government
President Wilson's proclamation set
out the things that alien residents
must not do n they expect 10 retain
the privileges accorded them before
declaration Of war The president also
warned native born and other loyal
Americans not 10 indulge IN trespass
upon the rights OF the alien.
Few II any alien residents Of Carter
county are likely to conduct them.
selves in less loyal manner than
those who boast OF their loyalty. II
IS a time for temperate thinking. a
time for temperate action, IN fact II
there be grlevous infraction Of the
Presidents warning to aliens, the duty
Of the suppression OF sedltious talk
ahd the punishment Of those who tres.
pass will be promptly and forcefully
met By the federal authorities. Let
us be temperate in both expression
and action
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
VOLUNTEERS PLENTY
NO CONSCRIPTION '
ARGUES CAPPER
Kansas Governor Says Youth Of That
State Consider Il o'sgraee TO Be
Drafted for Service.

Pittsburg. Kansas, April l0-Assert.
ing that Kansas would furnish fifty.
thousand volunteers upon the presi.
dents call for soldiers, Governor Ar.
thur Capper, In an address here TO.
day condemned conscription and de.
clared that young Kansas had been
led 10 believe that 10 be drafted for
army service was to be disgraced.
The governor spoke before q state
conference of the Woodmen OF the
World.
Kansas Is full OF Young men now. "
Governor Capper said. "the sons Of
men who volunteered IN the sixties.
] am in a position 10 know that Uncle
sam won't have To draft or conscript
these young men 10 get them 10 fight.
There will bee 10000 volunteers IN Kan.
sas just as quick as President Wilson
calls them. These Young men always
have heard that 20 Dee drafted was 10
hc disruccd.
~ fear that our military men at
Washington have lct themselves De-
carried away by admiration for the
PrussIan military system which turns
out ml0hiuemade soldiers. would
only couscript wealth u war tAlc.
Drafting au army is properly q last
resort
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
OKLAHOMA BOYS
HASTEN TO ENLIST

IaWton. Okla. April TO- Recruits
are arriving 40 Fort sill daily. where
the First regiment oklahoma national
guard Is being modified. and IL is
evident that mo- difficulty will bc eN.
pcrioucoi IN bringing the regiment To
Wll war strength
Until the war department ana con.
rrcss tiN definitely upon q plan OF
raising the proposed army OF 100000.
and until authority Be- given by the de.
partmcut mo- new companies will be
added 90 the national guard and the
exact plan off enlistment m such new
units win NOT be- known. From all
over the state come reports of rcadi.
Nuts to organize new companies n
the larger towns while from almost
every town and hamlet recruits Co mn.
li'iu regular army and navy are pour
Wg into recruiting stations
The following ts,ns have already
applied Tor new units of the national
guard. pawhuska, Hobart. Elk CITY.
AudmorC SJllisaw. Blackwell. Hugo.
jo'uho, El Reno. kinglishcr. Ponca
city Gushing, Chiyklsha. Purcell and
Pauis Valley One new company OF
cavalry at McAlestcr has already been
authorized. 20 Is understood Oklaho.
ma city Tulsa and Muskogee nave
asked for permission TO organize com.
panios IN addition TO those they have
already furnished Tulsa is also re.
ua'suug the privilege ol forming ln
aviation corps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
PATRIOTISM.

Although the first needs Of a nation
at war are men and means Of conquer.
Ing other men, there are several ways
70 show ones patriotism Many are
uhhtted for actual service and many
are Of far more value at home There
will be need Of conservation and econo-
my II the United States is long at war.
The entente nations have found many
economies gnthOught Of before the be-.
ginning Of the war
The farmer will be- expected 10 raise
bigger crops and better food. The
housewife will be- expected 10 practice
such economies as win In the aggrc.
gate represent a trcmendous saving 10
the nation In every walk OF life there
VIII be ample opportunity for those at
home 10 serve the flag
The present generation has NO con.
ception OF thf cost OF war 10 the indi
yidual Our trouble with Spain was
Of such short duration that the pinch
Of war was scarcely observed All
things point 10 much longer struggle
In our present controversy
Those who remain at home should
exert every effort 10 give proypt and
willing response TO the government.
suggestions for assistance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
AuthorItlcs Anree.

Washington April 10. Officers OF
The army general stan noted with sat.
sfaction today that military critics of
some British newspapers fully r,cog.
uite the fact that the United states
Is faced by months ot army t-amnr
before force could be- sent abroad
with amy reliance m lbs ability 10 take
i's place beside the veterans of the
French and British armies I'm the
trenches. The situation as outlined by
tae London Times critic states exact.
h the views OF American military ex.
pprts.
The army bin now before congress
was carefully framed 10y Secrctar,
Baker after thorough discussion with
his military advisers Its purpose is
to provide first an army training for
the first increment OF troops To be
summoned by draft several months
from now. II win take a minimum Of
l"r'0o officer, and men 20 provide
Mo half million men ia that force With
instructors
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
MORE ANSWER CALL
etobaugh, MannsvilIe, Joins Navy.
Kinnard. Mlburn, and Wells and
Goodson Enter Army.


The local recruiting stations OF the
army and navy are getting results cy-
cry day Yesterday the army receiv-
ed three recruits who were examined
and accepted, and several applicants
are waiting final examination. The
navy was augmented by one man, who
was sent TO the training station at
Great Lakes. H., last night. Recruit.
ing officer Winans, OF the navy, stat.
ed this morning that he had three
young men who have passed the ex.
animation but were waiting for per.
NIT papers from their parents before
they could be accepted
The young man who was sent to
the navy yesterday was Don Y. Sto.
baugh Of Mannsvile. The three who
joined the land forces were Shelby w.
kinnard OF Milburn and Charles D.
wells and Lee GoodsOn OF Thacker.
vile Sergeant Conley was sent from
the local office to Durant yesterday
l.. c. Bethea, on a like mission went
TO Broken Bow and vicinity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
WORLD NEEDS COTTON
Dallas Reserve Bank Sends Out Time
y Paragraphs From Speech Of
Texas Agricultural EKpert.

y Paragraphs From Speech Of
Texas Agricultural Expert.
Dallas Texas. April lU-The Dallas
federal reserve bank quotes Texas eN
pert in letter addressed 20 related
banks pointing our the bankers re-
possibility for agricultural prosperi
%. Among other things the letter
contains
Before the annual meeting Of the
Seventh District Bankers Association
OF Texas in Fort Worth on February
p, Clarence Ousley OF College Sta.
ton sTeXas, director OF the extension
department OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. urged the bankers
to preach diyersification at every op,
portunity During the course Of his
address, the subject was The Bank
ers' Responsibility for Agricultural
Prosperity some Of his remarks were
so forceful that we are taking the lib.
erty OF bringing them TO your atten,
tion below.
In 1916 the country raised 10000.
OOO bales ot cotton. Arkansas was the
only state with a normal crop. We
have already forgotten that two short
years ago the South was paralyzed
Two years ago cotton sold for &c to
&c. In 1911 il sold for &C. and from
1890 TO 1896 at Sc II the South raises
a big cotton crop in 1917 and It is
thrown on the market. the price Is
sure 10 90 down"
Mr. Ousley stated that perhaps the
world would need 1900 600 bales OF
cotton next yeaN but that it would
be raised without any increase in acre.
age over last year. He pointed out
that rioting for food was going ON in
New York City at that time. but that
nobody ever heard Of people rio'iug
for cotton; that all Europe was feel.
ing the effects Of the war in the way
OF curtailment Of foods and there
would be an abnormal demand for
toOd products when the war is ended
We are the merchants Of the war
zone OF the world he said. You can
patch clothes; you can eat III bare
tables, but you can not patch bellies
Most Of the men in this audience
could reduce their bin for clothing 25
per cent and be perfectly comforta.
BILE"
He said that the hungry people of
Europe were going on a food drunk
when the war was ended. but they
can not eat cotton. The United States
could sell them the food but only by
diyersification"
He pointed out the possibility Of
there not being any ships to carry the
next cotton crop abroad, after II was
raised, and he explained that while
he did not urge the farmers to cut
out cotton entirely, nor reduce the
acreage, they should first look to feed.
ing the people. Diversified agricult.
ure IS an imperative necessity for the
people He insisted that the bank.
ers. more than any other class. can
bring this about.
He asserted that after the war we
are going to sell Belgian horses to
Belgium and Jersey cows to the Isle
Dof Jersey. 1T is impossible to 70
wrong in the raising Of live stock"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
PYTHIANS WILL
SHOW LOYALTY
Patriotic Demonstration viii Be Held
at Meeting Of Myrtle Lodge
Thursday kidht


Myrtle lodge Knights OF Pythias
viii hold meeting OF unusual inter.
est Thursday night A dozen appli.
cations will be ballOted upon and the
Irregular order Of business quickly dis.
patched for an hour Of patriotic dem.
OnstratiOn Several ten-minute
speeches will be made and the order
win proclaim IT'S loyalty.
Pythians one million strong. By this
demonstration. win let the world know
that Pythianism stands for American
citizenship The Uniform Rank. the
military organization. OF 100000 phys.
ieally IN men is said TO be the best
military organization OF its kind In
the United States 10 is commanded
hy experienced officers and regularly
inspected by war department officials.
Chancellor Commander Herman Da-
Wis 900 speaking Of the affair stated II
was expected every member OF the
order IN good standing would be pres.
ent Thursday night and by his pres.
ence and voice participate in this dem.
on5trati0n OF loyalty and approval OF
the acts Of President Wilson All are
urged 10 be al Castle hall al S o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
OIL FIELD ROAD
BEING IMPROVED
Grading From Walnut Bayou to Writ
Through Wilson, Was Begun Yes
terday Morning.

Grading OF the road from Walnut
bayou to Writ, through Wilson, which
when completed will make of that
road one Of the best dirt highways in
the state began yesterday morning. A
competent .force OF men with the big
new Western grader and a 3O-6O Titan
engine. is doing the work, under the
supervision OF +. T.. Gravelle, county
engineer. All OF the road lies in Com.
missioner w. II Wilson's district
Work began at Wilson and the road
from there TO Writ will be completed
first. The gang will then jump back
and grade that part Of the road from
Walnut Bayou to Wilson.
The road is fourteen miles in length
and accommodates the heavy traffic
from Ardmore to the oil fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
ELKS LODGE TO
INSTALL TONIGHT
New Officers, Headed by n. 7. Har-
reid, Exalted Ruler, Will Be
Sworn in Toniunt


Plans tor the initiation Of a large
May class and for the new work to be
done this year by the Ardmore lodge
No GAS, B. p o. Elks, will be made
tonight after the installation ceremon-
les. The installation services will be
held at the Elks' Club, Broadway and
Washington streets.
The new officers are: II. T. Harreld,
exalted ruler; V. c. Suggs, esteemed
leading knight; Ernest Hendon, es-
teemed loyal night; c. w. Dobbins,
esteemed lecturing knight; W. L. Da-
Wis, secretary; j. V. Mccormick, tyler;
Z. c. Wymore, treasurer, and j. T.
Nichols, trustee. The esquire, inner
guard, chaplain, house and other COM
mittees will be appointed tonight.
The retiring officers are: L. l.. Ev-
ans exalted ruler; V. c. Suggs, es-
teemed leading knight H. T. Harreld,
esteemed loyal knight; o. L. Smith,
esteemed lecturing knight; w. L. Da-
Wis secretary; +. c. Wymore, treas
urer, and Sheridan Kinkade, tyler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
MAYORS MOVEMENT
FOR RECRUITING
PROVES POPULAR

New York. April 10 Favorable re-
plies thus Gar from five governors and
nearly one hundred mayors have con.
vinccd the recruiting committee of
the mayors. committee ON national de-.
Tense that almost oyory state in the
Union viii cooperate IN making spec.
ial appeals for army and navy recruits
ON Aprl Is and 10 The mayors oi
southern cities have been especially
enthusiastic In their endorsement of
this plan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

Farmers and others who live at a
distance from a drug store should
keep in the house a bottle OF BAL.
LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT. 1t may
be needed at any time for cuts,
wounds. sores, sprains or rheuma-
tism. 1t is a powerful healing and
penetrating remedy. Price 25c. soc
and Sl.OO per bottle. Sold by Ringer
Drug Co-Ady.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
sprino Colds Are DANGEROUS,

Sudden changes Of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds. vita
stuifed-up head, sore throat and gen
eral cold symptoms. A dose Of DR..
Kings New Discovery is sure relief,
this happy combination of antiseptic
balsams clears the head soothes the
irritated membranes, and what might
have been a lingering cold is broken
up. Don't stop treatment when relief
is first felt, as Q helf-cured cold IS
dangerous Take Dr. Kings New Dis.
cOyery till your cold is gone
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
Meets for nrIll ronLnht.

Regular weekly dru of Ardmorc
chapter American Military League
viii be held at 1.3O o'clock tonight gt
the chapter drill room, upstairs I'm the
old federal court building. west of G.
street ON the north side of Main
Capt William Hutchinson, cumman.
der OF the chapter invites every man
of military axe In Ardmore who is I'm.
torrs,ci in learning military drn and
regulations tO attend the dril.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

Who saves DIS country save. him.
self, saves an things and all thing
saved do bless himl Who lets his
country die. lets an things die. dies
ignobly and au things dying curse
him .'-EX'racr from speech OF se1a.
tor Ben H. HnI OF Georgia. on "N0tes
on the Situation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
WISE TEXAS TOWN
MAKES PREPARATIONS
FOR EVENTUALITIES
Will Feed and clothe Itself and Fur
nish Uniforms From Home Grown
producte

Cuero, Texas. April l0.-This Texas
town Of more than 5000 persons to.
day began organizing and preparing to
feed and clothe itself during the war
with Germany Citizens have been
urged to grow all possible foodstuffs
and the surrounding country will co.
operate.
The shcool board has decided that
when school meets this fall military
training will be added TO the curricu.
lum. Uniforms of cloth made from
cotton grown in this vicinity are
planned. They will be colored with
dyes made from the orange of the
bois d'Sc tree, which grows all over
the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
Political Observations.

Tile everue5- 0t party membership
Do e0ngr should nd expected rc
make ,1r patriotic conduct ot ,ae
"sr.
Another southern state aColi,a-s the
convict lease system The governor
OF Telges .a-, week sigued d meas
ure taking that state out of the d.
mini.lilg circle OF tates where the
plan IS sim 10 force
Uncle joe Cannon. whose cougres-
sional career began before that OF any
OF the present members remarked on
the opening day OF the present con.
gress. 81 have lived many years and
seen many things, but ! never expect
ed 10 live long enough TO see a woman
take seat in congress"
OF the six United States senators
who voted against the war resolution
one was a Missourian, William J..
Stone OF the fifty representatives
four were Wjssoprians Peri u DacEer
Walter L. Hensley Dorsey ". Shack.
elford and William /. Igoe And the
one senator and the four representa-
tlyes are democrats,
This is the resuIt NJ tbe "va,,, am,
dry elections In Wisconsin. Forty.
five "eaf" towns ver, dry forty.
two "drv" towns stay dry" eIaver
"dry" towns went wet" and dfty.
three "wst" town. .t8v "yet Tn.
doubfedlv taa legislature wil sprmit
10 the voters of the state I'm 1q1N
Not only was Chsmp Clark elected
speaker. of the siyty.Unb house Of
but an the old Off.
GERS were reelected by practically the
same vote. Soutb Trimbla Of Kantuc.
ky for clerk of the house Robert p
Gordon OF Ohio for sergaaut.at.arms
Josppb ] sigbott of Virginia door.
keeper. William y. Dunbar OF Georgia
postmaster. and Rev. Henry Y Con.
den chaplain of the house
Indiana is 10 have constitutional
There win he one delegate
from each Legislative district and ~.
teen from the state al large making
ll5 I'm ALL eaca one nominated by ne.
titiou and elected by the peonle The
Republicans and Democrats are on.
deavoring 10 effect a fusion whereby
the fifteen delegates.at.large NAV be
chosen regardless of their political
In the organization of the bouse of
representatives OF the siyty.fifth con.
gress. Tammany Hall Jared well. il
being given six chairmanships and
mittees. This Is the result of the can.
Gus of the New York Democratic mem.
hers last session in which If was re-.
solved TO vote together ON matters af.
fecting New York The resolution
was used as club 10 get preferences
for New York That no other Northern
Democrats were able 10 exact
Complete figures of the Chicago mn.
nicipal election show Democratic
victory more sweeping than even the
most> optimistic Democratic leader
ever hoped for. The head of the tick.
ct CLAYTON F. Smith. candidate for
treasurer. won by 32.342 plurality. and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

Contractors are laying the tounJl.
tions for the staudaSls for The White
Way alonl Main street and Broad
way The posts win bc seq upon CON.
rr.ir foundations secured with heavy
bolts The work of erecting tho ral.
dard, will begin as scun ss Oh, .opu.
dgtluns are completed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

Granville Hodges. business man
of Orr was IN the city today Mr.
Hodges was formerly a resident OF
Ardmore and was associated In bust.
ness with Frank Hyden NlT Hodges
said that the farmers In the orr neigh.
horhood are we'll advanced with their
work, and the most Of the cotton has
been planted \ good rain would be
welcome, he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

Chief Electrician Winans. In charge
Of the naval recruiting office here. re.
ceiyed a telegram this morning from
the department stating that the age
limit for enlistment in the navy had
been raised from 80 to 80 years This
will permit him TO pass anyone physic.
ally it whose age is between the
years OF Is 10 80.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

There IS quite a contrast between
the present area OF the city lake aud
what It was a year ago The continued
dry weather has been responsible for
areduction n Of the water level. although
there Is no danger Of a water famine
In this city for many years to come
according to Commissioner W. s.
Fraley, who has charge of that DC
partmUnt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

that while there is considerable cotton
planted. the farmers as a rule are not
getting in too big a hurry and there
win be a lot OF il TO plant after the
danger of cold nights is passed
W. F Warren recently returned
from his farm at Berwyn and states
that there seems 10 be a disposition
upon the part of farmers in that To-
cality 10 r.duce the cotton acreage this
y,ar Lore forage crops are being
planted than ever before. md large
gardens are the rule instea If the eX-
ception, says Mr. Warren.
What is the chance O. securing a
room for tonight?" was Aed Of Day
Clerk J. C.. Mcintyre, OF -.e Whiting
ton hotel, this morning by an anxious
travelling man who wanted to forestall
the possibility of sleeping in chair
tonight Everything is filled" was
the response of the clerk, and the
weary drummer" was compelled to
look elsewhere for accommodations
Mr.. Mcintyre explained that the in.
cidenris OF daily occurrence, and there
Is not a night that transients are not
turned away.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

We hoped for peace We prayed for
peace Being In war. we hope for rlcn.
~ OF powder and pray for plenty of
ability 10 hit the mark Mu.koroc
Times sDcmocrat