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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-10
BESIDE Washington
LOS z EN- FL MAR

Washington, ABR! SO
Hoy han empezado en- Nuera York
los trabajos para la construction de
ia gran flota de vapores de MADEIRA,
cue esta destinada a conducir provi-
stones V ~pertrechos q lngleses Y iran
ceses anulando Ia campana submarI-
ma. tendente q dcstruir todos los va
, pores. hasta cue Inglaterra, ham
! brienta. Sc avenga a negoc!ar la paz.
Estos pr.megos trabajos Sc reall-
. zan en- e. terreno cedldo. gracIosa-
mente, pues no otra cosa es cob-ar
! una suma nomina! por Su arrenda-
m:en;o al objeto de cumplr con las
d.sposicioncs legaleS, por Nh. henry
Ford. en- ell lItoral neoyorquino. ALI
= en- los ceutenares de p~equenos asst
l!eros va existentes para Ia taprIca-
ci6n de buques de MADEIRA, a 10 largo
| de la costa del Atlantico. Sc heran
los mil vapores ajustados q un mooeto
F"S "e F'N- -"
estet!co- Oomo ha cic"o "N'
IN eSc''tof americana u"'"s
cil!amentc. de I'm tIpo nuevo. o We
Jo' Segun sc qu'e'a' "e o"i'o' w enc
goieta SIN yeas que ImpulS"u" p0t
maqulaaS rec!procEas PoUIa ""i'E"'
q razon de dIez y seiS n"NoS pc! "''"'
que !IeVaFa cua'ro ehor'neS s'U"S -
ore cada una de u uo' s'"'"''
IegaS, moVIdaS pof maqu'n"S 'ioGT'-
mas para que puedan e1ectuaF con ID
mayor rapldez possible, Ia carga y "eS
carga. ' que seTa a1eada haSta eI Il
mite maxine por Ia a.tI cAimeNra y
c. espac.o dus;inado Il maqu'na y "
&lojanivnto de a tripu!acIon' que SC
proycct&ra en- mliad de cada un'. Las
dlmensiones del modelo' defin"l'a-
mcnte ~Ip"ooado, Seran eStas: -'O PIES
lie largo, IL dc ancho, % de alto
con c&pac.uat para transporter "'VV
loncladas de carga. +. coSto DC e""a
irc aSccndera a ~S33O.ooo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-10

La Emperatriz Catalina Segundd.
la gran Catalina de Russia que ma pa
sado su figura contradictoria de ha-
| cedora de pueblos Y forjadora de a
ventures, pOr las paginas de tantos Ii
| bros V las csccnas de tantas comcdias,
| tenia en- ell primer boulevard de Fetro
| grade. una estatua glgantesca, como
/, SUI obra V como SUI vida, en- la que a.
| parccia, con su manto de amino Y
Su cctro de emperatriz. con gesto he
roico V ga!lardo ademan.
La estatua era de bronco y media
treirta pies de altura.
.Por muchos amos. la triste muititld
eslava paseo SUI miscria y sus dolores
en- torno del pedestal gigantesco de
la estatua dc la cmperatriz. cmpcGuc-
necido ante tanta grandeza Y AGO.
bardado ante tai expression de suP"c-
mo poder.
Hasta Cue un dia. en- la locula lie
la guerra, los rusos Sc decidiercn a
10 que ha .tantos amos los arrastfaha
Ia pYcdica inceSante de sus nlnllstas,
de sus pensadores, de sus poetas, de
suS novelistas, V cncerraron al Gar
en- I'm monasterio. Y ~llevaron "a 90
bierno a los hombres tIel pueblo. y en-
tres dias de lucha acabaron ell aGso-
lutismo brutal de los Romanofi. con
ell poder sin ~limitaciones de esos Drin-
cipes V duques de la Russia seminar
bara, que pasan por los cucntos de-
moniacos de :can Lorrain. y denian
champagne con las bailarinas de fall
deilin vaporoso, en- los camcrinos lie
la Gran Opera.
Mucrta la monarqula. quedaba adn.
en- Alexandra Square, cerca de Id in
mensa Perspective Newsky, la estatua
colossal dc Catalina de Russia. fij0s en-
su pueblo los ojos muertos de cueucas
vacias. Y los rusos decidieron dacle
muerte tambien, Y hace pocos dias,
Ell buen pueblo de Petrogrado, arra-
do de toda clase de Instruments de
destruction, reduio a informes ne-
dazos de bronco, la estatua de la En-
peratrz.
Los restos del monumento de la au-
t~ocracia, fueron ~paseados en- triurfo
por las GALES. pero despues, cuando
cl regocijo popular paso Y Sc aroto
ell arsenal de las injurias contra Gaia
lima de Russia. los pedazoS de bronco
fueron llevados en- triunfo a una ia
brica de ~municiones. para que con
elios Sc hicieran balas para conlOatir
contra los alemanes.
Pierre LEBLANC.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-10
Cr6nico Europea
Una viictirna iIustre.- Bronco para balas

FL her!do Sc llama la Cathedral de
Rheims. la maraviliosa catedral de
las consagraciones, Ia obra mig;ca
del arte gotico.
BESIDE ell principle de Ia guerra,
la metralla hizo presa Ell ella.
Tn estremecimiento de horror CO.
rri6 en- ell mundo vivilizado.
Los desperfectos son leves, die
ron los periodicos un dia: mas al 81
guiente, cuando la lucha continue i'm
piacable y sanuda. las granadas Sc
cebaron en- la mole gallarda c I'M
ponente que Sc alzaba, entire eli ca
serio llameante de Rheims, sus dos
torres erguldas, como una dob.e pro-
tesla de piedra lanzada a los cieios.
por la terra estrujada en- Ia guerra
cruel.
Los artistas del mundo latino, hi
, cieron expression. en- paginas que Sc
ran manana uno de los mas belio5 a.
lcgatos de Ia civilization, Ia ~protesta
del mundo TODD, contra aquella profa
nacion. contra aquel.a lucha a muer-
tie entire los soldados del Kaiser, Y
los santos de piedra de Ia catedral,
por los que e! mismo Cronos, impla-
cable. habia pasado sin tocarlos.
Los planes de los Estados Mayores,
los cerebros gigantescos de esta obra
de destruction sin igual arrojaron de
ruevo sobre Rheims a las muchedum-
bres en- batalia, y las granadas ST.
guieron lloviendo plomo a,plomc So
bre ell abside. sobre las torres. sohre
las naves, sobre la fachada. so5re
las volutas, eobre los santos. SIbrc
los ventanaleS. sobre los altares. So
bre las imagines, sobre los retablos.
Ell Cardinal Lucon. que csta &C
tualmente en- Rheims, cscribe a un a.
migo suyo Ell Paris, una carta ilena
de door infinite.
e. esta concurriendo 4 Ia agonia
lie IA cathedral.
Las paroles y las torres, lie d.
&C. dezpuGs de senalarle minuclo.a-
mente los mil desperfcctos que <us
ojos viejos han v!sto. prchados Ge Ia
grimas. han sufrido tales dcst-ozos,
que su estabilidad es va pc!igrosa. Is
este Ia inlagen de la desoiacjon ) lie
la devastation.
FL herido ilustre de los primcros
meses de Ia guerra. csta para mcrir.
La Aiemania respondent de su inuer
tc ante Ia Humankind, priyada de una
de las mas bellas pagiras de ia his
toria del arte universal. como la Fran
cia ha ~respondido dc Ia destruction
de San Juan de los Reyes, en- Espa-
na, cuando c. corso Bonaparte cinO
Ia corona dc los Reyes Catolicos, So
bre la frente chata de Pope Boteilas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
THE PROPHETIC PATRIOT.

Chicago Journal: The following pro
phetic quotation is from the writings
OF Thomas Payne:
The case of America is, In great meas.
ure, the cause OF mankind. Many cir.
cumstances have arisen and. will arise
which are not local. but universal, and
through which the principles Of all low
ers OF mankind are affected, and IN the
event OF which their affections are in.
terested. The laying OF a country des-
olate with fire and the sword. declaring
war against the natural rights OF all
mankind and extirpating the defenders
thereof from the face Of the earth Is
the concern Of every man to whom ma.
ture hath given the power OF feeling.
The interest OF America in the hellish
works wrought by kultur in Belgium
northern France Poland. Serbia and
Bohemia could rot be better stated. As
for the present situation, consider the
following words by the same heroic au'
thur:
Tyranny. like hell, Is not easily con
quered: yet we have this consolation
with us. that the harder the conflict
the more glorious the triumph.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
HEAD OF RED CROSS
COUNCIL GRATEFUL

A letter acknowledging appreciation Of
what Ardmore dic in the Red Cross
campaign has been received by Chair.
man Mark Kirkpatrick from II. p. Da.
vison. chairman of the Red Cross war
council The letter follows
Dear Mr.. kirkpatrick At the close
OF the wonderfully successful campaign
for the Red Cross War Fund intend
ed. in behalf Of the war council, to
send you and your associates a telegram
Of thanks and congratuation for your
splendidly effective work. On reflec-
ton, however. l decided in view OF the
nationwide extent OF our organization
that It would be more economical, and
equally satisfactory, to write to you in
stead of telegraphing.
I'VE of the war council are deeply
grateful to you. to your colleagues. to
the devoted men and women OF local
Red Cross chapters and auxiliaries. and
TO every element and individual in your
community who aided by service or
contribution.
There is no method by which we
can reach the legion OF individuals, or
ganizations, churches. newspapers. so.
cieties, banks, companies and firms
whose united effort has provided this
great fund for humanity. and II through
your press and by other means you
can make public expression OF our graf
itude we shall deeply appreciate the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
From Other Editorial Pages.
aMIsTERv SEEMS DECADENT.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
Canada was quite a plain country few
years ago. Many Of its citizens scarcely
gust parsonage as governor-general,
and n great many more could not tell
his name In recent years II has been
stamped more plainly as a part Of the
British empire, and to this process the
war is contributing largely. Military
titles have been bestowed on many Can
adams in the past three years, and hon
orary titles are being added steadily to
the names Of citizens Of the Dominion.
The kings birthday honor list has just
created a baronet, number of knights
and some such other distinguished ones
as a knightcommander and knights.
bachelor.
The United States also shows strong
tendency TO grow titled. We are going
to have a greatly increased number Of
sergeants, lieutenants. captains. majors,
colonels etc. We shall take these on
readily. for we are generally rather ca
ger to bear some such distinction. We
satisfy this desire in societies and fra
ternal orders, in which we become sec
retary, president, chairman, dictator, re-
gent. king, councillor, commander, sach-
EN-. generalissimo, grand master, knighy,
consul and potentate and limited num-
Der may be set apart as district deputy
head consul district deputy grand ma
tron, grand exalted ruler, supreme pc
tentate, etc. This tendency seems TO be
affecting even the clergy, who used 10 he
sufficiently distinguished by the term
reverend" but most Of whom now seem
to have risen in one way and another
to be doctor"
During the French revolution Of 1888
the general term of address was made
citizen" with the purpose that it should
supersede all titles Of social distinction.
II may be that we shall sometime have
to legislate "Mr." back into use, If not
into favor. That win be sad blow 10
many Of us. but we shall have TO bear
It as best we can. 1t may help us to
recall that men whom we honor were
fully satisfied to be merely Mustered.
among them such as jefferson. Frank
lin. Webster, Wordsworth. Ruskin. Dar-
win. Gladstone. Longfellow, and Emer-
son: and, further, that we now get along
without even the mister" as a handle
to their names. as well as agreeing that
II isn't needed with Moses. Isaiah, Plato,
Socrates, Aristotle, Jesus, Paul. Bruno
Savonarola and a host Of others.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
CLOTH SHOES TO SAVE LEATHER

A woman has come forward with a
suggestion for saving shoe leather that
sounds more effective than simply lin
iting the height of leather boots and
Shoes Her suggestion is that women
stop wearing leather shoes entirely for
the duration of the war.
She recalls the shoes Of waterproof
cravenette that were on the market a
few years ago. There were velvet and
brocade shoes at the same time. And
most Of them were made up in startling
designs and patterns that quite took
public attention away from the fact that
the well made shoes of the plain. good
materials were light. durable and com.
Portable. Canvas and linen shoes for
summer wear have lasted and are justly
popular
There could still be stout leather
shoes for those who must be out in win
ter In all kinds Of weather. But for the
summer and for indoor wear the year
round, the leather might just as well be
eliminated for while at least. The
cloth shoes can be made strong and
well fitting. Their use would certainly
save lot of leather It's up to the
manufacturers. says the woman who
makes the suggestion. Women will
wear such shoes If they can buy them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
INDIANS HAVE RESPONDED
N0BLY TO CALL FOX GREATER
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY

The conservation of food and the pro-
cedure to be followed in the distribu-
tion Of money among the Choctaw,
Chickasaw and Seminole Indians this
year were discussed at a meeting just
held at Muskogee and attended by 15O
field clerks, probate attorneys and gov
ernment farmers. THE Indians have
responded nobly this year in the pro
duction Of food" S. A. Mills United
States field agent, said this morning.
The work now is to conserve what has
been produced.
"a larger area of land has been de-
voted TO gardens this year by the In
dian citizens of this district than here
tofore, and a larger variety and better
grade of products have been and are
being raised this year, as also greater
amount of such vegetable food conser-
vation, principally drying is being car
ried on than ever before. The largest
crop of farm food products ever raised
in this district will be harvested this
year.
There was considerable new land
cleared, broken and placed in cultivation
this year. and considerable additional
area over the past year placed in cul-
tivation. In fact, there was larger
number of Indian citizens, this year
who were induced to attempt to farm
over any previous years. A total acre
age of 1910 acres is being cultivated
this year by the restricted Indians of
this district, and they are raising such
crops as wheat, oats, barley, corn, pop
corn. kafir corn. milo maize, feterita,
canes. Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes
peanuts. peas, beans and cotton. The
Indians have continued to improve their
orchards which contain all the ordinary
fruit trees grown in this section of the
state
There has been less idleness among
the Indian citizens Of this district than
formerly" Mr.. Mills said today. quite
a number of Indian citizens are engaged
in teaming and day labor in and around
the oil fields and in the building activi.
ties now going on in Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
NEW BIBLE FOR GERMANY.

Rochester N.Yl Democrat and Chron-
icle: Germans. even with a world war
on their hands. feel the lack OF a Bible
genuinely expressive OF their ideals.
and are agitating the matter Of having
one written. "a new. more glorious,
a purer Bible" is what Germany needs -
says the Berlin Kreuz Zeitung, "in-
stinct with the German spirit Of kultu-
and morality" 20 be produced by "a
board Of qualified experts" Ravings
like these may seem funny. but they
are really tragical. They indicate tina,
some sections OF the German population
at least have long road TO travel be
fore they can become really enlightened
as 20 Germany's rapid descent from en-
honored position on a level with the
worst products Of savagery and barbar
ism. Writing a new Bible would no,
wipe out Germanys crimes. and thI
delusion that such a thing could be done
shows how far a people presumably IN
telligent and possessed Of normal rea
soning powers have gone In the direc
ton Of damming up the channels Of
thought.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
MERCHANTS COMPLAIN
OF SWINDLING GANG

How TO get by without working is a
problem which is worrying a number
OF Ardmore men. apparently. and many
and various are the tricks and stunts
which this specimen OF human is foist.
ing off on the public.
Three men were arrested several DAYS
ago on complaint OF several merchants
in the Second ward. who told officers Of
the latest stunt which has been worked
in Carter county.
The trick. or fraud. Il done with a
two-dollar BILL which Is changed several
times before the innocent storekeeper
realizes that he has been made" for
dollar. by which time the culprits
have vanished and are practicing their
tricks In another locality
II. o. Steel. c. ID. Steel and r. S. Steel
viii appear in Justice OF the Peace
Franklin Bourland's court this after
noon TO answer the charges. OF fraud
In connection with such a trick.
Complaining witnesses in the case are
H. S. Mulkey, J. II. smithers. John Bow
man and Paul Young. all merchants in
the northeast section Of the city.
Another case Of fraud also will bs
heard when Milburn Hilborn and Tom
Bailey appear In the same court 10 an
swer TO charges Of forgery and passing
worthless checks.
The evidence In the case. a $40 check
signed by Bud Wiker." is said to hav,
been passed on Martin Brothers. OF
Ardmore. The complaint against N,
two men was filed by Quin Wicker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
Jump. GIRLS. JUMP.

Jump, girls Boys, jump Boys and
girls run and playF'
"oh, isn't this the funniest bookv'
chuckles the child in her first ecstacy
OF finding that the letters on page
mean something in life. And she jumps
and runs in unconscious dramstization
Of her great new idea. War is vague
ard far-off thing. The green primer
with the pictures in II and the printed
words that tell one to do Just what one
longs to do. these are near and real.
MAX, Betty. Margaret! Willard Jim.
This book says TO jump, boys, jump
Girls, jump Right here on this page II
says it--see?"
The child who reads is going on six .
and Max. Betty and the rest are five,
six and seven. Joe and Helen, past the
second reader. are naughty and unin.
terested. Primers are old stuff. They
are going TO take music lessons in the
fall-maybe. only mother seems TO think
music lessons are wicked luxury N
time Of war. and perhaps they'll have
10 wait.
But mother is wrong. For time and
youth are more precious than money
and the glowing years Of child enthusi.
asm are no more to be wasted than line
gold.
And the city councils who think they
ought not TO appropriate money for
more public Fairgrounds this year are
wrong. The Children's Bureau in Wash
ington says so in an official bulletin
''The strain and anxiety which are GER
tain 20 grow in this country for an in
definite period need to be cOunterbal
anced by greater community effort tc
provide opportunity for wholesome
play"
The children Of today won't have Their
sixth year. or eighth or tenth. again
The activities natural to those years
must not be hampered. We need &c
have our children better nourished. bet
Ter educated. more wholesomely happ,
than ever before. They win have bis
burden 20 bear when they come to tn,
producing years. SO let them have theil
play their music, the butter on thell
bread.
Jump. boys. jump
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
TIE SYMBOL OF FRANCE.

Isaac +. Marcosson tells Of an i'm
pressive scene that met his eyes by
chance one day back OF the battle lines
in France. In an open field within
sound OF the guns he came upon a forge.
There was woman working the bel
lows with one hand and with the other
hammering away at the glowing piece
OF metal-a simple war implement for
use In the, trenches. Her two small chill
dren were with her. carrying her from
time 10 time such tools and materials
as they could lift The enemy's shells
were shrieking over their heads. but
they paid no attention 10 them. The
woman worked on silently. calmly. un-
complainingly. Her husband and her
two sons had been killed. She was do
Ing what she could
Il have thought OF that ever since.
says Mr.. Marcosson. ''as the symbol of
France"
Some great painter ought TO paint IT,
And the painting ought 10 be worth a
million dollars What American. seeing
that picture. and realizing its meaning
wouldn't want to fight for France?
We might realize then. too. more
clearly. that fighting for France is also
fighting for America. That woman AT
the forge might be the symbol OF our
own country II ever the war really
came home to us-as Il would have
come before this II France had not
fought and bled 20 braveiy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
OVERCOMING DROUTH
BY DEEP FLOWING

All who are interested are asked to
attend a demonstration tomorrow and
Friday at the Walnut Valley Farm,
one mile west Of the city limits on the
Lone Grove road. where heavy stubble
land will be broken to depth OF seven
to nine inches. II is generally con-
ceded that deep plowing is the first
step in real dry farming methods. Deep
fall plowing serves to catch and re-
tain the moisture which falls through
the winter months. storing II away in
the soil where II can be drawn on
during the summer. Advocates Of the
dry farming method claim that even
prolonged drouth such as this coun-
try is suffering from at present
would do little harm to growing crops
II deep plowing is done in the fall
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
SCIENCE FOR GIRLS.

That boys shall be trained In mechan.
ical ways seems to be taken for grant.
ed. And girls are coming into their
own 10 a slight extent with the courses
IN domestic science now offered in 80
many schools But one side OF this is
usually forgotten or underestimated-
the handling OF machinery.
The new age Is 10 be one OF machinery
displacing domestic service. Electricity
gas and gasoline are the modern maids.
ofall.work employed In homes 70 tighten
labor and 10 save confusion and friction.
one make of electric motor washer
alone-and there are dozens OF makes
run by various kinds OF power on the
markct-has been Installed In more
than $4,000 homes in the last five years.
This Is an expensive type OF machine.
usually bought IN modest homes on the
installment plan out OF the money for.
merly used TO pay the laundress. wis.
Ions OF the displayed laundress starving
are out OF place. she runs an ironing
machine In a laundry. carries a union
card and Is better OF than ever In her
life before.
The woman without some modern
mechanism In her house Is becoming an
exception. And she knows nothing
about taking care Of H. She Is told TO
'oil the bearings" and she doesn't know
what a bearing Is. She has always 10
set a man from the sewing machine
company TO tighten a belt She has
heard the phrases overlooking the mo.
tor blowing out n fuse" but they are
40 much Sanscrit TO her.
housowork has been the last big bus.
incss 20 install machinery rs future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11

Continued from page onel
the committee. without reaching any
decision.
Purpose Is Not Conquest"
Afternoon papers yesterday generally
assumed that an agreement Of an par.
ties except conservatives and extreme
socialists had been reached by a joins
declaration to the relchstag on peace
terms and internal reforms This. Il s.
said. would contain a reiteration OF the
chancollor's announcement OF August.
1914 that Germany's purpose In the
war was not conquest but defense and
independence of territorial integrity %
expressing a readiness 10 conclude peace
on that basis. with a provision rejecting
an designs aiming at an economic boy.
cott and continuance OF international
hostility after the. war.
The declaration, according 10 report.
would also cover the formation OF a
coalition ministry with representatives,
OF all parties and immediate reform Of
the prusslan franchise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11

tic over the work being done in the
state by his department and promises
a complete eradication of the tick evil,
If cattlemen will follow his instructions.
C. ]. Boyd, OF Enid, was in the city
today.
James A. Cotner left today for New
York
j. NJ. Arnold, of Springer. was here
today on business.
G.. w. Young, county commissioner,
is at his ranch today experimenting
the dipping of 600 head Of cattle.
Little business of Importance was
transacted at last nights meeting Of the
city commission. The commission was
in session only short time. The ad-
journed meeting will be held tonight.
Two marriage licenses were issued
yesterday by Clerk OF the Courts B. w.
Duke, to Sam Hedrick and Callie Mil
Ter, Dougherty; j. N. Warner Berwyn,
and Mrs Minnie Smith, Blanco.