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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
TO HELP WIN WAR
AND FEED THE ALLIES

Washington. Dec. l9.-If every per.
son in the United States further reduces
his consumption of wheat by one-sixth
Of a bushel, it may spell the difference
between sufficient food for our allies
and defeat in the world war.
In the effort to conserve this much
wheat, a total of sixteen million bushels
for the crop year, the food administra-
tiOn outlined regulations to flour millers
of the country.
Every effort is being made to effect
a maximum saving in wheat products
to the end that ample supplies may
be available for home, war and allied
requirements and, If possible, to ac-
cumulate surplus against further needs,
il was explained. The announcement
adds
while reports of the agricultural de-
partment Indicate the harvesting in
this country during the present crop
year of very large quantities of all
kinds of cereals, the increasing diff
culties of transportation and the un-
certainty of the future emphasize the
importance Of providing surpluses dur
ing times of plenty to meet any pos
sible contingencies which might occur
later"
Flour millers will be limited in the
amount of wheat from which barrel
of flour must be manufactured. under
the new regulations. 1t is believed
saving of wheat may be made in this
way without seriously changing the
present quantity of the flour or incon-
veniencing the consuming public" the
statement declares.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
RED CROSS STACKER
GIVEN HARD JOLT
BY COMMISSIONER

When the women working in the
Red Cross Christmas membership cam.
paign they met a man who said he
would not purchase a membership. that
he had no use for the Red Cross, gave
nothing the first time. and would give
nothing now. This was reported to
County Commissioner G. w. CUncle
Bud'D Young. who said to bring the
young man to him. and added that If
he was an employe of the county he
would be fired" Immediately and If
he was not working for the county.
he would have to get out of the court
house. The young man waF brought in,
and after Uncle Bud had given him
a lesson in patriotism, he threw out a
dollar. saying: There's your dollar. IL
l had known you were going to make
all this fuss about ii, | would have
given II in the first place"
The women workers refused his dol
lar. SAYING they did not want dollars nor
memberships given in that spirit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
PITJABLE CASE BEFORE
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD

human interest story might be ex
pectnd anv time when II comes TO dratt
ing men and sending them OIL TO war;
and one was heard before the eNeihp-
tion board Yesterday one of the men
registered had not appeared before the
board. He had not been heard OF, ana
was reported to the department. ne
was rounded up and brought peiore
the board yesterday TO be. as the law
provides. reported to the auJutant gen
eral and sent to a training camp AT
once because he is considered Stacker
and therefore classed as a deserter. The
man brought in was accompanied by ms
wife and four small children. They were
all uneducated. i'll clothed. apparently
IN fed and very. poor. Wnen askeo
what he had raised on his farm TINS
wear. the man thought he was being
asked what he now had. and repileu
that he thought he could raise Nsz. IL
was a pitiable case. and the members
of the board told the man TO take ms
family and go home, ana then ,neS
reported the case to the auJu,ant ,s
eral as one in which clemency shouiu
be exercised.
There are some slackers who are
NOT faring so we'll They are being
brought in and ten OF them VIII DE sent
10 Camp Travis. at San Antonio, ieNas'
Four negro ,slackers have oeen appre
heuded and they will be sent to camp
at Chillicothe. Ohio.
The auestionnaires are beginning 10
come in properly fillsi out. Nearly al
OF them are in good shape. this work
having been attended to by the attor'
neys Who have volunteered their ser
,.ices 20 see that the questions are prop
erly answered. -.
John ~Cariock. member of the iocai
hoard said many OF the registrants pe
iieve that this call Is for service, IN
stead OF classification. ana many va
them come in expecting 10 oe seh' ~
the front at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
AMERICAN B|ROMAN I
CAPTIVE OF HUNS
AFTER NEARLY -FOUR MONTHS,
LETTER COMES TELLING OF
EXCITING EXPERIENCES.

Boston, Mass. Dec. 19.--The first di.
rect communication from Lieutenant
Harold X. Willis OF the Lafayette Es.
cahrilie, who escaped while flying over
the German lines Aug. Is, was received
Monday by his parents here. The Red
Cross had discovered the missing ayia-
tor In German prison camp, but VII.
lis letter revealed for the first time the
story of his capture.
My last flight was some distance
within the lines" he wrote. "One of
the boys In front OF me attacked and
! was able To put away my assailant
but Immediately was jumped on by two
others. later by n third. To avoid being
riddled from the rear, | had 10 turn
and engage, and was thus separated
from friends on my level. French ma
chimes above me evidently did not see
my situation.
almost Immediately my motor was
hit and only ran intermittently, -
that they could always keep above me.
My efforts became the avoidance of
fire on the line OF flight and to regain
the group or lines. l did not succeed
In any of these on account of loss Of
motor and the odds against me- /
landed 20 kilometers In the rear. An
adversary landed beside me and proved
very correct and sympathetic. My ma
chine was hit thirty times In body, mo-
tor and windshield. Half the cables
were cut. tire shot away and many
holes in the wings
They took me to lunch and later to
the rear. The treatment since contin.
ues correct.
MY chief distress has been my in
ability to tell you Of my safety. and
further my exile from the front and
the fighting.
Am with splendid French officers.
Am studying German, doing sketching
and wood carving"
The letter was three and "A half
months on the way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

longer than is usually the case this sid,
of the Arbuckle range. The coldes
morning was December s, when the
| thermometer registered degrees above
| Last year degrees above was the min
| imum.
The most remarkable thing was the
time the snow remained on the ground
A fall of one-half inch was recorded
on the night of the 7th and this snow
lasted until the 18th. when the weather
began to be milder
Here is the record for the last eleven
days:
Friday, Dec. Maximum tempera.
ture 43 degrees: minimum 5 degrees !;
east wind; cloudy all day; one-half inch
of snow.
Saturday. Dec. S-Maximum 40; min.
imum 20 north wind; clear all day.
Sunday, Dec. 9.-Maximum 20; mini
mum 8; north wind; clear
Monday, Dec. 11.-MaXimum 80; min
imum 18; north wind; clear.
Tuesday, Dec. 11.-MaXimum 81; min
imum Is; cloudy; north wind.
Wednesday. Dec. 12-Maximum 30;
minimum s. south wind; clear.
Thursday. Dec. 13.-Maximum Al;
minimum Ia; north wind; clear.
Friday Dec. 14.-Maximum 80: min
imum Is: south wind; cloudy.
Saturday. Dec. l5.-Maximum 30;
minimum 2S; south wind; clear.
Sunday, Dec. l6.-Maximum "a; mini
mum ga; south wind; CLOUDY.
Monday Dec. 17.-MaXimum 43; min
imum SO: southeast wind; cloudy, with
two.one hundredths OF an inch precipi-
tation.
The maximum temperature yester-
day was ~ degrees. with minimum this
morning of 40 degrees The same date
last year showed 46 degrees maximum.
2s degrees minimum, and the weather
clear.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
TURKEY FOR EACH
EMPLOYE OF THE
CONSUMERS COMPANY

Following its usual custom, the Con,
sumers Light & Power company will
give each of its employees large turkey
as a Christmas present. Three or -four
hundred turkeys will be distributed In
the southern division alone. The local
office has 80 people in its employ. and
there are almost as many employed in
Waurika, Ringing, Healdton, Writ. Ma
dill. Durant. Caddo, Bennington ana
Bokchito.
A service flag will soon be unfurled
at the Consumers Light and Power
company's office here, with stars rep
resenting four former employees who
are now serving their country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

and children, refugees from the invaded
districts, are now scattered through
every section OF Italy. and have dim
inished the already meager bread al.
lowance of one pound per person per
day. which constitutes the normal ra-
ton of the ordinary population.
The committee has obtained a contri-
button Of 100000 lire $40.000), for the
aid OF the population of Venice. 10000
of whom are being removed TO REM and
other points.
II is. said that the entire population
would be removed. owing to the diff
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
RECENT COLD SNAP
DID NOT REGISTER
COLDEST IN YEARS

What do you know about the weather
we have experienced recently? Prob
ably you have been guessing, so The
Ardmoreite has taken the pains to look
up the matter.
First of all, this weather was not the
coldest for years, although il lasted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

making application TO Chairman T. w
Champion. can be appointed an agent
for handling these stamps and certifi'
Gates.
Heretofore the Liberty bond issues
have been purchased by men of means
I in denominations of $50 up, but these
stamps are issued in denominations as
small as 25 cents. No person can pur-
chase more than $1,000 worth Of these
stamps. A S. certificate costing $4.12
now is worth s. on the first day OF
January 1928. A 800 certificate. which
costs sS2.40 now, is worth 500 on the
first day of January, 1928. When a
person has purchased enough 25-cent
stamps to amount to s4.12, he can ex.
change same for IS certificate, which
natures January /, 1928.
Let Your Gift BE a Practical One.
One of these new overcoats for father,
Westheimer & Daube.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
FEW THRIFT STAMPS
BEING ruResssEp

Up TO the present only abous1fefHf
$50 worth OF war savings ccsths,eee
and thrift stamps have.been purchased
In Carter county. At this time the
United States postoffice Is the only
SFlpcy- hanumi snss< stamps, eas ai5y
bark or fspufsbie business concern. By
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
Announcement.

We have secured the services of Prof.
j. S. Marvina for three weeks to give
a series of lessons on ukulele and steel
guitar. Mr.. Marvina guarantees 70
teach the ukulele in five lessons to
play popular numbers. f.. b. LUKE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
SEVERAL MILLIONS OF
ITALY'S POPULATION
IN NEED OF BREAD

Rome. Saturday, Dec. Is. - Wheat
bread is the most important need Of
Jtaly's civilian population, according
10 the report of the committee on refu-
gees of the American Red Cross. made
by Ernest p. Bicknell, director.general
of civilian relief.
a half million persons. mostly women
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
New sh;pment just Received.

OvercOats for men, young men and
boys. All the very newest styles PRICES
ranging from SIS to s3j. Westheime
K Daube.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

See the immense line OF new overcoats
just received. Also anything you would
like In new neckwear. Westheimer A
Daube.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
New Sbipment just Received.

OvercOats for men, young men ana
BOYS. All the very newest styles. Prices
ranging from SIS to sS5. Westheimer
4 Daube.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

Denmark has 81 oleo factories, and In
1916 produced l24,7s1,62O pounds OF oieo
margarine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

Guadeloupe win have coffee yield
this year exceeding the normal produc-
ton of i.s75.000 pounds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
Let Your Gift BE a Practical One.

One of these new overcoats for father,
brother or son will be very appropriate.
Westheimer 4 Daube.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

ficulty Of bringing supplies. and because
there no longer IL employment for
workmen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

: Ireland allows its women schoolteach'
ers the same pay as men for me same
kind of work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19

England requires that all carts and
wagons must bear the owners name
and address before being used ON q
public highway.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-19
Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!!!

One of the nearly two thousand dolls
that we have to select from would GER
tainly gladden. little sisters heart on
Christmas morning. Dolls of every char
acter and almost every one unbreakable.
1O-inch dolls
13-inch dolls
18-inch dolls
11-inch Campbell kid dolls, very
Is, II and 20-inch dolls priced
at SIPS to SITS
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28

ing and shipping poultry to reach dis
tant points in prime condition will be
discussed.
The State poultry specialists will
lecture on care of small and large
flocks, giving special attention to
economical feeding for eggs and flesh
and to control of poultry pests and
diseases. He will be ready to answer
questions as to breeding, housing and
care of poultry at different seasons.
The car equipped with refrigera-
ting plant operated by its own gas
engine and contains models of a small
plant for preceding poultry and eggs
and of a refrigerator car for demon
stration of methods of slowing cases
to prevent damage in transit 1t is
said the demonstration of how to pack
and nail an egg case alone will re-
pay any shipper for attending.
All interested are cordially invit-
ed-no tickets are required.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
Hash EroWn Potatoes.
PREPARE FOR GOOD HORSES
NOW.-THEY WILL BE NEEDED

During the time when the road and
saddle horse of Tennessee was receiv-
ing the finishing touches in his devel-
opment, there was great change be-
ing made in the agricultural field of
the Middle West. The land owners
there were beginning to realize the
value of more horse power on the
farm and secured good types of draft
stations for use on their foundation
of range mares.
After getting the mares from this
sort of mating they saw that they had
an excellent incubator for high-priced
mules, if they used the proper kind
of jacks. 1t was then that they secured
Tennessee and Kentucky for jacks of
such type and carried many away dur
ing the succeeding years.
From this foundation they are now
producing mules that we are buying
as weanlings and developing on our
Tennessee farms. 1t is common knowl
edge that the best mule of this history
is the highest-priced mule on the mar
KetS To-Day.
Why not select draft stations of
proper conformation and action to
mate with our common native mares,
as did the Middle Westerners years
ago. and produce our own good animals
in numbers equal to the demand?
1t is possible that never again will
there be a market equal to that of the
last two years for the plug horse. War
demands have been heavy, 1t is true,
but may never recur.
Now is the time to prepare against
overstocking the country with plug
horse stock by taking steps to have
something to meet the regular de-
mands of our agricultural market.-
c. ID. Lowe, Division of Extension, Uni
versity of Tennessee, Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
THREE MAIN THINGS
ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS

Letthe patient fix firmly in his mind
the three fundamental principles upon
which the cure for consumption is
based: air, food, and rest. The spe-
oifc instructions regarding exercise
must be obeyed. In cases where there
is as much as a degree of fever, the
least exertion will be harmful. In
cases where fever is absent, over eX-
ertion and excitement must be as care
fully avoided as catching cold.
As a rule consumptiyes have a dis
taste for food. One possessing good
appetite is considered fortunate, as eat
ing almost to the extent of stufiing, is
quite necessary. Foods that give flesh
and strength are most desirable, such
as milk, eggs, meats, nuts, butter, veg
etables cooked with meat or fats. The
regular three meals, or even four
meals per day, are advocated. Con-
sumption is one disease in which solid
foods are insisted upon.-Lena A. War
ner, health specialist, Division of Ex-
tension, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
POULTRY CAR TO BE
AT JOHNCON CITY

The U. S. Department Of Agricul-
ture and the State Experiment Sta
ton announce a free demonstration
of egg and dressed-poultry handling
methods and lectures on poultry rails
ing in Tennessee, tor one day only,
July 18th $3.50 a. m. to 4;30 p. m.
The demonstrations will be held in
the Departments special egg and
poultry handling car. which is a
small packing and refrigerating plant
on wheels. The car will be located
for this day only on a siding of the
Southern Railway System convenient
to town.
The Government forces, consisting
of II. A. McAleer and three other egg
and dressed-poultry specialists. will
demonstrate the latest methods of
: handling, grading, cooling, packing
and shipping eggs for outside mar
kets. Tested methods of killing. pack
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
CROP ROTATION AS 1T is
ADVISED FOR TENNESSEE
Specialist in Soils and Crops Makes
Recommendation for Profit
able Farming.

Crop rotations are needed on every
farm, but it is very difficult for any
one to outline a rotation that will be OF
universal application. One may sug,
gest, perhaps, certain things upon
which farmers can build suitable rota.
tions, but that is about as far as one
can go.
Japan clover should, no doubt, re
! ceive wider attention than it has in the
past Farmers should be urged to
SOW it on poor land alone, or in combi.
nation with redtop and other grasses
If one were to suggest a method of
preparing poor land and to run two
years in corn, the suggestions would
probably be these:
Ffrst-From Japan clover prepare
laLd in July, phosphating with Grim
son clover, which will be turned under
for corn.
Second-Plant soy beans in the
same row with corn, thus adding a
legume. The soy beans may be pas
tured with hogs, if fences permit, or
turned under after the corn is gath,
cred.
There is hardly time for a cover
crop between two crops of corn. Be
sides, in order to distribute farm labor,
farmers should have some places for
fall and winter plowing.
in ,t-i,, ~
can be planted earlier and harvested
early in the fall. 1t would be an ad.
vantage to- cut and shock the second
crop of corn because it is to be fol
lowed by small grain. After the small
grain, summer fallow and SOW to red
clover and grasses, using lime and
phosphate, if possible. After red clio
yer is gone, Japan clover will volun.
teer.
The first year grass and clover
should be used for production of hay
for home use. The crop of hay, which
will be mostly grass, may be cut the
second year for marketing and the
land used for pasture after the hay is
removed.
When this rotation is followed out
in systematic order, it is as follows:
First Year-Japan clover, pasture
and summer fallow. Crimson clover,
under for
Second Year-Corn and beans; win.
ter plowing
Third Year-Corn, cut and shocked;
winter grain.
Fourth Year-Winter grain; sum.
mer fallowed for red clover and grass
Fifth Year-Clover and grass. (Hay
home use)
Sixth Year--Grass. (Ha.', market
and pasture).
The important part of it all is that
the sod land should be put into Grim.
son clover, rather than that corn
should follow the sod land directly
J. c. McAmis, Specialist in Agronomy,
Division of Extension, University of
Tennessee, Knoxyille)
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
KEEPING FARM ACCOUNTS
is A LOYAL ACT TODAY
War Experience Shows Benefit to Ma
ton of an Accurate Record Of
Business Facts.

People interested in accounting the
of the part accounting has played on
the great world crisis-a part destined
to be even greater in the grim days
that lie ahead, inasmuch as our coun
try has now definitely entered the
struggle in defense Of democratic in
stitutions.
How the cost of shells to the Brit
ish Government was reduced 25 per
cent to 30 per cent is story of deep
interest to the American nation. When
Mr.. Samuel II. Lever assumed his du
ties as Minister of Munitions, one of
the first things he did was to inquire
about the price paid for shells. He
says, 1T rather developed that the
prices being paid were what had been
paid before, and that no information
was in the Department making the
contracts as to the actual cost--as to
what value you were getting for what
you were paying"
He set to work, with the aid of ac.
countants, to determine the cost of the
various shells. The big armament
firms were then confronted with these
costs, with the result that the price of
shells was Immediately cut down %
per cent to 80 per cent.
Next, the Government shell factories
were the subject of investigation by Mr..
Lever. Quoting again from his state,
ments; "In order that we might see
just exactly what these factories were
doing we instituted cost system in
each of these factories by which we
get the cost of each she'll"
AS a reward for his splendid work OF
efficiency, Mr. Lever had been knight.
ed by the English Government. 1t is
the duty of every American farmer to
make his business just as efficient a
business as possible. There is no way
in which he can assist his country
more Accounting specialists at the
Division of extension, University OF
Tennessee, Knoxville, will be glad to
render farmers any assistance possi.
bic, free of charge, Write to them II
you want to install accurate, simple
records.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-28
REDUCTION IN
PRICE Of D0AL
CUT RANGES FROM ONE TO SEV-
ERAL DOLLARS A TON TO
PUBLIC
AFFECTIVE JULY FIRST
AN ADDITIONAL CUE OF FIFTY
CENTS TO THE GOVERN
MENT

Washington, June 2S.-Sweeping re
ductions in the price of bituminous
coal at all mines east of the Mississi
ppi river ranging from one to several
dollars ton to the public with an
additional cut of fifty cents for the
government, were agreed upon today
at conferences between the operators
and government officials. The new
prices become effective July |.
Four hunderd operators who gath
cred here yesterday at call from
Secretary Lane, pledged themselves
to furnish their product by committees
from each field. Earlier in the day
they had agreed to place the price
fixing in the hands of the government,
through the defense councils coal
production. Secretary Lane and Com
missioner Fort of the Federal Trade
Commission, thus avoiding the pos
sibiity of violating the antitrust laws
Director Smith Of the geological
survey, estimated that the reduced
prices would mean that the operators
would get $1S0OOO,OO0 less annually
foT their output and that the saving
to the government and the coal con-
suming public would be even better.
In addition to placing prices upon
coal at the mines it was announced
that jobbers. brokers, retailers and
commission men would be permitted
to charge commissions of not more
than 25 cents a ton and that no more
than one commission should be charg-
ed. In other words the consumer viii
get his coal at the mine price plus
transportation charges and 25 cents
per ton.