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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21
FFost-bites, Corns, Sore Feet

Bathe the feet in warm water to fuls of Calocide compound. This gives instant. relief for aching, burning or perspiring ,feeti corns, oallouses, sore plains. The Calocidee acts through the pores. removing the cause of the trou- ble. It's use also keeps the feet in a firm, healthy condition, free from swell ing and puffing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21
Valued Home Remedies
To End Coughs
(C1ip Out and Save. )

The following formula, easily mixed at home. makes one of the quickest the worst cough in a day. Take a tea spoonful as often as necessary.
 Mhiskey Cor sugar syrup;)i.. % uint pint Globe Pine Comp'd Aromatic. .. A ounce
 CConcentrated' 'Pine")
 If sugar syrup is used instead of whiskey 1t can be easily made by dis solving 6 heaping tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar in z cup of water. Be sure to use Globe Pine Compound which is sold only in K -oz. screw top cases with Aromatic printedNi in red on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21
PORTO RICAN BILL PASSES

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Porto Rican citizenship. and civil govern ment bill was passed by the senate yesterday without roll call It al ready had passed the house.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21

All mines in Mexico not in opera ton and whose owners have not filed reasons why resumption of work has been delayed are to be taken over by the CarranZa government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21
How To Relieve Rheumatism

After each meal and at bedtime take a tablespoonful of the following home made medicine now used all over the United States and noted for its remark able results. Relief begins at once
 Syrup of Sarsaparilla .........1 ounce Il WhiskeY or Simple Elixir A nint
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21

These formulas are published bv the Medical Formula Laboratories Dayton. Ohio. The ingredients specified can be 1rncured from any good drug store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21
MASONIC NOTES.

A Convocation of Jerusalem Chap ter, No. 13, R. A. M., will be held at Masonic Temple, at 7:30 o'clock m., Friday. The M M. degree will be conferred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21

Imports at the port of New York on Feb. 19 tota1ed $4,314,758.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
PETROLEUM FROM sHALE.

Recent Investigations made by the
United States geological survey have
brought into prominence new petrol.
cum source. This is the oil shale of
the Book Cliff mountains of western
Colorado and eastern Utah.
II has been known for years that
these cliffs contained layers of oil shale
but little attention was paid to the fact
until the tremendous increase in the
consumption OF gasoline began few
years ago. Then the oil shale cliffs
loomed up as mighty useful and the in.
yestigation began.
one investigator reports: I'm Colo.
rade alone there is sufficient shale. i'm
beds that are three feet or more thick
and capable of yielding more oil than
the average shale now mined i'm Scot.
land, TO yield about 10000, 900 900 bar.
rels Of crude oil, from which 1000, ,OOO,.
600 barrels Of gasoline may be extract.
ed by ordinary methods of refining and
In Utah there is probably an equal
amount Of shale just as rich The same
shale in Colorado in addition to the
N''f N''R'iA pibhh'ff VIII Dul llIIlt dt0e0
cost, about 3OO,OOO.OOO tons of ammon
ium sulphate, "A compound especially
valuable as a fertilizer"
Not only do the American shale beds
give promise Of producing from three
to five times as much gasoline as the
Scotland beds, but they have the added
advantage OF lying above ground In
Scotland the shale has 20 be dug out of
mines.
1t is reported that there will be some
ninety by.products. the ammonium sui.
phate probably being the most import.
ant.
There is no end to the resources that
the good old earth offers to mankind
It's just up to human beings to use
their hands and brains and find out
what is theirs for the labor. -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
SIACKERS.

II is an oddly interesting Stacker"
story that comes from Cleveland. Six
men were hailed before the district at
torney charged with failure to register
for selectiye service. There were five
negroes and white man.
You men ought to be ashamed Of
yourselves said the district attorney.
Why aren't you willing to fight for tile
country that protects you and gives YOU
the chance 10 make a good living?"
Why boss protested strapping
negro man in tattered blue overalls.
we're willing-all Of usi"
That's right" chorused the other
four negroes
Read the Law, then" retorted the
attorney and see what you've done by
failing To register"
Boss, we can't read" was the mourn.
ful answer. I'VE never had no schoolin.
We never heard bout that law"
Are you willing TO ight?"
You bet we are. bossr
Then the federal attorney turned 10
the whites prisoner who sat scowling
silently, and asked him whether he was
willing to fight
oh, | don't believe in war" he NUT.
tered. ia rather 20 TO Jail than serve
In your army" So he went to Jail The
others are joining the army.
Now isn't that an odd situation-the
illiterates eager TO fight when the situa.
tion is explained 10 them and the intel.
ligent citizen Sinking? The incident is
not solitary one. II has been observed
with little variation over and over again.
In nearly every part Of the country.
What does II mean2 So far as that
white man and mis- like are concerned
1t may signify that there's something
wrong with our scheme Of education
As regards the rest. 1t seems TO prove
that the heart of the lower classes" IS
sound and patriotic to the core.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
Hurry Call For Ambulances In Italy
American Poets to the Rescue

Very little American aid has thus far
gone to the valiant fighters in Italy. We
have only sent them Ave ambulances-
and these but little over a week ago.
Awakening to this almost criminal ne.
glect, the poets of America have hastily
formed a voluntary committee to raise
100000 to purchase fifty ambulances
in Milan. Option has ben obtained on
these ambulances at $1,000 each (Which
includes the up-keep for year.. AS
fast as this sum is raised It will be
turned over to the American Ambu.
lance" which viii buy the car by ca
BILE and put 1t in commission at once.
The facility with which this can be done
is squirting up the poets to a quick and
vigorous campaign The first day
brought them the gift Of one ambulance
and also two young men who will pay
their own expenses and sail on the first
steamer. Poets are often supposed IN
be impractical, but here is something
amounting almost To efficiency" The
donor Of the ambulance is Mrs. James
r. Stone Of Baltimore. and il her exam.
pie is not speedily emulated, it will not
be the fault Of the committee who are
writing to many men and women OF
large means, asking, in the emergency.
for immediate gifts Of the same amount
1t is almost like being in the trenches
on the right side to be able within ten
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29

nOnarchy responsible TO the people,
yere to propose disarmament and ar
)itration as a way out OF this war, all
he belligerent nations would at once
consent, and gladly, to a peace confer
ence that should arrange Il. But the
reason they are fighting Germany is be.
cause her government is not only ruth
less but also false and treacherous; be.
cause its word is worthless. They will
not accept at its hands one more scrap
Of paper, whether that scrap OF paper
bears old words such as THE neutral.
ty Of Belgium" or new ones, like dis.
armament and arbitration" Suppose
the present German government should
solemnly agree to arbitrate all future
quarrels, does any man in his senses
suppose that II would do so? Suppose
il should agree to disarm, would any
other nation disarm because of that
promise? Cardinal Gasparri, apparent.
ly seeing this difficulty, proposes that
after the agreement is negotiated any
nation which violates il shall be boy.
cotted. But four-ffths of the world Is
boycotting Germany now for the vio-
lation of its agreements, and not only
boycotting her but fighting her. Does
that deter her? II It does not deter
her now, Will it in the future?
No negotiation can be entered into
with the present German government
because II would not carry out any
agreement not to its interest. II the
German people Will put forward "A gov.
ernment that can be trusted. the world
will listen to its proposals in no such
skeptical spirit az il listens TO those pu,
forward today If they will not do so.
then the present German government
must be beaten until 1t makes no diff.
ference what terms it will agree 10
and what terms II will not.
At present Germany proposes moth.
ing except that the war be ended by
a promise on Germanys part TO re.
duce its army reciprocally with other
nations. a promise which Germany
would not fulfil; promise that Eng.
land reduce its navy, a promise which
Germany would expect England to
faithfully fulfil; and promise of the
nations TO arbitrate In future. a prom
ise that Germany would laugh to
scorn the moment it suited her. She
sees the issue Of the war as the free
dom OF the seas" seas that are as free
in times of peace to Germany as they
are to England. and this is an issue
which does not concern in the least the
rest OF the world, not even Austria. The
rest OF the world sees the German gov.
ernment as the issue. The German
government knows it well, and the
whole reply to the pope, dictated in
Berlin and transcribed with forebod
ings IN Vienna, is merely an effort 10
save Hohenzollernism
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
Member Of the Associated Press.
The Ardmorelte is on Sale Daily al,
LAST NIGHTS MORNING PAPER

fortunate indeed was Il that Secre.
hry Franklin X. Lane made his first
address in Ardmore yesterday afternoon
en- route TO our states metropolis. for
mad he not done so thousands of people
would have been deprived not only of
hearing his stirring address but few
people other than the reception com.
mittee and the railroad officials would
even know that the presidents per.
sonal adviser and representative had
honored the great state OF Oklahoma
with a visit.
This mornins's-last night's-Okla.
homan fails to say one word about the
wonderful address scheduled by the
state Council of Defense at the capitol
city's municipal auditorium for s15
O'Clock last night. II Is very evident
that the stop at Ardmore delayed the
arrival Of Mr., Lane, possibly till Q
O'Clock. and Of course that was too late
for the morning Oklahoman, which
must be printed soon after that hour.
Southern Oklahoma people are fast
learning that it takes something be
sides pink headlines, inane top lines
and big type TO make a newspaper.
News is only news while il Is fresh.
The visit Of Secretary Lane and his
principal speech in the state Of Okla
homa will be ancient history when il is
printed tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
THE /. W. W.

Fort smith Southwest American: The
present status Of the I. W. W. should
carry its lesson 10 all associations of
men for bettering their condition. Very
probably the founders OF the Industrial
Workers of the World had dreams OF
bettering the conditions OF the men who
work. There We're conditions bred OF
modern industrial and economic trend
which have undoubtedly borne heavily.
and often most unjustly. upon the work.
ers. II was neither crime nor a cen.
surable thing To seek 90 better those
conditions
But from almost the first those VINO
shaped the policies OF the I. W. w.
made appeals 10 force and human i'm.
pulses and policies which it was a fore.
gone conclusion would breed opposition
and resistance on the part OF the mass
OF the American people. And no asso.
citation OF men can ever be successful
finally which forgets that success may
be won only when the mass OF the peo.
pie approve
The great majority Of associations of
organized labor have learned the les
son that to make appeals to brute force
to destructiveness. to defiance OF law
never finally wins any fight in this
country The /. W. W. appears never
to have learned that lesson. Dynamite
wet ropes, terrorism and kindred tao
tics rouse the antagonism OF the mas,
OF the people Not only that. they make
the people forget the wrongs of IN,
very people who appeal to such meth
ods.
When organized associations OF mer
lose sight OF the things which count
most with American civilization. and
under the mistaken idea that assocla
tion has placed power in their hands
and proceed TO use that power lawless
~ the natural result is that misdlrect
ed power breeds resistance which IN
the end wrecks the misguided zones
Every poison has its antldote and wher
conditions breed poison in the body DO
litc' that body breeds the antldote
whether the poison is bred by associa
tions of workers or employers. Sooner
or iater the poison is eliminated. and
the more virulent and outbreaking IL Is
the more sayagely the antidote IL ap
piled. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
A CALL TO PATRIOTS.

sulphur Democrat: Let US get the
terms straight ANY man in America
whether II is college professor. l. W
w Socialist, L. :. senator. or who
allles himself with any organization or
society that has for its purpose TO
agitate peace" or to avoid or oppose
the selective draft, is an ally OF the kai.
ser and should be treated AS ON. bit.
terest enemy; if he be German-Ameri.
can TINS is no place nor time 10 ex.
press himself; be he wholly German
sun II is no time or place for him: he
ne our own kind he Is douby a traitor
and should be dubbed and damned as
such. There will be Benedict ArnoIds.
there will be many more undiscovered
traitors and there will be measlv
mouthed patriots that will not spv them
out but the Democrat stands for dub.
ping and damning them whether thew
be IN the L. $. senate or hi subjects
Tor our penal institutions. Senator Gore
70 the contrary, Notwithstanding.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
THE RIVER SERETH.
Unique Defenses Were Constructed
Along II BY Rnmania In 1890.

The River Sereth. one of the import.
ant lines OF advance for the Austro.
German forces on the eastern front Is
described in the following war geogra.
ply bulletin issued by the National Geo.
graphic Society:
Rising in the Carpathians. forty
miles southwest of Czernowitz. the Sc.
reth is one Of the principal WATERWAYS
OF the Austrian crownland Of Bukowina
Taking a northeasterly direction from
its source, the stream describes a wide
look to a point few miles below Ger.
nowitz, then, turning to the southeast
IL traverses the Rumanlan province OF
Moldavia, finally entering the Danube
few miles south Of the great commercial
and shipping center, Galatz.
The total length Of the Sereth is near
~ 55O miles, and il has numerous trib.
utaries from the west, including Sue.
zawa, Bistritza, Trotus and Milkov. bur
only the Berlat from the east.
The Sereth is Of peculiar interest
from a military standpoint because OF
Na'''tN' N'A'iA0NHf hHuMn as the Sc
reth line, constructed by Rumania in
l6Ss'lbS2 at a cost of more than S..
100000. These military works embrace
the principles Of a Prussian engineer.
Lieutenant Colonel Macmillan Schu.
mann, who conceived the idea of a sys.
TEN Of defenses which would eliminate
entirely the necessity for forts and for
infantry support. His reliance was upon
the fire Of protected guns.
"Rumania adopted the system and
put it to the test on the line from
which Russian invasion might be ex.
pected There are three points on the
northeastern front where Russian
army could cross the Sereth-the bridge
heads at Focshani. Nemolassa and Ga.
latz The Sereth line runs from Ga.
latz 10 Focshani. a distance of forty.
fve miles east and west Focshani
is the most strongly fortified point. with
seventyone batteries arranged on a
semtcircular front Of twelve miles at
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
From Other
Editorial Pages
BERNsT0RFF AND HIS FRIENDS

BEkNSIORfF AND HIS FRIENDS.
Boston Transcript New England, at
least is not surprised at the revelation
of Won Bernstorffs reptilian diplomacy
contained in his official message Of
January %. last, about influencing con
gress, which yesterday was given out
by the state department. Our civic
bodies and our leading individual clti.
zens repeatedly called the governments
attention to these poisonous activities
while Bernstorff was still in full Off
cial standing at Washington. The con.
nection of the German and Austrian
embassies with the profuse and costly
deluging Of congress by peace societies
and advocates was well established by
the evidence Of the nature Of the ex.
penditures Of Won Papen. Boy-Ed and
the Teutonic financial agents. which
was published before the break with
Germany was declared. II was well
known that Bernstorf, while pretend.
ing to be correct in his attitude. was
violating every rule of diplomatic In.
tercourse.
~ Wv nv ifNAh ~ lllln 10 inllliIllLt
the importance Of this particular rev.
elation. We all know well enough what
Bernstorff was doing; the government
was aware Of II without holding i'm its
hands any such message as this. IL
gives us good lead for inquiry into
and effective prosecution Of some of
the traitorous societies that were do
ing Germanys work and getting paid
for it, 1t is well to possess and TO
publish this new point OF evidence. But
the real and great diplomatic offense OF
BernstOrff which should have led IN
his expulsion from the country at that
time, was his insolent warning" To
Americans, over the head OF our gov
ernment and through advertisement in
the papers not to embark on the Lusi.
tania. The guilty knowledge that
Bernstorff and other Germans had of
the impending murderous destruction
of that vessel. and his nsolent mott.
fication 10 American citizens not tn
travel as they had the fullest right
to travel. should have led our govern.
ment at that time to place him on the
Lusitania itself without a moments hes.
itation, and then and thus to termi.
nate his Shiny diplomacy.
No surprise at all will be felt at the
revelation either of German purposes
or methods, but some very specific at.
tention shodld be directed by il 10 the
uals who promoted the sending OF tens
operations Of the societies and individ.
OF thousands Of kilograms to congress.
men at the time referred to by Bern.
storh, evidently accepting the German
governments money for the purpose.
and TO the effect of an this and other
influences upon the knot OF senator's
and representatives who were opposing
all spirited courses on our govein.
ments part and talking fiercely against
the Entente Powers whose ally we
We're in honor and duty bound to be.
come for the defense OF our own rights
Bernstorff has certainly done all ne can
to make the name Of peace at any
price advocates odious. He has linked
the word with infamy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
"ON SEA"

New York Times. II must have
been with "a heavy heart that Kaiser
Karl, who longs for peace. signed that
duplicate Of Kaiser Wilhelmn's reply TO
the pope which is Austria's answer The
two replies differ only in wording: they
are identical otherwise and the iden-
uty is of German manufacture. not
Austrian. Sift them down and you will
find In them after an unctuous accent
ance OF the pope's desire for the sub
stitution of morality for lust in inter
national relations. nothing but an at.
tempt 20 take advantage of the pope's
note To force the disbandment of the
British navy; and what interest has
Austria IN that bogus issue OF the
freedom Of the seas" that should make
her 90 ON fighting when she wants
peace?
The pope proposed disarmament:
Germany smoothly shares his holiness
view that the nations should sgree to
cut down their armaments "on land. on
sea, and in the air" and TO secure"
the true freedom and community OF
the nigh seas; for the phrase the
true freedom of the community and
high seas is obviously an error of
transmission. This is the only real
suggestion FOR peace that stands out
IN the weltef OF pious words. Austria.
too, perforce whateyer terms Of peace
she may lonE TO offer. is constrained
To suppress them and talk OF her de.
sire that the nations should attain
complete freedom Of movement on the
high seas" This, then. is the issue OF
the war as Germany pretends to see
il and forces Austria TO pretend to see
il. But that is not the issue: the issue
IS the false and ruthless character OF
the German government. which will not
leave the world at peace and cannot be
trusted to keep any promise.
The seacoast Of Germany. Austria,
Turkey. and bulgaria combined is an in
iinitesimal fraction OF the worlds coast
line. II they were all obliterated from
the map the shrinkage would not be
noticeable ON any globe or atlas. search
would have to be made for IL. Yet they
are the only countries that are con
cerned about the freedom of the seas
No other country, enemy or neutral, has
ever noticed that the freedom is re
stricted. Since the world is so wei
satisfied with the freedom il has or
the seas, is the war to continue until
this almost undiscoverable fragment OF
coast line Is satisfied about its own free
dom2 But the truth is that Germany
Is as free on the seas, in time OF peace
as England is. The British navy. a
great weapon in time OF war and neces
Sary TO the safety Of the human race
when German aggression threatens II
interferes In time OF peace with no ma
tons free use OF the seas. What Ger
many means by securing "the freedom
OF the seas is shown in her PROPOSE
that there be simultaneous and re
ciprocal" limitation OF armaments OF
land, in the air. and ION sea" or
sea; that is the heart. the core. IN,
nub OF that whole assemblage OF fin,
phrases. Let Britain dishand her ma
Wy or reduce IL, 20 that when German,
next sets out TO conquer the world sh
viii not find that navy in her way.
II a German republic. or German
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29
THRIFT GARDENS.

Gy Lizette Woodwork Reese of the
tVigilantes.)
our little gardens. God.
Dug In the comedy sod
And happened IN the towns air.
Take to Thy gracious care.
Unlock the stored rain,
Again. and yet again.
The gold OF wealthy sun.
Heap ON them everyone.
Send down Thy cherubim.
Thy flaming seraphim,
To guard the sacred earth
Fros trespass and from dearth.
They grod for fighting men.
That march by croft and fen.
To high adventurings.
To rid the world Of kings
For old and quiet towns:
For graves out on the downs:
For virgins flower.rare. n
For good men everywhere.
Thou has Thy gardens afar.
In heaven So fair they are,
SO lovely Is the air.
Some would that they were there.
Make these as fair again:
At cool OF evening. then,
When hushed the day-long din.
Come down and walk therein.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-29

distance of 5000 to 10000 Yards in
advance of the bridge head. The imme.
diate defense Of these batteries Of quick
hiring guns and mortars placed. in ar.
mored cupolas consist Of a glacis plant.
ed with thorn bushes and wire entan.
clements.
All these elaborate and costly de.
lenses are now considered practically
obsolete after only twenty-five years
because there is no provision made for
the employment OF infantry against the
invaders. Furthermore these batteries
are almost entirely negligible in value in
the present crisis inasmuch as they are
SO placed as to ward off an attack of
a Russian army, but do not take into
account the possibility OF an advance
by the Austro-German enemy.
The Schumann 'armored fronts sys.
TEN probably never again will be EN-.
ployed by nation to guard its frontiers
against attack. The Sereth line is a
monument to the impractical in war
defenses."