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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
RUssIA,s GREATEST VICTORY.

Fort Smith (Ark) Southwest Ameri.
can Russia has won her greatest vic
tory. She has, apparently nipped in
the bud a revolution THAI would have
hurled her back to autocracy. had it
been successful, and il had back Of It
one of the strongest men of the coun.
try II also came at a time when she
was most helpless to defend herself. If
the dispatches can be relied upon. If
kornilOh has actually surrendered and
given up hope Of overthrowing the pres.
ent government, then it is safe to say
that another revolution will not be heard
OF in Russia for many years to come
not until another revolution ought TO
come
Russia still is far from being a stable
nation. The new government will have
to undergo many changes before it runs
smoothly. There will be numerous
changes within the next few years, per.
haps within the next few months. But
the curbing Of the Korniloff revolution
shows conclusively that the nation will
finally adjust itself and bring order to
the troubled people
We In this country can hardly appre.
ciate the disturbed condition Of Russia
We can not understand the many cliques
and clans and organizations seeking an
advantage. We do not know anything
about the secret plottings that go on
continuously in Russia We have been
upon the solid ground of democracy for
so long a time it is impossible for us to
realize that there exists a people who
do not know how TO use democracy
SO the tendency is for US to become i'm.
patient when we read Of the disorders
in Russia
But We have been through the same
thing here. our republic was not estab.
! lished and maintained without strife.
We have had many revolutions in this
country. Early in the history Of the
government just such disturbances took
place here as have taken place in Rus.
sia. We even had a revolution once
upon a time because it was proposed 10
tax whisky-the Whisky Rebellion il
was called. AS late as 1912 the island of
Nantucket proposed TO remain neutral
as between the United States and Great
Britain. We had to fight four full years
TO prevent the disruption Of the Union
in the sixties. But it all worked out
| right; we established such union. such
democracy, as will endure, and Russia
Will do the same thing. We ought tc
have much patience with the nation at
this time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS.


Christian Science Monitor: in the 3Os,
of the last century, the Urited states
had not learned to count in millions, let
alone in billions. The person who coIld
lay his hand easily upon, say. 10000
in cash, was accounted well.to-do: il
he could command $4,000. he was deem.
ed wealthy. Considerable doubt es.,sted
in New England as to wether ANYBODY
could really have as much as 800 900
In real money. But there were cOmpen.
sations In Portland, Mo, about that
time if dependence can be placed upon
files Of its newspapers, white beans
were selling readily at 81 a bushel. flour
from IS to SO barrel, but sugav. on
the other hand was high. That is, if YOU
felt your social station to be such az TO
require II, you paid from "a to 10 l.2
cents for white sugar, or if you didn't
care for appearances you p i'd from
II to Z IL cents pound for brown.
But figures generally were low. The
wage Of the common laborer ran from
30 to as cents day. Clerks received
about $40 a week. and fops were known
to spend as much as Sl00 a year upon
clothing. The postal receipts Of the
nation, then composed of 2S states and
territories for the year ending March
81, 1882, reached a grand total of less
than $l,5O0,OOO. 1t required only sS7
5O2 votes to elect Andrew Jackson io
the presidency over Henry CLAY. his
nearest competitor, few more than l .
100000 votes being cast.
Touching upon the Bowdoin college,
commencement, a correspondent of OF.
OF the newspapers Of the period waxed
somewhat sarcastic over the comforting
OF degrees. "The degree of A. NJ" he
says. was conferred upon | know not
how many. Aside from those TO whom
the degree was due as a matter NJ
course the president distributed II as
an honorary gift to a long list Of names
which, 1t is hoped. have obtained suffi.
cient honor to entitle them to a gratui.
tous degree, which costs the regular
student years Of labor, and often of in.
tense study, to obtain"
In those days too the representative
IN congress had his critics as well as
his friends at home. Francis O
smith represented Portland I'm the
Iwenty'third congress, 1S331sS5. and
the Advertiser OF that city refers 10
something he brought home to his dis.
trict' In this fashion: The Fog Bell
Hurrah for the Fog Bell! This is + n
D. Smiths only achievement in con.
gress! Hence, perhaps, the reason WHY
MIR. Smith is sometimes called FOG
smith Thus was pork" received in
those simple days.
They were, indeed, times removed
from sordidness and pretension. but not
altogether from frivolity, as. for exam.
pie IN the matter Of public amusement.
There came to Portland. in the early
JOS The Associations Celebrated Me.
naserie and Aviary from Their Zooloq.
zeal Institute, New York" and these
were announced to exhibit for ..Posi.
lively Two Days Only" on the corner
OF Spring and Park streets Gecently
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
TELL THE PEOPLE THE FACTS!

"ro make the world safe for democ-
racy'-the highsounding aim Of the
United states in the war, laid down by
President Wilson'S a true expression
of the idealism back Of our entrance into
the great world conflict, but it is not
hattle-cry. II Is not clarion call TO
harden mems hearts and steel their
arms.
The people OF this country are com.
mencing to realize that II we are going
20 win the war we must fight. And Am.
erica is not fighting today. Her gov.
ernment is at war but her people are
not fighting. 4 middle western senator,
who is not a La Toilette or Gronna or
a stone told friend the other day that
II a plebescite was taken In his state on
the war the people would vote four TO
one against IT, Throughout the length
and breadth Of the country this feeling
exists to certain extent, fostered by
the pacitists, the socialists and other de
liberate or unwilling agencies Of kaiser.
ism. As $. StanwOod Nenken, presi.
dent Of the National Security league.
said In his opening address at the great
patriotic education conference held un.
der the auspices OF the league at Chau.
tauqua n. Y. early IN July "The peo.
pile are asleep They do not realize that
their individual interests. their homes
and their very lives are threatened
The meaning OF making the world
safe for democracy" passes over the
head OF the average man. lie will not
fight in response, and fight he must II
America is going to win the war. His
personal, individual relation TO the war;
what the difference OF victory or defeat
win mean to him, must be explained.
Tie must be told that German aggres.
sion In middle Europe means German
aggression in North America and that
the dumb subservienoe OF peaceful.
homeloving Germans 60 the power OF
arson and rape means his dumb sub.
serviencel
The National Security League and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
REAL SPANLARDS
TEACH LANGUAGE
University Of Oklahoma Department
Headed by Native Of Peru. Other
Latins Ahdeh.

Norman. Okla Sept 2l.-OSpecial,-
The Spanish department at the Univer
sity Of Oklahoma is now entirely in the
hands of men who We're born and edu.
Gated where the Spanish language is the
language Of court and street Patricio
Gimeno. well known throughout the
southwest both as artist and linqulst, is
head Of the department.
Rafael Marin. formerly vice-counsul Of
Uruguay, has been added 10 the depart
ment as an assistant professor. Rafael
Echeverria formerly Of the University
Of California. has also been added, with
the rank 0f instructor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
From Other
Editorial Pages
LOST NOTHING.

McAlester News-Capital: Germany
has lost nothing" said the kaiser in one
Of his recent pronunciamentos intended
to cheer the weary ana disheartened Ger.
man people.
Well, the Associated Press has just
issued a carefully compiled review of
German military strength throughout
the war, showing that Germany has lost
altogether, in killed. permanently dis.
abled and prisoners, 100000 men. And
besides, there are 100000 wounded now
in the hospitals.
Four and one-half millions Of Ger.
many's best manhood gonel Is that
"nothing?"
And yet, that represents but a small
part of the losses. For Germany has
forfeited what most nations, like most
men, value more than life-her reputa-
tion.
Where is the old "Deutsche Treue." the
German Faithfulness" once dear To
Teutonic hearts? Torn to tatters by a
pledge-breaking government. Where is
the old German kindliness7 Swept away
in a deluge Of frightfulness. Where is
the old German chivalry? Annihilated
by a constituencies militarism that al.
ways hits below the belt. that always
seeks the mean advantage, that prefers
the method Of the assassin to open com.
bat, by land or sea. Where is the old
German culture" that held the world S
esteem? Drowned in a bloody welter Of
barbarism. Where is the old German
honor? There remains no visible trace
Of IT,
Germany has lost nothing" says the
kaiser
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
mo INDEMNITIES,
NO ANNEXATIONS"
oBy Edwin Collins Frost of the
Nigilantesl


Coming home late the other night.
Mr.. Jones was surprised to ind bis front
door ajar Hearing strange noises as he
entered. the hurried upstairs. There a
terrible sight met his gaze. His utue
daughter lay dead ON the floor with n
great cash in her forehead. His wife
was In the grasp Of powerful man. who
iiung her from him. and she. too. Law
motIonless on the floor.
Seeing that he was discovered the
fuiiian tried 10 escape But MIR. Jones
rushed upon him. and, after a desperate
struggle threw him down. and kpelt
upon his breast with his hands upon his
throat
stop a minutew gasped the man.
What are YOU trying to do 10 mo? Tell
me your peace terms"
Peace terms" calculated Mr. Jones
For such a one as YOU. there are no
other peace terms than these: You
must be rendered powerless ever 10 re-.
peat such a crime Therefore. before
have quite choked the life out Of YOU. 1
shall turn you over 20 the police. Then
| shall let justice take its course tin Won
have suffered the extreme penalty OF the
law"
No, don't do that" pleaded the man.
Just listen TO reason. Now I haye in
my pocket Jewels and money that I
found In your house. After your unpro.
yoked attack upon me, might Justly
Keep them. But, as owe you no nm.
will l make YOU this proposition: Let
me go free, and | will return YOU every.
thing have taken In other words. we
VIII restore status quo As for your
wife and daughter, they may be the sub.
jeot OF friendly discussion at some future
time You cannot justly take from me
my right to decide my own destiny"
Hearing thesS pacific words. Mr.
Jones at once
Well what would YOU have done:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
PROUD or CARrER's BOYS.

Carter county yesterday sent the
flower of her youth TO the selectye
army training camp at San Antonio.
No finer body Of men evcg departed
from any city, and Ardmore and Car.
ter county's interest in the war for
democracy has become more personal
since the boys departure. To some it
was an event that carried them back
to the days Of 81, when, in ether states
they saw the youth and strength Of
their communities forging forth to
battle. Everyone realized the saCrihces
these young men are making and there
were tears, as there always are at the
departure of loved ones. But through
out the crowd there was an occasional
humorous incident that raised the splr.
its Of those left at home.
Ardmore is proud of the Carter coun.
ty quota. In a few weeks. after the
boys have undergone the preliminary
training at Camp Travis, there will be
a great change noticeable in the 'ap.
pearance of those who left yesterday
The setting-up exercises will straight.
color into many a face.
Throughout the country there has
been considerable attention paid TO the
effort to dispel the thought that the
percentage Of fatalities will be enor.
nous. Figures have been shown TO
demonstrate that the idea OF certain
death awaiting those who eventually
Il. A..
ualty lists of the European armies are
the best proof Of the fallacy Of such
a belief There will be sacrifices with.
out doubt, but the opinion sometimes
expressed that each community is TO
lose the greater part Of its increment
should be met with the soundness OF
the argument that the experiences OF
the allied armies disprove this false
conception.
And now that the boys have gone.
there Is more reason why the Sammy
Baoker and other movements should
have attention from those who remain
at home a letter from home, a pack.
age Of homemade delicacies will do a
world Of good toward keeping the spir.
its Of the men nj the proper pitch.
on behalf of Ardmore and Carter
county, The Ardmoreite tenders its con.
gratulations TO the boys who have
made up the forty per cent Of her
selective draft quota We know you
will return with a record OF which any
community any state, can we'll be
proud. We anticipate that those who
left us yesterday viii find their names
high in the rolls of the liberty army.
and when YOU return, there viii be a
welcome awaiting YOU such as has
never been rendered anywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
UNIVERSITY ADDS OIL
AND GAS SPECIALIST

Norman, Okla, Sept. 21.-(Speciall-
Fred Warde Padgett, a specialist in oil
and gas, has been added to the faculty
of the geology department Of the Uni
versity Of Oklahoma and will give work
along lines particularly Important to
the oil men Of the Oklahoma fields. His
rank at Oklahoma is that of an asso-
ciate professor.
The new specialist comes from the
University Of Pittsburg. He is one of
the authorities Of the country on casing
head and absorption gasoline.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

any liberty; it then is suicide to insist
upon our personar TDertIes 70 the point
OF imperiling the very power which pro
tects us in our liberties. The perma-
nence of government is our only assur.
ance Of keeping what liberties we have
what, then, shall be said Of the man
who would wreck that government in
the hope of acquiring a greater liberty?
What chance would he stand in a soci.
ETY. where anarchy had precipitated the
survival Of the strongest?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
French Lose -Four Ships.

Paris Sept. 2i.-Two French mer.
ohantmen OF more than 1900 tons and
two vessels OF less than that tonnage
were sunk by Teuton submarines or
mines in the week ending September
IT, according to an official statement
given out here. In this period. $50
vessels arrived and 1914 cleared AZ
French ports.
Two French ships were unsuccessful.
ly attacked.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
lDABEL MAN ADMITS
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE

ldabel. Okla. Sept 2l.--tSpecian-H.
= Hackworth, indicted on a charge Of
embezzlement while acting as court
clerk Of McCurtain county, entered a
plea OF guilty in the district court and
was given fiveyear prison term. Hack.
worth was tried at the February term,
the trial resulting In hung jury.
L. II. Pebworth and Henry Andrews
are now on trial charged with the as.
sasslnation OF city Marshal Brians on
night OF December 2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

other agencies are engaging in the task
of bringing a realization Of these things
to the people Power to theml There is
plenty Of patriotism and plenty Of fight
ing blood in this country. But it will
only be brought out by the facts! Tell
the people the facts! Make them mad
Then they'll fight!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

may know how to cook it, and that will
be same start i'm domestic life
Chicago Tribune Revelation Of the
fact that Germany had possession of
Austria's ultimatum TO Servia fourteen
hours before il was delivered is interest
ing as showing that Germany knew
fourteen hours earlier than she has hith-
erto admitted that the war was 10 be
forced upon her.
Dallas Texas Industrial Record 1t
is hard to put yourself in his place. and
then, too. il might embarTass him
McAlester Guardian What you save
is what YOU really make All else is
loss
Chicago News: Don't keep your hand
in your pocket when sympathiziug with
man in hard luck
Boston Transcript The war tax hIh
should have been equipped with an
amendment increasing the salaries Of
senators and representatives.
Enid Events: According TO the vart
GUS conflicting accounts, n is evident
that all the Austrians will soon he pris-
oners of the Italians ana all the ltaF
mns VIII he prisoners of the Austrians
Durant Democrat Worry may be. as
"a great man has said. worse than drink,
the mouth next morning.
FL Reno Democrat Although there
there still is room for several more.
Marlow Review; Each day opens with
more and greater opportunities for the
prepared
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
The Ardmorelte is ON Sale Daily at:

The Ardnorelte Is on Sale Daily at:
lrby's News Stand. Ringing.
Heald's Postoffice Stand, New Healdton
Page & Murphy Book Store, Marietta
Aarh's News Stand. corner Broadway
and Main, Oklahoma City.
Broadway News Stand, 12 North Broad
way. Oklahoma City.
Healdton News Stand. New Healdton
Writ News Stand. Writ.
NJ. j. Garrigan, Woodwork.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

A recent survey of the newspapers Of
Oklahoma discloses the fact that they, as
well as the people Of the state, largely
repudiate the antiadministration stand
taken in congress by Senator Gore. or
225 Oklahoma papers, 112 openly criti-
cize the senator, los either carry no edi.
torials or avoid discussion of the Subject
and only five make an effort to apollo
gize for his course. None is supporting
him
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
Political Observations.

The Maine result should have beer a
lesson to the militant suffragists. but it
was not. The picketing of the White
House is kept up. The militants persist
in their lawbreaking, despite the admoni-
ton of common sense
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

Joplin, Mo, having recently recalled
its model mayor" Hugh McIndoe, will
hold a special election September 28 to
choose his successor. OF the nine can
didates for the primary nomination,
Charles A. Robinson, acting mayor, and
ners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

Suffrage may be granted the women Of
Hawaii before the women Of the United
States win their battle. The senate has
passed without dissenting vote the
Shafroth bill empowering the legislature
Of the territory Of Hawaii to enfranchse
women, to submit TO the people a refer
endum on the question. The organic act
creating the territory limited the suf.
frage 10 males.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21
Scissors and Paste.

Gainesville CTexasl Register: BY all
means save the wedding rice: the bride
may know how to cook it, and that will
be same start i'm domestic life
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

There is much specula' ION over the
probable vote OF the socialists AZ the
coming municipal election in New YORK.
city Morris Hillquit. sociqhs. candidate
Tor mayor. predicts an extraor liuarv In.
crease in tho socialist vote. winch he saws
VIII be interpreted throughout the coun.
Try as vote for peace. The vote to be
cast Tor me in The coming election" says
Hillquit. will be d vote for peace as
Well as FOR socnt-n. p wHl hc s., re.
saru.d ny the citizens Of New York and
the country al large. and therein lies the
principal significance OF the socialist
campaign in this municipal election. ="
hillquit was one OF the leading figures
al the Chicago peaceatany-pricc meet.
ing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

Senator La Follette's lieutenants are
deserving him. Twenty leaders Of poll
tics in Wisconsin-all Of them formerly
staunch supporters Of the senator-are
holding conferences for the purpose Of
discussing some chieftain for the future.
Behind these men is the Wisconsin 10y.
atty League. The project of the state
wide Endorsement Of the senator so
aroused the ire Of patriotic Wisconsin it
has been abandoned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

While the great leaders of The Repuh.
lican party. like Root Taft and Hughes.
are pleading to the people to stand by
the president, the socalled Republican
Publicity association, conducted by such
men as former Senator Jonathan Bourne
Jr. and John u. Works and Senator a.
j. Gronna. is scattering broadcast criti.
cism Of the administration that comes
nigh being treason. No wonder that pat.
riotic Republicans are insisting that the
association does not reflect the attitude
of the Republican party toward the war.
Senator Stone of Missouri succeeded in
having the proposed meeting Of Demo
Gratis in Dunklin county, at which his
attitude toward the administration and
that of Senator Reed was to be discuss.
ed, called OFF. Senator Stone. i'm letters
to Dunklin county Democrats. declared
that from a party standpoint the meet.
ing would be unwise and from person.
al standpoint unfair Il was opposed
to this country's entering the war and /
tried to persuade President Wilson from
making the move, but since we are In
the war ! am going TO do all / can TO
aid in carrying it to "a successful issue. ."
Senator stone says in his letters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

Dallas CTeXasl Industrial Record: II
then, too. il might embarrass him
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-21

Tishomingo Capital. Democrat. Some
one suggests the plan Of drafting Indus
trial Workers Of the World as workmen.
But as we understand it the plan is
faulty in that the governments idea is
10 get the work done.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-09
Second Blockade Raised

The railroad blockade was
lifted Tuesday evening when a
rotary snow plow ordered from
Seattle succeeded in clearing the
line between Reubens and this
place. The two small snow plows
were stuck tight in the drifts on
Sunday and were unable to get
out until the storm abated and
the shovelers could get into ac-
ton. They were unable, how
ever, to cope with the situation
and the rotary had to be brought
into action to clear the numerous
cuts of snow that had filed them
during the storm. The passen-
ger train followed the rotary as
far as Ferdinand on Tuesday
evening and then returned to
Reubens for the night. On We'd
nesday morning it came to this
place and discharged an accumu-
lation of mail and then made the
run back to Lewiston and re-
turned that evening on regular
schedule, bringing up a large
amount of mail and express and
many passengers who had been
held in the lower country fol
several days by the blockade.
This is the second time this
winter the rotary plow had to be
called into service on the prairie
and it would seem the part Of
wisdom for the company to Sc
cure a small plow of this charac
ter and keep it for emergencies
on this line, as nothing short o:
a rotary will handle the snow
here during bad storms.