davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1917-09-30

Mrs. NJ l.. Scott OF Kansas City. Mo,
s visiting her son and daughter-in-law.
Evening star., 1917-09-30

Mrs. John 5. Dpham. wife of Nal Up
Continued on Fourth Page)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
is THIS OUR WAR?

outcome ~ the struggle hangs all that
makes America the land of the free.
We night Germany because she
strikes az the thing which makes us
America: al the life Of free people. at
our very existence. We fight not only
that Belgium and Serbia shall be- re-
stored and France indemnified but To
defeat the attempt of Germany. work
ing. however Indirectly. through the
Lochner,Iorlan type Of pacifists. the La
Foilette-Stone Gronna -Hardwick.Varda-
man-Reed kind of legislators. the Vier'
eek. .Ridder.IIearst editors and all the
pro-kaiser propagandists left unmuzzied
by our strangely quiescent government.
To destroy us through dissension. per
fidy. treason.
But above all else she must be beaten
because victory for Germany would
mean the triumph Of brutal barbarism
over civilization. and abandonment OF
the principles vital TO the life OF Amer
ica-"government Of the people. by the
people. and for the people"
Is II not then the war OF every Amer
lean the war OF every man wherever he
may he found with the WI ; for fire.
pursuit OF life and happinessY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
THOI SANDS or AIRPLANES IN
ACTION

Pittsburgh Post: While German air
raiders appear to have scored heavily in
England In the past few days. causing
death for scores and injuries for others.
as well as destruction of property, at
navy and military bases at Chatham and
Sheerness. il is to be remembered that
thousands of airplanes are in operation
In the war zones, and that we do not
hear in detail of the damage being
wrought by the aircraft of the oppon-
ents of the kaiser. Results of the Ger
man attacks ON the military bases of
our allies. leaving out of consideration
mt this time their cowardly assaults
upon undefended places. also gives us
light on what the allied aero attacks on
German military and navy bases must
be accomplishing. II has been esti-
mated that the British. French. Italians
Germans and Austro-Hungarians have
1000 airplanes in action daily, with the
preponderance against the central al
lies. Occasionally we hear of long trips
taken by French aviators to drop ex-
plosives ON German gun works or mill
tary or navy bases. and of their report
ing fires starting as n result. Again
there are reports Of airplanes flying low
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
Msmber OF the Associated Press.
"IInIlERlNG."

"Why do children always play at
the tops OF their voices?" asked a man
whose nerves were fraZzled by the
shouting from the vacant lot hard by.
why do children do everything at
tho tops OF ther voices?" replied his
wife. And there the matter rested.
little story in the Denver Times
sheds "A bit Of light on the problem. a
kindly gentleman asks q diminutive
newsboy, Where do you get your pa.
pers. my little mani
"Oh, I buy 'em in the Times alley
What do you pay for them?"
"Ei' cents"
And what do YOU get for them
"Fr cents"
You don't make anything at that.
Nope"
Then what do you sell them forY'
oh, just to get "A chance to holler.'
That helps TO explain lot of juve-
nile psychology and vncalization. Chill
dren holler because they want to
which Is about as good reason as
most grown-ups can give for doing the
things they do.
But why do they want to boiler.
Because" explains cynical evolu
ZIONIST, "all children are savages. They
hollor until they're civilized. Some peo'
pie, you may have noticed, never stop
hollering."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
HIS EL0QUENCE WASTED.
Rival Attorney Produced Original SEN
ator Vest Dog Story.

Case and Comment: An old man was
arrested for beating his wife. Appiica-
tion was made 10 have him put under
a peace bond. Thinking the case too
small for him to bother with. the coun-
ty attorney asked Judge Albert ID. Nor
ton, then young lawyer, to appear
for the state at the trial. An attorney
from Macon-a man who hid quite
reputation as "A "pleader''-went over to
defend the old man. curled In front Of
the defendant was yellow dog. Vests
"Eulogy OF the Dog" had recently ap-
peared in some paper 1t was not near
~ so familiar then as IL has since be-
come. When the orator from Macon
saw the yellow dog ut the old mans
feet he recalled Senator Vests speech,
and was alive TO the opportunity for an
effective appeal to the jury.
Gentlemen" and he indicated the
mongrel, when all other friends de-
sert, the dog remains. II fortune drives
the master forth an outcast in the
world. friendless and homeless. the
faithful dog asks no higher privilege
than that of accompanying to guard
against danger. 10 fight against hi
enemies and when the last scene Of all
comes, and when death takes the mas
ter in his embrace, and his body is
laid away in the cold ground. no matter
If all other friends pursue their way.
there by his graveside will be found the
noble dog. his head between his paws.
his eyes sad but open in alert watch
fulness, faithful and true even In
deathr'
So well was it delivered some of the
jurymen cried. All looked toward the
aged defendant sympathetically. It II
said that even the dogs eyes were
moist. II was pretty clear the defend
ants lawyer had things coming his
way; but Norton had the wind-up, and
during the noon recess he hunted up a
paper which had the dog speech in 1t.
This he produced and read to the jury
in the afternoon, word for word as op-
posing counsel recited, and which the
jury thought was original.
You see, gentlemen of the jury"
said Norton, Senator Vest was talking
about another dog altogether. He never
heard of this yellow cur"
The jury found the defendant guilty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
FINDING A IlROTllEIi.

Fred England. an Enslishman' was
standing among the crowds that
thronged Trafalgar square when the
first installment of American troops
par AIDED through London. All at once
II occurred 10 him that maybe his
brother Percy WIS In that parade.
Percy was born In America. and had
lived Ina America all his life, while
Fred lived In England. The brothers
hnd never met
Fred had NO particular reason FOR
thinking that Percy was In that Yam
kee army. lie hadn't heard of Percy
enlisting. But somehow the idea took
hold of him. lie looked intently at the
face OF every khakiclad trooper as the
ranks swung by. lie followed them
To Green park. and went from group
to group. asking for Percy England.
II was odd. wasn't it--that mysteri.
ouH inner urge. leading man. In spite
Of reason and common sense, 10 some
thing unexpectedY
Yc, things like that arv happening
all the time. psychologists say, to near
ly all Of us. We simply don't notice
them. When you have "A sudden i'm.
pulse TO write to "a friend you've ne.
elected. and then you get "A letter from
him written ON the same day when
you are suddenly moved to go home
and on your arrival ind that somebody
is sick or otherwise In need OF YOU,
when you walk into mans office
without any conscious purpose. and
find an invitation or piece OF business;
when in the presence Of a friend or
relative you catch and express an un.
spoken thought it's all the same sort
Of thing.
Thought transforence." or "piind.
reading" is a very ordinary phenom.
tnon. however extraordinary II seems
when we Try to explain II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
TO FRANCE.

diy Coriune Roosevelt Robinson of
the VigiantesJ
We, who have loved the France OF old.
The France that gave us Lafayette.
Now deeper still our poignant debt.
And tenderor ten thousand fold
Our youth has shed It's blood Tor you.
Because your valor wrunE the heart
You, who have borne so brave part.
You builded better than YOU knew
II We Of alien race and tongue
Shall face, once more the God of War
What you have been. and what you are
Shall be the flame before us flung
Your gallant heart shall strengthen
ours
To reach unswerving toward the goal.
Through you. perchance. newborn
soul,
Unrecognized. within us flowers
All, France who gave US Lafayette
When we were SCARED as you are now.
Before your wounds we humbly bow.
And bles you for our deeper debt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
The Iron Age.

Christian Herald: The best informed
sources give the period from 1000 to
$500 r. c. as marking the transition
from bronze to iron. Prof. j. B. Wilson,
i'm recent article in the Princeton
Theological Review. presents pretty
nearly all of the available evidence on
the subject. The iron age" seems 10
have begun earliest in Asia Minor,
where iron was used for various pur-
poses as early as $500 Il. c. The people
of Nippur used iron knives and arrow.
heads as early as 200O Il. c. and iron
is claimed to have been in use in Baby
lon five centuries earlier. India is
known TO have had iron in abundance
in 1900 Il. c.. and the Chinese ANNALS"
mention il as having been in use there
in 2940 r. c.. or nearly 5000 years ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

5000 men. That was a much greater
feat than any phase of the Panama
canal construction. Movie pictures
taken by the war department show a
twostory building big enough To house
company of troops built, from the
ground up, In two hours and fiftyeighl
minutes,
Wa have demonstrated an american
efficiency that h more efficient than
the German brand. II has the further
merit OF being purely "A volunteer pro-
duct. the result of willing and intelli'
gent cooperation of free men. We have
thus proved the superiority OF demoe'
racy even In the realms of industry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
AMERICAN EFFICIENCY.

Every day of war preparations EN-
phasizes the fact that our old faith in
American business ability and indus
trial genius was well placed.
That faith wavered for a while. Our
ears were so dinned with German effi-
cheney" propaganda that we began TO
dstrust our own powers. The revela'
ton of German military thorouehness
and ingenuity that came with the out
break of the war led us 10 wonder
whether we could ever match the Ger
mans at the business Of modern ar
making with its infinity of mechanical
requirements.
But we no longer bow down and wor-
ship before that shrine. a few short
months of war preparations have re-
yealed greater powers of organization
and execution than we ever knew we
possessed. Those who are familiar
with what has been accomplished in
nearly every line of effort stand amazed
ut the genius shown by the American
people not merely for brilliant individ-
ual action. but for orderly. cooperative
effort.
There are several instances in point
any one of which would in ordinary
times attract worldwide admiration.
The story of the Liberty Motor is now
pretty well known. II was to be desir-
able that the United States should have
a powerful, efficient airplane motor. of
the utmost simplicity, so standardized
that the parts could be made separately
and assembled anywhere. The Euro.
pean experts said 1t took nine months
20 develop a new motor. a little group
Of American engineers got together in
a Washington hotel and in five days
and nights produced the plans for the
required engine. The blueprints were
turned over to a manufacturer, and in
twenty-four days there was a complete
model in Washington, running perfect.
ly. Now those engines are being turned
out by the thousands, and the whole
airrlane industry is revolutioniZed.
Less is known about two other re.
narkable achievements OF our mechan.
ical engineers. A standard design was
similarly worked out FOR 4 railroad loco
motive. The blueprlnts We're turned
over to a big manufacturing company,
and in a fraction over three weeks the
new locomotive was finished. Now the
same company is turning out one every
two days.
feat no less remarkable has just
been accomplished in the matter OF mo-
tor trucks. The army wanted to stan
dardize trucks. like everything else. for
the sake of simplicity and efficiency Of
construction and repair. A little group
OF manufacturers and engineers inn
proved a motor truck combining all the
best features OF the existing trucks.
The blucprints were turned over to 4
manufacturer wit ha request FOR haste.
Nothing was heard from him for more
than two weeks. Then came n laconic
dispatch 10 the war department reading
about like this:
The first standard motor army truck
ran under its own power at 6 a. m. to-
day. eighteen days after receipt OF the
plans. The second VIII run tomorrow"
The army cantonments represent an
other triumph In ninety days there
were built. in widely separated parts OF
the country. sixteen complete cities.
each fitted for the comfortable and
heaithfui housing Of a population Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

occasionally and taking part In battles
on the ground. We may rest assured
that the air war craft Of the enemies
OF the kaiser are attaining their share
OF results
But the chief effect Of the details of
the raid al Chatham and Sheerness
must be 10 add 10 the enthusiasm Of
Americans in the building OF their great
fleet Of thousands of war planes. When
We see what was done by the Germans
to the bases In England. we see how
practical In the thought ~ sending a
vast fleet Of airplanes 10 drop tons upon
tons OF explosives ON the bottled up
navy OF the Germans and their military
nnd navy bases
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
HIGH PRICES AND GOOD ROADS.

Christian Herald: So far as roads are
concerned. the farmer and rural mer-
chant should be vitally interested in
seeing that the roads in their localities
are improved and kept in disable con
dition To stop work on the roads at
this time as "A matter Of economy is
no economy AZ all. With larger guam
titles OF farm produce and manufac-
tlrcd articles of all kinds to he moved
aud the railroad situation what II is.
IL is more imperative than ever that
the main roads should be put in good
condition and well maintained The far
mer who wants To be able to reach
rarset during the fall and spring
Il )nths with full loads and the, least
ST. ain upon HIS team or truck and the
ieas; waste OF time. will make his voice
ard vote count on the road question.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
not MUSCLE BVUpING.

Boston Transcript: Doctor Ito amaze
mic patient)-Iou must take an inter
ext in outdoor sports.
PATIENT do already doctor They
provide my main reading every day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

riuus. The celluloid collar IL threat.
ening to come back. 1t is Il war meas.
ure and the people must wear the
Joke.
McAlester News-Capital: Along with
the endurable horrors of war, we sup.
pose that now we must agonize through
Il congressional investigation of Bern
storh Sherman was righter than right.
Drumright Derrick: The person who
looks for the wheat does not have time
to grumble about the chat.
Eartlesvilic Examiner: Farm labor *
becoming distrossingiy scarce. Is ii
because it takes too large percentage
of the farmers to run the automobiles
to look after the excess profits?
Lawtou Constitution: And that man
who overlooked the diamonds and took
the Jamaica ginger. evidently was used
to looking for diamonds in the rough.
ATuskogee Times-Democrat Patriots
who use the Stars and Stripes for prof.
iteering will soon discover another type
of Stripes"
FL Reno Democrat: Horizontal stripes
will be much worn this year by young
men who did not register for military
service
Tulsa World: Russia. it is reported
needs locomotives. And that's not all
she needs.
Guthrie Leader: II seems that Ger
many is very short of gold There has
been distressing shortage of the gol
den rule there for several years
Pauls Valley Democrat: About the
meanest fellow we know OF is the one
who sleeps all through the sermon and
then refuses to see the collection plate
as 1t passes by
st. Joseph tMo) News-Press: Judg-
ing from the fragments that are com
ing out Of Berlin. absolutism is begin
ming to talk out OF the other side of
its mouth
Clinton Messenger: The man who
has money in the bank never appre.
ciates how interest piles up as thor.
oughly as does the borrower who has
To pay 1t,
Gainesville Crexas) Register: Anoth-
er good way for the bride to guess when
the honeymoon is over is to hear her
husband say. we gotta economizer'
Wall Street Journal: War was not
forced on the kaiser. but peace will be.
Boston Transcript: Where Denmark
made her great mistake was in not
selling Crocker Land To us last month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
CRUSHED HIS CONCEIT.

Boston Transcript: He-On the street
today very handsome young lady
smiled at me.
She-I wouldn't feel badly about it.
There are some men who look even
funnier than you do.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Honduras has issued an invitation to
the five Central American republics to
a conference to discuss n plan for a
political union, and Salvador cratera-
Ia. Nicaragua and Costa Rira have 20.
cepted the invitation and appointed del
egates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Coroa eats rice with a spoon. although
China and Japan still take theirs with
chopsticks. Prediction Is that the next
step viii usher in the fork.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Tn. republican primary in New York
was marked with fraud and that In
Philadelphia with mu,der And this
n an OF year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Once more. by general admission,
President Wilson has picked the right
man for the right place. lie has nom
mated Charles r. johnson. former
United States senator from Maine. as
United States district judge of the First
judicial circuit Ia succeed Judge Put
name, who recently resigned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Political associates Of Secretary of
the Treasury MeAdOo scout the sug'
gesslon that hIs tour Of the west for
the liberty bonds has any relation Ia
the 1890 political campaign. They brand
ed aa ridiculous" the story that Mr
McAdoo II engaged In any sort of cam
paigu Tor the democratic nomination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
Scissors and Paste.

Durant Democrat: II is getting Sc
riuus. The celluloid collar is threat.
ening To come back II is war meas.
ure and the people must wear the
Joke.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

McAlester News-Capital: Along with
the endurable horrors of war. we sup.
pose that now we must agonize through
a congressional investigation OF Bern
storff. Sherman was righter than right.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

a Washington newspaper, having AS
serted that Secretary Of War Baker is
practically an avowed candidate for the
democratic nomination for the prcsi.
dcncy In 1890" that gentleman makes
a quick and emphatic denial or the
assertion. II have no present or pros.
pec;lve interest IN that subject" says
the secretary
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Drumright Derrick: The person whC
looks for the wheat does not have time
TO grumble about the chat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Republicans ana democrats have Just
held state conventions In New Jersey,
and as Il result OF the action OF both
local option becomes the leading issue
In the oampalgn this fall for control
OF the legislature. The republicans
adopted local option as n part OF their
platform \ proposed plank indorsing
local option was defeated by the dem.
ocrats
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Eartlesvillc Examiner: Farm Labor *
becoming distrossingly scarce Is ii
because it takes too large percentage
of the farmers to run the automobiles
To look after the excess profits?
The Detroit times., 1917-07-28
ARREST
7 SUSPECTS
Uncover Supposed Rendezvous
For Thieves and Gun
men In Raid

In an early morning raid on The
rooming house at 30 III Gather.
inest Saturday. members OF the
police cleanup squad uncovered d
supposed rendezvous for thieves and
gunner and arrested seven men
and one woman
One Of the men is held in connec
lion with the Staying Of Detective
RoERers last Tuesday night He is
registered as Arbld Asia. rs years
old He had an automatic revolver
his pocket and a search OF the
place revealed five more aufomatics
q shotgun and a quantity of shells
" the same kind az hose with
which Rogers was killed
The officers also went thru sew
cral trunks fosnd in The place ana
recovered IA watches, an equal mum.
Der OF rings. anto accessories In
great profusion and dyes used for
making fake automobile license
plates.
The place ia conducted by Frank
Giampino. who was AZ the Eastern
market al the time 81 Tho raid and
escaped arrest In some mysterious
manner he was tipped on 20 the
fact that the officers had rsided the
house and disappea-ed from mo
market after sending his automobile
home with four cOicrod trf The
police are looking for him The Sc
grocs were arrested when they lu
peared. They are registered on sus.
picion ar Harry p. Trege. sEtd 40.
40. 353 Moutca'm-st. east. How rd
Smith. 10. No 241 Boarb.rr
Richard Washington. 20. Co7gres
~ east. and George iIargro, 80. .ro
6i2 81 Aniclncst.
The Others crested in thr r. Is
are Tony Stella. q. No t9a -
cite ave. east. Ignaci0 VIAL. .p
l5 Catherino-st. and Mrs Marie
Giampino. wife OF tho proprietor
Members 81 the same squad later
went 10 No. ST. Sherman-si. and ar
rested Dick Cardoni % years old
who had an automatic pistol IN bis
possession. lie was locked up on
suspicion pending investigation.
The officers who took part Ia the
raids are Patrolmen Grimm. Burk.
hardt, schiefelo. Cubley, Williams
aud smith
The Detroit times., 1917-07-28
STOCK MARKET
IS 0vERS0LD
Strength Displayed BY Num-
Der of Issues At Out
set of Trading

NEW YORK. July 2s-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today. said
"The strength displayed by a
number OF stocks at the outset Of
trading this morning was merely an
additional demonstration OF the
oversold condition OF the securities
market The first half-hour's bust
ness was quite active and gains or
from a large fraction 70 q point or
more were registered Equipment
stocks and some oiAhe metal shares
were the most u eninent for their
upturn.
"Wall-st had nothing new 20 con
slider in the way OF factors bearing
on the market as "A whole and in
terest in the dealings was extreme
ly light.
''Early advances were extended IN
the last hour Buying OF Bethle-
hem, L. s Steel, Baldwin locomo-
tive and similar issues lifted prices
at times from one 10 three points
from yesterdays final range Motor
stocks shared In the recovery.
"Coppers made fractional i'm
provement. while rails We're dull and
steady"