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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28
WHY LEAVES rrRN wtD.
~ the Autumn tnthroc, ,anin form'
In the FOLIAGE.

The trees are nuw taking ON their
gorgeous autumn tin,s. and Il Is inter
csting 20 know how they change from
their sober green To their vivid ycl'
lows and narlng reds. =, Leonard lias'
tin explains this transformation In the
Scientific American;
'''rhe working days ~ the foliage are
pasHcd and the sap. which has been
ilowlng through the leaves l. with
drawing To the lower parts of the tree
ne writes. Nature II far too good an
economist To allow anything OF value.
which can bc saved, 10 remain In the
leaves. Tho carbohydrates aud the
a.buminoua mntter which have been
manufactured with the aid Of the sun
and air must on no account bc wasted,
aud these iiow with the sup TO the
woody branches and the underground
,oot'stock. The leaf that Is left behind
is dead thing. its cell chambers quite
empty save for certain yellow gran.
u,os
Now. these mas hc .egasied As the
direct cause of the autumn tints, and,
where they undergo no further change,
the foliage Is of a clear yellow color.
Now aud AGAIN In the process of de
corporation there appears special
product which hotanl>ts have called an.
thro-cyanin. This may stain the leaves
a brilliant scarlet. on. whon In con.
junction with certain acids which are
present IN some leaves, 4 will pro-
duce blush purple"
And this fall of the leaves, simple as
i; seems, Is ,eally one of the most won.
dcrful operations Ia nature. Mr.. Pas
tin writes that the leaf Is hardly fOrm.
ed Ger preparations are made FOR It's
detachment from the stem. Right across
the base of the leaf stalk there *
formed "A special layer Of cells. This
is "a definite dividing line and has been
wen called the layer of separation.
Now. as the summer season advances
these cells become Increasingly spongy,
90 that by the time All the good things
have been withdrawn from the leaf
sprinsy cushion has been formed. The
attachment Of the leaf is now SO slight
that II may fall on simply by its own
weight. even if-a gust OF wind does not
complete the severance. There is no
open woupd left behind when the leaf
falls; nature IS far too good n surgeon
for that. The very laycr of separation
that brings about the fall of the leaf
prepares a healed scar in advance. Even
with all its wonders modern surgery
cannot amputate a mans leg and leave
behind = scar tina; is already healed"
The leaves fall to give the Tree an
opportunity 10 rest-like the sieep Of
inimals--and also because t,ee in full
eaf could with difficulty resist the
'ough sto; ms OF winter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

, to the bottom bS boating mines; ana stiil
others have disappeared without trace
or sign of ship or crew The di-cloH'
urcs recently made OF the German Spy
system In Norway explain why such an
unusually large number of Norwesian
vessels hnye been trapped by undersea
boats ns well ~ the uacklcss disnp'
pearaifcr of ro mann steamers and
sailing craft.
Maritime spies in Norwegian ports
have been keeping the submarines con
stantlv informed ~ 10 where and when
To- nnd their prey, while other spics
Save made 1t speciality t. place In
fcrnal machines on board ships ready
10 leave port. 10 make their dcsuuc'
tion certain. even II they should sue
ceel In cluding waiting submarine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

tary or economic dependence and To se-
cure Germany's adhesion 10 tho same
program
This IL the first party In the central
empires 10 reject formally the idea OF
yelled annexation. Many Germvn no
cialists accept DIR. Won BetnnannHoii.
wog's idea Of an autonomous Poland
within the Teutonic sphere OF influence.
a large proportion OF the adherents to
the reichstag peace resolution believe
that the exercise Of n certain amount
OF German control In Belgium In quite
compatible with the dogma Of no an
neNations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28
THEN THE RIVER FELL.

Chicago News: He was a modest an
eler. Silently he had listened to the
campers tell of the big ones they had
caught, some of them tremendous fel-
lows. Then by and by they asked him
If he had distinguished himself that
day by the taking of one worth men
tioning.
Only one" he said. And the river
fell six inches when | landed him"
Whereupon the symposium adjourned
to the bunk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28
Ney,d,'s Travelling Stones.

Kansas City journal: The famous
travelling stones of Australia are rival
ed by round stones. from the size OF a
pea to six inches in diameter, found
in Nevada When distributed about
upon the floor. table or other level sur
face. within two or three feet OF each
other. they Immediately begin travelling
toward common center, and there lie
like a lot OF eggs in a nest. \ single
stone. removed to a distance of three
and one-half feet. on being released. at
once started Off with wonderful and
somewhat comical celebrity TO join its
fellows: taken away four or five feet II
remains motionless. The cause of these
stones rolling together is doubtless TO
he found In the material of which they
are composed. which appears to be load
stone or magnetic iron ore.
The best medium FOR the small sov''-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28
SOCIALISTS or AUSTRIA
WANT No LAMENTATIONS
This IL First Party m Empire 10 Op'
pore Government.

Coponhag.n oct. e7.-Austrlan social
ls,s "a; their convention in vionnn de-
mandcd that the government proclaim
the program Of no anncxGticns and no
lndomnitics. both positively and mega
lively. They ais, called ON the govern
ment ,o disavow ANY desire To maintain
Poland and Serbia II. any kind of mill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28
SALT AND THE AGE or EARTH.

Popular Science Monthly: The s.i;
of the ocean hes been made to give an
answer 20 the question of the age of
thf oar,h. The general idea seems sim
pie enough TO he worked out by any
one with "A plentiful supply of good long
lpnciis and sufficient paper. Salt Is car
Ti,d down year after year into the sea.
where II accumulates. II, then. We can
divide the entire amount of salt at pres
out in the ocean by the amount carried
down in year. the quotient will he the
probable age of the earth. Simple? Oh.
yes. Professor Jolly has worked ii out
to $4,000 900 years. but to be on the
safe side he reduces that number to
20 600 900. = little matter of 5000 600
years is negligible to those who can
think in such numbers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

Pittsburgh Chronicle.Tclerrsph \,
rats did much damage TO his parcrs
the Hindu clerk in charge Of the Of
flcaal documents in one of the more re.
mote Indian towns obtained permission
to keep two cats. the larger OF them re
ceivinc rather better rttions. few
weeks later the head office at Delhi
received this dispatch:
II have the honor to Inform YOU that
the senior cat is absent without leave.
What shall | dO?''
To this problem there was vOuch
safea no answer. After waiting fcW
Gays the Hindu sent of "a proposal.
I'm re absentee cat. propose &c
promote the junior cat and in the mean
time to take into government service
q probationer cat on full ratipnS."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

the mace and sword bearer. the city
treasurer and the town clerk. likewise
wearing their official robes. goes to the
PROV OF the vessel and launches into
the sea dart made Of mahogany tipped
and winged with bronze. In this way as-
serting his authority as lord high ad.
miral OF the port.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

Find it in the want ads
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

Capt. r. Wann set bottle, with some
message in it, afloat Februarv 4. 1915.
2.O40 miles east of Chile N. 1t was
picked up January q. 1917. four miles
south of Wannanul Island New Zea-
land.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-28

-Spplc fSrNN"
Copyright Underwood q Underwood
n investigation should prove its worth
the United States may have possession
of an invention that may win the war.
The first steps in proving the claims of
the devices inventor. Garabed T. h.
GirG sossian. was taken when congress
passed IA hill to investigate the workings
OF the invention.
Though II Is not essentially a war
device. the invention if found practical.
will be of inestimable value in war times.
II will replace the enormous bulk taken
up Dy fuel on cargo carriers and war
ships. and Immediately release great
amount of shipping for the use Of the
allies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
MEAT ON BILL
. AT ONLY one
RESTAURANT
Second "Meatless' Day OBJ
served Generally-Factory
Girls Return Cards.

Another "meatless" day was OBJ
served in Richmond. Tuesday with a
result entirely satisfactory to those in
charge of food conservation work in
this city. -
Only one restaurant in Richmond
offered meat on its menu Tuesday, the
proprietor being rebuked by City Food
Inspector Mckinley.
Fish, scalloped oysters and either
chicken or duck we're popular meat
substitutes on: restaurant and hotel
menus.
Proprietors interested.
"Proprietors of Richmond restau-
rants and hotels are thoroughly inter
ested in the observance of meatless
days and 1t is to be hoped that their
patrons will assist them in every way
in assisting in the conservation oi
meats Mckinley said.
Managers of a number of meat mar
kets state that the observance o1
n1CdClCSS 10 DSSOAhAAo H0-N~
general throughout the city. Each
meat conservation day brings less
business to these dealers.
The food conservation campaign III
Richmond is still being prosecuted
vigorously with generally satisfactory
results. There are some people, how
ever, who still persist in refusals te
assist the government in this move
rnent
Girls Return Cards.
County defense officials were con
siderably astonished Tuesday to learr
that large number of young womer
employed in a factory had returned
their food conservation pledge cards
unsigned No explanations for theil
refusais to cooperate were forthcom
ing.
1t was announced that woman re
siding in the county had refused tt
conserve her household food supplies
as long as tobacco was furnished the
soldiers and sailors
C. o. Williams, county superintend
ent of schools and director of the fooe
conservation work in the county out
side of Richmond, reports that thu
work in HRS territory is progressing
in most satisfactory manner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
HEARSE PLANT
TO MOVE HERE

The Utilities Hearse company, which
has been manufacturing its chassis in
Cincinnati and having the bodies made
at the Wayne Works, will come to
Richmond shortly and locate temper
arily in portion of the Rumely build
ing, now owned by the United Refrig-
orator company.
The aggressiveness of Richmond
bankers made it possible for the New
Industries committee of the CONNER
cial club to secure this enterprising
business concern -..
Announcement was made at the
monthly board meeting of the Com
mercial club held Monday evening.
Ornamental lighting for North E
street was suggested by the Public
improvement committee Ornamental
lights on North Eighth street near the
union station were also suggested.
VIII H. Romey, chairman of the
Public Health committee, reported the
committee will assist the county com
nissioners in any way advisable in re
gard to the tuberculosis hospital
Elmer E. Eggemeyer, chairman OF
the Publicity committee, reported his
committee will place signs along the
main roadways leading into the city to
direct travellers Signs will also be
placed along the railroad and traction
lines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
GERMANY NOW
IS DEMOCRACY
SAYS LEADER
IN REICHSTAG
Herr Erzberger, Cenrrist
Party Chief, Says Change
Was Made In Five Days
Time.
SAYS FOE IS REFORMED

BERLIN, Nov fvia London) -
While the troops of the Central Allies
were forcing their way across the
Tagliamento. Germany at home quiet
ly crossed the political Rubicon and in
the space of FIVE days changed from
an autocracy into democracy, de-
clared Matthias Erzberger, leader OF
the Centris party in an interview to-
day with the Associated Press cores
pondent .This has been the most
niomentous week since the founding
of the empire said Herr Erzberger In
a recital Of the incident leading to the
solution of the recent political crisis
Its achievements represent per
ment political gain for the German
people In view of the July and Oc'
tober happenings, the majority leaders
were convinced of the hopeltssness OF
permitting the old system to prevail.
Tell Crown About Ii
Through the chief of the civil cabi-
net they impaired their conviction to
the crown, urging the imperative need
of a co-ordinated. cohesive govern
mental policy in foreign and domestic
issues and hamornious governmental
collaborations with the Reischtag dur
ing the war at least,
Herr Erzberger then told how Count
Won Hertling reserved his decision to
accept the chancellorship until he had
conferred with the party leaders On
the advice of the latter, Ihe emperor's
plan for separating the chancellorshir
and the presidency of the Prussian
ministry, he said, had been dropped.
Foreign Minister Won Kuehlmann
also had participated in the confer
ences, Herr Erzeberger declared, urg
ing the need of instituting parlfa
mentary procedure because it was the
only solution of the crisis and because
of the unfacorable Impression that
would be. made abroad if the current
attempt failed to succeed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06

The body of an unidentified man
was found lying between the double
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad,
with one leg severed, several miles
west of Richmond early Tuesday
morning.
Nothing by which his identity might
be established was found on him by
Coroner Morrow who Immediately
started an investigation after the body
had been brought to the funeral par
lors Of Jordan. McManus, Hunt and
Waterman here.
1t is unknown whether he was ac-
cidentally run down by a train during
the night, or whether he committed
suicide. It is believed by Coroner
Morrow, however, that he was run
down by fast train some time during
the night and THEN died from the loss
of blood and exposure to the cold
night air.
The man is apparently foreigner
and appears to be between 80 and 35
years of age. His right foot was sew.
cred just above the ankle and his foot
fractured. It is believed, that he su-
stained nTternal injuries --4ee-'-...'
He lay ip a pool of blood; when dis,
covered by an incoming Pennsylvania
train just after daylight Tuesday. En-
gineer CoWseT Immediately applied
the brakes and tie man was placed on
the train and brought to Richmond.
No marks of violence were found.
The man was poorly dressed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
HYLAN SWEPT INTO
OFFICE IN NEW YORK

Judge John F. Hylan, Democrat,
was elected mayor of New York City,
carrying with him the entire Demo-
cratic ticket by a large plurality ac-
cording to the latest returns Judge
Hylan, tbs Tammany candidate, de-
feated John P. Mitchell, the fusion
candidate, by large majority.
Morris Hilquit, the Socialist candi-
date for mayor of New York, who re-
fused to buy Liberty bonds, polled a
large vote.
The Republican ticket also won a
big victory in Indianapolis Charles W.
Jewett, was elected. with Samuel Lew.
Is Shank. the independent candidate,
running second. Jewett won by large
majority. Dick Miller, the Democrat
ic candidate, was close third.
Early returns from New York state
showed that the suffrage bill would
probably be carried The vote was
very close from the beginning.
The presidential woman suffrage
bill, in Ohio, was defeated it is be-
lieved. Out of 5756 precincts in the
state the vote from SIS precincts gave
the suffrage bill $3.50 against II ,297,
indicating the decisive defeat of the
measure.
The vote on the prohibition ques-
tion, out of 667 precincts, was 6o.573
in favor of prohibition with 56,373
against The precincts heard from.
however, did not include many of
those in Cleveland and Cuyahoga coun-
ty and Hamilton county. which are re-
garded as wet stFonghoIds
In Dayton the Socialists were de-
feated by a sound majority The
lowest man on the Citizens ticket was
1900 votes ahead of the highest candi-
date on the Socialist ticket.
The Republican party also won a
complete victory at Rushville. At
Connersville all Republican candidates
were elected with the exception of the
| city treasurer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
STUDENTS URGED
TO AID IN War

Asa S. Smith, Representative of the
National Council of Defense, in a talk
before high school pupils Tuesday urg
ed that all students aid in every way
possible in winning the war
Mr.. Smith has been making speech
es before high school students through
out the country He has been organic
ing boys throughout the country III
war work
The students We're urged to devote
their time. while out of school, tc
some work which will take much OF
the expense of their education of
their parents thus enabling the par
ents to assist the government by lend
ing money.
Girls were also urged to do their
"bit"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
New Paris Organist
is Married in Eaton

NEW PARIS. o.. Nov 6.-On Non,
day afternoon at Eaton, o., occurred
the wedding of Miss Lorena Miller OF
New Paris and Richard D. Alexander
Rev. T. ]. Simpson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, performing the
nuptials, the brides mother witness
ing the ceremony Mrs Alexander is
the only daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Miller and the late Edmond w Miller
and has lived all her life in and near
New Paris.
She is an accomplished pianist and
is organist of the local Presbyterian
church and Sunday school. She is g
member of the younger social set.
Mr. Alexander is superintendent OF
the Reinheimer quarries here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
VILLA BANDITS
DYNAMITE train

JUAREZ, Nov. 6.-Villa followers
dynamited a north bound passenger
train on the Mexican Central railroad
at Armendariz station, so miles south
of Chihuahua Sunday. Sixty federal
train guards were killed, number OF
passengers wounded and 10 bars oi
silver bouillon belonging to an Ameri
can mining company were taken. The
passengers on the train were robbed
and several executed according te
Americans who arrived here today
from Chihuahua City.
The federal major in command oi
the train escort was brought to Chi
huhua City Monday badly wounded
He witnessed the execution of a mum
Der of his men after being left fol
dead beside the railroad track. He
said former Villa officers were in com
nand and it is believed Villa himself
was near the scene of the attack.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06

on their way home, had performed a
service of the highest value to the
United States as ell as to Japan by
clearing away misunderstanding which
If unchecked, promised to develop a
serious situation in the Far East.
Propaganda Undone
He spoke of an attitude of con-
straint and doubt fostered by cam
paign of falsehood adroitly and secret
ly carried on by the Germans, and saE
that through the frankness and courte-
sy of the japanese commissioners, the
propaganda of years had been undone
in a few days,
Until last night when an Associated
Press cable dispatch from Peking an
nounced that the Japanese ambassador
there had informed the Chinese fore
ign office of the signing of an agree
ment by Secretary Lansing and Wis
count Ishii, it had not been known
generally that the delicate far-eastern
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
MOTION
BEFORE HOUSE

LONDON, Nov 6.-Members of the
House of Commons today discussed a
peace motion, proposed by Hastings B.
Lees-Smith, one of the founders of
Ruskin college, Oxford. The motion
which is supported by the Pacifist
group declared:
This house is of the opinion, provid.
ing satisfactory guarantee can be OBJ
tanned with regard to the independ
ence and restoration Of Belgium and
tile evacuation of occupied territory
that no obstacle should be placed in
the way Of -preliminaries towards ne
gotiations for a peace settlement
x hich ought to embody an equitable
solution of the problem of Alsace-Lor
raine and of devising the enforcement
of effective international machinery
for the avoidance of future wars A
J. Balfour the British foreign secre
tary is expected to reply to the motion
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
FIELD MARSHAL HAIG'S
FORCES MAKE ADVANCES

The renewal of the British offensive
in Flanders ushered in by the bonn
bardment reported yesterday came
early this morning in an attack by
Field Marshal Haig's forces in the vi
cinity of Passchendaele. The British
wedge reaches its apex to the Pass
chendaele area.
News dispatches from British head
quarters filed not long after the at
tack was under full headway, reported
considerable success for the thrust
The Canadians were in the thick Of
the fight and were reported to have
pushed to point a 100 yards beyond
the village of Passchendaele. Other
advances were indicated further TO the
north
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
Japan And United States Reach Agreement
On War Cooperation And Far-East Matters

question had been taken up at the
conferences between the commission
ers and American officials.
In fact, it was stated authoritative
ly soon after the missions arrival IN
Washington that such problems would
not be touched upon, and as the con-
ferences progressed, the. general un-
derstanding was that such subjects as
Japan's need for steel for shipbuflding
and American bold for trade balances
were engrossing attention. 1t now de-
velops tha. these latter questions have
been left to the resident ambassador,
Aimaro Sato, to work out with the
proper officials of the American gov
ernment.
Comment on the dispatch from Pc
king, was withheld last night because
Of an understanding between the two
governments that the announcement
should be made today, simultaneously
at Washington and Toxic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
Boston Orchestra is
Banned in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. 6.-The po-
lice commissioners of Baltimore today
sent an order to the manager of the
Lyric theater forbidding the perform
ance of the Boston Symphony orches-
ira on Wednesday night on the ground
that the public safety of the commun-
ity would be endangered. The action
came at the recommendation of the
grand jury and after plans had been
perfected for huge massmeeting to.
morrow at which leading men of the
state will denounce the attitude of DR.
Karl Muck toward playing The Star
Spangled Banner"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06

WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.-Japan and
the United States have reached COM
plete agreement in regard to China
and at the same time have arrived at
a clear understanding as to military,
naval and economic cooperation in
the war against Germany
This momentous development was
announced today by Secretary Lans.
ing who made public notes exchanged
by him and Viscount Ishii. the special
Japanese ambassador, formally record
ing an agreement recognizing that
Japan has special interest in China,
but pledging the independence and
territorial integrity OF the great east
ern republic and re-affirming the doc
trine Of the open door, for commerce
and industry
In statement accompanying the
note, Mr. Lansing said Viscount Ishii
and the members of his mission, now