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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
Criticism and Patriotism.
BY Henry Dwight Sedgwick of the
Vigilantes.

If anybody nowadays reads Captain
Marryat's tales Of sea fights he will re.
member how the frigate was made
ready for action, how the matches were
battened down. pixies and cutlasses piled
on deck, muskets stacked about the
masts, cannon balls handily placed, the
sailors stripped to the waist. extra grog
served. and then victory or Davy Jones's
locker.
1t is the same with nation. War is
a grim business, all the men aboard
must obey the word of command and
act together. The only difference is
that the population of a nation is more
complicated than the crew of ship;
and in time Of war a nation finds 1t hard
to abandon its habits and customs Of
the time Of peace. Newspapers cling
to their rights Of free speech. SO they
should; criticism is what the country
needs, and many heads are wiser than
one.
But criticism in time of peace is one
thing, criticism in time Of war is quite
pAApAAiNA AAAilbs III Pteltt NtlN IltnhBdDtlH y
have not only a right but duty to
express all opinions of all kinds that do
not violate the rules of decency; in war
no citizen may give aid or comfort to
the enemy and criticism must be limited
to the expressions of opinions as to
what had best be done in order to win
victory and how 1t had best be done in
war criticism must mean counsel hon.
estly directed to the one paramount end.
In our present situation 1t is the duty
Of all citizens to do their utmost to see
that the full strength Of the nation is
applied to the task Of waging victorious
war; and incidental to this. some peo-
ple-newspapers, district attorneys, po-
lice. the militia-must see that absolute.
unqualified loyalty prevails. The nation
cannot afford to waste any Of its
strength; it cannot allow any Of it's men,
bers to give the remotest comfort TO its
enemies.
No doubt many of our fellow citizens,
those Of German birth or descent in
particular, have been put in a most
painful position. Americans Of other
bloods have deep sympathy for them.
But the risk Of this very situation was
risk they assumed when they or
their parents emigrated from Germany
and swore allegiance to the United
States. The tragic contingency has
happened, and they must pay the loss.
They are at liberty to give any counsel
that shall honestly aim to win victory
over Germany, or to criticise other
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
A PACIFIsT MAKES AMENDS

one OF our leading pacifists. William
J. Bryan. has been heard from again
after a prolonged silence. This is what
he has TO say in his Commoner:
Before our nation enters n war Il Is
perfectly proper 90 discuss the wisdom
Of going 20 war. but the discussion is
closed when congress acts, After that
no one should be permitted to cloak at.
tacks upon this government or aid the
enemy under the claim that he is exer.
cising freedom OF speech.
mo sympathy. therefore. viii be
wasted upon those who have been ar.
rested for unpatrlotic utterances. They
abuse free speech. And this applies to
attacks upon the allies as well as 10 at.
tacks upon the United States.
I'VE can no more allow our allies 10
be crushed than we can afford 10 be
crushed ourselves The defeat OF our
allies would throw the whole burden OF
the war upon us. We must stand 10.
gether and fight II through. There are
only two sides to war. Every Amerl-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
Senator La Toilette in the affections of

Senator La Toilette in the affections of
the kaiser.
Senator Cores latest exhibition of
perversity, TO resort to a euphemism, is
more fragrant than any of its prede-
cessors. He proposes now to amend
the war finance bill in a way which
would forbid the use Of any Of its pro-
ceeds for sending troops out of the
United States He might, out of com
passion for the thousands of brave men
whom we have already sent to France,
include some provision for their return;
but apparently he is Indifferent TO their
fate. Senator Gore acknowledges that
he has no hope for the adoption Of his
amendment. What ends, then, can the
offering of it serve? Well, for one
thing, it will inevitably have the effect
Of melting the disloyalists at home. And,
for another, it will inevitably have the
effect Of giving plausibility to the argu-
ment which the German government is
making to keep down the discomfort Of
its own people the argument, namely,
that the war efforts Of the United
States will be ineffective for the lack Of
popular approval. Senate Gore may not
be working for the kaiser, but he is
doing a work which can rebound only
to the advantage of the kaiser. II is a
work which must encourage Germany
and discourage the United States. And
incidentally, he is doing more to defame
Oklahoma than did those halfconscious
traitors whose little rebellion was so
plentifully advertised throughout the
nation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
BASEBALL IN LONDON.

England at last is having its atten.
ton directed seriously 10 baseball.
American military teams have been
playing in London. The Londoners have
flocked TO the games by thousands, and
the London newspapers have felt called
upon 10 treat the sport with respect
The staid London Times printed, the
other day, a full report OF a game be.
tween American and Canadian teams.
The Times sport writer did his best
He even condescended TO dip bit into
American slang, though warily and self.
consciously. as one recognizing his own
limitations. The familiar cry "Attaboyr
he presented in the unrecognizable form
"Thatterboyr' and carefully explained
that the mysterious term meant AZ
them boy" lie described coaching" as
psychological interference" which isn't
at all bad. when you come to think II
over. He drew elaborate diagrams OF
the way in which American sportlovers
prefer 90 have their baseball news dish
ed up 10 them, contrasting the simple
directness OF the British method with
the elaborate slang and picturesque zig
ures OF speech that are the stock In
trade OF our baseball writer's
It's a pretty good game. the Times
admits but it's a noIsefest rather than
a real sport-a few players engaged In
bewidering and rather aimless activity
and a lot OF spectators indulging in a
purposeless riot of excitement.
After ALL" the Times concludes, base
ball is not cricket" To which every
true American will devoutely answer
"The Lord be praisedr' For II there
is any so.called sport that Is more slow
sad depressing, funereal and purpose
less than cricket. we don't know what
Il Is.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
IN THANKFULNEss FOR BENEFITS
BY Tudor Jenl,s, of the vigilantes.

by Tudor jerks, of the Nigilantes.
For the proof Of the innate herolsm OF
the Belgians
For the refining OF the French republic,
For the revolution in Russia,
For the characterization OF England,
For the awakening OF the United States,
We thank thee o Enemy!
For the increase OF our merchant fleet,
For the recreation OF American sailors
For the making OF an adequate army
and navy,
We thank thee o Enemy!
For the inspiration Of true womanliness
For the call TO manliness among Ameri
can men,
For the destruction OF business sordid
ness,
For the increase OF our crops and herds
We thank thee, o Enemy!
For the encouragement OF patriotism
in our nation,
For the basis OF true brotherhood,
For the elimination OF foolish freaks
pacifist blindness. and shallow
sociology,
We thank thee. o Enemy!
For the higher plane OF our thinking
For the increase OF true humanity,
For the embodiment OF nobler ideals.
We thank thee, o Enemyl
For the peace that will be conquered
and assured for our children.
For the destruction that will come "a
autocracy,
And for the worldwide union OF right
minded nations.
We thank thee, o Enemy
In thy blindness thou hast worked "a
thine own ultimate betterment,
And TO that Of the allies, foreverl
Amenl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
Nature Needs Assistance
In Keeping You Well

in keeping the blood absolutely free
of all impurities. This old remedy is
a wonderful purifier and tonic, and
has no equal for keeping the blood
rich and pure. 1t builds up the ap-
petite and tones up the entire system.
S. S. s. is sold by druggists every
where. 1t has been successfully used
for more than fifty years, and people
in practically every state testify to
its great worth. Write for booklets
and free medical advice to Swift Spe-
cihc Co., Dept. E Atlanta, Ga.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
EMBARGO ON SULPHUR.

Washington, Aug. 24.-An embargo
has been placed on exports OF sulphur
to Canada in order that the supply fol
war needs OF the United States may moi
be unduly depleted. Canadian WOO,
pulp mills furnishing supplies for abou
'hree-fourths OF the newsprint paper
used in the United States win be Sc
rlously affected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
SCISSORS AND PASTE

Lawton Constitution: A community
is as strong as the people living in it.
Chicago News: The loser of the game
is never accused of cheating.
Guthrie Leader: The kaiser's confer.
ence Of war chiefs is possibly to prepare
them for peace and loss OF jobs.
FL Reno Democrat: While we are
fixing up for various emergencies. why
not have a weather controller?
Muskogee Times.Democrat: Some
types Of men feel quite reconciled TO
physical defects with this selective draft
threatening them.
Chickasha Express: About the best
mother-in-law joke we have heard comes
from a southern Oklahoma town where
one man married his.
Marietta Monitor: What has become
of the oldfashioned adventures who
could block traffic on a wet street by
lifting her skirts TO her ankles?
Gainesville Texas) Register: Not every
person who acts like a lunatic is de.
mented. Some Of the women who wear
furs in August are in other respects
quite sane.
st. Joseph Mo) News.Press: 1t is re.
ported that Russian anarchists made
two attempts TO get" Elihu Root. The
politicians in this country have tried
that. too, and failed.
Sapulpa Argus: One advantage OF
Mormonism was. that man was never
afraid Of having his wives tell how her
first. second or third husband did
things.
Dallas News Another thing Adam
and Eve had TO be thankful for was
that they didn't have TO worry with a
trunk when they went on summer
trip.
Fl. Smith (Arkl Southwest,American
Warning to sackers' brides-a man
who will slack his martial duties by
getting married will slack his marital
duties after he is married.
McAlester News.Capital: The war de
| partment announces that there is no
such a thing as a Stacker. The man who
thinks he is a Stacker is only deceiving
| himself
Tulsa Times Democrat: Price Georg,
Of Serbia, has had a horse shot from
under him on the Macedonian front
This is the first time anybody ever
heard OF a prince getting close enough
FOR that TO happen TO him.
Tulsa Times.Democrat Prince Georg,
harboring oldfashioned people within is
borders but the individual who is a little
more oldfashioned than all the rest has
been discovered at Wichita. A deputy
sheriff arrested two men the other day
for betting on ball game
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
WHAT THE OWL SAID.

The owl said "Hoooooyer"
On the sycamore tree.
The owl said Hoover
And blinked at me.
You're a wise old owl.
You're robber fowl.
You charge two prices
And raise n howl
And the owl said Hoover"
And wept at me.
Seattle Post.lntelligencer,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
IS BRITISH MERCHANTMEN
SUNK DURING PAST WEEK

London, Aug. 24.-The number Of
British merchantmen sunk by subma.
rines or mines in the last week was
only slightly larger than the previous
week. when a considerable falling off
was noted. According TO the official
statement, fifteen vessels OF more than
1000 tons were sunk and three vessels
Of less than 1900 tons. in addition to
two fishing vessels. as compared with
fourteen large vessels the previous
week, two small Vessels and three fish.
ing boats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
A little help goes a long ways.

If you would keep your body in a
healthy and robust condition, throb-
bing with that splendid vitality that
indicates freedom from all ailments,
first of all see that your blood is
kept pure. Any slight impurity that
creeps into your blood will soon effect
the well-being of your whole system.
A few bottles OF S. s. s. will give
Just the assistance that nature needs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

William Howard Taft did not, perhaps
owing TO circumstances, prove himself
great president, but since his retire
ment he has proven himself great
man, and a great American.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
ArdmOre, Thursday, August 2S, 1917.
The Ardmorelte Is on Sale Daily al;

lrby's News Stand. Ringling.
Head Postoffice Stand, New Healdton.
Page & Murphy Book Store, Marietta
Marsh's News Stand. corner Broadway
and Main, Oklahoma City.
Broadway News Stand. IL North Broad
way, Oklahoma City.
Healdton News Stand. New Healdton.
Writ News Stand Writ.
NJ. j. Garrigan, Wordsworth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
The Means to the End.

Cassell's Saturday Journal: "Well, we
must economic. Mrs. Skinner, and then
there will be an ample supply for ALL"
I'm doing my best, sir. If everybody
stinted themselves as much as l do we
should all be in clover"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
Too Literal,

London Sketch: The Junior Sub Ccon-
Juring at the mems smokerl-Now, are
you quite sure the haversack's empty?
His Assistant-Absolutely sir. The
rabbit wot you put in it's got away.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

New York Citys primary election for
candidates and other municipal Officers
is to be held September 10, a perfectly
useless proceeding, as the political
bosses have named every candidate in
advance Of that date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

In 1914 the British army, for which
munitions were required, number 275,
600; today ii numbers more than 5000,
OOO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
Political Observations.

Missouris governor is somewhere in
California" where he cannot be reached
by the job hunters
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

From and after II o'clock on the
night Of September s, mo foods. fruits,
food materials or feeds shall be used in
the production Of distilled spirits for
beverage purposes" And thus will be
taken a long step toward national pro-
hibition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication Of
all news credited to 1t or not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local
news published herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Senator Myers, Of Montana, has in.
troduced a bill to put an end to the suf.
frage picketing Of the White House and
other public buildings OF Washington
for the whole period Of the war. In
introducing the bill Senator Myers said
81 think the branding OF the president
as comparable to the kaiser Of Ger,
many at the present time and under
present circumstances, while the presi
dent is carrying on his devoted shoulders
the great load Of our burdens and is
making a desperate fight for rour rights
is Infamous, and think II ought TO be
stopped. ! think the people of the
United States are disgusted with these
outrages. They are an insult a fragrant
insult, to the president and an insult
to the people. He Is our president. and
when he is insulted we are insulted."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

President Wilson's memorable address
10 congress, embodying a new declara-
tion of world freedom, and which will
ever remain one Of the historic utter
ances Of the war, is to be used as a
textbook in the London and Liverpool
elementary and secondary schools.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Among the recent effusions of the Re.
publican Publicity association is this:
AN intimation by one recently in con.
ference at the White House to the effect
that the president would like to have
congress adjourn is sufficient reason
why congress should remain at its post
Of duty" Thus. in this worlds crisis,
does the Republican Publicity associa.
tion continue to play peanut politics
No wonder that the patriotic Repub
licans in congress are making 1t known
that the Republican Publicity associa.
tion has no official connection with the
Republican party"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

In public meeting at Orange, near
Los Angeles, held for the purpose of
forming a branch Of the Peoples council,
former United States senator from Cali.
fornia, John d. Works, was openly de.
nounced as traitor. The former sena.
tor has been spouting treason more ar
IDENTIFY since he retired to private life
than when in the senate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

The dry wave is slowly rolling over
st. Louis. A discontinuance of pa sa.
looms in the course Of the last twelve
months is reported. The excise commits.
sioner attributes the decrease in the
number Of saloons to higher taxes, the
prohibition Of the manufacture of
whiskey during the war and the fear
of national ban against liquor of all
kinds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Tulsa Times Democrat: Price George
Of Serbia, has had a horse shot from
under him on the Macedonian front
This is the first time anybody ever
heard OF a prince getting close enough
for that TO happen 10 him
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-24

Muskogee es-Democrat: Some
types Of men feel quite reconciled TO
physical defects with this selective draft
threatening them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-26
WOMAN WHO FRIED TO
JUMP FROM BRIDGE is
HELD FOR EXAMINATION

Mrs. Martha Tomlinson, 20 years,
of 2017 Seaview avenue, the young
woman whose attempt to end her life
by throwing herself from the lower
bridge, in Stratford avenue, into the
waters of the Pequonnock river Satur-
day night. appeared before Judge
Frederic Bartlett, this morning.
The court ordered that she be
placed in care of the charities de-
partment and sent to Lakeview home
for observation. 1t is thought the girl
is mental unbalanced. Patrolmen
Samuel Gregory and John L. Hughes
caught the girl as she mounted the
bridge railing to leap into the river.
She fought with patrolmen all over
the bridge before she could be taken
to police headquarters. It is thought
that marital or domestic troubles are
responsible for her temporary aberra-
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-26
Shotduns In War.

That shotguns should be largely uti-
lized in modern warfare is the conten-
ton Of number of military experts.
It is pointed out that such guns would
be particularly useful to sentries at
night time, as an intruder might more
easily be crippled and captured by a
spreading charge Of heavy shot than by
a single bullet. Moreover, a person
moving quickly might often be missed
by shot from q rifle, whereas snap
shot from shotgun in semidarkness
could hardly fail to find its object.
In the trenches shotguns could be
used with success. A shotgun loaded
with about forty-eight grains Of pow
der and one and a half ounces Of big
shot, with about twenty-five pellets,
would be Of much more value than the
rifle, as during night attack, either
for attack or defense in semidarkness,
single charge would hardly fail to in
flict serious wounds on one or more Of
the enemy.-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-26
Rom For Thrift.

The American Society For Thrift is
sounding a warning that should not go
UNDECIDED. The statistics it has gath
cred indicate how reckless we are with
our money and how little we lay up for
a rainy day. We are prominently
nation of spenders who believe in liv-
ing while we live.
Statistics show that ninety-five Of
every hundred Americans who reach
the age of sixty are dependent upon
their daily earnings or on others for
support. The total, Of course, includes
wives, mothers and daughters who had
not tried nor expected to accumulate a
competency. But after they are elm
mated the percentage Of workers who
have a nest egg at sixty is very small,
even if that is generally considered too
young for retirement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-26
6athtuba and Bathing.

In many European countries "the
best peop1e"-if you know what that
means-never battle in water.
Spanish matrons. have expressed
much surprise at my complaints about
the absence OF bathing facilities in the
Madrid hotels. One lady, wife Of dis
tinguished member Of the cortes, told
me she chad herself rubbed down in Oil
once week, but never hag, got into a
tub OF water and never wo0ldy'
My memory of London hotels goes
back to 1876, when there was not a
single bathtub in any hotel in that city.
A tin pan and bucket Of warm water
was the only tub" and you were
lucky to get that.
And in that same period in New York
city the Metropolitan and st. Nicholas
hotels, supposed to be models Of excel.
lence, were totally wanting in bath.
rooms.
Admittedly, it is as difficult to imag.
inc life without motorcars as without
bathtubs, but tlse former are less than
a twenty-year-old necessity, while the
bath was an institution long before the
times Of the Roman emperors.-Julius
Chambers in Brooklyn Eagle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-26
Length Of Our Wars.

The first American war, that Of the
Revolution. dated from April 10, 1776,
to April II, 1888, a period Of eight
years; the northwestern In'ian wars,
from Sept 10, 1890, to Aug. 5, 1895;
the war with France, from July 8, 179S.
to Sept. 80, 1900; the war with Tripoli,
from June 10, 1901, to June 4, 1905;
the Greek Indian war, from July 81,
1913, to Aug. 8, 1914; the war Of 1872
with Great Britain, from June 1S, 1872,
to Feb. II, 1916; the Seminole Indian
war, from Nov. 20, 1877, to Oct. p,
1918; the Black Hawk Indian war,
from April 81, 1881, to Sept. 80, 1882;
the Cherokee disturbance or removal,
from 1886 to 1887; Creek Indian war or
disturbance, from May 5, 1885, to Sept.
80, 1877; the Florida Indian. war, from
Dec. %, 1885, to Aug. IA, 1913; Aroo-
stock disturbance, 1886 to 1889; the
war with Mexico. April "a, 1S46, to
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-26
Our Coal Resources.

Are our coal mines being EXHAUSTED
by their vast production? Not at rate
which need worry US or cause fears
that the next generation will freeze to
death. Nearly ten years ago compe-
tent engineer analysed the figures Of
soft coal production and reserve and
concluded that if our output continued
to increase according to the growth
shown up to that time it would reach
a stable maximum Of 2,3OO, O0O, 900 tons
per year about the year 215O and that
700 years more Of production at that
rate would exhaust the known coal
measures Of the United States!
Since he wrote production has adj
vanced at slower rate than he antici-
pated and important new deposits have
come to light. There should be no
waste Of our mineral fuel, but neither
is there any occasion for alarm. An
thracite, of course, is another matter
But even Of that there is enough to last
for at least century.-Chicago Journal.