The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-03
NATIONAL FACTS AND FIGURES.


American farms grow more than all
the farms Of Germany, Austria, Turkey
and Bulgaria. combined.
When the proposed United States
fleet Of fast battle cruisers has been
completed, 1t win take 6,72l 900 barrels
Of oil year to. operate them.
The official statement that the regis
tration total of June was 9,649,93S
shows how accurate was the estimate Of
10,000,O00 based upon the census figures
Of seven years ago.
An official report of the 1916 epidem-
ic Of infantile paralysis shows that from
June to November Of that year there
were GOOO deaths from the disease in
the United States registration and more
than $1,000 cases.
The number OF divorced persons in
the United States when the census was
taken in 1910 was 156,176 men and
1S5.101 women--3 per cent of the total
male population and per cent Of the
total female population.
From the 1900 reindeer imported into
Alaska between 1892 and 1902. there
have sprung 10000 hardy animals
which now Craze the plains and noun.
tains all the way from Nome to the
Aleutian islands. OF these animals
$4,000 are owned by the natives.
In consequence of the state Of war
now existing between the United States
and Germany. all mail service between
the two countries has been suspended.
From now on, during the continuance
of hostilities, no letters, papers, pack.
ages or other mail matter originating
within the United States or its posses
sions and destined for Germany, or ad.
dressed to any postoffice or person
within the Jurisdiction Of Germany will
be forwarded.
The United States flag always is
hoisted over the senate or house Of rep
resentatives when in session. The flag
floats from the capitol. IL is displayed
over the department buildings in Wash
lngton from o'clock a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
every week day. At all military posts
and stations II is hoisted at sunrise
and lowered at sunset with appropriate
ceremony. Army and navy regulations
direct that The Star Spangled Banner"
be played by the band at the hosting
and lowering OF the flag.
Standard American barrels contain
400 pounds OF cement.
The United States paid TO l,722. $50
persons s3,223,50O bounty from May 3.
1861. to the end OF the war between
the states.
The area OF Alaska is 59O,ss4 square
miles, and OF the United States, exclu.
sive of Alaska and insular possessions,
is S,6l6,4S4 square miles.
There were $4,000 negroes in the rev.
olutionary armies fighting for independ-
ence Of the American colonies. Negroes
took part in defeating Pakenham in the
battle OF New Orleans.
There are 10000 doctors in the United
States eligible for military service, and
$4,000 are demanded by the Red Cross.
which means that one out Of every four
in the country is expected to enlist.
There We're 10000 tons OF potash, val
ued at 81, SOC, 600. produced In the United
States in 1916 ten times the value OF
the production OF 1915. The largest out.
put comes from the Nebraska allxali
lakes.
Any drink containing alcohol Is de-
fined by the postoffice department as
being intoxicating liquor within the
meaning OF the law forbldding mailing
OF liquor advertisements into ''dry" ter
ritory after July 1.
The compensation paid railroad COM
pcnies for the transportation OF the
mails during the fiscal years 1915 and
1916 was S59,S74.5O6.6s and s6s. .sos..
S275e, respectively. The estimated cost
OF such service during the current fiscal
years is S65.OOO,OOO.
BY the sinking OF ships OF different
nationalities by German U.boats more
than 200 American lives have been lost.
Congress declared war against Germany
April 5,'is17 Prior TO that the Lusi.
tania was sunk. May z. 1915. and ia
Americans were lost. August 10, 1915.
the Arabia and 3 Americans lost; Sep.
tember 4, 1915. the Hesperian. l Ameri.
can lost; October 2S. 1916, the Marina.
) Americans lost; December Il. 1915,
the Russian, II Americans lost: Febru.
ary 20, 1917. the Laconla, 5 Americans
lost; March i6, 1917. the Vienancia. 6
Americans lost; March q. 1917. the
Healdton. Americans lost. April l. 1917
The Aztec, 2S Americans lost. Total 2se.
Since then there have been other losses.