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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
HE PUT TT IN THE BILL.
Hotel Manager Spoiled House Furnish.
ing Plans of Actress.

New York Sum Accustomed to the
.laxer security that prevailed on the road.
and having in the past furnished in
part several flats with the loot picked up
in various hotels, the actress had during
the winter in New York been assiduous.
~ robbing her breakfast and other trays
of things that might help 70 furnish
the apartment which she contemplated
as summer retreat Even linen and
occasional pieces Of brica-brac as fine as
the hotel supplied went into her trunk
against the day Of moving into the new
apartment.
Finally the time came, the apartment
was rented and the hotel manager was
requested to send up her bill, as she was
going to leave In due time the bill
arrived To her horror it exceeded by
at least $3.50 the sum she had expected.
Instead Of merely the account for the
last week there We're charged napkins.
spoons, knives and forks and similar
articles which had disappeared The
account was surprisingly accurate. She
had to admit that even in her agitation.
~ NbAA 'Ff II was llttFHNdIN LOE UtI 10
register indignation and send for the
manager. He arrived. armed with a
list Of what she had sought to appro.
pirate as well as the dates on which the
things had disappeared. It was useless
TO struggle.
Just unpack them" he said in an en-.
tirely businesslike way, "and I will de
duct them from the account"
1t was humiliating There was no
doubt Of that. But there was in reality
only one way out. The manager retired.
The trunks We're repacked The sub.
stantial pile Of household goods was put
on the bed for his inspection
Carefully a maid checked off the list.
The revised bill was sent and the check
for it delivered. Then without the sav.
ings Of a whole winter the guest retired.
But ii was with a gnashing Of teeth
and deeply muttered curse that left no
doubt as to the emotions Of the lady on
departing from the hotel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
WAS TT RUSSIA

EInporia tkasJ Gazette: Here is a new
yarn about the death or disappearance
OF Kitchener for lot Of folks insist
that Kitchener is not dead but a prisoner
10 Hermany. II is a mystery story of
the highest quality and no one really
Knows how it ended But official Eng.
land is sure he is dead. though the bod,
was never recovered However other
| bodies were recovered including that NJ
hltchener's military aid. This from the
81 raul Pioneer Press sounds reason.
able The Press says:
Plans for Lord Kitchener tn visit
Petrograd We're betrayed bv the Rms.
sian court 10 the Germans and the latter
We're enabled to torpedo the Hampshire
fearing Kitchener and his party. accord.
ing 90 statement made bv Axel Bior.
sen, a Swede formerly i'm the German
submarine service. 10 the Pioneer Press
Hjorsen says that a German sailor told
MN about the torpedoing of the Hamp-
SHIRE. declaring that four submarines
We're detailed 10 the task
Ine submarines. according 10 this
account were ordered to sacrifice them
selves. if necessary, but at an events to
sink the cruiser with an ON board The
Germans watched the cruiser two davs
before il sailed. then attacked il during
Ia storm. The second torpedo fired sent
the Hampshire down. CARRYING the Brit
ish war lord 20 his death
Members Of the submarine crews We're
given ten days extra leave in port and
"a months Indulgence pay for their feat
So the story goes.
Blorsen asserts that he talked with
Commander Steinbrink of the U.boat
about the affair and expressed the opin.
ION that The German secret service i'm
London must have been working well
London" the commander said i'm "a
mocking voice. why should YOU think
the Zip about Kitchener came from Lon.
don7"
Where else could it possibly have
been obtained2' Biorsen asked i'm real
bewilderment
consider my friend where the great
Kitchener was going" said Steinbrink.
We have some good friends I'm the high.
est circles at Petrogad"
1T could only have been highly
placed person who knew that Lord
Kitchener was about to visit Russia +"
Borsen suggested
"The highest" he chuckled. "the very
highest"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
FREE POLAND" :"

Germany and Austria are now pro.
ceeding to carry out their promise of a
year ago and establish Poland as "a
independent state. They have issued
letters patent. to the people Of Polan !,
explaining the new plan.
As described by an Associated Press
dispatch from Berlin. the government
is to be a Constitutional monarchy,
based on universal. direct suffrage"
That is excellent enough-in theory
We find, however, that Germany ana
Austria are going TO choose the mon
arch. II is expected that he will be
a German. not Pole. He will not be
chosen Immediately. however. There
will be triumvrate Of regents" who
viii represent the crown. These reg
ents will of course be named by the
German and Austrian governments
which is TO say, by Kaiser Wilhelm.
They viii appoint prime minister. who
will name cabinet Then the regents
and the cabinet win select a state
council" which viii manage the coun-
try's affairs
The Poles are told that sometime .hat
council VIII give way To "a representa-
tive parliament But at present war.
time eXpedients make necessary the
control of legislation likely 70 interfere
with military rule or operations" The
new state will have no authority to
make foreign treaties or enter into in.
ternational contracts.
Lucky Poland! How overioyed the
Poles must be, to be free and independ.
ent after this century and a half OF
oppression' And yet we don't hear
Of any expressions Of JOY in Warsaw.
Not a single parade or demonstration
of any kind. And there's little satisfac-
ton shown by Polish patriots living
abroad. The Germans note their ana
thy. and feel aggrieved by it,
What's wrong with the Poles. any.
how They ought 70 be tickled 20 death
with their now autonomy, under which
they are relieved Of an governmental
responsibility, and have the inestimable
privilege Of serving in the German
army
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Members of the United States bureau
Of soils reported that with recently de-
vised methods nearly onehalf Of the nor
NAL annual consumption Of potash i'm
this country can be recovered from ce-
ment mills, where as much as 5.15
pounds of potash per barrel of cement
formerly was allowed TO escape in dust.
Fertilizers, new shoe-soling materials,
optical glass, and countless other things
that America formerly left to European
industry, and particularly 10 German
manufacturers, have been newly studied
by American chemists with hopeful re-
suits. 1t has been found that many raw
products obtained from natural sources
in Germany can now be made here by
electrolytical and chemical processes.
Many products heretofore considered
simply as waste can be utilized to great
advantage in our new industries. In
fact, so the convention of chemists de-
cided, the United States can obtain al.
most all the chemical materials the
country needs from waste products and
by-products and other untapped sources.
This readjustment Of industry and the
opening of entirely new fields of activ-
ity form a notable achievement of which
America may well be proud
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22

the aviation corps, was killed during a
trial flight off Long Island His brother.
Max Fleischmann. is a captain in the
balloon division of the aviation service
and is stationed Ut Fort Omaha. His
hrother-in-law, DR.. Christian r. Holmes.
the man who created our great city hos.
pital, has closed his own private hos
pital and has accepted a majorship in
the medical officers reserve corps. DR..
Holmes two sons entered the officers
reserve camp at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son, and emerged lieutenants. One will
soon proceed to Hoboken preparatory
to sailing for France, the other will be
at the Chillicothe cantonment.
Every available member of the
Fleischmann family has offered himself
to his country in a manner that has
meant the greatest utility to the gov.
ernment. 1t is roll of honor doubtless
not unique, but it is one that increases
the pride Of Cincinnati in her citizen
ship. And 1t fulflls that noblest of all
sentiments, "the service Of ones coun.
try"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
4 ROLL OF HONOR

Cincinnati Times star: The service
of ones country" II is a phrase 10 con.
Jure with. Its mere recital thrills the
heart and the mind. Musically express.
ed hy "a national anthem it finds echoes
IN unwonted heartbeats The colors that
symbolic IL bring tears to your eyes.
And IL reaches into the home and takes
loved ones who are given willingly.
sometimes for the duration OF the war. %
sometimes forever and day.
II is this ability to invade home life
that perhaps most deeply affects us at
this time, when the country is mobiliz.
ing its vanguard in the battle for de.
mocracy There are new family align.
ments--a brother here. a husband there
and perhaps a sister somewhere await.
ing the plea OF mercy that her lovingly
patriotic hands may answer. Hearths
that a year ago looked out on family
circles find strange vacancies
At the risk Of striking too personal
note we are going TO cite the experi.
ence OF a well known Cincinnati family
The family Of the late Charles Fleiseb.
mann had taken its place In the fore.
front of its city's affairs long before the
war started. Its position was one that
would perhaps have tempted others to
be content. But this is the manner in
which it's members have answered their
countrys call. Julius Flelschmann or
ganizsd the Red Cross campaign in Gin.
cinnati, TO which members OF his family
were very generous contributors. His
son. Charles Fleischmann. a member Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
SWAGGER STICKS.

There has been an outbreak of "swag-
ger sticks lately. They have sprung
up like a pest Of weeds in the neighbor-
hood Of every military enoampment and
in every city or town where soldiers are
quartered or mobilized.
These "half.portion walking sticks
are something new TO American life
They appear foppish and absurdly use.
less. The ordinary civilian, who him.
self doesn't carry a cane of any kind
unless he is old or crippled, can't under
stand why supposedly virile military
men should take to them with such
gusto The wonder is increased by the
revelation that the army encourages the
practice A general order issued by Ma.
jOr General Leonard Wood, for the guid.
ance of troops in the matter Of uni.
form, urges the enlisted men when leav.
ing the reservation to carry the swagger
sticks. The officers, at the same time
are asked TO wear "ballbearing crops or
light canes
Dear me"' mutters the puzzled civil.
ian. They're dangerous weapohs-to
sentimental girls. But will any German
ever be put out of business 10y swigaer
sticks, ballbearing crops and light
canes?"
They will not. The trinkats referred
to are meant to keep the soldiers from
putting their hands in their pockets
an unmilitary procedure.
They might use ban bats or shlllaahs
or nail-studded clubs for the same pur.
Iose. That would look more American,
and would be good exercise. But never
mind Let the recruits have their fling
with the toys. They'll drp) them stcn
enough for trenching tools and bayoncts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
New England Peaches.

New Haven Journal-Courier: Peaches
and cream! Doesn't that make your
mouth water? What is more appetizing
after a hot day than supper served out
Of doors under a large tree or on the
shady piazza with peaches and cream
as the main dish to satisfy the desire
for cooling foods Bowls Of bread and
creamy milk to begin the meal and then
all the peaches you can eat with rich.
yellow cream from the dairy Peaches
and cream-Dip the peaches quickly in
boiling water, then in cold, to remove the
skins easily If obliged to prepare some
time before using, to prevent discolora-
ton allow the peaches to stand in cold
sated water lone teaspoonful Of salt to
one quart Of water). Drain thoroughly
and slice just before serving. If cream
is scarce, the peaches may be served ice
cold with a thin boiled custard poured
over them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22

shoulders tremendous burden of tax
es, well knowing that other and greater
burdens will be added Now, shall we
permit anybody, big or little, rich or
poor, whether his name is Hearst. or
Moore, or Haywood, or Berkman or
Goldman or whatever his interest sin
cere, TO appeal to that instinct Of avoid
ance Of great burdens and fearful rishs
which is common to us all and is to
be resisted only by high sense Of duty?
don't care what anybody said a year
ago about England. I might then have
agreed with a whole lot of it, even if he
had started with William the Conqueror
and had never stopped until the day
when the Germans invaded Belgium.
don't care what men said a year ago
about capitalists and money power and
the encroachment of entrenched wealth
on the rights of the unprotected wealth
on the rights Of the unprotected DOOR
/ might then have agreed with most OF
what they said, eyen though / might
not have been able to agree with all
they suggested in remedy. But the only
thing before this country now is how
to win this war with the smallest DOS.
sible sacrifice of the arms, legs, lives
OF the boys that marched down Fifth
avenue recently; Of the arms, legs. lives
OF those who are marching from every.
where throughout the country to points
of training and departure for Europe:
| OF the wealth that is the sustenance Of
American industry and that earns bread
and butter to keep them i'm the field and
to Keep their wives and children. their
Fathers and mothers. their dependents
and those on whom they may have to
depend, from distress and starvation.
That is the only question before the
people Of this country just now.
Only at the risk Of his life should any
man be permitted to say or do a thing
that imperils the success Of our cause
IN this war Only at the risk of his life
should any man be permitted 10 say
J things or do things that tend TO in.
crease the sacrifices that our nation
must now make to render this world
safe for demOcracy." Those of us who
are over fifty, who are not worth draft.
/ lng who are absolutely unable 10 tote
ittythree pounds of ammunition and
| equipment, who must remain at home
in the office behind the counter. or in
the factories, or on the farm can still
90 something more-we can make il
damned unpleasant for sedition: and in
support of any step that the president
VIII take TO suppress ssedition al home.
"hile my son and other mems sons are
DONG the nations work abroad. Of.
Ter to the president my service and
present to the spirit Of sedition what
much or little / can do for It's swift
determination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
CHEMICALLY INDEPENDENT.

The recent convention Of the Amerl
can Chemical society at Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology brought out
many encouraging facts about the coun.
try's development in that line since the
beginning OF the war. II is said that Am.
erica can be chemically Independent
after the war
Perhaps the greatest forward stride
has been taken in the manufacture of
dyes. Before the war Germany manu-.
featured ~ per cent OF the dyes Of the
world Tho United States imported from
Germany 25.OOO tons OF dyes annually.
the outbreak OF the war practically
all Of this supply was cut sharply or
Since then t20OOOO0O0 has been spent
In this country In the erection OF plants
for Amerioanmade dyes Now Ameri.
can chemists have worked out formulas
for some 400 colors, shades and tlnts
never before made In this country. And
out dyestuffs industry II on 80 firm a
footing that lts success is assured after
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
TIE NOLTNTEER SPIRIT.

What has become Of the old Green
Mountain boys" who distinguished
themselves in the Revolution and the
War of 1872? The army recruiting fig.
ures would make anyone believe that
Nermonts ancient fighting spirit has
died out
Vermont has made the poorest show.
ing of an the states Its war quota
was fixed at 10 men. From April 1
to the middle Of September the state
furnished only liO volunteers.
New Hampshire has done better. fur.
nishing 655 men out Of quota Of 500.
But that is nothing to brag Of. Maine.
too, has fallen short OF it's quota.
II seems curious that this tier of
states supposedly a stronghold OF the
old American spirit. and containing so
large a proportion OF the old American
stock, should make so unenvalble "A
record. one naturally wonders what
the reason can be. The southern states.
too, have mostly failed 20 raise their
quotas. but they have the excuse OF a
large negro population that doesn't
readily volunteer.
The new western states Of small
population make surprisingly good
showing in the latest figures. Nevada.
whose entire quota was only 1862. has
the proud record OF 1907 volunteers.
Montana. with a quota OF 1852. Just a
trifle more than New Hampshires. has
furnished fifteen times as many men.
Idaho, with quota OF $50. has furn.
ished 1909
What's the trouble with the northern
New England states, anyhow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
THE OPPORTUNITY
WHICH INVITES
tBy Ralph Barton Perry
Of the Vigilantes)

The man who deserves our sympa.
thy today is the man who cannot give
everything; the man whom physical dis
ability or age, or a dependent family,
compes to go about the ordinary things
when all the world is doing extraordi-
nary things. Now that war has be-
come collective social effort and not
mere shock Of arms. he NAV get
something of the feeling OF partici.
pant. But he cannot wholly rid himself
of the notion that he is a spectator
He must tread the old familiar round
of earning a livelihood with little heart.
For such a time as this belongs to the
young and the free; TO those who are
entering the scene just as the adven.
ture begins, and can make that adven.
ture their vocation.
Youth Of America, awaken to your
great good fortune To you it is given
to be young when all the world is
young You and the new age are going
to grow up together. You have the
chance to make the world you are going
to live in. Two years before this war
began Paul Sabatier wrote these words
Of the Frenchman's feelings toward
Alsace: For what are we making
these sacrifices? For a very simple
matter-to be faithful to Alsace; but
fundamentally what we desire above
all is TO be faithful to an idea, to be
the knights of this idea that it may
make its defnitive entry into the world
through us and through our suffering"
When you who are young shall have
grown old in service, you will be able
to say Of triumphant democracy: 1--WE
were its faithful knights. Through us
and through our suffering it has made
its definitive entry into the world"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
LAUGHTER.

Are YOU worstcd in "a fights
Laugh Il of.
Are YOU cheated of your righte
Laugh Il off.
Don't make tragedies Of uines.
Don't shoot butterflies with rifles
Laugh Il off
Does your work get into links9
Laugh IL OFF.
Are you near an sorts Of brinksq
Laugh itoff.
II enjoyment you are after.
There's no receipt like laughter
Laugh II of.
Century.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
CONVERSATION.

The sparkling couple IN a book
Are never clans.
We see them gaily lab and hool,
With epigrams.
Less brilliantly n real man logs
Along with wife.
There are few Dolly Dialogues
In real life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
Member of the Associated Press.
rhe ArdmOreIte IS on sale paIIn al.

Irby's News Stand. Ringing.
Heald's Postoffice Stand, New Healdton
Page & Murphy Book Store, Marietta
Narshs 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, 1917-09-22
He Paid IselnsslN

London Opinion: The Subj paid a
guinea to a palmist yesterday, and she
described you exactly and said we should
be married within a month.
The Girl-How extravagant you are
/ could have told you that for nothing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
Versatile Amanda.

Judge: Mistress-Do you know how
20 serve company
New Girl-Yessum; either way.
Mistress-Either way?
New Grl-Yessum; SOS they'll come
again or SOS they won't
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
Sinnle Truth

Life: Mabel-I'm going to get mar
ried next month Lizzie, If Jim can get
week of from his job. think he'll
be able TO; yer see. il isn't as II e was
asking for vacation to have a good
time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
Point Of View.

Boston Transcript: Rural Cop-Say
you're goin' too fast
Autoist trying his new machinel- Not
on your life! II | can't get more speed
out OF her than this. I'm stuck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22

Goinesvillel Texas Register: After
all baseball is not cricket" says the Lon.
don Times, in commenting upon the re.
suit Of hall game somewhere In
FraUce. Some day those Britishcrs
viii discover stud poker is not tlddlle.
dewinks declares our deacon who Is an
expert disciple OF Hoyle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22

There's one thing never cease to
congratulate myself about"
what is thatg"
You don't need tires for the steer.
ing Wheel
Kansas City journal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
Scissors and Paste.

Chicago News: A man caters TO a wo
mans vanity when he thinks it will fur
ther his own interests.
McAlester Guardian: 4 good roal
will talk up your community taste,
than any hotair merchant you can en-
gage.
Boston Transcript The American
pacifists are the only persons in IN,
history Of the world who prefer TO hav,
a war fought on their own territory in
stead Of on the other fellows.
Gainesville tTeXas Register. A pro
| German paper says that if Germany
should become republic the kaiser
would be president II sure Is some iol
to lose Bin
Dallas Industrial Record. There i-
neither jealousy nor selfishness back
Of friendship that is worth while
McAlester News.Capital: The man
who insists ON remaining constantly in
the limelight usually makes an ass of
himself before the performance is over
The Congressional Record furnishes the
best evidence
At least the wauderings of the "peo.
ples Council" have served To demon.
strate that about the surest way Ia
start "a war In the Unitod States today
is TO talk peace.
Brooklyn Eagle. The report that pa.
cihst Henry Ford is going to present
100000 worth of ambulances 20 the
army viii give his military critics q big
jolt
Enid Events: our boys viii put some
dandy inshoot curves ON those bombs
when they get TO the trenches and there
won't be any miserable umpire 10 call
half Of them balls" either
Durant Democrat Before YOU start
to abusing the neighborhood. hadn't YOU
better take a little inventory and see
what kind OF a neighbor you are?
III Reno Democrat: \ food speculator
seems 10 be a person OF universal cX.
coriation whom nobody ever saw.
Guthrie Leader. Peace at any old
place is sometimes as welcome to eN.
trcmists as peaceatauyprice- as
difficult tn get.
Tulsa World: Bill Thompson and Bnl
Mason put one over ON the governor of
Illinois. Surely Berlin viii not find
times too strenuous to forward cou.
pie of iron crosses
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22

Kansas City Mol Journal: According
to reports from the front, the war is In.
oreasing the smoking in France Where
there is 40 much smoke there must be
some fire. The war is increasing the
firing there too.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-22
Political Observations.

The situation in the Indianapolis mu-
nicipal campaign has become more com
pllcated by the organization of the
Home Rule party. The emblem of this
party is a basket of vegetables.