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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16
Like Mark Twain News of
His Death Was Exaggerated

Topeka, Kans., Nov. 15.-The re-
port in letter written by his COM
rades, that Leroy p. Anderson. A
Company, 10th Engineers. had been
killed in action on the battlefield
have been disproven by letter writ
ten by Anderson himself, in a hos
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16

dllu pains III Het
right side; at times
she was so bad she
could not do any
work. For tw o
years she was at
tended by the best
physicianshere and
both agreed that
she would have to
be operated on. l
suggested Lydia f.
Pinkham's 8 Vegets-
bic Compound, and
at first she ref'leed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16

pital, stating that he was wounded
N The arm, back and leg by shrapnel,
Fellow engineers who reported his
death stated that they saw him hit
Anderson was sophomore IN
Washburn College when he joined
the colors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16

Unpaid telephone bills for the
month OF November are past due. Ii
not paid by 3 p. m, OF the 18th, serv-
ice will be discontinued.
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TFLE-
PHONE COMPANY 1873
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16
400 Pairs ladies shoes worth from
SIS to $40 pair, on sale for only $3.e5
pair.
l4-2 WESTHEIMER & DAUBE

Send the message 10 the girls who
send the messages for Pershing wen
not stop giving until the United War
Work campaign gets its asked-for
share,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16
HER DAUGHTER
WAS SAVED
FROM OPERATION
Mrs. Wells of Petersburg
Tells How.

Petersburg, Va. For two years
my daughter suffered from a weakness
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16
Greater Love Hath No Man"

Special sale 400 pairs ladies shoes,
broken lines. Value from SIS to $40
pair. Now S3.95 pair.
14-2 WESTHEIMER & DAUBE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16

Help put the can" in Ameri.
can-Give.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-16

Send your dollars over the top in
the United War Work campaign.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11

Catholic priest WIS among them. he.
like the others. had his hands tied be
hind him with rope. To our curious
questions as TO what he had done. we
were told that he had melted the
farmers to poison the water in the
village.
Soon we reached the village and atthe
first well at which we might have salts
fed our thirst We found a sentinel
posted. He drove us away with q
warning that the water was poisoned.
Disappointed and terribly embit-
tered. the soldiers cursed and CRASHED
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
NO LABOR SURPLUS
IN cocHisE COUNTY

DOUGLAS. Aug. 5.-The Douglas
federal employment agency az z44
Eleventh street. under the supervi
sion OF w. r .Ashurst, is transacting
gradually Increasing volume Of bust
ness ana already has procured len
fc- rosi,ioas in various parts of the
state. There is prac ally no sG-
7,us of labor in this vicinity" said
,,r. Ashurst yesterday, hut cunii-
lions are different in northern All
-ona where a number OF urski,,ed
ia5ore-s are listed as applicants for
week. 1t is very likely hat some Of
TIE rlen in the vicinity of Williams
and Flagstai will be shifted 20 CO
ch:se county. as il is d5si-ed 20 give
them employment before making ar
engagements to bring in the sane
class of workers from ,,a1ico."
Mr.. Ashurst expects 70 tats ~
with local business men the matt :
of advertising the bure2u and rs
functions here. and the-aby aid in
the prevention of displacement #
men engaged in productive work and
10 insure a permanent supply OF
workers for essential industries and
an equitable distribution of both
skilled and unskilled labor.
The department of labor maintains
labor bureaus in all of the larger
cities OF the coul-rv. end tha service
is free 70 both the employer and the
employee While the function of the
bureau is 10 put employer and en-
ploye in touch with each o-he-, it is
equally important that when men
have been placed il productive &C.
ouration precautions should be taken
10 pervent employers in other com
munities from ent.ciHg them awa-.
l. IS the ain OF the labor department
70 eliminate the shifting tendency OF
labor. which not only detrac-s from
its efficiency. but the time of going
from one job to another is lost time.
and il is desired 10 do everything
possible 10 stop the practice.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
CANNOT LEVY ON RAILROADS
FCS CLAIMS OF !NJuSV

PHOENIX. aug. "A recent in
depreciation c: the federal control
act with respect 70 personal injury
claims viii not fl With Joy the
hearts Of The ambulance chase-s
that class Of lawyers which make a
business CT prosecuting such cases
s,- a division OF TIE spoils. When
tie roads were taken over by the
government a question arose as 70
whether damage suits against them
for personal injury could be main
tanned.
The Interpretation y John Barton
Payne of the division of Law 0: the
railroad administration holds that
such damage suits may be brought,
bat that judgments against the rail
roads may not be satisfied by levy on
the roads. It VIII be he business OF
Director McAdoo 70 provide for the
payment Of judgments. and before he
makes such provision he will ex-
anime into the merits o. the claims
even after judgment has been OBJ
tanned.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
Cursed and Crashed Their Teeth.

their teeth. They hurried on 10 the
next well, but everywhere sentinels
forbade oIr taking refreshment.
In an open space in the center of
the village was big well from which
there came water clear as crystal that
emptied into big trough. Five SOL
diers stood guard here 70 see that no
one drank. was tuS1 about 10 pro
coed with my comrades when a large
par "f my company threw themselves
Ike men possessed onto the well. The
guards We're completely overcome and,
greedy as animals. all the men drank.
They Quenched their thirst, but not
one became III. The priest, as we
learned later. was punished because.
;he officers said The water in every
village had been poisoned. and we
were told that only by happy chance
had the lives OF our soldiers been
spared The God of the Germans had
kept true guard. II appeared. but the
God of the Belgians was not there 10
protect his.
In most Of the places we passed we
were warned not TO use the water.
This. of course. had the effect of max
ing the soldiers hate the people from
whom they could expect only death. In
this way the vicious instincts of our
men were aroused.
The water. OF course. was nowhere
poisoned. These lies were told TO
arouse hatred OF the Belgians among
our soldiers.
In the evening. At dusk, we reached
q village east Of the Bertrix. There
we found poisoned wafer also. In the
middle Of the village We halted and
could see through front window o. q
house before which / stood. In a mis-
cradle home of lahorer we saw g
woman. She chung 10 her children as
If afraid they would be torn away from
her. Suddenly stone as large as o
6st was thrown through the window
into the room and little girl was
wounded on the right hand.
In this village We were b!lleted in q
barn. With some comrades. went &c
the village 10 buy food. We obtained
ham, bread and wine at a farmhouse,
but the people refused any payment
because they considered Us guests.
They only asked that we should not
hurt them. We paid them neverthe-
less for everything, in German money.
There, as everywhere else We went,
we found the population in mortal
terror Of US. The people trembled
whenever Il German soldier entered
their home.
To be Continued
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
NIGHTS DREAM"
is STAGED AT LEWIS SPRINGS

TUCSON. Aug. .-Somewhere in
Cochise county here is boctlegger
who is cursing his luck because some
one stole a suitcase containing some
seventeen pints OF whiskey, from a
cache near Lewis Springs. Ard from
the cell of Julio Alva in the Pima
county Jail loud irnprecatons agai2s:
the bootlegger who LEFT the booze in
the cache. for Alva found il. aid
thereby hangs the tale
Alva was az innocent as Psyche II
the pool when he stumbled upon the
suitcase full OF liquor in the brush
near Lewis Springs. The bOotlegge-
who was guilty. up to that point. had
been forced to cache the cont-aband
beverage hastily. intending. doubtless
to return for it. Luck must hare
made the Lewis Springs welkin ring
with laughter when Alva stumbled
blindly into the plot of this miisum-
ner nights dream and made himself
possessor Of the seventeen p;pts.
The plot thickened as Aiva's head
grew lighter with each draughr OF
the raw vintage. Inside the military
reservation. Of Fort Euachuca, he
had friends. and Julio determined 20
make night OF it
Inside the reservation he was ac-
costed by Lieutenant Wit.ock, 20
whom Ava related this tale. Now
Alva is in the Pima county Jail serv-
ing sentence OF three months for
taking Intoxicating liquor onto a mil
itary reservation-and a certain Co
chise bootlegger does not know when
he is well of.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
URGES No TEACHING OF
GERMAN IN ARIZONA

PHOENIX. AUG. The eIimina-
ton OF the study Of German IN all
schools OF Arizona is rvoommeEdes
t. a resolution passed by the Phoenix
Chamber OF Commerce at its last
meeting. The resolution follows:
Whereas. a state of war nov ex-
lists between the United States Of Am
erica and the Imperial German gov
eminent, and
Whereas. reports of terrible cruel
ties inflicted by the German armies
on prisoners OF war are continualIy'
received from American and other
sources in every way authentic. and
Whereas, such crimes are but part
OF series of so-called "acts Of war"
which have been officially authorized
and sanctioned By the Imperial Ger
man government, acd, s-s
Whereas. such crimes and atrod-
ties are violations Of ali rules of civ
ililed warfare and are Incompatible
with national dignity and integrity
and only comparable 20 the acts o.
baTbarians, and,
Whereas. the flower cf American
youth is now sacrificing everything.
including life itself. in order that the
pernicious ideas and methods OF the
German government may not spread
over the world. and,
Whereas. it is absolutely inconsist-
ent with our war activities that we
encourage or even permit instruction
in German language or German sub
jects. and,
Whereas. there is throughout the
United States. a general and uniform
desire that the teaching OF German
in schools and colleges he disccnth-
ued.
Now therefore. be it resolved. by
the Board OF Directors OF the Cham
Der of Commerce. Phoenix. Arizona,
that the time heretofore given TO the
study Of the German language in cur
schools and colleges can hereafter be
more proftabiy devoted to other stud
les. and.
Ee it further resolved. that we
earnestly recommend 70 the boards
of trustees or other officials having
charge OF schools and colleges, the
elimination Of the study Of the Ger
man language and the study OF Ger
man in any form whatever.
The Chamber of Commerce.
BY C. a. Stauffer.
II. r. Tritel-
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
CoLCOSY is Baked
WITH RiyETiNS CLASS

PHOENIX. Aug. IL. Colodny. the
state director of vocational training,
has been doing his best to start a
class in riveting and practical me-
chanics, but has run against an OBJ
stacIe in his attempt to utilize the
big modern shops of the Arizona
Eastern railway system. where there
is equipment for air pressure rivet-
ing.
Supt Scott discovered that he had
70 right 10 thus advertise in his
shops the shortage of skilled labor
elsewhere and that his company. IN
der the law. would become respon-
sible for any damages suffered by the
student workmen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
sew METHOD FOR The
DISTRIBUTION OF SUGAR

PHOENIX, Agu. 5-No regular ST.
gar certificates will be issued by the
food administration to retail dealers
for the month of August. il has been
announced BY the federal food admin
is,ration for Arizona.
This does not mean that Arizona is
facing a sugar famine nor that deal
ers will not be supplied 1t does
mean. il was explained. that the re-
distribution Plan of the sugar divi-
sion of the food administration at
Washington will be placed il effect.
Under th;s plan. sugar certificates
accumula. | ly the retail dealer in
selling - manufacturers and eating
Establishments are taken up b. the
No'esaler il exchange for new sup
les OF sugar and in the same man
csr certificates are turned over by the
wholesaler and jobber to the Tefacr.
n other words there is a constant
stream Of certificates flowing toward
Tie refner and there is a constant
supply Of suga. aoaiag from the re-
eners u TIE !obbe-s and wholesalers.
Plenty OF Sunar
Il IS expected that this supply Will
meet all the ordinary needs under
the neW" government ration OF Two
pounds re- person per month. To
take care of the sugar sod for can.
ming purposes the federal food a..
,li.istration viii issue what has been
termed a lieu" certificate.
These l.su certificates will be is.
sued from the state headquarters C:
lie food administration, Flagstaff, cn
application sad viii be based c. can
ceilei homecoming statements fo7
July turned in by the dealer to the
bed administrator AMI on file n his
cftice
. Il is expected that plans viii be
announced shortly 70 take care Q:
ne needs OF retail dealers. eating
,laoes al manufacturers O: ice
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
NOW IN YOUR CHANCE
TO JOIN THE MARINES

BISBEE, Aug. 6.-Men between the
ages of eighteen and forty may row
enlist in the Marine Corps. Hereto
fore the age limit was thirtysix ifr
the Marines. this will give some O.
the older men a chance TO enlist in
the famous Three in One Service.
Why not volunteer and pick your
service? The draft is going to be
lowered to eighteen and raised to
forty-fve. Take this opportunity Of
getting the branch you are best fitted
for This includes artillery, infan-
try, machine gun platoons, signal
companies, aviation and quartermap-
ter corp.
For information either visit sr-
write the Marine Recruitingg Once
Bisbee. Arizona. In the E. p. & s. W.
Building.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
ON WAY TO TRIAL
ESCAPES THRU WINDOW

FLAGSTAFF, Aug. 5.-Jack Veatch
arrested at Kingman and on his way
to trial at Eddy. y. NJ, on a charge
OF cattle stealing. escaped from a
Santa Fe train near this point by
jumping through a car window.
Sheriff j. n. Hewitt, of Eddy eoun-
~, who had him in charge. immedi-
ately started on the man hunt, ac-
companied by Sheriff Dickinson. who
happened to be on the same train.
but their search through the forest
by moonlight was unsuccessful A
circle OF officers has been drawn
around the region, but veateh thus
far has evaded reaarrest
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
CHILDREN SUFFER
FOR MANiAcs STUNTS

MIAMI, Aug. LEGS broken, feet
and ankles sprained. cut and mangled
their little bodies bruised and bump
ed ard thrown about the road. was
the fate OF party of little children
nearly all girls. who were returning
from a picnic yesterday evening when
the motor truck in which they were
riding was run into by stripped
Ford doing drunken feats on the high
way in Lower Miami
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
FAILURE TO REMOVE HAT
ENDS IN HIS KNOCKOUT

MIAMI, Okla, Aug. because on
employe of the Riverside Park here
would not take OFF his hat when the
band played THE Star Spangled Ban
ner," manager A. II. De Vaux knock
ed the offending lid of the mans
head. after he had asked him three
times to remove it, As the man
stopped over to pick up the hat. Mr..
De vaux gave him an uppercut to the
jaw and he took the count. He also
received blue envelope"
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
WITNESS IN WHIT CASE
DIES FSon POTION

TUCSON. Aug. 4-AElaala Cour-
tesy. whose true name was Amanda
Courtesy Montgomery. who took a
solution OF -veat--f1u- tablets of BIZ
chloride OF mercury tables az the Uni
tel States Immigration station de-
,ention quarters Thursday evening.
died yesterday afternoon at 5:45
O'Clock a. St. Ma-y's hospital.
The woman was being held az the
L. ST. 5. detention quarters pending
her trial before the L. S district
court on the charge OF perjury in
connection with the trial OF Frank
Whit en- the charge OF violating the
Mann ac. in Transporting Miss Cour-
tesy. alias Montgomery. from Arizona
20 New Mexico.
When She rapuiiated the testimony
that she had given before a United
.,,
Witt, jury in the federal court ac-
-...,. 49,. 80 $40. ~ w. nth
the government charges lied in or
-, . u-,,..
closed in death.
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"''7.iii' '--'s - 'ii'i'ei--e 4 "i''esS IL
'iie h-s' ga "a '''e me si@'e
case 'SAi-'7' ii-i' i"- "i'N9 Was
'He "o''l-ii VINO uiei eFd4E' anu
l. ie'i'@'-'s u De seen "h7'H@F the
% q ii-ii7i- "iii press 'He Charge
'Ss"i'is Will
amanda Courtesy IS the second
suicide il connection with the gov
q 'i--'e-i' i-os1u'i0'i u "i'-'' i''
sAoi'is 1i'e' =" NIL Vas a''iDi''Ea
i'' i'"'s iioiii@s II -i'' WIS
'o''-''' u'' 'i '@s
highway u'i"e- Gil e1iiis ''i''eS WHICH
were s''''-si! i'i''i-a'i' oi suie'oe'
"e pa '''ie- o. Just 0''lei' wee 'iiS
80 ''4is '.iAi 'i-i' mar "@'
SIC "-'' mas ''-'' '-'ei' lam
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Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
FLORENCE BRIDGE IS
FULLY COMPLETED NOW

PHOENIX, Aug 4.-Word has been
received Of the completion of the
Florence bridge acros sthe ella riv-
er. after about a year of work in
practically doubling the length of
the structure.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11
MOEUR DENIES HE HAS
QUIT covERNoRsHiP RACE

Phoenix, Ariz.. Aug. ), 1918.
Il wish to state that all reports
being circulated that ] am about to
withdraw from the governorship race
are untrue. I am in the race to stay
and will push, my campaign vigorous
ly to the end.
wv. A. MOEUR.v
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-08-11

The Prosrectorf Job Department is
completely equipped. Try US.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-21
TREMENDOUS VALUE FOR 15c
Tho Pathfinder, Leading Weekly Mag.
azlne Of Nations Capital, Makes
Remarkably Attractive Offer.

Washington, D. O., (SpecidD-Peo-
pie in every section of the country are
hurrying to take advantage of the Path
finders wonderful offer to send that
splendid illustrated review Of the whole
world thirteen weeks for is cents. 1t
costs the editor lot Of money to do
this, but he says it pays to invest in
new friends, and that he will keep the
offer open until the Pathfinder passes
the 100000 circulation mark, which will
be In a few weeks. Fifteen cents mail.
ed at once with your application to
Pathfinder, ITO Douglas st., Washing
ton, d. O., will keep the whole family
informed, entertained, helped and in
splred for the next three months.-Adv.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-21
The Height Of ForaetfuInsss.

do you know" remarked one promi-
nent clubwoman to another the other
day, details the Indianapolis News,
when they met IN the street, II am
getting awfully forgetful. forget
meetings, what am shopping for, and
everything like that. Why, am even
getting worse than that. When I get
up to Introduce some one forget the
name. The other day / embarrassed
MIR. - when / introduced him to
young Mrs. - because I forgot his
NAME"
II have you beat" replied the other.
'Iast week had to go up to a meet
ing In the northern part Of the state,
and since the train service was poor I
took an interurban. had to transfer
at Muncie, for that was all the farther
the car went. Just when / got to the
ticket window in the Muncie station
l forgot where / was going next. I
went back to my suitcase and seat In
the waiting room to recall the name
Of the town, but for the life Of nae, ]
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-21

ARDLY a train moves
within five miles back Of
the German trenches or
a squadron of men come
up for relief or digging
is begun on a new series
of emplacements but a
pair of keen eyes, stead
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-21

German military resistance. Its min
off all enemy surprises and will at the
same time make 1t possible for Ameri-
cans and American munitions to secure
the maximum of destruction on the
other side of No Mans Land.
Few Of us here realize that the big
envelopes commonly ascend as high as
$500 feet and that they stay for hours
poised in midair to perform the re-
sponsible duties assigned to them.
Usually the ascent Is made anywhere
from two and one-half to four and
one-half miles from the enemy's front
line trenches, depending on the power
Of his artillery, the direction of the
wind and the activity Of the salient.
In any case the observer has a
circle of vision of about eight miles,
and Is able to pierce far back into
the enemy's lines. The most detailed
and up-to-the-minute maps, the finest
kind Of field glasses, and instant COM
munication with the ground make the
balloonist master of everything
spread out before his gaze.
When the American troops nre pre-
pairing to go over the top an unusu-
ally large number of balloons will be
concentrated as secretly as possible In
masked camps in order not to betray
what is about to take place. At the
appointed moment they will take the
| air and divide up every detail of the
| battle among them. Some will record
the heavy artillery fire, shot by shot !;
others will see to 1t that the work of
demolition behind the enemy's lines Is
effective; others will guard against
any re-enforcements or traps.
Keep Watch on Foe.
AS the troops go over they will
check closely the German batteries,
the shifting of their infantry and the
assembling of supplies. AS the Ameri-
can forces advance the balloons will
move forward also In unison with
them along routes previously prepared.
Observations for the barrage will be
sent down repeatedly, SO that It may
move back and forth with the men
and details sent so that the enemy's
guns setting up the destructive coun-
ter-barrage may be sllenced.
To do this the American balloonist
must know every detail of the enemy's
land opposite him, for mistake on
his part may cost the lives of scores
of men below. No new battery should
open up across the lines without Its
location being spotted on the detail
map. the number and size of the
pieces and their objective noted, and
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-21

counter-f1re preparations made against
1t. No new troops should move into
the enemy trenches without being full
ly known, numbers as well as routes
most difficult work of all-for the
German has many willy devices for
Stimulating gunfire and camouflaging
movements.
And the work also will not be with.
out dangers and difficulties, though
the chances of fatal outcome are not
large. If 1t is not swooping airman
bent on setting the big gas bag on fire,
1t may be rain of shrapnel seeking
the same objective, or of percussion
shells endeavoring to blow up the
windlass below and set the big bag
adrift in wind blowing across the
German lines. Naturally, every pre-
caution in the way Of protecting air
men and anti-aircraft guns are on
hand, but even at that constant vigil
ance is essential.
Plane Progressing Rapidly.
Plans for all this work are now pro-
crossing at gratifying rate. The
American balloon program has been
aided by the best and latest develop
ments abroad, while manufacture pre-
sents but few difficulties, owing to
the resources Of the big American rub
Der companies.
The great need, as with all the air
program. is for men of the type
oh oh
commissioned as observers and men
for the enlisted squadrons to do the
delicate mechanical work necessary.
Men who are being selected as OBJ
servers and who will all be commits
stoned as officers should have physical
endurance, acute vision, an apprecia-
ton of distances and localities. and,
above all, a sense of responsibility and
thoroughness in keeping with the i'm
portance of the work assigned to
them.
They may be somewhat older than
aviators-preferably from twenty-five
to thirty-five-and of somewhat less
severe physical requirements. A spe-
cial training is given in winds, mill
tary observation, meteorology and bal
looming before cadet receives his Of
ficer's commission and his post above
the trenches in France, in order that
the high standards prevailing through
out the air service generally may be
upheld.
For the enlisted men who will form
the squadrons, gas works employees,
rope riggers. cordage workers and
mechancians are especially fitted.