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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
SEC. DANIELS OPPOSES
EXTREME HIGH RANK
FOR MARINE OFFICERS

Washington, June S.-Secretary
Daniels said today he had informed
members OF the house naval com
mittee that he does not approve
the senate amendment to the navy
appropriation bill giving the rank Of
lieutenant general to the command
ant of the marine corps and that OF
major general to the corps staff Of
ficers.
The bill is now in conference.
Mr.. Daniels said that while he
recognized the high merit OF the
marine corps officers. and was per-
sonally anxious for their advance
ment, he saw no military reason for
providing the increase rank for
them. and could not officially in
dorse it in justice to the whole ma
val service and the army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF MATERIAL
FROM u. S. GO TO HUNS

Paris. June S.-Millions of dollars
worth OF building material import
ed from America by Miss Anne
Morgan's committee to rebuild
French villages was engulfed in the
last German offensive. according to
the Paris edition of the New York
Herald.
Some OF the material had been
hurriedly removed to the south. but
the bulk is now in the hands OF the
Germans. as also are most OF the
43 villages for which II was intended
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
NEW YORK DISPUTES
NJ 'AD00'S R. R. RUL|N c
COUNSEL FOR STATE COM
MISSION SAYS DIRECTOR
CAN'T CHANGE RATES.

New York, June 8.-Authority OF
Director General McAdoo OF the
national railroad administration to
increase passenger fares and freight
rates locally within a city without
submitting such proposed increases
to the state public service commits
sion is questioned by William l..
Ransom, chief counsel for the pub
lie service commission OF the first
district, in an opinion for the COM
mission made public here tonight.
Secretary McAdoo has announced
that increased passenger rates will
go into effect June 10 and that the
freight tariff would be advanced Is
per cent on June 25, the passenger
increases affecting commutation
rates in this state, against which
there have been many complaints.
Opinion of Counsel.
my view of the matter, says Mr..
Ransom, in his opinion, "is that no
action has been taken by the con
gress or the president which au-
thorizes the director-general OF rail
roads TO initiate rates for the ordi-
nary course of intra-state transpor
tation by any procedure other than
that prescribed by the state laws, or
which transfers to the Interstate
Commerce Commission in Wash
ington the sole jurisdiction to regu-
late intrastate rates.
The right and power of the di-
rector general of the railroads to
supervise the operation OF the rail
roads and so 10 rehabilitate their
properties that they will most eff
ciently perform the great tasks of
wartime transportation is most
clear.
Here's His Exception.
The right and power OF the di-
rector-general, irrespective OF mill
tary necessities. to say to all pas
sengers and all shippers, even be-
tween points wholly within state,
or single city, that hereafter rates
and fares need not be reasonable
and remunerative according to the
familiar standards OF existing stat
utes and judicial decisions, but that
the basis OF rate-makng shall be the
revenue needs and the taxation pol
icy of the federal exchequer, is far
from clear. ! do not believe that
the supreme court of the United
States would uphold such delega-
tion of power by congress, if at
tempted and clearly expressed,
which it has not been"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
TAR AND FEATHER NEGRO
ORGANIZER FOR A. F. OF L.

Birmingham, Ala. June s.-An-
nouncement was made today that
the Birmingham Trades Council had
sent kilograms TO Washington ask
ing federal protection for organized
labor as a result of the tarring and
feathering in North Birmingham
last night of William Hale. a negro,
an organizer for the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. and warning Civ
en- Edward CROUCH, organizer for
the Western Federation of Miners,
to leave the district. The identity
Of the men who tarred an feathered
Hale and gave warning to CROUCH
has not been established. Denial
was made today that any members
Of local organization OF vigilantes
took part.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
Asst TRONOMER'S LENSES
CATCH SUN ECLIPSE
GOOD WORK AT BAKER, ORE.
COMPLETE FAILURE AT
DENVER.

Baker, Ore. June S.-The pre-
dicted eclipse Of the sun found SCI
entists ready for it here. Glasses
were trained to study and photo
graph the suns corona and spec
trum. Definite conclusions drawn
from these observations will be
available only after comparison on
results attained and deductions as
to their significance.
The observations were declared
to be successful. a slight cloudiness
being the only drawback.
The expected results OF plunging
the world into darkness as of night
were observed. Birds sought their
nests and chickens went to roost.
\ gloom as deep as that al lO
O'Clock at night enveloped the Ia
vored strip OF country at the mo-
ment OF totality.
Electric lights were turned on in
doors and street cars and automo-
bileS had their headlights burning.
Within a few minutes after the to-
tai eclipse daylight rapidly return
ed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
MERCHANT 7 FLEET
Of us. GROWS TO
27,371 VESSEL 5
TOTAL OF 62o BUILT SINCE
FIRST OF YEAR, IS OF
FICIAL REPORT.
RATIO IN ACREASES RAPIDLY
Total Gross Tons Now Approxi-
mately Ten Million Tons, and Is
Next in Size to Great Britain
Just Getting Good Start.

Washington, June S.-The steady
growth of the American merchant
since the war began in statistics
from the department OF commerce,
showing that in the first five months
OF this year there have been built in
this country, and officially numbered
by the bureau OF navigation. total
OF o29 vessels of 607 ,055 gross tons.
The merchant fleet OF the United
States now amounts to approxi-
mately 100000 gross tons, not IN
cluding merchant craft under con-
troll OF the army and navy as trans
ports and supply ships. At the be-
ginning OF January 26742 merchant
vessels of 9,443,224 gross tons were
marine in all classes of vessels was
revealed today for the first time
flying the Stars and Stripes on trips
across the Atlantic with food and
munitions, into the Caribbean and
Pacific with American products for
foreign customers and from the
lakes and rivers of this country as
part of the nations domestic trans
portation system.
Second Only to Britain.
This tremendous fleet is second
only to the merchant tonnage OF
Great Britain. 1t includes all the
new vessels built under the direction
of the shipping board and thousands
of other ships, smaller in individual
tonnage, but greater in aggregate
carrying capacity which plav so
large a part in commerce in the
maintenance OF a favorable balance
OF trade.
All merchant vessels are required
by law to register with the naviga-
ton bureau of the department Of
commerce and to receive an official
identification number before being
permitted to fly the flag of the
United States. The number is
awarded when the finished ship is
measured from gross tonnage ca
pacity, which is the content of the
ship in terms of 100 cubic feet and
the internationally accepted method
OF expressing size.
Steady Increase.
There has been a steady increase
in new ships this year, the May
tonnage being three times as great
as the January output. In the first
month of 1918 there were 81 ships,
of 64,795 tons. given official num-
bers. In February. "a ships of H.
oOl gross tons were numbered. The
month of March saw notable Jump
in the production of small ships.
numbers being awarded to 1873, the
tonnage being l47,l+5. The record
in April was los ships of l630;0
tons. and in May, lS5 ships of l94.-
+64 tons.
In a single month this year the
American merchant fleet has seen
growth almost as great as during
the entire first year OF the Euro
pean war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
Belgians Thank America.

Washington, June S.-M. Gerard
German. the new premier OF Bel
gium informally notifying Secre-
tary Lansing today of his appoint
ment. expressed the profound CRATE
fulness OF the Belgian people for tie
aid given them by the United States.
and declared that the fact that
American and Belgian soldiers now
are fighting side by side is an aus
picious harbinger" OF the fruitful
relations of the two countries when
peace comes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
KAISER BOASTS AGAIN

Amsterdam, June 8.-With
pride and thankfulness, | daily
watch the giant deeds of my
brave troops, which will secure
respect for the German name for
all time.
This is one OF the striking
phrases used by the German en-
peror in sending a contribution
of $4,000 marks to the Luden-
dorf fund, initiated by the ma
tional committee for the care of
disabled soldiers. The emperor
said:
Il also see sufferings borne by
the German soldier in manly
and reSolute manner; see him
bleed and die for the fatherland's
greater honor ! gain an insight
and knowledge of the innermost
life of the wounded warrior"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09

until it added Sl2s,O0OO to the ma
tion's mercy fund.
President Wilson was in the audi
ence when the gold" trophy bear
ing the emperor's likeness engraved
on the side was smashed with a
hammer on the stage of the Metro
politan House here few weeks ago
Persons who had desired to see the
cup broken had paid SS each to the
Red Cross to get on the stage. The
gold remnants were later to have
been sold for cash for the Red Cross
but the dealer to whom they were
offered said they were pewter, and
he was not a metallurgist.
Wilson Marshall's yacht Atlantic
won the race for which the cup was
the prize.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
ENElNYNASSES TROOPS FOR GREAT
ON AMERICAN SECTOR
.Kaiser,s Golden Cup To
american Yachtsman Is
round To Be Spurious

New York, June 8.-German
proof of Shakespeare's words that
all is not gold that glistens was
forthcoming here today with the
disclosure that the magnificent"
cup which Emperor William Of Ger
many awarded to the American win
ner of his ocean yacht race, 1905,
was not gold and was not worth
$1,000, as announced at that time.
1t was made of pewter with thin
veneer of gold and was worth
scarcely $40.
The deception recoiled against
the emperor during the recent Red
Cross drive, it was revealed today,
as it was auctioned and re-auctioned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
VESSEL RACES WEEK
FROM HUN U-BOATS
EXCITING NERVE WRACKING
is EXPERIENCE OF PAS
SENGERS FROM INDIES.

An Atlantic Port, June S,-Racing
at full speed for nearly week to
escape German submarines, an
American steamship arrived today
from the West Indies with 50 pas
sengers, ubre than half OF whom
were women and children.
Officers and men obtained no
sleep for the last y hours. The
wireless operator picked up an IS.
O. 5. call from the Harpathian.
Both crew and passengers showed
the tension under which they had
been.
a. ]. Danyon, a Philadelphia
banker, and Frank p. Gilroy, a min
ing engineer from Denver, in relat-
ing their experiences paid tribute
to the work Of the officers and men
and to the courage OF the women
passengers.
Il don't know when the captain
first heard about the U-boats,' said
Mr.. Danyon, but we didn't hear
until Wednesday night.
That evening the women and
children were holding a concert in
the music room. All the male pas
sengers, except few who were
asleep, We're in the smoking room
playing cards.
Every Light Out.
Suddenly every light aboard
went out. Most of us thought
something had happened to the
ships dynamo, but several min
utes went by and there was no i'm
provement. A few of us went out
on deck and asked a deck hand what
was the trouble.
I'm not sure. he said. but
think its submarines
That was a jolt, but it was not
anything like the jolt we got few
second later when the captain ap-
peared on deck.
Throw those cigars overheard
and get inside-all OF you, he or
dered. and few minutes later he
joined us. l don't want to be harsh,
he said, but its my duty to warn
you all that all OF us are in deadly
peril Until further notice YOU must
keep clear of the decks. Any pas
senger found on deck will be taken
into custody If you men must
smoke, III break the ships rule and
allow YOU TO smoke in here. And
for Gods sake, keep your nerve. "
Smoke on Horizon.
Taking up the story at this point,
Mr.. Gilroy said the women accepted
the situation bravely.
About twilight on Thursday" he
said, the lookout sighted smoke on
the horizon. Soon large steamer
appeared in the offing. We took
her for a raider and steamer as fast
as we could away from her. 4 few
backward glances though, showed
us she had made the same mistake
about us, for she was rapidly fading
out OF sight.
The incident raised our spirits a
bit, but they sank again a little
later when we passed 4 pile OF
wreckage 1t was new and bright.
1t must have been from a vessel re-
Gently sunk.
Next morning we were told we
were in the vicinity where the sub
marines were operating.
Captain Glued" to Bridge.
The captain had not left the
bridge since Wednesday night for
longer than two minutes. Now he
was glued to it. They deserve med
ais, these officers.
I'VE did not sight any life boats.
but we steered around several OBJ
jects which might have been mines.
At last We saw the coast looming
large and closer. Nobody cheered,
but ! think we all knew what is was
to take a good long breath
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
"0VER THE TOP" IN
THE WAR SAVINGS
DRIVE, JUNE 28
CARTER COUNTY N 0 w
LEADS ALL COUNTIES IN
NATION IN STAMPS
SOLD PER CAPITA.
.PL A n OF CA N P A | c n
District and County Chairmen Out
line Method of Securing Full 100
Percent Pledge Card Canvass on
War Savings Day.

Chairmen OF war savings COM
mittees, chairmen OF school district
councils OF defense, rural school dl-
rectors and Four Minute men OF
Carter county met in conference at
Convention Hall yesterday after
noon to plan the over the Top,
June %" drive. Thomas w. Cham
pion, county chairman, and Edward
Gait, district chairman, addressed
the meeting.
Chairman Champion detailed the
plan of procedure for the June %
drive. He preceded the statement
OF the plan with brief talk ex-
planning the necessity for the ma
tionwide drive on June %. Not
withstanding the fact that Carter
county leads all other counties in
the nation on the purchase OF thrift
and war savings stamps, per cap
ita,' he said, I'VE are not making
the response that is required by the
government. The people OF this
country are required to loan Uncle
Sam $1,000, 100000 before January
/. That is approximately $50 from
every man. woman and child in the
land. You have signed pledge cards
stating that you will purchase a
given amount of stamps this year.
This pledge was only a moral obli-
CATION. The new pledge is also 4
moral obligation but in a more con-
crete form. The head OF every fam
ily in the nation will be required
to sign one of the pledge cards on
June %.
Each of you district chairmen,
will call together two. three or
four OF your neighbors, who know
your district well, and prepare list
which will include every head OF 4
family in your district. This you
Vil send to your county chairman
not later than next Wednesday.
June 28 National Holiday.
"On June % the head of every
family in your district will be re-
quired to report at your school
house, or church, and at that time
sign a pledge card stating the
amount OF war savings stamps he
will buy before January |. These
meeting will be held beginning at 2
p. m. on June 2S, which by the
president of the United States has
been declared a national holiday.
No pledges can be signed before
2 p. m, of that date and you must
stay on the job until your district
has become 100 percent efficient,
and that does not mean when you
have reached YOUR minimum quota.
but when you have pledged every
person above the age Of II years in
your community. Don't stop at the
quota but go on over the top just
as you have in the Liberty loan and
Red Cross campaigns.
Four Minute men. Chairman
Champion announced, will be as
signed, one to each schoolhouse, to
aid in presenting the plan and assist
in securing the pledges.
Mr.. Gait complimented the work
ers on the result of the war savings
campaign, thus far, dwelling on the
pride that should be taken in the
fact that Garter count yleads all
(Continued on Page u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
Failure at Denver.

Denver. Colo. June S.-Astron-
omers who gathered al the Uni-
verSity OF Denver observatory to-
day to make observations of the to-
tai eclipse of the sun found that
their elaborate preparations went
for naughi as a result Of heavy
clouds which covered the sky DUR
ing the greater part OF the eclipse.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
SUNDAY MORNING FIRE.

Fire destroyed four-room house
at Eighth avenue and A street north
east at 1880 this morning. The
house was unoccupied and was the
property OF Horace Kendall
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09
Huns Send Over Smoke cloud
Before US. Troops Strike,
Which Forces Americans to
Battle In Gas Masks
(By The Associated Press.) }

Paris, June S-Heavy counter attacks launched by the
Germans around Chevy and Mannard to the northwest of Cha
teauhrry broke down under the French guns according
the war office announcement tonight
The enemy suffered serious losses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09

With American Army in France June s-Heavy artl
)ley fire German batteries opening at o'clock th
ng continued throughout the day in the Toul sector There
os no other activity The Luneve quiet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-09

Not Too Large for Small Business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
GOD Is NOT MOChED

Editor The Star: This war Is
public demonstration OF mans gl-
rantic failure I'm self -govornment
God IL not Knocked" Whatever
the world sows that shall II reap.
God. In love. caused 20 bo an
nounced n, one time Peace on
earth. good will toward man. for
unto you ~ born this day In the
city OF David Saviour"
The worlds answer 10 God was
Away with Him. cruelty Him.
and again. We viii not have this
man 20 rule over US" God In sub
stance said To the world. Il win let
you govern yours"lyrs by your
selves. 81 yourselves. and for your
selves until you ree the end Of
mans government" And this war
IL the result OF is00-years % gov
ernn,ers whore God was not taken
into the confidence OF the rulers
The world sowed TO the wind and
IL IL rrapinR the whiriwird. God in
love allows man great freedom. but
in love He chastIses The world.
viewed as Hts creatures. are SUBJ
sec, 20 His government lie some
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
FAITH IN MAN

Editor The Star: God Is Love-
may be a consolation foA0u
thourhtlesH and the deiude6. anl
especially the ignorant. but for The
thinker and commonsense reasones
IL is most insipid. To them be.
lief" in no faith. help or consola-
ton II 81 were we would use this
faith instead OF guns in this war.
We win this war not by faith 10
God but by our gallant and brainy
soldiers equipped with guns invent
ed BY cultivated brains Of think.
ers unhampered by forced religious
achingH.
Religion has always been a teach
or 81 stupidity. and results In cru
city just AZ Germany Is showing
herself today.
Religion 10 a selfish teacher. and
would dominate the world. But,
thanks 90 the unbeiicyer. the think
or. free thought and free America
for humanitization Of the world.
Put faith in our fellow beings
something near by. Praise the
sturdy arm Of nan right here and
now, and receive worthy blessings
for the living. v. w. CLOUGH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

opportunities for rest. Therefore.
the sooner the baby is satisfied and
gaining on thrce-hour or even four
hour intervals tho better.
Convenient hours Tor nursing are
as follows.
Oh Seven musings In % hours 6
a. m, a. m, ~ noon, .. m, 8
p. m. . or 10 p. m. and once during
the night.
t2l Six musings in "a hours. s
a, m, n. m, ~ noon. y. m. s
y. m. and at the mothers bedtime.
or 6 a. m. 10 a. m. p. m. y. m.
10 p. m. and once during the night
90 Five musings in ~ hours. G
n. m. 10 a. m. ? y. m, 9 p. m. 10
y. m. or later.
Tho baby should be offered cooled
boiled water between feelings. erpc
cially during tho hot weather.
The length OF time for a nursing
varies with the individual and the
breast. The average infant rarely
requires longer than 10 minutes. The
important point Is TO satisfy the
baby. II there il any doubt. lot IL
nurse longer. but not more than 30
minutes. n 1t is not 81 tisfied after
20 minutes. consult a physician.
II is customary 70 nurse only one
them alternately. II, however. tho
baby does not got enough from one
breast, give 1t both.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
Caused by Humors in the
Blood

There is nothing more dis
tressing than an itching.
burning skin disease, and
upon the return of warm
weather thousands of people
know they are TO be tor
mented through the Summer
months. The blood Is heated
with humors and acrid mat
ter and as these impurities
are forced 10 the surface the
skin seems to be literally on
fire.
At this season Of the year
the Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels become torpid, dull
and sluggish and fail to per-
form their duty. Accumula-
tons remain in the system
and are absorbed by the
blood, producing Eczema, Tet-
ter, Psoriasis, Acne, Salt
Rheum and skin diseases Of
every description.
Eczema appears usually
with a slight redness of the
skin, followed by pustules
from which flows a sticky
fluid that dries and forms a
crust, and the itching is in
tense. In letter the skin
dries, cracks and bleeds, and
is often very painful. The
acid in the blood dries up
the natural oils of the skin,
causing a dry, feverish, hard
ened condition and giving it
a leathery appearance. Acne
makes its appearance on the
face in the form Of pimples
and blackheads, and is par
ticularly disagreeable because
Of its unsightly appearance.
Psoriasis, a scaly disease,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08
SKIN DISEASES

comes in patches on different
parts of the body. Salt
Rheum discharges a watery
fluid, forming sores and pro-
ducing intense itching.
These and all skin diseases
are due to the same thing
burning acids and humors in
the blood, and until this vital
fluid is cleansed and made
pure they will continue. Ex-
ternal applications of salves
and lotions can not reach the
trouble for it is in the blood.
The best treatment for all
skin diseases is S. S. S., a
remedy that is purely vege-
table, being made entirely
from roots, herbs and banks,
and acts directly on the blood
with a cleansing, healing eff
feet. 1t neutralizes the acids
and purifies the blood so that
the skin, instead of being
blistered and burned by the
fiery fluids, is nourished by a
supply Of cooling, healthy
blood. 1t goes down into the
circulation and forces out
every particle Of waste or
foreign matter, builds up the
blood and relieves all skin
diseases promptly and per-
manently. S. S. S. does not
leave the least particle Of the
poison for future outbreaks,
but entirely rids the blood Of
the cause for all skin dis
eases.
Nothing equals s. s. s.
in the treatment of these
troubles and for building up
the general health Get a
bottle Of S. S. s. from the
drug store today and begin
a treatment that will bring
real relief. Write for our
treatise on skin diseases and
any medical advice free. Ad-
dress 400 Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-08

3 ssrgean, from Camp Dodge Ia
bound for Chicago TO wresue valdez
Zhynxko. II he can throw anybody
wIth a name like that no deserveH
the worlds championship.
Hand made automobiles are turned
gu, ~ our locai junk dealers Ia a
half hour.
In Dry Squad chief Comstoek has
filed suit AEalns, sheriff srtngcr
for damages John has new sui,
quite often