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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
In Memory of F. X. Johnson,
Confederate Soldier.

Death has again visited the Sol
dicrs' Home and taken from us our
comrade, +. X. Johnson. He sui
fcrcd intensely through a period OF
three months, dying on the 4th OF
December and was laid to rest IN
the Silent City of the Dead on the
.5th. We feel keenly his loss, but IN
the nature OF things, our ranks must
thin rapidly and these imposing
structures, builded and dedicated by
a great and generous commonwealth
to our use, in a few years will be
but a memory and will revert to the
state for other uses. Our comrade
bore his suffering with Christian tor
titude, while the brittle thread OF
life is severed, and he has passed to
silence and pathetic dust, in the
midst of sorrowing friends, as we
stood by his grave, just as the set
ting sun cast its last rays about us,
his wasted body was laid to rest be-
side his comrades of other days.
"Wild western wind blow lightly
here,
Warm western sun, shine brightly
here,
Green sod above, lie light, lie light,
Good night, dear heart, goodnight
goodnight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Wonderful Hospital Record

Charley ByarS OF the Civilian HOS
pital Medical Department, has re
turned to Ardmore from Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Ark. Mr.. Byars is an
other Of Ardmore's men who have
more than made good in the service
of the United States government,
He has in his possession letters OF
the highest praise OF his splendid
work during the raging of the infu-
cnza epidemic at Camp Pike. At one
time he had charge OF l56 patients
and lost not one OF his men. An
other time he was in charge OF a
hospital caring for 500 men, among
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Missing in Action
Oklahoma
ALL SORTS OF CASES
IN POLICE COURT

In the police court this morning.
Amos Franklin. a negro. was fined
s. for larceny. He was charged with
stealing small articles from the
Woolworth store. all worth only
$l25. A man working in a store was
annoyed by a number of Smart
alex" youths until his patience was
worn out. lie slapped one OF them
and was fined s.. \ case wherein a
man was charged with failing to pay
for building permit was dismissed
when it was learned he had receipt
showing the fee had been paid. One
case, in which the defendant is
charged with disturbing the peace.
went over to 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28

soon, according to letter from him'
also received yesterday,
The letter from Oscar follows;
First Chance to Write.
Dear Parents: ] will write you
a letter as this is Fathers Day ana
this is the first chance have had
to tell where we are in France. | am
now at place by the name OF hneu-
tingen, some name; they say we arc
going somewhere on the Rhine river
the whole Fourth Division. ! don |
know what we age going to do there,
on guard duty, | suppose. Keeping
the Germans on the other SIDE
dot't think we will get to come home
soon, really believe they will keep
us over here a good long while but
| hope not, for surely do want to
come home. 3" am in the Fourth
Ammunition Train, Fourth DIVISION,
attached to the Fourth Infantry and
Fourth Artillery. They all did their
share in this war, every one know all
about the Fourth Division in France.
! thought several times my time had
come, but | have made it through
so far. " d | have been nearly all
over France. We were eight days
crossing the ocean and landed at
Brest. We stayed there three days
and then were taken to BordeauN'
where we remained a month. We
then weer sent to the front at Cha
teau Therry, staying there a month,
From there We went to Metz, the
Germans had held Metz for 40 years.
We were on the firing line when
peace was declared, at little town
across the McuSc river. The town Is
called Miley, and it was surely shot
all TO pieces.
Haven't seen Roy since have
been over. | passed through town
where they said he was, but |
couldn't stop to find him.
81 will close now, with love, from
Oscar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
SOLDIER BOYS At
HOME AND ABROAD
Cread Fraley Arrives Home.

Cread Fraley, lS-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William S, Fraley, is
the first Ardmorc boy to reach home
after overseas service. He arrived IN
Ardmore on Christmas morning, al
ter six months service. Mr.. Fraley
was in the Third Construction Com
pany of the American Air Service
and was stationed in England
the time overseas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Corporal Winfrey Writes.

Iudge and Mrs. NJ. T. Wintrcy re-
ceived a letter this morning from
their son, NJ. +. Winirey OF the
United States marines, which bore
the date line OF Luxemburg, Nov.
Is. This is the first letter they have
received from him in three months.
From Associated Press dispatches
it is learned that it is the Second
Army, in support of the Army OF
@ ccupation, which is stationed at
Luxembourg. Corporal Winfrey stat
ed that they were moving as many as
$500 German guns, at time, from
that territory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Was in Treat EN- Rough Corps

Treat En- Rough Tank Corps,
son Of Mrs. \. NJ. Brady, has reached
New York City from active service
on the front. Sergeant Brady was
wounded in action and is now in
hospital where he will receive treat
ment until entirely recupcrated. \
wire to his mother at the time OF
receiving his wounds, stated that he
was only slightly wounded, and he Is
expected to reach home within a
few weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Harry Schwartz Returns.

Lieut.. Harry Schwartz OF the
United States Air Service, has re
turned from Langley Field, Hamp-
ton, Va, having been honorably dis
charged from the service. At the
time OF the armistice Lieutenant
Schwartz had expected to be sent
overseas, but after the signing OF the
armistice all orders Tor overseas
service were rescinded
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Ezra Dyer Longing for Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Dyer received a
letter yesterday from their son, Ezra
DYER, land Infantry, 36th Division,
in which he stated that he hoped to
be home in time to celebrate his
next birthday, which will be on the
10Th of January.
The boys are all speculating on
the time for us to reach home and
their gucsses are all the way from
30 days to four years We can only
hope of course, but have no idea
when we will start" The letter was
dated Nov. so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
HAS The KIDDIE
A SEVERE COLD?
DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-H Honey is Pleas
ant to Take and Works Like
Magic.

Its a happy cobination OF cough
relieving medicines that brings
quick relief where other remedies
fail.
Effective alike for children and
grownups. Helps to loosen the
phlegm and to ease breathing. 1t
soothes. promotes healing. and
while Nature is killing the infectious
germs, starts the sufferer toward
speedy recovery.
Priced as low as a genuinely good
cough and cold remedy can be sold
Tor SOC, 60c, S1.20.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
AMERICAN CASUALTIES

Complete casualty lists for all the
states received daily IN The Ard
moreite office. coming directly from
the war department, are now OH HE
at the Carnegie Library, Stanley.
Boulevard, between and + streets,
southwest. and can be inspected BY
anyone. Following will be found
the causalties for Oklahoma, Texas
Washington, d. c., Dec. 27.-The
American casualty list as fiyen for
the day by the war department N
cludes the following from Oklaho-
ma and Texas:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28

them being cases OF spinal meningitis
and influenza cases. ont OF this
number only six died, Mr., Byars will
remain in Ardmore for a few weeks,
but expects to be sent anywhere,
anytime" the government wants
him, he stated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Killed in Action
nLIaEnr,,a

Pvt. Robert Ramsey, Muse.
Texas
Capt. Harry T.. Windebank, san
Antonio; Lieut. Robert W. Brlhan,
Plainycw: PvtS. Willard II. Rice,
Dublin: Max G. Shiwetz, San An
tonic; Frank Stanek, Sh,ner; Thos.
II. Crosby, Clarksvlle; James NJ.
Curb, Myra; Other r, Allen, Pride.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Died of Disease.
Oklahoma.

Pvts. less L. Moore, McAlcatcr;
Elli, Step, Stillwell; Carlon w.
Southcrs. Enid; Charlie 7. Dury,
Bennington; Edwin w. Sclggs, kio-
wa: Roy X. Mcrsch, Chelsea.
Texas.
Corp. Henry Scott, EImira; Cooks
Robert Smith, Sour Lake; John W..
Micrs, McCaullcy; Dave II. War
rach. Houston: Pyts. David Black
man. Doucctte; Frank \. Nlement,
Buckholtz: F. !. Mcclellan, Led
better: Otho c. Posey. BrowusticiG;
Frank ". Simpson. IIagensport;
Herbert r. Florence, Leesburg; .jno.
IIirla,- praDh1u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28

Mechanic August {, Burger
Sealy: Pyts. Robert /. Wilson, At
well; John y. Bowers, Ladonia;
Silas /. Loter, Slidell; Joe !. Pin
son, Austin; Benjamin 9. William
son. Willis; Christ Satontz, san An
tonic; Lewis Grover Bryant, San
Antonio; Judge {, Carter, Nantis,
Roiise l.. Griffin, Nandaha; Walter
Y. Uaddock, IT. Worth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Died from Accident And Other
Causes

None reported from Oklahoma.
Texas
Pvt. Lon d. Compton, WaXa-
hachie: Pvt. Charles l.. WirS'1H.
Galveston
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Texas

Corps. Henry Drummond, Stam-
lord; Clyde Walston, Calvert; Pvts.
Jesse l.. Childress, Cripp; George
!. Christopher, Galveston; Archi-
lous c. Taylor, Bonbam; Timmie
Thomas. san Antonio; Iudson S.
Fisher, Ft. Worth; Anon l.. IIol-
colb, Brownwood; Ernest NJ. Burt,
Joseph, George Chudella, Whar-
ton: Marlin NJ. Davis, Mesquite;
lake /. Edwards, Winona; Walter
McFlhancy, Athens; Thomas Al
bert Price, Alvarado: Charles B.
Root. Port Arthur; John K. Boo
her. Forrestburg; Edward Groene-
weld, Corpu, Christi; Luther Hooks,
Sparger: Charues T. Mocglin, Fit.
NcKavct: Walter b. Rose, Oilton;
Grover c. Sapp, Mt. Enterprise;
lohu R. Sturdiyaut, Houston; Eu-
nice Rhodeu. Livingston; Rucl
Walthall. Mckinney; Noah NJ.
Whitsitt. Homestead; Ford F.
Gruudy. Galveston; Oscar Houser,
Silsbcc: Joseph A. Hudek, Adkins;
Stephen d. Kennedy, Lanred; Emil
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28
Died of Wounds.
Oklahoma.

Mechanic Karl ID. Trimble, Okla
homa City; Pvt, Henry Il. Vaughn.
Kusa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-28

soon, according to letter from him'
also received yesterday.
The letter from Oscar follows;
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
When the "Asses"
Awaken

L is beginning to dawn on the German
mind that moral forces weight the scales
of war; but the Germans are bound in their
Mephistophelian bonds. They sold their
conscience to their General Staff and they
have to pay its wages. Before the war Won
Bulow described the German people as
political asses" and hoped that the cx-
perience which needed to teach them
wisdom would not prove too severe Their
political folly consisted in their subser-
vience to militarist philosophy and a mill
tarst rule. To-day the German press is
vociferating against the idea of leaving il
to their General Staff to decide the terms
of peace; it would have been we'll for the
Germans had they never left it to their
General Staff to determine the outbreak Of
war.-London Neacs
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
ITO What Elements the Hun
l. Addresses Himself

In view of such things one cannot
the military situation should be known
as widely as possible. The enemy's ap-
peal to be saved from the just conse-
quences of his crimes is addressed to
three forces-avarice, fatigue and ig-
norance. These alone can support him.
With avarice-that is, financial intrigue
One can only deal by exposure. With
fatigue one can only deal by persuasion
But with ignorance one can deal by.
recital of facts which all can under
stand. 1t is greatly to be desired-and
| have said it over and over again in
the last four years, and it is not yet too
late-lt is greatly to be desired that
public authorities in each Allied country
should publish those truths on the mill
tary situation which are known to enemy
authorities as we'll as our own, but
which our public is not generally told
For instance, how many American
citizens who may read this appreciate
that the number of American soldiers
landed in Europe in six weeks is su-
perior TO the whole German recruitment
Of one year? How many know that in
order to stop the Americans and French
IN the Champagne quarter all the mov-
able German divisions were moved, and
yet the effort of the enemy failed?
What the reply to the encmy's peace
appeal may be by the time this appears
none can yet tell. But | repeat that if
merely the elements of the military sit
uation were publicly appreciated in the
Allied countries by civilian opinion the
reply to that appeal would be as certain
as it would be simple. The Prussian
government tells US that if we demand
justice and refuse its cry for mercy
it will act as they did after a similar
offer in 1916"
They cannot, and for four reasons.
First, there is no collapse like that of
Russia III prospect; second, they have
not the mon; third they are losing de-
pcndents and servants; fourth, in 1916
they had still proved in practice capable
of holding a defensive line, to-day in
practice they fail to hold it.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
evelling Up the Free
s1 People s Schools

Nor does the act touch our ancient public
s'hoois, like Eton and Harrow and Win
chester. The object will be not to interfere
win what you would call high schools and
BOARDING schools, but to level up the free
Peoples schools until they are as good as
"e institutions where fees are charged
'''u hrst we must improve the salaries of
"achers. In 1914 the average pay of a
'"aie teacher in our state schools was only
'S'o year. Head teachers received 5000
year. Women earned only $3.50 a year, or
'0' mead teachers $3.50 year. To Ameri-
N'"S these figures are incredible. But
""s'ahd has always underpaid intellect. 1t
- true of her churches, which are, there
'''e' snort of clergy In factories where
nahaworkers were paid peace wages
u go week the expert chemist would
's paid $40. When war broke out we had,
therefore, only 1900 trained chemists in
.'s country, while in the fatherland four
'"an Trims alone had Thousand.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
at England Is Doing for Her Schools

The machinery of the act is simple. Edu-
cation is managed by counties and large
cities, each with a council, working under
central department in London Roughly,
have spent s12oooo,ooo year
on our state schools. Half this money is
paid out Of imperial taxes and the other
half is found locally by rates on property.
Mr.. Fisher now asks each county or city
to prepare complete scheme for approval.
He thus encourages variety and expert
ment Most of the additional cost will be
met by the Treasury. The old plan of pay
ing schools according to the results of ex-
aminations is dropped. The most useful
school may be dealing with the most back
ward pupils. The tendency is thus toward
a more centralized finance, and this ten
dency is welcomed by the Labor party.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
citing Close to
~ the Ideal

Many of would like to see free high
schools universal in England. The con-
tinuation class, added to the existing state
school, will bring US very near to that
ideal especially if a proportion of places
in fee-paying schools are thrown open to
the poor children. The aim will be to sift
out ability and reserve it for the universi-
ties. After the war the state will REQUIRE
an immense army of civil servants, trained
in languages, history, science, and, above
all, in the ideals of citizenship. In 1914
we had 10000 doctors of all kinds MANY
of these men have retired, and the figure
does not include dental surgeons An ap-
palllng mass Of disease was aggravated by
sheer neglect. In years to come we must
double our medical help, sadly overworked
at the moment and depleted by military
eXlgencles. If our commerce is to recover
1t must be served by the highest intellect.
And if we are to hold influence in lands
like India we must be able to furnish a
constant supply of workers, who will de-
vote their lives not to making money, but
to carrying out public purposes. Any re-
sponsibiites undertaken by Britain in
other fields like the Ottoman Empire
will add to the force of this argument.
With six and half million men in the
army and navy, and many other millions
working on munitions, we are bound to
think out the problem of reconstruction,
years 1t may be in advance of the neces-
sity. Any mistake here would throw mill
ions into unemployment and provoke dam
gcrous unrest. If time should come
when people will want work we think that
we cannot do better than set them to i'm
prove our schools by adding new space
where needed and filing up the gaps. The
war to-day absorhs all our efforts, and our
men will not come home until Germany is
beaten; but when they do, that, we think.
will be the time to remove all children
from industry, and so make places for
their fathers, their unclcs and their elder
brothers. We do not want the German
system where every young brain is moulded
in the same way-to think the same
thought. But we do hope that by patient
effort we may gradually ameliorate defects
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
Rut They Were Sadly
- Mistaken

Turn to the political side Before
the offensive in July the dependents Of
Prussia were a solid block, strong
enough on Asian fronts and immensely
strong and apparently impregnable in
Macedonia. Russia had disappeared.
We had against us apparently popula-
tions of 15O,000,000 and armies of r.
100000. To-day the Bulgars have gone
the Turkish empire is cut off by land
and Allcnby has accounted, with one
tremendous blow for one third of the
total Turkish armies and onc-half Of
their effective strength. The Turks had
100000 men organized in units; of
these, some 100000 were fully equipped
and in fighting order in Palestine, the
Caucasus and Mcsopotamia. The re-
manning 10000 arc the palace guard at
Constantinoplc, or arc garrisoning in
Asia Minor, and some few arc still at
the Danube.
The great victory in Palestine at one
stroke carried off just under $4,000
within ten days. But the detection of
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13

port. The remaining cighty-hve div-
sions capable of action on the front were
spread out all along the line not then
actively engaged-that is, all the wAy
from the North Sea to Chateau Thierry
and all the way from the Argonne Forest
to the Swiss frontier.
Such, say, was the mere numerical
situation when the enemy had his Of
1enslvc of July all ready; just one-third
of his available forces were lined up in
one sector for attack rather more than
four-ninths were holding the rest of the
line easily and amply, and just under
two-nlnths were standing by as general
reserves to be drawn upon at will for anv
purpose required. All fighting divisions
were at least at full fighting strength.
1000 bayoncts to division of $4,000
men, Two and three-quarter million
men were in line, nearly two million of
them infantry.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
Soto Voce

THE latest Hun method of propaganda-
= by whisper-has moral for US in this
country. If Germany in her esperation must
employ women to make "sotto voce remarks"
in theatres and public places in order to
encourage the people, it is for Us to dis
courage the whisper at home Whisper
methods show that the Hun realizes the
psychological value of such channels. News
which is whispered to you as a great Sc
cret is often received with more credence
than II 1t were shouted from the housetops.
sense of sharing in secret predisposes
the listener to believe the story which must
be told sotto vocc. That way rumor grow.
The dropped voice, the murmured Have
you heard -' which preface more or
less clrcumstantial story do more to spread
false news than proclamation through a
megaphone. 1t IS generally bad news that
sets two heads noddng. The whisperer
revels In disasters If you tell him good
news-even in whisper-he doubts it.
Don't N6-speE--I~oasdon Express.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
I Nhen They Were All
B Heavily Beaten

OF tho remaining, at the most 1S5 di-
visions. sixty were drawn up both on the
front line and in immediate reserve for
what was to have been the decisive bat
tic, great offensive on either side of
Rheims upon a front of fifty miles, the
offensive of July Is which failed. Some
forty more were held in general reserve
that is, they were not engaged, even on
the quiet sectors of the line, and could be
summoned at short notice to whatever
point seemed to offer 4 chance of success
extensively or defensively to need sup
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
THE Enemy Still Held
Il the Initiative

In the mean time, the Allies, in spite
OF the rapidly arriving American con-
tingent, still had an inferiority in num-
bers, nor had they the initiative-that
is, the power of deciding where and
when troops must concentrate. They
were still anxiously dependent upon the
enemy's initiative
Now look at the present situation,
that which has provoked the enemys at.
tempt at negotiated peace,tand note
the contrast. To-day, or rather ten
days ago, the total German divisions
in the west were but 1911, of which
twenty at least were not available for
action. In place of 1856 divisions avail
able tor action certainly there are not
more than III available, and at this
actual moment this is not much. Four
teen divisions were broken up TO fill
gaps and divisions that we're so organ
lied as not to be at full strength The
Allied numbers one is not allowed to
give. Theirs is now a large, rapidly
growing numerical superiority.
But the mere fact of reduced numbers
and divisions facing an increasing num-
ber of opponents is only half of the
story When the offensive of July Is
was launched by the enemy, exactly fifty
miles of the front--just over 10 per cent
of the line-was what the French call
"alight that is, intensvely engaged
The remaining 400-odd miles were quics-
cent.
To-day everything is "alight' from
the marshes of the User to the Meuse-
81 per cent of the hnc-and some three
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13

Nor is this ALL At the moment of
since the counter offensive was launched
by the Allies and the initiative and vic
tory passed over to them. AS | have
said, this period accounts for 250,000
prisoners and 5000 guns, but quarter
of this total in prisoners and third of
the captured guns belong to the last ten
days alone.
Here is yet another way of putting
the situation: The number of Ameri-
cans (not the total Americans, but the
trained troops entering the feld) dur
ing this short period is greater than all
the German recruitment of this year,
quite apart from the French and Brit
ish recruitment which is available If
to these numbers one is permitted to
add the contrast in munitionment and
aircraft, the conclusion would be still
more striking.
Turn from this matter Of numbers to
the main lateral communication of the
Allies, the. Calais -Amiens- Paris -Chalons-
Nancy railway, was cut in two places.
The total enemy lateral communication
through Metz, Mezieres and Lille was
scores of miles from the Allied guns
To-day the latter is uncut, but at three
points our guns are already at twelve
fifteen and nine thousand yards range,
while the former has been completely
restored. The enemy is ''out of range"
of it everywhere
New-York tribune., 1918-10-13

crs and 5000 guns, and in total
casualties he counts certainly not less
than 100000, and probably much more.
Another way of putting it is that one
man out of ten all told and one of every
seven in the infantry who answered the
rollcall last July is now a prisoner, and
three men out Of ten in the infantry at
rollcall eleven weeks ago--that compar-
atively recent date-arc to-day in the
hospital, missing or dead