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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
AMERICANS BILLETED
IN FRENCH TOWNS
GO WITHOUT COFFEE

Headquarters American Troops
Withthe British Army in France,
May 20.-(Correspondence OF The
Associated ress).-American boys
billetted in northern France before
being brigaded with the British
troops at the front are accepting the
new conditions philosophically and
adapting themselves readily. with
the exception OF the use OF tea as i
substitute for coffee with breakfast.
They found this change too violent.
For military reasons it appeared
necessary that the Americans bri-
gaded with the British be served the
British ration. They will be al
lowed % acquire the tea habit grad
ually, however, ii they want to, cof-
fee being served with breakfast as
usual.
With the coffee they will get
bread. ard am regularly sausage
sometimes and bacon now and then.
Their dinner at 1880 will consist OF
meat, bread, cheese, pudding and po
tatoes, varied with other vegetables
when they are obtainable. The eve
ming meal at about o'clock com
priSes bread and butter, jam with
tea and extras occasionally.
The rations are good and abun-
dant and when the American boy
gets accustomed to them he thrives
on them.
BOYS who never saw tidewater be
fore they embarked on this expedi-
tion require about week TO lose
their 5ea-sick aid homesick expires
sion and to find that barn floor is
not. after all, as hard as it seemed at
first During a halt in long march,
with orc bank OF a ditch for a pill
low and the other for foot-rest q
lot of them were sleeping today in
the shade of a hedge as peacefully |
as they would in their accustomed |
beds. They were quite as much at
home as if they had always been
there.
Another contingent, more recent
y landed, and still struggling with
the difficulties afforded contrast
that showed impressively what the
other boys had overcome They
seem to be getting the good care
hey need, so far as war conditions
will permit.
Give them a week" said an Of
icer, then you will find them an
different lot OF boys"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
--Fonville Photo.
Photo.

bar to prosecution and no claims
OF inability to obtain employment
for either rich or poor may be
pleaded as a defense. Lapses into
idleneSs will not be tolerated be-
cause each week of idleness consti-
tutes separate offense,
A vagrant is defined as an habit
ual loiterer, one habitually intoxi-
Gated, addicted to the use OF mar
cotic drugs, 4 professional gambler,
or an able-bod>ed person supported
in whole or i'll part by the labor
of any woman or child
Any peace officer who fails to
enforce the act is subject to prose
cution for non-performance of duty
and removal from office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23

writes that he is well and has seen
many beautiful bits Of scenery since
his arrival in France.
William NJ. Ratliff, who was
among the last of the Carter Coun-
ty selected men to leave, is now at
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala.
In speaking OF his trip to camp he
paid tribute to the Red Cross chap
ters that served them with food and
smokes en- route. He says: The
Red Cross is fine thing; every one
should put his shoulder to the wheel
and help it, for these women are
sure enough mothers to the sol
diers."
A letter has also been received
from Grover Godfrey, another Car
ter County boy in service. He is
stationed at Camp Mcclellan, Ala.
He says the boys are all getting
to go over The farm
ing section OF Alabama looks very
prosperous. The weather has been
fine with many good rains. He
closes his letter saying that he had
cotton word OF Carter County's Red
Cross activities, Il think The Red
Cross is one of the greatest organi-
iation we have; help all YOU can"
MIR. Godfrey is member OF Bat
cry +. lllth Field Artillery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
ASKS COURT TO DISSOLVE
PARTNERSHIP: HAS BEEN
ORDERED TO CAMP CODY

Archie Alexander owned an in
terest in drug store in Win and
wanted to sell it. as he has beer
called TO enter the service next
Monday and go to Camp Cody. y.
VI. He filed petition in the dis
trict court yesterday against W. A.
Wilson, his partner. and against the
firm of Wilson & Alexander. asking
that the partnership between he and
Wilson be dissolved. that the prop
erty be sold and the proceeds dis
tributed and that a received be sp-
pointed to take charge OF the busi-
ness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
PREPARING TO PERFECT
INDIAN TRAILS ASSN

Paul B. Smith, secretary of the
Chamber OF Commerce, is sending
out letters to all the towns that have
perfected organizations in the In
dian Trails Association, notifying
them that special meeting is to be
called soon to perfect permanent
working body. He suggests in his
letter that they talk the matter over
and select their delegate that they
may be in readiness TO send him
when the meeting date is fixed and
that they may fully instruct him as
to their views on the questions TO
be then considered. Col. Sidney
Suggs IS still at work organizing
towns along the line and is meeting
with success. he having not yet fail
ed to organize in any town he has
visited
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
NO LOAFING NOW
ALLOWED IN KENTUCKY
From Age 10 to 90 Everybody Must
Work.

Frankfort, Ky. June 22.-No able
bodied male resident of Kentucky
between the ages of 10 and 90 may
loaf. until six months after peace is
declared He must, according to i
bill passed at recent session OF the
legislature, work for at least 80
hours week. Otherwise he shall
be held a vdgrant and fined not
less than $40 nor more than $l00
for each ofiensc.
Apparently, the idler may not pay
his fine, escape cXertion and relapse
into idleness As part of his pun
iShment he must work not exceed
ing Oh days upon public roads or
streets, or some other public work.
Possession of riches will be no
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
Wild Rwmn@rs | Have Km@wm

regarded in France. We can trust
General Pershing and the French
officers for that. And the still
worse rumor, that they wanted no
more OF our troops over there, has
been killed by the earnest pleas for
more and more men that have rung
in our ears and hearts, and rebuked
our slowness. We are rushing our
troops over with the certainty that
they are more than wanted-that
they are looked for with passionate
eagerness.
Very recently | have heard that
the American Red Cross has issued
orders to the effect that no more
surgical dressings are to be made
in This country! They are to be
made only in France. Having re-
ceived this order" our local chap
ter smiled, and kept on making
them
These are a few specimens-ru-
mors that have come to me per
sonally, and that have vainly en-
deavored to combat That | ven
tured 10 believe. something con
trary to what Everybody was say
ing was due to my ignorance. my
prejudice, or my absurd idealism.
That was proved right in every
case never made dent in the CON
sciousncss OF the rumor mongers.
They merely hunted for few more
unfounded lies wherewith to sustain
their pesSimSm or their latent dis !
loyalty. They could never give a
satisfactory account of the origin |
OF the rumors. In most cases the
origin was plain on the face of
them; but the half-hearted Ameri-
cans who spread them believed them
simply because they wanted to.
All this is not constructive crit
iclsm; it stirS no one up to greater
effort; it is paralyzing in its effect.
In the course of little time the
logic Of events will usually disprove
these things as surely as the logic
OF reason should do at the begin
ming; in the meantime much harm
may be done. As balance to our
splendid Crcdo we should have
precautionary 'non-credo o"-an in
yentory OF supposable things head
ed: do not believe" This will
dispose of lew wild rumors about
affairs and persons on both sides
Of the water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
A ARDMORE MEN
ON IMPORTANT
WAR COMMITTEE

Four Ardmorc men have been
named on the committee for the
southern military department of the
national war work council and have
been called to a meeting to be held
at the St. Anthony hotel in San
Antonio, Saturday, June %, when
they will meet the chairman of the
committee. George W. Perkins Of
New York, and John X. Mott Of
the y. NJ. {. a. The Ardmore men
are p. c. Dings, Writ Franklin,
Roy NJ. Johnson and Jake l.. Ha-
mon.
A national committee has been
organized with Mr.. Perkins as
chairman to bring the requirements
of the American expeditionary
forces and the allied armies before
the American people. This com
mittee includes the foremost bust
ness men, economists and humani-
tarians in the country being as fol-
lows:
f. W. Aver, Philadelphia; George
F. Baker, New York Edward w.
Box. Philadelphia; George w.
Brown. New York; l.. a. Crossett,
Boston; Charles r. Crane, Chi
cago; Whitford Cole, indianapolis A.;
Cleveland II. Dodge, Des Moines; ;
Robert y. Dollar, Portland, Ore;
Coleman DUPONT, New York; f. L. |
Doheny, Providence; John ]. Ea- ]
gan. Cleveland; Henry Ford, De
troit; James b. Forgan. Chicago; I
Carter Glass, Lynchburg, Va; Ar
thur c. James. James n. Jarvis
and l.. Roger Kemp. New York;
:. 5. kresge, St. Louis; James Lo-
gan, R. \. Long. Kansas City; vii
liam NJ. Ladd. Samuel Mather. Gov
crnor Carl Milliken, OF Maine; \.
W. Mellen, Pittsburgh; Cyrus II.
Mccormick, Chicago; John K.
Mott, Washington; John :. Pills
bury. Minneapolis; James 4. Pat
en-. Chicago; William Cooper Proc
or, Julius Rosenwald. Chicago:
Ohm d. Rockefello. Jr.. New York
William Sloane. New York; John
l.. Severance. Jacob Schiff. T.. +.
and Rodman Wanamak-
#, New York, and W. II. Tait OF
New Haven.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
SENDS SISTER RELIC
FROM WESTERN FRONT

One Of the most interesting relics
from the immediate war zone is a
small piece OF canvas cut from a
boche air plane and sent to Miss
Minette De Spain by her brother.
James K. De Spain. Company +.
First Regiment L. 6. Engineers.
now in active service in France. He
writes that the machine was brought
down. ahre, May IS. 4 clear insight
to the morale of the American bows
is gained in one paragraph OF the
letter which reads: "One of the
boys proposed going over TO Mont
didier TO the German canteen, the
other night to get some beer. but
we decided we would not be well
come and did not goi"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Carpenter
received a letter from their son.
Corp. Elton Carpenter. who is also
with the American Expeditionary
Force in France. He is member OF
the Thirty-hfth Engineers. He
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
BY Marion Cauthony Smith
'Copyrighted 1918. American De-

.
tense Society,"
There are all sorts OF propaganda
lists, from the German snake who
kills by sccre: diabolical devices, or
poisons the thoughts OF men by
tongue and pen. to the blind Amer
lean pacifist, and the credulous one
who believes and spreads lying ru-
mors. In the course of the past
year alone / have made choice
collection of bits of news actively
propagated by these conscious or
unconscious agents OF Germany !;
and present few OF these delect-
able rumors. accompanied by their
refutations.
Last summer people who had
been in France said that the spirit
of France was breaking; that the
poilus had to be forced back to
the ranks and even drugged; that
the French people were against the
war; and that compromise peace
was inevitable. Since then the peo-
pie and the soldiers of France have
given splendid evidence of an un-
broken spirit and we know that
the wave of encouragement that
made itself ielt temporarily in
France was the work of the deadly
olo-Caillaux propaganda.
1t was rumored that in Belgium
the people were becoming content
under German rule %; that there
was a large pro-Gcrman element
among the Belgians and that the
invaders had succeeded in separat
ing the tlemings and Walloons,
and making common cause with the
former. Since then the Bclgians
have spoken with no uncertain
voice, and these incredible Sian
derS against L martyred people are
sufficiently reiuted
We know what was said OF our
soldiers in l'rance-against their
character; and also heard (anoth- |
er last summer slander) that some
OF the French we're saving that 1t |
was worse than an invasion of the !
BocheS' to have them there! 1t IS
possible that few individuals made |
little obnoxious at
first, before they settled down to
their strict training; but we know
now absolutely what the character
Of our army is, and how they are !
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
Alleged to Have Stolen Oats.

Jim Beats was tried in Justice
Franklin Bourland's court yesterday
on a charge ol larceny. 1t was al
legged he stole a load OF sheaf oats
from the field of Mrs. Millie Blay-
lock. northeast of Ardmorc. Jim
Carter. deputy sheriff. irailed the
wagon from the field to Beats house
and arrested him. lie was convict
ed and fined 81 and costs. 1t was
shown that this was his first offense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
Kird-Hearted.

Richmond Times Dispatch: He
(brutally)-Women have no sense
of humor, anyhow.
She (pointcdly)-Oh, yes, they
have. The reason they don't laugh
at the funny things they see is be-
cause they don't want to hurt the
poor things feelings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23

on English and French towns. 1t
will. recall the observation Of keen
French gentleman, who said "Hunt-
ing re tigar-r is re fine sport, but
when re tigar-r hunt re man it ee'
different"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
Pharmaceutical Supplies.

Louisville Courier ournal 81
suppose you would get rich if you
could supply people with the tints
of youth ?"
81 do pretty well in that line,
the druggist replied. However, |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
ELECTRIC PARK OPENS

Regular street Car service to
Electric park beginning today. Com
fort Of visitors carefully looked aft
er.-(Adv)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
Rcprisals.

Philadelphia Press: Germans are
protesting against the bombing of
their towns by allied airmen, which
are retaliatins for German outrages
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23

know | could amass fortune if |
could furnish that salve tor con-
sciences you hear SO much about
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23

Austria was the first country to
use postcards. They became part OF
that courtry's postal service in 1869.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-23
THE POWER OF MUSIC
by
WALDO PONDRAY WARREN


Make life for Music will
All the desires will
rhythm and harmony of life.
In the hour Music will upif your spirit
faculty being.
In the hour work will rejoice in the energy
Music has
In the hour jubilee Music will
safe for all that is dull and commonplace
the of
perfume your life with the breath of heaven
In the hour of fellowship Music will your spirit unity
and understanding
In the hour of love Music will magnify
the meaning of existence
bring sacred glory to the
In the hour death Music will speak
nifty of joy and
In the hour of vision Music will
and bring into reality the things that were
the hour of high Music
soul an durg them forward and glorious
Such
there will life uness
and JOY.
Luke's Music Store
Established 1895 Ardmores Vicrola Center 24W
Evening star., 1918-02-08

eiai slvsftlsaf ,pgspes3ties; sxp>ss,seS e's, -
|ss:s:s ss:s:s e ~ g. Z & sln e g 9 =. - (
Evening star., 1918-02-08

YOUNG LADIES for millinery
workroom; those with expert.
ence preferred. Apply Supt.,
Hecht & Co., $3.50 9TH st. NV
Evening star., 1918-02-08

BOYS AND GIRLS for bundle
wrappers and floor messengers ;
must be at least IS years old; per-
manent positions. Apply Supt.,
Hecht & Co., $3.50 9TH st. NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

SEVERAL cashiers and adding
machine operators; also young
girls, about 16 years of age, to
.assort checks. Apply Cashier,
4th floor, Palais Royal, G and
nth sts.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

FANCY ironers and machine
operators, experienced, and also
girls willing to learn. Star Laun-
dry, 1915 I4th. 81
Evening star., 1918-02-08

WANTED-Laborers, at once,
for Camp Humphrey, Belvoir,
Va. Apply Isadore Freund, 1915
9TH st. NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

EXPERIENCED GIRL for candy store Appl
924 9th st. NV.
EXPERIENCED salespeople fo,
hosiery, neckwear, leather good!
and silk petticoats. Frank r
Jelleff, Inc.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
WANTED-HELP.
SALES sMEN.

ACTIVE YOUNG MAN, for morning newspaper
work; good pay: permanent job. Call 72S
me-, or phone Lincoln 5si.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

FILE CLERKS Experienced
no others need apply. Carroll
Electric Co., 7I4 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

AISLE GIRLS, bundle wrappers
and messengers; experience not
necessary. Apply, at once, to Mr..
c. L. Lewis, Goldenberg's, 9TH
opd Y efc ., ,,y
Evening star., 1918-02-08

wANTED-Two or three hrst-class front men
for a large grocery. Apply by letter. Address
Box Ill R. Star office. 10"
Evening star., 1918-02-08

TWO experienced washers on automobiles. Ap-
ply FEDERAL Taxicab Co., 212 18th at. NV.
WALTERS (3), nrst-class. at once. 1908 Pa.
ave. NV. -
WALTERS. cooks. dishwashers. Victory LUNCH
1724 Pa. ave. NV. 10s
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
Thirty DROWN
WHEN STEAMER
LAKE CITY SINKS
Vessel Cut Half in Two When
Rammed by "Tanker;;'
Victims Trapped in
Their Bunks.

Key West, Fla, Oct. 6.-Thirty
members of the crew of the Ameri
can cargo steamer Lake City lost
their lives in the sinking of the
steamer in a collision with the
tanker James MCGEE of this port
Thursday night. The Lake City
carried a crew of IS men.
The McGee struck the Lake City
amidships and cut the steamer half
in two. The Lake City. which was
owned by the United States Ship
ping board. sank in three minutes.
Of the so members of the crew
who went down with their vessel, it
is believed that most were caught
While asleep in their hunks and had
little or no chance to escape.
The MCGEE was disabled and
brought to this port. According to
officers of the tanker, her engines
were stopped Immediately follow
ing the impact of the collision and
boats lowered to search for men,
bers of the crew of the Lake City.
These boats remained out all night,
making a complete search in an en-
deavor to pick up survivors IT,
succeeded however, in finding only
five men.
No cause has been assigned for
the accident, but it is generally be-
lieved among seamen here that the
collision was due to the two vessels
running without lights.
Newport, Oct. 6.-The explosion
that sent the American cargo steam
er San Saba to the bottom off Bar
gate, N. J., was caused either by a
mine or a torpedo, in the opinion
of four survivors of the ship, who
were landed here tonight The body
of one seaman, native of the West
Indies, also was brought here. The
rescued men were picked up from
the wreckage of the San Saba by
passing steamer. Two OF them were
merchant marine officers, one OF
whom was severely injured.
An Atlantic Port, Oct. 6,--The
United States patrol boat 397 was
rammed by another vessel off this
port in Long Island sound today
and sank within a few minutes. No
lives were lost
The 3o7 was struck amidships,
the other craft being unable to stop
or change its course. There was no
time to launch the life bo4s on the
3oI. Half of the crew was asleep
below when the collision occurred
and they tumbled out quickly, many
Of them jumping overheard with
out clothing. The other vessel
stood by and took off the officers
ard men of the 3o7 and then picked
up all those in the water.
The officers and crew of the lost
vessel, numbering 81 men, were
brought into the harbor here and
landed. Many of them were wrap
ped only in blankets but only one,
the commanding officer was hurt,
his injuries being slight.
It was learned tonight that Rear
Admiral William A. Gill was on
hoard the 1917 at the time it was
rammed. He is said to have been
inspecting submarines at this port.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
New Omaha Lodge Degree of
Honor Formed Friday

A splendid meeting for the pur-
pose of organizing the new Omaha
lodge No. IA, Degree of Honor. the
baby lodge of Nebraska, was held
Friday evening, October 4th. The
following were elected officers: Wms.
]. Hotz, post chief of honor; Har-
riet L. Cochran, chief of honor;
Brownie Rothke, lady Of honor;
Bernice PARROT. chief Of ceremonies;
Philip Strell, usher; Robert Sarkett,
recording fnancier; Charles Phelps.
treasurer; Eleanor Lambredt, inner
watch; Emily Barker, outer watch;
Gertrude Parker, musician; DR..
Smith, physician; Eva Nelzenbaum,
Elmer Norstrom and Carrie Miller,
trustees.
Post chief of honor VIM. J. Hotz
was elected as representative to the
grand lodge session at Hastings.
Neb., beginning October 9.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
Omaha Soldier Killed With
Canadian Troops in France

Word has just been received that
another Omaha boy, Joseph M.
Sears of the Canadian expeditionary
forces. was killed in action August
Is, somewhere in France.
Mr.. Sears enlisted with the Ca
madam forces when the war was first
started and has been "over seas"
continuously since then.
He was educated in the Omaha
schools, having attended Lake
school, and had lived in Omaha the
greater part of his life. He was a
Spanish war veteran. having gone
through the entire PHILIPPINE CAM
oaign. Mr.. Sears was a nephew of
Mrs. A. N. Ferguson, Mrs. NJ. F.
Sears, and the late Mrs, A. ]. Pop
pleton. Surviving him is a sister,
Mrs. H. B. Dixon, wife of Captain
Dixon, ,Waukesha. Wis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
Public Invited to Visit
QuaIo- BRAID Mill TUESDAY,

The Qualo- Braid mill, 40l0 Hami1-
ton street, is so rushed with WORK
that it has started working day and
night in an effort to fill its orders.
1t has extended an invitation
through the Chamber of Commerce
10 the people of Omaha to visit the
mill Tuesday evening between $50
and 10 o'clock, to see how shoe laces
and braids are being turned out on
The seven electrical braiding ma
chimes. This will be the first ami
versary of the establishment of'the
mill which now turns out more than
100000 yards of these products
month.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07

each under direction of county
secretary. Clay county is one of
the first counties where the plan will
be tried out.
1t is figured by association Off
Gals that a county can be organized
and the organization put on firm
working basis for $4,000 for the
first year. This sum will pay the
salary of the secretary. his clerk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
Broken Water Main Floods
Easements in Neighborho0d

A water main at Twenty-seventh
street and Poppleton avenue, burst
Saturday afternoon and could not be
shut off for three hours. -Four mains
cross at the intersection and con-
siderable trouble was experienced in
finding the one broken Before the
sewers could be opened the base
uents in the homes of Oscar Carl
spr. lI0o South Twenty-seVenth
street and Mrs. Marie Mekrendurg.
1907 South Twenty-seyenth street,
we're Hooded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
Nationwide Survey for
Women Capable of Nursing

Frank Judson, state director of
the Red Cross, has received a tele-
gram from national headquarters
concerning the nationwide survey
of nurses to record every American
woman, no matter where located,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
Soldier Arrested viii Be
Held as Possible DeSerter

Oscar Elings, a soldier, was ar
rested by military police last night,
ami brought to police station and
charged with being drunk. He was
held for safe-keeping, and is thought
by military police to be deserter
from Fort Sill. Ok.