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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
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Secretary Baker brings back from
France a new explanation OF the
term SAMMY generally applied
TO our troops abroad.
When the Americans FIRST landed
on the other side. he SAYS. they
were met everywhere with shouts Of
Viva IAmerique" tHurrah for
America and Nos Amis~ Jour
friends) The first OF these greet
ings was ineligible enough to any
of the newcomers, however ignor-
ant of French. But the second was
a puzzler. Pronounced "No-Zammy-
with emphasis on the fanny" it
sounded more like Sammy" than
anything else. Our boys took il Tor
that. and thus the name came into
general use.
Most Americans have assumed
that the name was adapted from
Uncle SAM Its acceptance was
helped, IN any event, BY the TACT
that it suggested that derivation.
One explanation IS just As good
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
NO TIME FOR LOAFERS.

A. p. Marsh, former mayor OF
Madill, who has just been appointed
city manager OF that city under the
new board OF commissioners. re
Gently elected, is a man thoroughly
qualified Tor the place by expert
ence and ability. and that he has
a comprehensive idea OF the scope
of his work at this time is evidenced
by an open letter he has addressed
10 the people OF Madill, coincident
with assuming the duties OF his Of
lice. Mr. Marsh SAYS:
Il stand squarely with the county
council OF defense in what they are
requiring in the way OF vagrancy
laws being enforced. and with the
enforcement OF the slogan 60 to
work. go TO war, or go TO jail. We
are after the fellow that S not doing
anything. We have no place for
the gambler. and our city laws in
regard to gambling in any form
such as playing the slot machine.
punch boards and any game OF
chance. will be enforced. The small
boys Is well as older men are vast
ing money and learning the game.
Our BOYS are in the front and
getting ready to so. and we must
do our part to win the war. The
low down >coundrel that wont help
and II he doe, help little takes
the advantage 10 profitcet 70 get
cven-is not our kind OF an Ameri-
can citizen"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
SWELLING THE ARMY.

MAJOR General Goethals. quarter
master general, is making provision
for an army of 100000 men. He
expects that many to be under arms
by July !. On April our military
forces in France and in our home
training camps, numbered l600,-
OO. The April call brought 100000
more and another contingent OF
100000 is called for the latter part
of this month. Thus by midsum-
mer we shall have under arms sew
cral hundred thousands more troops
than previous plans contemplated.
Hy the end OF the calendar year the
number is expected to reach 3,000,-
coo. The increase is due TO an
appreciation OF the need of greater
haste.
That is huge army. We have
more men under arms already than
We ever had during the Civil war,
and we shall probably double or
treble the present number before
we are through Since Secretary
Baker returned from France, au-
thorities at Washington are talking
OF an army OF 100000, 1t may
come to that ,as we face the stern
duty ahead OF us and prepare TO
take tired Engand's place, as she
.Ook Frances.
Even with that vast quantity OF
thrown into the scale,
our contribution will be compare
lively light, measured by the toll the
var has already taken of our allies.
treat Britain, with less than hail
,ur population, has raised an army
f more than 100000. France, with
ess than two-hfths of our popula-
ion, has already had 100000 men
,illed and as many more captured
IT disabled ii we succeed in mo-
'ilizing 5000 600 by the end of the
ear, it will be no more than the
ornament French losses by that
Ime.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
THE DEVILS POCKETBOOK.
Confidential Correspondence of the
Devil to the Kaiser).
BY Eugene II. Blake
of the Vigilantes.

Internal Palace, Hades.
My Dear Wilhelm;
keep hearing discouraging thing )
about our imperial finances. In
fact, somebody said your pocket
book is about as shrivellcd up as the
stomach OF a grizzly bear when 1t
comes out in the spring.
It's jolly good news, though, to
learn that you did not consider it
necessary to keep the promises made
to get the Russians TO lay down
their arms and that you are stretch
ing your purse with Russian indem-
mites. But Wilhelm, as you and
[ use out OF the same pocketbook,
| must suggest that you are going
about the rest OF these money mat
terS in the wrong way ii YOU expect
to stretch the American end OF our
pocketbook from New York to San
Francisco. Frankly, some OF your
mouthpieces talk TOO much. In
fact, Won Bethmann-Hollweg talk
ed too soon. Way back yonder
about a year ago, he let the United
States know too much when he told
the reichstag:
After Germany has won, the
United States will find herself con-
fronted with an indemnity claim
which will about equal the entire
amount expended by Germany in
the whole war. For every loan to
the allies. for every bullet. every
she'll, every gun, every conceivable
item OF war material shipped by
America to the allies there will be
an accounting in gold
Bully plan. Wilhelm, to soak them
for about a hundred billion dollars.
but it's such a pity you let the de-
taiis out. You see the United
States is asking its people to invest
a few billions in government bonds.
and this will make them anxious
to lend to their government now
rather than give it all to the kaiser
later.
Yours for annexations and indem-
mites. Beelzebub.
Prince of devils and kaiser of Hadcs .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
ARDMORE NEEDS BOND
MONEY

\ delegation OF representative
citizens from Ardmore left the city
Yesterday for Kansas City and
Washington in the interest OF vail
dating the issue OF improvement
bonds recently voted. A meeting
will be held today with the federal
reserve committee in Kansas City
and upon reaching the capital con-
ference will be held with the new
capital issues committee and it is
hoped that full approval OF the
bonds will be secured to the end
that the extension and Improvement
OF the water and sewer systems and
other needed facilities may begin
without delay.
1t will be necessary, however, to
put some strong points before this
body Of men, who have been ap-
pointed to conserve the capital OF
the nation. They must be shown
that Ardmore is an important and
integral part OF this great country,
and that refusal TO approve the
bonds would be an obstacle which
would interfere with industries
neediul to winning the war. They
must prove that the growth oi
Ardmore is not of the boom char
acter, but that it is substantial and /
permanent.
The fact that Ardmore and Car
ter county subscribed over a half
million more or nearly double its
quota in the third Liberty loan is
going long way toward convincing
the capital issues committee that
this much money expended in local
will not interfere with
he support by Ardmore citizens OF
subsequent bond issues of the gov
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
ELIMINATING THE DRUG
EVIL.

One OF the nations foremost au-
thorities Oh matters OF public health,
i'll general review of the habit
forming drug situation. finds that
there has been considerable i'm
proyement since the Harrison anti
drug act was passed by congress
in 1915. He considers it necessary,
however, that the law should be
strengthened, and that supplement-
airy legislation should be enacted by
all the states.
One phase of his comment is dis
couraging. He does not believe, he
says, that the number of addicts has
been much lessened during these
three wears lie does not believe
that any large part of present ad
diets will quit the use of their drugs.
In the main, those bound to the
wheel will stay bound till they die"
But for society as a whole, there
is hope. While the army OF drug
hends" slowly wanes. there are
fewer recruits TO take their places.
1t is like the liquor prohibition.
Old topers may still find ways to
indulge their craving but with les
sened facilities and the absence OF
there is no new crop or
And just as society is
becoming progressively sober, So
,iety will in time become clean OF
ieadly addition to opium heroin
md cocaine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
The Previous Question.

The tide of spring is rising high
In bud and leaf. in blade and
frond:
The brides sing. the lovers sigh
But how about that bond:
Red are the stricken fields of France
Our might is felt across the pond,
Our young men take life's greatest
chance
But how about that bond;
We move, VIC work, We dance, We
dine,
Our noses. too, We look beyond; /;
We play the game and think II
fine
But how about that bond;
Chicago News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
The Principles of Lining.

The application of lime to soils
brings about beneficial results in
several ways. 1t stimulates the
proper decomposition of the organ
ic matter in the soil, neutralizeS
acids in the soil, improves the phys
ical condition OF heavy soils, sup
plies lime to growing plants, or
makes available other elements in
the soil.
The great majority of the soils
of the East, South, and portions OF
the Central West are deficient in
lime and will respond in increased
yields to applications of lime. In
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
THEN THEY SHELLED NUTS.
After Sergeant Had Failed on Toast
Brother Officer Took It Up
With No Other Results.

Chicago Tribune: My brother
wrote me about a dinner some OF
the soldiers gave for two visitors a,
camp, members OF famous Cana
dian regiment, who were home on
sick leave.
The sergeant had been carefully
coached about giving the toast, but
became hustered, and this is what
he made of it: "Hhere's to the gal
liant Eighth, last on the field and
first to leave it,
Silence reigned, then the corporal
came gallantly to the rescue:
Gentlemen" he began, you must
excuse the sergeant; he never could
give toast decently; he isn't used
to public speaking. Now III give
a tosat; Here's to the gallant
Eighth, equal to none
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

Farmers Bulletin No. 92l (Wash.
ington), is presented regarding the
materials used in lining, their prep
aration and use, as well as dis.
cussion of the chemical changes
brought about in the soil by the
lime, SO lar as they are known. The
relative merits OF different forms
of lime are discussed and data fur
nished whereby the value of any
particular form of lime for agIi-
cultural purposes may be determin-
ed approximately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
SHRAPNEL.

Organize The full man power" is
the new war slogan Tor Carter coun-
~.
With Gods help We shall obtain
peace in the west" says Hinden-
burg: not a soft peace. but an hon
orable peace" Well, even the Al
mighty would have difficulty in
making a German peace" honor
able.
There were S6O.O00,0O0 worth of
thrift stamps sold in April. while
the Liberty loan campaign was on.
We ought to make IT Sl00,0O0,0O
worth this month. And well do
better than that. If we take stamps
Tor our war-bond interest.
The refreshing kultural silence
around the country comes from the
suspension Of German newspapers.
independence OF thought and ac-
tion comes TO those who have saw
ed their money against a rainy day
but thrift stamps.
The man who hasn't room IN his
display window ior Red Cross pos
tiers had better consider the matter
carefully.
Make the income tax collection
a drive BY getting your neighbor to
pay his too.
\ Spanish statesman. who was
in Germany when the big offensive
began. SAYS Il had three objeciiyes: /
First. the capture OF Amiens: sec
ond, the destruction of Paris: third. 1
the separation OF the British and
French armies. with the incidental
capture OF Calais. Judged BY this
program. Hindenburg's batting av-
erage Is zero.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
RED CROSS AID FOR
ARMENIA.

The rehabilitation of the Russian
army in the Caucasus and the ad-
tance of the Turks into Armenia an =,
Syria has increased the demand for
help for the unfortunate survivors
American Red Cross has appropri-
ated Sl,2OOOOO to cover expendi-
OF the Turkish massacres and the
lures in February and March and
to continue the relief work until
July.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
RUDyARD KIPLING AND
THE WAR.

Nothing else under heaven
matters today" Rudyard kiplirg
said recently, except that the
ws- shall 60 on to victory. What
is the personal aspect of the case
for YOU and me: We ere fight
ing for our lives. the lives Of
every man. woman and child here
and in every country not under
German domination
Kipling is touring the British
Isles in the interest of war saw
ings. Americans ought to re-
member his words and buy lib
orally OF war savings stamps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

as the other. We like to think Of
our soldiers as true representatives
OF Uncle Sam. And we also like
to think that every time a French
man or Briton calls one of them
Sammy" he means friend"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
SCISSORS AND PASTE.

Senator Reed had to accuse Howar
, Coffin of graft in connection wit
aircraft production. Reed seems t
delight in branding patriotic civil
ians who have given their time t.
the government incompetents ant
grafters. Remember his TRADE
against Herbert Hoover.
Drumright Derrick: Sapulps
boasts OF being free from hold-uI
men and robbers generally. Thi.
can be said to be due TO the acu-
tion of the natives. Freggsample
a grocer advertises: I'VE will no,
deliver eggs alone
McAlester News Capital In 81
IBERIA the snow lies 3 to 10 feet
deep in winter, as it does in Ver-
mont; but Siberia has no compcn-
sation. There are no sugar naples
there.
Lawton Constitutions Probably
the reason so many people know
SO little OF themselves is because
they have been taught TO Shun un-
desirable acquaintance.
Lehigh News: A BUCKET OF white
wash usually goes with each poiti-
cal investigation.
enks Enquirer: If a man has
stiff income he can afford to have
a stiff upper lip and stiff back
bone.
Durant Democrat Waste and
want are twin sisters and neither
beautiful.
Tishomingo Capital Democrat:
Sherman just had an inkling OF
what war really was.
Wilson News: As rule, the
truthful gravestone is marked for
the breyity of its inscription.
Louisville Courier Journal: "A
fool and his money are soon parted.
but where do the fools get their
money
ldabel Democrat Record: The
!. w. w. degenerates do not mind
ail life, but they have a horror OF
'he cock pile or "bull pen where
hey are forced to work.
Miami Record II erald: It's an in
ustice to refer to person as a
Ierman when his ancestors came
rom that country and he is a loyal |
OF America and Amer
an institutions. Teuton blood may Z
&c IN his veins, but can be just as .
oyal citizens as any other person d,
t foreign ancestry.
McAlester NewS-Capital. We v
ope that Secretary McAdoo in re- c
ponse to the Shah of Persia's big e
liberty loan subscription. sent that
lonarch enough Liberty buttons
Or his whole court
Lehigh News When the office
compelled to seek the man, its
oughnuts to fudge that there is
0 salary attached.
.lenks Enquirer: Saving creates
dependence, Buy one thrift stamp ,
iery day.
Durant Democrat Go to work. a
to war, or go to jail. This is i
ping to be carried out in Durant. b
here is going TO be no room for s.
loafer in this city. c
Tishomingo Capital Democrat: Il
man with toothache is more II
be pltied than man with :,
:,
Muskogee Times-Democrat: The Il Il
ost terrible general we have to II
eet III this war is not General Hin l
'nburg but General Delay. l
Guthrie Leader: The world seems tt
have wasted good deal of SYM tC
thy on Finland under the czars p
ace ITS first step was to place itself +
lder the kaiser. II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14
THE FEAST OF WEEKS.

Friday, May II, the great Jewish
festival of Shabuoth, or Feast OF
Weeks, will be observed in all tenn
pies and synagogues throughout the
world. The festival will begin, in
accordance with Jewish religious
custom, at sunset on Thursday and
will continue until sunset Friday.
Orthodox Jews will likewise observe
the next day as supplementary fes-
! tival. In Reform temples children
age will be confirmed with appro-
pirate ceremonies in the religion OF
their fathers.
According to Biblical injunction
this festival was observed IN ancient
Palestine as one of the three great
harvest festivals. 1t was celebrated
on the fiftieth day after the begin
ming of the Passover; hence its COM
mon name, Pentecost, i. c., i'll Greek,
the fftieth day. 1t marked the close
of the season of the grain harvest.
Upon this festival the first sheaves
of the various kinds of gram grown
in Palestine were offered as thanks
giving sacrifices to the Lord. On
this festival, as on Passover and
Tabernacles, the people would pill
grim to Jerusalem in vast numbers,
from all parts of Palestine, and even
from remote corners OF the globe,
to participate in the joyous festal
worship at the great temple. 1t has
been estimated that at times up
ward OF a million pilgrims assem-
bled in jerusalem upon these occa-
sions.
In post-Biblcal times the festival
was celebrated also as the ami
versary of the giving OF the len
c TO Israel on Mt.
Sinai and the solemnization of the
eternal covenant between God and
Israel as described in Exodus ~
md 20. In commemoration of this
went Reform Judaism has fixed the
OF its children upon
his day that they, too, may enter
nto solemn covenant with their
rod, even as their fathers did over
hree thousand years ago.
The confirmation exercises them
elves are most impressive. The
hildren, simply gowned, the girls
n virgin white, ascend the altar to
in the worship of the r
ay. The most important part OF
he service is the reading in He |
rev by one or more OF the chill |
ren, from the sacred scroll of the
Iw The portion OF Exodus ~ and
D, narrating the giving of the Ten
is read. Thereupon
lie confirmants recite together the
en- Commandments and the funda-
Iental articles OF faith OF udaisn,
hich they accept. The service con
udes with the solemn blessing OF
.ch individual child by the Rabbi.
HE DEVILS POCKETROOK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

Organize The full man power" is
the new war slogan for Carter coun-
~.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

McAlester News-Capital In ST.
IBERIA the snow lies to 10 feet
deep in winter, as it does in YER
mont; but Siberia has no compcn-
sation. There are no sugar NAPLES
there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-14

ArtimOre, Tuesday. May II, 1918.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-15

than ten priests have been killed.
whilst six have died of wounds and
three of disease.
Stop Church Services.-As climax
to atrocities in Belgium, the German
military rulers now have gone. so far
as to interfere with the religious lib
critics of the civilian population of the
occupied territories. A letter written
to Pope Benedict by the Bishop of
Journal. made public by the Belgian
legation in Washington, tells how
Bavarian soldiers summarily halted
religious services throughout one.
third of the Bishops diocese on No
vember IA last year. II am fulfilling
a painful duty" wrote the Bishon, lin
informing Your Holiness of the prof.
anations committed in nay churches
on November last by the Bavarian
army. Throughout the depot zone
that is to say, one-third Of my dio
cese, the soldiers came, to the churches
and converts at O'Clock in the morn
ing. They stopped the services
emptied the churches, and in some
of them obliged the priest at the altar
to interrupt Holy Mass"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-15
OLD WORLD NEWS

Pope and Seminarists.-The Holy
Father, with his usual Solicitude for
the good of the Church where it has
suffered in consequence of the war,
has recently been providing for the
Seminarists. of the invaded districts
of northeastern Italy. Quite lately
he has got places for several students
from the diocese of Treviso in the
seminary of Assist, where they are
being educated at his own expense.
Practical French Catholic. = The
death has been announced of Mon
sieur Louis Milcent, who took a prom
inent part in the Catholic social work
throughout France. He was born in
l845. From early manhood he was
devoted to the cause of good His
student days were barely over when
he entered the Papal Zouaves. Dur
ing the days which followed ne was
a co-laborer with Albert de Nun in
various charitable enterprises. He
was also the founder of a union for
Catholic workmen and a real master
in social service After his marriage
he left Paris and settled at Vaux
not far from Poligny, where. he ex.
tended his philanthropic action.
The British in JerusaIem.-The
happy relations existing between the
Allies who now occupy Jerusalem are
told in letter from an English Catho-
lie officer at present in the Holy City
He went to confession in the chapel
OF the Calvary and found there an
old French priest. After he had re
ceived absolution the old priest told
him how he had been shut up in the
city under the dominion of the Turk
since the commencement of the war
| and OF the flight of the enemy before
the advancing Allies. "All Catholics
and all Christians throughout the
world must now understand that the
British army is very dear to God
said this old priest. Il should bt
| proud to be British, since He ha!
chosen you from all the nations tt
deliver the Holy Land from the hand!
of the infidel"
Deaths of The sSociety o
Jesus has lost two well known mem
bers in Rome by death. One wa,
Rev. Luigi Rosa, one of the most ex
perienced confessors in Italy. Anon,
his penitents many years ago wa
Monsignor Della Chiesa, even then
man of mark, and one of his frs
acts after being elevated to the Chat
OF Peter was to appoint Father Ros;
his confessor. The second was Rev
Luigi Ronzevalle, professor of Arab
and Syriac in the Pontifical Biblica
Institute, where his lectures we're al
| tended and admired by Orientalist
almost since the founding of the In
/ stitute.1
Monsignor Charles McGiynn. Wor,
has been received Of the death of TIL
| Right Rev. Monsignor Charles M
Glynn, P. ri, vicar general and dear
Of the Diocese Of Raphoe, ireland
I lie died on April III at StranOrlal