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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
Pat Dugan Griffin.

Mrs. o. S. Griffin, 304 L Street
northwest, received the past week, a
letter from her son. Pat Dugan Grit
fin, B Company( 357th Infantry, a
part of which follows: Il arrived
safe and am alright, but while l was
on that ship l just knew that would
never die in the trenches, for |
thought sure l would 'croak' right
there!
France isn't the ind of place |
expected to see. All the buildings
are old, the house that | am billet
ed in is l0l years old and every
thing seems as old style to us and
it seems that the United States is
far ahead Of these countries as day
light is darl All OF us wish that
we were back home and will be
soon, if they keep up what they are
doing now. However, you read
more about what We are doing than
we do here"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
From Reuben Paine.

Reuben Paine, son OF G.. d. Paine,
2lO Fourth Avenue northwest, has
written his father the following:
Arrived safely at seaport in
France. We are now in 4 rest camp
There is plenty of rain here, it hav
ing rained every day except one
since our arrival. However, we are
as well off as could be expected in
shelter tents. Our food is good,
consisting OF beans, wheat bread,
bacon, fresh meat, dried peaches,
prunes and coffee. Owing to the
fact that water is scarce each COM
pany or battalion has certain days
for bathing in the barracks shower
baths. We had our baths today.
Also, we are obliged to keep as clean
as possible which has not been hard
to do because we are supposed to
be resting, etc.
The houses here are all real old
structures dating, some of them,
back to the days of Napoleon.
They are built right on the edge Of
the streets and roads, excepting
those of the better classes, which
have small front yards with hedges
or a combination of concrete and
iron fences and gates. More people
live in the country than in the cities
judging from the size of the farm
and cities. The farms are all small
with high dirt fences covered with
shrubbery enclosing about three
acres. They grow carlots, (some
thing like cabbage). wheat, etc,
which is harvested by hand and some
old fashioned machinery. The farm
ers, (peasants), wear old fashioned
clothes just like you see in the pic
lures of old French novels, except
ing few minor changes. They also
wear wooden shoes such as the Hol-
landers wear. They live in one
part OF the house while what few
etc, the poorer ones have
live in another part OF the house.
The better class of farmers and also
the better class of people have barns
etc. made out OF stone with slate
roofs and the buildings are very
old. Water is very scarce in France
and judging from all appearances
the peasantry do not use much of
it other than for washing clothes
which is done in the creeks and
ponds. | saw a river that was no
larger than the creek that flows
through the farm at Clarkson, N.
Y: the French think it a good |
stream, hence they call it a ravine,
(river). This little creek | saw is
The only running spring stream
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

delight him and please me beyond
expression ii some San Antonio
mother would take notice OF him
Miss Adams telephoned two moth
ers who have been associated with
the work and bave them the let
ters. An instant decision was made
by both and the two mothers went
in search OF the boys.
Miss Adams has been accumulat-
ing list OF volunteer workers and
from this list, As similar requests
come in, real mothers will be asked
to act as godmothers to the boys in
the camps here. There will be no
big sistering. Only to select
mothers will the names be given,
The boys will be apprised OF the
movement through camp papers,
and the camp mothers" will keep in
touch with the mothers At home by
frequent letters.
Mothers having sons stationed at
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
LETTERS FROM OUR
ARDMORE BOYS some
WHERE IN FRANCE"
Continued From Page o.

letters from their sons, Lieut.. Luth-
er and Arch Randol. both of whom
are now in France. Lieutenant Ran
dolls letter, dated July %, was writ
ten while en- route overseas. "lt
has been great old trip, although
we have not stopped at any one
place very long. The trip was not
at all exciting as far as the subs are
concerned. 1t was very interesting
though and we officers had a great
time. 1t was crowded for the men,
of course. We had regular dining
room and stateroom accommoda-
tions which these big ships furnish
at big price in peace times. SO
you see that we were very comfort
able. We had three bands on board
and were given music with our
meals, while at night in the drawing
room, we had splendid home talent
vaudeville. There has been no
chance to become lonesome o. OF
respondent. In fact, the regiment
has so much pep as whole, that |
think it would take big calamity to
cause it to get in blue state of
mind. We were told that our regi-
ment passed the best inspection of
any that had ever. passed through
that camp in New York" Lieu
tenant Randol is member OF the
11th Field Artillery, and was COM
missioned at the First Officers
Training Camp at Fort Logan II.
Roots, Little Rock, Ark, and has
been training men at Camp Cody,
Phoenix, Ariz.
Arch Randol was inducted into
the service the early part of the
year and writes that he soon will be
entitled to the six months service
stripe. CAS- l wrote you some few
days ago, | was going to transfer
into the M. p. E. S. or postal serv-
ice. | am now located in Tours. 1t
1t sure is some city compared to
the little towns / have been in, and
it is quite a change to be located
here. = &" | saw Major Anccl
Earp yesterday, in fact / work i'll
the same building with him, but in
different departments. The build
ing is seven hundred feet long, SO
you can imagine it is quite large
one. y"
The letter was written on station
cry of the American Soldier and
Sailors Club, branch of Emergency
Aid of Pennsylvania, and he says
the above club has American women
in it and they are very nice. 81 have
been in four Y. NJ. c. A. buildings
here in Tours, so you can see it is
very large place" he writes. Ate
Sunday dinner at one of the US and
had very good meal, was served ice
cream, the first | have had since
have been here"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
MOTHERS NEAR CAMPS
LOOK AFTER BOYS FOR
MOTHERS AT HOME

Real mothering iy real moth
ers, for home-sick boys in army
camps all over the country, may
grow out of movement just start
ed by Miss Emma L. Adams, OF the
War Camp Community Service of
San Antonio, Texas, in answer to
appeals from two mothers with sons
in San Antonio camps. The let
tiers came at different times from
widely different places. The first
one read:
Il have read that in every town
adjacent to military camps there is
a War Camp Community to give the
lads a touch of home-the only thing
Uncle sam has omitted, and that
only because it takes a mother to
do it. My son has been in camp
eight months, and it would surely
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

are divided into patches OF from one
to five acres. Everything is cultivat-
ed and harvested by hand. The
wagons are huge twolwheeled carts
drawn by one horse; ii they work
two horses they hitch them tan
dem, one ahead OF the other. The
people all seem to be very poor
and work hard. Most OF the wom-
en- wear black for there is not a fam
lily in France which has not been
touched by the war. Withal they
seem to be very cheerful and the
thing that most impresses me is
their quiet confidence and steady
determination to see the thing
through. They are very friendly
and seem to think an American is a
sort Of God.
Il haven't been about town much
yet. but will get to see something
later, perhaps. Right now we are
very busy. am going to learn
French as soon as possible so that
| can get along-talk lg by signs is
bad job.
Tell the American girls at home
who are worrying because their
sweethearts over here may fall in
love with a French girl, that there
is no danger in most cases. | have
not seen many girls as yet, but they
are most emphatically not good
looking. The average American girl
has them skinned forty ways.!'
1--WE are in temporary camp here
and will move soon to a base camp
somewhere near the front. | am
anxious to get there as we can then
get to work and can also receive
our mail and be in a better condition
in every way. We will get no mail
here and must wait until we move,
which, | understand, will be soon.
You can understand my anxiety, to
get some mail when | tell you that
| have not heard word from home
Since July I.
"The Americans are surely walk
ing about with the Germans. We
are getting more men in action ev-
cry day and when we all get in the
Germans will last about-well not
long"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

within a radius OF three or four miles
the water being clear, soft and cold,
You have seen the old fashioned
two wheel carts such rs Marie An
toinette rode in on her way to the
guillotine? Well, they still have
them here in quantities-very COM
mon, being horse drawn and the col
lar OF the harness being decorated
with sleigh bells. | have not seen
street cars but they are narrow
gauged and date farther back than
our old horse cars, so | am told
by one OF our officers who had the
pleasure OF riding in one OF them,
have seen the narrow gauged
trains, they being practically OF the
same type as they have been Tor
years. | am OF the opinion that the
newly built American, (soldieD,
roads are all modern heavy steel
rails, standard gauge, heavy locomo-
tives, etc.
Tomatoes, plumS, hazel-nuts
and hard shell almonds are plent:-
iul here, the plumS, tomatoes ana
nearly all the nuts growing Wild.
The tomatoes are large and very
good. The peasants here did not
know what they were until the
American soldiers discovered and
ate them, SO am told,
80 far. the price OF different ar
ticles sold by the peasantry peddlers
at the camps is about whatever you
are able to give after you have
'jewed them down. The fixed price
idea and method is not adhered to
in France excepting in the large cit
les and towns where you find shop
keepers etc, and open markets.
80 far, | haye enjoyed good
health and hearty appetite. ! be-
lieve have done my best TO describe
the country as much As possible as
far as | have gone and been able to
see.
Don't worry about me because !
am well, happy and 'rarin' to go.
Reuben Paine,
Medical Detachment, lllth Regt L.
5. Engineers, A. i. +. France,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
CORPORAL Bakers Letter.

Corporal Adlai s. Baker, f Com
pany lllth U. s. Engineers, write:
the following letter to his parents
who live at New Wilson:
Here | am. o. K, Somewhere
in France We have been on land
for only a few days. 1t is one big
mud hole, notwithstanding which
we fare fairly well. / enjoyed my
sea voyage very much and did not
get seasick.
"The country here is very old
and shows it. Many of the build
ings are 500 or 600 years old. There
is no such thing as a barbwire fence
or any other fence. Everything is
fenced with sod fences or stone
walls. In case of the first, a hedge
is growing on it and the little fields
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
Jokes ON MISSIONARIES.
Some of Them, However, Are on
Other People and Are Simply
Told by Missionaries.

Christian Endeavor World: My
notebook records these little stories
as told me for the most part by
missionaries, and no one loves a
good Joke better than a good mis-
sionary writes Rev. Frances f..
Clark.
Some of these stories relate to
the mistakes which a newcomer is
sure to make when he first tries to
speak in foreign tongue.
For instance, the Arabic word for
dog is very much like the word for
heart. A single vowel makes all the
difference in the world, as young
missionary found when he gave out
his text, Son, give me thy dog,
and continued throughout his mes
sage to exhort his hearers to yield
up their dogs as a willing sacrifice.
In the same language the word
for affliction and the word for roos-
ter sound much like; SO it was not
unnatural that missionary visiting
a family in sorrow should attempt
to console them by saying, "Roos-
ters come to all; no mortal can
hope to escape rooSters; but these
roosters are often angels in dis
guise." Still another, who meant to
compliment and encourage pro-
gressive and intelligent congrega
ton, intended to say, Il am glad
to find you so enlightened, and
your fruits are evident" What was
his chagrin when he learned that
he had really said, : am glad to
find you SO asinine, and your pack
saddles are evident"
When we think of the blunders
anyone of us is sure to make when
learning to speak foreign tongue,
we do not wonder at the mistakes
the native converts make in speak
ing English, such, for instance, as
that of the loyal young Indian sub
ject, who referred to his empress as
Her Gracious Enormity, Queen
Victoria;" or his friend, who in re-
fcrring to his health, remarked
My well is pretty good; how is
your well?'
japanese signs in English are al
ways source of amusement to Wis
itorS, and my notebook records sew
eral funny ones. For instance, this
sign, which | saw over a laundry
in Osaka: "Ermanwash." All the
syllables are there, and they are
spelled right, but are simply mis-
placed. Rearrange them, and they
read fisherman"
a fur store was surmounted by
the sign, Several Kinds of Hairs.
Still another fur store informed the
passersby, Garments Made to Or
der From Your Skin or Mine"
Thesese very mistakes are typical
OF the courage and go-ahead spirit
OF the Japanese. They are not afraid
OF making mistakes. They learn by
their mistakes and so they have
forged ahead to the foremost rank
of nations while more timid peo-
Piles lag behind.
Perhaps the classic poke in GER
tain mission is of an eminent mis-
Sionary who was at sea with his |
good wife during a terrific storm.
%, Williams" she said, 81 am
afraid we shall go to heaven together
today"
"Oh no, my dear" replied her hus-
band. 1T isn't as bad as all that"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
RED CROSS WORKING
IN ANCIENT JERUSALEM

Washington, Aug. 5l.-At the re-
quest OF General Allenby, command
CT OF the allied forces which took
Jerusalem, the American Red Cross
has taken over two orphan asylums
in that city. The institutions house
200 children. \ report on what the
American Red Cross is doing in Pal
estinc shows that thousands OF Ar
menian refugees are being cared for
in addition to many homeless fam
lilies in and near Jerusalem. Three
hundred Russian refugees also are
being cared for by the American
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
10 NEGROES LEAVE FOR
CAMP DODGE TO-DAY

Sixteen negroe registrants in
Class will report this morning at
8 o'clock to the local exemption
board and will leave at IS O'Clock
this forenoon, over the Santa Fe,
for Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa,
for general military service. Friends
of those going away are preparing
to serve lunch and make them pres
entS before their departure. ,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

Corp. John Self, of the United
States Marines, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
c. +. Self, 907 North Washington
Street. was one of the marines who
cut their way through the Hun lines
and stopped the drive on Paris at the
battle OF Chateau Thierry in June.
Corporal Self celebrated his twenty
second birthday at the front in Feb
ruary. He enlisted in the service i'll
May. 1917, and sailed for overseas
duty last October At the time of
enlistment he made his home with
his parents at Wichita, Kansas,
They moved to Ardmore year ago
this month. In most interesting
letter he wrote recently he de-
Scribed in part, features of the great
battle, when American soldiers were
permitted to fight in American
style! At the conclusion of his let
ter he stated, "Oh, yes, | forgot to
say, we are now located 800 yards
from the bocheS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

The United States government has
ordered one million watches for our
doughboys in France We thank the
Christian Science Monitor for the
happy thought that the watch on
the Rhine lolS.l9 model is going
to be of allied design and make.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
Permanencies.

The summer drifts slowly along,
The robbin keeps singin' his song.
The roses are CLOWN
Not one OF 'em KNOWN
That thing in this world has gone
wrong.
All softly the melodies run.
Where the river laughs back at the
sun,
Assurances givin'
OF life that's worth livin'
Some day when our troubles are
done.
Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

I any OF the camps in San Antonio
should address Miss Emma l.. Ad-
ans, community organizer, Wom-
ans Work. Chandler Building, San
Antonio, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

Red Cross at Port Said, the report
says.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
From Records Of IDdiasS T1tI@
and Dean 90.

Rachel Cover 20 John Kashmer
and wife. Jot 26. ~unrecorded plat,
Hastings Division ST. acres. 81.
Mary Certia ct al. 10 John 3.
Miller. y. half Tot %. Stulrs second
addition. |S2.3S756.
The South Bend Land co. 20
Jacob GRIPPE. lots SOL. 562 Berner
Grove. third addition. 81.
Jacob Grippe and wife 20 Richard
Swauk. same. 81.
William .. Jackson et al. 20 Mel
vim Six and wife. lot 51s Vernon
Heights addition. S2o5.
Edward r. Rice 20 Mary L Carey
and Margaret j Molloy. lots 20 and
80. Liddesdale. 81.
Margaret J. MoIloy and husband
and Mary L. Carey and husband to
Enzs beth Griffith. anne 81
Clyde Brant and wife 70 Leslie G.
Whitcomb and Fred " Keller. LOT
as. Grand View addition. g..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
CocoanUt Oil Makes
A Splendid Shampoo

II YOU want to keep your hair in
sood condition. be careful what you
wash it with.
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali This
dries the scalp. makes the hair brit
tie. and Is very harmful Just plain
mulsifed coacoanut oil (Which is
pure and entirely -reaseIessl. is
much better than the most expensive
soap or anything else YOU can use
for shampooing. as this can't pos
slbly inJure the hair.
Simply moIsten your hair with
water and rub ii I'M one or two
t~easpoonfuls will make an abund-
ance OF rich. creamy Iather. and
cleanses the hair and scalp thor
oughly. The lather rinses our cas-
ily and removes every particle of
dust, dirt. daudrun and excessive
oil. The hair dries quickly and
evenly. and il leaves IT. fine and
silky. bright. fluffy and easy To man
age.
You can get mulsifed cocoanut
OH at most any drug store. II is
very cheap. and a few ounces is
enough TO last everyone i'm the fam
lily for hs-Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
Food Conservation

Many pay the supreme sacrifice.
Every one of them does his duty.
During July We were allowed three
pounds of sugar for each person
how many lived ~ TO il. Did YOU
observe The sugar conditions and the
-four conditions II so. you are
square with your conscience and
YOU did Your bit. It's the prestige Of
glory-the glory OF doing ones fun
dCty-Jhat wins AZ the front Ger
tainly Do should he no less at home.
I'm July We distributed iu the state
about 1902. $50 pounds. For August
we viii receive about S.S3a oOo
pounds Are YOU willing 20 meet the
personal sacrifice There are the
d4ureS % must be one Perhaps
there ale some determinations.
Let's take am iuN entcry first of our
self and 10 we are an o. k-theu
lets try and help our neighbor 10 get
this great problem straight. That's
what 'our BOYS iu the trenches are
coin. every day. Let's try it here
AT home.
We can make ~ Joseph county
100 per cent tTltIenI. TT every one
WIZ just help a little we nave plenty
for au Let's pun together.
Recently was told of "a person
who took 6Ne pieces or sugar with
each cup OF coffee. Then another
report comes iu that some people
claim they could never live nn two
ounces Of bread AZ each meal. II
YOU meet such people why not
undertake 10 Set them Interested in
what others are doing who do OBJ
serve food regulations
The law must be opeyed. there can
be no discrimination The ioober
has no more right 10 help himself
than the individual. and hat Is true
of each person In or out of trade.
Before We undertak e Co put an in
sIector MO each precinct cor neigh
borhood. let's try a plan of indi-
NiduaI and personal cooperation We
believe 81 Joseph county can de
Nelop the highest type or construct
iNe cooperative service. and we are
EoinC 90 trv ont that nlsn first
Until otherwise advised am COINS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
personal e

cpl william Donnshue of Camp
TAYLOR is spending the week end
with his mother. Mrs. J.. +. Dom
nahue. 745 Lincoln Gay F Cpl
Donuahue eApects 10 leave for
France some time next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. G.. Whitcomb and
family. 210 Laporte av.. have re-
turned from Chicago where they at
ended the wedding Of their son.
Rev Leslie C.. Whitcomb of Chi
cago.
Mr. and Mrs John Award and
daughter. Helen. SIT Cushing St.
and Miss Carrie Glavin. 74S Lawn
dale aV.. have returned from a short
motor trip TO Chicago. Great Lakes.
and Waukegan Ill.
MIR. and Mrs. William Borror. 706
Z. Wenger ST.. and Mr.. and Mrs.
pelbert Eastwood and family Of
LakeviUe. Ind. motored Friday
morning 10 Camp TAYLOR. Louis
vile. Ky. where they viii visit the
latter's son. Cluro Eastwood. who
is i'm training there.
Miss Helen Seybold. 712 Lindsey
ST. left FRIDAY 20 spend the week
end with relatives i'm Plymouth,
Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gouchenour
and daughter. Mrs. Paul G.. Rougn
OF Niles. attended the whitmer fam
lily reunion. held at Pottawatomie
park Thursday afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23

that the Triumph had been zed
as an auxiliary by the Germans
naval experts expressed -he opinion
Thar the cruise of the raider would
be- short. prooa bly lasting only from
"a 10 hofrs and that his fact
was realized uy the German come
msnder in planning The coup IU
naval circles the belief was held
that the German crew either would
meet The present Submarine ~ %
gre~-desIsnated place and sink -ae
trawler. or would sink the craft
ana take 20 email boats ln an are
emp- 20 reach some deso.a-e part
Of the coast from which point -hey
might hope 90 make their way -n-
land and find places 81 nidirg
The possibility that the aider
crew might capture some craft NJ
an entirely different Kind and try ta
sip through the patrol fleets makes
the work Of the hunters more eN-
acting Undoubtedly every stea M
er vessel and yacht met by the
patrol ships will b- stopped and
Questioned and probably boarded
to- more strict examination be-
fore being permitted 20 pass
Only confirmation ~ The press
dispatches came 20 the navy de-
partmeut Thursday in the wireless
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23
Local Hospital
Nurse browns
In Barron Lake

Miss Rose Steck. a nurse AT s..
Joseph hospital. while on her vaca
ION and visiting her parents, AIR.
and Mrs John Steck of Niles. Mich.
was drowned IN Barron lake about
= 30 Thursday evening
Miss Steck was one Of a party
Of four thai went bathing She
got out TOO far and went over her
head and drowned before help
from the other members Of the
party could reach her.
Miss Steck was 10 years Of age
and had been = nurse al St Joseph's
hospital for over a year. She was
"A great favorIte among her sister
nurses and patients.
The body was recovered about 1
o'clock Friday morning by Niles
citizens. Life was completely extinct.
The body was taken TO Niles.