The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-15
MEXICO BECOMES
LESS PRO-GERMAN
CONTINUED SUCCESSES OF
ALLIES CHANGES TONE
OF RANK TALK.

widespread dissemination OF fact
concerning the war aims and ac
compllshments of the United State
are, according to foreigners lon;
residents here, bringing about q
change of sentiment. which. il no
characterizablc as love for Amer
cans, may at least be called respect
The effect OF the allied black lis
becomes more noticeable daily Th,
Germans apparently have much les.
money than formerly to spend OF
propaganda. German firms, forced
to deal in hidden ways to secure
even the smallest imports from the
states, are less prosperous. AFRO
gance of German officials and bus
mess men in public places is de-
creasing. Since it became known
that four members of the American
club, alone in the building at the
time, evicted thirteen Germans who
invaded the club, there have been
no further outbreaks.
Posters, pamphlets, reading mat
.er for newspapers, war photo
graphs for the window display, daily
official cable reports, reading rooms,
moving pictures and authoritative
statements by American officials on
international questions, are among
the means adopted by the United
states government to change the
ong standing dislike for Americans
hat have prevailed in Mexico.
Battles Change Views.
Through these various channels
he war aims of the United States,
It's accomplishments in the raising
OF a hugh army, the sending OF a
million and half men overseas in
record time, its achievements in
building Il merchant marine, its
enormous war expenditures. and the
unity OF its people, are being
brought to the attention of the in
telligent Mexican public in a way
never before attempted. The cam
paign also is having its effect on
the American residents who arrayed
with facts are encouraged by news
OF American successes in battle, are
doing vigorous personal missionary
work.
Another effect of the eruth cam
paign is the disclosure of the fal-
Sity OF the news reports regarding
Germans successes and aims, for
which Teutonpropagandists are re-
Sponsible. 1t has been shown that
the German papers published here
do not receive the news in the way
they advertise, that it is taken from
American papers smuggled across
the border at Laredo, distorted in
the rewriting and then telegraphed
to German papers i'll the capital
and other cities.
Outward signs of the increase in
pro-ally sentiment are the number of
newspapers seeking news reports
from American sources, the amount
OF space given in periodicals to
allied war news, the increase in the
number OF posters that are not mutt
lated or defaced, the additions to
the ranks of pro-ally publications
of numerous new periodicals and the
growing popularity of allied moving
picture films.
In Picture Houses.
When President Wilson. Gem
eralPershing, the American flag and
marching American soldiers first ap-
peared some time ago on the screen
IN Il down town motion picture
theater there was protest. Recent
ly, in a theater holding more than
1000 spectators, in a poor district
where anti-American sentiment has
been high, there was not a murmur
when virtually the same characters
tlickered on the screen. In fact,
one ardent pro-ally Mexican had to
oe forcibly prevented from making
an anti-German speech.
According to the mining and
smelter men, reports that German
interests are buying up huge areas
of mineral and oil lands are quite
-OhAldly " tuC ldClS. lICD ASSERT
hat German mining interests are in
sore straits and that no ore pro-
luced in a German owned mine is
being smelted.
There also is a noticeable lack of
lhe anti-American satire that for
merly prevaded certain theatrical
performances given in the capital.
Recently a well known star put on
a pro-ally sketch and achieved some
measure of success with it.
That the German propaganda
leaders have realized their machine
is slipping a cog is shown by the
well authenticated report that the
of FL Democratic, a
leader in attacks on the United
States, is to be changed. The post
has been occupied by Rafael Mar
tinez, deputy known under the
pen name OF RIP Rip" who was
elected to the senate at the recent
elctions.