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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28
The Literal B0Isheviks.
= RNEST POOLE, a novelist, sail

~ RNEST POOLE, novelist, said at
Ia a socialist meeting in Troy:
1.-The, bolsheviks are applying to the
Germans the Tolstoian principle of nom
resistance to evil, but they are follow
ing Tolstoi too literally. To be too
literal is to be ludicrous.
ITS like the case of The brakeman
who was learning the ropes on a first
trip.
"Tr yell out the names of tho sta
tions' his teacher said to him, and you
listen and then yell the same at your
end
$50 the train started off, and. when the
first stop came, the veteran at the front
of the car yelled: lola! lola" and then
the new man at the rear door yelled:
- "'Same at this end! Same at this
endr" =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28

sation among the soldiers abroad" said
Col. Cummings. I've have about the
only soldiers who wear hats. The pri
Yates and most Of the officers of Ger
many wear caps. and so do the Eng
lish. French and Italians. The hat
might be called the distinctive feature
of the American soldier. Indeed. it is
looked upon as such by the people
abroad. It fits in with the impressions
they have gotten through the European
movies which SO often show the
American cowboy in action. The cow
boy always wears a hat"
I'VE have reason. also. to believe that
our soldier hat may be adopted as the
headgear of some of the armies
abroad" Col. Cummings continued.
"The English have done that to a small
extent in the past. When the Boer
war of South Africa was on remem-
Der we once received a cablegram from
Gen. Baden-Powell asking us to ship
him 5000 hats Of our army type fox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28

Col. Cummings replied. more proba-
bly, will be needed. We are doing all
We can to keep the orders down to
the minimum; and, with that in view,
establishments for the repair of Army
hats will be made here at home and
in France. where a great hat repair
department has been started back of
the lines. Expert hatmakers have
been sent from this country to take
charge of that plant, and among those
who sailed last month were twenty
five men from our factory here. We
estimate we can save so per cent in
the cost of our soldiers hats by re-
pairing those which have become
shabby and issuing them again to the
Army. The old hats will be secured
and cleaned and fitted out with new
cords and ribbons. They will be re-
blocked. and when finished will look
just like new"
How do our hats compare with
those of the other armies Of Europe?"
Il am told they have created a SEN
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One Type of War Worker.
GOVERNMENT official said at a ban

n GOVERNMENT official said at a ban.
~ quet:
There are some men who desire to do
war work Of a snowy. facile and non-dan-
gerous nature. These men are to be found
in all the allied countries. Doubtless
they are to be found among our enemies.
too.
''They remind me Of a colored brother
who got religion. He was a lazy chap.
a remarkably lazy chap, this colored
brother. Nevertheless he proclaimed loud
ly that he was going to help on the good
cause with all his strength.
HE wound up his first prayer In this.
manner: 80
Use me. Lord. use me-in nah adj
visory capacity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28

wouldn't if 1t hadn't been for that
swordflsh. The beast attacked me in wa
ter ninety feet deep. 1t was just off the
fortress of Khilid-bahri that I first
spied him sharpening his old blade on a
grindstone that had rolled down into
the shadows He looked like noun
tain: weighed 973 pounds-some Gus
toner for a chap like myself. who'd
never run up over twelve stone, to
tackle. and l tried my best to avoid
him."
Frightened for the first time in all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28
Copyright, 1918. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
Durr AnE,I pIJTA 1918

Copyright, 1918. by FRANK IT, Garpenter.'
PHILADELPHIA, 1918.
ct took thirty-six million rabbits
to make the hats now worn by
the United States Army. Since the
q war began Uncle Sam has bought
six million hats. and each contains the
fur of six or eight rabbits. In other
words, every soldier is going about
with six Dummies on the top of his
head.
These figures are based on a talk
I have just had with the chairman of
the committee on hat buying of the
War Industries Board. His name is ].
about hats. He has been connected
with the making of them for the past
thirty-f1ve years. He began his life's
work here as an errand boy at the
age of fifteen in the John B. Stetson
hat factory and he is now the president
of that institution. which makes more
fine hats perhaps than any other in the
United States. l do not know what his
wages were when he began, nor what
his salary as president is, but l 90
know that the most of his time is
now spent in the service of the United
States government, which pays him for
his services little less than 2
cents per week.
1t was to learn about the hats for
our soldiers that l called upon Col.
Cummings in his offices in the Kensing-
ton mill district of North Philadelphia.
The hat factory with which he Is con-
nected covers something like twenty
who do nothing but make hats from
one years end to the other. large
part of its business just now is making
hats for the officers of the Army. 1t has
hi n liz ~
these within the past year: including
two for Gen. Pershing. made upon an
order cabled from France.
THE most of the hats for the Army"
said Col. Cummings, in response to my
questions. ARE manufactured in about
a dozen factories scattered here and
there between the Atlantic ocean and
the Allegheny mountains. There are
two in Massachusetts,. one in Fall
River and another at Haverhill; there
are two in Danbury, Command two at
Yonkers and Peekskill in the state of
New York. There is a large factory at
Newark, n. j.. and another at Reading.
Pa These plants are doing the most of
Uncle Sans business. They have
practically given up their work for
civilians in order to carry out the
large Army contracts. They have kept
abreast Of the demands of the govern
ment. and so far We have had no short
age of hats, either here or in France"
What do Army hats cost" I asked.
The government contracts are on the
basis of $1.75 per hat, and that not
withstanding hats of similar quality
and make are selling in the retail
stores all over the country from $3.50
to 81. AS figure it, the contractors
are not making more than from 81
to $3.50 per dozen upon their work for
the government. That means they are
receiving a profit OF from to 12k
cents per hat. doubt whether many of
them make as much as IL cents"
. ''How many hats does 1t take to sup
ply the Army?"
So far the government orders have
amounted to just about six million"
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grHE WHALES WOULD SPOUT GEYsE

"I didn't care to spoil my face humping
up against floating fruit boxes ant
other tiotsam and jetsam of the Medi'
terranean while swimming in the dark
But, as I was saying. he lunged at my
face. The point of his sword glanced
off the metal head-band of my mask
and it simply sheered him over on hi:
starboard side at least forty-fve de-
1 jabbed my sword into his middle. anG
he turned over and died. Touche"
cried exultantly, as my blade pierced
his heart"
And. of course, he winked his other
eye and answered-not by a darn
sight" said apoleon, contemptuously.
mo-" said Munchausen, calmly. 81
suppose if l were trying to deceive you
/ might indulge i'll some such flight OF
fancy, but the truth is the poor old
there But as tribute to his memory
l repeat that in many years of expert
ence in the dueling field and in the
leading sales a'armes Of the world
broadsword. the German schwager or
the common garden American bed slat,
I never saw prettier fencing than his.
My only criticism of him was his man
ners. He knew nothing of the etiquette
of the foil. but went at 1t with all the
irresponsible abandon of German
tourist trying to grab seat in an Ital-
ian railway carriage reserved for
ladies. Speaking of fish. did any of
you ever troll for whales"
-
Great Heavens" cried Hendrix
Hudson. Hes trolled for whales, toov'
Indeed I have. and caught 'em at
that" said Munchausen. 'It beats tar
pom fishing all hollow. Landing a tar
pom is exciting. but as compared with
landing a whale it's like hooking a
fiiver when you're after British tank.
1 caught the biggest whale ever known
out near the Azores once. It took six
teen men and a donkey engine to pub
him in after 1 had hooked him."
II suppose you caught him. though.
on a bent ping" suggested Xerxes.
mot at ALL" said Munchausen. I
used four big bale hooks-"
"Baited with a basket of angle
worms. no doubt" put in Napoleon.
Not exactly" smiled Munchausen.
but pretty nearly that. ! baited each
hook with boa constructor. and"
II was at This point that Walton and
ehe rest .oSe az ana acl-all. indeed. eA-
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There's no time like spring for your
fisherboy:
Spring. spring. beautiful spring.
Days when the chorling Goldfish sing;
Mating time Of the roeing shad
Singing his sing to the mackefel sad.
"Ah me! Fish. fish. fish! Fish are
poetry to me-"
80 1 perceive" said Tennyson. land
a fine mess you make Of it. Judging by
the samples
over the rail into the depths Of the
Styx. II wonder II there arc any dsh
in this river"
"a lot of queer nsh have como over
It," said Walton. with furtive glance
at Capt. Kidd and Guy F'awkes, who
were pacing the deck together.
II mean in It," said Ptolemy.
II don't know" said Walton. but
there's old Charon padding by. Let's
ask him. HI, Charon. ahoy." he cried.
We'll. what's biting you now?' ask
ed Charon. steering his ferryboat along
side.
I'VE were wondering II there were
any fish in the River Styx." said Wal
ton.
Sure there be-" returned Charon.
Finer fsh than ever swan the sea-
tarpon, whale. catfish. trout. pompano.
skate. sardines-but We can't ketch
EN-.
And why not. pray?" asked Walton.
Because" said Charon. they amt
the ketchable kind. They're those
famous fish you anglers like to tell
about when We get home, and start to
spinnin' yarns about 'em. Salmon that
must ha' weighed six hundred an thut-
ty pounds. MINERS as big as whales.
Red herrin' SO big We thought they was
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Munchausen and Other Fishy Characters
T was a beautiful spring morning
and the Styx never looked more in
vitingly lovely. Lured by its genial

ct was a beautiful spring morning
and the Styx never looked more in
vitingly lovely. Lured by its genial
q warmth. Izaak Walton was sitting
On q steamer chair on the promenade
deck Of the houseboat, gazing longingly
across the river and reciting softly I'M
der his breath some improvised lines OF
his own. running somewhat as follows:
In tAs spring the ysuns mans fancy lightly
wh.r. e: ase trout and catfish .o.h
Licking for the brown-taiied buslet for to an
AID a special dish Of hors-doeu,res made Of
shiny anSls-wums.
where on earth did you get those
lines. Iksr queried Tennyson. to whom
the verses seemed strangely familiar
and yet not wholly so.
''Oh, it's a little thing that popped
into by head after reading your Lock-
slsy Hall, Alfred" replied the famous
fisherman. You see. think of every
thing in terms Of fish. When 1 read
Milton / think of whales. When 1
peruSs a poem Of wordsworth's 1t
brings up visions Of lake trout of in
the Vindermere district. When 1 dip
into your Babbling Brook the speckled
beauty fiirts across my mental vision.
Tho poets Of cheer bring the sunfish
inevitably to mind. The poets of pes
simism turn my mind to suckers, and
when I read the machine-made poetry
OF certain unnamed geniuses who have
substituted a winged fiivver for
Pegasus. it's the canned sardine soaked
in oil that comes into my mind
And how about the latter-day free
rersifers? asked Tennyson.
They call to mind chiefly those mill
dom POOLS" said Walton. "in which
the only thing you catch in a days fish
ing 10 . couple of old hoop skirts and q
mild attack Of malaria"
"Hsw about me, Ikey?" asked Cole
ridge. Did my Ancient Mariner sug-
gest anything to you?"
Yes" said Walton. IT thought of
what jackass he was to starve in an
open boat when the water under him
was probably teemins with Goldfish just
pleading to be picked of.
water. water everywhere. and not
one drop for drink says hs while II
I'd been in his place the line would
have been:
Water. water everywhere. and a
corking chance to fish,"
::'Oh. but you miss the point entirely"
said Coleridge. His trouble was not
starvation. 1t was thirst"
Thirst" said Walton. has always
been the true fisherman's long suit
As much 50. in fact. that he always has
. thirst extinguisher handy. What you
say only proves the truth of what 1
say: Your ancient mariner was not a
fisherman. II he had been he'd have
been able to find drink somewhere.
But what day this is for the rod and
line. Ell boys?"
rod, Q line. 4 laughing slvery brook,
little pool. 4 soft seQuested nook.
can Of worms. jug Of golden pop
Who'd not for that give Paradise the hooks
sang Omar Khayyam
That's just how I feel. exactly.
Omar" sighed Walton. I'D like to go
on right now and cast a ny or two
over the mirror-like surface Of some
mountain pool and return at night
with . basket full of trout. and q mind
overnewing with cheerful thoughts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
People of Mulhausen
Hysterical With Joy
When French Came

Mulhausen. Nov. lS.-(Havas. y
No words can picture the triumphaI
entrance OF the French troops into
this city nor express the wild JOY
OF the people who crowded the
streets to applaud their liberators
Flowers, tobacco. and cockades were
thrown to the soldiers as they
marched along.
The JOY of the populace was sad
dened when the Rev. Mr.. Cotti the
dean of Mulhausen, was overcome
by emotion at the official reception
to the French officers and dropped
dead. He had been for many years,
a champion of the French cause in
Alsace.
After the official ceremonies, the
government of the city addressed 4
telegram to the French government
declaring the strong attachment OF
Mulhausen to France and the un-
wavering loyalty OF the population.
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Sixteen Inch Cannon That SheUed
.Verdun Surrendered To Americans

the German entertained the two
lieutenants at dinner.
The German continued wearing
his side arms until after the dinner,
the Americans also wearing theirs.
Alter dinner the German said
that he thought that he did not need
arms. but remarked that he had felt
nervous during the afternoon after
the German infantry had retreated.
as ne was uncertain as to what the
Americans might do. All three took
of their side arms and spent the
night at the hotel. The German
slept on the first floor and the
Americans directly above. They
had breakfast together and finished
checking the guns. after which
Lieutenant Gruner gave the German
a receipt for them.
ust before noon the German
ordered the hotel to serve chocolate
and began packing up his effects.
He told the Americans that $500
machine guns awaited them in Lon
guyon. Two orderlies brought up
his horse, and, tucking the receipt
into an inside pocket. the enemy OF
ficer mounted. saying goodbye.
Then he added: Il hope my trou-
bles are over for a while. | hope
to forget all about guns and war
and battlefields forever He rode
away, his orderlies following him in
a horse drawn cart.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
Brussels B,rgon1astey Giues
Vivid Description OF Last
Day OfGerman Domination

With the Allied Armies in France
and Belgium, Nov. 1.-THE burgc-
master OF Brussels, NJ. Lcmmouier
gave the correspondent the follow
ing story OF the revolution on Nov
l0>
u was informed that German sol
diers were making manifestations in
the streets, setting prisoners free
and threatening their officers. The
officers resisted bu the manifest
ants overcame them. 1t was also re-
ported that there was to be a meet
ring at the Place de Poclacrt. ! ar
rived there at $50 o'clock and
found 4 crowd OF between 5000 and
10000 German soldiers Surroun ted
by crowds OF curious Bclgans.
"A non-commisSioned officer and
a group OF German soldiers on a
motor car were displaying an cnof-
nous red flag and bouquet of white
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
Milk Problem Solved
In One Italian City

New York, Nov. lS.-Milan, Italy
has adopted municipal milk control
As an emergency war time measure
Milan, which is the second largest
city of Italy, and a center of the
financial and economic life OF the
nation, has been experiencing dif'r-
cuities in obtaining for all its cit
izens their regular quota of mix.
The trouble has been solved by in
Sttuting new municipal regime.
All the milk dealers of the province
OF which Milan is the center. haYc
been notified that no milk shall hc
privately sold. Ever drop must be
turned over to proper authoriti s
designated by the municipality OF
Milan. These city officials attend +
its distribution, in accordance with
certain regulations which have beer
adopted by the council. Under t.is
new order of things, the problem OF
milk shotage seems 10 have been
met.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
VICTORY WEEK
PLANS OUTLINED
PLEDGES FOR PURCHASE OF
WAR AND THRIFT CLAMPS
TO BE PAID THIS WEEK


AT a meeting OF the county chair
men OF War Savings Stamps Com
mittee OF the Fifth district called
bv Edward Cal. d;str;.4 .h,;r.,,,,,
hc,1 rosta~',,,, I''"'i i''''''
'''iu yesterday AFTERNOON plans were
outlined for remainder of the drive
and for \ictory Week beginning to-
day and closing Saturday niobt
During this. Victor, Week All
picdpe, for tbe prrch,.o ~ ,hr;fl
and war saving, stanlp, are cv.
pccted to be paid in. Plan, for the.
Continuation of the drive .,,ere rive,
bv ". NJ. Morri, >ecrctar, oi thr
State War Saving, Ctamn Commit
tee. Each count, chairman st,tc1
thar their quota vonId hr eas;ly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
PROPAGANDA TO
CREATE LEN|ENCY
TOWARD GERMAN Y

Washington Nov. lS.-Govcrn-
ment agents see evidence that Ger
man propaganda machinery in the
United States is being put in work
ing order again to promote 4 senti-
nlent OF leniency toward Germany
in peace terms. Concerted m )F BE-
ment is apparent officials sail to-day
in utterances OF many individuals. 4
few organizations formerly active
for German interests and some news
papers.
The interest OF the government
agents combating enemy propa'
garda at this time is not to suppress
Tree expression OF opinion, it is eX-
planned but TO fighe any concert OF
propogandists whose purpose would
lie to coniound the authorized
srokesmcN of the nation in forth
coming peace negotiations.
1t is stated that department OF
Justice agencies have ordered the
internment OF some Germans since
tic armistice was signed a week
ago
Official reports show German
representatives in various parts Of
the world are still actively engaged
in spreading propaganda TO create
and enhance the feeling Of hostil-
ity toward the United States and
other allied countries. ECkhardt,
the notorious German ambassador
at Mexico City, again is reported do
ing his utmost to make McNico hos
tile to the United States and is able
to have misleading article, pub
iished in the semi-ofliciai Mc<ican
papers. Recently he had published
throughout Mexico that the Ger
man army had not been defeated
md that the German navy was still
lighting the allied nvies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
Ghent Frantic With Joy When King
And Queen Make Tiunphal Entry
.DE[|R|OUS CROWDS
LINED CITY STREETS

Client, Wednesday, Nov. l5.-(By
The Associated PreSS)-King Albcr,
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold
OF Belgium made their official en-
trance into Ghent today Huge
crowds. deliriouS with enthusiasm.
lined the streets The royal parry
moved through cheering throngs
amid showers OF roses and chrysan-
thomums. Every balcony, window.
and roof was covered with people,
some OF whom chung perilously to
chimncyS and cornices.
The royal party entered through
the BrugcS gate at III O'Clock. The
king wore the uniform Of a Belgian
general, without decorations. aad
rode a tall bay horse. Prince Leo
poId, in the uniform OF priva
soldier Of second line regiment
rode a white Arabian. Both the
prince and the king had steel helmets
on their heads. The queen looked
Slindcr and girlish as she sat on her
huge brown horse with elegant ease.
She wore a simple champagne CO..
orcd habit.
The troops which entered the civ
form the First Division of the Bel
glan army. In peace times these mon
were quartered at Client They were
given a great reception by the cit.
izenS their battered helmets and
tattcred uniforms bearing evidercc
OF the recent fighting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19

With the American Army North
east OF Ncrdun, Sunday. Nov II.
by The Associated Press 1.-Two
l6-inch cannon, which were turned
over to the Americans at Spincourt
Saturday, were guns used by the
Germans to shell the Nerdun region.
Forty-two guns OF various callberS
were turned over. The l6-inch
guns were taken apart by the Ger
mans into three sections, each sec
ton being drawn by 4 tractor.
The entrance of the Americans
into Spincourt Saturday was one Of
the most spectacular features OF the
American advance. Although the
details OF the Americans advance
had been communicated by wireless
to the Germans, the carrying out OF
the schedule was delayed. The
Americans were expected at Spin
court at 10 O'Clock, but did not ar
rive until ? in the afternoon be-
cause the roads had been shattered
by shell fire.
Lieut.. Emmet Gruner OF St. Louis
the First army. with
Lieut.. Robert Nicolson of Salisbury,
n. C.. going as military expert to see
that the guns were all in good con-
dition, The lieutenants were ac-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19

governor then ordered all author
ties TO place themselves at the dls
poSal OF the revolutioniStS. All went
well at first but the influence OF
the council proved evanescent anG
the council lost all popularity. Whcr
it was seen that the troops would
not be able to get away at once, the
soldiers got out OF hand and pill
laged the military stores. \ civil
guard was formed but. Saturday,
members OF one OF the last German
regiment about to leave, broke into
a champagne factory at Moulins.
There was trouble and the civic
guards had to retreat when The
drunken soldiers began to use ma
chine, guns.
The situation al Metz. NJ. Forest
reports, is confused. The city is
surrounded by armed bands and the
population is anxious for the arrival
of French troops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
LAST OF GERMAN
TROOPS ARE OUT
Of BRUSSEL S

Paris, Nov. lS.-The last German
troops left BRUSHES yesterday, ac-
cording to a dispatch from the
Havas correspondent on the Belgian
front. Extraordinary scenes were
witnessed around the North Station
from which most of the enemy sol
diers departed.
Wishing to have money to take
home with them, they sold every
thing they owned or had stolen.
Some laid out objects on the side
walk and cried their wares in loud
voices. Among the articles offered
for sale were blankets, clothing and
shoes, as we'll as wool and copper
goods taken from the inhabitants
OF the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-19
BILL MAY RETURN
To FATHERLAND #
HOLLAND REVOL IS

London, Nov. 1S.-The Potsdam
soldiers and workmen's committee
learns that William Hohenzolern
intends to return to Germany be
cause OF disturbances in Holland,
according'to a Copenhagen dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Com
Fany. The Lokal Anzeiger OF Ber-
lin states that he is likely to be
permitted to return.
Prince Eitel Frederick, son OF the
former emperor, has appealed to his
comrades OF the Potsdam garrison
to place themselves at the disposal
OF the new government in Germany.