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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS
Two Negroes Make Way With Suit
at Lathrop's.

w. NJ. Smith and Steve Smith
were in police court this morning
charged with theft of clothing. They
pleaded not guilty and their case
was transferred to the county court
and the men turned over to Sheriff
Garrett. They entered the shop of
James Lathrop yesterday and said
they wanted to buy a suit of cloth
ing. They looked at many and
wanted the goods on credit. This
being denied one OF them said he
would go and get some money. The
two had been taking the proprietor
from one point in the store to an
other and when the one who went
after money did not return. Mr..
Lathrop looked about and found
that a suit OF clothing and two ex-
ira pairs OF trousers were missing.
He swore they were valued at more
than SIS. When officers went to
the room OF one OF the men, the
one who had gone after money, they
found him in possession of the
stolen goods,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Notice of Application for APP
pointnent OF Administrator.

In the County Court, Carter
County. Okla.
In the Estate Of Alonzo Pleasant
Yates, deceased.
The State OF Oklahoma, TO the
heirs next of kin and creditors OF
the said Alonzo Pleasant Yates, de-
ceased.
You are hereby notified that Mrs.
Matte Patterson has applied for
letters of administration on said eS-
tate to be granted to ii. ID. Nc
Cullom and that said application
will be heard at a regular term OF
said Court held at the courtroom
of said Court. on the 29th day OF
July. 1913, at 10 a. m.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said Court hereunto affixed, this
llth day of July. 1918.
THOS. W. CHAMPION,
County Judge Of Carter County,
Oklahoma. lo-l0t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
"Screeching Shells Break Around with

beloved bidon. His canteen Is the
last thing he would part with. 1t
is his wine cellar. perennial COM
fort to the poilu, but when he can
get no wine. he fills 1t with choco-
late at the Foyer.
Six poilus entered this Foyer
while it was being observed. Each
had a cup Of chocolate. four took
writing material. all asked for to-
bacco, of which there was none.
spoke some cheerful words and
filed into the trenches again.
The trench left the ruins, crossed
a narrow valley and went up
slope, where 1t entered supporting
trench where there were soldiers
behind barb-wire entanglements.
They were French. and midway in
their line was a Foyer hut located
in a dug-out. 1t was here that the
American correspondent received
real thrill. for among the colors de-
pending from the ceiling-the tri-
color. the Union Jack. the Italian
flag and others-gently waved the
Stars and Stripes. 1t was beauti-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Marietta Woman Receivers Purse.

Sunday mornings Ardmoreite
caXried an ad announcing that
small purse, containing a sum OF
money, had been found between
Marsden and Ardmore. That the
ads are read with close attention
both in Ardmore and by out-of-
town readers, was clearly demon
strates when early Sunday morn
ing II. l.. Alexander, clerk of Love
county, who lives at Marietta,
phoned The Ardmoreite, saying his
wife had lost such a purse. He de-
scribed the contents and the purse
is being held for him. w. p. Hig-
gins OF Ardmore found the purse
Saturday afternoon, brought it di-
rectly to the office OF The Ard
moreite, placed the ad, with the
above results.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
AMERICANS DROP PLANES.

With the American Army in
France, Sunday. July 2l.-By the
Associated Press)-Two more Ger
man airplanes are reported to have
been brought down Saturday by
American aviators. Neither report
has been confirmed officially. One
of the enemy machines was brought
down by Lieutenant David Putnam
of Massachusetts,. Lieut.. Baker
Brody Freeman engaged in fight
with German biplane and tumbled
him to the ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Unarmed, Alone, Red Triangle Man
Goes Out Under Shell Fire with
Hot Drink for Fighters = Gas,
Rats and Mud His Daily Lot,
Yet He Sticks and Smiles.

The boys were eating big red ap-
pies, too, the gift Of the Interna-
tional Apple Growers Association,
distributed free through the Y. M.
G. A. No one wuo has not been in
the war zone can comprehend how
those boys In olive drab appreciated
those American apples, devoured
near enough the enemy's line to be
tossed over to Fritz.
The dug-out from which the sec
rotary sailed forth carrying hot
drinks to the delivers OF No Mans
Land was only one Of several in
spected on tour Of the front line
trenches made by three investigat-
ors who went to see for themselves
how the boys from home were shap-
ing up after months under fire. The
findings were inspiring.
Wearing steel helmets and gas
masks, the investigators left head
quarters village In the morning. pro-
ceeding FIVE miles In Red Cross
ambulance over b road kept in good
repair by men who worked by star
light. Shells whined far overhead.
although sometimes the range was
shortened to make them explode in
the section traversed by the trio.
A brush-screened shed served as a
garage for the ambulance at the
beginning Of the road which was
considered unsafe for travel by We
hicles In the daytime. The investi-
gators proceeded on foot over
path torn by shells and through
forest where trees Of mans improvi-
sation cunningly filled gaps left by
nature.
Further on the path entered a
wide ditch, deep enough to conceal
standing men. Where the soil was
loose the sides were retained by
brush woven between stakes. In
wet places there were walks OF
wood, but these do not always keep
ones feet above the trench mud,
inexhaustible. insidious and able
to manufacture itself at the least
suggestion of moisture
The supporting trench led into an
advanced trench where soldiers
we're at their posts. The day was
quiet, they said, and only at OBJ
servation posts were sentinels sta
toned. Groups Of men were at
close intervals, ready with machine
gun. rife and bayonet Piles of
hand grenades and heavy boxes Of
ammunition guaranteed the Hun
hot reception.
Sitting upon the trench step was
a poilu. sketching. An artist?
Certainly; all the French are such
instinctively, for yonder were 9th
ers drawing. A tapping tent cloth
before the entrance Of dugout
bore a landscape others recalled
an actress of the Paris comedy or
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
THE GERMAN CURSE IN
RUSSIA AT PALACE TONIGHT

The German Curse in Russia,
scheduled for yesterday and today
at the Palace theater, will be shown
this afternoon and night. On ac-
count of delay in shipping the pic
ture was not shown yesterday. This
is one among the really big pic
lures OF the war, dealing with the
condition OF countries following the
invasion OF the Huns. Events lead
ing up to and during the present
condition existing are clearly por-
traved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22

PARIS, May 20.--Out in No
Mans Land seventy American SOL
diers were digging a new trench
under cover of darkness. but the
Boche was suspicious, and shells
were falling The hillside was
pitted with new holes as the explo-
sions punctuated the blackness.
The soldiers laboring away In the
night were tired and hungry. Their
lieutenant, back in the main trench,
descended some steps into a dug
out concealed in the hillside. where
he spoke to the occupant concern
ing the need of the trench -diggers.
Soon this man went trudging up
that ell-pitted hill carrying two
buckets filed with steaming hot
chocolate.
The searching shells, put over on
suspicion to prevent just such
strollers, burst around him, but the
man with the chocolate reached the
seventy trenchers and distributed
his hot drinks. putting new heart
and strength into the men. And
they appreciated II as only weary
men can, and more, because II
there had been an enemy sorue at
that time, the hot drink man would
have been found without weapon To
defend himself. For he saw the
Y. M. C. A. hut secretary OF that
particular section Of front line
trench.
The lieutenant who suggested
tthat he take out the hot drinks told
the story-,just one of the incidents
which have made the Red Triangle
men welcome additions to the
fringe OF No Mans Land. This sec
retary is a btg-hearted man who
stuck to his dug-out there among
the watching posts. to be OF serV-
ice to the soldiers. Asked by the
correspondent il he wished to go to
a less burdensome place for few
days. he hesitated before replying
that he did not care to have an
other man sent who might not be as
strong as he and who could not
afford to burn his underwear every
time he changed.
IN THE STEEL HUT
This man held forth in a new type
-Y" hut, semi-circle Of steel
twelve feet in diameter. locked to-
gether at the edges to make an in
verted trough six feet high and
eighteen feet long. 1t is buried in
the hillside. except for narrow
door at the bottom OF some steps.
il was crowded with American boys
OF the front line forces when the
looked in. They
were drinking chocolate. reading,
writing letters to home or buying
such small articles rs the secretary
had OF sal0.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22

boldly caricature the Kaiser and his
pillaging Boche.
AT A FRENCH Y. M. C. A. HUT
The trench led down hill, across
a valley and into the ruins of
once thriving little city, now mass
Of debris where no building had
roof or unbroken wall But life was
found in the Foyer du Soldat, the
French Y. NJ. c. A. The room had
four sides and its roof, once de-
stroyed, had been replaced with
temporary covering heaped with
stones to protect it from bursting
shrapnel. 1t was a small room, ten
by twelve feet.
There two poilus make chocolate.
provide writing material and sell at
less than cost little things needed
by the soldier. Through the
trenches the poilu comes day or
night to this haven Of warmth. re-
freshment, fellowmen and a lighted
candle. He wears hat Of steel,
carries gun, while to his shoulders
are strapped the gas mask and the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22

Washington, July 22.-Southern-
ers in the army casualty list today
included:
Died of disease:
CORPORAL MERLO NJ. HUT
Crimson, Cherokee Ave, Bartles-
vile, Oklahoma.
PRIVATE KENT O'DELL, Bu-
ena Vista. Ark.
The remainder of the list:
Killed in action: Lieut.. Leonard
c. Hoskns, East Las Vegas. n. NJ. /;
Privates George Kohlmeier. Linn,
Kas. Joseph Maciejewski. Berlin.
Wis.,; John Nowatny, Wautoma,
Wis; Cecil b. Perry, Dublin, Ga. :;
Stanley Stevens. Raquette Lake. n.
v: Patrick ]. Sullivan, New York
City; Marvin d. league. Gastonia,
n. c.; Geo. J. Nerkoukas. Plam-
arion. Greese
Died of Wounds
Died of wounds: Corporals John
]. Bergman, Bancroft. Ia: Herman
X. Laughlin. Yam Hill, Ore; Cook
Geo. s. Alberts. Brooklyn. y. Y;
Privates Louis +. Beckerle, St.
Louis: Dominick Blotto. Philade-
phia: Herman +. Doering. Sheboy-
gan; Eggi Ganski, Chicago: Jos.
F.. Hanied, Bristol. K. L.; Clarence
NJ. Hickman. Flatwood, w. Va.
Leo A. Murphy, Sayre, Pa; Jay
Rugg, Casseton, n. D.; Reese d.
Sparks, Gimlet, Ky; Edward Sly
perski. Depew. \. y; Thomas Vii
lotto. East Rutherford. y. !.
Died OF disease: Privates Ohm
s. Cooper. Cassville. Mo-: John f.
Foohey. Hoboken. y. j.; Jno. Nc
Cue, Columbus. Ohio; Albert s.
Rex, Philadelphia, David Schwartz,
New York City.
Died from accident and other
causes: Privates Paul G. Men.c.
Heidelberg. Pa; Byron +. Stone,
Shrewsbury. Mass; Isaac \. Thorn
as New York.
Severely Wounded.
Severely wounded: Lieuts. Regi-
ndlu -. OIOuAs NtM OIh lily
Daniel w. Patterson. Mortified.
VT; VIM. n. Walton. Palataka.
Fla: Corporal Raymond a. Tonar-
90, Brooklyn. y. Y: Privates Geo.
A. Brown. Philadelphia; Frank VI.
Farrell, Stamford. Conn; Wesley
s. Knutson, Curlew. Ida; Jesse X.
Loccern, St. Louis; Toras Maxine
witch, Kredenskoiy. Russia; Alex
ander Norwich. Dupki, Russia;
Robert l.. Posey, Greys Chapel.
Ala: Jno. ID. Turovich. New York.
Missing in action: Privates Sam
uel Bergwerk, Lemburg, Austria;
Joseph K. Dennen Princeton. n. j.;
VIM. A. Dickey, Mill Hall, Pa;
Hiram c. Goodman. Iuka, Miss;
Ira r Heuton. Lockport, y. Y; w.
NJ. Kaplan, New York; VIM. II.
Keiser. New York; Jno. Kuehnle.
New York; James G. Leslie North
Tonawanda. n. Y: Bartholomew
Moriarty, Buffalo; Edward NJ. Pet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22

the French trenches. They were
ready for trouble. Their eyes were
bright and clear. their skin fresh,
and they were in form. Each wore
a khaki colored steel hat Of peculiar
shape, held on by a strap under the
chin. Each man In olive drab uni
form had a dagger and a pistol
fastened to his waist. There ap-
peared to be an unusual attraction
at one dug-out entrance down q
narrow fight Of stairs cut In the
earth. More soldiers we're crowd
ing down into II. A closer inspec-
tion revealed the cause-on the en-
trance was the sign Of the Red
Triangle. 1t was the first Y. NJ.
c. A. hut inspected in the front line.
There were twenty or twenty
five men in the room, fifteen by
thirty feet room underground. the
ceiling of steel supported here and
there. Over all was the slope Of
great hill. The room had a tiny.
tortuous window, while candles fur
nished the light. In the corner was
, ~.~-o rtovo -, With -t0~ ~, ed a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22

large cauldron OF chocolate from
which two men filled the cups ana
canteens of the soldiers: Tnere
we're tables at which other poys
were writing letters, letters tnae
were to 20 out on long journey.
Some were reading papers a month
old, but in language and Win
message wonderfully dear.
THEY THOUGHT OF HOME
Two husky youngsters, pistolied
and daggered ready for action. were
engaged in the warlike game OF
checkers. Finally one OF these
grim.visaged warriors tipped the
checker board and explained. on,
shucks, Jim! let's write to the foiks
at home" Which they proceeded
to do to the accompaniment OF q
continuous, deep-toned below OF
heavy artillery in the rear ana tne
rattling of the mitraileuse aimeo
at a Boche avion which had offered
itself as q target. For in the con-
stant presence of sudden death, the
suggestion and recollection OF home
pervaded the huts of the Y. M. &. A.
The secretary of that hut was q
lawyer before he came over, leav'
ing wife and children while he
offered his service. He was col
lege man, thirty-tive years old, clean
and fine. At home he lived IN COM
fort In France ne siepI on q
pallet in q dungeon, cleansed an
earthen floor and waited on sol-
nnt qlWlEa
unbroken. for huge. vagrant rats
claimed a refuge and living WIN
him. They often foraged at night
caring neither for the comfort or
quiet OF their host. He had no COM
plant, but It was curious to know
how long a man could stand up un.
der eighteen hours OF work q day
HI such surroundings.
The American boy had good COM
pany with this secretary for
friend. Possibly when the war Is
over and the lad has time to think
about 1t he will want to write his
appreciation 10 the man who pre-
ferred serving soldiers more than
he hated rats, shell and hard work
in a cave. AS 1t was, the boys
when asked what they thought OF
the Y. M. c. A. there answered.
This would be hell of place
without 1t. With 1t we have a
touch OF home, sweet home"
Beyond this hut was encountered
the steel one presided over by the
secretary, who took the hot choco-
late out into No Mans Land under
fire. Farther on, in the debris OF
another town, In an underground
room the Red Triangle was found
in charge Of a highly educated man
who declared that for the first time
In his life he was doing work which
met a real need and taxed all his
strength continually. From there
the investigators went on through
sections the duplicates Of those de-
scribed. coming out finally in
forest where French and Americans
were digging trenches and repair.
ing roads.
"The sky is clear and German
sausage rises to make an observal
ton" concluded the Investigators
notes. French cannon break loose
and shells whine overhead. Ex'
panding puffs Of creamy white
smoke that draw nearer and nearer
to the balloon cause Fritz to de-
scend. We move on. We have
seen enough for one day. have seen
our own boys and they are at the
,rcnt"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Mayor Makes New Traffic Rule.

The mayor laid down a new rule
in police court this morning in pass
ing on cases OF violation of the trat-
fic ordinance. A young man had
been charged with parking his car
on Washington street between Main
street and Paradise alley. He admit
ted leaving the car there for fifteen
minutes. but said a woman was SIT
ting in the car. The mayor held that
inasmuch as there was some person
in the car to look after it. it was
not a case of parking and the young
man was discharged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
American Dead And
Wounded In France

tit, Oyster Bay, n. Y; David Roth,
New York, Tomaso Seine Lesandre,
DeRocca, Italy; Alex Scherwifski,
levitt City, Conn; Audrey J. Te-
desco, Winsted, Conn.
Prisoner: Lieut.. VIM. II. Plyler
Kershaw, S. {.
Prisoners previously reported as
missing: Privates Edward Thune,
Syracuse, n. Y; Frank l.. Johnson,
Middletown, Conn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Notice to Precinct Registrars.

No voter is allowed to change his
politics unless he has made applica-
tion to his precinct registrar 70
days before the primary election.
Any precinct registrar that allows
change to be made other than stat
ed is subject to $1,000 fine and one
year in the penitentiary. Registra-
tion books close on July 10Th, 1918.
K. f. GRESHAM,
I-lOt County Registrar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22

full room because an undreamed-of
spirit dwelt there. because our flag
was there.
EAGER YOUNG AMERICANS
From a point near this last Foyer
a communicating trench led to the
front line where look-outs guarded
their posts every moment. Dug
outs filled with men were conven-
lent to the trench. When the sector
was quiet the soldiers worked dur
ing the night strengthening and ex-
tending their positions, and in the
day they slept or tried to invent
some recreation And here. right
in the red mouth Of danger, the in
vestigators found the boys from the
United States. They thought that
No Mans Land was something Of
bore and were eager to make it
undisputed. French land. They
waited because they must, but they
were young to the game and con-
fessed It.
Alert and businesslike, the Amer
lean bows dunl.c.ted the scenc1 OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Meeting of Housewives League.

Women of Ardmore are urged 10
attend the meeting OF the House
wives League to be held at $50
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
restroom at courthouse. Matters
OF vital importance will be taken
up and it is imperative that all
housekeepers be in attendance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic

destroys the malarial germs which
are transmitted to the blood by the
Malaria Mosquito. Price 6Oc.-
ladv.l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-22
Attention Eastern Star.

Regular meeting Of Ardmore
Chapter 20, o. f. $, viii be held
Monday evening at $50 o'clock
There will be initiation. Visitors
welcome.
Ida NJ. Roberts, w. NJ.
PIP Regina Blank, Sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-05
Helping Enemy Only.

Secretary Baker is misleading the
American people when he says he will
have 1,O0O,0 troops on the other side
by the end of the year, according to
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. The
realization of such a task is impos-
sible, says the senator. Its accom-
plshment is preposterous. 1t seems
hard to impute disloyal motives
to member Of the United
States senate at this ~stage
of the proceedings but it must be ad-
mitted that the present attacks
against the war administration are
doing nothing but pleasing Germany
Every stab they make at the
war department is cheer to the heart
of the kaiser If there were really a
menacing condition beneath the sur
face which the department was cen
cealing from the public view there
might be some excuse for the cam
paign, but Mr.. Baker has explained
to the satisfaction of the majority OF
the people that there isn't. and that
things are going along with all pos
sible human speed. The enemy is the
only one who is being helped by the
systematic nagging that is taking
place in Washington these days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-05
Davenport Jealous Again?

Mayor John Berwald says he will
oppose staging prize fights in Daven-
port, and he is backed up by his home
newspapers. A club has already been
formed in our neighboring city, scrap
ping stars signed, and everything in
readiness to blow off the lid in that
city, the promoters probably having
got hungry for some of the easy money
that has been harvested in Rock Is
land during the past year. 1t hasn't
been so many years ago that Daven-
port was the scene of some of the big
fighting events of the middle west, and
Rock Islanders went there by the huns
dreds to see them During the past
year our Davenport neighbors have
been coming to Rock Island to satisfy
their fighting appetites. The events
that have been staged in Rock Island
have been classed as boxing exhibit
tions, and they have not gone much
further, only in rare instances knock
out being witnessed. 1t must be said
to the credit of the promoters that
they have been presenting clean ex-
hibiti0ns, to none of which anyone
with red blood in his veins could OBJ
ject, although there is a state law
that could technically be applied in
the suppression of such affairs. The
government encourages boxing exhibit
lions at the training camps, and why
shouldn't those outside the army en-
JOY similar privileges, assuming that
reasonable limits are not exceeded?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-05
The Day in Davenport

him for the responsibilities that will
come with this radical change, Mayor
John Berwald has sent out several
hundred circular letters to the vot-
ers of Davenport, asking that he be
favored with the nomination for either
city clerk or treasurer this year.
Fire Damages H0me-Fire which
originated in the roof of tw0-stOry
frame dwelling occupied by w. J
Vale, 422 Western aveDue, yesterday,
resulted III damages estimated at $500.
The building is owned by Charles
Schick.
Fight On Bridge Car-Walter LIE,
mander and S. Larson, returning fror1
Rock Island with cargo Of red liquor
under their belt early Sunday morn
ing, started fight that resulted in q
near riot ON Bettendorf car near The
street car barns. Both are In jail
awaiting tfial. They are charged with
disturbing the peace. !
Runaway hoy Caught-Elmer Mag
ner, is years old, ran away from his
home in Dubuque, some days ago. HI
got as far as Davenport, but here ths
pangs of hunger overcame his ambi
ton to roam. He surrendered himself
to Chief of Police Charles Schlueter.
Increase Salary Chiefs THAT sal
airy increase Of $3.50 will be grantee
the chiefs of the police and fire de
partments, seems likely from state;