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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
DR.. DAVID H. COOPER
DIED EARLY TODAY
DEATH CLAIMS PASTOR OF
BRODWAY BAPTIST
CHURCH.
ACTIVE IN WAR WORK
Body Will Lie in State Tomorrow
Afternoon at Church. Brief Fu-
neral Service After Which Re
mains Will be Taken to Pt. Huron

DR.. David H. Cooper, pastor of
Broadway Baptist church, died at
4 o'clock this morning at the Hardy
sanitarium after an illness of three
weeks. The body will lie in state
at Broadway Baptist church from
IL to 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
and funeral services, conducted by
the ministers of Ardmore under the
direction on DR.. r. Z. l.. Morgan,
of Broadway Methodist church, will
be held promptly at 2 o'clock. From
the church the body will be escorted
to the Santa Fe-Rock Island union
station by members of the Masonic
lodge, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias and
the Old Guard of Oklahoma. The
remains will be taken to Port
Huron, Michigan. for burial.
DR.. Cooper, who was son of
Major General oe Cooper of Civil
War fame, was 81 years old and
is survived by his wife and three
children, John Cooper who lives in
Detroit, Mich, and two daughters,
Evelyn and Edith. He was born in
Jacksboro, Tenn. At an early age
he entered the ministry, having
been graduated from the Colgate
ministerial university, New York,
and was ordained in New York
state. He filled several important
pastorates in New York and later
went to Detroit, where he was pas
tor of Grand River Avenue Baptist
church for nine years. He came to
Ardmore April l., 1915, succeeding
the Rev. F. M. Masters.
AT the time Of h: death DR.. Coop
er was president of the Ardmore
Ministerial Alliance.
Doctor Cooper was one of the
best known men in Ardmore. He
was a member of the Masonic lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and Knights of Pythias. He was a
member of the Carter County Coun-
Gil of Defense a member of the Old
Guard of Oklahoma and took part
in every patriotic movement in the
county. He is credited with having
delivered the first patriotic sermon
in the city when the United States
declared war on Germany.
Other relatives who live in Ard
more are Joseph A. Cooper, a
nephew, and Mrs. J. A. Madden, a
cousin. Mrs. Madden with Mr.. Mad
den and her children are in Chicago.
They will join Mrs. Cooper and
party there and will go to Port
Huron to attend the funeral.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
Before the Battle, american
AndFrench TroopsHear Their
Commander In Historic Appeal
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
On the French Front in
France, Wednesday, July H.
In stirring phrases, imploring
them to stand firm, Gen. II. J.
f. Gouraud, in command of the
French and American troops
east of Rheims and in Cham
pagne, appeared to his men be-
fore the German offensives be-
gan. In an order issued to his
soldiers, he said:
"We may be attacked at any
moment. You all feel that a
defensive battle has been engag-
ed in under more favorable
conditions. You were warned
and are on guard with power
full reinforcements of infantry
and artillery. You will fight
on the ground you have trans
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
MAY NOT Be DEAD
PERSH|NG CABLES
GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO
YOUNG MANS FATHER
EXPRESSES HOPE.

New York, July lS.-Colone
Theodore Roosevelt, just before
leaving the city for Saratoga, N
T., to attend the Republican state
convention today, received a cable
gram from General Pershing in
which the American commander
expressed the hope that Lieutenant
Quentin Roosevelt, the coloncl's
son, reported killed in an aerial bat
tie in France, may have landed
safely.
The eablegram read:
Regret very much that your son,
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, re-
ported as missing. On July IA with
patiol of twelve planes he left
on a mission of protecting photo
graphic section. Seven enemy
planes were sighted and attacked,
after which enemy planes returned
and our planes broke off combat,
returning to their base. Lieutenant
Roosevelt did not return. A mem-
Der of the squadron reports seeing
one of our planes fall out of the
combat and into the clouds, and
the French report an American
plane was seen descending.
81 hope he may have landed
safely. Will advise you immediate
ly on receipt Of further informa-
ton.
"Pershing.7
Colonel Roosevelt, in reply,
cabled the following message:
"We are deeply grateful for your
kindness and we will
never forget it."
Colonel Roosevelt's attitude
seemed more hopeful than upon
receipt last night of word sent from
Paris by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
Jr, stating reports of Quentin
death were absolutely unconfirm-
ed" there.
The former president, after re-
overnight at New York
hotel, left at 8:25 o'clock for Sara
.oga.
Paris, July l8.-"If the battle can
be said to have commenced when
he air fighting became intense
says the Stars and Stripes, the of
iicial newspaper of the American
,xpeditionary force. Lieutenant
Roosevelt was probably the first
lost in the battle of the
Champagne"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
Exhausted Hun Troops
Asleep At Front Posts

With the British Army in France, Wednesday July IT,
(By The Associated Press)German troops portions
of the trenches Flanders have exhausted
allied by constant British raids attacks and bombardmens that
of them have fallen asleep their posts caring
whether they killed o captured
An order issued Bavarian infantry regiment reveals
condition of affairs which this time would been
thought unbelievable in notorious its discipline
The commanding officer wrote June 25:
while making tour of the line this morning /
complete sections fast asleep in spite of its being dawn
misty. Three sections had removed their equipment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
HUN SUBMERSIBLES
BEING DESTROYED
AT RAPID RATE

London, July D.-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press)--
Within the past three months the
number Of German submarines de-
stroyed has been greater than dur
ing any similar period since the be-
ginning of the war. Depth charges
have played an important part IN
putting an end to the activities of
U-boafs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
GOVERNMENT SEXES
HUN STEEL COMPANY Y

Washington, July lS.-Taking
over by the government of the Ger
man-owned Becker Steel Company
of America, with plant at Charles
ton, w. Va, and offices in New
York, was announced today by A.
Mitchell Palmer, alien property GUS
todian.
With the company comes to
American manufacturers a secret
process for the production of high
speed" steel, heretofore held ex-
clusiyely by the Germans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18

nay, which strategically is second
in Importance only to Chalons. This
is the hypothesis of the military
writer, Colonel de Thomasson.
Paris, July lS.-(Havas Agency
In the pocket which the Germans
have created south of the Marne
their losses, according to conserva-
tive estimates, reached the figure OF
10000 in the first two days fight
ing, the Matin declares today.
Treating of the situation in this
sector of the front the Echo de
Paris says:
Because of the counter attacks
delivered by the army of General
Dcgoutte and our American allies
the Germans were unable appreci-
ably to widen or deepen this pock-
ct"
According to the same newspa-
per 40 German divisions have been
fully engaged in the battle, while
20 support divisions were obliged
to take more or less part in the
fighting.
Premier Clemenceau returned
today from visit to the front ex-
pressing himself very well satisfied
with the situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
UNSKILLED NAVIGATION
AND NEGLECT TOOK
81 LIVES, is REPORT

Washington, July lS.-"Unskill-
full navigation and neglect" are
charghed against the captain and
pilot of the steamer Columbia in a
preliminary report to Secretay
Redheld by the local inspectors on
the Illinois river disaster which
caused the loss of 81 lives
Trial of the two men on the
charges automatically will follow
with the district board OF inspectors
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18

sitting as court. The maximum
punishment the board can impose
is revocation of licenses.
Divers who investigated the wreck
reported that the steamer had been
run so close to shore as to strike
an obstruction which tore a hole
twelve feet long and two feet wide
in her bottom.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
Scivally Rumor Unfounded.

Probably through confusion OF
his name with that of Robert
Frensley former resident of Ard
more, whose death occurred at
Duncan Tuesday morning. a rumor
was current on the streets of Ard
more last night that Robert +.
Scivally had died. Mr.. Scivally was
in Muskogee last night and is reg
istered today at Tulsa hotel.
At the time the rumor was be-
ing circulated members of Mr..
Scivally's family were uncertain as
to his whereabouts but a telephone
message to Muskogee late last
night established the fact that he
was there. had gone to Tulsa and is
in good health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
No Vote for Hun Women.

Amsterdam, July lS.-The lower
house of the Hungarian diet has
rejected the government measure
giving the vote to women, says
Budapest dispatch today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and Vicinity:
Tonight fair Friday fair. warm
er; Saturday fair.
Oklahoma Fair tonight and
Friday, somewhat warmer in the
west portion Friday.
East Texas: Tonight and
Friday generally fair. cooler IN
northeast portion tonight
West Texas: Tonight and Fri
day generally fair, warmer in the
Panhandle Friday.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
day was l07 degrees. minimum
last night, IS degrees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-18

Continued on Page 3D.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
ENGLISH WOMEN WILL
DESIGN OWN SUITS
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. Aug.'6.-Man always did set
a bad example
The clumslness OF the mems stand
ard suits has proven TO the fair sex
that mere man must not attempt 10
have a voice In choosing a suitable
standard uniform for women.
Women are unanimous IN declaring
they must select the style and cut
themselves.
A consensus Of opinion incllnes 70 have
quality and price Of materials for
standard dresses fixed. and also prices
FOR making. There Is a strong demand
that steps should be taken 10 place
these standardized articles on the mar.
ket in readiness for the cold wlntel
weather.
But says a leading w. A. A. c
officer don't let men make any mis-
take Girls are wearing uniforms fo
the wars sake. but none OF them reail-
like it My girls are always telling mi
how they long TO break forth into
bright colors. and when the wars over
there'll be no holding them back in this
direction. They have the good sense
70 wear plain things, and they are sen.
sible enough 10 work for the nation
therefore they are sensible enough "a
choose the cut Of their sults.1And woe
betlde the man who tries 20 clay down
the law" on this pointl
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
1916 DRAFT BILL
GOES TO congress
Crowder Urges Haste and
Suggests Weekly Regis
trationssof Men Il
HOUSE LIKELY
TO FIGHT ACT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-The Admin
istratlons man-power bill amending
the selectlve draft law Of May is, 1917,
was introduced simultaneously in both
houses Of Congress yesterday. II pro-
vlded for the conscrlption. under terms
exactly similar to those Of the enact
ment which It Is frsmed, to amend, Of
men between the ages Of is and 45 ~
elusive, instead Of between 81 anu %
Inclusive, as does the present law.
Documents accompanying me bill
upon It's Introduction in the Senate in
cluded a letter from Provost Marshsl
General Crowder which was almost
bitter in its reflections upon the de-
lays induced by Secretai y -pf War Bak-
er. In 10 was an argument favoring
the speedlest action on the proposed
law as necessary, mandatory and i'm
perative, and directing the attention Of
the Chief Of STAFF TO the situation
which the delays OccasiOned by the in
reference OF the administration with
the movement In Congress TO amend
the selectlve draft law through an en-
actment embodied in the army sppro-
priation bill last June have caused.
The Provost Marshal General made II
exceedingly clear that the mainten-
ance Of a full reservoir Of man power
for the continuous supply Of the srmy
here and abroad was seriously threat
ened now through the enforced mac
tivity Of the draft boards.
The Inference was very clearly con-
veyed that had the amendment TO
the army appropriation bill introduced
by Senator Albert A. Fall New Mex
lco) been permitted 10 pursue Its
course through Congress the threaten
ed halt in the procession Of citizens
into the military forces Of the United
States would have been avoided.
The Fall amendment proposed to do
exactly what the newly presented meas
ure proposes 20 do. Differing only
slightly In phraseology, is differed not
al an from the proposed measure In Its
effect but at the time It was under
discussion all the power OF the admin
istration IN the Senate was brought to
bear 10 defeat its purpose and elimi-
nate lt from the bill.
The administration leaders were told
that the Fall amendment was TO be laid
aside because the administration had a
man power plan an It's own almost
ready to be presented. Great was the
surprise IN Senatorial circles when the
similarity Of the two measures was
disclosed.
According 10 the figures which the
Provost Marshal General presented with
his letter TO the Chief or Staff and upon
which the man power bill was intro
duced. the following Is the tabulated
situation with regard 70 the fighting
force which could be consoripted under
the new age limits;
Total number Of males in the United
States between the ages OF 30 and As
years inclusive, i0,O2S975.
Total number Of married men between
above specified ages, 1874, ,iS2.
Deferred for industry Inclusive OF
agricultural, 4Oi i59.
Deferred for other reasons, sol. .44s.
Gross remained OF men between the
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
DOVER REPUBLICANS
CHOOSE DELEGATES

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Aug. 6.-Republlcans Of
the Fifth Representative district last
night nominated delegates TO the State
Convention as follows: James A.
fIirons. James Frank Alice. Frank Hall
Davis, William Houston, oolored; al
ternates, John w. Foracre. John T.
Buckson, Edward w. Baker, Alfred
halkes, colored
For member OF the county commit
toe from the First district OF tho Fifth
Representative district, James Frank
Alice. jr., and for the Second district
OF the Fifth Representative district, Dr.
H. II. Berman.
Magistrate Edwin F. Wood presided
and Howard NJ. Buckson was secre-
tary. State Chairman Alden r. Ben
son made a speech, declaring that The
harmony movement was progressing
satisfactorily and that everything was
going along smoothly.
He reported that the delegates were
being divided on a flfty-flfty basis be
tween the two elements In the party
and that this division was causing
much satisfaction.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06

ages Of 80 and 45, available for Glass
4, i,39i,ss4.
After deduction for aliens, enlist
ments in the army. navy. and Marine
Corps and listing by the Untitled States
Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet Cor
porstlon and physical rejects: col ,236.
In other words out Of the i002s.973
male citizens OF the United States be
tween the ages OF % and as the incre-
ment to the lighting units OF the army
will be a scant per cent. II was
quite different with the males between
the ages Of IS and 2i. These figures
showed:
Total number Of males in the United
States between the ages OF IS and 20,
inclusive, 3d7t,67i.
Married and all other deferments,
S72,35i.
Gross remainder OF men between the
ages Of iS and % inclusive available
for Glass 1, 2,S99,3i7.
After deduction for aliens, enlist
ments in the army, navy and Marine
Corps listing by the United states
Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet Cor
poratlon and physical rejects, 49,, 500.
The two groups Of new availables
under the terms OF the proposed Dill
Will therefore be 2.398. .Si5.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06

commendatlon and citation from army
headquarters. Our casualties were un-
fortunately high, as they met a superior
Hun force, but the boohe was COM
pletely wiped out"
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
WOMAN WAR WORKER DROPS DEAD

sEAFORD. Del. Aug. 6.--Mrs. Harry
F. Constable, well-known Hurlook wo-
man, dropped dead OF heart trouble.
She was 5s years old and closely identl-
tled with womans war work OF Dor
chester county.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
WIN GLORY ron CHESTER.

CHESTER, Pa, Aug. 6.-The flrst OH
olal word relative to Companies B and
C, OF the iiith Infantry, composed en-
tirely Of Chester boys, who have been
In action on the Msrne for more than a
month, reached here yesterday In a mes
sage 10 Colonel James A. @. Campbell,
OF the Public Safety Committee. from
Captain Edmund w. Lynch. Of Com
psny B.
According TO the message the local
companies have bet the bOche and won
the first tilt. Heavy casualties were suf-
fered, but American army headqIar-
ters have cited both companies for
bravery. The message was as follows
Our Chester boys have done we'll 50
far, as in their first action they won d
Evening journal., 1918-08-06

SILK tricot Is used az much as serge
or linen, and II is suitable FOR the hot
test days In summer.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
Resiinol
I'M help 10 make 4 well and relieve

will help 70 make Il well and relieve
the smart and pain.
Do not neglect a spot OF serena,
rash, or other itching, burning eruptlons
and sores, because children's skins are
easily irritated, and II the hurt is
neglected, obstinate trouble may per-
sIst In later life.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
we're originated by a doctor and have
been used by doctors for many years.
Al dealers sell them.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06

FUNERAL OF w. H. C0vNELL
The funeral services OF William H.
Connell were held this afternoon from
his late home, No. 2i05 Lancaster ave-
nua. Interment was private. M
Connell was 70 years old.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06

With one plain slip and many differ
ent tunics. one may have several
dresses at small cost.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
100 HOT ron GnANGERs.

Due to the extreme heat and the un-
bearable humidity OF last night. stanton
Grange postponed its regular meeting
The next meeting OF the grange will
be held August 40.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
When Flu" Strikes You

The victorious advance of the "fiu'
represents the most successful drive
that any epidemic has made in this
war. 1t bids fair to sweep around
the world, causing vast devastation
before it runs out.
1t is not deadly" disease, but it
has dangerous potentialities. 1t may
kill person who happens to be much
below normal health when it hits him.
1t may weaken we'll person so that
more perilous ailments find him an
easy prey.
1t spreads from person to person in
much the same way as common
cold. Doctors give the following
advice:
Avoid exposing yourself know
ingly. Keep well nourished and com
fortably clothed and try not to let
yourself get over tired. Under any
circumstances, if the 'fu" strikes
you go to bed and call a physician
and then stay in bed until the fever
has subsided.-North Adams Herald.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03

we get return in the knowledge that
we are doing Gods work in the
world, which we are taught to believe
lays up treasure for the future life.
In Gods name, what other invest
ment ever yielded such returns?
Some of US have little money,
others have more, but none has so
little he can afford to miss a chance
to participate in the best investment
in the world today. If we can't
all fight on the battlefield for our
country, we at least want to be able
to say when our country called on.
us for money to fight our battles, to
give the world the freedom for which
our forefathers fought and died, we
made some sacrifice and did what we
could. Here's to the success of the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
The Prince of Wales

The bearing Of the prince of Wales
all through the war has won him the
admiration, respect, and affection of
where
the British peoples, here and over
seas. We need not enlarge upon
this, for every one knows that to
say say so is no courtly form of
words. The prince will go to the
oversee countries of the empire when
the time comes with the unique adj
vantage of having seen with his own
eyes the shining qualities-revealed
during the ultimate test of character
of the races that make up the en-
pire. He will go, too, for his own
instruction and enlightenment, as the
king said frankly of himself last
year when he foreshadowed his visit.
London Times
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03

nobody sticks" in these times of
plenty of jobs for all. The state
ment is too sweeping, but there is
truth in it. A good many do not
"stick" who ought to do So They
ought, in the first place, to cultivate
the habit of sticking. Some day jobs
may not be so common, and it will
surprise some of the wandering ones
to find that they have not learned
enough about any one trade to make
them valuable to any employer. The
young man who is doing one thing
today and another the day after to-
morrow IS overlooking the chance to
establish himself in a career and he is
breeding i'll himself the spirit of dis9
satisfaction which will make it hard
for him to be happy in all the years
to come. Nothing can be said
against quitting one job for a better
one; ambition ought to be encour-
aged; but the worker ought to assure
himself that the change is for the
better and not merely for the sake of
change. Employers nowadays know
how great is the loss to industry re-
sulting from mere aimlessness.-
Portland Oregonian.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
SAVE PASTEBOARD BOXES
They Are Going to Be Scarce Before
the War is Over

Save your pasteboard boxes. They
are going to be scarce after this
coming season.
The commercial travellers from the
big concerns of Boston and New
Y DIRK, who take in Manchester on
to them upon their returning the
the news gently to the retail dealers
of the city. In view of the shortage
of paper, and, moreover, of the lack
of men working in the cardboard fac
tories, the Government has caused to
be issued broadcast order that all
the goods shipped from the manu-
facturer to the wholesaler or the
jobber and from them to the re-
taller and the consumer be as much
as possible done up in wrapping pap
er, rather than in cardboard boxes.
Due allowance is made, Of course
for the goods already on hand and
which were the products of the last
seasons shops. But it is to be ex-
pected that from New Years on the
pasteboard boxes will be considered
as thing of luxury.
For some time already the thir
wooden boards on which were WOUND
the linen-silk, velvet and cloths Of
every description have been done
away with, and some pasteboafc
planks substituted for them. 1t is tt
be assumed that soon wire winding
forms will take the place of them all
The user of those forms will BIZ
charged for them at so much pei
dozen, and due remittance to be made
to them upon thenr returning the
winders to their furnishers.-Man
chester Mirror and American.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
The Right Kind of Russians

A dispatch from Archangel, report
ing the arrival of American troops
there, adds the interesting informa-
ton that ''many of them speak the
Russian language fuently." Our
troops abroad have shown themselves
very versatile, but a knowledge of
languages has not been one of their
strong points. Apparently those sent
to Archangel include a number of
Russian immigrants who are now
going to help place their old coun-
try on its feet. Their patriotism
shines brightly in contrast with that
of Trotzky ct al, who, after being
well treated in the United States,
went back to Russia to malign this
nation and drag the Muscovites down
to ruin.-Philadelphia Record.