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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-13

qualification of the government from San Francisco and even from Honolulu in the daytime. Experiments are now un- der way for the purpose of overcoming the only obstacle which stands in the way for the purpose of overcoming tele- phoning without wires. For, if experi- ments and research are able to develop a transmitter, voice controlled which
 can handle 50 kilowatts of electric ener- gy, then this one obstacle will be over come and there will be nationwide and ocean-crossed systems of wireless tele- ] phoning. It is possible to telephone by submarine cable provided the cable is 1 supplied with numerous Pupin inductive coils and with the apparatus invented | by pr. deForest but no company would undertake to install plant of that kind since the cost of it would be so great
 as to make it commercially impractica- 1 ble.
 | On the other hand it is now asserted I that transoceanic wireless telephoning | is today almost within reach. The de- Forest inyentions-and other inventions which represent the work of able men have so extended the range of the wire l less telephone which makes loud signals which without these inventions would be inaudible as to give promise of far- reaching revolution in our future means of communication by wireless and by the use of the telephone apparatus. The men of great inventive capacity who have been studying this problem for years are now persuaded that not more than five years will have passed before across the sea telephoning by means of wireless apparatus will be as- sured in it's certainty and it's reasona- ble cost as is the submarine cable. The government at Washington would have heen glad if an achievement of this kind had been reached before we entered the
 war with Europe. In all probability the war will be ended within the next two or three years. so that among the im- provement preparations. now under way
 for meeting the stupendous changes
 commercial and business which will be-
 gin after the war is ended are the fi- nal experiments which are relied upon
 for the establishment of the commercial
 ly successful wireless telephone system
 by means of which any one can take up
 a transmitter in New York or in Wash
 ington and converse by wireless with a
 received In London or in Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-13

Oiics pOHuentS fteauQudrterS, CamD Mcclellan, Anniston, March 12-(Special.) } It is now Col. George B. Goodale, chief of staff of the Blue and Gray division,
 the notice of Colonel Goodale's promo tion having been received at the di- vision headquarters last night The announcement occasioned the ex- tension of compliments from the commis- stoned and enlisted personnel of the headquarters section at Camp McClel- land Tuesday morning.
 Colonel Goodale is one of the really popular and efficient officers who has done and is doing a wonderful work in the making of soldiers of the men of the Blue and Gray division. He is one of the hardest working officers on the staff of the commanding general. and his won derful genius and extensive training is being shown to it's best advantage
 While holding the rank of captain, Col onel Goodale was assigned an instructor in an officers school held in Montgom cry seven or eight years ago, and he will be remembered by practically every officer who was serving in the Alabama national guard at that time. Colonel Goodale was also detailed as instructor for the old Third regiment of the Ala bama guard in 1910 at Chickamauga park, and the announcement that he is now en- titled to wear the spread eagle instead of the silver leaf will occasion a great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-13

Mayor James A. Nelson Is in Bir- mingham on business today
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21

elist OF Oklahoma, opened the good
roads program with a vigorous talk
which put enthusiasm into everyone.
Judge Samuel Cunningham OF
Hugo told of the work that was be-
ing done in Choctaw county. David
Russell, II. +. Small and {. ). Can
ady of Marshall county outlined the
vast Improvement in the highways
OF our neighbor and told of the
spirit that had created desire on
the part of the people OF that county
to aid in the movement Tor better
roads in other counties.
George A. Henshaw contrasted
the roads OF the past with the pres
ent ones which even at their worst
we're a century ahead of those OF the
early day. lie felt that no move
ment was fraught with more poten-
tal good to the state than that Tor
permanent roads.
IL. G.. Spaulding pointed out the
fact that one OF the first benefits
that would come to Carter county
would be the establishment OF rural
mail routes, one having been laid
ont and three more being in pros
pect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
VAST AMOUNT OF
WATER |MPOUNDED
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS
500 INCHES-CITY LAKE
UP 28 INCHES.

Yesterdays rainfall, which meas
ured 500 inches, impounded an
amount OF water that is almost i'm
measurable. Every lake and pond,
every storage reservoir and tank in
Industrial Addition, the oil fields
and the city water supply reserva-
ton has been raised to such an eX-
tent that the city's water famine,
at least for 4 time, has been over
come.
At City Lake the level OF the wa
ter is 2S inches higher than before
the rain and the area of land covered
is double that OF day before yester-
day. 1t is estimated that Is acres
are under water. Definite reports
could not be secured on the addition
OF water TO the lakes at the Rod
and Gun and Chickasaw Lake Clubs,
but it is known that these bodies OF
water are larger than they have
been at any time this year.
The Cameron Refining Company S
tank impoundcd ten feet of water,
estimated at between 25,000 and So
900 barrels. All OF the refineries
have a goodly supply OF water on
hand and the Santa Fe Railway
Company's tank is filled to the top
Of the wall. The Imperial Refining
Company is said to have sufficient
water 10 supply it for several
months. 1t was stated this morn
ing that, as result OF yesterdays
rain, the industries in Ardmore have
impounded more water in each tank
than was secured by all OF the i'm
pounding tanks last year
The rainfall appears to have been
general over this section OF the state.
Passengers coming to Ardmore late
yesterday said that the heavy rain
had extended as far north as Wyn-
newood and that Murray county ap-
peared % have been drenched. South
and west it was said the rain was
general
Budd Ballew, deputy sheriff, who
returned last night from Supply,
where he had taken an insane pa
tient to :he state hospital, said he
saw no signs of rain until he reached
Blackwell, but that at that place
the Washita river was out of its
banks and flooding all the lowlands.
At FL Reno there appeared to have
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
TELLS Of TH|RTY-TWO
YEA RS OF 7 RO j BILE
Dunavant Free From Rheumatism
First Time Since He Was Seven
Years Old-Tanlac Only Thing
Helped Him.

81 am free from rheumatism for
the first time in thirty-two years,
since taking this Tanlac,' said b. n.
Dunavant, 934 Johl Place, Memphis,
Tennessee.
When | was seven years old, |
was taken down with rheumatism"
he continued, "and for two years |
was unable to walk and had to be
carried about by a nurse. | had it
in three forms, muscular, sciatic and
inflammatory, and simply suffer
al nnnnn trnu1 hn1I 10 t0Dt. | WAS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
AUSTRIA HOLDS
HER PEACE OFFER
OPEN SHE SAYS
AND ALSO TAKES OCCASION
TO KNOCK" ALL THE
ALLIED NATIONS

Amsterdam, Sept. 20,-Notwith-
standing the apparent rejection OF
the Austro- Hungarian proposal for
a conference of the belligerents to
discuss the possibilities of peace,
that governments offer is still open,
says an official statement received
from Vienna today. The statement
reads:
From reports received from
abroad, the rejection of the Austro-
Hungarian governments suggestion
that a preliminary discussion OF the
peace question be entered into can
hardly be longer doubted.
Official repleis to Foreign Min
ister Burian's note has not yet been
received and, therefore, the reasons
which prompted the attitude OF the
government OF the entente cannot
be discussed at present. Only from
Secretary Balfour is an exhaustive
discussion Of our suggestion avail
able. His arguments show how cor
rectly Baron Burians proposal
iudgde the situation and that only
the adoption OF Baron Burian's line
of thinkingcould master the con
fusion of minds prevailing every
where until today.
"The peace question as discussed
by Secretary Balfour-and the same
applies to the debates in the French
and American senates-under the
pressure of big catch words and
over-mastcring passion, can natural
~ make no favorable progress. Es-
pecially regarding Mr.. Balfour's
speech, it must be pointed out that it
contains a series OF rash conclusions
concerning the attitude of the central
powers toward concrete peace ques
tions which he would not have ar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
|ND|AN TRAIL
\ BUILDERS HOLD
1 CONVENTION HERE
COL. SIDNEY SUGGS ELECTED
PRESIDENT AND PAUL b.
SMITH, SECRETARY.

Despite the heavy rain, which
prevented large number OF dele
gates from attending, The Indian
Trail Good Roads Association, was
organized yesterday afternoon.
Col. Sidney Suggs was chosen presi-
dent and Paul b. Smith was made
secretary. Many telegrams were
received from delegate, who eN-
pressed regrcat at not being able to
be present and assured the asSocia-
ton OF their cooperation.
After the election had been CON
cluded, David Russell oi Madfll sug-
pested that the officers make ar
rangements for another meeting to
be held at an early date for the pur-
pose OF adopting constitution and
bylaws and that localities all along
the trail should be asked to perfect
local organizations and send dele
gates to the meeting,
The marking OF the trail was also
discussed and immediate arrange
ments for this work are to be made
by Colonel Suggs and Secretary
Smith.
A committee composed OF mem
bers of the parent organization will
be appointed to inspect the entire
route, as proposed, and TO definite
~ locate it, so that the markings can
be made. -, .. .,tG
The Indian TraiI,is a link in the
National Highway association 5
southern route from ocean to ocean
from Wilmington, Del, to Los An
gelcs, Calf. The entire route is
defined with the exception of the
Indian Trail in Arkansas and Okla
homa, which will establish an all
the year coast to coast road. lhe
Indian Trail. from Camp Pike, Lit
tie Rock, Ark, to TT. Sill, Lawton,
Okla, it is expected, will be adopted
as a military highway.
Walter s. Gilbert and @. X. Dar-
den spoke with enthusiasm, point
ing out other tangible benefits.
Colonel Suggs and G. a. Ramsey
were named as members OF the citi-
zens' committee which is to in
vestieate the progress being made
on the building of roads in Carter
county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
HEROD WOULD BE
DEMOCRAT CHAIRMAN

Oklahoma City, Sept. 2O.-C. W.
Herod of Woodward. one OF the
successful candidates for the demo
cratic nomination for corporation
commission, is out for the perman-
ent chairmanship OF the democratic
state convention which meets here
Monday.
Judge Frank Bailey OF Chickasha,
was the only one mentioned Tor the
place until Mr.. Herod's name came
into the political lmelight yester-
day. >.
Efforts are already on foot, it is
said. to organize the delegations
from the northwest part OF the state
Tor the Woodward man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
LIOUS CLUB STRONG
FOR GOOD ROADS FOR
COUNTY AND STATE

The Lions Club luncheon at the
Whittington Hotel yesterday was a
real booster good roads meeting.
guests being present from Choctaw,
Marshall. Oklahoma and Carter
counties, having been especially in
gited to take part in the movement
10 improve the Indian Trail through
Oklahoma. The heavy downpour OF
rain prevented many delegates from
other counties from attending. Fol
lowing the luncheon, a meeting OF
the association was held at the
Chamber of Commerce.
Genial jocularity p ! d
throughout the luncheon. the chair
man being Col. Graves Leeper OF
lfter dinner speech fame. Col Sid
ney Suggs, the pioneer road evang-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
been no rain and little had fallen at
Oklahoma City.
MRS. DOWNS DEATH
NOT DUE TO OPERATION

d. c. Downs has returned from
Dallas, Texas, where he was called
on account of the death OF Mrs.
Downs Monday morning. Mrs.
Downs had gone to see her niece,
who had been severely burned, and
had volunteered to undergo skin
grating operation for her, but died
from the effects of the medicine in
jected, the physicians stating that
the medicine poisoned her blood.
Mr.. Downs did not know of his
wife's illness and was called to Dal-
las after her death. Funeral serv-
ices were held in Fort Worth Tues
dav.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
Sharp Ioines Tank Division.

Sherman Sharp, formerly EN-
ploycd by Roy NJ. Johnson as chau.-
fcur, but who has been training It
an aviation field near Chicago for
the past four months, is in Ardmore
today to arrange for his transfer by
the exemption board, having been
assigned to join the tank DIVISION
now forming at Gettysburg, Pa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
AMERICAN CASUALTIES

(Comntcte casualty lists nOr all the
sto+es ore recei,ed da;lv in The Ard.
.,,a.a;ta otf;.o .o,,;rcr d;rect from
NV a., ~, Jli'e J.,.,,,. a,d oor ho in
I 'io wa uoP'i ''iio'''' '''N q
I specleu ny any one "' "Hc ''o.''
the day ioIIoWlnS VIII De loui!u
the casualties ior Oklahoma ana SIX
nearby states, a follows: leXaS,
Arkansas. Kansas. Missouri Ten
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
ELKS SOLD Sl,765
WORTH OF WAR STAMPS

The Elks sold Sl.7o5 worth OF War
Savings Stamps yesterday. T-e
Masons sold $1,000 worth MondAy
and rhe odd FellorS are credited
with the sale of $500 worth Wednes-
day. Beginning Monday, the school
children will sell stamps throughout
the week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED.

New York, Sept. 20-Charged
with conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment, ten employees and govern
ment inspectors of the factory OF
Rosenwasser brothers, inc, Long
Island City, which has army con
tracts totaling $500 ,000 were ar
rested last night by agents of the
department OF justice. Warrants
also have been issued for Leo Ros-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
Death of Mrs. D. B. Roberts.

Word has been received OF inc
death of Mrs. d: B, Roberts OF Aus
tin. Texas. who formerly made ner
home in Ardmore. Mrs. Roberts died
Thursday morning at the home OF
her sister. Miss Pauline Trueblood'
Funeral services were held in Aus,
tin today. Mrs. Roberts i. survived
Inv a daughter, Mrs. Lawson Daley
of Dallas. and niece, Miss Halle
Walker. Mr.. Roberts died in Ard,
more in the summer OF 1913 ana
was buried .in Rose Hill cemetery
Ills body will be removed to Aus
tin to be placed beside that OF his
wife.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21

rived at had he entered a discussion
in the spirit of Baron Burtan'S pro-
posal. :.
only if discussed under condii
,;ons free from the influence OF pas'
sion can the peace question make
that progress which is in the inter
est OF humanity
The Austro-IIungarian govern
ment's offer still is OPEN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
OUESTIONNAIRES ARE
BEING MAILED RAPIDLY

Following the order to send out
missionaries TO rcgistrnnts be-
tween the nges OF 70 and 50, at the
rate OF 10 per cent OF the whole
number each day for ten days, there
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
p,rl, Bandits Get $2s,000.

T1co. Tc H.. Sept. 20 The Argo;,
Ill.,, State Bank was held up ana
robbed of $4,000 today. The robbers
escaped.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21

came another order that the loca
exemption board might send the I
out more rapidly, and, followii :
this, they are being sent out II
large numbers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-A man Of neat appear
ance to collect and solicit in Ard
more; salary and commission :;
permanent work must give refer
ences, Apply if anxious for ad-
vancement. Phone 1882 or 602.
POS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21

FOR SALE-One No. . Underwood
typewriter; practically new. owner
going to war. For information apply
213 West Main Street
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21
SKOROPADSKI TO BERLIN

Amsterdam, Sept. z0.-General
Skoropadski, the Ukrainian dictator,
has returned from kiev to Berlin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21

president OF the corpora
ton. and his brother Morris.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-21

Ardmoreite Want Ads bring results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

Demevre, France, Nov. 25, 1918.
My Dear Father-The last letter
wrote to you was on the 9th instant
telling you that | had been ordered
back to the front. We started next
morning at 2 o'clock. We marched
twenty y-five miles, reaching the front
about o'clock p. m. on the 10th.
We took battle formation to 90 for
ward. Twill never forget that after
noon and night of November 10th.
Night found us in support of Compa-
ny D of the 34th infantry and the
side of a hill in the Bois de Grand
Fontain, { Grand Fountain Woods }
while the shells did not give us much
to worry about it was so terribly wet
and cold, and we suffered from hun
ger, having not had anything to eat
since the night before, and had no
blankets to cover with; strange
though, there was not a murmer
made; they were all MEN and de-
termined to make the Hun pay for it
all, and they did. The next day at
IL o'clock when the order came to
cease firing, every man turned and
looked at each other, wondering if
it could be true. The German
troops, only about fifty yards in front
OF US came out in the open with their
full faces on, and one of them who
spoke English, said, "Don't shoot us,
Americans, we are going home" The
last we saw of them they were going
down the other side Of the hill, singing
and cheering. My company was or
dered to fall back and take quarters
in the woods about mile to the rear.
We remained there until Friday and
then came here. We are training in
the different infantry arms here, but
the rumor is that our division, 7th,
will be ordered soon to leave here for
America. We can hardly wait for
the time to come, since we were for
tunate enough to get into the third
army, and have achance to 90 into
Germany. We were very much dis
appointed for we were only a few
miles from Metz, and wanted to 20
in and help occupy that city. I was
on the firing line October 9Th and re-
mained to the last Mute.
If you have map of France, and
will find st. Mihiel, Pont a Mousson,
Thiaucourt, you can get an idea
where we did our fighting. l have
lots to tell you when get home. |
Have some souvenirs which ! will take
home when ] 80, One is q very fine
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

pretty nervy to bump into all Of that
By the way depth charge exploded
on one of the destroyers the Othel
day and blew the ship all to pieces
Happened not to kill any body, but
ruined the ship. There was another
bad accident not long ago. It was 8
foggy night and awful dark, two OF
our boats had the misfortune of run
ming into each other and Of all the
wrecks l never saw the like. The
Shaw was cut right half in two, just
as if it had been done with a saw. It
was hit right where the crew and Off
GERS were sleeping and twelve men in
cluding two officers were thrown out
of their hunks into the water and
have not been seen nor heard of yet.
Lots of the others were injured and
some died later. There is hardly q
trip out to sea that some one don't
have an accident, as we are not al
lowed to burn any light whatever af-
ter dark.
! guess you understand what I
meant by the depth charges I spoke
of above. They look like tin can
only they are much larger and are
placed in kind of gun that throws
them out from the ship. They are
filed with all kinds of powder and ex-
plosivs and are dangerous things to
have around. In case we sight q
German. sub. and see it submerge, we
would follow it up and drop these
depth charges over it, and then it
would be good bye to it and all its
crew. We passed one spot on the
Irish coast last week where 800 ships
have been sunk since the war first
started. / felt little bit shaky at
first, but we got by all right.
forgot to say that the speed of one
these destroyers is 80 knots, which is
about So miles an hour, 80 one can
imagine what collision it would
cause when two of them run togther.
l don't know just when we are COM
ing back to the states. SOM %
think we are coming real soU.., and
others say we will be here a year or
more yet. Of course they don't know
that's just their opinion of it. I
didn't realize ! had written so much,
but there Is 30 much to tell it ID hard
to stop when one gets started. My
best regards to all my friends, and
with the seasons best wishes for .
Merry Christmas and Happy Nyw
Year to all, Lam ssI
Very truly yours,
VAL YATES.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
When Horses Were the Victims

About forty years ago an epidemic
OF grip swep over the world that
found its victims not among human
beings but among animals, chiefly
horses. Great numbers of horses
died Of it in this country--a far
more serious matter than it would be
today, inasmuch as at that period
the equine brute furnished almost the
only means Of traction in cities and
rural districts. |
Strictly speaking, an epidemic con-
Germs human4 beings only. When a
plague of disease attacks animals it
is an "epizootic." By the people at
large, no wever the latter term was
accepted 4s the name of the new and
mysterious horse malady. They COM
monty spoke of it as "the epozooic," !"
in four syllables instead of five.
1t was apparently nothing in the
world but influenza term which by
the way, is Iof Italian, origin, signify
ing a rapid ay sprepding infectious dis
ease Of the rea : NY organs.
L ontt
Several house, etet aiming good lum-
bef for sale. Luleper suitable for re.
pair work, WfL FEATHERSTQN,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20
FAST IN HOLD, SAVED SHIP.
Mount Vernon Firemen's Gallantr,
Told at Kiwanis Club

lOlu dt hlWdnlS CluD
How the firemen and stokers of the
torpedoed transport Mount Vernon
saved the vessel and crew by consent
ing to be locked in under the hold by
watertight doors was told by Captain
Douglas E. Dismukes, u. S. NJ, in his
speech yesterday to members of the
Kiwanis Club.
"Some Of the horoes below were
drowned when the water rushed in,"
he said, "but every passenger and
wounded man that the Mount Vernon
carried reached Brest alive"
Captain Dismukes mentioned C. P.
O'Connor, water tender, and Patrick
Fitzpatrick, of the crew who distin-
guished themselves for bravery when
the topedo was Observation-Disclosures
phone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

LOST-On Monday, Dec. 10th, eth
er on the levee or on the streets of
Macon, purse containing som small
change, pair of glasses and two
Crochet hook. Reward will be paid
if returned to the undersigned or left
at Beacon Office.
MRS. l. FULTON.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

December 18th, suit case, made Of
manila straw. Had ladies' laundry in
it. Will pay reward if returned to
Beacon Office.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-20

The government desires to have
new quarters for the postoffice. A
ten-ysar lease preferred. For par
ticulars apply to
,- ~ye POSTMASTER,