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Evening star., 1918-01-17
THINKS LEADERS ARE SINCERE
Secretary Gaylord of Y. M. C. A.
Gives Opinion of Russ Bolsheviki.

CabIegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
TOXIC. Japan, January 17.--Frank-
lin A. Gaylord. secretary of the Ameri-
can y. NJ. &. A, who is on his way
home from Petrograd. in an interview
here expressed belief in the sincerity
of the bolshevik leaders. whose pro-
gram was based on definite ideas OF
social betterment. The only thing
lacking, he said. was potential intelli-
gence behind the leaders to carry out
the program. The bolsheviki, in his
opinion. will stand or fall according to
the readiness Of the masses to realize
their new strength and to profit
thereby.
Mr.. Gaylord calls Russia a sphynx.
He says forecastlng is foolish. but he
believes the possibilities of the new
Russia are unlimited.
Evening star., 1918-01-17

two-pIatoon system for the ars depart
ment will be recommended to the beard
by the public order committee, Of which
Odell s. Smith Is chairman.
Several other committees will make sDe-
cial reports on questions Of vital interest
Evening star., 1918-01-17
LLOYD Georges Son Coming Here.

LIVERPOOL. January 1.-THE Post
says that Maj. Richard Lloyd George
son of the premier, will go to America
with Earl Reading. high commissioner
to the United States.
Evening star., 1918-01-17

Nearly 10000 British South African
natives have been recruited for service
behind the lines in France and Flan-
ders.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10

these hungry peoples Again and again
our ships have carried wheat, meat, sugar,
and fats to iced the fighters. But we must
send more. and still more to win the war
Wheat is needed most, because 1t Will
keep longer than any other grain, 1t Is
easier 10 ship, and means bread for them.
They can live without sugar, and we have
plenty of meat for them, but we must
send wheat. This means that unless we
are willing to give up our nice white bread.
our crisp toast, our pies and cakes made OF
wheat, the little boys and girls and the
men and women across the ocean VIII
starve There are many delicious breads
which your mothers can make by recipes
which the Food Administration will gladly
send them In these breads are used po-
tatoes. corn flour, rice flour, barley flour,
oat flour and other tlours.
EAT POTATOES TO SAVE WHEAT.
But the best thing YOU can do is to eat
potatoes. There are millions of bushels OF
POTATOES which must be eaten before the
new crop comes IN, Bake them with their
Jackets on. eat them with lots of butter
and salt No bread and butter rs halt So
goodl Boil them, cream them, fry them.
There arc dozens of ways OF eating them,
and all are good ways.
If YOU are TO be brave soldiers your
mothers must help you They must learn
to make breads from other things than
wheat They must cook nice mealy
| potatoes They must give you plenty oi
good sweet milk and buttermlk They
must he wise and patient and kind, and
remind little soldiers when they forget.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10
To Install Pastor.

A notable delegation of ministers
viii install the new pastor of the Uni
tartan Church on Sunday evening Rev
r. T. Griffin. who has recently come to
the First Unitarian Church OF Phll-
adclphla, from large congregation IN
Montreal, is ono OF the ablcst preachers
Of the denomination. Rev. T. \, Gil
moro Is the genial and vigorous secretary
81 the Conference for the Middle States
and Canada. and Rev K 5 Forbes IS
the brilliant Young minister from Ger
mantown. The new minister, Rev W \.
Nrooman. was for some wears pastor 81
prominent Methodist Churches IN NCs-
tern Canada and associate pastor vi the
great Central Congregational Church
IN Winnipeg.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10
JUST A BARN FIRE,
BUT THINGS BUZZ
Blaze Was in Minquadaie, But
Boys Turned in An
Alarm Here.

Leave it to small boy or n fire to
start something" But get the two
things in combination and you will have
Sam Hill, CAIN and all the rest OF the eX,
element outfit working extra duty and
not asking Overtime" for 1t.
That's what happened last night when
a frame barn on the property of J. W.
Holloway, adjoining the Mingundalc
Home, caught fire. In IT were four or
five tons of straw, which immediately
set up the sort of smoke that only smoul-
dering or burning straw can make. In
heavy, dense clouds it buiged citywaris,
making it look as if there was fire some
where in the Eleventh ward.
Three Youngsters out thorc were quite
convinced of IT and deemed IT. their duty
to turn in an alarm of fire from the box ut
Maryland avenue and Cedar street
When the responding companies reached
that locality they found no fire there but
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10

lots of smoke. But they did find out where
the real fire was and Assistant Chief
Donohoe hurried the Fame OUTFIT oil To
MnulIadale When the freincn arrived,
however, little could be done, the large
building being in ruins. Luckily the
structure was empty, and with The ex-
ccption of the structure and two large
piles of straw, containing five tons, no
damage was done.
The place il tcnanicd by lewis A,
Bedwell and family, and they were at
supper when Edward. i-year-o son,
on going To the kitchen door, discovered
the frame barn in flames. He called his
parents and word WINS sent To this city for
help from the Minquadale Home, which
is but n short distance away.
Luckily the wind was blowing from thf
southeast and the burning embera dad
not fall on the farmhouse, which IS nearby
and it did not ignite.
The farm ia being divided into building
lots and this accounted IN n measure Tor
the DESTROYED building not being equipped
with farm implements or housing cattle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10
Almost Every Human Ailnent
Is Directly Traceable to I'M
purities i'm the Blood.

You cannot ovcrcstimate the import
ance Of keeping the blood free ot I'M
puritics When You realize that the
heart is constantly pumping this vital
fluid to All parts Of the body You can
easily sec that any Impurity IN the blood
will cause serious complications.
ANY slight disorder or Impur,ty that
crccpS into the blood is a source of dan
ger, for every vital organ oi the body
depends upon the blood supply 60 proper
" perform its funct ions
MANY painful and dangerous diseases
are the direct result of bad condition
Of the blood Among tho most Serious
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10
HOW CHILDREN MAY
HELP SAVE FOOD
Patriots Will Eat Potatoes and
Save Wheat for Starving
Belgian Little Ones.
BY Claudia Fitzgerald of L. ). Food
AdmiuiStratl
Dear Bows and Girls OF America:

Dear Bows and Girls OF America;
Never IN all the worlds history have
there been SO many starving people. In
Poland one Of the countries which Ger
many has captured. practically all The
children under five years oi age are dead
They have starved. Many children of
France and Belgium never have enough to
cat. So 1t is all IN the countries where
there is fighting
And we must think not only of the
little children. but also of their brave
fathers and brothers who are fighting to
save their countries We must think too of
the poor mothers left at home working
hard from morning till night in the fields
taking the places Of the men who are
fighting. They even drag the heavy
plows because their horses and cattle have
been killed These brave men and women
cannot fight and work unless they have
food.
You too. have brave soldier fathers,
brothers, unccs. and cousins fighting IN
France They must not be hungry. But
where IL thus food to come from Who
has enough to divide America The
glorious country of ours must feed the
world, England IS too small to raIsc
enough food to feed the English people
The beautiful fields Of France are torn by
shot and shell France cannot feed her
self. 80 1t is with Italy War has reduced
her crops so that the people must have
food from other countries Belgium Is a
great battlefield where nothing can grow
Australia and South America could send
food TO Europe If they had ships perhaps
But IT Is a long. long way from Australia
and the ships would never reach Europe
hecasrsc OF tho submarines, and South
America can help but little.
EVERY ONE MUTT HFIP
But America cannot feed them unlcs.
every man. woman, and child helps VI,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10
Perfect Health Is Yours
IF the Blood Is Kept Pure

arr rheumatism. with it's torturIng pains:
Cafarrh. often forcrunncr of dread
consumption: Scrofula Eczema, Tetter,
F,ryspclas and other diaiigirrng skin dia-
eaapa. Malaria. which makes the strongest
men helpless. and many other diseases
arc the direct result Of impure blood.
You can easily avoid all OF ihcae
Diseases, and rid the sysfcm al them,
b,, tho ,,se or : s. The wonderful
blood remedy that has been III con
slant Use for more than hitv veara
s. S. S clcanses the blood thoroughly
and rouis every vestlge Of iinpurIty u
u sold by druggists everywhere
For valuable literature and medical
advice absolutely Tree, write today 70
the Medical Department, swift Speclhe
Company. IL swift laboratory. A.
lauta. ia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10
When the Alarm Sounds

Every man irstinctivcly thinks OF hrs own
property first II he IL amply occurred
against possible losss he IL naturally iefS'
concerned than If he carried little or no
insurance II Won want more protection
consult G. r. Pcrson II Go. Odd Fellow
R,uIJiny Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10

Don't send hard luck stories Ia tho mon
1T the front They have forgotten moro
than Won ever knew
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-10

EYERY ONE NUHr HrI.P
But America cannot feed them unless
every man. woman, and child helps We
have sent tons and tons Of grain across ia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
COULD ! HAVE GONE
(By George F.. Bowen

BY George F.. Bowen
OF The VigiIantes)
The day that Stevie went away
Q spring was new and life was
| sweet
But men marched grimly down
the street.
Marched forth intothe thickening
fray,
The arms Of hate and death to
meet
As only men like Stevie may.
% spring was glad and life's new
song
Went laughing to the kindly sky
The day that Stevie said Goodby
And went to mend the monstrous
wrong
Whose challenge finds but one
reply
From men whose love OF right is
strong.
The day that Stevie went away
Comes back to me in every dawn.
Comes back--to find our Stevie
gone
To win for us a better day
A day as free from british Drawn
As Stevie's Smile-for which we
pray.
How slight was Stevie as men go
How fine his poise, how brave his
grace
| wish the valor in his face
All men. in peace or war. could
know.
Could ! have gone in Stevie's
place
But Stevie would not have it so.
God love him, Stevie's heart is true.
And Stevie's smile is of the spring
Afar triumphant bugles sing
Glad victories Of earth made new,
For Stcvie, home one day. to bring
As love and duty urged him to.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
DON'T PET A RAT

1t took war to show Us what a
hne lot OF rats we have been petting
in this country. For some uniathom-
able reason We have created ior our
own self-delusion a national myth
which We have called The Melting
Pot Ii was beautiful thing. We
talked about 1t, We wrote about It.
We believed in it. We said-and we
actually believed we were talking
like reasoning beings Drop a rat
in The Melting Pot and it comes
out an American"
So We dropped them in-the rats
along with the stock that makes
good Americans. And the rats
came out rats. They are showing
their breed now. Uncle sam goes
TO war and the rats nibblc at his
heels. Therefore, we have one course
to adopt toward them:
Don't pet rat-trap il.
The rats are OF various types. Let
us label them:
The pro-German Rat. The one
from Germany itself. lie is the most
abvious Of ali. Usually he is q big.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
TRIBUTE FROM THE ENEMY

one of the most satisfying appre-
Citations of American troops at the
front comes from the Germans
themselves The tribute needless to
say. is involuntary. and, therefore
all the more convincing. 1t was
found in a report made out by a
captured German officer the report
being the result OF an examination
that officer had just made OF several
american prisoners.
Under the head Of essential in
formation there is only big blank
space The prisoners had refused to
give any information about them
selves. "Composition of the Amer
lean Division - another blank
space The prisoner told no mill
tary secrets. History - another
blank. Then under the caption,
Fighting this estimate
American division may be con-
sidered 4 very good division. Nari-
Gus attacks were executed with
dash and intrepidity. The moral ef-
feet OF our fire was not able Seri-
ously to check the advance OF their
infantry. The nerves OF the Ameri
cans are not yet shaken.
The quality OF the men must be
characterized as remarkable. They
carry themselves we'll and are well
developel physically. They only re-
quire proper training to make them
formidable adycrsaries. Their spirit
is fresh and full OF naive confidence.
The following statement by
prisoner is characteristic. We kill
or we are killed
Only few of the men are pure
American by race The majority of
them are the sons OF foreign par
ents. These half-Americans how
ever, most OF whom were born in
America, and had never been in
Europe express without hesitation
purely American sentiments"
There you have the American ar
my in a nutshell. The Germans are
finding out. The army knows some /
thing about Us now. Soon all Ger |
many will know
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15

lat, gray fellow. Most Americans OF
German antecedents are good Amer
leans. The rat is still German.
Before the war he marched boldly
around the country shifting at our
national institutions, sneering con-
sistently, and preaching the superb
ority OF German efficiency. He is
still with us, but since we entered
the war he has, being a rat, run for
cover. He tries to align himself with
the loyal Americans of German des-
cent. But he is still a rat, still a
pro-Gcrman. In the event Of Ger
man victory he would be out in
droves, jeering our defeat. He buys
Liberty bonds, but the only reason
he does it is to make us think he
is not rat. 1t is the particular duty
and privilege of all loyal Americans
OF German breeding to help put him
out of business.
The |. w. w. Rat Darker and
thinner than his German broth
er but OF the same species. More
active. Having been allowed to run
wild he has exaggerated ideas of
his own importance. His idea of
Liberty is License. He squirms pite-
ously when trapped, and he is be
ing trapped in considerable num-
bers.
The foreign Agitator Rat. A fuzzy
sort of rat. Trotzky is his ideal;
American ideals are his favorite tar
get. He comes to America only to
sneer and to try 10 wreck. His |
strongest characteristic is a con-
tempt for the true American. For
the present his soap-box is in stor-
age-until after the war.
The Intellectual Rat: In this
species the sexes are about equally
divided. OF many nationalities. at
times even American. At college
they learned so much that they've
never been good for anything since.
They smile pityingly when anyone
displays an emotion so common as
talk much of Interna-
tionalism and are really dangerous
because clever enough TO fool lot
of people.
The Pacifist Rat: A rare species.
to take everything and give
nothing. A product of congenital
md racial causes. Must be watched '
closely when it comes time TO talk 5
1eace. At the bottom OF the list be !
,ause he is the most pitiable; but !
lot to be petted any more than the .
,thers. Il
There are other rats than these, 5
ut for an example this will suffice. Il
We must stop petting them. We
must remember our boys in France a
-mete out TO them war time treat t
1ent.
Don't pet a rat-trap il, a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
Foreign Women Teach
Food Conservation

Many foreign women who have
received training in food conserva-
ton for home-dcmonstration agents
of the United States department OF
agriculture and the state agricultural
colleges are volunteering for special
canning work. One canning class
held in Massachusetts, was composed
of four Films. two Lithunians. two
Poles, two French, two Swedes. two
Italians and two Armenians. These
women all understand English, and
will spend large part their time
this summer giving demonstrations
and helping people who speak their
languages with canning work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
Texas Saved Enough Wheat to
Feed American Army a Month

The United States food admins
tration announces that since the
Texas people went on an absolutely
wheatless basis they have saved SUI
ficient flour to feed the entire
American army in France for one
month-enough to feed the Texas
boys in the National Guard, the Ma
tional Army. the Regular Army, the
navy and the marine corps for an
entire year. In other words, they
have saved, since April Is, the equiv
alent to l4,So5.000 pounds.
The federal food administrator for
Texas has taken the position that
every state should actually save
enough flour out OF its normal con
to feed the boys it has
placed in service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
HE Misunderstood
Austrian Soldier Is Impressed With
Immensity of Things He OBJ
serves for First Time.

London Opinion: Yes" said the
Australian soldier, who was being
shown round London. you've got
some fine places here. We amt
got nothing ike them in Australia.
That place. now pointing TO the
hotel at Euston Station. that's 4
grand place, You do things on i
much larger scale than we do"
Really, ! always thought things
were ever so much bigger in Aus
tralia."
We'll! That there place. now
we'd think that ever 50 much too
big in Australia"
Yes. but you remember what a
lot Of people visit London through
this station.
Still, its bii big for its pur-
pose"
Aut surely YOU have hotels as
big aS that IN Australia :"
Hotel! D'you call that an hotel
My word. ! thought II was the
ticket office"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
HOUSE TEMPERATURES

lhe coai-rationing plan contem-
plated by the government is to be
worked out for each house or other
building on basis of oS degrees of
heat. Only as much coal will be
sold to a family or institution as
will be expected to maintain that
temperature throughout the win
ter. ANY one who then uses up his
allowance for extra heat will have
to suffer the consequences OF his
extravaganza.
lt9 is lower temperature than
most of us are accustomed TO in
our homes, offices. churches and
theaters. Americans are notorious
ly fond of superheated rooms. Our
average indoor temperature through
the winter is probably nearer Is
than the 20 generally aimed at by
those who give any thought to hy-
sienic heating, Many houses are
kept at 80. The ordinary indoor
temperature in European countries
IS said to be about 65.
Surely we can get along with the
warmth that suffices for our Euro
pean brethren, Most Of them will
average less than their normal 65
degrees next winter, for coal over
there is coming to be luxury. es-
pecially in France and Italy. We
are better fitted to endure it than
they. because we have better food |
and warmer clothing, which, next
10 shelter are the main factors in
resisting cold.
All We have to do if we find the
IS degrees uncomfortable is to wear
heavier clothing indoors, and give
more attention to the calories we
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15
dream city. | shall never forget it."
A Well Equipped Hospital.

A Well Equipped Hospital.
Last week | went all over the
hospital here. 1t is wonderfully well
equipped and has accommodation
for 1000 beds. There is fine corps
of surgeons in charge who all use
the new apparatus of the war. |
have done good deal of visiting in
the hospital in my spare moments
and | love il. The soldiers are so
happy II see us and so grateful for
every little gift Of paper flower
or a cigaret. One of the doctors /
found carefully cherishing post
card picture of President Wilson
and he is anxious for a better pic
ture. VIII you get one for me to
give to him? Another surgeon
wanted map of the United States.
He says he meets many doctors who
tell him where they live in Amer
lea and he would like to study a
map"
Work in the Canteen Kitchen.
May 23.-We have had very hot
weather lately and several nights
in the kitchen it was IS degrees and
extremely humid. AT night we have
to have all the doors and windows
closed to keep out the light. SO not
a breath of air comes in and work
ing in such an atmosphere is ex
hausting. With cooking vegetables
and meat and an oven for heating
water for the dishes, and seething
mass OF humanity it is a little tor
rid to say the least. | wrote
you of the nice little garden back
of our house, where he saw out and |
had our means. We found brown
tail caterpillars on one OF the trees
and so now we must keep out of the
garden
Five Women Cow Testers Appointed
Five women COW testers have re
Gently been appointed by dairy
agents Of the United States depart
nent OF agriculture. cooperating
With the state agricultural colleges
md the state dairymen's associa-
ions. One OF these has been placed
n Iowa and the other four are in
Wisconsin, where the first woman
ow tester in the country is start
ng her second year of work. These
women have received training in
gricultural high schools or have
aiken work in dairying in short
curses, and all of them have been
\ close touch with dairy work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15

More than quarter OF a century
ago Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood of the
British army. now a field marshal
in hrs eightieth year. predicted great
things for a Young officer named
Haig. who then was serving under
him in India.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15

president in 1920. The launchers
of this boom are said to be certain
Republicans of prominence who are
afraid they will be compelled to line
ND behind Colonel Roosevelt in
the next election. In the opinion
of these certain Republicans OF
prominence, the major general
could carry Kansas in 1920, but
the state would surely go Demo
cratic if Roosevelt should be the
party standard bearer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15

men and other officials, as request
ed by the Loyalty League the
league is making plans to carry out
the fusion idea in several congress
sional districts.
Nine presidents of the United
States have been reelected as their
own successors, that is, for a sec
ond term, as follows: Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jack
son. Lincoln. Grant, Mckinley, and
Wilson. Cleveland was elected
second time after an intervening
term, and Roosevelt after he had
succeeded to the office on the as
sassination of Mckinley and had
served nearly a whole term.
The Swing" as political round
erS call it, is toward Alfred j.
Smith, president Of the New York
City board of aldermen, for the
Democratic nomination for COVER
nor OF New York state. He is Said
to know more people personally
and to have more personal friends
than any man in the state, and, al
though a Tammany leader, he seems
to be the choice OF the upstate Dem
ocrats. Furthermore. he has rec
ord as legislator and sheriff that
cannot be successfully attacked,
Startling political news comes
from Kansas. \ boom has been
aunched in Saina. former Senator
TOWN for | ennard MnnL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15

Notwithstanding the fact that
Governor Philip of Wisconsin has
refused to call special session OF
the legislature to amend the election
laws so as to permit united action
of all loyalists in elccting congress
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-15

OF recent years curious fad has
taken root in Japan. This is the
alteration by the surgeons knife,
of the shape OF the eye, so that in
future the Japanese will not be dis
tinguished as one of the almond
eyed races. The operation is said
to be simple and painless.