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PIANOS-10 high grade used upright pianos
all In perfect condition. $40 to Sl2j: squar
piano. SO. klso several now player planOE
S2JN. Less thHE regular PRICES Act quick
CASH TALT<E. Terms TO responsible parties.
Opsn until $50. Piano tuning, q. FRANK
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
SEND THEM LIVE BOOKS.

An army captain who has spent
eight months with our boys in
France says that the greatest need
Of the American soldiers over there
is books and magazines. They need
them in the billets where the men
are lodged during relief from trench
duty. They need them in the y.
NJ. c. A. huts and other recreation
al centers. They need them in all
the rest villages behind the lines.
They need them in the hospitals,
where the sick and wounded are.
But don't imagine, he says, that
any old kind OF reading matter will
do.
Send live books for live young
men, he urges. Avoid dusty fos-
sis and long-forgotten volumes hid
den away in your attics. Send them
books from your own active book
shelves. The stories should be OF
the vigorous. up-to-date type"
There is too much of a tendency,
when people give away books, to
give those in which they them
selves are not interested. In the
present case particularly this is pre-
ciscly what they should not do. If
the owner doesn't care for certain
book, why should he imagine Sam
my will care for it? Sammy's a
live wire. Don't send him dead
stuff.
The very best test of what he's
apt TO like is, whether or not the
donor likes it. ii you want to do
Sammy a real favor in the reading
line, give him your favorite books.
That's always the real test OF
philanthropy anyway 1t will do
our people good to give away what
they like best. If it comes hard,
consider what the soldiers them
selves are giving.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
Ardmoe Monday, March IS. 1918.
THE WAR SAVINGS STAMP.

The war savings stamp plan IS 4
means OF directing the nckels,
dimes, quarters and other coins OF
the ordinary man into the United
States treasury for safe keeping 50
that at the end OF the war the poor
man may find himself richer than
he was at the beginning. 1t means
Postponed" prosperity and thus
from the business point OF view is
a most desirable asset.
The remarkable effect OF this
buying Of war savings stamps has
been the development OF finer
sense OF thrift and economy among
the people. Every field OF endeav-
or, every manufacturing interest,
has been permeated with the w. 5.
s. thought In the stores, in the
shops, in the factories, from the
employer down to the humblest en-
ployes, the war savings stamp idea
has become a practical thing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
German Methods Among Their Prisoners

more text OF a suggestive charac-
ter for Russian consumption.
The address of Russki Nestnik
is not to be found in the usual
place, but at the bottom of the last
page appears this: Printing House
OF Otto Drevitz, Berlin, S. w. 6l,
Gitschinerstrasse;" which makes
the origin of the sheet reasonably
clear.
The letters supposed to be from
Russian prisoners of war are ad-
dressed variously to workingmen
and soldiers and to deputies. One
OF these proclaims the joy with
which the Russian war prisoners
have learned OF the deposition of
the czar and the attainment of civil
freedom; urging forward the prep
arations for the representative gov
ernment, and especially the max
ing OF speedy peace and the Gree
ing of ourselves from all secret and
open engagements undertaken with
our allies, the French and English,
engagements undertaken by our
insane departed Romanott govern
ment.
Another describes the hardships
which their fellow prisoners OF the
allies put upon the Russians; the
menial work they have 10 do for
them, the contempt and derision
which they are overwhelmed. On
the other hand it is stated that the
enemy, the military and especially
the civilian, treats them entirely dif-
ferently The Germans never sneer
at them or lower the dignity OF
the Russian prisoners never COM
pei prisoner by force to do that
which he is not supposed to do.
The German government never
short-ration its prisoners, each pris-
oner receives exactly the same as
the German soldier" at may be
said with full assurance that in
England and France, those scoun-
drels treat the prisoners very, very
badly indeed on account OF their
inhumau instincts"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
BELL THE CAT.

The New York state Legislature
finds it hard to take the cat mus
ance seriously. Last year a bill was
introduced by Senator Theodore
Douglas Robinson providing for
the licensing OF cats. The bill failed
Of passage. This year he has intro
duced a bill providing that cats run
ming at large shall wear "a bell OF
such size and character as will give
forth a clearly audible sound when
the cat wearing the same is in mo-
ton" This measure, intended pri-
marily, OF course. for bird protec-
ton, has been referred to conser-
yation committee.
A news dispatch says there ap-
parently is no intention to pass ON
the tabled wish OF the mice to bell
the cat
But why should not this bill be
taken seriously? 1t is eminently
sensible. Every cat owned by a
family responsible for it would wear
Il bell and thus be rendered harm
less. Every stray cat wandering
without a bell could be put to death
in some painless manner. The song
birds who render SO great a service
in saving our crops would be safe.
And there is no reason why such
an obviously necessary conservation
matter should be put into practice
in New York alone. The rest of the
country needs it quite as much.
Bell the cat by all means. And
dispose of the stray dog who works
such havoc among the sheep. Es-
pecially at time when farm labor
is SO greatly needed, there would
seem no reason in the world why
destructive forces should be allowed
to run riot with the product so pain
fully produced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

and trust companies, to continue to
furnish essential credits for indus
tries and enterprises necessary or
contributory to the prosecution OF
the war.
The government has made and is
making through the Liberty loans
such large demands upon the lend
able capital OF the country that the
banks often have been prevented
from giving needed help TO private
enterprises, some OF which are per
forming vital service in connection
with the war,
The war finance corporation is
designed as a war measure to give
relief from this condition during
the period OF the war and Secre-
tary McAdoo asserts that the mere
existence OF the corporation would
OF itself do so much to maintain
confidence that its actual aid would
be necessary only in relatively few
cases.
This is no hastily conceived leg
islation. Secretary McAdoo has
taken the most expert advice avail
able and the methods adopted in
the other countries at war nave been
thoroughly studied. The proposed
law embodies the basic principles OF
similar laws which have been tried
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
Jannboree.

The cook is in the parlor
Playing the pianncr
The housemanS railing at her
In the Shavian manner.
Granny and the janitor
Dance the strangle-bunny,
Maid is telling brother
The theory of money.
Sisters reading Nietzschc,
Seeking to grow wiser,
Mother is clipping
With her spiritual adviser.
Hist! All this disturbance
Keep it dark from father.
He is now producing,
Him YOU mustn't bother,
Let us all be jolly,
Let us have our thrills,
But omit all folly
With the man who foots the bill
Chicago News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
THE WAR FINANCE COR
PORATION.

The bill recently introduced in
congress for the creation OF the
"war finance corporation" with a
capital stock OF five hundred mil
lion dollars, all OF which is to be
subscribed by the United States,
should be regarded, says Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo, primar-
lily as a measure to enable the
banks, both national and state banks
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Seemingly Kansas Democrats
have abandoned hope OF clecting 1
United States senator this fall.
They are going to renominate Sen
ator Thompson.
Rhode Islands senate has defeat
ed the resolution for the ratiiica-
tion of the federal prohibition
amendment.
Former Congressman Richard
Barthold OF Missouri is the man
through whose efforts a charter
was granted by congress to the
German-American Alliance, and
he is now preparing a defense OF
that organization to be submitted
to a senate committee.
1t is quite evident that there are
several Penroses in the Republican
party who want to take the con-
duct of the war out OF the hands
OF the president, but fortunately
most of the party leaders, not only
doubt the wisdom OF that move from
a party standpoint, but are opposed
to it.
Willis +. Reed, Nebraska's at
torney general, has tossed his hat in
the ring as contestant for the Dem
ocratic nomination for senator.
Others who are expected to contest
for the prize are eX-Gov. John II.
Morehead and Lieut-Gov. Edgar
Howard. There is also talk of Con-
gresham Dan Stephens and it is
whispered about that at the last
moment Gov. X. Neville will be
swung into the fight.
Entrance Of former Senator JOS
eph L. Bristow in the race for the
Republican nomination foy senator
in Kansas makes it a four cornered
affair, the other contestants being
Gov, Arthur Capper, former Gov.
W. r. Stubs and former Con-
gresham Charles f. Scott. Each
Of these candidates has a formidable
following, and the result OF the
race will probably not be known un-
til the last vote cast in the August
primaries has been counted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
MEATS ARE BETTER TODAY"

Indianapolis News: A retail meat
market in assachusetts avenue re-
Gently had a sign on its window
saying: Meats are better today
Not another word was on the win
dow, and as a crowded street car
passed the place, man on the rear
platform read the announcement on
the shop window and then remark
ed to fellow passenger, That
encouraging. I've been trying to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
MY SOLDIER.

"Now | lay me down to sleep,
] pray the LORD my soul to keep,
God bless my brother gone to
war,
Across the seas, IN France, so
far.
Oh, nay his fight for Liberty,
Save millions more than little me
From cruel fates or ruthless
blast
And bring him safely home at
last"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
BRIEFLY DESCRIBED.

Boston Transcript: Tom-What
sort O meenister hae ye the moo,
Sandy?
Sandy-We seldom get CLINT o
him; sax days O the week he's en-
veesable and on the seventh he's in
comprehensive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

ing some bad storms seems TO be
pretty we'll cleaned out.
NO wonder if she has been swept
by heavy seas"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
HE PAID THE BILLS.

Brooklyn Citizen: How did
Weeds happen to marry dress
maker"
For her money. She made all
OF his first wife's clothes"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
CHEERFULNESS UNDER FIRE

Passing Show: whats for
breakfast, Bill?'
well, if we 'ad hegs we might
ave am and heggs, except we aint
got no am
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
Scissors and Paste.

Denison (Texasl Herald: Alter
reading the peace treaty between
the central powers and Russia one
imagines what the latter is to re-
ceive for signing the document. ii
anything was omitted tha, would
add to German subiugation OF prac-
tically everything Russian save 81
IBERIA it is hard to find.
Kansas City (Mo.0 Times: Ger
many has taken over the Rumanian
oil wells, but these should not be
confused with the peace gusherS
regularly brought in" by the Berlin
prospectorS.
PITTSBURGH Gazette-Times: Make
garden pleads the government,
and straightway starts campaign
urging people to keep chickens.
Gainesville (Texasl Register:
Miss Anne Martin OF Nevada has
announced her candidacy Tor the
United States senate. Miss Mar
tins age is not stated, but we trust
she is still Young. There are en-
tirely too many old ladies in the
senate already
Henryetta Standard; Patience
almost ceases to be 4 virtue in our
handling oi the German spies
caught red-handed at their deyiltry
in this country. Ii the pioneers OF
this section had fostered and har-
bored the rattle snakes they found
here we would have lost many more
children from snake bite.
Tulsa Times: 1t has been prov
ed beyond all doubt that a sep
arate peace with Germany is lust
the same thing as 10 peace at all.
Chickasha Express: Patriotic
Pete says every time he meets a
Stacker on the street he feels like
taking him by the seat OF his trous-
ers and tossing him clean into the
kaiser's camp.
Fl Reno Democrat: TO acquire
pound of learning requires ten
of common sense.
Durant Democrat: 4 certain
citizens wife went ior a short visit
to Texas and cooked her husband
turkey and filled the ice box with
nice steak and pork, and lett note
telling her husband to please leave
the chickens alone
Shawnee News Herald: Theo-
dore Roosevelt is still writing let
tiers to the X. c. Star. Some one
page Senator Stone.
Elllu news, y lldll Ndu IlCIO
it if he is born as homely as sin.
But it is different with woman.
Dallas (Texas) News: And our
position simply is that the height
OF 4 lady's shoe should be govern
ed by the whereabouts OF her knee.
Clinton Messenger: You won't
wear out the seat of YOUR pants
making a garden.
Toledo (Ohio) Blade; No mat
ter where it goes, in the slums or in
society, the onion never loses its
identity.
St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press:
Skirts must be shorter and shoes
must be lower, say the economists.
That sure puts lot of responsible
ity on the stocking.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

figure out all winter what was
wrong with the meats, but ! didn't
know they were sick"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
MANNER nt the Assoclated Press.

The Associated Press Is EXCLUSIVELY tH-
titled TO the use for republication OF All
news credited to IT, or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
All rights of republication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
Quite Likely.

Baltimore American: The YES
sci which came in after weather
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

to see if he cannot break the Hoo
doo.'
In the early days Of the war we
had much to contend with iron
German spies. The very first night
our battalion was in the front line
trenches soldier entered and talk
ed with one or two of the men, and
then asked a private where he could
find Captain Hans. No one was
thinking about spies and, fortunate
ly for this one, he approached about
the only fool in the regiment. Cap
tain Hans 1t was ridiculous. Our
slow-wittcd private told the inquir-
er that we had no Captain Hans
and advised him to try the battalion
on our left.
During the next few days we suf-
fercd considerable annoyance from
a sniper who was located some
where behind our front line. We
searched the ground but were un-
able to locate him, although we dis
covered empty cartridges and other
signs OF his operations. No doubt
this sniper was the man who went
through our trenches inquiring for
Captain Hans.
This story is useful to show how
necessary it is for every man to be
alert at all times and keep in mind
the tricks OF the enemy, 1t is
needless to say if that man had
tried a similar plan a week later
he would have received the inior-
nation that he required in the
shape of a piece OF cold steel.
Another time we were digging
support trenches just behind our
front lines. 1t was night, when
most Of such work has to be done.
Our batteries were to our rear. One
of our artillery officers brought us
the information that the telephone
wires had been cut and that they
were sure some spies were about,
locating our gun positions, etc.
A search for the spies was i'm
mediately organized. Sentries were
posted on the road on a rising slope
and others at points OF vantage
covering the whole ground where
none but spies could be at that time
Of night.
Suddenly some shots were fired
The ground had been lighted up by
star shells from both the English
and German front lines, and the sen
tries had clear view OF their field
OF action. Their aim proved good
too good, Tor we learned TO our
sorrow that the victim was 4 young
English officer. Another series OF
shots rang out while we were still
discussing this sad incident. Great
was our delight when we learned
that we had brought down one OF
the spies The other made his es-
cape under cover of the darkness,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
THE MEN WHO CAME BACK,
Copyrighted by the British-Cana-
dian Recruiting Mission.)
BY Capt. D. H. Blake
Bediordshire Regiment.

Captain Blake wears Jour wound
ed stripes, He was wounded four
times at an interval OF four months.
First, through the arm by a piece OF
shell in 1915. -Four months later
another piece of shell struck his
steel helmet, inflicting wound in
his head. But the helmet saved
him. Four months later a sniper
bored him through the shoulder at
the right of th@neck. Four months
later at Arras in 1917, he was shot
through the largest bone of the
thigh. He plans to keep out OF
range for more than four months
to see if he cannot break the Hoo
doc"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18
Political Observations.

Seemingly Kansas Democrats
have abandoned hope OF clecting i
United States senator this fall.
They are going to renominate Sen
ator Thompson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Gainesville (Texasl Register:
Miss Anne Martin OF Nevada has
announced her candidacy for the
United States senate. Miss Mar
tins age is not stated, but we trust
she is still Young. There are en-
tirely too many old ladies in the
senate already.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Kansas City (Mo.1 Times: Ger
many has taken over the Rumanian
oil wells, but these should not be
confused with the peace gushers
regularly brought in" by the Berlin
proSpectorS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

PITTSBURGH Gazette-Times: Make
a garden pleads the government,
and straiehtway starts campaign
urging people to keep chickens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Henryetta Standard; Patience
almost ceases to be a virtue in our
handling oi the German spies
caught red-handed at their deviltry
in this country. Ii the pioneers OF
this section had fostered and har-
bored the rattle snakes they found
here we would have lost many more
children from Snake-bite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Rhode Islands senate has defeat
ed the resolution for the ratiiica-
tion of the federal prohibition
amendment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Chickasha Express; Patriotic
Pete says every time he meets a
Stacker on the street he feels like
taking him by the seat OF his trous-
ers and tossing him clean into the
kaiser's camp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Denison (Texasl Herald: Alter
reading the peace treaty between
the central powers and Russia one
imagines what the latter is to re-
ceive for signing the document. Ii
anything was omitted that would
add to German subiugation OF prac-
tically everything Russian save 81
IBERIA it is hard to find.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Durant Democrat A certain
citizens wife went ior a short visit
to Texas and cooked her husband
turkey and filled the ice box with
nice steak and pork, and lett note
telling her husband to please leave
the chickens alone
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

Tulsa Times: 1t has been prov
ed beyond all doubt that sep
arate peace with Germany is lust
the same thing as 10 peace at all.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-18

St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press:
Skirts must be shorter and shoes
must be lower, say the economists.
That sure puts lot of responsible
ity on the stocking.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-02
Brandon the Executioner.

June 20, 1649, was the day on which
Richard Brandon, official eXecutioner
for the city of London, died, says the
Dundee Advertiser. Tradition has it
that he decapitated Charles /. and was
paid $3.50 for his pains, all in half
crowns, within half an hour after the
deed. He is also reported to have been
presented with an orange stuck full of
cloves and handkerchief out of the
kings pocket as soon as he was car
ried from the scaffold. Brandon was
at once offered 20 shillfngs for the or
ange but he refused this sum and aft
erward accepted 10 shillings in a mar
Ket thoroughfare. In the burial regis
ter of Whitechapel there may be seen
the following entry under 1919: June
21-Richard Brandon, a man out of
Rosemary Lane. This Richard Bran
don is supposed to have cut off the
head of Charles l."