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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
A JUST PEACE.

Tulsa World: The allies, including
America. want peace, but they want no
peace that is not both just and lastinS.
We hate war, and as people hold
back from the arbitrament of arms;
but as a courageous and liberty-loving
people we can Go no less than fight
for peace, if we cannot secure It any
other honorable way. That is why
we are in the war-not for love or
battle. but to fight for peace, 1t would
be folly to quit short of a decision, to
be deceived by a comprom'sc, or an
any way end tdS war without receiv-
ing justice and an assurance that an
other war would not soon follow it.
An attempt has been made by the
kaisers agents to persuade the allies
that now, with Russia out of the run
ming. is a good time to choose peace
agreement on the best terms obtain
able. Germany would readily yield
lost any demand on the western front
the restoration of Belgium, the re-
lease of Alsace.Lorraine, or even an in
demnity-that would leave her with a
free hand to hold on to and exploit her
gains III llt east W ltlI Nll' lo4lu'' VI
the first dash on Paris, the German
ambition has been turning more and
more to the allurements Of an eastern
empire. The debace of Russia has
put that almost within her reach.
Terms which she offers Russia would
make that great nation a weak depend
ent upon Berlin, and Serbia and Ru-
mania would remain German provinces.
Turkey is helpless, and we might a.
well count on what is Turkish being
practically German. Peace now woulu
mean a virtual rea iZation of the kaiser's
dream Of n "mittelEuropa."
Such a peace would not be perma-
nent, because it would give the Teutons
license and the power to 90 ahead
planning for another world conquest at
some future date, a war which should
accomplish what the present one has
failed to do. 1t would not be just, be-
cause the Russian people fought val
iantly for the allied cause, and they are
not to be blamed for the anarchy that
designing men have thrust upon them
And no peace can be just that does
not reinstate Serbia, the eastern Bel.
gium, and forever place the Turk be.
yond the power of doing harm. A
peace now would be German victory.
For the sake of democracy and justice
we must fight to the end.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
GUMSHOE BILL.

Who is this racing down the road, rip
roaring as he comes,
The while his shooting irons explode
like fifty kattledrums?
His shrill zip zip rasps to a roar, and
fire, smoke and flame
Exude from every porous pore till
Phoebus hides in shame
1t is Gumshoe Bill the bandit!
Yes, you surely have to hand it
To his getup most artistcal. A warrior
of old,
Like old Popocatepetl
Clouds about his top piece settle,
And his language pugilistic makes cor.
puscles run coldl
The toga he has cast aside, the kaiser
he has spurned,
He yells for war expanding wide who
once the meek cheek turned.
He whispered once behind his hand
and hid the telltale shells,
But now he browns the Great Lakes
Band as he breaks into yells!
For election time is coming,
And that 4. h. PERSONS humming,
And the old home fence is shaking III
the breeze Of his remarks.
So this gumshoe guy is yelling,
And the eggs once more he's shell.
ing,
But the folks Ctis sad are making
Jokes about Bills fearsome barks,
New York Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
FORTY YEARS AGO.

My dran'dad says at we don't know
A little bit bout winters now,
Like winters forty years ago,
When every day you'd have to plow
A path bout ten feet deep to get
Outside the gate, an l just bet
He's had more fun in winter time
Than any boy as big as I'm!
Why, onc't, he said, they had such ice
They laid tracks on the river men
The trains ran over safe and nice
And we don't see such things again
In these times, like they used to do
When snow was what you might call
snow,
And eV'n pillow could not get through
Like winters forty years ago.
He said the farces-well, it seemed
Just as they was no fences there,
And it was like yuh might have dreamed
The way the fields was-white and bare
For fifty miles al round the place
And nothin' to 60 but wait an wait,
And ploy an wonder when you'd trace
A pathway down unto the gate!
One night, he said, the water froze
Just boilin' on the stove, an he
Bets he's the Cne that really knows
A think er two about iced-tea
For there was plenty Of It, then,
An winter lasted way till spring
Came up the old mill pond again
And frogs and turkies tried to sing!
He said yuh hauled wood on a sled
Clear across the river, horse an all,
An every time yuh turned yer head
The ice FUN off yer beard would fall,
An when yuh breathed, the very steam
Frozc on yer mouth-of course it's so,
For drandad says it amt no dream
Them winters forty years ago.
st. Joseph (Mo) News.Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
THE GOOD OF WAR
By Harvey O'Higgins).

freedom Of which President Wilson
wrote, the great obstacle to political
and economic reform has been our lack
of social conscientiousness. We were
apathetic. We were self.seeking. We
felt no moral obligation of patriotism
in doing our political duties, no sense
of responsibility for the welfare of our
fellow citizens. 1t was said of the ma
tons affairs: What is everybodys' bus
mess is nobody's business" And 1t was
true. The country was hoDelessly di-
vided into class antagonisms, sectional
quarrels, individual ambitions, exploit
ers and exploited, oppressors and OPP
pressed.
Suddenly in few months the war
has done what all the political preach
ing and reform crusading of a decade
had hardly begun to do Men who
could not be bothered to vote for their
country find themselves called upon to
die for it, Warning classes that saw
in political power nothing but an OPP
portunity to pursue their enmities have
in a moment realized that they must
ally their strengths in a common self.
defense or both may perish A nation
that scarcely seemed to exist as ma
tion has come miraculously into being.
What was nobody's business is now
everybody's business, and everybody is
attending to it. The war has acted to
harden the cement of society. The ma.
tion has integrated.
And it is inconcevable that the old
laxness and social responsibility can
ever return. The national isolation that
made these possible has passed forever.
The oceans no longer separate US from
Europe and Asia. The submarine and
the flying squad have beleaguered us
as they have beleaguered England.
Whether we wish it or not, we are now
a partner in affairs of the whole world,
compelled to help preserve the peace Of
civilization against the backward and
predatory and barbarous races
After the threat of war, the emula-
ton Of peace. The million men who
90 now to repel that threat will never
return to the indifference from which
they have been aroused. The citizen
who has been called upon to die for
his country will come back with a
proper sense that he must live for it
and live to make it worth dying for.
Wealth has found that it has no hands
with which to defend itself, and that the
poverty of its neighbor makes feeble
soldier in its defense. The reforms that
were needed to make the nation whole
and healthy will no longer be discouraged
by the men who profited by the ma
tons disease, since they have seen in
its weakness the danger to themselves.
And their opposition will not be tol-
Grated by the convalescent patient, con-
scious of his improvement in strength
and happiness,
This war, as hated as death itself Il
curse and an affliction, has still the
virtue Of the threat of death-it makes
plain to us the enduring values OF our
national life and inspires US all to cher
ish them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
From Other
Editorial Pages
THE WAR SITUATION.

Fort Smith (Ark) Southwest Ameri.
can: The war situation was never
more uncertain than it is at this very
moment There has not been so much
peace talk, since the war started Nor
has there been so much talk about big
drives and offensive activities, since the
thing came upon the earth.
To hear some persons tell about it,
one would think that the allies know
precious little about anything. They
magnify the intelligence Of Germany
and minimize the intelligence Of the
allies They do not seem to know that
we have as able generals in the field as
Germany has, that we know as much
about what Germany is going to do as
the Germans know about what we are
going to do. They talk for all the
world as if we were up against an
enemy whose power is supreme and
that we expect to oppose such supreme
power with whisll brooms or feather
busters.
Get this idea into your head: Ger
many has been trying FOR three and
a nalf years to whip the allies, and
hasn't done so. She has been trying
for that length of time to break through
in the west, ami has failed miserably
She has used every device, every i'm.
plement she possesses, all of the men
that could stand upon the soil None
Of her failures has been due to a
lack of men, 50 it ought not to frighten
us to read where she is sending mil
lions of men into the west at this time
None Of her failures has been due
to a lack of cannon, and it ought not
to alarm us to be told that she Is
massng her cannon.
In the matter Of diplomacy we--the
allies-have outplayed Germany at
nearly every stage Of the game I'm
the matter Of aircraft we are her su-
perior. In the matter Of cannon, Ger.
many cannot compete with us. In the
matter Of food, we lead. In the matter
of internal conditions, we are better of
than Germany is. In the matter OF
brains, as in the matter Of Drawn, there
is no reason for us to fear the Ger
mans.
Why, then, should the allies, or any
body in this country, suddenly become
discouraged when reading wild reports
that are sent out for a purpose? why
should we fear another drive in the
west, or anywhere else? If the truth
were known, Germany is just as much
afraid Of the allies as they are afraid
Of her.
Let US place our reliance in the sol
diers now in the field and those yet to
be placed in the field. Let US trust our
generals in the direction of the troops.
Let us trust our diplomats in the coun-
ellis that are taking place. Let US have
faith in our civil officers. Let us stand
by our own and help all we can in
every way we can, confident that we
shall win--as win we shal lif we do
our part here at home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
ONE YEAR AGO.

Mayor o. c. Lasher received notifl.
cation that the 'get-acquainted booster
trip" a party Of about one hundred
business men from Mississippi and
Louisiana cities, touring the West
would include Ardmore in its itinerary.
John b. Kellard and Charles 3. Han
ford were to present Hamlet" at the
Palace Theater.
c. c. Nelms killed a large bob
cat which he found among his poultry
near his home az Wilmington Park.
II. II. Brown and j. f. Williams
formed a partnership for the practice
of law
n. w Martin of Chicago and A. NJ.
Wright were planning to open a laun.
dry on North Washington street
Nine thousand barrels of cement We're
purchased by the executive committee
preparatory to building the proposed
new hotel.
BY n vote of twenty-three to seven
teen, the senate approved the Owen bill
asking for the curbinG of the supreme
courts powers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
Scissors and Paste.

st. Joseph NGol News Press: Now
let's all join hands and pull together
for an early spring.
The Earth: Don't cry over spilled
milk. Stop spillmg it.
Kansas City Cdo) Star: A new ar
ticle declares that the first gun in the
back yard garden campaign is about
to be fired, but makes no predictions
as 70 when the first radish will be
pulled
McAloster News Capital: One of the
things we have to be thankful for, in
tie midst Of our war troubles, is that
we didn't go to war with Mexico.
Nuskogee Times. Democrat: Also,
Colonel Roosevelt hadn't been in Wash.
ington q day before he had picked his
successor to Secretary Baker. What a
hand that fellow would be in u hop
field or gooseberry patch
Tulsa World: An inspection Of both
federal and state court dockets will
show that the war had no effect on
litigation. The money spent in useless
lawsuits would keep the Red Cross in
anluence.
Fort Smith (Ark) Southwest Amerl-
can: Senator Stone seems to have ac-
complished the obstruction to the presi'
dents war policies which failed a year
ago. by his partisan speech, and thus
satisfied his pro-German constituency
in St. Louis.
Chickasha Express: And in these
happy days the most important business
that anybody has is to do his bit.
Denison CTexas) Herald: More wheat
less days are coming for Austrians, ac.
cording to recent dispatches, which tell
of the destruction of Vienna grain ware.
houses by revolutionists. There is Il
cause for revolution in Austria, like
wise in Germany, and every little move.
ment along the revolution line is an
aid to the allies.
Portland Oregonian: If it comes to
pinch, Hoover may send Europe all
the wheat flour it needs and leave
America to eat corn. The South did
it in the Civil War and we can all
do it now if put to it,
Coleman CTexas) Leader: Again the
report comes out that Villa has fallen
from his horse and broken his leg, that
blood poison has set in and it will be
necessary to amputate the broken mem
Der. We suggest it be amputated JUS,
below his ears
Dallas (TeXas) News Bulgaria is
gain insisting mat her war aims be
ecognized by her allies-just as if the
rectors could afford to pay any at
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
REER AM rnAI.

Boston newspaper is finding serious
fault with the liquor traffic because of
its bearing on the fuel situation. 1t
reports that Boston brewcries use up
more coal than is needed to heat all
the Boston schools, and that one brew
cry in st. Louis uses three times as
much. When schoolhouses, churches
and war muniton nlants are frequently
obliged to close for lack Of coal, the
resentment is not unnatural.
The same paper presents figures fur
nished by the National Anti-Saloon
League which are impressive, to say
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

Among the Burmese the possession
Of a white elephant is a sign Of uni.
versal sovereignty Every Burmese
king longs for the capture of such Il
treasure during his reign as a token
that his royalty is recognized by the
unseen pnWers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

Every star in the American flag has
its own individual and particular state
which it represents, and its placement
on the square OF blue is carefully and
definitely regulated by law and execu.
tive order. Thus star No. l, in the
upper left.hand corner, is for Delaware
Star No. as, in the lower right.hanc
corner is for Arizona.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

In the new Postal Guide there are to
be found the following names of new
towns and postotices: Hat, Hood, over
all, Shoe Heel, Broom, Kettle, oven
Fork, Pin, Blanket, Potts, Wagon
Gimlet, Files, Sawdust, Shovel, Organ
Violin, Clarion and Drum
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

In such sOrely pressed neutral coun
tries as Sweden the war has resulted
in rich and poor alike being subjected
to many restrictions heretofore un-
known. They still have weddings, ban
quets and functions, but those invited
are requested to bring their own bread.
The first thing that happens to a
newly-born Greek child is a bath in
warm wine, in which myrtle leaves
have been dyed. He is then rubbed
with salt In some parts of the coun-
try he is also rubbed with pepper, as
a sign of the hard life he will have TO
live.
Bulgarians have been weaving car
pets for $50 years, In the last forty
years progress in the industry has been
so marked that Bulgarian carpets in
design, texture, finish and style have
surpassed those of Turkish, Rumanian,
Serbian or Grecian manufacture.
It is said by those who have en-
ployed them that the Chinese always
tOOh ny Iult, II llty nave any hlc
to go by-following the recipe with the
same scientific exactness with which
the druggists put up a prescription.
Hence their results are equally salts
factory They never burn or spoil any
thing, nor spill materials on the floor;
consequently nothing that goes through
their hands is wasted. They cook just
pnouph and no more
In Australia every boy between the
ages of twelve and eighteen IS COM
PEELED to undergo military instruction
along with his other studies. When he
reaches the age of nineteen the Aus
tralian youth is trained soldier and
is then enrolled for a period of eight
years in the battalion Of the region
in which he lives. During the period
Of his enrolment the Australian soldier
is at all times liable for service in de-
fense Of his country, but when there
Is no call for such defensive service he
is required to devote only two weeks
each year to the practice of arms.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
TEN YEARS AGO.

Mrs. Mary Niblack, county superin-
tendent of public instruction, was re-
ceiving encouragement in her efforts to
promote school garden experimental
work.
Ardmore attorneys laid before the at
torney general complaint that the Of
ticers of Garvin and McClain counties
were seizing liquors at the Santa Fe
depots without authority of law.
While loading 4 barrel Of goods, Cecil
Frensley let it fall, crushing his foot.
The board of directors was consider
ing the matter Of taking one train of
the Santa Fe and Rock Island service.
The law firm of Brown & Turner
was dissolved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
OTHER PEOPLES.

Chinese are proud of large families.
for it is looked upon as a sign of good
temper and right living. A large family
living together and not dividing the
property is a sign of prosperity,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert II. Law.
Mr.. Mason was removed from office
as agent Of the Santa Fe and was sue
ceeded by A. Lucas.
Tom Mashaw was arrested on East
Main street for perforating the earth
and the air with bullets
Mrs. N. NJ. Duston died and was
buried in South Cemetery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
NATIONAL FACTS AND FIGURES.

Population of the United States on
Jan. !, 1917, was estimated at 105,0O6y-
600 Money in circulation per CAPITA
s4S.76.,
The six longest rivers in the United
States, regardless of their greatness
are Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Rio
Grande, Columbia and Colorado.
The granite produced in the United
States in 1916 was valued at S17,41SS-
$50, twenty-three per cent Of the value
of the entire stone output,
More than 600 900 gallons OF min
eral water are now used in the United
States each year in the manufacture Oe
soft drinks
There are more than 25OOOo miles OF
railroad in the United States. OF this
number about 5000 miles only are op-
Grated by electricity.
With an estimated production OF
nearly $4,000 900 900 cubic feet OF nat.
ural gas, the United States established
a new high record last year.
The total value of all agricultural
products Of the United States last year,
according to figures from the depart
ment of agriculture, was s13,5S0 ,76S,00
and of the livestock products $3.50, 1885,
500, Here we have $19,443S49,3 $50 Of
new wealth created on the farms OF
this country, sufficient, in all proba-
bility, to pay our war expenses for a
year, without regard to the products
Of the mines, forests and factories
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
ARDMORE IN OTHER YEARS
From the Files of The Ardmoreite.

that were part paper in order that tho
purchaser would not be deceived.
Owing to the dangerous condition OF
the icy sidewalks, there was no session
Of the district court
The bill by Senator Garrett to perma-
nently locate the state school for the
blind at Fort Gibson was passea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

That there is no probability that the
war reorganization bills will be enacted
by this congress is the general opinion
of the most reliable Of Washington cor
respondents. The correspondents report
that the rise of partisan spirit in Wash
ington had doomed the bills, even be.
fore Secretary Bakers defensive move
mcnt. Colonel Roosevelt's appearance
in Washington while feeling was most
tense had good deal to do with driv.
ing the Democrats back into line.
There are a few Democrats" says one
correspondent, who haven't been vot-
ing with the president, such as Senator
Hitchcock and Senator Nardaman, but
the great majority are going to stand
by the president"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

Complaint is sometimes heard, in fact
is often heard that in the mouse and
senate Southern men I'LL the choice
pIaces-are chairmen of the most i'm.
portant committees. The explanation is
easy. The South generally sends its
ablest men to congress and the South
eru man who makes good in either
house or senate is, as a rule, assured
of u long service He thus is advanced
in committee Importance from term to
term until he reaches the top. His
party's control of congress means his
assignment as committeeman according
to his ability and experience. He is
not merely in line for promotion, but
is entitled to the recognition on his
merits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

The oyster production Of the United
States is greater than that Of all other
countries combined
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
Political Observations.

one forecast for 1920 is that of Theo.
dore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
running against each other for a thiF1
presidential term.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

More than 6OO,OOO,OOO gallons OF min
eral water are now used in the United
States each year in the manufacture Oe
soft" drinks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07
FIVE YEARS AGO.

No mail was being accepted from
points where smallpox was known to
exist, and all mail was fumigated.
Amendments to the city charter were
being considered.
The pest house burned to the ground.
]. f. Hamilton was circulating a peti
tion to present to the legislature ask.
ing for pure shoe law" which would
compel manufacturers to so mark shoes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

The granite produced in the United
States in 1916 was valued at 7,41S.-
$50, twenty-three per cent Of the value
of the entire stone output
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

There are more than 25OOOO miles OF
railroad in the United States. OF this
number about 5000 miles only are op-
Grated by electricity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

With an estimated production OF
nearly $4,000 900 900 cubic feet OF nata
urd gas, the United States established
a new high record last year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-07

Dallas (TeXas) News: Bulgaria is
gain insisting lhat her war aims be
ecognized by her allies-just as if the
irectors could afford to pay any at
ention to q minority stockholder!