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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-24

oo,,o,,s ulaees ON the feet. The lin'K'
of the shoe must be eXcepuona'y
smooth, for during the winter IN INC
trenches heavy socks must De worm
The heels are to be broad, long H"'
and solid. This is on account oI lhe
fact that when u soldier stands erect
the weight of his bbdy and the burden
he carries Is mainly on his heels inc
sole must be sufficiently heavy TO keep
his foot from being injured Wheh
walking on uneven ground. IheFe
should be q slight "sprlng" TO give
walking "A rocking chair motion with
plenty of room across the bail OF the
foot. The toe cap must be such as
not to cause pressure on the toes be-
low and must rise abruptly from the
front of the shoe. The plans specify
especially that the quarters must be
pliable and that no stiff or excessive
rows of stitching must extend over the
tendons of the toes.
Even plans are made for the tongue
of the shoe which must be as small as
possible to prevent wrinkling, and eye
lets instead of hooks must be used.
The type which Pershing's men are
wearing is costing the Government
upwards of $3.50 per pair. Nearly all
Of the work is done by machinery.
Eight pairs of soles are cut at one
time and heels can be cut at the rate
Of 1900 pairs per day. There Is a
machine which puts in over 5000 eve
lets every day while nearby machine
drives over 500 nails per minute. The
workings of the factories making mil
itary shoes seem hard to describe as
they are stupendous.
Trench Foot
No writeup of soldiers foot would
be complete without some mention Of
what is known as trench foot" dis,
ease which men contract while in tSs'
trenches "over there" They call It Il
minor i'll, but nevertheless it is pain
ful and distressing. 1t IS brought
about by the men being compelled 10
stand in the cold mud and water.
Sometimes the toes become quite
black. Frequently bad cases result
in amputation Of the feet. In all war
ailments IAN ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure" and frequent
w the men tie sand bags over their
shoes which not only keep their feet
warm and dry, but keep them from
slipping on the frozen boards. Rheu-
matlsm of the feet too is a trench
ailment which is being "a Gated by mas
sage at our war hospitals.
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also the result Of ill-fitting shoes and
are relieved by ointment furnished by
the medical department OF the army
before the military shoe Is worn Al'er
the civilians corns have been cuFeu
and he wears his military shoe he Will
not be troubled with them again.
Ingrowng toe nails is another OF
the soldiers foot troubles and even
these are blamed on the fashionable
shoe worn by the civilian. Sometimes
these become so bad that II Is neces-
sary to see n surgeon, but they are
usually relieved by wearing broad
toed shoes and trimming the nall
suuarely across and inserting a bit OF
ease the irritation.
Painful heel, blisters and abrasions,
caused by wrinkling socks or ill-htting
shoes are frequent and easily cured,
| but It is necessary for the feet to be
free of them before the man makes
an ideal hiker.
Sweaty feet are quite common
among soldiers and are known as
bromidrosis. In this condition the
feet sweat profusely and the secretion
rapidly decomposes and becomes foul
smelling. Sometimes the skin rubs OFF
and the feet are made sore. The man
! IS apt TO become a nuisance to his
comrades as well as unfit for duty
This condition has nothing to do with
cleanliness as soap and water fail 10
remove the trouble except when used
with a solution given out by the Med
| lcal Department OF the Army, fol
cleanliness Of the feet is necessity to
perfect pedal extremities. Here are
other diseases of the feet found in the
army, but they are less common than
the ones above mentioned.
Result OF Critical Study
Several years ago the Army Shoe
| Board made a critical study of the
feet of two thousand soldiers in view
of getting a perfect shoe and today
nearly two million men are equipped
with the type of shoe upon which they
decided. Marshal Neil declared that
shoes for his infantry were of equal
| importance with mounts for his cav
| airy. while an English general enum'
Grated as the three most essential
parts of soldiers outfit: "A pair OF
good shoes. a second pair of good
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-24

under his direction are the Naval War
College, the Office of Naval Intelli-
gence, the Office of Gunnery Exer-
cises and Engineering Performances,
the Naval Communication Service. the
Aeronautic Service and all other
branches of the Navy concerned di-
rectly in its military efficiency. All of
the strategical and tactical matters of
the service are his to handle. he Is
sues the orders and regulations re-
garding the movements of the ships
and is a constant advisor of the Sec
retary of the Navy in all matters mil
ltary.
Admiral Benson. 62 years OF age,
graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1877, and in a sea service of a
quarter of century. has cruised prac-
tically all over the world. On one
voyage he circumnavigated the entire
coast of Africa. In 1888 he was a
member of the Greeley Relief Expedi-
ton. During the eighties he inspected
the material for the construction of
the first modern vessels, which later
formed the white squadron. At one
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shoes and pair OF half soles,
In the experiments many N'rays
were made OF the feet OF the men ana
the army surgeons held long consult"-
tions. The best orthopedic surgeons
were called and the matter thrashed
out from every standpoint The Unit
ed States has always been famous tor
its shoes and Its shoe.making machin-
cry and at one time 1t furnished more
than half OF the shoes and four-hfths
of all the shoe-making machinery used
in the world. Al present we need all
the machinery We have and could use
much more in making shoes for our
soldiers and civilians and the great
factories are busy turning out foot
wear by the millions.
The army shoe OF today comprises
all the best elements to be found in
foot wear, that Is, the proper shape
for the foot, while unfortunately the
shoe worn by the civilian is made for
fashion and style, which result in so
many OF our people, especially our
women, suffering untold agonies with
their feet. Recently a set Of moving
pictures were shown throughout the
country to prove this, but they had
little effect on the thousands of people
who "go in for style" Thus GER
tain style of shoe had to be manu-
factured for the army. for good
marching even with perfect feet de
pends on a shoe that does not compress
the foot or interfere with It's muscu-
lar action.
AS the shoe industry of this country
may have to turn out as high as 4OO,-
600, 900 pairs this year, including foot
wear for both soldiers and civilians
they have enlarged their factories and
are working their machinery and hu'
man power to the utmost only lie
Gently our Government gave out con
tracts for 100000 pairs OF army
shoes TO be made according to the
specifications of the War Department
The Army Shoe
A good military shoe should be vel
ioined. 1t must be both comfortable
and durable, as in long marches oven
rocky countries both Of these qualities
will be put to a severe test. a plain
finish is desirable and box toes i'm
prove its appearance. 1t must be
light in weight for the men have much
to carry and should not be forced tc
carry heavy shoes such as were worn
by the Germans during the early part
Of the war The shoe must also be
easy TO put on and remove. The leath
er must not be hard as 1t will cause
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Issuing of orders; of ceremonies; uni
form regulations; pay estimates and
the like. Under his jurisdiction are
the Naval Militia and the Naval Re-
serves the Naval Academy Naval OBJ
seryatory. photographic Office. Navy
Defense Districts, and the personnel
OF the Radio and Aeronautic Services
He IS A years old, a graduate Of
the Naval Academy of the Glass of
1896, and was the best all-around
athlete at Annapolis in his time. He
was at Santiago during the entire
Cuban campaign and later in the
Philippines. He had one continuous
cruise of sea duty for almost 13
years. most Of 1t being spent on bat
tleships. before getting his first shore
duty. He was special Naval repre-
sentative at the wedding of King AL
fonso of Spain, was Naval Aid to Sec
retary of State Root. when that
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functions clearly for It touches but
slightly on the science OF Navigation
being engaged primarily in the supply
ana control Of men.
Here at the outset Rear Admiral
Palmer showed the up-to-dateness and
enterprise OF method. First of all he
organized = recruiung service com
prsng hustlers. men who knew how
to mix. men who knew how TO tell the
young men Of the nation Of the oppor-
unities the Navy offered. Instead of
me dingy, unattractiye recruiting Of
ice of the past with a broken chair.
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at the head Of the men who man the
ships and stations Of the first line Of
defense. Exceptional qualifications
for executive work and broadness OF
administrative duty were the reasons
for making Leigh Carlyle Palmer,
Chief of the Bureau Of Navigation.
Added TO that was the fact that he
is one OF the most capable officers in
the service. And still more, no man
in control was ever more loved by his
men
This Is the ideal combination which
makes the Bureau of Navigation such
q force in the Navy. Some observer
has referred to it as the storm cen
ter Of the live wires of the service"
II has proven its great worth with
instant and effective result for with
the great expansion of its Navy and
the enormous increase in the number
Of ships this Bureau has never failed
10 have ready and waiting compile
ment of efficient officers and trained
rqsn. It's name scarcely Classics its
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Observation-Disclosures

period of his career he served at one
of the branch photographic offices.
For u number of years he was in-
structor in seamanship, naval archi-
lecture, and also tactics at the Naval
Academy. Later he became Com
mandant OF Midshipmen while Ad-
miral Badger was superintendent and
while holding this position command
ed the practice squadron Of five ships
in 1908.
Since then his experience at sea has
included command of several import
ant ships and also as Chief Of Staff of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-24

Ing, such as bunions. corns, lngrowlng
toe nails and sweaty feet. These can
be cured, but fiat foot and hammer
toes are not so easy and unless they
are cured the man is Impossible, espe-
cially in the case of the former, for
the man with the fallen arch has no
endurance either in standing or
marching
"Flat.foot' Treatment
Hundreds Of men who have gone no
farther than the training camps are
in our war hospitals being treated for
this by orthopedic surgeons. Various
exercises have TO be gone through h
with. also a massage OF the feet is
sometimes given. To have the man
walk on log Of wood or to pick up
marbles with his toes Is often tried.
one excellent exercise Is to have the
man sit in a chair barefooted. resting
his heel against the floor. forcib!y
bending and inverting the foot. This
exercise can be made more severe In
the gymnasium or barracks by hook
ing the toes over the handle OF a
light chest weight or eXerciser.
Climbing up and down stairs too
Is regarded as good exercise to
strengthen the foot muscles. Some
times where fiat foot Is only threat
ened what Is known as a 'valgus
wedge" may be put inside the shoe.
and while it may not cure the patient
It will do no harm. It consists of
raising the inner border of the sole
and heel by a piece OF leather one
eighth of an inch thick at Its inner
aspect and getting thinner as it gets
nearer the center. According to
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bent Of this position, having been APP
pointed by Secretary Daniels to this
duty on March 3rd, 1915, when the
office was created.
Having seen sea service in every
quarter of the globe, having had
charge of the biggest land stations OF
the service and being one of the fore
most OF the senior captains of the
Navy, Admiral Benson IS admirably
fitted for this position. Some idea
of the Importance and extensive re-
sponsibility Of the Chiefs task is un-
derstood when it is known that also
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-24

Especial Correspondence from w ASH
ington.)
TITS A NAVAL CADET back in
A 1896 on tho battleship Massa-
chusetts, Ralph Earle began
y the studies in matters pertain
ing to guns. which resulted, in De-
cember, 1916, in his being chosen as
Chief OF the Bureau of Ordnance with
the rank of Rear Admiral. Then he
was Junior officer of a 13-inch tur-
rett. Today. at 43. he is head of that
branch of the Navy charged with the
provision of all offensive and defen-
sive arms and apparatus.
Guns and munitions, as everyone
knows, are the fighting tools of the
Navy. 1t is Admiral Earle's Job to
provide these tools by supervising the
production and testing OF every kind
of ordnance material by directing the
management OF great factories. and
by handling matters OF design and
installation of armament The Bu-
refu of Ordnance must provide guns
and gun mounts. ammunition hoists.
rammers. motors. sights and tele-
scopes, range findors. explosives.
smokeless powder. torpedoes and
mines, tubes for firing torpedoes. ar
NOR, projectiles. rifles and various
other things.
Admiral Earle was n Commander,
serving as Inspector of Ordnance In
charge OF the Navy Proving Ground
at Indian Head. when called to direct
the Bureau. He has served as gun
merry officer on q number of fighting
ships. as an inspector in private plants
manufacturing powder for the Navy.
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as executive and commanding officer
of men o'war, as head Of the Depart
ment of Ordnance and Gunnery at the
Naval Academy and in other capaci-
ties. He was gunnery officer Of the
Maine in 1907 when the ship made 81
per cent. hits in the Nays first long
range practice-6O0O yards. This
record has long since been greatly ex-
celled but It was the best in the his
tory of the American Navy up to that
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Naval Operations. The head of this
bureau of the Navy Department Is
charged with the operations of the
fleet and with the preparation and
readiness of plans for its use in war.
In this man Is vested the great re-
sponsibility of coordinating every
phase of naval endeavor SO as to Sc
cure the greatest effectiveness in
its force against the enemy. This
post is held by Admiral William Shep-
herd Benson. He Is the first incum-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-24

Admiral Earle has seen considerable
war service, being present at both
battles of Manzanillo in the Spanish
War and with the American Fleet In
Mexican waters in 1914.
He is the author of a number OF
papers on Naval subjects published in
the Proceedings OF the U. 8. Naval
Institute, and of a popular book. Life
at the L. s. Naval Academy"
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AdmiralBensonHas the lm-
portanf Work of Handling
All of the Sea Forces
BY JOHN CRANE

RvROM A standpoint Of war one
- of the most important Of all
Va posts in the military make up
of the nation is that of Chief of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-24
To Rear Admiral Earle Is
Given the Work of Sup
plying Ships and Stations
With Guns and Ammuni-
By JOHN CRANE

Especial Correspondence from Wash
ington.)
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MEIIE MANY REFLECTIONS for ac-
n tive military service due to "hat
"a foot" show the Importance Of
%sD good feet for marching purposes
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AviATORS CONFIRM
 ROOSEvELT'S DEATH
1ROP NOTE OVER THE AMERt CAN LINES, TELLING OF Ills
 DEATH.

Paris. July 70 German avators have dropped note into American camps confirming the death of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt
 Lieut Quentin Roosevelt whose 6eath while flying as an aviator ir the American service is confirmel from German sources was the young est son of the former president II, disappeared last Sunday morning during a combat between Ameriear and German machines ten miles in- side the enemy lines in the Chateal Thierry sector,
 Lieut. Roosevelt's death is the third casualty in the Roosevelt fam fly. Captain Archibald Roosevelt was wounded seyerly March Il and has not yet returned to active duty Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr, the
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MILLION AND QUARTER
 ASKED FOR IRON MOUNTAIN

Oberlin, La, July 20.-One million two hundred and fifty thousand dol lars in penalties is asked by A. V Noco, attorney general of the state Of Louisiana in two suits filed here today with the clerk of court of Allen parish against the St Louis Iron Mountain x Southern and the Missouri Pacific railroads for viola tion of article l91 of the state con stitution for furnishing free pass to Sheriff R r. Oden of Kinder, who was busted from his office by the supreme court of Louisiana. Al the trial of the sheriff no denial was made of the use of the pass, either by Oden or the railroad com rany when they admitted that for TWO years the sheriff made use of the pass daily between his home at Kinder and Oberlin, which is the parish seat
 fAeh trip constituting two offenses the minimum penalt of which is $Loo0 for each offense
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eldest son, was. gassed about three weeks ago Kermit Roosevelt, who accepted commission in the Brit ish army, recently was transferred 10 the American force in France
 On receiving confirmation of Quentin's death Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt. with their daughters, Mrs. Esichard Derby and Mrs. Nicholas E-ongworth, announced that they you'd receive no visitors The col pnel, however made an exception in the case of the .Iapenese Rer Cross commissioners. who accompanied by + P Dayson. chairman of the war he case of the Japanese Red Cros 5 came to oyster Bay 10 pay their re- spects to the former president
 When, with a host of other tele- grams, there arrived one of condo fence from President Wilson the co one sent the following reply ,o he white house:
 Thank you for your courtesy and kindness in telegraphing me, and deeply appreciate your expression of smpathy and of approval of my son S conduct"
 II was announced that for several lays the colonel would refuse to dis ouss the oltical situation in New York state, because of his grief over the death of his son. It was also said that he would receive no politi- al leaders
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PRESIDENT SENDS
 MESSAGE TO ROOSEVELT

Washington July 20.-Upon learn ing today that German aviators had confirmed the death of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt. President Wilson sent this message to Colonel Roose- welt at Oyster Bay:
 Am greatly distressed that the news of your sons death is con firmed l had hoped for other news. He died serving his country and died with fine gallantry. l am deeply erieved that his service should have come to this tragic end"
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attack and our counter offensive are the seven divisions l have indicated These divisions are not operating as 6 corps, but are used wherever it is necessary for us to use them.
 We have nothing to indicate how costly our casualty lists are No re- ports on casualties have come in and we do not know yet what it will cost us.
 'l can give no information as to tho humber of prisoners, because the on- ly reports We have refer to prisoners which were captured by French corps in which AmeicaE divisions were oper- ating and no disassoeiation was made in the reports; but, as far as 1 can judge. they followed quite closely the newspaper accounts.
 Taking the salient as il stands, one .cf the prime reasons for making this advance is the position of the rail roads. Soissons is connected with Chateau Thierry by railroad and it IS assumed that tie Germans get part of their supplies at Chateeu Thierry from that railroad, and. of course, that has an important bearing on how long those troops can stay there. If the Germans have to withdraw they have practically one line through which they can get ont so Foch is hammerng on this side. the western which is very much better than mass ing great number of troops on the nose of the salient and hammering in there, which would only drive them back in the direction of the railroads.
 In response 10 a question as to the total number of American troops en- gagged General March replied
 "Gf the whole divisions were there the number of combatant troops would be 27000 in each division. and in my talks to you. you can estimate them
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ter of bond issue is before the eonsti- |tutional convention.
 
 Dr A. E, Rhine spent short va cation at home after he had been some weeks serving as chaplain at Camp Pike.
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 Corporal George Mclaughlin was expected today on a visit to his moth CT. He is stationad at Camp Pike pr and Mrs. Bethel Boudoir have gone to Hugo, Okla, overland. They will spend some weeks visiting MT and Mrs. Floy Taylor
 Among the Hot Springs representa- tives to arrive in France during the week were w. .. Bouic and the eldest son of Dr Howard P. Ceilings
 *
 Knights and Daughters of Tahor will meet here next year in July s. NJ Ballard, secretary Of the Colored Business Mems league, presented the invitation personally and was in a great measure erspamsilale for this city being selected for the next meet ing place.
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CONTlNU ED FROM PAGE ONE. unit from that division took part in the fighting which was reported last week where the Australians made an advance accompanied by American troops so that the training has prog | ressed to q point where they can actually take part in the fighting. Another question is
 Where is the 77th Division and
 are they operating as a diyision?
 "The 77th is in the line near Lune- vile and is operating as division, complete, under its own com mander'
 In answer to questions. General March said:
 Our reports do not indicate that
 SOissons has fallen We have no in formation it has fallen so far. It is
 of course under artillery fire Our troops have come to the point where
 they are so close to it that the town
 must be heavily bombarded. but il is . perfectly evident that the Germans have thrown into the defense of that line a large number of reserves which did not accompany thm during the original attack along the Marne, and
 ightin2 is going on very heavily at that point
 The American division which are on the front of the large offensive are the first secoHd, third, fourth. 26th and 2Sth divisions. The eolored regi- ment belongs to the 93rd division. The other division now in line is the 42nd. In the immediate path of the German
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This Jewish soldiers letter 10 hls mother was read at regular service by Rabbi Kopald Of Temple Beth Zion Buffalo:
 Mother! you. like ali mothers, are the best soldier of them all Your lot is the hardest, hut you are bravest. Put me down on record and quote me, 1T you like, in saying, that after what I've seen of the women of France and England-he who would in any way restrict the privileges of woman on account Of her sex Is fool beyond redemption. l take off my hat to them and apologize for holding back my vote. They are the glory of the age If l should be asked to say what are the two greatest things I've seen I'd first say the women and secondly the YIM.C.A. Never refuse the latter a request They are the finest and best that live.
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Personals

Hon. w. H. Martin is expeclei home today after week spent in Chi cago on government business.
 
 Miss Agnes Riggs accompanied by Mrs. Davis left yesterday for Wichita. Kansas, to visit relatives.
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 City Attorney O. II. Sumpter leaves Monday to remain in Little Rock in conference with representatives of othed cities next week when the mat