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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
HEROES WILL FIND WOMEN
WILLING TO MARRY THEM.
DECLARES NOVELIST
(Ry Floyd MacGriff.)
international News Service Staff
Correspondent

London, (by maiD -Whether there
will be women lined up waiting to be
wives. or men i'll queues seeking to be
husbands, when peace comes, is a
question that has caused no little de-
bate in England Winifred Graham.
novelist, believes that, in view of wo-
mans newly found independence in
industry and social life, there NAV be
wlte-queues instead of husband
ues. Miss Graham, however, pleads
that woman should not hesitate to
marry blinded or manned soldiers
who have sacrificed their bodies that
the women of England might be free
from the Hun
We shall sec some astonishing
marriages when our men come home
from battle said Miss Graham. ITO
cheer their lives will be the lifelong
work of many a woman who never
would have dreamt of marrying dis
abled man in pre-war days"
The novelist advocates arrange
ment of facilities where blinded SOL
dlers may meet women of equal sta
ton in life, saying it would provide
great opportunities for women
whose attraction lies chiefly in an
amiable disposition rather than in
beauty, which is but skin deep"
1T seems to me likely that we shall
see something almost approaching
Wlte-queues rather than husband-aue-
ues in the coming days" says Miss
Graham. Men are in marrying
mood now; they take life seriously.
and have greater longing for home.
They are thinking more deeply since
they faced death, and one love-letter
written from that mysterious Some
where in France is worth all the
frivolous nothings of merry peace
time.
Even our boldest warriors are
children at heart when the soft note
OF sentiment makes the girl they love
long TO mother them during those
precious days of leave. How COM
manding they are in the feld-how
tender and easily touched when Gu
pid leads them into the flower garden
of new Eden, where Eve has, for
them just come to life
The novelist holds that war service
viii make men more healthful fathers
than they would have been without
it. She says girls will be less par
ticular in future in their choice of
husbands, SO far as outward appear
ance is concerned.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
LEGISLATURE WILL ADJOURN
IN HONOR OF GLORIOUS
FOURTH

Atlanta, Ga, July AFTER con-
Stunning upwards of an hour on yes
terd ay in an effort to decide whether
or not TO adjourn from Wednesday
until Monday in honor of the Fourth
OF July the house of representatives
adopted resolution providing for
such an adjournment, and then the
senate amended it to provide for an
adjournment over Thursday The
resolution now comes back to the
house for its concurrence or non-con-
currence i'll the senate amendment.
Under the constitution neither branch
OF the Legislature can take an adjourn
ment for more than three days with
out the joint action of both branches.
The general appropriation bill for
the support and maintenance of the
departments OF the government was
introduced yesterday in the house
in skeleton form, and the appropria-
ton committee will get to work on
it at once, SO as to report back to the
house at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
A special committee OF two MEM
bers of the house and three members
OF the senate will shortly begin an
investigation of an alleged trust
among automobile dealers and serv-
ice station concerns in the matter OF
charges for automobile repair serv-
ice. A large advertisement appeared
i'll the Atlanta papers Sunday publish
ing resolutions by the Atlanta Auto
mobile Association fixing charges for
repair service, and calling on auto
mobile owners "as patriotic duty"
to comply with the same Representa-
tive George Davis, of Laurens, au-
thor OF the probe resolution adopted
yesterday, asserts that some of the
boldest holdups on record are being
perpetrated in the name of patriotism.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
WORK OR FIGHT RULE
EFFECTIVE MONDAY

Atlanta, Ga, July 2-General
Crowder's famous work or fight or
der became effective yesterday and
already scores of places in Atlanta
hitherto filled by men are now in the
hands of women Practically all the
downtown office buildings are break
ing in girls to run elevators, and the
soda fountains are teaching them how
to dispense festive chocolate ice
cream sodas. The department stores
are putting women in the places OF
men within the draft age. The tele-
graph companies are using number
of girls to deliver messages.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
ABSENT VOTERS BILL BEFORE
SENATE AS WAR MEASURE;
PASSED BY HOUSE

Atlanta, Ga, July .3-The absent
voters bill authorizing and enabling
Georgians of voting age who are now
in the service Of their country to cast
their ballots in local and state elect
ions is now before the state senate
for early consideration as a war
measure. The house passed the bill
yesterday with practically no oppo-
sition Joe Hill Hall of Bib county
raised some questions concerning its
constitutionality, which the house
paid very little attention to. In the
course of the discussion of the bill a
service flag was presented to the
house containing seven stars in honor
of the seven members of the house
and senate who have entered their
country's service since the session Of
1917.
The bill provides for a special abb
sent voters list to be kept by the or
binary. The absent voter uses the
regular DdllOL WHICH 10 SCHt W INN
in advance of the election by the Or
binary, who keeps special record OF
voters to whom ballots are sent, and
who sends the ballots in special
envelope made for that purpose. The
absent voter fills out his ballot and
has it certified by his commanding
officer and returns it to the ordinary
in special envelope, sending it by
registered mail. On the morning of
the election the ballots of absent vot-
tiers are distributed among the pre-
cincts where they vote, and are count
ed and marked and placed in the bal
lot box, so that they can be separated
afterwards in case of recount.
The bill is the first war measure yet
passed by either house. Other i'm
portant war measures up for consider
alton at this session are the bill tc
enlarge the powers and increase the
appropriation of the State Council OIL
Defense, and the bill requiring al
able bodied men between the ages O.
l8 and so years of age to work a
least five days in every week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
MILITARY HEADS SAY TAKING
OVER OF WIRE SERVICE is
MILITARY NECESSITY
(By International News Service.)

(By international News Service.1
Washington, July 5.-Congress was
told today by Secretary Baker, Secre-
tary Daniels and Postmaster General
Burleson that it is military neces-
sity" for the president to be empow-
cred to take over the telegraph and
telephone systems of the country.
They emphasized their belief that
complete power should be given the
president without delay The House
interstate commerce committee was
told that speedy action was impera-
tive as part of the plan for getting
the nation into such shape as to make
the winning of the war certain
President Wilson will take over all
wires soon as authority to do so is
conferred upon him by Congress it
was learned today The president
plans to name Postmaster Burleson
minister of communication systems in
connection with the postoffice de-
partment.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
CALIFORNIA; CHALLENGE
TO GERMAN EMPEROR
IS LAUNCHING OF SHIPS

San Francisco, July ga fitting
celebration of the great National
holiday will be staged here tomor-
row.
Steel ships aggregating 10000 tons
will be launched In one day Cali
fornia will float more vessels than
the Hun has been able to sink in two
months of straffing off the Atlantic
coast
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
poration at its Alameda plant will
launch an 1880 ton vessel; which
was constructed in less than month
and a half Four other vessels of
equal weight will slip from the ways
simultaneously. While this stupen-
dous celebration is taking place Chas.
M. Schwab, chief of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, will deliver an ad-
dress to the workmen and patriots OF
the community.
The Moore and Scott Shipbuilding
Company will launch three vessels,
each tota1ing 9,400 tons. The Han
lon Drydock Company, practically a
new concern, will launch one vessel
of 5000 tons. The grand total OF
vessels launched in the Oakland Es-
tuary will be $4,000 tons.
The Union Iron Works plant OF
the Bethlehem Steel corporation will
launch nine vessels from the San
Francisco yards. They will aggre-
gate approximately 10000 tons, A
new destroyer also will be christened
at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
Labor slackers in these western
yards are unknown. Every man is
pushing the work. inspired by the RI
valry that has sprung up between
competing yards. Wagers are made
and the work executed with speed.
The Union Iron works recently es-
tablished a new record for riveting
A total of 100000 rivets were driven
in one week.
During May 100000 tons were
launched from the San Francisco Bay
Shipyards.
Work on the new government ship
ward established for the constructor
of concrete ships at government Is
land is rapidly nearing completion
Twelve ways are now beng con
structed. but before the yard is com
pleted there will be twenty. Skilled
men are being rushed from far dis
tant island towns to work on thl
type OF vessel.
This is California's challenge to TIN
Kaiser.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
SUGAR CERTIFICATES
REQUIRED OF BUYER

Atlanta, Ga, July 2.-Under a
ruling issued yesterday by DR.. A.
M. Soule, federal food admins
traitor for Georgia, all individuals
purchasing sugar must present a
certificate showing that they are
not exceeding the maximum al
lowance of three pounds per
month per person. This certifi-
cate reads as follows:
Il hereby apply for purchase OF =
pounds of sugar for household use
at = street, city of =. There are =
persons in my family, including SER
wants. | hereby certify on my honor
that l will not attempt to purchase
sugar elsewhere in excess of three
pounds per person per month for
home consumption, in conflict with
this statement. l further certify that
this purchase, including sugar now
on hand or in my possession or I'M
der my control, will not exceed a
thirty days supply on the above basis.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
WEIGH YOUR OWN ICE,
SAY CHICAGO SEALER

Chicago, July 2-Want to know
whether the iceman has left you
the number of pounds of ice you
ordered? Well, if you haven't a
scale on which to find out get
out your old tape-measure and
get the cubical contents of the
block of ice-then divide by 80,
and there's your answer. Morris
Eller, City Sealer, of Chicago,
thus informs the world.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01

"A Scared face now is very differ
ent to Disagreement before the war"
she points out. 1T carries with it the
brand of heroism, and is a glory to
the man who would once have ex-
pected it to put him out of the run
ming with the fair SEX"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
PREFERS PATRIOTISM TO
TAR AND FEATHER COAT

Elkhart, Ind, July FL won't help
70 finance the war because l didn't
start it." is the statement alleged to
have been made by William Fisher,
a wealthy resident of Union which
resulted in a mob visiting the Fisher
home and offering him his choice be-
tween being patriotic and being tar
red and feathered. He chose the for
mer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
TELEPHONE co. PUTS
BAN ON HUN MESSAGES

Brookheld, Mo-, July 3.-Com-
plying with the request of the
Linn County Council of Defense,
the Bell Telephone Company, OF
this city, mas issued an order to
all patrons of its system prohibit
ing any other language than Eng
lish over the telephone lines.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
g Date
Signed

All manufacturers are limited
to 70 per cent of the sugar they
used last year, and no individual
will be allowed to purchase more
than two pounds of sugar at a
time.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01

Always on the job for quicker and
better service that will stick. eve
dc it now" You will NOT be over
charged. Tourist Garage, Billy Keim,
Prop. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01

Arrangement of the Floats
l. The Ministers.
H. The Sunday Schools,
Ill The Farmers.
" The Business Men.
V. The Professional Men.
VI The Secret Societies.
The program will be as follows:
National song by the congregation
Invocaion-Rev J. L. Byrd ~
Song. i',~t *:::,.
l. Introductory Remarks f. Varnadoe
H. Why We Celebrate the Fourth of uly-Miss Mac
Walker.
H. Why We Are at War-Rev w. T. Cray
" Food Will Win the War--Rev L. S. Goolsby.
V. Song
VI Labor and Vctory--Rev. A. C. Shaw.
VII The Coored Solder-Miss Terra s. Varnadoe
VIII. The American Negro National Factor-Rev. r. B.
Davis.
Marshals Bro. McAnthony, Bro P Fl. Hosey.
Do not forget the hour and minute.
COMMITTEES
DIR. A. PARKER BRO. S. w. DOWNS.
REV. A. c. SHAW. REV. L. S. GOOLSBY
BRO. J. M MILLER REV. W. A. TUCKER.
REV. N. H. THOMAS. DR. w. o. P SHERMAN
BRO. H. BUCHANAN. BRO GRANT LEWIS
BRO. J. L FOSTER ]. E. VARNADOE, Chm.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-01
FITZGERALD NEGROES tn
CELEBRATE THE FOURTH

Considerable interest being AIKEN by the leading
the celebration planned by them
place the leaders
Salem Baptist church this where following program
will be observed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
at four thousand meters, heade

- at four thousand meters headeo
south it may say.
The young lieutenant refers To =
big map on his desk, locates ihe,
point mentioned in the warning ana
telephones the warning TO squa,,
drilla with orders TO go aloit ana
hunt out the enemy plane,
Three, five, seven minutes iatef
the lieutenant's telephone rings
again. and he turns to his visitor
with the reassuring words. hrev
Nicuports have gone after him'
Then he explains
whenever it is possible, we send
out for defensive purposes one more
machine than there are enemy air-
planes reported. That is, we SEND
Two for one. three for two, four Tor
three. etc. That is not always pos
sible however. Many new pursuit
squadronS are in the making, and
occasionally a lone flier must go out
against one German. lie Is as ire
quently successful as when groups
have gone up together
The warning is repeated many
times daily. A similar proceeding
is going on on the German side OF
the line. for the American aviatorS,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
Fleeing Boche Attempt to
Make Stand;Dig In Before
Anglo-American Armies

south OF lie Cateau, they came I'M
der heavy fire from the German
gun concentration. II is reported
that the enemy gunnerS fired their
weapons here over open sights. Fort
unatcly their aim was not as good
as it might have been.
South OF here the British and
French have driven deeply into the
enemy territory and the French
now control a long strip OF the west
bank OF the Disc canal British adj
vanced patrols also had reached
the canal bank at Long ChaWps, but
they had made too rapid progress
and consequently returned.
The British now are operating well
on the other side of the Scarpe riv-
er, and have reached positions less
than 3 ID miles from the import
ant center OF Douai. The troops are
driving northeasterIy toward this
city and at the same time are Wild
cning the already wide salient that
has been made in the former Ger
man positions. There are strong
indications that the Germans real
ize they must get out OF the entire
DOuai salient.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
DEAF MUTE JUVENILE
HELD IN COUNTY JAIL

Howard Ragsdale, a deaf and
dumb boy, who says he is only lii
teen years old, was placed in the
county Jail yesterday afternoon by
Policeman James Chancellor. The
boy is unusually bright and appears
to have little trouble in securing
employment. He worked a week in
the mailing room at The Ardmorcite
and while there is alleged to have
forged the name of llershel Mes
bitt cashier. on an order tor a
meal ticket at Dick Checks cafe.
1t is also alleged that he secured
a weeks board at the Travellers ho-
tel by representing that he was
working for Tom Cooper. He has
spent much OF the past two or three
weeks here doing nothing. Police
man Chancellor put him on a train
and started him out OF town, but
he came back. Unless his age can
be established as beyond sixteen
years he can only be tried in the ju-
venile court and the reform school
at Pauls Valley is filled and he can
not be sent there, as there are three
boys under sentence TO that school
now who are at large in the county,
awaiting a vacancy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13

inc aviators are now almost daily
harrassing the military aud railway
establishments of the Germans. tN-
ery day almost brings the news OF
fresh victories in the air,
The Germans certainly have not
the mastery OF the air-oiten claimed
by them-where the Americans are
concerned. With the steady in
crease in the United States air
forces in France, the enemy is due
for increasing defeat-ii past per-
formanccs count for anything.
The work OF several pursuit
,ouadrllas is controlled from an "op-
crations Office" located At a flying
field not lar from the front. Nt
rude wooden tables sit enlisted men
engaged always in making new maps
that Shall show just where the en-
tmy is, where his acrdromes are To-
Gated, tables OF past performances,
wind charts and the like. The otti-
Ger in charge is youthful lieuten-
ant wise with the air here.
In the corner is field telephone
operated by an officer who can
speak French.
Sooner or later the inevitable
warning arrives.
Enemy machine observed over
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
Earnings and Savings.

1t has been our custom Tor the
past several years to keep record
of the earnings and savings Of the
pupils during the summer vacation.
In the past the earnings of the pu-
pills have averaged 4 little more
than $4,000; and their savings about
50 per cent of their earnings, This
year the earnings of our pupils was
more than $4,000, and the savings
more than so per cent, which is
more than double what it has been
in the past.
We are greatly pleased to know
that our children are entering so
heartily into the spirit OF the times
in that they are endeavoring to earn
something and TO contribute serv-
ice when service is so scarce, to in
crease production when producers
are so scarce; and are forming the
habit of industry and thrift during
the formative period of their lives.
Especially are we pleased to re-
port that large amount of this
earning and saving was invested in
Liberty Bonds, W. 5. S. and thrift
stamps. which indicates that our
children are very patriotic not only
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
AVIATORS
IN FRANCE MAKE
RAPID PROGRESS

With the American Aviators in
France, Sept. 22.-(Correspondence
OF The Associated Press. )--Ameri-
can aviation in France has gone
ahead rapidly of late. Men who a
few months ago were still in civil
ian life in the United States have
been trained and formed into ever
increasing pursuit squadrilas 10
harry the enemy. American bomb
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
Cruelty Basis of Divorce Suit.

Lula Treat has filed suit in the
district court against her husband,
G.. NJ. Treat, for divorce. She al
Ieges in her petition that they were
married July q, 1915, at Gaines
vile. Texas and that continuing
from Sept. /, 1917, the defendant
was guilty OF extreme and repeated
cruelty toward her by cursing, strik
ing and beating her, and that on
Iune TO- 1918, he drove her from
his home and refused to allow her
to come back. She also alleges
that he was guilty OF gross neglect
OF duty in that he failed 10 provide
for her support.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13

London, Oct. ply The As
sociated Press)-German troops in
the region OF Douai are retiring be-
hind the Sensee canal. British forces
have reached d line two miles west
OF Douai.
The withdrawal of the Germans
across the Sensee canal has been
more or less completed. 1t is be-
lieved Field Marshal Haig's men
will be on the edge OF the canal and
in the outskirts of Douai by tomor-
row morning.
North of Laon, the Germans are
continuing their retirement north
of the famous Chemin des Danes
under the pressure OF attacks from
the west and south and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the whole or
the famous highway will be entirely
evacuated very soon. The Germans
are falling back very rapidly in the
Champagne and this morning the
French have advanced for dis
tance of from three 10 four miles.
After capturing Vouziers on the
.Aisne river, the French have gone
some distance beyond that town. So
swiftly is the line changing that it
is difficult to follow the French
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13

Ike the British aud French, are Tue 4
aggresSors and per,'sie".ly -, S+', y
i;ehtine into German-held TERRITORY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13

While the epidemic OF influenza
has been raging throughout the
country and while we have had a
number OF cases in Ardmore, some
OF them very serious, and while the
health authorities OF the state have
deemed it advisable to close all pub
lie places for short time, it is
gratifying to report that after max
ing careful survey and inquiry we
have not found single case among
the school children OF this city up
10 this date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13

The man with conscience is in
the prune and liver business again
Phone ESQ. lis North Washington
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
pANDOL CLIFTON DIES.

Mpnta, Ga. Oct. I2.-KandAll
clifton. chairman OF the Southern
Freight Traffic committee and w'ue-
Iy known in railway circles in the
south. died here last night from ron
pneumonia and influenza. Mr. CHI
ton was - years old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13

With the American Forces North
west of Nerdun, Oct l2.-(Noon)
-Bv The Associated Press.)-
General Persing, forces continued
their attacks against the German
positions on this front today Ger
man opposition proved even more
bitter, ii possible, than it was yes
terday.
The fighting this morning was
especially violent on the center and
on the lett center, ST. Juyin and
Cunel, both OF which towns now are
in No Mans Land, are ailame.
The American troops encounter
ed violent machine gun fire every
where along the front.
From prisoners taken there is ev-
erv indication that the enemy is
thorwing everything into the bat
tie in a confused way, The pris-
oners frequently are unable TO tell
TO what division they belong. In
other cases, they reveal that dlvis-
ions, regiments and even companies
have been dissolved and again
formed into new units.
With the French Army in the
Champagne, Oct. 12.-(Reuter s)-
Nouziers. Guise and all of the vii
lagos in the whole region south OF
Laon are burning,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13

Your Not To Do And Die, Yours
But To Go and Buy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
2,357 PUPILS IN
ARDMORE SCHOOLS

c. w, Richards, superintendent
OF the Ardmore public schools has
submitted the following report for
the first month Of the l0lS-l0l9 term
tO the hoard of education.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
advance from point to point.

(By The Associated Press
With the British Army in France.
Oct: l2.-As soon as the Americans
and the cavalry entered St. Souplet