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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19

An observer would say that nine
tenths of the soldiers were at least
graduates of American high schools.
In adddessing them / have found
them, save for the uniforms, re-
markabiy like the type OF audience
that | have found in the colleges o.
America. One would no more think
of talking down to these young
men than to the University of Penn
sylvania students. The popularity
OF serious lectures, even along tech
nically scientific lines, is one of the
surprises of the army to visitors.
Among these men, however, are
some who are accustomed to drink
ing and getting drunk when they are
at home. But they cannot get drunk
here. Others are habituated to 9TH
er forms of vice: their opportuni-
ties in the army are either restrict
ed or non-eXiStent. Some Young
men, whose virtue was wholly IN
their environment, and who could
not stand transplanting to alien
conditions, have gone wrong, trag-
lcally wrong. But they are the few,
rather than the many. This army in
France is revelation OF the
strength and independence OF char
acter OF young American manhood.
These boys are not the sort to be
seduced by the first bibulouS COM
panion or painted prostitute they
encounter.
Thinking Things Over.
If anybody wants TO know what
the American eXpeditionary force
looks like, with respect to charac-
ter, intelligence and health, he has
but TO look upon the most repre-
sentative group of young American
men at home, and increase its eff
cheney in all those three respect,
and he willsind what he seeks. The
boys here are true to type.
They are the home boys. only
more so. That is, home has a
stronger hold on them here than it
ever had before the war. They see
it in perspective and i'll relationship
They have had opportunity to make
comparisons. Therefore they are
better patriots, better sons, better
lovers, than in the old days. In pass
ing, it may be said that the home
folk should be giving thought as to
how well they are going TO live up
to the idealized conception OF them
which the soldiers have formed over
here. The wise sweetheart of a
soldier is the one who is as busy
about selfimproyement and educa-
ton as he is; for he has been doing
deal Of growing since he sailed
from an Atlantic port.
Nothing in all these crowded eX-
perienceS with the soldieri has i'm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
copyrighted, 1918, by The Ellis
Service.)

AT the American Front in
France-lf the American nation
could see what have been seeing
tor two weeks, myriads OF parents
would rest more easily upon their
pillows tonight
lhe crux OF my especial theme Of
investigation, the effect of the war
upon religious conditions, is the
character and conduct OF the SOL
diers; and therefore | have been
atield In France, meeting the men
themselves. From Paris and It's
mystery gun and air raids, under
which no American man wavered an
instant, so tar as ascertainable, |
went to the great port which is be-
ing made over in the new for the
reception of American troops. This
Is not the place to wIite OF the stag
gerlng magnitude of the American
preparations for the war; but if the
German general staff know about
them they must spend anxious hours
III discussing them.
From that landing point | have
followed the American signboards-
literally American signboards-over
a large part of France. have met
the troops in all arms of the Serv-
ice, from the engineers in overalls
doing machine shop work, to the
aviators with whom | flew above
the clouds. Stevedore camps, motor
truck divisions, officers schools,
camouflage department, artillery
and infantry regiments, hospitals
including the largest in The world,
now under construction by the
Americans, | have visited. Natur-
ally, | have seen the men on the
march, and in their village billets,
where fragment manure piles take
the place of front yard flower gar
dens. OF course | have talked with
privates and officers, and with chap
lains and Y. NJ. c. A. and Knights
OF Columbus workers; and | have
been present when Elsie Janis dane
ed on Y. M. c, A platform, IT.
multuously entertaining the men;
and in that same hut when, on the
following morning, California
preacher gave a regular sermon
from the same platform. Now !
am up at the front where one
scarcely notices the guns, and is
obliged to carry a gas mask with
him all the time, as well as a metal
helmet.
How the Boys Look in France.
So much by way of credentials,
that the reader may understand that
| know what | am talking about
when say, without any reserva--
tions or qualifications, that the
American boys here in France grade
even higher than they do at home;
and that there is nothing the mat
ter with them except impatience to
get to grips with Fritz, and then to
go home.
Physical finess stands out from
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
Fishes Really Do Yawn.

Detroit Free Press; Did you ever
see a fish yawn? Richard Elmhirst,
an English biologist, tells us that
its common habit OF cod and va
rious other kinds OF fish. From his
description, the piscatorial yawn is
very much like the human yawn,
except that it is done under water,
He says: "From numerous observa-
tions | am led to think that this
action OF fishes is real yaWn and
serves the true physiological pur-
pose of yawn-that Is, flushing
the brain with blood during periods
OF sluggishncss. The conditions
conducive to yawning are a slight
increase in temperature, and. sup
pose, the accompanying diminution
OF oxygen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19

in their first enthusiasm for tn,
fight.
Without being coddled at all, thi
army is being "mothered" as wa
never any before. To begin with
General Pershing has real solici
tude for the moral and mental wei
fare of the troops, as we'll as 70,
their physical well-being. Frencl
and British officers have called hi!
regulations "puritanical." They ar,
astounded at the high standard O.
personal conduct required of both
officers and men. This is the mos,
idealistic of all the forces OF armed
men that ever went to foreig,
land. Their conduct and code are
bound to have a great influence
upon the world.
Company and regimental Officers
also are "mothering' the men in I
way that warns the cookies OF al
American parents heart. Their
health, their comfort, their conduct
are his daily concern. | am nc
more pleased with the looks and be.
havior OF the men than | am with
the efficiency of this hardworking
host of officers. There is an at.
mosphere in the army that is diff
cult to define, but that begets tbs
conviction that democracy really
works when it goes forth to war
The Y. NJ. c. A. and the other
agencies for the service of the sol
diers have no more cordial helper,
than the army officers, from Cen
eral Pershmg down.
Better Behaved Than at Home.
What of the morals of this new
American army? There are afloat
in the states stories of terrible moral
collapse among the soldiers. Drunk
enness and venereal disease are re-
ported to be devastating the men
even as they have done in armies /
times past. Every American Is
keenly interested in this point. ].
our own men nave suffered ship
wreck in their characters and their
bodies, as a result Of the war, l.
avails the world little that we shall
have broken Prussianism. America
cannot be reconcied to demoral-
lied generation of young men. as a
consequence of an adventure which
in itself is the knightliest expression
of chivalry in the worlds history
And if the sensational reports to
this effect are true, it becomes the
duty of an honest journalist TO say
so.
But they are not true. ! may sum
up in sentence the results OF weeks
of investigation in France, and un-
counted interviews with all the men
| could meet who are supposed to
have special knowledge upon the
subject, by saying that the young
men of the American expeditionary
force are better, morally end phys''
callv. than were these same young
men at home, or than are an equal
number Of their fellows at home.
This army is a cross-section OF
American life. The soldiers come
from all parts of the country, and
all walks of life. True. they are
picked men; but this scarcely ac-
counts for the prevalence or even
the dominance of the college type.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
-Bv WILLIAM 7. ELLIS

every line of these men. They ar,
well set-up, alert, strong; not il
vain has been their long trainin:
at home and here. One French wo
Gal 3-Religious Rambler
man said, when the troops first cam;
to her town, What giants! HoN
will you ever be able to feed them
In truth, they are the best fec
people in France. The mess Of tn,
American private is better than the
table d'hote dinner of some of tn,
largest hotels in the cities. They
have the only white bread that
have seen in the country, and in un.
limited quantities. Nothing les.
than good food, and in abundance
could account for the .ruddy health
OF these boys, who swing SO JOY
ously along the roads, or else &c
whistling about the work of daJ
laborer. The appetite OF the Aneri-
can boy has been brought over tc
France, and after the mess has done
its best by them, they still go to the
Y. NJ. {. A. huts for chocolates and
candies and cakes and chewing
gum. as we'll as tobacco. For al
most the first thing that the out
reach OF American religion is do
ing for these soldiers so far from
home is to feed them. There are
dozens of dominies in the uniform
of the association who fondly be
lieved that they were coming out to
France to preach to the troops
who have done little else than serve
hot chocolate and other canteen
supplies to this Unsuitable multi
tude.
Mothering the Men.
With traditional adaptability, the
American soldiers have settled down
to life in France, at the bases, on
the March and at the front, as II
they had been used to it always
They are not merely enduring the
war: they are enjoying it. There
must be some grouches in the army,
anything else would be contrary to
human nature; but | have not met
any of them. Th' .nnazing cheer
fulness and good nature the
troops is a marvel. They under
stand their job, and have buckled
down to it, confident of themselves,
of their allies, OF their home folks,
and of victory in the war. They
know that war is not one splendid
dash at the foe, but an immense
enterprise-the largest and most mi
portant that the American govern
ment over embarked upon. In that
knowledge, they cheerfully do work
at the base, or fight like veterans AZ
the front. If this were military
article | could tell of last night ;
attack in force by Fritz on both
flanks OF this sector and how
splendidlv out men met and defeat
ed it. Instead OF having to be
"blooded," in . period of panic and
fear, these troops carry on like vet
crans, to the surprise OF the mill
tary observers. They are as ready
the dav after an attack as they were
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19

The law provides the manner selecting appointing
berso the election
member Of said county
board who secretary political
Of
member Of he county election board ."
democratic selects
Of
county
member the board who
be
endorsed By the democratic
often by the member Of the
of
selection Because Of this method
election boards do not believe there
of
Recounts
evidence
q chosen the
personally acquainted with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19
JOE s. MORRIS
TENDERS RESIGNATION
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.
HONORABLE G. w. BOARD
President Pro Tempore Senate,
Okemah, Oklahoma.

ate a fs Dp DecIsr Sa my tnaSe @ sa eon board s
the this will be a candidate the August pri
for the office of secretary
In resigning to say something regarding of
my ncumbency.
judgment elections held throughout the been
While exceedingly
during time in office there have been sufficient
whether
or not they nave been r For instance IN the primary election
of 1916 candidate for congress asked for recount in his con
proved that there was no MANIPULATION on the pa ~ 80 election
officials the district the result
in the first instance Also in the general election of the
district showed the
republican
unfanes election officials in the
counties Of that district Also there was recount asked for after
the of 1916 in the office of sheriff Oklahoma county
The successful candidate for the nomination in the primary on
the fact Of the returns had won by small vote His nearest oppo
the margin by which the winning cand
that here might be honest mistake in the
the result and not in single instance any
The for sheriff also was very close in the general election the
democrat winins by narrow margin the repunn.n cndae
eonen The votes were ound and the result OF the recount
While the question Of couns and contests wish to
that there has been single
been
board though the records Will that
republican their
certificates OF to
elected by small
elections throughout
believe the
that do not believe that there has been single candidate either
in primary elections general elections in cities counties or state
the election boards and they
offices which
great number sacrifice
drafted into this work
legislature enacted general registration law which
OF the
registered opportunity
chosen by the local
county
personal
there provision made for compensation although the
already incurred
turning the
regardless Of
Kindness leave the
perform duty
vantage to any man S. MORRIS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-19

During the past year nearly 1000
900 personnel. 100000 animals and
over 100000 vehicles were conveyed
to the various fronts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-15

pendures of the nation good many people who. in the
Pre-war period consumed everything that they produced
ments part Of their production While this is
and admirable feature national life it will neverthe
less have marked bearing upon business and economies
because the producer ~ho we hope will continue to be
thrifty will be entitled receive for his production
only enough to buy fes essentials with but also sufficient
media to put dollar aside for inevitable rainy day.
All of these complex problems should taken consd
Grafton in reconstruction program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-15

goods for the and carry these products
for the benefit of the consumer
Interest charges and banking facilities play very large
role in the carrying of commodities from time and place Of
production to time and place of consumption. uctuating
rate of high rate of hryup call from
the banker ready to foreclose commodity loan secured by
warehouse receipts-mea higher cost the ultimate
consumer, who, in the final analysis, pays all charges.
m Traders unable through lack Of banking facilities
willing to function properly and absorb the
featured goods at the time of production necessitae shut
down IN good many instances because many producers
not financial facilities for keeping products warehouses
trader the middle man is placed in position perform
his facilities and reduce his interest charges-so
ultimate will receive the most goods least
money.
Every time shoe manufacturer or clothing manu-
facturer has to shut down his plant leaving his idle
time farmer has to leave part of his unculti-
vated it economical loss which be replaced
future dae it is lost forever The time the
ing men around idle the time that the soil remains
uncultivated can never be made again. We find that
money panicky conditions have number of
the shutting down of useful enterprises engaged in the
utacure OF life essentials causing economic loss
never replaced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-15
THE CONSUMER

The is the one who finally paws the bill The
cost of pair of shoes does store but
paid to the for the leather every in exchange
6sdry d tor
the cost Of the pair Of shoes when the ultimate
other ultimately consumed GSS some
one @ lhs laws Of economies provide that
fur the farther the added from the source
cent the two cents to the
ultimate consumer because it takes longer time
consumption; but cent added at the shoe factory may
be m on na to the ma
ultimate consumer is probably half of the time lost in that
from the tannery to the shoe
big factors because the hands commodities have
s It Of the fs @
that the ultimate consumers interests be guarded at the
actually handed consumer for consumption
nrodvesr o Knd at a that
s it do mot &C. e. that he out
Places sf s' snyn
dong nothing else but eat sleep and drink and without
few now and will be long that they
his his m
0 M . Of ONE thing and as
he consumes he immediately must receive for what he
e i of his ens
paying more for his many things" consumption"
reflect in net
gain the producer particularly the wage earner be-
for dollar for his production
he must with dollar and half increase in exchanges
for his consumption. Unless the wage
of low cost Of commodities the increase in wages
nothing but larger bookkeeping figures; for while he
in a loss.
Every must sell his production through more
agencies In the sale of ones production there profit
added along the line until it reaches the The
the producer the receives for his
ducon the the at the other end has
for that production with added profits all along the line
which multiply very rapidly Ultimately the wage Garner
particularly does not benefit from the abnormal
condition because he must in proportion than his
increase for the essentials that he consumes.
The competition that has existed during the be-
the producers of material and the producers of
material has greatly increased the of living
in the worlds markets. The producer of
teral receiving much larger compensation for
than the producer of material and
therefore, position the essentials of life
this many producers had without
necessary things because they could compete with the
war-material producers.
The readjustment due the elimination of competition
these warmateral and producers
very delicate and needs careful guarding
laws of to the people of the country
will appreciate the fact that prosperity
necessarily abnormay high wages; that regard
less whether receives dollar FIVE dollars day.
the most important factor is how much will the buy
or how much will the five dollars buy in the
tials and comforts
The lesson of thrift and saving learned by the Amer
can people through the purchase of liberty bonds food
economics will be largely reflected in the future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-15

The channels through which all of the essentials of life
have b1ockaded and everybody is i'm
patiently awaiting definite settlement of the reconstruction
problems before arranging engage full speed
peaceful endeavor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-15
THE TRADER

The trader, what might be called the middle man
(the who buys cotton peanuts wheat, clothing
Shoes etc. from producer manufacturer, and carries
them the hand of the consumer), is almost at
standstil knowing what the reconstruction period will
bring about
The trader rule is the shock absorber, every
decrease in values to very large measure
absorbed by the middleman Under the underlined
conditions the trader inclined large supplies
of stock hand that small reflect higher price
the that the demand is larger than the available
supply of commodities. This necessarily higher
cost the ultimate consumer.
Economic laws provide that abundant stocks should be
carried by middle ho is the gobetween between
producer eonsume and he should be placed position
buy production time the other manufactured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-13
OFFICERS ARE BLAMED
Held for Mans!au9h 9hter as Result
of Trolley Disaster.
Public Service Commission Is Scored
by Mayor Hylan for Alleged
Negligence.

New York, Dec. 13. - Warrants
charging manslaughter in the second
degree were issued by Mayor Hylan,
sitting as committing magistrate,
against Timothy S. Williams presi-
dent of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company, four subordinate officials of
the company, and Anthony Luciano,
motorman of the train wrecked Nov.
1, In tunnel with the loss of SO lives
and injuries to many other passengers
The train jumped the tracks and
plunged into steel pillars.
Issuance of the warrants was the
outcome of John Doe" inquiry be
gan by the mayor the day after the
wreck, which followed strike of mo
tormen.
In statement announcing his de-
cision, Mayor Hylan scored the Pub
lie Service commission for apparent
failure and culpable neglect to per.
form it's duty" and recommended that
District Attorney Lewis present 'the
facts" to the grand jury with a view
to ascertaining whether such alleged
negligence constituted a violation of
the penal code.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-13
IS BEING uE.. 0bIlizEO
German Women Munitions Work
ers Facing Starvation.
in Germany-Ail Factories
Idle.

Berlin, Dec. 13.-Thousands of wo
men, facing starvation through tho
loss CT their war jobs, are adding to
the perils of BolsheTism in Germany.
The women munitions workers who
are rapidly being demobilized are un-
able TO find employment, as practi-
cally. all factories are idle through
lack of raw materials. Added to their
ranks are other thousands who have
been engaged in similar occupations.
Some have obtained employment on
farms, but the great majority face a
serious situation.
The Spartacus group has seized the
opportunity to augment their ranks
with these women, hoping not only to
obtain their political support, but to
influence other men through them.
Twenty-one million are said to be
eligible to vote for representatives in
the National assembly. Ii was estj-
mated that there are more than 200.-
600 illegitimate children in Germany
as result of war conditions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-13
MUST PAY FULL COST
Lloyd GeHge Insists Germany
Bear Expense of War.
British Premier Also Favors Holding
Kaiser Responsible for His
Grimes.

London, Dec. 13.-Speaking at Bris.
tol, Premier Lloyd George said the de-
cisYUn which would be reached in the
next few months in the peace confer
ence would leave a mark on the world.
The ages to come, he said, would be
able to reap the fruits of it.
The premier next dealt with the
question of indemnity. He said the
war had cost Germany less than II. had
cost Great Britain. 1t had cost Great
Britain, he said, s4O,O00,00O 900, a
gigantic sum. The German bill, he
believed, was $4,000, 100000 to $35,-
000,000,000
The premier said a British imperial
commission had been appointed 10 In
vestigate the capacity of Germany TO
pay, and that he had received it's re-
port.
He summarized his remarks on this
point as follows:
"First-As far as justice is con
cerned, we have an absolute right to
demand the whole cost of the war
from Germany
With regard to the former German
emperor, the premier said:
There is absolutely no doubt that
he has committed crime against In,
ternational rights, and there is abso-
lutely no doubt that he ought to be
held responsible for it, SO far as the
European allies are concerned"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-13
May Wear Silver Chevron.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Officials and
men of the army who failed to reach
the fighting front by reason of the
duties imposed on them in this coun-
try will not be denied recognition of
their services in the winning of the
war. BY direction of President VIII
son, as commander-in-ch Of the
army, General March, chief OF stan.
has issued an order that hereafter
such men shall be entitled to wear q
silver chevron similar to the gold one
authorized for service overseas.