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The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08
Among our Soldiers.

News arrived this week of the safe arrival lover there" of Herman Cooper.
 Mrs. Geo. r. Reid received 8 card last Friday from her son, Grant Windfield, who is now in France. Grant was only in the army ' weeks before he sailed for lover there"
 Clarence Bunch of Camp Pike, spent Sunday here with his parents, MT. and Mrs. T. w. Bunch.
 Mrs. l.. Osborne received letter Tuesday of the safe arrival lover there" of her son, Clarence.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Glover received a letter from their son, Herman who is stationed at Ft. Oglethrope stating that he had been transferred to the Base Hospital Unit and expects to leave soon for lover there." News was received in Brink ley this week that Leon Sal l finger, a former Brinkley boy and brother of Mrs. Jake Lamm Miss Louise Salinger and SOllie Salinger had been wounded while doing service on the front line in France. He is now in the hospital and is re- covering rapidly.
 The University of Arkansas has received a telegram from the War Department stating that because the total enroll ment in the entire country for the college section of the s. A. T. c. is less than desired, reg istrants may now be admitted on less than 12 high school units, provided they have had business, vocational or military experience which might qualify them as officer material. Under this ruling the University of Arkansas will accept limited number of applications. Per sons desiring to enter the Uni- versity $. A. T. c. under this ruling should apply at once by letter to the Commanding Off, cer or President of the Univer- sity, stating age, education, business experience, etc. Boys who were too young to register on Sept. 12 are not eligible.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08

Bessie Ferguson is back in school after spending her va cation with her home folks near Moro.
 Stella Freeman is also back to school after spending her vacation in Hunter.
 Beulah and Viola Butler viS- ited in Little Rock the past week.
 Cassie Federer is still in Wis consin with her father where she went to attend the funeral
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08
of her grand mother.

MT. Baumgartner has the Lyceum tickets for sale now, at the old prices, one dollar for the pupils and two dollars for adults. The first number of the course will be given at the auditorium on the thirteenth of this month. It is hoped that the public will attend as each number will be we'll worth while.
 Miss Annie May Allen is at present teaching in place of Mrs. Strong during her illness with the influenza.
 Miss Josie Stagg was enroll ed on Monday as a member of the normal course.
 Mrs. Pattie Brickell being out on account of the flu, Miss Addie Kleumper has charge of her room.
 Everyone was very glad to re turn to school after such a long vacation, and we hope to make up the work in as short a time as possible. We wish everyone who is forced to be out on ac- count of tn influenza, a speedy recovery. But at present let us all conform to the rules of the Board of Health so that there will be no more undesired va cations.
 The Basket Ball girls have had a meeting to elect officers and get funds for the necessary work, as the court is in bad con- dition. The amount of the monthly dues was also settled. Bessie Ferguson was elected President and Lee Joy Slayton Secretary and Treasurer. A committee of three was selected to draw up the rules by which the players are to be governed. They have the material for a strong team and hope to be in playing condition soon.
 Louise Coln is very sick with the influenza this week.
 Chrisman Hill, Ruth Webber, Reaves Elledge and Bessie Brickell are kept home this week on account of the presence of the flu in their homes. Lucille Griffith spent a few days in Little Rock while school was dismissed.
 Velma Henderson visited at her uncles near Blackton while school was closed.
 Ruth Webber is shopping in Little Rock.
 Imogene Grimes visited her aunt, Mrs. s. E. Smith, near Monroe last week.
 Miss Ruth Gartrell, teacher of mathematics, visited at her home in Mississippi while we were engaged with the flu.
 Press Reporter
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08
Mount Vernon Hotel.

Mount Vernon Hotel.
 What was reputed at that time | the largest hotel in the world, Mount Vernon, at historical Capel N. J., was destroyed by fire the { of September 5, 1856, the proFI and four other persons losing 1 lives in the flames. The dining | accommodated 3,0G0 people.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08
Love and Sympathy Needed.

Goodness should be the most attrac- two thing in the world, but we do we'll to remember that mere correctness of life and principle, unvitalized by love and sympathy, lacks the qualities that charm.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

+ j. JARVIS, secretary and treasurer
of the warehouse company, said he be-
lievcd the building and contents were
valued at an amount in excess of
Sl,o00,o00. He said he was not in a po-
sition to give accurate figures.
Charles Fader. of Kearny, n. j., one
Of the watchmen employed by the
Lackawanna, was standing in front of
q swltchran's shanty, within fifty feet
Of the warehouse. when the first heavy
explosion blew him across two tracks.
He lost some skin and most OF his
trousers. He said he grabbed his shot
gun-all the railroad watchmen are
armed with them-and kept an eye out
for prowlers. The workmen immedi-
ately began to rush from the buildings,
so that 1t would have been easy for an
unauthorized person to have made his
escape.
Charles Rehwoldt, another of the
Lackawanna watchmen. was in a sharty
on the eastern side of the Jervs ware
house. The shanty was blown down
but Rehwoldt, who is man past mid
die life, escaped without injury He
said the first explosion was followed
by a column OF dense white smoke
Then everything was still. Then there
was another and bigger explosion, fol
lowed by several others.
"All sorts of things began to rain
down out of the air." said Rehwoldt
"A number of small objects 'beaned' me
and ducked under freight car. The
remains of my shanty caught on fire
All saved was my life and my gun
/ was far to dazed to know what oc
Cured in my vicinity"
The Lackawanna yards were dotted
with white powder, as though some
: one had spattered snowballs all about
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

olene stored in the building and also
some ammonia.
There hasn't been any black powder
or other munitions shipped through
Jersey City in over month";" Mr..
O'Brien said. Il issued strict orders
against this practice, and We have in
spected the railroad yards two or three
times week since then to see that the
instructions were obeyed. There is a
lot of infiammable stuff in the nearly
twenty thousand freight cars in the
Erie and Lackawanna yards. but l am
positive none Of these cars contains ex-
plosives. All explosives are routed
around Jersey City"
Railroad detectives employed by the
Erie and Lackawanna told the intelli
Gence bureau men that their forces ha !
been augmented recently by men from
Western divisions of the road becausa
OF big increase in freight car rob
berries. The thieves had become so bold,
they said, that they would fire shots
in one corner OF the yards to attract
the detectives. and while they hunted
tor the shot tlrers others of the gang
would haul away carloads of valuabie
goods. They said some government
stores had been stolen, and blamed an
oarganlzation known as the Horseshoe
gang. Several members were cues
/ toned yesterday.
Two men were found who had been
in the Jarvis warehouse when the ex-
| plosion occurred and who were not on
the payroll Of the concern. When
I questioned one of these men-both
were lrishmen-grew almost hysterical
Both insisted they had been there to
4 get Jobs. The Jersey City police
agreed to keep an eye on these men
! and they We're released.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Only One Seriously
Injured by Blast

OF tae persons injured by the ex-
pios.on oniy Twelve required medical
attention. and OF these only one was
sufficiently hurt to warrant hospital
treatment Miss Marie Fischer, of 30
LEncy's Lane, was burned about The
lace AID neck and IS in St. Franciss
Hospital. The others who ~ere ex-
S-atred ~ physicians are;
BgNYh. william. 5s3 Henderson Street,
g. .ar face
sRFANT Gentle. eolorcd. 51J Henderson
1re eres o. tso sto,nach.
t--4eFifH. kdwasd. iGi Humboldt Street
Htss@TT. Daniel. 2s5 Eighth Street. scalp
foV'sfsEI Kaspar. Grove and Nine
ls,a -sets scalD wounds.
kkDnL William. 319 Columbia Avenue.
s-aip ssorrss
socTARfAL. Mickey. 125 Pavonia Avenue,
srs ~ Ne1.1as
TkocAANO. Frank. 1so West Street. cut
o. r4e<
N0RToLEWicH Bostina. $50 Wentworth
zysc4e. c4ts forehead
40 CT ers we're treated and refused
- T3Te -resr names. Several crnpioyes
q tae Ere we're also slightly hurt by
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
{ Ills After Explosion
Block Phone Service

30 Numerous were irquiring phone
ee.'s after TIC explosion that telephone
ssfT O. 70 ali paFts Of New jersey was
aesoended from 2:20 until aoou, q
" ei'e@. ks soon as the detonations OF
~ "zpios one reached New York the
telsp0one Company wax besicged with
"a eaiis Jar numbers in Jersey City and
nppp1en ezcnanges. There we're suf-
"eisnt operators 70 look after the calls
Ssne M trunk ines were IN good order,
S1t tne volume Of business literally
f1oaea facilities, officials Of the New
'esk ~. telephone Company explained
me t3e~gD resulted from the namer-
pts calls - N. Montgomery and Ho-
ntzfn szeasnges in Hudson County.
Hese ~zeaagges serve Police Head
quarters 10 Jersey CITY and Hoboken.
ne snsp1nslen II service was pro
.p'lasi' Inc management of the local
slH.Dany explained. by numerous COM
b1sefs sa'ilnZ up their homes in vari-
p1s Jersey towns. When the panic sub-
si@sd service was Resumed.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
German Planes! Cry Of Crowds
AS Explosion Shakes the CITY
Low, Rumbllng Boom and Trembling Buildings in Lowe
Manhattan Send Thousands to Streets-Then From
West Rose Column of Smoke and Forks of Flame

The low, ominous boom Of the first
detoh3tion the little, responsive
shiver that ran through the big build
ings Of lower Manhattan-thus were
the tidings of the Jersey explosion
first borne to the great mass of people
on the New York side.
German 'planes,r was the instinc-
tive cry as crowds began tumbling
from doorways and heads justed from
a thousand windows.
For nearly half an hour along the
scurrying streets, amid the eagerly
questioning groups that gathered on
every corner, the rumor nersisted
Then gradually it was swallowed up
and lost in the thickening columns of
smoke pouring faster and faster across
the river.
High above the city, riding on swift
west wind, they came in a dense twin
coil that divided midway across the
Hudson, ninging spark laden strcamers
70 south and north. At their base
watchers from the rooftops of lower
Manhattan could discern what appeared
to be mere thin jetty Of fame, leap
ing and biting venomously in the fitful
wind.
In between, ferryboats scuttled like
frightened things toward their slips
making way for the hotilla Of hreboats
that steamed down from the north
Then the smoke columns above thick
ened blackened, settled lower. The jet
OF fame was blotted from sight. The
fireboats edged in close to the Jersey
shore and were lost in the gathering
density. The river suddenly became
quite bare Of craft, and deep silence
gathered, broken only by the frenzled
sound Of n fire gong, borne across with
startling clarity from the opposite
bank
little before 4 newsboys in the
downtown streets began believing the
earliest cztras 1t was the frst real
note Of sensation. Above, the air had
been thick with flying sparks and
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

burning brands, strange, pale fireworks
against the daylight. But through it
all, after the first sudden shock, an al
most military sense of order reigned
along the streets. sEurosity, not panic,
prevailed. and the cars went their way
unhurrled On Broadway and trucks and
vans moved quite normally through
uncongested side streets.
Even when at precisely 6 minutes to
4 great baying of whistles and a
mounting mist of saffroned smoke
from the foot of Chambers Street pro-
claimed the outbreak of fire on the
New York side, there was no undue
excitement. On the City Hall roof the
carpenters still placidly piled their
MANNERS. Below, the ncwsboys' cries
multiplied, while on the roofs, one by
one. as the smoke choked up the side
streets, the watchers turned and saun-
tered calmly back to their offices.
BY 4 l5 all of downtown New York
was engufed in an azure maze Through
1t the shrill call Of whistles and the
noise OF gongs sounded as from n
great distance. And then, almost as
abruptly as it had come, the mist began
to lift.
From the top of the Tribune Building
one could see the cross streets emery.
ing again and taking on their familiar
aspect. The river became once more
visible. and two boa.s, adventurous
slipped out from the shore Sunlight
Rllnted bravely from cornices and win
dows. Only far above, steady and un-
remittinr the smoke pyre from Jersey
poured on.
Strange greens and heavy puppies
mingled now with its blackness. with
ever and AGAIN a shaft Of fairylike
white swimming like foam on its edges.
by 4:a0 O clock its volume seemed to
be sIackening, and one felt that. per-
haps, the gongs and the whistles and
all that they stood for had trumphed
after all But then Il sudden gust OF
Wind would lift the whole mass from
its base and one would catch n glimpse
Of the flame jetty. still plying insatiate.
Then the wind would pass and the
mist descend again over the Jersey
shore, and the long smoke column take
up its journey
At Z clock its biackneys changed tn
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Explosions Wreck
Jersey War Plant;
Loeuer CityShaken
Continued from page /
screeching an alarm to which the fire
boats New Yorker and Zophar Mills re-

screeching an alarm to which the fire
boats New Yorker and Zophar Mills re-
sponded.
A general alarm, sounded in Jersey
City, first brought Engine Company
8, whose tlre-house is only two blocks
from the Jarvis warehouse The frs
explosion. firemen of the company say,
occurred as the engine approached the
burning plant. The second blast ripped
the cornice from a building beside
which the engine was standing and
hurled it against the machine, render
ing it useless. A "hivver" used by the
became tangled up in the backdraft
caused by the third explosion and was
blown half a block out of it's course,
its hood being torn off.
The efforts of the firemen from the
first were devoted to saving the plant
Of the Union Terminal and Storage
Company, which faces the Jarvis
warehouse, on Provost Street. In this
structure are $4,000 pounds of meat
and other foodstutfs destined for Eu
rope. All windows and doors of the
building were blown out by the force
of the explosion, but otherwise it was
house the flames spread rapidly to the
Erie repair shops. in which were fiji
teen locomotives under repair. The
building and its contents are total
loss, according to j. j. Mantell, gem
eral superintendent Of the plant. who
says the locomotives could not be re
placed for 100000. No estimate Of
the value Of the twenty loaded Erie
freightcars burned ar Of the repair
shop and its mechanical equipment
was made officially. but it will be not
less than $750.O0O
When the fire started many miles
Of sidings in the Lockawanna yards
were filled with cars loaded with sup
pAlaA RAl luodAtuUa IntAr tho uI-
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

Some of the amateur chemists who
eluded the soldier and sailor guide
lines said this stuff was poIasn.
Negro stevedores- about nifty who
were working on Pier No. g. abou' half
mile from the scene OF the explo-
sion, didn't stop for the sec lAd 4Nplc-
sion, but raced across Hoboken. Shout
ing that the German were coming. At
q late hour none of these men hs.d re-
turned to work.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

violet, and gradually the span of its
funnel dwindled, but still from high
places the flames could be seen at their
work. Late at night, when all the city
was spangled with lights and the Jer-
sey shore lay like a monstrous glitter
irg Christmas tree that has been sud
denly toppled over, it was still there
a bizarre, operate glow against the
night
But its fury was spent then. and the
wind that rode above had at length
swung free of its smoke burden.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

Tribune Service Photo
The wrecked Jarvis warehouses,
covering two city blocks, between
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Provost
streets, Jersey City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-28
Weather Forecast

Ardmore and vicinity; Partly
cloudy and warmer tonight; un-
settled Thursday,
Oklahoma Tonight partly
cloudy warmer; Thursday un-
settled.
East Texas: Tonight unsettled,
rain in southeast portion, warmer
in northwest portion; Thursday
unsettled, warmer in northeast
portion.
West Texas; Tonight partly
cloudy, slightly warmer; Thurs
day generally fair
Kansas: Partly cloudy, tonight
and Thursday probably light rain
in east portion tonight. Warmer
tonight. Cooler Thursday after
noon in west portion.
Louisiana; Tonight and Thurs
day unsettled, probably rain, not
much change in temperature.
Arkansas; Tonight and Thurs
day unsettled, probably rain in
southeast portion, somewhat
warmer Thursday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-28
Praises Ardmore
Red Cross Canteen

Charles \. Steen, Company l. N'h
Infantry Camp Logan, Houston
Texas. passed through Ardmore to
CAV en- route to his home in Pala'a.
Private Steen expressed keen appre-
citation ior the food served him at
the Canteen Hut. He stated thaI
this was his second trip through
Ardmore and that in both instances
he was served with good warm tood
and that Ardmorc was the only
place at which he was given tood
bv the Red Cross.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-28
VICTORY PARADE
AND THANKSGIVING
SERVICE TOMORROW

Ardmores Victory Thanksgiving
service to be held at Convention
Hall tomorrow forenoon is expected
10 be the most general observance
oil the holiday in the history OF the
city.
Services will begin at 1880
o clock and will be preceded by A
Victory parade OF various units OF
the Full Man-Power OF Ardmore.
The parade will iorni at Washing
ton and Broadway streets, and
march east on Broadway 10 Caddo,
south on Caddo to Main, west on
Main to Z, north on b to Broad
way, thence west TO Convention
Hall. Seats will be reserved ior
those taking part in the parade.
A choir OF fifty voices, comprised
mainly OF the various church choirs,
under directo moi Mrs. n. c. Wood,
with Miss Annie d. Thompson, ac-
oompanist, will give the following
musical program:
America" hymns, Holy Spirit,
aithful Guide" All Hail The Pow
er OF Jesus Name" anthems, The
Earth IS the Lords" Heyser, male
chorus and iull choir; 1t Is a Good
Thing TO Give Thanks" Wilson.
! double quartet. Mrs. f. B. Reid
will sing "A Song OF Thanksgiving,
by AllSton.
The Rev. r. +. L, Morgan, pas
tor OF Broadway Methodist church.
will preside at the service. The
Rev. A. l.. Aulick, pastor of Broad
way Baptist church, will deliver the
sermon, the theme OF which will be
The Conquest OF the Cross"
Ardmorc Platoon, Home Guard
Of Carter county, is directed to meet
~ Q O'Clock tomorrow morning at
the armory in the Simpson building
~ take part in the Victory parade.
Machine Gun Company. Third
Re9iment, National Guard of Okla
homa will assemble at 0:30 O'Clock
at its armory, c Street, southwest,
N the Won WeiSe building.
Owing TO Inability to issue uni
i|TllS uhtll TO-DAY. T. Company. Sec
ond Regiment National Guard of
Oklahoma, will be unable 20 parti-
cipatc in the parade. f Company
members are directed 10 meet at the
armory TODAY to be fitted with un;
forms.
Can't. w. w. Talliaferro issued
the following order: "In compli- .
ance with the proclamation OF our
president and governor. all mem
lfrSy Of Ardmore Unit No. |. Old
Guard OF Oklahoma, are requested
TO meet at Convention Hall tomor
row morning IT 9:45 O'Clock to take |
rart in the Victory Thanksgiving
Dav services and parade"
BnSlneSS generally will be ahand-
oned IN Ardmore tomorrow. There
N'I be no issue oi the Ardmorcile.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-28
DAILY ARDMOREIrE
HOME GUARD AT
TURKEY SPREAD

Alter a preliminary hour spent
in its characteristic quick, neppery
drill last night, Ardmore Platoon
Carter County Home Guard
marched to the Wilmington Cafe
where it was served with turkey
dinner. Covers were laid Tor iorty
Lieut.. Otis NJ. Smith. commando
presided as toast master, iniroduc-
ing the, speakers John Sullivan
John Hoffman, Porter Craig, Gabe
Newman, George DrcsSell aud Fred
Park each made short, interesting
talks
The future OF the guard'men was
discussed and plans were provided
whereby Ardmorc platoon viii be
continued as one OF ArdmoreS or
ganiZatlons
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-28
PERSONALS

Mis- Geneva LykinS, who is at
tending the state university at Nor
man, came today to visit her par.
ents. MIR. and Mrs. Malone Lvkins.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Roberts vii
go to Oklahoma City tomorrow tc
attend the Shriners' ceremonial
Mayor Roberts will also attend a
meeting OF the municipal league OF
Oklahoma. which will be in session
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Higdon receiv-
ed letter this morning from their
son. Claude Higdon. l33rd Field Ar
tilIery. 36th Division. dated Oct. %
stating that he was well and getting
along well.
R. A. Howard is expected home
tomorrow from Newkirk to spend
Thanksgiving Day with his family.
Maj. Jack Ally who recently re-
turned from France. where he was
IN active service with the American
Expeditionary Forces, spent today
IN Ardmore with DR.. and Mrs. +. c.
Harlow, en- route from his home in
Madill to Oklahoma CITY. Major
Ally lett France Nov. ?, and is in
the United States on special govern
ment duty.
Lester and Glen Caldwell. who are
attending Kemper Military School
at Bonneville. Mo-. came today TO
spend Thanksgiving Day and the re-
mainder OF the week with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Caldwell.
902 North Washington street.
Miss Mary Wilson returned TODAY
40 her home at Norman after spend
ing a week with Miss Mary Fuller,
go G. street, southwest
Miss Maurine Reed went to
Pawnee today to, spend Thanksgiv-
ing with relatives.
Mrs. Albert Richards. 5 O street.
southwest, went to Shawnee TODAY
to spend Thanksgiving.
J. b. Burwell ofrOklahoma City is
III Ardmore today.
Mrs. f. Mayors. who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. T. Sims. 422 Second avenue.
northwest. returned to Oklahoma
City today
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Cotton. 422
Second avenue. southwest. went to
Oklahoma City today to spend
thanksgiving with relatives.
The condition of Mrs. F. f. Stay
ton. ia Stanley Boulevard, who has
been seriously i'll OF influenza for
ten days. is much improved.
Mrs. Charles Campbell 25 Fourth
avenue, northwest. has returned af-
ter four months trip through the |
northern states. While away. Mrs. |
Campbell underwent successful |
operation on her eyes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-28
Funeral Of Infant.

FuHeral services, conducted by
the Rev. X. +. /. Morgan. were held
at II o'clock this morning for l.o-
cile Bailey. infant daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Bailey, who died
Monde" morning at her parent,
home in Tulsa. Mr. Bailey, c. d.
Freeman and Mrs. Charles Gilkcy
accompanied the BODY, Mrs. Bailey S
condition being such that She was
unable to attend. Mrs. Bailey was
Miss Mabel Freeman, daughter oi
the Rev and Mrs. W. T. Freeman,
who formerly made their nome in
Ardmore.