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would have been the death rate Of men
Of the same age at home. In 1893 the
death rate per thousand was 2Ol4, or
nearly three times as grea. our death
rate in the army during the year 1916,
just before the war, was per thousand.
Leaving out the deaths due to measles
and its complications, our rate among
all troops in the United States, since
Sept. /, has been about two per thou.
sand.
For the fiscal year 1915, congress ap-
propriated for the war department $685.
100000; for tho fiscal year 1916, S2O3,-
100000; for the fiscal year 1917, S4O3.-
OOO, 900; for the fiscal year 1918, $7527,.
33S,716. In other words, taking 1915 as
a normal year, the appropriations for
1918 are nearly fifty times as great.
"The regular appropriations made by
congress for all governmental purposes
for the fiscal year 1915 were SEQ OO0,-
600, or nearly one.tenth the 1918 appro.
priations war department alone.
Huge Contract for Ordnance.
"Of the total war department appro-
priations for 1918, $3,2O0,OOO was for
the ordnance department, of which con-
tracts amounting to Sl,677 100000 al,
ready have been placed.
"One the first day Of April, 1917, the
ordnance department consisted of
ninety-seven commissioned officers,
while now it consists Of 1904 officers
and in addition has 26,16O enlisted per,
sonnel.
"In addition to the selection and
training Of this new force, the making
Of these greater contracts and the fol.
lowing preparations necessary in the
manufacturing process, continuous
study of new instrumentalities has been
/ kept up, u constant contact kept with
| trained men abroad studying the oper-
alton Of ordnance material in battle
and accordingly modifying designs and
plans here by reason Of observation and
experience
Many New Plants Necessary.
MANY Of the ordnance departments
contracts involve increase Of plant IA
cilities, or the construction of new
plants and constant inspection by in
spectors who have had to be trained in
specially established schools.
"For the quartermaster generals de
partment in 1918, $3OlS 100000 was ap
propriated. or a sum more than foul
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
Oklahoma ON Women Enthused.

Oklahoma City. Jan. 10.-Oklahoma
City members Of the national women's
party now can go ahead and count
their chickens before they are Matched" ,"
according to Mrs, Kate Stafford, secre-
tary Of the branch here.
When informed late yesterday after
noon that President Wilson had thrown
his support to the passage Of the Susan
+. Anthony amendment to the federal
constitution and had urged party lead
ers to vote for the measure when il
comes up for consideration in congress
today, Mrs. Stafford's comment was
contained in but one word:
Good" she said.
More elaborate preparations for a eel
ebration to be held tonight in the Skir
win hotel were begun last night by
members Of the local branch. open
house" will be held on the parlor floor
and there will be speeches galore. A
parade probably will be held early il
the evening and the women are plan
ming to hire band. The celebration
will be the greatest of its kind ever helC
in the city. those in charge assert.
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-On the first day Of April, 1917, the
regular army" he said, comprised 5,791
officers and 121,797 enlisted men, the
National Guard in federal service APP
proximately 2,133 officers and 26,713 en-
listed men; and the reserve 1000 en-
listed men. There were also at that
time approximately 2,573 officers in the
reserve, but as these were on inactive
duty. they cannot properly be consid.
cred in estimating the strength of the
army OF the United States at that time.
"On the thirty-first day of December
1917, the regular army consisted Of
1O25O officers and 475, 900 enlisted men.
The National Guard OF 16031 officers
and 100000 enlisted men; the National
army of 100000 men: and the reserve
Of S4,575 officers and 1880 enlisted
men. In other words, in nine months
the increase has been from 9524 of
ficers TO 11O,Ss6 officers and from 2O2,-
$40 to 1.42S,650 men.
During War With Spain.
During the war with Spain. the army
OF the United States with its maximum
strength aggregated 272,00O men and
officers. The army now in the field and
in training is, therefore, roughly six
times as great as the maximum number
under arms in the Spanish-American
war.
"The total number already in the
military service is one and half times
as large as any force ever mobilized by
this nation.
"A substantial part of our military
forces was selected by the operation of
draft law, the execution Of which has
demonstrated both the economical and
the efficient way of selecting soldiers,
For the training of officers two Sc
ries Of training camps were held, from
which about 10000 officers were com
rnissioned from civil life. This number
Is nearly eight times as great as the
number Of officers in the regular army
ON the first day Of April.
For the training of these soldiers
sixteen environments have been built
costing $134,OO0,00 with an average
profit to the contractors of 2S pei
cent.
AS to Death Rate.
"The death rate in our forces in the
United States from mid September tC
the end OF December averages rs pei
thousand, and Is slightly less thar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
ARDMORE OPERATORS
EXPECT FAIR DEAL

Writ Franklin, w. B. Johnson. Ed
ward Gait, l.. II. Love, d. c. Fitzgerald
and S. a. Apple, prominent Ardmort
producers, gave out the following state
ment this forenoon:
ave feel that, as regards the price
of oil, we will get a square deal from
the government. The Healdton field
has never had a fair price from the
discovery Of the field to the present
time, and we feel that change to gov
ernment control cannot help but be
beneficial to the operators We are glad
the government is taking it over and
the administrator appointed by the gov
ernment will have our hearty co-opera
ton. We are glad to aid the govern.
meut in any way we can. to help wiz
this war;"
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must do it as quickly as possible.
Must Stop QuarreIing.


1--WE must cut red tape, stop quarrel
ing about the guns and like things. and
carry this thing through on business.
like principles. Is it not possible for
each individual i'm this country to quit
thinking about what some one else
would do, and resolve to do everything
he can do? 1t is not enough to do our
Bit We must do our best. There
is too much grandstanding and lime
lighting. too much patriotic posing and
not enough sacrifice.
"Out Of this war will come great
things to our people. We will here
after have no hyphenated Arnericanism
in this country It is not a time for
partisanship or politics, and [ may say
it is no time for incmciency i'm any de.
partment Of our government"
Senator Kenyon said that In "this
spirit Of non partisnnship" he would like
TO see coalition cabinet at Washing
ton, including Elihu Root and Thco-
doro Roosevelt and that the services
of William Howard Taft might be used
in some Of the commissions sent abroad
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
RED CROSS Bon TO
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS

The Red Cross chapter will send
box containing 245 oakum and irriga-
tion pads TO division headquarters at
st. Louis tonight. The night class will
finish its work this week and volun-
tary workers are wanted for Tuesday
and Friday nights. If enough workers
volunteer another box can be gotten
ready to send by Tuesday or Wednes-
day of next week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
CHANCE EoR MARKSMEN.

Washington, Jan. INSTRUMENTATION
Of the national board for promotion of
rifle practice, which is designed to stim-
ulate interest in rifle shooting through
out the country and to establish neces-
sary ranges, is announced by the war
department, The announcement shows
that Major General h. M. Blatchford
has been assigned to the board since
he was ordered back from France.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
HOSPITAL BURNS AND CHILD
Is CREMATED; OTHERS SAVED

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 1O-Heroic efforts
by nuns and nurses saved all but one
Of 15S patients in the Water Street
hospital here today when fire broke out
and destroyed a part of the building. A
child who was strapped to a bed with
weights fastened to an injured leg was
burned to death.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
UNELLLND SrEEL oRnERs.

New York, Jan. lO.-The untitled or
dors on the books of the United States
Steel corporation Dec 81 amounted TO
9,3SL1iS tons, an increase Of 4S4,412
tons compared with the orders on Nov.
30, according to the monthly report is,
sued today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
QUIET ON BRITISH FRONT.

London, Jan. 10.-The hostile artil.
lery has shown slight activity in the
neighborhood Of Gonnelieu southwest
of CambraD, the war office announces.
Otherwise, there is nothing to report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10

Washington, Jan. lO.-MarL
L. Requa, Of Oakland, Cal, was
today appointed head of the
newly formed oil division OF
the fuel administration which
will handle government con
troll of oil. The first work will
be an investigation Of the en-
tire petroleum situation.
MIR. Requa is assistant to
Food Administrator Hoover.
The fuel administration, it ia
understood, has not decided
yet how far it will go in con-
trolling oil. The food control
bill. although it does not give
authority to fix oil prices out
right as in the case of coal and
coke, empowers The govern
ment to institute q licensing
system.
1t is probable Che subject OF
how far control will be eXer-
cised will be left largely in the
hands of Mr.. ReQua, who is a
mining engineer and an oil eX.
pert.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
WANTS ROOSEVELT
IN WILSON CABINET
ALSO WOULD INCLUDE ELIHU
RO0T-THiS rs WISH Or
SENATOR KENYON.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Ken
yon, who recently returned from visit
to the French front and to England,
yesterday warned the senate against
Germany's peace offers and stories that
the country is exhausted Nothing could
assist Germany more" he declared.
Those who are trying to help in
bringing about a patched-up peace and
lend their influence in that direction
are weakening the American forces,
weakening American preparation he
said, "and they had best to remember
that it win cost us more now TO lose
this war than to win it,"
Another Warning.
Senator Kenyon in relating his OK.
periences said that what he had seen
in France had aroused him to such a
pitch that he wished the kaiser might
be compelled to be at sea in an open
boat that was being shelled, that the
palaces of the German ruler might be
blown up and that he might be placed
where bombs could he dropped around
| him as during a London air raid
Pointing to the fact that it took Eng
| land two years or more to get ready
to fight, he declared there was no rea
son for gloom in this country now, but
'the saddcst words this nation can ever
write if it fails in this emergency 10y
reason Of delay viii be the words: Toc
! lote.'"
1--WE must send to the western front
! 4.
reserve" Senator Kenyon declared. wv,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
Turkey Makes Separate Proposal.

Petrograd Wednesday, Jan 9-Separate peace proposals
made by Turkey reported have been received by the boil
Shevik government.
ence between Russia and the central powers.
May Yet Transfer Conference.
London Jan 10.At the first sitting Of the resumed negoa-
ons Bres Ltovsk Tuesday, says dispatch out by
the official Russian News Agency the discussion between the
Russian delegates and those of the central powers centered
the selection a city neutral country which TO con-
nue the deliberations There is every probability is added
Of a satisfactory arrangement being reached.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10

Beme, Switzerland, Jan. lO-A separate peace agreement
has been signed by Russia and Bulgaria the Bund reports
Bulgarian correspondent of the Bund Premier Radios
lavo read the following dispatch from rest Loys par
lament:
War between Russia Bulgaria Diplomatic and
economic relations between Russia and Bulgaria resumed
Russia recognizes Bugaras right to nominate delegate to an
Danube commission The first peace thus
cuded with the consent of Bulgarias allies"
The Bund says Bulgaria has appointed minister to Pero
grad and general be stationed Odessa and has
ordered resumption of navigation to Odessa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10

Tulsa, Okla, Jan lG.-With details
lacking in regard TO the government!
plan to take over Che oil production oi
the country Tulsa producers last NIGH
were at loss in forming definite opin
ions as TO the effect the proposed steg
may have on the industry in Okla
homa. They are unanimous in the be
lief. however that it would be mis-
take for the federal government to eA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
COLD WAVE AND
SNOW TONIGHT
THIS Is FORECAST FOR ARDMORE
AND VICINITY. WHICH SAYS
EXPECT & ~ DEGREES.
..pst~

n~| 20 your plumbing tonight, as
g official weather forecast for Ard
more and vicinity says a cold wave is
due, with temperatures Of from 6 to IA
degrees.
For the northern part of the state the
forecast says the mercury viii range
from zero to IL degrees.
In addition to only to IA above zero
for Ardmore, snow is included in the
forecast, with strong wind from the
north.
The official forecasts read as follows;
For Ardmore and Vicinity: Tonight,
snow, cold wave, with temperature to
"A degrees; strong northerly winds
Friday, probably fair. continued cold.
The forecast for the state ut large
says; Tonight, snow, cold wave with
temperature zero to IL degrees in north.
ern portion and 6 to "A degrees in the
southern; strong northerly winds Fri.
day probably fair and continued cold"
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 40
degrees; minimum this morning, 50 de.
grees Precipitation at ESQ a. m, .O5
inch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10

New York Jan. 10-A. c. Bedford
chairman Of the board of directors OF
the Standard Oil company OF New Jer
sey and chairman OF the petroleum
committee Of the Council of National
Defense, said last night he mad heard
nothing about the plan of the govern
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
MILLION and HALF AMERICANS
UNDER ARMS AND TRAINING
FOR BATTL EFLEL,DS I'M EUROPE

uons for all governmental purposes.
"Ou the first day OF April there were
347 officers in the quartermaster corps.
On the first day of January 1918, there
was a total Of 6,431 officers.
"On the first day Of January, 1918,
nearly two billion dollars Of the appro-
priation had been obligated by CON
tracts or disbursements.
This business involved accounting,
determinations of standard prices, guam
Titles and the creation of new manufac-
turing facilities.
In the woolen goods section alone,
the cooperation Of over 800 mills was
Involved and the following items give
some idea Of the extensive character Of
Ithe operations: There have been pur-
CHASED over 100000 blankets, 10000
I0OO yards OF oyercoating and 10000 O00
yaros each Of shirting flannel and suit
ling involving an expenditure OF over
5345OOOO 900 In cotton goods, the de-
partment had contracted for 27O,OOO,OOO
yards of various cotton cloths.
Aviation Section.
"rhe aviation section of the signal
\ Ycorps ON the first day Of April, 1917,
consisted Of thirty-fve officers and 1,l2O
Imen' on the hrst day OF January lSlS'
iIt consisted OF J,9OO officers and S2,l2O
Imen
This division Of the war department
was charged by congress with the eX-
lpendlture or an Appropriation aggre'
eating for 1913 $'44OoOOoo' or ive
times the 1919 appropriations Tor the
ienI4re war department.
Ihe engineer department. tor which
Pm 1917 $o5,OoO was appropriated, was
lcharseu by the 1918 appropriation with
jthe expenditure OF $39OOOOOOO, or about
seven hundred per cent increase.
/ I"eie nave been organized trained
l1Nd equipped, technical troops OF forest
|lrr5' sleNedores and railroad construc
Iuon ana operating men, aggregatins
about I-OOoO' many OF whom have beer
operating In France for some months.
\ summary OF Accomplishments
4 In summing up the war departments
WORK the secretary gave the following
Ias lis chIei accomplishments:
!. \ large army is IN the held and II
lIraihihS' so large that lurther mere
il'HtS 10 IL can DE aoequa'eiy equlppe'
una framed as rapidly Us Lhose ALREADY
7" u'uH4"6 can De transporter.
-' me army mas peeh ehllsted an'
.lSe'etleI "llhout serious uslocatloh
IIhe industries ol the country
DE- IHe framing ol lhe army Is proceed
pug I'pI0l!' ana 4lS spirit Is ilsh' M
subsistence OIL 'he army mas Deeh apoN'
'III'NS'h' IlS lhlIlaI clothihg supply
le'lPor'tI'F lh'ue4 uate' Is no" suoslai
-l''Iy complete ana reserves VIII RAPID
" aceulhulale' Arms Oh the most MOD
1rh ana 'iiectlVe klhd' lncIudlng arti
perry, machine guns automatic rlileS' ant
7'I''uI arms nave neen PROVIDED by man
uI'clu'e OF purchase ior every soIule
IN france anu are a'tIaD'e Ior ever
'ol'ler VINO can De Bo''eh 10 rance Il
lHe year l9in.
Army III Fra'lce'
7' y SupSl'I'liai army IS already
rance where po'h men ana oHlcel
nave peeH a"uIOoually ana speclalI
0'dlne" ana are ready lor active service
Cd, lnu'PeH"e'' ''i'eS VI colI''i'uiiicS''lo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
GERMANY ASKS SWEDEN TO ACT AS
INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN EIER AMID
GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND ITALY
BULGARIA AND RUSSIA CONCLUDE
PEACE IN SEPARATE AGREEMENT

Petrograd Wednesday, Jam 9The German delegations il
Peograd reported by the Evening Post have got
touch with the Swedish alton here and have expressed tn
desire that Sweden act gobetween with Great Britain
France and Italy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10

Washington, Jan. l0--President Viii
son told a delegation Of house leaders
late yesterday that he favors enactment
Of the Susan 3. Anthony federal suf-
frage amendment and will make clear
his position in a statement
After forty-minute conference with
the president, the congressman issued
this statement.
THE committee found that the presi.
dent had not felt at liberty to volunteer
his advice to members of congress in
this important matter. but when we
sought his advice he very frankly and
earnestly advised us to vote on the
amendment as an act of right and jus
tice to the women Of the country and
of the world"
The house votes today on the suf-
frage amendment resolution and suf.
frage advocates, already confident, de.
clared the attitude Of the president
made passage Of the resolution by the
necessary two-thirds vote certain.
Heretofore the president has insisted
that suffrage was a question for the
individual states to determine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10

VIII LSONURGES WOMAN
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
TELLS CONGRESS- COMMITTEE HE
FAVORS PASSAGE OF SUSAN
ANTHONY MEASURE.

Washington, Jan. 10.-One Of the long
and hardfought goals Of the woman suf
frage cause seemed to be In sight to-.
day when the house took up debate on
the constitutional amendment.
Backed by the approval Of President
Wilson, sutfraGists were sure the Su-
san b. Anthony amendment would poll
more than the necessary two-thirds
when the house began voting at 5
o'clock this afternoon.
SO sure were the suffragists Of sue
cess in the house that they already have
turned their attention to the senate,
whore the amendment lays on the cal
endar, but without such favorable pros
poets. The women are hopeful. how
ever, that with the presidents aid they
will break down the opposition and Sc.
cure passage there TOO. Then the quos.
ton would be ready for submission to
the states, and years of effort would be
come a reality.
Today's debate furnished a spectacu
lair one. The house was i'm a happy
mood, and heard the arguments with
ease and laughter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-10
ARMY Of SUBSTANTIAL" SIZE IN
FRANCE READY FOR ATTACK, SECRETARY
OF WAR BAKER TELLS US. SENATE

ALL FORCES BEING TRAINED FOR MODERN WARFARE
AND GREAT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FORMULATED
FOR PRODUCTION OF NEW INSTRUMENTS OF
HUMAN DESTRUCTION.
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"The death rate in our forces in the
United States from mid September to
the end Of December averages rs per
thousand, and is slightly less than
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01

has now reached the point where a solu-
ton must come quickly. Three solutions
are possible: GD The Germans may now
widen the salient they have created and
produce great dislocation of the Allied
line, dislocation which may lead to a
retirement on both sides of the Disc be-
tween Chateau Thierry and Montdidier
or between Dormans and Suippes.
(2) The Germans may fail to widen
their salient and have to halt and proba-
bly, retire out Of the apex of the salient
now close to the Marne at Chateau
Thierry and Dormans.
GO The Allies may counter attack on
the eastern or western side of the Ger
man salient and compel general retire
iaent and possibly bring off a considera-
Bile local success.
But If the Germans fail to widen their
salient and are not compelled to use up
more divisions in averting threatened
disaster we may confidently look for
new German attack of major proportions
at some other point. Such an attack
would exactly follow the lines of the
attack in Flanders in April after the
March drive in Picardy had been halted
before Amiens.
1t would be mistake to attach too
great Importance to any check in Cham
pagne now. We must expect several
weeks of desperate effort on the part of
the German and at best one more great
thrust, for we know that he has not used
more than half of his available divisions
IN the present gamble. On the other
hand, unless there is some further COL
lapse in the Allied lines, particularly on
the sides of the salient, it would seem as
# this thrust would come to an end in
few hours, and it is the sides and not
the point Of the wedge that must be
watched.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
General James S. Clarkson

Almost the last Of the famous group so
long potent in the affairs of the Republi-
can party passed away yesterday with
the death of General James S. Clarkson.
10 another generation his was one of the
names that seemed the symbol of politi-
cal power. Far back he had blazed out
of the West as an ardent champion of the
fortunes of James G.. Blaine, and to the
end of that dramatic figures picturesque
career he so remained. He was one of
the men to whom political and party life
were in large measure life itself. In
sense he was almost the last of his type.
Although toward the close of his activi-
ties he held the post of Surveyor of the
Port of New York, he had never been.
throughout his long political career, an
office-seeker. Refusing many posts, he
chose rather the role of the party War
wick, like Thurlow Weed. 1t is signif-
cant of the times that he seems of a dav
which, even while some of it's survivors
fingered, had come to seem singularlv
remote
New-York tribune., 1918-06-01

the Mayor should have adopted this
course he never has made clear. The
only Justification he has attempted to
make--that 1t would cost the city much
money to pay the wages of those who
sought leave Of absence with pay-would
not apply here 1t cannot be that DR..
Curtin was considered indispensable, for
his superior was favorable to his appli-
cation and the Mayor himself presented
the choice of resignation from the city's
service.
The net result of this course is to make
1t difficult for city servants to enter the
military service. Usually they have to
take smaller salaries, and, with the
Mayor opposed to granting leave of alb
sence, they also have no job to look for
ward to when they return: The Mayor
doubtless has his own reasons for his
policy, but the general public is bound
to consider it bad policy which tends to
discourage experts and specialists from
putting their knowledge at work for the
country when it is so badly needed now.