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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
ENE MY s DEFENSE
SYSTEM Nc
SHAKEN SEVERELY
FOCH TODAY HURLED BRIT
ISH AGAINST FOE NORTH
OF CAMBRAI.
AMERICANS SMASH HARD
Together With the French Per-
shing's Men Drive on-Outflank
Strongly Fortified Argonne For
est on East-12,O00 Prisoners.
(By The Associated Press

Under allied smashes between two
wide fronts between Arras and Yer
dun, the German defensive system,
based on the fortress of Laon, is
being shaken severely.
Marshal Foch, while continuing
the successful Franco-American
thrust from east Of Rheims TO Ver-
dun, has hurled the British against
the German lines north of Cambria,
on front south of the Sensee river.
From the line reached Thursday
night, the American forces between
the Argonne and the Meuse con-
tinue to press northward through
the hilly wooded country northwest
of Verdun. The Americans are well
beyond the original German lines
and hold important observation
Continued on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
(By The Associated Press.)

With the French Army the Champagne Front Sept 26
-(7 p. m.)-General GOurauds continuing their
advance tonight along the front west of the Agonne forest
Greater resistance being encountered and fresh obstacles
found to impede their progress Ahead of them
belt of country eight miles deep which there
labyrinth of trenches
Many blockhouses have been built by the Germans there
and the ground difficult capture as
from the Germans today.
The Germans by their retirement today gained little
time which bring up reserves while General
bringing his This is advantage in which it is diff
fcult to find sufficient compensation for the ground
lest today by the Germans. The lines they retire
stronger than those they abandoned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
NO NOTICE TO CANCEL
CALL TO SEND MEN TO
CAMP CODY. OCT.

Up to noon today the local exemp-
tiol obard has received no notice OF
cancellation of the order for 73
Class men to entrain here Oct. 8
for Camp Cody, Deming, New Mex
leo. The board announced that reg
iStrants already notified should be
governed only by the orders coming
from the board and not neglect to
report by reason OF published news
paper reports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
Weather Forecast

For Ardmore and Vicinity:
Tonight fair. somewhat colder,
frost in low places; Saturday
fair.
Oklahoma: Tonight air
somewhat colder, frost in low
places; Saturday fair, slightly
warmer in north and west por-
ticns.
East Texas: Tonight general
ly fair, colder; Saturday fair.
West Texas: Tonight fair.
colder. frosts in the panhandle:
Saturday fair, rising temperature
in the panhandle
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperature yester-
dav was 80 degrees minimum
last night 53 degrees.
Rainfall.
Precipitation in last p hours
ending at ! j. NJ. l.9l inches.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
BOCHE ARMIES
HIT BYU. S. MEN
2O-MILE FRONT
ENEMY WAS SURPRISED AT
SPEED DEVELOPED BY
AMERICAN TROOPS
TANKS FLOUNDER | n MUD
Too Wet For Effective Work-Avi-
ators Sweep Low and Do Many
Huns to Death-Many of Enemy
Prisoners Joyful at Capture.
(By The Associated Press.)


With American attack began at
$50 o'clock, this morning on
twenty mile front between the Ar
gonne and the Meuse. The artillery
preparation began on the flanks at
II 80 Wednesday night, and on the
whole front at 2:30 o'clock this
morning. 1t was of an extremely
severe character and was carried to
considerable depth.
The German artillery, which was
not in position to bring a powerful
cross fire on the front of attack. Was
subjected to a gas bombardment dur
ing the entire time. The night was
fine, but a dense mist formed toward
morning, greatly increasing diff
culties OF the young troops unac-
customed to night work.
Notwithstanding this the Nmeri-
can assault was successful every
where The cnemy's front line was
occupied in advance of schedule and
the progress continues, although the
cnemys resistance is siffcning at
certain places where an attack ap-
parcnIly was expected.
The Germans were forced to give
up positions OF great strength which
Tor years had proved almost impreg-
nablc. Consequently. a feeling OF
much satisfaction is permissible.
but it is too early to announce def
nitely the results finally to be at
taincd.
The counter battery work of the
Germans, to restrain our advance
and his machine gun fire. caused
trouble. His air work was very i'm
perfect carly in the day, but I'M
proved later and was directed par
ticularly against the American bali
looms.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
PARIS OFFICIAL REPORT.
(By The Associated Press.)

Paris Sept 27-Successfu development of the French
ensve begun yesterday Champagne reported by
the office.
Over the entire field attacks by the French the
Suppe and the Argonne forest the formidable
positions depth of than miles, were brilliant
ly carried out
The French have captured the Butedu Mesnl the
the ueduTahr and the villages of Tahure
Continued Page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
BULGARIA ASKS FOR ARM|STICE
*
PLEADS With FRENCH Generaso Macedoa To Stop Fighting
Sav Kingdom In Turmoil and Revolution May Be On Soon Res

1t is time to think of the amount OF
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds
YOU can pay for. We can help you
help yourself and your government.
GUARANTY STATE BANK,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
american Armies Neuer
Stop In New Smash On
Rheims Verdun Sector
Thousand Prisoners
Taken By us. andFrench
BULLETIN, LOS =. NJ.
(By The Associated Press.)

London Sept. 27.--The number of Germans taken
prisoner by the French and Americans in their drive in
the Champagne and to the east exceeds l6OOO according
to Paris dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-28
(By The Associated Press.)

Paris, Sept 27-Reports at this hour from the battle
front in the Champagne between the Suppe and Meuse
rivers indicate that the attack of the French and Amer
lean force is progressing under the most favorable
ditions
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
Buys znd6
FIGHT N6 |
KAISERz

I HE boy and girl en-
ergy of the country
is worth the services
Of half a million men
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

on the nrlnB-nHe,
said Judge Ben B. Lindsey, the famous
juvenile court judge, when asked how
the children of America could help win |
the war.
1--WE are in the greatest war Of the
worlds history" said Secretary Of the
Treasury William McAdoo in his mes
sage to the youth of America, land we
must win this war. We can and we
shall win, If the boys and girls of
America say so. and mean 1t, and feel
1T, and live it, as the boys and girls Of
'76 felt and lived and helped.
1.-THE nation needs that sort of boys
and girls today. Not to beat our
drums nor to load our muskets, but to
start great work which must be done.
1t is the part of the boys and girls to-
day to give an example Of self-denlal
and sacrifice, to teach fathers and
mothers, to teach the grown people of
the nation that we still have in every
young heart the spirit of '76 when the
boys led our soldiers into battle, and
the girls fought beside their fathers at
the cabin walls. The lesson Is thrift
saving to the point of sacrifice--self
denial of everything unnecessary"
Young America needs no urging to
do Its part for victory. Reports from
the schools show that the youngsters
are making sacrifices and doing their
share of war work with the spirit Of
the boys and girls of &c.
In Greenwich, Conn.,, Is a remarkable
school. 1t is self-governing, the boys
and girls having equal voice in school
affairs with the faculty. Every Mon
day morning the children and teachers
hold a war council. Government poll
cles of Importance and reports of the
nations needs are discussed. Letters
and messages of human interest from
soldiers of the allies and friends in
service are read and the inspiration Of
brave deeds and patriotic self-denlal
is impressed upon the young minds.
Every member of the council who
does at least one hour Of war work
daily is awarded a badge of citizen
ship. The council owns Il large and
businesslike gray book, in which is
recorded each citizens activities for
the day, and you will find such jottlngs
as these:
Leigh, age seven: Cutting ships for
pillow pads for the wounded, 80 min.
utes. Knitting squares for comforts
20 minutes. FASTING scrap-books for
soldiers, Is minutes: hour and min
utes.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

BILLY, age thirteen: Chopping wood
for l hour and 30 minutes and giving
money to Liberty loan fund"
Helen, aged twelve: One and one
fourth hours knitting one sock. One
half hour making newspaper candles"
Who will say Leigh, Billy and Helen
are not Woodworking patriots?
Every morning the school sends
parcel of knitted work, pillows for the
wounded and other much-needed arti-
Giles to the Red Cross headquarters.
Students of fashionable girls
school in Connecticut have pledged
themselves not to use sugar, or eat
bon bons while the war lasts.
A series of pamphlets containing war
lessons which will instruct the school
children in the aims and needs of the
United States Is to be distributed by
the government. The first will deal
with types of social organization. BY
the experience Of the war 1t will be
shown how interdependent are MEM
bers Of modern social group. The
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

tude, confound-the-Huns apprehen-
sion, reverence, and still other things
which will get into our throats and
dim our eyes as we watch you march
CALAMITY away on your crusade.
Where will it end, we sadly ask our
selves? You go out with your fine
young bodies, your good brain stuff,
your sensitive hearts, because that ls
the game for men and gentlemen to
play. VIII you come back with all that
Is splendid in you crystalliZed by this
experience into vivid, honorable man
hood, or are there little consecrated
plots in France and Italy which you
will make forever America? In the
lap of the gods lies your scroll 1t
isn't the goal that matters but how you
run! That American boy whose mans
outbreak of war and who splendldly
ran his race to its end beneath white
! cross In the soil hallowed by the blood
of innumerable heroes, left behind
words for you from the heart of his
own experience. Listen to Alan See
ger!
Nothing but good can come to the
soldier, so he plays his part well. Come
out of the ordeal safe and sound, he
has had an experience In the light of
which all life thereafter will be three
times richer and more beautiful {;
wounded, he will have the esteem and
admiration of all men and the appro-
baton of his own conscience; :. killed,
more than any other man he can face
the unknown without misgiving,-that
is so long as death comes upon him in
a moment of courage and enthusiasm
not of faltering or Of fear"
You will not falter, our fighting men
from America! All that is best in us
goes with you beyond the seas. Fight
for us also little, we beg you, when
you fight for your homes, your coun
try, and your God! Keep us in your
hearts as we keep you in ours, and
come back to us when the big job Ii
finished, clear eyed, clean hearted he
roes, ready to tackle that job of build
Ing up a new and better tomorrow
above the ruins and chaos Of todayI
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
COMMANDER SAVED HIS SHIP
Walter N. Vernon Given Credit by
Vice-Admira Sims for Quick Ac-
ton In Emergency.

To Commander Walter N. Vernon,
Vice-Admiral Sims has given special
credit for his vigilance and prompt
action, which probably saved from
total loss the destroyer Cassin, which
was attacked by q submarine while on
patrol duty in foreign waters. The
sub was sighted five miles away by the
CassIn. Her men took their battle
stations and the American ship made
head-on for the enemy. After
search for the craft she began Zig
tagging back and forth when Com
mander Vernon sighted n torpedo
headed for his vessel to strike amid
ships. He at once put full speed on
both engines and cleared the torpedo's
course. However, 1t preached on the
surface and struck the Cassin on the
stern. Only one engine was disabled,
leaving the Cassin power to get under
way. Circling the spot where the tor
pedo had been seen, the officer finally
got glimpse of coming tower long
enough to fire four shots. The sub
then submerged and was not seen
again. The Cassin proceeded to safety
under the steam of her one engine
Commander Vernon is native OF Kan
sas and was appointed to the naval
academy from Michigan In 1897.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
WORK OF ENSIGN PRAISED
British Government Recognizes Skill
With Which Young American
Sailor Handled His Vessel.

For cool head work, quick decision,
and knowing the right thing to do and
doing 1t, a young officer Of the United
States navy has won distinction from
the British government. Although the
government will not allow men In
the military service to accept decora-
tons from other powers, the English
commander in chief has recommend
ed the award of the distinguished serv-
Ice cross to Ensign Henry N. Fallon,
U. s. N. The officer was on duty on
United States destroyer which was
conveying a merchant ship. Sight
ing u submarine, the man-of-war head
ed directly for the enemy. She sub
merged, and after while appeared
and by quick and well directed maneu-
vering the American kept after her
and by dropping depth bomb escaped
injury. 1t Is believed that the charge
destroyed the submarine. Ensign Fall
lon was on watch at the time. He Is
native of Pennsylvania and was ap-
pointed to the naval academy in 1872.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
Names Of Days of the Week.

The modern German names of the
days of the week correspond tolerably
we'll with the ancient Saxon: Sonn-
tag, Sunday; Montag, Monday; Diem
stag, Tuesday; Mittwoche, and week
day (this does not correspond, but
Godenstag, which is less used, Is
Woden's day. Donnerstag, Thursday
(this term, meaning the Thunderer's
day, obviously corresponds with Thors-
daeg); Freitag, Friday; Samstag or
Sonnabend, Saturday (the latter term
means eve of Sunday. The French
names of the days of the week, on the
other hand, as BELTS a language so
largely framed on Latin basis, are
like those Of ancient Rome, Dimanche
(the Lords day., Lundl, Mardi, Mer-
credi, Jeudl VendFedi, Samedi.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
TO OUR BOYS IN SERVICE " TAR: % :.5?:'

their eager daggers with his treacher-
Gus life blood.
Gould you by any chance keep clear
of such a fight? We didn't raise our
American boys to be soldiers-or did
we? Are unseen hands these days
browning our very commonplace brows
with laurel wreaths and pinnlng on our
breasts two huge Ms as our Dlsln-
guished Service Order? Makers of
Men! For this new nation Of ours
has had its ideals and its heroic ex-
amples to which we could point you,
and men we have tried to teach you
to be, sometimes spasmodically, some
times with white flame earnestness,-
men in outlook, men in practice,-and
in this strange new world which has
replaced the old, to be men at your age
today means to offer life and hopes
and dreams willingly, gladly, for this
mans job Of cleaning away the slime
the Hun has spread over the earth and
making 1t once more safe for decent
generations to come. If the war drags
out weary length, no boy with red
blood in his veins will want to face his
future unless he has glrded himself
up as you have done to the splendid,
terrifying pitch of heroism demanded
in this hour of the worlds agony.
Many of you could not wait, but
| went out in the first white heat, tell
ing the lie which sealed you Canadians
and thrilled the hearts Of listening an
gels. When at last our American
shackles were broken, the rest of you
leaped into the ranks of heroes at
grips with Appollyon. You have passed
beyond and above us! Your fathers
and mothers, your teachers at school
and college, used to scold and threat
en- and punish you; now you can hold
them up with the bayonet and shoot
them If they argue or disobey! We
used to shake our heads sadly and
fear some of you would come to evil
ends; now you are all our heroes We
may not tell you how we feel. We
greet you with glad "Howdy?" anC
speed you with a gay Good luck =
the while we try vigorously to choke
down that lump Of pride, regret, graft
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

Many of you are in France already;
others ply strange new business on
waters beneath which treacherous iron
devils hunt human prey; the greater
part are making ready to go some
where cover there to uphold the hon
or of cur nation. Once 1t was your
dream, to cross smiling oceans to gay
lands which stretched out reckoning
hands; now the hands that beckon
are bleeding and torn, and you are
shipped off secretly, suddenly, carrying
little except the clothes on your backs,
the laughter on your faces, and the
courage In your hearts. Winged and
followed by our prayers, our Good
lucks!" our Sod speeds" our de-
votion, yes, our reverence, you set forth
on this greatest of all crusades.
Yes, crusade. You were born and
reared in different era, an era Of
padding living and trivial interests
an era when comforts were good and
luxuries better; when making ones
pile in order to get ahead OF ones
neighbor was the goal toward which
II large part of mankind was selishly,
unconcernedly striving. Heroism? Yes,
YOU had read about 1t In books at
school. Odysseus, Richard the Lion
Hearted, Napoleon, had once given you
dreams and thrills. But heroism was
out of date in the sophisticated world
in which you were setting down to live
tame, sophisticated lives. Suddenly
this world burst into fame. Across
the seas the old era became over night
forgotten age. Uncountable heroes
are flashed into being and all In the
days work blew their souls out fol
God, for homes, for country, in theil
effort to stem the avalanche Of evil
which sought to overwhelm the earth
The Crusaders Of old were dreamers
fighting for high sentiment and ar
empty tomb. These later Crusaders
were at throat grips with the Clam
Evil, broken loose with his legioni
from hell organized, disciplined, con
centrated, and hurled on the unsuspect
ing, unorganized, scattered, bewilderet
forces of Good,-forces never able t
grip him in an iren embrace and stall
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
Volcano Hottest on Surface.

1t appears that volcano is hottest
on Its surface. This Is the conclusion
drawn by scientist who has made in
vestigations in Hawaii and has OBJ
tanned samples of gases and lava be-
fore they reached the air. Laboratory
studies of these samples make it APP
pear that much of the heat required
to keep an open lava basin in fluid con-
dition Is supplied by the chemical ac-
ton of the gases.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

1.-THE urgent demands for the produc-
ton and proper distribution Of food
and other resources has made us aware
of the close dependence Of individual
on individual and nation on nation.
The effort to keep up social and indus
trial organizations, in spite of the with
drawal of men for the army, has been
revealed to the extent to which modern
life has become complex and special
lied.
"These and other lessons of the war
must be learned quickly if we are intel
ligently and successfully to defend our
institutions. When the war Is over we
must apply the wisdom which we have
acquired in purging and enobling the
life of the world.
"In these vital tasks Of acquiring a
broader view of human possibilities
the common school must have large
part. l urge teachers and other school
officers to increase materially the time
and attention devoted to instruction
bearing directly on problems Of COM
munity and national life"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
EllIaI SUPPORT,

"See here, daughter, saw young
Smith kissing you last night. and In
stead of rebuking his conduct, you
kissed him back"
81 was very angry with him, pa.
but you know how you have been de-
clarlng that you believe in strict poll
icy of reprisals."
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
Iestlna a Bees Speed.

An experiment was once made to see
how fast bee could fly. The hive
was attached to the roof of train
which attained n speed of 80 miles an
hour before the bee was left behind.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28
Risky Variation.

"A wise man may change his opin-
ion."
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum:
"but he takes an awful chance If he
changes 1t more than once or twice
during the same campaign"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

When you see girl with only one
glove on it's a sign that she has new
ring on the other hand.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

The dull man bores you and the
sharp one skins you.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-02-28

Next to charity is the appreciation
thereof.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-15
MANY VIOLATIONS
Of TRAFFIC LAWS
lLLEGEDBY CITY

A perusal of the b1otter at the po-
lice station last night indicated that
today's and tomorrow's Sessions of
the recorders court will be featured
by the disposition OF cases made
against people of~an classes. There
are prominent citizens, real estate and
other business mend also naval Off
GERS. aero station men. ta1icab men.
visitors and chauffeurs. In all there
were more than a dozen. it was stated,
and the cases may be called this morn
ing or tomorrow. Cases against half
dozen taxicab men. who are under
charges for occupying forbidden
ground space near the San Carlos no.
tel. will come up Wednesday.
The Law against automobilists is be-
ing applied in every detail at present.
Every officer on the force. and every
man on the payroll of the police de-
partment, is keeping weather eye
open for possible violators of the city
statutes. and this vigil on the part
OF a number OF them has shown re-
suits. as the docket will testify today
The officers seem to be not in the hab-
il of picking their prey. either, and
even the ladies' are not immunized, for
at least two ladies are on the docket
as defendants for slight infractions Of
the traffic regulations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-15
Stenographers Are
In Great Demand

iStsaograrhers and typeuritsrs, and
seefogapher or typewriter, are badly
reeded by the United States govern
tment, and an announcement by the
fivI service commission stated that
the demand for eligibles is greater
than the supply Examinations are
held every Tuesday at various places
and the secretary of the local board
viii be pleased to furnish data 10 all
Interested Salaries range from $1,000
ITO 1900
Uncle sam Is also In need OF a large
number OF workers in an assortment
OF good paying positions. Some of
them, details Of which may be obtained
of the local secretary, are as follows
Engineer in forest products and as
sistant: examiner of accounts, leather
worker, clerk, Panama canal service !:
expert in business administration. as
sistant to business manager, male and
female teachers IN Indian service cal
culating machine operator. statistical
clerk. clerk qualified In modern Ian
guages. blue-printer. bookkeeper-typ
writer, master computer, elevator con-
ductor, junior engineer, Junior arehi-
teet, press feeder, deputy collector. in
spector and agent, anti-narcetie ar
ccder, curative workshop instructor.
metal-minjng engineer; assistant in
nemateiogy. economist. safety engin-
eer, and list OF others. All pay good
salaries.