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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
LAUNDRY PRICES SOAR

Paris Correspondence New York
Sun: Since the war began the pric
OF washing has at least doubled
Now the public has been warned BY
the washwomen'S union (it sound:
prettier in French-'Union Patron.
ale des Blanchisseuses de Paris) thai
20 per cent increase is to be added
to present rates.
Everything has gone up, they ex
plain, which will have familiar
ring to Americans. The vast majori-
ty of waShwomen take their work to
the lavoirs, where they rent tubs
driers and the like at so much the
day.
The lavoirS, or public washhouses
which used to charge l0-cent fee,
now charge 70. The driers, which
used to be rented for 8 cents. now
are 10, The water rate used to be
sou now it is two. Soap and blu
and the like are in the same proper
ton
Further, many OF the women who
used to do this work now prefer to
work in munition factories. 1t is
gravely added that because of the in
creased prices Paris does not change
its linen SO often, SO receipts have
fallen off.
AT the great public Laundry, which
is paying the fuel dictator's price OF
$50 ton for coal and S4l for coke,
the question OF raising prices. which
were raised 100 per cent four years
ago, is under advisement.
Agitation is under way for build
ing municipal waShhouses to replace
the 10 establishments OF the kind
closed in Paris and suburbs because
of war conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
ABOUT WOMEN ONLY

Nine women are members OF Den
marks parliament
1t is estimated that after the wa
there will be LOO women for ever,
600 men III Germany.
Argentine women have won thei
right to all the professions, includ
ing law and engineering.
Eighty thousand American wo
men are now employed in indus
tries supplying canned goods to th,
war and navy departments.
A ruling in the navy department
prescribes that yeo-girls must wear
cotton hosiery and skirts that stop
eight inches from the ground
Under the provisions OF bill
passed by the United States senate
and house. Hawaiian women can
vote in all territorial and municipal
elections.
Women have been placed on the
same basis as men in the new wage
scales for railroad workers announc-
ed by Director General of Railroads
McAdoo.
President Wilson has formally ap-
proved and announced his support
of the work undertaken by the wo-
mems committee OF the Council OF
National Defense.
The minimum wage TO be paid
women employed in mercantile
manufacturing and other lines of
in the state OF Oregon
has been advanced from 25 to 30 per
cent.
Suffrage and other women's or
CARNATIONS in America are at work
on plans for an appropriate observ-
ance next year of the centennial
OF the birth OF Julia
Ward Howe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
BY Governor Boyle of Nevada.

By Governor Boyle of Nevada.
The Germans are killing our boy!
"over there" with lies.
Every American soldier trans
ported to France since we tenered
the war has gone to replace the Rus
sian resistance which was destroyed
by murderous Germans lies. Every
lie told in Russia in Italy, and in
the United States itself may well
cost an American life and the total
may destroy civilization.
This is shameful tale but there
is one that is worse:
Every deadly, poisonous lie made
in Germany to kill our boys is toll
Grated, accepted and circulated by
Americans. Without the help OF
| Americans Germany can not win
this war.
We must wake up to these facts.
Every person in this country,
whether he be an American Ger
man-American. or any other kind
of fractional American, who toler-
ates credits or conveys state, ,ments
capable OF restraining us from Civ
ing our whole will our whole heart,
and our whole strength to this war
is doing cowardly and traitorous
work for Germany.
We can not take refuge in ignor
ance. We must recognize treason
when we see it as clearly as we iden-
THY poison on our own shelves, and
We must brand it with the skull and
crosS-bones SO that all who come
across it may shun and abhor it.
1t is German made lie that Ger
many is fighting defensive war.
Germany has increased the terri
tory and population under her do
minion fourfold since the war be
gan.
1t is 4 German lie that the gov
ernment and power of Germany are
destined TO rule the world.
The Prussian principle is that the
individual is the servant OF the gov
ernment. 1t is mere despotism. Des-
potic power can not survive in the
world.
Ii is a German lie that Germany
is not our most dangerous enemy.
Germany has slaughtered> our
men, women and babes when we
were at peace with her. She has de
stroyed our property. She has de
MED our rights to the sea unless we
should make war on her enemies. !
She has officially threatened to |
break down our Monroe doctrine
the wall that has kept war from the
Western World She has by law di-
rected her subjects to swear per-
lured allegiance to America, but to
serve Germany under penalty when
he test should come. She populated
our country with spies, dynamiters,
and incendiarieS at a time when she
,laimed the privileges OF friend.
Ter friendship has been as deadly
IS her friendship for Belgium, for
Russia, or for Italy.
1t is a German lie that any war
Measure impairS the freedom OF
americans.
Without war we have no free
ON. Our alternative is German
lavery-a slavery that works the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
Don't Talk For G@rnnamv

same with every nation, every peo
pie every age, and every sex, NJ
man may commit treason under tn
the press. He may not even furthe
anarchy, immortality or fraud b,
those means, much less treason. N,
enemy may assail this governmen
under the protection OF its laws.
1t is German lie that thi is cap
italistic war.
Capital profited by this war SC
long as we were out of it, becaus,
capital and labor made and sold wal
goods at great profit without ia,
or sacrifice. Capital and labor il
this country would today be tn,
prey OF Prussian conuest had moi
both combined against the common
danger threatened by the Wolf OF
the World.
1t is i German lie that our wal
activities are miSmanaged or char
acterized by neglect or incompe-
tence.
With over a million men en-
camped in plain sight of the Amer
lean people and with every avenue
OF information open no radical de
fects of abuses have been discov-
cred. The best brains OF the coun-
try are cooperating in this war and
the accomplishments OF the past
year are conceded TO be unprece-
dented in the history of the world.
The German lie has unmistakable
marks. 1t typically refers to some
grievous wrong inflicted on the
American people, SO flagrant that
were it operating it could not es-
cape wide public knowledge and in
yestigation. 1t tends to set the peo-
pie against war in general, against
this war in particular and against
one or all OF the necessary means
and methods OF conducting it. 1t
tends to sicken and terrorize peo-
pie, to undermine their. confidence
in the government, and to arouse
dissensions, animosities, and dis
trusts that will weaken the deter
mination and the power OF the peo-
pie in the prosecution OF this war. 1t
promotes indifference or despair re-
pecting the future and evasion or
disobedience of the laws. Beyond all
this il is privately circulated and is
without known or acknowledged
author. Any statement respecting
the war meeting this definition, was
made in Germany. 1t was made to
help Gerpany kill conquer and rule
The manufacture OF these lies can
not be stopped but the trademark
of treason can be branded on them
wherever they appear. The Ameri-
can who repeats these transparent
slanders is doing traitorous work
and should know it. If he does not
know it, he is tool OF Germany. He
must choose to appear either a fool
or knave.
The time for argument is gone.
Dur dead lie silent on the fields OF |
france. Loyalty to them was more
han life. We must strike and fight
lere no less than abroad until the
rec air they left is purged OF Prus-
ian pollution and the free land they
lied for is saved from the brutal ma
hinery OF Prussian despotism.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
POTASH AND CROPS

We learn from German authori
ties that the United States IS sui.
lcring grieyously for lack OF Ger
man potash. Germany, "A, everybody
knows, has the largest known de
post OF this mineral fertilizer.
Before the war the rest OF the
world dependen on il to great
extent. Now, deprived OF potash, 50
the German professors assure the
German people, our agriculture Is
languishing. our fields are barren,
and starvation for the allies Is Ger
tain. "Germany's potash monopoly
crippleS us more ettectuallv than our
blockade cripplcs Germany. Her pot
ash, mightier than arms or gold, vii
bring her triumphant peace.
Ho-hum 10 paraphrasc the
words OF the ancient sage, it Is Just
as well not to know 50 much as to
know all that German professor
knows.
1t happens that We are cultivating
about 2O,OO0.OO0 more OF our bar
rem acres than ever before, and
doing it with what We honestly take
to be considerable success. We are
going to have probably 5OOOOOOOO
bushels OF wheat more than we had
last year, far bigger corn crop
than usual, and more barley rice
and rye than ever before. The staple
food crops are also excellent in Can
ada, England and France. rs Tor
Germany herself all accounts from
neutral source, agree that her crops
this season are extremely poor.
Nhat's the matter, Isn't Ger
many taking her own potash mcdi- .
cine ? Or IS the success or failure /
OF the war, after all. not dependent
on German fcrtilizer-or any other
German product
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
BEDS

The conservation OF beds, recon-
mendcd by the war industries board
can surely be agreed o by 4 patriotic
public without any great sense OF
hardship. ii the brass and steel are
needed Tor war purposes, We can
surely get along without asking the
manufacturers to make Us new brass
beds for some time TO come.
Wooden beds are surely as toler-
able as wooden ships and both were
found tolerablc lor a good many
hundred years. Indeed what mid
dle-agcd man or woman OF us was
not born in i wooden bed What
was good enough Tor the fathers
and grandfathers is surely good
enough for the children always ex-
cepting the old, round knobby four
posted with 4 creaking rope cat S
cradle instead OF springs.
There are fewer beds needed, too,
because couple OF million Young
men have LETT them for a bcdless
occupation, and there may be anoth-
er couple OF million beds left vacant
before long. We can make them go
round till the boy, get back.
As for children, the matter IS
comparatively simple. One big
brothers bed supplied with stout
partition in the middle, will serve
nicely for two younsters. Cradles
are out OF style. There is no ban, ap-
parently, on the baby's crib, If there
,hould be, father can make one him
ELF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
SIDELIGHTS ON WAR NEWS.

American Jews are proving thei
loyalty. There are now S0,0OOJ ew
in the American army.
"A race between Hindenburg anc
Wilson'-thus Lloyd George de
scribed the war situation. The race
is in the home stretch and Wilson
leads
Blind soldiers in England are be
ing taught to dance, and after a
few lessons are able TO whirl about
the dance floor as ii they had not
lost their sight.
On the ground that watch chains
are not needed anyway, it has been
suggested in England that all men
surrender them that the gold be
melted down and funds used in
whipping the Hun.
The British are saving money
as they never have, notwithstanding
the increased cost OF everything.
There are l0,75O,O0O holders OF
British war securities and more
than 100000 accounts in savings
banks.
Rep!icas of Germany's Lusitania
medal, which was struck when the
famous liner was sent down by !
leutonic torpedo, are being sold in
practically all allied countries, not
withstanding the fact that Ger
many, when she realized the terror
created by her action, withdrew the
issue.
The presidential stock is sound
in its patriotism. A son OF former
President Cleveland has just en-
listed as u private; son OF former
President Taft enlisted a year ago
as a private, but has worked his
way up to a commission, and three
sons OF former President Roose
Welt are on the firing line.
One year ago, June 28 The first
spadeful of earth was turned on
the site of Camp Funston. During
the last twelve months the flats
have been transformed from hay
and to one OF the largest canton
nents in the United States, main
street or zone was built with mod
ern buildings, heating systems in
stalled and two full divisions of
over $4,000 men trained and sen.
overseas. Camp Funston cost more
han $l2,00O,O00.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
ExPELLING LICHNOWSKY.

The Prussian House OF Lords
wants to eNpel Prince Lichnow
the former German ambassador 10
Great Britain. who confessed TO the
world the part played by the Ger
man government in precipitating the
war.
That Is exactly what We should
have expected from the Prussian
House OF Lords-expelline an,
member Who did anything 50 fla
grantly irregular as telling the truth
But the action of this honest
Prussian diplomat, colleagues Is
tardy and futile. They can't fire
Lichnowsky. for the good and sui
hcient reason that he has alread,
given mp his membership in that
august body, and gone TO live in
Switzerland. where an honorable
gentleman may lie a seli-respeci-
ing life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
THE FLAG SPEAKS
By Theodosia Garrison
OF The Vigilanies

OF The Vigilantes
Great minds planned me.
High hearts made me
Strong arms raised me
To fly while life endures.
Fine souls wrought for me
Brave men fought for me.
Bound and broken sought for me-
No am yours.
The vide world sees me.
The Wild seas know me
The four winds lit me
A signal and a lame:
Your youth and your age.
Your hope and heritage.
Your fathers fathers pze-
That bears your name.
Your hands uphold me.
Your strength Sustains me
Your service honors me
With every task 1t gives.
Hold me your word and worth.
hold me your sword and hearth,
Hold me you sign TO earth
Ihz; Freedom lives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
Still On Track.

Chicago News; 1t was his first
journey by train and he had his
head out OF the carriage window all
the time, observing everything but
Just as the train was nearing a
short tunnel he got very uneasy
and sat down very quiet. And just
as the train dashed through he saw
that everything was all right he
jumped up and exclaimed to his
fellow passengers: by dad, men,
that was good shotl If she hap
pened to miss that hole there would
be ! terrible smashupp
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
She Was a Sweeper

Buffalo Express: Maid-l'm GO
in to ayit the job. Mrs. Fair, and
do me BIT for Uncle Sam.
Mrs. Fair-Very patriotic OF you.
Olga. But in which branch of the
service are YOU thinking OF enlist
ing?
Maid-Bein' as I'm handy with
a broom, I'm thinkin' I'D made a
good mine sweeper
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
Her Idea.

Boston Transcript: Then your
wife doesn't think that two can live
as cheaply as one
No; her idea seems to be that
two ought to live as expeusively as
four or five"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
Thrown Away.

McDogal (on channel steamer)-
Hoot. mon, ven soon be better.
hcTavish-lt's no the sickness
I'm mindin its the awful waste.
paid eighteen pence for that deener
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

Registration books are open from
July 10 to 20. If you have to be
transferred or have not registered.
it must be done in the 10 days
books. Books will be closed after
July %. Do it now. or you cannot
vote.
r. E. GRESHAM.
l4-f County Registrar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20

Cuba has adopted Jul, l4ih
Frances -Bastile Day" a. her own
national holiday. We should have
been pleased II our little neighbor.
lacking any special national festival
OF her own had chosen the day on
which We declared VAR on Spain and
clinched her independence. But as
long as France gets the honor. We
won't quarrel about IL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20

The state said Louis XVI. is
me. That's the Way the kaiser
still feels aboui il. But when he re-
members. these days. what happen
ed to old Louis. he must have = ner-
vous feeling in his necL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS
For the first time in 80 year
there will be no Prohibition ticke
on the Kansas ballot this year.
Miss Rankin OF Montana is tn,
second woman to enter the contest,
for the senate this year. Miss Ann,
Martin, the other candidate is seek.
ing the Republican nomination ir
! Nevada.
1t is rumored that The Demo
Gratis Of the Fourth Wisconsin con
gressional district will nominate
! David Rose, five times mayor oi
Milwaukee, TO oppose Congressmau
Cary. who voted against the war.
The new Naional party, organizcd
al Chicago last yeaT has Just made
its first move in Connecticut,
where it has nominated state
ticket headed by Frank g. Macom-
ber for governor. The gist OF the
keynote speeches was criticism Of
members OF congress for their IN
willingness to favor prohibition and
woman suffrage.
The entry Of Charles w. Bryan
into the race for the governorship
of Nebraska leads the Lincoln Dai'y
News to remark; "This is no time
for Organism. Nebraska now has a
governor in Keith Neville who
measures up to every state require
ment. The people will not go rain
ow-chasing at this important pc
Rod in the history OF the state and
nation"
Senator TiIlman died in the har-
ness" working up to the very hour
he was stricken on the great naval
appropriation bill which had just
become law Now that he is dead
it is admitted by political foe as
we'll as friend that in the history
OF the country there has never been
a greater chairman Of the senate
committee on naval affairs.
New York letter carriers are
-aking hand in the game of poll
Tics. At their state convention
hey indorsed Representative Geo.
K. Lunn (Dem.) for governor and
urged him to become an active cam
lidate for The Democratic nomina-
ion. Lunn is known as the friend
If the letter carriers. 1t was large
y through his influence in congress
hat th~y received an increase in
alary.
Senator Claude a. Swanson OF
'irginia has been elected chairman
u the senate naval committee -
ucceed the late Senator Tillman OF
,outh Carolina. He has for years
cen the ranking Democratic meni-
or Of the committee. and as such
as strongly urged the Importance
I large and efficient navy. As
ir back as Jan. 8, 1912. he delivered
I the senate speech urging a !
.rge increase in the navy
The political situation IN Michi-
an is distressing to the Republi- :
ans to say the least, Michigan has
wide open primary law. ANY h
oter may vote in the primaries OF
" party he wishes. regardless OF
S pauy affiliations. As the Dem
rats will have no fight in the
'imaries, it leaves the bars down
r them TO take hand in the cleo i
On OF the Republican nominees. n
is estimated that the Democrat II
organization will be able to throw }.
least 10000 Democratic votes into 81
c Republican primaries. In case al
4 close contest. Democratic votes a
light control Republican nomina- q
Jns. u
Miss Jeanette Rankin, member tn
the house of representative from pc
.v... L 81, ] hf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20

For the first time in 80 year.
there will be no Prohibition ticket
on the Kansas ballot this year
Miss Rankin OF Montana is the
second woman to enter the contests
for the senate this year. Miss Anne
Martin, the other candidate is seek
ing the Republican nomination in
Nevada.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20

1t is rumored that The Demo
Gratis Of the Fourth Wisconsin con
gressional district will nominate
David Rose, five times mayor ri
Milwaukee, to oppose Congressman
Cary. who voted against the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20

Miss Jeanette Rankin, member
OF the house of representatives from
Montana. practically admitting that
She cannot be re-elected TO the
house. has announced that she
would run for the Republican nom
NATION for the senate Her prob
able opponent for the nomination
i DR. William Landstrum( a Re-
kpublican leader OF Montana. If Miss
Rankin wins the nomination She
will oppose Senator Walsh. Demo
crat. who will undoubtedly be a
candidate Tor reelection. Ii will
be remembered that when the roll
was called on the war declaration
Miss Rankin rose and said in tear
iul tones: i want To stand by my
country. but ] cannot vote Tor var"
New Jersey Democrats have fin
alb found a man TO run for the
United States senatorship. lie Is
Charles O'COnnor Hennessy. q man
oi extensive legislative experience.
Mr.. HennesSy, in 1916, finished five
years OF unusually active service ia
the New jersey legislature For
tao years he served IN the house
OF assembly while Woodrow VII
son va governor. and ~as sponsor
during that time Tor many OF the
administration measures, including
the act ratifying the direct election
of United States senator's. lie i
best known, however. for his ad-
vOcacy OF constitutional reforms.
equal suffrage. and his per
sisient agitation for broad home
rule powers for the -7r-i~ipaliti-s
OF the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20

American Jews are proving their
loyalty There are now S0OOOJ ews
in the American army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-20

The new Naional party, organized
at Chicago last yeaT, has Just made
lis first move in Connecticut,
where it has nominated a state
ticket headed by Frank 6. Macom-
ber for governor. The gist OF the
keynote speeches was criticism Of
members OF congress for their IN
willingness to favor prohibition and
woman suffrage
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-11

bidder will enter into written con.
tract with the Board and furaish a
good and sufficient bond in half OF
the amount bid, for the faithful per
Torrance of said work, which bond
shall be approved by the Board be
fore any work shall be done after
the awarding OF said contract; pro-
vided. that on the execution Of the
contract and the giving OF said bond
the certified check Of the successful
bidder shall be returned to him.
The Board reserves the right to re
joCt any and all bids.
By order Of the Board Of Highway
Commissioners this Sth day OF April.
a. ID. 1918.
L. Z. CARVILLE.
Clerk Of said Board.
mll-ml9.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-11

concrete abutments. and shall be
made in conformity with plars on
file with the Clerk Of said Board. TO
which plans bidders are hereby refer
red for further particulars.
That for said concrete abutments
to be used bids shall specify the
amount per foot for which said abut.
ments shall be constructed for any ad-
ditional abutment needed in excess OF
that called for by the plans, as the
successful bidder shall be required
to construct said abutments upon n
solid foundation.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
a certified check of ten per cent OF
the amount bid. to be held by the said
Board TO ensure that the successful
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-11
One Million Sweaters
For Army and Navy

The American Red Cross II the
greatest volunteer organization that
the world mas ever seen. u was
announced by one Of the high otllclals
To Washington that millions OF people
are ana nave ocen for some months
working siI days week without a dot
lars pay. This includes the members
Of the local chapters ana all other EN-.
ployees IN this country and abroad.
one significant Item In this IL the fact
that the Red Cross has given the
army and navy over 100000 sweaters
for the boys In the service. Of which
ove, IM Nm were mnde bY the mem
hers ~ rir iornl hnpr"rs YOU who
know 'hp ,Hfi"uiit ~ masking sweat.
se, 90 ."' ~ he
a., nui The
svotp.n 20 ~ fur.
her The BED Cross HnsJlOr VI mercy