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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10
HIGHER RANKS ARMY DOCTORS

HIGHER RANKS ARMY DOCTORS
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, has
introduced in congress a measure
to increase the rank of medical Off
GERS in the army in order to in
crease the ratio of higher officers
of the medical corps in the army.
His purpose is to give greater dig
nifty and therefore greater regard
for the opinions of the medical Of
icers of the army.
The present general staff bill,
which provides for the expansion
of the army to the size it is now at
tanning, provided for only one
| general officer of the medical de-
partment and no rank higher than
brigadier general in the department
of over 10000 officers. Senator
Owen proposes to create the rank
of enlargement and materially in
crease the number of general Off
| GERS, of colonies and of lieutenant
colonels.
Senator Ovens reason for pro-
posing such a change in the medi-
cal corpse ranking is an excellent
one. There is no more important
branch of the service than the
medical corps. The physicians of
army are entrusted with the duty
of keeping the men fit and healing
them when they are ill. The most
important part of their work is pre-
ventive. In order that they may
have complete success in the work
of prevention it is necessary that
they have the authority to enforce
their recommendations and to give
weight to them in army councils.
There are too many army physicians
and surgeons with the rank of cap
tain or major whose recommended
tons are easily over-ridden by ma
jors or colonies impatient of any
thing that will destroy by a hint
their own important or knowledge
of camp sanitation.
During the Spanish American
war the officers of the medical corps
repeatedly made suggestions for
sanitation about the concentration
camps that were ignored because
they would interfere with the mill
tary notions Of volunteer majors and
colonies. The death rate from dis
ease in those camps is sufficient
reason for insisting at present upon
higher rank for medical officers.
The medical officers of the army
are responsible for the lives of the
men. Their responsibility is equal
to that of a man in command of a
similar body of troops. They
should have the rank to 20 with
that responsibility.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10
M PATRIOTIC DUTY

The United States department Of
agriculture, which last year appeal
ed to the farmers to raise more
grain in order that the world MIGHT
not starve, has issued another APP
peal to the farmers, this time asking
that they raise more sheep.
more than the entire wool pre-
duction Of the United States will be
used in clothing and Quitting our
army says the department of agri-
culture ina bulletin recently issued.
"1he apparel of one soldier repre-
SCENTS the yield Of twenty sheep, it
continues, and offers these stats
tics:
only one farm in seven breeds
sheep.
There are 1 100000 fewer sheep
q the United States this year than
i 1914. The wool production Of
~ decreased steadiiy.-It was
3z1,36z $50 pounds in 1910, 2oo,-
$4,000 pounds il 1914, 1890 900
pounds Il 1916, and 2s5,573,Ooo
] 1917. AZ the same time the
amount Of wool manufactured in the
United States has increased from
SsO3s6,oN pounds il 1910. Last
yslr he amount manufactured will
bslarger.
During the same period the con-
sulnptfon of mutton increased. The
ai1tencs represents the amounts
13ega1ln1ported from other countries.
sS urgently necessary, for
e. l6ll1eaypplposss. we cannot spare
6elos1ong voyages to Australia,
6u6 AfIEica md other distant wool
Slsagcosntries: W. must pro-
thonas hnstead 81 bring
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

Germany pinned its AZ .centimeter
gun and the gun failed. Its hope to
win victory from the. submarine blew
up. It's expectations of poison gas
came short. Then along came the boil
sheviki and Germany felt immensely
relieved. But even the bolshevik is
not as foolish as he looks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10
CAL STEWART
Who is Know to Ills Many Friends
as Uncle Josh

There will be . man to the Grand
opera house on Tuesday, Jan. Is, in
whom everyone vii be interested; a
man vino prohanl9 told stories to more
English speak people than any other
man in the world; one who probably
holds the RECORD - heing snown by his
nickname by toe thousands who would
never have any ifc.l 2 $ to his personal
ity if told his. reai name The visitor
is to be "Uncst Jash" o f the phono-
graph records; aia farmer who tells
so many ere fa,ies, and has so
much fun Of il 3, ling them.
The compan y ~ondarful girl
vio!inist, Gyps g '@;so a wonder
full giri coined gle Stewart.
This will, in g. ~rt oa the best
entertainment ...e season. Prices
from Is cent? 4, cents. Tuesday
night, $3.50 at = opera house,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

Why discuss the why's and vhsre-
fores Of the war. its costs. ets.? We
are going in to win at any cot. Hav-
ing put our handsto the plow Amer
lea will not look back.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

The "big" automobile of the future
will not weigh half as much as the
%present-day machine. It will be Just
as efficient, but the builders are being
taught many things through the crea-
tion and perfecting of airplanes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

Liberty bond coupons will be pay
able at postofices. This adds an.
other source of information enjoyed
BY the rural postmssters in regard to
their neighbors that beats reading
postcards.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

That we have the physical resources
to win this war, if they are properly
conserved, l entertain no doubt; that
we have these in larger measure than
any other nation in the world is q
matter of common Knowledge
Secretary Houston. \
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

Candidates for state Office are coming
out. They know the value OF adver-
tising for n sent a half-columl puff
of himself without any check. He may
think that this is a free-for all CAM
paign.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

The number Of immigrants entering
the United States in October was g..
285; the number Of eriorants depart.
ing WAS 1851. Ina number of inmi.
grants debarreo hs law was SAP.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

Meat should come next andthen the
government will have under is direct
control the three great factos Of vic
tory-transportationL fual andmeat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

1t would not be a bad idea If trait.
ors at home were not permitted to
see the American nag except through
iron bars.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

Try to be one OF the ancestors to be
Dragged about In the next century.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10

Director General McAdoo, of the
railroads, seems to know what he
wants doEe and is proceeding to get
it in a hurry. Freight, which was
formerly %congestsd in Chicago for
days and possibly weeks, is now sent
around the city. Unnecessary trains
are being abolished right and left.
and the Hudson river tunnel, which
could only be used for passenger SER
vice, ia now to be used for getting
coal into New York. Before long it
is supposed some high salaried Off
GERS, with nothing to do now, will be
dispensed with and living wages paid
freight handlers and section men.
Yards and depots will likely be pool
ed and thus a great many men releas-
ed for war duty.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10
MEATLESs AND WHEATLESs

| have come to a. end of a meatless
day.
And peacefully lying in bed,
My thoughts nv, 2: in a musing way
To the food which today I've been
fed.
When I think % ,:,a cheese and the
beans and iisn
And oysters I've had to eat.
I've no regrets Tor sba ''good old days.
I really did. miss the meat!
l have come to D, end Of a wheat]ess
day,
have eaten 40 cookies or pie,
l have had n broad that was made
with whea,..
1t was mao u 81 corn or rye;
And l liked it s. -, that when war
is past
And a glost "a victory won,
I'll keep on O ~ 'wheatless''
days
And I'll ga m p9ne' for fun!
Exchange.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-10
United States Geological Survey.

United States Geological Survey.
The Homestake mine and ama1ga-
nation cyandation mills were oper.
ated continuously throughout the
year with an increased output. The
Golden Reward, Mogul and Trojan
Mills were operated on both company
and custom ore. The Deadweod.
Standard cyandation mill was oper.
ated on ore from the Elk Mountain
mines during part of the year. The
Bismarck, Reliance and Wasp No. 9
mills were idle. Lead. silver ore was
shipped from the Galena district.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
INTERNATIONAL LAW
MUST Be REASSERTED
CASTIGATION OF GUILTY IN
DIVIDUALS AS WELL AS
STATES.

London. Oct. l6.-Sir Frederick
+. Smith, the attorney general III
the preface to a new edition OF his
book on international law, after
dealing with Germany's defiance OF
all international law, says the fu-
ture of civilization requires that the
authority of the public law must
be reasserted with punishment so
memorable. because so dreadful,
that the offenses will not be repeat
ed.
For the correction Of specific in
famies, he adds, international law
does not exclude the castigatlon OF
guilty individuals, however highly
placed.
Material injuries may be made
good by the payment OF pecuniary
indemnity. and if it be objected that
an impoverished nation has no
money with which to make good the
consequences of its crimes, 1t may
be answered that the claims OF the
guilty nation to be paid interest on
money supplied for the purpose OF
those crimes may be justly post
poned to the compensation OF the
victims. The doctrines of interna-
tonal law afford abundant warrant
and precedent for both these stand
points.
Finally, the attorney general de-
clares, the assumption that the pres
ent central powers will be represent
ed at a peace conference in the
sense that the allies are represented
would seem to require very con-
siderable qualification. The CEN
tral powers. he suggests. should be
present in the later scenes, to hear,
but not to contribute TO the decis-
ions OF the allies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
PRUSSIAN LORDS
IN PANIC PROMISE
FRANCHISE TO PEOPLE

Copenhagen, Oct. l5.-Ihe las
obstacle to the reform OF Prussia S
antiuuated three-class franchise has
been removed by the adoption un-
animously OF the following resolu-
ton BY the conservative faction IN
the Prussian diet:
an the hour of the Fatherland S
greatest distress and in realization
that we must be equipped to tight
hard battles for the integrity OF the
fatherlands soil, the conservative
party of the diet considers it pa
triotic duty to lay aside all internal
conflict and be ready TO make heavy
sacrifices TO attain the ends in view.
The members OF the party believe
that far-reaching rehabilitation OF
the Prussian constitution will not
advance the welfare of the Prusslan
people. but are nevertheless pre-
pared to abandon their opposition
TO the equal franchise in Prussia,
in accordance with the latest deciS-
ion OF their friends in the house OF
lords in order to assure a harmon
ious front against the outside
world"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
COLLEGE STATION
HOSPITAL IS IN
BETTER CONDITION
RED CROSS STEPS IN AND UN-
SATISFACTORY SURROUND
INGS ARE IMPROVED

When DR.. Robert :. Willard re-
turned from College Station, Texas,
where he was called by the serious
illness of his son, Robert 5. Willard,
Ir., he told of the unsatisfactory
conditions surrounding the 1000
men i'll in hospital there. Doctor
Willard appeared before the local
chapter of the Red Cross and asked
what could be done. Mark Kirk
patrick, chairman OF the Carter
County chapter OF the Red Cross, at
once wired the Red Cross at Bryan
and immediate relief followed. A
field secretary was also sent to Col
lege Station and now all needed
supplies and attention are available
for the men in the hospital
Doctor Willard yesterday received
a letter from Fred Payne, of Brock,
who is in camp at College Station,
and who has been waiting on the
sick men constantly In this letter he
tells of the wonderful improvement
in conditions there and how the
Bryan Red Cross is working He
wrote:
The local Red Cross has moved
in and tell YOU there is Won
derful difference in the looks OF
thing in Barracks ) The boys are
more cheerful. too went all
through Barracks ) tonight and
talked with a number OF the boys,
and they said they never had so
much to eat before They have had
chicken ice cream, oranges and |
see flowers in the aisles: so you can
see things have changed wonder
fully from what they were at first
You know that 90 per cent of the
boys who have died here have died
through want of attention and prop
er care.
He wrote that Doctor Willard's
son is improving, but that the
weather is still unfavorable and that
as soon as the sun shines, he
thought there would be 4 wonder
full Improvement in the camp
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
GROUP OF ALASKAN
MINERS IN DANGER
OF ACTUAL FAMINE

Seattle. Wash, Oct. l6.-Because
four storms damaged the power
schooner Ruby and forced it to re-
turn without reaching the Kushkok-
win river section of Alaksa with a
cargo of supplies, several thousand
miners and prospectors of that sec
ton are threatened with famine be-
fore winter fairly sets in. accord
ing to the Ruby's master. Captain
D. s. McAlpin, who has arrived
here.
The Ruby was the only ship sent
to the Kushkakwim section last sum
mer and it is believed to be too
late for another vessel to make the
trip this year. This district suffered
a light famine last year, four white
men and about thirty natives dying
OF starvation before supplies ar
rived.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
German Editors
Inflamed AS Result
OF Wilson S Reply

London, Oct. lot is expected
that the German chancellor VIII
make decision today on the matter
ters contained in President Wilson 5
latest note. says dispatch from
Copenhagen to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company.
The German newspaper point OUT
the massage adds, that President
Wilson's reply had the effect OF 4
cold douche on the hopes for peace
engendered by his first note.
Some of the newspapers comment
on the note in the sh9rpest terms
and with unbridled words, adding
that the Language of President VIII
son now has become excited alter
the conferences he has had with the
allies"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
ARMY ) MILLION
BY JULY | NEXT
IS j. s. PROGRAM
EIGHTEEN DIVISIONS IN
FRANCE BY THAT TIME IS
BEING ARRANGED
S36, 600, 900, 900 NEEDED
rs Maximum Effort for Definite
Maximum Performance" General
March Tells Congress-"Best Pro-
paganda in the World for Ger
many" He Said.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The mill
tary deficiency bill carrying S6,345,-
755C00 for the enlarged war pro-
gram was reported to the house to-
day by the appropriations commit
tee. 1t provides S6712,O62 900 for
the army; S1O7217,ooO for the navy
and $4,000 600 for fanily allow
ances of soldiers and sailors
An army of about 100000 men,
eighty divisions in France and eight
cen in training at home by July /,
next, is what the new program calls
for. To prepare and maintain it,
the amount now proposed is soughth
in addition to seventeen and a half
billion dollars provided by the an
nual army bill and the Notifications
bill. 1t will bring the total of ap-
preparations and authorizations for
the year up to thirty-six billion dol
lars.
General March, appearing before
the committee when the bill was
drafted, described it as "the max
imum effort for definite maximum
performance "lt is the best pro-
paganda in the world for Germany
he said, because they cannot keep
their people from knowing that the
United States is putting these bill
lions of dollars into this war. 1t is
concrete tangible thing, and is very
important from that standpoint.
They know that they are becoming
impoverished. They know they are
becoming impoverished. They
know they are getting down to bed
rock and here is a nation throwing
its whole strength into it,"
Legislative features OF the bill in
clude increasing the powers of the
shipping board so as to authorize
extension of facilities of ship yards,
dry docks, marine railways and
piers.
More than half of the total
amount of appropriations, and
authorizations carried in the bill
is for the ordnance department to
permit the ordnance needs until De-
cember 81, 1910, to be planned by
the war department.
General Horney, head of the ord
nance bureau, told the committee
that the NV program calls for l4.6OO
that the new program calls for 1900
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
Liberty Loan Passes
Three Billion Mark

Washington, Oct. l6.-Wlth tour
more davs to go the nation today
passed the three billion dollar, nan
way post, An the fourth Liberty
loan race toward six billions before
Saturday night. Headquarters re-
ports indicate favorable conditions
for the closing days OF the cam
paign.
The first really encouraging re,
ports began to arrive today, sad
the official announcement. heSe
reports carried ample evidence that
the country realized the serious
business it had ahead during the
remainder of this week to make the
fourth Liberty loan a success.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
WOMAN'S HAND MIRROR
MEANS OF SAVING
LIVES OF FIFTY

London, Oct. 16.-(Correspond-
encc OF The Associated Press.)-A
woman's hand mirror was the means
of saving fifty lives from the torpe-
doed liner Galway Castle. Among
the survivors on raft was a woman
who took from her hand bag a mir
ror and suggested one OF the sailors
use it for making photographic sig
mails.
The attempt was made and the
signals brought up destroyer at
full speed which took oil the SUR
viyors, from the raft as well as
number OF sailors clinging to wreck
age.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
BUR|AN SAW HUN
CAUSE WAS LOST
PRAISES WILSON JUST BE-
FORE PRESIDENT REFUSED
GERMAN PEACE.

Basel, Switzerland, Oct. l6.-The
central powers found themselves no
longer able to hope for military
decision in their favor and Bull
garia's demand for peace only hast
ened the presentation of their peace
propositions, Baron Burian, the Aus
Hungarian foreign minister, de-
clared in a recent statement to the
foreign affairs committee OF the
Hungarian delegation at Vienna.
Although the central powers
have been able to face the new mill
itary situation" the foreign minis
ter said, at must be stated that we
cannot hope any longer for de-
cisive success by arms, while our
adversarieS are not sure OF their
power to crush our resistance.
Hence. further bloodshed is use
less
Has Praise for Wilson.
Baron BuriaD said that senti-
ment OF pure humanity always per-
vaded President Wilson's ideas OF
Continued on Page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
REVOLT COMES IN
TWO SLAV STATES
AUSTR IAN EMPIRE
HUNGARIAN AND GERMAN
TROOPS RUSH IN TO
OUELL PEOPLE
BUT FAILS TO IN NT|M|DATE
Fighting is Reported From Three
Cities, Including Seat of Large
Gun Plant of Austrian Govern
ment-Means Czecho Revolution
Has Begun, is Report

London Oct 16-A general polit-
ical strike has been called in Mora
via and Bohemia, and great demon
strations in favor of an independent
state have taken place at Prague,
according to a Zurich dispatch All
theatres and places Of public meet
ings have been closed
Deputies are said to have declared
in speeches that the final phase OF
a Czecho- Slovak revolution is be-
gun
Paris. Oct Meetings called by
the Czecho-Slovak council at
Prague to protest against the export
OF foodstuffs from Bohemia resulted
in a general strike which is develop
ING into revolt, according to dis
patches from Zurich to today's Paris
newspapers Martial law has been
proclaimed throughout the country
and German and Hungarian troops
are occupying Prague, Pilsen, Pisek
and Tabor. The dispatches report
that the movement has spread to
Moravia, and that there has been
fighting at Brunn the capital, and at
Olmutz and Skoda. the seat OF the
big Austrian gun plant, where work
is said 10 have been suspended
Machine guns, it is added have
been posted in the principal streets
OF Prague and artillery has been put
in likewise The population is de
clared in no wise intimiated. how
aver and there is reason to believe
the people have arms 1t is even re-
ported that fighting now is gong on
in Prague
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
DAYS OF FOE IN BELGIUM
ARE NUMBERED AS WEDGE
GOES DEEP AND WIDE
War Vessel Rams
British Cargo Ship

New York. ct. l6.--rhe British
freight steamer Port Philip, out
bound, was sunk in collision with
4 United States war vessel OFF
Swineburne Island, in the lower
bay this morning. The Port Philips
crew OF fifty men was saved.
The survivors were landed BY 4
revenue cutter, The bow OF the
navy vessel which collidcd with the
ireighter was reported to have been
damaged.
The Port Philip was a vessel OF
1000 gross tons. She sank in about
Is feet OF water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
Farm Exposition Ready.

Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. 16.-Fin-
ishing touches in the transformation
of Convention Hall into huge ag-
ricultural exhibit pavilion were
made today preparatory to the op-
ening here tonight OF the lnterna-
tional Farm Congress and Soil Pro-
ducts Exposition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
WASHINGTON WOMEN
WORKERS APPEAR
WITH GAUZE MUZZLES

Washington, Oct. l6.-Many o
Washington's army of Young wom-
en- war workers appeared today on
crowded street cars and at their
desks with their faces mufflcd in
gauge shields as protection against
influenza. a practice specifically ad-
vised by some bureau chiefs who
feared utter decentralization OF their
war nperations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.

Seattle. Wash. Oct. l6.-The
Great Northern Railway Company's
oil dock at Smith Cove caught ire
late last night and at early hour this
morning was reported to be 4 total
loss. An enormous quantity OF oil
stored on the dock was afire, and
sent burning stream into the wa
ter, endangering a japanese liner.
The loss was unofficially estimated
At more than a million dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
EMILE GUIMET DIES.

Paris. Oct. l6.-(Havas)-An-
nouncement is made OF the death OF
Emile Guimet. founder OF the Gui-
met Museum. He was born i'll 1886.
The cabinet has authorized the
floating OF loan OF 200,000.0O0 pes
etas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-17
Noted French Ace Killed.

Amsterdam. Oct. l6.-Lieut. Ro-
land G.. Garros. the noted French
aviator, who was posted as missing.
October +. after a flight over the
German lines. was shot down and
killed October 4. a Berlin message
today announced.