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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

until they are modified in their
|entirety.
Our armies are rapidly going to
the fighting front. and will &c
more and more rapidly.
Our whole strength will be put
into this war of emancipation
emancipation from the threat and
attempted mastery of selfish
groups of autocratic rulers-what-
Ievtr the difficulties and present
partial delays.
We are indomitable In ouI
power Of independent action and
can In no circumstances consent
to live in a world governed by in
trigue and force. -.
We believe that our own desire
for new International order un-
der which reason and Justice and
the common interests of mankind
shall prevail, is he desire of en-
ightened men everywhere
Without that new order the
world will be without peace and
human life will lack tolerable
conditions of existence and de-
veIopment. Having set our hand
to the task of achieving It. w
shall not turn back.
hope that II is not necessar.
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ed. Until such a peace can be
secured, we have no choice but to
lgo on.
So far as we can judge these
principles that we regard as fun
damental are already everywhere
accepted as imperative except
among the spokesman Of the mill
ltary and annexationist party In
Germany.
II they have anywhere else been
rejected, the directors have not
been sufficiently numerous or in
fluential to make their voices au-
dible.
The tragicaI circumstance is
that one party i'm Germany Is APP
lparently willing and able to send
millions of men to their death to
lpreyent what all the worl dnow
sees to be just.
Shall Not Turn Back
| would not be q true spokes-
man of the people OF the United
States If I did not say once more
THAT we entered the war upon no
small occasion and that we can
never turn hack from course
chosen upon principle.
Our resources are In part mobi-
lied nowS and we shall not pause
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B'NAI BIRTH DELEGATES
new CLUB FOR SOLDIERS

The new B'nai Birth soldiers
and sailors clubhouse at 9Th and
Broadway, established thru the
contributions of the Jewish peo-
pie on the Pacific coast, was form
ally dedicated Sunday afternoon
with patriotic services in the Elks
temple.
David N. Mossessohn, president
of the District Grand lodge OF
Portland. presided.
The speakers included Gov. Lis
ter, Lucius l.. Solomons Of San
Francisco, Col. Beverly w. Conner
Mayor A. ". Favrcett, Nathan
Eckstein Of Seattle and Capt
Jesse Colman, representing Brig
Gen. =. 8. FoItz, Camp Lswii
commander.
An speakers praised the spirfl
! of the B'nai Birth In providing I
recreation place for the men o
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ALLIES MUST STAND
PAT, and They win

upon Scheidemann and his follow
ers automatically aligned them
selves with the government.
In Mood for Reason.
Judging from what everyone
fresh from Germany is saying, the
allies are now on the right track,
in that they will only continue the
war until the German war party
gives up its ambitions for world
conquest.
Today the masses in Germany
and in Austria are in a mood to
listen to reason. From the most
dependable sources l have learned
that domestic conditions in both
countries are appalling.
Illness is rampant. The death
rate is steadily mounting. Deaths
from consumption alone are some
times higher than the birth rate.
A strange malady popularity called
the bread disease" is taking off
multitudes.
Allies Hold Trumps.
The coal shortage is severe.
There are many deaths from the
cold.
Milk is impossible to procure
even for the babies. IL is the
same with butter and all fats. The
rich still live well, securing their
wants by bribery and stupendous
prices or by sending their fami-
lies to neutral countries.
The peoples party, unorganized,
population at heart belong, op-
poses another big offensive and
calls for Cancellation and peace
claiming even the capture Of Paris
and Calais, were this possible,
would not end the war, but would,
on the contrary, prolong it.
DR.. Dernberg, among others, Is
of this view.
On the other hand, the war
party promises an early peace If
the people will follow them in an
other great drive.
The French of Verdun and the
British of Ypres hold the trump
card.
Behind them America has a
fresh hand.
/ repeat-the central powers
must have peace soon, one way or
|another, or the masses will force
the governments hand.
It's up to France, Great Britain
and the United States.
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the army and navy. Thru Capt.
Colman, the Camp Lewis COM
mander extended his thanks for
the work the organization Is do
ing for the men Of the 91st divi-
sion.
The invocation was given by
Rev. Jonah b. Wise, congregation
Beth Israel of Portland, who also
was POSTMASTER at q banquet In
the Commercial club Sunday even
ing.
THE real development of the
west VIII begin after we have wor
the war;" said Gov. Lister. when
all the men come back from the
front we must have q place In
society for them, 50 that we car
form a bigger and better United
States"
Solomons gave the chief i'd
dress Of the afternoon on "W0rld
Democracy and Brotherhood"
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EtiitAr's Note: William
Phillip Simms, United Press
staff correspondent, who has
been on the battle fronts i'm
Europe since the war began,
was recently assigned to
make a personal investigation
of the state of affairs in the
central empires thru the
best possible sources of accu-
rate information. His report,
cabIed from Zurich, Switzer-
land, will supplement the spe-
cial dispatches from Victor
Morgan which have been ap-
pearing in The Times. Fol-
lowing is Simms' first article:
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BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.
Copyright, 1918, by the United
PreSS.)

ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. IL.
An ominous unrest is growing
daily turnout the central EN-
pires.
Germany and Austria must have
peace or go under. The people of
both countries demand 1t.
If the allies stand pat on the
Wilsonian program and make a
stone wall of the western front,
the end of the war is in sight.
This sums up the situation, as
seen from here, at this time.
1t doesn't mean that Germany
is on the brink Of revolution.
But it does mean the people are
tired of war and opposed to the
pan-German policy of conquest.
Believe Wilson.
They are angry over the priva-
lions at home and the losses of
men folk at the front. At the
same time they believe President
Wilson is sincere in his statement
of war aims.
There is no doubt that the
masses of the German people are
beginning to see the light. Only
the diplomatic blunders of the
allies have kept them bound to
the war party this long.
For instance, Philip Scheide-
mann 10 months ago threatened
little short of a revolution
unless the junkers changed their
tone. Shortly after this the allies
published an intimation the war
would not stop until the central
movers we're disrupted. There
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RAID SUCCESS

Usitea Press Leased Wlre.l
LONDON, Feb. ia success>
full raid on German pcntttono
southwest of Messines BY the Aus
tralians was reported today ~
Field Marshal Haig.
In addition to inflicting 0<hee
casualties, the Australians brouEA9
back Is prisoners-
In the Mescken sector : Belgien
patrol Saturday night succean3ully
attacked . hostile post, kilImg Ao
entire German DaEf1Don and ouue
tartns . mschine gss
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for me to add that no word of
what I have said is intended as a
threat. That Is not the temper Of
our people.
have spoken thus only that
the whole world may know the
true spirit of America-that men
everywhere may know that our
passion for justice and for self
government is no mere passion
of words, but a passion which,
once set in action, must be salts
fled.
The power of the United
States Is q menace to no ma
ton or people.
1t viii never be used in
aggression or for the aggran-
dizoment OF any selfish inter-
est Of our own.
II springs out Of freedom
and Is for the service Of free
dom.
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REAMES TO LOOK
OUT FOR ENEMIES?

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. IL
Reports from outside points that
he has been instructed to make his
headquarters in Seattle and direct
an investigation of enemy alien
activities there are branded as pre-
mature today by Clarence l..
Reames,
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I'VE must think Of American

1--WE must think of American
unity. American loyalty and
American brotherhood" he said.
I'VE must stand shoulder to
shoulder and see this struggle
thru. say that a cry OF peace
now is paramount to treason.
Nothing can bring peace to All
the world but the triumph of prin-
ciple."
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matters to be determined by the
articles of peace are not handled
in the same way as it was in the
final accounting.
He cannot ask the benefit Of
common agreement in the one
field without according it in the
other.
/ take it for granted that he
sees that separate and selfish COM
pacts with regard to trade and
the essential materials of manu-
facture would afford no founda-
ton for peace. Neither, he may
rest assured, win separate and
selfish compacts with regard to
provinces and peoples.
Czernin Awake.
Count Czernin seems to see the
fundamental elements OF peace
with clear eyes and does not seek
to obscure them.
He sees that an independent Po-
land, made up Of all the indisputa-
BILE Polish peoples who lie contig-
ucus to one another is matter OF
general concern, and, OF course,
must be conceded that Belgium
must be evacuated and restored,
no matter what sacrifices and con-
cessions that may involve; and
that national aspirations must be
sacrificed, even within his own
empire, in the common interest OF
Europe and mankind.
IL he is silent without questions
wifi ch touch the Interest and pur-
pose of lbs allies more nearly
than they touch those of Austria
only It must of course be because
he feels constrained / suppose, to
defer to Germany and Turkey in
the circumstances.
Seeing and conceding, as he
does, the essential principles in
volved and the necessity of can
didly applying them, he naturally
feels that Austria can respond to
4 the purpose of peace as expressed
by the United States with less EN-
barrassment than could Germany.
He would probably have gone
much farther had it not been for
the embarrassments Of Austria 8
alliances and of her dependence
upon Germany.
The Principles.
After all, the test OF whether 1t
is possible for either government
to go any further in this COMPARE
son of views is simple and obvious.
The principles to be applied are
these:
First, that each part Of the
final settlement must be
based upon the essential JUS
ticc Of that particular case
and upon such adjustments
rs are most likely to bring .
peace that will be permanent.
Second, that peoples and
prpyipccs are not to he bar
tered about from sovereignty
to sovereignty as IL they were
mere chattels and pawns in .
game, when the great game
now forever discTesiited, OF
the balance Of power; but
that,
Third. every territorial set
tIement involved in this war
mpst be n,adc i'm the interest
and for the benefit Of the
populations concerned, and
not as q part Of any more adj
iustment or compromise OF
claims amongst rival states,
and,
Fourth, that all well defia-
cd national aspirations shall
he accorded the utmost satis-
faction that can he accorded
them without Introducing new
or perpetuating old elements
Of dtscord and antsgaTisn
that would be likely in time
to break the peace OF Europe
and consequently Of tho
world
A general peace erected upon
such foundations can be discuss
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-11
OLD GUARD MAY
DRILL TONIGHT

The Old Guard will assemble or
the lawn at the west side Of the
courthouse at s o'clock tonight
Preliminary arrangements for the
formation OF the drill unit will be
discussed and it is possible that the
unit will be given its first instruc-
ton in the school OF the soldier.
The chairmen of the six standing
COMMITTEES have reported to Presi-
dent Pollock the following commit
tee organizations
Military W. F. Wilmington,
chairman; A. H. Palmer, w. r.
Burnitt, L. II. Love and J. M. Lon
don.
Physical Training -- w. B. John
son, chairman; c. c. Weith and H.
{. Potterf.
Educational-W. S. Gilbert, C. o.
Maddox, Charles Miner.
Moral - d. n. Ferguson, w. F.
Freeman, Buck Garrett, Dr.. J.. +.
Young, J K. Sewer and w. J. Cook.
Finance - Walter Colbert, J. f.
Hamilton, George Cochin, Robert F.
Scivally and T. c. Bridgman.
Food Production. Supply and
Conservation - ]. X. Pennington,
W alter Colbert and Carl Russell.
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GARBER-BILLINGS.
(By Kay Peters.)

CARRIER, Okla, June II. - (Spe-
ciaD-The Billings field has well
showing for an extension. E. N.
Gillispie, (Humphreys), Oil & Gas
Company No. on the Hackett
farm. in the northeast corner, south
west quarter southeast 2l-23 north
and 2 west, is on top of the Ponca
sand at 2,l2O feet and looks like a
well. 1t is quarter OF mile south
and the same distance west of pro-
duction. This is the first extension
to the field in several months, and
is an important item. Countering
this good news is a dose Of salt
water which b. w. Gillispie found
in the pay sand in No. on the
Washburn farm. The well is shut
down at 2,0l2 feet. 1t is in the
southeast corner, northwest 1922
west, and is offset on the east by
Neil No. and on the south by
the Mid Co. Petroleum Company
No. l on the Washburn. These
offsets got the sand at around the
same depth and are big wells. This
water well is on the land that has
been in litigation SO long. No. Z
on this farm is drilling at LILO feet.
No. 3 is drilling at 733 feet. No. 4
is spudding.
The Gillispie, (Humphreys), No.
on the Neil farm, east half sec
ton IS, is on top of the sand at
2,039 feet and is rigging up to drill
in. 1t is in the southwest corner,
northwest quarter of the northeast.
Il leads production to the north by
quarter of a mile. No. 9 is drill
ng at ,24O feet. The same com
,any on the O'Neil farm, in section
6, is drilling at 1850 feet in No. z
The Mid Co Petroleum Company
70. ! on the Washburn farm,
outhwest section l., is completed
n the sand found at zoos feet, In
tial production 100 barrels daily.
10. 5 on the Brumfield in section
2 got the sand at 205S and is good
or $50 barrels. No is a SO bar
el well at 2,035 feet. On the O'Neil
arm in section 10 No. 9 is drilling
t l,l37 feet. No. 10 is on the sand
t 2,03l feet. No. II is drilling at
s feet. On the Washburn farm
10. 2 is drilling at 965 feet. No. 5
drilling at l7l9 feet. No. 9 is
rilling at l,2l5 feet. No. II is on
ne sand at 2,0l0 feet. No. II is
rilling at 1900 feet.
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Building Operations

The sound of the hammer in Sui
phur drives away all thoughts OF
dull care and war stories. Three
gins are being remodeled and a
modern hreproof gin and seedhouse
are under construction for the Sui
phur Dry Goods Company, while in
the residence section Henry Polk,
Lon Polk and W. +. Reece arc
erecting modern residences.
A handsome bungalow for Chas.
Bryan. cashier of the Bank Of Com
merce, is fast being rounded into
shape 10 permit the owner taking
possession.
In the recently burned section the
Sulphur Dry Goods Company has
purchased additional property. TAX
ing l25xlO feet. two fronts. and
now plans a modern office building
of two stories in addition TO their
store, with entrances on two streets
and four store rooms TO be erected
for tenants as desired. Selected
practitioners have been invited 10
occupy Offices in the new structures
when completed. Efforts will be
made to have the work completed
by Nov. ]. If possible.
]. ]. Sparks and the Ramsey
Amusement Company will also Join
in the movement in the section ad-
joining the Sulphur Dry Goods
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SULPHUR NEWS NOTE
(Ardmoreite Correspondence.)

(Ardmoreite Correspondence.)
Sulphur Okla, June l0.-While
the usual war work is under way
and every movement going "over
the top" in Murray County, the Red
Cross chapters OF the county are
being we'll cared for. Five success
ful street auctions added to the por-
ton of the national Red Cross drive
funds has permitted the chapter and
various branches to obtain a good
supply of material with which to
carry on the work.
une 18th Red Cross ball will be
held at the Hotel Paul, a new hotel
to open at that time, owned and
managed by Mrs. Nora Hisson. who
is also interested in the same busi-
ness at Okmulgee, and who plans
to make the Sulphur hotel her home.
This is quite an addition TO the re-
quirements here and with the open
ing and the Red Cross ball there is
no doubt but that Sulphur will be
the proud poSsessor of one OF the
most modern little hotels to be
found in this section. Sixty rooms
are now available; others will fol-
low Cafe in connection and in
basement are baths. medicinal baths
TO be added later, if decided upon;
dance hall; meeting and sample
rooms; pool and billiards on third
floor for guests only, besides other
modern conveniences.
Following this ball and opening !
the Community picnic. July Z, an
all-day affair, is being scheduled. |
This offers further benefits for the
Red Cross funds. The Platt Ma
ional Park is 10 be used. Regula-
ions prohibiting concessions or ad-
mission fees are to be set aside and
Superintendent Sneed will look aft
II an old-time Mississippi barbecue.
Mrs. Paul Rial is general chairman.
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In the Duncan Field.

The Little Beaver Company is
preparing to begin drilling in sec
ton . ls9w. The Big Beaver Com
pany Will start drilling this week in
section o lS9w. The Carter Oil
Company j., moving rig materials to
a location in section % lSow. The
Gypsy Oil Company has made a To-
cation in section 81 lSSw. The
Goodshot Oil Company has made
= location in the southeast corner
OF the southwest quarter OF section
8 lsSw. The Empire Gas and
Fuel Company has made a location
in the northeast quarter OF section
- IsSw. The same company has
4 location in the northeast qua ter
OF section ii lsSw. The Maldu,
Is moving material for a derrick
into section ) lsow. The Strateline
Oil Company has a location in the
southwest quarter OF section y Is
w. The Peoples Oil and Devel-
opment Company is drilling at
about loo feet IN section ls9w.
The Pauline Oil and Gas Company
is constructing i reservoir for Wa
ter on its location in section p lsgw
The Best OF All Company has let a
drilling contract for test in sec
tion p ls9w. The Empire test in /
section % lsSw, has had fishing
job Tor the past several days. Kelly. /
e. al. have made 4 location in the .
northeast quarter Of section II ls9w I
The Rock Falls Company. in sec
tion Il lnSw. Is drilling at about
600 feet. The Duncan Petroleum
Company in the outskirts Of the CITY
OF Duncan. is drilling below rs
feet. The Mckinney Oil and Re
iining Company. in section 80 ls6w.
is drilling below $50 feet. The Ve.-
dun. in section y ls5w. is drilling
below $50 feet. Several small gas
sands have been encountered in this
test below 800 feet. The Eagle
Falls Company will start drilling
this wek in section p 2s5w. 1,
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Negroes See "Re-Making of Nation"

A large crowd Of negroes saw
"The Re-Making of Nation" last
night at the Dreamland theater.
Preceding the showing of the pic
ture a prayer was offered by w. H.
Phillip, negro, followed by a song.
Phillip, who is II years old, claims
the honor of having been Con-
federate veteran. He says he fought
with his master" ohm Smith, un-
der Captain Hughes, at Fort Nor
gan. They enlisted in the service at
Opelousas, La.
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Soon Draft Farm Labor.

The Murray County Council of
Defense will begin drafting laborers
from streets. stores and other places
of business Wednesday morning.
Crews will be assigned to fields un-
der captains and the fields worked
as fast as possible. Reports Of the
farmers too i'll to handle their fields
are being looked into and squads
will be sent to their cotton for the
attention necessary at this season.
A survey of business sections has
been made and clerk or helper
from each store, for three days, as
needed. will be taken to the fields
for labor.
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Banks farm. three miles southwest
Of the McClesky. is in sand at
1880 feet and looks like good
we'll. The Russ we'll, near Ranger
Texas, is flowing over the derrick.
The Duncan we'll is making 300 bar
rels. This well has been rated much
higher than this, but the above esti-
mate is reliable.
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To Close Pool Halls.

The County Council OF Defense
voted yesterday afternoon to notify
the public dance hall and all dances
where admission was charged or
public generally invited to attend, to
close for the duration of the war.
All pool halls in Murray County
were put under the same ban
through a second motion. The sec
retary was instructed to advise
those interested in the ruling.
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vention of the American Federation
of Labor.
Calling upon delegates to be pre-
pared to make uptiring sacrifices,
and urging maximum production OF
war materials, President Gompers
declared that success of the allied
cause was imperative to preserve
the freedom, justice and liberty of
the world.
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The Strong Withstand the Heart of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and
younger people who are weak, will
be strengthened and enabled to go
through the depressing heat OF
summer by taking GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. 1t puri-
hes and enrches the blood and
builds up the whole system. You
can soon feel its Strengthening, In
vigorating Effect. 60c.-(adv.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-11

Emmit T. Reid Of Ardmore, mem
Der of Company d, lllth Regiment
Ammunition Train, Camp Bowie,
Fort Worth, Texas, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank Of sergeant. This
is Sergeant Reid's second promotion
since his enlistment in February.
Although placed in Class 4 by the
local exemption board. Sergeant
Reid volunteered.
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Good Reports From Ranger. Texas

The well on the Brewer farm one
mile south OF the Duncan well and
two miles south Of the McClesky
well is reported from reliable
sources to be making at least 5000
barrels daily. from the sands at the
regular depth. something below J.
90 feet. The Crosby well on the
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property and erect modern build
ing and theater. The last men
toned plan is subject to change,
subject to lease obtained.