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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
HOW GERMAN FARMERS WORK

Under Strict Regulation and Give Up
Food They Work Hard to Raise.
Here in the United States, let us
hope, we shall never be subject to the
discipline to which German farmers
submit, for It is inconsistent with
our democratic ideas. But we should
realize that:
/. Farmers in the enemy countries
are supporting their governments.
2. Certain kinds of food are still
fairly abundant.
s. The Central Powers are using
every possible means to maintain agri-
cultural production.
4. Isolated cases of food shortage
are not necessarily typical of large
areas.
5. Reports that farmers are slack
ening in their efforts bear the ear
marks Of German propaganda.
When we realize that the peasants
IN the enemy countries are patient
under very rigid regulations, and are
willing to give up food which they
nave WOAhCu AdAu " PAOuuSCS III VI
der that their armies may be fed, IT
should make us understand better
the great task ahead for American
farmers. We cannot we'll do less
than farmers in the enemy countries.
With our vast acreage and our great
er individual enterprise, man for man,
we must overcome the Prussian sys-
tenn
The U. s. Food administration
points out in the case of meat, that
If every suitable freezer in the world
were packed to the roof, that supply
of meat would last our population and
the Allies only few days. The 3d.
100000 cases Of condensed milk can
ned last year in this country, repre-
sent only about 21s per cent of this
country's annual milk supply. Crops
that are growing and the meat ami.
mails that are developing on farms
and all the food supplies constantly
coming to market are the dominant
factors in the food situation for the
United States and the Allies. Our
producing areas constitute our great
est reserves. These facts, it is hoped,
will enable American producers to
secure clear conception of the world
food situation as it exists this fall.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
GERMANY IN SAD CASE

THE German people are bordering on
: a panic. Their calamities are
pouring in as flood. They are at last
beginning to learn the truth-that all
the world is arrayed against them. and
that on top Of four years privations
daily growing more unbearable. yet
greater ones are before them; that
their armies are being beaten every
where; that even Hindenberg their
great war-god that was to save them,
is only poor idol with clay feet.
Shocking to tell, their worshipful
savior, Hindenberg, is seen skedaddling
to the rear as nimbly as the rest But
most horrible of all, the awful war is
now reaching the sacred German soil,
and the cruel bombs, whose havoc in
Paris and London the German people
applauded for four years, are now
devastating their own fre-sides.
True, their lying generals are still
feeding the common people on the old
silly lies, 1.-THE flabby American soldiers
can't fght-can't get here in large
numbers anyhow" ETC.. etc. And
their military experts ''prove" it all
with their usual chop logic.
True, also, these hired military liars
of the Kaiser, are still assuring the
credulous populace, that their subma-
rine fizzle will finally s'bring England
to her knees, and prevent American
armies landing in France" etc., etc.
But the trouble with all this bald
faced lying is that the cold facts are
exposing it, and that their mighty
army which a few months ago was
pompously heralded as about to ''take
Paris. and drive the English into the
ocean" and all that, is retreating to-
wards Berlin, and the home folks are
asking awkward questions about the
matter which are taxing all the audacity
and mendacity Of the Kaiser and his
militaristic gang to answer in even q
half plausible manner. Therefore. we
conclude that the long delayed explosion
from within Germany is getting near.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
OUR SILENCED "ANCELUS"


marked the installation of
the first Victory" siren in the ma
ton on the roof of the Evans build
ing, Washington. The "Victory"
or "Angelus" siren sounds each
day the signal for MONDAY prayer
for victory for our nation and our
allies and for peace everlasting.
-Erchange.
That reminds US that our church
"angelus" bells are silent that for
weeks in the Spring summoned all who
heard to stop an instant and send up to
the God of Battles a prayer for the
success of our nations arms. What's
the matter? Are all the sections draft.
Cd, Or dead. or do we think we are now
pbls to take care of ourselves without
~ further divine aid? Will some Of
"a clergy explain the anomaly?
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

The Boston schoolteacher who VA
amazed to discover that her pupllA
couldn't put the words to "Amefica" on
paper correctly, would be shocked to
learn that probably not one college
graduate In q hundred could Do u
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

The government forecast Of . -
per cent increase in this years crop
Of early potatoes will produce feeling
Of cheerfulness among people who have
not cut those costly vegetables of their
list.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
B0CHEE'S GERMAN SYR UP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when BOSCHEE'S GERM N SYRUP
has been used so successfully for fifty.
two years in all parts of the country for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung troubles. 1t
gives the patient good nights rest.
free from coughing. with easy expecto-
ration in the morning, gives nature
chance to soothe the inflamed parts.
throw off the disease. helping the pa.
tent to regain his health. Sold by
MIDDLETOWN DRUG Co. Inc
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
NOTICE.!

Estate of Lovy C. Isaacs Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary upon the Estate of Lovy
c. Isaacs late of St. Georges Hundred,
deceased, were duly granted unto Gaace
Irene McClay on the Seventh day of
June A. D. 1918 and all persons lndebt-
ed to the said deceased are requested to
make payment to the Executrix with
out delay, and all persons having demand
against the deceased are required to
exhibit and present the same duly pro-
bated to the said Executrix on or be-
for the Seventh day of June A. D. 1919,
or abide by the law in this behalf.
GRACE IRENE McCLAY
Executrix
MARTIN B. BURRIs, Esq.
Attorney-at-law.
Middletown, Del.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
CLOTHING OUR ARMY.

Baltimore Star Nearly 200 square
miles of new army blankets have been
ordered by the quartermaster-ge
since war was declared. Some 1000
acres of them-5,99O 1886 blankets-had
been delivered up to Dec. /. Overcoats
contracted for number 5,691 $50.
The army is particularly well supplied
with shoes. Twenty-one million six
hundred seventeen thousand six hun
dred twelve pairs have been contracted
for, and S,525, ,29S pairs delivered. Every
soldier can use up four pairs before
the supply on hand is exhausted.
Thirty-five million one hundred fifty
five thousand eighty.one yards of wooden
cloth for O. ID. shirts have been con
tracted for. TO call it 1924 miles Of
cloth will perhaps give a clearer idea
OF the size of the order. Ten million
nine hundred ninety thousand two hun
dred five yards of this material has been
made up into 5676, ,444 shirts. The con.
tracts for wooden uniform cloth reached
the somewhat smaller figure Of 2S,.
956,95S yards. Ten million eight hun
dred fortyeight thousand five hundred
three pieces 70 winter underwear
have been delivered out of 2S,27J,S ,S4j
pieces contracted for. The supply is
divided into 43OG,343 upper garments
and G,542 ,1G0 neither
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
PLEASING TO GERMANY.

Fort Smith (Ark) Southwest Ameri-
can: The world press is today ayidly
Crasping every story which leaks out
Of Germany and Austria, telling Of
divisions and attacks upon the heads of
those nations. People in every one
Of the entente nations are inspired to
new hope that the people OF Germany
and Austria may rise against their
governments. People Of this country
with such an object lesson before their
eyes, can the better measure how the
European central powers must he
chuckling over tho news which is
reaching them of what such men are
doing in the United States as T. Il.
Roosevelt, Senators Chamberlain. Stone
and the politicians who are fomenting
political strife in this country just now.
Next Monday all over the United
States the work will be commenced of
registering and labelling men Of German
extraction who have never become
naturalized citizens OF the United
States. Ought not there also to be
some means of registering and brand
ing the type of Americans who for dirty
pOllllCS are SeehlHs u Ie Ii'' h'I'uH VI
this country at the most critical period
in world history? Congress would win
new paudits of all America if it would
re.enact and broaden the treason act to
include the men and the interests who
in the name of politics or war profit
are willing to increase the percentage
of American boys who must die In
France before the world can be made
safe for democracy?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
THE MEN WHO CAME BACK
Copyrighted by the British-Canadian
Recruiting Mission)
Ry Serpt 4 g. JOrgcnSen ,Jr
Twenty-ninth Vancouver Battalion; Sec

Twenty Vancouver Battalion; Sec
ond Canadian Expeditionary Force.
was in thlt scrap at st. Eloi 1t
started the 9Th of April We took over
the mine crater. relieving the Imperials,
who had blown it.
This is the way it was done; they
had sapped in underneath the German
front line, underneath their wires, and
placed explosives. These were connected
by wires ready to blow up any time
it was ordered. When they are set OFF
it leaves a crater 200 to 500 feet wide
Then we always rush in as soon as the
crater blows up and get our machine
gun emplacements round the crater.
our company went in, as ! said, for
forty-eight hours. Crossed mo Mans
Land" and went through an old trench
up to our waists in water in order to
get to the crater at night. We had
done about forty hours and were get
ting ready at 1880 to be relieved. We
were close to the Germans. Fritz
started to throw over 4 few trench
mortars. We stood-to and expected an
attack. They shelled us for over an
hour. we waiting for the attack. They
came over about 230, came into the
light side of the crater in mass for
nation. Our company was low in
strength. We were only about eighty
strong in the company, They came
on and bombed us and made quite a
mess Of us. 1t was very wet. We
we're standing on soft wet clay. We
were armed with bombs, rifles and
bayonete. In the mixup it came to
hand.tohand fighting. We were up
against terrible odds-six to one they
came at us. Our boys were taken fve
and six at a time, and they were shell
ing our front line, and German rein
forcements were coming up.
There was an officer near me-Lieu-
tenant Meyer We could see how things
were going. My pal was next to me and
he was bombing with me. | had always
liked him and we We're always together.
He was closest to me- | saw Hun
make a drive at him with his ,bayonet.
Ny pal fell back. He was killed. 1t
was done very quickly. l had two
bombs left. l missed the Hun who was
five yards away. I rushed on him. l
got him over. I had lost my rifle in
the mixup. | grabbed him and twisted
his rifle out of his hand ] got his
rifle and drove it home in him. hear
that German mauser rifle yet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
GRIM NECESSITY.

I'm have to let my whiskers grow"
A weary man exclaimed.
"A beard luXuriant | must throw
Unto the breeze untamed.
The lather's getting very low,
As with the brush / grope.
III have to let my whiskers grow
To save the price Of soap
"In have to let my whislIers grow,
Though l dislike their hue.
OF gratitude I'll make a show
Since they're not green or blue.
The metal market, far from slow
Strange antics doth reveal.
I'll have to let my whiskers grow
To. save the cost of steel.
"I1l have to let my whiskers grow,
For wooden yarn so fine
Must not be knitted up, | know,
For humble use like mine.
Yet forth, betimes, | needs must CO.
And brave the wlntry day.
I'll have to let my whiskers grow
To keep the cold away"
Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
From Other
Editorial Pages
CONVERTED GERMAN sOLDIERse

Guthrie Leader: Tic statement just
issued by the war department at Wash
ington that German soldiers have been
removed from the Russian front to ;he
western theater because the kaiser's
troops were becoming saturated with
the enthusiasm OF the revolutionists
clears the latter of a suspicion rather
generally hold that the Russians We're
flattering themselves with auto-decep-
ton. The announcement Of the Ameri-
can officials declares without doubt that
a large part Of the German forces on
the eastern line were taken away be
cause of the serious interest they had
in the success Of the Russian revolution,
but calls attention TO this maneuver as
a violation Of the agreement with the
bolsheviki, implying that the Russians
should protest effectively enough tC
have the men returned or prevent the
displacement Of others of like senti,
mentS
The opportunity to mingle with the
German soldiers and the privilege of
fraternization among the various troops
of the opposing armies was claimed by
the Russians to have been one of the
principal objects of the armistice and
the consequent Teace parleys at Erest
Lltovsk The claims of the Russian
leaders that they lad been successful
i'm spreading their propaganda among
the German armies, followed by that
statement of the war department,
would appear to substanuate the re.
norts of extensive movement Of sol.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
BLOOMERs FOR WORKWOMEN.

Theodore p. Shonts is a man Of cour
age, initiative and force. lie has met
tremendous problems in the course Of
his management Of New York's car lines
and he has settled many of them. lie
has been a storm-center of criticism ana
has thrived upon4t He is needing all
his courage and experience as a target.
All the storms Of previous years are as
naught compared 20 the one now burst
ing over his head.
For Mr. Shonts decreed that his new
women conductors should wear bloom.
ers. And the old-line conservatives, Of
course arose and shouted that the cos
tune planned by him was not modest.
To them he replies as follows
impaired with the distorted figure
Of days Of tight lacing, the insight
ly ode, the unweldy hoopsllirt and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09

pantalet as well as the present-What
shall / -near.waisuess party or
theatcr gown. the cross saddle riding
habit the average summer resort bath.
ing.suit. the peel,a.boo shirtwaist. the
short street skirt with its far-short-or-
reaching high ton shoes, / repeat, as
compared with these. / consider the
neat. businesslike uniform of our CON
ductoress. with its knee length semi.
military coat. closely buttoned collar,
easy fitting boomers and puttee coy
cred legs. a splendid example of a mod
est practical utiliV dress
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
SECliECN

Bartlesville Examiner. As a nation
we are committed to the ideals Of -
democracy, and, living under a repre-.
sentative republican form Of govern
ment that approaches the ideal of a
true democracy, we are a nation that
must deal in the open. We are commit
ted against secret diplomacy and are
committed to the policy Of doing inter
national business open and above boar'.
We are committed to a policy Of doing
what is right and being able to show
the world to what we are committed.
As a nation we are committed to q
policy of letting the people know what
their representatives are doing. Ad-
herence to the secret caucus and trC
closed committee room doors in wash
Ington renders this policy in congress
null and void.
As nation we are committed TO the
principle of accountability Of elected
servants, and, as Il nation. we permit
public servants to account not at all or
to account in terms that mystify and
mislead instead Cl enlightening and in
forming.
AS a nation our greatest national eTl
is secrecy. As a nation our greatest
national safety is in publicity Nhe0
the people know and act on infurma-
ton there is little danger from the DeO-
pie. When the public is kept in igno-
rance the very ,hings they would prob
ably approve, if Informed, will prove to
be dangerous when revealed under Ger
tain circumstances.
In civic work, in public charity, in
public service and in every matter chat
has to do with public money and with
activities Of a public and semi-pub ic
nature the only safe course, the only
wise course and the only democratic
course is in ample publicity that gives
accurate and complete information.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
SHRAPNEL.

The kaiser will find that for every
dead American thousands will take his
place.
The resignation of Sir Edward Carson
from the British cabinet is said to
prcsagc the settlement of the Irish ques-
ton But after reviewing the efforts
made to solve that problem during the
last three centuries, aud especially dur
ing the last few years, one is inclined
to doubt whether the irish question will
eyer be settled while the Irish remain
Irish and the English remain English.
II the celebrated Mr., Grounding had
anything to do with this last spell of
weather. he's a hypheuated traitor fit
for the firing squad.
The Sammcs i'm France call the L
boats Tin fish" After the analogy OF
the British soldiers "t.u hat" or the
American civilians "tiu Lizzie
Those apples that rotted under the
trees last fan would taste mighty good
Just now. Also, they'd be worth a
good many million dollars.
Another republic has been proclaimed
I'm the snow Of Slavdom We some
times wonder if the geography makers
can keep up with these many republics
which come in and 90 out
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
Scissors and Paste.

Chickasha Express: 1t begins to look
like the kaiser isn't going to be able
to make peace even with the bolsheyiki
till he bows to them.
Gutrie Leader; The kaiser's ardent
daily wish is that the German people
may preserve their unity" He seems
far from sure they will.
St. Joseph (Mo) News-Press: This
isn't such a rapid age after all Some
people are still writing it 1917
Beaumont Texas) Enterprise; One
good way to stop treason would be to
break the fool necks Of some of the
traitors.
Okmulgee Democrat: The builder who
would make permanent structure will
not use secondhand material. The
thinker who would make permanent sue
cesses will not seek other mems solu-
tions to his problems.
Dallas CTexasD News: our guess is
that if the German workmen strike
again they will hit something.
Tulsa World: A philsnthropist wants
all the billboards converted into homes
for the poor, claiming, no doubt, that
instead Of billboards, the poor now have
only board bills
McAlester News. Capital: In Russia
you have to stop marrying after you
are eighty years old, which looks like
a suitable time to break off a habit.
Wichita Falls TexasJ Tribune: Presi-
dent Wilson holds out a helping hand
to the bolsheyik and the bolsheyiki
bite it.
Tampa Glal Times: 1t is said that
high heels are responsible for the bow
legs which are seen SO often on our
streets since the skirts have become so
short Down with the heels, and-down
with the skirts
Bartlesville Examiner \ Kansas
paragrapher puts it this way Buy
thrift stamps Lick or get licked
Indianapolis News: Germany is suffer
ing from a chronic case Of autocratitis,
and about the only thing that will cure
heris to have her kaiser amputated.
penison (Texas) Herald: II one oyster
can produce u pearl, so can another.
Oyster bed farmers are not rising to
their opportunities.
Gainesville CTexas) Register: While a
man Of fifty doesn't know much, he man
ages to get by because he has son Of
twenty who knows it all.
Muskogee Times-Democrat: 1t is hoped
that the people who wouldn't save TWEEN
ty per cent Of their flour will like war
bread with fifty per cent wheat now
made necessary by unreadiness Of many
people. to cooperate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
POOLING THEM TO A FRAzZLE.
Special correspondence of the devil to
the iaisprJ
DECIDED by Eugene II. Blake of The
NigilanteS.
Internal Palace, Hades.

DECIDED by Eugene III. Blake OF Inc
NigiIanteS.
Internal Palace, Hades.
Dear Wilhelm:
Even if we couldn't whip Russia we
fooled her to a frazzle. Now we can
handle her at our leisure. Italy did not
fall for US quite so easy; still we had
her going. And Belgium thought for
while that you would keep your prom
ises Don't ever cut out making prom
ises-they are so easy to break. Keep
giving them right along, Wilhelm. Even
if YOU can't whip the world, talk right
and you can fool it. Hurry up with
another peace orier-I think there is
chance Of getting it over. Talk as pious-
ly as possible; say a lot about the blood
that is being bled and be sure and pre-
tend the other fellow started the war.
Hold yourself up as a peacemaller and
il will blind folks 50 they won't recog-
nize you as the champion peacebreaker.
Blame the allies for having the war
keep on and whatever you do keep your
heels on Belgium, France Russia and
Serbia, Rumania and Italy. Hold onto
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey
with one hand, and America with the
other-make promises. It's your trump
card. If you work it right, the peace
talk win get results
Faithfully, your ally,
THE DEVIL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
Trimmed Up to Date.

Pearson's: Professor 49, Miss Kitty,
tell us about the Venus de Milo--is
she antique, or modern?
Miss Kitty-Modern, I think, She
looks as if she had just been run over
by motor car.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
FIGHT OR PAY!

Youn like TO don the uniform
And marcn with fife and drum
To where the battle line is drawn,
TO where the bullets hum.
But maybe you cannot;
But either put the 81" in fight
or the pay" in patriot.
Kansas City (Mo) Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09

Boston Transcript: Our congestion
is really Indigestion" says an exchange.
True, and heaven knows a doctor of
laws Is not the man TO cure that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
Political Observations.

General Pershing entertains a very
different opinion of Secretary of War
Baker from that Of Senators Chamber.
tain and Hitchcock. TIE general says,
"Mr. Baker is the best secretary of war
we have ever had"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
ARDMORE IN OTHER YEARS
From the Files of The Ardmoreitc.
TEN YEARS AGO.

TEN YEARS AGO.
The firm of Johnson & kinkade, doing
a real estate business. was dissolved,
Mr. Johnson retiring.
The equipment and machinery Of the
New Steam Laundry changed hands and
the plant became known as the Excel
sior Steam Laundry
The city council at a special meeting
instructed r. S. Hayden, city assessor
and collector, to continue collection of
taxes and announced that no penalty
would Immediately be imposed.
Carter County Democrats were re.
joicing over the nomination of William
j. Bryan for the presidency.
Efforts were being made in New York
to secure the release of Harry X.
Thaw, who had been sentenced to the
insane prison at Matteawan.
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Cyrus A. Brown, who had been sen.
fenced to be hanged at Muskogee, was
granted a new hearing.
The telegraph announced the Ed
Dreyfus X Co. Grygoods establishment
at Fort Worth had been destroyed by
fire.
Overton Love was Offering for sale
$50 bales of cotton grown on his place
in 1897.
Commissioner Hardy from Tishomin.
go was attending to the duties of
Judge Bradford's court while the latter
was in Washington.
Wall street was excited over the pub.
licity of a letter bearing the signature
Of De LONE, the Spanish minister. IN
which he openly insulted President Nc.
kinley.
News while it is news-The Daily
4 rdD1nraita