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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-23

view all hands assembled in the
officers wardroom, and while col
fee was being cooked in the small
urn. we ate various canned meats
and fruits and crunched hardtack
as We had lost our galley earlier
in the day, Never in my life had
food been SO welcome. SO violent
ly did the ship pitch and toss and
tumble it was impossible for even
the older hands to move about
without holding on and several
times after cry Of Nov she
takes it, we were hcaped upon the
bulkhead OF the wardroom as
though it had been the deck. The
storm broke that night, that is it
diminished as slow as it had arisen.
For the next few days we lived
on canned bill and hardtack and
apples from the broken barrels
ON the boat deck, Eight days later
we landed Somewhere in France
and soon forgot our misfortuncs
when we began the task OF learn
ing to speak French and drink
French Wine as the French drink
it. ! have learned iour French
words in two months; they are
'Oui Oui' and LaLa.
MY true story would be a good
rival to Mr.. London's Sea Wolf
ii ! had been fortunate enough to
rescue a lady from a liieboat at
sea and discover another Endeay-
or Island-but | didn't"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-23

he was gone-I thought, over the
side. | learned later in the day
that he had freed himself from the
wreckage alone and was found by
one OF the boys as he was making
his way to the captains room, say
ing that he wished to report to the
captain that he could not send an.
S. 0. 5. He died two hours later
from his injuries received when
the radio room was smashed.
"All bands worked on the boat
deck for two hours from two
thirty-five to fiye-thirty, clearing
the steering gear which had been
impaired by the crushed boats
thrown upon it and lines entangled
in it. The steering gear being
cleared, We were again underway
by six o'clock a. m. and | return
ed to my bunk for a nap.
AT about ten-thirty a. N. we
who had turned in were broke out
with the news that the cabin steer
ing gear aft had broken and we
were now riding in the trough OF
the sea with no means OF eontroll-
ing the ship against the storm. !
got up and assisted in filling the
fish oil drums with the precious
oil to calm the sea-but it seemed
to me that there is more supersti-
ton regarding this oil than there
is real truth and good When /
went out on deck at noon saw
then what had been going on
about lis for the past twelve hours.
AS we were riding in the trough
of the sea, looking fore and ait !
could see quite a distance down
this valley OF water but.to catch
each side the mountains climbed
high above our mastS. TO the
port they came rolling in, then the
ship would roll fiity-seycn degrees
10 the starboard side and as she
was lifted high by the wave one
could get a glimpse OF the surface
tor some distance; it was in this
position that We sighted an oil
tanker dead ahead that seemed to
be in about bad predicament as we
were, Then the wave would slide
under the ship and she would lit
her forty-seyen degrees to the
port, vice, versa, etc, This was
the nearest thing to perpetual mo-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-23
COUGHS AND COLDS
NEED ATTENTION
DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-H Honey Brings
Speedy, Easy Relief

Pneumonia and tuberculosis oft
Ell follow neglected colds and
coughs. Don't neglect yours. Take
DR.. Bells Pine-TarsIloney faithfully
according to directions and be on
the safe side.
Brings quick relief from lingering
coughs, protracted colds. grippe,
bronchitis. Soon the shifting stops,
breathing becomes easier, the
phlegm is loosened and expelled,
congestion vanishes. You feel like
yourself again.
Effective as it is, DR.. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey is most economical. Try
it. Soc, 60c, $l.20-adv.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
TOWN NAMED FROM POT HOLE
How important Industrial City Of the
East Got Appe,Iation Which Has
No Mate in History.

Cana jOhnrie, N. Y. (the only town
Of the name in the wOrld). derives its
Indian name. meaning 1.-THE Pot that
Washes ITSELF" from large pot hole
in the bed Of the Cana joharie creek
This natural curiosity is hole about
fifteen feet in diameter worn in the
solid limestone bed of the creek by the
action of the water, says Boys Life.
the Boy Scouts magazine. In the
days of the Indians it was supposed to
he bottomlass. but as the years have
rolled on landslides have filed it to
within about ten feet Of the surface.
The pot hole is situated nj the
mouth of gorge cut through the slate
and limestone rocks. About mile
above is beautiful fall fifty feet in
height. at the top Of which is q sui
phur spring which the Mohawks used
for medicinal purposes.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Why Hen Likes or DisIikes You.

Hens are funny sorts Of creatures"
observes a poultry fancier. "They
have their likes and dislikes-espe-
cially dislikes. If you move hen
she turns crnsty. and won't lay eggs.
She likes her old home. and takes an
abominable time to get used to the
new. - p. sac @
"If you wave cloth within sight
of the occupants Of your fowl run.
you will hear shocking row. This
particular noise is known as the dan
ger signal and sometimes will be in
dulged IN without single break for
as long as twenty minutes.
"If you take it into your head to
rearrange the nest boxes. depend upon
It Biddy will pay you out. She will
miss that day with her usual egg.
provided they are good. it's wisest
TO stick to old things in poultry keep
ing, and not TO shift them unless you
are compelled to do so. At least.
there's one thing you can change and
that's the fodder. Hens won't object
to that at all in fact. they like it."
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
MESSAGES SHOT FROM GUNS
Novel Method by Which Communica-
tions Are Transmitted From the
Trenches to Headquarters.

The transmission Of messages, OIL
servations or directions from the frs
line trenches to the he2ds arters of the
regimental or brigH commanders be-
hind the lines is always difficult and
attended with great risk, says re-
cent article in Popular Science Month
". Of course connection by telephone
is maintained whenever possible
Sometimes telephone and telegraph
wires are shot away. Besides, the en-
envy may have tapped the wires and
may be able to hear every word
spoken.
The Germans on the west front have
used several ingenious methods for
overcoming these difficulties. The OBJ
servers in the observation trenches in
front Of the first line inclose their
messages in a cylindrical metal box
and shoot it by means of grenade
thrower or Il mine thrower to the rear
Of the lines. The accompanying dia-
gram clearly shows the construction
of the projectile used. To the box con-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
EXPLAINING SHORTAGE OF ICE
Why Summer May Be a Period Of
Shortage and Tribulation to the
Average Housekeeper.

Next summer may see a bad short
age of ice. Scarcity of labor has been
interfering with the cutting Of river
and lake ice this season. and hampered
by shortages of the chief products
necessary for ice manufacture-cOal
and ammonia.
Some time ago the government call
ed conference of the ice manufac-
turers and asked them to economize
in their use of coal. One of the sug-
gestions was that some of the plants
shut down and buy their ice for stor
age purposes from those in working
order at cost price. 1t costs but a
little bit more to turn out 100 tons of
ice than it costs to turn out so. That
is. once plant is set going it can, with
very little more labor and power, turn
out a largely increased product. So,
Of course, q ton of ice made in a. fac
tory that turns out 100 tons day is
much cheaper than ton made in one
where so tons is the daily output. 1t
was good business proposition, then.
for the ice manufacturers to pool their
ammonia and set the bigger plants 60
ing at highest capacity, and the gov
eminent caused the saving of con-
siderable amount of coal.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Soldier Priests

A dozen clergymen Of the Church
Of England were seen in London the
other day unloading an army motor
lorry. They were Of all ages from
about twenty to fifty, and they had
taken off their coats to the job both
literally and metaphorically. They
looked queer, in their snowy white
shirt sleeves and well-laundered "dog
collars" handling the great bales Of
army stores. Inquiry ELECTED the
fact that they had just been sworn in
as soldiers. and had not vet had their
khaki uniforms served out to them.
Judging by the way they handled the
goods, and their obvious enjoyment
Of their first fatigue duty" one
formed the opinion that they, too, are
"the goods"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

While the French aviator, M. Ser
gent, was flying over Douaumont In
March, 1916. he was attacked by four
Taubes. The machine gun duel was
brief. The French machine was struck
by hundreds Of bullets. Sergent's left
arm was injured and hung helpless.
The next moment his observer was kill
ed and-here comes the unexpected
his body fell and was pinned between
the leaves. The position was critical.
The airplane was listing dangerously,
the petrol tank was pierced and the Pc
troll was running out. With his one
sound hand Sergent disengaged his
dead comrade. Then he dived down
vertically, resuming a normal position
within about 800 feet from the ground.
Wide World Magazine.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Two Rare Bibles.

Among the recent additions to the
Daniel B. Dyer museum, Kansas, is a
cabinet of rare old books and liter
airy curiosities. Resting side by side
are two Bibles, one, the first complete
folio and royal quarto edition Of the
Bible printed in the United States
in the year 1871 in Worcester, Mass,
by Isaiah Thomas, and the other, a
copy Of the smallest edition Of the
Holy Bible in the world. The little
volume contains both the Old and New
Testaments. There are 876 pages in
1t. The space required to hold the
large volume beside 1t would hold 1856
Of the little ones.
The first complete edition Of the
"Book of Books" printed in English
was by Miles Coverdale. It was pro-
duced in 1885, while the first COM
plete translation into old English was
by Wycliffe in the year 1882.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
LITTLE TOWN IN SENEGAL.

I hear the music throbbing down the
lanes of Afric rain:
The Afric spring is breaking, down in
Senegal again.
O little town in Senegal. amid the clus-
tered gums,
Where are your sturdy village lads, who
one time danced to drums?
At Scissors, by fountain wall. they
sang their melodies;
And some now lie in Flemish fields, be-
side the northern seas
And some tonight are camped and still,
along the Marine and Aisne:
And some are dreaming Of the palms
that bend in Afric rain.
The music of the barracks half awakes
them from their dream;
They smile and sink back sleepily along
the Flemish stream.
They dream the baoba's white buds have
opened overnight;
They dream they see the solemn cranes
that bask in morning light
I hear the great drums beating in the
square across the plain.
Where are the tillers of the soil, the gall
lants' loyal train?
o little town in Senegal, amid the white
bud trees,
At Scissors, In Picardy. went north the
last Of these!
Will Thompson in Everybody's.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

corded them by refineries in the Par
ish of Iberia the cane growers of
that parish took their troubles to the
Parish Council of Defense. The
Council in turn took the matter up
with Washington, and with other au-
thorities. Gross profiteering is al
legged and an investigation is demand
ed. The price paid per ton it is al
legged was $728 based upon 96 test
sugar., whereas the factories were
manufacturing plantation yellow cla-
rified sugars. A hearing was had
before the delegated representative
Of the Louisiana Sugar Committee
and evidence then taken was prom
Used but not furnished the complain
ants in whole as expected. The ap
peal is therefore for the purpose of
having the committee make public
the price to be paid for cane by the
ton SO that the compliments might
guide themselves and know what ac-
ton is to be taken. Their conten-
ton is that they should have receiv-
ed more. Some complaint to this
effect has been heard in this parish
and severel tenants have approached
us in the premises. We suggested
what steps might be taken if they
all cooperated as was done mother
parishes, but we advised against any
one individual handling his differ.
ences or making his complaints
alone. We do not know what the
outcome will be, but that there were
numerous complaints as to the in
sufficiency of the price paid in this
parish we are positive from the com
plants from responsible people. Or
ganization of tenants and cane grow
ers in this parish seems to be the
best solution. It works everywhere
else.--Thibodaux Journal.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
y Nave House Painted.

~ simple boyish letter writ.
Y London BY youth from Wor-
~ Aass.. with a little bit of news,
=. WE oif Of complaint, and a great
~ - q confidence In what he and
y Americans were going to do: but
.ellef part by far was: 81 have
: ~ pay for some time now. and
- p. ~ g give dad surprise by hav-
p me Old house painted. Won't YOU
s aet me know how much it will
and I'll send you the money and
10 ne rest to you, but you mustn't
y 1nov who is paying for it."
same evening on a train. among
missing and reported as a prison,
lead the name Of the aviator who
me letter.-The Outlook
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
fading the PhIIosophie View.

A don't see you out in your auto any
-" aid the first north slider to his
- Last summer you were gone
s he tine: no day was too hot, no
- y to- dusty, no storm too hard, no
nfcrt too great to keep you at
-
Vel unused tie second, "the price
eyosyhing Is getting SO high that
{ rjalny for pleasure is really a
n and not a necessity, so that it
- - trouble at all for me and my
! y nd for the first time this sum-
0at the roads are hot and dusty,
- = = Z whole lot Of trouble to
i - the machine after long ride,
4 y much better to sit in your
VIKING chair on the cool front
q night, while the north wind
]. ~ cheeks, ETC., ad in. So now
e9 shys in the garage a great
- more, there is NO wear on the
ma the mechanism is not sub
a = such strain as it used to be,
- ear win last much longer."-
aanapolis News.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Louisiana Notes
The Water Wagon Again

The Weekly Waterman of Frank
lin tells US that us that it is time
for the water wagon to come around
again. Of course many make res
olutions at the beginning of each
year. Some Of these resolutions last
a whole day; some may last week,
but very few are still sitting on the
wagon when the end Of the year
GENES rolling around.
''There will be many" says the
Waterman" who will mount the We
hicle as it passes, and will fail off
while others will keep on riding.
After July 1st, those who have en-
joyed their occasional nip, can drink
coffee, and other stimulants less hi
larious."
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Why He Eats But One Meal A Day.

The man who thinks he is living the
simple life on three HOOverized meals
day ought to know G. B. Woodhead.
a rancher of Los Angeles county, Cal.
Woodhead has been living on one meal
day for fifty years. He is seventy
two years old and is a veteran of the
Civil war. He started his one meal a
day program soon after the Civil war
and has kept to it. Il eat my one
msn,, he says. lat night just before
bedtime, :, h"r man gets his digeS-
ton I'D to normal. an he can eat and
sleep like any other animal. eat no
more than any other person at meal.
7 FOOT very fit and expect to live many
more years. l don't smoke and don't
drink"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
AMERICA MARCHING.

Whistling-in tears-they 60 ).
Brimming with life,
Out from loves shielding arms
Into the strife.
They go with sinking hearts,
But with a will
That in the face Of fato
Shall fight on still
Why should tn cast down?
Though gril Ieir cross,
To him who art is brave
Death br s., no loss.
They not turn them back,
Tho u rest come late:
Freedom must live in earth
Whate'er their fate.
Liberty, fear no more!
Our heroes come,
Marching with loyal feet
To patriot drum.
Thomas Curtis Cha,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Apache Scouts Now In France.

The Apache scouts mentioned with
credit by General Pershing because
Of their good work on the Marine are
by no means green in the business.
They are, to begin with, descendants
Of scouts who took part in the cam
'paign against the famous Chief Gero-
nimo, in which the present command
err in chief Of the American expedi-
tionary force In France, as second
lieutenant, saw his first service. In
the second place. they received par
tial training in the hunt for villa and
the general chasing Of Mexican guer-
rillas in 1915. General Pershing, it Is
needless to say, does not permit his
Apaches to descend to German meth
DDS Of warfare.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Houma Merchants Busy

According to the Houma Times,
merchants in that town are doing a
rushing business at this time. Things
began to pick up at the approach Of
the holiday season. Additional
clerks have been put to work in the
various stores, and every thing is
on the hum.
"The present holiday rush is large
ly attributed to farmers who have
abandoned field work on account Of
the heavy rains Of the past week"
says the Times, "and many of them
are spending idle hours in the city"
According to some of our leading
business men, Houma has never
since the beginning of the war en-
joyed such a splendid holiday bust
ness as she did this year.
"The end of grinding is yet far off
and the merchants are preparing for
another ruch of business when that
time comes. Other industries here
with large pay-rolls have aided ma
terially in boosting the business of
the city. The time is near when we
shall have continuous prosperity by
new enterprises that will loom up
here, where natural gas is prevalent"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
J, all FROM SEA WATER
- u Obtaining Necessary 81
various Places.

n :. ealt for seasoning and
1 p foods is so ancient that
! r'ss. 49, written records refer to
y writer in Popular Science
= ~ n. For many centuries prac-
1s 4, i, the salt used by the human
e ss,s 4, procured by the evaporation
- msthod of obtaining salt Is
y rIoyed in many localities where
Z ssaditions are favorable as / ,o a a ',n1
ss ...ste are necessary If salt IS
q - from sea water. An Ideal
p =. for this industry is the coast
49, Z 4. Bay Of Cadis, Spain.
- a water Is allowed to collect
s.,lov basins, barely above hlsh-
A.. marx. As the water evaporates
= =. ICONS salts contained In the sea
-. -. .,ystallise out and form a crust
~ 4 removed and shoveleo Id
.ll heaps. There the salts undergo
Z. "A stage of publication.
=. edIble salt is drained from the
-, aalts, which constitute the great
!. ~ Of the impurities. The edible
q, rystallises out first, while the
VI, ,alts retain the water and form
!. .rocentrated brine which is allowed
. N into bitches dug for that pur-
! n partly purified salt is then gath
- into large heaps. Occasional
IN wash out the more easily soluble
,mudties, and the hot sun dries the
III a the surface Of the pile. Al
.Aoosh It still contains about Is per
~ q impurities it is shipped in
- ouantities without further REIN
m
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Music for the Fighters.

Walter Damrosch, a member of the
national advisory council of the
Friends of German Democracy and
conductor of the New York Symphony
orchestra, sailed for France recently
to recruit an orchestra of French mu-
sicians to play in soldiers rest camps
Mr.. Damrosch's trip is under the aus
pieces of the Overseas division of the
Y. NJ. C.. A., which will manage the
tour of the orchestra.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Amusement Of Airmen.

Airmen of duty in France, accord.
ing to Capt. William Butler Of Omaha,
amuse themselves, in American ways
Baseball takes the spare time OF a
lot Of the fellows" he says. Sand
we've had some cracking good boxing
bouts recently-ten and twelve-round
matches that would make any bunch
of fans 60 wild. In the evening, the
boys can go into cafe. The cafes
aren't Of the rough sort, and really
cultured people gather there"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
ror WISE ABOUT 0sTRIcHEs
49,. difficulties Seem to Surround
sehame Devised by a Soldier Who
Wants a Mascot.

me machine-gun sergeant at Doug
II Who wants an ostrich for a mas
~ and Is willing to hatch it himself
4 somebody will provide him with an
- does not know much about os-
fiches or the task in which he pro-
noees to enlist, in the opinion of the
a,i,cna Republican. If he gets the
u and is not otherwise restricted, he
mint ss well be mustered out of the
,ayice The Germans viii be at peace
y ihr as he is concerned.
he has perhaps been misled by
stories be has heard Of the careless,
irresponsible way in which the ostrich
nee Is perpetuated, by the laying OF
re egg In the sand. where it is left to
ii own devices until it becomes an
ostrich. That may happen in Africa,
where there is plenty Of sand and heat,
ut Il WIN not work in the climate OF
pCuglas, where, though there is no
M Of sand the sun cannot be count
q upon to assist in the business OF
huhation. The sergeant would have
n 30 to setting.
Moreover, the ostrich is bird OF
IN growth. It would be q long
lime before one coming forth from
ne egg could become a potent influence
a tie struggle between autocracy and
1enocracy. By the time it would be
= readiness to be taken to Berlin the
NJ would be over and only historians
rolld yet be talking about it.
Ne would recommend some other
~ Il mascot, one Of quicker though
- Of less sturdy and magnificent
eesA
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

The merchant had been gone about
half an hour, when the telephone bell
rang furiously. The woman rushed to
the tube, shouting out the necessary
query, and put the receiver to her ear.
''Tm Dobson. from Dublin" came the
answer. "Got lot Of oil for you, and
wish to send it on at once. Be ready
to receive it,"
Presently the merchant returned,
and to his amazement saw the scrub
woman holding an empty bucket under
the telephone tube.
'What on earth are you doing with
that pail'" he asked.
swell, sir" she replied, "as soon as
you was gone, a man shouted through
the tube that he was sending a large
supply of oil, and asked someone to re-
ceive it, so I'm a-holdin' this bucket
for 1t to run through !"-London Mail.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Nav Like IL

What do you think Of the army a
far as you have goneY inquired ser.
geant Of newly arrived recruit at
camp.
Il may like 1t after a while hut Just
now think there is too mue Tin
and fussing around between meais,"
was the reply.-Trench and Camp.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
German Bombs.

German aviators in recent raids on
Paris used a device like rocket, with
clock movement, says Popular
Science Monthly. The bomb on explod.
ing releases q linen parachute equipped
with cartridge containing substance
with magnesium base. This is light
ed automatically about 1000 feet above
the ground and casts strong light
over objects below it for two minutes.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Wasted Potash.

Every year vast quantity of pot
ash, equivalent te 100000 tons OF
high-grade German potash, is lost
through the flues of the factories
making cement. Ninety per cent OF
this potash may be recovered and at
a low cost, according to the United
States department of agriculture.