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New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

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~ 800 mountain c4Iro-
ers have lost their nves
in the Alps since the signing Of the
armistice indicate tha. what has
been called the 'noblest Of sports
is destined to spring into renewed
popularity after It's eclipse By the
war" says bulletin from the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
The death toll likewise conveys
an obvious warning, not applicable
alone to the Alps, that those who
engage in this pastime should not
be foolhardy enough to attempt 60
ing over the top of the worlds
peaks without competent guides
and adequate safeguards.
1t Is one of the queer QulrkS OF
human nature that the unknown
eXpanses of mysterious waters
should have lured explorers from
earliest times and that mountain
exploration should have been neg
lected until few centuries ago.
Indeed, it was nearly 500 years
after Columbus made his daring
voyage to the New World thar Eu-
ropeans looked to their mountains.
which, Ike the poor, always were
with them. and made the first Sue
cessful ascent OF Monc Blanc.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
Superb ern,in

All these unfortunate and filthy men
are, in plain English, covered with lice,
which are the sole propagators of
spotted typhus. Many of them do their
best TO avoid going near any military
depot which has means Of disinfection,
because their wretched rags, once put
into the disinfecting chamber, simply
fall to pieces. and as there is no fresh
clothing to give them in exchange, they
feel themselves worse off than before
Many of these men leave the depot
wearing nothing but their sheepskins
or overcoats, any apology for under
clothing which they may have had hav-
ing been destroyed in the process of
dlslnfectlon. SO anxious are some of
them to avoid being examined or hav-
ing their clothes disinfected that
very often when a train of repatriated
soldiers arrives at Budapest, Vienna or
some other place the soldiers begin to
jump off II as soon as it slackens down
before arriving at the railway station;
and thus they enter city without the
authorities knowing, and of course
spread their lice and their disease.
Some of the men were already suf-
terlng from spotted typhus while on
their journey, and had, of course, in
fected others. 1t is, indeed, often i'm
possible to diagnose the disease un-
less mans skin has first been thor
oughly washed with soap Matters are
still further complicated because a SOL
oIer as rule will not say that he is
Ill until he can no longer crawl about.
The hospitals are overcrowded with
diseased men lying on gray paper
sheets which, of course, cannot be
either washed or boiled. There are
not even bandages with which to dress
the gangrenous sores which often &C
company spotted typhus. They, too,
are dressed after fashion with paper.
Ihe patients have neither blankets nor
elderdown quilts, nor even shirts to
sleep IN which are not all in rags;
and as there is great scarcity of coal
there can be no proper heating. The
doctors cannot operate because there
Is no meanS of sterilizing instruments,
no soap, and no cotton, wool or band
ages
Before the war the mortality from
spotted typhus was to per cent
'hat Is, IN the countries suffering from
N--Sllesla, Poland, Russia and Cali
ella. Now II eyceaJe On Dar can{ Tho
International Red Cross Medical Com
mission personally found more than
i]'ooo cases of this disease in the
o"raine- In some parts of the coun-
'iy' moreover, &c per cent OF the peo
PIE were infected with syphilis, brought,
VI course, by soldiers returning home
VI passing through, while DIR. Blanchod
bays that he himself saw on railway
'latlon platforms in Transylvania peo
Pie IN the most highly infectious stage
oi smallpox, whom nobody apparently
'aougnt OF quarantining. In Transyl-
sanls and in austria smallpox during
.-0 wax aaa wrought more havoc than
anywhere else, Because mere mas peen
no compulsory vaccination. The danger
ol travelling in Austria, Poland, the
ukraine and neighboring parts of Eu-
rope Is great, because hitherto it has
seemed impossible to prevent soldiers
sna civilians from being herded to-
sesner 49, in extremely overcrowded
tSatns.s
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

disadvantages to China In the first
place, pcnce will not be restored he
tween China and Germany. Second,
China will be excluded from the league
of nations. Third, it will become i'm
possible for Japan to return Tsingtao
to China.'
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

mercial and other privileges in
kiao-chau, formerly held by Ger
many, is generally upheld, individ-
ual sections, it is noted, deplore the
aggressive policy of the government
and hints are thrown out of move
ment for it's overthrow.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
''China Must Submit

The "Kokumn,' of Toxic, while
regretting that the Chinese dele
gates refused to sign the treaty
through political ambitions, believes,
however, that
the peace treaty can be effective
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

laugh for the time being at the threat
of punishment by the peace conference
through a refusal to send supplies.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

Second, Rumana has no fear Of mill
tary intervention on the part Of the
Allies either on her own territory or
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
CONGRESSMAN CARTER CALLS "CAT"
CAMPBELL DOWN BEAUTIFULLY IN AN
OPEN-AIR ROAD-TALK PERFORMANCE

side pocket" Congressman Carter re
marked that a high public official
ought to be ashamed to make such a
remark in such connection. "When
the legislature appropriated money to
run the corporation commission did
Mr.. Russell think that money was ap.
propriated for him and his fellow com
missioners to put in his side pocket
The road funds are JliaglIarded as
completely as any funds of the state
and the laws against misappropriating
them are the same. 1t is idle ana
foolish to think the road money will
be wasted or stolen any more than
other funds of the state.
IF We have roads we must have
bonds. There is no other way. If we
are to have bonds we must have some
one to supervise the spending of the
money. Who would you say is better
to be trusted than the man who is
elected by a great majority of the peo-
Pile to hold the highest office in the
state. assisted by four of the most
successful business men Of the state
representing both great political par
ties of the state?
The law is as good as can be made;
we want roads; the only way is to fol
low approved good business practice in
issuing bonds; build them now and pay
for them as we are using them. l trust
the people will vote for the bond Is
clIp "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
RAYMOND ROBINS URGES
ARN.ISTiCE WITH RUSSIA
AND MORE LIBERAL VIEW

Philadelphia. May 3.-An appeal TO
the American people and the allied ma
tions to make a mor1e liberal view OF
Russia i'm order that that nation might
live was made by Col Raymond Rop-
ms who was a member of the Reu
Cross commission in Russia, in an ad'
dress ON The Present and Future oil
Russia" ." at the second days session Oh
the American Academy of Political ana
Social Science here today. He urged
the following recommendations:
Lift the embargo on all RUSSIAN
fronts: enter into direct negotiations Tor
an armistice ON all front where allied
ar Czecho forces are engaged; insist IN
a1mistice negotiations upon general po-
Iitical amnesty to be declared and guar.
anteed by both sides. allied forces to be
retained in Russia solely for the pur-
pose of forcing such guarantees and
to be used after signing of armlstlce
i'm recognizing and Operating RUSSIAN
railways primarily for transport OF
food supplies through Russia send re-
lief through American Red Cross TO
Petrograd and Moscow Immediately up
ON signing OF armistice. and send COM
mission of inquiry with industrial and
trade experts to Moscow to ascertain
and report on present situation in SOW
let Russian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04

"A public official who goes about
as dishonest and crooked is not build
ing up his own reputation for honesty
up of Congressman Charles d. Carters
answer to Campbell Russells' attack
on Gov. J. b. A. Robertson yesterday
afternoon in a street address on the
road bonds proposition. The answer
was applauded vigorously by the audi
ence of men who listened for more than
an hour on the corner of Washington
and Main streets to three speeches on
the bonds question. The speakers were
Snator F'rd Il. Tuckr, Corporation
Commissioner Campbell Russell and
Congressman Charles d. Carter, speak
ing in the order named.
President G.. A. Ramsey of the Cham
Der of Commerce presided, first intro
ducing Senator Tucker. who went into
detail explaining the bond bill which
is TO be voted on next Tuesday, making
il clear that building roads by the meth
cd as proposed will place no burden
of tax on the people, but will provide
a system of roads by saving present
waste and by taxing the use of the
roads by automobiles and trucks.
Corporation Commissioner Russell
who also edits "The Ca;" on the side.
followed. IL was clear that his Opposi-
ton to the measure is fountei on a
personal opposition TO the governor
rather than on actual opposition to
the measure itself. He denounced the
governor bitterly for going over the
state advocating this bill instead of
staying in his office attending to the
business of the people" When a voice
from the audience askel "now about
yourself?" he flared up quickly with
the reply that he was talking as
Campbell Russell and not as corpora
ton commissioner, but he did not say
that the governor might be allowed the
same privilege as he himself was ex.
ercisine.
In answering Mr.. Rus3s,'s allega-
tons. Congressman Carter said in sub
stance:
THE old system of rad building
has proved to be inadequate. costly and
wastefui in the extreme. The only
cheap road is a good hard-surfaced road.
The pay as you GO plan advocated by
Thomas. Russell AID others is impos-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
GIRL STENOGRAPHERS
Of HUN DELEGATION
TRY TO PASS BOUNDS
FRENCH AUTHORITIES TAKE
STEPS TO KEEP ALL VISIT.
ING HUNS HERDED

Versailles, Friday, May 2.-t7:3o p'
ml-The German deleHition TO the
peace congress- is rapidly assuming
position OF equality, In numbers at
least, with the delegation of the various
allied and associated powers. Twenty
more subordinates OF the delegation ar
rived In Versailles last evening and
this morning. travelling on regular
trains on escort. Their arrival brings
the roster of tbs delegation to total
of 2lS, while still more arrivals are
expected.
A brisk interchange of kilograms Is
in progress with Berlin. courier also
leaving for the German capital today
with official and press dispatches Time
is hanging rather heavily ON the hands
of the greater part of the delegation,
however, owing to the delay in the
actual opening OF peace negotiations.
Ths billiard tables in the hotels accu-
pied by the Germans aIe in constant
use, and card games are frequently in
progress in the newspaper mems club
rooms and in dozen other places.
SO far as is known. the only thing
on the program for the enemy pleni-
potentiaries until next weeks session,
at which the pcao, terms will be handed
over, is Il further meeting of the dele
gates with the credentials committee of
the peace conference Sunday morning.
The tendency of the German delega-
tons subordinates, particularly the
girl stenographers, to break bounds,
TO instruct the police posted at the
three hotels to turn back any Teutons
found wandering off the reservation
and to form a flying squad of detec-
tives to round up any of them discov-
cred in unauthorized parts of Versail-
les.
The commissioner also has issued
warning that any attempt on their part
to go to Paris to see the sights led
to their immediate Punishment to Ger
many. The report that some of the
German journalists actually have been
in Paris. however, is denied. 1t appears
to have originated in boasts by some
of the writer's that they intended to make
such u trip.
y survey of the long roster of the
German delegates reveals the presence
of fourth German minister of state,
in addition to Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau, H,srr Landsberg and Herr
Goesberg He is Minister of Labor
Schwartz, who is found among the 33
commissioners sent by the various min
istries and the armistice commission
to support the principal ds.egates.
The first disturbance of the orderly
routine around German headquarters
occurred this afternoon, when a process
sion of youths cheering for Premier
Clemnceau and carrying placards read
ing "Nive la France" marched through
the Rue des Reservoirs, yelling loudly
as they passed the Hotel des Reser-
voirs. The delegation. however, had
the appearance of seeking to make u
pro-Clemenceau rather than an anti
German demonstration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
Railroad Attorney for Bonds.

A representative of The Ardmoreite
interviewed Judge Samuel Hayes, coun-
sci for the Santa Re railroad. yesterday.
Judge Hayes. who lives at Oklahoma
City. said that he had been against
the road bonds originally. but had been
converted by the arguments presented
in their favor and by giving the mat
ter serious consideration. He said that
he intends now to vote for the bonds.
in the belief that the interests of the
people demand the passage of the
measure at the polls next Tuesday.
This is regarded by the friends of the
bond measure as highly gratifying, in
that the railroads and railroad men as
a rule oppose the bond issue because
the building of permanent roads OF hard
surface undoubtedly will take business
away from the railroads. the motor
truck doing a large part of the short
run hauling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
OKLAHOMA SHORTAGE OF
MILL ION IN VICTORY
LOAN IS TAREATE Ed
DIRECTOR URGES COUNTIES TO
OVERSUBSCRIBE IN ORDER
TO MAKE UP FOR OTHERS.

oklahoma City, May 3.-An appeal to
those counties to oversubscribe which
have already met their quotas in the
Victory loan was issued tonight from
state headquarters. AT least a, mil
lion-dollar shortage looms on the hori-
zon of the big loan unless prompt and
drastic measures are adopted in lag
ging countless" was the statement made
this evening. At the close of the bust.
ness day official reports showed the
state behind more than nine million
dollars in its obligations to the gov
ernment, with but six working days to
make up this amount. The most op.
timistic reports show an unofficial total
of about $24,OO0,000, leaving nearly
five million dollars yet to be raised. A
portion of this amount has been guar.
anteed by counties almost over.
But" said n. r.. Graham, state di.
rector, in making this announcement
today, these are the counties which
we fear will fail: Delaware, Pawnee.
Adair, Chrokee, Latmer lie Flore,
Wagner, Pottawatomie. Major, Ste
phens, Okfuskee, Pittsburg and Ellis
These counties, if they fail in the sum
which per cent reports indicate, will
lave the state million short Of its
quota, unless ways and means are de
vised for overcoming this shortage at
the meeting of the state executive com
mittee tomorrow morning.
"Unfortunatly for the success of the
loan in Oklahoma, the statement from
Washington that no oversubscription
would be received led to a misconcep
ton of its meaning. This does not mean
that neither a county nor state
should oversubscribe, but, on the con.
trary, that grand total of not more
than four and half billion dollars
worth of bonds would be issued in this
loan. Under these conditions it is nee
essary for some states to oversubscribe
TO meet the losses sustained by those
who cannot fiji their quota. The same
holds true with respect to states and
counties. That Oklahoma may meet its
quota, it will be necessary that some
counties oversubscribe in order to over
come the deficiency in others.
Therefore. all citizens who have not
subscribed TO the limit, or people who
have not bought at all, and those
banks which have as yet made no pur
chases. should come to the rescue oi
the state at once, to make up for the
million-dollar failure which is now ir
sight"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
RR|E[ SLIM MARV
OIul q M3!ooS lroIols!
Of PEACE STATUS.
by the Associated Press)

The Italian question again has
come TO the fore in peace confer
cnce circles as the time approaches
for the peace treaty to be handed
to the German plenipotentiaries at
Versailles.
Signs are increasing in Paris
that strong efforts are being made
there and in Rome to bring the
Italian delegation back TO this
French capital in time for the
signing of the German treaty. If
possible or at least in time for
the handing of treaty to the Aus
trian delegates, who are expected
shortly in Paris. Indications are
that progress is being made TO ad'
just the situation. although the
other powers apparently still are
unwilling to give Fiume TO Italy
The attitude of the council of
three regarding Fium,s is compared
by the Chinese delegation in its
statement with the reported solu'
ton of the Shantuns problem,
by which Japan is to get the former
German rights there and later is to
haul over the territory TO China,
The Chinese statement sayIs that 1t
is said the decision favorable To
Japan was made in order to save
the Leagup of Nations. 1t is also
pointed out in the statement that
there was a secret agreement be-
tween the allies TO support Japan's
claims, of which China had no
knowledge. China claims that Ger
many's rights in Shantung were
abrogated when China declared war
against Germany.
Another meeting with the Ger.
mans will be held Sunday at Yer
Sailles, when the conf'rense ere
dentials committee will discuss the
question of credentials with the
Germans.
The council of three is reported
to have reached an agrrment on
German frontiers, giving Alsace and
Lorraine to France. and prohibit
ing German-Austria from joining
Germany. Saturday the council
considered disposition of the Ger
man cables question and also con.
suited with the foreign ministers
ana secretaries of state.
On their eastern front the boil
sheviki are retiring in disorder,
1t is reported, after being defeated
by Siberian forces. There have been
no details of the reported capture
of Petrograd by the Films.
The Rumanian and Czacho. Slovak
governments have refused the offer
of the Hungarian communists to
make territorial concessions in re.
turn for an armistice. Their arm
les continue 10 march on Budapest.
Southwest of Vienna, the Italians
are reported to have occupied
bridge over the River Drake in an
advance northeastward. In the
same region the Jugo-Slavs, who
have been fighting the Austrians
in Carinthia. are said to be con
tinuing their attacks toward the
Vienna railway line, which is held
by the Italians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
Mr.. TAFT THINKS BOND
PLAN ONLY WISE ONE
FOR OKLAHOMA ROADS

Although | am not familiar with
the specific provisions of your road bill
l believe the people of Oklahoma should
spend $50 600, 900 on hard surface roads
l believe they should spend ii now, and
l believe they should spend it on a
statewide system, as your present bill
provides
William Howard Taft, ex- President of
the United States, made this statement
as he passed through Oklahoma City,
afer spending week in Oklahoma
studying conditions and making address
es for the League of Nations.
81 am glad you are preparing to meet
the road problem in the proper way"
Mr.. Taft continued. Experience of 9TH
states has shown that if the building
f roads is left TO the different com
munities, or counties. not only will pro
gress be much slower but never will
the states have a complete and well or
ganized system The state plan is a
better one.
NO, | do not think $50, 900, 600 is too
much to put into this movement at
this time. / am in favor of large
bond issues for such projects. and It
seems to me that Oklahoma should not
delay the beginning. Your state is
rich now Your farmers have in pros.
pect a wonderful crop You have great
oil fields with new derricks going up
every day and with new fields being
opened up.
You have large wealth coming now,
your oil fields will be less large some
day, and l hope you will not wait to
do this important work until this great
source of your wealth is gone. If the
state of Oklahoma does not provide now
in the day of state wealth for a road
system, fear you will not build them.
81 hesitate to take sides on any local
question" Mr.. Taft concluded. but l
do hope that Oklahoma will not put off
this critical time a matter that means
so much to the future growth and pros
perity OF your state"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
UNCLE SAM NOT DISPOSED
TO AID GERMANY BY LOAN
TO RECUPERATE CREDIT

Paris. Friday. May 2.-Authoritative
disapproval of plan that has been
advanced for the rehabilitation of Eu-
ropean financial credit, was expressed
today by the financial members of the
American delegation. 1t was made
known definite ly that the Unit-d
States would not he a party to any Joint
action having for its purpose the res
toration of German business.
1t had been proposed by the British
that a German bond issue of $4,000. .00o.-
OOo be arranged. with Great Britain.
France. the Uniuad States. and the 9th
er allied and associated powers as guar
antors. The American delegates took
the position that such a plan would not
only he impracticable but contrary 10
American precedent.
II was explained that the British pro-
posal inclucS,d the apportionment of
the issue among all the powers. includ-
ing even the small newly-creaIed gov.
ernments
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04

sible. No twenty-five miles o5 road in
all the state or country has ever been
built by the pay as you 60 method,
and never will be. All big enterprises
are financed by bonds, so that the thing
to be created may be created immedi-
ately and used its use and earning
power being largely depended upon to
retire the bonds with which it was
created.
Farmers Get 80 Per Cent Benefit.
IF any ad valorem tax actually has
to be levied to retire the road bonds,
such tax, under the law, cannot exceed
one dollar per thousand dollars Of as
sessment. Therefore, the only possible
direct tax for these roads will be one
dollar for every 81 900 of prop
erty assessed. | believe that the farm
ers cannot and will not have to pay
more than five per cent of the cost Of
this entire roads system Gf they pay
anything and they will get fifty per
cent of the direct benefits.
These roads will be paid for large
ly by saving the waste which is now
going on all over the state b. build
l1S IOduS ~ Dc uidA ~ Nsh'AiN'
away every year.
Il have seen Carter county develop
from a wilderness TO its present state
and never have | seen a proposal for
a great forward movement without op.
position from good citizens who seem al
ways to oppose progress in every form
from fear that it will cost something.
They tried to prevent the incor-
poration of Ardmore-fought II in the
courts; they tried to prevent grading
the streets; they tried to prevent build
ing sidewalks; they opposed the bond
ing of the school district in order that
we might have schools-argued that ev-
cry man ought to educate his own
children at his own cost; they fought
the paving bonds; they have fought
everything progressive that cost any
thing. Yet the good people have gone
right on running over their opposition
and now who of the objectors would
say that any of these things they once
fought ought not TO have been dore?
II is the same with the proposed roads
bonds. and the same kind of non-pro-
gressive people are fighting them
Russell Should be Ashamed"
Referring to a remark by Mr.. Rus
sell that Governor Robertson wanted
the fifty million dollars TO put into MS