The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-30

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picture representing a period of his
tory as written in the old Testa-
ment.
Directly beneath the first row of
panelwork is second row, and in
these panels, Angelo depicted with
paint and brush, episodes dealing with
periods OF Biblical history in the New
Testament.
Tourists can rent mirrors az they
enter the building, and by pointing
them upward. can gaze into them
and view the paintings on the ceiling
above without lifting their heads al
rather painful angle
From Rome, the Ardnore tourists
1ourneyed TO Florence where they spent
a day at the galleries Of art and soul
pture, thence TO Pisa.
The Leaning Tower.
At Pisa, the most interesting sight
observed was the leaning tower II is
about l7g feet high and IL requires
about 297 steps TO ascend TO the
top of it. These steps wind about the
inside Of the tower for about 100 feet,
then wind outside for about 80 feet
and then inside again. The top of
the tower leans over about IA feet
from the edge Of the circumference OF
Of the base, the engineering work on
the building was done with scientific
principles in such a manner that the
structure Is as solid today as is
vanced by Italians to explain the
reason for the leaning condition II
the tower One of them is that after
the first part of the tower had been
! built 1t began to give way, and in
order to properly balance the building,
the architect had it erected as it is
now; others say that II was originally
built in leaning manner
The tower was built during the
10th and llth centuries and complet.
ed in the 18th. At the top Of the
tower are seven bells, the heaviest
weighing six tons.
Five Days at Venice
Venice was the next stop On the
Adriatic its greatest sights are the
canals which serve as streets. OF
Acourse, Venice also has solid ground"
thoroughfares but the canal" streets
intersect them.
The Grand Canal, the principal Ca.
nal street is from 80 10 80 feet deep,
and over 100 feet wide. At some
places, large vessels can enter 1t.
The other canals range from to l5
feet in depth.
In order to travel over these canals
1t is necessary TO employ "gondolas. I"
These are the taxis of the water, and
Mr.. Love states that they are as mum.
erous as are automobiles on the strets
of Ardmore. Traffic regulations are
employed by the pilots of the gon.
dolas. When nearing a corner the
YELL "Aaowa," is given and II the call
Is repeated from the other side of
the turn, the boat is sweryed and
the right side of the canal is used II
! no call Is heard from around the
corner, the pilots steer their gondolas
as near the inside of the turn as
! possible.
Buildings adjoining the canals do
not have sidewalks. They have steps
leading into the water which are
convenient for the people in boarding
the gondolas. These steps are built
10 accommodate the rise and fall OF
the tide. At frequent intervals of
space there are landings where licens.
ed attendants aid passengers of boats
in ahghting. etc. The Loves spent five
! days at Venice.
! Birth Place of Columbus.
The next city visited was Genoa, the
birthplace Of Columbus. The small
house where the discoverer OF Amer.
lea was born is still standing and
the Italians are very proud Of 1t.
There is also large status OF Co
lumbus in the center of the town.
| While at Genoa Mr.. Love visited a
few Of his business acquaintances.
A Visit 10 the Battlefield.
After their stay at Genoa, the tour.
lists left Italy, going to Paris. France.
From Paris they went TO Rheims. and
with another party OF tourists visited
the battlefelds, up and down the Aisne
valley. Mr.. Love states that the sights
seen on the backgrounds are appan-
ing. The horrors Of the struggles which
nave taken place on these fields of
France are all brought vividly to
mind when the eyes rest on the shell.
torn and devastated regions.
I'm the Flanders Field"
One of the most horrifying scenes
which the Loves viewed was Hill
l0S." Az this place, it will be remem.
oered that in the early days of the
Great War the French captured and
recaptured the hill twenty times. Be.
lore they took 1t the last time, and
while the Germans were in posses.
sion the Huns tunneled and mined il.
When the French gained possession,
and We're stationed on ii, the mines
were exploded and 5000 French sol.
diers were buried under the ground
The bodies Of these martyrs were new.
er recovered and the barrels of guns
carried by them when they were
buried by the avalanche OF dirt still
project above the SURGE. People
who visit this location always place
fresh poppies picked off the field, in
these gun barrels.
The hole caused by the explosions
on Hill los is large enough, states Mr..
Love TO- hold all the churches In Ard.
more and then there would be lots of
open space.
Another gruesome sight witnessed by
the Love family on the battlefields.
was line of bayonets which pro.
Ject for quite distance above the
ground. At this point the Frenchmen.
while preparing for bayonet charge,
We're buried in their trench by the
explosion OF two German shells which
struck the parapet. The bodies were
never disturbed, and the line of
bayonets are fastened to the guns
which the corpses now hold.
ReclAnation Difficult.
To reclaim the soil of the battle.
field for agricultural purposes, Mr..
Love says, will require at least from