The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-17
GREAT COLLECTION MATERIAL RELATING
TO WORLD WAR TO Be EXHIBITED AND
LATER SOLD FOR FATHERLESS CHILDREN

New York, Jan. ia great collec-
ton of material relating to the World
War; said to be the most remarkable
ever brought together, will be exhibit
ed in the American art galleries be-
ginning on Washington;s birthday and
afterwam will be sold at auction, the
entire proceeds to be given to the
Fatherless Children of France. an or
ganization Of which Marshal Joffre
is president
The value OF the collection is placed
at many thousands of dollars.
Statesmen OF worldwide fame. whose
names are familiar 10 almost every
person in the United States, have con-
trlbuted to this assembly their auto
graphs or signed photographs, as have
also practically all the political, mill
tary and naval executives Of the AL
lied nations in the war.
The most noted of living authors
are represented in this collection by
original autographed poems, sentiments
or manuscripts and there are au.o-
graphs OF many notable figures and
heroes of the war, In addition there are
about 100 original drawings, paintings
and etchings by the most famous of
living artists.
Among the political leaders who have
contributed their autographs or signed
| photographs. or both. for the cause OF
/ Il, - % IN,syt 70
President Wilson and ihe members OF
his cabinet: former Presidents Roose-
welt and Taft; President Poincare OF
France: Albert. King of the Belgians;
the Presidents OF the Chinese. Czecho-
Slovak, Cuban, Haitian and other
young republics: the Queen of Ruman'
ia; Prime Ministers David Lloyc
George ami Herbert II. Asquith oI
England, Ncnizclos of Greece, ant
statesmen like Bonar Law, Balfour
Bryce. Cur2on OF Kedlcston and othei
political leaders in England. with sucl
names as Hoover, Whitlock. Gerard
Hcrrick and many others OF Amerl
ca: Millerand. DcCartlcr. JusseranC
and others of France; and diplomatic
representatives OF other nations whicl
joined in the cause OF the Allies.
Tho contributions of the militar!
and naval executive officers engaged II
the war include autograph message
or other contributions of the grea
commanders In Ghc struggglc. Gencr
al Joffrc. Marshal of France, copie
In his own hand the Orders Of the Da!
FOR the Army of Ncrduu Tor March II
1916. when the French armies doclar
ed They SHALL not pass,' Genera
Gouraud, the Lion OF the Argonne
gives the Orders Of the Day for tn
Fourth French Army ON Armlstlc
Day: General Blrdwood, cummandin
the Australian and New Xealan
forces. pays written tribute 90 tn
American private soldier; Field Mar
shal Haig OF the British Army, Genor
al Dlaz Of the Italian army, Genera
Ialler of the Polish Army, all CON
manders-ln-chief with Gen. Pershin
D of dhe American forces, write mes
sagcs OF Importance. and n host q
Q other military leaders join with chem.
: Vice Admiral Sims pays tribute 1
, the American Navy; Admiral Sir job
t lelllcoc writes of the coming OF th
1 American troop ships into Brtis
{ waters and Vice Admiral Roger Keyc
( writes the signal that was made fror
. his flagship before the zoebruggc
/. raid. while others have written mes
. r,ues that are OF historic interest.
a Tho knights of the Air" are ropr,
sented by some remarkable phot,
: graphs. among which are those I
: Guyncmer and Raoul Lufbcry. signc
Y by the famous aviators, the latter b.
/ ing tho only known signed phot'
Q graph Of Lufbery in existence. Notab
figures Of the World War include
h signed photograph and three aut
r graph messages from Cardinal Mercie
a long autograph message OF Burg