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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-08-28
Russian Forces
in Two Battles
Continued from Page 0ne.)


Acccfdlng % latest information. Ger.
many has four strong fortified points
on the Oder-Stettin. eighty-five miles
northeast of Berlin; Kustrim, fifty
five miles east, where the warthe
joins the Oder; Giogaw, 1870 miles
southeast, and Breslau, 1870 miles
southeast
Almost every curve OF the river also
hides a battery OF some kind, It is be-
lieved. Frankfort. fifty miles east and
slightly south. Is strongly entrencheds
but not fortified Efficient field works
could be erected almost the entire
length OF the river within a week or
possibly two.
Russia itself is not SO well prepared
for defense, having but five fortified
cities on its whole eastern frontier
Austria has OILY three, according
70 latest information. with strong
fortified camp at Przemyse, between
Lsmberg and Cracow.
The Russian advance is west from
Kosno tthe Wilma army, north along
the vistnla from the frontier and a
third army is threatening Posen
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CONTINUE
I Continued Prom page oAe.l


The following official bulletin was
issued by the war office Thursday
night:
In the Vosges district our troops
today assumed the offensive and drove
back the Germans who yesterday had
forced them to retire on the Saint Die
side.
"The Germans yesterday bombarded
st. Die, an unfortified town.
In the region between the Vosges
and Nancy our offer movement
mas continued unintell 4ptedly for five
days The German losses have been
-considerablei $500 bodies were found
on a front of three kilometers south
east of Nancy and 500 bodies on
front OF four kilometers in the region
Of vitrlmon.
'Longwy, an old fortress, the CARR
son Of which consisted Of only one bat
TALON, which had been bombarded on
August 3. capitulated today after hold
ing out tor more than twenty-four Gays.
More than half the garrison were kill
ed or wounded, Lieut. Col Darcne,
governor Of Longwy, has been nom
mated an officer Of the Legion OF
Honor Tor heroic conduct in the de-
tense Of Longwy
ON the Meuse our troops have re-
pulsed with great yigor several Ger.
man attacks. A German flag was
taken
"The Belgian field army attached to
Namur and a French regiment which
supported it. have joined our lines.
in the north the British have at-
tackled forces greatly superior in mum
her and were obliged after brief in
stances to withdraw little on their
right.
"Our armies maintained their posi-
tions in Belgium. The army of Ant
werp has drawn off and held before it
several German divisions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-08-28
NorIcE

All parties indebted to the Model Tail
.ors and Cleaners, now being conduct
ed by Hamilton & Vance, will please
cali and settle between September list
and 5th. or be prepared TO settle with
collectors when they call. A dissolu-
tion in the business is the cause OF our
making this special request
Respectfully,
s-2s-3t HAMILTON & VANCE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-08-28

The receipts until December /, and
there seems to be a necessity for the
further holding or the stored cotton,
it can be transferred to covered ware
houses and new receipts issued.
It was suggested that where there
are two or more gins in town com
mon yard or warehouse be arranged,
and where only one gin is located a
fenced space near the Sin be provided
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CARD oF THANKS.

We wish to extend our thanks to
our neighbors and friends for their
help and Kindness and sympathy DUR
ing the sickness and death Of our dear
baby and grandchild. Mr.. and Mrs A.
H. Smiley and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Smiley
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HOW 70 CUBE A sPRAlN.

A sprain msy be cured IN about one
third the time required BY the usual
treatment by applying Chamberlains
Liniment and observing the directions
with each bottle For sale by all deal
ers.-.Adv. d&w
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-13

donned. che descended kitchenward and lighted the gas and put IL tel
kettle q I.
It's the same old thing every day" hr thoughts ran. Just work.
vcrastn work. If could see anything gained by it-hut my kind Of
Work eve appreciated. I'm just a machine for the convenience of
Others.
Its settnp in the morning. hustle breakfast, hustle husband off to
Mork. hustle he chlldrens dressing hustle them off to school then hustle
hustle the tradesnen, hustle the dinner, hustle o a clean dress.
hustle the family together or dinner, hustle the cleanup afterward, hs-
Tie III children to bed. me getting TO bed last of ALL
Its Just II 1orrid hustle after another. With never q minute for
rest. Life is justu me miserable mon otony Of work day after day, for a
woman. why didn't the lord make me a man so that might do work
mat is appreciated n have mi 200 tut nf Efe?' a.
The maj sighed. too when the alarm clock clattered. and when a
Nocn from below demanded that lie arise and partake of the
breakfast that was almost ready he sighed again. And tho breakfast he
tie without appetite. for he vas thinking Of tho price IF eggs and bacon
II tn bills that csme in the first o the month.
Iii is life fr a man anywa W" he thought "Eyerybody has his
han out to a man-for the money they expect him to put into it,. It's
pay. pay, pay. If couldn't pay Id be a down-and-outcr. 1t takes all 1
can max to live. Nobody cares Il hang about ME. All they al is my
m mo M EN- I'm nothing ~ a paving machine for the convenience of others.
70 pe stlng and SOAKED for Ill hat a re got ut of he. Why do women
have all he Easy times. anyway"
Aud sc the vail of sdf-piy rises in the souls of men and and
the lines of discomfort grow deep II their faces.
Each thinks his or her lot is the harder. Each complains of unap-
precaton. ct each n nay be building stronsly and beautifully.
You Sec we cant all be architects and great engineers Most Of us
simply the hrjckmasops, the plumbers, and such. There could ID no
great edIhces without us. According to IL work, the work @ the unsuns
ana tn seemingly unImportant the great work stands the tests Of time and
use.
And SC. each III of us is great, n 10 matter how small our share in
the worlds work.. And if our praises are % sung throushout TIN world.
let them BIZ u gin family circles where happiness nearly always follows
expressed Appreciation. .-...t.....|
" not penttle your own part in the scheme OF life II there is TO-
bod else to appreciate Nu appreciate Wha YOU know is god in your-
self. 1t will make the way much plcasantcr.
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THE ALASKAN EAILWA ~.

the tili for tho building OF an Mas
Nan railwa., having passed both
houses. was signed iy the president
N~ottcrday. and is NOW Il law. Under
us provisions tn" president is auth
crizcd tn cause To lac built ON" thou
.utu tho interior uf Alaska. tho route
II, nc selected 10y the president. aud
III" expenditure 10 l." limited to $50
nuu. UuN.
iniu. rersuns an Tho" ground ;l,at H.
Ms tho entering NrI@" fur a %crrcral
= item of government owned railroads.
flr objection docs not appear to ln'
we'll inundci Tic government maN
ii" certain ii: ncs in certain cases with
t"it commit ne itself NJ all Ia Tho gcn-
trhl policy II ,lulnS those things IN all
rss;. The Alaskan situation is n spc-
-it. case. The country is distant from,
.Niil1ati"m. Il is almost destitute of
'pulati"u. In the interior ar" vast
i;ores of cual which arr needed hv
tuv sh,rS and Ivy tho people on tho
ncstoru shores uf nrr continent. which
're Indispensable, moreover. IN tho
roper Development of other parts uf
he TERRITORY itself. Separating these
,,a' fields from tho coast and hun
ireds and hundreds OF miles "f ulpuu
Saincus inc lnhuspIiahlr rountr,
hose existence makes stores of Goa
inarccssibic. \ railroad mui-t lac bull,
u" render This frlci uf service. Private
.,rital viii not enter upon tho pro
l""l ut railroad l,uildiu. tilrrc except
IN terms which arc p',"l'i,lNr. Three
'ourses arc opcu. First. No n y"r-
,uit The coal To lie there u~ntourhed. =
plan whirl, scarcely comments itself
q" onr people. Second. Nc mny gram
= charter Z" a private company tt
lnillh the road, and give il privilege.
which amount IN deciding tn il prac.
:ically the, Whole ,rrritnrN. Third. We
nl1v hrlld tho road ourselves. con
.ress has chosen the latter rlan. aut
IT'S choice in this matter cannot prop
crly hc lsrl n" q ~pre"edcut for SIM
War action in other case, which haN'
;n resemblance to this one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-13
VAUDEVILLE PATRIOTISM.

y valued exchange SHES at what it
calls the vaudeville patriotism. It cal,
sec no rcason why an American audi
nee should rise when. whilc u poodle
dog walks II tight wire. carrying an
American Gas in its mouth, the or
Banncr.' Neither can VIC soc any rca-
son for ii.
In casting off the shAcklcs of El-
ropeau aristocra"y and nul,hull,cry We
may have deprived ourselves of a few
useful things, as we'll as Il lot of use
less ones. 1t might have hccn u good
thing if. while asserting our political
and personal liberty. W" could hay
retained some authoritative standards
by which, No could haze determined
when verlain things are fitting. and
when they are not. In tho absence "f
such deti,iit" standards most OF us are
uncertain whether II is proper Il stand
pr sit when We hear tho strains Of
"Amcr,ca'' ar Tho star Spanglcd
Eanner."
These two pieces have hcon accept
cd as national hymna. When %cit,rr
Of them is played ut 4 public meet
ing us opening OF closing pieces. there
is no question as 4" the proper course.
The audience should stand and re-
main standing until tho music is over.
B,lt when a medley rs being played.
and whcm "MarchinE Through
Georgia" mcrgos into Tho star Span
slcd Banner and the latter into
yankee Doodle" wha, is p poor pa
trioi III do"
For ono Thing, o'lr two great ma
tinnal songs arc uNrrworkcI. To per
Vert them tn purposes uf cheap enter
%tain,ucnt and use them tn attract nm
earned applaIs" for clap-irap stag"
unit is ahuminahlc. Md their IN
~cllsion in manN of The medley COM
linaliuns where they arc found is in
NOR" than uncSttnna ole taste. In tine
mean time. until We have our standrds
more definitely fixed. it might not it
a bad idea to have tho stage manager
come forward AT the proper time and
say Tho audience will please rise
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marriage to the fair one of his choice
was too much for his sensitive soul.
FINALLY. after many hours Of deliber-
aLlon. he hit upon a plan. :
u was q moonlight, starry night,
and he led the maiden of his heart to
. churchS'ard and, pointing to the
various headstones, he said:
Allie my folks are buried there.
Wad We like to be buried there, too"
The marine barracks at Washington
were visited or one occasion by a
party Of young girls from a Delaware
town. friends Of tho officers Of the
barracks. The party exhibited much
interest in everything pertaining to
h iifc and discipline of the post.
what do O meal by 'taps'?"
querled n Of the young women.
Taps is played every night on the
oueie,, answered the officer address
ed. 1T means lights out They play
1t over theb bodies Of dead soldiers
A puzzled look overspread the ques
toners pretty face. Then she asked:
What do you do II you haven't q
dead soldier ?"-Harper's Magazine.
Once there was q hypochondriac
who used to think that ne was dying
about three times q week.. One day
he was driving out in his autombile,
him. On the road ahead OF him he
happened to see his family doctor.
speeding along in his roadster. He
felt so sick that he applied all his
power i'll order to catch up with the
doctor az soon as possible.
But the doctor saw him coming
and he used~a all the gas Tho had to.
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X A Few Humorous Stories y

The old horse. which interfered
badly. and his driver. Sam Winters.
had mndeniably seen better days.
Sam had Just finished his days
work of peddling. and was driving
YEARLY home through a thiekly ropu-
lated thorougi1fare.
Say. mister sang out a would-he
wit from his post on the corner
that there horse of your'n is inter-
fern to beat the band!'
Sam glanced around slowly, and in
a mild. u~nconcerned matter gueried:
Fl amt interferin' with you, is
he "-Lippincott's.
William Dean Hewclls was admon-
jshing Il Young novelist who after
writing q fine novel, had produced
only slight commercial things.
Two critics. he said to the young
a were discussing a certain au-
thor.
His laurels,' said the first critic,
already seem faded and bedraggled.'
THAT the other critic agreed, lis
because he has been resting on
them"
The collector had called to collect
the money on a bill long overdue.
The consumer opened the door and
collector-Why haven't you paid
Your a bill?
Consumer--The light was so poor
I could not read the bill. Then he
slammed the door in the collectors
face.
William Macdonald. a youthful
Scotchnlan, Was seriously in love, >eut
to arrive at the point Of proposing
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cup of coffee this morning. Becky.
It's stimulating. YOU know, and you
must he terrible careful"
Ecbccrah looked at him wondering
ly. and then tho wonder gave way to
doubt. Ii doubt to knowledge.
'WhN'?" she asked. And before he
could reply she exclaimed: "If Doc
More has been fooling us, Danny
what did he. toll you? That you were
sick aud maybe couldn't live six
months? Or
Me-" said Daniel. why. no. He
said YOU were-Becky. Was he YARN
ing"
Tic was" srin1ly. And when [
see him I'll give him a. piece Of my
mind"
The peppery light had flashed back
to her eyes, the irritable expression
had returned. I'll tell him." grimly
he repeated.
Hnt Daniel kicked off the rubhers.
IN tell him, too" ne said, gladly. 't'll
tell him how much obliged I am. BE-
cause. Becky tenJerly. I'D forgotten
how much I think Of YOU. But Il
wont forget again. He patted her
hand. And Eecky stood stiff and ST.
lent and old for a moment. Then
tho repperincss faded away and the
irritation followed. Rebeccah Gregg
b1ushcd with shame. it appeared.
"I--~L'm much Obliged to him, too"
she acknowledged. "And I'll tell him"
And make that tapicoa pudding"
Daniel laughed.
fright away" said Becky softly.
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crty. She's to have tho house where
VIC live and I'll take the one on the
hill. She can have the feed store and
In take the coal business"
And hurry" ordered Mrs. Gregg.
"i want TO Set home i'll time TO make
Goldfish for supper"
Anybody that1l waste good money
ON Goldfish with perch lying right be-
sidc it is a fool" snapped MIR. Gregg.
Hurry. Jim
Jim kayton hurried. not desiring 10
stretch an already strained friend
ship. Mud he reflected that perhaps
ii was as wcll. They had quarrelcl
almost since their wedding day. And
iIc didn't really know which was most
to blame. Daniel C;rcss was slun,
and d%Nsrcptic. Ills old lips always
wore rrrscd groucllily. The old black
/ eyes were Walls of wrath. mostly vcr
Goldfish versus perch. nr ONE other
important issue, Aud oven i'm his
youth lnc had not been cveu tempered.
AS for Ttcbeccah. she was a thin-lippcr
:shrcw. Ever $" far hack as the rod
schoolhousc DAYS she had been pep
lcry. Her hair lnad been rcd then. and
duffy enough to overial3nrc tho tenn
per, Even Jim lSayton had s%rIdEcL
Daniel. Eut now the ross, wrinkled
face WAS no Longer alluring.
Vet because of those old days. and
heca,se those old days were so YER,
old. jim lSayton'& pom scratched slow.
ly. and his WI head. a gray fnrzo
nsddcd disapprovinsly. Vt WIS 3 pit,
WHOM tho path OF life was So nearlA
~,raNersed that it couldn't be finished
together. Eut il WAS nonc nf his
BUSINESS. For half al, hour only tl,e
scratching of the pen broke the 81
lcnre. The two old people locked a
the wall. not All each other. Old DR.
More. who. too. had gone to fine little
rcd schoolhousn, aud whose office a1
joined Kayton's. came in oure for 4
book. lIayton drew his mouth dowI
in answer and tho GrcgGs scowlcC
50 INDEPENDENTLY that their business
known, in fact. TO all the town--was
disclosed without doubt. Tho doc.
tor. too. nodded his head disapproy.
iugly and forgot III" Volume. AS he
was going ont Daniel called after him
Say, doctor. ] need SOM" more of
those stomach tablets and hastcpcC
into the adjacent office.
Jim kayton's pen scratched On
Jtri,ecrah sunirmed inIpatiently in llcl
chair. aud three tunes asked <aytnl
what time it WAS getting to he. Anu
then she forgot n time In thinking
Nayton finally finished The papers a1t
exclaimed AT the time. SteuS sounded
M tho corridor as people passed and
!repsssed. Doors opened and closed
AS $ o'clock approached. Tho halt
hour stretched into an hour. why
dear me-" said the old lawyer
finally. your husband is 4. long time
Hes undergraduate" snapped Re
bcccah. IF he thought l,n could rifle
r1lc by making me watt"
IT was thou that the old dorto,
opened tho door and a.ain entered
His face was worry grave. and nc merry,
ously cleared his throat. "Reheccah.'
he said slowly, "Daniel didn't feel like
coming hack. and he asked me not
TO tell on. but
Tcbcccah sprang ur in a rage. He,
old eyes snapped. Whats he done:
I want To know. Something to rile
mo III be ho,1ld--"
"Nnthing to rifle YOU" the doctor
~sorrowfully said. "Tf YOU knew thai
Daniel had Eright's disease anG
couldn't live SIX months would YOU
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JUST HUMAN NATURE.

cCNI HUMAN NATURE. u
. {.
By Philander johnson.
Nobody is as sensitive to criticism
az the person who has got into the
habit of calling other people down.
The silly season" m and soes.
creating merriment profound. In
truth. dear reader, there are those
who say it lasts the whole year
Seth Cogswell has been ~inventins
again. He says there is entirely too
much uncertainty about eggs. His
idea 10 this: AS soon az an egg is
laid 1t will be taken to q jewelry store.
A small door will be neatly cut in the
shell and fitted with tiny hinges ana q
JOCK, so that q purchaser can take q
peek and satisfy himself that all is
we'll within. It will be q trife ex-
pensive, but who cares for expense
where food is concerned?
"A little nonsense now and them
you've hear the good old phrase! Tho
way 1t hits q lot Of men Is something
to amaze. A little nonsense seems 90
fine. it isn't long before you see them
trailing mp In line to say, lets have
some more" For nonsense is a curl
Y thing. No one a understand,
whsn:once he starts an idle fing. how
nonsense will ok ad. A little BIT Of
stock exchange mixed up with bum
Aavlcei-4t-loakD IKE poussnae-Atlonk
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Tie Evening Story
copyright. 1914, by ". Wcrncr.) ;1ct the
SIX MONTHS.

ilct the divorce go? Six months isn't
Very long. YOU know"
The light Of rage faded. F;cbeccah
sat down suddenly. y slow fear
gathered in her old eyes. And slowly
a look Of age that that she had not
worn before came to her. She closed
her eyes as though she saw--"raniel
thought never dreamed" And
then she was silent. The tive watch
ing old me saw her face crease with
grief; its irritable lines faded away.
Daniel alive and hearty was undcsir-
able. Daniel sick, dying. was hard
to live without.
tic asked me not to tell" the
doctor repeated. lie wen, home"
I;cbeccah rose, nodded toward tho
heap Of papers. Tear EN- up" and
went homo, stopping on the way to
get some perch.
At home--a spacious. comfortable
hunched In an armchair in the living
com. AT her entrance he straight
rned aud tried to appear nonchalant.
But when shc sniveled and put the
corner Of her apron to- her eyes he
cot M and held on his arms.
Becky. dcar--" Then he choked
int" silence. And then: It's sue a
llIts WnlJC----
She patted his grizzly gray head
we won't talk about it. And / got
some perch for supper" she said.
NO" he objected. II bought some
Goldfish. ! eve did like perch"
Aud when he insisted she cooked
both. But neither ate. aud afterward
she gave both platters To the cat.
For the first time in years they
sat in the living room together that
evening aud talked over the past.
And though once or twice. from habit.
they fell into bitter argument q
date or place. they hushcd at once.
and two wrinkled, gnarlcd hands
stole alphabetically toward each 9TH
or. And the next morning Rebec-
cab fretted because Daniel went into
the garden without his rubbers. Her
voice was shrill and irritable. Eut IN
der the shriIlncss quaNercd anxiety.
"lt doesn't matter" Daniel said
gently. when she trotted out with
them and TODD over him till he pulled
them ON.
"lrs mean for you to talk that way,
Danny" she said with trembling lips.
with care the doctor said---"
"Ycs--with care clustered Daniel.
And ont you run in the wet grass to
take care of me. l don't want to he
careful when you--"
when WHY, amy one'd think
YOU was glad to die and leave me-"
reproschcd his wife. And. Daniel.
Id make YOU a tapicoa pudding. sec
ing how we'll you like it, hut for
Starchy foods--'
~ couldn't cat it unless you could.
too" lc said brokenly. " don't think
y"l ought to have had tln,t second
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-13

VIII" hit our midst in Illinois in
1856 and since has split his time
between the mart aud politics?
Who made his start at clerking
in Nr village grocery and knocks
down now n railway line per day
-"r' two or three. Who owns most
all the stree: car rails that crisis
cross Illinois and doles out wa
ter. gas and light tn add TO liv-
inG's JOY" Who hangs around
tho ship Of State because he likes
tho anne and Not at all because
ilc needs the wage attached to
same" Who longs 10 nail his job
"f old in Washington. u. c.. and
ST. is kissing babes once more"
Observation-Disclosures Is.
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>EN>ron r.ALll.s LIST.

Chicago Rccnrd-IIeraih. There
mould he no secrecy CONCERNING the
Gate Of Amcrirais in Mexico. but il wn
arc IL, have statements ON ihr subject
tlneN should Lee fully authenticated.
"t,nilld he much more explicit ihan
t;iase of Senator Fall and should givc
\" tho puhlic q. clc1r idea az tho rr-
s,'unsihilitics involved, az tho differ
cnrc bctw cen cages. "f the bearing uf
:"Tcrnm'cninl policies upon the facts.
Wilson became prcsidrn, March 4.
lal3. y NerN large percentage nf the
reported murders of and uuiragcs up
NJ AInericans occurred before that
dale Scane of them occurred nearly
two ,ears before. Evidently they cam
,"i he "%nltucc,ch in am way With u
policy that WAS formally announced
little more thar sin months ago.
When We rs,t1,e To tho nature Of the
crimes We nre thrown at once into
great conflsiop. Certain persons arc
aid tu have t,eCn killed by stray bull
lc;g. Certain others fell during the
loinhardmcnt of tho City of Mexico q,
the time Of the overthrow Of Mndrro
in February. 1919, Others apparent
~, were the Victims rf t~hugs-thnt is.
they were kiliel as people are killed
In Chicago every year iii rumbcrs OK
ceeding the entire list of Mexican out
RACES upon Americans.
Senator Fall gives us no now rcvcl-
alton of our responsibilities. hl, leaves
us where We were. What there is Of
Immediate sensational interest In his
recapitnla1ion has been anticipated in
tho press dispatches on the Benton
and Versara case.
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range, but costs an awful price. A
slight enlargement of the head. when
fortunes wind blows fair and then
from friends. when luck has fled, that
distant, stony stare! A little bit of
motor car. a. little. social splash and
then .the rude financial jar! Back,
back to- corncd beef hash! "A little
nonsense! How it makes this old
world laugh for fair. Yet the especi-
al form it takes should be observed
with care. For IL too long it hangs
around. it loses all it's mirth. Back
number nonsense will be found the
gloomiest thing on earth.