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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
Sister Of Lord Kitchener Takes Is.
sue with the Popular Argument
Against National Prohibi-
ton in England
WOMEN TO SERVE
In SIGNAL CORPS
Relieve Men for Duty at Front
Sanitary Campaign Started,
Due to Proximity Of Bat
tlefields to Britain
BY United Press.

By United Press.
London, April 3O.-(By mail to New
York LET the men now employed
in the manufacture and sale of liquor
in Great Britain make shells and am
munition for the army or actually fight
the enemy. There is no justification
for the cry of unemployment if tho
liquor traffic is stopped. What Eng
land needs is munitions, not liquor"
In this manner today, Mrs. l.. A.
Parker, sister of Earl Kitchener, took
issue with the greatest argument
against national prohibition in Eng
land. She added:
There has been talk of the great
unemployment that would be caused
and that 100000 young men would be
affected. What is to restrain these
young men from being useful to their
country on the field of battle or in
the ammunition factories?
Lord Kitchener is trying to defeat
the Germans; it is not his place as
war secretary to beat drink" she said.
But it is the place of every British
man and woman to back him up and
put an end to the degrading and miser-
able state the country is now in due
to the drink evil; delay means extra
danger for the men at the front and a
longer war;
Mrs. Parker is commandant in chief
of an army" of women who are learn
ing to execute military and naval sig
nails and thus relieve hundreds Of the
men on signal duty at home for active
service. She plans to establish signal
corps in every city, town and village In
the British Isles.
She today declared in favor of mob
lizing patriotic Britishers against the
liquor interests and the influence Of
drink in war time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
REVIEW
OF FLEET
FINISHED

By United Press.
New York, May 1S.-Riverside Drive
was packed with thousands today, as
sembled on the bluffs above the North
river to watch President Wilson, on
the yacht Mayflower, accompanied by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
other notabIes, review the battleships
of the Atlantic fleet, numbering more
than seventy vessels.
The Mayflower, which was anchor
ed at Seventy-second street, steamed
up the river at 10 o'clock this morning,
passing each vessel, where the jackies
on the decks were drawn up at "atten-
ton" and every officer was clad in
the blue and gold uniform of the navy.
The Mayflower was accompanied by
the naval yacht Dolphin. After pass
ing up the river to about One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth street, the Mayflow-
er turned and passed down beside the
fleet. again anchoring at Seventy-sec-
ond street at the conclusion Of the re-
view.
At o'clock this afternoon the pres
ident reviewed the Atlantic fleet as 1t
passed out to sea, after ten day stay
in New York After the fleet had dis
appeared through the Narrows the
Mayflower followed and planned to re-
turn Immediately to Washington.
From New York the great American
fleet will assemble off Newport for a
battle game" The war practice viii
last until May 30, when the ships will
| depart to their home yards to be over
hauled before their long cruise through
the Panama canal to the San Francis
| co exposition. The fleet is scheduled
| to assemble at Hampton Roads or
June q and to sail for the canal June
25. 1t is planned to celebrate the
Fourth of July at Colon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
EXTRA LEVY
FOR SUPPORT
OF SCHOOLS
Board Of Education Decides to Call
Special Election to Vote on
Increased Tax for Com
ing Term

At a meeting of the Chickasha
school board last night it was decided
to call special election, the purpose
of which is to authorize the excise
board to levy one mill additional to
the school tax, if necessary, to raise
the budget to the required amount
placed in the estimate of the school
board.
The election does not necessarily
mean that the additional mill over the
five mill levy, prescribed by law will
be used. That depends upon the as
sessed valuation. Unless that de-
creases materially, it is thought thai
the use of the additional will NOT oe
school board in calling the election to
authorize the use of the extra mill by
the excise board, if needed. The board
of equalization does not meet until
late in the summer yet the estimate
of expenses necessary to the running
Of the schools must be in at least a
month earlier, hence it is impossible
to know whether or not the five mill
levy will create sufficient funds to
cover the running expenses of thu
schools
1t was stated that the necessity OF
| giving the excise board the authority
tc use an additional mill is for the
reason that the corporation tax tied
up by the Campbell Russell amend
ment to the constitution and the strik
ing of so much Indian lands from ths
rolls by the United States supreme
court will make reduction in th,
amount OF collectable taxes.
Though the demands of the Chicka
sha schools have increased every year
Chickasha has never had to use th'
full five mill levy but twice. Th,
school population of this city is nov
greater than ever before and the re
quirements of the school system il
the matter of expenses are correspond
ingly increased. 1t has been deeme
wise, then, by the school board, t
call the special ection, which will b
held about May 81, in order that tn
excise board may have the authority t
use an additional mill. if it become
necessary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
By United Press.

by O4llCQ IICcbs
Madrid, May 1S.-The Spanish min
lister OF interior today received mes
sage from Lisbon saying the situation
there is very critical as new revolution
airy outbreaks are threatened in Lis
bon and elsewhere in Portugal.
Chagras is reported to have died
from gun attacks but the report is not
confirmed.
Spanish officials are endeavoring To
notify the battleship commander off
Libson to land marines for the protec-
tion of Spaniards and other foreigners.
Joac Chagras, the new president of
the cabinet, was shot four times with
a pistol while on board the midnight
train from Oporto. His assailant was
Senator Freitas, who also was shet
and wounded by passenger on the
train.
Senor Chagras was taken to a hos
pital where it was announced that his
condition was grave. In addition to
other wounds, he is suffering from a
fracture of the skull.
The warships are bombarding the
city. Over 100 persons have been
killed, including several Spaniards.
The Spanish warships Espana and
Rio De La Plata and Spanish torpedo
boat have arrived at Lisbon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
SAY "SUB"
TOOK SHOT
AT LINER
By United Press.

By United Press.
London, May 1S.-Passengers who
came from New York on the liner
Pennsylvania, on arriving here from
Glasgow, say German submarine
fired torpedo at the vessel Sunday
night but it passed forty yards astern.
Walter r. Burnston of Kent say a
group of passengers saw the periscope
Of the submarine forty yards astern,
They notified the captain but said
nothing about it to the other passen
gers, not wishing to alarm them.
The vessel then pursued zig-zae
course to avoid being hit in case II
should be attacked later. Kenneth
Douglas, an actor, confirms the story
told by Burnston.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
Won BueIow to Quit Rome?
By United Press.

By United Press.
Rome, May 1S.-The. report was
circulated this morning that the Ger
man ambassador Won Buelow viii
leave the city this afternoon for Ger
many.
1t is said that the ambassador is
convinced that break between Italy
and Germany is unavoidable.
Local papers which are known to
speak with authority claim that when
parliament meets Thursday it will be
asked to pass a bill giving the govern
ment plenary powers and making il
ready to act.
The public no longer doubts that
Italy will enter the war. 1t is rumor
ed that the ministry is framing an ulti
matum to Austria with very short
time limit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
Allies Advance.

London, May 1S.--Two miles of Ger
man trenches captured by the British
first army in the region of Richebourg
L'Avonne, the taking of large NUM-
ber of German prisoners and the an
nihilation of one German contingent
numbering several hundred men, by
their own artillery fire, are recorded
by Field Marshal Sir John Franch and
the Paris war office.
German positions. according tt
Paris. have been taken in the ALLY
Wood, to the west of User canal il
Belgium, German positions have evac
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
BY WILBUR S. FORREST

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)
London, April 30.--(by mail to New
York THE greatest sanitary cam
paign in the history of Great Britain
is on.
Hundreds of decomposed bodies are
lying just across the channel in Eu-
rope. Hot weather is approaching.
Henceforth disease threatens to be-
come as great an enemy to the soldiers
and civil population as the more ma
terial foe.
British health authorities have al
ready declared war on the common
fly. Housewives throughout the Brit
ish Isles will soon receive orders TO
take every possible precaution against
this disease carrier. Every parrlcie
of food served in her home must be
scrupulously screened. The govern
ment win place her on her honor to
fight against contagion Just as the sol
diers are lighting against the enemy
in the field
The health authorities point out that
less than an equal distance from Lon
don to Newcastle, England. are the
greatest disease breeding cesspools OF
the European battlefields. They refer
to the flooded districts of the User
river where bodies of men and horses
killed in the fighting months ago still
remain polluting the air In every direr-
ton. With the coming Of hot summer
weather millions of flies will gather.
These very flies. the government be-
lieves, could easily discriminate dis
ease germs into England.
One of the first English authorities
on sanitation to sound the menace OF
disease for the coming summer was
Prof. Simpson. Kings college, London.
He declared that the armies of Eu'
rope will be found in radically differ
{ ent physical, mental and material con
} dition in August and autumn OF 1915
{ Should epidemics then arise they will
not bee onfined to the armies that
are stricken, nor will the civil popula
5 tions In the devastated areas escape
! ---------------
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18

uated owing to threatened enyeIop-
ing movement.
The Austrians in central Galicia as.
sert that they have advanced toward
the upper Dniester and occupied Dro-
hobysz, fortly miles southwest OF
Lemberg.
The final decision Of Italy as to
whether she shall enter into the war
is still being withheld. An announce
ment of her purpose is expected with
the conyening Of parliament next
Thursday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
GIBBS GETS
GOOD HAUL
OF WATER
Deputy Breaks into Barred House
and Seizes Bottles Labeled "0lo
Haynor" But Beverage is
Misbranded

1t wasn't what you might term wa
tered stock" that Undersheriff Gibbs
took into camp last night, but near it.
Armed with search warrant, Mr..
Gibbs hied himself TO Southtown and
made drag with the net. The house
i'm question was barred, but at side
window where once had been per-
fectly good pane of glass, board had
been nailed. The trusty heel OF Mr..
Gibbs well-shod foot was applied with
force sundry times against said board
with the result that it was removed
from its fastenings and Mr.. Gibbs
was soon on the inside. Five quart
bottles sitting row, each labeled
"Old Haynor," and with a perfectly
good looking green stamp covering the
cork attracted the alert gaze of the
officer. He procured gunny sack,
collected the five quarts and, as no
one could be found on the place, pro
ceeded on to the next house, where
he also collected three quarts Of beer.
He did not arrest anyone for the
simple reason that no one could be
found in either house or on the prem
ises, hence Mr.. Gibbs started with his
catch to the county Jail. He had pro
ceeded some blocks when he was ac-
costed by man who asked him what
he had in the sack He replied that 1t
was whisky, and the man answered,
Suppose we taste it to see whether il
is really whisky"
To prove the truth of his assertion,
Mr.. Gibbs straightway sat himself up
on the curbstone. the man produced
a corkscrew and within a moment q
bottle was opened. Was it whisky that
! Mr. Gibbs had caught2 1t was not. A
sample OF each and every bottle show
ed that it was just plain aqua pura. 7
beverage known as Adams ale, o.
sometimes called water. There wal
nothing about it that bore a resem
blance of whisky. except the color.
Mr.. Gibbs did not continue with th'
five quarts to the county Jail. I'm {
sport. It's on me- quoth he, and h
returned to the said house with tn
! said five quarts and deposited ther
therein. The beer he brought to tn
Jail and added to the collection. "Thar
number one that they put entirely o
me-" was Mr. Gibbs comment.
In diplomatic circles around tn
court house, the feat of Mr.. Gibbs
collecting five quarts of water
equalled only by Deputy Z. S. Marshi
= Dillon and Deputy Sheriff Worshar
when they shadowed man and watc
ed him hurry suspicious iookir
4 package in the rear of his place, the
shovel dug it up again and found-rc
ten eggs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
By United Press.

Amsterdam, May 1S.-It is reliably
reported by advices reaching here
from Berlin that the German reply to
the last American note will not agree
10 stop submarine warfare.
The note, it is stated, will be ex
pressed in polite terms but viii ex
press the hope that the United States
win not fail to recognize that Germany
must fight the enemy with all the
weapons available.
Germany win not disavow RESPONSE
bility for the sinking OF the Lusitania
but will blame England and the Unnt
ed State officials for allowing passen
gers to travel on ship that was load
ed with ammunition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
Cancellation Suggested.
BY United Press.

Washington, May 1s.-lt was defi-
niteIy learned today that the Austrian
and German ambassadors here recon-
mended to their governments that an
effort be made to conciliate the Unit
ed States at this time by granting the
demands made in regard TO the sink
ing of the LusItania. These diplomats
have cautioned extreme care lest the
sinking of another ship with American
lives aboard may lead to an immedi-
ate break in the relations of the Unit
ed States with Germany.
The general expectation here is that
Germany will reiterate her willing
ness to abandon her present subma-
rine warfare on merchant ships and
follow the maritime prize laws II neu-
trails will influence the allies TO per-
nit the shipment of foodstuffs to civil
ians in heIligerent territory. In this
connection there has been some con
sideration given In official quarters
her to the advisability of sending a
note of protest to Great Britain against
the actual operations of its flees 10
enforcing the blockade of commerce
with Germany. The United States has
never admitted the allies right to in
terrupt trade with neutral countries
unless IT is proved TO be of contra
band character with an ultimate enc
my destination. Many none-contra
band cargoes bound for neutrals arr
said to have been detained and thu
sending Of an emphatic note to Grea
Britain on the subject in the near fu
ture would not be surprising.
High officials have made it cleaI
however, that whatever the Unite
States may undertake with referenc
to the allies must be distinct frons It
controversies with Germany and cha
Il will not be obligated by anothe
country to secure concessions frol
Great Britain, though endeavoring
its ow naccord to secure an acquie
cence in which the American gover
ment considers its right under inte
national law.
AS for the questions raised in "
American note, should Germany a
the legality of the American arg
ment and describe her acts merely
reprisals of war. opening the way
a modus vivendi or temporary 9
rangement whereby the belligeren
would agreed not to load contrabal
on passenger ships or to announce tn
merchant ships plying to and fro
American ports would not arm or
sist capture if carrying passengers,
is considered likely that the Unit
States would undertake to act aga
as the intermediary for the adopt
of such proposals.
Any such action, however, would
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18

taken with the definite understands
ing that the American government did
not recede from its announced posi-.
tion that citizens of the United States
have an unqualified right to travel
anywhere on the high seas in their
own or belIigerent merchant ships II
they are unarmed and do not resist
visit and search.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
Germans Slaughtered.
By United Press.

BY United Press
Paris. May 1S.-The artillery of the
allies moved down two thousand Ger
mans as the latter valiantly made their
last stand on the west bank of the
User.
Shrapnel cut the ranks of Teutons
to pieces and most of the bridges
across the User were demolished. The
Germans jammed the few remaining
bridges in efforts to carry back their
wounded.
At daybreak the Germans abandon
ed their efforts to cross the canal by
surprise attacks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
RE-ENACTS
A TRAGEDY
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Chicago. May 1S.-Russell Pethrick,
aged %, a grocery boy, re-enacted for
the police how he hammered Mrs.
John L. Coppensmith u death and
then crawled over her body and slew
her baby with a butcher knife.
The boy said he did it because of
the "baby yelling" too much. The
parents say the boy is victim OF
police persecution. The police claim
that the young man is sub-normal
They claim that he confessed his
crimes, schowing no emotion as he act
ed over the tragedy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
TEXAS BANKERS CONVENE.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Waco, Tex, May Estate bankers
met here today in annual convention.
Among the speakers listed were w.
f. G. Harding of the federal reserve
board, E. B. Clair-Avery of the Mer-
chants Laclede National bank of st.
Louis, and George Woodruff of the
First National bank of Joliet, Ill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
SITUATION
IN LISBON
ISCRITIChL
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, May 1S.-Dispatches receiv-
cd by the news agency here say the
Lisbon police succeeded in quelling
the fresh rioters after the premier was
shot. A report was received at Madrid
saying Chagras did not die but will
lose his right eye.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
confers With Bryan.

By United Press.
Washington, May 1S.-The Italian
ambassador today held a long confer
ence with Secretary Bryan.
1t is presumed that the matter dis
cussed had reference to Italy's diplo-
matte posts in Teutonic countries in
case of war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
Checked by Russians.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Petrograd, May 1S.-It was again
semi-officially claimed today that the
progress of the Austro-German armies
had been halted on their advance OF
Przemysl. 1t was admitted, however,
that exceptionally heavy losses had
been sustained by the Russian forces
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
PEACE DAY AT DALLAS.
By United Press

By United Press
Dallas, Tex, May 1S.-Peace Day
was celebrated by peace organization
throughout the state The only or
ganized Dallas Women's Peace party
had special ceremonies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
Italian Situation Overshadows Amer
ican in Minds Of German Off
cials Nature Of Answer
Not Yet Decided
WILL NOT STOP
SUB. WARFARE
-
Amsterdam Hears German NoteWill
Be Polite But Decline to Heed
American Demands Diplo-
mats Counsel Cancellation
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Berlin, May lS.-The Italian situa'
tion today shunts the American note
into the background.
Germany may not send its reply tc
the American note this week The
foreign office says the German atti
tude and the general nature of the re
ply has not yet been determined.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Oklahoma.

Tonight and Wednesday, rain, mod
crate to strong southerly winds, shift
ing to westerly Wednesday,.
Local Temperature.
During the twenty-four hours ending
at a. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-18

Continued on Page -Four,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-02
HOLD SANE CELEBRATION
BemidI Authorities to Guard Against
Accidents-Lockjaw Fatal to Many
in State Last Year.
DIR. MURPHY SOUNDS WARNING

During the past several years Be-
midi, as is to be the case this year,
has held gigantic Fourth of July
celebrations, and the city is fortunate
that no serious accident has resulted
This year is to be no exception and
the police department is to guard
against all danger, it being Chief
Ripple's desire that the celebration
be "safe and sane," and certain re-
strictions will be in force.
Showing the danger of lockjaw
Dr.. I. J. Murphy, of the Minnesota
public health bureau, says:
"Tetanus caused IS deaths in Min
nesota in 1914 and only % in 1913.
It has been the cause of 147 deaths
in this state in the last five-yea1
period.
celebrating the Fourth in an i'm
proper manner caused a total of forty
deaths and 1,466 known injuries tc
United States citizens in 1914. During
the last twelve years 42,786 people
were killed or severely injured. For.
tunately the number is gradually be-
coming less each year. II
Enforcement of strict regulations
regarding time, place and kind of ex-
plosives permissible has helped tc
make this favorable reduction. How
ever, Intelligent newspaper publicity
and warnings from medical men have
been the most important factor"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-02
MATHIASON ASKS PARDON
Man Serving Life Sentence for Killing
John Johnson Will Be Given Oppor-
tunity to Gain Freedom.
BOARD TO CONSIDER PETITION

One Of the most fearful crimes
ever committed in Beltrami county
is recalled by the granting of permits
sion to Peter Mathiason, a wood
chopper, who is serving a life SEN
tence in the state penitentiary for
the murder of John Johnson, to file a
petition for pardon.
Johnson, also a wood chopper, was
killed in February, 1905, his dead
body being placed in hole in the ice
of Gull Lake, near Tenstrike, where
after lapse of three months it was
found. A bullet wound gave evil
dence of murder, and a search for
Mathiason, who had assumed John
sons name, was Instituted. He was
arrested a short time later by John
Bailey, deputy sheriff, in the west.
A cashiers check for $500, payable
to Johnson, was cashed by Mathiason
using the assumed name Robbery
was the motive for the crime. The
two men had been camping near Ten
strike where they had wood chop;
ping contract. ...~
Mathiason was prosecuted by
Henry Funkley, then county attor-
ney, and the firm of Torrance & Glib
]bo lnsash had charge of the Defense The
case was tried before Judge w. S
McClenahan Of Brainerd. A -convic-
tion resulted and Mathiason was sen.
fenced to death; tlstiisllsH assnem'
muted. IT. is probable that his ap.
plication for pardon will be consid.
cred by the board on July IL.