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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-10
Some Mumps.

Fort Smith. March 9.-About $50 Fort Smith children are afflicted with humps, according to reports to tie board of health. Quarantine regulations have been adopted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-10

Little Rock. March 9.-D. J. Pal nler of DesMoines, Iowa, commander ;,.-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, arrived today to attend the etate encampment to be held here to- morrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-10

Salem, ore. March 9.--The regular Sunday religious service at the Ore- gon state penitentiary was eliminat- cd Sunday in favor of moving pie ture play. For the next for Sundays, prisoners will attend motion picture shows instead of religious service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-10
FRENCH GAIN GROUND.
Germans Fail in Efforts to Retrieve
 Territory.

Territory.
 Paris. March 9.-The nignt official statement says:
 "In Belgium. we have repulsed an attack east of Steenstraete.
 North of Aarras, at Notre Dame de Lorette, an engagement has been pro- ceeding all day without any change in the positions on either side.
 "In Champagne there has been vio- lent fighting which resulted favorably in the wood where we gained foot hold three days ago, we repulsed two counter attacks and made further progress.
 eve progressed also in the wood east of this place. in the immediate neighborhood of Perthes. The Ger mans made an attack north of Perthes and were repulsed.
 'On the crest northeast of Mesnil. a gain of 450 yards, which was made yesterday, was carried 200 yards far ther today We captured German earthworks, machine gun, and three mitrailleuse and took some prisoners. The enemy's extremely strong organi- zation included shelters provided with machine guns and deep subterranean chambers.
 North of Mesnil also, we have re- taken some yards of trenches, which we won on Sunday and lost again on Monday.
 "In the Argonne, between the Ford de Paris and Belante, we delivered an attack which made us masters of the Germans first line for length of 200 yards"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-10
The Weather

Rain or snow Wednesday,; Thurs day, fair, slightly warmer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-10

Berlin, March 9.-According to the Berlin newspapers, negotiations have been opened between Austro-Hungary and Italy with a good prospect for an agreement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-10
River Forecast

r River Forecast.
 The Arkansas will fall at all points in the Little Rock district the next few days. The White will rise at Clarendon, fall at other points.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
TRANSPORT
AFIRE EAST
OF HALIFAX
With Blaze in Hold Ship is Racing
to Port; Fifteen Thousand
Tons Of Ammunition
on Board
By United Press.

By United Press.
New York, July 8.-According to a
wireless received here at IL o'clock
last night the Minnehaha, trans-Atlan-
tic steamer, with $4,000 tons Of ammu-
milton aboard, is afire.
The message gave the location of
the vessel as $40 miles from Halifax.
The ship is racing for that port. The
fire is confined to the portion of the
hold containing general cargo and is
well under control, the captains mes
sage stated.
The fire originated with an explo-
sion, according to the wireless, and
there is much speculation here as to
whether or not Hollis trunk got on this
ship instead Of the Saxonia. The Min
nehaha pier was near that from which
the Saxonia and the Philadelphia sail
ed.
The fire may be the work of German
spies, it is believed her.
TIL Minnehaha is big freighter,
well equipped with fire apparatus.
The Minnehaha was scheduled to
sail from New York last Saturday. She
is expected to reach Halifax tomorrow.
The captains message gave no details
concerning the explosion and this
strengthened the theory that Holt's
trunk was aboard the vessel.
1t was inferred from the captains
messages that ship will be able tc
make port without any serious diff
Guilty, though the fire seemed to be
spreading.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
f,y United Press.

Cincinnati, o., July Sit Is known
this morning that twelve persons are
dead, more than score missing and
many injured as results Of tornado
which PLAYED ton minute engagement
in this city last night.
Reports OF the damage are still in
complete and II is feared that the
losses will be larger than now indi-
Gated. The wind blew at terrific
rate. wrecking many structures and
making practically a clean sweep of
the path followed.
Three persons Were killed and six
teen injured when the wind blew four
coaches OF a Pennsylvania passenger
train down an embankment in suburb
of the city.
The Fennebaum family was entomb-
ed when their house was wrecked and
then the storm swept around cor
ner, striking the home of a relative osf
the family. Esther Cohen, who was
found mortally injured. repeating the
Jewish pronouncement Of the unity OF
God.
II is estimated at this hour that the
total property damage left in the wake
of the storm here viii probably reach
million dollars. Immediately after
the blow was over rescue parties be-
gan searching for victims and the in
jured we're rushed to hospitals
Passengers arriving here on trains
say the storm hit Louisville, KY, but
the damage there was small.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
READY TO
PRO TECT
SHERIFF
Rumored Danger Brings Friends ol
Hodge Bailey from South End
Of County Here; Pope's
Prelim. Postponed

Fearing for the safety of Sheriff
Hodge Bailey. dozen men from the
south part of the county drove to
Chickasha last night to be present this
morning at the preliminary hearing OF
Fender Pope, charged with having car
ried weapons and discharged gun at
the sheriff on the occasion of the kill
ing of Dude Stack by Albert Powell on
South Second street three weeks ago.
Pope's hearing was continued until
next Tuesday morning at O'Clock on
motion of his attorneys. He is still
out on bond of $1,000
The defendant is alleged to have
been with Stack when he entered
Powell's restaurant on the day of the
killing. He was declared by officers
to have been in with Stack in the
alleged attempt of the two to kill
Powell when Powell was the quicker
with his gun and finished Stack.
Rumors were circulated at the trial
Of Powell that gun play might be ex-
pected by the officers in case the de-
fendant was discharged.
Officers took special precautions in
watching every person at the hearing
but the shooting up that was prepar-
ed for did not take place. Again in
the past three days had rumors been
circulated that something might be ex-
nected to happen at Pope's preliminary
hearing in Judge Moore's court this
morning.
Hearing of it, local No. 511 of the
Anti-Horse Thief association at Rush
Springs, Sheriff Bailey's home section.
sent committee Immediately to the
sheriff declaring that the association
there was always at his service in car
rying out the duties of his office, and
that they would have members present
at the trial to aid in the protection of
the sheriff in case anything was start
ed, The committee called on Mr.. Bal
ley last night. 1t was made up of
Henry Mileur, A. D. Smith and W. f.
Dryden. All but Mileur returned to
their homes last night. He remained
for the hearing that was to have been
held this morning
There was nothing at the appearance
before Justice Moore this morning to
indicate that trouble was being plan
ned by Pope's friends However
Sheriff Bailey thanked the men from
| the south part of the county and prom
ised to call on them at any time he ex
pected trouble.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
FaIaba Not Armed.

BY United Press.
London. July S.--The official report
on the sinking of the British steamer
Falaba by German submarine was
given out today.
The report admits that the vessel
carried some munitions of war bnt
says IT was not armed 1t is claimed
that the ship was carrying no moro
munitions than would ordinarily be on
board in time OF peace
The report says the commander OF
the submarine apparently intended to
sink the vessel with its passengers,
One American citizen. Leon Thrasher,
was aboard the Falaba when the yes
sci went down.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
BUDGET ALREADY ADOPTED.

Contrary to a statement in yester-
days paper that the county commits
sioners would pass on the budget for
the present fiscal year on next Mon
day, the budget has already been pass
ed up, the formality having been gone
through with last Monday, the first
Monday in July, as the law requires
The figures will be totaled and the
whole thing given out just before the
meeting Of the excise board, the last
Saturday in July.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
WANTS COURT TO
STOP ROAD DITCH

Col. b j. Hubbard. owner of a farm
home south of town, does not believe
there is need for drainage ditch
along the public highway in front OF
his place. The township board does
believe the need exists for such ditch
and they have decided to cut one. But
the owner OF the farm along the high
way is SO firm In his belief that he has
filed an injunction suit in the district
court, praying that the court enjoin
Ben Hays. T. D. White and Dave Hill.
the township board and highway com
missioners for Chickasha township.
from ever cutting said passageway for
the water along the road south of
town.
In his petition, Col. Hubbard states
that such ditch will render it hazard
Gus. troublesome and dangerous for
himself and his family to go from the
section line to their home and from
their home to the section line, and
that it would thereby do him much
damage, whereas it would be of no
benefit at all to the road.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Mo Casualties There.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
st. Louis. July s.--A long distance
telephone message from the police de-
partment at Louisville. Ky, says there
was a heavy rainstorm there and the
streets and sewers were flooded but
no casualties were reported at that
place.
Communication is crippled and 1t is
difficult to get any accurate reports.
Ii is rumored that there was heavy
damage Between Louisville and Cincin-
natl but tine railroads are operating
trains on lines between these points.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

PLANS FOR
FREE FAIR
Exhibit for Each Township and a
Big County Show Propos-
ed; Members Of Associa-
ton Appointed

With o. c. Cooper attending the
farm demonstrators school at Still
water this week, plans for twenty-one
free township fairs and a great county
fair are being pushed by the CONNER
ciaI ami Farm Bureau, which aided
Mr. Cooper in completing the last OF
the week the final fair elections in
twelve townships. This gives Grady
county the opportunity to profit by
the new law by which a tax levy may
be made to pay expenses of fair in
every township in the county as well
as for combined one at the county
seat, The law also viii aid state fairs
by permitting funds to be used in
transporting the best of the county ex-
hibits to Oklahoma city to compete
with showings from other counties.
The county commissioners have now
complied with their part of the plan
by appointing members of the fair as
sociation from townships in which no
elections we're held.
The total of forty-two men elected in
the townships and appointed by the
commissioners, two from each divis-
ion, together with o. G. Cooper, make
up what is known as the Free Fair as7
sociation. and they will have complete
charge of both the township and the
county exhibitions AT the same time,
the fairs will be partially under the
supervision Of the federal government,
which is attempting TO encourage this
method of competition among farmers.
The county fair will be held Septem-
ber 20 and II. Township fairs will be
held early in the same month The
following men now make up the asso-
citation, part of them elected in mass
meetings in the different townships
last week and the others appointed by
the county commissioners later:
Harrison--Hick Harrison and r. T.
Mosely.
Rush Springs. r. Burleson and J.
B. Riddle.
Starr-Kie May and l.. Courcier.
Cross-J. II. Bruner and John Cast
'Bradey-John Smith and Roy G
Smith.
Alex-M. snedeker and w o. Nor
velle.
Ninnekah--D. b. Boswell and R. ]
Gorden.
Chandler S. Doss and c. D. Mad
dox.
HiIIsboro-chas. Kline and L. S
Helm.
shirley-John Osborn and G. Brit
tian.
chickasha-J. W. Kagssr and iona,
Cook.
Tabler-R Ross Heaney and Sam Dor
chester.
aIiddleburg-c. H. Gibson and 7. P
Bean.
Amber-H. M. smelser and t. M
McElroy
Pocasset-c. W. McKowen and wn
! Clark.
Dutton-G. w. Station and G. W
Richardson.
Prairie Valley-W. B. Mathener
and j y. Wamsley.
union-F NJ. Mozer and J. B. Pop,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
2,lOO Acres Of Wheat on the ]. E.
Brown Farms North Of Town
Expected to Yield $4,000
Bushels
MARKETS FIRST
LOAD In CHlCKASHA
Soft Variety Tests So and Brings
80 Cents; Good Says the
Water Damage Esti-
mated Too High

J. r. Browns 2100 acres of wheat
lying between Chickasha and Pocas
set, is making 20 bushels to the acre
This report was brought to Chickasha
following the start in earnest this
morning of three machines in the
Brown fields. Several loads of soft
wheat from near this place were mar
keted at the Linton elevator this morn
ing. 1t tested SO pounds, was graded
as No. and brought 80 cents. The
soft wheat is making rs bushels to
the acre and F. r. Linton, the pur-
chaser, says it was not damaged the
least bit by the rains
Mr.. Brown, with more wheat than
any other person in this section of the
country, now has one machine running
near Pocasset, one near Amber and
the other near this place. He is mar
keting the grain from each machine.
He will start fourth one to work
within few days il there is any de-
lay in work by the three
This Grady county farmer is one
who will make small fortune from
small grain this year. He sows the
grain as much for the pasture as for
the harvest, feeding large herd of
cattle on his place near Pocasset. Judg-
ing from the yield in fields now being
threshed, he will take $4,000 bushels
of grain from his 2ilO acres in soft
and hard varieties. That marketed at
Chickasha this morning brought 80
cents. If the rest brings as much, Mr..
Brown will get check from grain men
after the threshing season for S37, ,S0G.
Reports equally as encouraging
came in this morning from the Robt.
Wheeler farm four lailes west Of here
where machine began on so acres Of
barley late yesterday afternoon. The
parts of the field not damaged by high
water were making 40 bushels to the
acre. Other parts, where the water
caused part of the grain to fall before
harvest and damaged that cut after 1t
was in the shock, were making 80
bushels. The entire field was averag-
ing 35 bushels, it was reported
J. B. Sparks began on field of up
land wheat just southwest OF town
today. The yield was reported at Is
bushels to the acre. He is holding
his crop for higher price.
Several loads of grain were market
ed at Verden this forenoon, the Chick
asha Milling company there paying %
cents.
From all reports coming in today, the
early estimates of loss from wet
weather were too high. ] G. Good
president of the Commercial and Farm
Bureau. returned at noon from triI
over the country to the north and tt
the south six or seven miles from
Chickasha. He reported several ma
chimes threshing their first loads ant
few farmers finishing up the last o
their wheat cutting. The loss from
fallen grain. he said, was small.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Fifteen Known Dead and Score
More Missing After Ten Min
utef Blow; Train Driven
Over Bank
DISTRICT AROUND
ST. LOUIS HIT HARD
Seven Dead and Many Injured;
Louisville Not Seriously Damag-
ed; St.Charles Suffers Heavily;
Big Bridge Demolished
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Cincinnati. July S.-According to the
latest estimates made by the police
forty are dead as result OF the tor
nado here last night. The known dead
at 10 o'clock this morning numbered
fifteen.
Later reports indicate that Louis
vile. KY, was not hard hit. No loss
of life in Kentucky is reported.
1t was reported that Henderson, KY.
was considerably damaged but this re-
port was not confirmed,
Eleven members OF the Tennebaum
and Cohen families here are believed
to be dead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
ITALIAN
CRUISER
IS VICTIM
Sunk by an Austrian Submarine;
Adriatic Due at Liverpool;
Report on the FaIaba
is issued
By United Press.

Rome. July S.-An Austrian subma-
rine torpedoed and sank the Italian
armored cruiser Amalfi in the upper
part Of the Adriatic sea, says an offic-
ial announcement made BY the admir-
atty here today
The Amalfi is the first big vessel
on either side that has been victim
since Austria and Italy began fighting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

Are WON
and LOST


by UHItHu FE5sH.
London, July According to dis
patches received here today the Ber-
lin authorities admit that the French
penetrated the German trenches for a
distance of half mile in the vicinity
of Souchez, but claim that they were
drsven back by counter attacks made
by the Germans.
Reports from Paris state that the
French troops slew all Of the Teuton
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
CHEMISTS SAY MAKE
| COTTON CONTRABAND
Declare that Enemies Of England
Would Be Crippled if Supplies
Of the Staple We're
Cut Off
BY WILBUR s. FORREST.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London. June 22.-(By mail to New
York. British boy scouts have been
IN action in northern France Address
Ing an assemblage of 1000 scouts at
Stratford Rev. Edward Digby. Lon
don's famous fighting parson." an
Hounced that for the first time In the
history of boy scouts these lads had
fought and died for their country. OF
forty east London scouts and officers
who Joined the colors two months ago
only four are left, he announced. They
were in the front of an attack on Ger
man lines during the Ypres fighting.
They charged with great gallantry In
the face of heavy fire.
when the story of the past fight
ing near Ypres is recorded London will
know how proud she ought to be of her
Territorials," Rev. Digby told his
youthful audience. Many hundreds
of london boy scouts are serving with
the Territorials. Thank God, he add
ed. those scouts we're in the fore front
of an attack on the Germa ntrenches
when the order came to charge. They
never wavered "A scoutmaster was
the first to fall. The battalion, $50
strong, swept on and took three lines
OF trenches at the point Of the bayo-
net. Finally overwhelmed by numbers
they were forced to retire"
The minister told how his own scout
master Sergeant Shrosbee, lay wound
ed in ditch after the charge until
darkness fell and then got lost be-
tween the British and German lines.
After wandering about for two hours,
he found himself between barbed wire
entanglements and trench and called
out for sentry only to be answered
by "star" shell and volley of rifle
fire. He had wandered back to the
German lines. He lay down flat and
finally crawled to safety. There seem
ed reason to believe. he added, that
the Germans took none OF these boys
prisoners; most all were killed and
the next day, wounded that we're ly.
ing between the lines were shot at by
the Germans every time they moved.
THAT, he concluded was the story
OF boy scouts in action. Il believe
every boy here would 90 to fill their
places if he had the chance. and be-
fore this war ends many Of you will
get the chance to show what you are
made Of"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
THAW AGAIN ON STAND.
By United Press.

New York, July S.-Thaw was again
placed on the stand here today in his
sanity trial. He said lawyers had
practically told him that Jerome was
conspiring against him, but that he
did not believe it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
BY United Press.
Twenty Injured In Wreck.

Moberly. Mo, July S.-Twenty-three
persons were injured yesterday in the
derailment OF train on the Wabash
road near here. The injured included
0. l.. Kemp OF Boucrair, Tex.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

Tuttle-T. J. Brown and H. A. Mark
ham.
Waldon-G. D. Henry. NJ. Walker.
Washington-L N. Hornbeck and
VIM. Blake.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
By United Press.


London. July Shy mail to New
York; Cotton means gunpowder:
gunpowder means shells and shells
means death to our soldiers. Germany
and Austria daily fire 5000 bales Of
cotton through guns at ships and men
of the allies. 1t is the duty of the
British government to declare cotton
absolute contraband of war.
This in substance today is the argu-
ment famous chemists of England are
putting to the government Headed
by Sir William Ramsay, the chemists
are telling the government that cotton
means life to the German, Austria and
Turkish guns that daily belch death
to the allied forces. The majority OF
this cotton, they say, is shipped from
the United States through Scandi-
navia and eventually reaches Ger.
many.
The chemists have combatted the
argument that America. the greatest
cotton growing and exporting country
in the world, could become offended
if cotton were made absolute contra
brand Manchester alone. they have
told the government. can buy at an
excellent price the entire American
cotton crop. and use it, too.
This is what the British chemists
have tcld the government: Gunpow
der today is not made OF charcoal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Four Dead at carroIlton, KY.
RY limited Press.

st. Louis. Mo, July Sit is reported
that four persons are dead at Carroll
ton. KY, as a result of the storm last
night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Seven Dead Near st. Louis.

BY United Press.
St Louis. July s.-seven are known
dead and rrany we're injured as the
harvest of tornadoes late yesterday in
ST. Charles and other counties near
st. Louis, as the score stood early this
morning.
Early reports said the village of ST.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

occupants of trench north Of Sou
chez.
Other dispatches report lively fight
ing today in the Meuse4Moselle dis
trict.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

By United Press.
Liverpool July S.-The White Star
liner Adriatic is due here from New
York this afternoon. 1t is reported to
have been marked for submarine
attack.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
GOVT. TO OPERATE WIRELESS.
BY United Press.

Washington. July S-Because of
neutrality violations, the government
has taken over the wireless at Say
WILLIE The government vii, operate
the station,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Air Fleet Attacks Gorltx.
BY United Press.

Rome, July s.-A big italian air fleet
is attacking Goritz and the Austrian
positions south Of Trieste Some dam
age is reported,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-08

Tonight and Friday, generally fair.
Local temperature
During the twenty-four hours ending