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nf iho house committee. berau.. OBJ
l" greatly Increased minority. con.
fr".s could not got down to actual
business. Minority Leader Mann docs
not expect 90 have his committee a.
sifumentr ready until Tuesday and
little can Do done before SATURDAY.
when congress plans to adjourn until
Ianrar1 FOR tho ChrIstmar hoiid.,
Hoih Democrats and Republican, ~
'hr senate nIl be ready with fbeir
committee rr.orgauizafIon fomorro-s
uIi there ls mo- disposition In that
branch to undertake cons liberation ~
any Important legislation go once lilo.
morrow The committee viii be an
proved. after which some days NAV bs
spent in executive consideration of re.
cess nominations. and. uorhaps. tbe
pending treaty with Nicaragua
Continue War Tas.
Early in tho week nght thaf mIrbt
have cmbarrassed holiday recess plans
seemed Imminent. when % "a pro.
posed that an effort b. made 10 ~
enact The emergency war TAX law with
to7ntinusa on raas ssvsnl
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PATHETIC STORY OF YOUNG
FRENCH SOLDIER AND
WHY HE RETURNED
Lost Both Arms Through Bravery
and Won Highest Honor
Country Could Give.
BY PHILIP I. kERsY.

PARIS Nov. 12.-The tramp Of many
feet IN the distance. an occasional bar
Of music carried up 20 us by some
playful breeze. We strained our eyes
down the long concourse across tho
Pont Alexandra H.. but could see
nothing except the lonE lines of OK.
pectant people on either side OF the
curb. Here they comct" the crowd
took up The cry. Sure enough. the long
gray lines could be seen turning in
from the Champs Elysees. bearing al
their head the tri-color banner on
they came. the late afternoon sunlight
glintmg on the officers swords. bayo
nets. and bluc-gray metal casques OF
the men.
Irizzled veterans these. who had
b'en wounded. and now cured we're
returning 10 the battle line iu Tho
norm Gen. Gailopin. commander W
the military sector OF Paris. was going
10 review them and award decorations.
standing ON the steps Of the Military
museum of Les lnvalides. almost in
The shadow cast by NAPOLEON, toub
We watched them approach Some
one recognized friend and hailed
MIN \ young mother helm us her
chlid To wave TO father a. He passed
These Ccuid Not co Back
lhcy TOOK up their position uu fhre.
sldes OF The esplanaje. battery of fh,
famous Seventy five" lILit artillery
occupying tho fourth side ln the cen
t'f or the hollow square were four
ln's or men who would not reioir
ln'ir regiments a missing arm. o.,
toontinusd on Page ssveuj
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FIVE CITIES
WANT REP.
CONVENTION
NATIONAL COMMITTEE WILL
MEET AT WASHINGTON
TUESDAY.
Fight Lays Between st. Louis and
Chicago With Philadelphia
Possibility.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Most OF
the members of the Republican ma
tional committee had reached Wash.
In gton tonight for their meeting Tues
day to decide upon the time and place
for holding the 1916 convention OF
the Republican party. Five csties
want the convention. Philadelphia.
Chicago. st. Louis. San Francisco and
Honolulu. and so far as can be
learned most of the committeeman al.
ready here have no particular prefer.
ence Friends OF each of the rival
cities have many claims that will be-
laid in detail before the committee
but the indications are the contest
really will be between St Louis and
Chicago with Philadelphia a little less
favored. There are some Repbli-
cans who don't want TO go back 10
Chicago in view OF what happened to
he party there in 1912. Dissatistac.
ion has been expressed. too. over
chicagos stipulation that any part Of
be $4,000 il offers that is uneN.
pended after the convention be turned
back 20 subscribers instead OF going
20 the campaign committee.
Apparently the meeting will be har-
monious. The question of reduced
representation has been settled and
although some southern members max
not be entirely satisfied with a reduc.
tion In their representation in the con.
vention. no break Is expected now
One Of the events of the gathering
Of the Republican claims will be a
dinner tomorrow night given by the
National Republican League and the
League of Republican State clubs.
There was a general feeling tonight
that the convention would be held
shortly after that OF the Democrats,
either late in June or the first week
in July.
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BRITISH RETREAT
STILL CONTINUES

PARIS Urr 1L. 100 p m a die
patch to Che Temps from Salouiki uu
der date uf December o.. SAYS.
AgH'n yesterday almost tho entire
French and British front was attacked
The enemy. however uns unable fa
hinder fhr allies. retreat toward tho
GrDrk frontier AZ tho rnd of tho dat
The French and British front remained
virtually where DO was ON December
o. after thc retreat
bulgarian attacks ON December t0
we're particularly violent ou The wet
bank of The Nardar In tho region casi
~ lotr0vo. ae we'll as on tho east bank
~ ihe Vardar from tho mouth ~ the
HoiImH aH far ur Crruir1 and in Tho
vicinity uf unfnH"
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RETREATING ALLIES HAVE
REACHED GREEK BORDER
Germans are
FOrffyingLine
OF Bug RiUer

LONDON. Dec. II. 5:35 p. ma
Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd gives
details regarding the work Of the Ger.
mans in fortifying the line OF the Bug
river. brought by refugees who es-
capped from the Baranovitchi region.
After the evacuation OF Baranovitchi.
following the Russian success OF mid.
November. the dispatch SAYS. the Ger.
mans concentrated all their rear forces
% Brest-LitOysk. where special build.
iugs were constructed. Immediately
afterward they evacuated Slonim and
Nobrin and proceeded To fortifv the
whole Bug river line. where. despite
the great cold. the work is declared 10
BE- continuing without a moments
pause.
The Germans" says the dispatch.
assemhlcd neer Brest-Litovsk more
than 100000 workmen, including nu-
iaerous prisoners, who were employed
especially on trenches. Women with
children were also forced to aid. BE.
cause Of poor and insufficient food. the
Moth fell III in great numbers They
Then were sent TO Bialystok.
The Germans are organizing the
east hank OF the Bug with particular
care, constructing interminable lines
Of trenches, Notifications and block.
houses, with artillery of all calibers.
Al the same time they arc energetic
all restoring the forts at Brest-Litovsl1.
rebuilding the fortress according "a
the plans of the German general stan.
with the view of turning the strong
hold against the Russians when the lat
ter assume the offensive"
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u. S. Note on AncOna
Is Emphatic Document
WILL YER DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS IF DEMANDS
ARE NOT MET.
Smelling Was Wanton Slaughter
OF Helpless Victims-Full
Text of Note.

WASHINGTON, Dec. i2.-The
text Of the American note TO Aus
tria-Hungary regarding the sink
ing Of the Italian steamship An.
coma, made public tonight. re-
Veals a formal demand by the
United States for prompt de-
nouneement Of the "illeaal and in
defensible" act; for punishment OF
the submarine commander and for
reparation by the payment Of in
demnity for the killing and inJur-
ing Of innocent American eiti-
zens.
These demands follow a state
nent informing Austria-Hungary
that "the good relations Of the two
countries must rest upon a COM
mon regard for law and humani-
ty." The note arraipns the she'll
ing and torpedoing OF the liner as
''inhumane." "barbarous" and a
''wanton slaughter OF "heIpless
men, women and children"
In official and diplomatic cir
eles the communication is re-
9srded as being the most emphatic
declaration 10 come from the
United States since the beginning
OF the European war.
No attempt is made to conceal
the fact that unless the demands
are quickly complied with diplo-
matte relations between the two
countries will be in grave danger
Of being severed. The text Of the
note. which was handed to the
Austrian foreign office Thursday
by Ambassador Penteid. follows:
Text Of the Note.
The Secretary OF State to Ambass.
Tor Penfield:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Washington. Dec. 8, 1915.
Please deliver note TO the mir
Ister OF foreign affairs. textually. a
'ollOws.
Reliable information obtained fror
American and other survivors VIII
we're passengers on the steamship AT
coma shows that on November :.
-ubmarine flying the Austro-Hungal
IAN Rag fired a solid shot TOW ard th
-teamship; that thereupon the Ancon
attempted TO escape. but being owe
iauled by the submarine she stopped
hat after a brief period and befor
ne crew and passengers were all abl
take to the boats the submarin
hred a number OF shells AZ the vess,
md finally tOrpedoed and sank he
while there were yet many persons o
board; and that by gun f.e and foun,
'ring Of the vessel large number {
persons lost their lives or were ser
nusly hurt. among whom were citizen
~ the United States
The public statement Of the Austr,
hungarian admiralty has been brougf
10 the attention of tue government ,
he United States and received car
iul consideration This statement sul
-tantially confirms the principal de-
aration OF the survivors. as il admit
mar the Ancona after being shclle
(Continued on Page Tweival
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BRITISH VESSEL
MAKES ESCAPE

PARIS. Dec. Il. 1855 p. m.-The
Following official communication was
issued by the war office tonight.
a British cargo boat having run
aground this morning off the Belgian
coast three German hydroaeropIanea
atten pied to sink her with bombs
Several Of the allies aerOplanes. one
OF which Was French. attacked them
and put them 10 flight During this
time French torpedo boats from Dun
kirk re-floated the vessel under the
fire Of a German battery"
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BULGARS lombard
TOWN OF GIBYGELI

PARIS. u'r l2 1880 %. m .Gip.eeI
ln southern ~erya. close to fhe Greek
border i being bombarded by nufea
RAN and German artillery. their force.
having u.hnd fo within four miles of
Ihe town. HDcufdIu. fo a. IIatas arer.
fd'spatch from Athens. ou SATURDAY.
thn dispatch h'IrF based on advice. re
roitod from SHionIkI Ocrurafior o,
'IerEeI hf Iho invaders deemed ir.
minon' fhr 8itiD,s declared
'on fh" u0iran front. to tho ea.f -
fne railway line where violent arft
dcry combat i. Iu rroerrss. tfr urr.t
troops arc declared to h. rrfIrIrr i,
eood order following ouf the prar odd.
,.ded upon hy fho British and French
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sUFPs RAISE s4i ,ooo.

NASHlNGToN. Byc. - More than
ffi.N"n was raised Boo fifteen minutes az
a. mass meeting held here TODAY by tho
congregational Union for Woman Suf-
TRACE. iu connection with Its annual com
fDuiiuu. The money will b. used f0
finance tnH work ut organizing for "a ma
u"r Wide campaign fu secure the uae-
sage uf tho Susan I Anthony quffrace
amendment hs the present congress.
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TURK TRANSPORT
SENT TO BOTTOM

LONDON. dec. 10. y a. m.A dI.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
panf. from Athens. saws that advice.
received iu fhr Greek capital from Con
fianiinoDlo arc fl Tho effect that OBJ.
Turkish transport Rrch.d Pa.ha % ts.
HrI uf 5000 Tome ha. been .unt ron-
SYLVIA. bod flo .ra of uaruora. by o.
French submarine
Tho correspondent ulds That accord
lnE fo tho .Hmr report Turkey nov.
po. .os only 90 tran ports. tho rr
mainder having been SUNK ht tho en-
frnfe allie. submarine.
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SURRENDER OF
BRITISH REPORTED

BERLIN Dec 12-By wireless f4
'ayyille. y. According To priyaf.
idvices from CousJantinopIe ga,
.he OFersea- News agency. toda.
three British hattallous OF the arr.
mat retreatcd down the Tigris from
Ihe city of Basdad. were surround
'y Turkish troous near FutEI-Amar
Hud surrendered
'li is expected that tho British v.I
retrrat southward from Ku.ELAmarl
n Iho near future. a- their posts .1
.ho rear are in danger OF being p..
0ff
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IKE wEArunR


WAnHrNoToE. Dec. ia.-Forecast,
Weat Wirriuia-naiu or sro-- -
some.rhat colder Monday tuesday rnog
nurriea
clearing
Western Local sur~.
Nonoar and rrohahiv Tuesday
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powers will abstain in the future from
the use of cocrcive measures. the cor
respondent SAYS.
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QUIT WRITING OF WAR, "
THEN CAME BACK HOME
HEAVY LOSSES
Reports From Berlin Give Account Of
Recent Fighting South Of Stru-
nitza, Where British and
French Lost Heavily.
CPortrait BY New KOssuth studio.D

BERLIN, Dec. l.. by wireless ia
Sayville.-Belated reports of the fight
ing in which the Bulgarians captured
ten cannon from the British south OF
Strumitza. end details Of their success
against the French during the retrea,
of the latter down the Nardar valley
are contained In report from head
quarters at Sofia. under date OF DE
cembcr $. received here to-day. The
statement is a. follows.
The Zugarians stormcd French al
PetrOva and Mirovca. and the French
were thrown back ON the Nardar
French prisoners taken belong TO the
45th. 18th and 2S4th infantry. Onl,
small attachments escaped by retreat
ing
Bulgarian troops advancing through
the Nardar valley threw the French
rear guards back near Klisura. and fol
lowed the retrcating French 20 Saw
dova. They took 100 prisoners and
two machine guns Many Of Tho
French troops were dispersed I'm th,
mountains
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LONDON. Dec. t3, 1875 a. M
Greece will not demobilize, but
will withdraw all her troops from
soloniki except one division, ae-
cording 70 the Times Paris CORES
pondent. This, the correspondent
adds, is the result Of the nego-
tiations at Athens, and the en-.
tente allies have decided to Wig
orously prosecute the Saloniki
enterprise
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AND ATTITUDE OF GREECE
NOW BECOMES MORE
IMPORTANT.
French Escape In Retreat While
British Fare Badly-Land
More Troops at Salonih.

PARIS. Dec. 12.-Aeeordine 20
information received here from
Athens to-day the Greek govern
ment has agreed TO withdraw its
troops from Saloniki.
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Hand to Hand Fighting.

The Bulgariaus. advancing on the
left bank of the Nafdar. after taking
strong positions az the mouth of the
Duluoyoda. pursued the enemy to Gra-
dec. whore fierce hand to hand fghtinr
occurred in the streets The French
were driven from Gradcc and retreatcd
toward Udomo. in disorder. leaving mo.
mcrOus prisoners The French suf
forcd enormou. losses. Inc BULGARIAN.
twice attacking them with ihr bayo.
net The French killed and prisoners
arc from the 3ffth. 37ist and 37Znd boz.
fantry The Bulrarian- continued tho
pursuit boz The direction of Vaiandoyo
and Babroyo.kiri
"Thc Bulgarian troops took strongly
fortified NnsiDFrenrh positions nepr
PIaroyo. British prisoners to thc mum
h.r uf GOO and ln cannon were taken
Tho French KILLED and prisoners were
from iho 10th and l7cfh Infantry and
flo Second zuuatra
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LONDON, Dec. u. 1918 D. m.-The
Anglo-French troops. who last week
began their retirement from their ad-
vanced positions in southern Servia.
are now approaching, If they have not
crossed the Greek frontier. and the AT
utude Greece will adopt becomes more
and more important.
Dispatches from Athens. and news
sVailabls IN LondSn indicate that the
matter. which was left TO the Greek
and allied military authorities at Sa-
lonik. is being amicably arranged, and
that the allies will be allowed to retire
To that city without any interrurtion
on the part OF the Greeks. and will be
permitted 10 remain there.
Questions which are seriously occu-
pying the Greek government have to
do with the use OF the railways which
are needed for the Greek troops and
the damage that might be done 10 them
with the obejct OF impeding Bulgarian
pursuit. should the Sofia government
decide that the British and French are
10 be followed into Greek territory
The Greek government has good eyi-
tcontinued on Page Twelvs)
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LONDON, Dec. 10. 3:36 a. M
in the event Of the allied troops
being forced into Greek territor,
they will be pursued" says the
Athens correspondent Of the
Morning Post mot by Bulgarians.
but by Austrians, Germans and
Turkish troops, in order not 10
arouse Greek public opinion. For
this purpose Turkish troops said
to consist Of three divisions, have
already Joined the enemy forces at
Gievegeli and Doiran."
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LONDON, Dec. 70, 2:3o p. ma
dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company from Saloniki dated Fri
day. December 10. says:
"Contingents OF British troops
were landed to-day.
Fog continues to prevail at
Saloniki and its environs."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-21
By United Press.

By United Press.
Rome, Sept 21.-The participation
of Bulgaria, Greece and Roumania in
the war. it is believed today, may be-
come fact before the first snow falls
in the Balkans.
Excitement prevails at Bucharest,
according to advices received here,
following the concentration Of German
troops near Temesuar within striking
distance Of both the Servian and Rou-
manian frontiers.
Despite the assurance of the Vienna
foreign office that the Austro-Rouman-
ion border will not be re-opened, the
greatest military activity since the
beginning of the war is now prevail
ing both at Sofia and Athens.
Dis patches from Sofia are begin
ming to bear evidences of the censor
ship. The Greek premier is daily
holding conferences with the members
OF the cabinet and leaders of the war
party"
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MISSING
CANE NOW
MYSTERY
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, Sept 21.-The latest
puzzle in the letter carrying episode
which resulted in the recall of AM
basasdor Dumba is the whereabouts of
the gold-headed cane supposed to be-
long to James Archibald, the newspa-
per correspondent who was the mes
senger of the Austrian diplomat.
Archibald admitted that five Z. s.
treasury officials came here from
Washington to ask about the cane. He
declared that he had no such cane.
During the investigation persistent
declarations were made that Archibald
carried the most important documents
concealed in hollow cane. said to be
weighted so that it would sink readily
If thrown in the water 1t is intimated
that II the papers in the can had been
found, Ambassador Bernstorff would
have been implicated.
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SECOND DAY SEES COUNTY FAIR STILL GROWING

miniature tower has ben erected, sur
mounting this tower, swinging in a
belfry is bell, made Of bel shaped
gourd. This bell. complete with clap
per and gourd vine rope with which
to ring it, proclaims the glad tidings
to the world, according to the inscrip-
tion, that this is the BELL of Liberty;
the bell which liberates our people
from want Come to Tuttle, for Tuttle
can feed the world"
Dutton shows up well with 20 ex-
hibits of corn and full line of all that
may be grown where diversified farm
ing is practiced successfully.
Pocasset also has a good display,
while Hillsboro has only part of her
products yet on hand
Getting in little late but working
with a bill, Elmer Stone and J. G.
Brown were placing the Alex exhibits
in place this morning This display
viii ne CuufpOStu VI lihc Ooih, " num-
Der of exhibits of several varieties.
some bouncing pumpkins, a choice as
sortment of fruits and fine lot OF
domestic science products.
Douglas and Kline are also at work
bringing the display of Hillsboro town
ship into good order and their we'll
directed efforts will result in placing
that township on the map Of diversi-
fled farming in Grady county.
Middleberg and Bradley townships
have no one in charge of their dis
plays. However, each has very at
tractive line of farm products to show
the visitors.
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; GRADERS
RECEIVED

The three road graders. ordered by
the county commissioners some time
since. have arrived, coming in from
Enid this morning.
The graders will be unloaded, one
at Pocasset, one at Rush Springs and
one at Chickasha.
The county already has three gaso-
line tractors. which VIII be used in
pulling these graders The tractors
are of the 1920 horse power type and
are considered amply heavy to deliver
the goods in the hardest work which
may be required of them
With the addition of the sladers to
the road working machinery with
which the county is already equipped.
Grady county now is in a position to
soon have some of the best roads in
southwestern Oklahoma.
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Products Of Women's Hands Dis.
played at Fair in Profusion;
Artistic Creations on Every
Hand to Delight Milady
WORK WOVEN BY
FINGERS LONG AGO
One Piece Bears Date Of l7S0;Bible
Printed in l795 Among Heir
looms in Collection Of
Curious Things

Immediately to the left Of the main
entrance to the agricultural hall will
be found the quarters Of the textile
department of the exhibits at the
county fair.
Don't fail to visit this department.
You will not have seen the fair if you
leave this department from your itin-
erary of calls.
Words are Inadequate to express the
beauties of the numerous attractive
works of art which may be found
here. Everything which delights the
feminine eye and gladdens the feminine
heart is here. The old fashioned rag
carpet, the old fashioned patchwork
quilt, which the good ladies', and they
should know whereof they speak, are
becoming against fashionable. they
have never lost their popularity, as
bed coverings, samples of crochets and
embroideries, drawn work-whatever
that is--bibs for the babies and caps
for the school girls--all of modern
day construction.
And in addition to the haudiwork
of the ladies' of today will be found
some exhibits of days long past-sam-
pies of the work turned out by fingers
which have been dust and ashes for
these many years;A samples worked
out by tapered finger tips before the
days when machinery displaced the
work Of human hands and when every
thing was made for service and made
10 last
In this lot of valuable antiquities
will be found many articles which
merit places in the archives Of the
nations history-places where they
may be guarded and held in the same
reverence in which we hold the mem
ories of the mothers of this nation.
In this lot may be found an old time
counterpane, all hand work. In the
fabric of this counterpane is wrought
the words, Woven by Mrs. Mary
Dunn, Augusta. Ca 1880" This piece
of antique bed clothing has been
handed down from generation to gen
Grafton until it is now the property OF
e. Hurst of this county. who is five
generations removed from the woman
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