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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Oklahoma City Trade Excurs;onists
SwOop Down, Showering Smiles
and Greetings and Calling
on Customers
CLIP The SONG and
LEARN TO SING 1T
Visitors Full Of Vim and Radiate
Optimism Pleased with the
Cordial Reception Accord
ed Them Here
OKLAHOMA BOOSTER SONG.
OKLAHOMA BOOSTER SONG.

(Tipperay.)
we are Oklahoma Boosters.
And are chock-full of vim;
Our optimism is the kind
That flows over the brim.
we are out to boost the entire state.
And boosting good and strong,
so, come and join the Boosters band
And help the cause along.
Chorous.
we are out to boost Oklahoma.
Come and join in the song:
We will boost old Oklahoma
And boost her all day long. i
Oklahoma. Oklahomal
The best state in the land.
And we want all you good boosters
TO come join our band.
&C. w. Clarke.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03

+ Columbus discovered the ISL
+ and of Jamaica 421 years ago
, today.
: President Lincoln issued a
: call for 42,054 volunteers for
three years service 54 years
ago today.
Today is the 95th anniversary
Of the organization of the first
congressional committee on
agriculture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
WOMEN JOURNALISTS MEEr.
BY United Press.

by bHIttU Itoo.
Waco, Tex, May 3.-Problems of
interest to the journalistic craft, as
seen through women's eyes, were dis
cussed today in the opening of three
day session of the Texas Women's
Press association here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Petrograd Admits that Advance
on the Baltic Provinces is Sc
rious - Operating on
Land and Sea
FURTHER CLASHES
ON Sea EXPECTED
Mosquito Fleets Of Both Germans
and British Active = English
Admiralty Admits Losses
in the Dardanelles
BY United Press.

Berlin, May 2.-Sweeping victories
over the Russians In western Galicia
are claimed in the official statement
issued here today.
The war office says the Germans
have pierced and crushed the entire
Russian front.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Report Cushing Bombing.
By United Press.

Washington, May 3.-The U. S. am
bassador at Berlin was ordered to adj
wise the German government that a
German aviator bombed the steamer
Cushing. Details of the affair were
asked from the American minister az
The Hague.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
SEEKS PARENTS OF GIRLS.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Mandan. N. D., May s.-Out in Frisco
William Holbein of the North Dakota
commission of the Panama-Pacific ex-
position. has entered the 'lost and
found person business. He has taken
charge of Elfreide Rathmann. ppet,y
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Two TrawIers sunk.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Aberdeen, May S.-Three Scotch
trawlers were chased by-a submarine
and 1t is reported that two others we're
sunk.
The sunken trawlers were the Mer-
curry and the MARKHAM. Their crews
are reported safe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03

More numerous than on previous oc.
easions of the same kind, looking
spick and span in their glad rags, be.
decked with gay badges and showering
smiles and words of friendly greeting
upon all along the way. the Oklahoma
City trades excursionists swooped
down upon Chickasha this morning.
spending more than an hour in the
city, calling upon customers and radi-
ating optimism.
The delegation was headed by E. X.
Gaylord, general manager Of the Okla
homan and president of the Chamber
OF Commerce, who is probably the big
gest little man in the state. Speaking
OF the purpose of the friendly invasion,
Mr.. Gaylord said: "The purpose OF
the trip is to promote feeling OF
harmony and good will and a spirit
OF cooperation among the cities and
towns of the southwest in the interest
of the general development, prosper
ity and success of this region, and in
cidentally to advertise the great bus
mess and commercial houses of Okla
homa City The towns to be visited
are not expected to provide any en-
tertainment for the visitors other than
so far as possible to suspend the reg
ular routine of business. affording an
opportunity for the visitors to get ac-
quainted with the citizens Of the town
and surrounding country. Personal
acquaintance is the prime object in
making these annual trips"
I The visitors arrived on their special
train via the Frisco, marching from
the station up town and through the
main stem" to the music rendered by
the Booster band, which also gave a
concert on the corner of Third and
Chickasha avenue, concluding with
singing booster song to the tune of
"Tipperary." They left on the Rock
Island for points west at IL 20.
Practically all lines we're represent
ed among members OF the party, in
Guiding bankers. iobbers and retail
ers. Among them were President Ma
han of the State Fair. who called upon
County Agent Cooper and was assured
that Grady county would be we'll rep
resented at the fair this year. Geo. B.
Stone, and Sidney Brock, both former
presidents OF the Chamber of Com
mere, and E. w. Julien, manager Of
the Western Newspaper Union.
The visitors we're informally well
coined by Mayor Burton and many
other citizens of Chickasha. whom they
met, and they departed with many ex-
pressions Of appreciation of the friendly
spirit that was manifested toward
them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Say Germans Fail.
By United Press,

Paris, May 3-The Germans are
again using asphyxiating bombs in
their attempts to gain ground around
Ypres. but all their efforts have fail
ed. says the war office here today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03

Tonight, fair, cooler in east portion;
Thursday. fair.
Local Temperature.
During the twenty-four hours ending
af a m
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-03
Taube lilies over Dover.
By United Press.

London, May 3.-A German taube
flew over Dover today but did not
throw any bombs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
WILL OPERATE ON
 VALDEZ UNFORTUNATE

Governor Strong has been notified by the physicians at Morningside asy- lum, where the insane of Alaska are cared for, that they believe it will be necessary to perform an opera tion on Benny Witt, recently taken to the institution from Valdez. The operation will be performed this week. Witt is in good physical health and it is believed that after the operation he will fully recover. He had fight three years ago and was struck over the head with a bot tle A pressure of the skull on the brain was the result of the melee and the demented man will be op- erated on by Seattle specialists.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Notice To Creditors.

In the Commissioners Court for the
 Territory of Alaska. Third Divis-
 ion. At Valdez. In Probate.
 In the matter of the estate of w. H. Blackwell. deceased.-Notice to Creditors.
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned has been regularly appoint ed as the executrix of the estate of w. H. Blackwell, deceased, and cred itors and all other persons, having claims against said estate, are here by notified to exhibit the same to me, together with the necessary proof thereof, at my place of business a. Valdez, Alaska, within six months af- ter the first publication of this no tice, the same being the place for the transaction of all business in connec- tion with said estate. Dated at Val deg, Alaska, this 18th day of Febru- ary, 1915.
 MRS, w. H. BLACKWELL, Executrix of the estate of w. H.
 Blackwell, deceased.
 Date of first publication Feb. 16, 1915, Date of last publication March 16'
 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
An Armored Vessel of 1850.

Armored vessels of war had an earlier origin than is generally supposed. The Knights of St. John of Jerusalem built in 1850 a war galley, the Santa Anna, which was protected with cuirass of lead. to its great advantage in sea fights. The Santa Anna had another modern feature; contemporary chron- icler narrates with pleased astonish- ment that the vessel carried bakery, which permitted the crew to enjoy the luxury of fresh bread.-Paris Nou- velles.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
In Bankruptcy.

In the District Court tor the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Third Division.
 In the matter of E. w. Dlackwood, bankrupt.-No. 12. In Bankruptcy. Order to Show Cause.
 made by the above-named bankrupt for a discharge, as provided by Sec tion 14-a of the bankruptcy law of 1898 now, on motion of Donohoe & Dimond, attorneys for such bankrupt,
 It is ordered
 That all creditors of E. w. Black wood, bankrupt, as we'll as all other parties in interest. show cause at a hearing to be had on such ap- plication before the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Divis ion, at Valdez, in said Territory and Division, on the 8th day of March A. D., 1915, or as soon thereafter as such hearing may be had, why such application should not be granted.
 That notice of such hearing be given by mailing a copy of this or der at least ten days prior to the date set for such hearing to each o1 the creditors, parties in interest and attorneys entitled to notice of pro ceedings herein, and by publishing 8 copy hereof in the Valdez Daily Pros pector, at Valdez. Alaska. not later than one week prior to such date
 That such notice be so given by ol under the direction of the clerk o1 this court.
 Done in open court at Valdez, Alas ka, this 18th day of February, A. D 1915.
 FRED. M. BROWN, Judge.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Says Germans Are Discouraged.


 ROTTERDAM, Feb. 26.-Travelers from interior Germany state that the joy which was manifest everywhere when the victorious German army marched through Belgium has given place to gloom and that the German populace are fearful of the outcome of the war. Unable to secure raw materials the industries of the coun- try have suffered and stagnation pre- vail in every line not directly con- cerned in the manufacture of war ma terial. The only meat which the poor have had for weeks is horse meat and but small quantities of that. They are aroused to a show of en- thusiasm and hope when victories are reported but cannot understand why, with all the victories, the Ger man army does not get anywhere af. ter seven months of war. The homes and hospitals are full of wounded and crippled men and there is scarcely a home which has not lost some male member of the family.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Swiss Women Shoebiacks.

In England the shoeblack's calling has always been Il monopoly of the men. but in at least one Swiss town 1t is invaded by women. On emerging from the railway station at Zurich one sees three middle aged women kneeling at their wooden blocks, and eager to shine the travellers boots. When no customers are forthcoming the shoe blackesses of Zurich spend their time knitting stockings, an industry closely allied to the main vocation of their lives.-London Globe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Force of an Auto Smash.

If motorcar is wrecked when going forty miles an hour it's occupant Is thrown out against wall, a post or fence with the same force that he would strike if he fell to the ground from a height of 537s feet. To get an idea of what the force of this impact might be stand on a wall or house 537S feet high, look down and contem- plate the jump.
 If the car is going sixty miles an hour the impact is equivalent to a fall of 121 feet.-New York World.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
An Obiiuinq Enemy.

A negro truck driver backed his wagon into the space allotted to a rival transfer concern at a railway freight depot in Dallas. Tex.
 "Hey, dar. niggahw yelled the driver on whose territory the other had trans gressed. "I'll knock yo' outa yo' house an home eff yo' don't back up!'
 "I's got no home," retorted the offending driver. Nov whut yo' gonna do bout dat?"
 "I'll dig yo' one, niggah-I'll dig yo' one!"-Saturday Evening Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
SWISS TALE OF FRENCH
 REFUSAL OF ALSACE

PARIS.-Certain French newspa- pers reprint with the consent of the government censors an article pub, lished in the Democratic de Dele mont, (Switzerland,) which says that before the battle of the Marne party existed in France which was ready to sign a peace agreement, at the same time ceding to Germany the towns of Briey and Nancy, French Lorraine, the island of Madagascar and the protectorate of Morocco, as well as paying an indemnity. The ar ticle continues:
 General Joffre, the French com mander-in- chief, President Raymond Poincare, and most of the cabinet ministers were opposed to the plan but the situation became so tense as to make necessary the resigna tion of Adolphe Messimy as minis ter of war and the formation of g ministry of national defense.
 After the battle of the Marne Ger many proposed peace through ex Premier Joseph Caillaux, offering tt give up the provinces of Alsace ant Lorraine, with the exception o1 Strassburg, receiving in exchange { small zone on the North Sea extend ing from Calais to Dunkirk. France in addition, was to acknowledge tho annexation of Belgium by Germany
 "The answer to this proposal wa: the signing of convention by tho Allies to make no separate peace After this M. Caillaux was appoint ed to an important position in thu pay corps, but later was relieved O this post and sent on mission tt Brazil"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Kissing the Hands.

The practice of kissing the hands was instituted by the early Roman rul- CTS as a mark of subjection as much as one of respect, and under the first Cae- sars the custom was kept up. but only for a time. These worthies conceived the idea that the proper homage due to their exalted station called for less fa- miliar modes of obeisance, so the privi- lege of kissing the emperor's hand was reserved as a special mark of conde- scenslon or distinction for officers of high rank. Roman fathers considered the practice of kissing of so delicate a nature that they never kissed their wives in the presence of their daugh- ters.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
More Beyond.

On very ancient Spanish coins there is a picture of the strait of Gibraltar and beneath the Latin words Ne plus ultra" there is nothing beyonO.
 In the days when those coins were made that was the belief of the then known world-there was nothing be- yond the strait but wide waste of western sea.
 Then came Columbus, who sailed away over the waste of waters to dis cover new world, and on the newer coins the me" was omitted, leaving only "plus ultra" more beyond).
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Short and to the Point.

A coal merchant who was man of few words once wrote to an agent the following brief letter:
 Dear Jones-';;'"
 In due time the agents reply came as follows:
 Dear Mr. Sinclair-':'"
 The coal dealers letter, translated. said, "See my coal on," which is the semicolon expressed verbally.
 The agent informed the dealer that the coal was shipped by saying simply, "Col-on."
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
British Cruisers Damaged.

MONTEVIDIO, Feb. 26.-Recent ar. rivals coming here from the Falkland Islands bring news that seven Brit. ish cruisers which took part in the sea battle there and resulted in the sinking of three German cruisers, were badly disabled by the German fire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
The Tower of Famine.


 The Tore della Fame. or Tower of Famine. was noted for its grewsOme history. It once stood ill Pisa. Italy. but there are now no traces of 1t. Count Ugolino della Gherardesca. whom Dante immortalized. was the head of the Guelphs, and because of his tyranny and accredited attempts to place his country in bondage he was antagonized and finally conquered by the chief of the Ghibellines. who i'm. prisoned him, with his two sons and two grandsons, in this tower, the slow method of starvation being employed as the manner of their death. The door of the tower was locked and the keys thrown into the Arno.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Cyclone Buck and Wing Dancing

Cyclone Buck and Wing Dancing.
 At the Orpheum tonight will be shown the following interesting pic lures and extra vaudeville:
 '"The Female of Species," Rex two. part drama featuring Lois Weber and Phillip Smalley.
 "The Wife's Burglar" a comedy that will sure cure your blues.
 Vaudeville, Baney in Dutch comedy and cyclone buck and wing dancing. "Oh. Heine! Oh Heine!" Dutch sketch that will make you laugh.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Germany To Starve Prisoners.

LONDON, Feb. 26-The London Times prints story from it's Hol" land correspondent at Arnheim which states that the German press is de- manding that the government starve the British and French prisoners of war in retaliation for the attempt of the hostile nations to starve the Ger man nation.
 Germany Has Many Prisoners.
 It is reported from Berlin that the German prisoners of war now num- Der 1,25O,O0O, over eight hundred thousand of which are Russians. The number of prisoners is heavy drain on the supplies of the country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
TRUE PHILOSOPHY.

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts nor even to found a school. True philosophy is so to love wisdom as to live, according to its dictates. life of simplicity, independence. masnanimity and trust. It is to solve some of the many problems of life. no. only theoretically. but practically. y.-Thoreau
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
Weather Report.
 Valdez. Feb. 25, 1915.
Public Notice.

I will return to Valdez and reopen one wishing to pay bills due me please deposit to my credit at First Bank of Valdez
 GEORGE F. WHITE.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26

The steamship companies on Jan uary l advanced the rates for car rying indigents from $22.5O to $50 rom Southwestern Alaska points to Seattle
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
FORTS ARE S|LENCED
 AT THE EDARDANEL[ES

Continued from page 1.)
 commerce to Austria and Turkey and that they will receive the same treat
 ment as Germany
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26

Fred. Wilson, Charles Wetzler ar- rived in town from Mineral creek last evening.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26

Imported Japanese Dasxers al Val deg Drug Go. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-26
WEATHER BULLETIN. Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 26. 1915.

Clear, calm, trail fair Clear, calm, trail fair. Clear. calm, trail heavy. Clear, calm, trail good. Clear, calm, trail good. Cloudy. rain, trail good. Cloudy, calm, trail good. Cloudy, calm, trail good. Cloudy, calm, trail heavy. Clear, calm, trail fair. Cloudy, calm. trail partly drifted.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-09-30
Clever Borrowing.

The college stadium is but another
instance of the modern adaptation Of
ancient devices to twentieth century
needs. In many things the so-called
civilized nations of our day have ex-
celled the ancients of Greece and
Rome, and in many other things they
have not improved much on what had
been accomplished some two thousand
years ago. In science, discovery and
invention, especially in regard to
things material and utilitarian, we
have undoubtedly outstripped them;
but in poetry, philosophy, painting,
sculpture, architecture-in short, in
the realm Of the arts-we have made
but little progress, and that not on
particularly original lines. Their
works are still serving as our models,
although occasionally we do succeed
in expanding their ideas to fit our own
larger needs, and the modern stadium
is a case directly in point. In this
instance we have borrowed both the
idea and the name.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-09-30
FROM SEVEN TO THIRTEEN
Said to Be Age When Spirit Of Rock
lessness Especially Dominates
the Child.

The motor development of the child
from the age of seven to thirteen,
says Philip Davis in his book Street
Land" is far greater than it's mental
development
The thirst for adventure, for dis
covery, for taking chances is the
strongest Characteristic of this age.
The greatest risk, the more it sat
isfies certain children's unconscious
calls for acts and daring and cour.
age.
In illustration, Mr. Davis tells of
discovering two boys swinging from
telephone wires on which they had
climbed.
You may be electrocuted," he
warned them.
That's what we want" one of them
answered grandly.
Cooperation on the part of teachers,
parents, police and public service com.
panies, the author says, will to some
extent solve the social problem pre-.
sented by this spirit of recklessness
among young children.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-09-30
HAS ITS PECULIAR QUALITIES
Guncotton Powerful Explosive, Will
Simply Burn Rapidly When It
Is Unconfined.

II someone should place wad Of
guncotton on the palm Of your hand
and threaten to touch 1t off with
lighted match, you would be fright.
ened. Yet you need not be. Though
guncotton is one of the most powerful
of ordinary explosives, 1t would not
hurt you.
When dry guncotton is exposed to
the air it does not explode when ig-
nited, but burns with great rapidity.
So rapidly does the burning take place
that if a loose wad of the material be
held in the hand and touched with
fire, there is a sudden fash, and an in
slant later not trace Of smoke or q
mark on the hand remains to indicate
what has taken place Guncotton does
not detonate unless it is confined, as
in the barrel Of gun.
When dry, however, guncotton can
be made to explode with great vio-
lence by being struck sharply between
two hard surfaces. Detonation, as
such an explosion is called, is quite
different phenomenon from burning. It
seems to consist in the instantaneous
disintegration of the molecules of the
exploding substance. 1t is as though
all the bricks in a great building were
in a fraction Of a second to be scat
tered about Greater New York.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-09-30
Home Of Edward Lear.

Knowsley, England, should be dear
to all children as the birthplace of
many of their favorite rhymes. Ed
ward Lear lived there for four years
during the time of the thirteenth
Lord Derby, and invented his first
book of nonsense verses for the amuse-
ment Of his patrons children. The
idea Of composing these was suggested
to him by friend at Knowsley, who
in an unguarded moment uttered the
pregnant words: There was an old
man of Tobago." "That was enough
for Lear" writes Mr.. Ian Malcolm,
land he ransacked the index to the
Atlas of the World to find the names
Of places from which an old man or
an old lady might have come. Thus
he commandered Smyrna, Ischia, Co.
lumbia and Moldavia; but for ingenu-
ity of rhyme | should divide the first
prize between the old man
of AbruZzi,
So blind that he couldn't his foot see,
and the old man
of Thermopylae
Who never did anything properly.