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crystal began to clink again and
voices rose. But the incident helped
one to appreciate the nervous strain
under which these people are living.
At. any moment death may come upon
them. Four times Venice has been at
tackled by aeroplanes from the Austri-
an coast. Little damage has been done,
for the bombs for the most part fall in
the water. But the fear comes anew
with each dark night. Dark nights
are especially favorable to aeroplane
attacks.
Next day we saw more of what had
been done by way of precaution. Hav-
ing reliance upon the known habits Of
the Italian police, we rose early and
took a gondola for a tour. Every
where observers were stationed under
canopies upon the roofs of these mar
vellous old palazzos. their telescopes
Red crosses decked scores of roofs, to
mark the hospitals wherein are to be
sheltered the thousands of men wound
ed in the murderous mountain fighting.
Red Cross flags shook out their folds
everywhere. Out at sea the Italian
fleet keeps up constant patrol. The
world would be the poorer il Venice
were bombarded. Her gems of archi
lecture could never be replaced.
Protecting the Ancient Piles.
Everywhere the sandbag portalice
was III oNlueuCe. lie DdSe VI Tie Ndl-
panile is protected by thousands of
sandbags. held in a timber crib. Every
monument and church of worth in the
city is so protected. The Four Golden
Horses of Nero. or perhaps Trojan,
were taken down the moment war was
declared and hidden in some secure
place The doge Enrico Dandola
brought them here from Constantine
pie Venice has no wish that they
should go to Vienna if the fortunes of
war prove unkind. So far as it is pos
sible ST Marks Church is protected by
sandbags. This protection is almost
contemplate, of course. Almost every
inch of st. Marks is gemlike. From the
moment one sees 1t ones eyes are taken
by the dull glitter of old gold, and the
translucent sheen of crystal and ala
baster, and the ivory of old mosaics. If
a bomb were to fall upon this wonder
full creation of almost ten centuries
ago posterity would be infinitely poor
err six-inch shell could do damage
here that millions could not adequately
repair
Sandbags are massed about the base
of st. Marks to protect the wonderful
mosaics of those five centuries of art
which ran from 1900 to 1900. Upon the
facade are sculptures which all the art
world knows. They are swathed in
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heavy wrappings, as we'll as protected
by the sandbags. in the hope that even
though they may be fractured the
pieces may be saved for future joining.
Inside, the church Is Fashioned by sand
bags.
A pile of bags protects the three plain
red slabs where the Emperor Barba-
rosa knelt to make his defiant peace
with Pope Alexander III. The won
derful Byzantine and Romanesque pull
pits and canopies are heaped high with
earth filled sacks. The alabaster col
umns of the altar are Swaddled in dirty
brown sacking.- Over the high altar
the sculptured figures of the saints are
indistinguishab BILE in their wrappings.
Scene During Mass.
We were fortunate in that when we
visited ST. Marks a memorial mass
was being said for the soldiers who
have fallen in the war. In the nave
an immense bier of gold and black was
ringed about by twinkling flames.
Smoke from candles held by scores of
kneeling nuns rose to the ceiling or
mosaic gold which has been the admi-
ra ton of the world for centuries. A
file of priests and acolytes came from
beneath the high altar informing sacred
verses.
All about were the piles of dull brown
sacking. Here and there one caught a
glimpse of gold or sparkling jewels or
of the mosaic floor that centuries of
scuffiing worshipers have polished to
soft ivory. The work of protection
has not been completed. Here lace has
been crystallized in stone. and the
workmen paused in their task of heap
ing sandbags to cross themselves in
generation as the swinging censers
passed. Not in a thousand years, per-
haps, has ST. Marks worn so strange
a garb.
The precautions taken against the en-
trance of strangers to Venice seem
amply justified. Our criticism was that
they are incomplete. No foreigner may
live in Venice now unless his very
thoughts are known to the police. In
ordinary times the American colony
alone numbers hundreds, not to con-
slider the transient tourists. Now, in
GLIDING the consular force, there are
just twelve Americans there. No for
eigner may enter Venice except upon
official business. Even Italians must
have special passports before they may
enter Venetians who go away find
infinite trouble in getting back.
Italians Sold Themselves as Spies.
The reason is that Venice has been
beset by an army of spies. Many are
of German and Austrian parentage. but
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sEAMEN TO BE REGISTERED.
Certificates for Americans Will
Serve in Lieu of Passports.

Certificates of registration will be is
sued to American seamen now in Brit
ish waters in lieu of the passports now
required by British law for ships
crews as well as travellers.
Orders were cabled to consuls in Eng
land today, as passports can be ISSUED
only in Washington, and can be OBJ
tanned by mail or personal application
AS the British order requires only
adequate Identification, the certitae t"s
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Lawn Fete at Cherrydale

The recreation branch of the Young
Womens Christian Association Is to
hold a lawn~fete at Vacation Lodge In
Cherrydale tomorrow evening. mu-
steal and entertainment. which is to be
given by the members of the club. to-
gether with dancing on the lawn. will
be features.
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Massive colonial style,
with crown post caps;
choice of bright, satin or
velvet finish; extra value.
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VENICE DAILY FEARS
FOR ART TREASURES
Every Precaution Taken to
Protect Churches From
D AeropIane Attacks.
SANDBAGS ARE PILED
AROUND THE MOSAICS
Strangers Watched by Police Owing
to Army of Spies in
the City.


MILAN, Italy, July 1.-Two lines of
soldiers guarded the single gate which
gives exit from the Venetian railway
station to the embankment of the
Grand canal Back of them a line of
co<..ed hated gendarmes stood. look
ing nike Napoleonic reincarnations.
Scattera about as conspicuously as
clubhouseS on golf links We're plain
clothes men.
They were thAre to keep strangers
out of Venice-Any strangers. The
Venetian official mind is so agonizing
now in fear and suspicion that the city
is locked and double-locked and barred
against people from without. Venice
reells with spies. They cluster upon
her like crows on a battlefield Only
the other day four were given quick
court martial and shot against an ar
senal wall. Others. perhaps hundreds,
have been executed since the war be-
gan. One hears the widest stories of
suspected men who have been killed in
dark streets by order. Their execution
had all the form of murder.
In spite of all this, we walked in as
free of questions as though we were
visiting Cincinnati, Ohio. to sell shoe
1aces. The Italian police mind works
in tortuouS channels. 1t depends upon
espionage and neglects precision. We
Shouldered soldiers out of our way and
elbowed past gendarmes. Each assumed
We had shown our papers to some one
else Most of them were talking buSily
and moving their hands. 1t is true that
later on, when the machine for sleuth-
ing strangers began to operate, they
got us. They certainly got us. But We
had a clear twenty-four hours of free
dom first.
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One Change in japanese Cabinet,

TOXIC, August lot is officially an
nounced that the cabinet formed Sun
day. with Count Shigenobu Okuma as
premier, will remain unchanged, except
that Katsundo Minoura has been def
nitely decided upon as the minister of
communications.
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Apartment Style
Refrigerator, with
S. lbs. ice capacity.
Ash case with quar-
tered oak panels.
Wire Shelves, pat
ent trap, heavy ice
rack, 8 walls insula-
ton.
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to the Central Trust Company of New
York, Of September Is. 1893: a supple
mental deed Of August Is. 1898: another
to the Equitable Trust Company of New
other to Homer s. King and James K.
Wilson. surviving trustees of group
in whose favor deed was executed
April l, 1875.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROAD
TOAPPEAL OIL LAND CASE
U. S. Court Restores 6, 100 Acres IN
Kern County, CAL, to the
Public Domain.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, August 10.-An
appeal to both the United States circuit
court of appeals and the United States
Supreme Court was in preparation today
by attorneys for the Southern Pacific
Company from a decree rendered here
yesterday in the United States district
court by Judge Robert S. Bean OF Ore
gon. restoring to the public domain
more than 6,100 acres of oil lands IN
Kern county. Millions are said to have
been produced in petroleum from the
property, which is situated in one OF the
heaviest oil producing sections of the
state
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bearing photographs. are expected to
suffice.
State Department officials in Ameri-
can ports have been instructed to warn
sea captains of the new britisn order.
and aid applicants to obtain necessary
identification.
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EARTH SLIDE BLOCKS CANAL.
Engineers, However, Expect to Clear
Waterway in Two Days.

Though the last great earth slide into
the Panama canal was over a half mile
long, the army engineers have such
efficient machinery in place that
they expect to clear the channel and
release the ten steamers that are now
waiting to get through within the next
two days.
According to the report at the canal
HEADQUARTERS the slide on the Gaillard
cut, which has been in slow progress
for months past, and extended 5000
feet. August began to gain on the
dredges, so that by last Saturday the
channel was only 10 feet in depth.
All the dredges are actively at work
and unless the slide becomes too rapid
the steamships are expected to be af-
forded passage by tomorrow or the
next day.
uanaan would ather be idolized
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Settles Case on Merits.

The decision settles on its merits one
of the first of the original oil land suits
brought by the government against the
railroad 1t was instituted five years ago
after similar suits had been disposed of
on a demurrer.
Patents issued to the railroad company
in December, 1904. covering the Elk Hills
properties were Cancelled by the decision.
The following trust deeds were also de-
clared by the court null and void: One
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This Crib is just like the
illustration. 1t is of heavy
iron, with white enamel
removable sides and a
heavy National link
spring.
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Two-inch-post Bras
Bed; FIVE filters; strongly
made; bright, satin or vel
vet finish.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
TO DISCUSS
MUNICIPAL
MATTERS
Mayors and Other City Officials Will
Meet December $40; Promi-
nent Speakers on Program
for Addresses

NORMAN, Nov. Addresses by
Mayor Ed Oyerholser of Oklahoma
City, Governor r. L. Williams, Mayor
Henry D. Lindsley of Dallas, DIR. STRAIT
ton d. Brooks Of the University of Ok
lahoma, c. H. Talbot of the University
of Kansas. half dozen mayors of Ok
lahoma and a number of experts in
every line affecting municipal govern
ment will feature the program Of the
Oklahoma municipal league, to be held
in Oklahoma City and Norman, De-
cember 9 and 10. The completed pro-
gram was announced by Prof. John
Alley, secretary of the league and pro-
fessor Of government at the state uni
yersity, this morning.
Not less than hundred mayors and
other officers of cities of this state are
expected to attend the convention
which is being held to afford Okla
homa officials an opportunity to get
together and learn from experts the
best methods OF handling municipal
problems.
The first days meeting will be held
in Oklahoma City, where visiting
mayors will hear addresses from their
own number, from the governor of the
state and from number of experts
the state university is supplying as
part of the educational work of the ex-
tension division
Special interurban cars will take the
whole body of city officers to Norman
for the second days meeting, where
they will hear more lectures on every
feature of municipal government. They
will be the guests of the university
for lunch at noon and the Norman
chamber of commerce at a banquet
ending the two-day convention on Fri
day night.
Officers of the league who will have
charget of the two-days' meeting are
Mayor E. S. Ratliff, Ada, president;
Mayor G. A. Lamm, BartlesvilIe, vice
president; John Alley, professor of
government, University of Oklahoma,
secretary; Mayor w. R. Roserts, Ard
more, treasurer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
POLISH PEOPLE
In SIMILAR PLIGHT
More Desperate than that Of Bel
GUM; Italians Again Claim
Capture Of Goriiz; France
Wants Big Loan
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.
u p. staff correspondent.

MONASTIR, Serbia, Nov. 23.-(De-
layed in transmission.) SERBIA is
starving. There has been no food in
large areas for many days.
Men, women and children and even
animals are dying of hunger by the
roadsides and mountain paths. Dogs
are prowling through the breadless
land like wild animals searching for
food.
The road from Nish to Monastir is
a highway of agony more dreadful than
the corpse-strewn Klondilke trail ever
was. 1t is lined with dead horses in
terspersed with the bodies of men,
women and children, fugitives who
dropped out of the line through ex-
haustion and lack of food.
More refugees are still streaming
along the road in a semi-delirious con-
dition because of privations or hys-
terical with joy over arrival at spot
where they may find little food. Fuel
is scarce, too. Even the hospitals that
are filled with wounded lack fuel.
The fall of Monastir is expected
soon. If it comes within a few days,
thousands of refugees en- route here
will be caught on the trail from Nish
food and no place of refuge
except in the mountains. Only e
miracle can save them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
SON SHOOTS
FATHER BY
ACCIDENT
Peter Bruner Gets Load Of Shot
in Hip When Boy Opens Fire
on Rabbit; Wound is
Not Serious

While out hunting yesterday morn
ing, Pete Bruner was accidentally shot
and seriously wounded by his son Jo-
seph The accident happened about
six miles southeast of Chickasha
shortly after l0:30 o'clock. The father
and son we're on the ground. each
armed with 10 gauge shotgun, when
a rabbit jumped out of the surrounding
brush and started running across the
trail. Young Bruner raised his gun
and took snap shot at the rabbit, the
entire load striking his father in the
front and side OF the right hip.
Medical aid was summoned by tele-
phone, the physician arriving on the
scene within short time of the acci-
dent. Temporary treatment was given
Immediately and the sufferer removed
to his home in Chickasha.
A careful probing of the wound re-
suited in the removal of all the shot
lT0Hl the NOunu diiU aAoStcocN eAc A"~e
that, fortunately, none of the arteries
had been injured or severed.
Attending physicians state that bar
ring the possibility of infection, Mr..
Bruner is in no danger, although he
will be confined to his home for some
time.
Mr.. Bruner is one of the most widely
known and highly respected citizens of
Chickasha. He has been trusted en-
ploy of the Gille. Jarboe Hardware
company for a number of years. Jo-
seph. the son who fired the accidental
shot, is student in the Chickasha
high school, is about Is or 19 years of
age and is almost prostrated over the
sad ending of the Thanksgiving day
hunt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
HOLD FUNERAL
OF c. A. PELzER

The body of Charles A. Pelzer, who
was killed in a cave-in in well
Wednesday, was inferred this after
noon at o'clock, the funeral being
conducted from the late home of the
deceased. 1912 South Sixth street, Rev.
J. A. Old officiating.
Mr.. Pelzer was buried under about
two feet OF wet sand by the caying Of
the sides of well which he was dig
ging on the farm Of Elmer Stone. The
accident happened about 10:S0 o'clock
a. m, but ow'og to the treacherous
character of the soil through which the
wen was being sunk, rescuers were de.
TERED from entering the well until the
sides had been shored up and placed
in such condition that further caving
would be avoided. When found the
body was covered By only about tive
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
not APT TO
Heed PLEA
OF WOMEN

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov 26.-Unless
the representative Of the Women's
Peace party who will call on President
Wilson late today, present new evil
dence in their plea for a peace con
gress, there is every indication for the
belief that they will receive no encour-
agement.
1t is learned that the president does
not feel that the right solution of the
war problem has been offered. Off
cials who are in close touch with him
say he is more familiar with the polit-
ical situation abroad than any of those
who are urging him to act at this time.
1t is also understood that the presi-
dent will not send a national represen-
tative on the Ford peace ship.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
vILLISTAS
CROSS U.S..
BOUNDARY
Fire on Troopers and Insult Ccnsu
lar Official; Reinforcements Sent
to NogaIes; Bandits Active
at TampicO

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Villista
soldiers invaded American soil near
Nogales, where five hundred of them
fired on American troopers and in
suited an American consular official
yesterday, according to Funston's re-
port to the war department today.
Large reinforcements of American
troops are being sent to Nogales. No
American casualties were reported as
a result of the attack near Nogales.
Five Mexicans are known to have been
killed.
Colonel Terrarzeas of the Villistas
crossed the boundary with thirty men
at Nogales and they yelled at and
cursed Vice Consul Simpich and Col
lector of Customs Hardy, flourishing
revolvers. Funston said Radall, the
yillista governor, later apologized to
Colonel Page.
A report today says the Villista gar
rison evacuated Nogales after looting
the town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
Negro is Arrested
on Shooting Charge

A. d. Johnson and Julius Davis are
residents of 1.-TWO" street. Chickasha
Also they are employees of the Chicka
sha compress. Further also, they are
each of Ethiopian descent and of the
color of midnight.
Now, in celebration of the coming Of
Thanksgiving, at recent hour, Davis
announced to Johnson, his name to
the contrary, Notwithstanding, that he
did not consider him so many as
niger and a man, and that he pro-
posed to hand out a bundle of wing
feathers to the aforesaid johnson
through the help, aid and assistance
of a keen-edged knife, no razor being
at the moment available.
johnson, however, demurred. He
demurred with large six gun, fully
loaded and in good working order.
After he had filed two demurrers in
the shape of two rapidly fired shots
st the man with the knife. the demur
rers were sustained, Davis running
only because he failed to be provided
with wings.
Officer Boles disarmed Johnson and
this morning he was turned over to
the county authorities and locked in
the Grady county jail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
GATHER TO
GIVE THANKS

The union services held in the
Methodist church yesterday morning,
we're we'll attended The church was
well filled with those who had re-
sponded to the call to appear in public
and return the thanks due the Great
Giver of all things good.
A full choir was present and the
music was excellent, appropriate
sacred selections being rendered in i'm
pressive name
Rev. Edward Teis, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, delivered
an able sermon. He chose as the sub
ject of his discourse the principal
thoughts in the Thanksgiving Procla-
nation of President Wilson and
touched upon each of them in mas
terly manner.
Following the services a collection
was taken up, the proceeds to go to
United Charities. Twenty-Five dollars
was realized and will be turned over
for use in relieving the needy ones in
the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
RECEIVE $3.50 TO S.
FOR WEEKS TOLL
Pay Remains Low While Cost Of
Living Increases; Required
to Handle Heavy Shells;
Shorter Hours Wanted
BY HENRY WOOD.
U. p. staff correspondent.


LONDON, Oct. 9.-(By mail.)-
Women munition workers of England
say they are being sweated and that
their patriotism is being exploited to
satisfy employers greed The wo-
mems formal charges, just filed with
the labor board, add to the labor mud
die in the United Kingdom.
The women usually are not affili-
ated with regular trade unions, whose
domain they have invaded, but in this
case their charges coincide with the
allegations of the laboring men. The
English working women, like the men
persist in their efforts to get hearing
when the life of the nation is at stake,
they say, because although they de-
clare themselves patriotic they cannot
permit their patriotism to be exploited.
While the manufacturers grow rich
out of government war contracts, the
working women insist their wages re-
main unincreased while the cost of
living is constantly ascending. The
men charged this too; and the women
add that their employers are taking
advantage Of their inexperience to
sweat them
One advantage the women have is
that government boards were ap-
pointed to investigate conditions under
which they might be called upon to
work. These boards have responded
to the cry for help and are, after in
vestigation, lending the weight Of their
authority to the proeests.
The complaints center largely in the
Manchester district where thousands
of women are employed and hundreds
are being added weekly. 1t was found
that many factories are installing
lighter machinery for the women, but
are not paying them mems wages, nor
nearly so much
The wages were found to vary from
a maximum of about $5 for 4s-hour
week down to $3.50 for a 51-hour week.
Despite the minimum wage of seven
cents an hour fixed many concerns
paid less.
The women demand factory can
teens so the women night workers may
have hot meal. A demand is also
made for shift schedule that will not
permit women to work more than
eight hours at time.
Another protest was against heavy
work being given to the woman. One
young girl handled an 1S-podnd she'll
every throughout the day Other girls
were found working on rough cast
shells Weighing 23 pounds.
The report of the governments COM
mittee was that women could not be
employed on heavy physical work Of
this nature for the period of hours now
required unless they were paid suffi-
ciently to permit of proper food and
nourishment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-26
Poland Suffering.

By United Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 26.-Vernon l.. Kel-
logg, director OF the Belgian Relief
commission, told Ambassador Gerard
that with four thousand towns burnel
and millions of men, women and chill
dren starving, the condition of Poland
is much more desperate than that of
Belgium at its worst.
Kellogg has just finished an investi-
cation of the Polish situation and he
held a conference with the ambassador
with a view to getting aid for the
wretched people. He hopes the allies
and Germany viii agree through
merica on a relief plan.