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Few Applicants for Cotton Loan.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The cotton
loan plan, under which fund OF ap-
proximately $135,0OO,000 was placed at
the disposal Of the cotton producers
OF the south when trade was paralyz-
ed at the beginning Of the European
war has virtually ended les existence
An announcement from the central
committee, composed OF members Of
the federal reserve board, acting as
individuals, stated loans from the fund
were closed and added that appiica-
ton for loans from cotton producers
in the south had amounted to $4,000.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-02-19
Germans DiscIaim Blockade

Berlin, via The Hague to London.
Feb. 10.-The naval measures of Ger
many against the British commerce
are in no sense blockade. No hos.
tile action against neutral shipping is
contemplated. German submarines
and warships will endeavor by every
means in their power to avoid sinking
American and other neutral ships and
will take every precaution to avoid
= mistake. The above may be taken
as the correct Interpretation placed on
the German proclamation in compst-
Nnt circles in Berlin.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-02-19
Canada Wants Political rruce

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 10.-Canada Is
unanimously in favor OF maintaining
a political truce at home until the war
in Europe is brought to a successful
conclusion, it was declared In parlia-
ment by Sir Robert Borden, the Cana
dian premier, and by Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier, the opposition leader. The first
working day OF parliament saw the
debate on the address by the COVER
nor general commence and concluded.
This is the first time that the opening
debate has been finished so expedi-
tiously.
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Protest Against Food Embargo.

Washington, Feb. ia joint reso-
luton from the Minnesota legislature
was presented to the senate here by
Senator Nelson. The resolution pro-
tested against any legislation here that
would prohibit the expectation of ag-
ricultural products and was prompted,
very likely, from fear that the pend
ing bills prohibiting expectation of
munitions Of war to the belligerents
would be amended to include food
stuffs in an attempt to bring about
lower prices.
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AIrmen Fire German Supplies.

London, Feb. PA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Rotterdam re-
ports successful air raid by the allies
over Dusseldorf.
1.-THE Germans according to the
correspondent, fearing such raid at
Dusseldorf, recently built secret
storehouse some distance away from
the arsenal, into which war material
and explosives from the arsenal were
moved. The raiders discovered this
store, dropped bombs upon it and set
1t on fire."
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-02-19
Wear Straw Hats in Mid-WInter.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Delegates attend.
ing the convention of the National AS
sociation Of Merchant Tailors planned
tn parade down Michigan avenue in
stNaw hats and summer suits In def
ance to an icy wind, to display the
newest creations of spring and gum
mer wear for men. Mems styles for
the coming season will be 30 distinct
ly antftmilitaristic as possible, it was
amounted The newest features will
be the tendency toward slender and
high-waisted effects.
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TRIES TO SINK BRITISH SHIP
GERMAN SUBMARINE U-2 AT
TEMPTS TO TORPEDO VESSEL.
Challenges Laertes, Which Was Pro-
ceeding Without Showing Nation
aIity-Dutch Flag Raised.

Ymiden, Netherlands, via London,
Feb. 13.-The German submarine U-2
attempted to torpedo the British
steamer Laertes, which has just ar
rived here from Java.
The vessel escaped by adroit maneu-
vers and fast steaming. When at
tackled the steamer was flying the
Dutch flag.
The attack on the Laertes was made
while the vessel was steaming be-
tween the Mouse lightship and Schou-
wen bank The submarine fired sew
eral shells which damaged the vessels
funnel, compass and upper deck. AS
this did not induce the capt to stop
the submarine made an unsuccessful
attempt to torpedo the steamship.
Does Not Show Nationality.
The Laertes, when challenged by
the submarine, was proceeding with
out showing her nationality. When
asked to stop, the vessel flew the
Dutch flag, but this did not prevent
officers, from firing on the steamer
and attempting to sink her.
The captain of the Laertes says he
flew the Dutch flag in order to save
the crew, which consisted of subjects
of neutral states, including those of
China and Norway.
Dutch Ask Explanation.
The Hague, Netherlands, via Lon
don, Feb. 1.-THE Dutch authorities
will make an inquiry into the attempt
pedo the steamship Laertes, as it is
suggested that the attempt was made
inside territorial waters
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ANOTHER MEETING OF
SCANDINAVIAN KINGS

Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, Feb.
1.-THE Overseas News Agency says
that according to a Copenhagen dis
patch received in Berlin the rulers of
the three Scandinavian kingdoms will
hold another conference, this time on
the question of floating mines; Ger
many's declaration of sea war zone
and the British admiralty's views as
to the use of neutral flags.
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Senate Graft Charges Blocked.

Washington, Feb. Decentralization
Of charges Of corruption in the last
senatorial campaigns in Pennsylvania,
Illinois and other states was blocked,
30 far as the Sixty-third congress is
concerned, when the senate commit.
tee which provides for the expense
Of such inquiries decided not to act.
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Scent Bread in New York.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE price of
bread has ben increased from to 6
cents throughout New York and vicin-
ity. Rolls also have gone up from 10
to IL cents dozen and pie and cake
in proportion.
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SAMOA is SWEPT BY
TERRIFIC HURRICANE

Tutila, American Samoa, by
t. wireless to Honolulu, thence by
y cable, Feb. 12.-The Manua
islands in American Samoa have
been swept by hurricane. Not
house is standing. No details
have been reported, but the popu-
lace lost everything. The food
situation is serious and help is
needed.
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Russians Retire From Rukowina.

London, Feb. 12.-"The Russians are
retreating from Bukowina, strongly
pressed by superior Austro-German
forces" says the Daily Chronicles
Czernowitz correspondent. "They are
stubbornly contesting every yard and
falling back in good order. 1t may be
expected that they will make stand
here at Czernowitz and hold the capt.
tai of the province"
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Iowa Senate for Prohibition.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 13.-The Iowa
senate has adopted a constitutional
amendment providing for statewide
prohibition by a vote of 80 to 10,
The measure now goes to the house.
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Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 13.-Fanny
Crosby, the celebrated blind hymn
writer, is dead at her home, In her
06th year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
BRITISH NURSE
IS End FLORENCE
NICHTIN GALE
BY WILBUR S. FORREST.
U. 2. staff correspondent.

LONDON, Oct. 3O.-(By mail. -
Florence Nightingale, the second, is
Nurse Borlase, the woman who knows
every British battlefield in Europe.
She has nursed in England, France,
Flanders, Serbia and the Dardanelles
and is now in London to recuperate be-
fore she goes to Russia.
On the close cut, mannish, jacket Of
this elderly, gray-haired Florence
Nightingale there are two South
African war medal ribbons; also Bel
gian, Serbian, British and French
medals, won in the present war.
In the South African war, Nurse
Borlase was in the siege of Ladysmith
The first gun of the European struggle
found her nursing in Canada, from
whence she went to Flanders to nurse
the Belgian wounded Later, after a
few months in France, news reached
her of the sufferings of the Serbians
and the ravages of typhus Without
hesitation she went to Serbia and re.
NAMED until the scourage had passed.
1t was after mis- that the British
landed at the Dardanelles and she jour
neyed to Gallipoli in time to nurse
some of the wounded who are now vet
Grams of that campaign. Here Nurse
Borlase's health failed and she re
turned to London. When this is read
in America she will be on her way to
Russia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
INJUNCTION
IS SOUGHT

Through his attorneys, Barefoot &
Carmichael, Martin Henny today Sc
cured a temporary INDUCTION restrain
ing T. B. Manning and Will Jones
from cutting a ditch along public
highway adjoining the farm Of the
plaintiff Judge Davenport of the
county court granted temporary in
junction until such time as the district
court may act upon the matter. The
case is made returnable December 2.
In his petition the plaintiff states
that Will Jones is the road oyerseer
in his district and that as such road
overseer he is experimenting and
having the work Of cutting this ditch
performed. Plaintiff further alleges
that the ditch will carry all surface
water along this particular highway
through his fields, diyerting the said
water from its natural course and dam
aging him in such manner that the law
will be in adequate to afford him a
remedy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
Battling for Monastir.

by United Press.
LONDON, Nov. 2S-Ten thousand
Bulgarians we're killed and wounded
in the fighting for the possession OF
the Serbian town OF Monastir. accord.
ing 10 advices received from salonika
today.
Dispatches sey the Bu!gars attacked
the town Saturday and today's advices
say the assault was repulsed although
earlier reports said the town had
fallen.
The Serbs were heavily outnum-
bered but ii is stated that their reck-
less courage turned the tide of battle
in their favor. On Sunday the Bull
garians retreated. occupying a position
five miles away, which they still held,
according TO the last accounts.
British forces are pouring into
Monastir from Salonika and mounting
heavy guns to defend the town. The
Bulgars are also being reinforced and
a big battle is expected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
FOR CHIX.
AVENUE PAVING

The last assessment Of the paving
tax for Chickasha avenue is now due
and being paid Clerk Reynolds OF the
city, states that payments on this
assessment are coming in with pleas
ing regularity.
This tax is in no way part Of the
paving taxes in district No 3, the
district wherein the property owners
appealed their cases to the supreme
court In this district the taxes
amounted, in 1909, the first year, for
the ten years time in which the
paving tax bonds were redeemable, 10
se15,0O0 For the first three years
these assessments were promptly met.
At this time the matter was taken
into the courts. The plaintiffs gained
a verdict IN the lower court and the
matter was appealed to the state SUI
preme court which, few weeks since
reversed the findings of the lower
court. A motion asking a new trial is
now pending in the supreme court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
BOLIVIO
Held FOR
MURDER
By United Press

By United Press.
BATAVIA, N. Y, Nov. 23.-Tony
BoIivio, aged 27, charged with beating
Luigi Matroni, aged 45, his young
wife's stepfather, into state of un-
consciousness and then burying him
alive as he cried for help, was held
today on the charge of murder
The crime was committed eighteen
months ago. Bolivio killed Matroni
because his wife confessed that she
was wronged by Matroni the day be-
fore her marriage. Through threats
of death she kept the crime a secret
till few days ago.
Bolivio went to the Matroni home
and induced the latter to accompany
him to the cellar, where he seized the
older man and choked him. He then
dug a shallow grave in the cellar floor
and forced his victim into it. Matroni
shouted for help as Bolivio shoveled
stones and dirt on him. Soon after
the crime the house was razed and a
crop of wheat was sown over the plot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
WOMEN TO
BON BARD
PRESIDENT

BY United Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.--The women s
peace party its planning the greatest
bombardment Of kilograms ever di-
rected against the White House in
their effort to induce President Wilson
to call conference of neutral powers
to end the European war.
Ten thousand kilograms are being
sent TO the presidents and vice-presi-
dents of women's clubs throughout the
country, asking them to urge members
of congress to wire Wilson that the
women believe that the time has
come for such movement. They
want the proposed conference called
before Thanksgiving.
Mrs Henry Ford, wife of the million
aire auto maker, furnished ten thou
sand dollars for sending kilograms,
each Of which was signed miss Jane
Adams, president of Peace Party"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
Moonlight School
Movement Success

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 23.-(Spe-
cial.) IF there was ever a doubt in
the minds of Oklahoma people as to
the advisability of attempting the
work of organizing moonlight or night
schools for adults, these doubts would
be dispelled by the mass of corre-
spondence coming to Superintendent
of Public Instruction r. H. Wilson.
from men and women who have
learned to read and write at the
schools organized this fall and which
are still in operation.
Each of these letters tells a story of
human and absorbing interest. They
come from men and women, many of
them gray-haired men and women,
who until now must have had their
marks attested by some in order to
make their written contracts binding
The fact that letters received by them
in times past from loved members of
their families, who had wandered from
the family hearthstone, had to be
taken to some one else, often an out
slider, to be deciphered, must have
been humiliating and CALLING to SEN
sitive natures. 1t was these who were
the first to grasp the opportunity to
at least learn to read and write and
the happiness standing out in every
line of these letters is an ample recon-
pense for the work which has been
done and which is being done.
To the state department of educa-
ton, to the committee which has had
the matter in charge, one from each OF
the state normal schools, to county
and city superintendent, and last, but
best Of all, to these noble men and
women teachers, many of them
ALREADY poorly paid, who have gone
into this work and organized these
schools, succeeding beyond the expec-
tations of the most sanguine, the state
Of Oklahoma owes deep and lasting
debt Of gratitude.
Later on a letter will be sent out
conveying in detail the number oil
moonlight schools taught, the number
in attendance and the number who at
tained success. In the meantime it is
hoped that each adult who has learned
to read and write at these schools win
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
MARKET PLACE
is PRPOSED BY
SEC'Y ERSLAND

Arthur Ersland, secretary OF the
Retailers association of Chickasha,
has been for the past few days busily
engaged in mailing out letters to the
different p,embers Of tina. association
urging thu they take some action in
the matter OF establishing a market
place in Chickasha.
Mr.. Ersland, in his letter, calls at
tention to the fact that with no market
place In this city and with the city
laws prohibiting farm wagons loaded
with cotton or other farm products,
from standing on Chickasha avenue, a
greater portion of the products which
have made Grady one OF the richest
agricultural counties in the state, are
marketed in other and smaller towns
located, some of them, in the territory
Immediately tributary to Chickasha.
In speaking of this item in his letter
today Mr.. Ersland cited the amount of
grain and cotton and hogs marketed
at Norge as compared with the
amounts marketed in Chickasha. He
said Norge has a population of fifty
souls yet there is more corn sold
during the season in that hamlet than
there is in Chickasha. Some days the
receipts OF corn in Norge are known
to run as high as 120 loads The same
may be said of cotton to a great ex-
tent In one year the one gin at Norge
haled as high as 5000 bales, or ap-
proximately as much as was baled by
the three gins combined in Chickasha.
And when we come to hogs Norge has
one buyer whom I will venture to say
buys and ships annually as many hogs
as do all the buyers in Chickasha put
together"
Mr.. Ersiand argues that with mar
ket place where the farmers could
drive their wagons, place where the
consumers and the buyers generally
would know where to look for the
wagons and the things wanted, a
greater market would be made for this
city and a far greater amount of the
things raised by farmers of the county
would beb rought here and sold here.
When asked if the association had
any place in view the gentleman
stated that the plans for the market
place had not sufficiently matured to
admit of the selection of the possible
sic, but said that several good loca-
tions were to be had for reasonable
ground lease prices.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
CASES CONTINUED.

Kelley, Lee and Down, prisoners
charged with holding up and robbing
the negro doctor, Graham, in his place
of business on South Second street
one night last week, were arraigned
before Judge Moore this morning and
the date of their preliminary contin-
ued until next Monday, November 29,
at / o'clock p. M Ben Goff has been
retained as counsel for Down, and
Holding & Herr are representing
Kelley and Lee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
London Receives Unconfirmed AID
vices Saying Germany Loses
New Dreadnaught, Sunk
by Mine in Baltic
BULGARS FIGHTING AT
MONASTIR SUFFER
Ten Thousand Killed and Wounded
in Attack; British Reinforce
Serbs and Big Battle
is Expected
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
LONDON. Nov. pa report that
came from Rotterdam today says one
of Germany's new dreadnaughts was
sunk by mine in tine Baltic sea Fri
day. No confirmation of the report
has been received.
The Daily Nails correspondent says
thirty-three OF the crew of the vessel
were drowned, but no other details
were given.
Germany had three dreadnaughts of
thirty-three thousand tons each build
ing when the war broke out. 1t is un-
derstood that one of these was re-
Gently placed in commission rhe
Ersatz Weissenburg of twenty-five
thousand tons was also completed in
July.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
Nash Gets Notice
to Work on Streets

r. NJ. Nash, special accountant from
the state inspection department, was
on the warpath this morning. He was
mad clear through, so mad that his
corncob pipe almost blazed as he ap-
piled an irritated exhaust to one end
of the flue. And the cause of the irri-
tation was the receipt in the morn,
ing's mail Of notice to appear at the
county court house, armed with o
shovel and prepared in general ways
to serve the city of Ghickasha as a
laborer upon the streets until a certain
amount alleged to be due for street
taxes should be worked out and the
claim marked fully satisfied and can
celled.
why" exclaimed Mr.. Nash this
morning. why, ask you should be
expected to bring bally shovel and
pour forth my sweat upon the streets
of Chickasha? am fifty-seven years
of age to start with, according to the
documentary evidence OF the family
Bible Further | am not now nor ever
have been a citizen of Chickasha
am a resident of Oklahoma City. an
employ of the state inspection depart
ment and am now in Chickasha, and
have been for the post several weeks
in my official capacity. Mo- I'm not
going to work on the streets!"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
Serb Town Burning.

BY United Press.
GENEVA, Nov pa Balkan dis
patch says Prilep is burning This is
the most important town in southern
serbia and was captured by the Bull
gars last week in their march on
Monastir
It is supposed that the town was
fired by the Bulgars in reprisal for
some act OF the Serbs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
TUNNEL Is
GUARDED
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S-Private
police are guarding the railway tunnel
leading to the twenty-million dollar
union station under the capitol
grounds.
Terminal officials deny reports that
anonymous threats to dynamite the
tunnel have been made, but admit that
extra guards have been placed on duty.
The congressional library, senate
and house office buildings could be
damaged by an explosion in the tunnel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23

By United Press.
LONDON, Nov. 2S.-official denial
was made by the foreign office today
that Greek ships were being seized or
detained by the British or that a
blockade of Greek ports had been es-
tablished
This announcement is believed to
indicate that Greece has yielded suffi.
ciently to the allies demands to OBJ
yiate the necessity for forcible
measures to coerce them,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
More Serbs Captured.

BY United Press.
BERLIN. Nov. 2S.-The war office
announced today that eight thousand
more Serbs had been captured in the
Bulgarian advance scutheast of Pris-
tina and fifteen hundred by the Austro-
Germans north of MitrovitA- fifty
cannon, being taken.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
cHlLp,s EVE INJURED.

Yesterday afternoon the small son
Of T. T. Odoms of Tabler received a
severe injury in his eye. He is re-
ported better today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
Supplies for Turks.

BY United Press.
BUCHAREST. Nov. 2s.-Fourteen
carloads of munitions, artillery and
hospital supplies, were landed at
Danube river ports in Bulgaria for
trans-shipment to Constantinople by
rail.
The supplies include two big guns
for the Turkish defenses in Gallipoli.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
Bio British Defeat.

BY United Press.
BERLIN. Nov 2s.-It was learned
today that British force of one hun
dred seventy thousand colonials was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
CARNEGIE TRIES HAND
AS WIRELESS OPERATOR

BY United Press.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 2S.-Sur-
rounded by millionaires and near-mil-
lionaires who started as his employees
at little a week. Andrew Carnegie to-
day planned to send his first wireless
message on the new instrument at
Carnegie Tech.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23

defeated by the Turks ten miles from
Bagdad several weeks ago. The Brit
ish we're thrown back twenty miles, it
is claimed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
STORMS IN SICILY.

ROME, Nov. 2S.-Many persons are
reported to have perished as results
of cyclones and widespread floods in
Sicily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-23
: +*++++++++*++4+s =
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

France claimed that since
September 6 the allies have
gained many important vic
tories and blocked the German
plan of campaign. A German
aeroplane bomb broke the
United States consulate win
dows in Warsaw.