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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18
Quiet at City Hall.

--~t~A a. Nt~y tfcfts
Nothing doing at the city hall this
morning The municipal court fnr-
nished a dearth Of business. the actiy-
tiles OF yesterday having surfeited all
things in the fine line: Judge Grigsby's
rabbit traps remain empty as they
stand disconsolzteIy on the cement
floor Of the city hall basement, not
even a mouse investigating the inte-
riors Of them; Desk Sergeant Lconey
Is still wearing a satisfied smile as he
perambulstes about the building In his
nex uniform. the chief Of the water
bareau is patiently awaiting the action
Of the committee on the better water
proposition in the matter Of purchas
ing additional purifying and clarifying
apparatus Treasurer Clark is busy
with his books: different members OF
the council are ealing regularly at the
mayors office foT the purpose Of set
ting their time pieces By the proposed
Western Union clock: the police chief
is in and about. the patrolmen have
al gone forth on their beats; Chief
Gattis Of the fire department is quietly
thanking the Lord for the dearth Of
fires and hoping for the coming OF the /
time when Chickashs will have more /
modern fire fighting equipment; Cur
ley Reynolds is resting on his laurels |
after having routed a dollar-down and I
a mortgage on your salary for the re- +
msinder Of your life" agent; the street
Dan Beets. IS well 4
pleased with the neat appearance OF
the city's streets: the sanitary officer
smiles as he thinks Of the thorough
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18

sanitation Of the city the boiler in the
basement sighs with pleasure as the
registers throughout the building hum
and hiss with heat. the city clock re-
main in statu quo; the mayor checks
over his items Of fines paid in the DO
lice court at previous seances and
well 10 be brief. everything is quiet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18
LIBRARY BULLETIN.
Best Recent Fiction.

Eest Recent Fiction.
Andrew the Glad
oyer Paradise Ridge BY Maria
Thompson Dzvieas.
Aunt Jane By jeanette Lee.
Anne OF the Island, b. l.. II Mont
gomery.
CO-Cifizens. By Cora Harris.
Dear Enemy. By Jean Webster
Michael O'Halloran, By Gene STRAIT.
tor Porter.
Felix oDay. BY p. Hopkinson.
The Freelands, by John Garuwor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18

o. ~ Copeiin, city treasurer Of
HARRISBURG. Pa. has written the court
clerk for lAsoruztlo1 zbous the nnanics-
Dal paving bonds of cAiekashz He
states that he H. the oEner oE q number
Of those bonds and d desirous q col
lecting the amounts nov due upon
them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18
Musical Prodigy comina.

Musical Prodigy Coming.
Under the auspices Of the Mcdowell
club. Miss Vesta Hastings. aged II.
and regarded as a musical prodigy, viii
give a concert in the Carnegie library
hall next Monday evening at 8.i5
O'Clock. She IS pupil Of Professor
Giard Of the state university and lis
said to possess remarkable ability as q
pianiste. Miss Hastings will be as
sisted IN her program here BY Misses
Frances Hillman and Bess Flowers,
students In the expression department
Of the o. G. w. There will be q small
admission charge
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18
PENN. OIL
ADVANCES
BY United Press.

By United Press.
PITTSBURGH. Penn, Nov Is.-The
Joseph H. Seep Oil agency here an
HOunced today a teneent advance in
the price Of all crude oil except Rag
land, al low grade product.
The advance made today puts the
price Of the Pennsylvania grade Of oil
up to two dollars a barrel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18
who Wants = Little eiri7

Wro Wants Little CirII
Little Vera Clark of Ninnekah. sir
months old and motherless. has been
taken in charge BY the county court
Temporarily Mrs. r. P. Bradley has
taken the little tot into her home
Vera has never known a mothers care
and lore. her own mother having
closed her eyes in death On Ghe day
upon which the child first opened her
eyes upon this world she is sweet
and loFable and wants home with
some good. Christian family who viii
love her and cherish her and raise her
as one OF It's own members.
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COUNTY COURT TO MEET.

Judge Davenport will convene county
court In regular session On Monday.
20 The jury for the term
has been drawn and the setting Of the
docket completed. The term promises
10 be a busy one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18

Tie meeting that Is being he'd night
after night At 1Is South sixth street Is
not only encouraging the Church q
God. but other people are becoming in
terested fn the meeting There have
been some converted already and they
are expecting much good TO Be done
Jet IN this series of meetings.
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WEATHER ELSEWHERE.


Western Union reports received at
o'clock a. m:
TEXAS Clear at El Paso, Brown
wood. Wichita Falls, Waco Tempera-
fure. 81 to e5 degrees; cold and cluody
at GreenviIle and Big Springs; rain At
Kaufman sleet at Lubbock.
OKLAHOMA-Cloudy. Temperature,
IS 10 50 degrees; rain at McAlester
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.-Partly cloudy.
Temperature. s6 degrees.
NEW ORLEANS Raining.
MEMPHIs.7-Cold. partly cloudy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-18

Rumor is rife in court house circles
that the commissioners may. in the
iHterst Of legal oratory. order the walls
Of the district oourt room redecoEated
and re-frescOed. Also that the sand
filled tin wash basins and milk crooks
may be replaced with modern cupsi-
Gors. However. Commissioner Robin
son deposeth not
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A. Hamilton has returned from his
vacation spent in Portland Ore
r. L. Stewart. general suDeriniend
ent. with headquarters at Il Reno. was
in the city yesterday.
John Crosby, boilermaker. vent to
Waurika,yesterdsy.
L.Loy. claim adjustor. with head
quarters at Fl Reno. vas In the city
yesterday.
v. T. Burke has returned from a
business trip to Shawnee.
Mr- and Mrs. John Lynch sent 10
Oklahoma CITY yesterday for a short
FisN
c. corcoran travelling ". c. 3. from
Chicago. Is in the city today
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
GREECE WILL RESIST
PASSAGE OF ARMIES

Berlin, Sept. 2S (by wireless to Say.
vile. According to the Overseas
News agency, Greece has assured
Serbia that she will resist the pas
sage Of foreign troops through Greek
territory 3s
M The news agency says Reports
from the Balkans say that the Greek
nanister to Serbia called on the Ser
bian prime minister and told him that
Greece had decided to offer deter
mined resistance to the passage Of
foreign troops through Greek terri
tory.
Budapest newspapers say that the
Serbian miAister at Sofia, Tcholak An
itch, told Pranier RadoslayoH OF
Bulgaria that ne would depart on
leaye sof absence owing to III health. !.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
YIELDS ONLY FAIR.
MiIbank Claims DaiIies over-Estimat-
ed Crop Yields.

Milbank, S. ID. Grant county OBJ
servers assert that grain crops in this
section of South Dakota are only nor.
NAL, and are inclined to look askance
at reports of big yields that appear
IN the daily papers. The crops are
good, they say, with average Yields
sof good grade, but they claim the
yields in the northwest have been ex-
aggerated, with consequent de
crease in grain prices to an extent
that is not warranted by the facts.
They assert that yields of 20 to 80
bushels of wheat per acre, while un-
disputed, are exceptional, and IN real
Jity the average yield is nearer IA
bushels. Paul Kohler, a Milbank land
man. who is quoted by the Milbank
Review, has the renting of about
thirty farms in this section OF South
Dakota, and from his experience with
these farms and his knowledge of
conditions generally, he places the
average yleld OF wheat In Grant coun-
~ at not to exceed IA or is bushels,
End says he will be surprised II the
latter average is reached He has
threshed on twenty Of the farms, and
say says the highest yields was an aver
age OF "a bushels, while some farms
averaged as low as 5 bushels. He
estimates the rye crop in Grant coun-
" at an average of s bushels, and
eats At SO bushels The light frost
q Monday did not damage corn, some
q which Is matured while other fields
VII require two weeks vet to reacn
maturity
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30

reau Of foreign and domestic com.
merce of the department of com
merce, and others (powers Of inves-
Stigation chiefly in the hands OF the
new federal trade commission.
Perhaps 1T would be better &c
these various powers were assembled
in the hands of one bureau or depart
ment, but aside from that think
the machinery exists for d thorough
scientific treatment OF tariff ques-
tions. If anything is lacking to give
these powers efficiency. t am, Of
course, heartily in favor ef asing L IT, 4
Some Of Advisers Fearful.
Il Some of the presidents advisers are
opposed to any tinkering with the
tariff at a session which will adjourn
upon the eve of the presidential eiec-
ton They fear that the animosities
Invariably engendered by an over
hauling Of the tariff would spell ruin
for the democratic party at the polls
Other democratic leaders, believe
that it would be possible to effect a
revision of a few selected schedules
without injury to party solidarity
Moreover, they are convinced that
unless some better method Of raising.
revenue be devised. an upward re-
vision Of customs duties will be OPP
erative sooner or later and that 1t
would rebound to the credit of the
administration to make the changes
without delay.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
President Pondering
Oy er Problem Of
Revision Upward!!!!
President Wilson May Seek to Have
Tariff Duties Materially
Increased.

\
Washington, D. president Will
son has decided to propose a revision
of the existing democratic tariff Law
by the 64th congress, which assem-
bles December s.
Mr.. Wilson now comedies the ad
visibility of revising the tariff up
ward, as demanded by the republi
cans and progressiyes, but does moi
intend to permit revision as far up
ward as his opponents desire.
Wilson Defends Own Tariff.
The president does not concede the
failure of his tariff law. He stoutly
defends it as efficacious, If not per,
feet, but explains that the shock OF
the European war to conditions in
the United States makes an economic
Ireadjustment imperative.
Mr.. Wilson is not committed at
present to a complete revision of the
tariff. He contemplates proposing
changes in only few schedules.
1t is not unlikely that the principal
amendments recommended will be
the following:
Retention of a duty on sugar, which
under the existing law goes upon the
free list on May next.
Restoration of a duty on raw wool,
which under the existing law is adj
mitted free.
Increase of duties on dyestuffs,
chemicals, and other products of in
fant industries created by the block
ade of German exports.
Increase of the revenue from the
income tax either by raising the
rate or reducing the exemption.
Against Tariff Commission.
Mr. Wilson also has been giving
his attention to the question OF the
establishment of tariff commission.
The president still thinks that ex-
listing governmental agencies are,
endowed with sufficient power to per-
form all the functions of a tariff com
mission and to provide scientific
instead of haphazard adjustment Of
customs duties. He is, however, open
to conviction on the question OF I'M
proving the machinery OF tariff re-
vision
The president made this clear in a /
letter to former Governor Cox Of
ohio, made public today at the White
House in reply to a letter In which
the former governor advocated the
establishing cf the tariT commission
The president wrote:
The full powers Of tariff cosm-
mission are already lodged III axist4I
ng organs of the government; most
i them, and really more than thesil
ormer commission had iii the bu-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
wATERTowN THURsDAY, sEPTEMBER 3d. IeI6
IN THE GRIP OF DEATH
BRITISH HOLD POSITIONS;
FRENCH is CONGRATULATED

Y ! h : L - II Y *
Paris. Inte telligence from the
Champagne front beyond Chalons,
which reached Paris today shows that
it was the right Of the German crown
princes army which was shattered
in the attacks Of Friday and satur-
day.
Wounded Fill Trains.
The crown princes center made
furious efforts to counter in the Ar
gonne yesterday with the result that
all railway lines to the east and north
according to French information,
We're engaged last night in carrying
away German wounded. #
Count Loss at 100000.
French officers reckon that the
crown princes army lost 100000 men
in this attack and the previous as
saults during the summer.
The plan of attack of this army has
been the sending in masses Of two.
divisions, or about 10000 men at a
time against French works. These
engagements each one equal in inn
portance to some OF the great battles
of history-haye been dismissed hith-
erto with brief references in the
French official communications be-
cause the results were only negative
Resistance is Destructive.
Germans captured recently testify
that the resistance of the French has
been as destructive as their offensive
and that their artillery fire, Of deadly
intensity a etaoin etao ct eta etao
effect a year ago, has attained such
intensity as to work decentralization
among their opponents.
French Hold Firm. s.
In yesterdays attack the Germans
sents two divisions against the French
lines, after a preparatory lombard
ment. The artillery fire did not de
n lMsacralize the french laae, which held
everywhere when the herman infan-
try charged. The two German divis-1
ions broke leaving the ground dotted
with their dead.
!;=puIsed Three Times.
Tree times the Germans renewed
their assault, making the attacks with
extreme courage. Each time they re-
tired, leaving more dead. Many Of
their wounded are still lying between
the lines.
Although the attacks of the crown
prince have been violent and well or
ganized, French officers say the drive
against Yerdun is being transformed
into a defense of Metz, for
the French are creeping slowly and
steadily closer to the Lorraine strong
hold
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
Armenian M ) lie [ {
Resort 70 Desperate
Means to Save Babes
Mothers sIay Babes Rather j nan
LET Them Fall Into Hands
Of Turke. |l

Iaond lon, Armenian babes are
hurled into the Euphrates by their
mot hers, to spare them from brutal
murder by Kurds and Bedouins; III
some Instances the children are sold;
slavery Is frequently the fate of the
women. z
So says q dispatch from the De-
deaghatch correspondent Of the Times
The writer says the Turks are effect
lively exterminating the Armenian
people from the country. The meth
sod, says the dispatch, Is to send from
each village, each day, as many as
the trains will carry When they
arrive al Konish or some adjacent
station they are placed III charge Of
an escort for the journey over the
Taurus mountains,
None Returns From Journey
s lone ever returns from the Jour
ney, says the correspondent
Once on the other side for a few
days and told to continue their jour
ney to the neig ghborhood Of Mosul, as \
they will now be in perfect safety
But tn point Of fact, the region is
nothing but a desert, and before
many hours narauding bands Of Be-
douirs and Kurds rob and pillage
these elpless men, women and chill
dren, SO that those who are not ac-
tually slain die Of hunger Or thirst.
Not one ever reaches the INTENDED
destinati tion, for should anyone Try
to escape In another direction the
Turkish shepherds have orders to
shoot them at sight.
5000 Ready for Exodus
' A widely known American mis-
sionary who arrived at Consta tantinople
he first week in September, declared
1e saw as many as Il, 900 Armenians
around one station waiting
g be sent on this Journey from which
zone would ever return
A ~ erican sionarias, scatt tered All
ibciit asia Minor and particularly III
ne \ armenian districts, gradually are
upon the advice Of their am
'assadors The attacks upon the AZ
are said to be excused upon
he ground that they assisted tlc
ta;ssians Ia the occupati ton Of tic
I, xyy1 ~ .xy., II
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
ENGLAND PREPARED TO
RENDER AID IN BALKANS

London "H Bulgarian mobilization
should result lin Bulgaria assuming
AN aggressive attitude on the side of
aoitr enemies, we are prepared to give
our friends in the Balkans all the
support in our power in a manner that
would be most welcome to them, in
concert with our allies without re-
serve sand without qualification was
the pregnant announcement made by
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary in the House of Commons
this afternoon.
Should Forego Questioning.
The foreign secretary made an urg-
ent appeal to all his hearers to abb
stain from raising questions concern
ing recruiting for the national ser
vice.
We are at a critical moment in the
history of the war, . he said. 1--WE
are watching with most intense sym
pathy and hope the gallant combined
efforts of the allied forces.
Must Show United Front.
Il do not think greater disservice
could be rendered this country and
the cause of the allies than that at
this moment suggestion should go
forth to the world that there is any
division Of opinion here. =
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
I 10 r I
ON MEXIC AN B RIDER

twenty men ia each, Ut tacked osir itss Ifls
tle band of ilfteen whicf lay ont IllE iIst gls
on the ground near the I'LL lroad trac II ii
From them INIT dark ti,e iightinlle siIs
fast and furious rhe baIid iii ven
Into the Mexican section house nea
nv and shot q Mexican woman becausa
she recognized solne of them Z
Gather Jp nesd sS s
They then gathered ap their lead /
and wounded ana esca ped. About
q half hour later the ran gers III tudrned
and got one volley flred at them ls
our boys but no one was hurt as itS Z
was then pitch dark
Two soldiers were wounded iii tiley
battle, as was also the fore man alssl
his assistant; sonly four wounded
men for the Americans III tass morn:
Ing they found ave dead bandits 81 I
the fieid. and III The afternoon fics
trail was taken ups and they found
seventeen dead bandits at the water
hole, and still u bloody tail to fol.
low, showing that they stl III had
wounded men with them 81 ~
Then there have been ot her raids
where they have sneaked up Id Tie
night and killed one or two soldiers
and escaped with the loss of one to
three men,
Yes, we keep prepared all The time
for an attack at any moment Some
people SO toS town to stay All nighs,
but we have not done 10 yet five
of our neighors children have been
sleeping at our house nights for the
past week or 50.
Your brother
spicer,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
5000 Gallons Case
line Kill 55 People
and Wreck 4 Town
Explosion Of Gasoline Causes Death
Of Over 5oFlames Rise 200
eet--Bulldlngs Destroyed.

-
Ardmore, Okla, Sept 2s.The Of,
fetal number Of dead in yesterdays s
explosion of a tank car containing
5000 gallons of gasoline was given
as fiftu-fiye this afternoon. OF this
number thirty-six are white and nine.
teen negroes.
The property damage is estimated
at more than $1,000,00o. There are
Fat least 200 injured, some OF these
probably mortally
Flames Rise 200 Feet.
Eye witnesses said flames shot into
the air 200 feet Immediately preced-
ing the explosion, which scattered the
flaming liquid for blocks, thus start
ing scores of fires ii the buildings
wrecked byt he eoncussion,
Most Of the persons killed we're
crushed by falling walls, some Of
TEEN more than block away from
the scene of the explosion
Ardmore virtually Is under martial
law today while business is suspend
ed to permit the work of rescue to-
proceed with great speed. One hund-
red special deputies have been sworn
in to prevent disorder.
Car In HBad Orner ~
Railroad men who were in the San.
Ia Fe yard at the time say that the
car OF gasoline was shunted to sid
ing because of its bad order" The
car was leaking gasoline to such an
extent that a pool of the fluid had
formed on the ground under the car.
When sWitchmen refused to move the
car further an inspector was called.
Ira Woods, about 40 years old, car
according to the story Of
those who saw him, mounted the car,
unscrewed the cap and peered in.
Just as he did this the gasoline be-
came ignited, and Woods, the car
and every loose piece Of material
within 100 yards were hurled through
The air.
Dynamite Also ExpIodes.
First reports that there were twoI
explosions were confirmed early to-
lay. A quantity of dynamite in the
freight storehouse was set off BY the |
of the gasoline explosion.
Fhe second explosion came within a.
,econd after the first.
The greatest damage in the cityl.
vas done from the shock Of the ex-
plosion. The fire damage did not
equal that caused by the dynamite
md gasoline Nearly score oil:
buildings we're destroyed by the dy-I
lamite.
The loss IN plate glass alone has
,een estimated AZ SEQ, 900
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-30
Crown Princes Dashes Fail.

London. fas as can be ascer.
tained, the situation on the western
front as created by the allied offensive
of Saturday and Sunday, is about
where it was. The diversion Initial
ed by the German crown prince in
the Argonne at some places reached
the first French line, but nowhere did
the Germans break through.
All Tell Same Story.
While German prisoners are arriy-
ing in France by the train load, Brit
ish wounded from Flanders are be-
ginning to reach London. All have
the same story to tell. They describe
the terrific bombardment Of the allies.
before which it seemed impossible
that any one could survive, and then
the sudden slackening Of the fire and
the British charge.
How it happened that so many I'M
wounded Germans were captured is
puzzling the puclfc.
French So Years Old Today.
This is the 63d birthday OF Field:
Marshal Sir John French. The peo-
pie are not expecting It to be signal
lzed BY any marked fresh advance SO
soon after the gains already achieved
but these mplishments have call-l
ed forth particularly cordial congrat-
llations for the British commander.
Germans Plan New Blow IN East.
The fighting IN the east still favors
he Russians on the southern end Of
he line, although there is no confirm
,tion Of the report that they have
cached the important railway juno.
ion Of Kovel. The most momentous
truggle IS still centered on Dvinak,
where It is said the Germans are re-
'rouping their forces preparatory TO /
mother great blow.