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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
co. COURT
TO CONVENE

County court viii convene Saturday
September IS. With a full trial docket
A venire OF twenty-four men has been
subpoenaed to appear in court Satur
day, the first day of the term.
The setting Of the civil docket Gov
ers only three days, Saturday. Monday
and Tuesday. September Is, 20, 2l.
There are only eighteen cases set
for trial on the civil docket These
cases cover suits on the following
grounds, damages, two; usurious inter
est, one; labor debt, one; on open ac
count. two; land rentals. one; real es
tate commissions. one: on promissory
note, three: in replevin, three, on ap
peal. four.
The criminal docket, which is SET
for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
September 22, 2s. "a. 25, carries with
II thirty cases as follows, unlawful
possession. six: violating quarantine
two; conveying and transporting. two;
assault and battery. two; transporting
nine: conveying. 3 selling, three;
slander, one; fighting, one; gaming,
one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
5. 5. WORK
GETS MUCH
ATTENTION

The district Sunday school institute
of the Methodist church came to a
close last evening following most in
teresting sessions Thursday night, Fri
and Friday evening.
White the attendance was not as
large as was hoped for, the meetings
were successful in point of interest
manifested by all present, those Ia
charge state
Rev. w. J. Moore OF Weatherford,
chairman of the Western Oklahoma
Conference Sunday School board. was
present at yesterdays sessions and ad-
dressed the evening meeting. Discus
slons we're led by Rev. Emmett High
tower Of Georgetown, Tex, field sec
retary OF the Sunday school board. Mr..
Hightower win fill Mr.. Old's pulpit
during the morning services at the
Methodist church tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
TWO Are HELD
ON CHARGES
OF CONSPIRACY

In the matter of the United States
VS.. w. G. Dobbs and Harvey Bailey,
charged with conspiracy against the
peace of government, United States
Commissioner Eugene Hamilton held
the defendants, in the inquiry held
yesterday afternoon, to the action of
the federal grand jury in the sum of
$500 each. Bond was given.
According to the evidence brought
out at the inquiry the defendants had
a bundle of booze consigned to a ficti
tious name at Cement some months
ago. When the booze came in both
defendants were on hand to receive ii
and Dobbs introduced Bailey as 'Mr
Brown" the party to whom the wet
goods had been shipped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
County Officers Asked
10 Locate Runaway

A fifteen year old daughter of Geo.
Hale, who left home Thursday even
ing, has failed to return and the
sheriffs officers have been called up
on to aid in locating her.
The girl. left home following quar-.
rel with her father, it is stated. She
went in company with girl friend
whom she told she never expected to
return home. She accompanied her
girl companion to the latters home
Thursday night. Friday her compan-
ion importuned her to return home.
The girl with whom she left home
has seen nothing of her since late Fri
cay evening. This morning Sheriff
Bailey was called upon to aid in locat-
ing the girl.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11

TO- SEARCH
FOR BODY

County Attorney Venable, Sheriff
Bailey and others will go to the old
farm of Ed Stephens, near Minco. Mon
day, to renew the search for the re.
mains of Oscar Stephens. the cousin
whom Ed Stephens confesses he killed
and buried in a corn field some four
yaars ago.
Neighbors will join in the search for
the grave. If the man was buried
there, his body will be found. it is de-
clared
Ed Stephens is still in the Grady
county Jail awaiting the meeting of the
insanity board. Stephens father, who
resides at Union City, stated to the
county attorney that Ed has been "pe.
culiar" practically all his life, the re-
suit. it is thought of blow received
up the head while a small child. All
his life, the elder stephens said. when
Ed was angered he seemed to become
temporarily insane, and his anger
would assume the form of suicidal
mania.
Neighbors residing near the ola Min
co home firmly believe that Ed muir
dered his cousin, as he states he did
and that diligent search viii unearth
the remains.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11

BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York. Sept 1.-THE Evening
Sunday quotes Ambassador Burnstorii
as declaring that break in the diplo
maticv relations between the United
states and Germany VIII mean war
III diplomatic relations are broken
the ambassador Is quoted as saying
"Gei nan submarines viii be instruct
ed TO sink everything at sea and OF
course that viii mean war within two
or three days| According to the Sur
this interview with Ambassador Berns
torff was given through an intimate
friend.
The ambassador says he feels the
United States underestimates the
diplomatic success OF Germany's ne
gotIations. He states that he is amaz
ed that American citizens should con
tinue speaking Of breaking relations
with Germany
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
War Correspondent, on Anniver-
sary.of Event, Recounts Germans
Advance Toward Paris and
Retreat Before French
TEUIONS WERE
| in SIGHT OF CITY
But Fell Into the Trap Set BY Gen.
era! Joffre, Who Retreated
Until His Forces We're
Behind Him

tNote: A year ago today the battle
that saved Paris came to an end after
five days of desperate fighting. It Is
now known as the battle of the
Marne, In the days when the struggle
was raging Simms sent a stream OF
cablegrams telling of developments as
they occurred. For the anniversary.
he has sent complete account Of the
battle as it would have been told Sep
tember II, 1914, had 1t been humanity
possible to assemble all the facts and
get them past the censor)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Miss Linda New Deputy
Court Clerk for County

Miss Mabel Linda's appointment as
deputy clerk and stenographer in
Judge Davenport's court. was confirm
ed by the county commissioners this
week. Miss Linda, who formerly re-
sided in Durant, received her appoint
ment following a competitive examina-
tion as to speed, ability and accuracy
as stenographer. Several other wo-
men were applicants in this contest in
which Miss Linda made showing of
seventy words per minute for fifteen
consecutive minutes without an error.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

+ Whole German army reported
= in retreat as far east as Nancy
+ and Verdun, abandoning guns
+ and supplies.
+ Washington discloses that
+ President Wilson has informal
+ ly asked England, Germany and
+ France whether they are will
Z ing to discuss peace.
+ Antwerp reports that German
+ army in Belgium has been cut
= in two.
= Russia reports defeating Aus
+ trians in Galicia, inflicting loss
Z of 10000.
= Germany surrenders- German
= Bismarck archipelago and Solo
+ mon islands
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
WAR DEPT.
In CONTROL
OF BORDER
Two Mexican Bandits Killed il
Fight With Rangers; Band
Crosses Into U. S. Near
Rio Grande City
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Sept. 11.-Official re
ports to the war department from Gen.
Funston state that he has the border
situation we'll under control and that
he has materially, if not entirely. stop
ped marauders.
Gen. Funston, in his report, states
that he has soldiers posted from La
redo to the gull.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
CAN'T GIVE
DECISION
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
st. Paul. Sept i1.--Opinion is stil'
divided here as to whether or not
Kewpie Ertle won the bantam weight
title from Kid Williams last night. The
fight was awarded to Ertle when he
was fouled the second time in the fifth
round. No deyisions are allowed in
Minnesota.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11

By United Press.

BY United Fress.
Paris, Sept i1.-official estimates
place the losses of the German crown
prince at one hundred thousand men
in his successive attempt to pierce the
French lines west of Verdun. While
il is admitted that he broke through
the French trenches along half mile
of front recently. 1t has been stated
that his losses are beyond all compari'
son with his gains.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
SET PRICE
FOR VOTES
By United Press.

By United Press.
Corpus Christi. Sept. 11.--According
to the testimony of Matthew Dunn,
cousin of Thomas Dunn, former city
secretary, given in the election frauds
trials being held here, the regular
price paid for Mexican votes in 1914
was about the same as paid in former
years, two and three dollars apiece.
The government rested it's case this
morning and court adjourned until
Monday. at which time the defense will
begin
The cases will, it is believed, go to
the jury next week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Officials Think Austria Win Acqui-
esce to U.S.Dsmands; General
Cleanup Of Agents
to Follow
RENEW BATTLE
OF RIGA TODAY
Crown Prince Loses Heavily; Hin
deubers Captures Skidel; Subs
Get More English
Steam Ships
BY United Press.

~ 0Att~d tto1s
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE govern
ment has decided upon general
cleanup OF all German and Austrian
agents. according to advices given out
at the White House at noon. All such
found in any manner connected with
the effort TO cripple American indus
tries will be prosecuted in this coun-
try.
According TO the plans Of the state
department. the recall OF all offending
consular agents Will be requested
II is believed that each of these has
several other agents employed. This
class win be prosecuted crlminally by
the department OF Justice 1t is gener-
ally predicted that Austria will readily
acquiesce in the elimination OF Am
bassador Dumas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Renew Battle at Riga.


Petrograd, Sept 1i.-After several
DAYS lull in the fighting the German
forces have renewed the battle OF Riga
Beseler. making attacks along the
front from Friederichstadt to Dvinsk
While the attacks have been thus fai
repulsed ii is admitted that the assault
is growing more violent. AT the other
end OF the line the Russians have de
feated the Austrians for the third time
in three days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Two Mexicsns Dead.

BY United Press.
Brownsville. Tex, Sept. 11.--ln a
battle which lasted several hours,
fought between rangers and Mexican
bandits at the Santa Anna ranch, fif-
teen miles north of Edinburg. Hidaigo
county. two Mexicans were killed
Their bodies were found at daylight
this morning.
1t is reported that band of Mexi-
cans have crossed the border near Rio
Grande City. "A body of cavalry from
Fort Ringgold is in pursuit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Welded AT COURT HOUSE.

Addie King and Miss Bessie Curtis
were united in marriage in the office
of Court Clerk Newman this morning,
Rev. ]. A. Old officiating Mr.. King is
a well known resident of the county,
while the bride belongs to one of
Mincos prominent families.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
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! BOYS AND GIRLS COMPETE.

; Three hundred and three
Grady county boys and girls
: will compete for prizes at the
free county fair September 20,
; 2l and 22. Demonstration
agents o. C. Cooper and Mrs.
Nettie Coryell state that the
! boys and girls have worked ex-
ira hard in their efforts to pull
down number of prizes to be
given and that the exhibits
which they will have here will
be most meritorious ones.
. . = = 4 = . . = = = = = = . .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

Marriage licenses we're granted to-
day to Addie King. %, Chickasha, and
Miss Bessie Curtis. 19. Minco, and 10
r. H. Pearly. %. Porum, and Miss Lii
lie Belle Bondurant. 2l. Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Body Arrives at Laredo.

BY United Press.
Laredo, Tex. Sept 1.-THE body Of
Col. Francyesco Naranjo, one of Mex.
ico's most prominent citizens who died
in Galveston Sunday, was taken to
Lampazos for interment this morning
Carranza authorities granted permis
sion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
BERNHARDT NOT
TO MAKE TOUR
j AMERICA, SAID
By United Press.

Paris. Sept 11.-Again comes the
announcement that Sarah Bernhardts s
stage days are probably ended. The
announcement follows her single ap-
pearance before the movies in Paris,
.at which it was discovered that her
aS.ifscial leg would not permit her to
walk well enough
Her managers have cancelled Amer
lean engagements and she is returning
to Bordeaux.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Sink enolIsh Steamers.
BY United Press.

London. Sept. l1.--German subma-
rines have sunk the British steamers
Cornubia and Alexandra and the fish-
ing smack, Bayernie. The French
steamer Laude has been sank off the
coast Of Algiers by an Austrian sub
marine All crews we're safely landed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
ORGANIZE AT MlNco.

Mrs. Nettie Coryell, county repre-
sentative for the women's and girls
clubs of Grady county, will organize a
club at Minco on Saturday, October ,.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Break Yet Possible.
Nv United PTees.

Washington. Sept 11.-Germany's
latest Arabic note Is said to be so far
short of what the United has expected
that II Is admitted unless the kaiser
makes further concessions it is hard
10 see how a break can be avoided.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
No Loss in Earthquake.
Ry united Press.

Rome. Sept 1i.-Dispatches from
the scene of disturbances state that
there was no loss of life in the severe
earthquake at Aquila
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
Captures skIdel.


Berlin. Sept. 11.-Following a severe
battle of three days duration Gen Ven
Hindenberg reports the capture OF Ski
del twenty miles east of Grodno.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
CRUDE OIL
ADVANCES


By United Press.
independence. Kan, Sept 11.-An
advance of another five cents was
made in crude oil when the Prairie Oil
and Gas company offered eighty cents
per barrel. This makes total in
crease of forty cents since August 2.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
HAS GREEN COTTON.
BY United Press

? BY United PresA
: Savannah, Sept. l1--Cotton
: ranging from white to a deep
: olive green is being produced
: by A. w. Bradham of Olar, s. G.
; 1t seems that the search for
. positive block cotton. made by
; spinners for ages. is about to
become reality The seed. II
, is stated, was brought from
; Egypt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
AeropIane Wrecks "zepp."

BY United Press.
London, Sept. 11.-Reports from
Amsterdam say British aeroplanes de-
stroyed a Zeppelin near Brussels. kill
ing the entire crew.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11

BY United Press.

Cettinje. Sept. 11.-Vucctic, premier
of Montenegro, has resigned. No ex-
PLANTATION OF the step has been offered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Paris, Sept 1.-THE German army
is in full retreat. The allied forces are
everywhere victorious. After getting
within sight of Paris and when 1T
seemed that nothing on earth could
stop their drive, the invaders have
been hurled back in disorder and tha
capital is safe.
With recklessness bordering on i'm
pudence, the result of seeing fortress
after fQrtEess surrender merely before
the menace Of their approach, the
Prussians ignored the reserves they
must have known were massed here,
turned eastward from Paris expecting
to crush weak and routed enemy. In
so doing they uncovered their right
and Gen. Maunoury struck. Surprised,
dazed. almost they turned to face the
new enemy when again they were hit
on the flank, this time by Gen. French
of the British. Franchet d'Esperey of
the fifth, Foch of the ninth reserves
and the rest.
Won Kluck and Van Buelow. COM
manding the German right, were stag
gered. They fought desperately and
tried to rally their armies but Foch,
teacher of tactics at st. Cyr, the
French West Point. outmaneuvered
them, drove murderous wedge into
their lines and sent them back almost
in panic under storm OF French rs
shells.
"FRENcH HAVE WON."
The German battle without a to-
morrow" has failed The morrow Is
here and with It signal defeat. The
Battle of the Marne is over and the
French have won.
In Paris the news was hailed as the
announcement of a miracle Each day
some 10000 or $4,000 people had been
abandoning the city. expecting the i'm
mediate entrance OF the Germans. 1t
was known that the kaiser's legions
were near and advancing 20 and 80
miles a day. The French and British
seemed pow erless to check them and
an irredeemable disaster appeared In
evitable.
To the few, however. sharing the
| confidence of Gen. Joffre, the French
commander in chief, the victory is
gratifying but not surprising. It comes
as the logical result Of his plans made
Immediately after Charleroi.
Followed NapoIeon's Example.
When war was declared Joffre knew
he would have to face what the Ger
mans called ''brusked attack" Just
where this would come he had no idea.
Adopting one of Napoleon's maxims
TO engage everywhere. then see." he
spread out his men and endeavored to
obtain contact with the enemy. The
mass move came through Belgium and
Luxembourg, the point least expected.
with the result that Joffres reserves
we're long way off. Greatly outnum-
bered and without sufficient time to
bring up reinforcements, Joffre. who
had felt the enemys strength at Char
leroi, determined to fall back towards
his reserves while his reserves adyanc
ed to meet him. Furthermore. he
profited by the lessons Of 1870 which
we're distinctly to the effect that con
quered territory may be redeemed bu'
beaten army ends ell hope. No mat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

For okIahoms.

Fair tonight and Sunday.
Local Temperature
During the twenty-four hours ending
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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-16
MARY TRIES TO BE A BOY
Fourteen-Year-old Girl Leaves Home
After Quarrel With Mother

New York, April 16.-Fourteen-year
old Mary Fello stood before Justice
Hoyt in the Children s Court Wednes-
day charged with Juvenile delinquency,
and told how she had run away from
home at 1868 Third avenue on April
IS, taking with her s11 of her mother s
money, and then after masqueraded as
a boy.
She said she had quarreled with
her mother and resolved to leave home
After clipping her hair she bought and
donned boys clothes. Then she got a
place as a night messenger in a publish
ing house.
Afraid to sleep in a lodging house
among men, she slumbered every day
in moving picture houses. But the
work soon began to bore her, and the
heavy snow on April 8 made her want
to go home. She reached home on April
4 and was welcomed by her parents.
But because of her absence from school
truant officer went to tn. Fello tene-
ment yesterday and Mary was sum-
moned to@court.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-16
AT 100, lSHUNs FRESH AIR
Never Slept With window Open and
Pities Ozone Cranks

Rome, N. Y, April 16.7-Orvel S. Dor
man, who has just passed his one hum
dredth birthday and is still hale and
hearty. says he has never slept with the
window open at night except in the in.
tensely hot weather, and then simply to
get cool air--not fresh.
He pities the ssfresh air cranks. I"
as he calls them, that they viii not be
here to see him make good his boast of
seeing two centuries.
Two years ago Mr.. Dorman required
physician for some slight indisposi-
ton. Arriving at night the doctor
found the windows of the sleeping room
closed tight. The doctor opened them,
but Mr.. Dorman ordered them closed
again.
Mr.. Dorman never uses tobacco in
any form, leans strongly toward prohi-
bition and says he never swore. He
attributes his long life to clear con-
science, plenty of hard work, absence
of>worry and minding his own business.
He received eongratulatory letters
from President Wilson and Governor
Whitman on his birthday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-16
MAKE CUT In WAGES
Necessary Because Of Competition,
Statement of Tin Plate Company

Pittsburgh, April 16.-Reduetion in
wages in the hot mill department of all
the works of the American Sheet and
Tin Plate Company, an important sub
sidiary of the United States Steel Cor
poration, were announced yesterday,
when notices were posted in the com
pany's plants and the following state
ment given out at the general offices
in this city:
\ reduction in scales affecting en-
ployes in the not mill departments of
the American Sheet and Tin Plate Com.
pany becomes effective April 16. The
changes were made necessary by rea-
son of reductions having been made
since the first of the present year in
hot mill scales in competitive mills. The
American Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany's not mill scales are still, as here.
tofore, the highest paid in the in
dustry.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-16
ARIZONAN KILLED 124 BEARS
one Trophy Is Skin of Huge Silver
tip Shot at Distance of . Feet


FL Paso, Tex, April 16.-J. II. T.
cosper, one of the best known cattle
men of Arizona, is also known far and
wide in that State as bear hunter He
has never made real bear hunt. he
says but that on all his trips over the
ranges he has carried gun and in the
past so years he has accounted for 124
bears.
Mr., Cosper settled along the Blue
River in what is now Greenlee county,
Ariz, in 1885, and engaged in the eat
tie business. At the time, Geronimo was
making his raids along the Blue River
and conditions We're far from peaceful
for the young cattleman.
Even yet the district along the Blue
and White rivers and the White Noun
talns is but sparsely settled, the chief
inhabitants, as Mr.. Cosper puts it, be-
ing rowing bands of cattle. There is
plenty of game, ana besides bear, he
has killed numerous mountain lions or
cougars and hundreds of wild turkeys.
Describing bear rug in his home
.hi' NosPer says that III is the hlde oil
huge silvertip and measures eight by
nine feet. He killed this bear by shoot
ing it in the mouth at distance of
about two feet, the big animal having
crept upon him. 1t weighed 500
pounds.
81 have raised six boys on the Blue
and the older boys have killed their
share of bears, > said Mr. Cosper. ''We
have never had doctors bill to pay.
We did have one preacher in our part
of the country, but he went crazy. Then
we had one doctor. but he starved to
death. Clifton is my nearest town and
it is sixty miles south of us and that
over trails. There are no roads worthy
of the name.