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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-11

Cannas, mixed colors, soc dozen at
Kings Seed and Feed store. sos Chick
asha ave. 3-9-3t
Mrs. Leo Harman of Union Hill is in
the city today.
Mrs. Claude Martin of Pocasset was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Acton of Min
co are in Chickasha today.
II you can't find what you want in
Oklahoma City for, your spring suit
see Webb Tailoring Co. Phone 1876.
3-1O-3t
Mrs. Will Bailey of Tabler was shop
ping in the city yesterday.
John Mabile of Ell Reno was in the
city on business yesterday.
w. Paskell of Minco is business
visitor in Chickasha today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Deitrick of An
adarko spent yesterday iii the city
Eagle style exhibit Tuesday evening.
March a. 3-1O12t
Mrs. Lena scroggins of Minco was
shopping in the city yesterday.
Miss Glen Grigsby of the o. c. W.
is spending a few days in Ell Reno with
her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson and
daughter, Miss Lucille Of Minco, were
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Mccarthy of
Colorado Springs are the guests of Mrs
F. B Tyrell fer few days.
We want your order for your spring
suit. It will pay you to see my line
of woolens before you buy. We fit
the hard ones. Tailoring is not side
line with us Webb Tailoring Co.
phona 3-6-6t
The Rebekahs vii serve dinner each
day during the Odd Fellows convention
in the city in May.
Hal Thompson returned yesterday
from Lindsay. where he. has been on
business for several days
Alger Melton returned this morning
from trip to Tulsa and Muskogee,
where he went or legal business.
Miss Marlin Ray of Lawton is spend
ing the weekend in Chickasha with
her sister, Miss d. Allen Ray.
Why not have one that does Kodak
finishing exclusively to do your ko.
oak work? You get much better re-
suits Give us a trial and be convinced
that we are doing highest grade work.
Brownsons drug store. II
Mrs. Joe Baum and little son, Don
aid, who have been visiting in Paris,
Ky, for the past seven weeks, are ex-
pected home tomorrow.
Joe Dickerson, son of Judge Dicker-
son of Edmond, was visitor in the
city today He used to pc a carrier boy
for the Daily Express. but is now a
sophomore in the Edmond normal
The Elite Photo Car has its new en-.
larging machine installed. It's the best
money can buy. Now watch high
prices on enlargements take a tumble
We live and let live. Best photos for
] least money. 1t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-11
REPUBLICAN CLUB MeEINe.

The Chickasha Republican club will
meet next Monday night, March 13,
1916. at the city hell, at s O'Clock.
All Republicans of the city are re-
quested to be present
E HAMILTON, president.
w. W. HOLLISTER, Secretary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-11

The Elite Photo Car has its new en-
Iarging machine installed. It's the best
money can buy. Now watch high
prices on enlargements take tumble
We live and let live Best photos for
least monav II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-11

Joe Dickerson, son of Judge Dicker-
son of Edmond, was visitor in the
city today. He used to pc carrier boy
for the Daily Express. but is now a
sophomore in the Edmond normal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
Stories of the War
Drainage Difficult In Trenches.

The men are well armed against cold with sheep-slIin coats, mufflers, sweaters, boots and are quite comfort able in the Vosges where the water runs off readily. In the plains of the WoeVre, though, where an entire bri- gade worked four days to execute a plan of drainage admirably conceived and theoretically perfect that was found insufficient during the first storm, there is no protection possible against mud and water.
 The bottoms of trenches are covered with fagots, but in vain; they disap- pear in the mud after a storm. A week of rain causes as much damage to an officer who has seen nearly every sector of the front this winter.
 In certain parts of the Woevre, Ar tois and Flanders the ground all around the lines, belabOred by shels of all calibreS, covered with eXCava- miniature lakes, resembles a marsh of interminable length and a mile or so wide; the communicating trenches themselves, sometimes several miles long, are like cess-pools. The men obliged to tramp through them to get to the front line are tired out went they arrive. One relief detachment was a whole night making the four miles from their quarters tQ the trenches: during the passage a num- Der Ol lHeln IelL lll6T SUOeS III lIG heavy, sticky mud. Men often prefer to risk the enemy's shells and make their way to their post on the sur face. but even this route is scarcely better in many places on account of the pitfalls dug by artillery fire. It is over such ground that the soldiers must plod with backs bent under loads of materials required to main- tain the inviolability of the first line; no other means of transportation is possible
 They reach their posts as a rule ready to drop from eXhaustiOn,' an officer tells the Associated Press, but the smoking rata as the trench slang ! has named the ratiOns, and a hot cup of coffee, restore them quickly; in- different to swollen and bHstered feet they set to work under the heavy rains. throwing up earth that has caved in from the parapets, repairine the fagOt supports, raising the para pets, with never a finch and never a sign that their courage may have suf- fered from those trying tramps through the mud"
 There are parts of the front where ii is possible for the men to carry to the frigid trench a primitive foOt-warme1 in the shape of a stone heated by a braiser at the quarters in the rear; a real comfort, but of course, the trench must be dry. For other com forts the men must wait for theil turn to go to the rear.
 A head ventures above a parapet and is greeted with a vOlley of bull lets; the adversary replies and the fire intensifies from both sides. Al the men at work drop their picks anC shovels for the rifle and the fusillade becomes general. The bomb slinger: join in and generally the six-inch gun. follow, covering the lines with frag- ments of steel, killing some men wounding others, rupturing the barbe( wire entanglements and damaging the 1 trenches. That is the average inven- | tory of day of the winter campaign on the French front where conditions | are said to be calm.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
A DECIDED IMPROVEMENT,

From the manner in which the coal operators received the demands of the miners it must appear that a new and improved relationship exists between them and one which ought to exist in all matters of the kind in question. It must be looked upon as new for when al a joint conference the oper- ators after hearing the demands of the miners break forth in applause it is a decidedly different situation than ever prevailed before, and it must be regarded as decided i'm provement, when it comes to getting down to the facts in the matter, over the attitude which has so often re- suited in a formal refusal
 When President White of the min CTS says We have talked peace, and believe in peace and we expect noth- ing else" there was cause for ap- plause and it begins to look as if a good start has been made in getting the differences adjusted through a fair and common sense considerable of the facts.
 The excellent results which have been attained through arbitration have apparently made their impres- sion upon those who participated in that joint conference. They have seen the folly of pursuing the other course with violence and great finan- cial loss to all concerned to say noth- ing of the even greater effect upon the consumer.
 The change is therefore one which furnishes an additional reason for President White to look upon the sit uation enthusiastically. There has ap- parently been valuable concessions upon both sides concerning a vital part of the proceedings and it is to be hoped that it means a better un- derstanding between capital and la Dor not only in that line but in all others in the future.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
School of Bravery and Patience.

Our shells go no straighter, but without question they do more dam age than those of the Germans" said a French artillery officer to the As sociated Press. We see it every day in block-houses torn to pieces and in ammunition stores blown up; we can't see all the executions our fire does to the trenches, but We can gauge it pretty well from what we do see.''
 The principal havoc to the German trenches and field Notifications is the work of the siX-incn shell. The three inch shell is more effective against troops, in defense, in pursuit, but not powerful enough to break through trench Notifications. At nightfalI aft CT one of those calm" days of the of ficial cOmmunique, the men creep out through the mud to stretch more barbed wire where the lines have been broken, to drive new stakes where they have been wrenChed out by shells. Two of the daily cares are the destruction and maintenance of those lines. To drive those pickets into the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
HER HORRID DILEMMA

'when did it happen?" anxiously asked the man whose family had moved to the suburbs. "And what especial disaster was it?"
 His wife continued in her attitude suggestive of woe in which he hao found her. She sighed deeply.
 'It hasn't happened the mans wire told him. But I am afraid it will! I don't know what 10 do about that pretty Mrs. Jinketts, who lives in the corner house! I've got to be so care ful, James, to form the right circle of acquaintances out here and l can't afford to make a false step! Mrs. Jinketts has looked so pretty and stylish every time she has gone by the house and she seemed so attract1Ve-
 "When did she stop being so?'' ask ed her interested husband.
 "She hasn't walled his wife. This very morning I rushed to the window to see her in her new fisher furs! But everybody upsets me so! The hrst woman who called on me mentioned Mrs. Jinketts' name five times Tn an of course Mrs. s.-Jinketts-was there tone of voice, so I asked about her and she raved for fifteen minutes. She said Mrs. Jinketts was the prettiest, sweetest, loveliest person in the place and wore the most stunning clothes and entertained beautifully and aI- ways headed lists and things!
 Then two days later when Mrs. Ardles was here-she's the fat lady with the snub nose, James-and l asked whether she knew Mrs. Jim ketts she turned purple That Jin- ketts woman." she said in tones of majestic scorn. My dear, you are new here, and I want to warn you to be very carefuli'
 "I wouldn't say anything against another woman for the world, but no body who is anybody has much to do with Mrs Jinketts. She came out here and just tried to run everything She set the styles, you know, and gave the most expensive entertainments, and the real nice conservative people don't care for ostentation, my dear! And Mrs. Jinl1etts' complexion may be real, as some people claim, but if it is, it is such a good imitation of rouge and whitewash that l cannot help feeling no real lady would own a complexion like that! She could do something to it to make it look quieter and not so noticeable! I would not urge you to cultivate Mrs. Jinketts, my dear!'
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
THE MILFORD WRECK.

Following the marked improvement which has been sh own in the opera tion of trains on the New Haven sys- tenn since President Elliott introduced the safety first policy, which has pro- duced such excellent results, there are features connected with that wreck at Milford where nine lives were lost and a large number of people injured which call for the most thorough and rigid investigation. Such it is believed will not only be insisted upon by the Authorities acting in behalf of the public but in view of it's efforts to prevent just such depIorable acci- dents the same will doubtless be urged and welcomed, by the railroad inasmuch as it is for the interests of the system that the reasons for such a rear-end collision should be dis closed as fully as possible and the blame placed where it belongs that just such frightful accidents can be avoided i'll the future
 That there was any loss of life is to be deeply regretted and partfcu- larly unfortunate for those who must conduct tlIe investigation is the fact that the engine crew of the colIiding train as well as the rear brakeman of the stalled train are numbered among the dead. In fixing the blame it is impossible to get their state ments as to what they did or what they failed to do. That the engineer of the second train should have pass ed signal 1000 feet away and not have his train under such control that he could stop after he saw the second warning or even the fagman without crashing into the trainsahead is some tllng which ought tO he cleared The precautions for safeguarding a stalled train appear in the stories of the wreck to have been carefully ob- served but this remains to be deter mined through a careful sitting of the facts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
NEUTRALITY MUST BE RE
 SPECIFIED.

Just how much basis there is for the information, which has been re- ceived at the treasury department at Washington, to the effect that liners, belonging to the Teutonic nations and tied up at Boston since the opening of the war are planning to slip out of the harbor and in some way get guns which will make it possible for them to become commerce raiders, re- mains to be determined, but it is enough to put the port authorities on their guard to see that nothing of the kind happens.
 This country must insist upon the proper respect for regulations gov erning such vessels. It is it's duty as a neutral nation. It cannot hold the vessels of certain nations to the let ter of the law and permit those of others to do as they please and when ever there is reason to think that vio Iations are being planned then it is time to take the necessary additional precautions to prevent them.
 No objection can be offered to the departure of German or Austrian merchant vessels which have been tied up in the harbors of this coun- try since the war opened for the pur- pose of keeping them away from the enemy, but when they go they must go without armament acquired in this country and only after complying with the regulation concerning clear ance papers which at a time like this would be surrounded with all precau tions.
 The United States cannot permit any trifiing with it's neutrality and from the steps which have been taken in this instance as well as on pre- vious occasions it must be apparent that it does not intend to. Merchant men are different than warships but there are requirements which must be met even in their case.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
LAKE TRANSFORMATION.

IL wasn't long ago that the inter state commerce commission in con- formity with the Panama canal act, which contains a provision relative to water lines owned by railroads, whether they operate through the ca nal or not, ordered the roads owning lake steamers to dispose of them. This was done for the purpose of bettering the transportation facilities and per- mitting competition to operate to the advantage of the shippers.
 Now it is announced that a $20,- 100000 corporation has been organ ized to engage in lake transportation and this company proposes to take over not only the steamers operated by one of the railroads but those of all of them with the exception of six boats, with the result that this con- cern will control S5 per cent. of the lake shipping and will operate over the same routes followed by the boat lines. That being the case it is diff cult to see where competition is en- couraged CT where the interests of the shipper are going to be better taken care of than there were under the control of their respective water lines by tie different railroads. This indicates a monopoly instead of in creased competition, and though the rates should remain the same as those of the six railroads when they operated them, it doesn't appear that the shipper is going to be given any advantages. Competition under this plan is apparently to be killed in stead of encouraged.
 For that reason more than ordinary attention will be paid to the service which this new company will furnish in an endeavor to see where the new law is the success that it is expected to be.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
NO RESEMBLANCE,

That Elihu Roots address made at Albany went home and made an ap- peal which gained attentive ears far beyond the limits of the Empire state was quickly made evident. It was at once recognized as the first shot of the coming presidential campaign and in recognition of the damage which it did to the political strong hold of the opposing party stren- uous effort was made by Senator Stone to offset it by a counter attack upon the speaker by way of his acts when occupying the portfolio of sec retary of state at the time the Korea question was up.
 In regard to this the Philadelphia Ledger well says there are neither national nor international resem- blances in the acquisition of Korea by Japan and the dragooning of Belgium by Germany. For one thing, Korea was a decadent state, dying of dry rot and palace intrigues, which need ed the aid of China. Russia or Japan
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24

ground it is necessary to pound them;
 each stroke of the sledge hammer re-
 sounds and draws a shot from the op-
 posing trench, 20 to 100 yards away;
 the shot afterwards becomes a fusil-
 Jade and often brings the first and
 sometimes the second line into night
 attack.
 Our soldiers have developed the in
 stincts of trapper,' said an ohcer,
 from living so long in close contact
 with the enemy they are able by inn
 perceptible signs to detect the stroke
 in preparation by the adversary, or a weakness that it is necessary to put
 to profit without delay.
 "The trench is daily school of ] bravery and heroic patience" added | the officer, with no recess, but lit 1 tie vacation every four days. See all that goes on but don't be seen, that is the watchword all along the line; it is unquestionably the same on the other side of tsSe wire entangle- ments, for every rise of ground that gives a vantage point of observation is | bitterly contested"
 The slightest elevation occupied on | one side obliges the adversary to bur row deeper into the earth At some ! points the adversaries have renounced 1 heights that have cost to much and I have dug in on the slopes; they push | posts armed with machine guns, for i the possession or destruction of which all imaginable eXpedients are employ | ed. At certain points the listening ! post is within two yards of the en- emy's trench, and in some cases the 1 two adversaries occupy the same trench separated only by a barricade I of sacks of earth. The tension there is ] at the maximum in the incessant i guard against a surprise. It is in such | spots so many soldiers succumb or are i blinded for life by the hand grenade, l which, in hands become expert by a 1 years training have become a more terrible engine of war than ever be- l fore.
 The struggle never ceases though l it may not every day give copy for the commonique," said an officer Tt i takes on all hitherto known and some hitherto unknown methods. Each ! which the lay of the ground and the i Where barbed wire can't be used, 1 spiked defenses, called 'cheyaux de l frise', with sharp pointed stakes of | steel sticking up to the height of a | man, are rolled over the parapet of | the trench. Where the lines are so 1 close artillery cannot be used against 1 the adversary. the trench mortar call | ed the 'CrapouillOt' comes into play. | Where the contact is such that even l the mortar cannot be utilized, we fall l bacllon the hand grenade, ar the | aerial torpedo. It is the torpedo that, 1 according to the evidence of prison ! CTS, causes most terror as well as most ] havoc in the German trenches. It may l be used at close range and it's eXplO- | sive force is extraordinary"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
DRUNKARDS SAVED

We are in earnest when we ask you to give ORRINE a trial. You have nothing to risk and everything to gain, for your money will be re- turned if after trial you fail to get results from ORRINE. This offer gives the wives and mothers of those who drink to excess an opportunity to try the ORRINE treatment. It is a very simple treatment, can be given in the home without publicity or loss of time from business. Can be given secretly without patients knowledge.
 ORRINE is prepared in two forms: No. 1, secret treatment, a powder; ORRINE No. ?, in pill form, for those who desire to take voluntary treat ment. Costs only $1.00 a box. Ask for booklet.
 N. D. Sevin & Son, 11S Main Street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24

to put it on it's feet. Manifest des- tiny and the exigencies of the occa- sion gave Japan the opportunity. To compare what went on in decadent Korea with Germany's brutal treat ment of one of the most highly civil ized, one of the most resourceful na- tions of Europe, rich in the posses sion of all those things which make nation great. is one of those ab- surdities cnly possible with a politi- clan of MT. Stones type and character. And this will be the national verdict on the effort to hit at MT. Root by dragging up the ghost of an orien- tai overturn."
 Senator Stone or any of the other leaders in his party will have much difficulty in drawing a convincing parallel between the two cases. Bel gium's position cannot be smoothed over in such a manner.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24

with the National Educational .Asso- citation. Twenty-one national bodies which deal with various phases Of mental training are holding annual meetings in Detroit.
 Speakers were inclined to criticize so-called old-fashioned methods of educating children of immigrants. Two or three educators found fault with what they termed the general plan used in trying to acquaint for eogn- born children with the funda- mental principles of American gov ernment. These same speakers sug- gested new systems which they held would be shorter and safer roads to intelligent citizenship.