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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
NO EMPTY
HOUSES In
TOWN NOW

There are fewer "for rent" houses
in Chickasha right now than there
have been for months possibly years.
says r. NJ Cavett, real estate dealer
He declares that not only are houses
scarce, but that they are absolutely
not to be had-good houses such as
the better class of renters want.
More families are moving in all the
time, the real estate man declares.
~And many of them find it difficult
task to find house that suits them. =
he said "Rents are now much higher
than they were few months ago, and
conditions are becoming such now that
they win go even higher chickasha
and Chiekasha property are truly com
ing into their own again
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
NOT
CITED FOR
CONTEMPT

"The commissioners Of Grady coun
ty never were cited for contempt and
there isn't any danger Of their going
to jail whether they put in culverts out
at labIer or not, was the comment
OF Judge VIII Linn Of the district
court at noon today, in commenting
upon a story that appeared in met
ropolitan paper this morning.
After an agreement had been reach
ed year ago between commissioners
and people Of Tabler, to put In cul-
verts, following petition for an in
iunctioN Tho commissioners did not
put them in They were merely cited
to appear before the court and show
why the culverts we're not put in
They did II. The reason given was
that they didn't have the funds.
"And that is all there was to it, :"
Judge Linn said
Commenting Oh the matter one Of
the commissioners said.
"The reason we did not build the
oulverts was that we did not have the
funds to build them with. All road
work was stopped last October except
the grading Of the yerden road, which
was done chiefly by subscription. The
county commissioners are working uns
der the state highway laws and no one
else is attending to Grady county road
matters"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
CARRANZA
EASKED
TELL HOW
President Proposes to Let First Chief
Himself Suggest Best Way for
Uncle Sam to Aid His
Country
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, July President Will
son has proposed to allow Carranza
himself to suggest the best means by
which this country can aid Mexico to
solve her problems
This is the most important feature
of the note from Secretary Lansing to
Foreign Secretary Aguiar accepting
the latter's proposal for direct nego
tiations, The note was completed and
the form was gone over by the presi-
dent and cabinet in long session to-
day. It is expected that it will be for
warded to Mexico City by Ambassador
Arredonda before night,
Arredonda notified the state depart
ment that large band of Villistas at
tackled the Garranza garrison at Cor
reltos near Jin,inez Wednesday, al
most annihilating it.
Carranza has asked the department
to have the American border watched
between Boquillas and Oiinaga to pre-
vent raids He promises to do his ut
most to intercept the Villistas.
Pershing's forces may be sent fur
ther south after the ViIlista band that
is reported to have wiped out the Car
rama garrison at Correlitos.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
ON
ESTIMATES
FOR co.

A total Of si26,S96 win be required
to run the county government during
the next year according to the esti.
mates turned into the county commin.
sioners by the different officers. OF
this amount. it is estimated that $780,
205 win be collected by fees, etc, leav.
ing to be collected by taxation the sum
Of s9e,294
Divided into funds. $29,295 is the
estimated expense Of salaries, sil,62s
for supplies. Sll621 for contingent
fund $4,000 for roads and bridges ex.
elusive of county and state roads and
$4,000 for these. 50 900 for the poor
and insane fund, $4,000 for separate
schools. $1,000 for tick eradication and
s2,So5 for free fairs
These are merely the estimates Of
county officers They must be passed
upon definitely by the board Of com
missioners. then by the excise board.
Any Of the funds, or all of them. may
be changed before they are finally ac-
cepied
Among other business attended to.
Mrs. Geneva Sloan Of Tuttle was ap-
pointed home demonstration agent for
Grady county for the coming year
Mrs. Sloan is a daughter Of District
Agent Ferguson and is declared to be
well qualified to handle the work She
viii succeed Mrs. Nettie CoryeH.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
BY United press.


New Orleans. La, July 7-Oyer
eighty persons are missing as a result
of the tropical storm that has swept
the gulf coast during the past three
days. according 70 reports reaching
here this morning at o'clock from va
rious Sources
Wireless communication with Mo
bile and Pensacola is working fairly
well at this hour and it is believed
that the loss from Wednesdays and
Thursdays hurricane will be definitely
known some time this afternoon
Many ships are missing The Erie.
da with a crew of twenty-one, bound
from New Orleans to Progreso, is two
days overdue. A schooner leaving
port Thursday with sixteen persons
on board has not reported and fears
for its fate are felt
Chandler, Miss. reports five fishing
smacks with crews Of six each miss
ing since Wednesday, evening Pensa-
cola reports only slight damage.
The property loss as Biloxi Miss,
is estimated at two hundred thousand.
Eleven fishing parties leaving for va
rious stands Wednesday are still un-
heard from.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
SOLDIERS FROM CAMP CLARK
MO-, ON WAY TO BORDER

Two military trains passing through
Chickasha over the Rock Island at
1910 and 1906 a. M today carried in
all as cars of soldiers stock and artil-
lery. There were two companies Of
soldiers about go men, from Camp
Clark, Nevada. Mo, en- route to Ft
Sam Houston
On one Of the trains Of Illinois sol
diers passing through yesterday af-
ternoon was the son Of Jacob NJ Dick
.inson, receiver for the Rock Island.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
CUP
TO MURRAY

Bob Murray has been awarded The
handicap championship golf cup fol
lowing his defeat OF P. l., slusher in
the Fourth Of July match, and
Sphinx" Williams, fourteen year
old lac. proved the surprise OF the
match. 1t was his first tournament.
He was defeated by Mr. slusher in a
twenty-hoe match one up
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
Over so Persons Missing, According to
Reports This Morning; Wireless
Working and Definite Data
viii Soon be Available
STORM is CENTERINC
NEAR VlCKSDURC NOW
Seventeen Negroes Killed al BeIOit; Mobile
Gets First Word to Outside;
Fears Are Felt for Fishing +
Parties
By United Press.

Jacksonville, Fla, July Twenty
dead and several millions Of property
damage is the estimated toll of the
ravages of the storm along the coasts
Of Alabama, Florida and Louisiana
during two days Most of the dead
are negroes.
Four prominent residents of st. Au
gustine were killed when rain blinded
q. P. Coe, a turpentine manufacturer
and he drove his automobile into
freight train near Elkton
AS far as can be learned no livesl
were lost in Pensacola which bore the
brunt Of the storm. The property
damage there is believed to be greater
than it is in Mobile.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
TAKE 1000
YARDS OF
TRENCHES
Important Strategic Positions Taken; Ber-
lin Reports Declare Attacks Of En-
emy Are Checked and Assert
Second Lines Hold

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, July 7.-The British resum-
cd their great offensive at dawn this
morning with simultaneous smashes
against the German lines along wide
front.
Gen. Haig this afternoon reported to
the war office here that the British
took one thousand yards OF trenches
east Of Laboiselle and captured sew
cral important tactical positions else
where.
Northwest of Thiepval the Germans
regained two hundred yards Of lost
ground, it was reported
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
BY q. w. Ackerman,
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
British Are Checked.

Berlin, July THE British received
a severe check in the combined Anglo
French offensive, according to reports
received here today.
It is also stated that the British
have suffered unusually heavy losses
since the opening Of the attack by
Gen. Haig. The enemy has been un-
able to make any important gains on
the second German lines. it is claimed.
1t is well understood here that the
British will resume their offensive but
the greatest confidence is felt regard
ing the ability Of the Germans to with
stand their attacks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
RUSH WHEAT TO MARKET.

". d. Hargraves on returning from
a trip over the country nearby reports
that the farmers between Amber and
verden are rushing their wheat into
market on account of the prevailing
high prices He states that soc was
being paid at verden and Amber.
while the market went to 92c here yes
terday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
ATTENDS EXEC
UTivE BOARD MEETING.

w H. Catiersl went to Oklahoma
City this morning TO attend meeting
Of the executive board Of the Oklaho-
ma Poultry Raisers' association. Of
which organization he is the president.
The board viii select delegate to the
national convention OF poultry raisers
to be held ia Cleveland, O., next
month,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
AVIATOR eombard Tomn.

BY United Press.
Paris, July ELEVEN women and
children were killed and three wound
ed when German aviators bombarded
the open town of Lure. it is reported.
There was iull along the French
front on both sides Of the Somme last
night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
PRIEST SEES
PICTURE OF OWN
HOME IN RUINS
444444@4+444@44.

= i
+ How would you feel il you I
+ should attend motion picture I
+ show and be suddenly confront I
= ed with the sight Of your own I
4 home IN ruins2 Rev Father I
+ Diligence of Duncan had that 4
+ very experience at Oklahoma 4
II City the first of the week
, He was in Oklahoma City !
+ when he heard that some ex. \
+ ceptional war pictures were to 4
J. be shown at the Oyerholser.
j. The ruins of Termonde, Bel 4
4 gium, were among those being !
+ shown Father Diligence saw 4
+ his own home, which he left I
+ but shortly before the war be- Z
: gan, in ruins torn with German 4
+ shells
= III another reel, which show 4
J. ed section Of the Belgium 4
J. army, he saw his own brother 1
+ second lieutenant ride past 4
T. The priest passed through :
j. Chickasha on his way to Dun :
+ can. =
+ I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
Sweeps Inland.

BY United Press
Montgomery, Ala, July 7.-The gulf
storm is apparently centering inland
in the vicinity Of vicksburg, Miss, this
morning.
Unverified reports from Boloit Ala
bama, say seventeen negroes are re-
ported TO have been killed and others
injured
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
Census Bureau Places Numhcr'ot Able
Bodied Men Of Military Age in
United States at2l,
100000
INCLUDES NEGROES AND
FOREIGN BORN WHITES
Is An Increase Of 10 Per Gent Over Year
1910; Table Gives Number for
Each State, Includes Many
Not Eligible

Washington, p, q, July 7.--How
many able-bodied citizens Of military
are have we In the United States!
The bureau Of census while it is
unable to make any estimate of, the
proportion who arc able-bodied. esti-
mates that the total number OF male
citizens and prospective itizens-that
is, foreign born persons who have de-
clared their intention 70 become eiti-
zens- Is to As years Of age. inclusiyes
is not far from 2i,00o,00O.
This estimate is based on the as.
sumption that there has been an In
crease Of approximatelylO per cent n
the population Of the country since the
census Of 1910. When that census was
taken tho total number Of male citi-
zens and prospective citizens is years
Of age and over but under 46 was l9,
lS3, 600. OF this number, 14,224,0QN
we're native whites, 2,857.000 were for
eign-born whites who had become nat
uraIized or had declared their inten-
tion oR doing so 100000 were ne-
.groes, aud $4,000 were indians. The
number Of foreign-born citizens is par
tally an estimate, since the census
enumerators were able TO obtain in-
lornation a. to citizenshlp from only
about scven-eighths Of the total mum.
Der OF foreign-born males. Native
whites thus represent about "A per
cent OF the total, foreignborn whites
nearly Is per cent negroes nearly / 4
per cent. and Indians about three
tenths Of per cent.
During the Civil war when the pop
ulation Of the country, exclusive of the
seeding states. was less than one
fourth as great as the present popula'
ton OF the entire United States, tho
total number Of men servIng in the
federal armies at one time and anoth-
er was approximately 100000 tdue
allowance being made for duplicate
enIistments. that Is, cases in which
men enlisted more than once)
The following table gives, BY states
the total number Of males IS to 45
years Of age enumerated al the census
of 1910. The figures in this table in
clude approximately l7a6.oo0 alien
whites and $4,000 Chinese, Japanese.
and others. together representing
about per cent Of the total. who
would be ineligible for military SER
vice The census bureau has net COM
piled the numbers Of these claSees or
the population, within the given age
limits. who we're living in each state
in 1910. Taking the country as
whole, however the probable increase
in population between 1910 and 1916
wili approximately counterbalance the
Of alien whites, Chinese, ia
panese. etc. included in the figures
for 1910, SO that these figugas may be
accepted as roughly representative Of
the number Of male citizens and pros
pective citizens Is to IS years Of age,
inclusive. in each state and in the
United states in 1916.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
Heavy DAMAGE in HarbOr.

IIVaFJ DaIFIF7sI III F''T HVI'
BY United Press.
Mobile. Ala, July Mobile today
sent its first word to the outside world
since communication was cut by the
storm starting Wednesday
Heavy damage was done to vessels
in the harbor here. Four persons, two
OF them white, are known to have been
drowned and it is feared that others
perished,
1t is estimated that the property
damage in the city will not exceed a
quarter of a million.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
Fall Back Before slavs.

BY United Press
Berlin, July THE Germans have
abandoned certain lines in volhynia
before superior Russian forces, it was
reported today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07

BY United Press
Copenhagen, July England and
Germany have agreed to an exchange
Of civilian prisoners, it is reported
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07
Fleet Takes Flyer.

By United Press.
Amsterdam. July IA portion OF
the German high seas fleet approached
the English coast Wednesday and cap
tured the British steamer Lestme, ac-
cording to dispatches received here
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07

Ccontinued On Page Fourl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07

News By Wire DsiIy
from the United Press
Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-07

You will Find All the
Local News Every Day
in the Daily Express.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
M|N0T LOSES TWO
GAMES TO
W|LL|ST0N
LansfOrd Given Terrible WallOping-
Some Fast Games With Darlington
Are Scheduled.

The Minot baseball team was de-
feated in two fast games at Williston.
The Saturday evenings game resulted
in score Of 6 to 7, with Leigh pitch
ing for the locals. "Doc" Spillane
pitched an eleven inning game Sun
day afternoon, Williston winning to
5. In the Saturday evenings game
Minot was one score ahead until the
ninth inning, when darkness made it
hard for our boys to see the balls
that were clouted out by the busters
from the City of Opportunity. Re-
turn games will be played in this city
June II and 10. Williston has a
mighty fast team and large crowds
will undoubtedly see these games.
Minot defeated Lansford in this city
Tuesday evening in a one-sided game,
Is to O.. Lansford is said to have a
good team but this was their off day.
A crowd of only score or two saw
this game. Elmer Morris pitched for
Minot and Simonson for Lansford.
Minot will play a fast team from
Darlington Friday and Saturday of
this week at $3.50 p. m. and on Sunday
at 2:30.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

You'd the outskirts of Columbus when
a gang of bandits in q touring car
started pursuit. They fired on Frost
repeatedly. Five bullets passed thru
the drivers seat. Two struck Frost,
one in the shoulder and anther pierre
ing his elbow. Except for almost sup
crhuman effort Frost would have lost
control of the wheel when he was
wounded, and the car would have
plunged into the ditch He clung to
his position, however, until the ban
dts were out of range. Weak from
the loss of blood he then sank into his
seat.
Mrs. Frost, who climbed from the
back seat to his side when he was
wounded, quickly took the wheel.
Leaning over his body, she drove the
last half of the thirty-fve miles to
Deming. The baby, which she had
left in the rear seat on joining Mr..
Frost, rolled to the floor of the car
and was found there quiet and un-
harmed at the end of the flight.
The Frosts were the first fugitives
to reach Deming with the news of the
massacre. They made the thirty-five
miles in an hour, which is a record,
incidentally, for the roads they ira
versed. Mr.. Frost spent several days
in the hospital.
Sam Watkins, Dodge Brothers deal
er in Deming, got the picture of
Frost's car, close inspection of which
reveals the bullet holes in the side of
the drivers door on which the bandits
fired as the fugitive car turned at
bends in the road.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
WORKING BOYS BAND ARRIVES
Heintzman's Famous Organization
Here for U. C. II. Convention-Will
Give Concert Saturday Night.

The Minneapolis Working Boys
Band arrived Wednesday afternoon
and will remain in the city the remain
der of the week, playing for the U. c.
T. celebrations. The boys are fine,
manly looking fellows and make an
excellent appearance in the red UNI
forms. They are giving street con
certs daily and this afternoon played
at the Minot Normal school.
The director Of the band is c. c.
Heintzman, who has reason to feel
proud of his organization. While
there are 1873 members in the band,
only fifty were brot to Minot.
Their concert at the opera house
Wednesday night was a most enjoy
able musical entertainment and de-
served larger crowd. Another con-
cert will be held at the opera house
Saturday night and full house ought
to greet the boys.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
AUTO THIEVES ARE
LANDED QUICKLY
Trio Who Stole "Jack" TwifOrd's Ford
and That of Max Johnson Caught
West of Bowbells-Sent to Pen.

Atty. slack" Twiford's Ford car
street and Central avenue at ten o.
clock Monday night, and within rs
hours the three thieves who did the
bungling job were in the hands of
Sheriff Heath of Burke county. They
were brot back to Minot Wednesday
and that afternoon appeared before
Judge Leighton, pleading guilty to the
charge Of "taking, stealing and carry
ing away Ford touring car" They
were given the following sentences:
Fred Ocksky, 2 years and 6 months
in the penitentiary.
Bill Singhen, years and 3 months
in the penitentiary.
j. H. McConville, years in the pen
itentiary.
The men appeared very brazen and
smiled when the judge sentenced them.
McConville is youth Of but % years.
He said he had been arrested once for
vagrancy. Singhen, who drove the
car, said he had never been arrested
before. Ocksky admitted that he had
committed burglary before and that he
was sentenced to the county Jail from
Minot year ago last winter.
The young men told a complete
story of the theft. They said they stole
Twiford's machine at 10 o'clock Mon
day night and by 1890 they had ar
rived at Carpio, abandoning it by the
side of the road, a half mile south of
that place. They took wrench from
the car, then went to Carpio, enter
ing the livery stable at the rear of the
Motor Inn, gaining access to that gar
age. Here they secured a new Ford
belonging to Max Johnson, the agent
for the Rogers Lumber Co., driving it
to Bowbells and west fifteen miles.
Sheriff Heath got track Of them and
used the farmers telephone to good
advantage. They ran out of gasoline
and traded a spark plug to farmer
for some gasoline. He suspected that
they had stolen the car and the farm
ers chased the thieves They took re-
fuge in an old building where they
were surrounded.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD?

We are receiving daily shipments
OF lumber and all kinds of building
material. The stock we are securing
this season is far superior to what we
have been able to secure in former
years. Our supply Of interior finish
lumber is the finest grade that money
can buy. We have a full line of di-
mension stuff-in fact we know Of no
item in the building line which we are
unable to furnish you. In case you
contemplate building this season, or
in the event of your just wishing fig
ures and plans upon which you may be
able to base an estimate, call at our
office and we will help you out. Our
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
AUTO ISAVfS
THREE FROM HANDS
OF BANDITS
Villa Gang Gives Up Pursuit of Fam.
lily After Wounding Driver-Wife
Takes Wheel as Husband Falls.

A. D. Frost staked the lives of his
wife and baby, and his own life, on a
motor car. He lives today and his
wife and baby live. Which means his
reliance in the motor car was justified.
1t was a Dodge Brothers Garland it
won.
The night the Villa bandits raided
Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs. Frost were
aroused by shouts and the firing of
guns. They looked out into the street
and it was teeming with Mexicans.
"Kill all the Gringoes," the invaders
were crying.
Mr.. Frost got out his car. Mrs.
Frost and the two-weeks- baby
were still in their night clothes when
he put them in the back seat and made
away for Deming.
They had proceeded only little be-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
@ . 8 8 8 Q <. (. @ <. o 9 9 8 o &.
9 BURLINGTON.

8 9 9 9 o <. " 8 @ <. o " . . o o g,
Mrs. E. A. Harthouse and Haxel
Spires called on Minot friends Thurs
day. The many friends of Mrs. Hart
house are pleased to see her out again
and looking so WE'LL
Ed Gilbertson has bought hand
some new six cylinder Saxon car. On
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbertson, ac-
companied by Mrs. J. l.. Johnson, mo-
tored to the "Wonder City" to take in
the sights during the big U. C. T.. con-
vention.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

men are all experts in their line, and
besides we have hundreds of plans
and specifications which enable US to
give you the desired information in
very few minutes. Call and talk it
over with US. Rogers Lumber Co., H.
S. Johnson, Manager.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

J. w. Rode writes from Somers,
Mont, that he has established his
children in camp for the summer and
he expects to come east soon. Mrs.
Rode's many friends will regret to
learn that she has been bedfast since
the first of last December.