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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01
Germans, Halted North of
Nerdun, Force French TO
WHhdrazv In Southeast
Invaders Taking Several Towns in Effort to Cut Rail-
way and Isolate Fortress, Encounter Desperate
Resistance-Clam II 900 Prisoners


bardment continued on the northern
front with less intensity than ON the
preceding days. No infantry action
was reported In the course OF the day.
The Germans on the slopes north OF
the Cote du Poilre. of which the iirst
crest is occupied by our advanced
elements. are falling back.
We directed a violent fire OH Samogn-
euN. where an enemy battalion was
assembled.
At various points OF our front in
the Woevre our artillery tire stopped
attacks about to he delivered
In the Nosgcs there was great ar
tllcry activity in the region o. Sennes
and of the Ban de Sapt. To the east
of Seppois our counter attack drove
the enemy from certain trench ele-
men's into which he had penetrated
in the morning
In the course of the afternoon two
German balloons Of the Drachen type
which were before our front broke
their moorings and feh into the sea
in front OF panne-autre-C -Coudekerquc.
The aeronauts We're taken prisoners.
BESIDES announcing the gains on tho
eastern Nerdun front. the statement ts-
sued this afternoon 10y the War Once al
Berlin said that the number Of un-
wounded prisoners taken in the Ncrdur
lighting has Increased to 22S officers
and l6.I1j men. Seven heavy guns
seventy-one lighter guns. and eighty
tx machine guns ar. reported IN ;he
war booty.
Grrmans Clntm G.sO3 Prisoners.
The text Of io-day's German Ofic!a
statement Is as follows.
Very strong artillery activity has
continued al sevcra. points.
East of the Meus" W. stormed a
small armored work directly north
yves, Of the yillag. of D"uaumupt.
l.ep.ated enemy attacks In this region
wer. stopped at the very outset.
Ia the W""vrc our troops have
passed pieIr,c. Abaucourt and Blan-
ar, They have cleared the extensive
wooded region northeast - Watroa-
Vile ,nd -HLudiumout and nave taken.
~ ta.!r heroic advance. Manheulle-
ami il>o Champion.
Up I'll last uiEn; we couated un-
wounded prisoners, 22s Officers and
lS.5.i men. AMI. further, seventy
-.gut cannon. seven Of these heavy.
ana of til, mos; modern KIND. and
eighty -s.X machine. guns. While un
Confirucd on Third Pop'.
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GtrbOuNb BEpprEsss
The assessments on personal property
for tine nvc boroughs show an Increase
IN al boroughs pu' The Bronx and
Queens The decrease IN tn, se boroughs
amounts 10 s5ce3OO in The Brunx and
sSa4.5a1 in Queens The personal prop
crty lists show that thirty-two residents
of Manhattan are assessed for quarter
81 "A million dollars or more and seven
for 81, l,0UU, 900 ar more. Regarding the
personal property assessment president
i'urdy made the following statement:
The total personal assessment cx-
ceeds that for 1913 by more than S24.-
NOQ, 600 That result was reached after
.artrlliug about $1Uo,OO0. .00o oi the as
sessments carried over IRON !reN'orS
wears. whicn investigation showed wee
erroneous. The collection OF taxes on
psrsonal property will probably exceed
,hr collection for 1915 by about sa,5O0,-
900, or 60 per cent,
"The best collections Of the tax levy
on personal property since consolidation
have amounted to 20 per cent. OF the
levy, which has been about the result
since 1910. This year II is expected that
about 80 per cent OF the levy VIII De
collected on account of the extraordi-
nary efforts to eliminate all uncollectibIe
items"
The tax lists show net decrease In
real estate In hve out OF the eight sec
tions Of Manhattan into which the bor-
ough l. divided for assessment purposes
The only sections which show an In
crease are the fourth and nfth. when
include the territory from Fortieth tt
Ninety-sixth street, East and West sides
and the eighth section. which is all OF
Manhattan Island north Of 155th street
The Greatest Increase.
The greatest increase was in tine terri
,or, between Fortieth and Fifty-nin'f
streets, Third and Sixth avenues, Th'
total Increase here was sl7,il7. 1000. OF
which si4,536,00O was increase in tn,
Land value The increase In this sector
is attributed to the fact that 1t Is th'
i"si shopping district In the city. nca
Grand Central and IL the recipient %
most ot the trade which has shiftc'
from lower parts Of the city.
The greatest decrease is apparent /,
that section included between Four
teenth and Fortiein streets Fourth an
Sixth avenues, whore a net decrease -
SCI, 900, 900 is noted. There was a dc
crease Of s23922.5i0 In land values. bu
part OF this was offset by new buildings
An interesting feature Of the tax list
Is the decrease in assessment values II
the financial district, south OF I.ibert
stree; and Maiden lane, There was
land decrease in this section amountin
" 3S.297,O00. but owing to new build
S,w activity this decrease was reduced I
- net figure OF $l,533,o 900. Incidental,
$50 of the 1879 applications for reduc
fious In assessments came from tn
financial district THIS was largely du
20 the hard times last year and the pre-,
s,ence Of empty offices in that sectioi
That part OF the city bounded by III
East River. Bowery, Worth and Gran
streets for tie first time In six year
continued oH Silth Page.
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Hix Com mitt~r Ignored.

The president has perhaps uuw,tlIusl
complicated the situation hy appeiliag '-
ia. Rulcs committee for action lu".
committee cannot act ln IA" way 'I'
president desires without going over -
Lead q: the com mn,tt'r". f"r'igu >ftI e
Of the House, h"iui' >h'"h thr n.t.
ucrchautmtu resolution uf 4" .d
The IRE dent ,su"1lu@ "i Nh" I"''.-l
A6srs c1w"''ee ALREADY ma .c'. =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01

DELICIOUS DEERFOOT FARM SAUSAGE
~ t6o Farm aOuthlsrOugh, Mas Ado.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01

AsuENILIE THE LANDOF TIE SKY :"
In addition to present service. SOUTHERN
and II ta,rruon slrering cars cave y daily
Eos PN : once, 26A Fifth Ave -Adc
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Assessment Rolls Show To-
tai Valuation Of &,58l,-
352,51l for City.
$10.O00.OOO INCREASE
IN BORROWING POWER
Personal Property Figures
Exceed Those for 1915
by $2M78.395.

The 1918 tax assessment rolls Of real
and personal pre- ,erty in New York city.
prepared by the Board of raN commls-
sionersnn. bc submitted at noon to-day
to the Board OF Aldermen, show "A total
assessed valuation FOR taxation purposes
OF 3s.5s435o,5Ii for tn. ave boroughs.
OF this amount $500. .>2:.a6i consists Of
real estate. including real estate of cor
porations and specis' franchise assess
ments, and s37e.53o.ljo of personal prop
erty. The 1916 tan rate will be COM
puted Oh a basis of these figures.
The total increase in the assessed
value Of all real estate Is S9?.o6l.osi
over the assessment figures for 1915 and
the total increase in personal property
Ia $24,47s.39J more than last year. This
means that the increase IN the city's
borrowing capacity ~ slightly less than
$4,000. 900 this year as compared with
S7.c00.o"o last year and s5s0c,o00 in
1914. The personal property figures
amour, To only little more than 10
per cent. of the tentative personal prop
crty assessment. which was estimated last
October ut s3,7Vi,305.?65.
There is Il total increase of sl23.j36.-
5i9 Of both real estate and persona.
property over the assessment figures for
lyi5.
Decrease In Manhattan.
The most glaring feature of the Tax
Commits Sioners report Is decrease in
tho value OF Manhattan real estate
amounting to s32,295.VoO. This IL the
third time III the history Of the city tina.
Manhattan real estate values have
showed a decrease. Last year the fall
ing of was s3.i5O.U00. In 1912 Manhat-
tan real estate suffered loss In asses
sable value Of $2,3'5,ooo. The great
shrinkage this year represents not only
tina, Of land values but also u net reduc-
ton in value after offsetting the value
OF all new buildings that were erected
during last year. Hard times removals
uf trade centres and damage due 10 high
building. are ass gned 10y President Law
son rurdy as tn. reasons for the 1916
decrease.
Toe increas. OF s9..05i,5,i in real es-
Tat. aud special franchise assessments
- mad" up If the following items
Throughout tn" city ordinary real estate
contributed only 10000. 900 TO the in
crcasr The decrease OF $50 1000 IN
Manhattan real estate values was Offset
hy Increases 81 Si2.oUo.0o0 in Tn.
bronx sS5.00o. 900 in brooklyn, $4,000
400 ia Queens and $l.9O0.OoU in Rich
iaoud. Also there was an increase II
.ycclal franchise assessments amounting
10 So. .0Uo.rcu and AN increase in the as
s".sin-nt OF real eSjat. Of corporations
amounting TO sl3.oou,nor. During IN.
nine years from 1903 to l"l the aver
axe Increase ia the assessed valu. OF al
real estate was slightly III excess o
1900, 0o0.oUn.
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From the fact that some Of m" sur
vivors Of Ia Provence W"r" landed
at Malta. an island south OF Sicily, and
others OF Ia. ,;rcrk island Of Milo. or
Melos. one of the ,'yCiadcs group IN tn"
Sea OF Gambia. southeast OF Greece. II Is
probable that the vessel Was sunk IN the
500 mile stretch of water between tho
two islands.
LA Provence was hull. IN 1905 and
entered the passenger service "f the
French Line in 1906 On her maiden
voyage sh. broke the trtu.nt.autic record
from Hayre to New YORK, and III IN.
same year lowered her own record {"
siN days. one hour and three minutes.
There was much rivalry AT the time be-
tween the English. French and GERMAN
steamship lines, and the French liner IN
"A race beat IN. bcuts, bland of IN. Ham
burg American Line.
La Provence Was S.t feet long and
about 81 fee, IN breadth, with displdcr-
tncnt or $4,000 tons. Her engines de-
veloped $4,000 horsepower
Her las: trip from New York "aN
made in August. 1914, when she took
r.serv!sts back To France,
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II is pru1abl. that ~" p'e vessel was
carrying troops to Salunici "r trans
,,u.tiug SoldevS ou sick leave or fur
Tough back to France.
Ten ships are ,ruisiug lack and forth
ia the nciyhborhood where the big for
m.l liner went down in the hope OF pick
Ing up more survivors. but II Is not be
l.evcd that the death list viii be ina,eri-
aily decreased. IN view Of the fact that
IL, Proy"nc. was sunk last saturday.
and the rescue ships hay" had about
three days in which 10 report as to sur
viNprS.
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WILSON ASKS CONGRESS TO VOTE
ON ARMED SHIP WARNING ISSUE:
IT, s. WAITS AS u BOAT WAR STARTS
WILSON WANTS TO CLEAR
ALL DOUBTS IN EUROPE

WASHINGTON, ae-Presdent Wilson's letter to actin
Chairman Pou of the House, asking for
warning against travel armed ships
belig igerents, follows:
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continued on SiJh Page.
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Continued on Third Page.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
SMALL MAN WINS HIS SPURS
Than the Larger Soldier, 1t is
Now Said.

A Bantam Corps" now is organiz-
ing in British Columbia. 1t may not
be easy to explain why, but the fact
is that energy and pugnacity seem to
become intensified as the physical
bulk diminishes in all animals, includ-
ing man. The capacity for enduring
physical hardships generally dimin-
ishes as the size and weight increase,
so that the idea of Bantam Corps"
is one of the most practical and valu-
able Of the suggestions offered in con-
nection with recruiting.
Among the many cherished but now
fossil delusions of militarism that have
been for centuries regarded as axi-
omatic this one of coupling power of
endurance with size of frame is the
most obstructive of progress. Hun
dreds of thousands of eager recruits
have been rejected because they were
trifie below the prescribed dimen-
sions, or for slight defects of eyesight
or teeth.
Trench fighting has revolutionized
the prevailing ideas about war in this
as in other respects. A small man may
endure the strain of trench work bet
ter than large man, may be better
sniper, is less expansive target for
the enemy's bullets and is likely to be
less expensive to maintain. In the
old style Of fighting, which was large
ly a matter of charging On foot or on,
horseback, weight might tell in favor
of the heavier man, but there is com
paratively little of that sort of fight
ing now.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
HEAT WON'T HELP MATURITY
Result Of Columbia Professors Studies
Conflicts With Former
Views.

Children do not reach maturity in
tropical climates more quickly than in
temperate climates. This remarkable
conclusion, which runs contrary to a
widely held belief, has heen reached
by Prof. Franz Boas, professor of an
thropology at Columbia university.
Professor Boas, fresh from participa-
tion IL scientific survey of Porto
Rico, has just made his report to the
New York Academy of Sciences, which
undertook the investigation.
'The first of our anthropological in
auiries had for its object the study of
conditions of growth of the body in a
tropical environment" Professor Doas
says. "It is generally assumed that
heat has the effect of accelerating the
physiological development so that in,
warn climates children reach maturity
earlier than in temperate zones. Our
inquiries do not substantiate this view,
The material has not yot been collated,
but from the general character of the
data venture to say that they will be
of the greatest Importance for prac-
tical measures relating to the hygiene
Of childhood and for the management
of schools"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
TREES HEAL THEIR WOUNDS
Provision of Nature That Assures
Preservation of the Forests for the
Benefit of Mankind.

When bullet or any foreign body
penetrates tree not sufficiently to kill
it, the wound cicatrizes almost in ex-
actly the same way as wound on the
human body heals. If it did not, de-
structive microbes would enter and
cause decay of the tissues.
Trees" writes Henri Coupin in La
Nature, "are very well equipped for
healing their wounds, and, more for
tunate than we, an antiseptic dress
ing is almost automatically applied.
AS soon as the lesion has taken place
the vegetable reacts to the wounded
spot; its breathing at this point is
quickened and at the sarie time pro-
tein matters are rushed to the scene.
MANY plants are provided with Sc
creting canals filled with more or less
gummy substances which are instantly
poured out over the wounded surface
and protect it. This is true especially
of the conifers-pines, frs, etc.-of
which the resin makes a swift and inn
permeable antiseptic dressing"
In trees that have little or no resin
the wounded part turns brown. This
is due to the appearance of juice that
seems to be a mixture CT gums and
tannin. And the cells Of the tree start
into activity, proliferating and filling
up the cavity with new cells. If the
wound be large these take the form of
vegetable cicatrical tissue, which
makes plug and remains as a scar.
In the event that the wound be con-
fined to one of the limbs of the tree it
not infrequently happens that the limb
becomes dead and drops off, the
wound healing and leaving the tree
in no wise the worse for the loss of the
absent member.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
Carat.

The word carat is derived from an
Arabic word meaning a weight of four
grains. In Greek it signifies little
horn, the fruit of the carob or locust
tree. The carat is a small weight
(originally in the form of seed) used
for diamonds and precious stones, and
a measure for determining the fine
ness of gold. The exact weight of the
carat in practice varies slightly in diff
ferent places. In 1877 syndicate of
London, Paris and Amsterdam jew
elers fixed the weight at 205 mil
ligrams (3163 troy grains). The
South African carat is said to equal
3.174 grains. The fineness of gold is
measured by a ratio with "a carats
as standard; thus two parts of alloy
make it 22-carat gold, and so on.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
SHIP BUILDING BY ANcIENTs
Trade Was Old in the Days Of Jacob
-PaIatiaI Yachts for Hero, Cleo
patra and Leo.

Some curious records of early ship.
building are found in ancient history.
We read in Genesis that ships were
old on the Mediterranean even in the
days of Jacob.
Eighteen hundred and thirty years
before Christ. Ammon built long and
tall ships with sails on the Red sea.
Ninety years later the ship Argo was
built-"the first Greek vessel which
ventured to pass through the sea with
out sight Of land-being guided only
by the stars"
The wonderful vessel built for Hero.
king of Syracuse, excited curiosity and
wonder The craft was constructed
under the direction of the celebrated
mathematician, Archimedes, by a ship,
builder at Corinth, from wood cut ON
Mt. Etna.
Her decks were paved with small
and odd tiles, on which were depicted
with wonderful art scenes from Ho-
mer's Had. On the upper deck was
gymnasium, containing gardens plant
ed with many kinds of shrubs, with
walks between them overshadowed by
vines and ivy, the roots of which were
nourished in moistened earth.
Near this apartment was a dining
room dedicated to Venus, paved with
agates and other precious stones. The
walls and ceiling were of cyprus and
the doors of ivory.
Near this was q library, the walls
being of lockwood and the ceiling rep
resenting the sky by night, with the
consultations embossed upon it.
We read also of the gardens of the
barge of Cleopatra, of the domones of
the Romans, long ships first used in
sailings matches, in which Leo, the
emperor, used to sail from CONSTANT
nople to the Asiatic coasts-and which
the sultan continued to use to a late
day-of the feluccas and the gon6olas
of the Venetians, and a variety of
pleasure craft common to eastern coun-
tries in early times.
Turning over the leaves of early An |
glo-Saxon history, we find that about |
1000 A. d. Harold sent to Athulstan a !
magnificent ship, with "a golden beak
and purple sails" surrounded by
shields internally gilt.
In this ship the wild northern mon
arch doubtless cruised the seas in COM
fort, though the Morse vessels of the
period were but great unlocked boats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
Fooled Them All.

The discussion about the fitness OF
horse meat to eat calls to mind the
story of a young man in Paris, a good
many years ago, who made a wager
with some friends that at dinner he
would serve one course would be
horse meat and that none of them
could tell which it was. After the din
ner he asked them to name the horse
meat course, and found that they did
not agree. One named one course, one
another. and SO on. but they all agreed
that it was a mighty good dinner.
Gentlemen" he said, with his thumbs
stuck in the armhoIes of his waistcoat,
all h-~~~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05

By the light of lanterns the body of
Annie M. Scott Of PhoenixviIle was
inferred at Grove Methodist Episcopal
cemetery, West Whiteland, after a
trip of ten miles, which had consumed
two days.
BY night the procession had reached
Kimberton, five miles from the start
ing point, where the trip was aban-
doned and resumes in the morning,
but 1t required until late the second
evening to reach the cemetery. the
road leading for the man Part through
fields because heavy snowdrifts closed
the highways.-West Chester, Pa. Dis.
patch to Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
T TONIGHT

Our vaudeville and picture program
today cant be beat Don't miss it.
VAUDEVILLE.
NORWOOD AND NORWOOD
Black-face comedy act. A keen line
Of jokes. Hear Norwood play those
Meandering Blues. Last chance to see
them.
5-PHoTOPLAYS-5.
"MR. JAW TAKES A NIGHT OFF,"
A classy Vitagraph comedy.
COUNTESS VECHI'S JEWELS"
2-reels-2.
"A s. A. society drama featuring
Bryant Washburn and Nell Craig. It's
o dandy picture
"SELIG TRIBUNE WEEKLY NEWS. .
Best in the world. Showing II in
teresting subject up-tc-now.
BUSTED HEARTS"
Another Vim comedy scream. These
new Vim comedies are drawing pack
cd houses every Saturday
Box seats SC extra. Phone 1927 for
line parties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
The King and the Peasant.

A lot of good space, time, ink and
sympathy is being wasted on old King
Peter of Serbia, in telling what a sad
thing it is for him to be king with
out a kingdom, of how he was lifted
tenderly from his horse, of how he was
taken to Italy and is to live in a
palace in that country until the time
comes when he may return to his own
land.
And while ell this is being written
the Serbian people, the peasants who
have been tramping barefooted along
frozen roads, whose homes have been
destroyed and whose loved ones have,
IN many cases, been killed in battle,
are forgotten.-Savannah News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
&c 1()C
Celebrities Cheap.

0CttbitbtCo 0HCdHs
Sam Gompertz is said to be going
to build a new amusement place at
Coney island, on the site of Dream
land, with everything free except ten
cents admission. Probably that is
why he was the largest bidder at the
auction of the contents of the Eden
Musee. He bought John Purroy Nit
chel, William the S. o. Bill Sulzer, w.
Jennings Bryan, Anna Held, Sarah
Bernhardt and 12 other assorted fa-
nous people, all in lump, for $3.50, or
$40 apiece. He just missed getting 10
makers of history" from Cleopatra
to Roosevelt, which went en- masse for
$230. Thomas A. Edison, clad in a
check suit, was sold separately for
$40, and Colonel Goethals brought $40.
Both beat Governor Whitman, who
was disposed Of, scenery and every
thing" for 81. Some OF the large
prices of the day, paid for group fig
ures, in which the auctioneer protest
Cd that the very wax at 25 cents a
pound was worth more than the bid,
were Admiral Fletcher bomsarding
Vera Cruz, five figures, $25, General
Funston entering Vera Cruz, eight fig
ures, $49; Lees surrender at Apo
mattcx, IA figures, 800; Pope Plus
lying in state, four figures, $40; "Hor-
rors Of the Spanish Inquisition," $50;
Hans Schmidt, $40; and the execu-
tion of the four gunmen, $4O.-New
York COMMERCIAL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
&C ALWAYS 10C

Sunday-"TALCOTT DUO"
Monday-"HAzARDS OF HELEN, =
DIAMOND FROM THE SKY"
Tuesday-New vaudeville act, 8 reel
Vitagraph feature
Wednesday Stewart Earl
Williams, Blue Ribbon features.
Friday - "STINGARE,E,' the pic
ture they talk about.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
Good and Faithful ssruant.

Sir S. Ponsonby-Fane is dead at an
age of ninety-one years. The span
of his years becomes apparent when
you appreciate that he was an attache
of the British legation at Washington
in lS4e-47. That was when James X.
Polk was president, James Buchanan
secretary of state and the Mexican
war was on.--Cincinnat Times-Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-05
Classified adyertisement,-, sucn 4

Classified advertisements. such as
Wanted" "For Rent," For Sale
etc., will positively not be received TO,
the Express by phone. They must be
brought to the office. Please do NOT
phone them. it is embarrassing to us
to refuse to receive them. list,