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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
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Selgien
9ie gerDeuoung bss pap >
ties Benedict ret tst
IA sum SoOe 9erurs
tbetlteu basQeben.


9[miterbam, 20. Ron. - @ie
Der y5eIegraai~ beriatet, 1T es ben
Yemiibuugen bes @apites Benedict,
our9 ieineR neusn Runtius in Brill
iel, gu oerbaHten, bub BON o6t3ebu
perionen, bic in SeiieIt tpegen Spios
mage gum 5obe perlIrtbeilt tpurben,
nur oRr biHgerihtet iporben itnr. I'm
Ter ben gesnabigten befinben ii9 ber
gureermsiiter ppu Ramur uHo apei
prisitsr.
Sin Gcrrefponbent In Wtauitri6t
meIbst, bab bic Spionage9roSeiie in
SeHeI. imner nod teiu Gnoe srrei9t
baben. Se9s geIgier, barlnter spei
5rauen, iinb bort m IeBter Wp9e
gum Sobe Derurtbeilt Doroen.
Spfer Der llnterfec bpo tie.
6aIifar, q. g, 20. Noo. gtus
Qpn6on purOe am 9t6enO semeIbet,
6aB Der iiberfdllige Saupfs-- ,,Rappa-
bannod" BON Der BurneB etuie DON
einem beutIden lluterieeboct oerientt
ppr0en Iei. 9cn benz &apitdu 9arrett
un6 ieiner 40 Wann itarten 9eIubunJ
bat man nod ui3ts gebprt. uno mar
teiiirttet, baB lie umgetommeu iine.
Der yRappabanRod" ging I'm 19. Ot=
tobsr Don bier aus mad 2:berpooI d5
pnO Der Dampier lit ieit 5ebn 5ags.l
iibsrfGllis.
Sn Der ac5eIbepefhs betBt es, bah
bic gladriht oou benz 8erienten bes
Glmpfers bon Berlin tam.
2onoon, q Rpp. Gine Sepef6e
aus Gopenbagen idgt, oab Ter rorpe
glide 0ampfsr nSSOa4im 9rindy
Quno", elm G6iff BON 1909 Scunen.
,toSpesirt .aorbsu isi
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
llniperfit6fssZ sZtmbeuten
Satten oic neuIthen 9enlorrinationen
in gltben neraulaBt.

9ttben, II. 9iooentber, oia Son.
Don, 20. gaooeu1ber. Ger Sarpt6e-
jtanotbeil Der SbeilrebHter on ben Da.
nloritrationen 5u @uititen Der Iqiif.
ten am letten 6reitag bate ii6 aus
ShlOenten Der llniperiitGt BON 9Itter
retruttrt, pelhe BON Dem 8rofeiior
@etnc5os anaefiibrt purben g1ut
bate cinen geriit6 qemott, cine Mai.
ien0erinmmlitrg bon ShiSerten III
ueranitalten oersufolge &onig aon-
itantiu Die 1eutralitdt aufgeben uno
lid oer Sadie DER gLliirten ani4lieBen
iuae.
Souale Stitoerrten opponir.er ie6ed,
0ieiem None, itno es fpIgte oanu EN-
aanpt du heiien 9eileeuus Die 8oli.
sci serbeiseriifen peroen unIbte. Dteb-
Lere Rericneu sDarea SerIsst tporSGa.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
Jm YerTe,t

GrItiben bic Ruf;sn einc
peitere NieoerIoge
Berlin, 20. Ron. Nuf brabtloierl
Wsss na1 Sapoiae. Girs rom tiir.is
iten &riessmiuiitertum Interem Sas
.rm bonn 1a. gob.mber eriahene Be
tauntmaduns IGutet tuie folgt:
Gin Sbeil unisrer 5ruppen, bt:
non Sanaban aus porssi9idt pltrs
ben, riidte eegsn SuItana61b, $50 ais
lometer iiio0itIid .sslessn Dor, trieb
bic ruhiite &auallerie in Die JIu5t
iiHb selangte Biz an einen 15 aflomss
ter pou Saltanabao 9eIesepsn puutt
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
Staot o9n. nlilitGrifas Diatigtsit
1T, ieIbftberitGnblih.

Staot o9n. nlilitGrifas Diatigtsit
III, ieIbftbsritdubli6.
Die Ssuti4en lnb 3ulguren b.s
ieBtsH 9oiitionsn mif ben an9O9,U
n6rbli5 bon Wpnatir, bon mo- aus iie
bas G3frnu 9afin beberri9sm Ttos
naftir Iisgt i'm gereiS uniersr Sc
i6iibe, mas bebsitst, bab bic goiitiOa
fir ben 5einb unIi9er III.
.0is 8sfsbuns DON Monaftir Gns
bert Die itratssifde Sage alif benz ga!'
tan ntat I'M geringften. Due Gufsabs
bes Generals SarraiI mar bic, bis
@er6inbuRs NIT Der ruuGnil9<ruhi'
i9en 4rmee 9erauitelIen, oie bon Der
9o6rubi9a aug gessnS SGiiben nors
ridden Iolte. 9ieier ptnn ift feblgs=
f6Iagen unb lam niernals 3ur Mus.
fiibrung sebra8t nerOeu. Gs ipiirbe
III ue6ereinftimmune nit Gem olIgss
msinen ftrdtesifden plan Fer Gnteni:
geipeien Iein, tpsnn General Sdrrnil
an ieinep Ditliden Gliigel oorseriidt
nGrs, ba er dber nitht i'm Stanbs mar,
bic bulgarii6en 2inieH in bieier 9es
senb su bur6bre6sn, os5ute er feline
@ngriffe INNER me5r na6 Weften
aus. Wenn CT ou5 ba6ei tleinere los
tale Grfplse errans, muB bies aIs Elm
Offsnss 3ussitdnbnib anseieben per>
ben, bab Der uripriingIi4s pldn, cine
8ereiniguug nit Der rumdnii6@rufi>
Tten 4rmee ber3uiteQen, gGn5li3 aus
segeben DoroeH 1T.
Gin urt9eil iiber BEN Yr o.
fibeRteu 8tIiOu
Berlin 20. Hoo. 2tuf hrabtIofem
Wege nad supOiIs, 81. . SH einem
.@rep unb WtIfOu" ii5erf6riebenen
2eitartitsl nimmt bu5 hamburger
syrembenblatt ge3ag alIf bic &ote,
psld,e bic britiTte 8egisrlns betrsffs
Der S6parsen Stite an Die Regierung
IN WaibinstOH gsfaitt 9a.. unS fdbr.
bann fort:
England oeriutt, ieine 2ontroEe
iiter ben san5en DsI!banosI unb bic
examination Der iuttmiten 8ripat'
Gnseleseuhsiien Our6 bic geamten oes
britiihsH SunbeIs Spionugeipitsms
gu rsdtfertigsu. GngIanb p.rlanst
9iirgIdaften inter 2lnOrobuug poH
9Optotts, mas i'm g.lp63nIi9eH 2ebsu
als cine @eri6p0rlng 5essn bic Jrei.
beit, iuam nift aIs grprsHung gc-
branbmdrt. tperben p.iros.A
Sas 5rsmbenblatt ma4t fi6 au4
luiiis iiber bic GrtldruHa Gnslanbs
tab es ieine Madt CUR See ftets ais
sinsn SruIt ana.iebeu babe. Der in
Sntereffe Der Srsibeit uerpenbet p.rs
ben miiiIe.
ue6er bic ppTition, in Der fi6 iest
Der grGiibsnt WiIIOn befrnbet. iagr
Sk 3situns:
Die platform, duf o:I6er WoOr
brop WiIion srtpd5lt norosn 1T, Iaus
tet rJriebsn uIlb proIperitdt'. grGii1
bent @iIion tonn unb oarf unter bic.
len 1lmfGnben mir ein 5isI i'm alse
huben: Grieben nuO proiperitdt in
ieirem aunbe uuf cine NOD feitere
s,i feIIsn uro banit ieiRer
Ramen nit sOlbeneH 9l9itoben in
Sas BUD Der @eIteei4i1ie ei,Sutra.
gen. Serr Milion Il. obns 3peii.!
but md 8twsx ols il. a,iaas. g,a5psas
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
9ie Gage In 0ried)enlanb
cine febr ermfte.
Die, Seianbten bes 8uns
bss oet Mittelmd6te
miifien bis W Wiitwo4
Qlthen nerlnffen

mn en- bis W lit M %
atben perlaffen.
GonboH, 20. Rop.-2lus atber
ipirb ieleerdpbirt. bab bic @eianbter
DsutIdlanbs. Oeiterreid llnsarns.
SnIearicns unb Der 5iirfei in @ries
ttnIonD pon benz frans0iii4en gi5sa
aomirqI Su Gourmet, bem aomman,
osur oer alfirten alotte, bena9ri9iisi
iUorben isien, oab iie bis gum Uaitts
nod @riehenlanb perlaifen miiBten.
Cine anbere Sepeiae iust, oaB bic
Gage in @riedenlanb cine gang aus
BerorbfntIid ernite iei.
Die Natur Der Gorbtrunssn, bic
.am Sdmitag bon ben alqiirtsn gsitsa!
rpurbea" beridtet Der 3orreIponoent,
~Dsrben sebtim gebaIten, man f4lieBt
nber, odb ss iid um ein ultimatlim
panoelt, ods innerbdlb "a Stunoer
bsantuortet perben mub."
Cine bonn Montas batirte Reuier=
cspeife aus atben iast, oab Der 2to,
miral bu gourmet bic bier 9.Ianbtsn
Der geniraIbunb Mddis bena6rff<
tisi babe. baB iis iid an gorb zines
0ampfers beseben miibten. Der ibner
'ur 9erfiisuns seitellt pirss. unb bob
lie selpaltiam auf ben Sampfer se:
6raht iperbsn ipiirben, lprnn iie iit
niht freitDillis bortbin begsben Mir
ben.
Die OepeIde fiigt bin5u, bub bi.
emsritanifds @eianbtidaft bic Snters
ellen Der Seiisrrsi6sr, 5i;rtsn unb
9ulsaren in @rie4enlano pabrne6z
men m.rbs, ipGbrenb bic ipaniide @es
ionbtidaft iid Der bsutihsn Snters
siien annebmen tpirb.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
Der antsrifanii@ 9ampfer
,Siberta"
gr BEN @oobpin Sanbs 9
9eitranbet unb IN ge4
r.I L q

~ u u Uc| IL y EW Ue
fGbrli6er Sage.
Yerlin. 20. Npo. - 2luf brdbt,
Ioiem Mese an bic 2lFoeiirte prefe.-
giner bier etnsetroffenen SuntenOepss
i9e aufolge lit Der ameritanii i4e Sams
pier rSiberia" an ben Gait @oobtpin
Sunbs. m Der 3dbe bon 9ooer, gas
ltranbet uHb bat I'M 9ilfe iignaltitrt.
Die SffBiere Der .SiberiaA ertIdren,
bab es pegen Der boben Gee unm0Ss
liA lei, 8oote aus51esen.
Is X n
Der ertpdbnte 9anpFer fIt pine
3peifet Der 9anlpfer .Siberia" ppn
3347 Conner. Der Sampfer gtng ain
z. Hobernber ppn SponeD, &ap 8res
tpn, aus nit elmer 2abung @et3sn
uub Waebl na9 @berbourg ab. Sic
geiaBuna angebIi3 aug 9lmeritanern
beite6enO, mar uuseFGbr 80 Marn
TART. Ser 9arpfer geb1rte urs
1prun9lt0, ais er Den JtGnRn p0ers
t9a' fiibte. Der Sam6urg@Qmeritanis
f3en 2tt1ie. gr tpurbe an bic @tlans
tic Jr1ttt Gompanp urb fpdter, in bies
lem 5riibiubr, an bic 8itteubsrg Goal
GDrpanb Derfduft.
Ser Sampfer rSibsrta~ bon H.
284 Sonnen, Der Is Sabre Ling unter
Der omeritdnii4er GIagge fltAr, tpurOs
2lnfangs biefss Sabres DON Der Yas
cific Mait g. g. @ompa,rp opn 9ep
2)ort an cine iapanif4e Sampfer@9e'
ieuf9aTt perfauft, bic i'm 5pii6en
Son Grancisco urb benz fernen Often
m 8etrieb bGlt. 9iefer SumpFer 1T
jeBt nad iupunfT4eu unb 4ineiif4en
6Gfen ut1terpeqs.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21


reinsrf abminiitration 5at er ft6srIt4
geIsrnt, bic GspaIt Der S6atfu4en utt>
5uertennsn. Seine gplitit, tuenn aua
tbspIiftii6, iDirb nit Sbo.faAen une
benz, pas i'm 2Lugen6lit n0tbig 1T, BE-
sinnen unb Der MISUNDERSTANDING bes
Jriebens muB bic MISUNDERSTANDING
pobrer Reutrulitdt oorangeberl Or
6ritii4e Miniiter Grep bat benz Prdiis
oenten 8i!iOu cine 9elssenbeit ses.s
ben, ii4 uno feinsr PoIitit IN Der
Gsiaiate siRsa gidnasHDsu Ramen gu
md4gr." ,.-...,
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
Die Sage 1T &rie6enfano eiue it6eraus
ernfe.
Die Dcnt(6en rd6cn jebf l6neG in oer rurndnil6en
C6enG DOr

ab IreI
in
fa
aRaontm
buG br rDaHbm ung 6ari6tm ;
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
QSetterbeyid)t.

s 5dr 0bio, &srrtntp, Snbiand,
N5eit GtrgtnieH uno bas peifli6e
unemployment, G8ones Wetter on.
9IeHitag nnb paBrI4etuli4 am Mlitte
np9; fdlter.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
Iprmeu prnteTirt
Sat bic gdfpet5 IN 2onbou eesen be
gef9lusnd9me offi5ieller i4Det=
seriIAer Totuulente.

Berlir, 20. gtpp. (@uf bruhtlos
fem @ese nah SappiIIe.) Die rgfas
tional 3eitung" BON gafeI bsrt6tt,
baB bic S9peis forfnsq gegen Die Be
ftlagnabme BON pffisieren fapetseriz
ihen Ootumenten hur6 britii9e Bea
b6rben prpteitirt babe. Die 0otumena
te tpareu einerH &ourter, tpslfer DON
gaIel nad 8uf9tngton untertpsgs
mar, In iSaimoutb ubgsnpmmen, ipds
Ter iubeTen pieoer freigegebsn por'
ben.
4 y "
ssulss MeBgsr, Der f4tpei3ertIhe
Fourier, lam am 81. Sttober aitf
bem 9ampfer rNoorbdm' in gteD
gprt an unb melbste, buB tbm feline
9otumente IN Tulmout4 abgenommeH
roroen Ieieu. Der idpeisertife 8es
funbte bena6rihtiate baruuf bas
umerttanif6c StadtsbepartemeIrt DON
Der geI6lagnubms, pbHs ieboh be-
ittmmte 9orf6Idqe su MAIDEN.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-11-21
Cincinnati. 9inaag, ben 2t Nobember 1916 Yre

Gin Boot, bns ben gsamen beg
Dumpfers trua unb bic 2si9e eines
W6atroien entbielt, iit in ben Safel
bon Jalmoutb aetrie6en trorbert.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
SITE TO Be
SELECTED

The school board of Chickasha will
meet tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
for the purpose of selecting a site for
the junior high school building and to
pass upon such other matters as may
come before it.
1t is understood, according to state
ments given out this morning by AL
ger Melton, OF the school board that
three and possibly four possible sites
will be proposed to the board for its
consideration at tomorrow's meeting.
Mr. Melton stated that none knew
where the selection would fall, but
that the site chosen would be central
ly located from the viewpoint Of the
school population of the city. Mr..
Melton further stated that he thought
there would be little if any doubt OF
notice of the official approval of the
bonds by the attorney general being
in the hands OF the board at the hour
Of the meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

POSTPONED

= The faculty burlesque at the o. c
w. has been postponed till Tuesday
evening, April II, at s o'clock. An Of
ficial announcement issued today by
the high authorities in charge says:
Come and watch us hold the mir
ror up to nature. Have you ever
laughed? Yes? Then come and
laugh more. Have you never laughed? :?
No? Then come learn how.
You will go with the college facul-
ty through one strenuous day-from
7:45 a. IN. to II p. m. There will be
side splitting specialties-an an in
teresting epilogue. Do not fail to
come. You will enjoy it, and your
dime will help the Y. w c. A."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
NO HASTE
TO MAKE
PURCHASE

Mayor Coffman stated this morning
that the city council would not meet
in called session to act upon the mat
ter Of purchase of motor fire equip
ment by the city, as authorized by the
voters at the polls at Tuesdays cleo
tion.
The matter, the mayor said, would
come up in its regular order at the
next regular meeting of the council.
on the evening of Thursday, April 13.
The council will not act hastily, Mr..
Coffman said, in the matter, but will
endeavor to carry out the wishes Of
the voters as near the letter as may
possibly be- we are not going to
buy the first piece OF machinery
which comes along said Mr.. coff
man, regardless Of cost, but we are
going 10 investigate the different
kinds OF apparatus and buy that which
will be found to be the best and the
most economical"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
WRIT
TO COMPEL
CO. BOARD
Attorneys Ask Court to Require Commits
siOners TO Certify Certain Judgments
to County Excise Board; As
sert Claims Valid

Suit was filed in the district court
today by Attorneys Bond and Melton
in which it is sought to mandamus
the county commissioners requiring
them to certify to the county excise
board when 4 meets in June. 1916,
certain judgments against the county
in order that the excise board may or
der tax levy to raise the money nee
essary to pay off and settle the said
judgments.
The style of the suit is "Loura Mil
Ter, w. v Alexander, Hattie Feland,
NJ f. Sarris, Lillian NJ. Boyd, Julia
Smith, Lille sherwood, Albert Dixon,
Alice Locke, Maggie Steele. Cleo Sim
mons, Fred Simmons, Willie " L.
Smith. Matte Brannum, James Air
ington. Thelma Matthews. Bruce Wal
thall, Arthur Lee Sehrock and viii
liam Arlington VS.. J. A. Robinson, w.
E. Bryant and j. A. Corzine. commits
sioners OF Grady county Oklahoma.
The petition sets forth that during
the month of October 1914, the plain
tiffs severally obtained judgments
against Grady county, together with
interest at the rate of per sent from
May. 1914 The judgments thus OBJ
tanned by the several plaintiffs, ap-
proximate a total of Sl.216.e6, the
heaviest Judgment being in the sum
of s15S.20. and the smallest amount
ing to $l2.77
Petitioners allege that it is the duty
of the defendants. as the members Of
the board of commissioners of Grady
county, to certify to the excise board
of the county the amount of the judg-
ments in order that the said excise
board may be enabled to make levy
of taxes which will permit the pay
ment by the county of the joint judg-
ments.
Petitioners further allege these
judgments are in full force and effect
that the board of county commissions
ers, during the year 1915, failed and
refused to certify the amount of the
judgments to the excise board at its
June. 1916, meeting; that the defend
ants have stated that they will not GER
tify the above to the board; that de-
PENDANTS allege the judgments to be
invalid; that Grady county filed in the
district court an application to vacate
these judgments; that this application
was by the court denied; that the
county perfected an appeal from the
findings of the district court to the
supreme court; that the appeal was
dismissed in February. 1916, for want
of jurisdiction of the appellate court !;
that judgments are each valid. where
fore the petitioners pray that the
court will grant,a peremptory writ of
mandamus requiring the defendants to
certify the amounts of the judgments
to the excise board at the meeting of
that board in June in order that the
excise board may make the tax levy
necessary to raise the money with
which TO satisfy the same.
Copies of the judgments and of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
TAX CLAIMS
TAKEN UP
BY BOARD
Correction Of Errors in Assessment Begun
in Conjunction with County Treas
urer; Working to Wind Up
Session Today

The county commissioners. acting
with Treasurer Mullican, this morning
took up the matter of all erroneous
tax assessments in Grady county for
the past year and are working hard
in an effort to dispose of these mat
ters and reach an adjournmeit this
afternoon. Between 30 and 60 claims
of errors in assessment, of different
kinds are on file with the board and
being considered today.
Some of the claims which seek the
elimination from the tax rolls of GER
tain properties, are based upon dupli-
cate assessments, while other claims
allege that the assessments have been
made on lands not subject to taxa
ton.
In all matters where refunds are
asked, action is being deferred on ac-
count of no funds available until af-
ter July 1st.
1t is barely possible that the board
may advance with this work sufficient
ly to adjourn this evening for the
term
A communication was received and
filed from the Acme Cement company.
This statement sets forth that the ce-
ment people have desisted. as per re-
quest of the board of commissioners,
from removing the stone, etc, from
the county road at their plant pending
the action of the board following a re-
port on the matter from the county
engineer.
An order was made allowing Mrs.
Woods $40 per month. payable in
monthly payments and dating from
April lst.
r. L. Russell appeared before the
board and stated that he had lost or
destroyed a county warrant in the
sum of $3.50 ard asked that a dupli.
cate be issued him. The board in
structed County Clerk Bradley to is.
sue the duplicate.
Commissioner Robinson instructed
to check up the work of the addition
to the county court house and report
his findings to the board at its next
regular meeting. The final payment to
be made for this work to the contrac.
tor o. Cofflnan, amounts to SAIL.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

ard hills and eacti being whisked 70
ward me, at a terrible rate hut, |
wasn't a bit afraid. I'm not boasting.
either.
Il vas scared little earlier on the
same trip-shortly before / fell.
Il was flying about 5000 feet up
that is, 10000 feet above sea Lowell
when my motor went dead, two miles
from camp.
81 managed to get the machine to
earth without being hurt There
wasn't a soul in sight when | landed,
in the midst of a great flat plain.
started tinkering with the machine.
heard a noise. looked up.
"Mexicans must have sprung from
the ground-I was surrounded by
hundred of them When | saw them,
many began shaking their fists and
raved; some fired their rifles, but it
must have been in the air
Scared? But ] kept on at work
and | didn't let them see / was scar
ed If ! hadn't been an army man
or if had shown sign of fear-good
night
II finally got the machine working
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
ExnerIence of Aviator.

Columbus, ~ NJ, April i.-Listen to
Lieut.. Thos. l.. Bowen of the United
States army aviation corps, who has
reached Columbus after falling 100
feet with an aeroplane in an adven-
turous flight over the Mexican desert:
II thought | was sure goner when
/ started falling-but | relaxed al. my
muscles and | guess that saved me.
kept trying to right the machine,
aud | must have been about TIA feet
up when l was still conscious of lry-
irg to right it.
81 don't remember hitting tie
g,ound. l woke up in the field hos.
pitai.
Coming down, could seesbig rocks
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06

According to information received
at police headquarters, the United
States government is anxious to dis
cover the whereabouts of one Jack
Clarence Alden, alleged to have de-
serted from United States training
ship at Puget Sound, March "a, 1916.
Alden was graded as a coal passer and
is said to have enlisted at Kansas City
March 10, 1916 He gave his place of
residence at the time of enlistment
as Amber, Oklahoma. The informa-
tion states that Alden has a sister liv-
ing in Amber.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
NOT GUILTY
is VERDICT

In the matter of the State of Okla
homa VS.. Mary Hanson, tried in Judge
Fuller's court this morning, a verdict
of not guilty was brought in by the
jury and the defendant ordered dis
charged from custody.
In this case the defendant and the
prosecuting witness. Arizona Smith,
We're negroes and the defendant was
alleged to have sought to mar the
beauty Of the prosecuting witness, on
March 20, 1916, by striking her across
her features with club.
Oscar Simpson appeared for the de-
fendant and secured her acquittal,
urging the unwritten law in that the
prosecuting witness had sought to
lure the husband of the defendant
away from his home and fireside.
The state was represented by Allan
X. Swan, assistant county attorney.
The following jurors tried the case:
B. H. Gadd. Jim Shepard. Oscar Chap
ell, II. NJ. Schwartz. A. c. Ayres and
Tom Moore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
MISSOURI G. @. P.
HOLD CONVENTION
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Excelsior Springs. Mo-, April c.
When the Missouri Republicans met
in state convention here today to Sc
lect four delegates at large TO the Ma
tional convention in Chicago, one of
the biggest fights in the history of the
state organization was to be decided
The fight is on the selection of the
Missouri national committeeman. The
forces of Jacob Babler of st. Louis.
chairman of the state committee, were
pitted against the Herbert S. Hadley
faction. Babler's support, if he de
cides at the last minute to seek the
national committeemanship, will go
to Thomas K.Neidringhaus, present
incumbent. Hadley is backing Jesse
Tolerton.
A "Hadley for vice president boom
also was started. It was thought ar
effort would be made before the con
yention to rush through an endorse
ment for Walter S. Dickey. of Kansas
City, who has senatorial aspirations.
All delegates will go to Chicago unin-
structed but the majority favor Sena-
tor Weeks and Charles w. Fairbanks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
Evidence Of Torpedn.


BY United Press.
Washington, April 6--American en-
'bassy attaches who examined pieces
of metal that were found in the
wreckage of the steamer Sussex re.
ported to the state department today
that they were fragments of a Ger
man torpedo.
Secretary Lansing Immediately ask.
ed the president for an appointment
and the latter set 2 o'clock as the
time for the conference.
A graphic account Of the wreck OF
the British channel steamer Sussex
with the assertion that the vessel was
torpedoed deliberately and without
warning by an enemy submarine is
contained ina report by Rear Admiral
Grasset to the French general staff
made public here Wednesday nigEt
by the French embassy.
The report says that captain. sec.
ond officer and deck officer distinctly
saw the torpedo as well as several
passengers, one of them telling his
neighbor to look at that great fish
swimming toward the ship"
Because of the outlines OF the boat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-06
DEFENSE OF
COASTS is
PROPOSED
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, April 6.-The biggest
appropriation bill for coast defenses
and Notifications in the history of the
American congress was introduced in
the house today by Representative
Shirley of Kentucky.
The bill calls for nearly twenty-five
millions for fortificationos, subma-
rine mines, field artillery and ammu-
milton.
In addition to sums for these pur-
poses, the bill would authorize con-
tracts for more than twelve millions.
The construction of six sixteen inch
guns is provided for at New York and
four of the same kind would be con
structed at Cape Henry.