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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
Part Of Force Fired on by U. S. Troops
Along Railroad South Of Guerrero;
Carranzistas Cooperating to
Check Flight
GEN. HERRERA NOW
JOINS IN PURSUIT
Sends Word viii Ship Head Of Villa TO
FL PasO; Reported Massacre is
Ridiculed by Gavira; Supplies
Moving to Front
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
San Antonio. Tex, March Sl.-Amer-
lean troops have clashed with the
Nillistas, it is reported.
After the hardest kind of marching
the Americans located Villa along the
railroad sonih Of Guerrero and fired
upon a portion OF his force which was
reported to be large in numbers.
According % Gen. Funston, reports
which he believes to be thoroughly re-
liable but the source OF which he re-
fused to name, the Carranzistas are
now cooperating with the Americans
in supreme effort 10 make Villa
abandon his head-long flight and
make a stand and fight.
Funston said mis- reports stated that
villa had been strongly reinforced but
Funston was confident that our men
Under the leadership of Gen. Pershing,
who is nov at the front, will be able
10 take care OF themselves isolated
detachments are bound TO suffer and
actions may have already occurred in
which the Americans we're outnumber-
ed and suffered but II is thought that
the superior intelligence Of the Amer
lean general is certain to offset any
numerical superiority of Villas forces.
Following the engagement between
the Villistas and Carranzistas at
Guerrero Wednesday or Thursday, the
bandits are reported to have gone
south through Minaca, following the
railroad southwest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
Cut OF Retreat.
By United Press.

By United Press.
FL Paso, Tex. March 31,-Gen. Ga.
yira anruunced that column of
twelve hundred cavalry under Gen.
Luis Herrera left Chihuahua City
Wednesday TO cut off the retreat of
Villa to the south.
Herrera telegraphed that he would
kill villa and ship his head to the Car
rama consul at Ell Paso.
Gavira predicted a battle between
vlliistas and Herrera today or tomor-
rev with the possibility of the Amer
ican vanguard participating.
An apparent confirmation of the re-
port that villa was wounded in the
leg in a skirmish at Guerrero two days
ago was received. Gavira ridiculed
the report OF .he massacre OF Carran
zistas at Guerrero.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
COUNTY OFFICIALS
ARE PREPARING REPORTS

Every official of Grady county is
busy today preparing his report for
the month of March to be submitted
to the board of commissioners on Mon
day when the board meets in regular
session. The reports will include
those from the treasurer, from the su-
perintendent of county schools, from
the court clerk, from the register of
deeds department of the county clerks
office and from the office OF the
county clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
COUNSELOF'
CABINET Is
GO SLOW
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, March 31.-At the cab
met meeting called to consider the in
ternational situation, it is expected
that the members will counsel delib-
eration, in view of the uncertainty as
&c the cause Of the Sussex disaster.
IT is understood that Germany
claims that the Sussex was mined and
it is claimed that steamer Eagle Point
was in the service of the British adj
miralty, Reports say the steamer En-
glishman was attempting to escape
when it was attacked. The Manches-
ter engineer has not yet reported.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
French Defender Of verdun.

(By William Philip Sims, United Press
Staff Correspondent
Faris, March l0.-(By mall Cen
eral Petain, the defender of verdun
and now in supreme command in that
sector, after rising from colonelship
in ~ months, thinks no more of climb
ing trees, sleeping in hayloft or wad-
ing through ice and water than he
does of eating breakfast in the morn
ing.
The latest hero of the French army
refused to be hero. He insists upon
remaining plain soldier. He usually
makes his headquarters in one of the
poorest houses of a war-zone village
and instead of the usual flag. sentries
and buzzing motor cars about his
front door he stations couple of men
in citizens clothes to keep off visi.
Tors. and let's it go at that
Though SO years old, he skips the
rope 10 minutes every morning be-
fore breakfast. A shave and bath adj
tc his appetite and so his day gets Off
with flying start. He is willing him-
SELF to do anything he asks the hum
blest private in his command to do.
II maneuyers in the rain and mud are
necessary. he often puts himself at
the head Of some company and walks
with them bareheaded and minus wa
terproofs.
OFFICERS desiring place on his
staff can't have the job simply be-
cause they are chic;' they must be
able TO do rough service, ride bicy-
Gle. run mile in record time. sst
plain food and work any and all sorts
OF hours.
One Of the Generals favorlte ways
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
Report Not Credited.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
El PaSo, Texas, March 31.-The re-
port that Villa massacred 172 Carran-
zistas at Guerrero is not credited here
and does not conform to other reports
as to the number of men or Gen. Funs.
toms official advices to the effect that
villa passed Guerrero Monday.
The latest reliable reports locate
Villa northwest of Guerrero and go
ine toward Durango with Col. Dodd in
hot pursuit and the Carranzistas in
The district about the city of Chihua
hua closing in on him. Fighting is
nomentarily expected.
Carranza's limited permission fol
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
AIrmen Efficient.

By United Press.
Army Headquarters, Dublan, Next
co.-Defending the American army av-
ialors, Capt. Foulois today claimed il
was demonstrated as a result of their
present experience in Mexico that
these airrlen were superior, man for
man, to any others in the world. It
was pointed out by the captain that
the Sierra Madras mountains offer
tremendous difficulties to the opera
tion of aeroplanes.
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31

SAY SECY
Is NEEDED
Girls Tell Why Trained Worker is Requir.
ed to Make Y. W. c. A. Successful
as Social Service Adjunct to
Oklahoma College for Women

do you need a Y. w. C. A. student
secretary% This question, asked of
number of young women who ars
attending the 0. C. W., brought forth
hut one reply, yes" and they we're
very emphatic in their answers. The
students are now engaged in a cam
paign to raise funds to pay the salary
of a trained worker who will devote
Ler entire time to promoting the Y. w.
c. A. work. Some of them expressed
their views on the subject as follows;
I'VE need Y. w C. A. student Sec
retary at o. c. w. first of all, because
this is not a denominational school
and no church in in any way respon-
sible for the spiritual growth of the
Y w. c. A. here. We need some one
TO keep a good, strong organization
going and a student secretary would
be competent in every way. A local
secretary, no matter how much her
heart might be in the work, hasn't the
time to devote to it.
Therefore, a student secretary
would build up successful Y. w. G.
A.. create worlds of enthusiasm
among its members, and keep it a
strong live organization. Miss Bess
Burwell.
"a student secretary for any Y. w.
c. A. is, first of all, Booster girl
with 'pep" enough to interest every
other girl in the Y. w. work, both so
oial and religious. Do we need such
person in o. C. w. next year? To
use a slang expression, well l should
say we do No other form of our col.
lege activities needs encouragement
and support more than the Y. w. c.
A. There is, in every organization,
more or less work to be done. Some
one must be at the head of the order
/ to see that the work is carried on
| This duty should not fall on the presi
dent of the Y. w. alone. because she
is herself a student and has much per
sonal work; therefore, we must have
a student secretary. She can do all
the hundred-and-one little things that
must be done that would otherwise
devolve upon the president. She car
keep us in touch with outside happen
ings in other like organizations, she
can attend to social service work her,
in our own college. she can increas,
the Y. w. membership, and, what il
far more important. she can devils,
ways to make Y. w. meetings attrac
tive. Edna McCarty.
| 20. c. w. does need and must hav,
a Y. w. C. A. secretary. We need he
for the following reasons: to bring
us new members, to waken up and in
terest the old members. and to man
age the financial part.
IF we could have a Y. w. c. A. SCI
retary, she would make everything
about the work interesting to as. tn
programs would be delightful an
everyone veEld want to join. Sh
would give each student somethin
definite to do and in this way hav
! more activs and "willing-to-do" men
: hers, She would manage the final
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31

the use of Mexican railways has not
heen taken advantage of. Provisions
that were sent via Juarez three days
ago remain in the yards there. Sup
plies to the troops continue to go via
motor trucks to El Valle and thence
by mule trucks and trains to the
front.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
Report is Denied.
ey United Press.

BY United Press.
San Antonio, Tex, March S1.-The
Mcxican consulate here received flat
denial from Gen. Obregon, war minis
ter in Carranzas cabinet, of the report
that he had criticized the American
troops. He also denied that he blam.
ed Americans for the Columbus mas
saofe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
By United Press.

London, March 31.-Several battal.
ions of Germans we're wiped out in
their effort to capture Mslancourt and
they were forced by the French to
halt after they had sustained twenty
thousand casualties, according to re-
ports received here today.
Within the next forty-eight hours it
is expected that the German crown
prince will throw new forces simulta-
neously against Malancourt and the
Avocourt wood. Artillery preparations
for the contemplated action continue
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
BY United Press.

Paris, March 31.-The official state
ment issued by the war office this az
ternoon states the French troops evac-
uated the ruined village of Malancourt.
German artillery having made the po.
sition urtenable.
1t was stated, however, that the
French still hold the highways lead
ing TO Bethincourt and Esnes and by
a fierce artillery fire are preventing
the Germans from occupying the evac.
Iated position.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
Munition Workers Strike.

By United Press.
London. March 31.-With two thous-
and workers in munition factories on
strike at Clyde, Glasgow reports say
the labor troubles threatened to
spread.
The government is directing serious
attention to the Liverpool deck strike.
Where the men rejected arbitration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
DEFENSES ON BOTH
SIDES OF TOWN FALL
Berlin Reports zoo Prisoners Captured in
Final Assault; French Sill Holding
Highways Leading to Bethin-
court and Esnes
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Berlin. March Silt was officially
announced today that the Germans
stormed and captured Malancourt and
the defenses on both sides OF the
town, taking three hundred prisoners.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma.

For Oklahoma.
Tonight fair, colder; freez- :
ing temperature probably.
Saturday. fair. :
Local Temperature.
During "a hours ending :
a. m. today:
Maximum, 90; minimum, i5,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-31

tcontinusd on Page Thrse,l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
McNary Saws Hughes
will Visit Salem

Assurances were given today by
Judge Charles l.. McNary, chairman of
the republican state central committee,
that Charles E. Hughes, republican can
didate for president, would visit Sa-
lem sometime between August Is ana
20.
Judge MeNary returned last evening
from Portland where he was in con.
ference with members of the state cen.
trail committee, and while the exact itin-
erary of Mr.. Hughes while in the state
has not been arranged, it has been def
initely settled that the people of Sa-
lem will be given the opportunity of
hearing the republican candidate in a
political address.
The headquarters of the republican
state central committee has been open.
ed in the Selling building, Portland. Ac-
cording to Judge McNary, the work has
been sub divided into bureaus of pub
licity, women's department, organiza-
tion of clubs, speakers bureau and a
financial bureau. The chairmen of
these departments will be appointed by
Judge McNary from the executive
board and will be announced August
I'd.
Judge McNary and National Commit
teeman Ralph w. Williams will meet
the Hughes party at Seattle and accom-
pany them while in Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
President Appoints
the Farm Loan Board

Washington, July 27.-The president
today nominated the following men to
be members of the new farm loan board
provided in the rural credits act:
Judge Charles f. Lobdell, of Great
Bend, Kan; Geo. w. Norris, Philadel-
phia; Captain w. S. A. Smith, of Sioux
City, Iowa; Herbert Quick, of Berkeley
Springs, w. Va.
Secretary of the Treasury MeAdoo
will be an ex-officio member and chair
man of the board.
In making his selections the presi-
dent selected one judge, a farm expert,
a lawyer and a student of rural credits.
Judge Lobdell, who is a republican,
is student of farming problems. He
is farmer by birth, but studied and
praetieed law. He was in the Kansas
legislature for 10 years, speaker of the
house in 1895, later circuit judge, re-
signing to become president OF the
Great Bend bank. He is also connected
with banks in Jetmore and Rush Center,
Kansas. In 1914 he was president of
the Kansas City Bar association and in
1915 president of the Kansas Bankers
association.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
PERSONALS
! \ X X \ X 4 x x x x X X X !

Mrs. G. r. Reeves of Aumsville is
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Tucker left yes
terday for Montgomery, Alabama.
T. H. Holley departed last evening
for Chicago and Sioux City, Iowa.
Attorney Fred s. Lamport is in Med
ford transacting business.
Mrs. Sarah l.. Hulin of Lebanan, is
in the city attending to business mat
ters.
Mrs. Henry Benson and daughter.
Miss Louise, left this morning for San
Francisco.
Mrs. James Bartlett of Tualatin is
in the city the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. T. Pomeroy.
Jas. c. johnson of Gold Beach is
in the city. He is district attorney of
Curry county.
Miss Ethel Mcdonald returned to
Waldport this morning after short
visit in the city.
Miss Audrey Hicks of the Capital
National bank is home from summer
vacation spent in Alaska.
James Marr of the U. S. National
bank, left this morning for a two
weeks vacation at Newport.
Mrs. Myra Shank, police matron, re-
turned last evening from a visit with
her motner at Red Oaks, Iowa.
Mayor Harley O. White is travelling
in the eastern part of the state on bus
mess for the firm of d. A. White G.
Sons.
Ruel Wilcox of Enterprise, who has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Wilcox, returned to his home this
morning.
R. L. Conner of McMinnville, prose-
cutting attorney for Yamhill county is
in the city ton business before the
supreme court.
Mrs. l.. Bechtel and Miss Lizzie
Starke'- of Portland who has been Wis
iting at the Bechtel home, left this
morning for Newport
Judge Charles McNary returned last
evening from Portland where he was
in conference as chairman of the re-
publican state central committee.
The Rev. r. N. Avison, pastor of the
First Methodist church, began his six
weeks vacation by leaving yesterday
for Victoria, B. c., FOR a short visit.
Tho following were registered at the
Capital hotel yesterday: o. B. Mar
shall, Albany; John N. Davis, Albany;
A. D. Bradley, Roseburg; C, o. Blodg- |
EFT, Roseburg.
Mrs. A. G. Holcomb of Grants Pass, |
who has been visiting with ner moth |
er, Mrs. E. M. Pound, left this morn
ing for Portland for short stay with
her sister, Mrs. O. II. Gilbert
The following Salem folks were reg
istered yesterday in Portland: John
Stull, Seward H. J. King, Perkins;
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Arthur, Cornelius;
j. B. Dayton, at the Washington hotel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
A Good-Natured Girl
A Good -Naturel Girl

Washington, July 27.-Mrs. Gather
inc Wylie, whose husband, Horace wy
lie, eloped in 1910 with Mrs. Helen
Hoyt Hiehborn, wife of Phillip Hieh-
born, was granted an absolute divorce
this afternoon.
Mrs. Wylie is given the custody nf
the children. Wylie now living abroad,
did not contest. Testimony was given
by Henry NJ. Hoyt, Jr.. that he saw
Wylie and Mrs. Hichborn at Burley,
Hampshire. England, in 1912. He
stayed with them, he said and found
them posing as man and wife.
Phillip Hiehborn committed suicide
several years after the elopment.
Mrs. Hichborn startled society in
many cities when she eloped with wy.
lie, 20 years her senior. wyhe. wealthy
eiubman, and Mrs. Hiehborn were to-
gether year. most of the time in
Europe. The year ended, Mrs. Hich
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
Auto Companies Join
viii Make 10000 Cars

New York, July 27.-Consolidation
of the Scripps-Booth Automobile com.
pany and the Sterling Motor company,
both of Detroit, to be known as the
Seripps-Booth Corporation, organized
under the New York state laws, was
announced here today. The corporation
will have capitalization of 10000
shares with no par value, of which 25,-
900 shares are to be offered for pub
lie subscription.
Business demands justify plant extern
sions TO produce 10000 cars for 1917, it
was stated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
Cruisers at Dead Line.

Norfolk, Va, July 27.-Five United
States warships and several acceptance
are guarding American neutrality off
the Virginia eapes today against the ov
er-eagerness of the British and French
er-eagerness of the British and French
warships waiting for the submarine
Deutschland to come out. The United
States vessels are the cruisers North
Carolina and the torpedo destroyers
Beale, Flusser, Sterret and Reid. They
are lined up along the coast from Beau
fort, N. c., to Delaware breakwater.
The North Carolina is about 10 miles
off the eapes and close by are two for
eign warships, presumably British. One,
three funneled vessel, is believed to
be the cruiser Cumberland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27

apolis, MINI. Miss Smith is en- route
from Los Angeles to Seattle where she
will visit relatives. Today Mrs. Muir
ray presided over charming luncheon
in honor of her guest.
Wednesday afternoon tne members
of the North Salem Woman s club met
at the home of Mrs. l.. b. Frey. A mum.
ber of guests from south Salem at
tended the gathering and it was de-
cided that a similar club be organized
later in South Salem.
At the meeting Mrs. Anna Rogers
Fish was voted an honorary member
and Mrs. A. o., Davidson regular
member of the club. An entertainment
committee was appointed during the
afternoon by Mrs. +. Il. Purvine, chair
man. The personnel of the committee
is Mrs. Dora Clark, Mrs. Mabel Huck-
estein, Mrs. Edyth TozIer Weatierred
and Mrs. Carrie Chapel.
Late in the afternoon DR.. o. b. Miles
gave an address ON the civic work of
the club. Mrs. Helen Doll of Pueblo,
Colo, sang three songs Japanese
Maiden, Gypsy Trail" and "Ken'
tueky Baby"
Miss Louise Engalls gave two instru-
mental selections, Failing Waters
and "Medley at Twilight Little
Helen Hill spoke Old Mother Hub
bard" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little
Star" Mrs Carrie Chapel read a
review of the club work written by
Mrs. Fargo and Mrs. Purvine gave an
interesting talk on the life of Lieut.
Adair.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. +. Il. Fisher August the
fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pascoe have as
their house guest tht formers brother,
William Pascoe of Waterville, Mimi,
recently from Clarence, Missouri. Mr..
Pascoe is member of the G. A. r.
and is on an extended trip through
Oregon, this being his first visit TO
the coast.
A Jolly picnic was given Sunday by
the wa Hi club of the Waldo Hills
in the grove at Silver Creek Falls.
Long tables were arranged for lunch
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
Irish Member Stars
Row in Parliament

London. July N.-Lawrence Ginnell,
member of parliament from Westmeath
cihables, created a scene in commons
today when he denounced the answer
made by Secretary for Home Affairs
Sampel Stone to his queries as "insO.
lent"
There was an Immediate hubub in the
house and it increased when Ginnell re-
sisted removal by sergeants-at-arms.
Finally the speaker declared the sit
ting of the house suspended.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
Evidently Insane Man
Tried to See Wilson

Washington, July 27,-Steven Ferver.
hauer, tailor of Kansas City, Mo-, was
arrested in front of the White House
today when he attempted to gain an au.
dience with President Wilson. He claim
ed to have suffered persecution in Kan.
sas City. He was taken to hospital
for examination,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
HAS DEUTSCHLAND
CONTINUED from Page One.)

to the spies that the Deutschland must
at last plan a run for home.
The story went that she would sail
before night. Her chances of safety
seemed more precarious with the allied
patrol growing greater and bolder; per
haps tho sister ship Bremen brings
fighting submarine ccnvoys and these
my hn the Dcutschlan1's guard return.
ing The Deutschland promoters were
joyous o'tr one polGt-th that the United
States government seems determined
that there shall be no trangression OF
the three mile limit law by the British
vessels.
"We II be safe," said Captain Koe-
mig, "If the British don t violate tho
three.mile law.n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27


Mrs, Sam Arnold. Mrs. Daisy Brown,
San Diego, CAL; Mrs. Charles Roberts,
Portland; Charles Sehlbrede, Coos
Bay; Mr.. and Mrs. David wartham,
Henry Miller, Stayton; Mark Holmes
Portland; DR.. and Mrs. A. G. Smith,
Clinton Fowler of Berkeley, CAL; Fay
Smith, Rosetta Powell, Brownville;
Jennie Weir, Portland; Mr.. McIn-
tosh, Detroit. 7
A group of Salem folks made up a
party and motored to Blue Creek for
a picnic Sunday.
Those enjoying the outing were; Mr..
and Mrs. f. c. Cross, Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis b. Cross, Mrs. Ralph jackson,
Miss Veda Cross, DIR. Prince Byrd and
James Young.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
MONEY FOR WEST POINT

Washington, July 27-The senate this
afternoon passed bill appropriating
S2,23S,32S for the West Point military
academy. As it passed the house the
bin appropriated only sl,2lS.s04.
The senate spent just two hours on
the measure
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
X x x x x Z y Y y y
X X
X BORN 4
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
BORN

CLARK-To Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II.
Clark. ll45 Cross street, Thursday,
July ~, 1916, a daughter. She has
been named Mona Louisa.
Mr.. Clark is pressman for the FL
liott Printing House
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27

Dalles.
They will stop en- route in Portland
where they will be joined by party
OF friends.
Miss Mildred Kayior, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kayior, returned
Tuesday evening from an extended
visit with relatives in Stratton, Ne
braska.
Mrs James Murray has as her house
guest Miss Evelyn smith of Mime
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-27
OREGON

The land to stride, flowing with milk
and honey,
Loganberries on the side, with cherries.
prunes and money.
e. oTLYNG.