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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-11
LAFAYETTE YOUNG
TALKS ON EUROPE
Des Moines Publisher Tells After Din
ner Club OF Moline OF His War
Experiences.
ARRESTED As SPY IN AUSTRIA
Is in Favor of Peace but not at Any
Price-Wants Ample Army and
Navy Provided.

Lafayette Young. publisher of the
Des Moines Capital, last evening gave
mastery address on patriotism be-
fore the After-Dinner club of Moline,
the event being the siXty-second dinner
of the organization AS a result OF his
having been four months in the Euro
pean war zone. Mr.. Young in his lee
ture was able to give his audience
frst-hand information on true condi-
tions which he found while a war cor
respondent.
In opening his remarks the speaker
declared that there is more danger
confronting this country than there
has been since the assassination Of
Lincoln. He attributed this chiefly to
the great number of foreignspeaking
people who come to the United States
to better their conditions. His opin-
ion is that when these people get
under the American flag they should
stay under
FayOrs One Language.
u believe in one language for one
people" declared the speaker. In
America it must be the English lang
uage. The differences of language has
been the cause Of more wars than all
the differences of religion the world
has ever known. My motto is one
language, one people, one country, one
God, one hope"
Mr.. Young gave vivid word pictures
of his experiences in the war zone in
1918 In the valley of the Danube he
studied customs of the people of the
Balkans for several weeks. AS he
studied conditions, Mr. Young said he
wrote to his paper predicting that the
five great nations Of Europe would be
engaged in war in very short time
that il would be brought upon them by
God in His infinite wisdom for their
failure to do their duty TO the people
in the Balkans. who could not prosper
when crushed by the heels of tyrants.
In Belgium he saw horrible sights
while the German bayOnet rule pre-
vailed. In France he was welcomed
with much ado, the guard announcing
him as Monsieur Lafayette namesake
of the famous French general.
While in France he entered the
trenches and had some exciting times
under fire of the Germans Through
a periscope he could see the trenches
OF the Germans not more than fort :
feet away
Arrested as Spy.
Mr.. Young next went to Austria
where he was arrested as a spy and in
carcerated several days. Then he
went to Berlin. where he found things
peaceful. From there he went to Hol-
land, and standing before a famous
old church alone. he offered up a
prayer, thanking God that he lived in
the good old L. S. a
In concluding Mr. Young said:
Il am in favor of peace, but moi
peace at any price. l should like tC
see an ample army and navy. ! want
every man to be for the United States
for America is good enough for any
body. We do not want a military ma.
ton, but we want courage enough il
American hearts to resent insults and
to protect homes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-11
OUNNE CALLS LEGISLATURE
INTO SESSION.

Continued from Page One.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-11
Auto Fumes Kill Another.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-PetromortiS claim
ed another victim, Albert c. Long, here
today. He was found dead in ga
rage in the rear of his home. The ga
rage was filled with gas fumes anu
the motor of his car was hot, although
it had ceased running. He had been
strangulated by fumes from the engine
exhaust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-11

ninth general assembly have been
called into extraordinary session Last
November they were called to the state
capital by the governor to reenact sew
eral state appropriations invalidated
by the supreme court decision in the
Fergus case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-11

All the news all the time The Argus
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
Armies Roll Onward.
BY United Press.

London, July s.-The allied armies
are pushing ON across the rolling farm
lands in the somme region In what is
rapidly developing into the greatsSt
battle in history
The fighting Is srowing more intense
with the arrival OF German reserve
forces and threatens to spread along
the whole one hundred and ten mile
front extending frosa somme to the
sea
Reports from Rotterdam say the
British artillery is pounding the Ger
man lines in Flanders. the action hav.
ing continued for forty-eisht hours.
The sound Of ships guns was heard
along the FLANDERS coast. British mon
itors supposedly having Joined in the
action. The cannonading was audible
in London.
United Press dispatches from Berlin
last night expressed the belief that .se
British would deliver their most pow
erfuI strokes further north in Flanders.
Huge losses Of men are resulting in
the fighting Oh the twenty-five mile
front over which the British and
French are driving eastward. No IS.
innate Of the allied losses has reached
London but the German losses in the
first thirty-six hours are said to ex-
ceed twenty thousand
In the village OF DompIerre alone
fifteen hundred German dead we're ac-
counted for after three French regi-
ments had fought their way in with
bayonets aud bombs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
FALL MAY
BE FATAL
TO GROOM

TO lie at the point OF death on the
day he was to have been married was
the experience OF P, H. Gregg young
farmer of near Agawam, who was to
have been married to Miss Lilly Col
lum of lindsay at noon yesterday.
Less than twenty.four hours before
the marriage ceremony was to have
taken place, he was thrown from a
horse on the farm of Oscar Hayes,
several miles west of Agawam, both
his legs broken and he was SO badly
injured in other ways that physicians
did not think his recovery possible
Only the most meager reports Of the
accident we're available today on ac-
count OF the lack of telephone connec-
tions with Agawam, but since no news
OF his death is obtainable. it is thought
that the young man is still making
fight for his life.
Miss ColluIn, who was today to have
been Mrs. Gregg, has left her home at
Lindsay and is now en- route for the
bedside Of her lover.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
SCARES in
PLENTY FOR
AMERICANS
VOyagers Find Ships Filled With Warning
to Those Who Travel on the Sea to
Prepare Selves Against Waiery
Graves
BY Wilbur S. Forrest.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, June 22-(By mail.)-If
American voyagels s:.~e qualms about
sea travelling after voyage from New
York to London, short sojourn in
London before continuing across the
channel to Paris or the North sea to
Holland Is not designed, Just at pres
ent, to act as a sedatiye to frazzled
nerves.
Outfitters' shops. literally scattered
in the Americans usual London itin-
erary, and the newspapers. constantly
sound the warning BE Prepared
Display windows OF these outfitters'
shops are constantly filled with patent
life belts while the newspapers are
ieaping a harvest Of advertisements
pointing out the relative merits Of
Somebody's Patent waistcoat"
A news column also is occasionally
devoted to new invention which ap-
pears like an ordinary suit Of clothes
but is capable OF Floating the heaviest
man.
Here is a sample "ad" from big
London daily which injects a doubt in
to The mind Of the most intrepid civil
ian sea dog: DO NOT RELY ON
DEATH TRAP LIFE BELTS WHICH
TURN UNCONSCIOUS wEARERs
FACE DOWNWARD AND DROWN
THEM. REMEMBER THE MALOJA
AND SUSSEX DISASTERS. OUR
WAIsTCOAT MAKES DROwNiNts
IMPOSSIBLE BY TURNING .1alz
wEARER WHEN HE CEASES Sesl
STRUGGLE 1t has saved hundreds
OF lives from the Lusitania. Falabo.
Costello. Royal Edward. India. Persia.
calicia and other well known disas.
ters.g
The "ad" is fortified BY Illustrations
showing the -unconscioas survivor
floating serenely on his back while
others twho failed 70 go prepared are
maneurering through the prelimina-
ries Of watery death
One manufacturer Of life saving
waistcoaes quotes in his "ad' from the I
experier ces OF q real live lord 0ho /
owes ais present status to his fore
sight in purchasing a waistcoat before
venturing on the Mediterranean.
There are many and divers models
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03

OF life saving waistcoatsl Inquiry 70
day ELECTED that the sale OF all models
since the latest German submarine
campaign, has been enormous.
Some models may be worn az an or
binary vest. The prospective survivor
has only to reach down and extract a
little tube. with a valve attached FROM
somewhere in his shirt front.
When danger comes he simply IN
fates the vest like football and he
is ready for the woret
All travellers from England sear
their waistcoats day and pight while
in the danger zones
The American who leaves London
without this little necessity Is IL a
class by himself
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
those who are not baseball fans. It
will be a comedian show under the
Baird and Wilson tents.
SAFE AND
SANE SAY
OFFICERS

This will be a safe and sane Fourth
Of July for Chickasha, declared Mayor
Coffman and Chief OF Police Ben Phil
lips, who called attention this morning
TO few Of the Safety First" rules of
the city.
There will be no fire works IN the
down town section None whatever
If someone should happen to fire off a
cracker accidentally or throw tor
pedo or light a Roman candle, he will
have to answer TO the police chief for
the accident because officers be
lieye that a strict enforcement Of tie
rule is necessary to the safety OF the
city
The down town section is here de-
fined as'west TO Sixth street and south
to the alley below Kansas avenue
an these limits fire works are alb.
solutely prohibited and will not be toll
Grated under any circumstances
Chief Phillips said this afternoon, and
we hope that the greatest possible care
will be exercised il their use all over
town. Runaways are often started b.
the careless use OF giant crackers, tor
pedoes and toy pistols and permanent
injuries to young Americans many
times result. We are hoping to get by
this Fourth without a single accident"
|The Fourth Of July often brings
lot of little fires that have no cause
for being started except carelessness,"
Chief Gattis Of the fire department
said. Unusual care should be taken
by parents that children do not set
afire during Athe celebra-
tion of the Fourth OF JulyN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
cHlcKAsHA BOYS IN CAMP
WITH OKLAHOMA MILITIA,

James Bennett and Richard Cope
land. former Chickasha boys, are at
Fort Sill. members Of the state militia
mCbiIized there Both lads were grad
uated from the local high school and
both later completed work at the Uni
versity Of Oklahoma at Norman The
men are both in the engineering corps,
a company organized among university
students, Bennett being a non-commis-
stoned officer Copeland was working
with a geology party for oil company
in southern Kansas when tie csll
came. Bennett was county engineer
for Cleveland county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
Columbia, the Gem Of the Oceo h

oh, Columbia, the gem OF the ocean,
The home OF the bravo and free,
The shrine OF each patriots devotion,
A world offers homage 10 thee
Thy mandates make heroes assemble,
When Liberty's form stands In view
Thy banners make tyranny tromble.
When borne by the red white and
blue
When war wings its wide desolation,
And threatened the land TO deform
The ark then Of freedoms foundation.
Columbia, rode safe thro' the storm;
With the garlands Of vict'ry around
her
When SO proudly she bore her brave
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
MAKE DEMAND FOR
PROHIBITIONISTS
By United Press.


Sa. Paul, Mimi. july S.Formal de-
cision to Insist upon the placing Of the
names OF prohibition party candidates
on every state ticket in the union at
the fall elections was taken despite OPP
position OF other local prohibition off.
cials today The meeting was prelim.
mary to the prohibition national con.
yention here July Is. Pitts is secretary
OF the national prohibition headquar-
ters at Chicago.
Thirty eager, Jealous and enthusias-
tic young men today are being taught
how to kiss babies, shake hands, slap
backs and do other practical campaign
tricks. Tomorrow they viii be mount
ed on bicycles. and sent wherever man
lives to press agent tl,e convention.
District headquarters is being estab.
lished today at Willmar. Mimi. as 4
central point for the cordial cyclists.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03

LASS LEAPS
TO DEATH

By United Press.
Chicago. July Disappointed in
love. Miss Jeanne Richardson, OF Hous-
ton, Tex. jumped from the gallery or
the federal building here this morn
ing and was instantly killed when she
struck the tiling five floors below
She was to have been married to
New Orleans man last month.
The woman was walking along the
gallery with her mother when. seem
ingly seized with a sudden thought.
she handed the packages she was car
rying to her mother. climbed over the
railing and jumped. She was studying
music in Chicago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
TAREE LlcENsEs ro wEn.

Marriage licenses were issued Sat
urday afternoon and this morning to
WIN Chiffon, 20. Chickasha, and Miss
Pearl Clan, 2l. Chickasha. .. A. Smith.
%, Acme. and Miss Laura Odell, 10.
Rush Springs; and Henry Hawkins.
colorod. - Of Chickashs and Mrs Ada
80. also Of CAickasha. The
couple from Rush Springs were mar
ried by Justice T. p. Moore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
CARRANZA
GETS TIME
FOR REPLY
Washington Will Not Press Demands at
Present; Probably Several Days Be-
fore Note is Ready; May Mean
Settlement Of Issues
By United Rress.

~ United RreSs.
Washington, July 2.The state de-
partment announced g0day that it will
nor press Carranza to answer the de-
mand for statement concerning his
attitude for the moment" saying the
situation will remain in "statu quo"
for the present, especially in view Of
the release of the American prisoners
at Chihuahua.
Y The fact that Secretary Lansing has
made no effort to extract an answer
from Carranza since he asked Ambas-
sador Arredondo to speed up the reply
IS interpreted as meaning that he has
secret assurance that Carranza will
adjust the situation if time is given to
him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03

crew,
When her flag proudly floating before
her,
The boast Of the red. white and blue
The star spangled banner bring hither
O'er Columbia's true sons let It wave;
May the wreaths they have won never
wither
Nor its stars cease 10 shine on the
brave.
May the service, united. neer sever,
But hold to their colors so true;
The army and navy forever,
Three cheers for the red, white and
blua
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
Blu United Press

Paris. July S.v-In q brilliant night at.
tack the French threw back the Ger
man front, capturing the vilIcge Of
Hariecourt and advancing five miles
into the heart OF the Peronne region.
This was one Of the immediate obiac.
'tives in the allied offensive.
q the thirty-pine thousand Ger.
mans defending the section near Pc
rome, thirty-one Thousand suffered
terrible losses, reports say. The Ger
mans took the Damloup works north.
e4st of vertlun this morning but the
French later recaptured II, II is claim.
ed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
ADVANCE OF ALLIED
ARMIES CONTINUES


Let music swell the breeze.
And ring from all the trees.
Sweet freedoms song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake.
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
Our fathers God. to thee,
Author Of liberty,
TO thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedoms holy light,
Protect US BY thy might,
Great God, or King.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
BATTLE IS
GROWING in
INTENSITY
French Capture One Objective in Perome
District; Biggest Artillery Pounds
German Lines in Flanders; Huge
Losses Reported

by United Press.
London, July a-Large German re-
Inducements today temporarily check
ed the British Offensive north or
somme except at one point but the
French continue to drive back the en-.
emy on bosh sides Of the river. ac.
cording to latest reports this after
noon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03

My country It's OF thee,
Sweet land Of liberty,
or thee Using
Land where my fathers died,
Land Of the pilgrims pride,
From ev'ry mountain side
Let freedom ring.
My native country, thee,
Land Of the noble free,
Thy name ! love;
] love they rocks and riils,
Thy woods and tempted hills,
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03

U3 UHIttU FFtNS.
Berlin july sTAe British ana
French attackq north Of Somme last
night were without advantage, tha
war office announced today. South Of
scmnle the Germans withdrew from
their second line under hoavy French
attacks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
IN rRosArs couar.

Mrs J. D. skeison was made sd-
ministratrix Of the estate OF ]. D. skel-
ton. deceased BY Judge Davenport this
morning. ". H King. colored. WAS
sppointed guardian OF Gertrude King
bis niece.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
No Date Mentioned.

BY United Press.
Mexico City July S.--The foreign Of
flee is unable to state when Carran-
Is reply win be presented. Accord
ing to the best information obtainable
1t will not be ready for several days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
by United Press

British Headquarters In France. July
S.- Pressing east Of Albert, the Brit
ish today occupied higher position
near Fricourt which they captured
yesterday. The number OF prisoners
taken totals four thousand. The situ.
alton Is unchanged north Of the Ancre
valley.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
WEATHER FORECAST.

brary and instruction in It's use Lin
coin school branch has shown eff
cient use of material az hand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
ETTY GREEN, RICHEST
WOMAN" DIES TODAY.


BY United Press.
New York. July s.-Hetty
Green. known as "the richest
woman in the world" died at
her New York apartments here
today Her wealth was esti-
mated at sl00.00o.oo0. AS Hets
~ Robinson. she was a society
belle OF New York. She has
been q figure in the financial
world for ffty years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03
OF
LIBRARIAN
SUBMITTED
Over $500 People Borrow Books During
Year; List Includes 7l9 New Users;
Cost Of Maintenance ShOwn
in Detail

Two thousand, five hundred and
eightyrfour residents Of chickasha and
vicinity are making use Of the vol
umes in the Carnegie library, accord
ing to the report issued by Mrs j. IA.
Thompson, librarian, this morning.
The recort also shows that the year
July Il 1915 e. June 30, 1916 brought
7l9 new borrowers to the library and
that the average number OF books TAX
en- out by the whole number Of patrons
was a little more than seven each.
The complete report, including the
financial statement follows:
Library fund from city 81 10000
Paid Out for Maintenance
Salaries:
Librarian, 10 months, $5O-----$500
Substitute, months, $50--- 10000
Assistant and extra help $500
Extra help paid for by Ii
brarian, $4,000
Janitor ----------------- 1880
Total for service from city fund, $4,000
Books, magazine subscriptions
and binding -------------S S469.1f
Furniture and fixtures. stove
Fuel ----------------- z7.60
Lights -------------------- 1864
Telephone ----------------- 21.OO
Repairs ------ ---------------- 1878
Insurance, two policies, fire
and tornado ----------- g6.25
sundries for June, i916------ 7.O7 |
Total paid by city warrants, s1,6OO.0O
Overdues collected at desk--- $55.66 |
Paid for incidentals per
monthly reports ------------- 53.05 i
Balance in cash drawer --------$ 2.6i |
Books added, 446 Magazines bound !
for reference. 65. High average cost
Of books is accounted for by purchase
Of new edition Of New International
a permanent addition Of
OF high value
Total number books loaned for home
use. 1914.
New borrowers registered, 719
Total number borrowers cards in !
use. 2.5s4
The only new work undertaken by
he library this year was the inaugu-
ration of story hour last fall with
the help of the public school and col
Iege teachers and pupils The value of
the movement was indicated by the
general interest and large attendance.
The library exhibit and resi- room at
ihs counN fair was made quite sue
aessful and popular by donations Of
papers. and book lists fromA
publishers
During January ana February the IL
Drarian received leave Of absence
pay to prepare a bulletin OF
books for school and
public libraries. to be issued 5y the
extension department Of the state uni
rersity. Each school room in the cie~
vas visited with invitation to the Ii.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-03

Total paid by city warrants, $1,6O0.00
Overdues collected at desk---s55 5.66
Paid for incidentals per
monthly reports ------------- 53.05
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR

.wHEAT.-ReeeIpts 1881 bush, The mar
Tilisrs n sTot, and exgorters 9Yotations Car lots
pg?tg gySg, :s,ls2sai.3 No Southern RED. & .a68
5sS JeSi.5r 4 R25gi i5fsiscted K, siasisai2i re;
uS Sso,RN:5 5Reeslpts' aest bush. offerings we're
ar sssSpnfSSf SSI. under ,fa!r Semsnd Quotation
steamer yellow. sfiSwS2ibc. Western 30.
Syeestlow. Lg9h$lc.; Southern yellow. 7oasic.
a. -fseesiiDts. Si "5ii2Sdso "5i2dso bush. Prices o,
gSigtripss zoe s,,,s and ,iqr demand sgqietiqSs
99SSise;; No. white I0isG Soc: No ! white.
aSn rs ssempie bats. 45hda1c. purified oats,
~ FLOUR @Reeelgts, 1i55 bbls. and 1.143. 200
iimltS were firmly maintained. Quotations per
5o 5uo los. IN wood: Winter clear 6.40Gf5. .8O;
d. straight. s5,O0a6.i5. do. patent Sb asa
S9;So. k9nsas. clear, jute SACKS. sj.30d5,50
pestent Jute sacks, sea0.20. snring. first clear,
~ 'b9py;, DO, straight. S0dB.25: do patent.
~, stn,,aonnn,hO do. favorite brands, Sa.I5di.l5;
CITY mills. choice and fancy patent. SRTJd1.15;
SSliIy, inils. regular grades-Winter, clear, S540
III To::9S 80 90, straight s5.00d6,15: do, patent,
,rprEI, RYE EI;o SUPPLIES were small and The
uuote ri SO.2Jn0.OO per bbl.. as to quality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12
|c1IPB MORE ACTIVE,
BUT IRREGULAR
.,,,.b.Class Oil Issues Lower.
~ Fair Inquiry for Kenne-
+ colt Copper

-, work.. Jan. 12,--After further
NEW st the outset today the market
nss,.m,.,de securities after the first hour
for eu,s.s ,p,aS a stronger tone with Increased
s'ysloye sa,,y In spots, however the down
sI,,,''is .s 'isendency continued with little IN
enupssS,n Va r,ne stocks developed more anil
Ine me AZ an Improvement of over
msu''i the common and ~ in the pre-
PONY :" Mldvale Steel, after q loss OF
ftIlsp a point. rallied to above last
rs,'s r,ss.,'s dnal. Submarine Boat moved UP
spovs r.r,,ss . Aeroplane continued auiet at q
eu''oS N about point Pode Engineer-
Is.rd Machinery, on small dealings,
ns ns.,vsted nearly 2 points. Cuba Cane
.., nue.. continued active and, after a small
es,e.son. euso developed firmness on inside
pn., shares were generally lower, espe-
III, ~ = number Of high-priced Standard
,,n'n ,a ssues This was especially so IN
", y. .aard Oil of New Jersey. Cosden OH,
ssa, s.nr dsc,lning a half, rallied to near the
anef afin,ns shares were irregular, with
pesJ s.,,,y good inquiry for Kennecott. First
xasionai .s receded q, but later recovered
hssaa uanas ruled firm, but less active.