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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-13
White-The Gray dawn
Juvenile.

Juvenile. A.
Bennett-B -Barnaby Lee.
Martin--IIer Husbands Purse.
McCarter-The Corner Stone. Il
Bennett Master skylark
Burrill-- Master skylark, dramatIzed.
Burnett Sara Crewe and Little
Saint Elizebeih,
Bigham FancifuI Flower Tales
Banta s. Benson Brownies and
Goblins.
Babbitt Jataka TAXES
BilIinghourst Al Hundred Fableasof
Ia Fontaine.
CoryeIl Diego Psnzol
Coolidge Miscn<sf's Thanksgiving.
Craik- Bow-Wow and Mew-wcw.
! Dix A Little Captive Lad
nix Soldier Rigdaie.
Dalrymple- Little Me Too
Eastman Smoky Days and wigw~as
IfNtutuEn-
i Ewing Lob-Lie-by-the-Fire.
Faulkner Old Russian Tales
GLADDEN. Santa Claus on a Lark
Grinnell Jack III the Rockies.
Grinnell Jack the Young Ranch
man.
Hale Peterldn Papers.
Howells- Christmas Every Day
Jacobs Blue Bonnet Keeps House.
Noyes Lords Of Misrnlo.
PyrneIle Diddle Dumps and Tot.
Ruxton- In the Old West.
Shaw Castle Blair
Whitney-A Summer in Leslie Cold
waite's Lifeb
Non.FictIon.
BartholomewA Literary and His
torleal Atlas Of Europe,
Bartholomew Atlas Of Ancieat and
Classical Geography.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-13
ono Conversion at Revival.

Interest continues in the revival
meetings in progress at the Second
Baptist church Each night brings a
larger crowd, and the splendid sermon
last night resulted in one conversion.
Elder A. Nunnery of Granite is preach
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-13
A FiissAid For
Mother TO be

We are all greatly indebted to those
who tell their experiences. And among
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-13
Short Stories
OF THE TOWN |
Eastern Star to Meet.

The o. b. S. will meet Friday night
at Masonic hall. All members are re-
quested to be present.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
T. T, Johnson Of Minco is spending
the day in Chickasha.
W. H. Donahue has returned from
q business trip to Kansas City.
Mrs r. G. Means Of Tulsa is visiting
her sister, Mrs Fred Hamilton.

Mrs. j. NJ Atwood and daughter
Miss Maud, went to Lawton yesterday
for visit with r. M. Atwood and
family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-13

Miss Gertrude Wiseman returned to
Oklahoma City yesterday after a
weeks visit with Miss Leno OBrien
and other friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-13

Mrs. George R. Beeler and children,
-Sallie and Tom, left this morning for
visit with Mrs. Beeler's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Collins, in Colbert, Ok
lahoma. They expect to be gone two
weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
SUBSTITUTE FOR
 SHIELDS DAM BILL Will Be Prepared in House. Will Be Introduced
 Soon

Washington, March 21.-A substitute for the Shields water power and dam bill. recently passed in the Senate over the fight of conservation forces, has been drafted by the House commerce commit tee and will be reported in few days. While the new measure, like the Shields bill, would provide no revenue Tor the government in return for the dam sites if Incorporates virtually all the other leasing features of conservation measures which have passed the House this year with the full approval of most conserva- tionists.
 The Secretary of War would have abso- lute control over the granting of sites and state public service commisslons would regulate water power rates
 Combinations would be prohibited, no one purchaser could obtain more than fifty per cent of the output of a single company and no sale or delivery of power could be made to a distributing company without the approval of the Secretary or War.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
The Kurds

From "The Kurds; Their Character
 and Customs" by Youel B. Mirca, in
 the American Review of Reviews.
 The origin of the Kurds has not been satisfactorily settled, but it is believed that in their veins flows the blood of Chaldeans, Boby1onians, and As syrians. In early times the Kurds pre- ferred mountains for their place of habitation, and took great pride then, as they do now, in being called Cor du,' title which signifies warrior" Today the "Gutu" are better known in the Occident as Kurds, and number about 2,500,0o0, and have their abodes mostly in Kurdistan. Their land, which is extremely mountainous, rises to the east of the upper Tigris in the direc- tion of Urumiah. The area of this space is 60,000 square miles. There is not mile of railway Tn sthe whole country, and neither is there a road fit for travelling except by caravan.
 No people are more mistrusted by the Persians and the Turks than the Kurds. They do not consider a mans S religion and standing; they would rob Turk or a Persian as we'll as an Armenian or a Greek. The Ottoman Porte and the Persian Shah have not the power to interfere; for that very reason, I believe, the Russian rule in northern Persia was a great blessing 10 the peace-Iov1ng peasants, as Rus sian was the only government which was able to establish order and to ere ate fear among the Kurds. Of 2,500,- coo Kurds, there is no one who calls himself lawgiver and ruler. no one who assumes the authority to punish his fellow Kurd. Law with Kurd is a personal matter. Each individual con- siders himself his own king and prince. A monarchy of self-control is un- known among them. The Kurdish mind is his constitution, his gun and sword the means by which he enforces his law and justice. Such state of af- fairs is not, of course, favorable to the establishment of stable government nor is such an atmosphere conducive to the development of the better qual- ities of human nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
Landing on a Lord

from JuuSe.
 The Marquis of Aberdeen, now with his wife, Lady Aberdeen, in this country on a sociologic visit was some 20 years ago governor general of Canada and during his term of office one of his particular delights was to travel about the Dominion and the United States in- cognito to the limit. The Marquis loves to tell joke on himself no less than on some other victim and he tells this one with much glee:
 During one of his trips he was on a Pullman somewhere in our northwest when raw westerner went at him for talk.
 Stranger in these parts?" said the na- tive for an opening.
 ''Yes. rather"
 Looking for anything?'
 Well, perhaps"
 Land, nlaybe?"
 Perhaps"
 How much money have you got to spend?'
 "Oh, I can't say exactly, don't you know, but about s5O,000 a year.
 (This is the salary of the governor gen crab. "
 Good Lord, man." he exclaimed. Eff had as much money as you've got and snored like you do. I'd hire a private car.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
Hair Turns White in a Night

That hair ever turns White in single night has been emphatically denied by some doctors. in spite of historic instances such as that of Marie Antoinette-to the contrary. But Dr. Lebar called the atten- tion of the Societie Medicale des Hopi- tsux of Paris to an actual case. It was that of a young French soldier who was blown into the air by mine and buried in the earth, from which he extricated himself with difficulty.
 The man was deafened by the detona- ton, his face was burned, and there were several bruises on his head. He was taken to a neighboring hospital where the following day he noticed four islets of white hair on the left fronto-parieto- occipital region of his head. Tine loss of color was complete from the roots to the ends of the hairs. and the white hairs were as firmly in his scalp as their brown neighbors. \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22

of the Third field artillery, Fort Myer, Va.
 General Funston was advised from Washington today that $20,0o0 had been placed to his credit for the payment for the services of guides, scouts, interpreters and other civilians. Already Genera. Pershing has employed many Americans as scouts.
 The work of the scouts, it was expect ed, would be supplemented by the avia- tors, six of whom have arrived at Casas Grandes. Lieut.. T. R. Bowen who fell with his machine on the flight from the border to Casas Grandes, was only slight ly injured, according to an fficial report to General Funston.
 It was stated at General Funston s headquarters that no report from Gen. eral Pershing regarding the operations against Villa south of Casas Grandes was received today. Unofficial reports regarding Villas fight with Carranza forces at Cruces and Mamiquipe, south of Galena, were vague and contradcto-v. Whether the American force of cavalry that was advancing southward on the trail leading to Cruces encountered Villa was but a guess at headquarters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22

cured yesterday off the Belgian coast The London official account says the German destroyers turned as the British sighted them and ran for Zeebrugge the British craft pursuing and shots being exchanged in 8 running fight. Two of the German boats were hit, the statement says.
 Four men on the British destroyers were wounded. The German version of the en- gagement declares that it was broken of by the British who steamed away al full speed after they had received saw eral direct hits and that the Germans suffered only unimportant damage.
 Rioting has occurred at Tullamore, Ire land where Sim Fein rioters fired or the police, three of whom were wound ed Conditions in some parts of Ireland have recently been reported disturbed by the carrying on of a vigorous cam paign against recruiting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
WATSON WILL NOT BE RETIRED IN APRIL Judges Will Not Serve, So the District Attorney
 Must Wait

Macon, Ga, March H.-United> States District Attorney Earl M. Donaldson of
 the southern district of Georgia. ap-
 nounced here today that Thomas B. Wat son of Thomson, Ga, would not be re- tried at the April term of federal court , at Augusta, Ga., on charges of having sent obscene matter through the malls.
 The case resulted last fall in a mis- trial.
 MT. Donaldson did not indicate when he would seek to bring the Thomson
 editor to trial. but said he would not be
 at this, the April term, because: Judge Speer refuses to withdraw his disqualification order, Judge Lambdn de- clines to preside and no other judge is available"
 Judge Emory Speer referred to, dis qualified himself from presiding at Wat sons trial on the grounds that relatives of the judge are Roman Catholics, and the alleged obscene matter Watson mailed was contained in attacks on the Roman CathoHc church.
 Judge w. w. Lambdin. the other judge
 mentioned, is assigned with Judge Speer to the southern district. He presided
 at the Watson trial last fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
NO ANXIETY FELT

San Antonio, Tex, Marcn z1.-Failure Of the field wireless at Casas Grandes was rot regarded at General Funstons head quarters here as significant as it has been "in trouble large part of the time for several days. frequently there have been long intervals when the op- orators were unable to reach the sta ton on the frontier and officers here tonight were inclined to believe that this interruption was due, like others, to at mospherc conditions and the weakness of the wireless set.
 The wires that were set up between Casas Grandes and Juarez were far to the east of General Pershing's line of communication and were not used by him for transmission. They parallel for a greater part of the way the Northwestern railway.
 The field wire, or "buzzer." that was in- terrupted south of Columbus was used only for communication by those near the American border, General Pershing derending entirely upon his wireless The official reports received here said the in- terruption was due to accidental breaking by American soldiers, probably cavalry. in riding over it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
COMMUNICATION WITH EXPEDITION IS
 CUT OFF BY WIRE
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station here had experienced some diff ficulty in operating at night because it uses the same wave lengths as the large stations at Arlington. Va, San Francisco and Panama.
 That horses and mules with the Ameri- can eApeditionary force in Mexico are suffering from heat was indicated in re- ports received at the military base here tonight from veterinarians with the ex- pedition. These asserted that P mules were missing and requested that con- signment of horse clippers be sent py motor train at once to be used in re- lieving the animals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
STARTED LAST SUNDAY

The eight planes started from here late Sunday for the flight over llO miles of desert and mountains through the Casas Grandes valley to join the expeditionary force. Neither of the men was accompanied by a mechan- ician or by an observer and shortly after the flight began the two planes were detached from the others. Noth- ing has been heard from either since.
 Tonight army men admitted that with the two fliers 4S hours overdue at Casas Grandes there is much concern for their safety. It was pointed out, however, that the delay does not in- dicate necessarily that the aviators have met with serious trouble. Mem- bers of the aero corps cling to the hope that they may have encountered engine difficulties and been forced to land for repairs in some unfrequented region.
 It was pointed out that w. G. Kilner, who started with one of the planes Sunday, was forced to return here after flying but about dozen miles over the Mexican border. After trifling re- pairs he again started and reached the advanced base safely It also was pointed out that it is possible that in landing in the rocky region over which they were to fly, the planes might have been wrecked. and that the two officers may now be struggling to make their way to some settlement.
 SEARCHING HILLS
 Reports reaching here indicate that the civilian scouts accompanying the punitive expedition were leading small attachments of cavalry into the wild est parts of the district in the search for the two lieutenants Army men here said tonight that efforts would be made to expedite the search since the men carried only food enough for a few days, and that both this and their water supply may have been lost if their machines were wrecked Con- siderable hope was based on the fact that both men are athletes and are we'll able to care for themselves in emergencies. Lieutenant Willis is 26 years old, and appointed to army from South Carolina, while Lieutenant Cor rell is 24 and was appointed from Maryland. Both took part in the re- cent flight of army planes from Fort Sill, Okla.
 A wireless message from> the field army says an aeroplane, one of six in flock. was wrecked in precipitate fall. Lieutenant T. s. Bowen, the pilot. was injured but not fatally.
 Lieutenant Bowen sustained a broken nose and other slight injuries
 Lieutenant Bowen was attempting to take the air under difficulties. The wind was high and showed a tendency to whirlpool. When 50 feet in the air Bowen's plane took dip, and plunged almost straight to the ground,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
Odor of Sanctity
From Tit-Bits.


 The sexton of suburban church has many stories to tell of the comments made by visitors
 On the occasion of festival, when the church was beautifully decorated with evergreens apd flowers, an old lady walked up the aisle to the chancel and stood shifting the air after every one had left the church.
 Don't it smell solemn?" she said at last to the sexton, as she turned away with evident reluctance.
 T don't know as I ever realized just what the 'odor of sancity meant before today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22

discovered a plot to ship rapid firing made but the authorities refused to make any statement as to whether guns had been seized or had reached Mexico.
 In the meantime the situation in Sonora becomes increasingly serious, due to the action of Military Governor Gales, who is said to have entered upon a campaign to drive from the state all persons connected in any way with the 'cientifico" or old Diaz party.
 FEARS OF TROUBLE
 The gravest fears are felt as to the possible effect of his actions on Ameri- can and other foreign interests His de- mand that the La Colorado Mining conn pany of New, York reopen it's mines at HermosillO has been followed by & de- cree cancelling all concessions granted in the Huerta and Villa regimes.
 p This decree will affect many mining companies, public utilities corportons and other concerns which Americans and other foreigners either control or are interested in. At the same time he has crdered all the Catholic clergy from the state One of his recent proclamations, counched in fiery language, called upon the people to ''exterminate the breed of c1entificos, which he declared were re- sponsible for the impoverishment of the people and all the evils which nave over- taken Mexico.
 Interesting sidelights on how the Amer ican soldiers are faring in Mexico are reaching here through members of the expeditionary force who are sent back from the front as couriers. They say there is considerable suffering on ac- count of the intense heat of the day fha cold at niohf of the officers have ordered sleeping coats lined with lambs wool. The infantry men are especially affected by the sand and many are suffering with swollen and blistered feet caused by the grains sitting into their shoes while on the march.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
Playing Safe From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele.

grapn.
 One of Australia's landscape painters was out with his bag of tricks near Daylesford recently. He had pitched in front of an old two-roomed wattle- and-dab hut, softened with crim- son flowered creeper, which he thought would make an excellent sketch. While he was working a tall, hairy man came out of the hut and regarded him with some misgiving.
 The hut dweller approached, "Watcher doin'. mister?" he asked.
 'Im painting your picturesque dwelling" said Patterson.
 The hut dweller regarded Patterson dubiously for minute, then went in- doors. Presently he appeared with his wife and the two advanced toward the artist Mind yeh," said the man, pointing to the painter. i've got me witness--youre doing this at your own expense"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
No Lessening of Tension
 on Border, Say Reports
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trols have commenced a round up of
 Mexicans along the frontier who are suspected of being Villa partisans and of being engaged in the smuggling
 of ammunition across the Rio Grande, la practice that is admittedly going on.
 Seven of these men were sent into El
 Paso today from eastern frontier vil-
 lages and five have been arrested at Ysleta. 12 miles east of here. At the latter place the civilian residents say that the customs officials and rangers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
Gets 'Em Both Ways

From the New York World
 There goes a man who has moro friends and more enemies than any other man in the world"
 What has he done?"
 ''He invented one of those Get-off- -the- earth automobile horns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22

NOTICE, MEMBERS JUNIOR ORDER Assemble at hall today (Wednesday), {, March p, at 1; ;3O P. m. to attend fu- neral of Brother Terrell Beaseley. Services will he conducted from resi- dcnce of Mrs. H. P. Berry, 1920 Trilbey avenue, Pratt City. All members are urged to attend if possible.
 w. 1T. WOOD, Councillor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
TWO ARMY AVIATORS
 FAIL TO ARRIVE AT
 THE ADVANCED BASE
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watch for traces of the missing men. It is believed also that some of the six aeropIanes which arrived safely at Casas Grandes are being employed in the search
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22

guns nave Uccn dStiNC eee e~AA1Se - positions and marching columns On the River Somme the Germans entered a British trench, but immediately were driven out.
 FIGHTING IN EAST
 There has been lively fighting be- tween the Russians and the Germans west of Jacobstadt, along the Dvina river and in the lake region between Dvinsk and Wilma, with the Russians generally on the offensive.
 While Berlin reports these attacks as having been repulsed with heavy losses, the admission is made that German salient near Lake Narocz was withdrawn in order to escape the en- circling fire of the Russians.
 Near Butzitisczki, midway between Dvinsk and Wilma. the Russians have cantured advanced German trenches and just south of Dvinsk, in the re- zion of Novo Alexandrovsk. have re- pulsed a German counter attack on po- sitions taken at Viekoezelo
 Petrograd says that in the capture of the Austrian bridgehead near the village of Mikhaltche, in Ga1icia. most of it's defenders were killed in hand to hand fighting.
 The Russians in the Caucasus have thrown their line several miles nearer Trebizond on the Black sea coast after further fighting with the Turks. Is- pahan, Persia, is reported to have been taken by the Russians.
 NO IMPORTANT CHANGE
 Heavy fighting continues between the Austrians and Italians along the greater part of the Austro-Italian line especially on the front from Roverto to the Gorizia heights. No important changes in positions have taken place. however.
 A successful night attack by Austro- aviators has been carried out against the port and barracks of Avlona, Albania. according to viena.
 "No matter whether married or sim gle every man should be prepared to defend his country" was the reply of the Earl of Derby, the British director of recruiting. in denying the request of attested married men for the en- rollment of every unmarried man be- fore married men are called to the col ors. "The German Emperor won't wait and the war office cannot wait, or we might be able to consider and concede some of your demands" the director oi recruiting said.
 A skirmish between four British and three German torpedoboat destroyers oc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
GENERAL FUNSTON WANTS MORE TROOPS TO AID PERSHING IN
 CHASE AFTER VILLA
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erating in triangle of approximately 5000 square miles in area.
 The chase for Villa has grown larger than even many military men who had studied the situation carefully believed it would and 1t was pointed out that if it became necessary to extend the operations much more it might be necessary to move into the field almost all the remaining available forces of the regular army. with the exception of some 20OOO men now in the southern department, the greater part on duty in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona along the Mexican border. Gen. eral Funston explained today that he could not we'll spare any of those for the operations in Mexico because it was equally necessary to guard the frontier. Scores of demands for protection are be- ing received at headquarters from farm CTS and committees representing towns along the Mexico-American border.
 TOWNS FEAR RAIDES
 These petitioners have earnestly insist ec that they feared raiders from across the boundary, many offering what ap- peared to them evidence that raids might w S@>fSSsSNs DNt HI dlilOSl dll cases Gen- eral Funston has found it impossible to shift his forces as he does not wish to remove the troops from their stations that are within reach of the more populous points along the frontier.
 With the exception of four and one- third regiments of infantry. two regiments of cavalry and what amounts to about a regiment and half of field artillery. yir- tually all troops of the regular army now are either already in the border territory and in Mexico. or are in foreign service This does not include the coast artillery corps or all engineer troops. signal corps companies and field hospitals and am- bulance companies.
 Regiments left in the United States ex- elusive of those in the southern depart ment and Mexico or in foreign service. are:
 Second cavalry. Fort Ethan Allen, Vt: Fifth cavalry. Fort Sheridan, Fort Myer. Va, and Fort Leavenworth, Kan: Third infantry. Madison barracks. N. Y., and Fort Ontario. N. Y.; Fourteenth infan- try. one battalion at Fort Lawton, Wash. 1; Twenty-first infantry. Vancouver bar racks, Wash.; Twenty-fourth infantr.-. Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo. Thirtieth in- fantry. Plattsburg barracks. N. Y.; Fifth Field artillery. with the exception of one battery. Fort Sill. Okla; three batteries