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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26

Probably that is one reason why We
have lost sight OF the real import Of
the word. Across the seas where ma.
tions are engaged in life and death
struggle we see heroic examples OF
how men are paying 70 their country
the last full measure OF devotion
The world war has stirred the very
Foundations Of civilization and Ameri.
ca can not afford TO ignore the lessons
III has enforced Il has shown as that
the policy Of splendid ISOLATION
which We have followed in the past is
gone, swept away BY the onward rush
OF development. compelling Us to
awaken to a realization OF the new du-
ties. responsibilities and dangers that
have been thrust upon Us One OF the
present demands Of true patriotism
IS that We meet new issues and new
duties like men, willing to 90 the full
length ia the maintenance Of she
rights and honor OF the nation and pre-
pared to pay any price it may cost.
We cannot hope 10 continue 10 enjoy
the blessings which a great free gov
ernment assures US unless we stand
firmly for the principles Of right aud
justice.
Bnt IS Il not alone in time OF war
that true patriotism exacts price.
True patriotism Is Just as active in
peace Is in war; il daily makes It's de-
mands upon the citizen. One Of the
prime essentials 10 the free govern
ment and national welfare is free edu-
cation and that brings us to one Of the
pressing demands OF true patriotism at
the present moment in our own com
munity.
We happened to see some figures a
short time ago. relative to the percent
age OF illiteracy existing among the
various nations az war in Europe. II
struck Us as somewhat significant that
Germany. the nation which has unques
tionahly shown the greatest efficiency
OF all the beiligerents. stood lowest Ii
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26

Bees can't talk. but they often gel
hs. at a fellow with a few stinging
retorts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26
ENTHUSIASM FOR TRAILS

Road building in Oklahoma already
is under way'and will go forward now
az a rate that will soon make credita-
bic showing. The Ozark Trails will
oe built through the state without :
hitch. and other roads are to be built
al once.
There is encouragement in the re-
ports coming from all the Ozark
Trails meetings held in the state BY
those who are giving all their time tc
ii. Col. w. n. Harvey and T. Been
Guthrey have been holding the most
enthusiastic road meetings ever held
in Oklahoma, They find that the citi
gems everywhere are enthusiastic foi
the Ozark Trails and that they recog
nize real road building plans wher
they zee them.
In other years the road meetings
have been Tor the purpose OF merely
talking good roads. Amy man whs
talked OF good roads could get an audi
ence. but Finally the enthusiasm
warned. because nothing was done
The Ozark Trails proposition is bona
fide and work on sections OF the roat
is actually under way. That is th'
main reason there are big crowds a
the meetings and the people Of ever!
section are willing 10 lend their help
II is something actual and that goes
long way with the people OF the state
Oklahoma will soon be known a
the greatest road building state in tn
union. The money FOR building road
is aceumuiating and the next step VII
be to apply it-Tulsa Morning Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26
FROM THE PENCILS POINT
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It's difficult for a doctor to cure a
diseased mind.
A sharper is keen man with dull
conscience.
Somehow we can't help feeling sor-
ry for an ex-hero.
Re sure OF your aim in life before
moving into a glass house
A good scare Is Of more benefit 70
some men than good advice
Most men who are shadowed by de-
tectiyes are more or less shady.
Men who make good don't SIT down
and wait for their ship 70 come in-
woman may win a mans love
without trying. but She can't Keep It
that way.
Bees can't talk. but they often gel
bs, 4 at d fellow with a few stinging
retorts.
Music Is The food OF love-which IS
more than can be truthfully said Of
the onion.
Il isn't difficult 10 induce the other
chap to compreluise when he realizes
that you have the best OF j.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26

Time 70 clean up. says Dr. Dawson
How about your backyard and aliey2
And YOU may have noticed that the
speeders will play when sammy's
away.
Hut il is seldom that one is 50 herd
hearted that he cant excuse his own
shortcomings
Another thing. man is less likely
to have sore muscles If he builds his
roads By proxy
81 Simp says be NOTICES that a girl
always has more color in her face
when she paints II
As a rule it is the best policy for a
man to admit that his wife needs new
clothes and then enter plea OF poy-
ort
According to expert testimony. in
about one instance ont OF five hundred
4 woman will admit that her husband
Is right about II.
Bob Richards Is using his hammer
on Col. Bill Dwyer. the new unofficial
weather forecaster, asserting that no
I Is punk prophet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26
CHILL

, Chill is a red headed food that
; sounds like three degrees be-
+ low zero and tastes like l0i in
: the shade. II was named after
, Chile. South America. which is
also hot stuff
; South American Chile is
: free. And has been free ever
; since the Argentine army rush
? ed in and repulsed the Span
+ iards ia 1917 But Chilli in this
: country is fifteen cents dish.
: Chill is bounded on the north
: by Peru and plate of crack
; ers, on the south by the Pacific
; ocean and paper napkin. on
+ the east by Argentina aud the
; salt and pepper and on the west
: by some more OF the Pacific
, ocean and q man with a spoon
: in his hand.-Geo, Martin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26

Make Il Unanimous.
We must enlarge our knowledge mill.
OF course ven have to pay the bill;
Next Wednesday is the day, please
note.
And Tor the school kids cast your vote
Let the harvest OF the hagworms be
Gin
About the best wssy 70 boost ChiclSa'
sha az the present moment Is 20 cast
your ballot for the school bonds.
II YOU are just bound to have trouble
soa might begin 60 worry over the
probable fate of the fruit buds
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26
a STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO.


Mike. I'm going to make you
present of this pig
"Ah. sure. an Ills just like you sorl
HAS the furniee gone out Bridg'
etg"
at didn't come through here, mum.
Wow said the nervous old lady to
the druggist, ARE you sure yor have
that medicine mixed right?"
mo. maam," said the conscientious
apothecary. q wouldn't go as far as
that. but Two mixed il the way the doc
tor ordered"
what little boy cantteA me the DIFF
ference between the auiek" and the
dead?s asked the Sunday school teach.
er.
While waved his hand frantically.
"wen. wilhe2"
please. ma,am, the quick are the
ones that get out OF the way Of auto.
mobiles. The ones that don't are the
dead
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26

Music Is The food Of love-which Is
more than can be truthfuny said Of
the onion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-26

Il isu't difficult TO induce the other
chap to compromise when he realizes
that you have Tie best Of i.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
Slip of Paper Worth As Tons of
Gold in Payment.
Stars and Stripes Succeed Den
mark Emblem Over Islands.

Washington, March 31.-The final
act of more than fifty years effort to
bring the Danish West Indies under
the American flag was completed
with formal ceremonies at the state
department today when Danish Min
lister Brun was handed a treasury
warrant for s25. 900. 900, the purchase
price, and wireless messages We're sent
to the American and Danish author
tiles at the islands to lower the Dan
ish flag and raise the stars and stripes
At noon today the new possessions
passed definitely and finally under the
authority of the United States.
by giving you this warrant Sec
rotary Lansing said as he handed the
paper to the minister, I will save
you the trouble of transporting forty
eight tons of gold. The value of this
paper in coin would be equivalent to
that weight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
HONOR A KANSAN
Col. HOisinSton Made Treasurer L. S.
National Guards.

Kansas won further military recog-
milton this week when Col 2. NJ. Hois-
ington of Newton was elected as treas
urer of the National Guards associa-
ton of the United States. The election
occurred during the national defense
conference in New York
Col. HoisingtOn is one of the most
widely known men in Kansas national
guard circles. He is a popular officer
and won much credit for himself and
his troops during service of the Kansas
guardsmen on the Mexican border He
went to New York ten days ago in
company with Cahrles I. Martin, adiu-
tant general, and has been in attend
ance at the defense conference.
General Martin and members of his
official staff will return to Topeka
next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
AMIDON WINS
IN 4 FIGHT FOR
BOURBON JOB
Wichita Man Made Democratic
National Committeeman.
Bank Commissioner Benson
Withdrew His Candidacy.
FEDERAL CROWD is PANIED
Chairman Lardner Also Ac-
cused of BestOwing Gifts.
Mystery of Secret Letters
Drops Bomb in Committee.

Sam Amidon of Wichita was today
elected Democrat national committee
man to succeed the late Col. w. f.
Sapp of Galena. Amidon's certain
election seemed due to be delivered
under a clouded title until w. F.
Benson of Eldorado. state bank COM
missioner, withdrew and made the
election by reclamation. For an hour
tho, the Democrats staged one of the
hottest fights in political meeting in
Kansas in months.
Hubert Lardner of Fort Scott, state
chairman, led the fight against Ami
don. On the floor he charged that
the Wichita lawyer came to Topeka
with a bundle of proxies which brand
ed him with the stripes of the federal
patronage crowd. Then Z. E. Murphy
of Leavenworth, former state chair
man. charged that Lardner had used
his own office to campaign for Ben
son. Hot words passed during the
nomination of Kansas and open
charges were made on the floor that
Amidon's support was tinged with po-
litical ambitions of Senator Thompson,
Congressman Shouse and federal job
holders.
Animosities and factional resent
ments of county chairmen and proxy
holders came to the surface when the
Amidon crowd almost slipped away
with the election right under the eyes
of the Benson followers. Proxies for
had been filed during the roll
Amidon had been filed during the
roll call Proxies for Benson
were held by Chairman Lard
ner to be presented to the credentials
committee. Amidon supporters sought
to sidetrack both the Benson proxies
and the credentials committee by a
motion to exclude all proxies not on
file.
Trouble Broke Loose.
Right there was the starting point
for real trouble.
James w. Orr of Atchison AMI
Judge A NJ. Jackson of Winfield led
the fight to ditch the Benson proxies.
1t was an ingenious move and one that
lCnntinnei ON PAGE TWoO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
$500 NAVY RECRUITS
Weeks Enlistment Reported-Plan
for Women's Part in War.

New York. March 31.-On the basis
of reports from different parts of the
country Commander John Grady, in
charge of the eastern recruiting di-
vision of the United States navy. esti-
mated today that more than l 500 men
were enlisted in the service during last
week
Thru an announcement by the Ma
uonal Surety company today. it be-
came known that a number of financial
and commercial houses were having
investigation made by efficiency eX-
perts TO determine how women could
take the places of men who join the
army and navy
The New York county chapter of the
lted Cross has raised $4,000 for
seven base hospitals here. 1t is esti-
mated they will give the accommoda
ton required for an army of 500 600
men. More than 1000 graduate nurses
nave been enrolled here for this pur-
pose.
hodman Wanamaker has offered to
the government his aerial coast pa
trol station at Port Washington, Long
island. and also an air battle cruiser
Ltted with two horsepower mo-
tors and an airplane gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
TAKE over indies CAY OLD CHICAGO
Most Profound Patriotic Fete
in History of City.
Days Demonstration to End
With Mass Meeting Tonight.

Chicago, March 31.-Chicago today
staged a patriotic demonstration that
will conclude tonight with a mass
meeting 1t promises to become one
of the most profound of its kind in the
history of the city. The day was set
apart by Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son as Flag day" and thousands of
the national emblems hung in the
downtown district and in the residence
sections
The patriotic fervor began to mani
fest itself early in the day when two
battalions of the First Illinois infan-
try, accompanied by detachment of
mounted police paraded the down
town thoroughfares. Other parades
also were planned by military and 9th
er patriotic organizations. Recruiting
officers of the army navy marine
corps and naval militia utilized the
patriotic sentiment in an intensified
campaign to bring the number of en-
listed men to the highest possible
point. Dozens of girls, accompanied
a detachment of the First Illinois in
fantry thru the streets in the hope of
obtaining recruits.
Regiment by Financial District.
1t was announced also in the finan-
cal district that Chicago bankers and
brokers are recruiting and will arm
and equip a regiment for duty if war
develops.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, former secre-
tary of war, will preside at tonight's
meeting, and Governor Lowden will
be one of the speakers. A series of
resolutions will be reported to the
meeting. pledging, it is understood,
the support OF Chicagoans to the gov
eminent in any measures it may adopt
in the present crisis
Prominent German-Americans in
Chicago who had been asked to iden-
tify themselves with the rally refused
to do so because the committee in
charge would not inform them as to
the nature of these resolutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
Declares Central Powers Will
ing to End the War.
Austria Foreign Secretary Says
It's Up to Entente.
CONCLUDE HONORABLE PEACE
Proposition Still Open for
Treaty Conference.
Poland Welcomes Russian Offer
of National Freedom.

Rotterdam, March 31.-A Vienna
dispatch quotes Count Czernin, the
ustro-Hungarian foreign minister, as
saying in an interview with the Frem-
denblatt that the entente could con-
clue an honorable peace with the
central powers at any time and that
the proposal of the central empires for
a peace conference still held good.
Freedom Offer to Poland.
Petrograd, March 30.-The procla-
nation of the provisional government
in regard 70 the freedom of Poland
has been received with general en-
thusiasm by Polish leaders thruout the
country.
Deny Whitlock Wronged.
London, March 31.-A Berlin dis
patch by way of Amsterdam emphat-
icaIly denies that Brand Whitlock,
American minister to Belgium, has
suffered any violation of his privi-
leges. The dispatch says that Mr..
WhitIock will be granted every privi-
lege of a neutral diplomat until he
crosses the frontier and that all obli-
cations in regard to the American
representative of the Belgian relief
commission will be strictly observed
I'VE are not going to be destroyed,
but neither do we wish to destroy"
Count Czernin is quoted as declaring.
"Our fronts are stronger than ever.
Our economic situation is secured. We
must take our hats off to the millions
in the trenches and to those at home
on the battlefield of labo The day
will come when the peoples of the
monarchy will receive the rewards of
their heroism."
After stating that the proposals of
the central powers for a peace con-
ference still held good, Count Czernin
added:
Outlines Aims of Central Powers.
I'VE occupy extensive territories of
our enemies and they occupy extern
sive districts of ours. On the seas
the blockade of our enemies is fight
ing against our submarine war. All
international treaties are being torn
up. If the peace conference should
show that an agreement was impos-
sible, the fight which will not have
been interrupted, will continue
Replying to the question as to
whether it was not possible tooutline
thecentral empires peace conditions.
Count Czernin said this had already
been done. adding:
I'VE have openly declared that we
are waging a war which has been
forced upon US. Our aim is to regain
the assurances of free and undiSturb-
ed development of the monarchy. We
must receive guarantees for our exist
ence and for our means of existence.
AS soon as our enemies abandon their
unrealiZa BILE ideas of smashing US up,
as soon as they are ready to negotiate
for a peace honorable to them and
to US, then nothing stands in the way
of negotiations"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
ROver-the Sea Adder-Dis-
guised by Norwegian Flag.
LEFT GERMANY DECEMBER q
3-MaSted Vessel With 2 Cannon
and Rapid-Fire Guns.
Most of Victims Overhauled in
Vicinity of Trinidad Is. Az
fBY H. ID. RoRERTsoN.l


Rio de Janeiro March 31.-Two
hundred and sixty-five men and two
women, survivors of eleven steam
ships and sailing vessels sunk in the
Atlantic brought into port today an
other amazing German raider story.
They arrived on the French bark
Cambronne. The new German raid
er, according to their stories, is a sail
ing vessel with auxiliary gasoline en-
gines. She flies the Norwegian flag
and is heavily armed. The survivors
claimed many of those on board the
eleven ships destroyed by the latest
German sea rover had been drowned
or lost in the sinking of the vessels
The new German raider bears the
name Sea Adder" Her commander
is Count Luckuer. She left Germany
On December %. Most of her Victims
We're overhauled and sunk IN the vi
cinity of Trinidad, according 20 tbs
survivors. The present wherea bouts
of the Sea Adder is unknown
list of Victims.
The raiders victims as listed by the
survivors. were:
Steamer Gladys Royal. British. A.
500 tons (sunk off MADEIRA, January
81.
Steamer Lady Island. British, $500
tons (sunk January 21).
Steamer Rongoth. British, $500
tons.
Sailing vessel, Pinmars, British, g.
700 tons (sunk February 49,.
Sailing vessel, Jouan. British, g.
700 tons, (sunk February 26).
Schooner Trese of Halifax, 400 tons.
(sunk January 2S).
Steamer Buenos Aires Iwock, Ital-
ian, $500 tons.
Steamer Charles Gounard, French.
5000 tons. (sunk January 2D.
Steamer Antonini, French, 1000
tons, (sunk January 2S).
Steamer Rouchefoucauld, French,
5000 tons, (sunk February I'D
Sailing vessel Duplex, 1900 tons,
(sunk March So.
Open Fire on Steamer.
On March IL survivors told of the
RAIDER overhauling the sailing vessel
Hongarth. The Hongarth refused or
ders to lay to, and Immediately opened
fire on her pursuer. ore man aboard
the raider was killed and four We're
wounded by her shells.
Those aboard the Cambronne de-
scribed the new German raider as a
triple masted sailing vessel with an
auxiliary engine equipment of quad
ripple expansion gasoline motors She
was armed with two sizeable cannon
and rapid fire guns and left Germany
on DeceiGt er %.
Members of the German crew told
survivors that they were escorted by
German submarines to Iceland and
itdL lilty iidd al SiS ~ "a itfp-h AS sup
ply of oil, munitions and supplies
aboard.
In almost every case the Sea Adder
adopted the stratagem of flying the
Norwegian flag and signalling to her
Prospective victims that she desired to
speak to them. Nher the unsuspect-
ing victim hove to and the Sea Adder
came within perfect 'sngc. the Riders
crew broke out the German ensign and
J,,vned fire. AS soon rs the oycf Ia uled
vesse' surrendered. the Germans
meth odically sent crews aboard, took
off the survivors, imprisoned them.
and then sunk their pIizA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
Both British and French Arms
Score New Victories.
Each Forcing Wedge Into New
German Defense Line.
N CLOSER ON ST. QUENTIN
Artillery Battle Along Entire
Front Grows in Fury.
French Hold Recaptured Posi-
tions in Champagne District.

With the British Armies Afield,
March 31.-British troops today swept
forward in a mile advance over a
seven-mile front in the Hendicourt
region, seriously menacing the i'm
portant German base city of st. QUEEN
tin.
Five towns were captured in this
sweep toward the Hindenburg line.
The ground gained constitutes an
advance of about mile and a half
over the recently won line of battle
against the Teutons.
The towns occupied by the British
in the advance today were Hend1-
court, ST. Emile. Vermand, Marte-
vile and Soyecourt
Vermand is the most important of
the towns occupied by the British. 1t
lies about midway between Peronne
and st. Quentin, on one OF the main
highways.
French Capture New Positions.
Paris, March 31.-French troops
are still progressing against the Ger
man line at various points east of
Melville and Vregny and have captur-
ed a number of important positions,
today's official statement asserted.
The progress mentioned was in the
territory south of the Ailette, in the
Champagne sector. the report detailed
repulse of five German counterattacks
on positions west of Maisons which
the French. by their powerful assault
of Friday had recaptured from Ger
man hands The German counter at
lacks were of the most violent char
acter, and the fighting was bitter. The
Germans lost heavily in the French
machine gun fire and their curtain
of shells. Eighty Germans were
taken prisoner at this point alone.
Against Hindenburg Line.
London. March 31.-Both British
and French troops today had appar-
emily arrived before the "Hindenburg
line"
Field Marshal Haig reported British
infantry lin contact with the whole
new German front" from Arras to
near st. Quentin. The same phrase
Gin contact was used by the French
official statement several days ago to
describe the position of General Mi
velle's forces. The French line ex-
tends from around st. Quentin down
to Sissons.
From now on London looks to see a
vast increase in the intensity of the
fighting as the concentrated infantry
of the Anglo-French forces are hurled
against the German positions
Battle front dispatches today indi-
Gated both the British and French
forces were still pounding away at
their respective wedges" inserted
into the German lines. Artillery fir
ing is increasing along almost the en-
tire front