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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
What LEADING new YORK PAPERS
THINK OF PRESIDENTS ADDRESS

New York "Times I've find it
exceedingly hard to believe that
an intelligent American can be ig-,
nOrant of or in doubt about our
reasons for going to with Germany
There may be such. Let us make,
all charitable allowance for i'm,
permeable minds. Whether they
be few or many, none of them can
resist the force and lucidity Of
President Wilson's Flag day
speech. Every American shouldi
read it, the vast majority for re-,
freshment of memory and frmer
resolution, the hypothetical few to
whom we have alluded for infor-
nation or for the ending of their
false pretenses.
New York ld"-The mes
sage of President Wilson's flag
day address can be compressed in
to four words: No peace with au-
tocracy." 1t is a true message
Except with that goal in view, the
war is not worth fighting and the
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining uncalled for in the In
diana postoffce June 9, 1917:
B. A. Clark, Mr.. G. R. Fulton,
Mr.. Antonio Cilione, A. Curuso,
Mr.. L, H. Getman, Mr.. Jesse Lit
tie, Mrs. Wilbur King, Mary Klos-
ki, Mr.. Alfred Learn, Miss Annie
hubert, Mr.. s. T. Mccullough,
Miss Caroline Piper, Mr.. James c.
Smith, Mildred SIovensky, Mrs.
Margaret Whitman.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they
were advertised, giving date.
HARRY w. FEE, P. NJ.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
COURT NEWS At A GLANCE

ers had reported the tax unpaid.
Clyde used shovel on the officers,
who OverpOwered him, after
which they arrested the defend
ant. The court sentenced him to
pay the costs and a fine Of 81,
making "a total of $22.
A non-suit was directed to be
entered in the ejectment case of
Philip Evans ct al. against Harry
McClurghOn, respecting the title
to the small lot on which the Zion
church stands in the second ward
OF Indiana. The building was used
by the colOred folks of town until
the congregation disbanded seve-
raj years ago.
Joe Regent, of Graceton, was
convicted of aggravated assault
and battery inflicted on John Kos
marcik, by cutting him in the
hand and mouth with knife.
In the case of Commonwealth
VS.. w. A. Speer of Indiana, charg-
ed with adultery, the jury return
ed a verdict of not guilty but pay
the costs.
The case now on trial is that of
Commonwealth VS.. Ernest Philips,
a negro, who is charged with the
murder of Jack Covington, of Jo-
Sephine. last March.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16

All next week is Red Cross
Week, as proclaimed by President
Wilson, May 25, 1917. From June
Is to 25, inclusive, is to be devot-
ed to the increase Of membership
and collection Of money and sup
plies. The week will be observed
In a befitting manner in Indiana
county. The membership commit
tee cooperating with the auxilia-
ries throughout the county, have
outlined a comprehensive plan
that is expected to have the desir-
ed results. Soon Indiana county
will send it's quota to the new ar
my, being raised by selective con-
scription. Shortly afterwards the
armies will be sent to the battle
front in France. 1t is necessary
to look the matter squarely in the
face. Some of the soldier boys
may be injured, some may be sick.
The Red Cross will be right there
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
Ex-Sheriff Jeffries Must Pay $375
for Negligence = Conduct 0 r
Speer Not Guilty-Ernest Phil
ips, Charged With Murder, Now
On Trial.

In criminal court here this week
the jury returned a verdict of
1915 against ex-Sheriff George H.
Jeffries. of Rochester Mills, for
negligence in serving paper on
the son of S. M. Cunningham, Of
Clarksburg, on a breach of prom
Use case brought by Miss Horrell.
The sheriff, through his deputy,
Harry Williams, accepted the
promise of the defendant to ap-
pear instead of placing him under
arrest and he left the state.
Mary Waugaman recovered a
verdict of $35 against II. A. Beat
ty for an attachment against her
goods taken for the debt of her
husband.
Robert Clyde, of East MahOn-
ing township, pleaded guilty to
assault and battery on John North
who in company with a member
of the state constabulary had
called at his place to kill two dogs
on which the county commission
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
Indiana Woman Is
Aunt of Gen. Pershing

Mrs. Joseph Pershing, Of West
Philadelphia street, is an aunt Of
Gen. John J. Pershing, of the I'm
tied States army, who is now in
France with his staff awaiting the
arrival of the American troops to
be sent to that country to fight.
Gen. Pershing, who is a son of
John Fletcher Pershing, was born
and reared near New Florence.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
WANT BISMARCK ST.
TO BE FUNSTON AVE

Hutchinson. Kans., June 13-
Because the residents of Bismarck
street here are patriotic, a peti-
ton is being prepared for submis-
sion to the city commission, ask
ing that the name be changed to
Funston avenue.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
One Killed, One Hurt,
By Premature Blast

Joe CombO, aged Is years, was
killed, and Tranquillo Pucci, 20
years old, was seriously injured by
a premature explosion of dyna-
mite in the Fulton Run mine of
the Jefferson & Clearfeld Coal &
Iron Co., four miles north of this
place, Monday afternoon. Combo
was preparing dynamite for a
shot when the blast exploded. He
lived at Creekside, while Pucci
lived in Carneytown, near the
mine.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
CHERRY TREE CHAMPION
LIBERTY LOAN BOND TOWN

The business men Of Gerry Tree,
this county, claim to be the cham
pion Liberty Loan bond town of
Pennsylvania.
Although the town has popu~
lation of only 500 people, its bank,
the First National, has purchased
$125,OOO and expects to add to,
this total within the next few
weeks.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16

Continued to page 4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
RETREATING ARMY TEARS
CITIES FROM FOUNDATIONS
AND CROPS BURNED BLACK
CONTINUED from Page one.)


against the submarine blockade, the
Spanish press, except the Germano-
phle organs is open in its criticism.
The objecting papers carry lengthy
revelations of the methods of German
agents working in conjunction with the
submarines. Ei Liberal, the great
newspaper of Madrid. leads in openly
declaring that no ship now leaves
Spanish port before its description,
cargo, sea route, speed, armament
against submarines, makeup Of its
crew and its destination Is known to
the submarines lying intwait Off the
ISpansh coast. fN
This information Is transmitted to
the submarines by signals or by wire
less and it is so accurate that Ger
man agent can say to a ship captain,
your vessel will be sunk at such and
such a time
And these predictions are nearly al
ways confirmed by facts. Other yes
sells, which pass the tests Of the agents
are spared, the papers say; and con-
ltinues:
Tl,3 German organization is very
vast and admirably disposed TO take
advantage Of all the elements at its
disposition. OF the G0.0Oo fa 10000
Germans now in Spain, most part are
the officers OF the German army, ma
fines, inventors, industrial workers,
commercial agents and technicians OF
all sorts who have sought employment
on all parts of the Spanish coast. In
some instances they work for the low
est wages.
This German army is directed by
the consuls and heads OF big German
enterprises, commercial and indus
trial, organized before the war.
They have created friendships er-
erywhere, especially among the pro
vincial authorities, the military chiefs.
the commandants OF marines. the Of
ficers of the civil guard the caribin-
GERS. the chiefs of public service
among which are the posts and tele-
graph and the civil police.
"This has given birth to system
of espionage sagely and methodically
organized which acquaints the Ger
mans with most mathematical and pre-
else information for their submarine
campaign.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20

zone never knows"
Thrust us back! Neverl" A pota-
to swept into the bucket with whiz
like a spent bullet. "Their day has
come. Why? The big English guns
and the many shells. And then there's
the 75. the little love. The beautiful
gun, one of the best. It's the very
devil when it starts Pip. Pip. Pip,
-Four shells in the air: one behind the
other Nothing can stand them.
Bomb One lands in the German
trench. Run. Some go right, some
go left. The second shot lands on the
right, the third on the left and the
fourth finishes the work The dead
are many Other guns are good, but
none SO good as the IS"
What about the gun that sent this
ToverG AS i spoke I pointed to the
percussion cap Of one Of the gigantic
shells with which the Germans raked
La Bassee road in the early stages of
the war, what time the enemy's en-
thusiasm for destruction had not the
nice discrimination which permeates it
now The remnant on the mantle
piece the remnant of mammoth
Krupp design was east off by shell
in the road opposite the door
IA great gun the one that sent
that" said the Frenchman digging the
clay from the eyes OF potato and
looking at the percussion cap on the
mantelpiece which lay beneath a pic
ture Of the Virgin and Child. But
compared to the Is it is nothing The
big shells comes, boom 1t is in no
hurry You hear it and you are in
shelter when the rain comes. But the
rs is lightning It comes silently
quicker than its own sound"
@Do you work here?" / asked
q work here, said the potato peel
er
In the coal mine across there?"
asked
mot in coal mine was the an
swer, Il peel potatoes
''Always?"
Sometimes" said the man. Il am
back now on ten days leave from
the trenches. First time since last
summer just got back this mosa-
ing IaHEHEziz
oh" | calculated "Then you have
seen some fighting?"
Fighting said the man, yes, a
little
in fact great amount" His eyes
litup as with fire and he sent a potato
styipped clean Of its Jacket up % the
roof, but with such precision that it
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
THE FENCING MASTER
(By Patrick MacGill; written exclu-

(By Patrick MacGiIl; written exclu-
sively for the United Press)
London, March l-CBay mail)-
Down tools. said the platoon ser
geant and blew his whistle The hour
was noon and we had been working
since dawn on the fields BY LaBassee
road digging trenches. Across the
road was an estimanet; and, accompa-
MED by my mate spudhole, made
my way to the place hoping that
could get something tasty.
The esaminet was crowded and we
made our way to low rooted room at
the rear and here we found two peE
sons. man and woman. The wo-
man was sweating over stove, fry
ing outlets; the man was sitting on
the floor peeling potatoes into large
bucket. He was a thick set lump Of
fellow with long, hairy arms, dark
heavy eyebrows set firm over sharp,
inquisitive eyes, snub nose ana q
long scar stretching from the butt Of
his left ear up to the eye almost He
wore a nondescript pair Of loose, bag
gy trousers, a fragment of shirt and
pair Of bedroom slippers. He peel
ed the potatoes with a knife, long,
rapier-like instrument which he han
died with marvellous dexterity.
Digging trenches?' he asked, hurl-
ing a potato into the bucket and
splashing water all over us. under
stood French spoken slowly told
him yes.
"But the Boche will never get as far
as here unless as prisoners, said the
man.
"They may thrust us back" said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20

dropped down again. straight into the
bucket. Il was in il at the beginning
when we went south and the Germans
came across up north 1t was turn
about and UP again like mad. perched
on tlmbers taxis, ambulance wagons,
anything We got into battle near
Paris. The Boches came in clusters,
they covered the ground like flies on
the dead in summertime The rs came
into work there. 1t was wonderful.
Pip. Pip. Pip, Pip. Men were cut
down. wiped out in thousands. When
the gun was no further good-guns
had lives short and glorious them Il
new one came into play and killed,
killed until it could stand the strain
no longer
much hand to hand fighting?" l
asked
"The bayonet? Yes" The potato
peeier thrust his knife through pota-
to and slit it in two. "The Germans
said Eugh Eugh, Eugh, when we went
for them like this" The potato peel
er made several vicious prods at an
imaginary enemy "And we cut them
down" He paused as If at loss for
words and sent his knife whirling into
the air where it spun at an alarming
rate. Spudhole and | edged our chairs
nearer the door but the potato peeler
standing suddenly caught the weapon
by the haft as it circled and bent to
lift a fresh potato
what is that for?" | asked, point
ing to a sword wreathed in a garland
of flowers tattooed on the mans arm.
"The rapier' said the man. Il am
a fencer master fencer; fenced in
Paris, Bordeaux. Ngarseilles, several
places The patronne, the mans wife,
had been buzzing around like a bee,
droning out in an almost incoherent
voice as she served the customers and
took their money from them Now
She came up to the fencing master,
looked at him in the face for a second
and then cast a hurried glance at the
bucket The sweat oozed from her
face like water from a sponge.
Hurry and get the work done" she
said to her husband. and the master
|fencer bent meekly to his task Then
the woman turned to us.
4You are keeping him from his
work. she suffered, "you two chat
tering like magpies Allez-vous enl'
We ordered dinner then, but ate
our meal in the next room.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
RECORDS MAY Be BROKEN AT
BIG INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET

The final contest in the state debating
league is held at the time Of the track
meet contests are provided for piano
and violin, for girls and boys voice
specialists, for glee clubs and orches.
tras Art students have the opportu-
nly to show what kind of talent they
have before the best artists in the
state as judges. students in manuel
training compete for prizes, as do
those in mechanical drawing, Gomes-
tic science oratory and dramatic read.
ing IN addition, the editors and man
agcrs Of high school publications hold
their annual conference in connection
with the school Of journalism, and en-
ter their newspapers, magazines and
animals il competition for prizes.
tafest IN lie nou-athletic events
IS ro9dy ;Iuaet equal to that in track
ard iicld work Fine arts, public
speaking, publication and vocational
training contests will be held Jointly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
By United Press.

Norman, Okla, March 20.-High
school authorities of Oklahoma by the
score are already writing in for infor-
nation bulletins and entry blanks for
the thirteenth annual interscholastic
meet, to be held at the University of
Oklahoma on May 3, and 5. Prof.
/. W. Morrow, chairman of the com
mittee in charge, believes this years
entry list will exceed the twelve hum
dred mark, and that the attendance
will include not less than eight thous-
and boys and girls, coming from high
schools in every part Of Oklahoma
The interscholastic meet is the big
classic Of th year for high school
boys ana girls of me state. 1t was
started in 1905 purely for athletic
events, but it has been enlarged in
scope until it now includes contests
in practically every kind of competi.
tion in which scholastics take part
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION AT ENID
sy United rssss.

Enid, Okla, March 20.-The Oklaho-
ma State Sunday School association
opened its annual convention here to-
day. Sessions will continue until
Thursday night Sunday school work
ers Of every religious denomination
and from all parts of the state were
invited Ministers, missioners, theo-
logians and Sunday school instructors
Of fame are here TO entertain the Wis
iting delegates, The Enid Ministerial
association has charge Of entertain
ment for the guests.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20

Subscribe Tor tne DAILY Express.
Subscribe for the Daily Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
Pride at Root Of Mistakes.

have been more ard more con-
vlnced, the more | think of 1t, that.
in general. pride is at the bottom of
an great mistakes. All the other pas
sions DO occasional good but when
ever pride puts in its word, every
thing goes wrong and what 1t might
really De desirable to do. quietly and
iunocenhy. Il Is mortally dangerous to
10 udly.-Buskin
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
Shutting out English Sparrow.

Bird lovers say that while other
species win feed easily from board
swung from tree by ropes at Its
four corners, English spaTows will
not alight upon it. not even for the
sake Of the priced food. This fur
nishes a hint that the other birds will
appreciate, for the English sparrow IS
an unwelcome visitor at the tables Of
the native birds. Minneapolis Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
sign OF GOOD DIcEsTIcN

When you see cheerful and happy
old lady you may know that she has
good digestion II yous digestion is
impaired or il you do not relish your
meals take a dose Of Chamberlain's
Tablets. They strengthen the stom.
Ach improve the digestion and cause
gentle movement Of the bowels.
Dbtainahle everywhere. d.w-1m
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
WILSON VOTES HERE

r. II. Wilson, state superintendent
Of public instruction. came down from
Oklahoma City today to cast his vote
in the state primaries He stated that
considerable interest seems to be TAX
en- throughout the state in the cam
paign for better rural schools which
will be waged the first week in April
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
HOW TO PREVENT GROUP

When the child is subject to attacks
Of Group, see to it that he eats a light
evening meal, as an overloaded stom-
ach may bring on an attack; also
watch for the first symptom-hoarse-
ness, and give chamberlain's Cough
Remedy as soon as the child becomes
hoarse Obtainable everywhere.
d,ws1m
.---- L---- .--------
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
Should Have Known That.

Excited Old Lady (who has watched
the office boy throw 4 cigarette butt
into the waste basket See
that paper burn n Fresh Office Boy
Calmly Yes, didn't you know that
paper would burn m Siren.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
TULSA WILL HAVE
HANDSOME sTATIok

IINTNDJOW : . = IOTF
BY United Press.
Tulsa, Okla, March 20-Actual con.
struction Of the new passenger station
and freight depot BY the Frisco rail-
road is expected to begin in the near
future following acquisition by the
road Of a strip Of property along their
right-of-way Chamber OF Commerce
officials who have seen the plans for
the new depots declare they surpass
in excellence those planned by the
same company for Oklahoma City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
MopERM woopMEN

Regular business meeting OF the
camp tonight
.. Z. Emerson. Clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-20
CHICKASHA HAS



y Chickasha's population is
! 1900.
= Chickasha's altitude Is 100
: feet above the sea level
+ Chickasha is the largest cot
, ton concentration point in the
= state.
= chickasha is on the main line
: Of the Rock Island and Frisco
: the Oklahoma Central division
= OF the Santa Fe and three
+ branch lines Of the Rock Island
= center here.
= chickasha has an electric
+ street railway system.
+ ChiclSasha is the home Of the
+ Oklahoma College for Women
\ Chickasha has splendid
! slystem Of public schools.
+ Chickasha has the only junior
+ high school in the state.
+ Chickasha has more fine
+ church edifices than any other
j. city Of its size in the southwest.
= Chickasha has a Carnegie Ii
+ brary.
: Chickasha has five banks
= with combined resources of
4 "a Q4o GOO nQ
+ Chickasha has one Of the
= best water works and sewer
+ systems in Oklahoma.
= Chickasha has a great cleo
= trio light and power system
: Chickasha promises to be-
+ come natural gas center.
j. Chickasha has one among
+ the largest cotton congresses
1. in the South.
= Chickasha has two Of the lar
j. gest cotton seed oil mills in
= Oklahoma, the plants being
among the largest in the world
chickasha has the only cot
+ ton oil refinery in the state.
) Chickasha has the largest
= FIGURING mills and elevators in
j. the state.
i Chickasha has wholesale,
+ manufacturing and commission
4 houses.
+ Chickasha has extensive rail-
+ road machine shops.
j. Chickasha is a federal court
+ city.
+ Chickasha has a city mail de-
: livery ana rural routes.
= Chickasha has handsomely
= paved streets.
+ Chickasha has many miles Of
j. concrete sidewalks.
: Chickasha has an abundance
: Of good water.
i Chickasha is a healthful city;
! death rate being the lowest in
i the state.
g Chickasha's location in a eli
= mate that is as perfect as can
+ be found anywhere California
= not excepted--the winters be-
i ing short and mild; the sum
mers pleasant.
= Chickasha holds out strong
= inducements to every legitimate .
+ industrial enterprise
y Grady county is the natural
= home Of four great american
i crops wheat, corn, cotton and
= alfalfa.
j. Grady county is the finest
+ agricultural. stock, frdt and
= truck growing country on
j. earth.
! Grady county is particularly
= favored In its climatic proyi-
+ sions in that, as a rule. the far
= mer can plow the entire winter
4 Chickasha is the largest
: stock feeding point in Oklaho-
= ma, thus making q great grain
: and hay market. the largest
+ feeding pens in the world being
j. located here.
= Chickasha Is rated No. 4 by
) the Fire Underwriters bureau
= chickasha has a $4,000 fire
/. motor truck.
+ Chickasha's assessed valua-
T. tion is S6,SS0,076.O0.
= ChiclSasha two million dollar
: banks.
: Grady county's banks showed
i total deposits Of over $5,O00,000
+ on November H. 1916.
4. Chickasha banks showed total
i deposits Of over $4,O0O00O on
4 November IL. 1916.
& : 4 = = + = + = = = 4
Shutting Out English Sparrow.
Bird lovers say that while oth'
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior.
u. S. LAND OFFICE at Ell Centro,

Y. >. LAND VI iCC dC Eli CeHLrO,
California, January a, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Tilla
pruitt, Of Ell Centre, California, who,
on March 5, 1914, made desert land
entry No. E. C. 01876, l.. A. 022865,
for Lot 81, Section A; Lots AZ and 80,
Section s; Lots 1 and 3, Section 8, and
Lot 10 of Section 9, Township 16South,
Range 13 East, San Bernardino me-
ridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final proof, to establish claim
to the land above described. before the
Register or Receiver Of the United
States Land Office, at Ell Centre, Cali
fornia, on the eighth (Sth) day of
February, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: VIII
liam H. Pruitt, of Ell Centre, Calf;
F. M. Barto, of Ell Centre, Calf; S. F.
Southard, Of Ell Centro, Calf; Frank
Aymes, Of Silsbee, Calf.
Non-coal +. Z. FAIR,
No Withdrawals Register.
Imperial Valley Press
First publication, Jan. 5, 1917.
Last publication. Feb. 3, 1917.