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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
FREE FAIR
FINANCIAL
STATEMENT

The financial statement Of the era
dy county free fair association for
the year just completed shows that
the total receipts amounted to s4,-
229.45 and the total expenditures
we're s3,S46.1S, Having a balance of
cash on hand of sSs7.27. Aside from
this cash balance there are supplies
on hand amounting to s45O.77.
con account of lack Of space, we
are Unable to itemize all of the ex-
pen6itures in detail; however the
books are at the Farm bureau office
and anyone may call and look them
over. We have vouchers for each Of
the items as required by law. These
records are public property and we
viii be e.ad to give anyone any in
formation at any time. in regard to
same" said Arthur Ersland, fair sec
rotary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
u. S. MUST
SPEED UP
WAR WORK
Concentrate on Essentials; Meet Germany 5
New Found Strength From Russian
Situation; Warning Of Officials
sy United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington. Dec. l5.-America
must speed up the war work. Con-
centration must be made on the es-
sentials to the task Of victory which
is growing difficult by virtue Of Ger
manys new found strength, arising
from the Russian trouble This was
the warning and views Of Secretary
Lane and other officials
The Reed sugar and coal investiga-
tion committee was denied, at Hoov-
er's request permission to cross ex-
anime witnesses. Reed said the food
administration council might sub
nit questions to the committee,
which would be taken up with the
committee.
Charges that there was an attempt
by the sugar trust to fix high prices
on the American people for years
through the Hoover committee, we're
made today in the senate investiga.
ton, by Claus sprecHles The wit
ness charged that the food admins
tration was a "mere adjunct Of the
trust"
The house win 60 on record as to
national prohibition Monday. 1t was
unanimously consented today to vote
at five o'clock Monday.
Facing investigation by the senate
military committee next week the
army quartermaster department an
nounced a delinquency Of from six
to forty-eight per cent in the delivery
OF clothing, shoes and blankets con-
tracts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
All in Readiness Mail QuesliOnnaires, But
Envelopes Delay Work; Expected
on Every Mail
ADVISORY BOARD
NAMES ASSISTANTS
Men Will Work one Day Each; May
Change With Other AppoiHtees Suit
Convenience

Whether the first five per cent Of
the questionnaires will be mailed out
today to the draft registrants in Gra-
dy county depends upon the receipt
Of the envelopes for mailing purpos-
es, by the county exemption board.
These envelopes had not been re-
ceiVed this morning from headquar-
ters in Oklahoma City
Some days ago the supply Of en-
velopes for the QUESTIONABLE in Ok
lahoma were reported to have been
lost in transit from the manufactur-
ers to the headquarters in Oklahoma
City I'VE should have had the en-
velopes in our hands yesterday said
S. G. Durbin, chairman Of the Grady
county board this morning "If the
envelopes come during the day, we
will start Immediately to work, mail
ing them out Otherwise, of course
we cannot. Everything is in readi-
ness in this office and the shortage
Of envelopes is all that prevents us
from going ahead
The Questionnaires will be mailed
to every registrant OF Grady county
except only those "who have been in
Quoted into the military service
through the draft process. The in
struetions to the local boards are as
follows. "The local boards shall not
strike from the lists the names Of
registrants who have enlisted in some
branch of the military service. The
questionnaires must be sent to all
such persons" The reason for this
is probably included in the further in
structions, which state that many of
the enlisted men have been discharg-
ed for one reason or another The
instructions 90 on to say the local
boards cannot act on the presumption
Of death, insanity, enlistment or any
other cause"
In regard to the above instructions,
Mr.. Durbin said st would be well
for the friends Of the enlisted men
to see that they receive the question
naire, because they do not want to be
posted as absentees."
TIL advisory board of Grady county
has made appointments Of men who
will assist as clerks, as we'll as law
yers who will give legal advice and
assistance to the registrants in fill
ing out the QUESTIONABLE. It was
stated by a member Of the board that
in the event an appointee could not
serve on the day named, he could
make arrangements with other ap-
pointees to change dates. In the
manner in which the appointments
have been handled, every man named
will serve one day. thus distributing
the work
A partial list of the appointees fol-
lows. The advisory board asks that
every man named in the list, make
arrangements to appear at the offices
of the board on the third floor Of the
federal building on the day for which
he has been chosen:
Monday. December 17-Arthur Bar
ry. G.. Blackburne.
Tuesday, December 1S-O. L. Bing.
ham, n. E. Bowden, r. L. Boyer
Wednesday. December BE. s.
Burney, Ed Burton, J. W. Callahan.
Thursday, December 20-A. B
Cochran, Jonas Cook. Joe Dews.
Friday, December Civ. w. Clark
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
Complete Well Required Depth 1000
Feet; indications Good; WI Dlal
500 Feel Deeper
WORK BEGIN SOON
UNDER AGREEMENT
Chapman EncOaaters hluch Grief; Loses
One 100 Fool Hole But will
Stay on Job

Several days ago the Unity on
company completed their obligations
ito their contract holders in tract a.
by drilling their well at Alex in 1865
to depth Of 1000 Feet Having com
rleted that contract there was moth.
ing compulsory about drilling any
deeper
However, it is the opinion Of Ar
thur Chapman. general manager, that
there is oil only matter Of a few
hundred feet or so below the 1000
foot level Accordingly contract
has been completed to drill the well
to depth Of $500 feet and it is ex-
pected that the work will begin in
few days.
Understand. this action is purely
optional with the company" said Mr..
Chapman. Our contract was to 60
1000 feet if we did not find oil or
gas in paying quantities at a lesser
depth But / believe there is oil
right below our present level so we
are going on down with that we'll
This additional drilling, to depth
Of $500 feet, or 5000 feet If necessa-
ry, is to be done by the company at
no additional expense whatever to
the contract holders. In other words,
we are doing better than we said we
would do.
"I have had three men, all old tim
ers in the oil business and men who
have never met tell me within the
past week, that they were Of the
opinion that within 200 feet below
our present level, we would strike a
good oil we'll They made these
statements after examining log of
the well and noting the formations
that we are encountering at 1000
feet We are going to bring in a well
at Alex Mark my word"
Everyth.sg has not been exactly
soft for the management at the Alex
well In fact a string Of difficulties
that would chill the heart and usher
in black Encouragement to almost
any stout heart, has been the lot Of
the Unity boss
A history Of the Alex we'll would
show that at their present depth of
1000 feet, the well is only about 900
feet deeper than they were many
moons ago. when the first hole was
lost. With the task Of drilling out
the contract was more than half
completed, the hole became crooked
and at the 1,10O foot mark, after
striving to right the damage, it was
necessary to pull up the drill hoist
the casing, tear down the rig and
start new hole. The derrick was
moved l2 feet, at which point the
new and present hole was spudde0
in. Then the long and arduous job
was to do all over again. They kept
plugging away at it, with delays from
coal shortage, broken drill lines and
hundred other griefs hanging
around, until the drill reached the
present depth.
It is known that the formations are
considered good Samples In the Of
/ flee Of the company. taken from time
to time during the last 100 feet drill
ed, give evidence that they have been
passing through a blue formation in
which they were drilling at the 2O0l
foot mark
Arthur Chapman has given evidence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15

this amount has been spent, and it
has been spent appropriately and con-
seryatiYely Did you know my
friends, that this amount represented
only one-half Of one per cent Of the
earning capacity Of this country
We have forty-fiye per cent Of the
wealth Of the world and we should
not stop at giving one hundred mil
lions of dollars
How Money Used.
"This money has been used in the
four thousand hospitals of France,
Confined On page 80
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
D. d. Emerson. Arthur RrsIand.

d. E Emerson Arthur Ersland.
Saturday, December 20 Edgar
Cowan, r r. Denbo, C. p Fuller.
Monday December 24-C. r. Err
win, Fred Frey, Florence Hall.
Wednesday December 26- John
Crib, l.. C. Hutson, Myron Hum
phrey
Thursday December 27-Ed Johns.
J. c. Jones' John Major
Friday, December 2S-Clyde Kelly,
H. 70. Martin, C. r. Newell
Saturday, December 29-H. o..
Hayes, VIII Melton. r. w Murray.
Monday, December BE o. Killey.
w. G Patten, O. s. Penny,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
Speaker al Red Cross Rally Declares
Government Be Disappointed With
Membership Figure Set
SHOWS NECESSITY
WORK BEING DONE
Grady Will Maintain Record Says Kayser;
Local President Tells Of Work
Accomplished in County

The final touch to the Red Cross
Christmas membership campaign was
administered last night in the rally
held at the Methodist church. The
principal address Of the evening was
given by NJ. II. Harrison, managing
editor Of the Daily Oklahoman. In
straightforward way he told Of the
purposes Of the Red Cross, what it
had done, what it hoped to do and
related various incidents showing the
great work that had been accom-
plished.
Rev. Byron Hester acting as chair
man of the meeting, made short
talk while waiting for other members
who we're to take part in the pro
gram, in which he called attention to
the fact that there comes a time in
the history Of every nation when it
must make a stand on certain ques
tions if it is take its place among
other world powers Illustrating from
characters in biblical history that
there had ever been a temporal and
spiritual government, "and although
these two governments seem at
times to be working against each
other. we find that they have been
in reality working in conjunction with
each other the speaker said He
added: 1--WE believe in our president
ana therefore also in God. The Red
Cross work is noble work and its
Importance has never before been
felt as is now being felt"
Campaign Manager Talks.
At the conclusion Of his remarks,
Rev. Hester called on ]. W. Kayser
for a short talk. Mr. Kaiser said,
aThe spirit Of Christ is the spirit Of
the Red Cross. We have oyersub-
scribed all of the funds for the other
campaigns and we are going to come
out ahead in this one This is really
a campaign to educate the people and
one in which we must all take a
part
Mrs. Gilkey. president of the Grady
County Red Cross, then made few
remarks in which she told of the
work that had been done by the To-
cal organization stating that four
thousand garments had been complet-
ed and had all been accepted.
Mr.. Harrison was then introduced
and spoke for about thirty minutes on
the work and accomplishments Of the
Red Cross. He said in part: MANY
people have been waiting for the
chance to be Of some service in this
war. This chance has now come
Not every one could buy a liberty
bond. but there is no person in this
comfy who is so poor that they car
not subscribe to and become members
Of the Red Cross.
Make it 5o,oooooo.
1--WE have been asked to get fifteer
million members 81 this Red Cros.
campaign but l am satisfied that the
government will be disappointed il
we do not secure fifty million mem
bers. The apportionment for Okla
homa has been placed at five hun
dred thousand and l am satisfied
that we can secure that number.
"The question has been asked ms
many times in the past few weeks
what has become of the hundred mil
lion dollars that was raised only I
few months ago. Forty millions O
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
noIahevlkl spIIt

BY United Press.
Petrograd, Dec 15-The Bolsheyi-
XII split today on the treatment or the
Russian constituent assembly. Min
lister Lunacharsky has tendered his
resignation from the Maximalist cabi-
net and it is believed that he Is sup
ported by the leading Maximalists.
Generals Kaledine and Pototsky to-
gether with their staffs, were arrested
by the Bolsheyild. It was officially
announced today
Official announcement Is made by
the Bolsheviki government at Petro-
grad that the Russian delegates to
the armistice cc ference. now in pro-
gress at Brest-litovsk, are empower
ed to begin peace negotiations with
the central powers if an armistice is
signed.
Meanwhile the struggle for power
in interior Russia is growing more
bitter. Advantages in the civil war
fare are claimed by both sides. The
Bolshevih asserts success in the
fighting with General Kaledines' Cos
sacks at Bielgorod about $50 miles
south Of Moscow, while the Cossacks
are reported victorious at Rostov-on-
the Don. forcing the Bolsheviki troops
to retreat across the Don.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
Up to llIndenburS.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, Dec 15--The initiative
passing to the Anglo-French front
means that a move IN the west is up
to Won Hindenburg
The German preparations at Cam
brai make the British unwilling to
risk being caught of their balane.
German reinforcements have been
pouring into the trenches on the
western front for the past two weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
COUNT LUxBURG FROM
CAMP TO sANlTARlUM
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Buenos Aires, Dec. 15.-Rumors
that Count Luxburg, famous for his
attempts to stir up strife in Argen-
tina and Sweden against the United
States as German minister to Argen-
tine, has been taken to sanitarium
from the internment camp where he
has been since the Investigations
were made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
70 raIk peace.


BY United Press.
Geneva. Dec. l5-Ths kaiser's
Christmas message to the German
people will contain a final peace Of
fer, according to a report received
from Berlin today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
PREMIER FOLLOW UP WITH
MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT

By United Press.
London. Dec. 15.--Lloyd George
viii soon follow up his speech made
in the house Of commons yesterday
with a more definite discussion Of the
allied war aims, authentic information
says.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
Driven to Attack.

By United Press.
with the Italian Armies, Dec. To-
The AustroGerman are being dFiv-
en- to attack the Italians.
Prisoners declare that the lorHes In
the German ranks from their own
artillery, are etrrible. A heavy cur
tain Of fire placed behind them by
their own gums forces them to charge
the enemy positions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-15
Next Move on West Front Up o HiudsH-
burg; Kaiser's Christmas Message
Peace Talk TO People
.BOLSHEVIKI SPLIT
ON BIG QUESTION
Minister Resigns from Reds; Supported
by Leading Maxinalisis; RevOIiers
Arrest Generals
Bx United Press.

by United Press.
London. nsc. 15.-The British have
regained a considerable part OF the
British trenches near Polderhoek, ac-
cording to the report Of Field Mar
shal Haig today
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-23
a FIREMAN's SUIT OF WATER

The Cincinnati fire department has
been testing a new safety dress for
firemen. The man who wears it can
stand right in the midst of flames. He
need not fear the glowing embers
around his feet. He can walk into q
fire and it will dwindle away and go
out around him, says the Popular
Science Monthly.
The dress is made of fireproof can
vas of two thicknesses between which
water flows constantly. The water en-
ters by means of a perforated brass
tube which encircles the neck between
the two thicknesses of canvas and
flows down between the layers through
the arms and legs, finding exits at the
finger tips and around the soles of
the feet.
Water flowing only between the
two thicknesses of canvas would not
offer complete protection to the wear
or. To keep him cool and comfort
able while stading in the hottest fire,
two brass perforated tubes encircle
the hemlet and give him a constant
shower-bath from the outside as we'll
as within the folds of the uniform.
This not only keeps him from be-
coming over-heated but also extin-
gushes the fire around him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-23
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS

The United States civil service
Commission announces the following
examinations to be held in this city
on these dates: April As, clerk quail
field in modern language (male) in
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, Department of Commerce,
Washington, d. c. April is, assistant
chemist (male) in the Engineer De-
partment at Large, Washington, ID. c.,
filtration plant; skilled laborer, quail
fed as elevator machinist (male) in
the Department of Agriculture, WASH
ington, d. c.; architectural and struc.
tural steel craftsman (male), two va
cancies, one in the Office of the in
spector of the Twelfth Lighthouse dis
trict, Milwaukee, Wis, and the other
in the Tenth Lighthouse district, Buff
falo, y. Y. Entrance salaries, $1,000
per annum.
Examinations for the positions of
architectural craftsman and structural
craftsman in the Bureau of Yards and
Docks, Navy Department, will be held
and applications will be received at
any time. Applicants will not be re-
quired to appear before the board of
examiners but will be rated upon the
evidence submitted in their applica-
ton papers which are at all times sub
ject to verification.
Necessary papers can be secured
from the secretary, board of exam
iners, Harrisburg postoffice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-23
St. Mary's to Celebrate
Founding, deliberately

Elaborate preparations are under
way for celebrating the 18TH anniver-
sary of the founding of st. Marys,
Pa, which event will take place next
August.
The affair will be known as the
Diamond Jubilee, and will open Au-
gust and continue until the night
of August II.
The committee, in whose hands the
carrying out of the plans has been
placed. consists of the pick of the
city's business men. Hon. w. G.
president: Charles P. Harvey, vice
president; Albert q. Brehm, secretary,
and L. G.. Beck, treasurer.
At a public meeting held a few
nights ago and attended by large
number of representative citizens the
project, after being fully explained
and discussed, was voted upon and
amount of money has been subscribed
to meet the expenses of this vast un-
dertaking, and additional subscrip-
tions are coming in daily, showing
how fully the idea meets with the ap-
proval of the citizens of that city.
st. Marys was founded in 1912 by
party of German colonistS, the un-
dertaking being financed by a re-
ligious society. and has since forged
ahead on the crest of the general de-
velopment of the country. 1t has ever
enjoyed a reputation for hospitality,
and is known in a wide radius as a
city in which to have a good time.
Extraordinary efforts will be made to
elaborate this reputation while the
Diamond Jubilee is in progress and
those who will visit st. AIarys during
this period of jollification will be con-
vinced of the community's hospital
ity and ability for providing good
time for all.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-23
HOW SUBMARINES GOT NAMES

Everyone knows what submarines
are and what an important factor they
have become in modern naval warfare.
Their nomenclature is rather interest
ing, according to the Popular Science
Monthly. In the United States Navy
the first of these crafts were named
for various kinds of fish and reptiles
and we had such odd cognomens as
Adder, Moccasin. Pike. Sturgeon,
Shark, Carp, Haddock, etc. on the
naval lists. Before this list of pisca-
torial names ran out tho system was
changed and designations of Al, Az,
B-1, b., etc, down to the more re-
cent submarine authorized in 1915,
known as the o class. In general the
numbers applied correspond to the
particular lot in which they were, con-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-23
FAITHFUL DOBBINS OVER
COUNTRY BEING REPLA CED
BY MOTORIZED APPARATSU

How the faithful Dobbins of the
many fire departments in the United
States and Canada are being replaced
rapidly by motorized apparatus is
shown in census made by the Fire
mans Herald, of New York. Replies
to inquiries were received from al
most 800 cities with populations of
5000 and over. A summary of the
statistics follows:
For the fourth successive year Fire
mans Herald has taken census of
the fire apparatus and hose in service
and reserve in American and Canadian
fire departments, also of the possible
purchases during 1917. This years
enumeration includes the cities of o.
600 population and over. OF these
cities the fire chiefs of $50 have re-
sponded to requests for information.
In last years enumeration the statis-
ties for go cities were presented. so
that this year an increase of prac-
ucally one-third in the number OF
cities has been obtained.
The rapid elimination of the horse
drawn apparatus from the service is
Strikingly shown by a comparison be-
tween this years census and that OF
1914. In that year 80 cities were
represented. with 1863 fire vehicles
pulled by Dobbin. This year nearly
three times that number of depart
ments, including the original S15, are
entered. and yet the number of horse
drawn pieces of apparatus in service
and reserve is less by 1,725.
The tabulation for this year shows
that in these $50 cities there are o.
675 pieces of apparatus of all sorts
in service and reserve.
Horses Lead Slightly
The total for horse-drawn equip
ment is 1894, while there are 4,341
automobiles. A heavy deduction must
be made from the horse-drawn ve-
hicles to provide for the large number
that are nominally held in reserve. but
are in reality carried on fire depart
ment books because it is not easy to
find purchasers at fair prices.
OF the horse drawn pieces, steam
fire engines continue to be far ahead
of all others, numbering 1876, which
total includes a considerable number
that will in all likelihood never again
work at a fire. Com bination wagons
number 1.246: aerial trucks, service
trucks and water towers total $50,
and there are 1850 other horse-drawn
pieces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-23
TIE SHOTGUN CAMERA

This gun-camera resembles out
wardly the familiar ''pumpgun" or re-
peating shotgun. with the stock, grip,
trigger and slide-handle for the left
hand. A small camera of the roll film
sort is mounted in the large muzzle.
explains the Popular Science Monthly.
Pressure on the trigger squeezes bulb
lying below it, which. through tubing
running to the shutter of the camera
in the muzzle, trips 1t and makes the
exposure.
The action slide handle under the
left hand is arranged to turn a new
strip of film into position for each ex-
posure, and so permits the operator of
the gun-camera to take pictures as
rapidly as he would fire regular gun
of the powder and bang" sort. Reg
ular sights, front and rear, are
mounted on the gun to direct it accu-
rately.