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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
Heavy Property and Crop Damages Re-
ported at TabIer, Amber, Naples
and Friend Districts
HOMES DEMOLISHED
AND CROPS RUINED
Pioneer Telephone Service Put Out Of
Commission Near Amber; High
Wind Visits ChiCkasha

What threatened to be havoc
wrecking windstorm did but slight
damage to Chickasha last night when
the danger path seemed to take the
form Of semi-circle, barely touching
this immediate vicinity. From yel-
Iowish haze which lowered in the
and advanced with great ra-
pidity about eight o'clock last night,
much trouble might have been expect
ed but in reality nothing more than
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
TREMENDOUS OVATION FOR
GEN. PERSHINC in ENGLAND

staff. He reported pleasant trip and
expressed surprise that news Of his
departure was successfully suppressed.
The American army chief and his
staff were given tremendous ovation
on their arrival. A special train was
in waiting for them. The party will
arrive in London this afternoon.
1--WE expect soon to be playing our
part, and we hope it will be a large
part, on the western front, Pershing
said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
Man Charged With Passing
Bad Checks Landed Behind Bars

previous night taking In Paus
north of Alex Valley Wyneewood
having his
service
by Deputy Sheriff
lodged defective tire which
The checks
The prisoner
person time
arrest engaged ride Chickasha
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
Had Sought to Influence Boys in Neigh
bOrhOOd Of Alex to Refuse TO
Register on June 5

Another aged trahsgressor Of the
federal law was landed in jail ast
night when Deputy Sheriff D. Arthur
Wilson brought in Henry Sofge from
Alex. Sofge is sixty. seven years old
and for ten days has been talking anti
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
Victory Punch, II Ii Comes AT All, Must
Come From America With Her
Colleagues Worn Out
FRANCE PASSES HIGH
GRADE OF EFFICIENCY
America Not Yet Awakened to Gravity
Of Situation and Concerted Action
Alone Will Save Fight
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, June Slope for an
allied victory this year is gone, accord
ing to the best informed government
officials. The frank admission was
made today that the American war
plans are being made in the expec-
fancy of at least three more years o.
war.
The foremost British military author
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08

The Christian Women's Board of
Missions Of the First Christian church
will hold its regular monthly meeting
Monday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock at
the church parIors. The annual cleo
tion of officers will be held and a full
attendance Of members is urged Mes
danes Jackson and Luster will be hos.
tesses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
End Of Gambling Cases in Which Grave
Charges are Reduced to
MisdemeanOrs

Sam Cook and the four men who
were alleged to have been associated
with hon in the operation ola gambling
house, got of with fines before JUS
tice Moore this morning. Owing to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08

The encampment and canton OF the
l. o. o. +. win meet in regular session
tonight full attendance Of all meme
bers is requested on account Of ims
portant business Canton in uniforms
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
Intense Fighting During Night Menaces
Enemy's Hold on Three Important
Cities
GERMANY INITIATES
COUNTER OFFENSIVE
British Cavalry Carries Everything Before
Il and 5000 Germans Fall Into
Enemy's Hands
By United Press.

London. June S.--Across the blunt
wedge five miles broad the British
troops are still forging ahead, smash
ing eGrmanys grip on the Belgium
front.
Dispatches today told Of intense
fighting during the night. The Ger
mans are massing their reserves,
fiercely opposing every step in the
British advance. The cities Of Lille
Touring and Koubaix are directly
menaced by the British drive.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
Counter offensive Starts.

8y United Press.
Paris. June s.-Germany has appa-
rently started a counter offensive
along the great western section of the
French front.
The official statement today gave
details Of a violent enemy lombard
ment around St. Quentin and Lafere.
The French succeeded in checking
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
I'VE Expect Soon to Be Playing Large
Part on Western Front Declares
American Commander
By United Press.

BY United Press.
A British oPrt, June S.--Maior Gen
eral John ]. Pershing, commander Of
the first American expeditionary fore
that will be sent to France, arrived in
Englsad today, accompanied by his
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
BRYCE P. SMITH DIES.

Bryce P. Smith died at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon. Funeral services will
be held at the family residence, Elev.
enth and Chickasha, at o'clock Sun
day afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
HAIC SMASHES CERMANY'S
GRIP ON BELGIUM FRONT.
DESPITE HEAVY RESERVES.
5000 Prisoners Taken.
By United PrasA.

VVVV 7 '~"''N'' = 13'E~'I'
BY United PresA.
Bith the British Army Afield, June s.
Six thousand prisoners have been
taken in the great offensive that has
been waged by the British in Flanders
to date. The drive Of the British cav
airy has carried everything before it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08
SAM COOK FINED $lOO;
FOUR men FINED SIS

the difficulty Of proving more severe
charges their offenses were reduced
to misdemeanors to which all pleaded
guilty Cook was fined 500 and costs
and the others stood fines Of S25 and
costs each, all of which was paid on
the spot and the men released.
AFTER AUTO sLAcKERs
Special Officer Sanford and State Of
ficer Rauch sought auto tax slackers
in the country today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08

The Latest News BY
Wire Daily from the
U. P. Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-08

You will find all the
local news every day
in the Daily Express.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05

supplies the army has been able to
save out OF the debacle. II is i'm
possible to move them. Equipment
which can never be replaced is likely
to fall into the German hands through
the disloyalty of the railroad men.
New DisIeyslty Appears.
The improvement in the morale Of
the Russian armies was only tenn
porary. The fresh reverses have led
to a resumption of the Maximalist
outbreaks in the ranks New deser-
tions, new disloyalty is appearing.
Kerensky is attempting desperate
measures to meet the growing men
ace. His arrest of Gen. Gurko, former
commander on the Southwestern front
is one OF these. Gurko with other
officers is charged with fostering the
army mutiny.
The Russians today admitted the
loss OF Dorna Watra in Southern
Bukowina, twenty miles south by west
of Kimpolung. The Austro-German
movement here aims clearly in one
direction. 1t is designed to cut across
the adjoining northern frontier of
Rumania and thus menace the whole
Rumanian hne in Moldavia.
The usso-Rumanian offensive in
Lower Mollavia already has come 10
an abrupt halt.
The Russians are attempting a small
resistance along the frontier River
Zbrocz, between Galicia and the Rus
sian border
The Austro-German drive on Odessa
is becoming one OF the most menac-
ing features of the situation in the
Near East.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
SECOND DRAFT CALL (
is NECESSARY HERE
District Still Short of Quota for
National Army.

Proba bility that the full quota OF
o5oooOo men called in the first regis
tration may have to be examined by
army doctors before the necessary
number OF soldiers required by the
selective draft law is secured, ap.
peared imminent last night.
Many men have been accepted by
the local boards who have been pre-
viously rejected when applying for
enlistment. Many others claim that
physical defects have been ignored in
the perfunctory examination of the
local boards. Numerous appeals from
the decisions Of the medical men,
bers OF the exemption boards will
! be made.
had completed their examinations
every district will have to call upon
the second group OF registrants in
I order to get its complement.
Adjutant-Gen. Donovan, in charge
of the examinations in the District.
stated last night that 1t was doubt
| full IL any of the men already ac-
be officially called to the colors be-
fore fifteen days and in some cases
1t may be after September 1 before
the official summons is issued.
Less than 800 will be secured from
the first group OF registrants ex-
| amined in the District. This num-
ber will be shaved to less than $50 II
70 per cent OF the exemption claims
are allowed. The District must fur
nish 1,022
The Postoffice Department offset the
claims which postal employees are en-
titled to make. Postmaster General
Burleson announced that no letter
carriers or laborers would be exempt
ed. Furtherfore. clerks in frst-class
Offices, who receive less than sl.10O a
year will not be exempted. Clerks in
second-class Offices whose salary is
under $1,000 per annun will not be
exempted.
Fifty-eight men had been officially
certified to the District board for
military service up to noon yester-
day, and eighty-one had been official-
ly exempted. The District board will
hear appeals by government attor-
neys against these and later exemp-
tions TO be filed.
Four OF the eleven exemption
boards had made reports to the Dis
trict board at noon. The first division
reported twenty-eight accepted as
soldiers and fifty-one exempted, the
ninth reported thirty accepted and
thirty exempted. and the seventh and
eleventh divisions had reported six
teen and 'twenty-three men, respect
lively, as accepted with no report on
exemptions.
Four other boards. the third, fourth.
fifth, and sixth. had completed physi-
cal examination of the first men called
and were hearing exemption claims
They have passed all told an even
hundred men for military service.
The tenth division, which did not
start work until Thursday. continued
to give physical examination to men
in the first call. In three days this
board has examined seventy-five. only
nine of whom passed physically and
made no claim of exemption.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
EXODUS OF LABORERS
DUE TO DRAFT CALL
Fearing Consumption. Laborers in
Southwest Flee to Mexico.

Laredo, Texas, Aug. 4.-As a result
Of the heavy emigration OF Mexican
unskIlled laborers from this country
to Mexico in fear of conscription In
to the United States army service II
they remained in this country, and
the stopping of such immigration to
this country from Mexico by reason
of the operation Of the Burnett i'm
migration law, which imposes head
tax OF eight dollars on all immigra-
ton from Mexico. the farmers, in
dustrial plants and commercial organ
izations of the country are suffering
from a dearth of laborers.
Farmers, railroads and mining in
dustries are feeling the effect OF the
departure OF these unskilled laborers
and their families. all of whom have
been working in agricultural work,
track laying and repair work on rail-
roads, as domestic servants and in
all yocations where skilled labor is
not necessary.
Since May 10 II is estimated that
in excess OF 10000 Mexican laborers
have abandoned their employment in
Texas and returned to Mexico on ac-
count of war conditions, while about
500 Mexican laborers who were en-
ployed in doing track work for the
Pennsylvania system In Philadelphia
have likewiEA quit their jobs to leave
the country.
Unless some remedial relief is found
within the next month or. so. to in
duce immigration from Mexico, farm
ers will have to decrease. instead of
increase. their acreage in all kirids OF
crops, industrial plants will suffer
and the lack of cheap unskilled labor
will be felt In all quarters.
The farmers are offering increased
pay to Mexican laborers, but they
cannot be secured even then.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
ROOTS MESSAGE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


power. a great military autocracy
preceding upon the principles of the
dark and cruel past, throwing down
the gantlet to the liberty of our day.
We see Germany repudiate the rule Of
morality among nations-the binding
faith of treaties-without which the
society of nations cannot endure. We
see these principles cast aside with
cynical indifference. The principles OF
liberty and slavery. of good and evil
are locked horns in mortal struggle.
We see that the principles of our
fathers must go down before the
march of this German Moloch unless
the triumphant manhood of our re-
public gives support.
U. $. VIII be Subject.
"As surely as the sun shall rise
tomorrow, IL this war ends with
the triumph of Germany. this coun-
try will become a subject nation,
for the temperament OF the German
ruling power will turn to these pur-
pie fields. these rich and vast spaces
of the western hemisphere.
Leave your wealth on the side
walk and trust that the passing
thief will not touch it; send forth
your richly laden ships and trust
that the pirates will let them pass
as well as trust that security will
go with German victory.
There will be orphans and there
will be widows homes. There will
be doubt and almost despair. but
in the end will be a free country,
re-made in the spirit of our fathers
to carry liberty and justice through
out the world.
I'VE are in this war and have TO
60 on with II. 1t is not for us to
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
Child IS MANGLED =
BENEATH Big AUTO
Little Gih with Skull fractured ],
Hurried to Hospital.

Louise Kellyr>s years old. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James =. Kelley.
Riverdsie. Nd. lies in a critical con-
dition at the Casualty Hospital suf-
fering from a fracture Of the skull.
internal injuries and a number OF lac
Grated wounds Of head and body.
The child with her parents were re-
turning from Bervyn last midnight
and had left the street car In River
dale, near their home. when an auto
mobile running toward the city ran
into the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley escaped injury.
but the big automobile caught the
child. throwing her some distance.
She was brought 10 the city in a pass
ing automobile and taken 10 the hos
pitaL The identity OF the ownership
or operator OF the auto that ran the
child down is not known here, but u
is believed that the Maryland suthori-
ties have the mans name.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
Five RECEIVE INJURY
in MOTOR COLLISION
Police Prepare for Rail Wreck
When Receive Alarm.

Police and hospital attendants had
a scare last night a little after 10
o'clock when a report was flashed
over the phone from the south end
Of the Highway Bridge. on the Vir-
ginia shore, that q passenger train
crossing the bridge had broken
through and plunged into the river
and that many persons had been
killed or injured.
Acting Lieut.. Harry Pratt at once
called out all the police patrol vag-
ons with the lieutenants and reserves
and all the available hospital ambu-
lances and physicians.
Arriving at the scene of the report
ed big railroad wreck IT was found
but ave persons had been injured in
collision between a pair OF motor
cycles and a Ford car. No one was
killed. The injured are at the Emer-
gency Hospital.
Two heavy-type motorcycles ridden
tandem by two young colored couples.
supposed to have been racing along
the branch road that leads to Airing
ton, Va, from the Alexandria pike at
Relee. Va. a little beyond the south
end of the Highway Bridge. collided
with a Ford auto loaded with vege-
tables for the soldiers camp at Fort
Myer. Va. and operated by John Nor
ris. 25 years old. 3161 o street north
west. wrecking the automobile and
the two motorcycles. throwing Mr..
Norris and his helper. shadrick Tynes,
colored. %, a112 E street northwest. out
and scattering tts motorcyclists in
the adjoining field shadrick Tynes,
uninjured, ran to q nearby house and
sent an alarm to police headquarters.
Others who were injured. though
none seriously. are: Rebecca Rawlings.
colored. "a years old. SIS Fifth street
northwest; Gibson Keen, colored. 81
years old. 1906 Euclid street northwest.
emoloyed at the Department OF AGri-
culture; James Fairfax, colored. Is
years old. 2723 Twenty-eighth street
northwest, and an unidentified colored
woman, 25 years old. unconscious suf-
fering from a fracture OF the skull.
James Fairfax has Il fractured jaw.
The others are cut and bruised. The
men injured seem not to be able TO es-
tablish the Identity of the unconscious
woman.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
Girl Scouts to Attend
Canning Demonstration

All Girl Scouts In the District, to-
gether with their captains. are urged
to attend the demonstration on can
ming. which will be given by Miss
Thurston, OF the Department Of Jus
tice, after a short address in the
grounds OF the filtration plant tomor-
row afternoon as a part OF the food
conservation propaganda which is be-
ing carried on by the Department OF
Agriculture.
Miss Cazort, OF the Bureau OF EoU-
cation. is also scheduled 10 deliver an
address at the meeting, which will be
conducted especially in the interest
of the Girl Scouts.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
RANY Beg FOR ice
SDURNG TORRID WAVE
etsent Demand Was Beyond Ca
pacity Of Factories to Supply.

a
sThe shortage OF Ice in Washington
tas become 50 serious that for the
East several days. with hospitals beg
ding for supplies for their patients.
nanufacturers have been unable TO
snpply approximately 50 per cent Of
fe demand.
In the face Of the hottest period Of
ne year. when prostrations are oc-
chring daily. thousands Of families
have been unable to secure delivery
II any ice whatever. Much suffering.
sspecially IN the case of families
where there are babies. and where ice
"a needed to keep milk from souring.
has resulted.
The shortage is partially due to the
breakdown OF two OF the three big
machines used for the manufacture OF
Tee az the Heurich Brewing Conpany's 8
plant.
The ice-manufaeturing plants Of the
Labor and Navy Departments and a
number of hotels have been utterly
unable to produce ice in sufficient
quantity for their employees and
guests. Although these private and
government plants are generally able
10 supply their own needs IN ordinary
times. in hot weather they haven't
SUFFICIENT capacity. This has resulted
IA a great increase in the demands
mades upon the commercial factories
The American Ice Company. 1t was
stated last night, has been able to
SUPPLY its regular customers and some
others too.
WashingtOn's population has been
Increased within the past few months
by more than 30.OO0 persons. In some
sections where the trade ordinarily
fell on during the summer not a dozen
customers have left. Dealers say that
q shortage OF labor for the handling
and distribution OF the ice has aggra-
waited the case.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
CRISIS In RUSSIA

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
and the later withdrawal of all but
two of the resignations-those of Min
listers Tchernoff and Terestchenko-
was not due to lack of support from
the people. The main reason was the
charges OF treason, which had been
made against NJ. Tchernoff, the Social
ist minister of agriculture He was
accused of being connected with the
German general staff, but not hint of
proof OF the charges has been forth
coming. He resigned in order to de-
fend his character against the at
tacks. Terestchenko. the foreign min
ister. was not Socialist and was not
on particularly good terms with the
Socialists OF the cabinet.
Every Class Represented.
There Is hope that the cabinet situa-
! ton will be cleared at the Moscow
conference. which will be attended by
delegates from all the political parties
of Russia as we'll as the various prov
inces and local governments. Every
class will be represented.
Hope Is held out that Kerensky will
be able to induce the constitutional
democrats. who have been causing a
great deal of the internal trouble, to
come to terms and designate a repre-
sentative for the ministry. The pro-
visional government in that case
would include all parties.
The real menace to Russia for the
moment is the collapse of her armies.
The ministry might withstand inter-
nal shocks but the debacle to the mil
itary forces is of such peril that it
might lead to q popular uprising
against the government.
Galicia is lost; Bukowina is lost;
the entire Russian army between the
Dniester and the Pruth IN threatened
With being cut OF and annihilated.
Il A ratlxaad Hfrike iri,reri III a.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
MISSING BOY FOUND
In DETENTION HOUSE

Leroy Ennis. Il years old. residing
with his parents on q farm near
Arlington, Virginia. who early yes
terday morning WAS reported missing
from his home since July s. was
located a short time thereafter q
prisoner at the House of Detention.
where he is being held pending a trial
in Juvenile Court on a charge OF petty
larceny.
The boy left his home July 3 and on
July 81 he was picked up on a charge
of petty larceny and gave the name
O. Leroy Anderson
When the report OF the dissp-
,arance Of Leroy Ennis was made
e police compared the boy at the
house OF Detention with the descrip-
tion of the missing hoy and found the
two were one and the same.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
COLLEGES INSTRUCT
FUTURE AVIATORS

Ground schools" of aviation at the
various colleges are weekly turning
out hundreds Of young men ready to
start actual flying in practice. The
men in the ground schools are taught
the principles OF the airplane and
motor and how to work and repair 1t.
They are also permitted to fly on
"penguins," machines with only
enough wing to lift them a few feet
off the ground
Cornell's school has graduated 81
men; the University of California, so;
University of Texas. 30; Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology. 81; Uni
versity of Illinois, %; Ohio/State Uni
versity, 49.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
BATTLE
CONTINUED FRoM PAGE ONE.


been outlined. desachments OF the
posses scattered according to plans
over the hills and In gullies, guns
cooked, vigflant for the least stir In
the brush with which the hills of this
section Ia covered.
Following the battle between a
posse, led by Sheriff Bob Duncan, OF
Ada, and a group Of s. draft-resisters,
who had gathered near Rock Springs,
they appeared to have scattered sing
ly and in pairs through the hills. II
Is believed that their organization, al
least in this territory, has been brok-
en- UP. Ten prisoners were taken from
this mob and the remainder escaped.
Thirty shots were fired by another
posse near Stonevall, in Northern
Pontotoc County, at a second group OF
resisters. None was hurt on either
side, and the terrorists escaped TO
man. Two men. Gabe Benheld and J.
D. Nally. were placed in jail al
Saskawa today.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
CHICAGO HONORS TROOPS.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Chicago set aside
today to do honor to the men called
to service under the selective draft
for the new national army. Business
concerns In the downtown district ar.
ranged to halt operations for two
hours, while thousands OF men chosen
filed through the streets with military
escort
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05

worry about the cause OF war or
why we should be in this war. IL
II not time for why's and where
fores. We must realize that the
time has come when American nib
erty and justice and the independ-
ence and freedom of every one of Us
70 the stake for which we must
fight"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
BRITISH SCHOONER AGROUND

st. John, New Brunswick, Aug. A.
The British schooner Ada Tower is
aground on the west coast Of Africa,
according to word received here to-
day. She sailed from an American
port The Tower registers 52s tons
and is owned in Parrsboro, Nova SEQ
tia.