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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-01
THE SECRET or SUCCESS

7 have often been asked to define
the true secret Of success. 1t is thrift
~ AL its phases, and principally thrift
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-01

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

'fs. '19) had been called TO the color,
This makes q total Of 2,b00, 900. vhieL
must be added TO the 100000 tia.
were ready in 1914.
Furthermore, taking into consider.
ton the fact that many Of those vh.
st first had been discharged were lat,
drafted, we may frankly assume thai
Germany had altogether at her disposal
10 ,500,000 men.
"As 20 German losses, the most mod.
crate estimates place these az 1000, oot.
In addition, there are about 1000, 900
soldiers in the interior wounded mas
now under treatment, guards Of rail.
roads. stations, etc). This leayes a
total Of 100000 that can be employed
- the front.
"The Germans have lost, on the aver.
ace, 100000 men per year. There IA
no doubt that a similar figure will u
reached in 1918. And a great army Lie
that OF Germany cannot exist withou,
spare troops. ard in order to be aba
10 continue the struggle a year Longer
Germany must have a reserve OF a,
least 100000.
"This figure is by no means exag.
gerated IL we remember Americas co.
operation in the war, which will en-.
large the field Of activity. The situa.
zion appears grave for Germany, 10,
The only additional troops that she viii
be able 70 draw on are 100000 men ol
the class Of 1920. who may be called
out in January, 1918"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Hecht, Interned
Enemy, Paroled
Wealthy Banker and Friend
of Won Bernstorf Gets B
Weeks Liberty

Rudolph Hecht, wealthy German
banker and frierd Of Count Won Bern
storf, VINO was interned as an enemy
alien on Ellis Island soon after TINS
country entered the war, was released
from custody last Sunday, IT was
learned Yesterday. He was given a
three weeks parole so that he mlght
be with his wife, who a week ago be
came the mother Of a son. :,
Hecht is a FIRST cousin OF QUO IL
Kahn. OF Kuhn, Loeb & Co. lie Is q
member Of some Of the leading club
nc Germany, rotably the lmperia
Yacht Club. at Kiel, of which the kai-
ser is head. lie is an art collector am
the son OF a onetime Privy Councillor
TO the Kaiser.
These facts, together with his mar
rage p little more than year ago 70
Miss Marjorie Reakcart, prominent d.
Cincinnati society, and friend o. inc
Countess Murat, one Of the Stailo SIS
tors. made his arrest last July sen
sation in society and financial circles
He was seized in the office OF Cnan
dler & Co. Inc, bankers, 81 Fint
Street. Of which firm he was vice-pies-
ident. In his Office a mess OF papers
was seized. showing he kept up CORE
epondence with German agents IN TINS
city and in South America.
Hecht, however, was long known as
a German agent by the United states
Secret Service agents. Through hi
firm he Aoated the only German cX
ternal war loan. This WAS in the
spring Of 1916 and WAS for $l0,QQooOo
And his efforts 70 pour some or TIM
n oney into Bolivia and Costa Ricl
were prevented by Washington.
Friends Of his have been working fc
tie last week for MS permanent parole
Some Of ihcm have "s@~ "is'fs - lcca.
Federal oiycials on Hcehts behalf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

reprcsentcd openings for bookseepers'
stenographers. clerical workers, once
machine operators. saleSpersons' lgh'
factory and skilled factory WORKER
hand sewers. machine operators, MIN,
rers. companions, teachers soclai
workers housekeepers, .wsitresse5s'
chAmbermaids, nursemaids, housemSlos
and cleaners. g
This body also supervised many OF
the factories in which women were AZ
work. noted the conditions under "nlen
thev labored and also what JOBS then
Reid by men might be taken over oy
women without impairing efficiency.
Perhaps the most vital "0tH va
done BY the committee on food. mere Ter,
- was determined that good 1000 con
taired in shipments condemned oy inc
Health Department because a part OF
the shipment had spoiled should De
sorted out and retrieved FOR con .Jl pf
ton THUS thousands OF pounds OF
edible fruits and vegetables were sa'eu
for the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Duluth Bars German
Orders Study of Language and
History Dropped From Schools

DULUTH, Dec. s.-Elmination OF
the study Of tho German language and
German political history from the cur
rlculum OF the Duluth public schools
was ordered by unanimous vote OF the
Board Of Education last night. TIE
change becomes effective at the end
OF the school year in June. The board
passed resolution requiring each
teacher to sign a loyalty pledge. An
other provides for the exhibition in
the decentralization notices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Drop in Man Power
Germany's Menace
Force Available at the
Front Now Reduced to
5,50O,O00 Men

Germany's situation is becoming
more and more difficult on account OF
her shortage in men, according TO the
Havas News Agency, which recently
made a special investigation Of Ger
many's resources in men. This inYes-
tigation, the results Of which appeared
in many French ard Italian papers,
showed the following:
AT the outbreak Of the war Ger
many had about 100000 men at her
disposal From this total, if we sub
tract those who had been discharged or
who are in foreign countries, it may be
estimated that there were 6,5OO,OVO
ready for mobilization.
From August, 1914, till October,
1917, six new classes 19i4, Is. l6, IL,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

formerly a labor writer, also y A"o'
those who slipped quietly away on
mission OF disruption TO the i""u Nv"
which they fed. ,,ro "A
America understands the natu Il
the Bolsheviki movement IN hus
large measure through It's uhue'St ~,
ing Of those who have gone III
America 20 take part in " ana " "''I
guide its erratic destinies' -.
"Thcse men who have gone III,
America have been those most elo,ely
Identified with that type OF soo'a o.
il America known as Germanlzed %
ci,i;sr in which reality is denied hho
a metanhysical conception put up ~
10 nlace. They also have been know
In America for years as hmposSlol'
;s.,i vbich has meant taking no nee,
,bo facts Of to-day, but holding GU.
Co. ar rand d6bacle-dreaming aoou,
,Sc pture state Of society, instead o.
working for it,
Saws lie Sent Letter
ayes. I sent letter by Mr.. Smuo aI,
- nr Goldfarb," said MI rths si n,
n.,s merely a letter OF sle.s'"n Ia
W. ,wcntv words. What gets ne -
~ All this alliance find II out
noyor told anybody, although WY" ,be
vas nothing wrong about sending '''
letter. :.L4 or wrong
..,ts tbe will Of the people "
p,se;a to.day. There is no dehylnt
IL T., il n mistake TO say thsI 'hty
,rarLinc for separate peace
& are. WEE ttSy arc working for is to force
~. ~ n"I La 40 of the Allies for genera
, Wv The working forces all over
The world are anxious TOT pe"'e ""'
arc back Of the Polshevikl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Leader of Cincinnati
Orchestra Is Arrested

CINCINNATI. Dec 81. Ernst Kun
wald, an Austrian subject. and director
OF the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
was arrested to-day by United States
Marshal Deyanney on an order received
from Attorney General Gregory at
Washington.
Marshal Dovanney announced that
Professor Kunwald was arrested in ac-
cordance with article IL Of the Presl-
dents proclamation relative to alien
enemies Kunwad will be taken to
the Dayton, Ohio, Jail later to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Airmen in Battle
Over Swiss Territory
Allied PLANES Pursue Ger
mans; Soldiers Fire at
Roth Parties

GENEVA. Switzerland, Dec .;,. 7'IIn ne
CT aerial battle between Allied ana
German GrsT aH''s airmcn over Swiss territ tor
S G1rmans hard pressed by their op-
uononts entered Switzerland on pur--
p poSc The fight took place at a great
boigbt and the number of the airpIanes3
is not known. The encounter lasted
wcrtv minutes Seven bombs were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

dro,rsd on Swiss territory, but only
immsterial damage resulted. -,
Eventually the sirmen sped toward
AIsace still fighting, while Swiss SOL
dicrs bombarded both parties wltn
sbclls from antinircraft guns. Ihe
Tesidents Of Basic and the neighborlng
territory are indignant over the VIOLA
ton OF Switzerland's neutrality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Americans Quit Jerusalem
600 Resident There Removed
to South and East

LONDON, Dec. s.-All American
citizens resident in Jerusalem have
been removed to the south and enst,
according to Reuter- dispatch from
British Army Headquarters in Poles'
tine.
Most of the American citizens in
Jerusalem are American Jews, or
whom there are about six hundred In
Palestine. Last fall the American gov.
eminent brought out from Palestine
che hundred Jews, principally the
wives and children Of men naturalized
in the United States. They reported
that about six hundred others had
been left behind and that there was
much misery in Palestine when they
dcparted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Many Agitators
From East Side
Aid the Bolsheviki
Men Well Known Here Re-
turned to Russia After
the Revolution

Dozens Of Side agitators are
now in RU Grating with the
BolSheviki about separate
peace with - Dany, according TO a
statement issued yesterday by the
Bussian-American Alliance, which had
opened Offices at 2T1 Broadway to pro-
mote public interest in Russian az
fairs. Chester u. Wright, who re-
signed from the socialist party be-
cause Of its anti-wsr attitude, and Is
now working with the alliance, as
scrts that some Of these agitators left
New York recently. and that at least
one Of them carried message to a
Bolsheviki leader from the Workmen's
Council, l7j East Broadway, a paci-
fist organization, headed by Jacob
Pankcn. who was elected a Municipal
Court judge by the socialists last
month
Many Return TO Russia
The statement Of the alliance says:
IS. Epstein, long well known as or
Fanizer of the Ladies Waist Makers
| Union and editor OF the unions Off
cial journal, is now in Russia as a
Bolsheviki agitator. j. Nostrow, or
canzer Of Jewish Carpenters union
in New York now is a Bolsheviki or
gani2er in Moscow. s. Shubin, for
mer New York Jewish newspaper
writer, left America on November z,
posing as a clerk for an engineering
mission. carrying letters and docu-
merts from the Workmens Council
and from newly elected New York
Socialist official. Or. Max Goddard.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

She viii not heed Il. she Is TOO
busy. The little tablet on her desk IL
scribbled fui Of tasks for tomorrow.
II she can hula herself 10 that agren
uons schedule. she viii rise at seyen.
follow up her shower bath With cor.
receive dancing 70 The ytesFoIa. thereby
effectively Hrausing the resi- Of tho
household. aespfe lhe forenoon 20 eul.
tnre tnot with ~. the afternoon 10
Red Cross heneYOience gwIti hee1,
speak a d suffrage meeting ii the eve.
ming and rend the Boston Transcript
before slie goes % bed. There ID a
tack ~ ronnnce III this program. but
the Kew Woman 81 n0f dependent %
romance .'fsc moi idle. aud sou shall
not Re longing There Is, however a
memo. pad 90 record with The entry
by date aad hour. set ID The midst
Of other sundrlcs marry Mr.. r.
Contributors Club, ia the AtiahtIc.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

the strength of his recommendation
He he'd fallen IN with fast sei. Kot
TO drinking. lost his FIRST position.
found another. loes that. aud his am
billion and sense Of honor ~ we'll, and
was practically yaEsbond ut date.
Vance Danslow did not know this.
He was taking a risk. but be also was
pennjiess he smiled 81 The Oddly u
HIS situation. Then re reflected grave.
~. lie decided.
Before noon, an Rodney Drlscnil,
and backed by the recommendation
he had picked out Of the gutter, ne
had been employed by waitham a
Co, brokers. az d SALARY 81 twctve
dollars week. The recommendation
had done Il, HIS bright energetic
ways enforced this Influence and on
the first Of tho next month his pay
envelope rcnd: sFlfteen doiIara|
Everybody knew him ~ DrlseoIl.
Luckily he had no friends IN the city
and the deception was not pr0bed
Two months after being employed BY
Wallham 4 co. the senior partner
chilled him into bis private Office. com.
mcnded his general diligence as 10
neat profitable investment be had
turned Tor The house and gave him the
post OF Office manager
The very day after Driscoll was
called into the outer Office A young
man handed him the card Of local
collection agency.
What's this forf" inquired Densiow.
You'd ought to know. Mr. griscoll. =
was the reply. you've been 90 our
books long enough. You skipped from
your last employment and we've JUST
located Won. We have eight claims for
unpaid bills aggregating one hundred
and forty dollars You've got to pay,
Or ven notify your boss ana garni.
shee your pay"
"H'mT uttered Denslow dryig. And
again. sH'mf'
4 Hts Mn had found him Quit Here
was the penalty of dupIicIty. nens-
low wincdsi. He thought quick He
waa getting fifty dollars a week. Could
ne aHord 10 pay the debts Of the man
whose identity and recommendation
be had appropriately
HSee here" he said. "liow would
twelve weekly payments do y0n9r
"FineI promptly responded the col
lect0r. eonly. don't do az You dsd be-
fore--fall down on the contract. We're
bound to get you ia the end
"H'mf'' qnIzzlcally smiled Denslow,
and paid the arst lnstaliment.
When tho last inslaiIment came due
II was another collector who called
for the final payment. He explained
that his predecessor had left the col.
lection agency. He regarded DensIow
with d queer smile as he gave him the
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

Harry "she'd snap BON ~ IN min
ute"
"shut upT" commanded Jim, IN the
tones Of one who IL creditor Of the
man he addresses TO the extent Of aeg-
eral thousands
Harry shut up. and Jim became nm
easy. He had been thinking thar he
could not DO better than ask Ethel
until Harry spoke. and now be was
thinking OF Nora again.
flarry's visit came 20 mn end. a.
every infection must Harry had tried
10 touch HIS brother for final thou
sand. and had been turned d0wn
I'm get even with you for that" be
grinned.
Aud he did---on the evening" before
his departure. Both the brothers saf
at reception. Jim constrained and
shy. Harry the life OF the evening.
just as the brothers were getting
ready to 20 home Harry came out OF
the conservatory. where he had been
sitting u long time with Ethei
"A congratulate you. old man." be
said 10 hls brother.
''Come home and d0n't make a fool
Of yourself" said Jim. @xousve been
out there with Miss Fisher for half an
hour"
''JIm." said Harry. sTve asked her
10 marry you
"WhatY' yelled Jim. quite forgetting
where he was.
"A regular case Of Miles standish
over again, Jim. / told her you were
languishIng with love for her, and
hadn't the grit to ask her to be your
wife. she's accepted you. my boy"
"You bllthefsng hssi'' said Jim.
.You1l make a splendid pair said
Harry. II meant to pretend TO be
you and propose Ia your name, but /
guess we don't look enough alike for
that. Good luck, Old boylg
Jlm's hand fell On HarFy's collar. "Is
that straight, Harryf" bis brother de-
handed
Absolute truth"
I'm never loan you another cent
And I'll go and tell her 1T oncs that
you were playing tbs fool"
Harry grinned as he twisted himself
out Of his brothers. granpy ~You ought
10 have lent me that thousand" be
said. .eio and tel her BY ali means.
See. here she coneaf''
They were little away from the
other guests, hidden from their view
BY bank Of flowers Jim, standing
IN a daee, saw Ethel Fisher approach
him with happy face. she came
quickly mp to him and-~and kissed
him.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

Uneurthed 10 the quest for manu-.
scripts aud autographed letters 70
make part ~ the exhibit Of historic
relies o. cnrIy Pittsburgh which DIR.
W. J. Holland Of Carnegie Museum Is
preparing for display during the city
charter centennial celebration. il one
dated 10 1918 and issued by Robert
Fulton, inventor of the steamboat
The letter according 10 Che pitts.
burgh Telegraph. Is one
which Fulton wrote 10 David Cook. u
steel manufacturer ~ Pittsburgh. 10
make for him and ship 10 him certain
'specllied quantities Of hotter plate fof
use IN the steamboat which Al that
time he was perfacting.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

name. hut sAalte another - emtaoy II
ofIesally
''N'A your hnme1" exslalmei me a..
toaufsd hnslaets rish
"Np NJ b. np % me 20 HHhsi
open c0nfesslss. Please listen. and ont
came The whole story
The aeaiar aaftnQr stared thru ne
laughed. Then h. looked Impressed.
az DcnsloU plraara ~Iielp me pus
this poor feIioW rse rubs n on n his
feet. won't ypu pltnreT
And NJ WIS 10 gnluatip. and humane.
and earnest ghAi be- had hts own war.
He yiallra nrlsenll aud explniued. lie
gave hun poslilon 10 the olice. he
rcaasamcd hts awn ntme md slp friend
u bnhnras associates voted lsls eagseg
a success. Though novel.
After thai DFieeoli eut a rVgalar ray
envelope ami liraced right up A. i'm
end ~ y ypar the two vent togrilirs -
sIsit nrlscsal's flaneee. Rose Mays,ps.
and his sister fsnnice. "a tls home city.
They had long slnre bees npprigod ~
the grand friend Rodney had feuad.
BEFORE they returned from their Yrtgi.
tiun DeDslow said 70 I.unicc one dry
''Aiiss Driscoll. ] once changed my
name, ~ vol know. and good cnnie n
~. II you will consent 20 change
yours VIII guarantee love aud hap
plnes&"
AMI Euhice dld.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04
The Pay
Envelope
By Flosence I i|Iian lIendeuan
BY Florence Lillian Henderson

tcopyrieht. 1916. BY ". o. chapman.)
Rodney Driscoll, searching In his
pockets for stray dime Or nickeI.
found only penny. gave It an angry
fling into the gutter aud then sent an
envelope allied with several folded
sheets Of paper after II.
THAT for the high and lofty set og
recomnendatiOnsi he eT0wled Tim
down and out and I'll never get M or
In again TO need those.r Then he no.
ticcd an acquaintance coming along.
buttonholed him. borrowed halF b dot
lar and made for the nearest saloon.
Vance Denslow, clear Of eye. neat OF
attire, not even a penny In his pocket,
came along noticed the envelope
picked II up and became interested In
reading the hAlf-doxen odd recon-
mcndatIens covering the ability, elll-
cheney and Integrity Of Rodney Dfis.
coll IN another city. The Hinder VI the
Same smiled wryIy. He had no req
concentrations, for he had come from
a farm, and without such he had been
turned down at every place he had ap.
piled for work.
"rhe very thing accommodation
ealorelv he unused. ~If I only dared
to use themi Yet here they are, use.
less. shan set them 70 work. assume
this rather well-iooksng name, Rodney
Driecoil--and call a check on half
starvnfionfs
Six months previous Rodney Dris-
coll, leaving sister and ilances be.
bind him, had come from another city
and had secured good position on
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

someone asked what flowers Will
grow without any care whatsoever.
What question for a resident OF CAL
iforniai What Is the matter with orr
state flower eschscholszla. the Cali
fornia poppys surely II needs no care.
and the result Is never IN doubt. We
have many. very many more. A bed
Of petunlas Il recalled that bloomed
every day throughout the summer
without drop Of water being applied
The finest neglected floral display III
midsummer known TO the writer was
fence covered with climbing naslhr-
.ians flanklng wide bed fIled with
dwarf sorts. And such variety 81
colors as may now be had Is almost
wonderfuls--Los Angeles Times.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

An Englieb nnynl architect In a re-
cent study Of applying OH engines for
the propulsion Of warshIps states that
IA the case Of bhttleshIp no found
TINT with M equal number oF shafts,
equal power and speed can be OBJ.
lalned With double-acting two-rycle en-.
glnes as with steam. auxIlinries being
Included IN each case, ana the machn.
cry weight being equal. says the Sci.
cnti1ie American, He found that the
radius Of action could De increased at
full speed at least three times aud ut
cruising speeds III least four times.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

IL the Fall Both Man and Beast 90
Forth In Search Of Cold Weather
NeceasItlss.

Falling leaves, deepening color 10
the woods and darkenlng evenings give
notice Of the preparations OF Mother
Nature for her winters rest and rccupe-
ration. says o writer 10 the Port An
Eeies Herald. The fruits Of her sum
rner laburs are ripeulng Ia the trees.
Or gathered already Into the store.
houses FreshenIlls winds IRE COM
ing % from he ocean through narrow
straits the air IS chilly when the sun
Hes loW ana bestrs the scent Of an-
tuninnl rains furfies 81 snow sweep
HE mountain ranges The wild erea-
lures are seeking snug quarters and
laying IL their provisions for the WIN.
lel seasons.
The men 10 hunting. Not one III
ten eseF thinks of nv renson. lie daos
not phss6sophize 81 t|lt fdct Thar he
u following the custom u the ages.
when be takes his weapons ID the fall
and seeks game IN the forest. with
him Il Is sport. bat with his ancestors
It was duty. They knew that II they
failed Of good fortune In the chase
their families would 90 hungry ID THE
winter. New skins were needed for
protection against the cold weather:
meats had to be obtained ana placed.
dried, In primitive storage. The ami.
mails knew an about Ii then. and sim
realize the danger Of the season. Birds
and beasts u the entnble sort grow
shy when the Iengthenlng nights and
shortening days herald the coming Of
winter Etnt the beasts OF prey. like
the men. are out hunting. They also
need their stores and In order 10 get
them their muscles grow taut. their
claws shnrr mud their coats very clean
aud glossy, 50 Tint the creatures they
hunt may have difficulty Ia seentinK
their approach.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

"A well-dressed Teller had a heap Of
tr0uhle with HIS motorcar out yur on
Hogbnck Hlll luther day" relates Mr.
Gap johnson d Rnmpus Ridge. TT
baked when II was three-quarters Of
the way Up TIE hIli. and then ran
backwards e no boitom of tie alope
and to- TIE atnds and wUnliln.fr ~
a-tnii. And Einn whiia Ae Was cfank-
ing It up It started. knocked him down
and stopped on top q him. came
along and helped him extermInate him
self. and when he started up hill
again the m0sorcar baked once more
half way up, ran backwards 10 the bot
tom. wrapped Itself Ground tree
caught Gre and burned up. That feller
wusn't killed. but he was considerably
sfnged. aud III cut for doctor as the
crow filea. | don't know whur he
came from. but reckon be was one OF
them Idle rich that we read about
They aro always up TO such tricks. -
Kansas CITY star.