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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS
ClHsscs In I'irst-AId and Rcd-Crosn
Work TO Face Examiners
This Week.

Due TO the regulations OF tho ma
'ional board of the Young Womcn'S
Christian Association and the Ameri-
can Red Cross. the first-aid- to the
injured examinations. scheduled to TAX.
place on Monday Tuesday Thursday
and Friday at different hours. will take
place on Tuesday at 3. and 5 o'clock.
and on Thursday at L. 3 and 6 O'Clock.
The hours are as follows for the
different classes:
DR.. Ennett's class will take their ex-
animation on Tuesday, April "a. at 4
o'clock; DR.. Higgins's class, on Tues
day at o'clock: DR.. Traynham's class.
on Tuesday at 2 o'clock instead OF
ll:t5: DR. r. S. Fitzgcrald's class. at
the previously stated hour. Tuesday.
April "a. at { o'clock DR.. Boland's
class. previously stated. on Tues
day at o'clock Or. Bauer's class.
examination will take place az
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22

Especial 10 The Times -Dispstch.
DANVlILE, VA. April 2l.-Durins
tho first three months of the existence
OF the Travellers Aid Society in DAN
willie no fewer than 1000 persons have
been assisted by the local agent. Mrs.
Mabel Grange, whose headquarters are
at the station and who is especially
attentive TO young girls travelling
alone. The report of tho agents work
indicates that considerable number
OF cases noted were instances where
young women were drawn from traps
laid to cnsnare them into vicious cir
rumSianCcS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22
COUNTRY MORE FEyERIsH
NEARER THE FRONT

Nearer the front the country be-
comes more feverish. Angry bursts OF
tawny color are seen In haphazard
sort Of way dotting the horizon and
the countryside. Here and there are
Australians in great coats standing be-
hind mounds OF earth. with rifles
pointed over the top. bayonets always
fixed. Frequently when there il no
other shelter. there arc hastily scooped
trenches. A quarter OF mile away
another party is lining a roadside. fat
on their stomschs in the ditch bayonets
peeping over the top. Shells are whiz-
zing by at the rate Of two or three
a minute. high explosives bursting on
contact behind their backs about as
far away as the other side OF cottage
parlor
over bit 10 the right is a sleepy
French village. Not living thing 10
TO be seen down these struggling
Lagnicourt Streets. The bricks OF
tumbled walls lie here and there just
as the shells knocked them. Through
them, just as in old battle pictures.
may be seen the bodies OF dead Ger
mans, at corners, in the angles OF
tumbled houses, in courtyard visible
through a shattered brick wall. two
Of them in the bottom Of one of the
big craters which the Germans them
selves blew at every crossroads to i'm
pede the onemy's advance. Nothing
stirs in the whole village, and the only
sound coming from this abode OF death
is tho occasional fall OF tile or some
debris thrown skyward by a shell de-
scendinE rom over behind the next
village.
ESCORT
PRISONERS TO REAR
Once in a while one meet. prisoner
being escorted to the rear. There is
something very impressive about these
little professions of two men, prisoner
and escort. The prisoner. usually a
young German private in neat gray
uniform and steel helmet walks i'm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22
AUSTRALIANS REJOICE
At FIGHTING IN OPEN
Prove Just as Good in This Kind Of
Warfare as In Trenches and
at Gallipoli.
NEW SORT OF BATTLE FIELD
Men March Down to II Through
Valleys Almost Exactly Like Those
in Peaceful Parts Of France.
Whole Acres Show No Shell Hole.
(From a Staff Correspondent Of the
Associated PrcsY)

(From a Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press.)
AUSTRALIANS HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. April 2l.--After these many
months Of trench warfare there is keen
delight for the Australian soldier in
this new kind of warfare which tho
German retirement has opened up.
Tho lighting il in open country now,
over gently rolling downs OF what look
like grassland. 1t is really most OF il
wheat or turnip land which has not
been cultivated for a year or two. The
country is open as the Australian
central plains.
1t Is quite new sort OF battle field
for these Australians. They march
down to il through valleys almost ex-
acuy like the valleys in the peaceful
parts of France. There are whole
acres in which one cannot see single
she'll hole. Back across the green
country down the open roads, como
men in twos or threes occasionally,
sauntering as one might find them on
country road on Sunday. They are
the wounded helping one another back
TO the dressing station. The walking
wounded have TO help each other back
in these modern battles. II In no longer
looked upon as meritorious for an un-
wounded combatant to leave the field
and help n wounded comrade to the
rear
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22

Twenty ninth street. The child WAS
crossing the street at the time. and
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thht the boy had not been badly hurt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22
child struck by Automobile.

The three-year-old son Of T. J.
Hattorf, OF 2S2I Nine Mile Road. was
struck and Knocked down by an auto
mobile last night about 80 O'Clock at
the corner of the Nine Mile Road and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22

Thursday. instead OF Friday at
o'clock. Or. Darlington Wili,ams'S
| class. at o'clock Thursday instead OF
! ) o'clock Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22

stated. ON Thursday. April &c. at
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Thursday at o'clock. instead Of 7:20:
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
NEW SUITS FILED

The following suits have recently
been filed in the court clerks office.
Mrs Maggie Hiatt VS. A. A. Hiatt,
divorce, injunction and custody Of chill
dren
Oren Seldom Penny minor, suing
by and through his guardian Al s.
Penny, VS.. r. A. vose, the Alliance
Trust Co., Ltd a corporation Of Dun
dee. Scotland, The Holmes & Hibbard
Mortgage CO., a corporation, The Bry-
an Cav Investment Co.. a corporation,
and w T. Phillips judgment and ST.
500 damages.
Katherine S. Penny, minor, by and
through her guardian. Q. s. Penny. VS..
r. A. Vose. ct al, judgment and $500
damages.
Samuel w Penny. a minor, suing by
and through his legal guardian. o S.
Penny VS. r A. Vose ct al. judgment
and damages in sum Of $500.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
WHAT OKLAHOMA MERCHANTS
WILL ASK FROM LEGISLATURE

secretsry Arthur Ersland of the
Grady County Business Mems associa-
tion today received advices from the
Oklahoma Business Mems association
stating the lines along which the as
sociation would work during the pres
ent legislature and officially notifying
the county organization of the amalga-
nation Of the various commercial bod
les under the one head
Following is a list OF the measures
for which the legislative committee
will work:
4. Necessities Bill, amending the
exemption laws so that all Of the debt
or's earnings and any of his personal
property will be subject to garnish-
ment or attachment for his debts for
merchandise bought for the use Of
the debtor or his family
2. Oregon Peddler Law, eliminating
peddlers Of drugs, groceries, vehicles,
kitchen ranges, groceries and other
kinds Of merchandise through the
country.
3. Itinerant Merchant Law, to curb
the operations Of the "fly-by-night"
merchant who is here today and gone
tomorrow with surprising amount Of
the community's cash, leaving behind
inferior merchandise and broken Vrom-
ises.
Bulk Sales Legislation. amending
the present bulk sales law to make it
effective in preventing fraudulent
transfers.
5. Maximum Hour and Minimum
Wage Legislation The Federation Of
Labor wants to amend the nine.hour
law to make it cover the entire state
and to reduce the hours Of women to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09

eight and to make the minimum wage
Of female employees $500 per week.
Most merchants want a fifty-four hour
law instead of the present nine-hour
law which only affects cities of more
than five thousand population accord
ing to the census of 1910
6. Compensation Legislation. Some
effort will be made to place retail mer-
camille pursuits under the provisions
of the workmens compulsory insur-
ance low DO you want to pay com
pensation insurance upon your en-
ployes?
The Anti-premium law will not be
pressed at this session of the legisla-
ture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
INDICATIONS POINT TO
OIL FIELD
tcontinued from Page one)

200 feet in section 1872, and near Alex
and nine miles northeast of NARROW,
the Langston Oil g. Gas Co. is setting
16-inch eating at 800 feet in section
1896. In section 2-2-5 the Santa Fe
Oil Co. has struck the third sand at
1900 feet and il looks like producer,
In section 1925, the Black Hawk Oil
Co. has reached a depth of 900 feet.
The Santa Fe has made a second loca-
ton in section 27-3-5 and is getting
ready to build a rig. In section 26-2-4,
the Oklahoma Star Oil Co. has just
finished setting 500 feet Of 16inch cas-
lag and is making hole. The Homa
Oil Co. is shut down at 1,1O0 feet in
section 20-S-4 A showing Of oil was
found in this test at 75O feet In sec
tion 1854, the B. & r. Oil Co. is max
ing progress at 700 feet. In section
1855, the Unity Oil Co. Of Kansas
City set the 10-inch casing at 1000
feet and is underreaming the S-inch at
l-10O A sand was found in this test
at 935 feet and the prospects for a well
at this location are very bright
"The prospectors in Grady county
are confident of opening an oil pool in
that locality, and with the showings
that have already been found it would
not be surprising to see quite a little
field developed. The various show
ings encountered in tests being drilled
to the north, south and west have
caused this belief and the operators
are elated over the prospects At
Blanchard, in the northeastern part of
Grady county, a showing Of oil was
struck at 750 feet, and in the north
western part, Cement people got oil
at the same depth In the southeast
corner Of the same county, the Santa
Fe Oil Co struck the first sand at $50
feet and in the center of the county,
at Alex, the Unity Oil Co. struck the
first sand at 935 feet. The lay of the
sand seems to be very regular"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
LANCSTON
co. CASING

G. NJ Langston. president of the
Langston Oil and Gas company, now
drilling on the John Milwee farm in
the extreme southern part OF Grady
county was in the city yesterday and
reported that the test well has reached
a depth Of $50 feet,
1--WE are now putting in 1914 inch
casing which we exect to carry down
1000 feet" said Mr. Langston. Titus
far all the indications have been sat
isfacerv. We have all the equipment
necessary to go down 1000 feet if nee
essary and are prepared to make a
thorough test Of this field
The Langston test is only a few
miles west of the Santa Fe well.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
ONLY WOMAN STATES
ATTORNEY IN COUNTRY
TO BATTLE LEGISLATURE
By United Press.

By United Press.
Denver. Colo, Jan. 9.-Miss Clara
Ruth Mozzer the only woman assistant
states attorney general in the United
States. appointed to the position in
response to the demands Of the wo-
men Of this state, today started her
campaign TO force the Democratic
party to live up TO its pledges and put
through minimum wage law for wo-
men at the present session of the
state legislature.
The bill passed by the last legisla-
ture and vetoed by the governor will
be amended and reintroduced at this
session. The most important changes
in the bill. which is patterned after
the Oregon law. viii be the inclusion
Of piece workers as we'll as wage
workers in the minimum. according
to Miss Mozzer
If the bin passes, all cases coming
under the new law while she holds Of.
flee yill be turned over to Miss MOI
zer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
GREAT EDUCATIONAL
CAMPAIGN PROPOSED

DR.. r. N. Masters. president of the
Shawnee Baptist University, viii be
in Chickasha tomorrow afternoon at
1880 o'clock and desires to meet all
pastors and workers at 2 o'clock for
the purpose of inaugurating an educa-
tional campaign through the months
of January and February.
Dr. Masters will preach at the Sec
ond Baptist church tomorrow evening.
services commencing at 1880 o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
x. c. Man Moves Here.

Arch DeBruce, who has had charge
of the Kansas City office of the Wot-
ten-Burton Sales company, has taken
a position in the office Of the same
company here. Mr. DeBruce and fam
lily are located at 1924 Idaho avenue
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
BooterIe RemodeIed.

0. b Hunter is having the interior
Of the building occupied by Hunters
Booterie remodeled and redecorated
A new feature Of the store will be a
special department for children's foot
war and will be furnished with special
furniture A special attendant for this
department will be employed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Escaped Prisoner Returned.

Another of the prisoners who broke
out of Jail here in July has been re-
turned. Grover Cleveland, alleged
horse thief, who was recaptured at
Norman, has been brought in by Dep
uty Sheriff Bob Castleman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Attends Board Meet.

DR.. w L. Bonnell left yesterday af-
ternoon for Oklahoma City to attend
the regular meeting Of the State Board
or Medical Examiners of which he is
president.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
M. 3. A. Meet.

The M. b. A. lodge will hold its reg
ular meeting tonight in the new K. P.
hall All members are requested 20
be present. Business OF Importance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Attends Meet.

DR., A. B. Leeds is attending the
meeting of the Central Oklahoma Med
ical association which is being held at
Enid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Mrs. coryeII Detained.

Mrs. M Coryell, woman demonstra-
tor for Grady county, has prolonged
her stay at saltwater and is not ex-
pected to Chickasha. until next Friday.
Mrs. Coryell is in attendance at dem
onstrations which are being made by
experts in all lines of activity in which
such county officers are aligned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
HOOSiER WOMAN BACKS
LAW TO TAKE COR
SETS OFF SISTERS

By United Press.
indianapolis, Jan. "a law
to prohibit women wearing cor
sets will be advocated before
the indiana legislature now in
session. by Mrs. Anna Hoeltke
Lee of this city Mrs. Lee de-
clares corsets cause more dam
age than whiskey and have de-
stroyed more people than
drugs.
Mrs. Lee herself weighs
about 100 opunds and wears
well a one-piece dress and adj
mits she comes nearer being
a Venus de Milo than a woman
with a seventeen inch waist
4 4 4 4 L 4 4 L 4 4 \ 4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
win Reside Here.

Mrs. Mary Houghton and grandchil-
dren, Ralph and Georgene Houghton,
arrived yesterday from Cleveland,
Okla, and will reside in this city in
the future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Attends official Meet.

Dr. L. E. Emanuel is attending the
meeting of the state board of health
which is in session at Oklahoma City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Officers at Frederick.

Henry Millerman and Richard Harti-
gan Of the local recruiting station are
spend the week at Frederick on busi-
ness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Or. Penquite Better.

DR.. Walter Penquite, who has been
confined to his bed for the past three
weeks. was able to be uptown yester-
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
At the Hospital.

Drs. e. N. Allen of McAlester, J. P.
Runyan Of Little Rock, ]. A. Hatchett
of El Reno and j. NJ. Hanna of Alex
are professional visitors at the Chick
asha hospital
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09
Short Stories
OF THE TOWN
Born a Boy.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. l.. Chester
4lO South Third street, last night, a
boy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09

Again we must remind cur friends
that we positively will not accept
want" rent" and sale" ads BY
phone. Do not embarrass US by asking
us to do so. DAILY EXPRESS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-09

Have you read the classified adsY
Try it. They are interesting.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
FORMER SENATOR INDICTED2
PETTIGREW OF SOUTH DAKOTA
@ REPORTED ACCUSED.
Says Charges, II Any Have Been Pre-
ferred, Are Based on Criticism
PIP p. of Americas War Move.

h Chicago. Oct 10. - Former United
States Senator R. F. Pettigrew of
South Dakota, who has been in a Chi
cago hospital for several weeks. when
interviewed at his hotel said he had
been informed unofficially that an in.
dictment had been voted against him
at Sioux Falls, s. D., under the espion.
agt act, but that he knew nothing of.
ficially of any charges that may have
been preferred against him.
If have been indicted" said Mr..
Pettigrew, 1T was for a speech / made
recently in Sioux Falls. In that speech
said we were in war in which we
had no business, that we were involved
because certain people were on ships
where they should not have been.
declared that since we were in the war
the best thing for us to do was to bach
out gracefully. Since have been in
Chicago I have been elected a repre-
sentative to the peace conference"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
MILL CITY BANK ROBBED
BY BANDITS IN DAYLIGHT
Hiqhwaymen Secure IS 900 After Lock.
Ing Employees In Bank and Escape
in Auto.

Minneapolis, Oct. 19.-Three auto
mobile bandits, armed but not masked,
robbed the Calhoun State bank shortly
after 1 p. m, getting away with close
to $4,000, after backing officials and
employees into vault.
The three men left their car a short
distance away. While one man stood
at the door, the other two entered the
bank and drove the three employees
present into the vault at the points OF
revolvers. Then the robber pair en-
tered the cashiers cage and emptied
trays of coins and currency into a
bag. Then they went into the vault.
Without word. they emptied all the
money there into the bag.
Then the two hurried outside, Joined
their companion, who had stood guard
at the door, and ran to their automo-
bile and escaped.