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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01

Unhora!ded, there appeared over
Chickasha an army aeropane about
O'Clock After circling the town ut
rather low altitude, he mounted to
sufficient height and when directly
over the town put the old air bus
through some of the fanciest stunts
ever witnessed around these parts
lie looped the loop several times
flew upside down and wound up with
a series of spiral glides
Having finished, he sailed over the
easetrn part ot the city and flying
low made a lalf dozon Investigations
OF the ground east of the Rock IS
land tracks, finally landing in the al
falfa field His presence had already
attracted attention and when he came
to a stop all the able bodied popula-
ton Of Chickasha bastened immedi-
ately to the scene. They arrived
only to see the army birdman rise
and HE himself orr in the direction
of TT Sill
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01

DEDICATE
W.S.S.BANK
To Be Signal for Monster Demonstration;
Ex-Prcsident Taft 10 06ciate;
April lis Date
Special to the Express.

Special to the Express.
Muskogee, Okla. April THE
stage is set for the dedication Of
Muskogee's War Savings bank by for
mer President William Howard Taft.
April 3 It will be the occasion for
the most gigantic loyalty demonstra.
tion ever witnessed in this section Of
Oklahoma.
Muskogee's gift to the nation will
/ be dedicated by Mr. Taft following
monster parade through the streets
Of the city in which delegations and
bands from other cities and towns in
| eastern Oklahoma, labor and frater-
nal as well as all kinds Of organiza-
lions win participate.
A half holiday for Maskogee has
been declared and all places of bust
ness viii be closed Governor Hob
by Of Texas, Governor Gapper OF
Kansas; Governor Brough Of Arkan-
sas; Governor Gardner Of Missouri,
and Governor Williams Of Oklaho
ma have been invited The latter
cannot attend owing to prior en-
gagement 10 attend war confer
ence at the national capitol
A squadron of airplanes from Fort
Sill has been requested and il Is more
than likely that the government VIII
accede to the request. President Taft
viii speak at night on "The Menace
Of Premature Peace"
Charles Il Law, local attorney who
engineered and planned the local war
savings bank. says Nuskogee's dem
onstration Wednesday will show to
the people Of the country that this /
state is among the first in loyalty
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01
Boche Shells Fail Stop
An1ejcdn H1n1or; ;Do1ghboy
Had to Haze Place to Eat

try of the town and road both, de.
spite eamouflage.
Come back in town here liouten-
ant" called the Sammy from his rock
rile luncheon Most of them hit the
road or go clean over into the Rue
de Victory. It's safe here
The Boche was starting up again.
He tossed the shells on the road and
about thirty more into town.
With each shell the lieutenant, the
driver and the infantryman ducked
their heads and after each duck they
looked up with sheepish grils at one
another. One high explosive missile
went low over their heads and poked
another hole in the Swiss cheese
front wall of destroyed dwelling
across the street. 1t struck square in
the middle of the Chocolate Menier
sign.
"Bulrs-eye," said Sammy, looking
up from his hopeless search for a
morsel of pork among the beans
SAY" he demanded to the driver
what do you guys get to eat? Last
night we had slum and | couldn't
find any potatoes in it. Today we
get pork and beans-only it's theo
retical pork"
The shelling became fairly hot.
Several hundred shrapnel and high
explosive shells broke over the town
in the ruins and in a row along the
road Sammies and Poilus appeared
in twos and threes from unobserva-
BILE hooks in the ruins and hurried
to the dugouts down under the ma
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01
(By j. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent

With the American Expeditionary
Army, France, Jan 22-tBy mail ~
Hey, lieutenant, better not run on
that road. Fritzie can see it plain as
day and he's been dropping shells on
it all morning"
The warning came from mud.
splattered Sammy, seated on the
tumbled bricks of a destroyed farm
house with his mess-tin full of beans
held between his knees Mud ana
khaki make perfect camouflage.
You wouldn't have noticed him if he
hadn't yelled
The staff lieutenant on the way
back from brigade headquarters,
stopped his car. The shouted warn
ing was supplemented by the unmis-
taxable racket of travelling shells
that invisible express-train sound
Two III. E." obuses slammed the sur
face of the road just ahead and tore
holes in the surface of the road just
ahead and tore holes in the crushed
rock. hurting stones and chunks of
steel in five directions.
A stone went through one of the
forward mud-guards, leaving a small
irregular hole
the lieutenant and his driver got
out II was right on the edge Of a
crushed farm village A woven-work
netting eamouflage was supposed to
hide the road but in eighteen months
of stationary fighting hereabouts the
Boche has obtained accurate regis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01

current goes on with perfect
freedom.
No insulation ever used mas
equallcd hard rubber in ability to
resist every day wear and tear. No
method of conducting current
through the hard rubber has the
efficiency Of tine tiny threads. And
tile combination is found only in
the Still Better Willard Battery
Let us tell you more about this insu-
lation and the battery that uses it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01

scnry,
In these towns youll notice that all
the emergency dugouts have their en-.
trance facing toward interior France,
away from the direction OF enemy
shells They are placed in the lee OF
standing wall whenever there's a
wall standing.
Wonder where that one went,
said the driver after one loud burst.
He ran through a hole in the wall
to Investigate fresh shell hole at
close range.
The lieutenant was under fire fer
the first time However he felt about
il, he maintained an outward calm
almost unconcern--for the benefit Of
the Sammies
A mead poked out OF the nearest
dugout
Hey Fat" yelled the man in the
dugout Come on in here. You'll
get hurt if you stick out there"
"Well, mans got to eat, hasn't
he" Fat called back. "That dugout
stinks so a fellow can't enjoy his
chow down there"
The lieutenant called his driver
They climber back inro their machine
and began a two mile run parallel to
the front. under enemy observation
all the way.
"Wel I've done my part warned
EN-" said Fat. spearing the ultimate
bean
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01
Do Your Work pronerlu

Make up your mind that you Will
do what you have to do the very best
you know how. There is very little
work that is really dlflicult. But All
good work iN painStaking. If YOU nut
your whole soul into your work, you
will learn TO enjoy il, ana you VIII
bec9ne constantly better ana more
wokh while.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01
AIR
BUS THRU
IT'S PAGES

Saturday evening Chiekasha was
treated to an aeroplane exhibition
that in pre-war days would have cost
about a simolcon or two per head,
hat it was staged without money
and without price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-01
What the Threads Are For

Every one Of the 100000
threads in the Threaded Rub
Der Insulation Of the Still Bet
ter Willard has a definite mis-
sion.
Every thread allows free
passage to the battery solution.
Through this multitude of tiny
paths the chemical action
which means d good, strong
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
Try Making Your OiUn
Cough Remedy
You can save about s., and have
n better remedy than the ready
made kind. Easily done.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!

II you combined the curative proper.
ties OF every known ready. made" cough
remedy, You probably could not get a.
much real curative power as there is in
this simple homemade cough syrup,
which is easily prepared in few min
.utes.
Get from any druggist 21a ounces Of
PineN, pour IL into Il pint bottle and
fill the bottle with syrup, using either
plain granulated sugar syrup, clarified
molasses, honey, or corn syrup, ~
desired. The result is full pint OF
really better cough syrup than You
could buy ready.made for three times
the money. Tastes pleasant and never
spoils.
This Pinex and Syrup preparation gets
right at the cause of cough and giv's
almost immediate relief. 1t loosens the
phlegm, stops the nasty throat tickle
and heals the sore, irritated' membranes
80 gently and easily that IL is really
astonishing.
A days use will usually overcome the
ordinary cough and for bronchitis,
Group, whooping cough and bronchial
asthma, there is nothing better.
PineX is q most valuable concentrated
compound of genuine Norway pine ex-
tract, and has been used for generations
to break up severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for "2h ounces of Pinex" with
full directions, and don't accept anything
else. Guaranteed to give absolute salts
faction or money promptly refunded.
The Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
BAcK.To.scHooL DRIVE IS NEXT.

FIRST OF all the New Year resolutions which both
i parents and children should make this season is
the resolution not 10 permit disturbed condi-
ions TO keep boys and girls out OF school, The Fed
eral Children's Bureau at Washington is about TO
begin back-to-school drive and that is well. Since
we entered the war many thousands OF children who
should have continued in school have gone out and
got "jobs" some OF them because il appeared neces-
sary to do so and many because they found oppor-
tunity to work and earn little money and preferred
that to going to school.
1t is a sad mistake for any boy or girl to quit
school before the regular course is finished Many
boys, especially, ambitious to earn money very
early in life, and when OF job offered they
leave school and take it. They a few dollars
week at first then more, and the increasing pay
them away from school altogether
boy has finished the grammar grades-"grad-
uated" as the term goes. The high school, with its
curriculum OF branches which every American citizen
nowadays and increasingly hereafter should master,
beckons him; but he turns aside and accepts job
Less than half educated" he goes into the world
to vie with men, when he grows few years older,
who have taken the full at high school The
result? lie is unable to vie with any considerable
degree OF success, Tor the world demands that men
be fairly we'll educated. This demand grows more in
sstent with each passing year The young man with
but meagre smatterng OF school-learnlng is hand
capped for life: The who has remained to get
ms llSn SCnOOl ullOlll mas HnuCl Dcl
ter start.
The same rule applies now to girls, for girls will
be citizens when they reach womanhood. Ii they
lack the elements of high school education they will
find their sisters with the little rbbon-ted diploma
going far ahead OF them in the industrial race as well
in the matrimonial race.
We are not discussing college cducatons. We are
dealing only with high school educations. The high
school is almost ubiquitous now, and as a rule 1t
supplies better educational facilities than did the
"erk-water college" of the days, let say, when
Speaker Champ Clark to college i'll Kentucky.
high school education is solid foundation for the
higher education which any young man or young
may acquire through experience in life.
Boy girl, if you have quit school" think this
over, and go back to school when the holidays are
over You never will have real cause to regret going
back but if you don't go back you will regret your
error all the days of your life, ii you have in you in
the first place the metal to amount to anything;
and in all probability you have the metal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

by an appeal to blood ties which do
not exist. As a matter OF actual
fact the call of the blood was
stronger between the reigning fam
lily OF England and the late rulers
OF Germany than in any other in
stance that might be named. The
differences between those two were
temperamental and spiritual, as were
the differences between us and the
Germans. In that respect we and
the British are in accord and upon
that basis alone our continuing
friendship must rest.
1t is ridiculous for. British propa-
gandists-and they are nearly, il not
quite. as numerous in this country,
as the German, from whose ac-
tivites theirs differed not in volume
but in kind-to cling to the pretty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

csted in what they did. \ very large
portion of the electorate voted sim
ply by rote-always for the same
party ticket, irrespective OF the mer-
it OF the candidate or the recent rec
ord of the party-just as 4 patriotic
citizen roots for his own towns ball
team, whether it is good or not. And
neither party meant anything in par
ticular.
This generation, nearly the world
over, has now acquired a new idea
of government. 1t has discovered
that government is not limited to be-
ing a iar-off, indifferent thing; that
it may be something which can step
into peoples homes, take their sons,
kill millions OF men, devastate great
regions. Newspapers bring daily evi-
dence that the people OF Germany,
for example, are now taking the live
liest and most intimate interest in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
-
urday

The following editorial from The
current issue OF The Saturday Even
ing Post is strictly in line with the
present benevolent propaganda of
The Ardmoreite with regard to gov
ernmental Improvement 'in this city
and county and elsewhere:
This generation of Americans has
been very little interested in gov
ernment-whether it was local gov
ernment, state government or led
eral government. All oratoricai and
journalistic pretensionS 20 be con-
trary are mere buncombe. Americans
were interested in politics il,t about
as they were interestd in baseball.
1t was national sport, pursued Tor
the eXcitemen OF the campaign and
OF seeing which side would win. All
ter one side had won, the contest
was settled and people -hought
about something else.
Exceptions may be noted to that
statement. Some people we're inter
eSted IN government all tle time.
Now and then unusual circum-
stances livened general interest in
the subject. But the average Amer
lean, by and large gave precious lit
lie attention TO it. If the parry that
iad won signally failed % redeem
It's promises he shrugged his shoal-
ders and forgot it in six months.
In twenty yearS-from 1892 TO
19l2-population increased 45 per
cent and the vote for president IL
creased only 25 per cent. and hun
dreds OF thousands voted for presi-
dent who never voted at Other cleo
tions. In city. state and nl,ion par
ties were held To no strict account
for fulfilment of their pledges. be-
cause people were too little inter-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

government. So people are, gener-
ally. throughout Europe.
The United States needs n live
lier and more intimate interest in
government on the part of the peo-
pie; a constant and critical interest.
Any number OF young men still know
more about the batting averages in
last seasons baseball than they know
about the performances OF their SEN
ators and representatives. Senator'S,
representatives and presidents will
never perform at their best to an
audience that is usually looking ;he
other way.
Government, with its increasing
activities, is bound to be increasing
ly important to everybody. To know
what government is doing, and how,
is part OF everybody'S personal busi-
ness-not just at election time, but
week in and week out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
PREPARING BULLETINS

Norman, Okla Dee. 2+.-Work
on the bulletins ior current topic
study to be sent out by the extension
division OF the University OF Okla
homa is nearing completion. The
bulletin entitled Study OF Social
Problems is now on the press, and
another individual Development
Problems" i, ready for the type
setter. The material Tor the bulle-
tin, entitled Living in Oklahoma,
is now being collected.
A supplement to the bulletin on
the government ownership OF rail
roads is being prepared by Dr. j..
W. Scruggs and Prof. T. b. Robb,
which will bring the bulletin up to
date. 1t is intended for the use OF
Class j debating clubs OF the high
schools OF the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
The "Anglo-Saxons" Again

Philadelphia Record: Whatever
may be our future with Great Brit
ain. and it is to be hoped they will
awlays be cordial, let us have done
at once with the outworn and un-
truthful cry that the United States
and Great Britain are natural allies
because hey are both Anglo
Saxon nations. Even in Revolu-
tionary times it was NOT wholly
true. much less now. We speak a
common tongue-though there be
British puriSts who deny it-bu.
We are no longer, ii ever we were,
full-brotherS.
There are enough mutual causes
to produce working reapproach-
ment between us. without risking a
frank understanding at the outset
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
S. A. +. G. RELIEVED
FROM ACTIVE DUTY

Norman, Okla. Dec. 24.-The 81
men in the students naval training
corps of the University of Okla
homa unit have been relieved from
active duty. They still are members
of the naval reserve force and have
to serve rs much as four months
during the four years OF their en-
listment. The members OF the unit
here have about one and one-halt
months vet to serve in the next
four years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
No paper tomorrow, Christmas
dav

"Anglo-Saxon" fable. A glance at
our casualty lists upon any day
should show them OF what mixed
stuff the fabric OF our manhood is
woven. There is a mingling OF many
bloods In the great heart OF this ma
ton, no one OF which may be said to
be the clear stream that feeds wis
dom and the love of justice to the
nations discerning brain.
We admire and respect the great
qualities OF the English, and we are
proud OF our association, with them
in the aims and ideals which have
guided us in the late great adven-
ture. We can afford to be frank
with each other now. Let's have
done with the "Anglo-Saxon" bond
and meet upon higher and more
tenable ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
Girls Glee Club Plans Trip

Norman. Okla. Dec. 24.-The
girls glee club OF the school OF fine
arts OF the University of Oklahoma.
under the direction OF Miss Alberta
Bragg. assistant professor OF voice.
is planning - take its annual trip
soon after the holidays.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
DARTINC, PIERCING
SCIATIC PAINS
Give way before the pene-
trating effects of SlOan's
Liniment

So do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches of lumbago, the nerve-
inflammation Of neuritis, the wry neck,
the joint wrench, the ligament sprain,
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
The ease OF applying, the quickness
of relief, the positive results, the clean-
liness, and the economy of Sloan's
Liniment make it universally preferred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
DIXON'S

Mems, boys, ladies and children's
reduced price shoe sale continued 20
January lst. so cents to $3.50 saved
on every pair OF DiXon's shoes, Next
TO postoffce. lS-1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
SECURING POSITIONS
FOR SOLDIER TEACHERS

Norman, Okla, Dec. 24-Prot \.
{. Parsons, state high school in
spector, is sending out over the
state a list of teachers who have
been discharged from army service
and requesting that any school
board needing teachers or super
intendents, get in touch with some
Of the men on the list. In this way
several OF the men have already
found places and others will find
places Just as soon as they arrive
home and get in touch with the Uni
vcrsitv of Oklahoma. Mr.. Parsons
is sending out the following letter:
81 am enclosing a list OF men who
have Just returned from service and
are now available for teaching posi-
tions in Oklahoma. Most of these
men left responsible positions in the
profession to serve their country.
They have been honorably dis
charged, and it is right that they
should be given the first considera-
ton for any position in the public
or state schools ior which they are
qualified"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25
Suit on Account.

The Mideke Supply Co. has filed
suit in the district court against J.
\. Cameron, doing business as the
New Wilson Brick Co., to recover
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

the sum oi SSH and to foreclose a
mechanics lien on part OF section 81
township i south, range ) west.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

PIN Sudds of Grass Valley arises to bcmoan the
dear old dead days when could enjoy his
Christmas liquor without having TO sneak it into the
state Yes "the dear old dead days were dear, all
right, in a certain manner OF interpreting the mean
ing OF that little adjective
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

Special Christmas dinner II 80
a. m. to 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at the
Wilmington Cafe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

Ardmorc appeared to get along very nicely, thank
YOU without a mayor for several days. You didn't
see any material difference did you, during the hiatus
or may we term it the interregnum for The sake OF
municipal dignity?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

This fine large crispi,h cold weather ought TO help
health conditions, so let cheer mp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

Paul II. Fesler champion Of the four-minute speak
ers of Oklahoma City, made more than 200 four-mn-
ute speeches in about eighteen months. Mr.. Feser
is entitled to high credit for his patriotic work, and
also for not talking longer than four minutes at
time Just suppose he had done all OF his talking at
one time, Four times 200 800. Reduced to hours
bulks thirteen and third-almos long
OF the sermons of the not very late Rev. Jon
atlan Edwards of New England, and nearly half as
long as a Recd-Smoot flibustcr fight against time
and patience in the United States senate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

In spite of a number of things not necessary TO
mention again last Saturday afternoon is said to have
witnessed the biggest Main street crowd that Ard
more has had in a coon's age. That, at any rate is
what we have been told by close observer who has
lived here some years. But how old is 4 coon?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

Only One 'BROMO QUINlNE"
TO get the genuine. call for full
name LAXATIVE BROMO QuI-
NINE Tablets. Look for signature
OF r. w. GROVE. Cures a Cold in
One Day. S0c.-adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

You can just bet The world is growing better. j
not whats the use?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-25

OF course there IS a Santa Claus!