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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23

London, Sept. 1T. P. OCon-
nor, M. P, at committee meeting
of the Armenian Refugees Fund, ex-
pressed his profound appreciation OF
the great work, which he found on
his recent visit to America, was be-
ing carried on by the American Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian Re-
lief Of the keen enthusiasm OF their
workers and Of the hearty sympathy
which he found on all sides.
He was deeply impressed with the
colossal generosity of the Ameri'
can public, and with the reports OF
the work of the agents of the COM
mittee both within Turkish territory
and in the regions adjacent to the
various battle fronts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
CONFESSION MIGHT HELP SOME

The old adage of open confession
Is good for the soul, might help the
kaiser and his satellites in their pre-
lminary pleas for peace. In all of the !
talks made recently by the supreme
autocrat, Baron Burian and the other
paid propagandists in Germany and
Austria, they have artfully lodged
the issue of who started the war and
have tried to enforce the impression
that the allies were waging a war of
determination, and that the central
powers were fighting merely to de-
fend themselves
or course, 1t is generally admitted
that the conditions have reached a
point in this terrible war where the
criginators are in reality fighting
hard to defend themselves and their
countries, but that is no fault Of
theirs, as they were glorying short
time ago in the victories they were
gaining and were making heroic eff
forts to exterminate their opponents.
1t makes mighty difference whose
OK is gored, and now that they are
getting the worst of 1t they are pos
ing as martyrs and denouncing the
Allies for daring to be victorious.
If they would come out manfully
and confess that they started the war
and give any kind of reason for be-
ginning a senseless conflict that has
developed into a holocaust such as
the world has never witnessed, and
admit that they were in the wrong
and willing to take their medicine as
any other culprit would expect to
have it administered, this country at
least would have have much more re-
spect for them and might possibly
listen to their appeal for settle
ment OF the difficulties.
But when the kaiser stands up in
front of thousands of employees of his
cwn in the Krupp gun works, Of
which he is a major owner, and tells
them that the war was started by peo-
pie who were envious of the German
kultur and superiority, the world
laughs in its sleeve and quietly calls
him liar, and wonders how long the
poor dupes of the autocracy will be
lieve this kind of CUFF When they re
member that war was declared by
Austria and Germany, and little Bel
GUM and little Serbia was invaded
by the already modified troops o
the two larger empires before ever
, any notice had been given Of a stat
, Of war, such statements reach tn
very height of duplicity and misrep
resentation and should be laughed .,
scorn by all thinking people.
1t is just such deceit that has con
WINGED the American people that Their
is no truth in the German autocrat
and no consideration can be expecte
by such prevaricators, from this coun
:, try or any of the allied countries tina
have suffered so severely at the hand
of these butchers and ruthless dc
stroyers of men, women, children
cities and countries .-Jacksonvill
Times Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23

D. E. Johnson, of the Lake Butler
section, recently brought the Tele-
graph man basket containing a gen
erous supply Of green corn, new sweet
notatose and new sorghum syrup
Judging from this display products
Friend Johnson is doing his part To
see that the food supply does rot run
short -Starke Telegraph.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
. FLORIDA LEGISLATURE ls1s
Senators
District

District.
w A. Mcleod. Milton.
John P. Stokes. Pensacola.
s-John L. Moore. DeFuniak Springs.
Nv. J. Singleton. Grand Ridge.
aH. L. oliver. ADalachicola.
S. W. Anderson. Greensborough.
Oscar NJ Eaton. Lakeland.
I'd. NJ. Lowry. Tallahassee.
a-John q. King, Inverness.
~. W. McKinns0. Aadiseu.
l1lDoyle q. Carlton. Tampa
Nv. T. Cash. Perry.
,s-Dr. W. L. Haghlstt, Cocoa.
AN. L. Plympton. Lake CITY.
ia. D. Andrews. Raiford.
,s-James q. Calkins, Fernandina.
III. B. Johnson. Live OAK.
49,. Turner Butler. Jacksonville.
,s-George W. Crawford, Conway.
,p-W. ]. Crosby. Cttra.
9l-J. W. Turner. Cedar Keys.
ct. T. Turnbull. Monticello
ss-W. M. Igou. Eustis.
LW. H.. Malone. Key West.
SC. c. Mathis. Vernon.
ss-W. A. Russell, Crescent City.
IA. NJ. Wilson. Miakka.
as-Lincoln Hulley, DeLand.
2s-W.E. Baker, Lake Geneva.
sO-John Bradshaw. Jasper.
SlNW. A. McWilliams, st. Augustine.
CD. G. Roland, Newherry.
Members Of House
Alachua-E. r. B. Kite, Gainesville.
Alschua-Eu Futch, Gainesville.
Baksr-C. F. Barber, Macclenny.
Brsdford-R. A. Greene, Stark.
Bradford-A. s. Crews, Starke.
Brsyard-J. J. Parrish, Titusvills.
Bay. e. Stokes, Panama City.
Broward-Fort Laaderdale.
Calhoun-T. G. Ray, Blountstown.
Citrus--L H. Barlow. Holder.
Clsy-L. A. Wade. Green Cove Springs
Columbia-W. J. Roebuck, Lake City
Columbia-W. w. Phillips, Lake City
Dade-John w. Watson, Miami.
Desoto-John B. Cochran. Nocatee.
Duval-F. o. Miller, Jacksonville.
Duval-N. w. Waybrtsht Jackson
Vile.
Escambia-John H. Gates. Uensacsli
R. r. D.
acknowledgement P. Caro-, Penss
cola.
Franklin-N. r. L. Moore, Cars
belle.
Gadsden-S. n. Strom. Juniper.
Gadsden-A. L. Wilson, Quincy.
Flagler-I. I. Moody, Bunnsll
Hamilton-Braxton Small, Jasper.
Hamilton-W. J. Dees, Jasper.
fernando w. Dawson, Brook
Vile.
-
HillsborougA - George H. Wide
Plant City.
Hillsborough--Dr. G. A. Hamohl
Tampa.
Holmes-C. r. Mathis. Bombay.
Jackson-Amos u. Lewis, Mariana
Jackson-R. L. McCreary, Grao
Vile.
aforementioned J. Carroll, ,Lamon
LaFayette-J. Albert Brsare, Mayo
Lake, D. Ndge, Groveland.
Les-Francis W. Perry, Fort Myers
Leon-John A. Scruggs, Lloyds.
Leon-A. H. williams, Tallahassee
Lsvy-W. J. Hpperson. Bronson.
Liberty-C. NJ. Ernest, Hosford.
Madison-T. G. Merchant, Madison
Madison-N. W. Campbell, Lamont.
Manatee-H. 8. Glazier, Bradentow
Marion-W. J. Folk, Romeo.
Marion-Norman A. Fort, Lynn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

again.
I'VE have seen lot of different
kinds of fish that have never seen
in pictures before Also saw a couple
of sharks and the back and tail of
big whale There are million fly
ing fish all along the way
I'VE have surely enjoyed the trip
so far We have fine band and they
play every morning and evening on
the top deck
There is chaplain with us so we
had church both last Sunday and
yesterday ON the top deck.
I'VE went through some awful
mean water for couple of days We
could not get ont on deck for the
waves were leaping clear over the
top Of thc ship and it is five decks
high
"Well guess | will come to the
sad part Of tho trip for all Of the
twelve days out were not 50 pleasant.
Two of them, which happened to be
the first two, began to think you
would soon sec me home again but
in box, for never came SO near
to kicking the bucket before in my
life as | did those two days. can
not tell you much that took place
for the only time | was on deck |
was busy feeding the fish.
Pete is laughing at me and swoars
that he never did get sick but
think he is a big one Bernard Baird
also said he was not sick but Leon
ard Banks and / don't mind to tell
the world that we nearly threw up
our hob-naled shoes.
Il won't he able to write anything
but love letters nov for cant say
anything else and get by with it. And
never could write love letter 50
guess am nearly up with my let
ter writing for a while.
well / must get out on top and
look for something to pop a cap at
along the bank Of this creek for ! am
rearing to try out this bad gun have
kept oiled and shined UP for the last
year waiting for a chance at Dutch
man and If don't have one before
sun down tonight | may get discour-
aged and want to come back home.
Write every chance you have
Joe"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
LICHTLESS NIGHT
ORDER DEFINED
BY STATE MAN

Repeating the "Lightlcss Night or
der, p A. Norris, state fuel admins.
traitor addressed a letter today to
f. NJ. Frey county fuel boss. in which
instructions in detail were given as
to what would be considered viola
tions of the order The letter fol
lows:
"Lightlcss nights arc Nloudoy aud
Tuesday nights of each week The
street lights and such othcr lighting
must not be turned ON before sun
down and must not remain on after
sun up on any day.
"Ah cluster lights must be discon-
ua"ed can night in The week 9th
CT lights such as white ways, adver-
tising signs, etc. not necessary for
protection, must be done away with
On MonOay and tuesday nights.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
Former Chickasha Boy In
France Tells Of Wound
Received Near Therry

II am getting along fine with my
wound 1t has started to heal very
nicely and expect to be up in about
month and hope as good as ever.
Il am sorry can't tell you all
abount this scrap. but anyway. I can
say where General Sherman's con
ception of war stopped was where
that battle started and it has not
stopped yet
Imagine quiet night (not abso-
lutely still-put in a couple Of thun.
der storms. and if they are violent
enough it may be like quiet night
everything running smooth and nice
no more (flarcs than usual then
at zero hour to see all along the
front rockets Of all sorts. artillery
signais-a silencc that was painful
for a half minute-th then. thousands
Of cannon that spoke at once Both
sides opened at the samc minute.
fairly raining shrapnel, high oxplo-
sives and gas shells for miles hack
of the lines. We watched brcathlcss
the sights both beautiful and appall-
ing. An ammunition dump was hit
nca MS and went up with an cxplo-
sion that nearly shook MS off our
feet. Then. rockets that were stored |
there started OF for all The worlI |
like a giant fountain playing rcd. !
green and white water that curved in /
graceful arches and fell in ali dircc-
tions.
This kept up with unccasng viO-
leucc until daylight, then turned
loose heavier than ever got mine
about 6 O'clock Had to walk about
half mile-then an ambulance ride
Of about thirty kilomctcrs, where l
was operated on. For two nights
while there the hospital was bombed
by Bochc airDanes-then a hospital
rain back here to the base hospital
The Red Cross and Y NJ. G. A.
irc wodcrful to the wounded boys"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
JOE BURNEY DON'T MIND TO
TELL THE WHOLE BLOOMIN'
WORLD; HE FED The FISH

A salty voyage pop or two just
for practice and then to get the range
OF Bill that's the program the yam.
kee lad follows out in crossing the
hriny to settle the squabble accord.
ing to Sergeant Joe Burney in a let.
ter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il.
S Rurney Of this city, In the sam
niy's maiden voyage on the bucking
main he loses all but his heart but
with the sighting of land comes snap
back to the step and a punch to the
salute and the doughboy oils up his
old trusty and takes them as they
come
Sergeant Burney served several
montlls with the National Guard on
tie Mexican border before The out
break OF war when he enlisted in
the cavalry He was in training at
Camp Bowie, Tex, before taking
transport two weeks ago
Following is part Of the letter
received yesterday
August 13, 1918.
Dear Folks;
"Wel after twelve days travelling
over the mighty ocean we are at last
in sight of land and if a sub don't
hurry up and hit us we will land this
morning at eleven O'Clock IT has
been a long trip but vory interesting
to couple of country boys like Pete
and mystclf.
We have both lived on the top
deck over since we left New York.
Only went down long enough to cat
once in while. We have never
been in any danger Of the subs for
ahcrc arc eight boats loaded with sol
dic.8 AMI ten sub chascrs all around
u.s. also one battleship.
"All Of our ships have big guns
and expert gun crews SO sub would
have a fat chance coming out alive if
he ever stack his head above water.
However a couple Of them undertook
such a stunt yesterday afternoon and
the way those little sub chasers put
them out of sight created a 10 OF ex-
citement for us soldiers looking on
There were about forty depth bombs
dropped by the chasers where the
subs we're seen but we don't know if
any of them took effect or not. Any
way. MI Subs never showed an eye
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
BUSY TIME
SCHEDULED
FOR SPEAKE
Commissioner Has Number of
Cases on Docket; Charges
Are Disloyalty and Fail
ing to Register.

The prospects for business in
the court of IT, S. Commissioner J.
w. Speake were exceedingly bright
this morning when Dick Worley
deputy e. S, Marshal landed IN the
city with three prisoners, two being
up on Stacker charges and the third
on disloyalty count. In addition, a
holdover in the form of case
against Charley Tillcy, rounded out
what promises to be feautre pro
gram,
Two Of the prisoners brought in
by Worley are John Rich and Jack
Read. They are charged with having
failed to register In conversation
with the marshal they expressed a
Willingness to enter pleas of guilty
and take what is coming to them
in the form of military service.
They were picked up in duncan as
they were passing through. Botn
claim to be from Lawton.
d. e. llafcr the third prisoner, ac-
cording TO the information in the
hands of the officials, is an Ameri-
can born German and is charged with
disloyalty and talking against tbs
government The marshal states that
according to the best Information
he can secure Hafer's father was
a German, born in Germany and
that his mother is of Pennsylvania
Dutch stock. The government ex-
poets to prove by witnesses that
lafer made accusations against the
Red Cross to the general effect that
the money collected for the benefit
or the organization, did not go into
the channels intended. That is, that
the boys did not reap any benefit
from it. Also, that the men in train
ing camps We're underfed and were
literally starving The prisoner de-
clared to Worley that he did not
make any such statements, and that
if he did was through ignorance
that he was doing any one an in
Justice His arraignment will be some
time today before U, S Commission
er Speake.
The preliminary of Charley Tilley
charged with being a Stacker will be
held some time today Tilley was ar,
rested several days ago.
Yesterday afternoon Arthur Ligan
entered plea of guilty before Com |
missioner Speake to a Stacker charge
He first claimed that he was ~
years of age on April "a, 1918. He is
a tool dresser and has been working
n the oil fields of tha Ardmcre VI |
Unity. In case Rich and Read plead
guilty as they stated their inten-
ions, the three Ligan, Read and
Rich will be taken to Muskogee this
fternoon or tomorrow by federal
len.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Officers: deaths 81; wounded 60;
missing l: sub total sS.
Enlisted Men-Deaths S66; wound
ed 1874; in hands OF enemy 9 miss
ing l24; sub total 2.S7S
Grand total 2.97l.
The following casualties are re-
ported by the Commanding General
of the American Expeditionary Forces
Included in above totaD killed in
action 9; died of wounds received in
action 1; wounded in action severely
=; missing in action Z. Total "a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

| A letter has just been received
( through Mrs Edger Cowan from her
brother Sergeant Ernest Morev, w'.o
is now in France, and in which he
tells Of a wound he received on the
first day Of tb, German offensive
in the Chateau 1herry sectoc, Jlly
Is HIS raln" was included ct one
time among those killed in action,
but subsequent reports placed him in
the seriously wounded class.
Morey attended school in Chicka-
sha several years and has many
friends here. In the letter to his
mother, Mrs. o. l.. Morey Becville,
Tex, he states that his wound is not
necessarily serious and is rather in
cliued to make joke out OF the
whole affair His chief concern
seems to be in getting out OF the
hospital and back with his outfit
The letter follows:
Last week | was careless enough
to get in the way Of piece of shrap-
mel which caught me in the right
hip and which made nasty wound. |
but not necessarily serious
we wcrc in the midst OF some /
very furious Shell fire last week
quite the worst we've experienced
There were no bcroics connected I
with my getting hit; just ordinary
duty
81 want TO say the Rcd Cross is
wonderful. had an iS-milc ride in
m ambulance We stopped once for
he women to serve us coffee and
cigarettes. did not have any cof-
ee because they thought ! was hit
n the stomach, but the cigarettes
we're great. Then, at the field hos
lital they served lemonade and CO.
.oa with cigarettes, and each one
seemed to take a personal interest
n every fellows welfare"
Describing something of the awful
less of war, his latest letter is dat
d July 81. l.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
LIBRARY BULLETIN

New books recently received al
the Library;
Atherton White Morning.
Bosher-Aitty Canary.
B.rdisss-Cirl f-em Kclicrs.
Bower Cabin Fever.
Cooke The Threshold
Carolya OF thc Coruc
Gray-TEe L p Trail
Iiuard-My Home in the Field OF
Mercy.
Golden Blo...
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU?

In9' your merchant has 10 guarantee and back of his
WIS nus oIchg MN to carry The batter grades Another hing
amount OF the purchase be deposited in your hom, I ~
advance we well know that oi your goods ret,, -
The mail order house and your deposit money rcuri 4 ~
more or less red tape nothing time consumed W.
know some oil them 10 have said
a ANA one ISSUED every six months year VIII Won nm
er m your own mind who has TO finally pay for those tbons
ol catalogues W hat it worth examine ami
pare your own merchants goods before buying And wbe vn G
purchase right We puiing these article M on @
der for you TO views from viewpoints PERHAPS that Won
heretofore overlooked There food for thought here Rs
think 0 p/er
Grady County Retail Merchants Assn !
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Wnston--Apple TIE Girl.
White Simba
Juvenile
Ames Uade. scout Colors.
Altsholer-Gr Great Siuox Trail
Brown Surprise Hose
Barbour Keeping His Course
Hitting the Line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
AMERICAN CASUALTIES

The following casualties are re
ported by the Commanding General
OF the American Expeditionar.
Forces: killed in action i9; missing
in action IS; wounded severely "a;
died from accident and other causes
I; died Of disease wounded. de
gree undetermined 8: died Of their
wounds T. total l13
Private Earl Sumner, Morris, Okla.
was reported missing in action.
Total Marine Casualties
Washington, Aug. 30.-The SUM.
mary Of Marine casualties to date
follows:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

The highest spot casn La1ce VIII be
paid for some clean cotton rags delIv.
sred at once to the Daily Express OF
doc, sa1u
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
THE CHICKASHA NATIONAL BANK

port married Royle Rose. aged %. of
Chickasha and Miss Artie Wilson,
aged 21, of Lindsay. Rose was
member Of the increment
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
HERE'S NEW WAR BRIDE

Not many hours before the train
pulled out of Chickasha bearing the
Grady county increment to Camp
Pike yesterday, Judge R E. Daven-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30
NOTICE

After September l. 1918, work and
supplies will be strictly cash, Bar
tons Garage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

Mart.n-Fanatic or Christian
Mccall Sunshine Beggars.
u Money! Money!
5cott--Mary Regan.
>'an'ev Miss piro3' Camouf!ago
Sawyer-IlerseE, Himself and My
self.
Mel,s- Yicky Van.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-05
| Phone 81
| STOCKS

sessment OF one cent per share wa
levied upon the capital stock of the
said corporation, payable on or before
the 18th day Of November 1918, to
Mr.. j. A. Havighorst, Secretary
Treasurer of said corporation. at ia
West Fourteenth Avenue, Spokane,
Washington.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remain unpaid on the 18th day
OF November, 1918, will be delinquent,
and advertised for sale at nublic auc-
ton, and unless payment Is made be-
fore, will be sold on the 18th day of
December, 1918, at 500 o'clock D. m.
at the office of said company Cat the
office Of James F. Howarth Company,
sos Cedar streeD Wallace, Shoshone
County. Idaho. to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs of ad-
vertising and expenses OF sale.
]. A. HAVIGHORST,
Secretary Treasurer of Ajax Mining
Company, TIA West Fourteenth Ave-
nue.. Spokane. Washington.
Oct. 24-Nov-14-4ts.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-05

T. Fhiilip g. Sons, South Hanovar
mass and The Plat Brothers q ca
Waterbury. Conn.
The United States geological, spr
sey' department of the interior bas
ior many years collected STATISTICS
showing the production of zinc bu,
"inie the output of rolled zinc was
practically limited to that of the two
co'iianles in Illinois mentionad
above the survey could not nuh,isb
statistics showing that output with.
OUT disclosing individual business
Inc increase in the number of nro-
'ueers' however, has now made IT
POSSIBLE 10 give these figures. A can
Vass OF the industry by C. f. Seiben-
thai' OF the survey, gives the statls-
'ies presented in the following table
II the figures showing the exports az
published by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, are subtract
ed from the figures showing the pro-
ouction' the result will represent the
oomestic consumption. 1t should be
borne IN mind. however, that the sheet
zinc used by the government in shin.
ping munitions overseas is not report.
ed as exported.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-05
NEW ANACONDA STACK.
Thousands Of Visitors Arc Hoisted ia
tho Tob.

Cold weather had no terrors for the
throngs attracted to the reduction
works by announcement that the new
stack would be open for visitors dur
ing the day, says the Standard At
$3.50 O'Clock in the morning, when the
elevator service for spectators was
started, there was a line in waiting,
and it grew steadily during the day.
Hundreds who had made the trip up
to the hill to the base of the stack
had to be turned away at 4:3O O'Clock,
when the last party had been brought
down, and it was growing too dark to
continue further trips with safety It
Is estimated that several hundred
more We're turned back at the main
gate when it became apparent that 1t
would be impossible to accommodate
all Of those already at the stack.
Many automobile parties came from
Butte and other neighboring cities,
drawn by the announcement of OPP
portunity to inspect the tremendous