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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-11-29
BATTERY ID HAS SEEN
MUCH HARD FIGHTING

From letters received from Ever
ett Herman Of Battery B. 146th ar
tillery, written at the front, we pub
lish the following extracts:
! am very tirel tonight. having
Just returned from n trip up to the
battery-40 miles in all-and l am
covered with mud. but / just had q
pretty good supper of hot pork and
beans. bread and coffee. 80 I am
feeling quite happy. am receiving
the Examiners more regularly OF
late and always enjoy reading them.
and some of the other Montpelier
boys are always "next" for It.
Don't about tina -hAPaMhaps
through which we must pass this
winter. All Of as are used 10 the
life and / don't believe many Of the
146th boys win go under from hard
ships. and am aa healthy as any OF
them. Dent know when ! will see =
real town again, as you know a drive
is on and we have nothing to do but
work. and l hope we stay here until
some results are obtained. I guess II
is all right to tell you that the bate
ry has been in every thing that has
taken place since the 18th Of July.
Do not expect letters from me very
regularly. and remember, no news II
good news.
! know the folks Fat home'' are w.
tally interested In the doings of the
war. and especially since the tide oi
battle has turned Il IL really toe
bad that we cannot tell mere IN ouI
letters. but only things that aFs
long time past can be told. You q
home do not realize the foe We ars
| facing. There are things more dan
ger0us than bullets. Il would net b
the one letter that would give tn
Germans much information, but Bit
OF little news from here and thers
could. In q very little while. aaFors
them much valuable information.
Here you have presented the dif
ference between the veteran soldier,
and the recruit And one needs oni1
to wander among a crowd OF soldier
to be able 10 pick out the old CAM
men from the ones fresh from civi
life. You may seat yourself among
crowd-If they are old men they Wi
not notice you--if they DO not say &C
they at least feel that you have .
much right az they 70 : shelte
place, and continue their conserve
ton. They may be discussing som
phases Of army life. but more time
than not II will be impersonal. Bu
let = chap drop in who has been o
: the line for the FIRST time and 20
: viii generally hear some war staff
: he's been there and wants syerybOd
: to know II. After they have hit d
. line for q few times II becomes
business with them. / have see
many chaps. some Of them not yet :
age. who IN experience are men 9
twice their age. This vas especial
true after our FIRST light Those wa
, returned never whimpered. nor q
they boast But II they ever tell =
OF their experiences It VIII be mol
!. weird than people - homs EN- i
agtne.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-11-29
ELECTION RETURNS CAN
VASSED BY STATE BOARD
Nueent Wins Out by Majority Of 07O-An Other
Republican Candidates Elected by Majorities
--Borah Leads the Ticket.

Boise, Nov. 2s.-The state board
OF canvassers today ofEicially canvas
sed and approved the tabulations of
the vote cast at the last election In
Idaho. It found that every one of
the ave constitutional amendments
were defeated and that aside from
one Republican, all others on the
congressional and state ticket were
elected by big majorities. The one
exception was Frank II. Gooding. can
didate for short term United States
senator, who was defeated by John
r. Nugent. present United States sem
ator. by S7O votes.
ROrah Leads Ticket.
United States Senator William =.
Borah leads the Republican ticket
with total OF s3.6s7 votes or clear
majority ever his opponent. Frank L.
Moore, Of S2sk6S. Congressman
French OF the First district and
Congressman Saith OF the Second
district were both returned to their
seats In the lower house by substan-
tial ma1orities.
d. w. Davis. Republican candidate
for governor, was given q handsome
vote. having a majority over HI. r..
samusla, ocrat-Nonpartisan. Of
1870. State Treasurer John w.
Eagleson led the state ticket with a
majority OF 1877. The ma3orities
OF the balance of the state candidates
were below those of Davis and Eagle
son.
Complimentary Votes
A handsome complimentary vote
OF 64,974 was given Chief Justice
Alfred Bulge, who was unoppoaed.
Miss Ethel =. Eedfleld. Republican.
also unoppoaed. received q similar
compliment with 7s.3s7 votes.
The cnly constitutional amendment
which had > chance Of passing was
No. }. providing for the aboIishment
OF the ohlce of state superintendent
of public instruction. However, the
ofAeaal count shows that it lacked
just 710l OF doing 30. The other
amendments defeated provided az fol
lows: No. l. for a constitutions
convention; No. 2. financial aid tc
fair Aassociations; No. 4, limiting
bonded indebtedness Of the state and
No. s. relatiag TO cooperative asso
Citations.
The total vote cast for All eandi
dates on the congressional and stats
tickets and their ma ajorIties follow:
SENATOR.
Ts0mg TeRm-
William d. Borah. R-----------.63.5 .58'
Frank Z. Moore, D---------S1.0 oil
BOFah's maJority-----,------S2,5si
short Term.
John F. NYsena. D-------------4s.4s.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-11-29
GUHEEN AND TERRELL
ELECTED DISTRICT JUDGES

The vote for district judges. as
compiled by the secretary Of state
from the returns from the several
counties In this district, show that
Judges Terrell and Guheen were cleo
ted. Following is the vote received
by each OF the four candidates:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-11-29

Every time young man has been
employed IN a drug store for 3 couple
Of weeks people begin to call him
doe"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
SHIP 200
LABORERS
FOR CAMP

Under the direction of the United
States bureau of labor, thirty-four
laborers entrained from Chickasha
late yesterday for Camp Eustis, Vir-
ginia, raising the total of civilian war
works men recruited from this fed
eral employment district to almost
two hundred. Another shipment OF
men will leave Grady county next
Monday, the local employment office
announced this morning.
Charles E. Day, examiner in charge
of the labor office here, expects to
leave this afternoon for Oklahoma
City where a meeting of all state gov
ernment labor men has been called
owork out a regular weekly ship
ping schedule to government con
struction camps Some difficulty has
been encountered in securing cars for
shipping laborers, Mr.. Day states, ow
ing to the fact that transportation
cannot be arranged in advance. Ac
cording to arrangements to be taken
up at the recruiters meet the cal
problem viii be solved. ii is thought
Shipments OF men from the labor
offices of the state have averaged
three or four per week from each
branch and bid fair to continue unit
the need is supplied.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
REGISTERING
AUG. "a NOT
l8-45 CLASS

In an attempt to prevent confusion
in the minds of registrants who will
come under the next two draft regis
trations, s. c. Durbin, local board
chairman, repeated the warning no
tices of enrollments for the benefit
of those who have been misled on
the registration announced for Aug
ust "a. All men in the county who
have become of age since registra-
tion June s, last, viii come within
the enrollAent Conducted, at the
board office in the federal building
next Saturday, August "a. Definite
dates for enrolling the 1S-45 class
have not been announced and final
plans for the registration cannot be
given .out until the passage of the
new man power bill.
Letters from the adjutant general,
repeated from Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder, advise all boards to
continue preparations for the big ex-
tended draft enrolment which is eX-
pected to come some time during the
first part of September
Only a small number of snen in
Grady county will come under the
twenty-one year registration on Aug.
"a, it is thought.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
LOCAL MAN
JOINS R. R.
ENGINEERS
j. Winton Callahan Gets Com
mission as Lieutenant and is
Off for Foreign Service;
Had Long Experience

J. Winton Callahan of this city
left this afternoon for an army post
in response to a call from the mill.
tary department to report for service
overseas. Mr.. Callahan received his
commission as lieutenant in the en-
gineer corps several days ago.
Lieutenant Callahan will be con
nected with a detachment of rail
road engineers and he believes. his
work will be with the transportation
end of the service. He recently made
a trip to Washington in response to
a call from the chiefs of this depart
ment and states from the informa-
ton he gathered, that he will be sent
overseas at once.
The experience that the lieutenant
has had in railroad work amply fits
him for work in the engineer corps.
He has been connected with the rail-
road in practically all departments
from station agent to the auditors Of
flee and has amassed thorough
knowledge of the business. He was
for several years connected with the
Western Union and Postal telegraph
companies as operator and also spent
a year as wireless operator on ship
out of New York, He helped to install
the first wireless outfit on the Den
yer City" and made several trips in
the ship, which later sunk in a storm
For the past five years Lieutenant
Callahan has been connected with
the Indiahoma gins of this city
starting as bookkeeper and winding
VI as auditor and purchasing agen
for the company. About three month:
ago he severed his connection will
the Indiahoma Gins and accepted /;
position with Jake L. Hamon, oil op
orator at Ardmore, Mrs. Callahan re
Gently joined her husband in Ard
more, but will make her home il
Fort Worth until Lieutenant Gala
ham returns to America.
Lieutenant Callahan has a wild
circle of friends in Chickasha an
Ardmore who join in wishing hin
good luck and a brilliant career i
the greatest army on earth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
GINS MUST
GET PERMIT
TO OPERATE
Licenses from Food Administra.
tion Required; Heavy Penal
ty Attached for Failure
to Comply With. Order.

That all cotton gins in Grady coun-
ty must secure federal license from
the food administrator before begin.
ming fall operations was the order
received this morning from the state
food office by C. NJ. Hollingsworth,
county food administrator and these
instructions have been repeated in
circular letters issued to all ginners
Of the county. Penalty for failure
to comply with these regulations is
punishable by a fine of not more
than $4,000 or two years imprisonment
or both.
The use Of cotton seed and cotton
seed products has come directly un-
der the supervision of the food ad-
ministration and steps have been ta-
ken to govern their sale, according to
Mr.. Hollingsworth. No cotton or cot
ton seed buyers are permitted to
make purchases of gins that have not
StCulCu AGQCA dl BEAtAAAto " hNHA -
cotton seed products. Gins and seed
crushers who handle an excess of
1000 pounds of seed per year have
ccme under special sets of food or
ders and their business is regulated
closely. Practically every gin in the
state has been advised of the admin
istration's action through state and
county offices.
Letters regarding the further handl-
ing of the present sugar situation
have been mailed out to all county
administrators during the last week.
No county or precinct food admins
traitors have the authority to issue
sugar certificates, that coming di
rectly under the state food office
Mr. Hollingsworth has been advised
County retail and wholsaia sugar
merchants must file application foI
certificates with the Oklahoma City
office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
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BY United Press.
The evacuation of the Roye-Lassig-
ny-Noyon salient on the Pieardy bat
tie front appears imminent French
troops have penetrated to within five
miles Of Roye and Lassigny and are
pushing northeast toward Noyon
along the Disc valley.
The capture of the dominating Las
signy heights has given the French
control of this territory and all three
towns are now practically untenable
for the Germans. Farther north, the
British have made additional gains
along the Ancre above Albert and
between Roye and the Somme in
Flanders. British patrols continue to
seize German positions around Vieus
Berquin and Merris and another en-
emy retirement on the western edge
of the salient seems probable.
Reports from Russia through Boil
sheviBi cources declare that tne
Zecho-Slovaks forces have been sur
rounded at Kazan on the Volga and
that the city is being bombarded In
southern Russia a violent battle is
raging between SOVIET and Cossack
forces.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

the utmost value as they dominate
the country for miles around.
BY United Press,
Paris, Aug. 17-French troops are
within mile OF both Roye and Las
signy. A position a mile west of
Roye has been occupied while INDIAN
trench and PPlessls-de-Roye, less
than a mile southeast OF Lassigny.
have been occupied. A number of
prisoners and a great quantity of
material has been taken.
The enemy is reported to be pre-
pairing for the evacuation OF the Roye
Lassigny-Noyon salient. The Ger
mans are said to be reconstructing
another Hindenburg line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
FRENCH NOW BATTLING
HUNS AT GATES OF ROYE
SCOUT TROOPS BACK FROM
ANNUAL HIKE OVER HILLS;
ALL NOW AS HARD AS NAILS

missioner and scoutmasters the last
recruit was padding his own like a
salt before the break Of camp. The
feature of the uoting as reported by
Rev. William Denham, scout commits
sioner this morning, was the mill
tary routine followed out during the
camp. Reveille call sounded at day
break each morning and taps sent
the scouts to hay at $3.50 p. N. in
modern soldier style.
Expeditions were conducted up Tur-
ner and Honey creeks and one hike
was made to Price falls which is
several miles over the mountains
from the Turner Falls camp. A
fruitless exploration in search OF the
mysterious cave capped the program
Of the trip with an adventure for
every scout. Thursday night the boys
were entertained by campfire girls
who were camped near Turner Falls
and responded in typical scout fash
ion to the music and folk dances with
patriotic songs,
DR. W. II. Liyermore president Of
the Chickasha council of Boy Scouts
OF America, e. O. Killey and w. r.
Phillips, besides Commissioner Rev
William Denham and Scoutmaster
Harry Schwartz made the camp with
the scouts. Use Of the camp site was
donated by Mr. Williams, owner of
the land on which the tents were
pitched.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
Boy Scouts Are
Well Taken Care Of

Proof that the Chiekasha boy
scouts are well protected at all times
as well as thoroughly drilled in first
aid manual, was furnished during the
encampment when George Courcier,
a member of one of the troops, was
snake bitten while seining. The
wounded boy was taken to camp and
attended by members OF the patrol
and by scoutmaster and physicians
who used remidies and restoratives
fTcm first aid kits at hand In a
couple of hours the wounded scout
was fully recovered and was feeling
fit for an extended hike the following
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

Hard as nails from tramping over
the mountain roads and tanned by
exposure to the sun, forty-five boy
scouts and scoutmasters returned to
Chickasha last night from their mid
sumner camp held this year near
Turner Falls in the Arbuckle noun
tains. Camp was broken at daylight
Friday morning, the scouts hiking
over eight miles to Davis where they
entrained for home, arriving here at
1880.
AS they filed up Chickasha avenue
in column of squads with knapsacks
hanging over their shoulders and the
dust OF a days hike still on their
shoes, the Chickasha patrol showed
the results of training in army dis
cipline. Not a scout in the four
troops limped from the strenuous
march and the majority stood at at
tention like veteran campaigners
while Scoutmaster Harry Schwartz
dismissed the company.
In the scout history Of the local
council, this midsummer camp will
be registered us a knock out, When
they sailed out ten days ago many of
the youngsters had never been on a
regular mountain campaign on their
own hook but tenderfooting is joke
with the Chickasha lads. Several
scouts could swim week ago but
under the direction of the scout com
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
Bomb Hun Base.

By United Press.
London. Aug. Concentrating
their efforts on zeebrugge, the Ger
man submarine base in Belgium, Brit
ish aviators working in the navy de-
partment dropped 60 tons of bombs
on enemy positions during the pc
riod OF August Sth to 18th, the air
ministry announced today.
The communique reports that 1G
enemy planes and one captive bal
loon were destroyed and that five
machines were driven down out OF
control. A Zeppelin was also wagged
over the North sea and direct hit
was obtained by a bomb on a Ger
man destroyer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
Battle Vital Points
By United Press.

By United Press
Paris, Aug. 17-Almost yard by
yard the French and British armies
are prying their way between five
vital points in the Germans Picardy
battle line, rendering the enemy's
hold on certain places more precari-
Gus than ever before.
At the extreme southern corner of
the battle front, the French have
already showed General Won Boehm
over the edge of the important Las.
signy heights. These heights are of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
America NOlU
Has 100000
Men EnrOute
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE total Of
American troops in Europe and en-
route there now number 1,450,000,
Chief of Staff March told members of
the senate military committee today.
The chief stated that he hoped
TO have 4,5O0,OOO in Europe by June
of next year. Committee members
said that the speed with which Amer
leans are being sent is again on the
irerase, due to improved facilities in
various departments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
BULLETIN

BY United Press
PARIS, August 1.-THE French at the gates of
Roye They have already occupied the advance deenses
of the town and bateng back the German defenders
South of the Avre the French have also occupied the juno
on of the Mondidier Estres-St Denis roads ST. Mard
taken by the French after the fiercest fighting in
which the polus of France met the Boche in
struggles The Germans had formidable defenses there
but the attackers would not be denied Beyond Loges
wood the Germans pushed back behind the ROyeLas
signy road.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
AMERICAN CASUALTIES

BY United Press.
Washington, Aug 1.-THE war de
partment today announced the casu
alties from the west front as follows:
Killed in action, II; died of wounds
u.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK

j. BY United Press.
+ Washington. Aug. 17.-'fhe
\ British steamer Mirlo, 500
= tons( was sunk of Cape Hat
\ teras, probably by a torpedo
+ late yesterday the navy de-
+ partment announced today.
!: Nine of the crew had not been
= rescued late today. The steam
+ er was carrying a cargo of
j. gasoline.
A
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
son supreme command.

By United Press.
Zurich, Aug. 1.-THE adYisability
Of one supreme command on all thb
Central Powers fronts is now being
discussed at German headquarters.
according to an announcement. made
in the Neue Fresse Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
SUB SINKS SCHOONER
by United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Aug. 17.-The
captain of the American schoon
) navy department that his YES
sci was shelled and sunk by
. submarine. Eleven shots
were fired, the report states,
The cautain declared that he
was successful in landing the
entire crew.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
Occupy AdUdnce Positions of TOlOn and Take
Junction of Important MOntdidier Road
After Fierce Resistance of BOche; Cap
ture ROye-LaSsigny Road.
SHOVE GERMANS BEYOND
CREST LASSIGNY HEIGHTS

Dominate Country for Miles Around; EUdcud-
tiOn of ROye-L -Lassigny-NOyO Salient by
Germans is Imminent; Allies Fight on
in Russia Where Battles Rage. III
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

Continued on Page Two.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

GcOntInusd on Page TwO)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

All the latest news by
wire every day from
the u. P. Association
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-01
BICYCLE DAY TO
BE STAGED HERE
IN NEAR FUTURE

Another bicycle race for the boys
OF Seattle-this year 10 be held by
the bicycle enthusiasts themselves.
under the name Of the Seattle Cycle
association.
May 30 has been selected as the
date for a program that will take up
the greater part Of the afternoon In
races and stunts OF all kinds for both
boys and girls. Owing to the popu-
iarity of the races held for the past
two years. IL was decided 10 let the
girls participate. and for them the
association has outlined several in.
teresting events.
Hundreds OF dollars worth OF
prizes will he given this year. there
being awards already listed from
silver trophy cup. bicycles. tires.
down 10 the many sundries that ov.
cry cyclist needs.
The Boy Scouts Of America will
participate In the events OF the day.
several mounted troops being In Sc.
uttle. and probably making Bicycle
day a special review and parade day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-01
TOM COWIER STILL CLAIMS
HE KNOCKED OUT FULTON

Tom Cowler. the big English
heavyweight. who started on his way
TO pugilistlc fame when picked up in
Portland, few years back, by jim
Corbett. boxes Billy Miske tomorrow
night in Minneapolis, over the 10
round route.
Tom, despite his many set'backs.
manages 10 keep sticking UP around
the top Of the heavyweight heap. He
is tine greatest in-and-outer Of the
crowd today.
II should have won over Fulton
by knockout al our last meeting. .
he said recently. II sent Fulton to
the mat. and II the referee had not
been taken by surprise and neglected
10 count for about five seconds. I
would hold X. o. over Fulton"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-01
Fishing Season
Sees Many Leave
for Days Sport

Fishing season opened today.
with weather conditions IDEAL
The fishermen were fiocking to
their favorits spots today. follow
ing an exodus OF others on sun.
day.
The season Ia expected to h.
one OF the most enthusiastic In
the history Of the local sport.
There has been more interest
shown in the pastime this year
than ever before.
The Stars fish tale contest clos
ed Sunday at midnight. and tho
stories were today turned over TO
the Judges The prize winners
will be announced at the earliest
opportunity.