davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1918-01-06

the now costumery rests. However.
the designers are treading water, it
were. and producing clothes that are
different from what has gone before,
Evening star., 1918-01-06

Why this eagerness? Reason enough
all are barefooted and 1t is q bitterly
cold morning.
A Samovar of Tea.
Scene-A busy corner in Warsaw's
ghetto. Huge samovar filled with steam
ing tea. Glow of FIRE beneath. Line of
pathetic. eager. wistfu1 faces: young and
old. all are hungry, all are cold. Each
receives his steaming cup of tea. That
is, they call 1t tea. 1t really is brew
of raspberry leaves, though there may be
No nectar of celestial fragrance ever
tasted more divine than this draught,
which makes the thin blood flow faster
In these blue and shivering bodies. 1t is
the work OF little organization known
as the "Samaritans. Last year they kept
three of these samovars going all win
ter. II they can secure $4,000 they Will
keep them going this winter. If they can
get $4,000 they Will be able to give a bit
of bread and. on red letter days, even
soup.
Why Windows Are Barred.
Charity institute for children. four to
six years old. put there by parents who
themselves are starving and can't care
for them. Iron bars over windows Is
there danger of their escaping? No. Not
these youngsters. 1t is warm inside and
there is food. There is neither at home.
perintendent of the institution. a moth
erly, elderly woman, explains: Be
cause the mothers came around In the
evenings and wept under the windows
little ones threw their bedclothes out Of
the windows to their mothers.
That Drop Of Life-Giving Milk.
Scene-A converted storeroom in War
saw. A sign in the window reads:
'KropIa melka"; ii means drop OF
The latter are being examined by ply
sicians to see If they are i'll enough to
be entitled to SO many drops OF
precious milk daily. If they are lucky
be brought back twice week to De
weighed. Why? Because IL they gain
weight the ration of milk must be re-
duced to save the milk for others that
treat only hundreds. where thousands
die for the lack of milk. So no child
can have more than just enough to
keep the tiny spark OF life aglow-no.
not aglow. just a-glimmering.
These are not staged melodramas.
They are but random fragments from
my notebooks of the last few weeks
during which have tried to learn and
to tell-at this long range-something
of the conditions in Poland. They are
the stories that have been told me here
by men who came directly from these
scenes Of desolation-men like Prince
Sapieha OF Warsaw. president of the
general relief commission of Poland:
Michael Lemticki, secretary of the in
terror OF the Polish provisional council
of state, and others who have asked
me not to mention their names because
the German authorities might resent
their telling these things to the cor
OF an enemy country.
But the Poles. believe. are not our
enemies. Certainly their children are
not. And ! have felt no quaIms of con-
science in trying to aid in the great
work of international love and char.
Ity which our American Red Cross un.
dertook when 1t proposed to give $780,.
boo month to save these dying little
ones. Only. so far, diplomatic diMcut7
ties have prevented this noble eifogt
from developing intox1aot.
Evening star., 1918-01-06

Why this eagerness? Reason enough
all are barefooted and 1t is e. bitterly
cold morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
POOL HALL
LICENSES
REVOKED

The records in the office of County.
Judge Davenport show that there
were formerly y pool halls in the
county. This morning there were ex-
actly none hence if the sharks de-
sire to engage in a festive game of
billiards or pool, it will be necessary
for them to leave the county.
The last three halls to close in the
county were operated by S. E. Prince,
L. d. Stone and David Sherman.
The first two mentioned were operat-
ed on Chickasha avenue while the
last was a negro hall in South town.
Following the filing of an application
by Oscar Simpson, county attorney
with the county clerk, asking that
the licenses be revoked, Judge r. e.
Davenport took the necessary steps
to revoke the licenses on the grounds
that the three places permitted mi
nors to enter the places and engage
in pool games.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
BUILD NEW
HOME FOR
CLEANERS

Construction work has been com
n,enced on a building at ia North
Fourth street, which structure when
completed will be occupied by the
Chickasha Cleaning works. The
building is to be of one story, brick
construction, with a stucco, imita-
tion marble and plate glass front
The dimensions are % by 4S feet
ard It is to be modern throughout
il IS being built by j. H. Griffin.
The Chickasha Cleaning works, re
Gently established by F. ]. and C. G.
Cuurcier, will be under the manage
ment OF Frank Courcier, who has
beer in the civil service at Oklaho-
ma City for several years lie was
formerly stationed at the local post
oftlce and has many friends in this
city Z. c. Berry. well known tailor
OF tins city, will have charge of the
tailrring and cleaning department
OF the new enterprise. Modern ma
chinery is being installed and the
plant when finished will be one Of
the most complete cleaning and
pressing establishments in the state.
A specially of the new firm viii be
cleaning and blocking hats
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
GETS
THIS MAN
in TOLLS
Police Pick Up Man With l2O Grains
Morphine; Says Bought Il
for Own Use

man giving his name as j j..
Childers and his residence as Wal
ters, was arrested this morning at the
Rock Island station by Officers Els
ton and Baird, and upon inyestiga-
ton it was found that he had check
ed a package containing 120 grains OF
morphine at the station check stand.
This package was turned over to the
county attorney and the man was
placed in Jail awaiting an investiga-
ton
He told story that varied to some
extent but finally settled on the fol
lowing. He said he was an oil field
worker employed in tho Walters
field, having worked first in the
Kansas fields, returning to Walters,
his home, when oil was found there.
He stated that he had been to Okla
homa City to procure dope as he had
to have it in order to keep from
blowing up" When asked how much
he took, he said the package contain
ing 100 grains would supply him for
three weeks, providing that he was
saving"
Figuring on the theory that he had
brought the dope here to sell to the
local "heads" the officers questioned
him and succeeded in getting him
tangled to some extent. He could
not explain to their satisfaction why
he should get off at Chickasha while
travelling from Oklahoma City to Wal
ters. he having admitted that he had
no particular business here, other
than to wait for the afternoon train.
The officers watched him at the
station and state that they saw at
least one man who is known to the
police as dope fiend, lowering
around in the vicinity 1t was then
that they though for a certainty that
their man was here for the purpose
of selling the dope. He made no re
sistance when arrested. and stoutly
maintained that he had purchased
the stuff for his own use exclusively.
He said he paid $3.50 a bottle for
the dope in Oklahoma City. When
asked from whom he purchased it,
he said, 81 don't know the fellow 5
name He got it for me. There are
500 fiends in Oklahoma City and any
one of them can tell you where you
can get the stuff There is always
some place there you can get it if
you have the money. As for me, I've
got to have it. l have been on the
dope for about ten years"
He viii probably be turned over to
the federal authorities here for inves
tigation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
NATIONAL BABY BOND DAY WIND
UP STRENUOUS MPAICN; BOOST
SALE; HAND KNOCKOUT TO KAISER

tions of the nation which, through
their Influence and active support
can further this WORK. 1t is desira-
BILE that the attention of the entiry
people be centered on their oblig
tions to pledge the government this
kind of support for the winning of
the war, and with this object in view,
that June 28th, 1918, be observed as
a National War Savings Day.
with adequate preparation for a
National War Savings Day on June
2Sth, am sure that the American
people will be glad to participate
and to pledge themselves to become
war savers, thereby giving evidence
OF their devotion to their countrys
welfare and of their inflexible pur-
pose to fight until triumphant vic
tory for liberty is secured"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
OVER THE TOP WITH WAR SAVINGS STAMPS JUNE 2S


Julia Rowland, Shawnee; Ruth Wal
cot. Olustee; Lula Mae Wagner, Ho
bart Make Ballew Wynnewood ;
Sidney Dawson, Chickasha; Zella
Morton, Wagner; Ruth Castle Wag
oner; Blanche Gilbore. Lone Wolf;
Helen Lawrence, Tulsa; Lois Gillis
Frederick Mrs. w L. Dilard, Pauls
Valley; Nellie Zimmerman, Chic1a-
sha.
Grammar School Teachers Certifl-
cate-Pearl Harvey, Gotebo; Beulah
Benson Comanche; Thelma Rhoades,
Harris; Mercedes Baxter Gushing;
Gladys Smith. Enid; Myrtle Elder,
Pond Creek; Eleanor Southgate,
Shawnee
Public School Music-Hattie Mao
Lyon, Mangum
Preparatory School Department
Nell Austin Valiant; Hazel Bow.
den, Oologah Vera Burton, Snyder;
Lena Bess Carter, Chlckasha; Ber-
nice Christmas. Pond Creek; Flor
ence Drake, Tecumseh; Katherine
Flemming, Manitou Ferne Gllis,
Frederick; Ruby Hay, Chickasha;
Oragonia Hildebrand Anadarko; Mat
tie Jackson, Wagner; Inez Lester,
Chickasha; Helen Mcclure, Mangum:
Vera Miller, Bessie; We Lora Reed
Chickasha Emma Roddy, TT. Cobb;
Elenda Shelton, Butler; Marguerite
True, Chickasha; Pearl White, Okla
hOma City; Estes Wiley, Roosevelt;
Martha Boone, Lawton; Clemmie
Butler Texola; Shirlie Mae Cagg,
Selling; Faye Case, Selling; Mabel
Cossey Prague; Bessie Fielder,
Roosevelt; Myrtis Gam, Royal
Kathleen Harris, Chickasha: Mil
6ied Higdon, Calumet; Nittie Hogue
Ardmore; La Veta Jones, Chickasha;
Lenore McElroy Chickasha; Mary
McLain, Hastings; Blache Mock, AL
tus; Olive Robertson, Okla; Edith
Rolf, Rolf, Okla; Lois Smith, Chick
asha Mildred White Sulphur; Mary
Jane Winter, Texoma; Ferne Wright,
Sadie Smith, Taloga
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
PASS TAX
BILL SAYS
PRESIDENT
Nations Chief Urges Congress 10 Cast
Aside Politics; Declares Critical
Stage Of War Reached
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, May 27.-Linking his
appeal with the resumption of the
German drive on the west front,
President Wilson today demanded
that congress cast off all political
thought and turn to work immediate
ly in enae ting a tax measure at this
session
The president said he heard the
news of the resumption of the Ger
mas offensive as he was leaving the
White House and it strengthened the
purpose OF his speech I'VE are at
the crisis of the war and the people
are ready to bear any burden and un-
dergo any sacrifice to win he said
1--WE dare not go into an election
until we have done our full duty.
Profiteering that is not eliminated
by restraints of conscience and love
OF country must be remedied by TAX
alton" declared the president
The proposed tax bill aggregates
eight billion dollars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
HOLD MEETING OF
FAIR ASSOCIATION
AT FARM BUREAU

Tomorrow night at 1880 the fair
association will hold a meeting at the
office of the Farm Bureau, for the
purpose of perfecting the organiza-
ton The proposition before the as
sociation is the erection of suitable
buildings in which to hold the county
fair, coupled with which is a prOpos-
al to build and equip a park.
E. c. Burton stated today that all
those interested in the venture should
be on hand as some definite action
will be taken "The time has come
for us to get busy" said Mr. Burton.
we want the people who are al
ready financially interested in the
association to be present as well as
those who expect to become interest
ed in it when progress is started"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27

R. R. RATES
ON JUNE Is
BY United Press.

by United Press.
Washington, May 27-A twenty
five per cent increase in commodity
and class freight rates will go into
effect June % and railroad fares will
be raised to three cents a mile June
10, while the increase on some heavy
commodities will be more than TWEEN
ty-five per cent, the railroad admins
tration announced today
This announcement follows the
statement that the pay of railroad men
will be boosted. The increases are
designated as necessary because of
estimated increases in operating ex-
penses of the roads, amounting to
over eight hundred million dollars
annually.
The advances include from fifteen
to fifty cents a ton on coke; fifteen
to seventy-five cents a ton on grain
flour and mill products; twenty-five
per cent but no more than six cents
per hundred pounds on cotton; fif-
teen cents per hundred pounds on
livestock; twenty-five per cent but
not more than seven cents per hun
dred pounds on sugar except to points
in middle-west states.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
Open With Digni6ed Professional In
Which Student Body Participates
Headed by Clee Club
DIR. BAIRD DELIVERS
MASTERFUL ADDRESS
Impresses Hearers With Necessity of
Linking Up Lives With God; Touches
Upon World War

The bacealaureate services at the
O. c. w last night were beautiful
and impressive from the dignified pro
cessional with which the program
opened, to the closing number Lead
ing the professional was the college
glee club, the girls singing as they
marched into the auditorium. They
we're followed by President Austin,
DR.. Baird Supt. W. f. Ramey and
the ministers who we're on the pro
gram, and behind them marched the
seniors in their caps and gowns. In
their turn then came the graduates
of the fourth years preparatory class,
the girls receiving special certifi-
Gates, the faculty and the student
body.
The baccalaureate sermon deliver
ed by DR. Phil G. Baird, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church Of Ok
lahoma City, was practical, helpful
and interesting Dr. Baird is force
full speaker and the main thought
Y Inch he impressed upon his hearers
was the necessity of their linking up
their lives with God instead of work
ing against him. He used the illus
tration of the log splitter commenc-
ing to split log at the small end
and working with the grain, instead
of trying to cut against it, and he
worked up to Lincoln's famous words,
at is not so important that God be
en- my side, as that be on Gods
SIDE
DR.. Baird also touched on the war
and its influence ON our lives, and
after speaking very complimentary
Of the college, the president, the fac
ulty and the students, he closed his
talk with the poem, "Your Flag and
My Flag"
It was of interest to the visitors at
the college last night to know that
the attractive white dresses worn byl
he 0. C. w. students, were made by
the girls themselves. The maximum
cost of any of the dresses was $500
and some cost as little as $3.50
The program for the evening was
as follows:
Professional. might Shadows"
(Flemming)
Invocation HEY. w H. Roper
Hymn. ts
Scripture Reading and Prayer,
Rev. Byron Hester
Anthem "Recessional" de Koven
Announcements President Austin
Solo. "Abide With Me-" Liddle)
Miss Ormerodl
Address---------Rev Phil G.. Baird
America"
Recessional. National Hymn,
(Warren)
Following is a list of those who
viii receive degrees and certificates
at the college this year.
Degrees-Helen McRee, Granite;
Ruth Woodard, Snyder; Ruth Din
widdie. Hugo; Hazel Frost, Duncan;
Delta Paris, Muskogee; Ethel Gray,
Chickasha; Juanita Rose, Chickasha;
Lula Lee, Chickasha; Clyde Hart,
NARROW Lois Denney, Anadarko;
Lois Gillis, Frederick
Life Certificates Hart, Ma'-
lew, Okla.
Five Year Household Economics-
Juanita Rose, Chickasha; Hazel
Hazel Frost Duncan; Ruth Dinwid-
die, Hugo.
Two Year Domestic Science Certif-
icate-Birdie Sheriff, Louis. Okla
Two Year Teachers Certificate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
Some Progress Reported; Allied Troops
Fighting Brilliantly; Blow Aimed Be-
tween Linen and Rheims
is FIERCE
OVER IS MILE FRONT
Long Range Guns Open Up Ga Paris;
American Sector Ia Line Of Attack
Is Belief
By United Press.

By United Press,
With the British in France, May
21-The blow which The Germans
struck in Flanders early this morn
ing is reported to have resulted in
progress for the enemy in some
places. The allied troops are fight
ing brilliantly. Battling for the pos
session Of Scnerpenberg is in pro-
gress a mile northeast of Locre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
HELD ON BOND
IN LIQUOR CASE

Bill Barton, a negro, was heralded
before County Judge Davenport this
morning on a charge of unlawful pos
session of intoxicating liquors. He
waived arraignment and was releas-
ed on a bond of $500 to await trial
before Judge Davenport at the next
term of the county court This term
will probably be in September
Barton's arrest came as a result Ct
the activity of the military police
from Ft. Sill. At the same time two
other negroes were arrested on charg-
es of having sold intoxicating liquors
to soldiers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
cHIcKASHA TOWNSHIP GOES
OVER ON WAR FUND DRIVE

John G. Lewis. chairman OF Chick
asha township, turned over to the
Red Cross chapter S517SO. the results
o the war fund drive This money
vas raised in one day and Mr.. Lewis
states that practically every one in
the township, outside of the city, was
seen by the solicitors. He reports
that the township is as nearly 100
per cent patriotic on the War Fund
drive as it is possible to make a Civ.
en- territory. The township was Gov
cred by the use Of seven automobiles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
Plans Complete For Intensive Action;
Under Direction Of Secretary McAdOO;
Ask All 10 Enroll
do IT NOW AND
UNIFY THE NATION"
Half Holiday Declared; To Be Greatest
Day Since America Entered
World War

Muskogee Okla. May 27-June 2S
will be National War Savings Day
according to an official announce
ment by Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo.
Plans for conducting a country
wide campaign beginning at once
and eliminating on June 2S have
been completed 1t will be under
the direction Of the secretary of the
treasury who throush taes National
War Savings committee win ask ev-
cry person to enroll on June 2Sth
as consistent purchaser of War
Savings Stamps
Official Slogan Adopted.
The official slogan is:
"over the top with War Savings
Stamps, June 2Sth.
George w. Barnes, state director
for Oklahoma, already has outlined
the plan of organization to the vari-
Gus county ehairmen in the seventy
seven counties of Oklahoma. The
work of organization is to be of the
most thorough character and the,
campaign will be one Of personal SOL
licitation. \
Thousands of pledges have been
signed heretofore in Oklahoma but
owing to the adoption of the new
plan these have been cancelled BY
the War Savings committee.
Declare Half Holiday.
June 2Sth, according to the plans
of the treasury department is to be-
made a half holiday throughout the
United States. Predictions are that
it will be the greatest day in Amer
lea since this nation entered the
conflict to crush the murderous and
barbarous Hun.
Oklahoma's quota is forty-sevenI
million dollars but it is believed that
this state can far exceed that sum
The state director for Oklahoma
plans to have every person in this
state enrolled as war saver.
The purpose of declaring June 2Sth
as National War Savings Day is to
bring home to the people the neces-
sity of their making sacrifices that
this nation may be placed on a max
imum war footing.
Frank Vanderlip. chairman of the
National War Savings committee said
recently that too many people post
pone purchasing War Savings Stamps
because the campaign covers a pc
riod of a year. He has suggested the
following slogan for June 2Sth: do
it now and unity the nation
McAdoo Makes Statement
at is essential that the American
people economize and save in order
to make available to their govern
ment the money indispensably need
ed for the war and to release sup
plies and labor reqUired for the pro-
duction OF things necessary for our
own military forces and for the mil
itary forces Of the nations associated
with us.
"To achieve this object. there will
be conducted. under the direction of
the treasury department. a campaign
for pledges. eliminating or June
2Sth, when loyal Americans through
out the country will be asked to
commit themselves to this program.
Asks Cooperation.
ITO the end that this intensive
campaign may be most effective, 1
earnestly bespeah the cooperation
Of all the organizations and institu-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27

DISOBEYED
OFFICERS
By United Press.

BY United Press.
London, May 27.-The death of fif-
ty-seven Americans the torpedoing
OF the British steamer Moldayia was
due to the fact that they disobeyed
the rules requiring all passengers TO
be on deck while passing through
the danger zone, according to dis
patch from a channel port, which may
result in an official inquiry.
The dispatch said fifty-eight men
were below at the time of the tor
pedoing and fifty-six were killed in
stantly another one died on the way
to shore while another is now in a
hospital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
open With Big Guns,


0ndon, May 27-Following a bonn
3; lment of great intensity the Ger
mans attacked suddenly early this
morning on entirely new and wide
fronts, including the thirty mile Sec
tor between Rheims and Solssons and
extending eastward and southward
of the Picardy front.
Simultaneous attacks were direct
ed against the French positions be-
tween Locre and Voormezeele south
of Ypres on the Flanders front.
The Picardy front attacked in
cludes the famous Chemin des Danes
sector where American troops have
been in line for some time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
American Engineers in Peril.
By Bnited Press.


With the Americans in Picardy,
May 27-Fifty American engineers
who got into German positions by
mistake at night fought their way
back to their own lines. with Ameri-
can and German infantry both firing
on them.
Owing to considerable gaps in the
trenches it was easy for the engi-
neers to wander beyond the Ameri-
can lines in the dark. A motor truck
recently drove half way across No
Mans Land before the men in it
we're warned of their mistake by the
rattle of machine guns.
Cannonading is increasing on this
front Patrol encounters are also
frequent and American troops are
constantly penetrating the German
first line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
Big Guns eombard Paris.
? UT !" 11' 's''
8y Cmted I'ress.

hy Cnlteu Pfcss.
Paris, May 27-The German Ions
range bombardment of Paris was re-
sumed Apparently three long range
guns are being used The station
near St Gobain is reported to have
been destroyed. Shells are falling
every fifteen minutes today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
Huns Launch Attack.

BY United Press.
Paris, May 27.--The Germans to
day launched an attack between Pl-
nen forest and Rheims, nine miles
north of Scissors, the war office a.
nounced. The British and French
are resisting the Huns with their
customary valor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27
British With French.

BY United Press. a
London, May 27.-British troops
are now operating with the French
south of the present Picardy fronl,
the report of Marshal Haig today
showed. This was the first intima-
tion of British forces being south OF
the Avre river. &44taEg1a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-27

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