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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
ALLIED LINES MAY
BEND BUT WON'T BREAK.

London, March % Confidence that
the allied line. though it may bend
but not break, is expressed by the
morning papers, which are unanimous
ly hopeful of The outcome of the des
perate fighting between the British
and Germans The papers dwell on
The accuracy of the British intelli-
gCnce service in diyining the enemy S
il tentions and in foreseeing the points
and time of attack. The battles on
the western front arc only beginning
prd the newspapers think that the
amalt on the Cambria from which
probably was chosen because the un-
DuaUne land IN this region usually
tsru1ers from the effects Of winter
some weeks earlier than on The
Franco Belgian frontier, may not
represent the main ana ultimate ioa
ture of the enemy's offensive 1t is
felt there may yet be sudden at
tack elsewhere, but there is no doubt
OF the ability of the British troops
to hold the enemy just as they barred
the road to Ypres.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
RED CROSS PLANS ARE FOR
NULATED BY COMMITTED

The executive board Of the Guthrie
Red Cros branch met at the secre
ay's office yesterday and made add
.onal plans to increase the output ol
work by the various departments. j
s the desire Of all chairmen to max,
hair department the best in the coun
T Tomorrow short talks will b,
gwen at all churches and new unit,
will be formed So far the ladies o.
the Baptist and Catholic churche.
have been doing more work as churcl
units than any other religious de
nominations in the city
The idea Is not to break up units al
ready in good working order but tc
get those ladies' WHO do not belong
t. units to organize.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
NINE 0KLAH0MANS KNOWN
TO Be TUSCANIA VICTIMS
Three Others, Either Among the
Unidentified Dead or Miss
ing, on Official War De
partment List

Washington, March % Tho officia
ISi of the Tuscanlas known dea.
hows tho following from Oklahomp
John b Bishop, mother. Sarah
}ahop, Foster.
Raymond T Hurts; father. f Ilur
'ocasset
Leo p LaBron, wife. Guthrie
Flacher y PIaiger. sister. Ms
nouo Player Norman.
Jes M Rhoadcs father j J.
aboade5 Hubert
William V smitbpcDcr. father
William G smitbpoter, Fort Cobb
George W Tomline; father Charlie.
iomline, El Reno
Ethan White, wife Amet
William w Wright father -
w snt Bismarck
The following are unidentified de-,
or missing
Joe Cochran wife, ii Avenue Eas0
,aWtOn
Joseph Marlin father. John n
Marlin, Chccotah
George Y Perry mother. Alrs c a
perry, Lonewolf
ondis Powell sister Larry Powell
Sasallwa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
III TIllsiE WEN STRIKE
~ RICH At NllANI

\ party OF Guthrie capitalists, con
isting Of II d Steward, Charles Smith,
{ l. Stark Charles Falkner, y T.
Dooley } + Nissley, J Douglas, all of
}uthrie, and a { Farquharson, now Of
,liami but formerly mayor of Guthrie
ave struck a ich find on the A A
Jarrett farm, five miles west of Bax
or Springs This H. an entirely new
nrritory and the strike r1s e tho
aing community on edge as it was
gf thought thofo Nas amy re he
yund in the neighborhood, AT a
lepth Of l>3 feet a 10-foot face was
ncounteled and. it is reported, tbs
ore is exceedingly rich; in fact, as
ch as that in some of the better
fnown regions throughout the dis
flict.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS
CARE FOR THE BIRDS
Pupils of Capitol Hill Are Trying
To Exceed Record Made
Last Year List of
Children Engaged

Capitol Hin school boys and girls
laye a fne exhibition of bird houses
hey are trying 70 surnass their rec
ord of 1O houses made last year
Below arc the names of those who
ave made new homes for their feo-
Eered friends:
Harry Elliott Paul Granette, cleo
iopkins Curtis Mllei Robert Ben
n, Zola Cassidy Harold Highley
Gorge Wolgamot, Nadine Mick, Es-
atr Dana, WaNe Chestnut Glenda
rane Sanford Taylor Jack McWethy
hylls Granette, Thurmalee Hen
lrick Ralph Freeman Mary Jean
Inner Den AinncE Billy Walker
N Dolph, Lawrence Leycrck, Geo
cuhl, Sammie Taylor. Raleigh Miles,
ierschel Helm, Oliver Benson Pearl
oah Frazier Ray DRYDEN Ruth
rooks, Frances Crabtrce Ruth El
Oft, Robert Elliott. Richard Elliott
ester Whitted, Forest Collins, Gar
,ctt Billings, Chalmers Martin, I1y-
ra,t Pratt, Alfred Barnes. Voyfhue
Shackleford, Ralph Rider. Dorothy
Ian on, Kenneth Paddock, George
lells, Carroll Ragland. Lee Worthng-
on, Harry Walker, Earl Crabtree,
frances McGinlcy Leslie IIewes, Mil
red Belt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23

Paris, March 23-The official an.
rouncement that Paris IS being bonn
b1rded must remain unexplained un.
Il. further details have been rcceiv
ca. The statement in the dispatch
dat the shortest distance from Parie
70 The front is more than tCo kilo-
meters indicates that there has been
nc breach in the battle front above
Paris such as would permit the bring
ing up OF guns to within what ha
been required as extreme heav
pieces. Unless the Germans have e
new invention no such range Of thi
is conceivable. The most powerf1
guns have been able TO throw thei
SHELLS twenty miles. The caliber
the shells reaching Paris are equiva
Icnt to 9 12 inches. Paris has bee
under bombardment for about eiah
hours at the time the foregoing dis
2atch was fiIed-4;15 p m.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
BERLIN CLAIMS $4,000
PRISONERS, 200 Guns TAKEN

Berlin, March 23-2 O'Clock
p m-Between Fontaine les Croi
seIIes and Moeuores. German
forces penetrated into the sec.
ond enemy position and captured
two villages, army headquarters
announced today British count
er attacks failed.
So far the statement announces
$4,000 prisoners, 400 guns and 800
machine guns have been taken.
The two villages taken are
Vr5ucourt and Morchies. The
former village is about 3l2 miles
and the latter two and one half
miles behind the former British
front.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
RETREAT WAS FoRsEEN
~ BRITISH LEADERS.

British Army Headquarters in
France, March 23-~British troops be-
tween the Scarpo and the Oise have
fallen back in places but tho British
generals had forseen this eyentual,tv
and made preparations aceordingb
IN the face of a great attack Il is
not only impossible, but quite un-
sound to attempt to hold the fou
line trenches everywhere Good
sensiye tactics usually aim AZ organ
zing resistance so that the farther
the enemy advances the stronger 8l
be the opposition he meets.
Taking the situation as a Who'll. .Le
British are we'll satisfied with ue
results Of the first stage Of the fight
Ing. They undoubtedly lost sever
ruined villages and the Germans prob
ably will make much Of their cartu.e
but the defenders have held on ama2
.ngly well and worked terrible
Slaughter among the attackers.
The fighting yesterday was great
ast in intensity on two sectora-one
northwest of Cambrai and tho other
'outhwost The fighting on the north
ern front was about Bulleeourt. WAAe
Hargicourt Is the southern center A
bright sun came ont at midday and
oirmen Were most activo the BRITISH,
oriators flvinp ~ vow 'o@ alitudes
md using their machine runs agai0st
the onosing infantry Deforo hey
attacked Yesterday ON the sector be-
tween the Canal du Nord and Cro-
sellcs on the northern battle front.
the Germans for four hours smoth-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23

preparation cl the Germans in the
drive against the British lines, which
a now in progress is described by
those who took part in il as the most
violent they over endured, according
TO the Daily Mails correspondent on
lthe British front
THE thing that stands out az
characteristic of the fighting up to
/ tEe present" says the correspondent.
lis that we did so well under the
Iturific impact"
Continuing the correspondent says.
Upon one corps front there was Il
gun every fifteen yards The strength
OF the mortars which the enemy
brought up in such great numbers
sent over such an Overwhelming
weight of ircn and high explosive
tLat in most parts of the front wire
ceased to be an obstacle and trenches
were oblterated At the same time
Ell OF our known battery positions
were drcnched with gas but their gas
failed to roach all Of our batteries
nor did they succeed anywhere in
breaking down our wire AT ono
point where the Germans found our
wire unbroken they set TO work with
scissors until they had made way
an incident reminiscent of the meth
DDS Of fighting inculcated by Fred
erick the Great All of this was dons
under our machine gun fire
"A curious fact reported by our
airmen was that Germans composing
the special assaulting divisions wore
new uniforms. Got on their best
clothes for a visit to Paris. com
mented one OF our generals.
Our relaying corps did valuable
work. despite adverse weather coa-
dtions One Of cur men in the early
morning reconnaissance spotted sew
eral thousand Germans moving wes;-
ward south Of Bullecourt and another
reported three thousand of the enemy
in a sunken road in this area waiting
to advance Few enemy machines
were seen and they mostly flew low,
peppering our trenches with machine
guns.
This is the first battl6 wbcra
British gunners had to serve their
guns in gas masks and it was a dis-
ficult task Fortunately practices
with gas masks have taken place fire.
quently for an hour daily. | found
everyone | saw pretty confident. AT
first they did have hard job TO mec,
the masses of Germans who came on
in denser formation than ever before,
yet all reports showed that they
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
EXPRESS REFUNDS ARE
NOW DUE SHIPPERS
Warning Given To Business Men
Not To Turn Accounts Over
To Agents For Col
lection

A warning TO Guthrie shippers ano
merchants, who have claims for 4
refund on excess express charges on
shipments sent cr received from 1893
TO 1914 not to place their claims in
the hands Of individuals or agencies
for collection with the state corpor-
alton commission. las been issued by
the commission The explanation
lollCws
About year ago the corporation
commission settled with the expires.
companies lor the excess charges
from 1903 to 1914 The express com
lanies paid The commission S425 600.
to be disbursed among the shippers
Of the state who We're entitled TO it,
"Tho disbursement or this money
would require considerable labor. ad
ditional work which the personnel yf
the state corpora Jdn commissions
office is insufficient in size to meet.
The legislature was asked to and did
pass a bill providing for an appro-
rriation oi $4,000 for carrying out
this work.
"At the last hour, when It was too
late for the Legislature to pass tbe
bill over his veto, Governor Williams
knocked it out, although the appro
priation would not have been one
cent for the Golfers OF the state for
the reason that the law provides Il
charge of ten per cent for the dis
bursement of such refund money
This ten per cent would have given
the state $4,000 had all the money
been refunded but | doubt if more
than half will ever get back to the
shippers who are entitled to it. The
$25, 900 appropriation would have
been covered by this charge.
When the appropriation was
knocked out the corporation commits
sion was unable to do anything toward
refunding the money Now, as |
have been informed by several of our
shippers and merchants, men ann
agencies, representing a connection
with the corporation commission arc
the business Of settling
these claims.
81 have been informed that these
men are demanding a commission Of
twenty-five per cent for settling
claims when the merchant or shipper
has his express receipts and fifty per
cent more than the law allows the
corporation commission for refund
ing The money
"My advice to shippers and mer-
chants OF Guthrie is to refuse 20
make such contracts with any men or
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
FRENCH MOI WORRIED.

Paris, March 23-Premier clemen-
ceau appeared for a few minutes in
the lobby of the chamber of depu-
t,es and told the deputies that the
news he had received from British
headquarters gave him a most salts
factory impression.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
REMAINS OF REV BUG
HANAN LOST IN TRANSIT

Rev Buchanan, eolored preacher
long a resident Of Guthrie, died Mon
day, March II, at Boston. Mrs
Buchanan is here. She wired in
struetions to the American Express
company to ship the body here for
burial and arrangements were made
to hold the funeral last Sunday. Two
mll fare tickets We're purchased. The
body left Boston last Friday. Since
then no adyices have been received
by the bereaved widow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23

Paris, 8 a. m, March % An air
raid alarm has just been gwen.
An official statement issued here
today says several airplanes at
tackled Paris last night, dropping
a number of bombs. There we're
some casualties.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
SPRING OFFICIALLY
ft83it HERE ON FRIDAY

A light shower ushered in welcome
srring Friday night.
Spring has been with Guthrie ana
vicinity hat is spring weather mas
been apparent for some time, but old
Father Time came along Thursday,
March a and officially set the spring
of 1915 clipping off its way.
The weather was fair until late in
the afternoon, when storm clouds
gathered and lieht showers fell. The
temperature was "A for the maximum
ard 56 for the minimum.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
OWENS PEACE PLAN.

Washington, March 22--An inter
national peace plan both to effect i'm
mediate secession of the war and to
maintain furture peace in the world.
were outlined to the senate today by
Senator Owen of oklahoma, author Of
q resolution proposing a league of ma
tions to enforce peace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
BRAVE BRITISH TONNES
7OLO HUNS IN CHECK.

British Army Headquarters u
France. March 23-ld M The Brit
n galIantly fighting, are still presnt-
rg q solid front to the flercely at
lacking Germans, although the defen-
ave troops have withdrawn their
ines in certain places for strategic
reasons
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
ALLIES FORCED TO
FIGHT IN CAS- Masks
a9sssa
GAS BOMBS SMOTHER THr
TRENCHES; MOSCOW n
THE GOAL OF TEUTONS.
ALSO; GERMAN AD-
VANCE CONTIN-
TINUES IN
RUSSIA


London, March 22-Tho Germans
'oreed their way into M0ly aut
dashlne counter. attack drove t1o
out Reuters correspondent at srlt.sn
headquarters teleeraphs. A large party
was surrounded and probably was
captured.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
GERMANS FAIL TO
GARRY ON" AT THIS POINT

Paris, March 23-Tte Germans
launched an attack On the French
lines in the WoeVre district last night
wnioh was dispersed by French firing
Tne German suffered losses and left
some prisoners in the hands of the
French.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
REFLECT CONFIDENCE.

London March The German
newspapers reflect a feeling Of con
fidence concerning the present oper-
ations in the west, though the scri-
BUSINESS of the moment is recognized
according to the Dutch news agencies
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
feom Amsterdam. The German news
papers insist that the military and
political leaders of the central pow
ers have left nothing undon9 to spare
their people this terrible blood
bath"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
FIFTY GERMAN DIVISIONS
IN THE BATTLE.

London, March % There IS le
% believe that fifty German divisions
are flowing into the struggle t0e
correspondent stotos and poa.0
half as many more are in close re
serve Under the tremendous on
s.dught tho British troops are falling
back very slowly and in excellent or
der At many places they are with
drawing voluntarily, so as to main
ain an unbroken front
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
MAJOR NILES TO HAVE
CHARGE OF ESTATE

Major Alya J Niles SON in law OF
the late Joseph w McNeal, former
president of tho American National
bank, Tulsa, will be appointed admin
iStrator OF the deceased bankers es-
tate Which is valued at approximate
Is 100000,
Mr. MeNeal dropped dead at Corpus
Christi, Texas, several weeks ago. He
had gone there Tor his health.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
BRITISH FALL BACK
BULLETIN

Paris, March % The Germans
have been firing on Paris with
long rance guns. Since eight
0 clock tins morning shells Of 240
milhmeters bave been reaching
the capital and suburbs at inter
walls Of three-quarters of an hour,
killing ten persons ard wounding
about fifteen The shortest dis
tance from Paris to the front is
over 100 kilometers sixty.two
miles. W SSE
The announcement that Paris
was being bombarded was made
officially this afternoon. Measures
for comter-attack on the enemy's
guns are under execution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
VI RISES OBTAINED FOR
THE POLISH ARMY

Winona, MINI, March 22-Forty-
four young women have enlisted as
volunteer nurses, eight men recruit
ed, and more than $4,000 collected as
the result Of a two day recruiting
campaign for the Polish army in
France, which ended in Winona last
night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
SENATOR GORE HOLDS UP
APPOINTMENT OF POSTMASTER

Washington, March 23--Because
Senator Gore said N b Hickman,
Democrat, nominated as postmaster
at Coalgate, Okla, was personally
objectionable to him, the senate to-
day refused to confirm the nomina
ti0n.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23

London March 23Th American holding firm the casualty
light claim 1900
than 300 light heavy The German
yesterday exceed captured North
the with great loss and
artillery
Allied operating conjunction with me
doing great machine
effectively.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23
Kaiser's Powerful Artillery and Great
Massed Infantry Attacks Before ST.
Queintein Sector Force Allied
Troops to Give Ground; Re
tirement Perfected IN
Good Order
BULLETIN

London March % Powerful enemy attacks delivered with
great weight infantry artillery have broken through the
British defensive system west of st Quentin the office an
British troops the northern portion of the battlefield
holding their positions West of st Quentin the British
falling back in good order carefully prepared positions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23

London, March % Today S
German official announcement
received here states that Emperor
William is in command on the
western front.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23

GREATEST ARTILLERY
BATTLE OF AGE
London March 23-The artillery
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-23

Continued on Page Eight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-22
CITY PRoPERTY.

Fom.room house, 5O.foot lot on
Iowa, Sl,10O cash; or $3.50 on terms.
Fiveroom modern house, outbuild.
lngs, cistern, wen, shades, etc; this
is dandy home on Michigan avenue
for $4,000; $500 cash win handle.
Good Groom modern house, and
about one,half block Of ground, well
improved on Dakota avenue; barns,
outbuildings, irrigation plant, etc. II
you want to keep COWS and raise
chickens, or garden, see this place.
Price only $4,000 $1,000 cash bal
ance, terms; per cent interest
Good 4.room house. pantry and
three closets, pump on porch, on
Idaho avenue, Price $1,000; $500
cash, balance terms.
A dandy 65.foot front lot paving
paid to date, only one more payment;
small house can be built to and made
into desirable property 7lS South
Eighth This is snap At 1880
FARMS
1870 acres well improved, upland
farm, l.2 miles from Chickasha; s.
room house, two barns, we'll wind
mill, large cistern, tank, storm cave,
etc. 20 acres in wheat; $50 per acre
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-22
w orth Reading
SEE THIS COOP BARGAIN lNFARM

SEE THIS GOOD BARGAIN IN FARM
land-100 acres, AZ out SO Of creek
bottom, first class alfalfa land, 20
acres in cultivation. 30 of grass ordi-
nary improvements. Price reason
able. 100 acres joins the above.
Good up and swaggy lands or 4
lla story room house, with other inn
proVements. Price reasonable.
260 acres near Niinekah, good 4
room house with hog lots and cross
fenced Rented for 1919, crop rent.
40 acres in wheat 75 to be put in
cotton, some broom corn. II sold by
January 1st, 1919, crop goes in.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-22

100 acres l Y miles south OF Norge,
wen improved, 60 acres Of wheat and
40 to be PUT in cotton, etc. Price is
right
Have all kind Of city residences 70
sale at interesting prices
good houses and lot on Sth and
Iowa-will sell at bargain.
! fine residence, rooms. 8 below
and 8 above, furnace heat, all ncces.
sary out buildings, everything up-to-
date. Can sell this property for less
than material would cost Let me
show you
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-22
Real Estate

100 acres fine level land, good i'm
provemeats, l2O in cultivation, IL
miles from town, in 4 splendid neigh
berhood, and you can buy this home
for S65 per acre.
eco acre farm 1-2 miles from rail
road station, $40 acres in cultivation
balance in grass Plenty OF good wa
ter, splendid Improvements. This
would make you a splendid home
Price only S45 per acre,
have good piece OF brick busi
ness property, that can trade for a
good bottom farm.
$50 acres OF fine land, fair improve
ments, 500 acres in cultivation. SC
acres alfalfa. 500 acres of bottom
land, nearly all in wheat, l-2 miles
from Tuttle can sell for sG5 per acre
Reasonable terms.
See me for farm loans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-22
Quotations Fair
Price Committee
chickasha. Grady county. OKLA,
Ninr....hA. 20 1n1o

OhASA@oh@t OAnuy SOuuIJg OAi@t
November IS, 1918.
After careful investigation by the
Fair Price Publishing committee the
following estimates have been founu
Just and equitable to both wholesaler
and retailer based on this weeks
market prices:
The fair price committee was ap-
pointed without any solicitation for
Che job, and the government expects
it to do its duty.
The prices listed below are flgur-
ed on the percentage basis as per
the order of Mr.. Hoover. The com.
mittee solicits the cooperation Of
all parties concerned and with the
proper spirit exercised much good
may be accomplished.
1t is the duty of the consumers to
report OF the fair price committee
when required TO pay more for mer
chandise than the prices mentioned
Wholesale Retail.