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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
"THg EAGLES EYE"

This serial supreme is founded on
a story by William j. Flynn, recent
/ ly retired chief Of the United States
secret service in which he exposes
I the imperial German governments
/ Spy menace in this country.
The purpose of this production is
to present to the people in con
vincing form the fullest possible in
formation in reference to imperlal
Gefmany's invading spy army and to
create in the public mind q general
vigilance to aid the government in
stamping out this menace.
The events Of the war have shown
the value of the motion picture as
medium for melting public interest
For this reason the screen was Sc
lected by Chief Flynn as an effee-
tive weapon to combat the imperipl
German governments system Of mil
itary, naval and industrial espionage.
These pictures shown every We'd
nesday at the Sugg, serve to SHOW
what tremendous invisible force
this government now has to contend
with, operating as a secret weapon
OF offense Each episode tells a com
plete story OF an alien conspiracy
balked by the secret service. Today
you will see how Chief Flynn and his
able assistants prevented the torpe
doing OF the flagship Of the Atlantic
squadron while being reviewed by
President Wilson
"a WEAVER OF DREAMS"
A 5-part Metro Wonderplay featuring
Viola Dana.
HEARST-PATHE NEWS
One of the interesting subjects IN
this NEWS is the showing Of Venice,
the beautiful city of palaces, bridges
and gondolas, now clad in its war
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
Ruth Roland in
THE PRICE or FOLLY"
entitled
"SINS OF INNOCENCE'

Miss Roland does some clever emo
tional acting in this number La.
dies, don't miss seeing The price Of
Folly"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
Black Diamond
Moving Go.
l12 SO. 3rd Phone 869
WE ARE CAREFUL
CHICKASHA IRON WORKS

Foundry, machine shops black.
smith, honer works. automobile re-.
pairing. and cast iron and aluminium
welding.
Our foundry is in charge OF Mr.
Jchn Dicks, first class moulder
The blacksmith work is in charge
OF Mr.. ]. w. Branson, who is able to
karn out anything in the blacksmith
line.
Our boiler works ie In charge q
Miilard Hicks and we bar nothing in
this line
J. w. Mlnner is in charge Or our
machine shop and Is s'est class ma
chinist.
In our automobile department we
naye Mr. John Scott.
Ia. C. and J. J. CONRAD,
Propriet0rs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
OFFICIAL NOTICE

/ want to warn all people residing
in houses served by open toilet, to at
opce see that ii is supplied with a
ticht Lax and that D,arty of lime Is
used It is within the power OF the
city government to make all property
owners connecl with the sewer and
unless special attention is given to
these open toilets, at once, we viii
force connection with the sewer
fSigned) 0. COFFMAN,
Mayor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
Chicago Grain Market.
ELKs MEET TONIGHT

Tonight at the club rooms. the Elks
lodge will meet in regular semi
monthly session. There will be in
stallation OF officers and several can
didates will receive the initiatory
work. All members Of the lodge are
especially requested TO be present
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
Fresh Sailed
NUTS
IA. c. and J. J. CONRAD,
ProprietOrs.

Made by us every day
Salted peanuts, 40c per pound
Sailed almonds, $1O0 per pound
We serve genuine Coco Cola
Also Hires Root Beer.
Our ice cream is made by us
Pure cream only served with ae
reals, strawberries bananas baked
apples and coffee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
5c-1Oc-15c>
Severe Test.

Perhaps no test Of one's poise and
manual dexteriiy is more difficult for
man of sedentary and intellectual
pursuits than the effort To pick up
seven or eight newly released water
melon seeds from the t8blec0th with
his left hand without arousing so much
as passing suspicion ia his wife's
breast that they're there at sll.-Ohp
State Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03

carsh been n n
KER PASSENGER
good
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03
A LenaI Contradiction.

There is one thing in a lawyers
profession which is different from
any other
What is that"
The longer he is. at it the more
he has Of & brief career. Baltimore
American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-03

armor to protect the priceless art
treasures from the "Huns-o'.guns."
UDEVILLE
THE VICTORIA MUSICAL TRIO
IN Jazz Songs and Music.
PRICES TO-DAY
Zoe and 20c
Coming tomorrow, "The Seven
Keys to Bald-Pate," an Artcraft-Par-
amount production featuring Geo. M.
Cohan. One big star who is making
a bigger hit in movies than he made
on the speaking stage. That's going
some" for George M.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Utilize Camp Clark.

Citizens OF Nevada, Mo-, are urging
the War Department to utilize Camp
Clark, the permanent camp site of
the Missouri National Guard, for
training at least a portion of the
troops from this state. With sand
storms and snowstorms alternating at
Camp Doniphan, and Camp Funston
under congressional fire because Of
the high percentage of meningitis de-
veloped among the men of the Ma
tional Army modified there, it would
seem unwise to allow the camp at Ne
vada to remain idle.
Missouri has offered Camp Clark to
the National Government. 1t is To-
cation of proven healthfulness, with
excellent sanitation and IN abundance
of pure water. On occasion it has ac-
commodated 10000 state troops with
out crowding. Missouri furnishes
more soldiers than any other state
represented at either Camp Funston
or Camp Doniphan. At least a por-
ton OF the troops now at these camps
should be sent to Nevada for training
and the change should be made before
the early spring brings more sand
storms and freshets to plague the
OF the overcrowded
camps in Oklahoma and Kansas.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
8 Mexican Bandits Killed by U. S.
Troops.

Maria, Tex, Dec. 2o-Mcxican ban
dts raided the Fitzgerald ranch, be-
tween here and the river, late last
night and drove of all of the horses
from this ranch, also taking a large
quantity OF provisions, according to
a report received here. The raiders
were believed to be part of the band
which raided Candclaria yester day
and were attempting to get back
across the Mexican border.
Eight bandits were killed yesterday
when ranclers and American caval-
rynen fired on the Mexican raiders
after they bad Killed Michael Melch.
the United States mail carrier, and
his two Mexican passengers ard had
looted the l.. E. Brite store at Candc
laria, Tex. This was the official re-
port received here today but addition
al reports Of fighting between scat
tered bands of the bandits and the
American cavalrymen and Texas
rangers have been brought here all
day from the river front
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
King Ferdinand Abdicates.

London, Dec. 2o--Thc war has cost
another monarch his throne. Accord
in4, to an unconfirmed report, re-
ceived from Petrograd today, King
Ferdinand Of Rumania has abdicated
in favor of Crown Prince Charles.
Ferdinand is member OF the lio-
henzollern family of Germany. and
assembled the Rumanian throne in Oc-
tobes, 1914, shortly after the war be-
gan.
For some time there have been
rumors of revolutionary plot in the
Rumanian army and it Is supposed
further the kings retirement was
hastsned by the peace negotiations
between Russia and the central
powers. The kaiser, in an unofficial
offer Of peace to Rumania, predicated
it on the condition that Ferdinand
give up his throne.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
SAVE COAL
Fuel Administrator Crossley Sug'
gests Way by Which Coal May
be Conserved,

Wallace Crossley, state fuel ad
ministrator, says that the presen
shortage of coal is very seriou:
matter and makes the following re
quests of the coal users of Missouri
l.. To use wood or oil instead o.
coal where possible.
2. If the wasteiul open Fireplace
must be used, burn wood in it.
3. Use fireless cookers, com
pressed steam cookers, etc.
j Save electric and gas light.
S. Heat as few rooms as possible
6. Learn how to run stoves and
furnaces economically.
7. Keep the thermometer at 68 de-
grees, no higher. for health.
8. Save shovelful of coal day.
The war has created demand upon
the United States for one hundred
million extra tons of coal and while
there will be fifty million tons more
mined in the United States this year
than ever before the increased pso-
duction will not supply moro than
half the increased demand. This fiji
ty million tons must be saved shovel
full by shovelful through patriotic care
in American homes and factories.
Coal conservation has become 4
patriotic duty. The man who wastes
coal wastes labor and transportation.
With every shovelful of coal he
wastes he lowers the efficiency of the
man on the firing line, he lowers the
of the cantonments, he
reduces the speed of the submarine
destroyers, he diminishes the force Of
the projectile, he slackens the speed
Of the munition plant; in brief he COM
pels unnecessary use of cars to carry
him another shovelful of coal.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Celebrated Her One Hundred and
Third Birthday.

Nfs. Elizabeth Schoffield, OF West
Dakota street. this city, is without
doubt the oldest person in the coun-
ty. and it is hardly likely there are
any older in the state. On January
: she celebrated her 1o3d birthday.
She is hale and hearty for one OF her
age. She is able to eook her oWd
meals and look after her housekeep-
ing. She was born January I, 1875,
near Jacksonville, in Morgan county,
Illinois, and came to Butler in 1857.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Contract for Drainage Ditch Let.

The Board of Supervisors Of the
Grand River Drainage District of
Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri, at
meeting in Harrisonville last Satur-
day, December 22, awarded the con-
tract for the construction of the pro-
posed drainage ditch and laterals to
Fred Crane & Co. of Omaha, Nebr.
The amount to be paid for the work
is $336,ooo.oo.
Bonds have been issued for this
amount, and the Board is now adver-
tising for sealed bids for the sale of
these bonds. 1t is thought that they
will sell at a considerable premium.
According to the contract, the dredge-
ing company is to commence the work
of digging the ditch within 20 days
after it is given notice by the Board
that the bonds have been sold, and
that the money is in the hands of the
treasurer of the Drainage District.
1t is expected that, barring unlocked
for developments, the work will be
early in the spring. -CEss
County Democrat
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
NO FORMAL DRAFT CALL
BEFORE FEBRUARY
Rulings of the National Army Regis
trants Made by General
Crowder.

Provost Marshal General Crowder
has issued an order that will effect all
deferred percentages of the first
army. The order states: there will
be no more formal call before Feb
ruary IS while boards should, until
they have enough men finally classi-
fled in class 1, send forward prompt
ly those selected under the old regu-
lations to make up deficiencies in
calls already made, the result Of this
decision will be that we shall be able
to give the benefit of the new classi-
fication system to all men whose or
der numbers are so late as to place
them within deferred percentages of
the present call.
Calls will, however, be made very
shortly under the provisions of sec
ton r4o for the special class of men
there mentioned.
"For the sake of composing the
public mind and for the convenience
of registrants this information ought
to be given wide dissemination"
The new section referred to, No.
r4o relates to the induction "into
military service of technical and 9TH
er experts and of registrants highly
skilled in some special line Of work.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03

Mrs. Rilla Radford and two chill
dren, Gladys and Hershal, of Butler,
spent Xmas week with the formers ,
sister, Mrs. A. r. Keen.
Goldie and Ernest Wigger spent
Xmas with their aunt, Mrs. Will
Wigger.
Miss Clara Furgeson gave a party
Xmas night. Those present report a
fine time.
Miss Nellie Westbrook has the
scarlet fever.
Oscar Burg, who is in the training
camp came in Saturday for short
visit with his sister, Mrs@Eugene Al
bright, and grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Wix.
Mention was made in last weeks
issue of the serious illness of Mr..
Lacette Hall of Clarksburg, Mo. Mr..
Hall died Sunday night, his death be-
ing caused by paralytic stroke. He
was formerly an old resident of the
Spruce neighborhood and will be re-
membcred by the older citizens.
c. w. Rector and Mr.. and Mrs.
Marsh Brown returned Wednesday
from Clarksburg. Mr.. Hall was Mr..
Browns grandfather.
DAISY.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
2 Pro-Germans all but Hanged by
Crowd.

Audubon, Ia, Dec. a. After
months of friction between citizens
members OF the county council of de-
fense and pro-G Germans of this COM
munity, late yesterday sensational
attack was made upon Rev. w. a.
Starck and Fred Tenekheig, both of
whom had ropes placed around their
necks and were all but lynched by
the parents Of boys who have gone
to war and who have become infuri-
ated because of the continued unpat-
riotic actions of some prominent citi-
zens.
This was followed by a public
meeting of which both men refused
to heed the council of defense.
Tenekheig, 80, single, and said to
be worth $45,ooo had done little for
the war and Rev. Starck has been be-
fore the council OF defense repeatedly
ior alleged reasonable acts.
Both men had ropes placed about
their necks and Tenekhig was
dragged nearly block before he was
released. He signed check for ST.
900 for the Red Cross. Starck's es,
cape from lynching was due to his
wife who ran screaming to the spot
where they had led him and fell faint
ing to the ground. The men turned
their attention to her ard later let
Starcl free on condition that he and
his family 1royr the corr,ynupity NJ
once. He left within an hour.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Teddy Did It.

The kaiser and the crown prince
were slipping cordial.
Father, who started the war?
quoth the crown prince; pulling on
his cigaret.
"Why, we've proved it on England,
France and Belgium, to say nothing
of Russia" sharply answered the
kaiser.
Yes, know said the prince, "but
who was really rcsponsible?"
WELL his father answered, IF
you must know, it was like this. You
remember when Roosevelt came back
from Africa? gave him good time
l showed him all round and | took
him out and together we reviewed
the army. When we got back he
said: Bill, you can lick the world!'
and, like 4 donncd fool | believed
him. - -Evcrybody's Magazine
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Country Happenings.

Dan Bowman lost a horse last
week.
Mrs. E. J. Keen is reported very
low with pneumonia.
Walter Cumpton and family of
Kansas City spent Xmas holidays
with relatives in tn community.
Miss Cora Prior spent Saturday
night with Lelah and Jurskia Rains.
Mrs. c. D. Rector was the guest OF
her sister, Mrs J. T. Chitwood Tues
day.
Several in this neighborhood have
the measles.
Misses loan and Loretta McCook
spent Sunday and Sunday night with
their aunt, Mrs. Geo. Keen.
Miss Minnie Warns spent Sunday
at the Robert Rains home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Harvey enter
tanned the following to dinner Xmas
day: Mr.. and Mrs. Bernice Dickson,
and two children; Walter and Velma
Ruth; Mr.. and Mrs. Bruch Odheal,
and little son, Wilbur; Mr.. and Mrs.
Merl Sargent; Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Welliver and three children, Harvey,
Emma, Gene, and Lee Odell; and Mr..
and Mrs. Everette Harvey and three
children, Marvin, Anna and Roy.
Gus Johannigmeir bought cattle of
Geo. Sargent Friday.
Mr.. Oliver Barns spent Saturday at
the Rube Barns home.
Roy Young and Elmer Keen were
in Butler Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Raybourne
and children spent Saturday night at
the Jim Raybourne home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sargent and
daughter, Thelma, spent Sunday at
the Al Prior home.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Baker-Raudall

Miss Ethel Baker and Mr.. Omer
Randall, two Of Bates county's most
popular young people. were united in
marriage Saturday evening, Decem-
Der IS, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Baker, few miles cast Of this city.
1t was a quiet wedding, only very
few friends and the relatives of the
couple being present. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Fine, of the
NJ. E. church. South, of Spruce. Miss
Goldie Young was a very charming
bridesmaid and Ira Baker, brother OF
the bride. was the best man. The
wedding march was played by Mrs :.
NJ kretsinger.
The bride is the oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fl. Baker and S
a young lady of many charming quail
tiles. She was reared to young wo-
manhood in the east part of the coun-
ty, where she is loved by all who
have been SO fortunate as to be ad-
mitted to her friendship.
The groom is a son of Mrs. Jane
Randall and is a splendid type of
young manhood. He is a successful
and has made a good record
Is a school teacher.
The Times joins the many friends
Of the happy couple in wishing them
many years of welded happiness.
They are at home to their friends
IN a farm in the Culver neighbor-
.4nA-
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
DAISY.
Wife Shot German Husband.

Los Angeles, Dec. 27.-William
Kasitz. said to be a wealthy German,
was taken to a hospital today with a
bullet wound in his shoulder after an
alteration with his American born
wife, which, she told the police, grew
out of her purchase Of Liberty Loan
bonds. The police made no arrest
They said they believed Mrs. Kasitz's
statement that she shot in self de-
tense.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03
Must Report Food Holdings.

Washington, Dec. 3o.-All dealers,
manufacturers, warehouse men, ho-
tells and other institutions having on
hand more than $3.50 worth of food
stuffs. must report to the bureau Of
markets of the Department Of Agri-
culture. giving detailed statement of
their holdings, tomorrow. December
81, with comparison of holdings on
the same day last year.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03

The Bates County Red Cross head
quarters will be moved this week to
the Armory in the Opera House
block. All county branches sending
in finished work will please send
there. Some one witt be there 70 re.
ceive work.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03

Miss Mayme McBurney has been
appointed chairman of Women's
Work for West Point township.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03

Visitors at the Butler work room
last week were; Miss Mayme Nc
Burncy, Mrs. Mary A. Mcdonald,
Mrs. Edgar Bailey, Mrs. Pearl Crum-
ley, Amsterdam; T. w. Foster, M. D.,
J. S. Newton, NJ. d., Z. N. Chastain,
NJ. D., Butler; Fl. A. Rhoades, M. D.,
Foster; Mrs. Peter Denning Virginia.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03

The Director Of Womens Work
has made the following appoint
ments: Supervisor of Hospital Gar
ments. Mrs. c. Vantrees; Supervisor
OF Knitting, Miss Lille Norton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

ter was given over to the department of agriculture and the department of labor, and the two have so combined their work that they have created new army to take the place of the old. In this the department of agriculture led at the start. It already had it's or ganized agents in every state and coun- ty, and it had a body of farm help sup ply specialists who were sending in regu- lar reports as to crop conditions. It was through this machinery that the labor supply was created.
 The first work was the sending out of four-minute speech to every county agent This man was, ordered to call the business and professional men of his region together to hear war mes- sage rom the administration. They met in the towns, and the message was read. It went somewhat as follows:
 ''Men we are at war! The government demands food, and 1t demands that every one of us do his part in saving the wheat crop, which is now ready for cutting. This is so important that every other en- terprise and business should be stopped until the wheat has been saved. Accord ing to the estimates sent me from Wash ington, 5000 harvest hands are needed for this district alone, and this town is called upon to furnish 800. We have got to fur nish them even though it be necessary to stop every bank, store, factory and church while the work is going on.
 This message went into every wheat district and every large town. The re- sponse was immediate. Preachers, laws yers. bankers, merchants and mechanics dropped their usual employment and went out to the farms The state of Kansas got s0,OOo such men, and 10000 of that number came from Kansas City across the Missouri line. In Topeka there were 43 labor unions and fl of them took all of their men to the wheat fields to aid
 in harvesting the grain
 It was wonderful the good work that these soft-fleshed, velvet-handed men of the city did. Some of them, engaged in the professions, realized that they cou,d not stand the hot sun during the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

serve Secretary Houston says that vel ! have something like 2,000.000 boys betweenf | the ages of b and 19 who are not en-t
 gagged in productive work, and whose ser-f vices might be utilized for a large partk of the year. So far something like a} quarter of a million boys have been mo-
 bilized into this working reserve and theyI | have been doing farm work here and | there all over the country. Many of theml are city boys who have gone out toi 1 the farms, and some of the best of thet i workers have been the sons of rich meni who had never done farm work before.I Take typical case from Chicago. Seven-I I ty boys were taken from one of thsl private schools there and were put outl on 70 farms to work during the summerI vacation. Each accepted his job as al patriotic proposition, and was paid wagesI according to the work he was able to( do. of the 70, 6s made good and every| one of them has been asked to returnl
 next year to the farm on which he hasl been working this summer The farmersl were afraid to use city boys at the start, but they have found that they are fully the equals of their own boys att l theme.
 ! Tn many of the states camps for the | training of boys for farm labor have 1 been established in connection with the l agricultural colleges. In some of these | the boys live in tents. They wear uni- 1 forms and have their regular military fdri1ls in connection with the work. There ! is one camp in Pennsylvania which had at one time 1900 reserve boys in train- l ing, and there were 40 other liberty camps throughout the state in charge of ex-. perts. Most of the New England dis | tricts have done much as to mobiliz- { in6 the boys, and the same is true of I the states of the west and south In fact, the work has been going on in every part of the union, and it promises to be l of more and more value asalong as the
 war continues.
 Copyright, 191s by Frank, C. Carpenter