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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
WILLPLAY
JAZZ-TUNES
FOR DANCE

Thursday night on Sixth street
between Chickasha and Kansas ave-
nues, there will be large doings
when the Chickasha band stages
their big street dance, the prepara
tions for which are complete,
A special program has been ar
ranged and the musical organiza-
tion will demonstrate the latest and
most approved manner of dispensing
the ragged, foot-tickling jazz tunes
that make the old forget their weight
OF years and the young glory in their
youth and an opportunity to dance.
The draftmen. called by The local
exemption board are to leave Chick
exemption board to leave Chicka-
sha for Camp Travis Friday after.
noon, will have some pleasant mem.
ories to take with them, for they
are the special guests of the Chick.
sha band at the jazz concert and
street hop. Tickets viii be issued
to the selectmen and the band will do
everything in their power co see
that the lads have a good time. The
proceeds of the dance will go to
the benefit Of the band.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
TAKE TWO
TOCRANITE
FROM HERE

Two inmates of the Grady county
jail left this morning for Granite
where they will take up their resi-
denco for a year. They are c. M.
Bradford, the alleged check artist,
and Ewing Perry the lad who con-
fessed to breaking into the combina-
tion store and post office at Naples.
Tho men loft in charge Of a, r.
Bliss, special officer OF the poniten-
tiary.
This party seems to have his hands
full on the trip from Chickasha to
Granite. When he arrived here he
was towing two Mexicans who were
sentenced from Chandler to do time
in the Institution on a charge Of
breaking into store and appropriate
ing a considerable quantity of silken
goods. With the two he picked up
here, Bliss had complete quartet
to look after.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
,IUNIORST
GIVE PLAY
THURSDAY

The Junior class will present one
of the best high class farce comedies
that has appeared in Chickasha this
season Thursday night at the high
school auditorium. The play, the
name of yhich is MEN, Maids and
Matchmakers," was written by Flea
nor Maude Crane, author of "Just for
Fun" and is guaranteed to be a
mirth provoker The players have
shown an unusual talent all through
the progress of the play and will be
able to give an excellent entertain
ment.
The play is directed by Mrs. A. B.
Morgan. The following is the cast.
Leta Major as Lillian Stewart; Mary
Driggers, as Elizabeth Evert; Mar.
garet Terrell, as Kathren Howard;
May Chandler, as Alice Marshall and
Aunt Blina Winthrop; Reuben Coch-
ran, as Guy Richards; Harry Davis
Jr., as Chas. Brewster; Paul Thomp.
son, as Roy Vincent; Amzi Ikard as
Doctor Passepartout.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
ESTABLISH
ZONES
FOR SUPPLY
Fuel and Railroad Administrations Work
in Harmony While Designating Dis
tricts 10 Be Served

Ada, Okla, April PAP. A. Norris,
federal fuel administrator for Okla.
homa, has been advised that coal
consumers in some sections of Okla
Iona are Withholding their orders
foe coal in the expectation that the
zone OF distribution may be altered
in way that will broaden their
sources Of supply.
at should be distinctly understood
by coal producers, coal dealers and
coal consumers" Mr.. Norris says.
that the regulations carrying out
the zoning order OF the distribution
of coal consumption were adopted in
conjunction with the railroad admin
istration, after the most careful
study of the whole problem.
ANY qualifications of the zoning
plan that may be made will be in
the direction OF further restriction
rather than toward enlarging sources
OF supply.
'War demands for coal as the year
advances may demand still further
restrictions Of the consumers free.
dom to choose coal
There should, therefore, be no
fHrther delay upon the part Of coal
dealers and coal consumers in plac.
ing their orders for their coal sup
ply. Patriotism demands that orders
be placed at once in order that the
railroads may realize the exact trans
and in order that production may be
at o maximum
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
SCOUTS LIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN
STARTSSATURDAY

Speaking of the Boy Scout Liberty
Loan poster and the scouts cam
paign in the Third Liberty Loan
drive in general, Rev. VIM. Denham
said today:
Have you seen that poster? One
should be on display in every store
window in the city. 1t is "a work Of
art, masterpiece fitted to adorn the
halls Of palace and beautify the
walls of the American home. Look
at it, study it, and you will catch its
significance. Liberty protected but
not prepared, and young America,
the Boy Scout, placing in her right
hand the sword of Preparation
that Liberty may go forth and fight
for her own.
Let the merchants, bankers and
offices give these posters conspic-
uous place and get in line with the
Boy Scouts as they go "over the top"
OiN NuhO AnC CllCIlS llloI InC
trenches.
"The Boy Scouts will begin their
Third Liberty Loan campaign Satur-
day and will continue till the even
ing of May 4th. During these eight
days they are to visit every home
and store in the city and it is expect |
ed that many patriots will respond
to the appeal of young America, who
though too young to go to the Euro
pean battlefront, is doing his bit, |
shoulder to shoulder with the citi-
zen soldiery in the home land
Let us help the scouts to make
a record and win their war service /
medals. eLt patriotic citizens of
chickasha and Grady county help |
he Boy Scouts to bring Grady coun-
y in line with the best records
the state"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24

and are ready to be mustered In
There will not be room in the Okla
hcma regiment for them all, there
fore the companies that get ready
first will be the ones to get in.
Those that are late will be left out.
"Grady county has been one of
the 26 counties in the state designat-
ed to raise a national guard compa-
ny This is a splendid opportunity
for those who have not yet been
called to the colors to get into the
service. | have not been Officially
advised, but it is my impression that
when the regiment is mustered in
and trained, 1t will go to the Mexi-
can border. Yesterday, the press dis
patches carried an item to the ef-
feet that German propaganda was
being felt in Mexico and that the
Mexicans were gathering a consider
able force at point along the boun-
dairy. That border must be protected
and it is going to be the National
guard units that furnishes that pro-
lection. The soldiers now guarding
the border are needed across the
water.
Another thing, don't want
Chickasha and Grady county to fall
down on this proposition. The state
department has seen fit to designate
us as one of the counties and we
must come up to expectations. 1t is
the duty of every man not now call
ed to the colors, or those above the
draft age, and under say, 40 years
of age, to offer his services with the
National guard.
"There will be another meeting of
the guard tonight at The armory.
Everyone is invited to attend and
see what progress We arc making
with the drilling"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
CUARDSMEN DO SQUADS RIGHT"
IN LIVELY DRILL AT ARMORY;
TAKE IN BUNCH OF ROCKIES

Folks strolling down Chickasha
avenue near Fourth street last night
were surprised to hear Squads
right" Bout face Ford march,
"Compn'y halt" Count fours," and
a few other military commands, ac-
companied by the measured tread of
marching feet
It was the Grady county company
OF the National guard drilling in the
armory. They are some "drillers"
at that. A few ones dropped in to
look them over last night, and were
soon imbued with the martha spirit
to the extent that they simply took
a hand themselves. 1t is true that
the new ones formed an awkward
squad" for fair but they soon learn
ed to wear their hands out of their
pockets, to stand on both feet at
the same time, to put a little pep
and a jerk into the salute and to be
careful and not get their legs tang
led up when they We're given the or
der "'Bout face Twelve new re.
cruits joined last night, bringing the
total names up to 15S.
I'VE are getting along in great
shape" said V. II. Hulen, organizer
Of the company this morning. 1--WE
have a dandy good bunch so far and
the recruits are coming in rapidly
While there are some ON the list
who will not be eligible for service,
| am confident that we will need
only about so more men. When the
is filled, 1t will be filled
and those who are late will be dis
appointed
~ talked to Col. Harry Penticost
He assures me that ev-
srything is progressing nicely over
he state and that many of the coun-
les have completed their companies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
CHIX. TOWNSHIP
LANDS BIG BOND
SUBSCRIPTIONS

What do you mean, only couple
of thousands of dollars for Liberty
bonds in Chickasha township" asked
John G. Lewis, chairman as he turn
ed in his report to f. L. Slusher,
county manager
The report included the whole of
Chickasha township, outside of the
city and showed that Mr.. Lewis and
his committees had rounded up a
total of $4,000 Liberty Bond subscrip-
tions. This amount is far in ex-
cess Of the estimate previously made
for the section, and cleary demon
strates that there has been some hot
and heavy firing along the local
township sector.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
|. 0. o. F. ANNIVERSARY

In accordance with usage and in
obedience to Grand Master Logan
Hawkins, on Friday, April 26, at s
p. m, subordinate lodges No. SIS
and No. A will celebrate the ninety
ninth anniversary of the order, with
suitable exercises and thanksgiving
to Almighty God for his manifold
mercies to us as an order and as
individuals. The exercises will be
held in the |. o. o. F. hall, fth and
Kansas. The committee has arrang.
Ell a program and refreshments will
be seryed,-By the Committees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
Launch Intensive BOmbardmeni Of Entire
British Line With Fierce Thrust at
Important Point
ALLIES FORECAST
RENEWAL OF SCRAP
Heavy Fighting Between AWe and SOmme
Rivers Where Huns Made Some
Progress iu Former Attack

Marshal Hindenburg, following an
intensive artillery bombardment COW
er1ng practically the entire British
front from Ypres south to the
Somme, has apparently resumed his
drive against Amiens.
In his report today Field Marshal
Haig said attacks were progressing
between the Somme and Avre riv-
ers. These rivers are less than ten
miles apart The Somme flows d.
rectly through Amiens while the
Avre converges with the Somme less
than two miles east of the city.
Between these two rivers the Ger
mans in the last drive advanced to
within less than nine miles of
Amiens. The resumption of the
drive against this important point
was forecast by the allies. The
French war office reports a terrific
bombardment between the rivers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
FIND NO TRACE
OF THIEVES WHO
TAKE BUICK SIX

Though diligent search is being
made by county and city officers. no
trace has been found that would lead
to the discovery of the Buick Six,
belonging TO c. S Hughes of Min
nekah, stolen here last night.
The car was parked on one Of the
principal streets of the city. while
Mr.. Hughes and a party of friends
attended a show. When they went
for their car to make the homeward
trip. it was gone. Officers are in
touch with all the towns in this sec
ton of the state and it is expected
that the car win be located soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
MAY RATION ALL
CONFECTIONERS
TO SAVE SUGAR
By United rress

By United Press.
Washington, April 24.-The ration
ing of confectioners and manufac-
turers using sugar is coming soon,
il was learned today. This step will
follow closely the issuing of sugar
cards to housewives, which is believ-
ed necessary in order to provide su-
gar for the canning season. Statis-
tics show that one million six hun
dred eighty thousand tons sugar are
used every year in canning fruits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
SMALL TOWNS WON'T SUFFER
FROM TRAIN cURTAILMENT
By United Press.

by united Press.
Chicago, April 24.-Small towns To-
Gated on the railroads affected by the
million mile cut in passenger sche-
dulles will not suffer Inconvenience,
according to the chairman of the
committee revising passenger sche-
dulles. Through trains not making
stops at small stations viii be taken
off. Every railroad west of the Mis-
sissippi river Will be affected by the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
NEAR TWO BILLION
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington. April 24.-Subscrip-
tions to the Third Liberty loan are
approaching the two billion dollar
mark today.
Colorado and Arizona officially an.
.nounced that they had passed their
quotas, making an even dozen states
exceeding the amounts allotted to
them.
The Kansas City district has
awarded 74O honor flags to cities ex.
eeedipg their quotas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
8y United Press.

London, April 24--Strong German
attacks are in progress today on a
nine mile front east OF Amiens, Field
Marshal Haig reported. At the same
time in the Albert sector German
artillery is bombarding the whole
British front from north OF Albert
to the junction of the British and
French lines south of the Somme on
front of fifteen miles.
German infantry attacking north.
west of Albert we're driven back by
rifle and machine gun fire in the
neighborhood of Dranoutre.
British and French artillery is in-
flicting heavy losses ON the enemy.
A hostile attack in the neighborhood
of Merville was dispersed with ar.
tillery.
Hostile artillery Is also active in
the Somme and Ancre sectors and
in the scarpe sector, north of Beth.
une and Ballieul.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
Sub Base blocked.
By United Press.

By United Press
London, April 24.--The Franco
British naval raid ON the Belgian
coast, one of the most daring ex.
ploits in maritime history, is believ.
ell by experts here to have sealed
the Zeebrugge submarine base. This
is hard blow to Germany inasmuch
as two immense ships, filled with
hundreds of tons Of cement, were
sunk in the channel and it will re.
quire weeks of labor to remove them.
Meanwhile the submarines will be
blocked from the sea.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
ToDAYs CASUALTY LIST
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, April 24.-Forty.three
casualties were listed by the war de-
pertinent today. OF these twenty
three were wounded, six killed III ac-
ton, three dying of wounds and elev-
en- Of disease.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
FOUND GUILTY
OF CONSPIRING
FOR REVOLUTION
By UnIsed Press.

San Francisco, April 24-The
twenty-nine men who were charged
with conspiring on American soil to
start a revolution against British
rule in India were found guilty. The
jury in the federal court returned
its verdict today.
Among those convicted was Franz
Bopp, former consul general in San
Francisco. and practically the entire
consulate staff.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
PAIR BIRDMEN BURNED
By United Press.

By United Press.
Wichita Falls Tex, April 24.-Sec.
ond Lieutenant Stephen Warner and
Cadet Edwin Dreyer were burned to
death when their aeroplane burst in.
to flames in the air and fell at the
field near here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
MAKES APPLICATION FOR
GUARDIANSHIP LETTERS

Before Judge r. E. Davenport of
the county court yesterday afternoon,
application for letters OF guardian
ship was made by c. R. Phillips,
James, Sue, George and Thelma
Smith being the minors for whom
guardianship is asked.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
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FRUSTRATE AIR RAID,
DOWN HUN TRipLANE

+ BY United Press.
+ Paris, April GA German
+ triplane was brought down
T. and its crew Of three made
+ prisoners in last nights Ger
+ man air raid on Paris, II was
1. officially announced this al.
+ ternoon. The raid was frus-
E trated.
+ No damage of Importance
+ was done.
!. = a 4 =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
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GIRLS IN GAS MASKS
SERVE AMERICANS

! BY United Press.
i With the Americans in Lor-
T. raine, April "a The story is
i being told today of how two
i American girls, wearing gas
J. masks, served -ties to the
! American soldiers less than
+ mile behind the front lines
4 during Saturdays lombard .
T. ment Of Seicheprey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
AWARD SHIP CONTRACTS


By United PrSse
Washington, April s4.-Contracts
for nine vessels, aggregating 215,O0O
tons, were let by the Emergency
Fleet Corporation today Twenty Of
these will be steel freighters of over
nine thousand tons each.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24
BANK CLERK RISES TO FAME
ay United PresA.

BY United PresA.
London, April 24.-Captain Hack.
we'll the airman who downed Ger.
man Gotha after fifteen minute
ntachmegun fight $4,000 feet over
London, was bank clerk at the out.
break Of the war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-24

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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-04-11
Kicking KaiserBill

An employer having large in
terests recently admitted, after
some questioning, that war con
ditions were cutting down his
profits and his overhead expense
was increasing. He explained
that, literally speaking, he was
allowed to be called the owner,
and for this privilege he was
expected to pay the taxes.
Then came a good strong healthy
laugh, and as the employers
fist came down on the desk he
exclaimed, That's all right,
business will get along some
way, we have got to win the
war first"
There are many big men just
like this employer who are CIV
ing their dollars and sons to the
cause of Liberty.
This is the spirit that places
America on a par with her allied
friends.
Every American is kicking, but
kicking in the wrong way to
suit Kaiser Bill, because all the
kicks are directed towards Ber-
lin, and the "kickers" are wear
ing one of those Il told you so"
smiles.
Swat the fellow who kicks for
the Kaiser by telling you to eat
meat on meatless days and
wheat on wheatless days. If
you don't get him, he will be
sure to get you.
Crandall Bros. are ready to
swat the Kaiser in any way we
can and we are here to sell you
Groceries and Meat and all
kinds of good things to eat on
as close margin as possible.
Crandall Bros.
Phone 7 Jasper, Mo.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-04-11
Love at First Sight.

do you believe in love at first
slghtT "Of course, I do. There's
Higgins, for instance. Do you suppose
his wife would have married him If
she'd taken q second look at. his facet"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-04-11
Effect Of Lonu Hair.

In some countries it Is believed that
long hair takes away from childs
vitality and energy.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-04-11
Hard Work and Fun Well Mixed.

my. if you want to see the time of
your life. And also if you want to
get fat. They have us on full feed
all the time. 1 am getting heavier
all the time and by the time you
see me again I will pull the scales
to $50 pounds, then l am going to
train to whip Jess Willard, or get
whipped.
We have survived from Our vac
cinations and innoculations. They
were just awful. Believe me, if you
never was sick that will sure make
you sick and take all the pep out
ofyou. That pep" is agreat word
in the Army. We have to put lots
of life into everything. If we don't
put pep and snap in it, we catch
hell all around, from the officers
and the privates, for one can ball
the whole company up right.
They have transferred me around
this camp enough in five weeks. l
have moved five times, but think
l am settled now for awhile. They
have put me in the Field Artillery.
l like it better than the Infantry.
We work with the cannon now.
We have six horses on one cannon.
Three men ride the horses and an
other rides the cannon. We have
III men and 164 horses in our bat
terry.
While grooming the horses Fri
day morning, picked me out an
old dead pillow horse. He looked
like he could hardly get out of his
tracks, but 1 found he could get
his hind feet up. | was grooming
him so nicely and handling him like
pet, and all at once he groomed
me in the face, knocked me about
10 feet, but as luck would have it
it did not hurt me in the least. But
never again do l want to groom
him; if l do l sure won't handle
him like a pet. ! will handle him
like you all handle your mules, but
we are not to abuse them. If we
are caught at that we get court
martialed. We have some real
outlaws in the Army. Some we
cant get near. We also have one
we call Kaiser Bill. If the Kaiser
is that mean l don't care to meet
him.
We made q hike today with our
horses and cannon. We had seven
batteries together. We were about
miles long, two abreast. We
had about $1,000 horses out. 1t
sure was amusing to me as ! never
saw anything like that before.
Friends, if you want to see fun
you ought to see these city men
ride. Some fall off when the horse
moves. Some roll off and get run
over and knocked down and
kicked out. Some of us get hurt
every day. One old farm boy was
trying to ride at attention when
we made a start to exercise the
horses. His horse moved before
he was ready and off he rolled
right in a mud hole. And of course
l had to laugh at him. but got
the worst of it. l got bawline
out proper from an Office. We are
l not allowed to laugh while on
duty. but l would have laughed at
that man if they had shot me. II
= makes me laugh to think of il
while writing you.
Well friends I guess had better
D close for this time. If you want
to know anything about the Army
Just write me and | will do my best
to tell you.