The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-21
u Nearly 400 Chckasha Men Cut Big Swath
10 Weed Choked Cotton Fields;
Few Slackeys Reported
CONTINUE CAMPAIGN
UNDER NEW ORDERS
LabOrcrs Allowed 10 Take Choice OI Two
Sets Of Hours, Morning or Even
ing; All Must Go

"Water boy--y.,, 18th
your sponge. Drop a cooling floou
on these rising blisters O. mine. :"
No, that's not exactly rural dialect
but the war cry Of the Chickasha cx-
peditionary force to the cotton
patches. Before thoy went, furnish
ing stores OF the city were bled of
red bandanas, great sombreros and
cotton flannel gloves Before G. M.
Hollingsworth and the others who
directed tho assault had sounded tho
recall many Of the embryo farmers
wished they had added adhesive tape,
absorbent cotton and a Red Cross
relief corps to their comfort kits.
It was a pleasant prospect but a
sorry finish At that, great part
Of the doomed cotton crop Of Grady
county was saved yesterday and men
Lof i@Aicltas pro9cd lhoy could exist
by farming, under the proper oncour-
agcment
Three hundred men left town
shortly before three o'clock yester-
day afternoon and hit the crab grass
regions until acres that had been
given up We're saved to the owners,
according to a statement issued this
morning from the office Of the sec
rotary of the retail merchants asso-
ciation The exact territory cover.
cd on the thirty farms cannot be es-
timated until all farmers have report
cd to the farm bureau, Routing the
relief farm workers was conducted
by Arthur Ersland, G. nj Hollmgs-
worth, "a A. Holmes, r. ]. Brown
and Vic Hulen.
Owners of cotton fields in which
the men worked yesterday who have
been in this morning report absolute
satisfaction with but very few ex
ceptions," said Mr. Ersland today.
Men who had never chopped cotton
before went in like veterans and
soon mastered the job l believe in
every instance the forces which were
sent out preferred to work in fields
where the owners were sick or un-
able to handle their crops" AS far
as present information goes, every
business house in the city that was
included in the edict Of the defense
councils ruling closed doors and
volunteered with full forces of en-
ployes.
Contrary to reports circulated car
ly this morning, plans for today's
advance will be practically the same
as those OF yesterday Three hun
drcd men can be used again today
and the start will again be made
from the office of the Farm Bureau
at three o'clock. transportation will
be furnished.
One feature OF today's work will
be the drafting OF fifteen inveterate
slackers who swore at the time ol
registration that they would not e
into the cotton fields under any cir
cumstances. Il think VIC are prepar
cd to handle this bunch without trou
BILE" the retail merchants secretary
declared at noon today. when i
Genes to the showdown l believe
they will back out but if they don
police Officers will Introduce then
to hose and insist that they u.s.
them with credit to themselves.
No other cases of draft resistanc
had been reported this afternoon.
Farm work for the men of Chick
asha viii be continued next week III
der a new program, authorities al
nOunce.
The new program will change tn
hours for starting the drives eac
day. The cotton choppers viii b