davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1918-06-09

the common labor supply. the Depart
ment of Labor. through
| Porto Rioan the United States en-
ployment service, will
LaDorers. shortly begin bringing
Porto Rican laborers to continental
United States.
Within a month the first arrivals
will be engaged in construction work
on government contracts. and the
en- nployment service already has ar
ranged for tho employment of more
than 10000 islanders on war work
at Norfolk, Newport News and Bal
| timoYe and vicinity. Approximately
| III. 900 Porto Rican 1aborers already
are available for work in the main
The Porto Rlcan laborers will re-
ceive IS cents an hour. with time
and a half for overtime work. They
| will be fed by the government COM
missary, each man paying 20 cents
meal. Housing Will be furnished to
these men without cost, and repre-
sentative of the Department of Labor
now is in the cities in which they
will be employed arranging housing
accommodation in advance Of their
arrival.
The transfer has been held up for
ping accommodations. Tho War De-
partment, however, has just agreed
to bring over the islanders l on the e
supplies to the mobilization base at
San Juan. The possibilities of Porto
/ Rico as a source of common labor
supply were Investigated last Octo-
Der by the Department Of OF Labor, It
| men could be brought to the United
States.
The forest service, War Depart
ment, and tho Boy Scout organiza-
ton have Joined
Looking for Efforts. efforts, In .se accord ord
Walnut Trees. gestion of Presi-
dent Wilson that the Boy Scouts OF
America might help win the war by
locating black walnut trees.
The War Department program
makes the securing Of black walnut
plane propellers and gunstocks OF
the utaost Importance. War Depart
ment and forest service officials are
combing the country for black wal
nut timber, which can no longer pe
found in abundance anywhere. but
has to be culled. often as single trees,
from mixed forest growths. Much
Of the black walnut that is left Is
in farmers woodlots, and 1t Is pri-
marily to locate this that the Boy
Scouts have been called into service.
In the aggregate there are said to be
large supplies. ., .,a lot
+.ra ~ instructions are being printed
by By the government for distribution
to scouts and scoutmasters through
out the region in which black .,as walnut nut
diyiduai trees may be found as far
east as Connecticut. northward In
New York. to and beyond I'll. the C Cana. ma
Gulf Of Mexico and westward far into
the prairie states. but the Ohio and
Mississippi valley states. the middle
Atlantic states and the southern Ap-
palachian region are expected to fur
% are turned in BY the scoutmasters
they will be ltabulated by the forest
Evening star., 1918-06-09

upon Congress and how much upor
our city.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

service and reported to the War d
partment.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Entered as sscond-class mail matter 1t the post
onice at Washington, d. G.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

As one Of its means Of augmenting
the common labor supply. the Depart
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
AMERICANS HOLD FIRM UNDER CEASELESS GERMAN FIRE

creased to the maximum production
So imperative Is need Of co-opera
tion with the counties, cities and vii
lagos in order to save time that the
Council of National Defense at Wash
ington, with the permission of the
Oklahoma State Council of Defense9
will communicate direct with county
councils throughout the state in this
matter.
This registration of men for the
United States Public Service Re.
serve, by which it is hoped to enlist
250000 volunteer skilled mechanics
for shipbuilding, began on February
l. In many places four-minute men
opened the campaign on January 2S.
The work is being carried on in
the various counties through the
county Councils of Defense. In Ora.
dy county, V. Fl. Hulen, secretary of
the council, is the proper man to see
in regard to complete data
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Oklahoma Must Furnish 5000 Mechanics
to Speed Up Shipbuildiug; Big
List Jobs Open
IMPORTANCE URGED
BY GOVERNMENT
Men Now Engaged in Work Get Big
Pay; Are Lodged in Deferred
Class; Complete Data
Special to the Express.

Special to the Express.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 6.--The one
immediate duty of all loyal citizens
is to see that the 1000 men asked
CT Oklahoma for service in national
shipbuilding are Immediately furnish
ed for enrolment. They are needed
now in the construction of a great
merchant marine for the transporta.
tion of men, arms, ammunitions and
food to Europe. Every man and wo-
man is urged by the Oklahoma State
Council of Defense to use friendly in
fluence and persuasion in aiding
young men to realize the course in
which their duty lay.
kilograms couched in most urgent
terms have come from Washington
70 Chairman J. NJ Aydelatte Of the
Oklahoma State Council of Defense
to the end that every available agen-
cy i'll the state be Communicated in
this work.
Trained riveters, boilermakers, ma.
chin SITS, punchers, blacksmiths, car
penters, caulkers, millwrights and
other men can render no greater ser
vice to the government at present.
While enrolment itself does not ex-
empt from dra.., the men who are
now in the shjpyards have been plac-
ed il the deferred classification and
are receiving high wages.
1t is pointed out by military and
naval authorities that in order to win
the war or bring a more speedy al
lied victory by making the fighting
forces on the west front more effec-
tive and thus reducing the number
Of American boys to be called into
action it is absolutely necessary that
the output Of the shipyards be in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
IN
GRADY ARE
WAKING UP
Come Out Of HibernatiOn and Prepare
for Operations; LangstOn Starts
Work; Treasure State Busy

With the banishment of the cold
weather, oil operators in Grady
county are coming out of Information
and making preparations to complete
wells already well toward porduc-
tion depth.
The Langston Gil and Gas compa-
Dy. well No. I. on the Milwee farm
in 32-3n-6w will resume operations
Immediately after being shut down
for the past few weeks on account OF
the bad ewtaher. They are now at a
depth of 215O feet.
The prospects for bringing in a
good well at this location are look
ing extremely favorable. Mr.. Langs-
ton states that within the next 200
or 300 feet the drillers expect to
strike something big. At least two
ell and gas showings have been en-
countered. One was at about 1915
feet and the other at a depth slight
ly below 1000. The location was
made by DIR. James H. Southwell, a
geologist of national reputation, who
was employed by the United States
government in making one of the
first surveys in the state of Illinois.
Barring cold weather, this well
should be completed in 80 days.
Over at the location fthe Treas
ure State location in 13-6n-5w. the
cold weather of the past several
weeks has had their rotary frozen up
as tight as the north pole. They are
on the job now. however, and are
ready to start drilling operations to-
day. This we'll is down 1900 feet
and a number Of good indications
have been encountered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06

Friday night at the auditorium of
tho Oklahoma College for Women,
the Metropolitan male quartet will
appear as one of the head liners of
the present lyceum course.
In offering this quartet for its fifth
lyceum season, the Affiliated Lyceum
Bureaus state that the best quartet
Of male singers the lyceum has
known in years, is being presented
These four men can sing-both indi-
vidually and collectively Each has
had extensive experience in part sing.
ing. Their voices are said to blend
perfectly and splendid ensemble eff
tects are the result. The personnel
is rotable.
Fenwick A. Newell, lyric tenor,
studied for five years with Albert E..
Ruff, Chicago, during which time he
was tenor soloist in the quartet choir
VI DAoAOp OhShCJ NuulNus 1lS ndo
done extensive work with different
lyceum and chautauqua companies.
One season was spent with the Eng
lish grand opera quintet and for the
past two winter seasons was located
in Kansas City, where he was tenor
soloist in the First Congregational
church and Jewish temple. A tenor
voice with an appealing quality
pleasantly reminiscent of the famous
John Mccormick. This is his second
season with the Metropolitans
Paul L. Chase, robust tenor. one
Of the organizers of the Metropolis
tan Male Quartet, remains with
the organization. Mr.. Chase studied
in oberlin, Ohio, where he had the
advantage Of splendid musical train
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
BAKER IS
CALLEDBY
COMMITTEE
By United Press

BY United Press
Washington, Feb. 6.-Facing an or
deal of bitter cross questioning by
administration critics, Secretary Ba
ker appeared beore the military com
mittee again today.
There appeared to be strong move
that was inteded to throw the hear
ings into executive session, develop
ing at the meeting.
The complete reorganization of
the army and navy medical depart.
ments and the public health service
to bring the branches under General
Orr, is the plan which has the en-
dorsement OF the sharp questioning
by Senator Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey, regarding health conditions
in the various cantonments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06

considered that the organization will
be constantly called upon to furnish
some article that VIII be necessary
to the soldiers and which the govern
ment will be unable to ufrnish at the
time.
After the report of the various
committees 1t was voted that all fund
raising entertainments would be
eliminated in the future and that all
money that was needed in the future
would be raised by subscriptions.
Hereafter all boxes that will be
used in the shipping of the articles
that are made by the local chapter
will be made by the manual training
department of the high school.
The officers of the local organiza-
tion are very much pleased with the
work that is now being accomplished
but are formulating plans whereby
the work in the future will be greatly
increased if that is possible. This is
hoped to be accomplished both by In.
creasing the efforts of the individuals
and also by increasing the member
ship. In the last month fifty-six new
members have been added to the
rolls of the chapter.
A pig was donated to the chapter
by Mrs. Charles Williams and was
sold for $50 With this price attach
ed it might be considered a hog. A !
box Of goods was received this morn
ing from the Alex organization and
will be shipped out from here to
headquarters.
Several out-oftown visitors were
present at the meeting last night.
Those present from out of town
were: Mesdames Barry, Marshall |
and Hollister of Bradley; Mrs. Payton
If Cement; Mrs. A. B. Mealing, Yer
len; Mrs Winfrey, Pocasset; Mrs.
Goodwin, Cement; Mrs. w. F. Shook,
Mrs. J. S. Jones, Rush !
Springs; Mrs. w. H. Goodwin, Ce-
nent; Mrs. Ransbarger, Verden
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
IS
CANDIDATE

Sell Pursley who has the honor Of
being q member of the first board OF
county commissioners organized il
Grady county and who filled the of
flee for three consecutive terms, is
candidate for his old job If the
majority of the voters of the south
ern district want him for the place
he will accept the nomination, ac
cording to announcement which
made to his friends a few days ago.
"The boys kept after me and l have
consented to 60" was the way he
put it.
Mr. Pursley was one of the pion-
GERS in this section Of the country,
coming to the Indian Territory many
years before statehood, and few men
have wider acquaintance In the
southern part of the county where
he has long lived. He is O success.
full farmer and stockman and has
also found time to take an active
part in politics, being a Democrat OF
the old school.
Il don't feel that it is necessary
for me to announce any platform or
make any promises" said Mr.. Purs-
ley. q was a member of the board
of commissioners for six years and /
am willing for the people to judge
me by the record l made. l shall
do my best to serve them satisfacto-
rily if | am elected to the office
again"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Metropolitan Quartet Is
Headliner on Lyceutr1; Be
at College Friday Night

ing. He was a member of the Sec
ond Congregational church choir and
musical union at the age Of fifteen
and at twenty began singing in
choir quartets He went to Cleve-
land and studied under l.. Drew Mo-
sher; while there was at various
times soloist of many of the leading
churches. He later studied in De-
troit and appeared in the choirs IN
that city quite frequently.
John Eberly, baritone, is among
the best baritones in the lyceums
and has been recognized as such for
ten seasons. He is the only Ameri-
can abritone ever featured on the
Keith International Circuit, where he
sang in all the largest cities of the
United States and Canada. Recent
" he spent a summer in Europe stu
dying with the great Albert Vissette,
Royal College of Music. London, Eng.
land. He was a success in several
reeitals in Paris and Berlin and has
apepared in recitals with such emf
nent artists as Miss Alice Nelson.
A. S. Cowperthwaite, bass, first
studied vocal under Ralph Butler
Savage He has sung in many lead
ing choirs Of the largest cities. In
the spring of 1916 sang with Madame
Matzenauer, of the Metropolitan
Grand Opera Company, New York, in
a production Of Samson and Deli
lah." at Des Moines. Iowa, on which
occasion his voice was favorably
compared with that of the celebrated
artist. Pol Plsncon.
Mrs F'enWick A. Newell is a com
Petent sccompanist whose works add
fa,laess to the great program.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
COMMITTEES TO
LIMIT PERIOD OF
FEDERAL CONTROL
By United rress.

By United FregH.
Washington, Feb. 6.--The redraft
ing of the administration bill is be
ing made today by committees OF
both houses.
Both committees will change the
bill, limiting the period of federal
control by placing the rate and fixing
the power in the Interstate COM
merce commission instead of the
president, and by not allowing the
railroad employees to receive the ben
efits of the federal employees COM
pensation act.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
FORCE NEUTRAL
SHIPPING INTO
ALLIED SERVICE
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Feb. GA sweeping
move to force neutral shipping into
service, almost exclusively between
the United States and the allied ma
tions is under consideration here.
President Wilson is expected to
announce an imports board soon.
Their duties will be to save tonnage
by eliminating unnecessary imports
to the United States. In this way,
it will throw those ships into the
needed service between here and the
allied countries,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Caught BY Rarraoe.

By United Press
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 6.-Facing death from their own
artillery, handful Of Americans,
trapped by heavy American barrage
near the German trenches, dashed
through a rain Of shells back to safe
ty. The Sammies we're investigating
the damage done to the German wire
during Sunday nights bombardment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Make Repeated Attacks, Are Turned Back:
Sammies Caught in Own Barrage
Near Enemy Wire
U. S. HAS NEW
ANTI-SUB DEVICE
Huns Favor UltimaIum 10 Russians; No
Annexation Peace Socialist Tells
Reichstag; TOmmies RepuIse Foe
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Feb 6.-Under an al.
most ceaseless fire from German
guns, the Americans are holding their
sector in Lorraine and are preparing
for German assault OF great mag.
nitude.
The repeated attacks of the Ger
mans are being made to test out the
strength of the American force, pre-.
liminary to a heavy assault. Every
raid is being repulsed by the Ameri-
cans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Norway unwIIIIna.
By United Press.

Christiana, Feb. s.-Norway is un.
willing to comply with Americas
proposals Of cessation Of trading
with Germany. However, Norway
wishes to retain commercial Is;a.
tions with the United States.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
U. S. Has New Device.

By United Press.
London, Feb. 6.--America has in.
augurated n unique anti-submarine
campaign which is successful, 1t was
authoritatiyely stated today. New
devices are being used in Americas
drive on the under-sea craft, it was
declared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Favors ultimatum.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Zurich, Feb. 6.--That Germany IA.
vors the issuance OF an ultimatum to
the Russian Maximalists, demanding
the immediate acceptance of the Teu.
tonic peace terms and in case of re-
fusal will march on Petrograd was
the belief expressed in diplomatic
circles today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
ereek offieers Reslan.

By United Press.
London. Feb. 6--Eight former
Greek officers, including five ex-min.
listers of the cabinet, resigned as a
result of mutinies, an Athens dis
patch reports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
No Annexation Peace.

By United Press
Amsterdam, Feb. 6.--The general
strike Of the workers OF the Central
powers showed the world that they
did not want peace with annexation.
Wilhold Dittman, socialist member
of the reichstag, declared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
APPOINTED BY MoADoo
By United Press.

BY UnILBu PrbsB.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The traffic
investigation committee whose job 1t
is to divert freight from the congest
ed gateway, appointed today by Sec
retary McAdoo. includes B. L. Win
chel Of Chicago ], F. Randolph VI
New York and T. C. Powell Oh Gin
cinnati.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Demand designations.


Stockholm, Feb. 6.-The resigna.
tion of the Swedish government be-
cause of an unwillingness to dispatch
troops to Finland to restore order,
is urged by the conservative press
today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
CHARGE PACKERS
JOIN TO DEFRAUD
THE GOVERNMENT
By United Press.

By United Press.
Chicago, Feb. Ga combination of
five big packers to defraud the gov
ernment in furnishing supplies to the
army and navy IS charged in search
and seizure warrants under which
the federal trade commission inves.
tigators today began probing docu-
ments found in the vaults of Swift
and Company's attorneys.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06
Tommis RepaIse Raid.

London, Feb. 6.--Attempted raids
by the enemy in the neighborhood of
Menincourt and Avon we're repulsed
with losses according to the report
issued by Field Marshal Haig today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06

ular clerks because it is the most
important and it requires the atten.
ton of those who can give it concen.
tIation Of thought"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-06

Thursday evening at 7:3O there
will be given an automatic social
at the Wesley Methodist church at
the corner of Eighth and Michigan.
The Epworth League will be in
charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
SAYS HOT WATER
WASHES POISONS
FROM THE LIVER
Everyone should drink hot water
with phosphate In It,
before breakfast.

To feel as fine as the proverbial
clean, almost every morning, to pre-
vent its sponge-like pores from clog
ging with indigestible material, sour
bile and poisonous toxins, says a noted
physician
If you get headaches, it's your liver.
IF you catch cold easily, it's your liver.
If you wake up with a bad taste,
furred tongue. nasty breath or stom
ach becomes rancid, it's your liver.
Sallow skin, muddy complexion, wat
cry eyes all denote liver uncleanliness.
Your liver is the most important, also
the must abused and neglected organ
of the body. Few. know it's function
or how to release the damned-up body
waste, bile and toxins.
Every man and woman. sick or well,
should drink each : morning before
breakfast, a glass of hot water with a
teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in
it, to wash from the liver and bowels
the previous days indigestible mater
ia1 the poisons, sour bile and toxins;
thus cleansing Sweetening and fresh
ening the entire alimentary canal be-
fore putting more food into the stom-
ach.
Limestone phosphate is inexpensive;
any pharmacist will sell you quarter
pound. which is sufficient for a dem
onstration of how hot water and lime
stone phosphate cleans slim ulates and
freshens the liver. keeping you feeling
fit day in and day out.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
THANKS KAN. WORKERS
Government Shipping Board Appre-
ciates Men Enrolled in State,

Thu thanks of the United States
shipping board are extended to all
the Kansas men and women who are
helping to make the campaign for
shipyard volunteers a success, accord
ing to telegram received today by A
A. Knapp, state director of the public
service reserve.
The telegram, which is from Ed
ward N. Hurley. chairman of the
board, reads as follows
Permit me to extend to you and
to all your enrolment agents the
thanks of the United States shipping
board for your efforts in conducting
the work of enrolling shipyard volun-
tecrs of the United States public serv-
ice reserve, which has been put in
your charge.
"No more patriotic service can be
performed than that with which you
have been entrusted. Upon the thoro-
ness of your canvass of your commu-
mites for men skilled in trades useful
| in shipbuilding and willing to enroll
as shipyard volunteers. will depend in
| large measure the success of the whole
military and industrial program of our
country for the coming year. Other
| industry must wait-upor the produc-
| ton of ships. 1 trust you will not
| relent in your efforts until the full
quota of your state is reached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
THIS WILL INTEREST
STOMACH SUFFERERS
Says Indigestion Comes from an Ex-
cess of Hydrochloric Acid.

A well-known authority states that
stomach trouble and indigestion is
nearly always due to acidity-acid
stomach--and not, as most folks be-
lieve, from a lack of digestive juices.
He states that an excess of hydro
chloric acid in the stomach retards
digestion and starts food fermentation,
then our meals sour like garbage in a
can, forming acid fluids and gases,
which initiate the stomach like a toy
balloon. We then get that heavy,
lumpy feeling in the chest, we eruc-
tete sour food, belch gas, or have
heartburn, fatulence, waterbrash, or
nausea.
Hertells us to lay aside, all digestive
aids and instead, get from any phar-
macy four ounces of Jad Salts and
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast while it is eff
fervescing, and Furthermore, to con-
tinue this for one week. While relief
follows the first dose, it is important
to neutralize the acidity, remove the
gas making mass, start 1.-THE liver,
stimulate the kidneys and thus pro-
mote a free flow Of pure digestive
juices.
Jad salts is inexpensive and is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia and sodium
phosphate. This harmless salts is
used by thousands of people for stom-
ach trouble with excellent results
Advertisement.