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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
Would ProIona War.

" 2 t1INtA AuND'
Amsterdam, Feb. S.--Germany has
declared that Americas regulation
of neutral shipping to divert a great
portion to the allies' use will prolong
the war German undersecretary
Dem Busseche declared that he calls
It robbery of several thousand tons
of neutral shipping
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
More losses Coming.
BY United Press.

by UHIIUu fTbbB.
London, Feb. S.-There will be
more transport losses for America
as she must keep a steady stream of
men flowing across the Atlantic, was
the statement made today by the
First Lord of the Admiralty Geddes.
He said that the burden Of the war
would fall on America during the
latter part of the year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
OPERATE ST. LOUIS CARS

By United Press.
st. Louis, Feb. Spending the rat
ification of an agreement reached to.
day between the street railway Off.
cials and the strikers, small mum,
Der of cars we're operated here with
police protection The agreement is
expected to be ratified.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
launch Internal prlve.

BY United Press.
Washington, Feb. S.--Germany is
launching a counter drive within the
central powers to offset the fear of
an allied boycott after the war. A
secret agreement will be promulgat-
ed by Germany and the greed of 9TH
er nations will smash the boycott, in.
formation reaching here says.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
Russ. ExpeI Diplomats.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Feb. s.--An uncon'
firmed dispatch to the state depart.
ment from Stockholm, dated Febru-
AIRY I, says that all al led embassies.
and diplomatic representatives have
been expelled from Russia and are
now enroute to Sweden February
2 was the last word received from
Ambassador Francis.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
LIFT MONDAY ORDER
IN DIXIE STATES

By United Press.
Washington, Feb. 8.-Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield today lifted the Mon
day closing order on the Carolinas
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alaba.
ma, Mississippi and Louisian. The
moderation Of the weather conditions
made the step possible officials de
clared
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
Arabs Practically AnnihiTais Turkish
Army; Take 300 Prisoners; Russia
ExpeIs Diplomats Of Allies
NOW ENROUTE TO
SWEDEN; REPORT
Americas Regulation Neutral Shipping
to PrOlOng War Says Germany; A.
tempt Offset BOycOi Fear
BY United Press

BY United Press
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 8.-The Germans are lombard.
ing the American sector In an at
tempt to find the camouflaged Ameri.
can guns. The machine gums are
rafting away in severe duel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
Austrian Cabinet ResIans.

By United PROSE-
Amsterdam, Feb. S.-1he resigna.
tfon Of the Austrian cabinet was ten
dered to Emperor Karl. Vienna dis.
patches dated February Z declare.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
IlcKASHA BOY ON
ToRPEDoED SHIP

+ That Chickasha was repre-
+ sented on the torpedoed trans
+ port Tuscania, was learned
+ when the dispatches recalled
+ the fact that the aero squad
+ ron of which Joe Bagby was
+ a member, was one of the
+ units on the i'll fated troop
: ship. Whether or not Bagby
= went down has not been
+ learned as the casualty list
+ has not been announced. Joe
+ Bagby formerly lived in
: Chickasha and operated a SER
+ vice car here. He was one
+ of the first to enlist when
+ war was declared with Ger
= many
+ : : + = i + + = + + 1. i
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
FOR BUILDS WEST NJ
POCKET SUB FIGHTER
By United rress

By United Press
Washington, Feb. S.-The keel for
the first of Henry Ford's west pock.
OF submarine fighters" was laid yes.
terday, Ford wired Secretary of the
Navy Daniels today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
TIE-uP THREATENED
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, Feb, S,-With over
nine hundred cars of wood and steel
shipbuilding material lost in freight
congestion shipbuilding progress on
the Atlantic coast is threatened with
a tie up. -,---------..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
Delegates strsne.,,enod.

by United Press.
Petrograd, Feb s.--The increasing
German internal dissatisfaction Is re-
sponsible for the change In the tone
Of the Russian delegates at Brest-
Litovsk. This has greatly strength
ened tho Russians, according to dis.
patches.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08

Mrs. G. w, Brown was shopping
with local merchants and visiting
with friends in this city yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08

Roosevelts condition the hospital
announced today that the Colonel
was improving. Colonel Roosevelt
had been operated upon for abscess
es in the ear. ---.----
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-08
COLONEL IMPROVING

BY United Press.
New York, Feb. s.-To diffuse the
irresponsible rumors regarding Col.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18

the new ones of the same titles they
had
Confusion I'm Orders.
Three orders from the federal army
have been received by Adj Gen C. s
Huffman, relative to the discharge of
the national guardsmen since they en-
tered the federal service. The first,
which came from the central depart
ment. Chicago. was for the command
ers of the respective regiments to give
discharges to the men. This was
started, but the objection was raised
that such procedure technically dis
charged the men from the organiza-
tons in which they were serving be-
cause they still were in their original
guardsrnen units, aItho federaIixed.
This procedure then was altered by
instructions from the war department
which advised that the discharges be
Issued by the proper state authorf-
ties, instead Of the commanders.
The last instructions from the war
department cited an order by Adj
Cen J. B. Wilson, based on the opin-
ion of the judge advocate general to
the effect that no discharges from
national guard organiza tons be issued
to officers and men drafted into United
States service under section 5, of the
presidents draft proclamation of July
=, 1917, etc These instructions, the
order stated. were issued by direction
OF the secretary of war. Apparently
II returns the question to its origiual
form, h N c. officers here maintain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18

national guard organization The out
standing question IS. will they, upon
being mustered out of tne federal serv-
ice return to their ante-war- status of
national guardsnen. or will they not ?
This question appears to have been
one of much concern to the war de-
partment." said one of General Huff
mans aides. in charge of the matters
pertaining to the Kansas national
guards. ALSO, with all the states it
has become an important question OF
course, as a rule, the state organiza-
tons hold that the national guard
never have lost their identity with
their original organizations. In fact.
they never have been discharged as
national guardsrnen. we claim
Test In Minnesota.
"In Minnesota legal test was made
of the question. and the supreme court
held that the men in the national
guard forces now in the federal army,
upon being mustered out of the fed
eral army, would return to their
original status as national guardsmen.
Outside of that state I do not know of
any state that has made a court test
Of the matter. The attitude of the adj
iutaut general and the Kansas ma
tional guards is to sit tight and
await eventualities- The war depart
ment has not given its final word on
the situation
The Kansas boys Of the old national
guardS-nearly 10000 strong-who
became federalized. comprised the
First, Second and Third regiments X.
". c. and their auxiliary units. When
the new Kansas national guard units
were formed, the regiment became
known as the Fourth regiment This
was considered advisable in order
that in case the. three regiments now
IN the federal service were returned
TO their original status, they would
not find their units supplemented by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18
246 kANShNS IN LIST

The following names Of Kansas zen ap-
pear in teday's casualty lists:
Killed in Action
Lieut.. Ray C Sh river Newton
Corp. e. +. Theme. Soft
Corp. Jas w Chamberlain Parker.
Pvt Otto Paustfan, Clay Center.
Pvt Frank Pierce. Pieasanton-
Pvt h kroberszoz. Abingdon
. Died of Wcu1ds-
Pvt. C. r. Edmendson, Simpson
PVT John o. Akerstrem, 11Ie Grand, To-
peka-
Died Of Accident.
Wagner Norman Buchanan, Colby.
Died of Disease.
Pvt Earl Williams, Cherokee
Pvt Harry r. James, Washin gton-
Pvt. David Schwenmer, Hunter.
Pvt John A. Bratton. lola
Wounded Severely.
Sergt- Raymond Washburu. Bonner Springs
Sergt- Chester L. Shaw, Hiawatha-
Sergt- Leland c. Dedo, Kansas City
Sergt. Clark R. Frost. Greenleaf.
Sergt Bronco Jackson Barnard.
Sergt. z. R. Hardin Kansas City.
Corp Elisha P. Milton, Larned-
Corp. Lester Taylor, Resedale-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18

Winfield, Kan, Dec. 1s.-Miss Eta
Van Nordstrand, who has for the last
hfteen years been supervisor of two
of the buildings at the State Home for
the Predetermined, is dead of infu-
enza at the hospital at that institution.
MISC Van Norstrand's former home
was in Neosho Falls. where her par
ents now live The body VIII be sent
there for burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18
NEGRO SOLDIERS BACK

First Detachment Back From the Wal
Zoae in New York
New YorF. Dec 1s--The first de-
tachment Of negro soldiers 20 come
back from the war zone get foot on
home soil again today when the
steamship Celtic reached her pier.
The big liner arrived at New York late
yesterday The Celtic left Liverpool
December bearing the headquarters
medical deta chment and the third
battalion of the s14th negro infantry
comp rising thirty-six officers and
1.119 men In addition there were
five units of casuals. sixty bed-ridden
from disease and several civilians. In
the total were 155 officers and 2,122
enlisted men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18

Atchison, Kan, Dec. 1S.-R B.
Morris, conductor of the first railroad
train into Atchison in 1850. a former
state insurance comm iSsioner and for
mer internal revenue collector for
Kansas, died Tuesday afternoon at his
home here. Before his retirement
several years ago, due to failing
health, he was prominent in Republic
can politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18
THE QUARREL NOT SETTLED.
Reports OF End of Controversy In
Rome Are Denied Now.

Rome, Tuesday, Dec 1T-Reports
that there has been a settlement of
the controversy between the vatican
and the Quirina1 and that there is a
possibility that Pope Benedict may
leave the vatican, are emphaticaIiy de-
MED by the Osservatore Romano, the
Official organ Of the vatican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-18
VIII Organizations in Federal
Service Return to Old Statusi
That Is Problem That Is WOr.
rying State Officers.
WAR DEPARTMENT UNDECIDED
10000 i'm Kansas May Be Given
Their Discharges.
Conflicting Orders Have Been
Received by Huffman.

Much uncertainty exists as to what
will be the status Of the national
yuardsmen, now in the federal serv-
&c, when they are discharged as MEM
1ers OF the federal army. according to
officers on the staff Of Adj. Gen. c. s.
Huffman. vino are in charge Of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

then vanished, and Bernice. plunging
out OF the path to avoid a deep drift,
took a wrong turning and soon ac-
knoWledged to herself with a fright
ened sob that she was lost on the
mountain in raging blizzard.
Hours afterward, she sank exhaust
ed at the foot of pine tree and drop
ped her head on her outstretched
arms.
Il will rest for q few minutes" she
murmured drowsily. @
Down in the town Mrs. Tucker
waited supper that Christmas eve un-
til nine o'clock. Then little While
Tucker sleepily announced that Mrs.
Halliday had invited teacher to spend
the night and eat Christmas dinner at
the Halliday ranch. Gliding Willie for
his tardy information, Mrs. Tucker
hastened to the telephone and called
the Halliday ranch; but the wires were
all down, and so the anxious little
woman decided that the teacher had
been unable to send word about her
change of Christmas plans, and went
about the trimming of the Tucker
Christmas tree with renewed activity.
Bernice opened her eyes in the Mv-
ing room Of a warm log cabin. Gay
Navajo blankets hung from the walls
and covered the broad couch on which
she reclined before a blazing fire OF
hickory logs.
Two men were bending over the fire
one was stirring something in bright
tin saucepan, something hot and
eteaming which he poured into tum.
bier and brought to her bedside.
'"Hello!" he smiled. awake are you
Drink this mess and tell us how it all
happened"
Bernice smiled back into a bronzed
face that inspired instant confidence
He was young, with very blue eyes and
very brown hair.
Bernice obediently drank the steam.
ing mixture and snuggled down in tine
blankets and went to sleep.
II wonder who she is, JIM" said the
last conner.
@-1.z tame TO as cat OF the storm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

tshed men, and, above all, its lOneli-
ness It was all so different from
New England-and yet she fled from
Massachusetts to hide heartache.
''There is something wrong with
me-" she sighed at last. ut can't be
the country or the people-they are
kind and generous-it's the way feel |
How can cure the ache and the
inconsistencies for things that may new
er bet"
No answer came to her out of the
swiftly falling winter twilight.
Perhaps the knowledge that weG-
ding was taking place in Boston at
that very hour confused her reasoning
powers. The man had ceased to love
her and she had offered him his free
dom and he had accepted 1t, and so,
being without near relatives, Bernice
had found position out here in Mon
tana. This was her first Christmas in
Rocky Gulch.
After awhile she locked the school
house door, and with the children's
Christmas offerings In her lunch bas-
ket, the lonely little schoolma'am set
of down the trail toward the Tucker
place, where she boarded.
1t was showing hard now and the
trail was rapidly disappearing under
the white blanket. In the deepening
gloom dark shapes appeared, approach
ing and receding, but they proved to
be the pine trees fringing the steep
slopes.
Far below, the lights of the town
cleaned through the darkness and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

rne mouse. Piease cont cry!. ne pro-
tested as tears filed the lovely eyes OF
his guest.
"But you don't know how beautiful
1t Is" she sobbed. II was hating
Christmas this year, was so lone
some-and everything!'
She told them how she had disliked
the West, not dreaming it could hold
such kindness, and in return both men
became very gruff indeed and Billy
sternly insisted upon her coming out
and eating her breakfast of cornbread,
bacon and coffee. Jim said nothing,
but his eyes were eloquent.
1t was late afternoon when the
storm ceased SO that they could put on
snowshoes and set out down the trail
toward the Gulch, Bernice hugging her
precious gifts close to her heart.
ITS the happiest Christmas / ever
had" she told Jim, with eyes all
ashine.
And you don't hate the West and
its people?" he smiled.
mo, indeed!"
.Thenperhaps-you will like IT
well enough to stay here always!" he
blurted, and then in a panic of bash
fulness he dashed away from the
fuckers front gate, leaving Billy sole
witness to Bernice's bushes and tell
tale eyes.
"Well have another Christmas tree
next year-we three-and it won't be
any accident either" predicted the
guide shrewdly.
Billy's prophecy was fulfilled, and
Bernice's happy Christmas was follow
ed by many more in the country which
she learned to love because Love had
really sought and found her there
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
q little snowbird. murmured jim But

little snowbird. 2 murmured Jim But
Ter.
Billy Smith smiled shrewdly.
Little Snowbird will be missed on
Christmas eve,' he said. Some one
is probably looking for her now, SO
don't set your heart on her, jim"
Jim laughed softly.
'Oh, get out, you old idiot" he
grinned. Cant a chap sentimental
lie bit on Christmas eve without
your getting silly? was thinking ii
will be sorry Christmas for this little
girl, and this blizzard looks good for
all day tomorrow!
Sure thing-sO I'm going out to cut
Christmas tree for her." said Billy
struggling into his heavy coat.
You're an angel" laughed Jim, get.
ting out an ak.
He had never seen Bernice Avery
before the moment when he had stun.
bled over. her snow-covered form. He
had carried her to the cabin three
miles up the mountain and given Billy
Smith the surprise of his adventurous
life.
James Butler was timber expert in
the employ CI the government and
Billy was his right-hand man.
Suddenly the door opened and Billy
staggered in, powdered with white.
ness, carrying small, symmetrical
hemlock tree.
"Our Christmas tree for the kid
he said SOlemnly.
"Good," chuckled Jim, and they sci
to work.
1t was Christmas morning when
Bernice awoke again. Dimly she re-
membered the events Of the night and
when full realization came upon her
she sat up in bed and looked around.
Dear me, how horrid / feel!' she
yawned sleepily, and at that instant
she saw the Christmas tree and her
eyes popped wide open.
The little tree stood on table near
the fire, propped with heavy stones
Strings of popcorn festooned 1t and
there were puzzling tinseled orna
ments-nuts covered with tinfoil. There
were Mexican quirt, pair of gayly
beaded Indian moccasins, a roll OF
Navajo blankets and some apples anG
oranges.
II wonder whose Christmas tree this
is" marveled Bernice.
The sun was streaming through the
windows when Jim and Billy knocked
at the door and entered In response t
her call.
They had arrayed themselves II
their best garments and they glanced
expectantly from the girls shyly smil
ing face to the gay little tree.
Merry Christmas ~ all three sale
in unison, and then laughed in gay
| friendliness.
ut looks so Christmasy in here,
said Bernice: 'Tm afraid I've STUN
bled upon somebody's Christmas tree
Jim laughed. "Oh, that's your tree 7
'Minew she stammered
'Yes-it was Bflly's idea-your be
ing away from home and everything
- The ere inst +rifles we had aroma
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

Society has false standard Of val
ue. The most useful citizens, who do
the NECESSARY work, are generally
least egarded, while those engaged
in Snowy but unessential positions
are given the applause and honor.
Success does not spoil man unless
he was spoiled in the making. Success
or what the world calls success, just
brings to the surface what was in
the man from the beginning. If he
was snob, riches or prominence or
official position shows up his snobish-
ness. 1t doesn't create It.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

A horrible accident occurred at
Kodatz, a small station on the Min
eral Point & Northern road in Iowa
county. Mrs. w. P. Ogden, aged 54
years, wife of the section foreman,
blackened stove and the mixture ig-
nited. The poor woman's body was
literally roasted, great masses of
flesh dropping off She died in the
DodgeVille hospital
Idaho men were in Richland coun~
ty last week buying choice dairy cat
tie and three carloads of mixers
were shipped to the sagebrush state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25

He schoolteacher at Rock
Gulch dismissed her pu-
pills with a smiling face.
Behind the smiles lurked
unshed tears. When the
last youngster had van
ished down the snow-cov-
cred trail, Bernice leaned
her head against the win
dow frame and the hot,
rebellious tears flooded
her soft gray eyes.
How she hated this far
western country, with its
crude ways, its dowdily
dressed women. ita unnol-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30
PHILADELPHIA
 BUILDS HOMES
 FOR WORKMEN
Arranges for Housing of 1O,- 900 Shipbuilders for New
 Hog Island Plant.
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA
 Philadelphia, Jan. 30.-Virtually every state in the union and many dis tant parts of the world are represent ed among the thousands of shipwork- CTS and their families who are hasten ing to this city to settle in the new community established in the Fortieth ward for employees of a large ship building corporation which has estah- lished a plant at Hog Island. The in- Aux, which began with the establish ment of the plant a short time ago. will add, according to local officials from 25,000 to 30, 900 persons to Phil adelphia's population. q Before the establishment of the Hog Island plant, thousands of workmen attracted to the Deleware River ship
 building yards had utilized all the
 housing facilities in the district. This
 made it necessary for the city ito CO., operate with the government in plan ming for the reception of the new ar my which Philadelphia is called upon | to accommodate.
 More than 10000 workers will De
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30
UNITED STATES HAS FINE ARMY
 ENGLISHMAN SAYS

New York, Jan. so.-"The United States has the finest army in the world-excepting none," declared Cap tain A. R. Dugmore of the British army as he stepped from the steam shin on which he returned to the United States after spending two weeks with the American forces in France.
 "They are happy, well fed, well clothed and well equipped in every way. Tales of illness among the men are rank fabrications Reports of mis- conduct are even more malicious and are vicious untruths.
 Captain Dugmore was enthusiastic about the splendid morale of the troops and their keen enthusiasm to get into the thick of the fighting. During his last talk with Gen. Per shing. the General predicted that @the Germans are going to pull something kbut we will be ready for them"