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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-05
FORMER GRADY
BOY WRITES IN
BASE HOSPITAL

II the thing keeps up, Elmer
Marsh, the son Of j. l.. Marsh of
this city, will be wearing more stripes
OF various kinds on his uniform
than are owned by Bengal tiger,
when the local boy has finished his
share Of the job in France and Is
once again in the States" according
to letter just received from him by
his parents. At present he is in
/ base hospital, setting on the world. -,
recovering from a wound inflicted
by a Hun machine gun bullet He
now has two wounds and two ser
vice stripes The letter in part is
as follows:
Dear Mother:
My abode for the present is in a
perfectly good base hospital far be-
yond the roar of guns and the
screaming of the shells. have, as
the Frenchmen say, "Une Blessay;"
the Englishmen term it a "Blghty,"
while the Americans say Setting on
the world"
In one of the recent battles was
wounded, machine gun bullet from
the Hun lines having been shot
through my right leg, Just below the
hip, Lucky for me, it was more
painful than serious and | have not Il
been in the hospital long. The army I
physiciGns say i am colyaicacing
rapidly,
am propped up in bed writing
this letter. II ! ever get out Of this
mixup over here | viii come home
with an attractive decoration of
stripes. ! am now entitled to two
wound stripes have two service
stripes, which designates my twelve
months of service in France For
every six months service over here.
the American soldier is given scr.
vice stripe With my sergeants
cheycfons and campaign badges for |
both Mexico and France will add ma.
terially to my collection.
Your loving son.
Elmer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-05
HUNTING GERMANS
LIKE RABBIT CHASE
SAYS CHICKASHA LAD

Hunting the retreating Boche has
great similarity to hunting the
American rabbit, according to a let,
ter recently received by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bird from their
son, Sergeant ]. w. Bird, with the
American army Somewhere in
%rance." Sergeant Bird says Fritz
seldom offers determined resistance
all OF which comes from obscure
places where machine guns are hid
den, His letter, in part, follows:
Dear Mother;
! have been on the front for soma
time, participating in one Of the big
drives; ] am feeling first class. get
ting plenty to eat and having lots
OF fun.
1T is real interesting to hunt the
Boche-it is more like hunting rab.
bits than fighting an enemy. They
tight with the machine guns almost
exclusively, but when we get after
them, they soon leave the guns and
flee for safety, When we can catch
the Boche, or get in close range Of
them they don't stand a chance
against the Americans. We 20 forci.
bly, after them and get the Hun II
he don't flee and flee fast-thev
most generally move to other quar-.
ters when the Americans get after
them.
VERY few of the enemy ever at
tempt to put up a fight; those that
90 hide in brush piles with machine
guns. The Germans are very inac.
curate in the operation of their guns
1t is seldom they ever hit their mark
Il don't think it will be long be
tore the enemy will have enough of
this opposing the allies. received
The pictures all o. X. You can i'm.
aeine how much they were appreciat.
ed Il is great to have mamma'a
picture to view when you have been
looking at practically nothing but
dead Boches for an extended time
Your son,
Sergeant ]. w. Bird
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-05

A "parsec" is distance that tho
most Jealous pedestrian would hardly
care to walk before breakfast. Ii
fact, it doesn't enter into the sphere
OF human operations ut all, but II is
a handy unit in astronomy, 1t il,
equal to 2O000,O0O,0Oo, miles anf
Is the distance Travelled by light in
S.3 years. A few of the nearest stars
are from one to five parsecs distant
from US, but most of the stars thai
DOT the sky are scores or hundreds
Of parsecs away.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-05

The United States Treasury wants
your dollars to finance the War.
Buy War Savings stamps and hav
something in 1923.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
BEGINNING OF POST
war TRANSITIONS NOW
Automobile Industry Is Run
ming On Fifty Percent
Basis.

Washington, Nov. 13.--The transition
from war time to peace industries Is
being made gradually right now. The
war industries board has made changes
in priorities listings and has ameiiorat.
ed restrictions, so that many lines can
begin to resume peace output at once.
The automobile industry is now run
ming on so per cent basis as regards
passenger ears and can make a 20 per
cent increase this month. A number OF
other industries are permitted to in.
crease half the restrictions now apply
ing. Building projects can increase at
once. Restrictions are lifted entirely
on lumber, cement, brick and tile pro-
duetion, transportation can go ahead
with improvements, cities can make in
creased improvements.
CuytailInents are decreased with re-
spect to farm machinery, stoves, cleo.
trical household equipment, sewing ma
chimes, talking machines, eorsets, beds
boilers and radiators.
Houses costing less than 10000 can
be erected without reference to the non
war construction branch. Material.
will be expedited for various businesses
particularly shipbuilding.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
A Few Accomplishments
OF Navy Made Public

London, Nov. 13-some of the ac-
complishments of the American navy
May now be made public.
From American naval sources the
United Press learns that the American
navy so far has provided escort for
100000 troops, which Is nearly so per
cent Of the total Of American troops in
France. American ships also escorted
27 per cent of allied and neutral ship
ping, including merchantmen, supply
ships, munition ships and troops ships.
A mine barrage S6O miles long-the
longest in the world-has just been
completed from Scotland to Norway,
completely enclosing the North sea. The
American navy laid 80 per cent Of these
mines, with about $4,000 American
made, especially designed mines. This
is regarded as one of the greatest naval
feats in history and was previously be-
lieyed impossible. The mines were
transported from America to two gigan-
tic American naval bases where they
were assembled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
Communications Now Signed
German Legation Instead
Imperial Legation.
REPUBLICS PROCLAIMED
in BERLIN AND VIENNA
Hindenburg In Communication
With Worklnen's S And
Soldiers 5 Council.

London, Nov. lS.--The new German
government emphasizes in wireless dis
patches sent out from Berlin that the
revolution is now effective practically
everywhere in the country and that dis
order has been reduced to minimum.
Despites. this assurance, Copenha-
gen report insisted that Monday
when the new government declared
that all was quiet in Beriin--officcr
and cadets still loyal TO the former
kaiser were resisting the "'.sd guards
LIN the capital, from the royal library
and other public buildings.
A Hamburg dispatch received by
way Of Amsterdam said that German
main headquarters had notified the To-
cal headquarters as follows.
A workmen s and soldiers coun-
ell has been formed at the front with
out disturbance. 1t entered into COM
munication with Field Marsral Won
Hindenburg Tuesday y
The Hague relayed the following
Berlin dispatch;
"The revolution has been completed
with little bloodshed Chancellor Lverts
cabinet comprises Scheidemann, Lans-
berg, Haase, Dittmann and Barth.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin
states that DR.. Solf had requested Of
ficials abroad to sign communications
as 'fhe German legation or the
+" German consulate, instead of "im-
peral, as hitherto.
The workmen and soldiers still have
complete control of the North sea and
Heligoland, according to Amsterdam
reports
Dispatches from Zurich announced
THAT republics had been proclaimed both
in Berlin and Vienna.
The following delayed dispatch was
sent cut by the Berlin wireless:
The workmen and soldiers announce
that the kaiser, kaiserin and crown
prince have arrived at Maastricht,
whore they are awaiting decision Of
the Dutch government regarding their
admission into Holland
"It is untrue that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg is included in the par
ty. He Is at general headquarters and
in support Of the agreement We submit.
Crown Prince Rupprecht likewise is re-
naming at his post.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
DR.. SOLF'S APPEAL
CONCERN|NCFOOD
"CONTENPTBLE'
Times Berates Soil, Saying Its
Merely Attempt At Mis-
chief Making.
STEPS TO ORGANIZE
RELIEF ALREADY TAKEN
Ar1nistice Plainly Shows That
Allies Contemplate Feed
ing Germany.

London, Nov. 1S.-(British Admiral
ty wireless Tho Times described Dir
Solf s appeal to President Wilson re
gardng conditions of the armistice az
affecting food of the German people, a;
contemptible attempt at mischief
making. y
"Solf has but to look at the armis
tice in order to see that the allies an6
the United States contemplate the re
victualizing of Germany during the ar
ldistice as shall be found necessary,
Gays the Times. "That is both right
and wise. 1t is our plain interest to dc
what in us lies to preserve a stabilized
government in Germany, if only in or
I der to have some responsible person
with whom to deal. President Wilson
In his address to congress on Ncvembel
i'll also stated that steps have beer
taken to organize relief to the peoples
of the central powers. BY use of theil
tdle tonnage it is possible to lift the
fear of utter misery from their op
pressed peoples
The Daily Chronicle says: Germany
who never showed mercy, has now tt
implore it. The allies will no doubt il
these circumstances take such steps a:
humanity dictates so far as they ear
do 50 consistently with feeding theii
own populations.
But that is no trivial provso and
the food cargoes that Germany has
cfiminally sent to the bottom of tht
see cannot be fished up, even to feed
the Germans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
Supplying OF Foodstuffs To
Central Powers Agreed
To By President.
By Robert Bender.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondents
Washington, Nov. 13.-President Will
son is ready to consider "favorablyN
the supplying of foodstuffs to Germany
if he can be assured order is being and
will continue to be maintained there.
This reply has been sent Germany in
answer to her appeal for food. The
only other condition placed upon the
matter was that there be guarantee
of equitable distribution.
The German appeal delivered yester-
day through the Swiss minister said:
"The German government urgently
requests the president of the United
States to inform the German chancellor,
Ebert, by wireless, whether he may be
assured that the government OF the
United States is ready to send food
stuffs without delay if public order is
maintained in Germany and an equita-
BILE distribution is guaranteed"
The main portion of the answer as
given by this government through Sec
retary Lansing said:
cat joint session Of the two houses
of congress on November III, the presi-
dent Of the United States announced
that the representatives of the asso-
ciated governments in the supreme war
council at Versailles, have, by unani-
nous resolution, assured the peoples of
the central empires that everything
that is possible in the circumstances
CONTINUED on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
BAKER IS STUDYING
!. PROBLEMS PRESENTED
BY CESSAT|()NO OF war
Practically Every Detail Of
DemObilization Yet To Be
Worked Out.
By Carl D. Groat


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ed ascertained.
- ioe"a Jomah;l;zat;nn oonn tbat
| it could place fifty machinists, that
number Of men coming under tho juris-
diction of the board making the re-
quest could be discharged, from the ar
my directly into civil jobs
Congressman who were acquainted
with Crowder 5 plan today endorsed it,
declaring it was the only possible way
so far suggested for demobilizing an
army OF millions Of men without SUD,
den cutting OF tne laDor narhet anu
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
HERBERT HOOVER SAYS
FOOD CONVERSATION
is STILL NECESSARY
Can Abandon Substitutes For
Wheat, But Fats Must
Be Saved.

Washington; Nov. IL. -- Warning
against famine and anarchy in Eu
rome. Food Administrator Hoover TO-DAY
aaa,.mos ~ ,m.a.:.~. ....,. -,
u'ei'iou 'ae A"'sAi'qn peop'e 'uus'
conserve 1000 along new hnes, tna'
Europe may pc fed,
"Famine, ne SAID rs the mother
OF anareny. II we value our own sa1e-
" and the social organization OF the
world y we vaiue the preservation OF
clvllizatlon itself, we can't SIT IDLY by
ana see the growth Of TINS cancer II
the world vitals, M.
ne declared there are conditlons OF
FAMINE IN Europe, that VIII be beyond
our power 10 remedy
"Ihere are 40,OOO,OUO people IN north
Russia 70 whom | rear littie access
with ROOD can be obtained TINS winter,
ne said, "fheir transportation is de
moralized in complete anarchy and
shortly many OF their ports Will be
frozen even II International transport
could be realized. ] expect the mosi
dreadful results OF starvation beyond
all human power to allay.
Hoover's discussion OF the food sit,
uation in Europe was made to O gath.
ering of state food administrators this
afternoon on the eve of his departure
for Europe to take up the work OF food
distribution to liberated peoples.
He appealed for the necessity of con.
tinuation OF food conservation in the
United States, even though the armis'
tice is signed
'rFrom the inability of governments
to secure food for their people, he
said, '3grows revolution and chaos
From ability to supply their peoples
grows stability Of government and the
defeat of anarchy. If we put it on nc
higher plane than our interests in the
protection of our institutions we must
bestir ourselves in solution Of this
problem.
"There are millions of people now
liberated from the German yoke fol
whose interests we have fought and
bled for the last Is months. It is now
up to us not to neglect any meas
ures which enable them to return to
health and self-supporting national
life.
"This is The broad outlook of some
kind of food administration during the
l2 months. AS to what the detailed
structure of our organization may be
can be developed from time to time to
suit conditions. 1t viii be months IN.
til formal peace. In the meantime, the
Organization must remain intact if we
are 10 serve the high purposes ! have
outlined and after that we can decide
our course upon the basis of unity
Hoover told the state administrators
that new world situation in food ;
requires a change in domestic food pol
icies.
A. balance sheet of the world 3 food
supply is approximately as follows un
til the next harvest:
Sufficient supplies, with economy IN
consumption, of wheat and rye and
shortage of about 100000 tons II
feeds for dairy animals. sufficient sup
plies with economy in consumption, OF
other feeds, beans, peas and rice; q
shortage of 100000 pounds in PORK
products dairy products and vegetable
oils; sufficient beef to load all refrig
Grating ships available; sufficient sugar
for our own normal consumption II We
thot, incraaen thair rafinns
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
Royalty are Saized

Copenhagen, Nov. 13.--Wofkmen and
soldiers haze seized the imperial pal
ace at Potsdam where the kaiscrin
the crown princess and number Of
ether princesses had taken refuge, a
Berlin dispatch reported teday.
The new German government has is
sued its first decree declaring that mil
itary discipline must be maintained.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
REVOLUTION RULES THROUGHOUT GERMANY
PEACE CONCLAVE HELD
: ONLYvVHEN ORDERRULFS
: X y X X X x 4 X x X i
THREE DAYS OF PEACE.

< IIostilities cease on all fronts.
( Evacuation of occupied terri
( tories and surrender of equip
( ment by central powers under
( way.
( Riotous celebration through
( out the world.
( Plans for peace conference
( under way with President Viii
!. son urged to attend by allied
< diplomats.
|: Emperor Karl of austria alb
( dicates.
( Kaiser Wilhelm virtually in
( termed in Holland.
( Reports of the death of the
( crown prince.
( Germans and peoples of form
+ er Austro-H Hungarian empire
( work to bring order under new
+ governments.
( Drafting of Americans
+ stopped and all questionnaires
now In the handS or the draIt-
< ees ordered returned unsigned
|. to local boards.
!: German government pleads
for food and early peace con
< claye.
< Fuel and light restrictions
( modified.
H. Relaxation of some food con
|; troll measures ordered and a new
< food conservation program out
( lined.
+ Modification of orders regu
( lating output of industries an
< nounced.
l.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
Questionaires To Be
Returned Unsigned

( Washington, Nov. ia new
( ruling by the provost marshal
( general today sent to local draft
< boards throughout the country,
( provided that all draftees who
. have received their question
naires shall return them to the
. local board though they need
1 not be filled ont.
Z The order Yesterday was mat
I all questionnaires in the hands ;
( of men who had passed tneif
Z 36th birthday on September 10
( last, should be filled out and re-
+ turned and all others ignored :
( To clear up any confusion, Gen
< eral Crowder today ordered that
I ali questionnaires should be re-
+ turned to the board unsigned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
Karl,s Proclamation

Copenhagen. Nov. l3.-Emperor Karl
of Austria-B Hungary in announcing his
abdication, issued the following proc.
laIhation:
Filled with unalterable love for
my peoples. | win not hinder their
free development.
~ acknowledge German.Austria' 5
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
CROWN PRINCE may Be
DEAD OR MAY Be WITH
HIS TROOPS At FRONT
Imperial Palace All Potsdam
Seized By Workmen And
Sailors.

Berne, Nov. 13.-The body of Fred
erick William, former German crown
prince has been found, covered with
bayonet and bullet wounds on mill
tary train bound for the Dutch from
tier, it was reported here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

The Hague, Nov. 13.-Reports per-
sisted today that the Iormer crown
prince was shot dead in Belgium when
he tried to cross the frontier. His
brother Prince Adelbert, who was with
him, is said to have escaped.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
BALLIN SUICIDES.

Amsterdam, Nov. 13.--Albert Balm,
managing director of the Hamburg
American steamship line, committed
soicide at Hamburg when he learned
the terms of the armistfee, it was-|re-
ported here today. !.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
MINISTRY HAS FALLEN.

Santiago, Chile, Nov. l3.-The min.
istry Of Garcia De La Huerta Bahia
monde has fallen because, it is said, Of
his alleged pro-German inelinations. A
great celebration Of the allies victory
will be held tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

Copenhagen, Nov, 13. - The Wolff
bureau, official German news agency,
announced today that the former crown
prince is with his troops at the front.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
German Factions May De.
mand His Extradition Be-
fore Socialist Court.
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS
CLAMOR FOR SEIZURE
Joint Action By Powers Nee
essary To Send Wilhelm
To Elba.

Amsterdam Nov 7S.-Tha former
kaiser has taken the name OF Count
Hohenzollern. He probably will buy a
large estate in Holland and remain in
definitely.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

decision to become a separate state.
q relinauish all participation in the
administration. of state affairs.
" May the peoples harmoniously ad-
just themselves to the new conditions +"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
AMERICANS MARX TIME.

, With the American Army at
; the Front, Nov. 12.-The Amer
. lean army is marking time until
: orders come from Marshal Foch
; for the next move.
; Very few Germans were seen
. along the front lines, which
/ gave rise to the belief that
plans were already under way
. for withdrawing back to their
own order.
; Cessation Of hostilities has
: wrought wonderful changes on
. this front.
Marching columns of troops
going into battle are replaced
< by groups of doughboys and
. poiIus rejoicing at the success
< Of their great efforts.
Towns in this part Of France
< continue to celebrate with un-
abated joy.
K X X X Il X X X X X \. X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
TOMMY ATKINS SCORES

Private Ito newly promoted
lance eorporal)-" What they
give such blokes as you stripes
for beats me. y
Lance corporal = "Not for
bein' lazy, anyhow.
Private-"No; ! knows all
about that, COS If they did
you'd look like a bloomin' ze-
bra"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

=, Amsterdam, Nov. 13.--A statement
was published here today to the effect
that the former kaiser wishes it known
that - has not fled Germany, but de-
parted merely SO the new government
might not be embarrassed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

Amsterdam, Nov. 13.--Count William
Hohenzollern, the former kaiser, plans
to make his permanent residence at
the Achilleon palace, on the Island of
Corfu, it was stated by well informed
persons today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
Bound for Switzerland

Basle, Nov 13-Emperor Karl and
his family have left Schonbrunn pal
ace on the outskirts of Vienna, accord
ing to the Yossische zeitung. Presum-
Sbly their destination is Switzerland
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

Amsterdam, Nov 13.-Dutch newspa-
pers publish unconfirmed reports that
German soldiers assassinated the for
mef crown prince when be was fleeing
toward Holland A dispatch has been
received from Berlin stating the work
men : and soldiers council has an
nounced the arrival Of the former kais-
er and crown prince in Holland
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

Paris, Nov. 1S.-(1:3O p. m THE
former crown prince arrived in Mas
tricht at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
according to dispatch from Rotter-
dam today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

Corfu, the largest of the Ionian Is
lands. lies in the Mediterranean off
the coast of Albania. 1t is about 40
miles long and has an area of 2T7
square miles. The island has beautiful
scenery and the climate is mild.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

Amsterdam, Nov. 13.-Further de-
tails were available today concerning
the arrival of the former kaiser in
Holland. In dismal drizzling rain,
newspapermen, photographers and of
ficials stood on fence near the sta
tion platform. Some photographers
climbed on top the station.
When the ex-emperor walked to his
automobile a few cheered. He started
a salute. But the cheers were drowned
out by Kisses and he failed to complete
the salute.
Efforts to photograph were frustrat-
ed by a German general who stepped
between him and the cameras.
Washington, Nov. 12.~-Germon fac
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
Weather Report

Oregon: Tonight aud Thurs
day rain; warmer cast portion
tonight; moderate seatherly
winds.