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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-08-30
rious plants throughout the country
engaged In making them.

rious plants throughout the country
engaged In making them.
or the hand grenades under man-
ufacture, there are two types of the
so-called augmentation grenades,
which depend on the effect of ex-
plosives and the scattering of frag-
ments; one type of PHOSPHORUS gren-
ade. which, on bursting throws a
shower of burning fragments of phos-
phorous and a cloud of dense white
smoke, and gas grenade. which
spreads a low-lying cloud of dense
white suffocating gas.
The soldier throws the hand gren-
ade much after the manner of an
athlete putting the shot When
ready to throw the grenade, he
grasps IL firmly in the right hand,
removes the safety pin. and keeps
the lever tight against the body of
the grenade. AS 1t leaves the sol
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-08-30
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THEM.

The main reason for the purchase
OF War Savings Stamps Is because
your country 10 at war. Your country
needs every penny which every man,
woman and child can save and lend
in order to feed, clothe. arm, and
equip the soldiers and sailors of
America and to win this righteous war
In defense OF American honor and the
cause OF democracy throughout the
world.
II We are to win the war. we must
win It as united people. The savings
of every man. woman. and child are
necessary II we are to hasten the vic
torious ending of the war War savers
are Life Savers
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-08-30

dier's hand, the lever is released,
and & firing mechanism is timed to
explode the grenade in from four to
six seconds after it i6 thrown.
The rifle-grenade holder is attach
ed to the muzzle of the rifle much
as bayonet is. The bullet from
the rifle passes through a tube in
the center of the grenade, forcing
a striker against a primer, which
ignites the fuse. The grenade is
thrown distance OF zoo yards by
the force of the gases generated by
firing the rifle. The grenade Is
timed to explode about eight seconds
after it leaves the rifle muzzle.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-08-30
Lord KITCHENER.

Either the civilian population must
- short of many things to which 1t is
accustomed in times of peace or our
armies must go short Of munitions and
other things indispensable to them"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-08-30

Headlines informs us that the well
but not favorably known Crown
Prince is heading--yes, you are right
back to Germany.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
Red Cross War Chest Is
Filling; EUery Chapter
StrjUcs to Exceed Quota

AT Waco the campaign has opened
with monster parade in which
thirty thousand troops participated.
AT Ft Worth solicitors began their
work at o'clock this morning, three
o'clock sun time.
Oklahoma City and Ardmore col
lected more than thirty thousand
dollars each the first day. Negroes
at Weleetka. Oklahoma gave fifteen
hundred dollars in cash. At Matt
land Mo-, the chairman of a meeting
asked each man present to give
either thirty-five dollars or a fat hog.
One hundred and thirty-five hogs
were donated. They will net moro
than six thousand dollars One thous-
and solicitors are at work at ST. Jo-
seph.
Yell county, Arkansas, was heard
from first in that state. 1t went over
the top with a loud report. Five
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

Is HEADED
BY JOHNS
New Directors Organize; Petty Vice.Pres
ideni, 7. J. Brown Secretary, and
Clark Treasurer

At a meeting of the new board OF
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce at the city hall Tuesday even.
ing, Ed r. Johns was elected as
president c. H. Ritter, manager OF
the Observation-Disclosures Co.
was chosen as vice president, and T.
Brown was selected as secretary,
w. W. Clark was selected as
treasurer and it is understood that
he will for the present attend to the
clerical work of the secretary's Of
flee, Mr. Brown being expected to
devote the greater part of his time
to road work rs he has been doing
for the past six weeks. following his
selection for that work by the old
board of directors and the Grady
County Highway association
The new constitution and bylaws,
prepared by the committee headed
by +. D. Shaffer, were adopted at
INC IuCGLlllb. ICpOILo SHuMCu lndl
the organization wound up the years
work with something over $500 in
the treasury after being deeply in
debt at the beginning of the year
I'VE were handicapped throughout
the year by lack of funds" said Orin
Ashton, retiring president. "but we
are happy to report all debts wiped
out and clean slate for the new
administration.
Mr. Johns, the new president, will
appoint an executive committee and
other committees. He was also in
structed to arrange for get-togeth-
er dinner at an early date, with a
view to launching membership
campaign
The board voted to extend an invi-
tation to the Ozark Trails associa-
ton to hold its convention here in
October Col. Harvey, president of
the association, advised that about
5000 delegates will attend this con-
vention
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

thousand dollars of the quota Of Lit
tie Rock was subscribed by wire
from New York city by John r.
Boyle of Little Rock. A wire from
Topeka said that Kansas would sub
scribe its quota by from one hun
dred to two hundred per cent. JET
sferson City and Cole county Mlssou-
ri over-subscribed tHeir quotas the
first day The subscriptions ranged
from fifty cents to eight hundred dol
lars. Kansas City raised one-sixth
of its quota of eight hundred thous-
and dollars the first day, The Kan
sas City Star, Montgomery Ward &
Co., Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods
company and r. A. Long, the chair
man, offered to be four Of six con-
Germs to subscribe one hundred thous-
and dollars. The offer will be ac-
cepted by two local business houses
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

SHIPPERS
ORGANIZE
Traffic Association Formed; Purpose 10
Get Better Rates in Keeping With
Location From East

The shipping interests of Chicka
sha formed today the Chickasha Traf-
flee association at luncheon given
at the Geronimo hotel. The purpose
OF the organization is to endeavor
~ get an adjustment of freight rates
in accordance with the location of
Chickasha to the eastern markets
and shipping points. The associa-
tion is composed of wholesalers and
retailers of the city, who ship quan.
titles of goods from the east.
1t is pointed out by the associn-
ton that Chickasha has been placed
in the same zone with TT Worth and
Houston whereas other Oklahoma
points, but little removed from this
city, are in an Oklahoma zone, thus
increasing the freight rates to Chick
asha materially in comparison with
sister cities of central Oklahoma.
Under the rate now in effect, Ii is
possible to shop goods to Houston,
Tex, from ST. Louis or other points
farther east, as cheaply as to Chick
asha.
The association sent the following
telegram to Hon. Scott Ferris in
Washington: you are no doubt
aware of the advances of intrastate
freight rates put into force in our
state following the recent Federal
court injunction of our intrastate
rates. These advances amount to
20 to S5 per cent increase and put
our shippers at a decided disadvan-
tage with the. shippers of adjoining
states who now have much lower
freight rates into our territory than
we have.
1--WE understand that Secretary
McAdoo has recommended hori-
zontal advance of 20 per cent in
freight rates which would pyramid
advances in Oklahoma and practical
ly sever our commercial relations as
shippers with large portion of our
state and deprive us of trade rela.
tions of long standing. 50 Representing
the entire shipping interests of
Chiclasha, we ask that you person
ally lay these facts before the direc-
tor general of the railroads and ask
for relief from situation that would
be intolerable if not granted"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
SAYS WILL
DELIVER
"LECTURE''

S. A. Williams, Holiness preacher.
is going to give a lecture" on the
Red Cross at Cement, providing the
Cement people will permit him to do
80 and will put his tent in shape
again. This was determined when
Williams appeared before the Grady
county Council of Defense and at
the hearing that followed told how
he had bee run out of Cement when
he refused to deliver a sermon on
the Red Cross.
The Cement people took him in
hand freighted him to the edge Of
Caddc county and headed him for
Chickasha They then went back to
Cement, tore his tent down, loaded
it in q car and deposited it also on
Grady county soil The local Coun-
Gil of Defense has written to Caddo
county. explaining that Williams will
return to Cement and deliver his
Tecture' on the Red Cross if he will
he allowed to preach there. Such
was his agreement with the local
council.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
AMERICAN FALLS
VICTIM TO GANG
FIGHTERS OF AIR
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, May 22.-American
naval aviators operated over Heligo-
land harbor, 1t was revealed today
when announcement OF the death OF
Ensign Stephen Potter, was made.
Potter belonged to the U. S. naval
forces and was killed in a spectac.
ular battle with seven enemy single
seaters.
Ensign Potter battled CALAMITY and
quit the fight only when his machine
crashed toward the earth in flames.
The last seen of him was when his
craft was on the surface surrounded
by burning oil. A cloud Of smoke
obscured him and he disappeared
completely.
The action described took place
in the North sea on April 25. A
companion Of Potter escaped, it was
stated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
CLASS DAY
EXERCISES
TONIGHT
One Of Features Of Entire Week al High
School Building; Program
Starts al $3.50

The class day exercises of the
Chickasha high school, will be held
in the auditorium of the school to-
night, the program beginning prompt
ly at $780, The public is invited to
attend Special seating arrangements
were necessary, Tickets were given
to each graduate to give to rela-
tives. These tickets will be honored
and when all holding tickets are sup
piled with seats, the balance of the
seating capacity is turned over to
the public
Many are Of the dpinion that the
class day exercises are the most in
teresting of any of the commence
nieLt week "doin's" II is at this
time that you hear what is going to
Happen to the class in the future,
that Is the class prophecy. Also, the
class songster tunes up and unreels
the official class poem, while the
history OF the class, that is, the his
tory that is known to the faculty,
and some that isn't is read, while
away down toward the tag end of the
program, the graduating class makes
public its last will. This together
with music, and the official greet
irgs and farewells by the salutato-
ran and valedictorian, completes the
program that will be given tonight.
The official program as announced
this morning by Supt w r. Ramey
IS as follows:
Music-High School Orchestr.
Invocation
Music-High School Orchestrl
Salutatory-Mil Gray
Glass History-Susie King.
Glass Poem-Roy Norton.
Music (solo)-Miss Louise CofeF,
supervisor music, city schools.
Glass Prophecy-Emory Conrad
Glass Will-Doris Gowdy.
Valedictory-Olga Nelson.
Music, class song-Senior Glass.
Music-High School Orchestra.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
St Louis, Mo, May 81 1913
More than one hundred of the six
hundred and nine chapters OF the
southwestern division of the Ameri-
can Red Cross were lover the top"
with their quotas in the Second War
Fund campaign at noon today.
Dallas. Texas, lead with total sub,
scriptions of s436,OOO. According to
a telegram from Hugh Prather, war
fund manager he declared the cam
paign there would not end until
more than half a million dollars had
been raised. This should be an in
spiration to every worker in the cam
paign," said J. L. Johnston, presy
dent Of the Liberty bank Of ST. Louis
the division campaign chairman
what Dallas can do every other
community can and saould do"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
81 FROM NORTH
DIVISION LEAVE
ON JUNE FIRST

Definite orders have heen receiv-
ed at the office Of the local exemp-
tion board regarding the call for men
the tentative schedule for which was
May 20 to June 2. The date haa
been fixed at June 1, IN other words
the men will assemble at the federal
tuilding at A o'clock on the after
noon of May 81 and will leave the
following morning.
This call is for 81 men and they
will all be taken from the northern
district of the county. Instead of
gong to Jackson barracks as was
stated in the previous order these
ren will go to Camp Nichols, New
Orleans, La
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

FIRST AID
WORKHERE

The first aid class OF the Grady
county chapter of the Red Cross has
finished its course OF instruction and
eighteen of the twenty three men,
bers took the final examination yes
terday. The class was instructed by
Drs. ]. c. Ambrister and w. S. Cor
bin whom the members most sin
cerely thank for the time and work
so generously given.
Mrs. John E. White was chairman
OF the class and the ladies' taking
tie examination we're, Mesdames
Ashton, Ambrister, Arthur Barry, A.
L. Herr, claycomb, John Driggers,
Emily Kahlkoff. c. NJ. Honingsworth,
Ernest Hollingsworth, James Hop
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
so so Decision Due Is Belief Of Hun
Troops and People. Say
End This Year
DON'T CREDIT REPORT
HINDENBURC'S DEATH
Germans to Abandon Sub Base; Success.
fuI Raids for British; Capture Few
Prisoners Near Anas
BY United rress.

BY United rress.
With the British in France, May
22,-Thc German troops aud Ger
man people believe the war will be-
over this year. ending with a draw,
Germany. obtaining good peace terms.
according to information obtained
by military officers.
While allied army officials do not
credit the report that Marshal Hin.
denburg is dead, German prisoners
say he has been dead for some time
and that this explains the appear.
ance of Marshal Mackensen on the
western front.
Between the Somme and Arras,
German artillery has increased In
activity but there have been no In
fantry actions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
WAITING
FOR SOLICITORS
IN LOCAL DRIVE

"over" by Kit Farwell this morning
and the committee in Verden says
the quota there will soon be raised
Mr.. Johns expressed himself as
being especially pleased with the
manner in which people were re-
spending. 1--WE find them ready and
willing to give" said he, "some with
their checks already written Never
have we seen money raised with so
little talk or argument"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

County Chairman Ed F. Johns re-
ported that up to last night Grady
county had reported sS,275. over half
its quota, and subscriptions receiv-
ed today would amount to $25OO
more. A dozen or more 100 per cent
cards have been given out to firms
where all the firm members and en-
ployes had contributed.
Chandler township was reported
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
British Successful

By United Press.
London, May 22.- Successful Brit
ish raids in various sectors during
last night were reported today by
Field Marshal Haig.
Enemy artillery was active in the
neighborhood of Dernancourt, south
of Albert, and In the Nieppe forest
in western Flanders. Northeast of
Bethune and In southern Flanders
the enemy heavily bombarded the
British with gas shells.
British raiders captured fourteen
prisoners and one machine gun
southwest Of Arras. Other prisoners
were taken in the nelghborhood OF
the Nieppe forest, in the Meteren
sector and north of the Ypres-Co-
mines canal. Enemy raiders we're
repulsed north of Albert.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
LIEUT.. LApp VISITOR HERE

Lieutenant Noble Ladd and his
mother, Mrs. George Ladd, of Dallas,
were Chickasha visitors yesterday.
Lieut.. Ladd, who has been stationed
at Camp Travis. is on his way to
Camp Oglethrope. Ca His Chicka-
sha friends will be pleased to know
that he has been recommended for
ia captains commission.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

Red CROSS PICNIC AT TAsLER
J. l. Dillenbeck, chairman of the
Red Cross campaign in Tabler town
ship, announces that a Red Cross
picnic and sale will be hold at Tab.
Ter, Saturday, May 25 There will
be basket dinner and all kinds OF
articles will be sold The public is
invited.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
REVoLVER WOULD NOT
REVoLVE SAYS JUSTICE

Before Justice Bunnell yesterday
afternoon, Leaman Hester. a negro,
was heralded for gun "tot'ng." The
High Sheriff was the principal wit
ness, having taken the gun from the
pocket of said Hester. Although
Sheriff Bailey and Hester both said
that the latter was packing a reyol-
yer, Justice Bunnell took a squint
at said weapon and expressed the
opinion that the instrument might
BE- a revolver but that it certainly
would not revolve. Hester was ac-
quilted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
PIE SOCIAL AT NORGE

The Red Cross sale that was an
nounced to be held at Norge school
house Friday has been called off and
in its place a Red Cross pie supper
will be given at that place Friday
evening, May a. Everybody is in
vited.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
Men of SpetiAI Call Get Under Way; Des-
linaliOn Jackson Barracks; Anxious
TO Gel Busy
KERN OF VERDEN IN
CHARGE OF COMPANY
Get Comfort Bags From Red Cross; In
surance Explained; Some Transfers
10 0lhef Boards

AT lao o'clock this morning, the
special call OF Grady county select
men left Chickasha for Jackson Bar
racks, La, where they will enter
preliminary training as they learn
how to land on the kaiser and Hin
denbnrg where it will do the most
good
The men We're anxious to go. More
men were called to assemble than
We're actually required to go, with
the result that there we're many ar
guments by the men who were elect
ed to stay at home. These were
lkeenly disappointed and in several
cases peeved that they would be held
few days until the next call They
wanted to be on their way. Percy
Kern of Verden was in charge of the
company with Howard Mcfarland
and Chas. Steadham, corporals, lieu
tenants or assistants, as you choose
to call them
The men assembled at O'Clock
yesterday evening to answer roll
call. Adrian Melton, attorney for
the Home Service Section OF the
Red Cross, delivered short talk to
the men, touching upon the insur-
ance feature and the allotments.
The Red Cross then presented all
the men with comfort bags
Several listed at this time we're
ordered to leave from other boards,
having been transferred. BY being
inducted at the boards where they
are now located, they save the long
trip home Transfers are also made
from other boards to the Grady coun-
ty' board.
The list of those leaving last night
or rather this morning, is as follows
Elmer w. Moorehead. March Jones.
Joseph E. Dobbs, William Thomas
Ford, Sam c. Loveless, Virgil c. Bay,
less, Joseph D. Lindsay Fred r.
Dass, Frank Wakefield, BENJAMIN A.
Mccoy, Wayne b. Dowers. George
r. Ahrens, Percy S. Kern, Frank e.
Cofer, Edon James Syzemore. Willis
Custer Robertson, Abba Thurmon
Kirby, James c. Morris, Charlie Os-
car Stidham, Barney e. Lindsay.
Kindred Lee Crosser, Bee Cabe.
Thomas Henry Nicely George Pier.
son, Walter d. Hardy, William A.
Anderson, Jonas Jentz, Arthur Worm.
ington, G. Ira Green, Thomas d. Gran
fill, William A. Attaway, Lonnie
Tucker, Isaac E. Dyche, Clarence C.
l1ewett, Walter Potter, Keith Barnes.
Henry A. Britton, Lewis Julian Ber.
ry Howard r. Mcfarland, Edward
Taylor Ridenour John Logan Fran
els, Landon c. II. Mills, William X.
Seward, transferred to Bay City.
Texas; Oscar Clay McCorkle, trans
ferred to Rockwall, Tex; Ray w.
Burton, transferred to Los Angeles,
Cal; Elmer c. Crull, transferred to
Hillsboro, Mo-. Robert S. Roark,
transferred to Waxahachie, Tex:
Thomas A. Burba, transferred to
Prairie Grove. Ark; Willie K Hop
kins, transferred to Mangum, Okla. :;
James Short, transferred to Double
Springs, Ala.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

the baby is at Camp Funston.
On May is the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Orvill b. Berga arrived
at the home of Mrs. Berga's mother,
Mrs. Kline, west of Norge Mr.. Ber-
ga is also serving Uncle Sam.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
Abandon sub Bases.
sy United rress,

" ~4IENNlN = 7 WEI
Berne, May 22.-German naval au.
thorities are preparing to abandon
zeebrugge and Ostend as. submarine
bases because Of the recent block
AIDES of those places by the British
and the constant harasslng OF them
by British bombing planes. accord
Ing to information from Berlin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
Down Enemy Plane.

By United Press.
Paris, May 22-An enemy plane
was downed by artillery last night
in raid on Parts, it was officially
announced.
A few bombs were dropped in the
suburbs, some casualties being caus-
ed, but the material damage was
slight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

kins, James Hill. o. z. Nesbitt, L.
D. Major, J. E. White, H. E. Marks
and Ola Powell and Miss Celyne
Lehman. Others taking the class
work were Mesdames Albright. Brow
der. George Hurley, Nesbitt and U.
C Boone and Miss Jennie Williams.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22
Todax,s Casualty LIST.

BY United Press.
Washington, May 22-~Forty.eight
casualties among the American
forces in France were announced by
the war department. today The list
included three killed in action, for
ty-one wounded and four dead from
other causes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

NEW BORN BABES HAVE
FATHERS IN u. S. ARMY
A son was born May 15 to Mr.. and
Mrs. John l.. Hurst. Mrs. Hurst is
at 1904 Choctaw and the father of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-22

All the latest news ny
wire every day from
the U. P. Association
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-08
MAY FORCE CRISIS

WASHINGTON. June 7-Long- talked of military actions by Japan and China in Siberia may be preoipitated by the movement of Russian Bolsheviki troops into the Siberian province of Trans Baikalia in pursuit of the COssack leader. General SemenOff. If Sem enoff retreats in Mongolia, as Ob- servers heer think he must. the crisis will be at hand. particularly as the pursuing Russians are said to be accompanied by a large force of Austrians and Germans, former prisoners of war.
 The crossing of the OnOn river by the Bolsheviki is construed by the officials heer as part of campaign to exclude SemenOif from any use of the northern. or Amur river branch. of the Siberian railroad.
 General Semenoff's movements have been closely followed and it has been realized that his cam paign might suddenly assume great importance were the en- tente allies brought into the plan to lend him material support