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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
PROCLAMATION

The glorious spirit and courage OF
the American allied soldiers, has
brought the world war to a yictori-
GUS end. The unwavering support OF
the American people has aided ma
terially in upholding the morale OF
the soldiers on the fighting front
This general response and liberal
financial backing Is not 6Qualed in
history's annals.
Although the allied arms have
triumphed over Imperialism, there is
yet much work to be done 1t is
imperative that the soldiers of this
great nation know that the people
of the United States stand behind
them as a unit The American Red
Cross has accomplished untold good
in caring for the American soldiers
and this organization must be main
tanned for months to come.
Therefore. I do hereby proclaim
the week from December 16 to %
inclusive as Red Cross Roll Call
campaign week in Chickasha, and
urge the citizens of this city to give
their full and undivided support to
this great cause.
(Signedl c. H. CANEBAN.
Acting Mayor.
Attest: E. c. REYNOLDS, Clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
cAPT. BARRY RETURNS

Capt w. r. Barry was in Chicka-
sha today on his way home to Brad
ley from Camp Pike. Ark. where he
has just been mustered out Of the T..
S. army Capt Barry enlisted in the
medical corps sixteen months ago. re-
ceiviug a commission as lieutenant,
and was sent first to Fort sill He
has been a well known physician at
Bradley for a number Of years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
NE WMAN TAKES UP
CHURCH WORK HERE.

Elder W f. Morgan of Comanche.
Okla. vii handle the work for the
Church OF Christ This place during
the coming year He viii preach at
their regular meeting place at the
X r. hall on Chickasha avenue.
Sunday morning and evening The
officers and members extend TO all
who will. a special invitation to at
tend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee Places Before Big Com.
panies Advantage c.,
fered by ChicSasha.
is LOGICAL POINT
SAY LOCAL BOOSTERS
Railway Facilities, Location, Ma
chine Shops and Roads Some
OF Points Covered in Let
ters to Company Heads

That Chickasha is to have an oil
well supply house, if there is any tc
be had in this neck of the woods. is
shown by the activity of the commit
tee named by the Chamber of Com.
merce for that purpose The com
mittee is composed of VIM. H. Dona-
hue, f d. Shaffer and Orin Ashton.
Communication with the big oil
well supply houses is already under
way the letters of the local men
pointing out the advantages of this
point for an oil well supply center
and the possibilities of the future
along this line
The points being covered by the
committee is that Chckasha has no
peer among railroad centers of mid.
die or western Oklahoma. Three
lines connect this city with the east
ern and northern centers, it being
possible to reach Chickasha by a di-
rect haul from the principal indus
trial centers
Also, it is being pointed out that
at this time, Chickasha is virtually
on the edge of three pools, it being
possible to reach these by short. di.
rect hauls by rail, or over roads that
are good and being made better, by
truck Attention is also being called
to the inevitable expansion of these
fields, bringing them nearer Chicka-
sha and the vast amount Of opera
tions that will doubtless start in the
early spring
In speaking of the matter today,
VIM H. Donahue, chairman of the
committee, said, "Chickasha is the
logical point for an oil we'll supply
house or for any other industry per.
tanning to the oil and gas develop
ment in southwestern Oklahoma.
Aside from the railroad facilities and
the ease with which the fields on
this territory can be reached, Chick
asha has the only machine shop and
iron works of any importance in this
section of the country
Recently, ! was in the field south |
west of here near Cement. There ! |
overheard scraps of conversation rel |
ataive to pipe and casing 1t was to |
the effect that the operators would |
have to bring their pipe to Chicka-
sha to have it threaded This indi-
Gates that the operators recognize |
that Chickasha is the only point in
this section of the country where
heavy machine work can be done +
Il have talked with representa-
tives Of several supply houses and |
they seem favorably impressed with
the idea of establishing yard or
yards here. They realize the impor-
lance of this point as a center and
are taking the matter up with their
houses
II happen to have some interests
in the Walter field The operators
here are for Chickasha, and as Gus
toners of the oil well supply houses,
are asking that a yard be installed
n this city"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
Arrives in Paris.
by United Press.

ny bnllSu IFtsS.
(By FRED S. FERGUSON)
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS. Dec. a. President VIII
son arrived in Paris at 1901 this
morning. His arrival was heralded
by the booming of guns throughout
the city. Vast throngs in the
streets set up tremendous cheer.
Countless thousands lined the way
from the railway station to Prince
Murats palace, where the president
will dive while in Paris. 1t will
mark the first foreign home of an
American president
President and Mrs. Poincare were
present and greeted President VIII
son and wife on the station plat
form, The two presidents rode IN
one carriage with their wives in
another. Both vehicles were de-
corated with flowers The party
received a tremendous ovation as it
left the station
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
Yankee Soldiers Pour Across
Famous River; Armistice
Commission in Session;
To Rule Hun Land
FOCH P2ESIDES OVER
COMMISSION SESSION
Must Stop Allied Armies at the
Rhine, Says Berlin News
paper; Prevent March
To Points East.
(By Webb Miller, Staff Corr


With the Americans, (FRIDAY.) ~
The Americans crossed the Rhine
about g O'Clock this morning, in the
half light resulting from the lower
ing clouds and the drizzling rain
Four bridges and two ferries were
utilized along front Of sixty .kilo-
meters (thirty-seven and half
miles,, upon which the crossing was
made
The first division went over at Co.
blenz ON German pontoon bridges
A company of the 18th infantry was
the first to reach the east bank OF
the historic river
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
soLF QUITS, REPORT.

BERLIN. Dec. 1.-THE newspa-
per. Berlin Tageblatt. says it un-
derstands that Dr. Solf, German for
eign secretary has resigned. This
is the second report to the effect
that Solf had quit his post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
Stop Foch at Rhine.

BY United Press
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14.-"All
measures must be taken to prevent
the armies of Marshal Foch from
marching east of the Rhine the
Berlin Tageblatt declares in sup
porting the demand for a quick Yun.
moning of the reicstag
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
First Address of American Exec
utive on Foreign Soil Points
Way to Action at Peace
Conference.
REPLIES TO WELCOME
ADDRESS BY POTNCAIRE
Arrival of Party in Paris Signal
for Wild Celebration; Thou
sands Cheer Party at a
Railway Station. F'
BY United Press.

By United Press
Paris Dec A. (By government
Wireless President Wilson in the
first address ever made by an Ameri-
can executive on foreign soil, reply
ing to president Poincaires address
of welcome al the Palais de Lysee.
declared that the peace conference
must take such action as to "rebuke'
the Germans acts Of terror and
spoliation
He further stated that the world
must be made aware that such acts
Cannot be yentured upon with out
the certainty of a just punishment
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
MEMBERS OF GERMAN
GOVERNMENT RESIGN

BY United Press.
BASLE, Dec 14.-Hugo Haaz and
Richard Barth. members of the Ger
man government are reported to
have rendered their designations.
This report followed on the heels
Of the statement that Dr. Solf had
resigned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
SANTA CLAUS WANTS
NAMES OF CHILDREN

> The fraternal orders Of the
i city will give their usual
+ Christmas tree for needy
i children this year
+ Persons knowing children
i who should be remembered
+ are requested to send their
! names, ages and addresses to
! the Daily Express or Grady
! County Star. All names
+ should be reported at once.
:. j. + + = j. i + j. j. i
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
CANADIAN OFFICER
SPEAK HERE MONDAY

Sergeant Major Wakefield, Of
the Canadian army will lee.
ture at the Methodist church
Mopday night i'm the interest
of hhe Red Cross Roll Call
j. w. Kayser.{ county chair
man. announced this after
noon. Sergeant Major Wake
field was twice wounded in
action with the Canadian
army, one of the best fight
ing machines to enter the
field after the outbreak of
the struggle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
Ship to Return.

by United Press
BREsT, Dec a. The George
Washington, on which President
Wilson crossed to France, will re-
turn to the United States imme-
diately The crew is expected to
reach home before Christmas,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14

The Missionary society Of the
Christian church will meet with Mrs.
Frey Frey Monday afternoon at 2}3o,
Ms. Fred jackson will be leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
BY United Press.
Commission In Session.

OVTTTTTT59T0TT NJ 9VoSFVTT'
BERNE, Dec 14.-The inter-allied
armistice commission is now in ses-
sion at Treves with Marshal Foch
presiding.
1t is believed that the commission
will remain there until the peace
prelimnaries are concluded when it
will be transferred into an admins
tration body to handle affairs in oc-
cupied territory
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
Address Dutch Government.

Address Dutch Government.
By United Press
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 14-The al
lied governments have addressed
separate notes to the Dutch govern
ment regarding the presence of the
former kaiser in Holland, says a
Central News dispatch from the
Hague.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
PRoLoNG ARMlsTlcE.
BY United Press.

BY United Press. .
COPENHAGEN, Dec, H. :
The atmistice has been pro
longed to January H. accord
ing to dispatch from Tre- !
yes, where the inter-allied 1
armistice commission is in 4
session. :,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14
THE WEATHER.
For Oklahoma.

Tonight, fair; colder East
ern Oklahoma, freezing Sun.
day, fair.
Local Temperature.
Maximum 5S; minimum 80.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14

All the latest news by
wire every day from
the u. p. Association
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-14

You will find all the
local news every day
In The Daily Express
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04
Nearly in a Trap.

Then made a lovely mistake.
was to establish an aid post near bat
TALON headquarters and went blithely
on when met II company commander
and asked him where to go.
Back there about quarter of
mile" he replied. This is the front
center company. If you keep on in
the direction you are goinga ayou are
going up over that ridge and Fritz will
be waiting for you with machine
gun"
So my sergeant and orderly and
myself didn't waste any time in clear
ing. On the way back | found a gallon
can full of water, got into corrugated
iron shelter and had a wash and
shave. 1t certainly felt good. | don't
believe | had washed for thirty-siX
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04

the pleasure-giving efforts of the mu-'
sician in the opera or concert. 1t
means musical instruments for the
home, educational opportunities in the
schools, publicity in the press. inspi-
ration in the church. fun and emo
tional relaxation in the theater. police
protection on our streets and justice
in our courts. Money means cleanli-
ness. good appearance. 1elf-respect.
Money IS the source of goou just as 1t
may n. the source of evil. but in
either case only because OF what 1t
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04
Money Is Life.

Money is no more the root of evil"
than are the good things that it rep
rescnts whether these take the form
of personal service, labor, or the ma
terial products of labor. Money means
work, 1t means production. it means
the things that have been made by
mems brains and hands. 1t not only
stands for the things we eat, the
clothes we wear, and the houses we
live in. but 1t stands for works of art
and for the services of the artists. 1t
means the services of the entertaining
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04
How the Cats Went.

Little Frank had an amusing, way of
initiating the mewing of cats. so one
night, when there was company at din
ner his father asked him how the cats
wens.
"OE their feet" was .he unexpected
reply.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04

stands for. And so. 9s somebody's
REORGANIZATION used to say. 'If
money is the root of al evil, give us
plenty of the root i"-Physical Cul-
ture
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04
Ordered to Move.

Our orders to move finally came and
we marched off to the brigade assem-
bly, point several miles away. This as
sembly point was In n little bunch of
trees about the size of Allen park and
behind and separated from n larger
wood in front In the larger wood
there was a battery of heavy artillery
and shells We're dropping in there two
or three to n minute, and it was heavy
stuff, too.
Sometimes they oversh6t the big
wood and shells We're landing in the
open around the little wood where my
brigade had its assembly point. AS
we approached our little copse we
could make all this out from some dis
tance away and it wasn't a pleasant
sensation to feel that we We're march
Ing straight into it.
All the battalions arrived and in that
little copse there must have been at
least two thousand men. What Il
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04

hours. II was warm and bright.
| could look out of my shelter and see
our support lines digging themselves
in several hundred yards away. The
cannon fire ceased, the machine guns
settled down to an occasional titful
burst and 1t was midday of a beautiful
| spring day.
A couple of partridge flew over me-.
What did they know or care about all
this noise and racket and men getting
up in line and killing each other?
Along about three O'Clock things be-
gan to liven up again. In the mean
time headquarters had been establish
ed in a sunken road with banks about
fifteen feet high on either side Cater
this cut was half filled with dead).
My aid post was in dugout near by
md gradually things got hotter and
hotter.
Our men had dug themselves in
and were popping away with their
rifles. The field batteries behind us
We're putting up n barrage, airplanes
were circllng overhead, both ours and
the Germans The Germans put up
counter-barrage, the machine guns
were going like mad. | was standing
with the colonel on n little rise OF
ground above the sunken road when
the Germans broke through about
mile to the north of us. They could
be plainly seen pouring over the ridge
in close formation.
Tanks Get Into Action.
should have seen them run Just like
rabbits! The tanks retired; the
BOches reformed and came at 1t
again. They tell me that at certain
places our men withstood fifteen sue
cessive attacks and that the Germans
went down in thousands. One Welsh
man told me that his gun accounted
for rs In three minutes during one
wave.
Machine-gun bullets were nipping
around me, the shell fire was getting
hotter, and even though it was a won
derful sight to watch I decided dis
erection was the better part of valor,"
or something like that, and got down
in my dugout.
was sitting there smoking a Gig
arctic when my orderly came down
and said was being relieved and was
to go back and work with the ambu-
lance. Fifteen hours later the man
that relieved me was captured. But
/ am getting ahead of my story.
l went back TO the advanced dress
ing station through the hottest shell
fire | ever experienced. More than
once I went down on my face when a
shell burst and the pieces went whiz-
zing over my head. spent the night
in a mined village where the advanced
dressing station was located, and all
night they shelled it to blazes. 1t was
remarkable how few casualties we
had.
About eleven o'clock the morning of
the third day shell blew in the side
of our post, but luckily no one was
hurt. We stuck to it until about four
in the afternoon. when we saw our
men retiring over a ridge in front of
us. Keeping up a continuous machine
gun and rifle fire, and we beat 1t back
to another village and opened anoth-
er post
The Begrimed Lord.
About ten O'Clock on the morning of
the fourth day Lord Thyme, my col
The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04
The Begrimed Lord.

About ten O'Clock on the morning of
the fourth day Lord Thyme, my col
onel when | was with the battalion.
stumbled into the shack where l was
sitting. He looked like a ghost. He
had lost his hat, his face was covered
with four days beard. the sweat
had traced tracks in the dust from his
forehead to his chin. His sleeve was
torn and bloody and he had a cash in
his arm where he had been struck by
a piece of flying shell case.
MY God, doc, are you hereT' he
said. you got out just in time. The
battalion is all gone. The sunken road
is filled with dead-mostly Huns.
damn 'em. The line broke on the
right: we were surrounded. and at
the last we were fighting back and
back. Only thirty of us got away"
So we knew the Boche had broken
through to our right and our left, and
1t was question of how long 1t would
be before we too. were surrounded
but we wanted to stick 1t out as long
us we could.
But not more than an hour later
Illtulcdl ollCtI IuSlicu III llplU bllt VI
the battalions and between gasps for
breath told us the Germans were on
the edge of the village. had shot him
through the sleeve with a machine
gun bullet Quckily that was alD, and
for us to beat it.
The ninth day, sitting around the
fire In our mess after the best dinner
we had had in days. the commanding
officer handed me some papers and
said. Here is something that will in
,terest you, Petit. ! want to say we
shall be sorry to lose you
And this is what 1t was: Lieut..
Roswell r. Petit. NJ. r. c.. is relieved
from duty with the British army and
will proceed to the A. E. F., where he
will report for duty"
leave for Paris in the morning
This has been a long tale, but the half
of it hasn't been told. hope haven't
strung it out too much.
have just been Informed that all
my kit had to be burned to prevent II
falling into the hands of the enemy.
/ shall probably want you to send me
some things from home, but will see
what can get here first. Your son.
ROSWELL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-10
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A large crowd from this vicinity at
tended the auction and ice cream so
cial at the Columbia school house FRI
day evening, given by the Columbia
grange for the benefit Of the Red
Cross.
Misses Hazel and Nellie Felt and
Bessie RUDE visited Tuesday after
noon with Margaret Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Langwith of Keo-
kuk have been visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. Albert Haffner and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. ]. Burke and son
William, Mr.. and Mrs. p. C. Doyle at
tended Mrs. Brothers funeral Monday
near Hiteman, Iowa.
Mr., and Mrs. L. R. Anthony and
family autoed to the Lewis Felt hame
Monday evening.
Bessie and Herman RUDE were
Argyle callers Monday afternoon.
Henry Horsey, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dekloe, Margaret Burke and Kathe-
rine Horsey were Argyle callers re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Fett and daugh-
tiers Hazel and Nellie, and Isom HUFF
ford motored to Montrose Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. ]. Burke. William
and Margaret autoed to Keokuk We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Fred Felt called on Mrs. Lewis
Felt Thursday afternoon.
The rain that fell here Saturday
morning was greatly appreciated.
julius Fett called on Lewis Felt
Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Dekloe visited recently
at the Brayton home near FIT Madison.
Henry and Fred Felt, Bessie and
Herman RUDE spent Sunday at the
Lewis Felt home.
Clara Bergthold, George Schoene
and Perry Anderson spent Sunday
evening with Hazel and Nellie Felt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-10

manifested in the gentle graces OF
womanhood, patience, ne1ghborly
kindness and strong womanly virtues
tied in enduring bonds of friendship
All who came in touch with her life
and work and entering into her eter-
nal rest, her spirit carries with IT
the story Of good work and joyful
service for her master and kind rela-
tives and friends. Those from out OF
town attending Mrs. Garard's funeral
Monday were as follows:
H. e. Garard. Chicago; p. A. Gar
ard, Chicago; Mrs. M. L, Penn. Co
lumbia, Mo-; w. B. Garard and fam
lily. Basco; L. C. Garard and wife,
Carthage; Mrs. j. H. Garard, Garth
age; C. A. Garard ~and wife, Garth
age; Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Bricker.
Hamilton; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Neaglin,
Basco; Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Wallace.
Hamilton; Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Den
ton, Hamilton; Mrs J. F. Guy, Ham
ilton; Mr. and Mrs. John Daw, Hamil-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Piggott. Ham
ilton; d. M. Johnson, Carthage; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Bricker. Hamilton:
Mrs. Neal Daugherty. Hamilton; Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Daw. Hamilton: DR..
and Mrs. J. A. Miller Hamilton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-10
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ELvAsToN, ILL.

Everyone is shivering again aftel
our beautiful spring-like weather. IS
| our surprise, northeast wind set II
and blew us a cold freezing storm
| and rain of which we were glad tt
! receive and this morning we hac
| half an inch of ice in our water
tanks and some fears that the young
oats may be injured.
/ Several additions were added tt
| the church here last Sunday, being
the results of the meeting conducted
by the gospel team from Cartha &c
helping our ministers here, for which
we are very thankful. We did not
learn the names of all who professed
Christ and will be obliged to omit
names.
Mr.. Wesley Huston of Keokuk was
in town Monday visiting his invalid
mother Mrs. Huston, who is now at
her aunt's, Elizabeth Gibson's.
Our elevator and hay barns are
full to overlooking and many farmers
are anxious to sell hay and grain
while the roads are fine and they
have time before corn planting be-
gins to haul it.
Rev. Mount of Erie, ILL.,, filed the
Baptist pulpit Sunday and Sunday
night on trial, or as candidate.
Two of our young men went to
train for Uncle Sam, Robert and
Carries Martin. brothers, and we be-
lieve they will make good soldiers, at
least they said they would not be
back until the war was over and We
hope that will be soon if not sooner.
Alice Baldwin Garard was born in
Basco, ILL.,, May 5, 1854, and died
April 5, 1918, at Butler, Mo. She
was married to Minor G. Garard May
S, 1876. The cause of death was
rheumatism and intestinal diseases.
The surviving children are G. B.
Garard and Mrs. Francis Campbell of
Elvaston, ILL.,. Edna May, Chas. W.,
Harry F. and Helen d. of Butler.
Mo-, and Corbly Garard of Kansas
City, Mo. She was constant and
patient sufferer for the last twenty
years. &c. Garard, Miss Edna, Mr..
Corbly, Mrs. Francis Campbell and
Mrs. NJ. L. Penn accompanied the re-
mains to Elvaston. The funeral was
held April 8. from Elvaston Presby-
terrain church, conducted by Rev.
Slater, with interment in Elvaston
cemetery.
For over forty years the life just
closed spent its fund Of gracious hos
pitaIity, genial sympathy and kindly
sacrifice for the welfare of her fam
lily and the upbuilding of the COM
Her force of character was