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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

Changes in boarding prices as list
ed in the O. c. w. catalogue were
announced yesterday by President
Austin following action taken on the
matter by the state board OF educa-
ton at its recent meeting Because
of the advance in prices on all food
stuffs, board has been advanced from
SIS to S2l per month.
When interviewed yesterday, Mr..
Austin expressed surprise and salts.
faction over the promptness with
which the extensive building program
had been carried out this summer.
"A big piece OF work has been done
by the builders here during the vaca-
tion months and think, all things
considered, prospects were never bet
ter for the Oklahoma College for Wo-
men in spite Of war conditions, said
the president.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
10 cITlzgNs OF cAIckAsHA

On Monday preceding the Primary
! appealed to you for your support as
candidate for the State Senate.
On Tuesday you generously respond
ed, giving me every box in your city.
Be assured | deeply appreciate the
honor thus bestowed and that Gradys
seat in the Senate shall be shielded
from dishonor so long as l remain
your senator.-C. A. Dearmond.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
Allied Flags Float At Bank

Did you notice Old Glory. the
French Tri-Color and the British
Union Jack floating from the First
Liberty bank? They are there in a
cluster for the first time since the
bank has been doing business, Col
onel viii Dwyer and his assistant
Maurice Smith are as fussy over
them as hen is over single fluffy
chick. They take turn about hosting
the flags in the morning and stand
ing at retreat when they close up
shop in the evening. TO Ed Shultz
goes the credit for securing the
flags. He made the raise yesterday
morning and presented the flock of
bunting that stands for so much to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
Rev. Denham Returns

Rev. William Denham has return
ed from conducting the boy scout
camp in the Arbuckle mountains and
will be in his pulpit again at the
Sunday morning services. He will
assist in the union meeting at Vinca
park Sunday evening as usual.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

Miss Dolly Wyatt returned last
night from jefferson City, Mo. Where
she has spent the past month visiting
friends
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
0. c. W. ALL READY
FOR BIG YEAR
CONTINUED From Page one)

OF ninety feet The total appropria-
tion for the heating building and
equipment will appreciate $37 1000.
Four hundred tons Of coal are now
on the campus ready for the winters
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

wANTED-Board for seven year
old girl in family Of no children.
Phone night cashier at Geronimo ho-
tel. 17-St
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Short Stories
of the To1On
Observation-Disclosures
Duncan Minister to Preach.

Rev. w. NJ Wilson Of Duncan, viii
preach at npworth Methodist church
here Sunday morning at II O'Clock
and will present the claims of the
Oklahoma Methodist orphanage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
The Pics and pouuhnut.

Hou probably have seen frequent
doughnut and pie stories which have
circulated through the American
press-stories CT the popularity Of
these articles of food which are
made by the women of the Salvation
Army and distributed to the soldiers
No one could overstate the popular
ity OF these American pastries. I
have seen lines OF from two hundred
to four hundred men waiting in the
pouring rain while the doushnuts
were being cocl1ed
The line officers also have fonnd
these things not bad eating. and
have seen a captain waiting on the
steps of 2 hut begging 10 piteous
tones for a few doughnuis. This is
not because the men are underred.
They are the best fed soldiers in Ell
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17

WANTED Furnished room or
apartment Address G, care Daily
Express 17-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-17
OFFICIALS SEE
FIRE TEST MADE

tContinusd rrom Page oI.e.j
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
VILLAGES TAKEN BY
BRITISH IN DRIVE
BEFORE CAMBRIA
SATURDAY DAYBREAk
TWO HUNDRED CANNON SAPTUR.
ED BY THE BRITISH IN ATTACK
AROUND CAMBRIA - FIGHTING
WAS STARTED AT DAYBREAK.

LONDON, Sept. 29.-Prisoners to
the number of 10000 have been cap
tured by the British in their offensive
in the Cambria, Field Marshal Haig
announced in his official statement
today Two hundred guns were taken
by the British in their offensive in
the Cambria area, Field Marshal Haig
announced in his official statement
today. Two hundred guns were taken
by the British forces.
The British have captured the
towns of Epmoy and Oizy-Le-Verger.
The British pressed their attack
yesterday without moments let up
until a late hour and in the evening
accentuated notably their progress in
the norther portion of the battlefield.
Canadian troops rushed through
Haynecourt and have reached the
Douai- Cambria road.
British forces have begun opera
tions in Flanders in conjunction with
the Belgian army.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
No ARM|ST|CE BUT
BRITAIN READY FOR
PEACE DISCUSSION
WITH BEATEN FOE
ALLIES WILL CONFER WITH Bull
GARIA NO PEACE IF DESIRED
MUST DESERT TEUTONTC
FORCES.

LONDON, Sept. 29-Great Britain
has replied to the Bulgarian request
for an armistice. The reply, it is
stated, is fully covered by the an
swer given the Bulgarian represen-
tatives by the commander of the al
lied army on the Macedonian front.
T'y this reply it is perfectly we'll de-
fined that no military operations can
be suspended.
At the same time regarding the
- 1oposal that duly accredited Bull
garian Representatives should con-
fer with the allies on the question of
Eeare Z has been n ade quite clear
to the Sofia government that such a
peace necessarily involves complete
rupture by the Bulgarian govern
n.ent with Turkey, Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary.
The allied governments necessarily
demand eevry guarantee which they
consider necessary to them to safe
guard their military operations and
prevent the dispatch of German troops
TO Bulgaria.
In discussing the Bulgarian pro-
rosal it is point out the allies have
no intention of attempting to make
final territorial settlement in the Bal
kans which obviously must be mat
Ter for consideration at the peace
conference.
The question, it is stated, is one
of the conclusions of such military
agreement as would prevent any fur.
ther danger from the Bulgarian side
to the operstiona of the allies in the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
BELG|ANS TAKE
1000 PRISONERS
AND ADVANCE 3
MILES IN NORTH
ONE THOUSAND PRISONERS ARE
TAKEN ON A DRIVE ON THE
NORTHEKN FRANT BEGINNING
AT THE NORTH SEA.

PARIS, Sept. 29.-Allied troops be-
gan an attack on the front north Of
Ypres today an dthe advance at some
points has been more than two and
one-half miles. The attack is being
made by the Belgian army and is on
the larger part of their front south
from the North Sea.
One thousand prisoners already
have been counted. Heavy fighting is
taking place between Dixmude and
Ypres and the battle is severe in the
Houtholst forest north of Ypres.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
Americans Advancing.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Sept 29
With their backs to the outer edge
of Brunhilde the Germans today'were
fighting desperately in an endeavor
tn bring the American advance to a
definite halt. The Germans were in
creasing the volume of their fire and
indicating anew their determination
to resist to the utmost.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
FOURTH LOAN
CAMPAIGN To
De PUSHED IN
ALL DISTRICTS
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF COM.
MITTEES AND LADIES HELD IN
AUDITORIUM or CARNEGIE III.
BRARY, fHD DECISION REACH
ED TO ASSESS EACH DISTRICT
ITS QUOTA OF BIG LOAN.

The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
in Sumter county is to be conducted
along systematic lines.
This was decided at meeting of
the various committees held in the
Carnegie Library auditorium here,
when a resolution was adopted to di,
vide Sumters quota of the loan among
the various districts of the city.
Thus each precinct will be assess
ed its proportionate part of the loan,
and those precincts which fail in sub
scribing their quota to the loan will
fail in the performance of their pa
triotic duty. The plan was suggested
bv Adolph Oliver, of Plains. and was
adopted after general discussion.
While the plan is to divide the loan
in quotas among the various pre-
cincts, it is not to be considered suf-
cient when a precinct has subscribed
its quota to stop working for the sue
cess of the loan. For instance, it is
practically certain that citizens Of
Americus and Plains will subscribe
the quotas assigned these districts
early in the campaign, but the COM
mittees in charge of the work will
continue to solicit subscriptions until
every man, woman and child in the
precinct has been given opportunity
to share in the greatest loan ever
fioated among a patriotic people.
The plan of solicitation to be fol-
lowed by the committees will be adopt
ed to the attainment of best results
in the different precincts, but in
Americus it has been practically de-
cided to make house-to-house cam
paign, in order that every resident
here may have the privilege of sub
scribing for bonds. As an added in
centive to subscribe for bonds, The
Times-Recorder has proposed to the
committees in charge of the loan that
the names of all subscribers, togeth-
er with the amount of bonds each will
take. be published in these columns.
There will be no charge for the pub
lication of the names, and they will
be printed from time to time when
furnished by the proper authorities.
By following this method it is believ-
ed that citizens will be induced to sub
scribe for bonds in accordance with
their wealth and ability
The committees also decided that
negroes b>s would be given oppor-
tunity to share in the loan, and the
chairman of the various precinct
committees were authorized to ap-
point committees of negroes to CO.
operate with them IN their respective
districts. sumter's quota of the loan
has been placed at $4,000 or prac-
tically half million dollars, and it
viii require the united effort Of the
entire community to raise the amount
necessary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29

Balkans
If the terms laid down which have
been dispatched to Sofia are not ac-
certable to the Malinoff government,
the allied powers, it is added, have
no further conditions to propose and
it will rest with bulgaria to find other
representatives who can accept these
conditions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
Powerful Attacks.

Powerful Attacks.
BERLIN, Sepet. 29.-B Between the
roads from Arras and Peronne to-
wards Cambria and against the Sieg-
fried front to the west of Lecatelet,
there have begun powerful English
and American attacks with large
forces, according to the German Of
fetal statement issued last night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
FIRST TRACTOR
DEMONS STRAT|ON
AT MORGAN FARM
BEGINS MONDAY
FARMERS FROM ALL OVER COUN.
TY ARE URGED TO ATTEND AND
SEE THIS MACHINE IN OPERA
TION.-IS ONE-MAN PROPOSE
TION AND WILL Do ALL KINDS
OF WORK ON THE FARM.

Out on the w. S. Morgan farm, a
few miles east of Americas on the
Danville road Monday and Tuesday
there will be demonstration of the
Moline Universal Ttractor, and the
Times-Recorder urges all farmers in
the county to attend at least one of
these demonstrations.
The day is near at hand when it
will be imperative that farmers here
use more machinery in the prepara-
tion of their land and the cultivation
of their crops, and this tractor, it is
declared, is one of the greatest la
Dor savers ever invented. A one-man
unit proposition throughout, the Mo-
line Tractor is operated with four
cylinder motor, and is equipped with
self-starter and electric light the
equal of those installed on any high
priced automobile ever sold in the
market.
During the demonstration the trac-
tor will be put through every evolu-
tion necessary in the breaking up,
narrowing and cultivation of land.
and it will be used on some very
difficult terrain, this being done to
demonstrate that the machine is ca
pable of doing everything that is
claimed for it. An expert tractor
operator, Mr. G. w. Cook, is here for
the period of the demonstration, and
farmers attending will be invited to
ride with him on the machine, while
it does the work of six mules in half
the time, and at a saving of five
hundred per cent. in man-power.
The mechanism of the machine will
be illustrated and explained in detail
during the demonstration, and all
who are interested in its operation
are invited to ask just as many ques
tions as they ike. The machine will
be made to do any difficult work of
which it is capable, and fhe farmer
who may have any special problem
which he believes may make the use
of a tractor impracticable on his farm
is invited to suggest the same to Mr.
Cook, who will show just how it can
be done with the Moline Universal
The use of tractors on farms in
Sumter county has been made newt
able through the exigencies of the
war and the necessity for using ev-
cry available bit of man-power to
the greatest advantage, and the
Hooks Motor Co., realizing this, have
taken the agency for the Moline uni
versal in this section. They propose
to put these splendid machines with
in easy reach Of every farmer here
abouts, and in order that they may
be operated to the very best advan-
tage, they will carry full line of re-
pair parts which may be secured at
any time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-29
Subscribers, Notice!

There remain but one CD more day in which to
get yOr subscription paid in advance for October 1st
we will comply with the War Industries Board rule which
fOllOWS
C2O Discontinue sending after date of expiration of
subscription the subscription renewed and paid for
be Dc
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-16

form the hardest and saddest duty !
have ever been called upon to execute
to confirm to them In person the
tidings of poor Paurs death.
The other British pilot who fell was
also from my squadron and a man l
knew well-Lieutenant Keith of Aus
tralia. l had given him a picture of
myself only few hours before I start
ed on my own disastrous flight. He
was one Of the star pilots of our squad
ron and had been in many desperate
battle before, but this time the odds
were too great for him. He put up
wonderful fight and he gave as much
as he took.
The next two days passed without
incident and I was then taken to the
intelligence department of the German
flying corps, which was located about
an hour from the hospital. There I was
kept two days, during which time they
put a thousand and one questions to
me. While I was there l turned over
to them the message / had written In
the hospital and asked them to have
one of their flyers drop it on our side
of the line.
They asked me where would like to
have it dropped, thinking perhaps 1
would give my airdrome away, but
when I smiled and shook my head, they
did not insist upon an answer.
"TX drop it over -" declared one
of them, naming my airdrome. which
| ad 70 a IU5np
is as efficient as other branches of the
service in the matter Of obtaining valu-
able information.
And right here / want to say that the
more came to know of the enemy, the
more keenly / realized what a difficult
task we're going to have to lick him.
In all my subsequent experiences. the
fact that there is a heap of fight left
in the Huns still was thoroughly
brought home to me. We shall win
the war eventually, II we don't slow
up too soon, In the mistaken idea that
the Huns are ready to lie down.
The flying officers who questioned
me were extremely anxious to find out
all they could about the part America
Is going to play In the war, but they
evidently came to the conclusion that
America hadn't taken me very deeply
into her confidence, judging from the
information they got, or failed to get
from me.
At any rate, they gave me up as 8
bad job, and was ordered to the Off
GERS prison at Courtrai, Belgium.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-16
CHAPTER V.
The Prison Camp at courtrai,

From the intelligence department /
was conveyed to the officers prison
camp at Courtrai in an Automobile. 1t
was about an hour's r-de. Gy escort
was one of the mos famous flyers in
the world, barring none. He was later
killed in action, but l was told by an
English airman who witnessed his last
combat, that he fought game battle
and died hero's death.
The prison, which had evidently
been civil prison of some kind before
the war, was located right in the heart
of Courtrai. The first building we ap-
preached vas large and in front of
the archway. which formed the main
entrance, was a sentry box. Here we
were challenged by the sentry, who
knocked on the door; the guard turned
the key In the lock and l was admit
ted. We passed through the archway
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-16
Photograph Official Giving Inventory Of the Personal
Which Lieu
When o'BrIen Was Reported Missing AUGUST IL 1917

and directly into courtyard, on which
faced all of the prison buildings, the
windows, Of course, being heavily
barred. After had given my pedigree
my name, age, address, etc.-I was
shown to cell with bars on the win
dows overlooking this courtyard. /
was promptly told that at night we
were to occupy these rooms, but had
already surveyed the surroundings
taken account of the number Of guards
and the locked door outside, and con-
Guided that my chances Of getting
away from some other place could be
no worse than in that particular cell.
AS had no hat, my helmet being the
only thing / had worn over the lines.
was compelled either to go bare
headed or wear the red cap Of the
Bavarian whom l had shot down on
that memorable day. 1t can be i'm
agined how looked attired in Brit
ish uniform and a bright red cap.
Wherever I was taken my outfit
aroused considerable curiosity among
the Belgians and German soldiers.
When l arrived at prison that day /
still wore this cap, and as was taken
into the courtyard, my overcoat cover
ing my uniform, all that the British
officers, who happened to be summing
themselves in the courtyard, could see
was the red cap. They afterwards told
me they wondered who the "bug Hun
was with the bandage on his mouth.
This cap I managed to keep with me,
but was never allowed to wear 1t on
the walks we took. / either went bare
headed or borrowed a cap from some
other prisoner.
| At certain hours each day the pris-
courtyard, and on the first occasion OF
this kind l found that there were II
officers imprisoned there besides my.
self.
They had here interpreters who
could speak all languages. One OF
them was a mere boy who had beer
born in Jersey City, N. j., and had
spent all his life in America until
the beginning Of 1914. Then he moved
with his folks to Germany, and wher
he became Of military age the Huns
forced him into the army. / think Il
the truth were known he would much
rather have been fighting for America
than against her.
I found that most of the prisoner!
remained at Courtrai only two OF
three days. From there they were in
variably taken to prisons in the int
rior of Germany.
Whether 1t was because I was al
American or because / was a flyer,
doa't know, but this rule was not fol
low I'D in my case. I remained Their
two weeks.
During this period Courtrai was con
stantly bombed by our airmen. Not
single day or night passed without on
or more air raids. In the two week
/ was there counted 81 of them. TIL
town suffered a great deal of damage
Evidently our people were aware tina
the Germans had lot of troops con
centrated in this town and besides tn
headquarters staff was stationed there
The kaiser himself visited Courtra
while / was in the prison, was told b
one of the interpreters. but he didn
J call on me, and for obvious reasons
J couldn't call on him.
The courtyard was not very popl
: lar place during air raids. Sewers
7 | times when our airmen raid0f tha
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-16

AS he was travelling with 9TH
err prisoners toward prison
camp in the heart of Germany,
O'Brien conceived the idea of
eaping through the car window
in a desperate attempt TO gain
his liberty. There was one
chance in a thousand that he
would escape death or re-
capture. O'Brien took the
chance. Read about this thrill
ing exploit in the next INSTALL
ment.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-16
FROM PRISON CAMP 0BRlEN WATCHES LAST FIGHT AND
FATAL FALL OF HIS CHUM, PAUL RANEY.

synpsPat OBrien resident Of Momence Ill., after seeing
Mexican 1916
Joins the British Canada and after brief
ing period squadron active
the front hot fights with German
which with
death himself German
hospital with bullet hole mouth
The Lamar register., 1918-04-10
III:
XAXNorh Of Three
IN Bertrand W Sinclair
czyush g urzE. aeoHYdca
Four Walls ana a Roof.
cgySa g LITTLE. BeoNdca

Brought to 1t by n kindlier rond,
Hazel would have found that nook in
the Klappan range pleasant enough
place. She could not deny its beauty.
But she was far too trail weary to ap-
preciate the grandeur of the Klappan
range. She desired nothing so much
as rest and comfort. and the solemn
mountains were neither restful nor
soothing. They stood too grim and
aloof In n lonely land.
There was so much TO be done, work
of the hands; cabin to build, and a
stable; hay to be cut and stacked SO
that their horses might live through
the long winter-which already her
aided his approach with sharp, sting
Ing frosts Mt night, and fiurries of
snow along the higher ridges
Bill staked the tent beside the
spring. fashioned rude fork out of
Il pronged willow. and fitted a handle
to the scythe he had brought for the
purpose. From dawn TO dark he swung
the keen blade in the heavy grass