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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

Annie Laurie t1iH toelco11e letters of
inquiry on subjects Of feminine interest
from, young tconten readers Of this paper,
and toiu reply to them in these columns
Letters to Miss Laurie should be ad-
dressed to her. care this office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
WINIFRED BLACK XBa oGEHHs A Human Ghou
~

- shoul7
remember the first one I ever read. 1t
was in a red-covered fairy book that kept hidden
in the crotch of the apple tree right in the edge Of
the orchard where the hammock was. And when
came homo from school used to get lot Of apples
and plate Of cookies and run out to the hammock
and settle down in the shade and read And al
ways, no matter what other book took with me-
before 1t time for me to go into the house for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

DIR. HO LY-YuEN. Chinese Physician
] ]: !
n Use Nature herbs, and roots
4A from China. Has attained re-
~I rnarkable cures of appendicitis.
&<qf&G stomach female complaints. rheu-
n matism. catarrh. kidneys and all
NJ chronic ailments. Sexual weak
An ness and private diseases. No
SMM operation or dangerous drugs.
Cali or write for interesting book Enclose
stamp
Ioas MAIN ST. NnNSAs CITY Mo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
Special
WSaNNNEHU

MUST SELL
Good modern S-room house At sls r..
nth. one Of the best built houses IN the
city: II would cost TO build now at pres
ent price Of material more than $1,000:
must be seen TO be appreciated: don't
phone. come and see II. s NJ Armour,
owner, 3l6 T. 18th.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
CASH REGISTERS FOR SALE.

NATIONAL cash register. medium size
$50 Call IiarriHob Ave.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
OIL LAND. LEASES AND STOCK.


ron BALE Bomont .Pelroisum And
RelI Petroleum stock. both IN the dlyi-
dsHd paving class H. 81 EhcOck A Co,
Inc. Reliable Stoke and BOnds. Third
floor Patterson BliF
Will SELL gsonty shares, capital stock
Amenchn GLASS cnHket Company
Write rrad Wilton, llorio, Kan
WANTED 10 trade stock In good com.
pany that viii dflll 10 wells In next
year Tor some leases, what have your
Address noK 200, saltwater, okla,
lOK HALE several developed and I'M
developed leases for sale. Miami zinc
field eau Room 40, American National
Rank nldg
ron FALL Twenty shares of North
American Refinery co Phone W t6.
.LIASI-gV acres proven recovery up To
go percent, viii guarantee the mineral
Price 80. 900. easy terms. j. w lOllisOn.
go Bat more Bids.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

FOR SALE-General stock OF groceries.
dry goods, shoes, hardware and imple-
ments Good location. good farming
country and In small town. Harris and
Son, Pleasant Valley, Okla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
IN CITY


GOOD money making grocery for sale
cheap rent; hest colored trade; all cash
100 e. End. Wal b025.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
MSiLIEU
Choice Trackage

Have a piece NJ ~close-in union track
y property, 10 l-3Nlb0. for one-halt
value. available 20 an roads, a. NJ
BaughmRn, II West Grand Ave. Phone
Wal 27i2.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
WANTED

Have cash buyer for 1900 20O0 aero
we'll improved Oklahoma ranch MuhI
have 900 acres valley hand, and balance
good grass, close 10 market GIVE full
description. plat and price.
KEEN INVESTMENT co.
Phone NJ 2li tO1 Grain Tx Bldg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
AUTOS, VEHICLES AND
ACCESSORIES


FOR RALE-Model N. 1915 five paHsen-
Ear Overland auto In good condition.
has been run about 49, 00 miles, Price
1856. Auto al the French HaruEo, Per
kins, Okia. Address J. ~ Douglas.
B~runEwick, Me
1871 F0Nb fouHnr cnr fof snio; good
condition, Pee iub. W, II care Ok
lshomnn,
1913 BulCk i%-cyilnder 5.paasonsofi new
top aud paint. cash ~ terms "a de-
slrabl e party Wal 7liL
FOR BALE irand new 1918 Ford Tour.
Ina cHri never been runs price $3.50.
Call 81 \. Robinson.
1915 FORD touring car. perfect condl-
tlOn; fair appearance; price 1875. a. l..
McCaHsey, 7i w. 10Th or 2l2 State Ma.
ti0nal Bank Bldg Residence phone Wal
1871
LEAnN automobile driving Phone PUCK.
ett, Wal ilg2
RFGULAH SUPPER a6c and ibc, Ca.
fetefla, basement State National hank
FOR s~ALE-Onr Ford touring cat. never
been run: mohAir top. first offer 1915
takes ~ wal dl1l-J
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

BOMONT PETROLEUM
100 shares for $2i5 Six producing
wells, O-I6, care Oklahomap.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
Empire Brokerage Company
l0s N, Robinson
IItpn NJ 9DEg

THIS is 'on the square" dope. The
Quadrangle Petroleum Co. Of Enid has
actually eight producing oil wells ana
two good gas wells on pipe lines. quick
dividends are absolutely certain, HAVE
other good leases 10 drill ont New board
Of directors NJ solid business men. Good
management Have bargain price on
some Of this stock. No middlcman.
quick action necessary. CT, okla
hOmuu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

800 ACRES OF land TO trade for mercan-
tile stock; 225 acres In cultivation, all
fenced and cross fenced. fair set Of I'm
~provements; all good land; In ~ miles Of
good town. Rox u. Mollis. okla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
Alfalfa and Corn Land

1000 acres bottom land In one body; 3
sets improvements: cattle pens, stock
sales; 20 acres alfalfa, $40 In wheat; pos
session row.; good terms.
ID. r. HARNESS 4 SON
2lb Weaver Buildlns
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

FARM AND ACRE TRACTS
Okla hOma

~TARMs-Must sell Immediately an so and
100 acres within an hours drive OF
Oklahoma City, best Of land. Phone W
1913; call 2O9 Security Bldg. Brown q
ROhprtg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05

FOR SALE-lo0 shares American OIL
ana Refinery stock at $40. clio. care
OklahQmun.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
q OUT Of CITY.

FOR sALE-Three platen and one cylin-
der Job plant: invoice value OF plant
= Qot; In busiest and best town OF TO-
|e0 .popuia ton In Texas, Doing excellent
koGne4s Owner drafted. Boz I'll, WITCH
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
Alfalfa and Corn Land

400 ACRES. good house. barn, cribs,
garage well fenced and good water
near railroad; all good land, worth tl0O
per acre but will sell for SIS II taken
now
D. r. HARNESS 4 SON,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-05
Missouri,
New Mexico.

1853 ACRES. " under ditch, balance f.
pasture: all fenced, watcred by creek
and three springs: small house and barn;
on auto highway; price 81 per acre. W.
Goyle. East Las Vegas, N. NJ.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
AUBYME Is
READY TO
GET BUSY

That the AuByme Oil and Gas com
pany is to begin actual operations on
the CARRIER lease in the near future,
was the statement of ]. T. Elder
vice president of the company who
has just returned from the CARRIER
field.
Mr. Elder has completed con
tract for the erection of the derrick
the construction of which is to begin
as eoop as it is possible to get the
rig timbers on the ground. Also, the
contract has been completed with
the driller and the actual work Of
getting the derrick and string of
tools in shape to start drilling is ex.
pected to begin in few days.
In speaking of the proposition this
morning, Mr.. Elder said, Our exact
location is now made, the contracts
for driller and derrick have been let
and we are ready to begin opera
tions. Our first we'll is located be.
tween the Stine and the Whitney
wells, and both are producers. OIL
men are enthusiastic about that sec
ton of the field and state that we
have one, of the best locations in the
field"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Chickasta Lad Sees Many
Interesting Sights; Is No1U
at Camp Meigs, Wash.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Gowdy, 1lO1
South Fourth street. have just receiv.
ed letters from their son, Gerald Cow
cy, who is serving with the forces of
Uncle Sam in the quartermasters'
department. He is now stationed at
Camp Meigs, Washington, d. c., and
tells of some interesting trips he has
taken in Washington Sightseeing
tours" The letters follow:
Dear Folks:-My 'hunch' that my
destination was Camp Meigs was alb
solutely correct. Arrived at nine
o'clock this morning. Camp Meigs
is newly erected camp for the con-
centration and distribution OF Q. M
men. Is located right in Washington
only about ten blocks from the capi-
tCi building, which can be plainly
seen from any point in the camp
The capitol building and library ara
both like you see pictured, both large
and wonderfully beautiful. The un-
ion station, built on a tramway cir.
Gle, is just opposite the capitol and
it, too, is a wonderful building and
has X, c. and st. Louis skinned ten
to one.
THE trip through the Cumber.
lands and Alleghanies was quite en-
cuts, tunnels and
Tretty woods. In one hundred miles
from Parkersburg, West Va, to Cum
berland, Md, there are thirty-eight
tunnels and five hundred cuts. Sure
wish dad could see the trains and |
the engines that pull them.
Game from st. Louis through on
the Baltimore & Ohio, making one
change, at Cincinnati, Ohio, that is
our car was set from one train to
the other.
"At Cincinnati we had from 8 a.
m. to 1910 D. m. to explore the
town; it is very dirty and dingy
streets extremely narrow and hills
are steep. The Ohio river has been
aut of its banks and throwing ice
bergs, large as a house, all over the /.
which IT overflowed. l saw
boat after boat that had been carried I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
WAR STAMP
DRIVE AIDS
U. S. SHIPS

Special to the Express.
Muskogee, Okla, March Tho
United States treasury is receiving
from the buyers of War Savings
Stamps every day money to build
more than 10000 tons of ships.
thereby adding momentum to the
shipbuilders program upon which so
much depends in the present national
crisis.
The foregoing information comes
direct from Washington to George
w Barnes, state director of the Ma.
tional War Savings committee for
Oklahoma. The Importance Of the
War Savings Stamp drive can be
CLEANED from a realization of the
work already accomplished with
money turned into the national treas
Ury by stamp buyers.
There has been turned into the
treasury since the Inauguration OF
building 100000 tous--or S4 ships Of
5000 tons each.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
COUNTY BASKET
BALL TEAMS IN
FINALS TONIGHT

There are big doings at the Chick.
asha high school today, with a mum.
Der of basket ball teams battling for
county honors on the court of the
high school gym. Also, the county
spelling contest was scheduled to be
gin this afternoon at 2:3O. There
we're many entries.
Results of the events had not been
announced at press time. Tonight
however, at the high school gym
the finals in the basket bali tourna
ment were to be played off. Many
teachers, a host of pupils and a mum
Der Of patrons of the country and
town schools from every section o.
the county were present to cheer
their respective teams Or to battle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
IS CHARGED WITH
FAILURE REPORT
FOR EXAMINATION

Lee A. Ward was brought here to-
day from Duncan by Deputy U. S.
Marshal Dick Worley to appear for
preliminary hearing before U. S.
Commissioner Speake on a charge of
failing to appear for physical exam.
nation under the draft law.
Deputy Worley stated this morn
ing that Ward has registered at Dun
can, and that later he had asked to
be transferred to Duncan, commu-
nication from a member of the Dun.
can exemption board stated that
Ward had failed to report for phys.
ical ex9-~se" lion, either at Lawton or
Duncan,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
ALEXANDER HELD
ON $1,000 BOND:
JUSTICE COURT

AT the primary hearing of Lester
Alexander this morning before JUS
tice T. p. Moore, the defendant was
hsld subject to the action of the dis.
trict court. under a bond of $1,000,
on a charge ct having received stol-
en- property.
The case grew out of the arrest a
few Gays ago OF Claude Stringer.
charged widh stating corn from a
Frisco box car Later Stringer en-.
tered a plea of guilty and was sem
tenced to teru of four years in the
penitentiaY. In the absence Of bond,
Alexander was placed in jail follow
ing the decision in the justice court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
CARNIVAL
AT c. H. S.
GOES BIG
Hot Dog and Cone on Job; Style Show
Is a Hit; Minstrel PIeaSes
Audience

"A success, is the only way to de.
scribe the series OF attractions pre-
sented last night at the Chickasha
high school, which attraction started
with the carnival and ended with the
minstrel, with the style show sand
wiched between. The receipts total
ed about $3.50, all to go to war work
including a large per cent to the Red
Cross
Be it said and duly recorded that
| the youngsters of the minstrel show
put their stuff "over" in good shape
AS the war correspondents say, 1T
is now permissible to state" that the
juvenile minstrel stars staged their
show with only two rehearsals, which
act cunts for any breach Of theatrical
rules they might have made.
Z The choruses were good and every
joke handed out by the end men reg.
istered with the audience. as was ev-
idenced by the hearty laughs. The
songs drew plenty of applause the
youthful rivals of Al G. Fields, Bert
swor, ct al, being compelled to fre-
quent encores.
Those taking part in the minstrel
we're: Hewett Williams, dnterlocu-
tori, Jesse Forbes, Emery Conrad,
Wayne Hollingsworth, John Chest
nut, Roy Norton Jack Griffin, Ar
thur Hines, Reuben Cochran and
Amzi Ikard, the last four named
composing the corps of end men
The accompanist was Herbert Rich
ter. Miss Gertrude Hart scored a
decided hit by the rendition of Sc
ries of negro melodies.
In the style show, was presented
something new to Chickasha. The
attraction made a decided hit with
the ladies present, and there was
even betting this morning that many
Of the friend husbands round about
saw, this morning, the mistake In
permitting the wife to take a look
at the many and varied suits, frocks
and gowns displayed on the living
models
The setting depicted the interior OF
style shop. Miss Susie King and
Miss Melva Rice we're the custom
ers. shopping for suitable wardrobe
for a bride. Miss Mable Coyle, as
saleslady patiently and minutely
described each garment as it was
shown. while the attentive maid,
Miss Doris Gowdy, was ever ready
to administer to the desires of the
customers. The costumes we're sup
Piled by The Hub, The Peoples Store
and Quisenberry's.
Those acting as models were: Miss
Leta Major, Miss Rosanna Crowley
Mrs. Harry Stoner, Miss Helen Fox.
Miss Wilma Cloud, Miss Mary Ellen
Haynes, Miss Orin Hanna Miss Lois
Hanna, Miss Sybil Freeman and Miss
Edwina Ikard.
The carnival, held in the gymna-
SUM, was typical of that class of at
traction, except that there was an
absence of the Ferris wheel, the
merry-go-round, and the Hula Hula
girls. The well known 'hot dog,
ice cream cone and other indigesti-
bles were present and freely sold.
There was also a series Of booths,
featured by a kissing booth, which
received considerable patronage from
the bald-headed club.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02

out of the river bed and torn to
pieces by the ice iam--was a sight,
only like you read or
Love to all,
Gerald"
A letter dated few days later fol.
lows:
Dear folks:-Just returned from
hike over Washington and believe
me l am some tired-Vbet l walked
forty miles and rode seventy-five
Took in the capitol and White House
and executive buildings (from out,
side only as today is Sunday,) Smith.
sonian Institute, Old National Muse.
um, New National Museum, Wash
ingtons Monument and the National
Biological Gardens. The Smithsonian
now has only old relics, such as man.
uscrjpts, paintings and ancient I'm
plements, the natural history exhib-
its having been moved to the New
National Museum which is easily the
most wonderfully interestinge thing /
ever expect to see on this side. A
family of every existing living being
is mounted in faxed natural sur.
roundings and in natural poses. Pre-.
historic animals by the hundreds
have been resurrected and mounted
and q collection of stones, Indian |
relics from all state, and an art gal |
lery completes the museums won
ders. Was in there four hours. The |
New National contains all the U. s. !
historic relics available, literally mil |
lions of models Of patents. old en-.
gines, boats, etc. Foreign collections
end miniature plans of cities and in
dustrial works. Wish dad could see |
the two early locomotives they have.
I'VE climbed to the top of Wash.
i"gton Monument, over nine hundred
steps,-oh, boy. We came down in
the elevator. The Zoo is, of course,
one of the most complete in the u. S.
Il hear / am again on the outging |
is assigned to a unit
! dislike to be moved |
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
CHARGE IS
VIOLATION
'CROW'LAW
Negro Army Officer Taken From Frisco
Train Here When He Refuses Leave
Pullman Car

At the hearing of Chas Tribbett,
negro army officer, this afternoon,
or charge Of violating the Jim
Crow law, the defendant entered a
plea of guilty, was fined SIS and
costs ana his attorney, Bob Fortune,
a negro, agreed to escort him to the
Frisco train this afternoon and see
that he boarded the negro coach, en-
route to Ft. Sill.
Chas. Tribbett a negro lieutenant
of the seth Infantry, national army,
was scheduled to be brought before
Justice r. P. Moore this afternoon
en- charge of having violated the
Jim Grow law of Oklahoma, by re.
fusing to leave Pullman and enter
the negro coach while enroute to Ft
Sill
he was taken off of Frisco train
No. All here yesterday afternoon by
Chief of Police Ben Phillips, after
Philips had endeavored to induce
him to leave the Pullman and go in
to the negro car. Later on a com.
plaint issued by the county attor-
news office, he was taken in charge
by Hodge Bailey, sheriff of Grady
county, arraigned before Justice
Moore, and given his liberty when
he put up cash bond of $50 for his
appearance in court this afternoon.
''rihbett was enroute from New
York to Ft. Sill, where it is under
stood he has been transferred to
some department Of the flying squad
ron. According to. the information
given out at the county attorneys
office, Tribbett boarded train No
All yesterday at Oklahoma City and
when the train was under way, in
sisted on riding in the Pullman The
Pullman conductor endeavored to
persuade him to go into the Jim
Crow car, but without avail, the ne.
gro steadfastly refusing to do so and
claiming that he had a right to ride
in the pullman
At the Frisco station in Chickasha,
Chief Phillips was called by the Pull
man conductor and asked to induce |
the negro to move. The police Off |
Ger talked to Tribbett, asking him to |
move to the negro coach, but the
request was refused. Phillips then
tod him that if he did not go, he
would be arrested. The negro re-
piled that he would rather go to Jail
tLan tide in the negro coach.
AfteT his arrest, Tribbett retain
ed Bob Fortune, a negro lawyer of
This city who, in a plea for writ
of fabeas corpus, declares that Trib- |
Dett had a right to ride in the Pull
man as he was under the orders of |
the United States government. Also, |
that the local authorities had no ju. !
over him for the reason
that he is ward of the government
and an officer of the United States
army.
1t was stated that Tribbett was to
report at Ft. Sill last night His
trial was delayed until this afternoon
in order that the Pullman conductor
could be returned here for a witness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
TO ATTEND STOCK SHOW

w. q. Smith, prominent stockman
of Grady county, leaves tomorrow
for Oklahoma City where he win at
tend the stock show starting there
Monday. He will also attend on
Monday the meeting of the directors
of the Oklahoma Livestock Insurance
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
chairman, 800.

chairman, 800.
Cross tonship Henry Mileur, chair
man. 2i4
Ilillsloro. w. II. Malone chairman
29a
IIarr son township, HiolS Harrison,
chairman, 126, an increaJe o, "A this
week.
Prairie Valley township, J. w. Kun.
kel, Chairman, 2ss.
Star township, X. II. May, chair
man, 416.
Waldon, E. S. Brown, chairman,
4O7.
:. w. Kayser, chairman Of the city
campaign. estimated last night that
the total pledges in Chickasha would
reach close to 400.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Infict Losses on Enemy and Suffer Few
Casualties; Berlin Claims Capture
Of Twelve
JAPAN AND CHINA
PREPARE TO ACT
Reported TO Be Sending Troops Into Siberia
Germans are Now Nearing
PetTOgrad
ey United Press

BY United Press
Washington, March 2.--American
pluck, push and perseverance won
against the biggest raid yet tried
against the United States forces by
the Germans, near Toul yesterday,
army officers declared today.
The Americans DEBATED 24O espe.
ciaily trained German raiders, kill.
ing several OF them. Our forces suf-
fered fewer casualties than the ene-
my, it was stated Word from Brit
ish officers bears out the pluck with
which the Sammie fought.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
By United Press.

Chicago, March General Thorn.
as Cruise secured the approval of of.
fieials in Washington before he en-
tered into business relations with
Henry Lippert, the latter declared
toGay while awaiting arraignment
with his son on the charge of max
ing improper payments of money to
Cruise.
Tho Lipperts are army contractors.
The.r preliminary is set for next
Tuesday and they are out under SlO,-
600 bonds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
CALLED TO FIRE

Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
the fire department was called to the
residence of Ed Ringer. 1902 Idaho,
where a grass fire had caught an
outbuilding. The blaze was quickly
under control. Chief Gattis reported
no damage done.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
American Ship sunk.

BY United Press.
Washington, March 2.-The Amer
lean steamship Nyanzas, an armed
guard, was probable sunk by a Ger
man submarine after battle which
lasted two hours and a half accord
Ing to a rsTolL 'Pde puD i1 by the
navy deragtmoT treGay.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Enemy Carries Out Extensive Raiding
Operations, Winning Temporary Sue
cess at Some Points
RUSSIANS AND HUNS
CONTINUE TO CLASH
"ReliDquish Nothing Without Fighting, y
Says SlaV Proclamation; American
Ship is Summarized
BY United Press.

By United Press.
London, March 2-The Germans
gained temporary footholds at some
points in raidmg operations cover,
ing the entire British western front
last night, according to reports from
marshal Haig to the war office to-
day.
Near St. Quentin where the enemy
entered the British line few men
are missing, the reports said.