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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
To Observe Nauon's Birthday In Safe and
Sane Manner; Business Houses and
Offices 10 Close
.PICNICS SCHEDULED
BY MANY PARTIES
Knights Of Columbus Furnish TranspOrta-
lion for Blowout al Anadarko; No
Fireworks Is Order

Chickasha is primed this afternoon
for strictly safe and sound Fourth
of July. There will be none of that
old time fireworks and wasting OF
powder for the kids and nothing but
the real patriotic type Of celebration
for the older generation as far as
present outlooks for the day are con
cerned
War conditions have figured this
year in the planning of all festivals
and every stunt has been arranged
in line with the regulations laid
down by the national Council of De-
fense. National authorities have put
the ban on. loud demonstrations and
are discouraging the sale and use Of
fireworks everywhere, according to
the local celebration committee.
Everything in Chickasha except
drug stores and confestioneries will
be closed all day tomorrow and the
city will be turned over to the OBJ
servance Of the national birthday.
Retail merchants have lined up be-
hind the patriotic pageant that will
be given here. Rock Island shopmen
will observe a full holiday, only a
few remaining in the round house to
keep up the repair work. Freight
house employees and all the Rock Is
land office forces will be Off all day.
the office of the general superintend-
ent announced.
Windows at the post office will re-
main closed all day and no deliveries
either in the city or rural will be
made, Postmaster G. w Barefoot
stated today. The office of the post.
master will be open, however, to car
ry on the sale of War Savings stamps
and mail will be received and dis
patched as usual.
knights Of Columbus announced
late today that the picnic at Anadar-
ko will be a Complete affair in every
detail A delegation Of one hundred
will meet at the Saint Joseph's
school tomorrow morning at seven
o'clock and the over--ad tT.p will be-
gin shortly after 1880. Membership
in the party has not been limited tc
the order of X. c., officials state
Lodge members and visitors will be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03

pointed out and it was clear from
the discussions that the present stu
alton was due more to the nature of
the problem to be solved than to any
lack of patriotism on the part Of the
people 1t was apparent that only a
thorough, systematic canvass would
be required to produce the desired
result and plans were agreed upon
for continuing the campaign until the
quota is reached.
On motion of T. H. Dwyer, it was
voted to appoint a committee consist
ing of the cashiers Of the five banks
in the city and five others to be nam
ed by the chairman to 60 over all the
pledge cards for the purpose Of equal
izing the amounts subscribed by in
dividuals, the idea being that each
person shall pledge his fair share
It was further decided that the thir
teen local committees be strength
ened with additional members. When
the equalizing committee has com
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
For First Time in History Grady County
Chapter Has Quota Assigned; Direc-
Tors Hear Announcement
INCREASE KNITTED
ARTICLES Is ORDER
Fewer Hospital Garments Required; Need
LISP Sweaters, 5O4 Helmets, 2,O4O
Pairs Seeks, Next Thee Months

For the first time since its organ
ization the Grady county chapter OF
the Red Cross has been given a quo
ia for its output This quota, as read
at the meeting of the chapter direc-
tors last night, shows that there will
have to be a decided increase in the
number of knitted articles but that
fewer hospital garments will be re-
quired. The quota assigned the
chapter for July, August and Septem
Der calls for 2,O4O pairs of socks,
1852 sweaters and 5O4 helmets. The
machine made garments allotted are
GO helpless case shirts, 240 womena
aprons, 60 boys suits, 60 pinafores
60 petticoats. 12O boys shirts, 60 boys
under-drawers, GO boys undershirts,
3 layettes, 60 childrens capes and &C
trench slippers The quota also calls
for 200 comfort kits, which does moi
include the kits given to the Grady
county boys
The chapters quota has been divid
cd among the Chickasha workers and
the auxiliaries and each branch anC
auxiliary will be notified in few
days what production is expected o.
them by October /. No quota has
vet been assigned the surgical dress
ings department.
Because of the fact that less ma
chine sewing is necessary the direc
tors decided to close the work rooms
in the afternoons during July. ant
August Tho rooms will be open
from a. m. to 1 p. M. each day dur
ing those months
The bills allowed at the meetinf
last night amounted to $G,675.25
showing tho immensity of the work
ing plant Of the Red Cross in Grady
county The amount included one
bill for $l,2l1.90 from division head
quarters for materials purchased dur
ING a period of three months.
, 3. Barefoot, chairman Of The
extension committee, reported new
auxiliaries at Keechi, Little Rush
Naples, Wssson, Frey, Cofelt Bridg'
Creek, Nilgorc and Mason, making
total Of 58 auxiliaries and branches
Mr. Barefoot has sketched map 0
Grady county showing the school dis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
$l4O,OOO SHORT OF W. S. S. QUOTA
CEICKASHA TO RALLY, WILL BOOST
PLEDGES TO MEET ALL DEMANDS

ploted its work, the canvassing com.
mitteos will so over the entire city
for the purpose of securing additional
pledges from those who have fallen
short of their quotas and to sign up
any who have not hitherto signed
At the same time special effort
will be made to get a record of all
stamps hitherto purchased.
Ben F. Johnson suggested after the
entire city has been gone over in
the manner described above, and all
have pledged their fair part, if the
quota is still short, a flat percentage
of increase in all pledges he fixed
by the equalizing committee and thai
everybody be asked to respond tc
this raise. After some discussion q
motion to the effect was adopted.
Judge Linn will hold meeting
with the eQualizing committee this
evening at the court house and it j:
hoped within a few days to have tn,
entire quota pledged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
AMERICANS DEMOLISH HUNS

tricts and marking those organized,
and a copy Of the same which was
sent to Miss Pauline witherspoop,
field secretary, elected the following
complimentary letter:
Il am in receipt of the report and
the map. Both are splendid and |
write to congratulate you on them
The map is wonder showing what
thorough organization in county
really means am sending it to
headquarters that they may, too, re.
joice over it,"
The splendid report OF Mrs Harry
Ludlow showed that fl boxes Of w0.
mems work had been shipped to di-
vision headquarters in June. The
contents of the boxes were 210 sweat
ers, 40 helmets, 32O pairs socks, so
wristlets, $50 bed shirts, 275 pairs
pajamas, 60 pairs bed socks, 102 COM
fort bags and 12 iayettes, the total
value being $4,O5O, In addition tho
report from the surgical dressings
department showed boxes shipped
and boxes waiting for bags to be
shipped
Mrs. T. II. Dwyer, chairman Of the
Home Service section, reported SER
vice given to 262 persons, of which
243 called at the office. The service
includes advice, information, letters
and financial relief Information re-
garding allotments and insurance was
given to 1874 boys leaving for camp.
The letters written numbered 1872
Mrs r. H. Wootten, chairman of
the purchasing committee, read the
bills and reported 24O comfort bags
made and filled during the month
A donation of 5000, ten per cent
of the sum collected from the Men
nonites for patriotic purposes, was
ready to be turned over to the Red
AlO2p, LHt ullCOlOiO WGlC lllOl uiOu
by Mrs. r. II. Dwyer
The report of Mrs George Norton
showed the output of the auxiiaries
for the past month to be as follows,
the figures including both hospital
and knitted garments: Yimy Ridge
S2; Bridge Creek II; Alex, 81; Pocas.
set. So; Pixies Peak, 49, Laverty, so;
Spring Greek, %; Woods, Is; Minco
~; Union Hill, IS; Naples, 20; Norge.
GS; Snow HILL 10; Harrison, IS;
Rocky Ford, S5; Tuttle, 142; Rush
Springs, 26; Gilbert, 3; Prairie View
g. Harold, II; Bradley, 54; Blanch-
ard, Is; Frisco, 6; Wasson, 2S; Am
ber 50; Dutton, %; Little Rush. 18;
Arcadia, So; Acme, SO.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
ALL READY
FOR FLAG
PLAY HERE
Country Club to Stage Second hsnua
Golf Tourney for Red Cross;
Entry List Increases

All is set at the Chickasha Coun
try club for the second annual Red
Cross flag tourney and play will start
tomorrow morning. The committee
in charge announces that all cards
must be turned in by o'clock tomor-
row afternoon, that the tourney will
not conflict with the patriotic pa
geant at the o. C. w.
Play and scoring will be based on
the average score of the individual
player, the winner to be determined
by the most advanced flag in ac-
cordance with the number of strokes
checked from the players card on
the clubs records. This method
gives everyone an even break and is
considered far better than the esti
mated handicap manner of equalizing
play
All members are. being solicited to
enter the tourney and the list Of en-
tries was mounting this morning
The winner viii receive an especially
designed medal direct from the Amer
ican Red Cross The proceeds Of the
match will of course be turned over
to the Red Cross. Last year, the
Chickasha club remitted $144, which
bested the Dallas and oklahoma City
clubs by a good margin.
An honor flag is also offered by the
Red Cross to clubs maintaining nine
hole courses, which raise more than
$lC0 in the tourney The medal
awarded here last year was won by
e. C. Burton after a hot contest, In
tcrost in the tournament this year
is better than last and it is predict
ed that considerable sum will DO
rolled up for the Red Cross.
Announcement was made today by
the committee in charge of affairs
that following the patriotic pageant
at the O. G. w. an informal dance
will be given at the country club.
Splendid music has been arranged
for and u delightful time is in pros
poct
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
Erenoh Gain Ground.
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Paris, July 3.--Another German
counter attack on the nowly won
American positions at vaux west Of
Chateau Thlerry failed yesterday, the
war office announced today.
In local operations between Ribe.
court and scissors, the French ad.
vanced nearly half mile on a two
mile front taking 22O prisoners. Be.
tween the Disc and Aisne local oper-
ations north OF n-Sous-Touvent,
enabled the French to capture Ger.
man position on a front of three kill
ometers to depth of 500 meters.
over 200 prisoners were taken. A
German counter attack near Vaux
failed under French fire Prisoners
were taken here also
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
TILLMAN
CLAIMED
BY DEATH
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, July 8 Senator Ben
Il. Tillman of South Carolina died
this morning after short illness fol
lowing two strokes of paralysis within
the last ten days
Benjamin Ryan Tillman, Democrat
Of Trenton, was born in Edgefield
county, S. c., August II, 1917; re.
ceived an academic education under
the instruction OF George Galphin, at
Bethany, in the same county; quit
school in July, 1864, to join the Con
federate army, but was stricken with
a severe illness, which caused the
loss of his left eye and kept him an
invalid for two years; followed farm
ing as a pursuit and took no active
part in politics till he began the agi.
tation in 1886 for industrial and tech
nical education which eliminated in
the establishment of the Clemson
Agricultural and Mechanical college
at Calhoun's old home, Fort Hill; the
demand for educational reform broad
ened into demand for other chang.
es in state affairs, and he was put
forward by the farmers as a candi
date for governor in 1890; after an
exciting and heating canvass he re-
ceived the nomination in the Demo
cratic convention by a vote Of 27O tC
so for his opponent, and was elected
in November following; this was his
first political office. and he was re
elected in 1892 by an overwhelming
vote; his term as governor was sig
nalized by the passage of the dispen
sary law for the control of the Liquor
traffic by the state and by the estab
lishment of another college, the Win
throp Normal and Industrial college
for Women, at Rock Hill, an institu
tion which bids fair to lead all simi
lar schools in the south; entered th'
race for the senate against Gen. But
:. Ter in 1894, and the two canvasset
the state county by county with tn
result that Tillman was elected b,
the general assembly by a vote 0
+ 131, to 21 FOR Butler; was re-electe'
. in 1901 and 1907 without opposition
and in 1913. His term of servic
would have expired March 3, 1919.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
Germans Counter Attack Sammies 10 New
Positions But WiIheriDg Fire Wipes
Out Assaultng Force
PRISONERS CAPTURED;
FRENCH GAIN GROUND
POilus Advance Half Mile; ShaIIer OppO-
siiiOn; BOches Retake Trenches From
British; Won Bcllew to Italy
By United rresa.

With the Americans on the Marne,
July 2,-The Americans utterly de.
molished an attempted counter at
tack on their new positions west of
Chateau ThierIy this morning, taking
81 additional prisoners. The artil-
lery laid down a terrific barrage, en-
tirely cutting off the attacking forces
rendering it impossible for them to
retreat, while the American machine
gun fire annihilated them.
The total of light machine guns
captured now is GO and the prisoners
total has mounted to well over 500.
1t is now thoroughly established that
last nights advance penetrated the
Hun trenches to a depth Of nearly Il
mile instead OF a half mile.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03

Naval officer in costume, o. w. Fos
ter Song, star Spangled Banner.
Representation of Civil War-Cor
federate Veterans, Col. j. d. Vance
Col. Jack Hale Union Veterans, L
NJ Chase, j. w. Westfall, j. A. Rose
Songs, Dixie Marching Through
Georgia." Battle Hymn of the Re
public" Civil war costumes, Mes
danes Jonas Cook, e. w. Macarthur, d
M. Cayaness and J. w Kayser, anc
Misses Marjorie Dwyer, Margaret
Coleman, Melton Twins
Address.
Spanish American War Pageant
Officers, ]. e. McNeill, John White, Eu
gene Orchard. Song, "Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight"
Present War Soldiers and
Navy Girls. Navy girls, Misses Mar
jorie Cochran, Lois Smith, Corinne
Wootten, Gladys Wilson, Marjorie
Hulen, Leta Majors, Wilma Cloud
Jettie Drggers, Mary Driggers.
Boy Scout Drill.
Red Cross Nurse Drill.
Song, Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing"
Closing song, America"
Tho polahrat atiO,, u,liob ,,,;II i,o III,
en- here tomorrow has been suggest
ed by the National Council of Defense
and will be given under the auspices
OF the local Council of Defense. Pa
triotic pageants will be conducted
all over the United States tomorrow
to promote the war spirit in every
state. In according with plans pro-
NOTED by the Grady county Council
OF Defense such commemorative ser.
vices will be held elsewhere all over
the county and every district has
been requested to arrange for like
demonstrations to get the whole
county into the same spirit
The committee appointed by the
Council of Defense to have charge
of the festival here tomorrow is com
posed Of the following: Ed Burton,
G. W. Austin, ]. w. Conner, Mrs. Orin
Ashton, MRS. Morgan Hamilton and
Mrs. Charlf :, Williams.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
Hun Generals to Italy.
By United Press

Rome, July 3.-Fied Marshal Mac
kensen and General Won Beulow who
led the 1arman-Austrian offensive
last autumn are reported in a Berne
dispatch to have gone to Austria
Won Belew is credited with having
been made chief to the Austrian fore.
es on the Italian front.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
France Celebrates,


Paris, July 3-The first Fourth Of
July will be celebrated by the French
as a national holiday tomorrow, An.
DIRE Tardieu, commissioner of Franco
American relations, stated today.
Both chambers decided to agree with
the government and thus manifest
the unanimous sentiment of the
French.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03

through here early tomorrow from
lei Reno and oklahoma City enroute
to Anadarko Crowds to pa, ticlpate
in the Knights celebration are also
expected from Lawton and Fort Sill
and ayiators and the Fort Sill mill.
tary band will be on hand for the
occasion,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
Italians cheer AmcrIcans

BY United Press. .s.rgsr %
Rome, July S.-The formal an.
nouncement that American troops will
shortly take their places in the Piave
line was cheered by the Italian sol.
diers, many of whom have relatives
in the American army, according to
dispatches from the front
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
ARMY CASUALTY
LIST INCLUDES
Z 0KLAHOMANS
By United rress.

Washington, July 8-Corporsl G
d llughey, Lehigh, okla, and Pri-
yate c. Tedrck, McAlester, Okla, are
missing in action as reported in an
army casualty list of IS sent by Gen
eral Pershing Eighteen were killed
in action, 10 dead from other causes.
The Marine casualties totalley 40
or these, SO were killed in action
three wounded and four deaf from
| wounds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
GERMANY DENIES SINKING
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Amsterdam, July 3-Germany has
denied the sinking Of the Canadian
hospital ship Llandoverty Castle ac-
cordng to a semi-official statement
issued i'm Berlin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
BUNTING AND FLAGS
WANTED BY COMMITTEE

1. The committee in charge Of
7. the Fourth of July celebration
j. at the college want flags and
! bunting for decorations. Flags
+ Of the allied nations are espe-
i cially desired. Anybody wish.
+ ing to contribute or lend these
!. articles is requested to take.
+ them to Harry Swartz at the
+ Hub.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
NO PAPER TOMORROW

According to custom, the Express
will not publish a paper tomorrow
July 1, but the entire force will enjoy
a full holiday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
ISSUE CALL ON BANKS
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, July 5.-The comp
troller Of the currency has issued a
call for the condition OF all national
banks at the close Of business Juno
20,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
British Lose Ground.

London July 3,-The Germans last
night re-captured most OF the ground
won by the British northwest of AL
bert Sunday, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03

All the latest news ny
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03

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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-08-30
HELPS WORKERS IN DENMARK
Labor Insurance Law Has Been
Proved of Material Benefit to
People In That Country.

In 1907 Denmark enacted a labor
insurance law. Fully III, 900 persons
and 80 per cent of the wOrkmen in
Denmark are now insured. CThe pro-
portion is 73 per cent of the men In
surable and % per cent of the insur-
able wOmen) Practically all the in
dustrial laborers are insured under the
act.
Within the limits prescribed by the
law, the conditions Of unemployment
insurance vary with each fund. The
dues vary from the minimum Of $1.4O
paid by the unskilled WOrkmen to the
maximum Of 81 per year paid by the
workers in StuccO. The daily sti-
pend is one, one and a half, or two
krone, according to the financial status
of the fund. A krone Is equal to about
27 cents. The period of payment runs
from so days in the year allowed the
unskilled laborerS to the maximum of
100 allowed the printers. The total
amount of the benefits paid in 1912
was $459,810, of which 53.8 per cent
was distributed by the members; 31.9
per cent by the state, and 14.3 per cent
by the cOmmunes. The sums spent
In aid of unemployment from all
sources for the five years, during
which the act has been In operation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-08-30
"N0 MORAL RIGHT TO STRIKE"
Canadian Railway War Board Talks
Plainly In Denying Petition for
Higher Wage Scale.

Declaring that Canadian railroad
men have mo moral right to counte-
nance or order a strike" at this time,
the Canadian railway war board, after
an emergency meeting, sent letter
to the Railway Federated Trades
denying the shopmen's petition for a
scale Of wages higher than that to be
paid in the United States by the ma
tional railway administration. While
only the shopmen were directly af-
fected, 1t was said they would be
backed by the trades membership of
10000 If they carried out their an
nounced intention of striking.
The war board takes the position
that higher wages for shopmen would
mean proportionate increases for all
ranks of railroad workers, and would
involve "either early bankruptcy for
every road in Canada, including the
Canadian Pacific railroad, or the i'm
position Of freight rates so high that
Canadian industry would be abb
solutely barred from any share In ex-
port business, and domestic cost Of
living and manufacture would reach
ruinous heights"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-08-30
BOARD SETS MINIMUM WAGE
Decision of Official Body Is Likely to
Be of Far-Reaching Importance
to the Workers.

Five policies of far-reaching conse-
Quence In the employment of labor
were laid down by the national war
labor board. They were:
1. Approval of the principle of the
eight-hour day.
2. Insistence on the payment to la
Dor of living wage"
3. DisapprOval Of the employment
Of children under fourteen on govern
ment contracts.
4. Disapproval of the direct or in
direct employment on government con-
tracts of prisoners who have been sem
fenced to hard labor.
8. Adoption of a dividing line be-
tween the war industries In which
women should be employed and those
in which they should not.
In the adoption of these principles,
applied by the board in many In
stances to labor disputes pending be-
fore that body, the board of which
former President William II. Taft and
Frank p. Walsh are joint chairmen,
has not hesitated to go beyond the
rival claims Of employers and the en-
plOyees.
This was notably the case in the
announcement by the board Of its de-
cision in the dispute involving 5000
employees in eight plants at Waynes-
boro, Pa.
In this case the board established
40 cents an hour as the minimum wage
to be paid any class Of workers, in
Guiding common laborers, on the the
ory that less than that amount was
not living wage.
BY living wage, 1t was explained,
the board meant "the minimum rate
Of wage to permit the worker and
his family to subsist in health and
comfort"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-08-30
For Basic Eioht.Hour Day.

A fat declaration for q basic eight
hour day for the adjustment Of wage
scales is being prepared by the Ma
donal War labor board.
The position taken by the board may
result in a readjustment Of govern
ment contracts and subcontracts which
are now on a basis of a ten-hour day.
If adopted by the government, the
boards decision would affect hun
dreds Of thousands Of workers In pri-
vate plants engaged in war work. \