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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
ALEX GOES
HEAVY ON
W.S.S.PIES

The pastry around Alex also comes
high. That is, 1t is expensive when
the sale has anything to do with
war work This was shown at the
W s. S. pie supper held at Alex last
night, when pies sold at an average
of SIS each, for a total of $10S5
There were 81 pies in all, baked
by the Alex ladies and auctioned off
to boost the w. S. S. sale. The top
price was an even century note paid
by John Shelby. This hundred dol
lar pie was baked by Mrs. Murdock.
Many of the other pies sold at prices
never dreamed of by Fred Harvey or
the most exclusive hotel in the land
In addition to getting to eat the pies
at several dollars a bite, the purchas-
ers were given War Savings Stamps
in amounts corresponding with the
prices they paid for the pastry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
CLASS MEET
IS COPIED
BY SENIORS

Yesterday afternoon at the Eighth
street athletic field, the C. H. S. sen
iors romped on the underclassmen,
forged far to the front and finished
the class track and field meet in
first place with AZ points to the
good over the juniors in second
place.
1t was all seniors from the tap of
the gong and counting points, five
for first, three for second and one
for third places, the classes finished
as follows: Seniors &C, Juniors "a
Freshmen Is, Sophomores 8.
The most interesting event Of the
meet was the relay race. This was
full mile affair, each team mem
Der running a quarter. The race
was won by the Juniors with the
Seniors second. The Junior team
was composed of Kidd, Riddle, Davis
Hayes. Tks Senior team, Hill Faith
cree. Chestnut. T. Riddle.
The century was done in fairly fas
time and was copped by Ted Riddle
in 1O.5 seconds. Cam. a Freshman
was second. Riddle also won the 81
yard dash, but it took him six sec
onds to negotiate the distance
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
MAY u Is
DATE FOR
SPEC. CALL

Announcement was made this morn
ing by s. c. Durbin, chairman OF the
Grady county axe7pTt'7u board, that
the men included in the special call
for service, will assemble here at 4
o'clock on the evening of May 81,
next Tuesday and will leave for camp
early the following morning.
According to the schedule received
from the office of the adiutant gen
eral, the men will leave Chickasha
or Rock Island train No. II Wednes'
day morning and will arrive in TT.
Worth about 1880. Their destination
will be jackson barracks, La.
The call is for 48 men and was
railroaded by the call for 81 men
scheduled to leave on date yet tc
be fixed, between May 25 and 80
AS to the assembling, the same
program that has been in force will
be carried out Namely, that the
men will report at the federal build
ing at o'clock, answer roll call.
They will reassemble for mess at 6
and will probably be kept together
until train time, as the schedule calls
for their leaving Chickasha shortly
after midnight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
BIG FOOD
CROP is
ASSURED

Numerous calls for potato slips
have been received in the past few
days by Bitsche Bros. seed store,
following general rains all over the
state. "Sueh orders always come af-
ter rains" said E. l. Bitsche this
morning. "Our telephone has been
ringing incessantly with long dis
tace calls. N@ @TE=
I'VE are a million potato slips
short of the demand, and our orders
are double what they were last year.
We have sold 100000 potato plants in
the last ten days and 100000 more
tomato, cabbage and pepper slips"
If this is a fair sample of the bus
mess of other seed stores. the far
mers and gardeners of Oklahoma are
doing their bit and then some TO win
the war by raising food.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
American Racer COllides With German
Plane But Returns TO Own Line;
BOChe Falls
SHOOTS DOWN TWO
PLANES IN MINUTE
Captain Gels Pair While Waiting 10 Be
Decorated; 100 TeuiOn Machines De-
sIfOyed, Italian Front
By United Press.

BY United Press.
With the Americans in Lorraine,
May 1s.-saved only by a miracle,
Lieutenant Eddie Ricltenbairher, for-
mer Ohio auto racer, sent an enemy
plane crashing to the earth after a
collision with 1t early this morning
iE mIdair Bs
The German planes we're folA yesl
their new trick of patrolling carve b
half light Rickenbaiher early ~
ted three enemy planes and was get
ting the best Of one Of them when
another diyed into him The aIrman
misjudged the distance and a collls-
ion ensued
The left wing OF the Americans
machine was damaged and hes
dropped one thousand meters, limp
ing back to the American lines. Tho
tail of the German machine was torn
completely off
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
ARMY MAN
ENDORSES
RED CROSS

Lieutenant Harry Hoffner Of the
regular army, visited relatives in
Chickasha yesterday, and also paid
visit to Red Cross headquarters
with his brother-in-law, Hugh Embree
Warren.
Lieut.. Hoffner came from the Ha-
waiian Island in December and when
he landed in San Francisco in mid
winter, he and his companion wore the
light weight clothes necessary in the
islands. The Red Cross went to their
aid Immediately with warm knitted
garments and Lieut. Hoffner was en-
thusiastic in his praise of the eff.
cheney of that order.
Hugh Warren left yesterday for Ft.
Benjamin Harrison, indianapolis, hay
ing been assigned to the railroad en-.
gineering corps of the regular army.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
ENGLAND HAVE
FIRST LEAGUE
BASEBALL TODAY
By United Press.

By United Press.
London May 1s.-The first game
of league baseball in England will
be played this afternoon between ar
my and navy headquarters.
Admiral Simms. commanding the
American naval forces in Europe
will pitch the first bali and Major
Biddle, commanding all the Ameri-
can troops in England, will catch it.
The British Red Cross and other
British charities will receive the en-
tire profits Of the game. Five play
ers arrived yesterday from the avia-
tion center.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
SURPRISED ON FIFTH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Thirty members of the Court of
Honor completely and agreeably sur
prised DR.. and Mrs. w. L. Bonnell
last night, the occasion being their
fifth wedding anniversary. A hand
some bouquet of flowers was present
ed the bridal couple of five years and
the Court of Honor ladies' served a
lovely supper in their home. DR.. Bon
rell is recorder for the Court of Hon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
MRS. F. R. LINTON is DYING

Mrs. F r. Linton, who has been
i'll for several months. was pronounc-
ed at noon today to be dying. The
attending physician said she was be.
yond all hope or aid and could not
live over twenty-four hours.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
DEATH OF MRS. SCARLET

Mrs. Dick Scarlet. aged 27. died
yesterday evening at her home three
miles north of Chickasha. She is
survived by her husband and two
children. Funeral services were held
this afternoon at the Holcomb cem-
etery north of the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18

BY United Press.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 18.-More than
five hundred war workers were killed
or injured this afternoon by ter
rifle blast that wrecked the plant OF
the Aetna Chemical company at Oak
dale near here.
Figures reported up to one o'clock
indicated that one hundred were dead
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
shoota poMn paIr.

By United Press.
Washington, May While awaits
Ing the arrival OF a French general to
decorate American flyers, Captain Pee
terson destroyed two German air
planes within a minute, an official
announcement stated.
Captain Peterson fired sixty shots
at the first enemy plane which burst
into flames and crashed down. Hs
fired fifteen shots at the second
which was seen to crumpls as It was
nearing the earth. Nothing definite
is known concerning a third plane,
reported to have been brought down.
Patrollng is active in Lorraine and
increased artillery fire is reported
by the official statement which said
1t was otherwise quiet day for tina
American troops.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
DR.. KICKER HERE SUNDAY

DR.. A. E. Kicker of Dallas. Tex,
will fill the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church tomorrow, at both the
morning and evening services.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18

Again a Freshman was second, Prince
running close to the winners wheels.
Riddle scored first in the high
jump. but Hill copped the all-around
honors. Winning the low hurdles
the broad jump by his staying quail
tiles in the many events in which he
was entered he amassed enough
points to win,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
Blast Wrecks
War Plant; 500
Workers Hurt

and more than four hundred injured
&Nothing definite is known concern
ig the disaster except that large
quality of trinitrotoluol blew up.
The main building of the plant and
the surrounding structures were com
pletely wrecked
The debris was rapidly consumed
the fire lasting an hour.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18

By United PresA.

BY United PTesA.
With the Americans In Pieardy,
May 1S.-The bravery of the Amerl.
cans fighting here is shown by this
fact that more than thirty crosses OF
honor have been conferred on them
to date
Major Rasmussen. of Portland, Ore-
gCn, killed May 5, was given a pos
thumus decoration. Major R. B. Pad-
dock, of the signal corps, and twenty
two other members of his battalion
were honored for bravery during a
gas attack on May 3
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
LUNCHES WANTED

Any person who will prepare a
lunch box for two children at the raj
ly next Wednesday is asked to tele-
phone Mrs. Ben Hampton at 27s,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
LEAVE FOR FT. LOGAN

Jesse D. Harboldt of Purdy and
John e. Veach of NARROW left this
morning by special induction for Ft.
Logan. Colo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
Enemy Artillery Busy.

BY United Press.
London, May 1S.-Enemy artillery
was active in several sectors today
Field Marshal Haig reported. The
principal activity was around Lens,
Hazebrouck and Ypres.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
80 casuaIties.
By United Press

BY United Press
Washington, May 1S.-Thrty-nine
casualties were reported by General
Pershing today. The list included
three killed in action, fifteen wound
ed. twelve missing, two prisoners and
seven dead from other causes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
German Raid Fails.

By United Press.
Paris May 1S-Violent artillery
lighting north and south of the Avre
was reported by the war office to.
day
A German raid failed near Massi.
gee and Four-des-Paris, the official
statement announced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
Destroy 100 Planes.

BY United Press.
Rome. May 1s.-The allies have de-
stroyed more than one hundred air
planes on the Italian front during
the last thirty days, it was official.
ly announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18

All the latest news ny
wire every day from
the u. p. Association
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-18
THE WEATHER
FOR okIanoma.

Tonight and Sunday, partly
-
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

Assistant Y. M. G. A. State Sec
rotary G. A. Tevebaugh, Of Louis
vile, addressed meeting Of Y. NJ.
c. A. workers at Camy Zachary
Taylor Monday morning relative to
the urgent need for Army Y. NJ. c..
A. men, both for overseas and
American cantonment service.
There are now 1908 army work
secretaries employed in canton
ments in this country and 1885 in
the. service with the Allies in the
foreign field.
America must recruit 1900 men
per month for duty overseas and
Kentucky is one Of fifteen States in
the Central Army Department
which must furnish twenty men as
its quota for this service and ten
men per month for work in the
home environments.
The statewide recruiting drive is
now on and the men who will go
into the highways and byways Of
Ke ntucky with greater effort.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

James Minotto. son-in-law Louis
F. Swift, the packer, was arrested
Monday on pro German charges.
However pro German he may be,
he is not harming the American
people anything 10 compare with
'Fawthea-in-law' who handles the
meat that the profit on which is
causing hundreds 10 go hungry be-
cause they cannot pay thp price
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

FARM OF 600 ACRES FOR SALE
One mile S.W. of Stanton on Red river.
Over 300 acres level land and most of
it oyerhows. Well improved, large
acreage in grass. The best corn land
in the county. One large, well-devis-
ed house, beautiful lawn, and outbuild-
ings. Tenant houses barn and silo.
Can be purchased at low figure, con-
sidering its value. For further partic-
ulars address Stuart Real Estate Agen-
cy, Stanton, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16
Railroad Rates to Advance.

An increase of about rs per cent.
in freight and passenger rates has
been recommended to Railroad Di-
rector McAdoo by his advisers to
meet the higher cost of railroad
supplies and the advancing wages.
If the increase of rs per cent. is or
dered it will be the biggest advance
in the history OF American rail-
roads.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16
Local BrevIIties.

Tuesday.
L. p. Keith was in Lexington
Wednesday.
Edmund searIes, Of Winchester,
was here Tuesday.
Mrs. M. Rose returned Wednes-
day from Winchester.
Judge ID. X. Daniel was in Frank
fort Saturday on official business.
J. A. Rogers, Of Xena, was here
Friday with his son, o. F. Rogers.
Willie Crabtree, of Dayton, Ohio,
is home for few days stay with
home folks.
w. s. Collier, of the Artisans Oil
& Gas Company, was in Winches-
ter Tuesday.
DIR. w. c. Martin visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Martin,
at Rosslyn Sunday.
Miss Ethel Johnson spent the
week end with the Misses Heron
omous at St. Helens.
Mrs. Park, of Winchester, spent
Saturday with her sister in law,
Miss Elizabeth Park.
Mont Johnson, of Winchester,
spent a few days with relatives in
the county last week.
Clarence Sommers, who had en-
tered this field for drilling, has been
called to Irvine to enter the draft.
Little Miss Helen Pherigo is
spending two weeks with her grand
mother, Mrs. Belle Pherigo, at Lex
! ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James French, of
Montgomery county, were Sunday
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Upton.
Mrs. H. H. Pherigo spent from
Saturday till Monday with her
mother, Mrs. w. A. Berry, at In
dian Fields.
Judge A. T. Knox, of Thomson,
Clark county, was here Friday.
He reports that he is well pleased
with his fine bluegrass farm.
john Swope and James Finney,
of Clark county, were here Tuesday |
after seed corn from some of our
farmers who have it not only for
themselves but their neighbors as
well.
Mrs. Ellen Mckinney visited in
Winchester Tuesday. Her little
grand daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Barnett, who had been visiting
there for two weeks, returned home
with her.
Mrs. w. III. Overly and daughter,
Miss Katherine, visited her sister,
Mrs. HI. II. Pherigo, Friday, and
went from here Saturday morning
to visit her mother, Mrs. w. A.
Berry, near Indian Fields.
Victor Petit has taken the agen-
cy for the Lexington Herald and
will deliver the paper each morn
ing after the train runs. The Her
aid is the only morning paper to
reach this city before in the after
noon.
All the remaining white men in
the quotas of the second draft call
will report at Camp Zachary Tay-
lro May 25 to Goth. The call from
Powell county is 20 men. Clark
will send "a and Montgomery 10;
/ Esfill 40
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

FOR SALE-House and acres of
land near Waltersville with harm and
other outbuildings. Splendid range for
chickens. VIM. Smethers, 1000 Bob
lander ave-, Dayton, O..
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

II FOR SALE House and two lots in
central part of town. Good business
house and necessary outbuildings on
one lot. Mrs. NJ. Rose, Clay City. Ky.
10
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

FOR SALE-Extra Milk Cow with
or without nice calf two months old.
j. F. Smith, Vaughn's Mill, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

FOR SALE-Splendid saddle mare,
seven years old. S. l.. Wetherholt,
Vaughn's Mill, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

FOR SALE-Sweet Potato Slips. J.
w. Mize, yaughn's Min, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16
Red Cross Speaking Dates.

Red Cross speakers will tour the
county next week as follows:
Monday, May 20.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

Wednesday, May %.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-05-16

All the remaining white men in
the quotas Of the second draft call
will report at Camp Zachary Tay-
lro May rs to Goth. The call from
Powell county is 20 men. Clark
will send "a and Montgomery 10;
Estill 40.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-06-13

and typhoid fever shots" and are ready for real work. They are finding it pretty hot drilling out m the sun and dust and are of course complaining just as the fellows did who were working here in the winter in the mud and snow. One of the greatest boons of being outof quarantine is the privilege of visiting the
 Y' buildings, We have mighty clean bunch of boys here in the ten thousand new arrivals, and they are going to give the M Ps.' much less trouble than did a lot of the men from the great northern cities.
 It isn't new of course for it has been told many times and yet it continues to happen every time batch of new men go thru the hands of the examiners here. Asked as to his nearest living relative, the man answered, My Aunt A little later he said his parents were living. But you said your aunt was your nearest living relative" re- mOnstrated the officer. "She is. My parents live in Ohio, and my aunt lives over in Tennessee.
 An order for one million sum mer drinks has just been given by the Y. M. . A. in France. That won't last long although it may sound pretty big. If there IS one thing on earth that the American soldier seems to con- slider real necessity, it is a bot tle or something cold. 1t don t make much difference what it is or what the flavor, but it must be cold. That is the chief at traction these hot summer nights at Belmont. the little street fair town just outside the camp gates, and in the early part of the evening tits almost impos- sible to crowd ones way to the counter there or at the regimen tai and post exchanges in the various parts of the camp.
 A smile fir. m a pretty girl, or even from one only approximate ly good looking, helps sales won derfully at the Belmont restau- rant and concessions.
 ERWIN FUNK
The Carlisle independent., 1918-06-13
SERVANT" AN ABUSED WORD
President of United States, Heads of Banks, Ministers, Physicians
 Arc in Same Class.

It Is pity that we have allowed op- probrium to attach to the good old word servant" opprobrium utterly un- merited. Talk about "help," or the lat est equivalent. maid" used quite in- appropriately. says the Youths Con- panion, does not alter circumstances in the least. nor is there any reason why We should wish them altered.
 Every one who is worth anything is a servant. The merchant serves his customers. If he serves them not we'll, they discharge him. The lawyer serves his clients, the minister his parishion- CTS, the doctor his patients. The presi- dent of bank is servant, and so is the president of a railway. The presi- dent of the United States is the hired servant of the people of the United States and few servants in any occu- patton are more abused by their mas ters.
 Service, well and faithfully per formed, is the only real dignity, and all the outward pomp and insignia of rank are but badges of service, and disgraeeful if they are not earned.
 Service is lifes It is only when we are doing something to serve the large movement of the world what we are entitled to live in it, that we really do live in it. Life is measured by useful ness. Of all the varied affiiction that swift-footed age can bring. none is more oppressive than the sense of di- unfinished capacity for service.
 Not to be ministered unto, but to minister not to be served. but to serve is the utterance of the highest author ity in spiritual matters. There is but one disgrace connected with service of any kind, and that is to serve i'll. Let us perform whatever service falls to us, large or small, high or low, with all the zeal and all the strength that is in us. Then we shall be sure that when we depart We shall be missed. if only little; and there is no more solid satisfaction in the world than that.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-06-13
Brazilians Are Courteous.

Brazilians are among the most suavely courteous and considerate people in the world. Etiquette is a matter of great formality. Acquaint- ances raise their hats to one another in passing. no matter how often they may meet in the course of a day. A crowded street car is full of murmured apologies from those getting on and off. The Brazilians pride themselves on having inherited the finest tradi- tions of manners and artistic feeling from the Latin nations of southern Europe. Courteous. temperamental and courageous the typical Brazilian Is quick to resent any encroachment on his rights and slow to abandon the fight to maintain them.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-06-13
Old Illustrated Book.

One of the oldest illustrated books is an edition of "Aesop's Fables" pub iislled about 1471. It has initial letters of great interest. and upward of 160 very curious wood cuts. The copies which have survived the centuries are bound in thick oak boards, covered with stamped leather. There was q book published in Florence only five years after the Aesop which had three copper-plate engravings. and one of the most remarkable features of the early illustrated works is the grace and excellent fancy of their tail-pieces and type, and the fresh look which the ink has.