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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE

Federal Reserve District No. 10
Wichita, Kansas, February 18, 1918.
General Letter No. 4.
District and County Chairmen, State
of Kansas, Liberty Loan Com
mitee-
Gentlemen:
The next Liberty Loan drive will
in all probability come in the month
of April
There is a disposition on the part
of few to place their Liberty Is on
the market for sale. The market has
been considerably deprssd on account
of quite a large amount of bonds be-
ing offered for sale. These bonds
have now mostly been absorbed by
investors and the market is going
back.
It is the intention, I am sure, of
the Government at Washington to
stabilize these bonds so they can be
sold by investors at something near
part at least. Discourage in every
way you can through the newspapers,
the offering for sale of Liberty Loan
Bonds below par.
The Government, in anticipation of
this large offering of Liberty Bonds
for sale, has very wisely put the
drive of. first. until it could be deter
mined about how much income viii
be derived from the income tax, re-
ports of which are being sent in at
this time, second, by selling to the
banks three billion dollars of short
term notes. The Government is en-
abled to pay out this money for Ia
Dor, material, food and other things
in this country, so this large amount
of money will be in circulation and
drift back into the banks before we
offer the bonds for sale, thus giving
US practically three billion dollars
more in resources with which to in
vest in the bonds when they are of
fered for sale, thus preventing a dis
turbance as much as possible of nor
NAL business conditions In taking so
much money for Government purpos-
es at one time
Very truly,
G.. L. DAVIDSON,
State Cba air-oan Tibarfu Loan
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

The time is now near for the peo-
pie to commence to think about the
Spring election. 1t is time to have
the caucus call made. 1t is a bad
policy to put it off. All people
should have a chance There should
be plenty of time given to the peo-
pie to place a citizens ticket in the
field if it so desired. If we believe
in democracy, let US commence to
Practice it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

In the days of the Civil War there
were copperheads who did what they
could to assist the enemy and hinder
the administration. Possibly there
are some such individuals now among
US. If so the quicker they are appre-
hended and punished the better.-Ex.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
First Published In Hays Free Press
February %, 191S.)
Notice TO Tzrnzuerx

That on the 18th day OF March,
1918, at 8 o'clock p m, an ordinance
VIII be passed providing for the i'm
provement Of the water works sys-
TEN, In accordance with plans and
specifications covering such improve
ment on file IN the Office of the City
Clerk, and providing bonds for the
payment Of the cost of such improve
ment IN amount not TO excess S15,-
10000 an opportunity vii be given
by the Mayor and Council to all per
sons objecting TO said Improvement
or to the issuance Of bonds N an
amount not to exces SIS, 100000
Done at Hays, Kansas, on the 25th
day of February, 1918.
Attest: Geo. Philip, Jr-, Mayor.
IL So Peter Holzmeister,
City Clerk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

of our market gardening centers- A
noted English physician is response
bic for the saying Half Of what we
eat keep US; the other half We keep
at our peril F."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Hays Advisory Board Examines Rus
sell County Registrants

Last Saturday and Sunday, the
first group of Russell County regis
trants to be examined by the Hays
Advisory Board were guests of Mrs.
F. E. Shuneman at the Shamrock Ho-
tel. Among them we noticed the ex-
cellent young men whose names fol
low: A. H. Snowman, C.. F. Ware
hone, A. Crawford, Joseph Jones, o.
H. Defines, Leroy Newcomer, Roy
Gee, John Pope, Roy and Clyde Dutt
all of Russell, Kansas; J. ]. Miller of
Paradise, Kansas and Harold H. Dubb
of Lucas, Kansas.
Wednesday the second group of
Russell County registrants were ex-
amined by the advisory board. We
note the following names on the regis
ter: John Roe, Lee 0. Atherton, John
w. Mondero, Charles Stanton, Will
liam T. Boxberger, John Morgen-
stern, ]. E. Mowery, Alexander Ehr-
Itch, Will Bender, Henry A. Stemers,
T. T. Stanton all of Russell, Kansas !;
M. J. Thielen and Oscar Caspar of
Dorrance, Kansas; F. C Ramsey and
"Mut" Maupin of Luray, Kansas; and
Fred Steenback of Lucas, Kansas.
They were sturdy looking young
men who will sure "do their bit"
in bagging the Kaiser when Uncle
Sam gives the word.
Now comes the news that Teddy
Roosevelt is yet to be permitted to
raise volunteer expeditionary force
from the New England States and
lead it TO France next spring. This
would indeed be a good move for
both the cause and the administra-
ton. This is no time to stand on po-
litical prejudice and any man with
four sons in the fighting service is
sure practicing as well as talking
when he himself is willing to be the
fifth member of the family in the
field, it's about time for the critics
at home to quiet down.-Ex.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

It is about time for the govern
ment to take notice of the near-Hun
sympathizers of our land. 1t seems
there are those in our country, who
are sending aid to Germany to help
relatives A sentence of five years
at hard labor to be served at Leav-
enworth, Kansas, would stop such
drainage of money from this ma
ton. Some of these days some peo-
pie will learn to obey "Orders made
in America" A word to the wise is
enough.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our deepest
thanks and greatfulness to our many
friends and neighbors who so gra-
ciously helped and comforted US in
our recent bereavement, the loss of
our infant son.
Signed: Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Read.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Saturday Afternoon Club

Place of Meeting Public Library
Roll Call Knsas News.
Lesson; Current History Text,
Literary Digest" February % and
March 2nd.
Leader Mrs L d Wooster
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Political advertising is going to

Political advertising is going to be
m1gnty % ed IN fa tins paper b 6h.S year
If a candidate can't afford to pay for
his advertising he can't afford to
run.
The newspapers have been called
upon to do an enormous task for the
government this year without any re-
Enumeration and so far as this paper
is concerned the fellow currying poll
tical favor with the people can pay
for his own publicity. If all news
papers will live up to- this rule we
can talk lot of bounk out of the
coming campaign.-Oakley Graphic.
There are other newspapers in Kan
sas that will subscribe to the above.
Brother Young you have struck a
popular chord
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Registrtion Voters Notice

At the City Hall the poll books of
the several wards are open during
the business hours of every business
day. Without registration in the
proper ward no person can vote at
any coming election. Any person
who, was registered in 1916 and vot-
ed at General Election in November,
of that year and who has continued to
live at the same house number, does
not need to register.
Done at Hays, Kansas, February
10, 1913.
Peter Holzmeister,
City Clerk.
Our first showing of the seasons s
latest spring millinery styles will oc-
cur on March 4th.
Ko+brxyT, NJ naoDo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
DAN WILLIAMS
DECLARES HE'S
NOT A SLACKER

Dan Williams, waiter at Bill &
Johns restaurant, who was reported
a. the offices of the farm labor board
Saturday as attempting to evade the
call to chop cotton, declares that he
is no Stacker and sets forth facts
to prove his innocence Of the charge.
Mr.. WILLIAMS made the following
statement
Il did not say | had never farmed
and never inteded to. AS a matter
of fact l put in two months work on
my brothers farm near Kingfisher
before | came here few weeks ago
AS for being hid at home when they
came for me, l was sick and my
mother so informed the police, invit-
ing the officer to come in. The
officer said he didn't care to come
in and would report me on the sick
list. The story that l had my things
packed to leave town probably grew
out of the fact that | had told my
employer that ! was going back to
Kingfisher county where expected
to go to work again on my brothers.
farm. i have been in Chiokasha only
three weeks and have worked every
day since | have been here
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
PUT SOME PEP"
INTO MUSIC AS
BOYS GO AWAY

That the people of Grady county
and Chickasha should give their boys
a rousing send off when they leave
for the army training camp tomor-
row is the statement of Rev. VIM,
Denham made today. 1t is Rev. Den
hams idea that there has been too
much sadness and not enough cheers
that ring true, that some of the in
crements have been sent forward
from here depressed instead of
buoyed in spirit. Speaking of the
matter, Rev. Denham said:
Give the soldier boys a patriotic
good bye, not doleful lament but soul
full cheer is their need. Not sadness
but gladness should fill their hearts,
These boys are not going to war as
prisoners, but as soldiers; not as
slaves but as freemen; not to death,
but to life and to a life of new
strength, new ambitions, new visions,
new joys and new service. They
are going not to defeat but to vic
tory and victory that will crown
their after years with glories and
memories of a SOLDIERS lire. A life
enobled by the glory of his cause and
the grandeur of its service. A life
aroused by the noblest passions an0
made sacred by the hottest of sacri
fices.
And let us think Of the greatness
Of the contest and the grandeur OF
the cause. These lads are going into
the greatest game of life: a game
that will put to the test their highest
courage and their best of strength.
They play the game, not to sustain
the prestige Of a university OF c.ly,
but to sustain The cause OF freedom
throughout the world AS they pass
by to enter the field let the side-lines
give them a cheer. They are heroes, /
not of the ball field but the battle
field. They should know that we
are with them; that we know they
are the winning team and that we
are expecting them to bring back the
colors.
"On Tuesday they are called out to
service. Let Chickasha assemble
along the line of march, let the band
put pep" in the music and the Boy
Scouts act as honorary escorts and
let the people make of it a great
day."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
NAVAL RESERVE
WILL BE CALLED
OUT THIS WEEK

All naval reserves in Oklahoma are
to be called out this week as rapidly
as possible. This was the gist Of
instruction letters received this, morn
ing by Chief Electrician White at the
sub-station here who today issued
calls to the thirty-five reserves wait
ing in this district and the shipment
of all men on the lists will be fin
ish up within the next three or four
days. The branch will remain open
to enlistment, however, until further
instructions. f'H
Naval recruiting has revived the
past week, the head office at Okla,
homa City states and the calling of
reserves will boost the lists still sew
errl hundred more this week, it is
still open to registrants of the 1918
class until full elassifications anu
serial numbers are announced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
FEATURE HOU Sc
CUGG
~ THEATRE vv
r

The Coolest Place in Town.

Inside story of the war in "MY
FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY" Am.
bassador James w. Gerard's Photo
film production.
When on October 25, 1915, the kai-
ser shook his fist in the face of Am
bassador James W. Gerard and told
him that after the war was ended he
would stand no nonsense from the
United States, he did not realize that
the patience of Americans would
soon reach the breaking point.
The whole series of Incidents, the
plot and intrigue the broken promises,
the deliberate disregard of all the
rights Of a frindly nation in the in
sane desire to rule the world is
clearly shown in the wonderfully
vivid motion picture reproduction of
Mr.. Gerard's book, my Four Years
in Germany"
Here you see unrolled before you
the whole page of history from the
Zabem incident to the gathering of
the Ameracan Army over there.
Every American should see this pic
ture so that lie can better under
stand why America must stand united
against This common foe.
The picture will be shown at The
Srsg theater on Monday and Tues
day, June Gath and 25th.
PRICES TODAY
25c, soc and 75c.
Reserved seats for the night shows
on sale at Brownson's Drug Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
LoYALrY DAY-JUNE path.

He also serves who stays at home
and saves, and puts his savings in
War Savings Stamps, June 2Sth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
LATIN FORCES CUT
ENEMY DIVISIONS TO
PIECES AS THEY RUN
(Contlnued from page one.)

cording to a semi-oRficial statement
issued today.
Reports Indicate that General Diaz
seized the psychological moment for
renewed and vigorous counter at
tacks on the whole Piave river line
when all but two bridges across the
Piave had been swept away leaving
the enemy on the west bank short OF
food and ammunition without means
of re-inforcements.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24

threshers, prices of &c per bushel on
oats and 1OiSc per bushel on wheat
were established, the thresher fur
nishing fuel For independent out
fits S1ac for oats and l7c for wheat
were set. In this instance. also, the
thresher furnishes fuel for thresh-
ing.
These prices exceed somewhat
those of former years, according to
Alger Melton, chairman OF the de-
fense council, but threshers we're
complaining that the old price lists
were too low. Previously only S1kc
per bushel was paid for the thresh-
ing of wheat, the farmer furnishing
the fuel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
GRADY DRAFTMEN
ASSEMBLE HERE
LEAVE 4:3O WE'D.

Grady county's next draft mere
ment consisting of 12O men from the
northern and southern districts to be
sent to Camp Cody, Deming, New
Mexico, will assemble at the federal
building tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock and be dismissed until 4:30
when final assembly will be called
before entrainment at $50. These
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
instructions have been sent out over

instructions have been sent out over
the county to class / registrants who
are to make up the shipment and al
ternates have been called in from
both districts to provide for a pos.
sible few delinquencies,
Routing schedules for the com.
pany were announced by the adju-
tant general to the local board this
morning briefly as follow: The whole
company assemblies at 80 and will
be shipped to Eel Reno and from
thence to Camp Cody. Equipment
recommended for men of this incre-
ment is the same as formerly sug-
gested
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
LOYALTY DAY-JuNE 2sth.

You are always ready to cheer the
Stars and Stripes, and you can do
1t with better grace, with War Say.
ings Stamps in your pocket. Don't
forget this on June 2Sth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
Hold Funeral Services.

The funeral services of Mrs Lula
Lankford who died here Saturday,
we're conducted at Pocasset yester-
day afternoon. Interment occurred in
the Pocasset cemetery. Claycomb
and Anderson undertakers having
charge Of the funeral.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24

Subscribe for the l~iiy Express,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
Woodmen Circle Meet.

The Woodmen Circle will meet at
the X, P hall tomorrow night at s
o'clock A good attendance is de-
sired as a degree staff will be or
ganized and candidates initiated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
FIX THRESHTNC
PRICES BE PAID
IN GRADY co.

At a meeting of the council Of de-
fense held in the court house Sat
urday, former threshing prices in
effect in Grady county were modified
ana new schedules for both depend
ent and independent outfits were
fixed. In the case Of dependent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
Observation-Disclosures
Short Stories
of the TolU1a
IIIIIIIIIIInIIIIIIIIIilIIIIIIIINIIIINIIlIIII
York Sparrow Overseas.

York Sparrow OVeTseas,
]. II. White of the Chickasha Mill
ing company today received card
from York Sparrow, stating that the
ship on which he sailed had arrived
safely at a foreign port. Mr.. Spar
row was formerly with the Chick
asha Milling company here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
Funeral of Infant.

Funeral services for the infant of
S. S. Tibbets, 415 Oregon Avenue,
were conducted at Blanchard yester-
day afternoon. Interment occurred
in the Blanchard cemetery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
LOYALTY pAY-JuNE %

Get in the game-in the war game.
Buy War Savings Satmps, June 2S
and do your Fart.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-24
WANTED

To loan $4,000 on improved
chickasha property by the 18th day
of July, 1918. A. b. Thompson,
Phone sc. I4.Gt
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
BAD NEWS FOR BERLIN.

The war news from the eastern front
these days is bad news for the German
people. Quotations from the German
newspapers portray the gloom that
overhangs the people in the larger cit
les. That the people of the smaller
towns and the country are equally de-
pressed is not to be doubled.
The Liberty Loan bond buyers Of
the preceding loans have their share
in the success of the entente allies
They furnished the sinews of war not
only to fight the U-boats and to build
ships, not only to raise, equip and send
our soldiers over, not only to supply
them and our allies with food and mu-
nitions, but more than $6,000,000, 600
of their money has been loaned to our
allies so that they may prosecute the
war with vigor and strength.
We here at home have an opportu-
nifty to send the Germans some more
bad news. The Germans have great
respect for money; they know its vital
value in waging war. They know, too,
that the support the American people
give a government loan measures very
largely the support they give their
government, the moral as we'll as the
financial support they give their ar
mics in the field.
A tremendous subscription to the
Fourth Liberty Loan viii be as dis
tfessing to the German people as a
oefeat of them on the battle field, and
it will mean as much. It spells their
defeat; it breaks their morale; it
means power to their enemies. A sub
scription to the loan is a contribution
to German defeat and American yicto-
ry.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
SERVICE FLAG.

ALREADY there are more than
three million men in thea rmies of the
United States. One fiftieth of this
number is represented by Tennessee
ans. Therefore it is easy to under
stand how many homes have been af-
fected by this mobilization.
Thousands of Tennesseans are join
ing the colors monthly, and will con-
tinue to do so until the end of the war.
Sit is the patriotic duty of every
home that has given soldier to the
nation to display upon that home SER
vice flag containing one star for every
man gone from that home. We desire
TO impress upon your board the impor-
lance of every home entitled to do so,
displaying service flag that the world
may know that from that home a sol
der has gone to serve his country. 1t
is important that this be done, and
also that you bring it to the atten-
ton of all interested.
By direction Of the governor.
RUTLEDGE SMITH,
Major, Infantry, U, s. A.,
Executive Officer.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30
CONSERVATION OF CREDIT.

Not only should the goods and labor
of the nation be conserved for the pros
ecution of the war, the credit Of the
nation must be conserved for the same
purpose.
This is being impressed upon q
banks, and it should be impressed upod
the people, too--the borrowers from
banks.
All of the banks of the country are
being urged by the Federal Reserve
Board to curtail their loans. They are
urged to loan money only where the
borrower is going to use it in some
way that will aid in or contribute to
winning the war.
This policy is not aimed at hamper
ing legitimate business. 1t aims to help
win the war, which is the best thing
possible for business. 1t simly means
that money wanted for non-essential
purposes should be refused. Let the
nonesesntials wait till the war is fin
ished. The government needs the mon
ey to carry on the war. The farmers,
the men and industries engaged in war
work on engaged in producing things
needed for the efficiency both of our
soldiers and of our home people, need
the credit to carry on their enterprises.
Merchants should not borrow mon
ey to stock up on Injuries or things
that the people should not buy at this
time. No one should borrow money
now to spend needlessly or extrava-
gantly. Unnecessary building, I'M
needed articles, unessential enterprises
should await the ending of the war.
The Federal Reserve Boards points
out that in the interest of successful
Government financing it would be
much better for the banks to hold
credit within reasonable bounds by
intelligent cooperation rather than to
discourage borrowing by charging
high interest rates. The people should
cooperate with the Government and
the banks in the policy of conserving
credit and curtailing borrowing ex-
cept where the money, directly or in
directly helps win the war, helps our
soldiers who are risking their lives for
cur country.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-30

tent of these, even in the most ordi-
nary and familiar plants. Botanists
have spent a great deal of care in
measuring the length of roots-the to-
tai lengths if all the fibers were spread
out in one straight line-and have OBJ
tanned extraordinary results. The to-
tai length of the roots of one blade of
corn we 1900 feet, or about third Of
a mile. But even such a figure seems
small compared to the roots of a Gu
cumber plant, which grew to be over
fourteen miles.
The depths to which the roots of
even small plants penetrate is also as
tonishing. Glover roots go down as
far as nine feet, and coltsfoot has been
found penetrating to a depth of about
twenty feet. Roots, in fact, seem so
persistent and powerful that nothing
can resist them. They have been
known to overturn a six-foot wall, and
the root of larch tree moved a stone
weighing nearly a ton and half
Exchange.