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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08
STOCKER'S JBTELRY SHOP
EVERYTHING IN THE
JEWELRY LINE
CUT GLASS, SILVERWARE
AND IVORY

Your repair work is solicited.
OUR OPTICAL DEPARTMENT
Guard your eycsight by having
your eyes examined at the first
sign Of weakness. Some people
incur the grave risk of losing their
eyesight by neglecting natures
warning, simply because they are
afraid Of the expense,
BY coming to US the expense is
reduced to the minimum consist
ent with The best work. We will
examine your eyes and give you
the most trustworthy advice with
out charge. II glasses are needed,
we will furnish the right kind at
less than they can be purchased
elsewhere.
NTOCKER'S
\ERVLCE t4s
OI.Y,.,LLE J,
ABSTRACTION
326 Chickasha Ave. Phone l48
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08
RECRUITS JOIN NAVY

Following is list of naval reserve
volunteers who were sent to Oklaho-
ma City this morning for enlistment:
A. NJ. Evans, Gracemont; r. Z. Tay-
lor, Males, Okla; E. p. Dair, Co
manche; ]. c. Julian, Lawton; E. L.
Daniel, LAGER, Okla; A. F. Barnes,
Comanche; G. c. Worley. Marlow;
]. Grubb, NARROW; NJ N. Hobbs, Mar
low; D. C. Henderson, Temple.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08

county government for the year, and
includes the proposed expenditures
for roads, bridges and other improve
ment. 1t is expected that the budget
will carry a heavy. appropriation for
roads as the plans on foot now call
for considerable construction on des-
ignated highways in this county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08
cAusE or pEsPoNpENcY

Dependency is often caused by
Indigestion and constipation, and
quickly disappears when Chamber
lain's Tablets are taken. These tab
let's strengthen the digestion and
move the bowels.-d&w Adv.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08

Phone S4S. Cox and Son, for. coal.
Phone S4S, Cox and Son, for coal.
Lump coal delivered, 5000; nut coal
delivered, $3.50. 71S-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08
NOTICE

On and after this date Shanoan
Springs water will be SOC per gal
Ion bottle delivered. CSC per s gal
Ions, come and carry.
SGT w. A. HOPKINS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Wright, Miss
Fern Wright, and Miss Marjorie Wat
kins motored to Fort Sill yesterday
to spend Sunday with Elton, Hay
den and Winton Watkins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08

The highest spot casn Price VIII be
paid for some clean cotton rags delIv-
cred ct once to the Daily Express ci
nco. R-s1tf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
WATEROEP PARTMENT
DOUBLESEQU|PMEN
TO MEET DEMANDS
Spends the Sum of 1914, 900 for
New Hydraulic Pumps, Sand
Filters and a Reservoir.
FURTHER INCREASE SOON

In the last two wears the " atcr depart
mcnt spent 1914 900 for new equipment
and doubled its capacity When tins en-
largement began the Board OF Water
commissioners thought It would meet re.
qnrempnts for many Years, but should
Wilmingtons growth continue at the
present rate additional water facilities
will be needed IN the year 1870
Reading the handwriting on the wall
when the 'nited States went ~ war, the
Water Department acted promptly hnd
avoided obstacles IN obtaining materials
and labor that many public and private
corporations are enCounteung
Ten months ago the department began
operating three new hydraulic centn-
fugal pumps and now sand filter plant
in buildings on Sixteenth street between
Marker and Walnut The pumps cost
$4,000 and the filter plant Sla4 600
Ouc pump Was guaranteed - supply
l2.OOO,O0O gallons Of water daily and the
other two pumps a.OOO,OOO gallons ench,
but on les, the large pump demonstrated
a capacit, Of l4.W0.0OO gallons and the
small pumps | 600 600 gallons The sand
filter plant has 81 capacity of iN,o0oWN
gallons. and above it there is 2 basin con
tanning 100000 gallons Of water, which
Will flush the fitcrlng machinery when
sand clogs II
For the purpose OF providing an ade-
quate supply Of water for the section of
the CITY between the Chrlstana and the
BrandvWlne. the most denscly populated
district, the department is installing at
Rodney reservoir a filtered water basin
with a capacity of $4,000 ONO gallons,
which will benefit the new housing
projects and other developments Its
cost Is Sl45,000 Construction began IN
August. 1916. and should have been
finished last September, but attempts by
the contractors to abandon the work be-
cause of its difficult nature have delayed
completion With favorable weather the
contract hould he completed July The
basin extends 26S feet from north 10
south and $50 feet from east 10 west and
has depth of Is feet II is covered, and
above il there Will he fine playground
with ornamental lighting standards There
Will he large grass plot in the centre of
the square and grass slopes on each side.
An asphalt pavement will afford 1000
square feet of space for roller skating in
the spring. summer and autumn, and the
pavement will be flooded with water 20
n depth Of six inches for ice skating in the
winter There will be gate house with
control valves on the Ninth street side
and band pavilion and rest room on
the Eighth street side
The department also has erected a
branch house at the Market street
entrance to Rrandvwine Park Many tree
branches float down the race, and the new
acquisition viii prevent them entering the
pumping station
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
RED CROSS FUND
MOUNTS ALMOST
TO 100 MILLIONS
Great Oversubscription. Nation s
Answer TO Hun Barbarities;
Bombing of Hospital by
Boche Airnen.
TOTAL NOW S144, 900, 900
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, May 28-With many
eleventh hour subscriptions yet TO be
tabulated, the great outpouring Of Ameri-
can dollars to the second war fund of the
Red Cross early today totaled Sl44, 000,-
900, an over subscription Of S44 10000
in the weeks campaign which ended last
midnight.
Officials today hazarded predictions
that the total might approach the $780,
600 900 mark.
The over-subscription, larger than
expected by the most optimistic Red
Cross leaders and much larger than that
Of the first $780, 100000 fund last year,
was taken as an answer 10 the resumption
of the German offensive, and as a nation
wide condemnation Of the bombing last
week of Red Cross hospitals by German
airrnen as well as an indication Of
greater realization by the American peo-
pie Of the value Of Red Cross work % the
battlefelds and behind the battle lines
in Europe.
Tabulations early today showed that
every division with the exception Of the
central, had passed its quota and every
State except Illinois had raised more
than It's allotment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
HUNS STILL WAR ON
SICK AND WOUNDED
Deliberately Attempt TO Wreck
American Hospitals in Picardy
With Explosives.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
With the American Army in France
Monday, May 27.-What was apparently
a deliberate attempt 10 wreck American
hospitals IN the rear of the American lines
IN Pcardy occurred Sunday afternoon
when the Germans hurled high explosive
and gas shells within few hundred Yards
Of two hospitals. Fortunately no damage
was done
By coincidence the bombardment was
going on while American funerals were
being held. Several smells fell short dis
tance from one funeral party but the
ceremony was not disturbed.
German attempts 70 carry the warfare
10 American sick and wounded began
about ten DAYS ago when, with the advent
OF a new moon. enemy aIrpIanes circled
over the little villages where il has long
been known hospitals were located and
dropped bombs
Several civilians were injured in re-
cent air raid while not far from the
American hospitals They were asleep
when the attack began, feeling secure IN
their proximity To the hospitals.
Much Indignation has been caused
among the soldiers and civilians over the
air raids and Sundays bombardment
II was not the fault Of the Germans that
those in the hospitals were not killed and
wounded as were those IN The British
hospitals IN Flanders recently
The only commenJ OF the sick and
wounded American soldiers IS that they
want To get out as soon as the doctors viii
permit so as to strike back at the Huns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
HUNS FIGHT PASSAGE
ACROSS AISNE RIVER
Have Pushed Some Distance South of Stream and Are
Striking for the River Vese 10 Miles From
Point of Their Departure
FIERCE BATTLE STILL ON

Asso Dispatch Received , D.. n:
opening offensive pushed
and
fonof ofnear the Of he
this drive have crossed the Asne
DISTANCE
In addition they have apparently pushed At points distance south q the
part Of fronta a an
outhery point this miles
but
drabiy this
FRENCH ONSLAUGHT.
o
before whose lines seemingly the
threatened place before the Germans force that effectively
the French
Do ha,ng n b the between scissors and Rhes he main
his stroke delivered this
spring.
In Of the
DANES and forcing
Of enemy
GEN. EXPECTED
Fohs counted employ the effective forces
their purpose attack trend
PressSum 1 D m
In Flanders
wipa the
General a toward Laon-
FEINT
the
are a movement toward Amiens
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
MAY ENTER u. S. ARMY.
Rector Trapnell of st. Andrew S
Church Offers Services to
Government.

Rev Richard " Trapnell. rector OF II;
Andrews Episcopal Church, has offered
his services rs chaplain TO the adIutGnt-
general Of the army at Washington.
According TO an announcement which
Mir Trapnell made 10 the congregation
last SUNDAY, the offer 10 serve was sent 10
" ashington about = week ago. 30 lar
II has not been accepted, but II is expected
that il will be shortly
Mr.. Trapnell placed no restrictions on
his offer, volunteering for active duty
with the army wherever his services may
be required Military knowledge is not
foreign to him, having had four years of
military training nj the University of W est
Virginia and also having been member
Of the Organized Militia of Delaware for
time He is thoroughly patriotic and
feels IA deep interest in the welfare of tho
bows in the service and believes that al
should contribute in every way possible
to their comfort and should give pers ona
encouragement where il Is possible &c
do SO.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
NEW DRAFT NOTES.
First Non-Resident Applies TO Board
No 4, for Registration Card.

Charles F Martin, Of Ithaca, \ Y.,
was the first out-of-town registrant under
the new draft 10 apply for a card at Local
Board Division No 4. this morning.
His address here is the Lysle Apartment,
on West street
The first Wilmnqtonian to register was
Willard 5. Moore Of COZ Poplar street.
a Delaware College student
The Office Of Division No ? Local
Board at Sixteenth and French streets.
will be open for the convenience Of out
of-town men and railroad men on Friday.
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday from
9 until and on Wednesday, registration
day from in the morning until all ap-
plicants have been registered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28

With $500 900 set as Delswares : quota
of the 100000, 900 war fund for the Red
Cross. raised in the Jnited States during
the week ended YESTERDAY. this State
turned in n total Of 81. 129.2l79 81. accord
ing 10 reports ~ the final meeting Of the
campaign teams AT the Hotel du Pont
last night. when they also reported that
the total number Of subscribers was
-. 400. As some reports are vet 10 come
IN. the funds Will he still further increased
This is splendid. the State turning IN
more than four times rs much rs II was
asked TO give. bat il - Just an evidence of
the fact that the Blue Hen Chickens
realize that we are at war and that we
must give Of our means to win II. II IS
also an evidence Of the fact that the Blue
Hens Chickens are lov al and StIll have the
fighting spirit Of IS, which has never
known defeat in any patriotic cause
A year ago the Red Cross asked the
State for S25Q0Q0 and i gave 81 134.
27007. notwithstanding the fact that
since that time millions have been given
for other patriotic objects q are not
through vet, however, bur viii have 10
zeep on giving until tins war Is won.
Dur boys are going 10 the front and we
xill have 10 finance their pilgrimage in
every WAY IDtiSSIDic- ana tilt !ii1ot cli tCtANt
aay is with our means.
The Red Cross campaign Just ended in
this State has been notable for the large
amounts given to this great humanitarian
,ause. Mr. and Mrs P ; du Pont have
aeen especially distinguished by the large
sums they have contributed. the total
mount Of their contributions being
S570.636 Tn Contribution Of p. ). du
Poet. perS~' al aueunted to S464 coo,
hose Of Mrs d. PoLt to Sis
40 Tie cent? Ii,utsans of 2 :. du POM.
reaching as j docs the suu 0f nearly half
& millog dollars. is beLcved to he the
srgest cortriagted anyy here il the coun-
.ry b any ems individual 10 the recent
Red Cross caru3ica
The dinner in the green room Of the
Iiotel du Pont at Z clock last night TO
mark the closing OF the team work efforts
IN the Red Cross drive was attended By
80 Of the team members and invited
guests, including clergvmen Of repre-
sentative denominations. who sat al the
Continued on page )
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
BRITISH TROOPS
PRESSED BACK
ON A|SNE FRONT
Under Infantry Attacks, IN Dense
Masses. Haig's Troops Retire to
Second Line of Defenses.
FRENCH HOLD ON LYS

London. May 2S On the Locre-V oor-
mezeele front the French troops repulsed
the enemy with great loss
This announcement was contained in
Field Marshal Hang official report last
night
The attack against the sector Of Berry
au-Bac Alsne front held by the British,
was partly successful by reason of an in
tense bombardment by gas shells and the
use Of tanks After heavy fighting the
British on the left were pressed back to
prepared positions constituting the sec
ond line
ATTACK IN GREAT FORCE.
The statement says
AT half-past ; o'clock this fNondavl
morning the British divisions holding q
sector Of the French front astride the
Aisne At Bcrry-au-Bac between Ber-
mericourt and Crannelle. were heavily
attacked
AT the same time hostile attacks in
great strength were made against the
French troops Immediately on the right
and French division on the left along
tile high ground traversed by the Chemin-
des-DarneS
in the British sector the enemy at
tack was supported by tanks and ac-
companied by an intense bOmbardment
with gas shells
CLOSE TOUCH WITH FRENCH
"On our right our troops maintained
their battle positions and are in close
touch with the French On our left the
enemy succeeded, after heavy fighting
in pressing our troops back to the second
line Of prepared positions. Severe fight
ing has taken place along the front and is
continuing
On the Lys battle front strong at
tacks made BY the enemy this Monday
morning On the Locre-N oormezeele front
have been repulsed By the French troops
after fierce lighting, with great loss 70
the eneIny
IN the neighb0rhood of Dickebusch
Lake the enemy succeeded in penetrat-
ing for q short distance into the French
position Fighting IS still taking place
at this point Other localities in which
the enemy penetrated in the first attack,
have been regained by counter-attacks
Dy the French troops, who secured a
number Of prisoners
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28

2 gaining the heights north of me
Asne ana me famous ChemIn-Des-
Danes the Germans suffered most heavily.
The region over which tney have
advanced tnus FAR is one of the most
battle-acarred n France. Il the rown
Prince hoped 70 crush the French and
separate them from the British al Berry
Au-Bac, ne failed, as contact between the
Allied forces has been maintained through
out the lighting
How far the Germans advanced on
the extreme ends 81 the new aghtlng
front Is not defined clearly, but ii he
center they reached the region north Il
PonJ Arcy, four mile advance on the
Asne.
RURLED BACK By FRENc H.
Along the SIX mile front from Locre
20 Noormezeele on the Flanders battle
field, ne. french hurled the enemy back
With great losses and stlil hold ,enacio1ls.y
% the position protecting the ridge
running westward from Mont KENNEL
Near Voormeze Il. where the French
have taken over the line from the British
heavy lighting continues around Dcke-
busch Lake, where the Germans pene-
trated the Allied hne
Man"hIle, there 5 very intense Ar.
tlilery fire from north Of the Somme
70 the IAvre IN Picardy.
AMERICANS PUSH BACK FOE.
The Germans have made no ATTACKS
here, except for strong raids agalns, the
Allied lines, especially the American
sector west ef M1ntdiGier The Aueri-
cans threw back the Germans in . counter
attack after sighting n which the enemy
suffered severe losses ana prisoners we're
taken by ne Americans
AgsrRIkNs pEArEN l> ITALY.
Renewal q heavy fighting in Northern
France l> eo.nciienJ with q successful
Italian thrust against the Austro-Hun-
garlan positions ia the mountains of the
western Trentlno
Ia addition q gaining important helgat
positions, the Italians captured nearly
goo prisoners and much war material
Austrian attacks south af tsiag
have been repulsed by the Italians
Elsewhere on the front from Stelle
TO the AdriatIc there has been little
activity
BRITISH FsLL RACN y OHpE3
The British when the 6aitle started
apparently were holding 2 line approx
mayely twelve miles long. between Berui-
tNtit, seven llAtE0 tlNIilN tS4 lA EADEiEuS
and Craoueiie across the Aisue % The
northwest. the line Straddhng the Alsne
midway his distance near Berry Au- Bac
There IS no indication that the British
right flank was materially affected bv the
shock The ieft flank, however, felt the
effect OF the impact upon the French
front further west whore a crossing of the
Alsne WAS forced, aud the British left
was obliged 70 fall back ia conformity.
The British line 70 the west Of Berry
Au-Bac IS now wholly south Of the Aisne,
according to the indications in todsys
official statements
The German attack in Flanders was
evidently subsidiary affair, not even on
the scale al some Of the previous offensive
movements there. although there was an
extremely heavy concentration OF troops
Tor the limited front attacked
The French bore the brunt Of thi, blow
and repulsed il with the loss q scarcely
any ground. the Germans succeeding only
in pushing III something ike q half mile
south Of DekehuSch Lake, shout four
miles southwest Of Nprcs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
LIGHTNING HITS
EXPLOSIVE WORKS
du Pont Nitroglycerine Plant at
Gibbstown, N J., Damaged to
Extent of $4,000

Lightning struck nltroglycerin build
ing at the Repauno chemical plant Of
the du Pont Company At Gibbstown,
New Jersey about midnight last night
and caused the explosion Of 5000 pounds
Of nitroglycerm
That part of the plant was not in
operation at the time and no person
was injured
The shock DESTROYED several small
buildings and damaged others in the
vicinity
The damage was confined 10 company
property and will amount to probably
$4,000
The explosion was felt all over South
Jersey
The storm was not as severe on this
side OF the river, though the heavy ram
was accompanied by vivid lightning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
kTERNED HUNS MUST
GARDEN At CAM PS
Under Work or Fight Order They
VIII Raise Vegetables to Feed
u. S. Troops.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

~ Ass0CIated Press @ tNeFy ENenIng
Washington, May IS Provost Mar
shal-General Crowder's work or fight
order has been applied 70 interned enemy
aliens BY the government and many Ger
mans formerly engaged III business in the
large cities OF the country soon viii be
plying hoes rakes and other farm imple-
ments IN gardens at troop camps, raising
vegetables for the soldiers
One hundred of the interned enemy
aliens have been sent from Fort Ogle-
thorpe Ga TO Camp Devens, Mass
One Of the next quotas viii 20 10 Camp
Dix, New Jersey \ four-hundred-acre
farm will be cultivated At Camp Dix
Each one hundred aliens will be looked
after by % soldiers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
Classes in War w Ork.

A class in first aid will be formed to
night at $50 o'clock at the Garrett
Settlement, among the Young eolored
men of the city At the same time a
class in nursing Will be organized at the
same place among the young women
(cOlored) Those who may desire TO
join either class are requested to present
themselves at the hour named.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28

Through the efficient work OF Miss
James and her corps ~ teachers at No q
Public School the weighing and measur-
ing campaign nov under the direction
Of the Welfare Committee Of the Woman :
Council Of Defense Is drawing to q close
al the school Up TO today about AZ
babies have beer weighed and measured
and there are but about a score more III
that section to be examined
The teachers entered heartily INTO the
work and have seen To it that mothers
brought their children 70 the school 10
be examined Those who paid little
attention to the call were made to under
stand that this is national campaign
and that il is the desire Of the govern
nlent to have all babies under years OF
age weighed and measured. That mothers
who failed to comply with the request
Of the government were falling short IN
the duty they owed their children. Put
to them IN such a way there was nothing
left for the mother To do but bring her
child to the school and have IT weighed
and measured.
Another new Welfare Station is to be
established at St Elizabeths school
There are three or four other stations
that will be opened this week 50 that a
mother can make n choice AS to which
place is the nearest 10 her home or where
she would rather 60 with her child
There were twenty children weighed
and measured ~ the Polish kindergarten
Yesterday, despite the fact that Monday
Is an inconvenent day The mother told
the workers TO get away from home.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
10 Steel vessels in Week

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, MAY y Ten steel yes
sells. totalhng 63, iS6 tons. were completed
Tor the shipping Board in the week ending
May -. There were eighteen launchlngs
during the week OF q total tonnage Of
LOO, roo