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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24

the god of war and military
force, and to make the world safe
for democracy.
desire that you view the mat
ter in the light and spirit Of the
Spartan mothers Of old, who,
when their sons went forth to
battle for freedom and their ma
tive land, said to their sons,
" Either come home proudly,
bearing your shield before you
or Upon it. !" War was absolute
ly necessary on the part of my
country, and althol was "a years
old and nobody expected Inc to
go, yet some one had to go !;
some one had to make the sacri-
flee; some mothermu lose her
son. In the light of these facts,
and knowing our country rs great
need, ] volunteered, and have
never for one moment regretted
my decision and will not, al
tho my life and the useful career
must end. Life is not the highest
boon of existence there are ideals
that are superhuman, interests
greater than life itself, for which
it is worth while fighting, suffer
ing and dying.
If possible, after the war,
would like my remains brought
to America and inferred at White
Hall | have provided well for
your support, as have a $4,000
insurance policy with the govern
ment and several thousand with
old-line companies. My friend,
Thompson, and Jesse, have these
policies and other valuable pa
pers.
Goodbye, mother | will see
you in the next world. You may
know that died fighting for
you, my country and all that life
holds dear. Your son,
Adrian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24

Snatching German code messages
from the air from the coming tower
TO United States vessel of war is
not allowed every novice of wireless
telegraphy. But that is what Dan
Riddel, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
Riddle of this city does during his
spare moments when business at the
instrument has taken slump.
Riddle enlisted in the navy at the
outbreak of the war, the first yolun-
teer to leave the Chickasha high
school Since that time he has been
in training for degree in Uncle
Sans sea fighters and is now ready
to take his ranking from the Har-
ward university.
Following is part of the letter re-
ceived from the young operator yes
terday:
Dear Mother:
~ received your letter this morn
ing and was glad to get it as usual.
| have taken my finals in operating
and stopped twenty-three words per
minute so I guess | will get my rat
ing alright | haven't taken my ex-
ans in theory yet
81 am on watch in the coming
tower now and will be for the pres
ent although | don't know how long
it will last. Hope it won't be long
until | am assigned to a destroyer
in foreign waters for | am anxious
to get away from here. | have been
on land long eonugh and am getting
restless.
81 may take a job as assistant in
structor but | had rather have a lit
tie excitement with the U-boats.
There were about two hundred in
our graduating class this week. |
don't know how many will take the
fleet but most of them take what
they can get That is if Uncle Sam
needs them in the armed guard, he
puts them there. So it's not what
you want, it's what you get in the
navy.
Il have had nice time since COM
ing to the school here but | want to
get away as | have been a dry land
sailor long enough. | have been in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
Remember the B.


A Chicago man was walking
through a foreign quarter of his
city when, with an amused smile, he
stopt in front Of small eating
place, on the window of which was
painted in white, Lam Stew"
Now the proprietor happened to be
standing in the doorway and when
he saw the smile OF the gentleman
who had stopt in front Of his place
he asked to be favored with an ex-
PLANTATION of the joke.
Whereupon the other explained
about the missing "b' in lamb aud
the proprietor accepted the correc-
tion in good part, at the same time
expressing his thanks
When next the Chicago man pass.
ed that restaurant he found that
the menu had been changed, but
that the lesson in photography had
not been forgotten. The proprietor
was now offering "Clamb Chowder
-Harper's Magazine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
Told TOGO
His Limit
andHe Did

What it takes to get the good out
of the United States army, Houston
Gardner an Elmore City man, learn
ed all in one night When Gardner
presented himself for enlistment at
the local station yesterday, the SER
geant and his force went into coun-
Gil and declared him underfed. The
man was taken on condition, how
ever and staked to a meal ticket.
Early this morning the restaurant
proprietor appealed to recruiting Of
ficers and swore he had been trying
to feed the victim of a siege. A lit
tie later Gardner showed up and
when he hoped on the scales the
things went wild BY actual count
he was seven pounds heavier than
the night before.
He got his moneys worth.
The following volunteers were ac-
cepted for enlistment yesterday at
the army recruiting station and will
be forwarded to Fort Logan, Colora-
do: Thomas A. Treadway. coast ar
tillery Cloud Chief, Okla; Jesse ].
Black, coast artillery, Cloud Chief;
Felix &. Jones, coast artillery. Cloud
Chief; Daniel B. lvans, medical de-
partment, Elmore City; Houston
Gardner, medical department, Ell.
more City; James E. Graham, ord
nance corps, Verden.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
MORE FIGHTERS FOR AMER.
ICA

Announcement from Washing
ton that Secretary Baker will
soon recommend changes i'll the
draft age, with view to enlarg-
ing the fighting forces of the ma
tion, will meet with general APP
proval. Precisely what form the
secretary's suggestions will take,
is not stated but whatever his
judgment may be, the people will
concur in it.
Spurred on.by the unspeakable
indignities and wrong suffered
at the hands of ruthless militar-
ism, the fighting spirit of Amer
lea is aroused to pitch that
nothing except full vindcation
Of the principles for which we
fight will satisfy it and the ma
ton sternly dedicates itself to
the one supreme task, to the ac-
complishment of which it pledg-
es all its manhood and all its ma
terial resources. Every man who
is worthy Of the name of an
American is willing to fight
England has raised the draft age
to 80 years and America is ready
to go that far if necessary There
are thousands of men past forty
who are physically fit to bear
arms and are eager to answer
their country's call whenever it
comes.
!. If in the wisdom Of the men
whom we have charged with the
responsibility of steering the
ship Of state, five million men
are needed overseas, the call can
not come too quickly. The soon
er America makes her full fight
ing force available, the more
speedily will success come to our.
arms. Men should be sent across
the seas as rapidly as they can
be trained and shipping made
available for transporting them
with the necessary supplies.
Try an Express want ad and be
pon viucad
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
EXPRESS PAcKAGETTES
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Turf!
"One wastes the food on which he
feeds,
One starves,' said old man Blazz
"One has more money than he
needs,
One needs more than he has"
Anon. I
81 Simp says he notices that The
longer a drouth lasts the dryer the
soil gets.
NJ F. Courtney had it all fixed up
for a soaking rain when the moon
changed yesterday
Our guess is that some speeders
about town are due for trip to
police court as soon as Sammie gets
around to EN-.
And you may have noticed that
according to Berlin reports, whether
the Bosche goes forward or back,
ward he always wins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24

AS matter OF fact, the average
woman can keep a secret much bet.
ter than the common or garden
variety of he-gossip.
OF course If anybody wants to
bring cheap gas to Chickasha before
winter comes, there can be no reas.
enable objection to it.
]. ID. Carmichael had terrible
dream the other night. 1t seems
that he had to witness the sur.
render OF the kaiser and his army
However, there is no reason for
being utterly disconsolate For in
stance, it may rain any time, making
it possible to raise some fine fall
gardens.
And sometimes a man has more
thrills on motor trip than he cares
to talk about when he comes home
You might ask w. w Horne if this
isn't the truth.
Uncle Sam could get rid of lot
OF rubbish in the rear of his lines
if he would give grumblers the op
tion of going to the front or hitting
Il v ball at home.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
First G. H. S. Volunteer
Grabs off German Code
Messages In Dull Hours

sixteen months now and have seen
most of this country but want to see
all the foreign countries before my
hitch is up. | get few code groups
from Germany sometimes which | am
on watch in the coming tower Also
get messages from Arlington and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO
+ = ~ = = = : = = + = = =
Paw Knows Everything.

Willie-Paw, what is the differ
ence between an optimist and a pes
simist?
Paw--An optimist reioices over
what he has and pessimist mourns
over what he hasn't, my son.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24

The United States government ex-
poets you to keep your pledge made
on June IS. The sooner you pay the
better for yourself and the cause we
are fighting for.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
Trammel-Holt Tire Company
DISTRIBUTORS
Phone 155 Kansas Avenue

many other wireless stations. Ey-
erything is sent in code during war
times and must be decoded when re-
ceived.
We'll, have to scrub up a suit Of
whites to wear at inspection tomor-
row as it is Saturday so | will say
goodbye, ss,NmI
"Your loving son,
Dan"
If in need of help OF any Kind adj
vertise place Want Ad in the
Daily Express
Subscribe Ios the DAny ExDresA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24

auD.crlDe lo- A. Jan, r1DrssA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24

Try an Express want ad and be
convinced.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
Care of Oriental Rugs.

Lay one rug at time loosely folded
in the bathtub. Draw hot water to
cover we'll and shake in washing
powder quite freely Move The rug
about in this soap water and an as
tonishins amount of dust will roll out.
When il seems clean add fresh rims.
ing water Of the same temperature.
Dry them and before they are fully
dry lay in place on the floors and
stretch and pull well into shape. Then
once week roll the carpet sweeper
over Them, wipe with fresh floor
cloth dipped in basin OF hot am.
monia water and we'll wrung out. II
the floors are well busted and the
rugs cared for in this way the most
delicate gowns may be trailed over
without soiling.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
HIGH SPOTS IN The CAN
TORMENT NEWS
usS s4 HSSs sSU . .


Camp Dodge. Des Moines, la. Pro
liciency in handling the rifle aud bay
Onet is one Of the requisites for carly
service overseas. And exercises In
their use have been given impetus
"a result. The information Is con-
tanned in recent divisional order
placing particular emphasis ON the
necessity OF training national army
troops for offensive tactics and per.
feciing the men in the use OF the
rifle and bayonet. Every man must
have perfect confidence in his skill
with the bayonet. the order reads. be-
fore he be sent across.
Camp Logan. Houston. TeS.-With
a seating capacity of $500 men. the
\ ". {. \. auditorium building hero
aas been completed. II was formal
ly dedicated last Thursday. 1t is the
largest building in camp. The hall
will be used for gatherings. shows
and entertainments of all kinds. both
for and by the men. The opening
show was given By the lOSth Engi-
ncers and dedication addresses By
General George Bell. division com.
mander and Col Harry A. Allen, com.
uandcr OF the l0Sth Engineers. Ora.
ham Stewart. head Of the Y. VI. C.. A
delivered Tue presentation address.
Camp Grant. Rockford. lll.--AIili-
tary Spring styles must be observed
by soldiers here. Brig. Gen. l.. W. v.
kennon has called upon the military
police to carry out Il rigid uniform
Instructions in Spring styles. AS
result hundreds of non-coms In non.
e"mDatant units said fond fare
vel 10 their priced leather legglngs
and of,cers weeded cut all uniform
articles In their equipment. Field
boots worn generally by officers of
tae command are restricted In camp
In n, lew orders and will be worn
only IN muddy weather Enlisted
men are given permission TO wear
white collars or stocks when off
duty and all soldiers. whether officers
or enlisted men. must wear the olive
drab coat buttoned up at all times af-
ter retreat is sounded, The black
necktic will be worn only by officers
and all short overcoats are prohibit.
cd In the command.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16

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70 max, The best of perfumes at
home at ! comparatively sDalt cOsL.
would advise several girls who like
a delicate scent in their garments or
10 put on flesh after bathing. to club
together and buy a small quantity OF
some superior grade of essential oil.
BY that | mean What might be called
the original perfume. from which
toilet waters anu extracts are made.
The oils. being pure. are extremely
expensive, and half dram would
make enough delicate perfumed Mater
TO last a lifetime. Such an Invest
meut is not within the purse OF The
average girl. but several may gel tho
quantity, divide the cost and the OIL.
and then have scent enough for ses-
sral months use.
II this schtme is followed the oil
chos n should be bought from an. Of
the large importing chemists. anu
enough money should be paid Tor il 10
get an excellent quality and seine de
otlorized alcohol or spirits Of wine 10
mix with it.
When purchasing the oil sirl who
snufrs il expecting 10 find The odor
sweet. will be disappointed, for il is
40 strong as 10 be almost acrid. FOR
not until the oil is reduced with alec
hol does The scent become fragrant, To
give the exact quantities OF spirits Of
wine, or de.odorized alcohol may be
1ut With a few drops OF oil is impos-
sible, because it depends upon the
quality of the oil and the heariness
desired in the perfume. 1t will be
necessary 10 combine the TWO and try
them, adding spirits as long as any
acrid odor remains.
When the mixture is complete it
should be light and volatile, sweet,
without being cloying.
II sachei powders rather than liQuir
perfumes were used, think the ci-
feet would be pleasanter. for their il
softness, delcacy about sachet
that is impossible to get in any other
form. or the powders Flofen'ine orris
may be used extravasantly and yet
never be unpleasant Dressing table
and chiffonier drawers, handkerchief
cases and others for gloves may be
lined with it, impartine one of the
most attractive odors. This is among
the cheapest sachets TO he found, and
yet not even the most expensive 10
dainter.
Dried lavender is delicious, ineypen-
sire au1 lasting II deserves to be
used more than il is as perfume for
personal garments, for it's freshness
is inyigoratins. Heliotrope, rose and
other sachets, being artiticial-that L.
manufactured are less lasting, and
al the same time more expensive,
They may be INDUCED in occasionally,
but one OF The others will be better
for general use.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
cynicisms Of q eusiness Girl.

The flower Of love Is often cactus.
She is a self-possessed woman who
can keep cool in the summer time.
There are times when the ONCE boy
can get more attention than the
manager.
Some men md it less expensive 10
rilt alth other mems wives than TO
have wives of their own.
The master jugglers OF the world
are the girls who are considering
two proposals at the same time.
The next best, thing 10 having a
good time at party is TO make those
who were moi invited think that you
had good time.
The chief objection 10 marrying
girl who has had other affairs is
that The cracks in her heart are for.
ever presenting themselves TO remind
her husband that he is not the only
man on earth.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
S. A. FUND NEAR
QUOTA IN OTTAWA

Tho closing days or thc Salvation
Army letter carriers drive are h.
cumins increasingly popular with the
patriotic citizens Of Ottawa, and there
is every Indication that n good sho0
ing will have been made. possible
because Of the general aud liberal r.
sponSe. when the final day Of rckOn-
ing +, known Tue letter carriers feel
CONS iderably rncourlGcd from tde as
sissance those upon their Respective
routes have given I'm their Efforts to
raise a thousand dollars toward tht
mo thousand dollar OTTAWA quota
Within The past two days The fund
has swclIed from Sc9SlU TO s,9S.St
which va, the graud total Nd 10 nine
o'clock this morning This means
that seen is yet needed if the ear
ricrs are to reach their thousand dol
lar target and there is good reason
10 believe that those who have mo-
already subscriber Will give tbeir
sharc to-day.
Last Saturday afternoon the junior
Class II OTTAWA Township High
school gave ths :, \. War Fund +
liberal and most appreciated hoos;
by subscribing ffjy dollars. This
Wa raised in popular subscription
by members of the Junior Glass and
their good and patriotic action in this
manner is well worthy of eXempllt-
cation wherever possible. Also tue
Womcns auxiliary of the la Sale
Couuty Council of Defense. as re-
cOguized several days ago. donated
fifty dollars to the S. A. War Fund.
His Honor, Mayor Bradford, wae
pleased to take advantage OF the or
poriunlty afforded in tho presence
of large audience Of Ottawa'S loyal
citizenship assembled in the Arm0ry
last Saturday afternoon, 10 make
special mention OF the Salvation
Army War Fund Campaign, and urSed
all present IL they had MOI yet SUB
scrihed to give their donation To theii
letter carriers today, without fail.
\ large banner carried by one OF the
carriers in the Liberty Loan parade
on Saturday attracted remarkable
attention With all that the above
represents aud combined with the
earnest work ii Is justly anticipated
that Monday will ring the carroll OF
victory,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
CONDUCTOR SHOPS EN- ROUTE
Pittsburgh Trolley Pilot Stops Car 20
Minutes TO Buy Sugar At Gro.
Gerry Store.

Pittsburgh, pa.--A new species Of
traffic delay was experienced by pa.
irons OF the Pittsburgh Railways com.
pany on an outbound Avalon street
car while II was passing through Belle.
'ue. The car stopped in front Of a
grocery and The conductor dlsap.
peared. Passengers waited many
minutes, meanwhile craning uccks In
vain to ascertain the cause of tho "tic.
up" inst as one man was about TO
leave the car. saying he wanted to get
to his destination some time that day,
the conductor hoped aboard the car
with bundle IT groceries. ut took
me twenty minutes to get pound Of
sugar in that store" he said. where
upon he gave "two BELLS and the caI
moved onward. 4
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
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Leon irlnwg OF Earlville was in
town Wedn esday.
Mrs. Phil Carl spent most OF last
week with her daughter Hrs. John
Witzun who was sick but Is better
at this writing.
Mrs. Geo. Willard Of Wslland was
a Meridian caller Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. T.. Dillon we're Au.
rora visitors Saturday.
A. NJ. Topc was IN Aurora Tuesday.
Geo. Otterbuch shipped car Of
hogs and one ofscattle Tuesday. A
Ben Sutton was an Aurora visitor
Monday.
Meridian is still without per'ma
nent r. II. agent.
On Friday night there will be a
lecture in the church parlors BY Mr..
I. s BROOKS on Agriculture and Mrs.
Mcconnell will talk on Domestic
Science and Conservation. Mr..
Brooks will tell about crops and how
to raise them. Mrs. Mcconnell will
tell YOU how 10 cook and conserve
same.
Mrs. Paul Kupp Of Aurora visited
her mother Mrs. vickery Friday. Mrs.
Vickery went to Aurora Saturday re-
tuning Monday,
On Friday the 26th the Meridian
Literary will convene, We always have
good program and will try and not
disappoint you this time.
| As for the banquet last Friday
night we did not attend, as We do not
believe in banquets in these strenu'
our dark days, when every paper Is
telling you 10 conserve aud we can
hardly get enough TO keep us going
and then our poor boys over IN the
trenches fighting for our Liberty.
We think banquets are not on the
conservation list. Just wait till our
boys come home with victory perched
on their banners thin give them tue
banquets for they will have justly
earned them.
Eggs for Matching from best laying
strain of Buff 0rphingtons from
prize winning stock. One setting OF
Is eggs, 800. Call or Phone Ring 81
line I, Mendoza Central.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
REPORT CzEnNIN
QUITS AS AUSTRIAN
FOREIGN MINISTER

London, Apil I5.--co'fnt Czernin.
the Austrian foreign minister, has re-
signed according TO n report received
from Vienna today By way Of Amster-
dam.
II was said taht he resignation was
accepted by the Emperor Charles.
Blames Emperor.
Amsterdam, April lo.-The Morgcn
Post Of Berlin stated today that Ger
hin explained bis resignation as Aus
tro.TIungasan foreign minietsr by
saying tina. hecould no longer remain
responsible II t:mpcfor Charles wrote
political lctlrs sfllVxa Importance
without his know1edgtts according ~
adivtes ,rnp ihc German capital
y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16

Florida, mining metal in New Mexico,
running real estate Offices aud retail
stores, conducting commission houses
and public utilities in all parts Of the
country.
All this does not mean that our gov.
errment is coniiscating outright the
property Of alien enemies. But just
now A. Mitchell Palmer. alien property
custodian, has the task Of locating all
such property and so administering
1t that lis income may be turned into
the treasury Of the United States for
the purchase Of bonds to help prose.
cute the war against Germany and her
allies.
This property may be a partnership
In which persons residing in the terri
tory OF the German allies are tlnanci.
ally interested. But whatever it ia.
real estate, life insurance, railroads,
mines. stocks or bonds, 1t must oil be
reported. Also. all debts owed TO Ger.
mans or to her allies by Americans,
must be reported and paid TO the alien
property custodian. Little or big, an
accounting Is necessary.
One president Of trust company
personally admitted to him. M. Pal.
mer said, that he held 100000 worth
OF German securities in his wants. and
when asked why he had not reported
it, naiycly offered the excuse that he
did mol know there was any law which
required such report.
snotber significant case was the
statement made by a friend Of n bank
clerk, who said that he knew where
there was bundle Of bonds owned
by former German consul, which
were regularly clipped and secretly
sent 10 an address in Sweden, and
from there relaycd into Germany
where the owner now resided. When
asked why he did not report these
bonds. The friend OF the bank clerk re-
piled that he could not botrny q con
fdcnce.
Chance to Prove Loyalty.
THE tine has come" said Mr.. Pal
mer, "alien every citizen has got Ia
decide whether 10 keep the confidence
OF friends and remain silent, or come
forward and give information that VIII
stop The Flow of money helping Oul
enemies IN their efforts to crush tht
United Ssies. Persons holding an,
such information are either Loyal
Americans, or they are enemies tt
America Here thov have u cbanc,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
For the Housewife.

DR., -four applied with a newspaper
is an excellent and easy way 10 clean
tinware.
New tinware will not rust II creased
with little fresh lard and baked in
The oven before IL il used.
When dropping mufin dough into
The tins first dip the spoon into boil.
ing water anu the dough will not
stick 10 the spoon.
A pad OF thick paper aid over the
edge of each step under the carpet
win prevent it from wearing and il
will last much longer.