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Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22
ATTEMPT TO BOMB
 TRAIN FRUSTRATED


 What was undoubtedly an attempt 10 bomb q troop train passing through Benson was frustrated last Friday when the bombs were discovered and the track cleared before 8 train had chance b pass over them. According to reports. which had reached the she-ifs office and kept quiet to allow a chance for the officers to work on the case Section Foreman Henry Fisher was leaving the yards at Ben son on his gasoline speedster when he run over what he thought was an Ordi- nary can which caused his machine tO leave the track. He immediately in veStigated. and was amazed to find that he had run over a powerful nitro glycerin bomb. clecerly camoufaged in an old molasses can and well pre- pared The speedster had not been heavy enough to cause the machine to explode. and he immediately retraced his direction and reported the matter to Deputy Sheriff Bennett of Benson. who notified the sherif's office and continued a search of the vicinity He Gn,f I,- n. the internal machines. one made up in an old milk can and th other in a tobacco can.
 The matter was also reported to railroad headquarters at Tucson and an exert sent down to investigate, and when opened one of the bombs proved to be loaded with enough nitro glycerin 70 blow an entire train to pieces They were taken by the fed eral officers. which has the case in hand. and a thorough investigation under way. The only possible deduc- tion that can be drawn from the case is that whoever planted the bomb had either planned to blow up a troop train, since such trains pass through Benson almost every day. or either to blow up a passenger train loaded with passengers. Benson being on the main line. What makes it appear stronger that the would-be assassins no doubt German agents. had planned on de- stroying troop train is the fact that almost always the troop trains are sidetracked at this point to await the clearance of the main line. and it is believedy to have been done by some one ho alighted long enough from a main line train to plant the innocent looking bombs and continue his jour ney. hence it is almost impossible to discover a clue.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22
i2,ooo REGISTER FOR
DRAFT IN MARIcoPA

PHOENIX, Sept. 1.-The estimate that 7100 men woulc register for the draft in this county under the new provisions fell far short In reality, there were 12.Oo0 registrants. Abou. 90 per cent were alien and 1000 were Mexicans lately brought into the Salt River valley for cotton picking
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22
HUN DEATH SEEN
eV CLsiRvOVANT

eV cLAiRvOYANr
 NEW YORK. Sept. i6.-Ralph s. Kssler. veteran Long Island railroad passenger conductor. who lives at 2l7 West 34th street. tells a remarkable story concerning the prediction he heard on his train The prediction is that the ruler of the Central Powers will he assassinated on October II. 1alS. And what happened on his train would indicate al least that the wo- man who made the prediction has ciairvoyant powers Here is Conduc- tor Kesler's story:
 "One of my runs he saiI "is from Rockaway Beach to New York Either at the beach or at station or two this side Of there a striking looking woman. very well dressed. boarded ire train. She had wavy. dark brown hair, and what some persons might call gypsy eyes. There was one vacant seat in the car she entered and that was beside rather co-Duieat woman who carried shopping bag over her arm As the new arrival sat down the corpu'ent woman gIarei at her and then a little snappingly. switched the shopping bag to the other arm.
 "'Oh. you needn't have done that said the newcomer pleasantly be cause il was nor in the least in my ray. or. if YOU ;Aou~A: msh, pilfer the bag. let me tell you ths; it doesn't contain enough money 10 interest me
 "lateed,' exclaimed the co-puient lady T suppose you know just how much money have in this bag
 Certainly do.' said the nev- comer smiling. In the purse inside the bag you have II cents. and that is all the money there is in the bag
 "The owner of the bag reconnoi,er- | ed its interior and was quite nabber- Castei to find that her seatma;e had assessed is money contents 10 a pen ny. A man sitting in front of the two woman turned and said:
 Pardon me. madam, bu, couldn't help overhearing your conversation and its result, and il seems to me that t might be said Of 70 uthat you see things Perhaps you can tell me how much money have
 That will be quite easy replied the woman. You have si5 in bills and s5 cents in change
 The man produced his cash. count ed t. and found that the woman with ,he gypsy eyes was right again
 Well. now said the man. getting more interested. you are certainly some clairyoyant Now suppose you look into the future. as you did into my pockets and tell Us when this war is going to end
 '''I can hardly do that she said. and her face took on a very serious ex- pression. but can tell you this: Or October II of this year ruler Of one | of the Central Powers will be assassi. mated You will not have long to wal, | to find out whether have told you ! truly or not
 "A short time after that We pulled , into the Pennsylvania station and the woman of the vision wen; her way | with the rest Of the crowd never saw her before and don't suppose [ shall ever see her again
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22

Premier Lenire and Foreign Minis ter Tro-sky. whose rule in Russia since the overthrow 5f premie: Ker ensky has beer one Of the strangest the .o4Iu has known. are now said to be in hiding on a ship at Cronstadt under the protection of Germans
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22

While the junk campaign is going on over here, Ferdinand Foch is junk ing Bill Hohenzollern's machine.
 They call him Babe Ruth. but there is nothing infantile about his swatting.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22

Much (; the success Of the National Security League in instilling through out America the principles Of prepar- edness and action in the war is due to E. l.. Harvey. publicity director Of the many activities of the league. He has spread the fame Of the organization over the world.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22

For years and years our worlds series judgment never has varied one iota. The team we bet on always lost
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-22
BIG BRIDGE BURNS
ON ARIZONA EASTERN

GLOBE, Sept. 1S.-Ffre of unknown origin has destroyed the greater part of a 345 foot trestle, 90 feet high. on the Copper Hill spur of the Arizona Eastern railroad.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
SLATE WAR
TALKS FOR
SATURDAY
Chickasha to Hear War Worker
and Fighting Son in Interests
Of United War Work
Campaign Here

Mrs Retta Childs Dorr and her
son, Private Julian Dorr, will be in
Chickasha Saturday, November 2, in
the interest of the United War Work
campaign, it is announced by Clin-
ton NJ. Allen, executive secretary Of
the speakers bureau, Oklahoma City,
Mrs. Dorr and her son are both
prominent in the world Of letters.
Mrs Dorr brings the story of the
War Camp Community Service, which
is doing much to make the lives Of
soldiers in cantonments more pleaEs
ant, bat OF which little known in
many parts Of the country Her
soldier son has a ringing account of
heroic work done by representatives
of various agencies at the front.
On account of the ban on public
meetings, it is probable that plans
will be made for these distinguished
visitors to address small gatherings
as E. w. Marland, state chairman
and Alfred O. Booth, campaign di-
rector for the United War Work
Campaign in oklahoma, are insistent
that all rules of the health admins
tration be observed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
TIME
IN SCHOOLS
BE MADE Up
viii Probably Run Saturdays and
Holidays; No Announcement
of Opening Date; Flu is
on Decline Here

That the teachers of the county
should make up time in their schools,
lost because OF the enforced idleness
which was one of the outgrowths Of
the Spanish influenza, was the opin.
ion Of M H. Shepard, county super
intendent, today
q believe the teachers will agree
that it is their duty to make up this
time" said Mr.. Shepard. 4 believe
the trustees, patrons and pupils will
see that it is the duty Of schools to
run six days per week, and on holi
days until the time is made MP. In
this way it will not be a difficult
matter to catch up with the sche.
dule in few weeks time.
The expected announcement as to
when the schools of the county would
reopen, was not forthcoming this
morning. School men declared that
they were as much in the dark on
the subject as anyone. Both the
city and county superintendents OF
health declared they had received
no advices from the health authori
ties as to a probable date for open
ing the schools.
When seen this morning regarding
the influenza epidemic in the county
DR.. s. 0, Marrs, county health Off
Ger, declared in effect that the fight
against the malady in Grady county
was, progressing satisfactorily, that
a minimum number Of cases were
being reported and that indications
were that the epidemic is on the dc
cline here
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
KEEP
COAL CARS
BUSY NOW
State Coal Boss Threatens Cut
Off Coal Shipments to Con-
signees Who Refuse Ac-
cept Regular Orders

Ada, okla, Oct. 2S.-As winter ap-
proaches it becomes even. more es-
sential that all coal equipment be
used in the most efficient way, ac-
cording to information given out
from the office OF State Fuel Admin
istrator p. A. Morris. In a letter to
the retail coal dealers and industrial
plants, Mr. Norris threatens to cut
off all coal shipments from those
consignees who refuse coal shipped
ON orders regularly given and filled.
The letter, as sent out, is given be-
low:
"A few industrial plant managers
and few retail coal dealers still in
sist upon handling coal in the same
careless way they were accustomed
to before the war In the last week
a car of coal shipped on a legitimate
order was refused by the consignee
because he did not remember the
order was outstanding and because
it was not convenient to unload. An
other was turned down because 1t
was shipped week ahead of time.
In both of these cases the car was
delayed for several days, and conse'
quently coal production has been re-
tarded
thereafter, whenever a consignee
refuses to unload a car of coal ship
ped on a regular order, the facts in
the case will be obtained as nearly
as possible and given to the coal OPP
orators in this and adjoining states.
If the cosignee is at fault, the op-
orators will be advised that war con
ditions justify Withholding shipments
from such retail coal dealer or indus
trial plant manager until further no
tice. | sincerely trust that you will
make this unnecessary.
This action will be taken with
some reluctance, as | prefer appeal
ing to dealers or consumers pa,
triotism to arbitrarily shutting off
coal shipments, but coal cars must
not stand idle. I can think of no
sufficiet reason for refusing coal
shipped on an order regularly placed
and not cancelled"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
LOCAL BOARD IN
NEED VOLUNTEER
CLERICAL HELP

That some volunteer help is need
cd at the office of the local exemp-
ton board in compiling the Yolumi-
nous data of the September IL, reg.
itsration, is the statement Of the
statement Of S. c. Durbin, ehairmna,
who has suggested that teachers Of
the county and city could materially
assist in the work during their peri
cd Of enforced idleness because of
the Spanish influenza epidemic.
At this time, the board has COM
pleted the work of making up the
rolls, showing the order numbers and
the work of sending out the classifi-
cation cards will be taken up at once.
Mr.. Durbin stressed the point that
all agricultural Industrial claims must
be taken up and handled exclusively
by the district board at Tulsa.
Some have the idea that these
claims are handled through the local
board, but this is not the case," said
Mr.. Durbin. "They must be handled
through the district board at Tulsa
Practically all of such claims from
the 1886 registrants have been pass
ed on by the district board and have
been returned to this office"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
CITIZEN SOLDIER RULE
is NOW USED IN ARMY
BY United Press.

By United Press
Paris, Oct 5.-(By mall
uralized soldiers of the American ex-
peditionary forces may become citi-
zens of the United States by signing
a document-thereby cutting short
the usual process by 5 years.
Under a general order from Gen.
Pershing the applicant merely signs
a paper which combines all the com
plioated processes Of naturalization.
Even if he has lived in the United
States but few hours before enlist
ing, the applicant has the same priv
ileges. Subjects of enemy nations,
if considered loyal, may renounce
their allegiance and become Ameri
can citizens by the same process
Before allowing a soldier to take the
step, commanding officers are in
structed to ascertain that the alien
understands his action and is sin
cere in his desire for citizenship.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
Latest German Note Appears to
Official Washington be IN
called For; Attempt Switch
Responsibility
OPINION DIVIDED
AS TO IMPORTANCE
Some See Another Hun Step; 9th
ers Brand Note as Camou-
flage; Vienna Fears Aus
trian Revolution
(By r. ]. Bender, U. p. Corr

(By r. ]. Bender, U P. Corr
Washington, Oct 2S-Germany
appears to official Washington to be
attempting to force an early sub
mission of the allied armistice
terms, in the latest note for which
there appears to be no particular
excuse or need.
The note carried the plain sugges-
tion that Germany Is struggling now
10 make the allies appear on the ini-
tiative in suggesting an armistice
The official text had not been re-
ceiyed early today, but it is expect
ed soon. Opinion is divided as to
its Importance Some officials say
another step forward in Germany S
efforts, others declaring the note to
be more camouflage merely flatter-
ing President Wilson to keep him in
terested,
The unofficial text Of The German
reply to President Wilson's note is
as follows:
THE German government has talk
en- cognizance Of the answer OF the
president of the United States.
THE president is aware of the far
reaching changes which have been
carried ont and are being carried out
in the German constitutional struc-
ture, and that peace negotiations are
being conducted by a peoples gov
ernment, in whose hands rest, both
actually and constitutionally, the
power to make the deciding conclu-
sions.
THE military powers are also sub.
iect to it.
THE German government now
awaits proposal for an armistice,
which shall be the first step toward
a just peace, as the president has
described it in his proclamation.
"Solf."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
COPS DOLLED UP
In NEW LINE OF
HIGH TOPPED LIDS

Have you noticed the new head
gear being used by Chief Of Police
Linn and his force of city policemen?
mo, we have not been influenced by
the style calendar We just simply
drilled down into the duty storeroom
and placed in use our stock of he'll
met-hats, which are to be used only
temporarily as caps will be ordered
for winter use" the chief said.
The l1nightly headgear now being
used by the city law enforcers were
"broke-in' by ex-Chief Phillips and
his clan
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
SUGAR RULES
REPEATED BY
CO. FOOD BOSS

There has been some misundeT-
standing among some of the retail
grocery establishments of the county
relative to the sale of sugar For
the benefit of those who are advised
of the sugar sales regulation as set
down by the national admins Itor,
1 will announce that two pounds per
month will be allowed each family
member; two pounds is the maximum
amount to be sold to city residents
at one sale, while residents of the
rural districts viii be allowed to
purchase five pounds each sale,
was the announcement from the Of
flee of c. H. Harris, county food ad-
ministrator, this morning.
Sugar relations will be rigidly en-
forced in Grady county, according to
Mr.. Harris.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
If Wilson Puts
OK On Stuff Bill
1t Goes With Vet

After hearing that Captain j s.
Downs, local Confederate veteran,
was playing the part of Sir Lancelot
for the city anti.suffs, Scoop, the boy
reporter, successfully interviewed the
veteran today.
Il always was opposed to woman
suffrage, but Woodrow Wilson says
we need it--and | will do anything
to help the president" he said. And
every doggone one of them viii vote
the prohibition ticket"
"An honest confession is good for
the soul,' he concluded as he walked
down the street to join number
of his comrades who fought for the
south in '6l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
Orders to Prevent Americans
Crossing Meuse Southeast
Bruilles Indicate Import
ance Foe Positions
LOSS BE SEVERE
BLOW TO BOCHES
Would Shatter Military and Po-
litical Front; British I'm
prove Positions Austria
on Verge of Revolt
(By Fred s Ferguson, staff Corr

(By Fred S. Ferguson, Staff Corr
With the Americans in France,
Oct. 2s.-The fight to check tho
Americans on the Meuse is evidently
now Germany's supreme political as
we'll as military effort.
Orders to prevent the Americans
from crossing the river southeast Of
5rlulIes and bitter counter attacks
on the east bank are taken as indI.
catIVe of the Importance which the
enemy attaches to these operations.
Germany is making every effort to
keep her political front as strong as
possible by having her military for
ces hold the Americans back The
loss of the important heights east
Of the Meuse would be the severest
blow the 5oches could suffer, giving
the Americans control OF the terrain
several miles to the northwest.
American pressure continues to
threaten the enemy's communications
along the entire twenty-five miles on
both sides of the Meuse. One hun.
dred and fifty American bombing
machines and battle planes shot up
the enemy trenches and roads yes.
terday, dropping five tons OF explo-
siVes. Lieutenant Eddie Ricken-
bacher downed his twenty.first vic.
tim.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
STACEY APPEALS
FROM DECISION
COMMISSIONERS

William Stacey, assistant county
attorney, has filed an appeal from
the decision of the board of county
commissioners, which body refused
TO allow his claim for salary during
the time that elapsed between the
suspension Of Oscar Simpson, for.
mer county attorney and the date
on which Mr.. Stacey again took up
the active duties of the assistant at
torney
The appeal is TO be heard at Ia
ter date in district court before
Judge VIII Linn. The amount in
volved is in the neighborhood Of s45.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
RIVER SETS HIGH
MARK SINCE 1915

That the Washita river is cutting
up TO some considerable extent, is
the report coming from the water
power plant at the dam. The gauge
shows the river to be higher at this
time than it has been since 1915.
Reports from the plant are that
the water is running five and Il half
feet over the dam, establishing 4
high mark since 1915, when it set a
record Of six and half feet over
the dam. Little indications of the
water receding were evidenced to-
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
RILEY FUNERAL TO-DAY

The funeral Of T. ]. Riley. engi-
neer at the city water plant, and who
died at his home here Thursday
morning, was announced for 4
o'clock this afternoon. The Masons
were to have charge of the ceremo-
mics. The deceased leaves a wife, a
son and a daughter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
LIQUOR CHARGE is
FILED BY ATTORNEY

charge of selling intoxicating
liquor was filed through the office
Of the county attorney against w A.
Shepard late Saturday evening Rec
ords in the attorneys office show
that il found guilty on the present
charge it will constitute the second
offense for the defendant, he having
been conyited in February, 1915
fined $50 and sentenced to 30 days
nj Jail According to the liquor laws
of the state, the second offense con
stitutes a felony
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
OklahOn1ans In
Casualty List

BY United Press.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
Commanding General Of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces: Died of
wounds, Sc; died of disease, 73;
wounded severely. 26; wounded, de.
gree undetermined. 50; wounded
slightly, 131; missing in action, 63 /;
prisoners, 8; died Of aeroplane acci.
dent, 2. Total, 407.
The following Oklahomans were
included:
Killed in action: Bugler James
H Bryant, Boswell, Okla; Privates
Henry Hamburger Weatherford, Ok
Ia; Odes o. Jones, Antioch, Okla.
Died of wounds received in action:
Private Charles Hunt, Davis, Okla.
Died of accident and other causes:
Private Clarance D. Melton, Sparks
Okla.
Died Of disease: Private Jesse
Stevens, Panama, Okla.
Wounded degree undetermined
Private Charles C. Miller, Norman
Okla.
Slightly wounded in action: Pri
vate Harvey d. Braziel, Antlers
Okla.
Taken prisoner by the enemy: Pri.
Yatc Hannibal B. Woodward, New
Wilson, Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
RESUME TRAFFIC
OVER FRISCO ON
CANADIAN BRIDGE

Traffic was resumed over the Fris.
co bridge across the Canadian river
between Chickasha and Oklahoma
City last night, following a two-day
shut down owing to an unsafe con.
dition Of the bridge, according to C.
o. Finch, local agent
The bridge did not wash out as
was reported, but the high waters
Of the Canadian made it unsafe, Fris.
co men say. During Saturday and
Sunday, Frisco trains were detoured
over the Rock Island The river
is receding, reports say.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
AustrIans Ere Station.

BY United Press.
Paris, Oct. 2S.-The Serbians have
reached the heights south of the i'm
portant town Of Kruchevatz, the
eastern communique of the war OF.
flee announces The Austrians have
set fire to the station and depot
there and have inflicted tracities on
the people
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
AMERICANS THREATEN Hun COMMUNICATION line
WAR DEPLETEs BLOND RANKS
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Paris, Oct. 3-(By mail )-Anoth.
er horror of war Many of the pret-
ty blond girls one used to see in
Paris are becoming brunettes At
least, the Daily Mail of Paris says
so. 1t prints the following:
The necessities of war chemistry
have led to a great scarcity of per
oxide of hydrogen, generally used
for producing the golden tint known
as peroxide blonde. Many women
who we're blond in opposition to the
intentions of nature have had to
come out in their true colors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
IN MEETING TONIGHT

The regular meeting of the Fair
Price committee will be held tonight
in the office of C. II. Harris, county
food administrator Al this meeting
the fair price list will be revised ac-
cording to price changes put into eff
feet the past week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-28
HE WAS SILL FRENCH
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, Oct 3.--(By mail. IA
French journalist while making Z
visit to the British grand fleet, was
taken for trip on a destroyer.
There was heavy sea running
Throughout the night the Frenchmar
lay in his bunk and did penance for
his sine When morning came, feel
ing a little better, he went on deck
Morning, said the captain cheer
lily, have you breakfasted?"
mo, m'sieur," said the Frenchman
gravely, Il have not breakfasted On
the contrary"