The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-20
All Able Bodied Men are Placed In Class
One and Must Shoulder Hoes
This Afternoon
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NO EXEMPTIONS ARE
BEING CONSIDERED
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Entire Male Population Must Move In
Solid Front; Report aiFarm Bureau
to Save Cotton

It's back to the farm for the men
OF Chickasha. Every business house
in the city except will close for the
day shortly before three O'Clock this
afternoon according to the decree is
sued by the Council Of Defense and
Chickashas first day quota Of 25C
men will assemble at the farm bu
leau to launch a crusade for the sal
walton of Grady county's cotton crop
Transportation will be furnished Il
the fields, the farm bureau stated
this morning
Business in the city underwent a
decided change this morning. Prep
arations for the closing down OF
practically everything in town start
ed early today and since opening at
an early hour the farm bureau has
been a popular resort for scores OF
volunteers seeking assignments to
the cotton patches. Desks of the
secretary of the retail merchants as.
sociation and the food administrator
were swamped with calls from far
mers wishing crews to invade their
fields. Hoes of all denominations
began flocking into the reserve stack
ready for instant use and many OF
said instruments are doomed to lose
their coats of rust before the recall
sounds at nino o'clock tonight if the
present maneuyers of tho farm office
can be trusted,
A movement by organizations was
the general idea suggested this morn
ing by Arthur Ersland, secretary of
the Retail Merchants association when
announcing the method of attack
business houses have voluntarily
modified their help and many OF
them will report in solid front for
nation. These groups will Ire sent
forth intact as nearly as possible to
farms where their number is requir-
cd, those in charge think. Individual
workers will be given places to serve
with scores of others who come sin
ely to the rescue.
In discussing the scope of farm
draft laws of the defense counci
with merchants who inquired at farm
headquarters this morning, c. NJ
Hollingswortb and Arthur ErslanC
stated that everything would shut
down except such places as hotels
restaurants, one drug store, and re
cruiting Offices Blacksmith shops
will remain in full blast to ment
farm instruments broken by the hus
kies of Chickasha when the charg,
is made, it was announced. Car
have beon solicited and stand in read
mess this afternoon to load thos
who have been placed in class l non
excmptiblc ranks. Mr.. Ersland re
quests that anyone who has a ca
that has not already been dratte
bring it in front OF the farm bureau
this afternoon before three o'cloe
SO that provisions will be made 70
hauling later volunteers.
81 think there is no danger of hay
ing too many volunteers though W
cannot use every man in Chickash
the first day Many who cannot a
range to so today will stand read
for later service and farmers ar
eager for all the men available,
said Mr. Ersland. This statemer
was issued after the waiting list {
farmers who had cotton in need {
chopping recruits had grown to Sc
eral dozens. The average call regi
tered until noon today was from te