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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
All Members Present; Consider PrOposi-
lion for Natural Gas Franchises; No
4CliOn Taken al This Time
CENTRAL PRODUCERS
AND GORTON COMPETE
Cement Field May Furnish Gas; Reports
Of City Officers; Submit COaIracl
With Refinery for Water

With every member present the
city council met IN regular moathly
business session last night to con-
slider propositions for natural gas
franchises and make appropriations
to cover expenses OF the month OF
May.
Communications from the Gorton
Oil and Refining company and the
Central Producers company of this
city were read and committees
named to investigate the offers and
report to the next assembly of the
council. Otherwise no action was
taken The former company pro-
poses piping to Chickasha from the
Cement fields. The Producers COM
pany also considers tho Cement
wells as a source of fuel supply for
Chickasha, 1t is thought.
BY unanimous action Of the coul'
ci. an appropriation of $3955.0S was
made for the payment of outstand-
ing accounts of the city for the
past month. All reports for the
month we're received.
The mayor was authorized to sign
contract with the Chickasha Re-
filming company which has been pe-
titioning consideration for q supply
of water for operating purposes Of
fering rates OF cents per 1000
gallons for water on a supply OF
100000 pallons per month or more
than cents per 1000 II less than
100000 gallons are used. No con-
tract has yet been made, however.
Important jay walking ordinances
were discussed by the council and
traffic regulations suggested. An
act compelling auto drivers to pro-
ceed to intersecting street regula-
tions will come up at the next meet
ing, 1t is thought
In discussing the granting of q
natural gas franchise this morning
e. II. Reynolds, city clerk, was OF
the opinion that there would be little
difficulty in getting the franchise
through but stated that securing the
gas was another matter. 1--WE have
already allowed several franchises
for natural gas and have never had
definite steps taken by the COM
panies toward producing the goods"
said Mr.. Reynolds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14

Now comes the last financial lap
in the great nationwide War Saw
ings Stamp campaign.
This is an opportunity for all to
lend money, not give it to the gov
ernment at 4 per cent on the dollar.
1t is essentially the peoples cam
paign. 1t is their money that is
preferred.
While the authorities at Washing
ten were busy planning Liberty
bends at $50 and 500 each, an issue
of two billion dollars was set aside
by the president for the people al
large. Small bonds in the shape
of War Savings Stamps selling al
S4.17 and redeemable at $500 ii
January 1923, were resigned.
by its very nature the War Saw
ings Stamp is destined to result il
the largest number of takers eCe'
yet scored by a popular government
appeal.
Every walk in life will be repre-
sented in the subscription. From
the child of the day laborer to tn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
SUFFRAGE
WORKERS
BUSY HERE
Miss Long, Organizer, Spending Few Days
in City; Petitions Signed by
Women

Miss Doris Long, an organizer for
the National American Woman Stuff.
rage association is staying at the
Mcfarland for few days. Miss
Long has been sent to Chickasha by
the Oklahoma State Suffrage Head
anai ters of Oklahoma City to assist
the local organization in it's drive for
signatures. The suffragists OF ev-
cry ,own and city in this state 2'e
OF TO get the signatures of every
woman in Oklahoma to show the
men that the women want the vote.
0.Hthoma city has already made n
splendid showing by obtaining the
sisnatmes of 1000 women, she says
Work has begun in Chickasha.
Mrs. Morgan Hamilton is circulating
~. petition in the Red Cross rooms
ard al are urged to sign. Also var
iuus ministers have kindly consented
to have signatures obtained after
clurch service and other plans viii
he announced later
"Oklahoma must win this time, :
said Miss Long ITO be sure OF
victory every suffragist must work
even if it means giving only an hour
or two OF course, we are all busy
with Red Cross and other activities
but let 'us do our bit for suffrage
too. Isn't this great movement just
a part of the tremendous struggle
for democracy?
LET all turn to and win. Hide
bound old New York gave the vote
to its women last fall. Are we 60
ing to let the conservative east beat
the progressive west?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14

The Express has just received
letter from Sergeant Paul Davenport
dated Somewhere" and in which he
says some mighty nice things about
the rag 1t is therefore only just
to the reading public that the re-
marks of the sergeant be given the
widest publicity. He used to be
just plain Paul without the rank or
eheverons of a sergeant. In those
days he was the devil" of the shop.
There was no question about it, he
was some Mephisto.
1t now appears that he is on his
way to France or indeed arrived at
a French port At any rate, the gen
eral tone of his letter would lead one
to believe that not only the worthy
sergeant, but the entire company
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
Ee-Devil of Express Says
Whole Company Pines, Pines
Away When Paper Is Late

literally pine away and have to get
sick leave from their duties any time
the Express is few hours late.
Hear the sergeant:
at would be quite impossible Tor
me to tell you how much l have en-
joyed reading the Express during the
past nine months in training camp.
The fact is, the Express has become
so popular that it is read by the en-
tire company. AS a matter of fact
it is read more and liked better than
some so other country and city pa
pers of Oklahoma.
Here's hoping that the Express
and the force are enjoying good
health and that they will do their
bit toward keeping the home fires
burning while we boys get the
kaiser's goat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
Heavy BOmbardmenI Begun by Germans
This Morning; One Unit SHsIains
Heavy Losses
FRITZ FIGURES PARIS
WILL FALL JUNE Is
U. S. Airmen in Big Bombing Raid;
Italians Break Up Attack Of Aus
trians al Pass

BY United Press.
With the Americans on the Marine
-une 14-Following the first quiet
night in two weeks for the American
troops in the Torcy Bouresches sec
ter the Germans began a heavy
bombardment of the American lines
with gas smells this morning. One
American unit suffered heavy cas-
ualties
A letter taken from German piis-
oner stated that a German divisional
commander was killed by an air
plane bomb. Another letter gave
the information that the Germans
will take Paris on June 2S. An
other letter said, I'VE have identi-
fled an American division and will
give them their final blow in the
settlement"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
Succeeds ". I. Smith; War Savings and
Thrift Stamps Will Be Used for
Premiums
NEW FARM BUREAU
PLAN IS PROPOSED
Fair Officers t, Have Charge; Ask Each
Community to Help Pay
County Agent

d. c. IIybarger was elected presi-
dent of the Grady County Free Fair
association to succeed w e. Smith,
resigned, at the meeting of the Fair
association yesterday Mr. Smith re-
signed some months ago, and says
he will do all that he can to help
boost the fair. The following di.
rectors attended the meeting. W. e,
Smith, J. w Kayser Kit Farwell, L.
e Ferguson, o. c. Cooper. Arthur
Ersland.
1t was decided to get out a pre-
MUM list as soon as possible, and to
give War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps as premiums in place of
cash. The premium list cannot be
printed however, until after the Ex-
else Board meets about the first of
July to pass on the levy
Immediately after the meeting OF
the Fair association a general meet.
ing was held to organize a new Gra-
dy County Farm bureau. Mr.. Orin
Ashton assured those present that a
fair ground has been purchased and
buildings will be erected for the use
Of the fa!r by September; he fur
ther stated that he would do all in
his power to make the fair a success
as well as to boost the Grady county
Farm bureau
Mr. r j. Brown, secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce, made good
talk, pointing out the necessity OF
cooperation not only of the citizens
of Chickasha, but the entire com
munity.
Mr.. Connor district agent, next
addressed the meetings he stated
that every county in Oklahoma has
now a county agent; that Mr.
Coopers successor would have tc
be first class man, and that such
"a man would command a good sal
ary; that the United States govern
ment pays 500 per month, the State
of Oklahoma pays $50 and the county
SOS towards a county agent; he said
that this was not enough salary foi
a man for Grady county, some coun
ties paying as high as $4,000 pei
year. Mr.. Connor suggested that
each community or. trade center il
the county bear part of the expense
as it was a county proposition He
further suggested that the officers
of the Fair association be chosen as
officers of the Farm bureau, and thai
was later voted upon and carried
Each community's quota will be
worked out within few days anC
pledges secured for the amounts
About $50 per month will be raised
in this manner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
FLAG DAY is OBSERVED

Chickasha observed flag day to-
day with the rest of the nation
Flags and patriotic bunting were
displayed in quantity by practically
every business firm in town and even
in the residence districts the show
of the national emblem was not for
gotten. Places in the city where
flags fly every day in the year were
equaled for patriotic demonstration
today by the smallest firms. The
quiet national holiday was remem
bered more widely in Chickashf
this year than ever before.
The Elks will observe Flag day
with fitting exercises Sunday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
MAY DRAFT
CHICKASHA
NEXT WEEK
No Volunteers for Entertainment Of Sol
der Band; Must Gel Busy al Oace
Says Committee Member

On Wednesday an appeal was
made for volunteers for the enter
talnment of the First Field Artillery
band to be here next Friday and
Saturday, assisting in the Stamp
Sale campaign and the citizens were
asked to phone Albert Thompson as
to what entertainment they could
supply or leave a subscription with
Mr.. Thompson in cash to cover their
part of the expense Up to last
night there had been the large mum
ber OF no calls.
Fine, splendid, noble Such a
grand spirit Such eagerness to help
With such an expression as this we
should undoubtedly sell million
dollars worth OF stamps, or rather
buy them, during this sale and il
our army at the front could only
show an equal amount of fire and
snap and willingness to do some
thing they could undoubtedly drive
the Hun off the continent Of Europe
before morning-Nit@.
Now if it is too much trouble
too much bother too much effort tc
entertain one or our fighting men
for meal or a bed when he is try
ing to help us do our duty, then
stop in at Albert Thompsons office
and give him the money to buy this
entertainment with. Donf wait tC
be drafted Don't wait until some
one just as busy as you are, must
leave his work, that is just as i'm
portant as yours and go to you and
solicit a subscription for this pur.
pose and then meet him with lot
Of talk of how much you have given
the Red Cross and what you have
already done Get busy and do your
plain duty Are you an American
citizen, or are you a parasite?"
This is the manner in which q
member of the w. S. s. rally com
mittee summed up the situation this
morning He pointed out that it was
not the desire of those in charge tc
have to reduce themselves into a
Strong arm" squad in order to gel
entertainment for the soldier banC
that is coming here to entertain
Chickasha with the best concert
Chickasha has ever heard. He sim
ply urged that Chickasha people cal
at the office of Albert Thompson, ol
phone him, letting him know to what
extent they could be depended upor
for entertainment for the soldiers
The committee will also need 25 t
80 Baby Bond statesmen and sales
ladies. Application may be made t
]. w. Conner at phone 213.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
AUBYME GETS
WELL AT CARRIER

According to messages received
this morning, the Aubyme Oil and
Gas company has had good luck in
the CARRIER field its first test re-
sulting in a well that is now shoot
ing oil over the top of the rig. The
following message from j. T. Elder
was received by the Express;
CARRIER, Okla, June 14-Good
well-two hundred barrels, going
over top Of rig. WIN be drilled in
Monday"
The Aubyme company was pro
noted by Chickasha parties and
Mr.. Elder has been experimenting
the drilling operations
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
OnIy Local Actions Reported on Oise-
Mane Front; British aad French
Raids Successful
GERMANS SUSTAIN
HEAVY LOSSES IN AIR
Twenty One Planes and Balloon Destroyed;
Big Explosion in Austrian
Gun Works
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Paris, June 14--The fighting or
the entire Oise-Marne battle front
has slmmered down to local actions,
the war office reported today. A
German attack rallied in the Anth-
euil sector in the Oise area, it was
stated
The French made a raid in the
Ccurceles regions, which resulted in
the capture of thirty prisoners The
French also made progress at
Ferme dea Loges.
Active artillery fighting Is report
ed between Villers Cotterets forest
and Chateau Theirry French pa
trolls took prisoners at Bussiares
vest of Rheims and in the Cham
payne region
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
An Atlantic Port, June 14-At-
tackled by a German submarine, the
British steamer Keemun is believed
to have been sunk off the Virginia
coast at o'clock last night No
word concerning the fate of the
crew has been received.
A steamer arriving from a Euro
pean port reported having picked
up the Keemun's calls for help. The
calls were heard while the steamer
was off Nantucket but the location
of the distressed vessel was giver
off Virginia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
OKLA.
CASUALTIES:
one DEAD
Names Of Sizty-TwO Marines Placed On
Honor Roll; Result Recent
Fighting
By UDited Press.

By UDited Press.
Washington, June 14-Private VIII
liam Foster, of Willow Bar, Okla,
died of wounds and Privates Merrell
NJ Barbe, OF Spiro, Okla, and James
c. Blackburne, of Shawnee, Okla,
were severely wounded. according to
the casualty list issued today.
Today's list contained one hundred
nineteen names. including twenty
nine killen in action, seventy-ont
wounded, five missing and fourteen
dead from other causes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14

Judge Linn. chairman of the city
campaign for War Savings Stamps
pledges. which are to be signed OF
June 2S, the day proclaimed By
President Wilson for that purpose
has divided the city into thirteen dis.
tricts and on June 2S at p M, a
meeting will be held in each dis
trict. In order to get a complete
list of the residents Of each dis
trict he is going to have a census
taken, beginning next Tuesday. He
hopes to hacve enough volunteers tc
complete it in a day or less. This
work must be done in order thai
We may assign the proper quota tC
each district" said Judge Linn 81
is purely patriotic service and
. hope to have an army Of volunteers,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
BRITISH
STEAMER
ARRIVES

By United Press.
Washington, June 1.-THE British
steamer Keemun, which was be-
lieved this morning to have been
sunk, arrived at an Atlantic port
the navy department was advised
this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
Drop Bombs Near Metz
By United Press.

With the Americans in Lorraine
June 14-An American air squadron
made the first all-American bomb
ing raid, destroying German mill
tary establishments near Metz.
Eight airplanes dropped ten
bombs each on cantonment supply
sheds on the railway near Metz
Donmaty and Daroncourt, returning
in perfect formation without loss.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
ELEVATOR DESTROYED
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Indianapolis, June H. Fire follow
ing an explosion destroyed the
Cleveland Grain companys elevator
at Beech Grove, containing one hun
dred thousand bushels of corn and
oats. The police stated that the
explosion was caused by something
besides dust.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
Austrian Attack Checked
By United I'ress.

Rome, June 14-An Austrian at
tack that was designed to force the
important Tonalo pass was broken
up by the Italians, with heavy losses
for the enemy, the war office an
nounced today.
Tho official statement said the
enemy attacked between Cadi Sum
nit and Monticello. The attack was
broken up by the Italian advance
line. Counter attacks were made in
which the enemy suffered seriously
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
British Raids Successful
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, June 14--A strong enemy
patrol was completely repulsed by
the British southwest OF Merris early
this morning and q few prisoners
were taken, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported to the war office
Successful raids were reported in
fhe neighborhood OF Neuville Wit.
asse, Givenchy and Labasse. Sew.
eral prisoners and two machine guns
were taken in advantageous patrol
encounters southwest of Gavrelle and
northwest of Merville.
Hostile artillery is reported to be
active in the Villers Brettoneux sec
tor in the Scarpe valley.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
TWO Marines Injured

By UHIItu FTtb5,
Washington, June 14-Private John
Kridvo, Murray, Okla, and Ralph
Rodgers, of Pauls Valley okla.
were severely wounded, their names
being among the list of sixty-two
marines placed on the nations honor
roll as the result of recent fighting
10 France. Eight marines We're kill
ed in action, six died of wounds and
forty.eight were severely wounded
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
British Airmen Down Winners

British Armen Down Winners
BY United Press.
London, June l4-Twenty.one Ger
man airplanes and one ballon were
destroyed and four enemy machines
were driven down out of control in
day and night fighting by British
airmen Wednesday and Thursday
the war office announced today.
-Four British planes were missing
as result Of the activities of the
two days Several tons of bombs
were dropped on enemy objectives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
French Flyers Unfortunate

TTEHCH TytTs OHIOTIuHatG
BY United Press.
London, June 14-Captain pearson
and Lieutenant T. Rosseau, both
French aviators, flying from France
to Hounsley, England, were killed
when their machine collapsed within
two hundred yards of their landing
station, it was announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14

To Declare New Danger Zone
BY United Press.
Amsterdam, June 1.-THE German
admiralty intends to declare the
coast of the U. S. from Mexico to
Canada a danger zone and warn all
neutral shipping, according to re
ports received from Berlin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
JUDGE Linn Calls
for Workers

Wanted-volunteer census takers
high school boys and girls especial
ly desired; will take, all comers.
Apply to Judge viii Linn between
now and next Tuesday morning
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14

The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c.
Hobson. 916 Michigan avenue, is re-
ported sick.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14
Austrian Gun Works Disaster
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Paris, June 14--As the result of an
explosion in the Skoda gun works
near Pilsen, Austria, on May 25,
more than three hundred persons
were killed and seven hundred in.
jured, according to information re-
ceived by the Paris Journal, The
explosion was heard one hundred
and fifty miles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14

All the latest news ny
wire every day from
the u. P. Association
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-14

You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-09-06
CHAPTER XVII.
Landed In Germany.

They had coolIe crew on the Var
rowdale and when they routed them
| on deck the coolies began to pray, and
though 1t is nothing to laugh Mt could
not help but chucxle at the way some
Of them went about talking to their
various gods. They were beginning to
smell danger and were pretty nervous.
Every one Of the coolies had cane
and a pair OF Palm Beach trousers.
The Huns were loading them In the
lifeboats to be taken back to the
Moewe with their sea bags and one of
them got too nervous and was slow
about getting into the lifeboat, so the
Germans shot him without saying a
| word.
Then the Germans called out the
names of those who had volunteered to
go stocking and this included me. We
| were drilled down the fiddley into the
fire room. The fiddley Is u shaft that
runs from the main deck of a ship to
| the engine room. looked around a
bit and saw German standing not
very far from the fiddley, so asked
him II we would be given shoes. He
said no. Then / asked him II we had
to fire in our fare feet and he said
yes-that we did not need shoes. Then
he went into the engine room.
| looked ut the narrow passage he
went through and at the narrow pas
sage Of the fiddley to the main deck
and talked to my feet like l used to
Mt DiXmude. said: EJECT, do your
duty" They did 1t and l flew up the
flddley. never wanted to see that
stoke hole again.
I sneaked up to where the rest 20
the fellows were and the guaI
drilled us into No. hold. There was
nothing but ammunition In II. They
battened the matches down on us,
which made the hold waterproof. And
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-09-06

rs that made II practically alright the
only air the $50 of us got was through
the vcntiators, That hold was GER
tainly foul.
They next day some OF the men had
got cigarettes somewhere. liz Il few
minutes they as well as the rest had
III up and We're putting away in great
style. divided a cigarette with an
other fellow. Remember we were sit
ting and standing on ammunition all
this time. 1t shows how much we
cared whether school kept or not.
The Germans saw the smoke COM
ing out of the yentilators and they
were crazy with fright. A gang OF
them laid below and rousted US out
with whips.
They lined us up on deck and read
us the riot act.
They drilled us down into the coal
bunkers. 1t was simply terrible there.
Coal dust TO breathe and eat and sleep
on.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)