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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28

food was sent to the starving
Belgians, and that many Bel
gians died from eating food sent
for their relief.
There has been official denial
of these tales which seemed of
sufficient Importance to be no.
ticed in responsible quarters, but
There is still la mass Of scandal
floating around the country
bearing on the conduct of the
American forces abroad that has
been accorded official notice. SO
much of it is of such an unbe-
lievable nature that it is not
worthy of notice by any one.
1t is to be regretted that after
the sacrifices that have been
cheerfully made by the army,
after the display of such spirit
as the world has never before
beheld in an army, and after
victory which has never been
in military history, the
scandal mongers can not refrain
from peddling exaggerations and
barefaced lies, hatched by NAL
about our army. But
there has been so much Of this
sort of thing going on, every few
days a new sensation being
sprung by the yellow press AMI
The enemies of the adminislra-
tion, that it has already begun to |
lefeat its own end-that cf lis
the country's war leaJ-
ers. So much Of it has been
proven untrue and traced down |
% its source, that the time is at
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
THE ARMY CRITICS

The armistice had hardly been
signed before the muck rakers
began to spread the tales of in
efficiency in the leadership Of
the army or bad conditions in
the camps and neglect of the in
terests Of the soldiers in many
respects. During the war such
stories as these were credited
with being German propaganda
and intended to weaken the de-
termination Of the American
people to see the war through,
but since the end Of hostilities
most of the stories have been
traced down, in some instances
to people who had a personal
grudge against those in author
ity, or to those who sought to
gain criticism, and nearly all
have proved to be without foun-
dation in fact.
Every branch of the army has
come IN for criticism. In the
early days it was the air service
that was inefficient; then it was
the failure of men to get their
pay and their mail from home
then came the stories of insub-
ordination on the part Of Gen
eral Pershing and the shortcom-
ings of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. More lately
we have listened to a tale of hor-
rors about the conditions of the
camp at Brest, and the late story
to see the light is that poisoned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
EXPRESS PACKAGETTEs

" y Y Y Y
No real fall as long as one still
tries,
For seeming setbacks make the
strong man rise.
There's no defeat in truth save from
within,
Unless you're beaten there you're
sure to win Anon
81 Simp, says he notices that a
man never looks as pleasant when
lie has frown on his face.
One way for man to cut the
high cost of smoking is to borrow
tobacco from his friends.
We are anxiously awaiting the re-
port of the coroner's jury ON the fruit
buds.
II we had our way about it we
would insist upon putting a provision
in the covenant of the League of Ma
tions forbidding frost to make a fel.
onious assault on fruit buds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
WOMEN WILL FORM
LEAGUE OF VOTERS

st. Louis, March 2S-A league of
women voters to speed the final er.
franchisement of the women e the
UIited States and to remove all legal
determinations against women, vas
ore of the many interesting sub
jects discussed at the Nationa,
American Woman Suffrage conyen-
tion here today. The sessions VII
Last until Saturday, March %. De-
egates from every state in the union
are in attendance
The jubilee convention, which
commentaries the fiftieth anniver-
eary of the granting of suffrage to
women in Wyoming in io59, wa at-
tended by some Of the best known
suffrage leaders. In 1869 the Nat'ca-
al Suffrage Association was formed,
to be followed by the American Suff-
rage Association. In 1880 they were
merged into the National American |
Woman Suffrage Association. For /
fifty years the organization has been /
continuous.
As the most fitting memorial to
the half century of campaigns. wom-
IN of the country were invited to
send delegates to a Woman Voters
Conference. Upon this foundation
he convention hopes to build a New
National Voters League.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28

hand when the people viii de-
mand uncontrovertible evidence
before accepting the tru!h Of any
charge made in connection with
the conduct Of army affairs
1t was not expected That no
mistakes would be made; that
every officer would be perfect
in his knowledge Of military sci
ence or in his personal conduct;
that there would be 40 loescs
and reverses. No doubt some
things have occurred thai we
would rather had not occurred,
but no serious charge Of delin-
quency on the part Of our war
authorities or high command has
stood the test Of scrutiny vet
ard ON the whole the country is
pretty well satisfied with Ameri-
can accomplishments in France.
The partisan critics and scan-
dial mongers may as well retire.
They have ovcrplayed their role,
and the "act" is no longer SEN
sational. The people are too busy
with the problems of eace to
listen to the defenders Of men
who have saved civilization.
Against the words If the critics
stand the deeds Of the American
army.-Houston l'osT.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
AN ORDINANCE
No. 663.

No. 663.
Fixing the compensation for GER
tain city officers
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen Of the City of Chickasha.
Sec. 1. That on and after July 1,
1919, the following named officers
of the City of Chickasha shall be
paid out of the city treasury the
amounts set opposite their names as
full compensation to them as such
officers, in lieu of the compensation
now provided:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
NlHNNN INlIM

As rule it isn't hard for a man to
convince himself that he ought to
take Il day off from business when
the weather gets warm enough for
fishing
Under the law in force in this
state, the early gardener is required
to report instantly to the Packaget.
tor when he has his first mess"
And herein fail not at your peril.
With the spring fever terminating
in our system, we have just about
decided that we would rather get
rich in the oil game than to work for
living.
The Red Cross is calling for your
cast-off clothing this week-don't for
get it.
But the mere fact that clothes
don't make a man is no reason why
woman shouldn't be prepared for
the Easter Fashion Show.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
Larger Damages Required.

Lawyer-"Don't you think $25 900
cash would be punishment enough
for his breach of promse?"
The Aggrieved-"No, indeed l
want him to marry me- Boston
Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
In the Depths.

Silas-(in a whisper) Did you
git peep at the underworld at all
while you wuz in New York, Ezry?'
Ezra-"Three times! Subway
twice an ratscellar once. Buffalo
EXpress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-28
A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO
T. = T. 1. 1. + + j. 4 &,
Dampeninq Retort.

Dampening Retort.
First Student-"The idea; my nap
kin is DAMP"
Second Perhaps that's
because there is so much due on
your board stanford Chaparrai.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
AMERICAN SECTOR
IN THE WAR ZONE
HON. BURTON L. FRENCH DE.
SCRIBES THE LAND WHERE
AMERICANS FOUGHT

In this, the thirteenth of the series
of letters Congressman Burton L.
French has written for his home pa
per, The Star-Mirror, he tells of that
section of the great battle front oc-
cupied by the Americans. the men
from Idaho and Washington and Mon
tana and neighboring states and gives
much detail that has not heretofore
been published. His letter follows:
''Maraigne Farm France,
April 2, 1919.
The Editor The Star-Mirror:
The war zone | have tried to de-
scribe briefly in my last two letters,
S within what is called the Amer
can sector. In a general way it lies
lorth of a line between Chaumont on
he east and Binarville on the west,
Ind includes such well-known cities
and battlefields as Belleau Woods,
Chateau Thierry, Malancourt, Hill
104 Montfancon ST. Mihiel Apremont,
Verdun Many other American units
were elsewhere, associated with Brit
ish or Belgian or French troops, but
in the sector indicated some 100000
American soldiers bare the RESPONSE
Dility of success or defeat.
The allies, after we had entered the
war, did not want us to have a sec
tor They wanted our soldiers as
many of them as we could send, but
they wanted to have them mixed with
the soldiers of nations taht were join
cd with u.s. 1 am satisfied there was
reason for this other than lack of
.,onfidence in the fighting metal of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07

on his homeward trip January 5. He
was given his discharge from Camp
Taylor, Kentucky, on February 49,
Since then he has been visiting rel
atives in Minnesota.
Frank Peterson, another of our boys
who has been in the service, is ex-
be able to give sketch of his trip
next week
Harvard schools will close May 16,
after successful term. The gradua-
ton exercises will be held in the hall
on Thursday evening, May 18th at
which time class of eight, the larg-
est class of graduates in the history
of the Harvard schools, will be given
their diplomas. On Friday evening,
May Is. will be given the class play,
"a Box Of Monkeys" with "Snow
White" by the little folks. This is
something that no one can afford to
miss.
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Rasmussen, May f.
Charles David arrived Sunday from
Valdez, Alaska, and is visiting at the
home of his son, P A. David, near
Harvard
J. D. Morrissey attended meeting
of the PrincetOn-Harvard district
highway commissioners at Princeton,
/;
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Lemon of Gar
field were visitors up the river, Satur-
day.
Lloyd Bennett of Pot1atch was
visitor Sunday
V. c. Cochrane left Saturday for
Montana where he will run tractor |
this summer
J. D. Morrissey was business Wis
tor in the county seat the first of the |
week.
Misses Ruby and Maude Garfield |
Saturday from visit with
relatives at Bovil1.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
DIRE DISTRESS
1t is Near at Hand to Hundreds of
Moscow Readers.

>.
Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is often the kidneys cry
for help.
Neglect hurrying to the kidneys
aid
Means that urinary troubles may
follow.
Or danger of worse kidney trouble.
Here's Moscow testimony
Mrs. M. Gardner, 924 S. Adams
St., says: ga severe attack of the
grip settled in my kidneys and for
while, my kidneys annoyed me in
many ways. My back became so weak
and lame, l could cardly keep up and
about. read so much about Doan's
Kidney Pills | got some at the Econ
omical Drug Co. They did me won
derful lot of good, making my kid
neys normal and quickly relieving all
symptoms of kidney complaint.
Doan's Kidney Pills did me more
good than any other kidney remedy
ever used"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Gardner had. Foster ilburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
HARVARD HAPPENINGS
POPULAR SOLDIER RETURNS

HARVARD.-Will Lewless, one
of our popular young farmers in the
service of his country during the
great war, returned home the first of
last week. Bill, as he is Familiarity
known by his many friends, enlisted
in the field artillery in April, 1918.
He spent some time in training at
Fort Wright, Camp Kearney and at
Fort Sill, Oklahoma and was sent
overseas from Camp Mills on October
%, landing in France two days before
the Armistice was signed, sick with
influenza and pneumonia, from which
he fully recovered and was started
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
METHODIST CHURCH
BUYS VICTORY BONDS
MANY NEW NAMES ADDED TO
THE VICTORY LOAN ROLL OF
HONOR YESTERDAY

One of the larger subscriptions to
Victory loan reported today, is that
of the First Methodist church of Mos
COW, which took $500 worth of the
bonds. This is worthy step on the
part of the church, which is making
drive for S105,000,000 for recon-
struction work, but has patriotism
enough to help in the great work of
helping our government to pay for
the war. 1t is hoped that other
churches will follow the example set
by the Methodists of Moscow.
Only $6,850 were added to the
honor roll for Moscow yesterday,
leaving the town far below it's quota.
The new names follow:
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07

limbs and with tall stumps, terminal
ing in splinters. Here grave of al
American soldier, yOnder a grave of
soldier of Germany, here an American
cemetery, yonder cemetery flllet
with German dead and still other Gem
eteries, four years old, where Frencl
soldiers are buried. And over thu
battlefields we continued to tramp
We saw the debris of war, torn cloth
| ing fragments of shells, shells thai
we were told not to touch because
they had not exploded when they fell
gas masks, dug outs that. had been oc-
cupied in turn by the Germans and
| by our own soldiers, deserted camps
acres and acres of savage barbed
wire entanglements, miles on miles
of camouflage fences, and roads,
slopes of hills where men were moved
down like grass, mined towns, mined
farm houses, wreck and desolation.
This is what we saw.
The Idaho boys were not in one
unit or division. They were largely
scattered, yet we heard of them con-
stantly, and we we're always proud of
their record
| have talked with officers of the
American army who saw our men,
with General Pershing, General Hor-
bord, General Lewis, and others |
have talked with lesser officers, with
officers who were with our troops
under fire and always it is the same
unbounded praise for the courage and
bravery and fidelity of our men. Gen
eral Lewis told me that our soldiers
were not only brave but that con-
they had to be held back. They
wanted to dare too much.
And our soldiers were where dan
ger was Colonel Geo. Vidmer was
with our troops in the Argonne Of
fensive. The French here had been
repulsed. Just as Colonel Vidmer was
leaving for the front lines he saw a
French officer whom he knew and
grabbing him by the hand he said,
eau revoir" (Till we meet AGAIN.
The French officer did not say, EAU
revoir," "Good bye" Weeks after the
battle was over the French officer
and Colonel Vidmer met, and in his
congratulations the
French officer explained that when
he refused to say other than Good
bye" he felt that Colonel Vidmer and
his men were going to certain death.
Throughout the war I had followed !
with intense interest the fortunes OF
our men. l had been proud of them.
| had known something of their suf-
ering and their sacrifice. I had
Known of their bravery and their
leroism, but I could not grasp it all.
md even now while nothing that |
lave seen can give me the picture
f that which our soldiers endured, I
NOW that I can measure it some
What and that the defenders of our
ountry dead, and the defenders Of our
ountry living deserve our admiration,
ur love, and the most earnest graf
tude that human hearts can give.
Very truly,
BURTON l.. FRENCH.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
FARM BUREAU HELPS
TO KILL SQUIRRELS
COUNTY AGENT FLETCHER IS
SUES STATEMENT ON HOW
TO USE THE FORMULA

The Latah County Farm Bureau
is continuing it's squirrel contro
campaign and meetings and demon
strations are being held in various
parts of the county By next weel
practically every community in which
the squirrels are serious pest will
have had help with it's problem
This week meetings will be held or
Big Bear, Little Bear, American, anc
Driscoll ridges, tributary to Ken
drick and Troy.
County Agent o. S. Fletcher re-
ports that great deal of interest
in shown in this work and that in
most communities the results of con-
certed community action are already
to be seen. In organized communi-
ties Monday of each week has been
designated as poisoning day, with the
understanding that everyone will
poison on that day turnout the squir-
rel season. If Monday is a bad day
and stormy, the first fair day there
after is poisoning day. By all pois-
oning on the same day the squirrels
are prevented from moving from in
tested land to land on which the
squirrels are being controlled.
The poisoning formula that is be-
ing used is the one recommended for
the Columbian ground squirrel by the
Biological Survey of the United
States Department of Agriculture
The formula follows
Mix together dry, 1 ounce of pow
dered strychnine (alkaloid,) 1 ounce
of baking soda, 1 teaspoonful of sac
charine, and 8 tablespoonful of flour.
Add a little cold water and stir
thoroughly to smooth creamy paste.
Apply to 10 quarts of clean oats and
mix thoroughly to distribute the pois-
on evenly.
The farmers who are following this
formula carefully are securing ex-
cellent results: The Columbian
ground squirrel hulls the oats, eating
only the kernel. In hulling oats pre-
pared according to the above formula
mouth to kill the squirrel. Mr..
Fletcher states that many farmers
are decreasing the effectiveness of
their poison mixture by attempting to
improve the formula by adding syrup,
sugar, or glycerine. Any of these
substances will practically prevent
Taking off of the poison, so that the
squirrel gets very little poison while
1ulling the oats and is not nearly so
apt to be killed as is the case when
he poison is mixed properly and ac-
,ording to the recommended formula.
Ilycerlne and syrup are valuable
when preparing poison for species of
squirrels that eat the entire oat, but
'uin poison bait that is intended for
he Columbian squirrel, which is the
ne common in Latah county.
If this poison stands for too long
period before it is laid out it will
ny out and the poison paste will ,
lake off the oats when the bait is
andled. This can be remedied by,,'
lacing the poisoned oats in the mix :
ng box and sprinkling them with a !
mall quantity of water. Work the
7ater over the oats until they are all j.,
amp and the poison will again be
eady for use.
Anyone wishing help with his squir- J
Ell problem should get into commu- I
ication with County Agent Fletcher,
r see him at his office in the Farm l
rs Union Building on Saturdays.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-FRESH MICH COW
with young calf. Phone 121W. Matt
Horrigan. 1851
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07

| w. De. D. Collins to VIM N. Irish,
| $500; NEA 34-39-1- WANEA SEA
NEA 1891, subj to $500 mtg.
Appt-Gov. to ]. D. Morrissey, Com
of Princeton-Harvard Highway Dist.
Appt-Gov. to Stanley Starner,
Com. of same
Appt.-Gov to John Lienhard, Com.
of same. Y
Appt.-Gov. to Sam Fret, com. of
Dist. No. 4
Appt.-Gov. to T. P Jones, Com.
of same.
Appt-Gov. to William Bower, Com.
of Dist No. 3.
Appt.-Gov to Anton Nelson, Com.
of same.
Appt. Gov to Erick Oller, Com. OF
Troy Dist.
Appt.-Gov. to George C. Hoidal,
Com of same
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
About Rheumatism.

People are learning that it is only
medicine internally for chronic and
ninety-nine out Of a hundred cases
one or the other of these varieties.
All that is really necessary to afford
relief is to apply Chamberlain's Lini-
ment freely. Try it. It costs but 35
cents per bottle. Large size go cents.
(M.)
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
Latah County Records.

IU6Sudy, Mdy o, 1918.
NJ John A. Van Darwerken,
Kellogg and Merl Kimbrough
Army Discharge-James Vincent
Carithers.
w. D.-F. E. Award to Mark P.
Miller, $4,000; 1912 west part Mos
cow
W. DIN. P. Miller Milling Co. to
First Trust & Savings Bank, Moscow,
$13,500, above
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-07
Hamlet Reading Postponed.

Hamlet Reading Postponed.
On account of Congressman Burton
L. French's meeting tonight, Mr..
Bridges reading of Hamlet" has
been postponed until next Tuesday,
IS May. =
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-07
Historic Firth Of Forth.

The Firth Of Forth is, Of course, one
of the most notable things in all Scot
land. From Kincardine, where it Of
ficially begins, to that imaginary line
just west of the Isle of May, from the
East Neuk of Fife to the mouth Of the
Tyne, in Haddingtonshire, where it Of
ficially ends, is distance of 48 miles;
while from shore to shore the ex-
panse of water measures anything
from one and half miles, at Queens
ferry to, seventeen and a half miles
of the Isle of May. Within this great
expanse of water whole fleets may
ride at anchor in perfect safety, and,
although little Is known Of the great
scenes which must have. taken place
in these waters during the last four
years, the story Of the Firth Of Forth
during the great war, eliminating, as
it did the other day, with the surren-
der there of the German high seas
fleet, will be not the least interesting
Of the many stories which still remain
to be written.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-07
"Made in Germany"


A correspondent just back from
The Hague tells me. says writer
in Westminster (England) Gazette.
that an exhibition has just been
held there of work done in Germany
by our men who have been trans
ferred to Holland. The prisoners have
evidently shown wonderful ingenuity
In gathering materials for)thetr handi-
work. A colonel. who exhibited Sc
ries Of books tastefully bound In blue
and white. had obtained his binding
materials from cardboard packa ges in
his parcels. There was a considerable
show of knitted goods. for which the
wool was secured by pulling down"
old socks. Another curious exhibit
was tiny model Of a motor chassis
made from meat tins. door hinges, and
such things, of which the rubber tires
were made from the handle Of a ten
mis- racket. Even German bread had
been pressed into service. as a pair
of carved and painted sabots was pro-
duced from o loaf It Is to be hoped
that london will soon have an oppor-
tunity Of seeing this evidence of the
resource and courage with which our
men have faced the terrible captivity.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-07
Old Emblem Is White Hart

The white hart Is a very old emblem
Diomedes c0nsecrated to Diana a
white hart which. after thousand
years. was killed by Agathocles. kins
o. Sicily. Pliny records that Alexan'
der caught white stag and placed q
collar of gold about it's neck: then
this was done by Julius Caesar. and
was handed down from hero to hero,
with the usual changes in story to
prevent anachronism. There was once
q white hart caught in Windsor for.
est. one elsewhere in England. one In
France and one in Germany. the last
of which was killed by Charlemagne.
Then after three centuries. Richard
Caeur de Lion slew it. the whole story
being inscribed in stone on the walls
of the cathedral of Lubec.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-07
slMPklNs' IDEAL PROLIFIC COT.


TON.
One Of the best and most productive
early cottons; grown ninety days from
planting to boil. 1t has produced as
much as three bales per acre averag-
ing 40 per cent. lint and in tests made
at the Arkansas Experiment Station it
averaged first out of twenty-eight va
rieties tried.
This cotton also took first premiums
at the North Carolina State Fair for
several years.
The advantage of planting an early
maturing cotton lik ethe Simjkins is
well understood by all cotton growers,
particularly where danger Of bool
weevil exists.
By express, freight or parcel post
per bushe1 f. o. b. Georgetown $3.50
Prompt shipment. Order now for
spring planting.
ENTERPRISE TRUCK FARM,
Georgetown, 8. C..