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VOLUME EICHTEEN.
CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1917.
NUMBER 2)8
GERMANY PAYS - $80,000,000 FOR PEACE AGITATIONS; WHO GETS DOUGH?
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FOOD
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Giant Sub marines Stow
Supplies B ound on Vessels
Bound For Allied Ports
'planes today bombed the Yaensse
Evacuation of Russian Naval Base lO nioro aerodromes with satisfactory re-
suits, the admiralty announced. No
ENORMOUS BRIBES SCATTERED
IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES TO STOP
WAR PLAN AGAINST HUN NATIONS
i
i
Cernians is Told in Official Dis
patches to Pclrograd
BRITISH PLANES
BOMB AERODROMES
British casualties resulted.
Hun Boats Sunk.
By United l'ress.
I'crogratl. Oct. Hi. Two German
torpedo bouts were sunk in a mine (
field in Moon sound, according to
the official statement.
Newspapers and Peace Agitators Receive
Huge Sums of Boodle in United
Slates
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Tonight. Saturday and Sun
day, fair; rising temperature.
Retail Grocers and Dealers
Promise to Aid Hoover in
Food Reducing Campaign
WHS wuner mil peacn, mey tiociiirtj, ; ,
will only come after the miring and
summer campaign und Willi Ameri
can aid. -
NO PEACE UNTIL THE
SAMMIES GET BUSY
Entire Austrian Regiment Surrenders to j R G EN TIN E TRAINS
lioun-nmans and Vi ant to Join
Reorganized Serbian Army
2y United rress
Washington. Oct. 1!'. Germany's
giant submarines are robbing food
tships of their cargoes, stowing the
foods and then sinking the vessels,
according to confidential dispatches.
RESUME SCHEDULE
Oct. 10. For the I By United l-res.
By United T-res.
Buenos, Aires,
first time in twenty-four days some
trains are now running in the Argen
tine republic marking the govern-
Allies Will Treat With Neither Vcn Bue
hw NarKeuhlman Until After Spring
and Summer Campaign
London, Oct. 19. Germany is pour-
(ng vast amounts of money Into nu-
Itral countries in a propaganda which
To Resist Internment.
Bv United Pi est.
Berne, Switzerland, Oct. 19. The
strangest organization on record is
forming in Switzerland, an associa
tion of military deserters from all
belligerent nations surrounding Switz
erland. The government in considering the
arrest and internment of all military
doserters until" after the war. Ger
man, Austrian and Bulgarian desert
ers propose forming international
organization to resist internment.
Local Temperature.
Maximum, .1.1; minimum, 2',',.
r i p t n . rt Strikers Lie Down.
i'uel Situation Desperate in Chicago uy uniit-a Press
MAJE MOORE GETS
THREE YEARS ON
CUTTING CHARGE
Where the Supply is Millions of
Tons Below Normal
tiy United Brest.
Washington, Oct. I!), Tim public
Is to get lower food prices about
New Year, is the latest pledge given
by the food administration.
Retail dealers and grocers throurh
out. the whole country promise to sup
port Hoover in working a price reduc
tion. A big corn crop is expected to bring
i' I'cuila, Ills.. Oct. lit.-Four lain
j.lred coal miners in the I'tvoria dis
trict returned to work today. The
! miners in the Springfield district are
J si ill on strike.
GRIDIRON BATTLERS
OFF FOR EL RENO AND
MARLOW FOR BLOOD
mont's
eral strike. Those operating are un
, . . I der militarv guard.
Reval Evacuated. I
Cly United I're-ts ' j I-abor leaders declare that if the
Fetrograd, Oct. The evacuu- strike is broken another will soon be
i
lion by the Russians of the naval called.
base at Reval has begun, an official
dispatch states.
success in combatting the gen- i designed to sway public opinion.
i According to authoritative infornia-
SEVERE REPRIMAND
By United Prem.
Oklahoma City, Oct. 111. M
Shaw, the merchant who assaultc
J.
and wns sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary. Cannon was con
fined in the Cblckasha hospital for
several weeks after the cutting and
at one time his condition was believ
ed to be serious.
iiBOY SCOUTS LIBERTY
Major. Moore, charged with stab
bing Hoilis Cannon, was tried in tno " "t'"n u ming crid'vnn warriors will battle
district court yesterday afternoon . '-eductions and lower floru price... t,,nv ,wo fl(t(s Tlll, ..v.lr!,lty
The bean crop is plentiful and :,oldiK,)(1, () ,. Ul(,y wi e.
storage methods will be regulated. ,ll(lt ,.un , 011fl r ,,0 regular
' ronioreneo games, while the scrubs
Grave Fuel (Shortage, (journey to Marlow lo continue their
By United l'ress. jcimiiieal over that aggregation. Two
Chicago, Ills., Oct. !!. -The fuel
situation has' become desperate with
the freezing weather and dealers are
voeks ago the Marlow gang were
humbled lo quite some extent by the
loial scrubs and the locals are de-
I short millions of tons of coal. That i tennined to add another scalp to
NO S. 0. S. CALLS
Austrian Surrender.
' 'United i 'n-stu "
Washington, Oct. I!). An entire
Austrian regiment, officered and ful
ly equipped, surrendered to the Rou
manians along the Kusso-Uoumanian
front .according to embassy cables.
They asked permission to enlist in
the reorganized Serbian army.
$80,000,000 in this propaganda work
At present much money is being
(spent in subsidizing the newspapers.
A large amount is being paid to
agents to keep the peace agitation
going.
Expect Peace Drive.
F0I I (IW FRFF7F ' (:mmlll''s Present political crisis
1 VLLy T? I IxLuLh' H (,,0 pun,iy to ft politieyl yqnabble
(and has no significance from a stand-
That the cold snap of yesterday j 1)oint ()t peace, jt a the firm belief
and last night caused no increase in j of authoritative sources today that
I lie appeals to the United Charities. J the appointment of Prince von Bue-
., ' . " . , i low or of Kuehlman to succeed Mich-
was the statement of a board mem-
laelis as chancellor will have no ef-
ber this iteming. Tins seems to in
dicate that the wards of the Ohari-
tion the expenditures total more than j j. y. Nickells. u Liberty bond sales- i
Bomb German Dromes
By United Prc.is.
London, Oct. lit. British
I ties are in good condition, and that
I the cases of extreme need in the city
(are exceedingly few, if not entirely
naval ! eliminated.
j feet on the British, who will refuse
i to deal with either. The British ex
pect a desperate German peace drive lirst well within the. week.
man, was fined twenty dollars in po- j
lice court today and was severely j
reprimanded.
LOAN CAMPAIGN
(hospitals and public Institutions are
short on fuel is made the basis lor
strong pressure for federal action.
Boy Scouts will meet, tonight at the
A Public Sacrifice.
BEAVER Sr-UDDING IN
;city hall and arrange for the Liberty
loan campaign they are to put on ( rjy United Pfess
!Oct. 20 to 25, inclusive. Tomorrow j Washington, Oct. !'.).-A patriotic
morning mo scouts win iiisirinuie sacrifice by the public in regard to I
their belt.
'I lie regulars tmticlpato no trouble
in putting over a victory at El Reno.
11' they do not, It will be the first
time in seventy-six years that
ChlckaHbu football team failed to
him in a victory over El Rene. To!
lowing their defeat at the hands -of
this' ,.,., nru .,,! lm,,ii,. alien , , ., Oklahoma. City last Friday, tha lo
-. . .w... ... .v.u,uj ..UIH,(, III".
tor r, luted
tica'iy in proven field and it Is ex
ject.'d that they will bring in their
31,120,000 FOOT
AT CEMENT THRILLS
SPECULATORS I
GASSER
LOCAL
N LEA
SES
Here's Some More
Worry For Kaiser
By United Press.
Washington, Oct.
19. Closing a re-
No Doubt of Bonanza Strike by Forluna Company on Stocltwealhcr Farm Twenty
Miles Fiom Chickathi VLith Prf.mi.ces to Be One of Best Producers'in
State; May Cap Big Well Tomorrow; Oil Men Jubilant
markable cross country run of 4,"0
miles somewhere in America, two
heavy war motor trucks were deliv
ered to Secretary Baker today. They
Information was received
tt u",Le u so be ready to give thorn a bona Hub- j winter, the fuel admlnc!
un aim uas company irom v. l. , Seriptlou. The scouts do not receive 1 today
Melton at Bark Burnet, stating thataliy UIOIley but will take your sub-1 Tll0 ,,,.,. u ' ltsli,.(t UlH lo
nc i.muii.;ib iiK in tuB ft.uiuiu hi i scription und leave it with Manager ! hysterical ubout the
'""i"1"""""' H,u i an ,, tiiiijiH i jiouahue who will place it with the aBe in many cities
uir me spuuuing m. umcers oi meiijai, f your choice.
company believe that they are prac-1 A, :1 , ..,... wiI1 ,)ut 0I,
a bond boosting parade with display
signs and banners.
The scouts are in the campaign to
make it count in the Liberty loan
and any registered scout who secures
ton subscriptions from as many dif
ferent families will receive a war
service medal that will rank him
with a soldier who receives a medal
; for distinguished service. There are
were conipieieu in one-iuuiiu oi tie;
cals are working harder Mali ever
iiud are determined to finish veil up
in tlio money, at that.
LOAN TO FRANCE
usual construction time and are the
first standardized product.
Experts declare the trucks to be
an engineering feat rivalled nly by
the Liberayt aviation motor.
enough people in Chickasha, who can
I by subscribing, make it possible for
Cvery scout to receive a medal.
Boost the Boy Scouts and thereby
boost the bond subscriptions.
1 Scoutmaster.
Third of Maximum
Already Subscribed
I be reached if the pace of the past
The Second. few days continues.
The proposed German attempts to
hinder the loan have been halted and
the Middle West is making heavy pur-
Tlievbreak all records. One-third of he chages
five billion maximum has lwen sub-1 Army cantonments today subscrib
scribed and the maximum goal will led twenty millions.
By United Press.
Washington, Oct. 19.-
Liberty Loan campaign is developing
a momentum w hich is necessary to
The conversational powers of a ba''e i:i the past few months been
deaf mute would be fully as effective taken with a grain of salt. But you
as those of the most silver-tongued' can hand it to them this time
orator that ever did a speil binding have bagged a big gasser and no
st'int if said contest were to take ' mistake. In the language of the poet,
place fnywheie within a radius of a 'it is some gasser.
hundred yanls of the big gasser the: Out of the top of the hole, about
1 ortuna ompany luu brought in on'j,") to 20 feet of ca..ing is protruding,
the W. II. Stockweather farm, about To all intents and purposes, the pres
20 miles southwest of Chickasha and sure of the giis forced it into that
three miles from Ceme'it. 'position. You couldn't ask anyone
This lor the reason that a leather 'just how it got there, unless you
lii'igrd yell leader could not make took them away off behind the hill,
himself heard, because of the mar-, The floor of the derrick house is
ing well. Yv'hen you approached the' covered with chunks of earth and
well yesterday afternoon, about the Ismail rock, which have doubtless siderable extent, is the opinion of a
first thing you noticed was that the .1 ecu blown nut by the gas. The local coal dealer.
drillers, w ise in their craft. had ' noise that would naturally attend the "It is my opinion that a severe cold
stuffed col ton In their
you were within
rick, you knew
GAS WAGON MEN
109 STRONG WILL
CARRY GOOD BAND
The official pilot car of Chickasha
left this afternoon for Anadarko
admitted short-1
Fuel will ue sup- j
plied for every domestic und war I
emergency use. Indications of cut-1 Uy United Press.
ting of luxury industries wbicji are' Washington, Oct. 19. The treasury
taking much coal and the hoarding department today announced a twen-
of supplies are given in the statement.
ty million dollar loan to France, mak
ing the French loan total $770, 000,00,
BIG LIBERTY LOAN MEET
AT CITY HALL TONIGHT;
GOOD
U l l II f f V R i f f l I ill
Young Drafted Farmers Come to Frcnt With Services and All the Money Thy
Possess; Interesli'i? Meeting Held at NaplcsLast Night Response to liberty
Bond Call is Good Except From n'inco and 4mbcr
Chickasha May Face
Early Fuel Shortage
That the fuel supply in Chickasha , time last year. That is, the supply
is limited, and that the situation is I on hand at the various yards is about
destined to tighten up to some con- j the samo. The prices now are also
about the same as at this time last
When-lrushiiig gas, is multiplied several spell of any duration would create
C. M. Hollingsworth. chairman of hue. "We have not been able to hear
the Chickasha township Liberty loan j fiom these places, and therefore wo
where it will meet the Good RoadM committee, has been beating the do not know whether they have ap
and Cup tor. The schedule call ( brush for several days and has all . rohile.il committees or whether they
for the cars to l"ave Anadarko for , arrangements completed for the big j have sold a single bond or not.
Chickasha about o'clock and the, ( meeting to be held at. the city hull; "There was a splendid meeting at
time of arrival in Chickasha is 6:2.1. tonight when the Liberty loan cam- j Naples last night. One young man
Arrangements have neen made for ptllgu for Grady county is expected I bought a bond and paid f, ",(., He
the various hotels to accommodate to receive a big boost. ' 'Ha-ru that if lie was drafted, he
the tourists, about 100 strong, and Working in co operation w ith the ' ot:!d buy 2.i00 worth of the bonds,
a meeting is planned for the city ball chairmen of the various towushipF, ; Frt-it Smith, a young man of this
at 8 o'clock. After their arrival hero, tthe Council of Defense is furnishing i cunty. w ho was drafted and w ho is
the tourists will go at once to thefr ! speakers ofr the meetings held over j now with the national army, request
hotels for supper, returning to th the county. While no speakers bavojed that I clerk the sale on his farm,
city hall for the meeting later. There (been announced for the meeting to-1 It was necessary that be leave before
will be some good music by the land
that the tourists are carrying and
year, c oal is selling irom 10 .rome red noi goou roans epeecues
per ton, according to its class and. are on tap.
quality" It is probable that the tourists will
ards of the der-(times by the passage of the gas. a serious shortage in the city's fuel When asked in regard to the etle j be ante to rurmsti a conpie oi woer
the reason for the i whistling through th derrick timbers ; supply," he said. "It is my advice . the government control of coal prie-;ty bond speakers, as both meeting?
the jars billed for the city hall at toe same
Therefore, the-e should be
your iiai.ds over! made
iiuiereil annul;', the i powerful, that a
r.icr. k was either !j:ly look at it.
P
il you can do is Fim-;of labor at the mines. The govern
seeing nothing, and nient is paying high salaries that is
I
why the force of it does not, taking the coal miners away from the
111 lavor OI less numinous
:;rpo
rner.t 1'
: iip. ard Crr.ily county and have jwas stae.c.p.g guard on the well. Af-:age. in my opinion, as to the trouble
eac-td :.u-:dry sleep. Iss nights while iter the question was shouted as loud- the railroads are having in supplying
tilatw for pKvuring lacs wore pnn- lly as possible, the driller, standing sufficient motive power,
in rid. This has cimiimil until any! ' "The situation now, I think, is
reports emanating from Cement way.) (Continued ou Page Four.) practically
are the government prices
basing that on the press
which indicate that the prices we are
quoting at this lime are about In lino
with the ideas of the government."
am ground the old town hall.
reports, I
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couoii. ii 101 u;e proiecwo.i oi lanove. l nere is no comparison iuini.ii. tno jicuyju ui Liiii.n.i" e- t - ,
ih. rr .lrnnw in ii,. iw0.. nf ; , a .-.m, 10 u- ,io.,-.,.;v. tv,o ,.a. i,,k'rlpr cover as soon as iiossilile. The dealer said. "I think it would be safe time.
.-,tio von r.m,'i,.il vo-ir b-n-d over ' ,.,!.,! l.v'ti,,, -n u i Gn liia' ami 'trouble seems to be iii the shortage 1 to say that the prices now in effect .something worth hearing and seeing
the ears ai d v
well in that mii
1 hut. or have c,ir scm-e of hearing 'vond;
deadened to seme extent. ! simply bl.iw up the bloomin' county, mines
In IVaWe cf False Alarms. I Short on the Palaver Stuff. I work. We are also experiencing
i
of numerous strikes at (V. An effort was mad" by an Express some trouble as to vj'ansportalion.
circulated through Chick- ' i -epm tr to question the driller who This is not due so much to car short-
RECOUNT ORDERED
1v United Press.
Des Moines, la., Oct. Ifl. A re
count of the voles which were east
liight, it is asured that there will the sale could be held. He left in
bo nothing lacking in tin's ilepuil- ,::trucl!oii with me to the effect that
ment. In addition to the Liberty (after paying ail costs, the balance
loan speakers, a spi cial speaker tor; was to be invested in Liberty bonds,
the Red Cross will be on hand. : The balance w as $"20' and as per
A strong api a I is being made for ' his request, I invested fvr hint that
u large attendance at the meeting, t. mount in Liberty bonds."
which happens to lai! on the same Judge Davenport spoke at Naples
date as the arrival of the Good n:dH last, night.
and tup tour in Chit-kasha. The j Mr. Donahue stated that at this
tour, it. is stattd, is carrying a splcn-! tune there was no way of determin
did band which is scheduled to give iig how many bontU have been sold,
a concert shortly after their arrival for the reason that, the committees
at 6:25 at the city hall. ,'1;vu t reported. Scott Jones of
Throughout the county, tne respon- this city reports that tho 1ms sold
he to the Liberty loan campaign hn e ! f "-.""O worth of Liberty bonds.
I.een good, with the exception of the Win thcr or not this is rvn individual
CONSTANTINE ILL
3y United l'ress. (on the prohibition amendment wasiMinco and Auib.-r tii'tricts. according , 'o. o id wi'I probably not bo ascertain-
Zurich, Fwitzerland. Oct. I'.i-For-j ordered by the attorney gene-! to- ho W. II. Donahue, county chairman. " returns are in.
mer King Constantino of Greece is In j day. The wets, who are leading by ("All townships are co-opera Ing with j The general public is urged to at
a serious condition following an oper-jS-iT votes, will probably contest a re-'tiie county board, with the exception , t "d the meeting tonight and a rouv
the same as it was this ation. count. or Minco an.! Amber." strni Mr. txma-u.ig .m. .s expecieu.
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