Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 193, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1917 Page: 1 of 6
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CHICKASHA. OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15 1317.
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U. S. FOOD CORPORATION CAPITAL $50000000 ORGANIZED TODAY
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REGARD POPE'S
PEACE
PROPOSAL
WELY
v ' ll li
CANADIANS
VATICAN'S PROPOSALS OF
PEACE NOT ACCEPTABLE
TO ALLIED GOVERNMENTS
America Cannot Accept Them Bui Presi
dent Wilson May Pave Way for
Further Negotiations
By United Prom.
Washington Aug. 13. Allied opin-
ion including that of 'America is
strong today in the belief that Tope
Benedict's peace proposals cannot be
accepted In their present form.
Early cables at the Btate depart-
ment this morning Indicate the strong
opposition of England Fiance and It-
aly to the movement. President' Wil-
ton will reply l the proposal when
the formal note is received.
High authorities predict that the
president will refuse to accept the
proposals. The president may how-
ever make suggestions which will
lead to further negotiations.
Tbo official text of the nolo will not
be published until tomorrow.
Single Object in View
By United Press.
London Aug. 15. "We me fighting
for oi;o thing the victory of democra-
cy over aggression" declared Premier
Lloyd George" In P.h address today.
The speech is regarded as being es-
pecially significant in view of the
peace proposal sent out by Pope Bene
t! ict. It is considered as England's
informal answer to those proposals.
Proposal is Untimely.
By United Press.
Rome Aug. 15. Tho Italian public
regards with disfavor the initiative
which was taken by the pope in put-
ting forth peace proposals.
General comments show that the
P'iLIic considers it untimely coming
at the moment of America's active
participation in the war and when
maximum efforts are being exerted
by the allies on every front.
U. S. Official Statement.
By United Press.
Washington Aug. 15. "Nothing
has occurred which' would change
America's war aims which am sub-
stantially the same as those of Fi ance
and England" if tho official announce-
nient made by the stato department
today.
The statement Indicates that the al-
lies will stand firm In not acceptir
the pope's peace offer.
BIG ARMY ENLISTMENT
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
Several Local Registrants Well Down in
List for Draft Will Choose
Voluntary Service
This morning James R. Mankins
William S. Hawkins and Douglas D.
Johnson represented the many volun-
teers and will be held over until to-
morrow before being sent to Ft. Logan.
The recruiting force anticipates a big
run of enlistment tomorrow several
already having applied for examina-
tions at that time. All men who have
not yet beeu called by the draft may
enlist and since this decision many
well down tho conscription ranks have
preferred voluntary service.' Several
local office men will be examined for
regular army duties tomorrow before
t call for registrants further down the
Jine is issued by the local boad.
I Two men recently from the three
months' officers' training course which.
Obstacle to Peace.
By United Press.
Berlin Aug. 15. "The refusal of the
OHed powers to grant passports to
Stockholm socialist conference dele-
gates shows that England and America
are determined upon Germany's de-
struction" the leading newspapers
here state today. They declare that
England and America are the real ob
stacles to peace.
PEACHES TOO LARGE
TO BE OF VALUE
C. G. Courcier returned last night
from a short (rip to Rush Springs
bringing with him a quantity of large
luscious Elberta peaches raised on
thf farm of his brother L. Courcier.
This is a case where quality and uni-
formity of size proved a financial loss
to tho owner of the Elberta orchard.
The peaches are ripening fast after
the Inst rain but aro so large and bo
uniform insizo that they cannotrbe
packed in tho special crates ordina-
rily used in tho shipments of peaches
and consequently cannot bo shipped
to market.
Mr. Courtier's farm is two miles
south and three miles west of Kush
Springs near College Mound school
bouse and be has twenty acres of
this orchard. Ho lias between 400
and 5(10 bushels of these Elberta peach-
es that he is unable to move owing
to their maturing condition and is of-
fering them to those who care to go
to tho orchard after them at. 75 cents
a bushel. Anyone desiring to drive
to the orchard can get full information
from C. G. Courcier.
Swiss Mission
Lands on W ay
to Washington
By United Tress.
An Atlantic Port Aug. 15 The
Swiss mission to America arrived to-
day on its way to Washington with
fifteen members in the party.
The commission plans to reach an
understanding; with Washington on Hie
shipment of goods to Switzerland un-
der the export licensing act.
has just been finished at Leon Springs
Texas were at the army branch yes-
terday and gave Sergeant Collins a
sutnmary of tho work which would
start again August 21 Enlisted men
participating in training for tho com-
mission get $100 per month
while in the school. This
salary will bo allowed men from
Chlckasha who though having served
no regular enlistment will be ranked
as enlisted men because of their three
months' contract with tho government.
The course is the same for'all men re-
gardless of qualifications or former ex-
perience and though tho men report
the daily routine of drill and stud
very arduous opportunities a.e we. It
worth working for and the democratic
spirit of the camp is one of its attrac-
tive ."oatures.
Sergeant Collins Is now engaged in
preparing for a commission aud will
report according to orders not later accounts in the estate of John B. Dodg a bogus check on Ryland Wassom.
than August 24 to be ready for eu-lon and the administrator E. L. Dodg- The face value was $10. The defend-
trance into the school. v3j jion discharged. . ant has beeu out on a $500 bond.
STORM'
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Wheat Control Machine
Now Ready For Big Task
Under Three Committees
By United Press.
Washington Aug. 15. Tho creation
of a government food and grain corpo-
ration with a capital of fifty million
dollars was concluded today to con-
duct the buying of theso products at
different terminal points In the coun
FERRIS HAS WAR MESSAGE
FOR GRADY COUNTY
SATURDAY AT 3 P. M
Congressman Scott Ferris will
speak In Chlckasha Saturday after-
noon August IS at 3 o'clock at a place
to be announced later.
Mr. Ferris returned to his home in
Law ton a few days ago for a short
rest from his arduous labors during
tho prolonged session in Washington
and he is taking advantage of the op
portunity to discuss war matters with
his constituents.
Specific Mobilization Plan
Outlined hy President
The entertainment ot at least fifty- state headquarter- is that "unpunctu-
six men who must answer as physical-
ly fit and not exempted for this dis
trict's one-third quota response to the
war department la now the one big ob-
jective ot local board No. 1. Septem-
ber 1 is the time set for doing this.
V hen the decision of tho district
board on cases sent in from Grady
county has been announced men who
must enter service will bo personally
notified at once. On the day named
by the local board for this appearance
selected registrants must show up be-
tween 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. not more
than 21 hours nor less than 12 hours
in advance of the entrainment hour
on the date specified by tho sjjlaui.
general of the state. Due notice and
ample time will be given all selected
draft subjets in which to make an ap-
pearance and "from the time speci-
fied for reporting to the local board j
for military duly each man in respect
of whom notice to report has been
posted or mailed shall ho-in tho mili-
tary service of the United States."
The big proposition of arranging for
boarding lodging and otherwise ac-
commodating said men for the draft
falls to tho lot of the local board
whost -ivork by no means stops with
the call. Infinite care must be exer-
cised the war department orders to
provide carefully inspected food and
beds for drafted men to the effect that
no alien plots may be perpetuated.
Mobilization papers and all data for
the assembling camps must bo fixed
out by the board immediately over
draft shipments. Duplicate copies of
registration cards examination re-
ports and all other matters pertain
ing to selected men will be filled out
now in a very short time and anyone
doubtful as to the earnestness ot offi
cials needs only to watch preparations
in the federal building for this the
biggest step in the progress of con
scription
Assembly of Selected Men.
As the men report they will .be
checked off the list of those ordered
to show up tho hour and conditions
of reporting being noted thereon. One
warning sent out to registrants by the
PROBATE MATTERS.
In tho county court bond was filed
in the sum of $1000 by Clark James
as administrator of the estate of Mary
E. James.
Judge Davenport approved the final
PodSITKiDMS
try.
The machinery for wheat control Is
practically perfected. Three commit-
tees havo been named to carry on the
big task a wheat purchasing division
a price fixing board and those who
conduct the buying of wheat through-
out the country.
Coming from the capital and thor-
oughly familiar with the conditions
confronting the country Mr. Ferris
has a message that will interest ev-
ery American citizen. Ho is schedul-
ed to speak in Tuttlo at noon Satur-
day and will be accompanied to Chlck-
asha by a party of citizens who will
meet him there In cars. On Saturday
night he will deliver an address at El
Reno.
ality and failure to report are grave
military offenses in time of war." After
roll call the men are at liberty until
time for re-assembling for entrain-
ment. Alternates cannot bo furnish-
ed subsistence and lodging but must
when called he on hand notwithstand-
ing. At 5:30 on the day of assembling
"retfji roll call" will be sounded
when all absentees aro marked off the
list alternates filling the vacancies
Railroad tickets for all members of
verified drafted lists together with all
other actual expenses will of course
be furnished by the var repartment.
When the party leaves the supervisor
of the local board in charge of a com
petont member of the shipment in-
formation to mobilization camps of
tho departure and all records will be
sent in by (1)0 local board.
Will Arrest Delinquents.
Inquiry wlli forthwith bo made con-
cerning tho whereabouts of any men
who have failed to report for military
duty or who after reporting havo ab-
sented themselves from the point of
entrainment and were consequently
not forwarded to mobilization camps.
If such person cannot be found or it
appears that such nonappearance is
willful and made with i.itont to es-
cape military service the loral board
will report their names to the adju-
tant general of the army. If the
w hereabouts of such persons Is known
the local board will call upon the po
lice to arrest delinquents as deserters
and deliver them to the nearest mili-
ta'v station as prisoiers."
Wherd delinquency is accountable
and excusable non may be sent to
camps later under more favorahln cir-
cumstances. Reports from mobilization camps to
stato headquarters will be made every
ten days after draft shipments begin
and statements to local boards con-
cerning the! relative standing made
therefrom.
This is a summary of the specific
plans under which the local board is
working and which is mapped out as
tho course for raising America's na-
tional draft forces.
CHAfJGcO WITH PASSING
WORTHLESS CHECK
W. L. McGrew well known at Lind-
say wi'l have his preliminary hearing
today on the charge of having passed
A.FP.RAClnlI. G
OKLAHOMA
RAILWAY
MEN LAND
Training Camp for "Rainbow Division"
Will Be Established on Longls'ajjd
and Wiil Honor Ceneiai Mills-
B? United Tress
Oklahoma City Aug. 15. Oklahoma
railway men who enlisted in the lull
way engineers division some liias ego
have just reached "somewhere in
Franct" according to a message which
was received this morning by local of-
ficers o ftho Santa Fe railway.
Employes of the Rock Island Santa
Fo Frisco and Katy lines were Includ-
ed in tho division.
The Rainbow Camp.
3y United Presh.
Washington Aug. 15. The. training
camp for tho "Rainbow Division"
which will sc.1. go to France will be
established at Mineola Long Island
and will bo named the Albert Ii. Mills
Camp according to official announce-
ment today.
TEXAS COAL MINE .
BLOWN BY POWDER
INCENDIARY ACT
Sy United Ties.
Mineral Wells Tex. Aug. 15. Five
men were seriou:;!y lnj- .-ed and one
fatally twenty-five miles southwest of
here today when powder exploded a.
coal mine.
The fire is still burning. It la bo
lieved to bo incendiary.
TO CONSOLIDATE
TOWNSHIP FAIRS
With the intention of stirring up a
greater interest in the Grady County
Freo Fair in that part of tho county
W. E. Smith president of the fair as
soeiation and County Agent Cooper
left this morning for Rush Springs
where they will participate in a move-
ment to consolidate three townships
to the end that they may join In a sin
glo exhibit next fall. The idea Is to
hold the joint township fair of Rush
Springs Cross and Rocky Ford at l
Rush Springs and later to send the
entire exhibit to Chlckasha to com-
pete for tho township prize.
Mr. Smith declared before his de-
parture that the fair association was
going to have tho best fair in its his-
tory In 1017.
WALTER SATTERFIELD
HAD $12500 ESTATE
That Walter SatleifiHd the Minco
man who was shot and killed by a
posse after having attempted to as-
sault a young girl was possessed ot
real and personal property to tho
value of $12500 was revealed in the
county court yesterday afternoon when
his widow applied for letters of admin-
istration. Mrs. Satterfield's bond was
placed at $2000. Tho state consists
of real estate to tho value of $12000
and personal property totalling $500.
Satterfield was among the regis-
trants in northern Grady county who
were marked up as absent In tho first
call to fill the quota ot 1G7 men.
DRUNK IN BARBER SHOP
Because Charlie Coglin got drunk
and talked too freely in a barber shop!
at Ninnekah he paid a fine of $10 and!
i unm 111 uuilgtj i.iuwiva luui b j 15LV1- i
day and was released from jail j
h; .
Hundreds of Germans Fall
Into Hands o f Enemy In
Terrific Assault on LensWEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Tonight and Thursday part-
ly cloudy.
4
f Local Temperature.
Maximum 05; minimum t'8.
NEGROES WHO SEEK
TROUBLE WITH LAW
ARE MINUS SHOTGUN
The negroes who expected to "have
trouble with the law" aro minus a
shotgun and a plentiful supply of car-
tridges. The district court recently Issued
an injunction ordering the place of
Jake Ilightower In Two street to be
closed owing to a suspicion that intox-
icating liquors were sold therein. Fol-
lowing the closing ot Lon Miditower's
restaurant on the same grounds the
negroes were expecting similar action
and when Sheriff Ralley and his .dep-
uties went to close the place they
found eight negroes there who were
disposed to bo talkative.
The establishment was locked and a
notice posted but the windows were
not nailed. On his return later to ac-
complish this he found that one of
the windows had been broken open
aud. discovered a. shotgun and a lotof
shells on the table ready for use. No
one was In sight however.
Before serving the notice the sheriff
had heard rumors that some of the ne-
groes were "expecting trouble with
the law" but attached no importance
to them until he found the weapon
smuggled into the closed i-hop.
SECOND SELECTIVE DRAFT
EXAMINATION ON TODAY
Renewed efforts toward preparing
as big a supply of men as possible who
will stand qualified and ready for the
nation's draft call to arms began this
morning at. the eveniption board of-
County Treasurer s Office
MakcsNct Earnings of $15J90
Independent of Regular Taxes
Besides the collection of faxes at no
expense to tho munfy the county
treasurer's office is a soiirco of reve-
nue not to be despised in preparing
the county estimates.
According to the financloal state
ment made by II. N. Mullican county
treasurer to tho county commission-
ers tbo following shows the amount
collected exclusive of thn tax. rolls
which is tbo earnings ot the office
outside of the regular taxes for fbo
fiscal year ending Juno 30 191 7:
Tho law provides that a redemption
feo of $2 00 ho charged the taxpayer
for tbo redemption of taxes also a
charge of 25 cents is mado for issuing
tax sale certificates which when col-
lected must bo credited to salary
fund. This amount is known as treas-
crer's fees.
When real estaet Is advertised for
taxes the county has to pay for such
advertising fee which is collected and
replaced to the supply fund.
Penalty aVthe rate ot 10 per cent
LENS
SuiluYn British Attack Capture Cermaa
First Trench; French Make
Considerable Advance
P s United Press.
With the British Araiy Afield Auff.
15. Canadians .today stormed posi-
tions which dominate the remaining
approaches' to Lena which are still
held by the Germans. The Teutons
were swept aside by the aasaults of
the enemy losing hundreds of prison-
ers. The fighting Is still in progress. J
Carry German Trenches. '
Oy United l-ress.
London Aug. ID. A strong British;
attack quickly carried the first line
German trenches today in the region
of Lena.
At. tho siiu." 'line General Ilalg re-
ported a new offensive Is in progress
and is progressing satisfactorily.
The allies also gained ground In
Flanders northeast of Bixehorto. -
French Advance.
By United Press.
Paris. Aug. 15. Tho French advanc
ed considerably west of Dfxraudo In
Belgium the war office Btatonient -imported
today -
y
HOG AT $17.95 ' '
By United Press.
Chicago Aug. 15. Ifogs havo
continued to climb on the stocky
market selling at $17.95 at the
opening today. twenty cents
higher than the record price
reached yesterday.
B J liogslad and family returned
this morning from Galveston and other
points In Texas where they have been
visiting relatives for the past two
weeks. . '
fice. One hundred and twenty men
received notices to appear today a
large majority ot whom were present
when the bell tap sounded and roll
call began nt 8 o'clock
must be collected on delinquent taxes
ami an iiidiiig to law is placed in ths
'omit y sinking fund.
The amount collected for exemption
fees etc. was $1112 50; printing fees
collected $:fi3.SO; penalties on delin-
quent tiixes exclusive of the pavinj
taxes $12155.52.
Interest canted on the county mon-
ey which is on deposit in the bank'
and interest earned on warrants In
which county money is Invested and
which is credited to account each
money belongs amounted during last
year to $S.Ht.82; making the total
earnings of the office $2iX7? 0 .' .
Tho expense to tho county for run-
ning the office is as follows:
Salary for treasurer and deputies.
$5180.00; contingent postage etc
$207. CO; supiur. (printing delinquent
list books stationery etc.) $11106;
making a total expense for tho year
of $C.S8.26.
This makes a net earning for thq
county of $15.7!i0.i: .. "
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Lampe, William T. Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 193, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1917, newspaper, August 15, 1917; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc727695/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.