Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME EIGHTEEN.
C H IC KASHA OKLAHOMA THURSDAY OCTOBER 18. iZiT.
NUMBER 247
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You will find all the
local new every cay
in the Daily Express.
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' FORMER VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS: WILL SPEAK HERE ON LIBERTY LOAN DAY
NEUTRALS
Chicago Appeals for Help
in Fuel situation Unable
By United Press.
Chicago 111. Oct. IS Chicago will
be in the grip of a serious fuel short-
tige by the end of the week unless I
the striking miners return to work.
The supply of coal is unusually
low and the receipt of soft coal from
jf 1
Second Liberty Loan Sale Leaps Forward at Stride which Makes Five Billien Goal
Possible. Nation wide Effort to Discourage Successful Silcs
is Halted to Sorrow of Men Attempting It
By -United Press.
Washington. Oct. IS. The second
Liberty loan is hitting a stride which
brings success in sight. One billion
cud a half dollars has now been sub-
scribed. In order to make the five
billion mark possib.e $rr.0DU0U0 a
dav is needed r0;- ;ie remaining eight
Miraculous Escape
of U. S. Destroyer
Hy United Tress.
Washington. Oct. 18. The
j
first
American destroyer to become a vie-
tim of a German submarine was crip- 1
pled In a European harbor. One is
dead and five slightly injured as a ncuvcring 0f the destroyer thus im-
rosult. 'pairing the capacity of the torpedo
Osmond K. Ingram of f'ratt City. 'for destruction.
WETS WIN OTOOL
BY oUU UN i
IOWA RACE
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i
3v United Press.
Des Moines la. Oct. IS The lat-
est figures in the state prohibition
vote show a wet majority of Star.
An official canvass will decide Uk
iu'esti'n definitely however.
Race Riot Probe.
By United 1'ress.
Last St. Louis 111. Oct. IS. The
congressional inquiry into the race
riots opened today. It will take two
weeks to hear all of the witnesses."
EAL
YODER CA
The attorneys for Cl'.ie and YVillard
Voder who were convicted of hog
stealing yslerday morning and sen-tenc-d
to two veers in the penitentia-
ry this morning made' a motion for
a new trial in the district court. The
Voders are out on bond pending a
definite disposition of their cases.
PROBATE MATTERS
In the county court a petition was
filed by Charles Bell for letters of
administration in the' estate of Ed
i
i
ward Haskell.
to Meet Pressing Wants:
tlm Illinois mines lias boon stopped.
Thousand of appeals for coal are
j ed down daily and the gov
eminent lias
been asked to take
prompt action to bring government
control of the mines and drafting
miners. This step Is considered to
bo near.
miiions
erty bales
days.
1 The pro-German Intrigue against
the second Liberty loan issue is fall-
ing flat. Efforts which were made
in scattered localities stretching from
Minnesota to Texas to intimidate
bankers are having a boomerang ff-j
feet the treasury department today!
announced.
Ala. is the seventeenth navy maa
killed since the war started.
Authorities regard it. as remarkable
that the vessel was merely crippled
and explain that her escape was pro-
bably due tp the Sliced and quick ma-
ONTRAC
Third Effort will "be Mude by County
Commissioners Today to Accept Bid
for Colored School Addition
The county commissioners met this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for the pur-
pose of considering the bids and
awarding a contract for the addition
to the colored school building. This
is the third time this matter has come
up for consideration. Tho appropria-
tion for this purpose Is $ 4 (: 0 0 but
with this sum the building must also
be furnished.
TAKES JOB
JANUARY!
Except for emergency work those
duties connected with the building
and maintenance of roads and bridg-
es which come within the province
of the county highway engineers of-
fice are being sidestepped until alter
the first of the year at which time E.
B. Colby will assume the duties of
the office succeeding his father.
AWAR
I
J ENGINEER
DISTINGUISHED INDIANAN
T AD ORRSS
AUDIENCE
Announcement was made this morn-
ing by W. H. Donahue chairman of
thu Grady county Liberty loan coin-
Imittee that on Tuesday ('has V.
Fairbanks ex-vice president of the
United Slates will speak in Chicka
sha for the Liberty loan.
Tuesday has been designated as
Liberty Loan flay throughput the
United Stales n.id it will be the oc-
casion of a great patriotic celebra-
tion. Plans at this time for the local
demonstration have not been com
t w t m wk
liRlAN IARS MUiif
WHEN ORDERED ON SU
AND
Russian Battlestip Sunk io Engagement in
P01 F!r !nm'Mv
J - Thousand Russians Taken
ity United Piem.
I Am.iterdi.rn Oct.. 18. Another mu-
i tiny of German sailors at Ostend is
reported by the Belgian newspapers
(the Tageblad.
j The reports claim that a number
jof sailors refused to board a subnia-
jrine and threw one officer into the
i
sea.
Thirty mutineers were arrested
and sent to Bruges.
10000 Russ. Prisoners.
Lly United Press.
Berlin Oct. 18. Ten thousand Rus-
jsian prisoners were taken at tiie oc-
' upancy of Oesel island according
to the official statement.
Sub on Exhibition.
By United Tress.
New York Oct. 17. A captured
submarine has been received and
placed oir exhibit at Central Park.
It was captured in the north seas by
British ships and transported here in
three c;:tions.
Cermans Active.
By United Press.
London Oct. IS. German artillery
lus been exceedingly active on Hie
Flanders front south of the Vpres ca-
IF YO
HE FRIC
SUPPLY W
By Uni'ed Press.
Washington Oct.' 18. Forecasting
a continued food shortage until De-
cember the food administration has
renewed its appeal of economy and
has asked the pubiie to pay no more
HAS 1000 BUS. CORN
ON ILLINOIS FARM
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Smith of
Mount Auburn Texas are in the city
on a visit to their son Maurice Smith.
This is their third visrt to Chicka.-.na.
Mr. Smith stated today that corn
was yielding splendidly in his tec-
tum many of the crops reaching or.e
hundred bushels to tho acre. IIo will
have lu.tioft hnh?Is this year.
UR GROCER RAIS
EOFS
RELEASE
VM V KASHA
ON BIG LOAN
pleted. The Fed'Tal Reserve bank
of Kansas City which secured the
service of Mr. Fairbanks urged that
the largest hall In the city be secur-
ed as the nation-wide reputation of
the speaker would certainly draw a
capacity crowd.
I'lans are on foot for a gounty-w ido
demonstration in Chickasha on Tues-
day and efforts are being made to se-
cure Champ Clark as a speaker to-
gether with Mr. Fairbanks. Details
are to be announced later.
r. n. r!KTrwi
Palfic Narcy is Pcdi Ltd ty Airmen
lfils'i! t.n Gorman Tnun IV n
in Occupation of Oesel i
ual Marshal Haig reported. Success-
ful British raids were reported in
the GavcrcUe sector.
Von Buelow in Berlin.
By United Press.
Amsterdam. Oct. IS. Prince von
Buelow former chancellor of the Ger-
man Empire has arrived in Berlin.
His visit caused a revival of the re-
port today that be was to succeed
Michae.lis as chancellor.
Fiu&s Battleship Sunk.
By United Press.
Petrograd. Oct. IS. The Russian
I battleship Slnva was sunk at. the en-
! trance to It:ga bay in a naval en
gagement with a German fleet it is
officially announced today.
Tho complete occupation of Oesel
island by the Germans is admitted.
Nancy is Bombed.
By United Press.
Paris. Oct. IS. Nancy has again
been the target for German airmen
with a number of civilian casualties
resulting the official statement says.
Tho French today bombarded Ger-
man towns. Kleven Gorman planes
weri) brought down Wednesday.
ES
UGAR HIS
i cm m
for sugar. Administrator Hoover will
cut off the supplies of retailers who
'advance the price through license
control over the refineries
i Refiners will not be allowed to
'charge more anil retailers should not
boost prices.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma
Tonight fair cold wave;
temperature below freezing.
Friday f;:lr.
Local Temperature.
Maximum. So; minimum. '0
Trace of rain.
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BIG GASSER
TiiAn rn m I
UilWI AI
CEMENT
What is Said to be Amoug Biggest Gas
Wells in the Stale is Reported lo be
Shuck by Fortuna Drill
Mr. Woods of the Cement Courier
jstated this morning over the phone
that the Fortuna company drilling in
;;l-il-!l struck a big gasser at 5 o'clock
while drilling at about I'limi feet
j "The well was drilled in about 5
o'clock" said Mr. Wood. "Tho gas
j pressure blew the easing about 13
feet out. of the well. At 7::J.() the
jroarimv of Hie well could bo beard
'several miles. It is now impossible
to get near the well. The drillers
tell me that a conservative estimate
jof the production would be not less
than :iimil)00c' cubic' feet. The well
'did not bring itself in but was drill-
led in."
F. K. Kiddle of this city was among
the firijt to receive news from the
location this morning. His informs-
j t ion w as about in line with that re-
; ceiveil later by other parties. He
talked with bankers in Cement and
Cyril.
j iJohn Pittniun cashier of the Far-
Imera Stale bank at Cement. stated
In a telephone converstaion with M.
F. Courtney this morning that tho
well was one ui' the biggest In the
state. The first reports staled that
lit was without doubt the llggest ruh-
ser in Oklahoma Mr. Pittmaii giving
Uio drillers an the source of this in-
formation. He .said that the rouring
of the well could bu plainly heard in
i Cement three miles away
i
Keports are a little conflicting. It
was first stated that tho well brought
j itself in after the drillers had pulled
the drill stem and were asleep near
!the well. At least reports Indicate
jthat there is a tremendous pressuic
in evidence.
Keports ceding from Cement this
morning bltntl that it was Impossi-
ble to approach within even a con-
siderable distance of -tho well wuii-
!out a mark. The news set oil men
;in Chickasha fr;.utie and parties were
'hastily formed to make a pilgrimage
I to the well for definite information
h'ho significance of a strike of the
'proportions reported on the prospec
tive oil fields around Chickasha was
pointed out by a local oil man as
one of the best indications to date
that an oil field is destined to be lo
cated in this vicinity. Gas has been
found in Stephens county also around
Lawton be said while straight to the
north although some distance remov-
ed is flic GarbiT field.
Until definite Information is receiv
ed from the Fortuna well at Cement
."peculation is running to fever heat I
likewise the oil speculators in Chick
asha are literally ruiining around )
circles.
SUES WESTERN UNION I
FOR $2500 DAMAGES'
W. J. Ferguson residing at 1101
South Filth street has entered suit
for ?Jo00 damages in the district
court against the Western Union Tel
egraph company for failure to deliver
promptly a sick and death message.
T! plaintiff alleges that at 10:28
a. in. of September HI 1'U" the fol-
lowing message was received for him
at tile company's office here: "Your
mother is very sick. Can't you come?
Answer." This message he avers
was not delivered to his home until
S o'clock that night. At the same'.
hour a message to the effect that Ids 'conspiracy against the government
mother had died was also delivered. ; were found guilty by a jury today
the latter message having been filed All were officers of the Farmers and
at fi:12 p. ni Laborers Protective association.
Mr. Ferguson has lived hr-re for' They will be sentenced later to-
eight years day.
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SOUTH AMERICA BRING
PRESSURE on iiNro.mp.
FEARING BAD PRECEDENT
END ROUND
OF SCHOOL
After a strenuous half week spent
in Grady county on a round to vil-
lage and city schools. Stale Superin-
tendent H. 11. Wilson J. C. Mucrinan
federal rural school expert and V.. A.
Duke state rural school expert left
for Alfalfa county at 2:110 o'clock this
morning. County Superintendent
Shepard remained in Chickasha af-
ter making I lie round.
Yesterday morning the party visit-
ed tho Minco school nt ll o'clock re-
turning to Chickasha for a visit at
the Senior High school at 11. At I
o'clock they visited the Senior High
and an hour and a half later were
engaged in disco irses ut Verdun.
Last night accompanied by the Cad-
do county superintendent they par-
ticipated In an animated meeting
twenty-two miles south of Anadarko.
Tho lecture of Mr. Muerinan was
of special Interest embracing illus-.
(rations shown by two hundred slides.
CHICKASHA BOY
LIKES THE ARMY
That another Chickasha buy is find
' ing army life to bis liking and hi
inmlfiiiM- Komn wtrirtps touan! advance
ment Is shown by a letter rei-elvid
from Leonard C. Brulon who I; ;t)-
tinned at Camp" Pike Ark. " He join-
ed the colors hero about six months
ago and after a. short slay at Ft. Lo-
gan Colo. was trtinr.i'erred to Camp
Pike. Ilruton scums lu be tailing to
army life like a dink to water end
states that he is liking it better all
the lime. His idea is I hut his (roup
will not hove lo France until spring.
Brulon has been advanced to private
of the first rank. 11" iL! the son of
Mrs. M. C. Bruton of this city.
Held Without Bond
for Striking Liberty
Loan Bond salesman
Ifjve German Spies Arresied at Government
Six Men Arrested in Connection with Kansas City Fire. Three Officers
of Silitis'JS Organization Found Guilty in Texas
I'y United Press.
Oklahoma Citv Ckla. Oct. IX.-
The preliminary heaiim; for M. J.
Shaw charged with '.editions utter- I
ances lias been set for tomorrow
niorninir. Shaw is charged with
striking J. W. Nickelis a volunteer
I Liberty
bond salesman when Nick -
ells attempted to sell him a bond.
"Get to h 1 out of here." Shaw is
declan d to have said. He is held
; without bond
Three Found Guilty.
By United Press.
Abilene Tex. Oct. IS. Three of
:he forty men who were charged with
MAILS
h: ;i ;i; & $
I Cermao Believed to be Bluffing in Sut-
i marine Program Needing All Divers
j in Already Failing lampsip
Ity I niied press
Washington Oct. is. Neutral dip-
lomats Including South Americans
'will bring pressure to bear imoii
America to mediate In the matter of
the detention of the Swedish mail
which Is detained at the British em-
bassy. '
They fear that a dangerous prece-
dent will be ectabMshed.
j Fritz's Bluff.
fy United Press.
London. Oct. 18. Germany is only
blurring according to authorities dis-
j cussing tli wireless reports of the
inc'.usion of American waters in the
rutli!css submarine program. They
seem to believe that Germany would
be unable to carry out effectually it
submarine campaign In American wa-
ters as I hey are already using their
submarines in their fullest capacity
in trying to starve England. This is
regarded ns having assumed its limi-
tations long ago and there Is no pou-i-lliilily
of affecting the naval trans-
portation situation.
WIND BLOWS
FIVE ARE HURT
Ouo baby Iwo women and two men
were slightly Injured yesterday by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun
at the sale' of J. L. Johnson five
mile.' northeast of the city. Col. Hub-
bard (no auctioneer of th sale stat-
ed today that the gun was blown by
the high wind from Its-place on a
chair. When it struck the ground it.
I w;..; .ttucimi-upd several if the No.
12 shot striking the persons mention-
ed above. Mrs. J. L. Johnson was
one of tliom' hit. None of the inju-
ries are thought to bo serious.
Pfar! Making Sub and Acrcplane Tart?
Fire Suspect
Held.
! By United Press.
Kansas City. Mo. Oct. 18. Sixmo
are under arrest for alleged complic
ity in the stockyaids fire lucrimi-
fnatiug statements are alleged to have
; been made by several ot the men who
are being held.
One of the suspects was arrested
in Oklahoma City and returned to the
authorities in Kansas City.
Spies in Factory.
By United 1'ress
New York Oct. IS. Five more
Herman suspected spies were landed
at the German internment camp at
Ellis island today. They were arrest-
ed at the Seabury plant and wc-ro
making submarine 1 and aeroplane
parts for the government.
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Lampe, William T. Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1917, newspaper, October 18, 1917; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc730698/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.