Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 101, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 27, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA SATURDAY APRIL 27 1918.
NUMBER 101
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ENEMY ADVANCE HELD
IN LOWLANDS AFTER
TERRIFIC STRUGGLE
1 1 Picardy Allies Stop Progress of Ger-
mans and Improve Own Positions
in Counter' Attacks
HELD EVERYWHERE
SAYS IIAIG'S REPORT
Hindenburg Uses 96000 Men and Is
Bringing Up Reserves Battle Quiets
Down; American Losses
A human wall of British and French
is chocking temporarily at least the
Hindenburg sweep toward Vpres.
The whole northern portion of the
Flanders battle front from the Lys
river to the Ypres-Cominos canal is
ablaze with desperate fighting.
Tho enemy advance that carried
them through the barrier of hills to
the lowlands was held at a point
tiuuthwetit of Voormezell less than
two miles south of Vpres on tna es-
lern edge of the two highways from
Ypres to Wylschutet.
in Picmdy the Franco-British for-
ces not only continue to block the
thrust lowurd Amiens hut are im-
proving their positions by counter at-
tacks. Nine hundred German pris
oners were tukn in (lie region of
Haugard-en-Sauterr and VilJers.
.Ceaseless Ba'tvin"v . 4
3y U in ten 1tbr. ""
Willi I ho Ilrilish in Flandors April
27. The Germans are ceaselessly
battering against: tho Franco-British
positions hear Scherpenberg ltouge
Noir ; Kogeroele and Descartes.
Eighty miles beyond the battle line is
the town of Cassel. From Cassel
ilie sea is visible on clear days.
Hindenburg . is using 06000 .men
and re-inforcements are coming up
Fuel Administration May
Order Curtailment Street
Lighting as War Measure
Suggesting a curtailment of street
lighting . display a.id show window
lighting find "White Ways" as a war
n.oasure for the conservation of fuel
the National. Fuel Administration has
addressed a communication to all
county fuel administrators. Follow-
ing is a copy of the letter received
by Alger Mellon Grady county fuel
administrator:
"To even the most casual observer
i: is evident that a large saving of
coal can be effected by a nioro judi-
cious system of street lighting by
both gas and electricity throughout
the' country in many places lamps
lire lighted long before dark even
before sundown and kept burning
after daybreak. This should be
Stopped; the lighting at night delay-
ed and tho lamps extinguished early
In the morning.
"You vlll frequently find certain
Ftreets or certain areas of cities
Hooded with light. Great "W'hlto
Ways" and a similar prodigal u'so of
light may be all right in peace times
but in war times such excessive
lighting should be eliminated. Use
no more lightB than will reasonably
well light your streets don't burn
light for display.
"In the early development of street
UTiMEHBER
SUNDAY-llONDAY-TUESDAY
ONE .MXAL Ui
ALL MEALS
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OKEJMEA1
WULATLLSS
WEDNESDAY
ALL MEALS
VHTATI.r.y
in an effort to take these hills Hav-
ing swung around Kemmel in an ef-
fort to smash a way to Laxlyetto it
i3 tho German hone to turn to
Scherpenberg. Coincidentally the!
Germans 'are attacking northward of I
tho bluff through which the Ypres-j
Comines canal passes a couple of
miles south of Ypres.
Enemy Held Says Haig.
3y United1 preM.
London April 27. "Tho enemy is
held everywhere" General Haig an-
nounced. From Locre to Laclyette
the enemy's assaults against the
French positions three times were
beaten' off with great losses. Tho
Germans succeeded in carrying Locre
village but were driven out by coun
tor attacks.
South of the Somme an advantage
was obtained at Haugard-en-Santerre
and the Villcrs-Brotonnoux section.
The British captured 900 Germans.
Berlin claims to be within two miles
ot Ypres capturing St. Eloi and the
town itself.
Quiet in Flanders.
iiy United Press.
With the British in Flauers April
27. Comparative quiet reigns in the
Flanders front proper following a
tempestuous three days. The fight
may start again at any moment. Him
rlenburg lias -brought General Sieger
from Verdun to help around Keuimcl.
Sieger has 60000. mon and General
von Kberhardt an equal number.
The enemy is making only slight
headway after capturing Kemmel.
Take Toll Americans
By United Press. -
Washington April 27. The great
west front buttle is beginning to take
its toll of American fighters. Gen-
eral Pershing's casualty list today
showed 103 names 11 of which were
killed in action.
lighting when . the moon shone
brightly street lamps were not light-
ed. It might not be a bad idea to
again adopt this scheme. The use
of sufficient light is to be encour-
aged but its waste discouraged.
"When inefficient lamps are in use
substitute the better ones you will
get more light with a less consump-
tion of coal.
"Street lighting contracts usually
require that lamps burn a definite
number of hours per annum or that
they be lighted at or before sunset
and extinguished about sunrise. In
such cases a' readjustment of con
tract requirements will be necessary.
It is suggested by the fuel adminis-
tration that you get in touch with all
political subdivisions cities towns
etc. within your Jurisdiction having
any such contracts and require them
to arrange with the various compa-
nies for such modification of these
contracts as will result In the most
advantageous conservation of coal.
You might require all new schedules
i lighting to be approved by you or
by your state fuel administrator. For
ycur information we might add that
this office is considering the issu-
ance of an order prohibiting outside
display lighting other than during
the hours of street lighting."
THE PAVS
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ONE MEAL
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ALFRED O. BOOTH.
State secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
who is attending the meeting of tho
Boys' Conference here. '
BOYS' MEET
PROVES BE
A SUCCESS
Feature Meeting Tonight at Methodist
Church; Big "Feed'" Last Night Open-
ed Conference; Close Tomorrow
The banquet given by tho Boys'
Conference of tho Stato Y. M. C. A.
at the First M. 12. church last night
was a wonderful success ninety-
being seated at the table. The toasts:
responses and other addresses deliv-
ered were both interesting and i:n-
1 ressivo.
The conference held a most impor-
tant session this morning at nine
o'clock at which there were papers
read by the delegates.
The meeting this afternoon touch-
ed upon high school problems and
life work of various kinds. Also the
high school boy and his relation to
the present world war. An address
tho "Secret of Success" was one of
the good lectures on the program.
Tonight at seven thirty o'clock
will bo one of the best features of
tho convention' an the speaker for
the evening is Dr. L. If. Knight from
France Belgium the front trenches
and from everywhere else "over
there." Dr. Knight's address will be
"With the Boys in tho Trenches"
and Dr. Knight has been with the
nys in those trenches. He ha3 bean
8 Y. M. C. A. worker in Europe and
U a special lecturer for this state in
connection with tho Council of De-
fense. Tomorrow morning the delegates
will attend church and Sunday school
with their respective hosts and hos
tesses and at the afternoon session
there will be only one address "The
Thing that Counts the Most." The
Sunday evening farewell mee'iug will
include an address on "The Hlgit
School Boy and His Church" by
Dr. Arthur Lee O'Dell president of
Henry Kendali Collego of Tulsa.
.Other prominent speakers appearing
on the programs for this three day
conference are: C. C. Roberts Jr.
chairman state committee Y. M C.
A. Alfred O. Bdoth state secretary
President G.. W. Austin of tho Okla-
homa College for Women Dr. I. N.
McCash Hugh C. Lcggat and Dr. D
V. Ohern of Oklahoma City.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McCarthy
Misses Margaret and Grace Colby A
Cato and sister Miss Cato expect to
be the guests tomorrow of Corporal
Hudson Boone at Ft. Sill who is a
cousin of Misses Margaret and Grace
Colby.
THE WEATHER
For Oklanoma.
Tonight showers.
Sunday cloudy; showers;
eastern Oklahoma cloudy
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Local Temperature.
Maximum SO; minimum 47
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RAILROAD
EMPLOYES
CELEBRATE
Rock Island Runs Special Train From
Here to Oklahoma City; 400 Rail-
roaders Go to Meet McAdoo
WERE FIRST 100
PERCENT OUTFIT
Make Best Record West of Mississippi;
No Slackers in Entire Bmch;
All Own Bunds
The Ilock Island shops and offices
of this city are practically deserted
today with the exception ot the pas-
senger and freight departments the
remainder of tho employes having
gone to Oklahoma City to march in
tho big parudo and meet Bill Me-
Adoo. More than 300 shop men clamber-
ed aboard a special train in the yards
this morning and pulled away at 5
o'clock in addition to the shop-
men clerks and employes of the
store department the round house
and In fact from every department
swelled tho total to practically. 100
people. Tho special train consisted
of 10 coaches and was decorated from
stem to stern with the national col-
ors and with Liberty Bells and tho
Third Liberty Loan posters. The
special was scheduled to pick up a
delegation at El Reno.
Tho Rock Island railroad company
was host to the party on this occa-
sion and did not require that their
employes bo supplied with passes
The men or clerks from cntdi depart-
ment were simply identified by their
foremen.
This Rock Island bunch has a right
to do a little celebrating at this time.
Some parts of the United States are
still struggling to raise their quota
for the Third Liberty loan. The
Rock Island employes of Chickasha
have been over the top so long that
they have forgotten about it.
When the bond drive opened the
department heads of the Rock Is
land said "Let's roll up a big sub
scription to tho loan right hero in
the Rock Island family."
"All right" replied tho Chickasha
yards shop and offices "let's do."
Therefore and straightway they
proceeded to knock in something in
tho neighborhood of $40000 in sub-
scriptions to tho j loan go 100 per
cent patriotic for the cause and wind
the . whole thing up in three days.
Every employe of t'e Rock Island at
this point bought Liberty bonds.
There is another record of which
tho railroaders are proud. This was
not only tho first railroad outfit in
tho state to go 100 per cent patriotic
but the first west of the Mississippi
river where every employe purchas-
ed Liberty bonds.
Word was received at noon to the
effect that the Chickasha . Rock Is-
land special was derailed at El Reno
and held up for two hours. No one
was reported injured but It was a
question whether the local delegation
would arrive at their destination in
time for he. parade.
GIVE GRADUATION RECITAL
I'rofcsBor Rudolph Richter will
present Miss Lois Denney next Mon-
day evening at 8:15 in tho college
auditorium in her graduating recital.
Miss Denney will bo assisted by Miss
Estelle Tugglo and Miss Lulu Mae
Wagoner. The public is cordially in-
vited to lxiur tho recital. Miss Deu-
noy's home is In Anailarko and when
she leaves tho college this spring
sho will take tho degree of "Bachelor
of Music" with her.
MONDAY 4?
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HUGH C. LEGGAT
State Boys' secretary of the Y. M. C.
who is taking a prominent part
In the conference here.
BOND DRIVE
LAUNCHED
BY SCOUTS
Chickasha Troop Fifty Strong Susy This
Morning on Third Liberty Loan;
Every One a Winner
They're off in a bunch fifty of
them. Watch them stride down the
field they go each one running free
and everyone a winner. Who are
they? Why Boy Scouts or America.
At 7 o'clock this morning the
scouts wero out with application
blanks soliciting subscriptions for
tho Third Liberty loan. Eager for
service enthusiastic in spirit and ne-
couraged by their hosts of friends
tho Scouts Liberty Loan brigade fif-
ty strong began their drive against
the Hindenburg line. "They are
shoulder to shoulder with the Amer-
ican heroes who are now holding the
lino on tho western battle front and
each Scout an American patriot is
rightly classed with the soldiers of
the nation" said Rev. Douhain. "In
this day w hen tho heart ot the Amer-
ican natirtn is throbbing with an-
guish and American motherhood
with tear-dimmed eyes bids God-
speed to soldier sons when paronts'
ears are straining to hear a nopehu
word from the boys at tho front to
what more noblo service can the
American boy give himself than to
"keep the home fires burning" and
help the boys "over there" by taking
up the responsibilities placed by the
president of tho United States on
the Boy Scouts of America?
"Let everyone get in lino shpul-
der to shouldor with (lie Boy Scouts
as they go forward with the Ameri-
can boys on tho European battle
front." .r- .
SAMMY TO '
TURN TIDE
OF BATTLE
By United Tress.
Oklahoma City April 27. "Our
linns are being pushed back a few
miles on the west front now but
there will soon be a decided move-
ment caste ward" said Secretary Mc-
Adoo here today.
"Behind tho movement eastward
there will bo hundreds of thousands
of Americans who will not slop until
Berlin is reached" the speaker con-
tinued. This was the message that
the Liberty Loan leader brought to
Oklahoma.
He hoisted the city's honor flag
over tho War Savings bank. One of
the largest crowds ever seen here
i:c him a rousing welcome
TO ORGANIZE FAIR ASS'N.
.HERE MONDAY EVENING
Monday night at tho Farm
Bureau at 7:30 a meeting will
bo held for. the purpose of or-
ganizing a fair association.
Everyone who has bought luir
bonds or who desires to pur-
chase should be present. Of-
ficers and directors will be
elected at. that time.AUBYME IN
LINE FOR
GOOD WELL
According to J. T. Elder vice pres-
ident and general manager of the
Aubymo Oil and Gas company things
are looking exceedingly rosy for that
company with roferenco to tneir
well now drilling on the Linda farm
In tho Garbor field. Mr. Elder re-
turned last night from the field.
"At a depth of 1030 feet on our
Garbcr lease the drillers hit a strong
flow of gas" said Mr. Elder. "This
we believe to bo a splendid Indica-
tion owing tho the fact that tho oth-
er producing wells in that soction
liavo picked np this gas sand at
about the J030 foot level. Tho his-
tory of tho producors in our imme-
diate territory is that after hitting
this gas they have gone down a
mattey of 70 to DO feet into tho pay.
We have every reason to believe that
we will bring in a good well there
soon. .
"On our lease in tho upper Hoy
adjoining tho lease of tho Oil State
where they brought in tho big
Barnes well wo are making arrange-
ments to begin operations. The con-
tract for the rig and the drilling has
been let and our No. 2 location is
already made there. We expect to
be drilling on this upper Hoy lease
within 15 to 20 days."
BRITISH
WIN NAVAL
ENCOUNTER
By United I-rcss.
London April 27. Two British de
stroyers defeated five Austrian de
stroyers in the Adriatic tho British
admiralty announced today. The eu-
emy fled toward Durazzo.
Five more British and two French
destroyers joined in the pursuit
which was continuing Tuesday morn-
ing. British air forces raided the
seapluin base at Durazzo Tuesday
the result of their operations being
apparently successful.
DEATH OF MRS. SEIBERT
Mrs. John Seihert of Marion Kan-
sas died yesterday at the home of
her son Milton Seihert seven miles
north ot the city after a stroke of
paralysis. Mrs. Scibert had only
been hero a few days. The body hus
been shipped to Kansas lor burial.
Victonris: i
Question of Stamina
Send-the Wheat
Meat Fats Sugar
the fuel for. Fighters
I'VlTfn nTt FOOn AfiVHVITt? ATION
MAIL OUT
RECORDS OF
BIG EXAM.
Total of 11295 Eighth Grade Examina
tion Papers Finished; Grades Sent
to Pupils of County
CERTIFY COPIES TO
STATE DEPARTMENT
753 Try for Diplomas; Gain of 142 Ores
Last Year; Second Exam?. Be
Held May 9-10
That a splendid record has beert
made in the Grudy county schools
tuls year from the standpoint of In-
creased attendance is shown ly tho
records in the office of County Su-
porintendant Shepard with refcrcneu
to the eighth grade examinations
tho gradeB of which papers huvo Just
been mailed to tho papiU taking tha
examinations.
Tho records show that 703 aoronl.lt
and eighth grade rnlls took tho ex-
aminations this year which la an in
crease of 142 over tho record' last
year. The. Increase in aeholastia
enumeration this year was only 116
which fact demonstrates that the pu-
pils of tho lower grades aro remain-
ing hi school and aro trying for thu
eighth grade diplomas.
The task of grading tho papers
proved to bo a mammoth one. Each
of the 703 pupils turned in examina-
tion papers on 15 subjects or a total
of 11295 papers. These have all been
graded and tho grades returned to
tho pupils who have been on tho anx-
ious seat since the examinations.
A certified copy of these grades
will be' sent from the office of Coun-
ty Superintendent Shepard to the)
state superintendent's office today
end to those who passed with tha
proper grades will be sent a diploma.
These diplomas will be received from
thu state educational department by
the county superintendent and mailed
from the office of the latter direct
to the pupils.
"it is impossible at this time ti
rive out a list of those who passed
tho examination as we have not had
time to complete the computation of
the averages" said Mr. Shepard this
morning. "This is a mighty big job
and we are busy on it at this time.
"There will of course be some who
will not pass with tho required
grades. Special arrangements havti
been made whereby these will v
given another opportunity to niaku
iho required grades. On May 9 and
10 another eighth grade examina-
tion will be held at which timo thoso
who failed to pass at the ff rat exam-
ination may try again.
"Tnese examinations will bo held
at any school In tho county that is
in session on May 9 and 10. If in
any district the school has closed
and there aro those in that district
who want to take tho examination
they may go to any other school in
t'je county that is in session and
take it there For the reason that
this ln'ght work a hardship on some
i have decided to hold an examina-
tion in my office at Chickasha.
Therefore any who desire may coma
here and wo will see that they get
the proper attention and supplies.
"There are some w ho did not maka
as high an average as they would de-
sire I am sure but yet passed with
tho required average. I have been
asked whether or not these would
be permitted to take the cxamlna-
Cou again. My infonnaitou is that
those who made a passing averag4
gv&de will not be allowed to try fop
a better grade for the reason that
these grades have been certified io
the state superintendent and are oi
final record in his office. Therefore
these grades appear as a matter o
record in the state department o ed-
ucation and the records canqot ''1
cteHged"- - -.. "--
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