Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 267, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 12, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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hickasha Daily Expr
You will find all the
local news every day
in The Daily Express
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the IJ. 1. Association
Volume Nineteen.
Chickasha Oklahoma Tuesday November 12 WIS
Number 267.
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REVOLTERS
LOOM
AS
PROBLEM.
NOW FACE
REBELLION
IN HUNLAND
President Appeals to German
People to Gain Self Control ;
Solf Wants Armistice
Terms Softened
ORDER HUN FLEET
TO OPPOSE TERMS
Wilson Wants Stamp Out Bol-
sheviki; Prevent Spread Over
Europe; Situation Changes
All Peace Plans.
lily It. .1. Homier Stuff Cor.)
Washington Nov. 12. The Ameri-
can and allied nations now face the
groat problem of rebellion in Germa-
ny ami the spread of Bolshevism
throughout. Europe.
President Wilson in his address
announcing Ihe armistice terms cur-
ried the direct npepal to the Ger
man people to Ktrivo quickly to gain
self control of the present tiituation
Countering this Dr. Soif German
foreign secretary has sent the pres
ident un appeal to soften the arnils-
tico conditions ' to assist tlie new
German government in preventing a
general revolution. The Swiss min
ister wan to call at the White House
this afternoon possibly as a bearer
of the olflcial text or tins eoniinuni-
caUun.
There are indications that the ar-
mistice terms have urodsed a new
spirit of fight in some quarters of
Germany. This is indicated by re-
ported orders to the German fleet
from the "command" of the soldiers'
council to resist the carrying out of
the terms. While any resistance
could ho disposed of by (he allied
fleet. President Wilson is now vitally
concerned i:i cheeking promptly the
bolsheviki movement.
He has promised the German peo-
ple soon will be resored order and
peace which "will Justly define their
place among the nations" and
enable them to live in security
"will
and
contentment."
It may be said that the Gorman
situation has changed the whole pro.
gram of peace and may serve to
change in some ways the application
of the armistice terms. What al-
locations if any may be possible
however are as yet not discussed.
GOOD ROAD MEET
BE HELD TONIGHT
IN NORGE DISTRICT
A meeting in the interest of the
military road from Ltywton to Chick-
asha vio"orge Cement and Fletch-
er will be held In Norge tonight ac-
cording to T. J. Frown secretary of
the Chickasha Chamber of Com-
merce ami good roads promoter in
Grady county. Mr. Brown will be
present at the meeting ami will ex-
plain the project in ditail. in an at-
tempt to incite the people of Norge
and vicinity with the necessity and
urgency of the road and the goal (ha!
must be reached to follow out the
plans of the enterprise.
"The proposed military road is a
lacking link in the completion of a
highway from St. Louis Mo. to El
Paso Texas. The highway from the
Tiger state to the Lone Star com-
monwealth is now complete from St.
Lcuis to Oklahoma City and from
Lawton to El Paso; the completion
of the reatl from here to Lawton will
be the finishing touches to- an al-
most perfect overland route from El
Paso Texas to St. Louis Mo." Mr.
Erown says.
Loral boosters . of the enterprise
except an attendance from Chicka-
sha at the meeting tonight.
;
NAVY TO GO AHEAD -
WITH BIG PROGRAM.
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WASHINGTON Nov. 12. In-
(Heating a (rVtormrnuliou to go
ahead with the great naval pro-
gram recently outlined by Sec-
rotary Daniels the navy depart-
fr men! today sent fo congress a
request for yuno (1000011 (0 be
utilized in (be building of ten
battleships six battle cruisers
and Mi) smaller vessels the
types of
tennint.'d
whit h
later.
are to be tie-
USE BIG PLANT
FOR DYE WORKS;
NEED MORE MEN
The Federal-Slate employment ser-
vice will not slow down on its work
following the signing of the armistice
('has. nay examiner in (barge an
nounced this morning in issuing a
call for more carpeniers laborers
is lid waitresses needed for work at
the big camp at Nashville Tenn.
lu! are on the Job ami will stay
there" said Mr. Day. "The plant at
Nashville will be completed as rap
idly as possible u will be used as n
dye plant now that the war is over.
Thin has been the plan all along and
tt is lining so constructed that it can
bo turned into a dye plant within .'in
dnvs after the manufneture of muni
tions is stopped. There will be em-
ployment for the entire force em-
ployee .there uov. They need not
lose a day. We nre shipping labor
ers there on Saturday."
OFFICIAL
NOTICE IS
RECEIVED
Calls Cancelled; No More En-
trammcnt for Camps; Affects
Specially Inducted Men;
Still Classifying'.
This morning the local exemption
board received an order from Major
Kerr draft executive of Oklahoma
cancelling all cntrainmcnt orders.
The order is as follows: "All en-
trapment and induction orders can-
celled." Up to the receipt of that order the
local board progressed with Its
work of preparing for (he entrain-
ment hree on Thursday of 27T men
for Camp McArthur. Waco Texas
but the clerks are now just as busy
sending out notices to (he men no-
tified (o report that the call has been
cancelled. Also a steady stream of
registrants who had bVrn called for
the Thursday enlrair.ment was ap-
pearing before (he hoard to ask re
girding (he cancellation.
This order from Major Kerr not
only cancels the call for the 27.')
men but stops the etitrainmeiU of
specially inducted men a iist of sev-
eral of which is in the hands of the
local board. Amour; these were sev-
eral who had passed (heir examina-
tions and had been accepted in (he
aviation service of the army. These
calls are off.
Work on the questionnaires for
the present will continue although
it is probable that tho board will
devote more time (o (he lS-year-old
registrants than to those 37 to 43
inclusive for the reason that the gov-
ernment desires a record of the
youngsters. Classification of the 19
to 35 inclusive registrants is prac-
tically complete and out of the way.
Just how Ions the local board will
remain on (he job neither Mr. Ilur-
bin nor Mr. Ilolloway could esti-
mate. Outside of the cancellation of
the enlrainment and calls the work
is progressing as usual.
GRADY IS
ROLLING UP
WAR QUOTA
Reports at County Headquarters
Indicate U. W. W. Campaign
Be Quickly Closed Here;
Success Predicted.
That Grady county is hot on th
trail of the quota assigned in the
I'niletl War Work campaign an I
with seven districts already report
ed over the lop prospect! are fine
for the successful ami early conclu-
sion of the campaign is the statment
of C. I.. McArthur county chairman.
The districts that have reported
over to the county head are Norge
'erden Plato Agawam Alex Anti-
och and Kirhlnnd. In nearly every
instance the report showed that (be
district bail gone "o per cent over
the quota assigned.
"Everything is looking fine and
dandy" said .Mr. McArthur this morn-
nig a he received the first reports.
"I'p to the present time only one dis-
trict has reported the probability
that it will fall short of the quota
and I am not going to tell what that
district is" said Mr. McArthur.
Workers in the. city were hindered
badly yesterday afternoon by the
peace deim nstration (hat was being
staged lieie. This feature also slow-
ed up th! wore in Ihe country for
the reason that many of the people
from the rural districts hail come L:
town to help put. on the big show.
Klit hat out of the way everything
points to an early wind-up of the
work in Grady leaders think.
Mr. McArthur this morning receiv-
ed the following telegram from E.
W. Marland state chairman of the
campaign :
''While the peace celebrations in
every country nre interfering with
our campaign reports so far receiv-
ed indicate that every county in the
staeo will have raised ils quota by
the middle of the week and some
will have doubled their quotas.
"Oklahoma people realize that they
owe everything they have today and
the future prosperity I hey will enjoy
to our boys in the army and they
are paying their debt every wh"-p
I hear from without discount. Al
the available ships on (lie seas were
Used to transport our boys to Prance.
Now that peace .has come Great Brit-
M'i must use her ships lo return her
Australian armies her Indian ar-
mies her Canadian armies who have
been at the front in France. Even
if our armies are not required lo re-
main jn Europe (o police the coun-
tries (luring their reconstruction pe-
riods there will not be ships enough
to bring them back to (heir homes
for a '.i;ig time. During their long
period of enforced idleness they will
need all the comforts and attentions
the seven great welfare association'-
can give them. Lei's all give twice
as much as we have been asked for."
GRADY COUNTY BOY
WOUNDED
IN FRANCE
Private .1. E. Orrrll was wounded
in action October 4. savs . a letter
from "Somewhere in France" to his
wile in this citv. Private Orrell war
a Grady county selectman who left
here Sept. 20. PUS and received
training at Camp Travis. Texas. He
is attached to the infantrv. Company
P. 2S(h division ami received the
wounds in action. The injury was
not serious and he has probably been
released from (he base haspital Mrs.
Orrell believes.
THESE LIBERTY BONDS
ARE TOO SAFELY TORED
Ply t'nited Press.
New York Nov. 12. When the F
S. S. San Diego was sunk last Juu.
off Fire Island annroximatelv S1O0.-
000 in liberty bonds belonging to
the crew of the American vessel
went down with her.
Efforts are being made to obtai l
a ruling 'from the treasury den.irt
ment that theso bonds are to be con.
sidered as destroyed. Such ruling
is necessary in order to have the
bonds replaced.
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THE WEAATHER
I
For Oklahoma. !
Nov. 11 1H18 Tonight and
Wednesday fair; frost tonight. !
v Local Temrorature.
Jf Maximum temperature fit!; 4-
minimum 3'J.
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NEWSPAPER WOMAN
TO SPEAK ON WAR
WORK HERE THURS.
Judge 1). K. Holding chairman of
il:;: speakers' bureau in (he I'nited
War Worw campaign in Grady coun-
ty announced this morel.ig that Miss
Edith C. Johnson well known Okla-
homa newspaper woman will speak
at the .Methodist church at 7:15
o'clock Thursday nigbi on war work.
The arrangements lor .Miss John-
son's appearance here were closed
yesterday by Judge Holding in a tele-
phone conversation with the state
speakers' bureau. Miss Johnson has
appeared ill Chickasha on previous
occasions in lonnectlnn with war
work drives and local war workers
are predicting a recort crowd.
ENTERS
OFFICERS'
TRAINING
SCHOOL
SorgeaiU-Major II. C. Ross has
been transferred from Camp Travis
Texas to the infantry officers' train-
ing school at Camp :i Arthur Texas
where he expects to secure a com-
mission savs word received by his
friends here. Boss Vs't Grtt'W coun-
ty Oct. 4" 1917. He disposed of the
Sunshine grocery in (liable him lo
answer (be call of hi seo.unuy.
ELECTRIC
RATEH
CASE IS ON
Attorney Crig3by arid Treasurer
Clarke Represents City at
Hearing- Before Corpora-
tion Commission.
City Attorney II
W. W. Clarke tic
1 1. Grigshy nnd
-iirer are reprc-
mswer to the pe-
smiting the city in
tit ion filed by (he Chickasha Gas and
Electric company wherein they ask
permission to hike electric rate in
Chickasha approximately 20 percent.
The case is booked to come before
the commission today.
The petition filed by the company
with the corporation commission asks
for an increase in ihe rale of ap-
proximately 20 pi r cent over the
present rate. The i.oe asked for is
11 cents per kilowat for the first 50
kilowat hours; pi n nts per kilowat
for the second 5'i kilowat hours and I
with a scale graduating downward to
a slow. as I cents per kilowat for all !
excess of 2uiii kibuvats per month.
The petition stipulates that If) per
cent reduction will be allowed on
bills paid before the tenth of each
month. There is also a stipulation
for a minimum of 5" cents per month.
The old rate thai is rate in effect
.low calls for S cents per kilowat
hour against an 1! tent rale that is i
asked for and there is no discount
for bills paid by the tenth of each
month now". The present rate calls
for a power rate of six cents nnd the
company is asking for a rate of S
cents with a 10 per cent disccunt for
payment by the tenth of each month.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to convey to our many
friends in Ninnekali and -Chickasha
our sincere (hanks for (heir kindness
and attention during the recent fa-
tal illness of our beloved wife and
sister. Tom Wilson and family;
Mrs. Mattie Pounds and family;
Mrs. Alice McMoiris; Mrs. Nina
Pi-own; Mrs. George Holnian; Mrs.
Madge Ladd.
IKE
BIG DOIN'S
STAGED BY
CHICKASHA
Local People Rally 'Round
Celebrate Victory; Parade
Features; Band Plays
Jazz Tunes.
to
Featured by a parade participated
in by the city school pupils Ihe stu-
dent body of the Oklahoma College
for Women the local Hoy Scouts of
America the Rock Island shopmen
and a large umber of nulomobilists
an Impromptu bul fascinating cele
bration of "Victory Day" was staged
in Chickasha Monday afternoon and
evening.
The celebration was lung into the
breeze by the sudden! appearand of
the students enrolled in the city's
knowledge mills parading in squad
formalion. Soon the students were
joined by a large number of autonio-
bilisls the Hoy Scout organization
men from the Rock Island shops all
of which gave the celebration a tint
of perfection.
Humor was augmented with other
attractions of the day. A camouflag.
ed Liberty Hell greatly resembling
tho one whoso shrill ring was achoed
'throughout all the tbirleen colonies
after the signing of the Declaration
of Independence was mounted on a
large (ruck and attracted attention
I'm in Hie crowded streets as it -was
trundled up and down Chickasha av
enue ringing out. the notes of vic-
tory. Kaiser Pill's popularity in and near
Chickasha was displayed by two at-
tractions: one by the army of boy
fronts who had the camouflaged Ber-
lin riutcber in capture. He was dec-
orated by a Hun gas mask and hel-
met and was closely guarded from
the point of a large musket in the
hands of a Scout. The second was
a casket supposed to contain (he
body of the abdicated leader nnd
was being conveyed in the parade by
a mule-drawn obsolete hearse pilot-
ed by S. J. Anderson local undertak-
er assisted by Judge W. W. Clarke
city treasurer. Still another casket
eontainin; the imaginary remains of
the kaiser was mounted on a cart
and attached to the automolillo of
'James E. Brooks.
The spirit of extreme gaiety had
partially dispersed at 0 o'clock in
the afternoon; but broke loose again
after dark.
The evening's program consisted
of a concert by the Chickasha band
before a large audience wildly1 ap-
plauding the music makers. At in-
tervals during the evening the road
of the small home-niannfact ured can-
non rattled the windows hut shortly
after 12 o'clock the city bad return-
ed (o its normal condition.
'Chickasha 1ms exposed her supeu-
abundancy of patriotic spirit by cele-
brating the ending of the bloody
struggle. However the patriotic nil-1
lies enjoyed here are just merely re
hearsais for the reception to be giv-
en the. boys upon their return home
from the devastated pa its of Europe"
said one local patriotic leader Mon-
day evening.
GOES TO
ATTEND
METHODIST
MEETING
Rev. W. H. Roper pastor of the M.
E. church left this morning for Ok-
lahoma City where lie will attend
the Western Oklahoma Conference
which convenes there tomorrow eve-
ning r-residing- Elder R. L. Own-
bey of this city is in the state cap
ital making final arrangements for
the opening of the conference. Many
local members of the M. E. church
will attend the conference.
ARREST GRAND DUKE
AMSTERDAM
REPORTS
Hy United Press. .
AMSTERDAM Nov. 12 The Grand
Duke of Hesse has been arrested ac-
cording to reports received nt the
Amsterdam office of Hie United
Press. No details were given.
STOP SENDING OUT
QUESTIONNAIRES.
WASHINGTON Nov. 12.
No more questionnaires tiro to
fr be sent out by .draft boards.
General Crowder explained.
Those now out musl be filled
out and returned (o the local
boards. It ts unlikely that the
men now in camps will lie re
turned to their homes until
peace is declared or the sltna-
(ion in Germany is definitely
cleared up.
FIRE OFFICERS
"I'm going (o fire Malt Sankcy
and Walter Jones from Hut sheriff's
force put Dud Gibbs in as sheriff
and I'm going to be high under-
sheriff." These were the words heard in the
office of the Grady county sheriff
this morning the same coining from
a cell upstairs where was confined
Hob Null of Ninneknh. Much dis-
turbance and a volume of noise that
rivaled the peace celebration here
last night came from the cell. Upon
investigation it. was found that Null
bad partially burned bis bedding and
had attempted to kill himself.
An insanity charge is filed against
him and the trial will lie heard today
or tomorrow according lo county of-
ficials. CALL GENERAL STRIKE.
Hy United Press.
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 12.-A gen
oral strike will be called at Vienna
tomorrow it was learned hen! loday.
CONTINUE
RED CROSS
WAR WORK
Local Chapter Cet3 Word from
District Chairman Urging
That Knitters Keep Busy
On Articles.
Ah appeal urging that Ihe local
l?ed Cross chapter refrain from re-
laxation of work despite the signing
of the armistice lias been issued by
Geo. W. Simmons manager South
western division to the Grady coun-
ty chapter.
Mr. Simmons in the dispatch sal's:
"1 have just returned from a confer-
ence in Chicago with officials from
Washington and from five other di
vision headquarters. It is the
unan
imous concensus of opinion that even
when permanent peace conies the
American Red Cross should not in
any way let up.
"With the except ion of surgical
dressings and some hospital sup-
plies the calls for finished articles
will be as great as ever. Chapters
should not relax from their efforts
Unlimited quantities of knitted arti
cles are still needed; therefore keep
knitting all the yarn we send you.
"Peace will be a crucial test by
which the people of America will
denvonstrate to this world that we
not only are united in war but we
are also united in peace and will
proceed with reconstruction abroad
and at home with the same unselfish
confidence -in our national leaders as
has made possible the marvelous re-
sults of our work abroad and at
home."
A similar appeal has been re-
ceived from the war council of the
American Red Cross a copy of which
will be sent to every branch ar.d
auxiliary in Gradv county a? an as
surance against the work abating lo
.call).
NO EARLY
PARLEY IS
EXPECTED
Impossible for Allies to Start
Peace Conference Immediate-
ly; Conferees Laud Wil-
son's Political Drive.
COMPARE IT TO
SUCCESS OF FOCII
Crown Prince Shot by German
Soldiers Is Report; May Use
Prisoners to Build Up
France and Belgium.
Hy Uniled Press.
PARIS Nov. 1
dispatch from (!i
An unconfirmed
many via Amster-
dam announces that
German soldiers
crown prince as
arrested the former
be attempted lo cross the frontier.
and shot blni.
Prisoners May Rebuild.
Py United Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. -German
and Austrian prisoners will probably
be utilized In the rebuilding of tho
rrllorics devastated by the enemy.
This was the conclusion drawn bv
officials from the armistice terms
providing for the return of all allied
prisoners without "reclprocutioti."
Hun Ship3 to Port.
Py I'nited Press.
LONDON Nov. 12. Wireless mes-
sages picked up have recommended
that German mercbanl ships run for
the nearest port.
(Note -This probably refers more
directly lo the Gei'mau ships in Ihe
'llack sea which the allies were un-
able to penetrate before; hostilities
ceased.)
fly FRED FERGUSON.
(I'nited Press Staff Correspondent.)
PARIS Nov. 12. - An early peace
conference is not expected. It will
be impossible lor the allies lo start
the conferences immediately Inward
establishing (he baby democracies
rising from the wreck of (be Hohen-
zollern and Ilapsburg feudalism.
Though none of the allied con-
ferees can be quoted privately they
laud President Wilson's political of-
fensive as comparable with Marshal
Ft" h's military success. The Impres-
sion is widespread I hut. President
Wilson will play an Important role
in the democrat iat ion of tho L.i...
pcan uaiion.M whose aspriations lie
has gml-fal hercil.
Sink British Ship.
Py United Press.
London. Nov. 12.- The British bat-
tleship. Britiania was torpedoed Sat-
urday al (he western entrance to the
straits of Gibraltar and sank within
three and a half hours the admiral-
ty announced.
Thirty nine of the officersand fi7:!
of the men were saved the admiral-
ty announcement stales.
Belgians' Occupy Ghent.
By I'nited Press.
London. Nov. 12. After the armis-
tice became effective the Belgians
moved forward and occupied Ghent
according to front line dispatches.
DEATH NEWS
NOT CONFIRMED
A telegram received this morning
by Mr. and Mrs. U. D. Hill of this
city from the war department at
Washington states that no report
has been received of any injury hav-
ing been ret eived by their son. Cor-
poral Lon Hill. The message was
in response to a telegram of inquiry
sent to the department by the pa-
rents. Some days ago word was re-
ceived in a letter from Wayne Wbeel-
ock of this city that Lon Hill had
been killed in action on October 9.
The war department fails to confirm
the report. Mr. Hill has cabled t i
his son's captain for full inforinutiu.
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