Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 135, Ed. 1 Monday, June 10, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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NUMBER 135
CM ICKA5MA OKLAHOMA MONDAY JUNE 10 19 18
VOLUME TWENTY FIVE
DAILY
ING MOVE ON
i
VAST
BABY WEEK
UNDERWAY
IN COUNTY
Examine Grady Babies Under Order of
Covcrnmenl; Purpose lo Correct Dc-
fccls; Wotk Well Organized
700 REGISTERED FOR
Mcasurcaif nls and Weights Taken; Report
to Parenls and Department"; Work
In Charge of Experts
This ia baby week in Grady coun-
ty. Under the direction of the chil-
dren's bureau of the Department of
labor every mother in (Jrudy county
m Ut bo given an opportunity to leant
(lie exact rating of her children be-
tween Ihe ages of Uira month" and
tlx years in order that defect
nny may ba remedied before It ia
too lale. )
This campaign in national and was
prompted by tho fact lhat when the
oamlnation.i of men for Ihe national
army regulars mid national guard
units began iniineioun defect a were
found in the aoldiern. Many of these
defects were flight and could havo
been remedied bod the
parcufij
known of such fault) when the child
won small.
Tl-c c?;a)i".-i'na'loii-'.'.id couiplciA ro-
per! on all children is' given free of
charge and a card showing the weight
and measurements of every child in
given to the parents with notations
showing any defects (hat (lie pa
rents may take the child to their
physician and have any fault rem-
edied. A duplicalo of tho card is
cent to the Children's Bureau of the
Department of Labor Washington
I). ('.
Tin's child welfare work in Grady
county Is being carried on under I lie
direction of Mrs. Orin Aslilon chair-
man of the woman's committee of
the Grady County Council of lefere.
The chairman has appointed a num-
ber of assiutanlo and sub -commit .tees
and the organization is complete.
The measuring end weighing will be
under the supervision of a physician
and a trained nurse.
Tlie work will begin tomorrow-
morning in the civil service rooms of
th". fodpral building and will con-
tinue until (be (ask in Chickasha is
conipietel. In addition the r.atne
clars of work is being handled
throughout Ihe county by the pre-
cinct Councils of Defense supplies
for the .county work being sent out
from Chickasha.
In order to systematize Ihe pro-
grain the coininitleo in charge Is no-
tifying the Chickasha molhers us lo
the time (hey are scheduled to bring
their children before the examining
board. This method is used to avoid
(be confusion and delay that would
reroilt if no definite schedule desig-
nated the time for individual canii
nations.
Some week- ago a canvas of the
town completed the registration of
the children the. registration com
initice making a house to house affair
of it . The l egist rat ion cards a re
filed by . street and also alphabeti-
cally. Mrs. Asbtou pointed out. thh
morning that in the general caiivn.-v?
it is highly probable that some
homes were intoned for the reason
(lif wlioi (1i fpcictpiil inn nt-lmr
' .
called they were away trom dome or'
.. . . ;
card had been filled out. In all such
cases Mrs. Ashton requested that the
committee in charge be informed
-through Mi?3 Celyno Lehman phone
lnai? or by calling Mrs. Ashton' her-
self at phono C."8. There are about
7oi) children registered in Chickasha.
Tho Bub-connulltees appointed to
indie the child welfare work in this
city are headed by the following:
Mrs. Charles Williams chairman of
registration committee; Miss Celyne
Lehman clerk; Mrs John Driggers
suppry committee; Mrs. J. R. Nes
hid. welching uiul measuring com
mittee. Mrs. Nesbllt is u graduate
nurse and is uniDly able to see that
l ho weights mid nieasuroinenls are
luuidlcd correctly.
SIDETRACK
FALL MEET
Adoption of Two Military Highway Routes
Eliminates October Session; Chicka-
sha Throws Weight to Roswcll
The Chickasha delegation to the
Miami Ozark Trails meet has return-
ed .and eiraiinst inccs as related by
the Graily comity representatives jus-
tify tlve lowing of the fall convention
In Chickasha. Interest at tho meet
ran rampant T. II. Brown one of the
local delegate loaders reported this
morning and good roads interest
went over (lie top In Oklahoma an
probably never before. By action of
the convention the Military Highway
a-j originally planned wai divided
one branch kcing mapped to run
from. El Vvri to Luwton via Wichita
I 'alls and Wellington Tex. the other
Inking a. course via Tlainview Texas
and Roswcll New Mexico. This elim-
inated the necessity for a fail conven-
tion of the Military trailers for which
Chickasha was running tho strongest
of ail contenders In the last. On the
abolition of the October convention
Chickasha entered the raeo for selec-
tion of Iho'PiU) meet' that 'was
changed from Jinn to August by ac-
tion of the convention. Early in the
announce! lent of candidates (lie local I
good roaders saw a chance for a la-
ler landslide mid (hrew all their sup-
port to Uoswell New Mexico which
(own will support (he Grady county
delegation by a solid vote in the race
Tor tho U)2( Trails meet. This is
booked as one of (he biggest in the
history of the Ozark niorvement.
Before (he adoption of the dual
road scheme Chiokasha's chances for
the fall meeting of trailers were the
talk of Ihe convention according to
Mr. Brown Campaigning and wire
pulling begin at the outset and con-
tinued until the new Military roads
proposition put a damper on ihe en-
thusiasm of entries. Chickasha rep-
resented by Drown was allowed
last word in Ihe speeches for tho
convention. The local representative
after telling or the unlimited resour-
ces and possibilities wrapped up in
the selection of this place as thelog-
ic ii.l ticeiio for the coming conference
as compared with the more scenic
though less promising sites stormed
the assembly with a poem especially
prepared for the occasion. In this
feature the Oklahoma College for
Women was played up as the biggest
factor in Oklahoma or Texas which
should appeal first to (he minds oT
f iir thinking good roads boosters and
highway experts.
Chickasha representatives to the
Miami meeting were: T. J. Drown.
Ed Bitsche Comic McCinley
Erslaud C. W. llollingsworlh
J. Goldsmith.
Arthur
and S.
ASKED BY LOCAL
NEGRO IN IOWA
He.'jinsitioii patters in the case of
Jake Itightowcr who han been tap
tured at Council Muffs Iowa have
been demanded by the prisoner nc-
! cording to word received at the office
' of the county attorney this morning
and steps toward securing the ncecs-
tarv nancrs for liightower's return
to Grady county jurisdiction were
Immediately started.
Kightower was convicted on a liq-
uor charge during the January ses-
sion of the district court and was
given a two years' senetnee at the
time of his escape from the county
GOOD ROAD
- iail
INTEREST
TURNS TO
STEPHENS
With Forlur.a No. 2 Delayed in "Comirg
Ia" by Fishing Job; Attention Cen-
ters on Southern Field
THREE WELLS DUE
IN NEAR FUTURE
Wan-Ran Gladstone Ft. Ring Tests
Watched Closely; Activity Brisk Over
Big 4rca; Magnolia Drilling Offsets
Wth the Fortuna No. 2 operating
in (i-5 0 having inherited considerable
trouble at the critical moment in
terest. for tho moment ul least has
lihiflod from (lie west Chickasha dis-
trict to Stephens county where sev-
eral wells aru duo to come. In this
week.
One of the promising wells in this
sectTo is tho Wan Ran in 28 Is-1.
They are drilling at 1S0O fee and are
scheduled lo strike tho pay in the
next few days barring trouble.
Another well that Li being watched
Closely In thiu section is the Clad
htono' drilling in Ft-Is '. At. this lo-
ration they are down practically 2100
feel and tho belief in that I ho drill
is hammering Just above production.
In 30-la-S the Ft. Ding Oil und Gus
company Is shut down at Utt.'l feet.
Thtaro setlii.g a liner and a pai'.'r
er and havo good prospects for bring-
ing in it well soon. At I his I lino
they 'tire engaged in hauling five inch
pipe out from llealdton. Some trou-
ble has been experienced in this
wr.iK caused by tho cxlivuioiy had
ins made practically imjtass.il.i'e
by tho heay rains.
A i on nil til'- discovery well tli"! M" c
n.'lia in L'Ms-ft" a flock op offsets
I t c been iccated. Three of l!to;e
l (!(.ii(' lo I be. Magnolia e-; :.i:ny.
Two are drilling and preparations
are under way (o start operations on
I be (bird.
The ft rimy company bai a show
of gas In 2 '.Us Z. They picked up the
eand at 17ns but despite the fact
that the pas pressure was medium
Mtong they drilled through tho cand
s;ul are heading- for a deeper lever.
A flow of gas was found at O.'iO by
the Dase Line Oil and Gas company
drilling in 1-lsO. The quantity was
far from being sufficient for commer-
cial purposes and no slop was made
in Ihe drilling. The sand at thi"
level proved to lie extremely I bin.
On tho east side of Ihe county the
Vol Dun is rather holding the center
of its immediate stage. In addition
io bringing in what was estimated at
at r0on0m to Sftoo.M)() foot gssser
in 22-13-5 they now have a showing
of oil in (he name hole at a depth of
(I .Mi. Some of the oil men are of Ihe
opinion that they have an excellent
cli; nee to bring in a fairly good oil
v ell.
Ia 2n 7 the Triumph Oil and Gas
company has been shut down for sev
eral davs owing to a shortage of wa
ter. This trouble however is now
eliminated by the abundant rains that
have fallen recently. They are down
Kin feet.
The Duncan Petroleum company is
drilling in 31-ln-7 ami has penetrated
to o depth of 401) feet.
The Santa Fe is drilling again in
"n r.. At a deptli of MIS feet (hey
set a r.hot of nil ro which produced
nothing. They arc now going to a
deeper Band. Oil men are still of
thi opinion that they bungled (lie
nhooting resulting in a blast into the
dry part of the sand.
Several new locations have been
Made. Principal among (hem arc
the Carter in 2'J-ls 8 where (bey are
moving in the M'igh timbers and dig-
ging the water well.
The Smith Gas people in 112n-"
arc drilling an offset to their 330(n.-
lion foot gasser.
J. P. Evans has made a location in
unexplored territory in Caddo coun-
ty. He has started operation in 21-Su-llw.
The Fort una No. 2 Mi (i-u-'.t Is busy
villi a fishing job jusj as they were
on the point of hiUlnJ' the Fortuna
sand. Thin operation jis progress! us
lit a depth of practically 2'.!0i) feet.
COURT ()F
U. S. COM'R
GRINDING
Release Delendant on Charge of Harbor-
ing Deserter; Hold Another for Grand
Jury; Slacker Cage Pending
i -J
United Slates coiuniiissioner's court
has again begun its jindings after
a lull of several dayn. George W.
Kandall who gives hb homo as Law
Ion was arrested Saturday by Deputy
V. S. Marshal Dick Worley and
i
brought here for preliminary hearing
charged with the larceny of a sol
dice's uniform at I'ort Sill. The do
feudant was noticed on the streets of
ChJckacha Into Saturday afternoon
partially dressed in the regulation
clothes of the United Stalci; army.
Enlisted men hero complained to Of
ficer Sammy I'wyer vim questioned
Randall and conducted an examina
tion of bis room
that later led (o his
helm; taken
into custody by gcvern-
ment officials. He was held for Ihe
act inn of the grand jury under $501)
bond.
Joe Kinder whose borne is located
twenty seven miles east of Duiichu
was discharged- by lifj commlnoiotter
Saturday from n ( barge of harboring
a deserter from I ho United Slates nr-.
my. The refugee private in question j
gave his station as Camp Travis
Texas. Eugene Hamilton of (Miic.ka-t
t;ha and Joe Wilke.rson of Duncan
were attorneys lor tun neionse.
i
The examination of Tollie Mont-
crief. alleged deserter who registered
for service in New Mexico and who
was brought here today by deputy U.
S. Marshal Dick Worley. will be con
ducted before Judge Spealto soon.
Monlcriof Ignored the questionnaire
it. is charged.THE WtAIHCn
Tor Okldlejrn.
' Tonight and Tuesday
.
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!
v
!
fair.
Local Temperature.
Maximum !M1; siininiuiii. 71.
AMERICANS HOLD FIRM
ON MARNE FRONT; BIG
PREPARATIONS AT T0UL
Vy United Press.
With Ihe Americans in
France.)
phase of:
June
10. While the fourth
the offensive is breaking out be-i guns are increasingly active In nt-
tween Monldidier and Noyon Ihe j tucking American observation bnl-
Ainericans continue to bold firm on i loons. Everything points toward big
the Manic front. ! preparations for an attack in force
In addition
to be.it iug off two cue
my attacks at
heavy assault on
P.onrsches and a
bill 201 Hie Ameri-
cans advanced occupying the edge
of the wood west of Vaux t wo miles
west of Chaleau Thierry. Later they
returned to their own positions.
Tho Germans are shelling Delluni
wood but (ho Marines arc si ill bidd-
ing. American ariiilery responded
to the bombardment of the Ameri
can lines in I icardy included in the
preparatory bombardment by tlie Ger
mans for the Monldidier Noyon at-
tack. Activity at Toul.
By United Press.
With the Americans in Lorraine
June 10. American observers report
a continuation of German concentra-
STEAMER'S CREW
PICKED UP BY
FRUIT LINER
By United r-ie.
An Atlantic Port June UK Tho
captain and 17 members of the crew
of the slamer Dinar Del Rio sunk by!
a submarine Saturday arrived hero
today on a fruit liner. The arrival1
accounts for all hands. j
The captain said tho vessel was
destroyed by gun fire from the sub
marine off Ihe. coast of Maryland. A
flare sent up was observed by liners
and the skipper with his crew was
rescued.
SIX MONTH
SENTENCE
TO WAGNER
A oentence of
federal jail was
Campbell of the
cix months In the
paused by Judge
United Slates court
late Saturday upon I'M Wagoner a
Grady county man charged with
avoiding the draft and whose pre-
liminary examination before y. S.
Commissioner' J. W. Spealie was held
last cummer and who wan hound
over awaiting Ihe decision of I ho
federal grand jury that met ul Me-
Alesler last. week.
Wagner has based nis defense up-
on the allegation that. Ills patents
misinformed him as lo his age tt
the time when he should havo regis-
tered for selective draft service Juno
1!H7 and that fie was ignorant of
Ids liability lo' Hervice at that. time.
My Ihe law against draft dodging
I Wagoner will be forced to Hm'vo a
term in the regular army of the Unit-
ed States af'"r Ihe expiralh of Ills
' sentence. i i will probably be nr-
' raigned for enlist ment in I lie army
' in a few days according to his coun-
I ell Judge Eugene Hamilton of this
' city who defended Wagoner in bis
I examination and later in his hearing
before (he federal grand jury. Wag-
oner was
Chickasha.
iin automobile dealer of
U. G. CASUALTY LIGT
By UnltPd Preps.
Washington June 10. Seventy four
casualties were announced today by
the war depart ment. The list includ-
ed 1:1 killed in action wounded
find eight dead from other causes.
t lien of troops opposite the Ton! r.ec
tor and farther east opposite Nancy
German aviators and antiaircraft
oi Ihe Americans
long allied battle
at this point In Hie
line.
Pershing Beports FirpuHe.
3y United Press.
Washington June 10. The repulse
Sunday of another German attack
northwest of Chaleau Thierry was
reported in (he statement from Gen-
eral Pershing today.
Tlie enemy made a fresh attaik
rlm-lii!? Hie niirht on nosilions in (he
vicinity of Boresches.
accompanying
Ihe artillery preparations
with ma-
(bine gun
fire. The attack broke
down with severe losses to tlie as-
sailants. In tli is region and in Pi-
cardy lively artillery fighting is in
progress. The big gun duel in the
i i
aiarne sector uus uevitaniru tuaontui
Rbly
HUNS OPEN DRIVE IN
ATTEMPT TO REACH
OISE RIVER VALLEY
WOULD SEE
OKLAHOMA
BOOM W.S.S.
Muskogee Oltla. June in - Hulled
Slates Senator Robert I. Owen is
anxious thai. Oklahomans respond to
lv--ifir.ni WHnn's proclamation call-
ing upon all persona lo pledge them-
selves to invest fn Wiir Savings
Stamps on June 2fUh - Nat ionnl War
Savings Day.
The fo'lowiug telegram was receiv-
ed today by George W. Parlies stale
director War Saving') for Oklaho-
ma. "I have profoundly rejoiced lo see
Oklahoma so splendidly respond in
tlie. three Liberty loans and in Ihe
Red Cross contributions.
"This is a. war to establish liberty
or earth with all that freedom means
--freedom of speech freedom of con-
science freedom lo come and go. We
are waging this war against the most
gigantic conspiracy in the history of
(lie world. It is my sincere hope
that the people of Oklahoma. realiz
ing what this conflict Is will magnif-
icently respond in the War Savings
Campaign.' Thin is where every man
I woman and child can lake part. I
I know I hut. Oklahoma will be found
I In I lie front rank on June 2Slh Na-
oii.d War Savings Day.
Robert. L Owen."
FINDINGS OF DEFENSE
COUNCIL IN JACKSON
CASE ARE ANNOUNCED
Following a full Investigation of al-
legetl activities of Bert Jackson ami
his associates in the sale of oil stock
and its exchange for Liberty bonds
the Grady County Council of Defense
a! a meeting Saturday adopted Hie
following :
"The Council of Defense believer
from Hie statements of witnesses ex-
amined that any statements or rep-
resentations made by lierl Jackson
or his associates in Hie sale of oil
and gas slock were not. intended to
discourage Ihe purchase of Liberty
bonds depreciate
lei icre with Ihe a
eminent thai the
loyal and not. so
lieve Mr. Jack'.on
Ihcir
value or in-
;eiicies of Ihe gov-
ianio were not dis-
intendeil. We lul-
ls ;i loyal citizen
and we fiulh ir believe (hat the par-
ties bringing this mailer lo the at-
tonlion of Ihe Council of Defense
have acted in perfect good faith
prompted by motives of patriotism
loyally and good citizenship.
"We further find that since Ihe
government's policy of discouraging
the exchange of bonds fur slocks was
announced Mr. Jackson and his as-.
socislcH have not accepted bonds in!
exchange for stock but have decliii-J
lo do so" Signed Alger Melton j
L. C. Unison F. M. Frey F. L. j
Slusher T. 11. Dwyer. Harry Ilom-
inevly J. D Csrmichacl O. ('. Coop-
er Ceo. 11. Evans.
ORGANIZE RED CROSS
CHAPTER AT COFELT
A new Red
been organized
Cross auxiliary has)
at the Coffelt in hool j
distrk
southeast of Ninnekah it was
l
announced
this morning by County
Superintendent of Schools M. H.
Shepard. who lias just
returned from
that place.
Unlimited
spirit exists
division Mr.
interest and working
at the new Red Cross
Shepard states and the
l.wul liaiiter is Comiueill liiai u
i . . ... . .1...
live
- . . .
'wire has been added to the system
Strike Between Monldidier and NoytrJ
Also Would Connect Line With
Chateau Thierry Sector
FRENCH GIVE GROUND
BUT CHECK ADVANCE
Franco-American Troops Launch Attacks
and Take Prisoners; Fr'lz Finds
It Hard Sledding
By United Tress.
Wlh Ihe French Aleld June 10.--
The present drive on tho Montdidlor-
Noyon front according to military
critics constitute:) the northern army
of a vast encircling movement on tho
part of the Germans and ia aimed at
Paris.
Starting from the Avro region tho
Monldidier front is being pushed
southward as far as possible toward
the capital lo match tho southern
enveloping attack from Chateau
Thierry. Tho Germans still have a
minimum of 00 unengaged divisions)
that may bo used in the present '.ef-
fort.. !
By I'nited Fresa.
With tho French Afield June 10.
Foiled In their effort to puiietrato the
Okie valley fioui lho 'north and their
recent attempt to 'reach the river
fiom I In; east tho Germans have
launched a third great attack be-
tween Monldidier and Noyon for I ha
purpose of reaching tho Oiso from
tho west.
The German staff is apparently ob-
stinately convinced thai the Oise val-
ley offer tho best operation area
for :t 1 1 advance on Paris. Tho pres-
ent attack Is also made for the pur-
pose of linking the Monldidier salient
with Ihiit of Chateau Thotrry in or-
der to straighten (lie line. The at-
tack Sunday was made as a perlimi-
nary lo heavier offensive efforts.
Slight Initial Gain.
The Germans made an initial gain
through a surprise attack then after
a brief but intense bombardment in
which heavy gas shells were used
the Geriua.il infantry leaped lo Hi9
assault in successivo waves. Tin
French maintained counter prepara-
tions Ihe. Infantry falling back with
the first shock. They put up a
strong resisl ance just outside tho
j range of German mounted (rench
i mortar batteries. The French later
fi ll back to principal posit ions w here
the heaviest fighting was in progress
iis this dispatch is sent.
Owing to Ihe extremely heavy con-
Cffnlration of tho German attacking
(.('.I'inns the French were able lo in-
flict terrific losses from the moment
the attack began.
By United press.
Paris June 1(. Th new German
drive between Monldidier end Noyon
j has slowed down before the French
i roMstoiice (be official siatemcut iv
' nied todiiy indicated.
Gains of about a mile were madn
by the enemy on Hie center and tho
allied left wing in comparhon with
Ihe initial concenlnilion of lhr"o
miles. Simultaneously the American
and French advanced again northwest
of Chateau Thierry taking 23') pris-
oners and :io machine gun!'.
T i e l ight w ing of Hie French held
sou! beast of Ville taking T.oo prison-
ers. In the center new German fore-lb'-own
into the btruggle. gained
sligiit'y. reaching (he Fouthcaste- n
(M'tsk:. i of Cuvilly eight miles south-
east Cf Monldidier. They also reach-
ed i p int a mile and a half sni'b-
east ( f Cuvilly and four miles 60'. h
li' I DSMSliy.
The I rench finished detailed opc-ia
liens at Haute-Braye taking pCt-
oi'iers. Between the Ourcq and lla
.Maine '.no oerinan auacKs t'i; i-
dit'u was also true east of Via;ey.
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