I A TYPICAL SOLDIER GATHERING d
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The Army Y. M. C. A. is the gathering place of tin* soldiers in every camp. It is his substitute for home, and
he soon learns to go there when he is threatened with homesickness. He is seldom disappointed, for the Y slo
gan is “something doing nil the time.” . .
This crowd was too big to get inside the building, so they had the program outside. The soldiers are dstening
to a lecture on mental and physical cleanliness by Dr. Clark, a noted sex lecturer. The picture was taken at Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Texas, where thousands of soldiers from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and other states receive
their training for the big adventure.
GERMAN CLOWN PRINCE
NEEDS HELP FROM I)AD.
On de Run, Somevere in France,
July 20 Times—Dear Papa: I am
writing on de run, as de prave und
glorious soldiers under my command
haf not seen de Rhine for so long dat
dey haf started back dat vay, und of
course, I am going mit dem. Oh,
Pap, dere has been some offel dings
happened here in France. First I
started in »mine beeg offensive vich
vas to crush de fool Americans, but
dey know so leetle about military
tactics dat dey vill not be crushed
chust like ? vant dem. I send my
men in der fight in big vaves und
ven dey got to de Americans dey
all said “‘Boo!” as lout as dey coult
halier. Veil, according to vat you
haf alvays tell me, de Americans
shoult haf turned und run like plazes.
Put vat do you think? Dem fool
Americans don’t know anyding
about der var, und insteed uf run
ning de udder vay, dey came right to
vard us. Some uf dem vas singing
someding apout “Ve vont come pack
till ofer, ofer dere,” er some udder
foolish song, und some uf dem vere
laffing like fools. Dey are so ignor
ant. Put dey are offel reckless mit
dere guns, und ven dey come tovard
us it vas den dat my men took a no
tion dat dey vanted to go pack to
der dear old Rhine. Ve don’t like de
leetle. old dirty Marne rifer, anyhow;
und, or, pap, dem Americans used
such offel language. Dey know not
tings of kultur, and say such offel
dings right pefore us. Und dey talk
plasfemy, too. Vhat you tink dey
say right bevrunt uf my face? Vun
pig husky vrum a blace dey call heem
Arizona, he said—or, papa, I hate to
dell you vat an offel ting he say—put
I can’t help it, he say: “To hell mit
der kaiser!”
Did you effcr hear anything so of
fel? I didn’t tink anybody vould say
sach a offel ting. It make me so
mad. I vouldn’t stand und hear such
a offel ting, so I turned round und
run mit de udder poys. Vas I right?
Vat? Und, or, papa, you know dem
preastblates vat you send us—can
you sent us some to puy on our packs
too? You know ve are gong de ud
der vay now, und preastblates is noo
good, for de cowardly Americans, he
iss shooting us right in der pack!
Some of our poys took off der preast
blates und put dem behind, put de
fool Americans are playing der
“Star Sbangled Panner” mit ma
chine guns on dem blates. Can’t
you help us? You remper in your
speech you say nuddings coult stant
i pefore de prave German soldiers?
| Oh, papa, don’t pelief dese ignorant
j Americans effer read your speech,
1 fer dey run after us chust like ve
vas a lot of rappits. Vat you tink uf
dot? Can’d you set dem some uf
your speeches right avay quick?
Dey don’t know how terrubbel ve
are. Can’t you move my army pack
to Belgium, vere ve vun our glory?
My mens can vip all de vimmins und
childrens vot dem Belgiums can pring
up. Put dese Americans, dey iss so
ruff und ignorant dot ve can’t made
dem understan dot ve iss de greatest
soldiers on der earth, und ven ve try
to sing “Deutschland Uber Alles,”
dey laff chust like a lot of monkeys.
Put ve is getting de pest uf dose
Americans. Ve can outrun dem.
Papa, if ve iss not de pest fighters on
der earth, ve iss der pest runners.
Nopoddy can keep up mit us ven
j ve tink of der dear old Rhine, und
my army neffer did tink so much uf
dot dear olt riffer. Let me know
right avay vot to do py return post
office.
Crown Prince Villie.
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WOMEN IN WAR WORK.
Secretary McAdoo has designated
j October 5 as Women in War Work
j Day.
“Millions of women in the United ;
States are engaged in war work.
I active workers in the organization of
the National Woman’s Liberty Loan 1
, committees. Seventy thousand wo- ■
men are employed on the railroads.1
Hundreds of thousands of women are
j laboring in the munitions factories,
i Other hundreds of thousands serve j
i |
, in clerical work directly related to
| the war. As many more are engaged ;
in the Red Cross and other activities |
for the amelioration of war condi- J
tions.
“The women of America are do
ing- their share in the winning of
the war, both by actual work and by
the tremendous force of their moral
influence. It is fitting that their
service should be memorialized, and
Saturday, October 5, has been desig
nated for observation in the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign as Women in
War Work Day.”
W. G. McAdoo.
UNCLE SAM’S HONOR ROLL.
The committee on Public Informa
tion at Washington, D. C., gave out
a casualty list today containing a
total of two hundred and ninety
four names, a recapitulation of
which is as follows:
Killed in action.™-62
Missing in action- 5
Wounded severely -219
Died of wounds- 5
Wounded, degree undetermined.. 3
Total __—294
The following are the names of
the Arkansas boys appearing: Fred
Bryant, New Edingburg, Ark; Clar
ence Chaplain, Imboden, Ark; La
fayette Thompson, Evening Star,
Ark. All three are reported as se
verely wounded.
ARKANSAS WOMAN
KILLEL IN ATLANTA.
Walnut Ridge, Sept. 30.—Word
has been received here of the death
of Mrs. Annie Tanner, for the past
12 yars, chief night telephone opera
tor here, who was killed at Atlanta,
Ga., Sunday night by an interurban
street car. She had just left Camp :
Jessup, where she had gone to tell
her son, Private Homer Tanner, good
bye. Mrs. Tanner had secured a va
cation from her duties here, especial
ly to bid good-bye to her son, who
soon is to be sent overseas. She is
also survived by a daughter, Mrs.
William Bugg, of this place. The
body was expected to arrive here at
midnight tonight. I
The government needs your money;
ou need the stamps.
H AT THE BASE HOSPITAL, FT. SAM HOUSTON , jyat;? I
5. Cleau white beds, the very best of attention from the surgeons and nurses, and plenty of cheer-up considera
rv tion from the Army Y. M. C. A. secretaries make confinement at the base hospital ns attractive ns illness or injury
113 1)6 made. Mothers and other relatives and friends with their beloved soldiers In the hospital can find comfort
i| l.fact that their boys are not being neglected. The “Y” man supplements the regular ministrations of the
' * *** nd the Red Cross with frequent and regular visits, bringing books, writing the patient's letters, and com*
his every wish as nearly as It is possible for him to do so. The Y. M. C. A. secretary in the picture
regular afternoon visit at the base hospital, distributing books to the soldiers.
N soldiers f each the convalescent period, the 'K" furnishes movies, entertainment, and music for the
oldiers. v. ^_
FALL GOODS 1
At The Right Prices
Having contracted and paid for all our Fall Goods before the
last Big Advance, we are willing to give our customers the
benefit. We can sell you now anything in our line, 25 per
cent cheaper than the manufacturer’s cost. Will quote you a
few prices—everything else in proportion.
Medium weight outing flannel all colors per
yard. 20
Extra heavy weight outing flannel, others will
ask you for the same 35c, our price per
yard only. .25
6-foot cotton pick sacks made of 8 ounce duck $1.25 ^
9-foot cotton pick sacks made of 8 ounce duck $1.75 "
Ladies’ Union Suits, heavy ribbed, all sizes. . . $1.00
Ladies’ Union Suits, extra heavy, the $2.00
grade our price only. $1.50
Ladies’ Vest or Pants, medium weight, ribbed, |
sizes from 36 to 44, per garment.50
Ladies’ Vest or pants extra heavy ribbed made
of Sea Island Cotton, a regular $1.50
grade our price per garment. $1.00
Come and let us give you our Prices on other Goods
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The Memphis Store
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
The Insurance Federation of Ark
ansas representing all lines of in
surance is taking a decided stand
against the propsition pending in
congress for government insurance.
The Arkansas Grand Lodge, A. 0.
U. W., was among the first of the
volunteers in the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive. It subscribed $5,000 for
the Grand Lodge, and $1,000 for the
individual members of the office j
force.
The Golden Anniversary campaign
of the A. O. U. W. is progressing
satisfactorily all over the state.
The Arkansas State Fair opened
its first annual meeting at Jones
boro September 30th, with a large
attendance.
Two delinquents of Baxter county
have surrendered to the local board,
and two more have written the board
they would do likewise.
Dr. Alvin Strauss, who has been ,
in France the past five months, has
sent his father, Alex Strauss of Pine
Bluff a check for $100 with which to
buy a Fourth Liberty Bond.
The University of Arkansas op
ened its 1918-19 term September the
30th, the course of study being
•changed to meet the needs of the
government.
Will Rambo, for eighteen years!
an employee of the postoffice at Pine
Bluff, has been arrested by Federal
agents charged with rifling the
mails and released on $1,000.
I -
Forrest Canfield of Searcy, one of
the survivors of the Elcida, sunk in
Mediterranean waters last February,
is at home on a furlough.
Citizens of Walnut Ridge want to
lease and operate the oil mill of that
city paying government price for
seed, the owners of the mill claim
they cannot pay government prices
for seed and operate at a profit.
! Encouraging reports from all over
the state in regard 'to the Liberty
Loan are coming in.
j North Little Rock volunteers have
taken $82,000 of the Fourth Liberty
Loan, and a house to house cam
paign for the rest of their quota has
started.'
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The total amount of Ouachita coun
ty’s Red Cross donations to date is
$13,394, according to a statement of
their county chairman, Louis Bauer
lein, treasurer.
The following is an address by a
veteran on the subject “Veteran At
the Reunion At Tulsa:’’
“You ask me to say something for
the veteran or about the veteran. I
can say something about the veteran,
for I know him. I knew him from
Fort Sumpter to Appomatox, from
Texas and Florida to the shores of
Virginia, and I knew him all through
the intervening years down to the
present time. I have drilled with
him, marched with him, fought with
him and run with him when discre
tion became the better part of valor.
I know him. I have lain with him in
a military prison where he had noth
ing to drink but pestiferous water
from an orodiferous well, and where
the infinitesimal, animated creatures
were many thousand to each prison
er. But he never squealed. I have
slept with him blanketless, on fence
rails when the ground was wet, and
r have slept with him, blanketless, on
the bare ground when it was not wet.
But he never squealed. I have eaten
with him wnen mere was auyuimg ™
eat, and with him I have lived on
hope, anticipation and horse corn
until the next ration day arrived.
But he never squealed. He did not
squeal because the southern mother
that bore him and nurtured him and
brought him up to maturity, built in
to him a type of manhood that had
no equal in it. I know him. The
veterans were all alike, from Texas,
Florida and all over the south, a part
of one compact body, animated by
the same desire, bound together by
a tie of common brotherhood. It was
a part of him, by command of the
lamented Pickett — charged the
Round Top at Gettysburg—charged
with a vim, virilly, valor and velocity
that made all previous deeds of dar
ing seem so insignificant as Don
Quixote’s assault on the windmill. It
1 was a part of him who, led by the in
trepid Forrest, ran over a battle line
: of hostile infantry and charged the
back door of the historic Hornet's
Nest, and he got the nest with the
hornets in it. It was a part of him,
who, with Lee and Jackson and
Longstreet and Hill defended the
state of Virginia against overween
ing numbers, and if he fell he jpnt
down with his back to the fie^yrand
his feet to the foe.
Go on and build your monuments
t A
to exalt the great, chisel their names
high up out of reach, immortalize
them if you will; but the one who
bore the burden, the one who stood
behind the *gun and manned the
breastwork, the one who sleeps in
some lone, unmarked grave, that one
is “my hero,” and my “heroi.ie” is
the other, the wife, the sister and the
sweetheart who preserved the south
ern home in its purity, while my bro
was on the battlefield.—Tulsa Re
union.
WE GOT BIG ONES.
Bombs of unusual size are now i
carried by American aircraft. Some "V
idea of their destructive capacity
can be gained from the fact that
they cannot be dropped from a low
er altitude than 8,000 feet.
In asking the people to Invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
or. a paying basis.
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, as sheriff of Jackson
County, my virtue of an order of the
Circuit Court of Jackson County, Ar
kansas, entered on the 13th day of
September, 1918, in the case therein
pending wherein F. N. Griffin was
plaintiff and J. R. Case was defend
ant, sustaining the attachment and
ordering the sale of*the hereinafter
described real estate, will on the 26th
day of October, 1918, at the front en
trance to the Court House in the
City of Newport, Jackson County,
Arkansas, between the hours for ju
dicial sales, offer at public outcry to
! the highest bidder the entire interest
j of J. R. Case in and to the following^
described real estate situated in the
City of Newport, Jackson County,
[Arkansas, to-wit:
j Lot Three (3), Block Four (4) of
, Newport Land and Improvement
Company’s addition to the city of |
Newport.
| Said sale to be upon a credit o{ i
three months, and the successful pur
j chaser to execute a note with ap
proved security bearing interest at
! the rate of 6 per cent per annum un
til paid; a lien to be retained upon
the property sold to further secure
the purchase price.
I In Witness Whereof, I have her
unto set my hand as such sheriff this'5
the 19th dfv of September, 1918.
J. M. IVY,
24w4t. eriff of Jackson Co.
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