McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 61, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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TO OUR PATRONS
On September 19th-20th, and again on October 3rd-
4th, the Frisco will move thousands of the National Ar-
my.
This movement is of the titmost importance to the
country and must be given preference over other travel.
It will require from us every available coach includ-
ing many now in regular service.
For two or three days, both before and after the
above dates, there will be a shortage of cars on many of
our regular trains.
We are not sparing any effort to meet the demands
of our country, and we ask that you help us by bearing
with patience the temporary lack of accommodations on
some of our passenger trains.
Fi]
A. HILTON,
Passenger Traffic Mgr.
The movement to “BUY A HOME”
is sweeping the country. The time
to buy is NOW before the advance.
For Sale.
40 acres 2•/•» miles from Idabel, good land, a
bargain at 1500.00.
180 acres fine Red River Valley land, near
Shawneetown farm at $20.00 per acre.
A number of 40, 80 and 160 acre farms at
attractive prices and terms.
We loan money on -town property and farms.
Come in and talk with us if you want to buy
a farm, home in town, or build, we can help you.
Several choice building sites and some extra
good bargains in residence property.
RAY & O’NEAL
Rouleau Hotel Bldg.
Phone 79.
Idabel, Okla.
ETHEREDGE & ARNETT
Atteraeys-st-Law
Office Up Stairs ia Robinson Building
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107 W. Park Place, Oklahoma City.
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One Regnlar Visit, of One Day Only,
to Idabel and Broken Bow Each Sis
Weeks.
Saturday, October 20th.
L. H. HILL
Physiciaa and Surgeon
Office First National Bank Building
Phones—Res. 262; Office 251.
IDABEL. OKLAHOMA
OUR ICE!
Is as pun as the purest—Is as cold as
the coldest—Is as good os the best.
Oar bottled goods are superior to any you can hay
always pure—always fresh. Prompt deliveries.
Phone 20 for all hinds of bottled goods and ice.
Idabel Manufacturing & Bottling Co.
If You Want
LUMBER
SHINGLES, BRICK
CEMENT, LIME
and Other Building Ma-
terial see
w. e. :
Idabel Oklahoma
GERMAN SOLDIERS
HAVE LOST PUNCH
As Shown in the Recent Fighting in Flanders—
British Spirits Rally When American
Soldiers Arrive.
British Front in France and
Belgium, Sept. 23.—Phases of
the battle *of Flanders that took
place last Thursday and which
has been characterized as the
battle of Menin road, are today
largely a matter of history. Hard
local fighting was still in pro-
gress at a point west of Ghei-
uvet, known as Tower Hamlets,
but notwithstanding the deter-
mined efforts of the Germans
to regain the ground they lost
here, they were unable to dis-
lodge the British troops.
The enemy still clung to a few
isolated posts on an elevation
near Tower Hamlets, but their
possession in no way affected
the general situation as they
were not vital points.
No Thought for Losses.
The German military head-
quarters has taken little account
of losses of men if results are
achieved. In the present in-
stance the German counter-at-
tacks have not only been costly,
but useless, for the British ar-
tillery has, in a majority of
cases, torn the advancing col-
umns to bits and driven the sur-
vivors back in hasty retreat.
How great the German losses
have been, it is said, of course
is impossible to estimate, but
it can be stated that they were
exceedingly severe.
The prisoners say that their
casualties during the last few
days of the British bombard-
ment, prior to the-attack, were
very heavy and especially on the
night of September 18. During
that night ration parties were
so badly smashd that they were
unable to reach the front line
troops with food.
Fighting Spirit Miming
The battle of Menin road has
furnished further evidence of
that deterioration ih the fighgpg
qualities which has been going
on in the German lines for some
time. It must not be assumed
from this statement that the
TUBERCULOSIS AND THE
WAR.
The study of the tuberculosis
situation in the warring coun-
tries of Europe is of especial in-
terest to America ,at this time.
In England for many years be-
fore the war there had been in-
tensive anti tuberculosis work.
The effect of this was seen in
the low death rate from this dis-
ease, lower in fact than in any
other great country in the world,
only about one per cent of the
population.
In France, on the other hand,
little of this work had been done.
No great effort had been made
to instruct and educate the
masses of the people on the pre-
vention of tuberculosis. There
were /no public sanaeoria and
few private institutions for the
reception of consumptives. The
consequence was that the death
rate from the disease was ex-
tremely high, more than twice
as much as the United States
and three times that of Eng-
land. Again England in mobil-
izing her great armies, having
very efficient health organiza-
tion, exercised especial care in
examining recruits. If there
was any suspicion of the dis-
ease special examination and if
advisable exclusion was the or-
der.
The results have been that
England has onlly a very few
England has only a very few
losis among her milliorfs of sol-
diers. But in France it is dif-
ferent. Her great army had to
be mobolized with all possible
speed and many of her recruits
were tuberculous. During train-
ing many succumbed to the dis-
ease and more went into the
trenches where conditions were
conductive to its propagation.
As a result at the end of 1915,
85,000,00 French soldiers had
been returned to their homes
with active tuberculosis and no
adequate facilities whereby they
could be cared for. There is
little question that the number
is greater now than at that time.
In addition there are many
cases arising from infection
W. BURNS McCASKILL
Physician and Surgeon, Superintend-
ent Board of Hoalth, McCartein
County. Calls answered promptly day
and night. Office in Knieeley’s Drag
Store.
C. L. ERICKSON, I
E. JONttto
WORLD RENOWNED
ALABAMA
MINSTRELS
Germans are in a demoralized
state. During the last few
days they have fought with
great determination and skill,
but they are not so good as they
were.
It is significant, perhaps, that
the counter-attacks delivered by
the enemy on the first day were
lacking the intensity of previous
counter-attacks, although the
Germans had known that the of-
fensive was pending and had
time to prepare for eventuali-
ties.
Abandon Hoje of Victory.
In this connection a change
has been noted in the attitude
of captured German officers. Ap-
parently they no longer have
faith in the future and have
abandoned hope of success in
the western theater. The thing
they are most interested in now
is peace. On the other hand, the
morale of the British troops has
nager been at so high a pitch as
at present.
The arrival of the American
troops in Frdnce has done much
to make even stronger this con-
fidence. Everywhere the old-
timers at the front are talking
about their new allies from the
United States, and it is agreed
that the Americans will make a
magrnificent addition to the fight-
ing power of the allies in the
west and that the new combi-
nation will be made invincible.
Now "Flaming Ballets.”
It.is reported that the British
battalions that captured
Shrewdsbury forest and Bulgar
wood to the east of the former
place in Thursday’s drive, exper-
ienced a new kind of German
frightfulness.
The advancing troops are
said to have been fired on with
“flaming bullets.” These bul-
lets set the ‘men’s clothing on
fire, and in several instances,
according to the acocunt receiv-
ed here, wounded men had to be
rolled in the mud by their com-
rades to extinguish the flames.
tWo Private cars
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BIG NOVELTY ACT
WILLIE EDWARDS
CONTORTION
WIRE ACT
"NO OTHER LIKE IT”
ALABAMA.
CALIOPE
QUARTETTE
“SOME SINGING”
from these original cases. The
experience of these two coun-
tries is a most instructive exhi-
bit of what public health activi-
ties properly directed will ac-
complish and heavy penalties
which the neglect of these pre-
cautions involves. It is a lesson
equally^ pertinent to peace or
war, a lesson which America
should heed.
HARRY WALKER
THE MAN WITH THE
EDUCATED HOOPS
i J. MCFARLAND
SOU WOM TENOR
JOHN SIMPSON
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Idabel, Saturday, Sept 29
MEMPHIS, DALLAS & GULF
RAILROAD COMPANY
Daily Except Sunday.
Leave Texarkana 7:30 a. m.
Leave Ashdown 8:30 a. m.
Leave Nashville 10:35 a. m.
Leave Tokio 11:15 a. m.
Leave Murfreesboro 11:45 a.
m.
I#ave Shawmut 1:15 p. m.
Leave Glenwood 3:00 p. m.
Arrive Hot Springs 5:30 p. m.
Leave Hot Springs 7:00 a. m.
Leave Glenwood 9:37 a. m.
Leave Shawmut 10:30 a. m.
Leave Murfreesboro 11:45 a.
m.
Leave Tokio 12:15 p. m.
Leave Nashville 1:15 p. m.
Leave Ashdown 4:05 p. m.
Arrive Texarkana 4:50 p. m.
M. D. & G. through passenger
train leaves Texarkana Sunday
at 7:30 a. m., for Ashdown.
Nashville, Tokio, Murfreesboro.
Shawmut, Glenwood and Hot
Springs.
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