The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1917 Page: 3 of 6
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Thnraday Evening. Octoby 4,1917.
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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
Home Reading Course
for Citizen Soldiers
(liwuo! b;- the War Department an- all right to reprint reserved.)
This course of thirty daily lew.™ is offered to the men selected for
nervier m the National Army as a pr ctical help in getting started in the
right **>-. It is informal in tone an does not attempt to give binding
rule* and regulations. These are contained in the various manuals and regu-
lations of the United States Army, to which this Course is merely introduc-
tory.
LESSON NO. 26.
SOME NATIONAL TRADITIONS.
This course should include a back- for the rights of all free peoples. In
ward glance over the military history the British Parliament Pitt and Burke
of the United States. It is worth while and other $ ~
for tht* soldier to recall why and how fended the
the men before us fought for Ameri- were an American as I am an English
can principles and rights. You are re- man." said one of the great pa rim
presenting Uxlay the same ideals and mentary leaders, "while a foreign
fighting1 for many of the same things troop remained in my country I would
^ !°7*' f°r 1776' 1798' I812- npver Ia>' down my arms." It was not
, '..I;1, Hnu, i8®8', th" English people who were seeking
In 1770 our forefathers refused any to suppresa liberty in America, but a
longer to submit to the demands of a small body of court politicians—an au-
tyraanical government and declared tocratie governments-which misre-
themaehTs independent. The farmers presented the people.
and shopket'pt rs and mechanics and The Americana of Un u*y ou taeir
nahenn 'u whu rushed to arms at the part did not hesitate to tnke up amis
beginning of the Revolution . id not for their rights, even though they
at first realm' they were forming a came into conflict with the seasoned
new nation. B :t before long they saw troopB of a great power—even though
• Jearly that irder to enjoy liberty they had to meet invasion and partial
they must s e off the rule of the conquest of their own country. Nor did
autocratic government which had itsthey long hesitate to break completely
scat in Londot,. away from the motherland which
In their attitude they hud the syra- many of them still loved.
pathy of a great many Englishmen In 1798 we found ourselves in a stae
who were bro.' i enough to see that the tf war with the French Government
American colciies were really fightingThis is not usually thought of as an
American war, since there was no | the defeat and capture as guests nith-
fighting except for a few encounters er than as prisoners. Their treatment
on the high seas. There was no deelar was striking evidence of our real fet-
ation of war and it was all settled | ing toward the Spanish people We
*ithin a few months. Yet the fact is fought for the principle that on the
thut a state of war actually existed. American continents governmental
again v e had no quarrel with the tyranny and cruelty j.-ust not be per-
h people, whom we admired and mitted to continue; ar>d that principle
loved for the help they had given us was established.
dunng the Revolution. We were really! The Auericans are peculiarly a
at war with a little^ group known «• peaceloving people. They have no taste
the Dir.'Ctory, who had seized the Gov for warfare and no lust for territory
crnment of France and misrepresent-1 or power.Yet within less than one hun-
ed its people. died and fifty years we have entered
In the War of 1812 with Great Brit -!i* Important wars the last and per-
ain, the principal question at issue h"Ps the greatest of which is the one
concerned the freedom of American Jus' beginning against the German
II l arnameni rut ana liurkc S^'PS I1|J tiie rights of American sail- Government. Why has all this warfare
great Englishmen openly de- ors on "ie high seas. For the most pari been necessary?
e American patriots. "If I ">e American Army wa.i poorly train-i The answer is to bo found in the
imerican as I am an English- fd and equipped and had little success simple fact that there are certain Amor
ia .1-- * " It redeemed itself, however, at the '<" rights and principles that musl he
Battle of New Orleans, where Andrew upheld if the United States is to re-
Jackson led the western militia to a j main a free and self-respecting na-
well-earned victory. The British Gov.;1'0" These rights have never been
ernment tacitly recognized the sound- attacked- and probably never will be
ness of the principle for which the. stacked—by other free and demo-
Americans fought. cratic peoples. But the world is not yet
America's next war was with Mexi- rid of governments in the hands of
ro- The Mexicans had not been vcryjsma" groups who betray their own
The Americans of that day on their careful of American rights either in | People and drive them forward in ruth-
Mexico itself or along the frontier, |les'; assaults on the freedom and rights
and the diragreement as to the ownei-!of "'oer peoples. It is a government
ship of a certain large strip of lairl r,f lhi type that now menaces all lit -
along the Rio Grande easily led t > hos. j erty-living nations throughout the
til it too In * Vi n.«M i L _ i r 11 .« n M .1 ....... ... 1. . . .
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TIME TABLE
J
ROCK ISLAND.
1
North Bound
T,
,704 .
u.
TTV
706 ..
p
m.
Kouth Bound
700 ..
11:60 .
m.
703 ..
p.
m.
Chattanooga Brunch.
715 ..
Departs 10:20 a.
m.
716 ..
Arrives 2:25 p.
m.
FRISCO TIME TABLE.
EAST BOUND.
Leaves
m.
2:10 p.
m.
6:30 p.
m.
WEST BOUND.
Arrivrei
Lawton 12:15 p.
ITL
3:50 p.
m. |
10:00 p.
m.
Hut it has been the custom for those
who had anything for sale ot ship to
the larjre center market*. Continuing
this custom would send all the surplus
hay and grain produced in Oklahoma
to St. Louis. Memphis r nd Kansas
< ity. Then western Oklahoma would I
have to buy it from those places.
We are hoping, on account of sav-j
ing in use of cars, to help people to!
find hay and grain for western Okla-
jhomu before it leaves the station
which it was produced.
I Thi, ran be do™ if our patrons wtll
i make their wants known. The man
I who are working for the Department
I of Development of the Frisco will help
| buyers to find product, needed, and
they will el 0 help people to ud a
nearby nurket for their surplus.
J. E. PAYNE,
!■ riseo R. K Snyder, Okla.
Lawton Marble Works
."NO. A GUTHRIE, Proprietor.
-•22 C AVF.Nl E.
LARGEST STOfK OF FIN.
ISHED MONUMENTS CARRIED
BY AVI) DEALER SAVE
MONEY HY COMINC TO THE
SHOP AND BUYING.
Put cn the Bevo Glasses when you set the
tabic for the bile you've prepared for the guetts of
the c-. cning. As a suggestion for a dainty lunch:
Crtui'i cheese and chopped olive sandwiches (on
broun bread), Dill pickles, Shrimp salad, Ice cold
Be v o.
Itself n nutritive drink, Bevo makes an appetizing
and <!-lightful addition to any meal — hot or cold,
ii^h" • ". * heavy.
Bcv -the al.'-year-'round soft drink.
^•td in holtl a only and bottfod ncJuaivly by
ANHEUSER-BtWCH- ST. LOUIS
FORDS TOR HALE.
I
We buy and sell Ford cars. Have
second hnnd wagons and buggies for
sale; also milk cow8 and city property
Moore Bros., Texas Wagon Yards
Phone 29, 401 F avenue. 9-17tf
tilities. In the war that followed the worltl *"<? savagely attacks'" American,,, NfW .DaF^ Brown Ladles'
armies of Scott and Taylor won vie-i5"'*M . BOOtS JUSt in, with medium
tory after victory against over-; 1,1 " our previous wars against for- heels, new—Witney, 322 0 Ave
whelming odds and eventually Mex-|eiPn Powers the American people have!
ieo sued for peace. One result of the.^'>uK,,t for principles, not for wealthI
war was to establish more definitely!01' Power, just as they are fighting to-!
the right of an American citizen ''"J"'They have fought against govern-i Many communities
abroad to a reasonale amount of pro-jm<'nts. not agaiiiBt peoples, just asj Oklahoma will need
tection and support. |they are fighting today. They have t'rain or ha>' this year. Only a few
BUY NEAR HOME.
Southwest
buy either
*>*.iiuhk i.uu«y. iney nave ^rain or hay this year. Only a few
Less than a generation later came ,ou?ht fearlessly and fairly, just as;plaocs !n tht' same region have either
the great Civil War. Never was thejyou aru' the other American soldiers or to sell. Eastern and
fighting spirit of the citizen-soldier of this wor W"1 fight. northeastern vansas have both grain
beter shown than in this unhappy and I ——— and hay for sate.
bitter struggle, when Americans were I NOTIC>
pited against Americans. Both sides "wing to my being away from the
jWere fighting for principles of Gov- icil5' m>' omce will be closcni until Oct.
ernment, the North for the principle;,oth-
| of union, the South for the principle of j n'6tf BR. L. L. COLE.
■ the rights of states to secede from that I
j Union. Toriay, with the war a half j TURKISH BATHS.
century behind them, there are proh- J -
ably few Americans, either North or, f'or rheumatism, sluggish
South, v.-ho do not rejoice in their i 'rcultio". nervousness and all poisons
hearts that the principle of union was 'n ^e system. For h.dies and gentle-
uphel and that we are able today to I 'nen- °P*n night and day. Basement
meet our new foe as a united nation.: '' lrst National Rank. Phone 151.
We entered the Spanish War to put 3-12tf
an end to misrule in Cuba. Again our! ——
quarrel was not with Spanish people,!The Strong Withstand the Heat of
but with the Government, which wo- Summer b*.ti Than the Weak
,! OH f^ople who are feeble, and younger
KINKY
creating conditons in C'abu tnat
could not endure with self-respect.
Admiral Cervera and his men, who
had shown themselves brave foes,
were received in this country after
r r .— ..v ivvuii., ouu j UUII|/Cr
people who are weak, will be strengthened
and enabled to go through the depress-
ing heat of summer by taking regularlv ]
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It purifies
and enriches the blood and builds up I
the whole system.
when y
exelento QUININR
can buy lor 35c a box of
OUININK
POMADE
8rro*craB<l maltca kinky.
,0n* Soft and silky. It
p'TPS'-tw uuirant^.
or cofnT M "" rec*'ipt 01 stamps
AcrNTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
Writ* for Particulars
CXCLCNTO MCDICIMK CO. ATLANTA. OA.
Transportation to
FORT SILL MEDICINE PARK
MINERAL WELLS
Blue
Co.
Motor Service—Phone 136
316 C Avenue Lawton, Okla.
SPECIAL
THE FAMOUS CRYSTAL
BRICK ICE CREAM
35c a Quart at Plant.
CRYSTAL ICE AND
ICE CREAM CO.
Drive by and get a brick.
3 B Avenue Telephone 606
ANNOUNCEMENT
Midland Motor
"OKLAHOMA
SIX"
A five-passenger, six-
cylinder pleasure car,
modem, efficient and
satisfactory. Finish Co-
balt Blue and Maroon,
with white band.
Growth of the Auto
and Truck Industry
in Oklahoma
The following table will
give you a good idea of
how the use of the auto-
mobile in Oklahoma has
increased during the
past five years. The
number of motor cars
and trucks in use each
year follows:
1913 . ; . .. 3,000
191 4 13,500
191 5 25,133
1916 .:.. .52,718
Up to September 15th, 1917,
thore had been registered in the
highway department
85,600
TO THE LA WT0N PUBLIC
Car and Truck Company
A HOMA riTV rvETT A
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA
"OZARK
TRUCK
PROPOSED PLANT OP THE MIDLAND MOTOR OAR AND TRUCK CO.
3 Cars DAILY CAPACITY 7 Trucks
J.me. M OFFICERS
"I'M* M. AyMoUe Prmudrat
FWi Thomjwon vite Pmident
OoTft L. Cooke.. t
Robrrt P. InirUa
„ DIRECTORS
Kii-yxwi -
mp##n IHrtctor "Outk Trill""fir OkUKon*'-0kUkwB* aiJ
Gro. L. Cookr.
.OUahom* dlj
Coohirr State National Bank"
W- W. Phrlan i|_..
Wrwtor of Bduratloo, SUU Uiwirtli,
W. C GrreoliiK Oklahoma Qtr
. _ President Rute Exdun(e Bank
A. T. Ataon. T..U, OkU
Cashier Exchanxe National Bank
MrAleater, Okla.
Designed and built with
a view of its adaptabili-
ty for use in Oklahoma
and the Southwest.
Money Paid For
Autos and Trucks
in Oklahoma
For the year beginning
July 1,1916, and ending
July 1,1917, the state of
Oklahoma spent for au-
tomobiles and trucks—
$29,097,000
*
E. C. Million..
President of Bank at McAlester
President First National Bank, Durant
President Security National Bank, Caddo
BOIO A INGLIS, FISCAL AGENTS
Suite 519-23 Mercantile Bldg., Oklahoma City, Okla.
H. 0. Davis, Local Represents tive, Room 100, Midland Hotel
Only $17,500 worth were man-
ufactured and sold in Oklaho-
ma. Why not keep more Okla-
homa money in Oklahoma?
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