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First Annual Beaver County Free Fair; September 17-18-19, Beaver, Okla. You are Invited.
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THE DEMOCRAT
Volume 10.
Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma, Thursday, September 5, 1918.
Number 14
Notice of Registration
War Department, Office of the Pro-
vost Marshal General, Washington.
August 26, 1918.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
to all men between the ages of 18 to 45.
l;$,000,000 men will be called by the
War Department to register under the
new Selective Service Draft.
This Registration will take place
early in September on a date to be de-
termined by the President of the United
States.
If on the day set you are one of the
men between the ages of 18 and 45
(both inclusive) YOU MUST REGIS-
TER.
This means that if your 18th birth-
day comes on or before the day set
YOU MUST REGISTER.
It means that if you have not reach-
ed your 46th birthday on the day set
YOU MUST REGISTER.
The only exception is that if you are
between the ages of 21 and 31 and you
have already registered in the previous
draft or if vou are now in the United
States Army or Navy, you need not reg-
ister.
Your country is engaged in a just
and holy war. We are fighting to pre-
serve our homes and our country from
such atrocities as the enemy forces
have committed in Belgium and North-
ern France. The act of registering
does not of itself mean that you will
be called to the colors but does mean
that you have responded to the call of
your country; that subject to the rules
"of the War Department which may
place you in a deferred classification,
you have placed yourself on the record
as one of those who believe in our
country; that you can say to your
neighbors and friends that you have
Complied with J;he laws of the land in
every way, and that you are standing
behind our brave boys who are already
Over There. <
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO
REGISTER is one year imprisonment
and no man can exonerate himself by
the payment of a fine. Ignorance of
the law is no excuse—it is your duty to
find out where to register and when to
register.
E. H. CROWDER,
Provost Marshall General.
Registration September 12th
Following is a list of the precinct
registers who will conduct the regis-
tration of the men between the ages
of 18 and 45, except' those previously
registered, on September 12th:
Balko 1—Ora Mays.
lialko 2—J. W. Ferguson.
Beaver 1 —L. B. Tooker.
Beaver 2—W. T. Meador.
Benton 1—Chas. E. Baggerley.
Benton 2—R. G. Dunlop.
Blue Grass 1—Geo. T. Whitaker.
Blue Grass 2-C. H. V. Earl.
Elmwood 1—J. A Lancaster.
Elmwood 2—J. D. Rowe.
Elmwood 3—J. W. Bell.
Floris 1 —Sid Sharp.
Floris 2—W. T. Potter.
Garland—J. R. Sutherland.
Gate—G. C. Maphet.
Grand Valley 1—R. L. Jones.
Grand Valley 2—Norton Stanley.
Knowles—T. R. Blake.
Kokomo 1-Wm. Woolery.
Kokomo 2—H. M. Kirton.
Logan 1—Marion Hethcock.
Logan 2—T. J. Henzler.
Nabisco—Wm. Lowery.
To Report for Physical Examina
tion
The following named registrants
will appear before the local board on
the 6th day of September, 1918, at 9
o'clock a. m., for physical examina-
tion:
*10-A—-108—Bobbitt. Arthur Le
Roy, Boyd.
29-A—102—Dale, Walter, Elm-
wood.
41-A—114—Lofland, Samuel
Enic, Liberal.
43-A—98—Egbert, Harold F.,
Elmwood.
48-A—112—Jones, Carl Theo-
dore, Logan.
52-A—107—Kamp, Raymond J.,
Speermore.
53-A—99—Taylor, Edgar, Laur-
wood, Texas.
74-A—403—Angleton, George
Dearing, Forgan.
77-A—110—Schonlow, . William
Anthony, Knowles.
77-B—104—McGuire, Joseph
Alexander, Laverne.
7 8-A—96—McLain, Merrill
Thomas, Gray.
80-A—106—Smith, Bryan J., La
Kemp.
81-A—101—Slovacek, Anton, La
Kemp.
90-A—111—Huguley, Alfred Ed-
gar, Elmwood.
?2-A—100—Ives, Hurchel J.,
Beaver.
92-A—109—Hayden, Willie Bryan,
Boyd.
93-A—105—Johnston, Denton R.,
Knowles.
94-A—97—Campbell, William
Thomas, Elmwood.
John Mabrey Captain Now
Friends of Johrj Mabrey in this com-
munity will be pleasod to read the fol-
lowing letter, telling of his promotion
to the rank of Captain. John was
commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the
Officers Training Camp at Camp Stan-
ley last November, The letter follows1
"3rd Bn. 2nd Reg't. F.A.R.D.
Camp Jackson. S. C.
August 29th, 1918.
Mr. L. B. Tooker,
Beaver, Oklahoma.
Dear Tooker:
Enclosed check for $1.50. Send the
Democrat to me at the above address,
want to keep up with the good things
that take place in Beaver county.
Like this camp and my work very
much and find the Southern folk quite
the most hospitable type. Have seen
many old scenes that interests one
from the West. There are still stand-
ing many land marks of Sherman's
March and a few of the old time plan-
tation buildings. Wish I had the op-
portunity to write much about the
camp and all, but must wait until a
lpter date.
Was promoted to the rank of Captain,
Field Artillery, a few days ago.
Remember me kindly to inquiring
friends. I am very truly,
JOHNN. MABREY."
Don't forget the Beaver County Free
Fair—September 17 th, 18th and 19th.
W. E. HOCKER, President R. A. MAPLE, Vice-President
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....
. You can build another home, provid-
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H. N. LAWSON
Eleven Reasons Why the Demo-
cratic Administration Should
Be Retained in Power
1. The immediate purpose of the
Democratic party, the purpose which
takes precedence of every other, is to
win the war. The fate of true demoe
racy everywhere depends upon its
being won. Its object is to rid the
world once for all of the threat of
violence and injustice which must
hang over it so long as there is any-
where an autocratic government
which can disturb its peace or domi-
nate its fortunes. The outrages
against right which Germany has
committed have directly touched our
own citizens and our own liberties,
and they have done much more than
that. They have threatened righi
and liberty everywhere, ami Ger-
many must be brought to terms by
such a victory as will leave no doubt
in the minds of her rulers and hei
people as to what forces control man-
kind. We entered upon our present
course in self-defense to rc3ist r
menacing assault, directed against
our freedom and our national integ
rity; we shall not abandon it until
our objective 1b definitely attained
2. Because we mean to win the
war, it is our purpose to support ami
sustain to the utmost the admlnis
tration of Woodrow Wilson. His ad-
ministration can better be supported
by those who believe in it and trust
it than by those who are const antlj
eager to make a selfish use of what
they conceive to be its mistakes. I.
Is, therefore, our purpose to supplj
the administration in o.ur nominees
with men who are its real and un-
questionable friends.
3. We are confirmed and strength
ened in our support of the admin
istration, and are in full harmonj
with it, not merely because we are
at war and must stand behind the
only common instrumentality through
which wa can win it, but also because
the administration has deserved oui
confidence by its record.
4. Our purposes look also beyond
the period of the war. We recognize
that the war must of necessity be
followed by a period of reconstruc-
tion, to whose problems it will* bf
necessary that the best, most sym-
pathetic and most liberal minds of
the country should be devoted
Those problems will some of them be
new, and many of them, though old
problems, will wear a new aspect and
significance. They must be ap-
proached without regard to old part>
catchwords, formulas or preposses-
sions, in full recognition of the fact
that they are new and must be deali
with in a new way.
5. As full a development as pos
sible of vocational training must b<
undertaken, particular attention
being given to the rehabilitation of
those who have been in one way ot
another disabled by the war. Oppor
tunities for their industrial employ
ment must be sought and found and
they must be equipped to take ad
advantage of those opportunities.
6. And not in their case alom
must the sympathetic aid of the fed
eral government be given to th<
allocation of labor, the* development
of its skill and the establishment ol
proper labor conditions, but sucl
services must be rendered all labor
ers and a systematic effor must bf
made to raise the whole level o!
labor conditions antl facilitate the ac
cess of labor to employment and t.h>
improvement of its preparation and
training.
7. We must seek to avoid in th<
future the conflicts between capita'
and labor which have* been all toe
frequent In the past, and must seel
to do so by measures of co-ordina
tion, such as we have hitherto not at
tempted. The statesmanship of th(
country must be devoted to this
fundamental and ill-important task
whose successful working out is 8
condition precedent to harmonious
democracy. Provision must be made
for the settlement of all questions
upon the single basis of fairness ano
justice.
8. The whloe industry of th(
country must be dealt with in the
most liberal and enlightened man
ner. Raw materials and all universal
essentials like coal and electrica1
power re ust be made accessible te
all upon oqual and equitable terms
The natural resources of the countrj
must be systematically developed
where they have been neglected or
their development delayed; Arid
and waste lands must be reclaimed
and agriculture, in general, furthei
sustained and encouraged. New in
dustries must be fostered and th(
barriers removed which have stood in
the way of old ones, and the thought
of the nation devoted to every im-
partial process by which the indus
rial prosperity of the country may
lie secured, by methods which will
ibsolutely exclude monopoly.
9. Railway transportation must
•j° controlled in such a way an to as-
mre complete co-ordination, adequate
levelopment and the equal servic*
>f the railways in every field of
aconomic activity. The water trans-
portation of the country must be de-
veloped In such a way as adequately
0 supplement and. wherever ad-
vantageous* parallel the transporta-
tion systems of railways.
10. A budget system for the fed
ral government has beconio an im-
perative necessity, and the legisla-
tive and executive branches of the
government should work together for
its establishment.
11. There must be a single test
and standard for every public policy.
Every measure- must be put to this
lest: Is it just? Is it. for the bene-
fit of the average mail without influ-
ence or privilege? Does it, In real
fact, embody the highest> conception
of-social justice and of right dealing
without regard to person or class 01
•pecial interest?
Letters From Frank Shea
France, July 30, 1018.
My Dear Wife:
Received two letters from you in
the last week and I was very glad to
hear from you.
I.am now in the hospital with a
bullet hole through' my ankle and
loot.. I came here yesterday. The
first night was fierce but I am feeling
pretty good now. When they brought
me back from the front I though!
that the Ford would jolt me to piecer.
and my loot was certainly throbbing.
The driver run into a shell hole once
and I sure did tell it to him, and 1
didn't use any Sunday School lan-
guage either.
Of course, you can see by the pa-
pers that the Boche is getting his.
They are just naturally not in it with
the French and Americans. The
French think we are great.
I expect to be out of here in about
three or four weeks, and I don't thfnk
it will leave my foot crippled. .1 am
lucky In a way for some of the boys
got a bullet through their heads.
France, August 5, 1918.
I am now in the base hospital and
am feeling fine. My foot couldn't be
doing better. I can't bear any weight
on it yet but it won't be long before
1 can.
I will now give you the details of
how I got shot. We were "up in the
line" and 'an airplane came over,
shooting at us with his machine gun
and of course we were all firing at
him. The man next to me was put-
ting a new clip of ammunition in his
revolver (an automatic) when it
went off and hit me in the lower part
of my ankle and went on through my
foot. I kept on firing at the plane
and it didn't hurt for about an hour.
About a minute after I got this the
plane was brought down.
This base hospital is certainly a
pretty place. It used to be'a sum-
mer resort and the government has
taken over all the hotels and con-
verted them into hospitals. They
have about 1500 wounded here.
What do you think of the way the
Americans are handling the Ger-
mans? I have been around some im-
portant sectors lately and it's the
same every place. The Germans are
on the run. The war will be ovei
•his fall I think. At least that is the
opinion over here.
I got a card off a German the
other day and one of our boys (a
German-American) read it for me. It
was from his sweetheart and she said
she would be glad when he got his
15 day furlough and she would be so
glad to see him again, but I am afraid
she will be disappointed for he had
been dead some time when I saw him.
Another German said he was glad he
was captured as now he might see
his wife and babies again. Some of
the prisoners won't believe we are
Americans. They say we are English
in American uniforms. The average
German soldier don't know a thing
about how the war is going. Some of
them even think Paris is in German
hands.
Minnie, I am glad I came in the
army for the fellows who didn't come
are going to have an awful time when
this bunch gets back. They should j
come. If we were over here in great
enough numbers we could end this
war in a jiffy.
August 7, 1918. J
The Red Cross woman was just in
and left me two sheets of paper and
some gum and cigarets, so I will write
you a letter.
This has been a long day. It has
been cloudy and trying to rain. I am
getting along fine and we sure do get
good treatment here. The "chow" is
fine and plenty of it. I expect to be ^
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What do you* think of the war news
these days? The Americans don't
fool with the Germans, do they? And
Mm presence of our men on the front
has put new life into the French.
They think we are wonders.
I am sure tired of lying in bed. I
will he very glad when I get out. It
;<Hs on my nerves to stay penned up.
I lost the bag 1 had all my person-
al effects In when I came here and I
hate it for I had some dandy German
souvenirs and all my toilet articles
•ind fountain pen in it. Iron crosses
are one of the main things the Amerl-
•ans try to get off the Germans, but
they don't turn down anything. The
French say they fight for their coun-
ry and the Americans fight for sou-
venirs. The French are sure some
lighters and their artillery is great.
The stories you hear of German
atrocities are every one true. I know
of cases myself where they put bombs
in the pockets of dead Americans and
when they are moved the bombs go
off and you can imagine the results.
I have seen fine upholstered furniture
and pictures that they had deliberate-
ly mutilated. And they often leave
dirty traps behind when they retreat.
But one thing sure they are not going
to do anything but retreat from now
on. The prisoners we get say they
know Germany can't win, but still
she fights on and when the end will
come I don't think any man in the
army could say with any degree of
certainty.
As ever,
FRANK.
district, it is safe to predict that he
will be elected In November by the
same sort of overwhelming vote. He
1b the right, man for the place and If
qualifications count, it shouRl be so.
—Alva Pioneer.
Correction
In the list of names published in this
paper last week, showing those who
are in the military service and those
who have died, the name of Frank
Jabez Cobeldick was erroneous. A
telephone conversation with his sister
near Forgan states that, altho the cas-
ualty list published in the papers, gave
the name as published with his addresB
as Forgan, this was a mistake and it
was his brother, Sergeant John H.
Cobeldick, who was with the marines
and not from Beaver county, who was
killed in action July 14th. He had
been in the service for seven years.
Three More to Camp
Arthur E. Lindow and Walter M. Fox
left for training camp Tuesday morn-
ing and Curtis Jj. Anderson- left Wed-
nesday morning. All went to Camp
Bowie, Ft. Worth, Texas. All were
to go Tuesday morning, but on account
of high waters on Home creek, Mr.
Anderson was unable to get to Beaver
so he left the following morning.
ASK FOR
Hon. Stacy Wells in City
Stacy Wells, candidate on the
Democratic ticket for the judge of
he Nineteenth Judicial district *was
in the city yesterday meeting old
riends and making new ones. While
lis law practice and his home are in
rieaver, Judge Wells considers Alva
.linost, as much his home as Beaver,
•"or the past two years his wifo and
only daughter have made Alva their
"i during the school year, "which
is most of the year. Miss Wells is a
student of Northwestern and she and
her nioiher will move back to Alva
igaln this fall in time to be here for
the opening of the next term of the
Nominal. Judge Wells carried the
district by an overwhelming major-
ity and if that can be taken as
criterion of his popularity over the
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Things Needed Worse
When the new baby arrived at Bobby's home the '
doctor said: "Well Bobby, how do you like your
new baby sister?" Bobby replied: "Oh, she's all
right, I guess, but there's a whole lots of things we
need worse."
It is often a hard task to tell just what is needed
"worst," but few things are of more importanc ®than
funds at a good, reliable bank always subject
check. And a solid ba;ok account is not attained
once. It is usually built up step by step. Bet ^er
begin now. There are a few things you will ne.
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