The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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PACE TWO
THE GUYMON HERALD
THURSDAY. AUGUST . 1*18
CAMP TRAVIS LETTER
The color lint plays no part at all
in the effort* made bjr the I'nited
states to train, equip and make tuit-
able for the supreme effort against the
Germans, the men responding to the
call to colors under the selective draft
act. White man or colored, they are
equally wrll provided for, notwith-
standing tome of the arguments made
by German sympathizer*.
Never before in his lifetime has the
negro had such opportunities accorded
him as he has at the present time, in
the service of the I'nited States. No
more must he keep on a continual
scramble for such employment as will
afford breaw and meat and clothes for
himself and family, to be absolute
annullment of any chances to better
himself. Aa a aoldier in the great
armies of the country the black race
has an opportunity long desired but
never possible before.
At Camp Travis, for inatance, the
negro soldier has opportunities of
schooling, of training along mechanical
lines, of training along hundreds of
other Unes of work that will better fit
him when the war is over to take his
place in the world. Thousands of
negroes have gone from Camp Travis
in engineering units, or stevedore com-
panies, or in fighting branches. In
every instance they have been able
to accomplish much. Especially in the
work of fighting men, have they
called forth the praise of General
Pershing and of the Prench and En-
glish military officials.
Aside from his work at drill, with
hit rifle on his shoulder, or In his stud-
ies In the camp bakeries or cooking
schools, or in the mechanical repair
shopi, or constructing bridges and
roads according to the most approved
methods, there also is plenty of pleas-
ure for the negro soldier. Schools are
open for the study of F.nglish, for
reading and writing. Thousands of li-
brary hooks are at his dispossl. The
Y. M C. A. has a branch open to the
negro where he has the benefit of
everything the Y. M. C. A. can given
him for good.
Entertainments of a literary and ath-
letic nature are provided by the com-
missions on these vsrious sctivities.
Recently at Camp Travis there was
organised a negro band of more than
fifty musicians that is developing into
one of the finest of its kind in the
country. A negro minstrel show dis-
played such talent that it was invited
to perform at neighboring camps and
the money thus acquired will be used
in the purchase and erection of a
negro dance hall near the camp. At
certain intervals great field meets are
held with cash prises for clog danc-
ing. jigging, for boxing, wrestling, leap
frog racing, etc. Then there is com-
petitive athletic drill as well as mili-
tary drill. These are but a few of the
advantages offered the ngro of today.
Added to this is the fact that in the
government service the soldier as a
private receives thirty dollars per
month, with his clothe*, bedding, a
place to sleep and three good square
meals per day. Medical attention is
also provided when necessary. The
negro in Uncle Sam's army ha* an op-
portunity to develop, physically, men-
tally, and in every way to make him a
better citisen.
There has at last been accorded the
women of the I'nited States an oppor-
tunity of showing their reverence and
respect for the Stars and Stripes when
the Star Spangled Banner is played or
the uncased colors of our country pass
in parade or review. It is now proper
and fitting for the women to stand at
attention at such times. Where before
they remained seated, they must now
stsnd erect, heels together, knees
straight without stiffness, hips level,
chest thrown out, arms hanging natur-
ally at the side, facing the music or
colors, head and eyes directly to the
front, with the chin drawn in slightly.
It is an opportunity that long ago
should have been accorded the women
of the country.to show their love for
the Red, White and Blue.
Also it is worthy of cslling the at-
tention of the civilian of today to the
fact that when the flag passes in pa-
rade or he passes a flag in an army
camp, or the Star Spangled Banner
is played, he should remove his hat,
holding it in the right hand against
the left shoulder until the music is
completed or the flag is passed. These
things should be practiced and remem-
bered. It is a fitting tribute to our
colors.
YOUNG MEN OF lft-21 MAY
ENTER TRAINING CORPS
In view of the (expected) passage
of the new draft law applying to men
between the ages of 18 and 21, the
announcement that men of these ages
may enlist in the student's army train-
ing corps in the I'niversity of Okla-
homa and the A. A M. college at Still-
water is in lieu of military service
under the draft, is expected to cause s
large increase In the university and
college enrollment this fall.
War department regulations estab-
lishing the corps specifically state that
draft boards will not call young men
into active service so long as they
remain in the training corps. In ad-
dition to this privilege, they are given
opportunity to prepare themselves
under trained instructArs for positions
as officers in the army in case the
war has not ended by the time they
finish their course.
The university and A. & M. college
are the two institutions in Oklahoma
which have complied with the require-
ments of the war department and.have
been designated as training corf* in-
stitutions, with military training under
the direct supervision of a I'nited
States army officer.
FOOD, FUEL AND COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE NOTES
Stock salt in bulk at 69c per hun-
dred if you furnish the sacks. Guy-
mon Warehouse Co. 20tf
$100 Reward, $100
The readers of this puper will ha
pkaaed to learn that tht-re It at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Bur-
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, glvJng the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and ansts'lng nature in doing Its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith In the curative powers of Hall's
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Hollars for any case that It fallt
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHKNEY A CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 78c.
A. MEGGENBURG WRITES HOME
August 28, 1918.
The Guymon Herald. Guymon, Okla.
Dear Friends: I am here at Camp
Travis and like It fine here. This camp
1s near San Antonio, and adjoins Ft.
Sam Houston, and is a very large camp.
We were transferred from the 30-tth
Cavalry into the 54th Field Artillery,
which will make some change. Wc will
be motorized to 6 in howitzers. We
have the finest set of officers to train
us, they are strict, but that is accord-
ing to Hovle. They are strict but kind.
We have fine quarters and plenty to
eat, also plenty of work to do.
I believe the army is the place for
every young able-bodied man. You
get the training you cannot get else-
where, but the finest thing is we are
fighting for our country, our flag and
our future.
Please send me your paper. If any-
one wishes to write. 1 would appreciate
it very much. Your soldier friend,
ALBERT H. MEGGENBURG.
Bat. A. 84th F. A.. Camp Travis, Tex.
P. S.—We arrived at this camp by
horse back, from Camp Stanley. The
distance of about 25 miles.
Four cylinder Buick car for sale
cheap. See J. A. Reynolds. 2tt3*
The Mikado
COMIC OPERA IN TWO ACTS—To be presented at the Guymon Chautauqua
—By the—
Davies Light Opera Company
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, AT 8 P.M.
•J This charming travesty of Japan is Gilbert & Sullivan's masterpiece—the greatest,
funniest and most popular light opera ever written. It will be reproduced amid
oriental settings—not an abbreviation of the famous opera, but the real thing—
complete cast of characters, principals and chorus by an organization of musical
artists.
Cast of Characters
MIKADO OF JAPAN Gustave A. Spaethe
NANKI-POO, his son, disguised as a wandering
minstrel, in love with Yum-Yum__Harry I'. Smith
KO-KO, Ixird High Kxecutioner of Titipu
Harry Davies and Kennard Barradell
POOH-BAH, Lord High of Everything Else
I<cwis Temple man
PISH-Tl'SH, a Noble Ix rd Gustave A. Spaethe
YUM-YUM, PITTI-SING and PF.EP-BO, three
sisters, wards of Ko-Ko
Eva Tremayne, Alma Schulze and Ailleen Hare
KAT1SHA, an ehlerly lady, in love with N'anki-
Poo Maude Risinger
Chorus, School Girls, Etc.
Miss Viola Livingston, Pianist
Musical Snyopsis
ACT ONE-r-Ko-Ko's official residence.
ACT TWO—Ko-Ko's Garden.
SCENE—Japan. TIME—The Present.
ACT I.
A Wandering Minstrel, 1 Nanki-Poo
And You Arc Right Fish-Tush and Chorus
Trio Poo-Bah, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush
Behold the Lord High Execution Chorus
l">e Got Then on My List Ko-Ko and Chorus
Three Little Maids
Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo
Youth Should Have Its Fling Chorus
This What I'll Never Do Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo
Finale Ensemble
ACT II
Opening Chorus Yum-Yum and Girls
Madrigal Quartet
Here's a Howdy Do
Yum-Yuin, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko
Entrance of the Mikado Ensemble
My Object All Sublime Mikado
Trio Pitti-Sing, Ko-Ko and Pooh-Bah
Glee Quintette
The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring
: Ko-Ko and Nanki-Poo
When Hope is Gone Katisha
Tit-Willow Ko-Ko
Till Day Is Done Katisha and Ko-Ko
Finale — Ensemble
By R. B Quina
Very often the Council of Defense
officers are asked to assist in keeping
some one out of the army or in get-
ting a deferred classificstlon. All per-
sons are advised that the work of th *
council runs along the line of getting
men in the army and not keeping then
out
The authorised substitutes for wheat
flour are as follows: Hominy, con
grits, corn meal, corn flour, rice, rice
flour, edible cornstarch, barley flour,
rolled oats, buckwheat flour, potato
flour, sweet potato flour, soya bean
flour, milo, kafir and feterita flours
hnd meals. Canned corn and canned
hominy are not substitutes.
All merchants are directed to hie
weekly reports of all su (i>r sales wit.i
the count) food administrator. I'h's
report should include a complete lis'
of all two and five pound purchasers
as wefl as sugai sold for home ciiiiii-.T
purposes. Piling these -e) crts is made
necessary upon request of the Fedcril
Food Administrator.
The officers of all local councils are
directed to make written reports on all
persons of military age in their respec-
tive districts who have obtained de-
ferred classification, and who, in the
opinion of such officers are not en-
titled to such deferred classification.
It is the duty of such officers to give
the name residence and address of
such parties and report all such cases
without fear or favor. Mother* and
fathers who have sent sons to war have
raised strong .objection to the stay-at-
homes, who have obtained a deferred
classification upon unwarranted
grounds. It is the duty of local coun-
cils to weed out and report such
slackers.
One or two local councils are in a
bnd way, brought about largely by
neighborhood differences. Men of all
communities should be big and broad
enough to overlook jealousies under
existing circumstances. Persons who
seek to disrupt the local organisations
because they do not like the officers
in charge are Huns in principle, he-
cause it is only the Hun who adopts
the rule or ruin policy. Now is the
time for every man to play the game
square, and place patriotism above
local prejudice or neighborhood strife.
Mr. Farmer
Tba greatest single •lam*at ia the successful asaaa|eme*t af
a farm, is the co-operation with tha baak.
Wa also aaad this co-oparatioa and wa especially solicit the
accounts of farmers.
Halp as whea your yiald is plentiful a ad wa will kalp you wkaa
it isn't.
Maka our bank your headquarters whenever you come ta tow*.
V?. Texas County Bank
DR. L. G. BLACKMER, President N. E. NANCE, Cashier
DR. I. M. LIGHTNER, Vice President H. A. SALTER, An't Cash.
L
of such characters as Ksiser Bill and
his followers is one feature of Chris-
tian duty. Prayer and fasting will not
turn aside the bayonet of an un-
scrupulous antagonist, therefore the
individual who seeks to hide behind
the Christian .religion and for such
reason refuses to participate % in the
various war activities either has bats
in his belfry or a streak of yellow In
his makeup as wide as a ripsaw. He
is either a fool, a coward or a Hun at
heart.
Don't get unduly agitated over re-
ports of graft in notional affairs, be-
cause it is bound to occur in rare in-
stances and will be weeded out in due
time. How would it be to sweep
| around our own doors first. You know
j there has been graft in local affairs
I in Texas County, and some of it is
I iroing on at the present time. It would
be well to clean up at home and when
that is done will be ample time to
! hroaden our scope. The average man
| knows, or should know, that big,
j brainy men are in charge of national
I affairs and that the big affairs are
j Iteing handled with splendid ability.
| You know it is better to meet a dog
'than the fellow who thinks himself the
| only honest man in the world because
you can shoot the dog.
The writer of these notes does not
care a tinker's damn how many people
fail to enjoy the tone of Americanism
contained in such items. Every loyal
citir.cn should assume the same attitude.
It is the wishy-washy fellows who do
not count for much. Every Joval
citisen should assert his loyalty when-
ever the occasion requires same. Be
gentlemanly and do not engage in
brutalities. No matter where you were
born, if you are loyal, every true
American is proud of you. If you are
not loyal and wholeheartedly in ac-
cord with the policies of this govern-
ment, then, no matter where you were
born you are not fit to live in this coun-
try and ought to get out.
The Mikado is a mine of tuneful fun, abounding in rare comedy and beautiful melo-
dies that have been sung and whistled around the globe.
The way to hear the Mikado and all the other Chautauqua attractions is
on the Season Ticket plan—otherwise you soon pay more than the price of a
season ticket in single admissions at the gate. Buy your Season Ticket before
it's too late. Adult Season Tickets $2; Child's Tickets $1.00.
"THE MIKADO" WILL BE GIVEN AT 8 O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY EVENING
Operatic and Concert Program in Afternoon.
THE GUYMON CHAUTAUQUA-
C. A. NASH, Secretary
| The man or woman of German na-
j tivity who comes out boldly and as-
serts Americanism and fidelity to
' American institutions and government,
attends patriotic meetings and partici-
j pates therein, who buys bonds and
i thrift stamps to the reasonable rneas-
! ure of financial ahil' * to do so has
I the profound respect ,nd admiration
! of the Council of Defense, because
^ such citizen was raised in the environ-
' inent that did not smack of American
1 freedom and has something to put
; aside and forget of the things and
traditions taught him in the realm of
Kaiser Bill. On the other hand is the
individual of German extraction, who
has come to this country of his own
free will and enjoys our splendid free-
dom. acquired a home and happiness,
yet still clings to and believes in the
.tyranlcal institutions of Germany and
favors that country in the present war.
| That manner of man is a dirty cur and
I ought to be shot at sunrise without
much ceremony. No matter where
you came from you can be an Amer-
| ican citizen and if you are not such you
| ought to get out of the country.
Understand that the men of foreign
birth who supports this government in
all of its policies has the respec^ of
every one and particularly of the Coun-
cil of Defense. The fellow who does
not do these things is lower than a
snake's belly.
GERMAN VIEW OF CHRISTIAN!! Y
Frederich Wilheim Nietzche was one
of the most noted of modern German
philosophers. How much has his
philosophy affected the views and char-
acter of the Germans of today? Is
not the answer written in the blood of
the women and children, the old men
of occupied France and Belgium? Are
not the Lusitania victims witnesses to
German adoption of Nietsche's faith?
Here is his indictment of Christianity:
"With this I conclude, and pro-
nounce my sentence: I condemn Chris-
tianity. To me it is the greatest of all
imaginable corruptions. The church is
the great parasite; with its anemic
idea of holiness it drains life of all its
strength, its love, and its hope. The
other world is the motiv? for the
denial of every reality. I call Chris-
tianity the one great curse, the one
great intrinsic depravity, the one great
instinct of revenge, for which no ex-
pedient is sufficiently poisonous, secret,
underhand, to gain its ends. I call it
the one immortal shame and blemish
upon the human race."
A few people over the country are
refusing to participate in war activi-
ties for "Religious Reasons." The
writer of these items believes that the
Christian religion embodies the supreme
hope of the human race. The Red
Cross in its great work is a profound
example of the many good things
initiated hy Christ while on earth
Loyalty to one's country and good
citizenship are essential parts of
Christianity. Battling for a world-
wide democracy and ridding the vorld
Cur* for Dysentery
"While I was in Ashland, Kansas, a
gentleman overheard me speaking of
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
Remedy." writes WTilliam Whltelaw, of
Des Moines, Iowa. "He told me in de-
tail of what it had done for his family,
but more especially his daughter who
was lying at the point of death with
a violent attack of dysentery, and had
been given up by the family physician.
Some of his neighbors advised him to
give Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
Remedy, which he did, and fully be-
lives that by doing so saved the life of
his child. He stated that he had also
used this remedy himself with equally
gratifying results."
WHAT MONEY WONT BUY
For one thing, money alone won't
buy victory.
Yet we shall have victory, for we are
buying it with such priceless things as
life and devotion and labor.
Years ago when an English offi-
cer was visiting an American army
camp at the dinner hour asked what
holiday was being celebrated. He was
told that the fare he mistook for a
special treat was the every day "grub,*
and his informant added, "Nothing
that money can buy is too good for our
men."
It is on that principle that we, buy
Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps and
subscribe to the Red Cross. We are
quite willing to give money with ut-
most generosity to support the efforts
of those who are risking their lives.
But in this war life-and death hang
on what money alone won't buy.
The wheat we sent to Europe this
year was really priceless, for it was not
in the market, but individual sacrifice
gleaned it bit by bit from the cup-
boards of the land as truly as Ruth
gleaned her sheaves in the fields of A
Boas.
Now we must send sugar in the
same way. Sugar that does not exist
can not be bought at any price. So we
can not measure the amount sent sira- < ^
ply by the money we would be willing
to spend on it. There's a serious short-
age of sugar in America and the Allied
countries. We must send all we can
spare from our own tables, for there is
only a definite amount available and it
must be made to go round. In other
words, we can buy our sugar fpr our
soldiers and the Allies with patriotism
but not with money. And considering
the task they are doing, will any one
deny that "nothing that patriotism can
buy is too good for our men?"
Sugar produces energy quickly. Be-
fore making a tremendous physical ef-
fort, xetra stimulation may be provided
promptly by the use of sugar; and af-
ter great fatigue or long exposure to
cold or damp, sugar, being pure fuel,
provides quickly the extra heat needed
by the body for restorative purposes.
We at home do not need such quick-
time energizers. Soldiers do.
So, since we can get such sugar as
we need for our ordinary exertions in
the foods that are available to us it be-
comes a question of whether we shall
eat sugar itself to gratify a taste or
send it over seas to be used in doing
business with the bochcs.
The soldiers need it. Money alone
won't buy it for thein. The price is pa-
triotism. People of America, you have
the price. Pay it—Food Administra-
tion Bulletin.
A Bilious Attack
When you have a bilious attack your
liver fails to perform Its functions.
You become constipated. The food you
eat ferments in your stomach instead
of digesting. This Inflames the stomach
and causes nausea, vomiting and a ter-
rible headache. Take three of Cham-
berlain's Tablets. They will tone up
your liver, clean out your stomach and
you will soon be as well as ever. They
only cost a quarter.
See WM. EWING for
Saint Paul Insurance
on your farm or city property.
Money to Loan on Farms
Office >n Room No. 6, 1st Nat'l. Bank Bldg.
PHONE 72.
GUYMON, OKLA-
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