The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 140, Ed. 1 Monday, March 11, 1918 Page: 3 of 10
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AU SPIRIT OF
OLD FRANCE IN
NEW PATRIOTS
BY UGORGE K. CHESTER.
Smt IJIItan Chnlrr.
(Copyright, 191S.
Parli.—To inaka boots so re
nowncd as the Tabourdeau boots
have been thru half a dozen
generations, one rises vary early, I
especially when one has achieved ■
that degree of prosperity which
enables one to own one's little
place In the suburbs, where the
air la pure and the air Is fragrant,
and the flowers bloom nnd tha
birds sing, and where one eats the
eggs from one's own chickens, ami
drinks the milk from one's own
cow, and la driven to the station
In the early dawn by a merry,
buxom Madame Tabourdean, be-
hind one's own sleek pony, Rey-
nard.
Om rises vary early, and Is
hap iv Indeed to do so, and leaves
the crisp air and plunges Into the
smoke-laden city, and, with a
heart which still sings, makes
boots with the uplifting purpose
of making each boot such a boot
as will not only keep alive, but
enhance, the Tabourdeau reputa-
tion!
Tabourdeau, I’ere et Fils, father
and two sons on most days, father
and three sons on school holidays,
did this, and hud a shop which
was very elegant tho small, and
had workrooms which were very
comfortable, and had pride, for
only gentlemen of degree wore tho
Tabourdeau boots, and had lusty
appetites when they were met at
the station In the evening by Ma-
dame Tabourdeau, her round, pink
face wreathed In Bmlles and her
bright eyes dancing.
A happy woman, Madame Ta-
bourdeau, nnd happiest at the
great crowning event of each day,
when the four hungry boot-makers,
after a vast deal of splashing and
scrubbing, sat at dinner. Papa
Lucien Tabourdeau presided, of
course, truly handsome with the
touches of silver in his black hair,
and In hla neatly trimmed Napo-
leon.
At the Family Board.
Just beyond the Medoc, the first
born, Leon, who was slight and
strong like his father, and would
be stout In his maturity, and al-
ready had quite a promising mus-
tache; to the left of I’apa, Marcel,
who was thick-boned and heavy
like his mother's father; between
Marcel, and the Maman at the
foot' of the table, sat young Rene,
who was slender and promised to
be tall, and was the handsomest
of the three; straight as an arrow,
with black eyebrows and black
curly hair, and pink cheeks like a
girl's, and a smile of great tender-
ness.
Rene, scarcely IB, was perhaps
the least passionate In his Inten-
tion to make good boots, and, if
the truth must be confessed, there
were moments when Rene, clamp-
ing a wet sole In the Iron clamp
to give it Just the perfect shaping
which was one of the secrets of
the Tabourdeau excellence, went a-
roaming into far distant worlds,
clad in chining armor, and rescued
princesses from the spells of wicked
magicians.
But it must also be said that the
boots which came from under his
hands had In them a certain touch
of elegance which bespoke the true
artist!
Then Came 1914.
Thus were the happy Tabour-
deaus, when, one hot day In July
In 1914, there came the certainty
of Germany’s real Intention; to
kultur the world, and to begin
with the capture and destruction
of long-envied and long-hated
Paris!
Lucien Tabourdeau was one of
the first to join the mobilization,
for he was an officer. Leon wished
SAMMY IN THE FRONT LINE, WAITING FOR THE HUNS
the whimpering, snivelling young
Germans, who had to be taken out
of the trenches In a hurry and sent
to the rear lines because Germany
could not trust them; small wonder
that France rests confident In the
outcome, secure that her share of
the line will hold, secure In the
knowledge that the new classes of
the French army are aa staunch,
and as steadfast, and aa reliable as
the heroes who held Verdun.
In these new classes survives all
the spirit of the France of old!
Finished in a Dry Flare
Tony Krulas, booked on a charge
of drunkenness, according to the
officers, wandered Into the C. A
II public library and Insisted on
sleeping In the reading room.—
Calumet (Mich.) News.
More enlistments from Wall-et
families are recorded than from
any other one class of families In
the country.
IT PLEASES
ANTI-DRAFTER
TO BE OUSTED
Sptna] to Tht Vfri.
New York. March 11. — Rather
pleased with himself and hty die
missal from Camp I'pton because
of his criminal record, but most
delighted by his flaming red tie,
Charles Francis Phillips faced the
world In Ills flat and sketched
plana for hla coming battles with
''militarism.'1
Young Phillips says he was
knocked down twice by a sergeant
because of hla refusal to don a
uniform.
I "They sent me back beoJtuse they
suddenly discovered that I was a
felon," he exclaimed. 'The com
mandlng officer of the camp added
that I was a dirty cur. But they
did this only after they found that
they eould do nothing with me,
Adventist and four negre ‘pentv
costal religionists.'
"These last are brave feilowu.
I tell you they aren't afraid of
anything. They will stop any one
—they'll e-en go up to a colonel
and after I had refused ull kinds - nnd say to him: fou rs not a
of alternative service." holy man: you're not a Christian.'
lie Took It All. And a rood Time Wii Had.
"Were you absolutely non resist There was Suse Harkens. She lx
ant thruout.' one of hla friends aa foljj: as a skinned borne. Hha
linked, regardInK tho experience threw a cahdy hall slap Into tho
with the sergeant. I eye of one of the \lsitorj and ho
“Yes,” ho replied. made a bulge to run after her and
"Ah. thnt was good, said hi* 1 h* >'pard '"'''''"'In* rip. He looked
frleml | around and there woo tho gable
"There are 23 conscientious oh- !*nd ot hl" new trousers sticking
jectors down at I plon who refuse , ‘hc beurh, etc. The young folk*
to accept unv kind of alternative a time and these gather-
service even If there Is no danger ! "'M telp wonderfully to whUe away
tho long and weary hours of tho
• homesteader. — Torrlngton (Wyo.)
connected with it.”
HrAvo Fellow a."
Nino aro HorialistH, one a Quaker, j
call* hlmnelf a Christian |
Telegram.
one calln hlmneir a Christian - I.ax-Foa with Pepata
pacifist, there ;#e six International A liquid nige«tlv« laxative, pirns,
nihle Students (followers of (he late for^Iodlg.'lrtlon "or Ton.U?
Pastor Russell), one Seventh Hay I |,atlon. j
This American soldier In
front line trench In Lorraine,
a ton lookout duty, lie Is reudy to i waiting Summles that the Germane
is flro the rocket that will warn the (are starting an attack.
of life; and as the time drew on. j come sordid and common In this
Madame Tabourdeau was more and most wicked *of all wars.
more solicitous of the comfort and
the well-being of Leon!
Her hands fluttered behind him
unknown to him; If there was an
extra choice morsel of food, It
came somehow on Leon’s plato,
where he eat now at the head of
the table; but when Leon met her
eye, she smiled.
He, on his part, Joked a great
deal, but he was more tender than
ever with her.
Like Hla Father.
He was very like hla father,
Leon was, and the likeness was
startling on the day he put on his
uniform, and went away to fight
for France. Rene watched his
brother's departure with envy.
Glorious deeds were being done
out there on th front, and the
heroes of Franco were being en-
rolled on a scroll of fume, Im-
perishable and enduring, on which
the name of Rene Tabourdeau
would not be Inscribed!
There would bo no such glitter-
ing scroll for the youngest sons
who had stayed homo to make
boots!
A year passed. Leon came back
on leave, medalled, bearded, worn,
old before Ills timo, and went
There Is no romunce in being
shot by an unseen foe xi miles
away, no cxhlleration In being
machine-murdered by exploding
shells, no thrill In having death
drop out of a blue sky, no great
adventure In being slaughtered as
ono of uncounted thousands.
Rene had time to reflect, as his
day approached, time to under-
stand vaguely what a young mail
misses If lie dies; his chance at
everything, the right of youth to
anticipate, the glory of an un-
known future; udventure, accom-
plishment, success, fume, love!
■A man of 40 has lived his life;
lie has tasted of everything, and
anything which he can have after
40 Is only nioro of what lie has
had before; more adventure, more
ambition, more failure, more ac-
complishment, more success, more
love.
For Boy of 20.
But a boy of 20 lias had noth-
ing, not any one thing of the
heritage which lie future holds
Rene, tall and straight and
handsome in his uniform, turned
Ills grave eyes on his mother, the
eyes of a man In the face of a
hoy, and he put Ills handB on her
shoulders, and he smiled down at
her,
France’s Need No*'.
“But It is now, Maman. that
France needs me." he said; and
Madame Tabourdeau, looking Into
1 the heart of the last of the Ta-
hourdeaus, understood; and smiled!
Madomo Tabourdeau Is all alone
in the Tabourdeau house now, and
she lives by the small Income from
her Investments In the French war
loan, and from what she grows In
her garden, and It does not take
much to keep her for she has little
appetite these days; but she has
great courage, and great pride, and,
yes, even great happiness for the
spirit of Rent Tabourdeau Is the
spirit of all the young men' of
France who ore now going to the
colors!
They are going with a higher
motive than romance, they are
going with a higher Impulse than
fervid enthusiasm, they nre going
amidst her exquisite mysteries.
And every day tho news came HR® m<>n because 1'ranee needs
back that this or that or thej them now: and from every spot in
other young man whom Rene had \ this beautiful land comes the
known, or whom his friends had ! sturdy tramp, tramp, tramp, of
again into the orgy of bloodshed j knmvn, had exchanged the glitter- j the footsteps of handsome, well-
which the Hun had compelled. |ng future of tills life for the far ! set-up young men, their heads held
Only One Now. ( more mysterious futuro of another j erect nnd their eyes clear, and
Marcel next. nfe. | their bodies alive with the strenu-
Only one now to work In tho i The day came when Rene closed ! ou9 training they have given them-
little shop, but only work enough | famous s|10p of Tabourdeau, selves, for this cllmux of their
for one, however; for tho gent’s- j perc ct Fils, and delivered his last
men who had bought the Tabour- ordel and „-cnt holne ln 1)l3 unl.
deau boots had ull been gallant form.
gentlemen and were dead, or at j Then Madame Tabourdeau, who
the front, or, if too old for that, , had bravely endured, for l-'rance,
were ln bureaux and departments, , nnc bereavement after another, re-
and pouring out their money for I belled.
France as their sons were pouring , "oh Rene, Rene! If you had only
out their blood; and they were not; been born In anuary ln place of
lives; and their faces are set
steadfastly toward the battlefront,
and their hearts beat with the
most sublime type of courage, nnd
In them is that greatest of all
emotions, the devotion to sacred
duty which Is sanctioned by the
mind, the heart, and the soul!
Small wonder that France takes
to go also, but Lucien said no; \ alon* 1,0 “ved w,U,l 1,18 m°th?r'
from the fervor with which France ?ar?ener had. B°n.e nt ,,1B
first, and the maid had been dis-
missed long, long ago, and the i
sleek little pony, Reynard, was
now nt the 1'ro^t for France; and
the house was very, very silent,
more so when the news came that
Marcel was dead; more so when
the news came that Leon had died
in gallant action.
Silence and Thought.
Silence is always filled with
thought. Rene, after the nearly
four years since the beginning of ;
the war, was still a young boy in .
his straight, slender figure, but the j
romance had gone out of him.
There was no more thought in
him of dashing wonderfully for-
ward nnd capturing a position, and
dying grandly with the name of j
Ills beloved country on his lips;
there was no more thought in him
of dazzling adventure on the bat-
tlefields, for those things had he-
was rushing to the colors there
would he more than enough to
stop the Germans, without using
boys of 20, and Leon, being the
•Idest, should, for the time, bo
the Tabourdeau of Tabourdeau
Pere et Fils!
Marcel, who was a philosopher,
and always suppressed bis
thoughts when it would do no good
to speak them, kept silent, but
Rene felt a personal agrievement.
It was a w’ar, and he was born
too late to have any part in it!
Those were hard days which fol-
lowed for Rene, with bands play-
ing everywhere, and people shout'
ing and patriots of all ages hurry-
ing away to the war, singing!
Rene was still a romantic boy, and
his rich imagination was const-
antly at work with the vivid
colors In which glory is painted.
Rene was depressed.
What Followed.
There followed the most colos*
sal tragedy in the history of civil-
teuton. Shudders of horror swept
the world, ns hundreds upon hun-
dreds of thousands of Germans
were hurled at tho defenses of
heroic France, to he slaughtered i • • . * •r'
like so many sheep; and for h0|(1. | physicians have prescribed
ing them in leash, Franco paid
thousands of gallant lives a day;
one of them was Lucien Tabour-
deau! |
Fortunate Madam© Tabourdeau I
to have, in her bereavement, three |
■uch good sons as Leon, Marcel,!
and Rene! i
They urn their best to alleviate! becau-e it is a true food ar.c
the grief of their mother, nnd they [ active tonic, easily digested anc
■K./Z: lr.. horn akjhol. II you «,<
daily tho great war assumed in rundown, it night finds you tircc
creasingiy frightful proportions, and sleep is not refresh-
and death claimed inexorably day
after day, its toll of the bravest
and best which France has pro-
duced, her ftien in the finest years
WORKING INDOOR!)
Then you need a rich tonic
to keep up blood-strength and
nerve-force. For fifty years
buying boots. j December! Then I should have fresh hop© from the contrast of
Nevertheless, Rene kept the shop j had ono son for one more yeUr!” these serene young patriots with
open to perpetuate the business ;-- ‘ —-— "
of Tabourdeau, Pere et Fils, for
himself and his brothers when j
they should return from the 1
trenches, and for their children I
and children’s children, and for the
sake of France, who would need 1
all her industries after the war.
So Rene worked on alone, and
i alone ho went home to dinner, and
Store Closes At
4 P. M. Today
To give our employes an
opportunity to march in to-
day’s parade we will close
the store at 4 p. in.
Be sure you are present at the dedication
of America’s first War Savings Bank.
ing, get Scott’s Emulsion
today. You Ncod It. ,1
Scott & Downc, Illoomfield, N. J. 17-11
Pi
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other guuuluo.—Advertisement. j
Here’s a good
marching shoe
You may not warn, to march in many
parades, but you like to know that you CAN
do so without a protest from your feet. Here
is a Spring shoe that you can depend on for
stvlc, service and real comfort.
We call it the Aviator; it’s a dark ma-
hogany, English last that is very popular with
the young-fellows; bat. lace style with hidden
cvclcts; you won’t see the equal of this shoe
anywhere at the price—
$7
Other good shoes here from Ilanan; new
styles and leathers; the best you can buy;
$12 and upward.
Mftdansky
Brothers
rm-Tz s' — -
(snout ms
225-27 We»t Main
An Annual Event Fashions of the Hour Kerr’s the Store Different
Tuesday’s Easter Sale
In Most Instances These
Offerings Are For One
Day Only.
An Exploitation of the
Beautiful and
The New
Garment
Section
A Sale of New Spring Dresses Tuesday
$12^ $14^
l. l~ ol
Every Model in Both Groups has been Reduced
These arc serge dresses and beautiful taffeta dresses. Some arc charming
combinations of taffeta and georgette. There are beautifully embroidered and
trimmed models, as well as these plainly tailored, of very latest 'Spring styles,
in an excellent variety of new colorings. They’ve been especially reduced for
tomorrow’s Easter Sale.
A Special Group of Fine New Suits •
Reduced to $25
An unusual collection comprising fine quality serges, wool poplins and
gabardines witli plenty of pretty tans, grays and navy. There arc box coats,
coats with ripple backs, and models with clever new vest effects. Every suit
this group has been specially reduced for tomorrow s selling.
In Addition to these Sale Items
There’ll be Hundreds of Other, New
Handsome Models on Display
Could There Be a Better Time Than Now for Choosing
New Snowy-White Cotton Goods
What o fine list to make selections from! What remarkably
pendably good qualities. Every Hem Is worth reading and
]Rx38 White lluck Towels,
29c—A very epeclal value.
Hemstitched Edge lluck
Towels, 39c — They are
19x38-lnch size.
While Turkish Towels, 25c
_They're 20x40-lneh size.
Fancy Turkish Bath Towels
50c—A large selection to
choose from.
Turkish Bath Mats, *1.50—
Hero in a pretty shade of
pink.
3G-tnrh WhJte Beach Cloth,
50c—A large lot; fine val-
ues.
While .Madras Shirtings, 50c
—Very fine pretty quail-
ties.
44-inch While Organdie, 15c
—A very fine, sheer qual-
ity; special value.
Likelinen, 40c—A very fine,
Hheer quality similar to
real handkerchief Ruen.
Washes and Irons beaut!
fully.
Luna Lawn, 30c yard -Very
fine, sheer quality. Extra
value.
Luna Organdie, 40c yard—
Crisp, sheer, snowy white
organdie at a special
price.
good savings, and what de-
heeding.
Fancy White Voiles, 35c—A
largo collection embracing
stripes, plaids und checks. ^
44ln. Fancy White Voiles,
65c—Also same quality. 40
inches wide for 50c a yd.
' 40-iu. Chiffon Voiles, 25<—
An extremely pretty white
goods; a splendid value.
42-In. While Voiles, 50c—All
n»v fresh goods.
41-In. While Voiles, 73c -A
delightful new quality.
Faney While Nkirling, 50o
—A special valuo for tho
Easter Sale.
10 Yards English Longclolh,
*2.45 — Nicely finished
quality; good value.
V*
t 4
Demonstration
of the Famous
DUPLEX’’
Fireless Cookstoves
A good fireless cooker saves time and saves
fuel, In addition to conserving food stuffs.
You are Invited to romo to our fourth floor
tomorrow und see with your own eyes—
A Duplex fireless cook stove, hake, roast,
in fact, do any work that may lie done on the
finest range ami do it belter and more eco-
nomically.
Duplex fireless cookers are here In four
different sizes and models—One to fill your
exact requirements. They are priced at
*12.50, *20.00, *22.00 und *30.00, and will easily
pay for themselves ln savings they effect. An
interesting half hour Is In store for you to-
morrow.
A special menu will he prepared on
a Duplex Fireless Cookstove hy an
expect demonstrator on Fourth Floor.
What Royal Opportunties for Mothers
In the Children’s Shop
Children’s Plaid Gingham Presses 1 uesdav
Ages 2 to G Years, 49c
These are nicely made of nice quality of plaid
ginghams and are trimmed ln
i-i-ptlonal values, 4ftr.
Girls’ Middies
Si Each
solid colors. Fx-
Girls’ Dresses
ti to 14 Yrs. $1.50 |
They arc hero ln all
white, us well us white
with blue collars. Fine
quality Galatea, In
sizes C *o 22.
I’rlffht, pretty plaids
I
rind stripes combined •
with solid color ma- |
t.-clal, high waist lines; j
full skirts,
years.
0 to
i
Some ar t plain tailored styles; some embroid- j
ered; others trimmed in ribbon. Choice 50c.
■—* Pique Hats and Sim Bonnets, 50e
-Third I-'locr.
I
Leat her Hand Bags 98c
Choice of Fifteen New Styles
An unusual valuo for tho opening of tho Faster b’.de. These
nre a|i leather and are beautifully lined, and fitted with vanity
mirrors nnd coin purse. Choicn tomorrow at the special price
| i,f !IHc.
THE KERR DRY GOODS CO.
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