The Sentinel Leader. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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The Sentinel Leader.
VOLUME 14, No. Id
SENTINEL, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1917.
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financial world each individual
should prepare himself financially
for any unseen emergency that may
arise. There never was a time in
history when such preparation was
so necessary as today. The best way
to do this is to carry a
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We are ready at all times to render
you our safe and efficient services
and will appreciate your business.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF SENTINEL
C. H. GRIFFITH, Pres. R. A. CIIAMPLIN, Cashier
J. A. HYNDMAN, V-Pres. L. D. GALLOAY, Asst. Cash
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SEVERAL INTERESTING LETTERS
FROM OUR SOLDIER ROYS
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Letter From Leon Springs
Three weeks of officers train-
ing have passed at Camp Funston,
Leon Springs, Texas. The Okla-
homa boys arrived here Friday
morning* August 25th. We were
given breakfast at the mess hall,
and being hungry we all thought
we were at some hotel. The first
day we were assign d to our
companys. We then spent the
day arranging bunks, scrubbing
floors and getting uniforms. By
a riving early the Oklahoma boys
h .d all the barracks in shape for
tie New Mexico and Mississippi
fellows. However, we enjoyed
the work.
I shall just give you an outline
of our work. The first week we
spent most of the time in close
a id extended order drill. Some
not being able to get shoes, found
ii hard to drill in civilian shoes.
We have to wear from one size
to one and one-half larger than
the civilian shoes, carrying the
heavy pack makes the foot
spread.
We get up at 5:30 in the morn-
ing, must dress in a run for
reveille, or morning exercises;
have breakfast at 6:00 o’clock,
and inspection of barracks at
7:00 o’clock. The barrack regu-
lations are very strict. Every-
thing must be in order. For in-
stance, if the tooth bruffi or a
book isn’t in line you get what
we call a skin. Each officer car-
ries a small book, and any small
detail that isn’t done right he
takes your name for a skin. One
skin deprives the men from week-
end privileges. At 7:15 we go to
drill, which lasted all morning
the first week.
The second week consisted in
regular exercises with the rifle.
Of course, we keep the drill up
continuously. In drill we carry
g nail packs, or we carry these
packs the entire day, with bayo-
net and gun, all weighing about
thirty pounds. Each Saturday
we taka a long hike with a heavy
pack weighing sixty pounds.
During the third week came
the bayonet, which is the most
strenuous of all, and abo the
rushing by platoons under heavy
fire of the enemy. The after-
noons are spent with conferences
or recitations. Each man must
shine shoes, shave and appear
neatly in every way each day.
We have inspection of arms and
clothing at retreat every even-
ing. At 7:30, we march to the
mess hall for study, which lasts
two hours. We must be in bed
by 9:45.
The work is very strenuous
and hard. Men quit every day,
some resign and others are fired.
It takes a world of patience, will
power and determination to do
the work. The disciplines won-
derful. I thought I had an idea
of the meaning of that word, but
I find 1 knew nothing about it.
Everything is done formally by
commonds. The work is very
brief and snappy, and must all
be memorized. « If one has not
this ability, the officers say he is
out of luck. We are graded on
every move and appearance.
This week, we shall go to the
trenches. We will dig them the
first of the week, and the latter
part of the week we will live in
them and go through the real
lift and fighting in the trenches.
The officers from France will in-
struct us in this work. We have
a written “quiz” every Friday.
These who make deficiencies for
a few times are sent before what
we call the “Benzine Board,”
which sends them home to
mamma.
I have written this at random,
and will write more when I have
a few spare moments. You
often hear this expression in
camp: “I didn’t know that I
could do so much in sixty sec-
o nds.” L. O. Hammons.
The world makes way for the
determined man.
Letter From Fort Sam Houston
How are all the folks at home?
I am fine and dandy.
I saw one of the most impressive
funerals Sunday that ever i
human can see. A First Lieu
tenant got killed in a motorcycle
accident over in the Kelley avia
tion field, and was buried Sunday
at 12 o’clock. The chapel is only
about fifty feet from the barracks
where I am. This Lieutenant
was twenty-three years of age,
and twenty-three aeroplanes
dropped flowers in front of the
procession all the way from the
chapel to the cemetery. When
the casket got to the grave, these
aeroplanes flew about a mile away
and lined up and sailed over the
cemetery, and as they passed
over dropped a wreath on the
casket Just imagine what
sight twenty-three aeroplanes
are. and if they can hit a casket
with flowers, what can they do to
the saur-krauts? There are 500
machines here at Kelley field.
This is a rather pretty place,
and most of the houses are cover-
ed with ivy. There are more
palm trees here than I thought
there were in all the world.
G. Mark Currie.
Charles Page Writes
I attended the rifle range two
Seeks and a great time I had
while there. I made good in both
the navy and army sharp shoot
Ing and think I will be able to
account for a few Germans when
we get across the waters. This
practice is good for one and he
will be able to take care of him-
self when he gets over there.
Mamma, I am sending you a pic-
ture of myself and friend at
work and you would think we
would be smiling out of the other
side, but we are not, for we have
just had our dinner and all of the
crew are below and that is the
reason no more of them are in
sight in the picture.
You no douct thought I should
have written sooner, but I have
been very busy with my duties.
I am feeling better than ever be-
fore. and I feel this is a good
world after all.
Circumstances may prevent
you getting any more mail from
me for awhile. Can’t tell when
<[ will be able to write again. You
may still write, and I will got
your letters sooner or later.
Chas. J. Page,
U. S. S. Wyoming, N. Y. City
Box 2.
FARM FOR SALE -One mile
east and 1£ miles north of Sen-
tinel: 160 acres well improved;
fenced and cross-fenced. Good
3-room frame house, barn, hen
house and smoke house. Good
cistern in house and well and
windmill in stock lot. I bought |
this farm on good terms and will
sell at a bargain. Call at house
or address T. W. Stewart,
18-2-m-p. Sentinel. Okla.
| One Percent Interest Rate in Sihgt
Charles E. Lobdell, member of
the federal farm loan board,
speaking before the Farm Mort-
gage Bankers’ Association, in
convention here today, predicted
that farm mortgages soon will
be made at a :ne per cent rate
and advised bankers who cannot
operate on that basis to withdraw
from business.
His statement followed the an-
nual address of F. W, Thompson
of Chicago, president of the as-
sociation, who attacked several
features of the federal act and
predicted test suits against its
tax exemption feature. He also
charged that the system is or-
ganized on a political basis and
expressed the belief that the flat
rate of interest feature would not
survive.
“Bankers first looked on the
federal reserve act as an outrage
and said it would not be success-
ful.” Mr. Lobdell said in an-
swer to these statements, “but
now in the extreme hour of
national existence we look upon
it as an anchor of our financial
power.
It would be foolish to say that
the farm loan act won’t hurt your
business; that is one of the things
it was intended to accomplish.
“The day of the 2, 3 and 4 per
cent spread between borrower
and lender in this country are
numbered. The business must
come to a one per cent basis.
The new law has come to stay
and might as well be accepted as
part of our economic policy.”
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In one county in South Dakota over ninety farmers were
“caught” for $200 a piece-in one month—by a “Get-Rich-
Quick” schemer. If those farmers had consulted their
Banker before investing their hard earned money, they
wouldn’t have been “burnt.”
We will gladly advise with you on any investment you
are thinking of making. Mavbe we can steer you away
from losing your money.
Put your money in our bank. We pay 4%.interest
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Sentinel, Okla.
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Visits Sister
Rev. George P. Howard, evan-
gelist of the Ft. Worth and
Amarillo Presbytery, was here
visiting his sister, Mrs. D. W. |
Benrett, on the way to his home
at Grandfield, this week. Rev
Howard is one of the leading J
memb^.s of the Presbyterian1
church.
R. P. Gambill was taking in
I the fair at Elk City last week.
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We will save you money
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Fields, John. The Sentinel Leader. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1917, newspaper, September 28, 1917; Sentinel, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc936926/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.