The Standard-Sentinel from Stilwell, Oklahoma • Page 1

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ADAIR COtlNTY, OKLAHOMA VOL. XVIII The Standard 1896 rtft Sentinel Eat. 1004. ConaolUUted 1010 STILWELL, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918 The Adair County Republican Abaorbed June NUMBER 82 U. S.

SHIPYARDS VOLUNTEER ARMY What good is it to produce and save food, of what use is our army, the Red Cross, the buying of bonds.if we have no ships to carry our soldiers, munitions and supplies to is to no purpose unless our ship build- 1 ing plans succeed. These are the startling words that come from military authorities Washington. They state it a fact, too, and realize it yourself and drum it into every ear, that the submarines of the 1 Germans are sinking ships faster than they are being built. Get it in mind that' false ideas of security have been spread. These are not our ideas, they came straight from the war department is an urgent appeal to the newspapers of the United States, in the small towns and in the city, to convey this news to the people and assist in raising an army of workers for our shipyards.

It is as urgent and important-even more so, than the call and answer to arms. Oklahoma quota to be raised for the shipyards is The skilled carpenter, painter, blacksmith, and common laborer is asked to respond and register for service. Registration cards have been sent to the council of defense of Adair county which you fill out and then your name will be sent direct to the U. S. Ship Yards Board at Washington.

Cards can be secured from J. W. Patton or Geo. S. Fowler, Stilwell-; K.

G. Comfort, Westville; at Guarantee Bank, Watts, and R. E. Curtiss, Bunch. FILLING OUT FIRST CALL NEW RULES FOR BOARD The local board have received a telegram from the adjutant general to hold up medical examinations pending issuance of new rules and regulations, and will be resumed in a very few days.

Dr. Patton of the local examining Board, and Drs. Sands and Williams of the district medical advisory board are attending a meeting of the physicians, in. Muskogee, called by Lieutenant Dr. Claud Thompson, to acquaint themselves with the new physical, regulations.

The adjutant general has appointed Dr. P. Chambers a member of the local examining board. The official order to send the the remainder of the first call has been received, omitting the date which will be immediately after February 15th, they state. The number of men to be sent to make up the first call will be thirtytwo.

The board is now busy getting these men ready, They will be, taken from the new classification Word has been received 6f the marriage of Miss Nona Winsor to J. E. Allison at Tahlequah last week. Miss' Nona is the daughter of Attorney Harry Winsor of our city, and is a beautiful and accomplished young lady. Mr.

Allison holds a responsible position with the Pioneer Telephone with headquarters at Muskogee where the happy 'young couple will make their home. WHAT CAN I DO NOW TO HEIP Just now Uncle Sam asks all patriotic Americans to concen trate one Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps, Government must have the necessary funds with which to carryon the war and protect oar to-proteet here at home too. These funds can be safely drawn from but two production and increased saving. By means of the Thrift Stamp any of us, even a small child can start saving and can lend his the Nation. The Thrift Stamp costs 25c.

The Post Office, any Bank and many stores sell Thrift' Stamps. When the card is full add 12c and get a $5.00 War Savings Stamp, which bears interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly. We must back up the boys who are fighting for us. Every ones saving counts. Start today buy Thrift Ttamps or War Saving Stamps every week.

SEE THE MECHANICAL BOOKKEEPER AT THE FIRST NATION AL BANK A cordial invitation is extended to you to come into this bank and inspect the wonderful Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine which we have just installed. This "bookkeeper with brains of that cannot make a -mistake. Is Now In Operation Jn Our Banking Room We want you to see just how this maphine how it adds, subtracts, and figures balances without an error. Our bookkeepers will show you exactly how our books are posted by machinery. The demonstration will be both interesting instructive.

The machine has been installed for the purpose of giving added protection. to our depositors. We urge you to call and become acquainted with this improved method of handling your account. The first National Bank of Sttfwell. Oklahoma CASHIER MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE LET HIM LIVE 1 As as flowers their perfume give, As long I'd let the ry lave and live for a million years, to drink but Belgian tears, With nothing to quench KJs awful thirst But the brine of a Scotchman's curse.

I let him live on a-dinner each day, Served from silver on a golden Served with things both dainty and Served with all but things to eat. And I'd make him a bed of silken sheen, With costly linens to lie between, With covers of down and of lace, And downy pillows piled in placej Yet when to its comfort He would yield, It should stink with the rot of the battlefield, And blood and bohes and brains of men Should cover him, smother His pillows should cling with the rotten Clay from the grave of a soldier boy. And while God's stars their vigils keep, And while the waves the white sand sweep, He should never, never sleep. through all the through all the years. There should be an anthem in his ears, Ringing and singing and never done From the edge of light to the set of sun, Moaning and moaning arid moaning The moan of a ravaged French girl's child! And I'd build him a castle by the sea, As lovely a castle as ever could be; Then I'd show him-a ship from over the sea, As fine a ship as ever could be, Laden with water, cold and sweet, Laden with everything good to eat; Yet scarce does she touch the silvered sands, Than a hot and hellish molten shell Should his heaven into hell, And though he'd watched on the wave-swept shore, Our Lusitania would rise no more.

In No Man's Land, where the Irish fell, I'd start the Kaiser a private hell; I'd jab him, stab him, gife him gas; In every wound I'd pour ground glass; I'd march him out. boys Out past the lads they crucified: Iffthe fearful-gloom of Kis living- tomb, There is one thing I'd do before I was through: I'd make him sing, in a stirring manner, The wonderful words of "The Star Spangled Banner." the Silent Partner. ROBERTSON WILL BE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR NEWS FROM OUR BOYS DOWN AT CANP TRAVIS PATRIOTIC GATHERING AROUSES NUCI INTEREST Responding to a host of inquiries which have come to me from old and new friends in every part of the state relative to my probable or possible candidacy for the democratic nomination for Governor this year, I have decided that it is due these and other friends that I should at this time publically declare my intention to become a candidate for that high office and to announce that I will at a later date, but within a reasonable time, take occasion through an address to the voters of my party those who in interest of good. government have affiliated with it, set out and define and some of the leading issues and policies on which I will make my campaign and to the carrying out and enforcement of which I shall pledge myself and my party in the event of my nomination and election. 1 I have purposely -delayed until this any announcement my intentions because I believe the first interest of the.

people of Oklahoma is, and ought to be, devoted to winning the war and and to- the myriad of duties and responsibilities that go to make our' part in that great undertaking as complete and effective as possible, and I am now both willing and anxious to waive any personal or political advantage and to postpone to as late a date as possible the actual opening of the primary campaign. I am advised that; several prospective opponents are already engaged the campaign' and busily in their personal propaganda, out i to leave votioul the sacred cause of "Liberty for forever; too, have duties to perform for my country and when I have done my humble part in cooperation with my fellowmen, it will still be time to take up personally with the voters the merits of my candidacy for the nomination to which I aspire and an analysis of the claim and arguments of such of my opponents as at'that time are still in the field. Our laws and system of government demand that campaigns shall be made in order that the electors may be given a chance to choose between the many rival candidates who will serve them but neither the law nor the thics of decent politics demand candidates for state or offices should attempt in times like these to. distract the attention of the public the more important questions arid duties in connection with preparations for war, for a longer, period than is absolutely necessary to put their cases before the voters in such a way as to enable them to make an intelligent and satisfactory choice. theie reasons I favor -the short primary campaign and shall exert my best efforts to make it a short one.

1 When I shall have formally announced my candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor the democratic voters- of the state will be. fully apprised of the politics I the principles I uphold, and the attitude in which I stand toward the industrial, labor and productive interests of the state. I take this means of making reply to the multitude kind in quiries w.hich have been coming to me in every mail: for the past few monthiftatd I expect tojj avail freejy than ties of the press my campwgnTr 1 Pvt. Elbert Ritter, of Stilwell until recently a member of Battery A 343 Field Artillery, has. been transferred to the 9th Bat- tallion Depot brigade, prior to transfer to another organization to be named When the edged winds of Texas norther swoop down on Camp Travis' the Majors, Captains Lieutenants of the Medical Corps in charge of the big Base Hospital may shiver in their quarters at night and have to blow their fingersseveral times the next morning to keep them warm while lacing up their shoes but the sick boys in the ward building are sure to keep cosy and warm.

There's plenty of coal and the steam heat pipes go to the quarters of the Medical Corps as well as the wards, but the orders are to shut off the officers and enlisted attendants when the thermometer goes down, and let the patients get the full benefit of all the big heating plant can do. "I've seen things done here that I never saw done on the outside" said a Medical Lieut, in speaking of the care with which the patients are handled He went on to tell of the means by which the food of each patient is served so as to be hot and appetizing when it arrives. And its far better food than we get at our own officers mess. And plenty--too; There 13'00 beds in the hospital at present, with 800 more in thejjtemporary dations forjthe mump In addition to 300 enlisted men who look after the sick men's wants, there are 97 trained nurses and 60 commissioned physicians. Among -the latter are some of the most skilled men in America.

Chief of the Surgical Service, Major F. Buntts, was in, civil life one of the foremost surgeons of Cleveland, while Major Moflfat, Chief of the Medical Service, was a professor at the Medical department of the. University of California. Every Friday afternoon of last week school district committeemen of the Adair County Council of Defense, the Thrift Stamp com- mittemen and teachers of the county, met in joint session to learn of respective patriotic duties allotted them and gather inspiration from the exercises arranged for the occasion. The session was well attended and patriotic sincerity glowed from every countenance.

Amer -v ica was fervently sang by the assembly, prayer offered by Rev. Scott, a solo by Mr. Blankenship, and then Hon. E. B.

Arnold, acting master of ceremonies, sented Dr. Charles of. Oklahoma, City, who eloquently portrayed the duties confronting Americans. Hisf address was in keeping with his work in life; one of the foremost educators in pur state, and made a profound impression upon his hearers. Rev.

Scott, Rev. White and Atney Joe M. Lynch, Frank How- ard and a cute juvelile "speech" by patriot Eddie Starr Howard, contributed to the entertainment. 6f the afternoon. The personal tax list in this issue takes so much of our space we are unable to give a list of the committemen of the Council of" Defense and the Thrift' Stamp committeemen.

We will do this next week. linan.in.,';.the laboratory department of the hospital with one exception, has had tfie advantage of special work in- the Rockefeller Institute at New York, All are experts. BV housing some of the convalescents from the less serious diseases in double walled tents, well floored and heated, and similarly accomodating patients as "carriers" of diseases from which they themselves suffer no ill consequences, all overcrowding has been avoided, although the whole of Camp is a city of no small size, it must be remembered is tributary to the hospital plant. tate StilweD Oklahoma -4U The Deposits in This Bank are Guaranteed by the Depositor's Guarantee Fund of Oklahoma. If you are not already one of bur Depositors drop in and let us help you.

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