Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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THE CONROE COURIER, CpNROE, TEXAS
Discus* Ways of Determining Examp-
tlon of Form Labor In Connec-
tion With the Draft.
The follow ing excellent half-tone Pictures illustrate the leading news events of the week. What is now
before the public mind over the world is shown to you in reality—So as you read you see. These illustra-
tions comprise the latest that is of worthwhile to the Reading Public.
l\ Hshlngtan. l>. C.“R*pr***ntAtlv**
of mor*- than two unit Ian orgiinixad
fur no nr* mat rrmlisut WUaou at the
White I'ouan Tuesday a*d dlacuased
with him (ha methods of determining
MOTHERS’ HEARTS ARE HEAVY AS THEIR BOYS LEAVE FOR CAMP
•■M unition of farm labor In connection
with the draft. The farmers were ao-
ronipanied by a largo aaai m binge of
senator*, congressmen and prominent
persona Trora various state* who gath-
ered in Washington to present their
■ use to the president. Th* farm*ra
l>re**nted a- memorial draw* by th*
Federal Hoard of Farm organisations,
a federation of national farm associa-
tions, which was formed shortly after
the outbreak of our war with Germany,
an a mean* of giving the farmer a
voice In national affairs Joining with
the board were the Inetalulive commit-
r
Osckiav.
«*cto
tec of the National Grange. The me-
morial follows:
Mr President: There in an unpre-
oedented shortage of agricultural la-
bor lb-cause of it the farmera of the
I'piled States fear they may not be
able to do. aa they desire to do. their
full share In the grout common task
of winning the war. For this reason
the Federal Hoard of Farm Organi/.a
speaking for the farmera of
lions,
Mnerlca, has asked permission to lay
certain fuel# before you
Agriculture I* the only great iadti-
try now undortiirtmed n< eompared
with the atandurii.-i existing before the
war. Mum imlitxtries want addition
al help Avrloufture actually haa le**.
The shortage of farm labor la cut
tiitk down the productive power of
American farms Transportation coin
patties, con: raetor# and industrial
plants offer for labor -prh e# higher
by far Gian any farmer cah pry and
•dill produce food for the "onsuiiiOr at
reasonable rales.
1 Soldier-, of the Anierlc.'in
The Minin church of V* In n A t'.-n
of the “Huttiillop ot 1 >• nth ” (hi Ip r
11 ion:) r\ force In Fnitiee singing hymns fit their Sunday ehttrch ho vie
ty de-ti \ed by A list rln n shell .1 First photograph . >i wounded in
orgitril/ritloi) n| Itvi-»-tui< lighling women, In n I’etrograd hospltnl.
Sorrow so (l«c|i hlid so poignant fhnt it ctihnot he cone, i:led Is depicted In lids mother's face as she watches her
l>oy milreli away to war. The heart of Ids sister also |v heavy as *be watches her brother go by In the ranks of his
regiment n- It starts to the camp where It will he trained f >r service in France. The mothers Of the country are and.
tftlt they are 1 •• alley op bravely and hnb'dig iti their emotion ns best they e ti s,, that tlielr sons who are going to
tight for their country will not see tb.-ir sorrow.
ASSEMBLED IN DUBLIN TO SETTLE THE DESTINY OF IRELAND
The return* to the fa:mt*r is far hr
low thal to men equally skilled in uny
other occupation, while the a pec UI
risks ha runs from wr»(her. Insects
and diseases me greater than their#
by far lln ivfore melt who leave the
farm seldom return to It.
BRIDGE OVER THE ISONZO BUILT BY THE ITALIANS
Official figures taken from thdl
school census of the State of NetM
York r Imw that in June. 1117, thtrifl
were It;.oou less farm hands on
farms of New York than there werepS
June, mo. On March 1. 11*17. t»^
farm labor nuppty In the Fulled State^
ns a whole; os reported by the Hureau
of Crop Estimates, was 15 per cent
below normal, which means Gy-* p,w»
In every seven productive fq£*‘5» jM
ers had then been taken
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the present
i iitmg the law will
reducing the productive power ‘of oil
farms just at the time when an
, Ii nse in that power Is the one mafl
essential condition of victory Aa y^H
yourself have said:
i I"" Mie faiin, is iif this coun^H
therefore. In large measure, rest fl
fate of the war and the fate of
If tlie Selective scrvide sot Is btd^B
upon the desire of the governrneira^H
put each man where he may serv*^H
country lust then the admlnlatrml^H
of the a, t should not limit exanipt^K
to those who apply for II. sa It
mo* xr»ev farmer*. who
exempt refuse to apply Many yo^^R
lin n voluntarily enlist In the army
i .m htu must usefully elsewhere.
Mere exemption or dlscharge^H
Hklll<-d farmera from the diaft would
not meet the cast*. They should he re-
quited fo remain in productive labor
on the farm during the period for
'■til'll their exemption ii ay be* t>e< es-
i *dtry. ; Jffij
Group taken at Trinity college. iMildln Ireland at llie fifth meeting of lb, Irrdi convention \t the meeting tin*
rliulrnuinsiiip was taken by Sir Horace Plunk oil,' who Is shown sealed In eenter of flr-f row, eighth front the extreme
left. These an* the men who are trying to solve the problem of government In Ireland so ns to satisfy all.
VESSEL THAT CARRIED ALLEGED SUCKERS MASS AT ALTA« 0F snow
Fridge hastily eons’irueted over the TTUK'n' T>\ T,ali.m f tiglip , rs. '| lie ltallntiH nt tile beginning of their pres-
ent drive erei Hid 1 1 similar .structures furthering the advanluges gamed by llu-ir llrst great victories.
SPEND HOLIDAYS IN WORK
PAPERS FROM HOME REACH BOYS IN FRANCE
Feu:., i the world Is abort cf food.
tin hi rntiieiil tut# asked the turmer#
as a patriotic service to increase their
product In an-".''! lo the cull, ihe
furmei s have done, unit will do, their
bed lint alteu(1> k large proportion
or no rum !• undermanned, and
the pI'oCl » > of <U.'|il*tioil proceeds 1111
i In i ked America la making the smith;
mistake that England made, Instead
of b'lirnltig from her experience
Wh*t we seek Is u more par feet ad
In the sJiudtAV uf llie lofty inoUli
fains of the <'nrso at Gils Impressive
white altar of snow a priest is cclc
bratlng a military tunas. Ills emigre
gallon Is made up of Italian soldiers,
who are buttling In the snow-clad
mountains to wrest lands peopled by
linlhitis from tlie dominion of the Aus-
trians. A broad ray of llie huii was
shot down through the snow-covered
mountain peak# and Im# beautifully
Hluinlnnted the altar In front of which
the priest Is praying
ministration of the purpose of the act
to protect tlie essential occupations.
We Msk you to see to It that farm la
hoiers and farm owners may he kept
or placed where they may serve the
nation best
I'he situation demands prompt and
effective action on the part of the gov-
ernment There is growing unrest and
dissatisfaction on the farms, based In
greut part upon the well founded be
Ih-f that the purpose of the govern-
ment is not carried out. Tlie organ-
ized farmers of Vmerlut look to you to
set tins matter right
Respectfully submitted: W. T.
Creasy, < hulrtnan, f'atawlssa, I'm.;
Charles H lUrretl, Colon City. Gm ;
This Is the vessel flint was overhauled and hoarded off lower California
and from which two alleged draft riot leaders,and seven “slacker'' suspects
were taken and locked up in San I>tego.
WATER WAGON” A LOAD FOR CAMELS
War Weddings Decline In Glasgow.
War weddings nrc on the decline, If
otic l- to accept the figures regarding
irregular marriages )n Glasgow us con
eitjsivo, ( lu tnifS nil r«*eord# were
broken, the number of Couples wIinse
weddings were legalised by the sheriff
exceeding anything hitherto known.
I<nst yeni ilti'iu.uiis a drop, though
the total for tin* year was still eonsld
eruble, and far In advance of normal
s I'a pej-s from home arrive m the AtncHenn training camp In ......... not
far behind fin* firing line. The arrival of inipl marks a ted letter day for the
American troops preparing for tlndr term In the trenches. »
CMShlre and Cheshire V villi! '
spend tlielr holiday this
gathering In Shropshire
under canvas ami lead ;<
Drsft foard Issues Third Call.
Houston, Tex.—Th# Harris ocunty
bringing the total
dr»'t board has issued Its third call
shows tvr
for lo* men who are lo appear fot ex-
am l nail on Sunday. Hept. 30.
'I here are ten joints In a New York
inventor's table which can he folded
more compactly than most such de-
vices.
A patent hits been granted for men's
shoes with cuffs turn>-d down at the
teq* tn "liable them to tie pulled on
easily, I
Folding vestibule#
SOME POSTSCRIPTS
girls of the rump dressed in tlielr <>ut
door nttlge. which Includos atnock*.
pattce# and Itfeeehes.
\ S'vi-s iunpaid tin# Installed elec-
fm loixuuiiMv e« powerful enough to
hnttl hi).* ton truths up steep grades.
\u Illinois inventor'# cpmbltmflon
isiat and yesf bits the usual frort's for
those garments but only one back.
\ Massachusetts woman is the pat-
entee of an easily bundled mosquito
nit uu'l support t*> be placed over
Homaa««kars Go to Vallay.
Houston, Tex.—More than home-
•eeker* from lo^a. North and South
Daaota and Nebraaka. who concen-
trated In Kansas City, passed through
Houston this week over the Gulf Toast
Lines for points In tbe Rio Orandw
Valley.
Qood-by Leather Shoes.
The leather shoe I# be'olidllg SO CX-
penaive that it will mmoi he out of
the reach of all hut the rich; therefore,
according to Andrew II. King. Wrlftng
In Metallurgical and Chemical Kngt
neeritig, It# place I# to In* taken by
Matches SoarFy'on England.
A grave allegation of pftdltecrlng III
matches at the expense ,if the public,
according ‘to the Ijondnu Chronicle,
Was made against wholeaaler# and re-
for antornobOe
doors have been Invented fo protect
person# entering or leaving them frrtm
rain ,
taller# by uu official of h mutch fuc-
»hoes w||h Moles of rui>ber uiel upper#
tory r«-cently. He explntnis] that the
chief causes of the present shortage
were the stoppage of the Importation
of foreign supplies and the requlre-
aaenta of the array.
iMflS.
<»f ennvMs. Ttie properly mnde rubber
Tpe L*omlnlcan it,-public la hurveni-
found that sour
Icand Lactursr of Mi
Parla dentist:
milk cures aom
and gums heretofore difficult to ram-
•••»*• I# Ooo*.
Shrevaport. Ljl—Dr. W M. Raker,
*«ed #*, for many years |r«U tootuvqr
of th* a rend to4«* oC huou of Umi»
sole. Into which ground cotton waste
and leather dv#t are Ineorporuted, will
outwear two or three leather Mole* and
will not slip no wet pavement.
Ing n record making tobacco crop that
Is expected to exceed 23.750,000
pounds.
jfuvel hcloligiuk l*> H'-itl*h tr<M»f»# operating on the I’aleatlne front rnr-
wBter tank lining# <"it of artlo^ Tlie water problem •« one of the moat
is of those that confront the British lo thal field of conflict.
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England, John Stone & Etheridge, O. Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1917, newspaper, October 4, 1917; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844031/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.