The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1917 Page: 2 of 16
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GRAHAM, TEXAS
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We also sell Pennant and New Perfection Cook Stoves, Oil Heaters and Bath Tub Heaters
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Next Tuesday. ~ —
Troop* To Go.
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Colonel Roosevelt is nod -to go
with the volunteer ftif'CC to
t lit*
IBtfBlI,
Strips are to be earned first
to the fightiiiLr front by a ili-
At last—and it is'really hot
•to long when the American preju
dice .against compulsion -is ctm-
selective’ bill -is a
vis^m' of r« cruiars under the ctmo rst in a mouth, with the ex-eep-
jinand of Major Gfoertl Ptithing, tion of an incisive thrust by the
of Philippine service and Mexi-
can exjH'diiion £*tu**. Til ere will
b< regret, on the part of litiu-
dretlsl_of thousand*—**£iUdomd
law, and I*resident Wilson
named next Tuesday, June
as the day for the call to
eolow. On that day* all
from 21 to MO inclusive will rog*
Roosevelt *s friends,
to be disappointed.
that he is
But both he
tind they « an be assured that the
colonel*—offer -and—their re-
War Review
v4s4owly and-peanfolly, hut pos-
itively and methodically the An-
ebt-Ftvtirh fire pushing
forward in Northern France.
The last week ha*; been the quiet
From State Council of'Defense!
May 23, 1917.
Editor Leador, *----
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' Bear 8rr:
The''President''has designs t
ed June 5th registrar
We feel that every loyal citizen
H , _ , realises the necessity for a full
Kr. m-l. OH Mmalay and T«r*lay ,V(,iM r„, i<(|| , (lutv
„l„„g ttte a«t«r that lie. „„ al| aasiat that
what s called Laon plateau. Here . ^ ^
Ttrr Fretirh wrrMtrd wt-veral <le
suable .uhneE-vatitfi points
the enemy, ah mg with uumerout
uudeistand thetr duties* but it
, trtnehe. and a ag- niight 1(a wi*. f,,P twal
ials to make a final check in or-
gregation of prismi(E*rs. ,_Xhe Brit
spouses have served # mighty pui j ^ have been resting all week . . . . , .
9*5 M M?!l"r ,,,lr tt,in- ,!l,‘ '^jafter man^day# of gruelling war overlooked^ °
Tt is assumed that the local ma-
lery for registration official?
si-
nter for assignment to the ser-
movement-btw emphasized more'far^ lp,t new battery dwposi*.
pose in awakening the natioi) to tions and reorganizationsof main
meil 1 the great task ahead of it. Their unit* have been made peeparatoey
movement- lias emphasized more
-the allt(*s in tlie we+T "T ,~mmm
to new "Aggressions, probably
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vice for which they^ may be es-
jHiially fitted.
The Prscideut lias acted
promptly and wisely. On the.
sair day that he revived fruto
congress and signed the ait, he
issued the proclamation. namiug}®£eu*
the day of registration and elo-
quently impressing upon the
minds the serious significance ol i
____^ . tills week. The Germans are n—
And the prnmpre?W>tteraTion isHidag the flower of their armmrf
imw definitely arranged.- It *jTkeir best troop ami artilb rj
to be given The seasoned troojss froju the RussiaJi front have beer
of the regular army under an ex*|transfern .1 to the Feneh
pertetteed aml .siuwsful leafleirj-—Jt y<a.. Ui^Lure k m aieive , , ,
The propriety of that is at n«i^ • "” th“
apa,
the eventt—a nation called to. the
' defense of its ideals, in the per-
- sons not only of tboie wild are
required to register, but also of
those who are not so privileged.’
“Our industrial need," the Presi-
dent wisely says, referring to an
early suggestion, “prescribes that
it be not made a technical holi-
day, but the BtCfH SMTtftW
. i* before us urges that it be car-
ried in all our hcarta as a great
day of patriotic devotion, and
obligation^.’
What would be thh virtue
"T>f having a regular army if, when
need Jar it <ir«»se. the task should
be assigned to volunteers, from
civil life even though those volmn
teens should wholly or in part be
men of experience f General FVr-
shwig's, troops are already sea-
soned so-ldiers, some of them by
reason of the drive into Mexico.
They will carry the flag to the
front 'With vigor and enthusiasm
and- may be trusted to acquit
command, yet the total of re
raw•—
Wo . cannot refrain from ex-
pressing another short word in
appreciation for the entertain-
ment furnished; and hospitality
shown the Chautauqua Boosters
in Graham Wednesday. We
thought we were slipping up on
the blind side of those folks, but
no such bad luck. They met u#
before we got to town, led u>
to a first class dinner and tree'
ed us royally every minute wt
were in town. Such action speak
louder than a super-abundance ol
mere words, and we know they
were glad to have us visit them,
and they know our visit was
pleasant one too. Not every town
£can have an S. R. Crawford, R
S. Lynch, Frank Bowroc
Paul Deets, but every town could
feel justly proud of they did
have a few . such whole souled
big hearted good fellows.—Cine;
Enterprise. ^
4. Deputy Sheriff Hail has been
notified by the authorities at
Graham to be on the lookout for
• man who stole fbur coops of
chickens in that town. People w^l
some almost w» near hanging s
and to that will be added the
opportunity for a notable service
ir^ their respective capacities a
home.
chicken thief now as they would
a horse thief in the olden
For Colonel Roosevelt and the
thousands who were ready to fol-
low him there will continue to be
gratitude for services rendered,
allies js not large froru^week
week, but their toll of dead and
wounded is heavy, The constant
poinding and decimation of Ger
While the great majority
ouj* citizeps are thoroughly
TTrhusT that thos<
JL.
of
in*
who aiv 21 of
ovrr, nud nut 111 yehl*s of age-mi
Jer*. Jt is probable thuf- a consitF
erable number seattered over the,
State ^nd particularly among mu
negro population, dn" not under-
w. o. CURRIE
LICENSED EMBALMER AND
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
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WITH
The John E. Morrison Co.
-_ GRAHAM. TEXAS
Call EitherPhon#
Day or Night
fur not registering. 1«—justice
suits k steadily against tljgm. |0 them we urge eve!^* citizen of
The accession *4 ground in the-^(Ve all tHMwible publicity to the
requirements of the law. *;
But of the even higher impor-
tance is the necaseity that tbe
people of Texas be hrought to
man forces <-ertainl\ is telling|ysslias and know that not alone
ujmn the Teuton n‘sistapce, and ^he vounp mpn who on thflt <Jay
if Russia remauis an active fac-
tor the summer and autumn will
Certainly witness a visible and
significant recession of German
strength. This may be set down
as one of the filet# that may be t0 sustain our Army ami our Na*
Keep Well
Do not allow the
poisons of undigested
food to arcumulatf hi
your bowels, where they
te^TKdSertkSi
blood, /and
other troubles____
to follow. Keep jvsr
system dean, as thous-
ands of oQiers do, by
taking an occasional dose
of the old, reliable, veg-
etable, family liver me3-
Thedford#t
Black-Draught
Pickle , of
writes:
Let a man quit
drinking and he hae something
to talk about the balance of his
js*___a
living and b|gh thinknijr
tv
living and alow thinking.
f - ■ vm
Mil . W. F.
Rising Pawn, Ga., m«M
“We have used Thed-
tord’s Black-Draught as
a family medicine. My
mother-in-law could sot
take calomel as it I
loo strong for her,
mild laxative
definitely' foretold. . Much, to, be
sure, still depeiMks upon RusNia.
but there mre indications in the
reports that signify „ Russia't
gradual recovery* from her liber-
ty ami n-turn to dttfyr Re-
sponsibility, <*i>ming with thcii
accession of
register "for military service, but
all of us young and old men and
women must perform our duties
as loyal citizens. The Farmer
and Stockman to poduce the food
tioo; The House-wife to conserve
without hoarding, and to eebno-
mize by preventing waste; each
of us to take a share otf the Lib-
ertv Loam according to our
and one and all to put
means;
the naiton’s need above our self
power in the coali- interest, that we may add our
tion government, has sobered the
Workmen-Soldiers party, and or
der is being restored among the
civilian population, and discipline
in the army. On the Austro-1tal
front tlw week ««gi»liied^0 himpart ■ well'thet
heartening victory for the
a
Italians in the Tircste vicinity
with nine thousand captives. It
is worth while to remark in this
connection that, although lift if
is printed concerning the Italia f
army, the Italians arc aatnding
on Austiran soil along the whole
front, except perhaps in one or
two yrey mountainous sections
On the other skie of Austria, Rus
sia is holding a large area of
Austrian territory. Austria in
deed is hemmed in on both fronts
and in danger of loisng her chiei
seaport before the summer pass,
es. Nothing of conesquence has
been reported from Turkey' dur
ing the week, but Turkey is ir
a much worse situation even thai
Austria. We read much of the
“strong German position,’' but ?-
i# mostly fiction. J hc one nr“
xquHiv miles of territory and
part to the country’s strength.
Let us all on June 5th re-con-
sentrate our lives to our country
service and pledge ourselves to
the other that every Texan will
in the
future our children may be proud
that this crisis found the people
of Texas worthy of thie heritage
handed down to us by those he-
roes who fought and died that
we might enjoy the blessings of
liberty and self government.
Committee on Military Affairs.
Robert L. Hall, Chairman.
_ Geo. H
Boot and Shoe Shop
Neat Repairing for Spring and Summer Shoes by
modern machinery. First-class service and work-
manship guaranteed for Boots made to order.
Z4 YEARS EXPERIENCE
MAX LAUBE —
__. BOOT AND SHOE MAKER
Thtilohn Pohlman stand. Wed Side of Squaro
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Professional.
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C. W. Johnson
Lawyer
West Side of Square.
Graham, Texas
ARNOLD A ARNOLD.
Attorneys-at-Law
Will practice in all State endFWtara)
Courta, loan money upon tiode. buy
and soil vendor’s lion notes, etc. Ban
complete abstracts ot titles andean
furnlih same ©d short notice.
MOON BROS
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UG6IES
EST
Dr. W. A. MORRIS,
DENTIST.
Oftoe over Graham National Bank
Dr. N. B. Blevins
Veterinary Surgeon
Independent Phone No. 8-ls
LOVING
TEXAS
Grahajn-EIiasville i
Leaves Graham
Arrives Eliasvlll©
Leave Ellasville 12 US.
Arrives Graham 2 p. in.
Passengers may he oon-
veged from Graham to BMs»>
villa, or LutermedlsJte
And from EIWusviilla to Gra-
ham. Jean. Olney, Neweaatio,
Loving, or other points by
special arrangement.
J. H. Fkaher,
Contractor.
’ Dr. M. H. CHISM,
Deo tist,Dd Photographer
GRAHAM. TEXAS.
Weet Side of Square, two doors south
of Pythian Hall.
Bert King B. W. King
KING & KING
—Lawyers— _
er titan decreases. The subma-
rines ane still busy, but by no
a>BMn promfaa wind th^mlwpoiJ
!—AT YOUR !
COMMAND!
EVERYBODY—
when you have oar
telephone in your
house and office
GRAHAM
ii a man has a big heart, peo-
his purse
the Btor 'irf
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Bowron, Frank H. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1917, newspaper, May 31, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth886710/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.