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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
SHRAP-NEL
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Duldl
Have YOU noticed all this here
po'try that I've been sprinsing on va
lately? J don't think Ill get that way
agin for a long time-I hope not.
Va know Shrap point with pride
to the tact that I've been running this
here colyum for two weeks and I've
never yet had to NIL il mp with this
here Tree verse stuff ia know
Shrao. that free verse is po'try with
ont any rhyme nor anything else.
It's real name is yerS libre which
is French for ! should worry or some
thing, and know an old lady once
than translated ii vice verse, because
she said most OF it wasn't tit for any
well brought up young lady 70 read
gotta lotta space 20 MI tonite so
heres a pOme in verse libre.
All You who love life
And the foll.es Of each passing season
Go over 10 the armory tonite
And see the fashion show
There you will see, in all o. their
infinite beauty,
The fashions. direct from Paris.
Received only this morning. via par
eel post. Scherer's truck and
the { b. & q
Excuse mel thought | was making
ont receying-clerk's report
So stupid of me-
You will behold all the wonders of art,
Hand painted gowns and compilations
And other things.
But this is not Snappy Stories, so !
will ABLY the censorship
Most rigidly
See the beautiful men
Gus May exhibiting trench coats;
They call them that because when
you get it on it puts you into a
hole.
And you have to dig deep all winter
To pay for them.
But still-something will be missing
Al yes
win someone ask Peck Collins or
drop line TO 7. j. Ner,ney
VIE are crazy to know
What has become of the fairest of all
our debutantes-
Miss Helova Souse?
Just one thing more and am done /
Thank you. ladies'
see be the paper Shrap, that they I
re gonna have confetti the last mite
Of that carnival. Reminds me OF the /
time they were holding home.com-
ing celebration in Earlville years ago I
The committee purchased supplies
iiags, fireworks, etc. from a Chicago
wholesale house, Among the supplies
bought were couple OF barrels o
confetti. When the committee met
a few days later one of the prominent
citizens got UP and said
There's graft and corruption in this
lere committee. by hickory! Some.
body's feathering their nest. Here
we've went and bought lot OF this
gOldarn confetti and there amt no.
body in town knows how to cook It,"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
100 YOUR BIT AND PROVIDE
A SlNEW."
BY JOHN cALlAN o'LAUGHLlN.
Subscribe to the new Liberty Loan, in

order to:
!. Make the bAy0net effective.
=. Reinforce the hayOnet.
3. Make the soldier In the trenches
feel you are behind him.
4 Provide the soldier with food
clothing. and munitions. ana Tie Ships
To carry them to him,
Z. Furnish the sailor with the means
TO combat the submarine and meet the
enemy's high seas fleet on equal terms.
The soldier or the sailor is your SON
your brother your nephew In MI
not dare to neglect those near and
dear To you.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
Sparrows Numerous.

!. The house sparrow. or the "nV'n
rat assi,e ilaS been termed, IL respon-
slble for one of the biggest leaks suf'
fered by this country. Numbering one
fifth of the total bird population. II
requires an enormous amount OF good
seeds. fruits. buds ard young vege-
tables to feed the sparrow tribe.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
The News for printing.

" hi!, Albuquerque and Santa Fr
were fighting over the army canton
menI camp Deming came along and
captured the plum. Clovis was u CON
tender for the place hut started work
too late to get the consideration the
town would have gotten If earlier ac-
tion had been taken. Dcming had Ger
tain advantages in the fight, one Of
them being she Is close tu the border
and another the fact that the army
mess halls aud other advantages had
never been moved from tn" town. Al
hiulcruuc worked under the handicap
that she had "bonc head mayor and
members Of the council that had very
little judgment to say the least Of 1t.
II would have been very small con
ccSSion for Albuquerque to have grant
Il the requests Of the governor for
more moral surroundings for the sol
dicrS. and should the town have done
this the big camp would no doubt have
been placed there. The governor was
entirely right in his contention and IN
the end Albuquerque may find herself
confronted with strict saloon regula
tion. or even no saloons at all. and hC
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14

rurry County is NOW dry, very hrN
from 4 hnuzr standpoint, The MrrN-
fielder district prohibition law was up
held last Saturday by the supreme
ru,rt and the recent curry county
,l,rtiuu uuS>rd un aS -. h. The ease
wn, heard about two weeks ago anu
fine decision has been looked forward
,o with much interest The opinion
a. handed down last saturday Is hE
chief .h,slicl Il. II. Hanna Judge fnr-
Lrr roncurs specially in the "p'h."h
and .Iudgr Roberts diSScniS The m''l-
,,, c,m, up ON writ Of hahcaS ca! pas
which the court IN lis decision dtlIl'S
to the petitioner, j 7. DeaiS TcN'ro
saloon keeper who had been relnal'd'o
,n fine custody ur The sheriff oi curry
County. Dcal, had rcopcncd his Sh-
,oon AT Tcxico after the county had
gone dry. setting MP the plea that the
o,cction could not effect TcNico ANA
Mclrosc which had local option rl'r'
tious within the four years proceeding
II is now likely that county district
elections will hc held in every part oi
,bc state even before the vote IN No
ycmbcr on prohibition for the state 10y
constitutional amendment.
Thr rnsr was handled in the lower
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
Department Has Named
Deming as Soldier Camp

minus the big camp besides, ~ mat
tcrS stand that city gets the mobiliza'
tion camp for the state national guard,
hut This is not very permanent and the
soldiers may not hc there for Il great
while. While the governor recommend
ed Santa Fr after Albuquerque fell
down ON proper regulatory matters,
army heads did not take kindly To the
on account OF the inacces-
Sibiity " that city, Many believe
here that ( Clovis had begun work
several weeks ago on trying tu land the
camp that it could have been drawn
here. for the town put NJ the strong
argument that Clovis is on the pro
posed military highway from 1t. Louis
to FL paSo. is readily accessible from
all parts of the state: is the only coun-
ty in the state without licensed saloons,
hrothclS. pool halls or other resorts;
has the purcst water in the state mod
crate altitude and temperature. There
is Il great cNpauSc Of ground located
on the railroad suitable for camp and
mnncuvcrS. and further contcnded that
the city was ready TO meet all demands
for the equipment
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
REVIVAL MEETING
DRAWS LARGE CROWDS

The union revival being held 1T the
Elks Auditorium reached high tide
Wednesday night with several con
versions among the soldiers Of Com
pany X. The meeting will continue
for some days with the morning ser
vices AT the Baptist church and the
evening services AT the Elks Audito-
rum. Ed c. Phillips is doing some
great singing and the sermons being
preached are an inspiration to better
living for all who have heard them.
The services for next Sunday will bc
aS follows
II am. at Lyccum Theatre. Sub
ject THE Spirit of Service
3::O p. m. II sermon for men at tn,
same place, preached by Ed q. Phil
lips. Subject, "1rhc Devil and Ton
Walker" Every man is invited It
come.
s p. IN. At the Auditorium. Sermon
by Rev. Culpepper.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
PLANNING To WORK HARD
FOR THE GREAT OZARK TRAIL

An enthusiastic meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held last
Friday evening at the Elks Hall to
discuss the Ozark Trail proposition.
Music was furnished by Johnsons
rptionally large crowd was present
Delegations from Canyon, Hereford,
Texico- Farwell. Portales and Roswell
were here and the sentiment of the
meeting was that these towns should
all work in harmony for the Ozark
Trail, or II branch Of the trail, to go
from Amarillo to III Paso over what is
known aS the Annrilo.RoSwell
l'nSo short line
After President Shiplcy had explain
I'd the object of the meeting speeches
were made by citizens of Clovis as well
aS from citizens Of all the other towns
represented. The plan is to go to the
ozark Trail meeting at Amarillo with
one purpose and that is for all the
towns along the line to work for the
Trail to come this way Several Of the
speakers pointed out that the route
the towns along this line will work
for is on the proposed military high
way from st. Louis to FL Paso, and
that this will be n great drawing card
when the time comes to select routes
President Shipley named Sam G.
Bratton Fred W. James A. Il. Wag-
ner, F. w. Cramer and W. l. Luikart
aS committee TO represent the Clovis
Chamber Of Commerce In working out
plans to put the southern route before
J the ozark Trail meeting IN Amarillo.
The president also appointed Il com
mttcr consisting of Bert Curless and
]. IL. Hull 10 work on the proposed
military highway proposition, Other
towns along the line will appoint like
committees to the above and there
will be n meeting In Clovis Friday
, night of this week by the representa-
tvcS of the different towns to discuss
I and work ont Il thorough organization
to handle the southern routes claims
at Amarillo. II is proposed now that
both ,TohnsonS Band and the Ladies'
Band he taken to Amarillo io help
whoop things up for the towns along
! this line.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
Essentials Required for Peace
As Advocated by President Wilson

have never been just or even tolerant |
tu promote Il propaganda on both sides |
of the sea which will preserve for them
their Influence at home and their |
power abroad 10 the undoing Of the
very men they are using. The position
.of America in this war is 50 clearly
avowcd that no man can he excused
for miStaking it, She seeks no mate
rial profit or aggrandizcmcnt Of ANY
kind. She is fighting for no advan age
or selfish object of her own, but for
the liberation If peoples everywhere
IRON the aggre.aonS o. au;ocratic
force. The ruling classes Of Germany
have begun Of |. g 10 profess a like
lihcrality and justice Of purpose but
only To preserve the power they have
/ set up in Germany and the selfish ad-
vanlagcS which they have gained for
themselves and their private project
of power all the way from Berlin to
Bagdad and beyond Government after
government has by their influence in
open conquest been linked together in
n net Of intrigue directed against no
thing less than the peace and liberty
uf the world The mcShcS of that in.
triguc must hc broken but cannot bc
broken unless wrongs are undunc: and
measures must he taken 10 prevent il
from ever again being rcw0ven. OF
course, the imperial German govern
mcnt aud these whom ii is using for
their own unduing are seeking to obtain
pledges that the war will end IN the
restoration 0f the status quo ante. II
was the status quo ante Oul of which
this iniquilous war issued forth, the
power of the imperial German govern
mcnl within the empire and its wide
spread domination and influence out
side uf that empire. That status must
ht HllTcU III SNVll lNSIl'h ~ w pi'
= vent any such hidcouS thing from ever
happening again. We are fighting f"l
the liberty and indicated development
: Of all peoples and every feature oi
the settlement that this war must b'
/ conceived and executed for that pur
pose Wrongs must he first righle'
| and then safeguards must he create,
to prevent their becoming committee
! again. We ought not To consider rem
cdics merely because they have II pleas
, ing and sonorou> sound Practica
$ questions cnn he Sctled only by prac
teal means
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
Hieher Court Declares the
Mersfelder Law O. K.

court aS we'll aS the supreme court 10y
Attorney Sam G.. Bratton, anl he is
to lr congratulated on his victory,
Credit to Mersfeldev.
Credit l. due Senator McrSicldcr of
this county for the new prohibition
law. Whir the saloon interests were
wa ''hiug lhc statewide hill Senator
M'rsrrilcr prepared the district pro
hihiliou hill aud slipped il 10y before
Ne opposition was fully awake to
what was going on. The passage OF
the law will mean the closing of many
saloons all over the state, aud II the
Curry County senator had accomplish
I'd nothing else during the last lcgis-
lnturc, his service to the state and the
county would have been well worth
while. for the new law will be- of last
ing benefit to the state.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14

Washington, June II, President
Wilson. IN II statement 10 the new
government Of Russia has made plain
th" war aims Of the United states and
IFS position ON mo annexation; no in
IDENTITIES.
No territory must change hands c-N
cc,. for the purpose Of securing Tor
those who inhnbit il Il fair chance oi
life aud liberty. says the c"inhulllca-
tinr, NO indcmnitics must he insist
rd upon except those that constitute
pnymcn for manifest wrong done. Ne
rcndiuStmcut> of power must he made
except such rs will tend to secure the
rulurr prncr uf the world and the fu-
rurc welfare and happiness of its pco'
pie"
I'm unmistakablc terms President
Wilson declared against Germany :
proposal Ia restore the status uno
before the war.
1T was the status quo ante "nl oi
which this iniQuitouN war issued
forth" hr says The power oi the I'M
pcrinl German government within lh'
empire aud widespread domination.
"rhal status must hc altered III Sucl
fashion uS to prevent any such hldrou'
thing from ever happening again
The uicsidrnt'S communication was dc
livcrcd to the Russian government a
pctrngrnd In full il is rs follows,
tin view Of the approaching vlSi
Ia Russia to express the friendship u
the American people t' the people /"
Russia. and tu make the most practicl
means Of carrying the present struggle
for the freedom Of all IN" people Il
Il successful end II seems appropriate
that | should state again IN the llgh
of this new partnership. the object
the United States has had IN mind Il
entering the war. ThcS" objects hhv
hcrn very much bccloudrd during I'll
past few weeks 10y mistaken and mis-
leading statements and the issues II
stake are too tremendous for the whol
human race to permit any miSundcl
standings. however slight tn renal
uucorrcctcd for moment. The wa
has begun lo 90 against Germany an
in their desperate attempt to eScap
the ultimate defeat those who are
authority in Germany are using ever
possible mSlrumcntality are maxim
use even Of the influence OF mrti'
among their own hiccts 10 whom the
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
INMATE Of PRISON
BUYS LIBERTY BONDS

Santa Fc. \. NJ. June IL. James
q. Lynch of thnvcS county, serving Il
life term in the New Mexico @nilcn-
tiary. this morning invested SSWm
IN Liberty bonds. lie earned the
money through the manufacture
articles made Of horse hair during the
four years he has been IN prison.
Lynch was convicted of murder by
jury in Curry county, where his
ease had been taken on II change nt
venue from Chavcs county, lie was
accused Of houtlcgging in Roswell and
shot the city marshal one day when
that official appeared to search
IynchS home for conirahand whlS
key.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14

Washington. Junel2 Governors OF
states will not bc called upon Ia
make recommendations for appoint
ment To local boards of exemption
Us originally planned, following the
passage Of the national army act
hut the registration boards viii serve
IN that capacity, composed of the
sheriff. county clerk and county ply
stefan. In cities Of 10000 or more
people the registration board Will also
serve
Recommendations will be- received
from the governors of states Tor
changes in the exemption boards when
amy member proves unsatisfactory
The high per ccnlagr of exemptions
aS shown 10y the registration reports
which will probably reach "a per cent
has caused alarm for fear that the
rules for exemption may he loosely
enforced III the first instance the
,nuti,v nhySician Is tu paSS upon the
physical fitness Of the drafted per
sou lint if the board iS not satisfied
with hi, report II may call one or
more other physicians ~ make 'Nanl'
untiou~ While the right of hnhehS
curpu, j. always open I" the cili"eli'
an appeal is provided from the local
hnnrd to A district board To- lw organ
izrd for that particular work. Beyond
that the only appeal lies I" the pr"Si'
dent unless. of course. the Suhlec'
feel, his case is Of such moment aS
tn warrant u judicial inquiry, where
npnn he may try his FORUM" WIN lll'
federal court There will u" sinai
chance the assumption is, to "hlai'
relief through an appcnl I" ~" pres
idruI after the ease has been fnlll
missed upnn hy the appeal board Th'
Inv brings the question "f exemption
home lo hr people For that r'aS"l
military mrmhcr' "f the court W'r'
done away with.
There will hc no class exemption
"A, Indicated today That Is I" say
farmer bul hrcauSc they are Sucl
viu moi hr allowed tn escape the rnl
of military service If il can hc show
that they are of more value III IN
field than the army, they pr"hahl
will br allowed to remain ia ciNll lil'
The high per ccntngr OF exemption
claimed embraces every pmS" "' r"I
dilion. and there will h, difficult wor
h.r,fr the boards In dcicrmlnin
whether the claims are valid III III
lishl If military necessity
Married men are considerably
,nut ~ a. their status. II the rn
that auplird To- the uationnl guard
adhered rn. dependency when actual
existing viii hr valid for release III
NOT where n person has ample meal
tn care for his family or there Al
mran, for them being taken care "f.
Iiu~inr.> concerns over the count
are again mporlunng congress '" N
that their employees nrr left III CIV
life and instances have been repnrl'
where person, were looking FOR
npprrtmitv lo exert Influence IN q
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
HONORS FOR PLEASANT HILL.

State Superintendent Wagner has
notified County superintendent Bick
ley that grades made by graduates Of
the Pleasant Hin High School in this
county will he accepted on cxamna-
tionS for first grade certificates. This
is indeed credit TO the school and
the work that is hcing done there. From
this standpoint the Pleasant Hill
school is now on II par with any Schoo'
IN the county. II is doubtful If any
other rural public school in the state
has had II like honor bestowed upon
it,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
EXEMPTIONS WILL LIKELY Be
LEFT To REGISTRATION BOARDS

der to save their sons from probabie
service IN the trenches.
The rules President Wilson Is To an
notlnce are expected to tighten the
exemption list to the last notch, AMI
permit no one to 20 free that proper
ly should do service. In order to III
sure this the list Of applicants for
appointment 10 the district appeal
boards will bc carefully scanned be-
fore selections are made,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
OFF TO ALBUQl ERQl y.

The boys of Company X left Thurs
dny night for the state camp at NJ
huuurruuc. They were joined here
by companies from the Pec"> Valley
aud all left ON II special train due
into Albuquerque Friday morning
The Clovis company has over 100
members and is made up Of II husky
bunch uf fellows.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
FARMERS MEETING.

\ poison demonstration will hc held
ut the court house IN Clovis on next
Monday at p. m. J. G., Crick, Il
government man will show how To mix
and put out poison for rabbits, go
pliers, ground squirrels, etc. Every
farmer Interested IN exterminating III,
rabbits should bc there.
T.. Peterson,
County Agricultural Agent
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
THE SANTA FE WILL
HELP UNCLE SAM

The AtchiSon Topeka and Santa Fe
Fe Railway Company will he In po-
sition at all times to handle promptly
the business offered by the govern
ment on account Of the war without
inconyeniencing regular patrons, AZ
cording to Il statement made by
T. +. Ripley. President I'm the event
of rush Of troops or army sup
plies" Mr.. Ripley said "we might
have to slow down II bit with other
business. but il would he only for II
few days. We are not confronted with
the problem of the GrrmanS, for in
stance moving troops and supplies
back nnd forth across the country
continuously. With us the movement
is practically limited to handling of
troop trains to and from mobillzaa-
tion camps. our program for troop
movement is thoroughly understood
| by everybody having 10 do with its
workings, and il will he carried
through without delay or friction,
Shippers have been advised Of the sit
uaton and are cooperating with Us
10 the extent that there be no fuel or
food shortage in our territory as n
result of the possible temporary re-
duction of service made necessary by
Il possible unforeseen heavy troop
movement"
Asked II the Santa Fc contemplated
taking off many trains on account
Of the war, Mr.. Ripley replies In Tho
negative THE Santa Fe has no
main line trains In operation whcl
are not needed 10 take care of traffic
says Mr.. Ripley and no poorly pat
ronized branch line trains which arr
not demanded by the public, in sev
rrnl instances ordered on by the stat
commissions. The Santa Fc has labor
rd long to increase the efficiency o
It's service to the public, to keep eN
; prnsc> down to the lowest notch con
sstcnt with good uiroadng, and II
the same time pay its employees wage
ON which they can live and provd
| for the future. This policy will b
continued. In the present crisis th
company will he able to render th
-' government the hest service that
: is possible for any railroad to Civ
II and 81 long aS people who don't 20 I
! war and continue to ship freight an
y travel. the service they need will i
1t forthcoming. As public service co
y poratiOn the Santa Fc has II two-fol
! duty to perform, to help with the wa
' abroad and to continue 10 help hull
y up the country 1T home, for use aft,
y The war Is over. If and when the e.
u igcncics Of the government require
- the entire facilities of the Santa !
IL will hc devoted to the service of II
!! government even to the extent
81 rancclling all trains now serving II
Ut public
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14
SUMMER SCHOOL.

\ ten weeks summer school with
\. Il. Scdcr in charge. opened al the
East building on Wednesday morn
ing Both high school and grade pn-
nils are enrolled Mr. Scdcr states
that he can accommodate II few more
plpilS and would bc glad to see any
desiring this work aS soon ~ possible.
hlr. Terms are reasonable.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-06-14

q. e. IlcNtou has been named rs
agent fr the Santa fr ~ this place
to take the place of l.. Il Conarty
who resigned recently and volunteered
his services IN the railway service in
France. Mr.. Conarty Is in Chicag"
now and has not yet been assigned
~ his duties. Mr. llcston has been
IN the agents department for some
time and has acted nS agent here he
fore, So the duties of his position
are not new tu him