Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09

appointed right to dominate in af-
fairs. when this war is over there
will be new heroes seeking their
places in the Nations affairs and
the hail of fame Th" Army Y. VI.
'.' 4 viii throw about th"S" soldiers
lpf th" Nation the moral atmospher"
that tends to make crring men good
and good men better. and better iii
ted for other serious responsibilities
after the war is won
I!"n who grind and drudg" and
eat and sleep only. grow stale, mar
row of vision and of morals. slow OF
mentality and morbid ni conscience
lmaein" Yourself allowed no thing in
life say" wor kan d"a' and sleep -
you'd soon get stale. mighty stal"
And this l. just what will happen TO
every Am"rican soldier. ,iv" for tho
inilu"uc" at III" Y. NJ e. y and 9th
',r agencies doing the sam" Kind OF
WORK.
\ soldier, hard tiur Is from four
u'cipck IN III" afternoon until taps ,
when all must retire. Tor h" / then
through with drill and other ruu'in"
-,HticS. and the tim" * mostly hi>
own During jh"S" hours the Y "
= y provides for him a plac" to
loaf ANA meet his fellows. writ" H.
'crs home. read Interesting book
and uplifting literature. p"rchanc"
e." Il motion picture, in brief. rc'
IN" recreation and diversion n"c.s
airy Ia proper living. and which all
OF u in civilian lif' "ujuy NOR" ui'
l'-~
II l. to aid this work in it, var
ipus ramiiicatipns that Bryan roun-
~ is being asked for Il pal'ry tween
"y iiv" hundred dollars The News
secs no excuse for III" failure of any
/ MAN OR WOMAN within our
bounds Ia contribute To this cause
in accord with their means
why Anyone Refuses to ign III"
food conservation plcdg" in confor-
nifty with tn" known need of IN"
Natinn, and with asmli knowledge
ui m" facts, is Il mystery to IN"
Sew Ev"ryun" who is not living
IN that hliSSful ignoranc" that tn"
poet ha- mad" mention al knows
that America must SAVE FOOD.
and 10 Il" it must curtail III" vast"
that has been IN" American habit
ana uiilih" all thar l. good ot every
food product. in order that our sol
di'rS and those of our allie, inay
hav" food ON which - fight Nrv
"rth"l"SS there ar" pcupl" right
here, in our midst who arr So infer
nail! -,lii II and self satisfied that
they ar" not even willing iu rut ont
their own vast" to help the Nation
IN IA" hour ut it, need II Is we'll
tor All such to bear in miud that. no
matter what they are called upon
tu do ~ civilians. they ar" not max
inr q nu"-ihnusandth part ui IN"
SACriiiC" a. is every man who offers
his lii" 10 III" country aS u soldier
The New War Ta> WAS designed
Ia catch in som" way every man.
Woman and child in tn" country.
ana SOM" il is catching in many
place ON" cannot turn his hand
without seeing in "A commodity h."
wnnld buy AN extra charge Tor III"
war tax al of which must h" paid
To maintain our vast armies in th"
/ field Tn" tax was designed TO plac.'
the burden where il would hr least
felt. ana IN" greater ones earnings
III" greater in increasing proporfion
is hi co'!"ibuiiOn To- IN" war The
N"ws prints in another column an
abbreviated excerpt of tn" war tax
bill. covering most of tn" features
that affect tn" general public
Uurant Extends Welcome Ia III
visiting Methodist ministers and lay
men of the Eastern District of OK
lahuina. and that that w"lcom" is an
open handed ON" is mad" apparent