davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16
Avtonomija nam more lie koristiti.
Slovenec, XII je socialist.
Glencoe, o.

Pred letom JIG izdihnil avstrij-
ski cesar Franc Jozef, zdaj .je pa
priSel njegov list v Ameriki,
"SlOvenski Narod'' ma vrsto. Ne
VEN, &c sc bodo scdaj kai iztrez-
Mill nckateri slovenSki nazadnja-
XII, Hi so ga hvalili, kakor da Jim
prinaSa eyangelij pravega izveli-
tanja. Pravili so ,kako fin list da
je, kako da piSe razlocno in po
domace "a AvStriio, pa kako ola
jc pc ceni, in vse res, pray res,
kar pise. In res 81 je - izkopal
grob. Pa Sc dolgo nj bio treba,
da je dosegel ia cilj!
ljudjc, XII so bill vanj zaljub-
ijeni, so ga moral paG zelo povr-
Sno citati. DrugaGc hi bill moral
vendar Spoznati, da .je "Sloven-
ski Narod' Samcga sebe bill 20
zobeh, &c &c MISC imeli toliko "a
vcdnoSti, da hi bill protestirali
proti hlaptevStyu, XII ga je uGil.
Cloveku gre tczko V glavo, ka.
ko Sc morejo ljudjc Sc V Ameri-
III navduSevati "a kralje in CO.
Sarje in hvaliti list, XII Jim vtepa
paSJo p%Oniznost V glavo. To pa ie
bila glavna naloga "Slovcnskega
Naroda.' Medtem ko Sc YES svet
bojuje, da hi Sc reSil avtokraciie
in goSpodov pc "'milosti bozji",
jc 'Slov. Mar neprcnehoma GO
del ceSarsko pcSem in hotel do
povcdati Slovcncem. da ne more
10 biti Srctni drugaGc, kakor pod
habSburSko pcto.
Zdaj je torej legel V grob. Ma.
mcSto tega nam pa obcta.jo drug
cvangclij, hi DO pei slave familiii
karagjorgjcvic. III ljudje, XII
mans nameSto enega kraljah pd-
nujaio drugega, hi storili bolie,
ce hi vpraSali Slovcnce, ali so res
tako zatelebani V krone. kakor
oni miSlijo. DoSti Smo SC &c nau.
zill vclitanStva, pa ne potrebuje-
mo novega, Starcga in nobenega
novega. TiSti, XII zagovarjajo krf-
Sko deklaracijo, ne dclajo politi-
Ike naroda, ampak politiko kra-
liza. Mi hotemO Svobodo in smo
p%ripravlicni dclati zan.jo, noce-
mo pa mic SliSati o TEN, da hi mas
proti naSi wolff prodajali kate
rimkoli kronancem. Cetudi nj re-
publika - VISA SvOboda, je VEN
dar monarhija slabsa cd republi-
Ike; monarhiSti mas imajo ia tep-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16
TAJNIK0M, ZASTOPNIKOM IN
POSAMEZNIKOM

v kratkem izide mas "Druzin.
SKI koledar'' "a leto 1918. Da nc
DO nepotrebnega povprasevania
in pisarjenja, maj 81 vsakdo "a.
pomni sledece: Koledar ne bode
letos mic slabsi kot je bill p~reisnia
leta, pac pa Sc lepsi,' ker bono
samo "a vezbo placali $4,000 vec.
kot smo pa prejsnja leta. vkliub
temu pa ostane cena stara, to ie:
cd eden do deset iztisov DO Soc
komad, cd 10 do 80 Sc dobe no AZ
centov, cd 30 do 100 pc as cent.
kdor jih pa naroci 100 ali pa yec,
In seveda iste tudi razproda, do.
ticni jih pa dobi pc 40 centov ko.
mad.
Vsi Koledarji' bodo razposlani
postnine presto. Mania narocjla
pc parcelni posti, vecja pa pc
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16

Tu je naloga sOcializma, da izo-
braiuje in poducuje d~elavstvo.
Kadar DO ono znalO rabbit glasov-
nico, tedaj Sc bodo zelo enostav-
no premenile razmere v korist de-
lavstva.
Slovenci V Ameriki maj hi Sc z
yso vnemo lotili della "a Sloven-
sko republicansko zdruzenje.
Kulturna reSitev jugoslovanskih
narodov je edino mogoca V listen
smislu, Hi ga razlaga izjava ONE
Meme organizacije. Ako dobimo
FEEDER. republiko, nam DO potem
mnogo loze delovati prot nase-
mu nasprotniku, danaSnjemu dru-
iabnemu redu. Delovanje nam bo
radalje olajsano ma kulturnem in
gospodarskem polju. Use to je BIZ
10 pred vojno in Sc poscbej med
vojno, nemogoce, ker smo stiskani
k tlom pod ~razmerami, Xxi so naSim
ljudem dobro znane. Torej naprej
V boju "a republiko! Seda.j ina
mo priliko pokazati, ola Ii smo
napreden narod ali nc. Pomagaj-
mo svojemu narodu V starr do
m%ovini, kajti on ina vezane rokc,
medtem, ko Sc mi lahko svobod-
neje gibljemo.
Vsaka republika JIG korak bill
Re zvezi svetovnih r~epublik. Ju-
goslOvanska federativna republi-
ka DO velik korak V TEN oziru.
Opozarjam Sc sodruge kluba st.
So, da sc prihodnje vrSe seize
vsako drugo nedeljo OBJ dveh po-
poldne. To je bill sklep zadnjie Sc
je. U~delezujte sc sci obilnejSem
stevilu, kajti S tenn pripomorete
stranki do boljSega uspeha.
A. Zornik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16

sem, ola hi bilo ravno zaradi cen
tralizacije priSlo do tezav, tudi ce
he bl bio ne vojne he tcoretiGnih
hasprotij med ''Proletarcem" in
kadnicko Strazo." PriSlo hi pa
bio do tezav, cato kcr Sc .je cen
~traiizacija izvrsila prckmalu. Ma
nobeni strani Sc nj bila organiza-
eliza tako Stara, da hi bila popol-
noma pripravljena IA vstop V te-
sno centralizacijo.
Sam niscm bill nikdar elan glav-
mega odbora. Nendar pa ven to-
like, ola so bill tudi pred voino
Sport V MEM. Maj SC prizna ali ne
prizna, meni SC tako zdi, da ie
vedno vladal strah, da bo cna ali
druga stvar nadglasovana. &c Sc
uredi zastopstvo IA Ell naCin, bo-
do Hrvatje imeli veGino V glav-
mem odboru, Slovcnccm Sc pa To
zdi krivo; Ge sc drugaGe uredi,
dobc lahko Slovcnci veGino, vsai $
Srbi skupaj, in to zopet llrvatom
hi pray.
Jaz ne dam mic ma to, &c neka-
teri sodrugi pravijo: Mi nismo ST.
bi, Hrvati in Slovenci, ampak So
cialiSti. Sevcda smo socialist.
drugate ne hi mogli biti skupaj
V socialisti6ni zvezi. Ali &c sem
socialist, vendar nisem izgubil
Svoje narodnosti. Zakaj so pa IIr-
vati ia zadnjem kongrcsu tako
silili, da %ostanejo Srbi 4 mimi V
chi sekciji, namreG da imaio Sku-
paj "novinSki odbor," Iii repre-
zentira Sekcijo? NSakemu Sc zdi
tako, da so 81 ma tax naGin ho-
tell zasigurati vcGino V glavncm
odboru. In IL tega izvira vedno
ljuboSumnoSt.
kjc jc izhod IL tega? Nobcnega
drugega nj, kakor da JIG vsaka
sekciJa avtonomna. Po.cm ic VISA
ka gotova, da ne no majorizirana.
Trdno sem p%repriGan, da sc pri-
de tudi do skupncga della veliko
lozc, ce odpade Ia strah.
JAZZ he morcm vidcti nobcnc ne
Srece V avtonomiii. Nidim pa ko-
rist V tenn, da odpade prepir "a
radi oblike in vSaka Sekciia 10 i
mcla proste roke "a dclo; zee ca
Sa sc DO porabilo "a agitaciio;
vSaka Sckcija DO lahko pomnozi-
la Svojc clanc. Ali Sc ne DO ma Ia
nacin Zveza bolt poveGala, kakor
danes, ko spi skoraj vse agitato-
ritno delo zaradi teh p~rcpirov?
Yes strah zaradi avtonomiie ic
nepotrcben. TAX .je, kakor otroSki
strah pred Miklavzcvim parkljom.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16
S I r A N X A.
Roslyn, Wash.

Cdruzcnjc br. % V Roslynu
Wash, DO imclo svojo redno seio
dine 20. oktobra oh dvch popoldne.
Nadalje naznanja, ola DO dine
II. oktobra oh pol oSmih zveGer
predavanje.
Govoril DO sodrug Stallard IL
Oklahoma, XII ina scdaj predava.
MIA pc DRAW Washington v an.
glcSkem jeziku.
Precinct predavanja .je:
"kaj delajo stare stranke in IA
koga? KakSen .je sedan.ji industri-
jalni sistem?"
Nstop je splosno prost in brez-
platen. Sodrugi! Udelezite Sc pre-
davanja in agitirajte "a Gin boil.
81 poset!
5 soc pozdravom
f. Pajnich, tajnik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16

ce, &c mislijo, da bono izbirali
slabSe namesto boljsega. Zakaj
tedaj govore vedno narodu, ce
ga smatrajO "a neumnega2
Mi hocemO svobodo "a svoj ma
rod in "a vse druge, tako da 81
potem vsi narodi lahko podajo
roke in sc skupaj bojujejo roper
gospodarsko SUBMISSIVE, ne da hi
mogli kronanci nahujskati narod
proti narodu, kadar Sc Jim zljubi.
List, XII DO zagovarjal Kara
gJorgjevica, gotovo ne najde pri
Slovencih odmeva. MogoGe, da
ga dobi pri Hrvatih wee.
Zelel bi tudi, ola bi sc pri Rad
nicki Strait re i"ztreznili in ne
hall S svojimi nesocialisti6nimi
napati ma slOvenske sodruge. Mi
nlmamo mic roper Hrvate in ho-
cemo z mimi sodelovati V boju
roper kapitalizem, kakor z de-
lavci vseh drugih narodov. To
kar uganja "Radnicka STRATA,
pa more zbuditi lie sovraStvo. Slo-
venski sodrugi no6ejo nikomur
komandirati, ampak scbi tudi ne
damo komandirati, ker vemo, da
delamo pray pc svojih najboljSih
moceh "a mednarodni socializem.
Mace Z~lemberger.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16
Cleveland, o.

Re dolgo zasledujem polemiko
zaradi predlagane reorganizacije
naSe Zveze in pri tenn mi .je ravno
tako, kakor da manjka ma nekate-
rih Straneh reimbursement. Veil
10 sc govOri o "raZcepitvi," kar
le pa pc mojem mnenju napacna
beSeda. JAZZ ne vidim V i%niciativ-
nem predlogu glavnega odbora "a
hteve, ola maj Zveza razpade. Pc
moi CLAW bi ia predlog ravno
nasprotno zabranil razpad. V "a
eetku svOjega obstanka .ie bila
JugOSlovanska sOciaiisticna zveZa
tako organizirana, kakor sc scda.j
predlaga.
kolikor sc spominjam, Sc slo-
'enskl sodrugi MISC navduScvali
"a strogo centralizacijo, ko je hi
la predlagana. Takrat nj bilo vol
ne, takrat nj bio polemike cara
Oil mllitarizma, ljudske obrambe
demokracije in takih reel. VcGino-
ma smo bill Sc mladi V gibanju
.ideli smO glavne poteze V socia-
llzmu. Vidcli smo n.jegov veliki
eli. Spoznali smo razredna ma
Sprotla. Razumcli smo, ola jc raz-
fedni BOZ neizogiben. Do vsako-
'rstnih posameznosti pa Sc nismo
prlSli. Takticna vprasanja V veil
KIN In kocljivih polozajih so nam
Ola Sc zapetatena knjiga.
70 sebi mislim, da Sc mora So
clallst neprenehcma uciti in ola Sc
nikdar ne izuci popolnoma. Maj
orze sc bOdo morali Sc tisti mno-
30 uciti, Xxi pridejo re V social
Sucno druzbO. Pc mojem mneniu
"e DO tam vse V dveh dneh ureje-
No. Mogoce je, meni Sc zdi cello
'erJetno, da Sc takrat prikazejo
F'a"aiiJa, ma Katera danes sc XIV
Krst ne misli.
NE maram obSirno govoriti o
.em. Povedati sen hotel, da smo
mel raznO mnenje o c~entraliza-
c!l In federaciji, ko nj nihGe med
NAM mislil, da so nacelna ali TAX
ucha nasprOtja med mani. Raj
chih misli smo bill o TEN, kate
"a obhka organizacije bi bila bolj-
sa "a mas.
70 mojem mnenju je cas- polka
1a'' Ga so slovenski sodrugi ia
r'a' lmeli pray, ko sc MISC ogrcva-
"a centralizacijo. Preprican
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16

Glavni pOstar Burleson, vojni
tajnik Baker in mornariski tai =
mix Daniels naznanjajo, da mora
biti tovorna bozi6na posta "a Ev-
ropo oddana do 10. novembra.
Stvar je tako aranzirana, da dobe
vojaki bozieno poSto ma bozicno
Jutro. To Sc lahko izvrsi, ce so =
DELUXE obcinstvo in Sc ravna DO
nasvetih poStne uprave.
"Vsak zavoj mora biti tako ma
pravlJen, da ga lahko prcgleda
poStar. Ma Francosko ne BIO odpo-
Sian zavoj, &c nina cd poSte pri-
t~lsnjenega listka, XII naznanja, da
nj v MEM prepovedanih reel"
Postnina je II centov cd funta.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-16

IL Wilmingtona, Del, poro6a.jo
ZdaJ so priteli nastavljati zene V
Pullmanovih delavnicah in V to-
varni Eastern Malleable Iron
kompanije, da vrSe delo, Xxi so ga
pref opravliali delavci. Delavke
opravljajo lozje delo; vendar pa
nosijo pri delu povrsne hlace in
delavske jopiGe.
Du Pont Powder kompaniia ma.
merava nastaviti V tovarni Car,
ney's Pointu, n. j., Sc dive ste
delavk.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17

Mrs. A. w. Aubuchon of Chaffee
was in the Cape yesterday shopping.
Attorney R. E. Bailey of Sikeston
was in the city yesterday on legal
business.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
PEACH, WEIGHING NEARLY
POUND, PICKED in CAPE
liberia Grown in Mrs. KlOstermann's
Yard is Larger Than a Cup.

The largest peach grown in Cape
Girardeau was picked from a tree in
the yard of Mrs. l.. F. Klostermann on
South Spanish street, yesterday after
noon. 1t was an Elberta, which grow
in such abundance in the Ozarks, and
weighed almost a pound.
1t was brought to The Tribune Office
by Mr.. John Klostremann. 1t was
larger in circumference than tea cup
and as long as q Ben Davis apple.
1t was Of deep red in color with tinge
of yellow on the side which was ex-
posed to the sun.
The tree bore more than an average
crop this year, but this was the largest
individual peach. When sliced it fill
ed two large saucers. 1t was consumed.
Of course.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
WANTED ON CHARGE
OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Said to Have Absc0nded With
S400 Given to Establish I'm.
pIement Agency.

An information has been issued
by Prosecuting Attorney Caruthers
against Albert Let's, formerly said to
be very prominent in politics,
on a charge of embezzling $500 from
Louis c. Berman of Chicago, who
made the complaint to the prosecut-
ing attorney several days ago. The
warrant for his arrest was sent to
Dayton, O., where Let's is said to be
living at this time.
Berman told the prosecuting attor-
eny he had authorized Let's to open
an Office and warehouse in the Cape
for the selling of a farm implement
and had advanced Let's $400 on the
deal. Let's failed to carry out his
part Of the agreement and also failed
to return the money entrusted to him,
Berman told the prosecuting attorney.
A telegram was sent to the chief of
police in Dayton asking for the arrest
of Let's. He could not be located, &C
cording to the answer received by
Prosecuting Attorney Caruthers yes
terday, but is believed to be in a small
town near Dayton. He is said to be
travelling for a Dayton firm and was
expected to return to that city within
a short time.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
FARMERS WIFE
DIED SUDDENLY

Mrs. Joseph Martin, the widow Of q
farmer living near Blomeyer, died
suddenly late Wednesday evening fol-
lowing stroke Of spoplexy. She was
stricken shortly after eating a hearty
supper, and died only a few minutes
later before the physician who was
summoned reached the house.
The funeral will be held this after.
noon at the Catholic Church in Dutch
town, of which Mrs. Martin was a
member for years. She leaves Ave chill
dren-three sons, August and John,
who live near Blomeyer, and Joseph,
a farmer, Of the Kelso neighborhood.
Two daughters, Mrs. Andy Bechel of
Chaffee, and Mrs. John Klaus of Earis-
boro, Okla. also survive.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
FRISCO DEPOT PLANS
READY BEFORE OCT.l
Mayor Hirsch Gets Letter From
Railroad Officials With This
Assurance.

The plans for the new Frisco station
will be completed before October 1,
General Manager Levy informed
Mayor Hirsch in a letter yesterday.
He says the Frisco could begin the
construction Of the building any time
after that date, and would try to
please the demands and the wishes of
the citizens as far as possible.
These plans, General Manager Levy
informed the Mayor, would be strictly
in compliance with the contract the
railroad has with the city. The build
ing will be made Of white enamel
brick, the railroad official assured the
Mayor, and would be large enough to
accommodate the heaviest passenger
traffic in the Cape at any time.
The plans, he says, will be along
the suggestions made in the first set
submitted to the City Council and
Commercial Club some time ago.
These plans, however, were fatty re-
Jected by the two bodies on the
grounds that the station, if built ac-
cording to these specifications and
plans, would not be what Cape Girar-
deau could demand under the provi-
sions Of It's contract with TIE railroad.
The marble wainscoating suggested
by w. E. Parlow, who made the plans
for the city, has been rejected by the
Frisco, and will be replaced by con-
crete, Mr.. Levy informed Mayor
Hirsch several days ago while the lat
ter was in conference with the Frisco
officials in st. Louis. The height of
the building has been fixed at Is feet,
and the length at approximately 100
feet.
According to Mr.. Levy, the building
will be equipped with every modern
convenience and will be made suitable
for Cape Girardeau and its passenger
traffic in every way.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
BOARD PASSING ON
EXEMPTION CLAIMS
q Men Ordered to Report for
Second Examination
Next Friday.

Beginning last night the members
of the Exemption Board of Cape Cir
ardeau County took up the exemption
claims submitted to them by those who
had been called before the examining
physicians last week for the draft ar
my. More than 200 claims for exemp-
ton have been filed by the 3O6 men
who were summoned on the first call.
After completing this examination
the board will be able to determine
how many more will have to be called
in order to make up the required 1853
men from Cape Girardeau County.
Should the board reject a claim,
then the man may file an appeal with
the County Exemption Board. This
appeal will be sent to the District
Board, which will decide whether the
claim should be granted. II this board
reverses the finding of the County
Board, then the claimant will be freed
from military service.
Twenty-seven men have been order
ed to return. for the second physical
examination Friday. These men were
rejected by DR.. G. w. Vineyard after
the first examination, and consequent
ly will be re-examined by DR.. D. G.
Seibert. OF the five examined Mon
day by DIR. Seibert, four were reject
ed. These are not required to under
go any further examinations and are
freed from military service.
II all exemption claims are granted
in Cape County, then a great number
OF men, probably 800 more will be or
dered to report on the second call. It
has been estimated that about rs per
cent OF the men summoned on the first
call have claimed exemption on the
grounds that they had their wives and
children depending upon their sup
port. Many will be rejected for phys
ical disability. In view of the large
percentage Of exemption claims, it APP
pears probable that at least as many
will be called on the second call as
were on the first in order to get the
required 1853 men from Cape Girar-
deau County.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
BOYSTRUCK BY AUTO
Is SLIGHTLY HURT
Crossing Street is Knocked Down
Wheels Pass Over
His Legs.

While crossing the street late Mon
day afternoon in response to a call
from his mother, Robert Stanton, the
6-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D..
Stanton. 2O4 South Spanish street,
was run over by an automobile and
badly injured. The boy was hurled
some distance by the impact Of the
collision and turned over several times
before the wheels Of the machine pass
ed over his legs
The lad was carried into the house
by several witnesses, and the mother
became hysterical when she saw her
son bleeding from several wounds on
his legs and on his face. A physician
was called and found that the boy had
suffered severe cuts and bruises about
the head and his legs. He examined
the child carefully but failed to find
any fractures. Last night the boy was
resting well, although still suffering
from severe pains.
Young Stanton had been playing
with some children across the street
when his mother called him. Before
crossing the street the boy let several
machines, which were going south,
pass before he started across the
street, not paying any attention to
tho machine coming down the incline
Of Spanish street. He said he was
only two feet from the machine be-
fore he saw it.
The automobile was driven by a
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
CAPE PHYSICIAN
LEARNS BROTHER
Is In ENGLAND
John Vorbeck of st. Louis
Landed With Engineering
Corps.
DR.. WILLIAMS WRITES
LETTER FROM CAMP
Tells Father Of Strict Military
RuIes-BarFett Whitelaw
in France.

A cablegram was received yesterday
by DIR. ]. C. Vorbeck from his brother,
John Vorbeck, informing him that the
latter had arrived in London, August
7. He left St. Louis during the lat
ter part of July as a member of the
engineering corps in charge of Major
Jonah, chief engineer of the Frisco.
The corps was composed Of some of
the best known engineers of st. Louis.
The message did not contain any fur
Their details as to the destination of
this detail of engineers or the length
of their stay in the English capital.
DIR. Paul Williams, who left the
Cape week ago to take part in the
training of the physicians for the
United States army in Fort Riley,
Kans., sent his father, DR.. Phil r. Will
liams, his first letter from the officers
camp yesterday, telling him of the
first impressions of his military career
The camp is conveniently equipped
in every respect, the physician stated,
even though it is in some instances
very primitive. The cooking utensils
and the dishes for the table, he wrote
his father, are of tin, and everything
is strictly military. DR.. Williams ar
rived in the camp Friday evening. I'M
mediately upon his arrival he sent his
father "a telegram informing him of
his safe arrival in the camp. Before
he left he had received his commits
sion as First Lieutenant of the Med
ical Corps.
Reuben Koch, a young civil engineer
employed by the Floesch Construction
Co., has received an order to report
at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, August q. He
received the order yesterday morning
and will leave August Is. Mr.. Koch
has been employed by the Floesch Con-
struction Co. in the Cape for about
eight months. He will try for a COM
mission in the Engineering Corps of
the United States army.
Rodney G. Whitelaw has received a
postal card from his son, Barrett
Whitelaw, telling him that he has been
in France for some time. He was as
signed to the first detachment of en-
gineers Of the United States army
sent to France month ago. The card
was the first direct information Mr.
Whitelaw received from his son since
the day he left for Europe. 1t bore
neither date nor the name of the place
in France from which it was mailed
All mail matter from the United
States troops in Europe is sent to
Washington and relayed from there to
the place of its destination.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-17
|Goosebone Fears
JUS. Is Be A
Land Of F1ivers
Sees Danger in Drafting All
the Corn-fed Boys and Ex-
empting Those Reared on
Popcorn and Ice Cream
Cones.

"Well, l see by the paper that they
amt goin' to make no soldiers out of
them fellers from the big cities" COM
mented Col. Matt Morrison, the goose
bone weather prophet. 81 see where
they're exemptin' more than three
fourthss of 'em in New York, because
they amt fit to be put in the trenches.
81 notice they amt exemptin' no
body out here at Jackson. You know
all these Cape County boys growed up
On corn bread, sow-belly an hog jowl,
and they're plum-full of pep.
"But the question that gifts my per-
simmon is this: What sort Of a coun-
try are We goin' to have when we git
all our corn fed boys over there in
France? Why, if We got to depend
on these here city lads who wuz raised
on popcorn and ice cream cones, We'll
have nation Of FLYERS.
"Now, if l wuz the President, I'd
send these city men to the front, be-
cause they amt good fur nothin' no
how. But I'd never let these here
farm boys git away from us.
at looks to me like everybody is
gone dippy up there in Washington. l
have to laff everytime l think of Bry-
an. You know l always thought he
wuz bugs, but when they got too rough
fur him in Washington, he picked up
his hat, an said to 'em. Now, if you
all is SO hell-bent on fightin', why this
here job is your'n.' An he cleared
out.
"Well, l see Hoover got to be king
Of the food after all. I fggered he
would all the time. They tell me he's
goin' to go right into pour pantry an
count the flap-jacks you amt ct. Now
that may 60 fur some, but whenever
old man Hoover goes to prowlin'
around Col. Morrison's family affairs,
why I'm goin' to ell his offend with
a load Of beans. None of that rough
stuff is goin' to be pulled on me, war
or no war.
"Some of the people around here
figger Pm agin the Government, but
there amt nothin' to that. l read a
piece about what one Of them Sena-
tors said, which went like this: I'm
fur the Government, right or wrong
but Pm fur the President only when
he's right Them's my sentiments. {"