The evening leader., 1918-11-11
ALL OUTSTANDING DRAFT CALLS
CANCELLED TODAY BY PRESIDENT
This Stops the Movement Within the Next Five
Days of Over $4,000 Men; All November
Draft Calls Are Thereby Cancelled.

Washington, Nov. 11.-By order of
President Wilson, Marshal General
Crowder today directed the cancella-
tion of all outstanding draft calls,
stopping the movement during the
next five days of two hundred and
fifty thousand men, and setting aside
all November calls for over three hun
dred Thousand men.
Calls for the navy and marine corps
are not affected by the cancellation,
the remains of the kaiser. John only
wanted to borrow them, but the devil
said he had been trying for years to
get Bill off his hands and would only
turn them over permanently. John
scratched his head, smiled and receiv-
ed the corpse. He arranged plank,
placed Bill thereon, and with sundry
articles of a noise-making nature, tied
the whole thing behind jitney, seat
ed himself on Bill Che has since been
fumigated) and Joined the procession,
By now the noise was 50 great that
the 'up and down" whistle at the cleo
trio plant hid itself in shame It could
hardly be heard.
A little later one of our most digni-
fed, goodnatured and good-hearted
men, God bless him, was found, sitting
on bench, humming to himself:
"When Johnny comes marching home
again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Well give him a hearty welcome then,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer, the boys will
shout,
The ladies they will all turn out,
And We'll all be gay when Johnny
comes marching home"
That man was father. He has
boy "over there"
Some one rushed into the Baker
drug store and wished Mrs. Baker
Merry Christmas. 1t was Christmas,
New Years, Washington's birthday,
Fourth O. July and all. But most Of
all it was Thanksgiving day.
We asked Webster Little, of the To-
cal school board, if school would open
today. Web looked funny and came
back at us with: eff you were a boy
would you go to school today?" We
said Nope" So there was no school
in the school house, but the teaching
of great thoughts to young and old in
the street. We thought of the boys
as we saw them march away and as we
shall soon see them come marching
home again. The lessons of liberty
and justice were never before so en-
phatically taught. Bred in liberty, we
understand some of its blessings, but
today our hearts and minds have been
broadened and enlightened.
The Greek citizens of Tarpon
Springs have undoubtedly set an ex-
ample of loyalty that may well be
kept before our minds and taught to
our children. They sent out circulars
notifying all citizens to join them in
their church to return thanks to God
for the deliverance of His people. In
this connection we wish to, say that
the native-born citizens Of this cOun-
try may we'll LOOK to our Greek citi-
zenship as a pattern. Whatever our
individual thoughts may be, we are all
united in ascribing to God the glory.
1t is time for the outpouring of thanks
and the expression of gratitude. The
Greek church of this city was packed
to it's full capacity and more. The
steps, lot and streets surrounding the
church were occupied by thankful,
grateful people.
Today we have much to be thankful
for and we are thankful. AS we lis
tened to the beautiful service of the
Greek ritual, the very tone and musi-
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