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Army Well Cared For

! After a gr1elling examination before
a congressional committee Secretary of
War Baker addressed his examiners as
follows:
"And,~now let me be frank with you
and let your judgment be frank with
me about this. Has any army in his
torv. ever, since the beginning of time,
been so raised and cared for as this
army has? Can the picture be dupli-
Gated? We have raised this army, TAX
ing the regular and the National Guard
raising it to war strength, and sup
pIementing it by the operation of a
draft, and there are senator in this
room who said to me in grief when
we proposed that that form of raising
the soldiers should be had, they shook
their heads and said, Mr.. Secretary,
it can't be done. It is too sudden To
address to the American people that
mode of selecting soldiers.
And yet, has any great enterprise
within the knowledge of any man in
this room, ever been carried out with
more unfailing jus e, with more in
telligent explanation and commenda-
ton to the good sense and patriotism of
the American people, and has any great
and revolutionary change in our mode
of practice ever been accepted so splen-
didly as the operation of the selective
service system?
camp and they are surrounded from
the day they left home until the day
they come back to it, if in Gods Prov
idnce they can come back, with more
agencies for their protection and COM
fort and health and happiness, physical.
spiritual and mental, than any army
that ever went out on field.
II have gone fro--l camp to camp
among these cantonments, and my first
question almost invariably to the camp
commander is What about your dis
culinary problem?' Old men in the
army, men whose lives have been spent
in it from their boyhood and who have
been all over the continental United
States and through it's insular possess
sions wherever our armies have been,
who know the life of the soldier and
the camp and the post, all state with
one accord, and no exception, that they
have never seen anything like it. The
disciplinary roblems Of the army are
reduced to a negligible quantity, and
instead of the melancholy and pathetic
parade through the Secretary of Wars
office of court-martial after court
martial, of men who have fallen down
and yielded to temptation under these
unusual circumstances, which used to
obtain, [ have an infrequent case now
OF court-martial by reason of such
V eakness."
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when you decided. then he said. III
that Is to be his work, shall give the
The plan of telephoning to you each
Sunday night to find out how the day has
gone was his own idea. FTe watches the
papers every week for anything about you
fore I do. His heart has always beer
bound UP in you and your work, closer
I believe, than many fathers"
Who would not be faithful to his trust
when backed by father like that? My
debt to him cannot be paid In the coin of
this realm. Every Sunday night for many
years he and mother telephoned me. some
years half way across the state. The
knowledge that the folks at home believe
in me has been one of the greatest forces
in my lfe.-From Association Men.
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awfully built hash, spicy and mysterious.
as hash should be. but irresistible.
OF course an elaborate stuffing is hand
ed out with the barbecued meat And I'M
fortunate is the one who misses the dress
ing that is ladled out with rag tied to
stick. Dip the rag IN the pot and let
the dressing drip over the meat. Unless
this is done conscientiously the
whole effect is spoiled However,
If done according to regulations it
gives one a ravenous appetiteA makes him
think he is savage at his annual full
feed.
Then you eat. regardless of former hab-
its, your own good name. or the reputa-
ton of your family. Tour only regret in
life is your limited abdominal capacity.
and you pay little attention to that until
you nave passed the last danger signal
Then the ladies come around with more to
eat This adds touch of tragedy for no
one could resist their invitation to eat a
little more of this or that After it is all
over you can go home and sleep it off, It
viii leave nothing but a pleasant memory
GILPIN,
Ambulance Co. No 109
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The meat is laid on the wire and hot
Goals are slaveled into the trench under
1t. Deep gashes have been cut into the
hams and the thick parts of flesh, eyid-
emily to give smoke and cinders a better
opportunity to permeate all parts of the
flesh. At intervals whenever they happen
to think of it a couple of negroes grab a
pig, catching it crosswise by diagonal
legs, and flop it over by the count This
assures each side getting its share of Gin
ders and sand. Also it furnishes a NOM
entary thrill for the spectators,
for the holds are slippery and
the movements of the actors clumsy One
constantly expects carcass or negroes to
fall into the pit. This ceremony is kept
up a number of hours, depending on the
patience Of the audience and the pay of
the cooks. When the appetites of the
croWl have been worked up to q pitch
where the people would eat anything
cooked. raw, rare, well-done or burnt, the
barhGcued meat is taken off, cut UP and
the Zine" starts.
Meanwhile fairies have been at work
when the people were not looking. Things
good to look at and better to eat appear
on the long wooden tables-Xams sugared
and fit for the great Yam~Yam himself
pickles, potatoes, rice, tomatoes, bread
and butter, big caldron full of real cof-
fee, etc. Also there is q wonderful and
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You may talk about your rabid raids on
appetite appeasers and tell of the gorm-
andizing of stated aristocrats, but unless
you have been a part of q Georgia bar
becue you don't know all about eating.
The connections of a short mustached
Frenchman with big salary and an arts
tic temperament may be fit to set before
a luxury loving people where bright hghts
and happy music and the syncopated
laughter create situation intended to
satisfy the disciples Of epicurus, but a
bright day a smooth sandy field, shall
low trench over which is stretched sec
ton of woven wire fence half dozen
hogs split down the middle and fattened
out, the same number of sheep, treated
in the same way or couple of sides OF
beef, pile of pales for Goals and six or
eight sons of Africa to manage the affair
and you have the beginning of big eat
feast In Georgia.
EVERYBODY and his relations are. there.
The mayor with his distinguished smile
and beautiful daughter, the high-s school
principal with his dignity and satellites
of less dignity, the pillars of the church,
the judge, who was once senator the
banker and the ex-bookmaker, gray
headed colonies with spring in their step
and maytime in their eyes, old folks and
young folks. all gay and efferyescing with
suppressed enthusiasm and ill-concealed
anticipation,
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THE FOLKS AIT HOME
BELIEVE IN NE
Nv Rev. William RI. Phelps.


He was a bankers son. but ran away
from his fathers choice of q profession
and entered the ministry. rms IS the
story:
I was to be In life and ] changed my
mind seven times before finally decided
on my life work. First OF all. planned
10 be q farmer and took lessons every
Saturday at my grandfather's farm Then
decided to be q breeder OF fancy chick
ems and I still recall the thrill connected
with tho incubators first output, two
.cks by actual count. | raised exactlS
so per cent of this first crop.
While I was building substantial
chicken house ! was sure that carpen-
ter's life would be mine, but, the neXs
house was more elaborate and looked
forward to being contractor and builder
and possibly an architect.
A little later the physical laboratory
stirred in me the desire to become an
engineer mechanical and electrical in
wrote to the consul at one OF the South
American ports to see what the prospects
would be for engineers OF Class A. lie
had doubts. but we did not share them.
The lure of my fathers business never
got hold of me. l worked in the bank
for two weeks emptying wastebaskets and
running errands and opening. shutters
never dreamed that my father was Sc
cretly hoping that l would like 1t and
show an aptitude for 1t.
All these high school years had been
dent fed with the church and the boys
= department of the Y. M. c. A. Both the
secretary and the pastor trusted me with
little responsibility and did some re-
ligicuS work.
A Canadian evangelist became pastor
of our church and hts enthusiast min
istry unconsciously challenged all my life
Plans, and without a word from him or
anyone else I turned slowly but surely
toward tho ministry. / felt that that
was what 1 ought to do and I soon came
to want to do it. AS l look back wonder
at my nerve, for l knew so little of the
big responsibilities of the ministry. Nor
did I think of salary or what size church
| would be able to I'LL. | just went to
1t was all done so quietly in my own
heart that I have forgotten most Of the
details except the word of my mother.
THAT is just what have always prayed
that you might be-" Surely that is part
of the recret. have always been glad
that l was not named John Wesley and
lister. There was q better way; was
given the nalieuable right of the child to
seek and find Gods plan for his life.
Oniy1,a few days ago did I learn the
real part that father played. Here it is
in my mothers own words:
Father always hoped and expected to
have you with him In his business. The
night you told him that you were to be
a minister I had gone to bed early. When
he came upstairs after long talk with
YOU his first words were. What do you
think Win wants?' 1t frightened me and
/ said, What Is 1t, tell me quickly
What do you think. Will wants to be a
WAYS hoped he would be- He answered.
Why didn't you tell me; / never thought
of such q thing, for I have always want
ed to have him with me in the bank
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A M0THEF'S PARTING
(Rev.) T. E. DufsIe!d.

(Rev.) T. E. DuffIe!d.
ood-bye, goodbye, my boy;
You're going to the war;
TO part with you tbs hard.
But my joy it viii not mar.
CHORUS:
Goodbye. goodbye, my boy;
Fight for Your country dear;
A Stacker do not be
Like others who are here.
Good bye, my darling boy;
Your country's call obey:
Fight right for liberty.
She beckons you today.
Good bye, my soldier boy:
My tears are flowing fast:
But in my heart is joy
To let you go at last.
Goodbye. my own brave boy;
To Teuton never yield:
You will return to me,
With or upon your shield.
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OUR = DEFENSE

Our boys are defending
this country on the high seas
and on the land. Our own
defense against a common
enemy is to keep the system
clean by Kidding the body of
the toxins, or poisons, which
are bred in the intestines.
When you feel tired, sleepy,
headachy, when your breath
is offensive, or pimples ap-
pear on the face and neck,
it is time to recognize the
danger and protect your
bodily health by taking a
good laxative or liver medi-
cine.
The machinery of the body
needs to be oiled, kept in
good condition, just as the
guns or machinery of a ship.
Why should a human person
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neglect his own machinery
more than that of his autos
mobile or bis guns? Yet
most people do neglect them
selves. Their tongue has a
dark brown color, skin sal
low, breath bad, yet they fail
to see that their machinery
needs attention.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets have been known for
nearly half a century. They
are made of May apple,
leaves of aloe and jalap,
made into a tiny pellet and
coated with sugar. They are
standard and eficacious. You
can obtain them at any drug
store in walls for twenty-five
cents. Ask for DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets-and get no
otherI !!
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REPORT OF THE SOUTH
PLAINS AGRICULTURAL CLUB

The Agricultural Club OF South
Plains had their first meeting on
March 2sth with all the officers
and members present This was
the first work of this kind for the
boys and girls of this school. but
they seem TO know just where to
begin
Several visitors were present and
among the number were Miss Lolita
Sawyer. tuberculosis nurse for this
county. Kenneth Hawkins. special
ist in bee culture from Washington,
D. C.. and the two county agents.
Miss Evans and Mr. Greig
Most OF the members Of this club
are doing active work Among the
pfg club members who have their
pigs are William and Roy Sheriff.
We also have two very active mem
bers OF the pig club who wish TO
purchase a pure bred pig. and If
YOU hear Of any for sale please re-
port to Aaron Taylor or William
WaIdrip-
We are glad TO know that some Of
the girls are patriotic this year and
are planting gardens ard making
great preparations for canning
Amonx the number Who have gard
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| RED CROSS REPORT
RI.

Mrs Edmond F. Brown OF St.
Louis. director OF Women's Work OF
the Southwestern Division Of the A.
r. c.. was in our city Tuesday even
ing. and delivered a splendid adj
dress on the Red Cross at the Bap-
fist church Also. gave five minute
talk at the Majestic theatre. While
here she visited our work rooms and
was surprised ri the large amount of
work we accomplished. She was
very high in her praise of the neat
way all thessw6rk xas finished. and
said we had taught her something
more of Red Cross work than she
had ever thought of. and she made
note of the work. so hereafter she
will add that to her list of work
The work that so surprised her and
what she had never dreamed of was
the very beautiful quilts, that have
been made from the scraps by Mrs.
Margaret Clark and Mrs. j. r. Jar
raft. which will add so much COM
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tBy Mrs. J. |. AorrisN

fort to many OF our dear soldier
boys.
The following work completed for
the week:
Thursday a. m. team. Capt Mrs
Burk Mann. Mesdames. Davis Plum
mer. Arthur Cotter. Carrie Louise
Apple. Tally Completed % triangle
bandages. reversible shirt
Thursday p. m. team. Capt Mrs.
John womack Mesdauies. John
Mann. Horace Bonner. Eldone Tai
Is. Turney Whitenton. Misses Mar
guerite and Elizabeth Hancock
Completed suits pajamas. Is tri
angle bandages. 5 operating caps.
Friday a. m. team. Capt Miss
Frances Derrick. Mesdames. Hor-
ace Bonner and Cayce Turner. Com.
pleted 2 operating helmets. OPP
Grating caps.
Monday a. m team. Capt. Mrs.
W. a. Johnston. Sr. Mesdames. ].
r. FELTON, and j. l. Morris. Cut pa
jana suits and hospital bed shirts.
Mrs. w b. Mann. ST.. made pa
jana suit at her home
Monday p. m. team. Ladies of the
Maccabees Mesdames- R L. Mix
on. v. T. Ellis. DR.. Cohen. Edna
Griffin. Marguerite Wood. Ross Hous-
ton, A. G. Davidson. A. A. McCien-
don. T. p. Clifford. Completed one
pajama suit. hospital bed shirts.
Tuesday D. m team. Capt Mrs
]. r. Roane. Mesdames- r. l. Blair.
r.. E. Wild. Ida Leary. Burkholder
Chas. yancey and Miss Winnie
Davis Roane Completed operat-
ing gowns. operating cap. buttons
and button holes in three pajama
coats.
wednesday u m. ladies of the
Z. ID. c. Chapter Mesdames- Dave
Dupuy. Bruce Muikey. c. C. Mitch
ener. Bradley. Completed 5 operat-
ing gowns.
Mrs. Olive Suit. chairman of the
Oak Forrest Auxiliary. brought in
box of 14s hospital supplies to go
in with or next ship..sa.. consist
ing OF pillow cases. feather pillows.
triangle and many tailed bandages,
operating ieggings. hot water and
ice bag covers There is a small
number of women in the Oak For
rest Auxiliary but they do spien-
did work
We had for our visitors at the
Red Cross work rooms this week
Misses Ida B. and Margaret Howard.
Nesdames. Ella Martin w ~ Haley.
r. c. wooten. Fred Hartley and
Miss Ada Sutton all of Rondo-
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Mrs A A Roberts. cash 81.
Mrs y. j. Williams. one sweater
Mrs O. C. Norment. one sweater
Miss Ida 3. Howard Rondo. one
infants lsyette.
Miss Margaret Howard, Rondo. l
dozen knitted squares.
The Ladies of the Maccabees. at
their regular review. decided TO
hold no more social affairs during
this war Each member felt in her
own heart. when there is so much
sorrow and suffering in the world
and so many mothers hearts break
ing. that this was no time for social
affairs. The social day was stricken
from the calendar and in its stead
each member pledged herself on the
third Wednesday of each month &c
furnish the material and make ons
garment on that day for a poor
little French or Belgian refugee
May God bless and be with each ons
of you. IL is the spirit OF brave
women Nike you that will help t.
win the war.
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GOVERNOR 5ROUGH IGNORES
ARKANSAS BOY. GIVES NEW
WORKERS PREFERENCE

Justin Gray Of. HICKORY Valley. In
dependence County. applied tor
position in the Third Arkansas Regi-
ment. His friends felt that Justin
Grays qualifications as military
man entitled him to some considera-
ton at the hands of our Governor
His appointment was not urged on
account OF the fact that be came
from Hickory Valley and that ne
was a native born son o. lndepen-
dence County. yet it was not belieyed
that his place of birth should initiate
against him in the distribution OF
military honors. Justin Gray chane-
ed his fortunes with a number OF
others of similar ambition. But Jus
tin Gray was not appointed. Three
New Workers with names that choke
you in their attempted pronounce
ment were chosen in preference TO
the brave hearted boy from Hickors
Valley
Today. somewhere in France. pos
sibly in the front lines. and maybe
numbered now among the unknown
dead on the battle-torn- fields OF the
Western Front. Justin Gray IS either
unfolding the flag of Old Glory or
sleeping the death OF a hero beneath
the silent stars that look doSn upon
the fallen friends of freedom After
he was turned down blythe governor
OF his native state. after he saw
the Arkansas regiment commission
that he longed TO carry with him 10
victory or 10 the grave handed 10
another. without so much as muir
mer of complaint he assumed .
humble position among the great
number who have gone Over There
for your salvation and mine But
was it right for New York German
to be selected for position that
Justin Gray was better qualified TO
ffne Ii Governor Brough's prefer
ence for the six-syllabled New Yorker
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Is Brough for Arkansas?

blem the Stars and Stripes Of A.,
ca B-ough's decisiengin this ae
SHOULD mark !. HIS. poaftieAl m, s s,s
i'm the State that honored him a';.u
its highest office. His selection ~ ~
tween a home boy fully qual;siss
with an ancestry whose fighting n.a
cliyities and loyal patriotism d so
back for three generations. and
thick tongued, aristocratic. fore;mnaa
disciple whose kinsman came frars
the land that threatens the life -
our republic. We would not swan
the love. the loyalty and the bravar,.
of Justin Gray for every New yors
aristocrat that Gov Brough NAV -
able to find in his next six mo,ths
speaking tour of the New England
states.
Fathers and mothers of Arkansas
do you want man for governor ~
your state who refuses to resnact
your boys when it comes to choos.
ing between them and some unknow,
foreigners? Do you want a man tn
preach patriotism to you and then
select some one with the ear marie
of a German TO lead our bows IN
the great fight ''Over Yonder?"
God grant that we NAV get back
into the path of right. the road Of
loyalty. the avenue of safety. Let us
have home men who will honor our
home boys when all other things are
even Give us q man who still be.
lieves that in Arkansas we have the
bravest men, the purest women that
ever basked in the sunlight Of Gods
eternal love. In the name of Justin
Gray and thousand Arkansas hoys
of his kind. in the name of all that
we love and cherish. in the name Of
home and country and in behalf OF
the Democratic party of Arkansas
We ask to let Old Glory be unfurled
by native born sons. whose hearts
| and souls are awakened to the need
of Americas great patriotism
Batesville Record. 3-2S-1S
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Camp Beauregard La. March 2oth, 1918.
Mr. w X Ruddel-
Batesville Ark.
Dear Sir and Friend--I received your teiesrah ses
r.rsav hn my reply would have been 100 ions " nu
Nv Telegram so am taking this method OF repiyhs-
Tastin GRAY made application to Gov brough LOT q
;ss;o, IN the Third Arkansas. referred MS appil
~ the Adiutant General and thought sure "ou
as,vs favorable consideration but later Iounu uu' 'na
threa New York men had been appointed as .ono"s.
cHAS > GI.AENZER. Adiutant for Inird arh'lsaS
LANES p QUINN Supply Officer for Inifo erka1sas
IOHANNES HOEBEE. Adjutant 114th Ammuntion ram an
rsica rosirion he now holds. GLAENZER quit ana mas
conc hack TO the Army. The others are sun mere.
7shsrs US ane more New Yorker that was about 10
forget Swede by the name of Johnson ne also went
back the Army. -.
Mr. RuddeI haven't any idea what you want VIII; IN
This information glad TO give II 10 YOU lot. III
my estimation il was dirty trick ana II you wan.
70 use for any purpose defeat Brough tnen am
Won and conscientiousy believe will be DONG the
state great favor.
am strictly for the home and Deileve tnat
Ir-STIN GRAY is MUCH BETTER NAN than any OF
those men from NEW YORK
t,op;ng this is the information that you want ano
x;Sninp for your every you might wish Ior
-5. ~ WM. J. DcCAMP,
Captain Hath Ammunition Train.
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ems are Carrie Page. Ruth Gray and
Louise Wilson.
Last but not least is the poultry
club. We have as members OF this
club Carrie Page. Letha Coleman
Nina Wilson. Mary Gray. Bertha
Gray. Ruth Gray. Lena Page. Sallie
Brown. Enola Smith and Bruce Gray
All members of this club have the
very best eggs and am sure they
will make good this year.
Our next meeting will be some
time in April
LOUISE WILSON,
Reporter.
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would make him forget JUS
tin Gray in one instance. is
the governors preference so
strong for the high collared
clan that he must ignore
Arkansas boys in the several
instances where they made
application for appointing mt?
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The governor of our state
has shown his hand. So far
as Justin Gray is concerned.
it was the height of his am
bition to serve his country.
il possible in his home regi-
ment, il not. with any bat
talon that had for its en-
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ESTRAYED-Black saddle mare.
about eight years old. has saddle
mark on back: also one black horse
mule colt: also one bay horse colt.
about year old Stock estrayed
from Texas township. Last seen
near L.Anguille bridge near Mari
anna Reasonable reward for re-
turn or information leading TO re-
covery. Id. Zirkle. Palestine. Rt..
L. esp
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For Chancellor

The Courier-Index is authorized b
announce Judge A. l.. Hutchins It
Woodruff county. candidate ia
the democratic nomination for Chan
cellor of this. the Fifth Chance7
District. subject to the Demouaiit
primary to be held on May Is, 1915
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The Courier-Index is authorized o.
announce p. r. Andrews of Phillips
county. a candidate for reelectin
as prosecuting attorney Of this, the
First Judicial District, subject o
the democratic primary to be he'd
on May rs, 1918.
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T. b. Ward, dean of the law de-
partment of the University of
Alabama. at Tuscaloosa. spent sew
eral hours in the city Thursday of
last week visiting his brother. Sen
ator w. l.. Ward.
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Mrs. Chaffin of Moro. Mrs. Suit
of Oak Forrest
The following donations received:
Mrs. Jas 4. Robertson. cash SIC.
Mrs. Chas Rodiner. cash S..3a-
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Wallace Greenhaw left yesterdaa
for Memphis to attend the annsA
convention of the Southern Coum
Buyers Association.
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LOST Sterling silver Efks card
case. with name engraved on front.
Lost Sunday on school grounds. Re-
ward for return to @. r. Gambrell.
sl3
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CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE-1917 Ford touring car.
just Overnauled. in fine shape. Will
sell cheap w t. Despair $50