The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1918-01-31
Vast Opportunities Offered to
Those With Foresight to
Grasp Them.
GREATEST HOURS IN HISTORY
Thrilling Moments OF History Nothing
Compared With Epoeh.Making
Events That Are Taking
Place Today.
BY FRANCIS TREvELYAN MILLER

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What vast opportunities are offer
ing themselves to young men who have
the foresight to grasp them
What un opportunity this very mo-
ment to be something to be somebody,
to make your life known aud heard
throughout the world. A year ago we
were unmportant even in our own lit
tie towns; today the whole world is
calling US.
We, who are living today, are living
In the greatest hours of the worlds
history. Never before In the annals of
mankind has the world been thrown
wide open for every young man to test
his valor and prove his worth.
As IL youth. / longcd for the days
when great events were In the making.
I wanted to live when new civilian
tlons were being born; when sOul-stir-
ring heroes were trcading the earth ;
when men were gods.
Dream Has Come True.
And here we are-in just such an
age. The dream has come true. Ro-
nance and chivulry have returned from
the past ages. To-day we are all knights
setting forth on the grandcst crusade
in tho whole noble adventures of the
human race.
What would you not give to have
been soldier under Alexander the
Great In his conquest to destroy Thcbcs
ut twenty-onc, to conquer Babylon II,
twenty-five, and to die master of the
world at thirty-three years of age?
or of Hannibal on his march ncrOs'
the Alps with his 10000 foot-solders
1900 horscmcn, and 40 elephants.
or to have ridden with the hclm,tct
hosts of William the ConquTor into
the battle Of Hastings when King Har
old lost his life and his kingdom-ant
England was born?
( Whnt would you not give to have fol
lowed the heroic Joan of Arc into thu
battle of Orleans-to save France?
+ Or with the duke OF Marlborough
in the cnvalry charges on the battle
ground at Blcnheim?
Or with Washington and his victo
rious army at Yorktown when Corn
wallis surrendered-and the American
nation was born-what u glorious mo
ment2
Or with the duke Of Wellington n
Wnterloo-tO have been one of tn,
soldiers who conquered the mighty M
poleon; to have stood at attention n
he passed down the lines into exile an,
death at st. Helena?
What thrilling moments are these
and yet they are nothing compare,
with the epoch making events that ar
taking place today. And to think tina
you nrc part Of them! That yo'
are an important factor In their out
come! That you cnn march to victor
with the mightiest armies In all huma
history!
Yesterday, you We're unknown an
insignificant; there was no opportunit
for you to assert yourself; you wcr
destined 10 live aud die an ordlnar!
inconscqucntal life. Today-the worl
is calling you.
The Trumpet Call.
can hear the beat of the drum
And the call of the buglc. Thirty mi
lion men are on the battle grnund'
Over their heads fly the blood-stnine
standards of the nations of the oGrtl
What Il glorious vision--thc strOn
men OF the earth in battle array I
storm the citadels of uutocracy; I
free the human race from despotisn
TO carry the flag OF liberty and dcmoC
racy TO all the peoples of the globe.
can hear the trumpet call. II
calling-me!
cnn hear the cries of women an
children trodden down by the brut
heel OF the invaders. can hear tn
kings blaspheme as their thrones totte
and fall.
l can hear the voice Of humanit
calling--calling tome!
Who speaks? Who tells me to tur
q deaf earl Who tells me l am
coward and fool? Think you hav
no manhood within me? Think you
am weakling or knavc? Think 20
I have neither u human heart or sou
nor even Il gllmmer Of reason With
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Mother OF men, I hear you callln
me!
Women and children Of Belgium
Starving babes OF Siberia Suffc.!n
Poland Weary Russia Heroi
France! Chivnlrous Itnlyl Nobl
Britannia Bruised Roumania! NJ
heart is bleeding for you. / see you
uplifted faces and your outstretche
arms.
Men OF the earth, | hear the tram
Of your marching feet And am con
ing-coming 10 stand beside you, shOu
der TO shoulder; coming, To be wit
you the greatest moment In the world
history; coming. to write my nam
with yours on the pages OF Immortal
ity; coming. 10 save civilization; I
"make democracy safe for the people
Of the earth; % I've one Of Gods nt
blemsn!
am coming, comrades, coming,