Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
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should be busy days Baxter Springs Swiftly surely,
OmnOtey Uncle Sans strong is reaching into the vtas Of
community and materials requioned the
great Men being taken into France by tens and hundreds
thousands and for at the front ten men must
labor for Uncle Sam home Daily the clutch Of undeniabe
fan securely village hamlet and city in
The change here Baxter Springs has been gradual
scarcely noticed but the time steadily and surely
approaching when everything way public domestic i'm
that be poured
into the that mpe at the front France The time al
past recommendations and rSqueswar will swiftly
become GRIM and hard Our uxures and time will
be asked has in the pa will be disposed Of without
consent We know these things be to win the and the
must be won-whatever the cost.
We have been asked food The time almost
hand when will longer be aSkedwar too bloody gay
depend public request We have been asked work the
farm The time when those of who must will be ordered
to work the farm
We have here in Baxter Springs perhaps perhaps weeks
perhaps few months to finish unfinished job of city making
regeneration But days Of numbered and
we'll have to huyno knows how long the will last This
temporzng everything keep
for few We not attempting to prophesy how long the
will last but indications for long and bitter We
know that barring internal breakdown Germany victory the
allies many weary months ahead the goes final mill
ay decision the able writers predict five years the least
time possible for completely whip the Huns Savage Canna
Baby Killers assembled in millions under the German standard
We have few days of to do huge amount of work in
let's do it. II need be hire while there hire
leave Cherokee county Monday morning The surplus long
been training These hundreds from the and the bone of
the countys working organization tremendous readusment is
facing Almost act of life must be changed the
terrible sacrifice the Already national speak
and national preparing for the changed
dons that but have only glimpse Of it.
Perhaps sections of the country comprehend generally
than others the necessities that big entails but here in Bax
Springs somewhat begud by found prosperity have
this its true Everything general its nature
and devoid of local color that those called the coOrs and
those them had the vision read the
Get ready This talk Of normal life in the days to like the
camOuage loving the German people and hating the Kaiser
the war lords .- e.
Judging from the exchanges the order into effect regarding
occupation the 1s Of July fell like bomb parts Of the
country and this oGtensby but preliminary section Of
that will be infinitely far reaching than appears
Every today asking himself whether his occupation useful
This applies only the working but TO the business
professional Many will be wrecked business in the
months because their particular line Of business useful
constructive Now the time to get set" More drastic
than we have yet known loom up ahead
We ierate that Baxter Springs big opportunity time
of national stress and municipal crisis fast fading before the
brighter hues Of the great national crisis Let's get set stand
erect during the months ahead.