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The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN
General Combination Over State of
War Savings and Liberty Loan
Committees for Vigorous
Campaign.

Since the adoption by the national
administration of the Nebraska plan
Of raising the war savings quota by
the general registration of the people
each giving the amount he is willing
to save and invest in War Savings
Stamps, and the issuance OF pro
clamation by President Wilson fixing
June 2Sth as the aay for the people
to assemble and register for this cause,
there has been general union of the
War Savings and Liberty Loan Com
mittees in Colorado to carry on a
vigorous campaign TO complete the
pledges on that day necessary to full
subscription of the states quota.
Hon. N. N. Mclean, district chair
man of the Liberty Loan campaign.
has been made district chairman for
the campaign, and last Saturday he
met with the state committee and
nineteen district chairmen at the
Country Club in Denver, where gen
eral plan of campaign was adopted by
the organization. On the motion Of
Mr.. Mclean the registration plan of
Nebraska was extended to the school
districts and the people of each dis
trict will be requested to meet on
June 28 and register for the savings
campaign of the rest of the year. This
week the local committee was reor-
ganized by reelecting County Treasur-
er II. l.. Christy as chairman, and
Chairman F. NJ Wilson of the Lib
erty Loan Committee as viee-chairman.
The two committees will be joined all
over the county and a vigorous cam
paign started which will soon over
subscribe the War Savings quota Of
the county just as all the other de-
mands made on the county have been
sent way "over the top"
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29

that there Is no compensation for the
loss Of these battles, unless the scales
nave fallen from our eyes and we are
prepared for the future to profit by
our experience.
The brave boys who were pardoned
by the president-after they had been
sentenced to death for a sentry fail
ure which might have cost the lives
of brigade or a division-will not
sleep upon their posts again. Nor
will any other sentries in the army
soon forget the lesson which has been
driyen home.
1t is to be hoped that the people of
America have similarly taken their ex-
periences to heart, and that they will
never again lean upon broken reeds;
that they will never again fail to
maintain a national muscle equal to
national ideals; that they will never
again complacently await the crack of
doom before preparing against the day
of judgment.
Out of this war-pray God-may
come an international guarantee of
international justice and international
defense of freedom. But pending the
hour when the millennium has demon
strated its practical efficiency, pray
God also that we shall never again be
caught like the foolish virgins with
out our lamps trimmed and burning.
Never again must Uncle Sam loiter
in the highways of the world with a
chip on each shoulder and both arms
in sling.
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
PROwERS AND BACA
COUNTIES SEND
BIG DELEG ALTON
One Hundred and Two Boys Leave
Here on Sunday Morning for the
Training Camp at DEM
ing, New Mexico.

The citizens of Lamar turned out by
thousands last Saturday evening for
the farewell greeting to the delega-
ion of soldier boys from this and
Baca counties, who were to leave at
2:22 on Sunday morning for Camp
Cody at Deming, New Mexico. As the
Baca county boys were a little late in
arriving the Prowers county delegation
paraded down Main street on time.
The parade was led by the fife and
drum corps, followed by a bunch of
pretty girl scouts. Then came the
members of the draft board and 26
newly drafted soldiers, the Lamar
Rifle Corps and the boy scouts. The
various organizations remained in
line to receive the big delegation of
76 recruits from Baca county which
arrived about an hour later. After
the parade the theatres were thrown
open free to the recruits and then a
reception was given at the Elks Club
rooms. The Y. NJ. b. A. minstrels
under the leadership of Charley Wood
en- put on a free show for their en-
tertainment and as the boys were en-
thusiastic in encoring and the per-
formers both ladies and men good
natured in their response the show
lasted until nearly train time, and was
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
Fourth Officers Training School Al
Camp kearny.

Among those admitted to the fourth
officers training camp at Camp Kearny
were 134 Colorado boys and among
them the names of Serj. Van Holtz-
man and Serj. Clarence Fugate both
well known young men of this vicinity.
Both joined Company D several years
ago and both we're promoted from the
ranks to non-commissioned ofiicres for
their efficient work. They now have
an opportunity to win their commits
sions and all their friends feel positive
that they will make good. Capt. H. C.
Bvrnes has been made senior instruct
or of the school ON account of his
splendid work in the last training
school. Four of the Colorado ofiicres
were chosen among the instructors.
Van HoItzman was for several years
one of the stars of Charley Wooden's
Yamba minstrels. and it begins to
look like when the national Y. NJ. b.
Convention is finally held here the en-
tire local membership will be COM
missioned officers. About one dozen
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29

OF course we knew it would happen,
but it is none the less gratifying to
note that PrOwers County went over
the top again in an important war
drive-that of the American Red Cross
Second War Fund campaign.
The corps at County Headquarters
have quite a job on their hands tabu-
lating the returns but when finally
checked up the totals for the various
towns in the county will be about as
follows:
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
RED CROSS FUND
COVER THE TOP"
Country, State and Every Town of
Prowers County Go Way "Over
the. Top" in Red Cross Drive


The big Red Cross drive made last
week was one of the great victories
of the war and this greatest agency
for the relief of human suffering will
work of mercy to our soldiers and the
people of our allied countries for the
coming year without being in the least
itlnted. One hundred million dollars
was asked for and there is at the
present time official assurance of 80
per cent over that amount and many
communities have not yet reported in
'ull. Colorado went nearly 90 per
cent over her quota, and the Prowers
'ounty boosters came very near max
ng the zoo per cent mark.
The local campaign in charge of
Chairman J. Z. Campbell made a
systematic and well managed drive in
all sections of the county and the
phenomenal success stands as another
evidence of the patriotism and enter
prise of our people. and the chairman
and all the workers are entitled to the
highest praise for their efficient work
In Lamar there was besides COM
mittee of business men working quiet
ly, a corps of thirty earnest and eiIici-
IF their time for the whole week to
the work of soliciting. The splendid
work they did and the spirit in which
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
THE GOLD STAR
BY Edgar A. Guest.


The star upon their service flag has
changed to cleaning gold;
1t speaks no more of hope and life, as
once it did of old,
But splendidly it glistens now for
every eye to see
And softly whispers: Here lives one
who died for liberty.
Here once, he walked and played and
laughed, here oft his smile was
known;
Within these walls today are kept the
r toys he used to own.
Now / am he who marched away and
/ am he who fell;
of service once | spoke, but now of
sacrifice tell.
mo richer home in all this land is
there than this | grace,
For here was Graded manhood fine;
within this humble place
A soldier for the truth was born, and
here beside the door,
A mother sits and greaves for him
who shall return no more.
Salute me, stranger, as you passl !
mark a soldier who
Gave up the joys of living here, to
dare and die for you!
This is the home that once he knew
who fought for you and fell;
This 10 a shrine of sacrifice where
faith and courage dwell"
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
NOTICE TO NEW RESISTRANTS

The President of the United States
by his proclamation dated May goth
1918, gave notice to all male persons,
whether citizens of the United States
or residing ip the several states, who
have, since the 5th day of Jure, 1917,
and on or before the 9TH day of Jrne,
1918, attained their twenty first birth
day, to register in accordarcc with
the public resolution of tn. Congress
o. the Unitcd States o:,actcd and ap
proved by the President; provided,
however, that the following persons
are hereby exempted from registra-
tion: Officers and enlisted men of the
regular army, the navy, the marine
corps and the National Guard and Ma
tional Militia while in the service of
the United States 1and officers in the
Officers Reserve Corps and cslisted
men in the enlisted Reserve Corps
while in active service.
By the authority of the Governor +
the State of Colorado, the following
places in the County of Prowers and
named registrars have been Gesignat-
ed as places of registation and regis
trars for June 5th, 1918, registration
shall be made between the hours Of
700 o'clock A. NJ. and 900 O'Clock
p NJ. on said day:
At-Lamar. Court house, Mrs. A. H.
Filkins, Registrar.
At Granada, Town hall, ]. Russell
Mayfield. Registrar.
At Holly, Commercial Club, j. II
Shelton, Registrar.
The registrars named above hav,
no particular jurisdiction. Those per
sons whose duty it is to register OF
said date may choose the places OF
registration most suitable for their
convenience and are not required 70
register in accordance With any politi-
cal subdivision.
Any person, who on account of sick
ness. will be unable 70 present him
self for registration may apply on or
before the day of registration at the
Office of the Local Board for instruc
tions as to how he may register by
agent.
Any person who expects to be alb
sent on the day designated for regis
tration from the Jurisdiction of thu
board in which he permanently re-
sides may register by mail, but his
registration card must reach the Lo"fa
Board having jurisdiction Of the area
wherein he per m lently resides by tn'
day herein named for registration.
Any such person should apply as soon
as practicable at the office of the Local
Board for instructions as to how NJ
may register by mail.
Any person who has no permanent
residence must register at the place
designated for registration by th2
Local Board having jurisdiction of th'
area wherein he may be on the day
herein named for registration.
For any additional info NATION in
quire of any member OF the l.oca'
Board.
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
$1O,3OO
$18,G67

The work of the newspapers and
of the councils organization of "a
Minute Men" is again worthy of COM
mendation. Speakers were supplied
not only for the picture shows and
other public meetings in the towns.
but for school house and community
meetings all over the county as we'll
Campaign Director J. Z. Campbell is
justly proud of the record that the
workers have made in this drive.
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29

l02 Prowers and Baca county boys
left Lamar last Saturday night Tor
early Sunday morning) for Camp
Cody, New Mexico.
Lamar "did the honors," entertain
ing the boys with dinner; a send-of
parade; a rally at the Elks Club
rooms; free entrance to the picture
shows, and an exemplification of the
"'glad hand" spirit in general. The
boys were all filled with the spirit
of ''the great adventure" and even the
natural heartaches Of parting with
friends and loved ones were not suf-
ficient to kill their do-or-die spirit.
We give them God speed; a safe
journey "over there" and success
full military career.
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The Lamar register., 1918-05-29

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The Lamar register., 1918-05-29

Don't forget Registration Day, June
5th, for all who have attained their
majority since the original draft reg
istration.
The Lamar register., 1918-05-29

United States Fuel Director. The
advice seems good to US. Why wait
until the cold is upon us-and the
coal hard to get? Fuel will be scarcer
than ever, in all probability, this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
Wrong Emphasis

Much of preaching about exhibited emphasis twofod We have the distant by the immediate and the positive by the negative.
 We have ad You shall have life" said: T give fe Now he'll" The Bible point of lmtation doubt of of anguish sinhere out We Sentence will be executed after awhe The Bible Sentence has already and already of execution. You laborng t This of the emphasis ancient hatred of e which called Christianity In that view altogether altogether would relief Neither earth of Gods life Gods eternity.
 
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 tighten tragedy which point preaching thing in the end because s it's emphasis.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT WHAT IS BEING
 DONE BY AND FOR THE BOY IN KHAKI

Bradley yesterday. It was dated March Is; and he had just gotten trace of a large fruit cake Mrs. Barrett had made and sent him for Christmas from his associates on the staff of The Age Herald. T feel certain the cake will be here next week." he writes, ''and as fruit cake grows better with age, if properly resuscitated,' I am antici- pating it with keen interest and pleas ure. There will be no trouble about securing the proper stuff with which to revive the cake"
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 am sure there are many other boys in France who could make good use of real homemade fruit cakes. and boxes of good cigars. Cigarettes and tobacco are necessities. Cigars and fruit cakes are to them luxuries like unto the boxes our mothers sent us during our college days. I remember  spelling a good razor to carve an old well-coolzed Smithfield ham that my mother sent me in box with beaten biscuits and a fruit cake. But the good. two-year-old Smithfield ham was well worth the sacrifice.
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 It is the duty of every man and woman here at home to keep busy. The idler much to do. Lieutenant Sharman of the Canadian army was given an ovation at the Jefferson Friday night when he exclaimed: "What would they do on the western front if a strike occurred amont,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
W
 THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS

w. M. Let's, in the April Yale Review. I saw the Connaught Rangers when they
 were passing by, On 8 spring day, good, day, with gold
 rifts in the sky Themselves were marching steadily along
 the Liffey quay An I see the young proud look of them
 as if it was today! The bright lads, the right lads have
 them in my mind With the green flags on their bayonets
 all fluttering in the wind. A last look at old Ireland. a last goodby
 maybe. Then the gray sea. the wide sea. my grief
 upon the sea. And when will they come home, says I.
 when will they see once more The dear blue hills of Wicklow and Wex-
 ford's dim gray shore? The brave lads of Ireland. no better lads
 you'll find, e With the green flags on their bayonets
 all fluttering in the wind! Three years have passed since that spring
 day. sad years for them and me, Green graves there are in Serbia and in Gallipoii. And many who went by that day along
 the muddy street Will never hear the roadway ring to their
 triumphant feet. But when they march before Him, Gods
 welcome will be kind, And the green flags on their bayonets
 will lutter In tke vtnd-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14

holy carpet and the prayer rugs are shown, the ones which are carried on long and arduous pigrimages to Mecca, where, by touching the grave of Mahom- ct, they received the magic power to heal and save all who kneel upon them for months following, and upon which the unslippered foot of no Giaour or Christian must tread. My profane shoes were covered with well-worn sandals be- fore could enter "A bold American let one of his slippers fall off to see what would happen. and he was spat upon as an unbeliever who had insulted the holy name of the great prophet.
 St. Sophia has no cathedral tower, but there are four mnarets rising skyward, as sentinels guarding it's noble dome, which still remains the wonder and ad- miration of the world,s from which the early morning muezzins sound the Ma homet note, Come to prayer, come to prayer; prayer is better than sleep" have got to the end of my column and hardly touched upon the Christian church which has too long been misused as a mosque, and so must quit, but not until I make the prayer that it will not be long before the cross will fly above the crescent on St. Sophia, as 1t now does on the holy sepulchre at Jerusalem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
S the casualty lists grow and the needs of the boys at the front

s the casualty lists grow and the M needs of the boys at the front G S increase, Birmingham and Ala bama redouble their war efforts.
 This is the most notable development of the week. Birmingham's heart is with the boys at the front but its mind and body is active as never be- fore here at home. The spirit of the people of Birmingham has shown itself in many ways during the past few days. Oversubscription of the Liberty Loan quota, was only one manifestation. :.
 Putting the idlers to work; arrests of ment against any lack of sympathy with Americas effort in the war-these are the things which show that Bir- mineham is solidly behind the boys.
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 Letters from the men at the front to The Age-Herald show how keenly they reel belng remembered by those at home. The things we write to them may seem insignificant in the face of the tremendous events going on around them and yet they glory in every line of news from home and in every little remembrance which shows that those Of us here have them in mind. A pack thing to send and yet when a man who is three thousand miles from home re- ceives it. he cannot help expressing how deeply he feels the thoughtfulness of the act.
 had letter from Captain Leon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14
HATS OFF TO IOWA

From the Chicago Herald.
 The "cornhusker'' state has shown her heels to the nation in the third Liberty Loan campaign. "Over the top'' for her fixed quota of $71,050.000 she has gone and she is still going.
 To accomplish this feat took the state but four days. It took but 72 of the go counties to do the job, and when the rest are heard from her total will be largely increased.
 But the Iowans aren't letting victory turn their heads. They have given the seventh federal reserve district and the country to understand that they want the enviable distinction of seeing to it that every county, city and community takes it's full allotment
 Iowa's response to the government $ appeal for funds shows that the farmers are now thoroughly aroused. for farmers go far toward making up her population. It also shows that the outcroppings here and there of ro-Germanism in that state signify very little.
 Iowa has shown the nation what she has closest to her heart. Her citizenship has indicated that it is thinking about the war along the higher lines of the welfare of the country and the rest of the civilized world.
 Iowa has set the pace, and it is a hot one To her rightfully belongs the honor flag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-14

The rescue at last of Jerusalem from the Turks reminds the Christian world that from 33o A. D., to 1453 Constanti- nople was the capital of Christian kings, and that the belated crusades will not te ended until St. Sophia is once more Christian church.
 Jerusalem. Rome, Moscow and Con- stantinopIo are cities of faith to many devout Christians. have had much to say about Jerusalem, the Holy City, and would like to talk bit about Rome, but just now I am going to talk not so much about Constantinople as about the most remarkable church edi- flee in the world St. Sophia.
 Constantinople, the first Christian capital, was founded about 660s B. C., but T am going to begin with Constantine the Great, who became sole Emperor of Rome in S2S A. D.. and who founded on the shores of the Bosphofus what he called New Rome. but his people called it after his rame, the City Of Constantine, Constantinople. A great traveller says: ITO see Rome and die is merely gratuitous suicide when the other Rome, the beautiful City of Constantine. remains to be visited" I never took any chances, visited it before did the city on the Tiber. But I'll save my impressions of it until another time.
 
 Let's get to the Mosque of St. Sophia, which was a Christian temple for about 10 centuries and which is 1000 years older, than St. Peters at Rome. It was built before Mohomet was born. It is an interesting building from the stand point of history as we'll as from it's architectural magnificence. The Abbey Denis, of the Lateran, of St. Peters, have thsir abundant historical associa- tions especially for us of the west, but as I stood often in them, had no such feeling to come over me as when I stood beneath the great dome of St. Sophia, the church of Justinian.
 I had taken a course in Roman jaw at Paris and, of course, heard much
 
 lawyers under Tribonian, codified the Roman law, and accomplished a great work in legislation; unappreciated at the time, but which has kept his name in honor for all generations. But Few American lawyers ever study Roman law outside of those who live in Louisi- ana, and hacve to know about the Code INepoleon. Until visited Constantinople Justinian was to me but lawyer, but he does not have to depend upon his legal monument to perpetuate his name, for he builded monument to himself in St. Sophia which will last as long as men worship beauty, unless some vandal from the northSlike the Sultan's part ner, the Kaiser, comes and batters it down with the same barbarity that he has destroyed the cathedral at Rheims. Justinian was remarkable man in