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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1918-08-22

SAXAPHONE
For Sale Cheap
Cost $500
Never used, only for practice.
Nothing wrong, just don't need it..
Want S65.00. See me at once.
JAS. J. HALL.
There are so many people in town
that the News will not attempt to
give a complete list. Nearly every
home is entertaining guests, some of
them having as many as twenty. The
hotels are full day and night, so it
would be impossible to give list Of
visitors.
The Red Cross ladies are serving
lunches in the Evans Cafe. They re-
port big business. The town was
short of places to eat and the ladies
struck it rather timely and it was a
great help toward feeding the multi
tude that thronged the dining halls
morning, noon, and night.
Misses Sarah A. and Louise Acker-
man, Gretchen Marselle and Mr.. Jno
GALLAGHER drove in Thursday from
Las Vegas to attend the Roundup.
They report the road from Santa
Rosa to Tucumcari in poor condt on
and it took them most of tie day to
make the trip.
Hon. II. l.. Buckley, of Ration, was
in Tucumcari this week in the inter-
est of his candidacy for district Judge.
He has number of friends in this
county, but his opponent, Judge Lieb,
is better known and the Quay county
delegates are in favor of returning
Mr. Lieb. Mr.. Buckley bears a splen-
did reputation as lawyer and gentle
man and will have strong support
from his home county-Colfax.
Two Mexican boys, who had been
lettering around the First National
Bank for several days. succeeded in
swiping $50 in currency by reaching
their hands through the window while
no one was looking. Mr.. Humphries,
assistant cashier, became suspicious
Of these boys as he had had trouble
with them and elected them from the
bank, so he put Mr.. Akin on their
trail. They were arrested as they
were leaving the picture show Mon
day night. They plead guilty and
will be attended to later.
From reports reaching US of the
picnic last Thursday of the Christian
Bible school il was their biggest and
best. Afraid Herbert Hoover may
see our paper and cause trouble. II
anyone says the mothers of families
can't run footrace let it not be said
around those who were there. The
women's race was a really speedy
event. After the fun, Jack Briscoe
became "a hero by pulling a COW out
of the mire. He was ably assisted by
two experienced ladies and several
inexperienced children. The crowd
crowd returned longing for the next
The Quay county Woman's Com
mittee of the Council of National De-
fense, at u meeting held Monday even
ing pledged its hearty support, as a
unit and individually, toward the es-
tablishment and maintenance of the
Rest Room for our Soldier Boys and
other visitors to our city. Through
the efforts of these women, led by
Mrs. Gerhardt and Mrs. Kirkpatrick
the Rest Room was ready for the
Roundup, and each day, dinner and
supper are being served in the old
Evans Cafe, to raise funds for the
equipment and permanence Of the Rest
Room.
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1918-08-22
SAXAPHONE
For Sale Cheap
Cost S95.OO

Never used, only for practice.
Nothing wrong, just don't need it..
Want S65.00. See me at once.
JAS. J. HALL.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

are treated royalty. And, in the line, we
do not 60 on wiring parties and other un-
pleasant details that the infantry do. |
took over the task Of training half doz'
en- Of our BEST men for sergeants, one for
first sergeant, I've shown them how to
make out the morning report, the sick
book and the duty roster To-day ]
talked nearly an hour TO our whole com.
pany, on duties, responsibilities and obi
cations of NJ. G.. 0.'s and kept the atten-
ton Of all the men, too. Some days ]
have talked about and explained the ar
ticles of war, interior guard duty, mill.
tary courtesy, discipline, etc ] have TO
do it 80 much that at times | get aw-
fully tired of lecturing and sympathize
with the men for having to listen to me.
(. Mrs. HIS letter and Mrs. SIS
card impress me by their spirit of pa
triotism. It is remarkable thing, that
spirit. II is delightful to see how that
spirit grows in the army. II doesn't take
a recruit long to feel it. The spirit and
morale of our company is very good al
ready. The men want 20 learn to oper-
ate the machine guns so as to shoot Ger
mans. Phllip.
Mrs. b. r. Elmer.
Ava, Fla.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
Judicious and Mellow Criticism.

With our two living ex-presidents en-
gagged in constant press criticism of the
president, there is afforded an excellent
opportunity TO observe whether they
much surpass the old newspaper edito-
rial 'Ghacks" in fairness, sobriety and
judicial reserve in their comment on the
affairs Of the day.
OF all men the ex-presidents would be
expected to play scrupulously fair and
very cautiously in such business; for
they have held down the same job as the
president and they know from expe-
rience, often sad, how far the overnight
Judgment on the man IN power may
swerye from the truth. The overnight
Judgment, or the overweek Judgment for
that matter, may 60 absurdly wrong,
especially when it is swayed by strong
antipathies OF partisan interests. If any
one can know this, it is an ex-president.
Yet probably no stranger, suddenly
brought into the United States, would
suspect from their press writings on
President Wilson that Messrs. Roosevelt
and Taft had ever been in his place
unless there were direct references made
to their own executive experience
Messrs. Roosevelt and Taft--certainly
the former display no more caution and
sobriety Of Judgment than the obscure
professionals who make anonymous edi
torial comment the main business of
their lives Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude has
long seemed to be this, that inasmuch as
he was lambasted when he was president,
he will get mighty good and square by
lambasting his successors. Or, is this
the theory upon which such men work
that they are still engaged in the politi-
cal game, not necessarily for personal or
selfish ends, but for the promotion Of the
interests of the parties with which they
may be affiliated or the causes they are
particularly DESTROYS of advancing? To
those ends they seek, therefore, to con
! troll public opinion, and the process of
controlling public opinion they recognize
as, in reality, competitive struggle OF
rhetorical gymnasts in which almost
everything that sways human feeling is
a weapon.
That this is the view held abroad by
| journalist politicians like Premier Glenn
enceau, who edits newspaper when out
of office, admits of no doubt. Clemen-
ceau as an editor is as violent as any
partisan scribbler in France. Evidently
| Mr. Roosevelt's journalistic record, like
that of Clemenceau, settles the question
whether having been statesman in re-
sponsble positions makes one more
iudicious and mellow journalistic critic
of the performance of ones successor in
power Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
BIG NATIONAL TASK ACCOM-
PL1SHED.

The early, unofficial reports indicate
that the fourth Liberty loan has been a
success, which means that six billions of
dollars have been raised for the defense
Of the war program inaugurated by the
United States government This Is a
stupendous sum of money, sum which
would not have been dreamed of few
years ago as among the possibilities even
in a country so rich and so patriotic as
the United States Indeed, even as the
campaign to raise that amount was
about To start, the task looked almost
unsurmountable TO large number OF
people,; but, despite handicaps like the
influenza epidemic and the peace propa-
ganda so adroitly interposed by the Ger
man government just when the move
ment was attaining its momentum, the
people of the United States accomplished
that great task. Ii is something to look
back upon with satisfaction for the rails
ing of that sum of money in three weeks
time surpasses any effort ever made by
any people in peace or in war. The loan
ing of that money to the United States
government means that the war efforts
can be carried along at their highest
speed and that there will be no slacken-
ing of the plans in any department, in
asmuch as the remainder of the war rev.
enue program, that coming from taxa
ton, viii be forthcoming in due season
The people of the United States have
thereby pledged their financial support
and they have given their undoubted ap-
prevail to the motives which actuate the
government in the prosecution of its war
aims.
At the same time, the American people
have given their solemn assurance that
the war must not be ended until the
Prussian menace to the peace of the
world is eliminated. The moral effect of
the success of the fourth loan must be
far-reaching among all the nations of the
earth, heartening to our allies and de-
pressing to our enemies. When Germany
realizes that the people of the United
States are ever ready to lend their bill
lions for the smashing OF Prussian mill,
tarism the conviction is likely to sink
into the war-crazed minds that the end
for them is utter defeat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
AUSTRIA'S WAY OUT.

President Wilson's reply to Austria,
Hungary concerning request for an
armistice is not calculated to make any
easier the pathway which the dual mon
archy is forced to tread at the present
time. The formation of the Czecho-Slov-
ak government, with temporary head
quarters in London or Paris, followed by
recognition of that government by near
~ all the more prominent entente coun-
tries, makes it impossible for the United
States to treat with Austria Hungary
until the dual monarchy recognizes the
independence of the people Of the Czecho-
Slovak government, as we'll as some 9th
ers of the races who are held unwilling
subjects of the dual monarchy The
Czecho-Sloyaks have been fighting val
iantly for the allies for long time, and
1t would be base ingratitude for the
United States and our allies to turn
them the cold shoulder Moreover, the
Czeeho-Sloyak government represents
that ideal for which the United States is
lighting, in contrast to the absolutism
represented by Austria. Hungary; and,
therefore, the United States cannot treat
with the latter to the detriment of the
former.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

Although the reason for Germany's de-
lay in replying to President Wilson's I'll.
timatum is given as difference of opinion
in the Reichstag, there is some ground
for suspicion that the chief reason is to
see whether the German armies can be
extricated from the clutches of Field
Marshal Foch; if the armies can be with.
drawn practically intact, then Germany
will decide to fight it out for time long.
er and if there seems imminent peril OF
losing vast portion of her military
forces then Germany win hasten TO ac-
cept the terms Internationally set down
by Wilson, with the hope that such ac-
ceptance would end the fighting. There.
fore, the delay in responding to Wilson
might be expected to continue for a few
days at least.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
WON TWO MEDALS.
Lieut.. Philip E. Barney, Native of Barre,
Was at Camp Perry, Ohio.

Editor, Barre Times: The item CON
corning George Mckee of Montpelier, who
won the highest honors at the famous
small arms firing school at Camp Perry,
induces me to write of one Of your Barre
boys who was in training there Just be.
fore the teams of the different states
were there,
Lieut.. Philip E. Barney, who was born
in Barre in 1894, has been in several of
the southern camps in the past year and
was at Camp Gordon, Ca, seven months.
He was one Of the 300 officers chosen
from over 10000 troops in Camp Gordon
to attend this school at Camp Perry, o.,
which is recognized as one of the best, If
not the best, finishing schools in the use
of small arms.
These men reached there Aug. of the
present year and took intensive training
for three weeks. Lieut.. Barney was very
DESTROYS Of winning expert riheman,'
but failed by few points Of reaching
that magic 1858" which Mr.. Mckee
passed. But he is the proud possessor of
two badges won at Camp Perry, which
he wears over the left breast pocket of
his blouse, one bearing the inscription,
"frst-class pistol shot" the other, sharp
shooter"
The 300 officers were divided into com
panies of 80 men and sent to six different
camps as instructors, Barney going to
Camp Kearny, CAL, near San Diego,
where he is helping to drill the new men.
He has been transferred to the machine
gun battalion and gives these facts in a
home letter:
s"Yes, il is something Of distinction,
or honor, to be machine gunner They
say that in France the machine gun men
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
CURRENT COMMENT
May Expect Influenza Again.

The rapid spread of influenza gives
ground for belief that the epidemic will
pass quickly. In Quincy only FIVE new
cases were reported Monday, with no
deaths. This is but one of several places
where the disease appears already to
have attacked practically the whole com
munity and to have done its worst DR..
William G. Woodward, Boston's commits
sioner of health, says that the length of
time it takes influenza to die out depends
upon the size of the community affected
Persons that are susceptible to it are
soon i'll; those that are not, resist the
germs 1t is estimated that there have
been nearly 100000 cases in Boston
counting the milder forms of the disease
that were probably classified as hard
colds But the period of immunity after
an epidemic is lost in few months, and
the disease may then recur, according to
DR.. Woodward. Also it is probable that
it viii recur more or less generally with
in year or two. 1t may be remembered
that during the epidemic of infantile
paralysis in 1916 supplementary cpl.
demie OF the disease the following year
was predicted But apparently the pre-
diction was not fulfilled. Springfield Re-
publican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

Farmer John waited at the station for
the limited. He climbed aboard and
shambled into car.
mister" he drawled, when the con.
ductor halted before him, SIS that thar
two-cents-a-mile rate good on this
train"
ut is, replied the conductor, brusque.
ly Where's your ticket?"
The old man fumbled in the depths Of
an ancient shot bag.
"Ain't got no ticket, mister he said
slowly, "but here be two cents. never
rode on one of these pesky flyers, and |
just wanted to feel the sensation. Put
me off after I've rode one mile. "-Ameri.
can Boy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

A great deal of satisfaction was felt
Saturday night when it was determined
that Barre's quota in the fourth Liberty
bond issue had been subscribed because
the campaign came at peculiarly bad
time for this community right in the
midst of a stern fight against the influ-
enza outbreak. To all those who assisted
in any way in making the local campaign
success the thanks Of the whole com
munity are hereby extended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

II is more than probable that Field
Marshal Foeh has some other great mill
tary plan in the process of formation
With numerical superiority and prepon-
derance of materials at his command and
with decent weather remaining, it is ex-
pected that he viii not let the present
opportunity slip by before the Germans
get back to their bulwarks inside their
own frontier line 1t might be we'll to
watch the Americans on the southern
flank of Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
Marx Twain on the Move.

When Mark Twain was a young ant
struggling newspaper writer in San Fran
cisco q lady of his acquaintance saw hin
one day with cigar box under his arm
looking in a shop window,
''Mr. Clemens" she said, Il always set
YOU with cigar box under your arm.
am afraid you are smoking too much"
ut isn't that" said Mark, I'm NOV
ing ain."--Ladies' Home journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
Emergency Repairs.

'Where is the billiard parlor in this
hotel2"
ITO the left, madam; but we don't al
low ladies to play"
That's all right. | just want the
chalk moment TO powder my nose
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
JINGLES AND JESTS
Wouldn't Be Missed.

"May get off this afternoon asked
boy Of his employer on a sunny spring
day II want to go to my aunts flu
neral"
No. said the employer, Il can't let
you 20, and | don't think you viii be
missed, for the last time your aunt had
funeral there were all Of $4,000 people
there Ladies' Home journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
HAIG TO THE AMERICAN DIVISIONS

11AlG III ltlE A4hBhtCA1N Dlf lGlJ4NS.
In Civil war days it was one of the
greatest prides Of the Northern soldiers
when they We're specially cited by their
commanding officer for meritorious con
duct. No doubt the American soldiers
feel the same in the present war; so the
men of the 9th and 3Oth divisions of the
second American corps will be glad to
read what their commanding officer, Field
Marshal Haig Of Great Britain has to
say Of their fighting against the center Of
the Hindenburg line in conjunction with
the British. At any rate the Americans
at home read with extreme pleasure the
measured words of the field marshal in
telling of the great gallantry" displayed
by the Americans as well as "soldierly
qualities of a high order" This is not
merely recognition of an ally but it is
praise which commanding officer be-
slows on any part Of his command which
has merited recognition. His words arc
backed up by the official reports which
have been issued from time to time, tell
ing of the captures of towns and large
patches of prisoners by the Americans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

If we are inclined to boast of our army
of two million men already in Europe, it
would be well to recall to mind that ii is
only two-ffths of the army which is
wanted to wind the war up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

The weather in this northern cline is
soon going TO be the best gasoline saver
the government can employ. Few mo-
florists will be abroad unless they are
forced to be.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

Why doesn't the German feet come
out to back up the German armyf 1t
was loudly proclaimed the victor of the
sea only short time ago
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
Knss the Kaiserl

With shaves at thirty cents pass,
Well turn our face right out TO grass,
Commercial Appeal
When hair cuts cost bone" per crop,
Wen raise q Paderewskian mop.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21

1t is cold comfort to the Germans to be
told that their armies are retreating in
masterful fashion, after being told that
the German war machine was all-power-
full
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
Indoor Coasting.

Prospective Tenant The house APP
pears to have settled on one side Why,
this floor slopes so much person could
fairly slide from one wall to another.
Agent Yes, sir; think of what
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
Them Two-cent Train Rides.

amusement it will furnish for the chi
dren.- Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The next Liberty loan won't be so big
a contract but it's coming just the same.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-23
Exit Vardainan

M 1SSISSIPPI has repudiated an unfaithful
AHA public servant That State has served
notice upon the country and upon the world
that it disowns James X. Vardaman, arch
obstructionist OF his country's war plans and
bitter opponent of an administration charged
with the most exacting duties imposed by this
ration upon any President since Lincoln.
And the country will congratulate the peo-
Pic of Mississippi upon the action they have
taken. 1t will rejoice with the majority that
accomplished this result over the fact that
Americanism has triumphed again upon this
continent just as 1t will always triumph when
the lines are clearly drawn.
1t is one of the mysteries of American
politics that man Of the Fardaman type
could attain high station in public life. He
has played the demagogue with an abandon
that must have sickened even the people
whom he has presumed to represent He has
appealed all his life to the lowest intelligence
Of his State. He has provoked prejudice and
then capitalized it. And he rose by such
methods first to be Governor of his State
and then to seat in the United States SEN
ate His career in the Senate has been one
or littleness from the very start.
But as long Vardaman merely ranted
ct TIE negro; as long he confined his silly
speeches to denunciation of capital and
wealth, the trusts and other domestic con-
cernS& thstcountry took only mild interest in
himADif Mississippi were willing to tolerate
suchAa character, the people generaIl!4et it
go at that. But when Vardaman began his
campaign of opposition TO the war; when
ne stood obstnately against every measure
which his government proposed to take to
make its war enterprise success then Varda-
man became more than a nuisance He be-
came a menace. His attitude gave AID and
comfort TO the enemy, fact which made it
necessary for the American people to, take
notice of him.
Because Of this circumstance, profound in
terest was felt in the outcome of the Mis-
sisslppl primary. Leading Mississippians
themselves felt Inundated that they should
be represented by such man in the Senate
ihey felt that his course Of action reflected
upon their own patriotism, and they we're
determined that he should be CHALLENGED
When the time came to indorse or to repudate
MIN as a candidate. 1t seemed unfortunate
before the vote was cast that the opposition
to Nardaman was divided. But it now de-
Telops that it was fortunate, inasmuch as
Nardaman's defeat is made all the more pro-
nounced.
Mississippi has purged herself of Varda-
manlsm not only now, but probably for all
time she has returned to her old traditions.
Ane 1t Will be a long time before a State
"hach has produced such statesmen as Prem
u.s. George, McLaurin, Lamar, Jefferson Davis
and John Sharp Williams will allow herself
TO be misguided b. another Vardaman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-23
THE REAL HUNS.

The task OF Europe during the Middle
Ages was to defend its civilization
against the ruthless attacks OF hordes
OF barbarians who swarmed out of
western Asia in successive waves, de-
vastating all the regions over which
they passed. Prominent among these
invaders, and representatives of the
entire group. was that band of squat.
swarthy. slant-eyed Mongols known TO
history as the Huns.
The task of western Europe in the
twentieth century, supported primarily
by the oGer lands OF western civilian
ton, anu ultimately by every land
which lays any real claim to civiliza-
ton at all, Is TO preserve that civiliZa-
ton from utter destruction at the
hands of the paradoxically modern and
Ss
Huns"
1t is worthy of reflection that there
in the application of this term TO these
twentieth century devastators. con-
siderable section of the horde agains.
has an un!mpeachable historical and
ethnic claim to the title.
Tho successive swarms OF invaders
which poured out of western Asia from
the third or fourth century on for
nearly a thousand years all belong to
Sas it's org In a Wheh
spread attention in Europe were the
AvaTs pr Buisars and agyaf same one
of the designations of this racial group
is ugrian. Some etymologists have
seen in this word the origin Of our
word ogre" for the reason that these
people were believed TO drink the blood
OF their victims. However, that may
be. there seems to be no doubt that all
of this precious crew delighted in deeds
of the utmost cruelty, such as shut
ting up people and animals together
in churches and then setting fire to
the buildings.
One of the latest Of these groups 10
there are as many RECOMMENDATIONS as
there are dictionaries: but the g is
soft rather than hard). who settled
down IN the region along the middle
Danube and built UP Very flourish.