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WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Six
Billie and Jimmie Will Take Military
T raining.
“I am mighty sorry, Uncle Dan, that
this is your last night with us. Can’t
you stay longer? We boys are having
a peach of a time,” said Billie.
‘‘Well, if you get more out of It in
the way of pleasure than I,” said Un
cle Dan, “you are going some.”
“Billie, I have been talking seriously
with your father and mother about
sending you to a military academy and
they asked me to talk with you about
it.”
“Whoopee!” Billie screamed, like a
wild Indian.
“Now, hold your horses,” said Uncle
Dan, “and listen to me. You know I
sent my boy, Howard, to one of these
schools for a year when he was about
your age. He was narrow chested,
stoop shouldered, rather loose jointed;
he had the big head and needed dis
reason why the Chamberlain bill for
compulsory military training should be
passed at once, so that every boy phy
sically fit may have this training and
not leave it for his parents to pay for.
On account of the expense, not one boy
in 50 can take the training now. I am
glad that you can do so. These big
crops and big prices, I find, make the
farmers rather ‘cocky,* and that the
best is demanded_by them.” _
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THE HOME NEWS
Published every Friday at McCrary, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
Subscription $1.00 per Year in Advance.
Phone: 40
Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Friday, December 14, 1917.
E /ery lawyer in the state has
been asked to assist in this
work.
Those who fail to return their
questionaire lose all rights to
claim exemption and also become
liable to imprisonment.- All men
who registered will be placed in
one of five classes. The single
man with no dependents will be
placed in Class 1, those who
have dependents in Class 2, etc.
Class 5 will consist of those who
are totally disabled to serve the
government. If you have
changed your postoffice address
since you registered, you should
at once notify your local board
and this applies to those who
have already been exempted.
Wanted: To buy cattle and
hogs. W. J. Mitchell, McCrory,
Ark. Adv. 12-14-tf.
Ford cars will save you money
in the long run. Riggs Brothers,
McCrory, Ark. Adv.3-30tf
Mr. L. W. Sturdivant was
looking after his business in
terests (?) in Tennessee the first
of the week. *
We both lose money if you
don’t see me before selling your
cattle or hogs. W. J. Mitchell,
McCrory, Ark. Adv. 12-14-tf.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. “Bill”
Wilkes have moved from Keevil
to Grays where he is now teach
ing the public school. Mr.
Wilkes had charge of the school
at Keevil and reports a success-1
ful term having been closed j
there.
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Men Who Registered
Should Read This
The government will begin the
% task Saturday of mailing to
each man who registered under
the draft law a 16 page blank
called a “questionaire” which
must be filled out and returned
to the local board within one
week after date same was
mailed.
The questionaire contains a
great number of questions which
must be answered if the regis
trant claims exemption and
Messrs C. B. Cook, G. W. Bar
° *r and Atty. W. A. Henderson
have been appointed as an ad
visory board for this portion of
me county to assist all register
ed men in filling the blanks.
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was growing fast and I wanted him to
be strong physically.”
“Say, Uncle Daft,” said Billie, “I be
lieve your description of Howard fits
me pretty well, eh?”
“Well,” said Uncle Dan, “to be frank
I think It does; you need the same
thing. Howard did not like it at first. I
am told for a few weeks he had ‘rough
sledding,’ but after he found that the
only way was to obey orders, he caught
the spirit of the institution and liked
It. We did not see him for about six
months, then he came home for a few
days. We were astonished at his ap
pearance. He had gained about 20
pounds in weight, his muscles were as
hard as nails, he stood as straight as
Rn arrow, ho was courteous. consider*
Note the result of six months of mili
tary training. Compare lines A-A an<l
B-B In cut.
Billie was up with the fark the next
morning, more excited and enthusiastic
than ever. He had a plan. He knew
Jimmie owned a colt worth $100; that
he would make almost another $100 on
his potatoes if they turned out well,
and that he had from his previous
savings, bought a $100 Liberty bond.
Billie’s plan was to have Jimmie cash
in and go with him. He was disap
pointed to find that Jimmie would still
lack about $300 of having enough to
see him through. His lip quivering, he
said: “I’m mighty sorry to leave Jim
, mie.”
Uncle Dan was silent a moment or
! two, then he asked Billie to go down
to the orchard and get him some ap
ples to eat on the train. While he was
gone, it was arranged that Uncle Dan
and Mr. and Mrs. Graham would ad
vance the money necessary so that
Jimmie could go. When Billie returned
he was told about it. He ran to the
’phone and called Jimmie, saying:
“Come on over, run just as fast as you
can, I’ve got the greatest news you
i Aver heard of.**
ate and manly. His awkwardness had
disappeared. The change was wonder
ful and it was all to the good. Here
is a photograph showing ‘before and
after taking,’ and I am sure no patent
medicine advertisement could beat it.
“Well, mother and I were delighted.
That was ten years ago, and Howard
3ays the year he spent at the military
academy was the best year of his life.
“Now,” said Uncle Dan, with great
earnestness, “when such training does
so much good, makes better citizens and
at the same time fits a man to defend
his country, why should not Uncle Sam
furnish this training at the govern
ment’s expense? The government has
the right to call anyone to serve in
case of war, and without training, a
man is worth nothing as a soldier. Un
cle Sam has splendid new training
camps that will soon be available for
the purpose, therefore, here is double
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you to call and see us and ask that you give us
a portion of your trade. Respectfully,
\
Barrentine & McCafferty