The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1917 Page: 3 of 4
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Midland - Seminole Mail Line
DAN COBB, Proprietor
Daily Passenger Service between
Seminole and Midland
RATES: $6.00 one way. Cars leave Seminole and
Midland at 8:30 a. m. each day except Sunday, and
arrive at destination at 4:15 p. m. Connection made
at Midland for East bound train.
List Your Land and Livestock
With
C. B. Richards
The Real Estate and Live Stock Commis-
sion Man
Seminole, Texas
Regardless of the High Cost of Every-
thing our Writing Materials
Remain
Stationery
Call and Let Us Show You the Many Nice Boxes.
City Drug Store
C. C. COTHES, Prop.
Store Phone 26 Residence Phone 18
RACINE TIRES
The tire with the 5,000 mile guarantee.
Why pay the same price for a tire with
only a 3,500 mile adjustment? A nice
discount on cash sales. See me before
buying.
FORD GARAGE
C. E. ROLLINS, Proprietor
Free Dinner Set
We will give away FREE a beautiful 42-Piece
Dinner Set on the first day of each month.
With every dollar cash purchase and for every
dollar paid on accounts you are entitled to one
ticket. Tickets must be deposited in box at store
not later than 5 o’clock on the first day of each
month.
Also on January 1,1918, we will give away a
100- Piece Dinner Set.
First set to be given away September 1st, 1917.
ASK FOR COUPONS
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Four
TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
STARK & SONS
Seminole, Texas
Military Training Necessary for 8afety
and Defense.
“Say, Uncle Dan.*’ said Billie, “Jim-
mie and I have been looking up about
war in the encyclopedia at school. We
found that in the war between Ger-
many and France In 1870-71, Germany
lost In killed and wounded 28.000 sol-
diers while France lost about six times ;
an many, and besides that, she lost
every battle. We asked Professor Slo-
cum why this was. He said that the
German army wus highly trained and
ably commanded, while the French
soldiers were poorly trained; and that
their war department was honey-
combed with jealousy und politics;
that tbe ofllcers were not much good,
and that's why Frunce lost the war
and so many men. What do you think
about it, Uncle Dan?”
"Well,” said Uncle Dan, “Professor
Slocum Is right. By Inefficiency Frunce
lost that war. together with two of
her best provinces—Alsace and Lor-
raine—and had to pay a billion dol-
lars indemnity money. Frunce today
learned her lesson by that sad expe-
rience, so she put In universal military
training, and us a result, her soldiers
now know how to fight and how to
protect themselves. They are losing
less men In the w ar than the Germuns.
France also put politics out of her war
department, so that expert authority,
instead of bureaucratic stupidity, now
directs the army. The result is.
France has one of the best and most
efficient armies every assembled, and
this shows whut thorough training and
good leadership means in warfare,
This saved France in this crisis, ai
well as the liberties of the world."
“As war 10 now conducted, there It
no place for an uutrained man. A
body of 10,000 well trained soldlen
properly handled oould defeat flv«
times their number of raw recruits nnd
do It every time with compurntivelj
1 small loss to themselves. Proper train.
' Ing alone will reduce the death and
casualty rate one-third of whut it oth
erwlse would be, and right here Is •*
unanswerable argument for universal
military trulnlng.
“Our government has no moral right
to force her men into war servlet
without properly training them for It
To do so Is simply murder, hence the
frantic effort that Is now being madt
to give her soldiers some training be-
fore they are sent to the front. If w«
are to win this wur, it will take trained
men to do it, and It will take trained
men to win any other war that maj
come upon us in the future. If we
must fight, let us fight to win and nol
to lose.”
“That’s the stuff,” said Billie.
Continuing, Uncle Dan said: "Our
government has expended about $300,-
000,000 to put up cantonments and
training stations In order to train the
men culled by the selective draft.
When these men are trulued the truln
Ing stations should be Immediately
filled with younger men, say those In
their nineteenth year, to receive six
months of Intensive military train-
ing along the lines of the Chamberlain
bill. This will be of Immeasurable
benefit to them individually. It will
do them more good thun any other two
years of their whole life; It will make
them strong, manly, self-rellunt, quick
to see and quick to net; It will equip
them for a successful life. In abort,
It will rebuild American manhood and
will also give tfie government a body
of trained men to draw from In case
It Is necessary to defend our (lag uud
country. We must settle this question
of universal military trulnlng Imme-
diately. otherwise these training camps
may be demolished. The adoption of
universal military training will be no-
tlce to the world thnt from then on
we will be prepared to defend our-
selves promptly and efficiently, and
this will do more to keep us out of
war in the future than anything else
we could do."
“Do you think, brother," said Mrs.
Graham, "that there will ever be an-
other war?"
“I have no doubt about it," said
Unde Dan. “So long as men are
selfish, so long as nations nre arabl
tious to acquire territory, so long as
population presses and demands more
room, so long as there remains a
scramble for world trade—so long wars
will be. When the time comes that
we reach the high plane for which we
hope and dream, when all will recog-
nise the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man, then, and then
only, will wars cease. When that dny
comes doors will need no locks, banks
will need no vuults to protect their
treasures, but thnt day Is a long way
off.
“The only safe and sane plan Is to
be able to defend ourselves at all
times. Therefore, every citizen should
Insist that seuators and congressmen
shall provide for universal military
training, so that never again shall the
Those knowing themselves in-
debted to us will please call and
settle their accounts at once, as
we have some heavy obligations
to meet, and we will need your
assistance in order to do so.
WILLIAMS BROS. & C0.
country be caught so completely un-
ready as this war found us. For-
tunately, in this case, our enemy has
been held back, so we have had u few
months In which to prepare. This ad-
vantage probubly will never come
again It is however our salvation
today.
“Because she wbb ready, Switzerland
Is an island of peace in a sea of
war. Safety first Is good, but safety
always is better. In strength there Is
safety. You never saw a tin can
tied to the tall of a bulldog. Thera
la a reason."
GET8 CA8H EITHER WAY.
“There goes a young fellow of
much promise.”
“Now, I would call him a man of
touching personality.”
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, as. -
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business In the
City of Toledo, County and Htute afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every ease of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the nan of HALL'S
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CIIENEY
Sworn to before me nnd subscribed
In my presence, this fitli day of Decem-
ber AD. 1886. A. W. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Intern-
ally and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. Bend
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
THE LAMESA
SANITARIUM
«
Lamesa, Texas
Jno. H. Brice
Surgeon In Charge
Burgical, Obstetrical, and Selected
Medical Cases.
Trained Nurses in attendance.
Just received 2000 yards of
goed ginghams, nice grades and
colors. Will go for 17 He per
yard.—Williams Bros. A G&.----
Dr. L. D. Richards
PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON
CALLS ANSWERED
PROMPTLY
Seminole,
Texas
STOP AT
KELLY HOTEL
WHEN IN LAMESA
Have Sewerage, Electric Lights and all other modern
conveniences. Service First ('lass.
Mrs. W. R. KELLY, Manager
OUR PROSPERITY
Depends to a great extent on the peo-
ple; also to a great extent, your success
depends on us, and it is our aim to do
everything possible for your prosperity
and success. Let us advise with one
another. We will appreciate it very
much to have you see us about any
kind of a business proposition.
FIRST STATE BANK
oi Seminole, Texas
W. A. COX, PRESIDENT
JNO. HANKY, Cashier
J. J. WILLIAMS, V. Prks.
L. L. COBB, Asht. Cash.
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1917, newspaper, November 22, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth556060/m1/3/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.