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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
2
The message asserts that neither married men nor farmers are exempt from the selective draft plan, stating that all groups are subject to conscription without special exemptions. The note stresses universal eligibility under the drafted system.
A wry observation on editors and rivals suggesting self discipline and smart judgment separate craft from vanity. The line contrasts a critic with the duties of shaping a newspaper and hints at newsroom dynamics and professional pride.
The Chief-Exponent claims the lowest rate per subscriber of any paper published in the county, targeting readers seeking affordable local news.
A group states it has reduced its list by four to five hundred names and now holds about 3150 to 3200 entries. It notes the list continues to expand daily as more names are added.
A fragment suggests that focusing only one percent of effort on minor creed differences would bring everyone into Sunday school. The note emphasizes unity in attendance over doctrinal disputes.
In a recent Sunday school gathering with about three hundred attendees, fewer than a dozen were aged 18 to 30. The discussion framed the issue as not assigning fault but seeking the cure through engagement and guidance.
A preacher notes only ten percent of Comanche people attend Sunday school, urging reflection on whether labor scarcity, not fault, affects spiritual work as the harvest is plenteous.
A call to expand a summer Sunday School drive to boost enrollment. Leaders urge churches to engage the unchurched and collaborate to increase participation.
A fragment urges President Theodore Roosevelt to command 231000 volunteers eager for battle while criticizing others led by an unknown figure. The text questions fairness of denying Roosevelts leadership amid wartime recruitment and combat readiness.
The message stresses guarding community safety and urges reporting suspicious behavior to the postmaster as the proper authority. It warns against relying on idle gossip and emphasizes ensuring there are real grounds for suspicion before reporting.
A reflective piece notes no bill matched the selective draft in congressional attention yet public knowledge was slim. It cites a Brownwood man wiring Congressman Blanton claiming four volunteers could be raised, though no pledge to enlist. The author asserts those lacking conviction seek governance by public opinion.
Wheat rose amid reports flour would rise. buyers rushed supplies, with households stockpiling half ton lots and merchants purchasing large amounts. The surge created the most sensational price rise in history, as rapid purchasing drained open markets and forced farmers to temper their buying.
A historical note states Louis J. Wortham, a former ranger and border fighter, is not permitted to lead 50 000 Texans who wish to volunteer for war. The draft plan would send unwilling troops under leaders lacking Wortham's military experience and courage.
A warning urges coolness and sanity in public discourse amid strong opinions. It warns against misjudging neighbors and attaching motives while defending freedom of speech as essential to American life and democracy.
Critics argue the zone postage proposal favors large national magazines over small daily and country papers. They claim it blocks remote sections from equal circulation and risks sectional stagnation, while national periodicals educate and uplift the public.
A wartime poem by R. C. Diefender of North Side Waterworks satirizes the Kaiser’s doom as the Eagle screams. Hellish imagery shows the Kaiser doomed by Allied victory and the flames of war, with the devil casting judgment for Belgium France Poland and Serbia.
A mother hires a new nurse for her crying baby after returning from India. The nurse cannot console the child until the mother recalls the prior nurse was black and directs her to the stove polish on the kitchen shelf.
The Boston mayor, traveling through Minnesota, visits a northern town said to be entirely Swedes. He asks if there is any English, French, German, or Russians. a resident replies no, only Swedes. There are two Irish residents, one the mayor and the other the chief of police.
An arm wounded soldier in khaki sits opposite an elderly man on a train he recounts a battle with a German sniper. The exchange escalates as the old man questions details and Tommy hews to conflict, ending with the remark that the listener wants an argument.
A calm Cape Cod fisherman Davy Skinner steadies a capsized dory with five or six youths, who scream for help, as he asks them in his usual economy of words if they hadn’t better get in. The scene captures his famed poise and concise speech.
The late General Funnston criticized many preparedness schemes as idiotic and argued conscription remains the only effective solution. He warned that adopting other plans would leave the nation less prepared than a scrupulous old scrubwoman.
A scrubwoman fell from the eleventh story of an office building in an accident connected to the Wm. Reese Co. The incident prompted consoling remarks from her pastor and a quip from her son in law about being prepared. The report includes unrelated satirical notes and endorsements of a tonic, plus musical recital reviews.
Advertises HERBINE as a powerful liver stimulant to treat dizziness vertigo and related symptoms caused by a torpid liver. Claims a dose or two will remove bilious symptoms. Priced at 50 cents and sold by S. P. Smith.
Sallow complexion from torpid liver. Herbine purifies and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores rosy health to the cheek. Price 50e. Sold by S. P. Smith.
The Mothers Club held its regular meeting with an interesting program last week. Gayle Scott of T C U visited his parents before training camp in San Antonio. Mrs Minnie Forrester returned home from Briar Grove where she taught. Mr and Mrs Bacon of Waco visited Lamkin. Nell Mitchell visits Day family this week. Byron Grainger and Evan Palmer of Comanche visited Lamkin Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs C S Wilkins visited Wilkins parents Sunday. Misses Berta Kelley and Zena West were in Comanche Friday to Sunday. Miss Roxy West of Comanche spent a day in Lamkin last week.
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