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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary wartime editorial arguing that if Germany wins the war, the United States would face invasion, loss of the fleet and Monroe Doctrine, and must adopt compulsory military service as a fixed policy. It portrays Prussian aggression as merciless and urges immediate national mobilization to preserve freedom and civilization.
A San Bernardino ordinance aims to curb bootleggers by banning liquor purveyors from selling booze to purchasers via transport lines. Carriers may bring it interstate only if shipments are clearly marked with the seller’s name content and recipient details. Violations carry fines and potential jail time. the law’s full impact remains uncertain.
A humorous column mocks acting trends in cinema and knitting debates while lampooning fashion limits and moral crusades. The piece notes shoe tops shortened to seven inches and skirts trimmed further as March nears, predicting more male lookouts near the post office.
The program expands to 185,000 agencies and 350,000 more soon, plus 1,000,000 sales stations. These outlets will sell Thrift and War Savings Stamps through authorized channels, making the purchase as simple as buying thread or nails.
Fifty thousand post offices now offer War Stamps while 29 000 banks and 8 000 firms have been named agents. About 9 000 interstate corporations with multiple offices will create 115 000 extra agencies. A national campaign pushes establishing War Savings societies open to ten or more people in any community or institution, affiliating with the National War Savings Committee in Washington.
Arizonans take no comfort from a supreme court ruling that liquor may be imported for personal use in Arkansas, not for sale. The Arkansas decision is not applicable to our prohibition law, which bans both sale and personal use, and critics urge states to avoid opening doors to corner saloons, seeking stricter controls and local enforcement.
Theodore Shonts, head of the Metran Street Railway, rebukes critics of women conductors wearing bloomers. He defends practicality and modesty, contrasting with the era’s tight skirts and fashionable but unsafe attire. The exchange highlights tensions over dress standards and gender roles in public life.
The Kaiser told Ambassador Gerard that America’s entrance into the war meant little and that the speaker hid his true thoughts. The text praises wealth as evidence of industry and warns against spendthrift attitudes while stressing the value of saving and ambition in driving progress. It also critiques those who despise wealth as lacking motivation.
The San Antonio Light argues soldiers focus on acquiring weapons over firearm details. It also notes the simultaneous resignations of Lamar Cobb as state engineer and J C Ryan as division state engineer, praising Ryan as the state’s most efficient road engineer and highlighting Cochise county’s loss of notable road projects.
The El Paso Herald remarks on a young Arizona native, Sandy Brodie, who has received an appointment to Annapolis, hoping he becomes as capable a navy officer as his father, an army officer and former Arizona governor. It also notes four minute men are instructed to cut hate from speeches, saying no audience can fit a big hate into four minutes.
Chairman M Gaines of Cochise County issues a proclamation designating February 14 as The Big Day to promote Thrift and War Savings Stamps sales across Cochise County. County officers, churches, lodges, and Elk’s lodges will lead drives with aim of $100000 monthly, urging continued effort through the year.
During the Bisbee quarantine, travelers from Nogales Huachuca Mountains or from Tucson west cannot cross at Hereford to enter Warren District. From Nogales and Huachuca Mountain district use Charleston or Fairbank bridges. From Tucson and west use Benson Short Line via Vail to Tombstone, then via Cowan ranch or Gleeson to McNeal. East travelers reverse.
On February 11 the combined action of railroads through Arizona moved the eastbound embargo to the eastern state line. Freight and Arizona bound goods may now enter and distribute within the state from the coast and return products to the west. The transcontinental embargo remains in effect preventing shipments to El Paso from the coast.
Phoenix February 11 M T Grier head of Arizona hotel and restaurant division of the federal food administration calls on Arizona residents to patronize only eateries displaying the official emblem of the food conservation army. He notes 24000 families have pledged to observe food requests and urges citizens to report establishments failing to keep bread pork and wheatless days and to support meals that aid the Allies in the war effort.
William Blackburn and Paul Shattuck of Courtland trespassed into Warren District and mined copper bearing slag from an old railroad dump believed to be part of a group held by Baptist Carreo and John Bertino. An injunction bars removal until title questions are resolved in superior court. The slag origin dates to the Arizona & Southeastern line era about 20 years ago.
William Pelter and William Hiley of Tucson were fined $60 each in federal court after driving to Rodeo New Mexico on Christmas Eve to fetch liquor. They claimed ignorance of the Reed amendment banning liquor shipments into dry territory. On return, five miles from New Mexico, deputies found 26 bottles of whiskey and seven pints of beer in the car.
Bisbee February 18 Santiago Medina likely to aid in building the county highway between Bisbee and Tombstone after a hearing before Judge High. He admitted guilt to obtaining goods under false pretense from Copper Queen supply house and faces trial. He forged signatures and used a pass book to secure clothes charged to a Mexican.
Cochise county citizens who were to serve at the superior court term were to be drawn Saturday in Tombstone but quarantine in the Warren district caused postponement. Names already drawn may come from the district, may prevent swearing in, and the criminal calendar will be rearranged. The drawing now set for February 18 will proceed only if quarantine is lifted. otherwise further delays occur.
The Arizona State Council of Defense calls for rudimentary military training for Arizona men likely to be called to service. It notes the disadvantage of entering cantonments without basic drill knowledge and suggests local opportunities in home guards, police reserves, or study groups led by experienced residents. It emphasizes evenings of instruction from veterans of Spanish War, regulars, or the National Guard to cover more than marching and shooting.
Reports to the US Department of Agriculture indicate millions of rabbits in Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Arizona Nevada Kansas and other western states could be marketed in large cities. Ten major markets show demand for cottontail and jack rabbits with wholesale prices from 2 to 5 dollars per dozen for cottontails and 1 to 6 dollars for jack rabbits depending on size quality and market distance. Increased winter demand in some cities is linked to meatless days and high meat prices.
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