THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1917.
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esn loan money to farmers.
King Ak'i forthcoming private itock of but
termilk insures a souse minut the headaches.
Despite hif celebrated punch, King Alcohol',
peacelul farewell to the ring befitted the knell of
doom. '
Improved prospects for winter wheat empha
sizes once more that crop scares carry t large
percentage of Imagination.
Time, talent and caloric poured out in both
endi and the middle failed to make the state
house a bone-dry institution.
' Hsite in sending men to the firing lines spells
human wsste. Experience supports the army itaff
in requiring thorough preparation. '
Omaha fall far ihort of doing iti share in
swelling the local muster roll. Line up, while
there is yet time to beat the draft.
! As i practical evidence, of feminine economy
the overflowing treasury of th Woman's club
leaves mere man hobbling m the rear. -
Decent regard for self and company for some
time to come forbids even a whisper of the
mournful notes: "Oh, How Dry I Am."
With veal throwing the dust of the market
place on pork the chances of the prodigal getting
his scriptural handout grow painfully slim.
Some of the excuses for price uplifts put for
ward nowadays might well make the shad of
Birnum weep for the good things he missed.
The country may well believe that Washington
realizes the magnitude of tbe tasks ahead and
will proceed with the work as vigorously as men
and means permit. ' V,'
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If the news coming across the border' from
Mexico samples the goods sent by Mexican wire
less to Germany the fruits of Teutonic enterprise
falls short of the expense. 1 ; ,
Censorship approaching the Prussian system is
impossible in the United States. A muzzled press
Is autocracy's salvation. Advancing democracy
draws life and inspiration from light and truth.
i The early employment of German, ships In
carrying supplies to our allies directly compen
sates in part for American losses In subsea war
fare. Thus are weapons "made in Germany" ef
fectively tamed on the inventors of ruthlcssness.
Joint action by New York Insurance companies
and the state insurance department disposed of
the question of war risk advances on life policies.
An increase of $37.50 per annum on each $1,000 of
the policy was agreed to as a satisfactory adjust
ment of the increased risk and applies to policies
taken out by persons entering the military and
naval service. ' ; ' '
Transporation companies seeking rate advances
in Nebraska should be required to "come into
court with clean hands." Discrimination against
many points in the state persist in interstate rates
and efforts to eliminate them fail of adequate re
sults. This is a matter of vital interest which
should receive attention from the State Railway
commission. Corporations pleading for a square
deal should first practice what they preach.
Trade Mark Advertising
Makes Possible Intel'
ligent Buying .
By Clinton L. Oliver
Mobilization for Farm Work.
"Arm and Farm" it a splendid slogan for the
American people, and a complete willingness to
observe the injunction everywhere is manifest
Machinery to care for the arming is already at
hand, In the organization of the army and navy,
with the great cabinet departments at their head
and their recruiting agencies reaching out Into
every village of the country.- Farming is not so
welt provided tor. The Department of Agricul
ture has a splendid organization, so far as it goes,
but it does not reach to the important, nay, the
controlling factor of the farmer's problem at
present that of providing the man-power needed
for the farms. Men are needed now, if ever, to
see that the increased acreage demanded is prop
erly seeded. ' Farmers must have help or they
cannot get the idle acres under cultivation. Omaha
has no central depot from which this demand may
be supplied, but one could quickly be organized
and made of effective service. Here is where the
Commercial club has a chance to do a great serv
ice. Let it name a committee, establish headquar
ters and direct the work of getting the jobless
man to the manless jobs now waiting in Nebraska
cornfields. '
"Involuntary Servitude" in the Army. '
A number of readers of The Bee are sending
letters to the editor, setting up that the new
army bill it unconstitutional because H contem
plates involuntary servitude, which is expressly
prohibited If these objectors will examine the
constitution a little more closely and give more
thought to the question they will discover how
far wrong they are. The constitution protects
every man in his inalienable rights, but in return
it requires from him something, and part of the
compensation he is expected to make is service
to the government in whatever capacity or form
it may be required. This may be taken from his
labor power in the form of taxes, as taxation is
merely requisitioning by the government of a por
tion of the income created by labor. Or the serv
ice required may be personal, as was held by the
Oregon court, which decided that a man's neigh
bor! had a right to insist on his accepting a po
litical office, regardless of his personal inclinations
or interests. Likewise the country has a right
to requisition the services of any or all its citi
zens to perform any task needed for the general
good. These objectors to the universal service
law cling too closely to the letter and miss entirely
the spirit and purpose of the constitution.
, Plea of the Grocers is Sound.
Omaha grocers make a very reasonable re
quest of their customers. It is that all bills be
settled at the earliesf possible moment, thus put
ting the business on a cash basis as nearly as pos
sible. Advantage to both dealer and customer
Hows from such an arrangement The one will
be able to make his purchases at lower rate be
cause Of getting the discount allowed for-cash
and the other will share in this by getting his
personal supplies cheaper. In the retail grocery
business, where the turn-over is such a vital fac
tor, a few "slow pay" customers make the differ
ence between profit and loss. ' The dealer who
extends credit does it with the expectation that
the customer will be alive to his obligation in
the transaction and that the account will be set
tled without delay. If the grocer is compelled to
carry his profits on his books in the shape of un
collected accounts his business will not prosper
and he must take other means for protecting him
self or go out of business. This relief is gener
ally found in charging more than a fair profit,
thus requiring the cash-paying customer to carry
the burden of the one who la negligent. Pay all
your bills promptly and you will be doing some
thing to mitigate at least the cost of living.
Repeated advertisements of trade marked
merchandise reminds the public of the fact that
the home stores carrv these commodities which
are indentical in quality and price wherever sold.
V Thus a great many people are induced to shop
at home whether , they live in the small town
or in the city. -
Unconsciously the public has formed the
habit of studying the advertisements in the best
publications. From this study the shopper is
enabled to go to the home merchant and intel
ligently look over his goods, and from the trade
marks ahown on them, know of the quality and
proper prices.
Goods that are not trade marked are very
often those that are made by factories on con
. tract for various distributors. The quality is
often lowered because of the price concessions,
and this is the reason they bear no trade mark.
, The reputation of the factory is not at stake and
one article of this class may be good and another
very 'unsatisfactory. Because of this possibility
. of buying merchandise of varying quality the
buyer should be careful.
The manufacturer who trade marks his mer
chandise intends to make the manufacturing of
. his product his life business. Take for exam-
: ole some Diece of machinery. Suooose that vou
buy one and use it several yeara with satisfac
tion. Then some part breaks or wears out That
will not render the machine useless if it is made
under a trade mark you can send to the mana
facturer who will send the needed renairs. While
he may have been constantly improving the ma
chine he has felt in honor bound to protect the
. users tnereot ana keeps repairs on nana. sup.
; nose you had bought this machine from you
icnow-not-whom, where then would the needed
renairs come from?
If vou buy trade marked, advertised eoods
you are buying that on which a manufacturer's
reputation must stand or fall according to the
. satisfaction given. For this reason intelligent
buying is made possible by trade marked and
3 advertised products.
Is a Prizefighter "Workman"?
At the beginning of the great war a German
court was called on to decide a unique queation
of ownership, in which possession of a bullet was
disputed by the man who intercepted its flight
with hit body and the surgeon who extracted it
from his flesh. In this case it was held that the
rule of treasure trove did not apply, but that if
'title had passed it was from the man who fired
the shot to the man who received the missile.
A point almost as interesting, and quite as valu
able, is now raised in Minnesota. A prizefighter,
whose jaw was broken in a combat, sues the club
under whose management he was exhibitng for
relief provided by the workmen's compensation
law. He alleges injury received in course of his
employment and claims a right to such compensa
tion as any other worker injured in course of
duty. The outcome of the case will be serviceable
a establishing what, if any, economic function
the prizefighter fills. Generally the professional
pugilist has been considered the one absolutely
useless member of society. For all the rest some
economic value has been assigned. If this novel
suit should bring out the fact that the pugilist
as such is a workman, then it will be time to de
bate the application of ' "assumption of risk,"
'contributory negligence" and the other elements
of accidental injury cases. Until the court holds
otherwise, the world will tumble along ita pres
ent rough course, holding a long established view
to the effect that while a prizefighter may be
amusing he certainly is not useful.
If the Commissioners Do Come.
Omaha has extended a cordial and pressing in
vitation to the high commissioners from Great
Britain and France to visit us. Something of se
crecy is being observed as to the movements of
these distinguished guests of the government, for
obvious reasons, and the itinerary of the party is
not being given undue publicity. Therefor
Omaha may not know immediately if it is to be
included in the list of stopping places. If the
party doea come hither it will find waiting for it
a loyal and united citizenship, not only eager to
serve the country, but to entertain the leaders of
the great democracies with whom we have cast
our lot in 'the struggle fot human liberty. The
tour is well undertaken, for it will give as nothing
else can a comprehensive notion of the unlimited
resources that have been enlisted by the United
States for its share in the war. Impressive as the
factories and warehouses of the east must be, the
fields, orchards, flocks and herds, mines and mills
of the west will be equally eloquent of this coun
try's wealth and power.
A possible explanation of New York'a back
wardness ib coming forward to the recruiting of.
fices may be found in the certainty of paying a
goodly share of the cost. National taxes are not
the only sources of worry. Revenue sleuths of the
legislature seek new sources of state income to
make up a $20,000,000 defict in a budget of
$80,000,000. In the face of these conditions the
Empire state patriots are disposed to do their
bit at home and turn in the cash.
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Mobilizing Science
By Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, April 29. "What can you do for
your country at war?"
This is the gist of a question which Di
rector Holmes of the United States Bureau of
Mines is sddressing to thousands of mining engi
neers, miners and chemists. This work, which is
being undertaken at the request of the Council
for National Defense, is part of a larger scheme
to compile a register of the scientific brains of
America that are available for use during the war.
The guiding idea behind this plan is to sort
the manhood of America in such a way that the
terrible waste of training and talent on the field
of battle which crippled the munition industries
of Britain and France at the beginning of the war
may be avoided by the United States.
the clearest lesson ot tne European war is
that modern warfare is a warfare of materials.
Probablv no modern nation is better fitted by
natural endowment to wage such warfare than
the United States. In natural resources readily
accessible and thoroughly defended against all
enemies, no European country can compare with
the United States, except Russia; while in the
individual efficiency of its men of science, and es
pecially in ingenuity, which means ability to meet
emergency needs, the United States is conceded
pre-eminence. These two factora of materials
and the scientific ability to use them are no less
hnoortant than mannower in the field, and are apt
to be the deciding factor in a prolonged struggle.
Queries have been addressed to the ten thou
sand members of the American Chemical society
and five thousand members of the American So
ciety of Mining Engineers, to four thousand coal
mining companies and an equal number of metal
mining companiea. The scientists addressed are
aent a torm upon which they write an account oi
their training and experience and also answer the
question: "In case of emergency how and where
in your opinion could you be of most service to
this Country?"
The companies are merely asked for lists ot
their chemists, engineers, metallurgists and men
skilled in the handling of hieh explosives. Each
of these men is then sent a form to fill out.
Reolies are now coming to Mr, Fay, who has
charge of the work at the Bureau of Mines, in
great numbers, but it is impossible as yet to esti
mate the percentage of men who will answer.
Most ot these replies contain an intelligent ana
sincere offer of service, Some of them soecifical-
ly offer valuable formulae, the use of laboratories
or a certain part of the individual's tjme.
A surprising percentage of those replying have
had some sort of military experience in the mili
tia, in military schools in the Spanish-American
war, or in local military organizations. A num
ber of Germans have replied, offering their serv
ices. There have been a few replies seeking con
tracts, or other selfish sdvantages, but a sane and
aincere spirit of patriotism: expressing itself in
concrete and specific offers of service, is the char
acteristic spirit of these men of science.
A man who had devoted his entire life to the
study of the chemistry of glass-making might
seem at a glance to be of little value in time of
war. One offers his services to the government,
however, who has obtained all the formulae
worked out by British manufacturers for the mak
ing of high grade glasses for which the whole
world formerly depended upon Germany, such as
Sharmaceutical glass, resistance glass and X-ray
ulb glass. He offers all of these formulae to
gether with a part of his time to the United States
government free of charge.
engineers are a wide-ranging profession and
an entirely new classification has been made nec
essary by the number of men who list among
their experience time spent in foreign countries.
Thus there is one engineer who has spent three
years in China and speaks Chinese. He has taught
in the Chinese Imperial university. Since China
has announced that she is with the United States
In our attitude toward Germany, a man of this
sort might prove invaluable for organization work
in China. .. .
Railroad men, steel workers and experts in
the production and transportation of petroleum.
who would be needed in numbers, are being rap
idly listed, bo important are the oil men that a
special letter to all oil companies is being pre
pared, asking them for the names of all chem
ists, drillers and experts in the transportation and
storage of oil.
A geologist oners his services and explains
that he has made a special study of quicksilver.
As quicksilver is a constituent of the fulminate
used in detonatora, his services will be very valu
able in munition making. An offer of services has
also been received from a manufacturing chemist
who has had experience in the Frankfort arsenal.
Ihe locating of these who have been directly con
nected With the business of munition-makincr is
of course an important phase of the work.
A maker ot high grade porcelain is another
sort that would not appear to have much value
in war time. But this man knows all about mak
ing spark pluga and electrical insulators, so that
his usefulness at once becomes apparent.
A professor of textile chemistry offers his
services as an inspector of textiles bought for
military use, such an uniform cloths, blankets and
canvases. t r-
Nitrocellulose Is used in many high explosives,
so that an expert in this substance who has spent
most of his life in a factory where celluloid goods
are made is able to offer valuable special knowl
edge. An analytical food chemist, a man who
makes analysea of water supplies for a railroad,
an expert in aeronautical glues and varnishes, an
acid expert, a biological chemist who has had hos-
?ital experience and a professional analyst of
uels are among the other specialists whose serv
ices have been offered and who may be reached
in a moment when they are needed.
Nebraska Press Comment
Wayne Herald: The town of Coleridge, with
a population of only 600, sent in one day last week
thirty-five young men for enlistment in the United
States army and on the preliminary examination
only four were rejected. More than forty from
that town have responded to the call to arms
since war was declared. If every town and city
would do half as well these would be more men in
the service than would be needed.
York News-Times: Mayor Dahlman of Omaha
wants the state capital moved to Grand Island.
So far as York is concerned it makes no differ
ence whether the capital ia at Lincoln or Grand
Island, as one is as far west as the other is east,
but the settling up of the western part of the
state has made the capital moving question for
midable and the time may come when the people
will demand a vote on the question.
Beatrice Express: Ex-Governor Morehead tel
egraphed the Nebraska delegation at Washington
that the majority of this state's citizenship is for
the volunteer system. "Conscription," he says,
"is exceedingly unpopular. My associations are
such that I know the sentiment of the .ank and
file. Let those' go who are willing to volunteer
is the the unanimous verdict." Is it possible that
they have another "traitor" in the democratic
ranks of Nebraskaf wonder wner Mr. wore,
head heard that "sentiment"? .
Albion Argus:' The Nebraska legislature will
adjourn and go home, followed by the execrations
of the people of the state, as ia always the case.
In mite nf the fact that a legislature is considered
menace to the welfare of the state, most of the
members honestly try to do their duty. They
have done some good things at the recent session,
failed to do many that they should have done,
made some appropriations that the people are
willing to be taxed to meet and made profligate
use of the people's money in some cases that they
would not had the expenditures been for them
selves. They are glad to get to go home and the
people are glad to have them go. M least it is
known that the period of doing damage has
passed byA ...,.,
I TODAY I
Proverb tor the Day.
There are as many opinions as people.-
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One Year Ago Today ia tbe War.
German assault near Yprea and Al
bert broke down under British Are.
Heavy bombardments followed
French capture ot German trench
neayr Fort Douaumont.
Italians carried mountain peaks and
pasaea after two days' battle In gla
ciers. In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today.
At the annual election ot officers of
the Omaha Typographical union the
following were elected for the ensuing
year: Prealdent N. 8. Mahan; vice
president, W. E. Barlow; financial sec
retary, Jamas Cahan; treasurer, J. E.
Whelan; recording secretary, W. F.
Rudae: sera-cant-at-arma. H. Long;
executive board, James Dermody, C. R.
McClellan, c. M. Hopkins, K. E. ADer
nathy and L. Moulton. '
Foley's saloon on Thirteenth near
Farnam waa visited by burglars, who
effected an entrance through a rear
door and tapped the money drawer
for $80.
The Swedish' Library association
gave a May festival at Meta garden,
which was in charge of the following
committee: Andrew Newman, Charles
W. Widell, Charles Hansen, Charles
L. Olson, Oust Hanson and Swan
Wlckman, while the floor managers
were C. A. Jacobson, John Holmbery
and Charles Johnson.
Edward H. Strakosch, reprsentlng
Sarah Bernhardt, Is in the city making
arrangements for her appearance at
Boyd's.
.The Chicago, 8t Paul, Hlnneapols
A Omaha oil house burned, destroying
over 600 gallons ot oil and many other
supplies.
A meeting of the Irish Land league
at Cunningham hall waa attended by
thirty members, J. A. McShane presiding.
Stephen J. Broderlck. nresident of
the Gate City Oil company, has called
a meeting of all members In W. P.
Andres' office in tne Cunningham
block. '
This Day in History. - .
1T7S Virginia patriots led by Pat
rick Henry forced the governor to pay
for the powder taken from Williamsburg.
1786 Thomas Jefferson was ap
pointed United States minister to
France. 1
1787 Federal convention assem
bled in Philadelphia to adopt a na
tional constitution.
1808 Revolution In Spain: French
massacred in Madrid.
1826 Pedro IV abdicated the
throne of Portugal
1842 A petit on for the adoption
of the "People's Charter," having
more than three million signatures,
introduced in the British parliament.
1863 Beginning of the great battle
ot Chancellorsvllle, which ended the
next day in a victory for the Confederates.
1882 General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church began its
quadrennial session at Omaha.
moo oueen victoria received at
Windsor the naval contingent who
took part In the relief of Ladysmlth.
1916 Several Americans killed and
wounded by raids by Mexican bandits
on tne united states border.
The Day We Celebrate. .
Pete F. Petersen, nresident of the
TJ. P. Steam Baking company, was
oorn May z, 1863. He is a native of
Denmark, but has been in this coun
try since 1882. starting in the whole
sale bakery business in 1890, In which
he has achieved a great success.
Princess Helena, daughter of the
King of Greeee, born in Athens, twenty-one
years ago today.
Tyrone rower, celebrated photoplay
star, born in London, forty-eight years
ago today.
Jerome K. Jerome, humorist and
playwright born near London, fifty-
eight years ago today.
Harold F. Mccormick, well known
capitalist born in Chicago, forty-five
years ago today.
Edgar Collins, outfielder of the Bos
ton National league baaeball team,
born in Brooklyn, N. Y., twenty-five
years ago today.
Edward T. Collins, captain and sec
ond baseman of the Chicago National
league baseball team, born at Meller
ton, N, Y., thirty years ago today. ,
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
The food situation Is expected to re
ceive first attention from the German
Reichstag when it reassembles today.
The part that members of the electro-chemical
profession may take in
the war Is to be discussed at the spring
meeting of the American Electro
Chemical society, opening today at
Detroit . ,
The thirty-sixth annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Canadian Pa
cific railway for the election of di
rectors and the transaction of other
business will be held today at Mon
treal.
Secretary of War Baker, as chair
man of the Council of National De
fense, has asked the governors of all
the states to send representatives to a
conference to meet In Washington to-
aay 10 consider measures or state and
federal co-operation In the conduct of
the war and the handling of the food
situation.
Storyette of the Day. ' '
The squire's pretty daughter (ex
amining the village school) Now,
children; can you tell me what a
miracle is?
The children looked at one another,
but remained silent
"Can no one answer this question 7"
th new curate asked, who waa stand
ing behind the squire's daughter. A
little girl waa suddenly struck with a
brilliant idea. She held up her hand
excitedly. -
"Well. Nellie?" the squire's daugh
ter asked, smiling approval.
"Please, miss," the small child re
plied, breathlessly, "mother says 'twill
be a miracle If you don't marry the
new curate. Topeka State Journal.
The Higgins . family was moving
from Twenty-sixth to Thirty-sixth
street Three vans had carried all
their belongings during the afternoon
except Mrs. Hlgglna' mother's cut
glass bowl, which Mrs. Hfgglns wanted
to carry because It waa not easy to
pack, and the grandfather's clock that
waa never trusted to the moving vans.
Higgins always carried it Holding It
with both arms, Higgins walked down
the front steps like an amateur tight
rope dancer and started up the ave
nue. It demanded all of his strength,
breath and attention.
At Twenty-eighth street Higgins set
the clock down carefully and mopped
his face.
"Shay, old man," aald a bleared-eyed
Individual who had been staggering
up the avanue behind him. ' Hnay,
why don't you get a watch?" Every
body's Magaalne.
Page Mr. Parka Please.
Omaha, April 30. To the Editor of
The Bee: -When the mayor ordered a
cleaning up day the different organisa
tions of the citx fell In line to help
the city, more especially Mr. Parks
sent word out broadcast that if the
people would gather up their rubbish
in piles In ths alleys or In any con
venient place to get at he would come
around with his teams and pick it up
and cart it away.
The people have done their part
admirably, but where, oh, where, is
Mr. Parks and his teams? On careful
inquiry we found that out on west
Farnam street where the people are
well able to pay for the hauling of
their garbage, etc., Mr. Parka had done
some work and gotten nis name ana
picture in the papers.. We also learned
that South Omaha had been pretty
well cleaned up and why shouldn't it
be? That is Mr. farKS home.
The central and northern part of the
city has not been touched; the alleys
are full of rubbish piles north of Cum
ing street and are getting to be eye
sores to citizens In that part of the
city. Why has prejudice been shown?
Maybe the taxpayers In the north part
of the city don't help pay for the
teams used In this cleanup move and
hence are not entitled to the atten
tion of his Royal Nibbs. I
A NORTH SIDE TAXPAYER.
' Patriotic Response.
North Platte. Neb., April 28. To the
Editor of The Bee: Luverne, la. (500).
and Carwlth, Ia. (480), both towns
having less than 1,000 population to
gether, have furnished forty-one men
for army and navy. Would like to
find two towns in Nebraska who have
done as-well. They can't be found.
J. R. R.
Why This War Is God's War.
Omaha, April 28. To the Editor of
The Bee: There is much darkness on
the part of many minds lately con
cerning this great war. I do think
that, except God give us light, the
whole question Is shrouded In com
plete darkness.
First, God has always been Inter
ested In war and has from time to
time commanded his people to fight
and to use force to bring about a conr
dttion of things which he desired.
(See I Chron. 15:14-U. Also see I
Sam. Ch. 17.) In the latter refer
ence you will And that God was in
tensely Interested In this shepherd boy
who visited his soldier brothers in the
army of Saul and God so overruled
that visit that this red-cheeked' shep
herd boy was proclaimed a hero for
slaying the giant Philistine, and that
single-handed combat lifted the shep
herd youth to a throne and the wear
ing of a crown. That same king was
the forerunner of Jesus Christ. .
I would like to ask any person how
long would it have been before we
would have gotten rid of the negro
slavery in the south if the soldiers of
Abraham Lincoln had not fought for
the emancipation of the black man?
The south laughed at every argument
that had been put up for fifty years,
but they bowed to the arbitrament of
war.
Again God prophesied this war and
told of the very events which are now
coming to pass. (Read Zephaniah 1:14
10.. Also Zeph. 3:8-9.) The con
ditions described In these chapters
have never been fulfilled in the his
tory of the world till now. Now they
are fulfilled. God said He would do
than that Our loving Savior Him
self said in Luke 22:26 on the eve of
His crucifixion, "He that hath no
sword let him sell his garment and
buy one."
I believe that for 6,000 years God
has endeavored to save men by His
dispensations of law and of grace, but
the majority of men have refused the
Divine call. I do believe that world
wide conditions which offended God
and destroyed men could never be
changed until God used the very
means that He is using today.
A very striking and remarkable
thing has recently occurred In Asiatic
Turkey. There is a section of coun
try there long known in Bible history
by the name of Mesopotamia. Abra
ham and his followers at one time
dwelt in that country. The emper
ors of Rome, like Julius Caesar and
Marcus Aurellus, were Interested in
it and fought for it. -But for 8,000
years ft has been . occupied by the
Turks. However, recently the Eng
lish soldiers have driven the Turks
from that land and this vast field of
140,000 square miles, especially
adapted to the raising of wheat is
now for the first time in all these cen
turies occupied by a people who are
speedily transforming it Into the most
fruitful land under the sun. It Is ex
pected that it will raise 100,000,000
bushels of wheat and will therefore
be the bread basket of the world. How
long, I ask, would It have been be
fore the wicked Turk would have sur
rendered this wonderful land? He
would never have done it willingly and
by peaceful means.
Again It appears that the selling of
liquor throughout the world is to cease
in consequence of this war. What
could have brought this glorious re
sult about but a necessary war meas
ure? Notice, too, that It appears almost
certain at present that in consequence
-of woman's part in this frightful strug
gle ot 'humanity that women every
where are to have the right of the
ballot.
Another result most commendable Is
this, that the sympathy and aid of
the Intelligent and God-fearing na
tions of the world Is now united for
the support and the lives ot the peo
ple of the whole world. I ask what
could have brought about this remark
able result except the dire need which
this war has produced?
Lastly, a remarkable state of things
Is now witnessed in the city of Wash
ington. The great nations of the
world, with few exceptions, are now
gathered together through their rep
resentatives, co-operating and delib
erating for the best Interests of hu
manity. Their purpose is not a self
ish one, but a beneficuU one. Not slm-
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ply l Ul .v. .. ,. - .
Think of It! Washington, D. C, mili
tary capital of the world!
In conclusion allow me to say that
I have only mentioned some of the
gracious results that are direct re
sults of this awful struggle and look
ing at It as I do I can only exclaim,
"What hath God wrought?"
REV. C. W. BAVIDGE.
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
Nervous Pasaanser (during tha thunder
atotm) Ain't It dsnffarova to be en a
atraet car when It's Hsntnlns so?
Calm Paasenger-Not at alL Tou lea, ths
motorman Is a non-conductor.
, Tha narvous on felt eaaler. Toledo
Blade.
"Flubdub Is healthy and wealthy.'
"Well ?"
. "Vet he keeps harping about life's aea
it troubles."
"It would serve him rlffht it somebody
pvehed him off the dock." LoolsTlllo
Courier-Journal.
Stranger (arriving at scene of railroad
wreck) Hood heavenal What are yoa all
waltl.ig for? Wny don't you rescue the
psasengere?
Spokceman We are waiting for ths mov
ing picture men. Louisville Courier- Journal.
been atudylng his grand-
whlch was very raucb
Pobbla had
fath r'a face.
wrinkled.
"Well. Bob." aald ths old gentleman, "do
you like my face?"
"Tes, grandpa." eald Bobble. "It's an
awfully nice face, but why don't yon have It
Ironed T" New York Times.
DEW MR.WWBBVE,
wir nou bote the vm op
jf0MAM IS CRrVZY MJ0UT WM
m naa so sure of himsbt.'I
CVA1RE BAwACH
,, VMl
-THE kmtHO WHEN
CfNUAWj ON ft uHW-THE SECOND
riccrAK wmvow a shave
A famous phyitcian, asked at the New
York Academy ot MctMcIn, why h won
rubbers on a. day when the street wr per
fectly dry, replied:
"My wife runs down the street after me
with them when I don't. I wear them to
keep her from getting pneumonia." New
Tork Times.
' Trouble had come to a Washington nur
jery, and when the mother entered It was
to find Charlie in tears, 1
"Why are you crying?" she asked.
"Because Louie clapped me."
"But why didn't you elap him back?"
asked mother, who evidently believed In a
policy of retaliation.
"Because then It would only be nil turn
again." New Tork Times.
THE BIG PUSH.
N. H. Gubbins In London Mall.
We've pushed 'em orf the "Anker,"
We've pushed 'em orf the Somme,
We'll push Jem oat o' Belgium
WW bay'nlt an' wlv bomb.
We've pushed 'em out O' Bagdad
An' Into Palestine,
An' glory to the gen'ral
Who can push 'em past the Rhine!
Now, fix yer bay'nlts ready,
Now All. yer 'aversacks, .
Now take yer chargln' steady,
. Now shoulder up yer packs;
Now listen for the whistle,
An' see that you're In line,
An' glory to the gen'ral
. Who can push 'em past the Rhine!
Now keep a good alignment,
Just as the rule book telle,
An' never mind the Lullets
An' never mind the shells.
Now, can't yer see 'em runnln.
The dirty 'ealhen swine?
01 glory to the gen'ral
Who can push 'em past the Rhine!
An now we're In the village,
A-uhargln' down the streets
A-plvlng okey-pokey
To every 'Un we meet.
O Lord! ain't this a birfday?
O Lordyl ain't It fine?
O! glory to the gen'ral
j Who can push 'em past the Rhine!
We've pushed 'em orf the "Anker,"
We've pushed 'em orf the Somme,
We'll push 'em out o' Belgium
Wlv bay'nt an' wlv bomb.
We've pushed 'em out ' Bagdad
An' Into Palestine,
An' glory to the gen'ral
Who can push 'em past the Rhine!
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