The Abilene Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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(THE ABILENE REPORTER ABILENE TEXAS
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reporting the same to toe
Phone No. t7.
lection upon the charac-
pUtatlon ot any persoa
Jon which may occur In
THE IlEPOilTEIl will be
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of the tlnn.
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signified hlH wIMIngnoss to comply with
the Proaldont a request Will put ot oaao
n'l uiyoat In tho minds of fair lucn
and woinon an to the Investigation.
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Mast (IolSi(qu.d Jtoln.
West Texas that Is a largo part of
It. rccelxcd cood rnlns Thursday
night tind Friday morning ot last
week At Abllcno tlto fall amounted
to 2 JO Inchcg .and in porUous .of thu
county It was much heavier In ad-
Joining counties the reports sn that
many places received as much as out
inches Lytic JUtko at Abllano is ful
once more tind the citizens of Abl-
' Innn mm nnu liuii unk(nt fnt- Irritant (nil
ns well as domestic purposes Karm
or are busy und crops ro looking
well nnd thoro 1s much to encourugo
the people to aspect good yields Tin
west has come book and let Us hopi
that it has couio back to stay. 1
long drouth Uio worst In the history
of tho county is over Conic to Abi
lene
WWAS.MtM
nSl.Vl MAY .1 HIS.
WW)
' politics talk Jtcd Cross
(I
T intention of offering ud-
jbody wo would remark that
op of moisture that fulls OP
is of tho west should be con-
west Is noted for one thing
S They don't conic off no
.what cornea up. They are now
Uio brighter thanks for the
q
hoping that by Monday when
iirimlsslon advertises that
U get Water only ono hour
iho city hydrants that Ly-
fall to overflowing
r county has never made
Biiniiuro op crops ami wo
feet n failure this year. The
'bo Hbort but this thing will
lio man who stays with his
.1 come out ahead
clallj
later
nfcrenco report requiring
o have reached tho agp of
Juno rail 1'JlT to register!
ami Hm tnuiir linilRn tit pnn.
fl.ndi now goes to tho 1'resident.
f tho pill will bo announced
The Whipping program Is coming
atong veil and tho airplane situation
U fasti whipping intp shape Henry
Ford It on tho job making subma-
rine dlstroyors nnd It will not bo long
before! wo arc dropping boats into the
waTcr 'every hour
Congressman Thomaa I Hlanton an-
nounces that ho will ramaln in Wasli-
Ington to help maintain n working
majority in hearty sympathy with tho
President tllanton is rendering his
nation n truo service and his uupport
of President Wilson Is porfect
Taylof county went over the top
for tho Third Liberty Loan and now
shh will go over tho top for tho tied
f rjoss West Texas as a whole has
herself proud In itho fnco of tho
Vt drouth tho country ever had-
In tho people ot tho west to do
'.hlngs
Ifour declares that England Id
to consider any sincere peace
Uio Contral -Powers inay care .to
Id Tho allies have always boon
t attitude but thoy do not want
cpqrary peace. Gormany has
1 tho world long enough with
Mitlltary government The only
aae that lg possible is n peitco
wlll blot out Kalsorsm
lilies are getting to the boiling
all over Toxas Wo would urgo
and woirton to romomber that
nunt stand each other after tho
in is over aim nonce ovory one
Id. ha careful to not say unkind
how Don't forget that each
has tho right to do his own
itlng nnd no matter what your
Jon of his way of thinking may bo
say anything about It
lied Cross Week. igojitlemi'ti. o think of tbo women all
Lot us again sny that thM is Rod over thlB country who nro busy tonight
President's (power Limited.
According to air. Wltson hjmsolf-hu
powors havo limitations . Wednesday
while wntoblns the first airplane of
the nov mall line from Washington to
New 'ork .leave trio White mouse
gronnd? the Slaving picturo nutn was
there and made n picture ot tho mn
o'nnc including tho President Tna
ontorpilslng mivlo representative wan-
ted Mr Wilst n to nppoar In the pie-
tine also and Induced Mr Wilson ti
request her to allow tho mnchlno turn-
ed hor wny She replied no whereup
on the Presld-nt announced that hid
authority wai ended All of whlnh
shows that ccn so great a man us tho
President of tho Cnltcd States pcr-
iHps t-ie mos' Influential man In the
world at this time has trod the sarao
road that ord'i.ary folks travel Life
Is about tho sn.nc it people only know
It and happiness Is ours according td
tho way wo go about living. President
Wison is doultlcss n very happy man
but money ami honor nro not Its source.
links Abilene.
A vlw -of !ko Worth will make
any Abilene citizen more determined
to sacrifice ni'tl lielp hear tho burden
that mey he necessary to build Lako
A'lllene tho now Kim Creek reservoir.
We arc takliu the liberty to call th-i
pTPPoscd lako "Lnko Abllcno" bo-
cauBo vc believe that wo should thus
h'Mor our clt hy naming Its founda-
tion for futtiio growth for tho city.
"Ltko Abilene" sounds good to us and
Connects Iho project vlth tlio city in
way thr.t no uther namO will do Wo
are fpr the building of Lako Ablloo
right now unci stand ready to do our
ptrt ill voting Wbntcver additional'
bonds that may bq necessary and in
pacing our part of tho tax. that must
ho assessed Uon t lot anybody lOnk
Iff nn tiling lut ti wny to build tlu
d.m and complete the water systcM
to Abilene nnd It no other impiovc-
mtnt iiimado in the noxt two yoirs
that task alotii la worth our time n1)d
Jabor
TUK IH:hEKU:S AUK COJU.MI!
I"
hen America was about to enter
war wo romomber tp hirvo ox
sod tho belief that no soldlurs
m this country would bo iioeded in
meo only our nnVy nnd monoy
Id bo used The present plans of
a United States call for n army
ilive mUlions w)tb a possibility that
Ipumbor will bo Increased to sovon
qlght millions all of which shows
t tho strength of Ocrmauy was
lly (inderestlulatod ovor here Uut
iqrlca cap and will furnish enough
diors to meot tho demands of wln-
g tho war Wo aro just now got-
started
AmoricnitB Will liko that picturo tho
noV dispatcii'.s give Of Lloyd George
and tho ministers crowding out on tho
balconies of tho war office to see and
cheor our troops as they marched thru
Ii n do n pn tho way to the baUlcfront
Tlio prime minister led the cheers vo
read a.id wo I-now they camo from his
hart The peop'.o who lined tho streets
took them up all along tho routo u
Buckingham lilace whoro Kjng Qcorijo
stood at the gUc to wejeomo theso rc-
sorvos who hau come !!Q00 miles to
help turn tho tide ot battle
Wo will ltko that plctuie as wo likid
that other when General Porshipg inl
tho great erlsit ot too I'lcardy battle
offered our troops to General Koch
r-orhi-ps Wo nave not fully roallzid
thu strain iin'ier wlilqh ISngUshmon
have biicii living slnco tho beginning of
tho great onem smash In March Tho
bailie opened with a disaster to their
arms Ono ot 'holr armies was thrown
buck hiokcn ana a urcat part of It cut
off nnd capturtd. Whllo tho main line
romnlnfa Intact It was pushed back
steadily day by day and tho enemy
drow nearer .nd nearer to positions
and bfttcs tho possession of which oy
him Would tin .a ton tho control ot the
Channel nnd the safoty oven of Kng-
Um shores. '1 icso wore black days in
England and wc can understand with
what anxiety ant) breathless hope tho
ayes of Englishmen wcro turned to tho
West toward the nlly across tho ocean
who hau promised help would come
Kansas City Star
Cross wook tho weok when the poo
pie of Amorlca havo tho opportunity
of showing tho stuff thoy uro made
from. A prlvllogo It Is to bo called
upon to glvo of our mentis (n order
that the soldiers' of Amorlca. tho wo-
men and babies of llelglum and
Krapcc mn have tho help and pro-
tection of this wondorful organlta-
lion of moroy Tho UoiV Cross Is now
saving the llvo of hundreds of thous-
nnds ot human beings almost daily
and Is doing it work that history a. ill
record as second only to Hint of the
mon who stand fti tho muddy trenchoe
ot Krartco Abllcno has been asked to
contribute less than $.iiwo 00 as .her
quota .to the Second War l-'und of the
Red Cross The amount Is small and
should bo raised In n single tin The
solicitors ought to receive a roal wel-
come nt every home. biiHliioss house
pnd office In Abilene The subscrlp
tlons should bo largo for the cause 1
noblo Wo cannot beltevo that nn)
person vho has the moans to do so
will roruso to have a part In this five
thousand dollars that Abilene will
gladly glo The Red Cross Is doing
for tho army Hint whloh can ho done
by trnlned womon only Thoy nurse
bnt'U In llfo the man who has been
Shot on tho baftlo field they go into
Itho .ruined hotn63 of I-rapco where
Hicro Is no hopo and carry the rns
of sunshine that uro tlio sorrowing
mothers and starving children of thai
once beautiful land to ro-estublUli their
lives and to send tho word to the
husband and father in tho trcm lie-
that nil Is well The Hod Cross 1 the
most efficient nnd tho piot wondorful
organization in the Whip world toda)
Thousands of the leading men njul
women ot America arc giving their
entire Unto to It without any kind of
a salary Its accounts aro checked Vy
tho war .department. Its president !
none loss thnn that mntqhless states
man nnd loader President Woodrotv
hVHson When you bought a Ubertv
bond you did what your government
asked ou to do but ou helped lour
self. When you glvo to tho Red Cro
you got nway from selfish doods anil
help suffering humanity.
Tho reports that romo In from tho
workers should thrill tho honrts of
every loyal citizen of Toxas. America
could send no greater message to hor
allies nnd none that Would cause more
regret In Germany thnn the message
that tho people of tho united Rtntos
hnvf given to the Red t'ross Second
War Fund not otic hundred millions
it dollars but two hundred nnd fifty
millions The tfny hns come when
Vnclc Sam can win the wit by "doing
big things Our resourros tiro nlmorft
limitless and tho responsibility l
therefore large Citizens of Abliono in
tho name of everything Hint yju hold
dear freedom the love you have for
thq bravo follows who lmvc loft us to
((S pur fighting suffering Immunity
the world over wo bog yon do the
noblo thing this week and put Abilene
nnd Taylor county over tho top In n
great wnv in this Red Cross campaign
And the message we bring to tho poo-
p!o of this county wc would bring to
tho pcoplo of tho entire wont
uno 23nd is a long tlmo to wait
bhls op tho Kim Creek dam hut
shall not kluk about It now. hut
) Hint sultublo bids will be submit
and that the contract tor the dam
bo made on that dnto What-
and nro busy ovory night and oven
nay uoing ttio work of tho lied Cross.
busy with a groat cagornoss to find
out tho most sorvlecablo thing to do.
busy with a forgotfttlnoBS of nil tho
old trlvolitios of their social relation-
hips ready to curtail tho duties ot
tho household In ordor that they may
contribute to this common work that
All thlr hoarts arc engaged In and' In
doing which tholr hearts become ac-
(unlntedlth each other.
"when you think or this you real-
Izo how tho people of tho I'nlted Slates
aro bolng drawn togolhor Into a great
lntlmnto family whoso heart is bolng
used for tho eorvlco of tho soldiers!
not only but for tho sor.vico of civil-
laiiBi whoro thoy suffer and nro lost
in u lunzo of distresses nnd distrac-
tions '"And jop have then this noblo pic-
ture of Jusllpo and morey as tho two
servants of liberty For only wjioro
mon nro frco do they think tho
thoughts of comradeship; only where
thoy are frco do they think tho
thoughts of sympathy; only whore thoy
nro free arc they mutually helpful;
only where tlicy nre free do they real
ize their dependence upon one ni.oUior
and their comradeship In a common In
tcrost nnd common necessity "
I MM DECISIS
Smnl! -
Who lres a little narrow minded
stingy follow who noer hni n good
word or does a good deed for any-
ouo What Is ho worth to 'h cojr-.
inunlty Nothing He Is a dr whack-
lo ovorythlng that hns tor It- purpose
tho upbuilding nnd development ot
tho community In which he lives
CroSs Plnlns Re1ow
Some pooplc nre born tb it way
Tho get started early In llf lo going
rotiipl and round. In a circle nnd keep
It up When they meet an obotructloiS
thoy walk around It Instead nf j-olnr
ovor throngh or under It Wtu n 'hcv
drop a hlckol In the church pHle thej
hold It high so It will maUo a loud
ping (Tho Invention of M plnsh-
llnod collection pinto was a teirlble
blow to these spidors) Tlpwo who
(novo in a circle getting back to tho
place whoro thoy started from always
never cause n rlpplo on the sea ol
llfo whoro millions are struggling
for dear- life Unpplly their numbtrl
Is few nlid on tho decrease None of
them. howiPYor.'wlU die in this War or
any other war. They aro not tho kind
that take part In wars.
happens Abilene must build tho
damiand build it NOW if tho tlty is
forcill tn lluv machinery and do tho
worll by tho day Tho big nwervblrlNow. so far as I am concerned. I In-
v t
lti tins ono thing and only thing that
Abilene needs nt this tlmo tp insure
Ihcr continued growth When the dam
a completed the puoplo who arc now
unanimously for tho project will tot
nvo tho people ot Fort Worth what
groat lako means
Immortal Words
- Probldent Wilson hns said many
things Blpco tho great war was begun
that are entitled to live In tho hearts
anil lives ot tho pcoplo of tfilo nation
and In tho history of tho world but
nothing that he hap said will live
longer than what he said regarding the
peace proposals of tho Gorman Gov-
ernment In a speech at Now York
Saturday before a patriotic meeting In
which the cltizono of that great metio-
polls launched their campaign for tho
Second Rod Cross War Fun of $100-
000000 Immortal words uro not often
spoken but Mr AVlUon touched the
hlghost and noblest sentiments of llfo
when he Said
"Kvqry proposal w(th regard to nc-
qommodntlon n tho wost Involves n
reservation with regard to tho cast
torn! to aland hy Russia as well as
France "
A voice from the auillgnco interrupt-
ed with "(itxii" h1o4s you"
"Tho helpless nnd tlio friendless are
the tory onos that need f Hands and
succor apd if any man In Germany
things wo nro going to sacrifice any
body tor oiir own Baku 1 tell them
now they are mistaken
i "For tho glory of this wnr my fol
low-citizens In so far as we are con
mid assist Attorney General Gro-:cornod Is that It Is perhaps for tho
.. I IL. 1. ...tlnHr..i n UA tal-n..-.ri Fl... 4I.J... I.. I.I. .t L - ..
r iii mo iiiiuaiiiiiiuii ui inn niiuiiiMiai 'iiiuu in iiioiury mi uiiuuiimu war.
lution Mr Hughos has the coutl-il could not bo proud to tight for a
ce not onli)l the Democratic party i selfish purpose but I can bo proud
to lust honfcsty nnd ability hut his to fight for mankind If they wish
Vine Selection.
. resblmil v ilsnp could not hate
jido u bettor solection than ho made
lien ho asked U!i" t Chas K Hughos
i (party belioVcs In him through apd
bugp wuiie uujer piyicps not iiiiiin
peace lot thepi qomo forward through
accrtidltod rnnrnsntit.iUvpH nnd luv
h of cither of rhej leadiug politico! their terms on tho table We have
fii"!MS tKibJhpX:. a"d " k"ow wUat -bteTf ohSSiit? uf
A Thrilllmr Srenc
It must liavo been a thrilling inn
ment In tho lives of tho pcoplo of Now
York when they woro glvon tho nrivl
lego ot seeing tho commander In chief
of our great armies marching at the
head of sovonty-flvo thousand soldiors
of mercy In Now York City Saturday
Wo should liko to have scon tho parado
and should liko to havo heard tho
words of our president as ho spoko
to tho vast crowds and urged them to
glvo of their wealth to tho Red Cross
Hero nro just n few pt tho things .that
ho said
"My friends a great day of duty has
xoipo and duty finds a man's soul uq
no kind of work can over fjiitl It
'Down In your hoarts you can't take
very much satisfaction in tho last
analysis In lending monoy to tho Gov-
ernment of Hid United Stutos because
tho Interest which you draw will burn
your pockets; ills a commercial trans-
action and roiiio mon hae oven dared
to cavil nt .tho rato of Interest not
knowing tlio incidental tommonlary
that it constitutes upon thglr attitude
"Hut when yon filvo something of
your hcak-t something of jour soul
something of yoursplf goos with tho
gift particularly when it is glvon In
such form that it npvor enn como back
hy way ot direct benefit to youraojr
You know thoro Is tho old cynical
definition or gratltudo as 'tho livolv
expectation of favors to como.'
"Well thoro is no expectation of
favois to coi'lio In this kind ot giving
Theso things are bestowed in ordoi
that tho world may bo a fitter plnco
to llvo in that men may bo succored
that homos may bo restored. Hint mit-
forinc may bo rellocd: that the faco
of earth may htfvo the bjlght of de
struction takon away (from r. and niat
whoro or forco goes thoro shull go
mercy and holptuluqsa
"And when you give glvo absolutely
all that you can spare nnd don't -consider
yoursolf liberal In the giving. Jt
you glvo with self-adulation nu aro
not giving at all You uro giving to
your own vanity; but If you glvo until
it hurts then your heart's blood gc-o
Into It
"And think what wo havo horo; wo
call It tho American Rod Cross hut it
la moroly a branch of n grout Inter-
national organization which not only
rocognlcd by tho statutes or uach of
the civilized Governments of tho
world but It Is recognized by Inter-
national agreement nnd troatj us tho
recognized nnd nctoptod Instrumental-
ity or mercy ond sutcor Anil one of
tlio dcopost stains that rosin upon the
reputation of Hie Gorman army is thai
thoy huVo not roapocled tlnffltcil ("ro'.s
'"That goos to the root of tlio matter
Thoy havo not respected tho Instru-
mentality thoy thomsolio participated
fin sotting up as the thing which no
man was to touch becu-uso it wus tho
oppression of common humanity Wo
nre members by being members of the
American lied rross. of a groat fw-
tornlty and comradeship whhh dx-
tends all oct Hie Wnj-Jdi anditlilrfcriHh
which these ladles liore today an
Mncrrllj
As a further pvldonce that Strang'
things do hnppcn ilnw alul then is Ihu
announcement of A Methodist minister
refusing a bishopric after being elect-
ed lo tho cMilted position And what
I? of Inoro significance In the state-
ment Unit ho dhl not feel qualified
to fill the office Few of "us" proa-
chorjt would mnito such nn admission
Wo would take llio job and let the
laity find it out thctiuehcs Denis jn
Herald.
This is not tho first time a bishopric
has beon refused by n Methodist and
tho reason In the other cases was
practically tho same Tho good doc-
tor said he reached' this decision after
Uwcnti-fonr hours of prayer and Cer
tainly no oucbt to know his own
mind It takes a bigger man to refute
an oftico than to accept ono.
A little Eun
A CnmoiifliigQ JGrncc
Littlo Harry (nftor eating his mea-
ger ration of brtad and margnrinj)
Must I hay graco mama?
Mama Of course deal ling
Little Harry W1U you said God
could rend our thoughts and If 1 sav
I m thankful ho'll know jolly well
what a 'bomlnnble little liar J. am.
Tlt-llits. tl
AVItli tlin Prunes.
"We missed you for several morn-
ings ' romnrked tho blonde typewriter
to tho thin boardur na lio glided lutJ
tlio moftUoBt-whoatlosg breakfast txi
hie
"Well see R 'oU can miss this ono
i:ptio." ropnod tho conundrum-throjv
or "Why in tho English general Si-
Itilian P.j.ng the hero Ot Cajnbrai
liko Annotto Kellgrman tho swim-
mof?" "Ono has made good In fights nnd
tho other in tights" suggested thj
bank clerk With the rod noektlo
"Won t do" nnswqrcd tho man wbi
started tho troublo "Listen horo'a
tlio answer llecauso thoy woro bota
nijido fnniQiis by tho tanks." Yonkors
utntosman
A Proficient Instructor.
When father came hqnto tp dlnm.r
he obsonod a vnennt chair at the ta
bio "Whoro s tho boy?" ho naked.
nodding to Urn chair.
"Harry s up-stalrs" camo In u tono
of painful pieclslon from Uio mother.
"I hopo ho Is not sick'
Thoro wns nn anxious pause. "No
ho Is not Sick." continued tho mothor
"It grlovos mo to say Richard that
our son your son has beon hcaid
swearing on tlio streets I heard him
mysolf
"Swearing'" pxclalmod the father
"I'll touch him to swear!" And with
Hint thi nngry parent started up
stairs in the dark Half way up ho
mumbled and camo down with hli
rliln on tho top step
When tlio contusion had subsided
Harry's mothor wns hoard saying from
the hallway "That will do. Richard
dear You have given him enotign
for one lewn " Hnrpry's Mngazln-!.
Jtcport of the Condition of
The Farmers and Merchants
National Bank
In Abilene at the Close of Business May 101'h 1918
r RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $ 800144.97
Rank (Building and Fixtures 12650.00
Other JAenl Estate '..-.: 21973.71 -
U S. Bonds and Certificates . . 346073.25
Other Bonds 24459.56
Federal Reserve Rank Stock. 4500.00
CASIJ:
Due from U. S. Treas $ 5000.00
iiedirom Banks and in vault 526451.70 331151 .70
t .
TOTA1 $1637253.19
LIABILITIES
oin puis ana uncuviueu iToms -r.
Lirculalion
Rediscounts VT.'. . . .
Bills Payable . AS. ...... . .fTt . JfrQNE
Other Borrowed JIH-oney . f . . .-ar . NON-E
DEPOSITS:
Individual f. ........ .JT. .$962557.39
United Slates ". .jf. . . . 51000.00 .. '
Liberty Loan ...'..... 14612250 V '
Bank (f. 15817.850 l '
Other Deposits 49327.48 133718587
TOTAL ... .$1637253! 19
S la le ol Texas CouuL.y o.f Taylor :
I-Henry James Cashier of the above named 'bank
do solemnly swear that the above stalcmenUs true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
HENRY JAMES Cashier.
n small boy named Jimmy Drown.
Mama.'." sho said "vrlto on tm
board 'Richard can ride tho mulo It
ho want to "
This Jimmy nrocceded to do to tho
satisfaction ot nil rnnnornnd.
"Stow thch" continued tho tcitchoct
vfien Jltpmy had relumed to bis p(ac?
"can yoi find a better form of that
scntenco?"
"Yes ira'om" was tho prompt reply
of Jimm: "'Richard can ride th
mulo If tho mule wnnts him to"V
Philadelphia Telegraph-
Hino You Eier stopped to Think
"Havo you ever stopped to think."
asked ono of pur serious thinkprs.
how tired a wad ot chowlng gum
must get ulong. toward tho closo ot
tin day?"
Not as tired as wo got of some ot
theso serious thinkers along toward
tho end ot tho day.
('oiiTerMithin.
The conversation In tho villago hotel
had turned on tho war. when ono of
tho company asked
('which Is tho most wai-llko nation?"
"Vacci-tiatlon." replied a doctor
It's nearly nlways In arms " The
Seventh Regiment (lagettQ
I... m i
1'IIAVrO.H HIM. I'lIRSONAI-S.
I'huptom Hiil May i Tho play
given at tho closo of our school was
well rcnoorcd und attended by 4 lar!go
crowd Uut tho sand storm and nor
thfr maoo It very dlsagreeablo for tho
nuilionco aB tho piece was played on
tlio school house porch.
o U Beaslcy loft last Wednesday"
for Ennls Toib. on business
Mlss Mattlo Myatt visited In Ahllono
th'i latter part cf last wepk.
Hurgoi Pflrsloy was visiting cast r-t
Abllcno fcnturday night and Sunday
Mr. and Mrs J. D. Hutchins vie'ro
Nugent visitors Sunday
Mr. nnd
wte visiting their son Joint Hawk.
and family Saturday night
You Cannot
afford to insure youraclf ; oMwi6 you .would
sot need insurance Tho gamo reasons tjit
prompted' you to early insurance should upon
duo inquiry admonish you perhaps to take out
more insurance bucuuso qf the increased cost of
building materials labor and nearly every oth-
er item of cxpenso entering into tho cost of
making repairs or of rc-building aftor a firo.
M0TZ S. CURTIS
Insuranco That Pays
nut tho ulRanco against Prussian
pillUnrlsm ought now to bo given 11
moro permanent nnd comprehensive!
torm 'mat part qf tho world wluen
aspires to freedom should v by formal
action uccopt tho fact that fighting
tho Prussian menace until it is over-
thrown howovcr long that may tako
and safeguarding against tho appear-
anco of any liko menace in tho futum
Is Its chiof business. Saturday Even-
ing Post
CAN ICILE CUllUlAN.S GLT TO KM3.
LAM) I
Colonel Roplngtou is warping Eng-
lishmen that a German attempt at In-
vasion of their island has by no means
beon romovod frpm tho possibilities
of the war Tho speculation is not
now of course but ls mado rathor
moro startling than formorly by tho
fnference that such an attempt is not
contingent npon the capture by tho
Mrs. E M Hawk ot U.trajPW ' '"nn?l wr
England or lp Ireland and It would
havo to ho 11 largo forco could hard-
ly bo effected us a surprise and yet
except as a siirprlso It is difficult to
sco how it could he done. Its at-
tempt would bo nn answer In tho nr-
flrmatlve to Frederick's historic iuob-
tlon "Can a dog fight a fish'- by
OUR CHIEF HUHIXESS.
A littlo moro than a centuty ago
at Waterloo tho world finished twenty
yoars of nearly continuous fighting-
IVm nrn nnw In Min fnnrlli vn.iw nf n
situation that has tho essential olc-whlch ? nican Gornmny would liavo
monts of another Napoleonic era There I t0 challengo tho Rrltlsh fleet Col-
in nn inriivlHimi .-onniiornr i.n in limlonel Ropington intimates that sonw of
place ot the great Corslcan thoro are M Ucnscp s divisions wlcii ho Is not
jct The fa
that Mr Hughes has are
1
1
President J U -"tomiAioiv
Anson Friday to deliver a Red Cr)iln!c
Depi'iided 011 Hie JUu!
Hpoiiklng nt n polltlnal gathorlng
Cougrossmnu Krcdorlok W. Dulllufcpr
of Masidirliiisctts referred to (Yq
many (an.uslng Uicldojits of tho school
rmnns. ulid related a little incident
along that line
A (etcher In a puljllc ichn. 1 is inc lta foes
Prussian chiols at least ns unscruri-
ulous controlling enormous military
power which thoy are bent upon using
to tho limit for domination Tho fight-
ing must continue until' they aro over-
thrown It Is fdlo to speculate on
how long It will tako Wq can only
hopo thoro will bo no doluslvo trpces
and sham poacos.
All hat part ot tho wprld which
aspires to Independence and has not
tho point ot a Gorman bayonet against
lta ribs Is now by way ot getting
thoroughly " organized .to resist .the
Prussian monaco Juukortuni's only
hope finally ot winning lies In plvld
ablo to accqupt tor may ho atntlotted
Bomowhero for use as an Invading
force nnd tf this interesting theory
is to bo entertained wo must suppose
tlio German fleet expects lo -clear the
way for them
Thqro are many reasons why tho
Germans might bo unwilling to risk
tnelr fleet jn n lyin-or-loso bontont
with the Hqlllsh navy and tho thief
pf them is that Much a challenge Is
wiiat tho Jlritinh havo boon hoping
for Tho fJcrman admiralty would
have tofcol nrptty confident to (iiBtlfy
3Uc)i a defiance of the military axiom.
"Never do what your epomy wantn
in tho last four years? There Is no
gpod rcaspn to supppsq so. Gcrraany'fi
nani enorgica propahly havo been
largely directed toward building np.lts '
Biibinarino floct roplaclnc lossoa and
striving for larger and mqro power-
iui types tts ntgii sens ricet can-
not bo measurably stmngor than w.ho '
It mado Its bid for supremacy nt tho
battlo of Jutland Britain it la known
has added steadily to her battlo lino
of capital sh(ps and has created bo-
sidos a vast new subsidy fleet of a
typo equally tuoful In submarine 0
major naval warfaro. -Her capital
fleet alono has aopt control of tho
sea by romainlng" practically at an-
chor which is tho best pemonstration
of Its superior strength to tho Gor-
nians that could bo given.
If wo ollntlnato control of tho .North
Son by iho GcrpianB what .means iro-
maln fpr them to land an .nrpiy In
.England? Nono oxcept secrecy yihlch
at once eliminates the possibility of
1 lauding in forco and tho supply-
ing of tho expedition from a cqptlnen-
tal base A spmll forco might Indeed
be Inudori but a small forco would
fifirvo no military purpose Secret in-
vasions of Englaud have takon place
lint their objects furnish 110 .parallel
to tho Uqrman design Tho Stuart
pretenders re.iohe-1 Scotland twlco artd
Ireland once but thoy relied upon .tho
IhillRary help of their partisans with
in tno isianus ratnor than (pqn .(hat
which they brought with them Wll-
tllaln or Orange also rccd itpon (lo-
Itnostlc help Napoleon who had no
fciich expectations In bis design of
Invasion had to count on paddUug his
own ennoo and ended by not paddling
tt and for oxagtly the sanio irosons
that liavo dotorrod tho Gornions-
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