The Allen County Times, 1917-12-07

A lumber Five Jimmie and a German Boy Clash - Must Do Three Thlnge to Bkve Country It was a warm evening so Uncle Han went ont to a lawn seat under the spreading branches of the great tra-e that suggested the farm's name of Oak Hill Billie and Jimmie had been lay laying - ing laying for him so Uncle Dun was capv fared by the boys on short order "Say Uncle Dan" Billie began "IV® had a red-hot argument at school yes yesterday - terday yesterday with Carl Newman Carl said that German schools were mile- ahead of onr schools and that no one could cotne up to the educated German Well Jiminfc got hot under the collar and handed It bnck to him good and plenty Jimmie said if their education tanght them to torjiedo Lusitanias sink hos hospital - pital hospital ships murder hundreds of wom women - en women and children make slaves of the Belgians poison wells destroy fruit trees nnd commit all sorts of crimes then we did not want that kind of education here What do yon think about It Uncle Dan? I told Jimmie you spent a lot of time in Europe and knew all about schor ls so give us your opinion" "Well" replied Uncle Dan deliber deliberately - ately deliberately "the German schools are very thorough they furnish exceedingly val valuable - uable valuable and practical Instruction The industrial training given there is prob probably - ably probably the best to be found The schools as a whole however In my opinion appeal to the head only and never to the heart The aim and trend Is to make the individual blindly submis submissive - sive submissive to the Prussian plan of world do dominion - minion dominion they teach that it is the des destiny - tiny destiny of Germany to rule the world and that to the glory and advance of Ger Germany - many Germany In this plan all things must give way thnt the kaiser as head of the state cun do no wrong If he carries forward the plan of world control Some of the greatest teachers and preachers even defend and Justify her Jp-artless crushing of Belgians and the many other atrocious crimes she has committed 'n tills war Thank God our American education reaches both the head nnd the heart It is an edu education - cation education with a soul and we must main maintain - tain maintain the high Ideals we have fixed In a word In Germany the people are taught that they exist for the govern government - ment government while here the government ex exists - ists exists to serve the people" "Just wait a minute" Interrupted Billie Say that over again slowly so I can write It down" Uncle Dan smilingly complied Billie exclaimed : "Now we will hand that nut out for Carl to crack Carl you know" continued Billie "has a very smart father who keeps him posted on the German arguments Carl said our government was -only an experiment anyway: that it would not last twenty years and that it might burst up any old time Jimmie asked him if Germany was so mighty good why they did not go back there to live" "Our government will go on forever won't It Uncle Dan?" "Now" said Uncle Dan "you are raising a big question and one that has troubled me for years Our gov government - ernment government Is still In the experimental stage: In fact it Is the greatest ex experiment - periment experiment ever undertaken and If pop popular - ular popular government is to he successful a few things must be done otherwise to paraphrase the great Lincoln the gov government - ernment government of the people by the people and for the people will perish It la my firm conviction" said Uncle Dan in a very Impressive manner "that If our country Is to go on as we hope and pray we must very quickly do at least three things and I will name them in the order of Importance as it appears to me: "First adopt compulsory universal military training of all young men physically fit before they reach the age of twenty years "Next require that every foreigner who comes here to live must within a reasonable time say a year declare his Intention of becoming an American citizen nnd take the necessary steps to do so thereby from that moment as assuming - suming assuming all the obligations of citizen citizenship - ship citizenship of our country and that means he must defend our flag upon equal terms with our native born and if he is not willing to do this he should be sent hack from whence he came" "That's the stuff" exclaimed Billie "And finally enact such legislation as will make voting compulsory Pop Popular - ular Popular government Is based upor participation of all and the r the majoriy nnd democracy continue and be successful unless we live up to the spirit of the institu institution - tion institution "The first step however is the pass passing - ing passing of the Chamberlain bill for univer universal - sal universal military training If you will got the leading citizen and especially the editor of your paper to write personal letters to your congressman and both senators urging their support It will help enormously "I see by the morning papers" said Uncle Dan "that the Rotary clubs of the entire country the livest most effi efficient - cient efficient organization to be found have unanimously decided to get back of the Chamberlain bill and give It loyal nnd enthusiastic support They will work with the Universal Military Training league to accomplish this Im Important - portant Important piece of legislation which will do more than anything else to make us a real nation with a common view viewpoint - point viewpoint bring us back to sane ilving and teach os the patriotism of service" j

IN HELD Representative Tom Spurrier of Grayson county who was re reelected - elected reelected to the Legislature for another term is said to have an ambition to become the Republi Republican - can Republican minority leader in thu House at the next session and will like likely - ly likely be an aspirant for the Repub Republican - lican Republican caucus nomination for Speaker If Mr Spurrier be becomes - comes becomes a candidate for the minor minority - ity minority leadership it will precipitate a warm triangular fight for the honor as Representative A J Oliver of Allen county and Representative-elect Lilburn Phelps of the Casey-Russel district are expected to enter tho contest in the House caucus FOUNTAIN RUN Chicken pox are raging at this place Dr T C Dunn a few days ago happened to the misfortune of breaking both bones in his arm just above the wrist while trying to crank his car He is doing very nicely now Meeting begun at the Chris- j tian church Sunday Bro A B ( Comer of Nashville will conduct the services Mrs C O Chism has returned home from Louisville where she has been visiting for the past few weeks Mrs Malisa Hagan is sick with lagrippe Miss Eula Thomas has almost recovered from a n attack of pneumonia Mrs Jim Jackson of Scotts- ville was the week-end guest of her mother Mrs J H Hagan itoiss Maud Goad is in Louis- ville taking music Mr 0 L Clay was in Lafay Lafayette - ette Lafayette Sunday Billy CLIFTON Misses Minnie Freeman Callie and Dewey Rickman Lewie Sto Stovall - vall Stovall Virgil and Orval Pearson were the guests of Misses Ada and May and Mr Wade Rick Rickman - man Rickman Sunday There is an oil machine on the farm of Mr Andy Smith of this community and more are expect expected - ed expected to be here soon Mr and Mrs N L Hinton visited Mr and Mrs E Rickman Sunday Miss Bessie Whitney of Cedar Springs and Mr Clarence Hin Hinton - ton Hinton were married Sunday after afternoon - noon afternoon by Rev I S Stovall at the home of G E Stovall Mr and Mrs Roy Hunt have returned to their home at Adol Adolphus - phus Adolphus after a week's visit to Mrs Hunt's father Mr J L Harris We are sorry to report the little son of Mr and Mrs Joe Allen very sick with pneumonia There will be an entertain entertainment - ment entertainment and Christmas tree at Gainesville school house Christ Christmas - mas Christmas Eve Everyone invited to come and bring a lot of presents Dad's Littie Girl WILDWOOD Mr and Mrs A A Daven Davenport - port Davenport were guests of T C Oliver and family Thanksgiving Miss Pearl Oliver and Mrs A A Davenport were guests of Mrs Bessie Moore Wednesday even evening - ing evening Mr Bedford Walker and wife were the guests of H R Sarver Thanksgiving Mr Curtis Wainscott has mov moved - ed moved out on the Franklin road and Mr Mike Chism will move in in-soon - soon in-soon Will Jarvis of Mercer county was here on business recently Dottie Dimples 30 -aAOtfO 'At 'H )° "B J°l x°°t puc 9u ju jinj am 'pesq uj auiauft jou s iaasDOAiiti 95UU3 joa soop pno oufuroo : Ajcnipjo si aNINTItlO ONCTdlC 3 A IX ! VXVl 3BXiq pus -too jo pssH )Cil seen U eWD '

Mrs Ann Oliver has returned home after a week's visit with John Harmon and relatives Mrs Genevia Elmore w'as the guest of Charlie Dillard last w'eek Johnie Parish visited Beura Spencer last week Uldie Oliver spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Luther Nichols Mr and Mrs Lucian Dalton Mrs Yessie Oliver Minnie Shields Buell Buchanon and Ura Williams spent Sunday with Bud Shields and family Mrs Alice Shields has ieturn ieturn-ed - ed ieturn-ed home from Petroleum Mr and Mrs Douglas More More-head - head More-head and Burt Starks were in Bowling Green Monday Miss Bessie Whitney and Clar Clarence - ence Clarence Hinton were quietly mar married - ried married Sunday afternoon Papa's Pet MOVED W'e have moved to the Gardner building "Old Wholesale House" and will continue the produce business as before and will also handle a full line of Feed Field Seeds Coal Flour Salt Lime Cement and other things Thanking you for past favors and asking you to trade with us in the future we are Yours verv truly SCOTTSVILLE PRODUCE COMPANY Gus E Payne Mgr To Wfirn Future Kings Premier Ventzelos has announced his Intention of placing marble placque In the chamber of ueputies where future kings may see when they take the oath of office warning them against usurping the rights of the people writes an Athens corre correspondent - spondent correspondent He says that when he is In London und visits the house of commons he ob observes - serves observes at the entruDce to Westminster a conspicuous plaque reading: "Here was beheaded Charles I King of Eng England - land England for having usurped the liberties of the people of Fngl mil" Whenever a king now goes to Westminster to open or close the work of parliament he passes directly before this plaque iwhlcli has served for 200 yeurs to warn British kings not to trench on the rights of the people Following this precedent M Venizelos will Inscribe on the plaque in the chamber here: "King Constantine lost his throne for twice dismissing the parliament eleet- ed by the people and Imposing his per personal - sonal personal policy on the people while the dismissed parliament returning to pow power - er power upheld the coustitutionl institutions of the couitry" Butterny catcning was converter from a schoolboy's amusement into a serious business at Sollngen and Dus Dus-seldorf - seldorf Dus-seldorf In western Germany The com communal - munal communal authorities offered a premium of one pfennig apiece for every but butterfly - terfly butterfly of the harmful varieties caught Willi the result that the school children have already handed la 50000 at Solln Sollngen - gen Sollngen and 150000 at Dusseldorf The method was adopted to combat the COO' sequent caterpillar plague

I came ove up the ros old barrac Take heed that ye be counted UP to see ig the blessed w ho show de- halfway ig England corrupt Belgium i entrance :ious France and uncouth j have also changed our number i ia the unconquorable youth- again We are now the 48th Go jwer and manhood of the 12 Bn 159th Depot Brigade ian people in a manner nev- 1 his is the third time our num-: er to be forgotten Brethren her has been changed make an end of this generation1 Now a few words about the of) vipers with German blows and hospital Everything is just tine German thrusts " - From a ser- here I am in medical ward 4-B There are 32 beds in here and most all of them are filled all the time They are letting out and I taking in new patients every day 1 The doctors and nurses are just fine and are real good and kind to the boys and they give you quite a number o f different things to eat The only kick you hear is that there isn't enough for the boys that are about well Now the Y M C A must come in for a few words of praise We can't possibly praise it enough for it certainly is the soldiers best friend and always right on the job They come through the hospital every day giving out paper and envelopes and selling stamps They also bring us lots of books and maga magazines - zines magazines to read and the people back home can't realize how much that means to the soldier boys Just imagine yourself or your boy be being - ing being away from home among strangers and sick and not a book or paper or anything to help pass of the time Then suppose some one should come in and chat w ith you a few moments and leave you a lot of nice books and papers to read Would you ap appreciate - preciate appreciate it? Of course you would and that is just what the Y M C A is doing for the soldier boys every day It is claimed that there are 1000000 letters in the mail every day bearing the flag and red triangle letter letterhead - head letterhead Send your old magazines to the Y M C A and rest as assured - sured assured that they will help some soldier to pass the time aw ay Sincerely Orville B Towe

HE 1 C A Orville Towe Soldier Life Zachary Writes of at Camp Taylor December 2 1917 Dear Editor and Readers: Will try to give a few items from Cam i '''aylor Fletcher Ed (Bud) Thomas at are in the base hosj II the other boys are hearty Ed Chandley this morning ( and brought my letters from 1 home I had not heard from any j one back home for a full week : so you may be sure 1 was glad to get them Our company has moved since Useful as a Snake Little Peter Is a (food hoy as well as a boy of great originality In his no notions - tions notions but be has the serious fault of being extremely forgetful One day after havlug gone on an errand nnd forgotten what he was sent for he ex exclaimed - claimed exclaimed bitterly to his sister: "Oh dear I I wish I was a snake!" "You wish you were a suake!" said his sister horrified "Yes and a great long one - as much as six feet long" "Why what for Peter?" "So I could tie knots in myself to make me remember things" - Pearson Weekly 1 cial Vaudeville "I'd dea love to get luto society bnt 1 don't know how to make conver conversation" - sation" conversation" "Conversation? Whut you want Is a good monologue" vacuum tne n res The latest application of the vacuum cleaning principle Is to the grooming of horses Walter B Guild of Rox Rox-bury - bury Rox-bury Mass has Invented n kind of glove which takes the place of the j old curry comb uml brush und cleans the hide thoroughly und quickly suys Popular Science Monthly Between the fingers of the glove small stiff bristles are set These stir up the dust In the hide The brushes are sep- orated from the walls of the glove

Aim of the Oermans - As Published Uuder U S (io Supervision "If you ask me how shall I build up the Kingdom of God my answer is 'Do your duty and fulfill your mission Be a tfood German Stand fast b y the Fatherland Seek to submerge yourself in German spirit in German mind Be German in piety and will which means he true faithful and valiant Help as best you can toward our victory: help to make our Father Father-land - land Father-land grow and wax mighty' " - The Kaiser's Speech 1915 "Germany's mission in history is to rejuevenate the exhausted members of Europe by a diffu diffusion - sion diffusion of German blood" - German school books "We Germans have a far grea er mission to perform than tl great Asiatic powers We ca only perform it by the sword" Gen Bernhardt 1911 "Cease the pitiful attempt to excuse Germany's actions No longer wail to strangers who do not care to hear you telling them how dear to us were the smiles of peace we had smeared like the rouge upon our lips and how deeply we regret in our hearts that the treachery of conspira conspirators - tors conspirators dragged us unwillingly into war That national selfishness does not seem a duty to you but a sin is something you must con conceal - ceal conceal from foreign eyes Not as weak-willed blunderers have we undertaken the fearful risk of j this war We wanted it because we had to wish it and did wish it May the Teuton devil throt throttle - tle throttle those whiners whose pleas for

v:3M ahk in avnit England has been the banking nation of the world for many yeurs and Lon London - don London until very recently was the world's financial center That honor for more than a year has devolved upon New York The first bank In England was established by Francis Child a London goldsmith who died October 4 1718 This pioneer financial institution was opened In 1083 and a number of rival goldsmiths soon opened similar con- cerns The mint In the Tower of Lon- j don had been the depository for the cash of the merchants until Charles I seized the money as a loan Then the traders began to deposit their cash with goldsmiths In Lombard street The first bank In the world was estab established - lished established In Italy In 808 by Lombard Jews The oldest existing hank Is the Bank of Barcelona Spain which was founded in 1401 j Distracting Attention "In the good old days town scolds were severely dealt with" "So they were hut the ducking stool has gone out of fashion" "Yes About the only way we can hope to get any relief from a scold nowadays Is to coax her Into a motion picture theater and get her Interested In u film" Couldn't Be Worse Mrs A - I don't think their man ncrs are particularly good I wondei where they have been living? i Mrs B - I don't know but theli manners couldn't he any worse If the had been living at home all theh 1 lives - People's Home Journal

"One can not rest neutral in relation to Germany and the German people Either one must consider Germany as the most perfect political creation approve of her destruction her extenuation A man that is not " German knows nothing of Ger Ger-lany - lany Ger-lany We are morally and in in-ellectually - ellectually in-ellectually superior to all with with-ut - ut with-ut a peer It is the same with ur organizations and institu institutions - tions institutions '' - Prof Adolf Lasson Professor of Philosophy in Berlin University "Not to live and let live but to live and direct the lives of others iliat is power To bring people under our rational influ influence - ence influence in order to put their affairs on a better footing that is more glorious power" - Dr Carl Peters German author "The whole history of the world no more nor less than for a reparation for the time when it shall please God to allow the af affairs - fairs affairs of the universe to be inGer inGer-man - man inGer-man hands" From a speech of an Eastern German author NOTICE All parties not owning tele telephones - phones telephones must pay for messages ut through exchange It will ie charged to parties owning the jhones Gainesville Tel Co