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MOBERLY, MISSOURI
Labor Day, September 2d.
Missouri State Championship.
Hurry-Up Marriages.
Records in St. Louis showing a
large increase io the number of
marriages of men under 21 are taken
to indicate that the coming exten
sion of the draft age has turned the
thoughts of the boys toward matri
mony. The same tendency has
been noticed in other parts of the
country, and the same theory has
been advanced to account for it.
It is not necessary, Iwwever to
assume that all of the young men
are taking wives with a view to
avoiding military service. It is
probable that many of them have
simply moved up the date of their
weddings, perhaps with the feeling
that it might be a case of now or
never.
Those who are marring, in tne
belief that it will make a valid ex
cuse for not serving their country,
are making a profound mistake.
The Government has not changed
its rules, and these hurry- up mar
riage will not fool the draft boards.
A 6tudent. on being asked by the
professor what kinds of farming
there were said: "Extensive, in"
tensive and pretensive." We pre
sume the latter is the kind of farm
ing which is being done by some of
the men who are trying to evade
the draft
TO
Colorodo, the Rocky
Mountain National
Estes Park, Yellow
stone National Park
Glazier Nat'l Park
and all the other
National Parks and
Monuments in the
West, Black Hills,
Buffalo Bill Country,
Big Horn Mountains,
North Pacific Coast
and California, now
on sale. Liberal
stop-overs and long
limits.
S. B. THIEHOFF, Tkt.
Agent.
SUMMER
EXCURSIONS
Praise for Americans.
Sir Robert L. Bordon, Premier of
Canada, lately arrived in New York
after an extended trip through Eng
land and France, is firm in the con
viction that never was the spirit of
the Allied nation more steadfast
and resolute than at present.
"America's mighty effort in send
ing more than a million men to
France was the deciding factor, not
only in strengthening the morale of
the Allies, but in bringing victory
out of defeat on the western front,
Sir Robert said.
"It is beyond question that the
victories of the last four weeks
would not have been possible except
for the American divisions which
have taken their place in the battle
line,"he continued. '
"I have seen many thousands of
American troops on board ships
a nd in camps J visited. It is impos
sibleto overstimate the increased
confidence with which the arrival
of those mighty armies has inspired
the Allied nations.
"All Europe is impressed by their
splendid physique, (heir resource
fulness land adaptability, the re
markable rapidity and thoroughness
with which they have acquired
necessary training, and, finally, the
magnificent fighting qualities they
have displayed in every battle in
w hich they have been tested.
"There is most effective and
harmonious co-operation among the
armies'.of the United Slates, Great
Britain and France. From Sir
David Beatty, as'well as from Ad
miral Sims and Admiral Rodman, I
knowthat this is equally trueof the
British and American navies."
The future peace of the world
rests largely upon the unity of pur
pose and action between the demo
crudes of the United States and
Great Britain, the Premier said.
"Canada undertook her part in
this war cf her own free will," he
continued. "She fights with no ag
gressive or selfish purpose, but to
secure the peace of the world, to
safeguard liberty and to maintainlshrouds Mary's little lamb and a
public right. She is thoroughly
cooscious that vast responsibilities
willrf6t upon the Allied nations,
and especially upon the British and
American commonwealths, when
conditions of peace come to be de
termined. I firmly believe that the
future of the world rests largly, and
indeed chiefly, upon the unity of
purpose and o( action between these
two democracies. Unless this tre
mendous responsibility is relized
and met, we shall not have fulfilled
our highest duty to this generation
or to future generations.
The Kansas soldier, who after
taking patt in the battle on the
Western front wrote to his mother
"I never knew courage was so com
men," expressed the sentiment of
the nation. We never knew that
there was so much latent heroism
among the young fellows in the
offices, the factories and on the
farms of America. Thank God
that to our young Americans cour
age is common.
Discovering America.
The German press, with some
what amusing unanimity, has dis
covered America. It admits that
Secretary Baker's figures regarding
the number of American troops io
France are substantially correct, al
though comforting itself with the
thought that only two thirds of our
overseas force are actually in battle
array, while nearly one-half are
non-combatants.
The thoughtful reader will look
for the reason behind this carefully
press-agented admission, for it
must be remembered there U a
reason for everything the German
General Stuff does, and using the
press is one of its specialties. It
cannot be to correct previous mis
statements on the same subject, for
accuracy and consistency have no
place in the German military pro
gram, unless they serve its ends
The obvious reason for the an
nouncement regarding the Ameri
cans at this time is to construct an
alibi for future use WhentheGer
mans are compelled to fall back to
the Hindenburg Tine or beyond, as
they must do when they have re
moved everything removable from
the region thev now hold, they will
need an excuse. What better than
to say that they had the British
and French whipped to a brown
turn, but' the unexpected arrival of
huge American contingents made
necessary a "strategic retreat" to a
line of great strength previously
prepared, from which at the proper
time the "invincible armies" of
Hindenburg and Ludendorff will is
sue forth to blow the whole At
lied mixture fn m the face of the
earth?
The Dog Again
The Fayette Advestiser records
the untimely death of 15 sheep,
killed by dogs, and in its editorial
columns says:
"George G. Vest was all wrong
about the dog. In his flight of fan
cy be got all wrought up over faith
ful Fido. Quite as much sentiment
good deal more of common sense is
also associated with the lamb, for
he it is who furnishes nice cutlets
and the wool with which to keep
Mary's daddy warm while he raises
food and Mary's brother while he
fights the horrible Hun. Economi
cally, socially and spiritually.
Mary's lamb is of 10 times more
importance than Fido and the time
has come when men have a right
to 86k why their neighbors keep a
lot of lousy and hungry dogs to
prey upon their neighbors' 6heep."
Of course. The Advertiser is per
fectly light, but where did any Mis
souri editor get the nerve to jump
on Vest's immortal bit of dogmatic
eloquence?
Forty Dutch ships, totaling ap
proximately 100,000 tons, now idle
in Dutch East Indies ports, are ex
pected to be released to bring sugar,
tin, quinine and other commodities
to the United States as the result
of an informal modus Vivendi effect
ed by the War Trade Board through
Charge d'Affairt De Beaufort of
the Dutch Legation. -
Races Start at 2:30 P. M.
Storm Does Damage.
This section experienced a damag
ing electric storm late Friday even
ing and consideradle loss is report
ed. In Madison the lighting struck
the steeple of the Methodist church
but did little damage. , A large brick
chimney at the home of C. T. Palmer
was also struck and partly torn from
the building. A new barn on the
Abbot farm west of town was in the
path of the lightening but was not
burned. South of Madison a barn
at the Obe Maxey farm was struck
and only slightly damaged. Io the
S8ine neighborhnod.a barn on the
Claud Dixon farm was struck and
burned to the ground, burning a
big team of mules, five head of
Shorthorn cattle, some hay and two
sets of harness. Mr. Dixon had left
the barn only a few minutes befoie
it was struck. At the John Broad
erson farm southeast of town a
barn was burned with about $300
worth of feed, implements and har
ness A tesm of horses urd r new
Ford Eedan were saved from the
flames Mrs. Broaderson was in the
barn when the barn w.is struck and
was carried from the building by
her husband. Madison Times.
The Carrollton Democrat tells of
a colored brother who was standing
on the rorner in Carroliton exercis
ing his immemorial riht not to
w oik. when a farmer tffered him
$ 4 to take u job on the farm,
colced man replied that he
retstiijg epsy right where he
The
was
was.
and declined to move. He diden't
k now that a member of the draft
board was "listening in," but he
fo una about it a few days later,
when he was informed that he had
been transferred from Class IV to
Class Land ordered into training
That is one instance where a work
or- fight order worked.
The Board of Public Service
Commission has granted an in
crease of long distance telephone
rates to the Bell Telephone Com
pany that will yield one hundred
and five thousand dollars annually.
Commissioners Busby, Blair and
Simpson voted for the increase.
Judge Bean dissented.
PROTECT HOME
A bank account not only protects your money,
against theft and loss, but also protects it against
temptation to spend. Every man owes himself and
his family the protection of a savings account in a
good substantial bank like this one. Why not start
in a small way and save something every week?
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $100,000.00
OFFICERS
J. S. Scott, President M. B. Proctor, Cashier
J. J. Brown, Vice President J. S. Rutledge, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS
J. S. Scott, Wm. Buckman, P. W. Huston, R. S. McClintic, J.
J. Brown, J. V. Proctor, Leo. Bell, D. R. Davenport, M. B.
Proctor.
MONROE CITY BANK.
1918
German's Last Stand.
No comment relative to the
course find probable duration of the
war in Europe is as frequently utter
ed as the assertion that the Allies
will not be abl to consider victory
as in sight "until the German armies
are forced back upon German soil,"
and with this is frequently coupled
an assertion that the German armies
may be expected to fight with re
doubled determination in defense of
every foot of German soil.
It would be unwise to accept
either of these theories as some
thing established. It is d stinctly
within the cards t'lat Germany will
make her last stand upon French cr
Belgium soil, and fiht the war out
there. During the last year of our
Civil war it was frtqte.nly predicted
in the Union North that all that
could be avcjinplihed by forcing
the Cutifedente lines a Peterburg
would bi to drive Gjo?n! Lee back
to auolher set of extern defenses.
But General Lee h id elected to fight
the war out at Peterourg. He used
p in tne defense of those entrench
ments all that was le fr of the fight
ing power of the Confederacy, and.
when the U;iion wedge farced those
lines, the war was over.
Balancing probabilities it would
appeur that the Germau staff will
adopt a similar policy. The land
that lies in between the scene of the
present fighting and the German
frontier is as defensible as anything
in Germany. It may be true, as
some of the militar critics now be
lieve, that there is soon to be a
general German retirement to the
old Hinienburg line. It may, in
deed, piove that that line is not to
be the place where Germany will,
make her final stand, but all the
probabdities seen to be that Ger
many will establish a line wett of
her own frontier and will use up all
of her military resources in defend
ing that line, and, if this proves to
be the case, the Allies will win the
war by breaking that line, aud the
rest will be brief.
A convict road camp is soon to
be established near Van Buren. in
Carter county.
