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AUTOMOBI H RACE! r 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.