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FRENCH GO BACK TO CANDLES
Why We Fight
Series Ns, 1.
THINK OF THE BOYS IN FRANCE AND
BUY W. S. S.
One of the cWp, uiiilcrlyinK reasons
not just a liinliiiiiatio pivtpxt why
wo are at wur with (Jfrtniiny Is thnt
for a generation fJornisniy has been
flunking wnr on us. Germany has
made this wnr not openly, bravely or
humanely, hut wort'tly. treacherously
nd persistently. She litis sought to
create race discord, to corrttpt and de
file politicians nml odio 'holders, and
to create sppnrnte Gorman communi
ties within mir borders. She lias poi
soned the minds of children In our
cuools in an endeavor to make Ger
mans of them Instead of have them
arrow up Into Io.vhI American citizens.
She has Invaded the saerednoss of the
pulpit Itself In an endeavor to corrupt
our people through the very leaders
'of morality to whom they are accus
tomed to look for guidance.
These may be startling assertions,
but they are all true, as you shall see
from the documents of the Germans
themselves. We nil knew that It was
German flpet which stripped for ac
tion when Dewey sailed Into Manila
1ay. We all knew It was the Germans
who sought to brlns about a European
Alliance against us when we were en
caged In the war with Spain. Few of
s relalzed, however, that all these
years Germany has been busy within
or own borders, through editors,
teachers and preachers, seeking to
break down our national unity, so that
when the time came It would be easy
to defeat the United States In open
warfare, to set at naught our cherish
ed Monroe doctrine, and to seize, In
the Western hemisphere, anything
that the land grabbing rulers of the
Oermanemp!re might desire.
The climax of Germany's under
banded war on the United States came
In 1918, more than a year before the
outbreak of hostilities in Europe. This
was the enactment of what is known
ten ttm rielhrllfk Irmr whih nvAvlilaa
that if an emigrant from Germany
who Is about to be naturalized makes
Application to a German consul, he
may retain his German citizenship
teven after he has become a citizen of
bis adopted country.
In plain words, this law, and the ap
plication of it, mean just this:
A German goes into court In this
country and solemnly foreswears al
legiance to the kaiser and pledges
bis word the temptation was to say,
"of honor" that he will become a loy
al citizen of the United States. Then
be slips around to the German consul
nd says:
"Tou know I didn't mean that, at
Ml. Those Americans are easy marks,
nd they fell for that stuff right off.
But yon Just put me down on your list
s a good, loyal German, and if the
time ever conies when I can prove It,
Conservation of Credit,
Nt only should the goods and
labor of the Nation be conserved
for the prosecution of the war; the
credit of the Nation must be con
served for the same purpose
Tl is is being impressed upon the
banks, and it should be impressed
upon the people, too the borrowers
from banks.
All of the banks of the country
are bting urged by the Federal Re
serve Board to curtail tbeir loans.
They are urged to loan money only
where the borrower is going to use
it in tome way tnat win aid in or
contribute to winning the war.
This policy is not aimed at ham
pering legitimate business. It aims
to help win the war, which is the
best thing possible for business. It
simply means that money wanted
for nonessential purposes shoul i be
refused. Let the nonessentials wait
until the war is finished. The Gov
ernment needs the money to carry
on the war. The farmers, the men
ana me industries engaged in war
work or engaged in producing
things needed for the efficiency
Doin oi our soldiers and or our
borne people, need the credit to
carry on their enterprises.
Merchants should not borrow
money to stock up on luxuries or
things that the people should not
buy at this time. -No one should
uurrow money now to spena need
lessly or extravagantly. Unneces
aary buildipg, unneeded articles, un
essential enterpsises should all
await the ending of the war.
The Federal Reserve Board
- points out that in the interest of
successful Government financing it
would be much better for the banks
yon can count on me."
So the German consul puts his name '
down In the little card Index of which
the Germans are so fond, and this
man, this creature who swears al
leglence to the country which gives
him r.n opportunity to make a real liv
ing and to become somebody In this
world, and at the same time swears
secretly to be true to Germany Is
turned loose to work his will, while,
Americans go carelessly about their
business and refuse to see the danger
In the arrangement. j
Long before the passage of the Del- j
bruck law, there was formed the Ve-;
rein fur das Deutsehtum Im Ausland j
the Union for Germanism In Foreign ;
Lands. This organization, officially j
fostered in Germany, Issued a quarter- j
ly magazine, which. In its very first Is-;
sue, outlined Its alms as follows: I
"The purpose of this union Is the I
preservation and promotion of the
Germanism of over 80,000)00 people I
of German blood dwelling outside the i
German empire." All It alms to do,
you see. Is to keep Germans who come i
to this country from becoming Ameri
cans. Away back In 1890 the Alldeutscher
Verband, or the Pan-German league,
was formed. It now consists of 208
chapters of which two now are or at
least were Immediately before the war
In the United States, one in New
York and one In San Francisco. To
quote from the Alldeutsche Blatter, Its
official publication, "the Pan-German
league Is founded for promoting Ger
man National Interests, both In Ger
many and In foreign lands."
A few thinking Americans knew
all the time what was coming what
must come. But America, as a whole,
went al'ing in that carelessness and
indifference with which It treats all
th'ngs unpleasant, and allowed this
German war on our most sncred lnstl-
T1? to continue unchecked
So Germany stands today, with one
foot on prostrate Belgium and the oth
er on the neck of poor deluded Rus
sia; with a bayonet planted in the
heart of Serbia, and the point of Its
sword at the thfoat of Rouroania,
while it looks out over the vassal
States of Bulgaria and Turkey to In
dia and the Orient. And as It stands
thus. It cries to its foes on the west
ern front:
"Kamerad ! Why go on with all this
killing? Lets have a peace by nego
tiation?" and, under its breath, adds,
"I've got all I want for the present,"
Can we talk of any peace until
such a Germany Is absolutely defeat
ed? Shall we negotiate a peace and
nllow nil these Gorman preparations
fo world domination to go on until
tne time Is ripe for Germany to com
yjleto its pnnituests?
to hold credit within reasonable
bounds by intelligent cooperation
rather than to discourage borrow
ing by charging high interest rates.
The people should cooperate with
the Government and the banks in
this pclicy of conserving credit and
curtailing borrowing except where
the money directly or indirectly,
helps win the war, helps our
soldiers who are risking tbeir lives
for our country.
Desks on which German propag
anda was formerly written are now
in use in the Liberty Loan Organiza
tion A. Mitchell Palmer. Alien Pro
perty Custodian, at New York, took
the furniture from a well known
German banker, who was a noted
propagandist, bomb plotter, and all
roupd undesirable citizen, The New
York Liberty Loan Organization
will nse these desks in the campaign
that opens Septemder 28 for the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
We have an 8-room house, with
two large lots, in one of the best
locations in this city. House is so
arranged that it could be made into
a modern bungalow at a nominal
cost. If taken now can be bought
for $1000. Call or see A. S.
& Sod. Monroe City, Mo.
Jayne
For Sale Thoroughbred White
Plymouth Rock, Brown Leghorns
and Black Minorica Cockrells, early
batched choice birds, $1 50 to $2 00
each Pine Grove Poultry Farm,
Monroe City, Mo
September 16th
Is the date the fall term begins
at the Hannibal Commercial Col
lege, Hannibal, Missouri Write
for particulars. 4t
Scarclty of Materials Used for Light
ing Has Led to Revival of
an Ancient Art
While the war has wrecked some in
dustries In France, It hus nt the same
time created new ones and revived
older crafts. An excellent and inter
esting example of the latter is the art
of candlestick making, which has'
tiiicon on a new louse of life. Even In
some of the big towns there are houses
which are not supplied with gas, where
before the war petroleum or spirit was
used for lighting purposes. Now that
the use of these Is restricted closely,
recourse has to be made to the old
fashioned candle. i
This is true In the country especial-:
ly where candlesticks are In great de
innnd, and every one Is buying them
according to his means or fancy. At .
first they were made of copper, but
when that metal became scarce brass '
was employed. Some of the modern
examples have several branches and
arc very artistic. ;
A domestic art metal morker at Alx. :
who has specialized in this kind of
work, and has become quite a celebrity,
has Just constructed a series of tall
Iron candlesticks of very solid propor
tions which can hold several candles.
They have been critically Inspected by
art metal critics and are cluimed to
be true works of art, and to appeal to
all lovers of ironwork. Scientific
American.-
LONG FAMOUS IN HIST8IW
Vicissitude. of Old City of Jerusalem
May Be Said to Be Without
a Parallel.
The capture of Jerusalem by Eng
lish troops recalls the tragic and fas
cinating story of that day, which car
ries us back through the mist of ages j
to the days when the throne of David j
was established within its walls. From !
that date we pass to the glories of!
the temple built by Solomon, which for
centuries was to stand as the center
and pivot of the Jewish nation and
faith. The time came, however, when
her days were nmbered, and the drama
of Calvary was followed a few years
later by the onslaught of Titus, the
H oman emperor, who encompassed the
city round on every side and leveled
It to the ground.
Round its ruined walls Saracen and
Crusader were to fight continuously for
Its possession, and Christian knights
flocked from all lands to the rescue of
the holy places, until in 1009 Godfrey
de Bouillon defeated his enemies and
was chosen as the first Christian king
of Jerusalem.
Following this, for a considerable
period the city remained in Christian
hands, until la 1517 it was captured by
the Turks.
Strain of Flying.
Aero-neurosls Is the name which
Is sometimes given to nervous trou
bles brought about by the strain of
flying. It has been said that an air
man's life consists of "long spells of
Intense fear." He has to' endure In
tense cold, rain, wind, and fog, the
nerve-racking noise of the engine, the
anti-aircraft fire, and to loop, spin,
dive, or sideslip, apparently out of
control, to deceive an opponent. An
Interesting nerve test has been de
vised in France for selecting the best
type of airmen for fighting. Around
his chest Is a pneumograph, In his left
hand a trembler, and around two
fingers of his right hand a pneumatic
"doigtier." Behind the candidate a
revolver shot is fired or a magnesium
flare Is set off, and a record of the ef
fect on his nerves is obtained by means
of stylets writing on a blackened re
volving cylinder.
Hi Drastic Action.
"It seems to me that motorists pass
ing through here are extremely reck
less In their, driving," said the hyper
critical guest. "Don't the authorities
try to do anything to stop their speed
ing through town?"
"Well," responded the landlord of
the Petunia tavern, "Constable Slack
putter didn't do much till one joy rider
ran smack over him and went racing
off to the westward. But then, you
betcha, he crawled to a telephone,
called up the captain of the home
guards at Wayoverbehind, and ordered
him to get his company out and take
the nefarious cuss dead or alive. The
captain didn't do it, but it Just showed
how awake to his duty Slack had sud
denly become. Any time you run over
a email town officer yon can get ac
tion and re-action out of him." Kan
sas City Star.
Bound to Get Into Fight
. A man giving the name of J. E.
Murphy walked into the office of the
Canadian recruiting mission In Bos
ton and asked if there was room in
ho nrmu fnr a hrlendler general. The
officers assured him there was, and
Miirnhw tnA them he was a Canadian,
thirty-three years old, who had served
In Mertrn nnder General Orozco with
the rank of brigadier general. After
.phyiscal examination he was reject
ed on uccount of web toes. Murphy
aid he would go to Cauada and try
recruiting offices there.
521 Main St. QUINCY, ILLINOIS
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$15 to $75
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Women's Winter Coats
Of Tailored Simplicity or Fur-trimmed
$20 to $150
Winter coats have a tendency toward narrower lines; man are
ur belted. with narrow or drop shoulders; graceful, loose
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AMERICAN families would have less sugar than the
people of war torn France, if we depended entirely
on our home-grown lugar stocks.
Approximately 75 per cent, of our sugar is shipped
to our snores. We produce about 1,000,000 tons of sugar
a year. Our imports from abroad amount to. over 3,000,
000 tons a year In normal times.
The United States Food Administration asks each
family to limit its use of sugar to two pounds per month
per person for household use. The military situation de
mands that every available ship be placed at the disposal
of the. Army or .Navy. When we save jugar, we save
hipping.
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