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Catarrh of Stomach Did Not Know It Mrs. Selena Tanner, Athens, Ohio, writes i 'I cannot find words to ex* press my thanks for your kind ad vice. I never once thought I had ca tarrh of the stomach. I commenced taking Peruna, as you directed. My Btomach continued to hurt me for about two weeks after I began the medicine, and then it stopped. I now have a good apjietite, while before I was nearly starved.'' Those who object to liquid medi cines can procure Peruna Tablets. Cheapest Engine Made PER HORSEPOWER Use a full 6-h. p. "Associated" as a feed or ensilage cutter —it has the power and pull of the ordinary Bh. p. Six-inch bore, 10-inch stroke, 40-inch diameter fly-wheel, weight 1,425 pounds. P. J. O'Brien Agent for JOHN DEERE Farm Implements of All Kinds. THIRD AND COLUMBIA STS. PHONE 340 I WHAT OUR OTHERS REDO MODI! | IN THIS PIPER FIFTY TERRS AGO | From The Washington Standard for Saturday Morning, October 19, 18417. Vol. VII. No. 50. Nearly the entire front page of this issue is devoted to an article on "The Coal Fields of Washington Ter ritory." On another page is an ex tended article on "The Rivers Empty ing Into Puget Sound." The board of directors of the Nor thern Pacific railroad met In New York, September 16. The best spirit prevailed and the prospect of obtain ing the required subsidy from con gress was considered very good. The board ordered General Tilton, chief engineer of the Pacific division, to commence surveys on the Columbia river from Portland eastward up the river, as soon as the surveys in the mountain passes of the Cascade m Travel via the "Electric Way" | 1 t . Jfil The"M//u>OMJtee'.f" great achievement, the electri- M I fication of44omiles of msin line through the Belt, Rocky and Bitter 148 Tin'T | Rooti has established a new era in railroading— the electric. PI ' 1 *|/| pjSI NO trailing smoke hides mountain splendors— II , w / w I vi-WIH travel ia dean, smooth, silent Giant electric locomotives fed only M "Vj iM ■by the limitless power of mountain waterfall* haul the famous K i all-ateel trains — "The Olympian" and "The Columbian" H H over the mile-high passes of the Continents! Divide with ease. M ft WS« And soon steam will give place to electricity in the 19 1 Cascades,Wsahington, as the railway is electrifying the 211 miles L| W wiili'W MM of main line through this range of mountaina. M llf If WwMmh ll When next you journey across the continent enjoy ni • ' e the delights of electric travel via the |SK THE WASHINGTON STANDARD, OLYMPIA, WASH., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1017 Nearly Starved PERUNA Made Me Well range were finished. We understand a party will leave here next week to begin the work on the Columbia. The direction of the Northern Pacific rail road sems at last to have fallen into the hands of live men and we confi dently believe congress, so viewing it, will grant the requisite aid. Then we will see Puget Sound "blossom like the rose" and our unrivalled natural advantages developed. Parties prospecting in the vicinity of Coal Creek have discovered a new vein of coal, of considerable thick ness, about a half mile this Bide of the former discovery. The Southern newspapers are unanimous in the opinion that the reconstruction policy of congress will be modified in consequence of the late elections, and negro suffrage left out. New York, Oct. 10.—There was considerable excitement in the Stock Exchange today, owing to the dis covery of counterfeit seven-thirties of the'issue of 1865. It is believed that the plates of the counterfeit bonds were engraved in England. About $70,000 of them were re deemed at the treasury before the character of the bonds was discov ered. There is said to be a fair pros pect of the capture of the counter feiters. Columbia Engine Co. No. 1 will meet for drill on Monday, 21st inst., at 4 V 4 o'clock, by order the foreman, L. D. Durgin secretary. WITH THE BOYS AT AMERICAN LAKE Dear Editor Life at Camp Lewis is settling down to the grim reality of a ten hour day. Since my last communica tion we are arising at 5:45 instead of 6, as formerly. We come in from the drill field at 11:30 instead of 11, and stand battalion or regimental re treat instead of company retreat. There are Americans and "Amer icans," but to feel the real ne plus ultra of patriotism I would recom mend that one stand in a rank of men dressed in the garb of America's defenders and listen to the thrilling strains of "The Star Spangled Ban ner." The arched chest, the squared shoulders, the lifted head and flash ing eyes of the men of the 361 st give an unimpeachable promise that we will be true to the glorious traditions of our ancestors. The majority of Thurston county's first draft are non-commissioned of ficers and. as there are more com missionr to be made out, it is very likely that some may yet wear an eagle on the cap. There is a rumor afloat that we are soon to move elsewhere, but it is entirely unofficial. The second and third Thurston county quotas are in different com panies. but we occasionally make a hurried visit with each other. The secretary of the treasury made an eloquent address to an enthusiastic audience on the subject of Liberty Bonds last Friday. As Rule No. 9999 forbids a draft man from discussing the acts of public officials, I must re frain from giving three cheers. As I have an appointment to chase soiled clothing up and down a wash board the remainder of the afternoon, will close this rambling epistle. Yours for America, CORP. ALBERT N. DWYER. Co. I, 361 st Infantry, Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash. Loral Minister at Camp Lewis. The community church near the main entrance to Camp Lewis, Ameri can Lake, Is now in charge of a local minister. Rev. H. S. Templeton, pas tor of the United Churches, who went over there this week to a month's work in co-operation with the Y. M. C. A. Ministers from some of the largest churches on the Coast are to address the soldiers during the next few weeks. During his absence the church will join with the local Bap tists in union services under the direction of Rev. Charles T. Ooodsell, pastor of the latter church. .j. .\... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... THE HOST IMPORTANT MAN IN THE WORLD! TODAY—PRESIDENT WILSON ❖ * EXCERPTS FROM AN ARTICLE BY SAMUEL G. BLYTHE IN A RECENT ISSUE OF THE t t SATURDAY EVENING POST. ❖ .% ... .;. .;. ............ Realizing adequately that the only completely understandable thing about this w»r is that nobody com pletely or even partially understands it, I have come to the conclusion, after long and patient investigations, in sundry places, of plans, processes, objectives ar.d intentions—to say nothing of the hopes and prayers of those concerned—that it is the con sensus of the opinions of the English, tlie French, the Italians, the Rus sians, and some others—not except ing occasional glimmers from Ger many- -to say nothing of the acme of their desires, that, no matter who began the war, the person who will end it is Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States; and this de spite ideas to the contrary that some of Mr. Wilson's countrymen seem to hold. It is a fair assumption that Mr. Wilson thinks so too. • * * * Great War Maker—Great Peace Maker. Everything focuses on Washing ton, and the great, basic, outstand ing fact of the present situation is that President Wilson is the most important man in the world. Every thing in the world is focused on Washington—everything! A battle is a battle. A revolution is a revo lution. A million men are a unit. Ten thousand cannon make a hell. A billion dollars—uncountable, In comprehensible—is an item. The killed are hundreds of thousands, and the maimed are millions—here, there and everywhere; but through the welter of it all there is one man in Washington who stands alone In importance and in potential power— the president—and, as I have said, for this reason; He will not only in ! due time be the Great War Maker, but he will also in due time be the Great Peace Maker. He represents the United States. Conversely, be cause he is president and executive representative, the United States ' "ill, ' in large measure, represent him. History presents no greater ex ample of the miracle of democratic opportunity. Less than ten years ago Woodrow Wilson was president of a university, the author of a few books, a speaker of repute, an execu tive of ability in his university sphere, whose greatest combat had been over a question of university in ternal policy. Today, by the muta tions of politics in thiß democracy, he Is the most important man in the world; the leader of this vast coun try in an epochal enterprise of war that, on our part as well as on the part of others, transcends anything the world has known; an enterprise requiring the services of millions of men, and their deaths, it may be, and the expenditure of billions of money; an enterprise so vast as to be incom prehensible in any but its shadowy details; an enterprise that Involves the globe. He is more important than any kaiser, king, premier, pontifT, dicta tor, general or admiral. He is the most important man in the world. • • • • Some World Facts. There are a few fixed and proved underlying principles or postulates that survive the day-to-day shifts and changes. They may be summarized thus: Peace is the uppermost thought in every mind. Ships—and not food, fuel, iron, money or soldiers —are the most important war fac tors in the world. Submarines —and not guns, bombs, gas, aeroplanes, tanks, trenches, or battles where great masses of men slay one another —are the most formidable of the op posing forces. These are world facts, as well as American facts. Peace is wanted. Ships will get peace. Sub marines may prevent peace—or, worse, bring defeat. * * • • Let me set down here, in exact terms, that from every place which has to do with the making of war. in Washington and elsewhere, where there is first-hand or communicated contact with the president, comes the word that he is sternly and implac ably intent upon the task that con fronts him. It is beside the mark to 'conjecture as to whether his attitude is founded on the knowledge that the more vigorous the war, the brighter j the prospects for peace. That is true i enough; but when the thoughts in the president's mind are bowing in the war channel they are all war thoughts, and the war urge is strong in hint, as many of his lieutenants and executives will testify. There is no paltering about it. Ho is sane. He would welcome peace; but he isn't trying to got peace under the I guise of playing at war. The war he demands, and will get, will be real war! * * * * A l-'iulitiiiic Man First. If tjie instructions, orders, sugges tions and plans for the successful and vigorous prosecution of this war his subordinates have received could be printed, it would be apparent to the world that Woodrow Wilson, though he may be eager for peace, is ever a fighting man first. He is an idealist, they say; a rhetorician; a man of theory and an altruistic liberal. Granting all that for the purpose of comparison, albeit it is well enough ktiown that Mr. Wilson is a severely practical politician when he must be, the point to be made is that he is no idealist; no Utopian when it comes to fighting this war. He is as cold as a wedge about that. Win it! That is his constant Instruction. Win it, and speed up in the winning! » * * * No person is more keenly alive to the hampering, devastating effects of the governmental system of doing business than the president;, but even with the power he has, he must work with the tools at hand. Wash ington is full of stories of blunders, stupidities and egoisms that are crimes; petty authorities standing in the way of progress; rigid adherence to precedent that wilts action; lack of decision, even on the part of the president himself: delays that have been culpable, almost treasonable; lack of foresight; divided authority that has held Important plans in abeyance—all the numerous draw backs and errors and bungles that have marked our frantic haste to prepare. But, with it all, he has been as patient as might be, striving to get action with as little friction as possible and at times getting action without considering friction. No person acquainted with the facts and not partisan, will deny that there have been grievous faults in Washington, and will be—some pres idential. No person who knows the president attributes omniscience to him or makes him superhuman. He is human in just the same degree as the rest of us. He makes his mis takes. His greatest mistake is in clinging to men of his own selection after their worthlessness in their po sitions is known. That seems to be an obsession with him. • • • * What Europeans Say. If you ask any Englishman who knows, and who is entitled to an opinion, or any Frenchman, or any other man who has been through the crucible since 1914—any of the big men who have come from other coun tries to this country to work with us —about the progress the United States has made thus far, you will find that he has no criticism, but is astounded at the amount of work that has been done, the results that have been accomplished, and tolerant of the mistakes that have been made. They know. They have been through the game. And they mean what they say, also. To be sure, they realize the errors; but they also appreciate the energy and the results of the mass accomplishment, and applaud it. « * • • He (the presidont) is under no delusions over what courses this war may take, so ar afs the popular es teem of it may be concerned. He knows that it is the history of all wars, of all administrations, from the earliest war to this one, that there comes a period when vox popull is raised against those in power. He knows that no adminis tration can go through two years, say, of war like this and not be as sailed. And there is where his vision, seconded by bis Scotch trait of thrift, comes in. That is why we note his insistence to congress on sufficient money, on enormous money, on all sorts of legislation to provide him with war-making and war-supporting machinery. He de mands it and gets it, for he foresees the storms, the possible loss of pop- ularity, that will mean the loss of getting power. His house will be in order when the country turns, as it undoubtedly will if the yar is greatly iprolonged. * * * No shrewder statesmanship has been known in our time than this forestalling of the possible protests of the future while the opportnnit) was ripe. * * * And there are persons who say this man is entirely an idealist, with no skill of practice or provision! They forget the Scotch in him. striving Constantly for Peace. Thus we come to the second Wll- Isonian mental channel, which is the peace channel. It is in no wav de- PAGE SEVEN rogatory to the war spirit end inten tion of the president to say that his thought and strivings constantly are for peace. Every sane nian or wom an in the world—save the youth, per haps, fired with military ardor, or unholy profiteers—ls for peace. It is the burden of tho prayers and sup plications of all the world and the burden of most of the energies. Every step he takes is a peace step; for the war he is waging has the lasting security of the world for its ultimate. Let us consider his position in this matter and thus disclose his para mountcy. By their own frank ad missions, by the military situation, by the economic necessities, by all the facts, the assistance of the United State was vital to the allies vital! Not merely satisfactory and grateful, but vital! The president of the United States, as the head and leader of this country, was the one man who could bring to the support of the allies the material aid as well as the moral support they needed to assure them of victory. No one else in the world could do it. Do you imagine that the president of the United States did not know this as well as the allies —or better? He did. And do you think that, know ing this, realizing to the fullest the position his country stood and stands in as a factor in this war, do you think for a moment that the presi dent did not demand and receive the fullest and most binding assurances and certitudes of the position and power this country would assume and maintain, not only in the war but in the peace negotiations? Do you think this country is in the posi tion of being a tail to the kite of the allies? If you do, dismiss the thought from your mind. The president of the United States did not allow his country to be relegated to a second ary position. He demanded and re ceived the power of decision. This war may last one yerfr —two years—three years. I do not know. Nobody knows. One man's conjee- * ture Is as. acceptable as another's. There is good authority for saying that, unles there is In sifht, by the end of this year or sooner, something tangible on which peace discussions may be based, the probabilities are that the war will last for a year or two; perhaps longer. Whether there will be a definite peace trend by the end of this year is also a matter of conjecture. It Is expected In some places—that is certain; but the ex pectation is based largely on hope rather than Information. The peace trend may develop at any moment, or it may not come at all. President and People. Whether or not, it la apparent that, stripped of all nonessentials, the three outstanding war facts In this country and in the world are that President Wilson is the most important man in the world, from both a war and a peace viewpoint; that the chief disturbing war factor is the submarine; and that the great est, incomparably the greatest, war need is ships. Furthermore, I am here to say, first admitting all our blunders, mis takes, stupidities, delays that were criminal and maladministrations that were inexcusable, all our back ing and filling, all our wronghead edness and crass ignorance, all our overzeal and meticulous caution, all our extravagances where close buy ing was essential and our penurious ness where liberality was needed, all our lacks and all our weaknesses, admitting all these, I am here to say, regardless of the wormhole critics, the traitors who cover their treasons with the yelp for free speech, the senatorial obstructurs, the carpers, the self-seekers, the demagogues, the tricksters, the peace-at-any-price de fectives, the seditious press, the vealy essayists, the professorial the orits—regardless of them all, that in the mass, in the great way a country like ours moves, in the large meas ure no American need feel either concerned or ashamed over what has been done, of what is being done, of the progress made and the results accomplished; or of the future pros pects. Entirely sensible of the fact that the president is neither omniscient nor omnipotent, anil that he is en tirely human and subject to human limitations, his own temperamental stresses, anil his official inhibitions; quite well aware that a democracy is the poorest of war makers and to be successful must be autocratic in its hifrh places and thereby evoke fran tic protests; not uninformed as to Continue! on Page Kijdit