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THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS
UESDAY, JANUARY S, 1918.
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The Finnish republic 1 the. first na
tion to be born of the war.
Mr. Elisenman seems to assume a
tort of what-you-golng-to-do-about-it
attitude.
New Tork paper bearing; date of
Dec. 26, were received by The Newa
on Jan. 7. '
It la not often that a speaker has. a
larger audience than that of Lloyd
George laat Saturday.
At Its leisure, congress might In
vestigate whether the weatherman li
not an ally of the kaiser.
New Tork In grip of glaie storm.
Headline. Which, In rulgar parlance,
meant that It hat been sleeting.
Got. Catta la said to have given
Msuranoe that Florida will promptly
ratify the prohibition amendment.
The Florida Times-Union suggests
coins; to bed early and sleeping late
. as a measure of fuel and light con-aervatlon.
The Memphis Newt-Scimitar seems
to think that fining one for hoarding
food, ought to Increase one's feeling of
importance.
The kaiser's credit must be totter
In since It is now declared that
neither Swiss nor Sweden will Invest
In his war loans.
Dlsrust prices of news print paper.
Headline. This must be an enjoyable
pastime. Judging from, the frequency
with which It Is Indulged.
6enator Chamberlain wants 4 eabU
net minister of monitions, to serve
temporarily. - But the aforesaid cabi
net minister might like the Job.
Quoting Ellhu Root against suffrage
Is not an especially happy hit, seeing
that Mr. Root Is more or less of a
Jonah for any cause he espouses.
The Charlotte Observer 1s one news-'
paper which seems to think the Rue-
elan. ttarms "might form a basis for
th beginning of peace negotiations."
- - 4 ill-
gate's rights Is a rather flexible
term, but, at that, it requires consid
erable' ' stretching - to make It' cover
boose rights. It will hardly succeed.
- Whatever may be said of Germany's
peace terms, It Is observed that that
country pays very little attention to
what Bulgaria or Turkey thinks of
theW
It Is li in ted that the kaiser Is to
Write it book, but he will probably
And that a certain distinguished I ene,mies
American nas airway usea most oi
the omp r.
TO WIN THE WAR.
The following series of resolutions
was suggested by the Amerid&n food
administration for; adoption as a New
Tear resolution by Its millions of
members and everyone else who may
have supervision of, the family com
missary: '
"I solemnly resolve:
, "To let no food of any kind go to
waste.
; "To set one day In every week and
one meal In every day when no wheat
flour shall' be used In any manner,
shape or form,
; "To set one day in every week when
no pork Is served or eaten.
' "To eat and serve fowl and poultry
as often as possible in place of Other
meat.
"To use butter only at ttsslej to
cook with oil or drippings and to
waste no fat of any kind......
"To use corn and fruit syrup, mo-
laBses and sorghum syrups and honey
as often as possible Instead of sugar.
"To use all dairy products as eco
nomleally as possible"
Housekeepers are 'urged to save
money at the same time that they
save food and to use It In the pur
chase of liberty bonds and war sav
lngs certificates. That . the present
need Is urgent and will continue to
grow more pressing may be Inferred
from a recent contribution by Dr. Ray
Lyman Wilbur, of Stanford university.
detailing some of the difficulties of
the food situation which Is, in part, as
follows: '
"It Is surprising how few of our
Americans have grasped the slgnifl
cance of the fact that In Australia, a
country that has contributed material-
y to this war, there Is, as the result
of at least two harvests, plied up a
very large quantity of cheap and
practically government-owned wheat,
much of It In the open air, where It
cannot be adequately protected from
various kinds of damage.
"Yet we have had an unprece
dented call upon our wheat supply In
this country and In Canada resulting
In a great Increase In prices, due to
the fact that the European nations
absolutely required wheat for the sus
tenance of their people. The answer to
this apparent anomaly is that It takes
three times as long for a ship to go
to Australia for food as It does to go
to Canada or the United States, and
the world has not the shippings, avail
able for he long hauls because of the
submarine menace and the exigencies
of war.
"Oil and other food stocks are also
piled upon the Asiatic and African
coasts awaiting shipment, while we
are using food tuts in our soap be
cause we cannot get at these stores,
"The most pressing problem before
the United States and the nations en
gaged with It in the war against the
Hohenzollem dynasty Is to supply
food and ships and thus defeat the
German submarine attack upon the
left flank of the western front."
It seems to be one of A he Ironies of
fate that wheat Bhould be practically
going to waste In Australia while
Europe and America are trying to con
serve the food . supply by means of
wheatlcss, meatless and other days of
abstention, but such Is the condition
wrought by the submarine in the de
struction of shipping.
If it were necessary, this situation
emphasizes again the, paramount, im
perative importance of the rapid pro
duction of ships, Russia, also, prob
ably has wheat to spare, but alas it Is
not available to the allies. In the
present circumstances. It may con
ceivably become an asset to our
AS IF UNDER A GLASS-BELL, 1
. . ' . i.
a special correspondent or me new
Tork Evening Post, writing for its
i
CAMPAIGNS OF 1918. ' I by giving some thought to improved
Let us assume that nothing will ; methods, and poultry Is no exception.
come of the talk of peace now heard I a - little rearrangement of the prem-
in all th countries, what la tha mill-
m.aCm. Wcuon irora auricn, ewiizer- w .ituatlon. candidly discussed, and
land, explains some of the Influences I what are the probable enemy move
which are working against peace in I ments for the comlrg year? .
ises wouia n many instances, acui- v ,v. t. PtihlUhtas Co.
tate the production of a greatly In- . f '
. THE JARR FAMILY
By Roy L. McCardell
The New Tork Evening World.)
Germany. There Is In that country a
most anomalous financial condition.
The farmers and some of the mer
chants and all the manufacturers who
are making things for the war have
a plethora of money. They are, says
the writer, "literally swimming In It
There has been a boom tfi the stock
exchange during the whole year". But
those who make much money have lit
tie opportunity for investment txec-pt
government loans. The farmers and
even the peasants have become eppar
ently rich. Mortgages have leon p&ll
off. But war loan stock is the enly
Investment available. In 40 country
has the process of converting every
productive trade and industry to war
purposes gone so far. It is a process
really of liquidation. The owners find
themselves every year with more ovl
dences of their government's indebted
ness, but with less facilities for pro
ductive Industry, They are less able to
resume trade with the world after the
war. "German economy," says the
writer, "lies under a gloss-bell like the
Chemical preparations In a laboratory.
He thinks the fear of open air condi
tions Is retarding1 the peace move
ment Says the writer:
"Now as to the outlook for pftar-,e.
The year 1917 has without doubt
brought a strong popular peace move
ment in Germany. But at the earns
time, those
are materially
uance of the war the Influential mo
nopollsts of raw materials are now
the masters ct the whole Industrial life.
The number t those who have solid
reasons to 'rtser the moment when Ger
many will I u pushed back In the Inter
national str.gle of the world market
la Increasing. Germany's economlo
creased poultry crop. Thrift and ef
ficiency, are watchwords the hour.
They are susceptible of application to
We
Germany accuses . of being an ad
vertislng nation. PerRajs so. But we I the farm as well as the factory,
nave lime u anyjn.ng -me oesi oi our need more poultry and eggs.1
enemy in this respect. There is a
good deal of dllignt advertising In
Germany now of Its intention to
Strike hard in a new tensive In the
west
"On account of the war and our sol
w hovs and everything, I think we
should go to
church more than
we do," said Mrs.
Jarr, little dream
Inc this pious re
mark would start
something.
"What makes
yon say that?"
asked Mr. Jarr.
"We went to
church during
the h o H d a y.s
didn't w?"
TP
-
"Yes; but that reminded me that we
. MOTHERS OF MEN.,
Ex-Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of
France and England seem a I Texas. Is dragged" from his well-
good deal Impressed .1th this talk. - .retirement to turn his silvery
The question is, is it serious 7 judging elCK,uenca against the house commit
by the past It IS BlUff. I nt In nnnnaltion to the
The German Star have hurled their reform now before the peopls. If !ould .more iuwttunfr
4n.,Alln at 4ti a!1ffti4 ra1! In thm wt I ITt.M V - haan mrtv nAHva'tfM mnVA. I '.
utii. v..w - " - i " - i you Know. i
several times already. the Marne, ment in the past twenty years against I , ,nd tn4 heathen. In' his blind
at Verdun, at Tpres and on the Tser. I which the Texan, with his pookets I ness bows down to wood and stone,' "
Ther know r v tBlck they -re. I lined with oil stock, dldnt thunder, hummed Mr. jarr,
They had odds against ths allies In we don't know what -It was. Tho sen- "mere you go, maKing iun or imngs
. . a, ' .i v . . j j.ii j, vi..t - . mat snouia oe respeciwu; . uu ju
vuusiuctawi w - -. . - . - .. . - - i j-rf Quickly
a prospect of having now. Tet they argument which for logic , Was a . ' .
didn't get through. "I clincher. He said . that a woman
a .-h..!ih Mmini ilka couldn 't be a soldier, a Juryman or a
that at erdun might have a serious vnere.ore sue snoum noi m
.. v . -a.. I lowed to vote. The gentleman a facts
are being a little weakened by events,
political effect at home. By spring the
food supplies in Germany will be low
er than at any time since the war be
gan. Disappointment at a failure to
settle with Russia will add to the dis
content The only hope to improve the
Should heathen be. respected?" Mr.
Jarr Inquired.
"No, perhaps not," replied Mrs. jarr,
"still'"
"Should wood and ttone be re
spected"? Mr. Jarr went on.
of trade with Russia and G' nan con
trol of Russia's facilities of distribu
tion. Russia requires efficient aid so
Now ston It!" said Mrs. Jarr,
however. Women are now soldiers. I "Ton know what I mean, so don't try
Out west they are Jurymen and be- to change the subject I was saying
forA Inn thuv mv t aherifra Thn ai We BnoUlU go Ml unurui, muio-m
rore long tney may do snermrs. me h th rtfd ln th, om
so-caUed argument of the ex-senator instead of lying around the house,
It. niiatrllsV Tf 1T1natf-.a tohv ihst at t-nVl a nA r- Airier irlA fiiinrfflV
economlo condition is In the reopening , permanently attacned nl8 name. Ppers all lay"- Jm
It would bjurt about as pertinent -lS.r. '" Zr church"
to say that he ought not to be al- Bhil we go to MY church or YOUR
tnwe.tt in VntA hAnausa nrnhahlv ha I nhiinh ?"
extremely tljat peace r.ay after all be couldn.t B0W a patoh on tne, eat of jt doesn't matter what church we
made on that basis. But ths needs of hl. Dat. A-,e, ... ,hfithel. wom. go to, so we go to church," said airs.
elements In Germany which Germany andMt. allies are Immediate. are or Jurymen,-or sheriffs oblige he. I wLt you to go because
liy interested ln the conUn- Peac wlth UMla would make as- or BOt l8 not extremeiy , important It is right to go. - It sets a good ex-
surea plenty auer me crops oi mis They aro TOaay otnt)r things which are ample for the children, too. JBut lr you
summer, but not before, though tome mora lmportant we perf4cUo JsLlTsi
the world. Eight million of them In at alt." This was to imply that Mrs.
these United State are out ln bust-I Jarr always had such purposes.. But
ness and industry and they are de- Mr.. Jarr wouldn't admit It.
given most to the turning of the serving of direct representation, not hi Mt 10 ga 10 my eDW0D'
Italian flank. From a military point I through men as narrowband biased as I -you ahnn'id not sav thati" Mrs.
of view probably this offers to the Bailey. There would be no soldiers. Jarr retorted. "I have nothing against
boAy exists and lives, it were, under cntraI mor opportunity than or sheriffs, or Jurymen if there were '1 aven'tked thTse.
& glass-bell as lor M Ahe blockade he' Mr Slmonds. of the no mothers. The xeator always rises &nXEX
slight improvement might be brought
about
Will Hindenburg's attention be
goes on. But many rxga in Germany New York Tribune, thinks the Italian
fear the moment when the .aaa-brti Potltlon untenable.
of blockade will be r-.le1 and when He Predicts that the defender will
fresh contact with Interna.nal world nave 10 rellre not latef tnan tne earIy
in Importance above the creature.
Cor'
is draughty, but so long as one is
down to brass tacks, it Is "TCiT.1 -
- V.kl. .1 . , . I ..n
jiivuui linn mere .are inousanas 01 1 $r. Jarr,
economy may disclose a moi'&i Injury
ln the German economlo bod, weak
spring to the Adlge. Von Below Is
not endeavoring to cross the Plave.
asked
Tou know you want me to
go to your church, but you never
tunity.of destroy! ; a large Italian
army. His hope is to hold the de
fenders there when the mountain bar
ened by three years of exhauniio- and He woul1 by 80 floln lose tt owor'
liquidation, and kept In an unnatural
and unwholesome stimulus by pyra
mided debt and "hugely inflated gov
ernment paper." -
This fear of the effect of peace on
war industries may keep Germany
fighting longer than would otherwise
De the case.
women, ln the country who have, served
in all of these capacities oftener
than Senator Bailey,1 who considers
hims- '. pre-eminently fitted for the
franchise. Then there was our old
friend, Henry A. Wise Wood Other
riers are broken, they would be taken wlaa Wood wouW be etter-whom travel among "tho non-essentials.1
In flnlr. Alrpartv h- Invndera hnM haan,t hear tr0 '"ng W6 SUS-
h hf n h pected he had gone to the front Little I . The Knoxvllle Journal and Tribune
Bassano. But with the setting in of
aeem to want to 10 to mine.
"I don't know any people in your
churchts congregation, that's all, said
Mr. Jarr. "Now at my church the
nicest class" ' ' . ;
"The nicest class!" repeated Mr.
Jarr, flaring up; for If there is one
thing that causes heated discussion,
even in the best of regulated families,
It is an intimation of this sort
"Oh, I don't mean to say they are
not nice people at your church," said
Mrs. Jarr, "but when new people move
into the neighborhood and are anxious,
to be in with the best, they always
go to our church."
"Talk of heathen," said Mr. Jarr.
"The poor heathen know no better, but
to go to any church because one thinks
It lends social distinction well, that
hs ecclesiastical snobbishness. It'e all
wrong, to my way or tninKing.
"Your way of thinking?" repeated
Mr. Jarr. "I didn't know you thought
about church at all! I am only saying
it Is nice to go to a church where one
knows everybody, that's all. I remem
hr when Mrs. Sodb heard us speak
of going to your church she raised her 1
eyebrows."
What do I care wnar. sne raiaea:
said Mr, JarrA-My church Is too good
fits nnnn a 1 w a rvi i-si niiiii. nn nun
band la lucky he isn't in Jail, And
her old dad was an old rat and an eld
skinflint, even if he was one of the
pillars of the church!"
"I am not going to quarrel with you
on religious topics," said Mrs. - Jarr
calmly. "It doesn't matter who goes to
church and whether they are sancti
monious or not. If we go to church
ln the proper spirit, and if our ow
conscience is clear" .
" "Well, then, don't talk to me about
your Mrs. Soperi" said Mr. Jarr testily.
"I wouldn't go to any churcR those
people attended." , '
"There! I knew you were trylntf .
10 Bei out. 01: k;uiii- iu vnuiuu, miu
T ll.l.r MtVf.ll Mltlil
.U.S. tftail HUli.itij'. ...,.
I am fcoing, and I am going to take the
children. And I am going EVERY
Sunday. If It occasions remark that
you are not with ns, I cannot help It."
"I said I'd go I said I'd go," re
marked Mr. Jarr. "The church can be
full of Sopers, I'll go If that will satisfy
you."
"I don't want to you to go to satisfy
me." said Mrs. Jarr. I want you to
go because you bhouljj go." .
"Oh. all rlprht. my dear," Mr. Jarr
agreed. And he felt so good about his
goodness that he tola Kangie ana
Jenkins and most every other pal he,
had they should be ashamed they-never
went to church at times like these.
CHATS WITH EDITORS
V, . .. . ,
Remarks the Nashville Banner:
The new director-general of rail
ways very promptly placed passenger
winter the Huns find tnemselves de
pendent on one line of railway through
mountain passes, while the Italians
wonder that the rlsibles of the.suf- declares that "the temperature of the
fragists present were excited by the tempt many that the shortness of coal
"aunty" aggregation. It is to laugh. I is simply psychological."
A contemporary has also discovered
-ILLtlil I IMATE. PARENTS, I mountain paBses, while the Italians a contemporary nas aiso aiscoverea "Let your pigs grow into hogs, your
The New York Mall quotes a New I with their British and French allies I that the women are opposed to the I calves into beeves and your lamb's Into
York philanthropist after his lnspec- are supplied with numerous lines over "double standard" of Virtue, which Is 1 before you consider butchering
tlon of a home for foundlings, as fol- the plains. It is not improbable that last straw to a long overburdened Shii rIXi.Ann(i . y .
lows: I n Italian offensive mav drive tha in. I camel's baek. It Is probable that this I
"There are no lllesrltimate children I hnrir I lnminprahin nbleetlon to auffrAa-A wan I The Cleveland Banner declares that
IW mnrA Thai o.n -,,. 11 k. I r a. . . .... a. iv. 1...- - J"'
, ....... .nuum uo ' i now as 10 oaioniKi. unis neieo- I wirea 10 vne uommmee. u vnn i invest in a thr.ft stamp, you add to
punged forever. There are illegiti- geneous force may be attacked, both show of force does not stem the tuf-1 the bullets of our soldiers and thus
maw parents, yes; nut these children for the effect in holdina- Bulgaria In fraee time, it la invincible. help to shorten tho war.
re an legitimate; ail wonny and Ene. Mine, and also to compel the allies to
and will grow up l be a blessing and strain their transport and weaken their
traitJrs of the worst sort and deserve
the severest penalty known to the hu
man mind." )'
"Roads taken over by the govern
ment to meet a war-time emergency
will probably be retained by the gov
ernment with full consent of the
owners when the war is over, 'and with
mutual satisfaction to the operatives
and the general public," is the conclud- .
ing pargraph of tux editorial in the
Pulaski Citizen. '
o uonor 10 mo nation. I ift.
mat, is a Deaewui, a numane ana with a comparatively small exnen
an altogether commendable view. The dtture of German troops the war may
illegitimacy does not should not be taken to Mesopotamia or Pales
accrue to tne cnua nut the parents, tine. The Turks need bolatarinr. Sue
The child is in no way to blame the ces.e8 would weaken the morale
parents wnony to blame. The -stigma ot the allies, too
snouia aitacn to tnem, not tneir neip- rjut. after thtt re,t .,,,,,,
'A woman has been made weitrher
at a Pennsylvania colliery. Fuel's so
less offspring. There should be a
campaign must come in the west Dur-
UNITED ALL FACTIONS.
Lloyd George's great peace terms "carce, you understand, that weigh
rh l.W ha. th. ,. " 'uncr . .'"" " Jou
v .-. - vv, I ciares tne Kingtport Timea
feet of uniting most oi the elements I
in the countrie. opposed to Germany, Ll"0010" th ca"Sh
except possibly ln Russia, where the Oatette declares that "every patriotic
speech has not been printed generally I citizen will desire to be of use at this
and where some exception was taken ' me'
to paragraphs. . I "Vesuvius is reported to be ln erun-
But in Great Britain and the United "n aaln bxx Vesuvius hasn't any-
cnmmnn rnnaan n th nhnlitinn thai I Ut ln Ureal Britain and the United I "va Beal" uul ohuviub nun i. tiiiy-
common consent to the abolltion-the lng the 8ummer, the forces facing each , " " thing on all tho r-t of the world," if
banishment of the term of reproach Lfha- h. ,m .k a..,..... states specially there has been much the par)s parlBin understands the
enthusiasm manifested Tor the speech, situation.
reproach ofh.- them will h nhnnt. annnl etl.
applied to those not born in orthodox mated at five million each-wlth odds
Fanners of New Tork state are said
to have Increased their crops SO per
cent last year. But It is probable that
the limit has not yet been reached in
that or any other state.
Every Instance of self-denial In the
use of food or money is a contrlbu
tlon by so much to win the war.
- It still seems difficult to understand
now Veniselos can content himself to
remain out of the headlines. So far
at outward appearances go, the Bal
kans aro already pacified.
We nave been watching to tee
Whether the Montgomery Advertiser,
or tome other southern paper, shall
Join the New Tork World In threaten
ing the south with another "force
, "SELF-DETERMINATION," .
It wus ln Article 1L of the peace
terms which the central powers pro
posed, to the Russians that was in
cluded the very clever bamboozling of
the guileless bolshevlkl. That article
read:
"Article n. The Russian govern
ment having, in accordance with Its
principles, proola!mod for all peoples,
without exception, living within the
Rursian empire the right of self-determination,
including complete rep
aration, takes cognizance of the de
cisions expressing the vil; of people
bill." But, really, we don't believe I demanding a full state of Independence
anybody would be scared. I and separat'on from the Russian em
nlre for Poland. Lithuania. V?our1and
tt does not require to long for the and portions of Esthonla and Livonia.
governor of Nevada to fill a senatorial
vacancy as it does the, governor of
Wisconsin. But perhaps the governor
of Nevada waa not himself a candi
date. Senator Newland't successor
bears the name of Henderson.
The Russian government recognizes
that ln the present circumstances
these manifestations must be regarded
as an expression of the will of the
people, and Is ready to draw conclu
sions therefrom. As in tiheee districts
to which the foregoing stipulations ap
ply, the question ot evacuation is not
such as provided for in Article L, a
tpecial commission shall discuss ami
fix the time and other details in con
formity acd In accordance with the
Russian idea of the necessary' ratifica
tion by a plebiscite on broad lines and
without any military pressure what
ever of the already existing procla-
A Birmingham exchange declares malion of separation."
that Alabama has several thousand mat Is to say we have already con
acres of good land which are not be- qucrel Poland. Lithuania, Courland
ing cultivated and hundreds of men and other provinces and have assisted
who are having difficulties with their he peoples there to form governments
salaries, some being without salaries, satisfactory to us and amenable to our
nd It calls upon -the state depart- wisr.es. We now declare that the?
snent of agriculture and the Institute governments of the occupied provinces
at Auburn to tackle and solve this are expressions of the ' sclf-determina-
problem of the manless land by bring- I tior." of these peoples, to which you
Ing to It the necessary landless men. are committed. We, therefore, acceda
to your rrinciples of no annexations.
wedlock. It teems unthinkable that
one professing the instincts of gen
tility should insist upon wounding the
sensibilities of a fellow creature on
account of a lapse of his parents over
which he had no control.
only, slightly for the enemy.
It represented a distinct retrocession
"We must have business as usual,"
B" next fall our million or more I in 016 demanu mado tha alll and declares the Graenevllle Democrat, "if
eliminated rrom tnem nearly an that I lnB nnances ot me country are to con-
aavnra of imnerialiam or aa-rreaalon tinuo oun(1' nd we are glad to know
savors or imperialism or aggression. tn t , oreeneviiu it la nnt nniv uuai
It is believed ln this country by all I but better than usual." .
ma be in the trenches. Even with
Ru ,sla completely tut of the running
Germany may no longer have a su-
Concluflfng an editorial ln the course
of which opinions on a number of sub
jects were expressed with more or less ,
frankness, the Columbia Herald ad
monishes as follows: "Some men may
go to the army that ought not to be
sent; the labor problem may become
acute, but as true, loyal Americans, do
a bit extra yourself and do not
criticise." Crltiolsm is often forbidden
to others by those who employ it most
freely. Like many other rights, the
right to criticize seems to depend
somewhat on who wants to use it
DID YOU KNOW?
The Iceberg industry Of Iceland will '
resume activities as soon as the Ice
melts, water being essential for the
manufacture of icebergs.
" A soft-boiled egg can be made hard
by boiling, but the same results can-'
not be obtained by doing the same
with soft coal.
The dogs of Fizzbra are gifted with
llzlness. When happy they let the
wind wag their talis for them.
The Mall very properly declares T , ' "wu,vo"' wlla .
that "it is time to put an end to this
elements, by those wTio are Inclined
will be weary and hopeless while ours
VI, 1 1 1 tK-x W-.1t iak,a -A1 n 1
abominable visiting of the sins of " . m w .T!
,mi r,o,. , , back home wIU by then have seen that
A Ntw. Turk newspaper .eongratu-
. lates the city oa the fact that Mr. Mc
Adoo, the new railroad director-gen
eral, knows New York "from top to
bottom." 'There has been a more or
less prevalent.. Impression In the
provinces that familiarity would not
Increase one's appreciation of the
metropolis. -
We- have received ln p.n envelope
postmarked Cincinnati a reprint of the
editorial recently printed in the New
York World threatening the south with
reduction of representation if the pro
hibition amendment is passed.' The
distilleries ln the Ohio city would like
very much to scare the south.
no Indemnities, fend promise not to ad
vance any further east
Applied to Btlgiura and northern
France, no doubt the junkers couid set
up a claim that certain forms cf gov
ernment which they probably have
created wero also expressions of the
"self-determination" of those peoples.
guilty parents upon innocent chll
dren. Society is beginning to realize
the gravity of Its heartless offending
against guiltless lives." It is further
declared that the existence of fpund
ling Institutions "is a step in the work
of redress." But these homes do not
meet the philanthropist's demand for
the obliteration of Social discrimina
tion, as Bhould be the case. It It a
fine thing: a humane thing to save
the life of a helpless baby, but It Is
a' cruel, indefensible wrong to rob him
of respectability.
Many Americans have won eml
nence and distinction ln the various
lines of endeavor after overcoming
the handicap of Illegitimate parent
age. Others have probably found that
the impassable barrier. Tet America,
of all the world. Is called the land of
opportunity. It is hoped by progres
sive, forward-looking men that we
may be able to make the present
struggle the last great war, and to
abolish other relict of barbarism. The
supercilious social cruelty toward
blameless children should go, along
with militarism and kalserism.
The expenditures of Mayor Mitchel's
campaign ofganization are to be in
vestigated. every unofficial report in
di. xting a larger outlay than the last
preceding. The late Mark Hanna
would probably have been considered
a piker by this ultra-patriotic commit
tee.
Tuesday is the lOSrd anniversary
of the battle vf New vrieans Jack
son day. Recalling its Incidents may
serve to inspire Te'nnesseant with re
newed courage. It Is net at all neces
sary to' exult over one of our present
allies ln remembering this great
achle ement of a Tennessean.' Its
chief value to ut It its suggestion of
the possibilities of a determined lead
er and a determined people.
John D. Rockefeller-finds difficulty
in pleasing all of his critics. Fault
has been found with the old gentle
man's liberal war contributions and
ulterior motives ascribed. One can
also imagine the character of censure
which his refusal to contribute would
have produced.
1 -M..tl Anal 1 T ..I n .a
toward , peace a. well at by tho.s who tHa ciarkey..! af-Chronlcle:"'Tt 1.
af known as the war party, that If I with mixed emotions that you receive
(the Joyful announcement of your be-
victory after victoiy doe. not bring is a distinct offer of a fair basis of lV.endd T&hrhf inVnT to
peace, and the Junker party, which re- settlement tne war must go on with-
out, further discussion of tern n'rmJr.,S:
cently has thrown off Its mask, will
have to yiel"
THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.
A week "or two ago, we noted the
fact that a poultry association had
been organized In Rhea county. This,
we believe, Is a commendable enter
prise and worthy of fullest encourage
ment If such associations will result
ln Improving the quality and Increas
ing the quantity of poultry grown in
the country, they will perform a val
uableand no doubt a profitable
publio service. There Is to be a hog
rally In each. Tennessee county one
day this week, and we usMerstand
that the Rhea County Poultry asso
ciation will hold its meeting at the
same time. ,
Mr. Hoover hat recommended that
more poultry be eaten in order to
relieve the demand for meats, but
poultry Is also scarce. Some ttept
should be taken to stimulate produc
tion. It hat been rumored that pro
fessional poultrymen have been In
clined to decrease their stocks on ac
count of the high prices of feed, but
the tame reason could be raised
against the raising of nearly all oth
er kinds of live stock. Besides poul
try can probably be more economical
ly fed, based on cost of feed and value
of product, than either hogs or cat
tle. With poultry selling at from 15
to 25 cents a pound "on the boot,"
In other words Germany Is asked dares that "Uncle, Sam has devised
to come to the scratch on Its recent a scheme of Investment that is the only
nrofessions of neace lareelv baaed on one ever aevlseJ that absolutely guar
professions or peace largely based on antees the investor from loss."
me status quo ante, ir that country i
has been at all sincere it will answer I . Tne Memphis News-Scimitar thinks
-, . . , Itthat "Mr. Hoover could probably re-
Lloyd George in a way to further theroncile hls differenCcs with thoss whom
peace movement I he is asking to give him a square deal
The terras offered are in the main- ,f he wiu aSree t0 Sive them a square
t, . I meal.-"
reasonaDie.
Besides uniting the allies the speech I "For ways that are dark and tricks
apparently hat divided Germany into
that are vain the heathen Chinese
Hoyle has nothing ln his well-krlown
rule book as to which is the right side
of a pancake.
Or which is the other side of a fence,
or how big is a piece of paper, or how
many is a bunch. , - v
A St Louis marvel has Invented a
match with a fourfold purpose. It
can be used first for a match, second
for a toothpick; third, to take the place
of a missing suspender button; fourth,
as a pipe-cleaner.
The yearly record for waves coming
In off the Atlantic ocean ln 1917 beat out
191 by 62V waves.
Every time a rhinoceros coughs It ex
hales enough air to blow a harmonica
continuously for 7 minutes and 11 seconds.
nala fntn lnslrntflrjinrA in tha llfyht
three parties. Ludendorff, offended of the villainy and treachery of Kaiser
at the make-shift - and deceit- Bill." . the way the Murfreesboro
i t.m,. r.,.aa v h.. News-Banner feels about it
threatened resignation. The social-1 The Bedford County Timet thinkt
1st party denouncei those termt as I tn Pay have to De increased if we
bid lu.eApwi a.ueiivrr class ui legisla
tors. But they have spent all the
hypocritical and demands an adher
ence to the spirit of the relchstag res
olution. So the enemy It torn Into
factions.
Russia on ,the other hand, teemt
more inclined to a separate eace. It
looks on Lloyd George's speech as an
Invitation for Russia to go on alone.
This It somewhat ominous. Contin
ued resistance to Germany's 'over.
bearing demands would aid for a gen
eral peace.
The Russian-German peace discus
siont continue at Brest-Lltovsk.
Whenever such negotia ont are un
der way the political tide of the war
takes precedence over the military.
It any candidate for governor of
Tennessee against the prohibition
tt ought not to be difficult to figure I amendment?
out a profit even when prevailing
nrlma for faad art mdiM.miI. Tn I Absurd!
I ST.. J I. i : c -
most Instances, poultry raising com- Employ-r-Young man, rm afraid you
bines and fits in admirably with the I have deceived me. Ton told me when 1
raising of other kinds of livestock. I employed you that you were a college
On many farms of the country. b-w.t"
posltry forms an important by-prod- I son have yoo for doubting It. sir?
uct a consumer of the a-aste IncI-1 Employer Why, you Juat said, ln re-
dental to ther lines of farm enter-1 V. w . . " a -71
. ... ... ... I Business, ! ziai a uicw wjui. auvui li
prise, i. is uaeiy luav una iunn di i jrou d4.
production could be considerably ex
I a . . 1 1 a I
nana .ihAt nKi.K l.aa.a!.,a. Weil UUOIIU,
... . ..I (New Tork Sun.)
or added cost. It this it true. It would "Did you notice what a pile of food
contribute materially to the profit from I little Newrtch tucked away at the din
the farm and to the country'a food ne night?" .
I "1 fiiri 14 muta in think if tha
supply at the same time. Production I iUn CXDrejuiinn: -Uultiim in par
la nearly all lines cau. be stimulated I reaa.'
A new wave resembles an old wave In
many respects ln shape, only it takes
several storms to make as flexible as
an old wave.
It takes an hour to write 100 words of
Chinese in shorthand. .
Eleven thousand letters makes up the
Chinese alphabet, and a pocket edition
Chinese typewriter would look like a
concert grand piano.
surplus and' then some in increasing
other salaries and creating new jobs.
Out of 13,467 measures coming over
from the extra session, the Brownsville
States-Graphic thinks congress should
permit 11,367 to repose quietly In
committee, but neglects to mention
which 100 should be Considered. '
r '
The Rockwond Times is patriotic,
lilkewlse game, as witness the follow
ing: "If it talks all kinds of sacrifices
to win the war the American people
are ready for them. We are ln to win.
and nothing but complete victory will
satisfy tne nation."
t
"Russia is-apparently coming to her
senses. She may do tho right thing
oerore long; ana return to her al
legiance," is the way it appears to the
Dayton .Herald, sarhich. however, does
not explain to whom Russia owes al
legiance. ,' . t
The Sparta Expositor declares that
"Secretary of State McAdoo la at the
head of more railroad mileage than
any other man in the United States
has ever been," but it was probably the
secretary of the treasury which our
contemporary had -in mind.
"This weather Is Indeed horrible, and
with the present shortage of fuel is
serious; but Mother Nature is prepar
ing the soil for a bumper crop again
next summer," Is the philosophio way
In which the Cleveland Herald views
the situation.
"Shootinr would be too good for the
fellow who would confiscate the things
contributed by the people for the com
fort and pleasures of the soldiers.
either in France or in the states." ac
cording to the South Pittsburg
Hustler, They are- thieve and -know
The ancient Greek children had a cinch
with music lessons. They didn't have to
spend hours ot practicing scales to play
the one-note flute.
Gas Shells Deadliest
(Staff Correspondence N. T. Tribune.)
Washington, Jan. 6 -Reports from
Europe state that gas shells are rap
idly replacing explosive shells, and are
being developed to such a point that
their use promises to exceed by 10 per
cent, that of explosive shells. .
Poison gas emitted by the -ahell-
was said to break the nerve of the
soldier quicker than the explosive
shell, besides being more effective in
kming capacity. Where death does
not result the demoralization of the
soldier is so complete that he Is ren
dered Incapable of giving efficient
service, it was said.
Chlorine, necessary ln the manufac
ture of gas shells, is said to be prac
tically nonexistent for military pur
poses In the United States. An expert
declared that America possesses only
a sufficient quantity to last the army
one week, if usetT ln battle, while such
use would leave none for commercial
uses.
Better Time Then. "
(Judge.) ;
Crawford Did you always turn over
a new leaf at the beginning of the year?
Crabshaw Oh, no. When I was a kid
I found that the best time to do it was
about two weeks before Christmas.
Couldn't Help It.
(Judge.)
T. have been spoken of m a.
candidate for the legislature."
"Never mind!" connnlinit. ..i t
J na.v. W
Fuller G'
" ' will, talk, c