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I power, cur thought and purpose as a ,
IV yBatlcn. It has no other character than i
1 (that which we give it from generation t
Iff fto generation. The choices are ours. J
If < fit floats la majestic silence above the '
J posts that execute those choices, "
fB'fWhether ln^peace or In war. And yet, 1
I whough silent, it speaks to us,?speaks 1
B ao us of the past, of the men and wo- 1
I men who went before us and of the '
| {records they wrote upon It. We eels- '
' fbrate the day onts birth; and from Its '
Birth until how it has witnessed a great J
gjhi/story, has floated on high the symof
a great plan of 1
{Ife worked out by a great people, we ire
about to carry It Into battle, to lift
t where It will draw the fire of our
morales. We are about to bid thouands,
hundreds of thousands, it nay
e millions, of our men, the young, the
trong, the capable men of the nation,
a go forth and die beneath it on fields
t blood far away,?for what? %For
ame unaccustomed thing? For someilng
for which it has never sought the
re before? American armies were
irer before sent across the seas. Why
re they sent now? For stfme new pur
we, for which this great flag has nev
been carried before, or for some old,
miliar, heroic purpose for which it
'* Hio nn
I Ties seen men, its uwu won, ?v ?
BtJ^ferery battlefield upon which Amcrl- I
J?.. /cans have borne armB since the Revo-, 1
rtatlon? 1
"These are questions which must lie 1
J answered. We are Americans. We In (
' ! our turn serve America, and can serve <
? [ her with no private purpose. We must j
fm tuse her flag as she has always used It.
i?; ; We are accountable at the bar of his- 1
5; itory and must plead In utter frankness 1
J; -what purpose It Is we seek to serve. 1
E "It Is plain enough how we were
fife.. forced Into the war. The extraordl- <
'nary Insults and aggressions of the Im
perlal German government loft us no '
f: self-respecting choice but to take up I
arms In defense of our rights as a free >
! "people and of our honor as a sovereign j'
government. The military masters of i?
Kg ;Germany denied us the right to lie!'
II neutral. They filled our unsuspecting j <
? communities with vicious spies and j1
conspirators and sought tc corrupt the ; 1
- opinion of our people In their own be-;1
" half. When they found that they could | <
jfe not do that, their agents diligently <
- spread sedition amongst us and sought j >
"' to draw our own citizens from their ni i f
- legionce,?and some of those agents 11
I': were inen connected with the official 11
Kjj ; embassy of the German government It- ji
self here In our own capital., They ;;
sought by violence to destroy our In-: I
dustries and arreBt our commerce. 11
.they tried to incite Mexico to take up i i
armn against us and to draw Japan I j
1 Into a hostile alliance with her,?and 11
that, not by Indirection, but by direct I
!>-' suggestion from the foreign onico in |'
Berlin. They Impudently denied us
the use of the high seas and repeatedly
k executed their threats that they would
K -send to their death any of our people
fef ' who ventured to approach the coasts of
si' Europe. And many of our own people
. were corrupted. Men began to look
upon their own neighbors with sus|2V
picion and to wonder in their hot re- j
Hcsentment and surprise whether there'
was any communication in which liouH^
tlle intrigue did not lurk. What great I
..nation in such circumstances would
not have taken up arms Much as we
had desired peace, it was denied us,
_ and not of our own choice. This flag
under which we serve would have been
;;. dishonored had we withheld our hand.
' "But that Is only part of the story.
* We know now as clearly as we knew
before we wore ourselves engaged that
we are not the enemies of the German
people and that they are not our enemies.
They did not originate or desire
w this hideous war or wish that we
should be drawn into it; and we are
vaguely conscious that we are fighting
their cause, as they will some day see
it, as well as our own. They are them'
selves in the grip of the same sinister
** A '? ?- - * 1-/lknii
power mat nits uuw at mm Buowvmou ?
Its ugly talons out and drawn blood 1
from us. The whole world Is at wnr t
because the whole world Is In the grip 1
; of that power and Is trying out the i
great battle which shall determine t
whether It Is to be brought under Its \
mastery or fling itself free. (
"The war was begun by the military i
masters of Germany, who proved to \
be also the masters of Austna-Huii- r
gary. These men have never regardod i
nations as peoples, men, women and t
children of like blood and frame as (
themselves, for whom governments existed
and in whom governments had i
their life. They have regarded them i
^ merely as serviceable organizations, 1
which they could by force or intrigue 1
bend br corrupt to their own purpose, c
They have regarded the smaller stato, 1
In particular, and the peoples who t
h could be overwhelmed by force, sb r
their natural tools and instruments of t
domination. Their purpose has long 1
been avowed. The statesmen of other n
nations, to whom that purpose was In- t
credible, paid little attention; regard- 1
ed what German professors expounded i
hi their class rooms and German writ- s
era set forth to the world as the goal <1
of German policy as rather the dream t
of minds detached from practical at- 1
fairs, as preposterous private concep- h
ticraa of German destiny, than as the c
actual plans of responsible rulers; but I
the rulers of Germany themselves t
know all the while what concrete plans, i
. what well advanced intrigues lay back t
at what the professore and the writers f
were saying, and were glad to go tor- v
ward unmolested, filling the thrones ot t
., Balkan states with German princes; h
putting German officers at the servlco d
of Turkey to drill her armies and make n
Interest with her government, develop?
tog plan of sedition and rebellion In li
j ; India and Egypt, setting their fires In t:
Persia. The demands made by Aus- ii
tria upon Servla were a mere single d
;; ntep In a plan which compassed Eu- n
rope and Asia, from Berlin to Bagdad, h
They hoped those demands might not h
j.: grouse Europe, but they meant to e
ft, press them whether they did or not, I
| for they thought themselves ready for t
y, the final Issue of arms. p
"Their i>Ian was to throw a broaa 1
belt of German military power and po- v
Utlcal control, across the very centre li
& ' of Europe and beyond the Medlter- c
ranean into tha^ieart of Asia; and b
Xustrla-Hucgary was to be aa much t
their tool and pawn, aa, Servla. or Bui- a
garia -or "Turkey >ox: the-ponderous p
gtatea-ofWhe-easfc AnstrlarHungary, d
be German states themselves. The
team had Its heartf-at Berlin. It could
tave bad. a heart nowhere else! It
ejected tho idea of solidarity of race
ntirely. fhe choice of peoples played
o pert in it at alL It contemplated
tnfiing together racial and political
nits which could be kept together only
y force,?Czechs, Magyars, Croats,
ierbs, Rumanians, Turks, Armenians,
-the proud states of Bohemia and
lungary, the stout little commonwealths
of the Balkans, the indomltble
Turks, the subtle peoples of the
ast. These peoples did not wish to
ie united. They ardently acslred to dlect
their own affairs, would be satisled
only by undispute# Independence,
"hey could be kept quiet only by the
iresence or the constant threat of
irmtd men. They would live under'a
:ommon power only by sheer compulsion
and await the day of revolution.
3ut the German military statesmen
lad reckoned with all that and were
"eaiy to deal with It in their own way.
"And they have actually carried the
greater part of that amazing plan into
Jiecutlon! Look how things stand.
Austria Is at their mercy. It has actid,
not upon its own initiative or upon
he choice of its own people, but at Berln's
dictation ever since the war be;an.
Its people now desire peace, but
:annot have it until leave' ia granted
'rom Berlin. The so-called Central
Powers are in fact but a single Power.
3ervia is at its mercyfl should its hands
3e but for a moment freed. Bulgaria
ias consented to its will, snd Rumania
s over-run. The Turkish armieB,
which Germans trained, are serving
Jermany, certainly not themselves, and
:he guns of German warships lying ir
.he harbour at Constantinople remind
Turkish statesmen every day that they
lave no choice but to take their orders
from Berlin. From Hamburg to the
Persian Gulf the net is spread.
"Is it not easy to understand the
jagerness for peace that has been manfosted
from Berlin ever since the
mare was set and sprung? Peace,
peace, peace Jias been the talk of her
orelgn office for now a year and more;
lot peace upon her own initiative, but
rpou the initiative of the nations over
which she now deems herself to bold |
he advahtage. A little of the talk
ias been public, but most of it has been
private. Through all sorts of chantels
it bus come to me, and in all sorts
pf guises, but necer with the terms
lisclosed which the German governncnt
would be willing to accept. That
government has other valuable pawns
n ics hands besides those I have mentioned.
It still holds a valuable part
)f France, though with slowly relaxing
;ras.p, ana practically the whole ol tfelliuni
Its armies press close upon
ftussia and over-run Poland at their
will, it cannot go 'further; it dare not
;o back. It wishes to close its bargain
lefore it is too late and it has little
eft to offer for the pound of flesh it
will demand.
"The military masters under whom
3ermany is bleeding spe very clearly
o what point Fate has brought them.
:f they fall back or are forced back an
nch, their power both abroad and at
lome will fall to pieces like a house
if cards. It is their power at homo
hey are thinking about now more than
heir power abroad. It is that power
which is trembling under their very
eet; and deep fear has entered their
learts. They have but one chance to
lerpeluito their military power or oven
heir controlling political influence. If
hey can secure peace now with the
did ense advantages still in their
lands wnich they have up to this point
lpparently gained, they will have justile?
themselves before the German peoile;
they will have gained by force
what they promised to gain by it; an
mmense expansion of German power,
J ? ~ n n e r~\ ? ?
m uruLtiuaa eiuaitjcuicui. ui uerwau iuluslrlal
and commercial opportunities,
-lhcir prestige will be secure, and
vith their prestige their political
lower. If they fall, their people will
.hrust them aside; a government accountable
to the people themselves will
ie set up lu Germany as It has been
n England, In the United States, In
France and In all the great countries
if the modern time except Germany,
f they succeed they are safe and Garnany
and the world are undone; If
hey fail Germany Is saved and the
vorld will be at peace. If they sue:eed,
America will fall within the
nenace. We and all the rest of the
vorid must j-cmaln armed, as they will
emain, and muBt make ready for the
text step in their aggression; If they
ail, (he world may unite for peace and
Jermany may be of the #.nlon.
"Do you not now understand the new
ntrigue, the Intrigue for peace, and
vhy the mastors of Germany do not
Lesitate to use any agency that promses
to effect their purpose, the deceit ;
if the nation? Their present partlcu- ,
ar als lm to deceive all those who
hroughout the world stand for the
ighte of peoples and the seif-governnenl
of nations; for they see what ,
mniense strength the forceB of justice
ind of liberalism are gathering out of
ins war. xney are employing liberals
n their enterprlae. They are using
nen. In Germany and without, as their
pol<6smen whom they have hitherto
lesplBed and oppressed, using them for
heir own destruction,?Socialists, the
eaders of labor, the thinkers they have
iltherto sought to silence. Let them,
mce succeed and those men, now their
ools, will be ground to powder beneath
he weight of the great military emilredhey
will have set up; the revolulonlsts
la Buesla will be cut off from
rom all succor-or co-operation la
ires tern Europe; and a-counter-revoluIon
fostered anffjrapported; Germany
terself will lose ler chance of freeiom;
and all.Europe--will aim for thai
ext, the Anal/Struggle.
"The sinister -Intrigue la being no
ess actively-conducted in this country
han In Ruasla^nd. Jn every country
a Europe to-whlch. the agents aod.
.upes of the-Imperlal German goverulent
can get/access. That government
an many spokesmen,here, In placeR
:5gh and low. They Save learned disreilon.
They keep within the-Jaw.
t is opinion they utter now, not eediIon.
They proclaim the liberal puroses
of their masters; declare this a
orelgn war which can touch America
rith no danger to either her lands or
ler Institutions; set England at tho
enter of the stage and talk of her amnion
to assert economic dominion
broughout the world; appeal to our
acient tradition of Isolation in fly M
oil tics of the nations; and seek t^inermlne
the government with Vise
irofosslons of loyalty to Its principles.
."Bat J
The. J
Beautiful
Special at $2.1
Thursday, Frida
These hats are as chs
summer millinery can
hats, large hats and s
the hats being of lisei
common quality, other
and fine milan straws,
good looking lot and
smartly arranged in fi
bons.
(Second
Now is Si
Shoe
And it la a satisfaction for yo
of the newest, smartest, most bi
partment provides. In its unrival
r* q
The false betray themselves always lr
dVery accent It Is only friends and
partisans of the German government
whom we have already Identified who
utter these thinly disguised disloyal
ties. The factB are patent to all the
world, and nowhere are they more
plainly seen than In the United States,
where we are accustomed to deal with
facts and not with sophistries; and
the great fact that stands out above
all the rest Is that this Is a People's
war, a war for freedom and Justice and
self-government amongst all the na'
lions of the world, a war to make the
world safe for the peoples who live
upon It and have made it their own,
the German people themselves lnclud*
ad; and that with us rests the choice
to-hrealc through all these hypocrisies
and patent cheatB and masks of brute
force and-help set the world free, or
also stand aside and let It be domlnatBd
a long age through sheer weight of
jrms and the arbitrary choices of self
KiantAm iba nsHen
^UUObUUlOU UiBaraiDl UJT tuu unwwu
which can maintain the biggest armies
ind the most Irresistible armaments,?
i power to which the world has afford
sd no parallel and In the face of which
polltlca Itreedom must wither and perish.
"For us there is but one choice. We
havft made It. Woe be to the man or
group of men that seeks to stand In
jur way in this day of high resolution
when every principle we hold dearest
Is to be vindicated and made secure
for the salvation of the nations. We are
ready to plead at the bar of history
ind our flag shall wear a pew lustre.
3nce more we shall make good with
)ur lives and fortunes the grea faith
to which we were born, and a new
glory shall sblne In the face of our
.ony.1 a.**
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vio4i j-jjiJ'.
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Store Opens at 8A.M.
fune Sale o:
Dresses
11/ 660
| \ J the
Vv\ / mer
^S/ gen
' gen
Millinery
30 and $3.50
y and Saturday
irming and lovely as
be. Dress hats, sport
small hats. Many of
et straw of very un- At
s of panama,' leghorn I
In all, they are very
the trimmings are I
owers, wings and rib
Floor) j
irely Low
Ti'mp r
ung women to have the choice
:autiful styles as our Shoe Deed
variety of women's low shoes
are white, gray, tan Havana
brown, ivory and black with
turned soles and low, medium
and high French heels in oxfords,
slippers and colonial
pumps. Prices run from $3.50
to *U>0. 5
First Floor
ill PERSONALS ll
" "
Mrs. B. E. Swlger, of Dola, \V. Va..
| and her daughters, Ruth and Esther,
who had been visiting Mrs. Swiger's
' sister, Mrs. A. W. Binns, on Spring
street, returned to their home yeateri
day. They were accompanied by Mrs.
I Swlger's niece, Miss Phyllis Monroe
Mrs. Carl Lawson, of Clarksburg, lc
the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Garner, on Vermont avenue.
Mis. L. N. Yost and daughters. Miss
Helen Stevenson, and Miss Margaret
' Ann Yost, went to Phllippi yesterday
where they are the guests of relatives
; for a week.
( Allen Russell, of KeyBer, is a bust,
ness visitor in the city,
i Mr. and Mrs. Kemble White have re'
turned from Morgantown where they
attended commencement at the W.
' V. u.
H. W. Leamon and daughter, Miss
Clara, were the guests of friends is
gantown yesterday.
G. H. Colebank was a visitor in MorMorgantown
yesterday.
Mrs. C. A. Reed, of Delray, Florida,
' Morgantow nto spend the summerwlth
relatives.
Mrs. E. J. Estess and daughter, Genevlsve,
leave tonight for Atlanta, Ga,
formerly of this city, has arrived In
"Lorna Boone" Not All Fancy.
- - a-?J,i av.t
It was lOBg UULUUUUUU U1UL U1B IIUIJ
of "Lornn Doone," by Blackmore, bad
no foundation In fact, bnt now It Is declared
that the picturesque region of
Exmoor re&Jly contained a family of
Doones, the originals In romance, if
not of disgrace, of tbe people ' doscribed
In tin boofc J
f Women's
i k Mow Q
r H ? w ?,?
A sale that is representative
we have had this season?*
portunity so welcome to the'
ore or mountain or the won
cursions, because it mans juf
rtunity offer this season.
One Lot ot Wor
Suits At V2 Pr
rts Salts and dress afternoon salts ol
ey, gabardine, homespuns?apple g
9, tan, gold, mahogany; belted model)
kets?all new 1917 Spring and Sumi
Formerly $15 to $4
Now $7.50 to $23
(Second Floor)
Silk Dress Sa
nart dreBsea of Satin, Crepe de C
irgette Crepe, Pongee and Khaki Kool
best styles and values of the spring {
. Suitable for dressy afternoon wear,
eral utility uses. Black, Navy Blue, '
, grey, gold and ro3e.
\ f
$13.75 to $15.00 Dresses ..
$18.00 to $22.50 Dresses ..
$25.00 to $29.50 Dresses ..
$32.50 to $35.00 Dresses ..
$37.50 to $45.00 Dresses ..
wo Small Assort
of Evening Dre;
At $5 and $7.5(
$5.00?Evening dresses for
;o $20, rich affairs, but slight
$7.50?Evening dresses, foi
;o $30 of lovely silks, soiled f
ing.
(Second Floor)
Coat Dresses
e lot of Wool Jersey Coat 1
lellent style, formerly $18.50
iw $12.75. (Secc
Suggestive Gifts F
June Brides
Linen Towels, 50c to $2.00.
Lunch Sets, $5.00 to $12.00.
Linen Napkins, a dozen, $3.50 to $10.
Linen Table cloths, $3.50 to $10.00.
Cluny Scarfs, $5.00 to $7.50.
Cluny Doilies, 25c to $10.00.
Maderia Tea Napkins, a dozen, $5.50
Lace Scarfs, $1.00 to $2.50.
Table Linen, by yard, $1.25 to $2.75.
Wool Comforts with silk and satin
10.00 to $12.00.
Bed Spreads $1.50 to $12.00.
Linen Pillow Cases, a pair, $2.50 to 1
(Third Floor Annex)
SOCIETY GIRL WEDS
NAVAL OFFICE!
Miss Schofleld, Washington society
girl, became the brifle ot Lieutenant
Donald FairchUd Washburn, U. S. N.,
June 0. She Is a daughter of Mrs.
John H. Hewson of Washington.
No Ooeatlon for Worry.
<Tm afraid," said the Junior mem
berof the law firm, "that we are cane
lng our client unnecessary trouble."
"Oh, thafs all right,*1* rejoined the se
nior member; "we'll charm him fa
Store Closes at 5 P. M.
j I
. Suits, Cos
omg ou
of some of the best-liked si
ell cut, well-tailored and v
women on the eve of packini
tan who is planning to stay
it the extra garment neede<
nen's A Swe<
ice of Won
veiour serge, Every suit in
n "ss feta-suk. Kh
ner models. yy blue Serg(
_ senting the i
son's, garmer
$18.00 Su
$25.00 Su:
| _ $30.00 Sui
$37.50 Su:
nine. Taffeta, ^qq gu:
, representing v
ind early sum
traveling and __ ran,
Coponha- |<pn|J
9
.$ 9.50 Coat
.$13.75 Coats of sati
.$17.f5 iy uned with I
.$22.75 black and tau]
$2"5 $55.00 Co.
ments $35.00 to
fes Look;
of Velour. Jei
merly $15 r^T,?
, ' , beautiful stylei
;ly soiled.
merly $25 $25.00 to
rom hand- $18>50 Co;
$15.00 Co;
' One!
Dresses of
to $20.00. INfpw
ind Floor) ?eW
'or
All Colors i
00.
7 Bars
to $8.50.
?
covering.
OnS
54.00. No phone
to each custo
'I LOCAL SO(
Left for Mountains.
Mrs. C. A. Slpe and daughter M
Lucy left today for Terra Alta wh
they will occupy <a cottage during
summer mouths.
? *
Missionary Meeting.
The Womans Foreign Mission!
Society of the M. P. Temple will m
on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'cli
at the home of Mrs. E. P. Kelly
Locust avenue.
To Arrive Home Tomorrow.
The Misses Miriam and Alice Ho
Eleanor Peddicord and Isabel and G
trade McKinney who attend
Edith's school at Bristol, Va., will
rive home tomorrow to spend. I
summer at home.
** ? Jk "
worw ana wwiw?
There Is a^story is connection wltl
certain paper-which tells how It ;
ferred to tsWlearned gentlemen
"bLbuIons old files" Instead of "bib
pblles." Next-morning the editor
ceived & very wrathful protest In 1
correction and apology, - however,
Bald something about "the learned gi
tlemen are too fastidious." To I
editor's horror the printer again (
tingnlshed himself, and the etatemi
appeared "the learned gentlemen i
two fast Idiots."
- ?7" ?;
Reasonable, grounds.
"My client appeals for a new trie
' "On what grounds?" "On the groun
your honor, that* he is not apt to
' woree and might fare a great deal b
' . I
ilt? and j I
iits and coats and silk dress-1 I
rell finished. It is just the -v |!
% up for a summer at the seain
town and make week-end f||||9
I. All in all, it is the best op- \
sping Reduction? I I
nen's Fine Suits j 1
IM
: stock including suits of Taf- I ,
iaki Kool, Silk Jersey and nana [?
;s and Tricotine suits, repren-; |
lewest and best of this sea^
* IfuS
its now , ...... $1150 m
its now.. $16.50 .
its now $19.50
its now .... $2450 :i ||
its now ..... $2950 ,
ctions on Fine * 9
s For Women r|?|
I
n, taffeta and sOlc Poplin, handsome- id
ussy Willow Silk. Colors are nary, Kg
pe, Borne trimmed with Marlbao. .{ I I
$39.50 Coats $24.50 |j
at These Coats ' I MB
sey, Gabardine, Gunnlburl, Serge, . I
>en, gold, tan, rose, grey and plaids, I I
$27.50 Coats .... $16.50 1\ ' |^JM
ats now $12.50 .IL.Jill
ats now $ 9.50
' Jljj
Special Lot of HI
I
' Sport Coats
M iHMH
I
and Most Wanted Material r;3
(S d F1 )
of Swiffs Pride -||H
ale all Day Saturday *
or mail orders taken; limit I
:IAL EVENTSlM
<!gB
Auxiliary Meeting. . ;t*
Iss The Woman's Auxiliary of the WwaSB
81-0 Baptist church Is holding its regulars
the monthly meeting this afternoon aftiufl
church. Dr. A. J. Harness is addressM
lng the auxiliary on the subject "foris!
Booze and Kellgion."
'i Trill
ee' Aurora Club Danee.
^ The Aurora Club will give a dancifl
at Traction Park 0n Friday night an|
which a select crowd Is expected.'Jg|H
committee on arrangements Is oomH
ck, posed of A. Don Ireland, Jack Geddis/j
er- L. 0. Sandy, Blake BlUlngsley jrtfflB
St. Leo Paurest. A special car wiH bcS
ar- run to Shlnuaton at 11:30.
the
Flag Day Observance. Sjjf
The William Haymond Chapter ok|J
the Daughters of the American Revo- I
. . lutlon are today observing Flag Dj^H
.. at the home of Mrs. J. M. Black
Benonl avenue.
l0" Auto Trip.
re" Mrs. P. P. Llpson and chfldrwcl!^M
Us and Lea. Miss Edith Klaw and 'AWH
he Klaw left yesterday or an automobflB
en- rtlp to points in the middle WSri^^l
:te telephone message from
Its- yesterday announced their safe arrfl^J
mt al there. 1 %
ire - - "ill!
6t"