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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-06

'"The country life commission should
be revived with greatly increased pow
er; Its abandonment was a severe blow
to our people. The welfare of the
farmer is a basic need Of this nation"
The country school should be brought
in touch with country life. For this
reason the Progressives approve of gov
eminent cooperation with the farmer
to make the farm more productive
Cooperative associations Of farmers
both for the production and the selling
of agricultural products should be en-
couraged. s long as the farmer
leaves cooperative activities with their
ocotit sharing n the city man of hnsi-
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to family and state fundamental prin-
ciples of morals and social order. How
many different conceptions have not
arisen from century to century, from
place to place!
even today the man who goes from
Europe to Asia sees the world change
its appearance entirely before the eyes
OF man. and what is permitted on on
continent becomes unlawful on the
other. and vice versa.
Be the judgment what 1t may. the
diversity of the criteria by which men
solve the great problems Of life is a
fact. as is also a fact that each PEG.
pie and century thinks that 1t has
discovered the most perfect model Of
what should and should not be done
In honor OF morals and justice.
War is Necessary.
How many disputes. how many
hates and discords. and how many
struggles have arisen and will arise
among men from this perpetual illu-
sion in which each century. each peo-
found the most perfect solution Of the
great enigma Of life. Hence. too.
the necessity of war. II war
to be internal in the world; IL
war plays a great part in history. It
is because there are no other mears
of deciding from time to time these
discords and contests when they be-
too entangled than by y de-
cisive cut which settles them a. one
or another Of these opposed princi-
Piles. 1t is really this great drama
Of war. Of which civilized Europe no
longer understands the tragic sc;em.
nifty. which Is about to repeat itself
In the Balkans.
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Old and New Civilization
Clash in Balkan STRUGGLE

this phenomenon. Undoubtedly the
small Balkan states. allied into =
league, are prepared to break the
peace OF Europe" that peace which
to The richer, and more. cultured PEG,
pies OF the old world is productive OF
SO many %succulent fruits. At the mo-
ment of my writing a miracle only APP
pears able to prevent a terrible, war on
the outermost confines Of Christianity
and Islam.
Consequently Europe. rich and hap
Ply, is bad tempered. It protests
against the young states which COM
bine themselves into q league to af-
cuses them of wishing. to disturb the
peace Of the world and expose them
selves to moral danger. seriously with
out any serious reason. when in reality
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Those on whom fortune has smiled
and who have succeeded in life and
who are tranquil possessors in large
measure of the good things of this
world are. as a rule. reluctant to
think and recognize that in their midst
and side by side with them others live
in misery and that there are men
made like themselves who may not
complain of their lot. AS they them
selves are satisfied the entire world.
they think. ought to be happy. They
apply with easy universal optimism
the old proverb that when the king
drinks everybody should be drunk"
and II % and again those less con-
tent with life raise their lamentations
too high. they grow %irritated: they ac-
cuse them Of wishing to disturb per-
feet balance of human things and OF
offending Providence or God and the
exceedingly wise nature which has ar
ranged everything as 1t should be.
There is a sort of unconscious cruel.
ty in optimism Of happy people. This.
which Is true of many. Is also true OF
nations. Each century has its favor
ties and its victims even among ma
lions and states. To some 1t gives
power. wealth. glory. culture. and lib
erty; to others subsection. poverty. OBJ
security, ignorance. And the people IA
vored by fortune are as q rule no less
unconsciously cruel toward the UNI
favored peoples than indivual men.
They are usually indisposed to recog-
nize hat in view of the splendid civtlt-
zation of which they enjoy h fruits
there are unfortunate nations and peo-
pie. :,
Optimism il Cruel.
When evidence OF the fact becomes
incontestable they endeavor to per-
suade themselves that there 10 no peo-
pie which is unfortunate and tl!-treat-
ed. ave by it's own faults. and when
one of these peoples somewhat disturb
the peace Of the world In order to seek
relief for it's own misfortunes they are
angercd as though they would not
wish their tranquility to be disturbed.
BY unhappy and malignant unrest
Europe Is supplying u new example OF
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Gent barbarism. the offspring of serf-
dom and poverty. the same barbarian
in which Europe was Immersed up to
a century and a half ago as regards
the whole of its nonurban populations,
we are nov happily awakening and
beginning to be agitated by a new de.
sire for civilization.
Conflict of Peasants.
If We make a comparison between
the Christian populations Of Mace
donna and the Mussulman populations
made up of a large number of peas
ants. These. though protesting differ
ent faith. have not for many centuries
been either more civilized or more
barbarous than the Christians, and
for centuries. in all except their re-
ligion. they have resembled the latter
pretty closely-just as. for that mat
ter. the lower classes Of people r
much alike everywhere. During the
last century. however. ideas and ten
denotes have been growing divergent
between the Christians and the Mus
sulmans. because the Mussulman
peasants. immured In their religion.
are much less subject than the Chris
tians to the influence of the ideas of
Europe and America.
But II from rural classes we rise to
SsS 81 tsSASS WV SAhCb z ShIuk
Islam is represented in Macedonia by
IL class of big Mussulman landed pro-
prietors or beys. in whom again is
found. though In a decadent and hy-
bird form. that refinement and basis
of civilization conceived by Islam as
a matter of beauty and desirability
rich land owners. Side by side with
these beys. Islam is represented by
high officials Of the government, who
there. as everywhere else. are the ma
tural Repositories of certain principles
of culture and civilization-judicial,
political. and military-though diver.
gent from ours.
Civilization In Decay.
1t would therefore not be inappro-
pirate to say that the Mussulmans in
Macedonia represent, II anything. n
civilization partly aged and decayed.
which has had origins diverse from
ours, and which sets itself another
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called forth by the internal conditions
of Macedonia. where the Christian
population, composed of Greeks. Bull
gars and Serbs, Is endeavoring to
throw of the Mussulman yoke. The
four Balkan states are taking up arms
to compel Turkey to recognize the
rights Of the different Christian popu-
fighting for its brothers in language.
When we examine closely into the con-
dition Of this conflict between Mussel-
man and Christian in Macedonia 1t is
not difficult to recognize the contest
Of civilization, represented by the
Christians, against barbarism, repre-
scented by the Turks.
The Greeks. Bulgars and Serbs liv-
ing in Macedonia are almost all peas
estates Of their Turkish lords or their
own small holdings. They. therefore.
form a rural population. very poor,
and still bearing races of many cen-
turtles of serfdom under which they
have lived.
American Wisdom Sought.
Only for a few decades past has
this population. for centuries rough.
ignorant. and oppressed. begun, part
~ owing to the influence Of the Bal
kan states. partly as q result of re-
AAoAOuS OPh6itIuN ibASlC d6cu CuuCd-
ton. and emigration to America. to
acquire consciousness Of itself or its
stock and Its national rights. to as
pire to better conditions. greater ease,
more comfortable life. and. above all.
that safety and order which our civil
lixation has secured to the rural popu-
lations Of Europe.
1t therefore cannot be said that.
owing to the sole fact Of their being
Christians for centuries. these popula-
tons represent civilization in Mace
donna. Until half q century ago they
lived In crude barbarrism. as did the
rural populations OF entire Europe.
during the last half century have they
begun to feel the influences coming
from civilized Europe and America.
We should. therefore. be nearer the
truth Il We said that. the Christian
masses represent in Macedonia IN an
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ever their opinions on the foreign
policy which the great powers should
pursue in the east, are willing to &C.
knowledge that other civilizations may
exist beyond that flourishing in Amer
lea and Europe: but II the contest be-
tween Islam and Greece were merely
a struggle between civilization and
barbarism 1t would have been brought
to. q close a long time ago. and II 1t
began now it could not last long nor
threaten such disaster.
Barbarian Easy to Conquer.
'.,Barbarism has always been amen
that rapidly, pacifcally. almost insen-
sibly. ven after It's most extraordinary
military triumphs. when q barbarous
people. 1. e., one scarcely acquainted
with the first rudiments Of social life.
has conquered q more civilized people.
prof1ting by the latter's military weak.
ness. II 10 not long before 1t is con-
quered in turn by the intellectual SUI
periority Of the vanquished. and be-
comes Its pupil and its imitator. adopt
ing its arts. social and moral ideas. Its
institutions and laws. "Graecia capita
forum victorem capt." as Horace says.
speaking Of Greece and Rome.
It was not long before the victorious
Manchus surrendered themselves to
the Chinese. who. though conquered,
were much more civilized than them.
selves. The barbarians Of Germany
were rapidly Latinized when they
crossed the frontiers of the empire and
occupied its territories. The Turks
themselves. when at the end Of the
fifteenth century they invaded the
eastern empire. were also part Of semi
savage hOrdes. hut they, too. were un-
able to Withstand the civilization
which they found IN the conquered
and Arabic elements. They have alb
sprbed It to a great degree. although
they have not shown In many branches
of art and culture the genius and fer.
ttiity OF the Arabs and the first found
ers Of the caliphate.
Mussulman Eoke is Heavy.
On. the other hand. however. 1t is
kpowh to OIL that the Balkan war IL
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-06
Hanna Leadine in Ramsey.

Devils Lake. N. b. Nov. FL. B.
Hanna, the republican .gubernatorial
candidate. will carry Ramsey county.
With twenty-five out Of forty-five pre-
cincts heard from. he has a. majority
Of 214 Hellstrom. Wilson and Taft
are running practically. ven here.
Wilson leading by just eleven votes
in the twenty-five precincts.
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supreme aim. No doubt Islam. under
the domination of the Turks. is greatly
decayed, just as 1t is decayed in Per-
STA and northern Africa. The splen-
dor with which 1t shone in the earlier
middle ages under the Arabs, when
from Bagdad. Alexandria. Fee and
Cordova 1t illuminated not only part
OF Asia and Africa. but ven Europe.
sunk in the darkness of most pro-
found barbarism, is now nothing but
a distant memory. Only modern his
torians know how much the modern
civilization of Europe owes. to the
Arabs. But. though decayed from its
ancient splendor, Islam still possesses
a civilization which has its own moral.
religious. political. philosophical, and
esthstic principles.
The Christians. on the other hand,
for whom the Balkan states are
threatening to take up arms, repre-
sent q civilization which is scarcely
In process of emergence from en-
turtles Of barbarism. while the mer-
camille class. numerous in the cities
Europeans. stands between the two
great forces in conflict, without taking
part too openly either in favor Of one
or the other.
Therefore the contest which threat
ems TO rage in the Balkans is not one
and civilization,
but a struggle between two civiliza-
tions. n aged and the other nascent:
therefore 1t Is a much implaca-
Bile and terrible fight than would he
between civilizations and any form of
true barbarism. The American who
does not understand this point will. I
a mafraid. be unable to understand
the eastern crisis. its origins, and de-
v~elopments.
Violent Struggle Expected.
II living in the center of a continent
h~enceforward entirely dominated by
some civilization. the richer and more
civilized peoples must remember at
this moment that of all struggles be-
tween peoples the most violent, most
bloody. most inevitable are those aris-
Ing from different principles of civili-
cation. The mind of man is infinitely
ingenious and fertile with reference
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Close Race In IaNfourc.

LaMoure. N. D., Nov. St will
take complete returns from LaMoure
county to determine whether Hanna
or Hellstrom carried the county. Sew
enteen out Of thirty-eight precincts
have reported. and in those Hanna
secured 303 votes and Hellstrom 302.
Wilson fs leading the other %presiden-
tial candidates by a plurality Of
eighty.six.
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Diet for Hanna.

Rolla, N. D.. Nov. 6.-With incom-
plete returns from twenty out Of thir-
ty-1ve precincts heard from. 1t is es-
timated that Hanna will carry Rolette
county by a majority of 267. Incom-
plete returns IN the presidential situa-
ton indicate an even break with the
three candidates.
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Towncr Goes for Heifstrom.

Cando. N. D.. Nov. 6.-With only.
fve precincts in Towner to hear from.
Hellstrom has q lead Of forty-three
yer Hanna. Two or three Of the pre-
cihcts that have not reported polled'
"a rather large vote, and may change
the result in this county. Wilson his
a big lead over the other presidential
candidates.
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cIose Race IN Roti,nea,,.

'Bottineau; 81. b.. Is. Hanna and.
F. E. Hellstrom are running neck and
neck in Bottirieau county, Only thir-
ty-four out Of ffty-four precincts have
reported, and in those Hanna has a
leads Taft by - votes in those pre-
cincts.
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Cavalier Not Definite.

Langdon. N. D.. Nov. 6.-Thirty-
seven out of the forty-five precincts in
Cavalier county have made indefinite
reports to the county auditor. and
they give both Hellstrom and Wilson
a lead. 1t is estimated that Hellstrom
will carry the county. by 100, while
Wilson will carry 1t by $50 or 800.
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Few Rcturns IN Renville

Mohail.: N. d., Nov. '6.-Only three
precincts Of the forty-nine in Renville
county have reported. They give Han
ma a slight lead over Hellstrom.
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Suebt lead I'M Barnes..

Valley City. N. D.. Nov. e.-Hanna
has a slight lead ove Hellstrom in
this county. Only nineteen out of
fifty-two precincts have reported. and
in those Hanna is leading by. thirty
in the same precincts. Wilson has q
safe lead over the other presidential
candidates.
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Hanna in Pierca.

Rugby, N. D.-Returns from only
eighteen Of thtrty-feur precincts in
Pierce county give Hanna a lead Of ten
votes over Hellstrom. Sweet, the pro-
presstve candidate, only polled ninety
votes in those precincts. Wilson is
leading the county for president, with
Roosevelt second. Gilbreath is run.
ming away in the lead for commission
err Of agriculture and labor.
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Ramsey County Vote.

Devils Lake. N. D.. Nov. Given
ty-five out Of forty-fve precincts in
Ramsey county give Taft TIA, Wilson:
7S3, Roosevelt 236. The same pre-
cincts give Hanna TIA. Hellstrom $50.
The. entire republican state and.
county tickets had majorities in this
county.
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Traill County Complete..

Hillsboro. N. D.-Completo returns
from the twenty-seven precincts in
Trail county give .Hellstrom a total of
61S and Hanna 5S5. Sweet secured
467 in the county. The county went
for Roosevelt for president by a plur-
atty Of 242 votes. Wilson. securing
second place with sos. !.
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DonbtniT1n MrcHenrx.

Towner. n. DIysEov. 6.-only thirty
three Of fifty-efsht precincts in Nc
Henry county rhkorting. the result for
governor in theaaAcounty is still doubt
full. At present Mamma is leading He'll
strom by thirty--aak votes. Wilson viii
carry the countyNwithout any difficulty.
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Hanna Carraes Ward.

Minot. N. D., Nov. 6.-Thirtyy pre-.
cincts in Ward county give Hanna
675. Hellstrom. $40. and Sweet 2l8.
Wilson will carry the county. HAL
'vorson is leading Norton In the county
by 259. but reports from other Sec
tons Of the district indicate that Nor.
ton will be elected.
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Close in Bowman.

Bowman. N. D.. Now 6:-Thirteen
precincts out of thirty-one in Bowman
county give Hanna $50 votes and He'll
strom PAL. Wilson carried. the 'coun-
ty for president.
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Hanna Leads in Wells.

Fsssenden. N. D.. Nov. 6.-L. b.
Hanna and Theodore Roosevelt will
carry Wells county. With returns
from all but a few Of the country pre-
80 votes, while Roosevelt is leading
Wilson by $50.
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Steele for HelIsfrom.

Sherbrooke. N. D.. Nov. 6.-With
but one small precinct to hear from,
F. r. Hellstrom, democratic candidate
for governor, leads in Steele county
by Sc votes. The vote on president in
precincts. Wilson was second with
$50.
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Wilson Carries Towner.

Cando, n. B., Nov. 6.-Thirty out Of
thirty-three precincts in Towner coun-
ty give Taft 327, Wilson SIT, Roose-
welt 292. On the gubernatorial ticket
twenty-eight o Of thirty-three pre-
cincts give Hanna 466 and Hellstrom
500.
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Hanna Leads Ticket.

Rolla, N. D.. Nov. 6.-Twenty pre-
cincts out of thirty-five in Rolette
county give Hanna a majority Of 2e7.
The vote on candidates is about an
even break in those counties.
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In the interest of peace and har-
mony, a man should leave home while
housekeeping is in session.
Another unusual sort OF man Is one
who can have authority without u.s.
ing it to impose on someone.
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Hanna @ Benson.

, Minnewaukon. n. D.. Nov. g.
Twenty out Of the forty three pre-
clncts IN Benson county have report
ed. and they give Hanna 602 votes,
Hellstrom 210 and Sweet ninety-three.
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Hellstrom Carries Eddy.

New Rockford. N. D.. Nov. 6.-With
all but two of the precincts in Eddy
county heard from. Hellstrom has a
lead of 101 over Hanna. and Wilson
is leading Roosevelt by the same num-
Der.
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for .TI.n,.

Stanley. N. D.. Nov. 8.-Eleven out
Of forty-seven precincts In this county
give Hanna 1919 and Hellstrom 6s.
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Hanna Carries Burledrh.

Bismarck. N. D., Nov. 6.-It is I'm.
possible to give accurate figures on
any Office as yet. but Hanna will carry
the county by about 400. All Of the
slope counties will give him q heavy
vote. Norton is making a strong run.
and will be elected congressman. The
entire state and county ticket carried
in Burleigh. ,..
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Another way some folks gain dis
tinction is by being vaccinated a half
doze ntimes without having It take"
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ELECTORAL VOTE WILL
Be DEMOCRATIC BUT
REPUBLICAN STATE.
TICKET ELECTED
CONTINUED from Page II
Hanna VIII Carry stutsman.

&4sSItu0 VIII OSCTY 6IUIGIIt6u,
Jamestown. N. D.. Nov. 6.-Incom.
plete returns from Stutsman county
give Hanna q majority Of about $50
and Wilson of about 200.
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Sargent

Forman, N. D., Nov. 6.-Returns
from Sargent county are coming in
very slowly. Incomplete returns give
708 and Sweet 40. .
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What has become of the old fash.
toned mother who covered her chill
dren's school books with CALICO
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Foster Nearly Complete.

Darlington, N. D.-With only eight
of the twenty precincts in Foster
county to hear from. Hanna has a lead
Of thirty-two over Hellstrom. Wilson
is leading Roosevelt for president by
forty-fiye votes. Complete figures for
commissioner Of agriculture and labor
are not available. but Gilbreath is
leading the other candidates by q safe
margin. -
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Devils Lake. N. D.. Nov. f6.-With
nearly all OF the precincts reported,
Hanna 10 leading Hellstrom in this
county by 246 votes.. Returns. On. tho
presidential candidates are very In
complete. but 1t Is estimated that Will
son will carry the county.
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No man can add much lustre to
his name or fame by sitting beside
a great maj -on the lecture platform.
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pickey Goes Democratic.

> GLENDALE, N. D.. Nov. every few
complete feturns have been received
from any Of the Dickey county pre-
cincts. but it is estimated that He'll
strom will. carry the county by 100.
Wilson's plurality will be practically
the same, it is estimated.
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Hanna Carries RAMSEY.

estimated that Hanna will carry the
county by 200. -
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RAMON to Go for Hanna.

Lisbon. N. D.. Nov. 6.-Incomplete
figures for twenty-five out Of thirty
two precincts In Ransom county indi-
by at least 200. The presidential
vote Is we'll divided. each Of. the can
didates received q few over $50. votes.
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Hanna in Richland.
Wahpeton, N. D., Nov. every few
returns have been received from the
Richland county precincts, but it Is
Arizona republican., 1912-03-23
BATTLE
 |S IMMINENT
Federal and Rebel Armies Are Approaching Each Other and a Decisive Conflict is Likely to Oc- cur Soon

CHIHUAHUA, March -. The first big battle of the revolution probably will be fought at EScalon, T junction point on the Mexican Central, midway between Chihuahua and the federal base at TorrcOn. After desIIltOry fir ing for hours yesterday between the advance guard of the federals. guard ing q railroad repair crew and a small band of insurrectOS from the Laguna district on their way to join the Oroz- co forces, the rebels succeeded in reaching Escalon. The detachment was able to maintain a successful de- fcnse from behind adobe houses at Es calOn until tonight, when GeneraI Campa, with seven hundred men ar rived. Eight hundred more arrived today to strengthen the insurrecto po- sition. Orozco expects to have three thousand there ultimately. Campa is throwing up entrenchements and plac- ing sanJbags on the tops of strategic buildings.
 WASHINGTON, March 22.-The