The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-11-12
WHAT THE EUROPEAN WAR
MEANS TO UNITED STATES
This Nation Will be the Store House
For the Old World.


of various kinds. The demand for and
shipment of horses has become so great
that the Army officials are becoming
alarmed; it is feared that it will soon
be impossible to obtain horses enough
for army requirments. The demand
for war material, guns, cannon, am
munltion, harness, saddles. underwear
shoes. orders for great quantities of
which have been placed. Grain of al
kind Is in large demand for men ard
horses. Millions of dollars has been
and will be expended for the above in
this country.
Germany and Austria will want it is
said, over 100000 worth of cotton
each month. This will be of inestima-
bic value to the Southern States. as it
will be market for their immense
crop of cotton. The shipment of wheat
is, extensive and constantly growing.
An order for $1,000, coo pounds of
canned meats, valued at 81, 500, 900, to
90 to Europe, has been received by
local packing company of Oklahoma
City, Okla.
1t is SAID that foreign orders for
clothing, saddles, harness, timed meats
and the like in the Chicago and neigh
boring markets amount to between
$1,000, 900 and S8,000,0 900.
Purchasing agents of the British and
the French Government are in Chicago
and the former has So, 900, 600 in gold in
local bank to be used against
purchases. The meat packers are said
to have enough European orders on
hand to keep them running full time
for year.
William G. Bruce, secretary of the
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association,
is authority for the statement that the
knitting mills of that State are swamp
ed with military orders. Coarse fur
coats, harness, shoes and light tonnage
auto trucks are among other Wisconsin
commodities being sold abroad, he said.
A firm in East St. Louis, H., has
shipped since the war 337, 900 pounds of
lard to England, and has now contract
for 500 more pounds. France is
bidding for 1000, 900 bushels of wheat
An order has been received by St.
Paul firm for 5000 English type of
artillery saddles. A milling company
in the same city has booked an order
for II, 600 bags of flour, for shipment
to Holland A New York telegram of
Monday says the allied armies want
100. 900 horses from this country. The
foregoing indicate to some extent the
demands upon this county to meet the
requirements of the allied nations.
The demand for American products
will doubtless call for the opening of
many of the closed factories and the
employment of great numbers of men,
now idle. The United States will be
called upon for all kinds of farm pro-
ducts if this terrible war continues.
On the other hand. the demand for
our products may advance the price of
everything needed by the people of
this country The bread winner will
feel the need of strictest economy to
make ends meet. The call of the starv-
ing will have to be met. From many
Foreign countries come the cry for
bread. One hundred thousand Jews
are reported starving in Jerusalem.
From Belgium the cry is heard, 1--WE
are starving"
While the European reservists here
hurried to the front, they left their
families to crowd American poor
houses. This is another way in which
Uncle Sam is paving his share of the
toll of war which he didn't want and
with which he has had nothing to do.
Yet, many of these families will be left
penniless by the death of their husbands
and sons.
The suffering and loss of life by this
unholy war is appalling. 1t is appall-
ing. 1t is beyond the conception of
the human mind. 1t is war IN which
human life is not considered. A posi-
ton must be gained, no matter how
many men are killed. Bombs are drop
ped on cities and towns without'thought
of the terrible loss of human life, not
only of men. but of women and children
as well: Cities and towns are lombard
ed by cannon at tremendous sacrifice
of life. Traps are set and regiments
of soldiers are murdered by shot and
shell.
The great ambition of the leader
seems to be. to kill as many men as
possible, to scatter destruction and
ruin everywhere. Surely, Gen. Sher-
man knew what he was talking about,
when he said, WAR is hell" That
blood stained battle ground is hell.
State Horticultural Society.
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