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The Springdale news., 1914-12-25

tE T condition little better than he should be. cen whipped him over his shoulders. pickahrck fashion. and he went floating home singing
 On the bats back dc rS. Longest Day set off westward in bean tiful crimson and gold; the rest. some in one fashion. some in another Ru. Valentine and pretty May took their departure together in one of the bret tiest silvery twilights Lovers Day could wish to set in
The Springdale news., 1914-12-25
Our Master.

 We may not climb the heavenly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down. In vain we search the lowest deeps. For him no depths can drown. Nor holy bread nor blood of grape The lineaments restore Of him we know in outward shape And in the flesh no more. He cometh not King to reign. The worlds long hope is dim The weary centuries watch in vain The clouds of heaven for him. Death comes, life goes; the asking eye And ear are answerless. The grave is dumb: the hollow sky Is sad with sientness The letter fails the systems fall, And every symbol wanes. The Spirit overbrooding all. Eternal love remains In joy of inward peace or sense Of sorrow over sin He is his own best evidence. His witness is within No fable old nor mythic lore Nor dream of bards or seers. No dead facts stranded on the shore Of the oblivious years. But warm. sweet tender. even yet A present help is he. And faith has still it's Olivet And love its Galilee
 Whittier.
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The Christmas Angel.

Here comes the Christmas angel. So gentle and so calm. As softly as the falling flakes He comes with flute and psalm. All in cloud of glory. As once upon the plain To shepherd boys in Jewry. He brings good news again. He is the young folks Christmas. He makes their eyes grow bright With words of hope and tender thought And visions of delight Hail 10 the Christmas angel All peace on earth he brings. He gathers all the youths and maids Beneath his shining wings.
 Rose Terry Cooke
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BUSINESS NOTICE.

Beginning January the subscription price of he News will be S150 per year. Subscriptions will be payable in advance heretofore and all papers will be discontinued expiration of time paid for. Until January subscriptions will be accepted the dollar year both old and subscribers being given the privilege of paying for ad they desire that
 No country newspaper the size of The News and costing much print be furnished for dollar year. the editor is able conduct a charity enterprise, and frank to admit that finances such that we can do his The cost of everything entering into the make up of newspaper has largely increased in during the past few years instances double what formerly In addition this all necessares of life have advanced price until the purchasing power of dollar about one-thrd less than few years ago. receiving virtually something like 66 per year the paper The newspaper business the as every other, IS compelled the advances in the prices of thing that goes into the making of it's product keep grocery any other kind of mercantile house and sell his goods the figure he did few years ago he would have his business succeed Neither the publisher of country newspaper sell bis product the former price and meet the demands the public One of things inevitable reduce the size and down the of publication increase the subscription price. We believe the readers of The News would prefer pay the increased price, amounting to less than penny week, rather than have the paper reduced size and continued the dollar
 Some will doubtless wonder why The News cannot be furnished subscribers dollar per year when larger papers published in the cities supplied 25 and 50 cents per year. The that the city newspapers and monthes have nationwide field from which to draw ad> ersing while the advertising field of the country weekly is necessarily very limited The city publications immense sums from advertisements and thus enabled put their subscription price nominal lhe country week., has no such hed and of necessity therefore make a profit its subscriptions
The Springdale news., 1914-12-25

behave himself in ~ H'I '"o' ~ - his cups Only
 the Nixils Were requested to come with their lanterns to light the gentlefoik home a night
 All the Days came. Covers were pro vided for 365 guests at the prineipal table. with an occasional knife aHtl fork at the sidehoari for the Twenty ninth of February
 Cards Of invitation had been issGe.t The carriers were the Hours. twelve little merry. whiriisig foot pages thu went ail round and found out the per son; invited. with the exception of Easter Day, Shro 70 Tuesday and ! few such morableS who had lately shifted their quarters
 Nelt. they are all met at lasl. fou1 Days. fine Days. all sorts of Days and rare din they made of it. There was nothing but Hail. fellow Day. well met. Only Lady bay seemed a little seornful Yet some said Twelfth bay eat=her ont, for she came all royal and elittering and Epiphenous The rest
 
 Lent and his family were not yet out If mourning Rainy Days came in drip ping and Sunshiny Days laughing Vel ding Day was there in marriage tnery Pay Day came late. and Doomsday Seui word he might be expected
 April Fool took upon himself to mar sfsi the guests and May bay. with that sweetness peculiar to her. propos ed the health of the host This being done. the Iordly New Year. from the Gfper end of the table returned thanks Ash "Wednesday. being now called upon for song. struch up d carol which Christmas Day had tau9hi him Shrovetide Lord Mayors Da1 and April Fool next joined in Il ciep Ill which ali the Days chimed ill
 All this while Valentines Day keD' caurting pretty May. who Sat next r. hiEn. slipping ainorous billetS d0ux m der the table till the Dog Days he@a5 10 be jealous and tO bark and rage t.x ccedingy
 At last the Days called for then eloakS and greatcoats and took theii
The Springdale news., 1914-12-25
FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury and refinement rath- CT than fashion; to think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to bear all cheerfully. do all bravely, await occasion. hurry never-in d word. to let the spiritual. un- bidden and unconscious grew up through the common-this is to be my symphony.-Channing
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WHAT SHALL BE DONE TO INSURE A HAPPY NEW
 XEARo

The best resolve to make at this season is to resolve to make others happy. This not only brings happiness to others, but to ourselves It does not spring from the selfish desire to please ourselves by pleasing others. but from that proper self love which prompts ns to do for others what we would have them do for us In giving pleasure we receive pleasure and thus he New Year is made brighter and happier for al.
The Springdale news., 1914-12-25
An Ancient Christmas Hymn.
Oh. come. all ye faithfuI Joyful and triumphant

' Joyful and triumphant To Bethlehem hasten now with one ac cord Come and behold hlm Born the k.ng nf an@els- Oh. come let es adore hitu Christ the Lord sins ehorus of angels. Sins D eAuttatiou jasu. forever he thy name adared. Word Of tse Eathei N6R U tsesh appearins Oh cone lst as adore hini. Christ the Lord
 From the Latin.
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a new instrument for the Methodist Church. Every one is invited to at tend.
 Will Fergus returned yesterday from South Arkansas, where he had been purchasing lumber for the Elm Springs Hdw X Lumber Co.
 Mrs Mat Mccoy is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Robt King, who resides near Elkins.
The Springdale news., 1914-12-25

leave Shortest bay went off iu q deep black fog that wrapped the little gentleman all round Two Nigils- SD catch
 men are called in If e a ' e II aAt hriStlnaS D q ' $ a fe y home ;; they had been used to the buSi
 ness before. Mi other Nigil q stout. sturdy na
 trol. calleG the Eve of St hriS
 IOpnef Se eIll q
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Sx@&x <s Rejoicings Upon
 the New Years
 Coming of Age
By CHARLES LAMB
&aS laa ~ ss s> s

i" HE old Year being dead and the
 New Year coming of age. which
 he does by calendar law as
 soon as the breath is out of the old gentlemans body. nothing would serve the young spark but ne must give q dinner upon the occasion to which all the Days in the year were invited The Festivals, whom he de, puted as his stewards, were nightly ia ken with the notion They had been engaged time out of mind, they said in providing mirth and good cheer foT mortals below. and it was time they should have taste of their own bounty.
 It was stifiiy debated among them whether the Facts should be admitted
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pathize with the family in their sor- row
 There will be a program rendered at the Elm Springs school building Wednesday night. Dec 23rd, consist ing of a short eomieal play and a temperance drama Dot. the Miner s Daughter" Time of play, two hours. The proceeds go toward purchasing
The Springdale news., 1914-12-25

Some said the ap- peafanee# of such lean. s { a r Y 6 | guests. with their mortified faces. would peryert the ends of tile meet
 ing. But the ob
 lection was over ruled by Christ
 mas Day. who had q design up
 on N eUNeS
 fia ' (aS you shall ii U 4 r q Il ti Il mighty desire to see how the old Doililne W c u q behave himself in
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10
WHY?

Many Of our German-American citizens cannot
understand why Americans sympathiZe with the
allies in between the most progressive and
the most reactionary empire the European
Continent. In this brief statement tell them
why.
Big Austria attacked little Serva. Without
demanding an impartial investigation of Austrias
charges against Servia, Germany allied herself
with Austria. Germany's first mistake.
Sir Edward Grey made earnest efforts to secure
the" cooperation of Germany in endeavor to
obtain for Austria and Servia justice without war.
Germany refused. Germany's second mistake.
Germany, England and France had guaranteed
by sacred treaty the neutrality of Belgium. Ger
many, in her plan of campaign, disregarded her
pledge and asked Great Britain to disregard her
pledge ALSO Germany's third mistake
Americans do not believe in condemning an
accused without giving him an impartial hearing.
They do not believe in without eXhausting
every endeavor to secure justice by peaceful
measures They do not believe in regarding
solemn treaty scrap of paper which may be
discarded whenever it interferes with the inter-
ests of either of the parties to the treaty. If
nation break it's solemn obligations without
penalty, there is an end to any international good
relations.
The agitation for international arbitration
the substitution of the appeal to for the
to hope that henceforth treaties would require
other enforcement than the public sense of
national honor. Germanys disregard of her
treaty obligations by her invasion of Belgium has
disappointed this hope.-The Outlook.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10
DEAD WOMEN LINE WAKE OF KAIS
ARMY. SAY BELGIANS.
Special Gable to New York American.

Special Cable to New York American.
London, Sept. In interview tonight the
Belgian Minister of Justice, Carton De Wharf,
who is now in London on his way to Washington,
head of special mission from King Albert to
President Wilson to protest against Germanys
violations of the laws Of war, said to the New
York American:
The purpose of the mission is to acquaint the
American people, and through them the whole
world, with the truth about the German armys
disregard of the laws of God and man.
THE first rumors of these awful crimes were so
incredible on the part Of nation of such high
civilization and culture that King appointed
a special board of inquiry embracing some of our
most distinguished judges and leads OF UNIVERSE
ties, to investigate every case reported
"The result of these investigations was the crea-
ton of the present miss on OF protest. for the
facts proved worse than the rumOrS.
"Our Indictment of the Germans contains many
points, beginning, of course, with the violation
of Belgium's neutrality, which had been guaran-
teed by solemn treaty. Next the high-handed
confscatiOn of several million francs from the
vaults of the Banque National, private institu-
ton in Liege, and not State depository.
"Then the worst was the bombardment of the
open towns of Malines and Louvaln, and the ruth
less destruction Of their ancient treasures. espe-
cially the famous library of LouVain, with It's
priceless manuscripts which cannot be replaced.
still uneXplainable is their burning OF
small villages without any military necessity,
their massacre of women and Children the kid
mapping by soldiers of young girls and carrying
off of civilian men into practical slavery IN Ger
man harvest fields.
"Most terrible of all, however, was the case of
two peasants near Diest, on August 10, who
buried alive head downward, because they refused
to act as guides to the invaders. For a similar
offense the same week the aged sexton of the
village church at Aerschot was tied to tree and
burned.
eve also have indsputable evidence, with
sworn affdavits Of eyewitnesses, of hundreds of
cases of wanton shooting and bayonetting of ter
rorized peasants
Cali through the battle zones bodies of Belgian
men, women and children are still lying unburied
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10
GERMANS INSTANT IN JUDGMENTS; BRUTAL
IN THEIR EXECUTIONS.

Mons the only city 1 saw where the Bel
gian officials appeared more afraid of hotheads OF
their nationality than Of the Germans them
selves, because of the danger Of reprisals by the
latter The warning was needed at Mons and
only bullet marks shown here. There was not
a single house destroyed
The German officers always instantaneous
in their judgments of right or wrong, and brutal
in executing those judgments. For half dozen
rifle shots from houses whole village street will
be absolutely destroyed. Any one suspected either
Of sniping spying is tried in five minutes, and
the decided one way or the other. Ii death
is ordered the execution is Immediate
The battle line is terribly long not even
the officer directing the fight in one place can tell
how it is going. The individual soldiers know
absolutely nothing except what they with their
own eyes They do not know often why they are
told to advance retreat.
| have accompanied only one of three great
German armies advancing into France, but in this
one an army officer hazarded the guess that in the
last four days fighting there must have been Co.
600 killed, wounded and prisoners on both SIDES
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10

where the Germans are in control, while M van
dervielde, leader of the Socialist party, and a
member Of this mission, has talked with soldiers
who saw German troopers women and children
shields against the fire of
Altogether it has been a nightmare OF horrors
for our people, but the day of reckoning is COM
ing.
"At present Belgium has been beaten by over
whelming numbers but she is not conquered.
Before we left Antwerp yesterday King Albert
commanded us to impress upon all that we snail
fight till the last man is gone.
M. De WARTS associates on the mission IN
clude M. Hymans Belgian Minister Of State; M.
De Sadeleer, leader of the Opposition; M. Van
derviede, leader of the Socialist party, and Count
Louis de Lichtenvelde. The Party Of Protest
sails tomorrow on the Cedric for New York.
GERMANS KILLED THEIR WOUNDED. ONLY
THOSE WHO WOULD SOON RECOVER
WE'RE SPARED.
London, Sept. 2.--The Ostend correspondent Of
the Express quotes Leon Hard senator Of Hahn
sault testifying that the Germans killed their
own severely wounded the Battlefield, only
tending those who would soon recover"
There many signs, according to the dis
patch, that the Germans suffered heavily at Mons.
Returning remnants of those who in the
fight spoke bitterly of British courage. One force
of $50 British, it is stated must have accounted
for thousands of Germans. Al along their line
of retreat they have prepared defense made
with bags full Of potash found in neighbOrlng
factory. Through these were placed maXimS and
on top German helmets. The first time the Ger
mans came up to this seemingly friendly line the
maxms spoke and soon no Germans were left.
Mons is reported to have suffered heavily and
it's whole neighborhood has been devastated
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10
LONDON REVIEWS MONTH OF WARFA

Washington, Sept. 6.-The British embassy to-
day made public review by the London foreign
office of the first month of the war in which it is
claimed that the allies have unchajienged COM
mand of the seas, their fighting strength in France
is unimpared Russian armies about to enter
central Germany and successes have come to the
allies in the colonies.
The foreign Office states that enlistments
going forward in Great Britain at the ratio Of
division and half day. Few unemployed are
reported and the financial situation is pronounced
satisfactory.
The statement continues that result Of the
allies naval supremacy, lover 100000 troops
have been able to cross the sea in different parts
of the world without the loss of a man." That
includes the movement of British forces to the
continent and of colonial expeditions to German
colonies in Africa and the Pacific and the move
ment of French troops from Algeria to France.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10
THE EUROPEAN WAR
AND OTHER NEWS BRIEFS
ARMIES OF 6,OOO, 900 MEN FIGHT TO DEATH
ON SEDAN ANNIVERSARY.

On September l. 1870, "A years ago, the French
army under Gen. MacMahon, which had been
cooped up in Sedan gave battle to the Germans,
and defeated with loss of L 1000 men, the
enemy losing 5000.
The French surrendered the next day to the
German army.
The Austrian war office declares that 100000
engaged in the struggle in Gaicia be-
tween the Emperors forces and those of the
Gar.
From London comes the report that battle is
raging between the allies and the Germans along
the entire line, in which 100000 more are en-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10
GERMANS CUT OFF HANDS OF BELGIAN
BOYS, TO PREVENT THEIR FIR
ING RLEILES

Paris, Sept. f.-NIrs. Herman Fl. Harjes, wife
of the Paris banker, who, with other American
women, has been deeply interested in relief work,
today visited the North Railroad station, and was
shocked by the sights she saw among the Belgian
refugees.
"The station" said Mrs, Haries, "presented
the aspect of shamble. 1t was the saddest sight
ever saw. 1t is impossible to believe the tor
lures and cruelties the poor unfortunates had
undergone.
Il saw many boys with both their hands cut
off so that it was impossible for them to carry
gun. Everywhere was filth and utter desolation.
The helpless little babies, lying on the cold, wet
cement floor, and crying for proper nOurishment,
was enough to bring hot tears to any mothers
eyes
Begged Milk or Soup.
Mothers were vainly besieging the authorities,
begging for milk or soup mother with twelve
children said: What is to become Of us? 1t seems
impossible to suffer I my husband
bound to a lamp-post. He was gagged and be-
ing tortured by bayonets. When l tried to inter
cede in his behalf, | was knocked senseless With
a rife. 1 never saw him again. "
GERMAN PAPER THINKS BELGIANs SHOULD
NOT BE PUNISHED FOR WHAT GER
MAN LAW PERMITS.
Special Cable to The New York Times
London, Aug BIN very guarded, but sufi-
GENTLY strong language, the Berlin Socialist paper
VorWaerts of Aug. %, in leading article headed
"Our Enemies protests against 1.-The inhuman
treatment advocated by certain military journals
in Germany against the civilian population in
Belgium and France who are attacking the invad-
ing armies
1t would seem that the German press was cir
culating numerous narrowing stories of alleged
atrocities committed German troops by civil
lans in the two countries named, and that this
supplied certain newspapers with a pretext for
clamoring for retaliation.
"Vorwaerts first points out how little these
stories be relied since they all come either
second third hand, written under
Then forget
that in every peasant man and woman who is
shooting at troops from behind there lives
the sentiment that he is defending his home and
chattels. We refer to the law of April 21 1913,
obviously still in force, by the Prussan Land
sturm According to it, if the Landsturm is called
out it has to wage a struggle for the national de-
Tense in which all means allowed.
''The mission Of the Landsturm, says the law,
are to bar invasion and the withdrawal of the
enemy; to keep him always on the run; to cap
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10
THE JEFFERSONKAN

ture his ammunition, food, couriers, and re
cruits to destroy his hospitals; to carry out
nightly attacks upon him, and enc law expressly
prescribes that the Landsturnf should wear no
uniforms they would render it more easily
discernible.'
The Socialist paper warns against putting our
struggle in a wrong light in the eyes OF all the
world, and calls upon the members of the work
ing class who fighting at the front to remem~
Der their brethren the other side' and to
behave toward them in "chivalrous manner
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10

London, September 6.-(3:55 p. M 1.-The Off
cial information bureau made public today sum-
mary Of the situation in France. 1t says that five
days since the action September 1 have been
occupied by the British with reitting and the
consolidation of units. The British army is now
South of the Marine and in line with the French
on the right and left. The French army, it is
stated, defeated three German army CORPS driv-
ing them back in disorder Guise on August
20.
The official statement says that the British suc-
cessfuy guarded the left flank of the whole line
of the French army until the seventh and filth
armies Of the French came into operation on the
British left and right. The French reinforce
ments greatly relieved the strain and pressure on
the allies left wing.
1t is stated that there has been no new main
trial of strength during the past week. The bat
ties have been Of strategic withdrawal and con-
traction.
The statement says that the war so far has
given most promising opportunities of achieving
substantial success, but more men must be had
in order to operate greater scale.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-10

ENGLISH SUCCESSFULLY GUARDED LEFT
FLANK OF THE WHOLE LINE OF FRENCH
ARMY UNTIL ADDITIONAL TROOPS AR
RIVED--NO SERIOUS ENGAG ENIENTS
SINCE SEPTEMBER FIRST.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
Trouble Not All Over.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, May ct is i'm
possible to convince the striking min
ers OF square deal when the coal
companies import negroes and Japa-
nese into the mines under armed
guard in violation of the state laws.
We take this to mean they have the
protection OF United States troops"
This telegram sent today to Repre-
sentative Edward Heating at Wash
ington by VIM. T. Hickey, secretary
of the Colorado federation Of labor,
voiced a fear felt by many striking
miners that the presidents disarma-
ment order may injurs their cause.
Oflcials of the United Mine Workers
are anxious to learn whether the Col
ora6o operators will be permitted to
operate their mines with strike break.
ers under guard Of federal soldiers
II they are, there may yet be further
trouble in the strike zone.
A petition presented to Governor
Ammons today asking him to amend
his call for a special session of the
legislature was signed by ten mem
bers OF the legislature. They want
the governor to include in the call,
authority to enact IAN adequate law
governing the leasing and operating
OF the states coal lands