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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
THE TER OF HOUR
IN NORTHERN MEX1CO.

After you cross the border you re-
alize hat Villa pronounced Vea) is
the hero Of the hour in northern
Mexico. He is the bandit whom
Huerta Once ordered executed. and
vas saved by adero Huerta made
Villa salute the flag. SD to speak. and
now Huerta has the same medicine
offered him. Villas father ran two
butcher shops in Chihuahua and tho
young Lao of Is or Is used to go far
afieid in the ountry to buy goats and
cattle. He was an expert in picking
out cattle in the regular channels OF
trade and a regular expert in picking
them out in other ways. but Villa
has one idea at a time He was a
good horseman. and after he had Shot
a Mexican officer who had sedUced his
sister, he became an outlaw and W42
as familiar with one side o. the border
as the the and could almost claim
Texas citizenship as far as length OF
residence is concerned. Porfirio Diaz
tried to catch him. but he laughed at
him. for the people admired the bold
bandit. This wounded the pride OF
the rurales. but once. near the ont
skirts of Chihuahua he agreed TO fight
their officers one by one, and three
accepted his chalienge-and the three
fell before the pistol of Villa. for he
has faith in his destiny. They never
did catch him and he was about the
only bandit at large when Aadero en-
listed his support for the constitu-
tionafiSts' cause and pardoned him
when the revolutions proved successful
Villa was AS notorious a bandit az the
American Jesse James
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
INTERESTING ROMANCE
ELIMINATES IN MARRIAGE
Retired Banker WedS Widow Whom
He Loved When q Little Girl.

He Loved a Little Girl.
An interesting romance eliminated
this morning in the marriage of JO-
seph w. English. a wealthy resident
OF Bryant. Tex, and MRS. Clara Jose
phipe Adams. OF Fineland, n. j., the
widow of DIR. @. H. Adams of that
city.
Many years ago. Mr.. English. now
a retired banker, was q frequent vlSl-
tor at the home of n parents OF his
bride. when she was still but a child
The friendship between the older mai
and the little girl lasted trough the
wears which followed, and, after the
death OF his wife. a little over a year
ago. he visited the Adams home again,
and TIN ensuing announcement OF the
engagement Of the old friends gave
much real pleasure and little irprlse
tor their intiHates.
The couple came to aShInS n yes
terday. accompanied By lArS. Adams
| only son, Leslie Harold. fifteen years
IF age. to be married quietly IN this
city The ceremony was performed
his morning by the Rev. Clarence w.
| whitmore, of Trinity +. f. church.
| Mr.. and Mrs English will make their
| home in Les Angeles after a tour
hrough the Observation-Disclosures Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
THE GREATEST TRAGEDIES IN
THE LIFE OF FRANZ JOSEPH

had taken her - his apartments many
times.
At any "a they were found dead
III the castle in the beautiful Wiener
Nald. with it, ruins its monsstcries
and its converts. the snow fallin, ST.
lently and heavily
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

real modern foreign policy, MT. Asquith might have said fearlessly to Prussian militarism: If you attempt to smash France, we two will smash you If we can. We have had enough or the Germany of Bismarck, which all the world loathes, and we will see whether we cannot revive the Germany of Goethe and Beethoven, which has not an enemy on earth but IT you will drop your mailed fist nonsense anu pc nelghborly, we will guarantee you against Russia just as heartily as we now guarantee France against you"
 Can 1t be doubted that if this had been said resolutely and with the vigorous support of ali thought twice and thrice before declaring war? Can it be alleged that anything could have happened worse than has happened? h. stead of offering Germany way out, we drove her to desperation; all because it was not safe to talk frankly to the Labor Party and the old Liberals about foreign affairs.
 The difference between the foreign policy Of Socialism and the foreign policy of Capital IS very simple. Capital sends the flags at the heels of commercial speculation for profit. So- cialism would keep the flag at the head of civilization. Capital, badly wanted at home ia sent abroad after cheap labor into undeyeloped countries; and the financiers use the control of our army and fleet, which they obtain through their control of Parliament solely to guard their unpatriotic investments. That is the root of the present mischief. France instead of ,,s;np her surplus income in aboishing French slums and building up French childre. into strong men and women, has lent it to Russia to strengthen the most tyrannical government in Europe; and to secure the interest on her loan she has entered into an unnatural alliance with Russia against her more civilized nephbors
 We have no right to throw stones at Franca on this account; for we made an agreement with Russia, of a still more sordidly commer. ciai character. for the exploitation of Persia with tne capital that should have fed our starv- Dublin, Liverpool, and London as dacent human habitations.
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equivalent to mastery of the Pacific. The United States is now establishing the island of Oahu fleet base (Pearl Harbor) of extraordi- nary strength and importance; the first blow of Japan would apparently fall this base As the distance from New York to Pearl Harbor is reduced from 13,2S0 miles via the Straits of Magellan to 6,726 miles via the Panama Canal It is evident that the position of the United States is materially strengthened in the Pacific.
 In the event of war between the United States and European Powers the Panama Canal will not be of great strategic importance, as in such case--because of the importance of the east coast of the United States-the deci- sion will take place in the Atlantic.
 In the case of common goal in the Indian ocean or in eastern Asia fleet going out from Europe via the Suez Canal would have ma terlal advantages the route via the Cape of Good Hope is also more favorable for Flu ropean countries, they have colonies and pases en route which the United States wholly lacks On the other hand, the harbors of the British colonies of Australia and New Zealand Will be brought much nearer to the centre of power of the United States than to the mother country, situation that will not facilitate brltlsh policy in the Pacific It should be re- membered that England can, in case of war, and in spite of all declarations of neutrality, use her own judgment to deny use of the Suez Canal and thus monopolize the traffic through it TOT her own sea-borne trade; the Panama
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Canal now changes England's commanding D.
 sition in respect of world traffic in that It all lords to other countries second h1ghway 10 the Far East and one that is not under Brltisn control Because of the Panama Canal Eng lands influence, hitherto paramount through cut the world, will be decreased in the hrst instance, and in geographical sense with re- spect to the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean and in the South Seas; however, her command of the sea in other parts of the world will not be affected she possesses strong strategic positions; on the one hand, along the Suez Canal route and in Africa and eastern Asia and, on the other hand. in Canada and in West Indian waters.
 Inasmuch as the high-tensoned economic rivalry of nations brings war into play to rem der the final decision, or later there must come, as nearly as human judgment can predict, a decisive conflict in the Pacific. It is certain that the extraordinary strengthening Of the strategic position of the United States. and of the maritime power thereby created, in immediate proximity to the Japanese Empire, presents an obvious war danger which is open ly prepared for in the United States while in Japan the preparations are secret. Thus it is seen that the Panama Canal, which, following the conquest of the Philippines, indicates the progress of the United States in carrying out it's present-day paramount, imperalistic poli cies will soon be the cause of tremendous conflict, and of the resultant decision
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her overmastering desire for expansion, has suffered severe setback through the opening of the Panama Canal
 From the obvious strategic considerations it is also manifest that the influence of the United States on the republics of South America will increase, as they will become, on account of the canal politically more dependent on the United States, e. B. the case of Colombia which, without canal of her own. and without allies, either must have two fleets or must re- main assailable on two sides, and therefore is more dependent than before the opening of the canal. It will depend largely on the skill of the diplomats and fnanciers of the United States whether Colombia, the possessor of the 1sthmus of Darien, organizes political union of the nature of Latin confederacy," com posed of the adjacent states or merely organ zes them economically against the United States
 The Panama Canal is also important to the entire Pacific Ocean lying beyond the American continents, and especially so to the colonial Islands comprise the principal station on lines possessions of the United States The Amer ican will become, in a military sense, inde- pendent with respect to the Philippine Islands, which are of such paramount importance for naval bases, coaling stations, cable stations etc
 Although the Samoan Islands are only of moderate strategic importance the Hawaiian of operations leading toward Asia and Austra. lia. The possession of the Hawaiian Islands is
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strongly an Englishman with cultured histori- cal sense of the Balance of Civilization in Eu- rope can regard Germany as so important a bulwark of that civilization that even when we are at war with her we must aim finally at the conservation of her power to defend it's eastern frontier.
 This need not discourage us in the field. on the contrary, we shall punch Prussia's head all the more gloriously if we do it for honor and not for malice, meaning to let her up when we nave knocked the militarism out of her and taught her to respect us
 Prusslan militarism has bullied us for forty years; and month ago neither Germany nor France believed that we would fight when it came to the point That is why there was such wild explosion of delighted surprise when the French Chamber learned that we were game after all. That is why the Kaiser though reck- less of every other interest concerned offered us the pest excuse he could invent for our neu- trality, believing that we were only too ready to snatch at it. And that is also why we had to take off our coat and sail in We had to snow that when it comes to a balance of the roWers we are no mere dummy weights in the scale And since Sir Edward Grey had written our names on the back of his bill to France, we mad 10 see that it was paid to the uttermost farthing and with the handsomest interest pos siDle. s our immediate business is therefore to nght as hard as we can for our weight when the settlement comes will depend on the part we shall have played in the conflict
 Meanwhile, the political influence of organ ized labor at home must not be wasted in idle ana exasperatfng platitudes about the wicked ness of war, and the extravagance of big arma- mentss and the simplicity of non-interyention anu anu all the otner spl1ntered blanks of the old feace Retrenchment, and Reform platform.
 The wickedness of war is reason for keen. Ing out of war; but, the field once taken. 1t ia not practicable reason for betraying your allies and your country by throwing down your aiins . ana kneei1ng down to pray; and people who will not recognize this fact during war
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And now, mark the consequences. Germany
 with hostile France on one side and hostile Russia on the other, is in a position so danger ous that we here in our secure island can form no conception of it's intolerable tension. We have never considered this and never allowed for it. By our blindness to it we have orought about the war We have deliberately added to the strain by making a military andy naval anti-German alliance with France with out at the same time balancing it's effect bv assuring Germany that if she kept peace with fTance we would not help Russia against her, nor in the last resource allow Russia to ad vance her frontier westward
 IS It to be wondered at that Potsdam min. tarlsm, with the chronic panic of militarism iaaseu rns lo desperation by the menace of Russia trance and England, made wild attempt to cut It's way out of the difficulty after desnairA Ing appeal to us to let it fight one to two in stead Of one to three? Let us be just to Pots fr;ai,. saai, !. may serve Potsdam right that she irightened us all so much that we became in capable of realizing that our terror was noth ing to hers. But if we had been true to civil ,zation and kept our capital at home and o,,r monor untarnished by squalid commercial ad- ventures in the East, we should not have been lIlgntened; and we should have controlled tha situation and kept the European peace
 :. ihls Is not time for idle recrimination. b,. ts, tt ID .lme Tor showing that there is such d thlng as an intelligent and patriotic foraior pollcy-patriotic in the European as well C . tha insular sense, and that our Governments aro too much under the thumb of the Stock Er. change to find it. History will not excmsa ,,. because after making war inevitable wa - us around at the last moment begging evervhodv not to make disturbance but come to [ onJos ana an De talked to kindly but firmly by Sir Our business now is first to convince p.4.. , Iam mat 1t cannot trample down France En9- iand, Belgium and Holland, and must nav rae sonaDie damages for having tried to: and te,-o soSu, ~ convlnce Russia that she must not many. 'uue 1er-
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get swept angrily aside and are no longer lis. tened to-
 The extravagance of armaments is an income taxpayers grievance, not a workmans griev- ance. Every labor member who knows the A. B, c of labor economics knows that we might have doubled and trebled and quintupled our present armament within the last ten years without one single useful person in the country being a penny the worse, and a good many wasters and idlers and their retinues would be the better for having less to waste and more honorable employment AS to non-intervention, It is an insular superstition; the modern labor movement knows that labor politics are inter- national, and that if militarism is to be struck down the mortal blow must be aimed at Pots. dam.
 Consider for moment the mischief already done by this Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform superstition. Why was it that MT. Asquith and Sir Edward Grey did not dare to tell the House of Commons that we had entered into a fight ing alliance with France against Germanyf why aid they actually go to the length of say ing-how impossible the words sound now!- that this country is not under any obligation not public and known to Parliament. which compels it to take part in any war"-as if we could have honorably left France in the lurch after the joint military and naval plan of cam paign, Belgium or no Belgium? Solely because they were afraid that if they told the whole truth, both the labor members and the non- interventionists antiarmament Liberals would nave revolted and abandoned them to Ulster :, ine mischief of this was that it encouraged Ine continental conviction that we would not ngnt This conviction might have restrained France from declaring war if France had wanted war; but this was just what France did not want It's effect Germany must have t,t neen ulsastrous Germany was the country tnat wanted restraining; and the official pre varlcation by which the peace party was duped encouraged Germany to believe that we would pack out, and thereby precipitated Germany's desperate rush at France.
 Had the Government or the Tabor partv h.a 1914. by the Star Company. Great Britain Rirh
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lantic fleet will command South and North America as far north San Francisco and could join the Pacific fleet unharmed. The At lantic fleet is nearer to Central and South America than is the Pacific feet
 From the foregoing data it is evident that the completion of the Panama Canal will fur n1sh the United States with an important in- crease of strength on its west front, i e.. toward Japan Had Japan been thinking seriously of war with the United States she should not have waited until the time of the opening of the Panama Canal. It is not a sufficient answer to say that the Japanese fleet would be so much stronger at the time the first American man. of-war trayerses the new waterway that it could then encounter the United States on more equal terms. The fact is that Japan. with
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Map Showing the Ex. act Advantage the Panama Canal Gives the United States Over Japan in Event of War. Black Line from New York to Valparaiso Is the Same Length as from Japan to Valparaiso.
 Distance to Hawaii Is Almost Four Times That Japan Would Have to Cover. Dot, ted Lines Through Canal Show That the Atlantic Fleet Could Reach the Pacific Coast in Considerably Less Time Than Japan and Could Reach Hawaii almost as Quickly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
By BERNARD SHAW.

TOW that we are at war, 1t is as we'll that M we should know what the war is about. To begin with, we are not at war be- cause Germany made "an infamous proposal" that we should allow her to violate Belgium neutrality If it hads suited us to accept that proposal we could have found plenty of reasons for accepting it (the advocates of our own neutrality have found some of them already. no more infamous than the diplomatic reasons we have given in the past for courses which hap pened to us. Let us therefore drop it. Our national trick of virtuous indignation is tire some enough in peaceful party strife at home At war 1t is ungallant and unpardonable. Let "s take our pugnacity to the field, and leave s--r hypocrisy and our bad blood at home They weaken the heroic fighter and encourage only the blackguard.
 This war is Balance of Power war and noth ing else. And the fact we have all to face ia that if our side is victorious, the result will he an Oyerbalance of Power in favor of Russia far more dangerous to all the other combatants than the one we are fighting to redress MT C. P. Trevelyan's resignation shows how
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l. From San Francisco the Pacific fleet con- mands the entire coasts of America and the islands adjacent to the coasts; but of the oceanic islands it commands only the Hawaiian group The remainder of the Pacific Ocean lies within the sphere of control of Japan.
 2 Without the Panama Canal, the Atlantic fleet, proceeding around South America, could only bet as far as Valparaiso before the Japa- nese could reach the same point
 3. After the Panama Canal is opened the At
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Shaw Points Out Engnd Factor oReponby for Eropes War

TvHE remarkable pronouncement of George
 Bernard Shaw regarding the measure : of Englands responsibility for the European war. which appeared in the Lon don Daily News, is here printed in full for the first time in this country. Fragments of the great English thinkers analysis of Eng lands share in bringing about the gigantic conflict have been printed here, and only served to whet the desire of all thinking per sons to know the full gist of MT. Shaw's con- clusions.
 The full text of his article follows
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-16
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Auto Turns Turtle on Newly Graded
Road Near Rose Hill.

Will Wharton, of Rose Hill, sustain
ed the fracture of two bones and 9th,
err minor injuries about the head and
body last evening at $50 o'clock when
his automobile overturned with him
on a piece of newly-sraded road about
quarter OF mile vest of Rose Hill
A collar bone and hip bone were
broken and more or less painful cuts
and bruises were suffered about the
face. Mr.. Wharton attempted to turn
nom one side of the road to the 9th
er on a strip of road just east of the
Kinkade home, where the road
graders had been at york, and in some
manner the steering gear on the car
became loosened jGst as he was cross
ing the rough portion OF the highway,
causing the car to skid and overturn
DR.. Jarvis, of Rose Hill, attended the
injured man and he is resting fairly
easy to-day at his home. He. was
alone in the car when the accident
happened.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-16
CHANGES IN. BUSINESS
John Hetherington Purchases Loca'
ton at 31o High Avenue West.

Several business moves and chang,
es on the north side of the three hun
dred block on High avenue west con.
spire to the Improvement of the dis
trict involved. In the first place,
Dave Davis, owner of the lot at No,
$40 High avenue west. sold the prop
erty to John Hetherington and the
tenant of the building, Frank M,
Blair had TO hunt another location
for his barber shop which had pc.
session. About this time the Home
Bakery located at No. 81 High ave.
nue. west went out of business and
Mr. Blair finds in the front part OF
this location, the Accommodations he
desires. He will make improvements
and have fine new shop for the en-
tertainment of his trade and custo.
mers. The rear rooms Of the Home
Bakery property, is rented by Edward
T.. Crete who will transfer his bread
making department to this location
and devote the ovenssof the Sanitary
Bakery to the pastry and cake depart
ment of his business.
John Hetherington will remove the
building now occupying the front OF
his lot and will erect new building.
twenty foot front and sixty feet long,
for tobacco shop, work upon which
will be inaugurated as soon as every
one concerned is moved and all ar
rangements made.