Arizona republican., 1915-09-30


 So it has been with those great European tIes in comparison with which conflicts earlier have been the battles between the occupants of neighborng hills
 We picture to ourselves put picture words took place on the western Thursday O Sunday. Along the hundreds of miles there mcessant cannonad- ing for sixty hours It the roll a great drum from the Swiss border to the coast of F1and- It the rapid intermittent crash It continuous unbroken sixty hours. How many died is known. this of hell unlike anything on earth must have driven thousands insane by the mingled whine and shriek. Milton's Battle Heaven" would have faintly described the tumult which ragged south from Arras through the Argonne.
 Miles of trenches filled and leveled In places the earth thrown by countless volcanoes. It battle. It a convul- sion of nature. An earthquake has seldom covered a range of destruction.
 That thing which did there individual seem small We have not yet heard the story slaughter and death. Ordinarily point of eliminating interest in the story Of a tle But is hardly titanic conflicts this Later, the number O will be learned detail which is not portant. for the dead made up only midgets who participated. They worthy viewed, living dead, only in the and units. Men seem small and poor and weak in the contemplation of of magnitude.
 
 Speculation President chances of reelection will be profitable of the coming congress over. demo- crats it must be remembered, will be in both houses. with many grave O settle. The last session which was also under democratic trol was disappointment in many respects. The situation will be difficult winter outside of questions that may arise connection with our foreign relations. because the financial inc briper again, because there will be a demand for larger appropriations for the army and navy, and because the influence of MT. Bryan being exerted hold the radical element in line he pres- dents program. will undoubtedly exerted in the opposite direction. The German element have spokesmen in congress. Fractional differ ences in the democratic party might easily so far as to impair very seriously the party's poets of victory in 1s16 under leadership.
 WAR BETTER FOR RUSSIA THAN VODKA
 There is reason why with appetite habit for alcohol should lock himself a with bottle of liquor in Petrograd nd jingle himself until he sounds like the chimes of St Isaacs provided he will set forth the requisite number O rubles for the jinger.
 It be done in Moscow effort and intrigue, and it can be done il every other Russian city; but there is q place where it can be done except the sneak--not openly.
 And as for vodka-that pale white excitant tastes like hair oil and burns like acid vodka is about eliminated. I that a with uncomfortable thirst for vodka fill self to the with. if he goes on the job in a thorough manner; but no Russian can hurl it into himself while he is eating pckled sakuska counter, in the days of old, and vodka shop is closed-locked sealed and closed-Iocked and sealed for good and all
 No vodka Russia any portion of the Russian empire. That sleeping themselves in this frightfuI many years, the Russians have become their enforced abstinence. They pleased with what they have done-or rather, with what has been done to them. They quote you and figures show that they much financially, morally. spiritually economically without it; and though of them would to have it. all glad they get This par ticularly true of the peasant classes talked with good many soldiers who vodka be fore the war, and with peasants. There not of them who does not admit he would be highly eratifed to have a bottle of vodka: nor was there who did say in much better without it and happy his enforced sobriety.
 Drink is luxury Russia It money. The former consumer get it because he has not the money Wherefore he IS going without it. and even the dull mind of the Russian peasant and factory worker gmmer understanding he is the ganer many ways.
 Your Russian is a of strong beliefs. He all ways believes something. Disbelief is mon If he does not believe in one thing he believes in another He is passionateIy for whatever he is passionately for but negaton has part in his composition Thus having had prohibition handed him, imposed him by imperial decree he is avidly for prohibition. There strong tenn perance movement before the decree The evils of vodka recognized but the fear of the loss of rvenue was paramount Now. when the thing has been done the Russians for it, heart and souI there will be difficulty in opening beer and wine shops after the war if that tried
 During all the time I in Russia, but drunken making unsteady pro- eress a in Moscow. The people stopped a him though he a freak-and it less than a before the time l saw him that drunken men were about as numerous in Russia as sober men,
 present fact is that after almost of no vodka-at the time this is written-Russia is re- generated Crime decreased to a great degree Savings increased tremendously. Prosperity exsts in many oIaces where there were bitter pov- hafar anfr Tho tay