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The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
War Must Be a Good
Thing; a Doctor
Gets a Book Out of 1t

There are people (human beings), who
claim that war is good for the human
race. A new book is just published by
George w. Grille, an American surgeon in
charge of an ambulance corps in France,
describing what takes place In our bodies
s when excited by the conditions of war.
We are treated to biologic survey of
man, his emotions, his nervous system
and the change of blood pressure under
tremendous effort.
We are furthermore told, that the
wounded in Belgium were experimental
upon to far greater extent than was ever
any four-footed animal, largely without
anaesthetics, for the edification of the
surgeons "in the interest of science"
The first year of the war, it is stated
\ 100000 men were killed or wounded
The most common causes were: 'frag-
Inentation of the body-a painless exit; (;
shock, violent, restless exit; hemor-
rhage, quiescent, fading exit; and in
fections, blood poisoning, gangrene, teta-
nus, etc.
Take your choice, for DR.. Grille says
that "war is normal state of man and
cannot be eliminated from the web of
life." He even goes step farther and
says that sits elimination would not be
an advantage to man." Surely not, if
war is normal.
During the last sixteen months we
4 have been aroused to many things and
perhaps the greatest is that if war is
inevitable, we have been on the wrong
s track these many hundred years and our
civilization has been no civilization what
ever; conviction which is being borne
{ in upon many thoughtful minds.
That is place of humanity and real
growth we have a shoddy veneer which
Z brushes off with the first hard wear. We
are coming to see even in America, that
with the slightest stimulus from with
out, the old brute instinct is aroused and
man takes his place once more with the
beasts of the jungle.
We are in mighty conflict, here and
now, and the opposing forces are the
small army which stands for spiritual
dominion and the big army which feels
that our only safety lies in physical
strength which only Steel iron, powder
and shell can give.
II In Europe the spiritual has fallen; ;
trodden in the mire by the same feeling
which impelled our learned doctor to
write his book. In America, we are still
clinging to our ideals of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. Why must this
disastrous undertow drag us down?
There is only one reason and we may
as well recognize it. We are not yet even
partly civilized. So long as we admit
4 that might makes right we are in the
class with the lion, the tiger and the
4 wolf.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
Odd Name Contest
A HINT FOR THE HYPHENS

IL the innumerable foreign cultural societies
throughout America are tempted by the nflaned
partisanism bred by the war 10 drift into q mill
tant and exclusive attitude toward their fellow
countrymen they will destroy America and des
Troy themselves We do not think this Is prob
able But We do not hesitate % point out that n
Is danger. and that every real American of
whatever extraction will set his fste firmly
against IL wherever It appears-Thf Chicago
Tribune. ~
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
Those Small eerths.

Fat Passenger rhafc is no dan.
ger that anyone Will pry into these
berths l. there7
Pullman POrter-Lan' sakes no..
main. On Dc contrary. We generally
hss 70 pry folks out Of dem.-Judge.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
Not Afraid.

Employer-well, what did he say
when you called 10 collect that bill?
Clerk That he would break every
bone In my body and pitch mo out
Of the window n / showed my face
there again.
Employer-Then go back at once
ard tell him he can't frighten me
by his violence Stray Stories
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
From Another Point of VieiU

They are dying every day in the streets
from the same inefficiency that releases
gamblers, leaves sixteen-year-old girls at
the mercy of moral lepers in brothels and
permits the Sunday closing law to be
flouted.
What's to be done about it? All, the
very thing-have banquet by all means
Only be sure to have a few ghosts of
the slain at the feast, inscribed. Muir
dered by the City of Detroit"
At last the day of punishment has come
for the unfilial Eugenia Kelly. She's
married him.
AS near as they could get to it, the Aus
trian note to our government says, the
Ancona fled at full speed after hearing
the submarines first shot twice.
Berlin would like to have the food riot
results of cabinet differences in London.
Serbia continues to hand out passes to
the BulgaflanS.
If the various war offices would advise
their commanding officers that a small
lock of Napoleon's hair has just brought
$107 so in cash, we might get some big
news from the front.
Now and then you find people who like
oabies-when they belong to somebody
else and are about to die for their own
merciful good.
This burlesque business is also bother
ing the police. What time will the RENE
dial eating take place?
A Boston man recommends vocational
psychology" as substitute for the too
liberal education of the children of the
poor. The Bostonian wants TO save others
from his horrible fate.
Odd Name Contest
Samuel Piety is pastor of the Disciples
of Christ church in Wabash, Ind.
Barber shop strategist says it'll be a
sad day for Germany when the wurst
comes to the wurst. Case Of dog eat dog
we suppose.
All eyes are on Grand Rapids this week.
Potato growers convention.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
PEACE TO HIS ASHESl

Rodolfo Ferro, Gen. Villas executioner. who "a
said TO have killed n thousand men with his own
hand since the war in Mexico began. was kicked
by his horse and drowned while fording swol
len stream the other day His soul has gone %
Europe.-St Louis Post-Dispatch
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
quite Likely.

Hokus-who Is /, that first discov.
cred two's company. three's n
crowd?
Pokus-I think Il must have been
the FIRST father OF triplets.-Judge.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18

There is no harm in a mans being
M advance Of his age. provided be
has money enough TO pay for his
feed until his age catches up with
him.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
To Her Taste.

Jess-why did Mae marry Har.
old? He's a perfect blockhead.
Bess-well. you know she always
liked hard wood trimmings In q
house. Judge.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18

rice. macaroni and wheat, are all
cheap forms OF fuel and are used
70 keep the human body running
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18

When physicians talk about car
bohydrstes" they are talking about
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18

Teacher-What did General sher.
man say abIu, war?
Pupil-Pa says times is.--Judge.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18
CAN YOU PAY ATTENTION?

ADDNGToN BRUCE
The Detroit times., 1915-11-18

ping.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-05-27

THERE is, a want in life that
this world cannot supply, yet
many men will hunt the world
over to find it in some nook or
corner of earth, and yet that
want can be supplied in a few
words left in the Book of Truth,
that is, Be content with such
things as you have.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-05-27
NOTICE!

The WORLDS CRESSET will
not come out for Three or Four
issues, circumstances with the
Ed. will not admit of it. We
hope our dear readers will for.
give US until she comes out in
flying colors in that length of
time, Let every friend Of the
CRESSET lend helping hand
when we renew our work. Ed.
.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-05-27

THERE are the many who de-.
spise the good. and love the evil.
and when they see a man trying
to live godly life, the lovers ,pf
evil hate that man, why? Be.
cause they love darkness rather
than light.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-05-27

is too much of a cry to. day, that
the love for money is my god, if
/ can just get plenty of the stuff
l shall not want. But in the
great Gay of God Almighty, their
gold will be moth eaten and the
rust of it will be a solemn wit.
ness against them, and it will
eat their flesh as does a canker,
and in torment they will lift their
fruitless cries to a just God, but
their cries will be unheeded by
him. Oh! let US serve God with
a pure heart in this liteand after
death DIV ell with him forever,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-05-27

The LoRDsGoD is my Shep-
herd l shall not want, Should
be the cry of every one who de.
sire to be a child of God. There
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-05-27
Ne. 100. We Shall Stand Before The KIM.

-. ASs' SA0AA Ss0A0 0s1oIs AIS nl0g>
!. We shall stand before the King
With the angels we shall sing. By and BY, by and bv:
Walk the bright the golden shore,
Praising him for evermore. By and BY, by and by
Chorus.
We shall stand .... before the King
With the angels shall sing Glory glory to our King,
Halelujah ........ .Haeujah,
We shall stand before the King
2. Ring ye bells of heaven ring,
We shall stand before the King By and by by and by
There sorrows will be o'er
There his name we will adore. By and BY by and BY
Chorus.
Awake my soul thy tribute bring 4.
Thou shalt stand before the King By and by by and by
Lay thy trophies at his feet.
In his likeness stand compete By and BY by and oy"
Chorus
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1915-05-27
Published Every Thursday
Entered as second class
matter November 3rd. 1910 at
the POst-0Wce at Brushyknob
Mo. under tie Act OF
March 3rd. 1879.

The CREssET has been run.
sx....ns4t aiffefent other places
and Post Offices before this
date.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
SAYS ALLIED DRIVE FAILS

BERLIN, Sept 27.-The full news of the results of the great allied drive in France is gradually coming in and oficaldom declares that it has made no deep m presson and that only two bents created in the Ger man line after weeks of preparation by the allied armies It is fully believed that the Allies have begun the long heraded offensive and that the moment has been chosen with the object of relieving the pressure the Russians and to prevent the descent the Balkans The allied successes in the past two days not regarded i'm porant On the other hand the prince has scored considerable success in the Agonne although he has only fifty thousand men under his command and the Allies have far greater numbers The British offensive in their great drive is supposed to be Lille but they have been repulsed everywhere except at Loos where is admitted one of our units had to retire because positions exposed there and it was thought advisable to retire o our second position We admit having retired from Souchez but we fired the place and rendered 1t npos sibe for the French to occupy the evacuated positions The official statement issued today about the tremendous struggle in the west is by means complete but con- tans the statement that in trench alone the Germans captured twelve hundred British, including brigadef general and several officers The French losses on the eastern part of the line alone are estimated at thrySey en thousand for the two days fighting. These two facts are mentioned only to give indication of what the full story will tell about the allied loss That the German western front is now facing the Hateful concentration of
 the whole power of the British and French is believed and on the result tremendous things depend.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
TO PROBE THE
 NEW YORK STREET CAVES, Jackling of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company Chosen by
 Mayor Mitchell.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-D. c. Jack ling, president of the Alaska-Gasti- neau Mining company of Juneau, AL aska, has been appointed one of a committee by Mayor Mitchell to in- vestigate the cause of the cave in of the streets above the subway. The cave-in on Broadway which occurred Saturday is the most disastrous of the three and the mayor has decided to do all in his power to prevent re- currence. Jackling is a mining en- gineer and is expected to be able to make important recommendations about the use of explosives in the subway. The committee is composed of three men.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
Alaska Co.
 Buys bI9 Learners
Modern Steel Ships Coming From the Great Lakes for
 Alaska Run.

SEATTLE, Sept. 27.-The Alaska Steamship Company has bought the Great Lakes steamships Bennington and Burlington and will bring them around to the Pacific coast to place them on the Alaska run by November. It is supposed that they will be placed on the western Alaska run. The two steamers are modern steel vessels of two thousand, two hundred and eighty-fve tons each. They have two decks, double bottoms and twin screws and a length of two hundred and forty-three feet. They were built in 1908. Captains Fred Warner and McMullen will bring them around to the Pacific and will probably be their commanders on the regular run.
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EIGHT MEN SHOT ON
 STREET OF OHIO CITY

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 25.-Eight men were shot during a street fight here today but no deaths are report ed. Paul Harkins, aged nineteen, and Harry Douglas were fighting in the street and attracted a crowd. Harkins seemed to have suddenly been seized with mania and commenced firing in- to the crowd. He then fled but was captured after a bitter fight which he made in a cellar in which he had strongly barricaded himself. Doug las also has been arrested and both will be held until those who were wounded have their conditions devel- oped.
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U. S. Troops in
 Battle in Haiti
Ten Americans Wounded and Forty Haitiens Killed in
 Skirmish.

CAPE HAITIEN, Sept. 27.-Ten American soldiers were wounded and forty Haitiens were killed in battle which took place here yesterday. The rebel were the aggressors. They made a rad along a front of two miles and when confronted by the Americans refused to call a halt. The result was an order by the American com mander to open fire. The Haitiens re- turned the fire and quite battle fol- lowed but the United States guns were too much for the natives and they were forced to flee after leaving the number stated dead on the field. A larger number of Haitines were wounded.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
Condensed Cables

LONDON, Sept. 27.-The latest from the front this afternoon is that the Germans plugged thousands of re- Inducements into their weak spots along the German front and the mo- mentum of the allied advance had to slacken. The Teutonic resistance semed to be as adamant in several quarters. According to the official Paris advices this afternoon the Allies nave been checked along a wide front south of Lens and in Champagne but midway between Arras and Lens the French have made important pro gre5S.
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Yaquis Burn Up
 Women, Children
Eighty Passengers Locked up in Car
 and Fire Set to It.

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27.-Eighty passengers, principally women and children, were taken from a derailed train near Torres on the Southern Pacific railroad yesterday by Yaquis and were then locked up in car to which the Indians set fire. Twensy of the people taken from the derailed train have been accounted for but the rest are believed to have perished. When the unfortunate prisoners had been placed in the car the Yaquis put in a pile of hay to which they delib- erately set fire.
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WHAT BERLIN SAYS

BERLIN, Sept 27.-The apparent beginning of the much heraded general offensive of the allied armies in the west is watched here with tremenodus interest Up to the present the only German reveses admitted is the repuse of German division at Loos in northern France and the taking of some advanced German trenches be- tween Rheims and the Argonne forest Those trenches were evacuated in favor of trenches little to the rear owing to their exposed position The allied losses are re- ported to have been fghtfu and out of all proportion to the advantages gained.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
THE FAMOUS KIER HARDY
 OF ENGLAND Is DEAD. Noted Leader of the Labor Party in the British parliament
 Passes Away.

LONDON, Sept. 27.-James Kier Hardy, the famous leader of tEe lab orites in the house of commons, pass cd away here last night at the age of sixty. In addition to being the leader of the most radical laboriteS he was also the leader of the peace party. Fer many years he has occ'piel one of the most prominent places in the politics of the British empire. He began life as laborer in a cOlliery, Pneumonia was the cause of death.
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SEVEN MEN TO RUN WAR

LONDON, Sept. 27-Prime Minister Asquith has come to the conclusion that the conduct of the can be better carried out by throwing all the responsibility on
 few shoulders and for that has appointed seven men to take upon themselves the whole task of carrying Britain through victOriOusly Those seven are Lord Kitchener, Lloyd George, Arthur Balfour Sir Edward Grey, Lord LansdOwne, Andrew Bonar Law and Win ston Churchill This committee will have general over sight of the from this time forward and the other members of the cabinet will occupy themselves with n ternal matters,
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
GOVERNORS FAMILY
 THREATENED BY I. W. w.
Say Son Will be Kidnapped and Family Killed Unless He
 POstpOnes Execution.

SALT LAKE, Sept. Ex-Governor Spry has received letters threatening him with the kidnapping of his son and the death of all the members of his family unless he postpones. tfe execution of Job Hillstrom, member of the Industrial Workers of the World, who was sentenced to death for murder. The execution is to take place on Friday. Detectives are now guarding the residence of the gov ernor.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.,-The report of the Safety First convention says that one man or woman is kill ed every fifteen minutes and that one is injured every sixteen seconds while at work in industrial occupations. Thirty-fve thousand are killed and two million injured annually. Fifty per cent of the casualties are due to carelessness and thirty per cent to lack of safeguards.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
[: {: .: {: < * * < < * {: ! |: BROADWAY HAS *
 :: A CAVE IN. *

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-One hun dred feet of Broadway caved in to- day and several people were killed. A panic followed the subsistence of the earth and people ran out of their houses while the lights went out and left the great street in darkness. Sev- eral people have been imprisoned in he subway by the earth but they are believed to be safe.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
LEASES NEARLY READY.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Secre- tary Lane expects to have the regula- tions governing the leasing of Alaska coal ready within a fortnight. AS stated before, he has been waiting to secure the aid of experts in drawing up the lease regulations.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
THF GREAT ALLIED DRIVE STARTS IN THt WEST!
* < < < < < * < ' < * . < MASKED ROBBERS : < KILL STORE CLERK. (:

CHICA, Sept. 27.-Two masked robbers entered the Diamond Match company's store here last night and shot the store clerk fatally when he attempted to resist. They got away with five thousand dollars worth of vdluables.
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AWFUL RAINS AND
 FLOODS IN IOWA,

DUBUQUE, Sept. 27.-The heavi- est rainstorm in history visited this part of the state last night and has completely paralyzed traffic. Many of the streets and buildings of this city are flooded and thousands of acres of corn have been destroyed.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27

LAREDO, Texas, Sept. 27-The United States custom officials have held up half a million rounds of cart ridges and many rifles that were con- signed to Carranza and the act is be- lievcd to be the beginning of a new embargo on arms to Mexico.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The Carranza people are claiming that their enemies are trying to place on their shoulders the responsibility for the raids that took place across the border in order to injure their cause. The United States officials are posi- tive, however, that Carranza soldiers took part in the raids.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
CAPITALIST SENT TO
 JAIL FOR PLAYING TRICK,

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27.-Den- his kelly, capitalist, and three of his business associates have been sentenc- ed two years each in the federal prison and to a fine of a thousan dollars for defrauding the govern meas by artifcially coloring oleomar- garine.
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EDITOR AND DEMOCRATIC
 POLITICIAN IS MURDERED

WALSENBURG, Colo, Sept. 27,- Robert Mitchell, editor of the Inde- pendent and chairman of the county democratic organization, was found shot dead here last night. No clue to the assassin has been discovered but he is believed to have been a burglar. Mitchell was forty-fve years of age.
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EVANS PASSENGERS.

Among those leaving on the Admir- al Evans this evening will be: Mrs. c. A. Myers, Roy Jacobs, Mrs. H. C.. De Line and daughter Helen, Miss Alice Coles, W. S. Willard and Mrs. L. Holt.
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BRITISH WARSHIP SUNK

BERLIN, Sept 27-one British Warship was was, sunk Sd1 and two others were damaged by the German land bat tars at Zeebrgge when the British fleet attempted to lombard that city couple of days ago. according to the official statement this morning The squadron was fore ed to retreat by the land guns The attack on is supposed to have been part ot the great aeo ofe along the whole front.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-27
RUSSIANS STILL WINNING

LONDON, Sept. -Smultaneously with the great news from the western front the information that the Russians have halted Hndenburgs advance in north ern Russia It reported today that the Savs have taken the offensive along two thirds of the whole front They have taken an number of prisoners ana nave re- cantred many villages that had fallen into the hands ot the Teutons Riga and Dvinsk are apparently safe
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JONES AGAIN.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Jones, the deputy commissioner of fisheries, recommends the placing of fur ami mals and fisheries in Alaska under the control of the department of commerce. He also recommends the dividing of Alaska into five districts
 (Note) This cable telling what Jones recommends cost about thirty cents.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Five thou sand clothing workers struck today and forty thousand additional workers will strike this evening. The entire police force and reserves have been called Several arrests have been made of strikers on the charge, of lettering.
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GREEKS CALLED HOME

WASHINGTON, Sept 27-Fifty thousand Greek reservsts of the classes from 1892 to 1911 in the Uned States have been called home for immediate service me of state has also received advices that Bull
 ; hoe called out all her reservists between the ages of wentyfour and forythree Opinion here is that the Balkan war is certain
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FAIR ATTENDANCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The attendance at the Panama-Pacific Ex position reached thirteen million and a half today.
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LONDON, Sept. 27.-Hostile aviat- ors threw bombs today on Perronne killing several women and children, according to an official French state ment.
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TENS OF THOUSANDS DIE TO HURL
 THF TFUT0N BACK 10 HIS BORDERS

France Shakes to the Thunder of Guns in the Throes of the Worlds Might jest Conflict -- Hundred Thousand Germans Reported Lost in TwoDays and Allied Thousands Also Die-- Bodies Lie Thick On BIood-soaked Hills and Plains in Great Final Struggle.
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government.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 27.- Telephone reports from Ardmore state that fifteen people were killed outright and fifty injured when a car of gasoline at the Santa Fe depot ex- plodcd. Several fires resulted from the spreading of the burning oil but they have been extinguished. The big Wilmington wholesale grocery store was totally destroyed.
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EVANS 6 P. NJ.

The Admiral Evans is due from the west at 6 o'clock this evening, ac- cording to a cable received this after noon by Agent Blue.