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ling false, 1t inevitably leads into diff
ticulty. The spirit which makes the
individual carry a revolver, leads him
not only to use 1t on slight provoca-
ton, but to use language which will
provoke.
"'Speak softly. but carry big
stock is one of the delusive max
inns employed by those who put their
faith in force. There are two answers
to it. First the man who speaks soft
ly has not the disposition to carry a
club and if a man with soft voice is
persuaded to carry club, his voice
changes as soon as he begins to rely
on the club.
This nation has won its position in
the world without resorting to the
habit of toting a pistol or carrying a
club
why reverse our policy at this
time? The president himself admit )
there is no reason for change He
says the country is not threatened
from any quarter; she stands in friend
ly relation with all the world and to
make the statement more emphatic
he adds:
There is no fear among u.s. II
we are not threa tened by any nation,
If our relations with all nations are
friendly, il everybody knows we are
able to defend ourselves, if necessary,
and if there is no fear among US,
why is this time chosen to revolution
ize our national theory and to ex-
change our policy for the policy of
Europe? why abandon the hope that
we have so long entertained Of setting
an eyamDle to EI,roDe7
why encourage the nations of
Eu-cpe in their folly by initiating
them?
"Why impose upon the western
hemisphere q policy 20 disastrous
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TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-President
Wilson's plans for national defense
were before the nation today. And
having launched his program for ma
tional preparedness" the president
and his closest advisers were waiting
to hear from the country.
Severe criticism from the advocates
OF ladge standing army and large
navy increases was expected. +
The first guns were trained on the
administrators preparedness pro
gram when Secretary Garrison fur
nished an outline to the public and
heavy bombardment was expected to
follow the definite announcements
from the presidents lips at the Man
haitian club last night.
From the "pacificists," other as
saults in force are almost certain to
be made, it is believed. The admins
tration expects sharp shafts OF criti.
cism to be directed against the presl.
dents proposal for a citizen army and
for navy increases.
On the other hand, the presidents
friends hope for approval of the ma
jority Of American citizens for the
citizen army Of 100000 and slight
increase in the regular army.
In all events, the white house is ex.
pected to scan very closely editorial
comment today upon the program
launched by the president last night.
Briefly put, the presidents program
follows
First-Sucr increase in the regular
army as the performance Of it's neces.
sary duties require.
Second--The training within the
next three years Of a force Of 100000
citizen soldiers, to be raised In an
nual contingents Of $4,000 who Will
be asked to enlist for three years with
the colors and three years on fur
Tough, as reserve force. During the
three years of enlistment, they would
not be organized as standing force,
but would undergo intensive train
ing" with organized units Of the regll'
lar army.
Third-A "hastening Of pace" in the
development of the navy and def.
mite policy of development looking
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[United Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-William
J. Bryan today took complete issue
with President Wilson on the latter's
defense program announced last night
at the Manhattan club in New York.
He declared it violated the principles
Of christianity.
The club, he said, was no place for
the enunciation of such a program,
being the "one place in the United
States where the mammon worshiping
portion of the democratic party meet
to exchange ompliments.'
81 have read the presidents speech
at New York with sorrow and con-
cern," said Bryan. "He is doing what
he believes to be his duty: but feel
IL my duty to dissent. We cannot crit
icize his motives as he has given his
views with clearness and emphasis,
but those who differ with him are un-
der a like obligation to express them
selves with equal clearness.''
Bryan declared that the president
will not assume that he Is more
deeply interested in the welfare of
his country than the millions which
elected him to be for the time being.
their spokesman. And if he is giving
voice to the opinion of his country
men" Bryan continued. ''he is anx-
ious to have them as frank with him
as he has been with them. How other
wise can he know that he represents
or misrepresents their views?
1.-The plan which he proposes is not
only a departure from our traditions,
but a reversal of our national policy.
1t is not only menace to our peace
and safety, but challenge to the spir-
1t Of christianit which teaches Us to
influence by example rather
than by exciting fear.
sit II false philosophy. From be-
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SERBIA IS VNDER GERMANY'S HEEL
BALKANS

UNITED Pres ased Wire Service.l
ATHENS, 5.-Two divisions Of
British tro are on their way from
SalonIka to the Bulgarian from
More 8 ,iers are entrainins to fol-
low tt - ..tIal force.
Th/ jroe, by a short overland
mar An make It's crossing Into Bull
ga~ Som the south near Strumnitza
or co.>rlnuing by rail, reach the east
ern border near the Aegean sea coast
in tho vicinity Of xanthl. In as much
as French troops are already operat-
Ing about Strumnitza, the former des-
tlnation is deemed the more likely.
It Is considered certain that the
plan Is to divert the BuIeafTans from
their operations In Serbia by formld-
able invasion of their own country.
From the British forces move In
BuIgaria's direction, it was surmIsed
here that assurances had reached
England Of completed Russian ar
rangements to strike the BuIgars from
the northward. ...
This seems to be borne out by
news that Roumanla has refused the
German request to Intern two Rus
Sian torpedo boats In the Danube on
the ground that navigation of the riv-
er Is free and consequently not In vlo-
Iation Of Roumanian neutrality.
The Roumanian attitude Is as good,
from the cars standpoint, as permis-
sion to send his troops through Rou-
mania, since by a $50 mile Journey by
boat up the Danube, landing can be
made on Bulgarian soil. II Is thought
no time will be lost by the Russians
In taking advantage of this route.
THE KING OF GREECE.
ATHENS, Nov. 5.-kina constan-
tine apparently means to defy the
Greek war party.
When Premier Zainis and his neu-
traIity cabinet resigned yesterday, It
was generally assumed Immediately
that ex-Premier venIzeios, the war
party leader would return to office.
Today, however, the entire press
and everybody In political circles had
reached the conclusion that his ma
jesty would dissolve parliament In
stead Of making VenizeIos premier
again. Hints to this effect were said
to have been given by persons close
to Consta ntine.
The result will be that ZaIrls,
though he has resigned, will have to
hold over for at least two months and
for that long, at least, Greece will re-
main neutral. ...
How violently this will be resented
by the pro-war element, was made
plain by venizeIos In his speech at
the time Of the cabinet crisis. dis
solution of the law making body was
the course the king adopted six months
ago when he originally disagreed with
VenIzelos, concerning Greece's atti-
tude toward the European conflict.
This was all right then, VenizeIos
admitted. because there had been no
expression by the Greek people Of
their wishes in the matter and the
king was entitled to believe they pre-
terred peace.
The election followed, however, the
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NACO. Afiz, Nov. 5.-The death OF
four among many Americans reported
held prisoner by General Villa today
overshadowed Villas movements since
he was defeated in the battle Of Aqua
Prieta.
The four Americans were either
killed in this battle by Carranza bull
lets while attending Villista wounded
as Villa personally declared on arriv-
ing across from here, Or they were
executed BY Villa as friends OF the
dead Americans.
Their true fate rested on search OF
the Aqua Prieta battlefield where
Villa stated they were buried where
they fell when the Carranza garrison
wiped out a Red Cross squad
Villas loyal army was divided into
two main parts today, 1000 with
their leader in Naco, Sonora and 1000
at villaverde. twenty-five miles south.
A detachment was in the vicinity Of
Cananea which they had looted.
To oppose the guerilla warfare,
Villa now plans to carry on in Sonora
state, General Alvaro Obregon, COM
mander-in- chief of the Carranza
forces, was crossing American soil to-
day from Eagle Pass, Texas, to Doug
las. Ariz.. by special permission of
General Funston in Douglas. Funston
still had under consideration request
from Villa for permission to transport
his wounded in Naco across American
territory to Juarez.
The statement of DR.. Frederick n.
Wickman Of St Louis. was the basis
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FRAN (,E

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1cel
PARIS, Nov. 5.-"A fierce and lnef-
fective attack was delivered on our
lines Thursday night between tho
Aisne and the Oise, in tho regions OF
PuisaIeine and Queeneveres," re-
ported the war office today.
I'VE repuIsed two grenade attacks,
supported by liquid fire against La
CourtIne, In Champagne.
ain Afsace our aviators bombarded
the Germans asphyxiating gas plants.'
Fighting between French and Bull
garians, north of the Serbian town Of
Rabrovo has been raging since Novem-
ber 8, tho war office stated today.
Near krlvoIak, on the Nish-Salontka
railroad, the 8ulgars were reported en-
trenched within 200 yards OF the
French advance posts.
Northwest Of krivolak, the French
captured various strateglcaily I'M
portant bridges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-05
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

for friends believing that the Ameri-
cans. DR.. R. H. Thigen. DR.. Miller. J.
D. Pylant and A. L. Wilson. were exc
cuted by Villa. Wickman made
spectacular dash out of Villas camp
yesterday to the American side of the
border here, declaring he narrowly es-
capped a similar fate.
No Quarter for Bandits.
EAGLE PASS, Texas, Noa. 5-Gen-
eral Obregon today was on his way to
Douglas, Ariz., to take personal charge
Of the campaign against Villa. He
left last night after asking American
authorities for permission to pass
through United States territory.
Carranza assured Consul Silliman
that no refuge would be given BAN
dts on the Mexican side of the Rio
Grande. He said he planned to wage
a vigorous campaign against the out
laws in northern Mexico, driving them
north When they crossed to Ameri
can soil the chase is to be taken UP by
American authorities and vice versa.
Carranza's expression Of apprecia-
tion for the attitude of the United
States toward him was made to John
Lind, former personal representative
of President Wilson in Mexico. Lind
conferred with the first chief for two
hours here yesterday. Carranza ex-
pressed great admiration for Prest-
dent Wilson and said he hoped diplo-
matte relations soon would be renewed
between the United States and Mexi-
CO. Lind left last night for his home
tn Minneapolis
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GERMANY

( United Press Leased Wire Service.l
BERLIN, Nov. S. (Via London.)-
"We have taken the Serbian town Of
Paracin, forty-tive miles from Nish,"
the war office today.
With Paracin, the neighboring viii
lagos Of Cuprija and TresnjevIca and
800 Serbian prisoners fell into Aus
tro-German hands.
The drive which has now reached
Paracin is the Austro-German move
ment and not the Bulgarian advance
on Nlsh from the northeast marked
Thursday by the fall of Nishkavolo.
only six miles outside the capital
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little Country Which Started This Great Con-
flict, is Being Ground to Dust by the
Onmarching Teutonic Forces.
DNCE RICH VALLEY, IS NOW DESERT
Charges are Made of Frightful Barbarities Which
are Said to Exceed Those in Belgium at
the Start of Hostilties.

down without distinction, and
burned the towns.
The once rich Morava valley
is described as a desert where
the invaders have passed. The
hamlets are heaps of ruins
either battered down by shells,
or deliberately burned by the
Germans. Corpses are scattered
thickly, among them a consid-
erable proportion of women, of
whom a fast increasing num-
ber are fighting with the men
in the trenches. Here and there
bullet-marked walls show
where executions have oc-
Cured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-05
FURTHER SEIZURES
OF AMERICAN SHIPS
'rompt Action by United States to
Put an End to the Disputed
Situation.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Prompt
Pction by the United States to prevent
Further seizures of American ships
fnder the new Anglo-French policy OF
Fetermining enemy ownership, was
Indicated by officials today. 1t was
(eported this government will seek a
nodus vividendi for settlement of the
Few ship registry dispute by request
ng that the British and French gov
(rnment aid to prevent seizures, were
|ourt seizures until the question re-
(arding the steamer Hooking at Hall
Rx can be settled. The American gov
lrnment is willing, however, that the
locking shall be made a test case.
Appeals from ship owners for gov
|fnment aid to prevent seizures were
eceived today at the state depart
bent.
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united Press Leased Wire Service ]
GENEVA, Nov. 5.-More
trightful barbarities by the
Germans in Serbia tn an
marked their progress through
Belgium are charged today in
Ehe Swiss newspapers.
Wholesale massacres, it is
asserted, occurred in the north
krn Serbian villages of Ducica,
Fplana, selevac, Palanka, So
bot and Lozovic. The German
excuse is said to have been
that Serb civilians fred from
(heir houses on the invaders.
The local authorities deny
Phis, but the Germans are de-
flared to have shot the people
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President Wilson'S Plans for Defense are Put Be-
fore the Nation Through Address Made
Before Manhattan Club
AWAITING DECISION OF THE PEOPLE.
Increase of Regular Army, Training of Citizen
Soldiers and Fastening of Pace in the
Development of the Navy.

we'll into tho future ana planning q
definite contamination"
Eight hundred diners cheered Prosi-
don't Wilson until he had to motion
for silence when he voiced the de-
mand for army and navy increases.
They applauded heartily when the
president had completed the state
ment Of his definite program. But tho
greatest demonstration OF the evening
greeted his onslaught on "hyphensted
Americans"
"The only thing within our own
borders that has given US grave con-
Germ in recent months has been tho
voices that have been raised In Amer
lea processing to be the voices OF
Americans, which were not tn deed and
in truth, American, but which spoke
alien sympathies, which came from
men who loved their countries better
than they loved America" said the
president. "These vntceB hayn not
been many, but they have been very
loud and clamorous.
These men who speak alien SYM
pathies are the spokesmen Of small
groups whom 1t is high time tlat the
nation should call to q reckoning"
No Answer for Bryan.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5-President
Wilson this afternoon declined to
comment on the statement given out
at Washington by w. J. Bryan attack
ing his national defense program as
outlined in the Manhattan club speech
last night.
The president obtained his first In
formation Of Bryan's attack from the
JInfted Press He read a summary
Of the United Press dispatch at the
St. Regis hotel just before leaving
with Mrs. Gait, his fiancee, for
luncheon at the home Of Cleveland Fl.
Dodge.
Persons close to the president. how
ever. pointed out that he anticipated
such attacks and answered them In
advance in his speech last night, when
he said:
'Tf men differ with me in this vital
matter, I shall ask them to make 1t
clear how far and in what way they
are interested in making the perma-
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IOWA BANK CRACKED
DURING THE NIGHT
Robbers Blew the Safe and Got Away
With TWO Thousand Dollars
In Cash.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Servfce]
PARNELL, Iowa, Nov. 5.-County
officials are securing Iowa county to-
day for the robbers who blew the safe
of the ParneH Savings bank during
the night and escaped with $4,000 IN
cash. The robbery was not discovered
until the cashier arrived this morning
to open the bank.
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Chanue Of Venue.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-A change Of
venue in the Mann act case of Will
liam Rufus Edwards, the St. Paul
lumberman, charged with transporting
Ada Cox from Chicago to st. Paul was
asked before Judge Lands today. The
petition alleges Landis is prejudiced
against the testimony Of witnesses
for the defense. The motion will be
heard Tuesday.
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Teachers are for Suffrage.

Teachers are Tor Suffrage.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 5.-The
teachers attending the annual conven.
tion of the Iowa State association
today adopted resolutions endorsing
woman suffrage at the meeting this
afternoon and listened to addresses by
prominent educators. The action on
suffrage has direct bearing upon the
campaign in this state for votes for
women which will be decided at the
polls next June, when the constitu.
tional amendment comes up. The at
tendance Of teachers this year is
greater than ever before.
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ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Nov. 5.-king Georges
appetite Is better today. He passed
the night more comfortably than here
tofore since he was hurt In France and
his condition generally Is Improved,
his. doctors said.
It Is admitted, however, that he still
suffers considerable pain, especially
when he moves. It is beginning to be
believed that his majesty was much
more severely injured than his physic-
Ians have admitted. This opinion was
strengthened by publication Of Cor
poraI Fred CIark's letter from tho
front to his father In London, describ-
Ing the corporaIs wild ride for doc
tor for the king, directly after the lat
ter's horse had fallen on him. The
official account was that his majesty
was "thrown," but CIarks version was
that he was pinned under his kicking
mount when it pitched backward with
him and had to be dragged out by the
STAFF officers on the scene.
The fact that there was consider
able delay In placing the king under
medical care, was also a secret from
the country until the corporal told in
his letter how staff officer rushed to
him, as the only mounted man on the
ground except the royal escort, shout
lna to him to ride like hell In the
night, for a Doctor" Clark did and
then had to return with the report
that none was to be found, as all were
at the front with their regiments.
The result, II was stated, was that
the patient had to be rushed to tho
rear In his automobile before his
hurts receive attention.
kITcHNER is AWAY.
LONDON, Nov. 5.-Premier Asquith
Is acting temporarily as British war
minister.
Lord kitchner, the regular war min
lister, 10 away.
The two facts became known today
when an official announcement was is
sued denying that Lord Kitchener had
resigned. It was stated that his abb
sence was temporary" and that he
was absent "on public duty"
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Surveying Backbone a

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l J
. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Comple
tion of Surveying backbone" of the
middlewest, was announced today by
the coast and geodetic survey. 1t
consists of an extensive accurate sur
vey as a basis Of all detailed survey.
ing and mapping across Missouri,
Illinois. Indiana, : kentucky. Ohio and
West Virginia. | ..
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AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
VIENNA, Nov. S. (Vla Berlin and
Sayville. to end Mon
tenegrln attacks on the flank of tho
Austrian force operating In northwest
ern Serbia, the Austrians have at
tackled the Montenegrin positions east
Of the frontier town Of TreblnJe, II
was announced today.
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ATTACKS REPULSED.

VIENNA, Nov. s. (vfa Berlin and
SayviIIe.)-Continued Italian attacks
on the bridgehead at Gorltz and renew.
ed assaults on the same front, on Pod
CORA and Zagora heights and Monte
San Michele have been repulsed by
the Austrians, the war office announc
ed today.
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-25
Mr.. RiveS' Letter.

Editor Dawson News: My friend, Bollie
Hall, of Albany, says tillers of the soil are
divided into three classes-ag ricultur1sts,
planters and farmers. The agriculturalist
makes his money in town and spends 1t on
fancy farming in the country. The planter
rents his land to negroes and white folks,
and lives in town. The farmer lives on his
land, tills it, builds it up, and leaves it to
his children. One of the second class, or
rather cross between the second class and
that old-time institution known as the crack
er, he whom the slave owners would not let
even their negroes associate with, whose
chief occupation until he was grown UP was
to help support his pap, and then so soon as
he could persuade female of the same Spe-
cies to go with him to the Ordinary erect
shack on somebody's land, he didn't care
whose, but preferably near a creek and still,
let his wife clear some land, enough to make
bread get him two hooks, line, hound
dog, a Jug of liquor and hike to the creek
to fish. He also attended all the fox hunts,
cat hunts, J. P. courts and musters in his
beat, and if his wife did not have him some
thing to eat when he came home showed
his manhood by giving her a thrashing.
Well, this fellow was discussing the game
law, the evil of birds, etc. Said he: All
the good partridges do is to scatter 'Fluridy
pusley, and give sport to town loafers.
Now, plead guilty to trying to farm; my
land is posted, the game law respected.
Florida pursley, really summer clover, is all
over my land-when l cultivate it. 1t will
not grow unless the land is cultivated. l
saved last year from fourteen acres of land
in corn nearly seven tons of hay from this
clover. Cows, hogs and horses eat it up
clean. My land is improved every year by
it, l have counted on my farm of ITO
acres three large coveys of partridges The
Jays, doves, thrushes and swamp birds OF
every variety are on the place, for on the
north and west are branches, where these
birds nest. | have not for several years
been bothered with bud worms. The few
hills of corn pulled up by the birds have not
been missed. l pay my labor more than any
other man in this section, because sorry
labor is the poorest investment one can
make. Last year on my farm | cleared one
hundred dollars; not much, but six cents
cotton was made at loss, and but for my
hay the balance would have been on the
wrong side of the ledger. Improvements,
permanent, were made, which absorbed 9TH
err capital, but the farm itself more than
paid for the filling of it. But it takes II
months labor. The advantage of the sum-
mer clover is twO-fold. 1t cOmpels fast till
age, small acreage and adds to the fertility
of the soil, both as a legume and by the
amount of vegetable matter turned under
to increase the humus. Now, if you haven't
it on your farm get it, if you are not
cracker; if you are follow the footsteps of
your progenitor-go fishing. Very respect
fully, ANDREW P RlFES.