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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
Death OF DR.. Miller

Dr. Edgar Miller, thirty. one year.
old, an inmate Of state Hospital No
., who escaped from the institution
Wednesday afternoon, November J,
and Who was run down by Burling.
ton train, near Clair, Just east OF ~
Joseph, died al : o'clockiut the evening,
November } at st. Josephs Hospital
Tie train which ran down Miller
who was was wandering along tie
track, Vas northbound lie was
picked up and taken 10 Cosby, ahd
sent back to 81. Joseph from there.
The body Was not badly mudlat.d.
Tho dead man had been patient at
the hospital for two years and lis
home Was at Mound City, Mo. lie !,
son OF Dr. j. W. Miller Of that
place, and two brothers, u. Il. Miller
Of Mound ely, and NJ. n. Miller. a.
sistant professor of anatomy In Van
derbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
are physicians lie Is survived by his
wife and son.
HIS wife Was formerly Miss Grac,
Thomas to whom he was married &c
tober Goth, 1907.
No inquest was held and the body
was taken TO Mound CITY by ia,
father and brother Of that place, FOL
| iuteTment,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
Thomas Farm Sale.

The papers were made out last Sat
urday and all the business connected
Herewith finished on Monday Of this
week, whereby d. Lower became
owner OF the 100 acre farm located
live miles north OF Mound City, and
the Matt Thomas family became own
or OF the residence on north Nebraska
street now occupied by the d, Lower
family. The consideration on the
farm was $4,000 and that on the resi-
dence $4,000. Possession In each case
will take effect on March /, l0lG.--
Journal, Mound City, October I,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
$4,000 Bushels From One Orchard


The Skidmore New Era says Of W.
W. Grigsby's orchard and apple crop,
this year:
"There were $1,000 bushels, which
filled 1888 barrels, and required ~
freight cars to haul them from Skid
more, and . whole lot more wagon
loads to get them from the orchard
to Skidmore. The apples were shipped
to Kansas City and placed In cold
storage, Is the price At present would
not Justify putting such good grade
Of apples on the market. Grigsby's
orchard Is one Of the best commercial
orchards In Northwest Missouri Not
that the soil or climate Is any better
than anywhere else In this part of
the state, but when apple picking
time comes the scenery is something
grand In his orchard. Mr.. Grigsby
takes care OF his orchard by cultivat.
Ing and pruning, and then he uses
spray liberally--that is at the right
time and q sufficient number Of
times,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
Real Estate Matters.

The October real estate deals show
a heavy falling oil as compared with
the same month In 1914, For the
month Just passed the warranty deals
amounted to ell di2, while a year aye
they were, slO2, T07; q year ago the
trust deeds filed were s3i ,Oso, while f. I
the month Just passed they reached
s,n,o77. They were only three trans
actions during the month that In
volyed 5000 or over; these were:
Thomas Tyson to VIM u I'M;
jIa6, III, ~ ......,.......,. OOOC
Geo 5 Loucks to Albert =.
Decker sw, NV, and nv sw ex
II II 81, ", 3s,.,......,.,,.., 400
w SThomson to Frank Buduck;
~. acres % and 81, ~, i0..".l3,Oo,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
A Big Sale.

The sale Of the personal property
belonging to the estate Of the late
William Kneale, by his widow, who is
the administratrix Of the estate, which
was held on the Kneale farm near
New Point, on Thursday, Of last week
November 4, was not only largely At.
tended, but II was In every way one
Of the best sales OF the year. Bidding
was spirited, and people seemed to
have had the spirit to buy more than
that Of visiting, and the result wa
the sale totalled the splendid sum OF
s5,iis.
The stun offered was In splendid
condition, which was a factor Nv
bringing all.around fair prices for ev.
erything offered, and the result was
the sale brought 81, 500 above the ap.
praisement.
Among some Of the features OF the
sale was q 3.yearold mule brought,
sl5i, and one Of the cows brought ISL
All horses and cattle brought good
prices.
Col. +. N. Babb was the auctioneer
and NJ. &. Brumbaugh was the clerk
and they were not only busy pair,
but the right fellows In the right
places.
Mrs. Kneale and her sons are TO be
congratulated on their splendid man
agement Of the sale.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
An Old Time Teacher.

We had the pleasure recently Of
meeting W. T.. Johnston, now Of
Walkup's Grove, Atchison county
where he Is now teaching In the Isaac
Tyson neighborhood. lie came &c
Holt county, from Tennessee, and his
first school was at Maitland In 1882
the year following the birth OF Matt
land. He afterwards taught at Forest
City, In 1890, and at Mound City, and
later went to Atchison county, Mr.
Johnston was on his way to the State
Teachers meeting at Kansas City
when we met him.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
Eddy's Hog Sale.

+. p, Eddy's Poland China hog sale,
held at Maitland, Saturday, October
30, from all reports, was a good sale,
He had larger offering this time
than ever before, SO we are informed,
and he certainly had some extra good
stuff. The hogs sold at fair prices,
$50 being the highest price realized
Sixty.elght head we're In this lot, and
they averaged s255O per head. This
was Mr.. Eddy's ninth annual sale
and he certainly deserves, and should
get top-notch prices. for he raises
and puts on sale nothing but thu
best.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-12
Bazaar and Mum Snow.

The Ladies' Aid society, of the NJ.
T.. church, will conduct . bazaar and
Mum show. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Nov. II, II, and 10, at the
Sterrett opera house. The NUNS are
especially large and beautiful. this
year, and they will be sold on SatuY.
day. Many articles, both useful and
ornamental, will be on display and
for sale 1t the bazaar. L. A. 8.
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Foreign Enemy Attacked British Coast More Than 90 Times
z, q. FRITZ 0TEE.

From the Hlustrirte ZeitunO, Leip,io)
r NGLAND'S fear of German in
r vasion is great. and as a glance
AT history will demonstrate, il Is
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"
on ~ feet again. But industrially?
1t will depend very much on your fac
tory facilities. with respect TO agri-
culture the actual food raising. you
must recoleCt that we are always only
u year and half from starvation any
way. Yes, the world Is but eighteen
months, always, from the exhaustion OF
its food supply. SO war does not add
very much to the constant necessity
for national foraging.
"a date for recuperation? Well. do
you say the factories are not destroyed
10y 1918? Let Us assume they are not
I'm that case a country would recover
in 4 very short time after a war"
Would you say within decade?"
II should say that under the favor
able conditions we assume. that the
factories are not destroyed. a nation
could and would recover in considerably
less time than a decade"
within five years." / asked. coax
inRly
considerably less than a decade" re-
peatcd Prof Scligman. And that's the
best J could get for a positive date
although I brought forward the FIVE
year recovery OF san Francisco as a
prccedent.
"war is waste. without doubt" con-
<irued the professor. but there are
many ways ~ keeping a nation going
despite this waste. Now agriculturally
Germany and Austria are in condition
right IN war time. toto raise what
both nations need for subsistence.
There are great agricultural tracts
in Hungary that may well be compared
70 various great productive areas OF the
United States. These great tracts now
Will be used for what is best for tho
sustenance Of the enemies Of the Allies.
Millions Of bushels OF wheat have been
raised on them yearly In the past, as
we'll as oats rye and corn. And in Ger
many there has been a large area de-
voted to the raising OF sugar beets. be.
cause there was more profit in them.
Germany has also been the great potato
exporter Of Europe Grain will be raised
on this land now, instead
AS to the munitions Of war. tho
mighty Krupp mandatory and the
Belgian manufactures now controlled
nv the Germans put the Kaiser and his
allies in constant fighting shape. No,
neither lack OF food nor lack OF NUM-
tons Of war is likely 20 bring Germany
md Austria TO a peace asking state.
II will be a wearing Gown and a killing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
RES MEN, GUNS AND AMMUNITION RELACkINC FOR ARMY

So much for our regulars and our
militia. There remains to be consid-
cred our reserve army of former en-
listed men. We can dismiss IT with
word, for President Wilson says that
we are not to depend on large re-
serve army. Perhaps it is just as well
not TO depend on 1t entirely. for at pres
ent IL consists of but sixteen men.
Come to think Of 1t. have got quite
a distance away from the gun in follow
ing the man who ought to be behind II.
II by the word gun" a rifle is meant
then we have plenty to give to all
Corners: that Is. at the outset of any
war. II. however. when we say gun"
We mean cannon then the first difficulty
facing the man would be to find the gun
to get behind.
Nine weeks ago Major-Gen. W. w.
Wotherspoon, Chief of Staff and vir-
tually head OF the United States army
made his annual report 10 the Secretary
of War. II Gen. Wotherspoon had
never done anything in life except write
page IL OF his report he would deserve
the thanks Of the nation for that superb
act OF courage alone. I know OF moth
ing OF the sort which approaches 1t eX-
cept the courage OF Admiral Fiske when
last month he testified TO the condition
Of our navy. Perhaps | ought to IN
clude in the same category the fearless
ness OF Capt Hobson. who for years has
stood the jibes of his colleagues and
faced the ridicule OF the press while he
thundered in the ears of an unattentive
public the sad story OF the dwarfing of
our navys normal growth.
But to return to page IL OF Ger.
Wotherspoon's report He tells us that
before war breaks out we must ac-
cumulate rifles, cartridges, field art!l-
lery and field artillery ammunition. He
| tells us how much we ought 10 have
and how much is actually on hand or in
sight. Here is the table:
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of Of their troops, rather-if the war go
against them.
WARS do not affect the increase and
decrease OF population any more than
do number of economic reasons.
Population adjusts Itself to suit neces-
stiles After big emigration births
are found to increase. When the stand
ard OF living gets higher the birth rate
has been found to soar. Larger fami-
lies can be maintained when labor Is
more in demand.
Thin down a population by emigra-
ton or any other cause and labor is
more sought for and paid better. There
are less TO labor. and consequently the
supply does not so uniformly exceed
the demand. Then comes better pay,
and the feeling that another baby will
not be the expense II would be under
less prosperous conditions. You no.
tice the rapid increase in Germany's
population during the last few years.
The reason IL because Germany has
been prosperous.
since about 1912, however, the pop
ulation having swelled so enormously.
the birth rate has shown symptoms OF
decline. German scientists have called
attention to Il. The population has
II the present war had not broken out
economic necessities. by emigration or
otherwise. would have brought about
a lowering OF the birth rate.
80 you see war is not the ruthless
decimator OF a nations population. Tho
birth rate rises and falls through the
agency Of the economic forces about
the same IN the long run. war or no
war. This country does not yet realize
this fact, because we have so much
room in which 20 expand. France and
China are the two countries at present
which comprehend the full significance
OF the economic portents and govern
their national life accordingly.
Their population is adjusted to
their room and their needs more
closely than anywhere else in tho
world. Eventually We'll take hold of
the problem the same as France and
China. and there will be practically a
fixed ratio between birth and the eco
nomic conditions OF our country.
France. as you know. Is not the land
OF large families. and in China they
regularly make away with what they
are convinced will be surplus children.
And this is the case without war.
do not be alarmed, therefore. over
the prospect of a tragic lowering of
the population Of the warning coun-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
PREDICTS QUICK RECOVERY FROM EFFECTS OF tt WAR

"The nations now at one another's
threats are doing no more or less than
We would be doing under the same con-
ditions. We could not dodge 1t were
We in their economic position. The
supposed lust FOR power and dominion
is the superficial expression of the
deeper economic necessity. The United
States will try TO do exactly as Ger
many is trying to do when the moment
OF plain need arrives II Is not the love
OF liberty that anlmates in this war.
England did the same thing in the
past as Germany wishes TO do now.
She felt she had to reach out, and she
did not stand on the order Of the reach
ing.
II say It is not the love Of liberty
that caused this conflict. You hear
much about the loyalty Of Englands
Indian troops, who have learned to
love the liberty OF their masters be-
yond the sea. I have been reliably in
formed that the Indians are not fight
ing because OF loyalty. One OF them
told me that. right here. not long ago.
He said that all OF his race felt that
England was not treating them right
but that every Indian officer knew that
his career would be ruined II he did
not go 10 France and fight.
This war Will not make particularly
for internatlonnrrm, as some seem to
think. England. Germany. France and
Russia will all be intensely national
after the conflict Is over, no matter
which is vanquished. The remembrance
OF their fierce strugglings under their
individual banners would help keep
them nationalistic II the economic forces
did not. lnternationalism can only be
looked for when no section OF the globe
remains requiring capital for develop
ment-and that will be many genera
tons hence
"Militarlsm did not cause the war. II
was causei by the effort OF Germany to
advance on the road to the capital ex-
port goal Of nations. Militarism? Why,
the industrial party OF Germany has
increased In strength during the last
few years in Germany so that Il all but
dominates the champions OF militarism.
"Of course when the call to war came
patriotism predominated. and party dit
ferences were set aside. But there
will be a separation along the old lines
after the war, and militarism will even
tuslly have to go. This because indus
trialtsm is the swifter agent OF the
economic forces which push the nation
forward to the capital export consum-
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tries that will stretch over a genera
ton. II will not be. Wars flercest
ravages VIII not bring this condition
about. But remember--this is only so
when the women are not killed on
II have said that recovery will take
place very rapidly provided you do not
destroy the factories. II IS a fact,
however, that injury may ensue dur
ing the progress OF the war. Trade
must suffer some. The United States,
a non-combatant. may be injured con-
siderably while the conflict is on.
say may be.
THE South Is already hurt in its
cotton product. There will be a profit
to this country certainly in its mpni-
tons of war trade. This viii offset
some. And 1t may be some sort Of
shipping bill Will be passed or other
arrangement will be made whereby we
shall gain trade with South America.
But we may I've hurt during the war
the same as the combatants are. After
the war all the nations will boom with
recuperalon, in my opinion"
"Is there anything in the real causes
Of the present war that will make 1t
harder for the nations to resume their
ante-bellum relations. and as a con-
sequence. retard European recovery Is
q whole7" l asked the professor.
1T does not mako any difference
how this war ends" said Prof. Selig-
man incisively. the nations engaged
in II will go on with the old time world
battle again. And this Is the battle
There are three economic stages in the
life OF a nation. First is the export of
raw material stage. Next is the export
OF manufactured products stage. Finally
comes the export OF capital stage.
Tho shoe pinches with nations ac-
cording as they wish to progress from
one stage TO another. and are retarded
by their rivals. England has reached
the last stage and means TO retain her
supremacy. Germany IL in the second
stage. The United STATES reached the
second stage not 80 long ago, as you
may note 10y the character and amount
Of its exports.
so. as | say. II makes no difference
how this war ends. economic forces
I will control. and the vanquished ma
tons will lie impelled by these forces
to strive again 10 mount the graded
ladder OF raw exports. manufactured
exports and capital exports. This will
be the routine OF their recuperatior
task. and the economic forces will
speed the work.
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nation. When Germany can send forth
her millions of marks to loan TO the
openers up OF the Jungle the militar-
lists will take their labelled place with
the mummies of the museum.
England has tried her hardest 10
stop Germany's advance to the capital
export stage. tackling her during the
manufactured goods export period, TO
make the task easier. The President
OF the Reichstag told me when I was in
Germany not long ago that 1t was q
case of block, block, block on tho part
of England wherever possible The
most ordinary sort OF coaling station
could not be obtained without a diplo-
matte contest sharp and bitter. England
granted other nations preferential tar
IFS to hurt Germany But II Is what we
will likely do one OF these days when
We are reaching out for the capital ex-
port monopoly.
why. so far as the annexation OF
European territory and population is
concerned, Germany would only bring
great trouble on herself by enclosing
within her frontiers a large area and
a mass OF people discordant with her
ambitions and policies. The Catholic
religion embraces 30 per cent. of Ger
manys population now. and is n thorn
in the side OF Protestant royalty and
government. Suppose portions OF
Catholic France. Belgium and Poland
be annexed? More trouble.
Germany should have the mouth OF
the Rhine, however. as naturally as we
would have had to obtain the mouth
OF the Mississippi had It not come TO
US the way It did. Imagine us with
all OF the upper part OF the big stream
ours, but an outlet through an alien
country. And you remember that
Aaron Burr and others planned an
other contiguous empire. without
doubt Russia should have CONSTANT
nople for her grain outlet"
The last period came; the professor
had finished. We stood up and !
shook hands with the man who had
so encyclUpgdically, and withal so en-
tertainingly. talked away at me for an
interesting hour. lie acted as II
there was a lot more to say. but also
as though he felt l had been filled to a
decent carrying capacity.
IF have been able to say anything
that will put a more optimistic aspect
on the outcome of this war ] shall be
very glad indeed was the professors
parting word.
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CHIEF OF sTAFFs REPORT. NOVEMBER

So you see that we are short four
hundred million rifle cartridges, eleven
million rounds OF artillery ammunition
and two thousand field guns IL Gen,
Wotherspoon's judgement is sound
or course l am not an expert in these
matters, but 5S0.098 rounds OF field artil-
! lery ammunition seems rather made
quate as a reserve in the light of Gen.
Woods testimony that Russia shot
away 100000 rounds against the Japa-
nese in the battle of Mukden alone; yet
5S0,09S rounds is all we have on hand.
I am told that Lieut.. Hunsaker's report
lately sent over from France to the War
Department tells of French cannon
firing 500 shots in a day. OF course that
must be an extreme case. But cut the
! figure in half and you will find that
/ 1000 such guns would shoot away the
whole OF our ammunition in two days.
| The horrid significance OF the whole
business lies in the fact that it takes so
long to make these munitions OF war
even with unlimited appropriations.
The good Lord knows that We never
shall have unlimited appropriations for
public Undertakings in defence of our
nation so long as we need unlimited
appropriations for public buildings in
defence OF our seats in Congress.
Last year and this year the Commit
tee on Military Affairs took up the
question Of the length OF time required
to make munitions OF war. The follow
ing facts stand out impressively.
Working three shifts night and day
all the factories in this country. Gov
eminent and private as we'll. can turn
out in the first six months after war Is
declared but 100000 rounds of artillery
ammunition, or only 100000 more
rounds than Russia shot away in n sin
gle battle. They can make about 1906
rounds a day, or enough to keep eignt
guns going under an ordinary battle
condition OF 200 shots n day. In one
year all Government and private fac,
tories put together can turn out 500
field guns, or one-quarter of our short
age, az Gen. Wotherspoon estimates II.
Ny friend Hay, chairman OF the Com
raitiAs On Military Affairs, publishes Z
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visiting lists during the whole OF last
year.
We have only 10000 regulars avail
able for n field army and 10000 mill
tiamen besides; so says the report OF
the Secretary OF War. In other words.
II every mothers son OF them answers
the call we shall have 100000 men to
defend US while a new army is being
made. That means that we could cover
battle front Of thirty miles on the
old civil war reckoning Of 5000 men
to n mile. Thirty miles is a long. long
way from the distances which modern
battle fronts cover.
How about It? Will all our militia
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men turn up II they are summoned,
and what will they do when the how
itzcr begins 10 howl? II is the correct
thing for really patriotic orators 10 say
that by nightfall every militiaman will
be on hand bubbling with heroism.
The fact Is that this fiction Of a
trained ctizenry rushing head over
heels to arms in time OF war is purely
the creature OF def imagination
adroitly interpreted by a clever tongue
Tho strength OF the trained 'citizenry
argument does not lie In its own sound
ness. but in the fact that most of Is
are politically stopped from saying
what we really think about the militia.
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, Representative AUGUSTUS ,
GARDNER.

|HERE is still truth in the old.
old story that it's the man be-
i hind the gun who counts. But
for heavens sake how far be-
hind the gun do you want the man 10
he? Must he be so far behind the gun
that he hasn't even a bowling acquain-
tance with IL until the war breaks out?
Yet that is where we stand to-day.
our regular army is an admirable hand
ful Our reserve army is farce. 4
good deal over one-third OF our militia
absolutely struck their guns of their
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or National Guard. as it is called. Ow-
Ing to the blessed circumstance that my
Congressional district is amazingly one
SIDED l shall make bold to say what
l really think.
! believe that most men are actuated
by the very best and most unselhsh
motives when they undertake the
thankless duties OF militia service.
believe that militiamcn are keenly con-
sclous Of the fact that many persons
scoff at them as tin soldiers. Al all
events I know that when I was a
mflitlaman l was senstively alive to
the good natured superciliousness with
which my friends regarded what TO
Arizona republican., 1915-11-17
SECOND DAY IS FAR

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