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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-24
A RELIGION OF SERVICE

The religion OF Jesus has been
called 1.-THE religion that satisfies. "
In one sense this is true, in another
sense it is not true. The religion of
Jesus is one religion that makes q
man dissatisfied with his life, his
work, his aim. 1t is the religion of
ideals. 1t demands of men and wom-
en- progress, the upward look, the
steady climb. Men and women who
have climbed the highest, given most
of themselves for humanity's cause,
have been the men and the women
who have had consciousness of the
presence of the spirit, which animal
ed the life of the master man. That
spirit was the spirit Of service. His
religion therefore is not, primarily,
that we may gain heaven thereby,
but rather for the purpose of Gre
ating a heavenly atmosphere, here
and now, in which men and women
may live and work together as BROTH
ers. 1t would have us recognize the
other mans Importance, his place In
life, and we are dependent, one upon
the other.
God took the ideal man and broke
him up into fragmentary men, just
as he took the light and broke it up
into fragmentary stars, then bound
all together in one cosmic system.
The religion of Jesus would have
men live and work together with the
harmony of the skies. This is utopian
but It is not impossible. It will be a
fact when we realize that the first
service we owe him and his cause, is
to save men and women and little
children for service, service here in
this present life. Until this day has
arrived, and this thought strikes a
universal chord, the followers of the
ideal man dare not be satisfied. The
cry must ever be onward until we
have reached the heights" The
desire and cravings must ever be
"higher ground" Philips Brooks
has put It this way:
Sad will be the day for any man,
when he becomes absolutely content
ed with the life he is living, with the
thoughts he is thinking and deeds he
is doing-when there is not forever
beating at the door of his soul some
great desire to do something larger
which he knows he was meant and
made to do because he is child of
God. Dayton Daily News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-24
THE SEQUEL TO A ROMANCE

It's an old, old story-at least as
old as the first newspaper reporters
first story-it seems never to lose its
human interest however:
A long, long time ago; as -iuch as
forty years or so, there lived on
neighboring farms in Grant county,
Kentucky, a boy and girl
There is nothing strange, or even
interesting about that" you say.
They were sweethearts!
All, you begin to thrill with inter-
est, l see. Well, these two young
folks were in the court house in Lib
eral, Kansas, this week to secure a
marriage license, and few minutes
later local minister pronounced
them man and wife.
He is sixty-six, white Of hair, and
deeply scanned are the character lines
about the eyes and mouth. His eyes
are grey. and piercing as an eagles.
She IA sixty-ive, grey, also showing
the struggle with life only by strong
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-24

Paramount pictures every Monday
and Wednesday. Majestic. If
DR.. Jones made professional trip
to Garden City the last of the week,
Mrs. Geo. Rife and Mrs. Harviile
of Tyrone were shoppers in sLiberal
Wednesday. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Wright went to
Guymon Tuesday to attend the races
and spend the day with relatives at
that place.
l.. A. Alexander, the state manager
for the International Life Insurance
company of st. Louis, was in Liberal
on business Tuesday.
w. ]. Watson of Plains, who is sup
erintending the installation of the
light plant at that place, was here
couple of days the first of the week
on business with the local plant.
Quite a few Liberal automobile
fans went to Tyrone Tuesday to
watch the Guymon racing cars go
through that town. The day was a
bad one even for spectators to be out,
but that didn't stop them from going
down to see the racers tear through.
Roy Womack and G. ]. Dixon were
in Fowler last week on a job of wir-
ing the Baptist church at that place
for the Liberal Light Co. Mr.. Wo-
mack returned Sunday but Mr.. Dixon
stayed over a few days for some ad-
ditional work Mrs Dixon went
there Saturday to spend Sunday with
him.
A small fire in the grass on the
prairie south of the roundhouse
Tuesday morning caused the fire
whistle to sound and the fire fight
ing force to mobilize in the proverbi-
al two shakes of lambs tall
Quite a crowd assembled in few
minutes and the fire was put out
without much effort, but the strong
wind that day made people do some
hurried thinking when informed
there was a fire in the town.
Two train loads of soldiers and
cavalry horses passed through Lib.
eral Friday en- route to the Mexican
border. They were from Fort Robin.
son, Neb., and were in charge Of Col
Sickels. Late that afternoon trair
of 81 motor trucks went through
bound for the same destination. The
Jeffrey automobile factory at Ken
osha, Wisconsin, got the order from
the government on Monday night o.
Hast week and Friday afternoon the,
passed through Liberal, which is {
good indication Of what Uncle San
could expect in the way OF servic,
from his subjects should he evel
get into real war.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-24

character lines, but more demure and
quiet and radiating an atmosphere OF
nominees" we'll filled cookie Jars,
fat lazy fluffy doughnuts, and an i'm
maculate parlor darkened and closed
up, except when company comes.
But here is what they said land
they both looked, and smiled and
nodded) about the past:
"As you seem to insist, young man,
l suppose we were 'sweethearts'
there In Kentucky, but Fannie here
got streak of independence and
moved up to Gray county, Kansas,
and filed on a homestead. After that
we kinda lost track Of one another.
apparently, although knew where
she was. got a streak of wander
lust and did quite bit OF hiking
over the world After awhile
learned that she had been married.
Then got married too. We had
several children, the youngest is now
twenty-nine. Five years ago my wife
died and again began to run around
as the children had all gone. About
year ago learned that Fannie was
a widow, and that she had been left
childless. l secured her address
from friend in Kentucky, and be-
gan corresponding. We discovered
through this correspondence that we
were both very lonesome, and when
she told me she was coming out to
Liberal, Kansas, on visit just had
to- follow, and the first thing we
knew, here we are, going to be mar
RED" 1--WE will. live on the farm in
Gray county, and it won't be SO lone
some now" she said with q. smile.
He is John 8. Kendall Of Grant
county, Kentucky. She was Mrs.
Fannie Bowers of Ehgles, Kansas.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Kendall
of Gray county. Kansas, and we wish
them we'll.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-24
TERREI-GIOVER

On Wednesday evening of last
week, at the home of the groom, a
very pretty but quiet wedding took
place, in which B. F. Terrell and Miss
Hazel e. Glover, of southwest of Lib
eraI, we're united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, Rev. Jas. P. Eden Of
ficiating. The young people took
their places in the parIor at the close
of a beautiful selection on the pian-
ola by Miss Lola B. Beauchamp of
Beaver. Miss Glover is young lady
of sterling character and amiable
disposition and is highly respected
and loved by her friends. Mr.. Ter
rel is young man of good character,
worthy of the comradeship of such a
helpmate.
After the ceremony delicious sup
per was served to the guests, several
of whom were from different parts
of Kansas and Oklahoma. The bride
and groom were presented with a
number of handsome and useful
gifts. They win be at home to. their
friends on their farm northwest OF
Floris, Oklahoma, in the near future.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-24
Paramount pictures are the best If.

Paramount pictures are the best If.
w. P. Wright made business
trip to Tyrone Tuesday.
L. d. Weidensaul made a business
trip to Kansas City Friday.
Il. G. Kindschi made trip to Stew
ems county Friday to look after his
real estate interests in that county.
Mrs. d. c. Bane and daughter
spent few days the last of the week
at the home of Mrs. Bane's daughter
in Hugoton.
Lloyd Tucker and Miss Mary Peas
lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, were
married Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. H. F. Bolton at the home of the
groom's brother, e. A. Tucker.
Rev. Geo. A. Kraft and little son
went to ,Cullison Saturday, return
ing Monday. Rev. Kraft was trans
TERED by the recent M. e. conference
Ito 1.-The ,Cullison charge, and he is
moving his family there this week.
Mrs. Warren Zimmerman and son,
Richard, were up from Guymon the
last of the week to spend few days
with Mr.. Zimmerman and make ar
rangements to move up here, which
they expect to do in couple of
weeks.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-24
Roy Booker went to Texhoma Mon

Roy Booker went to Texhoma Mon
day on business.
Paramount pictures every Monday
and Wednesday. Majestic. If
Attorney John L. Gleason of Guy
mon transacted business matters
here Monday.
s. L. Wright and Frank Ong went
to Meade Sunday on business con-
nected with the Knights of Pythias
lodge.
V. H. Siler and family of Havi-
land have moved to Liberal and will
make their home here. Mr.. Siler is
related to Attorney G. W. Sawyer of
this place.
County Treasurer r. l.. Smith and
wife of Stevens county passed
through here Sunday on their way to
Topeka, where they went as dele
gates to the republican state conven-
ton.
This office is in receipt of vest
pocket directory OF the Sixty-Fourth
congress, the compliments of Con-
gresham Jouett Shouse. Much con-
gressional information is contained
in the little booklet and 1t is so ar
ranged as to make it a handy little
reference book.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
NO WAR WITH j. s,
SAYS CHANCELLOR
Asserts Germany Is Fighting for
Life.
OFFERED PEACE TO ALLIES
Won Bethmann-HoIlweg in Speech in
Reichstag Declares Poland Will
Not Be Restored to Russia
Can't Crush Military Power.

Berlin (by wireness to Sayville, l..
ID, April 7.-Chancellor Won Beth
man-Hollweg indicated in his speech
in the reichstag on Wednesday that
any suggestions of peace on the basis
of destruction of Prussian military
power would make possible only one
answer-the German sword. He said
that if Germany's adversaries desired
to continue the slaughter of men and
devastation of Europe the guilt would
be theirs, and that Germany would
have to stand it as men"
The chancellor protested vigorously
against the report that Germany now
or in the future contemplated aggres
sion against the United States The
chancellor said:
The latest offspring of the calumni-
ating campaign directed against us is
a report that we, after the end of this
war shall rush against the American
continent, and that we shall attempt to
conquer Canada"
The chancellor insisted that the con-
f1ict must be fought out to finish and
that guarantees of peace in Europe
must be forthcoming after this con-
flict is over.
DIR. Won Bethmann-Hollweg, begin
ming with a review of the military sit
alton, said:
Reports of the enemy that Ger
many's forces have been used up are
proved false by what is now happen
ing at Verdun, where operations were
prepared with profound foresight and
where the bravery of German troops
obtains one advantage after another.
Il recognize that living conditions
in Germany are not easy" said the
chancellor but the difficulties are be-
ing borne in admirable fashion by the
whole aation, especially by the poor
er classes Winter crops are good. In
fact, it has been many years since re-
ports were so hopeful.
THE American note of November
S last gave an exact description OF
English violations of the law of ma
lions, but so far as | know that note
has never been answered.
mo even-minded neutral, no matter
whether he favors us or not, can
doubt our right to defend ourselves
against this war of starvation which
is contrary to international aw. No
one can ask us to allow our arms OF
defense to be wrested from us. We
have them and we must use them"
DIR. Won Bethmann-Hollweg declared
there must be new Belgium. At the
same time he said that it must not
be expected that Germany could ever
again deliver into Russian hands the
Polish provinces captured by the leu
tons
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
Secrets Of the Moving Pictures.


1t takes a certain amount of time
to affect the eye You do not see
things instantaneously. If you move
a lighted cigar in a dark room very
rapidly you see what is apparently
continuous curve of light.
The motion pictures reproduce move
ments faithfully for the same reason
Before the eye has chance to see
picture in it's entirety new picture IS
flashed on the screen. The pictures
appear and vanish at the rate of six
teen a second in other words, so rap
idly that the effect of continuous mo-
ton is produced.
Advantage is taken of this to pro-
duce very curious and unnatural eff
fects; for example, an cid building
tearing itself down, hole digging it
self in the ground, a skyscraper grow
ing up from a foundation without the
aid of human hands. The camera OPP
orator has simply taken picture or
the demolition of the old building and
the construction of the skyscraper at
the rate of perhaps one an hour, but
projects them all in twenty minutes
Popular Science Monthly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
SIXTEEN PERSONS KILLED
IN NEW ZEPPELIN RAID
More Thar 100 Wounded-German
Craft Is Brought Down and Crew
Captured.

London, April AT least sixteen
persons were killed and about 100
others injured by the explosion of
pelin dirigible balloons over the north
east coast of England.
The official press bureau gave out
Saturday says:
Two airships approached the north
east coast at night. Only one crossed
the coast The other turned back.
For the present We know 16 per-
sons were killed and about 100 in
jured
Eight dwelling houses were de-
molished and a serious fire was caused
in French polishing shop"
The official press bureau gave out
the following statement dealing with
the Zeppelin raid Friday night:
The total casualties reported in the
Zeppelin raid on the night of March
81 now amount to 43 killed and &C in
iured. Nearly 200 explosive and incen-
diary bombs were dropped.
"A Baptist chapel, three dwelling
houses and two cottages were demoI-
ished. A town hall, four dwelling
houses, So cottages and tram car
shed were partly wrecked. There was
no military damage.
"A number of our aeroplanes went
up to attack the raiders. Lieutenant
Brandon, R. F. c., rising 5000 feet,
saw a Zeppelin about 5000 feet above
him. At 5000 feet he got over it and
attacked, dropping several bombs.
Later he got over the airship again
and let off two more bombs over her
nose. His own machine was hit many
times by machine gun bullets.
The Zeppelin reported by the admir-
atty to have fallen into the sea was
LIS. 1t was hit by gun fire while over
the eastern counties with shell strlk-
ing the upper part of the ship near the
tail
After being hit it quickly dropped
to q lower altitude, we'll down by the
tail and finally came down into the sea
off the coast of Kent.
The captured crew said 1t was STRUCK
nv a shell near the stern, settled SLOW
" approaching the coast, and plunged
Suddenly to the water from height OF
about 200 feet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
USE ANCIENT WATER CRAFT
Nations Warning in Mesopotamia
Employ the "keIek" on the Tigris
and Euphrates.

All kinds of ships of war and OF
commerce have been pressed into
service in the great European conflict.
There are oversee boats, whitewater
boats and under-sea boats; there are
superdreadnaughts, battle cruisers and
disguised commerce raiders; there are
great ocean greyhounds that yester-
day were floating palaces of the ocean,
carrying the wealth and beauty or
civilization on their migrations across
the sea, but that today are grim
Ravens of suffering. where the wall OF
pain and the shrek of anguish have
substituted the carnival of music and
the sound of firth.
But strangest of all the kinds OF
floating equipment that the war has
drafted into ervice is the helek. De-
scribing this strange boat, the Ma
tfonal Geographic society says:
THE kelek is probably one of the
earliest forms Of water transportation
used by cur ancestors in Asia. 1t con-
sists of goatskins inflated with air.
tied beneath a framework of light
poles Often as many as eight hun
dred such skins are used 20 give the
boat the desired buoyancy.
The cargo is loa6ed on to the kelek
just as though it were a fa.-bottomed
barge, after which The craft begins its
journey down the Tigris or the
Euphrates propelled or guided by oars
When it reaches it's Journeys end 1t is
broken up and sold as skins and TIM
Der.
'"The two great rivers of Mesopo-
tamia are very crooked and very IT.
regular in their depths. The air line
distance between Diarbekir and Bag
dad is 400 miles, while the water
route via the Tigris is about 1000
miles At many places the river is
deep enough } accommodate boats or
considerable draft, but at others 1t Is
so shallow that a man has difficulty
in swimming But even over shadows,
where a man cannot go as swimmer,
well-laden kelek will float without
accident.
For thousands of years this buoy
ant BOAT has helped the people or
Mesopotamia 20 move their commerce
over the shoals and shadows of two
of the earth's modest rivers, and
has now come to rlay it's small part
in the greate.s war of human history.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
FERNANS DRIVEN
BACK BY FRENCH
Fierce Attack Near Douaumont
RepulSed.
BERLIN REPORTS NEW GAINS
|War Office Says Strong French
Trenches in the verdun Region
Were aptured-British
Win Crater.

Paris, April Ga powerful German
attack against the first lines of the
French south of Douaumont was re-
R pulsed and the Germans were driven
n back in the direction of Chauffeur
q wood which lies to the northwest. The
French artillery concentrated their
\ fire on the retiring Germans, who, &C.
cording to the official statement issued
4 on Tuesday by the French war office,
suffered considerable losses.
On the west of the Meuse a German
attack against Haucourt failed.
The text of the statement follows:
In the Argonne district we have
bOmbarded certain of the German or
carnations, particularly in the region
Of Montfaucon and Malancourt.
To the west of the River Mouse
there has been artillery fighting of con-
siderable violence along the front from
AvocOurt to Malancourt East of the
Meuse the night passed relatively
quietly
The Germans have made no attack
against the front between Douaumont
and VauX re-established by our coun-
ter-attacks.
French batteries have been par
ticularly active in firing upon enemy
positions in this region. The enemy
has responded but feebly.
East of the forest of lie Pretre a
strong reconnaissance by the enemy
has been dispersed by our fire.
In Alsace French batteries were
successful in Smelling German supply
train on the highway between Thanh
and Muelhausen,"
Berlin (via London), April g.
Strong French positions southwest OF
Douaumont and in the Caillette wood
northeast of Verdun have been taken
by German troops, the war office an
nounced on Tuesday in the official
statement, the text of which is as fol
lows:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
REPORTS SAY HOLLAND
Is MODELLING ARMY
Secretary Lansing Tells of War Move
by Dutch-FolloWs Loss
of Vessels.

Washington, April s. Secretary
Lansing announced that the state de.
partment has official knowledge that
Holland is mobilizing troops in addi-
ton to those which have been kept in
a state of preparedness since the war
started
Officials of the state department do
not regard the meeting of the parlia-
ment of the Netherlands as impor-
tant Officials were more concerned
over the mobilization orders. The I'M
official opinion is that the excitement
in Holland is traceable directly to the
sinking of the Palembang and the
Tubantia.
A high foreign diplomat said that
neither Germany nor Holland would
go to war over the Tubantia and Pa
lembang cases.
The Hague, April 5.-Reports that
the allies have brought pressure to
bear upon Holland to take action de-
rogatory to the commercial interests
of Germany have caused much uneas-
mess.
In an effort to allay this feeling the
minister of foreign affairs has author
lied a statement that Hollands rela-
tons with all foreign powers are ia
vorable.
Hollands reserves of wheat have
become practically exhausted and
the government is planning to buy
100 000 tons extra in the United
States
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
Etiquette Overdone.

The good people of the church gave
the poor children of the parish a boun-
tiful dinner, and the delight of the
youngsters was much more manifest
than their table manners.
One little fellow was discovered
clutching jam tart in one fist and
lump of pudding in the other. He
was reproved for his breach of ETH
ouette, and took the reproach very
meekly But a moment later he
turned to the diner next to him and
remarked respectfully:
1.-The troubles about these here table
manners is that they was invented by
somebody who wasn't never really
hungry"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
MISSOURI MOB BURNS NEGRO.
SLAYER of Sheriff Trapped in Barn by
500 Men and Boys and Slain.

SLAYER of Sheriff Trapped in Barn by
500 Men and Boys and Slain.
st. Charles, Mo-, Arpil Lafayette
Chandler, thirty-five years old, the
negro who shot and killed Sheriff
John H. Decker of st. Charles county,
was trapped in a barn seven miles
from ST. Charles on Wednesday and
slain by posse of more than 500 men
and boys. After wounding Sheriff
Dieker and Deputy Sheriff Olendorff
he set fire to the barn With the
building in flames. he came to the door
and waved his hands, asking that he
he permitted TO surrender. His ap-
nearance called for more than thou
sand shots. He fell back into the
harm and his body has not been re
covered. Sheriff Dieker died of his
wounds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
SPANISH SHIP SUNK; 8 DIE.
Commander of Submarine Refused to
Give Crew Time to Leave Vessel.

Gibraltar, April Eight of the
crew of the Spanish steamer Vigo,
torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay, were
drowned through the refusal of the
German submarine commander to al
low boats to be lowered before the
ship was torpedoed. The survivors
brought this report on their arrival at
the Spanish port of Algeciras.
London, April 7.-Lloyds reports
the sinking of the British steamer
Bendew, from Liverpool, with loss
of one Of the crew.
Two other vessels have been sent
down by submarines in the last TWEEN
tv-four hours. The Norwegian steam
er Arena was sunk in the Cattegat.
It's crew was saved and brought to
Ymuiden by the trawler Claire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
HeIp Salmon Up River.

On many of the best salmon rivers
in Canada, power works have been or
are being constructed, the dams of
which bar the salmon's way up the
spawning grounds. To obviate his diff
ficulty, New Brunswick has tried the
experiment of erecting close to one Of
these dams an automatically worked
lift. which raises the confiding salmon
TO the higher level The salmon have
Jumped at the idea
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-12
NEGRO LYNcHED BY MOB.

Seized in Trial Room and Hanged
From the Balcony.
Idabel, Okla, April 5.-At the CON
clusion of testimony at the prelim
mary hearing of Oscar Martin, a ne.
gro. charged with attacking a white
girl, a mob of 500 stormed the court
room, seized the prisoner and hanged
him from back balcony of the court
house.
Intellectual attempts to seize the ne
gro had been made previously. Mar
tin was arrested Friday in connection
with assault upon Edna Murphy
thirteen-year-old daughter of a mill
employee at Bismarck, where the at
tack occurred