The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-15
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win-Neeessity for Mill
tary Training.
Number One


Uncle Dan is coming tomorrow to
spend week with us on the farm, and
! II you want to know about the war,
here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan IS
probably one Of the besi-informed men
in the country" Billie clnppcd his
hands and gave such whoop that he
wakenod the baby, but what could You
expect of tiftecn-year-old boy who is
a living Interrogation point and wants
10 know about war?
Uncle Dan arrived in due time and
Billie watched for an opportunity 1t
came that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted cigar and
taken seat on the porch.
I'm mighty glad you came, Uncle
Dan. l want TO talk Ia you about the
war. We have just put military train
ing In our township high school, but
we had a hard time to do IL. The
Joncses and the GrcggS objected. They
said the war wouldn't come over here.
Grandma Jones said: They amt no
use to worrit, IL will soon blow over
Well, we put the trimming in just the
same. You orter heard Judge Brow
nell. the president of the school board,
do the slackers up. He said unless we
take OF our coats and go Ia IL, Ger
many may yet win, and il she does, she
will take over the great British fleet ~
II war trophy and compel Us tn do what
ever she wants to; that she could make
us pay all the cost of the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased and
that we couldn't help ourselves. He
could make every one pay over n part
Of what he earns; that he could make
the farmers pay rent for their own
farms, etc. Now, Uncle, what do you
think Of thati'
"Well. my boy" said Uncle Dan,
"all that Judge Browncll says might
easily come true and may unless we go
quickly tn the aid of the allies with
large numbers of men and help them
break the German line. Unless we can
beat the submarines, they may pre-
vent u from getting enough food 10
thr allies 10 keep them going. In that
case Germany would win. As matters
stand today, our greatest need Is
trained men. II we had had several
millions Of mon with military training
In our Industries and on our farms
when the war came, who could
have been called at once for service.
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon rs. Is it syaS. nc
had no respect for Us, and now we are
in it and must 20 through with II. But
never again must we be caught 80
wholly ulprcpared
"Trcrc is only one safe way" said
Uncle Dam aud that is 10 adopt per-
man"ntly universal military traii-ng
apply Il To- every young man who Is
physically III. say In his nineteenth or
twentieth year. The training can be-
carried forward in the United States
training camps that are now being es-
tnblished for training men called by
the sclcctive draft. As soon as these
men vacatc these stations. they should
be filled by younger men. and this
should b" made the permanent policy
Of the country"
Billic's mother, Mrs. Graham, had
overheard the conversation. She came
out and said: REALLY, Brother Dan.
ere you serious as To the dangers of
our counrryf II II is as bad ms that. Il
is high time for us to wake up and do
something about it,"
Exactly replied Uncle Dan. ut
is better Ia wake up now than to be
rudely awakened later. We may as
well understand, sister, that this is our
war and We must win IL or God help
America. Everything that we have
or hope To havc-Our liberties. our
blessings, our opportunities are all in
gOlvcd in The great issue before us.
Nothing must stand between us and
winning this war II is "A question
whether the peoples right or the Kali
scr's might shall dominate the world.
II there ever was holy war; this Is
IT, We are fighting for world liberty.
We are fighting for tht freedom of
humanity, We are fighting for the
right Of men 10 govern themselves in
stead of being governed against their
will by war-mad overload. Perilous
times are ahead Of us. We must be-
prepared to make any sacrifice, to per-
form any service that may be required
Of u.s."
"oh. Uncle Dan" exclaimed Billie,
''may | bring my chum, Jimmie Col
Inns, when we have our next talk? He
Is hug on this war business and just
crazy TO see you"
Certainly" said Uncle Dan, with a
hearty laugh. If we are 10 have more
talks, | shall be glad to have Jimmie
join us
Billie clapped mis- hands and ran to-
the phone and told Jimmie TO be over
lat seven o'clock the next evening,