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,Baehr-DiecEhoT.

,,rcitl wcdiin: this morning. viii
he tint rr Miss Bertha Di',ckhnm.
sin,l.:,t.." ri Mr.. Mary II pic"hh"M or
49,. south SID. I" Hir. William iachr.
.u,t ut Mr.. nr: Mr.. 'i"prE" Iia"hr Of
AicE"rsp"rf. IL Rev. \. l.. I:"uzr Will
,f:i..;a.., nnI Miss lena Meyer will play
III" wedding music. Til"r" Will hc only
relatives and frw clos" friends present
al thc ceremony. for which IN" church
has hr"n pr"ijily decorated with palms
and other icT""nrr!.
ut amethyst hrnahclnth. with hat. boots
and gloves al char;r"uS". Her coStur"
vii! hr completed 10y Il ""rEagr "f sweet
peas.
they wilt establish their homo II
Cnranpolis. Ia. following Il wedding trip
through ohio Mr.. Bachr is mechanical
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VIII Reoeive Contributions.

Tn" lud"s q: III. :":: Street Temple"
are requested 10 nuric" that u room r.
:n24 Main street. the il"l"lc building.
has been engaged for Tho. Running"
Sal,.. which will hu hcld next week.
contributions will "" r"csivrd here al
."ctiy. o: ~ the vcstry room OF tho Eu;E
Street Temple. In care articles are
sem 10 the room on Main street. th''
ianitor who is also in charG" Of ~"
Third ward school. ma" II" found nj
either place - take ;hcm in charge:
On Monday nil goods received will b"
rlmicalrd and on Tuesday th"r" viii
hc committee /" receive Tho ,purchas--
-r< Miss celia Spcycr Is chairmnn ot
he comm;tr" and will De assisted ~
Mrs Morris JHCohe and Mrg. Herbert
4. l3acr .FurnitUT" and all sorts %
wearing apparel. ~ fact my thIre Nhiri'
may BE- sold will hr gladly rcc"i|"d
TIL" object is - *"cur" - SUM. which
will hc used in paving ~" tGitf"n "f \
student through the !i"hr"w tni"n col
l"rs n Cincinnati. -.
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Masquerade Ball.

on III" Friday after iIaSi"r. Nr:!i -.
The Graft Will Civ" II uu$qU" ball -
children ut the Sirati"rrl Springs hOt"'.
There Will hr no Invitations for lhr"
and all youngsters ara. invited. : form
.r affair last Y"a= resulted !aO"t sue
C"Ssrupy and pro. id"'l 0ur az tn" most
wonderful cnildrru'> parties Of ia" ~
,,r" year. This on" VIII b. attended
with quite a. promising G"'al!s and will
without duuni ;ruv.ir an event "Nc"p;-
ioMIiiy delightful. Tho meeting Tor tiS
arrangement was h"lu Yesterday AZ tn"
hnm" nt Mrs. y. i. Whitaker and nc
following will haze il in char.:":
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HELPING MIR. BAER

The Intellisencer the other day had
something 10 say about the treaKlsn
character Of the new party that sent
Cartoon!st Bacr 10 Congress from
North Dakota 10 represent a Repuoll'
can distric, made vacant by death.
AS we said, this Young man was very
fresh, but undressing. But now we
fnd that he is more than that-im'
pudentlv depressing He was elected
BY combination of. nondescripts
which sails under the title or the
Non.Partisan League. Mr.. Baer says
that his rar,y wants TO know the aims
of the United States in this war and
calls upon the government to declare
them.
If the administration is no more
prompt in replying 10 this demand
than it is to some OF the Official re-
quests for information which have
been made by The House or Senate.
Mr., Raer will be long time in secur'
.ing the desired information. Mean
time. We can help him little by tell
ing him. as result Of our own ooser'
walton. that one OF the apparent pur-
poses of tho government In this war
is 10 make all the power and patron
age safe for Democrats.
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WHY NOT CONTROL IT?

The Southern cotton growers are
very sensitive 10 any attempts 10
regulate that industry or impose upon
1t any OF the just burdens Of the war.
The question now arises is Germany
still obtaining cotton from this coun'
trr as a material for high explosives
10 be used In the war? That seems
to be implied in a statement from
Washington OF the substances OF a
communication submitted to the Coun'
ell OF National Defense by the Ma
tional Association Of Cotton Manu-
facturers. 1t Is we'll known that a
good deal OF cotton is used In the
manufacture OF high explosives. and
il Is said that about 100. 000.0 900 pounds
In excess OF their normal require
ments have been imported from this
country by European neutrals since
the beginning Of the war. There Is
certainly ground for believing that
much American cotton has got into
German. II It is not; still getting there,
Why has not cotton been placed
under export control as we'll as steel
It has bean opposed BY representa-
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PROTECTING BOYS IN CAMP

There Is no commentator too ehlEh
to be expressed for the prompt action
Secretary of War Baker has taken to
protect the flower OF the young man.
hood" OF the country, who are to bear
arms in Its service. against the in
sidious evils that are in ambush on
the borders OF the training camps.
In their seductions they are infinitely
more to be feared than the bullet Of
the enemy Not only common decency.
but the mothers who have given their
clean sons to the cause Of liberty
have a right to expect and demand
that the government keep the con-
terminating influences as far from the
camps as possible.
1t is also up to4the mayors of cities
and towns in or near which the train;
ing camps are located to see that the
vampires and panderers 10 vice are
prevented from plying their vile arts
within any distance accessible to the
soldiers. Secretary Baker is very
definite in his letter to the local
authorities about this matter. The
government has fixed fve-mile
radius about these camps. but The
Secretary goes farther in stating that
the War Department will not tolerate
evil resorts OF any kind within easy
reach Of the camp. even though such
resorts lie without the flve-mile zone.
III places Of bad repute spring up
outside the fve-mile limit" says Sec
rotary Baker. but fairly accessible to
camp, l shall not hesitate TO insist
upon their elimination. II is to be
hoped that the letter as we'll as the
spirit Of these orders and suggestions
will be rigidly enforced.
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Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
HUM BILE TOLL.

All day | ply the az and saw and
hew the elm and maple, the hemlocK
dry and willow raw. the fancy woods
and staple. 1T is tinhorn job men
say. as they go chugging by me. IN
autos gllttering and gay, "a job that's
punk and Shiny" Perhaps some day
I'll run a bank hope as much, be-
shrew me.-and in gilded cage III
yank the shining roubles to me. But
now I'm busy hewing wood. the
toughest wood invented, and any sort
Of work looks good and am quite
contented. The man who likes his
present task. and works with Vlgor,
wise is; some day he'll get whate'eT
he'll ask from Fortunes box Of prizes.
The man who starts his daily stunt
with kick. and cuss and grumble. who
shows the world doleful front be-
cause his Job Is humble. will always
have a humble task so long as he has
any, while cheerful fellows rise and
back in blessings rich and many.
hew the hemblock and the birch. and
they are hard to sever but for a
crouch you'd have TO search Hy form
in vain. forever. All day ! stick to
work like wax; keep busy" Is my
motto. and some day will drop my
ak and travel In my auto.
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WHY WE ARE FIGHTING

Indictment, Of German policy by G. E.
Enss of Illinois distin guished member
Of congress debate In house OF repre-
scntatives, April 6. 1910:
.as a reward for our neutrality what
have we. received at the hands OF Will
liam II?
HE has set the torch Of incendiary to
our factories, our workshops our ships
and oud whnrres.
He has laid tho bomb OF the assassin
in our muniton plants and tho holds OF
our ships.
"Hc has sought to corrupt our man
hood with a selfish dream OF peace when
there Is no peace.
He has wtlfulIy hutchered our CHI
zens on the high seas.
He has destroyed our commerce.
"lIo seeks 10 terrorize us with his
rcvinsh policy Of fr!ghtfulness.
He has violated every canon Of inter
national dcCcncy and So: Mt nnught every
solemn treaty and every prccept OF in
Icrnationnl law.
He has plunged thu world Into tho
maddcst orgy OF blood rarinc and muir
der which history records.
Tie has Intrigued against our peace nj
home and abroad.
He socks to destroy our civilina ton.
Patience Is no longer n virtue. further
endurance Is cnwardirc. submission TO
prusstnn demands is slavery"
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STATE MARKET BUREAU

Some weeks ago The 1ntelligencer
called attention to q very practical
initiative taken BY the Commissioner
Of Agriculture Of. this State. designed
70 be helpful to- the food producers
md advantageous to the consumers.
The scheme OF Commissioner Stewart
must not be confused with that of the
national food control proposition,
although It's results are Identical.
The attractive feature is the Market
Bureau established for the purpose Of
c.1ording information to the producer
IS to where he can dispose Of his
crops to the best advantage. Ere
cuently the grower Of fruits. Vege-
tables and other products Of the farm
takes his stuff to glutted market,
and he is compelled to sell at sacrifice
,rices, Now, while no one sustains
ne farmer in asking exorbitant
Irices, everyone is willing to give
Kim a fair reward for his toll. Here
i; where the Market Bureau functions
benevolently to producer and buyer
like. It tells the farmer where there
Is a scarcity Of produce. which gives
the farmer a fair price without rob-
hing the buyer.
All Of this is stimulating to agrl-
culture as an industry in this State
which needs encouragement, in dis
rensing with the middlemen, and
ensures corresponding advantages to
the consumers in the large cities and
towns. The Bureau also performs as
an agency Of food conservation IN
preventing waste in an oTer-supphed
rSarket by diverting products to COM
nnnitSes where the supply is made
osaate. It Is a work Of the most prom
ling results, the benefits Of which are
hupd to be increased with the intel
nRent administration that is being
given 10 It.
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,.,hod &c the hest poetical compost.

scr,hed as the best poetical compost
lion inspired by the war. Seeger was
4 Young American who joined he
French service soon after the out
break of hostilitles. Not Long ago
he was faithful TO the ryst with
death. being killed in action. NO"
n movement Is on foot IN Paris 10
erect n monument to his memory
The poem referred to is appended:
have a Rendezvous with Death
Al some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes round with rust-
ling shade
And apple blossoms dH the ar.
have Rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and
fair.
II may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into this dark land
And close my eyes and ouench my
breath;
II may be I shall pass him. snal.
l have a Rendezvous with beau'
On some scarTed slope OF battered nill
When spring comes round again this
year
And tho first meadow flowers appear.
God knows 'twere bettor to be deep
pillovsd in silk and scented down
Where love throbs out in oltssful sleep.
pulse nigh to pulse. and breath 10
breath.
Where hushed awukeninss are dear.
Put. I've n rendezvous with Death
Al midnight in Some flaming town.
When Springs trips north again TINS
year,
And to my pledged word am true
7 shall not fail that rendezvous
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ALL EYES ARE ON WASHINGTON

being
Wilson, consideration the
equally divided for ami
the negotiations The
negencer disposed
in favor
provide definite basis o
already indicated in
we'll of proyocation
shall demand
the world we'll
Now anything
Obtaining
u.s. believe President Will
discover advising him.
the other
Wilson stands committed ireSocah the position Of making
he democracy" military
Hohenzoern absolutem I'll"
rpudiaon of the
hour the
man civilization liberty throughout
The ngencer has fear but what the
decision guided Judgment that will the
and approval the Allies with whom
future nseparably joined
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INrE1h1GEHoh
PEACE PROPOSALS THAT STRENGTHEN
FEUDALISMS MAILED FIST
Pope Benedct Plan Provides No Assurance to Us OF the
Reparation and Guarantees for Which We Are at War
BY WHARTON BARKER
Financer and Pubicist.
Financier and Publicist.

I ton than will either France or Italy
because both France and Italy remain
apprphensiyc OF the injection OF lhe
religious factor into their affairs Oh
state.
Great Britain, for all the considera-
ton il may give 10 the Papai peace
plan, cannot fail 10 reject IT, NO plan
which leaves Germany capable OF
making war again can be- acceptable
to Great Britain or. indeed. 10 france.
Italy or Russia. IT, however. the
United States, on which rests the
responsibility for the attainment or z
just and permanent peace founded III.
democracy, should warer in It's res
olution 10 secure restitution. repara-
ton and guaranlees--the recognized
aims OF the Allies Of civilization
Russia would withdraw and aSsur"
German victory, Greek Catholic Rus
STA holds nothing in common with the
Roman Catholic Church; bu! the hus'
sian people look 10 the American
people for the decisive blow when
embattled democracy must deal 20
Europe's last strongholds or lcuo-
aliSm.
Restitution, reparation and guaran'
tees, for the enforcement OF whlch
upon Germany the United States mas
gone to war, can be secured only DY
disarmament Of the Teutonic Powers
and their allies: by the restoration OIL
belgium and Serbia and Of the occu-
pied port ions of France, Russia. Rou-
mania and Montenegro. the establish
ment Of an independent Poland com.
prising the original Poland pArtltlonrd
among Germany, Austria and Russia;
bv the restoration TO nelghooTlhG
peoples of territories stolen from them
BY Germany in the past. with special
emphasis upon the return 10 france
of those sections Of Alsace and Lor-
raine seized by Germany after The war
of 1870: and by the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of Turkey and the opening OF the Dar'
danelles to the world.
Germany and Austria, the agrees
sors in this purely selfish enterprise
of war, must compensate for all the
distinctions they have wrought by
means of money indcmnitics conSti.
tuting a first lien upon their tangible
assets and by the surrender OF Ger
many's African colonies. preferably as
an independent state. under universal
guarantees of it's independence in the
future comfy OF nations.
Guarantees of permanent peace can
be obtained only by universal dis
armament and an international police
proposed by ex-President Taft IN In
dependence Hall soon after the out
break OF the conflict and among the
measures now urged by Pope Bene-
dict.
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THE AWFUL AGONY OF IT!
From Manufacturers Rrcord.D

trrom Manufacturers Rrcordl
Sarah Bnrnhnrdt IN "a copyrighted
article recently ISSUED b.. tn" Star COM
r:lny aud published In some Of tho lend
ing papers of the country M July IL.
tells q story OF the horrors If Ger
many's Invasion Of France. which. tho
known TO many reopl" IN this country.
brings clearly To light the magnitude
and thr awful work OF German lust and
barbarity.
The story is almost ton horrible ."
print. hui We must urrd face it if We
would know why America must hight
and Why American men must. on the
battlenclds OF France struggle 10 save
this country from invasion.
Madame Bcrnhnrdt says that IN the
section OF Franco occupied for two
yoars by GcrnanB. hut from which thcy
hnvc hccn driven. that country "rnraE
tho problem of wnnt 70 do with nj lens'
lOO. Don children or vlolrnC"--tho hahHs
OF hatod. brutal fathers Of .hcrccrntod
maids md wivos and when tho German
In finally thrust from Franco thcro will
bo other armies OF these children TO be
cared for" I'm MI tho terrible pages
OF this worst OF wars" sho says "thcro
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REPUBLICAN ACHIEVEMENT

The greatest achievement Of the
United States since its entry into the
var, Is the enactment Of the selectVe
conscription law. The next greatest
achievement was the authorization OF
a. s7,0oO.0oO.0oO WAT loan and the
floating o: 100000 Of bonds In
the first issue. Neither in the dec
hratfon OF WAT nor in the enactment
Of the two most important measures
incident to the war. was there any
uhrty line drawn. nor any manifesto
don Of partisan feeling. There was
some disagreement. to be sure. out
members OF both parties were on ootn
sides of the questions presented. IN
the case ,of the selectire conscription
hill the Democratic leader OF the
Military Committee OF the House was
antaronistic to the measure. and the
bill was placed in tho charge OF the
ranking Republican member OF the
Committee. While 1t Is true that
these measures met their strongest
onposition from Democrats. the oppo'
s,tion was a matter Of Individual
action and not partisan.
1T IS a rather strong circumstance
that the food control bill. which is
undoubtedly the least important OF
the war measures. has received 1.-THE
largest amount of discussion In Con
sress. The administration put forth
us greatest efforts in behalf OF that
legislation. and T. mot there the
greatest opposition. In this. az IN
other matters. the controversy fol
lowed no party lines. In fact. the
strongest opponents OF the bill were
msmbers OF the. Presidents own
party.
Viewing tho record Of war proceed
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The world longs for peace.

The world longs for peace. But It
will not have German peace.
The proposals for peace offered by
the Pope were made In Germany
They would secure to Germany every
thing for which Germany made this
war Neither the United States, nor
the European and Asiatic Allies, can
accept them.
The strength of the Papal peace
program lies solely in its proponant
hot in its intrinsic merits: not in
the respected Office its proponant
holds. Germany. instigator OF the
proposals through its ally, Austria.
accords TO the Pope and 10 the Papacy
a power and an influence upon the
peoples of the world which no longer
exist The weight Of influence car
ried by any proposals from Pope Bene-
dict is no more than that which can
attach to adjurations for peace from
one who is accepted as a good man.
In Germany. howerer-although 10
a degree much less appreciable than
in Austria-the Papal position is a
factor for the Kaiser 10 reckon with.
The Catholic Party holds in the
Reichstag at present the balance OF
power between the Unsuitable Junkers
and GermanY's naScent democracy.
The accession 10 power Of the kalsers
Catholic subjects. coupled with their
growing desire for peace, made ii I'M
perative that he secure. by any means
possible. Papal endorsement OF the
terms on which he would rejoice 10
end the war Austria. staggering
under the wars burdens. forced upon
the Kaiser the recourse required. o.!
the attitude Of his Catholic subjects.
Well aware that any proposals on the
basis OF the status quo ante cannot
possibly be considered by his foes, the
Kaiser hoped only 10 entrench him
self, in the minds OF his Catholic sub
jec,s as we'll AS with their Austrian
companions-ln-arms, as the consistent
advocate of peace.
For his proposals Pope Benedict
possesses influence only in Austria
and with the CATHOLIC population OF
Germany. Religion does not enter as
A factor with the peoples OF the United
States. Great Britain. France. Italy
or Russia: and il is negligible with
the peoples of Turkey. Japan and
China-Ihe latter nation, after its
formal declaration. destined 10 play
an important part in the future Of the
war. Both France and Italy. although
Catholic in faith. have for the past
two generations consistently asserted
the supreme sovereignty OF their
peoples will in matters OF state.
The United States and Great Brit.
ain are liable 10 accord 10 the Papa(
proposals more favorable considera'
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ings TO date, the Republican party and
it's representatives have good cause
for felcitation. Notwithstanding the
President has been intensely partisan
in this appointments. even since We
entered the war. the representatives Of
the Republican party have stttled any
feeling Of resentment and have not
permitted party feeling to influence
their course in the least They have
left the exercise Of partisanship TO
the party in power.
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HEALTH COMMANDMENTS.
Health Board.

l. Honor thy city and keep its santtHTy
laws.
H. Remember thy cleaning DAY, and
keep It wholly.
III. Thou shalt love thy children. and
provide for them decent homes and
Fairgrounds.
". Thou shalt keep fresh cir IN Thy
house day and night.
V. Thou shalt not keep In disorder thy
alley. thy backyards. thy halls and
stairways.
VI Thou shalt not Kill thine own nor
thy ncighbor's bodies with poisonous
air and discase-breedIng filth.
VII. Thou shalt not let the filthy fly
live.
VIII Thou shalt not steal thy chill
dren's happiness from they by neg
lecting their health.
TX. Thou shalt not boar fifty. deayed
teeth in thy mouth nor tolerate then,
In the mouths Of those about thee.
x. Thou shalt not spit on the side
walks. nor on tho floor. nor In tho
street car. nor In any public place
whatever.
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tives O. the Southern States. on the
ground that il would interfere with
the big profits which the planters are
now getting. This looks very much
like an admission that our cotton
probab bly, docs reach the enemy 10 be
used as var material. Surely
Southern representatives. or the
Southern people. who are making
earnest claims of loyalty. cannot OBJ
jet to having This small part Of their
trade stopped. so far as it is made to
serve tho purpose of the powerful
enemy which We are TO fight at great
cost in behalf Of free government.
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LAY IN SUPPLY OF WINTER ONIONS.

! Is none more tragic. more sinister more
dcvillsh. than this that registers the
brood Of brutality and lust" and she ASKS
wha, Is to be the fate OF these little
ones. beg6tten by such hrutes. borne by
mothers who sarily lived In an
awful! realization nf. their agony ana
VINO hated their offspring as they hated
their luStful brute fathers.
This army ri babes. she says. is one
OF Frances greatest prnocms. and the
question has been asked. what rlght
have such children. If any, TO live?
Madame H"rnhardt takes tho position
lhnt. d"Srit" tn" conditions ahder Wnlcn
they hive been brought int" tho world,
.hcy mus, be- cared for. hut, TINT they
must immediately upon birth be re-
moved from the side OF tho mother. who
must never again know whether they
urc alive or dead.
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Thc Hon Champ clark wants new
American anthem lie objects TO THE
stor Snengled Rannrr" because II Is
so hprd IN sing. and he crittcises
...maric," because it's air IL German In
origin ia. ie too modest. We assume
tn sucScs, ''Nou Gotta Quit Eickin' My
nowo ,roun'" song which Champ
tried vainly to bring into national use
y huut HVc rcarS ago.
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FATAL AERIAL CRASH.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-Two army air.
plnnes, dying low and at great speed
camn into collision today over the
Thames noar Purfleet. Essex. Both ma
ch:ncH fill and the pilot OF one Of them
was drowned. :,
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Or. David Starr JordRn's renuncia-
ton Of trip to Stockholm. MS rep
resentativc of the Peoples council -
cheap sacrifice in view or the govern
,nsnt's refusal TO issue passports.
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Having grabbed tho soldiers insur-
nnc. scheme from the Department ~
Commerce. Secretary McAdoo Is pre-
paring tn stump the country for the
new loan and take the credit for It's
succcss. What fakir he Is.