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THE CALL OF THE CROSS
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England's policy thru the centuries.
The cross OF Christ calls to new
conceptions Of life, OF life govern
ed by ethical considerations, by Cod
like motives empowered by the
Divine. Christ came TO save life,
not to destroy il. His life is focused
in the Cross where is found the
climax Of the God-like in the full
hllment of his own words, II lay
down my life. The Cross shows
the way to the higher life, to the
reign Of the law of love, to the over
throw Of the reign of self. The
Cross means service, not selflshness.
ID means a life for others that they
may be better and live better. Out OF
this spirit spring schools, hospitals,
benevolences, the care OF the weak
and the helpless, and all the regen-
erative forces Of humanity.
In this year Of unchivalrous, in
humane, warfare, this war Of poison
gasses, scOrching the throat and
lungs, this war of bombs dropped on
defenseless homes, Of ruthless at
tacks on hospital ships and defense
less towns, two agencies stand
prominently before us that strength
en- our faith in a sober humanity,
not drunk with the lust Of war and
conquest. These agencies are the
Y. NJ. C. A. Camps, serving the social
needs of men, and the Red Cross &C
tivities caring for their bodies.
The Red Cross battles for life, not
for death. IL is fighting the battle
for the humane in war.
In 1864, as the outcome Of the con-
vention held at Geneva, Switzerland,
prompted by the horrible sufferings
OF 10000 wounded men, French, Itai-
ians, and Russians, on the battlefield
Of Solferino. the Red Cross society,
international in scope, was formed.
By treaty, immunity was secured
for medical and nursing services
on battle fields and the sign Of that
immunity was to be the Red Cross.
This great international society
springs from that treaty. The Red
Cross mobilizes the humanitarian
sentiment and forces Of the nation.
The official staff of the American
Red Cross comprises men Of national
reputation with Woodrow Wilson as
president and such men as EXPIRES
ident Taft as cO-workers.
The Nature Of this War
What is the nature Of the present
struggle into which our country Is
reluctantly plunged after protests
repeated and unheededH II is
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Save CHILDREN,
RED CROSS PLEA
SCENES BEHIND TRENCHES
Thousands Of Homeless Right In War
zons, Many Actually In Zone Of Fire
Almost Every Mile In One ssosIs~ Of
France o Land Of DssoIstion.

BY e. A. MOHEe,
Former Director Of the Atlantic Diu-
zion Of the American Red Gross.
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thee beg for what bo'der men would
taker'
She threw a triumphant and loving
glance at the giant sea captain.
Now back to thy dogs and sheepr'
she added shrilly. But first take thy
last look on Tisha"-she leered, lean
Ing over TO him-"and take Tisha's last
kissr'
With a cry Of rage Jether sprang to
bis feet and would have struck her
as the temptress thrust her saucy face
toward him, but she was too quick and
agile In an instant she covered be
tween the sheltering arms Of the giant
sea captain.
Haggai the Judean. strobe forward.
What meanest thou when thou say
est Jether hath done dishonor to his
fathers God?' he demanded.
Tisha faced him defiantly.
Know then all OF yer' she cried
For love Of me Jether hath forever
renounced the God Of Israeli
A murmur Of horror and Amusement
swept through the crowd.
And for love Of me he hath sacri-
iced unto our gracious lady. the Baby
lonian lshtar. and all for q kiss ] gave
In jest. Ha. ha, but II was sport. rare
sport. to see this country fool crawl in
the dust beneath my feet! But take
me. Pharis. these people weary me.
long for other lands"
Haggai. the Judean, grasped Jetber
by the shoulder and spun him around.
The boy. crushed, broken hearted. over
come by one disaster after another.
could only look dumbly at the angry
son of Judea.
Tell her she liesr Numbered Hag-
gal. Tell her she lies"
Jether hung bis head in shame and
did not reply.
80 then 1t Is true. thou dogf
curse theer" cried Haggai.
Ito Be Continued
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The Flag,
God Bless IL!

rBy REAR ADMIRAL MEADE In the In
dependent In 1881
- lie star spangled banner of the
United States Of America, may
God bless II forever and forever
Look at 1t as in the early sunlight II
kisses the morning breeze with its
beautiful folds, look at Il and tell me
II It he not the one true rallylng mark
for all honest hearts OF whatever an
cestry. creed or belief who own ale
glance to this mighty republicl
Look at Its beautiful colors as they
CLEAN in the splendor Of the rising sun,
the white symbolic Of purity and honor,
the red typical Of the blood which has
been shed and which will continue to
be freely shed in defense Of the int
gritty and perpetuity Of American In
situations, and the blue, Its shining
silvery stars representing the great
canopy Of heaven. under which the
soldier Of the republic on the land tolls
on the weary march or bivouacs In the
silence Of the night, or the sailor on
the broad expanse of the ocean keeps
his weary watch and vigil. that the
citizens of the republic may rest secure
while HE who watches over his true
Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps"
Loyalty to the colors Loyalty to the
dag Of the nation! That is the creed
of the American sailor and soldier and,
I hope and believe. the universal re-
ligion Of the land.
And the nation will cease to be great
should the evil day ever come when
there are found dssenters to this creed.
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supremacy practical. The future wei
fare Of these warning peoples depends
on our giving prompt aid to these chill
dren and their mothers. We must do
it amply, and we must do it right.
81 suppose | feel this phase Of the
need more keeniy because Of the many
friends l have scattered through Eu-
rope. They are constantly writing me
graphic letters describing the needs OF
those people and begging us to do
something for them"
happened to know something of the
effect of these letters judiciously pass.
ed around by Mrs. Draper among her
many wealthy friends In this country.
Through these indirect appeals Mrs.
Draper has been able to turn over to
Red Cross headquarters many large
gifts of money and countless supplies.
For instance. a group Of i've Of her
Brooklyn friends have given her the
privilege of spending $4,000 q year
for this work, besides hundreds Of
thousands Of dozens Of pairs Of the
best socks that can be purchased.
Here's a letter from q friend In
Servia, the little country we're 70 like
ly to overlook In our earnestness about
France and Belgium" she went on.
'.Their army has NO reserves. Last
fall at Monastir the same men fought
for one hundred consecutive days with
out relief. They were most meagerly
clothed and fed, and, hardest Of all.
not one Of them knew whether his wife
and children were alive or, II living.
where they were. Thousands upon
thousands Of peasant women and chill
dren In Servia have no source OF food
and clothing but the army and the Red
Cross
Thousands Of these sufferers i've
right In the war zone, many OF them
actually In the some Of fire. Tho army
has done its best TO help them, but
the army has only bread and meat to
give. and a little of that. The indi-
viduals and scattering relief agencies
that are seeking to help are almost
hopelessly handicapped by lack Of ma
tsrials, workers or transportation. One
Of the most useful things we can do
Is to send automobiles to the Red Cross
workers In Servia."
The following extract from this let
ter summarized the needs:
The big cry II for the women and chill
dren. Most OF the children are little girls.
SO that means plain. simple. warm gar
ments which can be worn by peasants who
have been used TO wearing heavy home
sTuns The foods required are beans. tea.
fs<s. sugar. cocoa and condensed milk
Swestsnsd condensed milk In not desirable
The best timed milk used on any OF the
fronts d just the straight timed milk
without either condensation or sweetsnins.
II ought to be possible TO sand plenty OF
raisins and prunes from the United statss
Those 6ervian women and children have
no fruit item In their diet. and they
need II.
At the same time the ioftsr told Of
come sadly misguided efforts Of private
Individuals. such as sending pink silk
lingerie to Macedonian peasant women.
One bon opened for Distribution thsrs
ssatainsd ave suits Of mems fun even
ing drsss and thrss sets Of false tssth.
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~ always liked thee, Jsthsr. What hast
thou TO sayf"
handmaiden, and now when thy gold
II gone thou wouldst cheat at dice to
win my love through buying this?'
She tore the necklace from around
her throat and cast 1t scornfully upon
the ground, while the watchful Sadyk
groveled on hands and knees to pick
Il up and see that no beads were miss
ing, while Jether. shamed and humili-
ated, sank upon his knees beside the
dice table and sobbed as though he
were back at Hebron. kneeling at his
mothers feet
Tisha, with a sardonic shrek OF
laughter. rushed to Jether leaned
across the dice table and plunged her
fingers through his hair. forcing him to
look up into her beautiful and mocking
face. while Pharis. the sea captain. and
the others crowded round
How many here now will claim
thee a. q friend" she crted-"thou
who didst think TO win my love BY
robbery Of thy friends. thou who for
Q kiss I gave In sport hath done dis
honor to thy fathers God1 Oh. Il was
sport. rare sport. 10 see thee lay thy
heart In the dust befora me and r -
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held his arm and seized the dice from
his nerveless fingers.
"One moment, friends" he cried.
wait and see. Look"
Tie tossed the dice upon the table.
Twelve" he said sternly, looking at
Jether, who hung his head in shame as
he felt the inevitable exposure. again
II In twelve--once more twelve. Thou
wilt find Il Is always twelve"
Slowly Put reached across the table.
He picked up the false dice and threw.
Twelve" he whispered In surprise.
Again he tried. Twelve. always
twelve"
The men drew aside from Jether,
leaving him as one stricken with the
plague.
"A cheati' cried Merbel Thou
wouldst cheat my good friend Put!
spit upon thee" he added contemptu-
ously.
Put leaned across the table in amaze
ment, unable to realize that Jether, the
wealthy spendtbrift Jether, could real
ly be a common cheat and play with
false dice.
II always liked thee, Jether. What
hast thou to sayT" he asked.
Jether, without a word, let his head
fall forward upon his breast His hu-
initiation was complete. Nadina and
Tola meanwhile were whispering to-
gether Tola turned to the little group
and said:
Witness. my friends. I brought this
man to you thinking him honest. I am
hurt and grieved to learn he Is cheat"
I'VE blame thee not" answered Mer-
bel. I'VE trusted him no less. I'll
call the guard and have him thrown
into prison"
"Nay; wait" commanded Put. PRO
claim him In the public market place
and II win reach my fathers ears that
I was dicing."
Hadramut, the Arab horse dealer,
and Merbel conferred together. They
agreed II was best simply TO warn
their friends against Jether and not to
denounce him publicly to the guard.
But Parsodias. the Mede, hearing Of
the affair, came to Jether fercely. cry
ing:
80 then thou art a cheat7 And
did believe that didst kill q lion with
thy knife, on foot, single handed. Ne
thinks thou art also q liar and should
be punished for thy misdeeds."
With that Parsodias drew his jew
eled sword and made as II to finish the
affair on the spot had not Tisha. hear
ing the quarrel. thrown himself In
front Of him and babe the fierce Mede
hold his sword. The others crowded
around Parsodias and sought to re-
strain him. fearing that the guard
might be called. bringing disgrace upon
the house OF Nadina.
xiii him not here within my moth
er's house, cried Tisha. sheltering Je-
Their, the lads head a maelstrom OF
madness rs he dimly comprehended
his disgrace through the fumes OF
wine. And as he gazed appealingiy
toward Tisha the siren turned and said
contemptuously:
Thou fool. do not think l bid him
spare thy life for any love bear thee
Thou country fool. thou didst come
here and make pretense Of wealth and
many friends. didst claim me as thy
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Copyright. 1917. by william Elliott.
y. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-28
The Fourth Of July.

O stars of Freedoms banner ]
bright 1
That clustered shine In field Of ]
blue, 4
From faint, far depths Of heaU- ]
ems height 1
Your consolidated fires you ]
drepi 1
From starry toays of ages dozen J
You bring the light 'of old re- !
nOt1nl
Greece first your daUn-brt0ht
radiance kneD
When Freedoms star rose DER
the deep,
And Athena glory full orbed
greU
When Parthenon cropned the !
AcropOlis steep.
The fame of Greece then bright :
w shOne .
With spIendor since through o0es :
knO,on. .
But ktndled BY Prometheon fire .
Ger other lands rose Free :
dOr's stars.
; Unquenched BY blood. thep sttI :
aspire
Where for beyond the old
p0rid bars
; They rose above the ~esC scorh :
bright
And blent a. one their kindred
light.
. Long may these stars Swdimnsed
still shine
In Freedoms glorious 0olocvi :
Long may our l0nd stiH Do me
shrine
To aH the cord Of Liberty,
Whose st0tue st0nds at Free
dom's gates
And for the coming mtlHows
Ddifsi
H. r. Saddath IN Nes0 York
World.
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those behind the lines and In the dew
astated territory, women, aged men
and little children. left In cold blood
unprotected and dying by the hundreds
Of thousands from exposure and starva-
tion."
Mrs. william II. Draper, the treless
vice president of the New York coun-
ty chapter of the Red Cross, made this
reply to my request that she tell me
something Of what seemed to her the
most interesting phase Of Red Cross
work at present.
"It's comparatively easy" she said,
for a well fed man to face swift death
In the excitement Of battle. It's an
other matter for the mother who lies
on the sidewalk Of a wrecked and de-
serted village. her starving children
around her. and watches an agonizing
death approach by inches. So much
for sentimental pity! But that should
not be the main motive. We must be
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-28
Our Everlasting Reliance.

What constitutes the bulwark Of our
liberty and independence? It Is not
our frownihg battlements. our bris-
Ting seacoasts. our army and our
navy. These are not our reliance
against tyranny. All of these may be
turned against US without making us
weaker for the struggle. Our reliance
Is in the love Of liberty which God has
planted In us.-Lincoln.
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Teuohy.

Touohy.
Golf Professional giving q lesson)-
You know. sir. you lift your elbow too
much to play golf properly.
New hember-How dare your III
report you to the committed rm q
lifelong teetotalerl-London Tft-Bits.
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CIT IL not for the
men In the trench
es that I feel the
greatest pity, much as
their terrible and he
roic suffering stirs my
heart. l am moved
most by the plight of
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Risky eusIness.
They talk Of managing . VIA
A risky thing 70 try.
Attempt ~ Not upon your mn
Not I
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FINLAND VERGlNG ON PoliTl.
 CAL FREEDOM.

More and more are the nations of Europe which are under autocratic domination or subject to the politi- cal dictation of an alien government looking toward the day when complete political and social freedom shall dawn.
 Russia, until the great revolt the the sovereign estate of autocratcy, was the latest to cast aside the found it's highest expression in the reproduction of personal and politi- possibly Germany, are preparing to follow suit.
 This much desired freedom day not be gained in day and possibly not until years have passed but that it wlll come eventually is forcibly in- dicated by the present trend of events in both nations. And not only will il come in Finland and Germany but the cay is not far distant when Time in his eternal pro rress will find every nation of the old world emancipated from the dictation of hereditary rule and living in that state of political existence which is founded upon the will of the people.
 Finland the latest of the nations to take a definite step toward political independence, Is now passing through the last phases of that political discontent which leads to freedom and the recent dispatches relative to the political status of that country, in which 1t was announced that the Finnish diet has passed to the last stage of parliamentary processes a measure which virtually establishes Finnish independence, are, therefore, of marked importance as indicating the early addition of a new sovereign state to the worlds galaxy of na- tions.
 This radical resolution is the latest development of the separatist agita- tion winch had it's start soon after the Russian revolt and has on sev- eral occasions resulted in conditions amounting almost to a political crisis, owing to the wide variance of ideas among the several parties into which the nation hs divided politically.
 The present agitation, which is the natural heritage Of the long continued struggle against the constitutional inhibitions of the old Russian gov- ernment, began when the new Finnish premier used an expression during the course of speech in parlia- ment implying that. with the over- throw of the unlamented autocracy, Russia ceased to be suzerain pew. CT and had become a friendly neigh
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Dor and a possible ally-a view that was well sustained by the announce ment of the Russian provisional government that personal liberty and freedom was the dominant motive of the new government.
 To the Finnish people fhe enforced continuance of their country as vassal state of Russia was entirely irreconcilable with the establishment of complete political freedom in Rus. sia.
 The new government of Russia
 appears not to have accepted this
 view, however, and in restoring the
 Finnish constitution In March, claim
 ed that the new Russian government
 had succeeded to the rights of the
 former emperor Nicholas, as grand
 duke of Finland. The Helsingfors
 parliament immediately retorted that the claim of the temporary govern
 ment was open to question and in- sisted on the immediate passage of measures increasing Finland's pres
 ent measure of independence. The ruling of the provisional gov ernment. delivered in answer to the demand of Finland, declared that such action must await the will of the constitutional assembly which 1 would draw up constitution for the whole empire
 Doubtless 1t was this reply, indi- eating, as 1t did, no intention of sur
 rendering the claim of suzerainty over Finland, which led the Finnish
 leaders to attempt the passage of a
 measure which, judged from the re- cent dispatches, Is tantamount 10 a declaration of independence. Although Finland Is greatly dlvid- | ed over the question because of the 1 uncertainty concerning the future ! attitude ot the republican govern l ment, the only party solidly opposed ! to the independence program is the l old Finnish party, which has always been stlongly Rusophile and has at all times resisted complete sever ance of political relations with Rus sia.
 Whatev." may e the fate of the independence measure now before Finland's parliament it is certain that the masses will not forego the opportunity for freedom created by the change In the government of Russia without struggle and forci- ble disunion is almost sure to follow the defeat of the measure unless the new democracy of Russia consents to a radical amendment of it's claims to suzerainty.
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pastime in shooting arrows with
nails in the heads through the bars
at the allied prisoners in the German
camps.
"My attention was called to one
detention camp in Wittenberg, where
Martin Luther nailed his articles on
the church door. One incident there
was typical There was a large
number of Russian prisoners confin-
ed in one camp with typhus fever.
The German officials said the French
and British prisoners ought to have
an opportunity to get acquainted
with their allies, and 50 they all
were driven into the quarters with
the Russians. They were by that act
driven to death as certainly as if
they had been killed.
II learned that the German officers
i'm charge Of the camps had trained
their police dogs to bite all British
soldiers in uniform. When the officers
went among the prisoners they took
the dogs along, and the dogs al
ways bit few prisoners.
"My complaint was at first not
needed. learned that the practice
was being continued. I told a high
German official that I was a very
good shot with a rifle, and that il
the practice did not stop I would tax,
up the sport Of shooting police dogs
~ told that officer 4 don't know
what you can do about it if I shoot
a few dogs The camp commander
was removed.
"These things may show you lit
tie something of the spirit existing
in Germany. We have no compre
hension of it in this country"