The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Member nhrne
Now war Methods Have Chanoo6
Everybody Musk HELP.

Now war Methods Have Changed
Everybody MUS Help.
.Helle, Uncle Dan, Jimmie and l
have been waiting for you"
Sorry II ! have kept you long" said
Uncle Dan. "YOur mother has been
telling me how bashful I used to be.
She said II q girl spoke to me l would
blush to my hair roots. Well, I re
minded her Of the time your father
first came 70 SCI her and the joke we
played ON them, 20 I guess chat will
hold her for q WHILE"
Continuing Uncle Dan said: "You
want to talk more about the war, do
yous, Well. war methods have under
gone many changes and they are still
changing. No two wars are fought
alike. In early times, the weapons we're
stones, clubs. spears, bows and arrows,
swords, etc. In this kind Of warfare,
victory was with the strong right arm.
Men OF enormous size and strength
we're the great warriors. The inven-
don OF gunpowder, however, has
changed all this. 1t has enabled men
to kill one another at a considerable
distance, and do It Wholesale. The
war, as we know It now, is q combine
ton Of chemicals, machinery, mathe-
NAUTICAL calculations and highly trained
men. Just think of It! Airplanes,
submarines, armored tanks, or cater
pillars. poison gases. and curtains OF
fire are all used for the first time in
this war /; and they are destructive be-
You'd anything heretofore known.
THE methods followed by the kali
ser and his allies are simply devilish.
He must answer in history to the kill
ing Of thousands of innocent women
and children. He has broken every
international law and every rule of
warfare: he has bOnbarded hospitals
and u~ndefended cities, sunk Red Cross
ships on errands of mercy he has de-
str0yed cathedrals and priceless treas
ures Of art that can neve be replaced;
he has made slaves Of his prisoners;
he has tried to get rs into war with
Japan his emmissaries have blown up
our ships, burned III factories and
fired ur forests. He knows no mercy
or honor. The most charitable view
to take Of this blood-thirsty tyrant
IL that he IL crazy.
zone thing is certain" continued Un-
Gle Dan, with great emphasis, "Our
liberty, the safety Of our homes and
country. and the security Of the
world demand the speedy and ahso-
lutte overthrow of the k i
crushing out once and TO r
reign Of Prussian brutality"
"How about the German = yple,"
said Billie.
Uncle Dan replied: "The splendid
German people were happy, thrifty,
prosperous and c0ntented. They have
been tricked into war and made to
suffer the tortures OF the damned:
they have been cruelty and systematic
lilly deceived. God grant that the real
facts may get to them, and If they do,
Lord help the kaiser!"
"Of course the allies will win," said
Mrs. Graham.
"Probably So" said Uncle Dan. "Rut
II we are to win. we must 60 the limit.
We must check the awful destruction to
shipping by the German submarines.
or we may not be able to get food and
supplies to our own men and to our al
lies; we must also put hundreds of
thousands, and perhaps millions, Of
first-class soldiers In the battle line.
"Food is the first consideration" I'm
Gle Dan continued. mo army a hold
out against hunger. It has been said
that food will win the war, and this is
largely true. Hence the Importance
OF the farm in the var plans Of our
country"
Mrs. Graham-interrupted by saying:
''In view of the Importance Of farming,
don't you think, Daniel, that the farm
ers ought to be exempted from war
service?"
"No, a thousand times no." said en-
Gle Dan, striking the table SO hard to
emphasize his protest that he tipped
over q vase OF flowers. 1--WE must
have no clnss legislation. The duty to
serve Is the common duty Of all, and
no class must be relieved Of this OBJ
legation. The question Of exemption
must be a personal n and decided by
the facts surrounding each case. In
no other way can we have a square
deal, and to insure this, 1t Is the duty
OF congress to pass Immediately the
Chamberlain bill, OF some such meas
ure, which Is fair to all classes. 1t
would settle all these questions and
do It fairly. Safety now and safety
hereafter demands such legislation,
and let me suggest that you and your
friends get busy with your congress
man and senator's and urge them to
prompt action.
1T Is time for rs to realize that we
are not living In a fools paradise /:
that this great country Of ours cost
oceans Of blood and treasure and 1t is