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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
aASlA For The AsIATICS.

Were it only something new might feel inclined
to grow excited about il. discovery 10y the
ciated press OF another German plot 1t is less
than twenty-five years ago that Germany decided TO
grab Of the backbone Of Europe from the North sea
to the Mediterranean and the Central German
empire from which TO conquer the earth That has
been vaguely known a German ambition since 1895.
No wondas that should in times Of
approaching peace co. ahem!
Why not discover something new. like say. the Jap
anese plot and with which We. and the OF
the world may deal after this il a
settlement OF the issues made part OF the
peace negotiations.
Japan. nominaIly beIngerent in the European war.
hasn't been doing much fghting but she's been doins
good deal Of thinking. Some Of the results of her
cerebration just beginning to show. The atten
ton various governments. including own.
being directed a propaganda appearing in Jap
publications demanding radical change in the
Toxic governments foreign policy.
Their slogan Asia for Asiatics". The idea ap-
pears to be a sort of Asiatic Japan
wound undertake protect the greatest continents
from foreign aggression just United States pro-
tects North and South America.
The editor Of the Chuwo Koron Central Review
explains thus:
"westerners exclude Asiatics wherever pos
sible. They take every opportunity TO estab-
Hsh their powers. whether the in
the east 10y robbng the Asiatics OF their
future Westerners selfish and self-cen-
tered The fate OF Asia is hanging in
balance Either the Asiatics submit
TO the selfish will of the westerners or strike
for themselves by establishing greater
Asia policy restrain the westerners'
Greater Asia sounds almost like echo OF Pan
America. is reminiscent. too, o Pan German
ism" and ''Pan-Slavism' With such conspicuous ex-
amples before eyes. Japan can't be blamed for
wishing initiate them.
But if she is seriously bent the policy, how far
will carry it? All the powers would like to know.
Does aim hegemony of the yellow only,
or Of all Asia?
Does she mean to close the open door in China :?
Will try to drive Russians OF eastern
Siberia? II Asia is for Asatics' what about India
and Farther India, held by her European allies? And
will her ambitions extend far Persia and
Mesopotams? Will they touch the Philippines?
Two things fairly certain. One is that Japan
will bear watching. The other is that how
closely she is watched she is likely get of
this war for what she puts into it, than any other
belligerent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23

At every step it has shown a mas
terry of its means, an apparent COM
prehension OF its purpose, a surety
Of action, a power of adaptation
TO circumstances without every
varying from a predetermined line,
that are delightful TO watch You
feel that, somehow. il knows what
il is about and that il always knew
what IT had to do, even when it was
waiting TO be planted. No micro
scope can reveal 10 you the image
of future vine in a seed-pea, or
future oak in an acorn; yet, in some
form or manner. the image must he
there-like pregnant idea in the
head OF an architect out of which Il
great cathedral will grow.
Is not the mental food furnished
by the observation of these micro
cosms unfolding their worlds OF hid
den life at least as nourishing IN
its way as is dish of peas on the
table? Man does not live by bread
alone. The Undevout gardener is a
mad ar the undeVout astronomer
devotions meaning fidelity TO truth
and TO the search for truth.
This year the ice saints" have
been unusually frigid, and amateur
gardeners. answering the call 10
duty, have had many disappoint-
ments to face, owing to the slow
ness of their seeds to terminate: but
even in this experience they can
find lessons in the ilIimitabIe ways
of nature The magic OF the sun
shine has never been more wonder
fully displayed.
! have been watching a particu-
| lar row in my garden for three
weary weeks. With nay finger / have
dug up some of the unawakenins
seeds 10 see what allied them. Every
day il was the same-no sign of
life. But yesterday morning the
| long wished for sun came out IA
dainty, rising warm from a cloud
| free horizon, and in the afternoon.
| as l trod again the hard beaten track
alongside that row of buried life
germs my eyes were reioiced by :he
| sight of broken line of tender
green points pushing up through the
soil. How did the sunbeams get
down into the darkness. below the
surface of the soil and so suddenly
break the sleep OF that waiting and
seemingly dead rank And the
same day. at the same magical
touch, thousands of pinched buds on
F, a maple tree near my window
| which had long seemed on the point
of giving up the contest and with
ering away, sprang. as if electrified
| into green life, and in a few hour:
| each OF them had become a full
born leaf, Verify, gardening is tn,
next thing 10 star gazing for open
ing the mind-which is also a seed
germ full OF unguessed posi- bilities
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
Celery, Once a
Luxury, Can Now be
Raised at Home

The News-Times Is conducting
column with the coopera ton Of the
NatiOLsl Emergency Food Garden
Commission 90 Inspire the planting
OF more food gardens throughout
the country. Members OF the CON-
mission are: Charles Lathrop Pack.
president OF American Forestry as
ISOLATION; Luther Burbank. Dr.
Charles W. Eliot. Prof. Irving Fist
or, John Hays Hammond. Fairfax
Harrison. Myron I. Herrick. DR..
John Grier Hibben. Emerson Nc
Mlllin. A. ". Shaw: Carl Yrooman.
assistant secretary Of agriculture.
Capt. ]. r. White. L. s. shipping
board; James Wilson. former secre-
tary OF agriculture. You should
watch this column every day. Any
questisns should be written on one
side OF the paper and sent TO the
Garden Editor OF the News-Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23

Formerly good celery could be
grown only bv expert market gar
deners. and il was a luxury enjoyed
by common folks only on such spe-
cial occasions as Thanksgiving and
Christmas. Now. thanks to the de-
velopment of scientific process
known as the new celery culture"
the succulent plant can be grown
satisfactorily in any small garden
with good soil. says the bulletin
from the national emergency food
garden commission, which Is coop
Grating with this paper TO encourage
the planting OF food gardens this
year.
Growing Of celery on a commercial
scale is an expensive process. requir-
ing transplanting and later the
blanching of the stalks by shading
either with boards set on edge on
both sides of the rows or by heaping
earth around the plants so that only
the leafy tops show.
The new celery culture consists of
planting celery so Gle sely together
that the tops themselves form a mass
of shade through which no sunlight
can penetrate. The perfection Of
new varieties of self bleaching celery
aid the home gardener to produce an
abundance of white stalks on a small
area of ground
Such cultivation is adapted to gar
dens which can be irrigated from a
city water supply. Celery consumes
enormous quantities Of both water
and plant food, so that heavy ferti-
lization is also necessary in the new
celery culture. Several wheelbarrow
loads Of well-rotted manure should
be worked into the soil OF a celery
bed 10 feet square.
Plant TO seeds IN special beds now
thickly. AS soon as you can handle
the seedlings spread them out by
transplanting so that they are two
inches apart each way. At the be
ginning OF summer these plants will
be ready for permanent transplant
ing to a bed which has already
grown an early crop OF some vege-
table. Set the plants s inches apart
| in rows only s inches apart.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23

turns, becomes a vine. develops lit
tie spiral, clinging hands. holds 10y
any tall thing it can seize, pulls it
self higher, spreads, perfumes the
air with flowers and finally produces
new peas just like itself. And in
every one of those reproductions OF
itself 1t locks up the same marvel
Gus powers that enabled il to per
form its own miracle of evolution.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
QUITE AT HOME.

Doris rushed out 10 tell the news
10 neighbor.
oh, you don't know what we've
got upstairs"
What is it," said Doris
You don't say So" the neighbor
exclaimed. is he going TO stay ."
Il think so. said Doris. Hes got
his things of. ''-Argonaut.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
TRY THIS on YOUR FRIEND.

Did you see all those soldiers
guarding the city library"
NO. Why in the world have they
got soldiers guarding the library 20
Why they found dynamite in the
dictionary"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
SOME TREAT.

Proud mother: You will he FIVE
years old tomorrow Willie. and [
want 10 give you a real birthday
treat Tell me what you would like
better than anything else"
Willie latter thinking earnestly
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
THE RRIDE,s DEVICE.

Grocery butter is so unsatisfac-
tory. dear" said Mrs Youngbride,
Il decided today that we would
make our own"
"Oh did you? p" said the husband
Yes; / bought a churn and or
dered buttermilk 20 be left here reg
ularly. Won't it be nice TO have
really fresh butter?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
LACK OF CAPACITY.

say, Joe. ! want you 10 help en-
terrain friend from out of town
tonight. He married a prohibition
list"
Good heavens. man, can't drink
that much,"-Puck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

Landlord-Fve called 10 collect
the rent
Little boy-Please. sir. mamma 5
out and forgO: TO leave IL.
Lsndlord-How do you know she
forgot TO leave il?
Little boy-Because she said so.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
THE MELTING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

for Ave minutes): Bring be a whole
box of chocolate creams. mother. and
ask Tommy Smith TO come in and
watch me eat them Puck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
ALREADY POSTED

Batz: You ought TO brace up and
show your wife who is running
things at your house.
Cralle (sadly): She knows
Puck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23

Let me suggest that every one
helps. and helps greatly. 10 solve the
problem of the feeding OF the ma
tons. "-Pres't Wilson.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23

Voluntarily the big boards OF trade suspended
gambling in grains Not enough! Congress should
prohibit u
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23

The steps of the process have
been ascertained but the reason, or
motive power, behind them remains
a mystery All that we can say is
that life alone produces life and
that il is an endless chain Of whose
beginning we are ignorant
In a week. or two weeks. after l
have planted the seed, ! see a row
Of yellow-green sprouts pushing
out Of the ground where the seeds
were buried. I dig one of them up
and find that il has pushed out lit
tie roots below. as well as a little
stem. with budding leaves above.
The roots go down and bury them
selves deeper. knowing their bust
ness. though we do not know their
teacher: while the stem grows up
and seeks the air and the sunshine,
knowing its business, too. All this
was locked up. invisible, in the hard,
black seed before l put II IN the
ground Ii was packed into the seed
before it left its mother plant. 1t
waited there for the conditions that
would set its machinery going. Seeds
have waited thus in Egyptian tombs
for thousands of years. the wound
up spring never losing its tension
but ready TO begin Unwinding at the
touch of the soil.
Suppose that IL Is a pea that
plant. After a little while the buried
pea puts out roots, a stem and
leaves. The stem climbs, twists
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
The Mystery of the Seeds
Many a Lesson to be Learned by the Gardener Who
Watches Plant Life Develop.
BY Garrett p. serviss-

People who are now working in
gardens for the first time in their
lives have a chance TO learn things
about nature that no book and no
school could teach them so well. The
impenerable mystery Of plant life
lies close TO their eyes, and when
they see the seed sprouting and eacn
little bit OF hardened protoplasm
obeying its own special call and
starting TO unwind out of itself, as
a magician pulls ribbons from his
mouth, either a pod Of peas, or a
melon. or a round red radish. Or a
low carrot, or a head of lettuce, or
a sprig of parsley, or a coated on
ion, and never making a mistake or
deviating from the ancestral mode.
they are in the presence Of the very
soul of the universe.
l take in the hollow of my hand
few hard. dry seeds, as big as
pins heads, with no more appear
ance OF life about them than there
10 dbOuA 81 many 81 dAhc VI ooilN
and 1 sprinkle them along in a little
trench in the ground and cover
them with a half inch of earth, lit
orally burying them, and go away
filled with faith in a resurrection.
That faith is based solely on ex-
perience, not at all on a prior rea-
soning. without the previous eXpe-
rience / should never dream of what
is about to happen. II is as Won
derful and, as far as ultimate causes
are concerned, as inexplicable now
as il was at the dawn of life on the
earth. Science has not advanced
one inch toward an explanation OF
why a seed should contain hidden
in itself the power of developing in
to something as different from seed
as an eagle. is different from an
egg.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23

When the Chicago board of trade stopped specu-
atve trading wheat days, the price of wheat
tur,b1ad SDactacularIv
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26
CHRISTMAS AT THE CAMP

Macon, Ca: Dec. 25.-With no du-
ties to perform and plenty to eat, the
soldiers of the Dixie division, includ-
ing many men from Florida, in camp
here, had merry time today. They
had plenty of candy and other sweets
and plenty of entertainment, both So
cial and otherwise. The camp was
thrown open to visitors and many
thousands of home folks visited the
60 PIN khaki, who were unable to get
ughs TO go home.
Christmas tree will be lighted
Wis evening at 5:15 o'clock on the
infantry parade grounds and presents
will be distributed. A big chorus
from the city will sing for the enter
tainment of the boys. The division
band will also furnish music.
The patients in the base hospital
And the regimental infirmaries had
real Santa Claus in the local Red
Cross workers. About 5000 useful
gifts were distributed during the aft
ernoon Every patient in the base
hospital received a gift.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26
LIBERTY BONDS ON
THE STOCK EXCHANGE

The daily quotations of Liberty
Bonds on the New York Stock Ex-
change below par do not represent
any real loss for those holders of
Liberty Loan Bonds who do not need
to sell them. The figures do mean a
very small loss for those who find
themselves compelled for one reason
or another to sell; but those who hold
on to their bonds have one of the very
best investments in the world-abso-
lutely safe, free to a great extent
rom taxation, and bringing in an alb
solutely certain income The loss to
them is purely imaginary, a paper
loss, not a real one.
Secretary McAdoo, in a speech be-
fore the Liberty Loan conference in
Washington December 10. made the
statement that, while sufficient legal
ly competent evidence was not in hand
to warrant conviction before a jury,
yet enough was known morally to
convince a man of understanding
that the hand of the kaiser was at
work in bringing about sales of Lib
erty Loan Bonds and depressing THEN
price on the exchange. This is added
proof that the loss indicated by the
difference between par and the stock
exchange prices is fictitious and not
real
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26
FORECAST FOR THE FUTURE
Immense Struggle Along the Battle
Lines VIII Follow Rejection of
TeutOn Peace Offer

The diplomatic representatives of
the allied powers are looking to the
next fortnight to mark important
changes in the world war.
The opinion prevails generally in
Entente circles that the present
phase, signalized by the collapse of
Russia and the breaking of the Ital-
ian lines, is at an end and that the
new year will usher in what may be
the final phase of the great conflict.
There are indications that the Ger
man military and political leaders are
of the same mind. From Europe the
reports that the kaiser is to make a
holiday peace offer continue to come
, That it will be as futile as the pre-
vious political peace offers that have
emanated from. the Central Powers is
a foregone conclusion.
+ It's rejection will mean the renewal
of the fighting on probably greater
scale than ever before, fighting which
will conclude with the active partici-
patton of the United States, and will
lead, according to the conviction OF
American military officers, to the es-
| Establishment of a real peace.
The opinion prevails in Washington
that the lines along which the decis-
i've battles of the war will be fought
have been definitely drawn. Russia
no longer enters into the calculations
of the military strategists of the Uni.
ted States and the allied powers. Italy
is holding, and the Allies will meas
ure their strength with Germany or
the long front from the North Sea tt
the Adriatic
Germany is following the same
course. While parleying with the
Bolsheviki leaders on the eastern
front all available troops are being
hurried westward. 1t is expected
that as soon as the kaiser has faileC
in his attempts to justify himself il
the eyes of the German people b!
making his futile peace proposal HI
will give the order to the masset
IGerman divisions and the armies vii
i take up the struggle at arms.
/ To Block German Plots
] Further collapses of the kind tha
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26
FIRST Y. Nj. C. A.
WORK IN FRANCE

Refreshments and amusements
were provided for the first American
troops stationed for training in the
first line trenches by the American
Army and Navy Young Mems, Chris
tan Association. This work began
in a COW shed in little village just
behind the front lines under the di-
rection of Ira d. Shaw, a former
Columbia University football player.
The equipment to begin with consist
ed only of small supply of choco-
late, cigarettes and matches, which
were passed out to the men as they
passed the hut on their way "up the
line"
Later the COW shed was abandoned
for large habitable room with
splendid open fireplace. The associa-
ton headquarters in Paris largely
augmented the supply of refresh
ments and provided magazines, writ
ing paper and a. talking machine,
which was on "active service" from
early morning until late at night.
Each evening groups of tired, wet
American infantrymen and their
French comrades in arms hocked to
the room for bit of entertainment.
The barking of the 75's used by the
Americans as the shells started for
the German lines could be heard
plainly within the hut Nearby were
dugouts for shelter when the Ger
man shells came too close for COM
fort.
Not many hlometers from this ad-
vance hut was another that original
" was a French barracks. It was
gladly turned over to the American
association which served there both
French and American soldiers. It
had a canteen, games, writing mater
ial and two coal fires which were
kept supplied by the French soldiers.
The Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries did not
confine their work to the huts but
went to the front trenches with news
papers, magazines, tobacco and other
supplies.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26
.SELECT|vE DRAFT
THAT SELECTS
Not Only Soldiers but Men in Other
Callings are Needed by
the Nation
(Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 26.-The new
draft machinery was invoked for the
first time today when Provost Mar
shal General Crowder made public
the instructions sent to all governors
for the mobilization of one thousand
bricklayers needed with General Per-
shing's forces at once. The local
boards will examine the question
naires now returned and report the
number of bricklayers of the. draft
age available. General Crowder's let
ter indicates that similar calls for
skilled men in other occupations may
be expected.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26

rendered Russia helpless, promoted
by German agents working under
cover, probably will fail, according to
the Washington view, apparently
based upon the conclusions of the
American officers who recently have
been in conference with the allied
representatives If there is to be any
further progress by the Central Pow
ers they must fight for it and gain
by force of arms Conspiracy, asJ
military weapon, probably will prove
valueless henceforth.
The coming fortnight, therefore,
might mark the beginning of the
final epoch of the war. The strength
of the British, French and Italians is
regarded by American officers as be-
ing sufficient to withstand the shock
of the threatened German offensive,
at least, until the American armies,
now under training, are ready to
take up the struggle.
Size of Task Apparent
The possibility that the submarine
campaign, upon which the German
junkers based their promise of victory
to the German people, will prove
decisive now is remote. The subma-
rine menace constantly is decreasing
Conservative American officers pre-
dict that it virtually will have been
overcome by next spring. In this re-
spect, also, the end of the present
year marks an important turning
point
In the meantime the preparation:
which the United States has under
taken are going forward. The huge
stream of munitions and supplies j:
beginning to flow and viii grow con
stantly in volume until the end of ths
war. For the first time, it now be
gins to appear, the task ahead hal
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26
BANDITS RA|DED
ACROSS THE BORDER
Caught Up WITH BY AMERICAN CAVALRY AND A
NUMBER KILLED
(Associated Press
ASSOCIATED Press

Maria, Mex, Dec. 26.-American
troops today are guarding all outlets
to the Vanhorn canyon, where hun
dred Mexican bandits Christmas
morning crossed the American border
and raided the postofice and general
store at the Brite ranch, killed three,
wounded one and carried away booty
estimated worth $1,000. Many ban
dts are reported to have been killed
by the soldiers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-26
CLOSING THE RED
CROSS CAMPAIGN
Many New Names Have Been Re.
ceived by the Ocala Chapter
Since Monday

Marion county is far ahead with its
Red Cross work. The following new
names have been taken since Mon
day:
Ocala
Edward Maynard, M. A. Rice, Mrs.
NJ A. Rice, H. C. Cameron, Fred
Winer, Mrs. A. A. Winer, Absalom
Young.
DIR. S. H. Bitch, M. R. Goodwin, G.
C. Goodwin, Miss Varina Bitch, c. c.
Goodwin, Arlin Bitch, Earl Phillips,
Miss Oda Bitch, Miss Lillian Bitch,
Miss Lois Bitch, j. H. Lanier, Mrs
G. " Bitch, j. W. Coulter, Miss Lydia
Coulter, Grey Mckay, j. j. Goodwin
B. R. Bitch, Mrs. B. R. Bitch, Miss
Annie Pope Eagleton, Mrs. S. H
Bitch, A. L. Mckay, Mrs.sA. L. Nc
Kay, Miss Flora Mckay, Fenton
Bitch, Miss Opal Bitch, Looms
Bitch, Mrs. Gray Mckay, Arthur Me-
Kay, Miss Julia Mckay. Baxter Me-
Kay, Mrs. F. E. Fant, Landis Bitch
w. P. Hammons, Miss Rowena Ham
mons, J. NJ. Bitch, Mrs. j. J. God
win, w. p. Hammons.
Pennington
Miss Bessie Mae Wyche, Mrs. H
w. Nettles, C. H. Gray, F. E. Smoak
c. NJ Mathews, R. E. Mathews, E. H
Mathews, Mrs. R. E. Mathews, H. F
Chitty, ]. C. Smoak, Henry Smoak
Clifton Smoak, Mrs. Rena Cubberlee
H. L. Cubberlee, Mrs. M. G. Gray
Mrs. T. A. Mathews, E. F. Scott, M
B. Gunter, R. E. Mathews Jr., j. C
Mathews.