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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
HARD.HITTING VIRILITY IN
WILSON POLICY

TN is instinct i'm the American people to
L Hit hard or not az all. The Presidents
view of our duty is the essential virility
Of typical American manhood.
The Roosevelt motto Is, Never hit
soft" Until now the only blow that
America was In a position to strike was
a soft blow. If Mr.. Wilson had been the
Colonel's own brother he could not have
felt this spirit of "all or none more
strenuously or expressed It more force
fully.
The country sees now that II would
have been in sorry plight If 1t had let
itself be pussy-footed along into n half
impotent, little.by-little series of defensive
steps continuing until the final peace
negotiations had been started We would
then literally have had not n friend in
the world. The German Government
would have nursed an age.long desire
for vengeance upon us. The Allies would
have been contemptuous toward us. The
neutrals would have seen no leadership
in America, no guarantee in the Monroe
Doctrine.
But our record is clean. our Govern
ment observed with proud punctilio" its
friendly relations with the German,Io Iov-
ernment until it recalled its Ambassador.
In the interval between then and now it
was not an enemy to the German Go"ern-
ment. But when finally the die was cast,
our Government became "a 100 per cent
enemy of the German Government. There
was to be no half measure of armed neu-
traity, which would hit soft. There is
to be the full measure ,f war to the limit
TO end the war as sooh as possible.
I'VE are now about to accept the gage
of battle with this natural foe of liberty,
and shall, If necessary, spend the whole
force of the nation to check and nullify
its pretensions and power
This, from the Presidents address. is
the guarantee to the world that we mean
business. Let those who have no stomach
for this fight stay at home No doubt
many Of them can claim exemption from
a mans work; so much the more honor
for those who go. What we lose we lose
outright; the gain Is to be the whole
worlds, not ours. except as we have the
worlds good in our hearts for our reward.
Let America be represented by real men
In this final championship OF decent,
clean, manly living among the nations
The stakes are too great to be shared IN
tha winning by towards or faint-hearts
who would be content with half loaf of
freedom,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

the seas. now is the time TO start building
pion, whether we are to do much fighting
at sea in this war or not. This is In.
surance for the future. We can afford
to keep the greatest navy afoat better
than Great Britain Is or will be able to
afford 1t. We owe It to the safety of
small nations and to our honor In making
good our high promises of safeguarding
free peoples everywhere to prepare this
naval arm which will be no drain on our
resources, the absence of which would be
a constant menace to our resources.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

/. Events moving In seyen-league boots msass
events moving rapidly.
2. George w. Wickersham was Attorney CT
erai Of the United States in the Tafs ~
miristratOn. Ht a
3. Constantin Brun Is the Danish Minister y
the United States. who represented De4
mark in the sale of the Danish Wen
Indies to this country.
4. A cul-de-sac il u place with only one euts
let. The literal French meaning iss'bet
tom OF the bag"
3. 1t is estimated that tho earth has beel
inhabited by human beings for ut lesn
100000 years.
9. Herbert Spencer was distinguished Ens
lish philosopher and scientist. who dise
In 1908
7. The smoke screen, first used In the Amer
lean navy, Is effected by destrOyers. whie35
emit heavy smoke between the enemy -
the large ships Of their own feet.
8. Fly-fshng is fishing with artificial files =
bait.
0. Gemlnl. a constellation marked by ~
bright stars, Castor and P0llux c'ts3
twins'). lies between the Milky Way -
10. Walking the plank was a pirate methoa z
killing persons. The victim was DILL
folded. his arms were bound and he ~
forced to walk of u plank into the 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Senator Gore. talking real progre

Senator Gore. talking real progress
sivism In 1912, before the presidential
Nominations, had a stock speech In which
he said that II Wilson were the Demo-
cratic candidate and La Toilette the Re-
publican candidate the country could feel
safe no matter who won, because either
would be worthy representative Of
american sentiment in any democratic
crisis. The Senator guessed wrong. To-
day La Toilette is the one prominent
american who could least be trusted to
Euide our destinies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
YOUR MOODS

lo" moods are like the April days
When clouds arc blolcn across the blue
The shine and shddouS-golds and grays
Are IN the choRgcJM heart Of you.
HnoW too 1ccH your dcflc 7rdyS.
Your moods arc like the April days.
But hOn0h yOu constant sister Man
Is crcr JdithfW, Kind and true.
StH must hncel to yon and prdy
loH listen 1Chilc plead and roo.
For HoUgh Uour heart 1cith mine for ton
tAS plcdSes most Dour tdnCU plays
stu must Scch the pain, the joy-
Your moods arc like the April days.
VARLEY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
JULY /, 1916

We we-e unprepared.
We were most unwise;
We have been like that
For centuries
But we've taught ourselves thing or two
And we're muddling through.
Twenty-three months
Twenty-three men!
Oh the muddle
And muddle again
One can't deny it, because it's true
But we're muddling through.
Shells and soldiers.
Piles and fles;-
The roar goes up
on seventy miles,
We know now what we always knew
We shall muddle through
oh. Banner OF ours
That shines In the wars.
ON. excellent bars
Red, white and blue, :
Vl11 e|1E - cyI|f [fold y you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
NO PEACE WITH KAISERS

YTNHE inevitable talk of renewed offers
l. of peace comes from Berlin and Vienna,
and there is every reason to believe that
it is well founded. But there can be no
peace between the Kaiser and the democ-
racies arrayed against him until there is
a complete backdown by his autocratic
Government. The only Central Powers
that can properly guarantee a lasting
peace will be the people of those nations,
and only when those people govern them
selves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

THE LADS of Campion College. which
is the town of Prairie -du-Chien. Wiscon-
SIN, conducted Bert Taylor's column in
the Chicago Tribune on Monday. 1t was
a good job. Take this for sample:
"A classical education" says Bill
Byrne, Jr, 'is like a suit OF evening
clothes. You may never use it except to
he waiter or to make fool of your
self But it will keep a fellow from hang.
ing around the livery stable"
And at the end of their DAVIS work
'Here was Just space enough for Bert TO
say; Very good boys. You have con-
trived to concoct column of foolery
without introducing the topic which
makes up nine-tenths of the average COL
lcge publication-Girl."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

We took the scalp of c. Sykes on the
eighteenth hole at Stenton yesterday, and
dragging his bag behind him he followed
us into the clubhouse. While he was
washing up he rubbered about bit, for
now that he's president of Bala Golf Club
he's constantly on the lookout for new
ideas. The prospectus of our greens COM
mittee, setting forth proposed improve
ments, caught his eye. He snorted and
laid demonstrative finger upon a para
graph written just this way:
"No 1s-Damn creek and make small
basin. etc"
'The first part of that" said he has
already been attended to-"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Money TO Holland

NJ. b. M.-The Belgian Relief Commn.
sion, 1924 Walnut street, advises sendins
money to Holland or Belgium by pahn
draft. which insures 1t against loss. Thefs
is certain risk attached to the sending ano
letters usually are delayed, but II tnIs
precaution is taken the sender undergoes
no loss Mail goes by way of England. Ins
letter from the Belgian soldier. Ernes'
Konen, interned in Namp at Zeist, HollAnc
was printed on the editorial page Marcn
81. 1t stated that he had certain article.
his mother.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Tom DAILY 8 Column
ON FAR FRONTIERS

ON FAR FRONTIERS
He dreamed the t,oilight that 'could pale
his closing,
Would loiter ocr the green and misty
miles,
In his oton Irish isle tcith Rim rcposin0,
In peaceful files
But rate had marked him for splendid
ending,
on far frontiers OF Uhich he ncrer
dreamed;
The tCorids most righteous cause toith
life defending,
Where Shrdpncl stredmcd.
T. j. MURRAY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

I. What Is the HindenburG line? III
2. What important position is held by SenAm
Stone In the Senate?
3. What Is "penultimate" warning:
4. What Is the difference between an Angie
phlle and an AngloDhobe: &
8. What does Good Friday commemorate
@. Who Is Speaker of the House of Reprr
sentatlyes? N&s
7. Name the largest continent.
3. Where are the White Mountains?
0. Who was Sir Isaac Newton:
10. What Is u cheetah? trtl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
The passage by the Philippine Leg

IIt IEtSodBc Uy tIIo I IIIIIpplIIe I1eS ;
islature Of compulsory training bill IL
lustrates the prevailing colonial faculty Of
reading salutary lessons to mother coun-
tries" Australia, 1t will be recalled, gave
the same sort of tip to England by in
dorsing universal service several years
before the war opened.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

Senator Lodge acted with COM
mendable patriotic spirit in refusing to
prosecute the pacifist who attacked him.
We must be very kind to the pacifists
They make such good fighters, and pres
emily nine-tenths Of them will be in army
Or navy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
The sinking of the AIT,

The sinking of the Aztec on the
very day that President Wilson pub
licly formulated his indictment against
Germany intmidates us in about the
same way as the Zeppelins tanned Lon
don, and has very much the same value
as recruiting argument.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Bernard Shs

Bernard Shaw says he was safer at
The front than in London after nightfall
where the 'lights-out" protection against
Zeppelins has caused more deaths by ac-
cidents than the Zeppelins caused. At
the present rate Of killings by motor in
Philadelphia it would certainly be safer
70 enlist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

1t can be no harder for us to foresee
the day when America will be applauded
In the Reichstag Of a liberated Germany
than 1t was for Patrick Henry ever TO
imagine that his country would be
eheered in the House of Commons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

a majority The total vote was 42S, d
majority of which would have been 2lk
so that, even with the defections noted
Clark had majority of only two. 1t vas
interesting to note that while Mr. GardnW
and the handful Of followers went agaIhk
Mann, and the blind Progressive Schan
nominated Clark, the new lady member, wha
was "wiling to abide by the action of tn
Republican caucus" stood squarely for tn
Republican candidate. Ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

Western pacifists who have been
lightly ignoring perils beneath the waves
must have suffered a rude shock when
the excursion steamship st. Paul went
aground on a submerged cornfleld two
miles below Evansville, Ind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

Hindenburg's insistence that there
was method in his retreat need not greatly
worry the Entente If st. Quentin is cap.
fured. Such victory, which now seems
Imminent. will unquestionably prove that
whatever the plan was. 1t has failed. A
surprise which is never sprung is about
Is exciting as a damp skyrocket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

(. Somewhere in America" are the
boys of the Philadelphia regiments--we
would not say where IL we knew. But
good luck to them!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Our immediate need for the prese

Our immediate need for the present
4 . large navy. What we will need in
Ne near future is large navy. And
1nat we will require In the distant future
large navy. This is the first and last
our needs II It is true, as America
tW believes. that this nation Is the guar
&oo of permanent peace. the only way
~ csn guarantee that peace is by having
pArably the greatest navy in the
Our land forces alone could
r. tressrve the peace of the federated
c&ooiee 81 that league OF honor
W6(ch tl1s President strives. The
alee e democracy and peace
oIo nj p>perated by ths ssas.
X ~ teoGh ~ csrtain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Proof sufficient to satisfy the coun

Proof sufficient to satisfy the coun-
try that Congress would not take too
much time about passing the war resoiu-
tion was found in this item from the news
from Washington: The President played
golf-and registered an unusually good
score"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

WHICH Naturally Introduces This.
have lately made my semiannlal de-
scent into that abyss of dcsolation. the
examination period. And. after the official
waste of three hours in the examination
room as proctor ! have spent one hour
with the written rewards of my yiligance.
"Wordsworth," / read "eXaltcd
In the beauties of nature" Addison and
steele. | find myself corroborated, taught
their age manners-'and this was done not
in preaching way. but in homeletic fash
ion" "Ilelcnsm" is a very dead
language nowadays-"Helenism is immoral
beauty Can this be the wander echo of
my attempt to analyze that temper which
fondly imagncs itself "unmoral"?
But prefer originaity-such originality
as that of the youth who assures me that
Franklin was the first great American man
OF letters because 'he invented the postal
system" We ask: what was
Swift besides a man of letters?" The an
swcr: swift. besides man of letters, was
n lunatic"
! am not asking just now what these
fairly representative jottings prove They
may prove that | have done my teaching
badly, or that the American college is a
bluff or that the modern young man has
only contempt for the cultivation of the
mind, or that the English classics ought 10
be considered as dead to all but pedants,
or that real education is an impossibility in
social order founded on and dedicated 10
commerce, or that the preparatory schools
do not know what they are about, or that
the undergraduate will take his academic
instruction from only one mantle athletic
coach, the man who teaches him to play.
| promise myself a terrible day of reckoning
up these issues and the relation of my own
conscience to them.
But for the moment I only ask: What
can be. done about it? What on earth can
be done about it?
Atlantic Monthly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

And now, friends and fellow-citizens,
II there be among us any Of the tribe of
William Henry Matter. whom st. John
q. Erwin 4 ;;changins Winds. sdescribes
q e "a Profsss'op sad s.seydspsE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

Sixteen generals press Carranza,'
declares a headline. No wonder he is cut
ting such a fiat figure in the worlds
stirring news today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

A contrib. A. Switzerland gets this
across to us quite uncensored. 1t is re-
layed by w. c. Hammer, of the Russian
Import Company: In roadside inn near
Frutigcn, Switzerland. which makes a
specially OF trout cooked to the tourists
order, these two signs are Displayed
Iebende Torellen Fremdes Geld wird gc-
nOmmen
Truites Nivantes On prend dc In monnaic
u 49, etrnngPrc
Trouts Alive Strange nancy taken
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
BIT rate had marked him for sp1cnd
IN THE TRAIN the other morning We

IN THE TRAIN the other morning we
noticed pair of broad young, khaki-clad
shoulders a few seats ahead of us. The
service hat topping the head well poised
above the shoulders was encircled by
silk cord Of red and blue intertwined.
One Of the T. Of i. lads. a brown string
was knotted under his cerebellum. To
hold on his hat in windy weather, we
thought. But a moment later he turned
his head and we saw that the string was
hawser for his large tortoise-rimmed
younglterary-m spectacles. over
trained! Our thoughts hoped to an.
other smile.provoking thing which is not
as irrelevant as it would seem:
Athylene Radsh is making visit at
the home of Charles +. Brasurc.
Milford tDcl) Chronicle.
What impulse is it that prompts us
when our name is Radish to call our
daughter Athylene?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Naval Ye0man

s. X. H-Yeoman in the navy are ek
vided into classes. A recruit receives slIt<
a month third-class yeoman. ss3; recone.
class, $3.50; mst-class, st4 cl,isf yoomsx
with permanent appointment. $77. "A k:,oy
edge OF shorthand Il not a requlrcioent
obtaining permanent appointments.
Resnnek - sl.. Y ' &, 5 - s & v.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Bull Run

Bull Run
W. r. THE first battle of Bull Ru.
was fought July 21, 1861. The secone
battle of Bull Run was fought August ~
30. 1852. Both. were won by the coe'
federates. r1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

Slr-You know there is always a late
photographer. I've never known all of
them to be on time. On Saturday when
all the distinguished ones in the front row
of the stand in Independence Square had
posed for the movies and stlll pictures and
addressing Tom Smith. implored:
Mr.. Mayor, won't you please shake hands
with Senator Johnson again; didn't get
you"
1t seemed TO me that the Mayor was
torn between conflicting desires He wanted
that picture to appear in the paper and
he wanted to rebuke the photographer for
being late. He thought quickly, which, for
some folks, is not always safe.
This Is becoming painful" he said. I
mentioned this to my friend Carl. and he
said: Gosh And Hughes didn't shake
hands with Johnson even once and see how
painful that was! +. Il. b.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

Germany will note that Congress
was not called to meet on April Fools
Day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

Athylene Radish is making n visit at
the home of Charles f. Brasurc
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-06

furnishing the State of Arkansas
with turnip seed this year, and
isn't too proud to let Mississippi
and Tennessee have some of them.
He showed up in McCrory Satur-
day with one bushel for sale, and
again Wednesday with one barrel.
And there are more at home.
The seed are from his big turnip
field, threshed out by hand, re-
ally a by-product, and a valu-
able one, of his turnip patch.
Mr.. Virgins was asked how
many bushels of turnips and tur-
nip greens he raised. He re-
piled: Il don't know. It's only
you town fellows who take &C.
count of and charge up what
your neighbors get. Out our way
everybody helps himself. "
Mr.. Virgins is selling seed
now at 80 cents a pound. He is
watching the market closely,
however, and they will doubtless
soon be higher.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-06
LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to an order made by the
Common Council of the Incor-
porated Town of McCrory, Ar
kansas, at its regular meeting
held Monday, July 2, 1917, the
offer of the Town Council for the
town to pay any part on any con-
crete walk, constructed or to be
constructed, will be withdrawn
July 10, 1917, and any person or
persons, firm or corporation, de-
string to take advantage Of the
city's offer to pay part of the
cost of any walk to be construct
ed will make application for same
in writing to Mr.. w. N. Dune
hew, Recorder, on or before the
above date, as the town will not
pay any part of the cost Of con-
structing any concrete walks al
ter that date.
WALTER w. RANEY,
Mayor.
Dated July 3, 1917.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-06

brief account of his experiences
on his recent trip to the Confed-
crate reunion and a visit with
his old home folk in the East,
which was very interesting, hu-
morous in describing the quaint
folklore of the East, and touch
ingly pathetic in abiding to the,
fast fading ranks of the old Con-
federate soldiers.
Mr.. Lark invited DIR. D. C.
Absher, who is in charge of the
campaign for better health in
Woodruff county, to explain to
the congregation the nature and
objects of his work. DR.. Absher
made a most convincing argu-
ment showing that in the work
for health preservation an ounce
of prevention is worth more than
a pound of cure" and quoted
copiously from the Bible to prove
that I'VE are our brothers keep
er in promoting the health of the
community. He appealed for the
cooperation of all and made a
good impression on his audience.
The pastor gave a most hearty
Endorsement to DR.. Absher's
work and closed the meeting
with an earnest prayer for its
success.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-06
A Hearty Endorsement

The services at the Methodist
church in McCrory Sunday even
ing, while not entirely devoted
to the usual exercises of church
meetings, yet emphatically taught
throughout the great doctrine of
the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood Of man, which is,
after all, the acme of true relig-
ion.
After performing the solemn
ceremony admitting three chill
dren to membership in the
church, Rev. F. A. Lark gave a
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Misses Kathleen and Roger
Lewis of Tulsa, Oklahoma, are
guests of McCrory friends and
relatives.
Registered Duroc Jersey pigs
for boys and girls clubs for sale
for cash or on terms.
H. D. ANGUS, McCrory, Ark
Miss Gwynne billiard and Mrs.
Annie Anderson visited friends
and relatives at Cherry Valley
this week.
Miss Mabel Robb arrived Tues
day from Bradford and is the
guest of her cousin. Miss Naomi
Robb, this week.
Ka-Lom-Ite Laundry Marvel.
The clothes washing wonder that
does the work. Call at Cullum' S
Barber Shop and get sample, free.
adv. 6-29tf ]. P. TAYLOR.
Mesdames ]. L. Bronte of this
city and w. w. Beede of Beede-
vile are spending a few weeks
in Hot Springs for the benefit of
their health.
Miss Bessie Drexler, the charm
ing daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Drexler of Wynne, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnof of
this city Tuesday.
Mrs. R. B. Heating and six
children arrived Tuesday from
Washington, D. c., and will
make their home in this city.
Mr.. Heating will arrive later.
Mrs. Walker and two children
returned Saturday to their home
in Cushing, Oklahoma. They
were accompanied by Mrs. H. A.
Walker and two sons, Masters
Harry and Carl, who will spend
month in the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Does
and son arrived Tuesday from
Coffeeville, Miss, to make this
their future home. From forty
acres planted to cotton in Missis-
sippi last year Mr.. Does harvest
ed only four bales. The boil
weevils took the other thirty-six.
Then Mr.. Does wisely decided
that would be> about enough for
him and came to a country where
the farmer always gets reward
for his labor.
DR.. J. L. Hare of Wynne came
over Tuesday, answering a con-
sultation call in a case of serious
sickness. This gentleman is ac-
lively engaged in doctoring. far
ming and banking successful in
all. He says he would check ur
little and take life easier, as
his friends advise, but he likes
all his jobs so we'll that he can't
decide upon which one to lay
down. Anyway, he is a good
farmer. He has in 400 acres
this year and says the plants
have recovered from the effects
of early adverse conditions and
now show prospects for gooo
yield.