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Evening star., 1917-09-07
Politics and Journalism.

Mr.. Roosevelt will try his hand at
daily journalism. IS he has tried 4 at
many other things and succeeded sue
cess is expected in this thing. Slcre.s
we may all be sure, is generally desired.
So versatile and Industrious :; man
should not know failure He IS start
ing late. hut better late than never There
may be q good reporter or a gcsd com
mentator in him even IN his fifties But
he will have to work hard.
John J. ingalls,, after long and bril-
liant career in politics. entered daily
journalism. but did not succeed. lie did
some special reporting and some spc
cial correspondence, and made both
readable. He could not have been dull.
He had gift for expression which ar
rested attention, and entertained But
his contributions lacked the tang Of
journalism and lie could not acquire &
He had started too late
OF the men who starting out in Jour
nalism and succeeding there havci later
tried politics and Office holding. some
have liked the change and stuck to II.
while others did not. bat returned to
their first love
David B. Hill and Preston b. Plumb
were editors in their young days. Both
liked politics, entered the game, and
played if with>skiH and rich rewards all
the rest of their days.
On. the other hand. Henry j. Raymond.
and Horace Greeley. and Henry Wat
terson, and Joseph Pulitzer. and vii
liam r, Hearst found Congress uninter
esting, and after brief service in the
House took up their pens again. They
liked the pen better than the tongue,
though Mr.. Raymond was, and Mr.. Wat
terson still is, very proficient with both.
Said a man of snowy talents, caustic
rit-aAA pvsnaeieus- to. tho Last, dsgree
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not be flashed from city to city, scores
of places were visited and rich haul
of the most confidential and, if indica-
tions are trustworthy, compromising
papers resulted. Some arrests were
made. Now will come the procedure
of searching these documents for proof
that there has been an organized or
concerted activity against the draft.
That there has been Stacking in some
quarters is only too evident That 1t
has been inspired or even purchased is
believed Who has been managing this
enterprise9 The papers taken Wednes-
day will doubtless tell.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Lest We Forget.

Week after week reports come from
the British admiralty briefly stating the
number of ships sunk by submarines.
giving merely the score of those over
and below a certain tonnage This Off
cial report makes no mention of the
incidental loss of life Occasionally a
case of rescue is reported but as rule
the work of ruthless destruction goes
on at sea without details reaching the
worlds ears
Twenty ships sunk last week. So will
run the announcement. Twenty ships tor
pedoed without warning. their crews
hastily putting off in small boats, in the
open sea. perhaps IN the midst of q gale.
taking with them only the things they
can swiftly gather and for which there
!S space IN the boats. Perhaps. with
twcnty ships sunk. 800 men set adrift in
midocean. some of them maybe in boats
disabled by the shots of the submarines
In the haste of deharkation some have
been drowned
The full tale of these tragedies will
never be told OF the hundreds of ships
torpedoed without warning many small
boats have been swept away and never
seen again. Doubtless no fun record
viii ever be compiled of the human
losses in the course Of this piratical
warfare.
We have grown somewhat accustomed
10 the horror. and do not shrink from
il as We did al the first. We have taken
il Tor granted that the German subma-
rine commander is Indifferent TO the
lives of the men on the victim shin. We
got glimpse Of this quality in the case
of the men Of the Belgian Prince. who
were drowned from the deck Of sub
merging C-boat after their small boats
had been deliberately smashed bv the
Germans. But that was only one case.
There have been others perhaps not as
deliberate in the murderous method
but as atrocious
In these days OF American prerara-
tion for war abroad We should always
bear in mind the fact that Germany is
conducting on the high seas campaign
of slaughter for which there is no Jus
tlfication and no parallel. that this cam
paign IS characteristic Of the German
method of lighting. that It is the result
Of the brutal militaristic spirit that ami
mates the Berlin government. The sun
speakable Turk in his most barbarous
practices was never quite so bad as the
German submarine fighter. for the Turk
always had religious mandate which
justified the slaughter of Christian.
whereas the German is Staying men of
his own race and faith and moreover is
supposed to have superior intelligence
and more advanced culture.
Let these crimes at sea. these hun
dreds of cases Of men set adrift rn die,
of men wantonlv drowned by delibera-
ton, be borne in mind They bear uron
the peace terms that are TO come.
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Sweden Reaping the Whirlwind.

From the Sow l'th l!tral
Since th- beginning of the war Swe-
den has been one n' the great assets
of the prusslan War uJachIu" Her ncu-
trality has been a sham. her prcSeuse
that she has been an uHprci iudiccd
-romhatant a nnockery. Like Greece,
Sweden Was counted upon by the kai-
ser 70 help the tatherlani because
members of the German royaI family
had been Shrewdly allied in maria ee
with the rulers at Athens and Stock .
holm. t'nlii:e Greece. sweden was !: bic
TO carry out its part Of the matrimonial
military contract through furnishing TO
the central empires the war supplies
and foodstuffs which the latter so sore
~ need.
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The Big Raid.

9 ThtNcountry vide raid upon the head
quarters Of certain organ zations which
are suspected Of scditious practices and
tendeneic, has brought the government
4 mass Of documents which. II is indi-
Gated, rGll prove that the leaders of
these groups have been Systematically
endeayoring TO hamper the war work of
the United States.
Section three Of the act Of June l..
1917. generally known as the espionage
act, provides that "Whocver, when the
United States is at war shall wiIlfully
cause or attempt t. cause insubordina
tion, disloyalty, mutiny or refusal Of
duty IN the military or naval forces Of
the United states. or shall willfully OBJ
struct the recruiting or enlistment scrv-
ice Of the | Initcd States. 10 the njurv
of the United States, shall be punished
by fine of not more than $4,000 or
imprisonment for not more than twenty
years, or both.
Preaching antidraft sentiments, ad-
vising resistance to the selective proc
ess in organizing the National Army.
public condemnation of the draft law
as a violation of the rights of citizen
ship these acts undoubtedly come under
the section just quoted. There has been
much of this sort of activity, but the
government has been lenient with it.
The general raid Of wednesday indi
Gates that patience is at an end.
The raids themselves were conducted
with admirable efficiency. Acting at
Evening star., 1917-09-07
The Rcmorseful Gossip.

sometimes I wonder whether there
is any truth in the old saying. Be good
and you will bc happy.
whats thc trouhlc,'
Il made up my mind tn" other day
that | would he truthful and obhgng
| answered every question anybody
asked me
"And told the exact TRUTH"
"Ycs. And none Of the people told
the truth about no" speak 7" mo
Evening star., 1917-09-07

If the editor of a German language
newspaper has any suggestions 10 offer
as to public policy in this country they
are Of interest to all American citizens
alike. The editor should be willing to
extend his sphere of enlightenment by
using a parallel column system and
duplicating each article in English.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
SHOOTING STARS.
ny PHTLANDEE JOHNSON.
Ruthless Envy.

is Bliggins envious 7"
"Envious. Why if a man had wood
en- leg and it happened to be '~lde Of
mahogany with silver trimmings, Big
him"
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.Judicious Restraint.

Control yourself, rash. restless friend
With rhilosophic souls;
If you do not your course may end
In government control
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Curtailment.

Il heard man saying vour STYLE Of
oratorv is showing great improvement, Sc
But I haven't made a speech in 4
great many days" protested Senator
Sorghum
"Mayhe that's what he was talking
about
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Desperation.

do You think Bacon wrote the
Shakespeare plays"
TO tell you the truth, don't much
care"
Il didn't use 10, But I'm trying -
open up some controversy that1l get mv
mind off the war"
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Coal.
From tho New York World

From Tho Now YORK " ord.
Coal operators are reported as taking
the gloomy view that The government
spricn of s. ton for bituminous coal VIII
have the effect of curtaling the output
That condition lit turn might have the
result of directing attention to govern
ment operation of coal mines.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

The Hohenzolern rcpertorv includes
the role OF injured innocence as we'll as
that of ruthless aggression
Evening star., 1917-09-07

Food speculation is gradually devel-
oping from vice to the proportions Of
a crime.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

Lengthy discussions in Congress may
seek justification in the fact that this
is very large and unusual war
Evening star., 1917-09-07

The market for dycstutfs Of which the
Deutschland brought over samples has
been pretty thoroughly spoiled.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

"Nickv" and willy sound about as
impressive as the signatures to letters
brought in as breach of promise evi-
dence
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The kaiser has not yet reprimanded
the skipper who took him yachting. thus
giving opportunity for the submarines
TO get into operation.
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Boys who marched up the Avenue on
Tuesday in their everyday clothes will
be on view there again some day in all
the dignity of high rank.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

The nerve Of Mayor Thompson Of
Tested IN better cause
Evening star., 1917-09-07

A number of statesmen have been
drawing some fine distinctions that viii
make explanations TO constituents IN
usually interesting.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

Russia is making kerensky's task even
harder than it seemed at first. The
glory will be the greater when he ac-
compiishes il.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

China has decided that il may be nee
essary for q nation 70 fight as well as
philosophizc
Evening star., 1917-09-07

Congress has at last learned 70 regard
summer session as no hardship so far
as climate is concerned
Evening star., 1917-09-07

Occoquan is a very pleasant place TO
sit out on the porch and knit jackets for
soldiers. which beats picketinE.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
.-~S~%

\ paefist is sometimes lucky if he
can be mistaken for we're crank
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Alternative.

Oar never was no sunshine made .
SO generous an warm
It didn't one day have I" fade
Into a storm.
Oar never was a storm dat blew.
An shook de cabin door,
De old sun couldn't travel through
An shine once more.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
SCHOOL DAY SPECIALS

Raincoats and Hats, $2.98
Boys Golf Caps, Soc
Boys Blouses, 29c to $1.15
Boys Underwaists, 35c
Evening star., 1917-09-07

All-wool Navy Blue Serge in Nor
folk. jr.. or Sailor Suits, with
regulation trimming. also
MILDLY Suits with long pants;
other styles in velvet, in va
rious colors.
Evening star., 1917-09-07
Boys Hats
SOC to $4.95

The new styles in serges. vel
vets, plush. genuine veIours
and woolen materials. Sizes
ga to IS years
Evening star., 1917-09-07
The School Sale 0fB0ys' Wear
BOYS SUITS
At $5.98 Each

One and Two Pants Suits in neat
plaids. stripes and snowflake
patterns, in tweeds, cashmere
and cheviots: trench. pinch
back and fancy plated styles.
patch or slash pockets. Sizes
8 to IS years
Evening star., 1917-09-07
TUo Pants Suits
BOYS SUITS
At .S6.98 Each

One and Two Pants Suits. in hun
dreds of. new styles and fab
RIGS that'will stand hard wear
and tear of growing boys
Military styles with the new
slash pockets. yoke and novel
~ effects; homespuns. tweeds.
cassimeres and cross-weave
fabrics, in 25 new patterns.
Sizes 6 to IS years.
Evening star., 1917-09-07

See the Mems Shop window
display you'll be elated:
These are truly wonderful
values - exquisite brocaded
designs.
Main Floor-Lansburgh & Bro
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
SOLDIERS ANXIOUS TO SEE
SERVICE IN EUROPE
Refuse Officers Course When Chance
For Immediately Service Might
Be Lost.

Soldiers at the environments would
rather see service at once on the bat
tie lines as privates than go later as
officers. In many instances enlisted
men eligible for admission to officers
training schools have refused to APP
ply because they feared the work
would lesson their chances of imme-
date active service in Europe
In one division, with $50 men to
be selected for training schools, only
40 would apply. The rumor was a
broad in camp that the division would
sail before the work at the school
was completed, and not until the men
were assured that the school would
move with the divisions were the quo
tas filled.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
AT THE ARMY Y. NJ. C. A.

Secretary w. r. Briggs, who OPEN
ed the army Y. NJ. C. A. here, left
Sunday for his home in Florida on a
short furlough, after which he will
return for duty at Camp Gordon.
He requests The Journal to ex-
press his warm appreciation of the
welcome he received in Marietta, and
again to thank the people here for
their generous support, both through
the committees and individually, of
the station which he opened here.
His duties here were of such nature
as to prevent his meeting all the
people, but he asks continuance Of
the interest in the work which is now
being carried on by secretaries Will
kins and Gass at the Page home.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
THE PRESIDENTS DEFINITION
OF GERMANISM.

Innumerable articles and many
books have been written to define
"Germanism" and show to the world
what it means.
In his message to Congress Decem-
Der A President Wilson defines it as
follows:
This intolerable Thing of which
the masters of Germany have shown
us the ugly face, this menace of COM
bined intrigue and force which we
now see so clearly as the German
power, Thing without conscience or
honor or capacity for covenanted
peace"
This Thing must be crushed, and if
not truly brought to an end, at least
shut out from the friendly inter-
course of the nations, says the Presi-
dent, and it is only when this Thing
and it's power are indeed defeated
that the time can come when we can
discuss peace with the German people.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Of COBB COUNTY
IS NAMED
Bernard Awtrey Will Be the
Man To Watch The
the Food Supply

Without solicitation on my part
Hon. Andrew M. Soule, Federal Food
Administrator for Georgia, has APP.
pointed me Food Administrator fol-
Cobb County. Under this appoint.
ment, the work is entirely guratuit-
Gus, there being no compensation
no salary or perquisites attached.
The main duties of the administra-
tor are to see that food flows regu-
larly through the wholesaler to the
retailer, and from the retailer to the
consumer and that neither charges
excess profits. Firms or individuals
doing more that $100,000.00 worth
of business in food commodities are
required to have licenses and will
not be allowed to sell to firms that
charge excess prices.
! shall make a special study of all
matters pertaining to the food situa-
ton and shall be pleased to have any
one interested, whether as dealer OF
consumer, confer with me on any
matters coming up.
The biggest business ever before
the world is that which confronts us
now, viz, The winning of the war;
and food will play most important
part in the winning of it.
Do your part by assisting in the
conservation of food and in produc-
ing more food that the world may
be fed. Millions are going hungry
now.
Truly, etc,
BERNARD AWTREY.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
CHURCHES UNITE IN
A BIG MEETING
ON SUNDAY
Army Y. M. c. A. Secretary
Rev. John Gass Will
Be the Preacher.

A great treat is in store for the
people of Marietta. On Sunday
morning at II o'clock at the Metho-
dist church union meeting will be
held.
The Rev. John Gass, Army Y. M.
C. A. Secretary, will deliver the
sermon, and we feel justified in say
ing it will be thrillingwith topics
of the war, and matters of vital in
terest to every one of us at this
time. You willb more than in
terested.
The Baptist and Presbyterian
Churches will be closed in order to
join in this meeting.
No collection will be taken but this
is an effort to place the facts before
you. Do not fail to come.
The usual evening service will be
held in all the churches, Dr. Sydnor,
of Rome, preaching at the Presby-
terrain Church at the evening SER
vice.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
CONGRESS SHOULD
PASS THIS BILL.

Prisoners in the United States
army and navy prisons can be en-
ployed in the construction of mill
tary roads and highways upon the
passage in Congress of legislation
introduced at this session by Senator
Hoke Smith, of Georgia.
The purpose of Senator Smiths
bin is to provide for the employment
of prison labor for the production of
war supplies, the details of which the
war bureau of the national commit
tee on prisons and prison labor and
the officers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor have been preparing
since the United States entered the
war. The bill authorizes the Sec
rotary of War and the Secretary of
the Navy to employ military prison
ers in the manufacture of war sup
plies and the construction of mill
tary roads, to make agreements for
the use of the necessary machinery
and the finding of available mate
rial, and to supervise the work of
county and State highway officials
who may be charged with the de-
velopment of the proposed roads.
Army prisoners are already en-
ployed on road work within the can
tonments of the national army. The
bill will make possible their employ
ment on roads leading to the can
tonments. In many instances the
environments are without good road
connections with the railroads and
main highways, making the trans
portation of food and supplies mat
ter of considerable difficulty in bad
weather.
Employment of army and navy
prisoners is not to be confused with
the employment of German prison
ers of war informed in the United
States. This matter requires no leg
islation and is receiving careful con-
sideration by the departments con-
cerned. Switzerland's experience in
the employment on road building of
German and allied prisoners of war
is being reviewed in this connection
Prisoners of war .interned in Swift
zerland work for their own welfare
and for wage, and Switzerland has
benefited by the continued develop
ment of her excellent system of high
ways.-Sunday American.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
DEVIL PENS EPISTLES
TO KAISER WILHELM

Louis Syberkrop, of Creston, has
acquired much fame in recent weeks
as author of satire on Kaiser Will
helm. Requests have come to him
from Tumulty, Secretary Daniels, and
Roosevelt, and people in every state
of the union and in Canada have
asked for copies Of Mr.. Syberkrop's
article. It is:
Ottumwa, Iowa.
"The Internal Region, June %, IT.
"To Wilhelm Won Hohenzollern, King
of Prussia, Emperor of all Germ
any and Envoy Extraordinary of
Almighty God:
"My Dear Wilhelm:
81 can call you by that familiar
name for / have always been very
close to you, much closer than you
could ever know.
From the time that you were yet
an undeveloped being in your moth
er's womb have shaped your destiny
for my own purpose.
'In the days Of Rome | created a
roughneck known in history as Nero.
He was a vulgar character and suited
my purpose at that particular time.
In these modern days classic demon
and efficient supernatural was need
ed, and as / know the Hohenzollern
blood, picked you as my special in
strument to place on earth an annex
Of hell. / gave you abnormal ambi-
ton, likewise an over supply of ego
tism that you might not discover your
own failings; / twisted your mind to
that of a mad man with certain nor
NAL tendencies to carry you by, a
most dangerous character placed in
power; / gave you the power of a
hypnotist and a certain magnetic
force that you might sway your peo-
pie am responsible for the deform-
ed arm that hangs helpless on your
left, for your crippled condition en-
bitters your life and destroys all no.
BILE impulses that might otherwise
cause me enxiety, but your strong
sword arm is driven by your ambi-
ton that sQuelches all sentiment and
pity; placed in your soul a deep ha-
tired for all things English, for of all
nations on earth England plants her
flag she brings order out of chaos
and the hated Cross follows the I'm
ion JACK; under her rule wild tribes
become tIlers Of the soil and in due
time practical citizens; she is the
great civilizer of the globe and
HATE HER. l planted in your soul
cruel hatred for your mother be-
cause SHE was English and left my
good friend Bismarck to fan the
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
THIS LONESOME SOLDIER
GETS HIS SHARE OF MAIL

The Post Office Department is tel
ling of man at cantonment re-
garding whom that story was circulat-
ed that he was lonesome and had new
err received a letter since arrival in
camp. Then came the deluge.
In one mail he received 1900 let
tiers, 10 special delivery letters sand
parcels, and Sd ordinary parcels. In
vestigation showed he could neither
read nor write. He was found sur
rounded by several other soldiers who
were helping him with his mail.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-12-28
SHORT COURSES FOR
FARMERS AND WOMEN

The Short Courses for farmers and
farm women will be held in Athens,
Ga, January 2 to IL.
/ viii be glad to see a large num-
Der of our Farmers with their wives
or the older boys and girls take some
of this school work.
l have limited supply of bulle-
tins explaining it. Ask for one. AL
so have a supply of other bulletins
they are yours if you want them.
am, respectfully yours,
D. E. SAWYER,
County Agent, Marietta, Ga.
We wish especially to direct the at
tention of our farmers to the above
invitation. If possible attend this
meeting in Athens, or send your wife.
The expense will be small and you
will be repaid many times over, in
the pleasure of the trip, and the valu-
able knowledge gained. Do not as
sumo that you know all about farm
ing.
No man ever lives long enough to
learn all about any business, no mat
ter how small the business, and farm
ing is the biggest and most impor-
tant in America or the whole world.