The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-06
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Three
How war Methods Have Changed
Everybody Must Help.
Number Three

Hello. Uncle Dan, Jimmie and !
have been waiting for you"
Sorry II have kept you long" snid
Uncle Dan. "Your mother has been
telling me how bashful used to be.
She snld II n girl spoke To- me ! would
blush to my hair roots. Well, | re-
minded her Of the time your father
first came to see her and the joke we
played on them. so guess that will
hold her for n while"
Continuing, Uncle Dan said: "You
wnnt 10 talk more about the war, do
your Well. war methods have under
gone mnny changes and they are still
changing. No two wars are fought
alike. In early times. the weapons were
stones, clubs. spears. bows ind arrows.
swords, etc. 10 this kind Of warfare.
victory was with the strong right arm.
Men Of enormous size and strength
were the great warriors. The inven-
tion Of gunpowder. however. has
changed ali this. II has enabled men
20 Kill one another nj n considerable
war. as we know II now. IL combina-
ton ~ chemicals, machinery, mathe-
mntical calculations and highly trained
men. Just think Of 81 Alrplanes,
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
yoni anything heretofore known.
THE methods followed by the kali
ser and his allies are simply deyilish.
lie must answer In history 10 the XIII
ing OF thousands OF innocent women
and children. lie has broken every
international law and every rule Of
warfare: he has bomhnrdcd hospitals
and Unattended cities. sunk Red Cross
ships on crrands Of mercy he has de-
stroyed cnthcdrals and priceless treas
ur.s Of art that can never be- replaced;
he has made slaves Of his prisoners
he has tried To get us into war with
japan his cmmissnrtcs have blown up
our ships. burned our factories and
fired our forests. He knows no mercy
or honor The most charitable view
TO take Of this blood.thlrsty tyrnnt
Is that he Is crazy.
zone thing Is certain" continued Tn
Gle Dan. with great emphasis, "our
liberty the safety of our homes and
our country. and the security OF the
world demand the speedy and ahso-
Lutte overthrow OF the kaiser and
crushing out once and forever the
reign Of Prussian brutality"
How nbout the German people"
said Billie.
Uncle Dan replied: THE splendid
German people were happy. thrifty.
prosperous and contentcd. They have
been tricked into war and made 10
suffer the fortunes of the damned;
they have been cruelty and systematic
ally deceived. God grant that the real
facts may get 20 them, and II they 90.
Lord help the kniser'"
"of course the allies viii win" said
Mrs. Graham.
"Prohnbly So" said Uncle Dan. "But
II We nre TO win, We must 90 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 10 our own men and to our nj
lies; we must also put hundreds OF
thousands. and perhaps millions, Of
iirst-Class soldiers In the battle line.
Food is the first consideration, IN
Gle Dan continued. No army can hold
ont against hunger. II has been said
TINT food will win the war. and this IL
largely true. Hence the Importance
Of the farm In the war 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 10 be exempted from war
scryicef"
mo, thousand times no." said Tn
Gle Dan, striking the table so hard 10
emphasize his protest that he tipped
over Il vase Of flowers. ave must
have no class legislation. The duty 10
serve Is the common duty OF all, ana
no class must be relieved of this OBJ
legation. The question of exemption
must be personal one and decided by
no other way can we have square
deal. and 10 insure this, II Is the duty
of congress TO pass immediately the
Chamberlain hill, or some such meas
urc, which Is fair 10 nll classes. II
would settle all these questions and
do il 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.
at IL time for u3 TO realize that We
are not living In II fools paradise:
that this great country of ours cost
oceans of blood and treasure and II Is
only due to the loyalty, sacrifice and
service OF our foref,thers that we have
country, and ibis our highest duty
10 AMI paSs A