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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
BUT A STEP FROM TREASON

f What their motives we only conjecture They
saybut actions fraught with naturally resultant possibilities
of national peril and msforunedo tend assure us of the
patriotic intentions Of such concededy intelligent men, howso
ever harmlessly they may explain them
Since 1806 when the socaed senatorial prerogativethe
rule Of unlimited adopted procedure that body
has by the TOKEN contained the promise potency
unlimited dlatorness and deagoguery And the more the
shame to American ideals the upper house has probably
never been without misrepresentation ready upon OCCASION
force their WILL at cost upon the rest of the country to
the extremity of laying complete embargo upon the legislative
machinery of the government
No party has escaped contamination with this dsgracefu
practice 1t significant that the twelve senators who taking
advantage Of this archaic and mshevous rule blocked action by
the senate Sunday till the session expired by limitation compr
ed Democrats Republicans and Progressves In opinion it
is no justification the renenon of such parliamentary prac
ce to revert to its having at time another saved the
country from unwise legislation
And these Twelve Apostles of the gospel of rule by little
group Of wu men, not likely to obtain absoution in the
court Of public opinion by appealing to the pous work accomplish
ed by Senator Burton in buseng the country saving Of
$SOOOO,OOO in the River and Harbor Bill.
Thirty million, price, is too small to pay for such sub
version or popular sovereignty the rule Of the majority this
country
The OfenSe Of these meT-magnifed many fold by the
gravity Of the national crisis that conons usis that they
arrogaed to their dnuve selves the responsibility of com
petey annung the verdict Of the substantially solid body
the representatives Of the American people.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

/ Spanish American War. While Europe
has been building mighty naviesi and
training millions in military camps, we
have been satisfied with looking after
the shining silver dollar. Even our
Panama Canal, the greatest achieve
ment of all the ages, still offers an
unprotected front to the approach Of
an enemy. I am not posted on the re-
sources Of our military and naval pow
ers, but am afraid that the loss of two
or three firstclass battleships would
cripple us very much. It must be re-
membered that ships cannot be built
over night, and tho Henry Ford claims
to be- able and willing to turn out 1000
one-man submarines every day, the
question which bothers me is how are
we going to get them across the Allan
tic and what to do with them when
1--we are in European waters.
No, friends, ] care not how hot the
flame Of patriotism may burn upon the
Ealtars Of our land, our shipping would
have no ghost of show in combating
IGefmany's submarines. England, with
her powerful navy and her trained per-
sonnet has thus far been unable to
stop or even interrupt Germany's re-
lentless submarine warfare. Do you
think the Yankee spirit shall fare 9th
Ierwise? Another point which calls for
consideration by the thinking minds of
our nation: refer to our cosmopoli-
| tan population. 1t is stated that 28,-
000,000 of our citizens are directly or
Indirectly descendants of the great cen
tral powers, and while / have implicit
confidence in the great bulk of this
citizenship, yet it is a question whether
a part of this great homogeneous mass
might not become a menace, to say the
least.
do not wish to be misunderstood,
for, said before, the majority Of these
citizens could be relied upon in time
of danger to give their all for the
land Of their adoption, if this land
were invaded by any unfriendly nation
bent on conquest, yet am not certain
that these same men would be ready
to cross the dreary waste Of water in
lOAuCA W 1dNG tAAClA ULVLikCI1 VI tkkC cttAk3U
blood upon European battlefelds. In
other words, while all nationalities
would stand shoulder to shoulder to re-
Ipel an invading foe, threatening home
and fireside, are we certain that they
would cross the Atlantic to destroy the
land that gave them birth?
1t is well that we study this phase
Of the present crisis, for without inn
putting disloyalty to any one. ] do not
believe that the bulk Of Americas for
eign born citizenship will ever assail
the land Of their fathers. It would
be- unnatural.
While citing these points, | consider
myself unable to suggest a way out
Of our present dilemma without plac-
ing upon our nation the stigma Of
cowardice. We need never be troubled
by the phantom Of q German invasion
OK our fair shores; not because her
leaders lack in conceit, but because
she knows thru the channels of an ex-
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

Through the courtesy Of the author
the Sentinel is enabled to publish the
following from the pen Of Rev, G. r.
Mente, the distinguished pastor Of The
M. E. church Of Spencer, O. In our
opinion II Il is one Of the the acst elea.,er,t
contributions, as we'll as one Of the
most illuminative, as regards the pres
ent international juncture, the atti-
tude of our polyglot population, and
what may be expected, in case it cotaes
to open hostilities. DR.. Mente Is a
passionately patriotic American, tho
Of French extraction. and reared on
the borderland between France and
Germany. And being a conscientious
man, cOmprehensively educated and
broadened and deepened by extensive
travel, we feel certain no one honofed
with his acquaintance, whether agree
ing with his position or not, would be
disposed to say that it is a case of
"darkening counsel, by words without
knowledge.")
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SHALL We HAVE WAR !?

Cancellation and suggested that Old
Glory, the flag for which our fathers
died and which has tEiumphantly float
ed over the land Of the free and the
brave for over 100 years. be stricken
from the mastheads Of our ships and
replaced by a new nag, q checker bee rsl
of red and white, the creation Of the
diseased mind Of a war-crazed mon
arch and his counsellors. The Yankee
spirit IS too stubborn to accept the
first proposition, and am certain in
dignation pure and simple rejects the
second proposition as an insult to our
flag and nation. AT this crisis cool
heads are required; not fanatical
peace-at-any- price men, but men Of
sound Judgement and deliberate action.
Jingoism will avail nothing.
The majority Of our people do not
think we are ready for war on land or
sea, for the world has Witnessed won
derful changes since the Revolutionary
War, the war of the states and the
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II a4 x ~ y 70
Since the days Of Lincoln no MAJ
has occupied the White House undel
more difficult conditions than the pres
ent incumbent, Woodrow Wilson.
We look back upon the struggle be-
tween the states with horror and won
der how it was possible that sucl
things happened, but the titanic war
fare of the European nations bids fan
to spell utter destruction Of natiOna
and economic life Of all engeged Fol
about two years England has attempt,
ed to overthrow the Central Powers
by blockading the coasts of Germany
and her Allies, in order to starve then
into submission. This has proven &
failure thus far, for the hardship Of
this so-called blockade has fallen upor
the little, inoffending children, the
mothers and old men Of Germany
Little has been said by the American
press against this open defy Of the
national laws Of the world; little has
been said regarding England's des
tructive policy Of all neutral shipping
by this blockade, without even the shah
ow Of legality; but now when Ameri1
can capital is threatened the Ameri-
can press cries out against Germany's
retaliatory measures.
Germany has been driven from the
seas, her resources are exhausted, her
very life is in the balance. At this
crucial point she brings forth new
fighting machine, instituting a SUBJ
marine warfare which sets the world
to thinking. In only a little over
three weeks England has begun to see
the power of this new enemy. I
A little while ago English papers
minimized the power of the U-boat
warfare. For two years the English
people have in bull dog way endured
this destruction of their shipping; now
alarm takes hold Of all. Even the
government sees imminent danger
for if this ruthless warfare contin-
ues, and We see no way Of abatement,
it will place England in the position
where she expected to place Germany
only little over two years ago. n
American sympathies are divided;
much is being said for and against
the Wilson policy thus far pursued BY
the United States in this great world
cataclysm; and while personally be-
lieve that a stronger, frmer tone in
the beginning of our misunderstand-
ings with the belligerent nations We Lid
perhaps have saved a great deal of
trouble it is the present which de-
mands our attention. American COM
merce is paralyzed, American lives are
placed in jeopardy every time a ship
leaves our shores to carry on lawful
commerce with European nations, the
honor Of our nation is being assailed
and Old Glory threatened by this new
phase Of relentless U-warfare.
tits true Germany in a funny mood
has shown herself quite generous to-
ward our nation by pointing out GER
tain prescribed water routes that are
still open to navigation and over which
Americas freemen might travel. She
has gone even step farther toward
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
ECONOMIC PREPAREDNESS


Seven hundred million dollars food waste year the United
States according Secretary of Agriculture Huston What
consciousness that with which to enter wordwr against such
enemies as would be ours.
And what have got offset the handicap would place
under in the long if it should to that against
pies family of whom, PINCH could probably live off their
front yards which, is sad the Germans have been for
time devong the cultivation Of food staples For the Ger
manic have undoubtedly attained to great dextery
in domestic economy the sh for household of whom
square rod Of ground has been known to provide living
In contrast think what territory it takes to support the
American home estimated high 80 acres in the state Of
Iowa In travelling Medina county made acquaintance Of
party who have made credabe showing off 35
and who claimed he could make living off 20 less His
judgment confidently questioned by feowfamers in this
on but it wouldn't ene him enter second grade
in the School of Efficiency among foreigners husbandman
and householder.
The facts seem be- like Secretary Huston and Dr. W.
Wiley the food expert hold that land mined rather
than amed such extent that does not make it's due
trbuton to the great American kitchen and that undue
amount of what does contribute virtually thrown out of the
window regards its necessity in the formation of balanced
ration and through other forms Of wanton culinary waste
fulness.
Not much of this extravaganza to be charged to those of
more limited MEANS but to the middle classes and those better
too For it, Goldsmith wrote the poor could be clothed
from the trimmings of the rch" certainly with equal truth
might it be said they could be dned from the dessert of Dives
table.
Yes and what perhaps aggreving to the phan-
hropicaly disposed who have eye conditions
there evidently doubt they could be kept in three meals
day from the eovers of the fortunate which paid
for by hem but which they too surfeited to eat
Many restaurants the large cities donate to the poor
all the provision not served the day for which prepared
There evidently large class which has gotten away from the
parental rule Of their juvenile days. by which they required
to clean their plate" The results of the mcalcuaton of
SUCH regards the size Of their stoachs Of an extent from
the standpoint Of the country to render matter Of
portance There is larger 900 in Cleveland last win
ter who probably without assistance rarely opportunity
to test the capacity of that organ for whom this postpandal
salvage made available would greatly simplify the prob
lem Of the Associated Charities
Such of the phases of social economics which con-
sttued the eloquent appeal Of Henry Ward Beeher his great
lecture on the Wastes and Burdens of Life"
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ceedingly good system 0f espionage,
that little sympathy would be wasted
upon her IN an invasion Of our shores.
Thrn this same channel Germany's
c0unsellOrs are aware that the bulk of
our foreign born could not be brought
to take UP arms in order to attack the
old Fatherland.
Another point to be considered Is,
that while in two generations our
wealth. has AACEtd6Etl almost 0OOTO.
the statistics Of life insurance com
panies show alarming increase in NOR
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

tality. Our marvellous increase ~
lahor-savfng machinery has detracted
from our physical pr0wess. Cur iiv-
ing has materially changed from tho
plain, out-of-dCor life, to the life n
congested centers. The automobile his
placed an embargo on legs, ii fact, tie
majority Of our people are burning tie
candle at both ends. Physical Prov
ess is the handspring Of the soldier
in time Of war. We may be able to
redeem ourselves in time, but are Re,
ready now to face q world power?
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

Miss Dorothy Leach Is spending the
week as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. "A.
E. Stouffer In Lakewood.
Miss Elizabeth Kiser Of Cleveland
has been a guest the past week at the
Barney Hobart home. Miss Kiser re-
sided here q short time several years
ago.
The w. G. T. u. met with Mrs j.
VA. Clark Friday afternoon.
Elbridge Gibbs is reported as con-
yalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Wise will spend
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. =. B.
Spitzer
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
scOUT&NEWs

Twenty Eight Scouts were in at
tendance at the meeting Tuesday
night PhilateIy was taken Up as d
special study. Interesting talks were
given BY s. H. Brainard and Silas
Weatherby
Examination camp Saturday, March
10. Scouts viii meet at the home Of
the Scoutmaster and leave at 5 a. m.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
ladies' & Misses Shoes

10 pairs ladies' dresE shoes, correct
heel, stylish last, button N0 81
or lace, Sale Price. ....... sAeJ1
12 pairs Misses English. Neolin
sole, bird Of a school @1 90
shoe, Sale Price ........ @AsOO
38 pairs Ladies' patent, high grade
dress shoe, correct styles, CQ 10
kid or cloth top, Sale Price @Js1J
, 1917-06-14

Washington, June S.-With official
returns of the selective draft registra-
ton coming in slowly to the War De-
partment, government officials are
satisfied hat the total registration
probably will exceed 100000. Com
plete reports from seven states and
the District of Columbia received at
the provost marshal generals office
Thursday gave a total of S16,4O7 men
registered, Is compared with their
census estimate of 84S,917.
The estimates were based on the
census of 1910, to which the Census
Bureau had added its estimate of the
growth Of population for each section.
The figures, therefore, were not an
absolute criterion for comparison.
Pennsylvania registered almost a
hundred thousand more men than cen
sus estimates, according to figures re-
ceived by the War Department. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh reported the regis
tration of 10000. The census figures
anticipated were S79,3SS.
The War Department is working on
regulations for the second step in the
army uldltp oeItCllOh ny lol VI d pAO-
portion of young men registered,
while the provost marshal generals
office was compiling data on the reg
istration.
1t may take a week or ten days to
complete the nationwide tabulations.
Then the War Department will pre-
scribe rules for drawing names Of men
who are to be examined before local
or precinct exemption boards and for
the composition of these boards and
OF boards of review to which those
drafted may appeal.
A call for a definite number Of
troops will be issued, each state will
be notified to contribute a certain
proportion and state authorities in
turn will determine allotments for
subdivisions.
Officials noted that the returns
received SO far indicate hat more
than half of the men registered either
claimed exemption or gave facts
which might exempt them. The War
Department may issue a guiding
statement for boards of exemptions.
but actual decision on each case will
be left to the local authorities. EN-
phasis is laid on the determination to
prescribe no class exemptions, but to
pass on cases individually.
, 1917-06-14
watson Il. CoIeman.
Patent Lawyer, Washington,
DC Advice and books free
GET EXPLOSIVE FROM FLOWER
British Scientists Discover That Bios
som Of Mahua Tree in India Is
Rich in Acetone.

The munitiOn output of India has in
two years been increased u thousand
fold, mainly through the discovery that
one of midas commonest blossoms, the
flower of the mahua or mhowra tree,
contains acetone in quantity. This tree
is widely known to all travellers in
Britain's Asiatic empire, but its use as
a base for explosives is ut least one
thing new under the sun, says the
Scientific American.
When h war broke out, acetone,
which forms the chief ingredient of
cordite, was extracted mainly from
wood, maize, and starch; and the Brit
ish admiralty erected a great factory
for the process of acetone
from starch. But fortunately two Eng
fish scientists in Hyderabad discovered
that the mahua flowers contained ace
tone in larger proportions than 1t Is
found In any other vegetable substance
that this inoffensive bloom was ten
time richer in the material in ques-
the director general of ordnance for
India reports that the mahua is by
all odds the best source for acetone
known.
Manufacture on a large scale is now
under way and 1t is whispered that the
abundance of munitions with which
the British forces in Mesopotamia ap-
pear to be blessed is to be attributed
to the new discovery.
, 1917-06-14
KIDNAPPED BABY FOUND IN WELL.
City Gives Vent to Fury When Bruised
Body of Child Is Found.

Springfield, Mo.-Baby Lloyd Keet
was found dead June 9th. The child
had been drowned in a well on an
abandoned farm at least tour days, &C,
cording to the findings from an au-
topsy when the band of kidnapers who
took him from his home May 30th be-
gan to fear capture. June 9th scores
Of Springfield men in automobiles
were hurrying in pursuit Of the coun-
ty sheriff's automobile in which
seven persons suspected of compile
ity in the kidnapping and murder were
being sped to the state prison at JEFF
ferson City. Openly the pursuers de-
clared their intention Of taking sum-
mary vengeance upon the %perpetra-
tors, but the prisoners denied their
guilt, and they were held by the sher-
iff.
Mr.. Keet repeatedly had offered 70
pay any ransom sum demanded and
promised at one time that he would
not press the prosecution If the baby
should be returned to him.
, 1917-06-14

Ames, Iowa.-The people OF the
United States must get down o bust
ness and give up their happy-go-lucky
style during the war with the Kaiser,
William Howard Taft told graduates
of the Iowa State College here. The
wal against kaiserism will be a hard
one, a struggle that may last years
and years, he told his auditors. we
may have to give up a million men to
free the world of Prussianism." the
former President said. Germany Is
not conquered aad will not be without
4 heroic struggle"
, 1917-06-14
PERsHINe RECEIVED BY KING
King Tells American Commander
Dream of His Life Is Realized.

London.-Gen. Pershing was re-
ceiyed Saturday morning at Bucking-
ham palace by King George. He was
presented to the King by Lord Brooke,
commander of the Twelfth Canadian
infantry brigade. Gen. Pershing was
accompanied to the palace by his per-
sonal staff of twelve officers. After
the audience the officers paid a for
nal call at the United States embassy.
After the formal reception the King
shook hands with Gen. Pershing and
the members of his staff and ex-
pressed pleasure at welcoming the ad-
vance guard of the American army.
King George chatted for a few mo-
ments with each member of Gen. Per-
shing's staff. In addressing Gen. Per-
shing the King said:
at has been the dream of my life to
g the two great English-speaking
nations more closely united. My
dreams have been realized. It is with
the utmost pleasure that l welcome
you at the head of the American con-
tingent 20 our shores"
, 1917-06-14

Washington-President Wilson, in
a communication to the new govern
ment of Russia, has made plain the
position on mo annexations; no in
IDENTITIES" The Presidents commu-
nication was delivered to the Rus
sian government by Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd. In full, 1t is as
follows:
In view Of the approaching visit of
the American delegation to Russia to
express the deep friendship of the
American people for the people of
Russia and to discuss the best and
most practical mean of cooperation
between the two peoples in carrying
the present struggle for freedom of all
peoples to a successful consummation,
1t seems opportune and appropriate
that l should state again, in the light
of this new partnership, the objects
the United States has in mind in en-
tering the war. These objects have
been very much %beclouded during the
past few weeks by mistaken and mis-
leading statements, and the issues at
stake are too momentous, too tremen-
dous, toe significant for the whole hui
man race, to permit any misinterpreta-
ton or misunderstanding, however
slight, to remain u~ncorrected for a
moment.
Oppressed Groups kalser's Dupes.
"The war has begun to go against
Germany; and in their desperate de-
sire to escape the ultimate defeat,
those who are in authority in Ger
many are using every possible instru-
mentality, are making use even of the
influence of groups and parties among
their own subjects to whom they have
never been just or fair or even toll
Grant, to promote a propaganda on
both sides of the sea which will pre-
serve for them their influence at
home and their power abroad, to the
undoing of the very men they are US
ing.
"The position of America in this war
is so clearly avowed hat no man can
be excused for mistaking it. She seeks
no material profit or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of any kind. She is fighting for no ad-
vantage or selfish object of her own
but for the liberation of peoples ev-
erywhere from the aggressions of au-
tocratic force.
THE ruling classes in Germany
, 1917-06-14
ManteIPs Ghost Story.

Robert Mantell tells of a barnstorm-
ing company in the West in the old
days that made a try at Shakespeare.
Considerable complaint was heard rela-
i've to the efforts Of the man who es-
sayed to do the ghost in Hamlet"
One day n dramatic man on a local
paper said to the leading man:
THAT fellow who plays the ghost
does not suggest the supernatural"
81 should say not" assented the
leading man with alacrity, "but he does
suggest the natural super."-Every-
bOdy's Magazine.