Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Nsasbsr Three
How War Methods Have chaagea
Everybody Must Help.
Nsmbsr Three

have been waiting for you"
SORRY IL l have kept you long, saia
Uncle Dan. "YOur mother has been
telling me how bashful used to be
She said II a girl spoke to me wou'a
blash to my hair roots. Well ! re-
minded her of the time your fathel
srst came to see her and the joke We
played on them, 80 guess that VII
hold her for a while"
Continuing, Uncle Dan said; You
want TO talk more about the war, det
YOU? Well, war methods have under
gene many changes and they are sur
changing. No two wars are Tough
alike. In early times, the weapons were
stones, clubs, spears, bows and arrows,
swords, etc. In this kind of warfare
victory was with the strong right arm,
Men OF enormous size and strength
were the great warriors. The inyel'
Ren Of gunpOwder, however, has
changed all this. 1t has enabled men
10 Ill one another at considerable
dentance, and do 1t wholesale. The
war, as we know 1t now, is comblna-
ZION Of chemicals, machinery, mathe-
matical calculations and highly trained
men. Just think OF 1t Airplanes,
submarines, armOred tanks, or cater
pillars, poison gases, and curtains OF
are are all used for the first time in
tkis war; and they are destructive be-
yepd anything heretofore known.
'The methods followed by the kali
cor. and his allies are simply deyilish.
He must answer in history to the kill
ing of thousands of innocent women
and children. He has broken every
International law and every rule OF
warfare: he has bombarded hospitals
and undefended cities, sunk Red Cross
ships ON errands of mercy; he has de
stroyed cathedrals and priceless treas
sres Of art that can never be replaced;
he has made slaves of his prisoners;
be has tried to get us into war with
Japan; his emmissaries have blown up
ar ships, burned our factories ana
fred our forests. He knows no mercy
ar honor. The most charitable view
TO take OF this blood-thirsty tyrant
10 that he IL crazy.
'Ons thing Is certain" continued IN
Gle Dan, with great emphasis, our
nbeytJ, the safety Of cur homes ard
azr country, aRd the security or the
world demand The speedy aud .bSo-
luTe overthrow or the kaiser aud
crushing out once and forever the
ceisni OF Prussian brutality"
aHow about the German people, >
said Billie.
UAcla Dan replied: 1.-THE splendid
German people were happy, thrifty
prosperous and contented. They have
iesn tricked into war and made to
suffef the tOrtures OF the damned;
they have been cruelty and systematic
Ally deceived. God grant that the real
facts may get to them, and II they DO,
Lord help the kaiser"
sOf course the allies will win," said
Mrs. Graham.
ssProbably So" said Uncle Dan. But
" We are 80 win, we must go 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 TO our own men and to our al
HES; we must. also put hundreds OF
thousands, and perhaps millions, OF
frst-clsss soldiers In the battle line.
/ 4rood is the first consideration" I'm
,eie Den continued. mo army can hold
cut against hunger. II has been said
that food win win the war, and this Is
largely true. Hence the importance
of the farm In the war plans Of our
country
Mrs. Graham interrupted by saving:
In view Of the importance Of farming,
aonr you think, Daniel, that the farm
srs ought to be exempted from war
segNceY
mo, O thousand times no." said Unr
Gle Dan. striking the table 80 hard to
emphasise bis protest that he tipped
over q vase Of flowers. I'VE must
have no class Legislation. The duty to
serve Is the common duty OF ali, and
no class must be relieved OF this CO.
haation. The question Of exemption
must be personal one and decided by
the facts surrounding each case. In
no other way can We have square
deal, and to insure this II Is the duty
VI congress to pass Immediately the
Chamberlain bill, or some such meas
IRE. which Is fair 10 all classes Ii
wsuld settle all these questions and
do II fairly. Safety now and safety
hereafter demands such legislation.
and let NE suggest that YOU and your
frfsRds get busy with your congress
man and senators and urge them t.
prompt action.
1T is time for rs to realize that We
are not living In a fools paradi q
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 forefathers that We bake
a country, and II IS our highest duty
TO preserve Il unlmpaired and pass 1t
on to posterity, no matter what the
eest may be. Our citizenship and their
Iensssfors came from all parts Of the