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Testimony of an Ex-Pacifist

If you have already done so, read
again; 1t Is worth rememberinR-
Lord Dunsay's preface to his book.
Just now the civilization of Europe
seems almost to have ceased. and
nothing seems to grow in her torn
felds tbut death, yet this is only for
a Wnlle and dreams will come back
again and bloom as of old, all the
more radiantly for this terrible plow-
ing. as the flowers will bloom again
where the trenches are and the prim-
roses shelter in shell-holes for MANY
seasons when weeping Liberty has
come home to Flanders. To some Of
you IN America this may seem an I'M
necessary and wasteful quarrel, as
other peoples quarrels often are: but
It comes to this, that though we. are
an Kalled there will be songs again,
put II we We're to submit and so sur
vive, there could be neither ons nor
dreams nor any Joyous free things
any more" This Frenchman and this
irishman whom I have quoted are not
theorists who have formed their opin-
ions at a safe distance. They are
men who have jeoparded their lives
for their faith in the high places Of
the Held. Dunsay wrote his brave
words. IN q barrack hospital. There
are many among us to whom the con-
vict1on has come that we must bear
our part In this great conflict. with
sorrow that war u.s.. with hope that
war may never be again. Some feel
like a friend Of my own, I'D rather
FISK my life twenty times than set ont
to XIII another man, but II / believe
the Is worth fighting for, and
expect someone to fight for it, why
should 1 put the dirty work IN tha
other fellow" For others. il ia I'M
possible to use force under anv cir
cumstances, but the magnificent az
ample OF the Quaker ambulance men
and mine sweepers in England
proves that non-resistance can be a
nero In a cause that he feels to be
just. oo
A MAJ must follow his conscience.
put IN such an hour as this, let hin,
be sure 1t is his conscience he follows.
not any ear guide. Let him wear
me Knees OF his heart in prayer to
whatever God he serves-and these
are the days that expose false sodsi
let him cleanse his mind, with Ara
This is a time when we must know
ourselves. CatchwQrds and formulas
Will no longer serveNus. Upon a per-
son OF violent enthusiasm and sym.
pathies there lies a particularly strong
necessity for distinguishing really iivs
ms faith from tradition, hearsay and
mere sentiment. In my own winnow.
ign. there has seemed to be yery uttie
left but the bare threshine-loor. Rnt
faithful. striving after truth finds at
last the grain by which one can live
even though the way Of life leads
through bodily death.
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majesty's Government are prepared
to propose q bill in parliament which
shall transfer the island Of, Helgo-
land to Germany. It was probably re-
tAined by this country in 1914 be-
cause Of its, proximity to Hanover,
the crown Of which was then united
to that Of England. It has, however,
never been treated by the British
government as having any defensive
or military value, moi has n at
tempt or proposal been made to arm
1t as a fortress. Her majesty's gov
eminent are Of the opinion that it
would constitute . heavy addition to
time OF war, without contributing to
itse security. There is no reason,
therefore. no to make It part Of a
territorial arrangement II the motives
for doing so are adequate"
That the solution wal considered q
happy n at the time is removed
from the held Of doubt by the Times
headline, evidently inspired. But
then there was no anticipation Of a
naval clash with Germany. whose
meet was still negligible from the
that Germany has become q formida-
pie naval power. it is revealed to the
British vision that u controlling key
to the dominance Of the North sea
was unwittingly surrendered.
The fact WAS discovered soon after
the beginning Of the present war,
when h British sasayed entrance in
to the Blight Of Helgoland to control
the mouths Of the Elbe and weser.
They found the heights Of Heleoland
bristling with armored turrets. with
guns of heavy calibre, against whose
plunstng range 1t would not be safe
to. risk their capital ships. One at
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-19
INCOME AND INHERITANCE TAXES

u d IL n taxes winch we pay those levied on In
comes and inheritances combine. in perhaps the highest
degrees Of all, the elements Of Justice and expediency.
The individual has a natural right to the possession
and enjoyment of the fruit of his own labors. He has
not a natural right to say what disposition shall be made
Of his property after his death. The right to devise. or
to inherit, or the privilege of doing so, has been created
by society itself. In any form Of society the Individual
If he be strong enough. may dispose Of his own property
IN person: but when death has claimed him. no matter
what mis- rank or station has been, he is powerless to
enforce his will. He may in his lifetime declare what
he wishes to have done with his possessions after his
death but the carrying out Of his wishes rests wholly
with the laws Of a strong and well. organized society.
Society may, therefore. Ak the terms in which 1t will
perform this function.
1t Is proper, therefore. that society should take for
public use. some part Of all inheritances above what may
be considered necessary for the actual maintenance of
proper. further that the rate Of such taxation should
be Increased with the size of the bequest, ana II seems
that there can be no rational objection in principle even
TO an arrangement which would connscate to the, state
all above a liberal maximum. The inheritance bf an
enormous fortune does not benefit the individual: such
the redistribution Of q vast and needless surplus at the
death of the accurnulator would be beneficial in \ num-
bsr OF ways.
The inheritancs tar can be levied but oncs. TIA in
come tax u an annual affair. In the levyinx OF this tax
recognition has been given to the principle that ONES rv.
ing snail not be taxed Under tho stsas II war condi.
hons in some countries the sum which i exempted haa
been reduced t. very modest proportions but there n
nsverthsaeA an exemption. Above tha4 tls individual
must contribute = constantly increasing pruposf1on n
his income tncreaaA
Ths personA1 INCOME tn l. ens v1kuh oaanpt c.n.
vsnssntl1 bspasA N 10 .s1ns oth9 Yr rs Property
49, bofneD ta@A taz1 On a. uzdDw transactions n
WNndo1 msn snsasA ny, m1l11o maasnrA. ~ shifted To
lofnsrys fhanS tboss vAes1hmnE paythm For fnstAnre. ths
AassA.s1sf.x1 nnaAs
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tempt was made soon after the be-
ginning OF hostilities to gain COM
mand Of the Blight of Helgoland, but
although considerable damage was
done, the results were not such as to
warrant a repetition.
Battle of the Blight.
The action, which has been called
the Battle Of the Blight, occurred on
August %, 1914. Submarines and
ers. and, when vigorously attacked,
were supported by a division Of. the
battle cruiser fleet under the COM
mand of Vice Admiral Beatty. The
German cruiser Mainz. a large uni
IDENTIFIED cruiser and several destroy
ers were sunk. None of the larger
British ships was sunk, but the cruiser
Arethusa, which bore the brunt of the
was badly damaged. and had
to be lowed back to port.
n Of the submarines had a re-
rnarkable experience, which revealed
the thorough methods the Germans
had employed to defend the blight. 1t
became entangled while submerged in
the chain which anchored a mine.
However, It was able to come to the
surface. bringing both mine and
anchor. The horns Of the mine were
turned away from the boat, which
was disengaged after strenuous and
perilous work. The experiment was
instructive in revealing that the wa
ters Of the blight were unsafe for Brit
ish ships. ,
In view Of the recent suggestion Of
more vigorous naval action, including
penetration Of the submarine nests, 1t
remains to be seen If the British and
French fleets, reinforced by the
American. will be able to reduce this
stronghold.
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v,sw Of He.soland and map .nov,ns 1t. relation to germany.

London. May 19.-In 1890 the Brit
ish government. at the instance of
Lord Salisbury, then premier. coded to
Germany the island Of Helsoland. in
the North sea, about twenty-eight
miles off shore between the mouths
OF the rivers Elbe and Weser. The
Importance of the little island, con.
sisting Of q rocky promontory at the
west and a SAND pit at the east, was
not recognized by British statesmen
at that date. though it is now.
For Helgoland commands the ap-
proaches to Wilhelmshaven, the Ger
canal, which connects the Elbe with
the Baltic sea-, and enables Germany
TO shift her fleet at will from the
North to the Baltic sea.
l., But the kiel canal had not been
Quilt, and q clash with Germany wal
nov tnen contemplated by British
statesmen. or II 1t was, 1t was expect
ed Q the standpoint Of the African
question. AS for Helgoland, it was
not viewed az a st%ratesical possession,
and. therefore. was regarded as with
out national Importance. At that time
island was chiefly known as the
most popular watering place on the
North sea, q favorite resort for both
Enelish and Germans, to say nothing
about rowing Americans, and the sum-
mer Mecca Of more than 20, 900 per-
sons. ~ ~
How the Helgoland matter was
lvlewed by Enslishmen thirty years
ago may be gathered from the follow
ing excerpt from an editorial printad
IN the London Times on June Is.
1880, under the caption: IAN Excres-
cence Removed from the British Em.
pre-" A"
Saw No Reason Against.
ION the other hand, her
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ADVERTISING HELPS
PUBLIC
(By p. 8. Florea. sscretary-manaxer
Associated Advertising Clubs Of

tBy P. 8. Florea. sscretary-mana~ Ar
Associated Advertising Clubs a,
the Worldly
Who pays for advertisins? II nav.
Tor itself BY eliminating other co:ts
that would be greater than the cost
OF advertising II 1t were moi. usad
Entering into the price Of everv A..
dele we buy are two chief elemant.
q cost-the cost OF making A. and
the cost Of getting 1t from the maEar
to N. "aAor
These costs. Of course, must be Gov
Isrod IN the Gross profit which -.
manufacturer or the 1obber al,ow.
hlmsslf 70 covsr his cost ana No.
vide whatever net pront he sxnect.
to make. SA.pcs
= salesman, through any inA,.
encs cantssn more goods In : 1ivsr
ulne ian Q . given TRAVELLING s~.
yenssl, y = 1plainS that the : I -
his services VIII be proportionS,.Sv.
enAllef. fol. this cost Viii 81 diviA.x
Into .srsater volume 81 sales ~ doi.
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DOLLAR
AT THE DOOR

One day a silver dollar sought
A lodging in the town,
The CHEEKY ring of silver brought
Intent to settle Town.
The fellow it was first to sight
Was one. I'm sad TO say,
Who did not hasten to invite
The coin In town to stay.
This most unpatrtotic man,
Instead Of being glad s
To aid the dollar in the plan
TO help the town 1t had,
The dollar sen afar to Q
In other regions then
And never to his town or homo
That dollar came again.
Another dollar also came.
Ruf met a man more kind
A fellow with a diff'rent name.
More patriotic mind.
| He asked 1t. in, he bade 1t stay
And help the town to STOW;
| And never more it roamed away
Or cared afar to 60
rro,,, house to house that dollar wen
And labored for the good
| or ev'ry man to whom twas sent
And all the neighborhood.
II helned the farmers field to till,
TO swing the woodman's Ak,
IN build the church upon the hill
And pay the village tax
Next time a dollar comes to town
Let's greet 1t with a cheer;
Don't send it off or turn 1t down,
But let 1t settle here
For ev'ry dollar come to roost ]
In home or farm or store /.
1s one more dollar come to boost
The town a little more!
American Lumberrnan.
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(By Anelia Josephine Burr of the
i Vigilantet.l )

In July Of, 1914 I was an extreme
pacihst, believing It unchristian under
any circumstances to oppose agrees
sion with physical force. (Like many
others I did not skruple to avail INV.
self OF The. services Of the police, but
the inconsistency of this dfu not oc-
cur TO me then.) WhenAhe great war
broke out, I chung toy my sentiments,
though admitting that in the event Of
my mother being attacked I would
o hesitate to defend her with any
weapon that was convenient. It Is 30
much easier to be q martyr in person
than by deputy! / sim maintain that
SUBTRACTION would be q reversion from
Christianity to high-c1ass paganisn Of
the Old Testament type. and believed
IN disarmament as q preventive
against the nation being overtaken BY
such backsltding as I expected in my
own case. A nation yielding itself
salvation Of the world, true. we have
vet to see the result Of ArmeniRs sac
ri1ce. But time and thought have
made me realize that such exalted
harmony OF action would not be pos
sible IN a country of This size and
build, even If It were desirable. While
some Of the units might lay down
their lives rather than take up the
OSAAoIS WOulO lNSVlLADly MINT
to the death. Are these wrong? Are
they unchristian,?. Among the last
words Of Christ were, HE that hath
no sword, let him sell his garment
and buy one" An inspired man has
interpreted that as meaning, Better
face the winds Of the world naked
than not be armed to protect the
weak and the oppressed" That Is the
belief which I hold today.
I do not believe there are left in
the world any thinking people who
believe that war In itself lie a good
thing. It is undeniably the contrary,
and there are those who agree with
the editor Of a New York magazine
that. ANY peace IL better than a con-
tinuance of. this idiotic butchery."
Here 10 another point Of view, how
ever. from a man who has seen at
close quasters On the eastern and
butchery," and still can say. There
IAN be nobody In this country who
hates war and desires peace as ear
nestly ~ those men do. Remember
they are living day by day the things
It slckeY1e you to read about. But
they feel that the only possibility Of
enfuring peace for the future Is to
fight this through to q decision now;
and II that fiRht 10 to cost their lives.
they eive them freely to establish a
better order for those who shall come
after them. Thev are ,nehting the
last great war against war" Or read
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The military Unanswered. All the
afternoon the attackers had attacked
and the defenders defended, with con.
%spicuous lack Of incident or bravery.
Operations dragging horribly when
the white flag went up.
The officers in command OF the
attackers started in amazement.
IA flag OF truce!" he exclaimed.
"what do they want?"
The sergeant major endeavored to
cover up a smile.
"They say, sir" he reported, "that.
as it's tea time, they'd like to ex-
change a couple o. privates for a a
O. condensed milk-if you can afford
a."
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and telephone messages. on the rail-
way tickets which 1t buys for its
statesmen. and so forth. will, as indeed
1t must. add these sums to its expense
n adjust its prices to the
slant shifting Of taxation until It II
dimcult to know just where the Anal
burden rests.
The tax OF the net income Of the
individual is not go easily shifted. It
fs more Of a personal matter, and,
as under most plans the tax ia
graduated, it falls directly and finally
on men in something like their ability
to pay.
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Squirrel Food

"Ma'am, here's a man at the door
with a parcel for you"
What is it Bridget?"
TITS fish, ma'am, and it's marked
c. o. D."
Then make the mar take it
straight back to the dealer. Z or
dered trout"
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Moses kept q second hand clothel
shop and on leaving It in charge OF
his son Ikey during the dinner hour
impaired to him the fact that on the
price ticket one dot represented one
shilling, two dots two shillings, and
so on.
Returning. Moses inquired Of his
son:
"Haf vol had any customers, 1key
|-vat?"
Yes. fader. I hav sold dc gray coat
and vest for eight shillings."
well. veil. now, you did goot bust
ness. for It vas only five shillings."
NO. fader, I kept de ticket; see, II
has eight little dots here"
The old Jew scratched his head, and
srntnngly remarked:
Jubilee Jerusalem! I will never kill
anoder fly"
Friend Dobbs before the war wa
leaving home for Paris and his wife,
knowing his aversion to letter writ.
ing. accommodatingiy said:
Nov, John. you must be eyes and
ears for US at homo, and drop us an
occasional postcard telling us anything
Of interest. Don't forget, will your
The husband promised and left. The
next morning his wife received q
postcard with the following: "Dea.
Wife, reached Dover all right
Yours AFT"
Though somewhat disappointed. she
thought her husband must have beer
pressed for time. Two days later,
however, another card arrived, with
I am in Paris. Yours ever."' And
still later: II am indeed in Paris
Yours"
The wife swallowed her chagrin,
and being good at retaliation seized
her pen and wrote: Dear Husband
The children and I are 1t Brtxton.
Yours"
A few days later she wrote again:
I'VE are still in, Brixton."
In her last communicating she grew
moro enthusiastic: "Dsar Husband
sir-we r in Brixton. r. R-we
In due time hsr husband reached
homo, and almost fearins that his
poor wife had temporarily lost her
senses, hastened 70 ask the meaning
OF her strange messages. For answer
she handed him his own three post
what i sauce Tor the goose i.
sauce for the sandsr," she aid
And John Dobbs proftsd by the
One Of the readiest ,Tsp1D. Ne svss
heard was made bys N lf1sh 1asmsr.
A gsntleman tr4yettng ssou horue
back came upon him fenoe14-1n 4
most Aesohte p1ecS.,o6 lard.
What IN y0u fsnafn1 - tint lOi
for, my MANI I'D ~ hsr,d 81
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All other liabilities, capital,
$1,O00.000.00 special re-
serve fund, 3300,00O,00..

All other liabilities, capital,
serve serve fuq; 3D. ,s sR : ore r am mn ~
si; Tesa, Liabilities ::.::::.' 33,sssa,77ssss.31ss
Premiums received during
the year in cash........S 4,713.4sO.3o
Interest. rents and divi.
dends received during
Amount received from ali '0i'''o.'N
other sources ........,. a12O6
Total Rfs,e!Rts ;::;s 5~,lse.1ss.os
Losses paid during the
yer ~2.s44.72o.ss
n brokerage paid DUR
ing the year. ..... 1.3aa. 6ee. az
Paid for salaries, fees, tag
es and other charges. soo.21s.os
'osal pDT!sbursements :::l.4.64@.sos.s
ro saf y easn, ;,;;,:.:;;;:;::;. ;a,7l1.oos.oo
curing the year........ 4s,36s.s5
lotal losses incurred dur ="
Total sme eant Of ioss.: ss'4ss'sS
sT na1a Dying oF Ko tie Syear;;:o. ao,7ss.oe
SNIss'oHeE OF insurance..
sarssnce Of the state Of North Dakota,
20 hereby certify that the foregoing Is
true abstract Of the oririnsi sf1te-
ment now on file in this once.
N testimony whereof. I have hereun-
t 20 SCI my hand and afixed the seal Of
Anril o% As ~ Bismarck the LIST day Of
6EEls. ) p 1917 .. Z o1,s.rss
STATE OF S Soe%RRIi' b2Ko f Insurance. '.u
coNpxSx:s easT1 s 4ies%2:HE.e Sc
u,s.... AUTHORITY.
whereas. tho American Insurance
the taWss Of Z S S1spoFa.ion orsan,sed under
once = sworn statement srh Hie1 ~ ms re
condition and business FOR ths vs.r .nds
ihe December a.. 1915, conforrnshIs 10
me requirements Of the IT, ~ t1,to
sncs resulating the business Of ins;ir-
Where's. the said cornp.n, h..sni.d
c 81 sa,s ING me- . duly certified COPY ITS
IN compliance with the rsar ~ S snasasle@
the insurance laws aforesSia 11s1Aa
nov. therefore. I. g. 4. Oisnass. cam.
Missionsr Of insurance Of fh4~sEtstssn
s;or. : pursuant % the ynrov1-
eSHnts of SAID laws, do horsSv' cersffv
sran Ine ebove Named combony Is Sni1yy
ssmspTwetsd; through its Ssuth0 :
nesa ~ - .u r.1hmssct it, appropriatS bqei-
until he ,3lst day Of HsrehI nnesSt
An taetimony whereof. Il .v.s I..Ss,S.
g - my hand ana sd afNS aSscS1SS-
r. dsy Of April. q >. isif. a,
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NOTICES
ABSTRACT OF STAT0ME964.
FOR the Year Ending December 81,

FL ~ 49,
OF the condition and affairs Of TIL
American Insurance company, Of New
ark, n. j., organized under the wi o
the state Of New Jersey, made to tn
commissioner Of insurance OF the stat
Of North Dakota, in pursuance Of tn
laws of said state.
President, p. l.. Hoadley.
Vice President. C.. w. Bailey.l
Secretary, Frederick Hoadley. ~
Principal Office, 10 Park Place, New
Attorney for service Of process in tn
state Of North Dakota:.
Name. Commissioner Of Insurance
Location, bismarck, ". D..
Organized or incorporated, Februar,
Commenced business, April /. 1S46.
CAPITAL.
Amount Of capital stock
paid up in full..........3 100000
Value Of real estate owned
by the company. ........$ 474,73l.S
Loans on bonds. mortgages
and collateral security. 1895, 031.0
Stocks and bonds. ......... 1,663,44S.4
Cash on hand and in bank. 406,495.5
Interest due and accrued. 96,691.8
Premiums in course of COL
lection and transmission 715,895.0
ed, taken for fire risks. 47s.s21.5
Rents due and accrued. 1905
All other sums due to the,
company, reinsurance re.
coverable on paid losses
(schedule E)........... 4.l77.e
----~-
Gross Total Assets: -. .s11.e34.44s.1
Unidentified assets, deduct
assets not admitted. 49,. 349,219.9
-
Total Admitted Assets. 81, 2sb, 1891
LIABILITIES.
Gross claims for
losses unad-
justed, ADJUST
cd and unpaid. $435, 752.27
Losses resisted
psny ....... ~27,1ss.a5.
gross
amoun of
claims for ~
losses $462,951.52
Deduct %re-insur-
ance and sal
wage claims
Net amount Of unpaid loss.
Amount Of unearned pre-. '0''''
mn ium ri.t on all eutstand- ..o
Due es for 'r't Unpaid ;iid'; dividends. h''s'oso'1:
commissions and broker.
age, 311s,s07. rs; salaries,
rents, expenses, etc, esti-
mated, $4,000 90; taxes
funds held under reinsur.
ance treaties, 35.47e,O9;
income tax on salaries
withheld at source.
$174.90 ..........,..,, + 14s.2s12'
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sly NO Reason Against,
"On the other hand. I'D
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-29
STORE ROBBERY
Robbers Entered Store of Mr.. Nm'
Freeman Saturday NIGHT and Sc
cured Quite a Bit of Merchandise

Robbers Entered Store of Mr.. WIN.
Freeman Saturday Night and Sc
cured Quite a Bit of erchandlse
Robbers entered the grocery store
of Mr., VIM. Freeman, Third stree. ::
SATURDAY. night and relieved him ot
so pounds Of pure lard, l 1-2 barrels
OF flour, 2 ,coxes Of TOBACCO, Dag
of sugar, supply of snuff, quite a
supply of meat, and a punch board
Entrance was made through a WIN WIZ
dow in the back Of the building. Inc
window had a heavy wire screen oV1
er it and the screen was removed
and the window raised. There, was
one 21jewel, 20-year-case watch on
the punch board. This watch was
found by Mr.. Freeman buried IN the
mud lust back of the building. yes
terday morning just after he d1seov5
cred the robbery. An automobile nae
passed over the watch and almos'
buried it. The money drawer was
found on the floor. There was NJ
money left in the drawer. ,
Mr.. Freeman. left the store at |
o'clock Saturday night and the ROD c
herv must have been perfected a1te'
midnight. There is no clue as u
who got the goods. Mr.. Freema, ma
saws he has missed in all around s1'
| worth of merchandise.