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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04

their errand, have been ruEhlessly
sent to the bottom without warning
and without thought of help or mercy
for those on board, the vessels OF
friendly neutrals along with those of
belligerents. - .s,.
Gwen hospital ships and ships car
rying relief to the ,sorely bereaved
and stricken people in Belgium, tho
the latter were provided with safe
conduct through the prescribed area
by the German government itself and
were distinguished by unmistakable
marks of identity, have been sunk
with the same reckless lack of COM
passion or of principle.
Relied on Law Of Nations.
II was for a little while unable to
believe that such things would be
in fact done by any government that
had hitherto subscribed to the humane
practices of civilized nations.
International law had it's origin in
the attempt to set up some law which
would be respected and observed up
on the seas, where no nation had right
of dominion and where lay the free
highways of the world. By painful
stage after stage has that law been
built up, with meager enough results,
indeed, after all was accomplished
that could be accomplished, but al
ways with clear view, at least, of
what the heart and conscience OF man
kind demanded. .ls....... ,.'.'@' -
"This minimum of right the German
government has swept aside under
the plea OF retaliation and necessity
and because it had no weapons which
it could use at sea except these which
it is impossible to employ as it Is
employing them without throwing to
the winds all scruples of humanity or
Of respect for the undert landings
that were supposed to underlie the
intercourse of the world.
Challenge to All Mankind.
81 am now thinking of the loss Of
property involved. of the immense
and seriousness as that Is, but only
of the wanton and wholesale destruc.
tion of lives of noncombatants, men,
women, and children, engaged in pur-
suits which have always even in the
darkest periods of modern history,
been deemed innocent and legitimate.
Property can be paid for; the lives OF
peaceful and innocent people cannot
be. The present German submarine
warfare against commerce is war
fare against mankind.
1T is war against all nations.
American ships have been sunk,
American lives taken, in ways which
it has stirred us very deeply to learn
but of the ships and people of other
neutral and friendly nations have been
sunk and overwhelmed in the waters
in the same way. ~, o.
There has been no discrimination
The challange is to all mankind.
Each nation must decide for itself
how it will meet it. The choice. we
make for ourselves mnst;be made with
a moderation of counsel and a tenn
perateness of judgement BETTING our
and our motive as q nation.
We must put excited feelings away.
Continued on Page Six
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PRESIDENT ! ! J | {; N
CALLS TO.
AMERICA !
President Wilson Delivers Special
Message to Joint Session of Con.
gress Declaring America at War
"FoR JUSTICE AND HUMANITY
Full Text Of Presidents Message
r. Reviews Past Years History and
!. Asks Congress for Authority.

WASHINGTON, D. G. April o.
(SpeciaD Wilson's address
to the joint session of congress, in
full, follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: have
called the congress into extra-Ordin.
airy session because there are serious,
very serious, choices of policy to be
made, and made Immediately, which
it was neither right nor constitutions
all permissible that should assume
the responsibility of making.
"On the 3rd OF February last I Of
ficially laid before you the eXtraor-
binary announcement Of the imperial
German government that on and after
the first day Of February it was its
purpose to put aside all restraints OF
law or humanity and use its submar-
ines to sink every vessel that sought
to approach either the ports OF Great
Britain and Ireland or the western
coast of Europe or any Of the ports
controlled by the enemies of Ger
many within the Mediterranean.
Hope for Modified Warfare.
THAT had seemed to be the object
of the German submarine warfare earl
Ter in the war, but since April of last
year the imperial government had
somewhat restrained the commanders
of it's undersea crafts in conformity
with it's promise then given to us
that passenger boats should not be
sunk and that due warning would be
given to all other vessels which its
submarines might seek to destroy,
when no resistance was. offered or
escape attempted, and care taken that
their crews we're given at least a
fair chance to save their lives in their
open boats. ~
"The precautions taken were mea-
ger and haphazard enough, as was
proved in distressing instances after
instance In the progress of the cruel
and unmanly business, but q certain
degree of restraint was observed. '.
Every Restriction Swept Aside.
1.-THE new policy has, swept every
restriction aside. Vessels Of every
kind, whatever their flag, their char.
acter, their cargo, their destination,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04
May ORGANIZE
State A | !; !: ! ] !, |!
Movement on Foot to Secure for Dem,
ison Company. Of Militia to Affiii
ate With State Militia.
ARMoRY IN THE NEW TIE BARN
Attorney Glenn WEIGH Now in Des
Moines Comforting with Governor
Harding in Regard to Matter.

A movement is on foot to secure for
Denison company affiliated with the
Iowa state militia and if there are
no obstacles met the second floor of
the new sale pavilion will be devoted
to an armory. With the United States.
on the very brink of war with the CEN
trail powers Of Europe scores Of our
patriotic young men are seriously con-
templating joining the militia COM
panies in nearby cities. Public spirit
ed citizens believe 1t will be possible
for Denison to secure unit of the
national guard SO that it will not be
necessary for our young men to enlist
in outside companies.
It is understood that the state pays
a rental of about $1,000 for building
suitable for an armory. The proposed
sale pavilion to be erected on the Laub
livery barn site would make an ideal
location for an armory and the archi-
tects inform US that the plans could
be altered so that space of 100 feet
by $40 feet on the second floor could
be utilized for, the armory. A drill
floor 50x10O feet would be provided
with additional rooms for officers
quarters and locker rooms for the
equipment necessary.
The rental of $500, which we I'M
derstand is paid by the state for quar-
tiers for armories, would amount to
about per cent Of the total cost OF
the sale pavilion. 1t is evident that
with a portion of the second floor util-
lied for an armory that the sale pa
vilion could be made paying invest
ment.
c. J. WEIGH, who enlisted in 1912
with Company l. Of Sioux City and
held commission as first lieutenant.
is in Des Moines today comforting with
Governor Harding in regard to the
matter. He will make his report to
the Commercial club at their meeting
on Friday evening. r
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First: $500.
Second: $4,000. g
Third: $1,000. M
] The next seven $500 each. ~
L Rules Of the Contest.


Rules Of the Contest. y,
The following rules will be careful
ly observed for the contest this year:
y T. Any boy over 10 and under 10
years of age Jan. /, 1917, may enter.
2. Each boy is TO select his acre
and to do as much of the work as it
is possible for him to do, to select his
own seed corn from his fathers or to
get it where he can get the best seed
corn, to keep record of the number
of hours Of work spent on his land and
of everything that he does to his land
in order to raise the crop.
This contest is not part of the
Ames contest, but the boys who de-
sire may enter the Ames acre corn
contest by writing the Superintendent
of Schools, F. N. Olry, or to f. c.
Bishop at Ames. BY doing this each
contestant has a chance to win in the
county contest as we'll as in the state
and use the same acre in both.
Boys who are interested in this con-
test should take the matter up at
once with Prof. r. n. Olry; who will
be only too glad to answer any ques.
tons.
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THIS PAPER Issued In
two sections; Section
Two; Pages I to 8, To-
cal news, stories, CORE.
spondeneo and 0enIson
locals.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04

Robert VonBoskirk, who left last
week for Newton. was in Denison this
morning on his way hack TO Ida
Grove. Womb who belongs ITO
the National guard, received word to
report for duty with his companyrat
Ida Grove and while in Denison stat
ed that he supposed they would be
called out for duty. -" ~... .-,. --..~~-- -.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04

is claimed, the plaintiff sustained at
the railroad crossing at Arion. H.
The case of the State Of Iowa vs.
Barnes, indicted for breaking and en-
tering a building, is set for trial to-
morrow. (Thursday).
Court will probably last until the
close of next week. and it is now I'M
derstood that an adjourned session Of
the court will be held later on.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04
rs OF MEN ARE FOUND MISSING
Ambassador Sharp at Paris Says That
Only Nineteen Survivors Landed
Think Ship Unwarned. s'-s

WASHINGTON. April 3--A dispatch
from Ambassador Sharp. dated at
Paris, S p. m. yesterday, said nineteen
survivors from the Aztec were land
ed yesterday afternoon at Brest and
twenty-six persons were still missing
and rescue was doubtless because OF
the heavy sea and storm. Storm
cabled
"The foreign Office has just inform.
ed me that the American steamer Az
tee was torpedoed at Q p. m. last night
april II far out at sea off the island
of Ushant. One boat from the steam
er has been found with nineteen sur
vivors, who were landed this after
non yesterday at Brest. Twenty
eight persons are still missing and al
though two patrol vessels are search
ing for them the stormy condition of
the sea and weather renders their
rescue doubtful. Foreign Office not
informed as to names of survivors.
Will cable further. details as soon as
possible" )
Dispatches to the French embassy
last night put the missing at eleven.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04

Mr.. E. c. Baum has acquired con-
siderable property adjoining the Den.
ison Seed company,,s property in South
Denison, and it is .rumored that he
contenlplates erecting a large building
there in the near future Mr. Baum
would give no information this after
noon to a Review reporter as to what
disposition he would make of the prop
erty, but did intimate that he would
have something to give out in the near
future. 2
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04

The Harrison county. board Of su.
pervisors, together with the auditor.
were up from Logan yesterday in
speeding the court house. They con-
template redecorating their court
mouse ana mssdt 80 tas, III "a TS57 "a
to look overtime work hicAs ~. O..
pleted last week. They were favor
ably impressed and may award tho
contract for decorating their building
to the same firm which just finished
the work here sY
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
SENATE EMPLOYEES DONATE
AMBULANCE

The Red Cross ambulance which
has been provided by the employees
Of he Senate, through the donation
By Zach Of a days pay, has arrived,
end will be shipped to France at
once to enter upon its work of
mercy. II has been placed on ex-
hibition at the foot Of the steps of the
Senate wing of the Capitol, where il
has received the careful inspection
of the contributors To the fund for
its purchase. II is not a thing Of
beauty, being dull gray in color,
with no ornamentation whatever,
but the design Of the ambulance has
already proved its efficiency in ac-
tual service, and the new addition
TO our hospital corps abroad will
well repay the sacrifice which its
purchase entailed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
IN OUR OWN STATE
(continusd from Page 0ns)

Democrats nominated r. w. Smith
for County Judge; Wesley Barnes for
Sheriff; H. E. Hay for County Attor-
ney: H. b. Mcintosh for Assessor;
Floyd Rogers for Clerk; John Horn
for Jailer; and J. H. Richardson for
Superintendent of Schools.
The Republicans nominated o. X.
holland for Judge; G. w. Powell for
Sheriff; r. f. West for Clerk; Jord
Neal for Assessor; Sherman Land for
School Superintendent. The nomi-
nation for Jailer is in doubt between
Cash Gum and Ancil Powell.
Clarence Miller, Republican, had
no opposition for Representative in
Estill County. He is dry The
si5O,OOO bond issue was defeated by
a small margin.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
SOILS NEED MUCH DRAINAGE
Results Given Of Surveys Made BY
United States Department Of
Agriculture.

according to the soil surveys made
by the United States department Of az
riculture about 65 or 10 per cent Of
soils here need drainage" said Pro
lessor Crabb. "Of this amount from
rs to 80 per cent Is badly In need Of
drainage and from 40 to 30 per cent
would be greatly benefited by drainage.
Orchard surveys that have been made
By the New York state department Of
agriculture show that from 20 to 30
Der cent Of the orchards are only fair
" drained. 10 to u per cent are poorly
drained and 2 TO 10 per cent are badly
In need Of drainage.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
BACKWARD AMERICA

History surely repeats itself in so
far as inefficient highway admins
trat,on is concerned. Professor R.
l.. Morrison has recently pointed
out many states are struggling
today with the same problems which
engaged the attention of the British
Parliament one hundred years ago
and were met and solved by the
French nearly one hundred and fifty
years ago. II is very nearly two
hundred years since the organiza-
ton Of the famous Corps Des Points
and Chausses, the body Of engineers
in charge of the roads and bridges
of France, and about i776, the
French engineer, Tresaguet, the
real originator of the broken stone
road, first proposed system of con-
tinuous maintenance. He fought
with energy the old method Of in
termittent repairs, and the Ameri-
can Highway Engineers are fighting
the same battle today. In IT'S
Tresaguet became Inspector Gener-
al of the Corps, and the same year
the "Corvee." which corresponds to
cur system of working out road
taxes, was abolished. AT the pres
ent time, ii2 years after France put
road administration on an efficient
basis, the old inefficient "Corvee" is
still used in many places in the
United States. SO little have We
proiited by the experience of 9TH
ers.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
BEREA COLLEGE RURAL ExTEN-
SION WORK

set inside. Their interest is shown
by the fact that many are on hand
by seven o'clock and practically all
remain thru the entire service.
On Saturday afternoon the chill
dren gave pageant of King Corn
and Queen Alfalfa. They were
dressed in costumes and a large
crowd assembled just at shutdown To
,'e the entertainment. All stayed
to the night service and the tent
was packed full and then some.
The Sunday services have been
well attended and have been very
interesting. We held a Union Sun
day School in the tent at 9:i5 a. m.
The three churches of the commun-
iiy closed their regular Sunday
Schools and joined us at the tent.
The attendance was one hundred and
eleven. There were afternoon SER
vices, one for men and another for
women, and each had a large at
enhance. Tonight we are expect
ing to close the weeks work with
one evangelistic service. We are
praying that souls may be saved.
The people are urging us to stay
another week, but we are carrying
out a definite schedule and will be-
gin packing at four o'clock tomor-
row morning so as to be ready to
start for Evarts in Harlan County.
Kentucky, where the last Of the
tent meetings for the season will be
held. We ask for the prayers of all
who are interested in the advance
work at Evarts.
A Worker.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
SAVE THE ROADS

Last fall plans were made 70,
large amount Of new road con-
struction and the reconstruction of
many roads which were pretty well
worn out or i'm need of more dura.
bic surfacing. The cost of main
tanning the latter roads was so great
that it was economical to recon-
struct them and thus cut down the
annual cost of keeping them in good
condition. The summer is half
gone and considerable part OF
these improvements has not been
undertaken because of labor and
material conditions. II is imprac-
tlcable to carry out the 1917 road
program in these Localities. That IL
no reason, however, for allowing
the old roads to become impassa-
Bile.
IL is a good reason on the other
hand, FOR straining every resource
to maintain them in as serviceable
condition as possible. When con-
ditlons become readjusted, as they
surely will be soon, the really i'm
portant roads of the country win
have the attention due them, and
the cost Of reconstruction will be
reduced if the old roads have not
been allowed to go to pieces. II is
not the kind Of work which is at
ttactive to the road builder, whose
JOY lies in building something new,
in creative endeavor. But il is the
kind OF work that is needed. The
road builder must be content to
work with what he has, to keep
the old roads in service even though
his neighbors criticise him for not
accomplishing the impossible task
of maintaining them in as good
condition as Sew roads, just as
they are criticising everybody these
days who is doing his bit for the
public.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
SALUTE YOUR OFFICERS

I'm our town"-so runs the boast
nearly everywhere-"one man is a
good as another. and a darn sight
better" This, We call democracy.
Then why must Private Sykes, for
merly cashier at the First National
Flank, salute Lieut.. Jones. formerly
clerk al the cut rate drug store? II
humiliates Sykes. perhaps il puiTs
w Jones.
II should do neither. Sykes is not
saluting Jones. He is saluting
authority. He is saluting the sys-
TEN back Of authority. He is salut-
ing free and democratic govern
ment that has inaugurated the
system. He is saluting the spirit
that created the government In
short, he is saluting America.
When patriotism breaks down and
troops 90 back on their country, the
first evidence Of Decentralization is
their refusal Ia salute their officers.
That happened in Russia. Onlookers
knew instantly that disrespect in
the trenches meant anarchy in
petrograd.
There is something outwardly
aristocratic, always, about the army,
and even about democratic army.
but there is something outwardly
afistocratic about every organiza-
ton. Within the organization, some
must give commands, others obey.
II is not humiliating to obey:
No more is il Illuminating To salute.
A salute expresses only the will to-
obey. The will 10 obey expresses
only the individuals recognition y,
himself as belonging 10 the organi-
zation. He helps make it. II is his.
When Sykes salutcs Jones. Sykes
salutes Sykes, and would better get
that thought through his head at
the outset. To view the case right
~ from the first would save Jones
lot Of mental anguish, smooth his
way, and tend straight toward the
promoting of that splendid, trium-
phantly efficient thing we term
morale.-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
SLEEPING PORCHES

Nothing has proven of such great
advantage in the prevention and
cure of consumption as pure air
and living in the open as much as
possible. II the room is so arranged
that there cannot be free passage
Of air through il, sleeping porch
should be used by victims of the
disease. When there is none TO the
house one can be supplied at very
small cost, say si2 to $i5. A window
can be used for the approach and
il the porch is no larger than TO
contain bed and a chair il will
prove effective for the outdoor
treatment. The roof can be made
Of canvas. The end most exposed
10 the wind and rain should be
tightly boarded to prevent draughts.
II possible il should overlook pleas
ant and sanitary surroundings and
will give better results when made
pleasant and attractive. The value
Of such porches is not con-
fined TO consumptives but will be
found 10 promote health and
strength 10 the weak from any
cause. Living in the open by day
and sleeping in porches admitting
an abundance of fresh air. eating
well cooked and nutritious food,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-09
OFFICIAL NOTICE TO RETAIL
SEED DEALERS


The Kentucky Pure Seed Law
went into effect September %, 1916,
yet II was found when seeds were
placed on the market in the spring
Of 1871 some retail dealers were
ignorant Of its requirements and
had made no provision for labelling
the stock they were selling. In or
der that there may be no ground for
excuses Of this sort the coming fall
this notice is being sent out in cor
rcspondence of the station and in
circulars and newspapers. in the
hope that when our inspectors make
their rounds they may not find any
one who through ignorance of the
law has stock in his hands that will
subject him To prosecution.
The law requires that all field
seeds such as timothy. clover, wheat,
corn and hemp shall be labeled with
a. the approximate percentage of
purity and o. the approximate per-
contage of termination. Failure to
So label seeds renders the seller Ii
able 10 fine Of from $500 to $4,000
for each offence. Kentucky whole
sale dealers in seeds are now famil-
iar with the requirements of the
law and in most cases are prepared
to test their seeds and liable them,
hut retail dealers cannot always af-
ford 10 maintain testing laboratories
and must depend on the wholesalers
for the percentage required on the
labels.
The main purpose of this notice
is. therefore. to urge Kentucky re-
tailers when placing their orders for
the fall trade to notify those from
whom they buy that the law re-
quires purity and termination per-
centages on all labels, and TO insist
that these be furnished on the seeds
they buy. Tags with headings for
the percentages should be printed
by the retail dealers before the SELL
ing time arrives. The best whole
salers inside and outside the State
are able to furnish the figures need
ed; il any are unwilling to do so, re-
tailers should buy Of someone else.
When information is needed as 10
wholesalers who are complying with
the Kentucky law we shall be
pleased To furnish il.
Circular No. 8 Of the Department
cf Entomology and Botany contains
the law, complete, with some fur
Their details as to labelling. II can
be secured free by applying TO the
station.
H. Garman,
Head OF Department.