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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24
WEALTH AND WAR

When the United States goes to war
with Germany, there will be under
the banner of the allies over half the
entire human race.
Pitted against these 8O0,OOO,OOO
will be about 115,0OO,OOO following
the Hohenzollern flag.
The population of America alone al
most matches that of the Tentonic
bund.
In wealth the United States over
tops that of Germany, Austria, Tur-
key and Bulgaria combined by at least
Is per cent.
The total wealth of all the allies,
now that we have joined them
is four times as great as that of their
foes.
Omitting India and Japan, the allies
in man power would still be nearly
four times as great as Germany and
her supporters.
Neither gold nor silver to any appre-
cable extent is produced by any of
the German belligerents.
They raise no cotton.
Americas capacity to produce steel
is much larger than combined capaci-
ty of the four Germanized countries
Our coal supply greatly exceeds
theirs.
When the war began people Of the
United States had scarcely any money
invested in any Of the four German
belligerent nations, but Germany stood
fourth among all the foreign countries
in its investments in the United States
-Girard in the Philadelphia Ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24
How KNEW When NY
Husbands Love Failed

looked so big and strong and hand
some, as he stood there in the half
light of the half lamp. My Royal!
My Big, strong handsome Royal! And
| was to lose him so soon! I thought
Of the day in May on which he asked
me to be his wife. No, that was the
day that Lester asked me. Royal
asked me in November. This confus-
ed me, and | glanced downward, AS
| did so, my gaze met his shoes. They
had been newly polished! He had
had them polished for ''her!" [ knew
it. And, with the realization of that
the blood rushed to my face and
turned away from him.
where is Aunt Etta?" was his first
question.
Quick as a flash, turned and my
eyes met his.
Roy" l said q used to call him
Roy" informally, "Roy, we might
as we'll come to an understanding
now, before both our lives are ruined
If you think that I have been blind
to your attentions to Aunt Eta dur
ing these past weeks, you are great
ly mistaken Have | not seen the
tender chances between you two as
YOU helped her up stairs? Have
not detected the note in your voice as
YOU asked her if she cared for any
gravy on her potatoes? l love you
Roy, and l want to see you happy
and for that reason you must go your
way and l will go mine. All | ask is
the custody of the green corn we
planted last Spring"
With these quiet words, | screamed
yoy11Jad QUAR- tho Vi0frOla
But, my DEAR" he said, II dOnt
understand. Aunt Eta is very feeble
If / did not help her up stairs she
would have to sleep down on the hat
rack all night. l assure you
stop, Royal" 1 said. 81 am not
the little girl l was when you asked
me to marry you. I realize that
have not made our home attractive
for you, that I have given too much
of my time to outside interests, that
| have been an undutiful wife.
could make things different now
suppose, but [ think that it will be
better for you to go. Aunt Eta is
down in the bulk-head Go and gel
her, and by the time you have return
ed l will have packed your alligator
skin bag. 1t is far better, Roy, dear
that it should be thus
He turned on his heel, and lost his
balance, but quick as wink, he was
on his feet again and off for the bulk
head I knew very we'll what his pur-
pose was 1t was to help Aunt Eta
out. | just knew" it. And then, al
the pent-up anguish of those LONG
nights surged over me and I was suf-
fused with rage. l knew not what
did Quickly following him, | reach
ed the bulk-head just as he disappear
ed into it's depths. My Royal! My
big, strong, hansOme, silent Man!
With the rapid movements of woman
locking bulk-head, | locked the
bulk-head. Then 1 turned and walk
ed out into the night.
1t was all over.
l Sometimes wonder what Royal
and Aunt Eta ever made out their
lives. 1t occurred to me afterward
that they probably went UP stairs
through the door which led into the
kitchen, which 1 neglected to lock
There was some cold lamb in the
ice-box; so that they probably did
not starve
Oh, how 1 wonder if they ever speak
of me now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24
CONSPIRATORS.

Night steps soft-footed from the pur-
ping east,
Wrapped in dusky mantle trimmed
with stars;
And with her coming shadows are re-
leased
To hide the days red scars.
She is the friend of Love, and fold on
fold
Her garments hide his deeds from
prying eyes;
Then while he gives her secret sweets
to hold
She cools his signs.
Dear, come with me; let us meet Love
and Night
And from them learn Life's sweet
est mysteries;
The keen of eye need only stars for
light
And whispers in the trees.
Wallace Monroe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24
MEMORIES

Like fragrance blown garden aisles
OF roses after rain,
Sweet through the windows Of the
heart
Loved memories drift again.
Like magic borne from twilight flutes
Through evenings starry door,
Or song Of thrush from woodland
dusk,
Loved voices speak once more.
Like that sweet touch Of twlight's
lips
The drowsy flowers know,
We feel again the tender kiss
That hushed us long ago.
Oh, summer night, you summon back
From lost and vanished years
The music stilled, the dreams forgot,
The laughter and the tears.
Arthur Wallace Peach, in Peoples
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24

very we'll" he said. Write and
tell her that she will have to bring her
own ukelele. We haven't got enough
for ourselves as it is
Aunt Eta had been with us for per-
haps three weeks when | first noticed
it (not that she was with us, but that
Royal was very attentive to herr. She
was feeble, having lost both knee
pans in a rattle during the Recon
struction Period, and as a cOnse-
quence had to be helped about the
house. Her age may also have had
something to do with the inelasticity
Of her gait But even taking all these
things into consideration, l still think
that l had good cause to worry. II
/ didn't then this account would prove
me to be a terrible fool and might
better never have been written at all
In fact, l think that l will tear the
whole thing up this minute. On
second thought, I'll wait and see how
the next paragraph comes out.
Whether or not I was justified in
my suspicious rests with the Judge
ment of my readers on the following
incident.
It was a night in early Spring.
had been to a meeting of our Women's
Machine Gun Division and, owing tc
premature explosion of one of the
ammunition trains which wrecked
section of the town, I reached home
earlier than usual.
AS l entered the front hall l heard
voices. One of them was my own
asking Royal where he was. The
others was Royals, saying that he
hoI 81 And
by advancing few steps, [ was in
a position to see for myself.
There, between the top and bot
tom landings, was Royal with MS
arm through that of Aunt Eta, Osten-
sibly helping her up stairs. But there
was a light in his eye that struck me
cold. reached for the banister, miss
eG it and tripped over the first step.
1t was awful.
All that night I did not sleep. How
c3uld | tell him thar he was ti,ing
OF me? How could l make him see
shat, IN my activities in other fieIG3
had neglected my homo, alienated my
husband and usea 2p three c0mmuta-
on tickets?
When the cold, gray morning light
came in at the windows l was stlll III
I'D And when the STA, an hour or
so later, shone through the same
windows, 1 was still IN bed. But
had come to a decision. I would tell
Royal. I would give him his Free
dom, to stay with me or go with Aunt
Eta when she went back to Proyi-
dence 1 put on my prettiest frock and
went down stairs.
ROYAL had gone
All day long Aunt Eta avoided my
gaze Once, while avoiding it, she
stepped down into the bulk-head and
let her stay there all Of the after
non. | could tell by her tone that
she as displeased, but there was a
savage joy in the knowledge. She had
stolen my husbands love- Why, after
that, should lift her out of the bulk
head?
I see now that l made a mistake
but who can blame me? 1t is always
the woman who must make the mis-
takes, the bitter, bitter mistakes, and
who pays for them in the end. l GER
tainly paid for mine, and I paid for
it that very night.
It was late when Royal came home
My courage nearly failed me, for he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24
BACKING UNCLE SAM
(By Walt Mason)


In times of peace my robes are rent
DER every statesman's blunder;
clamor that our government, for
bonehead, is a wonder, Ger congress
then I rip and snort, to wrathful
frenzy driven; it is a harmless in
door sport, to which most r7en are
given. 1t doesn't jar our Uncle Sam,
this pessimistic harping; he doesn't
care a tinker's dam for criticism carp
ing. In times of peace such talk will
go, no voter it disgraces; it serves to
let our statesmen know that we are
keeping cases. But when our
country's in fight, and loyalty's es-
sential, how good men hate the grou-
chy wight, with dirges penitential!
Now, | am backing Uncle Sam,
though all the grouches boot me; and
l am silent as a clam if things don't
chance to suit me. 1 still am talking
much, by jings, but talking circum-
specify; my Uncle Sam is doing
doing things, and doing them correct
ly. My Uncle Sam is wise and great
and all he does is prosper; and I de-
test the sort of skate who's a dis
loyal yawper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24
BEAUTIFUL BELLS

Beautiful bells, o beautiful bells!
Ring SO sweetly again and again ;
Welcomes of joy and weary farewells.
Ginning in sunlight and rain.
Long, long ago, so dear unto me,
o happy and pure was the message
you bore,
Loud DER the vale and soft DER the
sea-
o could I but hear you once more.
Beautiful bells, or merry or sad,
Telling your message of goodness
to all;
Whisper of moments hopeful and glad,
Vanished beyond our recall.
Voice Of the morn and voice Of the
night,
Waken, oh waken the mem'ries Of
old;
Bring to my heart your dreams of de-
light,
Visions Of beauty untold.
CHORUS.
Beautiful bells, o beautiful bells!
Ringing so sweetly again and again /;
Welcome Of JOY and weary fareweIls.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful bells.
Old Song.
The stars and moon shine as bright
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24

A fool says many wise things, but
he isn't aware Of the fact.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-24

Fresh air and sunshine are free and
they are most wonderful things, which
many of us do not make the best use
of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
SENATE FAvORS IT
Will Pass Seven Billion Dollar
Issue Tomorrow.
War Revenue, Espionage, Etc.,
Occupy Upper House Today.

Washington, April 16.-The ST.,
900, 100000 war revenue bill which
has passed the house was approved
today by the senate finance commit
tee and will be taken up in the senate
tomorrow for passage.
Washington, April 16.-The seven
billion dollar revenue bill was in the
hands of the senate today and its pas
sage by tomorrow with almost no
opposition was expected. The senate
finance committee met to consider the
measure as it came from the house
which passed it Saturday and expect
ed to report the measure Immediately
after the senate convened today. 1t
seemed probable it would lie over un-
til tomorrow and then be the exclusive
business of the senate until it is pass
ed.
War taxation, navy, and army, es-
pionage and financial and industrial
mobilization bills are among the war
measures which both houses are to
push thru quickly on the heels of the
big bond act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
SUPREME TEST
OF PATRIOTISM
IS HERE SON
President Calls Upon Every
American Citizen to Aid.
Pleads for World Supremacy of
Human Rights.
EMPHASIZES NEEDS OF WAR
Food Supply Now More ESSEN
tiaI Than Fighting.
Help Feed and Equip Q. ). and
Nations Under Arms.
Pleads for World Supremacy of
Human Rights.
EMPHASIZES NEEDS OF WAR
Food Supply Now More Essen
tiaI Than Fighting.
PROCLAMATION HIGHLIGHTS

Washington. April 16.-Here are the
high lights in President wilson's ap-
peal to the country for each man and
woman to do his bit.
I'VE must supply abundant food for
ourselves and for large part
of the nations with whom we have now
made common cause.
I'VE must supply ships by the nun
dreds.
The industrial forces of the country
men and women alike, will be great
service army engaged in the service OF
the nation and world, the efficient
friends and saviOrs of free men every
where.
The importance of an adequate food
supply especially for the present year
is superlative.
Upon the farmers of this country in
large measure rests the fate of the war
and the fate of the nations
Il call dpon young men and old alike
to turn in hosts to the farms.
Il appeal to farmers of the south to
plant abundant foodstuffs as well as
cotton.
ITO the middleman of every sort: The
eyes of the country will be especially
upon you. The country expects you as
well as all others to forego lusual
profits.
This is the time for America to cor
rect her objectionable fault of waste
fulness and extravaganza.
These things We. must do and do
we'll, besides fighting-the things
without which mere fighting would be
fruitless."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
ALL S. A. TO JOIN
PrO-AIIies Demonstration Is
Staged i'm Brazil Capital.
All n. and S. America Fighting
for Humanity Soon.

Rio Janeiro. April 16.-The seizure
of German ships has been completed
without incident.
Press dispatches from Santos report
the arrest Of three German SPIES near
the fort at Itaipu.
More than $4,000 persons. attended
a demonstration today under the
auspices of the League of Allies. The
flags of the entente nations were
cheered. as were the diplomatic rep
resentatives of these countries who
attended the celebration. The crowd
was stirred to a high pitch of enthu-
siasm by a speech by Ruy Barbosa,
Brazilian ambassador to Argentina,
who has a larger following among the
Brazilian peoples than almost any
other man in ublic life. The am
bassador solemnly admonished the
government to heed the signs os the
times, calling attention to the revolu-
ton in Russia to demonstrate that it
was necessary for the people to keep
watch over the policy of their govern
ment.
THE great war is drawing Brazil
irresistibly onward" he declared. 81
am convinced that war is inevitable.
All North and South America ere long
will be fighting for humanity. 1 soon
hope to see Brazil arise like man
who has broken the chains which
bound him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
WHEAT S2.74 HERE
Topeka Grain Prices Continue
to Go Skyward Today.
Corn Also Makes Advance on
Local Board of Trade.
Below: General Foch. General Joffre

Cash wheat took another lunge to-
ward the SO mark on the Topeka
board of trade today when a carload
of No. 2 hard changed hands at $2.74
bushel. The price was high for
the day and was IA cents higher than
Saturdays top mark. Trading was
active. Two or three cars of wheat
sold for $2.13 a bushel, while the low
est price on No. , hard was sass.
May wheat on the Kansas City wire
opened at S2.40 a bushel, which was
low, and went as high as s2.52, clos
ing at S2.51. A feature of the days
trading was the Strengthening of ac-
tivities on the Chicago board of trade
which has been running behind Kan
sas City and other western points
Chicago May wheat opened at s2.26,
went as low as $2.25. as high as
S2.37 u and closed at S2.36.
Corn Takes Jump
Corn also increased today but not
so rapidly as wheat. Cash corn here
changed hands for $1.53 bushel. Sat-
turday's high mark was $3.50. May
corn on the Kansas City wire opened
at $1.431s which was also low, went
as high as $1.46 and closed at $1.45 "a
The wheat market was much affect
ed today by report that there is a
big decrease in the total visible sup
ply on hand at terminals today The
decrease given was 1922. 900 bushels,
making the visible supply on hand at
all terminals in this country only 34,-
252, 600 bushels. This. more than any,
thing else, it is agreed, caused today's
rOcketing quotations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
Governor Appoints Eighteen to
Take Charge of Campaign.
They Will Be AuXiIiaries to the
Food Council.
MRS. W. J. WATSON CHAIRMAN
Mrs. G. A. Supple Is the Only
TOpekan Named.
Efforts To Be Made to Rouse
Men to Patriotism.

Governor Capper today appointed
eighteen widely known Kansas women
to assume charge of the naval recruit
ing campaign IN this state. The wo-
men will also serve as an auxiliary or
ganization of the food and defense
council appointed by the governor. APP
pointments of women to aid in Secur-
ing naval enlistments were made at
the request of the navy league.
Every state has been called upon to
name n woman's commission to direct
naval enlistmerts. Kansas was among
the first states to respond. The
eighteen women who will direct the
campaign for recruits in this state are
widely known in political and women's
circles of Kansas. 1t is probable that
each of the women will name subor-
dinates, and county and city organiza-
tioES may be worked out.
Hold Meeting Soon.
A meeting of the state organization
will probably be held in Topeka at an
early date. Mrs. w. J. Watson of
Pittsburg, chairman of the commits
sion, is expected to issue a call in a
few days. Letters We're sent to each
of the women today. The letters con-
tanned a personal request from Gov
ernor Capper 10 serve on the commits
sion.
Not only will the eighteen women
be placed in direct charge of naval
recruiting in Kansas, but their organ
ization will act as an auxiliary to the
state food and defense council. They
will be asked by the state council to
aid in directing a campaign for more
intensified farming and gardening and
will probably be placed in charge of
some branch of the work of the food
campaign.
One of the plans outlined by the
Navy league in a letter to Governor
Capper calls for campaigns for en-
listment by the members of the COM
mission. Details of the campaign for
recruits will be considered as soon as
meeting of the commission is held.
Those Appointed.
Members of the commission as ap-
pointed by the governor today are:
Mrs. w. ]. Watson, Pittsburg, chair
man.
Mrs Alice Huffman, Witchita Sec
retary.
Mrs. w. J. Bailey, Atchison.
Mrs. Z. E. Brewster. Leavenworth.
Mrs. c. H. Goodrich, Kansas City
Kan.
Mrs. T L. Hogue. Olathe.
Mrs. Charles S. Finch, Lawrence.
Mrs. John Redmond, Burlington.
Mrs. Anna Heacock. Parsons.
Mrs. r. A. Harris, Ottawa.
Mrs. Geo. T. Guernsey, Independ-
ence.
Mrs. Charles Harris, Emporia.
Mrs. Fred H. Quincy Salina.
Mrs. Sadie Lewis, Hutchinson.
Mrs. L. j. Pettyjohn, Dodge City.
Mrs. Eva Morley Murphy, Goodland.
Mrs. G. A. Supple, 416 West 18th,
Topeka.
Mrs. John C. Mack, Newton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16

Washington, April 16.-Fresh i'm
petus was given to the nationwide
campaign for more food crops today
by President Wilson's plea for unity of
action in furthering Americas success
in the world war. r--.--. b
The presidents appeal. addressed to
his fellow countrymen,' urged all
the people to join in making the ma
ton a unit for the preservation of its
ideals and for/the triumph of democ-
racy, but particularly emphasized the
need of growerE' concentration of
their energies on planting of crops so
the United States might fulfill its task
of feeding the armies and peoples who
are fighting Germany.
without abundant food, alike for
the armies and the people at war;"
said the appeal, 'the whole great en-
terprise upon which we have en-
barked will fail. Upon the farmers of
the country. therefore, in large meas
ure rests the fate of the nations.
Text of Proclamation.
The address follows:
MY Fellow Countrymen:
"The entrance of our beloved coun-
try into the grim and terrible war for
democracy and human rights, which
has shaken the world. creates so many
problems of national life and action.
which calls for immediate considera-
ton and settlement that L hope you
will permit me to address to you few
words of earnest council.
I'VE are rapidly putting our navy
upon an effective war footing and are
about to create and equip a great
army, but these are the simplest parts
of-the great task. There is not a sin
gle selfish element so far S | can see
in the cause we are fighting for. We
are fighting for what we believe and
wish to be the rights of mankind and
for the future peace and security of
the world. To do this great thing
worthily and successfully, we must de-
vote ourselves to the service without
regard to profit or material advantage
and with an energy and intelligence
that will rise to the level of the enter
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
BALFOUR NOW IN u. S.
Announce British War Envoy Is to
Reach Washington Today.

Washington. April 16.-The British
foreign minister, Arthur J. Balfour,
has arrived in the United States For
NAL announcement that the English
statesman will reach here at $50 this
afternoon was made today, in a state
men regarding arrangements for re-
ceDtion at the White House on
Wednesday to all the allied commits
sioners-French and English.
The White House reception of the
allied commissioners, it was said. was
made on the belief that the French
members would arrive before Wednes-
day.
The conference with the president
will be the first of the series of joint
meetings devising aid which America
will render the allies and the extent
of the United States cooperation in
military and naval affairs.
One of the first questions to be TAX
en- up with the United States govern
ment by Balfour will be arrange
ments to subject British residents in
the United States to conscription in
the American army or the option of
volunteering in the British army, it
became known today on unquestioned
authority