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Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01
DON'T BE A TRAITOR.

Some well-meaning people are
making a big mistake by their
attitude toward the war. They
seem to think they can still &C.
complish something by opposing
the war and cussing the govern
ment. They forget that the time
for argument ended the day war
was declared. From that day for
ward the plain duty Of every true
citizen is to be loyal to the govern
ment under which he lives, even
though he may still believe that
the government made a mistake.
That isn't the question now at
all. The question is: Which do
you love best, your own native
land and people, or that beastly
and blood-thirsty German mon
archy? One or the other is going
to tote licking. Which do Won
want it to be? Remember that
every knock against Uncle Sam
now is a boost for the Kaiser.
Nobody could possibly have
been more anxious than I was for
us to keep out Of the war, but
there was no escape from it. Be-
cause this is the Great World Wa
that is to wind up the affairs of
this Age, it was inevitable that the
United States, one Of the great
world-powers, must become in
volved in it. All the presidents
and states man in the wo' Id
couldn't have kept us out. We
might have run from it awhile
/ longer, but it would finally have
t.overtaken us. So it was inst as
well to face the music now as
later. And since we must go. lei
us go with q solid front. Ger
many wanted war, and the worl6
has made Up it's naind to rive hs1
SO much Of it that she will nevea
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01
The Divine Time-Lock.

The earth. is here, and we are
here ON the earth. We know we
have not always been here, and
we don't believe the earth has al
ways been here.
Then where did it come from
and how did it get here! And
where did we come from and
how did we get here? These are
questions that men have been ask
ing themselves for, 10, these many
centuries. Science has tried to
answer these questions and has
only partly succeeded. We are
glad to get any light that science
and the wisdom Of men can throw
on these dark problems, but they
have not yet given us enouch to
fully satisfy us. There still re-
main many mysteries for which
science can find no key.
!. But it has remained for hum.
bic and unscientifc men to dis
cover a Divine Key that will an.
/ lock every dark chamber Of nays
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01
BOOMER, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER. 1911

mark the beginning Of the great
time of trouble' such as never
was and never would be again,
and which must end in the over
throw Of all Gentiles governments
and the establishment Of one uni
versal kingdom under the rule Of
Christ-a Theocracy of righteous
ness.
OF course this prediction of
something terrible to happen in
1914 went unnoticed by the great
masses Of humanity, and hooted
at by others, until the time came
and the awful thing DID happen !;
but since that the hooters and cri-
tics have not had much to say.
All the world can see NOW that
the general shake-up and over
throw Of kingdoms DID start
right plum where the students of
prophecy 20 and 80 years ago said
it would start, and all present
signs indicate that the rest Of it
will come just as fast as time can
move. It was not expected that it
would all happen in one day, nor
in one year; but it has started,
and the world will not see much
peace till it is finished.
The religious standpatters who
contend that. the old order never
changes and never will change
they are right in line for the big.
gest surprise Of their lives III The
very near future. IF they can 7
already see that the old order
is passing away, it v i'll only be q
very short while till they will
HAVE to see.
If your eyes have not already
been opened to see the new ligh1
that is dayvning, you had better
get down on your knees and pray
for them to be opened. For jus
as sure as there is a God in HEAVIER
these things ARE true, and tn
sooner you find it out and orde.
your life accordingly the better i
will be for you.
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01
NUMBER 4

want to hear tell Of it again. This
is the war that will end war for
ever, and maybe there will be
some honor in having helped to
rid the world Of such curse. We
are in, and we are in on the right
side. No doubt about that. So
let's be loyal and make every lick
count.
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01
The Kaiser and the Devil.

AS the days pass, / grow more
and more convinced that the Ger
man Kaiser is the real personal
Antichrist-the real visible en-
bodiment of Satan on earth.
There are many different ideas
about the devil, but the most
reasonable notion is that he is a
spirit being, having no material
body of his own, but capable of
entering into men and controlling
their actions. He has been exer-
cising that power all through the
ages, but the Bible seems to
teach tn At in the end of the Age
a being shall appear who will be
the actual embodiment of Satan
himself. In various places this
being 10 refeSredtoas asa sbeast,''
and surely no human being on
earth was ever more beastly than
the present ruler of Germany.
OF course all pictures that art
j is have drawn of the devil are
imaginary, but it is a startling
fact that a true portrait of the
Kaiser needs but very little doc
toring to make it look like the
pictures you have seen of the
devil. A good ar toonist can take
Kaiser Bills picture and with
a half-dozen strok es of his pencil
mak e a perfect devil out of it.
If you don't believe it, just hunt
up picture of the War Lord and
Sc for yourself. You only need
to sharpen his ears a little and
make him a pair of horns and
you will have as good a picture
of the devil as any artist can
draw.
/ This may be just an accidental
resemblance, but it is strange
ugh to attract attention, at
least. And then again, it may be
that the artist who first drew
our conception Of the devil was
urconsciously led to hit it. rig hit.
If the Kaiser is not the devil his
face SANDERS him.
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01

Oh, ! tell you, folks, this is the
greatest and most ALA ,sorbing
suhjf CT that any paper ever had
to talk about. For goodness sake,
rally to It's support and put it
into every hone in the land,
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01
WAKE UP, SLEEPERS

The majority of people are mar
fied to the old-fashioned mummi-
fed creeds, and they think it
heresy to believe that anything
will ever be known or understood
about the Bible which has not
been known or understood all the
time. They seem to entirely
ignore the oft-repeated declara-
ton of the Bible itself that many
things written therein were "clos-
ed up and sealed till the time Of
the end.' IF words mean any
thing it is certain that these
"sealed up" places were not in
tended to be understood by the
people of past ages. And it is
equally certain that they WE'RE
meant to be understood SOME
TIME, else why were they writ
tes4! Of what use to the world is
q message that the world will
never be able to understand?
There is nothing more reason
able than to believe that God had
certain great truths which it was
not necessary for all past ages to
understand, bot which will be very
necessary to those living in
the end Of this age. Therefore
He gave them to the world in such
way as to keep them dark and
hidden until the time came when
they would be needed.
And it is equally reasonable to
believe that the time has now
come-that we are. living in the
last days of this age. IF you be
Eeve the Bible you CAP { help see
ing that it locates and describes
these very times and conditions
IN which we live. And it proves
that these are the winding-uI
days of the present order O.
things.
Therefore the cut-and-dried or
thodox brethren who throw VI
their hands in holy horror at tn
thought Of any dark scripture be
ing made plain in these days ar
going. directly contrary to tn
painest teaching Of Gods Book.
In the face Of the scorn AM
7dicule that must be met, it take
a good deal of nerve for any Bibl
student to claim that he sees ne,
light. But some very humbl
seekers after the truth have mad
such claims in recent years, an
some Of their predictions base
On their new light have come tru
with such startling literalness a
to shut the mouths. Of their critics
[ have before me right now tn
work. of two different author
who wrote many years ago-on
Of them 20 years and the other 3
years before the war started
and both Of these writer's mentio
the date 1914 as a great turnln
point in the world s history. The
both made their calculations fro1
Bible chronology and both reacl
ed the same conclusion The
claimed that the date 1914 wsul
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-01

When you
get hold Of
something
good. pass
it around.
Send i'm q
big club.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
WAR PROHIBITION BATTL e
STARTED IN CONGRESS

amendment yesterday, because they
thought 1t out OF place. They will IA
vor adoption of measure similar to
that offered by Senator Gronna
which would conserve all foods during
the war by prohibiting their use In
the manufacture of liquors Of any
kind. According to present plans, the
authority, however, for shutting off
these foodstuffs will be left to the dis
erection of the president. This is the
plan favored by the administration.
Meantime congress is flooded with
protests from the big liquor districts,
who fear thousands Of men will be
thrown out Of work If prohibition Is
put into effect.
Commenting on this, Senator Cum
minis today declared "it does not move
me much"
"This government is about to bring
into service 100000 men, he said.
"They will be drawn from al indus
tries everywhere in the country.
"There will be thousands of places
for men to work--thousands of men
will be needed on the farms, in the
factories and elsewhere. There will
be work enough for all and to keep all
busy" I
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
GREAT OFFENSIVE PLANNED
BY ARMY OF THE KAISER

who have been official observers with
European armies.
Germany, these men told the Unit
ed Press today. serves more than one
purpose in thus deciding not to carry
out the offensive that was first plan,
ned against the Russian lines, and
that included drive for Petrograd.
With Russian and Teuton soldiers
fraterntzfng on the eastern front and
the Russian internal situation appar-
entity becoming more and more chao-
tic. Germany, in not driving against
the Russian lines, can better carry on
her propaganda among the soldiersI
and in inside Russia as we'll.
In the meantime, she can well af-i
ford to release half a million fighting
men for service to stem the Franco-I
British offensive and to start one of
her own.
Germany, it was stated, played
further good politics in deciding not
to carry out the Petrograd drive
Hindenburg had planned, since trI
have done so might have, solidifiedI
the nation against the Teuton foe.i
Since cZardom was overthrown, theyI
said, the German armies have not.
shown themselves to be common
foe and this fact has greatly con-
tributed to the seeming disintregra-
ton almost at birth of the provisional
government
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
Germany Thought to be Pre-
pairing for Terrific Charge
Against Her Enemy.
LBy Webb Miller, United Press Stat:


[By Webb Miller, United Press Stat:
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Members
of the general staff of the army be-
lieve Germany Is planning one of the
greatest offensives the Raiser's forces
have yet undertaken. 1t is to be
hurled against the western front. .,
Military men here say all signs
point to such plan. Russia, they
believe, at least for many weeks, to
come, is virtually eliminated as a
military factor
Therefore. Germany has completely
switched her military plans.
The new plans already are being
carried into execution. They call
for thinning of the Teuton lines on
the eastern front and massing of the
troops drawn away on the Franco
British-Belgian front.
The United States military men
who hold this view, include officers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
CONGRESS FAILS
OF ITS DUTY
New York Newspaper Says It Is One
Branch of Government Which
Has Broken Down
During War.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, May 15.-Under the
heading "a Stacker congress-" the
New York World today said editor
tally:
Congress is the one branch OF the
government which has broken down
in the war and failed of its duty.
y Although the declaration Of
state of war was adopted April
sixth, the United States is still with
out military establishment, thanks
to the folly Of congress. 1t is any
thing but pleasant spectacle, and If
there is any leadership left in con-
gress, it cannot assert itself too soon.
otherwise the American people will
find themselves with a broken down
government in the midst of tho most
calamttous WAT IN history"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
liquor Interests Are Making
Ssrong Protest Against Be
ing Put Out Of Business.

United mi Press Leased wire servtce1
! r"AsshlNGTON, May 15.-The fight
war prohibition" has only
slled in congress.
b. pauin,ng uir from the Gregory espion-
IL n, p,ll late yesterday of the Cum
Fas dp partial prohibition amendment
he mou one merely on the grounds that
[itu.,esur nleasure as it stood was uncon-
bna bau'ional and did not properly be-
PTs rs On the socalled spy bili."
fo. urys' today are determined
nov se prohibition as a war emerg-
\ NO. u.,.. measure and several bills are
nv ihg Introduction.
ttan,n. @ next effort will be made in an
pt tha 70 add a prohibition clause
tho. 1000 conservation bill. Failing
rata taat the drys will put up a sep
Moni NJ uiii and demand action.
ton senator's friendly to this legis-
voted against the Ormmins
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15

TO BE NO SUBSTITUTES
Registration Does Not Necessarily
Mean Conscrlptlon as All Can
not bs Used on the
First Cali.

limited Press Leased Wire Servioe.I
WASHINGTON. May 15.-The war
department today made the following
announcements regarding the regis
tration Of citizens liable to draft:
The war department wishes to i'm
press upon people that there is only
one day for registration. All males
between the designated ages must
regfster on the day set. The fact
that five days were allowed for the
placing of the necessary blank forms
in the hands of registrars appears to
have misled some headline writer's.
One day only-the day fixed in the
presidents proclaim ation-will be de-
voted to registration.
"The war department is graatffied
by the spontaneous offers OF uncom-
pensated assistance in carrying out
the work Of registration.
"One father in offering to serve as
registrar writes:
"I have two sons in the guard
and one in the regular army. but /
want to do my own little Bit This
Is typical Of hundreds Of letters. All
such offers properly should be made
to the governors who are the heads
of the registration machinery in their
respective states.
at should be clearly understood
that no male resident of the United
States between the designated ages
Is excused from registration unless
he is already in the military or naval
service of the United States; that is.
a member of the regular army or
navy, the marine corps, coast guard
service or that part of the national
guard now actually In the federal
service. Registration Is distinct from
selective service. Registration is
necessary preliminary to the later
process of selection
"It is useless to ask registrars to
excuse anyone from registration The
registrar has no such powers. No one
can suspend the law requiring all to
register.
att is important that all shall un-
derstand the significance Of registra-
ton and it is hoped that the day
will be approached in the spirit with
which the government has appointed
it. Democracy is it's essence. No
one can absent himself, nor can the
well-to-do man hire another to repre-
sent him on the occasion. The coun-
trv's manhood will present itself on
this day and by so doing will say in
effect:
".Here am I. Take me-
''Not only has the individual citi-
zenry of the country made remark
able response to the registration call,
but the states through their official
heads have Indicated such zeal that
there Is great rivalry among some of
the commonwealths for the honor of
making the first complete registra.
ton returns.
"Many questions are asked daily at
the war department concerning the
registration Of travelling men and
other absentees On the sixth day
after the date Of the presidents proc
lamation, anyone subject to registra-
ton who expects to be absent from
his home on registration day should
go to the clerk Of the county where
he may be staying. If he is in city
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
SPECULATION IN
GRAIN FUTURES
Wheat and Corn Gambling
May be Eliminated by All
Boards of Trade in
United States.
GOVERNMENT PROBING
Exchanges Of Chicago, Minneapolis,
Toledo, Omaha and other Place
10 Take Joint Action
Today.
,GovERNMENT PROBING

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, May 15.-The fate OF
grain gambling was to be decided to-
day Representatives of the grain
exchanges of st. Louis, Kansas City,
Minneapolis, Toledo, Omaha and
Duluth were to meet here with Of
ficials of the Chicago board OF trade
at o'clock this afternoon to ta&o
uniform action towards stopping all
trading in futures.
These steps will be considered, 1t
was stated, unofflcia1ly. today:
Establishment of a maximum price
for ale wheat futures, the prices to
be adjusted as the market requires.
Prohibition of further trading IN
any May grain contracts.
Fixing of maximum prices on July
and September corn.
Elimination of the purely specula-
tive element from the market, and
adoption OF strict rules and exercise
of suspension of those who do not
conform.
Uniformity Of action in demanding
excessive margins.
Considerable significance was at.
tached to the surnmoning OF several
big grain deniers before United States
a|ioIl 1Atto1h0J Wy hC A"e0 yScSSA
day. Among them were Nelson b.
Updike, vice president of the Updii1s
Commission company, of Omaha, who
is understood to have been trading
heavily in wheat recently F. J..
Thatcher, president of the same con-
cern; Henry s. Robbins, attorney for
the board of trade. and H. B. Jack
son, Of Jackson Brothers.
Clyne refused to say whether any
action was contemplated by the fed
eral grand jury That body was
busy all day yesterday on the Chi
cago butter and egg board investiga-
ton
Robert w. Child, special attorney
general in charge Of food investiga-
tions. was due in Washington today,
following a conference with govern
the board of trade here yesterday.
He is said to have with him state
ment as to the holdings Of all wheat
purchased on the board, commission
firms having barred their books vol
unfairly.
The ownership Of wheat and other
grain stocks is now matter Of gov
ernment knowledge. Action taken SO
lar mas peeu udue dLteI CoAs u1Idtlon
with allied governments now IN Chi
cago The immediate effect of the
of grain conditions was
the Inevitable boost in price OF flour.
It took a jump Of 80 cents late yes
terday to $3.50 Wholesale for the
family brands.
Simultan eously It was intimated
that the 20 cents loaf OF bread woul1
soon make its appearance. The only
other size, 1t was said, would be the
fifteen cent loaf.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
WAS AMBASSADOR
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Death Came Last Night to
Joseph H. Choate, One
Time Member Diplo-
matte Corps.
AT EIGHTY-FIvE YEARS
overtaxed His Strength by Return to
Public Life When War Clouds
Lowered Over United
StateA
AT EIGHTY-FIvE YEARS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, May 15.-The war to
day has claimed its first distinguished
American. AS numerous leaders IL
European countries have died since
the outbreak of the conflict, from
overiaxing their strength, SO Joseph
H. Choate, former ambassador to the
court Of st. James and dean of the
American bar, died at his home here
last night.
The end came suddenly at 1880 p
m. with no physician In attendance
and with only the widow and Choates
daughter Mabel at the bedside. Mrs
Choate Is In a serious condition.
Choate was eighty-five He took q
leading part in New York's receptions
to the French and British commits
sions here last week and the strain
was too great. Angina pectoris was
given as the cause of death
Choate's last public appearance
was with British Foreign Minister
Balfour at the cathedral Of St, John
the Divine last Sunday. He had been
with the British ENJOY almost CON
stantly since his arrival here. Satur
day night Balfour was his dinner
guest.
The last Of Choate's many brilliant
after dinner speeches was made at
the Waldorf Astoria at the banquet
to the allied commissioners Friday
night
Yesterday morning, according to
m members OF the family, Choate com.
planned Of feeling depressed. His
physician ordered him to remain in
bed. At ten p. m. Choate-sitting up
in bed, said to his wife and daughter:
Il am feeling very Ill. l believe
this Is the end"
Physicians were summoned, but he
died before they 'rrived.
His son Joseph H. Choate, Jr., was
informed of his fathers illness and
rushed to New York from Mount Kis-
co, arriving too late.
After having lived in virtual retire
ment for years, Choate dramatically
the most energetic phase OF
New York's political life when the
United States entered the war. He re-
appeared as principal speaker at din
ners and took vigorous part in all ar
for meeting the allied en-
voys. His sudden strength was mar
veled at. Beginning with the French
arrival, Choate took the
lead in events planned to honor them.
He headed the reception comSlittee,
rode in the parade. was chief speaker
at banauets and walked beside the
guests at every appearance. He was
recognized and cheered again and
again as he swung back to his old po-
sition in the front rank Of the city's
public men.
His rejuvenated career was not to
ba abandoned after the commission
ers' departure. Choate haa planned
to address students of Columbia uni
versity today.
Choate was appointed British am