Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-12-20
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE A
How war Me:heas Have Changed
Everybody Must Help.
Number Three

Now war He:heds Have Changed
Everybody Must Help.
hello, Uncle Dan. Jimmie and I
have been waiting for you"
"Sorry K ! have KEEP, you long" said
Uncle Dan. "Your mother has been
telling me how bashful l used to be.
She said If a girl spoke to me ! would
blush to my hair roots. Well, l re-
minded her of the time your father
first came to see her and the joke We
played on them. so l guess that will
hold her for n While"
Continuing. Uncle Dan said: "fou
want to talk more about the war, do
your Well, war methods have under
gone many changes and they r still
changing. No two wars are fought
alike. In early times, the weapons We're
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 inven-
ton of gunpowder, however, has
changed all this. 1t has enabled mel
to kill one another ut a considerable
distance. and do 1t wholesale. The
war, as We know II now. Is a conhina-
ton Of chemicals, machinery. mathe-
NAUTICAL calculations and highly trained
men. Just think of 1t! Airplanes,
submarines. armored tanks. or cater.
pillars, poison gases. and curtains of
fire are all used for the first time In
this war: and they are destructive be-
yond anything heretofore known
THE methods followed by the kai-
ser and his allies nre simply devilish.
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 errandsu of mercy he has de-
stroyed cathedrals and priceless treas
ures of art that n never be replaced
he has made slaves Of his prisoners
he has tried to get us into war Will
Japan: his emmissaries have blown uT
our ships, burned our factories and
fired our forests. He knows no mercy
or honor. The most charitable view
to take Of this b~lood-thirsty tyrant
is that he is crazy.
"One thing is certain" continued On
Gle Dan. with great emphasis. "OL'
liberty, the safety Of our homes ant
our country. and the security of the
world demand the speedy and abso
| Lutte overthrow Of the kaiser ant
| crushing out once and forever tho
reign Of Prussian brutality"
"How about the German people,
said Billie.
Uncle Dan replied: "The splendid
German people were happy. thrifty
| prosperous and contented. They have
been tricked into val and made t.
suffer the tortures of the damned
they have been cruelty and systematic
| ally deceived. God grant that the req
facts may get to them. and If they dc
Lord help the kaiser"
"Of course the allies will win" sait
Mrs. Graham.
Probably So" said Uncle Dan. "Bu
IL we are to win. we must go the Limit
We must check the awful destruction t.
shipping by the German submarines
or we may not be able to get food ant
supplies to our own men and to our al
lies; we must also put hundreds o
thousands, and perhaps millions, o
frst-class soldiers in the battle line.
"Food Is the first consideration" On
Gle Dan continued. mo army n holt
OUT asains' "u',er. IT has been sal
tn" ~. lood will win the war, and this !
largely true. Hence the importanc
of the farm in the war plans OF on
country"
Mrs. Graham interrupted by saying
I'm view of the importance of farmin'
don't you think. Daniel, that the farm
ers ought to be exempted from We
service?"
mo. a thousand times no." said u
Gle Dan, striking the table SO hard I
emphasize his protest that he tippe
over q vase of flowers. 1--WE mus
have no class legislation. The duty I
serve is the common duty of all. an
no class must be relieved Of this o.
LEGATION. The question OF exemptio
must be a personal one and decided b
the facts surrounding each case. ]
no other way can we have a squat
deal, and to insure this, it Is the du,
of congress to pass Immediately Il
Chamberlain bill; or some such mea
ure, which is fair to all classes.
would settle all these questions ar
do 1t fairly. Safety now and safe
hereafter demands such legislatio
and let me suggest that you and y6'
friends get busy with your congress
nnn and senators and urge them
prompt action.
ut is time for Us to realize that :
are not living In a fools paradis'
that this great country OF ours co
oceans Of blood and treasure and II
only due to the loyalty. sacrifice al
service of our %forefathers that we ha'
n country, and II is our highest du
to preserve 1t unimpaired and pass
on to posterity, no matter what Il
cost may be. Our citizenship and the
ancestors came from all parts OF Il
world to make this country a hon
and enjoy Its blessings and opport
mites; hence, In the crisis before I
IL is the duty Of everyone to stat
~suuarely back Of our country and
!, prepared to defend the flag. Ever