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The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
The Canadian Elections.

An election in war time has thrills unlike any other
election and Canada emerges today from one that has
been acrimonious to degree. The attitude of the
French in Canada toward the has been of open
hostility.
Proclaimng loyalty to Britain, the French reserve
to themselves the right to keep out of Brtains
The logic is poor and the arguments advanced abb
surd-but the condition there and it had to be
threshed out so that the majority might rule.
The position of the venerable chief of the Liberal
party has been trying No citizen of Canada
doubts his loyalty to the British crown yet he is at
the head of party which refuses CONSUMPTION, inso
far as it can. Sir Wifred has demanded a referen-
dunn, and will it is believed abide by the decision of
the electors.
Canadas contribution to the war has been of
the glorious incidents of the tragedy Four hundred
thousand volunteers for service the empire These
Canadians literally sprang to arms, without the slightest
pressure from the home country, and their achieve
ments at Ypres, St Julien Vimy Ridge, the Somme
and elsewhere will form chapter of bravery
equaled by any army in the worlds history.
1t is gratifying, therefore, to note that Canada
mains undaunted and eager for the continuance of
fray necessary to the freedom of the world. Canada
has been weighed and not found wanting"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
A Competent Witness.

The conversation in the lobby of Washington
hotel turned the subject of Juvenile witnesses when
Representative Charles A. Kennedy of Iowa. told of an
incident that happened in Western court.
One day a certain popular judge was presiding over
important trial when rather dminutve witness
was put the stand, Naturally, the judge as
sailed with doubt whether the youngster was
petent to testify, so he proceeded to question him
"How old you, my little man?" asked the judi
cial one, in kindly voice
Fourteen years. sir" replied the boy "but am
very small for my age"
Yes, see" returned the judge do you under
stand the nature of an oath7"
"Yes, sir" was the startling rejonder of the young
ster. Il have cadded for you three or four times sir
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

roads would be retained Railway presidents, traffic
managers and the army of railroad employees already
organized would 60 doing just what they are doing
today There might be some few transfers of execu-
tives in order to place the big in the most inn
portant posts but the whole positions and salaries
would remain the same.
In the interest Of the investors the two methods
leave little choice. Under the government investors
be assured reasonable returns from their invest
ment. If the roads simply pooled returns must be
assured of the earnings under competitive
management. Dividends assured by the government
might fall short of that under the simple pooling, but
this discrepancy would be Offset by the stability of in
yestment under the government.
But the proper attitude from which to view the sit
alton is that whatever method is selected it is
gency which must live only during the The con-
fct over roads, equipment and interests must revert
back to the standard of prewar times. With such an
idea as working basis there should be little oppos-
ton to whichever method is chosen by those who have
the best interests of the country at heart
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
COMRADES.

He was society's lily pet
Some parlor doll of high degree
That flirted around with the uppish set;
Now we're teut-mates him and me.
l was a grocer's clerk before
My fate got mixed with the infantry;
But they don't need visitin' card for war
In the home o the brave and the land O the free
He used to sneer at me for a simp;
Lizzie" I called him the first few days;
We didn't get till, worn and limp
We found we wuz game in different ways;
Marchin full kit for thirty miles -
With the sun full glare on him and me
Just leveed stiff, and it counted piles
For the maxim o true democracy.
So US two guys comrades now;
] swear at him and he swears at ME;
We're gettin' fit for the little row
That's goin' on across the sea.
Unc' Sam drew lots and called US two,
And he amt so very partial when .~, ,
There's lot O work for all to do
And deuce of famine in fighting men,
He was soeietys lily pet,
But now we bunk in the same tepee.
He used to dance with the gilded set;
And it's drill and beans for him and me.
He don't give darn what was before,
And don't give whoop what he used to be-;
AL that we know is we're IN war,
Hittin' it up for democracy.
r-Eiiss Liebermau. n Eteryhodv,a ~
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
Uni6cati6n of Railroads.

So far real action concerned the railroad situ-
alton remains as it was a week ago. but there have
been potential developments. Today the consensus Of
opinion points unihcaton of the roads, But how to
unity them is the question.
Apparently there are two methods by which this
may be done-government ownership or by the pooling
of interests without the taking of the properties by
tie United States There is much to be said both for
and against each method
Whichever one is adopted we Americans should not
lose sight of the fact that it Is wartime measure
and the egencies of the situation at this time demand
drastic action, which, in time of peace should be
continued For instance, it would probably be neces
sary to enact legislation to enable pooling as under
the present rulings of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission pooling of interests is violation of the law
In this respect government ownership would have
the advantage in that, under national authority the
pooling might be accomplished without Hesitation be-
ing stressed whereas if the railroads themselves at
tempted the unifcaton they would meet with violent
opposition because of suspicion IN the separate States
The two methods possess very little material diff
ference But either would tend to naonalism rather
than State rights State laws would have to be elmi-
mated and there are many features involved in this
elimination that would have to be worked out Rates
would probably be made uniform meaning that the
various scales of mileage rates that exist now would
be cast aside and equitable rate be decided for
the whole country.
But whatever difficulty this might present would be
more than Offset by the benefits to be gained through
the logical use of the various systems Transportation
could be converted into terms OF the very shortest haul
ondG ethez method the personnel Of the ssriou
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
1--WE Must Keep Northern
France" Demands the
Leipzig Nachrichten

The Leipzig Nachrichten urging that
Germany hang on 10 Northern France
says that but for the iron mines there,
Germany would long since have ceased
70 fight 1t asserts:
IAN this twaddle about the restora-
don OF Northern France must cease.
We must insist, by way Of a very
modest indemnification for all our
struggles and suffering. on retaining
possession OF the iron mines Of Briey
and Longwy
Had this area not been IN our hands
the war. so far as Germany is con-
cerned. would long ago have come TO
an end because OF our lack Of mate
rails. This risk We must not run
again. our munition supplies must be
secured permanently"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
Getting at Real Facts.

anyhow, get from the Senate's investigation of
War Department affairs that it will take 10000 of the
officially adopted Browning machine guns to arm the
first 100000 soldiers and that the factories will not
begin delivery of the guns before April I.
After delivery of the guns, the men will have to
be drilled in the use of them, of course.
Evidently, the allies would do we'll not to rely on
us for an army of 100000 men before April 1.
1t feels good to get definite, straight information
to date fact, in this war, even when there
isn't much glory in that information.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
Nothing But lawyer" :"

Wilhelm Hohenzollen harangued Mr.. Gerard on
at least of those celebrated trips which then
Ambassador made to Potsdam Palace, delivering
himself in this way:
Lloyd George, Asquith, Poincare all my eneraies
what are they Poof!-nothing but lawyers"
TIE Emperor intended to reveal his contempt for
the law as well as for lawyers, state of mind of
which the world requires no further demonstration
Mr. Gerard relates how he failed to impress Berlin
by his standing as a former Supreme Court justice
of the State of New York, or by his distinguished
legal ancestry 1t only when he discovered that
some members of his line had been eminent warriors
in the Revolution and in other conflicts that Berlners
granted him his full social status American Am
bassador.
The Kaiser has kicked moral law, human law, in
ternatonal law Of the window. 1t is little wonder
he has no use for lawyers He has been bred in his
delusion that his will is the only law and he is seeking
to impose it on the world His enemies must admit
that he has made certain amount of progress. He
has conquered weak nations and prostuted others In
this winter of IoI7-IS he defiant of law
ever but before he reaches the end of his blood de-
bauch the lawyers going to ensnare him. His
chief enemy is the President of the United States
who is all things considered, quite friend of the law.
Wilhelm of Prussia, made great mistake when
he declared war on the lawyers. They will rest
until they get him. And when they do they will
resist great temptation to resort to lynch methods
and grant him his full rights before the international
bar of justice although there is doubt to what
the verdict will be-
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
Is There a Santa Claus?

CReprinted from the New York Sun Of Sept 21 1879
We take pleasure in answering at and thus
prominently the communication below, expressing at
the same time our great qualification that its faithful
author is numbered among the readers of the Sun:
Dear Editor
am eight years old
Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa
Claus.
Papa says, if you see it in the Sun it's So
Please tell me the truth. Is there Santa Claus?
VIRGINIA OHANLON,
rs West o5th St.
Yes, Virginia, there is Santa Claus.
He exists certainly as love and generosity and
devotion exist and you know that they abound and
give to your life its highest beauty and Joy. Alas,
how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa
Claus. 1t would be dreary as if there were no
Virginias. There would be no chld-like faith then
poetry romance to make toerable this existence
We should have enjoyment except in and
sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills
the world would be extngushed
Not believe in Santa ClausI You might as we'll
not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to
hire to watch all the chimneys on Christmas eve
to catch Santa Claus but even il they did not see
Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove?
Nobody sees Santa Claus but that is sign that
there is Santa Claus. The real things in the
world those that neither children nor men can
see. Did you fairies dancing on the lawn?
Of course not, but that's proof that they are not
there. Nobody conceive or imagine all the Won
ders there are unseeable or unseen in the world.
You may tear apart the babys rattle and see what
makes the noise inside but there is veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest that ever
lived could tear apart Only faith, fancy, poetry love-
romance, push aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond Is it
all real? All, Virginia, in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding
No Santa Clausl Thank God He lives and he
lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia
nay, ten times ten thousand years from now he will
continue to make glad the heart of childhood
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
PLAIN TALKS By John D. Barry

But n 10 not In fact nearly % con-
Trajectory as II seems
There is no contradBction m the per
sistent effort Of goodwill to nnd ex-
preston
This war u not the wretched per-
sonal affair that many partisans far
from the action make II appear 10 be.
II Is a cataciysn Of forces that men
as yet have not learned 10 understand
and 70 deal with
To speak Of this war In a merely
personal way IN 70 give the measure
OF ones misunderstanding.
To say tfist this war or any war
ought 10 be considered only the soiem-
nifty is TO show o pitiful lack Of IN
sight into human nature.
This war has been remarkable on
account OF the comparative tran
guilty Of the combatant populations,
perhaps because Of its unique char
acter, its long-drawn-out and stubborn
contention. There have been no VIA
orgies celebrating victories.
The battle of the Marne. which has
been called the most nnomentous bat
Tie In history. created in the French
mind grim sense OF danger escaped.
but In long sigh Of thankfuiness TO
God.
There has been no hectic eayety,
nothing In the remotest way sug-
gestive OF those moods that at the
time Of great scourEes, like the
plague. used 70 send whole popula-
tions into riot OF self-indulgence.
The response TO the war shows how
the world has changed in its ad-
titude toward war Il reminds IN
that this greatest OF war finds man
kind sterner than II ever was before
in regard to war as an Institution.
But this sternness need not lead 10
the cultivation OF undue solemnity.
The very impersonality Of the hght-
ing gives scope for the huraor that
does So much to relieve the mind
from the strain or horror.
IL we were all. on both sides. 70 sjt
down and think steadily about the
horror for half an hour most OF u,
would become seriously fI Instead
Of being better OF than before we
should be worse OF. And the situa-
ton would remain the same. For
IN the midst Of the anguish the old
partlsanships would endure.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

one morninG more than q year
ago. In Berlin, a. I was walking
along the street I met squad Of
soldiers conducting . dozen prisoners
to some barracks near by.
From among the prisoners one
stood out for his digniaed bearing.
his flowing white robes and the
brown coloring OF his skin.
He evidently came from the French
African provinces.
Though his robes were stained.
though he himself looked as n he
had not had a bath for a long time.
he was a really splendid presence.
The pathos Of his situation expressed
itself IN q, melancholy detachment
from the scene that had In it q kind
Of nobility. Through the streets he
walked like q chieftain. one who. even
In the midst Of his masters, showed he
was himself used to expressing mas
terry.
1t was suggestive Of the teenming
interest Of the times that he passed
with scarcely q glance Of attention
from the Germans in the street
They were woe-begone figures,
the prisoners I used to see In Ger
many. I imagine that most war
prisoners are inclined TO be so.
though, happily, there are tempera-
ments that, apparently, cannot keep
depressed under any long-sustained
conditions.
The young Englishman that ! sur
n nj fffn1raI~ g.
through the bars of the fence that
separated Ruhleben from the rest
Of the world was philosophical but
bored. fearfully, unutterabIy bored.
With q Cockney accent that was
pleasant to hear. he told me that
he had been a clark" in London.
When / jokingly remarked that
he was lucky to be in prison rather
than in the trenches, he said he
preferred the trenches.
He was about TO explain why
when j was told in fairly courteous
German that our conyersation had
gone far enough.
l knew. however. what he would
have said IL he had been permitted
10 say it. There was activity in
the trenches, variety, companion
ship. life! There was ones own.
There was the sense OF being use
ful. Of cooperating in the big Job.
This feature Of the war the per-
cons inclined TO take the war with
tremendous solemnity are likely to
forget. The marvel, for instance,
that any one should make the war
the subject of a joke. What can
there be to joke about in so ter
rible q business?
There really can be much to Joke
about in the associations Of the busi-
ness just as there are always things
to joke about where human beings
work together in enterprise that puts
them on a basis Of friendliness.
And in war the goodwill that lies
deep in the consciousness OF nearly
every one can transcend even enmIty,
SO that men who the moment before
were trying to destroy each other can
have 3ovial exchanges.
Humanity is indeed a strange and
seemingly contradictory thing.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

Our esteemed contemporary, the Times, boldly
nounces that it beat the town on the CASTOR Means
acquittal story. Inasmuch the Times is the only
paper published in Washington on Sunday evening
wonder who they beat? Perhaps it their first Sun
day evening edition printed little after midnight Sat
urday.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John Kendrick Bangs.

AS TO FATE.
Yes, believe in Fate,
My confidence Is great
That Fate hath full control
OF my own soul.
But more than this I'm sure,
My faith Is quite secure.
That what my Fate shall be
Depends on me.
And that II I've the will
To change for good or I'll,
The thing that Fate demands
Is in my hands.
In other words Fate's plan
u Just to say to Man.
Come on! Collect your due!
But what that is
In woe or bliss,
Is UP TO YOU"
icousi<A iazfj
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

1t takes all kinds of men to make the weknown
and popular world including those who believe coal
will not sell his product for less than he can
get for it
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

Don't ride for pleasure" urge the railroad chiefs
Let us add warning Anybody who rides
American railroad train in winter for pleasure is
tain to be disappointed.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

If there's any blame in the matter of delay in pro-
ducng machine guns, I'm it. says Secretary Baker. 1t
is the attitude Mr. Secretary Full authority
and full accountability
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

There's talk of mems linen collars being raised to
IS cents the first of the year. And it'll be just about
mans luck if there should be rubber shortage the
next week
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

Lo"k pleasant and feel warml Coal is $3.50 the
ton, in Denmark.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-18

DR.. Wiley proclaims that he can live IS cents
a day. Oh mol Doc, you mean that the other fellow
can.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-11-22
RISING SUN.
MISS NETTIR LOWE.

MISS NETT1E LOWE.
Miss leila Wright spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her sister, Miss
Essie Wright, who stays at Mrs. Abe
Teeter's.
Luther Wescott and family spent
Sunday with Dick Patterson.
Ed Calvert and wife spent Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. Walter Bar
low Of Carthage.
John and Nettie Lowe called on Miss
Lena Lowe at Will Rice's Sunday
evening.
Miss Nettie Lowe called on her aunt,
Mrs. Joe Rice, Saturday evening.
Miss Flossie Patterson spent last
week with home folks.
Mr.. Miller and family called at Dave
loves Saturday evening.
Miss Lena Melugin has been staying
with her sister.
Theodore Lawson hauled logs to
loves last week.
Glenn Teeter has been sick the past
week.
Grandma Kincaid is visiting at James
Kincaid's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Calvert spent Sun
day night at Mr.. fuckers who is very
low with paralysis. DIR. Barker OF Car
thage was there Sunday.
James Kincaid and family and
Grandma Kincaid spent Sunday at the
home OF Will Wood.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-11-22
BLUE AND BETHEL.
Miss EDNA YATES.

Guy Arner and family of Pittsburg
are spending a few days with relatives.
Mrs. John Hagen visited her parents,
John Shoots and wife, Sunday.
Lester Lucas spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his grandparents, l..
Lucas and wife.
Walt. McPeak and family spent Sun
day afternoon at the Budd home.
Besse Dubes called on Bunnie Atlin-
son Wednesday afternoon.
Beatrice Onstott and Roy King
called on John Lucas and wife Friday
evening.
Mrs. Geo. Costly and daughter and
Mrs. Tom Calhoon of Carthage visited
Sunday with Mrs. Fred Mitchell.
Geo. Lilly and wife visited relatives
in Lamar Tuesday.
Mack Allen and Fred Brous of Pitts
burg spent the latter part Of the week
with relatives in this community.
J. L. Dubes and wife called on Geo.
Lilly and wife Sunday afternoon.
Helen Hickman spent Saturday
night with lily Tunnel and family.
Emma and Edna Yates called on
Mrs. Lee Mitchell Thursday afternoon.
Besse DUDES spent Sunday with
Jessie Lucas.
The party at lily Tunnels Saturday
NIGHT was we'll attended and eyerU one
had fine time.
Mrs. McCarty is visiting Grandma
Budd.
Carrie Keltner is on the sick list this
week.
Besse Dubes called on Mrs. Geo. Lilly
Friday afternoon.
Fred Pugh and family spent Sunday
at the Budd home.
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own choice would have been disonored
had within hand
But We know as clearly as we Ke"
before we that the enemies OF the Ger
man people enemies They did not originate or
desire wish that should be drawn into IT ana we
arc ,c conscious that fighting they will
They themselves i'll the grip the same
sinister uer that its ugly tons out and drawn
blood from whole world because the whole world III
and trying out the great battle which snail deter
mine brought under its mastery fling Itself tree
The military masters Germany who proved 10
be also These have never regarded
o,s nc eonlos men, women and children blood and frame
themselves for whom governments and in whom governments
had They regarded them merely serviceae
bend corrupt 10
purpose They regarded the smaller states particular ana inc
peoples overwhelmed by force, their natural Tools anu
instruments Their has long been aVowed Inc
nations whom that purpose was o
little attention. regarded professors cxpounded i'll their class
rooms and the world the goal OF German policy
nc rather the dream of minds practical affairs rcpocrou
private conceptions destiny than the actual plans resl
sbc rulers Germany themselves knew all the VIII"
what well advanced nrigus lay back OF VIVA" '
professors and glad to go forward uro
filling the thrones Balkan states win German
German Turkey to drill her armies and make
developing plans edion and eoelin
in India and Egypt setting Persia The demands made by
Austria ursnl step plan which compascd
Europe and Asia Bagdad They hoped those demands
might Europe them whether they did
or not for they the final issue of
Their plan throw broad belt of German military power ana
political Europe and beyond the Mcd
acan and Austria Hungary to be as much
Turkey
~ If the East Austria Hungary part the
central Empire absorbed dominated by the forces and
nfuelccs originally cemcntcd the German states themselves
could nowhere
idea of solidarity OF entirely The choice OF
peoples played part it all 1t contemplated binding together
racial political which could be kept together only by force
Czecs Mags Croas, Serbs Rouanans Turks, Armenian the
Balkans, ndomitablc Turks the subtitle peoples OF the East
The ncnc did not wish to be direct