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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-11-23
News of the War,
Premier Lloyd George and
President Wilson.

1VS1SA~1AS w AA0SAAs
Lloyd George has been bitter.
ly criticized for his speech in
Paris, and Monday he was at
tackled in the House of Com
mons, the attack being focused
upon two points character
of the war council which the
premier announced in Paris
and the condemnation of the
Allies past strategy, which he
also pronounced in his Paris
speech.
Former Premier Asquith was
spokesman for the opposition
His speech was sharp criti-
cism of the new plan for Allied
control of the war.
Mr.. Asquith's criticism was
based ON two grounds, that the
new war council would conflict
with the general staff and there
would be two separate military
advisory bodies, and the omis-
sion of the navy from member
ship.
The premier argued that the
new body would coordinate the
work of the various staffs
whereas under the old arrange
ment the general staffs had met
together only once a year for
the purpose of settling the STRAIT
egy of the Allies for the battle
fronts extending over thousands
of miles. He announced that
Lord Kitchener had recon-
mended such council in Tanu-
ary, 1915, and the general staff
had proposed it last July.
The entire cabinet sat beside
Lloyd George on the front
bench and a packed, silent
House of Commoners, peers and
others in gallery seats bent for
ward for every word.
Lloyd George sent a thrill of
jubilation through parliament
when in the midst of an e1o-
quent defense Of the internally
war council he suddenly swicl1-
ed to the submarine question
and announced triumphantly:
Five U-boats were destroyed
last Saturday alone. There is
no longer any ground for fear
of the submarine peril"
Tumu1tuous cheering swal-
lowed the second sentence. The
House of Commons resounded
for several minutes with an ova-
tien such as has not been heard
there since the fall of Bagdad.
Lloyd Georges defense a.
gainst the first serious attack
his administration has faced, SO
far as the Commons is concern
ed, seemed highly successful
The prime minister's admirers
call it a triumph.
To this now is added the in
timation from President Wilson
that the United States, too, will
insist upon centralized manage
ment of the war and coordlnated
effort toward the one single
purpose of winning victory. This
support of the President most
likely will help to place the
British Premier in a stronger
position than he ever before oc-
cupied. These two great lead
ers stands together in the conten-
ton, that whatever may be the
peculiar and special purposes of
each one of the Allies, it must
be subordinated for the time
being at least until the war is
brought to a victorious end.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-11-23
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-11-23
Wilson orders Alien enemies
registered.

All alien enemies are required
to register and to obtain permits
for travel, under a proclamation
by President Wilson. Enemies
also are prohibited approaching
within 100 yards of water
fronts, docks, railroad terminals
or storage houses, and are for
bidden to enter or reside in the
District of Columbia.
The proclamation provides
further that an alien enemy
shall not, except on public fer
ries, be found on *Eany ocean.
bay, river or other waters, .
within the United States. They
are forbidden to fly in airplanes.
balloons or airships, and to en-
ter the Panama canal zone.
| Only Germans will be affected
by the proclamation, as it spec1-
fies enemies" and not "allies
of enemies
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-11-23

sfriS efter grgsennmmer
IL bette 9Ia6.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
PUNCHY PARAGRAPHS
FROM ROOTS ADDRESS

A nation which declares war and
goes on discussing whether it ought
to have declared war or not is i'm
potent, paralyzed, imbecile, and
earns the contempt of mankind, and
the certainty of humiliating defeat
and subsection to foreign control.
After the decision in favor of war,
the country has ranged itself; and
the only issue left for the individual
citizen is whether he is for or against
his country. From that time on ar
guments against the war in which
the country has engaged are enemy
arguments.
Anybody who seeks, by argument
or otherwise, to stop the execution OF
the order sending troops to France
and Belgium is simply trying to pre-
vent the American government from
carrying on the war successfully. He
is aiding the enemies of his country,
and if he understands what he is do
ing, he is traitor at heart.
1t is beyond doubt that many of the
professed pacifsts, the opponents OF
the war after the war has been en-
tered upon, the men who were trying
to stir up resistance to the draft, the
men who are melting strikes in the
particular branches of production
necessary for the supply of arms and
all who continue to associate with
them must come under the same con-
domination as traitors to their coun-
try. ~,
This war was begun and these
crimes against humanity were done
because Germany was following the
instincts of the arrogant military
caste which rules Prussia, to GRASP
the over-lordship Of the civilized
world and establish an empire il
which she should play the part Of
ancient Rome.-From Elihu Roots re.
cent Chicago speech.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
New Order
of Things

Reports from Pennington indicate
that there is a new order of things at
Hospital No. A. The first thing DR..
Eaton did, upon assuming charge, was
to order more and better food for the
patients. The public will heartily
commend that act. What if it does
cost more? The great State of Mis-
souri, has no desire to practice econ
omy at the expense of that great num-
Der of unfortunates. We do know that
the new system will cost more. 1t
may be that the business ability of
DR.. Eaton will cut the cost; but there
is not humane citizen in Missouri
who will object to spending few
thousand dollars additional to bring
an additional degree of happiness to
the hundreds of patients under DR..
Eaton's charge.-Fredericktown DEM
ocrat-News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST

Each month the government report
indicates larger yield of the princi-
pal grain crops for 1917. In the Sep
TENDER report the estimated corn
yield is boosted to 3,248,00O bushels,
gain of nearly a quarter of a bill
lion bushels since August l. Mis-
souri, and Kansas represent the princi-
pal gains, most of the other corn
States showing slight losses.
Wheat has gradually gone up, as
the season advanced, until total
yield considerably in excess Of last
year, but below the average, is as
sured. A bumper crop of oats and
satisfactory yields of nearly every
thing else are revealed.
1t was only few months ago that
President Wilson called upon the
farmers of the United States to ex-
ert themselves to the utmost for the
relief of suffering humanity. No
claim was made that the people of
this country were in danger of starv-
alton, as some critics of the admins
tration have falsely represented, but
that very serious food shortage eX-
listed in Europe, and to less extent
in this country, there was no doubt.
The American farmer responded to
the appeal. The season has been ia
vorable and the earth has responded
bounteously to the husbandman's toll
1t is evident that 1917 is to go down
history as "good crop year" in the
United States, and it is certain the
news will be received with thanks
giving among our allies in Europe.
Just what a "good crop year" in
this country means to the territory of
which st. Louis is the center may be
gained by glance at some figures
for which we are indebted to the cur
rent number of the st. Louis Chamber
of Commerce Bulletin. We quote.
"Over rs per cent Of the food crop
upon which President Wilson has de-
clared "rests the fate of the war and
the fate of the nations" has been or is
being produced in the Mississippi VAL
ley, of which st. Louis is the largest
city and the great logical central mar
ket. M
Waving corn fields about the door
step of st. Louis are producing g.
10000 bushels of corn, or 85 per cent
of the United States crop. The valley
produced approximately 515,280,O00
bushels of wheat, or 76 per cent of the
nations crop for this year. Over "
per cent of all live stock, IA per cent
of the cattle, So per cent of the sheep
and 81 per cent of the hogs are rails
ed in the valley, which is naturally st.
Louis own trade territory. 81
July quotations say the South will
receive $4,000, 100000 for this years
cotton crop.
Surely special issue of Liberty
Bonds might be disposed of in this rich
territory, without taxing its resourc-
es in the least.--Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
100 MANGLED CHILDREN

A hundred Belgian children were re-
Gently taken across the continent, the
last stretch of their journey from Eu-
rope to a Belgian settlement in Wash
ington. The Algona Advance, a
small Iowa paper, gives an interview
with a young man who inspected the
travellers.
The children, hundred of them,
ranged from babies to II or 10 years
old, and all but one, little boy, had
been mutiliated by command Of Prus-
sian soldiers. Most of the boys had
their hands amputated, $50 that they
could never fire a gun against the
Prussian armies. Many had lost an
ear and number their noses.
"And, most horrible of all, some of
the little girls had had their breasts
cut away, so that they might never
be able to suckle a boy who could
grow up to be a Belgian soldier and
avenge the wrongs of his fatherland."
Americans cannot realize the
frightful crimes against all civiliza-
ton being committed by the Prussian
armies until they see it with their
own eyes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
DIRECTORS TO DRAFT
TO DIG ARMY GRAVES

Washington, September 1.-THE
War Department has found use for
the conscientious DIRECTORS caught in
the army draft. They will be the
army's "grave diggers." They will
be attached to the armies in field,
but will take no part in the actual
fighting Instead, theirs will be the
grim business of cleaning up the bat
tlefields after the fighting and of
burying the dead. They will also be
employed in minor labors about the
camps.
A name has been devised for the
grave-digging corps. 1t will be
known as the "mercy squadron" 1t
will sound much better in future gen
erations, the War Department be-
lieves, to say that ones forbear was
in the "mercy squadron" than that he
was a grave digger
In the task Of cleaning up the bat
tlefields much valuable equipment is
recovered. This wal be one of the
"mercy squadron's" tasks.
The squadron also will be used in
constructing rear lines.
Persons who object to fighting on
the ground of well-defned religious
belief were exempted from the draft.
those who object to fighting on other
grounds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

The soldier boys who are leaving
today are among those who will make
history and insure for all mankind
forevermore-a lasting and enduring
peace. Such assurance is worth all
that the war can cost, even though
many thousands of lives may be sac
riiced. For what nobler cause could
one be called from this life than that
for which Uncle Sam has entered the
world war? But we are still hopeful
that peace will be permanently de-
clared even before the great army that
is now being prepared is ready to sail
for France. The strenuous training
that the boys are now being put
through, OR preparing to enter upon,
will not hurt them In fact, it is just
what many of them most need,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
HOuck Road to
Be Rehabilitated

AS The Times goes to press we are
informed that work of improving the
Houck railroad into Pennington will
begin at once, and that when spring
opens the work of crawling the rail-
road will commence. While we are
unable, at this time, to get further
particulars of the rehabilitation Of
this road, it seems to be apparent,
from what we have heard, that de-
cision has been reached by Mr.. Houck
and associates to build up this road
and put it in the running, which en-
terprise will meet with hearty APP
prevail and support here. This is one
of the improvements that the recent
ly organized Commercial Club has
had its attention called to.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
AID GIVEN ALLIES CAN'T
BE CALLED CHARITY, u. S.
RED CROSS LEADER SAYS

Paris, September 1.-THE Anglo
American Press Association gave a
"Red Cross" luncheon today with lead
ing representatives of the American,
French and British Red Cross as
guests.
In response to toast, Maj. Gray
son NJ. P. Murphy, head of the Amer
lean Red Cross Commission to Eu-
rope, said it should not be forgotten
that "in this great catastrophe the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

supreme function of the Red Cross is
to help in every way possible to win
the war"
"For three years our allies have
fought our fight" said Maj. Murphy,
"and it is only a pitiable, contempti-
BILE mind that would construe aid of
this kind as charity"
Maj. Murphy pointed out that it
will be some time yet before the
American troops are ready for their
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

share in the conflict.
"In the meantime" he added, at is
the plain duty as well as the privi-
lege of every American organization
to do all it can to help the gallant ma
tons to which our people owe so much.
We are in France, not to create an OBJ
legation, but to endeavor to pay back
some part of the debt which began to
accumulate when our country was in
its birth throes."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
AFTER THE WAR?

Yes, there are lots of things to be
done after the war-but winning the
war is the thing to consider now
Stand together and win.-Bryan's
COmmonpr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
LICENSED TO MARRY

Sept. 6, Thomas Kolal and Marie
Magura of Bonnie Terre.
Sept. 8, John Jose of Flat River
and Cordelia Adams of Esther.
Sept. s, Samuel Crawford and
Louise Krunninger of Doe Run.
Sept. s, Edgar F. Walker and Dora
E. Gasser of Flat River.
Sept. 10, Philip Pelick and Anna
Brindozia of Bonnie Terre.
Sept. Is, w. F. Oder Of Farming.
ton and Clara C. Bobs of Knob Lick
Route 1.
Sept. Is, William Sweeney and
Gladys Midget of Mine La Motto.
Sept. IS, Ed Sirclum and Pearl I'm.
fleet of Mine La Motto.
Sept. IS, Oscar James and Ella Rat.
ley Of Elvins.
Sept. II, Charles Sensigras Of
Leadwood and Edna Boyle of Silver
Springs.
Sept 20, Edward H. Howe of Riv-
err Range, Michigan, and Mary E
Jones of Pennington Route 6.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

The best way to keep from saying
anything unpatriotic is to avoid
thinking anything unpatriotic. The
tongue is pretty sure to slip when the
heart skids. Watch the heart and
the head and the tongue win be all
righL--Bryan's sCommoners
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

The more earnestly we desire peace
the more loyalty we should support
the government as the best way to
hasten peacel
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

There are reasons for believing that
the latest peace answer is intended
largely for the relief of the blind in
Germany.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

- One can hardly blame the little
hands Of devoted Gamers throughout
the land for talking about the fruits
of victory.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

Chancellor Michaelis is playing
camouflage with Germany's war
plane.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

Entered as second-class matter at the
Postoffice at Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

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Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
Ripping Rhymes
THRIcE ARMED.
D. WALT MAson

Thrice is he armed. the sages say.
who hath his quarrel just; thrice
armed. therefore, is Uncle Sam, who's
out to win or oust. For never since
the world began has nation gone to
fight with nobler purposes in view.
with cause more truly right. We coyet
not a perch or rood Of any. foreign soil.
no treasure chests Of friend or foe do
we desire to spoil. We were not hunt
ing for scrap, peace was our end and
aim. we heaved a sigh Of true regret
when we broke in the game. We sighed
in pity when we saw the old earth
painted red, we suffered wrong with
patient hearts, and laid away our dead.
But patience cannot always last, nor
pity still endure, when wrong ID heaped
on bitter wrong; such ills the sword
must cure. And so we took our har-,
ness down. and strapped II on our
breast. and reached for claymore, helm
and lance. and trusty arbalest. And
now the fateful die is thrown, and
crimson war shall last, till autocrats
and lords OF war are relics Of the past.
And ever as we pot the foe, and bag
the kaisers men, true inspiration shall
we find. again. and yet again. In that
great truth the sages wrote In volumes
filmed with dustt Thrice is he armed
so runs the rede, who hath his quar-
rel Just"
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19
before the problem can be solved. The
loss in Marion county alone must reacS
several thousand dollars in year
STANDING BY HAvNER.
britt Tribune.

The attorney general gave the legis-
lature warning that he would enforce
the state blue laws equally with all
the other laws If they did not repeal
them, and he is doing 1t. II now looks
as tho il was going 10 take all his time
to enforce them in Dies Moines. We
stand rish, by the attorney general.
Laws are for Des Moines as we'll az
s0i al y viiI1i. S,!!::!...s IN lava and the at
torney general is doing just what he
swore to do when he took the oath sof
office. Good for him We believe the
blue laws are darn nuisance made to
enable some cranks 10 regulate the
conduct OF others, and every bigot in
the state Is dancing in high glee over
the thought that they can now make
some one else walk in the path where
they don't want to GO But they are
the laws Of Iowa and ought to be en-
forced until they are repealed. The
legislature last winter made itself fa-
nous by its capers and they had
fair chance, and so did all Iowa. 10
repeal these laws If they ough; to be
repealed, and IL not they ought TO be
enforced II II takes all the military as
well as civil forces 10 enforce them.
The attorney general is right, eternally
right
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19

Billy Bunny and Uncle Lucky hoped
across the Pleasant Meadow, and by
and by they came to the Mil Pond
where old IIncla Rnllsrag lived. There
he sat In the sun on his big log, and
as soon as he saw the two rabbits he
opened hix eyes wider and wider and
strnked his yei!atu waisf coat. and aftsr
that he called out. Hello there, my
friends. How are you this beautiful
spring morning.
OF course, Uncle Lucky said he was
we'll, for he always was well you know.
He never had toothache nor a stom-
ach ache. and neither did Billy Bunny.
"Oh, I'm fine cried the little rabbit.
and then he turned three sonersaults
and another one backward. and Uncle
Lucky stood on his head. which made
the old builfrog laugh so much that he
rolled OF the log into the water.
Don't you make me laugh any
more he said, as he climbed back on
the log. IF you do. III never play I'm
an automobile horn for you again"
And so Uncle Lucky and Billy Bunny
stopped at once, for they thought they
might need Uncle Bullfrog some day in
case their automobile horn should get
out of order for the old gentleman
bullfrog could honk az well as any
horn that ever was made.
Well. just then while everything was
go nice and pleasant. the Millers boy
had to come out OF the mill. and when
he saw the two rabbits he ran back
into the mill and brought out his gun.
and before they could hop away, he
shot dear Uncle Lucky right thru his
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-19

Published Daily BY The
TIMEs-REPUBLICAN PRINTING co.
1Hs REAL BEGINNING or WAR.

| The order Is out. American soldiers
will be sent to France at once.
The first contingent will be small
division or so OF men commanded
by Pershing--but it is but the advance
guard, the skirmish line of a vast army
IN the mind of Wilson and of his ad-
visers, stretched along the trenches Of
western Europe in the death grapple
of nations. This advance guard. small
in numbers and drawn mainly from
the trained regulars, will not bring
home the seriousness of the war to
the countrysides and towns as will the
greater army that is to follow them,
but it is the actual entry of this coun-
try into a war and into field which
was far from the contemplation of the
American people. when the war began,
and even since the prospect of hostil-
bectme a certainty.
1t is we'll enough to look the prospect
in the face. Those who are admins-
traung our war affairs are predicting
long and savage war. wherein mil
lions of American soldiers shall take
part. involving great loss of life and
expenditure of vast sums. At any rate,
the preparations in progress and the
outlook of those in charge take that
view. If the war ends without such
expenditure OF men and of treasure.
50 much the better for all concerned
in it; but IL is well for those who must
furnish the sons and the sinews of
warfare 10 brace mind and material
matters against contingency so terri
bic OF contemplation as d long and des-
perate war fought out on foreign soil
by American soldiery.
This is the beginning. The end is
upon the knees OF the gods.