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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21

BY The Free Press Defense League.
TT HERE Is a striking similarity
I$I between the recent utterances
IHl of President Wilson on the
IN. great international war sit
uation, and the many past
declarations and published statements
Of the Free Press Defense League,
The presidents war message to con-
gress, especially, voices the sentiment
Of every patriot who reveres the fun
damental landmarks Of our great
democratic government and free In
stitutions, and the League prides it.
self that its every principle and pro-
gram is in hearty accord with the
spirit of the times, and that the great
minds of the nation are at this very
moment dwelling upon the many vital
issues which It has been PROFOUND
ing to the people.
Certainly the time for powerful and
effective patriotic work was never
more propitious than new, and surely
the American people never had at
their disposal a better means for put
ting into effect the propaganda de-
signed for the preservation of liberty
and free institutions than is offered
In the Free Press Defense League
The great movement for prepared
ness now going on in government cir
cles is for a purpose-it is to prevent
eur destruction at the hands of 9
foreign foe. Likewise, the work Of the
Free Press Defense League is for 9
purpose 1t Is to prevent the destruc'
ton Of our goFernmeht and It's fres
institutions At the hands Of A fo'
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21

ET VERY American who is true
lie to the ideals of the Declara-
vi. ton of Independence and the
sS principles of our Federal Con-
stitution will whole-heartedly
support President Wilson and our ma
ton in the present mighty world
struggle.
There is, however a special reason
why our patriotic millions, who for
years have been militantly defending
the fundamental principles of our
Liberal Democracy, should to a man
Loyalty support the government in this
the greatest crisis Of the worlds his
tory. Why? Because the one master
issue which overshadows all others
the one dominant principle involved is
precisely the principle, or overshadow-
ing issue, which has inspired and
prompted our millions of patriots in
their splendid war against the polit-
ical aggressions of Rome in this re-
public-aggressions which in every in
stance warred on Liberal Democracy
and the FUNDAMENTAL LAW Of
this republic.
The Supreme Issue AT Home
Let US pause Just here to impress
this tremendous fact. The Free Press
Defense League, The Guardians Of
Liberty and other great patriotic or
ganizations-in a word, the loyal mil.
lions of our citizens who have braved
the persecution, calumny, slander
abuse and the infamous un-Americar
papal boycott have no more warred on
Roman Catholics per Sc than America
wars on the German people; and, We
! have no war with the Roman Catholic
religion per Sc, but we do war on the
monarchial Roman hierarchy, tho,
GutOcrdttc government Wtthtn oui
government, whose loyalty to it's mon
archial foreign sovereignty is showr
in the militant war which its organ
izations and individual representative!
are waging on vital principles anc
provisions of the United States Fed
eral Constitution and democracy
mightiest bulwark.
Our warfare on political Romanisn
has been and is, fret, last and all tn
time war between those who whole
heartedly support and defend oul
Federal Constitution and the princi
pies of Liberal Democracy, and tn
a
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21
P0PE'S PAPER SCORES
WILSON WAR Leap

ROME, April 5, via Paris.
The OSservators Romano, the vat
ican organ, says of President
Wilson's address to congress:
"The man who last December
championed peace today cham
pions a vaster war and is leading
the new world to participation in
the horrors of the greatest human
butchery ever witnessed by the
old world" Detroit, (Mich.) },
Journal Of April 5, 1917.
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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21

upholders of the autocratic assump-
ton of the foreign papal sovereignty
whose theory of government, whose
so-called infallible teachings and
whose present practices oppose our
free institutions and ORGANIC
LAW. The battle here, as in the
world war, is above all else a strug-
gle between the loyal upholders Of our
Liberal Democracy and the anti
democratic monarchial assumptions
of the Roman hierarchy representing
as it does a foreign sovereignty.
Democracy Or Autocracy
Now turning to the world war what
do we find? Democracy VS.. Autoc-
racy-that is the one mighty world
issue that rises above all other ques-
tions in this mighty international life
and death struggle.
Autocratic acknowledgements
ed by one-man power backed by
privilege-enjoying bodies and depend
ent on force instead of popular will
and reason-guided justice-versus the
sovereignty Of the people under free
dom of speech, press and assembly;
this is and has been the deep under
lying issue since this world war be-
gan.
Indeed 1t was present as the great
promoting cause of the present war
when the Austro-papal concordat was
forced on the Serbian people. That
act of despotism outraged the feel
ings, aspirations and desires of the
Serbian people, and following the
ruthless acquisition of Herzegovina
and Bosnia, clearly revealed the fact
that the archduke, Francis Ferdinand,
who had been long dominated by
Jesuit influences, had determined to
realize the ambitious religio-military
dream of the clerico-imperial party OF
Austria, which was nothing less than
the building Of mighty Austro- -papal
state which should extend from
France and the Alps on the west to
Russia and the Bosporus on the east
bringing all the Balkan peoples uhde,
the state church Of Austria.
Again this master principle was ir
evidence at the very commencement
Of this war when the most Roman
Catholic state IN all the Vorld spurneo
the plea Of Serbia that all the horrors
of tVar be averted By submitting thu
controversy to the Hague Information
al Peace Tribunal.
1t was further boldly in evidenc,
when Serbia substantially acceded II
Austria's demand, only reserving tn,
right to punish the assassins in hei
own tribunal and by due course o.
law, while refusing the arbitrary sup
preston Of freedom Of utterance 1,
the autocratic manner demanded b,
Austria. .... ....
Serbia, however, 1t will be remem
bered, pledged Austria that she woulc
have stringent Legislation enacted a
the next session Of her Skupshtin,
1.-THE Servian legislative body] t,
punish criticism Of the Austro- Hun
garian monarchy, as demanded b!
Austria.
In a mastery paper published il
The New Review dealing with ERE
Speech and the World War" Theodor
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21
BULLETIN BOARD

Total number of Endowment and Sustaining
Fund Pledges received by The Free Press
Delense League ,'''rr.'''.,p'' ''''''5o1
Amount Of money paid on Endowment Fund
rleugeS. I''.'''',' P't',.'f,'i. S4yzzoo0
Amount of money unpaid on Endowment
Fund Pledges. r.,.'..,,.,,,,,,,..-,$f ,$f,61z0O
Largest amount contained in any one pledge $4,000
Total amount pledged to date. ,S11, ,54935
AFFIDAVIT
State Of Kansas,
Bourbon County-ss,
j., Sheppard being duly sworn says, the fore
going statement in regard to the Endowment and
Sustaining Fund of The Free Press Defense League
is true and correct,
J. I. SHEPPARD,
Secretary Treasurer Free Press Defense League.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day
of April, 1917.
(Seal) &c. MITCHELL,
Notary Public. :
My commission expires January 18th, 1921.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC POLITICAL

The Supreme Issue in the World War is Democracy VS..
d Autocracy Which Demands the Unanimous Support Of
President in His Master Effort to Make World Safe for
Democracy---Deady Warfare on the Same Fundamental
Principles Which Has Been Ruthessy Carried Forward in
this Nation Serves to Emphasize the Peril
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21
AMERICAN PATRIOTS AND THE WORLD WAR

Sympathies Existent Between Divine Fighters Emphasized
When Uterance Of Official Paper Of Vatican is Published
in this Country Under the Heading "Ths Popes Organ
Scores President Wilson, While at the Same Time the
English French Italian and Russian Press We're Acclaim
Ing Wilson's Speech Mightiest Utterance of Any Age
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-04-21

rank and file Of that country. The re-
public of France, especially since she
threw overheard the blighting clerical
incubus decreeing divorce Of church
and state, has steadily moved along
nobly democratic lines; while Italy is
not only very liberal constitutional
monarchy very much like England,
but constitutional monarchy where
the sovereign voters are very jealous
Of their rights since their government
received the democratic stamp from
the great revolution in which Mazzini
played such a distinguished role.
Moreover, since the overthrow Of the
papal states the people and the lib
eral government Of Italy and the SOW
ereign on the Tiber have been in such
antagonim that the pope pretends to
be a prisoner in the vatican; choosing
to so remain as a perpetual protest
against the people and government
that took from the papacy the au-
tocratic political power over Italian
territory that former popes exercised
so oppressively as to cause popular
revolt against papal despotism and in
favor Of more liberal rule.
The Sultan With the Autocrats
1t was altogether fitting that the
sultan of Turkey who as has been OBJ
served like the car Of yesterday and
the pope Of today, claims supremacy
in sovereignty over his subjects shouit
align himself with the autocratiC
kaiser and the papal Austrian SOW
ereignty.
President Wilson in his masterly
address before congress splendidly
stated the real issue when he showed
that the present struggle was between
those two mighty principles in gov
ernmental life: AUT0CRACY AMI
DEMOCRACY; and he rightly main
tained that in a life and deatl
grapple between these two worlt
theories of rule, America with no sor
did interest to serve must align her
self with the governments that repre-
sented the democratic ideal and stoo'
for that liberty Of speech, press an,
assembly which is absolutely vital t.
popular sovereignty and advancing
civilization. ..
Pope's Organ Scores President
Under the heading "The Pope's On
gan Scores President Wilson," tn
Detroit Journal for April 9th pub
fishes the following dispatch froI
Rome:
1.-THE OsservGtore Romano, the val
lean organ, says Of President Wilson
address to congress: The man wh
last December championed peace, tt
} day champions q vdster tOdr and {
leading the neW ,0orld to participate
i in tho horrors Of tho greatest hunsa
butchery evsr witnessed BY the oI
porld.'"
This paper is the highest HE,
J archial authority among the public'
h tions Of the papacy. Its utteranc'
r overshadow all other papal periodica
3 as it is the organ Of the pope and II
!. voice Of the Vatiean. 1t represents Il
!. sovereign pontiff and assemble
4
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
Pfister-Burgener

At 1890 p. M Sunday at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. D. Burgener their
charming daughter, Margaret
lnez was united in marriage to
Karl Geo. Pfister, whose home
is three miles west of Mike, Rev.
Ralph Siegle of Jameson officiat.
ing. The bride wore a beautiful
gown of white messallne and
crepe dechine and the groom
wore a blue serge suit. Only
the immediate families were
present.
Shortly after the ceremony
the bride and groom led the way
to the dining room where a
bountiful dinner was served.
They will make their home near
Mike.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
Red Cross Work Endorsed

From various sources the re-
port has got about that sweaters
and other knit wooden articles
would not be used by army or
navy. On Nov. II Secretary of
war, Baker said: The Depart
ment has in no way discouraged
the furnishing Of such garments
etc" He says a sweater is not
included in the regular equip
ments of the army but that it is
a welcome addition and that GER
tain divisions of the army have
made acquisitions for them tho
the department has not officially
called for them.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
THE EUROPEAN v AR
West German Drive Checked
Italy Is Hard Pushed
Jerusalem Ours

1t is certain that the Germans
contemplated massing their
forces on the western front and
defeating the allies before this
country could reinforce with suf-
ficient men, but the last accounts
indicate that the move has been
checked. tho considerable ground
was lost in the drives against
the allies so far.
Italy is hardly able to prevent
the advance of the Austro.
garians Notwithstanding acces-
sions from French and English.
The Importance of holding north
ern italy intact is fully under
stood. Dissentions in England
have led to a probable vote be-
ing put to the people concerning
the policy of the empire. Can
ada will submit to the people the
question of conscription of fur
ther men. If ex-governor gen.
eral Laurier il elected, the en-
forced service of Canadians will
be at an end.
Russia is in the throes Of an
other revolution, the Cossacks
having risen against the Bolsh-
eviki and the Japanese having
sent an army to Vladivostok to
prevent supplies reaching Bolsh-
aviki. The truce terms of the
ruling power with Germany as
founded England and it is appar-
ent that the principal part of the
German army in Russia has been
allowed to move to France.
The point Of principal
attact is not known by the allies
but all preparations for resisting
it is being made.
British freed Jerusalam from
the governmen of the Turks last
week. Turks have ruled the
Holy Land and Jerusalem for
seven hunded years,
Summing it up Winston Churchill
says that the liberty of the world
is hanging in the balance.
IA vessels of more than 1900
tons and 7 less than that size
were sunk by U-boats the past
week, being four more than the
week before.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
Blakey-Allega

Mr.. Geo. Blakey of Salisbury
and Miss Missouri Ann Allega of
Keytesville were married at Sal
isbury Thursday Dec. 6 at the
Baptist parsonage. Rev. D. F.
Risk performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler Allen ac-
companied the young couple and
saw them speedily and safely
launched in the domestic boat.
Geo. Blakey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Blakey, was one
of the most extensively known
and most popular farmer boys in
the county and now a soldier at
Camp Funston. If the army
can spare any of its young men
for agricultural usefulness dur
ing the war, George is the one
that should be sent back to the
farm because of-his extensive
dealings in stock and extensive
grain raising, tho good soldier
would be lost to the cause of the
country.
Mrs. Geo. Blakey was one of
the jolliest set of high school
girls K. H. S. and a graduate.
Handsome, vivacious, skilled in
domestic matters and a home
lover, she will make an admir-
able wife when George can turn
over his smokehouse keys to her
which we trust may be soon.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
Enlisted in Navy

Jasper Coy, Clarence Coy,
Howard Kessler and John B.
Johnson all of the Hills neighbor-
hood enlisted in the navy yester-
day and will leave about the q
of this month. If these young
men do not make number one
Jackies we don't know a sailor
from a soldering iron.
Miss Dorthy Wayland, recruit
ing officer for the navy here Sc
cured these recruits and she has
a number of others who have
agreed to enlist. She is a hustler
and is hustling, perferring re-
cruiting to ricocheting a pair OF
chop sticks about a hank of
yarn.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14

Elder Crutcher will preach at
the Christian Church Sunday
morning and evening. Morning
subject" Now I see thru a glass
darkly."
The circular letter of County
Supt. School Carlstead to teacher
of schools, this week concerning
Red Cross matters covers the
ground thourghly.
The story going the rounds Of
the papers about how Ray Crow
of Brunswick gained weight in
order to be accepted in the quar-
termasters divisions of the army
reflects on Rays capacity for
grub rather than persistency in
Joe Heber Wright has about
recovered from the crushing he
got the last day of the corn show
when a twenty two hundred
pound clod masher came near
pulverizing him. He is having
a lot of fun with things about the
house.
Lieut.. F. W. Hill came Monday
for a final visit to home folks
and old friends. He was warmly
welcomed and congratulated on
gaining such a ahigh place as an
officer in the field artillery.
The army will have few if any
finer appearing officers or more
efficient and mindful of duty.
Mark Wise OF Brookfeld was
frozen to death under his auto
Sunday night. He was on his
way home from st. Catherine
and it is supposed that snow
caused his car to turn over,
Wise being caught under it and
concealed from those passing,
Four additional cities in Mas
sachusetts went from dry to
wet at elections last week. The
change in some places was
pronounced. especially Fitch
burg near which Maj. Genl.
Harry F. Hodges is camped
With a division Of the army.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14

Our post office presents fine
appearance now and is very much
more convient for patrons. The
new furniture and. fixtures in and
arranged and distribution of mail
is expedited and less confusion
than ever before in handling the
mail b. the P. M. and assistants.
But one thing is yet lacking and
that is not necessary for If a stove
was put on the outside of the par
tition between the public and
working force, the lobby would be
a favorite loafing place for many
who would come for their mail
the day before and stay as long
as the fire was kept going. AS
il is pink tea parties, school annex
congregations and tete-e-tees and
googooing generally meet with a
natural frost and dispels. We
are proud of our remodeled office
and its freedom in winter at
least from a job lot of stickers.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
high School Notes

Miss McCaul was absent from
school the last part of the week,
beginning Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Bond and Miss Stephens
taught most of Miss McCaups
classes during her absence.
Sadie Johnson taught the
Freshman algebra, Friday.
Edna Allega, Virginia Wood,
Eunice Reyburn and others were
absent from school Monday on
account of cold weather.
The new chorus music has ar
rived and work will begin on
them soon.
We are certainly glad to see
Miss McCaul back again at her
regular post this week.
Cal and Tom Hubbard, Turner
White and Nip Garnett witness
ed the championship game be-
tween Brunswick and Salisbury
boys at Brunswick Friday after
noon. The score was 1873 in
favor of Brunswick.
Gertrude Harms taught Tues
day morning during the absence
of Miss White.
The Pioneer is to be published
twice a month now. The first
issue of December was gotten
out Tuesday morning.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
War-Savings Certificates

A United States War-Savings
Certificate, Series of 1918, will
be an obligation of the United
States when, and only when,
one or more United States War
Savings Stamps, Series of 1918.
shall be affixed thereto. Each
of such certificates will have
spaces for 20 such stamps, and
each of such stamps thereto af-
fixed will have a maturity value
of S. on January l. 1923, which
will accordingly give each such
certificate, when bearing its full
complement of such stamps, a
maturity value of $100 on said
date. No certificate will be
issued unless at the same time
one or more War-Saving Stamps
shall be purchased and affixed
thereto, but no additional charge
will be made for the certificate
itself. The name of the owner
of each certificate must be writ
ten upon such certificate at the
time of the issue thereof.
Owners of War-Savings Certi-
fica:es will be entitled to receive,
on January 1, 1923, at the Trea-
sury Department in Washington,
or at a money-order post office,
upon surrender of such certifi-
Gates and upon compliance with
all other provisions thereof, S.
in respect of each War-Savings
Stamp, Series of 1918, then af-
fixed thereto. but no post office
shall be required to make any
such payment until 10 days after
receiving written demand there
for.
Any owner of a War-Savings
Certificate, at his option, will be
entitled to receive at any time
after January 2. 1918. and prior
to January l, 1923, at a money
order post office, upon surren-
der of his certificate and upon
compliance with all other provi-
sions thereof, in respect of each
War-Savings Stamp, Series of
1918. then affixed to such certi-
ficate, the amount of the face
of the stamp or stamps affixed,
plus / cent per month for each
stamp, but no postoffice shall
make any such payment until 10
days after receiving written de-
mand therefor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
Miller-Butler

Rev. John Wilson Rowe. pastor
of 1st. Presbyterian Church, St.
Charles, Mo. united in marriage
at st. Charles Mo-, December a
1st. Lieut.. John G. Miller of this
city and Miss Helen S. Butler of
St. Louis.
The popular native of this city
surprised his host of friends COM
pletely. After being commission
ed at Ft. Sheridan he returned to
his home for a visit to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Miller and
numerous friends and received
heartiest congratulations on his
attainment. The aspiring and
successful young man had gained
quite a good record as a civil en-
gineer and all were sure he would
reach Wnat ever ne undertook TO
gain, but hone surmised that a
wife was included in his ambit-
ion.
Mrs. John Miller is unknown to
any of US among the old friends
of her husband but the fact that
she was his choice assured all
of her many good qualities.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Miller were
here Monday, leaving for the east
Tuesday that Lieut.. Miller might
join his company. Heartiest con-
gratulations are extended by The
Courier.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14

gaining admission. The Sum-
ner Star says that Ray was three
pounds too light when he made
his third application but he was
given an hour in which to make
up the weight. He was back on
time so the story goes 8 pounds
and overweight.
We have several letters from
soldier boys and a couple of
poems. We will have to spread
them out, one at a time is as
much as we can find space for.
A poem will appear next.
13negro Soldiers were hung and
41 sent to prison for life for their
murderous escapade at Houston
Texrs. The Border is the wrong
place for some negros.
Chester G. Stenteo died at
Greely Colo. Dec. 4. Obituary
next week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-14
Marriage Licenses

| SfH~aasKA "AAAi'S~ S
| Martin Ammon and Ada Pearl
Covers, Rothville. y
isW. ]. Hatcher and Hazel Irene
McNeall. Mendon. -
]. E. Wright and Grace M.
Egan, Prairie Hill. :s;szss -sssla
Mancho Ford col. and Louise
Stratton col. Keytesville.
.Denzel Armstrong and Ruth
Locke Brunswick. '=s =s.-s.s ;55s
F. w. Morris and Royey A.
Whiting, Mendon.
Heber Ford and Viola Out
land Brunswick. - - Ss s - -:
KJas. Frisby Glasgow andsLillie
Tibbett Brunswick. ..s- @-@ zsssl -. =..s
John F. Scott Union Iowa,
and Goldie West, Prairie Hill.
VIM. Kramm and Mrs. Fred
ricka Imgarten. Forrest Green.
Carl G. Pfster Mendon and
Suez Bergner Marceline.
Harley Ross Bynumville and
Mary Baker, Prairie Hill.
Everett Scott Hamden and
Beulah West Salisbury.