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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

What has this to do with the decay
ing fortunes Of the Arion Society? Not
a little, if one will but recognize that
the spirit embodied in the conduct Of
all blatant babblers about the puissant
achievements of German Kult1tr in
America is but q characteristic pever-
sion of the spirit which created the
club. It is the same perversion which
actuates the newspapers published IN
the German language in the United
States. though the owners and editors
of those newspapers have individual
and selfish motives 20 actuste them
which a club can have only in a small
degree. The Arion Club came into
being because its founders were dis
satisfied with the American feeling
which was taking hold of the German
Ljederkranz more than sixty years ago.
The Liederkranz was only eight years
old, in 1854, when 1t experienced IN
tegtine pmblings because Of the use
Of the English language by younger
members in its clubrooms. There was
a protest from the reactionaries, who
wanted TO prohibit the use of the
tongue native to the country inside the
walls which domiciled the society, and
also (unless I have been misinformed)
because some of the progressives want
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

Il, impulse thus characterized IS
,.,e..ls- anisble and praisewortny'
e. .ss feeling which has prompted
!. u-s,srvat;on Of some Of the insti-
Rms transplanted from Germany 70
!. Uri.sd States. Unfortunately the
s-r character is of kind which
~ 10, brook a modest appreciation
tns Institutions or achievements. NO
.vho has associated with the Ter
-.s u America, heard their speeches.
,rvats and public and read their
,.1rsp.rs and books can be uncon-
~, q the fact that their view OF tne
al. and extent Of their contribution
lie United States is a grotesaue1y
sazy.,s,sd one. "Deutsche Musk,
l,.n:hs Freiheit," "Deutsche Kui-
- 4Dsu,schs Kunst," "Deutsche
Ls...ar,'-I have heard the changes
7,se, these phrases for hfty years as
e u-uss introduced into American
e u eon.rad stinction 70 "Amer-
a,.sess Igroranz." "Amerikanische
s.:'1ueh,," "Amerikanische Mucker-
c.z,7 "Amer.ksn.sehe Dollarlieoe,
A-Gikanische Intolersnz," "Amerl-
a;s,:s Heuehelei,7 and so on, until l
s-s.ues wondered why the speakers
a. sozs 70 q country 50 Godforsaken
esy picture 10 20 have been when
- ,sns and believe it still 20 be IN
- q their reformatory labors'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
BY II. E. KREHBIEL

Only once did I hear the arrogance
voiced in these Teutonic shibboleths
rebuked by a German speaker, and the
occasion was so interesting a one that
the story can we'll bear repetition: In
1898 the German Liederkranz of New
York undertook an excursion to Chi
cago to attend the Columbian Exposi-
ton, extending its tour to Cincinnati,
st. Louis, Milwaukee and Con the re-
turn Cleveland and Buffalo. There
were brief stops at other places en-
route-st Albany, where brewers re-
stocked the baggage car with beer; at
Rochester, where brewers, fearful that
the excursionists might faint with
thirst, sent a wagon load Of beer to
the commissariat; a provision Of beer
was supplied by the great brewers of
ST. Louis, and Milwaukee made gener-
Gus contribution of the product which
put that city on the map. II was al
kommers in st. Louis that the incident
occurred, the description of which oc-
cupied the better part of the tele
graphic report which l sent from that
city to The Tribune. William Steinway
then president of the society, generally
responded to the toast of welcome at
the banquets and other festivities with
which the excursionists were greeted
bat there was an official spokesman for
the Liederkranz-a blatant, bombastic,
boorish, fatuous fellow-who was relied
on to burn the rhetorical fireworks be-
cause OF his stentorian voice. Day af-
ter day, night after night, this gross
lump Of flesh roared out his stereo-
typed panegyric TO "Deutsche Kunst,"
"Deutsche Freiheit," "Deutscher Ge-
sang" and emptied the beer jug Of his
contumely upon "die Amerikanische
Wassersimpler und Mucker," and so on
for quantity. Al length the moral and
intellectual stomach OF DR.. Heinrich
Zollner, the conductor of the Lieder-
kranz, revolted. Responding to the
LOdsL uAh III MS nOlDAs 4AC NdAeAplEA
his German hearers not 10 attach too
much importance TO the musical activi-
ties of their countrymen nor under
estimate the merits of native Ameri
cans. Male chorus singing was most
smiable social activity, but it was not
a high form of art, and even in this
modest field, he intimated, his own
singers could not measure themselves
with the Mendelssohn Glee Club, a
body Of native American singers. The
sting in the rebuke was not blunted by
the knowledge possessed by many Of
the listening merrymakers that DR..
Zollner's father was one of the found
ers of that characteristic German in
stitution, the Liedertafel. He had been
brought 70 New York from Cologne TO
conduct the music of the Liederkranz
only a short time before, and was so
patriotic a German that he made two
operas out Of incidents of the Franco
Prussian War; but ne was a gentleman
Of education and refined sensibilities.
The canting conceit and arrogance Of
the spokesman disguised him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

,,,.-.-gessngverein Arion Jun
~ .;-,umstances il is Apostle to
vel known German club its
= g., ti.l.) has been obliged t to sell
~. ,,iou. house and all its fittings
:. seek refuge in Terrace Garden
.. ~, search for permanent quar-,
, - such modest kind as the reduced ed
's~ fences Of the organization will
!. 70 maintain. A few years ago
- bOssted a membership Of 1900
.ox reduced to Ons-third Of that
. : The decline and fall Of til.
,.-,i,..lon belongs to the history OF
.,,-.s Kulttr in America and Is
, s a timely topic for discus
~. no expectation that I shall be
'...S 20 undertake the task with
,,v;pe ny motives impugned; but
no matter. am amply, even
= ,.-iuously. on record, so far as ap-
..,;o, and admiration for the part
~, ~. German element in the coun-
=. ,o,uls,ion has done for music in
,..-,, IS concerned, TO give me
-. conscience. More than thirty
- -, wears ago I paid my tribute to
....,,.or IN the musical evolution Of
:. United States in little book (the
my writings which I saw withsn
. =. boards. entitled IAN Account
IA. Fourth Musical Festival Held at
-..,,-,ti in 1880" I have repeated
:. ,,ibu.e since, when il was more
.!,r, read than it could be in that
.I,,. brochure, and I repeat 1t again
..,,,. it Is true and the occasion
,,tss I. timely;
When the German came ne brought
=. hin his loves To them ne is as
=. As Hero 70 Leander. The tradi-
-, which have been fxed in his
.,.,,. through centuries of national
.,r,s are not shaken by a change IN
:, surroundings. He crosses the
..,,- hit the music Of the Rhine's
,.--ur. the song Of the Lorelei' lives
=, bsart; he makes his home on
!. western prairie, but still is within
...sow o., the Broken and the
..-,-vald. He carries his country
:, n. country's song with him, and
:. ,osu be finds the congenial com
,,,;..,hlo which he loves, the insti-
.-,i,,, ., his Fatherland are estao-
r,..s Prominent among them is the
y.,,,--,.,nr Il is q very natural
,.,-,,v,a Of the Germans love LOT
....,,3 ss-panionship. 1t celebrates
=. ,si,r, nearest his heart-his love-
i, ,srrtrv. nature. friendship ana
,5,ssi.E He is born and bred in the
tutthese things, and so soon as
4. a,ble 70 comprehend anything
10, ~ instilled into his nature
.r.a the potent medium OF tne
v.cg.dsr-littls songs which, with
al. sentiments and tuneful melo-
- beth the fruits Of truest inspira-
~ ,,sats and nourish the loves Of
"a ace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Too Much Teutonlsm
And the Arion Society

r.. Decay of Once Proud Decentralization
C.r,,an Intolerance Gave 1t Birth and Perhaps
p,oducd Its Fall-Dr. Zoellners Rebuke of a
praooart-Cerman Singers at the Metropolitan
PLAYING Poker for Artists
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-25

tonyaN6nauccss The rehouses and
other property Is kept in good condi-
ton but at some annual expense for
sepairs., taxes. insurance. etc, of
course. The warehouse and equip
ment are well insured against fire
and tornado damages"
Altogether compared with the fate
OF some other Sumter enterprises
(and which ! had no connection with
In the organization of Farmers To-
bacco Warehouse Company makes a
good showing because the money
paid In for its capitalization is ac-
counted for and this company has
property to show for what the mon-
ey was paid In. The stock of this
company. measured by existing prop
erty holdings ought to be worth
par. and the property owned by this
company could be sold for more than
1t cost the owners thereof.
There is a reason why 1 am maxi
Ing this statement. and because 7
don't care to stand for unjust criti-
cisms of a local corporations man.
sgement with which am connected
and partly responsible for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-25

to be hereafter known as the s,,,.,r
County Council Of the Sou,h c,uo
INA STATE Council of Defonse Tho
officers of this Sumter County r,u,
Gil of Defense to whom such not+ou.
may be referred and informatio, -.
ceived between the regul,, cow;
monthly meetings of the Couno,
as follows:
A. c. Phelps, Sumter, Chairman,
Fl. d. Tindal, Tindal, First v;oo
Chairman.
j. L. Irby. Boykin, Second vioo
Chairman.
r.. w. Dabbs. r. F. D., Mayasvira
Third Vice Chairman.
q. A. Lennon, Sumter. Treasurer
F.. I. Reardon, Chamber of Com
merce, Sumter, Secretary.
H. G. Osteen, Sumter. Publici,v
Manager.
Meeting adjourned.
E. I. Reardon, Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-25
WINTER WHEAT SITUATION.
Six States Report Labor and Fertiiiz-
er Shortage.

Indianapolis, Aug. 2O.-Inability to
get the necessary labor for farm
work, and also a lack of fertilizers.
especially phosphate. are among the
principal obstacles in the way of an
increased winter wheat crop in 1918,
and an increased rye production, ex-
perts from Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
told representatives of the United
states Department of Agriculture i'm
conference here today. In spite of
'he obstacles it was the consensus of
opiiion' however, that the govern
iiieht program for an increase of ap-
proXlmately % per cent. in winter
"heat acreage in the six States and
'he consequent increase in yield would
be accomplished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-25
The compulsory school attendanc

The compulsory school attendance
law will be strictly enforced when
the city schools open on the 18th of
september. and parents who have
children of school age should keep
this fact in mind.
The Charleston battalion of the
Second Regiment. composed of four
companies. passed through the city
Monday on special train over the
Atlantic Coast Line, on route to Camp
Jackson, Columbia, where it will per-
form guard duty until it is ordered
to Greenville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-25

tessell in cooperative manner. s. in
lump lots and eliminate the habit
of great many cotton growers run
ming a~ound in competition with each
othe. N offering cotton for sale with
out any definite idea Of what grade
or value their cotton is, thereby in,
creasing the supply abnormally in one
day. and without any competition in
buying.
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
AUTO SHOW SET
FEBRUARY 27-28.
LOCAL DEALERS FOLLOW UP
SUGGESTION OF CLUB DIREC-
TORS-AT THE ARMORY
Will Be Held Daring Pure Bred Live
Stock Sale.-New Models of Many
Makes Will BE Shown

Wnliston.s first automobile show
will be held February q and 70 in
connection with the two-day sale Of
pu4e-bred live stock already sdver-
tised by the SRNre-Bred Live Stock
association of :Wlliams and Mcken-
zie counsies.
The show was the suggestion Of
the directors cef the commercial club
and met the EhEarty approval of the
local dealers. The armo1J-auditor-
ium will afford ample display space
Tor smachinss .:as we'll as give an op7
portunity for other attractions and
be comfortable for a large number
'of spectators.
It has been suggested to local deal
'srs in talking machines that they, Ok
'hibit in the armory during the show
q large :uamber Of machines to add a
musical ifeature.
Among the makes Of we'll known
cars of which several models willbe
shown are the Overland, Studebaker,
Hup, Maxwell, Dodge, Buick, Chevro-
let, bort, Ford, Case and Paige.
Several dealers are now at the
general agencies or factories arrang-
ing for machines of the various
models they wish to show.
Large displays of all the latest
things in car equipment and acces-
.sories will be shown. Altogether, it
will be by far the best local oppor-
tunity prospective buyers have had
to inspect full line of cars and car
improvements.
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
UNITE TO WELCOME
COMPANY E. HOME
GENERAL MEETING TO PLAN
FOR GLAD OCCASION-STR
WILL DECORATE

The Commercial club directors
have called general meeting to be-
held at the Library auditorium Fri
day evening, Feb. 8, at eight o'clock
The purpose of the meeting is to
plan a rousing welcome for the boys
of Company E when they arrive home
from Fort Smelling after their nine
months service on the Mexican bor-
der.
The directors especially request
that al lorganized bodies, such as
fraternal orders and clubs, he rep
resented at the meeting by delega-
tions. Everyone interested is urged
to attend.
The directors also suggest and re-
quest that all business places be suit
ably decorated for the arrival Of the
company. 1t is not yet definitely
known when the boys will reach Will
liston, but it will be about one week
from today and the date will be
made known as soon as it is learned.
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
GERMANY F0RB|DS NEUTRALS USE
OF OCEAN HIGHWAYS, DESTRUCTION
IS PENALTY-U. S. SEWERS RELATIONS
WAR LIKELY TO FOLLOW ANY
OVERT ACT AGAINST AMERI-
CAN SHIPPING
STU ALTON TENSE BUT HOPEFUL
ALL POSSIBLE PREPARA.
TIONS BEING MADE

Washington, Feb. 6:-Germany's
disposition to regard the break with
the United States with calmness and
deliberation and in a peaceful spirit
by Foreign Minister Zimmerman,
brings new hope to those who hope
the breach between the two countries
will 60 nc further thxn oreak il
diplomatic relations.
The real test, however, comes on
the actual performance of the cam
paign of unrestricted submarine war
fare, and while all American officials
fervently share the hope that the
break will go no further, there is no
disposition to recede from the posi-
ftion that American lives and rights
will be protected by whatever meas
ures are necessary.
The work of preparing for eventu-
alities went steadily forward today
in all branches of the government.
Three emergency amendments to
the naval bill were presented to the
house by Chairman Padgett of the
naval committee, after conferences
with the administration. They pro-
posed:
Issue of $15O,O00;OO0 of 3 per cent
fve-year bonds to cover the cost OF
quick delivery of ships and war sup
plies, including more submarines. de-
stroyers and ammunition.
Appropriation of $1,O00,000 for
purchase of basic patents for the
manufacture and development of air
craft.
Blanket authority to the president
and secretary of the navy to order
ships or. war materials from any
plant within the 1imit. of -apprepria-
tons.
The war department put it's quar-
termaster's agents into the market
to bring reserve stores up to the
maximum of supplies at once.
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
WESTERGARO IS
CLUB PRESIDENT
C. c. DIRECTORS ORGANIZE AND
START THINGS FOR THE.
WORK OF THE YEAR
Automobile Show, Connection With
Stock Sale First Big Feature
-Dairymen Invited

The board of directors of the COM
mercial club held their first business.
session since the election of six new
members to the board, Monday even-
ing. Election of officers for the en-
suing year was the first business dis
posed Of. The new officers elected
are:
President, w. H. Westergaard,.
Vice President, John Shaw,
Treasurer, L. C. Wingate,
Secretary, (pro temp J. w. Jack
The new president of the club Is Q
member of the Westergaard- Blair
company and, as an abstract and real
estate man, has for years been one Of
the substantial business men of thG
city. He has been highly successful
in his own business and travels much.
to all parts of the Northwest, which,
affords him splendid opportunity
to be informed on industrial topics
and to know what other cities ara
doing for their welfare. 1t is be-
lieved the selection of Mr.. Wester-
gard as president of the club will
prove wise and satisfactory. The,
new president was not present at the
meeting as he has been absent from
thea city about two weeks.
The selection of Mr.. Jackson, the
retiring president as secretary, pend
ing the securing of a salaried man
to fill the position is believed by the
directors to be the best possible
choice as he is thoroughly in touch
with all matters affecting the growth
and welfare of the city and tireless.
worker.
The directors took up several i'm.
portant matters, the chief Of which
was an automobile show to be held
in connection with the live stock sale.
Feb. q and %. In connection with.
the auto show, the dealers in phono-
graphs of different makes will be in
Armory during the show.
An invitation was wired to the
state dairy convention to hold their
next meeting at Williston.
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
-By President Wilson In An Address At
LincOln's Birthplace

No more significant memorial
could have been presented to the
nation than this. It suggests so
many of the things that we prize
most highly in our life and in our
system of government. How elo
quent this little house within this
shrine is of the >vigor of democ-
racy! There is nowhere in the
land any home so remote, so hum
BILE, that it may not contain the
power of mind and heart and con-
science to which nations yield and
history submits it's processes. Ma
ture pays no tribute to aristocracy,
subscribes to no creed Of caste,
renders fealty to no monarch or
master of any name or kind.
Genius is no snob. 1t does not
run after titles or seek by pref
erence the high circles of society.
It affects humble company as well
as great. It pays no special
tribute to universities or learned
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08

ieties or conventional stan
dards of greatness, but serenely
chooses its own comrades, it's own
haunts, it's own cradle even and its
own life of adventure and of train
ing. Here is proof Of it. This
little hut was the cradle of one
Of the great sons of men, a man
Of singular, delightful, vital genius
who presently emerged upon the
great stage of the nations his
tory, gaunt, shy, ungainly, but
dominant and majestic, a natural
ruler of men, himself inevitably
the central figure of the great plot.
No man can explain this, but
every man can see how it demon
strates the vigor of democracy,
where every door is open, in every
hamlet and countryside, in city
and wilderness alike, for the ruler
to emerge when he will and claim
his leadership in the free life.
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
Legislator Who
Raps Gets Raped

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. ITO
Chas. F. Hart, assembly. Madison,
Wis: From reading your article
in newspapers today, would un.
derstand you are more subject
of the kaiser than of the United
States of America. Men Of your
type are in great demand in Ger.
many. Better resign from the
assembly and 60 with the kaiser.
Anton GrOth."
The above telegram was sent
last night as result Of Assembly,
man Hart's declaration thatPres-
ident Wilson and the ammunition
makers are responsible if war with
Germany comes and that he would
oppose legislative resolution in
dorsing the presidents action in
serving diplomatic relations.
The sender of the telegram is
German A American, and is highly
indignant, claiming MIR. Hart does
not represent the sentiment of his
district.
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
HISTORIC ADDRESS
TO the CONGRESS
IN PERSON WILSON INFORMS
JOINT ASSEMBLY OF GER
M\NY'S NEW DECLARATION

I'VE seek merely to stand true
alike in thought and in action to
the immemOrial principles Of our
y people, which l have sought to ex-
press in my address to the senate
only two weeks ago. seek mere.
ly to vindicate our right to liberty
and Justice and unmOlested life.
These are the bases of peace, not
war. God grant that we may not
be challenged to defend them"
Washington, Feb. 3.-The presi-
dent spoke as follows:
j Gentlemen of the Congress:
4, The imperial German government
on the thirty-first of January an
nounced to this government and 9TH
er neutral nations that on and after
the first day of February, it would
adopt policy with regard to the use
Of submarines against all shipping
seeking to pass through certain des-
ignated areas of the high seas, to
which it is clearly my duty to call
your attention. -
LET me remind the congress that
on the eighth of April last, in view
f. the sinking on the twenty-fourth
of March of the cross-channel steam
er Sussex by German submarine,
without summons or warning and the
consequent loss of lives of several
citizens of the United States, this
government addressed note to the
German government, in
zhich it made the following declara-
ton:
"'If it is still the purpose of the
imperial government to prosecute re-
lentless and. indiscriminate warfare
Continued on page 81
Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
Fields Torpedo
Proves Successful

In eight tests, made by U.. s. naval
plosives) guided by the Field steer
plosives' guided by the Field steer
ing device registered seven hits on
a target ship three miles distant and
proved to the satisfaction of those
in charge of the trials that the in
vention is an unqualified success.
J. C. Field, the inventor, returned
Friday from his third trip to Wash
ington to confer with the officials Of
the n avy department entrusted,
with such matters as improvements
in defensive ordinance. Mr.. Fields
last trip was made to lay before the
engineers the diagrams Of an essen
tial improvement to his device. He.
says he received the most courteous,
treatment at the hands of the navy
department and had an opportunity
to learn many things concerning the
coast defenses that both surprised
and reassurred him. He says that
the enemy that attacks our Atlantic,
sea board in the belief that it is.
weakly defended is due for a trem--
endous surprise.
Cyrus w. Field Home
Mr.. Field spent several weeks at
the old Field home at Bridgeport.
Conn.,, and secured as relics hand
forged nails from the old residences
Of his grandfather. Cyrus w. Field.
layer of the first Atlantic cable.
Mr.. Field suffered serious illness
while away and made q trip -
Panama to recuperate.