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DIR. John S. Matthias Dead.

A telegram was received by Mr.. C.
Gloyd Lynch, E. Main street, Tuesday
afternoon announcing the death of DR..
John S. Matthias at Kansas City, Mo-,
Monday. DR.. Matthias practised in this
city for IS years, leaving here about
two months ago to make his home with
his family on account of being IN ill
health.
He was 60 years old and was,a son
of the late Doctor William A. and Ad-
elaide Matthias, this city. He was one
of the best known and one of the oldest
physicians in this city. His family
1.toved from here a number of years
ago to Kansas City.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Mary Lynch, before her marriage,
and six sons, DR.. Edward Matthias, a
prominent physician of Kansas City;
Samuel Swope and Robert Matthias,
o: Jacksonville, Fla; William, John
and Julian Matthias, Kansas City; and
Ole daughter, Mrs. A. R. Pleasant, Will
n. G.
Funeral service and burial took place
today at Kansas City.
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Spencer.

Raymond Spencer died in Burn
ham Hospital, Champaign, ILL.,, Sep
tember 18th at $50 p. m. from iniu-
ries received in a train wreck at
Mansfield, Ill. His remains were
brought here Sunday by Mr.. John C.
Nee, manager of the Dayton, Ohio,
Baseball team, of which Mr. Spencer
was a member. Funeral services in
charge of Rev. E. T. Mowbray and
Rev. John G. Fields were held at his
late residence on East Green street,
this city, Sunday at 4.3O p. M, and
interment was made in Westminster
cemetery.
Mr.. Spencer was a very popular
baseball player in this city, having
played with several Westminster
teams. He started his baseball ca
reer in 1909 when he had a try out
with Albany of the New York State
League, then he played part of the
summer of 1909 with Westminster
and finished the season with Fred
erick. In the fall of 1909 he signed
contract with the Cleveland Club
Of the American League, and the fol-
! lowing summer went on a training
trip with that club to the South He
/ 'SAo ASAI Win IAIC -NCN vi ACcAo VI IAC
Southern League and from this club
he went to Montgomery and finished
the season of 1910 in Dayton, Ohio.
In 1911 he also played on the Day
ton team of the Central League. In
1912 and 1913 he again played with
the New Orleans Club, but in the
fall of 1913 he went to Toledo and
from there to Charlestown, w.
Va, where he finished the season. In
1914, up until the time of his death,
he played on the Dayton team as
right fielder, and was very popular,
not only with his teammates, but
throughout the whole League.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary A Spencer, two daughters, Hell
en- Frances, aged 6 years, and Mary
Henrietta, aged 3 months; his father,
| George B. Spencer, and the follow
ing named brothers and sisters: Mrs
Henry Holbrooks, Mrs. Harry Davis,
Mrs. David Chilcoat, Mrs Homer
Heedee, Mrs. Henry Long, Mrs. Rus
sell Roop and Mrs David Evans, and
Messrs. Oliver S. Spencer, Benjamin
l.. Spencer and Roby Spencer.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Geo.
E. Matthews, j. Gloyd Diffendal, Eu-
gene Reese, Robert Ebaugh, Clarence
Staub and Claude w. Mitten. F. A,
Sharrer & Son funeral directors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-21
W. c. 7. u. MEETING
TWO SESSIONS HELD In CENTENARY
M. Z. CHURCH-GOOD ATTENDANCE

The oath convention of the W. G. t.
U. of Carroll County convened in the
Methodist Episcopal church, this city,
yesterday at 10 o'clock with Mrs.
,Philepa T. Fenby, county president,
in the chair. The convention was
opened by devotional services, con-
Quoted by Rev. Edgar Read. Reports
of the different departments showed
great increase in interest in the work
as we'll as an increase in membership.
The noontide prayer, conducted by
Mrs. Mary Haslup, State president,
was very impressive, as she asked
Gods care for our work and our coun-
try's welfare. Miss Mary Shellman
gave unique welcome in verse to the
delegates. Mrs. Ruby Brown, of
Hampstead, responded in an appreci-
ative address.
The county presidents annual ad-
dress was full of good thoughts and
hope for success of the cause, if all
members are true to their duties
Mrs. Fenby was reelected as County
President
The night meeting was we'll attend
ed. Miss Flora E. Strout gave a very
interesting address ON Our Work in
Japan" Mr.. Henrick Essers played
choice violin solo, In the gold med
al contest of the afternoon Miss Diff
fenbach won the gold medal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-21

Sheriff James M. Stoner received
the names Of 13 slackers from the
Department of Justice, Washington,
who failed to show up before our To-
cal board for examination. The Sher-
iff will now get busy and find these
men and bring them before the prop
er authorities.
Mr.. Clarence w. Stoner, son of
Sheriff and Mrs. James nj. Stoner,
this city, was nominated on the Re-
publican ticket in Adams county, for
tax collector for Littlestown.
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Annual Conference of Teachers.

The first annual conference of
Teachers of Carroll county is in ses-
sion in the High School Building to-
day and tomorrow. Thomas H. Briggs,
Associate Professor of Education, of
Columbia University, N. Y. c.; and
Florence E. Bamberger, Instructor in
Education at Johns Hopkins Univers-
ity, Baltimore, are the instructors. All
of the teachers of the county are pres
ent at the sessions.
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Get $3.50 From Cash Drawer.

Some slick thief last night picked
the lock on the front door of the store
Of Mr.. George n Hunter, East Main
street, and stole $160. The money was
taken from drawer where it was
kept in three different apartments.
The cash was, in two metal banks and
a special place in the drawer for
special accounts
1t was Mr.. Hunters custom to take
the money with him each evening, but
being away yesterday he left it in the
drawer believing it would be safe
The thief evidently was acquainted
with the surroundings of the store, as
the door was locked after he accomp-
liShed his nnrnnSe
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-21

Miss Lillian Haines, aged Is years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Haines, Statewood, was taken to the
Maryland General Hospital, Balti
more, last week and operated upon
for appendicitis. The operation was
a success and she is improving.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-21
A large number of citizens attended
tho Hornn1ro1. Eynir. The

A large number of citizens attended
the Hanover Fair this week.
J. Harry Yingling, New Windsor,
has purchased John c. Browns farm
Of about IS acres for $4,000, and will
occupy the same in the spring.
David w. Dean, of the Sykesville
Herald, had a narrow escape from los
ing an arm i'm that office on Thursday.
The big press was in operation when
he stepped to one side, he miscalcula-
ted and his hand was caught beneath
the rollers and the form. His arm
would have been drawn beneath the
cylinder had not the big press been
quickly thrown off.
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Manchester Lutheran Charge.

c. E. Leatherman, pastor. Septem-
ber %, Rally Day Service. Sunday
School at a. m. Preaching at 10 a.
m. and 7.3O p. m. Rev DR.. c. Wiles,
of Philadelphia, Editor of the Sunday
School Literature will be with us and
speak at all services. Conference Sun
day School officers and teachers i'm
Manchester at 3.15. You will be well
come to all. Lineboro-Sunday School
at l p. m. Preaching at p. m.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-21
Grace Lutheran Church.

Sunday School 9.15 a. m Preaching
1870 a. m, What is it to You?" Jun
ior Christian Endeavor 230 p. m.
Christian Endeavor $50 p. m. Preach
ing 7.30 p. m, Who Cannot be His
Disciple?" William Fl. Hetrick, pas
tor
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Methodist Protestant Church.

Rev. Edgar T. Read, Pastor.
Sunday, September 23rd
9.30-Bible school.
1O.30-Morning worship, Sermon RE
alizing Divine Partnership"
6.30-Christian Endeavor.
7.3O-Evening Worship - Sermon,
Waiting to See the End"
Wednesday.
7.30-Prayer service.
Rally Week from Oct. Z to 14th.
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st. PauPs Reformed Church.

Worship IL a. m. Sunday School
9.45 a. m. Jr. c. E. 2.30 p. IN. c.
E. $50 p. m. Preaching 7.30 p. m. Sub
ject, Dry Bones" Chalmers Wilson
Walck, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-21

Miss Annie Beaver, of McSherrys-
town, Pa, who spent some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shriner, East
Main street, has returned home.
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81 MORE MEN ACCEPTED BY DISTRICT
BOARD.
MARRIED MEN and THOSE PHYSICALLY DISABLED DISCHARGED BY LOCAL
BOARD-MORE NAMES Sent TO DISTRICT BOARD.

Maryland hereby
Board MARYLAND No the following list of the
for military United been
rdScharg
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Carroll Reformed Charge.

Jerusalem, Bachman's Valley-Sun-
day School 8 a. m. Divine service 10
a. m. st. Benjamin 's.-Sunday School
p. m. Divine service 2 p. m. J. w.
Reinecke, Pastor.
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"a MEN SELECTED
WILL GO TO CAMP MEADE NEXT
THURSDAY OVER W. vi. r. r.

ty, has received instructions to fol
ward 81 white men to Camp Mead
on Thursday, Sept. 9th, 1917. Th
men will go over the Western Mar!
land Railroad and be transferred
other roads reaching the Camp ;
Admiral, Maryland. They will /
notified when and where to assembI
and will be given final instruction
just before leaving.
A list of those who are to go 70
lows:
Archie Carl
James R. Elseroad
John Emory Long
John w. Bubb.
John D. Roop, Jr.
James c. Myers
Norman R. Mitten
David R. Dutterer
Francis E. Shaun
Bernard c. Harrison
Ollie Ray Haines
Harry w. Slack
Morris J. Thurman
Curvin c. Wolfgang
John Sellman Biehl
Leroy Noah Schaffer
Preston George Coffman
William Henry Shrewsbury
Stanley G. Pickett
Raymond NJ. Brown
Harry Leroy Routzan
e. Sterling Brown
Roland F. Rill
Carroll |. Reid
Joseph Carbury Boyle
David Earl Byers
John Pierce Fogle
Herman S. Beck
James Miley Gilroy
Franklin Edgar Stultz
Basil Walter Crapster
Earl Weant Koons
Herbert Pickett
William Alva Basler
Raymond Earl Rhoten
James Harvey Cress
Sterling Edward Hively
Harry S. Beall.
Benton Oswald Dull
Paul B. Wagner
Garry Charles kooGtz
Charles Merton Blacksten
John Michael Pence
Harry F. Evans
Amos n. Coshine
Roland Lewis Wisner
Joseph James Stewart
Raymond A. Yingling
John J. Cookson
Charles Edward Lantz
Paul Brown Green
Harry Grover Shaffer
Clyde Leroy Hesson
H. Todd Ford
Charles F. Rohrbaugh
Charles Melvin Hatfield
Edwin John Await
Franklin Albert Brilliant
Samuel Talbert
Robert Walter Dubbs
William Henry Graf
Charles L. Billingslea
Ollie Jerome Hubbard
Roy G.. Lester
Clinton Cornelius Snyder
Lloyd Edward Richards
William Henry Masenheimer
John H. Fischer
Leeds Kerr Billingslea
Harry Vernon Harbaugh
Nevil E. Wheeler
Walden A. Brummel
Roy F. Grim
Mark Emory Wisotzkey
William Frey
Harry Walter Christ
Lester Stewart Witherow
Oakley Nj. Watkins
Paul A. Morrison
Orville K. Duvall
Ralph n. Marquette
Percy Leroy Mehring
David J. Bale
Charles E. Eyler
ALTERNATES.
Daniel Eugene Walsh
Albert w. Thurman
Riley Elias Messenger
Reuben A. Waltz
Earnest Harbaugh Bell.
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Serial Name
No.
14g5 John D. Roop, Jr.
14O Francis E. Shaun
200 Harry Leroy Routson
1892 Joseph Carberry Boyle
1870 David Earl Byers
o11q John Pierce Fogle
2434 Herman S. Beck
; Earl Weant koons
1914 James Harvey Cress
g&7O Roy F. Grim
80 Mark E. WisotZkey
753 William Frey
.l5S Harry w. Crist
13O Lester s. WitheroW
og7q Oakley NJ Watkins
a213 Paul A. Morrison
I75 James Fl. Black
o147 OrvilIe K. Duvall,
rs Ralph n Marquet
Percy L. Mehring,
203q David j. Bale
1l60 Charles E. Eyler
ll42 Daniel Eugene Walsh,
1877 Albert W. Thurman
323 Riley E. Messenger
I343 Vernon l.. Bundy, col.
1904 Reuben A. Waltz
1884 Ernest H. Bell
Jos A. Ralph Yingling
l447 Isaac Hunter,
~
1907 Anon c. Shipley,
'''' ..-.
LIS William Henry Fitzhugh
1H41 lanes H. Blaney, col,
1894 j. Albert Gait
2I%7 Elhanan r. Englar
2427 Guy M. Wetzel
15SS Edward d. Morris
9O5S George X. Miller
6N1 John H. Wilson, Jr,
713 Herman f. Brown
lIyl Lionel Sinclair Lockard
45O Edward E. Harpel,
1472 Melvin Douglas Lindsay
1913 Ralph B. Smith
1914 Harry S. Beall,
20O3 Paul B. Wagner
1886 Harry F. Evans
1873 Amos N. COslOn
ass Roland Lewis Wisner
12X7 Joseph James Stewart
2439 Eugene Catlett
.lG9 RAYMOND Alfred Tingling
%45 John J. CooksOn,
1855 Charles Edward Lantz
80 Paul Brown Green
l3X1 Harry Grover Shafer
II CLYDE Leroy Hesson
COS n. Todd Ford,
%42 Charles F. Rohrbaugh
Posi- Charles Melvin Hatfield
l&4G Edmund John Await
444 Franklin Albert Brilliant
IG77 Samuel Talbert
439 Robert Walter Dubbs,
auG William Henry Graf
13""- Arthur II. W. Squirrel, col.
ll45 Charles Levin Billingslea
73G Ollie Jerome Hubbard
1U02 Row c. Leister
1f5l Clinton Cornelius Snyder
a2G Lloyd Edward Richard
1910 William H. Masenheimer
I>57 John H. Fischer
1889 Marrell Budd, col.
1871 Leeds Kerr Billingslea
1860 Harrison V. Harbaugh
--N& Newell Z. Wheeler,
IZO5 Walden A. Brummel
lIG John NJ Ieatherman
l2IS William NJ. King
22>1 Francis r. Windsor
l477 Donald NJ Myers
2341 Frank C. Lindsay
III Russell Fl. krugh
1873 d. c. Hill
lll9 Jacob A. Lowe
1863 Mordea J. d. Selby
5G0 Charles h. Seipp
4l21 Melvin z. Fogle
l42I Louis n Barnhart
1856 George r. Gosnell
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ia Charles E. Airing
3S2 Alvin B. Coleman
1866 Charles E. Frizzell, dep. mother
11O1 John c. YingIing, aged parents
ia Jno. Stanley Merryman, married
1921 Harry H. Ridgely, col. 33 years
old,
22S Daniel S. Young, married
1898 Frank H. Blatt, minister
216S Luigi Ceccketti, Italian alien
1901 Guy Everhart Lester, Divinity
Student
1772 Harrison E. Fox, married
525 John Louis Mann, physically
unfit
2099 Welker Fisher Grimes, married
924 ClOyd Edw. Herbst, married
776 Arthur H. Griffee, dep. parents
4O7 Clarence C. Utz, married
115 Jesse r. Ohler, married
481 Thomas E. Nash, married
1864 Luigi Guidotti, Italian alien
1889 James Howell Billingslea, mil
itary service
635 Melville A. Shauck, dead
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r. D. No G, Westminster, Nd. $50
Manchester, Md. 859
Woodbine, Md. $50
Westminster, Md. 864
R. D. No. u, Westminster, Md. S65
Union Bridge, Md. 867
New Windsor, Md. SIT
Taneytown, Md. SS3
Finksburg, Md. $50
R. D. No. 6, Westminster, Md. SAL
Cranberry, Md. 412
r. D., Sykesville, Nd. 594
Mt. Airy, Md 755
R. D. No. 10, Westminster, Md. I'll
Manchester, Md. 1855
Union Bridge, Md. S12
EE7 r.
Medford, Md. S62
Carrier 2, New Windsor, Md. S63
Patapsco, Md. 225
Union Bridge, Md. 46
Manchester, Md. Il
Sykesville, Md. S72
r. D. No. 8, Westminster, Md. 857
Taneytown, Md. 764
Finksburg, Md. 884
Westminster, Md. 70
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-21
ZOE sEcx1r, gy

luck and Johns mood when the bills
came in. Now she had to do all the
paving and prices terrified her
Carefully Edith apportioned her $50
$40 for the table and $40 for clothes
for herself and the children But with
butter at A cents a pound and COM
mon vegetables like onions selling by
weight, instead of bulk, the $40 allc+.
meut soon fell short.
The high cost amt my fault. lady ~
the grocer assured her when she pro
tested at his charge Of 16 cents a
quart for potatoes "lts the war does
it. You can buy American spuds in
London cheaper to-day than you can
buy EN- here. Same with canned
goods. It amt us retailers fault The
markets short, we cant get the stuff
IT'S all going abroad"
The butcher echoed the story when
Edith outraged at paying 35 cents a
pound for steak which the man re-
fused to trim of its bone and fat, de
clined to buy.
She began a study Of cookbooks and
domestic science literature She
found and pored over many articles in
the magazines and newspapers on how
to buy and prepare food economically
She learned that rice is cheaper than
potatoes and more nutritious thar
corn ana various corn preparations
like samp and hominy are cookablc IN
ways she had never thought Of that
spaghetti IS largely a 7ubstlmte for
bread. and that milk and cheese are
ne nourshing as meat
In her anxiety 10 stretch her money
to its utmost, Edith tried meatless
dinners once or twice a week Rut
this raised a vigorous kick from John
She hastily transferred some OF the $40
Clothes money" into her housekeep-
ing account and made It up to John
next night on a costly steak.
For some time things went smooth
ly, owing to her recent purchases oi
clothing and household needs Grad
ually Edith Topped off the CLOTHES
allowance" TO SIS a week and inched
up the food allowance to s12.
BY the time any of us needs new
clothes she told herself, food prices
will be back again to normal Dust
as if things ever came down again,
once they went upO Besides, John
still appeared to be on the right side
of Bonanza Copper and made her
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-21
LEARNING TO SPEND

At first. with Ger $50 week Editn
Ferrol was as happy as a child vir9
an interesting new toy. TO woman
who has perhaps earned comtor'
able salary and grown accustomed TO
her own purse and her own mcr'l-
cised spendings, the allowance John
Ferrol made his wife would not seem
great Nor did it seem even adequate
to woman like Lillian Blake. Lii
was the type Of American wife that
makes Europeans gasp and say ut Is
women. not men, who run that coun
try. American husbands are slaves
Lii was just the opposite Of Edith
Ferrol Lii Blake controlled her hus
bands earnings, absorbing the majo'
part herself. while he lived on the
crumbs For nine years Edith Ferrol
had got along somehow on financial
scraps. not even knowing how much
her husband actually earned or how
much he saved.
Now she felt rich Also, She felt
secure. She had become a little
frightened at Johns recent profits in
Wall street. Like most people she
feared whatever she could not under
stand The $40 allowance, however.
came ont Of Johns salary il was
probably about half Of it, Edith iie
ured ana was not contingent on the
rise Of Bonanza Copper
A dozen times a day she remem
befed with eyer-f fresh relief ana hap
pinesa that she should not have to ask
John any more for money She liked
to think of her allowance as "sal
airy tangible, il inadequate. re
turn for her services as John had tor
his Womau's least rewarded labor
the management Of home, was no
longer a mere thankless Job Won
ans most humiliating task, that of
asking a man for money, was hers no
more. Edith felt free and joyous, like
a youth In his first regularly paid
position
But with her new satisfaction came
the responsibility Of learning to spend.
She had no more charge accounts -
but paid cash to the grocer and butch :
er. This brought her to closer real
ization of the buying power of money
than ever before, Formerly when
certain articles of food were terribly
high she had soothed her worry by
having them charged, and trusted to
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-21
HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin is yellow-complexion
palhd-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your mouth-a
lazy, no-good feeling-you should take
Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets--a sub
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
DR. Edwards after II years OF study
with his patients.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color.
To have a clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, feeling OF buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
stipaton. That's why millions OF boxes
are sold annually at l0c and 25c per
box All druggists Take one or two
nightly and note the pleasing results.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-21
Slam on Mother

Phoebe was bored In all the six
long Years of her life she had never
spent such a miserable day. Circum-
stances at last grew too strong for
her, and she cried She was one OF
those who do not often cry, but who,
when they do, make no secret of it.
In short, Poebe nearly lifted the nurs
sery ceiling off
Upstairs came Phoebes mother, al
ready dressed in her smartest clothes
ready to have tea with a friend.
Why, what's the matter, Phoebe?"
she asked.
Phoebe, standing hopelessly in the
middle of the nursery, only bawled
the louder, and refused to see any
thing cheerful about life
Just look, Phoebe, at that ugly
little face in the looking glass;"
Phoebe Immediately became inter
ested, and stopped crying.
Which one, mama?" she asked.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-21
CLOSE LONDON CHURCHES

London, Feb 20-The city Of London
will have forty or fifty of its churches
closed in the near future, till after the
war, as a result Of the Bishops scheme
for releasing clergy for national war
work. There are now only about 2O,-
600 people resident in the city (the
central portion of the whole munich
pality) and II present plans go through
only eight churches will be kept open
for their use.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-21

DIDN'T Please Her
Annie. Slay washerwoman. who
works one day week in a certain
South Side home. seems 10 have an
ear for music, even If she does pos
scss no technical knowledge ON IN
subject
In the home Il few days since, 4
piano tuner spent about SIX hours
trying to put the instrument into
condition again
The loundry of the home is direct
ly Under the living room in which
tie tuner was performing his mon
oionous task.
When Annie came up after her
days work was done, she said to
her employer
You know the man in parlor29
Yes, Annie"
Well, | want to tell YOU one thing
/ no like to hear him He rotten pi-
ano player"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-21
POTATOES AND
PREPAREDNESS.

For the first time since the day
Sir Walter Raleigh sailed out of
the glad west with a tuber in one
hand and a bunch of tobacco in
the other, England is without po-
tatoes, says the Wichita Eagle
The correspondents who followed
the French legions into reconquer-
ed territory yesterday found the
population potatoless The peo-
pie of Petrograd postulated their
epochal protest not on bread
which was mxuriously impossible,
but on the lack of potatoes, the
right to which is primal and in
alienable Germany, squeezed by
constructing coils Of steel, has fall
len back from her impoverished
stores of animal fats and yawning
granaries. TO her potato patches,
to entrench there against a besieg-
ing world which despairs of Ger.
man weakness without German
hunger. So ia a world at war
and in revolution. with the lcayen
of liberty wrenching ancient auto
cracies ont of place and painting
visions in peasant minds, the po.
tato stalks 10 the front and bows
over the iootiehts, as the chief
prop Of hard pressed empires. the
protector of the perishing, menace
of monarchS and minister TO vul
gar distress For lowly as he may
be in peace, the potato is a pluto
erat in war Because if the pres
ent conflict is TO 90 on. until the
fires of destruction have swept
around the world and leyeled the
last cottage in the most remote
hamlet and the surging sea of
blood has crimSoned the borders
of every nation on the earth, and
all of humanity finally halts for
lack of strength to strike another
blow, the nation with the most po-
tatoes on hand will dictate the
terms of peace, All of which is
preliminary TO the lamentable
fact that we in the United States
had only a two-thirds crop last
year what with bugs and blights,
and the thought that while many
normally patriotic souls may
startle back from service in arms,
no man can conscientiously refuse
to take up his hoe, hie him to his
backyard and in the name of pre-
paredness. put in some potatoes.