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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-28

it is exactly this hopeful outlook
which is stimulating the wreckerS to
such unprecedented activity. They feel
that the destruction of the convention
is essential to their cause. Sim Fem
ism is likely to receive a still further
impetus from Lloyd Georges I'M
euutvocal affirmation that II the con-
vention reaches substantial agree
nent' the government will use the
whole of its power and initiative to
carry through the aCreement in the
form of an act of parliament.
The governments energies will all
be used to shield the convention from
outside wreckers until it can either
reach an agreement or establish the
impossibility of doing so.
Mr.. AsGuith said: IF the convention
can pursue undisturbed by extraneous
Influences and by administrative diff
tculfies that course of elaboration in
the same spirit. with the same ability
and with the same universal desire to
arrive al a real settlement as it has
already displayed. I do not think 1t
IS taking an overSanguine view to
believe that in a very few months the
government Of the day may be able
to present to this house for the first
time in the history OF the trouble be-
tween these two islands a scheme of
Irish government which will be
acquiesced in by a large majority of
the representative of the Irish people
and which will commend itself to the
good sense and judgment of the ma
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-28
To Use Firm Hand.

discussion today shows that while
John E. Redmond in his speech pointed
out many apparent glazing absurdities
in connection with the existing gov
eminent in Ireland. H. E. Duke. the
chief secretary for Ireland. in his ex-
haustive reply left no doubt that the
executive found itself compelled to
deal drastically with rebeIlious
speeches and acts in various parts of
the country in order to avert the prac-
teal certainty of the repetition on
perhaps a far larger scale of the
events of Easter week last year.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
THE GERMANS AND THE KAISER

It was an error to say that this country is not fighting the German people, but is fighting to rid Germa- ny of the evils of autocracy, repre- sented by Kaiserism. We are, un- happily, with all the vigor and re- sources of men and money that we possess, fighting the German people, who, unfortunately, are desperately fighting us. And blow for blow, we shall fight in that way until the war is over. We learn from the German press how bitterly the Germans resent the suggestion that they need any ad- vice from us regarding the sort of government they should have. It is not hard to understand the sentiment that was aroused by our ill-chosen statement that the Germans were to be freed by this war from the wrongs and hardships they endured under the Kaiser. Although we are in death struggle with the Germans, and shall make it our business to kill as many of them in as many different and pain full ways as possible, we shall have to give them credit for one splendid and ennobling virtue-patriotism. Pa triotism is love of country-but not mere love of the country. It embraces love of our country's institutions, and its highest expression is loyalty. While abhorring the barbarities of the Huns, we must admit that the Huns are loy- al, They have for the Kaiser-for a Kaiser of Germany-a feeling of re- gard and reverence that, of course, it is quite impossible for us, citizens of free republic, to feel for any mere man, even if he should happen tenn porarily to be our ruler.
 For us, then, to assume that the Germans wish to be rid of the Kaiser, and to tell them that our purpose in making war on them is to destroy the thing about which their loyalty en- twines itself, will not inspire Germans with desire to readily lay down their arms.-Portland (Ore.) Spectator.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
TO SUSPEND ASSESSMENT
 WORK ON MINING CLAIMS

Joint Resolution To suspend the re-
 auirements of annual assessment
 work on mining claims during the
 years nineteen hundred and seven
 teen and nineteen hundred and
 eighteen.
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as- sembled, That, in order that labor may be most effectively used in rais- ing and producing those things need ed in the prosecution of the present war with Germany, that the provision of section twenty-three hundred and twenty-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States which requires on each mining claim located, and un- til patent has been issued therefor, not less than $100 worth of labor be performed or improvements to be made during each year, be, and the same is hereby, suspended during the years nineteen hundred and seventeen and nineteen hundred and eighteen: Provided, That every claimant of any such mining claim in order to obtain the benefits of this resolution shall file or cause to be filed in the office where the location notice or certifi- cate is recorded on or before Decem- Der thirty-first, of each of the years nineteen hundred and seventeen and nineteen hundred and eighteen, mo- tice of his desire to hold said mining claim under this resolution: Provid- ed further, That this resolution shall not apply to oil placer locations or claims.
 This resolution shall not be deemed to repeal the public resolution enti- tied, "Joint resolution to relieve the owners of mining claims who have been mustered into the military or na- val service of the United States as of ficers or enlisted men from perform ing assessment work during the term of such service" approved July sev- enteenth, nineteen hundred and seven, teen.
 Approved, October 5, 1917.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
CUMMING UP THE RECORD.

The possibilities of the Congress- ional Record as an advertising me- dium are being utilized more and more by Congressman from the South who use the columns of that publi- cation not only to exploit themselves, but to impress upon their colleagues the manifold advantages of spending the public money on the development of the natural resources of the South ern States. Recently one of the members from Georgia, under leave to "extend his remarks in the Record" had reproduced therein an editorial from his home paper, entitled, "Our Wealth in Water Power, Especially the Chattahoochee." By the aid of figures running into the millions the author of the article demonstrated to his satisfaction that no stream in the United States so we'll merited im- provement with Federal funds as the Chattahoochee, and the Georgia Con gressman hopes that his colleagues will take a similar view when the next river and harbor bill is up.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
WOULD EXEMPT SHIP ARTISANS

Had the officials of the War De- partment needed the advice of Con- gressman William H. Carter, of Mass achusetts, there would not be the present dearth of ship artisans from which our shipbuilding yards are re- ported to be suffering. As long ago as last April, when the selective draft act was under consideration in the House, MT. Carter declared that "no man who is needed to build our ships should be allowed to enlist" Such serious mistake, Mir. Carter urged at the time, would be prevented by the passage of the conscription bill, and to avoid such a blunder was one of the compelling reasons which se- cured MT. Carter's vote, and the votes of other Republicans, for the meas ure. Those men now realize that trade exemptions should have been stated more definitely in the law, in- stead of leaving the entire matter to the discretion of the President.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
THE BURDEN SHIFTS TO US.

In the annual report of President Dwight B. Heard, of the Council of Defense, occurs the following para graph, something deemed most per tinent for the personal study of the people of the state:
 "We have come to time when we must look the facts squarely in the face and realize that with Russia in- effective and the continued success of the submarine, the task of winning this war for democracy is being stead fly shifted onto the shoulders of this nation. Our men and munitions are not only needed, but vast and stead lily increasing quantities of food and money, and the faster we furnish these supplies, the better will we safe guard the lives of our own boys who are offering their all for the country. Our task is a stupendous one, but none too great for the courage and genius of our people if we can sue ceed in efficiently mobilizing the en- tire resources of the country for na- tional service, check greed and waste, and bring food and fuel to our indus trial workers at such prices as will create contentment and insure unin- terrupted industry. The problem now before this committee is to provide a practical constructive plan, based on the experience already gained, by which Arizona can do its share to win this war, and it seems our plain duty to organize the steadily growing spir- it of service within this state. If we are to make good in the constructive task which we have undertaken, we must present to the people plan for work-the talking period is past"
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
FEDERAL ARSENALS HAVE
 BEEN BADLY NEGLECTED

For the last two years the Repub- licans of the House have been calling attention to the folly of allowing our Government arsenals to stand idle in- stead of granting sufficient appropri- ations to keep them busy. The an- swer from the Democrats always has been that in case of emergency we could turn to private concerns for munitions. That now has been done, but rifles are being secured at a price far higher than it would have cost to manufacture them at Fed eral arsenal. Congressman Harry E. Hull, of Iowa, who represents dis trict adjoining the Rock Island Ar senal, has been most insistent in ask ing for funds for that plant, but for several years it was closed entirely as to the making of small arms. Not until the Villa raid on Columbus stir red the Democrats to a sense of the country's unpreparedness was MT. Hull able to secure the sum of $5,- 000,000 for the manufacture of rifles at Rock Island.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
GRANT STATUE NEGLECTED.

During the Confederate jubilee in the early part of the summer, when the veterans of the south gathered for their annual reunion, Congress man David A. Hollingsworth, of Ohio, a former Union soldier, was moved to have inserted in the Congressional Record, poem on General Grant in order that the memory of the man who granted such generous terms to the defeated Confederate army at Ap- pomattox might not be ignored en- tirely while the praises of his former adversaries were being sung. Repre- sentative Hollingsworth cannot re- press a feeling of exasperation at the continued neglected condition of the statue to General Grant in front of the Capitol. Begun in the latter part of the last Republican administration, it has been allowed by the Democrats to remain with scarcely an added touch.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
LIGHT, NOT HEAT, NEEDED.

Those who criticise the Senate committee on privileges and elections for what they are pleased to term its dilatoriness and supineness in not proceeding at once to move for La Follette's expulsion should remember that no member of the Senate has formulated charges against La Fol lette, that no memorial has contained specifi at all approaching the exacti- tude of an indictment, that no com mittee has been empowered to take action leading to expulsion. The Sen ate has precedents and rules, it is a law-abiding as we'll as law-making body. It will take action, with La Toilette, as with anyone else, decently and in order. The subcommittee is proceeding with LaFollette as it has with previous cases. A memorial is presented, it is referred to a commit tee, the committee examines it, re- port is made to the Senate that the matter requires investigation or that it is unworthy of attention. In the former conclusion authority will be granted, the committee will go on with it's mandate, the Senate will pass upon it's work. In the LaFollette case there has been no dearth of heat thus far; what the country now wants is a little light.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
"THE RICH MANS WAR"

Did J. P. Morgan bring on this war so that his only son could join the na- wy and offer his life for his country? Did Henry P. Davidson, who is devot- ing his energies without charge to the administration of the Red Cross, bring on the war that his only son could enter the aviation service of the country? Did Cornelius Vanderbilt bring on the war so that he and his son could serve in the army that will soon go to France? Did George Gould bring on the war so that his sons could be drafted into the Nation al Army.
 It is one of the main stock argu- ments of pro-German propagandists that this is a rich mans war. When the war is over and the assay of ser vice given to the nation is made, men of wealth will hold a place in public recognition of patriotism sec ond only to that occupied by the fighting forces. Novel and deep res pect for the love of country display ed by certain rich men--and great array of them-will be one of the def mite results of the war.-Greenville, (S. O. News.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
BERLIN's MOVE NEXT.

The Russian capital is to removed from Petrograd to Moscow. The Bel gian capital has been removed from Brussels to Havre in France; the Ser bian capital from Belgrade successive ly to Nish to Kragujevatz and to Cor flu, in Greece; the Roumanian capital has been removed from Bucharest to Jassy; the French capital was once transferred from Paris to Bordeaux; the Montenegrin capital has been re- moved from Cettigne to Neuilly in France. All these transitions have taken place before the advancing Teu- tonic armies--which are now moving back slowly toward their own capital. And it may be that in Berlin, before many months, they will be asking, "Where do we go from here?"
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
OUT OF oBsCURITY.

Re-enter A. Mitchell Palmer. He has been appointed alien property trustee-which, being interpreted, means that he will serve as custodian for all enemy property within the United States, as provided in the trading-with-the-enemy act. It is not so conspicuous post as the Senator ship which cruel Pennsylvania refus- ed to give him, but it takes Mir. Pal mer out of the political penumbra which has surrounded him of late.
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02

Before the next Liberty Loan cam paign opens it might be we'll to delve into the occult and see if it is possible to get in communication with Jay Cooke's spirit. He sold government bonds to carry on the war without any bonus of hysteria. .
The Coconino sun., 1917-11-02
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
 SALE.

In the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of COconinO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
BEWARE THE CLOSED MIND:
Keep Always In Touch With New Ideas
and New Methods.

Senator Lodge in an address deliver
ed at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology coined q remarkable phrase
In warning the students to beware Of
the closed mind" gentle reproof of
the cocksureness Of the newly gradu.
ated. Senator Lodge said:
Beware Of the closed mind. This
sounds like paradox when addressed
to young men, yet it will. think, bear
examination. 1t Is a truism to say that
the danger Of maturity, and especially
OF age. Is the closing of the mind to
new Ideas. Habit, most powerful of
influences. hard experience, the very
passage Of the years, all alike tend to
stiffen the muscles and to harden the
arteries Of the mind as they do those of
the body. 1t is misfortune with
which advancing age must struggle,
and the effort is severe and too often
either neglected or fruitless.
"But the same peril besets youth, al
though not for the same reason. The
great mass Of young men go forth from
our universities, our institutes and
schools, prepared to learn and eager
for the knowledge which experience
alone can bring. Yet the disease of the
closed mind turks all about them and,
curiously enough, Is most likely to af-
feet the cleverest, the ablest and the
most ambitious. This comes from
their very talents, from the high conf
dcnce which youth ought always to
have, and from the somewhat hasty
conclusion that because they have
thought for themselves nobody else has
performed the same feat before.
ut Is we'll to remember that the very
greatest men died learning, like Bacon
and Pastenr. The greatest benefac-
tions to humanity. the greatest services
to human thought, have not all been
bestowed or rendered by men under
twenty-five or even under forty years
Of age, a fact sometimes worthy of re-
membrance. Do not, then, fall victims
to overonfdence and close your mind.
The injunction is as important for
youth as for age-casy Of attainment
for the former, difficult for the latter.
possible for both. The past and the
present, youth and age. new and old
all have their place In the sun; all are
needed for the widest learning, for the
highest achievement, for the best de-
velopment Of mankind"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
THIRD CAMP ORDERS.
Next Officers to BE Chosen From
Ranks and Drafted Men.

Washington, Sept. ga third Sc
ries of officers training camps will be
opened by the war department early
in January. Candidates for commits
sions, Adjutant General Mccain an
nounced today. will be selected from
enlisted men Of the regular army or
those called to the colors under the
selective draft law. No applications
from civilians will be considered.
None Of the training camp sites now
being utilized will be used for the
series, it was said, although no init
nation of the location of the camps
has been given. It is probable the
majority Of the camps will be situat-
ed in the South.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
Don't Shut Yourself up In an ofs;e.

Don't Shut Yourself Up In an Office.
The man who shuts himself up in an
office makes a great mistake, thinks
Thomas L. Wilson, the Chicago packer.
In the American Magazine he says:
THE trouble with the executive who
Is too inaccessible is that he loses more
by the arrangement than anybody else.
In shutting others out he shuts him.
self in-away from the numerous ad.
vantages OF personal contact and points
OF view. There's nothing like looking
man in the eye and hearing his story
to get at the meat of situation. Most
executives prefer to have everything
brought to their attention In writing.
That plan may be time saver, but nv
own experience has been that it will
pay to get all Information possible Inv
face to face interviews"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
Dinner Mlnts,

To make after-dinner mints you will
need two cupfuls Of granulated sugar,
one-half cupful Of water, 2 pinch Of
cream Of tartar and one teaspoOnful Of
peppermint. Even with war prices on
sugar the ingredients cannot come to
ten cents. Dissolve the sugar over the
fire and add the cream Of tartar. Let
1t boil without stirring till when tested
in cold water 1t is brittle. Quickly pour
out on buttered platter. When the
edges begin to look opaque, fold the
cream toward the center and as soon
rs it is hard enough to handle, pull as
you would pull Old-fashiOned molasses
candy until 1t is white. The pepper
mint flavor should be added In drops
to the candy when pulling it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
The Swanoo River.

It Is related that when Stephen Col
lins Foster was composing 'The Old
Folks mt Home" he was at loss for
tho namo OF river which would be
mciodious and also flt the rhythm Of
tie song.
A brother suggested "Pedee"-"Way
down upon the Pedee river"
"Nv" said tho composer. "Pedee Is
not poetical enough"
Various other names were tried, only
20 be rejected by the fastidlous author
At length n gazetteer was obtained,
ard Foster looked through long lists
of names until he reached Suwanee or
Swanec. as 1t is usually written.
The suitable name was found. and In
this manner was Immortality bestowed
uron that hlthertohlmost unknown lit
tlo southern riyer.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
Lessons Learned by Divers.

Experiments made by the British ad.
miralty and the United States navy
prove that deep sea diving is feasible.
1t has been found that the shorter the
time diver takes In getting to the bot
tom the better, because his body alb
serbs less nitrogen. Also, the diver
must have at least one and one-half
cubic feet of air per minute at all
depths. Lacing the legs of the divers
suit increases his stability and permits
him to come to an erect position with
case. 1t also lessons the danger Of his
falling or being suddenly blown to the
surface.-POpular Science Monthly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
STILLED THE BATTLE.
A Touch Of Nature That Halted Wars
Carnage For q Moment.

A Touch Of Nature That Halted Wars
Carnage For q Moment.
A day was dawning on a battlefield
In northern France through a fog so
thick that none could see more than a
few yards from the trenches. In the
night the Germans had drawn back
their lines little, and the French had
closely advanced, but between the two
positions lone farmhouse was still
standing. As the sun rose and the fog
cleared and the gunners found their
ranges, heavy guns began to boom and
answer back. Thus began the old, old
wearisome story Of day after day of
desolation and death.
But suddenly on both sides the firing
ceased, and there fell a peculiar dead
stiffness. Midway between the trenches,
near the now shattered farmhouse
there was-no, II must be impossible
1t must be delusion! But, no-there
in the green meadow, crawling on its
hands and knees, was little child, @
mere baby. 1t appeared perfectly hap
py and cOntented. and In the sudden
dumbness Of the soldiers the baby's
laugh was heard as 1t clutched at q
dandelion. Not sound was heard bu,
that; not shot was fired; scarcely die
a soldier ON either side dare breathe.
Suddenly soldier jumped out Of O
German trench and ran to where tht
child was crawling. He tenderly tool
1t up and carried it back to shelter
From the trenches Of the French there
came no shots, but there rang alonl
both lines mighty cheer.
But soon, alas. the guns were boom
ing again and answering back, and thu
towering bit Of meadow was plowet
by shells, for war Is war. and mer
must not long yield to pity.-Christiar
Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26
ROOSEVELT DENOUNCEs l.
TOILETTE.
Says Other Members Should he
Ashamed to See Him in Senate and
Should Unseat Him.

Kansas City, Sept. 24.-"If I were
this minute a member of the United
States senate, I would be ashamed to
sit in that body until l found out some
method of depriving Senator La Fol-
lotte of his seat in that chamber,
which he now disgraces by his pres
ence there" Col Theodore Roosevelt
declared in a talk today at a lunch
con given for Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood and himself as a part of the
Middle Western patriotic celebration
of this city.
Continuing his remarks concerning
congress, Colonel Roosevelt asserted
that if congress had taken the action
three years ago that it has since the
declaration of war, the war would
have been over.
IF we take heed of any peace ut
terances Germany prepares we will
show that we are not prepared yet to
go out into the world without a guar
dian," the colonel added. America
must make good the words of Presi-
dent Wilson (make the world safe for
democracy. For this reason we should
declare war against Austria and Tur-
key"
At the conclusion Of his talk Col
Onel Roosevelt was presented with a
gold quill with the reminder that the
pen is mightier thar the sword.
But 1 would rather have a sword"
the colonel said, This is very exclus-
i've war as far as 1 am concerned. ]
was blackballed by the committee on
admission
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, in a
speech following the former president
said:
ut is utter foolishness to say that
America can win the war i'm the air
or with chemical devices. 1t can only
be won with men and by sacrifice"