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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10
Il ORD NORTRCIFFE TELLS WHAT AMERICA
IS FIGHTING FOR IN GREAT CONFLICT
From Current 0pinion.)

we keep in mind that 4 state j. nothing
more than a collection Of individuals. we
might apply the Treitschke argument with
equal force To the acts of the trusts against
which the American nation struggled 20
hard u few years ago and which 1t finally
overcame. These trusts were likewise col
~lections of individuals. They might have
pleaded, sometimes the plea was put for
ward in their favor, that their ille-alities
could not be illegal '''becau-e they were
trusts" The plain truth j. that any act
which j. blameworthy in an individual j. no
less blameworthy when il j. committed by
n collection of individuals. whether they
call themselves a state of u trust or Il burg
lars club.
This j. what We have got To- make Prus-
sia admit and practice. Until she doe> -.
she l. n much outside the comfy of ma
tIonS n u man who rob> and murders j.
outside the pale Of human society.
For this cause American armies are
beng sent Ia France. That l. where the
enemy of the world, peace must he
brought 10 hook. Mayor Thompson of Chi
cage i reported a. having said. Il do not
believe IA sending our youths ~ the
trenches of Europe instead of providing an
adequate army Ia prevent home INVASION
The war can be ended. the world can be
made SAFE for "a all 10 live in. only ~
fighting the Germans where they are. His
tory ~haw> that All nations which have
waited to he attacked have suffered IN con
sequence. AK any Frenchman whether he
thinks Il nm advantage 10 France that the
war J. ranging on French soil. There could
only bc one answer 10 such 4 foolish uuc--
ton. The American army must fight the
Germans IN Europe ia order 10 prevent
them from bringing the war Ia the United
States.
THE task which the United States has
taken up IN consequence Of the pru.~ian
attack upon IL sovereign rights i the task
If THROWN. into the scale the last weight
which viii turn II agaIn>t Germany. That
task may b. summed M III the three F.
Feed. Finance. Finish. When there are two
million American troops facing the common
foe Of all nations which put Right before
Might. the Finish ~ the war will be Ill
hand. The world looks tu American initIa-
ative. enterprise and innate love III free
dom Ia pat an end. let u hope for an time.
TO an attempt To tyrannizc. unprecedented
IN history"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10
A Smile or Tow
The Stranger.

"Who'> the stranger. mother. dear
Look he knows u~i amt he queer
my own. don't talk - Wild:
He Your father. dearest child
lie my father, NJ such thing.
Father died away last -pring.'
"Father didn't die. YOU dub,
Father Joined 4 %golfing club.
But they've closed the club. - ~
Has ~ place 10 ~. YOU Sec
No place lett for HIM e. roam
That j. why he's coming home.
Kiss him he won't bite YOU. child.
All them goliing guys look Wild
-Dccherl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10
MExiA DAILY %SUSPENpS.
nIou-ion Post.)

The Mexia Evening News. one "i the
Invest afternoon publications 81 the state,
has suspended because If the mounting
cost OF conducting a creditable daily. The
entire attention ef Editor Iloux viii here
after be- devoted 10 making the McN:i
Weekly Herald such \ paper ~ hc and
hi patrons would like "a see. II make y
first class weekly newspaper j. no -mal!
task and should require all the energy al
even such 4 new-papor man ~ the craft
knows the Herald man To be.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10

The declaration of Mcinherr Erzbergcr
that Germany has passed from an autoc-
racy Ia a democracy lacks vcritication. SO
long a. Kaiser Wilhelm reigns. the alleged
democracy looks To Americans like moth
ing but u bit of camouflage gotten up for
the purpose Of fooling the Germans who
actually want democracy. Watch ont,
mem kind. there may be a masked batter
behind that democratic effigvi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10

OUR DEAD IN FRANCE.

.'Private Enright, Private Gresham
Private Hay, Ina the name of France |
thank you. God receive Your souls. Fare
well.r Thus spoke the French officer III
the burial If the first three Americans
killed by the Germans In France.
Brave American soldiers who have laid
down their hives 80 soon IN the cause 81
God and Liberty. for which We are fighting
in Francel Their bodies rest under he
sod in France. but their spirits are here
with u. In the spirit every one Of that
trio of Liberty lad j. with a.. marching
beside every American at home. They
Whisper in-~nenear urgent messages from
the spirit land:
"Nork day and night. that our armie~
may be hurried to the front. The sooner
W. Americans are prepared ~ take orr
part in the war. the fewer of our boys viii
be laid underneath the soll of q foreign
land, a our hodie- have been laid. We
gave our lives gladly. for our cause J. just.
But We would save ~ manv If our com
rades n may be saved. The longer we de-
Law, the more 1T ~ must be sacrificed.
Hasten, Send forth an army which will
be the miehtie~t ever seen. an army which
Will crush the enemy. send forth IN army
THAI viii win victory for our flag. And
when the victory j, won. we shall feel that
our lives were not given in VAIN
Tears stood in the ewes of mllior~ of
Americans A. they read the touching ac-
count Of the ceremonies with which PR
Yates Enr4uIt Eru-k.ut al H. .r..a Ill
al rest beneath the soil of sunny France.
Our hearts are heavy at the thought Of
the loss Of these three %>talwari vounp
American soldiers. Think how we should
be bowed down. crushed. incon-olahie. II
ours were 90 be the fate Of unhaupv Bel
.ium-that land which gave no offen~e ex-
ccpt that IT, army defended it, soil against
the invasion Of an enenv. Think NJ the
million American homes Laid in ruins. ~
thousands Of our women de~pnilcd. &c hun
drcdS Of thousands Of our men captured
and forced into exile. ~ labor IN mines and
factories for our capture. Of little children
manned. their hands eat off. that they may
never be able 10 avenge the cruel outrage~
committed upon their beloved country. OF
towns burned churche. and schools and
hospitals DESTROYED IL sheer wantonncS~.
And -. though We weep for the death If
these. and shall weep for every American
who shall be buried under q foreign sod
IN tins great cnnse, vet we feel that their
death will not ~ in vain. if We CONQUER.
They are heroe~ ia the true.t sense ~ the
word. for they have died for humanity.
They have died for America. And. If th,
loss Of these three men and &C those other
who have already gone down M sea
through the destruction W. our shin. ~
enemy submarine shall cause Americans.
To hasten their preparations for the per
Torrance a America part in the great
war. their deaths viii have served III great
= purpose ~ If they had lived ~ dic II
the last great. decisive victory which
American arms must win.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10

The Red Cross will send 4 Christmas
packet To every soldier in the army. wheth-
er with our expeditionary forces in France
Every Red Cross chapter has been request
ed TO do it part in this enterprise. And.
Of course, everybody will gladly help the
Red Gross in this beautiful task Of send
ing Christmas cheer Ia the Liberty Lads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10

merely for the honor of being mentioned
a one who ''also ran'-only helped the
very element which he has affected most
To despiSe. Perhaps this may be remem-
bered, when Mr.. Benefits ambitions shall
bring him into the political arena again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10

Mr.. Bennet saved in the New York
mavoralty race ~ tie cnd. though ~ knew
he had no chancc III election. ana NAT. ~
staying in he leopardized the chances of
~" fusion candidate-Iohn Pnrrov
Mitchell. Mr.. Bennett may have cratificd
some ambition of hi- own IN doing this.
hut be did not serve hi- party interest.
nor could he believe that by doing 30 he
would serve the bet Interests of New
York. Though he did not intend to do %.
set his obsiinacy in staying IN the race
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Heard II Praised Highiy

Getting ~ bctimc~ and enjoying ia,
early morning ~ delightful these days"
"Yc-. often talk about doing it
Kansas City journal.
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Desperate Excuse.

Ethh-Why did YOU take off Your hat IN
gidl! You don't know her. 10 you'
Frank-No-cr-hut my brother doe.
and this i hi- hat.-Puck.
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lust Can't Be Done.

Mi~trc~~-llow H. YOU manage 10 max,
such n noise Ia the Kitchen
tOpk-Well, lust YOU try 10 break fnui
plates without making a noi~c.-ldcas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10
The Sad News.
I'hange.

Passenger Ton IIIiehland r"ach-nf
course. You're well acquainted with the
country round about here. DO YOU know
Glenn Accron'
Drivcr-ANe. wccl.
Passenger (who has Just bought The e.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-10

General Samuel Garcia Cuellar. who has
been IN TIE city tyr The past several days
lift Yesterday tyr SAN Antonio. where ne
Will meet hI~ family.
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Beyond Control

Mrs. WiIh~-Thc paper- say the govern
mcnt IL going Ia control everything.
Mr.. Willi>-Wcll. it, going to have an
awful time with that Jones boy next door.
Judge.
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Who wouldn't furnish a Christmas pack
et for n soldier bovP
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22

formed by Major General j. Franklin
Bell, commanding the Western divi-
sion, of the death of General Funston.
She is Frustrated with grief.
Mrs. Funston was entertaining her
sister, Mrs. William o. Cullen Of this
city, at the Preside residence when
the news Of the generals death was
brought to her.
The children are Frederick, Jr., thir-
teen; Barbara, eight and Elizabeth, 8
years old.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Major Cen
eral Pershing, who has been in com
mand of the Ell Paso district since
the withdrawal of the American ex-
petition from Mexico, automatically
will succeed to the duties of command
er of the Southern department until
an appointment has been made.
Recently made major general, he
is the only officer of that rank nov
assigned to the department.
AS immediate successor to the COM
mand General Pershing will have
charge of the many details of the
movement of the remaining units of
the national guard ordered home from
the border last Saturday.
Washington, Feb. 2O.-Major eGn-
eral Pershing notified the war depart
ment today that he had assumed cor
mand of the southern department
thereby occupying the position hel6
by Major General Funston. Secre
tary Baker said General Pershing'f
rise was automatic, he being the nex'
in position. For the present General
Pershing will retain command until
permanent successor is named by the
war department.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22
Shrub Perfume.

The perfume of commerce known as
cassie" manufactured for the most
oart in France. is found in abundance
in the Philippine islands In the Acacia
farnesiana. shrub which grows on
hundreds of acres of land near Mantle
and throughout the dry parts Of the en-
ire islands. This shrub has small
5piny leaves and produces short
alack ped. The flower from which tn
.sseaes i sstahsA y golden yellow.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22
How Flying Fish Fly.

The popular notion that flying fish
beat their wings is mistake. 1t APP
pears that the wings are not true or
gans of fight, but rather play the part
Of a parachute or an aeroplane. The
whole motive power is supplied by the,
tail. which acts as propeller. and the
vibration or quivering of the wings in.
the air currents and their OCCASIONAL
shift Of inclination are not phenomena
connected with the propulsion of the
fish in its aerial fight.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22
SENATE TAKES
PROMPT ACTION
CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION
ENDORSED BY THAT BODY
WITHOUT DEBATE
MACHINE WORKS SMOOTHLY
QUESTION OF PROCEDURE DEF
INITELY SETTLED BEFORE
BILL CAME UP

St. Paul, Feb. 19.-To the average
mind anything savoring of combina-
ton or involving a deal is odious, es-
pecially so when politics or legislation
is concerned. but one is compelled to
doff his hat when the senate machine
gets in motion. The senate compels
admiration when it gets busy and Sc
far its machine-if such a working
majority can be so called-has been
used only in the interest of efficiency
and harmony. No better illustration
of this is to be had than on Thursday
when with less than a half minute OF
oratory and preparation it went to bal
on the house prohibition amendment
passed the measure by vote of 40 tC
16 and proceeded to take up other
matters as if nothing had happened to
disturb the routine of it's deliberations.
The only change it made in the pro-
posed amendment as passed by the
house was to extend the wet period to
July, 1920. The lower body fixed upon
Dec. 81, 1919, as the date for the pass
ing of the saloon and the further man.
ufacture and sale of Intoxicating liq-
uors in the state. True to form the
senate leaders took up the question
of the amendment in the privacy If
their hotel several days before action
in the upper branch. The poll taken
showed a majority for the bill, with
the proposition of a time limit only in
controversy. This was soon disposed
of and without delay the making and
seconding of various motions were as
signed. What followed when the SEN
ate met on Thursday is now history.
In less than half an hour the whole
thing was disposed of. Any canned
oratOry in readiness never got a
chance. To some this method may not
appeal, but it did the business, so
what more can you ask. The house
has since given its approval to the
senate extension of time and the ques-
ton of wet or dry Minnesota is now
up to the voters.
Pending in the house, with the
names of half dozen or more mem
bers attached, is a bill making the
state dry by statute, but it is hardly
likely that the measure will ever be-
come law. 1t may pass the house,
but it will never get by the senate, a
majority OF the members Of which
think they have about done their duty
in dry way in the approval of the
constitutional dry amendment to be
voted upon by the people two years
hence. The bill making the state dry
by statute is the work of the Prohibi-
ton forces in the two bodies and is
an offset to the activities of the Anti
Saloon league, which has put over the
dry legislation to date. The prohibi-
ton bill is a drastic affair and would
put Minnesota in the dry column at
once. w. G. Calderwood, who was the
Prohibition candidate for United
States senator last fall, is active in the
interest Of the statutory measure, but
admits his chances are slim.
Senator Duxbury of Fillmore county
has offered for the approval of the
senate bill designed to make labor
remedy is to make picketing and boy
strikes impossible in the state. His
cotting a naisde1neanor, with heavy
penalty attached for violations. That
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22
PRESIDENT WANTS
MORE AUTHORITY
Continued from first page)

vide for the adoption of defensive
measures when it is not in session ana
when emergency action could not be
invoked.
The administration figures that
many Legislators who would oppose
the arming of ships now, and thus dis
close divided counsels in the govern
ment, would join in presenting a unit
ed front on the proposition of clothing
the president with blanket power to
meet the emergencies between con-
crosses.
For the specific purpose of repelling
submarine attacks the president con-
templates the arming of American
merchantmen. He has been advised
against the conveying of merchant
men with American warships. If the
United States should be drawn into
the war, the president contemplates
the employment of the American navy
on patrol duty on this side of the At
lantic, thereby releasing British and
French warships for use in European
| waters.
The presidents war plans do not in
clude the. dispatch of any American
war craft across the Atlantic or the
sending of an army to the European
| trenches, although he may raise a vol
unteer army to prepare for unforeseen
contingencies.
eve are prepared to arm American
ships on short notice." said navy of
fetal today. cit would be a matter CT
only a few days in case of ships con-
structed with view to their CONVEX
sion into naval auxiliaries. In no event
should armed conveys be sent across
the Atlantic with our ships. Tha'
would merely increase the size of the
target.
GIN no event will American capital
slips be sent into the war zone. There
will be no occasion for such move
England has all the capital ships re
ouired to handle the German navy
with good second in France. Italy Is
amply able to take care of the Aus
TRAN navy.
"The United States has no particu-
lar quarrel with Germany, except that
growing Immediately out Of the me-
DDS which it is employing in violation
of our rights on the sea.
"A clash between the United State
and Germany can be averted only by
either side backing down from the
position it has taken. The United
States won't back down. We have beer
patient to the last degree, but patiencc
has bcne exhausted. Either Germar
must refrain from carrying out it
threat to sink our ships on tho h.
seas, where they have perfect right
to go, or take the consequences.
"While the first step logically wou'C
be to arm our merchantmen, the prob
ability is that it will be only ques-
ton of time before we are in dano
of the situation. It must be guarded
against from every conceivable view
point.
"There is another thing which
should be considered, Great Britain
has not hesitated to place restrictions
upon American commerce. Who knows
whether we may not wind up confront
ed with the necessity of protecting our
rights at sea from the mistress of the
seas and its allies It is not probable
but anything is possible with the
world at war"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22
Dirty Windows.

A German professor has ascertained
that In industrial cities windows which
have not been washed for ten days en-
clude from 80 to As per cent Of tho
light If not washed for four weeks
they may exclude ~ nuch - 50 per
cent q The hSAt. sys saFy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22

was Cleveland, with Representative
H. H. Flowers as its chief booster
Another leading candidate was Cam
bridge. Chairman Swendsen of the
board held out for Cambridge, but he
was opposed by Ralph Wheelock and
C. E. Vasaly, the other two members
The accommodating member Of the
senate is DR.. J. w. Andrews of Man
kato. Any person with bill unable
to find a sponsor can always count on
help from the Mankato member ano
as result he is swamped with appli-
cations to affix his signature and in
troduce measures calculated to cure
every known i'll to which the body
polite and public may be heir to. His
latest measure is designed to do away
with the tipping of hotel bellboys and
porters. Senator Andrews says the
bill is a good one and that he is going
to back it to the limit.
The ethics of personal injury itiga-
ton are concerning the lawyers of the
two houses now. The two judiciary
committees are considering the three
bar association bills designed to do
away with the evils Of this class of
business. Similar bills fell by the
wayside two years ago, mainly be-
cause they attempted to prevent the
taking of personal injury cases on a
contingent fee basis. This has been
avoided in the bills now being consid.
cred. 1t is evident from the develop.
ments at the hearings that among
lawyers the whole question is far from
settled, though the weight of senti-
ment in the judiciary committee seems
to favor the three bills.
The senate has given the stamp of
approval to a bill providing for $1O,-
900 revolving fund for reclamation of
state lands in the northern part of the
state. The bill is in accordance with
the constitutional amendment ap-
proved by the voters at the last gen.
eral election.
St. Paul club women have renewed
activities in the matter of pure meat
for the city and state. Legislation for
the subject is much needed, the
women say. They assert it is futile
having the government supervise in
spection of meats from one slaughter
house which engages in interstate
shipments, when other plants which
sell their products within the state
have no adequate inspection.
Board of control members are
strongly in favor of the pending bill
requiring relatives to bear part of the
cost of caring for the insane. They
are not optomistic about it, though
for the bill has come up time afte,
time and has always met defeat at the
hands of the legislature. A's~
"a &Fe
If present plans are carried out the
drainage committees of the two
houses of the legislature will presnt
a new bill providing for cooperation
between Minnesota and North and
South Dakota in drainage and flood
matter control.
The bill providing for an eight-houl
day for state employers is expected tC
meet with opposition from the mana,
gers of state institutions because thr
increased expense will eat into theil
appropriations. Nj
Senator S. B. Nelson's bill LOOKING
to the adoption Of the Getty manager
plan by fourth elias cities has nov
passed the senate and seems sure tc
become law. County Chairma'