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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26

to sea in the morning will return at night; there Is
never a certainty that the base of today may not
be forsaken by its gray visitors ere morn BREAKS
again.
1 have the satisfaction of knowing also that
the mothers wives, and sweethearts of the officers
do not know any more about the whereabouts or
the fleet than do those of the enlisted men. There
is no favoritism in the somewhere" censorship
The few officers wives who are fortunate enough
to Join their officer husbands receive their in
structions by wire. They are under orders not to
tell their destination to any one-not even their
mothers.
New York, care of the postmaster, is the per-
manent and only address of the Atlantic fleet
This 1 learned to my shame from the commanding
officer of the hospital ship, to whom had occasion
to write after my return to land. l sent the let
ter to the base posto1ce, but will never do such
a thing again-NEVER! 1 quote from his an
swer
you addressed your letter to me here, which is
a most heinous crime In the future please ad-
dress U. S. S. Solace Postmaster New York.
else is supposed to know where the
feet is.
The censorship is very strIct. Every letter
must be read before it leaves the ship, causing
much extra work for the officers. The postof1ce
is guarded by naval police and civil service men.
Severe punishment awaits the man who tries to
evade the censorship of the mails or the telegraph
or the telephone.
In connection with the censorship many queer
situations arise. An officer read me a Gliding let
ter from his wife, who wrote: eff you won't tell
me where you are, 1 know anyway. Some day
soon I'll surprise you with visit" | heard OF
one officers wife who was motoring through -
innocent of the fact that the Meet was soon TO De
in that vicinity. quaint, comfortable hotel so
pleased her she engaged rooms there for week.
At dinner that evening she began to hear strange
rumors-'%The fleet coming in few days.
By the next day positive were the stories
that she realized it was no place for an officers
wife. She had to check out because she was in
the right place She returned after the arrival OF
the feet and the wire from New York.
Because the ban placed on revelation of the
fleets location seemed stupid when so many not
connected with the navy knew the location,
braved the officers in the wardroom one noon and
told them how it all seemed to me. They agreed
with me that it seemed But to man was
informed: keeping secret is good habit to
get into
And so it is 1t is phase of discipline, one OF
the great lessons the navy is teaching our SONS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
MORE ABOUT FURS-By Frederic j. Haskin

of the situation that there is one American va
riety of squirrel which has fur Of the finest quail
ity. This is the Abbott squirrel of the southwest.
1t is easily the most beautiful Of the American
squirrels, having silvery gray fur enormous
silvery TAIL long tufted ears, and Is unusually
graceful in it's movements. It inhabits the great
yellow pine forests of the lower slopes Of the
southwestern Rockies, and is seldom found in
abundance. Prof Dearborn reasoned that this
imal worth more ornament in his
tive woods than his hide would be draped about
the neck of that all-destroying animal-the woman
of fashion. Hence he. has not said much about
the fur value of the Abbott squirrel It would DO
interesting and possibly profitable experiment
to try to dOmesticate it.
Prof. Dearborn has found that he can feed
his fur-bearing animals very largely upon grain,
in spite of the fact that they are all primarily
caTniverous. He makes bread of corn neal gra-
ham flour bran and about 10 per cent chopped
meat which is eaten by all Of his animals with
eagerness. They must have some meat in addi-
ton, and for this purpose worn out horses which
can be bought for a few dollars, are commonly
used.
Fur farming is in its experimental stages but
it's possibilities evidently considerable. For the
man who likes to be a pioneer in new move
ments, and is willing to walt while for large
returns, it has great inducements.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
MOTHERS VISIT TO THE ATLANTIC FLEET-By MCay

NOTE-This is the second of short series
by Mrs. Eula McClary, who spent ten days
with the Atlantic fleet So far she is the only
who has been with the fleet. She
studied the 10000 sailors, and here tells the
mothers of America how their naval sons live
For ten days the guest of the Atlantic
fleet Somewhere the Atlantic" woman
visitor would have been great concession on
the part of the wise and traditional navy in times
of peace. In these days of war-when it is a rare
occurrence if officers wife goes aboard for tea
it was still greater concession the part of my
gray, grim host There is no place for women
these days, battleships-those fighting factories
where our sons enter as boys and are made into
fighting men by six weeks intensive training.
When Secretary Daniels granted the privi-
ege of visiting the fleet, through the kindness of
George Creel. l believed in my landsmans igno-
that l could learn all there was to learn in
a week. week. lifetime would be too short.
| planned, before | Joined the fleet, to inspect
thoroughly one ship OF each class. l may as well
admit right here l didnt l managed to go from
the top of the mast to the double bottoms of one
dreadnaught, taking in all the in-between places.
There no time for TIE inspection Of other ships
l visited each kind, but to study some one special
feature. After ALL all the ships of the fleet are
very much alike.
The ignorance of landsman is unbelievable.
Also that of a landswoman, but landsmother! Her
instinct is unerrng, for like music and love, moth
erhood is universal
1t was in the capacity of 'Iandsmother" of
10000 fighters in the process of making that 1
managed to get by.
In that capacity | learned the things 1 had
longed to know learned how my boys worked
and played; how they lived. l learned about their
health and happiness. My mothers heart is now at
rest. The few things l found did not approve
were so insignificant in comparison with the real
issues that shall not worry. And anyway, Secre-
tary Daniels is working to correct those
few things.
I know so many things 1 want to share with
10000 other mothers l hardly know where to be-
gin. I know the whereabouts of the feet-at least
half million other civilians share the secret with
me-but | cannot tell you mothers and sweethearts,
much as would like to. l am under orders. But
this 1 may tell: 1t is the biggest fleet the United
States ever assembled, and it is guarding us day
and night. Tomorrow it may be called across the
waters, or it may remain here No one knows ex-
cept the powers that be and they don't tell There
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
Are You a Liberty Loan Slacker'

There have been few if any slackers in Eng
land, France Italy Germany.
Those men whom the law makes amenable
to military duty fighting. Those men and.
women needed in industry have been busy at the
forge. the loom and the pillow. But even more
significant has been the overwhelming answer to
the question:
Will you back cause with your money,
as we'll as your work and lives?
None of the countries is as rich as ours. Yet
each and all, friend and foe alike, have success
fully foated every loan.
This country has offered only one loan and
it well taken care of. 1t is now engaged in
the second Liberty Loan campaign.
The questions for every man and woman in
America to put to himself are:
Am a Liberty Loan Stacker?
Will ] do less we'll by my beloved country,
fighting for democracy than the German has
done by his country, battling to impose kaiser
ism upon civilization?
1t is the duty of every American to match
his dollars against the marks of the German.
1t is the duty of every stay-at-home to over
whelm the German chest.
Every dollar you can spare, every dollar
that you save is needed by your country.
Every such dollar that is not invested In
Liberty Bonds is a Stacker DOLLAR and fits
retention in your pocket stamps you as DOL
LAR STACKER. ...-.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
Food Crops First.

The BROWNSVILLE Times-Enterprise is appre-
hensive that many farmers will be tempted oy the
present high prices Of cotton to plant too large an
acreage of cotton next year. They could make no
more serious misstep either for themselves their
community. When a farmer plants more cotton
than he can cultivate according TO methods that
will insure protection against the boil weeyil, he
invites disaster; and if at the time he plants
cotton to the exclusion or neglect of foodstus, he
makes disaster certain. Fortunately. cotton can
be grown In spite Of the boil weevil, but not in
the old happy-go-lucky way. The Times-Enter-
prise well says in this connection:
IF we are to raise cotton-perhaps, we
should have said attempt to raise tive must
do so on the basis that scientific investigation
he's shown us is most effective This country
is more difficult than Texas for raising cotton
under weeviI conditions because our wooded
land offers such valuable alternating places
for the weeviI. II can be done, but not with
out hard and ceaseless struggle
The methods here referred to such that
unless the planter has extraordinary supply Of
labor he cannot put them into practice except on
limited acreage. Unless. therefore he is disposed
and prepared TO adhere closely to the methods
which ample experiment has demonstrated to be
the only plan on which cotton can be raised under
weevfl conditions It will be far better to plant
cotton at all: for no matter how high prices may
soar. they will be worth nothing to the whose
crop is complete failure. Foodsturs. the
other hand. are easy to raise and when planted in
sufficient diversity are certain to yield a substan
tfal net reward even if some OF the crops dis
appointing A safe and profitable policy,
perfence has shown, is this: first, abundance OF
foodstufs; and second, much cotton as can be
cultivated scientifically and safely under weevil
conditions --
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
Monarch of All He Surveys.
Buy YOUR Liberty bond today.

For a hale union of truth and poetry, commend
us TO this from the Albany Herald:
Who wouldn't be a farmer now? Although
no crown rests his brow. and though no
scepter's in his hand, he lords it DER this hum
CRY land. His bins and barns are running
Ger yet room there must be made for more
His bank account grows day by day, and not
a debt is left TO pay. 1t matters not what
crops he's grown, what grain he's threshed
hsyfieIds mown. Whateer he has the nations
need their lean and hungry hOrdes to feed.
They clamOr for his corn and wheat, his cotton.
hay. potatoes. meat. His peanuts syrup vel
vet beans. and cen his lOwly collard green's.
Let il not be supposed, however that this fat
and flowing prosperity is end sufficient unto
itself. Rather is it a to the strengthening
Of the nation and the winning OF the war-"the
key as bard of the beanery puts it, "to keep
the nations free, squelch the Turk and chain the
Hun and make full sure the jobs we'll done"
As the heart of one of Americas richest farming
areas, Georgia enjoys royal portion of this agri
cultural power and prosperity. Its support of the
country's cause should be proportionately generous
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
IF You Want America to Win.

IF you want the war to end, buy Liberty
bonds. IL you want your own country to win,
buy Liberty bonds II you want Anglo-Saxon
civilization upheld. buy Liberty bonds. If you
want the Prussian system of frightfulness,
ruthIessness and barbarity to be imposed upon
the world. if you prefer 10 be of the slaves of
the Hohenzollern dynasty. don't buy Liberty
bonds
The Rome Tribune-Herald.
There is as much truth forcefulness in
this summing-up of Liberty loan logic The
present war is peculiarly economic struggle.
The effectiveness of the soldiers at the front de-
ponds on the efficiency and patriotism of the peo-
pie at home. Money well as men must be
modified. for without stupendous sums of money
IL will be impossible to equip and munition and
feed the troops, much less to aid allies in bear
ing the mountainous burdens they have shouldered
long.
Soldiers win battles but money wins wars
runs the proverb. II is money that gives the ma
TONS spirit shield and sword, and turns the valor
Of the army to victorious results instead of I'M
availing sacrifice: Il is through money, moreover.
that the rank and file of the people can enlist in
the nations cause. The soldier offers his life.
Can the civilian patriot do less than invest his dol
lars? The soldier gives his all Can the loyal
American outside the army and fleet do less than
lend part Of his income or savings?
In buying Liberty bond and thus helping to
finance the American cause, the citizen is doing a
definite personal part to bring the war to a VIC
orfous end to uphold civilization against Prussian
brutality and to keep the United States republic
OF freemen forever secure against Hohenzollern
tyranny.
Buy YOUR Liberty bond today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
CLOTHES AND THE KAISER.
By DR.. Frank Crane.

have found out what's the trouble with the
kaiser
It's his uniform.
If he had all along worn ready-made suit
of clothes like l do, if he had never dressed up
with silver spot on his head and gold braid
and lace and scarlet and other fancy millinery, we
wouldn't have had all this trouble.
Gay clothes go with autOcracy.
Festive array is the eternal sign Of special
privilege.
In the days of old when knights bold.
and they had barons and dukes and things, the
gentlemen wore pink doublets and salmon hose
and red hats and purple panties, and long feath-
ers in their chapeaux Those days the esteemed
people did not exist, if so they came along in
the same category as the swine.
The army today is the last resort of absolut-
ism There is voting, no discussion, no any,
thing except obedience. When the captain says
"Hunnur. Hump" you have to jump. And In
the army alone in these days, they wear rainbow
coats and striped leg-wear.
The female portion of the race decorates it.
self wears flowers and wings on its hat, and fur
bellows on its sleeves, also ringed, streaked and
striped skirts and coats; and the female portion
of the is the privileged portion. All women
are born aristocrats.
1t is the male alone who believes in lib
erty, equality and fraternity.
And men hand-me-downs
President Wilson's note to Germany carries
such thunderous authority, out-drOwnng the utter
ances of all kings mikados, and prime ministers
abroad, because he writes it while wearing the
same kind of suit of clothes that the travelling
man for the pickle factory wears.
# somebody could induce Mr.. W. Hohenzoern
to go down to Podgers, Rect cOmpany's gents
clothing and buy suit Cor maybe forty suits,
he being an EMPEROR and it about his bus
mess, and if all generalissmOs, diplomats, field
marshals ct id genus would go and do like
wise, the war would stop.
1t is the tailOrs that must make the world
safe for democracy.
Copyright, 1917, by Frank Crane)
Lloyd-Geo seems to still be of the opinion
that Germany will be satisfied with nothing less
than a knockout.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
TRAVELETTE-By Niksah
THE CITY OF CLUBS.

London has the name of beina, he worlds great
est club city but as matter of fact, in this re-
spect it is a very poor second to Havana, Cuba.
The clubs of Havana larger, more numerous
and more powerful than the clubs of any other city
in the world. Everybody in Havana belongs to a
club There is one club there with $4,000 men,
bers Out of a population of 100000, it is esti-
mated that the total club membership exceeds 1885,,
600. No other city can even approach this proper
ton.
In Havana, the whole political, social and COM
mercial life pivots the clubs. They are a ire
mendous influence in every way. They are OF all
kinds of all sizes, of all degrees of expensiveness
and exclusiveness. The largest are the so-called
centres" which founded under Spanish rule,
by men of Spanish BIRTH in order to furnish bond
and a meeting place for from the same prov
nce of Spain Thus the Centre GaIego
founded for Galicians, and the Centre Astruiano"
for Asturians. The former of these is now the
largest club in the world. ..'
Besides these centres, there are numerous other
sorts of clubs. There are clubs for the laboring
man, where for $1.25 month he gets not only the
social and convivial privileges of the clubhouse,
but benefit and protective insurance, night school
advantages for his family, hospital for himself,
even the services of dentists and opticians. One
club goes so far as to maintain an asylum. On the
other hand exclusive clubs Of the conventional type
are not lacking-clubs for the rich, yacht clubs,
athletic clubs and political clubs. Havanas motto
seems TO be, ITO each man a club according to his
needs.
Practically without exception these clubs, large
and small, have housed themselves in beautiful
buildings. White marble walls, statuary and mural
paintings pillared halls and fountaned courtyards
reflect the artistic spirit of Latin America.
Havana's clubs go far toward making her beauti-
full city.
The country at large is beginning to that
the south is its food and clothes producer and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
OUPS AND QUIDDITIES

My dear friends" said the hostess when all
her friends had assembled. 81 am delighted to
have you here. I want everybody to have a per-
fectly good time and | am going to do all can to
make the evening d success. | have tried TO think
of some kind of program that would please every
body. but I find it a difficult thing to do, so I'm
going to ask you to help me out of my trouble.
We can talk about the and thus have q lovely
time with few fights incidentally perhaps, or my
daughter Penelope will recite Kipling to you. Which
shall it,
Prolonged shouts of "war."-Judge
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We want to place order at once for Wood
row Wilson's next history Of the United States.
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The country at large is beginning to see that
the south is its food and clothes producer and
soldier trainer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26

Lloyd-George seems to still be of the opinion
that Germany will be satisfied with nothing les
than knockout.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26

NOTE-This is the second of a short series
by Mrs. Eula McClary, who spent ten days
with the Atlantic fleet So far she is the only
woman who has been with the fleet. She
studied the 1000 sailors and here tells the
mothers of America how their naval sons live.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
Sinister News from Italy.

MANY house of cards has been tumbled, many
rosy dream dispelled, by the dsquieting news from
Italy.
Apparently the Austrian armies, greatly strengthen
ed by German army corps and unlimited German artl-
l.ry and shells are blasting their way at will through
the Italian lines.
The Teutons have taken in less than week what
the Italians acquired by hard persistent fighting for
over two years.
The story of the Russian debace the Duvaj &C
River is being repeated. When the Russians were sp-
pareny at the apex of their power they suddenly found
themselves short of ammunition They had expended
all their shells and could turn nowhere to get more
Thanks to their spy system, the Germans knew the
exact moment when this condition existed and took
instant advantage OF ii.
So with what is happening on the Isonzo. Gen.
Cadorna had made splendid advances into Austrian ter
ritory He had defeated the Teuons in the most diff
fcult mountain territory in all Europe. And all the
time he was busy Italy sending out to her allies an
urgent and neverceasing call for hep in the way OF
shells, steel and coal
The appeal very largely fell upon deaf ears and
the Germans knew it. The time came when the Italian
army had few shells and the Germans knew it.
With Rumania PROSTATE, with Russia in posi-
ton where the Kaiser could view the great Sav
power with contempt it possible to gather great
reserves of men and munitions and them for this
Whether the present onslaught is stopped goes
on it has tremendous and significant lesson for us
as Americans Despite the fact that have given
money to our government for war purposes scale
hitherto unknown history have not fully realized
that we are in this war There has lurked in the minds
OF most of us the hope the belief that miracle
would happen, and that Germany'S power for evil in
the world would suddenly crumble away
The Italian news bad as it is, gloomy it is, will
in another way prove fortunate thing. 1t will open
the ewes Of Americans to the task before them 1t is
tie serue>t task in the world 1t is the most difficult
in history 1t is nothing less than the hercuean job OF
defeating the military power of the Teuton nations.
What those nations have been able to do in Italy is
proof positive that they still possess great resources
They have men. They have arms They have shells
They have well-cqupped military leaders.
And what is Just important, the victories Mack
snsen has Just achieved, will give the Germans
more morale they had been losing. Teutons every
where will per rp with the that their armies have
captured countless numbers of Italian foemen and hun
dreds Of their precious heavy cannon
II is this reheartened foe that our troops will
have to meet. The test is going to in the next
year or SO. All have of bravery OF endurance. OF
resources of military and industrial ingenuity is going
be required.
In brief the job Of finally defeating the Kaiser and
all the evils for which he stands is going to be very
largely an American job.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
Did the Brainwork.

Referring in the lobby of a Washington hotel to
big legal fees, Representative Burton + Sweet Of
Iowa, related an amusing story along that line
Recently man who fell into open coal hole in
the pavement sued for damages and was awarded a
substantial amoHnt When he received bill from his
lawyer, however he got another shock, and as
he could get into hustng shape again he fastened to
him.
Your bill is simply outraeeousT Indignantly ex-
claimed the client to the legal light 1T is than
thrce-tOurthS of the amount awarded me by the jury r.
Quite true" the calm rejoinder of the attorney,
but yCu musn forget that furnished the skill and
legal learning for the case"
Yes, so you did" excitedly exclaimed the. client
"but don't forget that | furnished the case~
'Oh, far that goes" was the scornful re-
ioinder Of the lawyer. anybody can fall down a coal
hole Philadelphia Telegraph
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
Vassar Girls Make Good.

In times past girls went to Vassar College to ac-
qure class pennants, "high brow" ideas, and degrees
They devoted their vacations 10 good times.
Now it seems, they go to accomplish something
worth while, and their vacations given up to better
purposes.
For instance-those twelve Vassar girls who spent
last summer big farm, doing work hitherto done
by men and doing it fully as well. Thereby they re-
leased men for war service
These girls, who have Just returned to school, cul-
tvated 800 acres, doing everything from blowing to
harvesting of crops They did than farm men
usually content with for they canned much of the
crop they grewI6ooo quarts of tomatoes $50 quarts
of asparagus quarts of Strawberries hundreds of
jars each of beans, peas and other vegetables
The sum total of their farming efforts measured
in grain vegetables, fodder and fruit will feed 1900
persons all winter and head of livestock un next
years crops ripe
Can you think OF any other achievement of college
girlsNhe past summer more worthy of the first medal
of honor?