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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-27

I of the United States and Of France en-
| titled to as much respect as those of
the m1ghttest empire. In defense Of
these principles, France is engaged in
a death struggle with militant autoc-
racy and ruthless aggression, and it is
not surprising to learn that she has
loaned to her allies and to other friend
| ly states 1000 100000 francs with which
to further the cause Of democracy. It
| is la keeping with Americas traditions
that since the date on which We for
maAy aligned ourselves with France
and her allies in the great struggle, our
Government has lent to France $780,
OOO,O0
1t is eninently fitting that America
should now be fighting on French soil
to make the world safe for democracy.
The liberty that America has enioyed
for 10 years France helped her to
', achieve. The swords of Lafayette and
Rochambeau, aided by the guns Of De
Grasse upon the high seas, assisted In
cutting the foreign ties that bound the
American colonies prior to the War for
Independence, and from the private
puAse Of King Louis himself came the
first lean to America-unsecured and
uHconditiOnal-tO finance that historic
undertaking. 1t was with entire just
tice that Washington wrote to Rocham-
beau, ITO the generous aid of your ma
ton, and to the bravery of it's sons .is
to be ascribed in a very great degree
that independence for which we have
/ fought
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-27

By the treaty of Paris, which was
waste basketed along with other
treaties, Turkey was allowed to keep
all war vessels out of the Dardan-
elles and to boss the shipping, which
amounts to 10000 vessels a year.
Admiral Duckworth got through
with his fleet in 1907 but it took
1903 years to repeat the feat.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

has been no Indictment setting forth the ac-
cusations. There has been no warning notice
of Objectionable matter. There has been no
opportunity to modify or eliminate what was
considered illegal.
Our large publishing plant - in which I
have invested the proceeds of twenty differ
ent farms near Thomson, beautiful noun
tain property in Virginia, large portion of
the Winter Home property in Florida, and
ten years of the hardest work ever did-to
say nothing of the good men and women, boys
and girls, who invested their money in The
Jefersonian Publishing Company, finds itself
tried, comVScted, condemned, oattzouoed ao;thowt
kraoo0Spg aOhy; and when the official autocrat
who did this thing is asked to give his rea-
sons, he replies vaguely that The Jefersonion,
by alleging the unconstitutionality of the
new laws, hlndered recruiting, and the dis
position of the Liberty Bonds.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held
that the much milder Conscript Law of 1863
ecos unconstitutional; and Chief Justice
Waite of the United States Supreme Court. in
the Merryman case, seemingly held that the
President has no such powers as our Chief
Executive has recently exercised
Certainly, no Supreme Court has ever vet
held that the State militia can be merged in
the Regular Army and sent into foreign
lands; nor has any final authority yet adjTu-
dicated the issue as to the power of Congress
to obliterate the States, by conscripting into
Presidential service the Governor, the State
House officers, the Legislature, the Ordi-
narles, Clerks Sheriffs, and Constabulary.
1t seems far cry toward absolute personal
government, when an appeal to the Supreme
Law, as made by The Fathers and sworn to
10y all the high government officials. is treated
as seditious, and works automatic forfeiture
Of natural freedom, vested rights and valu-
able property.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30
AS 10 the OutlayNing OF The
JefferSOnian

THE Postmaster at Thomson has published
in The MoDWfie Progress, statement to
the effect, that only the second-class mailing
privilege of our paper had been revoked.
have no complaint to make, of the Thom-
son postohice, and have never made any. Mr..
J: Q. West and his precedessor, Capt. John
M. Barnes, were always courteous to The JEFF
fersomieo, and never gave us any cause to
complain.
In fact, when President Taft very gener-
ously proposed to allow me the privilege of
naming the postmaster at my home office, I
declined his appreciated offer, because I.
wished to maintain my independence. -. a.; .
You. cannot be perfectly free, if you accept
special favors. ~ -
Privilege, like rank, imposes obligations.
The press-gag clauses of. the Espionage
Lew were defeated on every vote; but they
were struggled into the conference report, and
passed without roll-calI
Such Congressman as Charles Crisp of
Georgia-whom I'supported, against all sorts:
of pressure-excuse themselves for voting for
this Infamous measure, on the ground that
the German-language newspapers were aimed
at.
No Germaom-lomgwage newspaper has BEEN
suppressed.
The utterly Infamous press-gag clauses
were aimed at such papers as re JefeT-
s0''d0m; and the claw" was applied to its pre-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30
PAGE EVE

destined victims, almost before the Knights
OF Columbus public printer had put it in per-
manent type. s.. ..,
The Menace will go next; and before the
year is out, all Protestant literature NAV be-
barred from the mails.
The Knights of Columbus have stolen
march upon the Masons; have made monkeys
out of many of our Protestant preachers:
have completely terrorized the daily press:
and have captured both the Army and the
Navy.
Our mailing employee, Mr.. O. D. Hill, re-
ported to us that the Thomson postofice re,
fusedto accept The Jefersoni0m, on az
terms-frst class, second class, or third cla.
Judge Lamar admitted at Mt. Airy tina
the paper had been held up. He said that we.
could again apply for the mailing privilege,
paying for it on the higher basis; and that
our money would be refunded, if the mailing
privilege were restored.
But the Government could not consistent
restore the privilege of the mails, unless /
change my views about the war.
How can [ change them? God gave me-
the mind that finds expression in this paper,
and God alone can change it.
would rather be dead and at rest. In the
grave that will soon cover so many Of nv
dreams and my hopes, than to write things
contrary to my conscience. i
The detestable press gag law does not say
anything about classification, of mail matter.
1t simply declares "non-mailable" such
papers, &C., as the P O. Department. may
see fit to rule out.
If The Jefersonioo is 'nonmailable,n it
cannot be received at the Thomson Office, at
all.
If it is NOT 'non-mailable," then the Gov
eminent has crushed great and legitimate
business, unlawfully.
But what redress have 7?
The madness that rules the hour must run
its course: There is no help for it.
After the tempest has passed and people
see the wreckage, they will marvel at them
selves-and then pick up the ravelled: strands
OF this poor early life, as helpless humanity
has always had to do. !. 7s.,s 80
L again say, that I do not, in the. least.
blame the local postofice for obeying it's
Washington ORDERS
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

Socialists and Socialism" by Thos. E.
Watson, has a vast amount of information of
interest and value to those who think thew
know what Socialism stands for. Price soc.
The Jefersonian Pub. Co., Thomson, Ga. ~
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30
Thursday, August 30, 1917.

lected for the purpose, cannot accomplish
more than the ruin of one citizen.
Such methods never settle great questions.
There are too many other publications, far
more powerful than mine, advocating the
same views.
The Jefersoni0sa has gone no farther than
LdF0llette's: Will Mr.. Burleson suppress SEN
ator LaFollette's magazine?
The Hearst papers have published articles
fercer against the Governments recent pol
icy than anything have written: will Mr..
Burleson close the mails to Mr.. Hearst!
The Irish World of New York City has
printed diatribes against our participation in
the land-war; but the P. 0. Department
has not taken any notice Of them.
A Catholic paper in the West violently as
sailed President Wilson and his latest policy,
and the editor was given the privilege Of can
ceiling the Objectionable article: the paper
then went through the mails.
In my case, no specification has been made,
[ do not know what am accused of, except
in general way.
I have mot been given the opportunity to
modify any article, or to omit Objectionable
matter
Thelruling of the Department not only pen.
allies all issues heretofore printed, but as
;swanes that all future issues e05W be illegal.
Without naming nay crime, specifically, the
large property which has paid the Govern
fnent so many thousands of dollars, which
has been of such a great benefit to the local
postoHce, the local merchants, to IabOeing
men and women, boys and girls, is reduced
to valueless scrap-heap, because MIR. Burie-
son THINKS it lessened the public enthusiasm
for Liberty Bonds, and for military service
in European trenches.
Yet Mr.. Burleson knows full we'll that the
War Profteers will have to take every bond
the Government chooses to issue, and that
every man who registered cam be made TO
serOe, unless the Supreme Court decides
against the CONSUMPTION Act
I yet believe, with absolute firnaness, that
the Supreme Court will rule against the
whole Of Section 6; against the merger Of the
State militia with the Regular Army; and
against the legality of forcing citizens out of
the country against their will.
No constitutional law can be made against
the formation of honest convictions, against
the parliamentary expression of such opin-
ions, or against the publication Of these opin-
IONS.
AS the Supreme Court of the United States
has said, this right to freedom of speech and
freedom of press are part and parcel of the
same thing, and they grow out Of the very
nature of a republican form of government
Congress is vested with power to build
post-roads, Sa the same article echioh gives
1T the poorer to raise armies, but nobody con-
tends that Congress can coNscRIpT THE LABOR
ERs TO BU4D THH fosT-RoADs.
When your method of raising armies re-
duces the States to provinces, and makes the
Constitution a scrap of paper, your method
ic or,d Il uL u L
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

Read cone Hundred and Two Reasons"
that forced Roman Catholic priest to quit
Romanism. In "The Fourth Degree Oath of
the knights of Columbus" 10c postpaid.
The JeffersonianP Publishing Company, Thorn
son, Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30
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LEARN YOUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS
OF. THE UNITED STATES

The Declaration Of Independence: The
Constitution OF the United States, Thomas
Jefferson's statement of democratic principles
Patrick Henry's great speech for liberty and
independence. All included I'm one pamphlet.
convenient size for use and circulation.
Get it, and post yourself on your rights as
free men and free citizens of this Republic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
CITY NEWS.

Moving. :. opstelten. phone R-1542
Have your hemstitching done a
the Singer shop.
IL. A. L. club market at Electric
Co., Saturday night, to 8.
Let CHASER do your guttering and
spouting and at right prices.
Have your wallpaper cleaned by
Imam Phone /. Fred DeYong.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Phillips
Gil Ridge street, announce the birth
Of nine pound daughter, born April
IA. Mrs. Phillips was formerly Miss
Catherine b Smith.
Attend dance Monday, April 16,
Woodman hall. Agnes orchestra.
Rights reserved. X. L. s. degree team.
by a deed filed at the recorders
office today, Daniel j. Droe conveys
to G. C. Johnson, a strip Of land eN-
tending from the middle road to the
river road. A road is now being built
connecting the two roads and also
connecting the lands owned by Mr..
Majors and Mr.. Johnson.
See Chaser now about that furn-
ace for your home while prices are
still right.
resident of Keokuk, arriving last
eNcIlliiS LES IholhSS Ill LIS
automobile. He was accompanied by
Ralph B. Joy. who came home on fur
Tough for short stay. DR.. Barr is
at the Hotel Iowa for the present,
until the arrival Of his family later
Regular meeting Gate City chap.
ter No. I. R. A. NJ, tonight, 1880
o'clock. c.. NJ. Kingman, sec'y.
-Keokuk Lodge No. IS, i. o. o. F.
meets regularly every Monday night
at 8 o'clock. Frank Lamb, N. G., F..
F. Pugh, recording secretary. Work
in initiatory and third degree.
Private Frank J. Brown of Com
pany l., who accidentally shot himself
through the leg Thursday evening is
reported considerably improved at
St. Joseph's hospital Mr.. Brown
came here from Quincy and his two
sisters, Mrs. Robert Boschulte, 2309
State street, Quincy, and Mrs. H. S.
Miller, of Des Moines, who has been
visiting her, came to Keokuk Friday
afternoon after receiving word about
the accident.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
TRUTH ABOUT
COMPANY L
Local Guardsmen Are at Work Prae-
tically all Day Long and
Under Military Dis
cipiine.

Relatives and friends Of the new
Company l. recruits, who are unin-
formed as to the true situation, have
the impression that tho
guardsmen are idle most of the day;
are allowed all kinds OF privileges
and that liquor is allowed in the
armory and the like and some have
called up Captain Edward Chase, ask
ing for the truth of the matter.
Captain Chase is DESTROYS that any
wrong impression created be dispeii
ed. In the first place no liquor is al
lowed in the armory. Then again the
guardsmen are not idle at all but
instead, put in from eight to ten hours
every day in training, drilling anG
marching. During all this time they
are under strict military discipline.
The guardsmen report at 1850
o'clock in the morning at the armory
and the greater part of the morning
and the afternoon are given over to
good hard work, the same as other
members of the company got dow,
on the Mexican border, and under mil
itary rules there is no chance for any
of the disorders that complaint has
been made of.
The men have the evenings off but
must be off the streets by II o'clock.
If in the evening when off duty, any
members of the company are seen I'M
der the influence of liquor. as has
been reported, they have only them
selves to blame for it and not the
organization, for Captain Chase is
strict in seeing that all rules are
obeyed while the men are in his
charge, and any trans gressions will
be punished Captain Chase wishes
to remind the citizens that the COM
pany is recruited from all classes and
that being human, there is bound to
be an occasional offense committed
These, however, are isolated cases
and only happen after the company Is
off duty and should not create the
impression that the whole company Is
to blame.
Twenty-six members of the COM
pany are guarding the bridge, gov
eminent lock and dry dock and dam.
Four are on military police duty up
town. The rest are at work learning
to be soldiers and they put IN prac-
tically the whole day at training.
Any infringement of military rules is
punishable and the company is as
anxious to see that discipline is main
tanned as any citizens.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
Wedding out Foreianers.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE
Eddystone ammunition plant is closed
today for thorough reorganization and
wedding out of the foreign working
force. The task of awarding the
100000 compensation for deaths and
injuries in Tuesdays explosion began
today at Chester.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
a,lL,ARps AND BOWLING.

FOR SALE-Billiard tables. brand
new. carom and pocket. with complete
outfit. $3.50; second hand tables at re-
duced prices Easy payments. Cigar
store. fixtures q specially. send for ca
eIoeue. Brunswick Bake Collender Co.
Davenport, Ia. /. c. Sanders, agen.'
p n hoy Aha Phone Davennnrf s343.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14

FOR LEVEE WORK
Office of the Secretary. Mississippi
River Commission, 1911 International
Life Building, st. Louis, Mos called
proposals will be received here until
Ii a. M, May Il, 1917, for construct
ing about 259,1Oo cubic yards of
earthwork in the Sny Island Leyee
Drainage District, H. Farther infor-
nation on application.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14

Nuevo Laredo. it was rumored here
today. 1t is believed the money will
be used TO purchase arms and ain
munition, ostensibly to defend the
town.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
To Make Forced Loan.

LAREDO, Texas, April 14.-MexI-
can government officials have re-
ceived orders to make a forced loan
from business houses and citizens OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14

H. A. BRUiNAT, C. C.
]. A. BURGESS, x. K. &c S,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
ATTENTION KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs

Members of Morning Star lodge
and Pythian visitors are requested to
meet at Castle nall. p. M, Sunday
April Is. to attend patriotic services
at st. Johns church
Show your patriotism by being
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-23
REPUBLICATION MUST BE
MADE FOR ENTRANCE TO
SECOND OFFICERS CAMP

Applications are being received at
Fort Lincoln for the second officers
training camp for this division, Major
r. R. steedman, U. s; Army, being
new examiner there. Capt. B. F. Ris-
tine has been transferred to Fort Des
Moines, Iowa.
The second camp will be held at
Fort Riley, Kas., according to instruc-
tons, opening August 20 and continu-
ing until November &c. There is also
talk of a possibility of Fort Lincoln
being chosen, though nothing of a def
mite nature is advanced as ground for
this belief.
Men who applied for the first series
of camps must re-apply, and they will
be given no preference. 1t is said that
it is not likely that any men less than
81 years of age will be accepted, and
they must be of exceptional character
and proven ability in their various oc-
equations. North Dakota's quota is
113.
There were 10 enrollments from
this, the tenth, district for the first
officers camp, and it is not known
for certain how many of these will
reapply. Only one, R. H. Nicely of
Carson, was admitted to the Fort
Smelling camp, being called about two
weeks ago.. Others in this district
ire: Crosby Richards, Valentine Koch,
Frank X. Wanner, Cesar T. Forde,
Elliot Freeman, R. H. Reynolds, Yer
non X. Greene, Of Dickinson; C. T.
Hoverson, Beach; E. R. Fairbanks,
Bowman; H. F. Thoralson, Killdeer;
Samuel J. Boyd, Mott; Jesse A. Davis,
South Heart.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-23
FIREMEN ENJOY OUTING;
FISHERMEN SPIN YARNS
OF MARVELLOUS PRIZES

Members of Dickinson's volunteer
fire department enjoyed an outing
along Green river Sunday, with citi-
:zens of Gladstone as guests. Nearly
the entire roll of local f~re-fighters
was present and there was also a large
attendance from Gladstone. Outing
was held in a grove west of Gladstone.
Refreshments were served and the
Gladstone band furnished music
throughout the day.
"A number of the local firemen spent
a portion of the day fishing, and some
marvellous tales are related of monster
fish which were heal capture. Several
of the anglers tell of huge p%iscatorial
prizes which broke their lines after
strenuous efforts to land them and
they declare that all records for local
fishermen would have been broken had
their lines stood the strain.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-23
Farmers Assembled in Two
Big Get-Acquainted Picnincs

Tri-county meeting of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union,
held at Belfield on Saturday, proved
the most interesting and largely at
tended union yer gathered in this
section of the state. Eastern half of
Stark county was represented by 40
auto loads of enthusiastic farmers,
who met at the Farmers Union Ele.
vator in Dickinson early in the morn
ing, and then travelled in procession to
Belield. Farmers OF Stark and ad-
joining counties are beginning to see
the value of cooperation and as a re-
suit the union is growing by leaps and
bounds.
The meeting was called to order by
President T. w. Sorber of Gladstone
shortly before noon, and committee
Good of the Order-C. c. Turner,
Credentials-Paul Matteson, E. D.
Culver and O. A. Brown.
Resolutions-W. J. Motley, S. D.
Gregg and w. F. King.
Shipley Address Interests.
After dinner D. E. Shipley, former
Dckinsonite, now state manager Of
the Farmers Union, with headquar-
tiers at Bismarck, delivered a forceful
address wherein he depicted the many
advantages obtainable through coop
Grafton. He told of the instances
where the farmer received only 60 or
rs cents a bushel for his potatoes, yet
these same potatoes were later sold
at retail in the same locality for as
high as $3.50 a bushel. He did not
hold the retailer to blame, but rather
the middleman and Spectator, whom
he termed a CRATER and a leech, and
the real cause Of the inflated prices
of food products.
Through cooperation the farmers
can establish their own selling agen-
cies, thus receiving higher prices for
the products of the farm, and at the
same time sell to the ultimate con-
sumner at often half the price he is
now paying. The farmer would be
better satisfied and make more
money and the consumer would save
a large percentage of the present cost
Of farm products, brought about by
the ruthless methods of the food gam
bier and middleman.
Cooperative buying was also dwelt
largely upon by Mr.. Shipley, who ex-
planned the economic advantages Of
eliminating the jobbers and middle
men in the purchase of farm machin-
cry, Irvine and other supplies used on
the farms. He advocated establish
ment of a state warehouse at Bis
marck, where a jobbers' headquarters
could be maintained by the union and
goods shipped in direct from the man.
ufacturers.
Musical selections by the Lewis fam
lily of Fryburg and the Belfeld band
added greatly to the enjoyment of the
open program, after which the union
members were called into secret ses-
sion to transact business of moment.
Fryburg Next Meeting Place.
The third-quarter meeting of the
tri-county union will be held at Fry
burg on August 25th. The union en-
thusiasts' of Billings county are plan
ming to make this one of the biggest
and best meetings of the year and a
record attendance is anticipated if the
harvest work permits.
The same officers will preside at
the fall meeting as We're in charge at
Belfield, viz: T. W. Sorber, Glad
stone, president; A. Anderson, Bel
field, vice president, and C. E. Davis,
Belfield, secretary-treasurer.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-23
FRASER IS NEW ADJUTANT
GENERAL, VICE THARALSON

Major G. A. Fraser of the quarter
masters corps, Fargo, has accepted
the post of adjutant general, recently
rendered him by Governor Frazier:
Term Of T. H. Tharalson, appointed
adjutant general two years ago, ex-
pired January 1. His logical sue
cessor would have been Co. John H.
Frame, commander Of the First regi-
ment, but the latter declined the ap-
pointment two years ago. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Grafton and Major Dana
Wright were rendered the post, but
declined because they hope to be in
active service soon, and Major Fraser,
for good of the service, accepted.
The new 'adjutant general is n of
the oldest and most efficient officers
in the N. D. N. G. He served with
the Dakota troops in the Philippines,
and assisted with reorganization Of
the First regiment on it's return from
the border. Several months ago he
was advanced from a captaincy to the
m~ajorship.