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Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
Boil V Mezopotamiji.

London. - Gen. Falkenhayn Je
zaeel 5 svojo dolgo prieakovano
protiofenzivo proti Anglezem Y
Mezopotamiji. TurSko uradno po-
roeilo prejeto danes omenJa o zma-
OF otomanskih Get severno od Bag
dada. Isto pravi, da Sc je armada
generala MARSHALL zaeela umlkatl
in da je re prekoracila Dlalo IN
Edkem reko in da il so "a petaml,
V zvezi tenn Sc militaristlcnl
izvedenci strinjajo, ola je yellka
armada, katero je mobiliz1ral gen.
FaEkenhayn V Allepo udarlla ma
Angleze nadi, da zopet zavzame
Bagdad.
Sedanie bitke Sc najbrz vrsijo
kakib osemdeset ali devetdeset
mill severno cd Bagdada, kajti Z.
novembra so Sc britiSke cete naha-
iale kakih IS mill severno od Bag
dada OBJ reki Tigris in od tedaJ so
napredovaIi Sc kakih deSet mill
severno proti Rezah in so bill te-
daj kakih 125 mill JUNO cd svoJe-
GA ella, Mosula. Par dnij pred
smrtio generala Maude, so Sc u
maknile britiSke 6ete IL severne
strani Tekrita.
Velika bitka na l&sKr fronSi.
LaSki glavni stan pOroea: Tret-
ia bitka ma severni 'front.', ki Sc
vrSi ma dvanajSt mill dOlgl crtl, Sc
je veeraj razvila, potem ko so So
vrazniki en- cell dan in noe bonn
bardirali naSe postojanke. Bojno
prizorisGe Sc je raztezalo Od Be-
rette do gore Spinoncia, vstevSi
Col Del Orso in goro Solarolo. Ra-
euni Sc, da je veG kot 10000 Av-
strijcev napadalo Beretto name
nom, da izklju6ijO goro Grappo in
tako dominirajo Berreta dolino od
vzhodne strani IstocasnO pa je pc
ia nemska divizija napadala Spi-
noncijo.
Protinapadi so nam koneeno pri-
nesli nazaj dve ali tri visoke tocke
ma Beretti, katere so zajeli Av-
strijci in danes Sc vrSijo now ma
padi, da izvijemo IL avstrijskih
rok Sc OStale pOstOjanke.
Vreme ugodno "a sovraznika.
Zgleda, kakor da so vremenski
bogovi naklonjeni sovrazniku, kaj-
ii vkljub temu da sem in tam malo
sneM so gorski prelazi Sc vedno
odprti. Ma Beretti nj skorO nObe-
mega snega.
Medtem ko je ve6ina tega mne-
MIA, da bo SOvraznik pCskuSal ma
vse kriplje doseci nizave prednO
nastane zimsko vreme, prevladuje
vendar med veScaki ideja, da tega
ne bo mogel doseci, kajti napravil
je re tri velike poskuse, toda vse-
lei brez vsakega 7speha. DezevnO
vreme, ki ie preplovilo reke, bo
najbrz prisililo Avstro-Nemee, da
prekinejo S svojo ofenzivo in Sc u
taborijo "a limo.
Auo..;1~o,oo; W onr,, III
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14

nike dezele, enako nemskimi So
vrazniki, Sc je zdelo predsedniku
nepravicno in neopravieeno.
Drugic, ako Sc bi smatralo te
ljudi "a dezeli sovrazne in Sc jih
hi postavilo pod restrikcije, bi to
jake neugodno vplivalo ma premo-
govnike, rudnike, jeklarne, klav-
nice in druge velike industrije V
Zdruzenih drzavah, katerih so ii
ljudje zaposljeni.
Rojaki bodite pametni.
Ia predsednikova proklamacija
ie lie zacasna in Sc jo lahlIo vsaki
cas- preklice, sosebno, ako Sc polka
ze, da so Avstrijci in Ogri, to je
podlozniki tega cesarstva izrablja-
Ii ta velikodusni privilegij, katere-
ga jim je dala vlada.
Opozarjamo toraj vse nase roJa-
Ike, posebno tiste "trmoglave Av-
strijake", katerim je Sc vedno Av-
strija in Nemcija in autokracija
pri srcu, ola Sc vendar enkrat spa
metujejo in mirujejo, da ne bo "a
radi njihovega neumnega Gina mo-
raj trpeti yes slovanski narod A
meriki
Nasa lojalnost nam je to prinesla.
Vlada je izvedela in Sc prepri-
Gala, da so slovanski avstro-Ogrshl
podlozniki ma mnogo nacinov re
pokazali .svojo lojalnost napram
Zdruzenim drzavam, sosebno s
svojim zvestim delom industri-
jah, organizacijo dezeli prijaznih
druStev in komitejev in z aktualnO
sluzbo armadi Zdruzenih draw.
ia sedaj toraj so vsi slovanski pre-
bivalci v Zdruzenih drzavah, XII so
Sc morda podlozniki Avstro-Ogr-
ske, prosti vsakih restrikcij, XII Sc
ticejo nemSkih inozemskih sovraz-
nikov; oni bodo smell stanovati in
delati v prepovedanih zonah in po-
tovati po dezeli brez vsakih ovir.
Samo tisti, XII so nevarni in dezeli
sovrazni bodo zaprti, ako Sc jih
vjame.
Svetovni ministrsh predsednik.
London. = Nova Europa, list, XII
Sc bavi samo inozemsko politfko,
ie v svoji diskuziji o Wilsonovi
poslanici in Lloyd Georgu, rekel:
"Tisti, ki so mu (Lloyd George
ju) dali pred devetimi meseci ma
SLOW ministrskega predsednika B.
vrope, bi bill danes prvi, XII bi pri-
trdili da je odstopil cd te casti v
prid enega, XII nj Evropejec. Poll
ticno vodstvo Sc je preneslo IL
Londona V Washington. "
S tenn je hotel povedati, da
Washington je odlocujoci politicni
faktor in da bo Washington mare )
koval kaj Sc SINE in kaj Sc ne sme
storiti. In po vsej pravici Sc lahko
reee, da Zdruzene drzave bodo cd
loeilen faktor v tel vojni. Cd njih
je vse lezece, zato nj mic vec kot
pray, da ina Washington tudi
glavno besedo.
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
Porocilo IL Washingtona.

Avstrijci in Ogri Zdruaenih
drzavah imajo pravico stanovati in
delati V prepovedanih zonah, kl
so zaprte nemskim sovraznikom
dezele, tako dolgo dokler ostaneJo
zvesti in prijazni Zdruzenim drza-
vam, tako Sc glasi odstavek V pro-
klamaciji predsednika Wilsona, v
kateri danes izjavlja, da obstoJl
voino stanje avstrijsko-ogrskim
ceSarstvom
Avstrijsko-ogrski podlozniki ne
bodo rabbi registrirati ma policiJ-
skin uradih in pri postah, kakor
morajo to storiti nemski podaniki,
sovrazniki dezele.
Seveda predsednik svari vse po-
danike dvojne monarhije, ola Sc
vedeio mirno in vzdrzijo zlocinov
napram iavni varnosti in ola ne ma
sprotujejo tel dezeli- ali pa da bi
ma katerikoli nacin pomagall So
vrazniku dezele.
Nadalina dolocba proklamacije.
''Tako dolgo dokler Sc ravnaJo
DO postavah dezele, Sc jih maj ne
ovira V njihovem mirnem delova-
niu, obrti in poslu in maj Sc jih
smatra ravno tako, kakor vse osta-
lie mirne in po postavah zivece ose-
be, izvzemsi restrikcij, XII bi bile
potrebne "a njihovo lastno varnost
in yarnost Zdruzenih draw"
slovani so proti monarhiji.
Sklep, da Sc postavi avstrijsko-
ogrske sovraznike dezele v.drugi
razred. XII Sc razlikuje cd onih
nemskih sovraznikoy dezele, teme-
Iii ma dveh razlogih:
Prvic: Tisoce Cehov, Poljakov,
Slovakov in ostalih Jugoslovanov,
ki so po imenu avstro-qgrski pod.
lozniki, so dejansko sovrazniki
dvojne monarhije in Sc protiviJo
vsaki oblasti mad mimi.
In da bi &c smatralo te tisoce
nasi vladi zvestih ljudi "a sovraz-
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
Razne vesti.
Aretovana bandita po revolver
skem boju.

V cetrtek je aretovala policija
diva lopova, XII sta napadla North
Shore Laundry Chicago, ILL.,,
blagajnicarko pralnice in stiri
druge moSke. Aretovana sta bila
Sele po vrocem boju S policijo.
Eden roparjev je najbrz ranjen.
Roparja sta vstopila V pralnico
kmalu po Sestih zveeer in blagajni-
carka, XII je ravno Stella dnevne do
hodke, Sc jim je prijazno nasmeh-
ljala, mislec, da ina pred seboj
diva odjemalca. Men smehljaj pa
Sc je klnalu izpremenil strah, ko
sta bandita potegnila samokrese in
zahtevala denar. Roparja sta po-
spravila denar, XII je lezal pred
blagajnicarko, nato je stopil eden
roparjev k blagajni, in Sc IL ME
pobral ostanek. Vsega skupaj sta
odnesla $3.50.
Preden sta dospela V to pralnl-
co, sta oropala re nekaj Judi, in
jim pobrala V skupnem znesku
$4,000.
Umor.
Vceraj Sc je pripetil V italijan-
sllem delu mesta Chicago tekom
stirih mesecev petnajsti umor. Ma
Milton Ave je bill namrec ustre-
lien italijanski podjetnik Charles
Imordini.
Moza sta zadela Cd stirih sire
low, ki so bill mani izstreljeni, diva.
Costa ie bila popolnoma prazna,
ko Sc je primeril umor. Sele streli
SO privabili prebivalce ma cesto.
Pri umorjencu so nasli oroznl
list, kateri mu je dovolil nositi O.
rOzJe varStvo SVoJega ZlVlJenJa.
Pisma, katera so nasli pri MEM,
bodo prestavili, ola bodo dognall,
soil to pisma navadnega znaeaJa,
ali mogoGe grozilna pisma "Crne
roke".
Nevarnost stavke v st. Paulu.
Washington. = VISA prizadeva-
MIA delavskih voditeljev IL Mime
sote, Xxi 81 prizadevajo pregovorltl
zvezne oblasti, da bi vines posegle
in preprecile stavko 10000 delav-
cev, XII je napovedana "a cetr-
TEX. so bila dozdaj brezvspesna.
Niti vojni niti delavski urad nj IL
dal nikake odloeilne odredbe. S
pogaianii Sc bo nadaljevalo jutri.
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
Stavka IL simpatije.

Forth Smith, Ark, = Vsled SIM
patije, ki jo ina delavstvo tele-
grafisti Southwestern Telephone
Co., ki so re dvainpol meseca ma
Strajku, Sc je razvila tukaj splos-
IA stavka. Zastavkali so peki, stav-
beni delavci, zidarji, kleparji, IL
delovalci smodk in drugi.
Stavkarski nemiri v Argentiniji.
Buenos Aires, Argentinija. =
Vsled strajkarskih nemirov, XII so
Sc pojavili V tenn mestu, je pozva-
la vlada V mesto vojaSke eete, ki
bodo "a vsak slueaj pripravljene.
Ker je ustavljeno delo V veil
kin ameriSkih klavnicah in lede-
micah, je zaostalo mnOgo posllJa-
tev mesa, XII so bile pripravljene
"a ententine zaveznike. VodStva
klavnic nocejo obravnavati z vodl-
telji stavke, ce slednji ne izklJu-
clio IL svoje srede ljudi, XII so po-
znani kot anarhisti. Prislo lie re do
krvavih spopadov med strajkarJi
in policijo
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14

London. = z ozirom na potek
civilne vojne Rusiji so dospela
danes nasprotujo6a 81 poroeila. Ma
podlagi informacije, ki je prisla
skoz cd BoljSevikov kontrolirane
urade, je bila ustaja kozakov "a
dusena in general Korniloff, eden
njihovih glavnih vodij, pa ranjen
V bitki, ki Sc je vrsila blizu Bielgo-
roda.
Prejsnja porocila so omenJala,
da so bile Gete Boljsevikov prema-
game. Brzojavke so po vsebin ma
sprotujo6e in edino V Gem Sc strl-
njajo je to, ola Sc bitka Sc vrsi.
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
PorociIa IL raznih front.

filed with the Chicago, Ill., December l4tn
hiu0 1el7 as required by the October 9th 1917
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
PREDsEDNIK WILSON JE SVOJO PROKLAMACIJO PRO
CLASH. VSE AVSTRO- -OGRSKE SLOVANE "a PRIJATE-
LIE zDRUzENIH DRzAV.
SIovenci bodimo hvaIezni.
vlada Zdreni drzav n svoboscne kakorsnh je b
10 tezko prcakovati tenn vojnem easu Delo "a
stopnkov naroda.

True translation Chicago Ill., December h
1917, required by the Act of October 9th 1917.
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14

Civilna vojna v Rusiji.

True translation Chicago Ill., December 4
1917 as required by Act of october6th 1917.
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
Kozaki MISC vspesni.

Porocilo porazu kozakov In ola
ie bill Korniloff ranjen prihaja V
brzoiavki IL Petrograda ma Daily
Mail, XII Sc dostavlja, da je mogo-
ce. da bodo ekstremisti zajeli Ro-
stow ob Donu. Use kaze namrec
ma to, da bo vstaja kozakov zadu"
sena in da Sc bodo pridruzili BolJ-
Sevikom.
Porocilo, H je bilo oddano V Pc
trooradu zadnji torek omenja, ola
so Boliseviki napadli cete genera
la Kornilova, da je general Kale-
din skusal poslati pomoc Kornilo-
WI, toda to Sc mu nj posrecilo, ker
so zelezniski vsluzbenci bill protl
temu, da bi Kadelin postal kaka
oiaGenia Kornilofu. Prvotna ldeJa
generala Kaledina, da odreze do
voz potreb5cin V Moskvo in Petro-
grad, kakor tudi, da kozaki pre-
trgaio zvezo Sibirije ostalo Ru-
siio. Sc je izjalovila
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14

10 danes "a temelj apela, ola Sc vpo-
klice ameriSko delavstvo V Zdruze-
nih drzavah "a javno sluzbeno re-
zervo.
Glas svobode., 1917-12-14
Strah pred ruskim delavstvom.

Washington, D. c. = Monost,
da bodo ruski kmetje preplovili
Nemeijo in iskali tam della, kar bi
znatno povecalo moe, ki stoJi zad
"a nemSkimi armadarhi, Sc je rabi-
Evening journal., 1917-10-01
COPPAGE case ARGUED
IN CHANCERY Court

On bill for specific performance. ar.
gument was heard this morning be-
fore Chancellor Curtis in the case OF
b. Denver Coppage VS. Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company. trus.
tee under the will Of Thomas s. Bel.
lah. deceased. The argument, which
consumed all the morning. was re.
summed this afternoon
The plaintiff alleges that he arrang.
ed for the purchase OF plot Of
ground at Riverview and Delaware
avenues. from the defendant trustee.
for a stipulated sum for the entire
plot, without any stipulation as 10 the
size Of IL. and paid a deposit on &C
count Of the purchase price. He al
leges that when he proffered the re
mainder Il was refused ana a larger
sum asked, on the ground that Il had
been ascerialned that the plot con
tanned four feet more than the trus
tee had figured on when the agree
ment Of sale was made. The actor
Is 20 compel acceptance Of the origi
nal purchase price and the issue o
the deeds
Henry II. 1saacs represents thr
plaintiff and Hugh NJ. Morris th
defendant.
Evening journal., 1917-10-01
this IS ''HICH shoe
week" IN WILMINGTON

"High Shoe Week" is on Wilmingtons
business calendar, beginning today. The
local shops are in gala array with all
that is new, exclusive and best In color,
material and makeup I'm more imper-
iously than for many years past The
man or woman Of good taste will like
this, years styles; they are elegant,
without being extreme or eccentric In
any particular.
Cordovan holds sway I'm mems foot
wear, but there les a strong following
for dark and light tons, and black is
awlays good form.
Women will admire the combinations
Of leather with harmonizing shadas :.
bucktoppings, and the solid colors In
deep Held mouse grays, and ivory and
black. WOmen's street shoes have
mostly military or Cuban heesl, though
some will cling to the Louis heel. ORES:
shoes keep TO the Louis or Louis-Cubar
heel
Autumn is here. and low shoes, like
The straw hat. realize that Il Is time e
retire.
Evening journal., 1917-10-01
BROKE HIS PAROLE.
NOW Goes TO POST
Smith, Treated Leniently by
Court, Comes Back on
Theft Charge
GETS 10 LASHES
ON ORIGINAL CHARGE

That judges IN the Court Of General
Sessions have no patience With men
who break their paroles. and tina. they
intend to punish such offenders In a
way that they will remember, was evil
dent In County Court today.
The prisoner today before Judges
Conrad and Helsel was Charles smith,
a Negro man, who. on September 20,
pleaded guilty 10 the larceny OF arti-
Giles valued at 500 from John j. Gill
bride. A plea was made for him. and
he was paroled TO go TO work In the
country.
On Saturday Smith came into VII
mlngton and went along King street
market. While there a woman accused
him OF picking her pocket OF a purse
containing 100. She grabbed him, held
on and yelled for a policeman. smith
broke away before the officer came
along and gave the bluecoat a hot
chase, going over fence after fence be-
fore he finally was nabbed. y little
later when the woman said the pocket.
book had held $50, Smith Is said tC
have declared IL only held $50. AnC
stl later a man Identified Smith az
the person who had lostled him arounl
/ in the market, after which he missel
quite a large sum Of money.
This morning Smith naturally turne
lup i'm City Court and was held unde
bail for General Sessions. Then Der
uty Attorney General Green heard q
10, and he ordered Smith taken up
General Sessions to await the sittin
Of that court.
When the opportunity arose he callo
1.-The attention Of the Judges 90 the pri;
loncr's delinquency and asked that ser
tence be imposed in the Gilbridc case.
Judge Conrad took the matter ]
lhand. and, after listening 10 smith
lame and rambling tale as TO what Ia
drought him into the city, said:
smith, this court tried to do you
flavor the other day when 10 parole
YOU. IL tried TO give you a chanel
But It seems that y0u haven't appreol
ated II. The sentence Of the couT
therefore Is that you pay $50 rcstitu
ton money 10 John J. Gilbride, tina
YOU be whipped with ten lashes, an
that you serve one year In the WORK
house.
Smith sat down in the dock daze'
and II his case can be rcckoncd as a
example. breaking parole around thes
Iparts will not be popular among thos
whom the court. In its wisdom, ma
/, granted 10.
Evening journal., 1917-10-01
Some Outstanding Features
of Great War Tax Measure

Les approxmng sOOOOOOOO
in
House
10 o.
The increase OF
$1,000 and Of married than
Instead the tax second class publications
ng matter with special but increased rates for religious agricultural
letters except drop by
frees additional postal and mailing
per cent In lieu Of OF
levy
There
payable manufacturers producers and importers
The Senate parcel
cents
retained and the House indemnity bonds
Evening journal., 1917-10-01
ATTACK INDICTMENT
CHARGING BEER Sale
Counsel Representing La
Fieri, Raises Question
What is Beer?"
COURTS ANSWER
DUE ON WEDNESDAY

What IS beer Was one OF the
questions which arose today before
Judges Heisel and Conrad in Cen
eral Sessions when argument was
heard by Judges Conrad and Heisel
in the matter OF a motion to quench
an indie ment against Joseph La
feri. charging Ism with selling in
toxicating liquor without a license in
a warehouse or store at the Bellevue
quarries
Alexander B. Cooper, for the de-
PENDANT. contended that the indict-
ment wn 3 improperly drawn in two
ways. in that It did not properly
specify where tho alleged sale took
place-in warehouse or store-and
that in saying tho intoxicant was
beer" Il did not say sufficient Mr..
Cooper arged that there were lots
and lots OF beer thntare not intoxi-
cants.-spruce. birch. ginger. root
etc. almost innumerable. but the only
intoNicant beer is lager beer, ant
this was not specifically mentioned II
, the Indictment. Such omission. h,
q commended. was one Of the grea
flaws in tho Indictment. II the in
dictment h6I said lager beer" h
probaly wouldn't be In court argu
Z ing he said
- Deputy At torney-General Green
- for the tate, said the Indictment wa
in usual form. that IL said 'intoxlcat
ing liquor, 20 wit. beer" and tina
this was sufficient.
As 70 the matter OF location stree
or warehouse" meant the same as
one would say Tenth and Market oi
1 West Tenth. Mr.. Green will an,
. a brief later.
judge Heisel and Conrad had an
odd case before them when Franz
SassO, Of Phinadelph a, was in cour
, on n writ OF rebeas corpus taken GU
by his counsel, James Salisbury
Not the least OF tho oddities that
cropped out was the fact that Sasso
A., although a charge of highway rob
berry hangs over him. was arrested
upon H. while travelling upo a rail
road train. which runs, not upon
/ public highway but a private RICH
OF way.
Sasso was on a train going from
Philadelphia 10 the HAVE de Grac
races when arrested and was hailel
before Magistrate ellis and held II
$1,000 bail. Later. according TO MI
Salisbury. this was increased 10 49,
800. though for what reason he kne,
not Mr.. Salisbury said his ellen
was entitled TO reasonable bail an
asked mat Il be reduced to $500
The court has doubt as 10 its juris
dition In the matter. and the cas-
finally went over until Wednesday 70
argument and decision.
Evening journal., 1917-10-01
COMMEND WORK OF
HARBOR Commission
Socialist Party Sends Letter
10 Board Relative 10
River Front Bridge
CLAIM REFERENDUM
WAS NOT CARRIED OUT

Local Socialists on Friday sent the
following letter to the Board of Har-
Dor Commissioners relative TO the
waterfront project:
Gentlemen: Your letter Of Septem-
Der %, 1917, was read at the regular
meeting of Central Branch OF the So
cialist party. the above date, and this
reply voted to be sent you.
Allow us to commend the active
way in which your board has begun
work
Had our two city administrations
which held Office since the 1913 refer
endum proceeded with equal prompt.
ness, to carry out the peoples wish.
es as democratcally expressed IN that
referendum, the status OF the river
front might not now be still unsettled
and the peoples vote uncomplied
with.
Your letter does not state that your
board has decided on a harbor site, or
whether the site finally chosen will
Doe that which the city administration
was directed by the 1919 referendum To
secure, that is, the Delaware river
north Of the Chrlstiana.
Under the act creating your board
YOU seem free 10 do as you see M
about this, the referendum only apply
ing 60 the city administration and moi
90 your board
should It happen that you do select
the land covered by the referendum. Il
may be that when City Council ap
proves its purchase this action vii
constitute a compliance by the presen
administration with the 1913 referen
dunn.
II you don't select this site, IL re
mains 10 be seen what Will be done b!
the present city administration to com
ply with the decision Of the people b,
acquiring this river front, not alone To-
"a harbor but for other uses.
We have now brought the matter
to the attention Of, first, the present
City Solicitor. then our Mayor anC
Council and next to your board Per
haps after consideration the Mayor
and Council will take action which
will conclude the matter in a way &c
show that a gratifying degree OF de-
mocracy exists in Wilmington not
withstanding lack OF development II
this matter in the past.
This opportunity, If acted on by th'
present administration, may render
further effort on our part. or by
others. unnecessary.
Il might seon, however. that sucl
D action by the city administration
should be expected az once regard
,, less OF what site your board MAJ
select. since It appears II you do no
, decide on the front north OF TIL
[. Christiana your decision does not re
lease the city administration fror
; their obligation to comply with III
vote Of the people by acquiring Il
Also if acquired az once, it might sa'
! YOU time should you finally decide
use it for n harbor.
!. Pending further developments. mi
? We extend our good wishes IN all yo'
efforts TO bring abort tho best outcou
/, for the entire atty Of Wilmington.
Respec fully,
Central Branch, Socialist Party
Evening journal., 1917-10-01
NEEKER Scores
DRY" ACITATORS
Says Preachers Who Favor
Prohibition Deny Men
Personal Liberty
SEES AGGRESSION OF
CHURCH UPON STATE

The Hon. Jacob E. Meeker, member Of
Congress from Missouri. spoke against
prohibition last night. TO an audience
that packed the Queen Theatre. His
subject was 1.-THE Scribes. the Phari-
sees and Sadducees, or Jesus Christ"
Mr.. Meeker is known as 1.-THE drys
worst enemy" lie emphasized the
contention of the vets that prohibition
does not prohibit, because Of the Illicit
manufacture and smuggling Of intoxi-
cants into dry states. He said that
such liquor was apt to be Of the cheap
est and most dangerous grade.
Mr.. Moeker attacked the taking up
Of the dry" movement by the
preachers as an aggression Of the
church upon the functions Of the
State, saying: Remember that in
every land, since the beginning OF
civilizatic. the downfall OF a coun-
try was - 'ked by the aggression OF
the church upon the authority of
the state and if we tolerate the COM
bination Of corrupt religion, corrupt
business and corrupt politics to domI
nate your daily life the Goddess OF
Liberty may as well be removed
from the New York harbor as the
symbol Of the freedom to which every
man is entitled"
Mr. Me'ker spoke Of the wine ratiol
allowed the French soldiers; of the re
D. La.
been closed as a war measure, and tn
depriving Of German civilians of beer il
order that German soldiers might b
Fire Of having sufficient.
The speaker gave the personal free
dom argument Of length, and quote
copiouslv from the Bible in support o
his points.
He said Jesus Christ was for the free
dom Of man as against the multiplicity
OF regulations and Lars which taxed
the brains Of the pharisees and thl
Sadducees. He drew a parallel between
the pharlsees and Sadducees and thu
different religious sects Of the presen
day and showed what he termed tn
Hypocrisy" Of tho "religlo-politlcal
movement behind the dry agitation II
this country, a movement which "ha
YOU bunaloed" and (which must b.
stopped
His attack against the preachers
who as he said are behind the prob
bitiOn movement and are trying {
rob" the people of the liberties 70
which the fathers fought in 1776 wa
preceded by a tribute to the 'rei
preacher the one who is too bus
I'm helping the poor, I'm aiding the sic
and downtrodden and I'm feeding Oh
hungry to crave for political domin
ton and TO exploit tho pulpit Il
personal ambition forging the nan
of Jesus Christ to the mean bushes
Previous to the address, picture
. we're shown dealing with the que
ton of prohibition. The picture
showed how I'm Skates where prohit
ton is effective the liquor traffic. e
lists. violating the laws by shippir
the liquor and under labels of bOol
and fish.
Following the showing of the pi
, lures. "The Star Spangled Banner
was played by the organ, and viii
, the audience rose. the speaker a
, companied by the wet committ'
! appeared on the stage.
D. John =. Stack manager Of the I'VE
, campaign presided over the NEE
ing and introduced the speaker