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Washington telegraph., 1917-03-09

blowing a hole through the head
of the raider, thereby giving the
alarm. While he lost his own
life, the alarm was given and sol
diers without any time TO organ
ize went after the raiders with as
much bravery and determination
as was ever seen on earth. talk
ed to one soldier who said his
comrade did not have as much as
pistol and asked him what to do;
he told him to grab a cedar post
and watch fora Mexican as they
were slipping through the dark
and lay him out and get his gun,
Less than twenty minutes after
ward he saw man slipping along
the streets and the soldier landed
fell stroke on the head, killing
him Instantly The soldier took
the fallen raiders gun and killed
other MeXicans with it before the
fight was over
During the fight three soldiers
thought they would flee to the
coal and from there they would
be able to do effective work with
their high powered guns, but be-
fore they had climbed half way
up they discovered two Mexicans
with the machine gun just ready
to open fire on our soldier camp.
The brave soldiers shot the
Mexicans, killing them instantly,
one rolling down and nearly
knocking them from the steps.
This killing saved the life of
many Americans and from this
advantageous elevation the three
soldiers did fine work.
Nearly every store in town was
looted, and many wagon loads of
plunder taken, some of which
was captured the xext day and
brought back. Twelve Ameri-
cans were killed. There were
27 MeXicans killed on the streets
of Columbus. and the next morn.
ing these bodies were thrown
into wagon and hauled II miles
out of town, and cedar post were
piled 1S inches high with oil
poured over it, then the bodies of
the raiders piled thereon with an
additional layer of posts and the
remaining bodies piled up and
the whole set on fire.
They were on the retreat from
Columbus that night and next
dayi 1853 Mexicans we're killed,
making the total loss to them
about 1855 men out of possible
500.
Had our officers needed the
warning sent out for two days
previous to the raid, it is more
than likely that but few, if any
of those who took part would
have ever escaped with their
lives, let alone the plunder.
The opinion of the soldiers and
citizens of Columbus now is that
Villa was not at Columbus but
that it was done under his di.
rection.
The town has grown now to be
quite little city, though much
of it was burned the nj ght of the
raid.
was at Columbus the day
Gen. Pershing's army crossed
back into our own territory. |
had no idea of the grandeur of an
army like his until that dav.
For six long hours an army,
easily one of the best equipped
in the world, passed us by. The
men, horses and equipment
looked to be equal to all needs.
About 40 Indian scouts were
given quite an ovation as they
marched in line with our BOYS.
The most pitiful sight on that
day was to see the 5000 refugees.
This is said to be the first time
in the history of the world where
an invading army was followed
by the inhabitants of the country
on their own option. These peo-
Washington telegraph., 1917-03-09
J. E. GOLD. Manager.
The STATE CONSTITUTION

Since we must have a Conshtu-
tional Convention and try the eX-
pertinent of new constitution,
it may be a good idea to.eXamine
the constitution under which we
have lived since 1874 and see if
there is any reason for a change.
In doing this it is well to com.
mence at the beginning, there
fore we will take up the Pream-
BILE first, which reads as follows:
I'VE, the people of the state
of Arkansas, grateful to Al
mighty God for the privilege
of choosing our own form of
government, for civil and re-
ligious liberty, and desiring
to perpetuate its blessings
and secure the same to our
selves and our pOsterity, do
ordain and establish this con
stitution."
We fail to find any objection to
this preamble; as an introduction
to an instrument of this charac-
ter, we see nothing wrong with
it. The language could be chan
ged just for the purpose of hav'
ing something new, but for no
other reason,
I'VE the people of Arkansas,
grateful to Almighty God" If
we are not grateful, we should be,
and there are many things we
should be grateful for, among
them the blessings of choosing
our own form of government. "
This is a privilege for which our
fathers fought, and having attain
ed it for us, we should be CRATE
full. We are, therefore, in favor
of the preamble remaining as it
is, so will pass on to Article L.
Article 1
we declare and establish,
ratify and confirm the follow
ing as the permanent boun.
daries of the state of Arkan-
sas, that is to say; Begin
ming at The main channel of
the Mississippi river on the
parallel of thirty-siX degrees
of north latitude, running
thence west with said para
lell of latitude to the main
channel o f the st. Francis
river; thence up the main
channel of said last named
river to the parallel of thirty
six degrees, thirty minutes
of north latitude; thence
west with the southern boun,
dary line of the state of Mis-
souri, to the southwest corner
of said last named state;
thence to be bounded on the
west by the north bank of
Red river, as by act of con-
gress and treaties existing
January 1, 1887, defining the
western limits o, the t2rri-
tory of Arkansas, and 10 be
bounded across the south of
Red river by the boundary
line of the state of Texas as
far as the northwest corner
of the state Of Louisiana;
thence northeasterly with
the northern boundary line
of said last named state TO
the middle of the main chan
mel of the Mississippi river;
thence Hp the middle of the
main q lnnel of said last
named river. including the
island in said river known as
Belle Point Island" " and all
Washington telegraph., 1917-03-09
ESTRAY NOTICE.

On February 27 | took up as an
estray a 3-year old mare mule,
light mouse colored with black
stripes down shoulders, reached
name and tail. This mule is be-
ing held at the Battle farm, six
miles northwest of Washington
on the Little Rock road and will
be turned over to the owner, if
founG, on payment for her keep
nd fol thi advertisement.
Sam Trotter,
Washington, Route /.
Washington telegraph., 1917-03-09

e.. w. Stewart of Columbus has
been appointed as justice in Sa
line township by Gov Brough,
succeeding Mr.. Ed Stuart, who
died recently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
THEY WANT US TO HELP, BUT

CINCE the big news OF last Saturday
~ reached Europe there have been
symptoms of strangely contradictory
points of view in all belligerent countries.
England and France were at first wild
with JOY but on second thought are not
so sure they want us "in." Lord North
cllffe frankly says: 1T is hoped by
majority of the English people that
America-will not be drawn into the war.
The Entente Allies have Prussia well in
hand and its (America's) moral support
and assistance with finance, munitions
and food will be rendering our crusade
an immense service"
Then what have all these surs at
America in the last two years been for?
England has asked IL we were cowardly
IL we would ever redeem our national
soul, and the moment we outlaw Ger
many and get out our guns, to the de-
light of the proAllies here and of the
English populace, along come those who
profess to speak for that populace and
say keep out"
The reason is not hard to find. I'm
pei ihS ANOi wiz Moulu lhe
to reduce Prussia to the status of Dem
mark at the risk of laying the founda-
tions for another Hundred Years War,
do not want to dilute the combination in
arms against Germany with a hundred
million more pacifists. They are having
hard enough time with men In England
like Bertrand Russell. Bernard Shaw and
III. G. Wells, who are either out-and-out
pacifists or else are yantiimperialists who
want a negotiated peace which will leave
Germany defeated but not so crippled as
to lose her important position in the com.
mercial world.
Now, the American people desire the
science and industry of Germany to -four
ish and continue to yield its valuable
share OF manufactured products. 1t de.
sires that that industrious nation shall
have access to the sea. after the war and
every lawful advantage that will help it to
cooperate with England and America for
the advancement OF civilization. That
desire. we take It, will survive any bit
terness that would accompany any war
we might have to engage I'm In the
event OF war we would fight with the
liberal and fair-minded people of England
for fair-nlnded peace but we would
no< b hgh<lnE for the commercial I'M.
|p6r|cI|<le, bsqapss w have ~ impsrisI-
~ Aro<Icq> (. 4 4. y ~
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checked by Liptons press. etc, to see that
said articles satisfy their British patriotic
instincts) show this knowledge by carefully
shaping reading matter and editorials so
that these British patriotic requirements
may be satisfied?
DO you not know that English millions
control or own a very large number of
American newspapers? That within the last
two years there was thus secured by Eng
hsh capital the controlling interest or out
right purchase of one daily paper in each
or Philadelphia, Washington and New York,
and also that | am personally acquainted
with an auditor personally appointed by an
English capitalist to help audit the accounts
OF this said Philadelphia newspaper (or or
gam?
do you know that Lord Northcliffe stated
10 j. j. O'Mahoney in the Hotel Walton,
Philadelphia, on April !, 1900 as follows ::
The syndicate of which | am head owns
or controls eighteen very successful Ameri-
can papers?
DO you know that--oh what's the use?
A. j. HANLON,
Ardmore, Pa, February 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Outrage of the Chesapeake

The British, in their attempts to control
the sea in their own way, committed
many outrages against American shipping
prior to the War of 1912. One of the most
notorious instances Of high-handed meth
DDS occurred in June, 1907 when the
frigate Chesapeake sailed out of Chesa.
peake Bay. Some English warships had
been anchored in the bay waiting for two
French ships of war lying at anchor off
Annapolis. When the Chesapeake had
passed out of the three-mile limit and
seas, she was hailed by the British ship
Leopard. An officer was permitted to
board her with an order from the British
vice admiral at Halifax directing him to
search for British seamen described as
"deserters." The commander of the Ches
apeake refused to permit the search
Thereupon the Leopard fired upon her
killing or wound!ng twenty-one men and
reduced her to submission. He then
seized four seamen. He hanged one Of
them. Another of them died, and five
years later the other two were returned
to the deck of the Chesapeake, in formal
acknowledgment of the injustice of the
seizure.
But in the meantime the British had
continued their disregard of our nights on
the sea. We passed the embargo act and
the nonintercourse act in futile attempts
to protect our rights. The noninter-
course act was directed against France
as well as against England. The offenses
Of the French had been so many and so
great that for time President Madison
did not know whether to urge war against
the one or the other or both. But as the
English aggressions had been the longest
and most persistent. II was finally decided
TO fight the British.
Since the Treaty of Ghent, approved on
December "a, 1914. the rights of Ameri.
cans on the seas have been respected.
The present war, which has reproduced
the conditions that prevailed in che be-
ginning OF the last century has put them
in peril again, and events are bringing
US close to war. But this time. instead
OF making war on England we are con.
fronting the Power which issued the sec.
ond Berlin decree. even though the Brit.
ish have also disregarded our rights.
G, w. ID.
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Canned Openers
Predigested Preludes Prepared for Poi
prandial Prattlers

In today's lesson we are assuming IN
for some unaccountable reason) one
our pupils has been invited to respc,i
to a toast at the dinner of the Fort,
second Cousins of Colonial Warriors n
will arise at the proper timo and say:
Ladies' and gentlemen, II Is Joy to
in the presence of so much blue blood 4
pedigree is a great thing; my dog has IL
that it was mighty good thing TO- n
Pilgrims that there was no Castle ca ID
or Ellis Island in those days Some Of I
wouldn't be here yet. That reminds me
old Apple Mary who used to run arou|
the newspaper Offices in this town. An
ciety reporter selected an apple from Mar,
basket one day and offered a dollar N
in payment. I cant change that ~
Mary; I'ave il go till l come agin l il
trust ye fur ye have a good, honest II
face Indeed! said the other haughllj
I'm an American from way back
don't tell me-? said Mary. Yes said ~
I can trace my ancestry back to IN
Biddleblood, one of the first settlers
Pennsylvania 'Ochs that's not far to q
'tis mesel' can go back further than thAl
OH! said the other, with a sneer, i ~
pose you're descended from the Irish knO
More than that, ma'am.' says Mary. Suf
I'm descendant of Eve, the first app
woman"
This will be about enough, we y
quite sure, for flying start.
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"PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY"
STANDS

Tn \ dashing outburst of temporary un'
intelligence lingo newspaper asks
ironically: IF hostilities should break out
between the United States and Germany
will the President insist that the
war be fought in order to secure peace
that shall be without victory to the United
States?"
The answer is, of course, "Yes.'
Mr.. Wilson told the Senate that the
warning nations had expressed themselves
as not trying to crush each other and
that that state of mind implies what
amounts to peace without victory, peace
without utterly humiliatng and dismem-
herring the loser. That principle allows
recognized rights arising out of accurate.
ly defined causes and ending with equally
welldehned results
II victory" means obtaining more than
the restoration of what rights we had
before February i, we shall seek peace
without victory.
We are seeking that now.
Every day that our patience endures
makes our cause the more right and Ger
many's position the more wrong. Every
day that we hold before all Europe the
example of a nation ready to fight with
,out the spirit of vengeance is forcing both
Germany and the Allies nearer that peace
without victory which is the only means
of establishing permanent peace. Every
day that we delay in order to make sure
that, IL we do fight, we shall be fighting
for sane and defnable result is bring.
ing home to the people of the Entente
and Central Powers the necessity for
fighting only for sane and dehnable re-
suits.
1t is because those Powers have been
unwilling or slow to say what they are
fighting for that the war has dragged
along until most phases of it have be-
come meaningless.
Every day that passes makes the prin-
ciples of Mr.. Wilson's "peace.without.vic-
tory" speech truer and more worth fight.
ing for, more lasting and more real.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
GERMANY is NOT SAFE FOR
AMERICANS

THE Washington Governments advice
A. that all Americans in Germany leave
that country as soon as convenient is
based on knowledge of what Germany
has done with the nationals of other
countries. They have been gathered in
concentration camps and treated as pris-
oners. There have been reports of suf.
fering and abuse in the camps.
The treaty with Prussia, from which
extracts were printed on this page last
Monday guarantees the protection of
Americans in Germany as we'll as of
Germans in America in case of war. But
Germany has not been respecting treat
les for the last thirty months.
1t is in the exercise of its supervisory
care over Americans abroad that the Gov
ernment calls on its nationals to find
refuge as quickly as may be in a neutral
country, or in country with which the
United States has diplomatic relations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
INTERNATIONAL LAW A MYTH.

To the Editor OF the EUening Ledger:
Sir--I cannot understand why the United
States needs to go to war to uphold inter-
national law when there isn't any, and has
not been for two and one-half years. The
strongest nation, or group Of nations, makes
and viii make all the international law
unless a league of Powers such as Wilson
suggested is formed. A law that is good
only in times of peace is not law at all
it's a delusion our entrance into the i'm
perialists' bull pit can only do one thing
enable one set of tyrants to rule the world
for all time. whether we permanently align
ourselves with them or not Have we
ask, no nober mission to perform than to
select which bunch Of imperialsts is to
rule the earth?
Bryan is right. If we must fight some
one, then why not get up a war of our
own--one where we will know what it's
about? Getting crucified between thieves
may be reminiscent, but that's about all.
PADRAIC LAGAN.
Philadelphia, February ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
WHATS THE USE?"

To the Editor OF the EUenin9 Ledger:
Sr--In response TO the question, Does
Any One Believe Thisg" heading a letter in
this column on February l. / would ray |
believe II, and that the influence OF Brit
ish capital IL just as baneful and corrup-
tive as described--in fact. Il believe the
writer has far understated the extent OF this
Influence.
have kindly answered your question.
Would you publish this letter and obligingly
answer few questions for me?
DO you not believe the millions OF adver-
tising appropriation yearly expended in
American periodicals BY British advertisers
such as Pears. Upton, etc. carries an infiu-
cnce deeply respected BY the American own
erv Of ssid publications, especieliy whom
thoss owners Or o1itors (knowins the
eon11pfs - shnss pohil6e<lons ~ oas'efuIIr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
The Two Berlin DEGREES

One of the purposes of Napoleon's Ber'
lin decree was to draw the United States
into cooperation with the European con.
tinental system by drawing her shipping
from British ports to those Of the Con.
tinent Great Britain. on the other hand,
sought to impose such regulations on
neutral shipping as would compel it
to make the British ports n link in their
chain OF communication with the Con-
tinent. The shipping Of the United
States" as Admiral Mahan wrote, found
itself between hammer and anvil, crushed
by these opposing policies" Napoleon
banned it from continental harbors, If
coming from England or if freighted with
English goods, and Great Britain forbade
it to go to a continental port without
first touching at one of her ports.
The German maritime policy at the
present time is similar to that which
Napoleon adopted. 1t Is directed pri.
marily against Great Britain. Its pur-
pose is to prevent the British from sup.
plying the enemies of Germany with
munitions and food. 1t is also to prevent
neutral shipping from getting supplies
either to Great Britain or to the Con-
tinent Every ship anywhere on the
high seas which can be reached by the
German vessels of war is subject to
search. seizure and sinking if it contain
any of the forbidden commodities, re-
gardless of it's nationality, if it is destined
to any of the forbidden ports
The Berlin decree of 1917 differs from
the Berlin decree of 1906 chiefly in the
fact that it permits one american ship
a week to enter and leave an English
port, provided there is a guarantee that
it contains nothing that Germany regards
as contraband,
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OPINIONS OF A CYNIC
To the Editor Of the Epeming Ledger:

To the Editor OF the EUenIng Ledger:
sr-ReplSing to your editorial, "On the
Side of Humanity" | fail TO see where we
are so full OF humanity as you express it.
Had we been little more human when
this war started things might be different
from what they are today. You say that
we have some right on sea. | grant that.
Do you remember when the food ship
Wilhelmina was chartered to carry food
stuff to Germany? 1t was loaded with non
contraband of war. Did we protest very
much about humanity? No, Humanity is
just as dear on land it is on sea The
trouble with us Is this: We are too deep
in the mire to pull out now. wall street
has us by the throat and should that
$4,000, 100000 be lost the Allies got from
US for a lot of paper it might make a lot
of trouble for some people,
Il G. POEHLER.
Philadelphia, February 8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
WHY BELGIUM RESISTED

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Slr-The contributions OF Mr.. Charles C.
Rhodes, Jr., appear to be fieaoid: |. G.. dl-
minutve in Thought A few days ago
heard an old lady attempt, without invita-
tion, to justify the German atrocities in
Belgium
Well" she remarked, why did the
Belglans shoot at the Germans il they did
not want to get hurt?"
would not argue with the lady, but
would like to know what Mr.. Rhodes, Jr.,
would consider proper II he were to wake
up in the middle of the night and see an
armed burglar and murderer in his room,
confronting him and the family which he,
presumably Il suspect he claims America n
citizenship is in duty bound TO protect
with his life, II necessary.
UNNEUTRAL AMERICAN.
Philadelphia, February G.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07

Listen for a moment to the curiously al
phrases from The Hitopadesa, an ancier
Sanscrit book of fables:
When sons, with friends and attend
ants, are firmly attached and In oppo-
sition to the enemy, then war may be
commenced
Those fools who, rashly and with
out investigation, rush upon the forces
of the enemy viii doubtlessly be en-
braced with the edges of their swords.
What Is the use of advice given TO
a sovereign according to the authority
Of books II II be not followed? A
patient win never. recover his health
merely from the description of med
icine.
Troops. with everything which can
make them formidable, should be sta
toned upon the rivers. upon the noun.
tains, in the woods, in the strong
holds, and wherever else there is dam
ger.
The best kind OF troops are declared
TO be those who are naturally brave,
skilled In the exercise of arms, at
taclied, Injured TO fatigue. renowned
and soidier-like.
Ones own exaltation sis another's
tribulation. and both. they say. r. poll
\ ley. Having granted this. our fine Ian
guage Is contradicted by our actions.
One Is lofty, powerful and VIZ
lain. while another Is guided and re-
strained by moral laws. When shall
~ and The sans oppcr3orify n ii3ht
AZ 0nQ oarkne11< 49, . ~ x s. I. \
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l. Guantanamo is u United States naval haze
on the Cuban coast '"'
E' The President is comma nnter-in- chief M tbe
mihtary and naval forces.
d. 'fnlser warfare. as DISTINGUISHED from sub-
marine warfare, includes such warming
as dtcOmDanies vessel on the surfac ce
"nu the principle of visit and search
q hnthiess" Is pronounced 'roothless." with
the long 100" sound. "'''
D. san NarinO's area IL thirty eight souor.
mics and Its population nearly II nm
H. nnpS,s ,a area aons IL 1'0 square miles and
D. DO sweeney. native Of Washington St,te
IN assistant Secretary of the Interior
q an overt act is an act committed In mr.
design vi u" intent or
o. me harrowdaie prisoners are the sey.,,,
TWO Americans captured on the birh 80 80 = !
DS the German raider and taken fn Co.
many ON the captured ship YarrowJaie.
D. george stObbe and Herman Ham Won
nahhehheim are, respectively. the G.r
this city. '""s"s IN
io' ihe pennsylvania Academy OF the Fine ar,s
TOW holding its l12th annual exhibitian T.,
tne Oldest art school In America. ~