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The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

n there il any single virtue which the South ca
consistently claim il il the unbounded whocsouled nor.
pita,y Of ia people, and We were astonishsi beyond
measure one day last week 20 read press dispal
stating that Northern lady had written letter 10 tho
Washington Star complaining that soldiers IN Southern
training camps being treated only nhosptaby
but with an absolute lack " eouieay
II seems that this lady nas a nephew at the tFaln
ng camp at Admission and that he had sometime s.nee
written her letter stating that he W. looking for
ward 10 Thanksgiving with absolute irek claiming fhs
he knew the day not only or him but for other boys r
the camp would be snd gloomy and lonely The wriicf
Of the letter stated that AnnaoniaBa only failed TO-
extend any courteses to the soldiers camp but would
not even give civil answers 70 questions asked them re-
gardng tho locations Of buildings and other places Of
interest In and the city
II was diffkhlt to make this statement iibe with
our idea Of Southern hospitality. and were extreme
n glad to Sec few days later, another letter which
ecctualy refutdd the statements made by the soldier
at Annison This letter was from Northern boy who
now in camp with New York regiment near Spar
tanburg s. c. and he praises extravagantIy the hos
ptatlity Of Southern people.
We have read somewhere that every man has two
sides his character and that he generally exhibits to
wards others the side which they exhibit towards them
| This may have been true Of the boy who wrote to h
aunt in Washington inveghng against Southern hospi
tality or rather what he alleged to be utter lack
hospitality in the South Some Northerners inordi
natey cold in their natures, and the Washington yout
may have unconsciousy repused advances on the par
/ of his Southern brethern Most Southerners are eX
trercy sensitive and if they that overtures mean
n kindly spirit are misunderstood quickly seek self
eatemenl and leave the objects of their socitiousnes
alone Our Washington friend may be one of the cold
booded kind and may his loneliness to that fact
At any rate we we glad to see the communication fror
che New York chap and believe that his letter re
fleets conditions as they really exist in most tranln
camp communities throughout the South it is pubshe
in full below
well for the first time since ! have been
down here got real, irst-cass southern dinner
Had pass for an all day furlough, and with few
other boys secured horse and wagon went for
ride, stopped at farm and inquired if we could
not be Accommodated for dinner. We we're asked
at once to come into their house, and within short
time we had great dinner jointly with the family,
Fried chicken, sweet potatoes, cabbage, beets veg
etabe salad, warm fresh made biscuits corn bread
and fine coffee Oh, such dandy, unexpected and
abundant dinner worth at least $780, We thank
ed the farmer for his hospitality and asked to what
! amount we were indebted to him. His answer was:
| Boys, not cent from you and come again ou
VI are doing your duty and will thy TO do NINE;
A Come again Even at my age, wish that could
r join you.' LIZ
t New York city.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
APPOINTMENTS PLEASING.

Not only local Methodsts but citizens of the city
generally are glad that Rev W L. Duren is to remain in
Columbus Mr. Duren, having served his allotted four
years pastor of the First Methodist church. at
the solicitation of local friends and admirers, appoint
ed presiding elder of the Columbus district the APP
pontment having been made by Bishop w b. Murrah
who presided over the annual meeting of the North
Mississippi Methodist Conference recently held in Ok
ford The parsonage of the Columbus district is ocat
ed in this city, and the appointment of Mr., Duren as
presiding elder means he will continue to reside
here
Another appointment that is pleasing to local et
is that of Rev. S L. Pope pastor of the First
Methodist churh Mr. Pope is by means a stranger
here Nearly decade ago he filled the pulpit of the
Central Methodist church in East Columbus, and built
up strong following He is well liked not only by To-
cal Methodist but by the people of the city generally,
and his return to Columbus is gladly welcomed.
- a.
Among Is persons who lost their lives when a bomb
Gently exploded in Milwaukee police station de-
tectve named Fred Kaiser. Death is always to be de-
plored no matter from what cause it may result but
some intensely patriotic Americans might say that 4
man bearing the name of Kaiser deserved an untmely
end
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

there is every reason to believe the
American people in the mass accept
the Posts appraisal as accurate. 1t
is hoped when opportunity offers that
the people of Mississippi will Also
From the New York Herald.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
YELLOW.

1t was a little yellow cur, with bat
tered hide and stumpy tail,
Whose life path was a weary round
from village dump to gar
bage pail.
A rnongrel, NANCY, fleasome pup,
the sort which men forbear
to shoot,
But frighten yelping up the street
with stone or stick or lifted
boot.
And this same cur, one autumn
morn, sat sadly down to
scratch, and try
To answer this soul-searching quiz
"Lives there creature low as
I?
Breathes there one living thing"
ran his pessimistic monologue
(Which view apart by decent folk,
is meaner than yellow
dog?"
He thought and thought. Suppose, ="
he mused, ~ were a man
born Ger the sea,
Who fled from hopeless, slavish toll
to this bright country Of the
free;
Where, lifted by that country's
hand, reared meath her laws
I rose to power
And comfort, station, wealth--until
to her, Columbia, came the
hour
When. fighting for her life, she ask
ed my aid. and I refused. and
tried
To help her foe, because, forsooth,
hated one she fought beside
| I am a yellow dog" his tail gave Ia
the road one earnest pat.
l
"Men cah me mean and low; but still
/ think I'm not so mean as
that!
"Or shall we postulate this case? An
editor am I, whose pen
Writes, in an alien tongue, the words
read by some still half-alier
Whose fathers came, as mine did
| here, for-swearing all they
left behind,
To seize the chance she offered
she, America, the great and
kind!
An that have and am ! owe to her
but now. when foes attack,
With venomed pen lie in wait to
slyly stab her in the back.
pm sure" the pup soliloquized, as in
the roadside dust he sat.
'No yellow dog OK ell know mas
such q yellow streak as that
"Or let's suppose" quoth he, II am
a politician Of the breed
Which, seeking place, cries shrilly'
'Peace!' and strives the fool
ish mob to lead.
| | rail 'gainst duty, honor, truth. my
country's name and flag
and all
That my Shiny self may drag ht'
tie higher up the wall.
Suppose were thing like that
Suppose in hall or senate l.
But no!"--the cur leaped to his feet
T'n not suppose It! No; nor
try!
| | am, thank God, yellow dog" tie
trotted Of with head erect.
Compared to these. he felt he had
abundant cause Tor sssi-Ts-
spect.
Joseph c. lincoln in The sat
urNav Eveufne Post.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
Latemsut VI thu Financial Condition sf
BANK or CRAWFORD.

Located at crawford the County ~ Lwnde Mpp
the close Of bushsss November TO- 1917
hnInsrs.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04

morning and accompany them at night
to a sound and perfect SLEEP. Men. too
those who, in the strenuous strain of
business competition burn up rapidly
stores of nervous energy. here is a
source Of power, and renewed strength
and endurance which will be found
unfailing.
IF you are not strong or well you
owe II to yourself to make the follow
ing test: See how long you can work
or how far you can walk without be-
coming tired Next take two fve-grain
tablets Of Nuxated Iron, three times per
day after meals for two weeks. Then
test your strength again and see how
much you have gained. From my own
experience with Nuxated Iron. / feel IL
is such a valuable remedy that II should
be kept In every hospital and prescribed
by every physician In this country" :,
DIR. E. Sauer. Boston physician. who
has studied both In this country and
great European medical Institutions.
says: Il am a great believer in Nux-
ated Iron, II often acts almost like
magic. Not long ago a man came to
me who was nearly half a century old
and asked me to give him a prelim-
mary examination for life insurance.
I was astonished to find him with the
blood pressure of a boy Of 20 and as
full Of vigor, vim and vitality as q
young man: in fact, a Young man he
The secret, he said. was taking iron
Nuxated Iron had filled him with re-
newed life. At 80 he was In bad
health; at 4s. he was careworn and
nearly all in-now at 50, after taking
nuxated iron. miracle of vitality and
his face beaming with the bnoyaney
Of youth"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
OUR ONLY SKATING BEAR.

Prince Is the only ice-skating bear
known. To be exact, he has been skat-
ing for the past five years. most Of that
time on roller slxates He came to New
York this winter to show the skating
mUltitudes how a Russian brown bear
can skate gracefully-and fall down
gracefully. too. That is something no
human can do.
In the who's Who Among Bears"
Prince is listed as the only ice-skating
bear In the world. He wears q number
seven shoe, laced In front. IL you pleasA
His skates are double runners and are
securely fastened 70 the shoes. as shown
In the Popular Science Monthly. When
Prince skates he straightens up on his
hind legs and then strikes on In leisure
ly manner, increasing his speed as he
progresses. His owners have TO watch
him carefully TO see that he does not
overhead himself.
But by far the most remarkable thing
about Prince IL his faculty OF feeling a
fall coming on" according to his owners
When Prince feels himself about TO hit
the ice or the Ice to hit him he bends his
back in rockingham fashion and simply
sits down.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
and feels JUST fine"

soil deficient in iron. A patient of
mine remarked to me (after having
been on a six weeks course of Nuxated
Iron), Say Doctor, that there stuff In
like magic.'
Previous to using Nuxated Iron,
had been prescribing the various min
eral salts or iron for years, only to
meet complaints OF discolored teeth.
disturbed digestion. tied-up. hardened
secretions, etc. and had about reached
the conclusion that the only way to
supply iron was to get the patient to
eat large quantities of spinach, carrots
and lentils, when / came across Nux-
ated Iron, an elegant, ingenious prepa-
ration containing organic iron, which
has no destructive action on the
teeth-no corrosive effects on the
stomach and which is readily assim-
Hated into the blood and quickly makes
its presence felt by increased vigor.
snap and staying power.
"On account of the peculiar nature
Of woman, and the great drain placed
upon her system at certain periods,
she requires iron much more than men
to help make up for the loss.
ut should be brought home to the
minds of the younger as well as elder
women of America, what a wonderful
change will take place. in many CAGES,
when Nuxated Iron Is taken; how II
will cause the enriched blood to bring
the roses to their cheeks, the sparkle
to their eyes and elasticity to their
step; how their every function will be
stimulated and regulated and that
sense Of what the French call bien
entire viii get mp with them In the
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04

easiest solution would be . revoiufion
In Germany that would cast out the Prus-
sian military government and substitute
democracy for H. But there seems
to be no signs Of this. All that remains.
then. u 20 defeat the Pruszian military
caste and all who support H. For, a. its
promises cannot be trusted, 20 long a. n
remains powerful enough 70 attack In
neighbors, the peace Of Europe n always
In jeopardy. And this conception n just
as nxed In the mind Of France a. Il is IN
the mind Of Great Britain There may
other guarantees beside democratization
or defeat-the end of the Prussian era IN
one form or another-but, as the prime
minister said. what guarantees are there
surer than those which Germany brokeT
Mr.. Lloyd George also spoke OF resti-
tuition and reparation. In the legal phase
tie between democracy and autocracy. No
matter how complete the ultimate allied
victory. the full costs can never be i'm
posed on the guilty party. How much
Il is possible or wise 70 impose depends
on how complete its the democratization
or defeat OF the Purssian Gates militar-
lstic government
Mr.. Lloyd George is the champion of
British democracy not only because he
states its case but because. whether
democracy is right or wrong. its survival
depends on fits organizing itself 20 that Il
can overcome the attack of an eficient
autocracy, and that is Great Brftain's
task under his leadership. II IL fitting
that British leadership In this particular
trial should be In the hands Of the most
democratic statesman in Great Britain
The Worlds Work.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04

Dr. T. Alphonsus wallace, q physf-
clan Of many years experience in this
country and who has been given many
honorary titles in England. says: Il DO
not make a practice OF recommending
advertised medicinal products, but I
have found Nuxated Iron so potent
in nervous. rundown conditions, that
] believe all should know of IL The
men and women Of today need more
iron in their blood than was the case
twenty or thirty years ago. This be-
cause OF the demineralized diet which
now is served daily in thousands OF
homes and also because of the demand
for greater resistance necessary to
onset the greater number Of health
hazards to be met at every turn"
NOTE.-Nunted Iron. which 5 prescribed and
recomnended sbcTe by physicisns In snch oreat
variety Of cases ID not q patent medicine nor secrrt
remedy. but >one which h vel knOwn 70 drueriss
and who-e iron canstitnests ars widely prescTibed
Uuliks the Older inorganic iron products. II d
easily assmizted. docs not injup the teeth make
them black, nor upset the stomach; on the con-
trary, is most potent remedy In nearly an
forms Of tDdigezton, as vii for nervous. run
down rODditionA The manufacturer have sscA
Erest ceuhdenc. In Nuxnted Iron that they oa,r %
forfeit 5000 TO any charitable institutioa n they
cannot take any man woman under @ who lacfs
iron. and increase their strength 20 psr csut or
serious orsanie trouble. Thsy alO oaer % rufund
your MONEY II docs not at lesSa double your
stzength and endurance IN ten dnyB' eina. u d
diapensed In this city b. Jsma oDonnsIls Drur
Store. Peoplss DRUG storsA and all soot eaGp
nstA-Adx. -
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
London Rejoices at News
Of Break with Germany
Americas Moral Endorsement of Allied Cause
Rather Than Material Aid, Appears of Most
Comfort to English People

England has ever faced. and We would
like a little human sympathy from over
the Atlantic" said a British official 20
me, with much feeling, few days before
the new German-American crisis de-
veloped.
That this Is typical has been shown
By the universal pleasure expressed here
at the rupture even by men who firmly
believe that the material interests of the
entente are better served by a neutral
than a belligerent America. English.
men have been hurt, feeling as they do
that America Is a member of the Anglo
Saxon family, at the failure OF the United
States hitherto to identify herself with
the moral cause for which, as Britons
have often said to me. ANY white man"
ought to stand up. Now the sense OF
perplexity and grievance has gone. with
the severance of relations. and even II
no American ship fires a shot in this war
it will not return. for what rankled most
was the feeling that officially the PresI-
dent regarded Germany and the German
cause as just as good as the British, Bel
gian and French. And that official at
tude was abandoned when Bernstorf
was handed his passports.
Americans I'm London.
There are some 5000 to 5000 Americans
of military age In London, and many of
are ScTlOuSIy pioneering Inelr POSI-
ton in the event of war. With all Eng
lishmen who are fit to fight 'combed out"
these fortunate aliens have naturally been
regarded with some envy by their neigh
bors, and now those same neighbors, even
though there Is no talk OF conscription
in the United States, will watch them
closely.
The formation of an American legion
here to fight In the British army Is under
discussion. 1t Is also reported that II
America enters the war England and
France will be requested to release all
the American airmen and soldiers now in
France and send them to the United
States, where their experience will prove
of value in training the new levies. 1t Is
not known whether the President intends
in case of war to send an army to Eu-
rope.
1T would be a waste Of effort to train
a great army for this war;" said a prom
inent soldier to me. 1T would be ten
months or more before great numbers of
front, for your regular army must remain
unteers. In ten months the war on land
will have been decided. and the EFFORT put
on your army would be wasted. and had
better be expended IL you want to help
heat Germany upon munitions"
On the other hand, 1t is widely hoped
that American regular troops will come
over, and soon, even If only a division
can be spared. for the moral effect on
the British and French armies and the
populations at home.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
BY JOHN L. BALDERSTON.
tcopyright, le17, by the Mcclure Newspaper


London. Feb. 7.-Last Saturday even
ing. before the news of Count Bern
stornrs dismissal had reached London,
was dining In a club. London clubs
are world-famous for decorum and
frlgfdity This club was. not the one
which maintains a silence room"
wherein, legend relates, no word has
been spoken for forty years excepting
on one winter evening in the late nineties
when a member suddenly dropped his
paper and called. Steward, remove the
man in that chair. He has been dead
three days.
But it was a club of the same sort
Dinner was eaten in silence, broken
only by an occasional remark IN the
prescribed hushed tones. My thoughts
were unpleasantly occupied with the
statement in an evening paper that Presi-
dent Wilson had decided to take no
action regarding the German submarine
note until an overt act'' was committed
and could see ahead humiliating pros
pect of lengthy argument over some
future loss of American life while our
ships like those of other neutral countries
remained in port afraid to venture out
English Friend Enters.
An English friend walked briskly into
the dining room, stretched out his hand
solemnly, and 1 took it with fervor, TOT
/ knew what 1t meant, though his face
was correctly impassive.' Such cere-
mony carried out in the dining room OF
that club could have only one meaning.
We had broken on relations with Ger
many. I asked only one question, ana
he whispered back that the news was
ofhcial. 1t passed from table to table.
and several men came over to me and
shook hands. After dinner, in the smok-
ing room, 1 found that 1 was the only
American in the club, and although am
not a member and scarcely knew a dozen
of the men there 1 think every man or
them insisted upon saying a few words
Of APPRECIATION. There waS,nothing ful-
some, no gratitude. no belief expressed
that America would do anything remark
able in the way of fighting.
''Of course, knew you'd do II. " THANK
God you're with us at last" Now we'll
see it through together" These were
typical phrases. If Americans would un-
derstand the attitude of the English peo-
pie toward the break with Germany,
think they must put out of their heads
any idea that desire for material help
from the United States is the dominant
feeling here. II the break in diplomatic
relations never results in war, Britons
will still feel that they have gained some
thing immateTial. but something that will
help them to win the war and bear the
stern sacrifices ahead. in the moral sup
port of the United States.
This year is going to be the hardest
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
Why Allies Expect to Win;
A Study of Lloyd George

When Mr.. Lloyd George was minister Of
munitions earlier in the war, officials Of
the war office came TO him with q 'pros
gram for the manufacture Of guns and
shells. Mr.. Lloyd George accepted the
program and told Its makers that he
would multiply 1t by eight. Despite their
objections this Is just what he did do.
Later on he again doubled the program.
Altogether there were actually made 10
times tho number OF guns and shells
called for In the original order.
The increase was due to Mr.. Lloyd
Georges imagination. and the British
success on the somme itself in turn was
due to the increase.
To win In this war England has to
think big and decide quickly. No amount
CT little thinking, no matter how ac-
curate. no amount OF wise decisions. II
they are belated, will suffice. Lloyd
George thinks big His large head Is ftfll
of Imagination and his little body has
lots Of courage. He increased the pro-
gram of the war officials 10 times. and
he has enlarged the vision Of a lot OF his
countrymen In about the same proper
ton. His idea Is not to let the Germans
set the pace but to make more NUM-
tions than the Germans ever thought of
and get all the men there are, He means
to put Englapd's effort on a plane that
no one ever contemplated. least of all
the Germans. and II he can do 1t that Is
the way to beat the Germans.
To sec what Lloyd George wants to
speed up 1t Is worth while looking a min
ute ct what England's effort already
amounts to. "England's effort has be-
come a much used phrase. 1t has an
alliterative value but 1t Is far from ac-
curate. England. Scotland, Ireland, the
Tl0OoininnR and colonies tn,
Nevertheless, the large proportion OF the
empires effort has been furnished by the
46 million people in Great Britain.
Financial Contribution.
Roughly speaking. the effort consists in
O The largest financial contribution of
any nation on either side to the war. The
British expenditure Is the largest of any
one government engaged in the war, and
despite this the England exchange has
fallen only 2 2-l0 per cent. (the German
decline has been % per cent? With this
money the English have paid their own
war expenses, helped finance their al
lies. and incidentally furnished more than
half OF the money with which the Bel
CLAN relief commission has fed Belgium.
(0 The maintenance Of thel argest navy
in the world. augmented during the war
by building at a rate at least equal to
our proposed naval program, the main
tenance OF thousands of patrol boats,
mine sweepers, and the greatest merchant
fleet afioat for transporting supplies from
all the world not only to British ports,
but allied ports as we'll
90 The organization and training of an
army of 100000 and the creation Of the
necessary guns. munitions, and supplies.
For an appreciable part of this effort
of the empire, Mr.. Lloyd George. as chan
cellor of the excheQuer. as minister of
munitions, as war secretary, b response
BILE. As prime minister he wants to en-
large and intensity the empires effort
and to add firmness and decision to her
councils.
It seems remarkable that one man
The Washington herald., 1917-03-04
LATEST INVENTIONS

The Popular Science Monthly bears
witness to the fact that inventors are
just as busy inventing as ever. Among
the most recent inventions are the fol-
lowing: A wrestling dummy for gym
nasium practice; q nfe-preserver which
keeps its occupant anoat and warm; an
instrument which enables you TO see the
sounds that you sing; a periscope attach
ment for field glasses; a combination
Christmas tree-holder, telephone stand
and tabouret: a rain alarm TO make the
hired girl get up and close the windows:
a machine that messages your pains
away with air. and a mechnicl telephone
operator which takes down the number OF
a call or a message when you are out.