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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-26

BY the Governor,
Attest:
l.. ERNEST THORNTON.
Deputy Secretary of State"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29

Then my eyes looked upon a
fearful scene. From each of those
countries arose thick, black clouds,
which soon joined into one, and
throughout this mass cleaned a
dark red light, by which saw
hordes of armed men, who, moving
with the cloud, marched by land
and sailed by sea to America, which
country was presently enveloped in
the volume of the cloud. And
dimly saw these vast armies ddevds-
tate the whole country, and cities
I had beheld springing up, AS my
cans listened to the laundering of
the cannon, clashing of swords, and
cries of the millions in mortal COM
bat, l again heard the mysterious
voice, saying, son of the Republic,
look and learn
"When the voice had ceased,
the dark, shadowy angel placed his
trumpet to his mouth, and blew a
long and fearful blast"
Instantly a light as from a
thousand suns shone down from
above me, and pierced and broke in
to fragments the dark cloud which
enveloped America. AT the same
moment / saw the angel upon
whose forehead still shone the word
Union, and who bore our national
flag in one hand and sword in the
other, descending from heaven at
tended by legions of bright spirits.
These Immediately joined the inhab-
itants of America, who, taking
courage again, closed up their brok-
en- ranks and renewed the battle.
Again amid the fearful noise of the
conflict l heard mysterious voice,
saying, Son of the Republic, look
and learn
GAS the voice ceased, the shad-
owy angel, for the last time, dipped
water from the ocean, and sprinkled
it on America. Instantly the dark
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29
CHAuTAUQUA WEEK HERE JUNE 30 JULY 7

cloud rolled back, together with the
armies it had brought, leaving the
inhabitants of the land victorious.
Then once more | beheld villages,
towns and cities springing up where
they had been before, while the
bright angel, planting the azure
standard he had brought in the
midst of them, cried in a loud voice
to the inhabitants: While the stars
remain and the heavens send down
dews upon the earth, SO long snail
the Republic last"
"'And taking from his brow the
crown, on which still blazed' the
word Union, he placed it upon the
standard, while all the people, kneel-
ing down, said, "Amenw
"The scene instantly began to
fade and dissolve, and l at last
saw nothing but the rising, curling,
white vapor l had at first beheld.
This also disappearing, l found my
self once more gazing upon that
mysterious visitor, who, in that
same mysterious voice l had heard
before, say, Son of the Republic,
what you have seen is thus inter-
preted: Three perils will come up
On the Republic, the most fearful is
the third, passing which the whole
world united shall never be able to
prevail against her. Let every
child of the Republic learn to live
for his God, his land, and union"
With these words the figures
vanished. / started from my seat,
and felt that | had been shown the
birth, progress, and destiny of the
Republic of the United States"
"Such, my FRIEND" concluded the
venerable narrator, "were the words
from Washington's own lips, and
America would do well to profit by
them. Let her remember that In
Union she has strength, in Disunion
is her destruction. THE Citizen.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29

ington going to the thicket to pray.
Well, it is not only true, but he used
often to pray in secret for aid and
comfort from God, in the interpo-
sition of whose Divine Providence
alone brought us safely through
those dark days of tribulation."
zone day, l remember it well, the
chilly wind whistled and howled
through the leafless trees, though
the sky was cloudless and the sun
shining brightly; he remained in
his quarters nearly the whole of
the afternoon alone. When he
came out, / noticed that his face
was a shade paler than usual, and
that there seemed to be something
on his mind of more than ordinary
Importance. Returning just after
dark, he dispatched an orderly to
the quarters of the officer l mem
toned, who was presently in at
tendance. After a preliminary con-
versation which lasted some half
an hour, Washington, gazing upon
his companion with that strange
look of dignity which he alone
could command, said to the latter:
81 do not know whether it was
owing to anxiety of mind or what,
but this afternoon, as | was sitting
at this very table engaged in pre-
pairing a dispatch, something in the
apartment seemed to disturb me.
Looking up, | beheld exactly oppo-
site me singularly beautiful fe-
male. So astonished was for I
had given strict orders not to be
disturbed-that it was some mo-
ments before l found language to
inquire the cause of her presence.
A second, third and fourth time did
| repeat the question, but received
no answer from my mysterious Wis
itor. | began to feel as one dying,
or rather to experience the sensa-
ton which / have sometimes imagin-
ed accompanied dissolution. l did
not think, reason, or move; all were
alike impossible. was only con
scious of gazing fixedly and vacant
ly at my companion"
"Present / heard voice, saying,
Son Of the Republic, look and
-learnp while at the same time my
visitor extended her arm and fore
finger easterly. / now beheld a
heavy white vapor at some distance,
rising fold upon fold. This grad
ually dissipated, and l looked upon
a strange scene. Before me lay
stretched out in one vast plain all
the countries of the world-Europe,
Asia, Africa and America. saw
rolling and tossing between Europe
and America the pillows of the At
lantic, and between Asia and Amer
lea lay the Pacific. Son of the
Republic, look and Learnt A cen
fury cOmeth; look and learn said
the same mysterious voice as be-
FORE"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29

"'At that moment | held a dark,
shadowy being, like an angel, stand
ing or rather floating in mid-air be-
tween Europe and America. Dip
ping water out of the ocean in the
hollow of each hand, he sprinkled
some upon America with his right
hand, while he cast some upon
England with his left. Immediately
dark cloud arose from each of
those countries and joined in mid
ocean. A while it remained station
airy, and then moved Slowly west
ward until it enveloped America in
its murky folds. Sharp flashes of
lightning now cleaned throughout it
at intervals, and l heard the smoth-
cred groans and cries of the Ameri-
can people"
"'A second time the angel dipped
from the ocean and sprinkled it out
as before. The dark cloud was then
drawn to the ocean, into whose
heaving waves it sunk from view,
and the third time l heard the
mysterious voice, saying, Son of the
Republic, look and learn
az cast my eyes upon America,
and beheld villages, towns, and
cities springing up, one after an
other, until the whole land from the
Atlantic to the Pacific was dotted
with them"
"'At this the dark, shadowy an
gel turned his face southwark, and
from Africa / saw I'm ill-omened
spectre approaching our land. 1t
fitted slowly, and heavily over ev-
cry village, town, and city of the
latter; the inhabitants of which
presently set themselves in battle
array, one against the other. AS /
continued looking / saw bright
angel, and on his brow rested a
crown of light on which was traced
the word Union, bearing the Ameri-
can flag, which he placed between
the divided nation and said, 'Remem-
Der, we are brethren
Instantly the inhabitants, cast
ing from them their weapons, be-
came friends once more, and united
around the national standard. And
again l heard the mysterious voice,
saying, Son of the Republican, the
peril has passed-look and learn
Sand | beheld the villages, towns,
and cities of America increase in
size and numbers till at last they
covered all the land from the At
lantic to the Pacific, and their in
habintants became as countless as
the stars in heaven or as the sand
upon the seashore. And again !
heard the mysterious voice, Son of
the Republic, the end of century
cometh-look and learn At this
the dark, shadOwy angel placed a
trumpet to his mouth and blew three
distinct blasts, and taking water
from the ocean sprinkled il out
upon Europe Asia, and Africa"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29
wAsHIneron's VISION
A Remarkable Prophecy.

The last Tune ever saw Anthony
Sherman was on the 4th of July,
1899, in Independence Square"
lie was then ninety and becom-
ing very feeble; but though so old,
his dimming eyes rekindled as he
looked at Independence Hall, which,
he said, he had come to gaze upon
once more before he was gathered
home.
'What time is it7" said he, rails
ing his trembling eyes to the clock
in the steeple, and endeavoring to
shade the former with a shaking
hand, "What time is it? | can't see
so well now as l used to-"
'Half-past three"
"Come, them" he continued, "let
us go into the Hall; / want to tell
you an incident of Washington's
life; one which no one alive knows
of except myself, and, if you live,
you will before long see it verified"
Reaching the visitors rooms, in
which the sacred relics of our
early days are preserved, we sat
down upon one of the old-fashion-
ed wooden benches, and my veneer
able friend related to me the fol
lowing narrative, which, from the
popularity of our national affairs
at the present time, / have been in
duced to give to the world. / give
it as near as possible in his own
words:
"Nhen the bold action of our Con-
gress, in asserting the independence
of the colonies, became known to
the world, we were laughed and
scofed AT as silly, presumptuous
rebels, whom the British grenadiers
would soon tame into submission
but undauntedly we prepared to
make good what we had said. The
keen encounter came, and the world
Knows the result. 1t is easy and
pleasing for those of the present
generation to talk and write of the
days of '76, but they little know,
neither can they imagine, the trials
and sufferings of those fearful days. |
And there is one thing that much
fear, and that is that the American
people do not properly appreciate
the boon of freedom. Party spirit !
is yearly becoming stronger and
stronger, and unless it is checked,
will at no distant day undermine |
and tumble into ruin the whole
structure of the Republic. But let |
me hasten to my narrative"
"From the opening of the Revo-
luton we experienced all phases of
fortune, now good and now i'll, at
one time victorious, at another con-
quered. l think the darkest period
we had was when Washington, after
several reverses, retreated to Val
ley Forge, where he resolved to pass
the winter of '76. All! l have seen
the tears coursing down our dear
old COMMANDERS care-worn cheek
as he would be conversing with a
confidential officer about the condi-
ton of his poor soldiers. You have
doubtless heard the story of Wash
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29
BARN NEARLY DESTROYED

During the storm last Tuesday
lightning struck the large stock
barn on the farm of Henry
Ledford on the Spencer pike, prac-
tically destroying it, and entailing a
loss of about $3.50. Mr.. Ledford
had no insurance. His residence,
which stood near the barn, was
destroyed by lightning about one
year ago and was a total loss.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29

1t is quite safe to annex a June
bride, brother-provided you are
81 or over.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-29

We have, also, the hogs of war
the food spectators.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22

all one-that no part can suffer with
out hurting all. You know that the ig
norance, squalor and vice of a slum
district reaches it's impious hands to-
ward all the homes of a city. So
with the world. We of the United
States now know ourselves as part of
the great brotherhood that is to con
serve the peace of the world forever
Bigness is creeping into our lives
and driving out the tyranny of petit
ness" New dresses are not fash
ionable now," said one of our best
known ladies recently The discords
from personal feelings, scandal and
envy and selfishness are being for
gotten. God has smashed into the
shell of our small world and we are
free in His sky. We have big emo
tions instead of small and sOrdid ones.
Gods great winds are blowing clean
ness into our minds and souls! We
are finding ourselves!
Under existing stress we are appre-
ciating the true worth of common
things and relations. The boy who
has gone to uphold his country's hon
or thinks more of his home and par
ents than ever before; and the faith
er's heart swells with pride in and
love for the boy that before was hard
ly more than an incident in his life
We understand that the sacredness
of home is more than eating and
drinking-that life is the great thing
and that there is no life without hon
orr We are glad to see developed
our latent capacity for grim endur'
ance 1t is not when you die thaI
matters so much, but how and in wha
cause!
We are thankful for our increased
assurance with regard to the life t
be and the supremacy of an all-wis
God We are thankful that our peopl
are keeping so sane and bending ev
cry energy to the supreme work. A
an American citizen l am Thankful
that at last we heard the call, TO
a response to which I had waited il
bitterness of soul lest the opportunit.
should pass us by. This nation hat
most to lose and most to gainI From
the first gun it was our war, and
thank God we are in tin it to sta.
until Kaiserism shall have perishe,
from the earth!
We should be thankful for tn
grand swell of patriotism that ha
swept over our land. Thankful 70
the new sense of national unity
through which Americanism mean
much more than ever before; ant
specially thankful that we are, on
and all, finding the joy of service
service to humanity, to God and to ou
country
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22
Crosby Acquitted
by Jury Yesterday
Held That Matter in Written Report
Showed No Evidence Of Wrong Do
ing and Was Not LibellOus.

After six days of legal strife and
forensic arguments the trial of the
State against G. ]. Crosby, charged
with criminally libelling Dr. c. A.
Emes during the campaign of 1916,
when they were rival candidates for
coroner resulted last night in a YER
dict of acquittal
During the campaign Emes was
called to Salt Lake City to take
charge of the Keely institute during
the temporary absence of its manager,
DR.. Maupin, of whom he was a close
personal friend and with whom he
had been identified in business pre-
viously Crosby is said to have been
informed by somebody that his polit-
ical enemies were contemplating an
attack on his character and the resur-
rection of certain scandalous rumors
which it is said had been circulated
about him years before. He alleged
that he had not heard that Emes was
connected with such alleged contem-
plated assault on his reputation, but
thought that possibly such was the
case and on consultation with several
others was advised to get a detective
to shadow Emes, in order, he said to
find if the visit to Salt Lake City
a case to hurt his candidacy.
The detective sent in an elaborate
report which, on its face, showed
nothing against Emes and which, as
later shown, proved his conduct not
only harmless but altogether com
mendable. The state claimed, how
ever, that Crosby showed parts of
this report to numerous friends in
such a way that they gained the i'm
preston that the conduct of Emes
was highly immoral and utterly rep
rehensible and that as a result, the
story gathering momentum as it went,
1t proved very injurious to the repu-
tation of Emes.
The things that Crosby is alleg-
ed to have intimated orally were
criminal libel, and in which only the
character of the written matter was
at issue. The defense contended that
the written report, either in whole
or in part, was entirely harmless,
and that it was impossible to libel a
man with the truth, when that truth
was not derogatory to his character
or reputation. The state declined to
concede that the report produced in
court was the one shown during the
campaign, but failed to adduce tes-
timony that it was not, while the
| testimony of the defendant was that
it was the same report, and the tes-
timony of the witnesses of the state
was to the effect that they thought
| the report the same, and that it was
the same in substance.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22

LONDON Now 22Brth
office
mans III storm assaults "
Not the British
base OF Cambria but additional
Cavalry and infantry "cleaning
tanks lead in the fresh
German losses In killed.
Whole divisions 1 $ eima that
Germans $4,000
This Engand day! Field
tory
man defenses of the Hndenburg line
The British thanh miles
from Cambra
imminent
More German prisoners and
southern progress
unOicay
lin Palestine o erusaIem
The British closing German baseat
FOntaine
British
Hindenburg line which
the that fires tn
erected by the Germans the
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22
Football Tomorrow at
the Local Gridiron
GOOding Has Heaviest Team in
Southern Idaho and Once Tied This
City, 14-l4.

The Gooding high school football
team is scheduled to play on the To-
cal gridiron, Friday, November %.
The Gooding team is the only team
that has played Twin Falls a close
game this season. The Twin Falls
Gooding game at Gooding early in
the season, resulting in a 14-14 tie
score. Drawing conclusions from this
game it is believed the white and blue
boys will have the hardest fight of
the year on their hands Friday.
Gooding has the heaviest team in
southern Idaho, and has several back
field men of more than ordinary speed
and ability. In order to have a clean
title as the leading team in southern
Idaho, it will be necessary for Twin
Falls to defeat Gooding decisively.
This will be the last game for the
first eleven on the local gridiron this
season. A two year contract has been
entered into with Nampa high school,
calling for a Thanksgiving game this
year at Nampa and next year at Twin
Falls.
The team is getting hard practice
this week and will be in the best
condition for this game. Robert
Davis, who has been off the team for
some time, on account of an injury to
his leg in a previous game, is able to
get out for practice and will be able
to play Friday. Watson sprained his
foot in the Blackfoot game and was
laid up for several days but is again
able to be out for practice.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22

LONDON, Nov 22-The whole
northern end of the German front in
France has been shaken by the big
British victory southeast of Arras.
One hundred square miles of French
territory held by the Germans since
Won Kluck's drive in the autumn OF
1914, have been redeemed"
Savage fighting continues in mud
and rain over a front of nearly 35
miles, between the Scarpe river and
st. Quentin
The upper end of the vaunted Hin
denburg line has been shattered and
one of its chief supports-the bastion
of Cambrai-is in imminent danger of
capture.
1t was the most terrific blow the
British have yet struck and already
about 10000 German prisoners, in
Guiding approximately 200 Officers,
have been captured.
Field Marshal Haig's men advanced
over five miles and a salient six miles
deep has been driven into the Ger
man front southwest of Cambrai. The
British forces are already at the
threshold of this important German
base.
importance have been achieved in
the opening phase of the gigantic bat
tie score or more of strong Ger
man positions including a dozen viii
lagos have fallen into the hands of
the British.
The war materials captured have
not been enumerated, but it is known
that more than 80 guns were taken
by the attackers.
Masses of cavalry were used for
the first time on the western front
since the early days of the war
1t is significant to note that Cen
eral Pershing, commander of the
American army in France was invit-
ed to be present.
The main force of the British thrust
was aimed directly at Cambrai but
the troops fighting southwest of that
city were able to make better prog
ress than those attacking to the
northwest of it, The troops south
west of Cambria are now pushing to-
ward Esnes, an important German
position lying on the railway line
running from Cambria in a southeast
erly direction.
All of the Cambrai-St. Quentin road
is now dominated by the British.
German reinforcements are now be-
ing hurried up in an effort to save
Cambrai but it is evident that the
German commanders are in panic.
The British victory came at a psy-
Geological moment and today the
whole nation was given over to re-
joicing.
Military men declare that it is a
double victory from purely
military achievement it is a stupen-
dous victory; 2-from a moral and
political viewpoint it is scarcely less
important by raising the spirits of the
people in the entente countries while
depressing the Germans to the lowest
depths.
Berlin, Nov. 22.-The great battle
southwest of Cambria confines, Ger
man war Office announced today.
The official statement says that the
British have failed to obtain their chief
lobjectives and that only a little
ground has been gained by them"
The battlefield, says the war office,
is Uttered with the wreckage of Bri-
tish tanks.
The capture of two more mountain
tain heights in northern Italy was
claimed by the war Office this after
noon.
The captured SUBMITS are Monte
Fontana, and Monte Spinuccia, be-
tween the Brenta and Piave valleys.
The foregoing statement shows that
the big battle along the upper Piave
rives in Italy has been renewed. 1t is
there the Germans are trying to out
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22

flank the Italian left wing.
A gain for the French between Cra-
onne and Berry au bac, north of the
Aisne river, was admitted by the war
Office also.
The official statement said that the
French, attacking in connection with
the British, used heavy forces against
the Germans and that savage fighting
was in progress all day yesterday. AT
ter hand-to-hand struggle a Ger
man position northeast Of La Vile Aux
BOis was lost.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22
STENOGRAPHERS AND TYPE
WRITER'S WANTED BY U. S

The war department has agreed to
make appointment from stenOgraphers
and typewriters registers at not less
than $11OO a year, and to promote to
$1,000 at the end Of three months Of
satisfactory service
Examinations given ANY Tuesday
at Twin Fails
For further information call for To-
cal secretary Of civil service commits
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22
REV. WILLSIE MARTINS GRAND
ADDRESS TO FEDERATED WOMEN
Great Thoughts Inspired by Great Epoch
Grandly Expressed -Women's Clubs Are Ask
ed Leave Literature, Art and History for Pur-
poseful Service in the History Now Making.

1t IS great pity that every man. woman and child in Twin
Fayes the whole countrycoud have heard the intensely
patriotic equally practical address delivered before
Federation of Women clubs the Baptist church yesterday after
Much deserved applause and testified
apprecave reception by the ladies' No condensed report
justice Mr. Martins takne might almost attempt
abbrevae summarize the commandments the Lord
prayer.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22
RAILROAD STRIKE AvERTED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-An agree
ment that precludes the possibility
of railroad strike for the period of
the war with Germany was reached
between President Wilson and the
four railway brotherhood chiefs at a
two hour conference ut the White
House this afternoon.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-22
FIFTY THOUSAND LOST BY GERMANS
INCREAT ALLIED VICTORY ON ARRAS

More Than 10000 Prisoners and 100 Square
Miles of Territory Captured British Press on
to Famous German Base at Cambria Which
They Are Shelling French Gain Important
Triumph Over Boches- Germans Seek to Mini
mize British Achievement, but Admit French
Victory.