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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-11
Bv The United Pres

BUENOS AIhES July II.-Ihe
German minister took what was pre-
sumably Germany's answer 10 Ar
gentine's ultimatum 70 President Iro-
goyen today He held a long confer
ence with the executive. All com
ment was refused by officials.
Local reports had IL that Germany
CONTINUED on Page TwO)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-11

! BY The United Press.
PARIS. July 11-Ropulse or Ger.
man raids around Saplgneul. in the
Champagne. was reported In today's
official statement. A number OF pris-
oners were taken.
on the left bank OF the Meuse
artillery fighting was active. In the
woevre, north Of Fluery the Germans
we're thrown back in sharp flgnting.
During their three weeks OF attack
on the Chemin Des Danes the Ger
mans have not succeeded in planting
a single machine gun on the high
way.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-11

BY The United Press.
LONDON. July ia strong Ger
man attack around Nieuport (Bel-
giuml succeeded in penetrating Brit
ish positions on front OF i400 yards.
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
General Haig said that the bridges
across the User and other waterways
had been destroyed isolating the dunes
sector near the coast and opposite
Lombartzide.
"The enemy gained the position
temporarily" he added. Counter at
tacks drove him back"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-11
SUN AND TIDES.
Mouth Of Chrisiiana.

sun rose ................. AL A. NJ.
Sun sets ............T 80 2. NJ.
Mouth Of Chnsiiana.
Hi-h wntcr . 800 An. 5.45 PM.
Low water .... 1905 a. NJ. 1920 p. NJ.
Recdy Island high and low water one
hour earlier.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-11

] ZURICH. July 1.-THE full meot-
! ing OF the Reichstag scheduled for
today has been prepared 'on account
OF party differences" according TO
word received here from Berlin. I'M
perial Chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
veg was reported conforring with
leaders OF all factions.
One dispatch carried the report
that all the Prussian State minister's
had resigned their posts.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-11
WEATHER

Unsettled probably showers
tonight and Thursday; mod
crate 70 fresh northeast
winds on coast, becoming
variable.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-11
BY Tho United Press

BY The United Press
AMSTERDAM. July 1.-THE Ger4
man government was reported today
TO have agreed TO retire FIVE OF the
frussian ministers I'm addition TO Fort
eign Secretary Zimmerman, VicQ
! Chancellor Holfferich and Colonial
Secretary Solf in a compromise with
the Centrist Social reformers.
This Is the first time the name ol
! DR.. Solf has been brought into th'
o. German rumors OF cabinet changes
He IS q strong conservative.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh Ia local disease, greatly In
nuenced BY constitutional conditions, and
In order to cure Il you must take an
Internal remedy Halls Catarrh Medl-
cine u taken Internally and acts thru
the blood on tho mucous surfaces Of the
system. Halls catarrh Medicine was
prescribed BY one Of the best phyalcinns
M this country for years. II Il COM
posed Of some Of the best tnnlcs known.
combined with some ~ tho best blood
purifiers. Tie uerl,ft combination Of
the inrredlcntn in iairr Catnrfh Medl-
cine ~ what produce rurh voriarii
results Ia catarrhal conditions. fcnd Cor
tpsiimouilil. faDn.
T. ]. CHENEY Z CO.. prcrI.. Toledo, 0.
Al Dmre SIS. itt
Halle Family rlli Tor corsilrailon
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20
J. +. Eubank was n business Wis
itor In Snyder Monday.

scurry county people are request
ed to read an article In the Signal
explaining the County Library law.
Such a public institution would cost
but little and would bring pleasure
and opportunity TO people In every
community In the county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20
Notice

Dr. r. +. McI.arry has discovered
medicines that cure all the Ills thai
are common in this country. Hi
book tells you about his great medl
cal genius. II can be bought at thu
Signal office for one dollar and NJ
~ cents. i2tl
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20
Fresh vegetables and fruit at
Dawson 4 Wilhelm
stock Market Aneo,ed

New York. April i6 A rumor
started today that the British gov
eminent had requlstioned all ship
Ping under the British flag and the
bears on the stock exchange caused
a drop in stocks.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

All those finding that | have
worked their part OF the country and
missed thom will greatly obllge us
II you will call at the office and rem
der your taxes for 1917.
+. N. Brownheld. Tax Assessor.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

Mr.. r. W Clark came In Monday
from Fort Worth. He said his daugh-
ter, Miss Mona CLARK. was married
on Thursday OF last week to n prom
lnent young banker OF Virginia and
they had gone there to live.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

Chillicothe, Texas, April ID.
W whittle wheat farmer near
town. sold 1909 bushels OF wheat
yesterday for s15.5si.ss from crops
OF 1915 and 1916. This wheat was
grown on 40 acres.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

d. Il. Myers OF BlumTeXas, is
here this week prospect with a
view to purchasing farmland in
scurry county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

have Just shipped In one car OF
big mules. WIN sell cheap at once.
Jim Bllis-at Snyder Transfer Cos
barn.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

Mrs. George Yeates left Monday
for Lubbock TO which place she and
Mr.. Yeates are moving to reside.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilbf West
Snyder have a very sick lid this
week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

Guaranteed to DO fiesh our +, o.
Stone Cakes. Phone 60.
J. W. TEMPLEToN.
36tf The Grocer
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

DR.. W. A.. Palmer was here Tues
day from Dunn.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

Mrs. J. p. Nall left Sunday to
visit AT Hubbard City.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

Plenty OF Red Top Cane Seed at
J. ", Templeton's.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-20

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27
THE VOLUNTEER
BY JOHN wINGFIELD GATEwooD

BY JOHN wINGFIELD GATEwOoD.
night the full moons splendor in glory bathed
the skies,
And musing from the window, with wide and wakeful
I beauty springtme's budding green
etching touched with siver-beneath the full moons
Some vagrant cloud obscuring the moonlight in the
skies.
land lay bleeding skies blazing red
Where flames the torch plage, surrounded by her
dead
There the awful thunder of guns with giant
throats.
The earth was rent asunder; and high above there
The star-shels evil omen while, in the rockets glare
Machine guns spat with venom and death was every
where
French and British march calmly up to death;
With iron unflinching they faced his fiery breath
I saw their brave lines blasted, reform, and then
advance
And glimpsed the crosses the hills of
France
Became the merest whisper flaming lights went OUT
And then mental vision there doomed the great gray
The giant motion though swelling silently
A merchant ship sailing, smoke trailed far
asten,
Her wake in leaving where stout propellers
saw fitful shadow demon shape of gray
The quickly launched torpedo vicious squirt of
heard a loud explosion-a load OF grain down
And heard weak children wang in some fair Belgian
town;
Then Duty, stood beside me, and
And pointed, with her finger of Allied dead;
From her imploring chances my soul could find
And Conscience called, You coward. your blood is
white-not red
You hide behind the ramparts of French and British
dead"
Then Prudence spoke out plainly: "Evade not Duty's
CALI
Nor wait vain tomorrow! Your country next
fall!'
And Conscience muttered coldly: Your doubt
is sweet,
Though stolen night boldly, behind the Allied
neet?"
I covered in confusion, hot with shame.
When thing broke the slence-my Country called
my
The call like challenge, high clear,
1t seemed to cross the ocean and echo back cheer.
Then, from the Land Of Pilgrims" where freedom had
its birth.
The wireless caught tidings and hurled 1t round
the earth;
big guns the trenches, sweed up with mighty
din
howed with of thunder, Americas com
ing in"
The golden dawn was breaking. the silver had
flown,
And. looking for my mentors, I found myself alone;
This morning 1 enlisted and in the ranks of Pride
Foundy Duty, Prudence, Conscience true comrades
at my side.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27
Metal, Men and Food.

The entrance of the United States into the war
heightens still further the superiority of the Allies
in metal as we'll as in men. This country produces
annually forty-one million tons of steel, while
Germany produces less than sixteen million tons
The Allies annual output of pig iron is now fifty
four millions, four hundred and twenty-nine thou
sand tons, as compared with twenty million, nine
hundred and forty thousand tons for the Central
Empires. In other basic metals and war materials,
the German shortage is proportionately as great.
The advantage thus held by the Allies will prove
decisive provided the food problem is satisfactorily
handled. But unless their troops at the front and
their soldiers of industry at home are kept sufR-
ciently rationed all the iron and all the gold the
world will profit them nothing. 1t is the peculiarly
important duty of the United States to relieve Eng
land and France of anxiety this score. While it
is essential that lose no time in mastering and
training great army, our paramount obligation to
the free peoples of Europe with whom are n
listed I'm the common of democracy and
justice is protect them against the weakness OF
hunger while they fighting our battles
Our national spirit and pride quite naturally
are eager to have an American army division at
least on the European front practicable.
Certainly, it would be dangerous folly to act the
assumption that the will be over before
muster an army large enough to be of decisive
value. We cannot afford any delay or any half
handedness in our military preparations Prudence
and national safety demand that the selectve draft
bill be passed by Congress forthwith and put speed
fly into operation. But must remember at the
same time that Just amount of metal will suf-
flee to win unless it is accompanied with adequate
food supplies so no number of men will be avang
unless means of provisioning them assured.
The world realizes now that the United States
can 90 about war in a thoroughly businesslike,
up-to-date way.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27

x1OU are periodically DESTROYS OF doing some,
y thing to aid your country in this time OF
great world conflict. There Is so mucn 10
be done such need for individual as well as organ
lied effort.
But you feel that you are not equal to accom-
plishing anything worth while. You tire at slight
exertion Strange aches and pains continually De-
set vou You scarcely know what good night
sleep means You are, in fact, member OF the
pathetic multitude of the functionally nervous.
Under these conditions. it seems to you, any war
work you may try to do will be badly done. IL
will be of harm to you, without being OF benetlt
to the nation
That is what you tell yourself. That is what you
honestly believe. But listen:
Before the world had been In progress
wear nerve specialists in communities where war
work was being carried most theoretically round
that they were having fewer patients than usual
The decrease was direct proportion to the extent
of community endeavor to assist In waglng war ana
mitigating the sufferings 1t caused.
This did not surprise the specialists Here IN
effect is their explanation OF 1t:
''Many nervous invalids invaltds simply De-
cause of lack of suitable occupation They do not
work at all or they not interested In their work
Inevitably their thoughts become turned In
ward They have to think of something, and be-
they have no external interest they think too
much about themselves Out of this sef-centered
thinking nervous symptoms grow as weeds grow In
a field that is not properly cultivated.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27

when. however these unfortunates can by any
means be induced to externalize their thinking,
improvement in health soon follows. This is why
now have fewer nervous patients in the locali-
ties where war work has been most generally and
most enthusiastically undertaken.
"Our former patients are longer thinking OF
themselves. They thinking of others,
working hard and eagerly for the benefit of others.
And they reaping rich reward IN the way OF
better health"
Apply this to yourself If, as a nervous patient,
you bemoaning your inability to your
country in some way.
Go and have a talk with your doctor. Gain from
him the assurance that you actually are free from
organic disease, that your ailments are wholly
functional.
Tell him the form of patriotic activity that most
appeals to you Ask his advice as to your engaging
in 1t.
There may be some special reason why this par
ticuar kind of work is not suited to you On
this point your doctor enghten you. Also,
whatever the work you undertake, he tell
you how to engage in it to the best advantage to
yourself.
You must of course, be careful not to overdo.
You must work in a common-sense way, with due
regard to the principles of hygiene.
But some work for your country you can do, and
that work may mean more to you than all the med
icnes you have taken
Copyright, 1917, by the Associated Newspapers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27
The Great War Council.

With the arrival of the French commission
headed by Vice-Premier Vivani and including
Marshal Jofre, hero of France and of the whole
liberty-loving world, the way is clear for the SUI
premely important war conferences between the
British French and American governments. The
range of subjects to be covered by this council is
very broad. The experts from England and France
will discuss with specialists representing Gov
eminent the best means and methods to be employ
ed in Joining the forces of the United States, mil
itary naval and economic, to those of the Entente
The statesmen and diplomats will discuss the
remote but no less important questions relat-
ing to the conclusion of the war; such as terms Of
settlement and guarantees of a durable peace.
While the aims of the United States do not coincide
in all details with those of the Entente, they are
the same in underlying principles they all look
to "a world made safe for democracy" 1t is to
be expected, therefore, that the conferences now
beginning at Washington will be thoroughly har-
monious as we'll as intellectually important.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27

COMMITTEE of Americans has presented to
n the Russian government George Gray Bar
L n nard's statue of Abraham Lincoln, the orig
inaI of which was purchased by Mr.. Taft as a
gift to Cincinnati 1t is to be set up In Petrograo
upon the same pedestal whence the statue of the
car was removed in the recent revolution.
We are living in an age of wonders. The dec
ade of 1914-1924 will be more crowded with world
significant events than any decade in history; not
the day of Pericles, the Augustan era, or the age
OF the French and American revolutions can COM
pare with it, The volcanic forces long preparing
in the secret breast of destiny have suddenly
broken forth.
The old pus of miIitarism latent in the blood
of the world has to a hideous head, and
gathering in anguishing carbuncle threatens
the life of civilization.
The specious progress of competition has re-
solved itself into huge reductio ad absurdam.
Monarchy has revealed its brutal heart, and
capitalism has shown its tiger fangs.
Fate in it's tragic way is teaching the people
that their only hope is democracy, that brother
hood, cooperation, and humanity not airy con-
cepts but their alternative is chaos and black
night
And not the least dramatic and symbolic hap
pening these times is the setting up of the gaunt
figure of the rail splitter of Illinois where the
image of the heir OF the Romanoffs was cast down.
Abe Lincoln in Petrograd!
His mute lips will proclaim the SCATTERING COS
mel that will interpret Europe to itself They VIII
reveal to the blindly struggling masses of the Old
World the real goal toward which they are STUN
b1ing-democracy "a government of the people,
for the people, by the people" the government
of country for the benefit of the people IN IL,
and not for the benefit of the people on it.
Those bronze lips will say what is as true OF
the world as of America: "A house divided
against itself cannot stand. believe civilization
cannot endure permanently half democratic and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27
LINCOLN AT PETROGRAD-By Dr. Frank Crane

half autocratic l do not expect civilization to
perish; l do not expect the house to fall; but
do expect it will to be divided.
And again, how little his other prophetic ut
terance needs to be changed in wording to make
II applicable! "Fondly do we hope and ferVently
do we pray that this mighty scourge OF war may
speedily pass away; yet if God wills that 1t con-
tinue until all the wealth piled by the long ages
of Injustice shall be sunk and until every drop
of blood drawn by the lash shall be PAID oy an
other drawn by the sword, was said three thou-
sand years ago. so still must 1t be said-The Judg-
ments of the Lord are true and righteous alto
gether' with malice toward none, with cnarlty
for all with frmness in the right as God gives US
to see the right let us strive to finish the work
we are in to bind up the peoples wounds, to care
for him who shall have borne the battle, and for
his widow and orphan-to do all which may
achieve and cherish just and lasting peace among
the nations"
Copyright, 1917 by Frank Crane.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27

Vry AsHINGTON d. c.. April 15.-one
Wv pected little shortages that developed under
the enormous demands for material of the
last three lack of wood for gunstocks You
cannot make good rifle stock of kind of wood;
there are only few woods that will do and the very
best of all Is American walnut
There enough seasoned American walnut
to meet the demand A rifle only lasts month on the
war front and the modern rifle the stock running
the full length of the barrel There great cry
from all the rifle factories for walnut. Plenty of
green walnut was to be had but little seasoned
What was needed who could devise a
cess for seasoning walnut in few days weeks, in
stead of waiting nature to do it in long months.
The man found in the United States forest service.
He loaned to the biggest rifle manufacturer in
the country, and he worked out process for kiln
drying walnut that produced a wood that
could be seasoned This is said to know more
about wood for rife stocks than other expert in
the world
This is only incident, a detail of branch of
the muniton problem, but it is an important detail
and Significant incident It points to preparedness
in the forest service and the forest service has i'm
portant work to do in war resources will
be great ourselves and allies in this
emergency.
Take the matter of naval stores" for in
stance Naval stores s a that covers the pine
products which are needed in work-tsr, pitch.
turpentne and rosn. These products are essential to
every navy. In 1899 the American congress appro-
purposes of naval construction The timber bought
was oak which then the most valuable mate
ship building In 1915, Henry s. Graves chie1
United States, remarked that the CON
gress better to locate its timber re-
serves yellow pine forests instead OF the i've
oak since yielded by yellow pine have
become of far greater Importance in the navy than
timber itself
Today the southern pine forests furnish 90 per
cent of the naval stores the world With in
Huita IahO he
smaller industry sort the barren SAND
dunes of southern Today such land with ma
ture trees on it sells $3.50 acre in France
Since the French have had to plan and labor Tor
the that America gratis they
have developed efficient methods possible Tor
utilizing what they built up The forest service
studied the French methods and are
introducing south system Of tapping
for sarpentine which will increase the toa
yield c four-fod.
Another interesting thing in connection with the
naval stores industry wartime is the of rosn
in shrapnel space between the bullets in shrap-
mel filled with rosn. The powder used in such
shells is a wood product-black powder, made
from spite of the universal of smoke
less powder black powder still used for the explo-
sive charge in shrapnel. explosive force is
off by black powder just what the need to
mark the bursting point their shells to correct
their
The forest service of the most important d.
visions department of agriculture Numberless
wood products are needed in modern warfare and the
products laboratory is in position to work out
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27

will the nation ever quite realize that in
it's pyrites, It's sulphur, it's phosphate rock its
coal it's oil and in many other things the South
is its only salvation? Without these South
ern resources the country would be almost
helpless in this supreme hour of the nations
life Manufacturers Record.
Louisiana and Texas supply more than ninety
eight per cent of all the native sulphur in the
United States OF the country's total output of
pyrites Virginia produces almost half. While these
products alone would make the South invaluable
to national defense, they merely the beginning
of a long catalogue Of its resources. The
South mines approximately twice much COAL
produces nearly four times the petroleum, about
twice as much pig iron and cuts considerably more
lumber than did the entire United States gen.
GRAFTON ago. Especially valuable in times like the
present the Souths vast potentalitfes for food
production The Southeastern States alone could
produce enough meat and vegetables to supply the
entire country, and they could go far toward pro-
ducing the necessary grain supply if their resources
were duly developed. Heretofore the South, pre-
occupied 1t has been with cotton, has not raised
it's rghtful part of the nations food necessaries.
But under the pressure of present conditions, 1t is
taking up the task with an energy and enthusiasm
that promise bountiful results.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27
OUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

The gaylay painted pleasure steamer was just put
ting off from Margate pierwhen stout gentleman came
tearing along hourshing his stick, and shouting ex-
citedly:
stop Put her back! There's party-between
sixty and seventy-wanting to 60"
The captain seeing there were very few passengers
aboard thought it worth while to 'put back"
The old gentleman thereupon stepped on board and
collapsed into deck chair and wiped his
steamng brow.
The captain waited, his eyes scanning the pier
"IIow long are they going to be?" he asked. Where
is your party of sixty seventy?'
The heated gentleman looked UP In mild surprise
"Oh" he SAID I'm the party I'm sixty-fve today,
sir!'