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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
Farms for Returned Soldiers.

With a view to providing farms for soldiers
after the war. the Department of the Interior is
planning to make preliminary surveys of available
tracts in several sections of the country Special
attention will be given TO swamp and cut-over lands
in the South. In this region there are some fifty
million acres of swamp and wet lands alone which
are now virtually worthless but which if reclaim
ed by drainage would be richly productive. APP
proximately seven and half million acres in Geor-
gia are of this natufe-a potential empire of agri-
culture capable of yielding annually upwards of
two hundred million bushels of corn or other crops
in teeming abundance.
The reclamation of such land and its settle
ment BY returned soldiers would furnish happy
solution to many problems that likely to arise
with the advent OF peace OF the millions of SOL
diers who come back from France, able-bodied,
keen-spirited, ready to take their place in the
eountry's producing ranks, large numbers would
welcome a chance to become established and in
deuendent on farms of their own. IL. as now seems
assured. Congress makes the needful appropria-
ton the Department of Interior will open just
such an opportunity for every soldier wishing it,
and allow him from twenty to forty years to re-
pay the Government the initial cost.
The plan is an appealing one, first of ALL be-
cause il provides for the future of the men who
fight the nations battles at the front, assuring
those who are disposed to take il the means of
wholesome and steadily enhancing livelihood Con-
slider moreover. the gains that would accrue to
the country's wealth and progress with this army
of developers and producers added to its agri-
cultural ranks For reasons economic as well as
patriotic it is to be hoped that such plan
NAV materiaIize and that Georgia and the South
will play their due part in unfolding it to success
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10

German tongue I'VE are loyal to America" is
peated again and again in these epistles
In answer to the appeals of relatives of
soldiers and sailors to the risk bureau. about
900 letters mostly containing checks, go every
month to foreign, countries The checks are MADE
out to persons in seventy-eight countries.
The answering of foreign language letters deal
ing with governmental affairs is complicated af-
fair requiring the services of skilled ranslators OF
twenty-six or languages. Each letter re-
ceived must be translated by expert in that Ian
guage familiar with idoms and able to read and
understand even iIliterate and ungrammatical writ
ing. Often there is difficulty in reading the letters
by foreign language experts. This is especial
ly true of of the Italian letters fact which
the transatng division attributes to the high per-
centage of Italian illiteracy. Even in the most
crudely written messages, however the writer's
manage to make their trust in America understood
When the meaning of the letter is deciphered.
English translation of it is typed and it is
to the bureau handling the problem involved. . An
answer in English is returned to the translator,
who writes it out in the correspondents own Ian
guage and if possible, the letter is typed At pres
ent, the risk bureau has no means of tipping
answers in Russian, Chinese, Hebrew and other
languages requiring special characters, but the
bureau expects to secure typewriter to which keys
bearing the different alphabets can be fitted.
The risk translatng division has had at
times some trouble in securing tranSlators of the
needed qualifications Applications from persons
claiming to be expert translators came in by hum
dreds but trial a few letters exchanged usually
proved that the applicant was not the type of trans
lator needed. Now, however, the bureau has
secured fifteen skilled transators and is handling
all of its correspondence except Chinese and Japan
csc, which letters turned to the state de-
partment for interpreting
The chief of the war risk translation division,
DR.. Aurelius Palmieri, speaks, reads and writes
fifteen languages and dialects including the various
Slavic tongues in which many of the bureaus
letters worded. Dr. Pamieri has written books
history and political economy, held the position
of secretary to the pope, and catalogued $4,000
books in the foreign language division of the con-
gressional library, but he gives his services
entirely to the bureau, feeling that in this way he
can best aid the country in its war activities.
large percentage of the bureaus staff are of
foreign nationality descent. The most pic
turesque figure in this collection of distinctly for
eign experts was Italian marquis who gave his
time without pay in the interests of the bureau
while in Washington, recovering from wounds
gained in fighting. The marquis castle and estate
had been burned by the Austrans and his father
and brother killed. He, himself, had been SEN
fenced to hard labor. but he escaped and entered
the French army, where he wounded and sent
to this country. He has entered the Ameri-
can army.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
4 Sample of German Peace.

No one deny the Huns efficiency in making
himself hated. Even in situations where policy
let alone principle, would require according to the
judgment of most peoples, that reconcilement and
good will be cultivated, the Hun goes assiduously
forward with his talent for mourning hate. Con-
slider, for instance, his course in Rumania.
There he had goodly opportunity to make
friend of a foe and to challenge in earnest the
worldwide charge that his pledges were worthless
and his ways utterly brutal; opportunity to win
through fair play and generous dealing victories
far more substantial than all his conquests by
But such policies are beyond the Huns comprehen-
sion. Believing that might is the only right and
kutur the only civilization, he scorns good faith
and kindness as the superstition of weaklings.
We find him accordingly treating Rumania
whose placation and friendship would have been in
valuable to him, as peridiously he treated Rus
STA and almost brutality he treated Belgium.
The terms which he thrust Upon the conquered
country brigandish enough in themselves
The cession of her great province of Dobrudja in
entirety; the giving up of her outlet to the Black
Sea and of her priced Carpathian forests; the
surrender of her oil resources to German exploit
ers; the subsection of her Danube commerce to
German Overseers, and of her finance to German
bankers the stipulation that all her harvests should
be taken German markets. and that all essentials
of her government should be subject to German
dictation-theSe are among the terms by which the
Hun illustrated in Rumania his conception of a
just and honorable peace.
But with all their harsh tyranny. these terms
melting charity compared with the Huns
actual conduct in Rumania. He has turned the
country into barracks and it's people virtually
into slaves Even such poor rights they man
aged to retain under the peace compact, he has
torn from them. They forbidden to travel
from one town or district to another without his
permission. which is grudgingly given if at ALL
They subject those of them who males be-
tween fourteen and sixty years of age, to compul-
sorry labor in the interests of Germany. Through
so-caled supplementary" clauses inserted into the
treaty by Berlin, Rumanian farm owners are be-
ing virtually robbed of their land; and through
the rule of the Prussian bayOnet such things as
free elections or real citizenship have ceased to
be. Add to these outstanding wrongs the daily
German garrisons, and have faint picture of
the Hun in Rumania--the land whose good will he
might eventually have won. but whose inextin-
guishable hatred he has aroused
His in that country teaches us nothing
new concerning him, but it does admonish by
another terrible example of how tragically foolish
il would be to make peace with the uncon-
quered Hun.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
THINK VICTORY!

Think War relentless War! Be not deceived
By valiant deeds and victories achieved.
Force to the utmost is the constant need.
Business as usual is the slackers creed.
War, think War, would you at last succeed!
Think War!
Think Hate, But not that madness of the mind
That feeds itself on passions base and blind.
Hate of World Conquest; hatred of foul deeds
doneS
Hate of the bestial hatred of the Hun
Be these your thoughts from rise till set OF sun
Think Hate!
Think Victory, would you have warfare cease!
Think Victory, would you have surest peace!
When days are dark when distant seems the
goal;
When Death and Desolation nearer roll
All. then with all your mind and heart and SOUL
Think Victory!
Think Peace! But not till all this fghting's
done.
Think Peace! But not till Victory is won!
When lust of power, when greed and piracy
Are crushed for evermore; when man STANDS
Then, only then, but for Eternity
Think Peace!
Vida Savage Owens in New York Times
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
JOHANN BERNSTORFF, PUBLISHED

There is an element of the ironic in the fact
that Count Won Bc2nstorff, alleged ambassador but
really the kaiser's chief spy in the United states
should have been the owner OF paper IN TINS coun
try entitled Fair Play Apart from the gross I'M
propriety of a diplomatic representative OF for
eign power owning and controlling paper or
periodical aimed at influencing public opinion IN
the country to which he is accredited, could there
be ANYTHING more preposterOus as regards the case
in point than calling such paper by such name
If there is one thing which Bernstorh, together
with the bulk of his countrymen has shown MN
self utterly regardless of it is fair play. Or course
they will say that such phrases as talr play OF
playing the game" merely BRUSH or amer
can that is not game and that all Is 1alr IN
war as in love. But that is not the view OF an non
orable people-of any people with correct ideas and
high ideals, with duly developed sense OF rlgnt
and wrong
There are things which all decent men shrink
from and avoid both in love and They will
not deliberately proane the sanctties of the dCmes
tic hearth violate friendship in the of love-
and the man who does so is regarded as a libertine
and unfit for the society of decent and honorable
persons Nor will they in war, under veil of
friendship, intrigue against the peace and good
order of neutral country which is afOrding them
hospitality and protection, and extending to them
confidence and good will by admitting them to its
homes clubs and social institutions. But such Of
fences and were committed by BernS-
torff and mis- pernicious gang, including such per-
sons as Papen, Boy-Ed, Rintelen, Tauscher and
scores of others who admitted to the intimacy
of American hearths and homes. And, to make
his conduct few degrees worse, if possible Berns
torff, besides debauching a number of Journalists
some unfortunately calling themselves Americans
ran his own paper in this country under the name
the idea of Herod running institution for orphan
children, or a craftsman establishing a safe de-
poste society anti-burglaT insurance corpora
tion,-New York Herald.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
WORK-By DR.. Frank Crane

There is labor question. The question in
cludes ALL
There is no laborng class, We are all la
borers.
This is the fundamental truth of Democracy.
1t is the American Idea. which is just far
removed from the Lenine-Trotzky- Bolshevik idea
it is from the Prussian.
Under pressure Bolshevism has revealed itself
cruel, egotistc, tyrannica and hellish kaiser
ism.
In a pamphlet "Moblizing Man Power
bulletin "a of the committee public informa-
tom issued by the government, it is, made plain
that to win this war every man Jack of us, and
every woman Jill of u.s. is expected to work.
"LabOrer' doesn't mean only the man with the
hoe. 1t also the man with the pen and the
woman with the broom
The governments program of Work or Fight
includes everybody, from the pretty lounge-lizards
to the plug-uglies of the saloon.
The idler is traitor.
This is time for playing at precedence, out
dressing, outprmping and outposing one another.
Drop the society game. Go to work.
1t is equally disgusting to read of labor quar-
res. This is hell of time to strike" said
American soldier in France when he read of
strike in his home town.
Several million fighters not producing. The
rest of us must produce that much more.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10

cry piece of legislation recommended by the Presi-
dent excepting only the Canal Tolls BILL which
there the widest diversity of opinion among
Democrats and Republicans alike, and the Imm-
grafton bill on which he stood with the great
jorty OF the House and the Senate. 1t would be
impossible indeed to find public record more
completely the antithesis of Senator Hardwick's
than Congressman Howards, both regards to 10y
atty to the Wilson Administration and sympathy
with the interests of the great body of the people
Equally loyal is the record of Mr.. William j.
Harris From the outset of his campaign to Sc
cure the Senatorial nomination, Mr.. Harris has
earnestly aligned himself with the Administration
and mas faithfully advocated its policies. He mas
also given conspicuous evidence of his loyalty to
the President as director of the federal census
bureau and as 4 member of the federal trade COM
mission. over long period of months Mr. Harris
has pleaded throughout the State for allegiance to
the Administrations and has made it
unmistakable that his views completely the re-
verse of Senator Hardwicks.
With the junior Senator's opponents thus
equally loyal. the people free to choose be-
of his own judgment and conscience. That the
people will defeat Senator Hardwck overwhelm-
ingly. The Journal has the dimmest doubt; that
is their first duty in the election and it will be
their first thought. Just as certainly too, their
next consideration will be TO choose after the
manner of celebrates who do their thinking,
the candidate whom they consider best qualified
to represent them.
The greatest difficulty for American is to
keep from being optimist
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
WHAT HUNNISM MEANS
BY H. Arlington Bruce
A MERICANISM and Hunnism incompat-
y BILE terms If Americanism is to survive

II Bile terms. III AmerlcanSm is to survive
n Hunnism must be destroyed
That is why Americas armies have gone
abroad That is why you, American, must
give and strive and sacrifice to support your arm
les.
Within very short time-on September 2S
to be exact-a special call will to you.
You will be asked to unite with your fellow
citizens in raising, through the Fourth Liberty
Loan, vast sum of money needed for the contin-
ued waging of the against Hunnsm. 1t is an
appeal to which am sure you will respond splen-
didly, especially if you appreciate what Hunnism
really means.
Americanism, as you we'll know insists that
every has Unborn right to liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. 1t holds that men equal
in the sight of Cod and must be given freedom of
opportunity in free land.
Live and let live is its very essence federation,
good WILL and mutual helpfulness its bedrock
principles. The brotherhood of man is its ideal
of ideals 1t would have men neither cringe nor
tyrannize.
That is Americanism. Contrast the aims of
Hunnism and their practical working out.
Hunnism has but metaphysical force.
It airms that might makes right. Might, in the
gospel of Hunnism do as it pleases-ravage,
torture, burn desecrate, kill.
Hunnism has neither conscience compass
sion. 1t is organized rapine and destruction. 1t
is pestilence vented from the depths of hell.
For more than four years Hunnism has been
rampant in Europe 1t has turned cities into
shambles, villages into smoking ruins, fair fields
into desOate wastes.
To help redeem Europe from the savageries
of Hunnism our armies have voyaged across the
sea. To help redeem Europe-aye and to make
certain that Hunnism will never seize America
in its loathsOme grasp
ION turning corner, writes Red Cross
nurse from a Belgian town, 81 tripped over some
thing lying very still in the summer
Golden haired, with her little face buried in
the dust and her tiny fingers piteously outstretch-
ed lay a little baby girl of about six, dead.
Not dead from a passing bullet or falling
stone, but dead because between the little shout
der blades shone knife edged bayonet."
That is Hunnism.
Hunnism has multiplid atrocities like this in
France and Belgium. Atrocities like this it Graves
to multiply in America.
Think of your home your own children.
Would you have them at the mercy of .Hunnish
beast?
Americas armies and the armies of the allies,
you say, will vanquish the Hun. Yes-n YOU
do your part and support the armies
Be ready for the call of September rs 1t is
a duty day for you who believe in, and have lived
happily under, Americanism.
Copyright 1918, by the Associated Newspapers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10

No idling Everybody working full time. 1t
is American products that will overwheIm the Hun.
All labor should be kept at high speed, manual
labor, skilled labor, managerial labor, Office labor
brain labor woman labor mot necessarily outside
of the home).
All except child labor We must not devour
the seedcorn.
Miltarism has attacked industry. 1t torpedoes
merchant ships, cuts down orchards, demolishes
villages, wrecks, rapes and ruins. And industry
must overcome militarism.
Plenty of food for fighters and allies,
abundance of guns and ammunition. argosies of
ships, swarms of aircraft-work work, work will
smother the destroyers
The gigantic labor union, called the U. S. A.,
will conquer the bloody sabotage of Prussia and
Turkey.
This is not a capitalists war, it is laborer's
war.
The labor union has expanded. 1t now includes
US ALL from the president to the farm hand.
Down the Stacker, the profteer, the class
maniac, and all those who would make any other
terms with the bloody burglars and thugs of the
world than unconditional surrender and condigni
punishment!
Let not these boys of our in France come homo;
SCARED and crippled and be ashamed Of US!
To work Everybody!
Copyright 1918, by Frank Crane)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10

In the Senatorial election to be held We'd
nesday the people of Georgia may be counted
upon The Journal confidently believes, to choose
with discerning patriotism. The records of the
candidates are all Enthusiastically plain.
BY his repeated opposition to essential war
measures and his manifest lack of sympathy with
liberal legislation in general Senator Hardwick
has proved himself undeserving of his fellow citi-
gems continued suffrage. If Senator Hardwck's
counsel had prevailed, the American cause, and
the cause of mankind with which il is inseparably
bound up might be sinking toward defeat in
stead OF gloriously ascendant. II Senator Hard
wicks shortsighted views had controlled, we should
have no adequate army in France today, no far
flung bulwark against the Hun who will be storm
ing at our gates unless we crush him once for
all "over there" If Senator Hardwick's Obstruc-
ZIONIST tactics hat succeeded. should have no
food control law protect the people against con-
scenceless prOhteers and to guarantee suficiency
of food for soldiers and our allies; should
We have the SeditiOn act to safeguard the nation
against pro-German emissaries and agitators. nor
the prospect of Government nitrate plants with
their invaluable safeguard to our munitop making
and their guarantee of cheap and abundant ferti-
Ezers for agricultural needs. Standing they do
for the vigorous and effective prosecution of the
war and for constructive opposed to obstructive
policies the voters of Georgia cannot do otherwise
than reject Senator .Hardwick upon his official
record. and reject him Overwhelmingly
The other candidates are. candid OBJ
servers all cOncede. intellectually loyal to the
Administrations war policies. Congressman Will
liam Schley Howard has supported every war
measure for which the President has asked The
SeIective Service DILL, the Food and Fuel Control
bill the Railroad Control BILL the War Finance
Corporation BILL the Sediton bill. the Espionage
BILL the bill looking to the establishment of,an ade-
quate merchant marine-aH these and numerous
others for Strengthening the war machinery and
unfolding the Presidents hands have received Mr..
Towards vote in Congress and his influence with
his constituents. Furthermore, prior TO the out
break of the Mr.. Howard ungrudgingly and
rs a matter of his own conviction, supported ev-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
OUIPS AND OUIDDITIES

OF the city council for several years he thought
that at the earliest opportunity he would en-
deavor to get permanent record of his term Of
Office there. Nothing would be fitting than
to have street called after him.
After having expressed his desire to several
of his cronies the strict O. T. he got his wish.
They had a place named after him:
Soar place"
smart boy who had taken to poultry breed
ing recently explained to a friend how he had
been done" by an itinerant dealer in the same
line.
He drove into my yard" he said, where
l was feeding the geese-twenty of the best
worth two and half each, and asked me, how
much 1 would want for them. 1 noticed he
seeing double at the time, and 1 decided TO-.
make bit out of him. So I said, I'll let you
have the whole forty at 50 each
1" Done" he said, and he bought the birds
right away"
How do you make out that he had you,
them" inquired the friend.
He was seeing double when he paid me,
answered the smart boy.
Pat was strolling about one day with an
Engishman. when they met poor-looking beg
pat said the Englishnan, 81 will give,
that dime for every penny you give
her"
Right" said Pat, and he gave her a quar-
When the Englishman had given her his
biggest fool?"
1T was you" said Pat.
NO said the Englishman, 1T was you,
for you gave her all you had"
But" said Pat that was my mother"
Don't forget anything this time" said Jones
to his wife as they started for the theater. Its
late now, and we've not a minute to lose"
Yes, j.ear.'' she replied, sweetly. II have
everythIdE, I'm sure
When they got &C the corner she said:
There, dear; now don't get cross, but have
forgotten my bag, and l really must have it.
Would you back for it? It's the dressing
table l think, or in one of the drawers. And my
handkerchief, dear l left it the mantleDiece.
else on the chest of drawers. And while you're
there, dear, would you mind bringing me the
letters l left on my table? One OF them really
must be posted tonight I'm sorry l forgot them:
and-wait a minute, dearest. forgot my go
loshes, and it's really damp go without them
You'd better bring umbrella, too, it looks
unsettled, and would you mind looking in the hall
for my-Henry. if you can't do a little kindness
for your wife without looking so cross you
may stay and I'll go back myself
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
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In honor OF the seyenty-three Atlanta Journal
men who have entered the service of their country.
The two white stars are in memory of Captain
Meredith Gray and Captain James S. Moore, Jr.,
Journal men. who gave their lives for our country
in France.
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