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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
WHY WE SHOULD
WIN THIS WAR

In treating this subject it is my
intention to discuss it mainly from
the viewpoint of the United States
Not that it is of less Importance
for France or England or any other
of our Allies to win the war. but
because | feel more capable of dis
clussing the question from this
point of view
There are many reasons why We
should win this war, in fact, they
are almost too numerous to men
ton. However, there are three or
four outstanding reasons that
should be mentioned. In the first
place we should win this war for
the same reason that all wars
which we enter should be won, that
is, in order to uphold our honor as
nation, and to show the world
that we are ca-able of completing
project that we undertake to
accomplish. Any nation that de-
clares war and then goes on discus
sing whether it ought to have de-
clared war or not, when the war
was declared accol ding to the laws
of the nation, earns the contempt
of mankind, and tho certainty of
humiliating defeat AMI subsection
to foreign control
Furthermore, in discussing the
question of why we should win this
war, we should consider II e kind
of enemies we are fighting livery
one knows of the many atrocities
committed by our enemies both in
France and in Belgium, beginni, g
with the cruel invasion and contin
uing to the present time. Are these
not sufficient reasons to make us
want to win the war? Is the muir
dering of innocent women and chill
dren not enough reason why we
should win this war and thereby
punish the offenders? 1t most as,
suredly is, and all true blooded
Americans should feel their blood
boil with revenge at the thought of
these OutrageS.
There are also the injustices
which we're committed upon our
own people, such as the sinking of
the Lusitania and the many other
American ships that were sunk
with American lives abroad. These
were reasons why we entered the
war and therefore reasons why we
should in the war.
The most important reason yet
remains. We should win this war
In order to make the world safe
for democracy" and thereby abol,
ish autOcracy, the evil that has
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
BOY HAS TWO WAR
SWINGS STAMPS

/ worked at the boiling alleys
and made five dollars. l bought a
war savings stamp and three thrift
stamps with that money. ! chopped
wood and made twenty-five cents.
l went OF errands with my bicycle
and made three dollars. To get
the other fourteen cents, l sold
some fish I caught. So now l have
two war savings stamps.-Horace
Webb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
HOW | EARNED nv
MONEY FOR THRIFT STAMPS

Every morning ! help mother
make the beds. On Saturday
sweep, wash the dishes and empty
the waste basket.
l get dime for this work I do.
Papa gives me two cents for every
one hundred in arithmetic l get.
Also in spelling. l had three dol
lars in the bank before thrift
stamps were known. ! drew it out
and bought thrift stamps and be-
fore l realized it l had war say.
ings Stamp.
Now l have eight more thrift
stamps.-Barbara Thomas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
MRS. HARPER'S STORY

Mrs. Julia Harper was the most
envied woman in all Scottsville be-
fore the war. Strangers visiting
there would always want to see her
home and hear all about her. She
had been the leader of Scottsville
society. Her husband had been
the richest man who had ever lived
there. Before 1917 a visitor could
always find her at her home, but
now she is hard to find. She is al
ways working for some patriotic
cause. The people have come to
look on her as their best friend.
If the stranger Is fortunate she
will hear Mrs. Marpers story. In
1917 her only son whom she loved
with all her heart enlisted as an
aviator. Mrs. Harper protested bit
terly, but her son could not be per-
suaded to remain at home and
| wait until he was drafted. Even
after he had been in camp several
months all the letters which she
| wrote to him were full of her grief.
When other boys at camp would
tell of their mothers and how proud
they were of their sons, Jack Har-
per would turn away and go on a
long walk and try to think OF
some way to make his mother see
why he had enlisted But it was
of no use. Mrs. Varper's letters
were always discouraging and when
she visited him she always COM
planned bitterly.
In spite of this, Jack soon won
the praise of his officers by the in
| telligent way in which he worked
and he was soon made a captain.
One morning when only one of the
machines was in use sudden wind
came up. Jack knew that the man
would not be able to bring his ma
chine down in safety so he ran
quickly to his own machine and
started for the other areoplane
which was drifting to and fro. Jack
was able to tell the man in it what
to do and he sailed to the ground
in safety, but the machine in which
| JdSh odL Caught Ill a tlcc. Tic WAO
unable to free it and he knew
there was not much hope. Sudden
ly the machine burst into flames
and the wind which had become
much stronger blew it free from
the tree. When it reached the
ground it burned for long time.
When the people were able to reach
it they found nothing but wreckage
and the charred body.
Mrs. Harper was on a journey
and could not be found until the
day of the funeral. Jack was bur-
led with military honors and every
one mourned for him as every one
who knew him loved him. When
Mrs. Harper heard the sad news
she became unconscious and was
sick for many days.
After he recovery she was much
changed. While she was sick it
seemed to her that her son had
come to her and made clear to her
his reason for enlisting, and asked
her to try to carry on his work to
help win the war against the ter
rible government of Germany. She
had come to realize what we are
fighting for and now she is doing
all in her power to help the cause
of the Allies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
THOMAS McOIVlT.

Thomas McDivit was only a
young man yet, is a small town
in the West, he was going from
house to house begging for food.
At house after house he was re-
ceived roughly, and told that he
was able to work.
Finally, however, he came to a
small cottage surrounded by many
trees. A smiling woman, who
seemed to be young, yet appeared
| to be old, answered his knock.
| When he told her what he wished,
she took him into her kitchen and
placed an ample meal before him
| While he was eating she told him
that she had son who had gone
away years before. When he had
finished eating she gave him a
small sum of money from her little
hoard, telling him to try to make
something of himself and not to
| beg any more.
Several years after Thomas Nc
Divit was a well-known man of the
West. 1t was his visit to the cot
tage among the trees that had
started him on the right path. And
Thomas never forgot the woman
who lived in that cottage. In fact
he often thought that he would go
to see her, thinking that in some
way he might be able to pay her
back
So one day he really did. He
knew that he could find the house
for he had remembered it all
throug the years. AS he ap-
preached the house he heard the
neighbors saying that the woman's
long absent son had come back.
When she opened the door, she
did not recognize Thomas at all
However, after he had told her
about his visit there once before
she remembered him.
She then introduced her son who
was still young man. When
asked what he was going to do, he
sadly shook his head, saying he
suspected that he would have to
leave his home again, and find
work in another town as the peo-
pie of his home town did not think
we'll of him because he had wan
dered so long.
Thomas pondered for a few mo-
ments and then his face frightened
He told them that he could put a
branch of his business in the town
and appoint the son at the head of
/ it,
| Both mother and son were over
joyed at this, but they said that
they didn't understand why Thomas
would do such a thing for them.
Thomas told them that if it had not
been for the mother he wouldn't
have been a successful man.
The mother laughed, saying that
she did the same thing for every
man who came to her begging
However, it seemed to have made
quite an impression on Thomas for
me wished to do more for them,
but the mother said that that was
best possible way in which he could
repay her.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
MEASURING A YARD.

Once upon time there was an
old lady. Her granddaughter was
visiting her. The grandmother was
measuring ribbon. She put one
end to her nose and the other to
her fingers. This was yard.
The little girl went to her play
house and found ribbon. She
came back to her grandmother and
said, Smell this and see ifRhis is a
yard. Margaret Addleman, Starr
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
TRAITOR OR TRUE

AASAAA \ nav Wv W. ~
1t was a hot day in the summer
of 1861 that Bob Maynard arrived
home from northern naval aCad-
envy. After the family greetings
were over, Bob went to see his old
schoolmate, Dick Blackwell
After the greetings were over,
the boys decided to take walk
along the river and talk over their
plans for the summer.
1t was late in the afternoon that
the boys returned to find the town,
which was so peaceful when they
left, in a state of great confusion,
Everyone was too much excited
to stop to explain and so the boys
raced down the street like small
children instead of boys or rather
men of 20 years.
When the boys reached the May
nard home, they found the family
looking very much worried. Mr.
Maynard handed the boys a paper
which ne held in his hand and they
too, became serious after seeing
the head lines.
The fact of the matter was that
the first shots of the Civil War had
been fired and the leaders of the
south were calling for a large army
of men.
People were gathering in front
of the stately old mansion to hear
what Mr.. Maynard had to say on
the subject.
The political leaders Of the town
came to the Maynard home and
asked to see Mr.. Maynard and Rob
ert. Mr. Maynard and Bob retired
to the house with the men, and
there Bob was offered an officers
commission, not only because he
was the daring young man that the
south needed, but because he knew
how the northern people were
equipped for this great conflict, and
he wolid know how to handle a
vessel in a conflict on the sea be-
cause of his naval training
Bob hesitated and then asked to
be allowed to think the matter over
until the next afternoon.
That evening Bob did not join
the family, but remained in his
room to think over the events Of
the day.
The next morning Bob left the
\ house early and did not return I'M
til afternoon. He went to his room
to make up his mind as to what he
should do. He felt that he ought
to accept the offer for his family's
sake, but then what would the
boys at school say to him when he
met them during this conflict.
Bob heard horses approaching
and he felt that he must decide at
once. His brother came to the
door of Bob's room to tell him that
a messenger had brought a letter
for him and also to tell him that
the gentlemen had arrived to hear
what he had decided.
Bob tore open the envelope as
his brother went down stairs. Bob
read the letter hastily and hurried
down stairs.
The letter he had read had de-
cided for him what he should do
1t was from the principal of the
naval academy asking him to re-
port for duty at once at the acad-
envy.
AS Bob entered the room his
father smiled satisfied, feeling sure
that Bob was going to accept the
offer, but he was very much dis
appointed when Bob announced
that he was leaving Immediately
for the north.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-13
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
By Bachelor
Naval Stop Chest Ancient.
By L1EUrES.Sr FrrzHueH GREEN. Z. $ \.

= e ASTLESS battleships before
NE long. a few years hence the
last remnant OF oldtime spars
viii be uprooted and laid in the navy
yards 10 rot Rigging has already
gone Upperworks are going. E1imi-
nation Of the useless IS the cry.
There is also metamorphosis. No.
that's not a kind OF bug. Metamor-
phosis is change, such as: dough to
flap jacks (not to dimes); mud to
bricks; apes to men. Though the
samples will not bear too keen philo-
scrutiny they serve to Illus
tTate the way old naval customs have
become so rooted in the service that
they do not disappear even after cen
turtles, and when the old Roman cata-
pult has given way 70 100 ton breech
leaders. They merely change.
On long cruise the sailorman runs
shy OF clothing. His work suffers
in proportion 10 his i'll clad condi-
ton Shippers have recognized this
maritime maxim by keeping a slop
chest. Aboard a tidy man Of war any
mess is known as ''slops." Stop chests
hold a miscellaneous supply OF sea-
mans clothing Hence the name.
An account Of the first slop chest
was chronicled in $50 B. c. It con-
tanned 1000 garments. assorted in
three sizes. The garments were eX-
actly alike and cut to fit the stern
sheets Of galley slaves. Ethnologists
sometimes refer to them (the gar
ments) as breech clouts- The largest
was nautical cubit in circumference
or nearly a life size fathom.
Columbus gives US the next au-
thentic account OF slOp chests in 1892
He included leather boots, woven
shirts, dirks, breeches. sea bonnets.
and neckerchiefs. He makes no men
ton OF wrist watches.
John Paul Jones turned the "slop
job over to his supercarEo or purser
However, he got little rake off at the
end OF the cruise. For IL must be
understood that 1000 miles and a
month out fixes a pretty good price
on necessary apparel
Gum boots were the greatest step
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-13
Copper Prices Too Low.

begins to look if the governments fixed price
copper having the effect of slowing down the in
dustry There is talk Of actual copper famine at
time when utmost production is needed Production has
ties have been forced to suspend operations In the larger
ones operation has had to be cenered getting out the
best and most ceapy mined Ore reserves have been
into and there has been little exploration
Copper experts have increased very considerably. Of
1s0oO0ooO0 pounds last year, approximately ooooOoooo
pounds shipped abroad IN the state increase
nearly 100000 pounds 1916 Exports of prod
ucts Of copper make large addition to this total
As an indication of conditions approaching famine the
telephone companies in Los Angeles have been unable to
procure copper wire and have substituted iron wire for
short connections.
The mining companies have lost many through the
draft and by volunteering and they have also lost many
because with the copper price fixed as it is, they cannot
increase wages to prevent their best being at
racted away from them by the higher wages paid in other
occupations
The condition in which the copper mining industry
finds itself should be brought the attention of the gov
the next price fixing period and strong repre-
sensations made for increase such will permit of the
handling of low grade and for exploration and improve
ment and likewise for wage raise for the miners
The parcel post weight limit has increased 70
pounds and to SO in all but has heard
any raise in pay for the postal employees to help
pensate for this increased burden
The former is reported to have married dancer,
having it is alleged divorced the former czana who used
to make him dance If he has cut loose from Of the
Hohenzollern tribe, it is the best thing he ever did
Two weeks in succession, Topeka was fined $40
fighting his fancee and she fined the amount
for fighting with him That makes $50 week for fight
ing. they had better part company OF get married.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-13
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

One Of the conditions Of peace
should be that each OF the kaiser's
six sons be made TO 90 TO work
Detroit Free Press
Another good thing about wooden
shoes IS that the Wearer can split
them up for kindling when he gets
cold feet--GalTeston News
Patriotism. with some. consists sole
" OF urging the other fellows to join
the army. help finance the war and
obserce the food regulations.-Los An
geles Express
The man who nearly chOked to
death On food given him isn't the first
nor VIII he be the last that has had
a hard time swallowing Charity
Philadelphia Inquierer.
It is always advisable to teach
daughter how to cook wash the
dishes and make up the beds It is
no downright cinch that she is going
to marry a prince or a banker.-Ma-
con News.
Ambassador Francis has moved his
headquarters 10 a more comfortable
location, but there seems to be no
place in Russia which the Bolsheviki
haven't made intolerable to an Ameri-
can.-Dallas News.
Some persons are surprised to
learn that the German-American al
lance was a political organization
which worked for the supremacy OF
German ideas in the United States
Temple Telegram.
The Germans are not having as
easy a time walking through the
American line as Won Hindenhurg and
the other officers told the men IN the
ranks they would have Fritz viii
be shown several things not down in
his catalog before this war IS ended
-NavasOta (Texzs) Examiner-Re-
viaW
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-13
Little Interviews
Remarkable That Plays Can Please People Everywhere
Says Not Practical to Take Oft Trains Running Here
Little Interviews

that that recall seeing mothers
whose sons had been slain begging
other boys to enlist and take their
places in the line. When the sorrows
OF war come home to Us like that,
there viii be no apathy such as is
complained Of now in e. Paso regard
ing war savings stamps"
7 rather believe that the city au-
thorities are OVERRIDING this cleanup
proposition" said L. X Lee, and I
am afraid that some reaction will Oc-
cur which will nullify whatever good
has been done by the agitation of the
movement I am heartily in favor Of
social reform, and / was a hearty ad-
ton OF the restricted district But
I think that this promiscuous arrest
Of persons on flimsy evidence, or no
evidence at all, is carrying the thing
too far"
7 hardly think it viii be practical
to take trains off any run into FL
Pas0," said J. H. MCNEIL. THE Tu-
cumcari jitne' is the only train run
spared. Every other train is loaded
to the guards every trip, and If any
Of them were Withdrawn from service
it would menace business. The trains
from the west, north and east are alb
sOlutely necessary to the business
prosperity of this section 1t is never
Oversupplied with train service at
any time, and It isn't practical TO take
any trains off"
"Over in the Pecos valley they are
not counting on fruit crop this year
at ALL" said II. H Fris. who IS Just
back from there. THE fruit trees
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-13

~ ID you ever stop to think"
asked E. F. Maxwell. mana
- ger Of the Texas Grand, as
he mopped the perspiration from the
berthmark upon his forehead-it's
Pullman berth on his way to DEM
ing the other day-'what a task con-
fronts the theatrical manager who at
tempts to produce a play that is to be
seen eventually throughout the
United States"
Just stop and think a minute" he
went on. Can you name off hand
anything that all sections Of the
country are agreed upon liking? Au-
tomobiles? Hardly. You'll find a
make that is popular in one state al
most unheard Of in another.
7 can name you brands Of soap; of
tobacco; Of tooth paste-yes. I can
name you a thousand articles If
take the time to think Of them that
are popular. each in a locality and
are unheard OF in the nearby COM
munities
1T isn't that one or another Of the
different brands of the various kinds
OF commodities are so much better or
inferior to the others-it's Just hu-
man nature to think for yourself and
what one section dotes on, another
can't see with a spy glass.
Not even a president-as good
man as we all say he IS after he's
elected-has the entire country vot-
ing for him when he goes about seek
ing endorsement
Therefore, when a man writes a
play that becomes popular in all sec
tons Of the country. IL is sort OF re-
markable-don't you think sou
BY way OF closing, he added that
Fair and Warmer" which is coming
to the Texas Grand this week, is thai
sort Of a play.
=
Americans apparently will not
throw their full strength in the war
until it comes home to them directly"
said Ivor G. Thomas. I have been
in Canada and seen weeping Of rela-
tives over loved ones slain in battle,
and the desire to serve the country
was intensified so much in times like
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-13
ENGLAND is REDUCING
PRODUCTION OF BEER

London, Eng, March 13.-Criticism
Of the continued use Of grain for
brewing and mailing was made in
the house OF commons today by Ri
Hon Leifield Jones and others. John
R Clynes, parliamentary secretary Of
the food control board, in reply, said
that having regard for the food situa-
ton and opinion in America, the gov
eminent, while maintaining a supply
OF beer for heavy manual workers.
intended to reduce Immediately the
tonnage to be used for brewing ma
terial
one hundred ana fifty thousand
tons Of barley were taken from the
brewers and masters on March l and
q further 200 900 tons would be saved
yearly by restricting the standard Of
barrelage and using substitutes
which are vestly more economical. he
said.