Williston graphic., 1918-06-27

Separated by 5000 miles of and protected by
Navy, civilian population can during this war
continue to live in the security in times
The Hun invaders not in our midst We are spared
the agony that to the women and children and
old men of Belgium and France and Serbia and the
other overrun countries. While thus from harm
must not forget that the civilian populations of
these desolated countries mucn our allies as
are their fighting Let realize more deeply
their tragedies.
Read this testimony of Brand Whitlock, who as our
minister to Belgium knows what it means for land
to be occupied by German troops
-"Tamnes is little mining town the Sambre
The little church stands the village green overlook
ing therver its facade all spotched where the bullets
and grapeshot spattered against it. And in the little
graveyard beside the church there hundreds of
new-made graves long rows of them, each with its
small wooden and its bit of flowers. The crosses
stand in serried rows closely that they make very
thicke with scarcely to walk between them They
all new, of painted wood alike except for the
names and the ages-thirteen to eghtyfour But they
all bore the same sinister date-August 22 1914.
"The Germans began to pillage and burn the houses
676 of them then they turned all the inhabitants into
the street, promiscuously marching them about. 1t
went on for long hours; they given no food or
the machine guns, then they lined them up against the
church wall and performed mock execution. About
600 men were massed in St. Martins Square, on the
river bank and their wives mothers, daughters were
assembled by the soldiers to witness the scene.
"They lined up their victims in three along
the Sambre and tumbled $50 of them head over heels
into the river showing back with their bayonets those
who attempted to cling to the bank Only four five
escaped by swimming During this first execution the
machine guns trained the remaining lines.
When the firing had ceased that night, there were
more than 400 dead; their bodies lying there,
too and children. And the graves there by,
in the cemetery and the ages given from 13 to
The part that these civilians played in the war was
bring to the civilized world the realization of what
it would for German to conquer. In playing
their part they gave their lives in the most cruel
beastly enemy could devise.
What part will civilian population play in the
war? Will it 60 along living it did before the war,
or will it glory in the opportunity to serve in the
tremendous tas kof defeating civilizations enemy?
Each individual must decide that question. He can
prolong the worlds agony he can save-save and
sacrce-to the utmost of his ability and with his
ngs buy War Savings Stamps that there may be more
money labor and materials to back up those who fight
and die not only for u.s. but for all who love freedom
G-R-A-P-H|-C
GOODS AND SERVICES
The doctrine of "goods and services" about which
have read great deal the last few months is one
to which all heartily subscribe 1t is also one
which easily make clear to those of friends
to whom it is new.
A home saying is, "You cannot eat your cake and
have it, too" This saying explains in few words the
idea of the doctrine of goods and services"
We cannot go into the markets and buy and use
goods of any kind and at the time leave those
goods for war purposes. We cannot have labor work
for as individuals and at the time have that
labor available for the of the Government to help
it to fight the war.
Every time buy goods every time we use la
Dor, we compete with the Government.
It makes difference that the goods may be the
kind not used by the Government. If the goods bot
by manufactured articles, certain materials
needed for their production. If the goods bought
by materials, then we are taking from the
markets things that the Government almost GER
tainly use, for there are, indeed few materials
not used in some branch of war industry Moreover,
everything buy must be transported in some way,
and adequate transportation is vital to the speedy
~auction of war goods and to the rapid movement Of
troops.
1t makes difference that the labor employ
for personal is labor not directly available for
war needs. The men who work for US may not make
soldiers sailors but whenever there is
just that much less power available for Govern
ment and for in making those things necessary
to the public. And then too, man can work for us
without using materials of some kind.
This does not mean, naturally that must stop
buying everything and refrain from employing all la
bor Certainly not Everyone expected and, in fact