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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-28

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America;
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
GUILTY FEAR
through

The people Of Cologne. through
their clergy, asked that the allied air
men refrain from raiding the city
Thursday so the celebration OF the
feast Of Corpus Christi might proceed
without fear Of death among the-cfvfl.
ians. The promise was given. and, as
far as dispatches indicate, 1t was kept.
But the people Of the German city dis
pensed with their religious process.
sions. fearing that their appeal would
not be honored.
Such is the attitude Of mind OF the
Germans at home And why? Their
giant guns spread death and desola'
ton In Paris on Good Friday. their
bombardment having been timed to
trap the worshippers at the solemn
deyotions Of Good Friday. Their SUBJ
marine commanders murder the help
less crews Of vessels which they de-
stroy or turn them adrift at sea IN
omen boats. Their soldiers mock all
humanity's laws as they surge through
conquered territory. Their aviators
drop bombs deliberately upon red
Cross hospitals to kill defenseless
nurses and wounded. helpless soldiers.
Their torpedoes seek hospital ships as
IL their gunners were blind to the sign
OF the Red Cross. Their regiments of
looters drench whole towns with poi
son gas to make their work Of thiev,
cry more easy. Their soldiers, who
cravenly cry "kamerad' the moment
CAPTURE awaits them, slay their own
iuxas In A.fl,nA .>aorl 49,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
EDDIE AND HIS MATES

Reading the dispatches from the
American army's headquarters IN
France one is constrained to wonder
whether the resourceful Lieut.. Ed
ward Rfckenbacher Is the only Ameri-
can aviator on the Toul sector The
lieutenant. by the way. used to tinker
with automobiles in Des Moines be-
fore he became a speedway king and
then chauffeur for General Pershing.
In those old days ,he was merely Ed
die. Occasionally, after he took to the
speedways, his name would appear In
the sporting news, but now 1t is a
dull day indeed that fails to bring
its front page story of some thrilling
aerial battle from which he has
crop Of fame.
Nor do his old friends over here
begrrdge him one iota Of the glory he
Is winning. Instead they are glad to
read, from day to day, that he is fight
ing on and adding to the score OF his
victories. The frequent references to
him which are to be found IN the dis
patches may mean merely that he Is
one Of Americas most daring pilots,
or that an indulgent censor let's his
name slip through while others are
blue-penciled, or that he has an In
dustrious press agent. Who cares?
five had influence with the censors
we would plead thus: Let us have
more stories of Rickenbacher's vic
tories, and with them let us have the
names Of our other flying heroes. Let
US, back here at home, learn to know
more about the identities Of those
daring youngsters Of whose adven-
lures we read with so much interest
but each Of whom we know only as an
+, American aviator or another Ameri'
can aviator"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
THE PRICE

One Of the features Of the present
battle in France which attracts the
attention Of the student of war news
is the absence of that statement which
appeared SO often IN the dispatches
during the fighting which began March
Fl: 1.-THE Germans advanced in waves
and thousands were moved down by
the allies guns, but still they con-
tinued to attack. new ranks being
rushed forward to take the places OF
the fallen, until they advanced literally
over a carpet of corpses,"
Some such grewsome word picture
was to be found in the stories from
the front almost every day during the
first stages Of the drive in Picardy and
Flanders. Meanwhile, we were as
sured, the allies losses were far less
than those of their enemies.
Since the battle began at the Chem
in des Danes we have read more of
barrages with gas shells which proceed
ed the advancing Germans. The dis
patches tell OF the overwhelming
masses of attacking soldiery but they
are strangely silent as to the losses
which the defenders are inflicting as
they retire.
This, more than the distance Of the
days advance or the names OF the
minor towns which are swallowed up
in the German tidal wave. must spell
the real results OF the battle and the
whole campaign. In all their attacks
in the past the Germans have traded
lives for terrain, and the odds have
been with the allies when the smoke
of battle cleared away. II the enemy
has discovered q method Of winning
ground without continuing the big sac
rifice Of man power America must add
more speed to her preparations, no
matter whether that may seem pos
sible or not.
The best the allies can hope to do
is to hold the German tide in check
and reduce the preponderance OF Ger
man man power until Americas mil
lions can balance the scale and turn
kaiser
Great Britain's report Of casualties
for May shows total exceeding 1861
000 Most Of these losses were suf-
fered during the drive in Picardy and
Flanders. The casualties sustained
by France doubtless are greater in
proportion to the relative sizes Of the
two allies armies. AS to Germany's
losses we can only guess. but there fs
ample reason to believe they exceeded
those Of the allies. II this is true Of
the present battle also, the losses Of
terrain thus far may be regarded with
a measure Of equanimity. 1t would be
no little consolation, to know that Ger
many IS paying the price.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04

whom they have been trained, this il
another decision which comes clearly
within the province of the administra-
tion officials.
The war can be fought effectively
only if the various factors Of the army
are used where they are most neces-
sary and most useful. 1t may be that
the war department heads have de-.
cided that national guard troops
should serve In France under officers
VINO have had experience in the battle
zone. It may be that the former guard
officers have exhibited at Deming
degree of excellence which can best
on this continent. 1t may be, too, that
1t is considered expedient to keep
them in this country and near the
Mexican border because Of the pecu.
liar conditions which have arisen
there in recent we eks.
Any of these considerations or any
one of several others would be sufd'
cient. They are among the problems
which war department officials must
decide in the interests Of the whole
country and without regard for per
sonal or individual preferences.
And while their decisions may be
open to criticism, as they are at times,
it must be admitted that they are in
a better position to make decisions on
matters Of this sort than are non-mili-
tary persons who cannot possess all
the information on which decisions
are based.
The Courier holds no brief for Sec
rotary Baker nor the president, and
has been frank in criticism OF the war
department for shortcomings which
were patent to all. We have eudeav-
ored to limit criticism to the construc.
tive sort, however, and to utter 1t only
on the basis Of showing Of fact.
General Wood is the most popular Of
ficer in the army, counting popularity
among civilians as well as among mil
itary men. We would be glad to see
him lead the division he has trained
when 1t goes to Europe. We would be
glad, too, to see the, Iowa guard Off
GERS at Deming command their units
in the battle zone. But 1t Is senti-
ment, not knowledge Of war condi-
lions, that is responsible for that feel
ing, and sentiment has no place in
war.
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code Of social conduct taught by soci-
ology professors Of the Thomas stripe.
The proper sequel to the Lusk trial
would be the arrest Of Roberts under
the Mann act. Certainly he should not
be permitted to remain at large.
Such sordid tragedies will recur, no
doubt, but the Waukesha jury has
done its bit toward reducing their
number in the future. Now il an
aroused public cons cience will demand
an inventory of college courses and an
adjustment of the trashy sociology
which professors Of the Thomas sort
teach, there will be justification for
the publicity which was given to the
Lusk case and something wholesome
will have been accomplished for the
future of society,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
AMERICAS DUTY

Against the fact that the resumption
of the German drive has rewarded the
crown prince with gains Of consider
able magnitude in prisoners, guns ana
terrain. the allies have the reassuring
knowledge that the line OF defense has
not been pierced at any point. This
means that despite local losses at sew
eral points along practically the whole
of the front between Ypres and
Rheims, the British and French, with
the assistance of the Americans. Bel
gians, Italians and Portuguese, have
maintained their lines of communica-
ton and defense intact as those lines
have moved backward before over
vhelming numbers of enemy troops.
This is merely a reversal OF the sit
uation which existed during much OF
last year. In the spring the Germans
were withdrawn In single movement
across almost all the territory which
they have reclaimed since March Fl.
Then, throughout the summer and un.
til winter interrupted the lighting, the
allies were on the offensive much OF
the time.
The British and the French attacked
alternately as rule, Each would
gain some ground. paying for the ad-
vance in dead and wounded. The Hin
denburg line, which had been called
impregnable, yielded here and there
but never was pierced. None Of the
allied gains amounted to a turning or
enveloping movement. Always. no
matter how far the British or French
might 90, they brought up against a
wall OF gray clad warriors and even
tually they would stop and dig in.
At Cambria, after General Byngs
spectacular victory. the Germans made
a successful counter attack which re
suited in the most disastrous loss the
allies suffered during the year. Ex
cept for that. however. the allies cam
paign was one of alternate offensive
and preparation. and the Germans
were on the. defensive, making coca
SIGNAL surrenders Of terrain without
the loss OF vitality important points.
Thus far, the German drive. which
bantered its tenth week. yes tsrtlax. -haa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
sEN1IMEnr AND THE WAR

There Is a we'll grounded belier
throughout the country, shared with
narticular enthusiasm by the men at
Camp Funston, that Major Generai
Taonard Wood should be fighting IN
France that his presence there wou.d
add greatly to the strength and adj
itv Of the staff of officers which sur
rounds General Pershing and tnat
politics Is responsible for the orde.
which keeps him in America instead
Of permitting him to go overseas Win
the division he has trained.
IL is regrettable that the Wood Issue
mas bobbed I'D again 1t Is barely pos
sible that the president and secretary
Baker prefer to keep him out OF the
battle zone because they fear he would
be q disturbing element as much as
helpful one. General Pershing has
climbed above General Wood since
they were together in the Philippines
and It Is not beyond the limits OF or.
binary imagination to suspect that a
little jealousy might creep into their
relations II they were in France with
the old positions reversed.
This would be bad for the army and
might be bad for the country. The in
terests Of the United States in the war
have been entrusted to General Per
shing and nothing should be done to
en,barrass him. It would be setting a
had precedent for General Woods
friends and admirers to enlist in a
campaign to force the president to
send him to France. 1t is difficult and
unpleasant to believe that Mr.. Wilson
would choose to rebuke Theodore
Roosevelt for his numerous recent ac-
tivities by humiliat'ng General Wood
Certainly no one who desires to be
fair wishes to entertain that belief. 1t
a more probable that Mr.. Wilson has
some really good and proper reason
for his course which ne does not see
1t to make public.
In any case. he is within his rights
q commander in chief Of the army
and unless the issue should be a far
General Wood 1t would be unwise FOL
his friends to make 1t the excuse 70,
criticism Of the war department or the
administration.
Politics, personal or partisan, should
have no part in the conduct Of a war
France and England have had disae
frous experiences in finding this out
America may well profit by their mis-
fortunes and leave decisions like that
With regard to General Wood to the
ohicials who are in position to know
best what should be done.
While 1t is but natural that efforts
, should be made, as they were yester
day, to obtain reversal OF the order
which, Il Is understood, would sert
formed gusrd units now at Camp Cody
)DssEseaE- tthont the ofacers .undal
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THE BASIC EVIL
strength.

In Chicago, statisticians are keeping
a record OF the number OF women &C
cused of murder who are acquitted by
juries.
At waukesha, Wis, a jury has de-
cided that Grace Lusk is guilty OF muir
der in the second degree, rejecting the
theory of the defense that she sud
denly became insane a moment before
she killed the wife Of the man with
whom she was infatuated.
Sob squad journalists wrote columns
of shallow, sentimental stun about
this woman while she was on trial.
Yellow dailies printed her denuncia-
ton Of the man with whom she had
intrigued and her slushy advice to
girls against falling into the errors
which brought her to felon's cell.
But the hard-headed jury was busy
irving a murder case. The facts which
It considered were that the defendant
had first wronged woman by means
of the age-old triangle. then killed her
with one well-aimed bullet
Had a man been on trial. charged
with staying an inconvenient husband,
there would have been fsr less inter
est, far less sob squad activity and far
less Of question as to the verdict.
Doubtless the same plea Of insanity
would have been presented and the
Jury would have returned a verdict of
guilty after one or two ballots instead
Of ten.
It is unfortunate for Grace Lusk that
her capital crime was committed in
waukesha instead OF Chicago. Prob
ably a Chicago jury would have kept
the record straight by acquitting her
or finding her insane. Then another
fight In the courts would have fol.
lowed: possibly she would have been
relea sed after while and possibly
she would have found her way into
vaudeville or the pictures.\
A miscarriage Of Justice was avoid
ed by the Waukesha jury, A blow was
struck. not only at the Beatrice Fair
fax brand OF literature but at the
Lusk- Roberts brand of free love, which
! fnds<1ts-f Foundation IN the 4na<uogal
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
ng Of the line at its point nearest to

ing Of the line at It's point nearest to
Paris.
These are ugly facts to face, but it
is better to face them than to be ig-
norant Of them. No danger is les.
sened merely by saying 1t does not
exist.
The lesson which the German drive
has taught America Is that Yankee
fighting men must be rushed TO
Europe as rapidly as ships can carry
them, that every ounce Of energy
America possesses must be e1erted to
the end that this program shall not
fail in even the smallest of its intri.
cate details. Americans who stay at
home must submerge every other con-
sideration to that of winning the war,
We must deal with facts and with
what we have done and are doing-not
with fancy nor with boasts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
dismembered bodies in No Mans Land

dismembered bodies in No Mans Land
to test the valor of the murdered
mems surviving comrades.
They boast of the churches they
have destroyed. Of the babes they
have killed, of the cities they have
laid waste in wanton ruthlessness, of
the tribute they have wrung from
helpless communities under penalty
of death and worse. Their ruler. in.
human and degenerate, claims part
nership in his career of unspeakable
crime, with the same Deity whose pre-
cepts mark the path Of righteousness
on which the kaiser and his race have
turned their backs.
Is 1t any wonder that the people Of
Cologne, IL they have any shred Of
conscience remaining, feared venge-
ance and reprisal? Is there any ques-
ton as to how a promise such as the
allies had made would be regarded by
those glorious forces' of which the
kaiser writes SO boastfully?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
A WARTIME DUTY

The, coal miners of BidWell are NOT
ito be outdone by the patriots IN otner
as is evidenced by tns
|Ssiaion expressed in a formal vote OF
9ocal union, to contribute per
u gnt OF their gross earnings to the Red
Cross until the war Is ended and the
boche la defeated. The company en-
pIoying these miners is said to nave
agreed to make similar donation anu
several thousands Of dollars year
win be realized by the Red Cross rom
the two sources.
Practically every town anditownsnlp
IN Wapello county went far over the
top in the Red Cross drive and IN cam
paigns for other war funds. From sur.
rounding counties come reports OF
similar enthusiasm, and Ottumwa, as
befits the metropolis of southeastern
Iowa, is doing her part Loyalty.
The lighting spirit has found ioage-
ment "for the duration OF the war IN
the minds and hearts OF the vast pulk
OF Iowans, but they are somewhat
slow In recognizing some OF the dutles
which are as important, IN their own
way. as are the appeals for money by
the Red Cross or by the government
itself.
Il is a patriotic duty to buy coal
now and store 1t for use next winter.
Not only is 1t patriotic duty; II Is
dictated by the bald fact that notnns
short of a miracle can save America
from a costly coal shortage. The only
way In which householders or others
who can store coal can make certain
that thew will have a supply next win
ter il by buying 1t now and insisting
on delivery as early as possible.
o. lis of tho national fuel admin
S "a, In addresses at conventions
WifKinthe past week, have discussed
the ouook frankly. ]. D, A. Morrow
cited fures to show that unless every
hitumious mine in the country IS
operatd at It's maximum capacity this
summr 1t Will be impossible to pro
Gi10nnai ancient coal to meet next win
49, wAsch will be greater
than for any previous season IN MS
tory. -,s,~
"A a demand for 1t develops. Some
times, when the demand Is sumclent,
cars are not available. Just now, IN
iowa. the demand is far short OF inc
production capacity of the mines. rms
reflects a lack of provident foreslsn.
IN the part of some householders ana
= failure to realize that the govern
ment's appeal to buy coal now Is as
much an affair Of patriotism and as
much q war measure as is a request
for the purchase Of Liberty bonds.
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GoReAs, RECORD

Surgeon General Gorgas, who Is re
sponsible for the health OF the army
in America. II anyone can be said to
be responsible for anything 90 import
ant, will reach the age OF retirement
"a years, on October 8.
Although there have been some
epidemics in army camps within the
past year and even one or two
scandals which involved individual
medical officers, 1t is greatly to the
credit of Surgeon General Gorgas tina,
in general good health has existed
and does exist among the hundreds OF
thousands Of young men who have
been called from civilian life and in
troduced rather unceremoniously t
system Of living with which they
we're unfamiliar.
For this fact, in large measure al
least, the credit is due Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas, and his friends will find
many citizens in sympathy with their
campaign to induce President Wilson
to invoke some rule or even get con
gress to enact law enabling him to
continue the surgeon general in active
service after he reached the age Of Ga
The Southern, Medical Journal, pub
lished at Birmingham, Ala, is leading
in this campaign, and some of the
arguments it presents are interesting
and appealing. An editorial on the
subject in q recent issue yields these
excerpts:
Those who are in position to
know, regard General Gorgas as
second in efficiency only to Presi-
dent Wilson; and they marvel at
the work he, has accomplished In
the past year. Only a young man
in vigorous health could have
lived through what the general
has done since the war began.
Office hours begin in his office at
9 o'clock but General Gorgas Is
there by 8 or $3.50, and he is one
of the last to leave in the after
noon. He walks to and from his
work, more than mile, every
day. and he climbs up and down
the seven flights Of stairs in the
Mills building several times day,
because he likes the exercise and
sometimes can not wait for an ele.
yator.
The Gorgas in the surgeon-gen.
erals Office at Washington today
is the same quiet, smiling, genial
man who eradicated yellow fever
from Havana for the first time IN
centuries. He is the same ef-
ficient genius in organization
whose achievement in the santa
ton of the canal zone, President
Taft said, made possible the COM
pletion of the greatest industrial
undertaking in the history OF the
world" He Is the same Gorgas
but with greater experience,
whom the British government
sent for to go to South Africa to
study conditions and advise meth
DDS for preventing pneumonia
that was killing thousands OF
miners In the Rand and in Rho
desia. All these tasks which he
accomplished prepared him for
the great work in which he Is
now engaged; and history does
not record anything more remark
able than the training, in less
than a year, of the great army OF
doctors, nurses and hospital at
tendants who now protect and
care for our sick and wounded
soldiers In this country ana
France.
The Gorgas record is a good one
and IL the surgeon general does no,
remain inlhis present Office after nex'
October It is to be hoped that the
standards he has set will not be low
cred by his successor, whoever he may
be-
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In Mernoriuln


Mrs. Louesa B. Nunson Crfley.
widow of the late E B. Crilsy, died
at her home, 21s North Davis street as
o'clock the evening Of May II. 1us.
Mrs. Criley was born at New Haven,
Conn. August so, 1s4S and moved Win
her parents to Muscatine. Iowa, In 1864.
She was united In marriage to h n
Criley on April 4th, 1856 at Daveinport
and located with her husband at "
tumwa in the fall Of tho same year
Her husband preceded her IN death
December 10, 1912 as also did one
daughter liza verna Shupe whose death
occurred November 3, 1911.
She is survived by six sons, Rev.
A. l.. Of Ottumwa, John r OF Cham
paign. Ill, David H. 4enner r., Fred A,
o. P. NJ, one daughter Mrs. Ina =.
Currier all Of Ottumwa, one sister MA
l.. f. Lewis, one brother r. c. Munsoa,
both Of Davenport and twelve grAn6
children.
She gave her life to her mastef -
early girIhood and has always been .
faithful Christian.
The funeral services were held n
the Davis Street Church Of Chr1Se
where Mrs. Cr.ley had been member
for several years. Rev. Q. w. Bayioe
conducted the services. assisted oy Rev.
w. E. Reavis. pastor OF the FIRST
Church of Christ and Rev. B. s. Denny.
secretary OF the southeast Iowa missaon'
ary district.-Contribute