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and sharing their ducouts, their nuts and
their tents. he has not attempted in any
way TO interfere with the operations of
Generalissimo Diaz, any more than he did
with those of Diaz's predecessor in the
command in chief, Count Cadorna.
Emmanuel gives his advice whenever it is
asked by the Generalissimo, though always
in deprecatory, modest and even re-
luetant fashion, leaving him an absolutely
free hand, and bowling to his superior
strategical and professional knowledge.
Instead of interfering and disturbing in
any way the plans of the Generalissimo
and of the General Staff, he contents him
self, like King Albert of Belgium, with
the role of arbter when any problem is
referred TO him by the General Staff for
final decision as ruler of the destinies of
the nation.
Has Had Many Marrow Escapes.
He dovotes himself to visiting the most
advanced trenches, defences and outposts,
for the purpose of encouraging the men
and of rewardlng on the spot acts Of hero
ism and sacrifice to the national cause,
and with rcscuing the wounded and dying
from under the very heaviest fire. His
escapes have been of hairbreadth and
miraculous character. He has had Off
GERS struck down by Austrian shells or
bullets when they were standing by him,
or even engaged in conversation with him.
The huts and houses In which he has
been hurrying through scanty meal have
been battered down over his head and the
automobiles and armored ears in which
he has been driving from one point to an
other have time and again been shattered
by the enemy's projeetiles. But through
it all Victor Emmanuel has seemed to
bear a charmed life. Victor Emmanuel
indeed has lived up, and more than lived
up, to the great traditions of courage of
his forebears.
1t may be doubted whether any other
sovereign Of his dynasty has ever acquired
such degree of personal influence upon
the people of Italy. This influence is
based mainly upon the universal belief in
the sanity of his judgment, in his pro
found sense of justice and of fair play
and in his honesty of purpose. 1t is
founded on the conviction that his eye is
everywhere; an impression to which he
contributed until the beginning of the
present war by trips all over the cOun
try by rail and by automobile.
There is hardly hamlet in Italy which
he has not visited and where he is not
known; and by thus taking the trouble TO
get into personal contact with his subjects,
no matter how humble, he has brought
home TO them the fact that he has their
interests and their welfare at heart. More
over, since he has been in the field every
letter written home by the soldiers at the
front has contained some characteristic
story of the Kings doings there-stories
calculated to convert to his cause those
who at the outset of the struggle were So
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fire of the enemy at the battle front, nor
has he been able 10 dash all about bis
island empire in automobiles, visiting
even his humblest subjects in their homes,
and thus getting into personal touch with
them
But there is not day that he is not in
their thoughts, and wide awake, go ahead
and progressive as they are, so given up
to materialism, science and logic, on the
one hand, that they find it difficult to &C
cept the history do not mean the teach
ings-of Christianity, they vet revere their
Emperor almost as a divinity, as the per-
sonifcation of all their ancestral tradi-
tions and principles, of ehivalry and
honor, embraced In that uniranslatable yet
expressive word "Bushido."
Emperor Yoshihito, unlike his wonder
full predecessor on the throne, who pre-
sided over the transition of his people
from Oriental mediavalism to Western
modernism of the most advanced type, has
had the advantage of American and Eu-
ropean education, blended with that of his
own country, and speaks English, French
and even Italian with fueney, IS ac-
quainted with our literature and has his
uniforms and European civilian clothes
built by the best London tailors.
Wears Evening Dress Well.
On terms Of personal friendship with
many of the members of the reigning
houses Of Europe, he wears European
evening dress-that supreme test-as il
to the manner born. Yet in spite of these
swallowtails, be is looked upon by his
people in the light of something akin to
a divinity, and unless this is realized it IS
impossible to form any sort of under
standing Of the japanese and of their
Emperor.
Their sentiments toward him are those
of deeply religious men toward their God,
rather than the loyalty which the people
Of Europe are content to accord to their
temporal rulers. Even the late Prince
Ito, the masterful, cynical statesman who
was received and banqueted by nearly
every crowned head in Europe, from Gar
Nicholas to the late Queen Victoria and
King Edward, never dared to raise his
eyes from the ground when consulted by
his own sovereign, the late Mikado; while
it is said that neither Marshal Prince
Yamagata nor any Of the other veterans
of the army ever entered the presence Of
the now reigning Emperor without trepi-
dalton, although they had seen him grow
up from earliest childhood.
As for the ordinary people, they do not
even presume to mention their Emperor's
name. 1t is far too hallowed to be printed
or spoken while he lives, any reference to
it being regarded as something akin to
blasphemy. Owing TO this the vast ma
jority of his subjects do not even so much
as know his name, that name of Yoshi-
hito under which he figures in American
and European works of reference. To
them he is not real man, with human
weaknesses, such as king, and emperor or
even q pope; but an abstract ideal of the
national Bushido, influencing, guiding and
directing the lives, of the people Of rQai
G,n-on
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World Celebrates This Week
-Four Notable Anniversaries
King and Japans Emperor Have Accession Days. Swzer
land National Holiday and British Empire Notes Start of War

cialists and republicans and as such anti
dynastie.
Queen Victoria, who was keen Judge
of character, declared of Victor Emmanuel
on the occasion of his first visit to her
court that he was "the most intelligent
prince in Europe" Her verdict has been
since then confirmed by common consent
King Victor Emmanuels principal EN-
blem of sovereignty is the sO-called Iron
Crown, consisting of broad gold band
some fourteen centuries or more old, and
containing, fastened TO the interior OF the
circlet, long bent iron nail OF much
greater age and asserted to have been
used for the mailing of Christ to the Cross
near 1000 years ago.
The insignia of sovereignty of the Mi
kado are still older. For they consist Of
a mirror, a sword and tusk shaped
Jewel, all of which are said to have been
bestowed upon Jimmu, first Emperor of
Japan, by his mother, the Sun Goddess,
600 years before the birth of Christ.
According to Japanese sacred legend
the Sun Goddess bestowed these symbol,
of sovereignty upon her son with the
words: Look upon this mirror as if it
were mine own spirit, and reverence it
as you would my own presence. FIR cen
turies upon centuries shall thy descend
ants rule this empire. Govern this coun-
try with purity, like the light that ra'iiatcs
from the surface of the mirrcr Deal
with thy subjects with a gentleness typl-
fed by The bland and soft lussre of the
Jewel. Combat the enemies of thy en-
pire with this sword"
And these words have been used ever
since throughout all these 2,50) years in
the investiture of Jimmu's SUCCESSORS on
the throne of Japan in the direct male
line without a break until The present
reign of Emperor Yoshihito, who eele
brates the day after tomorrow the sixth
anniversary of his accession.
Influence of Resalia on People.
The influence of the regalia on the
japanese people Is phenomenal, since 1t
dates from the very foundation of their
empire and from the dawn of their his
tory. Without the regaia the empire
would hardly be conceivable to the Japa-
nese people.
The whole tradition of the dynasty is
bound up Herewith and the possession
thereof bestows sovereignty BY right di-
vine. In fact the instinct of the Japa-
nese people is to acknowledge no man
as Emperor unless he has been invested
with the sacred emblems Of sovereignty,
preserved in the great temple at lse,
fame pieturesquely embosomed In wood
of magnificent old trees and under the
care of high priestess.
If l lay stress upon this, it is for the
purpose of endeavoring to explain the ex-
traordinary hold which Emperor Yoshi-
hito has upon his people. He has had no
such opportunity as King Victor En-
manuel of serving the nation under the
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That's the situation with the American people.
We slow to go into this war. First, we gave
Kaiser Wilhelm the benefit Of the doubt. Then we
gave the German people the benefit OF the doubt.
Then decided that while the Prussians might be inn
possible under their present leadership that the South
Germans might be led, thru Saxony Bavaria, Baden
and Wurtembcrg to break down the power of the war
machine. At last awake. But just as it took
long time to awaken us, and just we took our time
when awake to into the war; just so we will stay
in the until the Is properly ended.
The history of Germany from the earliest times
proves that the German people great fighters
that they very slow to believe that they have made
a mistake. But the only way to bring "A peace that
amounts to anything whatever is to convince them
that they have made mistake regarding Con-
viction will only with the killing Of enough Ger
TO bring the German wives, mothers and sweet
hearts into revolt against the government.
Now must first have men.
Second. must have munitions.
Third. in order TO maintain the and supply
the munitions. must have money.
We have got to have lots of money-so much
money that the imagination of cannot conceive
of the volume.
Some of the money we will get by placing a mort
gage upon farms and houses and live stock and grain
fields and railroads of the country. That means the
issue Of bonds.
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began to ask questions and found that the trouble was
started by The Man in the Steel Shirt This man had
started to carry out his threats, had knocked down
some women and killed children, and was then
set upon by who endeavorng to restrain him.
Some neghbors Of the had to his rescue, and
the struggle was getting pretty severe.
John Smiths interest aroused by this time,
and he drew near enough that the people in the
fight from time to time would step on his toes, near
them. John didn't like this.
The Man in the Steel Shirt broke away from his
assaants just about the time that John Smiths wife
and children appeared the They weren't in
the way of the man at all, but he eaped upon them
and killed one of the children
Up to that time Johns feelings had been mixed.
He rather admired the cod-booded way in which The
Man in the Steel Shirt making his struggle and
the preparedness which was evidenced all thru the
fight. However. of his family had been in
jured. he had not expressed any particular feeling
way the other The murder of his child. however.
without cause, made John shed his shirt and leap into
the fray, and the remarkable part OF ii that aho
he the last to go in, he the most determined
that the struggle should not end by simply turning
back The Man in Steel and letting him escape. but that
the end should come only when The Man in Steel had
been beaten to the ground had cried enough and had
been placed under permanent restraint.
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"KETCH EN- WHERE THEY ARE"

But part of the money we must get by TAXA
ton. Those in whose hands lies destiny nave de-
cided that approximately onethrd Of what our govern
ment spends must be raised by taxation.
Years ago, up North, at a great fshng camp,
there old guide who always brought back his
party with plenty much fish in the boat Man aiter
man tried to find out his secret. On the seventh or
eighth trip visitor made up there, he won the old
guides confidence The old man, sitting over the IRE
night. explained the rule followed by him, which
was, Think like fish, and KETCH EN- WHERE
THEY ARE"
Now. when it to raising thousands of mil
lions of dollars by taxation the eod rules must be cast
aside We have got to have this money. The thing to
do, then, is TO go where the money is. It's foolish
it's waste of tme-to talk about making the rich
pay the expenses of the war; The rich people are SO
called because they have the money. Those who have
the money have got to turn ii in to the government
OF the rich have got to pay for the war;! The
railroad trackman, with his 5000 year, and rising
prices can't finance the purchase of fifteen twenty
million rifles. The best he do to keep the track
in order that the rifles be hauled to the
sary place Of delivery. The who the railroad
has got to furnish the money to buy the rifles. In
framing this taxation BILL have got to where the
money is.
So here's a motto for the committee in Washing
ton: "KETCH EN- WHERE THEY ARE"
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DRAFTED MEN MARCHING
TO WAR MAKE WOMEN
COLD AND SH1VEBY

lie looked Jimmie had
discovered and interesting military specimen.
The u n training n than
college athletics
linn
Don't dhereco
200 more Of them. headed straight
which would not have
preceded
sidewalks
In
cecs
him.
Alta boy. yelled Jimmie. needed
furnished
ncghborhood
Chemical
wouldn't
as . I
drafes
taught
rockies
You've said IT, said to myself FOR every loyal girl and wife and
mohc In hc
soldier and
shivery. touch OF the finger OF
Continued
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Looking back the beginning of things don't you
self with cup coffee? And along supper time 1--WE
weren't fashionable those days and didn't know better
70 Of Se and
that sort of thing when she sat down tired worn and sff
ahe took another cup of coffee
fee poison. but when remember Mother think
Dat maybe good thing for people to take SUCH poison
done any more for the world could she?
r hour after hour Of hard exhaustng labor with nothing
but "a cup of coffee and piece of bread and butter
in this country who depend upon tea pretty much the
same as others depend upon coffee.
Now the latest thing we hear from Washington that
1T is altogether probable that there will be flat tax Of 10c
g 5c pound levied tea and coffee and perhaps tax
II doesn't seem possible that such thing could be done
taxes in accordance with ABILITY TO PAY
The widow scrub-woman in your office building who
that u.s. she up pounds of coffee than the richest
nan in this town On that basis then she would pay on the
THAN OUR MILLIONAIRE.
And worse stil-the rate of taxation upon the poor
eofee as compared with the millionaire who would pay 1919
q his coffee entirely inconsistent with
So far as income tax is concerned she going
exempted. She only $40 week. $500 and
Therefore" says congress- "his poor woman does not
have any income which will Justify in evyng any income
tax on it. 1t would arouse indignation"
Then congress syly wnks to itself and says: 1--WE will
take away where she can't help herself and where
will not look tho taxing her at ALL We will slip it
onto the coffee without which she cannot get along
This proposition, which has not yet developed into
on is simply of the illustrations of how
to off the track if shut eyes and don't look
where you going.
II the members of congress would take their vineyard
Reliability to pay-and apply it to this proposition it
would be thrown the garbage heap by unanimous
our calm and conservative students of the situation
1ch0 keep Wdrning in their solemn oay expect
too much don't to realize hon much fun expecting
is.-Columbus Ohio State Journal
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John Smith is distinctly A Good Citizen. He is
prosperous He bought stock in some companies that
have developed. They found oil on farm left him by
his father. He has money in the bank Lots of it.
As each of his children became 49, he furnished them
with fast runabout. His wife rides around in big
limousine John himself rather fancies Ford or going
afoot. His habits, on the whole are not so bad II
in while he takes n cocktail and feels real devil
ish for the moment it isn't long before he sneaks into
jewelry store and his wife becomes the possessor Of
new ring or diamond pendant. Johns idea of sport
is to go out to ball game in summer and picture
show in winter. He not until recently exactly sure
what the 'many art" meant.
John had heard that away down in another part of
the city there who used to dress himself
up steel shirt. stick knives and bombs in his belt,
fill his pockets with bottles of poison, and go out
the street with revolver in each hand, loudly pro-
claiming that he would bite off the and eat the
liver of anyone who nterfered with him. When John
Smith heard of this. he didn't believe it. In the first
place. nobody would be such fool. In the second
place. anyone who did such things crazy. In the
third place, if anyone did such things he would be
rested. In the fourth place. man might threaten
to do such things but he would really do them.
1t impossible.
One day John going down the street. and off
to side he of men struggling He
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Anyway. they're snfetv matohss
OUR OWN WAR DISPATCHES


CITY IN EUROPE. Aug. eel
came to this city in an automobile,
the name OF which I may not men
ton on account of the censor's strict
rules. But II was a wild. tempestu.
Gus ride. for ! did not wish to miss
seeing a part OF the battle. | spent
half an hour this morning Mt the
front, not just behind the front. nor
In front of tho front, but at the
front, so ] speak with authority. AT.
or my half hour there i returned 10
this city and filed my dispatches with
the operator. A word as 10 the oper.
ator. She is n dainty French miss
OF about 20 and speaks English like
a native OF France. She wears the
uniform OF tho French operator. a
dark skirt and polkadot waist. "Ze
waist she says in her charming
way. have re dot like 20 Morse
code. IL show am operator" Such
Is the spirit OF the French women.
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Zone System a Slum Builder

Whatever the outcome of the Seattle traction situation
be- this city must avoid the inqutous system
Of charges Under the system passenger pays
his ride according to its length-a fair principle when ap-
Piled to anything but street rides Such plan penalties
the working man who out in the suburbs where he
obtain cheap lot which to erect little home
His efforts at home building hampered pressure
Is exered by high suburban fares which tend make
him stay in overcrowded quarters in the city, If we wish
TO avoid slums and encourage healthy outward growth
let work for the fare system in Seattle as
means out of traction difficulty.
The kaiser in throwing his crack troops AGAINST the
Americans shoUs plainly that he ants to ohip us ont
completely before Honduras gets ready-The Spring
field MO- Leader.
One cheering feature of the situation is that Ger
mnnys friends to hate her about as much az her
enemies do.-Counbus Ohio State Journal
Entente vctory, under skiIfuI rnanagement soon
should reach the stage of quantity production-Chicago
Daily News.
Meat and wheat .oe didn't eat are in part respon-
sibIe for the Germans retreat
Hun "shock" troops getting the shock of their
.Hannish HDes.
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Leffo1ss Is 21zthiD> Grex
Many and Varied Heart Stories
Are Sent in Answer to Anonymous

anonymous is uho married seemingly good
coman pho had past They happy for number Of
years and the proud parents Of fine baby The stigma Of
noorious past wped array By true and faithful rife
hood and motherhood.
But the serpent coiied and spranD. Another led the
e ont Of her chosen path Of duty against her better cishes
The husband broken and enbttsred tcrote startling
letter TO Cynthia Grey, in chch he nred readers
ments.
Foiio,cino Of the replies:
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ANSWERED. by MIR. CYNTHIA
GREY

Half n dozen OF us young fellows
are going camping next week. one
OF the boys Is baseball player.
wouldn't be good idea to let him
pitch the tcnt?-Izzy Workln.
Not bad idea. or. " you have an
auctionccr in your party. leave II 10
him. Auctioneers are good at put.
ting up things.
/ am n policeman and wish 10
spend my vacation helping some
farmer. have had no experience in
farming. but / believe / can be of
some help. as l am strong and
healthy. For what kind OF farm
work is n policeman best fitted?--
II. NJ.
For keeping down the weeds. You
could pull them.
An Amsterdam dispatch says the
famous hunger stone In the River
Elbe In again visible. That's what
they get when they ask for bread.
One DIR. Lohmann, OF Bremen.
urges that Germany demand Great
Britain supply her with raw mate.
rails for two years after peace IL de.
clared. and that all of Germany's lost
tonnage be restored. We have no
idea Of who Doc Lohmann is. but we
suspect he had his business train.
Ing with
An ice company.
A gas company.
or a telephone company.
There was "a man In our town
And he was wondrous wise;
He left no bit of dirt around
And starved out all the flies.
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spite the united efforts Of the great
est naval powers OF the world. my
submarines are sure Of success. They
are tenaciously attacking and fighting
tho vital forces which are streaming
across the Hea to the enemy. Ever
ready for battle. the high sea forces.
in untiring work. guard the roao for
tho submarines TO the open sea and.
in union with the defenders OF the
coast, safeguard for them the
sources OF their strcngth.-Fromk ai.
ser Wiilum's proclamation.
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sTRAWs VS.. KULTUR CAMEL

Didja ever stop to
Think what does one
Man more or less
Count with n coupla
Million7 Would IL
Make much difference
III you or me were
Or were not taken in
With our millions Of
Soldicrs7 Listen
Remember the old
fodel about the
Straw that broke the
Camel's back Well
Each one OF us In
A straw. whether we're
A 250-pound straw or
A lightweight straw.
And when we're taken
In the big jam. we
Might he tho straw
That takes the kinks
Out OF the kultur
Camel's back
Y'know. the seth inch
Makes the yard. The
Other IS inches are
A bunch. but II takes
One more inch TO make
II a full measured
Eth. woti
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Henry A. Reynolds, arrested In Sc

attic recently on charge OF using
the mails to defraud. for which alleg.
ed offense a federal grand jury in At.
lanta. Ga. returned an indictment
against him. viii be taken 20 that
city for trial. Judge Ne,erer signing
the order for his removal on Friday.
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TO win the victory
In the struggle
" 18th opponents
no are often su-
perior. and. de
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The 1918 matches are all right. no
matter what anybody says. In fact.
they're better than the matches OF
other years, for they are made so
that they have secret spot that
must be struck to ignite them.
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:$al! S{HE;IzLL s!
Al5MLE m TINES WORTH MHEK

In true eomradeshIp with my army
stands my navy. In unsuitable will
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NINTH
CHAPTER
Copyright. 1918.
by the Ncwspape2
Enterprise Assn

Jim Jr auted DR.
low and nacng Jims
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Meat and aoheat Ue didn't eat in part respot,-
sible for the Germans retreat.
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Entente victory, under skilfuI manager
should reach the stage of quantity production.
Daily NeUs.
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Ff' H"F'HNF HNF8 JfIfs WY
body does-but ! do not think Jim
likes Tony Curt very well.
You look very proud OF your soi
der brother. Mrs. Lorirner." said DIR.
CertciH. "and--why not7"