Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-05-16

than any place / have seen. She has
the material right at the place all
over the county. The roads were
worse while / was there than ] have
ever seen them, due, of course, to a
severe winter and heavy rains. But
this can be remedied by getting the
roads out of the creeks and making
them in the modernized way.
Do not let the war so absorb your
minds that you cannot think of other
things, for you must think of other
things and keep business going to win
this war. OF course, it is necessary
to give much thought to the war; but
along with that, think of other things
as well.
Right now is a history-making pc
Rod in the worlds affairs. Especial
ly this week will make history, for it
is the last week of the Third Liberty
Loan. And Liberty" Loan it truly
is, for you people are loaning your re-
sources to Uncle Sam to buy liberty
for the world. Let old Smith County
oversubscribe her allotment. It is the
greatest thing you can do at this try
ing hour of the worlds history, when
the Hun has his ion-like hands at the
throat of democracy. am proud
that the old Fifth District oversub-
scribed her allotment. 1t shows that
she is ready to sacrifice and stand by
her sons that are in the ranks and
those that are coming. She has ever
been the banner district of old Smith
County. You people of the dear old
Fifth should be proud of your Bonds
of Liberty and the honor flag that
will show to passersby that you are
for liberty. If you will place that
flag alongside the Stars and Stripes
you will have a perfect emblem of
liberty and democracy.
The success of the Third Liberty
Loan is another great blow at autoc-
racy and it's most prominent figure,
Kaiser Bill. He is making his SUI
preme effort on the Western front in
this most terrible battle of all the
worlds history. Will he be success
full? Let me say NO. The bending
British line is not yet broken, and
Won Hindenburg aimed to have been
on the Channel by now bombarding
London with long range guns. But
he has failed. Another time General
Haig has outmaneuvered him. Haig
has slowly but calmly withdrawn his
vancing horde of Huns that tried to
overpower him and crush his army.
As he moves back and the Germans
advance, Haig leaves the ground gray
with dead Germans. In this way he
is each day very much cutting the
ranks of Hindenburg and the chief of
the Huns. This is wise strategy on
the part of Haig and the supreme
commander of all the Allied armies,
General Foch. This great Frenchman,
who is said to be the greatest strate-
gist of all Europe, is but waiting the
opportune moment to strike back with
a sweeping offensive. Defeat will he
turned into victory by the help of AL
mighty God. This great German drive
does not dishearten me in the least.
It will work to the undoing of Kaiser
Bill, which is not as far distant as
some may think. The end is not yet
The German navy has never made a
this, or the Allies, including Uncle
Sam, will go in and bring her out
Great sea battles must yet be fought
up and destruction of German subma-
rine bases will hasten the naval war
fare, which is sure to end in the de-
struction of the German navy.
While all this is taking place we
read of counter revolution in Rus
STA and rumors that the Grand Duke
Nikoloievitch, son of the former Car,
has been proclaimed Emperor of Rus
STA. A plot of Germany, as I have
before said, to restore autocracy in
Russia. Germany will dominate, or at
least the Kaiser and his cohorts, and
when he is licked at home he will
seek refuge in Russia, which means
that Russia will not escape the sword
of the "Yank" from the Western Re-
public. stOn to Arnageddon" will be
the cry. And to Armageddon it will
be, for truly then will it be a real
Armageddon.
The holy land will see much more
fighting and fiercer fighting than has
yet been witnessed there The sue
cessful British army in Palestine will
meet with reverses and be driven
back. but not to stay, for by the heir
of the Rolling Stone which gathers
no moss, it will be triumphant in the
end, and then peace will come to q
war-ridden world. And we cannot
think Of peace until then. This, per.