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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-08

Mr. and Mrs. James White. of
Clarence spent Monday in this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23
"ANOTHER GERMAN VICTORY,

What will probably be exploited as
another great German victory" is the
fact that several direct hits have been
made on the famous Cathedral of
Amiens by long-range German artil-
lerymen.
This celebrated church is one of the
finest specimens of Gothic architecture
in Europe. 1t was built in 1920, and
until the Germans began to commit
their depredations upon it, it was a
structure of singular beauty, as well
as Of historic interest.
But this is only to be expected. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

terrible fate of Rheims, once thirty
ing city of more than one hundred
thousand population, now only mass
of brick, stones and rubbish. shows
that German atrocities are not confined
solely to humans. Their destruction
Of Rheims served no military purpose
whatever, brought them no strategic
gain. It was an act wantonly dlaboli-
cal, that only the british German min /
lost to all sense of shame, could have
designed.
At the lightning OF the war when
the Rheims cathedral, also a church
CT wonderful beauty and great age,
was struck by German shells, the
Kaiser, in response to protest from
high ecclesiastical authorities, apollo
gized for it and expressed regret, also
promising that it would not occur
again. He justified the firing upon the
church again at a subsequent date by
the statement that it was being used
bp the French for observation pu--
poses, a statement that he knew to
be lie when he uttered it.
Now even this church has been lev
clled to the dust, and the entire city
of Rheims is but memory. To re-
build it were task commensurate
with the regeneration of Troy or Car
thage, for there is just as much to
work upon. The vine-clad hills that
formerly surrounded this lovely city,
a city that has known much of war.
but nothing like the war the Germans
wage, are now pock-marked with sehll
craters, and the verdant valleys are
distigured with trenches and Invested
of every living thing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23
Americas, Ga, April %, 1918.
PANAGRAPHICAlLY SPEAKING
GIVE us A GIRL.

Backward, turn backward, oh Time.
in thy flight,
Give us a girl whose skirts are not
short or tight,
Give up girl whose charms, many
or few,
are not all exposed by too much
peek-a-boo.
Give us girl. no matter what age,
Who won't use the streets vau-
deville stage.
Give us a girl, not too sharply in
view;
Dress her in 81 is that the sun can't
shine through.
Memphis NewsScimitar.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

After man has spent early mora-
tngs and late afternoons working in
his victory garden, acquiring an aching
back and blistered hands, it makes his
heart throb with rapture to finally see
one little butter bean, out of the hun
dred he planted, poke its head above
the ground.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23
A DELIBERATE INSULT.

No politician has ever had the eff
frontery and the deliberate downright
insolence to insult the country people
of Georgia like the junior senator did
in his speech at Carrollton last Satur-
day.
This brazen demagogue whose judg-
men has been consumed by his vanity,
and whose patriotism is subservient to
his politics, actually had the cool i'm
pudence to declare that he expected TO
be elected by the votes of the rural
residents Of the state
He conceded that the cities were
against him. He conceded that the
newspapers were against him. He
conceded that the leaders Of public
thought were against him. He almost
said that all the world was against
him, with the exception of the boys
in the backwoods; and he just the
same as said that they were too ig-
norant to know better, too unpatriotic
to care, too disloyal to their country's
best interests to put patriotism above
politics.
When the junior senator opposed the
anti-seditiOn bill, which seeks to pun
ish those who give expression to dis
loyal sentiments, such as are cal
culated to1promote strife and sedition,
he indicated very plainly that he pro-
POSED to protect those who were dis
loyal like himself, and he showed very
plainly then that he classed the rural
citizens of Georgia with the unspeaka-
( bic |. w VS., the Infamous Bolsheyik,
and the lecherous pro-Germans. He
confirmed all of this when, in his I'll
rade at Carrollton, he blatantly pro-
claimed that he depended upon the
votes of "the wool hat boys" to send
him back to the Senate to further dis
grace the state that is already sick
and ashamed of him.
The farmers of Georgia are not I'M
patriotic They are not even laggards.
The present Liberty Loan drive has
overwhelmingly demonstrated that
they are determined to back up their
country to the extent of their re-
sources. Their Willingness to cooper
ate in the food conservation is only
another evidence of their loyal spirit.
The cheerfuIness with which they are
sending thir sons to tn war furnishes
additional proof. The people of the
country are just as much behind the
government as the people of the cities,
so far as their means will permit. And
COR the junior senator, or any other
smallbrained politician to openly de-
clare to the CONTRARY, is an insult that
the country people ought to resent
With the fury of righteous indignation
Furthermore, we doubt not that sooner
or later the expression of such senti-
ments, rejecting on them as the junior
senator's utteranees have done, will be
punished by summary measures not
sanctioned by law and order
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

Secretary Baker was getting along
fine until the Hearst papers came out
last week and endorsed him as a great
and good man
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

Bishop Gambler says that a pacifist
belongs in either the asylum or the
penitentiary. Our asylums are already
too crowded, Doctor and there's plen-
ty of roads yet to be worked!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

According to one Americas mans
policy, after you have told your wife
enc lie the thing to do is to tell her
that you are going to stick to it to the
bitter end.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

When man has agreed to suspend
hostilities with his wife, after an even
iAg's argument about nothing, it IS
unfair and German-like for her to start
it all over again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

The average politician and Office
seeker doesn't try to fool the people
all the time. He only tries to do IT
for short while before the election
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

The woman who begins her novels in
the middle is probably looking for ex-
eitement at both ends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

Convince the old man that you can
save him money by marrying his
daughter, and all you need then is her
consent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

The Republicans are evidently try
ing to make the 1920 elections safe for
Republicanism.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

why is a Congressman" asks the
New York World. We give it up.
What's the answer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

One Willie Schley Howard, of IA
lanta, will be out work when the SEN
atorial race is over.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

This is the season of the year to
dig up the 1917 model straw hats.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

Well, for that matter even Adam
failed as an amateur gardener.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

Some women dress So loud you can
almost hear them coming.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

Who'll be the first to wear Palm
Beach suit?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23

What has become of the old-fashion-
ed rustic of the silk underskirt?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-23
Sightseeing
Touring Car

that Mr.. c. G. Belmont
has brought to Americas,
for the people ofAmericus.
An up-to-date, comfort
able Touring Car carrying
Is people. Mr.. Belmont
will make regular trips to
the Aviation Camp leav.
ing opposite the postoffice
at 600 a. M, 1900 a. m.
and 4::3O p. m, also
making pleasure trips to
Andersonville via the
the Camp. Special rates
for Picnics and Private
Parties. For information
inquire at 1913 Jackson
St. or Phone 1872.
To the National Cemetery
via the Aviation Camp,
every Sunday lat 2 P. NJ.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29

OF their strength against the bulldog
tenaeify at the Angio-Saxons.
The scenes that followed the turn
OF he tide aG Waterloo was sickening.
Tie prussians," says Victor Hugo. IN
hlp immortal story Of the battle,
dashed into Genappe, doubtless furi-
Ous ct being such small victors, and
the pursuit was monstrous, for
Blucher commanded determination.
DucheGme. general Of the young
guard. who was pursued into the door
way OF an inn in Genappe, surrendered
his sword to an Hussar of Death, who
took the sword and killed the
prisoner. The victory was completed
by the assassination of the van
quished."
That incident Of the battle of Wa
terloo is typical of the Prussian. He
cannot understand generosity to the
defeated or compassion for the con-
quered. He would sneer, undoubt-
edly, at the order of Rear Admiral
Phillip at the battle. of Santiago:
"Don't cheer, boys, the poor devils
are dying" Sympathy for fallen foe
is to the Prussian merely a disgraceful
exhibition of weakness. A force more
powerful than his own is the one thing
he respects. The defeated Prussian
cringes before his captors and whines
"Kameradr The victorious Prussian
kicks dying men with his iron-shod
shoes. Even Butcher when visiting
London for the first time could not
restrain the thought, "What city to
loot"
That IS why France, England, Italy
and the United States are allies In 4
common cause. They are the repre-
sentatives Of civilization that has
been OUTRAGED by the staggering
bullies Of Potsdam. They have been
forced into war TO put an end to the
reign OF terrorism inaugurated by an
oligarchy that breaches "Frightful-
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29


aessl military organization that sp:
peCRea the violation Of women and
the Initiation Of babies, d race that
has preserved the ferocity Of ite siq-
clad ancestors and a people who re-
joice when a hospital ship l. sunk or q
brave young nurse IL led before the
firing squad. Z. 7'-s.- s',.ssIgs
One hears, occasionally, the query:
"When viii the war endT It will end
when Germany no longer is able to
lombard churches, put the torch to
priceless Libraries, torpedo vessels that
are laden with wounded soldiers and
avenge its defeats on the battlefield by
torturing and killing feeble old
women and helpless little children. It
will end when the German govern
ment is convinced that the Kultur Of
Huns cannot be forced upon self-re-
specting nations and when the Ger
man military machine is sent to the
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29

Soldiers all over the country COM
plain that they have little time to learn
about the events of the war, the great
est event IN their own lives. Living
in camp, wp at an early hour, busy
learning tho art Of war al day and
often too weary at night for more than
the ightest form of amusement, we
men in uniform have scant opportunity
TO read the news of the day.
1t Is true OF all armies.
When the men who fought In the
Civil War went home they were much
chagrined TO fnd that those who
stayed behind knew more about the
struggle a. . whole than those who
actually took part IN It. Debates ct
the corner grocery store were disas-
trouB TO the veterans. lt was only nat
ural that men who had read the news-
papers every day and week, and dis-
cuDsed the news across the stove, with
each sentence punctuated by attention
TO the boz Of sawdust, had more gen
era1 information about the waf. The
mer WHO fought only knew the for.
tunes Qf their own units, the terrors Of
the prison camp, the heat in summer.
the cold i'm winter, the murkiness of
sentry duty at night, the rattle Of rife
volleys and the scream Of shells. They
knew war 90 it was waged then inti-
iiately, but they did not know about
the war. They could not tell the effect
Of Charlottesville on the Gettysburg
campaign, and knew nothing of 90 per
cent Of the battles fought on Land and
sea. And they only knew few details
Of the battles In which they fought.
Being 90 deeply In the woods they
could not see the forest On account
Of the trees.
Looking at forest from mountain
top does not make q woodsman; read
ing and discussing dispatches from
France does not make a soldier. The
men who stayed home were welcome
to their general information. The
soldier had won something more,
something greater. But there is no
reason why the soldier today should
not know about the war as q whole
If he takes advantage of his opportu-
mites. Il Ia annoying to many men
to be part of great undertaking and
not know ali about IL. The soldier
who understands what is going on in
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29

the world understands his job, whic4
is to fight in a world war. The hrss
man over the top does not want to Dc
the last man at home.
Read the company bulletin boards
Read all camp notices. Read the newe
papers and magazines at the 7. n. %
A. and K. of c. huts. II the supply ~
those places is inadequate urge pd
Htely that. they be increased. Read
the newspapers and magazines 0&H1
from home. If none come from homey
ask pour family to send you 4oFnA
Buy . newspaper when ycd Ct 8
chaneh It is the cheapest naeaiaA %
buying education. +
America IL a great country for read
Ing. General knowledge is widely diR
fused, Unless the men in democracy
possess broad information about issues
and events of their day an Intelligent
pubic opinion is impossible. -
War has widely disrupted the quieS
routine Of our lives and interrupted the
schooling of many of us at Q dnfe
when We were going ahead fast. So
many men are in the army now that y
they neglect their opportunities Jog
gaining information our public opiuA
Ion after the war will deteriorate.
Before the war America was an iso.
lated country which kept itself aloo4
from world politics. We confined
our attention to local and national
happenings. Now the country has Lost
its Isolation and become one Of the
great World Powers. Already It has
gained leadership in world politicks
This is a great transition which u
going on today, and when the soldier
goes back into civilian life he viii no.
tice the change wherever he takes part
In Q serious conversation.
Even the man slightly informed on
the issues of the present conflict
knows that after the war will be a time
Of great political acts, in order that
benefits won through victory Of the
Allied cause may be made az perrnas
nent az possible. !.
Soldiers, our military duty and trains
ing comes first, for the war must b
won; but for your own sake, for yoda
pleasure and your future, read and
keep yourself informed. intelligence
depends largely on knowledge.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29
THE PERSISTENCE OF PRUssIAN1sM

when the Germans passed on, the
stately cathedral was IN ruins. Why
Do these 6arbarians concentrate their
vandalism on ediices dedicated to the
worship Of God1.
This question might have been
asked last week. or last month, or q
year ago. Il voices the unending won
der OF the civilization of today, which
cannot grow accustomed to the sense
less, british cruelty Of the armed force
that In visiting ito spite on the art
treasures of France. AZ matter OF
fact. however, the lines quoted above
were not born Of the present conflict
In Europe. They have been trans
lated from letter written almost half
Q century ago, during the Franco
Prussian war. They offer silent re-
Sninder OF the fact that the character
istics which have won the name Of
sHun" for the Germans are not re-
Gently developed qualities. The Teu-
tons were barbarians when Rome was
Mistress of the World. They remain
barbarians up to the present minute.
Prussianism Is persistent. Barbar-
Gus practices have disgraced every
military campaign conducted by Ger
many since Prussianism became a fac
tor in the affairs of Europe.
When the battle of Waterloo was
ended by the arrivals of Butchers
fresh troops, the Prussians converted
an honorable victory into 4 revolving
massacre. The French and British
troops, after q titanic struggle, were
completely exhausted. For the FIRST
time since the star of Napoleon had
appeared on the horizon IN Europe
the men under the Corsican'S com.
mand broke before an enemy. They
were sent Keeling back by the Prus-
sian cavalry, which came up at a mo-
ment when the veterans Of Wagram
and Austeriitz had spent the last atom
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29
for GOD AND HUMANITY.

vislpne9 r. Yet 10 him there was
somethang a The 9pirit Of Nathan
81 Ssafsttied aviiisatiS.. was 10 I'd.
Ipeadog@ TIT - opportunity for sefv-
ice aeeMed efDost negligible, And yet
- hts naipd there was the pictnge p
tie tnikea fQtc&a q righteousness u
w4asb ~ ~ bee unit.
Hie dreaming Of peaceful pursuits
and proud parentage gave place to q
new viston. . yision Of world made
SAFE tQf democracy, of q world in
whieH none should be afraid"
When d. time came for his CON-
plefe self-S0rrender he went willingly.
The world i richer because Of his
vicarious sacrifice.
The little inscription he put upon
his gas mask has called us to new
determination, to q new strength
within Ourselves.
For God and Humanity"-the pur-
pose Of the whole struggle Is summed
up In four words. II is summary that
Ii 30 tefse and yet SO striking that we
know instinctively it 10 born of CON-
plete understanding.
The selective draft has called our
men from the highways and byways,
from the Large centres Of population
and from the remote mountain settle
ments. But our men are all going
forth like this simple soldier, hurnbly
because their contribution is relatively
30 small. bat proudly because collec-
lively they are such mighty host.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29

serap-heap. Il win end sooner tk4@
military experts believed before swite
1y-trained troops from the westeEW
world, hurriedly flung against GsN
many's crack regiments, proved that
a victorious army does not have -
make barbarism its paramount Ing
spiration.
Prussianism is fast becoming an oES
solete factor in the destinies of the nss
tons. It attained its zenith when
Bismarck sent his victorious armies
on a scourging expedition through
France in 1870. It will become merely
a memory of darker age when the
armies of the Entente Alliance have
completed the task entrusted to them
By q civilization that refuses to be
dominated by the preachers %
"Frightfulness." It will end when the
Prussian ruling class has been put oue
Of business. ~
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29

: A pehate soldier was killed n the
kse9 iSs On tae Marine saIieat.
Wn Ne Sosledes scnhd bis body
they sed tut 81 hsd peneillea
a DO ~ 6ssk AS %ords quoted
shove So IS ~
: MTas tie soldiers own epitaph 30
Mm II expfessed The great motiye a
he va the purpose Of his own Sac
kI5eG - y
Ono can but conjecture rs to what
went Oh n tie mind Of the soldier.
Other thai the brief inscription there
Bnt Skaf Volumes this brief message
Il 3 legitimate to let ones imaeina-
ton FIJI In the record. Let 40, then,
think Of this soldier az we must of
hundreds Of thousands of other young
American men. He was trained In
the ideals Of what we proudly called
our enlightened age. Fondly he hoped
Tor the day when he should be the
father Of . family, when he should play
Z mans part in the peaceful affairs Of
Then the rumblings of war disturbed
his peace Of mind. Soon the call to
the coiors, toGnded through the ma
ehinefy of the selective draft. called
him from calm contemplation into the
cruel carnage at the most bitterly
fought war Ia the history Of the word.
He went pfoadly % the clear.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-29
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-15
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I
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