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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-03

Paris.-The kingdom Of Siam will cell
citrate the FIRST anniversary Of its decla-
ration of war against Germany next
month.
Many Americans probably don't know
Siam IS IN the war. But it is-with both
feet. with all its s 600, 600 people and
France
Germany sneered when Siam entered
the war Those sneeTs have been an
sweres Not only have tsiousanas =
tons Of ~ raaa shiD-ieS trapped In the
harDor Of Sieaa pssssa into the hands Of
the allies. =. the little country has
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made It's cash CONTRIBUTIONS to the cause
Of democracy.
Now IL has sent its men.
Prince VsidyakuFa, Siamese anbassa-
dor to France. refused to make public the
number Of Samese troops sent to France.
but he declared they are not raw re-
cruits. but men trained according 10 Eu-
ropean standards, and they have seen
service in fierce battles with the Chinese.
Slams distance from the front VIII pre-
vent the sending Of any huge contingents.
but Siam is making the Huns feel her
presence in the war for humanity just
the same.
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THE RIVER pave

Washington, D. C.-"The student will
search in vain through the pages of most
OF the Widely-uSed encyclopedias for any
account Of the River Piave; it was Of
commercially or historically until the
Austrian armies invaded the Venetian
plains and were held upon the banks or
Just beyond the banks Of this stream,
says today's war geography bulletin is
sued by the National Geographic Society
from its Washington headquarters.
Future accounts Of Italy. however,
might as well omit to mention the Ru-
bicon as to remain silent concerning this
Waterwak which neanders down from
the Carnic Alps and. after a course Of
i 5 miles, flows into the Adriatic % rnfles
northeast Of Venice
"ThrouRhout nearly four-fifths of fts
course the Pave runs down a pictures
que valley with the famous Dolonite
peaks rising to the west and the Vene-
tian Alps to the east The Do1ornifss
cry and were visited every summer nv
thousands Of American tourists. Now
however such names as Monte Antelo
,,II0Too feeO, Monte Sorapiss 400 5OO).
, ara (8,400 feeD, Monte Serva n. 900
leetl, Monte Pizzon q 300 feet. Monte
Payyione (76o0. feeD, Monte Tonatico
C5'2oo feeD,, Monte Grappa C76OO feet),
and last and least in height but looming
largest in current interest II Montello are
written into the annals of Itars heroic
resistance to the Huns, II 200 feeO.
an these peaks. are on the west bank
Italians launched their counter-attack
which resulted in disaster to the Aus
TRANS
"Beiow II Montello the Piave enters
the Venetian plain and the remaining
rs miles Of its course lie through delta
| land. the point Mt which II enters the
sea Is the unconsequental port Of Cor
"Feltre. with $500 inhabitants and
Pellune with a population Of 1000. are
the PRINCIPAL towns on the banks Of this
nov historic stream
''Perhans the hamlet Of Pieve al Ca
dare, with 700 Inhabitants, is held by the
Italians IN chief affection among the
communities OF the PiaVe valley for It
was here that that great genius Of the
ter Of the 18th century,
The woolly- headed Uncle Rasnnus
was accused Of disturbing the peace
OFFICER Mort Rudolph explained it as
follows:
your Honor, this man was running
W and down the Mil Rive Road
waving his arms and yelling at this
top Of his voice, and otherwise raising
the mischief at half-past one in the
morning. The people Of that istrict
| complained. and they bad a perfect
right tor The Judge frowned al Pas
mus, who didn't seem to be particu-
/ larlv worried.
What do you mean by such unbe-
coming conduct" his Honor demand.
ed.
"Reugia, ledge" was the response.
"ReliRiou' Are you p Holy Roller
or something like that? j ave relig,
ion Rasmus, but don's get up at mid
night and tell every about it,"
Oats des' d. diffunce, ledge
amt ershamed oh mine."-Case and
Comment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29

had allowed France to be crushed. il we had permit
ted England TO be hemmcd around in her islands and
forced to submit, If such thing was possible 1T
WOULD SIMPLY HAVE BEEN OUR TURN NEXT.
We now know that in the eyes of the
kaiser and his associates like hogs in the pens of the
stockyards. Their idea to run the nations
the chute by one. cutting the throat of each it
passed, and when the time would have been
forced in our turn TO run the chute.
treaty OF peace is n contract.
In considering any contract take into account
the character of the man the other side
We may leave Austria and Turkey and Bulgaria in
their bloody isolation, leave them out OF our cacua
tons.
1t is Germany with which we have to DEAL and it
is Germany which must consider.
Germany, which sent her sons to burn the homes
of innocent, unresisng peope-and the kaiser urged
them on.
Germany, whose soldiers murdered priests and
raped nuns and defied churches-and the kaiser did
not punish single of them.
Germany, whose soldiers murdered boys of and
and s, old men of 49, S5 and S6-and the kaiser
approved of the principle.
Germany, the lust of whose soldiers swept within
its range babies of and grandmohers of S1-and the
kaiser has not hanged single offender.
Germany. whose soldiers have sent back from
Poland and Finland and Courland and the Ukraine and
from Italy and Serbia, from Belgium and even Luxem
burg, from the bleeding provinces of France. train
load after tranoad of stolen goods running into the
thousands in order that the empted at the front
might be filled during their reun-goods stolen from
the welto-do, the poor and the starving alike. with
out warrant OF law and in the face of all the laws
OF nations for century past: stolen the soldiers
of Napoleon STOLE to the great humiliation Of Germany
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in 1809~and the kaiser has established warehouses
in which these goods may be placed and sold, TO the
profit of my army"
Germany. the liar, which has preceded every one
OF her violations of laws human and divine, by falsely
charging that her enemies guilty OF those crimes,
and then time went has. with n sneer often, adj
mtted that her first charge false-and the kaiser
has approved of such diplomacy.
Germany, the liar, which pleaded that the war was
forced upon her by England and now her minister to
England and her minister of state and Of foreign af
fairs when the war broke out acknowledge that the
charge was false
Germany. the cheat which tells her soldiers TO imi-
tate surrender in order TO get close enough TO the allied
soldiers to murder them while they unsuspicous-
and the kaiser decoraes these successful cheats with
the iron
There is not room enough in n single day to even
give the general heads of the crimes of which Ger
many has been is. and until she has learned her les
son, will continue to be guilty.
Until the time when GERMANY HAS
LEARNED AND CONFESSES THAT WAR CON
QUOTED AS SHE CONDUCTS WAR is A GIGANTIC
MISTAKE is UNPROFlTABLE. and until she herself
Furnishes those who have mised her into believing in
such war, until that time comes we may as well
discuss peace with rattlesnake a mad dog the lion
escaped from his cage the shebear robbed of her
cubs.
When proper peace can be secured il will be easy
to write the terms of the treaty of peace.
But until Germany is beaten until her soldiers
are across the Rhine until she has seen written on her
own fields and on the walls Of her own cities the def
milton of the word WAR, we cannot and win not no
led to loYer our arms by any German cry of "kame
rad" or peace!
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Skeleton in Closet
EUer Ready to Attack

Dear Miss Grey: have read with
interest the letters from men and
women. young and old. and have
often wished that could ada m bi,
OF my own experience II A, would
help anyone. Now comes tho ouea.
ton as to whether mon and women
should confess 10 each other their
past. should they have one. before
marriage.
nave been married over IL years
ana ] think. looking back now tina,
was as true and conscientious N
giri as you could find didn't know
much about men and supposed the
one was marrying was az good asI
Ihere was nothing said OF "'fess.
ing up on either side. After we
were married he told me his past life
and experiences and they were many
and varied. 1t poisoned my very
soul, / think, and have never for.
gotten one of them, altho God knows
i nave tried to. But they seem TO
grow larger instead OF less. Times
when ! wish them farthest from me
they will creep into my memory. and
something is always reminding me OF
some OF his past.
1t killed my trust and confidence
In him. and what Is married life
without that? He seems 10 think
1t is nothing that should worry
about or even think about now.
would say IL there IL any confess
Ing past experiences It should be be.
fore marriage. not after.
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Fear Of Exposure
Worse Than Confession

Dear Miss Grey: wish to com.
ment on the letter from a man who
says he would not wish to know It II
his wife had "A past. In travelling
life's rough road. would say that
before marriage is the time for man
and woman to have n thoro under.
standing. The woman who once
makes "A misstep, let's herself open
to blackmail the balance OF her life,
and few have the courage to fight
IL don. IL her husband Is in ignor.
ance Of II. she. of course. still wishes
to keep the secret, and the cvcrlast.
ing fear that he will hear of 1t from
neighbors or someone else is worse
than the actual confession.
WAYFARER.
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m HE remarks made before the house committee
military affairs by Secretary of War Baker and
Chief of Staff March have started great deal of talk
about peace again. Senator Lodge. few days out
lined our ''irreducible terms
We have been in this less than year and n
half and have almost forgotten what it was like in
times of peace.
We cannos imagine what it will be when peace
returns.
But have n very clear idea now of what war
means, and didn't have before.
Peace is sunshny day, with the flowers bloom
ing along the little stream lambs kiting around in the
meadow. children playing in the shade while father
works in the field and mother sits the porch patch
ing little clothes and happily humming cradle song.
War the background of the picture I'M
changed but the lambs knocked in the head. the
children and perhaps their grandfather lie murdered
under the trees. hands cut off, unless of them is
girl, in which she is struggling in the arms of
beast in the German field gray uniform The household
pet the dog lies the path, cut in two by sword.
Against the fence lies the muated body of the hus
band and the father Inside the house all that is of
value is packed up ready to send back to Germanyt
may be to Berlnbut perhaps 1t is Dresden Munich
The happy mother few hours ago begs for
death at the hands of German officer, while he
laughs and shakes his head
That is
That is--ts waged by the Germans.
II is the will in this country unless
this present war is and the proper peace comes
a result.
Two years ago we had right to fool ourselves
and to think that set apart. that il we kept
SILENT if we did not express feelings. Germany
would let go by untouched in the future
We know that if we had kept silent, if we
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SINS or THE FATHERS. IT'S
THE WIPE THAT PAYS FOR
HER III sBi>D'S SIN


mad supported the years.
But oh jmmiei he
Jn's
ago IN his office Well
vas afr and that nothing
MS the
What did Bob Ito
Not Dad
sohg 20 DC visited on this he
DIT because
inc dencheE pardon Sissy
Didn't know Ought
fhng with Hamilton
was dying to pour
ann 20 hep me- and his stn a pevcntahe
bob told Dad that
OF
yet undiu'sd au.ocaeusi the thing Euope
nc said when
M as the family concerned tho Lorimcrs
welb
popular practice in
That does sound like Bob"
He swore he wouldn't take with
on mother
die In tho doing either lie guessed mother hadn't
books for she
and
1T all
nations and But. n
know how wife her
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|$ sAal! !! S}AAEE;l4LL 5!
|XsMLE M Tlr1ES WORTH MN ESH

There now being nothing that a
man can buy for penny. the street
car companies all over the United
states are trying to take IL away
from him by charging 6 cents.
Nevertheless. r. NJ. Fast is chauf.
feur with the Red Cross in Italy.
We read In a dispatch TO our alert
contemporary, The Star. that the
government plan Of taking over the
meat Industry would leave the pack.
ers the lone business OF Strengthening
and skinning." When Il comes 10
skinning-oh, well. what's the use?
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THE KIND OF PEACE WE WANT

AS result of what we have accomplished in
sending abroad, all the hopes OF Germany nave
crumbled into dust Great battles VIII be fought be-
fore the flies, hundreds Of thousands OF men viii
be killed, wounded and captured, the line OF conflict
will sway to and fro. 49,
But thing is sure, the separation OF the allied
forces into two armies, the capture by Germany OF the
channel ports, and the captuyp and ootng Of Paris
which every German thought was sure to come, IN the
latter days of March, are now impossible
But let us send this word across the Atlantic TO
the German people:
Eve have a million and half Americans
the soil of France. Within year we will send
twice that number We will furnish food and
ammuntions to allies. We going to win,
and let you hear the tramp OF American feet
the streets of Berlin. Your last chance is gone 9
France and drive the English soldiers off the
tinent into the If there was not single
armed soldier the continent OF Europe resisting
you, we would send men to England and there
would place ships side by side with hers,
would pen you and all your allies and all your
slaves the mainland Of Europe until the newt
able revolt and the nations again allied
themselves against you. We are resolved that the
only safe peace with Germany is peace with Ger
future defers by day or week or month the time
when you can have peace"
For ourselves, have taken TO hearts the
lesson of the past and have adopted the sentiments OF
Concord Bridge, as given by Lowell in the Biglow
papers:
Better thet all ships an all their creWs
Should sink TO rot IN oceans dredntiesS ooze,
Each torn flag marin cheilenOe ez IL trent,
An each dumb gun brave mans monument,
Than seek sech peace only cotodrds craze:
Giue me the peace Of dead men or Of brave!
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Refusal Of Kiss
Won Oper This Man

Dear Miss Grey: Allow me, please,
to say n word TO the girl who Ii 10
and signed her letter TX" She asked
II she should let young man kiss
her goodnight.
I once heard a man tell how his
wife won his love. lie said one
night when he brought her home he
asked her TO kiss him goodnight.
She refused firmly. but in "A nice
manner. 80 as not to make him feel
that he was some sort OF criminal.
He said that night to himself that
he was going TO make that woman
his wife. because he knew that II
she had refused to kiss him. then she
had refused to kiss other men.
Kisses freely and often given make
a girl common, and no real man
wants a common woman for his
wife. LOUISA.
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Direct Cause Of
Our Civil War

Dear Miss Grey: win you pleas
inform me as to what the dlrec
cause OF the Civil war was9
a READER.
Tho direct cause Of the Civi,
war was the inability of tho
North and South To reach a sat.
isfactory agreement In regard to
slavery. There are numerous
other causes which space does
not permit me to explain, such
as the Dread-Scott decision. tho
tariff policy. tho dividing OF DO.
litical and religious bodies, the
admission of California to tho
Union as n free state and the
abolition OF slavery In the Dis.
trict OF Columbia
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L@t11ss Il G4Ythin &cx
The Bridge Of Signs
q Pathetic Slcindie

Dear Miss Grey: In the bridge
of Signs" celebrated for its architcc
tural beauty BOOK WORM.
No. William Dean Howeils
called II a pathetic swindle.
Byron made 1t famous by refer.
ring to 1t in n poem. IL In
most commonplace structure
which spans canal and bridges
ducal palace and n public
prison in Venice. Formerly
only criminals crossed IL when
going from prison 10 execution.
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AMONG THE MISSING

What has become OF the old-fash-
toned man who used to say,."I never
eat round steak?
And the of man who used to say,
II never pay more than half dollar
for q tie?
And the of. man who used to say,
II never pay more than 70 cents for
! shirt?
A CORSAGE
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John T..
Bokay. q son1-St. Louis, Mo-, News.
THUS HELPING TO MAKE UP
THE PARTY
n Mr.. and MIRA Phil Linn spent Sun
day at the house OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Tborson.-Long Point. ILL.,, Advocate.
There IL no victory without bat
f1e," declares Foch. This viii draw
= merry laugh from the Huns. Didn't
they sink the Lusitania without a
battle? And didn't they sink four or
five British hospital ships without a
fight?
AN ACCOMMODATING BOLT
a bolt Of lightning killed a hog
1or O. w. Petit Saturday afternoon.
--E1ovd. Ia News.
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Hats Off to Our Carmen

Seattle street tho under considerable provoca-
on refused for strike last night They took the
position that their interests body secondary to the
pubcs interest," that the work of this city should not at
His time be interrupted by lack of transportation.
A fine, splendid American spirit!
Exhibiting the patience of Job. these carmen have
waited for four long weeks to obtain decision from the city
and the traction Conferences innumerabe have
been held between the city and the company offcabut
far without result In the meantime the carmen who the
company comedies entitled to higher wages have had to
continue the old scale The company will not grant the in
declares itself unable to do until the city
grants permission for higher fares.
Surely, judged by other strike causes the carmen had
ample justification to quit in disgust
AS individuals many of them doubt will quit for other
more reuneratve work but organization they exhibit
"a the height of sedena in order to prevent collapse Of
war work
Hats off to them
Four million Yanks IN France cannot lick the Huns
to q and child, back the Yduks,
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An officer has been dismissed from the American
army for drinking with enlisted men, dispatch emanat-
ing from the military authorities at Washington relates.
The dispatch fails however, to tell If the officer lost his
lob because he mixing with Of lower rank be-
cause he mixing drinks. Let Americans hope it was
for partakng of ntoxicants and not for mnglng fra
tenay with prvates at dry canteen that his services
we're dispensed with.
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SEVENTH
CHAPTER
Copyright. 1918.
by the Newspaper
Enterprise Assn

couldn't ms
choose between his fathers by girl
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Four million Yanks in France cannot lick the Huns
GRless to q man. and child back the Ydnks
Ss0yniu0, and night.
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The irresistible force meets the immounble body
and the body starts toicard Germang-NeW YORK. San.
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lettin. the scandal become ammuni.
ton in a big political campaign.
so far as I. young ~if.. could
judge. his mothers heart was
doomed 20 break. either way.
To have her upright ard adorci
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A War Sarings Stamp ,ciH knock a Hun off his feet
and put pair Of shoes yours fire gears hence.
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We print the reports of the German acar office
the front page because hare comic supplement-
CHICAGO Daitv Ne1Cs.
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autocrat or dictator, but that of patriotic cooperation. The whole people are committed, voluntarily and enthusiastically, to the Wilson program for winning the war. The people of Arkansas agree that there can be no compromise with the Potsdam gang and that peace can come only after Prussian militarism has been brought to its knees.
 The people are submitting uncom- plainingly to the control of their food, their fuel, their finances. their traffic, and are prepared for the con- trol of their wearing apparel, which may come.
 The government said it needed flour-Arkansas people voluntarily surrendered more than all, other
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states combined. The government advises the. people that unless they buy coal now, they may get none next winter-and they are buying coal or laying in supply of wood. Sugar and ice and shoe leather and many other things must be used sparingly, and they are. Non es- sential industries must be sacrificed, if need be. and the call meets with a patriotic response. Men, skilled mechanics and common laborers, are needed-and they go to their coun- try'sy call. Delicacies must be sur rendered-iced teas and sherbets and fine pastries, and some kinds of can dies, and many things we really can get along much better without-and
 we find that we get along just as
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The only point can see to the Irish question is the interrogation point.-New York Morning Telegraph
 Anyhow. the kaiser's six sons can never say that their father didn't take good care of then.-Detroit Free Press.
 Now th't Bolo Pasha has ceased to breathe, some of his surviving acquaintances will breathe easier. # New York Morning Telegraph
 The kaiser will find that there is one bit of history that he can't change. 1t is, that tbe United States has never been defeated Savannah Press.