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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
LYcEUM ENTERTAINMENT

The Lyceum entertainment, last
Monday evening, was well attended
and very enjoyable. The next num-
Der will be given on Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 4. It will be given by the
Plymouth Quartette and will COM
prise both vocal and instrumental mu-
sic of the most delightful character.
This entertainment will be as good rs
any in the series and the public is
asked to bear the date in mind and
to plan TO attend.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

Inc eulCOr mas mao the pleasure VI
getting a postal card from Jess La
Due, now, or recently, for the card is
dated Oct. "a, convalescing from
wounds in a base hospital. Jess
card to us reads
France, Oct. "a, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Reed:
Sure would like to see this weeks
Messenger to find out about the folks
from Dear Old Clio. Would take one
lot in Clio rather than all of this
country. Am in a hospital now. Was
shot up a little about three weeks
ago, but am getting along fine. Will
be able to get back and get the fell
low that got me in three or four
weeks. Will look for the Messenger
the first thing when get back to the
Co. One sure does enjoy home
paper over here. You keep on send
ing them and you will be doing good
work. Jess"
Jess was severely wounded in the
hard fighting that preceded the Ger
man surrender, and that our readers
may get close up view of the cir
cumstances of a modern battle, we
are publishing the following extract
from one Of his letters to relatives
here:
"It is just two weeks today that /
was laying on No Mans Land, with
shells bursting all around wondering
if / would see my dear folks again.
No one would realize how much they
loved the folks at home until they
go through something like that.
never did expect to get out alive.
The shells would burst all around you
and throw dirt and stones on you. |
would expect the next one l would
hear coming to finish me, but thank
God, was saved and l only hope |
do not have to go through such an
ordeal again."
An indication of the character of
the injuries Jess received may be had
in the following extract from one of
his letters:
81 had my operation Tuesday night
and they had to cut quite deep in
my left shoulder and arm and they
are awful sore. The ether made me
quite sick but soon got over it. l
am expecting to have my wounds
dressed again this afternoon, so think
| will be feeling better after that is
done. am sending a button to Ed.
| cut it off dead German that laid
in the same dugout that l did when
l got wounded. l got quite a few
good souvenirs off from him; got a
metal cover for those safety match
boxes. 1t has got the German cross
and Prussian guard crown on.
will send it to Ed if can. Will keep
it for him any way if can not send
it."
The extracts given above are not
consecutive as to dates, but give, in
brief way, view of what happened
to one of our own boys who went
through the He'll of modern battle,
and we are sure will be of great in
terest to our readers. We are glad
to state that later letters than those
quoted frcm state that Jess improve
ment has continued and that he is ex-
pecting soon to be entirely well again.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
M. p. CHURCH NOTES

Sunday Services-Morning, 1000,
subject "Unknown God" Sunday
school, 11:OO. C. E. devotional, $50
p. m. Bible study, Thursday, 700
p. m. All services central standard
time. Everybody welcome.
Estle G. Barnes, Pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Zimmer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jewell spent
Saturday afternoon and evening in
Flint.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
A KNITTING RECORD

Mrs. Thomas McCumsey, Of Thet-
ford, is not as young as she used to
be, and not so old but that she can
show some of the girls how to knit
Since the war started she has made
the following proud record: 6 sweat
ers, 6 helmets, 9 pairs wristlets,
muffler and 81 pairs of socks.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
THETFORD FARMERS

A meeting will be held at Thetford
town hall this evening (Friday) for
the purpose Of organising Farm b.
reau. All farmers are invited to at
tend. Good speakers will be present.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
The Bright Side

There is many a rest in the road of life,
If we only would stop to take it,
And many tone from the better land
If the querulous heart would wake it,!
To the sunny soul that is full of hope.
And whose beautiful trust neer faileth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright,
Though the wntry storm prevaeth.
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through,
When the ominous clouds are rfted!
There was never night without day,
Or evening without morning.
And the darkest hour, the proverb goes.
Is the hour before the dawnng.
There is many gem in the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown
Or the miser's boarded treasure;
1t may be the love of little child.
Ora mothers prayers to Heaven;
Or only beggar's grateful thanks
For cup of water given.
Better to weave in the web of life
bright and golden filing
And do Gods will with ready heart
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, slender threads
Of our curious lives asunder,
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends,
And sit and grieve and wonder.
lAg91A54n02sSYSGY TYDSSYSSYS22sS1SsS
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

Mrs. w. H. Gilmore has returned
home following two weeks visit
with friends in Gaines.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

We may make mistakes. If we do,
tell US, don't tell others.-Reid Bros.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
JESS LADUE WRITES.

The editor has had the pleasure of
getting a postal card from Jess La
Due, now, or recently, for the card is
dated Oct. "a, convalescing from
wounds in a base hospital. Jess
card To rs reads:
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
BY j. w. PEGLER.

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIONARY ARMY FRANCE Jan. by
Nall a grown man will
bust right out and cry like a kid-even
full-grown. hard-swearing bugler Of
sixteen. And 1t helps a fellow regain
control Of the bawl II a motherly
woman puts her arm around a fell
lows shoulder and says "there, there,
little son" just as his own gray-hair-
ed mother would If he were back home
in Clarinda, Iowa.
OF course a soldier is supposed new
er 10 cry. But suppose you were Just
sixteen and 1000 miles from home in
the holiday season. And suppose your
best pal in the world was another
man Of sixteen. Well, your pal gets
sick with pneumonia during a long
march through the billiards He gets
taken away TO the hospital Next
thing you hear is that he failed to
rally in the crisis and passed out last
nieht-the fellow you enlisted with
and bunked with ever since you came
into the army.
You are the bugler told of to go to
the base hospital and blow taps" over
your own bunkie.
There are two young American
nurses at the grave-side, standing knee
deep in snow, the wind whipping their
red-llned capes every which way
They are dabbing at their red eyes
with knotted handkerchiefs. They
nursed your bunkle those last few days
and called him THE Child"
One Of them 81 IS out loud.
Nothing gets on the nerves OF a six
teen-yesr-old man so much as hearing
a woman sob.
The chaplain winds up his stereo-
typed talk and you place the bugle to
your lips You play taps AS you never
played II before. But the blizzard howls
down the clear quivering notes and
browns out the struggling echoes.
We saw the little boy from Clarinda
as he came marching back into the hos
pital grounds-still a soldier, chin up,
eyes front, shoulders squared. He
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
YESTERDAY
(From The New York Trlbunel.

! That populations shall be considered
before territories.
That national aspirations shall be re-
spected.
Yesterday the man at the top Of the
German people also spoke He said:
But the victory Of Ger
man arms must first be recognized. Our
troops will continue 10 win. Then
peace will come"
Mr. Wilson says it Is a question
whether the governments can continue
TO compare peace views.
The Kaiser says the question. is
whether the victory Of German arms
shall be recognized.
Yesterday, therefore, we sent abroad
the news Of four high principles OF
peace and received the news Of Rus
sla's submission.
The Germans have the better OF that
exchange. They get the better Of every
exchange Of words. because they go on
foolng us with the pretence that they
have a civilized understanding of what
we use words express. whereas in fact
they understand only what you use
words 20 describe. namely force.
Let us Pile words no higher
! Let US stand on the fourteen condl-
tions," including even the two that
call for the evacuation Of all Russian
and Rumanlan territory
{ Let us attend to the only question
there is: shall the victory of German
arms be recognized7"
Having answered il, let US MI the air
with those voices TO which Mr.. Wilson
hearkens, saying: You have done all
that words can do"
Evening journal., 1918-02-13

, lins's reply; and they put the acid
tesla test OF very vltriolic acid-to
the sincerity OF the professed readiness
OF the militarlst and annexationist lead
ers TO take any real steps toward that
peace for which the German people
they have so long deluded and sacri-
feed are yearning more anxiously every
day
This is a very remarkable intellec-
tual achievement on the part OF the
President, viewed merely as such. But
what ought TO impress the country and
the world far more than any brilliancy
Of foil plPS with Won Hertllng, any
tactful use Of the opportunity present.
ed by the war WEAKNESS OF Austria
Hungary, is his unqualified reafilrma-
tion Of the nations purpose TO fight on
forever if necessary, rather than to
yield one essential Of that for when
we are lghting.
There is moral grandeur, there Is
the true American spirit in the noti1-
cation President Wilson addresses TO
the representatives Of that selfish au-
tocracy and that reckless militarism
which now form the only obstacle 10
an honorable settlement bringing back
peace 10 the world:
I'VE can never turn back from
course chosen upon principle. Our re-
sources are in part modified now, and
we shall not pause until they are mo-
billzed in their entirety. Our armies are
rapidly going 10 the fighting fronts,
and will go more and more rapidly. our
whole strength will be put into this
war Of emancipation - emancipation
from the threat and attempted mastery
of selfish groups Of autocratic rulers
whatever the difficulties and present
partial delays We are indomltable in
our power OF independent action and
can in no circumstances consent TO live
in a world governed by intrigue and
force"
Words worthy OF the President OF
republic Of a hundred million people
anxious to live in peace with all other
nations, ready TO fight till doomsday,
il necessary, to gain the only peace
worth having
Evening journal., 1918-02-13

Standing "at the top Of the people
the President speaks TO Ae enemy in
the hearing Of the world This is the
new diplomacy It's difficulties are enor-
nous. They are moral, lingual, politi-
cal and acoustic. All Of this must be
understood by those who listen
The speech on war aims delivered
before Congress yesterday was an over
ture to Austria and a sermon to Ger
many. The President was speaking
abroad He had his back turned to this
country. trusting 10 to believe that he
spoke wisely
For reasons unknown to the rest OF
us he thought it unwise to reaflrm
the "FOURTEEN CONDITIONS" laid
down in his message Of January as
the basis Of "the only possible pro-
gramme" Germany rejected them. One
called for the evacuation OF all Russian
territory; another for the evacuation
OF Rumania. Events have meanwhile
taken place.
Yesterday the President referred 10
the fourteen conditions as the several
problems TO which ! adverted in my
recent address to the Congress-" and
added: 81, Of course, do not mean that
the peace OF the world depends upon
the acceptance Of any particular set OF
suggestions"
After all. as It seems to him now
10 is only a question whether the gov
ernments can go on comparing views
and that question may be determined
by the application Of four principles
namely:
That justice shall exist In cases.
That nations shall be free,
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
A GnvEnNMENT REPosIToRY.

- AVID Lawrence objects to having Secretary Bakers
~ time 'vastedn by giving testimony before the SEN
ate committee on military affairs and adds that II the
country could read the printed record Of what took place
when Mr. Baker was before the committee in executive
session would be assured Of the incompetency Of the
committees members.
The implication Of course is that David Lawrence has
read which he wishes the country could read
and the natural inquiry "How did David get hold Of
u?"
II has been known that there certain air-hared boys
among the correspondents at Washington to whom all
government hearts open and from whom no official So
crets are hid maybe David Is among these favored
ones But he is unwlse to boast Of it, Some committee OF
Congress-maybe this very committee OF the Senate which
he crcizes-may summon him 10 testify before il and not
in executive session either.
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
Headache FROM
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"Pape's Cold Compound" ends severe
colds or grippe in few hours.

Your cold will break and all grippe
misery end after taking a dose Of
"Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
and air passages in the head, stops
nasty discharge or nose running, re-
lieves sick headache, dullness, feverish-
ness, sore throat, sneezlng, soreness
and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-upi Quit blowing
and snuffing Ease your throbbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Papes Cold
Compound which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. Il acts without
assistance, tastes nice. and causes no
inconvenience. Accept no substitute.
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
Another Step in the Definition
Of The NafiOn's War Aims
lFrom the New York SUM.

The fundamental elements Of peace
were stated yesterday by President
Wilson in an address TO CONGRESS. They
were stated with a precision OF moral
analysis and n frmness Of practical
purpose which will at once command
the attention Of the world,
More specific and elaborate dennl-
tons Of peace terms with regard TO
this or that question at issue between
the belligerents have been attempted,
not only by the responsible spokesmen
Of other nations, but also IN Mr. VIII
sons own earlier utterances. This time
he confines himself to general princi-
pies, insisting on no particular set Of
suggestions Indeed, he implies that II
IL could be shown that the settlements
already sugge ted by the United States
were not the fairest or the most likely
TO secure to the civilized world an en-
during peace, he would be willing TO
begin negotiations from some other
starting point lie goes so far as to
speak Of his fourteen categorical pro-
positions OF January s as a provisional
sketch Of principles and Of the way In
which they should be applied He now
advances four broader principles Of set
tlement.
AT FIRST glance ii might be inferred
that this departure from the particular
to the more general form Of discussion
involved some recession from the posi-
ton taken flye weeks ago today. some
weakening in the Presidents attitude.
II would be hard to make a greater
mistake than that. The four PROPOSE
tlons ne now submits to verify the
alleged Willingness Of the Central Pow
ers TO go further In a comparison OF
views are so conceived in their gener-
alities that they not only do not con-
flict In any respect with previous state
ments but actually sharpen the out
lines Of the earlier and more specific
Foundations They emphasize the
growing approach Of the United States
and Austria-Hungary to common
basis; they separate with consummate
skill the real desires Of the German
people from the evasions and artinces
conspicuous in Chancellor Won Hert-
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
CFCu COUNTY MRY PANEL.

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Md, Feb. i3-The following
jurors for the March term Of the Cir
cult Court Of Cecil county, have been
brayvn.
: first dlstrict-Lambert w. Davis, VIII
liam Freeman, Clayton n. Johnson,
Guy r Biddle.
Second-Aldin pyle, Alfred Smith.
John j. Sullivan, William J. Manlove,
Miller Lumm. Thomas T. Howard,
Clement Davidson.
Third or Elkton-William Pearce,
NJ Herbert Paul, Jacob Clay, Thomas
D. Davis, Thomas NJ Lindall, Jeremiah
c. Price, Jr, Philip OFT
Fourth-Thompso Reed, Roy Glen
DENIM. George Frazer, George w
Blles. Hugh W. Montgomery.
Ffth-Clinton Jackson, Charles T. F.
Morans, Robert Biddle, Harry Trim
BILE, Clayton Mcdowell, Charles T
Lumm.
sixth-H. Branch Patton. c. Ross
Biles, Harry A. Pitt, George II. Lynch
Walter E. Cooney.
Seventh-Otho S. Jackson, Samuel
Fitzgerald, Robert B. Stobbings Mar
tin L. Thompson. William Correll
Z Kurtz Taylor, w. Harry Tome.
Eighth-William j. Sterrett, Ernest
Weaver, Howard B. Ragan.
Ninth-Nenster Brown, Stanley
Smith, j. Frank Guthrie.
The annual meeting Of the Home
Manufacturing Light and Power Com
pany was held on Monday. William S
Evans was elected president; Frank
T. Whitney. vice-president; Reuben A.
Diebert. treasurer, and William Sterling
Evans, secretary.
Henry a. Lindamoond, Of the 20th
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
IRRITATION
EASILY Cured

When you suffer with any skin trou-
BILE, even though the itching seems un-
bearable, do not think that it is neces-
ssry to use some disgusting. greasy
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pie cream, that is guaranteed TO con-
tain no grease or acids and which is so
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Its power to instantly relieve any ir-
ritatlon Of the skin and make II soft
white and beautiful is almost mlrscu-
lous
Not only do minol skin troubles like
pimples, blackheads, acne, marber =
itch, etc, quickly disappear, but the
worst ulcers or cases OF salt rheIm
or eczema are cleansed and healed by
this wonderful skin food
In order that any one may try Ho-
kara at small expense, n. B. Danfo~th
is selling a liberal-sized jar at 35c
and in addition guarantee TO refund the
money if TIE treatment does not do all
that is claimed for 10.
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
lis Mighty Hard TO Blow
Taps For Your Dead Pal

dropped from the parade and went
straight TO the office Of the head nurse
TO thank her for the care his best
pal had received.
Those kindly blue eyes Of hers
seemed TO melt right through the stern
soldier front" OF the i6-year-old sol
dier. She called him sonny" which
put him at a disadvantage right on.
Exactly what was said In the next
IS minutes is between Sammy and the
gray-haired motherly head-nurse. He
came out Of her ONCE smiling through
his tears Of loneliness, a slab OF Christ
mas pudding in one hand and the shiny
brass bugle In the other.
The head nurse says it's nothing un-
usual for grown soldier men to cry
even men much older than i6.
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1s, 1918
DIVE ANp pEMocRAcY pONT TorE FAIR.

E-~N-N'~--f~~@
THE report Of the Provost Marshal General upon the
operation Of the selectiye draft law proves to be an
Interesting document In It's disclosures Of the relative pa
triotsm Of the various States
The law permitted State to take credit in its quota
for the number Of whom It had the National Guard
the nrst day Of April and for the number Of its c
zens who voluntarily enlisted In either the regular army
or the National Guard prior to June FIRST.
Upon that basis the ratio OF credit for the whole
try a0A2 per cent and there twenty-five States
which went above this figure.
Setting the par Of the laws operation at 40 AZ per cent
there in consequence twenty-three States which
show at less than par 1t interesting to note that
een Of these twentythree lie south Of Mason and Dix
ons Line.
Among the twenty-five States which show above par,
only three lie south Of the Mason and Dixon Line and only
three Of them can be cassed safely Democratic.
We do not cite these facts for Tn purpose Of provoking
any sectional partisan discussion yet for pointing
the moral which adous the tale Of the Senators from
Southern States who vehement in rising to defend
the Administrators method Of carrying the But
facts are stubborn things.
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
THE PART OF EACH.


A ND though you be done to the death. what theuf
n II you batued the best you could,
II you played your part IN tho world OF men,
Why tho Critic will call Il good.
There's a heap OF timely philosophy In this excerpt
from one OF the early poems OF Edmund Vance Cooke
who has just been added 10 the editorial stan OF
Newspaper Enterprise Association and who win regularly
delight our readers with his famous and humor
The part which have 10 play In this world s simply
the doing our best The Lord does not demand
Of us but our best according to capacity The
great Critic likely to pin the Cross OF the Legion Of
Honor upon the the poor widow who, with hun
cry and ragged children about her and made old with null
tplled cares and struggles. knsa sweater for soldier
as upon the breast Of general who wins with shot and
sword
Not all OF given the same capacity capacity
to sacrifice and this that's raging is matter Of
rlnce The Judgment Of the great Critic is not to be
warped by te position the bsre Of trumpets, or the
glitter Of what call fame The Widows mite may be
the mlghNest Of all offerings in the presence Of Him who
knows all things they When It comes that we
are done to the death" only question is as to
whether we played part our eyet best That's the
question: too in this awful between barbarsm aud
civilization. cannot all nght knit, but there
IS not one amongst but do his her level best
at shelf denial and win or ose THE Critic will call 1t
good"
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
NOTCH nF A loR.

Tr,HE literary editor Of London Nation, who in his in
telectual hghfalutnty is perpetually trying TO re-
fine, re-distl denature perfectly good white mans
language has tackled the term drunk" and made boch
Of It, It's matter Of concern. too since the courts
are frequently at loss for definition Of the term
This London editor man offers such descriptions
"fou,7 "groggy' "povolant' screwed" "seryed-up."
"nappy" "muzzy" and others distinctively British, but
ignorant wilfuy neglectfu Of the whole American
vocabulary and America probably produces as many
drunks any country What in 9 list Of terms
phrases on this topic which omits "soused" "sewed"
loaded" "pickled "tanked" oorned" "beso" "boosed
lit up" and "soaked"2
Forsooth, II those Londoners want real allies,
we've got be consulted in the making OF the language
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
With lhe Paraqraphers

II Is announced that Germany has accepted four OF the
fourteen peace proposals offered by President Wilson
That is start There are only ten more-Los Angeles
Times
Secretary Baker increased his credbiy as witness nv
admitting that some mistakes have been made The Of
cals who claim mstakelesness are not 10 be believed
under oath-Buffalo Enquirer
over eight hundred British ships Of more than 600
TONS including four other Cunarders have sunk by
German topedoes within the past year. but the Tuscan
greater than all the rest in the OF Americans to-
day--fhadelphia Bulletin.
Evening journal., 1918-02-13
NAY SIR GFnRGF LIP

u IRsT thing the kaiser knows his air raids will se
Il Cousin Georges Dutch up and thereu be perfectly
brutal reprsals In Germany.
Cousin Wilhelm seems to forget that pathologlcally
speaking, there's tremendously strong strain OF Ger
man blood in Cousin Georges family.
Albert Queen Victora's husband was a German.
The mother Of Cousin George was a Danish princess
Of hafGerman extraction and the mother Of the pres
ent Prince Of Wales a princess Of Teck member Of
an old expatriated German family.
There may be whole lot Of "ruthlessness" qulescent
70 the King OF England.