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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Mrs. Wilson WOodrOW'S Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subjects.

Dear Mrs. Woodrow.-Please don't
lay my appeal aside, but kindly e 1t
and tell me what to do. I am a young
girl, past Is years old, l have worked
nearly five years in one place and am
now earning Sl2 a week, Don't you
think that Is a meager salary for a
girl nowadays?
THE firm | work for does not pay
high wages and l don't think | will
ever be able to climb the ladder as
wish and intend to do as long as
l stay with them.
But this is the point: / know that
l could earn more in another position,
but when ! say SO, my mother objects.
She wants me to stay where am,
thinking that may not get such a
! good place again II ] try to change, 1t
is a good place in many ways, but l
want to earn more money and know
| that | can do so. One reason, the great
one, Is that l could help so much more
at home. | have not even been able
to buy a Liberty bond out of my sal
airy, but l have bought Thrift stamps
all of the time.
II can do almost anything that a
business firm would expect. My present
| position requires a great deal OF figur-
ing, which ! delight in, Oh, ! know
that l can earn"much more than am
doing now, so please, MIS-, woodrow,
tell me your opinion OF this matter.
IL, NJ"
Ny dear l.. M; I think that any
clever, conscientious girl Of IS, who has
held one position for nearly five years
to the satisfaction of her employers,
should feel free to follow her own best
Judgment in a question which so nearly
concerns herself and her own present
and future interests.
You do not mention your capabilities
or training, but l taxi 1t for granted
| hat you are either a srenographer or
u bookkeeper, and for a first class
s~tenographer or bookkeeper, S12 a week
Is indeed a meager salary,
A mothers advice should be very
carefully considered, Naturally, she has
your best interests at neart, and her
knowledge of life is mucn greater than
yours, but. on the other hand, she
may nave no experience whatever in
the business world and a very slight
understanding of it. Whereas you, with
have a better idea of modern condi-
tons and a greater appreciation of the
prospects which opel before you.
You are ambitious and anxious to
get ahead in the world. You feel with
In yourself the ability to I'LL a bigger
niche, 1t is usually wise to follow
your leadings, especially wnen they are
so strong and clearly defined as yours.
We do not have our intuitions for moth
ing, and II we obey them they are very
apt to lead us on to better things. The
fact that o feel so sure that you have
a greater earning capacity han you are
at present exercising is a pretty sure
Indication that you possess 1t.
How much should youth heed the
advice of age and experience? That is
q very delicate question and an indi-
vidual one In every case, depending
| upon the character and temperament Of
the persons involved. IN all matters
dealing with human relationships, the
| opinions of older persons should be
thoughtfuliy pondered; but to abide en-
tireiy by their advice In the choice of
an occupation Is another matter.
No other person, no matter how close-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Record of Rawinson.

Only less conspicuous is the record OF
Rawlinson. II begins with the COM
mand Of the immortal Seventh division,
which arrived in Flanders In october
and In less than a month was reduced
from L., 900 to 1000, Its share Of Ypres
is forever memorable. At Loos RawlinE
son was less happy, but he reappears in
command of the Fourth army at the
first Somme and holds this post OF great
Importance throughout the battle, At
ter that he disappears for a time, to re-
appear. after Coughs defeat In March,
He deals the great stroke on Aug. s
which WAS the beginning of the long
series Of blows. leading to the final
scene at Mons,
He was Haig's personal friend and
choice; he shares with Haig criticism
In certain phases, but he shares equally
with his chief the credit for the ultl
mate success in which his victory OF
Aug, s, and his share In the breaking
OF the Hindenhurg line on Oct. s are
brilliant details,
Another general whose fortunes have
been steadier Is Horne, who command
ed the First army FROM 1916 onward. An
artillery officer, his contribution to the
first Somme was very great, He was
a rising soldier from that moment and
his army was always held highly.
Against him fell the seoond German
blow In April Of this year and his front
was temporarily pierced, owing to the
unexpected and complete collapse Of the
Portuguese. Blu he held on, managed
to hold Givenchy and the high ground
west OF La Bassee until the great dam
ger was past.
Even more conspicuous was his u
cess In late August, when he attacked
north OF the Scarpe and broke the Dro-
| oourt-oueant line, insuring the ultimate
fall both Of Douai and Cambraf The
extent OF this success was totally uneN-
pected, 1t was the first sure promise
that the Hindenburg line would not
stand N II was n success which held
out the first hopes of a decision in 1915
Rather more brilliant is the record OF
Esng He was a distinguished officer
before he won cAmbrsi IN 1917, but this
victory gave I'M a place which he has
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14

ly associated with us, nor how we'll he
may think he knows us, can truly form
any idea of our untried abilities. We
really know practically nothing about
them ourselves. NJ
A bird which has never tried its
wings doesn't know how far and how
fast it can fly, and It's first efforts
are brief and feeble attempts, But the
more 1t uses its wings and trusts to
them, the wider its flights.
And so it is with us. We have an
idea WI want to do something. At
first that impulse is little more thar
an inclination in q certain direction,
but If we trust 1t p follow 1t, we
gradually gain confidence, our interest
In the work and devotion to 1t grow;
new opportunities or which we have
never dreamed. open before us. There
Is an old, old saying that the thing,
no matter what it is, 10 which we give
our constant attention. will yield all o.
Its secrets to us.
You long for a business career, ir
stinctively you claim a wider field: y
fret at keeping your feet so long
the first round Of the ladder you l.
tend to climb, But do not waste yo'
energy in fretting. Go anead and cir
your ladder. There are great oppo
tunities today in business for clevt
ambitious girls like yourself. Make I
most of them, and here's wishing "
the best of good luck.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Twice Told Tales
News Of Memphis
rs Years Ago.
DECEMBER IA. 1904.

Hon. J., ], Williams was voted the
Democratic candidate for mayor, and
DIR. W. T. Arlington as vice. mayor yes
terday in the primaries, to run against
d. P. Hadden and Lucas Clapp, indie
pendent candidates, on Jan. 4.
Mrs. Walter Farabee was elected
president of the Nineteenth Century
club last night to succeed Mrs. Greer,
retiring.
The Memphis Y. M, c. A., which lost
It's paraphernalia when its place burned
80 days ago, has leased the building at
81 South Court street,
The Women's guild of Grace church
will give an ''avoirdupois tea" this ave-
ming at 3 o'clock at S42 Lauderdale
street.
Col. R. B. Snowden and Mr.. Galloway
have rendered the Lucy Brinkley Hos
pital association the use of the Peabody
hotel for their charity ball on Jan. /.
c, l.. Crap, OF Germantown, was a
visitor in Memphis on the Merchants
exchange yesterday,
Miss Annie Chew, of Friar Point,
Miss, is visiting her brother, S. B..
Chism, 625 Shelby street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
News Of Memphis
10 Years Ago.
DECEMBER II, 1908.

Cipriano Castro, president Of Vel
zuela, has arrived in Berlin to underfS
an operation.
1t Is reported that Dutch warships OF
Grating off the Venezuelan coast havtF
captured another of that country's
coast guard vessels.
Edmund Heller, of Riverside, Cal, has
been selected by President Roosevelt
to act as the ~latter's guide in his ap-
preaching African hunt.
Rocker T. Washington has been in
vited to speak at the Memphis celebra-
ton Of the emancipation proclamation
on Jan. /. &
Today Alabama is celebrating her
eighty ninth birthday. ""
The heaviest fog in years descended
over the city Of Memphis today.
Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., has been made
an aide-de-camp to Gov. Lilley, of Con-
necticut, with the rank of major. =
The Memphis First National bank has
moved into its new home at rs Madison
avenue.
DR.. L. L. Meyer and wife are expected
home Monday, after a five weeks abG
senoe in Eastern cities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14

II is unquestionably true that the
British army suffered by comparison
with the French and German armies
throughout the war. 1t did not suffer
more than our young armies would
have suffered had they come on the
field while the German was still what
he was in 1916 and 1917, or In March
and April and May of the present year.
But all comparison between French and
British armies Is manifestly unfair, as
even more unfair. If there is to be
comparison it must be between the
French army and the British fleet, for
as France put her reliance upon her
army and concentrated upon it her best
effort, Britain did likewise with her
fleet, And surely such comparison will
not be to the disadvantage of the
AS to the British army the great
thing we all have to remember is that
IL was created after the war began and
after the best of the officers and men
of the British regular army had been,
in the main, killed in the opening bat
ties. 1t was thus deprived of exactly
the elements that II most needed for
Its wi training.
In the face of these handicaps, in the
face Of the stlli further obstacle due to
the fact that the enemy was in the
Sield and that he had to be held, a
task requiring all that was left OF
British officers and regulars and de-
manding new troops before they were
even partially trained, the British man
aged to build a great army, without
which victory is ever impossible. Napo-
leon found, when the veterans he had
inherited from the wars of the revolu-
ton were gone, he could not win vic
tories Of the sort which he had won in
the earlier campaigns. But he never
had to improvise an army or a sys-
tenn The British had to do both.
1t was always impossible in four
years to fashion an instrument as per-
feet as that machine built by the Ger
mans as the result Of a full century Of
patient and uninterrupted effort. We
also misunderstood the facts in the
early period of the war, when the
greatness of the danger inevitably pro-
voked impatience and invited unjust
comparisons. But it is not by compari-
son that we can fairly measure the
British achievement in their army
building. They started with next to
nothing, when the structures OF their
allies and enemies were practically
complete,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
The Public Be SerUed

Dear K. C. B.-As a resident Of your
former home, Seattle-In/ which city
your light first began to shine-I would
like to ask you why 1t Is that in New
York the upkeep OF q nat is as great
as is the upkeep OF an automobile in
Seattle? Yours truly,
JOHN H. PERRY.
MY DEAR John,
WHEN YOUR note came,
HAD just read a letter.
FROM A nurse in France,
AND SHE'S from Seattle,
AND SHE was telling me.
ABOUT SOME dressing gowns.
THAT CAME into the hospital
AND ONE wa green.
AND SHE held 1t up.
AND SAID:
WE'LL HAVE to give this one.
ITO AN Irishman."
AND OUT Of a bed.
THAT WAS close by.
A FORM rose II.
AND SAID:
II BANE+ Irish"
AND THE swede got It
AND I was laughing.
AND I opened your letter.
AND RIGHT away.
80
Il WAS unhappy again.
BECAUSE EVERY little while.
I'LL GO into a cafe.
AND I'LL keep my hat.
AND A check room hound.
OF THE male persuasion.
WILL FOLLOW me around.
TILL I get to a table
AND HE'LL grab my nat.
.
AND LEAVE a cheek.
AND I'LL see him 90 It.
AND WON'T say a word.
BUT l get so sore.
.
THAT l can't eat.
AND WHEN l got your note.
1T ALL came back.
AND l made up my mind.
WHEN l went uptown.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14

The Generals Who Led the British Army to Victory
By FMMK H. sMoNpsA Author {" 1.-THE treat war; "nEY SHALL NOT PASS"

held ever since. In a sense, this victory
marks n turning point In the war. 1t
was not properly followed up, which
hat Byng did not receive the
support which he needed to make his
first success permanent. This was be-
cause the success outran all expecta-
tons and the British army had not the
necessary reserves. But Cambria proved
that by restoring the element Of sur
prise 1t was possible to break through
and that by use of tanks surprise could
be had, since they would lake the place
Of long sustained bombardment IN
clearing the way for the infantry,
1t was by the use of the lessons of
first Cambria that the allies won the
campaign of 1918 and the war. Man
gins great counter offensive at the
second Marine was founded upon the
use of tanks. Each successive British
and French thrust thereafter employed
the same method, The German used a
variation OF the surprise tactics In his
earlier successes, but without the tank
relying upon secret concentration and
great numbers But it was Byng who
abolished the long standing belief that
trench lines could not be broken, and
his discovery was one of the very
greatest of the conflict,
In the spring, at a critical moment
when Coughs army had fallen, Byne
broke the German effort to extend the
dislocation of the British front. He
held Arras and Vimy ridge in the face
Of a tremendous attack. which the Ger
NAM abandoned after AZ hours. Still
later, in August, he made u successful
ward to Bapaun1e, which terminated
German hopes of holding the allies west
Of the Hindenburg line for the balance
Of the campaign.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Deserves All Praise.

Foch, as it was in our Civil war TO
Grant in the North and Lee in the
South, 1t seems to me that Haig must
deserve the praise which we of the
North gave to Sherman, which France
gives TO Petain in the present hour,
That the British will reckon their com
mander-in-chief with Wellington and
Marlborough seems likely; certainly
they have no other names which permit
comparison. But by comparison Haig's
task was gigantic; hey took the huge
little more than II mob and fashioned
out of 1t an effective instrument, he
suffered severe defeats and eVen Sc
verer disappointments In his use OF 1t,
but no ultimately led It to complete
victory, which would nave been totally
impossible had the British army been
unable to do all that It did accomplish,
Haig's problems were far different and
more difficult than those OF Joffre or
Petain; they had armies at their hands,
organized for contemporary warfare and
provided with stats trained in the tasks
before them, Haig had nothing; two-
thirds Of his work was construction and
II had to be done In the heat Of battle
and under the stress of great cam
paignS. In the face Of all obstacles he
brought a victorious British army back
TO Mons on Nov, IL, and | believe his
achievements will grow rather than
diminish In the eyes Of men as his cal
task Is more clearly perceived.
or Haig's subordinates | suppose COM
mon consent would award To Plumer
the first place, His army held the old
lpres salient all the time from the close
Of the second battle in 1915 to the mo-
ment when 1t broke all the restraining
barriers n swept down into the Elan
ders plain In October, insuring the re-
eovery of Lille and the liberation of the
Belgian sea coast. At all times his
professional attainments were acknowl-
edged by the severest critics, and | re-
member an acquaintance OF mine heard
Joffre assert that he was one Of the
two great generals In the war.
Among Plumer's achievements was
the clearing of the Messincs ridge in
June, 1917, which was a preliminary
step In the Flanders campaign. 1t was
one of the finest examples OF a scien-
tific local offense, comparable only with
Petain's two thrusts at Nerdun In 1915.
1t was characterized by u marvellous CO.
ordination of various arms and marked
by such a clear evidence Of accurate in
telligeuce work that Plumer's chief Off
Ger, Harrington, won immediate promo
ton. As a result Of the preparation,
Plumer's troops advanced over the ia
nous Observation-Disclosures" ridge
with incredibly small losses and abol-
ished for the time the old Ypres salient.
Later, when Cough made a mess of the
P~asschendaele offensive, Plumer took
over and brought order out of chaos.
When Italy was overwhelmed at Capo-
retto, Plumer was sent to command
the British reserves, which were hur-
Is a record that has no trace Of failure,
avon tamnnrAFN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
BY FRANK H. SIMoNps, A

Foch's supreme command the British
army, rallying from terrific losses ant
heavy defeat in March and April, IL
three glorious months smashed its way
forward over innumeraDle obstacles
which included the far-ramed linden.
burg line, 1t is clear that II Haig hat
not loyalty co-operated with Foch the
victory would not have beer possible
1t Is clear that however brilliant the
strategy Of Foch IL 1t had not been in.
telligently and efficiently interpreted nc
such SUCCESS would have followed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Tanks British Credit.

Again, without the tank, which was
a British contribution, the campaign
of 1918 might have finished at the
closed even nearer to the positions
held by the Germans ins the summer,
The French borrowed the idea and
elaborated upon IL, but the credit for
the invention belongs to the British,
Just as to Byng goes the very great
praise due 20 the man who first saw
the possibilities OF the new instrument
and turned them to account at first
Cambria
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G.. Qulnius, the
Sunshine Man.

We have waited for Him and He will
save us; this is the Lord; we have wait =
ed for Him, we will be glad and rejoice
in His salvation. lisa. XIV. ..
Do not be discouraged at your faults;
bear with yourself in correcting thaR A
as you would with your neighbor.
aside this ardor OF mind, which
hausts your body, and leads YOU
commit errors. Accustom yourself gr;
ually to carry prayer into all your d.
occupation. Speak, move, work, y
peace, as II o were in prayer, as in
deed you ought to be. Do ~everything
without excitement, by the spirit oil
grace. As soon as you perceive your
natural impetusity gliding in, retire
quietly, where is the kingdom Of God
Listen to the leadings Of grace, then
say and do nothing but what the Holy
spirit shall put in your heart. You will
find that you will become more tran
Gull, that your words will be fewer. and
more ~effectual, and that, with less ef-
fort, you will accomplish more good
Francois de la Mothe Fenelon, from
Joy and Strength"
Inasmuch as ye did 1t not to one Of
the least Of these, We did it not to n 1M
Matt, X IS.
Abide We here, and watch with /
Matt XVI. 50. (R, W
u today thou turn'st aside
In thy luxury and pride.
Wrapped within myself and blind
To the orrows of thy kind, NV
Thou a faithless watch dost keep,
Thou art one of those who sleep.
Anna c. Lynch Boz
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14

Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass IL on,
Pass II on.
II was not given for thee alone;
Let II travel down the years,
Let II wipe another's tears,
Till in heaven the deed appears.
Pass II on
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Case. u. 5. PAT. REEl
81 nc. D.

TO GET'my lunch, 4
THAT I'd put my things
ON A vacant chair.
AND BEAT the cheek room.
AND IT just so happened u
THAT went to the Claridge :
AND RIGHT there at the door.
OF THE big dining room.
WAS THAT dark little girl
WITH THE cutest snNN
AND SHE turned 1T on me-
.
AND HELD out her nandA
AND I took off my hat
AND TOOK off my coat
AND HANDED them 20 her
AND SHE said she'd remember ms
AND I didn't get a check.
AND was so pleased.
WITH MY new distinction.
THAT IF she'd have been my wife.
WOULD have kissed her.
AND WHEN I came out
SHE HELD my coat
AND I gave her a quarten
AND WAS glad to DO IT,
AND I can't answer your letter.
BUT I'D like to know.
WHY IT costs so little, I
TO RUN an automobile.
IN THE city. of Seattle.
YOU MUST steal your gas.
- LsSESs
] !! IS
81 80 n AN
I THANK YOU,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14

Col. Ed Houses taciturnity is saving the newspapers
great deal of money in cable tolls.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14

We are on the eve of an era Of great prosperity, and, if
the same old gang will absorb the prosperity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-11-21
EIGHT HEAD or COWS BURN.

A serious fire early Monday morn
ing destroyed cow barn, several
tons of hay and eight head of cows at
the farm of j. w. Barton at Larland
The fire was not discovered until it
had made much Roadway Anumber
of neighbors soon gathered and
helped to save some property near
by. How the fire originated is a
mystery as there had been no light
of any kind about the barn or feed
lot. In some mysterious way Mr..
Barton suffered the loss of his store
building and contents by fire last
summer. There is a suspicion that
the buildings have been set on fire.
The state fire department has been
notified of the situation and a rep
resentative from the department ar
rived in the city this morning A
thorough investigation is being made
and it the fires are found to be of
incindiary origin prosecution of sus-
pected parties may follow.
This makes two severe losses that
Mr.. Barton has sustained He car
ried some insurance, but of course
could not fully protect himself II
is to be hoped that the investigation
will be vigorously pushed and if any
one is guilty of arsCH that he viii be
brought 70 justice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-11-21
ATTEND srATr MEETING.

j, Fl. Ross. chairman in Audubon
county of the War Savings Stamps
was in Des Moines Tuesday attend
ing a meeting of all of the state
chairmen. Among the many promi-
nent speakers who presented the
matter to these men was Governor
Harding. Extensive plans are being
made TO bring Iowa over the top The
government must have the funds and
drive is on at this time to keen
the state in line with ali of her other
war work
THANKSGIVING Day has been set
aside as a day for everyone to pur-
chase as many stamps as possible. no
matter il the individual has all he
should have Audubon county has
not yet sold her full quota. This
county was allotted $253.200 Up
to October LIST stamps purchased and
pledged in this county amounted To
S225, 76G leaving the quota about
S2S,000 short This the department
says must be made up. Plans are on
foot to see that Audubon county does
her fun share We believe if the
people know just where we are al
that the additional amount will be
taken up before the close of the
month. and perhaps on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.