Milford chronicle., 1918-02-15
MILTON NEWS.

The present "World War" causes one
to think and while we become reminis-
cent, and we'll as anticipative. A few
years ago after having read of Prof.
Haeckel, of the University of Jena Prof.
Christlieb, of Bon, Profs. Helmholty,
Heine, Eucke and others, men versed in
/ biology physiology, philosophy and
psychology, shining lights of the father
/ land, +" we considered Germany one of
/ the greatest nations of the World, in
/ literature, science and art. But alas
/ how are the mighty fallen If there is
anything in the christianity we adore, if
there is anything in the morality we
profess, if there is anything in the Gold
en- Rule, Germany is today an outlawed
country She has lost the respect of the
nations of the earth, and during the last
four years has retrog AIDED back fourteen
centuries, to the time of Attilia King Of
the Huns who boasted that the grass
never grew on the spot where his horse
had trod. Attila committed in his time
terrible crimes in devastating Italy, but
the present Kaiser is trying to outdo
Attila, and devastate the world. In this
'World War the German government
has descended to every mean and con-
temptible act that can deban humanity.
She has collided with the Ottoman EN-
pire, and by her rape of Belgium, has
proved herself superior in the science of
atrocities to the 'unspeakable Turk. -
When we read of the horrors committed
by Germany in Belgium our heart grows
sick, and we are compelled to exclaim,
Great God can these things be? The
earthquake that occurred in Lisbon in
1855, and the subsequent rising of the
Tagus River in which 90, 900 people lost
their lives, is said to have DESTROYED the
faith of the poet Gothic in the existence
of God. He reasoned, if there were a
God, He would not allow such terrible
visitations to occur. If it were not for
our grounded faith in the existence of
Cod and our belief that He allows such
things to happen for certain purposes
under natural law, we might question (
why God allows such atrocities as the /
Kaiser and the German government are |
committing to occur. But they doubt |
less think the end iustifes the means. "
Does it? We shall see. 1t is awful to
the sacrifice of life and trea-
sure that must be made to curb the am
bition of militarism, ibut it must be done. |
Autocracy must be destroyed; democracy |
must win. The Kaiser says, "Gott must |
help" The United States and her allies
believe that God will help them. who .
shall win?' The right of course.
The Diamond State Flour Mill was
again burglarized last week, and two
sacks of -four purloined. The manage
ment of these mills had rather any one
needing -four and unable to buy and pay
for it would come to them and ask for it,
and they will give them flour Breaking
into the building causes them not only
to lose flour, but puts them to the trouble
aud expense of repairing the windows
at which they enter by breaking
Fred K. Jensen has purchased the
Reynolds grist mill property of Horatio
S. Macklin. Consideration private.
John Bailey, who dis graves for S. ].
Wilson & Son, and has had experience
in several grave yards during the past
cold weather says, the ground has been
frozen from IS to II inches deep, and his
past experience makes John almost think
about digging a lot of graves and keep
ing them on hand, for Just such weather
as we have had in the past few weeks.
John Lohand had one of his mules to
slip on an icy road last week, fall and
break leg.
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If Crosswick, N. J., are visiting her ,
mother and other Milton relatives.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
VI. E. Church was held on Thursday
,vening. Amongst other business a com
nittee consisting Of ]. c. Palmer, c. A.
conner, G. H. NAPLES, S. L. Black and
T. c. Conwell was appointed to feel the
public pulse in regardto raising the pas
or's salary SS00.00 thus making it
100000 per year. The committee is to
eport soon.
Vim. Abmattez, a colored man, living I
lear town has been employed to shoot J
Il dogs found on the streets of Milton I
uring the next thirty days dating from
an, 3lst. For shooting a dog and re- q
moving its carcass from the street he :
eceives so cents. Up to the presep' - - Il d,
las shot l9 dogs.
There were five 1 int,
he NJ. !oul
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