The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-09-12

Today those men between the ages
Of u and as years lxho have not al
ready done SOL are registering FOR
military service. This embraces the
flower Of manhood If the grea test ma
fium iu the world some of them are
starting on the final lap Of LIES ca
recr-mu fan before the sickle Of
Mars How forcihly we are remind
cd of the change with time and the
iicklcncss ~ fate. II has only been "a
little over four years since fii,.~l-.eosly
struggle began: when the nations Of
earth were 40 Fcace-and none dream
"a of standing on the brink of par
ticipatiug in the most momentOu-
tragedy Ia the worlds history. On
the fSt 81 August. 1914. the German
government ordered immediate mobil
ization Of its army and fleet. and
three DAYS later il crossed the Belgian
frontier and demanded the surrende
of Iicsc In effect century has
passed by since then. II i not the
same world that the sun looked down
upon on that bright day in August
n was "a peaceful world then. For for
~ years the continent Of Europe. ex-
cept bit Of It's southeastern corner,
had been undisturhed by war Russia
had fought in Mnnchuria. Great Brit
AIIls r lMItE anu AAAANH AaiN NNAA'HhA'A
campaigns In Africa. and Spain IN the
West Indies. hut the face Of Europe
save for the eternal cockpit Of the
Balkans had not been touched by the
iron finger of Mars. Then the Kaiser
IA iSed his hand and all was changed
Europe was turned into field Of
blood. and virtually all mankind was
brought into direct or indirect partici-
patton In war that has greatly al
tered the thought. the feeling and the
course Of humanity. Never since time
began has the earth been 80 shaken
never has war assumed such terrible
aspects: never has the very existence
Of civilization been 50 threatened 10
is a different world today. Mankind
has had its Gefhsemane and its Cal
vary since August. 1914. and still II
hangs upon the cross. pierced ana
bleeding and anguished- II is not yet
finished GA the heels Of this aniiver-
sary of it, beginning the greatest bat
tie of the war Is being fought, "A bat
tie 50 tremendous and 80 faieful that
our vocabulary furnishes no adequate
terms for H. Locked In "A titanic en-
brace "A million Germans struggle Win
perhaps "A million Of their foes What
i 10 be- the Outcomes l. this the end
l. Il the beginning Of the endf OR l.
IL but another gaping ana gushing
wound in the side of humanity. No
human being knows the answer. The
finish may be near. IL may be FAR, but
whether near or far II il ours 20 hight
ON. with all our might and all our
soul. until the task is rightly done. II
will be finished some time. and then
will come "A resurrection This blood
j. not shed in vain. This colossal sac
rifice is not for naught. Suffering has
already made a different world. ana
out Of the Redeemed fields viii arise a
unity and cooperation among men
that would have been impossible OF
creation by the slow and individual
istic process of peace. We are paying
great price but we shall not lose
See our window display of w. l.
Douglas shoes for men all styles. and
one price dress shoes 500. $500 and
$3.50. work shoes $3.50 and 500 AT
Dobson's
J. IT. Russell went 10 Knoxville. Tenn
last Friday. 10 spend few days with
his mother Mrs NJ. l.. Russell and
other relatives
II Policeman Joe Wall tells us that
his brother. Chas. Wall. OF Dresden
!, Tenn. has landed safely in France
over a hundred Georgettes and crepe
de chine waists at 500 10 1913 al
blossoms
II The new suits coats. dresses. skirt,
and waists now showing at Dobson's-