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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-12-19

The Carthage Press announces
the landing in New York Of Sergt.
Fred NJ. Phillips who is in the
aviation service and has been in
England a year or SO. Fred is a
son of J. w. Phillips and wife who
lived east of Jasper many years
and now reside in Carthage
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-12-19
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An exchange says that the three-ball
sign in front of certain shops is of In
dian origin. From the Pawn-ee; we
suppose.-Boston Transcript.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-12-19
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New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

vice as they might need if they would inform us regarding their needs. I also stated that we would be glad to communicate with their relatives.
 ''The parcels which we sent usually consisted of about the following items: Two pounds of bread, two pounds of meat, a pound of cheese a tin of condensed milk. a package of cocoa or coffee and a package of oat- meal We sent them these parcels from week to week until the American Red Cross, with headquarters at Berne, Switzerland, took over the work.
 Most of the men wrote asking for some articles of clothing. I pur- chased as many of these as could be secured in Copenhagen, and forward
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

ed same to them A large number of them also requested that I write to their parents and have letters sent back to them from their relatives through our office at Copenhagen. I wrote to all of their parents and relatives, and week or two before I left Copenhagen replies were re- ceived from most of these, which re- plies were forwarded on to the men in the prison camps.
 ''In brief, therefore, the services which we rendered them were to sup ply them good wholesome food, ade- Quate clothing, serve as a medium of exchange for the transmission of let ters between them and their relatives and above all, be d friend to them in the hour of need"
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

"I received the food parcel you
 sent me in good condition and I
 am very thankful for it and hope
 you will send me parcels regular
 ly, as I am not getting parcels
 from any other source. I shall be
 very thankful to you if you will
 please write my mother, whose
 address is Mrs. Bettie Reynolds,
 236 Wabash Avenue, Wichita,
 Kansas, U. s. A.
 TT did not get one of your reg
 ular cards. However, I am writing
 letter just the same. I would
 like very much a little soap,
 please"
 In explaining the work of his de- partment Mr. Wilson said:
 '+I am enclosing letter from MT. John T. Sawyer, who was one of the American prisoners-of-war on tho picture which I gave you. This letter will explain in detail regarding the two pictures sent you. You will note that the three men on the one picture are as follows: John T. Sawyer, of Dubuque, Iowa; Walter Mayes of New York, and Raoul Broulouis, of Con- necticut. These men were all cap tured on the steamship 'Esmeral ldas.' This steamer was captured in mid ocean on March 10, 1917, and the Americans on board reached Germany on March 22, 1917. They were first interned at Gustrow in Mecklenberg and have been transferred from time to time to various camps. When left Copenhagen most of the men were either at Brandenburg on Havel or at Lubeck.
 "As soon as I learned that these American prisoners were in Germany sent a letter to each of them, tell ing them that we had learned of their capture, that we were sending them parcels of food, that we would be glad to continue to render them such ser
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

up of the camp at Gustrow, John Miller who was a member of the crew of the steamship Esmeraldas, writes:
 received your most welcome letter and was glad to hear from you. I received the parced you sent me. and I thank you for it. wish you would send me the following necessities if possible: socks, underwear, sig 36, hand kerchiefs. soap, towel and out side shirt
 You asked me about a com plete list of Americans in this camp. All the Americans in this camp received letters from you dated May 29th, so you can go ,by that The names of all you wrote to on that date are all that's here.
 We have nearly 300 men here, mostly British, several Portu- guese, Spanish, Hollanders, and Russians. Every American re- ceived his letter from you dated May 29, nearly all of them re- ceived their parcels. Those that did not will get theirs almost any day now. So you have the com plete list if you look over the names you had at first. If you at any time received letters from men with names that are not on vour first and original list, then they are not Americans, but some other nationality trying to ring in.
 will now close. thanking you for the interest displayed ana hoping you are in good health Would Like Little Soap, Please. Another man who asks that hi nother's fears be set at rest is Waite " perkins of Wichita, Kansas, helt ,+ pranden burg. a. d. Havel, Germany He writes:
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

Tn nOrthdTn EurUZNp 1IsEHSt 4a&N}eSss Ey19s. NR turned from Copenhagefl. Denmardx his headquarters, bringing letters fronA these men In addition he brought with him the report of the work of last year.
 Pleads For Supplies.
 From another source one letter which tells of the German prison ra- tions-a half pound of bread a day and two plates of weak soup a day has reached this country. The writer pleads that supplies be sent, and says that the Germans forward them as rapidly and safely as possible, as the men grow too weak for work on 2ris- on fare alone.
 For more than three years the Asso- citation has been doing what 1t can to make life more endurable for the prisoners of-war in the various camps scattered throughout Europe and Asia The number of prisoners is now estimated at 6,000,000. Since America has entered the war, the work n:*s included a hundred or more Amerl- cans. Most of them were captured by submarines. Some of them were talk en to Germany before the war and have been held there ever since.
 The American Young Mems Christ A worth of supplies in food and clothing to relieve the necessities of American and Allied prisoners of-war. Similar shipments will follow month by month.
 The drab picture of life in the prison camp as drawn by the prison CTS in their letters to the Young Mems Christian Association is splotch- cd with color they tell of their fight against discourag cement and of their anxious thought for the folks at home.
 Thinks of His Mother.
 Thinking chiefly of his mother, Henry R. Hendren, sixteen-year-old lad of Norfolk, Virginia, probably the youngest American held as a prisoner of war, writes to MT. Wilson as fol- lows from Lubeck, Germany:
 'I was certainly glad to hear
 from you. I am in need of your
 assistance very much. I have
 written to the British Red Cross
 several times for bread, but have
 not received a reply.
 ''I wish you would kindly notify
 my mother of my whereabouts. I
 have written to her several times,
 but have not received a reply. The
 address is 210 Maple Avenue,
 Norfolk, Virginia.
 'I saw in one of my mates let
 ters that you were from Char
 Iotte, N. c. I am from Virginia.
 would like to correspond with
 you as it is lonely here not re-
 ceiving any mail and others re-
 ceive letters.
 'I am sixteen years old. It
 seems very young to be 8 prison-
 er-of-war but it was not my fault.
 was a member of tho Young
 Mems Christian Association in
 Norfolk, Virginia.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

! ,'' : ... Eof-war No.\ 5, first letter from Christian assoc1A- ken from the steamer 3d held at GustroW, 6 his letter he says:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15

The unsuitable ships to which responsible
spokesman on our navy affairs confidently refer
will not be unsuitable. of course to the extent that
no amount of enemy fire can send them down;
that kind of craft sails only on fairy seas 1t APP
pears certain, however, that we are to have ship
being torpedoed. That alone will mark a giant
stride in overcoming the U-boats. Those pirates
already have been greatly circumscribed in the
methods we'll in the of their operation.
They must rely, for the most part. upon a single
torpedo to accomplish their purpose, for if they
tarry to observe the outcome they liable them
selves to be sunk by well-aimed shot from the
intended victims guns by the naval convoy
which accompanies all troop transports and many
of the cargo vessels Submarine destroyers have
become efficient with depth bombs that destruction
almost inevitable awaits the U-boat, which fingers
anywhere near their pathway. If, then, Wa get
ships which safely withstand the first and, per-
haps, even a second third torpedo explosion, we
shall be fully assured far the transporting of
troops is concerned and also further protected
as regards supply carriers.
But this in no wise lessons the necessity for
speeding our shipbuilding program to the utmost.
Though the submarine peril should be ended to-
morrow there still would be imperative need for
hundreds of additional ships to sustain our army
in France and to help provision our Allies. Per-
feet security of the sea lanes will avail little
unless we are able to use them. The vigilance OF
the navy, together with the resourcefuness of in
ventors, can conquer the submarine, but only the
Drawn and skill of American labor finally
solve the all-important shipping problem.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15
Y. w. 6. A.
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Bv DR.. Frank Crane

BY DR.. FRANK crane
The United States is the first nation in history
to plan deliberately to keep its army decent.
Other nations have supplied their fighting men
with arms, exercised a certain sollcltude ABOUT
their health and realized the importance OF proper
food but this country is the first to see clearly
the value of morality an asset to victory.
Alcohol has slain its battalons in all armies.
The United States has cut that Gerdian knot with
one swift blow. hundred years of agitation,
education and moral effort were behind the order
of the government that no soldier or sailor shall
drink.
And now comes the Young Women's Christian
association, and under the patronage and approval
of the government is organizing a great work to
keep the soldier decent
II has opened thirty-one houses inside of
camps where soldiers may meet their sweethearts,
wives and sisters under clean conditions, and has
ten more houses building.
1t has taken in hand the of the laundry.
telephone and stenographer girls that work in the
environments.
It looks after the welfare of girls in the towns
that are in the neighborhood of camps. The mod
ern American woman is awake to her responsible
ity toward these girls and their influence upon
through the Y. w. c. A.
The Y. W. c. A. is also extending its benefcent
services to the women workers in munition and
uniform factories, making provision for their hous-
ing, food and entertainment
Is is the tendency of war to magnify the ma
chine and disregard the individual. Everything is
sacrificed to efficiency. Through such agencies as
the Young Womens Christian association this
tion expresses it's belief that we should not lose
sight of the human being.
The soldier is also human soul. Most of the
soldiers will not be killed; they will come back
home and have their lives to live. 1t is the aim
of the Young Mems and Young Womens Christian
associations to to it that these boys 90 not
turn with diseased bodies and bankrupt charac-
tiers.
War is a fearful business, and it's tendencies
are naturally brutalizing and degrading, for it is
essentially a struggle of brute force. Wise gen.
erals understand the value of the morale Of an
army.
And morale" is very closely connected with
morals.
The work of the Young Women s. Christian
ISOLATION is of distinct patriotic and human value,
and should be enthusiastically supported
Copyright, 1918, by Frank Crane)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15
To Those at Home.

To those at home who have a wholehearted
desire to see America victorious, the Athens Her
aid offers this good counsel:
You have a tremendous part to play in
the fight overseas, but your fight be made
simple by the application of thrift. Thrift
will make successful the two billion dollar
loan which must be raised this year by the
war savings stamp program. It's success is
imperative. The burden of part of this OBJ
LEGATION rests upon you. You can shoulder
yours by enrolling in Uncle Sans army of
Thrift Stamp purchasers. You not lose,
because the stamps you buy redeemable
at any time. You can gain, however, through
the compound interest the Government will
pay. Regard this in the light of the duty it
truly is, and act TODAY"
Not every American can buy Liberty bonds
though many millions can, thanks to the easy
terms of payment which the banks provide. But
there are very few who cannot buy Thrift Stamps,
and none who cannot apply the patriotic prin-
ciple of thrift in way or another. Every
twenty-five cents put into Thrift Stamps is not
only wise investment for the individual, but also
a direct contribution to the country's cause. Each
man and and boy and~ girl who buys
Thrift Stamps is helping to provide munitions and
supplies for our soldiers in France, is helping to
defeat the Huns, is helping to make America and
the world forever safe against brutal Prussianism
We need not wait until we are apIe 10 DO Dig
things for our country. Indeed, the service which
is most needed just now is the service Of those
who can do only little-the children who can
save pennies, the grownups who nickes
and dimes and lend them to the Government for
sinews of war. The school children of Atlanta
are raIlying to the Thrift campaign With high
hearted patriotism and achieving substantial
results Their elders not only should encourage
them to the utmost but themselves should be lib
eral purchasers of Thrift Stamps and War Savings
Certificates.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15
MYSTICISM AND POWER
By H. Addington Bruce

by n. AQQlIlXIOn DIuCC
TN HE modern man is altogether too apt to hold
in contempt mysticism and mystics. To say
that person is mystical is, in his view, to
say that that person is futile visionary, incapable
of useful accomplishment in the world of AFFAIRS
Mysticsms history does not bear out this COM
mon belief
There have been foolish, futile mystics, of
course just there have been foolish, futile peo-
pie, without drop of mysticism in their makeup.
But mysticism by and large is so far from be-
ing synonymous with futility that to be mystic is
to gain access to reservoirs of power untapped by
the great generality of mankind.
Mystics have a tendency to outlive other men.
They have tendency to outwork other men And
they have a tendency to become leaders of men.
Tolstoi a mystic Think of the work he
did. Think of the power in the many books he
wrote. Think of the profound impression he has
made the world
Contrast Tolstoi's place in history with that
of the merely practical" men of the Russia of his
day. Even the names of most of these are already
forgotten. s..-
Joan of Arc was mystic. So was Chinese
Gordon, admittedly one of England's most illus
trious soldiers. -f .'-- % -.
Can the adjective futile" be Justly applied to
their careers? 10
St. Ignatius was mystic, but he also was zone
of the most powerfully practical human engines
that ever lived" The same is true of ST. Teresa.
St. Francis of Assist and other notable mystlcs Of
the long ago. 49,
Teresa, given us by the PSYCHOLOGIST William
James: ,.-
''she was one of the ablest women, in many
respects, of whose life have the record. She
had a powerful intellect of the practical order.
"She wrote admirable descriptive psychology,
possessed a will equal to any emergency great
talent for politics and business, buoyant DISPOSE
ton. and a frst-rate literary style"
st. Catherine, of Sena one of the most mysti-
cal of all mystics, equally famous for her mys-
ticism and for her ability to work for the public
good. She had IAN astOnshingly practical genius
, for affairs and immense power of ruling men"
Mysticism, clearly, is not so futile as is the
habit of uncriticaly assuming that it must be flu
tile.
Actually it would seem to be marvellous ener-
gizer-an energzer so potent that it is hardly sur
prising to find sympathetic historian of mys-
ticism declaring:
HE who says the mystic is but half man
states the exact opposite of the truth. Truly the
mystic can be called a whole man, since in others
half the powers of the self always Sleep"
1t is time that stopped sneering at mystf-
cism and begun to study it.
copyright, 1918 by the Associated NewspapersO
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15
SaLUation Army Var Work.

In order that it may continue and expand it's
useful war work activities the Salvation Army has
undertaken to raise throughout the United States
a sum of one million dollars. Atlanta's quota of
this national fund. every penny of which will go
for cheer and comfort to our soldier boys is ten
thousand dollars, an amount almost trivial com
pared with the greatness of the cause to be
served. The public will respond the more readily
because of the hearty Endorsement which the Sal
walton Army's efforts in this connection have re-
ceived from President Wilson, Secretary Baker,
Chairman Mott. of the Y. NJ. c. A. War Work
Council, and other highly competent observers.
Among the American eXpeditionary forces in
France we'll in the training camps in this
country the Salvation Army is periodically at
work for the soldiers. its object being, its own
leadership expresses it, Ito make better and hap
pier men of them" The continuance of this serv-
ice and its extension to meet ever-increasing needs
depend on the success of the campaign now in
progress in Atlanta and other cities the nation
over With the unstnting loyalty that has
marked response to all other appeals in our
soldiers behalf, let answer this one, and
swer it to the overlooking brim-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15

bother your superiors with suggestions" a regu-
lar army officer told an officer Of the reserve
army the other day. The officer had
job on hand-unloading railroad ties, we'll say.
because that not the job. The regular wanted
to be kind to the young fellow.
Just go along and obey orders and take 1t
easy" he said That's the way to get along In
the army"
The reserve officer once held job in large
factory. His language@is4 copious and direct. He
told the, regular officer what he thought of him
and dared him to make a fuss about it, and de-
manded help at once
"Or I'll make you hard to CATCH said the
reserve officer. 81 got, by gosh, wife and three
kids at home and / want to finish up this de-
scribed soon as can and get back to 'em.
Don't you get in my way"
The day will when he will ram his head
hard against army discipline, but this time he
won. He got the help he wanted. He got his
ties unloaded. There thousands of that sort
here, but they not all undisciplined. Some Of
them getting discouraged. Also, as rapidly as
General Pershing is discovering the men who dis
courage men of that sort they going home.
He wants to get the job over, too The officer,
regular national guard reserve, whose am
bition is just to get by is in danger of jar
every blessed day he lives.
OF course, the get by" delegates may win in
the end. They are going back home and be-
spondents to say that Colonel Hokum fired
because his head Is full of glue" and because the
correspondents say that Colonel Hokum is
turning to the United States a special mission"
the incompetents have all the best of it. They
90 home and attack the organization here
and permit the impression to get out that they
were sent back because they knew too much and
were too energetic. The man who makes good and
the man who has failed reach the United States
on an equal footing 1t is hardly square deal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15
4 Nation of Gardens,

Wisconsin is not TO be judged by La Toilette
alone. Far to the contrary it is rich in patriotic
thoughts and deeds. Just now, for instance, the
Wisconsin high schools centering their instruc-
ton agriculture with view to augmenting the
States food output through the special efforts of
their ten thousand boy students. For the rest or
the winter. it seems, the boys will be taught the
a-b-c's of farming and gardening, and then sent
forth to fight the Kaiser by producing food In a,
highly engaging account of the enterprise the Way
cross Journal-Herald says that the students have
not been deprived of opportunity to complete their
normal high school training. There was simply
speeding up in the regular branches and the intro
duction of laboratory course in agriculture FUR
Their.
Active and retired farmers of the State
formed Big Brothers organization. Its
members volunteered to take boys into their
homes for week-ends and to teach them ele-
mentary farming. An educational campaign
is being conducted among farmers throughout
the State to make them willing to utilize boy
labor for the things the growing boy is able
to do about the farm and to give him an OPP
portunity for learning more about agriculture
The rural schools conducting survey to
show the labor and seed-grain needs of the
State"
This is typical of the extraordinary inter
est which the entire nation is nanifesting in
food production The American people evident
ly awakening to the truth that the WIN
ming of the war depends largely on the ear
nestness and efficiency of their efforts to
fill and overheap the country's larder. Every
thoughtful endeavor of the kind whether on
the part of school children grownups, is valu-
able contribution to the American and Allied
cause 1t is of the utmost Importance, however,
that the amateur gardener or farmer inform him
self as accurately and fully possible concerning
the rudiments of his task. Otherwise, much time
and energy and precious material will be wasted
1t is largely for the purpose of supplying such in
formation and aid that The Journal is going to
operate its garden, which will be located near
the center of the city and be conducted by experts
In that garden which hope the public will con-
slider its OWL every stage and every process of veg
etable gardening will be demonstrated, while its
directors will be pleased to answer questions con-
corning particular problems.
Atlanta is uncommonly rich in garden enter
prises this season. The Federation OF Womens
Clubs is continuing the admirable work of the kind
which it inaugurated several years ago. The pub
lie school children, the Boy Scouts, the Telephone
and Telegraph Society, along with number of
other organizations and hundreds of individuals,
are all contributing ihvauably to this highly help
full and patriotic cause The results of this
and other communities efforts will go far in
tightening the burdensome cost of living and in
providing that surplus foodstuffs without which
We should be unable to relieve the pressing food
needs of our Allies and win the war.