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New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

yet burst the barriers and sweep down'upon
the devoted head of Mr.. Burleson.
Letters from home about the biggest
th'ng IN the average American soldiers
life IN France nowadays. Merely as means
OF maintaining American morale at the
highest pitch the government should see
that he gets them promptly"
The following is from "The Columbus
Dispatch:
1T is exasperating and depressing not to
De able to hear promptly from the bows in
the army. And nearly every time one does
hear from them there is comp]aint IN
the part of the soldier that he can't .bo,r
from the home folks-which is even mora
exasperatlng and depressing. In the mean.
time the authorities assure US that better
postal arrangements are being perfected"
"The Philadelphia Public Ledger"
calls attention to some of the cases mar
rated by Mr.. Kahn, and then writes:
Moreover, the tragic fact is already
coming out that many of those alreadv
Killed never had the comfort of hearing
from home before they passed away. the
letters sent them now coming back to this
country unopened and marked Deceased.
Verified by the Registration Bureau, etc
Under the circumstances the folks at home
and the boys at the front can easilv stand
little less oratory about the things needed
to stiffen the morale if only the soldiers,
mail can be expedited. 1t ought not to be
possible any longer for returning Americans
to tell such stories as Mr.. Kahn does. which
can be duplicated by every one who has
tried to get in touch by mail with the mon
over there"
"The Kansas City Journal" draws at
tentlon to the fact that there is no dis
crlmlnation against the common soldiers
IN favor of the officers, and tells of
case where the first fifteen letters sent
by the wife of colonel to her husband
tailed to reach him and he received only
six out of thirty" This paper thinks
that certainly there is reasonable
ground for complaint that it should re-
qulre many weeks, and more often
months, to get letter to or from SOL
dler whose address must be either known
or ascertainable."
Under the circumstances detailed here
much satisfaction has been caused by
General Pershing's recent announce
ment that "plans have been perfected
which, it is confidently hoped, will IA
cllltate the receipt of mail by the SOL
dlers at the front, as we'll as by their
friends and relatives in this country"
These plans, contemplating "co6peration
between the American postal and mill
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
\ n Artist in
~ Keynotes

"The Salt Lake Herald" thinks shat
Lloyd George "has the happy faculty of
sounding the keynote in the difficult sit
uations Of war;" and says further:
"The victory cry of Lloyd George is as
sane as his war cry was determined In
the midst of disappointments, when battles
were fought against terrific odds and all
ahead seemed dismal, the courage Of Lloyd
George stood forth he admonished his
people to Go on or go under No less i'm
presslve is his message to the people of
Great Britain when that cloud has lifted
and everything before them beckons to
brighter times. Hold fast is the same ad
vice the British Premier offers to his peo-
pie when the prospects of victory are
brighter than ever before"
"The Wilmington Morning News" has
this comment to make upon the "Hold
fast" motto:
ut is message to be heard by the peo~
Pile of other nations fighting Germany.
Steady and hold fast! 1t is the long pull
and strong pull The tide has turned
against Germany.
"The Premier is holding fast to win.
He is holding fast to see that the fruits Of
victory shall not be barren fruits, that the
fruits shall be a world set free from war.
The supreme sacrifices are being made for
that ultimate purpose"
Lloyd Georges message, says "The
Philadelphia Inquirer
will arouse sympathetically responsive
thrill throughout the world. It's burden is
Hold fast and although that exhortation
was not needed, it will unquestionaby be
needed"
Some of the papers are especially i'm
pressed with the achievements of Great
Britain in the war, as described by Llovd
George. Among these is "The Baltimore
American" which writes:
"The heads of all lovers of freedom are
bowed in reverence before the task of the
British. The description by the British
Premier of the designs of the Germans
against the English and the failure Of these
designs because Of overconfdence and un-
derestimating the strength and resources
Of the foe is told in terms of lyric sim
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

"The spirited little Welsh statesman
might have been talking to Americans as
we'll as Britishers. His message means as
much to as to them-perhaps more,
since we are less experienced in holding
fast.
"The hold fast message is for the Brit
ish people, not the British army. Its mean
ing is for Americans at home, not for Amer
lean soldiers 1t is for the people at home
in all the. Allied countries to hold fast when
the helmeted Hohenzollerns, at last con-
vinced that their conceit of world dynasty
cannot be gained by violence, turn again
to guile for escape from justice this time
and freedom to try again in the future"
And "The Dayton Journal" said:
"The pungent phrase in Lloyd Georges
recent speech was Hold fast Above the
battle clouds he sees the sun of victory
rising. He called to the warriors of free
nations to hold fast; and that is what they
will do"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
How S Your
Dog?

Y0U do all you can to keep cool, of
course, these sweltering days.
You turn on the fan, sip iced drinks.
But how about Fido? In "The Indepen-
dent" Walter A. Dyer writes:
MANY of our dogs, particularly the long
haired sorts, are naturally cold-weather
animals, and in the heat of summer thew
suffer not little discomfort Phvsicallv
they are liable to become slightly debili-
tated so that they need to be watched to
be kept in good health.
In the first place, there is the dogs tenn
per- proverbially uncertain in dog days. A
healthy dog is as good natured in hot
weather as in cold. but one in poor condi-
ton or IN discomfort may forget his man
ners occasionally and become as peevish
ana irritable as an overheated man. Keep
up his vitality with proper feeding and
treatment get rid of feas and worms give
him plenty of drinking water Ca dog NAV
become mad with thirst) and never tie him
out in the hot sun.
In feeding the dog in hot weather omit
all sugar or starchy foods and cornmeal.
Danish potatoes from the diet. Thev are
all heating and may upset the digestion.
~ Ai'oy, ia ouultlOu, produce
skin eruptions. Avoid overfeeding. Stale
bread, oatmeal, etc. combined with mod
crate amount of meat (be sure it is NOT
talnted) and we'll cooked green vegetables
such as onions, cabbage, etc, and the
beans and peas left from the family table
make the safest diet and balanced r.-
tIon Cut down on oatmeal rice and green
vegetables if they prove to be too ]aya-
tive.
In summer the dog needs to he bathed
occasionally, for his own comfort and that
OF his human companions Rub in thick
suds OF tar or carbolic soap, rinse. and drv
thoroughly before allowing him to run.
"fleas attack nearly all dogs in snmmer
especially the long haired breeds. Thev
make their victims nervous and cross. keen
them in poor condition and cause constant
scratching. that may result in sores and
SKIN trouble. The best remedy Is a coaI-tar
preparation such as creolin or creso1sun
MIX a Tablespoonful with each gallon of
warm water add little washing soda and
wash the dog thoroughly. Try also to de-
stroy the eggs by burning the beddinp
frequently and thoroughly cleansing the box
or kennel"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
w arburg Steps Out
to Serve

vice" that he rendered to the Federal
Reserve Board, and adds:
mo one, during the long period of dis
cussion prior to the law of December, 1918,
which decreed the Federal Reserve system,
had written more clearly and cogenty on
the proper machinery for such a reformed
banking system than Mr.. Warburg, and his
practical and undogmatic presentation of
Its necessities as he saw them had much
weight in shaping the final deliberations
OF Congress. .. The prestige and au-
thority which the board now enjoys as a
balance-wheel in American banking during
war time is largely due to tm.'
After promising that any attacks that
might be made upon Mr. Warburg by
reason of his German birth, as both he
and the President agree, "would be base
less and represent nothing but narrow
prejudice, or at best hysteria, "The New
York Globe" writes thus:
1--WE are strongly of the opinion
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
The Newspaper Man
Changes, Too

THE war has done something to
the profession Of journalism be-
"a sides subjecting journalists to
the temptation of alien gold, and
most of the observers who comment on
the changes punctuated by the sale of
"The New York Evening Post" and
"The Louisville Courier-J Journal," both
famous in the newspaper history of
America, write with an air Of watchful-
ness for a further metamorphosis in the
field Of daily news writing. Henry Wat
terson himself, perhaps with half an eye
on his own profession, remarks on re-
tirement, "The world war will leave
none Of US where we are" "The Boston
Herald" finding the change in the own
ership of "The Courier-J journal" "symp-
tomato of the time" goes on to say:
"The publications of this country, daily
and weekly and monthly, are passing
through a period Of testing from which
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Letters That Crawl

ME delay in the delivery Of SOL
diers' mail to the expeditionary
n army is again up for discussion
in the press, after the matter
had been the subject of many an edi-
torial during recent months. Attention
has recently been called to the matter
again in an interview with Otto H. Kahn.
the New York banker, upon the occa-
sion of his return from Europe He re-
ported that the delay in soldiers mails
was a "really serious grievance"-about
the only one that he had heard in talk
ing with our boys on the other side.
The United States Senate also recent
ly discussed the matter, after having
previously passed resolution to make
inquiry of the Postmaster General as to
why letters to our soldiers abroad are
not promptly delivered TO this Post
master General Burleson sent an answer
disclaiming responsibility for the delay.
In this discussion Senator Hiram John
son, of California, related the case of
soldier personally known to him; he "did
not receive single letter each month
from his people, although they wrote
him four times week, and he cabled
in distress to know what had happened
to his people at home"
The following contribution toward
enlightening the public about mail con-
ditlons has just been made by "rhe
Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Letters from Memphis to civilians in
Paris go through promptly The writer
has letter in his hands from a soldier
which has been on the road for six weeks.
Yesterday he received a letter from a
civilian In Paris which was on the road less
than three weeks"
This paper calls the failure Of the
Postoffice Department scandal.
1.-The New York Evening World" notes
that 1.-The papers of a thousand towns
are printing letters from soldier bows in
france and communications from anx-
ious folks at home, both plaintively
complaining about the breakdown of
foreign mail service" and then goes on
to say:
I'VE do not know, of course, how far the
exigencies of war compel the delay of mail
We do know that no higher duty lies before
Postmaster General Burleson than the
prompt, If possible, remcdying of the diff
Guilty"
"The Minneapolis Journal" makes this
comment:
"There are several million soldiers rea-
ntrv v.,Io 81
mulating a flood Of indignation that may
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
THE War After
4 the War

The most significant remark in Lloyd
Georges speech is found by "'The Okla
homa Oklahoman' in his words about i'm
posing sterner economic terms upon Ger
many the longer the war lasts. 1t writes
concerning this aspect:
"Thau German junkerism will seize upon
it as another evidence of Great Britain's
implacabe hatred for Germany, and en-
ploy it as the theme for another impas-
stoned appeal to stand by the fatherland
goes without saying. Nevertheless, the
force Of this ultimatum ought to reach the
intelligence of Germany"
"The Chicago News" indorses Lloyd
Georges rejection Of the idea of league
of nations without first having defeated
Germany, and draws these conclusions:
ut follows that the war must continue
until Prussianism is defeated and utterly
dlscredited. If the German people awaken
and overthrow the Hohenzolern DYNASTY
and the militarstic pedestal on which It
rests, we'll and good. If terrorism and
false teaching keep the German people in
subJection then the free, democratic nations
must remoSe the menace to the worlds
liberty and progress without the aid of that
ensavcd, war mad nation. Force as Presi
dent Wilson has said, must be employed to
that end without stint in the cause of law
justice and righteousness.
"Pacfsts and sentimentalists should be
required to place the responsibility for the
prolongation of the war where it belongs.
at the door of the feudal, reactionary war
lords of Germany"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

EATED one day at the organ
~ ! was weary and i'll at ease,
! was grinding up hash for supper
With the organ between my knees.
81 do not know what l was grinding
Or what was dreaming then,
But / struck what seemed to be the re-
mains
OF lately lamented hen.
~'Great Heavens!' I cried, 'Tis
chicken
With my hand ON my fevered head.
we ordered the leg Of steer for hash
And they sent us IA Leghorn instead
ALAS for the dear old organ
They bxoks'st apart with a pick.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

plicity. Who can fail to be en-
thused at the task Of the British and its
magnificent performance"
After referring to the self-restraint
of the British under past reverses and
the prospect that they ere now about to
reap the reward for their tenacity, "The
Baltimore Sum- wrote thus:
"Go to it, brave old Britannia, and may
the Lord give power to your arm. The
world cheers you Your cockneys, your
yeomanry, your Scotchmen, your Canadians
and Australians represent fine breed
of dauntless fighters as ever dashed un-
afraid into the jaws of death and hell"
"Britain's role in this war;" said "The
Charleston News and Courier" "has
been the role of a giant. 1t could have
been performed only by great people.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges speech was not need
ed to apprise informed and unprejudiced
Americans of these things, but it is we'll,
nevertheless, that they should be recalled
to our minds at this time
The splendid response of the British
colonies to the imperial appeal especially
impreses "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
which describes it as
"a spontaneous and ungrudging acknowl-
edgment of the benefits which had been con-
ferred upon them by the enlightened lib
erality of the British rule, and it serves as
convincing and impressive demonstration
that IN their experience the British govern
ment had systematically and consistently
applied those great principles of justice and
self-determination for which it is now con-
tending"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
NJ OF Hold Fast" but
l Go Through"

"The Providence Journal" on the
other hand, is not wholly satisfied with
the "Hold fast" motto and suggests an
American improvement upon it:
ut may be just the psychological mes
sage for war-worn nation after four wears
of fighting, but it is not the motto we must
adopt for ourselves. We are strong and
unwearled. We have scarcely felt the
rigors of war. Our sacrifices do not COM
pare with those of our Allies. The might
OF our armed hosts is only commencing to
tell in Europe. We are just beginning to
tight The message for the American peo-
pie to-day is not Hold fast but Go
through"
But "Hold fast! is the slogan that
will win, says "The Detroit News
"Why shouldn't the Allied peoples hold
fast? Their programme is the same that
it was at the beginning of the year. The
German programme has been smashed.
The Central Powers can continue to hold
out, but the prospect before them is hope
less"
The Ohio papers appear to have been
especially captivated by the new watch
word. 'The Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune" says of it:
1T is a good motto for any people at anv
stage. Just now it has an especial appeal
to each nation of the Entente and to the
United States of America"
After quoting the "Hold fast" passage
from the speech "Thc Cleveland News
commented thus:
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
"My Wrist Watch"

Sc Asst week l bought wrist watch.
- 1t wasn't very dear;
1t set me back dollar bill
Twas guaranteed a year.
think | got a bargain
From lngcrsoll & Co.,
It's gained six months already,
And has but six to go"
The Bayomet.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
1.-THE Lost Cord (Wood)"
Tale From the Diary of Kitchen Police

The mess sergeant stood with tear in
his eye
AS they hauled out piece of stick.
Found at last! and he clasped to his
bosom
The lost cord of maple and ash.
Some son Of gun put the camp on
the bum
When he put all my wood in the
hash'"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

tary departments and between them and
the French government, are thought to
give hope for speedy improvement
along this line.'
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
''HOLD FAST!"
LLOYD GEORGES speech before
the House Of Commons on

LLOYD GEORGES speech before
the House of Commons on
- Thursday, August 8, reviewing
the history of the war, outlin-
ing the present military situation and
forecasting the further course of the
war, has been most favorably received in
this country. It's confident and even
optimistic tone is especially commented
upon. His crisp "Hold fast!" has been
singled out by not few editors as the
appropriate motto for the whole speech,
and a number of editorials are based
upon that one phrase.
An "inspiring message" is what "The
Scranton Republican" calls the speech.
1t says further:
"The stalwart spokesman of Great Brit
ain at this moment is Lloyd George, whose
message just issued to the British Empire,
Hold fast!' is permeated with the thrill of
optimism"
Lloyd Georges slogan is regarded by
"The Boston Evening Transcript" as an
exhibition of 3 o'clock in the morning
courage" and it approves the emphasis
he laid on the unselfsh ends of the AL
lies warfare thus:
"1n Lloyd Georges message the piety of
the Allied nations is asserted in the
thought and the will of right and of the
love of man. This is the modern mans
prayer-the prayer of sacrifice in the ser
vice of humanity The appeal of the Ka-
ser, reeking with barbarous ip-devotion, is
in reality an appeal to Baal'
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
The Hun Alphabet

Translated Huns Thouobt 1
4-means 4tToc'y Opruess
and
BIS Beost their thought
onrankofa O
C-pointst Cruelty andev crime God hath
heyhu
D-stands DeUnsh, at Cd dandma
us
E-telso Enniy have for Won can"
mankind. SIS sthev,e heartan and
Fshouts land life
sfou
G-is their that ervife
even hogs can't claim us their hels IN
H-stands Horrors OF
could V-sands ughl - Such
I-nean the Injuries and monsters
tcrushe
rich hroughe eternity
k-isthe kNfnv - hers 4 the vi
poison thu DESTROYS. knownou
Islands Lust Loot the Y-stha Yelow Streak thai
ioys through the Nr@
M-polntst to Murder they
delight to do u tina 5 the sum OF ."
N-s Nastnss, fls them the Huns.
through L Welin The Ortp0S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
LINDLEY HELD
NOT DESERTER
Rock Island Young Man Reported
Absent From Camp Grant ID
Located There by Parents.

Reports given out yesterday that
Fred Vernon Lindley, Rock Island
draft soldier, is a deserter from
Camp Grant are branded as untrue
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E
LindIey, 1910 Tenth street.
= report received from Camp
Grant by the local exemption board
and given out yesterday branded
Private Bindley as a deserter.
The parents at once inaugurated
steps to find if this was true, and
state that they talked with their
son over the telephone this morn
ing. and that he is at the camp and
far from being a deserter. They
also received a letter yesterday
from the camp written by their son
and this also conyinces them that
the report is false. The parents
assert that their son is not one to
desert a trust, much less the army
when the United States needs fight
erS
The report received by the Rock
Island board from the camp sets
forth that Lindley was entrained
from this city June 27 and deserted
the camp Sept 2. However, the
report must have been made to the
local board through an error prob
ably in names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
.SERIOUSCHARGE
AGAINST KEEPER
Manager of RoOming House Lodged
in Jail for Assembling q
Woman.

James Clancy. manager of a
rooming house at 1705 Fourth ave
nue.. Rock Island, is incaTcerated in
q cell at the Rock Island police
station pending a hearing Saturday
afternoon at .2:30 on a serious
charge of assault on the person
OF Mrs. May Carmody. The latter
and her husband have been staying
at the Clancy rooming house and
the alleged assault took place yes
teTday afternoon.
Officer Gus kirsch arrested the
rooming house keeper after war
rant had been sworn out by Mrs.
CarmOdy.
After being brought before D. J
Cleland, acting police magistrate,
Giancey's case was continued until
Saturday for the purpose of giving
ample time for the compiling OF
evidence against the defendant.
Joe Andrews and +. +. Kroeger
were fined IS each in Rock Island
police court on charges Of viOlat-
ing the motor vehicle law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
ALL PUBLIC GATHERING PLACES
CLOSE At s TONIGHT BY ORDER
OF LOCAL AND STATE OFFICERS

~. Foster said today. The people
Of Rock Island must only take pre-
cautions and not expose themselves
10 others thought to have the dis
ease There is no crisis or danger
in the city. The health authoritieE
here are only taking the step to
close public places in order to pre-
vent any further spread of the dis
ease. We are only obeying the old
saying: Don't close the barn door
after the horse has gone.
Closing rules Will not affect
places where war work is being
carried on. health authorities say.
The shutting down of public gath
erings in the tri-cities is mainly 10
prevent an outbreak OF the disease
among workers engaged in the
making OF munitions of war" DR.
Poster states. Every effort VIII be
made to keep up the production of
supplies in the factories in this 10
cality," he concluded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

the citizens that Rock Islands eff.
fort to back up her boys over there
by putting up her dollars over here
ended with the passing OF the
quote mark, but the committee IN
charge OF the campaign desires it
to be thoroughly understood that
it is staying on the job night and
day until the last chance to dis
pose of fourth loan kaiser-killers
has absolutely gone by. 1t still
urges upon the people the neces-
sity of buying just as many bonds
as they can possibly take up, mas
much as the nation is today facing
a crisis and the only way to give
a really emphatic answer to Ber-
Inns peace camoufiage is vastly TO
over subscribe the fourth loan.
Rock Island is fortunate in
having met its quota SO soon" said
Chairman Frank Mixter. 1T was
Just what we expected; but it will
be unfortunate if it does not seize
the opportunity to overtop it by as
large a figure as possible. And by
possible / mean the downright.
last-straw ability of the individual
" IeHS MS IISGAL " 'iO SOfSAh II
ment Borrow and Buy is our
slogan during the closing days of
this campaign and it is up to each
person to figure out for himself
how far his credit will carry him
in meeting this emergency. Some
may be surprised to find how high
their credit will test. The nature
of the investment is such that no
one can lose, even if he thinks he
is going beyond his actual ability,
as judged from ordinary angles"