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New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Enemies Within

LINCOLN, Neb., April 19.-Charges
that persons connected with the Uni
versity of Nebraska have proved them
selves to be un-American were made
by the Nebraska State Council of De-
fence to-day in a communication ad-
dressed to the university's board of
regents, requesting the board to "fol-
low the example set by other univer-
sity boards, which have taken action to
purge themselves Of such pernicious
Influences"
The council, after referring to a
report that a "spirit of philosophic
pacifism has obtained" in the depart
ment of American history and also in
"Behavior which is negative, hating
or hesitating by any one of the uni
versity staff in support Of the govern
ment should not be tolerated, and es-
pecially all teaching which is covertly
insidious in its influence upon the
minds of the students should be made
icpossible."
HUTCHINSON, Kan, April 10
Handbills printed in black type and
signed might Riders" made their ap-
pearance to-day in the eastern part of
Barton County, where there is a large
population of German origin.
The posters warned German spies,
German sympathizers and slackers"
that eve are among ySu and know all
of those who are traitors to their
country. You are either for or against
the government. Line up and get right
while you have chance"
QUINCY, ILL.,, April 19.-Theodorc
Pape, leading lawyer and former City
Attorney, for whom. United States
marshals have been searching for vio-
lation Of the espionage act, walked into
the Sheriff's Office this morning and
gave himself up
Pape is said to have refused to buy
Liberty bonds, declaring that he
wanted the war to end in draw
! Pape was hanged in effigy by citizens
here.
EVERETT, Wash, April 19.-Emil
Herman, state secretary Of the Socialist
party, was arrested here to-day on a
charge of violating the espionage act
Herman said that "anti- militarism
stamps were issued by the National
Socialist party and that he had dis
tributed them in this district.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Shipbuilding Here
Outdoing U-Boats,
Reply to Capelle

WASHINGTON, April 19-Ship con-
struction in this country has exceeded
MANIFOLD American losses by subma-
rines since the United States entered
the war, Shipping Board officials said
to-day in discussing the statement of
the German Minister of the Navy, Vice
Admiral Won Capelle, before the Main
Committee of the Reichstag that u
boat sinkings were thrice or six fold
the tonnage of new British construc-
ton.
1t was pointed out that he made no
such claim with respect to American
shipping, which has suffered the loss
of only three or four vessels since war
was declared. Sinkings of American
ships were more frequent when the
United States was neutral and they
went unarmed against attack.
1t was said to-day that no more than
forty merchant ships flying the Ameri-
can flag had been lost from all causes
since the war began, nearly four years
ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

be, do not mean that the enemy VIII
win in the end. 1t is his last desperate
stroke. He must strike now, before
America can throw her full strength
into the fray, or he cannot win at al.
All Germany knows that it is the su-
preme effort. But whether 1t succeeds
or fails, it does not mean final TIL
umph for Germany.
Autocracy VIII Be Crushed
"For America and the nations allied
with her will never lay down their
arms until this menace to the world
is removed. No matter how long 1t
may take, no matter how great the
sacrifice in blood and treasure, we Will
never sheathe the sword until autoc-
racy is put out of business. Fright
fulness cannot alright US. Defeat here
or there can but strengthen our deter
mination, and on this historic annive.
sary we dedicate ourselves anew-a,l
that we have and are-to the sacred
cause. And we will fight on, democracy
shall triumph and the light Of liberty
shine throughout the EARTH
The Secretary viewed parade of
men from the National Army, Naval
Reserves, radio schools battalions and
state guard.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
"Calendar Of Kultur Warns
World of War Mad Germany
Issued by the British Mission to Increase Recruiting Here
1t Quotes From Teuton Publications to Show
Ferocity of the Foe

A bitter thought for each day of<the
year is contained in "Calendar of
Kultur" which the British War Mission
is distributing among Englishmen in
the United States to serve as a con-
slant reminder that the world still
faces the menace of a war-mad Ger
many.
The calendar contains 365 pages, each
carrying brief quotation from some
German leader who glorifes the fright
fulness and misery of Prussan con-
Quoted war.
Owe are now sending it out among
British subjects in this country to
stimulate recruiting" said member
Of the war mission yesterday. "To
those men who cannot enlist the calen-
dar should be voice urging them to
stand back Of the soldiers of their own
country and of the United States. We
are asking our people to turn over a
fresh leaf of horror day by day
throughout the coming year-'lcst we
forget"
The expressions of Prussian ferocity
are taken chiefly from current German
publications. The following are char
acteristic:
Germany must conquer. not because God
fights, on the side of Germany but because
the Germans fight on the side of God, and be-
cause the Deity is aware that Germany is de-
Tgrmlncd at any cost to carry out the task
He has set for her.-Judge Chrzeszinsky in
the Dusseldorf General Anbciger
The fact that the United States asserts the
Monroe Doctrine. and practically warns US
Europeans out of America, does not mean
that we must submit to the doctrine-A.
dettner. in Die Ziele Unsercr Wcltpotik.
Who are the who tower highest in
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

the history of the nation? For whom does
the heart of the German beat with warmest
love? Is it Goethe. Schiller, Wagner or
Marx? No. it is Barbarossa, the great Fred
ericl. Bliicher. MoItke, Bismarck, the hard
men of blood. These men. who sacrificed
thousands of lives, are The men to whom the
tenderest feelings. q tnankfuness that has
something of worship in it, flow from the
soul of the people-W. Fuchs, in Die Post
In North America, too, the Irish have in
creased like rabbits. A less noble race. fore
ing its way. into finer clvilizatlon' ana coil,
stantly gaining ground by mere physical
power--ths is an uncanny phenomenon
Treitschke in Politics.
The English are outside the pale of hu-
mainly. 'rhey have ulfurled the banner OF
brutality and crime. Never again can they
be admitted to the society of civilized Ger
mans. After peace is restored no self-re-
spectng German will ever bring himself TO
stay in the same room with an Englishman
There can be no compromise on TINS point
Won Seyden in the Frankfurter Zeitung.
Very tender-hcarted men were so lnerciful
rs to finish off the French wounded WIN a
as much Is they could Our foes had fought
valianty; they were picked troops. The gal
liant fusiliers spare their country the cost OF
caring for many enemies, whethef tneSe pe
Klcmt, in an account Of operations on Sep
,ember "a, 1914.
The noblest weapon rusts if its use IS too
long restricted to reviews and parades. Every
ascent to a higher mental Kultur impairs the
barbaric energy of warriors and cncumDera
them with scruples which damp their joyous
courage Harden, in Die
Zukunft.
The Americans would find themselves
obliged to ask for peace owing to the cnor,
nous material loss which would be inflicted
on the cnAre country by our capturing sey. "
era of the large Atlantic seaports, at which
converge the threads Of the whole wealth OF
the nation They would further be penalizec
by our levying upon them heavy war contri.
buttons Baron r. Won Edelsheim. in Oversee
OperatiOnS
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
City College Lowers
Enemy Banners

The banners of the universities of
Berlin, Heidelberg, Prague and Cracow
we're lowered yesterday from the raft
ers Of the Great Hall of the COLLEGE of
the City of New York, cxilcs. for the
period of the war at least. from the
honorable company Of university en-
blems gathered there during the last
ten years.
The four banners were a part of the
gl1t OF the class of 1879 to the college
Two protests against their presence
there were received, and the trustees
on Tuesday decreed that they must 90,
Professor Charles +. Horne. alumnns
EDITOR of "The Campus" will comment
edltorlally upon their departure in tho
1orthcomlng issue as follows:
III even one good American citizen
mas ma, been mlsled by the presence of
!nose hags into imagining that there
IS ahythlhg o-German about our col
lege, then it is better indeed that the
flags be removed while the war a' CON-. one
tinues. The first duty of everv human
pelng in our country to-day is to rive
every possible effort to unifyinr our
resistance to German aggression, a re-
slstance even into the infnitv bevond
And If little matter like the far Of
an ancient German university is going
TO interrupt that unitication, then, Of
course, away with the flag!
One may. however, be permitted to
hope that there will be limits to n
supersensitive anti-Germanism. lest we
fall into Germany's own attitude of
blinded hate. For instance, our Great
Hall also contains another recognition
OF Germanic contributions to ciyilizn.
tion in the rather celebrated mural
painting by Blashfeld. The nictura
includes series Of symbolic female
figures typifying the great uniyersitios
Of the past. One a,esitntcs to saw how
many OF these are Gcrmanic univers;.
ties, for fear somebody may demand
that the. figures be painted out md
left as hlankSvppon the wall.n ~
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
All States Urged to
End German Alliance

The American Defence Society wrote
yesterday to the Governor CT every
state asking each commonwealth to
follow New York's example and annul
the charter of the Gcrman-American
Alliance. The letter. in part, says:
"The German-American Alliance
armed with a special national charter
as if it were accredited to the country
by Congress itself, has been a powerful
engine of mischief and of German
propaganda.
amy association intended to per
petuate German ideals among the free
people of America is menace to the
life of the republic.
"The American Defence Society re
spectfully urges your cooperation ir
nullifying the wrong to American citi.
zcnship .unconsciously done in the
granting Cat time wien the malevo.
lent designs of Prussia were unsus'
pected) Of charter to the German
American Alliance by revoking IL
charters"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Lambs Club Bars German

The German language has been
barred from the Lambs Club for the
duration of the war. Moreover, any
member found guilty Of being an alien
enemy or of desecrating the flag of the
country in any way will be expelled
forthwith.
The council of the club voted unan-
imously in favor of both rules yes
terday. The action was taken follow
ing repeated requests from various
members that the club put itself
squarely on record in the matter.
Whether there are any members of
the club liable to expulsion under the
rev rule was not made known. 1t was
stated, however, in the announcement
OF the new regulations that no COM
plant had been entered against any
smember hY name.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Chamberlain Appointment
Costs Premier Sup
port of Press
Ireland Is Centre
OF Political Storm
Prime Minister Must Force
Home Rule Through
or Fall
By Arthur S. Draper
Tribune Cable Servicel

Tribune Gable ServiceJ
LONDON, April 10. - Ireland is the
centre of political storm. Lord North
cliffe's relations with Premier Lloyd
George are strained, if they have not
already reached the breaking point.
]. Austen Chamberlain's appointmen
to the War Cabinet, which l stated
yesterday was considered rebuff to
Northcliffe, has furnished the latter
the opportunity to train MS newspaper
guns on the government, and to-day
his organs are openly hostile to the
government they made possible in De-
cember, 1916.
Though Northcliffe was opposed to
the appointment of Balfour to the For
eign Office, there never was a break
between the Premier and the news
paper dictator, who defended the Lloyd
George government through thick and
thin. Northcliffe has been i'll for q
fortnight, but he is we'll enough now
to handle some of his multitudinous
duties. Without exception, the press
interprets the Chamberlain elevation
as political appointment. Most OF
the newspapers pay high compimen
to his honesty and integrity, but they
give him faint praise as member of
the War Cabinet.
All the newspapers are agreed that
the government needed reorganization
and the injection of new blood, and
"The Times" practically admits the
construction of the War Cabinet has
been failure, all the work and re-
sponsibility falling upon Lloyd George
AMI Miner.
This furnishes an opportunity for
construction Of the whole system Of
administration.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Schwab Has Faith and
Hope, Wants Charity

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The first
public experience Of Charles NJ. Schwab
in his new role of government official
came late to-day when he had to face a
crowd of nearly 1000 persons, who
blocked the street in front of the Ship
ping Board building to see the new
Director General of Shipbuilding photo
graphed for motion pictures. He took
the ordeal good naturedly in company
with Chairman Hurley and Vicc-Presi-
dent Piez.
Somebody asked il the. three men
represented Faith, Hope and Charity.
I'VE haev faith and we have hope
what we want is charity" was MI.
Schwab's quick retort. He told news
paper men yesterday that confidence
and encouragement from the public
were needed more than anything else
to help put the shiubuilding programme
through.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
DR.. Thomas McCarten
Elected to Commons

LONDON. April 19.-Dr. Thomas Nc
Carten has been elected without oppo-
sition to the House of Commons for
the Tullamore division of Kings Coun-
ty, Ireland. He is Sim Feiner.
DR.. McCarten was arrested at Hall
fax last fall and brought to New York
to be arraigned on the charge of hav-
ing obtained an American passport
fraudulently. he came. to the United
Fein leaders, and, according to the Fed
eral authorities in New York, was seek
ing to return to Ireland with a view to
bringing about recurrence of the
Easter Monday riots in Dublin in 1916
when arrested.
He was taken into court last Decem-
her and released under $500 bail. His
case is still pending.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Support War, Resist
= Home Rule-Carson

} LONDON, April 19.-Sir Edward Car
son, the Ulster leader, has sent the fol-
lowing message to the Belfast news
papers: ht
"Our clear duty is to support our
gallant soldiers at the front and to re-
sist any Home Rule bill which at
tempts to disregard Ulster in her po-
sition in the United Kingdom and the
Empire"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Rhode Island Anti-LoaHng
Law Signed by Governor

PROVIDENCE, II. L., April 1o.-Gov-
ernor Beeckman to-day signed an act
passed by the General Assembly, re-
qulring every man between the
ages of eighteen and fifty years, to be
employed for at least thirty-six hours
a week. The act is similar to the New
Jersey "anti-loafng" law.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

sible should be done in order to obtain
their object quicker and bring about
peace. Their attitude in the event of
an offer of an armistice would depend
upon circumstances and upon the con-
cessions made by Germany's enemies.
The discussion closed with Admiral
Won Capelle promising to do everything
to promote the development of the
U-boat arm of the naval service.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Temporary Successes Do
Not Mean Final German
Triumph, He Says
World Freedom Stake
Secretary Visits Harvard Ra.
dio School and Reviews
Lexington Parade

BOSTON, April 19.-These "tempo-
rary successes" of the Germans on the
Western front mark their last desper-
ate stroke, and its success does not
mean a afinal triumph for Germany, Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels told the
thousands of young men who greeted
him at the Harvard Radio School to-
day.
Speaking at Liberty Loan rally to-
night, Secretary Daniels said the AL
lies would hold the line until the
United'Statcs could send 10000 900 men
to France, and that this country would
build ships until we had the greatest
navy in the world There are now
10000 naval men in foreign service, he
stated, and there are thousands more
waiting at home for ships upon which
to get into action.
"Standing in this home of history
on the anniversary of Concord and
Lexington, when the 'embattlcd farm
ers fired the shot that was heard
around the world" he said to the
boys at the Radio School, 1--WE have
OOAl " uo 11OiI ttCIOSS IIlc seas Ju0
roar of guns in which Americans are
fighting another battle for liberty, even
more momentous than the struggle of
the colonies for independence.
Germany Making Supreme Effort
"The flames that burned Louvain
blazed up from the fires of hate that
have been kindled in the German heart
But that fire will never bee allowed to
consume the earth. The German peo-
pie themselves will not forever be mis-
led; they will not forever allow them
seves to be used as cannon fodder to
serve the selfish ambitions Of their
rulers They must, in time, revolt
against their masters. Must we not
believe they will some day turn to the
light Of liberty?
"The might of militarism may pre-
vail for time. but right and humanity
must triumph in the end. The forces
of the Allies have suffered not a few
reverses. But these temporary sue
cesses, no matter how great they may
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Shirts Csc

Less than a dollar
for these good shirtsl
They could hardly be
bought wholesale for
that todayl Percales and
madras cloths - new
patterns sizes "a to
~. The large purchase
keeps the sale assort-
ment as fresh as a spring
morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
A Letter from England.

Albert Cotterill last week received
letter from bOyhOOd schOOlmate,
Mr.. John White, of Sheffield, Eng
land, district superintendent of the
Royal London Insurance offices,
from which we are permitted to
shows what the English people think
of the United States:
Your country has taken up the
war in real earnest since they did
come as we see any number about
now. There seems to be more
Americans than our own men knock
ing about. OF course, they are hav-
ing certain amount OF training
here before going over to France.
You do we'll in your sales: We have
all kind of sales here for Red Cross,
soldiers comforts and other things.
All connected with the war. 1t will
be a great blessing when it is all
over. The women in this country
have done splendid. We have our
place here in the field with 10000
women in everything done by wo-
men. There appears to be nothing
they cannot do and do we'll. We are
doing very we'll for food. Thanks
to America Although we are on ra-
tions regards butter. sugar, meat
and bread, nothing else is rationed
and We get along very we'll. The
! flour is by no means white, but we
| are told it is better for us and per-
haps it Is. We are getting used to
Il like many more things. l will
now dry up with kindest regards
! for yourself and family and remain
your old friend. John White,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
Letter from Harry Lemley.
Somewhere in France, May

Somewhere in France, May 21,
Dear Mother: l will try to write
to you today. am feeling fine:
We had very fine voyage across
the ocean. | do not think any
thing stopped us. When we got
here we had to unpack our bar
racks sacks, then we got on t.
train ard rode narte OF the night,
chen marched three miles to a
camp where we stayed the rest OF
the night and part Of the next night
{! forgot where we went from there !
but anyway we got TO take Is mil"
hike where we landed in a French
town, but you would not know il
was a Frenct town. | think we are
going to stay here awhile. W. are
close enough that we can hear the
cannons roar.
Now will tell you something of
the town They build their houses
and barns under one roof. Some Of
the towns are very close together.
The country is quite rough. The
walls of the buildings are made of
mud, but | do not know how it is.
The roads are just wide enough for
two vehicles to pass.
Well / guess l will close for this
time. / do not know whether ! can
mail this letter today or not, but I
will try to. Now mother do not
worry I am alright. From your
soldier bow. Harry Lemley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
A Trio of Auto Accidents.

Three very lucky auto accidents
to report near Leon the past week
in all of which the participants are
Thursday evening while Thomas
Teale and wife and Miss Mildred
Avery were driving north of town,
when the Mckee corner near Crown
was reached, connecting rod with
the steering apparatus broke, and
the car could not be controlled, run
ming into the fence at the corner,
and slightly damaging the car, but
not the oce upants. The rod showed
that it had been broken long time,
Just hanging together, and was
probably broken when Mr.. Teale
met a car on a bridge west of Davis
City last fall.
Sunday evening a Ford driven by
Earl Bright, son of Ezra Bright.
turned over twice in front of the
house on the Capt. Brown farm two
miles north of Leon. There were
four people in the car, but they all
escaped with minor injuries, the car
being considerably damaged.
Shortly after the accident G. E..
Butler stopped his new Ford near
the wrecked car to view it, and
Aaron Goodman was following with
his big touring car, and as he was
also looking at the wrecked car did
not notice Mr.. Butler stopping and
crashed into the rear of his car,
damaging the body considerably, but
none of the occupants were injured,
ard all were pleased that a money
consideration will fix up all dam
ages.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-13
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF a Century Ago.

Last Monday the body of Mrs
II. G.. Knapp, who was buried in the
old part OF the cemetery on April
"a, 1876, was taken up to be laid
by the side of her husband in the
new cemetery. The ,workmen could
ed it, and more help had to be Sc
cured. On opening the casket the
remains were found to be petIitied,
looking as natural as the day She
was buried.
According to their custom the x.
of P. lodge assembled at their hall
Sunday afternoon, and after the
cemetery, headed by the K, of P.
band, where the graves of their de-
parted brethren were strewn with
flowers. 1t is beautiful custom
and one in which the lodge takes
great pride. The graves of Knights
James Goens, w. A. Brown and A.
E. Chase were decorated.
brother Rufus, who has Just return
ed from the Worlds Fairs While in
Chicago Rufus wrote to him. tell
ing of the many wonderful things
there, and said among the most in
teresting was the anchor of the ship
on which George Washington came
to America. Uncle John says he
was on the southern editorial ex-
cursiOn, but that at no time was he
in such a condition that he could not
tell the difference between Christie
pf1er Columbus and George Wash
ington.
G. A. Wood, the efficient steno-
grapher in E. w. Curry's law office
for the past two years, left Satur-
day for New York City, where he
was rendered a good position in the
office of the Niagara Insurance Co.,
the same company with which Henry
Lunbeck is connected
Cal and Rob Burns, of Chadron
Neb., and Ike Burns, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, are here on Wis
it to their father, Abner, Burns, who
still continues very sick and grow
ing weaker all the time.
Mrs. Ida Haskett BOrton and son
Edward, Of Emporia, Kansas, pass
ed through Leon last Thursday go
ing to Des Moines to visit her sis
ter. Mrs. Emma Sanford.
Elba Reed came in Monday morn
ing for visit with his mother and
friends in this city. He now has
cases on the Sunday Mirror at St.
Louis, Mo.
Mrs. c. NJ. Murry and three chill
dren, of Ell Paso, Texas, arrived Sat-
urday for visit with her brothers,
William and David Thomas. of near
Grand River.
Mrs. r. W. silvers returned to her
home at Butler, Mo-, Monday after
a two weeks visit in this city at the
home of her mother, Mrs. f. F.
THOMPSON.