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New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Stern Justice

TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Somehow | could not cry when the
hoarse whistles first voiced the call to
the nations rejoicing, when flags blossomed
like fairy banners and my British neigh
Dor sobbed and wept for the deepest ming
ling of sorrow and joy that ever the human
heart tried to feel. But when l read in
The Tribune this morning the appeal Of
the German women to Mrs Wilson, then
| wept with sheer rage and hopelessness.
Happily the power to answer lies not
with Mrs. Wilson with Miss Addams
but with Foch. But it is fitting. even neces-
sary, that in some way the whole woman
hood of the United States formulate and
send to the German nation some reply.
The mockery of such an appeal These
are the women who stood in the Red Cross
uniform Of mercy, before cattle car
whore lay, on heaps of manure, prisoners
Of war, sorely wounded men. And when
they pleaded for water and wert tears of
pain and unbearable longing at the sight
of brimming vessels held out to thcm,
these, who now beg so confidently, laughed
and mocked their tears and spit upon these
wounded men and poured out the water
VII NHt SipuIC
1--WE mothers too" they whine Yes
we remember, mothers of the beasts who
deAled other mothers and tiny maids, and
nuns and grAndmcthers. Mothers of
chubby, dimpled laughng little ones whose
fathers laughed as they swung on the red
points of baYonets other mothers chubby.
dimpled, writhing little ones who screamed
once.
1t is unthinkabe Somehow they must be
made to understand. Or do they realize
and cunningly pass their appeal to us, in
hopes that We, so far away where horror
has not touched us directly. where reality
is dim and blurred by distance. will be
moved TO lenency and intercesson?
But reality lives vivid in our minds.
thank God! No need for rcproach or re-
mlnder from our sister women of tortured
Belgium ravaged France. of England
murdered from the skies"
The plea is supreme in selfshness, lack
Of humility and. above all, any sign of
true repentance. Lei us harden our hearts
and send this reply:
"The best YOU can expect women OF
Germany, is stern Justice. We trust abso-
iutely to the fnirness and honor of the
Allied command to administer this Justice.
1t Is with them you have to deal We do
not and can not feel that the women Of
Germany have been innocent sufferers in
th's war as you intimate in the same class
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Let Them know Priuafiors

To the Editor of The Tribune
SIR feel that every right thinking
woman in the United States cf America
should protest against the granting of the
appeal made b. the German women to
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Addams. During the
four years of these Germans managed
not to starve, and not once did they raise
their voices in an appeal to their own men
for mercy to be shown the Belgans and
French. We don't want the Germans to
starve; we want them kept strong enough
to work-to work increasingly until their
monetary debts paid in full. We do
want them all to feel the hard pinch OF
prvations. Let them want and need
everything except the actual necessities
of life.
pelevc that am vocng the feeling
of the whole American sistorhood
ELIZABETH SINGERIY BALCH.
New York, Nov. Is, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
J. D. W..
Journalist, Dramatist. Clansman of Lochicl.
Killed in Action, 1917.

Journalist, Dramatis Clansman of Lochie
Killed iii Action, 1917
uErom The Poetry Rcuicu Of Londou)
MORE than the shepherd boy to Jona-
wi than
lseult to Tristan, Uther to Igrane;
More dear than sight to men born blind. or
To long parched trees; more deeply sacred
The chalice to the tender sacristan,
Was he to me- Higher than hope of gain
My love for. him, more keen than JOY or pain,
More dear than any maid to any man.
We loved not as the world loves, and he;
Our love was born of peril in strange lands.
Wild, windswept lands where lies were
blown away,
And men drew close to God The whippinc
spray
From the great sea of Truth drenched him
and me;
We loved; there needed not the touch
of hands.
c. A. RENSHAW
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Colossal In7pudence

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: OF all the colossal impudence shown
by the German nation this whining for
food from their conquerors is surely the
top notch of impudence.
Why should it be any worse for them to
have to starve than the Belgians, Serb:ans
Armenans?
These poor creatures, in addition to star-
vation, had to suffer every kind of torture
and indignitv, which, thanks to US as civil
lied conquerors, the Germans will never be
called upon to suffer.
AS to the women OF Germany and their
whine of self-pity, would ask: Did they
show any ply or even decent feeling for
our unfortunate prisoners who were at
their mercy? And did not their women
and children rejoice and make a holiday
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Get You Gone!

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There seems to be in some quarters
very real alarm lest possibly Germany
may suffer from shortage of food. Other
nations have suffered and are still. suffer
ing from the same lack to wit: Belgium.
Serbia, Armenia, Russia, ct al. Cermanv
FOR some unexplained reason. still occupes
the centre of the stage. She has been in
the spotlight ior FOUR years. Her act is
finished. 1t has proved to be a failure
For four years she has arrested the atten-
ton of the world. The worlds iaded
nerves ever reacted under the stimulus Of
hun brutality. Try as it would it could
not escape Now that tie menace is ovcr
cannot we think Of more pleasing sub
jects?
When the gloomy Don John. in "Much
Ado About Nothing" had failed in his vii.
!any, Benedict struck the sane note whom
ne said, "l'll devise thee brake punishmcnts
for him. Strike up, ppers" Or If that is
too classical let US take lesson from
Mother Goose:
little old man aud fell out
How shall VIC bring this matter aboutq
l'rirg it about as vol as you can,
Oct you gone, you lite old man.
JETSON.
Washington, d. c., Nov. IA, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
As Foolish Mothers

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Let US beware OF the underrii
influence OF Teuton.c cunning and cTs
ness in letter writing. German w0s
and children are suffering. Why
cause of the war the Germans thrust
the world.
They are hungry; We grant that .
but we do not recall that any of them
been tortured or murdered.
Justice will be meted out 70 then
the Allies. There is no need for the W
en- here to take hand in that bnsla'
There are some. no doubt who woui'
as foolish mothers do first punish thee
and then give him candy and KISSES
soften the chas;isement
A 100 PER CENT AMERICAN W0Ae
New Brighton, ~ Y. Nov. Is. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Song
tFront To day

Front To-ddy)
4 lay in the early sun,
~ Stretched in the grass, thought upon
My true love, my dear love,
Who has my heart for ever,
Who is my happiness when we meet,
Ny sorrow when we sever
She is all fire when I do burn,
Gentle when moody turn,
Brave when am sad and heavy
And all laughter when am merry.
And so lav and dreamed and dreamed
And so the day wheeled on.
While all the birds with thoughts like mine
Were singing to the sum-
EDWARD SHANKS.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
At an Earthworks
tFron The English Rcrfe,u>

From The English Rcrieu>
d INGED high with turf the arena lies,
IN The neighboring world unseen. unheard,
Here arc but unhorzoned skies,
And on the skies passing bird
The comics and a wandering sheep,
The CASTINGS of the chambered mole
These, and the haunted years that keep
Lost agonies of blood and soul.
They say that in the midnight moon
The ghostly legions gather yet,
And hear ghostly tmbre-tune,
And see a ghoStly combat met.
These are but yeoman's tales And here
No marvel on the midnight falls,
But starlight marvellously clear,
Being girdled in these shadowy walls
Yet now strange blooms of ancestry
Creep on me through this morning light,
Some spectral self is seeking me
I will not parley with the night
JOHN DRINKWATER
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

the labor that may not be able otherwise
to go directly from a war job to a peace
job. And the theory of that programme
ought to be like that Of the war pro-
gramme. We should say: "The demand
is imperative; therefore, the means must
be forthcoming"
If patriotic thought we're once crystal
lized on this point it would be even easier
to sell Prosperity Peace bonds than Vic
tory War bonds.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
riot Sisters

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: resent the imputaticn of b
ship in the German women's appeals
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Jane Adams
Is there not some way in which
American women can show that we
not recognize as Sisters the women u
bore these Huns, applauded their q
rageous acts and accepted the loot sto'
from Belgian and French mothers
Starvation has been the lightest pi
of tie suffering of women and chid'
in Belgium and France, and I. for .
land / believe many are like mel, v''
not object 20 the whole German nal'
reaping what it has sowa. Z. 7.
Brooklyn, n. Y, Nov. IS, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Are We Cerreon?

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The morning paper has Just
handed to me, and can hardly reso
wrath the petition Of the women or
many. That they would dare TO seu.
other women for relief the claim 's {
sary They who kept silent when = ),
men ravished like beasts nuns, eh''
and aged women throughout the = =
tries they overran, They, who new,
the knowledge of the world, made p,
or lifted finger in defence OF w,
hood.
What mercy better than they ssI
they deserve? How dare Germany -
to soften terms! What are we ~
way? Are we German in our synpss,
MAuDE nESs''
New York. Nov. Is, 1918. r.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
A Week of Verse
To My Friend, Killed During the
British Advance on Bagdad

From The Poetry ReuieW Of London)
T IMITLESS land
- Flung out beneath the blue,
| leave my friend of Home
To rest with you.
The freshness of an early spring
Into your care l give.
His blood upon your furnace-sand he shed
That you might live.
So grant him your long CA,
Your hospitality,
People your heaven with hone-like stars
Lest he may lonely be.
For him the song of fearless sport
Is dead-of Love, Of Life
Pale are the Avon stars,
The village light
l only know how we'll be loved
The fruitful English vale, the glen
Where walk our still-eyed maids,
Our quiet men.
Where meath the dreaming moon
The proud, sweet song
OF Brtain's steadfast heart
is DOTne aIOnS.
Valley of Evesham!
His very OWn-our own
Our laughter-gift from God
And ours alone!
Spread out Your clean white arms,
With blossom hands
Make cool his blistering grave
Of arid sands.
Carpet the neghborng plain,
Smooth the rude Tigris foam,
That he may see again the Worcester hills
And dream of home.
Lmitess land,
Flung out beneath the blue.
] leave my friend of Home
To rest with you.
LEONARD PARISH
kut-e-Amara, March, 1917
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
To a Young Girl

irom The Little RcricuD
GY DEAR, my dear, I know
AV1 More than another
What makes your heart beat so:
Not even your own mother
Can know it as know.
Who broke my heart for her
When the wild thought,
That she denies
And has forgot,
Set all her blood astlr
And glittered in her eyes.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

Probably no one regrets the prema-
ture peace celebration last week more
than the postmaster of Bradford, Penn.
lie joined an jmpromptu parade, leav-
ing his office to care for itself When
his enthusiasm died down he returned
to lind his safe open and $24 900 worth
Of War Savings Stamps missing.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Lover of Children

lFrom The Pcgan)
WHEN my little girl plays Beethoven
w Sonatas,
The big. black, stenway piano flashes all
its teeth at her
In wide, good-naturcd grin;
And suddenly
hear great, rumbing beautiful roar or
laughter
LEONORA SPEYER
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

France some powerful impression Of the
battlefield of Mons"
Mr.. Machen is willing to let the con-
troversy rest there, but it won't rest
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

with the women of Armenia, Serbia, Rt
gium France and England Our help, 4
our sympathy, must needs go first to th'|
most stricken and most needy"
FRANCES JOHNSON
West Orange, n. J., Nov. Is. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

War has saved the obsolescent candle
from becoming obsolete. In the last six
months 175,00O,OO0 candles have been
used by American soldiers in dugouts
and trenches. They weighed $1,000 tons
and cost 81, 100000.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

Although The Sum objects to calling
them our boys" it appears that Amer
lean fighting men are just that. The
knights of Columbus have just sent
100000 tops overseas, in response to
popular demand for the boyhood game.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
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on hearing Of the assassination of our
women and babies at sea?
INDIGNANT.
New York. Nov Ii. 1918
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-24
DEFENSE COUNCIL APPROVES DRIVE
 ON THE LOAFERS

Resolutions approving the announce ment of Chief of Police Stewart that members of the police force will be given instructions to arrst all loafers. who will be prosecuted as vagarants,, and endorsing the work of the two local exemption boards were adopted at yesterdays meeting of the Jeffer- son county council of defense. The de- fense council recommended that town ship and county. officials also under take to prosecute loafers, the course being one advocated by the national government.
 The resolution endorsing the work of the local exemption boards is under stood to have been the outcome of con- plaints made by members of the city board as to action of the district ex- emption board in exempting or delav- ing issuance of summons for men call ed by the Pine Bluff board.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-24
Young Ladies Club Oi
 First Methodist Church.

The Young Ladies' club of the First Methodist church had a splen- did meeting yesterday afternoon with Mrs. l.. K. Wheeler. on West Sec ond. The assisting hostesses being Mesdames T. 4. Caldwell, J. R. Wal. ker. and Bert kincarnon. The home was tastefully decorated with flags. ard red, white and blue. With hatchets, cherry trees and other Washington decorations.
 It was decided yesterday by the ladies that they would present to the church service flag. The Mis- sionary society nas planned to give the honor roll and an American flag.
 Little Misses Virginia Culpepper and Elizabeth Caldwell, in their col. onial costumes, gave soma very thor oughfy enjoyable readings, while Miss Virginia Mills also gave an in- teresting reading. Several patriotic records were played on the phono- graph of the home, among which were the Star iSpangled Banner,'' "Marseilleise' and other of the al- lied national anthems.
 very unique refreshment course was served. it being cherry pie. Not only was this appropriate but most delicious.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-24
MRS. MARY E. LLOYD
 DIES AT AGE OF 85

Mrs. Mary E. Lloyd, a native of Vir- ginia. but a resident of Pine Bluff for 50 years, died yesterday morning at t hehome of MT. and Mrs. Ed c. Nal lev. 1925 East Second avenue.
 The funeral will take place Monday forenoon at II o'clock, with services by the Rev. H. A. Stowell, rector of Trinity Episcopal church.
 Mrs. Lloyd was 85 years of age, and was widely known, and generally rev. cred. For several years during her early life in Pine Bluff, she conducted a .roominp house patronized by rail- road men. all of whom came to regard her highly. In recent years she had made her home with MT. and Mrs. Mallery, where she was as a member of the family, and everything possible done to make the winter of her life one of contentment.
 Mrs. Lloyd had no relatives here, tho she is believed to have distant kin in Virginia. The funeral was set for Monday, in order that the child of a niece in Virginia would have oppor- tunity to receive news of her death of his kinsman and make known de- sires as to funeral arrangements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-24
PRIVATE WATTS ID BE BURIED HERE TuDAY
Body of Tucker Man Who Died at Beauregard Arrives, Accompain- jed by Corporal Hardwick.

Accompained by Corporal Hardwicll of F company, 154th infantry, the body
 of Private Joe D. Watts arrived here yesterday morning from Camp Beaure- gard, La., where death occurred Thurs day. The body was taken to the home
 of the sister of decendant, Mrs. A. E. Niven, in South Cherry street, where it will repose until this afternoon, 1 when it will be removed to the First
 Presbyterian church.
 Funeral services will be conducted at the church at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. J I. Norris, Rev. K. R. Steel and Rev. Theo Copeland. The body will be buried with military honors. the Jef-
 ferson Home Guards having been sum- moned to attend the funeral in uni
 form. and squad will fire vollevs 1 over the grave after taps have been
 sounded.
 Those selected to serve as pail bear
 CTS are: Honorary, D. F. Tucker, and
 Asa Watson of Tucker P. w. Boggs
 of Lake Dick, J. F. White of Tucker
 Hugh Fox, J. D. Niven, John Fowler. w. L. Carr and Minor Q. Woodward of
 Pine Bluff and Dr. A. B. Robinson VI ANiooIi. ACClNS, lS. S. uiIieI dHu J. c. Lessel of Tucker. John Niven of
 Kingsland, Lyle Croft of Ferda, Dr.
 G. M. Robinson of Tucker, D. B. Hat cher of Pine Bluff. Fred Mitchell of
 England and Sam Watson of Tucker. MT. Watts, who was native of
 Cleveland county, had resided at Tuck
 CT for many years, as an employe of D. B. Niven & company For the past five years, until he resigned last sum- mer to enlist in the Third Arkansas
 eh was manaper of the Niven store at Tucker. He was past draft age at the time of his enlistment.
 MT. Watts is survived by four sis ters and one brother. The sisters are
 MT. A. E. Niven and Mrs. Sidney Rodgers of Pine Bluff, Mrs. F. s. Ran
 dolph of Locust Cottage, and Mrs. E. F. Kendall of Abilene, Texas, and the
 brother is T. H. Watts, motorman nj
 the employ of the Pine Bluff company,
 He was a cousin of D. B. Niven, head
 of Niven & company and vice presi-
 dent of the Citizens bank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-24
PERSONALS.

J. A. Osborne, k. B. Stokes and pr. A. D. Bum of Humphrey were visitors in this city Friday. D. P. White of Gould spent yester- day in Pine Bluff I Col. A. H. D. Perkins Of Memphis formerly of Pine Bluff is expected today for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. P. T. Pickney, 621 Oak street.
 James Bunch of Waldstein was in the city yesterday. ] Robt. T. Carr is spending few days in Hot Springs. l Sheriff George Lacey sud Deputy J. R. Shelton of Arkansas City were in this city yesterday on legal busi- ness.
 T. F. McNulty has reteurned from two days visit in Argenta. Otis Ball of Little Rock, is in Pine Bluff, visiting his brother, Vernon Ball, on East Fifth. Harry T. Woodbridge of Camp Pike is spending the weekend with home folks.
 Miss Catherine Montgomery ex- poets to leave Tuesday morning for, Little Rock, for quite an extended visit with the family of Judge Fulk.
 Dr. Charlie Bell Dickson of Ash. land Kentucky, is the guest of his cousins Mesdames T. Y., Murphy and J. w. Murphy. Dr. Dickson is a del egate to the Rotary convention in Little Rock next week.
 Charles Bono is seriously i'll with pneumonia at San Antonio, Texas, where he is stationed as member of the United States army engineer corps, according to news received here.
 Thos. s. Grove has been off duty for several days; due to an attack of illness believed to have been caus- ed bv ptomaine poisoning. J. M. Thompson has resigned his position with the Froug store to ac- cept a place as travelling representa- tive of the Southwestern Publishing company of Nashville. His family l will continue to reside in Pine Bluff, and he will make this city his head quarters.
 c. A. Opplinger, manager of the Laser Motor company, is visiting in St. Louis.
 Roy Senyard spent yesterday in i Little Rock.
 Claud I. Shell, of the Shell & Gle ment grocery, was in Monticello on business yesterday.
 Clifton Dreyfus has returned from visit to New York Lieut. Leslie Mcintyre, of the Camp l Pike cantonment is spending today in the city, the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. A. F. Mcintyre. J. A. Clement, Jr., and Ragland Fitzhugh of Camp Pike are spending today with their home folks.
 Corporal Sam F. Hilzheim of Camp Pike is visiting his parents, Major and Mrs. s. F. Hilzheim.
 Judge F. J. Kerwin left this morn ing for Columbia and Lafayette coun- i ties. on government business.
 Miss Clara Rice, formerly of Nash vile, Tenn, and Mrs. Amelia Whittak- CT, formerly of Medina, Tenn, are now located in Pine Bluff, the former as superintendent and the last named as matron at the Florence sanitar- ium.
 ] Judge James Gould has returned from a business trip to Cleveland, Ohio, and other cities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-24
Girls Patriotic Club
 Members Entertained.

The members of the Giris' Patriotic
 club were delightfully."- entertained
 yesterday afternoon by Miss Wionna
 Sammon, in her home at 903 West
 Fourth. The house was attractively decorated with flags and red white,
 and blue colors, and an interesting
 program was rendered by the fol lowing: musical selections by Miss Frances Cain. Inez Grant,, Helen Helen Wall, reading by Miss Helen Sawyer, an a violin solo by Miss Wionl.a Sammon.
 In the contests that were held, Mis- ses Helen Sawyer end Fay Ouray were the winners of first prizes
 while the booby prizes were awarded
 to Misses Dorothy Ream, and Franc.
 es Cain
 Tempting refreshments were serv- ed at the close of the afternoon. Tha guests were Misses Inez Grant,, Helen Walls, Frances Good
 win Myrtle Springfield, Grace Lip
 pard, Frances Cain, Dorothy Ream, Catherine Reynolds, Doris Harris, Fay Curry. and Helen Sawyer.