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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10

adorable. 1 wanted his love, and it
had gone back-where, perhaps, it
belonged-to another woman.
I fairly pelted my husband with
ugly words that seemed to fall
about him like hailstones.
II heard what you said-to that
woman! 1 know what she was to
you. Even on our honeyfNGon she
followed you! And you dare 10 tell
her that she understands you, and
don't! 1 married you without
knowing? Well. know now!"
A Tender Answer
Jim stood looking at me for a
minute, that seemed to last forever.
l waited. Would his voice be sharp
and cutting like mine when he re-
piled Would his words breed hate :?
Did he scorn me for-listening? His
eyes were very grave-black and
deep and still. 1 wanted to reach out
and clutch back into silence my ugly,
bitter words-sped arrows that had
found their mark, and killed his
love, perhaps.
At last he spoke, and my hus-
bands voice was grave and earnest
and tender.
Anne, little Anne! You don't un-
derstand. She is an old friend-a
wonderful woman. 1 was with her
husband when the Huns shot him
down. That is a real tie, you know.
You didn't respect it last night. But
l would never apologize for my wife.
l was merely making sure that no
woman-not even Atherton Bryce's
wife-should misunderstood you"
JIM then you aren't angry?"
Only sorry, little Anne. Only
longing for my wife,
Il thought you'd begun to hate
me when 1 woke and found you
gone. I thought you had begun to
get-tired of me-"
Jim laughed-a full-throated
Rugh. Then he strode across the
room and caught me in his arms
and set his lips on mine. Nothing
was explained. but 1 was happy.
Defeated, 1 felt triumphant
could still make him tremble with
love for me.
Now I'll go make it right, Jim.
I'll APOLOGIZE don't mind. I'll tell
her I'm sorry for last night"
Jim laughed again-there was a
command in his voice and there
was pleading, too.
Apologize, indeed! I'll not have
my sweetheart eating humble pie
for Betty Bryce or any other wom-
an. You shan't leave me. Anne. I
want you here-here in my arms!"
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PREFACE

For fourteen years the Kaiser was
my patient. All know of him and
all that he told me came to me while
the relation of patient and dentist
existed between us.
For that reason felt at first that,
no matter how vital to the allied
cause might be the information ]
could give as to the Kaiser's view
point, ambition and plans, the re-
quirements of professional ethics
must seal my lips and compel me to
withhold it from the world at large
When, however, 1 considered the
grave crisis that confronts the world
and in which my own country is
playing so important a part. and
realized that what I knew of the
Kaiser might prove of some value to
civilization, I concluded that my
patriotic duty was paramount and
rose superior to any of the ordinar,
demands of professional ethics.
In this conclusion 1 was strength.
ened by the urgent solicitation oi
the leaders of my profession who
were most emphatic in their con-
tention that my ethical qualms were
entirely unwarranted in view of all
the circumstances.
ARTHUR N. DAVIS. DDS.
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better perhaps than any other living
American. Certainly I had come in
contact with him more often and
more intimately than any other
American since the war had
started and 1 doubted whether he
had ever unburdened himself as
freely to any foreigner as he had
to me.
One memorial BILE interview 1 had
had with him influenced me per-
haps more than any other single
factor to hasten the settlement of
my European affairs and return
home.
1t was in the fall of 1916. The
Kaiser had come to me for pro-
fessional attention, and after my
work was completed he remained to
discuss some OF the aspects of the
war. Perhaps the fact that I had
just returned from a visit to Amer
ica made him more than usually
eager for a chat with me.
We had discussed various phases
of the war, when the Kaiser changed
the subject abruptly with the ques-
ton:
Davis, what's the matter with
your country?"
I'm what respect, your Majesty ?"
I asked.
why is it that your country is
so unfair to Germany? Why. do
you persist in supplying munitions
and money to the Allies? Why
doesn't your President treat the
European warning nations the same
as he treated Mexico by putting an
embargo on munitions and letting
us fight this thing out ourselves ?
You do not ship munitions to us,
why do you ship them to the other
side?"
I was on such terms with the
Kaiser that l did not hesitate tc
answer his question with another
II have always understood, your
Majesty, that during the Russian
Japanese war, Germany continually
supplied munitions to Russia. Why
was that any more justifiable than
America supply munitions to the
Allies? Then again, in the Spanish
American"
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By McManuS

Davis, you surprise mel" the
Kaiser interrupted, rising from the
operating chair, in which he had
remained. walking towards me,
throwing back his shoulders and ris-
ing to his full height. The cases
are entirely different. When we
helped Russia against Japan we were
helping a white race against "A yell
low race, don't ever forget that
don't ever forget that. But with
America, that is certainly not the
case. Your country is acting from
purely mercenary motives It is a
case of dollars, dollars, dollarsw-
and each time he repeated the word
he struck his partially helpless left
hand violently with his powerful
right. America values dollars more
than she values German lives! She
thinks 1t right to shoot down my
people,"
He had worked himself up to
degree OF indignation which 1 had
seen him display only on two or
three previous occasions, and I must
confess 1 was reluctant to start a
fresh outburst by answering his ar
guments. His eyes. usually soft and
kindly, flashed fire as he advanced
towards me and slowly and in
cisively declared: Davis, America
- must - be - punished - for
= her - actions!"
In that expression, which he re-
peated on subsequent occasions in
precisely the same words and with
the same measured emphasis, I knew
that he revealed most clearly what
MS attitude was and will ever be to-
ward this country.
(To Be Continued in MONDAYS ToIa-
graph.)
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subjects, but in later years, when
he came to know me better, he cast
aside all reserve and talked to me
on whatever was uppermost in his
mind at the time. After the war
started, that, of course, formed the
principal subject of our discussions
and the part that America was play
ing in the conflict was frequently
brought up because of the fact that
was an American.
Besides the Kaiser, my patients
included most of the members of
the royal family and the German
aristocracy, and through them, too,
I came into possession of consider
able information which, it seemed
to me, might be valuable in helping
America to gauge the German point
of view.
I was not a spy. I had never
made the slightest effort to pry into
German affairs. Whatever I learned
of the Kaiser's views, motives, plans
and ambitions was volunteered by
the Kaiser himself nor did he ever
exact a pledge of confidence from
me.
1t is true that, as a matter of
rule never to relate to anyone any,
thing that I had heard from the
Kaiser because I realized that If il
ever get back to him that I was
repeating what he had told me, our
friendship would not last very long.
Undoubtedly, my policy in that re-
spect was responsible for the wide
range of subjects which the Kaiser
from time to time felt free to dis
'.Uss with me.
But now my country was at wal
with Germany, I had become an
alien-enemy in Germany and the
Kaiser had become an enemy tc
America! I could not help feeling
that what I knew of this monarch
who had arrayed himself against
the whole world ought, without
question, to be conveyed to those
who were guiding the destinies ot
my country in the great conflict
which will decide whether autocracy
| or democracy shall control the world
I felt that I knew the Kaiser
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CHAPTER 1
america MUST BE PUNISHED"

When war broke out between the
, United States and Germany, on April
6, 1917, 1 was in Berlin. 1 had lived
and practiced my profession as a
dentist there for fourteen years, and
the Kaiser had been one of my
patients during all that time.
I don't know exactly how many
visits the Kaiser paid me profess
sionally but 1 know 1 am safe in
saying they were not less than one
hundred, and the probabilities are
| they were closer to one hundred and
nifty. Almost invariably, after my
work was done, the Kaiser remained
anywhere from ten minutes to an
hour and a-half to discuss the topics
of the hour with me, and in that way
we developed a more intimate ac-
quaintanceship than might other
wise have been possible. -,
When we declared war against
Germany, therefore, while was still
an American citizen-as patriotic an
American, l believe, as might be
found anywhere had lived in Ger
many so long, had developed so many
professional friendships in Ger
many's most favored circles and was
so generally regarded as a particular
favorite of the Kaiser himself, that
found 1T hard to realize that never
theless had become an alien-enemy.
Even when I was notified by the
police authorities that it would be
necessary for me to report every
day at Police Headquarters and to
remain in my home every night from
p. m. until 6 a. m, had no fear
for my personal safety or for that
of my wife and child, nor did I
imagine that 1 would experience any
real difficulty in leaving the country
when the time arrived for me to do
so.
Indeed, when, some two months
before, our country had broken off
diplomatic relations with GERMANY.
and Americans were appealing fran
tically to our Embassy to get them
out OF the country, it never occurred
to me that there was the slightest
occasion for me to hasten nv de-
parture from Germany, although 7
had long before made up NV mind
TO return home as soon as I could
satisfactorily settle my affairs in
Europe.
The same day the breaking off of
ASAdllOllS was announced.
the German newspapers had pub
lished the provisions of an old treaty.
between Germany and the United
States which gave Americans in Ger
many and Germans in America nine
! months after a declaration of war
| between the two nations within
which to settle their affairs and get
out of the country.
This treaty." the newspapers
pointed out, was made in the time
of Frederick the Great. 1t has never
been repealed. Germany will re-
spect IT. AS there were so MANY
more Germans in America than
there were Americans in Germany.
this prompt announcement of Ger
many's intentions regarding this
treaty was quite understandable and
1t seemed most improbable that Ger
many would adopt any harsh meas
ures towards Americans and thereby
invite reprisals.
Had the situation been reversed.
of course, the Germans would un-
doubtedly have thought 1t expedient
to intern Americans no matter what
happened to their own countrymen
in America, and. in that event. this
ancient treaty would have shared the
/ fate of that which guaranteed Bel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
VISITS son IN CAMP

The Rev. Homer Skyles May, pas.
tor of the Fourth Reformed Church.
left on Friday for Columbus, Ohio,
where he will spend a few days with
his son, Private William H. May, who
is in the Medical Department of the
service and is located at Columbus
Barracks. Private May enlisted
early in Aoril
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10

This is one of the important things
to know about canning. The Ma
donal War Garden Commission of
Washington, D. c., issues a free
book on canning and drying, which
may be had upon application, enclos-
ing two cents for postage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
"When q Girl
Marries i"
BY ANN Isle

A New, Romantic Serial
Dealing With the Absorb
ing Problems of a Girl
Wife.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
MISSOURI SEED CORN POOR

Farmers of Iowa who imported
corn from other states say that the
importation of seed corn was dis
NAL failure last year.
The Missouri seed especially is
coming in for its share of blame from
the farmers. According TO reports
TO the farm bureau, the farmers have
already chosen their seed for next
years planting. Because of the quail
ity of the corn. high in its maturity,
the farmers have a high grade from
which TO choose. Last spring many
farmers in Iowa found themselves
without good seed just at the time
when the nation. under wartime con-
ditions, was calling for high efficiency
in food production. Late planting
resulted in some instances. damaging
to the crop yield
Evidence of the poor results OBJ
tanned from foreign seed corn were
Obtained by the different farm bur
cans from a planting AT Iowa points.
The seed. brought in from Missouri,
was mixed and four distinct varieties
were obtained when the corn had
been shocked
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
YULETIDE BUYING SETS \
NEW MARX IN AUDUBON

The stores in Audubon unanimous
ly agree that Christmas trade this
year was far ahead OF any preceding
year Of their experiences People
bought higher priced goods charge
accounts and cash sales We're greater
people did their shopping earlier, and
were carrying home their parcels in
great numbers.
The Christmas spirit is here. The
signing of the armistice brought joy
10 the hearts of the people and they
showed it by buying presents and
buying more freely for themselves.
II was the greatest Christmas in Am
erican history
German made goods We're not
Sought for or were they to be had. 1t
viii be a long time. if ever, before
American women will buy German
goods. No. il will be American from
now on The merchants were lib
eral is advertising, which accounts
for their getting rid of most of
their goods earlier
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
IOWA PHYSICIANS ARE
COMING HOME FROM ARMY

Iowa physicians who are serving in
the army camps in the United States
will be discharged from the service
as soon as possible in order that they
may return to their homes and care
for influenza and pneumonia suffer
ers. This announcement was made
at Washington last week by the sur
geon general of the army.
The plan for discarges as outlined
is as follows:
Immediate release from service of
all doctors who have served a year or
more.
Release of all over As years old.
Release of all others who can show
that they are needed in their home
communities. affidavits from officials
there to constitute proof of the neces-
sity.
Reports received by the state de-
partment of health from various sec
lions of the state indicate a slight de
crease in the total number of eases
of influenza and pneumonia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
AMERICAS DUTY

1T seems to me-" said a Red Cross
woman who recently returned from
France, speaking at a club meeting,
that American women cannot truth
fully say that the food regulations
have made housekeeping any harder
for them, but only that they are
wiser and more efficient as result of
them.
when arrived in France and was
up near the front. and heard stories
from the women who had lived under
the German military control in
France and Belgium, then l realized
what food troubles really We're It
made me very thankful that Ameri-
can women could help these people
after their liberation. and it was won
derful to think that, by such small
individual savings and substitutions
at home we had saved the morale of
the civilians behind the armies, so
that they did not break as the Ger
man civilians did.
IF ever you should find yourselves
complaining about what you have
had to do in the past year. or about
the conservation program that you
have TO keep up until Europe is in
order again, and our army comes
home think how you would like to
have been in situations like these:
Sixty percent Of the wheat fields
in the parts of France and Belgium
under German control for so long
were cultivated by the German army
itself, twenty percent by the army
and the peasants together. and the
remaining twenty percent by the
peasants themselves, under the
watchful eye of the German officials.
"All that the army grew it took for
itself, and half of the crops which it
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26

had cultivated with the peasants.
Then 1t bought most of the remain
ing crop, and paid for 1t with promis-
sorry notes; redeemable and payable
after the war-when Germany was
to have won!
Every peasant--the old men, old
women, mothers of families, boys and
girls over twelve--had to work a
certain number of hours day for
the German army. They worked at
the crops, cut wood, washed clothes,
dug trenches or sewed sandbags.
Each had a book to keep a record of
his weekly work, and If he or she
had not done enough, there was fog
ging. Imprisonment. or even deporta-
ton in Germany to work in the NUM-
tion factories or the mines.
THE Germans kept a record of all
the fruit trees, cows. hens, and even
eggs, and the peasants had to suffer
if they did not have the expected
number to sell to the army.
NOW that the invaders have been
driven out and beaten, these poor
people are even worse off for food be-
cause the crops, and orchards and
animals were destroyed by the re-
treating soldiers.
Can We say that we have suffered
here? Voluntarily saving, a few sim
Pile regulations about using less sugar
less meat. and wheat substitutes
that is all that we were asked to do.
The voluntary saving which the
Food administration expects of us
must continue. But that will not
be a hard task for the people of the
United States, who now know what
accomplishment means"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Tibben and two
sons of Audubon township We're in
the city Saturday enroute to Ida
Grove, where on Sunday their son
Charles was united in marriage to
Miss Helen Roepke, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roepke. The
cveremony was performed in the
presence of only the immediate rela
tiyes of the contracting parties.
After a short wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Tibben will return to the old
home farm in Audubon township
where they will make their home.
The groom's parents have gone to
Texas for the winter and if they like
the country may, decide to remain
there indefinitely.
The newly weds have many
friends, all of whom will join the
Republican in wishing them an album
dance of happiness and prosperity
throughout their married life. The
groom is one of the splendid young
men of Audubon county and will
make a happy home for the young
woman of his choice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
EXPEET IOWA TO RATIFY
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT

Ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton by the necessary three fourths
of the states by next February 1st. is
predicted in a survey of the prohibi-
ton situation just made public by
the board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Fifteen states
have approved the amendment and
tho board declares that thirty other
states, the legislatures of which will
meet next month. will vote favorably
on the proposal for nation wide
prohibition.
The states which the board de
clares will ratify the amendment at
the coming legislative sessions are:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO. Connecticut. Idaho, Illinois, In :
diana. Iowa, Kansas, Maine. Mich
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexi-
co, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Rhode Island. Tennessee,
Utah. Vermont. Washington, Wiscon
sin, West Virginia. asd Wyoming.
Pennsylvania is classed as hope
full" New York IAN even PROPOSE
tion." and New Jersey probably op-
posed"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
NOTICE OF sHERIFF'S SALE

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a special execution directed to
me from the clerk of the District
Court of Iowa. in and for Audubon
county. on judgment rendered in
said court on the 9Th day of Deem
Der, 1918, in favor of George c.
Northup as plaintin, and against
|. c. Percy, Frank Blssell, Inc. Elm
er s. Jones. James Law, r. J. Hola-
han. Winfred L. Roehl, Simon J.
Piederaut and n. Downey, defendants
for the sum OF two thousand. eight
hundred and nine ($2. S09.00) dol
lars. debt and costs taxed at one hun
dred four ($l04.10) and 10 100 dol
lars and all accruing costs, l have
levied upon the following described
real estate, as the property of the
said defendants. l. C. Percy, Frank
Bissel. Inc. Elmer S. Jones. James
Law, T. j. Holahan. Winfred l..
Roehl, Simon J. Piederaut and n
wit: The south eighty feet of lots
one % and two co. in block three
80, of the Citv of Audubon, Iowa,
proper. and l will proceed to sell said
property. or as much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy said execution,
with costs and accruing costs. subject
to redemption. at public auction. to
the highest bidder for cash in
hand. on the 18th day of January.
1919. in front of the court house
door in Audubon, Audubon county,
Iowa lat the hour of two CD o'clock
y. M, of said dav. when and where
due attendance will be given by the
undersigned.
Dated this 10th day of December.
1918.
ct b. F. WILSON,
Sheriff of Audubon County. Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
WERE BUSY LAST
WEEK FLOWING FIELDS

Ii is an unusual sight to see the
farmers at this time of the year
blowing, but last week and for some
days previously the farmers in this
vicinity were busy in their fields
blowing the ground and preparing it
for the spring planting. The soil in
this state has been turned in Deem
Der before. but 1t has been many
years ago. The fall and winter here
has been more like spring, although
plenty of cold weather can still be
looked tor as 1t takes about three
months OF real cold weather to in
sure bumper crop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
TAKE HER

You ask for my daughter? What
are your prospects. young man? Do
you own the house you live IMP de-
manded the father.
mo, | rent it; but | have five tons
OF coal in the cellar"
Take her"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-12-26
FOR SALE OR RENT

My half section farm in Dickinson
Co. Possession given March 1st.
Cali at store. Daisy Frick 52-tf