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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-12
FLAG DAY

To say THAT the American flag
means more TO the American people
today than it has ever meant before
Is no reflsction upon thcir patriotism.
II is simple statement of fact. 1t
follows, therefore, that Flag Day,
June II. will mean more this year than
1t has meant since the Observance of
the anniversary Was instituted.
For the FIRST time in American
history, Old Glory is waving ON Eli
ropean battiehIslds. It follows, there
Gore, that the American flag means
more to Europe than it has ever meant
before.
To the TSutoric hosts, and particu-
larry TO the TeSseonic rulers, the Stars
and Stripes have new meaning. Be
fore the war the Gag sy1nbolized free
people, with immense natural re-
sources, great wealth and certain, mis-
understood ideals OF government. To
the Teutonic mind 1t was inconcsiy-
able that forty-eight commemorative,
federated as the United States, could
ever be q powerful nation, a. power
was reckcncd By European rulers.
KAISER Wilhelm Is credited with the
statement that Americas power was
negligible because America was a real
democracy.
T1is same view had been taught by
P=IEsian propagandists. Their teach
ings had reached the ears of President
Wilson and, months before war was
declared by the United States, he said:
Men are saying that if we should GO
TO war upon either side there would
be a divided America-an aborninable
libel of ignoTancep
Forty-eigl1t stars in the flag did
mean forty-eight commemorative. Yet
there was but one Ragl And 1t was
the Significance of that which escaped
the minds of the Kaiser and his coun-
seIlors. They knew that the forty
Eight states were not vasSal states and
they could not understand the
strength of the tie that bound them,
for the PrusSiaal mind had been I,uT-
tIred upon the doctrine of force.
To the PrERssiAn mind the forty
eight stars meant experimental de-
mocracy. Each state wanted to be
represented in the national emblem;
each stats asserted It's autonomy.
Therefore there could be no COM
posife whole. The experiment Ia de.
mOcracy was idcaiistie, Utopian, and
the syns5oIfsm was proper Because =
federation 50 loosely conceived WA
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Tue German Writers ProUe
Kaiser Started World War

People OF the Teuonic gradually being undeceve
Right the heels Of the Dear Sxus letter of Emperor Charles
of Hungary the revelations by Prince Iichnow
who the German ambassador England at the outbreak
the
These revelations were written for family that
when the judgment of another generation had determined the
guilt the present Prince Ichnowy would be have
papers to public notice The people learned the truth
After the publication of his confessions w M1hon formerly
Krupp director but now resident of Switzerland published
some further facts of the German policy.
The soaed Potsdam conference did take place AS early
July 5, 1914, Germany had decided upon
Yet the German people told Britain the
and that Germany did not take the sword thrust upon
Later Former Foreign Minister Jagow confirmed the
Lchnowsy statement and practically excupated England
In view of all this what going in the German mnd2 For
nearly four years he has been deceived Now he knows he de-
ceved and that his ed the clergy lied and the
Pecksnffan Emperor was the father Of lies.
Miles behind the battle lines great safety as he demands
for his six the Emperor viewed the great panorama Of the
Western dvesng Of course the most powerful telescope h
could steafor probably of the glasses taken during
the Chinese campaign Then he caused tears TO fill his eyes and
cried out: What have not done to avoid all thsr'
The answer is nothing For here is the record: II
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unquestionably the product of minds
80 inpracticable that they were soar
ing towards the starsl
The American ideal was high-as
high as the stars, if you will-but no
ideal is to be condemned because of
its great reaches.
The day of testing came Democ-
racy was at the cross roads. And
again the Kaiser was shown to have
made q nuscaIculation. Some years
tegration of the British EmpiEe be-
cause it had bcurid It's doulinions only
by cords Of loyalty. Yet when Britain
in Ter distress called to the dorniniona
III the utternost parts of the earth,
the flower of the manhood OF those
colonies came forward eagerly, joy
ousiy. And what record they have
written!
SO with AmericaI Ten millions of
her men went 10 the booths and reg
istered for service, for the ultimate
sacrifice if necessary. They went
with NJ other conlpulsion than the ex-
pressed will of the Federal Govern
ment.
Today no home in the land has es-
capped the claims of war. No home in
the land is without its share. in the
sacrifices. Old Glory floats to the
breeze and with it companion flag
the service symbol. Is it any wonder
that TIE national Gag means more to-
day tkan in the days of ease and care
free prosperity
Never was there such a united
America. Today there Is no North
and nc South. It is one nation, indi-
visible, with a flag whose forty eight
stars must preach their true symbol
even to those IN the palace at Posdam.
The flag floats in the breezes Of the
Battlefield, prociain1ing to our strus-
Cling Allies that all the resources Of
America, in materials, money and
men, are pledged TO victory. The red
stripes tell the extent Of America .
preparedness to sacrifice, the blood OF
her finest sons shall be shed. The
white stripes tell the world, Allies and
enemies as wei, Of the purity of Amer
ica's motives, that ahe battles for
righteousness, and with no thought Of
seldsh gain bat only that tbs world
may be made safe for democracy In
which she expesimapted and of which
she is the chief exponent.
Then conquer we must, when
our cause IL il Just, and this be
our motto, In God 10 ouT trust
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"I am so thankful that I can hght,
knowing my loved ones are across the
seas, far from danger, though my
every effort Is for their safety"
An expression of soldier about to
start for overseas.
Only yesterday he was a boy. with
q boys love of pleasure, a boys care
free disregard for obligations to any
one or anything even fairly remote
from the object of his immediate
pleasure or happiness.
This morning he heard his coun-
tTy's CAN and became man, dropping
reluctantly in many instances the
pleasures and anticipations of youth
TO assume the burdens of man. To
become part of big organization to
prepare for war. To lose his identity,
to do drudgery, to chafe under the
monotcny of camp life, TO serve a gov
eminent to him impersonai to Fight an
enemy TO Kim unknown and urinter-
esting. To take this step required
every element OF Hnanhood~-rnuch that
is lacking in many men more mature
in years.
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At noon today he is a SOLDIER"
ready to fight, happy in his knowledge
that his loved ones are safe across the
seas. He no longer is working for his
governnent-but fighting for his loved
ones-for his home and his country
with new knowledge of the meaning
of freedom. He no longer looks upon
the enemy as unknown, but as liv-
ing, breathing menace to all that he
holds dear in life. He is a soldier with
a purpose, a soldier with knowledge
of methods and causes of war-a vital
part of an inspired force that cannot
be defeated.
There is left but the night of sus-
pense while he is bettling over there,
and then the glorious dawn OF tomor-
row with victory for a free world.
The fame of those who return and the
glory of those who give up their lives
will live through the ages.
Just now, however, we can but gaze
in wonder and pride at the wonderful
transition Of the boy, the man and the
soldier.
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PRINCE IICHNoWsKY:

PRINCE LECHNOW6KY:
az learned that at the decisive
conversation at Pctsdarn ON July
tho fnquiry addressed to MS by
Vienna found absolute assent
among all the personages in au~
thoTtty; indeed, they added that
there would be no harm If a war
with Russia were to result So,
at any rate, it is stated i'm the
Austrian protocol, which Count
MonsdorR (AMstrian Ambasea~
dOr) received In London.
''My London mission wax
wrecked not by the perfdy OF
the British but by the per1idy OF
our own policy. had
to support In London a policy
which knew to be faI1acfous.
was paid out. for it was q sin
against the Holy Ghost.
We pressed for war. We DELHI
erately destroyed the possibility
of a peaceful settlement. .
Sir Edward Grey, throughout
the whole of the negotiations.
never took open sides with Rus
STA or France In order that no
might not supply any pretext for
u conflict. That pretext was sup
Piled later by dead Archdnke.
"As appears from all Official
publications, without the facts
being contPoveFted by our own
White Book, which, owing to it's
poverty and gaps, constitutes .
grave self-accusatton:
~. We encourage Count
Berchtold 1.-THE Austrian Foreign
Ministor) to attack Scrvia, nj.
though no German interest was
involved, and the danger of q
world-war 0ust have been
known TO Us--wheti4er we knew
tho text Of the ultirnatuTu is "a
question of complete indifYcr-
ence.
"2. In the days between July
28 and July 80, 1914, when Mr..
Gazonof7 (the Russian Foreign
MINISTRY emphaficaIly declared
that Russia could not tolerate an
attack upon SoFvia, we rejected
the British proposals of media
dons although Servia, under
Russian and British pressure,
had accepted almost the whole
ultimatum, and although an
agreement about the two points
in question could easily have
been reached, and Count Berch-
told (the Austrian Foreign Min
ister) was even ready to satisfy
himself with the Servian reply.
"3. On July so, when Count
Berchtold wanted to give way,
we, without Austria having been
attacked, replied to Russia's
nero mobilization by sending an
ultimatum TO st. Petersburg, and
on July 81 We declared war on
the Russians, although the Car
had pledged his word that as
long as negotiations continued
not a man should march-so that
we deliberately destroyed tho
possibility of peaceful settle
ment.
'Tn vtew of these indisputabIe
facts, H. is not surprising that
the whole civilized world outside
Germany attributes to US the
sole guilt for the wOrld-war."
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DIR. MbHLON:
81 knew DIR. Helfgerfci's par
ticuIarly intimate relations with
the persOnegcs who were sure
to be initiated, and 7 knew that
his communication was trust
worthy. After my return from
Berlin I informed DR.. Krupp Won
Bohlen Und Halbech, one of
whose directors / then Yves at
Essen. DIR. HelRerich had given
me permission, and at the time
there was an intention of max
ing him a director OF Krupps'.
"Dr. Won Bohlen seemed dis
turbed that DIR. Hei6erfch was
in possession OF such inforuna-
ton, and he made the remark
to the effect that Government
people can never keep their
mouths shut.
The Kaiser had told him he
would declare war immediately
If Russia modified, and that
this time people should see that
he would not vacillate. The
Kaiser's repeated insistence that
this timo nobody would be able
TO accuse him OF INDIGESTION had,
he said, been almost comic In its
effect.
"On the very day indicated to
mo by HelfTerich, the Austrian
ultimatum to SeFvia appeared.
At this time I was again In Ber-
lin, and I told HcsTerich that |
regarded the tone and contents
Of the uitimatum as simply mon
stgons. On this Occa-
dion HclfEerIch also said to me
that the Kaiser had gone ON his
northern cruise only as blind.
He had not arranged the cruise
on tho usual extensive scale, but
was remaining close at hand and
keeping In constant touch. The
AustrtaEs, who, of course, did
not expect the l1ltimaturn so be
accepted, were really acting rap.
idly before the other Powers
could ind time to interfere. The
Deutsche Rank had already made
its arrangements SO as to be pre-
pared for all eTentpalitiss
"Since the FIRST days of 1917
1 have abandoned ali hope as
regards the present directors of
Germany. Our offer of peace,
without indicating our wAr-atms,
the GccentuaticH OF the sub
marine war, the deportation of
the Belgians, the systematic de-
struCtiens In France, and the
toFpcaOing OF English hospital
ships, have 80 degraded the gov
oruors OF the German Empire
that 1 am pro 'ogndly convinced
they are dlsaSls i:asd forever for
the elaboration ind conclusion of
a sincere and jGst agreement.
The German people VIII not be
able to repair the grievous
crimes committed against its own
present and future, and against
that of Europe and the whole
human race, until 1t is repre-
sented by different men with u
different mentality. AS
& man and as q German who de-
sires nothing but the welfare of
the deceived and tortured Ger.
man people, turn away def
nitcly from the present repreSen-
tattves OF tho German regime"
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The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14
ID CUT SHORT 4
 COLD TAKE A CAlATAB
The New Caiomel Tablet That Is Entirely Purified of Nause- ating and Dangerous Quail ties.

Of all the medicines in the world the doctors prize calomel most highly to break up a cold overnight or to cut short an attack of influenza or grippe, sore throat or deep cough and possibly to prevent pneumonia. Now that all of it's unpleasant and dangerous qualities have been remov- ed, the new kind of calomel called "Calotabs" is the doctors ideal treat ment for colds, etc.
 One Calotab on the tongue at bed time with a swallow of water-that' s all. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest interference with your eat ing, your work or pleasures Next morning your cold has vanished and your whole system is purified and re- freshed. Calotabs is sold only in orig inal sealed packages; price thirty five cents. Your druggist recommends and guarantees Calotabs by refunding the price if you are not delighted. adv.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

William H. Spoonamore is spending the day at Gurdon.
 Mesdames A. s. Buchanan and Jno. A. Davis are spending the day in TeNarkana.
 City Marshal Luther Wilingham is able to be out after severe attack of influenza.
 R. E. L. Crumpton, who lives on Prescott route ?, will move with his family to Nash, Texas, this week, where they will make their home.
 News has been received here that Lieutenant Dexter Bush has been promoted and received his commission as captain, which position he has been holding temporarily for the past few months. He is also judge advocate in all the court martial proceedings at Camp Meade, Maryland, where he is stationed.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14
FREE DELIVERY
 AGAIN FOR PRESCOTT

The residents of Prescott are due
 o hold another celebration on the 33th of this month when free delivery by the grocery and dry goods stores viii be returned At the meeting yes terday evening of the committee ap- pointed by Food Administrator Young the decision was reached to have the free delivery but to limit deliveries to one per day, viz: orders received by the merchant in the morning up to 12 o'clock will be delivered that after noon and orders received in the after noon will be delivered the following afternoon and no deliveries will be
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14
\ REAL. BARGAIN

l0-acres, ONE HALF of which is ALFALFA land, located miles from town on public road, all under good wire fence and cross fenced with same kind of material; all open; 80 acres in cultivation, balance pasture and meadow; comfortable 4-room house; deep well, fine water, with galvanized casing, fair outbuildings. For a short time can be had for 100000.
 If Moore and Martin.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14
 FAV0RABLY
 IMPRESSED
One of Party in Speech at the Park Hotel Said This Route Was Proving More Suitable for Highway Than Other.

A splendid representation com posed of about 40 of the citys leading business men and citizens motored to Gurdon yesterday and met the Path finding committee of the Bankhead Highway Association and returned with them to Prescott, at the same time making an inspection of the pro- posed road which the county will build as the connecting link in the highway.
 The path6nding committee is com posed of four members. including a government civil engineer After reaching the Park Hotel, where they were joined by delegation of forty citizens of Hope, one of the pathfnd- ing party made a short talk in which he expressed himself as being more favorably impressed with this route for the highway than with the route TeXarkana via Murfreesboro and Nashville. which route is also being considered He said the roads along our route being of hard rocky sur face would furnish an excellent means of building such highway as the proposed Bankhead route and his favorable comment leads us to believe that with a united effort of the towns on this route, and if the right pres sure is brought to bear, we will secure the road We have the road if we have the spirit. and we must have the latter
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14

FOR SALE-TWo story resi- dence, 1 rooms and a hall down stairs with rear and front porches, three rooms and hall up stairs. On East Main St with about three acres truck patches and pasture that goes with it. Price S3000. Terms reasonable.
 Moore and Martin. 2ltf
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14

made in the morning. The merchants ask that the people bear with them
 and although at first thought this ar rangement may seem unnecessarily strict, they ask that the people con slider the matter before registering complaint, as this move is taken with a view to bettering delivery condition.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14

FOR SALE-Nice red land, 50 acres. ? miles from town, good room frame house, barn and tenant house; about 50 acres open and in cultivation, in good community, near school and church on public road. At bargain price of $2,5OO.O0, $1,000.0O cash, bal ance easy terms. Moore & Martin. tt
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14

Dry wood for sale on Heddle Farm adjoining town Phone 2SO. Sit,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14

FORD CAR FOR SALE-As good as new, with 1916 model body. S4OV if bought quick, E. NJ. Frisby. II
The Prescott daily news., 1918-11-14

FOR SALE-Two Ford cars at a bargain. One at $300,O0 and one at S400.00 Will sell or trade A. D. Wren, Sutton, Arkansas.
The Meeker herald., 1918-05-25
Historic Flag is Seen in Duplicate

In "The Stacker" the Metro pro-
duction de luxe starring the brilliant
actress, Emily Stevens, to be shown
at the Princess Theater, on May 3lst,
will be seen an exact duplicate Of the
flag that inspired Francis Scott Key
to write the national emblem, 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner"
This was the flag that floated over
Fort Henry at Baltimore, when the
British fleet attacked the American
fort At that time the national en-
blen consisted Of fifteen stripes and
fifteen stars, and measured 4Ox3O feet.
The duplicate Of this flag, screened in
"The Stacker" measures exactly the
same as the original, which Is one Of
of the treasures OF the United States
Government.
Under cover Of a flag Of truce, the
young composer had gone on board a
British war vessel to see friend who
was n prisoner, and during the night
the British attacked the fortress. The
sight Of Old Glory, battle-scarred but
still flying In the morning breeze, in
spired him to write the immortal
song.
The Meeker herald., 1918-05-25
Coal Greek to the Front

The Red Cross dance and supper
given at the Coal Creek school house
last Friday evening resulted in rails
ing the very respectable sum Of &48e
for the grand cause.
A comfort donated by Mrs. l.. p.
Craig, brought $24.35.
Clyde Stephenson acted as auction
eer. and did himself proud.
The Woodman band and Glee club
from Meeker were in attendance. and
helped In the good work. There were
also large number Of Meeker people
present.
The affair was pronounced sue
cess all the way through, largely due
to the good rustling qualities Of Mrs.
Craig and Miss Butler, the chief
boosters.
The Meeker herald., 1918-05-25
Fred Baker Married

Cards came In this week announc.
Ing the marriage OF Lieutenant Will
fred w. Baker and Miss Lefty Ham
at Lamar, Colo, on May IA, 1918.
AS HERALD readers know, the
pioneer fellow citizens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Baker, and is highly thought
Of by all who know him.
The bride is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. b. Ham OF McClave,
Colo, and is said to be young lady
Of charm and high mental endow-
ments.
Congratulations and good wishes
to tie young folks.
The Meeker herald., 1918-05-25
STAND By THIS EMBLEM
Fighting 1t Through

This war, on the German side, has
been series Of deliberate operations
based on painstsk ing miscalc ulations,
and in that respect Hindenburg's
spring offensive follows the estab-
lished policy Of the German General
Staff.
At the outset everything was based
upon the complete preparedness Of the
German forces. France was to be
overrun in three months; the veteran
troops were then to be thrown back
upon Russia aud q victorious peace
dictated before Christmas.
Germany lost, but eighteen months
after the General Staff was again
gambling upon its ability to take Yer
dun and break the back bone OF French
resistance. At least half u million
men were sacrificed In the miscarriage
Of this undertaking, but the losses
brought no change In the mind and
purposes Of Prussian autocracy.
Last year the General Staff. after
long deliberation, decided to place it's
reliance in the U-boat, risking the
United States entrance into the war
In the confidant expectation that with
ruthless submarine warfare Great
Britain could be beaten to her knees
within six months, and that the con-
flict could be won before the financial,
economic or military power Of the
United States could be mobilized In
France.
Again the Germans lost, and now
the General Staff is investing every
thing in Hindenburg's spring offens-
i've. Advertised and exploited like
patent medicine, that was to be the
great victory tonic Of the German
people. II it fails. what next? And
fail 1t will In the broader sense, no
matter what territorial gains are
made, unless the General Staff has
resources and capacities that have
not yet been revealed or foreseen.
Whatever losses the British and
French have suffered In the smashing
attacks that have been delivered by
the German forces, there have already
been enormous moral compensations.
For one thing, the air Is again cleared
and German militArism Ia once more
revealed in all its hideous aspects.
All pretense has been stripped away.
and the Germany that exists today is
seen to be the same Germany that
threw down the gauntlet to civiliza-
ton In 1914. 1t is more apparent than
ever that this monster of autocracy
will yield to nothing except superior
force, and there will he no peace un-
til Prussianism is beaten by the
might Of arms.
Nothing will be gained by negotia-
tion or by compromise. Nothing can
be expected of the German people
themselves until the military prestige
upon which Prussianism rests Is de-
stroyed. 1t may take a year, or two
years, or Ave years, but IL there Is
ever q peace that is better than a
truce, the Allies must make up their
minds to fight the thing through, cost
what 1t may.-N. Y. World.
The Meeker herald., 1918-05-25
Rural School Directors

District No. 2, Goal Creek) elected
John Murray, treasurer. .-t 81
District No. 3, (the Mesa) elected
Fred Hamilton, treasurer.
District No. 4, (Rsngely) elected
A. J. McNew, treasurer.
District No. &. Powell Park elect
cd AL Cole, president, and +. NJ.
Green, treasurer.
District No. Z, (BufordD elected
Paul Dunn, treasurer, and W. X.
Starbird. secretary.