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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
A Drafted Ouaker's Diary

The STRAIGHTFORWARD. even naive, diary
Of young Quaker who was drafted for
service in the Union army in the summer
of 1863 is vitally pertinent today when
the sincerity of conscientious objectors is
roundly denied. and their declarations
elicit fierce contempt and wholesale con-
demnation. But those who read the
simple little diary of Cyrus Guernsey
pringc. covering three months of the
Civil War. and reclting without rancor.
complaint or self-pity. the extreme hard
ships he suffered at the hands of unsym-
pathetic military officials. cannot with
justice question It's utter honesty.
Rufus NJ. Jones, professor of phil
osophy at Haverford College who con-
tributes "A bland introduction. apparently
believes that "A pound of discretion is
worth an ounce of frankness. This is
not the psychological moment to study
the highly complex and delicate problem
of conscience" he says. which, at least,
clouds in mystery the reason for pub
fishing the diary, II not actually imply
ing that It is superhuous
THE RECORD or A QUAKER CON
SCIENCE. Cyrus Pringle's Diary. Intro
duction by Rufus NJ Jones New York:
Macmillan Company. 60 cents
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
THE MAN WITH
THE CLUB FOOT
Reading about Him Viii Giue
You an Euening of Blood.
Cmdling .Joy

lf you ever had your doubts as to
what was meant. precisely, by the ad-
iectiye "rrinnine" as apnlied To- n tale
- a.. ,....,.
Nv '''' "''u 'e"u
THE Man with the club Foot by
Valentine Williams.
"crirrin,,, ,,,o,rs tho, yo,r h,tr r;.o,
OH emu AT the hrs' chapter' ana does not
subside until the tale is done. and that
whereas Won NAV have bep,,n reading
sedately by the library fire. YOU end in
the cold. gray dawn. with the Quilt
around YOUR shoulders and the candle
guttering out it's life in n pool of taI-
low.
No matter how rational .you, arc no
matter how rigid a sticIxler for nrohahili-
ties. YOU cannot nut down n hook when
n chapter ends. what was going t,I
do about the body? Just then / heard
"A low Knocking at the door I remeu
-, ", o. III. "'oi' ie'ieh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
With the Black Watch

Scout Joe Cassells. one of the few
survivors of the "contemptible little
army" Of Major. Morahts characterize
tion, tells the story Of the fighting re-
treat from Mons to the Marine in "The
Black Watch" He gives a closeup from
his individual experiences with his his
tor'c regiment. which was almost entirely
wiped out and he also pictures the full
film of the hundred thousand troops
whose hardihood and grit in those early
days Of 1914 made the living barriers to
the onrush OF the grav spike-helmeted
Huns to Paris. fighting and not a
writing man. Scout Cassells gives a
record In action" as his book Is Justly
subtitled. 1t is graphic and II is insplr-
ing.
THE BLACK WATCH. BY Scout Joe Cas-
sells. Garden City: Doubleday fase q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
OOK ABOUT THREE CE7TLDREN- NEW FICTION,
WHAT VAR DOES TO
THE SILENT LEGION
A Nouel Describing the Reuo-
luton in the Life Of the
English Middle Class

In the midst of all the stories from
the front and the tragedies of life over
seas, comes J. T. Buckrose's pitcure of
The Silent Legion" England's middle
class who sacrifice and suffer uncom-
plainingly This class alone In the au-
thor's opinion, possesses the strange In
stinct which forbids It to blow It's own
trumpet. The upper class. he explains
has blown delcately for 'ages through
long, silver trumpets; and now the
working class has suddenly begun to
blow brass ones so Justify that the sill
yer trumpets can no longer be heard.
Through the Simpson family and
their simple neighbors Mr.. Buckrose IL
lustrates the changes brought about In
England by the war. Jim, the only
son, is killed in action. Mr.. Simpsons
business goes to pieces and. late In
life, he is forced to take a small sal
aried position as clerk. bossed by
young man who was once his office boy.
Mrs Simpsons health Is broken by the
series of trials. Barbara, the elder
daughter, fresh and eagerly ambitious,
studying to become a nurse, to become
housekeeper since a servant is no longer
possible. And Elsie, the youngest child,
has weak back.
As calmly as possible they meet the
air raids that inwardly terrorize them,
the unrest among the domestic servant
class, and the food shortage, relieving
their bottled up feelings by manual
labor such as they have never been
accustomed to. In every simple change
the author sees a sign of, something
stupendous. Even the thin lady who
steals her neighbors pat IF butter at
the boarding house table because 1t
looks larger, and talks necessarily about
the two days a week she works in
hospital, Is sign that the middle class
Englishwoman is no longer ashamed of
work, but ashamed of idleness.
Though their faith in God Is shaken
by wars disastrous results, these middle
class folk, consciously or unconscious
ly find little window opened upon
there.
The story is not powerful or gripping
but it introduces a certain pathos that
holds the reader. The love story of Bar
bara Simpson and the wounded soldier.
Brooke, forms the heart of the story,
while the courtship of the confirmed
old bachelor, Binny, and Miss Pelling
lends simple humor TO the tale.
After all the sorrows and hardships
the book ends happily-leaving old Mr..
and Mrs. Simpson alone looking with
hope and joy through the window their
boy had left open"
THE SILENT LEGION. BY j. f. Buckrose.
New York: George II. Doran Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
WHAT THE BONDS
ARE TO PREVENT
One Can Find Out by Read.
ing Of What Happened in
a Picardy Village

The fourth Liberty Loan bonds would
he ,,versubscribed II everybody would
get a copy of Ruth Gainess book, "a
Village In Picardy." 1t contains only
100 pages, hut in that short space'vividly
describes the horrors endured by the
peasant people of France when, In the
wear 1914, the Germans entered the
little town of Canizy. in Picardy, and
burned their homes. separated the fam
lilies and perpetrated innumerable atroci-
ties
The story tells Of the work of the
reconstruction relief unit sent out under
the auspices of Smith College. North
anpton. Mass Miss Gaines brings you
In contact personally with the members
Of the little village of Canizy, In the
plain of Death" as Picardy is called.
They were uuassuming. qu'et, church
loving people, some Wealthler than
others. all with their little cccentricities
and all very human. In 1914. before the
German ravages. the little town boasted
of AS inhabitants. with about forty
seven dwellings. When the reconstruc-
tion unit cf Smith College found them.
in 1917. their dwellings were in ruins.
thcv had only about 100 inhabitants,
families we're separated. but with it all,
these brave people did not lose courage,
but lived in cellars and ruins of their
former homes, in the hope that once
again France would come into her own
and they could peacefully rebuild their
old homes
It is great help to those at home
who want to learn and understand what
is going on "over there" in this great
war and make them desire all the more
to help our own boys who are protecting
US from the same fate. As our way OF
helping is by buying Liberty Bonds, SC
much more will we realize our duty
after reading about the village OF
Picardy
A VILLAGE IN PICARDY. BY Ruth
Gaines New York: T.. i, Dutton & Co
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
Navigation

The great fleet of merchaut ships
which the United States is now building
at record speed holds the certain prom
Use of great and unprecedented oppor-
tunities for the youth of America on
the seven seas after the war is over.
Consequently. there should he a large
audience for the very comprehensive
and well-ilustrated little handbook ga
the subject that has been prepared by
Prof. Alfred G\ Mayor. of Prince
ton University. The manual is address,
ed specifically to "young men who wish
to qualify as ensigns in the United States
navy and to officers in the Naval Re-
serves and the merchant marine" It
embodies the latest principles of navi-
cation and requires no knowledge of
mathematics other than simple arith-
metic
NAVIGATION. BY Alfred Goldsborough
Mayor Illustr9te ted by diagrams, Phila-
delphia; ]. Il. LippIncott Company si.5O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
History of the Christian
Church

An amazing amount of most valuable
information Is to be found in "A His
tory Of the Christian Church." by Will
lston Walker, b. D., professor of &C.
lesiastical history In Yale University.
The vast field Of the story of the church
is divided into seven periods. the last
being the transition from the reforma-
tion to the modern religious situation.
Brief sketches of the life and worh
are given of every prominent leader in
the thought and belief except those of
recent times. the greatest space being
devoted to Paul and his letters The
prominent part which Philadelphia took
in the ecclesiastical history of this coun-
try Is clearly shown. Here the first
American Methodist conference was
held, the American Bible Society had its
origin, the first American Presbytery,
the first general convention OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Church. the first Luth-
eran synod were held and here. per-
haps, most comprehensive OF all. the
| Sunday school was started. For minis
ters and teachers it is an invaluable
work.
A HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Ry Wiliston Walker, D.D Titus Street
Professor OF Ecclesiastical History In
Yale University. New York: Charles
scribner's Sons, s3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
Memories of a Dog

John Galsworthys' story of his dog
still retains its worthy popularity First
published in 1912, 1t has been reprinted
seven times in the intervening years,
and an eighth printing has just been
made In a moderate-priced edition with
the original illustrations by Maud Earl,
in colors and in black and white. Dog
lovers will prize II as a precious re-
mnder of some animal they have treas
ured and lost
BY John Galsworthy. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons. rs cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
THE WONDER THAT'S
THE MIND OF A CHILD
Mrs. Bacon Opens the Door
Upon IL in the Story Of
Her OUn Children

There is no more fascinating occu-
Of watching the unfolding of the mind OF
a little child. II does not burst into
bloom as the blossom OF the evening
primrose while you are looking at II
hut first one tendrii straightens out and
then another and sometimes there is "A
sudden development Of a faculty that
had not previously manifested itself at
all.
Josephine Daskam Bacon's new book
"On our HIM." is written for normal
adults II IL the story of her three
children. their sayings and doings and
her system of educating them and car
ing tor them. The reader will be
charmed by It, not because the chill
dren are unusual. but because they are
normal children, permitted TO express
themselves in normal way. Every
parent will recognize his own children
in these. The things they do and say
may be different in detail. but their
mental processes are the same.
The book begins with the remark of
Secunda. that she used to think that
peoples bones were like ''prune bones"
and there follows discussion about
skeletons and the proper name for
prune pits, which one OF the children
insists should be called prune seeds.
But the point is that there is a certain
reticence in children which they pre-
serve lest they disclose their ignorance.
II is not until they learn better that
they let their elders know what they
once thought. For example. a grown
man confessed not long ago that he
had been told. when a child. of water
so deep that one could not see the
bottom, and that he concluded that the
muddy pools in the road were bottom
less pits into which 1t would be death
Ito fall. He said that he walked by such
places In terror OF his life but was
afraid to let any one else know how he
felt The remarks of Mrs. Bacons
children indicate that they have such
secrets which they confess to no one
Certain parts Of the volume will be en-
tertaining to all children and other parts
will he most instructive to parents
Indeed. there is a soundcr philosophy of
cussion of what the children read and
study than in many n serious disser-
tation on the subject by a doctor of
philosophy.
The book ought to be in the possession
of every parent and of every teacher
and of every lover of children. 1t has
the qualities of permanence In 1t, and,
II we mistake not, it is due for long
life.
Racon. New York; Charles Scribner's
Sons 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
Dave Porter Under Fire

The Dave Porter series has now
reached the great war. In the latest
volume. Dave Porter Under Fire" Ed
ward Stratemever details the thrilling
adventures OF his young hero. now a
fullfedged civil engineer in France as a
member Of the engineering corps of the
United states army. The way Dave
Porter does his bit and his duty is what
might be expected of such a typical
specimen Of American young manhood
How his natural ingenuity and alertness
brought him into danger and out of II
and secured him promotion forms the
substance of the new Dave Porter book
which will appeal handsomely to all
the lads who have followed the exploits
of this red-blooded, wholesome hero In
the several other works Of the series.
stratcmeyer. Boston; Lothrop, Lee d
shepard Company. l.2s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
Sandman Stories

Children from Ave to ten who are
treated to the delights of reading aloud
will rejoice in the publcatio ion of a new
volume of the Sandman Series" This
is the THE Sandman: His Indian
Stories" by w. $. Phillips (El Conan
cho). an authority on Indian lore and
ethnology Mr. Phillips has retold. In
simple but attractive language. the folk,
fairy. and animal stories OF the Indian
children. many of which have come down
the years verbally over many burnt-out
campfire His book Is particularly rich
in the animal stories of the race. II Is
illustrated by nuI-erous full-page and
marginal cuts from pen-and-ink sketches
by the author.
THE SANDMAN: His Indian Stories. BY
w. $. Phillips. Boston. The Page Com
many SI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
Rhymes for Children

Mothers who like to read cheerful
verse to their children will find in
"Child Songs of Cheer" by Evaleen
stein, a book to their taste. The verses
are about puppies, circus professions,
decoration day. the bsby's ride. the blue
bird. the orgsn-grinder and such like
things that interest the little folk. There
are four colored illustrations.
CHILD SONGS OF CHEER. BY Evaleen
stein. Boston: Lothrop. Lee 4 Shep-
ard Company. s1.25.
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13
Sin sercdter Gar.

Gin merfpiiroiger Sro5eB, Der
Smei Sabre binour6 in @arihau ge-
l9pebt bate, ipuroe i'm Sabre 1S49
pom Gar MifoIolts iel5it enti6ieoen.
Gin reider General perlobte ii6 nit
Ger i60nen So1ter zines polnii6en
@6eImonnes BEL @arI6au uno en-
hielt au6 oeiien @inpiaigung sur
'9o93eit. CUR Srauung eri6ienen
tur ser 8rautteam nit einem
Sol1ptmann uno 5mei 2e1tnants, er-
lterer olS Bope, leBtere ais 0eIien
8eugen perfleioet, unO bon Oieier
rerfappten @eiltli6feit lieB ii6 Der
General truuen. 3pei Sabre ipdter
pur0e er Ser Srau iiberOriiliig uno
ertldrte, iie m0ge gu ibrem @ater
5uriidfebren. 8abei mar er getpillen-
los genlg, ibr obne peiteres Die
&dui9ung gu erflaren. Sic belt
Dies anfangs fir S6er3; aaein ibr
eroulamer Wanm belebrte tie balo
iiber Die bittere @abrbeit uno itieB
ile ans Dem Saltie. Ser @ater flagte,
Oerlor aber natiirli6 Dem md6tigen
General gegeniiber in auen Snitan-
gen. 9a panOte iid Der Bole an ben
8areu, uno oieier entl6ieO: 0a Dec
@eneral ni6t mirfli9 nit ieiner
G<alt g~etralit iei 10 iei Die Gbe al
ler0ings ungiiltig; oafiir ieood.
oaB er 0ie Sralt auf 10 i6anoli6e
@eiie bintergangen, iei er nit Ser
lult ieines &anges 81 entlalien, o6ne
ie altf cine anoere &nIteaung In'
iprud MAIDEN gu f0nnen. Sein gar-
5es @ermoger ioue Der betrogenen
Grau 8ufauen, uno er ielbit ME mebr
beiroten oiirfen. Ser alS Pope per-
tlei0et eepeiene Sauptmann babe
lebenslGngli6 Scope 81 bIeiben nro
Die beioen 2eutnants feline &ir9en-
0terer.
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13
8nfte iid gu bsIfen.

Der englif6e S9auIpieIer Sobn
Remble bate, lpie 10 OieIe feiner Rols
legen in 4poao bsionOers ols iunger
anfdnser nit aaerbanO finunoieuen
S9pierigteiten gu tdmpfen. Sin eli
gentiimli9es Mittel nonote er an.
um ungei9oren einen @Obnungspe4<
1el ppQ3ieben gu t0nnen. Gr mar in
stafford Ieinem 3immerpirte fir
lGngere 3eit bic Ntiete f9ulbtg ges
blieben unb burfte es peoer pogen
aus3uSieben, nod aus5u9e9en, oenn
bic 2eute tpoaten i'm Dor @mpfdng
i6res @utbabens ni9t bon Oannen
lafen; unO duf Der StraBe Wdre er
unfe6lbar per6oftet unb ins S4ulO<
gefGnguis gefiibrt porOen. @erorieBs
li9 foB sr ba unb 3erbro4 fi4 ben
Ropf, pie er aus Dieier &lemme bers
austommen lole. 0o b0rte er Our4
bic oiinne @onO, buB Der gu ieinem
an nerp01er H~ei3bartett letoenoe
3immerpirt gerufene 4rat bieiem uns
bebingte aube empfabl. pl0BIi9
1@oB Elm @ebante Dur9 oas german
terte @ebirn bes Mtmen; er lieB Ii4
BON einem 8etannten. Der i'm aufdIs
Zig belu9te, f4nel einen groBen
8rummtretfel beiorgen. ben er O4ne
llnterloB in 8epeaung ieBte. So
0uuerte niAt lonqe, 10 fam bic Mtrz
tin in &emhIes 3immer geitiir3t,
fpra9 leb6aft BON ben @Ori4riften
bes Ar5tes uno Bot ii9 ener9iI4
&u6e aus. r8eouure iebr, Sbnen
ni9t bienen gu tOnnen, Mobame,"
untnortete unier Hoscius gelahen.
sd bin ebenfaGs trant, mid plagt
bic @i9t; unO mein &r5t bat mir
8epegung ongsraten.A Rotiirli4 tOmz
me i'd Der @erorDnung no9. Sober
lit ft9 ietbIt Ser Nd9te." Spru9's
unb lieB ben &reiiel luitig tan5en,
pSbreno Der Wirt i'm Neben5immer
G98te uno it0bnte. so f4eren Sic
fi& aus benz !9aufe!!" rief Die Srau
i'm 8ruIttone Der @ntriiitung. n9as
tann i6 ni4t; Sic betommen ia nod
@elb BON mir!!" - mir glei4giil>
tig! MoGen sic, boB Sic forttomz
men. Bon Sbnen 1T ia bod ni@ts gu
1plen!" = r9os lit etpas an0eres!"
rief &em6Ie, padte feline iieben Sa6en
uno tro1te ii4, ni4t Obne beim abz
I9ieb Der groBmitigen 3immeroerz
mieterin ben 8reifel fir ben Sal 5u@
riidgelaTen gu buben, baB iie ober i9r
Monn einmol bas 3ipperlein betom@
men folten.
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13

an cine Wanb aele6nt uno beim Grs
5Gblen Isinsr intereiInnten &rants
beitsgei9i9te elmer mad benz anoern
geboben. Sn Der Oergniigteiten Slim.
mung = Is mar in5pii9en ountel
getporoen = longten Pablo uno Sole
nit ibrem @eFdbrt Dor benz Wo4ts
lotol Der YoIi3et an, in benz Der 0es
Iirant Bis CUR Qbfabrt Oes nd8fen
3uses bleiben foIlte. @ls man ibn
bonn Magen beben pOIlte, mar er
fpurlos berI9punben. Slider bntten
ibn feline beioen @G9ter i'm Sran
i%rgenbpo in elmer aneipe an Der
@anb iteben lo1Isn. GIu9eno mo4s
ten iie it9 tpieOer ouf ben @sg, I'm
bos i6rer Sbbut onbertraute menf4s
li9e 8inbel gu iu4en. @n elmer
@egede I9euten bic Pferbe unb als
Sole abfprang, I'm mad Der urfa4e
gu ieben, fanO er ben Bidder, ftetf
tpie einen Stod nit benz @eii9t in
elmer pfiBe Iiegen. DG6renO Der
Gabrt mar er unbemertt aus benz
@ogen gefolIen.
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13
@ie bic alten innsen.. :.

SIS gebt nidts iiber prinaipiens
treue", fagte &Obert @Oeion. sd
mar iber Sonntag BET Der 6amilie
zines befreunOeten @eiitli9en gu @alt
unb benuBte Die @elegenbeit bes berr=
li9en Spmmermorgens gu einem
Hunbgans bur9 ben 9ibnerbof.
pl0Bli9 entitanD In Dem cinen 9ii6s
nerbaus gtoBe &uTregung, bic Sens
men flatterten gndernb bur9 bic off
fene Sire ins Sreie unb binter if
men iogte bns a4tidbrtge SDbnden
pes pfarrers nit einem Stode Der
unb rief cntrifet:
sd tperbe Sud sottloiem Ge=
iinbel lebren, auf benz Belgium zines
Pfarrers am Sonntas Gier gu lee
uen!"
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13

9aS @urmeltier er0dbltc Dem
6linoen @nllmurf bon Ser Some.
uSSa, ja~, meinte Der miirril4e
@eieQe, ues gibt bel unniiscn Ylur'
ser in ser @elt."
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13

Snfolge bon Sruntenbolbenbaftig=
felt mar BEL benz Bidder Manuel pas
0elirtum ousge6ro9en unb na9 Ell
mem Sobfu9tsonfall foIlte er nod
8uenps Aires in bic .Maiion be
fante" gebra9t merben. Dom 6als
Bis gu ben SiiBen batte man i'm 70
in Stride unO &iemen getpideit, baB
Der arme &erI pie cine dgbptiI9e
Mumie aus ben @rdbern Der britten
9pnoitie bnnoogiert mar. Damn leg
ten pabIo unb Sofe Jpn in einen
Wogen unb i'm @alopp ging's Der
nd6ften go &ilpmeter en%tfernten Gis
ienbabnitation gu. 8Or benz &an9o,
Dor ieoer &neipe ipurbe Elm lGngerer
Salt sema@t, Der Bidder oorfi4tis
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13

SIN 3piidenost batten fe f3
tennen 9eletnt; elm ~bertrac3ter Stu>
benz uno Elm @erber, Ser leBtere
Washington Journal., 1918-09-13

Wenn Der 0ampfer, auf Dem i4
mad Qrgentinten gefa9ren par, ia
8usnos Mires lag unO i'd mid ge>
raoe in Der StaOt auf9ielt, befu4te
i9 iebesmal ben SapttGn unb balf
ibm, oas Oor5iisli4e 2lobOfriibitiid
gu per5ebren. bas mir na9 Der tues
uig abpe9slungsret4en Gamptof
belonoers gut munOete.
mOiesmal bo6en mir nieoer Elm
nettes 5rii9t9en mttge6ra4t," Iagte
CT mir, als mir na4 benz @ifen in
ben bequemen SeIieln bes Rau4ias
Ions faBen un6 6as 9efpra4 auf
Ginpanoerer tam. = n@bemaliger
Offi3ier, 8uter @uts6eiBer irgenbs
ipo i'm Often. @r muB es perOommt
etlig gebabt bo6en, feinen SprOBling
G6er oas groBe WafIer gu erpeoies
rem, benin o6ne bonn Bitten Gbf9ieo
genommen gu BADEN, fam Der 5err
GObn aus feiusr neitIi4en 9arniFon
Evening journal., 1918-01-15

Bates and Red Seal Dress
GinghamS and Seersuckers.
Regular price is 3Oc. In LENGTHS
3 to IS yards. MILL TT3
END PRICE ............ I 6 4C
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-31
The Normal School
AT KIRKSVILLE
Summer Term, May 20 to August 7


ice back that fight freedom The Normal School
special appeal five hundred retired teachers
les get the There shortage
100000 Salaries
workers The ranks be filled
The Normal School
g studies exceptionally
of the Its buildings the they ceanes
convenient accessible and comfortable They
te by modern freehne
They the showiest
best equipped.
The faculty members vigorous progressive and updae
variety of educational
ed
the
cookne
heaht Come
without fail Don't Bit
JOHN R. KIRK President.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-05-31
ItalY'S Message

Following is a translation of a
message from the King of Italy to
the President, which was read by
the Italian Ambassador on the &C.
casion of the celebration of the third
anniversary of Italy's entrance into
the war, Thursday evening. May "a:
On the occasion of Italy's en-
trance into the war, which your
country is commemorating, have
the pleasure of sending to you, Mr..
President, and to the American
people my warm greetings and those
Ofthe Italian nation 1t is now three
years since Italy unsheathed her
sword in the defense of the same
ideals to which the mighty North
American Republic later brought
the powerful aid of its moral and
and physical support. The con-
science of the nation rebelling a.
gainst any attempt to overwhelm,
no matter whence it might come.
drove Italy to the side of the peoples
who are fighting for the sacred
principles of right which we want
to have embodied in the liberation
of our brothers laboring under the
foreign yoke and in the vindication
of our legitimate right to live in
safety, without which no stable
peace can be secured for the future.
On the fields of battle in France the
brotherhood of the North American
and Italian armies has found its
conservation May this be the
happy augury of the ever closer
collaboration for the future of the
two peoples on the active path of
civic progress"
Vittorio Emanuele.