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sniper Kills Maior-Gen. Lipse,t.
Bv The Associated Press.

LONDON. Oct. 21.--Major- l.. J.
Llpsett, G. B.. c. NJ c., recently COM
mander Of the Third Canadian Division
and general staff officer, has been
killed. He was shot by German snlper
while inspecting positions at the front.
Gen. Lipsett was a and entered the
British Army In 1894.
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PLACE NO RELIANCE
ON GERMAN WORDS
Newspapers Doubt Sincerity
of Reformation.

FoHorin1 are expressions Of opinion
upon the German reply by representative
newspapers throughout the country:
Baltimore Sun--In brief. the German
note Is explainable on the theory that
''the arbitrary power which separately.
secretly and OF It's single choice dis
turbed the peace OF the world has been
not overthrown precisely. but at least
subdued: II Is also explainable on the
theory that these whole conversations
are mere camouhage, intended to dis
tract the attention OF Germany's enemies
until such time as she can pull herself
out OF the desperate hole into which she
has been plunged and to help her in that
endeavor. Everything depends on which
theory Is the correct one.
impossible TO believe sincere.
St. Louis Globe DemOerat-when we
think OF the proofs filed upon proofs
that have been accommodating through
four years of the terrible barbarity and
inhumanity OF the German army and the
German navy, directed and supported by
the German Government It Ia difficult to
prevent indignation from boiling over at
this pharisaical utterance. And II makes
II impossible 10 believe in the sincerity
OF any paragraph in the document.
Whatever II means II IL Wnolly unShtlS-
factory and wholly hypocritical. It does
not come to the point 1t Is n mere
beating about the bushes to gain time,
TO save the German face.
Is II possible that a despotism sn
strongly established that 1t has shaken
he world to Its foundations can be over.
thrJwn by n few men Whispering in a
rprherT Can we yet believe that the
horns and the spiked tall OF the beast
are not hidden beneath this lamblike
coat? Do we know upon this ex parte
statement with whom we are dealing
Beyond n peradventure?
IT does seem to us that President VIII
sons note OF last week should stand at
| the ultlmatum OF the Allies and of clvili-
cation and that until Germany comes to
Its terms In plain words and with the
uncontestlble proofs OF it's sincerity In
Its hands. we should have no further dis.
, cussion.
Memphis Commercial ppeal---sol en-
tiers a plea OF confession and avoidance
| II Ia vaeillating, nebulous and weak.
| If the German fundamental law hai
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Marine Needs 1000 Mrn,

wAsHISoroN, Oct. Ell A call 10"
1000 men to work as firemen on the
American merchant marine TO make good
deficiency In the normal supply OF
volunteers caused by the influenza cpl
lemic was issued to-day by the Shipping
BOARD
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The important fact, however, which
Is not overlooked and which has as
sumed greater significance the more
the answer has been studied, Is that
on the question OF peace terms as dis
tinguished from the armistice propos-
al. the German Government on paper
at least apparently goes to some lengths
TO SATISFY the President.
hitherto the representation of the
people In the German Empire has not
been endowed with an influence upon
the formation of the government" the
communication states. This Is tanta-
mount to admitting that the President
has been right In demanding repre-
sentative government In Germany and
10 believed to have been shrewdly put
forth now to pave the way for promised
reforms.
Germany proceeds to state that eondi-
tons have Just undergone funda-
mental change" In effect Germany
says the people are now truly repre-
scented and that consequently the PresI-
met.
ofhcials here frankly admit there In NO
way OF knowing whether the German
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DOMESTIC

Jan. 17.-Danish West Indies passed IN
der sovereignty OF United States.
Jan. 22-BlUe sky laws OF Ohio, Michi-
gan and South Dakota held constitutional
by u. s Supreme court
Jan 23.-Women of North Dakota grant
ed limited suffrage.
Jan. 29.-President Wilson vetoed the
immigration bin because OF literacy test.
Feb House passed immigration bill
over presidents veto.
Feb Indiana and Alaska prohibition
bills passed and governors OF Oregon and
Tennessee signed dry bills ,,u
over presidents veto
Feb. S-Utah's prohibition bill signed
by governor
Feb la.-ohio senate passed woman SUI
FEB ls-washington's bone dry bill
signed by Gov. Lister.
Feb 2o-Senate passed drastic espion-
age bills.
South Dakota prohibition bill passed.
Feb. H.-House passed senate measure
prohibiting Importation OF liquor into pro-
hibition states.
Prohibition bin for Kansas passed.
Feb 22.-House passed army bill withou,
larger general staff and universal train
ing features.
ing city of Washington dry.
Senate passed administration revenue
biz to raise $4,000 900.
bill.
March 4-Sixty-fourth congress expired
Twelve senators by filibuster prevented
passage of ship arning bill and much
other important legislation.
Woodrow Wilson took oath or Office In
private.
March 5.-wilson and Marshall inaugu-
rated
March e-Federal grand jury at New
York indicted 163 eastern fuel dealers. for
criminal conspiracy to raise coal prices
March s.-President Wilson, called extra
March 21.~President Wilson advanced
date for extra session OF congress to
April ..
amid great patriotic enthusiasm.
April e.-Supreme court upheld woman's
minimum wage law of Oregon. and de-
clared illegal price fixing restrictions by D.,
patented articles
April 17-Rhode Island legislature ex
tended presidential suffrage to women
June 5.-Serious revolt in Joliet, ILL.,. pen
itentiarv ouelled by military.
June 27.-House passed rivers and har-
bors bill appropriating $4,000 900.
Senate passed daylight saving bill.
July Race riot in East st. Louis In
which more than 20 negroes and two white
men were killed and heavy property loss
caused.
July 26-Senate passed rivers and har-
Aug. I.-Senate passed Sheppard resolu-
ton for national prohibition amendment
to the constitution.
Aug. 23-Soldiers OF Twentyfourth U.
s. infantry (colored) started race riot at
Houston, Tex, killing 10 whites.
Sept. 22.-Gov. J. e. Ferguson OF Texas
found guilty of accepting illegal profits
and impeached.
Nov. 6.-Hylan elected mayor of New
York; Socialists there and in Chicago
overwhelmingly defeated; woman suffrage
won in New York state.
Nov. 23.-Ten policemen and woman
killed by bomb in Milwaukee
Dec 17.-House of representatives
adopted Webb resolution for prohibit
ton constitutional amendment.
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works Of Union Switch company near
Feb. i2.-Greaf oonnagrat.on- IN the
Piraeus. Greece: heavy loss OF life.
Feb 2i.-British transport MendI sunk
lost.
diana KIDD more than 20.
March 3-Thirty-eight persons killed
and zoo injured when tornado wrecked
suburbs and part or city OF New Albany.
april l0-Explosions In ammunition
plant Of Russia near Chester. Pa. killed
April 2..-Explosion In Hastings mine
near Ludlow. Colo. killed I19 men
May l-Great fire in Atlanta. Ca: loss
S2.soe,0oc.
MAY 25-Thirty lives lost and grea.
damage done by storm in Kansas
May 26--Tornadoes in central Illinois
killed about 10 and did millions OF dol
lars worth OK damage.
May 29.-Tornadoes in southern Illinois.
kentucky. Tennessee. Afabsina and Ar
kansas killed many persons
June L-San Salvador capital OF Sal
vador, and number OF surrounding towns
destroyed by volcanic eruption. earth
quake and fire.
June s-More than $50 mea perisheo in
blazing mine at Butte. Mons.
June 30.-Water tank fell on Nhaleoack
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee. kill
ing - and hurting many
July niagara Gorge trolley car
plunged into rapids: % killed.
July 25.-Nne explosion at New Water
ford. Cape Breton. killed g.
Aug 4--Mine explosion at Clay. KY.
killed 81.
Aug. 10. british steamer City D, Athens.
carrying missionaries to Africa. sunk by
floating mine: l9 lost
Aug 13.-Eighteen killed in trolley car
collision near North Branford Conn.
Aug. &-Large part OF Salonik; Greece.
destroyed by fire.
Oct 2.-Typhoon an6 flood az Toxic;
many killed.
Oct. 9.-M.,ion SONAR a. in Guayaquil.
Ecuador
Oct 2S.-Great floods in Natal South AZ
RIGA thousand drowned
Oct 30-Milion dollar fire on r. & O.
docks at Baltimore: seven persons killed.
Dec. 6.-Explosion OF French ammunition
ship in Halifax harbor killed 1000 and
wrecked much of the city and suburbs.
Dec. 17.-American submarine FL
sunk in collision: 10 lost.
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FOREIGN

Jan. 27.-President Gonzales of Costa
Rica deposed by military and citizens.
March 4.-Chinese premier resigned be-
cause President Ii Yuan-Hung refused to
break relations with Germany.
March S.-American marines were land
cd at Santiago de Cuba and restored or
der. Rebels abandoned the city.
March l6.-Czar Nicholas OF Russia alb
dicated
March 26.-Republican government for
Russia installed.
June 17-Irish Sim Fein rebel prison
ers all released.
June 30.-Hsuan Tung, Manchu empe-
ror, announced his succession TO the throne
OF China
July 5.-Civii war broke out in China.
July 10.-Manchu restoration In China
collapsed.
July 13-Chang Esun's army surren-
dered after battle at Picking.
July 25.-Convention to draft home rule
constitution for Ireland met in London.
Oct. 10.-Prince Ahmed Fuad made sui
tan OF Egypt.
Dec. 9-Revolution in Portugal: Sidonio
Paes made provisional president.
Dec. 17.-Union government under
Borden victorious in Canada election.
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april 1L-Baseball season opened
May &.-Benny Leonard won worlds
champion lightweight title from Freddie
Welsh In New York.
June 9.-University of Chicago won west
ern intercollegiate conference meet.
University of Michigan re-adnitted to
western intercollegiate conference
June 16.-Earl Cooper In a Stutz won the
Chicago auto derby.
July H.-Francis Ouimet won western
amateur golf championship at Midlothian.
Aug. &C. H Larson, Waupaca Wis
won Grand American Handicap at Chi
cago.
Sept Mrs. F. c. Let's. Chicago. won
women's western golf championship
Sept. 15.-Jim Barnes won western omen
golf championship at Chicago.
Sept. H.-Chicago White Sox won Amer
lean league pennant.
Sept. 2.-New York Giants won Ma
tonal league pennant
Oct. b.-Chicago White Sox won worlds
championship from New York Giants
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Jan 2.-U. S.-Mexico parleys ended
Carranza refusing TO sign protocol
Torreon recaptured by CarranZa forces
Jan. Villa defeated liz big battle at
JimineZ.
Jan Observation-Disclosures Joint COM
mission formally dissolved.
Jan. H.-War department ordered more
than $4,000 militia from border.
Jan N-President Wilson ordered with
drawal of American troops from Mexico
Feb. 5.-Gen. Pershing marched out OF
Mexico.
March u.-Carranza elected president of
Mexico.
April 23.-Villa's main army defeated by
CarranZa forces at Babicora.
Nov. 13.-Villa troops captured Ojinaga
after hard fight.
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Jan. 5.-Earthquake In Formosa killed
800
Jan 1l-Tremendous explosion wrecked
Canadian Car a. Foundry Co. plant at
kingsland. ~. J.
Jan. 12.-Du Pont Powder Co. plant at
Haskell, y. j.. destroyed By explosions.
Jan. 3-Colliery explosion In Fushun
Manchuria- killed 10.
Jan. 21.-Two million five hundred thou
sand dollar fire In business district of
Pittsburgh. Pa
Feb. 2.-Explosion and IRE in Chicago
tenement killed 25
FEB. 3.-Thirty killed. 3s4 hurt IN ship
explosion at Archangel.
Feb. l0.-Tour million dollar fire In
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six merchantmen sunk in North sea By
Germans.
Dec. 15.--Armistice agreement signed
by Russian bolsheviki government and
Teutonic allies.
War council in U. S. war department
created.
Dec. 17-Charles Piez succeeded Rear
Admiral Harris as general manager OF
the emergency fleet corporation.
Dec. 1S.-Gen. Goethals made acting
Quartermaster general and Gen. Wheel
er acting chief of ordnance.
German air raid on England
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This is about all the writing paper
that ! have and it is hard to buy any
thing here on the front. have plen.
ty of money, but the Y. NJ. G.. A. and
canteens are not SO plentiful as they
are back of the lines a few miles away
from danger. If you will send d
couple of sheets Of extra paper with
your neXt letter it might enable me
to write more promptly.
According to your letter, Roy must
be in a training camp by this time.
If he is | don't think he will see
France because we will have the
Dutchmen pretty well beat up before
we need him over here. Well here's
hoping hat you folks are all well and
that | will be home by spring. Your
son, Pvt. Kenneth E. Barnes.
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way. Let America come into the wal
and give us Il chance to pay her back
for what she has done to us. She
couldn't hatm us any more If she were
a belligcrent. Why allow her to re.
main neutral and go u~nscathed?"
The jubilation with which the news
of the sinking of the Lusitania was re-
ceived by the German people was gen
eral. 1t was so significant that l be-
lieye America would have declared wal
Immediately had it been known.
have failed to find q single German
who did not eXult over the dastardly
crime, and the activity of the Zep-
pelins in their raids ON open towns
evoked similar demonstrations.
That the views which the people
held regarding the conduct Of the war
were strongly influenced by the public
press, which was absolutely controlled
by the government, was only to be ex-
pected. The fact that in peace time the
press Of Germany was perhaps the
most reliable in the world, made of 1t
a particularly valuable tool in the
hands Of the government in time of
war.
The German newspaper Is gospel to
the people. The last word In any argu-
ment was always furnished by proof
supplied by some newspaper article.
"Es steht in der %zeitung," literally
translated, "The paper says So" was
always final and conclusive. Nothing
the papers declared was too p~reposter-
Gus to be believed.
The press was used TO excellent adj
vantage to conceal reverses and to
make the utmost capital out of sue
cesSes. Right from the start the news
papers declared hat Germany was
fighting a defensive war;; that the ma
tons Of the world had jumped on
Germany's neck because they were
jealous Of her growing power.
The Importance which the kaiser
and his leaders placed in public opin-
ion among the German people is clear
ly illustrated by the announcements
they made and the measures they re-
sorted to from time to time, for home
consumption.
When in December, 1915, for in
stance, the kaiser realized that the re-
sumption Of unrestricted submarine
warfare, which he had determined
upon, might bring neutral nations, in
Guiding the United States, into the
war, he felt that it was necessary to
do something to uphold the spirit Of
his people. 1t took the form Of u pro-
posal of peace to the allies.
This proposal was designed to &C.
complish two distinct purposes: First,
1t was to convince the German people
that their kaiser vas really the peace
loving monarch he had always pro-
fessed to be; second, it was to demon
alize the allies by dividing them
against themselves.
This much is certain: The kaiser
never intended the allies to accept the
proposal he made. He admitted that
much to me, as did also the
Prince Won Pless, his most intimate
advisor. 1t was termed in such q way
that the allies could not possibly &C.
cept IT.. But it served III of the pur-
poses which it was intended to achieve,
and nearly accomplished the other.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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victory-at the moment when we may
enforce judgment for his sins?
Perhaps there be those in the home
land who believe, as the end draws
near, that we should forget and for
give. The crimes of savages cannot
be forgiven. They must be punished
There must be punishment of nations
and individuals, not only in vengeance
of violated laws. but for that greater
reason recognized by the judiciary OF
all states-to deter other criminals
from committing like crimes. We
may be merciful when there are ex'
tenuating circumstances-but where
there are none!
One of the great democrats of the
past, Bishop Tralawney, was con
demned to die because he stood for
the freedom of men. A strong pro
test against the decree of death vas
made by his friends and followers
a protest hat carried with it 2
threat, ending with these significant
words:
and shall Tralawney die? And shall
Tralawney die?
Then thirty thousand Cornishmen will
know the reason why"
Forty thousand American boys, fight
ing that men may be free. have died
over here. and a hundred million
Americans will know the reason why
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wherever her feet trod- there would
| spring up waving and abundant fields
Of grain. We have more than a ira
dition, we have an abiding fact that
wherever the Gospel of Christ has
gone there have followed blessings
rich and abundant. Take this gospel
into your home, apply it and live by
it and you will have a redeemed and
sanctified and glorifed home in which
the atmosphere will be to your heart
and mind what the summer atmos-
phere is to the sleeping roots and
bulbs.
Henry Drummond once said that
most of the difficulty of trying TO live
the Christian life arose from trying
to half live it. On warm days you
have tried to keep up a little fire in
the furnace and you did not always
succeed because the fire would burn
low and then go out.
A little generosity, a little sympathy
a little good cheer, a little faith and
presently you discover that even the
little that you tried to keep has gone.
But when you have abundant love and
abundant faith and all the rich
graces Of Christ you have no trouble
in retaining them.
Oh wonder of wonders that W. do
do not respond more enthusiastically
to the call of the Gospel of Christ,
Whoever he is, Jesus is the most in
teresting character of the centuries.
If you cannot yet believe in Him as
the worlds Redeemer, begin by be-
lieving in Him as the Lord of life
who can put new hope into human
hearts. The world is growing better
because of Him. There is less iniqui-
ty abroad because He has captured
the worlds best thought and music,
because He has laid his healing hand
on the commerce and governments of
the world. This meditation was writ
ten that you, dear reader, might think
more seriously about the claim of the
Gospel of Christ on your life and i'll
the hope that you may ultimately en-
throne Him in your heart as King of
Kings and Lord of Lords.
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FROM A COUNTY SOLDIER

The following letter from n of
our boys in France, to his father, S.
A. Barnes, tells that they all were
expecting the war to end:
October %, 191S.-Dear Folks: .
got another letter from you today,
written Sept. %. | have been getting
about one letter a week from you
since | have been or the front. ]
couldn't write to you very often be.
cause | was too busy. | wrote to you
a few days ago telling about the mud
and work etc. If you got that letter
it must have given you the idea that
| am having it pretty tough. l did
have it pretty hard for a while, but
things are going much better now.
got rid of my team, and now | am a
messenger. | am not so busy now.
We are having nice weather for
ducks. | sleep on the ground under
a pup tent and manage to keep as
dry as possible. l am feeling fine.
haven't ever got the pneumonia OF
rheumatism, but stay as rat as ever
and can carry a message through the
barbwire entanglements and over the
trenches and around the shell holes
just as fast as / used to hike after
jack rabbits. We usually get enough
to eat of slum and bully-beef. Today
some of the boys found a bee tree.
and | got a good mouthful of honey
That put a taste into my mouth again
| still think that the war will come
to an end so | don't feel a bit blue
nor worry about ANYTHING.
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A VACATION MEDITATION
(By VIM. A. Mast)

These are days of reconstruction
such as the world has never seen and
may never see again. Thrones have
fallen, so called kings and emperors
have abandoned their place in the sun
and today are hiding away in the
dens and caves of the earth as be-
cometh tyrants and unworthy despots.
New forms of government must be
brought forth that the people may
be educated to appreciate the larger
liberty that will now be theirs. 1t IS
not likely that ideal forms of govern
seat Of authority but we believe that
ultimately the spirit of the Man of
Galilee will prevail.
In a day when the military spirit
prevailed, when all temporal nower
was centered in Rome, when Rome
felt confident hat she had been or
dained to rule the world, the apostle
Paul single handed and alone without
an army at his back and without a
full treasury at his command, but with
his face toward the morning and with
his heart beating high with hope that
the day then dawning would bring a
larger liberty and a truer justice, said
as he faced this gigantic task of re-
construction. 81 am not ashamed of
the Gospel of Christ for it Is the pow.
err Of God"
The American people are justly
proud today that the gospel of Christ
and the principles of Christ and the
spirit OF Christ have figured largely
in every move that has been made in
defense of and for the welfare Of the
people Of the world. The Y. M. G. A.
that has won for itself a place in the
sun because Of the services rendered
to the men at the front and In the
camps, Is the Church of Christ IN ac'
ton. This splendid organization Ia
not a branch Of nor an o~utgrowth OF
the church.; 1t Is the church herself
The church stripped Of her prejudice,
the church outgrown her thumb'worn
creeds, the church rising above her
narrow UNCONVENTIONAL lines, the
| church Catholic, heroic, unafraid OF
anything her critics may bring forth
It was a tradition among the Greeks
and the Romans that Ceres the goo
dess Of agriculture % and again Wis
ted the scenes Of earth. pronouncina
4 benediction on the sleeping herds
. ana 6ocks. ana waiting fields That
Hta.MNEM +WM
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"What we should do at the very first
available opportunity" she declared.
as to destroy every single work Of art
In Italy. Not a single n of their
landmarks or art treasures should be
left standing. Then when the war Is
over and Italy no longer derives he
enormous revenue she has been col
lecting for years from tourists, she will
be sorry for what she has done to
Germany! !"
Did the German people c~ountenance
the submarine warfare and the slaugh-
ter Of innocent ONE and children, In
defiance of all rules Of international
law and the dictates Of common hui
manity? They had only one criticism
to make OF tit was not comprehen-
sive enough! 1t was absolute folly, II
not a crime, they said. for Germany
to prescribe safety lanes for neutral
vessels to use. The whole world should
have been declared q war zone, that
death and destruction might be dealt
wherever and whenever the opportun.
ity offered. Every ship that sailed
should be sunk. and every American
who ventured within range Of a Ger
man gun. On e or land. should be
shot. That was the universal senti-
ment.
The suggestion that q continuation
Of the submarine warfare would In
evitably bring America into the war
did not perturb the people In the
slightest.
~Hcw can America do us nor harm
than she Is now doing1" they asked.
american bullets are shooting down
. men, American food II sustaining
or enemies. Amesice1 dollars are
vorkins agalnst u n essry possible