Williston graphic., 1918-07-25

est in thought and action he has been shown to be
not only with the world but with himself, it is hard to
credit all the revelations that from day to day
his hypocrisy and imposture being exposed Par
tculary this true Of the stories of interest in the
jewelry and silversmithng trades published in the
newspapers recently, to the effect that the
"Kaiser's cup,"-the famous gold yachting trophy
awarded in 1905 in the face from Sandy Hook to the
LIZARD" has turned out to be fake that instead of
gold it pretended to be and worth $4,000, it was
made simply of pewter and tin with thin of
gold and worth scarcely SIS.
This beautiful trophy which was illustrated and
described in The jewelers. Circular August %, 1905
won by the American yacht Atlantic and
sidered at the time fine example of German hand
work made from design said to be suggested by the
present German emperor. 1t was presented by EN-
peror William to William Marshall Of the yacht
Atlantic that the Atlantic race the prcsen-
taton taking place at Kiel during the yachting fest-
val of the ocean contest
Recently the suggestion made that the cup be
auctoned off obtain funds for American charity and
during the Red Cross drive auctoned and
re-auctioned until it added $125,OO0 to the nations
mercy fund. However, when the cup broken up,
according to the report it found to be- stated
before, simply pewter tin plated product with
practically intrinsic value.
G-R-A-P-H-IC
m- GERMANY'S LOST FLEET
German newspapers have recently taken to bewail-
ing the vanishing of the great German merchant
marine which before the chaened the British con-
troll of the seas and well they may.
Before the war Germany's merchant vessels had
an aggregate tonnage Of more than 100000, but
than twothrds of this fleet is now lost to Germany
through seizure capture
Germany has had other things to think about than
building merchant ships which could not venture out
of port and the remaining one-third Of the pre-war
fleet has doubtless been augmented little if at all.
This tells but small part Of the gloomy future of
the German merchant marine. The German vessel
owners will face bankruptcy after the They have
aried to keep their Offices and of their trade
connections and have faced the heavy expense of keep
ing their ships in repair. Against this heavy and
stant outgo, there has been absolutely for
four years. They have funds available for building
vessels and in the meantime the great American
merchant feet is in process of building. When the
program is complete the American merchant fleet will
have gross tonnage five times that of the German
feet before the
And while Germany has been shooting and tor
pedong her best customers, the United States and
Great Britain have been fighting their battles for them
In four years Germany's war lords have undue the
work of generations of German merchant traders
and industrial leaders-Fargo Forum.
G-R-A-P-H-IC
BEFORE THE BIG ATTACK
BY James Norman Hall in The Atlantic Monthly
The French attack, which has been in preparation
for the past month"; is to begin at dawn tomorrow. It
has been hard waiting; but it must have been great
deal worse Tor Lne VINO are all
of the surrounding villages. They moving up to-
night to the first lines, for they the shock troops
who are lead the attack. They chiefly regiments
of chasseurs-small in stature, but clean, hard
we'll knit-splendd types. They talk Of the attack
fdently It is inspiration to listen to them.
Hundreds of them have visited ardrome during
the past week, mainly think, for glimpse of Whisky
and Soda our lions, who known to French soldiers
from end of the line to the other Whisky is almost
full grown and Soda about the size of wildcat They
have the freedom of the camp and run about every
where
The guns laundering at terrific rate, the con-
cussions shaking barracks and rafting the dishes
on the table In the the gramophone is play
ing, "rm Going Way Back Home and Have q Won-
derful Time" Music at the front is sometimes a
doubtful blessing.
We are keyed up, some of rather nervous in an
ticipation of tomorrow Porter is trying give Irving
light from his cigarette. Irving, who doesn't
know the meaning of nerves, asks "Who in hell
you waving at?
G-R-A-P-H-I-C
THE AMERICAN WORklNGMEN AND THE WAR
Behind fighting Army in France is cur great
industrial army here at home. Every worker, every
wage Garner, has great opportunity to perform
tional service He speed up his production of
tera he economze in consumption, and lessen the
drain resources leaving the for Army
and allies, and with the resultant saving by pur
chasing Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps he
help finance his country at
And the workingmen of America are doing their
duty-are, President Wilson says, bearing their
share of the national burden nobly.