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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
4 Call for Georgia ShibbnilderS.

To the Governments appeal for two hundred
and fifty thousand competent workmen to serve
shipbuilders and thereby materially hasten the
winning of the war, Atlanta in company with other
Georgia communities has made initial response
that is highly encouraging. But the number Of
men thus far registered volunteers for this i'm
porant service must be greatly increased If Geor-
gia is to furnish her full quota of the required
quarter of million 1t is to be hoped, therefore.
that all who their way clear to enter this
field of war work will enroll at once. 1t will be
weeks or months, perhaps, before they will be
definitely called but it is essential that the Gov
eminent know on just how many patriotic volun-
teers Of this class it can depend.
The vital relationship between the production
of shipping tonnage and the winning of the war
is plain scarcely to call for comment. Even
though the submarine menace should be oblit-
Grated tomorrow, the need of vessels for transAt-
lantic cargo service would be urgent ever: for
after have overcome the Prussian pirates, there
remain three thousand miles of to be mas
tered before supply our ever-increasing
army in France, help to provision our loW-ra-
toned Allies. Thus the man who helps to build
ships welding vital link of victory He is SEW
ing the hundreds of thousands of gallant Ameri-
can soldier boys the French front, and the
additional hundreds of thousands who soon will
be there. And through them he is serving his
country.
The Government has all the necessary equip
ment and material for producing ships at gigan-
tic rate, but lacks the Most of its ship
yards are working only shift of eight hours
a day; all ought to be working three eight-hour
shifts every day. 1t is to meet this critical need
that the call for two hundred and fifty thousand
volunteers has been issued. Let Georgia's re-
spouse be a worthy one.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19

fill the training camps as fast as the need arises,
of this, the German public is not But it
does realize, at last that 1.-The Americans
coming"
And that is the one argument which either
the Government the people of Germany will
heed; it is the only argument they can under
stand War WEAKNESS and elements of discomfort
in Germany, there doubtless are; but if we depend
upon that to do the work of our own blows against
the Hohenzollern war machine, shall find peace
further off than even the pessmistic imagine.
The German people will not forswear Prussianism
long Prussianism unbowed in battle, offers
them kingdoms and empires for loot and world
domination for their self-glory. The Kaisers
country has its sprnklng of Liberals and~its demo
cratic twinges which some day no doubt will leap
into a mastering impulse But for the present,
among the majority of the people, that sinister
ego,' which always has marked the German ma
tionaI character is predominant. The German pub
lie thinks differently from the German Govern
ment over the invasion of Belgium, the sinking
OF the Lusitania, the breaking of solemn pledges
to America, the defiance of International law the
trampling down of civilized usage, the abandon
ment of honor and humanity. In essential ideas
and aims of foreign policy, the people and the
rulers are at one; and they wilF continue until
those ideas repudiated at the lannon's mouth
and those aims are rendered forever unbelievable.
1t is through the coming of the Americans that
the defeat of Prussianism which is essential TO
Germanys real freedom to the worlds perma-
nent peace, will be accomplished. The detection
of Russia, relieving and virtually removing all
pressure on the Huns eastern border, gave them
a new chance on the decisive Western front, gave
them equality if not positive advantage which
only the continued importing of American power
can overcome. The worst thing that could happen
to the worlds common interests and to the par
ticular interests of the United States, short of
downright German victory, would be the failure
to accomplish downright German defeat. An in
conclusive peace, such probably would result
if American strength not thrown decisively
into this critical stage of the conflict, would serve
but as prologue and preparation to another and
more terrible The noblest message, therefore;
that ever swept eastward from our shores the
gladdest tidings our democracy gave the
world since the.first Independence Day just this
THE Americans coming" Without vain
glory with reverent gratitude, indeed, for all that
their brave Allies have DONE but with the glorious
strength of morning in their sinews and with love
of freedom in their souls, they are coming, these
soldier boys of ours, to win everlasting triumph
for the Right. Who of us that stay behind could
fail to support them in every thought and in every
deed of lives?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
PLAIN TALK
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

TINE official journal of the British national
war savings committee recently proceeded
to castigate the British public for their
slackness in helping win the war.
THE task which have to accomplish is to
break and change the habits of the majority Of
the people of this country it declares. 1.-The bat
tleship Britain is in the thick of a hot fight and
yet people insist being carried passengers
and being clothed and treated generally we'll
as better than, in times of peace. The legend
of Nero hddling while Rome was burning is story
OF dignfed and noble conduct compared with the
people of Britain endeavoring to live as usual
while the soldiers in the trenches, while the
fleet is at and while the fate of civilization
hangs in the balance"
Two fallacious excuses, the journal says, are
continually advanced in justification of this per-
sistence in peace time modes of living. To the
first of these, that what any individual can do in
the way of economy does not count, the journal
retorts: What one individual does has its effect
in setting example, and creating fashion or a
custom"
Extravaganza on the part of host in his club
or home invites extravaganza in return hospitality
extended by his guests. One extravaganza pro-
duces many extravagances and, just surely, one
economy produces many economies.
The American people do not yet realize what
this war means We are still buying luxurious
purple and fine linen, giving banQuets at too many
dollars a plate, hellroaring and dancing in cab
arets, and finging away our money in the profit
gate paths of dalliance.
Cutting down expenses is hard, but will
have to do it. II we have any money to spare,
Uncle Sam needs it.
TO be sure, general SpaSm OF economy VIII
injure certain lines of business Pandering to the
'softness and needless self-ndulgence of folks is
immensely profitable the motto of prosperous
Americans has been "Give us the luxuries of life
and we'll dispense with the necessities
But it's time pulled up There's no sense
in prating patriotism and damning the Ger
mans and cheering for our army, when squan-
der our wherewithal in things we do not need.
Buy Liberty bonds. There will be more to buy
pretty Get ready!
And, if you can't buy Liberty bonds, buy War
Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps
Fall in And look pleasant!
Copyright, 1918, by Frank Crane.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
STOP the Food Waste!

The food situation in the United States is
great deal more serious than the people are
aware.
Strict regulations are being enforced on all
food dealers. wholesale and retail. Practically
all of them are doing their best to carry out the
wishes of the Food Administration. Those who
refuse are promptly punished by suspension of
their business. One suspension usually suffices
in any case.
But the best they can do will never relieve
the food situation unless the people pay attention
cooperation.
more than an advertising slogan. 1t is the most
life of this Nation.
The man woman who disregards the Gov
ernments appeal for food conservation is fight
ing for the Kaiser, contributing as much to Ger
man victory as a German soldier obeying orders
TO hold the line at any cost.
The farmer who can produce food, but fails
or refuses to do so, not only endangers himself
and his family but subjects his State to the risk
of an embargo against the shipment of food from
other sections. Senator Hoke Smith gives the
farmers Of Georgia and other Southern States
very sound advice when he urges reduction of cot
ton acreage and increase of food crop acreage.
Our Government will not resort to compulsory
food conservation unless it is forced to take that
step by the failure of its appeals. We have al
ways enjoyed such boundless plenty in this country
that we find it difficult to realize the solemn i'm
port of warnings from Washington Wasteful
America must take heed and stop its waste.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
OUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

Irving Fletcher said at the club apropos of the
failure of of those expensive, exclusive sort Of
tailors who do not display their wares in their
windows
1.-The trend of modern business proves that if a
man won't advertise his goods the sheriff will step
in and do it for him"
The wrathful visaged dame cutting the
small boy vigorously that the benevolent old
lady interpoesd.
Surely he has done nothing to deserve such a
thrashing," she demonstrated; "a sweet child like
that"
Sweet child is right shouted the virago.
Hes been and swallowed our sugar ticket"
The scene showed miser counting his money
and refusing to give his wife enough for supper.
THAT is certainly stingy," remarked girl
to her father.
Yes" he replied; "he couldn't lose his step
without missing it
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
They Are Coming. F"

The Americans coming 1t is use
less for Germany TO hide from that fact. AS
certain percentage of provision ships are
torpedoed, so may a certain percentage of the
American troop transports be torpedoed. But
they are coming 1t is better to look things
squareIy in the face than to cling to pleasing
self-deception. "-from the Breslauer volks-
wacht.
To those Americans who feared that 1.-The mill
itary establishment of the United States had fallen
down" as well to the Germans who were conf
dent that would never wage anything more
than a dollar war, these admonitory words from a
Prussian newspaper should be peculiarly interest
ing. The enemy is at least beginning to take
tice of our military existence Heretofore he left
us out OF account. as far as the battle front was
concerned. With characteristic contemptuousness
for all things non-German he considered it certain
that Americans 1.-THE Fatheads" he calls them)
could be either wheedled or intimdated into stay
ing this side of the water while he disposed of
their fighting Allies Then il would be time enough
to deal with America, he reasoned. AS a captured
German officer calmly expressed it, when this
war is over whip the United States over
night"
1t needs no word from Prussian scribes to let
US know that a marked change has come this
cavalier contempt. Hindenburg's heavy concen-
tration OF troops opposite those sectors OF the Al
lied front on which American contingents have ap-
peared is evidence enough that the German rulers
are no longer wholly deceiving themselves. But
warning like that in the Breslauer Volkswacht is
particularly significant in that it betokens an
awakening the part Of the German people
themselves. Hoodwinked they are, it is not to
be assumed that they yet realize the full earnest
ness and power which the United States is pouring
into the They probably still believe, as Ber-
lin tells them, that our fighting force in France
numbers only thirty forty thousand and that
the U-boats are preventing anything like "a for
midable movement of troops across the Atlantic.
Nevertheless, it is being borne gradually in upon
the German public, despite the iron censorship,
that the United States is effectively in the fight,
merely with money and supplies but, above all.
with man-power. That there five
hundred thousand American soldiers at the front
and upwards of a million more in this country
training to CO. with additional millions ready to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19

hold our Government at the outset providing in
its plans for cantonment cities flock of Y. Nj. C.
A buildings, and building for the knights of
Columbus, and a building for the Jewish boys, and
later buildings for Masons. Behold our Govern
ment providing place where the Young Women
Christian Association should erect Hostess
House for mothers and wives and sweethearts to
meet their soldier boys in camp under perfectly
refined and pleasant conditions Behold our Gov
eminent organizing the National Commission on
Training Camp Activities, which should
go into community adjoining camp and organize
all the citizens who wanted to help in one grand
movement for entertaining soldier boys. Behold
our Government building theaters in the camps
and letting citizens pay the cost of theatrical per-
formances by purchasing Smileage Books and
sending them to soldiers.
There neveD a German soldier, and there
never will be German soldier, for whom the Ger
man government spent much money and as
much scientific and as much human sympathy
Government is spending today for EVERY
ONE of soldiers. Yet to hear the crazy ru-
mors going the rounds about the training camps
you would think boys in khaki were half-fed
half-clothed, disease-weakened neglected I'M
trained roustabouts, soon to go against the most
magnifcently pampered army of favorite sons that
the world has ever seen.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
STATE SHORT
CLASS ONE MEN
Allotment Issued to Supply ITO Sc
Jects to Take PLACE OF Those
Rejected from
Pike.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. IA
deficiency call has been issued by
Acting Adjutant General Lasher to
make ND the shortage Of ITO men in
the cali for 1855 registrants who
went to Camp Forrest, Lyle, Ga,
during the three day period beginning
July 90.
The allotment for this deficiency
call is as follows:
Bremen Q, Carroll "a, Cerro Gordo 5,
Crawford II, Dickinson Is, Iowa J.
Mitchell 2. Monona 1, Osceola a.
Tama 1. Taylor 1, Union 5, Webster
9, Winnebago 1, Woodbury. 3, worth
los clinton No. 7. Des Moines No. I
la, Des Moines No. 3 q and Waterloo
1.
These men will entrain ON August
| 10. for their trip to Camp Forrest In
accordance with train SEIZED lies which
will be furnished to the local boards
! later.
| The call to Camp Forrest is the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
Gasoline
Rumors Denied

A recent issue of federal trade in
formation service contains the foi-
lowing news item with reference TO
the sale of gasoline and OIL
1.-The war industries board author
ICES the following:
"rhe attention of the war indus
tries board and the United States
fuel administration has been called to
the wide prevalence throughout the
United States of a mistaken impress
sion that some order of recommen-
dation has been issued from Wash
ington with respect to the sale OF OH
and gasoline. In some places, local
automobile dealers associations nave
even issued circulars laying down me
rule that dealers in Oil and sasolihe
must make no sale of these prooucts
on Sundays and holidays or a1ter o
D. M. on other days. and stating III
is now an order from Washington.
mo such order or recommendation
has been issued by any government
authority or with any governments
approval. The fuel administrator
has urged that wasteful practices IN
tho rse of oil and gasoline be stopped
and that all reasonable and proper
measures Of conservation be Cd
served. No limitations, however, nave
been placed upon the sale OF these
ut is not intended to interfere In
anv way with the activities OF auto
mobile dealers associations or others
who, after consideration of the ioca,
conditions, may seek to bring about
some limitation upon the hours dur
ING which oil and gasoline shall De
sold to the public; but 1t IS desired
that II be clearly understood that nc
orders or recommendations nave
baan issued by any governmental
authority upon this subject"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
SHOOTS SELF,
NOT GERMANS
Dreaming Sailor May Lose Life as
Result of Freak Somnambu-
llstio Stunt In Los
Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 12.--
Dreaming that the Germans were at
lacking him and that he was fight
ing them off, John l. Goodson, Jr.,
sailor from the naval reserve tram
ing station. shot himself, probably
fatally, In his sleep.
Apparently he sprang from the bed
in his sleep, turned a gun on himsen
and discharged 1t straight into his
breast.
His father. wahened by the shos
and feeling the bed shake, discovered
that hts son was not at his side. Tne
room was in utter darkness and tnS
boy made no answer to the fathers
cries. -,
The father jumped from the bed
and turned on the lights. They ~
yealed the form Of his son Iyino
bleeding On the floor, partly undse
the bed.
At the receiving hospital whcrN
the sailor was ut once taken. 1t was
found that the bullet had entered
Young Goodson's breast and taken
an upward course. probably lodging
somewhere near the spine
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12

first one in connection with whion
Iowa has failed to carry out promptly
the orders of the provost marsnal gen-
eral and furnish the men on time when
ordered The delay was due 10 the
lack of adequate information IN the
adiutant generals office from the 10.
cal boards as to the precise NUMBER Oh
men available in each district.
When the allotment for this call was
made. many boards were asked 10
furnish a greater number OF men than
they had while other boards Wouid
have been in a position to furnish q
considerably greater number than tne
uuota required OF them
Most of the twenty boards short
were able to make up the shortage
from class / men Of the 1917 regis
tration. This was the result or re-
ella ssif1cation. In the case OF Carroii
county. there was reported shortage
Of thirty-four men in the hling OF
their quota for the Camp Forrest cali.
A report from that county under DATE
~ Aug 6, however. shows they now
have sixty.eight men Of the 1917 class,
which is tust twice. what Is required
to make MP their shortage. Some on
the counties, however, were forceo
IN can on men OF the 1918 class tc
make up the shortage.
According to reports received Dy
the adjutant general within the las
two DAYS, there are still more thar
500 class men Of the 1917 reglstra
ton in the state
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
Huns Firt With Ship Men.
rJ-&&1I Droaa

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 12.-The Nor,
weeian Trade and Shipping Journal
tells how Germany is planning 10
tsre care of her foreign trade .feer
The war by means Of neutral ships
taken over under longtime charter
The Journal warns Norwegian snlp-
owners against accepting ter,a n
nro,osals of this nature, ana pup
i,shes this offer, made by a German
hroke rage firm recently to NOT
wegfan owners: ~.
For some special friends who are
.hsolutely first class want some
neutral boats of any size on tifne
charter for long periods, as much as
four years after the war, the cnar.
terers being willing to pay Tor proinpl
steamers 22s ($5.35) per ton per
month. The owner will be free 1roh'
oil expenses and insurance prenl-
inns. a German captain and the ere"
to be hired by the charterer.
several neutral boats have ALREADY
been chartered on these condltlons
and I will be glad to receive py re
turn mail information about the ION
naqe YOU are willing to offer, VIII
particulars and plans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12

Another time another gimper and
/ took up O new man, little chap
who had just come out from school.
He did pretty well, despite the
arches, and we were coming home
when he suddenly piqued on plane
with our own coquards on the wings.
st was another of the gimpers
Ordinarily, if one gimper wants to
piQue on another for fun. it is all
right, but for a new man to do it, is
bad form. So the gimper who was
being piqued on, said to himself, as
he reported to us later, you young
ster, I'll teach you to pique on a
gimper.'
He turned on the new chap who
was piquing, but who had not fired
and gave him a yolley of shots a
little to one side Of the wings. n good
shot can do that without risking hit
ting the machine coming at him.
1T was surprise to the new man,
who dived straight groundward, fiat.
tened out, and headed due south. We
wondered where he would stop and
heard nothing of him for day. Then
telephone call announced he had
landed when his gas gave out. just
this side of Switzerland. His version
or the story was Luat InTeo boCucd
had attacked him and driven him to
where he landed. His scare Is one OF
the squadron stories.
| Another of our real gimpers, when
he first started, got into a duel with
plane behind our lines. For half an
! hour they Unanswered for position
and finally our gimper got 1t, between
his victim and the sun He was div
ing and Just ready to shoot when he
noticed the American coquards on the
machine he piqued at. AS he put It
{ his mouth was watering to let the
Boche have 1t, when he saw 1T wai
an American, He pulled off. and the
two planes came down.
! "Once on the ground in an aviation
field, the two fighters looked each
other up. Imagine their surprise on
each finding the other an old ohum
from the south, where they had been
school boys together. Neither knew
the other was IN France, since they
came from different aviation camps
and providence, that looks after avia'
tors, prevented their shooting each
other"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
7 AROR PARADE
TO BE LARGE
1000 Men Expected to Take Part IN
pes Molnos Pageant Septerr
Der 2-25 Different
Craft

DEs MONIES. Iowa, Aug. L.
different craft will par
tic,pate and more than 1000 persons
viii march In the Labor day parade,
which will be patriotic throughout.
tsnaI arrangements were made last
NIGHT at a meeting of the committee
In the Trades and Labor assembly
hall
Everyone who marches IN the pa
rade viii wear a red, white ana Diue
badge bearing the words, WORK.
Save and Aid" The badges are Issued
by tho war savings stamp committee
of the Trades and Labor assembly