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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18

do not fear fat luxurious men. but
rather the pale. lean fellows.--Cms
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
RIOTING IN METZ.

ASAO OAAASo AA> AO As
Paris, Nov. 18.-German
soldiers have been rioting in
Metz since Nov. 10, accord
ing to a correspondent of
the La Matin, who went to
that city to await it's restor-
alton.
The French are scheduled
to enter Metz tomorrow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18

die content; die for the liberty
OF my country.-De IAnnes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10
THE TIL REORGANIZATION OF
AMERICANS

One Of the benefits Of the great
war will be the making Of real Am
orleans out Of Thousands Of foreign
born naturalised citizens who have
never learned our language and who
know practically nothing about Am
erican governmental institutions and
customs. but who have simply been
annexed % American citizens and
then forgotten. Because Of the fact
that America has entirely neglected
70 make intelligent. patriotic citisens
out Of them, these multitudes have
for many years lived togsthsr In COL
onies Of their own nationalities, re-
tained the customs. ideas and tradi-
tions Of their races and have never
become real Americans.
When the draft law went into ef-
feet. thousands Of these people BE-
san to pour into army training
camps throughout he country. ana
- : result. the army authorities
sennsetsd With thsss camps found
themselves eoafsoiAsA WITH : ~
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10

York City have been placed at the
service Of General Crowder 70 assist
in an Americanization campaign, un-
der the direction Of the War Depart
ment. among recently drafted men
who are waiting to be called. This
educational work. Il 10 said. will af-
feet at least twenty thousand men
in the vicinity Of New York City
alone: Moreover similar dinlculties
must also be met in various other
SECTIONS Of the country. where there
have long been colonies Of foreign
ers Of different nationlities, and It
10 likely that the revelations which
are coming to light in connection
with military training Of these peo-
pie will result In laws being passed
BY the Federal government. a. we'll
'as the different states. requiring
that hereafter all such persons must
with M reasonable time become
familiar with our language and also
with our institutions and customs.
In this connection our attention
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10

Manager Of big cooperative associations throughout
the country are being urged to urge upon the farmers
the necessity of conserving farm machinery and crops
by the intelligent use of timber in the construction Of
sheds and other shelters.
makes Il little short of crime to allow machinery to
be exposed to the weather" frequently farm machin-
cry valued at hundreds Of dollars may be seen stand
ing in open fields or under trees when not In use.
Machines allowed to stand out in the open in this man
ner 90 to pieces and must be replaced in onefourth
or less of the time.
Now IS THE TIME to have all these things attend
ed to before the cold weather sets in. CALL AND
TALK TT OVER WITH US.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10

WILL YOU HELP Save the Coal to steam the ships to
carry these products to our armies. IF SO ACT NOW
Prepare to keep the cold out rather than generate the
heat within your home Fuel can be saved labor con-
served, health and comfort insured by using STORM
SASH AND STORM DOORS 1t will reduce your
coal bill Is per cent Insures perfect ventilation from
known source Eliminates drafts that cause colds
and other sickness The saving Of coal will pay for
the sash and cost of installing the same. The United
States Fuel Administrator is constantly advocating
the use Of storm SASH storm DOORS weather stripping,
ETC. All these things conserve fuel and make the home
much more comfortable.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10

section Of each camp: however. race
..Quarrels soon developed. and It be-
came necessary to separate them BY
common tongues ana nationalitieb,
.. and to provide them with instruct
''ors able to make themselves under
stood. This. however. was but =
Temporary and unsatisfactory expe-
dient, and before long. It was decid-
ed that the only way to handle the
matter successfully was to teach
these people the American language
and At least tho fundamental prin-
ciples Of American government and
institutions.
Such unfortunate conditions have.
Nof course. greatly retarded the work
|of making soldiers out Of the many
Thousands Of men involved notw,th.
standing the fact that most Of them
we're physically strong and Of sum-
Client general good material Tor the
army. Doubtless In the course Of
time many Of these draftess viii b.
come szesllsnt soldiers but ne an,
Guilty Of educating and training Their,
for this purposs smphasisss M I'm
portancs Of . radical change IN our
method Of dealing with tAs matter
81 the naturalization and American
isation Of foreigners.
In order 70 remedy the situation
- far . possible. more than a,theus.
and evening sehool teachers IN New
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10

Every institution that has been en-
gagged in this business Of making for
eignness perpetual in the United
States viii have to change or cease.
That 10 going to cut deep, but It 10
coming. recognise the right Of for
eign-born citisens to hear their reli-
gion. II they cannot undsrstand II In
English. spoken to them in the
tongue that they can understand. II
they have not yet acquired enough
English to read. the are entitled to
have . paper that shall speak to
them the language that they can un-
derstand. ! cannot 60 farther than
that. And this IL the capital thing
that 10 going to be settled on that
day Of judgment. namely. that the
right Of those things II temporary.
and II cannot be be enjoyed by any
body who Ii not willing to regard
'it a. temporary. and to set about
earnestly making the time Of that
enjoyment a. short a. possible. That
means Q fundamental revision OF
these foreign churches. No freedom
of the press will protect . perpetual
foreign press in these United states.
It won't protect any press or any
church. who, while II ID trying to
meet . temporary need. does not Get
itself earnestly about the business
|of making that temporary situation
Just q temporary - possible. and
mot making Il. - has been true n
the past. inst - near perpetual -
possible. Men who are not willing
TO do that will have to choose. II
they rpefer to cherish foreign ideals
they will have to 8 to their own. II
II 10 necessary we viii cancel every
certificate Of citisenship In these
United States. The Federal govern
ment has power to deal with thar
subject. and II 10 going TO deal with
II. Nothing else TIM that surely can
be possible. And the object Of the
sentence which pronounce upon
you today u not aloues to punish
you for the disloyaity Of which you
have been guilty. but 20 serve notice
upon you. and the like Of you, and
all Of the groups Of people in this
district hw6 have been chsrishing
forsignness. that the end Of that re-
gims has come. II b . call to every
one Of you to ct about earnestly the
the growing Of An American soul In
side Of you."-copsrisht 1915. BY
General Welfare League.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10

- -
'jured all allegiance to Germany and
to the Emperor Of Germany, and
swore that you would bear true faith
and allegiance to the United States.
What did that meant That you
would cot about earnestly growing
: IN American soul. and put away
your German soul. That 10 what your
oath Of allegiance meant. Have you
done that? ! do not think you
have. You have cherished everything
German. prayed German. read Ger
man. sung German. Every thought
' Of your mind and every emotion Of
your heart through all these years
has been German. Your body has
been in America. but your life has
been In Germany. II you were set
down in Prussia today you would b.
in harmony with your environment.
It would fit you Just % q flower
/, fits the leaf and stem Of the plant
, ON which It grows. You have influ-
enced others VINO have been under
your ministry TO do the same thing.
You said you would cease to cherish
your German soul. That meant
that you would begin the study Of
American life and history; that you
would open your mind and heart 10
all Of IL influences: that you would
try to understand it, ideals and pur-
poses. and love them: that you would
TRY to build up inside Of yourself Z
whole group Of feelings for the Unit
cd States. the same % you felt To-
wards the Tafhsrland when you left
Germany.
There have been Q good many
Germans before me in the last
month. Il has been an impressive
part Of the trial. They have lived in
this country. like yourself. ten. TWEEN
lty. thirty. forty years. and they had
TO give their evidence through On
interpreter: and - looked At then
and tried ~ best I could not under.
stand them; there was written oil
over every one Of them sMads n
Germany American life had 10,
| dimmsd that mark in the least. II
stod there % bright and fresh q
the Inscription upon . new coin.
do not blame you and these mer
alone. I blame myself. I blame N,
country. We urged you 70 como
We welcomed you: We gave you %
portunity: We gave,you land: N
conferred upon you the disdsn o.
American citissnship-and tlzVn W
LEFT you. We paid no attention 4
what you have been doing. And
now the world war has thrown I
searchlisht upon our national III
and what have We discovered ";
find all over these United States. Il
groups. little Germaniss. little Ital
les. little Austrias. little Norways
little Russias. These foreign people
have thrown . circle about them
selves. and instead OF keeping tn
oath they took that they would tr!
TO grow American souls inside o
them. they have studlously striveI
70 exclude everything American. ami
to eherish everything foreign. 4
clever gentleman wrote romano
called America. the Melting Pot.
II appealed to our vanity. ant
through all Of these years we hav
been seeing romance instead Of fact
That Is the awful truth. The figur
Of my country stands beside you to
day. It says to me: DO not blam
this man alone. am partly 4
blame. Punish his for his offence
but let him know that I see thing
in q new light. that new era ha
come here. Punish him to teach hin
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-10

w. w UOAVAS VAAS SOsSs "
TALK IT, OVER WITH u
who have been misled By him, and
his like. that q change has come;
that there must be an Interpretation
anew Of the oath Of allegiance. It
has been In the past nothing but .
formula Of words. From this time
on II must be translated into living
characters incsrnate in the life Of
every foreigner who has his dwelling
place in our midst. II they have
been cherishing foreign history. for
eiyn ideals. foreign loyalty. Il must
be stopped. and they must begin At
once, all over again. to cherish Am
erican ideals. That means some
thing that 10 to be done in your daily
life. II does not mean simply that
you will not take up arms against
the United States. It goes deeper
far than that. It means that you will
live for the United. States, and that
you will cherish ad grow American
souls inside Of you. It means that
you will take down from the wallis
Of your homes the picture Of the
Kaiser. and put up the picture Of
Warrington; that you will take down
the picture Of Bosmarck. and put up
the picture Of Lincoln. Il means that
you will begin to sing American
songs; that you VIII begin earnestly
to study American history: that you
viii begin 70 oDsn your lives through
every avenue TO the influence Of Am
srican life. Il means that you win
begin first Of all to learn English.
the language Of this cuhtry. 70 that
there may be . door into your souls
through winch American life may
enter. am % simple q TO enter
tain the idea that txrias habits and
qualities can be put aside BY the
will IN . day. In year. in q genera
tion: but because that IL difncult ID
all the more reason Why you should
get about Il, and quit cherishing q
foreign life. II half the effort had
been put forth in these foreign com
,munities 10 build up an American
life in the hearts Of these foreign.
born citizens. that has been put forth
!. to psrpetuats . foreign life. our sit.
uation would have been entirely DIFF.
ferent from what II ID today. YOU
have violated your oath Of allsgianes
In this: You have chsrishsd foreign
ideals and tried to make them ever.
lasting. That 4 H. basic wrong
Of thsss Thousands Of little islandl
of foreigners that have been formed
through our whole limits. that IN.
stead Of trying 70 remove the for.
eign life out Of their souls and b
build up an American life In them
!. they have striven studiously from
year to year to stifis American life
and to make forsignness perpetual
I. That 10 disloyalty. Ad the object
one Of the big objects Of this serioul
proceeding in this court. and oths,
like proceedings In other courts. Il
to give notice that that must b
stopped.
II have seen before my eyes an
other day Of Judgment. When VI
get through with this war. and q
vii liberty II made safe once more
upon this earth. there 10 goilng to b
, q day Of judgment In these United
States. Foreign-born citizens and
the institutions which have cher
,,iched foreisnness. are going to b,
brought to the judgment bar Of THU
republic. That day Of judgment look
more to me today like the great Da,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-21

Buyers of cars from West
Bros. the past week were w. R.
Mcintosh, a fve-passenger Chew
rolet; w. R. Land, Hamlet, a
seven-passenger Buick; E. B
Morse. B! F. Reynolds and E. B.
Whitlock, five-passenger Chevrc-
lets; Harrison Mcleod porter at
Seaboard hotelJ five-passenger
Buick.
Fire on Sunday the 10th, de-
stroyed the Col. o. H. Dockery
residence at Mangum. 1t was
occupied by Mr.. Claudius Dock
cry and family. The flames had
gained such Roadway when dis
covered that with difficulty only
the furniture of the first floor
was saved. A spark from a de-
fective flue, at the dinner hour,
was the cause.
His friends are delighted to
see young John McAulay back
home. He landed at Norfolk
Monday and came home Tuesday
where he expects to remain for
thirty days. John, who will be IS
years old next August, enlisted
in the Navy in February, 1917,
Immediately after diplomatic re-
lations were severed with Ger
many, and for many months he
has been in foreign waters on the
mine sweeping vessel, the Court
ney. He likes the Navy life, and
it agrees with him, judging by
his added weight and ruddy COM
plexion.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-21

l wish to say only few words of ex-
PLANTATION in regard to our Red Cross
work.
On March 9th meeting of the Execut.
i've committee was CALLED, at which time
Mr.. w. L. Parsons resigned his Office as
treasurer, because of so many other sire.
nous duties upon him. Mr.. E. H. Aycock
was elected treasurer in his stead. r.
Hereafter all checks sent Red Cross
chapter should be made payable to Mr..
E. H. Aycock, Treasurer. as the treasurer
should handle all money paid in to the
Chapter, as well as pay all bills made by
the Chapter.
Our expenses in the sewing room are
much larger now than our expenses for
knitting, though we need funds for both.
Anyone wishing to send donation for
the sewing room will please make check
payable to E. H. Aycock, Treasurer, and
send to Mrs. R. B. Waddell, and anyone
wishing TO send donation for knitting
will make check same way and send to
Mrs w. B. Stansill. Due credit will be
given you by each of these ladies, but the
Treasurer must handle all funds and pay
all bills.
Our expenses, as heretofore, are only
for WOOL for the knitting and MATER
IALS ETC, for the sewing room.
All back accounts have been settled
with exception of bills for cut garments
and wool received during the months of
February and March amounting to
$378.55. Our funds so far are inadequate
to meet these obligations. .
Since January LIST, 1918, the Treasurer
has paid for wool and materials for sew
ing room $472.53, and rent for sewing
room $4,000, making total of $5l2.53, and
we now need about $4,000 to begin April
with clear sheet. Who will be the first
to send donation to our Treasurer?
The following donations have been re-
ceived by E. H. Aycock, Treas, during
the past two weeks:
Mr.. Claud Gore, ---$25OC
Mrs. B. T. Payne, SOC
Mrs. Jno. S. Ledbetter, SOC
A. Arenson. 2.5C
Cash sc
J Georgia Biggs Secretary.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-21
PERSONAL

DUH, W lNll. dllu WIS. ". II.
Humphrey, the 18th, a girl.
w. E. Crosland last week
bought a fve-passenger Paige
from local dealer Coney Steele.
Red Cross sewing room was
last Saturday moved to the room
above the Post Dispatch office.
Mrs. R. L. Steele, Jr., and Miss
Addie Male Diggs returned Tues
day from an extended visit in
Florida.
Mrs. w. L. Parsons and Ms.
J. P. Leak went to Raleigh Tues
day to spend several days with
relatives.
Mrs. Beulah Robbins two
weeks ago began the erection of
afve-room cottage in West Rock
ingham.
Mrs. J. c. Boroughs spent last
week visiting Miss Meta Watkins,
in Charlotte, and Mrs. LIN. Nolen,
in Grouse. -
Watch for "Over the Top" that be-
gins in next issue.
Miss Kathryn Mcdonald went
to Richmond Wednesday for a
four days visit to Mrs. George
Shannonhouse.
Lieut.. Carl w. Smith, of Co.
M, 46th infantry. Camp Taylor,
Louisville, Ky. came Wednesday
for a visit; he will leave here the
26th.
Will McA. Covington, who vol
unteered last April at Whining
ton in Co. c, is at Camp Sewer,
S. c., in headquarters, lis
Machine Battalion.
Mr.. James V. Webb, assistant
cashier of the Bank of Rocking
ham, and Miss Delilah Wilson
were married Sunday, Rev. B. F.
Watson officiating. I,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Sharpe,
Miss Mary Lou Sharpe and
Miss Malissa Corpening attend
ed the funeral of Mr.. H. w.
Jones at Hickory on Thursday Of
last week.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Lee
Smith, OF Raleigh, last week an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Katherine, to Mr..
Joseph Hammond Hardisop, of
Wadesboro, the wedding to be in
the summer.
Mr.. Ozmer L. Henry, of Camp
Forest, physical director Army Y.
M. c. A. 81, Fl. Oglethorpe, Ga,
spent from Tuesday morning to
Wednesday night here. attending
court. His friends were delight,
ed to see him looking so well.
He has gained fifteen pounds
since going to Oglethorpe sever
al weeks ago.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-21

Corbett Hinson, who is in the service
at the naval training station at Newport
Rhode Island, came home this Thurs
day. morning on l5-day leave.
County commencement at Rockingham
April 9th. Group center commencement
at Titles Mills March 18th, Ellerbe, 29th
Cordova April 2. Roberdel April 3, Pee
Dee April 5.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-21
ROCKINGHAM
ST-DISPATCH
LOCAL ITEMS

w. S. S.
Phone 1872.
Subscription $l.5O.
Forward, the stamp brigade.
----Post-Dispatch IL pages beginning
next issue.
Certificates for selling flour
for sale at Post-Dispatch Office.
Next issue to be a memorial num-
Der to the late w. c. Leak. 16 pages.
"A local wag suggests that
Gen. Pershing conceal his men
in empty beer barrels the only
dead soldiers the boches will
respect.
The basketball teams of the
local school played Laurinburg
teams at Laurinburg last Friday;
the Rockingham girls won, $40,
while our boys lost, 282.
"A hungry male of the species
can get a roast if he starts some
thing on meatless day. And lest
you forget it, remember that
Tuesday is still a meatless day.
The Mason-Williams Stock
Co., will open its spring season
with a weeks engagement here,
beginning Saturday. Their tent
is pitched opposite the Stephen
son-Belk store. See advt on page
A.
Mrs. Lille F. MCGEE, daugh.
ter of Mr.. William Bounds, of
Rt. 5, died the 10th, aged 40
years. Funeral was at Green
Lake church the 18th. Surviving
are husband, two sons and two
daughters.
Time flies but Uncle Sam is
going to save daylight by getting
an hour ahead of Father Time.
The standard time over the. en-.
tire country will be moved for
ward an hour, beginning the last
Sunday in March.
3 Democratic precinct meeting
will be held Saturday, March
30th, at 2 p. m, and the county
convention at the courthouse at
Rockingham Saturday, April 9Th,
at p. m. The official calls can
be seen on page l. Also, the
call for the Republican county
convention to be held here March
30th at 3 p. m.
"A COW belonging to L. c.
Covington, Rt. 3, died under un-
usual circumstances Saturday.
Last year after spraying his po-
tatoes with Paris Green he placed
the remainder in a sack under
some shucks in his barn. Rats
tore open the bag and the powder
mixed with the shucks. The
cow was fed these shucks Tues
day and death resulted Saturday.
The new County Home will be thrown
open to the public next Sunday from 10
to 6 in the afternoon, and the County
Commissioners will be lat hame" there
then to the people. Drop in between
those hours Sunday and inspect the build
ings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-04
Daily War Expenses.

War expenses have averaged about
s13, 100000 a day since the first OF
last July the Treasury Department
announced today A detailed state
ment shows expenditures of S4,233,-
$4,000 between July l, 1917, and
March 16, 1918. Approximately 3d.
800, 100000 of this amount went for
war purposes, making a monthly
average of s4OO,00O,00O, and daily
average slightly over 81, 100000.
These figures do not include five bill
lion odd dollars loaned to the co-bel-
ligerents, nor s22,0OO.c00 invested in
farm loan bonds. These items are
carried as investments rather than eX-
penses. Total disbursements between
July and March 16 were Sl1,274,-
5000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-04
GYPSY SMITH IN STAUNTON.
Evangelist Draws Big Crowds When
He Delivers His First Sermon.

Every seat in the big Tabernacle on
Augusta ard Pump streets was filled
Sunday evening and many stood at
the rear, to hear Gypsy's first sermon
of the months evangelistic campaign
which it inaugurated. Mr.. Smiths
personality is attractive; his voice IS
rather sympathetically dramatic, his
manner sincere and simple. Sunday
evening his appeal was gentle, in spite
of many strong passages in his SER
mon, and in spite OF the fact that he
was compelled to beg mothers with
crying babies to "help me with that
baby" by sitting at the end of a row,
near door, in case the child should
make it impossible for the other three
thousand people who were trying to
hear him, get the words he spoke.
"For," he said, 81 find that, as rule,
babies do not appreciate my ministry.
But we want the mothers, Of course"
-Staunton News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-04
DEATH OF w. P. TAYLOR.
Former Resident of Alexandria Dies
In Richmond This Morning.

Warren Poindexter Taylor, former
resident of this city, died at 9 o'clock
This morning in Richmond. The de-
ceased was about 45 years old.
Mr.. Taylor married Mary Marbury,
Youngest daughter Of the late William
H. Marbury. Besides his widow ne IS
survived by two sons, Captain Henry
Marbury Taylor, U. S. A., and Warren
P. Taylor, Jr.
Mr.. Taylor was traffic manager Of
the Washington Southern Railway
Years ago he was in the testing de-
partment of the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad Company, now the
Southern Railway.
The deceased had many friends and
acquaintanccs in Alexandria, all OF
whom will regret to learn Of his death
The funeral will be held at o'clocb
Saturday afternoon, in Richmond.