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history as tho man who, with calmness
and inneSible courage. guided his coun-
trT through perilous times. All his
patience under Teutonic provoCation
and the openings he gave 10 tho lesser
wits to be sarcastic about the limo OF
denarcation between pride and valor.
Instead OF lcsscninE. actually elevated,
his dignity. lie holds the presidency
during a second term OF oilice through
the votes OF the Democratic party, on
a slight majority, and the balance in
his favor coming from the Western
States.
Yet in these times, when America
is preparing !.s armor. the President
IL not free from criticism. His gov
eminent Is purely party. No Republi-
cans have been called IN TO assist Up
20 the present. practically no demand
has been made upon the great bust
ness men OF the United states. men OF
acumen, with foresight, heads OF
mighty industrial concerns. proved
masters OF organization. to give a
helping hand in tho equippine OF
America for the complicated work OF
war.
Mr.. Wilson Is by no means sure that
war cabinet would increase eff
c:ency. I gather he believes there is
more to be lost than gained by having
a body with authority dominating the
special work o. departments. As
write. great oratorical conflicts are
being waSed in Washington. There
are indications. however. that the
criticisms which have so speedily
blown up Will just as speedily blow
down. and that there VIII be :, time OF
wGitin: TO see what the Wilson gov
eminent will accomplish In the war
within the mex; few rnonths
I'VE know little about what the war
means" public man said 10 me the
other evening, and I'm sure there are
many people, especially out West. who
are not Yet concerned with ii. But
wait till our boys have gone throus il
baptism o. tire, and YOU will see
such wave OF patriotic demonstra-
ton throughout the United States that
YOU could scarcely dream OF"
! agreed with him. But explained
that the British people had been led
10 expect that the Unued States would
be able 10 place great and efficient
that we could make q safe calcula ton
that the war would he over this year.
WILL SEND TEN MILLION
MEN IT. NECESSARY
The first answer l got was smile.
Then my friend added: We have got
many men in France now, and every
month more will be landed. l know
my countrymen sufficiently we'll TO
tell you that we VIII send 100000
men 10 win. We must VIM" he said
decisively.
Then hc fell TO talking about the
hyphsna;es. particularly the German
Americans. Many OF them are good
Americans. and want America 20 win.
though they show no sympathy for the
allies. The fears that when America
went to war the vast German popula-
ton in the republic would cause
trouble have been fa!sifed. But the
true Americans. who have no need OF
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been better organization OF transport.
the vast heet OF merchant ships would
have got their bunker coal and the in =
dustTles az the country would not have
been paralyZed'
BuT GARFIELD DID NOT
EVEN TURN A HAII,
80 tempestuous was the storm OF in
disnaiion that /. tho same thing had
taken place in Britain Fuel Administrz-
tor Garfield would have been Obliged
TO resign within forty-cigh: hours II.
would not bulge. but he gave indus
trial America just about torty-eshi
hours TO get ready for the change.
Trains flying towards Washington
we're crowded with dcputations u
President Wilson and Fuel Adininistra =
Tor Garfield 10 relate how the poor
would suffer, wha, agony It would he
20 have no money TO buy coal how the
allies would lose faith In America 81
there vas delay in the turnout Of NUM-
tons. and what the stoppase would
mean IN do!larS-a bew!iderlng string
OF c!phers-and how New YORK, the
:inest city on earth. would become a,
chill as an ic. chest and icicles would
festoon the htty-stor!ed skyscrapers.
For day everybody talked coal except
when ,heE were devislnS weird punish :
ncnts Tor Fuel Administrator Carried.
had arrived in time 10 witness nigh
drama.
II seemed however. that certain
necessary war WORK was TO b- Above
:" so on; that the fuciless days were
not 10 apply 10 dwelling places or where
people consumed FOOD. and as sue
ccss.on OF Mondays 10 be COM
pu!sory holiday an agreement was made
ihat the taeaters should open on Mon
Gays but close on Tuesdays. For the
rest the Id was screwed down tightly
a tgl - 10
Get out OF the tang!e OF railway con-
Sest!on and 10 supply ships with bunke T
coal
The wonderful! thing was that when
The people saw Fuel Administrator
Garfield MAS ada :nant. and that they
would have 10 su:mount coal crisis"
as hest they could. there was positive
enthusiasm TO comply with the order.
"a acknowledge that after ali il was
necessary 10 make war sacrifice. No
bitterness or -ancor was left. what
had 10 be had 10 be. and so il was best
20 fall in with a smile. II is this readi-
ness TO adapt themselves which Will
carry the American people over many
4 stretch OF war ruG:ednesS.
ina; blessed word democracy-giving
as much comfort as did the word Meso-
rotaInia 10 the old lady-stalks valiant
~ through most OF the public speechen
| have heard IN the United States Yet
the President OF the United States is a
great autocrat. Compared with Pro-
fessor Woodrow Wilson, our King has
no power whatever. Al! power is
conferred in Mr.. Wilson. Nothing but an
Impeachment can remove him from his
high oiiice-and just now he is de-
tcrmincdly resisting a sea OF troubles
that would deprive him OF one particle
OF the majesty Of his authority.
AS in Britain. there are no politics
in America during war time. Eut, just
as in Britain, when things go askcw.
the responsibility lies with some one in
the opposite political camp.
WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY
As PiLOTIN PERILOUS TIMES
President Wilson viii go down 70
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i.ynwood Howard John G.. Rolbs.
Charles Reid. II. T. Simpson. sanford

iNnwood Howard John C. Ko,e..
Charles Reid. II, T. simpson. sanfst1
Thorpe.
>. Captain w Philips. A. ".
Cock. Frank Il. Miles. John r. Otto
|. W. Riddle, NJ. c. White. NJ. o. walk.
10 Captain \. e. Watts. Jane. ".
heacham. Jr.. =, G. Dcpue. W. T. Me.
car,hT. L. +. Pope. II. C. Rice, Moe
Schwartz
Elues-s. T. Strange. general:
l. CAPTAIN George +. Smith, c. l.
w. G. Trucman. j. y Wilson. John
=. Woods.
. Captain w F. McRain. Morr,ss
Barrett. Adoiph F. Davis. =. s Res,
wood. n. a. sinsrey. Willard srnoot.
L. w. Strange.
,. Captain n. l.. Moody. r. V. Greg
DRY. N. NJ. Green. L. f. Phillips. r. a.
drop
4. Captain F.. l., Hawkins. f. c. pa-
Wis. Il. &. Goodman. II. G. Kent. NJ p
!:indner. Jr". George r. Payne. +. r.
5. CAPTAIN l.. ]. Froh,e. A. q. c1.v
ward c. Kraus. z. II. Williams. vii
liam II. Wright
6. Captain Page NJ Beck. Georr. w
huXter. D. II. T Jewett. C.. G. Man.
ninS. August D. Meyer. r. Fl. waddiII.
Lewis NJ. Word
a. CAPTAIN s. Brock Rruton. A. n
Dietrich. r.. r.. Franck. James N. Dav
son: Tucker Jones. l.. N. Lee. r.. r.
s. Captain Dan y. Jones. W. " E,..
sctt. {. 9. Cha2pell. Jr. lame. Covan
charles T. Lewis, G. II. James, Robert
2 Captain r. s. Laroon. r. T.. Con.
rad G. r. Ewell. Carl +. Parsons. Stu
ar. Jackson. =. d. Prctlow, W. A.
TO- Captain w. l.. wills, Hans Dsi.,-
MOI. Jr.. Charles l. Jones. T. L. Keys.r.
a. {. krupar. II. Rohm. Oscar E.. Poh.
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CENTRAL Y. M. G. A. STARTS
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
Three Tennis Out This Week TO Secure
coo Scw Members In Mems Dc
partmcnt

In an effort to secure 600 new mem
hcrs within one week. three teams un-
der Mcssrs. Hawkins. Bclheld and
Strange launched yesterday a vigorous
drive in behalf OF the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. The teams Will nice, At supper
At $50 o'clock each night this week
to make reports and tho drive Will
close on Friday night. In addition to
hghtinG for thu division leadcrsh! D.
several Of the captains are going into
tho campaign determined 70 win tho
team champ!onshi
From the present Indications. the
teams going TO be closely match
ed. and thecont est will DC a vigorous
one. Boys Secretary johnson has his
workers busy. and they arc confident OF
bringing In their quota OF 200. In ad-
dition TO the 600 which the men are
after.
The team lineup is az follows:
Rcds--IS c. Hawkins. Jr., General
Capt r. II. Woodward: II. l..
Blackwell. ]. l.. Fleet. l.. Il. Gill. J. II.
RawleiGh. J. G. Paulettc, W. r. Southcr-
land.
Capt. Thos. NJ Gibson: r. r: An
drcws, r. = Domhrower. g y. Fowler.
Il. l.. Pearsall. zcke Smith. Thomas
Williams.
Capt Otis NJ. Green; c. T. Avery,
J o. kirk Jr. Il. l.. LayNeld, Il. r.
Lcath. L. Y. Reynolds. l. i. Schom-
berg.
Capt w. p Crump: II. II. BrunL
Ira l.. Cosby, Jr. j. M. Cru'nr, 4. j.
Edelblut. -. G. Lucas. II. \. Wright.
Capt. Thomas Semmes. Jr.; +. +.
Brown Jr.. Eugene Harrison. Harry II.
Johnson. Thorpe j. Purcell. y. &. Scott
sasimir Skarzynski,
Captain ROY w. Jordan; J. Dettcl-
bach. NJ. B. Leonard. Robert Moore. G.
y. Rice. w. o. Wakefield. W. S. Will
hanson.
Capt w II. Blankenship: H. r.
Carlton. c. l.. Finke. c. II. Hunter. r
c. Smith. +. T. Williams. l. II. Win
frey.
s-capt. Charles r Phillips: Z. c.
Binns +. w. Mayfcld. Jr., l.. Ellis
Pugh. ]. S. Latham. c. V. Robinson.
Capt Kenneth u. Phippcn: Robert
T. Atwatcr, C. y. Blarton. ]. G. Bow
den, Percy ii. Davis. II. B. Devine.
Jacob Calm.
lo-cap, Carl II. s,enbers: George
Barrere, Ross Puette- Louis S!la. C. A
Taylor. Jr.. r. /. Toombs. J. I. Wat
kins.
whi,es--A. b. Belheld. general:
/. Captain q. +. Reynolds. Roy
Helms. c. X. Hotzc r. g iiudgins. w.
Tyson.
/ . Captain w. L. Lee. Robert s.
Browne. Jr., r. Il. Ellis. .. c. Farley.
Joseph II. Long. W. r. McCulloh. II.
G. Paimore.
/ :. Captain ]. b. Buckner. w NJ. Buch-
roedcr. T.. y. Iiaddock, w. +. Talley
Allen L. Wills. Edward G. Wood. u.
! j.. Wood
I 4. Captain w. s DunninE. A. !. Boyd
+. J. Clark. lsy Jacobs. T.. h. Howard,
T.. l.. Roebuck, J. V. Wachtel.
/ =. Captain J. Vaughan Gary, ~ W.
L..
per. &. c. McWhirtcr. j. G. Perrow.
William Il. Rive
c. Captain Hugh r. RugE Albert
Elcncowe. Jr George w. Minter. l..
V. Moore. W. r. Richardson. y. Nee
J.. Thornton. A. T.. Waldrop. "
/ =. Captain Edward V. Mitchell. w. G.
Brinkley. II. T., Gable, II. \. CloD;on.
Gordon tiathrisht, Charles Hpuisrave.
George T.. Merrydew.
, \. Captain w. I Norman. T.. L. BettS.
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Capt. Thos. ". Gibson: r.. T.. An
drcws, r. J. Dombrowcr. g. a. Fowler.
Il. T.. Pearsal. Zeke Smith. Thomas
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Americas preparation FOR war was =
slant game OF bluff were nisinforned.
FINDS AMERICA ADAPTING
HERSELF TO CONDITIONS


I,.n.,,, 80, n "
IN many respects 10 see America
uur'h. her htst year Of war Is rem i
'"'sten' o. what happened In Britain
u4HNs britain" hTst year. America
mas naa 20 FeaF'anGe heTseIL TO adapt
"e'9e't ~ '"""'''""S ""!Ih she never
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ming Wh'th hFe years ago "ou!i
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"''7' '''e :" II US ''S't' Is ""-
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c!pa,ion in me war had long hc.n in
ey,,.ble the government nade no
preparat!on whatever ,h,, confusion
has supp!an,ed organization mat Their.
il muddl. in TRANSPORTING troops
II strikes the visitor from overseas
as unusua! that Americans: should h..
so sell-cri;ical. II shows. however.
a definite understanding ,h.., tho wor!,
before them is colossal and that they
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:, LETTER MEN IN SERVICE
Eishty-ihree Per Cent Of Univexrft,
Athletes for 1915 and

,Trth.ARLoTTEsvlLLE, VA, April 70
me war has dealt a hard blow Ia
:arlnietlcs at he University OF VfrcfniS.
me inc letter men OF the varsity teams
Tor the past two years have 81 ner
t tSe s er their numbeT in some branch OF
men hold admissions. and iarss
proportion n" are already in France BE-
var branches OF athletic teams ia
Teams Of 1916:
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,,o lori dyi in the army, nve in avia-
the navy. Total average. So Der o.nt
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De,rott ritch.r M. p.-

;, CLEVEI.AND, OHIO April 2o.-Iyn.
nam Mitchell. Detroit pitcher. was
takrn 10 hospital here THURSDAY
sunering with slight attack OF
pheumoDia While his condition Is
no considered serious. IL Is prohabis
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Tor MILITARY service Anril ns
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fBULLKT-RROOF ARM0R NOW
New Vest For American Soldiers Also
ReSistS BayOnets And Shrapnel.


The Germans are fighting their
rear guard actions mainly with the
machine gun, and 1t IL probable that
By far the larger part of the casual
ties are due to- machine gum bullets
The suggestion has frequently been
made that losses Of this kind could
BE- largely reduced by providing the
attacking troops with some form of
body armOr The Germans indeed
have already made use OF it.; complete
sets Of steel plate armor having been
found which are stated to weigh about
40 pounds each.
an American bullet proof vest has
been invented, which it, very much
lighter than the German armor and
yet IT, stated to- offer sufficient re-
sistance to stop the bullets from re-
IvoIvers OF shrapnel. Tt IL said to be-
proof, also, against the bayonet and
the fragments Of the hand grenade.
It's weight is only four and One-half
pounds and official tests have shown
that at will completely resist shrapnel
at 1900 feet a second velocity, and
that it is proof at any range against
revolver o. pistol bullets, including
the German .3O-bore, Mauser auto
matte pistol, using German bullets
with solid conical heads. The COM
position Of the shield il not stated
From the Scientific American.
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concluded BY Bulgaria with the En-
tente Allies u purely = military con
vention and contains 10 provision Or =
political character.
+. Bulgaria agrees to evacuate III
the territory she now occupies III
Greece and Serbia, to demObilize her
army Immediately and surrender I'll
means or transport To the Allies.
2. Bulgaria also will surrender her
boats and control Of navigation ON the
Danube and concede to- the Allies
tree passage through Bulgaria for the
development of military operations.
3. All Bulgarian arms and amm1-
milton are to D. stored under the
coded the right to occupy all i'm
lportant strategic points
The Associated Press learns that
the military occupation of Bulgaria
will be- intrusted to British, French
and Italian forces, and the evacuated
portions OF Greece and Serbia, r.
Espectively, to Greek and Serbian
troops.
The armistice means a complete
military surrender, and Bulgaria
ceases to be belligerent.
All questions Of territorial re-
arrangement in the Balkans was Dur-
posely omitted from the convention.
The Allies made no stipulation con-
corning King Ferdinand, his position
being considered a. internal matter
one for the Bulgarians themselves to
deal with
The armistice will remain IT. opera
ton until a final general peace IS
concluded
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Letter from Manchester District

Some of the people are now DeGln-
ming to realize what IL meant to en-
10y religious liberty, to worship our
Almighty Creator in quietness and
trustfulness, and now a. never before,
we are beginning to realize what the
Deople of Germany, with their tyrannt-
cal and ungodly ruler, have suffered
and endured Even the boys and
girls fin our Public Schools are realiz-
ing more than some of the older and
wiser heads what lit means, and will
continue to- mean to- IL, a. loyal, Goo-
fearing citizens of the United States
tn continue until the Peace that
passeth all understanding, Will
reign supreme here On earth. Some
Of the children i'm schools sing the
following lines to the tune OF March
ing Through Georgia,
TRAMP, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching,
There stands Kaiser at the d0or,
If had a. submarine
Al would slap him on the beam,
Then there wouldn't be- any Kaiser
anymore"
In am old day-book, dated October,
1S43, KS years ago, kept by a York
county resident, who long since has
nassed to his rest, are found the
prices of some of the commodities of
those DAYS. IT will be interesting tn
compare the prices with the lfesent
dav: Eggs SC per dozen; butter, los
a round; cigars, 121sc per 100;
whiskey, &c per gallon
Another prophecy concerning tne
weather we are to experience this
conMng winter, Is given by one of our
farmers. He says last summer ne
noticed that hornets nests were QUILT
very low, near the ground, and this
year they are built quite distance ZIP
from the ground.
Recently we saw a letter from one
of our boys "oYer there saying tnat
very few frame houses can Pc seen I'D
France, lumber costing $4,000 or
more per 1000 feet. Houses and
barns are built together, the house
door and stable door, side by side
both facing the street, AS there are
no alleys. Sanitary conditions are
never thought ", yet French peor
Die are the healthiest 81 any race 10
Europe. One never sees q farm
house. There II village every mile
~ two, and all the farmers live IN
these villages and 20 out TO their
land each day. The French clocks
run from one To "a o'clock, instead OF
twice from Z to IL. IL seems strange
w say We eat supper az 1S o'clock,
but such ID the case. Soldiers here
are paid $1.T5 per month, while the
American soldier draws $50 per
month 20 you see they think we are
rich"
Hn letter from Patrick Vaux, a
Church Service" on board an Eng
lish battleship IL interesting. The
men, on Sunday morning turn out at
half-past five, one hour after the
cooks, sup their delicious cocoa. and
wash Then at six o'clock they fall
ten, and scrub the upper and mess
decks as usual AT 720 comes the
pipe to clean the guns, and oft eight
the welcome summons to- breakfast.
But ON the Sabbath all are clad i'm
their number-one rig, the best clothes
they have, and have attended to their
personal appearance with even more
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than the usual scrupulCus care At
1870 call is sounded, and benches
ON deck are made from the broad
pIanks. Chairs are placed Hor the
officers a small organ and violin OH
flute liz brought forward At eleven
the bell begins to- toll, the flag iS
hOisted and the men begin to occupy
the seats. When all are seated, and
the Chaplain announces the hymn, the
organist plays over few bars OF Id
and the entire congregation heartily
sings, it being a familiar hymn. Then
the Bible lesson iii read and short
interesting talk follows. Then fam
lily hymn IL sung, then the National
Anthem fl sung, after which the
Captain arises, raises his hand OR mods
to the executive officers, and the or
der Is given to pipe down. I'm
twinkling Of an eye the men are
streaming away, and Church ON the
Lords Day is over
On Sunday afternoon we were
to hear a sermon ON the
text as found In Genesis. The min
lister, II part, spoke of the successes
and reFerses since the war began, and
said that conditions in the Far East
now indicate the fact that there will
soon BE- peace, and that the United
States, valued for its liberty and
fighting for the right, will have the
honor and respect of all the nations
or earth.
, ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester, Md
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