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New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
Keepers Of Liberty

The Allied nations are not fighting for
territorial ggrandizement. But there
are times when particular instances vio-
late general principles. What will be
done with the German colonies? Here
are scattered lands over the world Civ
ing home and life to thirteen million
people, most OF them still submerged in
the struggling phases of unsophistication
that mark the human approach to civili-
zation. That Germany will violently
plead for their return to her does not
concern us; just as no plea of any kind
from an offender can concern the Judge,
whose first pre-occupation is with the
world to be protected and not with the
offender who is punished. But that these
thirteen millions, open to exploitation and
oppression, bearing still the marks of
German colonial forced labor, the weals
and scars Of the pan-German taskmaster,
may be returned to become the slaves Of
mind now too we'll known for the
worlds comfort surpasses all of our
intentions and most of our expectations.
Slavery exists in many kinds. German
colonization as it existed in East Africa
was one of them.
Like so many matters involved in the
fighting and its ending, this one goes
back to the questions as to why we are
tghtlng this war. Back Of our common
desire that there shall be no more wars
are principles and objectives on which
we are depending to make that avoidance
both honorable and possible. 1t is free
dom that we are proud to be aiming at
freedom of the spirit and of the mind
and the body, not to frustrate the world
but to extend and enliven and enrich it,
The freedom we seek so desperately is
one that will allow the people of the earth
to bring to bear on it all the vast machin
cry and knowledge which they composed
and developed in years of peace; a suf
ficient freedom, that these elements we
call our civilization, so lately in danger
of perversion, be directed to the ends
that are inseparable from our moral and
spiritual ambitions 1t is freedom TO
live, freedom to accomplish and to he
great, for ourselves and for those climb
ing up the slopes below us.
The German people have not failed in
four years to disclose how completely
they have lost the right to be trustees
for any part of that liberty. 1t will be
even an unintended punishment unon
them when their future is left in
their own hands to decide. But that this
Will toward power, this distortion of as
plratlon, which has aimed to break the
worlds soul before its glittering phalanx,
should now be trusted again to put it's
bloody hand upon any of earth's children
is beyond our agreement or belief.
We have power now, but unused nor
wisely welded it will turn against us in
the days to come. We have made vows
IN this war. This will be a time and p
place to keep them.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29

sary to shift the blame for the misleading
captions to the shoulders of the British
pictorial service, and I ought to add that
you are IN error when you imply that my
criticism was only yesterday brought to
your attention, because | wrote to you at
the same time that wrote to The Tribune,
and IN the same terms. However, | am
glad that my little suggestions were of ben
eflt and that you have taken measures to
prevent repetition of such errors as those
to which | referred
REGINALD WRIGHT KAUFMAN.
Columbia, Penn, Oct. &c. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
Exit Ludendorfc
By Frank Fl. Simonds
(Copy'i9ht 1918, New York Tribune Iuc.)

his prestige at home. Could he hold the
fllndenburg line until winter set in,
way might be opened for peace by
negotiation which would save the mill
tary autocracy. But to try was to risk
all.
Only after defeat in the struggle for
the Hindenburg line did Ludendorff
face the truth, and then it was much
too late. Unconditional surrender was
now the demand of victorious
enemy; the military autocracy had
lost the confidence, the support of
the German nation. The great strength
of the German military machirA
had lain in the splendid tradition
of century of victory. Waterloo, Sa-
dowa and Sedan, these victories and their
profits had reconciled, even converted,
the German people to faith in mill
tarism, which, however heavy handed,
paid i'll dividends which were unnistaka-
Bile and were shared by all Germans in
some degree.
But If the military autocracy earned
not dividends but debts, achieved not
victories but disasters, if it ever lost the
prestige of victory, it was doomed A de-
feated general or beaten army--noth-
ing is more pitiful. Military autocracy
is only dangerous when it is victorious.
1T cannot endure, much less survive, de-
feat. That is why all the world which
is informed has insisted that this war
should go to military decision, we'll
knowing that such a decision would
carry a death sentence for the German
military caste
From the Second Marne to the col
lapse of the Hindenburg line Ludendorf
has been playing desperately for delay,
Tor the coming of winter to permit a
settlement by negotiation that would
leave Germany some profit, which, in its
turn, would serve to restore the pres
tlge of the military autocracy. Hitherto,
after the Western defeats of the First
Marine and Verdun, the German military
chlefs have been able to point to East
ern victories. While they lost battles in
the West, far on hostile SOIL they won
provinces and crushed nations in the
East.
In my judgment, the passing of Lu-
dendorff is the most considerable single
step in the direction of German sur
render If we are not now deceived
risled, turned aside from the task be-
fore us by illusory pursuit of impossible
goals we shall have that surrender at
no distant time. And with that sur
render the legend of the German mill.
tary machine will perish utterly.
On the military side Ludendorff is the
last and most distinguished victim OF
French strategy. The debt of 1870 has
been repaid with a vengeance. For
Worth, Gravelotte, Sedan we have had
First Marne, Verdun and Second Marine
The tradition, the military tradition, OF
tire French Revolution, has again mas
tered that of Frederick the Great,
Moltke met Joffre, Falkenhayn encoun'
tered Petain, Ludendorff faced Focb.
What is left?
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29

German diplomats will apparently have
succeeded in doing what Ludendorff
failed to omplish--namely, to drive a
wedge between the Allied forces.
Unified military command defeated
Ludendorff.
Unified diplomacy is needed to save
this critical situation.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
ObHique Reforts

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: | have only now received a cipping
from The Tribune being letter written by
Reginald Wright kaufman, under date Of
September II, in which he makes a charge
of dishonesty against the Committee on
Public Information in connection with the
official government films. To quote:
"a set of Mr.. Creel's war films was shown
in this town last night, passed by a too-trust-
ing Pennsylvania Board of Censors The in-
tial caption informed spectators that what fol-
lowed showed how "the Huns, retreating before
our men, leave trail of desoation behind
them the words were to that plain effect, and
the clear intent was to convey the meaning of
American troops by the phrase our men,
"Now. our men started their advance in sum-
mer but the pictures that MIR. Creers commit
tee supplies to illustrate this advance show
snow on the ground. Moreover the our nfen'
depicted wear Canadian uniforms Finally, the
American advance. such, has been in Ior
raine. What Mr.. Creel shows is a series of
pictures of Arras and Noyon, indicating the ter
r1bla conditions there obtaining when | visited
those places just about a year ago.
The pictures seen by Kaufman were those
put out by the United States, England,
France and Italy under the title of "Oficial
War Review each nation being given an
equal share of the footage Everything to
which Mr.. Kaufman refers was contained
in England's portion of the picture, the film
being prepared by England's REPRESENTATIVES
and the captions written by them. Every
scene showed nothing but British or Ca
madam soldiers, and only a fool or Kauf-
man could have read into the pictures any
intent to make people believe that the
words "our men" referred to American SOL
diers.
have referred this whole matter to the
representatives in charge of the British
portion Of the "Official War Review" ex-
planning both The Tribune and Kaufman
and asking that they be at pains in the
future to guard carefully against all nos-
sbility of misunders standing and distortion
GEORGE CREEL.
Washington, Oct %, 1918. Chairman
10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Some time since you published some
criticisms that made of certain of tho CO.
called "Committee on Public Informationu
films, wherein misleading captions moved
at least the majority OF one audience n
suppose that deeds of British soldiers were
attributed to American. Mr.. Creel has
kindly sent me, franked, and kindly without
comment. copy of the letter that he YES
terday sent you about my criticisms. II
may perhaps, interest you to see my reply.
| append it hereto
REGINALD WRIGHT KAUFMAN
Columbia, Penn, Oct. 26, 1918.
Mr.. George Creel,
Committee on Public Information.
Washington, D. c.:
My Dear Creel; Thank you for sending
me copy of your letter to the editor OF
The Tribune about my criticism of your
films. am sorry that you thought it neces
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
GUARANTEE

Entered a. the rostcncs at New York Second Class
Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
We Are Touched,

I. r. VI spent my extra hour Saturday night
thinking up something for you. This is it:
DOM.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
Negotiations

Negotiations
The Austro- Hungarian note does not
require to be analyzed. It's inner mean
ing can be visualized-that is to say,
made visible to the eye, by the slightest
aid of Typography. The document is
short. After the preamble it reads as
follows:
Austria-HmagorY, accepting all
the conditions the President has
laid doq0n for the entry INTO
NEGOTIATIONS.
for an urmistice and peace, no
obstacle erists, according to the
judqment of the Austro-Hu'o-
garian government, to the be-
ginning of these
NEGOTIATIONS.
The Austro-Humga15an goue11a-
meut declares itself ready, IN
consequence, qUithout aaUalt1ng
the result of other
NEGOTIATIONS,
TO enter into
NEGOTIATIONS
upon peace betaueen Austria
Hunqnry and the states IN the
opposing groups and for an I'M
mediate ormistice upon all
Austro-Hangariam fronts. 1t
asks President Wilson to be so
Kind as to begin
OVERTURES
on this subject.
Ostensibly, the subject is armistice
and peace. Actually the subject is Me-
GOTIATIONS.
Whatever we may think or say, it is
clear that the enemy thinks peace nego-
tiations are taking place between the
Central Powers and the American gov
ernment directly, and between the Cen
trail Powers and the Allies indirectly,
through the offices Of President Wilson.
The Austro- Hungarian note supple
ments and adroitly develops the German
note received a few hours earlier. The
second paragraph of the German note
reads:
The President Is 0Udre of the
forreaching changes qUhich haze
been carried ont and are being
carried ont In the German con-
stltutional structure, and that
peace
NEGOTIATIONS
are being conducted By a peo-
pies government
And, therefore, the German govern
ment "now awaits proposals for an ar
mistice, which shall be the first step tow
ard just peace as the President has de-
scribed it in his proclamation"
That is to say, the German govern
ment awaits the proposals which are ex-
pected to arise from it's NEGOTIA-
TIONS with the American government.
The situation is that the Central Pow
ers are calling for the terms of an ar
mistice which the President has sug
gested to the Allies as preliminary to
peace discussion that shall be based on
fourteen conditions which the Allies have
never officially accepted Those conditions
stipulate for free seas and equality of
trade, Huns not excluded, and omit to
mention reparation or moral punishment.
If the Allies agree to an armistice. no
matter how rigorous the terms are, they
will apparently be bound, or at least the
enemy will think they are bound, by Mr..
Wilson's fourteen peace conditions.
If the Allies refuse to agree to an ar
mstice, or if they make it conditional
upon other terms of peace, the imperial
New-York tribune., 1918-10-29

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New-York tribune., 1918-10-29

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for republication all dispatches credited to It or
not otherwise In this and also tho local
news Of spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights Of republication OF all other matter herein
also reserved
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SHOES G. SHIPS e.
SEALING WAX
BATTLE PRAYER

BATTLE PRAYER
Our gray ships seek the sea;
From plains our legions rise;
In stern humility
We make our sacrifice.
TO scourge guilty land
Thy pepitential cord
We WELD with heavy hand
To keep Thy faith, O Lord!
If in Thy proving fire
Our leaders finch or quail
Keep high Thy peoples ire,
Forfend that they should fail.
AS once Thy wrath arose
At profanation's horde,
SO strike we cleansing blows
To keep Thy faith, O Lord
Through weight of mothers tears;
BY fire of eager youth;
Through strength of elder years;
BY worship of Thy truth;
Through US upon their shame
Thy vials of wrath are poured.
III tItlttlCl anu III iidtlC
We keep Thy faith, o Lord.
Oh, Thou, whose body died
That mankind might be free
Give us Thy humble pride;
Teach us to follow Thee.
1t lies before us still,
The path Thy feet once scored,
Up dark Golgothas hill.
We keep Thy faith, 0 Lord
"The Frq,,kfurter Zeitung" says VIII
sons peace terms are "the most hun,il-
iatimg since the days Of Napoleon"
And aUe soy they don't seem quite
strong enough to force on the nation
aohich has woged the most hun1ioting
aca,faro since the days of mankind's
birth.
We Are Touched
I. r. VI spent my extra hour Saturday night
thinking up something for you. This is it:
OOM
A Broadway manager needed rare
fragile type for a coming production.
He had one actress in mind and spoke
of her to the playwright who shook his
head.
"She won't do" he said. eve need a
more spirikuelle type-ethereal, delicate,
dainty-one that suggests the tluttering
of an angels wings"
"Yeh,' quoth the manager blankly.
"but where are we going to find that
sorta squab?"
The Uerse thot auc printed m,dey the
title "Der 7ag' ayas good We hcve ad-
mlttcd that already. But qoc hare since
dlscovcred, it appeared IN an euen better
form IN "Thc Sun" t1oo gears ago. IF
aoe coud decipher the signature of the
person ncho sent 1t IN, as the original
composition of one "Hen1y ChopelW
ned tell him right ont IN print qvhat ave
arc thinking Of him. f. F. V.
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A.: Keehr's two brothers and their
wives and George Cobetz, a brother
in-law (cf Mrs. Keehr), returned to
their home at Royalton, owing to the
rush of work at home. They were
unable to make only a couple OF days
visit, they report crops are fine down
in their country. -.
Mrs. H. Murray and daughter were
Bemidji callers last Friday.
Mrs. A. Keehr and sons were Be-
midi callers last Saturday.
Maud Wright visited with Bessie
Keehr Sunday and also visited at the
People Ridge Union Sunday school in
the afternoon.
The Popple Ridge Union Sunday
school was visited by the following
from Laporte: Mrs. A. r. Prosser
County superintendent of Sunday
schools, and Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts
and daughter, Mabel.
The four-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Morris fell and broke
her arm last Wednesday,. At. present
she is doing as we'll as can be ex-
pected. -.
+ Selma Malterud spent Sunday at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. l.. Malterud.
Mr.. Hedman of Guthrie, arrived
Monday at the Jacob Malterud home.
where he is employed as carpenter
The foundation is already on the
way. So the work will soon make
showing.
G. w. Sanborn is building a new
barn.
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Monday and bought himself new
gas tractor. .
Frank Cook is now home on a fur
Tough. He and his family, also Mr..
Cooks sister and family arrived here
Monday.
Arthur Gilman and Dan Gilman
drove to Tenstrike Monday on bust
ness. l. d
J. l.. Higgins transacted business
in Bemidji Tuesday. -.
Mrs. G.. M. Edwards, her daughter,
Lillian, and Wilbur Johnson from
Bemidji are staying with the S. j.
Dietal family picking Strawberries.
Mrs J. L. Higgins entertained as
dinner gusets Thursday, Mrs. Fred
Gilman and two sons and Mrs. Ar
thur Gilman and daughter.
A birthday party was given Friday
at the home Of Raymond Gilman in
honor of his sixth birthday anniver-
sary. 4,zi. -
,5ss Mrs. C. M. Edwards, daughter, Lii
lian, WILDER johnson and Mrs. S. j..
DietaI visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Almandinger Sunday. ~. ~
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ARMY. BEAN LOSES GROUND.
5By FRANK j. TAYLOR.

By FRANK y. Y11OH. NJ. AZ
Omitted Press Staff Correspo ndent.)
With the American Army at the
Front, June 16.--( BY Mail. 1t is
hardly time to sing the swan song for
the army bean, but they say 1t Is
time to begin composing the farewell
ditty.
The army bean is disappearing
from the army menu.
u No one knows just why Its just
our style, that's al" says one army
cook. This mans army must be up
to date :.
!. Ten years ago, when the army bean
was at the height of it's glory, it was
&"piece de resistance" in every army
meal. Now it is served only once in
several days. vs
Meat and potatoes, "slum" (stew)
and other foods seem to have left the
bean far behind. The boys over here
claim they still like the bean as a
food. t<a a. s,..
The poor old army bean seems to
have suffered from the whims of
style, and passed out for the time, like
hobble skirts and peg-top trousers.
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NEWS FROM
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CORRESPONDENTS
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Mrs. John Erickson and daughter
Marie, called on Mrs. StrelOw.
Miss May Falls of Island Lake Wis
tied her aunt, Mrs. Sterlow one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Champy Petri and
son, John, were Puposky callers Sun
day.
Charles Runyan was an over Sun
day visitor in Bemidji. T. r...t.sgr29
: John Erickson and son, Robert
were callers at Philip Becker's Sun
day. i. 3E .@efsEs~
Mrs: Harriet Rathbun and little
daughter, Elizabeth, were Bemidj1
called Thursday.
Mrs. P. P. Malterud and daughter
Miss Blanch, called on Mrs. NAL
terud's daughter, Mrs. Champy Petr1
last Wednesday,. Mrs. Petri accom-
panied them home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Erickson, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Clausen autoed to
Bemidji last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Clauson and
children called on J. P. Erickson
Wednesday evening.
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Mrs. Phil. Perry of Duluth is
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. S. G. Miller. -
Miss Elsie Klinger left Thursday
for Puposky where she will visit
friends.
Ed. Johnson returned Wednesday
from Spring Grove, Mimi, where he
visited relatives a few weeks.
W. A. Elliott and wife of Bemidji
were seen in Pinewood Sunday.
Misses Vernice Voltz and Elain
Boyd of Bemidji spent Sunday with
the s. G. Miller family.
Rev. Morton Of Shevlin and Rev.
Voss of Detroit conducted services
in the Pinewood church Sunday. A
large crowd was in attendance.
Harry Lindgren of Stockho ohm,
s. D., arrived here Thursday for few
days visit with his parents before
leaving for the training camp.
Mr.. l.. Evenwahl transacted bust
ness in Bemidji between trains Mon
day.
H. X. Koppang and daughter went
to Bemidji Saturday to consult doc
tor in regard to the little girls fin
ger, which she cut badly in the
mower.
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Fewer Old Maids

Bright, sparkling eyes and a
sweet breath are dependent on
healthy condition of the
stomach and bowels. Rouge
and other cosmetics fool no
one, and are dangerous to
health. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea drives out impurities,
pimples, blackheads, makes
health-giving red blood and
rosy cheeks, bright eyes, and
that means a clear skin with
steady nerves, City Drug
Store. Adv
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War and Women

We hear much these days Of what the
women are doing On the battle-line.
How few American women are strong
enough to go to the front and endure
the hardships of the men!
Help is offered, and is freely given
to every nervous, delicate woman, by
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Robert Shaw went to Bemidji on

Robert Shaw went to Bemidji on
Wednesday.
Frank Spears of Shocks cut the
tame hay at J. S. Topis place on
Thursday. - T.
Some from here attended the fun
eral of Sherman Marsh in Blackjack
on Thursday. 49,. -.
I'D. Woodward and his son, Thorn
as, arrived home this week from Wis
iting relatives and friends in Mime
apolis: George Woodward accompa-
MED them for visit.
Hans N. Hanson, 1.-THE Rawleigh
Man." autoed out in this locality on
Friday and made some sales.
Among those who were in Black
duck on Saturday were Jennie Con
life, Lucille Thorn, Henry Elmer
Henry Swartz, John Ingerbert, j. E
and J. D. Bogart.
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SISTER OF MRS. VANDERSLUIS
DEAD IN WEST. MESSAGE

Mrs E. L. Wightman left this at
ternoon for Tacoma, Wash, having
received message this morning an
nouncing the death of her daughter,
Mrs. w. L.. Nicely. The deceased Is
a sister of Mrs. G. w. Vandersluis OF
this city and Mrs. o. H. Imam of Chi
cago. The latter is guest at the
Vandersluis home. Mrs. Nicely
leaves husband and little daugh-
ter ...-.. s5-...> :. -;r-.- r r. =
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Had Sized Up New Playmate.

Dorothy had been next door to play
with little new girl, who proved to
be a strenuous playmate. Returning
home, she crept YEARLY into her moth
er's lap, and, closing her eyes, said,
by way of explanation, II bet Allene
is a boy, and her mother just doesn't
know it,"
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ALWAYS Left Behind,

After all the evidence on this point
which has accrued since men first be-
gan to amass wealth, we should think
our prominent tightwads would begin
to realize that they can't take it with
them, but not a few living around here
don't seem to.-Ohio State Journal.
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Careful Hcusekeeper.

Ny sister was invited over to a
friends house for dinner. After she
was through eating, she folded her
napkin up. Her friends little boy,
seeing her fold it up, called out: ooh,
never mind, my mother Irons them out
before she uses them again PIX
change.
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Nature the Nurse.

The human body is so adjusted that
when attacked, it automatically de-
tends itself, and When wounded 1t pulls
out it's first-;id XII. to repair the injury,
And living organisms Of the lower ami
NAL world and the vegetable world are.
balanced just so.-Minneapolis Jour-
nal.