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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-11

The Globe. Democrat argues
that the United States must here
after take her position ia the
affairs Of the world, that the
war has shattered all our old
time cherished traditions abou,
going it alone and interfering in
none OF Europe's political mess
es.. We can, agree with the G..
d. at all on this proposition. for
II We take tho position Of ned.
ding in Europe's affairs every
time something developes there
that doesn't suit Us wholly,
Europe will take the saDe ground
towards Affairs on this continent.
We believe the old policy the
best for VI. and it might be veil
were We 20 withdraw from
Kurope altogether and never looS
back. The thing We went over
there to settle has besn settled for
all time, and w have neither sall
nsr Justification for going beyond
that in the affairs Of tho old
world, where racial ieAlousiea
anl national intr,gues must Coz.
tinue TO disturb the peace in the
future xs they have doae 10 the
past. Let us be content with
ear own knitting.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-11

President Wilson had an ep.
portunity the other day when
he appeared before Congress TO
address 1t, to prove himself .
really great man and passed it
UP. How fine it would have been
Of him had he said Gentlemen,
the great and unprecedented
powers you have conferred upsn
ne that l might prosec ethe war
We were engaged in ! new relin-
Quish as no longer necessary.
Repeal these laws at once, for
there must be no autocratic
power in time OF peace In our
republic.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-11

Senator Sherman OF Illinois.
discussing President Wilson's
"trip 10 Europe the other day
said; "A Hiss Of . sensasus
woman has been known = change
the history q Europe" Thsre
von's - a9yahins IKE that In
WooArxw'a cas1. with the AioeuO
along keeping An eye on him.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-11

Jee Jolk spent o6.1 In bio
senatorial cam paign. but Il ID net
likely that much OF 10 wss Jse's
OWn money.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-11
Gee! the President expects -
land in Esrops On Friday, tAs

Looks now like our hsroic dsad
list will top siaty thsssa0d.
Victory had ~ price.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
TO DRIVE AWAY MOSQUITOES
Kansas Professor Makes Public Prep
aration He Claims ls Effective
Against Pests.

Campers and tourists who are
harassed by mosquitoes can find relief
by use of repellants, points out George
A. Dean, professor of entomology, Kan
isas State Agricultural college.
Where time and circumstances will
not permit of sanitary means of con-
troll, an effective repellant can be made
by the use of one ounce of cedar oil,
two ounces Of citronella and two
ounces of spirits of camphor.
A small amount Of this solution ap-
Piled to the face and hands or on a
handkerchief tied around the neck
Will keep the mosquitoes away. Equal
ly good results may be obtained If the
liquid is applied to cloth and hung
near the face when mosquitoes are
troublesome at night.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
CHAIN HUNS TO GUNS
They Don't Like the Marine
Brand of Fighting.
"Devil Dog" Tells In Letter Home of
Some Wonderful Gases of
Gameness.

Chicago.-Word has been received
from Dana B. Thrasher, with the Sixth
regiment of the United States ma
rines, telling of the fighting on the
west front in France, in which his
regiment took part. The young ma
rine' expresses deep admiration for his
fellow fighters and advises a blow in
the nose for the man who calls the Y.
M. C. a. men slackers.
II have seen some wonderful cases
of gameness. We We're lying in Il
ravine one day when the Germ was
shelling. An American fell down on
top of us with both legs shot off. All
he said was: I'm sorry to bother you
guys Can you beat it?
"One day we We're lying in support
end We're pretty tired, for we had been
il for good many days. Our lieu
tenants came back from headquarters
and passed the word that for the last
three days the newspapers in Franco,
England and the States We're full of
nothing but the United States marines.
We were so glad to hear that that
we Ielt ike arising and Strolling into
Berlin.
II suppose you are reading about
the marines successes and telling
everybody L told you So do not
like to brag, so l will only say that
there may be better fighting men in
the world, but up to date no one has
ever heard of them. We have been
through some hard fighting lately.
After the first four days the Germ
had to chain his men to the guns.
Take off your hat to the Y. NJ. @. A.
If anyone tells you they are slackers,
hit him right on the nose. They were
up on the line with stretchers and
smokes.
81 have not been scratched yet. 1t
seems like miracle"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
An UnheraIded Event.

An announcement has appeared in
the newspapers so Insignificant that 1t
has almost passed unheeded. The size
of the item was altogether out of pro-
portion to its Importance The single
paragraph was to the effect that the
swinging bridge over the Suez canal
at El Kantara, about 35 miles south
of Port Said, had been completed. Yet
that bridge affords direct railway COM
munlcation between Cairo and the cit
les Of Palestine 1t conQuers the desert
which separated Egypt from Palestine,
and which has for centuries barred the
march of nations; it joins Asia to Az
rica, and 1t assures the world that the
Holy Land will henceforth be under
Christian guardianship. Xerxes bridg-
ing the Hellespont is nothing to the
British bridging the Suez canal! Sure
ly the bells of Christendom ought to
have been rung when that insignifi-
cant announcement crept into the cor
ners of the papers christian Science
Monitor
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03

lTIuuSoU USNlT. eT loans soon TO
come must go over the same way,
1--WE cannot consider any terms of
peace whatsoever with the German
government as now constituted" Max.
inns letter goes on to say. Germany
must be licked and the Hohenzollerns
kicked off the throne before we can
even talk peace without outraging our
self-respect. The German military
ring must be broken and so shattered
that 1t can never be reunited
"Those militaristic bandits cf the
breed Of Atilla who cold-boodedly pre-.
pared to plunder the world and enslave
mankind are not fit to place their
names to a peace campact beside those
of the heroes who shall, with sacrifice
of blood and treasure. save the world
from their clutches.
"There is but one way to peace and
that "a the way to Berlin"
Liberty bonds win open that roal
for the American boys, Those at home
must saor flee their treasure as those
over there sacrifice their blood
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
RECRUIT BALKS AT THE JOB
Declared He Had Only Agreed to &c,
Kaiser and Couldn't Take On
Whole Germany.

"Are you willing to go across and
fight the Germans?" asked an inter-
viewer in the mastering office in for
mer cafeteria No. 2 of young Florida
negro at Camp Dix, whose personnel
record he was completing, the query
being one of the formal questions put
to every recruit.
"Ah don't know bout dat, boss |"
answered the colored boy. "Ah thought
yur jes' wanted me to 60 get the
kaiser. Bin a-hankerin' to fix that ole
Rat Face, but does yuh mean yuh
want me to lick da whole gang2"
The interviewer explained the situa-
ton. The young negro's home board
had told him they We're going to send
him to Europe to "get the kaiser" and
he came to camp thinking it was
single-handed job His face frightened
when he found that in his personal
part he would have the backing of
several million allies.
The personnel QUESTIONABLE made
out in the mastering Office brings some
amazing answers from the southern
negroes recently brought there for
training. One couldn't remember where
his father was born.
well, was he born in the United
States?" asked the interviewer. mo,
indeed, sub, no indeedy" replied the
recruit. 'He was born in Virginnyw
The same recruit wanted to show
that he could qualify under every ques-
tion. "Are you member Of any lodge
or fraternity?" was query put to
him. Good Lawd, boss, 1 should say
i was Use pallbearer."
New uniforms are being issued to
these Florida recruits and they are
the proudest soldiers in the camp.
They have taken to the military game
like ducks to water, and officers. are
amazed at the cleverness they are
showing in learning drill orders In ele-
mentary army work.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
TIME IS U. S. BEST
SOLDIER OF FINANCE
1t Works Always To Put Lib
erty Bond Values Higher

Time works in favor of Liberty
Bonds.
Some of the more restless-minded
holders of Liberty Bonds of the Sec
ond and Third loans have lost sight of
that fact and allowed the slight slump
in the market price which took place
this summer to worry them.
Those prices reflect only tempo
rary condition, says the Wall Street
Journal, and the Treasury department
is already in process of remedying it.
The slump in part has been due to a
misapprehension on the part of small
investors who have gained super
fetal knowledge of tax exemption fea.
lures.
While bonds of the Second and
Third loans, the 4 and Az per cent
bonds, are taxable and the 31s per
cent bonds are tax free the small in
vestor cannot be taxed by any income
tax law now in effect or any later to
be enacted on any of the bonds unless
his holdings of or Az bonds reach
$4,000 worth or more. And yet study
of the transactions in bonds. to date
has, revealed the fact that many of
the sales are by small investors who
have disposed of their As and Az S to
buy 3las because some one has told
them the 91ss were tax free
Everything which congress takes up
in the way of financial legislation gets
the careful attention of the Treasury
department. Nothing is allowed to go
far if its provisions in any way tend
to lower values on Liberty Bonds. Lib.
erty Bond holders have first considera.
tion and everything is being done to
facilitate the financing of the war.
Aside from the tax free features,
which are only present influences
after ALL the Liberty Bonds should
stand out as gilt-edged investments for
their after-the-war value. The capital
which they will restore to the investor
after the war will have a far greater
purchasing power than the money
which he is putting into the bonds now
when monev is so cheap and plentiful.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03

sane asylum for
medical tire a t .
ment.
That is the yer.
dict of Hudson
Maxim. The great
gun maker gives
tersely some of
the reasons why
t h e government
needs five or six
billion d oil a + 8
more Immediately
reasons why the
{ fourth t h Liberty
loan must go over
with a big safety
margin, why 9th
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
Kidd, 1os. works on Farm.

Bellaire, O.-William Kidd, one
hundred and six, is assisting In the
farm work on the Charles Rosser farm
and is doing real days work every
day. Kidd was born during the War
OF 1912 and served in the Confederate
army during the Civil war.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
FLIP OF COIN LEADS TO
DEATH OVER THERE

Wheeling, w. Va.-Edward f.
Bowman, nineteen, is dead in
France as the result of n flip of
coin. Bowman enlisted in the
army In May, 1917, after he and
friend had tossed a nickel to
determine which one would en-
ter the service. Bowman called
the turn and vas q soldier II
few days later.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
They Glue Blood
Abroad; We Must
Glue Our Treasure

Anyone proposing peace with Ger.
many before Kaiserism shall have
been crushed out of existence should
either be interDed or placed in an in.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
Forward!

The same sharp challenge to battle is sound
ing for us. We must answer in the same proud
way-the way Of our fighting men - the
American way. We must lend the way they
fight
We must show the war-maddened Hun
united American people moving forward
shoulder to shoulder, irresstiby, to Victory.
Our task is to supply the money, the ships
the guns the shells that we must have to win. 1t
is tremendous task We must do it as our
fighting men do theirs with the mdomtable
spirit Of Victory.
We must work, and save, and lend with
one thought only-TO FIGHT AND WIN.
-S
Get into the fight-1Dith your ukole heart
Buy Bonds-to your utmost!
8%E @>.4
This Space Subscribed to Winning the War by
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-03
Forward!

With no thought Of bursting shrapnel and
poisonous gases into which they plunge
every muscle tense, with every faculty of mind
alert, with one though onl ly-TO FIGHT
AND WIN.
That is the way our men are going into
battle. When the shrill whistle sounds the
advance, out they go-their whole heart in
the task before them. No pouer on earth
can hold them back.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
TRAP SHOOTING
BASEBALL
Dunn Would, Make War
Knock-DoWn-D -Drag-Ouf Affair

When the boys leave they are detailed
around the barracks 90 teach other
men. take the boys. nifty at time.
four times q day BY this method
have given the rudlments OF boxing to
mere than 1000 soldiers since ] came
here.
work from o platform, with my
class OF nfty standing IN front OF me.
I teach them how 10 hold their hands.
how 90 turn their bodies. and how io
move their feet TO get the most from
each action. Their bodies must be be-
hind every punch They must learn
how 10 step away from O punch.
don't ict my classes do any boxing o.
all They must FIRST learn the funda-
mental principles. following my hands
as / outline ihe movements.
70 IS my belief that any young man
who know how 10 box. will mako q
great bayonet lghier lie knows no"
20 move, how TO step back. how TO
avoid the ihrusling OF his enemy, a dis
tinct advantage.
once saw 2 boxer give another man
q baseball bat and bet his adversary he
could not touch him with %. The boxer
took the bat away from his opponent
three times with case and never was
touched That taught me fan more
than anything else could, the yaluo OF
boxing as q defense.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
By II. G.. HAMILTON.
lifted Press stan Correspondent,

United Press stan sp0ndent'.
NEW YORK. Jan. J.-The recent re-
quest Of The University Of Michigan
athletics officials for place on the
football schedule Of Chicago Unlvers-
fly doubtless will have q wonderful
stimulating effect on western football
n VIII be hard for Chicago 10 decide
70 drop one Of the teams she Is now
meeting IN annual games. but the ma
tural rivalry that exists between the
Chicago eleven and the maize and blue
viii overcome any objections that may
arise.
In the southern section OF the west
crn conference. Illinois and Northwest
ern ere now tho favored schools Tor
games with Chicago. They have been
fixtures for years Illinois. repro
sentlng the state wherein Chicago's big
college Is located is the most natural
rival chicago could ind The same
may be said Of Northwestern. for
Northwestern is located just outside
Chicago and is large enough and i'm
portant enough 10 furnish plenty Of
opposition for the bigger school.
Minnesota and Wisconsin have sent
teams 10 Chicago for years. and their
coming always has been con-
sidered among the important events OF
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
RY Il. c. HAMILTON

United p-oss Stan Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Iho sale ot
Grover Cleveland Alexander 10 the Chi
cago Cubs did more than merely shake
lhe foundations NJ the National
League with "a cold and rasplng rattle.
The news laid hold OF Philadelphia
skeletons as % skiddod up and down
Peacock alley and ratified the obi bones
Of hidden phllly skeletons until mag
mates. fans and critics almost trembled.
William /. Baker opened up the
c1sket and displayed the bones OF the
carefully hidden skeleton. 10 seems that
Baker erew considerably peeyed when
criticism began 10 whlz1 around his
head for the sale OF The star battery.
So DE Immediately began giving his
reasons and spilled the news that
Grover Alexander is one OF the boys
who do not keep themselves In the
best OF condition.
Alexander, according 20 President
Baker, was sold for just that reason.
Baker does not believe AAlrXander's ef-
fcctivcncss will be so pronounced next
season. and declares that he sees the
beginning OF the end for the power
that turks In the famous pitchers rlgh'
arm. he believes n he had tarrled d
year % cut the Strings that bound
player and club together his stars
value would have decreased until u
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
Perdue May Lose Place in
Chicago University Schedule

the year IN Chicago athletics. To drop
one or the other Of these would mean
the loss OF a biz same. but the oidl-
tion OF Michigan In place OF one Of
them. not only would give Chicago
bigger contest, but would resurrect
the ancient fcud that existed between
Minnesota and Michigan football
elevcns. That would be 10 the benefit
Of the conference 10 general.
Chicago's best chance appears to be
ln looping on Purdue which now has
an annual place on me schedule. pur-
due hasn't amounted 10 much as a
football team In the big nine for sew
eral years. and her appearance on
stagg Field means little 90 Chicago
football followers. There arc certain
teams in the western conference which
aro situated so as 60 b. better rivals
OF perlue than Chicago Only the inn
porianco 81 Chicago has made the pur-
due games profitable. A switch here
probably would Doe OF benent 70 pur-
due.
However. both Wisconsin and Mime
sofa are large enough and are sum-
cienlly dEnined 90 allow the Chicago
game to slip from the schedule With
O view 90 strengthening the western
schedule In al parts it might be that
this would hc the step taken
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
SOON WILL BE
A "HASBEEN" SAYS BAKER

would have touched az about Si5.OOo.
Alexander's habits. according 10 Baker.
are rapidly cutting the stars worth
and soon win lay lin among the has
beens.
Baker. however. declared he parted
from Alexander With the friendliest OF
feelings. We pointed TO the brilliant
path the star rlghl-hander has lett as
a monument ln Philadelphia and assert
cd there isn't another pitcher In tho
business who would have been able
20 Keep up under the strain OF such
hard work.
Tho case Of Killefer. who goes 90
Chicago with Alexander. according 90
Baker. Is considerably different. There
Is "a distinct peeve existing In phila-
delphia over the way Klllefer has act
ed. lie antagonizod Baker last fall at
the end of the season, according 10
the club president when he lung him
self out Of the Philly ofllce and an-
nOunoed he would quit baseball. He
had been informed q salary cut would
be necessary. According to Baker,
Killsfer was on the market and would
have been traded TO some club with
ont Alexander being included had tho
Chicago offer not come along.
/ Another cog Is expected 10 be knock
ed from the phllly machine. before
spring. Fred Luderus. It Is said, will
be released.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
LEAGUE WONT insist
ON ALL L-NICRT Cars

Correspondence regarding all night
street car service. which has passed be-
tween L. NJ. Davis. president Of the
Voters Non-Pariisan League, and OIL
olals Of the Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Traction Company. was read NJ
tho weekly meeting Of the league on
Thursday night, and the members ex-
pressed the sentiment that II the Board
Of Public Utility Commissioners order
ed The traction company TO abolish the
night service on the West Fourth street
and Delaware avenue lines TO aid in
the conservation Of coal. the league
could only abide by the order.
The cooperation extended by the
traction company was fayorably com
mcnted upon.
Mr.. Davis reported on the failure Of
The police commission % make o reply
20 the protest Of the league against
tho docking system used In the Po-
lice Department. They were instructed
TO take further action
Resolutions Of coincidence were pass
ga 90 the death Of William +. Wood
word. YSho since the organization Of
The Non-Pariisan League had been
serving the organization az Librarian Of
the Headquarters
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
few CHANCES IN 1918
AUTOS EXCEPT IN Price
by United Press.)

NEW YORK. Jan. 5-The eighteenth
annual National Automobile show
opened az the Grand Central Palace
today--war time price prices availing
Tho show viii continue until January
f..
Eighty-slx manufacturers arc dis
PLAYING more than 800 models. ranging
ail the way from tiny runlbou.s selling
Tor a Few hundred dollars 90 ihe larg-
est io0miest limouslnes costing up 20
$4,000
The exhibit included cars meeting
every purse" but the percentage OF
low priced cars is markedly lower than
10 1917 Last year about 40 per cent
0f the models sold Tor under 500. This
wear just slightly under 6 per cont Of
the models sell under iO.s mark.
PIG per cont OF lhc 1918 models list
FOR under $1,000. Last year this price
class represented 21T per cent of the
models. a man desiring Go spend be-
tween $1,000 and 5000 for O ear ihis
year has 90 per cent. of thc models or
The market Go select from while last
year Doe had o3.6 per cent
Thousands Of lililc attachments de-
signcd 90 ada io the economy and com
fort of automobile miintenanco are dis.
played ON ihc upper doors OF th,
Palace.
The 1918 car shows very little chang,
mechanically over that of 1917 Whsl
changes have been made. are chiefly ID
the noiure or minor reAnenenls.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
IN. IL c. HAMILTON

United Press stan CorrespondenE)
NEW YORK. Jan. 5.--Charles Weesh-
man. boss of the Cubs and q few lunch
factories. evidently has set his heart
direcilv on winnine q National League
remnant in 1915. What happens after
1918 In the baseball world or This other
universe appeals 10 mean but little 10
Charles.
Weeghman today has attained the
point OF owning title 20 several pall
PLAYERS about whom a few years hencc
il probably will be said
lie was a g0oa guy In his day
Ills latest cscapsde Is George Tyler
considerable leflhand llnger. Tyler
win look mighty good alongslde
Grover Alexander. Jim Vaughn PM
Douglas and the rest Of the twirlins
stan Fred Mitchell is becoming master
OF.
At their present standing the Cubs
don't look good enough TO win a pen
naut. The acquisition Of Dode Paskert
for the outleld, however, regardless OF
the feet ihot Il meant the loss OF Cy
Williams, was one great step toward
championship team for the Cubs for
a right hand hitter In the Cub right
feld will help a lot.
The loss Of Larry Doyle viii not be
noticeable among the Cubs Tor tley
have a brilliant performer in Pete kD'
dun.
Tho. loss Of Art Wilson Will not hurt
for Bill Killifer is capable Of carrying
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
CHESTER MERCHANT
killed BY AUSTRIAN
Murderer Sends Bullet Into
His Own Brain and
Will Die
SAY QUARREL
WAS OVER MONEY

CHESTER, Pa, Jan "a bitter quar-
rel over money matters, the police say,
led yesterday 10 the murder Of Clar-
ence Mccall, a grocer OF this city, by
Augusta Gnoor, an Austrian who. af-
ter fatally wounding Mccall. turned
the revolver on himself ana sent q bull
let INTO his head Mccall died a few
hours after being admitted TO the Ches-
ter Hospital, and Gnoor cannot live,
the surgeons say.
There were no eyewitnesses TO the
shooting. W. s Dunlap and Clarence
Rlne. clerks In McCall's store, say
Gnoor called there yesterday and ask
ed 10 see their employer. They told
him he would find Mccall at his home.
Gnoor went 20 The Mccall residence,
and walking into the house by a rear
door. entered the livingroom, where Nc
Call was reading. Mrs. Paul Herman,
who was in the Riichen. heard Gnoor
utter an angry ejaculation, which was
immediately followed by two pistol
shots. When she entered the room she
found. Mccall sittlng IN his chair with
gaping wound IN his forehead, and
Gnoor lying on the floor at his victims s
feet, grasping revolver. two chambers
OF which were found empty, when re-
covered by the police.
Dunlap and Rine told the police they
had heard Gnoor threaten their en-
ployer on a number Of occasions, and
are convinced the killing was deliber-
ate. They know the men quarreled
about money. but were not conVersani
with the particulars.