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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-10-20

in Isaac and boz his father thai they
were willing 90 go 10 Tho limit in
obedience tu God. out of perfect
trust n his wisdom The supreme
test BE- met
Blc>sr'l Reward Ui-ib.
AZ This thrilling moment a voice
rings out of heaven calling Ahra-
ham hy name Once more the sub
lime old NAV answers. Here am %
What more Is b. that God wants. lie
s ready for whatever is 10 come
Then comes the glorious deliverance.
Lay not thy hands upon The lad DIT
The obedience OF Abraham has been
brought out. the actual sacrifice b.
not needed We can imagine what
ioy came both to Abraham and 20
Isaac when thus God accepted the
will for The deed aud spared them
tho performance of the deed itself
special Thoughts.
I Consider = noSSublect of
the relation Of temptation and test
Ing Temptation is evil testing Is
riFht Satan tempts. God tests Both
experiences are real. are they rrlat-
cd' Sometimes they seem 10 be- More
than once n is minated that temp
tatiuns are permitted because they
may be- used and Oyprruled as tests
Consider the attitude Of faith In
the surrender 10 God and duty OF
that which We prize most when IN
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-10-20

Ohio Tuec Electric Sweeper.
We've sold them all over the
southwest for years. Why pay
twenty dollars more and get no
more value for your money. Tel
ephone number 70 for demonstra-
ton.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-10-20

Telephone Num- Electric Co.,
number 70, for Edison Mazda
Lamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
Camera for Aviators.

One Of the new devices by which
European war aviators obtain a cor
rect photograph of the enemies posi-.
ton Is a camera operated with trig.
ger like a pistol 1t can take clean
and distinct photographs for military
purposes at an altitude Of GOO feet or
more. The aviator takes aim and pulls
the trigger as though firing revolver
The pistol camera was invented hy the
Germans, but one of them was found
on board an aeroplane brought down
by the French. 1t was SO simple and
effective that 1t was copied in large
numbers for French ayiators.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
Crossed Swords.

They shall not pass till the stars
be darkened:
Two swords crossed in front Of
the Hun:
Never a man but God has heark-
ened,
Counting their cruelties one by
one.
The sword of st. George shall
smite the dragon:
Two swords crossed in front of
the Hun:
(Refugees huddled in a reeling
wagon:
Hospitals shelled by a midnight
gum
The sword of Roland is still
defender
Two sword crossed in front of
the Hun
Of France and Christendom,
sparkling splendor.
Blade of a knightly champion.
The sword of st. George and the
sword of Roland
Two swords crossed in front Of
the Hun.
ruin of Belgium ruin Of Poland.
Prisoners tortured, maids un-
done.
They shall not pass till that bar
be riven:
Two swords crossed in front Of
the Hun;
They shall not pass till the dark
has driven.
The light of the world from the
throne of the sun.
KATHARINE LEE BATES.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
An Earlier Civilization.

The discovery of a community house
probably a thousand years old in the
prehistoric settlement 30 miles west
Of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been an.
nounced by Mrs. L. |. Wilson She
has charge Of an archaeological eXpe-
dition of the Philadelphia museum. A
huge sacrifcial altar is among the
ruins.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07

Mans inconsistency

yes said the woman who some.
times lets our an audible thought, ITS
a fact whats fact?' we querIed.
"That the man who growls about his
wifeS cooking at home will cheerfully
eat any old thing when he's camping"
explained noisy female thinker.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
EHectual Warning.

Anxious Mother Il wish you would
speak to my son about smoking. bishop.
Tell him he won't 90 70 heayen II he
persists in it," The Bishop-"My dear
lady that argument is out Of date
ri warn him that he won't get on the
bah team. Judge.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
Looking Ahead.

Jump In my car and I'll show you
through our residential district" salG
the proud citizen. "'Never mind about
that" said the visitor. my time is
limited. Show me few of your lead
ing cabarets SO will be able to find my
way around when ] come back here
again.s
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
More to the Purpose.

"Why in the world did yc- indorse
check for that fellow, when you didn't
know who he wasf" HE hypnotiEed
me with questions from Shakespeare"
"Well, the next time chap comes
along with a bogus check ask him to
quote something from Dun and Brad
strpst"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07

Irate Business Man-"You book
agents make me so angry with your
COMPOUNDED nerve and impudence that
l cannot find words TO express my feel
ings." Agent-~Then l am the very
man you want. l am selling dicton.
aries
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
Mh,r.. lndeed1

why Bobhie You've got hole In
your stocking It wasn't there this
morning when you put them on.
Well, If it wasn't there, where was
it,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
WE.erX Trenchea.

Church-"The man-eating sharks
have adopted the tactics OF mankind"
Gotham-"How SOL" Church-'They
are doing their fighting In trenches"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07

When man almost breaks his neck
In trying to dodge lightning bug
while crossing a street car track II Is
time for him to sign the pledge.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
CleYer.

Bacon-"You say that man is clevs
err Egbert-"Cleyer? Why say,
there's hardly thing he can't do un-
less II is, perhaps, cut his own hair"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07

Only one out Of more than 100 In.
mates Of a certain lunatic asylum had
red hair, and only four were OF light
hair and complexion.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-07
Can Be Cur

Mean thinking is a habit with some
of US and 1t can be cured just rs any
other bad habit can. Good time to be-
gin. about now.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
IN WHAT SPIRIT

According 10 the estimates OF the War
Department. there are now IN the army,
navy and Marine Corps 24i, ,326 men un-
der twentv-onc which is the minimum Oi
the present selective draft OF these, l33.
600 are in the army. 81 500 are IN the
navy and 1895 are in the Marine Corps.
In the Civil War out Of total enlist
mcnt Of 27SS.3l4 only 62S.5l6 were
twenty-five wears or Older NJ the time of
enlistment, and | Isl 43S were eighteen
years or younger OF the total armies Of
the North a majority Of the troops were
under the minimum age Of the Sclcctive
Draft law now IN force
These figures are impressive and they
must carry weight even with Congress
LLOYD George. in has speech in the House
of Commons. Wednesday. paid a glowing
tribute 10 the youthful British soldiers,
boys of eighteen who were sent into
action 10 help withstand the great Ger
man offensive that began March 81:
No veterans ever fought with greater
courage or with greater splcndor than these
lads This merely confirms the experience
Of the Dnitcd States IN the Civil War
Bows Of eighteen make excellent soldiers.
and governments in a war OF this kind
must take their military material where
they find II Voting or not voting has
nothing to do with the quality Of the sol
der
The United States and the Allies are
trying 10 end this war with the least
possible delay Every day sees a new un-
folding Of the plans II is the purpose Of
the United States government to have
not fewer than 5000 900 troops AT the dis
posal Of Marshal Foch by spring, and II
must be ready to provide more II they are
needed-to carry out LLOYD Georges
confident prediction that there will be no
break in the increase Of the forces Of the
United States until America will have
an army not far short, if at ALL Of the
German army itself
That is the way 10 win The war That is
the way 70 save life and property and need
less suffering But in order 70 do II the
draft ages must be extended. and the
War Department has worked out the
which can produce the man
power that is required None of the
critics of the department plans has
advanced a military reason against lower
ing the age to eighteen All the military
reasons are on the other side-New \ ork
{IorII
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
ANOTHER TRUST DISSOLUTION.

The order of the United States Su-
preme Court directing the dissolution
of the so-called harvester trust empha-
sizes anew the effect which the war is
having upon the governments policy
toward trade combinations.
As a war measure, combinations have
been permitted And the harvester trust,
whose affairs have been in the courts since
1912, drops its appeal from the Federal
District Court and will not be obliged to
dissolve until eighteen months after the
war.
The order dissolving the trust fol-
lows the precedent established in the
case Of the Standard Oil Trust and the
tobacco trust. And farmers who claim
to have suffered from unjust exactions by
the harvester trust will not be likely to
forget that the dissolution of the Oil
and the tobacco trusts was not followed
by any relief from the prices formerly
charged by those combinations
Perhaps the most important feature
of this dissolution descree is the right
reserved by the government to further
relief if the dissolution fails to restore
competitive conditions.-Binghamt
Press.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
To Get After the Loafers.

The United States Emergency Fleet
Corporation is preparing TO get aztec the
loafers who not only kill time" during
working hours, but, incued by the large
pay they receive, take few days off after
every pay day. Many of them, it is
said, do not work more than half-time,
their liberal compensation enabling them
TO meet expenses in this manner
But the great need in these shipyards,
and IN all other lines Of production a this
time, is the utilization of all possible
working hours in profitable production
We need ships, for fighting purposes,
for transportation of men and munitions
abroad, and for the demands of commerce
Delay in construction, therefore, is a
serious matter.
Efforts will be made, it is said, to secure
knowledge Of all who do not work proper
ly, and to reason with them, in purpose
TO incite them to their best efforts. If
reason should fail, other measures will
be resorted to, especially in respect of
suppressing those who +lill time" by loaf
ing, thereby securing wages they do not
actually earn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
Want Thousand Nurses Week.

Surgeon- General Gorgas of the nited
States Army has called upon the Amcri-
can Red Gross TO enroll for military service
! at home and abroad thousand nurses
4 week for the ensuing ei hi weeks The
/ Red Cross announces that it had set its
| organization machinery IN motion for
the purpose of complying with that re-
| quest
Nurses for military service have been
enrolling through the Red Cross since the
/ nited States entered the war at the rate
OF about one thousand q month During
the recent special effort put forth o OBJ
tain nurses, the enrolment increased
about thrce-fold In order to meet
he most recent request Of the Surgeon
General that rate.will have to be increased
materially
A drive for the enrolment Of nurses
was started in New York City and else
Returns from committees in Greater New
York showed an enrolment Of 500 gradu-
ate nurses; $50 eligible young women re-
ferred to hospital training schools, 234
referred to the Amy Schcol Of Nursing,
and l33 registered rs nurses aides and
volunteer workers Other communities
did god work, but not to such an extent
as in New York City
These figures are somewhat staltlng
The announced need for a Thousand new
nurses a week from now on-is an intima-
tion of the terrible toll that Is being taken
by the war in Europe The great battles
now going on mean thousands Of wounded
men every day, and in order to give proper
attention to these victims. and aid in
their recovery, the services Of the nurses
arc imperatively reeded. And the sup
ply of nurses for service in hospitals and
in homes, outside of the war zone, also
must be maintained
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
INDIANS IN THE WAR.

There are several thousand Indians
in the American Army in France The
testimony from a high source, from a
member of General Liggetts staff, is
that they are making good soldiers. 1t
Is believed that as many as 10000 more
of them are ready to volunteer for service
in France.
1t need not be said that the Indians
sin America are the descendants of born
fighters Judged by their actions, there
have been in this country in the past those
that were as fond of fighting as they were
of eating
1t is true chat the methods of warfare
in the present war Are different from those
in which the Amerian Indians have fought
in the past; but there may come a time,
if it has not already, when the Indians
might be exceedingly valuable soldiers.
Their habits and lives have been such as
might make it possible they would be
useful on the mo man ; lands
Speaking of unlhcation in the United
States This enlistment of Indians is
an additional item. If as many as
so, 900 may be added to those already
there, it will make an Indian army almost
equA to half the number of Americans
engaged in some former wars.-knoxville
Journal and Tribune
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
ALI. OF Us ONE FOR LIBERTY

American, English and French are we,
But all of us one for Liberty
Across the sea we've joined our hands
To carry Justice to looted lands
The brutal Han with his lust for power
Will meet his doom in fatcful hour.
American. English and French are we,
But all of us one for Liberty.
America S freedom will all inspire,
The gallant French have hearts afire,
The bulldog English know no fear,
United, an army without peer.
Well carry on till vietory's won,
Wen teach new war to the warlike Hun
American, English and French are we,
But all OF us one for Liberty.
The German King makes impious boast
He and the Lord lead his bloody host
His mad ambition insults the world
That row aroused is agairst him hurled.
The right will conquer and Freedom reign
And Peace again the world will gain.
For American, English and French are one
Against the schemes of the brutal Hun
C. J. Wolfe in Public Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
PRESS COMMENT.
HUMOR OF FIGHTING MEN.

According to the Manchester Guardian,
the following telegram recently reached
Whitehall: ''ro the Admiralty, London
From --, commander IL torpcdo-boat
destroyer -, of the u. S. Navy A stiff
scrap just over, ending by our sinking
two u-boats, saving most of crews; in lat
X IL, long. y 81 And where am l2''
The good news was received by the Ad-
mlralty with satisfaction. Examination
of the records showed that the names of
the destroyer and her commander were
correctly given But what on earth did
the last words of his telegram mean?
Could the officer not bc aware Of his po-
sition? But he had given his latitude
and longitude. The mysterious document
was gravely passed around, and finally
one official had the happy thought Of APP
plying to the American Embassy. There
the puzzle was cleared up to the accom-
paniment of laughter, II was explained
that the commander Of the destroyer was
simply jollving the Admiralty ms much
as to say: We'll, old tops, what do you
think of that2' At any rate, SO the story
goes, the Admiralty sent the officer a
wireless, replying To his question, Where
am I?'' And the answer was; First in
the first class
We cannot voucb for the incident, some
of the detai Is of which appear lmprob
BILE, but it illustrates one peculiar Amer
lean contr button to- the war. We mean
the indomitable high spirits, the gavety
of heart, the toying with danger and the
mocking at death, displayed by our sol
dicrs and sailors They have, of course
set the English and the French to the
task of studying American slang and
mastering American colloqulalisms
Doubtless some Of our ehulieut youth in
arms have taken delight in mystifying
and startl ng the untutored foreigner.
But above and beyond all this there has
been observed by MI that natural buoy
ancy and jollity Of American young men
which VIC are not accustomed 10 think of
as carried INTO the grim work of war, but
which our soldiers simply could not drop
They cheer each other on with merry
iests They invent all sorts of Now phras-
es for new situations. Not for a mo-
mcnt arc they ignorant OF their peril, or
unmindful of their duty. but they choose
to Joke with danger and to face disaster
with a smile New York Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
A Good Suggestion.

While unexpected, the recommended
ton made by the Democratic State
Committee, which met in Dover on
Thursday, in respect of caucuslng by
committees for the various nominations
To be made by the State convention, Is
likely to meet with general favor. AT
least it may be said to be sound and
practical.
As the State committee points out in
the resolution it adopted, nominations in
Delaware to Offices that arc voted upon
by the people Of the entire State are made
by State conventions of the various
parties. and not by popular primaries.
The latter system is employed in respect
of county, legislative and district nomina-
tons. Ii is, therefore, important that
delegates from the respective districts TO
the State conventions, upon whom de-
wolves the duty of making the Statewide
nominations. shall, as the State committee
saws, be left free 'to reflect the sentiment
of their district by their vote How
caucusing and personal manipulation
NAV serve TO leave the real sentiment of
district unrepresented by the delegates
chosen by the voters of that district is
wellknown.
1t is hoped, therefore, the request of the
Democratic State committee will be
cheeriully accepted by both Democratic
voters and Democratic party leaders.
The selections made by State convention
thus left free 10 express the real sentiment
of majority of it's delegates would he
much more likely 10 receive the united
support of the party at the election than
hand-picked lot of nominations made as
the result of caucus and manipulation.
The committee selected Tuesday, Sep
tcmbcr 10, as the date for the ID, mocratic
State convention, at which nominations
for United States Senator. Representa-
tive in Congress and Stat officers will he
made This date leaves nearly two
months for the ensuing campaign--thc
election will be held on Tucsda y, Novcn-
ber 5-and that is plenty long enough.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
JUST FOLKS
By Edeay A. Guest
THE SECRET FLAWS.

Seems like I'm never goin To be
The man I'd like To make o me;
Get started well an then fall,
And carelesaly ! spoil il vii
My whole life through. somehow, II seems,
I've been n wrccker Of my dreams.
I've had my share o JOY, and yet
I've done so much that ! regret
It's not tho faults that others sec
That very greatly trouble me;
When have fairly tried an failed,
! am not bitterly assailed
BY thoughts of shame. I've done my best
An go To sleep Mt night nm rest.
The flaws that put my peace TO rott
Are those that no one knows about.
Tho little petty things an mean
That possibly have passed unscon,
Bring more regrets, ! think, 10 me,
Than all the flaws that others see.
Sometimes a hasty word o mine.
Has spoiled day that should be fine
An all my sighs an all my prayers
Can't wash away the blot that 3 there
Seems like I'm never goin be
The man want ( make o me,
think I'm doing well, an then
stoop { seiishness again.
An when, at night. I'm all alone,
That deed am ashamed { own
The world may think my record fair
But know every blot that's there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
A HERO EVERY DAY.

The average civilian Is unable To under
stand how it is possible TO capture single
handed, machine gun. not to mention in
many instances the gun crew besides.
However, many such instances are being
brought 10 light through the fighting
around Bois de- Ia Brigade de Marine.
When the Marines were advancing in
waves upon the German lines. the enemy
machine guns had 10 he taken or the
waves would be held up The woods
were crowded with them There was only
one way TO take them and that was by a
fearless dash Sergeant James A. Ducey
and Private Raymond Il Van Sickle
both Marines, the latter only 20 years Of
age, took the German machine guns one
by one and killed all Of the officers and
men who did not abandon their positions
by the dashlng act Of these two Marines.
their line was enabled 10 advance. Ser
gcant Duccy's mother, Mrs Ellen Ducey
lives at al John street, W Washington
Court House. Ohio Nellie +, Van Sickle
mother Of Private Van Sickle. lives at
Fiftv-seventh and Jefferson streets, Saw
nnah. Georgia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
GERMAN OPPRESSION
UNITES BELGIANS

In Everybody's for August, Brand
Whjtlock tells us that lin Belgium, re-
slstance Of blind force, the franc-tireur,
the concealed assassin and the flaming
revolt but which IL much stronger, 70
wholly irresistible, battling 20 bayonets
and machine guns, the moral resistance
Of n whole united people. Belgium had
forgotten tho old qIarreIs, the old di-
visions Of politics and race, even those
more accrbic differences of religion.
There were always Incidents Down in
the Place Ste. Catherine, near the church
Of that name, there was a statue Of Forrcr,
placed there, I believe, by the Socialists,
great bronze figure in the nude, man
holding aloft q flaming torch. Suddenly
one day the city authorities received
letter from the Military Governor of
Brussels, saying that he had boon told
that tho statue had been 'soiIed IN a
gievous manner by malevolent hand
Therefore the city authorities must NJ
once remove the monument. Tl3 ctr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10

1t is probable that professional base
ball, at least in the two leading eagues,
Will come to an end after the first of
September This VIII mean no exciting
world S series games between the National
and American League champions this
year However, the war is more import
ant than even baseball, and the latter
may have to give way. But the war will
come to an end some time, while baseball
Will 20 on forever.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
Evidence.

The Judge ITO jury, who have retired
several times without agreeing: | un-
derstand that one juryman prevents your
coming TO a verdict In my summing up
| have clearly stated the law, and any
juryman who obstinately sets his indiyid-
ual opinion against the remaining eleven
Is totally untitled for his duties
The solitary Obiector: Please, m I'D
I'm the only man who agrees with you
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