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Evening star., 1918-01-25
PLANS FOR SECONDD DRAFT
District Boards Ordered to Begin the
Physical Examinations of Men
Februaf9 4.

Physical examinations for the second
draft will be commenced In the Dis
trict February 4. Definite orders to
this effect were sent today by Acting
Adjutant General Donovan to the
eleven boards Of the city.
The tentative plans. as announced in
The Star yesterday, were confirmed in
detail, and local boards instructed to
hold themselves In readiness to begin
the examinations of class / men on the
date set.
Men from all the eleven boards will
undergo their physical examinations at
one central point, the building occupied
by No. 3 fire engine company, New
northwest.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
DEMANDS INQUIRY INTO
RENTAL OF D.C.N.G. ARMORY

Demand for investigation by the House
District committee Of an alleged attempt
to dispossess the District of Columbia
National Guard of its armory and rerent
1t to the government at $4,000. whereas
the present rental to the government is
only $4,000. is contained in a resolution
introduced today by Representative JEFF
McLemore of Texas.
He charges that an attempt is being
made at pronteering and that the success
Of the effort would mean the ending Of
the District National Guard.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Washington Man Wins Scholarship

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, January 25.-
Scholarships for 2s5 Harvard Univer-
sity students. announced today, in
cluded the Bassett scholarship awarded
to William c. Plunkett OF Washington.
q blind student, now In his fourth year.
Graduates Of Boston and Cambridge
schools led in the number Of scholar
ships received. while next came the
Central High Of Springfield with i've
and Exeter, Andover and Central Hirh
Of Pittsburgh. Pa. with four each.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Asks Additional Sum of $4,000.

Secretary Lansing today asked Con-
gress for an additional appropriation
Of $4,000 for expenses Of foreign in
.tercourse" for the fiscal years 1918 and
1919, mainly for pay Of clerks at en-
bassies and legislations and contingent
expenses Of consulates in ths European
war zone.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
SPECIAL NOTICE
This Advertisement will not appear again. 1t
interested please make note of it, or cut it out

will appear again. IT
please make of ii,
The Washington Y NJ C. A. will require S2 900 to
enlarged local work this 900 more than last
year.
1t will be difficult and expensive to appeals;
therefore, this public appeal addressed to those who would
like to support the Y. M. c. A.
In addition its usual work for the civilian population at
the main building, boys building Twelfth street branch or
coloed men and boys and railroad branch at Union Sta
o it is rendering distinct service thousands of in
the Army and Navy. The unor1p card of admission
used freely In six months 1000 soldiers used the
YIN c. A. baths. Day and night the building IS alive with
uniformed men. Come to 1896 G Street and see.
Nearly 600 men in the educational classes The at
tendance in the physical department in December
1000 On average Sunday 500 sheets OF writing paper
given An average of $50 nonmembers call for
mail at the Y. NJ G. A. daily.
The staff and directors of the Y NJ. c. A. are hard
worked busy You them the expenditure Of
large of valuable time by regarding this appeal
you personally Checks pledges should be sent to
1896 G street
GEORGE OTIS SMITH, President
CLARENCE A. ASPINWALL,
Chairman Finance Committee.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Austria and America as One on
Arrangements After War,
Foreign Minister Declares.
Continued from First Page.)

posed Of groups Of states with no op-
the question whether an exchange Of
ideas between these two powers could
not form the starting point for q per-
sonal conversation between all the
states which have not yet entered Into
negotiations for peace.
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Commercial Freedom and
Armament Reductions Agree
able to German Chancellor.
Continued from First Page.)

shar Won Hindenburg, Gen. Won Luden-
dorff. the chief commissiary. Chancellor
Won Hertling and DR.. Won Kuehlmann,
the foreign secretary, there was a dis
cussion of the speech Count Won Hert-
ling was to make before the reichstag,
and that the terms of the speech were
settled.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Accomplishments of Fighting Forces

Accomplishments Of Fighting Forces
At an, early date 1t is expected that
an authorized statement will be made
concerning the remarkable work done
in France in connection with the
building OF docks, railroads and MILL
tafy bases.
These are achievements of which the
War Department is proud. yet 1t has
been silent about them on the ground
that Information Of value to the enemy
may be conveyed in discussing them.
But Secretary Baker recently has been
going over reports about these and
other features of preparations in
France, and there will result the re-
lease of Information which Is expected
will open the eyes of the American peo-
ple to some of the big accomplishments
Of the fighting forces.
On some points of specific criticism
about conditions in France the War De-
partment has been in a predicament
The critics have made charges about
conditions which, to explain. might
prove of greatest value to Germany. 1t
Is no secret now that certain supplies
that were promised for the American
forces in France could not be had be-
cause of the developments in Russia
and In Italy. Rushing of supply stores
to Italy, for example, was done in
military emergency, with the assent of
American officers, who then went about
arranging for their shipment from the
United States.
But to give specifications about these
supplies would serve not only to inform
Germany about them. but would furnish
the handle for more German propaganda
about the alleged lack of coordination
among the allies.
Neither Cen the War Department go
into details about the effective ways in
which the allies are co-ordinating their
work. through the agency of the war
council in Paris, on which Gen. Tasker
Bliss, chief of staff of the Army, is the
American representative. There have
been some interesting and clever meth
ods worked out of conserving shipping
and of rendering more effective the
American participation in the war, which
VIII have to remain secret until the
war is over.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Says German Workers
Will Use Power Against
Those Baking Peace

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 25.-The socialist
newspaper vorwaerts of Berlin. which
on Monday was suspended for three
days by the censorship. reappeared
Wednesday, an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen reports.
This was brought about by the ener-
getic action of the socialist leaders in
attacking the censorship during the
debate Tuesday in the reichstag main
committee.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Voices Sharp Criticism.

The vorwaerts reports that as soon
as the debate opened Frederick Ebert,
one OF the socialist leaders. criticised
the authorities severely for suppress
ing the newspaper because it had pub
lished news of recent happenings in
Austria Hungary. and protests against
the policy of the German delegates at
the Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations.
Herr Ebert asserted the whole world,
except the Germans, knew of the gen.
eral strike in Austria Hungary, and
that because the news was being kept
back from the Germans sensational
rumors were being circulated
I'VE welcome the action of the prole-
tariat of Austria Hungary and express
our warmest sympathy" Herr Ebert
continued. German workmen when
necessary will use their full power to
combat the efforts that are preventing
an early peace based On understanding
and right
Authorities Are Warned.
man authorities that they We're playing
with fire and that the situation in Ger
| many did not differ greatly from that
i in Austria.
Herr Won Graefe, conservative, said
| the socialists declaration of solidarity
with their Austro Hungarian comrades
was a real threat against Chancellor
Won Hertling, but that he hoped the
| chancellor would not heed the So
cialistS.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Not in Interest Of Patriotism.

"To our thinking 1t is not in the in
terest of patriotism or morals. nor will
it. conduce to the spirit requisite to sue
cess s'in this great struggle in which our
country is engaged, that theaters, NOV
les and poolrooms, bowling alleys. con-
certs and dance halls and vaudeville
shows should be permitted to remain
open six days in the week, while two
thirds of our churches are ordered to
close their doors on the Lords day."
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Ministers Enter Protest.

Another committee, of which Rev. Dr.
Randolph H. McKim is chairman, was
appointed to draft resolutions in pro-
test against the closing of the churches.
The resolution was: That as patri-
otic citizens we will abide by the
order of the fuel administration clos
ing two-thirds of our churches the
next three Sundays. In doing so, how
ever, we put on record our profound
conviction that the church of God is
the most important agency for Great
ing the spirit which is essential for the
winning OF tne war, ana tnat IN ene
public worship of God is of supreme
value to our country.
1--WE also desire, with great respect
to register our protest against tho clos
ing of the church of God Sunday, while
permitting places of amusement to be
open on that day.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

Takes Up Fourteen Points.
Referring to President Wilson'S ad-
dress, the chancellor said:
Il shall not enlarge upon the dis
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Armament for Protection.

at would have been neglect of duty
had Germany remained a calm spec
rator of this game, and had we not also
endeavored to create an armament
which would protect us against future
enemies 1 may. perhaps. recall that I
as member of the reichstag very fire.
auently spoke on these matters. and,
on the occasion OF new expenditure on
armament, pointed out that the German
people, in consenting to these, solely
desired to pursue policy of peace. and
such ornaments were only imposed
upon us to ward off the danger threat
ening from a possible enemy. 1t does
not appear that any regard was paid
to these words abroad.
Loss of Alsace-Lorraine.
"And Alsace- Lorraine. of which Lloyd
George speaks again? He speaks of the
wrong Germany did in 1871 to France
but abroad they appear still to be igno-
rant of things-Alsace-Lorra composes
as is known. for the most part purely Ger
man regions which by century long OF
violence and illega1fty were severed from
the German empire and until finally in
1779 the French revolution swallowed up
the last remnant. Alsace and Lorraine
then became French provinces ].
''When in the war of 1870 we demand
ed back the districts which had been
criminally wrested from US that was not
a conquest of foreign territory. but rightly
and properly speaking what today Is
called Instrumentation, and this disannexa-
ton was then expressly recognized by the
French national assembly. the constitu-
tional representative Of the French people
at that time. March 20. 1871. by q large
majority of votes"
Takes Up Fourteen Points.
Referring to President Wilson'S ad-
dress. the chancellor said:
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Speaks of Camp Inspections.

When he inspected the camps last
November, Gen. Gorgas said. there were
shortages Of many articles Of clothing
Of different articles in different camps,
but principally of overcoats.
Many of the men had no overcoats
at ALL" he said. II saw many mon
Evening star., 1918-01-25

Pastors Of the Presbyterian churches
met last evening in New York Avenue
Church and drew lots as to which
churches will remain open the first
Sunday. Those churches which will be
open are Metropolitan, Gurley Me-
mortal, lexington. Eastern, New York
Avenue, Kenilworth and the Church
Of the Covenant.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

himself to a refutation Of the senator's
charges. From now on there Is to, De
publicity about the many fields OF ac-
tiyity connected with the war which
have been almost overshadowed In the
consideration of munitions and sup
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20

phecies come to naught. OF course
ever, it seems to us that if there were
ever conditions that justified the
hope of ascending prices for cotton,
those conditions are just ahead of us.
If cotton was worth practically 35
cents per pound while half Of the civ
ilized world was at war, and hence
half of the markets of the world in
a measure closed, then it would seem
that with peace and its readjustments
prices should go higher. Now the sea
is open, there are no submarines and
marine insurance is greatly reduced,
thereby greatly reducing the cost of
the shiment of cotton across the seas.
Undoubtedly more than half of the
world which has heretofore been our
largest cotton purchasers are now
short on cotton and much of them on
clothing, these and numerous other
reasons, justify an upward market
and we believe it good business for
our farmers to hold fast to wha. they
have at least for a while.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
OUR CALHOUN NEIGHBOURS
SUGGESTION

On the first page of The Sentinel
appears an article, under the caption
Build a road down the Canal" from
the pen of Hon. Dennis Murphree,
editor Of the Dixie Herald, published
at P~ittsboro, Calhoun county. The
Sentinel can say to the good people
of Calhoun that Grenada county is in
interested in any proposition that will
make them visit us oftener.
1t appears that the proposition
presented by Bro. Murphree is en-
tirely feasible and is one that ought
to appeal to the good judgment anc
wise building of the thinking citizen
ship of that county. If there is any
thing that Grenada county needs to
do to connect up with the proposed
road on the canal way, we feel sure
that u people will e that that IS
done. Let the enterprise go forard'
1t is good business from many view
points.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
YOU HAVE TAKEN MY BIBLE
BUT WHAT IN ITS PLACER"
Watch and see.

Il IS related that after DR.. San'ue,
Johnson had convinced his mott er
hat the scliptural literature dea'ng
with the birth, teachings and death
Of Chr. as a myth and urWcrtliy
of reiccce among intelligent oeopie.
the poor old woman, in deep distress
looked up at her bear-like eoh ard eX-
c'aimeJ: "You have taken NY Bible
a"ay from me, what have you 10 give
ne in its place."
Hal DR.. Johnson been honest with
himself, which he never was, he would
have argued the matter in this fash
ion: The Bible offered infinite con
so'at:on and hope to the mother, and
whether the scriptures were true or
false they at least accomplished that
which all other human philosophy
had failed to do. And if the scrip
lures were false, delusion was added
to the sum of life's Authorizations.
especially when they brought COM
fort and peace and the exaltation of
perfect faith, And if the scriptures
were true, then the slightest word
uttered by the son that would weak
en- the mothers simple confidence
would be an unspeakable crime. And
the whole tribe of cold metaphysicians
has been able to circumvent
these plain and homely truths.
We are now approaching the season
of holiday illusions. But what
beautiful and wonderful illusions
they are! Even the sordid atheist
who denies merely because he cannot
see, Fan find no argument against
the sanctification of the season of
seif-denial and expressions of the
nobility of lei We are in the habit
of thinking of the Christmas season
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS ALMOST HERE.

Before another issue of this paper
is printed, Christmas 1918, will have
passed, with all the millions upon mil
lions of other things that we now look
back to, into history.
1t is a wonderful day. 1t is a Won
derful period. There is just a GER
tain sort of spirit that gets hold of us
at Christmas that we know at no
other time. God be blessed for the
Christmas. We are His debtors for
everything that is good. We are
grateful to our Maker for the bless
ings of the year and wish for each and
every reader of The Sentinel the
sweetest and most joyful Christmas
that they have ever had.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
DO YOU HEAR THAT
RED CROSS VOICE?

Do you hear that voice which calls
to you to make a Red Cross member?
If you have not you should open
your ears and listen. 1t has the tone
of the still, small voice. 1t is the
voice that pleaded for you to hear the
cry of distress. 1t is the voice that
pleads for you to aid the sick. 1t is
the voice that pleads for you to dress
the wound of the dying soldier. 1t
is the voice that pleads with you to
comfort the sick, far away from home
and perhaps in a strange land. 1t is
the voice that pleads for you to send
others where you are unable to go to
Go some of the work our Savior did.
Will you hear that voice or will you
act the part of those who had ears
to hear yet they would not hear? You
know the fate that befen them.
The country is asked to get every
body to join and pay one dollar foi
Red Cross dues. One dollar for each
and every member of the family. OF
course if there are a goodly number
in the household, you have been that
much more greatly blessed and you
should be glad to pay for each ore of
them.
Are you helping the Red Cross
drive for the name of everybody on
the roll?
Do not wait to be called upon, hunt
up Red Cross headquartersaand hand
in your ollar. Do this for every
member Of your household.
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mend the following from the pen of
Robert J. Burdette, a soldier in the
Civil War. Burdette's beautiful and
touching tribute to the mothers of
that day of course is applicable now
But the point we want noted is that
while the women of that day did their
best-yea endured anguish of heart
and made sacrifices that cannot be
understood now-still they thought
they got recognition" in the rich and
rarest jewels that al be laid at a
good woman's feet--the love and ad-
grafton of their husbands, sons and
brothers. Woman has been the UNI
seen yet conquering force in the
world for the ages and as such she can
-...Huc 70 49,. one =. ,nG~E.eatest
. e in the world for virtue and for
the teaching the all-compe.nng .uc-
,:ine Of a loving and sacrificing Sa-
.t-c"-Dut TO what BurJette said:
when was the4e q generation
.iasc boys wee bora thai woman tia
rot go to war? Never a bayonet
lunged into the b-ea-! o. e,.i.
&. It hal lot already cooled its
wrath in the heart of a mother. While
the soldier has fought through one
battle, the mother has wandered over
a score of slaughter fields looking for
his mangled body. He sings and
plays the rough game out-of-doors
men in camp for a month and then
| goes out to fight one little skirmish.
But every day and night of the thirty
the mother has walked through a
hundred alarms that never were. She
has watched on the lonely picket
post. She has passed the sentry
seat before his tent. She has pray
ed beside him while he slept. The
throbs of her heart have been the
beads of her rosary. went into the
army a light-hearted boy. had the
rollicking time of my life, and came
home an athelete. And my mother
her brown hair silvered with my sol
diering, held me in her arms and
counted the years of her longing and
Watching with kisses. When she
lifted her dear face, | saw the story
of my marches and battles written
there in lines of anguish. If a moth
er should write her story. after the
war, she would pluck a white hail
from her temple and dip the living
stylus into the chalice Of her tears
to write the diary of the days on her
heart"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20

is positively a pippin and beats that
old one all to thunder. The Old Boy
IAN alone prevent these predatory
doings,
Bat first we've got to prime him
like a dry and leaky pump, before
he will start to functioning again.
The recent happenings have sort of
Jared some Of his works. We want
q few nice sacrifices to make a start
with. Then he'll be ready to be
Your governor again. Don't crowd,
and don't all speak at once"
Nobody brought any sacrifice for
ward. The devotees merely scratch
81 their shins and chins and looked
mquiringly at one another. After
waiting. the Chief Emissary went
beck into the very inner sanctuary
below the foundations of the brass
mag and returning announced:
"I've just consulted with the Great
One. He says you are a set of un-
grateful. unappreciative, unmitigai-
ed whelps and he's not going to fool
with you much longer. He demands
as first sacrifice that beautiful hope
of Lee Russell's named, lGuberna
torial Ambition She's a peach, and
he's Just bound to have her, so Lee,
you get ready to yield her up right
away. The Boss has let you work
for him and strain your lungs and
you ought to have some consideration.
Next he wants that lovely chee-ild
Eddy Blakesiee has fattered UP
thee numerous years OF faIm-truck
and houied words, little Farmers
Choice Canlidate'-the candy Kid.
td7 e1u go and adopt another one
he's i.l enough anyway. And that
likely 'oolioa Faith Hoio Govern
o.shr' of Ross Collins he's get
inc entirely too laree.to he 1unning
..o-a. .so>e on her own Ike she is.
ine G.olt One wants her. too. Now
taee tD'eo ha9 got to be s~urrender-
al pretty IN quick or His High
ae-s vii 10 something positively aw-
full,
Great 5 Moloch bow down, dern
ven. how IOvro
But we might further say for
the benefit of those who ~stiffeneth
their necks and who still insist that
here is magic n that god that gave
Gaal-Bek fame, that from across the
nriny deep come two million voices
voices that will sound like two mil
lion cyclones to the offending-"None
shall prosper politically who even
dwell in the shadow of him who said,
'stabbing Germany in the back while
England and France have her down."
When these two million souls put
their feet once again upon their own
shores, they will be worse than the
seven plaques of Egypt upon those
VINO dlaW thei> political guidance
from any man or set of men that
talked about their own country DO
ing the stabbing act.
Watch and see.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20

The Republicans have just ore eX'
cuse for obstructing the Presidents
path and that is the most unfortunate
appeal issued by Mr.. Wilson just be-
fore the election asking the country
for a Democratic Congress. But the
nan has never yet been born who did
not make at least one mistake, still
the Presidents blunder does not jus
tify the Republicans in playing the Ne
no act, iddling while Rome burns.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
THE SACRIFICE AND POWER
OF WOMAN IN THE CIVIL WAR

To those good women who have
nothing to do at home and who are
marching up and down the land, leav-
ing their children 1--WE doubt that but
few of them have any to somebody
else's care, shouting "the women
must have the ballot in recognition
OF the great service they have rem
dered in winning the war;, we COM
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20

The Sentinel is authorized to an
nounce C. T. Ross as a candidate for
county Treasurer of Grenada county,
at the ensuing primary next summer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20
E -
WE BELIEVE 1T WISE
TO HOLD COTTON.

We do not claim to be able to
fathom the future, especially the fu-
ture as to the ups and downs of trade.
Many prophecy about certain phases
Of business and almost as many pro-
the fellow that just keeps on guess
ing will hit it once in a while. How
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20

1t seems that Oscar. Johnston, just
back from the Army, is going to be IN
the ace for Governor. Well, Oscar
from the county of "Sweet
Coahoma," the place where good Gov
ernors come from.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-20

Tell your friend and your neigh
Dor that he should join the Red Cross
but be sure to join yourself.