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result of the country's deplorable fail
ure to prepare for war while we were

=
ure to prepare for war while we were
at peace.
Had America exercised natural fore
sight in 1915, for instance, and inaug-
urated a sane and somewhat deliberate
policy of preparedness, it not only
would have deferred Germany from
heaping insult on insult, but it would
have found the country ready for war
when war was declared. It might have
eliminated entirely the necessity for
going to war. At any rate it would not
have FASTENED the date Of our entrance
by single day.
Now we must pay $433 month to
head watchmen because we must have
ships. If we get the ships they will be
worth the money But IL we had built
them a couple of years ago we would
have saved not only money but, In all
probability, good many lives.
What Is true Of ships is true also Of
guns, munitions and practically every
thing that enters into the making Of
war by America. It is too late now to
mourn for the preparedness we might
have had, but it is not too late to apply
the lesson we are learning at such
heavy expense to the possibilities OF
the future.
II America refuses to adopt policy
OF universal military training we will
be inviting new wars. 1t would not be
polite, perhaps. to point the direction
from which war may come when the
present trouble is over, nor is it neces-
sary to mention any names to those
Americans who read world news, and
domestic news, intelligenuy.
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MORE MEN LEAVE FOR
FIT. LEAVENWORTH

Five men left this morning over the
Rock Island for Ft- Le8venWorth, to b
assigned to the ground section Of the
signal corps, having ben voluntarily
indicted into the service through the
local exemption board.
Every Saturday men who have ap-
piled during the week previous, will Be
sent to Fl IIeavenworth by tho board
Quite q number are expected to take
a chance at this voluntary induction
and leave with the group next Saturday
morning.
The men who left this morning were
as follows: Floyd d. Vass, Abe Which
err George Seitx. Elvas Harmon and
liver BlomgTen.
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some more crosses before names that
mean no more to him than the char
acters on Chinese laundry bill.
Next fall he will have a smaller
field from which to choose, and in
many cases, If he is acquainted with
the candidates at all, his vote will be
the expression of a choice between
two evils.
The theory on which the primary
law was founded may have been a
pretty one, but it has worked out
most disapDOintingly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

Kansas CITY, No. Fe6. 1A-6Aooe.
ing IN q WIND that va1Sd hula th1ktty
ffve to 1b1N miles m h1r. HH1y ~
Snyder Of this city ven the f35 ts1.
get event at the annual ni0W1nhsR,
shoot yestsEaay By h~eaAfng lis, q
score considered rema1k1hle IN NOV,
Of the coalitions under which II vas|
11ada. High professional IN the eSek'
vas Pred Gilbert, Spirit Lain. u.
he meE1Uate amshem team e1pt
race went to the all Missouri team ~
. score Of 81. The Pmyiv1nia tnamt
W. second, WIN IS: Iowa No. 1. tAtSe
81: Iowa Na 2 and KaMas Ma 1111i
r. n
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WAY KEEP SILENT?

The holiness with which a Chicago
clergyman invaded Iowa and delivered
before 800 school teachers an address
which is characterized as distinctly
pro-German indicates that kaiser1sts
are coming to regard this state as
somewhat open territory for their
activities.
This is not because there Is any
lack OF patriotism in Iowa. Indeed, the
people of the state, as a whole. lose no
opportunity to declare their loyalty
The few instances of active pro-Ger-
manism in certain communities re-
ceive prompt and determined treat
ment at the hands of the patriotic
citizens. In Cedar Rapids, for in
stance, the school teachers were quick
to denounce the Chicago preacher, and
at Monticello he was warned before
he began his address that he must
utter no word of kaiserism
Apparently the silence Of the one
body in the state which Is organized
especially to stamp out disloyaltyj is
taken by some outsiders to reflect a
general laxness which does not exist.
This body Is the state council of
national defense. appointed by Gov
ernor Harding, and, alas, dominated
by him.
For months the council Of defense
has had before it the facts with regard
to the disloyal and dangerous Nonpar-
tisan league. which is working in Iowa
to recruit members under its banner
of socialism and destruction. The rec
ords Of the leagues activities are full
of instances of socialistic opposition
to the governments war policies;
many of its organizers and represent
atives have been arrested for disloy-
atty; it flaunts its opposition to ex-
listing institutions and recruits its or
ganizers from the ranks Of socialism
and the I. w. w.
For weeks the council Of defense
has had before 1t resolution similar
to those which have been adopted by
the defense councils of Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Nebraska, warning the
public against the Nonpartisan league
! and stamping it with its true brand
of un-Americanism.
And the council of defense in Iowa
has remained silent at Governor
Harding's request
Meanwhile. Nonpartisan league or.
ganizers are being recruited to work in
every Iowa county and several of them
are at work now. They are gaining
members in some communities be-
cause they do not tell the truth about
their organization and the Iowa peo-
pie to whom they make their appeal
have not0een warned by the defense
council. which should warn them.
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THE SPRING OFFENSIVE

Ine news frOm Russia, Poland ana
Ukraine indicates that If there is to be
anything left in that vast stretch Of
country after Germany completes her
work of pillage and protection" It
will be something that the Germans do
not want and cannot use. Everything
of value is being taken for Germany,
and to make the conquest thorough
some Of the German divisions which
otherwise would be employed on the
western front will be sent on an inva-
sion Of Russia with orders to capture
and occupy Petrograd.
Meanwhile the Germans are getting
ready for the spring offensive which
was scheduled to start yesterday and
which will break soon despite the fail
ure Of Hindenburg to observe the date
announced some time ago by Berlin
newspapers.
Germany is able to do as she wills
on the east Whatever fighting spirit
the old Russia possessed has disap-
peared in the process by which the
poison Of socialism has spread through
the entire Russian fabric with its en-
ervating influence. Lenfne and
Trotzky have completed the downfall
Of Russia which Kerensky began. and
il they were not in the employ OF Ger
many, then certainly Germany should
consider herself in debt to these high
priests Of bolshevism.
The battles which will break soon
on the western front will inaugurate
a campaign which will spell the real
outcome Of the great war. Germany's
attitude toward Russia would indicate
that Hindenburg's declaration, Il will
+ in Paris by April l." was not found
ed on anything more substantial than
were those other boasts he had made
of victories to come which never came.
II Germany were certain of victory
this year on the western front, con-
quest of Russia would not concern
her, and there would be less Of anxiety
in Berlin over the refusal Of the boil
sheyik leaders to stay put.
The kaiser Is aware that defeat in
the west-and under present condi-
tons anything short Of brilliant sue.
cess for Hindenburg's armies will
mean defeat-the pressure for conclu.
sion of the war on the part OF the
German public may become unbear-
able. Even II the deadlock should con
tinue another year in the west. the
Germans would face the task OF break
ing it in 1919 with even less hope for
success than they have now. America
will be on the scene with her full
strength in 1919.
But IL Germany is able to dismem-
Der Russia and occupy the Russian
capital, Selling all the vast stretches
of territory along what we have called
the eastern front, she will be in a po-
sition to barter and haggle long and
with more or less success in q peace
conference, admitting that such con-
ference should be convened with the
military situation approximately as it
is now on the western front. The
European nations and the United
States, Of course, would insist on res.
toration Of occupied territory, but with
all Russia in its present chaotic con-
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rR,cKED

A dozen years or more ago MoA.o
county farmer came to OttumWa Win
a couple of confidence men and parted
with some such fabulous sum as $7,OVU
IN exchange for gilded, leaden Dr1cK'
The story ran that after he left home
after having talked the purchase over
with his wife, her parting Injunction
was. Nov, Paddy, don't you sign amy
napers." When he reached home with
the brick that evening. he told neT
proudly, "Biddy, signed no papers;
paid tn lads in cash.
That family was proof against the
wiles of the lightning rod agent, but
the gold brick peddlers found things to
their liking.
Perhaps John T. Adams would not
nav $4,000 for bar of lead; perhaps
he would not sign an order for a iignt-
ming rod outfit and risk coming face TO
face with a promissory note in thirty
days. We know Of no proof that ne
has fallen for either OF these time-hon-
ored tricks which are indigenous 10
America. But the letter which Sen
ator Calder displayed at the republican
national committees session In 81.
Louis on Tuesday indicates that the
Dubuque man, in 1914 at least. proved
the easiest Of come-alongs for that gift
ed class of confidence man which
bears the made in Germany" brand.
Mr.. Adams was in Germany, and
Germany was in a war for which she
had been preparing most intensively
for two score years. Doubtless his
friends entertained him pleasantly;
without question they talked convinc-
ingly. He was at their mercy; he was
breathing the same air that through
MI the intervening three years and
moro has intoxicated millions of other
wise intelligent Germans with the
thought that the kaiser alone is right
while all the world beyond the Rhine
is wrong.
And so Mr.. Adams wrote back to
Dubuque the sort of pro-German stuff
that appears silly now, in the light OF
what the world has learned since 1914.
He adopted. as expressing his own
views the Trades which "kultured"
Germans recited so glibly because they
had learned their lessons we'll.
We have no doubt that Mr.. Adams Is
Is patriotic an American as any other
citizen of the United States. We have
no doubt that he Is as loyal an ally as
England has. The Monroe county
farmer bought only the gold brick;
and the easiest victim for the first
lightning rod agent is the embodiment
of vengeance when the second comes
along.
Unfortunately for Mr.. Adams, how.
ever, he could not charge off finan-
cial loss and go ahead. Fortunately
for the republican party, the record OF
his encounter with German confidence
men was exhibited soon enough to pre-
vent its being sprung as campaign
issue. Mr.. Adams has our sincerest
sympathy. So had the farmer who re-
fused to sign any papers. So does the
man whose order for lightning rods
turns out to be promissory note. But,
sympathy or no sympathy. there is
something irresistibly funny about the
victim of confidence game, whether
It be the crude handiwork of the hasty
American artisan or the finished pro
duct of the Potsdam Propaganda Cor.
Doratiou. Unlimited.
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AFTER THE WAR

or all the futile occupations OF the
present period, we know Of none
which affords less Of real benefit than
discussion Of punishment to be meted
out to Germany for It's wartime iniq-
uities, after the war.
It was disappointing to find Sen
ator Kenyon devoting several Of his
speeches in Iowa during his recent
visit to the state, to more or less
heated discussion of post 6enum
boycott against Germanmad goods.
There is a very definite duty before
the people and the lawmakers Of the
United States Just now. 1t is by far
the most dimcult and most important
task they ever have faced. It has to
do with helping the government and
the army to win the war. That duty
must be performed in number Of
different ways. There must be loyal
service Of every sort. We. must urge
loyalty on the part Of our netghbors
and practice It ourselves.
Senator Kenyon, when he came
back to Iowa, had Just returned from
the war zone, where he had Witnessed
the evidences of German barbarism.
Naturally, he was filled with disgust
for Germany and all its institutions.
No doubt he is determined never to
use anything made in Germany, even
after peace is restored and with it
commercial conditions similar to those
which existed before 1914.
A great many others In America
have formed the same resolution. and
although it has our entire approval,
we are unable to see that it has any
thing to do with present conditions or
with winning the war.
After the war, no doubt, veterans OF
the battles will turn out countless
German products which will be offered
for sale in America and other coun-
tries at such low prices as always
have distinguished German-made
goods because low wages were a part
of the system under which Germany
oppressed its proletariat. There will
be a patriotic reason for refusing to
support these enterprises by supply
ing market for them in America, but
there is far more business like way
of meeting the situation. 1t is through
a protective tariff law which will
guard the American market against
invasion by the products Of lov-wage
countries, Germany, Austria or any
other.
After the war, trade conditions viii
be settled on the basis Of dollars and
cents more often than any other.
This is as it should be, OF course,
and agitation Of another sort at this
time not only is in opposition to the
expressions OF the president but 80
idle and useless that 1t is surprising
to find men of prominence giving It
their thought and eloquence.
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ELDON GIRL WEEDS IN
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.

Eldon, Feb. ia message received
here this morning by relatives of Miss
Glen E. Downing states that she was
married February II to ]. L. Hughes
of Albuquerque. N. NJ. Miss Downing
has been employed as stenographer in
Des Moines for the past two years.
Mr.. Hughes is in the employment Of
the government in the agricultural
department. They will make their
home in New Mexico.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
FARMERS
GIVE BACON 10 u. s.

Washington, d. c., Eeh IA
mo~emem to induce FARMERS 10 co.
tribute bacon to the EDvekDe II
Liberty Bonds are not within thdir
reach. has been started In 11Dou11
according to Speaker Ck 1ho
speakur recently received . 1Ue3ef
from H. p. Warden Of A11en 0o,
telling Of the innguratin q 10 Dnn
and urging the speaker DO 04DeAto
n
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FUNERAL OF CASTLE
TO BE IN NEW YORK

Fort Worth. Texas, Feb 10-Hun'
dreds of persons, principally wuen.
who went to the undertakings eha4a
today to see the body Of Captain vG.
non Castle were denied AAmH1Mnco
by the Royal Flying corps. Tho 60y
win be sent to New Fork TINS 1lA4.
noon for burial.
Brief religious services Wm b ~
pfevioas 10 the start Of ~ UlG1k3
funoeal Mucesu4na to ~ t1aeA
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INDOOR WALKING
RECORD IS BROKEN.

Chicago, Fob. 16-C6f36dan OR
'tensaa reduced two records ut mgAxl
when he walked th1eeQuxtss OF q
mile In 4:37 rs. the former Indoor
recued being $40 LIS. UstAg . run
ming machine Ch1hstEnDsn made ~
quarters Of q mile in sos Is, @oDFA
ious record being s:07. Cnnb10ea
time TOR the two prevsous reouRds -
1:H Is, and CmfstenDm1 conal
time made without rest b H9k
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No DANGER FROM
BIG ICE GORGE

Nodubae rs expecked to b 0u
b. tho loo gorge witch b. tnRnsod VeDe
of a. Burlington raifuad hR10B0 a16
when extends almost ~ 6Ar - 0
vile, ascorti1ng to HAKy Ouok, oE
engineer.
Tho supeevisues dynAmlknd ~ 0RUa
in an effort to break and 611edDo IL
huse cakes. HI. Cook std OH n3oZ1ag.
that the f1~er WRs fAl0ng and tAak -
1co was hruken into sznad yo0.
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neEE noYs ID aII1Vs

Eldon, Fob. 16.-H md MA : a:
scot q hts city arc sdn1nG 0e6 ~
toward winning the war a1A uDa1dngs
the world safe for dennaW1H, A11ASi
given three sons to tho6 ouuz3H
Otis, the eldest of the TIN q n Rnn<;
ma. C1axeaoe 1T FNt LlgyUUugeAi
and Raympod at CamD 0ody. ~
mnnd II nov enjoying . toW dHAADAl
luoxh V1A h1s paHenGs haaA
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DINNER STORIES

When a certain Australian odAse
emit arrived in Egypt II was n0ooeo
that the discipline Of tho troops ~
rafher slack. One day m AnxAc passed
"a OFFICER without salustnE. Tho ooleee
called him back.
aDo Yea know who I ann he asked.
The Australian replied that he did
wen, I'm an OFFICER.
ooh. YOU are?' was tho nDpAx Well.
you've got q soft Job. msaA 3eaSsock
to it,
A lady called mp q neWspADer once
the other day and asked Tho abse and
efficient young woman IN cok4D OF %
telephone switchboard:
ia there a bureau Of in1oFmun IN
The Daily Breeze Office"
.sWhat do yea want to nsWr asked
the ob1jginG op01tor.
That's what want to know.
well, bot what Do you vaat to
know
.Fhats what wasn't to know. asrnFs
a bureau o.
II know, but what DO -yor sas %
know
THAT'S Whist want to knove
There's no burea uof information.
but il yuuU ten me Whist you wanted
to know n
Thank you. fhafS W.T. Wannsd
to knoW. Goodby."
II see my VIE is in that pictuRe the
ater."
you can't so her through tho 'valA
can your
No but I can recognize the" baby
carriage the lobby:
Web. Een1emen. II yoo III hs~s
anox.er toast, let's drink 70 tho man
who knows when to sthop."
Sure! JUS to show that the ah0ent
are not chc) forgotten"
Teacher-Bobby, what zooe II
Europe in?
ROhhY-WSf zc0e.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

6ouyzht 1913 b. Star Company Great Britain Rights Reserved
REGISTERED U Patent once
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-16
Cruz6 Ia frontera
(Viene de Ia la. Pag.)

ristas inquirieron sobre el fundamen-
TO del rumor que Sc eSparclo prlncl-
palmeate en- los centres de personals
adictas al c~arrancismo, ras no pudle-
ron obtener ningunos informes. De
San Benito Sc recibio n n~oticia, sin
embargo, expresando que no habia 81
do aprehendido ningun jefe revolu-
cicnario ALI Y que Sc ignoraba 81 ell
gene/.l Lopez habia cruzado la from
terra.
No Sc cree que ell segundo de Ca
ballero Sc e%ncuentre en- territorio anne
ricano, como 10 dijo ell rumor que cir
ell6 en- esta ciudad. Y menos aun que
ell citado jefe revolucionario hubiera
sido aprehendiGo, pues de ser asi Sc
nabria va tenido information amplia
V c~omprobada.
Informes particulars recibidos del
lado mexicano reSieren cue Lopez con-
tin1a al frente de una fuer2a arma-
da mayor de 200 homhres Y que
esta mas fuerte que 10 estaha antes de
atacar San Fernando, pues que ALI
Sc hizo de algunos elementos de
guerra que quito a los carrancistas
qte s%orprendio Ia semana antepasa-
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Como re|atan Ia muerte
Viene de Ia Ia. Pag)

americana Sc encontro con la patru-
LA mexicana, no ofrecio 4 esta resis-
~tencia, habiendo permitido que Sc les
desarmara. Hecho este, ell jefe de Ia
patrulla carrancista, tenieate Alvara-
do, ordeno que ell Official y los solda-
dos americanos Sc c%olocaran en- 81 CEN
tro del destacamento, previniendo,es
que no hicieran ell menor intento POI
escapar, pues serian castigados.
Ell grupo avanzo hacia IN rancho
cercano para tomar ALI un CAIRO que
los condujera a Matamoros. Los SOL
dados americanos marchaban cantan-
do y iconversando alegremente. Al
llegar a una empalizada, 81 teniente
Chaile salto del caro- e intent6 esca-
par. por 10 que la patrulla carran-
cista abrio ell fuego sobre el, hiriel-
dole de muerte. Fue recogido ell ca
daver del Official y llevado al rancho,
donde Sc lie dej6, habiendo sido los
p%risioneros conducidos despues a Ma
tamoros, para quedar ALI prisione-
ros.
La entrega de los soldados la hi
20 ell jefe militar del veciao puerto
en- cumplimiente de las instrucciones
recibidas de Ia Secretaria de Guerra
V Marina.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-16
-
UNA E CAMPANA
Viene de la la. Pag.)

va Alfredo Rueda Quij.r o, general"
ex-villista que disfruto de todas las
c%onfianzas del ex-Jefe &c las Opera
clones, Y recibio de este marcadas
muestras de afecto. Pneda Quijano
"a un mozalhete danino cuando Villa
Sc levanto en- armas contra e. gobier-
no del general Diaz, y desde el pri-
mer momento lie tomo qran Affection
al muchachos ell rebelde. hasta ell gra-
do de hacerlo general de sus fuer-
zas.
Ell ioven general" pcrecia pagan
lie a Villa en- Ia misma moneda, pues
sieinpre lie demostro gran afecto. aun-
que en- distintas ocas!ones lie clio gran
des disgustos porque era extrema-
damente rapaz Y sanguinario. No
%perdonaba fusilamiento ri saoueo en-
cuanto podfa hacerlos.
Y csc muchacho, que hugo al lado
americana cuando ell desastre de Vi
LA en- Celaya y Sc acogio despues a
la amnistia ofrecida per-les -carran-
cistas, es quien va bora a hacer la
campaha contra ell ex-iefe de las Ope-
raciones.
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LA PROTESTA AMERICANA.
Viene de La 1a.)

para hacer las demands que sc han
hecho al gobierno de Mexico, pues
que las leyes mexicanas dan igualcs
derechos a los nacionales que a los
extranjeros.
Ademas, Que esta demanda no de-
bio haber sido hecha por los conduc-
'r- diplomiticos, sino por las com
directamente interesadac en-
Fl asunto, v las cuales debIeron ha-
Der pcdido al gobierno, por los con-
ductos legales, Ia enmienda de Ia
ley. exactamente como los propieta-
rio: m~exicanos que han sido afecta-
dos igualmente por la misna ley"
Los demas periodicos Sc limitan a
decir que el gobierno de Carranza
contestant pronto Ia nota del Depar-
tamento de Estado de los Estados
Unidos, por conducto del Embajador
Bonillas. r