The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-11-01


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@ + TEN million war garden
ri F0 ers will set their minds
tpl Ia resolutely 10 refusing TO
M - listen 10 German propa-
RS Ec~ ganda or vicious knocks
pN a. against our government
lEST the most powerful arm of
II the German war machine
VIII be paralyzed. That
looks like a big order but it is not
when You come to analyze It. The
pity Is that women will repeat so much
OF the sense!eas rumOr that is going
the rounds. If the women of this
country will inoculate the peddler of
German propaganda with fhe serum
OF silence" they will bring victory very
Rear, for the big battle of this war is
for public opinion right here on this
side Of the ocean. Turn from the
knocker and the propagandist in al
lence, turn as you would from the
snake in the grass or the swapping
cog. But turn in silence for then the
enemy will know yOu mean business.
The potato bug IS great success
snuH you separate it from the leaf the |.
electric light bulb is great success |
until you turn OF the current: the |
prairie fire is great success until II |
hits the back fred strip and has moth |
ing Ia feed upon. So with German !
propaganda, It is a great success as
long as You listen 10 C, Why cannot !!
this supposed wonder Of women keep |
ing silent be brought aboutt twenty |
years ago the Wright Brothers were |
considered insane; today | can see |
from ny ONCE the alrplane mail start
for Philadelphia. New York and Bos-
ton and the worlds greatest war !
hinges upon the airpane. Twenty
years ago Mr.. Marconi was unknown;
today the business of the worlds war
70 conducted by wireless.
Some German Propaganda.
German propaganda is constantly |
shooting at the war gardeners ana all
questions pertaining to food There
IL the old story about the potato pens
and how you can get three or four
bushels by simply planting as many
potatoes In three story bOxlike ar
rSngenent. The leading potato eK-
perts OF the world denounce this. It
is but q Sample Of German propaganda
which hopes Ia cause big wastnge In
potatoes. Then there is the other
yarn that the food administration will
seize all the canned stuff OF the house
wife and all her hard work will go for
naught This is lie but the national
war garden commission used to get
hundred letters a week asking about
this. Constant publicity, thanks 70
the magazines and the newspapers.
has nailed this story.
There is the one about the soldier
telling his pareRts he had two legs
cut OFT in a Battle at the front. Mrs.
Blank hears II from Mrs. Blank up
the street. Johnny had got the word
10 them by writing it under stamp.
In the firSe place there are no stamps
On soldiers letters. The campaign OF
Ietter-wr.ting TO newspapers is a favor
ite form of German propaganda, but
the editors do not "fall" for this and
the patriots" might better save their
stamps and stop ciuttering up the
malls.
The war gardeners Of the United
States have certainly shown they
mean business. The war gardens are
the finest offsets TO German propa-
ganda know Of, FOR the garden makes
no noise. bnt goes right on about its
business. II is this point want to
bring hOne-the terrible power Of 81
lence if spplied TO German propagan-
ia. THIS war is a battle Of publicity.
The iunker has prepared the German
mind for this war for forty years aDd
only as long as he can control the Ger
man state of mind can he continue ,
this war. When the German helinet
and then the German skull Is pene-
rated with the X-ray Of civilization.
kept alive by the white hot flame from