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EDITORIAL
NEED FOR FIRING SQUAD.

3t must have occurred to a great
many people, in reading the newspaper
accounts Of the lenient methods adopt
ed by the government authorities In
dealing with the SPY question, that the
plying Of this trade by a German or
German s%ympathizer IL far safer than
service In the army Of the Kaiser.
The most serious penalty imposed
TAR has been against an o1icer Of
to United States army who volun-
tAriiy announced that he could not do
Justice to himself or his men In lead
Ang them against his relatives and
: friends fighting or the German side.
A man who IL convicted Of being a
leader IN the spy plots against Ameri.
can lives and property is given a
prison sentence less than that usually
melted out to IN embezzling clerk.
Other men, engaged In subterranean
efforts which might result in the kill
ing Of more American boys than could
DE accomplished BY an entire German
regiment, are pleasantly interned in
quarters where they are provided with
creature comforts unknown to the
young men who are unfolding the
Stars and Stripes In No Mans Land.
The reason for this. state Of affairs
ts hard to appreciate. The country is
tat war and war IL not q "civil" matter.
IA man who c~onspires to place a bomb
IN On American troop-ship or q vessel
carrying much needed supplies to our
hlIss Is warning against this country
Jas much (even more, we believe) as
the private or oflcer In the German
franks who IL exposed to American
bullets. why, then, should we treat
these vipers as offenders against the
civil lawf Let's order out the firing
squad
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ONE DAY ONLY
They cone many miles to see him

DR.. Doran is a regular graduate in
medicine and surgery and has q spe-
cial license and authority granted by
the State medical board of South Da.
kota to visit professionally the more
important towns and cities, and offer
to all who call on this trip consulta-
tlon and examination free, except the
expenSe'of treatment when desired.
According to his method of treat
ment he does not operate for chronic
appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers of
stomach, tonsils or adenoids.
He has to his credit many wonder
full results In diseases of the stomach,
liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerves,
heart, kidney, bladder, bedwetting,
catarrh. weak lungs. rheumatism,
sciatica, leg ulcers and rectal all.
ments.
II you have been ailing for any
length Of time and do, not get any
better. do not fail to call, as improper
measures rather than disease are very
often the cause of your long standing
trouble.
Remember above date, that exam.
ination on this trip will be free and
that his treatment is different.
Married ladies must come With
their husbands and children with
their parents.
Address: Medical Laboratory of
DR.. J. E. Doran, 335-336 Boston Block,
Minneapolis, MINI.
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Try some of our Monarch paint
and varnishes. The best on the
market. Ptak Lumber Yard Adv
Haul your eggs and cream, to
Alice Rokusek at the post Office
and receive the highest market
price. Adv.
The Security Mutual Life Ins.
Go. gives advantages that many
others do not. See v. j. Wag-
ner about it. Adv.
Harness and collars for sale at
Skorpik's, at lowest prices. ADV,
Sell your eggs to John F. Mike
lasek, who pays highest market
price for them at all times. Adv.
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Too Many Servants In Britain.

Duncan Miller asked the minister Of
national service, says the London
Times. whether his attention has been
called to the number Of advertisements
for servants In households Of one, two
or three persons, where seven to ten
indoor servants are already kept, and
whether he proposes to limit the mum.
Der Of indoor servants employed In
each household. The minister Of ma
tional service replied that he had al
ready pointed out how essential It is,
In the national interest, that no per-
son should employ more servants than
are absolutely necessary. The min.
lister trusts that the awakened con-
sciences Of those who have In this
respect failed to appreciate their duty
will provide an immediate and SUM-
Gent remedy. IF not, he will tell his
plan in the general statement on man
power. ~ .,h,
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There are ome born abroad who
have come to this land for q greater
freedom and broader opportunities and
have sought and received the priv
leges Of American citizenship who are
swayed by dislike for some ally or by
the sympathies Of German kinship and
fail to see that the time has come for
them to make good the obligations of
their sworn oaths Of naturalization.
This is the oath that the applicant
for citizenship makes:
That he will support the Constitu-
ton Of the United States and that he
absolutely and entirely renounces all
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince, potentate or sovereignty that
he will support and defend the Consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and do
nestle, and bear true faith and allie
glance to the same.
"FaIse to Their Oaths."
All these n~aturalized citizens who
are taking part in obstruction to our
government In the conduct Of the war
are false to their oaths, are forfeiting
their rights Of citizenship, are repudi.
ating their honorable obligations, are
requiting by evil the good that has
been done them in the generous and
unstinued hospitality with which the
people Of the United States have well
coined them to the liberty and the op-
portunities Of this free land. We must
believe that In many cases this Is done
because Of failure to understand what
this war really is.
This Is a war Of defense. It is per-
fectly described in the words of the
Constitution which established this mn.
ton, ITO provide for the common de-
Tense" and "To secure the blessings of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
, The national defense demands not
merely force, but intelligence. 1t re-
quires foresight, consideration of the
policies and purposes Of other nations,
understanding of the inevitable or
probable consequence Of the acts of
other nations, judgment as to the time
when successful defense may be made,
and when IL will be too late, and prompt
action before 1t is too late.
BY entering this war the United
States availed itself Of the very last
opportunity to defend itself.
H" "a-# -
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GERMANY'S GUILT ESTABLISHED.

EXTRACTS from Prince Karl Lchnowskys my London Mission,
19121914," a copy Of which has just reached this country. Prince
Lchnowsky, who was German Ambassador to England when the war
broke out, says that he wrote the document for his family archives,
but II wa made public In Germany and created a great stir, the
Kaisers government Fastening to repudate and suppress it,
ION Aug 2 u914, when I saw Asquith in order to make a final
attempt, he was completely broken, and, although quite calm, tears
ran down his face"
"Of course 1t would only have needed a hint from Berlin to make
Count Berchtold austrian Foreign Minister In August, 1910 satisfy
himself with a diplomatic success and put Up with the Serbian reply"
1.-THE impression became ever stronger that we Germany desired
war In all circumstances"
THUS ended my London mission. 1t was wrecked not by the
perfdy Of the British, but by the perfdy of our policy"
II had to support In London a policy which I knew to be fallacious.
l was punished for II, for 1t was a sin against the Holy Ghost"
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"PLATTSBURCS" FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
To Be Held by National Security
League Throughout Country
During Coming Summer.

Teachers Plattsburgs," at which
100000 public school teachers will be
given practical training In patriotic
education, will be held during the com
Ing summer In practically every state
In the Union by the National Security
League. The scheme of this elaborate
new division Of the Leagues Patriot.
ism Through Education campaign is
conceived on the same basic idea along
which the League has been working
for some time, concentrating on the
teachers Of the youth of the land and
thereby reaching the children through
the teachers and the people through
their children.
! The objects Of the Leagues cam
paign are twO-fold-active combating
OF German propaganda and awaken
Ing a more responsible American citi-
zenship.
At Summer Schools.
The Security League will conduct
these Teachers Plattsburgs" through
the medium of the summer schools for
teachers that are held throughout the
country every year. 1t has not yet
been determined how many centers
will be used. The matter is being
taken up with all of the 700 summer
schools Of the country and probably
between so and rs Of the training
camps will be established, the schools
selected being chosen after careful In.
vestigation as to attendance, breadth
of influence and convenience of loca-
ton.
The training camps will be conduct
ed by leading educators whose cooper
alton will be enlisted by the League.
The actual instruction will be under
the direction Of DR.. Robert nj. NOEL
roy. educational director of the
League, and the members of the ma
tional Patriotic Education Faculty"
which he has organized. The League
already has ove 1000 experienced pa
triotic speakers on its Speakers Bu-
eau list. A great many of these men
and women will be detailed to the
Teachers Plattsburgs" and their
number will be augmented by volun-
teers from the principal colleges and
universities Of the country, whose aca-
demic duties have prevented them
from taking active part In the patri-
otto education work outside their i'm
mediate field. but who will be free
during the summer months.
War Spirit.
The teachers will be given a series
of vital interpretations of the war by
men and women who have given care
full study to the situation. In addition
to this instllling of the war spirit In
the teachers, the training camps will
also afford them practical instruction
in the best methods Of imparting to
the youth Of the land the two war
principles on which the Security
Leagues Patriotism Through Educa-
ton campaign is based-the menace of
Germany to America, and the neces-
sity of individual service on the part
Of every man, woman and child in the
country in order to prevent defeat.
A preliminary letter has been sent
by Doctor McElroy to the directors of
all the summer schools of the country.
- 90 o. 20 49, H-s-"-~ -
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The town records contain illusions
10 "the market place" as early al 1886.
Three years before, in 1888, the gen
eral court had ordered that a market
should be kept in Boston every Thurs
day. and the place selected was the
widest part Of State street (then
known interchangeably as Water street
and Market street, where It opened
into the main street or highway Of Rox.
bury. /.
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Foolish Worrying.

So many things do not matter. In
Vulnerable things that we worry over
Or fret about or strive for really make
no difference whatever, and we worry
and fret and strive for them merely
from a stupid sort of habit. And we
have, perhaps. let them bother us and
trouble us again and again, thinking
that they mattered, and Mattered su-
premely. But do they2
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ference with their
comfort and pros
perity and the de-
mands for sacri-
fee, which seem to
them unnecessary,
and they fail to see
that the time has
C o m g W h e n, If
Americans are to
keep the i~ndepend-
ence and liberty
which their fathers
won by suffering
and sacrifice, they
In their turn u
fight again for the
preservation of
that independence
and liberty.
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TRUE CITIZENSHIP

Much rs we dislike to admit II, there
1still exists a distinct apathy toward
1.-THE war ON the part Of q great many
ipe0ple In various parts Of the country.
THE reason for this Is even deeper than
constitutional pacifsm or pro-Ger-
lmanism based upon explainable blood
1or mental association. The fact is,
although We did not realize 1t until
recently, the average citizen Of this
country has not had instilled in him
real responsibility In and to his gov
4ernment. The extreme development of
ithe democratic idea In America and
1.-THE ultra-political nature of our form
tof government has resulted In the al
jmost total disappearance of the appre-
1ciation BY the individual of what the
government e to him.
The changing of this condition Is
ypossibiy the most serious problem fac
ting the United States today, outside
lfAAnning the var 1t involves a COM
(Jlete reimbursement and revitalizing of
cur methods Of civic instruction. This
work must start in the schools Of the
lowest grade. Many men who have
had the advantage Of collegiate in
struction IN political economy, and
even the influence of the discussion Of
these matters In high school debating
societies. appreciate the problem. 1t
must be remembered, however, that
by Tar the greater majority Of boys
who later make up the citixenry Of the
nation leave school after passing
through only the most elementary
grades.
The National Security League, or.
gahlsed, OF the start Of the war as a.
.fpraparednAss proganda and now devot.
AnY to sotiIe efforts to the awakening
Of the people to q realisation Of the
meanings Of the war and the menace
Of defeat, has undertaken a nation.
wtls campaign on this question: of true
citiSthsAiD which 10 worthy Of atten-
tisn and support. 1t has enlisted the
coopeFatiou Of state. county and city
supsfintendents Of schools In all parts
Of the country to make daily instruc-
tiea - the war part Of actual school
tuition. The league has also obtained
the release to It on full pay by the
Boards OF Trustees Of q number Of the
largest colleges and universities In the
country Of q corps Of professors who
are to constitute a "National Patriotic
Education Faculty to carry on this
work In the broader field. These men
viii create q sort Of peripatetic uni
versity, jouyneying personally into all
parts Of the country to spread this
thought Of the necessity Of awakening
the citizenship Of the country to re.
sponsibility in its government. More
power to the National Security League
and may the nation quickly realize the
importance Of its work.
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TO THOSE WHO
FAIL TO GRASP
WARS MEANING
BY ElIHU ROOT,
Honorary President Of the National
Security LEAGUE.

There are doubtless some who do not
understand what this struggle really is.
Some who were born here resent inter-
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Pancakes Muscle Makers.

It IL q common mistake to suppose
that to get the necessary strength to
do hard manual labor a heavy meat
diet In necessary. This Is far from
correct. Muscular labor does not mr.
terially affect the demand for minerals
and proteins. but rather for starches.
fats. and sugars. Therefore any ad-
,lltional wastage through muscular eff
fort could be much better repaired by
pancakes and strip than by roast beef.
for as much moisture and heat are
wasted rs tissue, so 1t is fuel that is
'equired.--Popular Science Monthly.
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behaved Like Vandals,W

august II. In the afternoon I had
q look at the little chateau belonging
to n Of the kings secretaries (not at
honey. Our men had behaved like
regular vandals. They had looted the
cellar first, and then they had turned
their attention to the bedrooms and
thrown things about all over the place.
They had wen made fruitless efforts
to smash the safe open. Everything
was topsy-turvy-magnifcent furni.
ture, silk, and eve china. That's what
happens when the men are allowed to
requisition for themselves. I am sure
they must have taken away a heap Of
useless stuff simply for the pleasure Of
looting."
august 9th crossed frontier. Inhab-
itants on border very good to US and
give us many things. There Is no diff
ference noticeable.
august 23rd, Sunday between Bir-
nal and Dinant, village of Disonge).
At II o'clock the order comes to ad-
vance after the artillery has thorough
up prepared the ground ahead. The
Pioneers and Infantry regiment 17S
were marching in front Of us. Near
a small village the latter were fred on
by the inhabitants. About 220 inhab-
itants were shot and the village was
burnt-artillery is continuously shoot
ing-the village lies in q large ravine.
Just now, six o'clock In the afternoon,
the crossing Of the Mas begins near
Dinant All villages, chateaux,
and houses are burnt down during this
night. 1t was a beautiful sight to see
the fires all round us in the distance.
august 24.-In every village one
finds only heaps of ruins and many
dead" From the diary Of Matbern,
Fourth company, Eleventh lager bat
talon, Marburg.)
All Male Inhabitants Shot.
"a shell burst near the Meyepth
company, and wounded seven f1sn,
three very severely. At FIVE o'clock W
were ordered by the officer In COM
mand Of the regiment to shoot all the
male inhabitants of Nomeny, because
the population was foolishly attempt.
ing to stay the advance Of the German
troops by~force of arms. We broke into
the houses, and seized all who resisted,
In order to execute them according to
martial law. The houses which had
not been already destroyed by the
French artillery and our own were get
on fire by us, so that nearly the whole
town was reduced to ashes. It Is q ter.
rible sight when helpless women and
children. utterly destitute, are herded
together and driven into France"
(From the diary of Private Fischer,
Eighth Bavarian regiment Of infantry,
Thirty-third reserve division.) ,
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The Way 20 Meet Him.

sit in the door with your fighting
clothes on and trouble will say Good
morning" and take to the woods.-At!
lanta Constitution.
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Truly Republican.

That country is republican where
honesty and merit are recognized and
rewarded.
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4" 49,. In the night the Inhabitants
Of Liege became mutinous. Forty per-
sons were shot and Is houses demol-
ished, 10 soldiers shot. The sights here
make you cry.
ION the 23rd Of August everything
quiet. The Inhabitants have so far
given in. Seventy students were shot,
200 kept prisoners. Inhabitants re-
turning to Liege. F..
= august "a. At noon with SO men on
sentry duty. Sentry duty is A 1. no post
allocated to me. Our occupation, apart
from bathing, is eating and drinking.
We live like God in Belgium" (From
the diary Of job. a der School, re-
servist Of the Tenth company, Thirty
ninth reserve infantry regiment, Sew.
enth reserve army corps.)
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wide areas Of Belgium and France IN

wide areas of Belgium and France In
which not a penny's worth Of wanton
destruction had been permitted to oc-
cur, In which the ripe pears hung un-
touchea upon the garden walls; and !
saw other wide areas where scarcely
one stone had been left to stand upon
another; where the fields were raw
aged; where the male villagers had
been shot in squads where the miser-
able survivors had been left to den In
holes, like wild beasts"
Even Soldiers Horrihed.
Some German soldiers, we are glad
to see. showed their horror at the foul
deeds committed In Belgium.
1.-THE inhabitants have fed In the vii
lage. It was horrible! There was clot-
ted blood on all the boards, and what
faces one saw, terrible to behold The
dead, 60 in all, were at once buried.
Among them were many old women,
some old men, and a half-delivered
woman, awful to see; three children
had clasped each other, and died thus.
The altar and the vaults of the church
r shattered. They had a telephone
there to communicate with the enemy.
This morning, September 2, all the sur
vivors were expelled, and ! saw four
little boys carrying a cradle, with q
Baby five or six months old In 1t, on
two sticks. All this was terrible to
see. Shot after shoti Thunderbolt
after t%hunderbolt ! Everything Is given
over to pillage; fowls and the rest all
killed. I saw a mother, too, with her
two children; one had a great wound
on the head and had lost al eye."
(From the diary of Lance Corporal
Paul Spielman Of the Ersatz. first bri-
gade Of Infantry Of the Guard.)
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Evening star., 1918-08-30
GRANTED NEW RATE OF PAY.
Demands Of Woman Workers in
London Practically All Conceded.

LONDON. Thursday. August 2s.-The
Departmental committee to which was
referred the question Of wages for
woman workers on the buses, trans
and underground railways after the
women had returned to work has
awarded the women virtually what
they demanded Their new rate Of
pay will be equivalent to IS shillings
q week above what 1t was before tho
war. Some claims however. It is de-
clared, can only be decided on q ma
tional basis after . fun inquiry.
pointed q committee to Investigate
and report as to the relations which
should be maintained between the
wages Of men and women, having re-
gard to the interest Of both as we'll
as to the value of their work." One
woman on the committee is Mra Sid
ney Webb.
Evening star., 1918-08-30
Japanese Diplomats Leave.
LUTHERAN PASTOR ACCUSED.
John Steik Of Boston Charged With
Seditious Preachiugx,

BOSTON. August so-charged with
violating tho espionage act by max
ing seditious remarks from the pul-
pit and in private conversation. Rev.
John Steik. a Lutheran clergyman.
has been arrested here He Is alleged
to have said from his pulpit that the
explosion at ,Halifax was "an act Of
God against. the enemies Of Ger
many" and 20 have entered into Q
personal attack on Marshal yoArs
during the latter's visit to this city.
In private conversation Mr.. Stalk is
alleged to have advised young men
contemplating enlisting to enter the
German army and to have offered to
help drafted men to escape military
service.
b. The clergyman. who 10 dfty-thrse
years old. was born in Russia. He
came to this country twelve years
ago and is understood to have spent
some time in Philadelphia before
coming here. He has taken out his
first citizenship papers.