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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-02-16
TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED BETWEEN
UKRAINE AND CENTRAL POWERS


BoLsHEvIKI ORDERS COMPLETE DEMoBILI-
zATION OF RUSSIAN TROOPS ON ALL FRONTS
On February 9, a peace agreement be-
tween the central powers, consisting of Ger
many, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bull
garia, on the one hand, and Ukraine, the new
south Russian republic, on the other, was
signed at Brest-Litovsk. This was followed
by a dispatch on February II, stating that
Russia, comprising the northern portion of
the old original Russian empire, now under
the control of the bolsheviki, while desisting
from signing a formal peace treaty, had de-
clared the state of war between herself and
the central powers to be at an end, and had
ordered complete rehabilitation of Russian
forces on all fronts.
Leon Trotsky, the bolsheviki foreign minis
ter, and other members of the peace delega-
tion, in proclamation to the people of Rus
sia, said:
"The peace negotiations are at an end
The German capitalists, bankers and land
lords, supported by the silent cooperation of
the English and French bourgeoisie, submit
ted to our comrades, members of the peace
delegation at Brest-Litovsk, conditions such
as could not be subscribed to by the Russian
revolution.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-02-16
GRAIN SHIPMENTS GIVEN PRIORITY

An order was issued from Washington on
February 8, by Director General McAdoo
directing the railroads to give priority to
grain shipments from the states of Illinois,
Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, Iowa, South
and North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Wisconsin and Kansas. The grain blockade
The evening world., 1918-04-05

Queer legal tangle. Should u pickpocket picking 10000 a y~
pay an income tax m his excess prohts2 You never thought OF uat
did you?
No.
The guy who thinks that Count Czernn Is sincere could pe caught
out in a blizzard OF brains without getting hit once
Owing to the stringent censorship established by our stringent
ccnsors we are unable to tell you where you can get a drink after mid
night but it's nowhere in M Atlantic port.
The bird wearing his first high silk hat is very much disappointed
when he discovers that he can walk under a bridge without compelling
EN- to open the draw.
We have doped out the most unnecessary thing in me world
Even more unnecessary than oats in n garage, It's a Chinese laundry
man singing There's a spot IN my heart no colleen may own"
Does your cuckoo clock know that YOU ire trying to save al hour
of Daylight
Strange, but we haven't noticed any Arms advertising me brand or
heels worn by tho Buushevlh on their famous run home.
Let em invent all the engines OF destruction they want to- Even
a gun that shoots four tons OF measles for 5000 miles couldn't make
noon hour in a one arm mnchroom any worse that 1. is at present
Keep your feet dry and refrain from carrying a package by the
cord. IALAa4-, Ar-
Keep this article away from the children.
We stick to or original statement about the COW.
The evening world., 1918-04-05

ON HUBERT Won HERKOMER,
y tho well-known Artist, who
died recently, used ~ tell an
amusing story OF a London art dealer,
This man had two beautiful r~cproduc-
lions OF tho painting, Tho Approach
ing Storm"
ono OF these pictures no placed in
the show window, but It did not sell.
Al length, In order "a draw attention
70 tho picture, no used the words,
" The Approaching Storm, especially
suitable for a wedding present.
London T1t-BltS
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ASTO

n RIDGET had proved to be all
II that a servant should be II re-
gard to her duties. but, unfortu-
nately. her energies never seemed to
extend to keeping her own face clean.
Her mistress desired to tell her to
wash her smutty countenance, but,
not wanting to offend such a treasure,
she resotted to strategy.
"Do you know, Bridget" sho re-
marked in n confidential manner
that If YOU wash your face in hot,
soapy water 1t will make you beauti-
ful?"
"Shure, an It's a wonder we niver
thried 1t yersilf, ma'am," was Bird.
gets surprised and surprising answer
Chicago News,
The evening world., 1918-04-05
Guns Of Ice That Fired Real Powder.

n TORE than 175 years ago some
IVI ingenious Russian workmen
conceived the idea OF con-
structing a building OF solid ice IN the
city of st. Petersburg, now Petro-
grad. It was 80 feet long. 10 feet wide
and 20 feet high. Before the palace
they placed six cannon OF the six
FOUNDER size, and these too were
made entirely Of ice. They were
turned on a lathe, The cannon were
moro than ornaments. They could
and did shoot actual charges OF pow
der. says Popular Science Monthly.
Although the bore OF the barrel was
only four inches, the Ice was sum
SANITY strong 70 withstand the force
The evening world., 1918-04-05
STYLES v CHANGE.

TROM frosco paintings Of women
In the Cretan palaces OF about
1000 B. c. It is learned that the
women Of that time pinched in their
waists. had founced or accordion
skirts, wore elaborate coiffures, shoes
with high heels and hats which might
have come from a Partisan hat shop,
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ABSOLUTELY r

THE teacher was trying n show
the children how It was that
u forebears were so Ignorant
OF other countries. She talked for an
hour about the lack OF knowledge OF
navigation, the smallness OF shin,
and the fear Of the unknown. Then
she noticed that Jimmy was not at
tentive.
why was It that we knew so littia
about other countries 400 wears s1o
jimmy she said, sprlnglng the
question upon him.
please, miss" said Jimmy, without
a moments hesitation. because -
weren't born."-ChieaEo News
The evening world., 1918-04-05

~ YER three years and a half of war have convinced me OF the (
ing: For any appreciable time any great offensive will clN
- own weight, no matter how successful in the initial stages.
The evening world., 1918-04-05
THE MORAL.

YER three years and a half of war have convinced me of the follow
ing: For any appreciabe time any great offensive will clog in its
own weight no matter how successful in the initial stages.
That one OF Germanys greatest war advantages Is that she domi
mates her alliance and that she IN turn is dominated by the most deter
mined collection Of men in the werd- rendered partly so by the fact that
their whole system Is staked IN winning
Another advantage Is that she makes Use OF every scrap. human and
material, that she "A muster-egess soldiers mond uniforms; prostt
tues are not given free rein TO put German soldiers out OF action. but are
rounded up to I'LL cartridges to put Allied soldiers out OF action; the
chudren III modified for countless collections And so o and on.
/ think that the decision will rest upon endurance. There is no
short cut TO victory by either side, and there never has been one since
the battle of the Marine The side which cracks least internally should
nose out at the finish.
The Central Powers have the advantage in homogenety in the dominant
tecs Of their alliance.
From the military point OF view. the Central Powers have a ire
msndous geographical advantage. From the endurance point OF view, the
Allies have Just az tremendous a geographical advantage. Our vulnerable
front is the Atlantic Ocean. We must not lose sight of this fact for a
moment.
along on herself alone. Thus her leaders had increased incentive to make
Preparation is another mighty advantage Although defense does and
probably always will, overtake any new oncnse. there come times in the
history of the ages when It overtakes It too late to save the situation.
The German siege gun and the German submarine are cases OF partial
success. We Overcame the FIRST, but only after It had blasted Germany
through Belgium and we'll into Northern France The defensive battle TO
overtake the second is still being waged.
Tue only way to make a League of Nations worth the cost OF printing
ls rules and regulations will ~ first to beat Germany and then invite
her in.
And we can beat her H. collectively we sufficiently want 20. But we
must have the will to win and We must have no thought but &c bring all
our resources into tho one task of winning.
The evening world., 1918-04-05
LIFE ALoFT.

A SAN ANTONIO man. TO get
~ away from the hustle OF life
at the street level. has built
himself n bungalow on top OF a steel
warehouse and is living IN IL in com %
fort. In addition to having a number
Of cosy rooms, II Is surrounded with
real lawns" while adjoining It there
is u fine tennis court
The evening world., 1918-04-05

cary of mankind. But you need not turn the earth for all such evidence
The bones OF the battlefield have often a peculiar way of failing TO stay
buried. Even the boots l have stumbled over will often contain the bleach
ing framework OF a leg and a foo.
And what does this war stage of Verdun signify As surveyed its dew
asauon my mind went back to scenes In Germany. the fall OF that rec
sangular mass Of Douaumont elecrifying the whole empire to a Joy that
banished the food shortage depression which had set In. Then the NOV
ting catapult OF a nations might concentrated on a few square miles Vaux
Thiaumont, Fleury, Dead Mans Hill and the crushing pincers press around
Frances mighty fortress. Again ! hear the Germans talk boasnuly Of
smashing victory and indemniles Social Democrats again forget ther
profession. verdun was in the German grasp; TO the average German 4
meant Paris, and Paris France. Then with one chief enemy out the rest
would topple. So / hear them speak.
But TO the military caste verdun would mean even more. When they
picked It for attack they carefully took into full consideration that the
Grown Prince, at once their greatest supporter and puppet, was nomi
nany in command Of the Army OF the Meuse. the Fifth Army. To take
verdun would be TO place him among the people OF n pedestal higher
than Moltke and Napoleon. This would strap the military caste more
strongly than ever in the saddle when he succeeded to the throne Truly
an alluring project and a mighty gamble with the lives of men.
The evening world., 1918-04-05
Another Metre of Words

Where Is All the Daylight We Hare Sared Since April Fools Day? You Tell
A COw Can't Ran and Look Dgnhied, but a Fish Can Get His ellis Tangled
Up With a Hook o n Sunday Without Breaking Any Blue LaW-And So 1t
Runs. From, La Foohtte to Mooseueh, to Kaiser Bill, to Woodrow Wilson
But That Statement About the COU, That Goes.
The evening world., 1918-04-05

Douaumont was In the background. Vaux on the right
Fleury in the centre. and Dead Mans Hi across tho
Mouse in the wings on the left An awe-inspiring. bleak
and dismal wilderness, where tho shell holes are so
thick that they overlap and lose individuality. Two
years ago some OF these slopes were so thickly wooded
that their foliage shut out the sky from the man beneath.
To-day you could search these slopes ON your hands and
knees and you would not find a twig or a good-sized
splinter. But you would find battered and rusty helmets,
an iron mine OF she'll fragments and buds, and II you
scratched a little beneath the surface you would find
one OF the grimmest and vastcst s~epulchres in the his
The evening world., 1918-04-05
QUITE TIMELY.

OF an explosion OF nearly 1000 grains
Of poWder.
The evening world., 1918-04-05
The Most Striking Things
ISaw on IS Battle Fronts
In the Big World War
d. Thomas Curtin, American War Correspondent, Who Has
Seen More OF the War Than Any other Man,
Tells Epening World Readers Of His
Most impressive Experiences.
Part VI.
By u. Thomas Curtin.

~. France Still Holds the Line-Verdun, January, 1918.
NE Of the early questions we were asked when beginning the study
of science at school was What happens when an irresistible
fope meets an immovable object?"
Nothing happens. nave seen It on the western front-and no place
better than at Verdun. In any she'll hole outside Souvnne, back of the
Mouse, one may mediate upon this truth.
While stood there, ready to duck if the wfistHng and screaming In
the air turned TO an express train Shrek, a German airman hummed over
head, and a few moments later an observation balloon in the rear burst
Into flames. There was a streak below il, a parachute opened, and the
quhk-witted observer could go up again some day. The boom of arth-
iery, the spintering ~bangbang of shells, and air fights bespoke war
vvdly, but all were merely incidents.
The graphic truth lay outspread before me. A colossal drama had
been played on that narrow stage, of which the rectangular mass Of
The evening world., 1918-05-21
Newest Things in Science

The ear trumpet has been COM
bined with spcctacles by an inventor
who has mounted a tube terminating
in the ear on each side.
Some European electricians have
found that snow eve collects on
transmission lines that carry 100000
or more volts even when they are not
charged.
4 new gear pulicr is provided with
mechanism by which it's jaws are
automatically adjusted to various
sizes OF pulleys and gears to be re-
moved from shafts.
Because telephone transmitter mi
c~rophones become more sensitive in
rarehed air European electricians are
trying to make practical use of the
phenomenon
\ patent has been issued for a
platform upon which an automobile
may be run to transmit power TO any
The evening world., 1918-05-21

machinery through drums on which
its rear wheels re II,
An arrow to ne mounted on top of
an automobile and operated by its
driver is a st. Louis inventors idea
for a signal to show which way the
car is about to turn.
Soundproof telephone boo, lis %
European invention arc built OF hve
layers Of thin wood. the grain being
crossed each tine before layers are
glued together,
An automatic electric heater, to bs
connected to a Lighting circuit, fea-
lures a new dough raising CABINET
intended by It's inventor to save
housewives much trouble.
Eleven United States patents have
been granted to the japanese inyen-
tor Of a non-combustible substitute
for celluloid for Which many indu.-
trial uses have been found.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
Letters From he People
Debating Value Of Liberty bonds

Debating Value Of Liberty BOnds'
t. ne Editor Of Tho Evening WUld,
/ am the proprietor OF "A store IN
Jersey city. an Kmerican-born citi-
zen and owner OF Second and Third
Liberty bonds. | wish TO say n word
ABOUT the stock market quotations
for Third Loan bonds. They were
listed at s97.sG. This should not be
tolerated. The matter should be
looked into at once so that the people
OF the United States be protected in
the matter OF having their bonds
maintained at 100 per cent. market
value. | think the United states Gov
should look into the matter
Let Liberty Bonds be accepted al
banks like money; pass me bonds as
real money, As for myself, | think
II . man came into my store anc
The evening world., 1918-05-21
Call of the Red Cross.

on the battlefields Of Flanders
our brave boys now fight for you.
And the Tcuton gases blind them
And the bullets pierce them through
Sightlcss. bruised and bleeding heroes
Writing on their bed OF pain,
Cry for help across the waters
Must their %pleadings he In vain2
Homeless, hungry, naked children.
with no place TO lay their head.
Daily throng the Red Cross stations,
Begging for "a crust Of bread;
can you scan their withcrcd features
Can YOU see their teardrops fan,
Can YOU hear their piteous wailings,
And not heed the orphans call?
Since ourselves we cannot Journey
Ger the oceans vast eNpanse,
Let US help the Red Cross angels
To maintain their work in France.
Give to aid the wounded heroes,
Give to make the nations free
A ~ do II unto others
So Sc do 1t unto Me"
WM c. BARNES,
The evening world., 1918-05-21
I h e Jarr Family
By Roy L. McCardell

e Co. The New York E1eniug World.
Why, | care so little what may befali
then hat | wouldn't even worry II
you married them both. Let's turn
TO a n.ore pleasant subject, What, in
your opinion, really started this war
that is devastating humanity"
Bad teeth" replied the young den
list promptly, bad teeth"
Did having bad teeth prompt that
young assassin TO shoot the Austrian
Grand Duke. thus precipitating the
Serbian crisis which finally brought
N this world war;" asked Mr.. Jarr.
Possibly" replied D.. Gilbert
Quinn, and, more than possibly,
probably. Having bad teeth, the
young man was irritated i%rritatcd, he
became an anarchist. As an anarchist
ne committed the rash and dreadful
act that brought tho world about our
ears! But it was not one individuals
bad teeth alone that plunged the
world in o It was the bad teeth
of all the illiterate and poverty
'NllNhtH ptdSuuNIS VI Hilhult EUROPE
Did their poverty cause their bad
teeth or their bad teeth their power
~? Who can tell? But we can real
ize this in|disputable fact, that, having
bad teeth, they suffered and in suf-
fering they hated, and in hating they
fought, Had the statesmen OF Eu-
rope devoted TIE revenues OF the va
rious nations 10 encouraging dentist
ry, to endowing medical colleges, Il
substituting young dentists just start
ing into practice, the teeth OF the
peasantry and working classes Of Flu,
rope would have been in good Condi,
ton, their health would have beer
better, their dispositions happier, ant
they could not have been led TO Stay
men Of their neighbor nations by al
ambition maddened military autoc,
racy!'
"So?" replied Mr.. Jarr. Here comes
DR., Beans, tho osteopath; let's asl
him"
Excuse me, III duck!' replied DR.
Gilbert Quinn. "Boans always talk.
shop" And he beat u retreat.
The evening world., 1918-05-21

Is to be regarded as the charge OF the
community.
The children in our enemy country
have been hard hit. Seemingly the
war has struck it's severest blow at
the babies. Conservation or children
is now tho cry OF the moment. Com
munity responsibility for the welfare
OF little ones Is being recognized
every day.
Mrs. Finley Shepard has adopted
three children and is about 10 adopt
the fourth. Mrs. clifford Il. Wilmot
OF Greenwich. Conn a rich woman,
is waiting for the adoption pagers or
a poor baby girl three months Old
such is the spirit OF the times. The
greatest oportunity Tor real Tatriot
ism is offered the women OF this u
try to-day. II you want 10 do the
greatest work OF all in winning inc
war be responsible for a little child
7 should like 10 see the day when
| there would not be a single chlId III
an institution. The United states
has more institutions and less family
ufe for the child than any other coun'
/ try I'm the world. This is the con
ditIon 1 found on a tour Of the coun'
tries OF Europe.
W. have seemingly adopted th'
easiest way to dispose OF u public
chargcs-buildlng ono institution
after another. The only way for q
child 10 be properly reared Is In tn
home Of a good family. 1t then be
comes a part OF tho family and is alb
sorbed In the population. 1t lose.
the stigma Of the asylum.
As compared with the other coun
tries Of tho world we have been short
sighted. We have failed TO give tn
care and attention that we could Civ,
TO the children-the future citizens o
the country.
But we are now about 10 begin in
big way. The Baby Drive orderc
from Washington win begin in a few
days. 1t will be conducted by Di
Josephine Baker, Chairman OF TN
? Health Committee OF tho Mayor
Committee " Wouaen on Nat!ons
The evening world., 1918-05-21

is where the heart is"
Mr.. Jarr regarded the rising young
dentist coldly. "Why is it. then"
he asked, that so many men haven't
the heart to go homer"
bad teeth" replied the dentist
promptly, bad teeth. A husband has
bad teeth, say, and the result is dys-
pcpsla. The result OF dyspepsia Is a
crouch. The result OF a crouch is
harsh words, The result OF harsh
words are tears. heartaches. The re-
suit OF all this is as Shakespeare
says:
" The little rift within the flute,
That, getting wider, stops the toot!"
Hey, there!" cried Mr.. Jarr. Easy
with the quotes, Doctor; you're off
the key and out OF tune! 1t wasn't
Shakespeare said that; 1t was Ten
nyson, and he said 1t something like
this:
Tho little rift within the Lutte,
That, slowly widening. makes the
music mute"
1T Is of little consequence" re-
piled the young dentist, both
Shakespeare and Tcnnyson, brainy as
they were, had no such opportunity
OF having their teeth looked after ex-
pertly as you have, Before | close
my practice, and enter my Country's
service as a Lieutenant in the Dental
Corps-and ! am expecting my com
] ..,tuatAn ANFnNKr -. 80, VnnlHtaY FrnA
examinations, and am giving special
wartime reductions in crown and
bridge work. Come TO sec me-" And
he pressed a halt dozen OF his bust
ness cards into Mr.. Jarr's reluctant
palm. Yes repeated DIR. Gilbert
Quinn, come TO see me; bring your
wife: bring the children. / will Ill,
their teeth at special rates.
As Mr.. Jarr had been filling young
DR.. Gumm's teeth at his table, so tc
speak, without charge and on many
occasions, he regarded the bushes,
cards somewhat coldly. What die
YOU mean by that crack about home
being where the heart is?" he asked
Il was thinking that being a bache
lor and living in a boarding house
and thus having nc home, was tn,
reason / have 10 heart" replied DIR
Gilbert Quinn, Il am a dentist, Mr.
Jarr, | am going off to the war. an
|, though II dentist, a never MI al
aching void in a maiden's fond affec
tons"
Are you spilllng that chatter abou
the Cacklebcrry girls who are visiting
my house," MIR, Jarr inquired, II
so, chop it! SO far as ! am concerno,
those stridcnt fappers from Philadel
phia are human parsnips to my taste
The evening world., 1918-05-21

made a nve-cent purchase and put up
IA $50 Liberty Bond he should be able
to get I49.95 in change.
An American should always be an
American-but when he engages in a
deal TO lower Liberty bond values
he ngage In an attempt to lower
our country, l.. NJ.
Thinks servants should 60 TO
work.
To the Editor Of The L,rnluG World.
Uncle Sam needs men not only for
the army and navy but many useful
industries, Is It proper In these times
for the rich TO employ chauffeurs,
buffers and Wallets, with so much real
work 10 be done? Any day on Firth
Avenue hundreds OF such men may
be seen, wearing fancy uniforms and
struttlng about with nothing 10 do
Isn't II about time we found a job fol-
| them7 n, 4 r..
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~ W. WV z ADlh 'thAh 'V"H's
Defense. Every baby in the city Is to
be weighed and measured and other
facts about 1t recorded for the pre-
vention of disease and the proper
rearing OF the infant.
Mothers will be given object lessons
and instruction in the care OF their
children. a house-to-house canvass
ta 10 be made. and every child will be
known to the army of women workers
who are to make an ins~pection-a con
structive, healthful inspection OF
every neighborhood.
Every mother is urged to cooper
ate. 1t the health and happl-
ness OF her household-the health of
the baby. The work has already be-
gun in Washington and Chicago. The
entire country is to be awakened TO
near the cry OF the children-to
answer IT in giving them every oppor-
tunity and advantage.
II is a wise move and should be
aided on all sides. Instead Of waiting
until our infant mortality increases,
as II did in the enemy countries dur
ing the first periods OF the war. We
are taking the ounce OF prevention in
u definite preparedness plan for
parents in the interest of children.
In this great city there are hundreds
of children In a single block. There
il great work to be done, Let New
York lead, as it should, And the on,
way it can lead is by an opcn-hcarted
welcome investigation in which tn,
civic authorities, the mother and III,
child must all join together.
Let not the chlldren's hour go by
It can never be regained.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
Bottle of Hot Water Removes
Splinter From Hand.

ITO remove a splinter from the
hand. III a wide-mouthed bot
Tie nearly fun Of hot water,
says Popular Mechanics. Thrust the
injured part over the mouth and
press it slightly. The flesh viii be
drawn down and shortly the splinter
will be exposed under the action OF
the steam, This method is far better
than the common and dangerous o.ac-
tice Of pricking the flesh with a pin
or knife point, The usual antisept!c
solution should be applied.