Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-01

ITAL AND MARYLAND GAZETTE. Al
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+ decades for examples Of heroism. You
live in 3 day wien heroes walk the
deck Of every ship and crowd each
other in every trench. Today you
associate with 3 young sailor, who, de-
MED educational advantages, must
needs serve N the humble place. You
do not see IN him, IN the round Of
hard datiess the hero who gloTifes our
humanity. Tomorrow, when the hurt
ling torpedo strikes his ship. this
youth BY al immortal deed becomes
star in our nations ornament.
Heroes. are not made Of common clay.
IL is our lack OF vision which calls
common today the man who in day
81 stress shows us that our shipmate
aas 81 heroic mould and we recogniz-
ed ii net Courage is the commonest.
as eil ~ the noblest, commodity il
aug modern world But because it is
universal, il Is none the less, Bat all
the more, ia cur own day, giving
glory ana = beaediction to cur old
world.
Navy No Place For Weddings.
the Navy is no-place Tor weaklings.
but i does oler to the brave and able
lie greatest OF adventures, the oppor-
unity Tor service OF the highest I'M
portance, with the reward Of duty
sell done anu the thanks Of q grateful
country which does not forget those
vino serve il we'll What American
could ask more?
L is now nearly q year since diplo-
matte relations We're broken oil with
the Imperial German Government
We have won victories az sea, We nave
transported many soldiers safely
across the ocean, we have already
sealed cur devotion with the blood OF
gallant sailors, and are ready to
sacrifice millions to make the world
free piece Tor peaceful men to live in.
Lieut.. Thomas Bravery.
Even disaster has been iilumined By
deeds OF bravery and aelf-sacr4Gce OF
men who were faithful unto death ="
The first officer lost in the present
conflict, Lieut. Clarence C. Thomas,
after the Vacuum was sunk, cheered
his freezing men as they We're tossed
about in an open boat far from land,
and he at last persisted from cold and
exposure. After the Jacob Jones was
sunk by the sudden blow of a torpedo,
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) S. F. Kalk,
though weakened by shock and ex-
posture, swan from raft to raft, TO
equalize the load and keep aaoat the
men who were awaiting rescue, and
ia the night before succor arrived,
persisted Every other officer and
man displayed GOODNESS and courage
in the black hour OF dire perid when
most OF them went unafraid to meet
their Pilot face to face"
The Antilles Gunners.
Let us not forget those two gunners
OF the Antilles who stood by their
guns until it was too late to escape,
and the radio operators who remained
at their posts, sending out calls Of
distress while the vessel went down
These are heroes as truly as were
the men Of The Bon Homme Richard
fighting under John Paul Jones or of
the Niagara under Perry.
America Must Keep Its Ideals.
The American regards war as a
tragedy, but seeks to find some com
pensation Tor its woes in the sacri-
fees and the noble service ii, calls in
TO being. Men never find the depths
of friendship except in mutual suffer-
"a War knits the people into closer
union because there is common sur
render of self to the call Of ministry
The people OF this country praying
for peace and fighting for world jus
tice, have found a spiritual elevation
not hitherto attained in the willing
ness to give themselves and all they
have to a glorious cause We have
highly resolved not to sheathe the
word until victory is won This re
solve, and the sacrife ii entails. has
lifted us all out of the smaller. politi-
cal and sectional and sectarian differ
ences into the atmosphere where free
nations battle unseliishly against the
force of might l do not subscribe to
the expression 1--WE needed this war
because as a nation we had fallen in
TO money grabbing and pleasure-hunt-
ing, and nothing but war could have
aroused US out OF our selfshness."
But we may pluck from the thorn Of
war the fairest flower il America
keeps its ideals, fights without hate
and looks to victory without material
reward, adopting the creed:
".... he reeds must fight,
TO make true peace. his own,
He needs must combat might with
might,
Or might would rule alone"