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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23

We have seen most Of the forces
that were the immediate causes of
the war. It is as II we had been
studying q picture and these direct
causes were the trees. grass and
leaves in the foreground. There
are, however, at the back Of the
picture, some snow covered noun
tains standing grim and strong.
They cast their color, and atmos-
phere over the whole picture: and
so. though standing still and firm
in the background, they form q
very important and definite part of
the picture.
That is the way 1t was in Euro
pean life. from 1870 to 1914; Ger
tain laws, customs, and complicat-
ed relationships were taking place
In and between the nations that
were painting the dark background
for the scenery of this great war.
One of these things was the very
nature, the government itself Of
the German Empire. The Franco
German war, taking place in 1870
1871, resulted in France giving to
Germany an indemnity OF one bill
lion dollars. and ceding the fertile
provinces of Alsace and Lorraine
to Germany.
It was at the end of this war.
that the German rulers decided to
cail the country OF Germany. an
empire and not q kingdom, with
Wilhelm II as Emperor.
There are twenty-five states in
the empire with one imperial terri
tory-Alsace-Lorraine, each having
separate state government subor-
dinate to that of the empire. The
king of Prussia is the German en-
peror, with full direction of the
army and relationships with other
nations.
The federal council, or Bundles
rat, is something like our senate
in its makeup, and is the most pow
erful body in the Empire. The
states, however, have an unequal
number Of votes. Prussia, the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
What November !.
Means in History

November-the wind month" or
the Blood MONTH" so the old An.
glo Saxons, who had q simple and
picturesque way OF naming every
thing, called 1t, the latter name be-
ing given probably because Of the
killing Of animals at that time Of
year. for the winter supply Of meat.
The Romans never troubled
themselves to give November
specific name. In the old calendar
1t was the ninth month. hence its
name from the Latin novnm, for
nine. It's name was never changed
when later it became the eleventh
in the series. Once q Roman SEN
ate suggested to Tiberiur Caesar
that they rename the month for
him, but he declined. saying, what
will you do II you have thirteen
emperors?" At one time N0vem-
Der had only Twenty-Five days, then
thirty-two, and finally they changed
the number to thirty, as It was at
first divided ON the old calendar
and as 1t is today.
Some love the hazy days of In
dian summer, and do not mind the
!: shrill, gusty winds or the early
SHOWS tina. the month often brings.
But although many poets have
written Of It, fewer nice things
have been said about It, perhaps,
than any other month. Rurns
wrote about November's suriy
blasts and the bare fields, and f0r-
ests. Taylor describes . November
day thus:
Wrapped in his sad-colored cont,
the day like Puritan stnadeth.
Stern in the joyless fields, rebuk-
ing the lingering color.
Thorean loved Nature In al her
moods, and he wrote the pretty
lines:
AS fruits, and leaves. and the
day itself. acquire q bright tint just
before they fall, SO the year near
its setting. October is its sunset
sky, November the later twilight"
Many people Of note have been
born in November. Mark Twain,
Henry Van Dyke, Jonathan Swift,
Louisa Alcott, Joaquin Miller. Rob
ert Louis Stevenson. George Eliot,
William Cullen Bryant, Martin
Luther, Garfield, Frederick Fun
stun and John p. SousA are among
these. The good Saint Augustine
was born in November Of 354 and
Mohammed in the November Of
$40.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
RICHMOND'S VICTORY
BOYS AND GIRLS

The Victory Boys and Girls are
doing splendidly in their part Of
the United War Work Campaign.
At present, the total sum pledged
lis in the neighborhood of $240O.
Almost ell the returns are in, and
the reports from the different
schools are as follows: 285 high
school boys t1o0%) have pledged
$1,025.50; 299 high school. girls,
$77S.5O: 1871 junior high school boys.
s157.25; junior high school girls,
$3.50; st. Mary's boys. $16.45: St.
Mary's girls. 1886; St Andrews
boys. $4S; SO boys OF st. John 8
10000 S14.85: girls Of st. Johns,
SOLO; Baxter girls, SIG; Starr
girls. $3.50; Sevastapol. IS. The
present total for the boys is ST.
262.05; and for the girls. $1,0S4.56.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23

Great excitement had spread
throughout the neighborhood in
which James Frederick Gray, Jr.,
lived, for at last the morning had
come on which the wonderful Red
Cross pony, Edith Cavell, was to ar
rive.
The boys had gone down to the
depot about five o'clock and al
though little Jean could not go
along, for every ten minutes that
passed, she had run out into the
middle of the street to see II they
were coming. It was about nine,
however, before Jimmie trium-
phantly drove up in the little cart
with a mass of shouting boys cling
ing on in all manners possible.
Hello, mother, come on and get
In" called Jimmie, as Mrs. Gray
and Jean came out on the porch.
"She's just goin' grand"
The boys piled off in all direc-
tons, forming a complete circle
about the new addition to the Gray
household, while Mrs. Gray and
Jean mounted to the seat of honor
where they bobbed along as Edith,
the heroine of the day, amiably
trotted around the square.
But since Edith was thoroughly
a Red Cross pony, it was decided
that everything on this day of dedi-
cation should be entirely patriotic.
Mrs. Gray suggested that first Of
all the boys fill the pony-cart with
vegetables from the war garden
and start out at once to make
money for thrift stamps.
Bill Hadley, Harold Jones,
George Brooks and several others
hastily departed for their several
back yards and returned short
time later Juggling baskets full Of
their garden triumphs, which were
at once loaded onto the cart. jim
ME then gave the pass word to
faithful Edith who started trudging
down the street while the boys
went from house to house selling
their products.
But the selling process was rath-
er slow. The morning was half
gone before they had started and
most of the houses were already
supplied with their days needs,
and so they wandered on from one
street to another until at last they
found themselves in the poorer dis
trict of the city where houses were
close together, and rickety wheeled
wagons ratified uncertainty over the
rough streets and up cobble stone
alleys.
The odor of sizzling fried pota-
toes and boiling cabbage came
heavily upon the air, reminding the
boys that it was near the time for
their noon meal. Edith also was
reminded of the fact and she whin-
MED long and loud. But Jimmie,
who had been driving while the
others sold their wares, now had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
Background of the War

largest state, has II votes out OF
61-or really 20 votes, counting the
3 in Alsace and Lorraine which the
Emperor "instructs."
The Reichstag is the other body
OF the legislature, and Is some
thing like our house of representa-
tves. Prussia has 236 members
out Of the entire number 1877. The
number Of people one Of these
members represents. varies greatly
in the different parts of Germany.
A member of the Reichstag sent
from Berlin. represents about 49,
600 votes, while one sent from
East Prussia, the home of the
Junkers, represents about $4,000
votes. The Junkers are members
of Prussian nobility. who usually
become officers in the army. Their
general attitude is one Of proud gu
periOrity over the common people
Of Germany.
The word "Junker" has come to
be q term that is anything but COM
plfmentary.
The emperor has the power Of
breaking. up the Reichstag. any
time, and ordering new elections.
The administration, or. let US
call 1t, the management. of the en-
pire is in the hands OF ministry
or group OF men, something like
our cabinet, and is headed by the
Imperial Chancellor. They are not
responsible to the law making
bodies, the Bundesrat and the
Reichstag, but are responsible to
the emperor. So, even if they were
defeated in the Reichstag they
could still hold Office as long as
they acted in harmony with the
emperor.
This almost absolute power Of
Prussia over the other states OF
Germany and Of the emperor over
Prussia, has a great influence over
the cause, and later, the carrying
out of the war. It forms high
mountain peak in the background
OF our war picture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
dinner and other gala occasions.
Aunt Molly.
Dear Aunt Molly:
What is, boomerang?

Dear NJ. B.:
A boomerang is an instrument
used in war or hunting by the saw
ages of Australia. 1t is made of
hard wood, bent, aout two and a
half inches road, third Of an inch
thick and two feet long, with
rounded ends. The secret Of it's
power lies in the shape; which is
formed on very scientific principles.
It is thrown forward, but because
of this shape, 1t goes up in the air,
whirls round and round, and finally
falls behind the one who threw it.
The Australians, it Is said, are very
~killful in hitting birds with 1t, the
birds, being. Of course, behind
them. Aunt Molly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
Query Corner

The editor will try to answer
questions readers of the Juniorl
submit to her. She will mott
promise to answer all Of them.
The questions will be answered.
in rotation, so do not expect thel
answer to be printed In the
same week in which you send
It in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
notice.!

All boys. with the consent Of
their parents, wishing to join the
Lone Scouts of America, can do so
by seeing William f. Gilmore, at
229 South Second street. The
charges are six $500 cents In
stamps. Join now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium chdrens Richmond
Palladium. founded May 1916
All boys and girls are invited be End contributors News
Items social c.en want advertisements and
original acceptable will published Articles should
be plainly and side Of the with authors
and signed Aunt Molly is always
sonay bring office
letters addressed the Junior Editor This little
and we hope each hoy and girl win use 1t thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23

Dear Aunt Molly: What were the
Cyclops? D. #.
Dear D. T.: According to legend,
the Cyclops were a race of giants
who had only one eye placed right
in the middle of their forehead.
There were two races of them;
one of which was made up of three
very worthy gentlemen (H we can
Judge by their names). Brontes.
Argos and Steropes. They made
.thunderbolts for Jupiter, king of
the gods, in Vulcan's workshop. AS
far as we can gather. Vulcan was
the head blacksmith in Jupiter's
kingdom.
The other race was made up Of
the sons of Neptune, the god of
the sea. The most famous of these
had the euphonius cognomen of
Polyphemus. Homer, the great blind
poet, represents them as wander
ing, lawless shepherds and canni-
balls. who lived in Sicily Ito your
maps, Juniors, and look at the rath-
err large island that has Just been
kicked OF the mainland by the shoe.
shaped Italy,.
Polyphemus had his only eye put
out by Ulysses who preferred to
do this rather than to be eaten by
him.
The bungalows of the Cyclops
were mountain caves and their
usual food was cattle, sheep and
roots, with human beings instead
Of turkey, for their Thanksgiving
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
MUCH EASIER.

Sam: who was the first
Kaiser?"
Bull: How do know? Ask
me something easy"
Sam: Something easy?"
Bull: yes, ask me who's the
last."-London Opinion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23

Dear Aunt Molly: Tell me how
to improve my health, please.
C.. M.
Dear G. M: When / consulted the
seer about your question. he was
silent awhile and then spoke slow
ly and solemnly some words that
sounded like this:
"Son, eat but little and let this
little be, oat meal, bread, an orange
each day, and a few nuts every
night just before going to bed.
Work a great deal
Smile while you work.
Sleep one-third of every "a hours.
And remember,
Earl to bed and early to rise,
Makes man healthy and wealthy
and WISE"
AUNT MOLLY.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-02-22
Harry Phillips i'm Twilight Recital.

Harry Phillips, baritone, will be one
of the contributing artists at the fourth
of the artistic and increasingly popular
Twilight Recitals for War Relief to be
given Saturday afternoon at o'clock,
in the hall of the Minneapolis School Of
Art, 200 Twenty-fifth street east, in the
rear of the Art Institute.
Besides the -Four Serious Songs OF
Brahms" Mr.. Phillips will render
''The Crying of Water" Campbell-Tin-
ton; "Some Golden STAR" Elgar; "No-
body Knows the Trouble I Have Seem"
and 81 Want to be Ready" by Cecil
Burleigh.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-02-22
February y, 1918.
IN THE REALM OF MUSIC.
THE COUNCIL "REVUE."

Amateur performances are as diff
cult as they are interesting and enjoy
able. The fact that the personality OF
the performers is so we'll known to the
audience makes for greater interest and
a more critical attitude on it's part in
the entire performance than that exhib-
tied toward a professional one. Since
in the Irregular show" the personality
of the performers is an unknown guam
tity there is more or less of an attitude
of Indifference. There is also the pre-
valent feeling that it requires no spe-
cial talent to be an amateur, so when
the performer does not quite come up
to the observers standard, the latter
shrugs his shoulder with the air of Il
could have done better than that
Viewing the annual entertainment OF
the Council of Jewish Women as
whole, it was undoubtedly an enjoyable
performance from all angles. The
smoothness of sequence between the
acts and scenes was remarkable and
worthy Of more than ordinary common
dation. The opening chorus of Mar
sovia' was unusually we'll done, having
more vim, sprightliness, and volume
than any of the choruses that followed.
AS for the solo performers, Miss Char
lotte Kantrowitz distinguished herself
by her charming manner and perfect
stage poise. The trio of Edmund Ru
ben, Ruth Myers and Ruth Pfaum in
"Cupids on the Briny,' was daintily and
charmingly done. Wilfred Wolfson
showed a voice of rich promise. Lucille
Wilk, in the Spanish Dance, was quite
delightful.
Above the line of amateurishness
must be ranked the singing of Mr.. Maui
rice Adelsheim, who is a real artist, Of
whose singing one never tires. Miss
Dora Kohens rendition of the Poor
Wandering One" from the Pirates OF
Penzance, was especially pleasing. Mr..
Hymen Fischbein's singing from the
same opera was we'll done and in good
spirit Most graceful and dainty was
the rendition of ri am Called Little
Buttercup," by Miss Sarah Frisch, for
whom we predict a promising career as
a singer.
The touch of comedy was most naive
ly and delightfully."- supplied by Justin
Cohen. Judging from the volume Of
applause and the number of encores, he
was, no doubt, the "hit' of the even
ing The patriotic finale most fittingly
closed the performance.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-11-07

pooEs contributed By the American
people the association bought 600,2Tl
books. mostly technical. of which l2s.
967 were sent OverSeaA Aore than
100000 books Of all kinds have beca
assigned 10 libraries in 7. NJ C. A.,
X Of &. or Salvation Army hu's III iie
war zone, q similar number being dis
tributed In American training camIs,
while half a million are on warships
or transpOrts. The a.soc.a Ion has
erec.gd snd operates forty-One library
buildings
The Salvation Army. with l,2i1
workers. principally women, overseas,
has won the affection NJ the fighters.
Its col huts, rest and reading rooms
src popular gathering places for the
soldiers. The doughnuts fried by Sal
walton lassies In huts or trenches and
given to the men have become famous
around the world. The Salvation
Army gave fo.;y-four ambulances TO
the American and Allies armies and
in many other ways gives constant un-
selfish service.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-11-07

funds. Each is n vital cog in a vast
machine for human relief, and each 10
Indispensable, serving its particular
elements in its own way.
1.-THE Salvation Army was born IN
hardship, reared In privation and
trained to every phase of human mis-
cry and how to cope with It. Perhaps
that accounts In some degree for the
success our work has attained and for
which we are thankful.
1--WE are of the common people, and
we toll on a practical basis. We learn
q the lesson Of how TO dot II TIA
boer war, when we stood at the side
of Britain's troops and. weathered it
out to the end. We have been tried
by fire, and the mothers and fathers
of America, as in other countries, trust
the Salvation Army to do the thing
they would like to do for their men II
they but had the chance.
with 1,21O trained workers at the
front, operating from 42O huts and
dugouts, the Salvation Army is doing,
has done and will continue to do its
best for the cause of humanity and
Liberty"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-11-07
300 WOMEN NEEDED
BY SALVATION ARMY
Commander Evahgeline Booth
Says War Relief Work
Must Be Extended.

Commander Evangeline Booth, lead
er Of the Salvation Army in the Unit
ed States. has been suddenly called
upon to furnish 800 additional war
work women for France. The request
Is contained In a report just received
by her from Col william A. Barker
of the salvationlst forces, whom she
sent to France over a year ago to e.
tablish hutment and general war relief
work with the American troops.
I'VE will do all we can to fill this
demand" said Commander Booth when
discussing the approaching United
War Work Campaign, "and the need
itself should impress the American
public all the more with the absolute
necessity for sustaining and enlarsins
the war relief work Of the seven or
sanisations, besides tie noble Red
Cross, now merged for q drive for
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-11-07
MERCY MUNITIONS
NEEDED IN TRENCHES
Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, Fight
ing Author, Makes Stirring
Appeal for Y. W. C. A.

Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, who wrote
Garry On" says of tho war work
which the 7. w. c. A. is doing: "You
at home cannot fight with your lives,
but you can fight with your mercy,
The Y. w. G. A. is offering you just
this chance. 1t garrisons the women's
support trenches, which lie behind the
mems. 1t asks you to supply them
with munitions Of mercy that they
may be passed on to US We need
such supplies badly. Give generously
that we may the sooner defeat the
Hun"
What Lieut.. Dawson says Of the Y.
w. c. A. he might have said Of all the
national organizations which are COM
ing together for the biggest financial
campaign that organizations have ever
headed. All the Sl7o, 100000 to be
raised by the seven great national or
ganizations the week of November II
will be used to garrison and supply
the support trenches behind the lines.
They are the Y. NJ C. A., the Y. W.
c. A, the National Catholic War Coun-
Gil, Jewish Welfare Board, American
Library Association, War Camps Com
munity Service and Salvation Army.
American girls in various uniforms
minsle strangely with picturesque
Brittany costumes in France. The
American Y. w. G. A. has hostess
house in Brittany where the Signal
Corps women live and a hut where
the nurses spend their free time Both
these centerS are fitted with many of
the comforts and conveniences of
home
AT tea given at the nurses hut
one Saturday afternoon" writes Miss
Mabel Warner, of Salins, Kansas, Y.
w. G. A. worker there, there was an
odd gathering-one admiral, a bishop.
n Presbyterian minister, Roman
Catholic priest, a doctor, an ensign,
one civilian and myself"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-11-07
5s JEWISH WORKERS
GOING "CVER THERE
Col Barker Bids codspeed to
the Graduates Of Train.
Ing School.

Tho whoie-sOuied cooperation BE-
tween the seven great organizations
working for the happiness and welfare
Of our soldiers and sailors was re
Gently illustrated at the graduation
exercises of the tenth class Of the
Jewish Welfare Boards Training
School in New York. Col. William q.
Barker. who went to France represent
ing the Salvation Army with the first
contingent Of our troops and has been
"over there" fifteen months, was the
principal speaker and wished the nifty
eight Jewish workers Of the class God
speed, while Louis Marshall, the promi-
nsnt Jewish attorney and philanthro-
pist of New York. lauded the work Of
the Salvation Army among the boys
at the front.
"What our fighting boys need ID in
spiratiOn and heart and character In
those who are there to help them,"
declared Col. Barker. "You will rep
resest in the camps and overseas the
ideals and standards Of the Jewish
faith. and 1t is up to you above all
things to be consistent In your re-
ligiOus practices. Practice what you
preach. That, l am sure has been
the secret Of our own success. II you
live up to the principles Of your faith
and give what you have to give from a
heart big with love, the boys will re-
spect you, whether they be Protestant,
Catholic or jew"
The newly graduated field workers
will make total Of 26O men doing
| field work In our camps and naval
training stations under the auspices
of the Jewish Welfare Board. The
Board has about fifty 'huts" in the
various camps and maintains centers
In all large cities where soldiers -,
sailors Of all faiths are welcomed. A
| headquarters has recently been estab-
lished In Paris, and 100 men are being
recruited here for overseas work.
There are now nearly 125,OOO Jews
serving in the army and navy.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-11-07
SERVICE THAT WINS
The SOLDIER HEART
Fred LockIey, Y. N. c. A., Tells Of
the Gratitude Of the Boys
w. at the Front.

Zone Of the discoveries men are
naking over here" Fred Lockley, Of
tho NJ -. vs n--ti-un, Ure-
Eoh, writes from London, "is that
more pleasure can be had out of CIV
ing than getting. Many man who
has spent money freely in the old days
to buy pleasure is finding that he gets
more pleasure over here by the spend
Ing of ones self in the service of others.
"A few months ago l went out with
. fellow Y. NJ. =. A. secretary to hunt
up out-of-the-way detachmcnts of
troops. A stable guard here, ma
chine gun company there, platoon
somewhere else. We carried our
goods In an automobile We had
plenty Of writing paper and envelopes
for free distribution, and chocolate,
cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking
tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades,
tooth paste and things of that kind for
sale American war service workers
were busy everywhere. We found Sal
vation Army lassies making doughnuts
for the boys and X. of c. secretaries
giving help. Books furnished by the
American Library Association were to
be seen on all sides.
Hearing firing mt distance, we
drove down the road and found a
score or SO Of men at machine gun
practice. The officer gave the men
half an hour recess to buy goods.
AT another place We came In sight
OF lieutenant drilling Il platoon. |
said to the lieutenant: How soon be-
fore you dismiss the company? We
have Y. NJ. c. A. goods for sale
He said: Right now Sergeant,
dismiss the company
"And ten seconds later the company
was In line waiting to buy goods from
our travelling y Grateful is no name
for 1t. The men can't do enough to
show their gratitude"