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New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
It Was Essential the Seed of War
| Fall Upon Favorable Ground

HIS view is, on the contrary, that "the
most aggressive imperialsts could not have
united the German people against the rest
CT Europe without moral pretext accept
able to the whole nation. This pretext has
been found in the German world-mission,
which the militant autocracy and the in
tellectuals have preached for quarter of
century. The two channels through
which especially official Germany has
worked to win the popular imagination to
policy of expansion have been the press
and the nations educational institutions"
The press, he found, fostered national
self-assertiveness and the idea of the
world-mission. But the German press is
not free press in free country; hence
it betrays confusion of thought 'to assert
that the German newspapers have been the
chief offenders in misrepresenting British
and French feeling toward Germany, or
In precipitating one international crisis
after another" But the doctrine OF
Greater Germany found its most effective
apostles in the schoolmasters and uni
versity professors. In this connection
deutschland lber Ahes,' known to
every boy and girl, have frequently
heard sung in the schools. The school
books all breathe an ardent national
ism I also recollect vividy other books,
widely read by the youth of both sexes, which
present the potentialitics of Germanism in
glowing colors, and contrast Germany's cul-
tural achievement with that of 'decadent'
nations, to the disparagement of the latter.
The university professors have done more
than any other body of men in the empire
to SOW the seed of an aggressive Deutschtum
in adolescent Germany. Their influence on
public opinion has been particularly sinister,
because not only military officers but thou
sands of students from the commercial mid
die class spend their most impressionable
years in the atmosphere of the university.
1--WE are sometimes told that the idea un-
derying Prussianism is the creation of an
efficient machine. So it is; but such state
ment in itself explains little. No military
caste or bureaucracy ever created the Ger
man national spirit out of nothing. Innate
qualities, quite much as the enlightened
dcspotism' Of personal government, determine
the character of the German people, the most
scientific people in the world"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
| he Mind and Mood of Germany TODAY

The attachment Of the Germans to their
country differs much from the type of
patriotism found in other lands. 1t is in
teresting to note that
"For Germans Deutschtuns is sentiment
for which it is not easy to fnd . parallel
elsewhere Tho fatherland is not the same
thing to a German that Ia rat,is is to =
Frenchman. 1t is something less and also
something more. The Germans patriotism is
something very real. but it differs widely
from the Englishman's. The Germans are
members Of state, in a peculiar signifca-
ton of the term, and their sense of duty
means duty to the institutions in which Ger
manlsm finds expression. In the vanguard
CT the worlds material and intellectual prog
ress, yet Germans lack the will to freedom" /"
And the German attitude toward per-
sonal liberty? Well, this writer asserts:
II have also frequently heard German So
cialists exclaim: we don't want mere polti-
ca; freedom; the masses have that in Eng
land and are no better off!' In the last re-
sort this expresses the whole disease Of Ger
many. The despotism which holds sway has
sunk into the soul Of the people. It is des-
potism Of peculisr kind, scientific and full
Of enorEy; it is a spirit pulsing through the
lifc-bl0od Of q nation"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
The World Lined Up
i Against "Kultur'

Mr.. McLaren admits that there is much
truth in the claim of the Germans, per-
sistently put forward since 1914, that they
are misunderstood by the rest Of the world.
And the explanation is that Germany has
deliberately declared a cultural blockade
of the rest Of humanity" 1t is not wholly
true that the other nations are combined
against Prussian militarism; "rather are
they combined against the Kultur en-
bodied in the collective will of the German
state, and Of which militarism is one fac
tor. The Germans admit that they are
disliked by the rest of the world, but this
dislike they attribute to their superior
virtues. From their point Of view this
explanation is substantially correct. No
other people possesses so high degree
Of organizing ability and plodding applica-
tion to work"
And what are the Germans fighting for?
Mr.. McLaren answers:
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Press genting
in America
for "Kultur''
<HAT the mental attitude Of the
American people toward Germany
- and n II thirora fsovroar, hae rha,,ered

and'alf things German has changed
greatly within q year is evident to the
most superficial observer. To get the best
measure of the change it is only neccs-
sary to look back into the propaganda lit
erature of German sympathizers that was
still being brought out here up to year
sgo. A product Of this character may be
selected in the shape Of little book by
Fritz Won Frantzius, who halls from Chi
cago and claims to be an American. He
calls his production "The Book of Truth
and Facts" A copy OF it, fifth edition,
enlarged SEVENTEEN thousand" published
by the author in 1916, has recently come
into the hands of The 2sss;ew, and it is
from this edition that subsequent quota
tions are made.
The book is veritable dumping ground
for the peculiar "truths" of the German
propaganda with which the American
people were made only too familiar during
the first two years of the war. Won Frant-
zius contends it was England's jealousy of
Germany that constituted the "teal cause
of the war;" that England, France and
Russia "conspired to destroy Germany;
and that Belgium neutrality had been
broken by England, France and Belgium
herself even before the war Probably IL
is this last "fact" that supplies the author
with reason for asserting that Belgium
must be kept by Germany.
Here are his words "It would be un-
wise for Germany to give up Belgium so
dearly fought for. Every inch of ground
added to the mother country means SO
much more strength for Germanys future
and correspondingly weakens her enc
miles," But the Chicago Pan-German ap-
pears determined to qualify as member
of Tirpitz's "Fatherland Party" and so
he is not even satisfied with Belgium; Ger
many must also keep Russian Poland and
other territory which she occupies" His
explanation for that policy is characteris-
tcally German: "'rhis will insure peace
for many years to come and solve the
great peace question of to-day. What ma
tions would dare to attack greater Ger
many?" And then all the peace societies
could disband and devote their endow-
ments to proclaiming the blessings Of a
peace by "kultur" and the "furor teutoni-
GUS" which means, according to Won
Frantzius, "that overpewering strength,
that irresistible strength, that rejuvenated
strength which other nations do not pos-
sess."
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
NDER this title "Thc Mind and
Mood of Germany TODAY" A. y.

NACAATeT, VINO lived in GERMANY
curing the first year and half of the
war, shows in "The Atlantic Monthly
Tor December the general responsihilitv
OF the German people for the war. Hc
rejects the efforts of many writer's to find
the cause of the war in single set of cir
cumstances, in the influence of anv single
group OF writer's, or any one political or
economic tendency. The war, on the
other hand, had many causes, and these
were complex. Nor are the German peo
pie to be exculpated in order to fasten re-
sponssbility solely upon their rulers.
Mr.. McLaren writes:
In England and France a good dea, has
reen written to fix the guilt upon some single
group OF German propagandists. Writers and
historians like Nictzsche, Tretschke and
bernhardi; military autocracy dominated
by an ambitious war-lord: university profess
sors; industrial magnates seeking to remedy
an economic situation which was heading for
financial collapse; the manipulators of a
press that Systematically perverted public
oplnlon-upon one or another of these groups
OF exponents of German ideals the responsi-
bll'ty for the cataclysm has been almost uni
'ersally fixed by newspapers and publcists in
the Allied countrics"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Omahans In Grasp
of Spring Want
Clothes Frightened

Somehow or other, spring doesn't
walk hand in hand withdulled, soiled
impressed and unsightly clothes. At
least. the number of garments al
ready being cleaned at the immense
Dresher Brothers Dry Cleaning and
-Dyeing plant at 2211-2217 Farnam
St., Omaha, would bear out this
theory.
Better take the hint. Present a
pleasing side to the world in general.
Have Dreshers clean your Suit, your
Dresses, your Spring Hants, have
Dreshers repair your Shoes. You'll
feel CHEEKY, agreeable and better dis
posed toward everybody if you do.
Just walk to the first phone YOU
see and call Tyler 345 for Dresher
man, or, leave your work at the
plant, at Dresher The Tailors, 1915
Farnam St., or atone of the Dresher
branches in the Burgess-Nash or
Brandeis Stores.
When you wear the clothes Dresh-
ers clean, you will say: "Glad didn't
buy new ones"
Dreshers pay express or parcel
post charges one way on all oht-of-
town shipments. Advertisements.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

soon had Farnam street wired off so
that the crowds on the sidewalks
could not interfere with the march
ers. 1t was a reminder of the Ak
Sar-Ben parades, when the streets are
all wired off to help the police keep
back the crowds.
Employees Of the court house were
there 800 strong. OF this number
more than 50 were girls. The contin-
gent was led by Tom O'Connor,
chairman of he Board of County Com
missioners.
The first accident of the afternoon
happened when small boy got his
foot in the way OF big auto truck
at Eighteenth and Farnam streets.
The lad was slightly injured.
The Burlington service flag. on
which there were oS stars, each for
some young man who has gone from
the Omaha division, was carried by
Axel Sund, company employee, who
followed the Stars and Stripes in the
war with Spain. Sund saw actual
service in both Cuba and the Philip
pines.
Superintendent Allen OF the Bur-
lington was one of the numerous
men in the parade who carried serv-
ice flag. This flag he carried for his
son.. Sergeant Norman Allen, who is
in the trenches in France. Though
but ~ years old, Sergeant Allen IS a
seasoned veteran. When he was II
years old. with the consent OF his
father, he enlisted in the Third Iowa
infantry, and for year was with his
command on the Mexican border.
Then he came home and finished his
high school course in the public
schools of Creston, Ia. Last No
yember he re-enlisted and with Gen
eral Pershing's Rainbow division went
to France. Three times young Allen
has, scaled the front line trenches
and gone over the top. While he
doesn't boast of it, each time he has
gone over he has got his man.
While the service flag carried by
the Burlington boys had only stars for
those young men who have gone from
Omaha-o5 Of them--there is another
service flag on which there are 1,774
blue stars on the field of white, This
IS for the young men who have gone
from the system.
Besides the big flag, the Union Pa
cific people carried another on which
there were loo stars. This flag was
for the boys who have gone from
the Omaha headquarters building.
The Omaha Grain exchange had
328 members and employees in the pa
rade. On their service flag, carried by |
Hugo Wandell and Ross MCGOWAN, |
there were 4S stars. Banner calling at
tention to the place in the division
occupied by the grain men was held |
aloft by c. E. Kern.
The Pacific Fruit Express company |
men marched 50 strong and at the
head of their section was a service flag
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Germans Let Go
i Terrific Drive
On Amiens Road

Continued from Page One.)
their number of selected German
troops.
there naturally were some fluctuations
under the weight of such strong at
tack, the main point OF. which was
around RouvreL, southwark of Hailles.
Two villages fell into the hands of the
Germans, but they were not permitted
to hold them in peace, for the French
came back in a vigorous counter
attack, which made the positions Of
the enemy critical.
On both ends of the line, at Then
mes and Grivesnes, there were very
severe encounters, Sn which the
French obstinately kept the barrier
intact against furious assaults. A
division of the German guard spf-
fered especially heavy losses.
Among the attacking troops were
seven entirely fresh divisions.
French artillery, mostly field guns,
was brought hurriedly to the scene
and battered the Germans unmerci-
fully. Both artillerymen and in
fantry men declared that never had
they had better targets. They fred
at them until their supplies of am
rnunition were exhausted. ..
CASUALTIES ENORMOUS.
Prisoners affirm that the German
losses we're terrible. Many COM
panies were reduced to below so men.
The Germans, in view of the rapid
marches they were expected to make,
were ordered to carry only indis-
pensable articles, but each had re-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

with eight stars, that number of young
men having gone from the Omaha
offices. In the section there was an
other flag, one carried by Superin-
tendent Van Rensellar. On it we're
two stars, one for each of his two
sons who are in the service.
In the number of stars that it car
ried, the Union Pacific service flag
outclassed all others in the, parade.
On it there were 1880 stars, one for
each young man who has gone to war
from points along, the main line and
the Nebraska branches. This flag,
2Ox40. feet, was carried by "a young
women from the headquarters build
ing. They were all dressed in white,
with red, white and blue sashes. They
were captained by Miss Katherine
Connell.
The Union Pacific representation
was the largest of any one company
or firm. In the line there were $500
men and women. Every department
of the system was represented and at
the head of the division marched
President Calvin and General Mana
ger JefferS. ,. t.. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

serve rations for two days and two
water bottles. Field kitchens carry
ing fresh rations for another day fol-
lowed closely, and further behind
came horse-drawn wagons with food
for three days more.
Each German soldier has a map, on
which was printed the dates of the
proposed arrival of the attacking
troops at the various objectives. One
of these points was Paris, showing
the intention of the German command
to push onward. But apparently the
enemy did not reckon on the tenacity
of the French and the British.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Student Killed.
Whale Meat Delicious.

Fifteen million pounds Of whale flesh are
wasted annually, being used only for fertil-
izer, when 1t could easily be used as food.
At the whale luncheon given recently at the
American Museum of Natural History Prof.
William Fairfield Osborne said that 100. .000.-
600 pounds of whale meat could be supplied
to this country annually at a cost of 12h
cents a pound.
Whale meat is coarser than beef and
little fatter, but its flavor Is delicious, and
some of those who have tested 1t canned
say that 1t is superior to canned beef,
mutton or pork.-New York World. 9.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

The Nebraska Telephone company
out out large gang of linemen and
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
FREMONT BOY HURT
ON DUTY IN FRANCE
Funston Band to Play in Ere
mont Wednesday; Student
Killed in Auto Accident
Near Gretna.

Fremont, Neb., April 6.--(Special
Telegram, )-Word reached Fremont
relatives of the wounding while in ac-
tion of Murrell Cottrell, former FIRE.
mont boy, VINO is an ambulance driver
in France. Cottrell enlisted with
Canadian company, and within FIVE
weeks was in France.
Funston Band Coming.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

contest at the Matinecock Neighbornoos
house and three young women, under thu
direction Of Pearl Ditmar. kept the cskei
agoing 20 the contestants. l.
One by one the eaters dropped out. uSu,
Parks and Pearson were left alone. Pearson
started his 35th flapjack, and had eater
about half OF 1t when Parks decided NJ
had enough.-New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Lost BY Half q Cake.

If Carlton Parks had been able to finish
just half flapjack he would have tied
William Pearson, who won the Long Island
flapjack eating contest with a total of
34h six-inch in diameter cakes. However,
Carlton could not go that half flapjack, and
he had to be content with second honors
Fourteen young men participated in the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

Fred Cosgrove Here--Fred Fl, Cos
grove of Minneapolis. formerly Oma-
ha city comptroller, is here for q few
days Il
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

Telegram 1.-The visit of the 355th in
fantry regimental band of Camp Fun
ston TO Fremont next Wednesday will
be made the occasion for half holi-
day by Fremont business men. The
Liberty loan committee has arranged
for a program at the city park from
/ to 8, when the band will give con-
cert and there will be patriotic
speakers.
Student Killed.
Fremont, Neb., April 6.-(Special
Telegram. Miss Florence Monahan,
student at Fremont college, was
killed in an automobile accident near
her home at Gretna, according to
word that has reached the college.
Miss Monahan had gone to Gretna to
spend the week end with her parents
when the accident happened.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07

Fremont, Neb., April 6.-(Special
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
FATIGUE NEARLY
OVERCOMES
WOMAN

Bring up several children in the
right way and cares of home brought
me to the verge of nervous prostra-
tion," says a well-known woman.
Fearing that 1 might become i'll
and have to give up housework and
the care of my little ones, created
a nightmare that was ever before
me. happened to mention my
affliction to one of my neighbors
and she advised me to procure some
Phosphated Iron. A day or two
later when I was feeling unusually
miserable l sent my daughter to the
drug store for box of the capsules
and after ten days treatment | felt
like a different person altogether.
l sleep we'll at night, something
hadn't done in months before; my
appetite is good and in fact what
formerly seemed like mountains of
work in my home is now more like
play. An aunt of mine living over
East has been taking Phosphated
Iron with equally gratifying re-
suits"
Phosphated Iron is put up in cap
sules only. In this locality it can
be obtained at G. A. Gorgas', 16
North Third Street and Pennsylvania
Railroad Station.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02

ers of real estate within the city
limits to register their deeds. 1t is
also provided that devisees CT per-
sons acquiring title by partition or
otherwise shall furnish descriptions
of their respective properties.
I'm Section of this act is given
the reason, in these words: For the
purpose of procuring accurate in
formation in reference to the owner
ship of all real estate In times
past, and even at present, the Off
cials of this city have been greatly
| handicapped by having to get Sec
| ond- hand information in regard tc
the ownership of properties, and
much trouble has resulted from this
Properties have been assessed jim
wrong names, street paving and
grading assessments have been in
correctly done. Heretofore this may
have been chargeable to the city Of
! ficials, but now, or at least when
this registration is complete, it will
probably be the fault of the owner
| If he does not receive the official
notice that should reach him if he
has failed to register his property
Aside from secret ownership, after
this registration has become a fact
| it will not be necessary to go out
neer, or the City Assessors office
to determine the dimensions, so far
as the deeds give them, and the To-
cation of each property in this city
1t is often answered that this
! information is obtainable in the
! County Recorders office, but this is
not so because these records are in
deXed by names, and therefore the
owner or previous owner must be
known to even start an examination
On the other hand, files and plans
in the City Engineers office are in
deXed locally; that is, any one in
quiring must know approximately
the location, and the rest becomes
known.
1T is estimated that there are fif-
teen thousand different ownerships
and within the few months that we
have been operating, nearly seven
thousand deeds and other munim ents
of title have been registered These
papers as yet have not been plotted
and classified. but before the coming
spring most or all of it will be done
The sheriff, prothonotary and re-
corder are all required to see that
deeds now are registered so you car
see that in the future the last owner
Will appear on our books. 1t is not
only the duty of the property owner
to obey. this law, but it is certainly
great protection to him, and he
will find it most useful.
There is one part of the act that
am very much afraid cannot be
carried out as fully as it is intended
that it should be. l refer to the
words, the said books, maps and
plans shall be carefully preserved in
the department of surveys of the
said city, We intend to take as
good care of this as possible under
the circumstances, but we cannot
protect them against fire. This
however, is true of many of the val
liable records of the city and the
county of Dauphin, and it does not
seem practicable to have it other
wise unless the city or county, OIL
| jointly. erect a fireproof county and
city building or buildings with
proper vaults. This has been sug-
gested many times, but for various
reasons failed of elimination. After
we win this war the matter should
be taken up and proper offices pro-
vided."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
REGISTRATION OF
DEEDS EXPLAINED
BY M. B. COWDEN
City Engineer Also Calls At
tention to Lack of Fire
Proof Vaults

With hundreds of deeds being
brought each week to the office OIL
City Engineer NJ. Is. Cowden for
registration, many property owners
unaware of the purpose of this sys-
tematic collection of data giving
ownership and location of all real
estate in the city, are asking why
the deeds and other documents Oh
title must be registered
Mr.. Cowden when interviewed to-
day by a Telegraph representative
explained the reason for the regis
tration and the purpose of 1t lie
also called attention to the lack Oh
tireproof vaults for preserving the
records so valuable to the city ana
collected at no small expense.
In explaining the registration OF
deeds, Mr.. Cowden said:
"You have asked me the same
questions that have been and are
asked daily in this office, why 40
property owners have to register
their deeds and other muniments OF
title in the office of the City EnSl-
neer,, and what is the purpose OF II
That the laws of the state and OF
the city require it should be SUI
ficient answer to the first question.
Section of the Act of Assem- oly
approved the twenty-seventh day OF
June, A. D. 1913, in connection with
Ordinance of Council No. II, Ses-
sion of 191S-1919, approved the
twelfth day of February, 1918, very
plainly make it the duty of all own
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
Maccabees to Hold Street
Festival For the Benefit
of Red Cross War Work

Tomorrow evening from to II
o'clock, the Capitol City Review No.
28S, w. b. A. of Maccabees, will
hold an outdoor carnival for the
benefit of the Harrisburg Chapter of
the Red Cross on. Evergreen street,
from Chestnut to Summit street.
Dancing. music and other forms of
entertainment will feature the oc-
casion, while fancy work booths and
refreshment booths will line the
streets of the carnival There will
be a community sing led by A. w.
Hartman. selections by the Municipal
Band, Gardner's SaXaphone Band
composed of Technical High School
boys, who have given their services
free for the occasion and vocal solos
by Mrs. Florence Ley, soprano and
Charles Sigler, tenor, ]. Stewart
Black will accompany the singers
on the piano.
A pleasing novelty will be a Jap
anese tea party" served on the porch
of Mrs E. G. Hoover's residence at
Evergreen and Chestnut streets, at
which a genuine" Jap troupe will
indulge in native pastimes and songs.
A patriotic address by a speaker yet
to be announced is part of the car
nival's program. In case of inclement
weather, the affair will be held be-
tween the same hours Friday.