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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-05-15
AIMED TO MAKE
POLAND DESERT
Sherman System ReCkoned on
Starvation of People to Pro-
mote Imperial Ends.
won KRIES REVEALED PLOT
fscosztrrS, After Population Had Been
SUBSTANTIALLY Done to Death, Was
&c &c Restocked by Settlers
From Germany.

The ertent of human misery in
1Psgend caused by the German oc-
s-usztion aDas as great as that IN Bel
sgia-gn and France. The entire heart
Isssmess Which characterized the kai-
..ser's high officers is lUeU Shown in a
statement By Mr.. Vernon Kellogg,
2yTepGrci for a pamphlet issued By
,1Ee committee on public informG-
Ei0z, W6ich We copy.
'Tne SYSTEMATIC exploitation of hui
snuau misery by the German authorities
IN Poland followed the general plan
saiS down by the kaiser's orders. In
sgu5eF 20 prove the identity of proceed
IRA it viii be enough to present the
detailed report prepared specially for
pamphlet issued by the committee on
paIblic information and written by Mr..
1Erederic c. Walcott. A fuller and in
some why's more touching treatment
Ess given in his article, Devastated
30land," in the National Geographic
Magazine for May, 1917.
Viz O6plellfDCE, 1Olt.
1"Poland-Russian Poland-is per-
fishing And the German high COM
r1land, imbued with the Prussian sys-
Ss1zn, IS coolly reckoning on the neces-
-,Esfiss Of starving people to promote
dfs imperial ends.
~west Poland, which has been Prus-
xSau territory more than a hundred
wears, is a disappointment to Ger
rz1.Ey; its people obstinately remain
Poles. This time they propose swifter
measures. In two or three years, by
zrsea Of starvation and frightfulness,
,;&aky calculate East Poland will be
thoroughly made over into German
ucvinee.
sIn the great Hindenburg drive one
yezr ago, the country was completely
DEVASTATED by the retreating Russian
army and the oncoming Germans. a
zz.s1lf5n people were driven from theh
ha1iss. Half of them per$hed by The
rszaside. For miles and mixes, when
saw the country, the way was. httere'
with mudsoaked garments anf~bone'
a<-k1zad clean hy the crnws-thnnrh thu
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metnOdfcalIy and effectively burned or
blown TO pieces. There are many of
these punished towns in occupied
France. And between these towns and
along the rOadways are innumerable
Isolated single farmhOuses that are also
in ruins. 1t is not claimed that there
was any Sniping from these farm
houses. They were just destroyed along
the way-and by the way, one may
say. When the roll of destroyed vii
lagos and destroyed farmhouses in &C.
cupied France is made known, the
world will be shocked again by this evil
dence of German thoroughness.
Found Neutrality Impossible.
'But the horrible methods of that
deportation were such that we, al
though trying to hold steadfast to a
rigorous neutrality, could not but pro-
test. Mr.. Gerard, our ambassador to
Berlin, happened at the very time of
this protest to make a visit to the
great headquarters in the west and the
matter was brought to the attention
of certain high officers at headquarters
on the very day of Mr.. Gerard's visit
and in his hearing. So that he added
his own protest to that of Mr.. Poland,
our director at the time, and further
deportations were stopped. But q ter
rible mischief had already been done.
Husbands and fathers had been taken
from their families without a word of
good-by; sons and daughters on whom
perhaps aged parents relied for sup
port were taken without pity or appar-
ent thought of the terrible conse-
quences. The great depOrtations of
Belgium have shocked the world. But
these lesser deportations-that is,
lesser in extent, but not less brutal in
their carrying out-are hardly known.
Germany Must Be Civilized.
Il went into Belgium and occupied
France a neutral and 1 maintained
while there steadfastly neutral be-
havior. But came out no neutral. I
cannot conceive that any American en-
Joying an experience similar to mine
could have come out a neutral. He
would come out, as I came, with the
ineradicable conviction that a people
or government which can do what the
Germans did and are doing in Belgium
and France today must not be allowed,
if there is power on earth to prevent it,
to do this moment longer than can be
helped. And they must not be al
lowed ever to do it again.
II went in also hater of war. and
came out more ardent hater of war.
But, also, came out with the ineradic-
able conviction, again, that the only
way in which Germany under its pres
ent rule and in its present state of
mind can be kept from doing what it
has done is by force of arms. 1t cam
not be prevented by appeal, concession
or treaties. Hence, ardently as nope
that all war may cease, hope that
this war may not cease until Germany
realizes that the civilized world simply
will not allow such horrors as those
for which Germany is responsible IN
Belgium and France, to be any longer
possible.
VERNON KELLOGG"
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larger bones had been gathered by the
thrifty Germans to be ground into fer
tilizer. Wicker baskets-the little bas-
ket in which the baby swings from the
rafters in every peasant hOme-were
scattered along the way, hundreds and
hundreds, until one could not count
them, each one telling a death.
Deliberate Policy of Starvation.
WARSAW, which had not been de-
stroyed-Once proud city of a million
peOple-was utterly stricken. Poor
folks by thousands lined the streets,
leaning against the buildings, shivering
in snow and rain, too weak to lift a
hand, dying of cold and hunger. Though
the rich gave all they had, and the
poor shared their last crust, they were
starving there in the streets in droves.
SIN the stricken city, the German gov
ernor of Warsaw issued a prOclama-
ton, All able-bodied Poles were bid
den TO go to Germany to work. If any
refused, let no other Pole give him to
eat, not so much as q mouthful, under
penalty of German military law.
at was more than the mind could
grasp. To the husband and father of
broken families, the high command
gave this decree: Leave your families
to starve; if you stay, we shall see that
you do starve-this to q high-strung,
sensitive, highly organized people, this
from the authorities of q nation pro-
Tossing civilization and religion to mil
lions of fellow Christians captive and
starving.
General Won Kries, the governor,
was kind enough to explain. Candidly,
they preferred not quite so much star
Walton; it might get on the nerves of
the German soldiers. But, starvation
being present, it must work for Ger
man purpose. Taking advantage of
this wretchedness, the working men Of
Poland were to be removed; the coun-
try was to be restocked with Germans.
1t was country Germany needed-rich
alluvial soil-better suited to German
expansion than distant possessions. If
the Poland that was had to perish, so
much the better for Germany.
To Make Poland German Province.
Remove the men, let the young and
weak die, graft German stock on the
women. See how simple it is: with q
crafty smile. General Won Kries con-
Guided, BY and by we must give back
freedom to Poland. Very good; it will
reappear as German province
SLOWLY, I came to realize that this
monstrous, Incredible thing was the
Prussian system, deliberately chosen
by the circle around the all-highest,
and kneaded into the German people
till it became part of their mind.
German people are material for
building the state-of no other account.
Other people are for Germany's will to
work upon. Humanity, liberty, equality,
the rights of others-all foolish talk.
Democracy, an idle dream. The true
Prussian lives, oily for this, that the
German state may be mighty and great.
"All the woes in the long count
against Germany are part of the Prus-
sian system. The invasion of Belgium,
the deportations, the starving Of sub
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rms acU showed their recognition
Of him as their king g Kings 9:13).
(2) The multitude
Some spread their garments in the
way: others who had no garments to
spare, cut down branches and strewed
them in the way. which was just as
acceptable unto him. To give what We
have and do what we can. Is all that
the Lord demands Of us. This entry
was In fulfllment Of a prophecy ut
tered some five hundred years before
Czech. 9:9).
(3) The Lords action (v. 10).
Upon entering the Temple, he looked
around upon all things; but as it was
eventide he withdrew to Bethany with
the twelve.
II. Jesus Exercising His Royal Au-
thority wv. 12-19). !. The barren fig
tree cursed wv. 12-14). The fig tree
is typical of the Jewish nation The
fruit normally appears on the fig tree
ahead of the leaves. The presence Of
leaves is the assurance of fruit. This
was an acted parable of the Lords
judgment on Israel for pretenSiOn Of
being the chosen people without the
fruits thereof. It indicated the spirit
ual state of the Jews.
2. The Temple cleansed wv. 1919.
For the various sacrifices in the
Temple, many oxen, sheep and doves
were needed. Many persons came
from the distant parts of the land;
therefore it was impracticable for
them to bring their sacrifices with
them, so they brought money and
bought the animals needed. This priv
ilege the law had granted TO them
(Deut. IA :24-26), for the exchange was
necessary. When evil men used it as
an opportunity for gain, it became an
offense before God. It defiled his
house He made himself scourge Of
cords, and drove out the money chang
ers. overthrowing their tables and
pouring out their money. By this act
he declared himself to be the Lord of
the Temple and one with God. That
which God intended to be a house Of
prayer for all nations was being made
"den of thieves"
III. Jesus Authority Challenged wv.
27-33). They challenged him to show
by what authority he accepted the hon.
ors of the Messiah, and who gave him
the authority to cast out the money
changers. This placed Jesus in a d.
lemma. He responded by a question
which placed them in q cOunter-dilem-
ma.
Since John was his forerunner,
the divinity Of his commission rested
upon that of John. They were power
less to discredit John, because the peo-
pie accepted John as such. If they
had accepted Johns message, they
would have been prepared to accept
his. They cowardly confessed that
they did not know. The agnostic Is al
ways a coward. These rulers had no
affection for Jesus, so they rejected
him and sought to destroy him. 1t Is
the same today. The reason men re-
ject Jesus is not because of intellectual
difficulties. but because of the lack OF
affection for him.
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( ject people, the Armenian massacres,
atrocities, frightfulness, sinking the
LuSitania, the submarine horrors, the
enSlavement of wOmen-aIl piece into
the mOnstrOus view. The rights of ma
TONS the rights of men, the lives and
liberties of all people are subordinate
to the German aim of dominion over
all the world.
FREDERIC C. WALCOTT."
Mr.. Vernon Kellogg's statement is
as follows:
Saw Only Massacre and Ruin.
ut was my privilege-and necessity
in connection with the work of the
commission for relief in Belgium to
spend several months at the great
headquarters of the German armies in
the west, and later to spend more
months at Brussels as the commits
siOn's director for Belgium and occu-
pied France. 1t was an enforced op-
portunity to see something of German
practice in the treatment of a con-
quered people, part of whom 1.-THE
French and the inhabitants of the Bel
gian provinces of East and West Flan-
ders) were under the direct control of
the German general staff and the sew
eral German armies of the west. and
part, the inhabitants of the seven other
Belgian provinces, under the quasi
civil government of Governor General
Won Kissing. L did not enter the occu-
pied territories until June, 1915, and
so, OF course, saw none of the actual in
vasion and overrunning of the land. I
saw only the graves Of the massacred
and the ruins of their towns. But I
saw through the long, hard months
much too much for my peace of mind
of how the Germans treated the I'M
fortunates under their control after the
occupation.
Destruction Complete.
"As chief representative for the COM
mission, it was my duty to cover this
whole territory repeatedly in long mo-
tor Journeys in company with the Ger
man officer assigned for my protection
and for the protection of the German
army against any too much seeing. AS
L had opportunity also to cover most of
Belgium in repeated trips from Brus-
sells into the various provinces, nee
essarily had opportunity to compare
the destruction wrought in the two re-
giOns.
81 could understand why certain
towns and villages along the Meuse and
along the lines of the French and Eng
fish retreat were badly shot to pieces.
There had been fighting in these towns
and the artillery of first one side and
then the other had worked their havoc
among the houses of the inhabitants.
But there were many towns in which
there had been no fighting and yet all
too many of these towns also were in
ruins. 1t was not ruin by shells, but
ruin by fire and explosions. These
were the famous punished towns.
Either citizen or perhaps two or
three citizens had fired from window
on the invaders-or were alleged to
have. Thereupon a block, or two or
three blocks. or half tba town uas
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-11
SAYS STRANGER ABDUCTED
Wife AND GIRL IN DAYLIGHT
Contractor Tells Police Strange
Story of Intruder Who Forced
WAY Into His Home.

Thomas Lamarca. an Italian con-
tractor. OF No. 3A East 55th Street,
told the police to-day that a stranger
entered his home this morning and at
the point OF a revolver forced La
marca's vile and daughter against their
wishes 10 accompany him. while hold
ing the contractor at bay by a threat
OF death.
Lamarca entered the East 5lst Street
Station excitedly and told Lieut.. Joseph
o'Connor his remarkable tale OF day
light abduction. lie said he had Just
finished shaving and was putting on his
cont preparatory to going TO work. when
he heard knock at the front door.
lie opened II and "tall. well-dressed
man" as he described him. pushed
hls way into the hallway.
Demanding TO see Mrs. Iamarca, the
stranger drew forth y revolver which
he explained was fully loaded. Lamarca
claims he said: Il love your wife and
want her 10 come with me-"
Then, at the point OF the revolver.
Lnmarca declafed, the man made his
wife. Francesca. and his eight year old
daughter. Rose. both OF whom were
thoroughly frightened at the sight of the
revolver. put on their hats and coats
and accompany him. lie has not seer
them since.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-11
lRSHIPS CARRY DELEGATION TO GREET WILSON

BY that contract (article No. 2s), It
is provided:
The Commission contcm-
plates and the lessee hereby ap-
proves the most thorough and
minute inspection by the Com
mission and the engineer and by
their representatives or subordi-
mates of all work and materials
entering into the equipment and
reconstructing, extending and
equipping of the existing rail-
roads
by article No. 5S the lessee cove
nants to and with the city that 1t
will operate:
THE railroad and existing
railroads carefully and skilfully
according TO the highest stand
ards OF railway operation. and
win due regard to the safety OF
tho passengers and employees
thereof and OF all other persons
In fact, the contracts specifically
provide and state (article No. 6S)
that:
Tho principal object OF the city
in making the contract is to Sc
cure for the public convenience
an adequate. comfortable and
RAPID system OF passenger trans
portaton. The lessee has cove
nanted TO operate the railroad and
the existing railroads carefully
ana skiifully. according to the
highest standards OF railway
operation; to supply adequate
equipment; to run trims so AZ to
furnish adequate service; 10 use
the best safety devices, etc"
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Permanent CONSCRIPTION
FOR BRITAIN INTIMATED
J. II. Thomas, MP, Appeals to
Premier 10 Clarity Situation
With Statement.

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE rumor that
the Government intends TO have some
form Of permanent military conscrip-
ton IN Great Britain, has been
strengthened by a statement by J. II.
Thomas. Member OF Parliament, for
Derby and General Secretary Of the
National Union OF Railwaym,n.
At labor meeting in Manchester
TIC osday. he read letter purporting to
have been written by a British General
to a French General. Mr.. Thomas said
the writer lntimated the proposed es-
tablshmenht OF a National Army Of
wonty divisions based on conscrptlon.
The General was quoted by Mr.. Thomas
as having written:
THE Cabinet will not touch this
until after the elections and then not
until the League OF Nations nonsense
has been discussed at the Peace Con-
ference"
MIR. Thomas appealed to Premier
Lloyd George to clarity the situation
with statement
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remain on board that vessel until
after lending OF the President. But
the orlzaba reached Brost yesterday
and sne entire party Of newspapermen
landed and went TO Paris last night.
Preparations for receiving Presl-
dent Wilson here have been com
pleted. The city is fairly humming
with expectancy.
The progress Of each step taken by
the American visitors now is followed
with eager interest. The frst plan
OF sending an American dreadnought
fleet seaward has been changed. hc-
cordlng 20 the new plan the heet
will 30 out carly Friday morning 10
encounter tho American partv a short
distance out ana accompany 1t TO
port.
French Uarships also will take For
eign Minister Pichon, Minister OF
Marine LeyRucs and Andre Tardiou,
head OF the General Commission for
Franco o-American Annlrs. for the hrst
greetings by an exchange OF snlutes.
French officers arrived here to-day
from Paris 90 make final arrange
ments with the local authorities for
the Presidents landing.
The George Washington draws too
much water TO cutcr the inner
harbor 30 the Presidents ship and the
entire fleet OF wnrships will anchor in
the outer harbor about a mile on
shore.
An American party. consisting Of
Cen. Pershing. Gen. Bliss, Admiral
william s. Benson, Admiral HenrJ
Il. Wilson and Col. House then Will
board the liner and bring tho Prosl-
dent and Mrs. Wilson ashore aboard
a naval tug.
President Wilson viii drive direct
from the quay TO the depot. passing
along the Cours DaJot, a splendid tor
race overlooking the harbor. The
populace and soldiers and sailors will
be massod along the course. and II
time permits there will be n brief hd-
dress Of welcome by the Mayor and a
response by the President
Tho Presidential train Will proceed
slowly, stopping for several hours
during the night so as To arrive at Tho
Dauphine station in Paris exactly at
10 O'clock Saturday morning.
Miss Margaret Wilson arrived IN
Brest yesterday TO meet the Presl-
dential party. She will accompany
her father TO Paris.
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S12,272,412,OOO
VALUE OF CROPS
mus. THIS YEAR
Corn Production Placed at
2,5S2,Si4,ooo Bushels and
Wheat at 0l7,iO0,00O.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ll.--final os.
Inmates or production Of the country's
prime. pal crops, announced to-day by
the Department of Agriculture, place
the corn crop at e.5s?,sli,OOO bushels
and the wheat crop at 9l7IoO,OOO
bushels.
The total value OF the nations
principal crops this wear Is estimated
at ti2,e72,4l2.000 compared with S1l,-
65s. .O32 900 last year, basing their
value on the prices paid to producers
Dec. 1.
with an estimate OF 1l,7o0ooO
bales each OF 500 pounds gross
weight as this years cotton crop,
the Departments final figures to-
day are lls,0O0 bales less than fore
cast from the condition OF the crop
Sept. -. This years crop. however,
is larger than any since 1918
Cotton dropped s. bale in the
market here to-day after publica-
ton of the Governments report in
dicating production OF ll,7OO,OOO
bales. Private estimates in recent
weeks had averaged 100000 bales
less than the Government ligurc.
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WILFuL NEGLECT IN PERFORM.
ING DUTY, is CHARGED.

III the testimony in this case rs
true, II would appear that the Public
Service Commission and particularly
the members of this Commission who
have had long years of experience On
the Commission have been fragrantly
derelict and wilfully negligent In tic
performance of the duty imposed On
them by the Public Service Commits.
sion Law in that the Commission
struction or reconstruction work ri
Malbone Street; TO see that II was
safe for operation before trains were
allowed to pass along and over this
reconstructed track, and that II pcr-
mttted. without protest, radical
changes from the original plan and
specifications in the character of 'hC
rails laid at this point, having al
lowed according to the testimony CT
Menden the engineer the outside rai
to be changed from an elevation ot
five inches to two inches, thereby
causing the cars Of the train runnlng
at fast rate of speed around this
curve to lurch or sway over and strike
the concrete pier or supporting w H.
resulting in tho death of over ninety
persons and injuring approximately
two hundred others.
The Public Service Commission
failed to compel the installation of
proper signals or speed regulation
devices which would have checked the
speed OF the train running over a
certain rate OF speed.
THE installation OF such n device
would have prevented such disaster
even though an inexperienced motor
man was operating the train. or the
death or suddCn sickness Of a com
petent motorman while operating the
train regardless of the faulty con-
struction in the curve. No eXamina-
tion. inspection or inquiry whatcvcl
appears to have been made by IN,
Public Service Commission into the
kind. character or competency OF tho
motormen employed by or as to the
signals or safeguards needed on this
railroad. Notwithstanding the du'N
imposed upon them either by the law
under which they exist, namely. the
Public Service Commission law. III,
railroad law, or the provisions oi
Contract No. T. made and executed
upder the Rapid Transit law.
''In view OF these conditions
deem II my duty to recommend e
District Attorney Lewis. who has ~
fearlesslv and ably carried on IN,
present investigation. that clrofu
investigation be made and the facts
be presented to the Grand Jury NJ
this county. under his direction. int,
the conduct Of the Public Servic,
Commission for the First District. {,
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CANTEEN GIRLS POPULAR
WITH SOLDIERS RETURNING
FROM ENGLAND ON ASCkNlUS
LETS All Go Home" Air Unit
Members Shouted When Chap
lain Offered Them Vocation.

The Ascanius docked at Pier Z.
Bush Terminal. in South Brooklyn,
and the boys were In the merricst OF
moods. after passing through the
welcome OF whistles from all kinds
OF craft on bay and river. Two
bands were on the dock TO welcome
them. and there were the canteen
girls Of IN Red Cross with their cof-
fee and rolls and cigarettes. Tic
boys were cheered at sight OF the
girls more than anything else.
The canteen girls numbered twen.
ty-eight and at their head was Mrs,
n. Il. Spclman. and the soldier boys
went wild over them. Not much
time was given the airmen on the
pier They were sent TO Camp Mills
and Camp Merritt and will be hur-
rled to the camps nearest their
homes so that they may be mustered
out there and be home In time for
Christmas.
The Rev DIR. w. II. Longsworth, pas
tor Of the First Congregational Churcf
OF Paterson. N. j.. had been in France
since early in March as a secretary o.
the Y. NJ. c. 4. lie said that the con
dtion OF the American boys, physc
ally. morally and ment0ily was IA
ahead OF that OF any OF the troops. an,
that not enough good things could IL
said OF them.
- used 10 wind up my talks =
them" he said. by telling them tina
when they were going home they wor
going 20 be given two weeks in Eng
land and two weeks in France. The
would all yell
TO hell with the two weeks! Let
go home!'"
On board the Ascanius were IN
S26th, 33Oth, 349th. 37lst. S7Sth. 473,
475th, l7Gth, S39th and Siist aeI
squadrons, five officers and fiftee
men OF a casual medical deteachmel
and six casual officers.