davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-06

There will he no competitive reports
among the women either, as that would
be entirely unfair 10 those working n
the poorer districts" There D more
than 400 women working In the city
alone, foriy-two Of which are captains.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-06

Of Concord to arm, In l77o TO answer
their country, call for liberty, rang
again today to call forth the resources
Of citizens In support OF the eountTy's
Liberty loan
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-06
Old Concord Bell
Calls to Patriots

CONCORD, Mass, April 6.-The old
bronze bell that summoned the farmers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-06

s1he Photo Drama Of Creation the
~ h movies, seen free by 100000
pbhSle, showing every night this week
. ?. m, Musical Art Hall All well
come. (Adv)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-06

"Por sever months | suffered with
eczems on my limbs, II first broke
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01
AMERICAS GREATEST JOURNAL

state Of intozdcaicn and TINS hs w-
Willingly disturbed the speaker and
the audience by his mutterings. These
are the explanations and excuses Of
fered in court by Henry johnson, the
priests friend who said the affair had
caused the priest much mental an
guish.
Incidentally, 10 remove any Sus-
picion Of disloyalty 70 tho country
which may have bean held against
the priest the chairman Of the Wayne
County Defense Council wrote 4 let
ter to member Of the Union County
Conscription Board in which he says
the priest has preached In support OF
the war and taken out an agency for
thrift stamps.
Possibly, In his drunken stupor
the priest was only muttering agains,
the sentiments in the address which
served as an eulogy of the public
schools-in which case it seems that
nobody cares for priests who are
known to be at least moderately fret
from intoxicants when they speak
can denounce the public schools ant
nothing Is done.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01
More CamoufIage

The Associated Press had better
watch out, and by the way some
other folks better be getting scared
too, for Rome is about to start
secret service, so The Western
Wdtchmdn says in its issue for May
18th. Note the following extract
from the editorial page OF that pa
pal sheet:
Catholics will soon find It necessary
to establish secret service organiza-
tion to bring to light and to punish
the skulking malefactors who are so
persistently trying to compromise the
holy father and the church. This
campaign to prove an alliance be-
tween the vatican and Wilhelmstrasse
is beginning to do harm and it is a
spineless Catholicity that will toler.
ate its continuance. The press of the
country should be made to feel its
responsibility. If it is not the direct
author of the false reports concern
ing Rome and the pope, then it is
time for it to refuse to be any long
er the tool of secret and malicious
calumniators.
Now that looks like more bluff.
Rome doesn't need to start any se-
cret service. She has always had it
through her priests and others
whose duty it is to report to the
Central Yerein at st. Louis. This
secret service is and long has been
in constant operation and is one of
the best aids to Rome to be found
in this country. It's just another
attempt to scare, that's ell. Those
who know Rome know that when
she has any real "dope" she losses
no time using it to the best advan-
sA6Se -. A.. 4.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01
They Petition Congress

The citizens Of Turkey Greek
Florida, are not going to sit around
and show no interest in the Irish
question, neither are they going K
permit their representatives in con
gress to labor under the impression
that they want them to aid Irisl
papal propaganda resisting con
scription or in turtherance Of futur,
agitation for home rule at thiI
perilous time.
After briefly setting forth theil
view Of the Irish situation the fol
lowing is appended to a petition
which is being circulated by pa
triotic citizens Of this wids-awak,
Florida district:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
by the following named citizens O.
Hillsborough County, Florida, tina
the senator's and members Of con
gress from Florida be urged to us,
their influence to prevent any ex
preston of sympathy for or givinl
aid to the advocates of Home Rul,
for Ireland at this time by eithe,
the executive or legislative branch O.
our government.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that we deplore the lack of patriot
ism displayed by the Home Rul,
element Of Ireland in resisting tn
draft by which lack of patriotism
they have shown themselves unfit fo
an understanding Of Home Rule.
The workers obtained many hun
dred signatures the first day ont
expect to forward petition Of som
considerable proportions to Wash
ington. 1t would be- well for ever,
city and town to follow suit
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

Of absence taknn BY Father MCsxlar IN
Q little more than q month. He Do
parted on the first one April 5, aftcr
q tar-and-feather party had been
planned, for the purpose Of convert
ing him to the daylight saving plan,
to which he had declined to conform.
DINNER AT METHODIST CHURCH
Following the patriotic parade SAT
wday, women Of EdwardsvillA, In ap.
probation Of the visit Of the jacldea
and cadets, arranged Q dinner for
them In the basement Of tho Meth
odist church. A shortage Of dishes
was discovered, and Mrs. Roy Lowe
t0ife Of the coroner and president Of
the st. Boniface Ladies' Society, Of.
fered to supply them. The society
which occasionally gives guppers
keeps dishes in the basement Of the
school.
Mrs. Lowe reported later that wher
she called up Father Metzler to get
them, he refused to let them be taker
out. She explained that it was for Z
patriotic purpose, she said, whereup
on he interrupted with:
Absolutely no; not under any cir
cumstances," and hung up the tele
phone receiver.
Father Metzler said to a Post-Dis
patch reporter today over the tele
phone, that he was much misunder
stood. He admitted that he was pre-
pairing to leave, but added: at is be
cause / want to rest. / am not afraiC
of anything. OF course, / might b,
in danger-any two rufianS can star
a riot"
He admitted refusing the use o.
the dishes, and of terminating hi
conversation with Mrs. Lowe, bu
said he did not understand they wer,
to be used for a patriotic purpose
He hung up the receiver becaus,
someone else was calling him, h
said.
Asked what really was his attitud,
on the war, he said: "I am an Amer
lean. l don't care much about tn,
whole business, but / know Aneric;
is going to win. l was born in Ger
many, but l am an American citizen.
His first trouble was due to hi
refusal to change the time for ring
ing the Angelus to conform to tn
new time schedule. Repeated pro
tests from parishioners did not NOV
him, and finally plans for tar an,
feather party were made. He di,
not return to his parish until las
week. He had promised to stay away
but told members of his congregation
that no successor had been found 70
him.
Bishop Ryan Of Alton has hithert
stood by Father Metzler, insistin
that the parishioners would have t
agree to his occupancy of the pulpit
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01
INDUCE PRIEST TO
TAKE A VACATION
Priest MetzIer Of Edwardsvlllc, ILL.,,
Refused Use Of Church Dishes
for Patriotic Dinner

SSOm B. LauS fOst-pipstoA. Mu a.
The Rev, Joseph D. Metzler, pas
tor Of st. Boniface German Catholic
Church at EdwArdsville, ILL.,, will de-
part today or tomorrow, by request,
on an indefinite vacation, following
his refusal Saturday to allow the St.
Boniface Ladies' Society's dishes to
be used in entertaining the visiting
naval band, froN st. Louis, and the
band and cadets from the Western
Military Academy at Alton. Those
organizations had just participated
in Madison County's Red Cross cele-
bration.
1t will be the second enforced leave
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

Out in Oklahoma the priestly fax
ers are fighting the "bone dry" law,
having gone to the supreme court
with it-so craving is the appetite of
such ambassadors Of popery." The
most vile and rotten liquor made on
earth is made by Romanist he-nuns
(monks) and the bottles carry the
emblem and crown of the pope there
on. And, in this connection, when
our country becomes dry, we antici-
pate that these monks, behind locked
doors (like nuns in nunneries) will
continue in the name Of religion" to
"moonshine" bugjuice for red-nosed
fathers" The nation is going dry
just as fast as states can ratify the
amendment-so, if you don't like pro-
hibition you might "jine the pope."-
NeaOS-HeraM, Gravette, Ark.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01
WAS NOT DISLOyAL,
DRUNK, THAT'S ALL
A Little Morphla and Two Drinks
Of Whlskey Was All That
Allied This Priest

More Light has been Shsd On the
case Of father" Cronin who was
fined $26 and costs in Liberty, In
diana, Justice court recently for dis
turbing a patriotic address at a high
school commencement exercise. It de-
velops that the reverend was suffer
ing from the effects of an ankle brok-
en- some months before and that he
took-a dose of morphia to relieve the
pain and thereto added two moderate
drinks Of whiskey. The closeness Of
the room in which the commencement
exercises were being held produced a
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01
One difference between a priest an

a highwayman is the manner in
which they operate on their victims.
A highwayman comes before his vic
tim, puts a pistol in his face and
says, "Give me your money or I will
blow out your brains," while a Ro-
man Catholic priest puts a catachism
in the face Of his victim and says,
"Give me your brains and ! will blow
in your money."-Tke Rail Splitter.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

/. Popes, emperors and kings, who rule un-
der the claim of divine right without the consent
of the governed, are menace to the peace and
security of the world.
2. The pope is elected by the cardinals, and
the cardinals appointed by the pope, so that
no layman has any voice in the papal govern
ment
3. Assuming nfable power to rule his vast
ecclesiastical dominions as the only representative
of God on earth, the pope is prince of the auocrats
claiming divine right.
A. The sway of the pope is the most baneful
of autocracies because his subjects given cit
izenshp in every nation, while subjects of other
autocratS are confined within their own respective
countries.
s. The dual allegiance resulting from the
grant Of citizenship to papal subjects causes per-
petual strife and conflict between the Roman
Catholic church and civil governments.
6. The pope sends and receives ambassadors,
makes treaties with the civil governments, occu-
pies throne, has pontifcal flag and wears a
triple gold crown to demonstrate his status as q
reigning political sovereign
7. Though immense revenues from all parts
of the earth have for centuries poured into the
vatican Golfers, no fiscal statement Of the papal
government has been published nor have its books
. been audited in modern times. .aa
8. AS prince of absolute rulers the pope is
in sympathy with the autocrats Of Austro-Hun-
gary, Germany and Turkey in the present war,
which, by active collusion with them, he has
brought upon the world.
Q. Claiming infalliblity, the papal govern
ment denounces and repudiates the progress Of the
modern world in science and literature and inven-
tion while cherishing the ignorance, superstition
and tyranny of the Dark Ages.
10. Committed to the theory Of absolute gov
ernment under claim of divine right, the papacy
stubbornly resists all measures to extend the right
of suffrage among the people,
II. Papal converts, nunneries and monasteries
are relics of social evils and degrading ideals
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

necessary ana cIIlCdCIOuS:
1. At the close of the present war, divest the
pope Of his prerogatives as a crowned and reign
ing political autOcrat and make him private
citizen.
2. Amend the Constitution Of the United
States to prohibit the appropriation Of public
funds or property to any private or ecclesiastical
institution. "a
8. Enforce the political disqualification Of Ro-
man Catholics to teach in the public schools while
the papal government opposes those schools and
seeks their destruction.
4. Open all converts, nunneries and other Ro-
man Catholic institutions to complete supervision
by the civil authorities. y
At the close of the present wa
and the shackleS of autocratic pc
SO that humanity, emancipated I
of the past, may begin a new ca
of the future.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

absolutely the absolute and complete separation of church and
a the preservation of the free public school system and the right
to worship according to the dictates of conscience the Free Press
Lawful and Constructive campaign to evaze and render perpetual
these sacred principles In its zeal for the welfare of the people, the
glory of our great and the final triumph of popular govern
ment makes the following of existing evils and the
proposed remedies for the realization which appeals the wis
dom and patriotism of all good citizens:
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

prevalent in the Middle Ages and are alien and
obnoxious to modern Christian civilization.
H. The ceibacy which the papal government
enforces on Its prelates and priests to prevent do
mestlc ties from compromising their allegiance to
the pope is contrary to nature and fruitful of
gross immortality.
49, The Roman Catholic pretense of setting up
parochial schools in competition with the Amer
lean free school system is sufficiently condemned
by the statistics of appalling illiteracy in Roman
Catholic lands.
a. For reasons peculiar to itself, the papal
system consorts with the liquor traffic, shares its
revenues and furnishes the major portion of its
wholesale and retail dealers.
Is. A creature of the Dark Ages, the papal
government opposes freedom of thought, freedom
of expression, freedom of worship and the right
to read the worlds best literature without expurpa-
ton.
16. The papacy expressly repudiates and de-
fes marriage laws duly enacted by congress and
the state legislatures and directs its bishops and
priests to disregard and nullify marriages legally
solemnized under those laws.
II. Lands dominated by the Roman Catholic
power present a dismal spectacle of poverty and
degradation of the masses amidst stately and i'm
posing church buildings and institutions erected
and maintained at fabulous cost.
18. Papal representatives in the United States
have expressly avowed the intention to make this
country dominanty Roman Catholic.
10. Crowded with papists Of alien birth or de-
scent, great cities have become strongholds Of
social evils, bad government and political corrup-
ton.
20. Vast properties held by the Roman bishops
throughout the United States are controlled d.
rectly by the pope under the canon law and are
exempt from taxation.
81. Transplanted from Ireland in the last
quarter Of the nineteenth century, the boycott
has proved a terrible weapon in the hands Of
malicious Roman Catholics for the destruction Of
all who dare to oppose their selfish aggressions.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

g.. By constitutional provision extend the right
of suffrage equally to both men and women.
g. Ratify the pending amendment to the na-
tional Constitution to prohibit the liquor traffic.
T. Defend and perpetuate the freedom Of con-
science and freedom Of speech and press estab-
lished by the Constitution Of the United States.
8. Tax the vast properties held by the Roman
Catholic church and all other church properties
0. Make 1t criminal offense to deny the per-
feet validity Of duy-enacted marriage laws
10. Make 1t felony to advocate or practice
the malicious conspiracy commonly known as the
boycott.
II. Compel all children by law TO attend
public school till they complete the eighth grade.
society must be constructed anew
yer must disappear from the earth,
ON the limitations and thralldom
:er-glorious with the possibilities
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01
PRINCIPLES OF THE FREE PRESS DEFENSE LEAGUE


to fo
ar prncp
o demands can by League
leaflets distribution in
iteEGt
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

ELIEVINGi in the constitutional guarantee of the right to
e liberty and the pursuit of happiness standing unequv
liberal constitutional guarantees which have caused the
American nation be heraded through theword the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

To the foregoing conditions, the Free Press Defense
League demands the following and such further remedial
the egencies of the situation may from time time indicate
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

CONTINUED on Page ?. Column ~
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-01

Of absence taknn BY Father MCsxlar IN
Q little more than q month. He d.
parted on the first one April 8, after
q tar-and-feather party had been
planned, for the purpose Of convert
ing him to the daylightsaving plan,
to which he had declined to conform.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
WANTS ITEMlZED ACCOUNT
OF MUNICIPAL EXPENSES

AT the next regular meeting CT City
Council, which will be Wednesday eve
ming February 9Th, Mayor Jones an
nounces he will offer a resolution
to require the clerk and treasurer
to keep separate account of the ex-
penses Of operating the city farm.
Another resolution will be to require
the Clerk Of the city TO publish once
a month an itemized statement of the
city expenses, showing the names
from whom the city makes purchases,
the articles purchased and the amount
paid. Mayor Jones contends that the
city should furnish this information
to the tax payers monthly as is done
by the county commissioners.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
GET YOUR NITRATE
OF SODA suppl. Y
DEMONSTRATION AGENT TURNER
HAS BLANKS WHICH MUST BE
FILLED OUT.

If you want supply Of the nitrate Of
soda which the government is distri-
buting at cost to the farmers for ferti-
lizing purposes, you should see Farm
Demonstration Agent Turner at his of
flee at the county court house and fill
out the blanks which are required of
you. The government has a supply of
this commodity which has been con
served fer the farmers and the proper
steps have to be taken to get it.
Demonstration Agent Turner has en-
tered upon his duties with purpose
Of taking care of every farming inter
est and this is one considered impor-
tant He came just in time to make ii
possible for the farmers of Crisp 10
reach the government supply of nj
Lrate.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
LAMB REPRESENTS CORDELE
AT GEORGIA RATE MEET

Mayor Jones has appointed Alder
man j. II. Lamb, president of the j. H.
Lamb Wholesale Grocery Company,
as representative of the city of Cor
dele to meet with delegates of every
city in the state at the Dempsey Hotel,
Macon, Ca, Friday, at which time the
order of the Railroad Commissioners
of the state, in which it is claimed
that tentative order increasing Geor-
gia freight rates from ten to two hun
dren percent and in some instances
a greater percentage of increase, will
be discussed.
In submitting their order, the COM
mission advises the shipping public
OF Georgia that the questions and in
terests involved are far reaching and
invited criticism as to changes made.
The meeting Of business men to
be held in Macon next Friday was
called by the traffic bureau of Savan-
nah, and the mayors Of every city in
tho state have been requested to ap-
point representative to atte2d this
meeting, for the purpose of discussing
this important question
Mayor Jones has selected one Of
Cordele's most successful business
men in naming j. Fl. Lamb.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
CORDELE LADY BUYS LIBERTY
BONDS WITH OPERATING MONEY

81 have been busy saving up money
for an operation for gall stones which
my physician advised in my case.
Since taking one bottle of Mayr's Won
derful Remedy it looks as though !
can safely use this money to buy Lib
erty Bonds. l suffered for years with
collie attacks and boating" 1t is a
simple, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the inflama-
ton which causes practically all stom-
ach, liver and intestinal ailments, in
appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded Sold Ivy
Jennings Drug Store
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
SAVANNAH WILL HAVE
GOVERNMENT MOTOR ROUTE

Savannah, Jan. 22-Sayannah is in
Guided in the 1000 mile system OF mo
tor parcel post service the government
is establishing. Savannah will be the
point Of origin for one of the routs,
It will leave here and run to States
boro via Pooler, Bloomingdale, Mar
low and Brooklet. Each truck will
make run of approximately seventy
five miles. The government will own
and operate the trucks
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
The DANGERS OF
TAKING CAL0MEL

If you only realized the terrible ia
jury you do yourself when you take
c!alomcl, you'd never put another grain
Ia, your mouth. It's rank poison.
Instead of calomcl, use that splendid
guaranteed vegetable compound, 1Icr-
tins Liver Medicine, Tho medicine tict
10 winning favor. Il is excellent fcr
headache, constipation and kindred ills.
ls acts forcibly and quickly without
gripping. Causes no loss of time from
business: does not impair the appetite.
While the prescribed dose is one Tablespoon.
-ul. have found hy experience shat a Teaspoon
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
full blast. A. II. Lamborn &

full blast A. II. Lamborn e.
Co, who handle the entire output for
he Savannah refinery have ben
swamped with orders since January
l. and will probably be loaded down
for some time until the effects OF the
recent shortage have been ovrcome
by the million pounds day output
OF the refinery here
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23
SAVANNAH REFINERY MAKING
SUGAR FOR MILLIONS

Savannah. Jan 22.-With the first
sugar ship already unloaded, the sec
ond now at the refinery and a Third
on the way from Cuba the plant of The
Savannah Sugar Refining Co., is new
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-23

=! at bedtine promotes sound sleen throu9Itoue
ne night and a comfortable movement before
10 recommend Martins Liver Medicine AZ = Meas.
s s and thorough laxative. "-Andrew M. Beck
Martins Liver Medicine is made ac-
ScordlAg to tho prescription of a celc-
grated Southern physician who used it
Tor years in his practice. It is purely
vegetable andis guaranteed to give sat-
i5tactory results. If after using Il vo,
are not satisfied, return the empty BOT
tie 2-,d receive your Zoe.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-29
TEXAS WILL RE ALL DRY

Governor Hobby Of Texas has ap-
proved the statewide prohibition
hill passed by the extraordinary
session of the Legislature. and the
law will probably go into effect in
ninety days from its passage and
approval, which would make Texas
hooze houses close up on June 81
There is. however. we are inform
cd, some doubt as to the 'cOnstitu
'ionality of the act, as the people
are given the right of expression by
the Constitution of the state. In
view of tn" trend of public opinion.
however. il is doubtful II any CON
siderable movement will appear to
block the law while the war Is on
and the necessity for conservation
lasts at least