The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-14

Rev. r. j. Cooke, Bishop in the
Methodist church for what is called
the Helena Area" consisting OF TIE
states of Montana, Idaho and both The
Dakotas, being in Twin Falls on bus
mess connected with his bishopric,
was induced to speak last night at
the Methodist church upon the sub
ject that is filling all minds and
hearts-the world war. Although no
adequate notice could be given, the
main part of the church was well
filled and those present heard the most
comprehensive, eloquent and conVinc-
ing discussion of the great SUI Je t
with which our city has been favored
from it's beginning. For more than All
hour and half, with rapid and jften
impassioned utterance history, logic,
argument and invective fell from his
ready lips, so that the reporter de-
spairs of being able to give anything
hut a meager and colorless outline
The exercises began with singing by
the choir and after prayer by the
Presiding Elder, or District Superin-
tendent. clergyman from Pocatello,
Mr.. Magann sang 1.-THE Old Flag New
er Touched the Ground" Bishop
Cooke, upon being gracefully intro
duced by Rev C. l.. Bent, stepped for
ward and with a gesture toward "Cld
| Glory" blazing on the wall, said most
impressively mo, she never touch
ed the ground, and please God, she
never will" Turning then to his sub
iect proper, the speaker said the whole
world seemed to have gone crazy,
with world war as the result-war,
| ruthless. fierce, mercileSs A very
humorous story showing how a dark
ev preacher explained earthquakes
from the fact that the Standard Oil
people had bored in and drawn all
the oil from the earth's axis, creating
a "hot box ever since" was given tt
illustrate how poorly very many peo
ple understood the causes of the pre- s.
ent war. at did not just happen he
said, but came after 10 years prepaE
alton by deliberate purpose and in
tention of the Prussian Kaiser and
his military oligarchy
He then sketched the history of the
Hohenzollerns-the greatest land Oh
hers in the world; how they snatched
provinces from all their neighbo~ ;
and never sated, now sought all OF
Central Europe. The German indi-
vidual he said, may be decent nj II
and good neighbor in private life. bu
owing to his training and environ
ment, when he dons the kaiser's uni
form he becomes hloodtmrsty llend
Speaking of the German atrocities
he declared them not excpsable oN
comparison to the events or any otnel
war between civilized peoples; tina
thew were not English lies, but con
firned by diaries taken from German
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possession"
Pan-Germanism" was defined full,
and clearly, including its aims OF
this side the Atlantic. The German
system of spies, and propaganda, ex
listing preparatory before the war ant
accessory since, not only in Europe
lbut in every important center of th'
United States fright under ou
noses"-was developed in a way Z
make the blood boil. So also the ef
i forts Of our good President to keel
out of war, Notwithstanding the assas
sination of one ship after another car
rying American citizens. Finally, de
scribing the last proposition that ou
ships might be immune II they woult
wear the German prescribed coat o
, paint. make the prescribed German
, harbor on the prescribed days, h
electrified the audience by saying
I'VE better have died to manure tn
earth for a stronger race than t
have stood that. We rose in defens
of liberty and of humanity and w
; stay to the end"
1t is utterly impossible, he conclud
| ed for Germany to win the war. !
she could not win at the beginning II
full strength and with perfect prep