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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-13

tive proof against them. The Belgians were simply England's toolsr'
 Just what papers the Kaiser referred to, I don't know, but if. indeed, any such agreement were actually made and the Germans did in fact succeed in obtaining them. as the Kaiser all leged, certain it is that the Germans did not know of their existence when they entered Belgium in violation of that nations neutrality. and as far as Japan's conduct with respect to China is concerned, the Keiser well knew that the passage through Chinese territory was not made in the face of a solemn treaty to respect the neutral ity of that nation.
 SOME OF k-AISER'S ARGUMENTS
 Some of the arguments of the Kaiser raised in his discussions with me re- garding the war were so weak and untenable that one might well doubt his sincerity in urging them, but I shall give them for what they are worth.
 "They refer to us ms the Hunsw
 the Kaiser observed bitterly. .If
 people could see what the Russians
 have done in BukOwina and east-
 erH Prussia, they would know then
 who are the real Huns! They de-
 stroyed everything they could lay
 tHeiF uHmOs on. In one Of
 shooting lodges which the Cos
 sacks entered they even knocked
 out the teeth of the boars' heads
 which hung on the walls! With
 Knives they cut out the covers of
 my chairs. They had special fire
 bombs which they threw on peace
 ful villages. These bombs had been
 constructed in peace times and
 were designed solely for pilIagc
 and destruction.
 sTnstead of treating their sol-
 dfers as prisoners of war we
 should have strung them up by tbe
 neck-eyery one of themv,
 Several prominent Poles. who vera na- tients of mine and whose fine estate in Poland were footed and demolished. told me positively that the destruction and degradations were committed entirely by German troops. The Russians had occu- pieo the houses when they were in pos session of that section of the country. but 1t was not until they were driven out by the Germans that the acts of yandal-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-13
CAME FROM ENSLEY
 ID TELL HER STORY
Relates in Signed Testimo- nial How Plant Juice Re-
 stored Her to Health

Results are the things that count. The age of theory has been relegated to the past and modern people are more inter-
 ested in what thing has done taan in what it ought to do. This is the sea sop why it is unnecessary to take In the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-13
Defends U-Bodt By Saying Nonc0n1bdtdnts HdDe No Business Where There
 Is Fighting
ENLARGED AT THE BELGIANS
 FOR THEIR "OBSTINACY'
Accuses Them of Cruelty and Makes Formal Pro test Against Use By the French of Dumdum BulIets-America Blamed For Sending
 Munitions


 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-13

ism were committed, and they had con vincing evidence that in every case the German soldiers. and not the Russians. l, were responsible.
 | The outrages committed by the Ger mans in their treatment of prisoners of war will probably never be known in their entirety. We do know that they executed Captain Fryatt, the commander of a British merchant vessel, who was captured after he Mad rammed a German U-boat. 1 don't know to what extent the Kaiser was directly responsible for that dastardly crime. but from what he said regarding the capture of another British captain. the commander of the Baralong, it was quite evident that he was in entire sympathy with acts of that character.
 A German U-boat had sunk a British vessel upon Which were some of the rela- tives of the crew of the Baralong. The crew of this U-boat was subsequently, captured by the Baralong and according to reports in Germany they were harshly treated. Then it was reported that the Baralong had been captured and that her captain and the crew would be summarily dealt with.
 T hear we have captured the captain I-of the Baralong," the Kaiser declared to me at that time. 'If we can prove that he's the man, we'll fix himu'
 The manner in which the Kaiser spoke left no doubt in my mind that the direct punishment would be meted out to the unfortunate British captain.
 BOOTY AND LOOT
 Booty is undoubtedly legitimate inci- dent of war, but it is legitimate only as an incident. Otherwise booty becomes loot In any event. when invading troops seize private property it is customary to pay for it. That the Germans were good takers but poor payers is revealed by two incidents which the Kaiser narrated to me- and the keen enjoyment he derived from them can be fully understood only by those who know how much the Kaiser appreciates getting something for norh- ing.
 s'Roumania wanted our gold for food products.v he told me sorhey
 demanded pure gold, and they set
 enormous prices their wares;
 but we needed what they had to sell
 and we were ready to pay even the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
,Iohn Ruskin on the Hun

In "Fors Clavigera" John Rus kin makes
an analysis Of German characteristics that
has pointed interest today, when tne I.a wor.a
to recognize the traits early discerned by
Ruskin.
Blessing is only for the weak and msrel- e. a
full, and German canont be either; he does
moi understand even the meaning of the
words. In that is the intense, irreconcilable
difference between the French and German
natures. A Frenchman is selfish only when
he is vile and lustful; but German, selhsh
in the purest states of virtue and morality
A Frenchman is arrogant only in ignorance
but no quantity of learning ever makes a
German modest.
Accordingly, when the Germans. get COM
mand of Lombardy they lombard Venice
steal their pictures (Which they can't under
stand a single touch of and entirely ruin
the country, morally and physically, Leaving
| behind them misery. vice and intense hatree
of themselves wherever their accursed tee
have trodden "-Brookiyn Eagle.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Round About the State

with one accord state papers have
closed their political art galleries for
the season, Along about october a
grand reopening at the usual terms Is
planned.
Omaha is far from monopolizing
the auto accident record. Town and
country speeders show equal efficiency
in boosting business for doctors and
funeral directors. ...
Registration for school drafts is
about sto begin. After 10 weeks OF
playtime books look like an endless
perspective of toll. But work Is the
rule these days. regardless Of age.
One of the mysteries of the pri-
mary campaign Ia the failure Of the
Fremont Tribune to give adequate
editorial support to the home sena-
toria candidate. Had the Tribune
done its duty fearlessly and with Its
accustomed vigor things would have
been different.
Alliance Herald reports the potato
belt of Box Butte, Sheridan and ad-
Joining counties overfiowing the max
ings of potato kings. The yield runs
from 100 to $50 bushels per acre. The
two counties named expect yield OF
100000 bushels each, and high
grade spuds at that.
Nebraska Printer Identifies ID
newspaper men who Skinned and
chinned over the primary track, and
pictures Is Of the number. There were
others--probably q dozen more. How
many secul ed place in the final race
is not settled. 1t may be whispered
through the tears that enough fell b,
the wayside to boost the business Of
political mortuarians.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
BudQet Idea Spreading

The budget plan, which is used by every
great government in the world except the
United States, and which has been tried with
gratifying success by many cities in this coun-
try. is gradually gaining popularity. among
constitution makers 1t was included in the
ill-fated revision of the New York constitu-
ton. But it was accompanied by other
sweeping reforms which the mass of New
York voters were in no mood to try. The
constitutional convention of Massachusetts,,
now in session, has approved the budget idea
by sending provision for its incorporation
in the proposed new constitution to the COM
mittee on form and phraseology. The action
was taken after a long and interesting de-
bate, part OF the opposition being restricted
to the embodying of the budget in the con-
stitution with details that might prove TN
workable, not an imaginary fear. Many
state constitutions contain too much specific
legislation. Scarcely an objection to the
budget idea itself was raised in the debate.
The experience of Boston gave the sup
porters of the budget plan decided advan-
tage Since the Massachusetts, metropolis
adopted budget system it has reduced its
debt $4,000,000 During the same period the
state has increased it's debt $20,0OOO0O. This
showing outweighed all the theoretical OBJ
jections that could be raised.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
People and EventS

An alleged shortage Of moving vans in
New York, lowing to the scarcity of skilled
workers" fashions boost in moving prices.
Bosses say they cannot put other than skilled
men on guard. The unskilled might smash
things less skilfully.
Brooklyn bridge outranks Niagara Falls
as jumping-off place. Rarely does week
pass without swelling its suicide score. The
latest man taking the plunge leaped from a
street car, bounded over the railing and made
splash $50 feet below.
1t is said of Uncle Joe Cannon that he has
his tombstone already set up in the. SPRING
field cemetery. Superstitious politicians in
Danville fear Uncle Joe really planned the
space for political opponents and wisely re-
framed from bucking the elder statesman this
year. Occasionally an oficeseeker sees the
light without cracking his coco.
Fortunate is the girl who has big broth
er to lean on. Over in Chicago the other
day a male freak with a weakness for encir-
cling feminine waists had real jolly time
until big brother butted into the game.
What happened to the freak was a-plenty.
The Judge said it was a fine piece Of work
and advised the big brother to keep up his
lick under similar conditions.
delphia lines up with New York and is going
strong. New York has a bunch of raincoat
profteers in the tolls and Philadelphia, on
grand jury orders, has taken in two manu-
featuring concerns for embezzling govern
ment property and arraigned six men for
aiding and abetting the crime. And the work
of rounding up the crooks has just started
Appeals, advice and educational campaigns
against fire waste make little permanent
progress so long as the burden of loss can
be shifted on insurance companies. July
losses in the United States and Canada to-
tailed $24,s37,000. Every one of the seven
months past scored over $20,0000OO loss
making an aggregate Of $l68. 8.559,000, and a
record surprising the same months of 1915
land 1917
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
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Another Kick on Candy.

On the Old Missouri River, Aug. %.
TO the Editor of The Bee: Mrs.
Jones you are right In regard to, the
candy and sugar question. / would
like to know why the government
doesn't stop the manufacture Of
candy, ice cream, pop and that in
fernal concoction of the pro-German
and Germans, near beer, till after
the war We don't need them. Take
SO per cent of all candy that is made
and send to the soldiers and see that
they get 1t. Give us the sugar we
need. We people Of this town have
been using sugar and -four cards for
nearly three months. Sugar cut to
two pounds per person per month.
Why are the prices. Of everything
we use allowed to go clear to the sky?
We housewives are sick and tired of
the deals handed out to us. We want
to win the war and are going to. But
we demand square deal. Our boys
that have been farmers all their
lives are sent to fight. We women
are the ones who have to shoulder
the burdens. Get your eyes open and
make the movie picture actors, base
ball players, golf, tennis players and
all the rest of the human parasites
work or fight. You men higher up
would learn a few good lessons,
things to your benefit, If you were TO
get among the working class Of people
once and find out their opinions
ANOTHER MRS. JONES.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
War Throbs at Washington
Uncle Sans Great War Machine and the Men Who Run 1t
Washington Letter in Brooklyn Eagle.

Washington is the war heart of the
United States Time was when it beat
slowly on its humdrum way. Now 1t has
speeded up to meet the pressure OF war
time tension.
Rush, congestion, the drive of haste
Everywhere one meets them. For into the
capital from all over the country men and
women are pouring on hurry-up business.
Government workers form the stream that
drives the wheel of the war machine. Each
morning that stream pours into the race,
surging toward the Offices, power houses OF
the war At 8:55 the tide is at its height.
Down Washington's streets sweep the
crowds. They swirl and eddy around the
circles; they hurry through the parks; they
race with the minute hand until o'clock.
Follow the crowd from Dupont Circle,
where the traffic converges into Connecticut
avenue. At the British embassy heads are
already bent over desks by the windows. A
messenger runs up the steps and lieutenant
OF the Royal Flying corps jumps from gray
roadster before the gate.
A blue-veiled woman carries armoads OF
gauze from the Red Cross headquarters to a
workroom in the church over the way.
The downtown trolleys all bear placards
"Car full" But each stop adds another strap,
hanger or one more man to crowd the run.
ming boards. Where the tracks turn at II
street each car discharges jets of passengers
They hurry down to the government Offices
below.
Pennsylvania avenue looks like Lower
Broadway. All is rush and motion. People
come from every direction, down each street
from the edge of town. They are early astir
in Washington these days Long before
o'clock the first ofhce-goers pick up the pa
f-o tLo;r S,,rf han
palm beach or khaki-clad elbow and run for
the car.
Eight-thirtyl The streets glitter with
uniforms OF officers, are bright with the ging-
ham frocks OF many clerks and stenogra-
pliers. Out from the side streets walkers
swing to swell the downward stream on the
main thoroughfares. Leather puttees and
white duck trousers, trim silk ankles and
walking boots-they sweep steadily along on
either side Of the cleaning lines of automo'
biles.
While everyone else starts to work, the
busiest of all the government employees goes
to his recreation. AT $50 every morning
the president drives to his golf club. Their
the links are deserted and he plays his game
in the coolest hour of the day. He is never
or some other close friend, he steps into hi:
long machine rolls through the White House
gates and speeds up Sixteenth street or Penn
sylvania avenue.
People turn to watch Secretary Daniels a:
he spins downtown in his motor, with hi:
wife or some other member of his family
accompanying him. The man who bow:
more than any other on the walk officeware
is Charles E. Hughes. There is a cordially
in his greeting that we rarely meet outside
of the small town.
At every turn there is man whose name
is in the headlines, whose picture appears ir
the Sunday supplements But they are no
new to Washington; it is only that there are
more of them.
Armies of clerks pour into the govern
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
From BagdQd to Baku

British troops, in going from Bagdad to
Baku, must have traversed distance of more
than 400 miles by the primitive roads of
northwestern Persia to reach the Caspian
port of Enzeli, whence they sailed for Baku.
From what we know of the situation in Per-
sia after the withdrawal of bolshevik Russia
from the war, this British expedition cannot
have been, in all likelihood, anything more
than a flying detachment, probably of cav
airy. With the Russian collapse the Turk
ish armies speedily overran the northwestern
corner of Persia, and some weeks ago were
reported in Tabriz, not far from the Caspian
sea. To evade the Turkish armies the Brit
ish now in Baku would have to be highly
mobile force. If, on the other hand, the
British reinforcements are considerable, it
would indicate that the Turks have been so
busy with the reoccupation of the Caucasian
lands left open to them by the treaty of
Brest-Litovsk that they have withdrawn most
of their forces from Persia. The Baku Incl
dent, together with reports of British actv-
Iity in Turkestan, shows that England is not
sitting idly by waiting for the German
menace to India to develop The difficulties
of operating for great distances from India
across the Central Asian plateaus need not
be underestimated. But, on the other hand,
the exceedingly elaborate nature of modern
warfare on large scale, with its slow me-
chanical processes, tends to make us forget
that large armies in all times have made their
way in these regions without railroads or
motor lorries. Forty years ago Lord Rob-
erts led an army into the heart of Afghan
istan.-New York Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
OVER IN ILLINOIS.

Republicans over in Illinois are threatened
with contingency that carries the possibility
of repetition of what has just occurred in Ne
braska in the minority nomination OF candi-
date for United States senator with wholly
unacceptable war record.
In Illinois the candidate with a pro-Gcrman
backing is Mayor William Hale Thompson OF
Chicago and the danger threatens that he
may pull in ahead of his competitors merely be-
cause the straight-out American vote will be di-
vided between them. Mayor Thompson was not
and the subsequent war measures as was Sena-
tor Norris and did not declare that we were
putting the dollar mark on the American flag,
but he played the kaiser's end OF the game as
strongly as he dared at the outset of the war and
his nomination would unquestonably be credited
abroad and at home to the prestige of "kultur"
in America.
Over against Thompson are the candidates.
of Congressman Medill Mccormick and Con-
gresham Foss, the latter having projected him
self as a trailer to Mr.. Mccormick very much as
in Nebraska Mr. Hammond broke in upon Mr.,
Sloan to the benefit of Senator Norris. The Chi
cago Tribune is calling upon Mr.. Foss and his
supporters to consider the grave responsibility
they are assuming in taking the chance of throw
ing the nomination to Mayor Thompson with the
practical assurance of defeat in the election and
the loss OF a seat in the senate to the repub-
cans. We believe that the appeal could be
graphically reinforced by pointing to the outcome
in Nebraska as sad lesson for Illinois.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Whitfield to a Point

Minneapolis Journal: The Germans
have dropped General Won Murder
from the first German army. His
policy, however. is retained.
Washington Post: American air
suuadrons are now flying over German
soil, and the Germans are beginning
to understand and stand from under.
Baltimore American: Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria is taking va
cation. Maybe there isn't room on the
front for two crown princes, and un-
der present circumstances one had TO
be the goat.
Louisville Courier Journal: The
complete agreement between the en-
perors was reached as follows: Will
helm said to Karl: Things have come
to helluvapass. Karl said to Will
helm: ! agree with your majesty
most heartily.
New York World: Women in the
war" include one woman sentenced
to prison for trying to palm off defec-
tive barrack bags on the government.
In Furnishing such crimes we are
strong for the feminist plea. NO dis
crimination between sexes"
Brooklyn Eagle: Orders from Jo-
sephus Daniels now give us q really
dry navy. No drink may be sold OF
given to any officer or man. in or out
Of uniform. If that doesn't breed Q
fierce desire to end the war as, quick
as possible we are vastly mistaken.
Philadelphia Ledger: According to
Secretary Baker. there are now
100000 soldiers in this country and
overseas. which comes pretty neal
bearing out the statement OF some
neople that Uncle Sam could raise an
J army OF 100000 men over night
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Canada and the British Empire.

Our Canadian cousins not exactly suited
with the mistily outlined program of relations
between the dominons and the United Kingdom
after the war. Discussion now going on sus-
tans the view that the proposed imperial Parlia-
ment will be abandoned, and that while central
council of empire may be established it will not
have the power of initiative. Canada is es-
pecially jealous Of its autonomy, and it is certain
that Australia is likewise determined to retain its
independence in home affairs to the last degree.
This has been effectively guaranteed the South
African Union, and the present agitation for a
greater measure of home rule for India may have
an issue that will affect the general problem.
Canadians find their attitude to the mother
country somewhat touched by the entry of the
United States into the war. At least this does
not simplify the matter of exchange of commodi.
ties Canada has thrived on a high protective
tariff against the United States selling its surplus
food in England, while carrying on as its indus
tries aside from agriculture mining and fisheries,
branch plants of great institutions from this side
the line. The future of Canadian trade is not
secure as It would have been had the easy expedi-
ent of priority" between the several elements of
the empire been undisturbed by our presence
among the Allies. However, this is a bridge all
the nations will have to cross later on, and then
the passage will be facilitated by the fact that
the inhabitants OF the British Isles will for time
at least come nearer to feeding themselves than
they have for many years. ea~.,
A Tightening up of the machinery Of the en-
pire appears inevitable, but the autonomy of the
great dominions is not likely to be disturbed
Bonds Of economic and political interest between
them will probably be stronger for the very
reason that they will be elements in the league
Of nations, yet this will entail even more direct
responsibility to the rest Of the world. The
present and immediate future of the British En-
pire is we'll worth watching for reasons that must
suggest themselves to the thoughtful.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26

ment buildings Long ago the departments
outgrew their quarters. They are scattered
over the city in Offices of every sort. The
temporary frame buildings, in which are
cramped the fuel and food administrations,
are very different from the high-ceilinged
corridors of the Interior department.
At the War department e-ch employe
shows pass with his pictue on it. At 8:oS
a tardy arrival fumbles nervously for her
card in a seemingly bottomless knitting bag
The guard recognizes clerk; they exchange
sort of half salute and the clerk is waved in
without an examination of the pass. A SOL
dier descends the long steps while the others
are coming up and makes one unending sa-
Lutte His right hand keeps pace with his
flying feet in its quick trips to the hat brrr
1t all seems like the action of musical COM
edy, with the chorus performing and now and
then a principal in silver stars, who comes
up the steps.
The salute is a part of Washington life
just now One officer complained, "Those
foreign noncoms are so fancy I'm always
afraid of saluting one first"
n The uniforms of foreign officers are gay
to our khaki-trained eye. The Frenchman's
blue suit and red-topped KEPT, the green wool
and black leather of the Italians, and the red
trimmings of the British staff officer attract
the attention. A man in uniform passes with
sleeve pinned back to his coat. That empty
sleeve tells its own story.
Many civilians are here, called from their
work to direct the organization and research
for the war machine professor from a
western university said that more of his
chemists were in Washington than at the
college These scientists walk to their
offices, talking in bewildering technical jar
gon of everything from camouhage to gov
ernment specifications for baked beans.
Now, few people come to Washington
except for work. Idlers are not welcome,
used to be, retreat for retired" officers, lit
erary men and society women. But life in
the capital teens with energy today, sweep
ing forward like the tide Of office-goers each
morning.