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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-24
Registrations on June S.

1t is important FOR every young man
who has reached the age of 81 years
since Registratiol Day last June 5, to
remember that he must register with
his draft board on Registration Day
this June 8. Failure to register will
bring serious consequences.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-24
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-24

One Copy, one year, $i.5o; for six
months, 7sc; for three months, soc;
payable in advance, and subscrip-
tons are solicited on no other basis
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
LONG FAMOUS IN HISTORY
Vicissitudesiof Old City of Jerusalem
May Be Said to Be Without
Parallel.

The capture of Jerusalem by Eng
lish troops recalls the tragic and fas-
cinating story Of that day, which car
ries us back through the mist of ages
to the days when the throne of David
was established within its walls. From
that date we pass to the glories of
the temple built by Solomon, which for
centuries was to stand as the center
and pivot of the Jewish nation and
faith. The time came, however, when
her days were nmbered, and the drama
of Calvary was followed few years
later by the onslaught of Titus, the
Roman emperor, who encompassed the
city round on every side and leveled
it to the ground.
Round it's ruined walls Saracen and
Crusader were to fight continuously for
its possession, and Christian knights
fiocked from all lands to the rescue Of
the holy places, until in 1899 Godfrey
de BOuillon defeated his enemies and
was chosen as the first Christian king
of Jerusalem.
Following this, for a considerable
period the city remained in Christian
hands, until in 1917 it was captured by
the Turks.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
His Drastic Action.

'It seems to me that motorists pass
ing through here are extremely reck'
less in their driving" said the hyper.
critical guest. Don't the authorities
try to do anything to stop their speed
ing through town."
SWELL" responded the landlord of
the Petunia tavern, Constable Slack
putter didn't do much till one Joy rider
ran smack over him and went racing
Off to the westward. But then, you
betcha, he crawled to a telephone,
called up the captain Of the home
guards at Wayoverbehind, and ordered
him to get his company out and take
the nefarious cuss dead or alive. The
captain didn't do it, but 1t just showed
how awake to his duty Slack had sud
denly become. Any time you run over
a small town officer you can get ac-
ton and reaction out Of him."-Kan'
sas City Star.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
Why We Fight
Gae;nu ma
Series-N3. Z.

you can count on me-"
So the German consul puts his name
down in the little card index of which
the Germans are so fond, and this
man,-this creature who swears al
legience to the country which gives
him an opportunity to make real liv-
ing and to become somebody in this
world and at the same time swears
secretly to be true to Germany-is
turned loose to work his will, while
Americans go carelessly about their
business and refuse to see the danger
in the arrangement.
Long before the passage Of the Del
bruck law, there was formed the We
rein fur das Deutschtum i'm Ausland-
the Union for Germanism in Foreign
Lands. This organization, officially
fostered in Germany, issued a quarter
ly magazine, which, in its very first is
Sue, outlined its aims as follows:
"The purpose of this union is the
preservation and promotion Of the
Germanism of over 3O,OO0OOO people
of German blood dwelling outside the
German empire" All it aims to do,
you see, is to keep Germans who come
to this country from becoming Ameri-
cans.
Away back in 1890 the Alldeutscher
Yerband, or the Pan-German league,
was formed. It now consists of 26S
chapters of which two now are-or at
least were Immediately before the war
in the United States, one In New
York and one in San Francisco. To
quote from the Alldeutsche Blatter, its
official publication, "the Pan-German
league is founded for promoting Ger
man National interests, both in Ger
many and in foreign lands"
A few thinking Americans knew
all the time what was coming-what
must come. But America, as whole,
went along in that carelessness and
Indifference with which it treats all
things unpleasant, and allowed this
German war on our most sacred insti-
rutiOns to continue unchecked,
So Germany stands today, with one
foot on PROSTATE Belgium and the 9TH
er on the neck Of poor deluded Rus
sia; with q bayonet planted in the
heart Of Serbia, and the point of its
sword at the throat of Roumania,
while 1t looks out over the vassal
States Of Bulgaria and Turkey to In
dia and the Orient. And as it stands
thus, it cries to it's foes on the west
ern front:
"Kamerad! Why go on with all this
killingf Lets have a peace by nego-
tiatlon" and, under its breath, adds,
"I've got all l want for the present"
Can we talk of any peace until
such a Germany is absolutely defeat
ed? Shall we negotiate a peace and
allow all these German preparations
fol world domination to go on until
the time is ripe for Germany to COM
plete It's cnnHuests?
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
Strain of FIvino.

Aero-neurosis is the name which
is sometimes given to nervous trou-
bles brought about by the strain of
flying. 1t has been said that an air
mans life consists of 'long spells Of
intense fear" He has to endure in
tense cold, rain, wind, and fog, the
nerve-racking noise Of the engine, the
anti-aircraft fire. and to loop, spin,
dive, or sideslip, apparently out of
control, to deceive an opponent. An
interesting nerve test has been de-
vised in France for selecting the best
type Of airmen for fighting. Around
his chest is pneumograph, in his left
hand trembler, and around two
fingers of his right hand a pneumatic
"dOigtier." Behind the candidate a
revolver shot is fired or a magnesium
flare is set off, and record of the eff
feet on his nerves is obtained by means
of stylets writing on a blackened re-
volving cylinder.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
Bound to Get into Fight.

A man giving the name Of J. H.
Murphy walked into the Office of the
Canadian recruiting mission in Bos-
ton and asked IL there was room In
the army for brigadier general. The
officers assured him there was, and
Murphy told them he was a Canadian,
thirty-three years old, who had served
in Mexico under General Orozco with
the rank of brigadier general. After
a physical examination he was reject
ed on account of web toes. Murphy
said he would go to Canada and try
recruiting Offices there.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
FRENCH GO BACK TO CANDLES
scarcity of Materials Used for Light
ing Has Led to Revival Of
an Ancient Art.

While the war has wrecked some in
dustries in France, it has at the same
time created new ones and revived
older crafts. An excellent and inter-
estlng example of the latter is the art
OF candlestick making, which has
taken on new lease of life. Even in
some OF the big towns there are houses
which are not supplied with gas, where
before the war petroleum or spirit was
used for lighting purposes. Now that
the use of these is restricted closely,
recourse has to be made to the old
fashioned candle.
Ihis is true in the country especial
ly where candlestlcks are in great de-
mand, and every one is buying them
according to his means or fancy. At
first they were made of copper, but
when that metal became scarce brass
was employed. Some of the modern
examples have several branches and
are very artistic.
A domestic art metal morker at AK,
who has specialized in this kind of
work, and has become quite a celebrity,
has just constructed a series Of tall
iron candlesticks of very solid propor-
tions which can hold several candles.
Ihey have been critically inspected by
art metal critics and are claimed to
be true works of art, and to appeal to
all lovers of ironwork.-Scientifi
American
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
Conservation of Credit.

Net only should the goods and
labor of the Nation be conserved
for the prosecution of the war; the
credit of the Nation must be con
served for the same purpose
This is being impressed upon the
banks. and it should be impressed
upon the people, too the borrowers
from banks.
All of the banks of the country
are being urged by the Federal Re
serve Board to curtail their loans.
They are urged to loan money only
where the borrower is going to use
il in some way that will aid in or
contribute to winning the war.
This policy is not aimed at ham,
pering legitimate business. Ii aims
to help win the war, which is the
best thing possible for business. 1t
simply means that money wanted
for nOnessential purposes shoul1 be
refused. Let the nonessentials wait
until the war is finished. The Gov
eminent needs the money to carry
on the war. The farmers, the men
and the industries engaged in war
work or engaged in producing
things needed for the efficiency
both of our soldiers and of our
home people, need the credit to
carry on their enterprises.
Merchants should not borrow
money to stock up on luxufies OF
things that the people should not
buy at this time. No one should
borrow money now to spend need.
lessly or extravagantly Unneces'
sary building, unneeded articles, un.
essential Enterprises should all
await The ending of the war;
The Federal Reserve Board
points out that in the interest Oi
successful Government financing il
would be much better for the banks
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

Desks on which German propag.
anda was formerly written are now
in use in the Liberty Loan Organiza-
tion A. Mitchell Palmer, Alien Pro-
perty Custodian, at New York. took
the furniture from well known
German banker, who was a noted
propagandist, bomb plotter, and all
roupd undesirable citizen, The New
York Liberty Loan Organization
will nse these desks in the campaign
that opens September % for the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

One of the deep, underlying reasons
not just a diplomatic pretext-why
we are at war with Germany is that
for a generation Germany has been
making war on us. Germany has
made this war not openly, bravely or
humanely, but secretly. treacherOusly
and persistentlv. She has sought to
create race diScord. to corrupt and de-
file politicians and ofiiceholders, and
to create separate German communi-
ties within our borders. She has poi
soned the minds of children in our
schools in an endeavor to make Ger
mans of them instead of have them
grow up into loyal American citizens.
She has invaded the sacredness of the
pulpit itself in an endeavOr to corrupt
our people through the very leaders
of morality to whom they are accus.
toned to look for guidance.
These may be startling assertions,
but they are all true, as you shall see
from the documents of the Germans
themselves. We all knew that it was
a German feet which stripped for ac-
tiOn when Dewey sailed into Manila
bay. We all knew it was the Germans
who sought to bring about a European
Alliance against us when we were en-
gagged in the war with Spain. Few of
us relaized, however, that all these
years Germany has been busy within
our own borders, through editors,
teachers and preachers, seeking to
break down our national unity, so that
when the time came it would be easy
60 defeat the United States in open
warfare, to set at naught our cherish
ed Monroe doctrine, and to seize, In
the Western hemisphere, anything
that the land grabbing rulers of the
German empire might desire.
The climax Of Germany's under
handed war on the United States came
In 1918, more than year before the
outbreak of hostilities in Europe. This
was the enactment of what is known
hs the Delbruck law, which provides
That II an emigrant from Germany
who is about to be naturalized makes
application to German consul, he
may retain his German citizenship
even after he has become citizen of
his adopted country.
In plain words, this law, and the ap-
plication of it, mean just this:
A German goes into court in this
country and solemnly foreswears al
legiance to the kaiser and pledges
his word-the temptation was to say,
''Of honor'-that he will become 10y
al citizen Of the United States. Then
he slips around to the German consul
and says:
"You know didn't mean that, at
AI. Those Americans are easy marks,
and they fell for that stuff right off.
But you just put me down on your list
rs a good, loyal German, and If the
time ever comes when 1 can prove it,
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

to hold credit within reasonable
bounds by intelligent cooperation
rather than to discourage borrow
ing by charging high interest rates.
The people should cooperate with
the Government and the banks in
this policy of conserving credit and
curtailiDg borrowing except where
the money directly or indirectly,
helps win the war, helps our
soldiers who are risking their lives
for our country.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

We have an 8-room house. with
two large lots, in one of the best
locations in this city. House is so
arranged that it could be made into
a modern bungalow at a nominal
cost. II taken now can be bought
for $1,000. Call or see A. S. Jayne
& Son. Monroe City, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30

For Sale-ThorOughbred White
Plymouth Rock, Brown LeghOrns
and Black Minorica Cockrells, early
hatched choice birds, ST so to $500
each.-Pine Grove Poultry Farm.
Monroe City, Mo
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-08-30
September 18th

Is the date the fall term begins
at the Hannibal Commercial COL
leee, Hannibal. Missouri. Write
for particulars. At
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
"Ws.s. WATCH MEETING"
IN I'LL SCH0OlHOUSES
IN Every Missouri District Patrlof'6
Rolls and Slackers' List VIII Be
Made Up on New Years Eve.

A Patriotic Watch Meeting" is to
b. held in every Missouri schoolhouse
OIL TUESDAY night, December 81.
Missourians in town and country
~wiil watch the Old Year out and the
New Year in
As the evening passes the boy who
has come back from France VIII tel
his story Of the smashing Of the Hun.
The sailor home from the seas vii!
describe the deep sea hunt for the u.
boats. Letters will be read from the
lads who are forming Liberty's Watch
on the Rhine.
II will he an oldfashioncd American
watch Meeting" Of patriots who have
watched the war through and done
their part at home, or in the service.
III the trench or In the furrow. at the
bench or in the camp.
AT these meetings called by the War
Savings Stamps School Dis,ric, Com
mittccmen there will be given out. to
all who have redeemed their War Say
ings stamp pledges. a New icar
Greeting card, to be mailed TO some
relative or friend in the pilttary or
naval service of the United States by
the one vino has redeemed the pledge.
II is o, this meeting that the n9mcs
Of ali thosn who have failed to keep
their obligations In redccmins their
Hedges will be announced. The namcs
ui those who have kept their pledges
and bought w.S.S. according to their
pcans Will be placed upon the dis'ric'
roll oi paIrlots. This roll y 70 BE-
Preserved in order that the Americans
of the future may know who did and
vino did not help their country like
true Americans In Its time OF s,rcss.
This id fashioned Watch Meeting
OF pat pts will close up the WS.S
,ampal n for 1918. II will be the last
chance for the Mlssourian who has
not redeemed his pledge to redeem
II. II gives everyone the opportunit,
to quit the old year and enter upon
the new with his duty done TO his
country. Those who attend thcs,
Walch Meetings will never forget
them, for they are to be ftting climax
to year Of great eudeavor and sacTi
fee IN the winning OF the worlds
greatest war.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
Sec the Letz Grinders.

See the Le'z Srindcrs. -.
--Gcrald King and wife were 81.
joseph visitors, wednesday oil this
week, ,
Now Is the time 70 buy your Amns
presents Tor the soldier boys do not
wait until II Is TOO late. You can iind
Just what you need at Phiilips' Drug
store: y-, A, -, ,,
-Slerk kunkel OF thc local dral'
board says thnt aii classliications are
in and every detail pertaining to the
ceS"s ceSy 10 o c seSsd 9I e ressp Of ha
order from washington; =,
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
Left a Will.

Samuel Beavers, who died Dec. s,h.
LETT u will which he executed July 2s
1917, and was witnessed by Jesse J.
Jones and VIM. +. Schultz. He
names +. Il. Beavers and Lee Deav-
crs as executors.
lie bequcathcs to his daughter,
Nellie, all his household property and
the west 40 acres Of his home farm
and all improvements. To his son
Ice he gives the central 40 acres. and
to Ellis and Paro he gives the eas,
40 acres. He directs that his per.
sonal property, not otherwise dispose
Of. be sold 70 meet his liabilities. and
the residue be divided equally among
his four children.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
the Cushman Engines.

Mrs. Walter Darncll died ut her
home In Waldo, Kansas, and one son
She leaves her husband, and one son
10 mourn her loss. Walter Darncll
formerly resided In Mound City. and
Is brother Of Littlcton .Darnell.
bright alfalfa hay for sale. Call
on or address John +. Nocllsch. Orc
gon, Mo.
"A letter from Mrs. C. II. RhoadeS.
OF Verona. California, says they arr
well. and always glad TO get The Sen
tincl; II has been great comfort to
her.
Hon. J. II. Kunkel, supcrintcnd.
cnt Of the County Farm, was called
TO st. Joseph, Monday Of this week.
by the death Of a grand child, little
Lucille, aged two and half years,
daughter Of James and Maggie Ed
wards, who died from influenza, Dec.
II. The parents are both sick. but are
improving. lie brought the little
body here for interment. Monday,
Dec. 1G.
For Sale.-My farm, 81 acres.
near Oregon. DIR. W. s. Wood, >2ll-
2h Physicians and Surgeons Build
ing, st. Joseph, Mo
Harold Kennedy. son OF j. G.
Kennedy and wife, of st. Joseph, was
kicked In the head by a horsc-thc cut
was to the bone, and several stitches
were required. At last report he was
getting along rs well as could be ex-
p"cted.
M. II. Rayhill, n former Holt
County citizen, writes US as follows.
from Ontario. California, under date
OF Dec. 0: although we are In the
"far west" long way from Holt
county, we still enjoy reading the
old home paper. The weather In Cali
fornia is fine now. az II Is most Of the
time. The orange crop throughout
this valley Is very fine this year. All
whom we have seen recently from
Holt county are WELL"
The following from her were Wis
itors in st. Joseph, Monday Of this
week: Scott Hodgin. Mrs. +. a.
Netherland, Lee Greene wife and
daughter. Mrs. James d. Hinde, Shdf-
rif Crouser and wife, Mrs. Minnie
Perkins, J. ]. Henninger, Fred Car
son and Ed Kramer.
Mrs. A. Van Buskirk was visiting
In Savannah, this week, the guest OF
Rev. Hams. A. D. sssIs SssrS. and wife wifi v,,. or
near New Point, were In st. Joseph,
Monday Of this week, to see his faith
err, "Uncle Hayden Edwards" Of Big
Lake, and well known TO many of our
Holt county citizens. He is in a san
itarium there, and while physically
well. he Is mentally wreck. He is
In his 83rd year.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
LOOK OUT!

The housewife Of Holland would al
most as soon be without food as with
out r Real Dutch Drops" as she
OIL Capsules. They restore strength
ana are responsible in a great measure
for the sturdy. robust health OF the
HollandeIs,
Do not delay. Go to your drufkIst and
insist on his supplying you with GOLD
MEDAL Haarism on Capsules. ~ Tsks
them A. airsctNh and " you aSe not
satisfied with yeqalts your druggist VIII
gladly refund your money. Look for
the name GOLD N1sOAL on the box
and accept no othsr. IN ses.sd eexss'
three six0s. = ~ 80 ~
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
KIDNEYS WEAKENING?

Kidney troubles don't disappear OF
themselves, They grow slowly but
steadily. undermining health with
deadly certainty, until you fail VIC
tim TO incurable disease.
Stop your troubles while there is time.
Don't wait until little pains become big
aches. Don't tribe with disease. To
avoid future suffering begin treatment
syies now. Take three or four every
pain, Il :
This weli-known preparation has been
land for centuries. In 1893 the Soyern.
ment Of the Netherlands granted q
special charter authorising It's prspsrA-
tiop and sale. ,..a.- (;
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
To outsIt the Plekpockst.

The haunting fear Of being held up
and left pennlless out In a strange
world Is done away with by little de-
vice 30 small that II may be carried
ON the key.ring, where no self-respect.
ing holdup man would think Of look
Ing. It has a capacity Of one reserve
bill. The bill. whether a one or q
hundred. when closely rolled. nta into
the barrel Of the holder. A nan Who
has lost bis keys might become 81.
cited II the holder cMtained . thou
sSAd-dpliar Ibrl. but ~ avepSes cltl.
sen can uss' the device safely though.
Popular science Monthly.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
See the display Of Monarch
Ranges at
TEARE& RULeY

Fred Hamm, former New Poin,
boy, and a prominent st. Joseph mu-
sician, now a sergeant stationed a,
Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, has
been chosen one Of four musicians
from Camp. Bowie, to go to France.
Eleanor, the l5-year old daughter
Of Mrs. Oscar Simerly, was sent "a
a st. Joseph hospital, Monday, by the
family physician, DR.. Evans, suffer
ing from q severe attack of appendi-
citis. DIR. Allen took her down in his
car,
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20

, The War Savings Stamps
, officials announce that all
Thrift Stamps bought in 1918.
} that are not redeemed before
December 81, 1918, MAY BE
, EXCHANGED FOR FIVE
, DOLLAR WAR SAVINGS
, STAMPS DURING 1919. in
, exactly the same manner a.
, they have been during all the
, year.
This announcement has been
, made because some people
, had gotten the idea that any
, Of the Twenty-Five Cent
; Thrift Stamps that they
; might have left over at the
, end of this year cannot be
; exchanged next year for War
, Savings Stamps. Just remem-
, Der. that II you do not get
, your twenty-five Cent Thrift
, Stamps exchanged before
: New Years. that they can be
, exchanged just the same dur
= ing 1919.
- - d.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
Severely Wounded,

The casualty is. appearing In tho
the name Of Albert X. Robinson, ol
Forest City. He IL a member Of Com.
pany l., l39th Infantry.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20
-Wanted-to invest $4,000 In inn.
proved farm. Address Clyde McWil-
liams, Forbes, Mo.

liams, Forbes, Mo.
IT. A. Long, Veterinary.
Rev. J. S. Cunningham. OF Gentry
County. was here for u few days this
week, the guest Of relatives.
w. S. Terry is prospecting in
Texas.
"A Kadok or u Flash Light wall
make nice Nmas present. For sale
at Phillips Drug Store.
"A pair Of Phoenix Hose, silk or
Isle, make nice Nmas present. Sold
by Mrs. T.. A. NETHERLAND,
Oregon, Mo.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-20

The largest display Of Stoves
and Ranges ever seen In Oregon
TEARE & RUlEY
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-23
w. s.. s
IBERIA PARISH AGAIN
over THE TOP"

Chairman Cousin. in charge OF
The United War Work Drive oi
this Parish TO raise our quota OF
$l9,2OO.OO. Informed us on yestcr-
day that the people of the Parish
had again responded very liberal.
~ and the quota above mentioned
had been realized. It is true,
while some of the citizens failed
to respond when called upon by
the members of their respective
committees. others not only con
tributed. but lent their valuable
assistance so that the goal would
he reached.
In New Iberia, Jeanerette and
one or two other Wards every
dollar expected of the people was
cheerfully paid in. Until de-
tailed reports are sent in from
the rural districts il is impossible
to give in the actual amounts sub
scribed in each Ward.