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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-06-21

We are fighting Germany for the
right to live our own lives as we see
fit. We are fighting for our laws, our
ideals, our homes, our institutions.
"But, how" one may ask, ''were all
these things threatened by Germany
before the war started? 1t is easy to
see how they may be threatened now,
for If we are defeated we are lost, but
before the war started did Germany
menace those things we hold most sa-
credT
Let the Germans themselves answer.
After you have read the evidence out
of their own mouths, you may decide
whether or not Germany planned to up
set our institutions, our ideals, our very
mode Of life.
In 1901 the National German-Ameri-
can alliance was formed in the United
States. In 1907 it was incorporated
by act Of congress. Its charter is
now being attacked in that same body.
One Of the objects Of the alliance, as
officially announced, was ito check ma
tivistic encroachments." In other
words, to keep the Germans from be-
coming Americans. Another object
was "to awaken and strengthen the
sense Of unity among the people OF
German origin In America"
"This alliance" its preliminary
statement of aims concludes, 'fs
pledged to bring Its entire organiza-
ton to the support Of any state fed
Grafton which is engaged in the strug-
gle for any Of these objects"
1t was pledged, In other words, to
have its members vote, not as individ-
uals, but as German controlled units,
for or against anthing OF which
they did not approve.
The desire for resisting "nativis1c
encroachments," was particularly abb
horrent to American ideals, because
the effort In this country has always
been to keep politics free from racial
or religious influences. Yet here was
a body, proclaiming itself German In
origin and thought, seeking to perpetu-
ate this German feeling In the midst
Of America.
From its very start the alliance
sought to foment discord with England.
1t always spoke Of the American press
as sthe Anglo-American" press, and 1t
carried out q long and well-directed
campaign for the Introduction OF the
German language into the schools and
its use In civil life.
'The National Alliance" according
TO an issue Of its Official Bulletin be
fore this nation entered the war, is
waging war against Anglo-Saxonism,
against the fanatical enemies Of per
sonal liberty and political freedom Il
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-06-21
Non Resident Notice.
No. 1886.
j. B. Little
VS.
James Johnson ct al

j. B. Little
VS.
James Johnson ct al
To James johnson, Elizibeth johnson
and Kichen ARTERY or Auterye, and to
the unknown heirs of James johnson,
Elizibeth johnson and Kitchen ARTERY
or Auterye.
1t appearing from the bill which is
sworn to in this case that James john
son, Elizibeth Johnson and Kitchen Au
terry or Auterye are non-residents OF
the State of Tennessee so thatsthe or
binary process of law can not be served
upon them, and it futher appearing
that an attachment has been issued and
levied upon the lands described in the
original bill filed in this cause. This is
therefore to command James Johnson,
Elizibeth Johnson and Kichen ARTERY
or Auterye to appear before the Clerk
and Master.of the Chancery Court OF
Morgan County, Tennessee on or before
the 500
First Monday in August next,
and make defence to said bill or the same
will be taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing exparte as to them.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive weeks
in the Morgan County Press, a newspa-
per published in Morgan County, Tenn.
This June II, 1918.
R. A. DAVIS,
Clerk & Master.
by ]. H. STAPLES, D. c. & M.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-06-21
Why We Fight
No. 6
Because Germany for Years Soushs
to Undermine Our Government
and Our Ideals

BY CLARENCE L. SPEED
prepared Especially for the Hermitage
Club of Nashville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27

ONcE a case is over I suppose
you forget it?"
~ The first act of the little
dinner party was over and the only
feminine touch remaining was for
gotten glove
Harrington Gale, the celebrated
counsel, drank half glass of port
before replying. 1t was strange
sensation to him, epicure as he was
in the drama of life, to stay at the
big prison, so often fed by his logic.
so often cheated by his eloquence.
Yes" he answered, leaning forward
a little, his pince-nez-the terror of
the cross-examined - between his
right thumb and forefinger, 81 gen
orally do; otherwise life would be
impossible. A barrister must train
his mind to be like the imelight-
wholly concentrated on the man that
matters while he is there needing
darkness of oblivion" A servant en-
tered with coffee and silence fell.
Almost unconsciously Gale studied
his hosts face and wondered if he
were man to be trusted in a crucial
moment He summed him up as re-
lentless and dissatisfied with life and
imagined with what picturesque
phrases the prisoners in the Castle
described him. Have a cigar"
Simpson pushed the box toward him
ut must be exciting-to have a
mans liberty your sole object for a
day or two and then to forget him"
"Ycs-often enough as 1 see them
leave the dock for this"-Gale point
ed through the, open window OF the
delicately lighted dining room to the
grim wall beyond-"I think of those
words in the Second Mrs. Tan
qucray: There is one social dead
sea from which there is no return. I
have watched my friends go down
there one by one. They never come
back"
Simpson listened to his guest with
interest and wondered why he had
asked to come down for a night
They had not met for twenty years
He remembered him so we'll at Eton
clever, hard working, with ex-
traordinarily wide human interests
but in no way exceptionally brilliant
Oratory, always a fairy godmother's
latest birthday present, had not then
touched his lips with prophetic fame
81 expect I know even more than
you do. Gale, about the return from
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at was a most unusual case" he
began; there was a girl in it. Yet
| never saw her or heard her name:
God knows what would happen II
they met"
"Out soon?"
Gale nodded
"Yes-that's why l need your help.
I have heard many men try to es-
tablish an alibi to avoid the punish
ment of crime. That is common
enough. But this is the only. time !
have ever known a man convicted OF
crime deliberately prove an abb with
death to save the girl he loved IRON
the knowledge of his dishonor.
as he hcre?" Gale loved the man
for his monosy11abic directness. 1t
was like talking on the telephone on
three-minute cali.
eyes. He was moved here from
the jail, to which he would naturally
go, three months after his sentence.
There were reasons, but l forget
them"
Simpson nodded He was becomr-
ing interested in spite of himself.
do tell me more. When a man
leaves here there is always the riddle
of the future to read"
eyes" answered Gale almost stern
1y, "as there is the riddle of re-
sponsibility to read when he stands
in the dock" =
what was his name?" Simpson
was greedy for condensation.
His real name was Mason, but !
doubt if that has ever been found
out. Circumstances combined to
cover up his trail in an extraordinary
way He was tried and sentenced as
Smith,"
"Ten per cent of the inmates here
would appear to be his cousins by
adoption" was the contemptuous re-
ply "'Alias Smith would be splen-
did title for criminal romance.
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right ever to dream of marrying the girl
he loved"
But surely. surely" broke in Simp-
son. mo girl would think the less of a
man IL she cared for him, even If he had
had motor accident-let alone a man
who had been as chivalrous and Quixotic
as Mason"
Gale liked Simpson better at that mo-
ment than he had done before. 1t was
a spark Of unprecedented feeling, so diff
ferent FROM the impression of calculated
selhshnes of which he had been conscious
all the evening.
'I agree" he answered, II agree
cordially. But it is easy for US to sit here
In cold blood and judge these things; it is
a different matter for a man in the dream
land of an idealzed love"
There was a note of reverence in Gale s
voice that filled Simpson with astonish-
ment The great advocate was human af-
ter all. s4s
Mason" continued Gale. from what
Wilson wrote to me. thought the matter
out deliberately and carefully. He knew
that though no word had been spoken the
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She was nervous and knew It
Some romance of prison life? Yes, do"
Yes. a romance OF prison life" The
words were ordinary enough. but his
voice was infinitely caressing. No one
but himself could have known he waf
acting f@
This prison?'
Yes" he, answered. and she felt rather
than saw the strong face she knew so
well turned toward her. this prison
but the story is not of prisoner. IT
just the story of man who has walked
along through a busy life knowing that
some day the rnists of half meaning
would break His voice seemed to
tremble with uncontrolled emotion. The
Goddess of the Dawn has come He
stopped and sat silent. waiting the out
come of his skillful attack. He had
studied her for four weeks to some pur-
pose. He knew her passionate love of
all things Greek-her intense aloofness.
He did not SO much as touch her hand.
He just waited. She felt unable to speak.
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By C. COURT

Inorant of the crisis that made her plunga
into any words to prevent an tmposslole
silence.
"In prison-seeing q man I once do
Tended"
How thrilling! I've never been allowed
to see them even in chapel has he q
name or only NUMBER
Simpson went cold with terror-a chance
word from Gale might mean shipwreck.
and vet he was poweriess to intervene
He longed to frown hint of danger. out
Gale did not glance his way. Most prts-
oners," answered Gale with quiet smile.
have only aliases-but this man Is dif-
ferent; 1 call him The hero Of the Fraser
River"
The hero of the Fraser Riverr Her
breathless question quivered in the ar
The moon was shining full on her facs
and Gale noticed that she was deathiv
pale. The infinite pathos Of all her UNI
necessary suffering touched him to pity
and he turned to share his wonder with
Simpson.
The Governor rose abruptly to his feet
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the Dead Sea 1 had FIVE years
prison experience after 1 came back
from India before 1 was appointed
here month ago. l am not enthusi-
astic about the brand" The tone
was hard and cynical and Jared on
Gale. He almost regretted his visit.
His host. divining some insistent
problem battling hasty speech,
waited
That's it. Simpson" Gale sudden
!ly began, determined to get what aid
he could. The return from the Dead
Sea- Sometimes one cannot forget
That's why 1 asked you to let me
come down tonight. 1 want your
advice and help. l am the only man
IN England who knows his story and
hers. If l don't stand by them no
one else can"
Simpson foresaw a long converse
life. Nevertheless-for his views OF
hospitality were Arabian-he settled
himself down with apparent interest
do go on" he said; you may rest
assured 1 will do ali 1 cam
Gale half closed his eyes as if
focusing a picture. For the moment
his surroundings were forgotten
The quaint old Castle-the moon
light stealing through the trees into
the window-the lighter conversation
of an hour ago-the dark, striking
looking man opposite hinl-were all
as naught- His mind saw nothing
but a Courthouse mar of eight
and twenty with a pale, set face, and
the foreman of the jury standing up
and saying equity"
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Still, we will identify him later on.
What was his crimc?"
"Chiva1ry and circumstances. ]
know of no other. But the jury said
'Manslaughter.'
And the Judge?"
1.-TWO years"
"And that's nearly up?"
"Yes-in about a week. That.
why l came to see you and him."
What was the story?" Politeness
demanded the question.
Dick Mason loved a girl He had
more brains than wealth, and feared
to outstay the Old Country's wei.
come. He was not of the stuff oil
which schoolmasters are made ant
he swore by Jack London"
Simpson called to mind lightning
artist who undertook to draw any
ones likeness with ten. lines.
what had he done TIL then?" h.
asked.
Marlborough and Trinity Hall. A
rowing blue and call to the bar
Two hundred a year, and ragged
journalism. Bachelor content; bu
after her-the deluge."
Had she no money!"
"I don't think he knew. Vicariou:
support was not his ideal" Gale:
glance would have hurt another man
$50 he decided to reach out"
Canada. In the summer of 1911
he said goodbye to all his friend:
in London and started for Plymouth
intending to pick up the first boa
for New York. and thence up into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
ENGINE WENT BACK ON HIM
Captain Macdonald Was Just
Starting on Long Flight.
He Has Served England on
Land, Sea and in the Air.

A Canadian flyer in the Royal Air
Force who has relatives in Topeka,
recently fell 800 feet, and escaped
without injury. The man is Capt
Kenneth Gordon Macdonald, and he is
a nephew of Mrs. Luke Ballard of 1O4
Clay street, and of Miss Emma Rich
ardson of Pelletier's.
Macdonald was recently promoted
to a captaincy from the rank OF fllght-
lieutenant, as he was called in the
British force. A Canadian newspaper,
the Victoria Daily Times, contains an
article about him. written after his
fall, and before his advance to cap
taincy. 1t says. in part: Flight
Lieutenant Kenneth Macdonald son
of the Hon. j. A. and Mrs. Macdonald.
; has returned for a two months leave
of absence. after two years of service
with the British air forces in France.
A short time ago he had miraculous
escape from death in an accident. He
was starting on flight with his
squadron when his engine went back
on him, and with his machine he fell
800 feet to the ground. He sustained
some injuries about the eyes, and Sc
we're bruises. but he is getting along
well. and will again be, in shape for
service in a short time. He took his
course, in aviation in Toronto. and
in Dayton, g., finishing in England.
He has been in a number of raids
across the Rhine, and afterward he
was sent for long distance bombing.
He Served on Sea.
Before going to France, Macdonald
had an experience which does not fall
to the lot of many aviators Having
been slightly shaken up in one of the
misha ps inseparate from his calling,
he was given a diversion in the form
of a cruise on a destroyer on patrol
duty off the southeast coast of Eng
land. 1t happened that about that
time q powerful German battle cruiser
squadron emerged to make raid on
Lowestoft and the British light cruiser
squadron found itself engaged with
the big enemy vessels. The big pro-
jectiles were flying all about, while the
light armament of the small vessels
could not reach the enemy. Macdon-
aid has thus had fighting in all the
elem ents, land, sea and air."
There is a tradition in the Richard
son family that none of them can be
killed in an accident. The young cap
tain's mother once received a long fall
in which she was unhurt, one of her
sisters was in a serious accident in
which she was not injured and SINH
lar experiences have befallen many
members of the family. The tradition
strengthens the hope of the family
that their flying officer will come thru
the war without serious injury.
Members of the Macdonald family
have occasionally visited their rela-
tives in Topeka and are known to a
circle of friends in this city.
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girl cared enough for him to watch and
wait for news and that the worst torment
she could suffer would be the long-drawi.
death of hope. The only thipg he cared
for was her happiness; alive as an e1-
criminal he should never make her happy,
dead, she might be happy without him, 90
he planned an alibi whit is George
Elliots ternl-'the great reconcfler,'
Death"
Gale drew from his pocket letter case
and took from 1t letter and placed II
in front of him, as yet unfolded.
Mason made his solicitor. Wilson.
write to the man in Canada to whom
he had been going out. The man in Can
ada knew all about the girl. She had
been the only beaconlight in Mason's life.
Wilson never knew the girls name. There
was no need to mention 1t. All he was
to do was to write to this friend in
Canada. Mason must have known his
friend well. The man wrote to the girl
telling her Mason was dead and also to
Wilson In his letter to Wilson he pre-
served the same reticence to the girl
name-it's a hall mark you never find in
plated ware-and merely enclosed copy
of the letter he had written, in case VIII
son had chance of showing 1t to Mason
Gale slowly unfolded the letter before
him. A servant opened the door to clear
away and shut it noiselessly and neither
man noticed the interruption. so absorbed
were they in their conversation.
Listen" said Gale, quietly.
The Grand Canon.
British Columbia.
an, the writer to you of sad and
terrible news Dick Mason and I have
been travelling out here together
camped on the banks Of the Fraser
! River and we knew that today we had
| to run the rapids of the Grand Canon
| 1t is always dangerous. Before We
turned in we exchanged some cofi-
dences. Dick told me about you. Your
name has never passed ms ups pc
| he wanted your to know that he left
England to make home for you.
| he had no right to. SO he came to this
land of promise You VIII guess the
S We found oh his body lover down. There
| We buried him 1t would be inperti-
| but If ever a woman's life was hal
| lowed by mans great. love-. that
| crown Of memory Is yours: I can
| own-but II ever 1 am in England I
will come and see you
| Kale's voice was hushed-as IL in the
presence of death-and even Simpson.
cynic as he was about human affection.
wondered dirnly whether his tariff OF
| life was rotten
What heroic He." he muttered-
Yes" answered Gale, that is my abb
with Death So unnecessary-so quixotic
but so inevitable. Wilson carried the
secret of it till his death and then wrote
to me bidding me do what 1 could. l
suppose all his friends think Mason dead.
He had very few relatives. It's nobody s
business to write to him, and it's SO easy
for a man who goes abroad to be for
| gotten; SO I have come to you tonight ]
! want you to let me see him and talk to
him."
| Certainly, certainly said Simpson
| Five minutes later Simpson was in the
moonlit garden with Muriel Lennox. Ha
/ admired her tail stately beauty, her won
derful dark eyes. beyond words, and
had he believed in love. he would have
/ loved her.
May I tell you a story?" he said
gently.
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AN ALIBI FOR LOVE
copyright 1916 by the Mcclure Newspaper syndicats3

What would you do with the wheel,
down and killed child? Would blame the and free,
take the bame prison, and
your dreams that had died? Harrington Gale lawyer
story of absorbing detective SERIES
who made he There's another
man. plays Providence absorbing
tale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
SEVEN sENTENcE SERMONS.

You can only make others better by
being good yourself.-Hugh r. Hawies.
To bear is to conquer our fate-Camp-
bell.
Stand erect. and, like n man,
Know They can who think they canr'
Nixon Waterman
The pleasantest things in the world are
pleasant thoughts and the great art in life
is to have as many of them as possible
Bovee.
The Bible not only dwers on the rights
of property and the duties of labor, but
times over the duties of property and the
rights of Iabor.-Charles Kingsley.
Cleave them to the SUMMER side of doubh,
And cling, to Faith beyond the forms of
She reels not in the storm of warning
She brightens at the clash of Yes and
She sees the Best that glimmers thru the
Worst
She feels the sun is hid but for a night,
She spies the summer thru the winter bud,
She tastes the fruit before the blossom
falls,
She hears the lark within the songless
She finds the fountain where they walled
mirage"
-Tennyson.
satisfying self. or in quite satisfying any
body else; men who live for others in God
like unselfishncss, have joy themselves
while giving joy TO others.
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The pleasantest things in the world are
pleasant thoughts. and the great art in life
is to have as many of them as possible
Bovee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27

Stand erect, and, like n man,
Know They can who think they canr'
Nixon Waterman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27

You can only make others better by
ling good yourself.-Hugh r. Hawies.
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To bear is to conquer our fate.-Camp
bell.
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Nephew of Mrs. Luke Ballard
and Miss Emma Richardson.
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Prices That Mean Immense Savings
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Fall Goats

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q tIs:.as'sSs'ss
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$4o.50 and $3.50.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-03

body OF the machine will hold the heat
in the esq chamber at an even tenn
pcraturc.
Most incubators arc completely as
scmblcd before leaving the factory
others ar" shipped Knocked down."
ready for the purchaser to put together
Plans for small incubators may be pur-
chased from dealers, and 1t Is not a
difficult matter for a handy person to
erect his own machine. All reliable
makes OF machines are good hatchcrs
and easy 10 operate.
Heat Control.
The temperature in an incubator ia
regulated by the aid of Il thermostat .
which is located in the egg chamber
The th"rnostat is SO constructed that
when the temperature rises too high
it LIFTS valve leaving out some of the
warm air In the eng chamber. and when
the temperature lowers the thermostal
closes the valves.
Much Of the poultryman's success de-
ponds upon his ability 10 select and
mate the birds used in the breeding
pens. Next weeks article will be de-
voted to tho choice of males.