The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-08-02
WHY EACH COUNTRY
ENTERED THIS WAR

shown up 20 all OF US IN parallel col
umns, and then we shall have more
time to give attention to, and evidence
more appreciation of those who have
come to the front and fought for their
country, both in and out of the mil
itary service. There will be parallel
columns telling why the different
countries entered the war.
Inthe case of Germany, it will be
selfishness first, arrogance second,
conceit third, and avarice fourth.
In the case of France, it will be self
defense first, and defense of ideals
second.
In the case Of Great Britain, it will
be honor first, and defense of princi-
pies second.
In the case of the United States it
will be defense of ideals first, and
self-defense second.
Another set of parellel columns will
will show methods of warfare 1t will
give such items as this: A German
submarine stops the Belgian Prince,
defenceless boat, and orders her
crew to come aboard the submarine,
throw off their life preservers, and
stand helpless as the submarine speeds
through the water, gradually sub
merging as one after another of the
helpless sailors are washed away. (*)
AS compared with this, there will
i stand the record of an American
fighting ship which captured Ger
man submarine, took the crew aboard
some of them were even rescued from
the water, where they found them
selves due to their own treachery, and
fed, clothed and delivered them to
safety.
Another set of parallel columns will
show what is done in captured terri
tory. In the German column we shall
have accounts of the most atrocious
cruelties, as compared with decency
and kindness shown by the allies and
this country.
1t is too early to predict what will
be in the parallel columns showing the
accomplishments of this war, but we
are all confidently hoping that it will
show that Germany gets what she so
richly deserves-that she recognizes
that she is not the sole and directing
partner of the Almighty, and that she
will do well to rule such part of the
world as the United States and the
allies will permit.
AS compared with this our chief
hope is that our country may contin-
ue to prosper along the lines laid
down by our forefathers, and that
our ideals of liberty and justice shall
become even more widely and more
firmly established here, and in fact,
throughout the whole world.
R. A. PEARSON
(This was one of the ships the
I Germans intended to sink without
trace" Other than the German crew
of the submarine, young negro sail
or from Jacksonville, Florida, was the
only survivor to tell the tale, and
this is how he escaped When they
were ordered on the deck of the Ger
man submarine and told to surrender
their life preservers, this young ne
gro managed to conceal an extra life
preservers were all carried below into
the deck. When the surrendered lie
preservers wer all carried below into
the submarine and the hatch closed
behind the last German officer, ne at
once put on his preserver as the SUD
marine was descending into the water
and he saw the other sailor comrades
washed away and drowned. He was
picked up after many hours in the
water, by an allied patrol boat, and
his life was saved. No doubt the COM
mander of the submarine thought ne
had left no one alive to tell the story
of his cruelty and barbarism, but we
believe the Lord saved that negros
life to be witness against him. When
the war is over and settlement day
comes for Germany, all the Kaiser's
war medals should be stripped from
this submarine commander, and ne
should hang as high as Haman.
Another equally true German"
is even now in the hands of the allies.
A German submarine was captured
in a sinking condition by an Allied
warship and after rescueing the ere"
of the submarine commander was ask
ed if all on board the submarine were
out. He knowing that they were gong
to sink the submarine, said that all
were out. Just at that moment some
tapping was heard from the inside OF
the submarine, and investigation un-
covered number of prisoners, inot
Germans) who were about to be sunk