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any youth that ever lived. had put
the country behind me. convinced, in
part, at least. that 1t was pretty slow.
Because I was thrown In very close
contact with this man and because I
knew he had been in the city some
ten years or more and "knew the
ropes" I tried to enjoy the things he
enjoyed.
Then he was radiantly happy. He
had come from the country, as had.
and his entrance into the city was
accompanied by Jest for the metro
.politan life. Shows, dancing and good
dinners were. the things he longed
to enjoy. Never, never, did he want
to go back to the country and the
cows, he assured me. And, because he
was immensely popular and had many
friends, 1t seemed that he never would
want to go back.
X
I left him in Chicago. He enjoyed
a good position. Almost nightly he
was called upon to speak at some
banquet where men OF note gathered.
The city papers spoke of him as a
leading citizen and his old home
papers simply swept aside the COL
umn rules and paid advertising when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

OF which young men and women hurried
across to carry on for the world. The
home of which Mrs. Burnett Smith
writes was one to furnish a daughter
and a husband to the war-was one,
too, that stood in the path of Zeppelin
through this malign visitation. The
facts here are vitality interesting. since
the writer brings them so wildly near.
But it Is. after all, the spirit of the
writer herself that transforms the book
into power for firing the heart of the
woman who reads. 1t Is a most modest
book. One finds almost nothing of gran
deur in it-except that to live calmly
and usefully through such daily scenes
Is of itself grandeur. And that which
comes out Of the book triumphantly Is
the uncomfortable courage of these war
body in the world is not really big. pro-
vided only that something big enough
comes to prove hinl-and her.
THE BALKANS. BY Nevill Forbes,
Arnold Toynbee. D. Mitrany and D.
c. Hogarth. oxford: The Claren-
don Press.
From these various sources of au-
thorship one is enabled to gather in
here scholarly and authoritative sur
veys Of the Balkan states-Bulgaria
Serbia. Greece, Rumania, Turkey.
Each of these writer's, obviously a
specialist in his own subject, reviews
one or another of the Balkan coun-
tries, from the standpoint Of it's COM
plete history, marking the date Of
its emergence into Europe, defining
the character of its oriental origin.
describing the uncertain course of it's
development. stopping to summarize
n 10 IN h rh tNr ANT
gathering the causes of it's decline.
These themes. under this general plan
of consideration, are then brought
together for general fronting of
the Balkan states upon the present
turmoil of Europe and upon a reason
the future. 1t is a good book for the
student of current events in the light
of past history and present posi-
bilities. And this student Is. at the
moment. every man and woman Of
intelligence the world over. 1t is our
the many books that offers one useful
means for the pursuit of this business
Of knowing.
FRANCE. ENGLAND AND EUROPE
AN DEMOCRACY. BY Charles
Cestre. From the French by Leslie
M. Turner. New York: G. p. Put
MANS Sons
This is the review. by French
scholar. OF seven hundred years Of
European history along the critical
and significant points of It's develop
ment. The purpose of NJ. Cestre's
study is to show. through the charac-
ter Of these events, that during these
centuries France and England were
toward democracy
spirit and institution-a genuine de-
mocracy that stands today as the GER
tain guaranty of their future soli-
dQrity AGAINST any menace to free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

+" ERRIBLE a. the war n, much
good will come out Of It other
j than cleaning up the worlds
household and backyard Of
me very filthy family Of autocracy.
PARTICULARLY. think. 1t will serve
70 make people appreciate the things
IN life worth while-home life. good
netghbors, the beauties Of nature and
AL those things which cost little, but
which we have been gradually drawing
Away from in recent years.
Unless miss my guess badly. peace
will send folks cluttering back to the
farms and the small towns, deter
mined to enjoy the hounteous wealth
that only the open country and the
village affords. 1t will be, imagine,
aa 1t always is when one INDUCES in
an excess of excitement: we shall
long for rest and comfort. And where
can Q man obtain that like he can out
IN the suburbs, in q small town, in
the woods or back ON the farm.
X \
Every time talk with a soldier boy
who has seen service or read one of
their letters from the front. am Inn
pressed with the depth Of apprecia-
tlon that they have Of real homo life
such as exemplihed only back where
you and I were born and where most
OF the soldiers come from. For. after
all, most of them are farmers sons
or small town boys. The longing for
1 walk in the woods or some Of
mQther's good home cooking comes
out In almost every letter read. And
why should not the boys think Of
these things as they ponder amid the
muck and din Of war over In the
we are tired and out Of sorts We al
wars think Of the beauties Of the
things farthest removed from us.
Nor are the soldier boys the only
oneA who are dreaming today OF the
coming of the restful days Of peace.
The cities are filled with Thousands
thoughts. Washington particularly.
The war has taken SO many from
home. cast them into q turbulent ex-
tstenne to which they are unaccus-
TONED. or speeded up the man or
woman who already was working at
high speed. They have eliminated
thar vacations, in part at least, this
year, due to high railroad fares or q
patriotic desire to lend their vacation
money to war neSds. And SO, I firmly
/ U0Mcvo, Tine out OF every ten a0ult
persons In the country dream, when
their dream hours come, Of the big
rest that they will take when peace
reigns again.
Not that they are tired Of war be-
cause they do not believe in the cause,
understand me, but Just that they are
tired physically. They will fight on to
the end, soldier. sailor and civilian
alike. but all the time there Is the big
rest In the offing.
had a striking example of this at
titude' brought home to me the other
day.
f. A friend OF mine whom had not
seen In many years dropped into town.
When first knew him had gone to
and as eager for the bright lights as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
BOOKS Received.

SOLDIERS SPOKEN FRENCH, With
Correct Phonetic Pronunciation.
Contains also phrases and vocabu-
larry OF military and general terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

to the country for q long yawn and
stretch, believe me.
ut took the war to wake me I'D.
You know how I had been living.
was caught up in the artificial at
mosphere Of life and whirled along
in a frothy existence that would
have led nowhere and meant moth
ing to me II the war had not come.
MY younger friends rushed off to
war and my older friends got war
work. ! shook myself in an effort to
realize what 1t all meant and what
they were fighting for. And then it
came to me-they were fighting for
the right to enjoy home life, to keep
a hold on this beautiful country with
which we have been so wonderfully
blessed, to retain their rights to be
men among men. And then 1t came
to mo that it had been many years
since I had first thought of these
things. I had drivenSon and on, ex-
changing nothing for my enjoyments
but cash and health. ladling up the
dross and passing up the gold.
THE longer I pondered on the SUBJ
5ect the more I became convinced
that my mode of living had been all
wrong and that I was tired, awfully
tired. And 1 wanted to run away inn
mediately, go back to the old farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

and just lie down on the ground in
the green grass and give thanks that
! had not awakened too late to ENJOY
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS, A
! Comedy. BY J. M. Barrie, author Of
Peter Pam" etc. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
HALE TRETHS

Food will win the war. Buy Liberty
Bonds and stamp out autOcracy. En-
list in the army and whip the Kaiser.
What can an American believe?
None of the foregoing sentences, taken
singly or together. tell the whole
story. Some half-dozen war Organi-
cations are issuing dogmatic state
meats that the support of one partic-
ular activity will be the determing
factor in subduing Germany.
The nation, including Congress,
realizes the necessity of some form
of war cabinet to coordinate the work
of America at home and on the battle
front The people who are support
ing the war should demand co-ordin-
alton of war advertising. We have a
Committee on Public Information: this
should be a part of its duties.
Perhaps one of the first results
would be the elimination of the
phrase: do your bit" Ones "bit"
is too small limit for an American
who is in the war to win.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

has demonstrated its usefulness as a
means of developing the agricultural
resources of the country.
Working in intimate and sympa-
thetic relation with rural people," saws
Secretary Houston in recent COM
municatiOn, ''the county agent is able
to secure the application of scientific
knowledge and discoveries to the
home life of country people. In the
present war he has been ready TO
meet the emergency and to concen-
trate all rural forces and organiza-
tions in working out the great prob
lens of food production and food con-
servation. In recognition of his
value as local leader, Congress has
provided funds for the immediate ex-
tension of this system to every agri-
cultural county in the United States
State and county councils of defense
and all rural organizations can do
a patriotic public service by assist
ing the Government and the state in
accomplishing this end"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
AN HONORABLE PEACE

America will fight until this nation
and her Allies win greatly and WORTH
Iy. That is the Presidents latest mes
sage in answer to the enemy's peace
propaganda 1t stands as America s
conviction that peace will not come
until the world is made safe for de-
mOcracy and liberty. 1t is evidence
that America understands the scrap
of paper" idea of the German govern
ment, and it makes it clear that we
are not to be caught in the trap.
Peace will come when the foes of
liberty perish from this earth-this
is the manner in which the kaiser and
his clique must read the words of
President Wilson and America.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
THE NEW BOOKS
An Italian Conversation Book.

"The Soldiers English and Italian
Conversation Book" for the man going
to the front, is an English-Italian die
tionary of words and phrases pertain
ing, among other things, to landing,
marching, camping, billeting. trans
port. action. convoy, aviation, trenches,
purchasing. wounded, conversations,
money. weights and measures, mill
tary terms. numerations, seasons ana
time. Many everyday words are in
cluded.
q. B. Lippincott and Company,
Philadelphia and LONDON; 12S pages,
cloth. 5 cents; limp leather, IS cents.)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
THE NEW WAR BOARD

President Wilson has replied to the
criticism of him for not recognizing
his Cabinet to include sO-called cap
tains of industry" by selecting, with
his usual judgment and thOrOughness,
the greatest generals of them all. in
so far as it is possible to pick them.
He is creating a war board that is 100
per cent efficient.
For instance, John d. Ryan, head
OF great copper industries, a railroad
builder and organizer, is now the head
of aircraft production; Charles NJ.
Schwab, steel arbiter, is director of
ship building; Edward r. Stettinius is
now assistant Secretary of War, in
charge of all Army buying, and Sam
uel McRoberts, president of the Ma
tional City Bank. is now Colonel Nc
Roberts of the War Department
Besides those are ]. L. Replogle,
Guy Z. Vripp and Bernard NJ Baruch,
all former leaders of big business"
now in the service of the Government.
These men have been given practical
ly unrestrained power in the work
they have been called to do, and they
all come from work in which they have
made good. Their appointments can
not help but gain for the administra-
tiOn confidence in its war Organiza-
ton Nothing succeeds like success.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
Takes Up Chautauoua Work in Canada

Miss Ruby Cline left today to take
a position with the Ellison-White
Dominion Chautauqua. She will do
advance work and conduct the junior
playground work. After a week of
training at Chicago she will go to
Calgary. Canada Her work will be in
Western Canada.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
A Market Day From Old England.

The Christian College Club will re-
produce a scene of an early English
market on the college campus next
Saturday afternoon from TO 6
o'clock. Housewives, famous for their
cookery, will sell at green, embowered
stalls, fresh country eggs, butter,
hcme grown vegetables, cakes, pies,
and many toothsome dishes. There
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Mrs George Evans gave an infor-
NAL tea from until o'clock this af-
ternOOn at her home on the Ashland
gravel for Mrs. Horace W. Mckim of
La Belle who is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Neidermeyer.
Those who assisted Mrs. Evans were:
Misses Lucille and Rebecca Evans. Exile
Gray, Elizabeth Spencer, Jean Bright,
Mary Susan Estes, Sabra Niedermeyer,
Frances and Helen Mitchell, Jessa-
mine Maughs, Mary Lee, Frances Gray
and Mrs Nelson BOice.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

We are authorized to announce W. l.
Nelson of Columbia, Boone County, Mo-. as
a candidate for the Democratic nomination
for Congressman Of the Eighth Congress
sional District, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary August g. 1918
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Help the Red Cross and thereby
stand behind one of the barriers that
keep the German blood-stained bayo-
nets from coming "Over here"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
SOCIETY NOTES

Mrs. W B. NOVEL;. Jr., will give an
informal knitting party tomorrow af-
ternoon for Mrs. J. B. Heberling and
her guest, Miss Frances Heberling of
Warrensburg.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

The new 100 per cent patriot is the
boy with cheeks of tan who has dis
carded even low-cuts and goes bare
footed to save leather
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
Political Announcements
Prosecuting Attorney.

The Evening Missourian is authorized to
announce that George s. Starrett is the
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, sub
ject TO the action of the Democratic pri-
mary August g. 1913.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
County Court Clerk.

The Evening Missourian is authorized
to announce that c. W. Davis is a candi-
date for reelection to the office Of clerk
OF the County Court, subject to the action
of the Democratic primaries August, 191S.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

The st. Joseph NewsPress says that
a popular slogan for the Red Cross
campaign is 'Tf you cannot go across,
come across"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

We are authorized to announce Frederick
A Mayhall as candidate for Congress Of
Eighth District, subject to the action Of
the Democratic primary August 6. 1918.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
Presiding Judge-County Court.

The Evening MissOurian Is authorized
candidate for Presiding Judge Of the COun-
ty Court, subject to the action Of the Dem
Ocratic primaries in August, 1918.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Mark l.. Summers visited his aunt.
Mrs. l.. d. Shobe and Mrs Nettie
Johnson, yesterday on the way from
Camp Funston to an aviation camp at
Urbana. Ill.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Miss Dorothy Hudson of CarrOlltOn
is the guest of her cousin, Miss La
vinia Hickman of Hubbell drive
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Miss Mary Lee of Bowling Green is
spending the week at the Pi Beta Phi
house
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Alpha Phi Sigma, the senior girls
honorary organization, held an initia-
tion last night at the Missouri Union.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23
COUNTY AGENTS ARE NEEDED

IEUUSTVH 30"
fulness in Organizing Forces.
A county agent is needed in every
county in the United States, accord
ing to Secretary David F. Houston of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. The county agent system
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

will be May Day festivities, a May
pole dance and an English tea garden.
No admission except your market bas-
ket. CC-214
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

, is the guest of her cousin, Miss La
vinia Hickman of Hubbell drive
Mark l.. Summers visited his aun
Mrs. l.. d Shobe and Mrs. Netti
Johnson, yesterday on the way fror
Camp Funston to an aviation camp a
Urbana, Ill.
Mrs. Ellis BrOwnlee and son, Eli
Jr., of BroOkfeld are visiting Mr.:
BrOwnlee's parents, Mr. and Mrs T
r. Shore.
Mrs. Lee Walker entertained twt
tables of bridge Tuesday night TO
Miss Frances Heberling of Warrens
burg. who is the guest of Mr. and Mrs
J. B. Heberling The guests were
Miss Heberling. Mrs. Heberling. Mrs
Orville NJ. Barnett and her guest, Mis-
! Sarah COnlon of Hannibal, Mrs A
/ Neate, Mrs, W T. Stephenson and Mis-
Anne Craig
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wilhite of Elk,
celsiOr Springs are the guests of Mr.
Whites parents. Mr.. and Mrs d. H
White of College avenue
Mrs. Prewitt Anderson and daugh-
ter Winifred are visiting Mr.. Ander-
son at Fort Dodge, Des MOines, la.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Nelson are
spending the week in Excelsior
Springs and Kansas City.
Mrs. Orville NJ. Barnett entertained
at an informal reception yesterday
afternoon for her guest, Miss Sarah
ConlOn of Hannibal and Mrs. Horace
w. McKim of La Belle In the receiv-
ing line were: Mrs. Barnett, Miss
Conlon, Mrs. McKim and Mrs Inez
Clark The dining room was deco
rated with pink peonies and ferns.
Mrs. H. B. Goetz and Miss Ruth ROl-
Inns poured coffee. Others assisting
were: Mrs. W. G. Manly, Mrs. J. E.
Thornton, Mrs. Turner Gordon. Mrs.
c. B. Rollins. Misses Frances Lewis.
Lucille Royston, Vitula Van dyne, Will
leyne CrewdsCn. Katherine Carmack
Jennie Hockaday, Anne Cockrell
Flora COckrell. Dorothy Logan, Anne
Craig, Hazeltine Fry and Frances
Gray.
Prof. Eugene Fair was a dinner
guest at the home of Prof. and Mrs. S.
d. Gromer yesterday.
The Sigma M fraternity announces
the pledging of Lee Snider of Kansas
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Dyer of St.
Louis announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Cornelia Carr
Dyer, to Lieutenant Robert Shields
Moore. Lieutenant Moore is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Moore of Mex
leo. He is a graduate of Westminster
College at Fulton and later attended
the University. He is now in the avia-
ton section of the Signal Corps sta
toned at Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Tex The wedding will take place
next Monday.
Miss Estelle Stone, who has been
visiting at the Kappa Kappa Gamma
house, returned yesterday to her home
in Kansas City. Miss Frances Bright
her and will spend the
weekend there.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Mrs. Ellis BrOwnlee and son, Ellis
Jr., of BroOkfield are visiting Mrs.
Brownlee's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
r. Shore
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Mr. and Mrs. W r. Nelson are
Springs and Kansas City.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Miss Estelle Stone, who has been
visiting at the Kappa Kappa Gamma
house, returned yesterday to her home
in Kansas City. Miss Frances Bright
accompanied her and will spend the
weekend there.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Mrs. Prewitt Anderson and daugh-
ter Winifred are visiting Mr.. Ander-
son at Fort Dodge, Des Moines, la.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-05-23

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wilhite of Ex-
celsior Springs are the guests of Mr.
Whites parents. Mr. and Mrs D. H.
White of College avenue
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-21

Senator Tillman's address to the
State convention is much more mod
crate and conservative than is GUS
tomary for him. 1t is strong pre-
sentation of his claim for being re-
elected to the senate, but it lacks the
fire and snap that have been charac-
teristic of his utterances in the past.
He says there never was any founda-
ton for the supposition that he had
entered deal with any one to get
out of the Face We are pleased to
make the statement as we intimated
in a former editorial that there might
be frame up.
1T being true that there has been
no agreement for him to get out the
wonder to US is even greater that
Frank Lever let his old time political
enemies fool him into the senatorial
race in the hope that he might be
elected. We can see now no chance
for him at all We understand that
some of the politicians in this county
who should, by all the rules and
amenities Of life, if they had any ap-
probation of help in the past, be for
Tillman, are actively at work for
Lever, and they may succeed in beat
ing Tillman in Newberry county, but
it is doubtful because the people will
be able to see through the game.
These politicians do not know what
the word gratitude means. We doubt
if they have ever heard of the word.
Certainly it does not figure in their
vocabulary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-21
The Redpat Chautauqua.

Ire crowds have been entertained
by several excellent features. One of
the first things enjoyed was the
Crotian concert, the Crotain playing
their native instrument. the tamburi-
ca The lecture by Lou J. Beauchamo
was fine. as was also the lecture by
Frank Mulholland Mr.. Mulholland
has just returned from England and
Franco and he, as we'll as Mr.. Beau
champ before him, made the people
here more fully reaize the horrors Of
the war and the necessity for our do
ing our utmost to bring it to a VIC
torious ending for us. Both address
-" tNo~n 1'stingr: shed men were
highly interesting and held the clos
10 +ht arge audiences.
The Herald and News representa-
tives were unable to attend the con-
cert Monday afternoon, press day.
The young lady in charge Of the
children's entertainment is charming.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-21

Col r. H. Aull presided and con
Quoted the exercises for her.
Prayer by M. Boulware.
Address by Col f. H. Aull.
Address by Mr. c. N. Wilson.
t,ssary by Miss Ruby Boozer.-The
er.-How War Came to America.
ESSAY by Miss Ruby Boozer.--The
Red Cross.
Defamation by Osborne Long
Preident Wilson's Flag Day Address.
The young folks did themselves
proud. The essays were above the
average and on live topics and ths
defamation was very good.
At the request of the trustees and
the teacher the certificates were de-
livered to the three mentioned who
had finished the 7th grade by Col. =.
H. Aull, who took occasion to i'm
press upon the young folks the I'M
portance of service.