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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

punish the nations that have commit
ted the most terrible crimes known to
modern times, at least, by making the
people Of these nations work only that
they may pay.
Among the saddest sights to be
found in the battle areas Of Europe
today is the lonely grave, the little
cross that stands by itself and marks
the spot where soldier met death by
a stray shell. There were many, many
thousands Of these seen along the
sides of the thousand miles of road
ways 1 covered in Belgium and north
ern France, and in very many cases
they marked the spot where a German
shell had caught transport driver as
he guided his truck to or from the
front. The boys who lie In these Ione--
lly graves were heroic American boys
heroic French boys, heroic British
poys, and they have paid the great
rice that the Boche might not de-
Roy the freedom of the world. They
We their all, and whatever the Boche
" be made to pay will be small in
nparison with this sacrifice.
lear what was the city of Noyon
may see striking comparison be-
en- the methods of the Boche and
of the nations that have been
thgl ing the Germans. Here lie buried
kidd " side both French and German
sold Is. Around each cemetery the
FFer have built fence. Over each
Ften grave flies French flag, and
on el German grave green boughs
have en placed by the French. Such
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
GREAT COST OF
WAR GOVERNMENT
Aggregate Figure to Date is
$24,5OO, 100000.
OUTLAY GROWING EACH DAY
: .sypurino The Year s1s,0ss,ooo,ooo Has
Come Into The Treasury From
The Fourth Liberty
Loan.

Washington.-t cost the American
people about SIS ,160, 100000 to run its
expensive war government and make
loans to Allies in the year just ended,
according to computation from Treas
ury reports.
December expenditures, above ST.
900, 000,O 900, the record Of the nations
history, sent aggregate war costs to
date to approximately $24,5O0, 000. 900.
OF the $1S,160, 900 600 paid out of the
Treasuryis Golfers in 1918 probably
$4,000, 900, 900 went for the Army and
the general establishment, about ST.
000,0OO,OOo for the Navy, $1,000,00o, 900
for the shipbuilding program, $1,000
100000 for other civil government
needs and s4.15O, 100000 as loans to
Americas brothers in fighting.
Although hostilities ceased nearly
two months ago, the governments
outlay each day is mounting on &C
count of liquidation of tremendous
war contracts and Treasury officials
said indications are that the demands
on the government in the first month
of the new year may be even more
than for this month.
With estimates of expenses in the
last few days not yet actually COM
piled officials believe December ex-
penses will run to $2,100,O00, 900, or
nearly $2OO,OOO.OOO more than last
months high records. This includes
nearly $3.50, 100000 estimated for Al
lied loans and s1,67O 100000 estimated
for the governments actual expendi-
lures.
That the public has paid only about
one-third of the wars expenses, ex-
Guiding foreign loans, in taxes, in
cash and two-thirds as loans to be
repaid in another generation, Is in
dicated by Treasury figures Of collec-
tions from various sources. With the
last four days Of the year not yet
tabulated it is shown that receipts
from taxes. customs and miscellane-
GUS revenue amounted to $4J687.-
06S,0O0, of which $2,949, $4,000 came
( from income and excess profits taxes
alone, s1,124,51S,000. from other fed.
eral taxes, only $171, 100000 from Gus
toms revenues on imports and the
balance, or about 100000, from
miscellaneous revenue sources.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

treatment for the German dead only
emphasizes the need that Germany
pay for the Dissertation of the graves
of the allied soldiers committed by her
troops in France.
Further Display of Impudenee.
Just at the edge Of the little French
city Of st. Mihiel, held by the Ger
mans for four years and retaken by
the American troops late last summer,
is a German cemetery that stands as
an insult to the French people. Here
are buried a large number Of German
officers. In this cemetery the German
government erected magnificent
marble shaft commemorating the valor
of these German officers, and over the
graves stand elaborate marble and
granite mqNliJnents erected to the
memory of these. German officers.
These monuments have been erected
on what has always been French soil,
and they stand there as one of the
greatest pieces Of impudence commit
ted by the German nation in this WSr.
This is but another Of the many,
many incidents that add to the seri-
BUSINESS Of the crimes committed by
the Boche, and for which he should
pay.
A very considerable portion Of the
soil of Belgium and northern France
is today given over to the graves Of.
S0ldfarc 0f tho alias and fhnso soil
der boys would not be dead, these
graves would not be there, millions Of
homes would not today be in mourn
ing, had not a selfish people started d
war for the purposes of conquest and
loot; war conducted with all the
wantonness and cruelty Of savages.
Why should they not pay, and pay.
and pay. until they find that an I'M
holy war. such as they waged. is the
most Improbable business in which
man can engage?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
REPORTS ON
FARM LOANS
Board Recommends a Number
of Changes in Measure.
5FAvORs s25, 600 AS MAXIMUM
Authority TO Write Fire Insurance
on Agricultural Property Advo-
Gated Business Shows
Increase.

WaShingt Increase in the lend
ing power of Federal land banks and
the grant OF authority for them to
write fire insurance on farm property
were advocated by the Farm Loan
Board in its annual report submitted
to Congress. Modification of the Fed
eral Farm Loan act SO as to make the
minimum loan $500 instead of $lo0,
and maximum loans $4,000 instead
of $4,000, also was urged.
1.-THE year was one of very evident
progress" declared the report, which
contained table showing, that farm
loan associations increased from 1889
to 3,439 during the year; that the
capital of the IL Federal Land banks
increased from $1O,48S,230 to $16,25O,-
285; that loans in force increased from
s29 ,S16, 304 to $149 1904, 1873; that Joint
stock land banks increased from four
to nine, and their loans now amount
to $7,3S0,734; and that interest rates
of the land banks was 5 or 515 per
cent, and that of stock land banks
was per cent.
Interesting information as to the
applications by borrowers of loans
from the land banks was given in a
detailed statement dealing with about
one-third of all the loans closed by
the banks. This statement showed
that per cent. of the proceeds of the
loans were used to buy land, 10 per
cent for buildings and improvements,
so per cent to pay off existing mort
cages, 10 per cent. for payment Of
other debts. 5 per cent. for purchase
of bank stock, per cent. for purchase
of live stock and per cent. for I'M
plements and equipments
'sThe loaning of more than $3.50 .000,-
600 has been Of distinct and direct
benefit to more than 164 900 borrow
ers," declared the report, land has
been Of indirect benefit to every APP
plicant for a. farm loan through pri-
vate agencies.
"A distinct reduction, not only of
the rate of interest on such loans, but
also In the accompanying charges, was
manifest Immediately after the pas
sage of the act. When general con-
ditions made necessary in December,
1917, an advance of one-half OF / per
cent in the rate charged by Federal
land banks. there was proportionate
increase in the rates charged by most
of the private agencies, but these
rates, even in these days of stringency
and stress, are little, if any, higher
than they were in the normal times Of
easy money, prior to the establishment
of the Federal farm loan system, and
in many localities even lower. There
could be no more conclusive proof of
the regulatory effect of the system.
'sWhile the loans made by Federal
land banks in the last year probably
represent only about one-eighth of the
total loans made by all agencies. they
are far greater than any other single
agency. Another illustration is there.
fore afforded of the truth that mar
ket can be usually controlled by one
large buyer or seller. if all the rest of
the buying and selling is split up into
small lots"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
GREATEST TASK OF
PEACE CONGRESS
Difficulties in Way Of League
of Nations.
LORD ROBERT CECiL'S VIEWS
Prevention Of War Not Sole Func-
tion OF League OF Nations
Must Guard Interests OF
Humanity.

LONDON. Lord Robert Cecil, who is
fto deal at the Peace Congress with
questions Affecting league of nations,
in an interview after affirming the
necessity for carrying the principle
lof league of nations into effect,
dealt with what he termed the diff
culties connected with the details of
| such plan.
"The moment you try to devise the
machinery of league of nations"
Lord Robert said; you are struck by
the existence of complete international
anarchy. The great difficulty in pro-
viding an alternative to war lies in the
difficulty of providing effective action
to compel obedience to any regulations
which may be made on the subject. /.
IF there existed any system of in
Iternational cooperation with formal,
or even informal regulations, this diff
fculty would be easily surmounted
cit is therefore mistake to look
upon the prevention Of war as the
sole functions of league of nations.
The essential thing is to obtain rec
ognition for the fact that the inter-
ests of humanity as whole really
exist. We have to work in order that
the nations shall not forget that they
are a part of one another.
ANY one who makes an attempt
to sketch out the terms of the peace
settlement will meet at every turn
problems that can only be solved by
international cooperation. Take, for
instance, the tropical countries in
habited by barbarous populations. In
a world ruled by International CO.
operation it will be realized that such
countries must be administered for
the benefit of their own people and
their products made available for
the whole world If this is done it
will matter little by which nation
they are administered.
"In the case of the vast countries
of Asia without good government,
in the period before independence can
be exercised there must be assistance
from the outside, and this is bound to
lead to international difficulties unless
some power is entrusted by the ma
lions of the world with the duty of
providing this assistance.
International waterways will be
more important under any future set
Element in Europe than in the past.
More than one case can be cited be-
sides the Dardanelles and the Danube,
where possession by one power of
means of access to the ocean of an
other power has been contributory
cause to European unrest. The Danube
has been regulated by an interna-
tional commission. With league Of
nations there is no reason why all
other similar problems should not be
similarly disposed of.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
GIVES UP u-BoAr FOR PAY.
Crew Of u-9, Exempted From ourren-
der, Takes Boat To England.

Amsterdam. = Although Admiral
Beatty, commander Of the British
Grand Fleet, refrained from requiring
the delivery Of the German submarine
U-9, with which Commander Weddigen
torpedoed and sank three E-itish cruis-
ers, out Of consideration FOR the "gior-
ious record of his boat, says the
Cologne Volks Zeitung, the submarine
was. delivered to the British because
the German crew was unwilling to
forego the opportunity of earning the
500 marks promised to each man for
taking the boat to England
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
GERMAN u-HoATs ALLOTTED.
United States Gets Four OF First Lot
Surrendered.

London.-German submarines which
have been surrendered are being di-
vided among the Allies, according to
the Mail. The newspaper says that
Is go to France, 10 to Italy. to Japan
and to the United States. The
U-boats turned over TO the United
States are said to be now on their
way across the Atlantic. The news
paper does not specify the manner in
which the rest of the 127 surrendered
submarines are to be allotted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
GERMANY MUST PAY
Kaiser's Men Responsible for
Millions Of Murders.
CANNOT PAY FOR LIVES
Nation Must Be Forced to Pal
Pay and Pay, Until It Hs
Learned That Might Is
Not Right.
BY WRIGHT a. PATTERSON.

There are in France and Belgi
today very close to 100000 sold
graves that would not have been the
had Germany not started war of cor
quest to crafty the selfish ambitions Oh
selfish people for world domination.
In these graves are buried the
heroes Of America, Of England, OF
France, of Belgium, Of Italy, of Can
ada, Of Australia, of South Africa, OF
India, of Portugal, of Morocco, of
China and other parts of the world,
These heroes gave their lives that the
cruelty selfish plans of the Boche
might be defeated; that the world
might be a dwelling place for freemen
and not for the slaves of autocracy.
And the war. in which they made
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
FOR TRIPS ON THE RHINE.
Three To Five-Day Excursions Ar
ranged For Army.

American Army on the Rhine-Ex-
cursion trips on the Rhine, requiring
three to five days, have been planned
by the American Third, Army for off,
GERS and men on leave. Arrangements
are complete for requisitioning three
large river boats, each with accommo-
dations for from 900 to 400 men. The
plans also provide for short recreation
trips to begin soon and for this pur-
pose feet of 10 to Is steamers has
been requisitioned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
MAY DRoP FAIR.PRIcE LIST.
Continuation Lett Optional with State
Administrations.

Washington Continuation of the
Food Administrators weekly fair
price list throughout the country has
been left optional to State food adj
ministrations. 1t was said at the Food
Administration that whenever State
administrators felt the lists might be
discontinued without detriment to the
public they were free to take such &C
ton, 1t also was said that the Illinois
FOOD administrator soon would abap-
don the list in that State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

the last great sacrifice was started by
Germany only to crafty the selfish
greed of a people who had been taught
that might is right.
realized the tragic interest Of
America in these graves as walked
over the hilltop at Guillimont farm,
near the village Of Bony, and found
there two large cemeteries In which
American dead lie buried. / realized
it anew as Gen. Henry Rawlinson,
commanding the Fourth British army,
recounted to me the incidents Of that
battle in which American troops made
the first break In the Hindenburg line,
and when he told me of the wonderful
gallantry Of those American boys, .'the
most gallant troops that ever fought
on a battlefield"
Today more than 1000 Of those gal
liant American boys are buried in sol
der graves on that battlefield, and lit
tie wooden crosses mark their resting
places.
Severe Lesson for Germany.
German money cannot pay for those
lives, but that spirit OF greed, Of wan
tonness, Of selfish ambition, that pro-
duced the senseless. needless war in
which they died. must be crushed, and
1t can be crushed only by making the
German pay, and pay, and pay, until
he has learned that might is not right
and that war for the purposes Of con-
quest and domination is not profitable.
An American regiment, to which I
had belonged some years ago, and in
which were enrolled many personal
friends, had fought on that field. As
walked beside the long rows of
wooden crosses, and knew that some
Of them marked the resting places Of
my friends, felt, as any. other Ameri-
can would have felt under the same
conditions, that Germany must pay in
order that Germany shbuld learn that
might is not right.
am sure that every father, every
mother, every brother3 every sister,
every relative and friend Of those
American boys who are nvied on Eu-
ropean battlefields will fSel that Ger
many must pay and pay heavily for
the desolation she has caused through
out the world.
There is on the Somme battlefelds,
not far from what once was the beau
tiful little city Of Peronne, a soldiers
cemetery in which British troops are
buried. On each little wooden cross
had been painted the name Of the SOL
der buried beneath 1t, as well as the
letter Of his company and the number
Of his battalion. In the onrush Of the
Huns last March this cemetery was
taken, and the wanton cruelty Of the
Boche is nowise better illustrated than
by the fact that he went through that
cemetery enc, painted out the names
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
MINERAL ourbur TEN BILLION.
Geological Survey Issues Preliminary
Estimate For 1s17-fo1s.

'Washington.-More than $10.000,-
100000 worth of minerals were mined
In the United States in 1917 and 1918.
This was shown by preliminary esti-
mates for this year. combined with
iinal figures for 1917 made public by
the Geological Survey.
The total for this year was esti-
mated at $3.50, o0o,O 900 against s5.011,-
100000 last year and $3.50, $4,000
and 1916. The 1918 output of metallic
products, including pig-iron, copper
ferro-alloys, lead, zinc. gold. silver and
aluminium was valued at nearly ST.
10000 600.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
BIDS FOR WILSON.
U. OF N. c. offers President $4,000 A
Year To Head Institution.

Raleigh, N. Cat the close of his
administration Woodrow Wilson may
have the presidency of the University
of North Carolina at $4,000 year if
he will accept it. This was Termed
here when the advocates of sundry
educators for the university presidency
were urged to delay the election of a
new president in the. hope of interest
ing Mr.. Wilson. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
PRESIDENT PAID BY PROXY.
White House DisbursIng Clerk Gets
Check For $3.50.

Washington. y Tuesday was the
Presidents first pay day since he left
American soil, and is the first time a
Presidential check was ever drawn in
favor of any one other than the Presi.
dent himself.
Before the President left Washing,
ton he designated N. P. Webster, dis
bursting clerk at the White House, as
his attorney in fact, When the
Treasury warrant for s6,25o was re.
ceived by Mr.. Webster he indorsed ii
and deposited it in the Presidents
bank.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
TOLL OF LIFE IN WAR, 5,sse,so4.
Russians, 100000; Germans, 1,soo,-
900; French, 1,o71,soo; British,
1925, and Americans, 5e,47o.

London.-With the issue of the off,
cial. figures Of the French losses in the
war it is possible to arrive at the APP
proximate estimate of the appalling
toll Of life. The dead, so far, number
5,936,504. The individual national
losses in dead thus far announced
are;
British, 7o6,726; French, 1,O71 800;
American, 5S,47S; Russian, 100000;
Austrian, 100000; German, 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
RUSSIANS TAKE PERM.
Infiict Severe Losses On BoIshevists,
Take $4,000 Prisoners.

Paris-Russian troops have cap
tured Perm from the Bolsheviki, TAX
1900 prisoners. M. Pichon. foreign
minister. made this announcement in
the Chamber of Deputies. Perm is the
capital of the government of Perm,
and is the starting point of the North
ern siberian Railway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
PRESIDENT HAS RELIEF PLAN
Submits proposal For Feeding Europe
To Allies.

Lon6on-T The Express understands
that President Wilson. who has been
giving considerable personal attention
during his visit to Europe to the ques-
ton of lighting famine in the Central
Empires, has Endorsed and submitted
to the Allies a definite plan for relief
formulated by his advisers, including
Herbert Hoover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
100000 ITALIANS KILLED.
Supreme Army Command Puts The
Wounded At $4,000.

Rome The supreme command an
nounces that the Italian losses on all
fronts during the war totaled $4,000
dead OF this number 1862 were off.
cers-of the $4,000 wounded SS,S47
were officers. The number of men
totally incapacitated by wounds and
disease is estimated at 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10

soldiers of knowing their
place, even though, thanks
ish graves commission,
will not be successful E
the penalty just as any OF
must pay the penalty for
The world cannot send 4
tion to jail. but the wor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-10
Should Pay to the Limit.

Should the Boche not pay for such
dastardly work as that? Should he
not pay for attempting to deprive the
relatives and friends of those British
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
Resolutions of Respect.

In view of the wisdom and mani.
tested power of Him who is all wise
in the calling of Mr.. Claud Williams
from this world to a better one or
Jan. Is, 1919, be resolved:
First, that we at all times bring
our lives into subsection to His di-
vine will.
Second, that we, as body OF
Christians, extend to brother and
sister Captain Williams our profound
sympathy in the loss of their only
son.
Third, that we commend them to
the Father of-~the fatherless, who
gives strength in time of weakness
and sympathy in time of sorrow.
Fourth, that a copy of these reso-
buttons be sent to The Commercial at
Union City, also to Brother and Sis
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-01-31
The Senator'S Work.

To the People of Obion County:
1t is but Just to you, as your Senator,
that l report my work for the few
weeks of this short session, after
had given my attention to the per-
sonnet of Obion County who were
applicants for a position in the State
Senate, Colonel Cochran, Sergeant at
Arms; Miss Manley. Engrossing
Clerk, and Mr.. Harold Caldwell,
Journal Clerk, who all were sue
cessful in securing their positions
l am now giving my entire time
to the gathering of figures and evil
dence to ascertain the amount of
money spent for printing county and
State documents. l find upon in
vestigation this is more enormous
than one would imagine, and l am
confident that l will be able to enact
a law that will be a great saving to
the tax payers of my county and
State.
1 had the honor of leading the
fight against the repeal of the anti
cigarette law of our State. 1t was
recommended for passage by the
temperance committee. The purpose
of this bill was to bring back the
cigarette to the counter for sale as
any other merchandise. | succeeded
in having it referred to another COM
mittee.
l am giving special attention to
the transferring of the Department
of Game, Fish end Forestry to the
Agricultural Department. l believe
my district has gotten great benefit
out of the administering of the game
and fish laws of the State, as they
have been executed in a beneficial
way for the greater good of ell our
people.
l shall always be interested in the
people of Obion County, and with
best wishes for all, am
Most respectfully,
d. P. CALDWELL.