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MEANING
OF B0LSHEvISM

london. Aug. lin response 10 varI-
Gus inquiries as 10 the exact ETY.
mology and meaning OF the word Boil
shevik. the following interesting defi-
milton is supplied by man long resi-
dent in Petrograd
The word Bolshevik is a bastard
formation from the word "bOlsh~
the comparative Of 'bolshoy." which
means big "Bolshe" signifies. OF is
equal TO. bigger The suffix "vik
is used with substantives to iudica e
the agent. = z, parovik is a thing that
works with par. which means steam.
parovik literally signifies steamer.
but in Russia usually means 1ocomo-
tive. Bolshevik--an impossible form
alton from an adjective-means simply
"biSSer-er'
Originally contra stpd with menshe-
vik tsiSnifying Ittler-erN. it has come
to have a specialized meaning Of its
own
Long ago in the Socialist Democratic
party were two sections Bolsheviks
and MenshevikS: the former wanted
the Socialist millennium at once and
were prepa red to use any and all
means to get there: the latter sought
the same ends step b step-they were
the Fabians of the party.
But for a couple Of years past. ever
since. in fact. the Jews took hold of
Russia, BoIshevik has gained a verv
simple meaning: II am bigger than
you-hand over is now the full sig
nificance OF the BoIsheviks political
creed. Bolshevism is. OF course.
doubly basic deformation-the Greek
terminationism tackled on the impos-
sible bolshevik. and equivalent to the
un-English word. Bigger
The words BolShevik and Bolshevisn
alone to any qualified critic Of Ian
suages affords sufficient proof that the
movements so labelled are not Rus
sian in origin or growth They are
alien and the products of the alien.
Russian is a language as flexible
as Greek. and. with a fuller vocabu-
lary. perfectly capable of expressing
in Russian without ha astardiSing the
mother tongue, any ideas whatever.
But Russian. of ali the nationa1ities
affected. have had least TO DO with the
rise and growth of The denominations
of our day on Russian territory These
amount in plain truth to nothing else
than a Christian pogrOm. and are
not the prodnct OF Christian brains
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horrible and most dreadful thing
TO think-hHvc been at once
drowned in abOminabIe idoEztry:
OF all ether vices most detested Of
God, and most damnabIc 10 man;
and that by the space of eight
hundred year. and more
Prophets OF oIden times were
permitted 10 look beyond ths
BLACK night Of spostSsy and 10
behold the glorious dawn OF the
restoration. John. the ApostI, and
Revelator. having seen the events
in vision wrote OF the realization
as then already attained:
"And ! ssv another angel fIy iu
the midst Of heaven, having the
everlasting EespeI TO preach unit.
them that dwell on the earth. and
20 every nation, and kindred. and
tongue, and people. saying with =
loud voice Fear God, and give
glory 10 himg for the hour Of hi.
Judgment 10 Gomez and worship htr
that made heaven, and earth. and
the Sea- and the fountains OF Wa
ter" CRev. l4.6-D.
We affirm the literal fulfiIlmert
Of this glsdsome promise through
the ministrstion OF angels in these
latter oays, by which the Holy
Priesthood has been renewed 20
man Thus, in 1898. an angelic per-
sonsse ninistered 70 Joseph smith.
and delivered to the mortal Prophet
the ancient record from which tho
Book OF Mormon has bcrn trans
lated This record contains The
fulnsss OF the everlasting Gospel"
a. delivered by the Savior To the
ancient Inhabitants OF the Western
Continent
Then, on May IS. 1879 John tN.'
Baptist who held the KEYS Of tho
Lesser or Aaronic Priesthood N
the earlier dtspensatlon, appeared
In his resurreCted state and Of
dsined Joseph Smith and oliver
Cowoery TO that order Of Priest
hood. comprising the keys OF tho
miutster1ng OF ANGELS. and Of tho
gospel Of repentance. aud Of bsr-
tism by immersion for the remrs-
sion OF sins" CDoctrine & COVE
nsnts 1S).
Later. the presiding three Of 'hN
ancient Twelve Apostles ordsin-d
these men TO the holy aposJIeshtP.
conferring upon them the Higher
comprises all authority for the so-
mlnistration Of the prescribed ordi-
nances OF the Gospel and for tho
building up OF the Church Of Jesus
Christ in the current dispensatIvn.
preparatory 10 the coming ul the
Christ TO reign on earth.
This is the distinctive claim ut
the Church OF Jesus Christ NJ lat
ter-day Saints Being under DI-
vine commission so 10 DO. Tho
Church proclaims these solemn
truths. with fun recognition nf The
individual rights OF men 20 b-lI-v-
or disbelieve according 70 th"tr
choice.
For the Book Of Mormon. ctc-'
apply 90 Eastern StBtes Nission'
2s3 Gates Avenue. brooklyn. y. y
For book of JoO pp., containing
com plcte series Of these arttCles-
numbering IO4, entitIed The NJ,
tsiity of MormopIsm." apply 30
pubhskersI The Gsrhsm Pross, Bss1
| tea Masa--Ady.
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THE ARMY AND NAVY UNION
Il =

The Army and Navy Union. L. S A.,
al the present time are having a cam
pafSn all over the country for new
members for the orde' IN Washing
ton the Presidents Own Garrison, No.
lH is the garrison running the cam
paisn for white members. the Guy V.
Henry Garrison taking the colored
men. There are in the neighborhood
OF SO.0oo men eligible for membership
H. the A. n. L. The membership is
open 10 all who have followed the flag
in the service whether abroad or at
home. from 1S47 to the present recruit
in his first enlistment. At one time
this was the most powerful soldier or
ganization in the L. S. A. but when
war broke out most of its members
went back into the service. The Presi-
dents Own, 104. has a membership of
close to 500. and, the total membership
by Christmas should be 1,OOo
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and il them packers goes on tryinS
to control the entire bill OF fare from
soup to cereals, Mawruss. it would
only be a matter of II few years when
such a husband is going to complain
that the puffed jute IS tough, ana
his wife Is going to ask him: What
do you expect for so week house
keeping money-ensilage? which n
something amt done pretty soon to
stop dealers boosting the price OF
Iood. MawTuss. $50 dollars week
Housekeeping money amt going to
feed a family OF hearty-eating canary
birds"
Il suppose that in the end, Abe.
the business man would be obliged
to admit that the high cost of living
is just as expensive for his wife as
it is for his other employees" Morris
concluded, and without the formality
OF a strike, the wives of business men
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Lula Grubb. of Loyalty Council made
a short address. Flowers were sent
to Columbia Hospital 10 Ms James
Fl. Hayes and Mrs. Preston George
The Twentieth Century Club was
the guest OF o. B. Hopkins on straw
ride. after which a joint visit was
paid TO Mary Washington and Martha
Washington councils. in Alexandria
Va. the favors for the evening being
dainty mirrors presented by Mr.. Hop
kIns TO each member. Refreshments
were served while in Alexandria
In behalf of the club. Mrs. Grace
Woodward presented ~. and Mrs.
CGslege with a handsome rocker
The bride reserved the top tier Of
her wedding cake for the members
Of the club. The national councillor
Mrs. Naomi Swan. received the piece
with the wedding bell and Mrs. Hat
tie Rupert the slice with the ring
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lived up to. M.wruss." Abe said. be
cause [ see that already the Germans
i having their troubles restoring to
the British government this here skull
of the Sultan Mkwiwa. Mawruss
which according to section eight, /
think 1t is. of the Treaty OF Peace
was never taken from German East
Africa and taken to Germany"
But the Germans claim that II
was neber taken from German East
Africa but was buried there and they
misremember the name OF the ceme-
terry" Morris declared.
Il know they do. and l couldn't
understand their attitude in the mat
ter. Mawruss," Abe said. Why don
they 90 to work and send England
any old skull, which skull is a
skull. amt it. and one skull is just
as much like another skull as two
pinochle decks with the same backs.
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and who is going to check them up on
II no matter what kind of a skull
they send? Besides, Mawruss, the
people who had pull enough TO get
that skull section inserted in the
Treaty Of Peace Is going to be divided
into two classes when that skull ar
rfves in East Africa anyway. namely:
those who will throw blum that they
recognized the skull as Che suItan's
skull as soon as they laid eyes on Il,
y'understand, and those who will re-
fuse to concede that any skull is the
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Illustrated by ALBERT LEVERING

will be conceded a new wage scale
of from $50 to $40. in place Of the old
scale of SO. for a working week OF
los hours, because 1t don't make no
difference IL the Senate confirms the
league of nations or not. Abe, mar
ried business men will never live up
TO the clause which provides for an
international working day OF eight
hours, anyhow so far as their wives
is concerned"
That amt the only clause of the
Peace Treaty which wouldn't be
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proving and hopes 10 paw short
visit to his home very soon.
Old GLORY Council. No. u, Monday
evening initiated two candidates, un-
der the direction Of Capt Robinson
The deputy. Mrs. Grace Wood ward,
installed J. B. Donaldson as outside
sentinal. In a guessing contest Miss
O'Neil was the winner of the prize
The councillor. Mrs. Clair Mann. was
detained at home on account Of the
illness OF her son.
Fidelity Council No. I. Daughters of
America. Tuesday evening held re-
ception in honor of Mr. and Mrs
Victor Caslege, they having lust re-,
turned from their honeymoon. Mrs,
Mary Ferguson in behalf of the mem
bers of Fidelity Council presented
Mr.. and Mrs. CasleSe with q cut
glass combinstio berry and bon bon
dish with a silver ladTe. MF Cas-
lege accepted the gift with few
choice words or himself and his bride
Refreshments were served under
the direction of the chairman. of the
GOOD of the order. Mrs. Susie Paw
ton, and her assistants. D..
The rummsse sale was splendid
success. Mrs. Peyton turned into the
treasury ILL.,. Past sCnnrc.lor. Mrs
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ucular with a German East African
sultanT'
Then you think there is something
suspicious the way Germany is acting
over this here skull" Morris sUE-
gested
i wouldn't call 1t exactly suspici-
Gus. Mawruss." Abe said. but at the
same time wouldn't put Il beyond
the Germans that after the allies gets
through discussing together whether
or not the sultsn's skull Is genwine
they would suddenly awake to the
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however. the best that such a man
has got to complain about being
tough. Is round steak, and his wife
now says: What do you want for
so week housekeeping money
chicken" .,
And the standard of living for
even business men Is going down so
fast, Mawruss, that next year when
such a man complains that the tripe
is tough, she is going to say: What
do you expect for $50 a week house
qeepinground steak Abe said,
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into. Abe Morris said. Even when
hotel bills are submitted weekly and
the management has got his signed
checks to show for il, Abe, nobody
never realizes that he owes all that
money to hotel, understand. and
when at the end of the Peace Com
missions tenancy the hotel manage
ment sends in its final bill. Abe,
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would also have got to pay a luxury
tax OF 10 per cent on the hotels
telephone number and little mistake
Of hundred francs In the addition"
But this here Hotel Crillon was
strictly tirst-class hotel. MawrGss."
Abe said. and with strictly tirst-
class hotels, it's the same In Europe
as IL is in this country. Mawruss:
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sultan's skull There will also. OF
course, be a large class OF East
Africans who won't give a nickel one
way or the other. so IL Germany
couldn't find the sultan's skull. let
them send England an ersatz sultan's
skull with a genvine sUltan's label
on it They've been doing that sort
Of thing for years with American
safety rsLors. American folding
cameras and American typevriters,
why should they now take il so par
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there's going TO be considerable ar
gument between MI Joseph Grew.
the secretary OF the commission, and
all them peace conferencers. expert
and otherwise. as to who ordered
what and when. understand, which
| see by the newspapers. Abe. that
Mr. Grew has already begun an in
vestiGation about who authorized the
serving of 100 bottles tchampanyer
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MACCABEES,
CONTINUED FROM PAGE rHkEE

NONllNl ED NUN FhOE
officers Of the club will visit Ana
costa Tent. AnacOstis. D. c.. Mon
day evening. August 4: Mount Yer
non Tent, Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie. Tuesday, August 5: National
Tent, Old Masonic Temple, Wednes-
day. August S: Georgetown Tent,
Georgetown. D. C. Thursday. Au-
aust :. 4 big "get-together' meet
ing OF the club will be held at
Chesapeake Beach on Tuesday, Au-
gust y, "Msccabees Day" when a
large roundup of applicants for ad-
mission to 'the order will be pre-
s-Etrd.
National Tent No. held a very in
tcrestinE meeting at its last review;
three applications for membership
were presented. The excursion COM
mittee reported everything IN readt-
ness for the excursion on August Il
10 Chesapeake Beach.
Sir knight r. e. Valentine was
elected auditor Of the Tent On the
report of the Finance Officers of the
Tent il shows the Tent in a very good
financial condition.
The Joint Excursion Committee
Frank Hannah. chairman: Mrs. ". w.
Adamson, jr.. secretary; J. NJ. Foster.
treasurer: Louis +. Litz. publicity,
are working very hard to make the
excursion a success which is for the
benefit Of the widows and orphans,
and for the, relief of the members in
distress Of the order.
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the rates are so hxeG that ii amt
necessary for the mansb ement to
make mistakes in the bill. while
the accounting department always
figures the overhead 50 as to include
the hotels telephone number. the
number of the guests room and in
the case OF mountain resort hotels.
the altitude o. the hotel above sea
Well. that's Just what I'm driving
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MORMONISM
A Distinctive Religious System.
By DR.. JAMES E. TALMAGE

or the Council OF the Twelve Church
Saints Salt Lake
of 9TH ,.oY,
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DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA.

Star Spangled Banner Council, of
Seat Pleasant. Nd, is planning a
carnival for tomorrow evening at
Capitol Heights. Amusements of all
kinds have been provided.
NotTithstsnding the heat. Liberty
Council had degree work on hand
Wednesday which made the cooling
refreshments BY the good order com
n1ittee the more appreciated. The
council accepted invitations to accom-
pany the state Council TO Chesapeake
Beach. August 10.
Independent Council No. received
the good news that its former fpan-
cisl secretary. Mr.. W. L. Rhine, who
Vas severely sassed in action, is i'm
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and not only would it have given
away a whole lot of diploma tic
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proving and hopes 10 paw short
visit to his home very soon.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
SONS OF VETERANS.

AppOmattoX- Burnside Post night
was observed Friday night last by
William 3. Gushing Camp No. 60. at
their hall in Pythian Temple. The
principal speaker was Mai. Edward B.
Clark, OF the Chemical Service Corps
OF the army. who gave a number of
interesting illustrations of the war.
Mai. Clark was on the Argonne front
when the armistice was signed. and
h. has the first telegraph order re-
Ccived at his headquarters.
Maj. CLARK is a graduate OF West
Point and a former newspaper writer.
Talks were made by Past Comman-
derS \. p. Tasker and Z. R Warner.
OF the Department of the Potomac, G.
\. r. Department Commander Hem
~ b. Snyder extended the greetings
Of members of the several G. A. r
ports i'm the city
The camps service flag was present.
Cd in a neat spe erCh by Past Division
Commander Charles s. Davis. The
flag consists of sixteen stars with the
names Of members who were in the
service. Chairman Eugene f. Stevens.
senior vice-commander. who presided
at the exercises. accepted the flag
with appropriate remarks. Past Com
mander Silas F. Robb spoke Division
Press Correspondent '. Clinton HIATT
represented the division commander,
Charles Ross, Of the Maryland divi-
sion, who was unable to be present.
and extended words of congratula tions
from Commando Ross to the camp.
Past Commander 2. Albert Lang was
in charge Of the patriotic song pro-
gram.
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the most elective causes of gastric
ulcer and cancer. which are Chased
among the oeadliest OF nslsdies
The same revelation voices a direct
inhib ton against the use OF tobacco
By man, and this avowL, now brand
ed as extreme and Uncalled for, -
destined yet to become the basis OF
secular enactment.
Tho immoderate use OF flesh foods.
was specified by Divine utterancs as
harmful The eNEencies OF war ca
forced restriction Of meat eating. and
the nation was bettered thereby.
Cnchastity. the dominant vice of
the ages. has been tolerated as an
irrepressible feature OF the social
system. and this notwithstanding
the warning fat OF Jehovah against
marital infdelity and sexual sin in
ell its hideoUs phases. The Impers-
tive demand for efficiency in this
crucial age OF stress and struggle
has literally forced a measured
though lsmentsbly inadequate &C
ceptance OF the Divine requirement.:
for the statistical data OF incspsc-
ity due TO so-cslIed social diseases
are so astounding and show a con-
dition so frighttuI as 70 make plain
that the very foundations OF civil
ization are jeopardiZed.
Men have been prone to turn deaf
ears to the voice Of God. delivered
through the prophets always IN sea-
son 20 avert threatening cslsmities:
and have rested in the lethal con-
tentment OF self-confdent ability to
deal in their own way with IN.
problems Of life. How surpsssing-
ly wiser would IL be. as shown in
the light Of our dearly bought e1-
perience. 10 acknowledge the wis
dom OF Gods benehcence. and pront
thereby. Prophecy is direct and
sure. science laCEard and Tentative.
Ono is the advance message from
God, the other mans belsted and
orTtimes distorted version Of the
truth.
Mormonism proclsins the GOSPEL
OF Christ as the panaces for the ills
Of men and nations. Its proclaIns-
tion 10 the world is the assurance 90
peace on earth and good will among
men. THROUGH OBEDIENCE TO
THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF
THE GOSPEL The veriest moieiv
Of the wisdom OF God trBnscends the
accumulated knowledge OF men in
its entirety.
The Church OF Jesus Christ Of I4st-
ter-dsy Saints is calling aloud 10
every nation. kindred. tongue ard peo-
pie: Have faith In God. Deal justly
with one another. Make amends for
past wrongs before opportunity is for
feited. Strive to enter In at the gate
TO the Kingdom Of God while vet you
may, for verify the time is short, and
the coming Of the Lord is near. Re-
pent and be baptized. every one OF
you, and We shall receive the gift Of
the Holy Ghost, by which We shah
be ruidcj IN the pathF OF truth and
inherit salvation nt the great and
terrible day Of the Lord which is
nigh. even at your doors.
''~r fh- po"k Of Mormon. Etc.
apply 10 booksellers or write Go
Eastern states Nissten. 2Ts Gates
ave- RroekIyn. n. u. er to Bureau
af Information. Salt Lake City,
Utah.
For hound VOLUME. ef the~S ar
StcI~r. untitled ssrhc Vitality OF
MormenIsm," $50 pp-- apply 60 the
-rb-m "rcss. tat Hoytsten 81
BosteRs Mass--Adv.
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FOR THE PREACHING OF THE
CROSS is TO THEM THAT PERISH
FOOLISHNESS; BUT UNTO Us
WHICH ARE SAVED 1T Is THE
POWER or GOD. BECAUSE
THE FOOLISHNESS OF GOD Is
WISER THAN MEN; AND THE
WEAKNESS OF GOD is STRONGER
THAN MEN" q Cor. lis. 81
So spake Paul in oldcn days and
he knew whereof he spake. Rich in
the learning OF Jews and Greeks. ripe
in scholarship and experience. he pos
sessed breadth OF foresight and depth
Of insight far exceeding the average
capacity OF men; and to these su-
perior qualifications of mind must be
added the transcendent spiritual en-
dowments OF the apostle, the prophet,
the seer. the reyelator.
His abnegation and humility are no
less striking than the incontestsble
sincerity and genuineness of his avow-
ais. Inspired philosopher as he was,
he Disseminated with keen perception
and clear vision between knowledge
and wisdom. aud. with mastery skill
contrasted the falIfb!e teachings OF
men with the unshakable averments
OF prophecy.
The Greeks OF PauTs time prided
themselves on their learning. philos-
ophy and science, much OF which
last was falsely so called" By such
the preaching uf the cross, the teach
inCs Of the Gospel. the precepts OF
eternal life were accounted but vain
babblings. Those pagan Greeks were
mind-trained but spirit -dwarfed. And
that type of misshapen monstTostty
is not vet extinct.
The brutal prots Eonist OF sutocratic
tyranny. whose baybarous ku'.ur inn
pels TO crimes innumersble and a;Doci-
ties indescribable, profess to r0Sarl
the might of righteousness a. hut
maudlin sentiment and puerile weak
ness. Boastful OF material achieve
ments and the temporary success or
their diabolical system OF selhshness
and arrogance. they hlaspheme the
name and power OF the living God.
whose will it Is that every soul be
free.
The Gospel Of Jesus Christ is the
embodiment OF the Divine will and
purpose. That Gospel cnioins obedl-
ence TO righteous law rs the guar
anty Of individual liberty. II en-
dures as the unchanEing expression
of eternal wisdom. though by car
nally-minded sinners ridiculed as
foolishness.
AS early as 1888 in a revelation
through the prophet Joseph Smith
the Lord declared that both strong
drinks and hot drinks were Injurious
to the body. In that period the use
of alcoholic beverages was common.
and the consumption Of hot drinks
particularly as tea and coffee. was
we'll night universal. PRONUNCIATION Of
the Divine warning against these
harmful customs was treated as a fac
born Of fanatic.sm. IneXorsble fact
has compelled acknowledgement of the
Word of Wisdom Csee Doctrine &
Covenants. Sec. Se) as the pronounce
ment of Natures God. Prohibition
of the use of intoxicsnts has become
question of supreme international
Importance. The efficiency of armies
and navies Is seen to be Eravely con-
ditioned thereby Some OF the worlds
most eminent surgeons sver that the
habltual use OF hot drinks is one OF