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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
Our Own Circus Parade

Our oWn ClrCuS faraoe
f1hc Greatest Shondopn on Earth)
Senator Sherman
wringing his hands over the
league of nations
Street cleaning Department
reading Ethics of the Dust
Delegation of fish
from the aquarium
demanding 100 900 gallons
more water per day
Presidential impossiblitics,
led by General Leonard Wood,
with their cars to the ground
Mrs. Fila Wheeler Wilcox
vaulting from the sublime
to the ridiculous
The ghost of Walt Whitman
smiling to itself
Rear Admiral Grayson
in full uniform
wondering
what to do next
Mr.. Joseph Pcnnel
commencing something
Proftecring landlords
ovcrsubscribing the Evictory Loan
Premier Orlando
explaining that he went back to Rome
merely to buy a straw hat
Platoon of second lieutenapts
severely wounded
by not having been saluted
Colonel House
in the act. of being decoyed
into public utterance
Parents of young children
demanding an eight hour night
Oblivion
rapidly pursuing
minor poet
Agents of the Revenue Department
looking for more luxuries
Convincing exhibition of
low visibility
on the part of
average incomes
Manufacturers of 10000 new soft drinks
trying to think of catchy names
for their cOncoctions
Carter Glass
wondering what McAdoo does
to earn that 100000
from the movies
French proofreadcrs
struggling with the phrase
May | not?"
Phalanx of freaks,
i. e., husbands who never forgot to
mail letter
Cohort of super freaks.
i. e., men who never spilled soup
on a brand new neckte
SOCRATES
-----------------------------
The return of Orlando TO Paris will
mphasize the Sig" in the signature.
Sign at the Hotel des Reservoirs, Yer
allies Wipe your feet on the diplomat.
The truly patriotic score is written with
'ictory notes.
The impression is still hard TO Obstinate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
The Root OF
All Evil

nancrs in Europc-and cablcd to Amerir,
to indicate popular opinion" on the other
side-it is interesting to read the current
report of the Mexican division of the Amcri
can committee on public information. Most
Of the antagonism created in Mexico for
the Allies was inspired, it appears, by low
grade newspapers, which regularly drew as
much as $1,000 week In subsidies from
German agents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

The impression is still hard to obstinate
that the examination of Wood as presiden.
tial timber is going to reveal too many knots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

Even the red Firms in Pctrograd are
unlikely to keep Lenine in the swim much
longer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

Now that the circus has come to town
Philadelphia has less cause to be jealous
Of Paris.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

The truly patriotic score is written with
victory notes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

Sign at the Hotel des Reservoirs. yer-
sailles Wipe your feet on the diplomat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

affairs is detrimental to good govern
mcnt because 1t lessons tho interest of
the citizens; in the last analysis the
dctire interest of the citizens is the sole
earnest of an efficient democracy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
LUSlTANIA DAY AND
GERMANY'S HUMILIATION
Tomorrow viii Mark the Fourth An.
nVersary Of the Crime So Largely
Responsible for Her
Doom

TT is denied that tho marines fought their
way through BCilcau woods, crying RE
member the Lusitania 80 According to Gen
oral CatIin, what they did yell was Come
along. YOU 'Blankety Blanks (fll in here
with appropriate cpithct. DO you want
to live forcvcr?' Nevertheless it was often
IN the spirit of righteous wrath cngendcrcd
ny the murdcrOus deed committed four years
ago tomorrow that the American armies
h'W"d their way TO victory. The Lusitania
was unTorgottcn, even though tho Invocation
"f its name seemed trihc too STACEY" for
a battle cry
1t is doubtful. too. if "Rrmcmber the
Maine ~ Sprang from the throat Of Shat
ter little army as il rushed mp San Juan
iliu. 1t was n psychological rather than "A
vocal slogan. Actual expression was super
fuouS. 1t was the passionate force of tho
sentiment which stirred the heart of the
American patriot
IN" scientific historian has Of course as
signed n multiplicity Of causes for the two
wars wagcd by America within the last
quarter of century. 1t can be proved, for
instance. that if the able King Ferdinand
and the good Queen Isabella OF Spain had
bcgottrm II sane heir instead of the mad
Princess lunna the history of IL great nation
might NOT have been dcbascd by 80 much
p"rV"rSltN and, furthermore, that if 'trnHy
Jane, rs the English called her. had not
w"ddcd scion of the royal house of Austria
tn" long annals of llapsburg intolerance
might never have bccn recorded in Madrid.
Th" Inscription Of Spanish oppression in
Cuba to these Influences is the next step.
But that whole chain of reasoning was
far 10" complex for the average defender of
American honor and American ideals in
iSlS. lie remembered the Maine. blown up
Will" on n peaceful mission to Havana
harhor ON February II of that year Had
tn" cHtaStroph" not occurred it is extremely
likely that there would have beer no war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

ENtOM the standpoint of policy alone the
Hun atrority of four years ago tomorrow
was til" height of fatal stupidity When
civilization one" heard of it propaganda on
behalf "t the Allies became Il feeble SUPER
fluffy.
All In" Spr"ious German arguments were
promptly rendered valuecSs. A defcnsccss
merchant ship had been sunk in utter viola
tion of all the rules of war. Nearly twelve
hundred pasSrngcrS-l19S. to be cxact-had
been murdered. No other word was de-
srriptiv" of the iufamy.
Tia" dramatic horror OF the crime scared
tn" soul of humanity. Its appeal to the
emotions was elemental. Neutrality of
thought urged by the President in 1914,
became an mposSbility. All of the pro-
longcd negotiations between America and
Germany were merely an outgrowth from
the l.uSllanla outrage, leading ultimately to
tn" in"vtabI" climax the arbtrampnt of
arms. Germany sealed her doom on May 7.
1913.
With inSocnt presumption she had sought
to escape her fate in proclamation warn
ing prospective passengers on the liner that
they were sailing at their own risk The
warning was largely unheeded, and when
tn" I.uSitania left New York on MAY / she
not only was we'll filled. but she carried
of American life. \ number of these were
among the lost. Among them were Charles
Frohman. EIbcrt Hubbard, Justus Miles
Formau, the novelist; Charles Klein. the
dramatist, and Alfred &. Vanderbilt
Som" thirty prominent Philadplphians were
drowned.
1T is Il miracle indeed that many more
lives were not lost. since the shin sank within
twenty minutes after the attack. Two tor
pcdoes were discharged at 10 o'clock in the
afternoon as the Lusitana was approaching
the Old Head of KinsaIc on the Irish coast,
The submarine is said to have been living
about 800 yards away from the steamship.
The survivors, among whom was the gallant
Captain Turner, rescued two and half
hours after the first torpedo struck. were
brought to Queenstown. Captain Lieuten
ant SchwPgcr, of the German H. -boa.
escaped to win 6orid Iaures. including tbo
applause of the school children, in tho
,fatherland and TO continue for wear and
a half his career of crime, That was ended
in the Blight of Helgoland lin Septembcr
1917, when ms submarine encountered a
maze of British mines and never rean-
pearcd
TWO months after the Lusitania tragedy
l. Lord Mersey, in his official report to tho
board of inquiry, described the German at
tack as "murderous, and declared that If
had been made with the deliberate and
wholly unjustifable intention of killing tLa
people on board" The verdict of history
is identical. The punishment of history viii
be announced at the Peace Conference This
week. In the fifteen days given to the Ger.
mans for dcliberation they will be enabled
TO reflect upon how much the crime of the
Lusitania was responsible for their eondign
hupiliation.i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
SOCRATES

The return of Orlando to Paris will
emphasize the Sig" in the signature
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

In view of the recent
violent criticism aimed
at MIR. Wilson by ir-
responsible n o AZ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

'TNllE luSitania "Hs" is not precisely par
- hI"l yet there "rc many analogicS The
.~avnmtS may reason that since the great
tunard greyhound was sunk on Nav / 1915.
ana "" did not 20 to war until nearly two
years aft"rWard. the black banner climax Of
German sea outrage was not the particular
raUS" Tor our entrance into the fray ii then
becomes pertinent TO inQuir" what it was
that really did break our patcncc If it
wasn't the bitter memory Of the Iustnnia,
added. of course, to GCrmany'S wholesale
"if"uN"s to liberty and civilization. what was
II that plunged the nation into Armagnddon:
Even after only two years rccolCctions
of Hun pr0voratun between February and
April, 1917. have hrromc rather hnzy We
can recall som" insane imperial order re-
Strlrting American tranSHt luntc commerce
{" one ship week between New York and
Falmouth. Shortly aftcrwnrd three or four
American steamships were t0rpcdocd. What
one of our d"UghboyS who fought so supcrbly
IN TN" Argonn" can remember their names?
lut th" LuSitnua dwcIlS in his conscious
ness. lie knows and the nation knows that
in so far as anything 50 cxcrribIc as that
hidcouS slaughter off tho Old Head of Kin
sale can be avenged, atoncmcnt for it has
been made.
IN" country was convinced that il could
b" made when it took up arms 1t was the
loss of the great LuSitania which still
famed the flames of our anger when the
littl" Aztec went down. The latter vessel
happens t" have been the American craft
Submnrinrd the day before President Will
son read his war message 70 Congress-
Only the most superficial commentator
would dare TO cit" that incident AS the rea
son why "" embarked upon our monumental
enterprise. Chronclcrs of the exhaustive
type d"Iv" far back in the past Attia is
blamed. Frederick the Great and Bismarck.
They hav" bad records undoubtedly. For all
their malodorouS celebrity however. it was
unit" conceivable" that the performances of
thrS" "W"rthirS' were unknown to many an
Irresistible Yankee knight in the trenches,
lie was out to get the kaiser. to rescue
France and Belgium, restore liberty to the
world and, very consciously indeed to avcugc
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
COALITION PARTY SWEEPS
OVER REAT BRITAIN
Liberal And Nationalist Parties Gone
AS Result OF Election, And Lloyd
George Receives Triumph

London.-Complete returns for the
election of the new parliament give
the following results:
Coalition Unionists, 1874; Coalition
Liberals, 1877; Coalition Laborites, 10;
Unionists, 46; Asquithian Liberals, 81;
Laborites, IS; National Party, 2; In
dependents, 5; Socialists, l; Sim Fei
ners. 73; Irish Nationalist, 7.
All coalition with the Unionists and
National Party may be regarded,
roughly, as supporting Lloyd-George.
The only opposition will be formed by
the Asquithian Liberals, Laborites and
independents.
1t is difficult to compare the results
of this election with that of 1910, Ow-
ing to the numerous rearrangementS
of constituencies under the last re
form act but a comparison between
the country areas as whole shows
that London has gone almost solid for
the coalition. Only three Independent
Liberals were returned and the two
returned are both coalition
lists.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
82ND DETACHMENT
AMONG THE TROOPS
WILSON REVIEWED.
Promises To Secure Peace Which Will
Preserve Ideals For Which They
Sacrificed Themselves

haumont-Presidert Wilson p1edg.
ed himself to the American troops in
the field to attain a peace which would
preserve the fruits of the sacrifices
they have made Standing with barred
head in field near Langres,7 over
which Caesar marched witfF-fIfS legf0Eisl
centuries ago, the president told ten
thousand American infantrymen, now
that they had done their part to win
the ideals for which America had en-.
tered the war, they could depend upon
him to see that they were maintained
The moment the president finished
speaking the review was on - men,
guns, horses and dogs. The headquar-
ters band began with a French air,
then switched to The Stars and
Stripes Forever" The Suwanee Riv-
err maryland" and Dixie"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
WILSON LOSES WAY,
BUT FRENCH BOYS
GIVE HIM BEARINGS

Paris.-L1ntransige describing
President Wilson's shopping tour
with Mrs Wilson, says the couple
while strolling through the crowded
shopping center recently, lost their
way and asked two little boys where
they were. The lads gave the needed
information and then one of them,
doffing his cap, astOnished the presi-
dent by asking:
Might one shake hands with Mon
sieur lie PRESIDENT" The president
shook hands with both boys heartily
and wished them merry Christmas
before proceeding on his way.
After calling upon Premier Clemen-
ceau, the president had his first ex-
perience with a Partisan taxi driver.
He went down town to continue his
shopping, intending to walk home, but
rain set in and he was obliged to call
a cab or taxi, which, IN the present
crowded condition of the capital, is a
complicated affair, cabmen and taxi
drivers generally being masters of the
situation. President Wilson, however,
though unrecogniZed, got through the
ordeal without difficulty
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

Have you ever stopped to reason why
n Is that 50 many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten The
reason Is PLAINTIFF article did not fulfil
the promises Of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself. as Ike
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says, Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. a
preparation ! have sold fer many years
and never hesitate TO recommend. for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy that / know Of
has so large a sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
kilmers' Swamp Root is due to the fact
that so many people claim, it fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments. corrects ur-
mary troubles and neutralzes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle or
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post Address
DR.. kilmer & Co., Binghamton, y. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
1t all drug stores.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
ENLISTMENT LAW IS URGED
Wen Very Much Needed To Replace
Some OF Those Who Must Be
Discharged Very Soon

Observation-Disclosures Legislation
authorizing resumption of voluntary
enlistment in the army and the repeal
u provisions of the selective service
act limiting enlistments TO the period
Of the war, is urged by Secretary Ba-
ker in a letter to Chairman Dent of
the house military committee.
Must Have Legislation
Without the legislation, Secretary
Baker said that the army, after the
proclamation of peace, would not have
sufficient forces to perform essential
military duties. including the policing
Of the Mexican border
Rehabilitation Is Rapid
This legislation is urgently neces-
sary." he writes. because as soon af-
ter the proclamation of peace as the
existing emergency will permit, those
who have enlisted or been drafted to
serve during the emergency, must all,
in accordance with the law, be dis
disqualification of these men
is now being rapidly made, and it is
expected soon to release them at d
rate of over 10000 a day, or 100000
a week.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
PR!NoE or MONACO
SCORES EX-kAISER
FOR STARTING WAR

Paris-Prince Albert of Monaco has
given out remarkable letter he has
addressed to former Emperor William
II promises to rival the notable reve.
lations made by Prince Lichnowsky
and Doctor Muehlon. Many converse
lions with the ex-emperor on his war
projects and also a number of letters
addressed to the prince as my dear
cousin and signed your highness,"
devoted friend" cousin and admir-
err" William, |. r." are rehearsed.
The conversations covers years of
close intimacy during which Prince
Albert was a frequent guest of the
emperor at Berlin or Kiel and at the
emperors summer palace on the ISL
and of Corfu.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
Jews Planning For Palestine State

Philadelphia. - Suggested principles
for incorporation in the proposed Jew
ish commonwealth in Palestine have
been agreed to by the national con
vention Of Poale ZiOnists. It is agreed
that private ownership of land shall
he forbidden and that land shall be the
property of the state and community.
Workers will rent for term of years.
A minimum wage for workers will be
established by the founders of the new
state. Wages, it is stated, will be a
matter of state concern and not of in
dvidual control. Colonization on the
cooperative plan by which the poorest
worker can start with some of the ad-
vantages of the richer, is not only ask
ed. but will be agreed to. 1t is pro-
posed that community units be lent
money from a national Jewish labor
bank, also established on the co-opera-
tive plan.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
BOLSHEVIK RULE
REIGN OF TERROR
GOVERNMENT STARTS CAN.
PAIeN AGAINST ORGANIZED
RELIGION
GERMAN ARMY EVACUATES
Active Allied Intervention Urged BY
Former Russian Military
Officers

Warsaw-Russian officers who have
escaped from BOlshevik Russia to War
saw. in discussing the possibility Of
an allied military movement against
the Bolsheviki, say that the Bolshe
Wiki army would be unable to resist a
trained army. The BOlshevik forces
they declare, would fee before armor
ed motor cars, tanks and other meth,
DDS of modern warfare to which they
are not accustomed. Tanks would be
of practical use on the hard SHOWS in
case of a winter campaign. An army
of intervention could be reasonably
sure of obtaining food supplies from
the Ukraine.
There are more less conflicting re-
ports from various elements arriving
here Opinion varies in accordance
with which side the element has align
ed. Polish and Russian officers say
that if the Polish forces were given
arms, airplanes and munitions, they
would soon constitute more or less
strong barrier against BoIsheviki who
are reported to be advancing across
the old German front of Narya-PSkOv-
Fitebak- ilev-Pinsk-KOvel, which
has been evacuated by the German
army OF General hoffman. The Rus
sian officers said they thought that
if action against the Bolsheviki were
delayed until spring the Bolsheviki,
provided their army survives the food
conditions this winter, may be much
stronger The Bolsheviki are talking
freely of increasing their army to
three million men. The red army is
an offshoot of the red guard, and the
only dependable troops, the officers
say, are those that are highly paid,
Says Prisoners Are Tortured
The officers say that prisoners are
tortured their legs and arms broken
and sometimes their tongues cut out.
1t is also stated that "a movement has
been precipitated against organized
religion. Ikons are being taxed and
school children are being forced to
attend courses in atheism Civil mar
riages are Replacing religious ceremo-
MES. A divorce is as easy to obtain |
as a drink of water. These are some |
of the charges made by the refugees.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
Religious Reform Proposed In Mexico

Mexico City.-Still another propos-
ed constitutional reform has been add
ed to the long list which has al.
ready been initiated by the executive.
This proposes the derogation of sec
tons seven and eight of article thir-
teen, which provide that state legis-
latures fix upon a maximum number
of clergy who shall be allowed to con-
duct religious rites and that all clergy
shall be native-born Mexicans. Certain
forms of property will be nationalized,
although section sixteen of the same
article may be modified.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
U. S. FLEET RETURNS HOME
The Land Parade Was Greatest Spec
tsele OF The Kind World
Has Ever Seen

New YOrk.-Ten great battleships
the vanguard Of Americas overseas
armada returning TO home shores af
ter eighteen months service in Euro
pean waters. dropped anchor Christ
mas afternoon of Sandy Hook. They
entered the harbor on the 26th in tri
umphal procession under the shadow
of Liberty's statue, and passed in re,
view before Secretary of the Navy
Daniels.
Admiral Mayo In Command
These titans of the sea. leading
scores Of smaller craft in the race for
the homeland, reached Ambrose chan
mel lightship at three o'clock Christ
mas afternoon. They were headed by
the superintendent Pennsylvania,
which. with Admiral Henry T. Mayo
aboard, conveyed President Wilson's
ship to the coast of France.
Admiral Mayo Sends Message
The first word that the battle feet
was about to enter home waters was
received shortly after midnight Christ
mas, when the Despatch, the yacht
from whose mast now flies the bag of
Vice Admiral A. w. Grant, picked up
a wireless message from the Pennsyl-
vania. This message. signed by Ad-
miral Mayo, the commander-in-chief,
expressed TO the officers and men of
the home zeet the Christmas greet
ings of thousands of sailor men re-
turning from war duty A few min
utes later the radio apparatus on the
Despatch cracked out this message:
Christmas Greetings
"The commander of battle force No.
1 and the officers and men of battle
force No. l sincerely appreciate the
seasonal greetings received from the
communicative chief In return the
commander of battle force No. l and
the officers and men of his command
wish you merry Christmas and a
happy New Year to the homecoming
overseas forces"
Battleships Outdistanced Destroyers
Understanding the destroyers and |
smaller craft which left for home with |
them, the ten battleships reported by |
two days before they arrived |
hat they could steam into New York |
On Christmas Day. They were order
I'd, however to loaf along as their
was planned for the day fol-
owing Christmas.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02
Five Persons Killed In r. r. Collision

Chickasha, Okla.-Five persons lost
their lives and q were injured, 10
of them seriously, when a ST. Louis
and San Francisco freight train crash
ed into passenger train at Norge,
Okla, six miles southwest of Chick"
asha. The passenger train had been
at a standstill for some time because
of frozen pipes, when the freight
struck it, telescoping three of the
coaches. A flagman sent to the rear
of the passenger train to flag the on
coming freight, is reported by the sta
ton agent to have stopped TO warm.