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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
BELGIUM SKE TCHES
Your Home and
Theirs
BY Katharine Eggleston Roberts.

Copyright. 1920 Western Newspaper Union,
I've never been in your home and, OF
course, know there are no others just
like IL. Similar? Yes. but there's a
difference. you know. Consequently,
I'm not going to say anything more
about your home; I'm going TO talk Of
their homes and YOU may draw the
comparison for yourself If you want to-
There are three kinds OF homes i'm
Belgium, the one I'm the comparatively
Gndestroyed city thar the German
tried 10 keep for himself; the home in
the shelled and fired village. and the
home in No Mans Land. Oh. yes,
there are homes there. But wait. we
cannot he omnipresent; we must visit
one place at a time.
This city looks pretty well. doesn't
I building once stood In place of
those signboards, hut. unless you look
at the plaster hanging TO the adjacent
houses you would never know. Things
have been cleaned up quite thoroughly
since thar happened AT the beginning
Of the war. Except to a few people,
those boards talk only of the things
they advertise. There's the house TO
which we are going-that one where
the painter is working on the door.
Queer. isn't it. how all OF the houses
look alike re?-narrow, OF white
plaster with a sharp pointed roof.
This door is like all the other doors,
too. Ii has the same SOrt of dents
made by butts of German guns de-
manding entrance; the same kind of
misttting wooden letter slot TO replace
the copper one the Germans took; the
same pattern of ugly iron door handle
substituting for the old one of bronze.
That is why the painter is hired, even
II necessities must be sacrificed. to
paint over that letter slot so that IL
won't speak so eloquently, to cover
those shrieking scars, to hide the mis-
cry of the people behind the locked
doors of their homes. So far you have
seen only one side of the door-the
outside. But the people are expecting
us and we go into the drawing room.
You must not notice that the doors
have no knobs. They were brass and
are now sojourning in Germany. Did
you ever get a warmer welcome? /
doubt IT, AS we sip our coffee there
Is so much laughter and joking that
you scarcely notice the faded places on
the wall where the now-despoiled fam
lily portraits and other valuable pic
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands Of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store. may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents TO DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y. for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

call them the little Fatherlands, and
his smile grows into a broad grin.
Other dome-shaped houses are built Of
sheets of corrugated iron taken from
the debris. One of these, larger than
the others, is a church. Finally we
find people living in the old dugouts.
They live? Well, exist, If you prefer
the word, but really they live. Their
furniture is only scraps. From their
blowing they reap harvest of glaring
skulls and rotting tunics. But, in spite
of il ALL they have their kermess. their
merrymaking and, out Of old car.
tridges. the children with hungry eyes
make whistles on which to play tunes
These are the homes of Belgium !;
these are the people of Belgium, strug-
Cling TO lift their homes out of the
ruins. II will be long before the weak
grass that grows In the shell-holes 10
bright. sturdy green; 1t will be long
before Belgium can rest. But the
world Is wrong II 1t believes that the
black-draped. dropping, supplicating
figure II calls Belgium" in its pageants
Is true representation. Belgium Is
weary with war, weak with starvation,
heartsick with sorrow. The old Bel
GUM cannot live. But Belgium does
not beg Belgium does not suppllcate.
Out on the travail on Flanders fields
new Belgium was born. 1t has thrived
In privation, stiffened through suffer.
ing. II lives and makes its home among
the ruins. II laughs and dances where
the world may see t.; II sobs alone
when none are near to hear. The war
Is not over for Belgium; the fight OF
peace must be won. On the wreck OF
the shattered past the future must be
met. The fight will be long. the fight
will be hard. but victory Is sure. for
the spirit Of free Belgium lives. II
-orks, II laughs. II dances on the ruins
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
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AT oncel Relief with
"Pape's Cold Compound

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breaks up a severe cold and ends all
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ishness, sneezing, soreness and stiff
ness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the
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Contains no Quinine. Insist on
Pape's ADV.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
BY EDWARD w. PIckARp.

Predictions of a great split in the
Democratic party, with William Jen-
nings Bryan leading the revolt against
President Wilson's policies, came to
the verge of fulfilment at the big
Jackson day dinner in Washington
Thursday evening. Sensational devel-
opments had been expected, and they
came. The president sent letter in
which he reiterated his demand for
ratification of the peace treaty with
out changes that would alter its mean
ing, strongly condemned the Lodge
reservations and urged that the entire
issue be referred to the people at the
coming presidential election.
Mr.. Bryan, addressing the huge
gathering or leaders, challenged Mr.,
Wilson's treaty policy and his utter
ances gave assurance that he and his
followers will fight the matter to the
finish in the Democratic convention IL
necessary He condemned the action
of the Republican majority In the SEN
ate while conceding its right to die
tate the senate's course, and contin-
ued: "Our plan has been rejected and
we must face the situation as 1t Is.
We must either secure such compro-
misses as may be possible or present
the issue to the country. The latter
course would mean delay Of at least
fourteen months and then success only
I'm the case Of our securing a two
thirds majority of the senate" The
party, said Mr.. Bryan, cannot afford
to share with the Republicans respOn-
sibility for further delay, and cannot
go before the country on the issue that
such an appeal would present. He
even went so far as to repudiate arti-
Gle X and TO uphold the Lodge reser-
walton on that article, saying: "If we
do not intend to impair the right Of
congress to decide the question of
peace or war when the time for action
arises, how can we insist upon
can have no force or value except as
1t does impair the independence Of
congressT"
1t remains to be seen whether Mr..
Bryan can secure enough of follow
Ing to bring about real split in the
party. He himself Is a potential can
ddate for the nomination. now more
than ever, and II may be President
Wilson will be compelled again to ac-
cept the place OF standard bearer. His
letter made no reference to this what
ever.
San Francisco captured the Demo
cratic national convention after
warm contest with Chicago and Kan
sas City. The Pacific coast metropolis
pledged S125,OOO and free use of the
Municipal auditorium. which seats
some 5000 persons. This is the high
est price ever paid for a convention.
The date for the convention was set
for Monday. June %, three weeks after
the Republican convention meets In
Chicago.
The national committee backed ND
President Wilson by adopting resolu-
lions indorsing the treaty of Versailles
and denouncing as unpatriotic the at
titude of senators who are trying to
defeat It or to qualify 1t by multiplying
reservations.
The Republicans also had an impor-
tant gathering earlier in the week.
when the party leaders Of the IA mid
western states held a two-days' pow
n
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

granted that their utteranceS, or ut
least those Of Mr.. Hays, gave Il deiin-
tie indication of the platform on
which the next Republican nominee
for the presidency would stand. AS
Stunning that this is true, the main
planks of that platform will deal with
labor and Industrial relations and with
the radicals who seek TO overthrow
the government. A fair summary Of
the propositions with which the party
may be expected TO go before the peo-
pie this year is:
Fair representation for labor in all
the councils of the nation.
Development of closer relations be-
tween capital and labor with justice
TO both and also To the third side of
the triangle, the public.
Sympathetic help for business, not
antagonistic curtailment, as part of
the economic readiustment.
Strong repressive measures against
/. w. W.-ism and other forms of eX-
tremism which advocate overthrow of
the present form of government.
Efficient and honest administration.
No taxes which kill initiative. AIDE
quate taxes, but none for eXtrava
gance.
A plan for spreading payment of the
war debt over a long period of years.
No undue liberalization of indus
tries and activities. such as railroads;
strong federal regulation, but not gov
eminent ownership.
No liberation of attempts to array
group against group, section against
section or sect against sect.
Back to the Constitution in times
of peace.
General Wood handled the reds
without gloves, as might have been ex-
pected. His hearers vigorously APP
plauded such eplgrammatic sentences
as these:
1.-THE big issue today Is, first and
foremost, maintenance OF law and or
der, respect for constituted authority,
and maintenance of a government I'M
der the Constitution.
"Give labor American leadership.
Don't allow it to drift into the hands
of anarchistic, red leaders.
''As for the reds. let's stamp them
out. They grow only in communities
where government is timid and slack.
They are a cowardly lot. assassins and
murderers often, towards always.
With them go the l. w. w; their
brand is treason.
"We've got to follow up our immi-
grafton more closely. Why not in
struct the newcomers in Americanism?
When they get over the gangplank the
literature Of the reds is placed i'm their
hands. Let's meet them with the liter
AZURE Of Americanism.
ut Is very fine to picture America
as the refuge Of the oppressed of the
world. but there is danger i'm making
America the dumping ground for the
degenerates Of the world We've got
to watch our immigration more
closely"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

Accept california" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
ADV.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

when they announced that plans were
being formed To Dust from their union
every member who belonged 70 the
American Legion. OF course such
silly action cannot hurt the legion in
the least, for, as Commander i'm Chief
D'Ol.er has made clear, the purposes
OF loyal organized labor and of the
longer will union labor of Chicago per
nit the reds to lead it about by the
nose?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

meet a man and woman who stop to
one they are seeking? The peoples
that grow in the shell-holes are GRIM
soned with the blood that ran over
Flanders-dream flowers, filled with
the dreams of heroes sleeping where
they grow.
But we must hurry. There in the
distance you see few mounds. They
are houses newly erected by those who
returned to find their town obliterated.
But what queer things they are Some
are made of bags filed with hardened
dirt. A man smiles as he sees your
curiosity. Bags Of earth they brought
for their dugouts," he explains. "We
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
An Old Story.

"a rib is Il very expensive luxury
just now"
Eyes, my dear; it was as far back
as Adam that rib started the whole
high cost of living
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
Spoken In Bitterness

Il saw you coming out of a cafe
terra" you named it wrong It's O
profiteria." -Washington Star.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

Grumbling doesn't pay. 1t only
makes the hard job harder.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
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"iave you any soft drinks hereY"
None but hard water."-Baltimor
American.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
President Wilson and Bryan Split
on Ratification of the
Peace Treaty.
LATTER ADVISES COMPROMISE

Chief Executive Urges Issue Be Sub
mitted to People and Nebraskan
Opposes-San Francisco Cap
lures Democratic National
Convention-Develop-
ments In War
on Reds.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

The government evidently has nc
cepted with alacrity the challenge OF
the reds and the war on them is ex-
tending to lengths which they probably
did not anticipate If their cause
needs martyrs, they viii soon have
thousands who may be so classed by
their sympathizers. Since the year
opened the agents of the department
Of justice have been making daily and
nightly raids on the headquarters. re-
sorts and homes Of the radical leaders.
and as fast as they can be examined
by immigration commissioners the
prisoners are being sent to the Allan
tic coast for deportation. Ellis island
could not begin to accommodate all Of
them. so one Of the army camps is
used for that purpose. AT the time of
writing Martens, self-styled ambassa-
dor from the soviet government Of
Russia. was still at large, though the
authorities were searching for him.
believing him to be the real head Of
the revolutionary communists in Amer
lea. His "chlef OF staff" Gregory
Wenstein. who Is rated as Trotzky's
best friend In the United States. was
captured. He has been I'm control Of
the distribution of bolshevist money
and propaganda.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
Half.Einished Lob

HaIf-Finished Job.
"Sir, | am Il self-made man."
"Who interrupted you?"-BostoR
Transcript.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

Though the reds are having such a
difficult time in America, as much
cannot be said concerning Russia.
Over there they are sweeping ahead in
a way that is most disheartening to
their antagonists. The soviet troops
have smashed their way through the
armies of Denikine and reached the
Sea of Azov at Taganrog, and are
pushing ahead both east and west,
with a prospect Of soon being in full
control Of all Of southern Russia. Al
ready they are threatening Odessa and
reports from Moscow say the peO-
pie Of Odessa are fleeing, though
other dispatches assert they are
preparing to defend their city.
In their progress eastward the boil
shevists are said to have taken the i'm
portant railroad town Of Krasnovedsk
on the Caspian, and this, if true, will
open to them the way to north Persia.
In London the fear is expressed that
the reds will be able TO overcome the
small British forces i'm Persia and The
poorly organized native troops ard
seize Teheran, after which they might
obtain control of the entire country.
1t is considered likely, also, that the
bolshevists viii capture Baku on the
Caspian, the great oil center.
The one setback which the soviet
armies sustained was in the west.
The Let's evidently not caring to par
ticipate i'm the armistice arranged by
the ESthonians, joined forces with the
Poles and drove the bolsheviki out OF
Dvinsk and eastward in Letgalia, II
district which Letvia claims.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

As for Berger of Wisconsin, he de-
layed presenting himself for seat in
congress- and issued the boast that If
he were again excluded he would he
elected governor of Wisconsin and
then go to Washington as senator.
There seemed small likelihood that
the house of representatives would
seat him, though Representative Mann
of Illinois caused some surprise by
declaring that he would oppose sum-
mary proceedings for the exclusion OF
the convicted Socialist.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

The Republicans also had an impor-
tant gathering, earlier in the week,
when the party leaders Of the IA mid
western states held a two-days' pow
WOW in Chicago. General Wood, Gov
ernor Lowden. both candidates for the
presidential nomination. and National
Chairman Hays were chief speakers at
a big dinner, and II was taken for
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

New York's legislature started its
session by denying their seats TO five
Socialists. A resolution was passed
questioning whether they could he
loyal to their oaths of Office while
bound TO act subject to the instruc-
lions of the Socialist party, and the
speaker ordered them brought before
the bar OF the house. They must now
prove their fitness to occupy their
seats before special tribunal of the
assembly. Only six assemblymcn
voted in their favor.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

The supreme council in Paris de-
cided the exchange Of notifications Of
the treaty Of Versailles should take
place on Saturday, January 10, in the
French foreign Office but ut this time
there is Indication that the Germans
have dug up some additional excuses
for delay I'm the assertion that the sew
eral states IN their republic" must be
consulted. However the patience Of
the entente allies probably will not
last much longer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

The Chicago Federation OF Labor
doesn't yet see the light. At recent
meeting II adopted resolution de-
nouncing the raids on the reds as
plot to kill labor unions In America,
and also called on congress 10 give to
Victor l.. Berger "the seat to which
he Is entitled" Then the delegates OF
the painters union were appIauded
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

Again the United States government
has been compelled to call the atten-
ton Of President Carranza to the
murder Of American citizens. Three
recent murders have come 10 the no
tice Of Washington. and Mexico is
asked to use every means of bringing
the slayers to justice. There Is not
the slightest reason to expect any re-
suit from Thu protest and appeal. Al
ready the jenkins. case seems to be
forgotten, together with the vigorous
language 1t called forth In Washing
ton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-22

The full extent Of the damage done
by the terrible earthquake In southern
Mexico probably never will be known.
II Is certain that many thousands OF
lives were lost. and numerous small
towns were wiped out The disturb
ance was conferred about Orlzaba, an
occasionally active volcano.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
UNITED TO
DEFEAT BILL
Iowa Farmers, Labor Unions and
erotherhoods Work Together to
XIII Cummins' Railroad
Measure.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 14.-Iowa
farmers organizations, labor unions
and railroad brotherhoods today had
united to defeat the Cummins railroad
bill The alliance which was an
nounced last night following a confer
ence here of representatives of these
organizations, plans to wage an or
ganized campaign against the Cum
Minis measure.
A committee of ten was appointed
at last nights conference to go to
Washington and endeayor to get the
support of Iowa congressman and SEN
ators in the campaign against the
Cummins measure. The committee,
headed by Fred Garfield, president of
the state federation OF labor, will
leave for the national capital Wednes-
day morning.
A resolution was adopted at yester
days conference asking Senator. Cum
minis to introduce Immediately in the
senate resolution asking investiga
tion of the charges of the Plumb
Plan league. alleging mismanagement,
waste and inefficiency of railroad Off
Gals during government operation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
Pcof is Burned and Remainder Of
House Flooded With Water in
Fighting Flames on
Root.
SUDDENLY BROKE OUT
Neiahbors Noticed Smoke and Invests.
cation Was Started When
Flames Broke
Through.

Fire which broke out shortly after
1880 o'clock this morning, damaged
the residence of A c. Wustrow, 1928
BlOndeau street. The entire roof was
ablaZe, when the firemen arrived, and
was practically destroyed by the
flames. The damage in the rest of the
house is mostly caused by water, al
though some clothing and furniture in
the room on the second floor Of the
house were scorched and burned by
the flames and plastering fell in one
of the rooms.
4 The origin Of the fire is not def.
nitely established, although members
OF the family and neighbors who
helped carry out the furniture and be-
longings of the family, think it was
due to spark from the flue.
A neighbor discovered the fire. He
thought the flue was burning out and
called Mrs. Wustrow's attention to it.
They investigated and could find no
trace of any fire downstairs, but a
minute later they discovered that the
roof was blazing. 1t is believed that
the spark had lodged some time be-
fore and had been smouldering for
long time.
The roof at the rear of the house
was damaged most seriously, although
the entire roof will have to be re-
placed on account of fire damage
This was the first big fire that the
department has had this year and was
one of the worst ones it has had to
fight in several months.
Neighhers assisted members of the
family in getting furniture and goods
out OF the burning dwelling, and much
was saved from water damage which
was extensive as it was necessary to
use several lines of hose.