Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — Page 2

HASHIMURA TOGO

Dear Mr. Sir: If you make inquiry for me at home of Hon. C. J. McGumm Philadelphia, N. J., please do not go there, because needless to find me where Ino longer am. I changed my .mind from that job of employment for reason 1 lay here. Hon. Mrs. C. J. McGumm are blondface lady of considerable young yeare and very good housekeeping mind. Her Hon. Husband (of similar name) are the only untidiness she cannot sweep off from carpet when attacking cleanliness. ' ~ “Why are you so rubbish, Hon. Darling?” she require each nightfall when he retreat home from office with tired business appearance. “When you are in house all furniture cease to act obedient like it should and everything become deranged apart. Doorknob then become hat-rack for your derby, your coat wanders to sofa and fall asleep, while shoes will be found under piano kicking mud." He act entirely sugar to her. _He reply to her inquiries by kissing expression of mustache, and they talk dove-dove language, which explain everything by not doing so. But at lastly explodes came. “Must marriage always be a cyclone?” she require one morning a. m. when he threw newspaper in gas-log with negligee expression. "Hon. Heartsweet!” he snuggest, “I wish be comfortable in my own home.” "So ha!" she dib for pain. “If that is where your thoughts are staying, then all must cease. Fareby! Henceforthly you shall find me c/o Mother” She arrange hat with traveling expression and make bang-out from door. While she depart off Hon. McGumm stand by window-glass looking very Romeo. Sadness showed from his ears and chin. Then suddenly he resolve around, making humorous smiles resembling tickled hyenas. “Ha. ha," he say so. "Tee Hee and Ho. She imagines to think home cannot be properly heated without a woman. She thinks shucks. Togo, we ~"t^WlfgrilW'.'' m Bachelor Hall are only proper residence for male gentlemen.” "I am agreeable for this,” 1 retort fearlessly. "How should we begin changing the sex of this home?” * “Signs of refinement should be removed with immediate quickness,” he devolve. 'Remove ribbons & home-sweet-home portraits from wall and order 6 cases beer. Iff attic you shall find complete college-boy outfit of Indian clubs, box-gloves, and love-me pictures. These shall be arranged in parlor to resemble saloon and other outdoor sports. Prepare for dinner-eat tonight 10 lb. complete beefsteak & 9 apple pies, served with poker-chips and onions. To night at 7 p. m. I shall give annual banquet to members of Yamma Yamma Fraternity of which I was a joiner in days of manhood.” “I shall do so with all the crudeness of my nature,” I alarm. ‘.‘Banzai & hurrah! We are free!” holla Hon. McGumm while he depart to office looking happy but lonesome. With considerable talent resembling dry-goods draping windows. I derange decorations for that parlor-room. I pile beer-bottles to piano and fill jardenair with cigars. A rude bouse motto reporting "CAMELS ONLY DRINK ONCE IN 78 DAYS BUT ENJOY IT LONG TIME” F sat on mantelpiece where portrait of Hon. Ralph Woodrow Emerson once were. Hon. Punch Bag 1 roped from chandeleer, while landscapes representing actor-ladies, dogs and other glee clubs I disarranged esthetically where was. I set parlor table with foodplates and decorate him in central middle with box-gloves and college pendulum containing joy-cries. Poker-chips by each plate. At promptness of six o’clock I elope to kitchen and commence mingling . MWtff At 6.22 I hear war-aong resembling feetball, and, peaking fourth frarwtghffi. 1 Observe Hon. C. J. McGummTnlnglng^home a Varsity. “Them were hilarious days,” commute Ho» Boss. “Let us giv rah-rah.” They do so, while plaster jar loose from spoken song. When I fetch forth raw steak and apple pie, all require, “What the matter with Togo?” "Nothing, no more than usual,” I snop for dignity. This seem to make them still more thirsty, so beer was sipped amidst Yamma Yamma congratula-

When I Fetch Forth Raw Steak and Apple Pie All Require, “What the Matter With Togo?”

tions. That ceremony were done very quietly while tablecloth was burning from heated cigarette. “There was nothing to equal bachelor enjoyment,” explain Hon. C. J. McGumm while doing so. “Nothing,” report one Taft-shape athlete. “I announce my engagement to Miss Tessie Dewberry.” "We also shall marry in springtime,” pronounce 2 others distinctually. Slight glum settle over all until basso quartet make song-sing entitled “Soldier’s Farewell,” which add more jolly. us play penny-aunty as in oldtime date,” snuggest Hon. Doss. So they do so with considerable card. r - Mr. Editor, I cannot understand this gambol. It are like golf, a game spoken in a foreign language. Considerable pile-up of poker-chip was enjoyed while one man say “I see you!" yet look other way. They sat for long lateness gossiping about Aunty amidst click-click noise It seem very tame exercise, less cruel than feetballing, but more expensive. By one a. m. time my eyes got hypnotized from watching this straightflushing amusement, so I retired my head on chair and slept away. At 3 a. m. by clockwork, 1 awoke upwards with basso quartet retreating off with song-sing entitled “Good-night, Lady!” Yet 1 could not see her. Next morning 8 a. m. Hon. Boss Man say he no care for breakfast in din-ing-room because it make him feel destitute So he took egg and coffee in kitchen. He say he would be home indefinitely, so he depart off for office seeming entirely unmarried. I took look at the appearance of that bachelor parlor, Considerable rumpage was observed there. Quite several cigars had remained where they dropped and 26 bottles stood by gas-log looking quite vacant. Portraits of flogs & glee-clubs hung on r-yyail in jmequal position, resenibling sea-storm. What must Ido with this room? I think Hon/Boss had totd me whether Bachelor Hall should ever be clean. Maybe not. It certainly look less ladylike than ever in this deranged condition.. Pehapsly Hon. Boss should be entirely enraged if I attempt to broom & dust this copipartment he had took so much pains to masculify. So I set by table, lit slight cigar, and read pugilist paper while upturning my. feet. As thusly 1 reclined I did not hear something coming in front door. “O !!!••??" I peek upward. There stood Hon. Mrs. looking less peaceful than hornets. “Hashimura Togo, what species of brutal debutchery have you been doing In my absentee’’” she snarrel. . - L ; ; "I no do!" r say~so. "Hon. Husband'ab! "Do not add untruthfulness to your falsehood,” she snuggest snap-turtle-fully. “I have read in papers about the distrugtworthiness of Japanese servantgirls. But now I know. O!!! 1 leave my poor dear Husband for you take mre of. And thusly you neglect him. How he must suffer!" She cover her hands with her face. “1 swear it, Mrs. High Boss, your Hon. Husband " "Do not swear before ladies." she snlb. “Now depart away while I fainL’* 1 do so feeling entirely decapitated. Hoping you are the same, Yours truly,

TOGO IN BACHELOR'S HALL

(Copyright, by Internationa) Press Bureau.)

domestic SCIENTIST

by WALLACT IRWIN

HASHIMURA TOGO.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

HOW THE GERMANS TREATED BELGIUM

Proclamations Posted by Army Commanders in the Invaded Country. TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL Von Emmich’s First Demand for Free Passage Followed by Warnings, Requisitions and Information of Ruthless Penalties \ Exacted. Some Idea of what the Belgians have had to endure under the military rule of the Germans may be obtained from the printed herewith, of many of the proclamations posted by the Teutons in the little country they invaded. The documents are authentic, having been triinshited from the originals that are in the possession of lan Malcolm, member of the British parliament. They require no explanation and little comment. The American reader may imagine what his feelings would be if he .should find such proclamations affixed to his residence, his church or his town hall.

TO THE BELGIAN PEOPLE.

It is to my very great regret that the German troops find themselves compelled to cross the Belgian frontier. They are acting under the constraint of an unavoidable necessity. Belgium's neutrality having been violated by French officers, who, in disguise, crossed Belgian territory by motor car in order to make their way into Germany. ... . ——- Belgians! It is my greatest wish that there may still be a way of avoiding a conflict between two nations which have hitherto been friends, and at one time even allies. Remember the glorious days of Waterloo, where German arms played their part in founding and establishing the independence and prosperity of ymir country- But we must - have a free ’ passage. The destruction of bridges, of tunnetaand of railways will have to be looked upon as hostile acts. Belgians! It is for you to choose! I hope the German Army of the Meuse will not be forced to fight you. A free passage for attack is all we desire. I give formal pledges to the Belgian population that it will have nothing to suffer from the horrors of war, that we will pay in gold for the provisions ffiaf hiust be taken fftiln the cdOHtry, and that our soldiers will prove themselves the best of friends to a people for whom w, ■ 11 -e 1 111 e hii; 11 <-s l es I eel l l and the greatest sympathy. It rests with your good sense and with an intelligent patriotism to save your country from the horrors of war. The General Commanding the Array of the Meuse. VON EMMICH. [This proclamation was distributed by the German army among the Belgian civil population on August 4. 1914. This was the day they violated Belgian neutrality, and they still hoped that the Belgian army would offer no resistance. At W arsage,' the village where this proclamation had been scattered by the Uhlans, 3 civilians were shot, (i hanged, 9 others killed in various ways, and 25 houses were burnt down.] _

ORDER

To the People of Liege,, The population of Andenne, after making a display of peaceful intentions towards our troops, attacked them in the most treacherous manner. With my authorization, the general commanding these troops has reduced the town to ashes and has had 110 persons shot. I bring this fact to the of the people of Liege in order that they may know* what fate to expect should they adopt a similar attitude. Liege, 22d Auguste 1914. GENERAL VON BULOW. [Two hundred and fifty civilians—men, women —and —eHWren —were—killed -by_ the Germans at Andenne on August -20 and 21, 1914, and 50 at Seilies on the opposite bank of the Meuse. A hundred and fiftythree houses were burnt at Scilles, and 37 ar Andenne.\ As a warning to l.iege. the killings at Andenne were superfluous, for on thenight of August 20 the (Germans had burned 55 houses, at l.iege and killed 29 civilians.]

NOTICE TO THE POPULATION. On the 25t h of August, 1914,; i nhabltants of Luneville math* an attack l»y ambush~otr German columns and aujmunition I rains. On the same day inhabitants also tired on ambulances bearing the Red Cross. Shots were also fired on German wounded ami on a military hospital containing a German ambulance unit. On account of these acts of hostility Jin indemnity of 650.900 fronts is imposed <m the commune of Luneville. The mayor is ordered to pay over this sum on - the t>Lli-uf Beptember. -UHL at nine o'clock In the morning, to the representative of the German military authorities. Fifty thousand francs of the payment must be made in specle. All appeals will be considered null and void. No postponement will be granted. If the commune dobs not punctually execute the order to pay this sum of 650,000 francs; all goods that can be distrained upon will be seized. In case of non-payment, house-to-house visits wil 1 he made and all the

inhabitants will be searched. Any person who has deliberately conceaietf money or tried to withhold goods from seizure by the military authorities, or who attempts to leave the town, will be' shotr~ ' The mayor and the hostages taken by the military authorities will be made responsible for the exact execution of .the above orders. The mayor is ordered to-publish these direction ß to the commune immediately. Henamenll. 3d September. 1914 GeneraFeoxMnanding, VON FASBENDER. [The motive of the present proclamation Is found in the German maxim that “Punr tshment is a proof of crime.” The heinous charges made, in the first paragraph, against the inhabitants Of Luneville are flatlj* denied. At Luneville there were 18 victims {including a boy of twelve shot and a woman of ninety-eight bayoneted), and 70 houses were burned.) ;

PROCLAMATION.

Inhabitants of both sexes are strictly forbidden to leave their houses so far as this is not absolutely necessary for making short rounds. In order to buy provisions or water their cattle. They are absolutely forbidden to leave their houses at night under any circumstances whatever. Whoever attempts to leave the plate, by night or day, upon any pretext whatever, will be shot. Potatoes can only be dug with the coinmandant’s consent and under military supervision. The German troops have orders to carry out these directions strictly, by sentinels and patrols, who are authorized to fire on anyone departing from these inrm’ffiJTTC—* THE'G’ENERAL COMMANDING. [These restrictions imposed upon the people of Luneville are the German staff’s ideal of the state to which conquered peoples should be reduced.! .

NOT TO BE REMOVED.

German Military Authorities. The mayor of the town of Luneville officially requests the inhabitants, under the sanction of the most severe penalties, to abstain from making any signals to airplanes or other details of the French army. Tt would be very imprudent, even out of simple curiosity, to follow too attentively the maneuvers of the aircraft that fly over Luneville. or to try to communicate with the French outposts. The lin mediate steps TO enforce this, which would he taken by Colonel Lidl, commandant of the communications depot, wQuMLconsist in the .seizure. of a considerable number of hostages from the working class as well as from the middle class. In order to prevent or repress criminal behavior in war time, as well as to insure the security of the German troops and the civil population.- the special police stations flying a white flag are to receive day and night all communications which may be addressed to them on this subject. The Mayor of Luneville,— KELLER. [ln this proclamation the mayor of Luneville is made to warn his fellow-citizens against rendering any assistance to their own national forces. The threat to take hostages in case of disobedience was underlined. To be seized as a hostage in the invaded districts of Belgium and France was almost equivalent to a sentence of death.)

NOTICE TO THE POPULATION. In order sufficiently to insure the safety of our troops and the tranquillity of the population of Reims, the persons mentioned have been seized as hostages by the commander of the German army. These hostages will be shot If There is the least disorder. On the other hand, if the town remains perfectly calm and quiet, these hostages and inhabitants will be placed under the protection of the German army. THE GENERAT, COMMANDING. Reims, 12th September, 1914.

- NOTICE. ~ The persons mentioned below were condemned by the tribunal of the council of war and shot this same day at the citadel, namely: Eugene Jacquet, wholesale wine merchant. Ernest Deconinck, sub-lieutenant. > Georges Mnertehs. tradesman. Sylvere Verhulst, workman. 1. For having concealed the English aviator who alighted at Wattlgnies on the 11th of last March—for having given him shelter and facilitated his passage to France, so that he was able to return to the enemy’s lines. 2. For having maintained and assisted members of the enemy army who, after discarding their uniform, rejnained in Lille and its suburbs. and ‘iwtvingZenabtaT them Io escape into France. . ——* By the proclamation of the governor, of the 7th April, 1915, these two cases. espionage?- arebrought to tlie knowledge of rhe public in order that they may serve as a warning. —. THE GOVERNOR. Lille. 22d September. 1915. [Espionage is punishable with death—that is a commonly acknowledged rule of military law. But there are other services which the civil population of an occupied territory may perform for their arnetr and fefiow->ountrymenunder-arm« r which are absolutely distinct from espionage. of infinitely, less danger to the occupying power. The Germans wished to punish these”acts of service with the extreme penalty. They therefore “considered them as espionage.”]

PROCLAMATION.

In future the inhabitants of places situated near railways and telegraph lines which have been destroyed will be punished without mercy (whether they are guilty of this destruction or

not). For this purpose, hostages have been- taken 4n all places tn the vicinity 1 of railways in danger of similar > attacks; and at the first attempt to., destroy anyraiiwn y,tetegrnphqrtelephone they will be shot immediately. The governor, VON DER GOLTZ.

PROCLAMATION.

The tribunal of the imperial German council of war sitting in Brussels has pronounced the following sentences : Condemned to death for conspiring together to commit treason: Edith Cavell, teacher, of Brussels. Philippe Bancq, architect, of Brussels. Jeanne de Belleville of Montignies. Louis Thuiliez. professor at Lille. Louis Severin, chemist, of Brussels. Albert Libiez, lawyer, of Mons. For the same offense the following have been condemned to 15 years’ hard labor: Hermann Capiau, engineer, of Wasmes. Ada Bodart of Brussels. Georges Derveau, chemist, of Paturages:— Marv de Croy of Bellignies. At the same sitting, the war council condemned 17 others charged with treason against the imperial armies to sentences of penal servitude and imprisonment varying from two to eight years. The sentences on Bancq and Edith Cavell have already been fully executed. The governor general of Brussels brings these facts to the knowledge of the public that they may serve as a warning. The Governor of the City. GENERAL VON BISSING. Brussels, 12th October, 1915. —{-Treason-means the-opposite of patriotism. but the German word “wal■-treason ,, means loyalty to patriotism at the riskot one’s life. Acts of war-treason are acts done by the inhabitants of an occupied territory, on behalf of their native country and their fellow-countrymen, for whicfi the German ‘ miirtary code prescribes the penalty of death. Edith Cavell and her companions had done such acts and well knew what awaited them if they were discovered. It was in this that their heroism lay.]

PROCLAMATION OF THE GERMAN MILITARY COMMANDANT OF LILLE.

The attitude of England makes the provisioning of the population more and more difficult. To reduce the misery, the German authorities have recently asked for volimt-eers to go-and work in -the country. This offer has not had the success that was expected. In consequence of this, the inhabitants will be deported by order and removed into the country. Persons deported will be sent to the interior of the occupied territory in France, far behind the front, where they will be employed Jdl agricultural labor, and not in any military work whatever. By this measure they will be given the opportunity of providing better for their subsistence. In case of necessity provisions can be obtained through the German depots. Every person deported will be allowed to take with him 30 kilogrammes of luggage (household utensils, clothes, etc), which they will be well advised to make ready at once. I order, therefore, that no one may, until further order, change" his place of • residence. No one may absent himself from his legally declared residence from 9.0 p. m. to G.O a. m (German time), unless he is in possession of a permit in due form. Inasmuch as this is an irrevocable measure, it is in the interest of the population itself to remain calm and obedient. THE COMMANDANT. Lille, April. 191 C. (This proclamation was followed up by the deportation of 25,000 French civilians from the towns of Roubaix, Turcoing and Lille. There were girls as young as sixteen among the victims, and men as old as fifty-five. Families were ruthlessly broken up.) —~'

NOTICE. All the Inhabitants of the house, with the exception of children under fourteen, and their mothers, and also of old people, must prepare themselves for transportation in an hour-and-a-half's time. An officer will definitely decide which persons will be taken to the concentration camps. Ijjor this purpose all the inhabitants of the house must assemble in front of it. In case <?f*bad weather, they may remain in the passage. The door ,of lhe house must remain open. All appeals will be useless. No inmate of the house, even ’ those who will not be transported, may leave the bouse before 8.0 a. m. (German time). Each person will hnve a right to 30 kilogrammes of luggage: if anyone’s luggage exceeds that-weight. it will be rejected without further consider''aftonT” Packages^must be separately made up for each person and must bear an address legibly written and firmly fixed on. This address must include the surname and the Christian name, and the number of the identity card. ' . ■ It is absolutely necessary that people should provide’ themselves in their own Interest with eating ami drinking "utensils, as well ai wTHTTi woollen blanket, .strong shoes and linen. Everyone must carry his identity card on his person. Anyone to evade transportation will l>e punished without mercy. ETA PPEN-KOM M A NDA NTUR. fin this nroelamation the German transport officer nt Lille puts the commandant's decree into effect. “It was terrible.” writes a witness. “The officer went round, pointing eiit the men and women whom he chose and giving them, to make their preparations, a period varying from an hour to ten minutes."]

The Charge, the Confession, and the Coming

By REV. J. H. RALSTON, D. D.

Socrtt* r y of Correspondence Department, Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT—But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you. that he will not hear. . . . For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities. we know them; . . . And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob* salth the Lord.—lsa. 69:2, 12, 20. In the days of the old prophets, trouble between- God and sinning men

tween them and God was not removed. It-was... fortunate for them that .Alleyhad some religious leaders that knew things spiritual, and who were faithful in telling the people that they werenot doing what was pleasing to God at alt—

Charge of Worldliness. If the application of these word* were made to the church today, which would be very proper, the charge would not be wise if it were made in the form of details or the naming of peccadillos of improper conduct, but if the church were charged with worldliness, with betrayal of pure doctrine,, with robbery as far as withholding offerings to God .are concerned, then the charge would attract attention. The church of God today in its sinful condition stands as a buffer between God and the unsaved world. A great load of guilt is on it today on this particular account. It is a misrepresentation of what Christ and his religion, are. The world does not today read Christ properly because it reads the perverted message of Christ that the church presents in its life. But the shortcomings of the church will not redeem any unsaved man, nor be an excuse for not getting right with God. Here every tub must stand on its. own bottom. What, is wrong with the unsaved man? Simply that he is out of right relationship with God; there IS a lack of adjustment; A man can fence all he pleases, and try to throw the blame on God, but ultlmate-

ly the trouble is with himself. His sins have separated between him and God, and these must be got out of the way. God must be faithful to man, and to show his love he says through his ministers, “Your sins have hid his face from you that her will not hear.”. God's Part and Man’s. The charging of sin is God’s part; the confessing of sin is man’s part. Fortunately, the people to whom the prophet spoke heeded his word, and we read that they made detailed confession. Confession is in a way the same thing as repentance, and some men have shown themselves to be strong in repentance, indeed, there is no explanation of their standing before God. except conceding that they knew’ how to repent. We have David and Peter as examples. Such confession is coming out candidly and accepting the righteousness of the charge of God. God has passed judgment, his charge is made and man must, like one of ancient times, acknowledge the charge in order that God may. beejustified when he speaks and clear when he judges. We might note in this part of the confesslODL that_the individual says "his sins are multiplied before him” —that is, they are in an exaggerated form, really what they are, as compared with what he has heretofore considered them to be. He concedes, also, that his sins belong to himself. The need of the day in which we find ourselvels is confession, national COniPSSiOil, CnurCil vOnifrSSlttli,—TUUivm ual - confession. Some nations today are on their knees. They are on their way to true blessing because they are going to get right with God. The organized church is hardly on itsfeet yet and ls Is slipplng further and further away from the truth of God, and not until it gets to its knees and con-fesses-Its attachment to the world, its departure from tin th. itsfailure to understand its true mission, will it have God’s favor. The Blessing. The inevitable follows confession of sin, namely, blessing. In the text we are told that the Redeemer shall come to Zion. The .trouble with the world and with the church and the indlvidtiaris, that the Redeemer lg nor ent. This coming of the Redeemer may fairly be considered in the first place as a spiritual coming. The ideal situation is expressed by the term Immanuel, which means “God with us.” but God cannot be with us if we hold to our sins and do not confess and forsake them. G&d remains away from nations and churches' and individuals as far as his blessings are concerned, who do not confess their sins and return to him.

was as evident as it is today. Tfi the reading of the chapter thatprecedes the one from which the texts are taken, we read that the people attempted to do certain things that pleased God; being very religious, in a formal way, they were devoting themselves to their sacrifices and feastlngs, but the trouble be-