Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1917 — Page 3

Americans Must Realize That War Now Involves Their Own Security

By United States Senator WILLIAM E. BORAH of Idaho

ress slowly in the mobilization of our military forces for the conflict. And if it should continue indefinitely, we would not in any true sense mobilize our forces at all. Legislation alone cannot, save us; food dictators cannot save us; bureaus cannot save us; only the aroused and "sustained interest, the concentration and devotion of a hundred million people can save us. This cannot be had until the people as a whole come to believe and understand beyond peradventure that this is now our war and involves the immediate and vital interests, institutions and welfare of ohr own country and the security of our own people. Can we not Americanize this war? We have just and abundant reasons for doing so. Since we entered the war and as the situation now exists, it is. in every sense an American war, and no nation has more at stake or will be called upon to make greater sacrifice in the end, in all probability, than our own. If any man doubts the interest we have in the war, let him reflect upon the future in case the opposing powers are successful. One shudders to think of the humiliation, the degradation and the sacrifice we shall experience. It seems to me, therefore, in all candor, that we may as well suspend for a time this surfeit of talk about democracy as an abstract principle of government to be applied benignantly and indiscriminately to every people, wherever or however situated, and spend more time, write more editorials, and express more views relative to the interests and welfare of this particular democracy of ours. Its whole future and its whole existence are wrapped up now in the success of this fight -in which we are engaged, and it is a theme, as it occurs to me, upon which we may well concentrate our minds and our thought.

Every Member of Uncle Sam’s Army Mentally and Physically Fit

Every medical officer in the federal service who examines applicants for enlistment must certify in the case of a successful applicant that “he has no mental or physical defect disqualifying him for service in the United States army.” Ta the layman the tests made often seem unduly severe. Even civilian physicians are apt to consider the line too strictly drawn. In the examinations for the Plattsburg camp the candidate often appeared with a certificate from his physician stating that he was “fit for service, and vas extremely indignant when he was rejected by the army surgeon who made the examination. The result was that for many days the newspapers contained letters from candidates who assorted that they had always been “perfectly well,” had always “played tennis and golf,” and were star athletes a$ school and college. The answer might be made that war is neither tennis nor golf, and that even the perils and vicissitudes of the college athlete, from the bruises and fractures of the football field to the more insidious dangers of ice cream soda,-are hardly comparable with trench warfare. The recruit is*chosen from two points of view: First, the United States as an employer. Does he have the necessary intelligence and the required education to make a 'good soldier? By education I refer to his command of the English language and his apparent ability to understand and carry out commands. Second, the physical qualifications of the recruit. Has he sufficient physical endurance to carry out the daily routine of a soldier, and has he, or can he, develop sufficient reserve force to stand up under the strain of unusual physical exertion? No matter how welt a soldier serves during what might be called his normal activities, he is worse than useless if he becomes an additional burden to the army during periods of unusual stress.

Great American Medical Discoveries Bear Stamp “Made in Germany”

Many important discoveries in medicine in America have not been accepted here until they have been appropriated by Teutons and returned to us with the stamp “Made in Germany.” The great medical profession of this country has not stood as a united body for that whieh is American in medicine. Many, while abroad, have for medical conditions atrhome, and for personal advancement have often written about and discussed as remarkable European discoveries that are trivial. Our country has. done much for the advancement of the medical profession through the enactment of just laws requiring standards of education. Through the efforts of the committee on medical education, our profession has largely aided in the standardization of medical colleges. Through the work of this board, many of the inefficient medical colleges have been forced to close, to the great ultimate good of medical science land of the people served by their graduates. The added requirements of preliminary education and increased years of medical study were so great, however, with the elimination of 40 per cent of the colleges, and the years of study more than doubled, we have little more than one-third as many Btudents of medicine now aa in 1900. Fewer doctors, better-trained nurses to take some of their work, better-educated people, and preventive medicine to reduce sickness, maintain an even balance, however. Now will come a hysterical demand to lower the bars of educational medical requirements under pretext, ol the necessity of war. It must not be permitted. If ever we need educated men, it is now and hereafter.

For nearly three years the American people have been led to look upon this war as a European war —a war with which they had little to do either in thought or act. This was thoroughly and persistently drilled into the minds of our people. The mere declaration of war did not wholly, it seems, revolutionize the public mind in this respect. A great many of our people, eyen those whose interests in the war are keen and whose patriotism is undoubted, look upon this war as a European war and continue to treat it as such. So long as that condition continues we shall make prog-

By WARREN T. BROWNE

By DR. CHARLES H. MAYO

Pretident ot American Medical Association

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

LUMBERJACKS READY FOR SERVICE IN EUROPE

Group of NeW England lumberjacks ready to embark for Europe to prepare timbers for the trenches of the allies. Ten units have been recruited for this work and are In the charge of Daniel A. Mac Kay of the Northwest mounted police, shown at the right.

FACE MANY PERILS TO HELP WOUNDED

Life of Stretcher Bearers at the ; front Is Not an Easy One. PRIVATE FENTON ENVIES THEM But He Changes His Mind After Trip to No Man's Land as Volunteer In Place of Slain Bearer.

By PATRICK MAC GILL.

(Special Correspondent of the Chicago Dally News.) London.—The battalion was resting in a village far behind the trenches and Fenton, newly out, discovered that a rest is a period of sweat and hard labor. Then, the month being May, the sun shone as only the sun of France can shine, and of course Fenton roasted. # He got up in the morning at six o’clock, b r iß a de time, and formed up with the other men outside his billet, TJifise men were generally inclined to take a gloomy view of things at that hour, and vowed that brigade time skipped two hours at night and found them again when on parade. That was the beginning of a day which might be called fairly strenuous, and Fenton, who was still new to things, wondered what it was all so it wasn’t fighting and whether ~ everybody worked as hard as he did. Now, among others who lived in his billet there were two men, and these seemed to labor little. They had no bayonets to burnish, no rifles to clean, no ammunition to carry. When other men went out they stopped inside, and they were in when Fenton returned from parade. Once ■when he was engaged in a mimic attack on a wood he came across these two men In company wish several others and all were lying in the shade of the trees smokiag cigarettes and listening to an address which the M. O. was delivering. Fenton had been hard at work all morning. His legs were tired, his shoulders 'ached, the sweat poured down his face in tiny rivulets. He had no time to lie in the shade. How he envied the stretcher bearers!

They Had an Easy Life. It was Fenton’s first spell in the firing line and the trench in which he found himself was a comparatively quiet one, but in bad repair; so no end of work had to be done there. Parapets had to be built, saps had to .be strengthened, wire entanglements had to be laid, and so on. In addition to tasks like these, there were -ration fatigues, water fatigues, a'nd fatigues for carrying up ammunition and Fenton was a good, willing worker, and while he labored he watched the two stretcher bearers and decided that they had a very quiet life. One of them was a thickset man of medium height who seemed to be always laughing and smoking cigarettes. His name was* Rogers. “An easy job yours,” said Fenton to him on the afternoon of the second day. “Not so bad,” said Rogers with a smile. “Next time there’s a vacancy I’ll let you know.” On the following day the British attacked, captured a German trench and held it. Some men, a few of the most reckless spirits, went a bit beyond the trench, but were forced to fall back again leaving a number of wounded behind them on the ground. It was then that Fenton, ensconced in the trench, saw the stretcher bearers at work, saw them goldg out Into the open field of danger, tending the wounded and carrying them in, not only to the trench, but back to the dressing station at the rear. The way was one of peHl, but the men, knowing their duty, never hesitated. ~ Once, twice, three times, Fentonf saw Rogers and his mate pass across the trench carrying the limp figures of the -wounded on their stretchers. And Rogers always bore on his face a good-natured smile. He seemed to, be enjoying his job. When darkness fell Rogers came into the trench, but his mate was not with him. , < Wanted a Volunteerl “I’ve lost him,” he said, “and I want somebody to take his place, a volunteer. There’s only one more wounded man out in the front now, so I want to get him in. Who’ll come with me?” ' "I’ll go,” said Fenton,i and he wens Rogers seemed to be very weary. On the way out he came to a s halt several

times and once, even, he sat down. “I’m a bit tired,” he said. “But I’ll soon buck up. This man’s the last; then I’ll have a rest.” They reached the wounded man and in the dark it was impossible to distinguish his features. -He was breathing heavily and his face looked very white. “He’s unconscious,” said Rogers. “He’s on the stretcher; my mate helped me on with him, then he got hit.” “Is he dead, your mate?” asked Fenton. Rogers pointed at something' dark which lay on the earth near the stcptcher. “My mate,” he said In a low voice. Then. “You take the head, Fenton, and I’ll take the legs; they’re lighter, and I’m a bit weak.” The journey was tortuous. The bullets whistled round the men’s legs and once or twice the handles of the stretcher slipped from Rogers’ hands. Then' both men would halt for a second, draw breath, and without speaking a word continue their*journey. They' got"lnto the dressing station about midnight, and then Fenton discovered two things which caused him to open his mouth in wonder. The man on the stretcher was a German. They had risked their lives to succor the enemy. And Rogers was wounded. Whe'h his mate got killed, he, himself, had got hit in the shoulder with a shrapnel bullet. ——

IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR THIS SOLDIER TO MEND

Paris. The French army probably contains the oldest soldier in the world, a private named Montserrat, whose age Is eighty-one ye'ars. He was over two years in captivity, after being taken in Belgium by the Germans. They finally decided he was harmless and liberated him. As soon as he arrived in Paris, however, he enlisted and Is anxious to geek vengeance.

HUMAN ADDING MACHINE

New' Ybrk has produced a six-year-old human adding machine, who can give instantly the totals of formidable columns of figures, and who Is unable to distinguish one figure from the other. Hfe is Samuel-Jnngries, the thirteenth child of Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Jungries of New York. His peculiar gift was not revealed until a week ago when it was discovered by some of his companions of the neighborhood. Since then physicians and psychologists have examined him and have pronounced his feats as “marvelous.” N ,_i v In addition to his wonderful powers In adding up sums he has a most retentive memory and can remember the problems someone, has given him, days after he first worked them out

PLAN NEW TYPE FIGHTING PUNE

Will Sacrifice Speed to Weight of Broadside and Invulnerability.

EXPERTS INDORSE PROGRAM

Orville Wright, Inventor of Airplane, Says Conflict's Quick Termination Lies in Air Inferiority for Some Combatant. Washington. — The principal contribution of the United States to the allies’ military operations will be the evolution of an entirely new type of fighting airplane. This prediction .was made by a high ranking officer of the navy. In common with many of his associates, this oflfcer believes that not only the allies but Germany have worked on a faulty theory in trying to perfect ayiation. They have sacrificed everything possible for greater speed. The result is the ultra-fast machines used by the belligerents on the western front are vulnerable to a high degree, despite their armor. While many fast machines will be constructed in this country in addition to the training airplanes now being turned out, it is believed probable that In carrying out the' program announced by Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the aircraft production board, and backed by President Wilson and Secretary Baker, much time and money will be expended in the development of a new type of fighting plane in which high speed will be sacrificed to weight of broadside and invulnerability. It Is predicted the armament of the new type of American airplane will be as heavy ,as the navy one-pound rifle. The plan is to make aircraft capable of a wider radius of action than those in use by the allies, which must be aimed at the enemy machines in order to make their machine guns effective. Wright Indorses Move. Orville Wright, who with his brother, Wilbur Wright, built and flew the first man-carrying airplane, strongly indorsed the program for the development of aviation in this country on a broad scale. ' “When my brother and I built and flew the first man-carrying machine,” he said,'“we thought we were introducing Into the world an invention which would make further wars practically Impossible. We thought governments would realize the impossibility of winning by surprise attacks and that too country would enter Into war with another of equal size when it knew it would have to win by wearing out its enemy. “Nevertheless, the world finds itself in the greatest war in history. Neither side has been able to win on account of the part the airplane has played. Both sides know exactly what the other is doing. The two sides are apparently nearly equal In aerial equipment, and unless present conditions can be changed the war will continue for years. __ j_ Must Blind the Enemy. “However, if the allies’ armies are equipped with such a number of airplanes as to keep- the enemy planes entirely back of the line, so that they are unable to direct gunfire or to observe the movement of the allied troops —in other words, if the enemy’s eyes can be put out —it will be possible to end the war. This is not taking into account what might be done by bombing German sources of munition supplies, such as Essen, which ls Only about 150 miles behind the" fighting lines. But to end the war quickly and cheaply, the supremacy in the air must be so complete as to entirely blind the enemy. “The program laid down by the aircraft production board, if carried out, will obtain this result.” Mr. Wright is now engaged In superintending the building of the big four squadron aviation field for the war department at Dayton,,; O.

Costs Him $4,300 to Sell Rum.

Burlington, Vt. —It cost Soliman Zeekind Just $4,300 to sell one bottle of llquipr here. Soliman has a saloon, but under the law he is not allowed to sell anything to be drunk away from the premises. He broke this law.

SCRAPS of HUMOR

PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

“Do you pay much attention to public sentiment?” “No; I always look the other way when I see a young couple bolding hands in the park.”

’Twai Ever Thus. High-priced meat make* boarding bouses Harp the same old tunes; They give you hash for breakfast, and For Bupper you get prunes.

Bad l-orm. “Fancy a queen being jilted! Yet, that was poor Dido’s experience." “Yes,” replied the practical person. “Dido made a great mistake In not controlling her feelings. Instead of havIng the word passed around that she sent Aeneas about his business because Bhe din’t like the way he foxtrotted, ghe made a public exhibition of her broken heart.”

Entirely Misleading.. “Did I understand you to say that Glithers has read a great many books?” “Yes, but he has profited little.” “Surely # there Is Inspiration to be found in good books?” “I’m not denying that. The kind Glithers reads contain so-called short cuts to wealth.”

The Brighter Bide. “I see where another fortunate man has found a valuable pearl in an oyster.” “Nothing like that ever happens to me,” said the poor but cheerful citizen. “Still, I don’t worry. I would consider myself lucky to get the oyster.”

Hollering Stations. Mr. Krusty—Young man, with that voice of yours you to be with some company on the road. Young Man (who has just sung)— As a tenor in grand opera? Mr. Krusty—No; brakeman on some railroad.

His Idea. Dr. Emdee —Was the operation on Ooyner’s wife successful? Dr. Phil Graves —Not altogether. Coyner went Into bankruptcy just be* fore I sent him my bill.

ALL RIGHT.

De Style-Chat’s her social standing? De Smear —Three trips to Reno, a Fifth avenue mansion and a Newport villa.

Wasted Oratory.

“Why do you refer to me as a ‘windjammer?” asked the orator, in some heat. •*' ; “Because you talk so much.” “Sir, my speeches are informative.” “Maybe they are, but the tumble is they don’t inform me of anything I want to know.”

A Timely Provision.

She—Dearest, I would die for you. He—That’s very sweet of V you, Amanda, but don’t make It peroxid* blende.