Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1919 — Page 2

War Unity of the Allies Teaches the Lesson of Future Co-Operation

cause lor , pride, bv the slightest toucl) of cowardice or of anything which could dishonor the emblem of the nation. si'rilit ics not u-t orv but of 3 victory w means that >n working our way through the>e terrible days and years of suffering and strife we have been learning this lesson of co-operation. 'This lesgon~wev must learli so thoroughly Jhat we shall be guided in the difficult path of international co-operation in the days of peace and in the very difficult path of social co-opcration in solving our own problems in our own political homes.. ■ :

Yank and Briton Have Fought and Bled Together; Now Must Live Together

Americans will understand that British friendship is today unreserved and without qualification. - ■ In the compliments which one nation pays to another there is always an element of camouflage; but in the present case the sincerity of the tribute stands out cleat as the day. It is not only a matter of words and pictures and anthems. Momentous issues are being decided. As long-as we were all laboring under the strain of war we had the strongest possible reasons for working harmoniously. We knew what Germany would do to us both if we fell asunder. The worst stress has been eased by peace, and we need to be all the more careful to maintain the former comradeship. Trade rivalry and innumerable delicate questions affecting the distribution of food and raw materials might cause friction if approached_by.. either party in an, ungenerous spirit. Officials are working at high pressure and are not always diplomatists in any country. We need to make it plain that our two nations will not tolerate any drifting apart. Tt is not a question which solely concerns departments in London and Washington. Every one of us is involved in it, and it is for’the departments to do our bidding. If there should be any narrowminded mandarin in hitehall who wants to make himself at the expense of the United States let him be fired. The only competition should be in reasonableness. From the Pacific ocean to the Rhine there is disturbance and bloodshed. Democracies cannot afford to be divided in days like these when anything m'av happen among populations numbering 300,000,000. Americans and British have worked together, fought together, bled died together. They have been foes and they are now friends. As friends they must learn to live together.

Terms of Peace Should Be Arranged Exclusively by Allied Nations

By CHARLES F. MOORE,

The terms of peace should be arranged entirely and exclusively by the allied nations. The enemy should not be permitted to join in the conference, but should be required to wait outside the door until invited to enter and hear sentence pa’ssed. * The kaiser should be'permanently enjoined from doing business under the old firm name and style of “Me und Gott, thereby depriving hijp. of the right to impose on civilization by fraudulently representing himself as being associated with one who has no interest whatever in the business and no sympathy with its methods. ■ After the war every article of merchandisemanufactured in the German empire should be conspicuously labeled "Made iq Germany 5 in order that civilized people may be warned of its origin and let it alone. Any controversies hereafter arising with Germany should be settled by aboard of arbitration composed of one. American,, one Frenchman and one Englishman. The decision to he final and to be communicated to the German empire when put in final and permanent form. . IThe German language should henceforth be like the German rulers, unspeakable. ■

Universal Military Training Is Lesson of the Great War for America

Universal military training in time of peace and equal national service in time of war, for the United States, is the lesson of the world war, now victoriously ending. . . , ■. The forces are active for and against this policy; the issue is on; it has become a live political question —not in a partisan sense, but in the sense that any national policy be acted on by those in authority? supported, by the people. • . This is the most important and'serious matter the war has placed before us and it would b«*vise for all-those who desire to forward the will of the people to give to it a whoje-hearted and, aggressive support. / The National Association for Universal Military Training feels that if this is not done 'those*whose suffrage they enjoy will be forfeited.

By CHARLES E. HUGHES

In the co-opernjlion ftchieyed by the associated g<>v-ernnu-ni sduring the war hrs the promise of the future. We .have a new era spreading before our vision, in fihich tie? great aim will !>■-> hi iruiintnin this sense of unity. Let us learn that in meeting our problems here force, tyranny, the determination to rule mustbe cryshed. Arraying class against class, the thought of ■jiowcr obtained by the mere exercise of strength must be forever crtFSedr : ; ” H— —We have no jealousies or envies or petty rivalries <in this hour of victory, where every nation has its just

By P. W. WILSON,

in an Article .in Official Journal of Paper Industry

By LIEUT-GEN. S. B. M. YOUNG

London Daily New*

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER. IND.

The navy department has almost completely abandoned the old state, war and navy building on Pennsylvania nxTmnrTnnthas movert i nto the big, ha rnllke structure in 1* otomae-park.—This.b.uLUlj.ng, and its cotnpsn on ui ng for the army, seen in the distance, constitute one of the largest office buildings in the world. Each of themwill accommodate 9,000 people. ■

AMERICAN HERO, DESPITE LOSS OF FEET, QUALIFIES AS AN AIRMAN

Atlanta Man Fought With Dublin Fusileers Until Injured—Later He Was Made a Flight Commander in the British Atc-_ —Service and Was Going Big Until He Was_i Captured by the Huns.

With American Army Jh France. — Loss .of one foot and part of the other (lid not end the fighting career of Owen Cobb Holleran of Atlanta, Ga. A man with artificial feet is- unfit for Infantry duty, so Owen was-honorably discharged from that branch of the service. Being a soldier of fortune Holleran refused “to be dumped on the army scrap heap,” as he ex- = pressed It. In spite of his physical handicap he ■ wormed his way into the British air service, won- a pilot’s license, operating a type of plane lhat (1171 not require foot manipulation, became a lieutenant, captain and flight commander. Some climb for a follow with wooden feet, but not surprising If you knew Holleran. He had all sorts of thrills and adventures, and then one day—but I fim getting ahead of my story. Better let Capt. E. G. Lowry tell It as he told It to me on a rainy night while I was with the British army. Be was attached to the American embassy in London before entering the United States army. It was ’■while at the London embassy that he - flrsthadthe ease of Owen Cobb Holleran called to his attention. Captain Lowry’s home also js in Atlanta. Stranger - Th an Fiction.

“There is material for n book In Holleran’s experience,” said Captain Lowry. “Stranger than fiction in spots. .His papers came to me at the embassy and he has kept up a correspondence. There is a lot in the chap. He is as clever and brave as they make them. He was employed as a clerk In the office of the Southern TPHUTiTepIIbne” conipaTy “TnAtlanta. Like many other young Americans he wanted to see the great war. It got into his blood long before our country -was involved. In 1915- hestarted out from Atlanta with a friend named Gray. They had "Just SIOO between ■ them for the big adventure. They went to New York and tried to enlist In the British army, but the consul said he couldn’t enroll Americans. “From a crossing policeman—they learned that a cattle boat was to sail next day. They decided to work their passage. They applied and got the Job. Reaching London, they were ac-i Tepted at a recruiting station In Scot- . land Yard. The recruiting sergeant wanted to know what branch of the service they preferred. Jlolleran replied: ‘No choice. Just as soon serve in one branch as the other. My only request is that you send us to a warm climate. I came from the South and 1 like It hot.’ ‘“You can get it hot enough at any part of the front? replied the sergeant? ‘I see your point, lad, and we’ll see what can be done. With a name like yours I think an Irish outfit is the place for you.’ Holleran was assigned to the Dublin Fusileers. His friend Gray went to the same regiment. In a few months Holleran’s regiment was sent to Gallipoli. He served th rough that campaign and saw hard fighting. The regiment went with ojhef British units to Egypt to be refitted after the Gallipoli scrap.? Feet Badly Frozen. “Next Holleran went with the Dub-1 Un Fusileers into Serbia with the first allied expedition. In the mountains many of the soldiers suffered from • frozen feet nnd hands. HOlleran’a feet were badly- frozen, and he told me with a grin that he couldn’t help Jfceing'the funny side of it after having asked to be sent to a hot place. “Fate began to extend a helping hand to Holleran away out there. At* tached to British field hospital In Serbia were two American surgeons, one from Georgia and the other from 1 South Carolina? Learning that, HolKieran hailed from Atlanta, they took special interest In him. They did 1 everything possible to save his feet, but. later, to avoid more serious comamputated part of each foot. “Holler an returned to Upland,

WHERE THE NAVY DEPARTMENT IS HOUSED NOW

blighty. He was at Cliveden hospital, maintained by MrS. Astor. He was fitted out with artificial feet there. When it came time to think about sending Holleran back to the states the case was referred to me. But Owen Cobb Holleran did not intend to go home. He said anybody who thought his fighting days were over just because he had game feet had another guess. “He said he had read about a new type of airplane while at the hospital. It was operated entirely by hand levers, which fact gave him an inspiration. said he. had given the matter much thought on his cot and while sunning himself in a wheel chair. He had finally resolved to become an aviator and he felt confident he could make good. “The next thing I heard about Holleran he was a full-fledged flyer in the British air force. He made-good from the start. One day a very large and official-lookingenvelope came to. me. It contained the honorable discharge of Owen Cobb Holleran from the Dublin Fusileers. It had been sent by the coloneLof the regiment, who wrote very flatteringly about the young American. I hadn’t seen or heard from Holleran for months. -ft finally learned the location of his j squadron and forwarded the army certificate. Physical Defect Barred Him. “A few days later I received a cheerful letter thanking me and inviting me to dine with him at my earliest convenience at the squadron mess. You could have knocked me over with a feather when, at the end of the letter I read that Owen Cobb Holleran was now a captain and flight com-

HERO OF ZFEBRUGGE

Captain Carpenter of H. M. S. Vindictive arrived in New York recently. He is the captain of the proudest if not the most prepossessing ship in the British navy. It was the Vindictive that took the leading part the most thrilling assault of the war, the object of which was to bottle up the German submarine and destroyer posts ki Zeebrugge. Observations made after the raid proved how in Captain Carpenter’s words, they, gave thp dragon’s tail “a damp good twist.” After the successful raid the Vindictive returned to port, her funnels riddled with.bullets, her bridge blown away and battered and scarred hi, a dozen places, ...2,. v.

mander. He mentioned more thar once that he regretted bis inability to serve his own country when we entered the war, but his physical defect barred him. And he wanted to keep right on fighting the Boche, so he remained in the British service. .... “I was very eages. to see him and to congratulate him on his success, but had to defer the visit owing to the activities of the British army. It so happened that I selected the' day following the most dramatic day in Holleran’s career, but I was too late. “Motoring to the squadron I found English and Canadian and American aviators in a spirited game of baseball. I asked for Captain Holleran. A fellow shouted to a lieutenant who was playing second base. The nontenant came up panting. He said: ‘Captain Holleran is*gone.’ ‘Gone?’ I reiterated. 'What do you mean? He isn’t dead, is be?’ “ ‘No. Taken prisoner by the Boche yesterday. I roomed and chummed -with —him. Gang miss him.. Terribly. Happened like this: We went on a daylight bombing raid. Holleran led the flight. Before we started he remarked that he had a sort of presentiment something was going to happen to him. Our bombing trip was a success. We had orders to fly low on the return and machine-gun certain positions. Ran into heavy enemy fire. Holleran’s machine was hit. He went down inside the enemy lines. . “ ‘We could see him waving to us. Then we saw Bodies surround him with leveled guns and saw Hol’e arms go up.’ “Can you beat It for a melodramatic last scene?” asked Captain Lowry. “Holleran was-captured on Sunday, September 15. A game kid. Pity they got him.”

CASTOR OIL FROM ORIENT

Thousands of Gallons Are Coming Through the Port of Seattle. Seattle, .Wash.—Thousands of -gallons of castor oil are coming through this port from the Orient, and it has been largely due to this Importation that America’s airplane performance in the war has been so successful. has #roxedJto_l>e_theJbes t lubricant for airplane motors, bus its production in this country was limited. The United States government encouraged the planting of castor beans, but the crop vvas a failure. In the Orient crops have been exceedingly bountiful. It is believed the*stream Of oil flowing Into this country soon will be increased owing to the use of airplanes on mail routes. j

JUDGE FREES MAN WITH FLU

Court Joins in Rush for Doors When Prisoner’s Condition is Discovered. Pittsburgh, ’ Pa. —Walter Sanowski went into the criminal court recently as a prisoner and came out scot free and without the regular process of law. . - , Sanowski was sitting in the p?lsoner’s dock when attention was called to his physical condition. A doctor was called. “What’s his ailment?” asked the judge. “Influenza,” replied the medical man. iriiTlitnriiiTvi j ti - t umi ivi the doors, in which the court joined. His case was dismissed and Sanowski was taken td a hospital.

CAPTURED HUN BAND PLAYS OUR ANTHEM

Pittsburgh, Pa.—ln France re- • cently a German regimental band i of 60 pieces, whose members had ; been prisoner, played “The j Star-Spangled Banner,” accord- ; Ing to a letter from Corporal . Fwan W. Allan of; the Three J Hundred and Ninetieth infantry, i to his dad. The band was taken ' during a surprise attack which < was made without a barrage pre- ■ llminary. The German musl- - cians played the air in a very ; creditable manner, according to •

GEMS OF THOUGHT

When otirvlces leave us we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them. 1 The only good copies are those which enableus to see the laughableness of bad originals. ...c,„ I Real struggling is itself real living, and do ennobling thing of this earth 18 ever to be had by man on any other ’termS fc ‘ ' ''L ~■... The great secret of life is to know how in our own way to be receptive to the spirit, how to read the message of Its Inner whisperings. •_ —r a L 7..-.-He that can be true to his best and secret nature, that can by faith awi. the struggling world within, is most likely th send forth a blessed power, to vanquish the world without. Talk about those subjects you have had long in your mind and listen to what others say about subjects you have studied but recently. Timber and knowledge should not be much used till they are. seasoned. Believe in yourself; believe in humanity; believe in the success of your undertaking. Fear nothing and no one. Love your work. Work, hope, trust. Keep in touch with today, yourself to be practical and up-to-date and sensible. You cannot fall. All war is horrible and hateful, but Htere Ts _ nb^’af war of class against class in the same country. There might be some compensation in the sufferings of the greatest war ever waged between nations If It tended to greater harmony among ourselves. To be a good listener is perhaps quite as desirable an art as that of being a good talker. Interest and sympathetic attention are always a' delicate courtesy. It draws out the best that others have to give, cheers and comforts those in trouble, sets the timid at ease and wins and holds friendship.—Exchange.

TIPS FROM TEXAS

Furthermore, our favorite aircastle Is papered with oil stock certificates. Another reason why a man is a man is because no matter what his wdfe pays for her hat, he tells her she got stung. Personally we would rather be right t£an be president, but we don’t seem to stand much chance of election, right or wrong. Tillie Clinger says she dreamed last night she was married to a man named Kultur, and had him arrested for wife-beating. As a rule, it is time for you to quit going to the photographer’s after he acknowledges that he can’t make you look like anything. Our position simply Is that every rich woman should allow her husband enough money to keep her from being known as a tightwaddess.—Dallas News.

SPLINTERS

No matter how hard a man runs for office he is perfectly satisfied to win in a walk. Reflection often reduces a man to humiliation, but it more often Increases a woman’s vanity. A few persons would like to see themselves as others see them, but most of us would rather have others see us as we see ourselves, •» ’ A man knows that a strop properly used makes' a sharp razor, but the little shaver knows that when vigorously applied it* makes a dull pain. One of the kaiser’s regrets probably is that he didn’t have a Hun U-boat on the job when Noah floated the ark so he could have killed all the birds and things with one torpedo.

THIS AND THAT

Nearly 6 per cent of the world’s crop of potatoes is spoiled or wasted. Fifty per cent of all the food raised In this country never reaches the consumer. Negr Yatkutsk, in Russia, ther? is a well of solid ice which has been penetrated Jo a depth of 382 feet without any indication of the bottom. A brown dye for leathers may be made as follows: Boil half an ounce of Spanish saffron and a quarter of an ounce of annatto in water until the dye is extracted, in which must be added some alcohol to set the color.

IN OTHER CITIES

Nogales, Mex., is to have free public schools. Portland (Ore.) yards employ 19,• 700 shipbuilders. "> Duquoin, Rl., receives $200,000 for a hospital under the vtf|l of J. M Browning. - - , ■" Minneapolis • receives ** a $3/MXH)QfI art collection as the gift of Thomas B. Walker. * .