Ligonier Banner., Volume 73, Number 43, Ligonier, Noble County, 26 October 1939 — Page 2

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Tree Seed Collected For State Nurseries

Several tons of hardwood and conifer tree seed will be collected for planting in state forest nurseries by Civilian Conservation Corps camps working under the direction of the Division of Forestry, Virgil M. Simmons, - commissioner of the Department of Conservation, reported today. Seed collection has been started

by five CCC camps ,including

those at the Jackson county state forest, the Wells Counoy state forest, and game preserve, the Salamonie state forest, the JasperPulaski state game preserve, and the -Clark county state forest. First reports indicate that it

will be difficult to collect as

much nursery seed as last year when more than forty tons of hardwood and conifer seed was secured. The major part of the collection was black walnut seed. Species being collected this year include: black walnut, white oak, white ash, sugar maple, tulip poplar, butternut and Virginia pine. Trees grown from the seed being collected by the five CCC camps and by the Division of Forestry will be used in future reforestation and windbreak plantings on state and private land.

State Parks Show . Attendance Gains

Attendance at the Indiana state parks to date is more than sixty thousand ahead of the 1938 figures for the same period, Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation, said today. A further increase is anticipated as a result of the autumn crowds. The continual increase in park attendance. registered over the last six years, is evidence of the growing popularity of these areas and appreciation of the facilities which are provided for use by the visitor. During the last six years - major development programs have been initiated in all of the Indiana state parks, much of the work being carried on with the cooperation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration and similar agencies. Added miles of roads and hiking trails, more shelter houses with larger picnic areas, improved water supplies and sanitary facilities are but a few of the developments making the parks more usable.

Interest Rate on Commodity Loans Reduced

The recently annoanced lowe,r'[ing of the interest rate on all Commodity Credit Corporation loans from 4 to 3 per cent will mean a yearly saving to the farmers in Noble County of approximately $126.06 on loars now outstanding, points out Orval L. McLallin, chairman »f the County AAA Committee. The reduction in the yearly interest rate to farmers from 4 to 3 per cent will become ef’active November 1, this year, McLallin said. Commodity Credit Corporation loans approved for Noble County farmers total approximately $12,600.00. They have been made on 13,531 bushels of corn and 7,361 bushels of wheat under commodity loan programs- of the Triple A. Mcl.allin stated that the reduction in. interest rates to farmers was based on an understanding that grew out of a confernce between representatives of -the American Bankers Association and - Commodity Credit Corporation officials. | Banks and lending agenciesj now making Commodity Credit! Corporation loans are guaranteedl an interest rate of 2% per cent for their services, and the Corporation receives 1% per cent of the total 4 per cent charged producers. Under the new arrangement, lending agencies making loans after October 31 will be ‘guaranteed .2 per cent, and the Corporation will receive 1 per ‘eent. On loans made under current: programs before November 1, ‘however, banks and lending agen‘cles will receive 2% per cent in- . McLallin said that the reduc-

tion follows the policy of the CCC of reducing all interest rates to their lowest possible levels. This policy gives farmers the opportunity to -retain the largest possible equity In commodities under m._ e - Bd Culver of South' Bend was avM%% B. M. Culyer

State Park Data Is Sought By Tourists

While the normal tourist season is past, there has been no letup in the number of requests receivde by the Department of Conservatiqn for informatijon about the Indiana state parks and points of interest, Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner, reported today. 3

Several of the requests have come from motorists in other states who are planning winter trips to the Indjana state parks. Other requests have been received from persons who visited one Indiana park during the past season and are now planning visits to other parks in the Hoosier state next year. z

Wildlife Conservation Aided by Farm Program

The Noble County farmer who carries out soil-building practices on his farm under the AAA Farm Program is not only improving his soil but is cooperating with sportsmen of the county, points out Orval 1, McLallin, Chairman of the County Agricultural Conservation Committee. Virtually every practice with which a farmer may earn part of his soil-building allowance is also of benefit to wildlife, MecLalHn said. A+ 3 recent wildlife conference in Washington, additional soil improvement practices beneficiaial to game and bird life were recommended for inclusion in the 1940 farm program.

Under the farm program, farmers of Noble county have in recent years earned soil-building payments for seedings of alfalfa, sweet clover, and native grasses. All of these, McLallin explains, provide feed and cover ‘and increase nesting areas. Food, cover,and nesting grounds are alS 0 provided by the practices of reseeding depleted pasture and deferring grazing to permit natural reseeding.

Many of the erosion control practices of the program also are a boon to wildlife, McLallin said. Terracing and strip cropping, for example, provide nesting ground and shelter, while reservoirs and dams increase the water available for fish and like game and raiss the water table for a greater growth of food and cover for land animals and wild fowl. Planting of trees and shrubs is one of the most valuable practices in conserving animals and birds. Not only are cover and nesting places provided but the fruit of trees and shrubs is an important seurce of food for wildlife.

Mark Centerlines ‘ On State Highways As Motoring Guide

Work has been started on the marking of centerlines on new and resurfaced state highways as a guide to motorists using these centerlines on other state highways will be undertaken later . At the present time maintenance workers are placing centerlines on the more than one hunt dred miles of state highways which were salvaged by resurfacing during the summer months, Using special equipment which Was develpoed by highway en~ gineers ,a four-inch stripe of asphaltic material is marked down the center of the resurfaced road: This stripe is then covered with fine, white stone which adheres to the asphalt, making a white line which designates the center of the traveling surface and shows motorists their proper traffic lane.

Later when temperatures drop, highwway workers will begin the renewal of centerline on approximately three thousand miles of state highways. Using the elongated, motorized centerlining equipment, the trained workers can cover several miles a day,. Application for the fourinch black stripe is most effective when temperatures are forty degrees or slightly less. Once apPlied, the centerline is effective for approximately three years depending upon the volunme of traffic using that partjcular high-, el [EReO

Use of the centerline has been found one of the most effective methods of creating motoring {Bafety on the state highway system. By indicating the proper traffic lane for vehicles moying in opposite directions, the centerline is a convience and safety factor for motorists. ; Mr. ‘and " Mrs. Emil " Kolar of] Chieago were weéek-end guests of | Mrs, John Haller, ¥ 2

THE LIGONIER BANNER, LIGONIER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939

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-+ ' State Chairman was headed, “Social Legislation Lauded by Bays.” * * * The Republican leader was charging that the Democrats were using the European war to disi tract minds of the voters from domestic issues. While Mr. Bays, was, on the same night confining his talk wholly to domestic issues, the great humanitarian program ~of the Democratic party. | * * H | The lead paragraph of the Bays story was “The humani- ~ tarian program of legislation enacted under the leadership of President Roosevelt will carry’ the Democratic party to victory in 1940 in both state and nation, Fred F. Bays, Democratic State Chairman asserted last night in an address before the Marion County Women’s Democratic club at the Claypool hotel.” * . * - Now whe would you say was using the “war issue” to distract the minds of the voters?: Certainly not the Democratic chairman, for he confined his remarks wholly to a discussion of the Democratic economic and humanitarian program. ' ¥= * % As a matter of fact, the Republican leadership, without a program to place before the people, has become a battery of war mongers. They have even charged that our great President is seeking deliberately to hurl this country in‘to the war at a time when every' patriotic citizen, worthy of the name regardless of party affiliation, is backing the President 100 per cent in his.noble effort to remain at peace with all the world. : » * * i During the recent gathering of Republicans in Indianapolis every speech delivered used the war as its theme, war and eriticism. Nothing constructive, no plan to replace the Democratic laws about which they exhort with a criticism which has become a banality. * * *® 55 They have not said with what law they would replace the Demoeratic program for youth in the CCC and NYA programs. They would repeal our banking laws, but have not said how they would protect depositors, who lost more than six billion dollars under Hoover, but who have not lost a penny since Franklin Roosevelt took the oath of office. & * %® : They have come forward with no program for the farmer, but we know that three Republican Presidents vetoed three farm bills before Franklin Roosevelt took office. : » L] & We know they would turn WPA relief back to the local communities, for that was what Republican Congressmen advocated in the last session. We have already felt the pressure of Republican slashes in WPA appropriations in >ur local relief tax budgets. * » @

They are opposed to the social welfare laws under which comes old-age pension, blind pensions, aid to dependent and crippled children, mothers’ pensions, vocational education, adult education, food for indigents from surplus commodities, hospitalization and general health and dental assistance to those in need, construction of parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, swimming pools. * * %* | They are opposed to unem_ployment insurance which paid '530,000,000 last year to men ‘and women in Indiana out of jobs by seasonable employment or for other reasons. They offer nothing in the place of this program. >

On the weird ‘lsle of Women” Aleko E. Lilius globe-trotting correspondent, tells how he ‘was ship-wrecked on this tabooed and perilous island, kept as a “Luck Charm,” and then left to die. Don’t miss this thrilling true tale of adventure .in The American Weekly, the magazine distri-

‘buted with next Sunday’s Chjcago Herald-American. . i b lipetumsiaciion Tommy Winebrenner .ot Albion will spend a few days this week with his grandparents, Mr, and 1

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Timely Topicsé

y Under a contract made nearly 200 years ago, one red rose was recently paid to a descendant of William Penn as rental for a piece of property now occupied by the Redßose Inn, near West Grove, Pa. The symbolic rental, paid annually, was received this year of Philip Penn-Gaskell Hall, a ninth-generation descendant of Pennsylvania’s founder. | —_— Paul P. Harris of Chicago, who organized the first Rotary Club in 1905 and is now presidentemeritus of Rotary International, believes the United States should promote closer cultural relations with other American republics, as well as political harmony and economic cooperation. s gy : Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt is one of only six women in our history to see her son - elected President of the Uniteq States. The other five were the mothers of Washington, Polk, Grant, Garfield and McKinley. The mother of Cleveland died a few months before his election in 1884. et o The Tribune-Herald of Hilo, Hawaii. tells of an 85-year-old lady,- Mrs. Wihemine Alf, who asserts that she has not missed a motion picture in the town for eight years. The editor adds the comment that ‘‘some people seem to delight in punishing themselves.”’ : Sl Medicine Lodge, Kans., is preserving as a memorial the home of the late Carrie Nation, who gained fame in the early nineties as a smasher of saloons. Amongl the mementoes displayed is the hatchet with which she wrecked the Cary saloon in Wichita at the outset of her smashing career.

Hoosier Anglers Find Autumn Fishing Good

Autumn weather has brought a new interest in fishing to Hoosier anglers, with the result that some exceptional catches have been reported during the last few days. :

Experienced anglers claim that fishing is better during the fall months, asserting that with cooler weather the fish are more active and provide better sport. with fall raing ajding in clearing the streams, fishing has imbroved in most sections of the state. A general improvemest in lake fishing also has been reported. :

HOME DIVISION » CHORUS MEET The regular rehearsal of the Noble County Chorus was held last Monday evening at Albion. and in addition plans and arrangements were made for the Chorus’s first publie appearance of the season on Thursday in Kendallville where they will sing‘ as a part of joint choruses. ;

PERRY HOME DIVISION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

- The Perry Township Home Division elected the following :officers at their regular meeting last week. The officers are: Mrs. Mildred Crothers, president; Mrs. Mattie Schlabach, ' viceé-presi-dent; Mrs. Katherine Leming, secretary; Mrs. Mary Cunningham, treasurer.

Projects Leaders ‘Meeting

It was once the practice to launder twice a year, thed once a month, later once a week, but

now many do laundry work every day. ; :

The last local leaders’ training meeting this year, conducted by Miss Ines E. Kent, Extension Purdue University, is to .be held, Tuesday October 31, at Court House, Albion. ‘ The meeting will begin at 9:30 for the two club-leaders of the clubs. ‘“Make Wash Day Easier” 'by a study of present methods and equipment for home iaundering wmfis the tfid{i)'lc Of discussion. A Rragfical demonstration of the laundéring of knjtted and silk materials will be glven. = |

New Road To Benefit Spring Mill Visitors

Work now is progressing on the relocation of Road 60—connecting Spring Mill state park with Road 37, near Mitchell—will make this popular park more accessible upon its completion next year, Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation, pointed out. A contract awarded recently by the State Highway Commission provides for the building of a new road between Road 37 and the south boundary of Spring Mill state park, the new road to be located south of Mitchell and the present route. A new entrance drive is already under construction in the park, connecting with the location of the new section of Road 60.

The present section of Road 60 between Road 37 and the park passes through a part of Mitchell and has a number of bad grades. Work on the new part of Road 60 and the park entrance drive will not interfere with travel on the present road.

li Sword of Tradition }]

Mameluke swords are the tradijtional blades worn by officers of the Marine Corps. Nowadays they are rarely used in battle, as the use of automatic pistols and trench warfare have changed certain principles of combat, and the use of swords as weapons is rapidly becoming obsolete.

But the Mameluke still remains as a side-arm of the sea soldiers, and is used for parades of ceremonies or for formal military affairs. The fighting Mamelukes, after whom it was named, were pbrominent in Egyptian military history for more than 500 years.

Marine officers of Revolutionary days apparently used any type of sword they preferred, or could secure. It was not until 1804 that the Secretary of the Navy issued orders for a “yellow-mcunt-ed sabre” to be carried by offjcers of the Corps.

At the close of the war with the Barbary States ecarly in the last century, Lieutenant Presley N. O’Bannon, of the Marines, returned from the Shores of Tripoli with a handsome sword of the Mameluke type. Tne State ‘of Virginia presented him with a similar blade. Many believe that O’Bannon’s heroic exploits helped to make the sword popular in. the Corps. : i

It was not until 13825, however, that the Mameluke was mentioned inMarine Corps regulations, and it appears to have been worn thereafter for about thirty-four years. Then the Corpa.! adopted the army type of biade, returning in 1875 to the _Mame-i luke pattern, virtually the same as that worn by them today. *

Topped with a Nameluka grip, which is fashioned somewhat like that of an old-style duelling pistol, the sword has a rather thin, slightly curved blade, 28 to 32 inches long, with a straignt cross guard. The name of its owner as well as the words “United States Marines”” are usaally inseribed on its blade. i

RICHVILLE

- Grandma Hire is slowing improving. . g

~ Mrs. Lemuel Snider and daughter were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Leslie Harper. Mrs. Lizzie Hire spent Sunday with Glen .Hire and family at Wolf Lake. + =~ T

Mr. and Mrs, Eugene Moser and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hire

called on Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Mougeotte of near Goshen Sunday evening. Mr. Mougeotte is quite ill. ' ‘ Howard Golden is 'i% the Kendallville hospital. s e Mrs. t¢has. Burns and dau- | ghter Viola spent Friday afternoon at the Chas. Hinderer home. Jewel Ann Stutzman is sick with sore throat and cold. - - ~ Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dukes, William Bobeck and Mrs. Chas, Hinderer spent Saturday after;

10 Years Ago

Mrs. Sol Henoch was booked for a talk on the 28th at the C. E. of the Presbyterian church. her subject being her trip to Iceland. Her talk was to be illustrated with pictures and many would be present to enjoy this rare opportunity.

Unusual weather conditions, rain, snow and sleet, was held responsible for a number of automobile accidents on Ligonier streets ten years ago this week. Mrs. Harry Damey, Louise Reed and Irma Francisco figured in the mishaps but none of them were seriously injured. Cars belonging to Harry Inks, Lawrence Haines and Q. E. Quarry were damaged. - Mrs. Jane Bowen mother of O. G., Harley and Charles Bowen, was very ill.

October 28th recorded the death of Mrs. E. G. Thompson who had been active in Ligonier church, social and fraternal affairs for many years. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting Albert Weaver was chosen president.

- Miss Gwendolyn Flowers left for Berkley, Calif., where she expected to spend some time with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adams.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wagoner had celebrated the forty-fifth anniversary of their wedding.

20 Years Ago

Henry Hire and son Curt Hire sold a bunch of cattle to the H. Green’s sons for which they received $5,000. - Sergt. Alexander Arch who fired the first shot for Uncle Sam in the Worlg War arrived from South Bend with a company of friends in a beautifully decorated car, and gave a speech at the annjversary celebration in ihonor of the returned soldiers.

A beautiful wedding had occurred on Oct. 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Walker three miles northeast of Ligonier, when their daughter Edna became the bride of Theodore Spurgeon.. Mr. Spurgeon had recently returned from France whene he served in Co. 8., 139th regiment of Machine Gun Artillary.

Harry Burkhart and Fred Starr had business in Fort Wayne, Solly Lantz was in Grand Rapids, George Bryan was in Detroit, and Louis Schnoll was in South Bend, during the week.

The Editor was forced to make a correction, He had ecalled George Ramsby’s fine blooded

This Week’s Best Stories and Witticisms

In Hawwaii they have the same weather all year around. ; Indeed! How do their conversations start?

Where do the cats go when they’re put out at night in Venice?

What is the formula for water? HIJKLMNO : What gave you that idea? You, sir. You said yesterday it was H to O. ;

For what s Switzerland noted? v : Swiss cheese. , Oh, something grander, more impressive. Limburger.

Our Neicusors' ViEws

“SPEED TRAP” RIDDANCE.

Motorists driving through Indiana henceforth will be free from the evil of ‘“‘speed traps’ operated by racketeering constables and justices of the peace. The number of victims mulcted by this collusion may have been small, but the perversion of justice was a blot on the entire state. Most of the traps were in several mnorthern counties, where constables brazenly continued to arrest motorists after enactment of a law by the last Legislature which restrained these officials from making arrests for alleged motor vehicle law violations, e

' The validity of the act has been upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court, which ruled that the Legislature was within its constitutional rights in restricting authority of the constables. The court scarcely could have arrived at any other opinion, since constables are the creation of legislative action and thus subject to decisions of that lawmaking body. The court held that the General Assembly could have shorn the constables of all authority or taken away any specific power granted at former gessions. The practice of offending. constables was to. arrest ;@;!P!tg@fl% motorists driving over highways in their jurisdiction and diak them before justices of the peace on charges of speeding or OtHer} alloged violations of motor vehicle

hog “Big Top” instead of “Big Type Breed.” Mr. Ramsby inferred that the writer knew nothing about the Poland China family of swine and the writer humbly admitted that he would hardly be in demand as a judge at a swine exhibit. = | - Barney Kramer was called to ‘Wauseon owing to the serious illness of his brother. e 30 Years Ago Jacob Straus visited Jacob Keller in Kendallville. - Mr. and Mrs. H. Fairfield and Mrs. J. W. Morrow had returned from Indianapolis after living ‘\there for two years and were again residents of Ligonier. % Fred Vondedsmith .and Miss Bess Rock were married at South lßend.

Miss Edna Blue returned to her school work at Kendallville atter a visjt with her parents. The candidates on the Democratic ticket for councilmen were pledged to support the people of the north side in their request for relief in the matter of the Lake Shore crossing. The result was the present wviaduet on Cavin St.

O. W. Christie had returned home from an extended visit in the Dakotas.

Mrs. C. A. Green and Miss Hazel Tumbleson gave a shower complimenting Miss Margueritie Bouse and Miss Ruth McKahn, prospective brides.

Mrs. E. G. Thonfpson visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy at Sturgis. Dr. F. R. Clapp and Dr. F. W. Black attended a meeting of the medical society at Elkhart. Mr. and Mrs. 1. D. Straus were on their way home from Europe wrere they had spent several months. Word had come that Mr. Straus was much improved in health., -°

40 Years Ago

Miss Mabel Bourie and Miss Anna Drapa r had been in Goshen to visit Prof. and Mrs. Roy D. Keehn.

I. D. Straus had gone to Albion, Neb., where he had joined Mrs. Strauus who had been visiting her parents. ] | A daughter was reported at the home of William Milner. 3 Miss Allie Wood was visiting‘ her brother W. W. Wood at Bos-l ton, Mass. ; Mrs. George Hussey and little son were in Goshen visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wohlford. C. V. Inks had been in Col-

Did you have a njce time on your homeymoon? Wonderful. And I met the darlingest man!

Would you marry me for my money? No. How much have you got?

What became of that hired man you got from the city? He got under the mule to see why it didn’t go.

A hick town is where you don’t have to stand in line for an hour to see a bum movie.

‘We have one thing in the west that you don’t have in the east. What’'s that? Sunsets.

The examination papers are in the hands of the printer. Now, are there any questions anyone has to ask? Yes. What printer?

laws. The scheme was little less than polite banditry under color of legal procedure. The average victim paid a fine as a lesser evil than posting bond and returning to fight the trumped up charges.

The state law restricts such practices by requiring that constables may make arrests for alleged motor vehicle law violations only on warrants issued by a justice after due complaint has been filed. This will prevent arrest of highway .users without cause, coupled with the em‘barrassment, indonvenience and expense to which many have been subjected. It is unfortunate that the acts of 3 few constables, .ohiet-‘ 1y in the northern counties, have reflected on jothers operating within legal bounds.—The Indianapolis Star.

| THE PACT WITH TURKEY | The mutual aid pact entered jinto by England and France with Turkey is undoubtedly the most important diplomatic move made {in Burope since the Russian‘German agreement was completjed. The importance of the Turkish alliance lies not in any expected active militarry aid from he Turks, but in the fact that Turkey controls the Dardenelles, the gate-way to the Blatk Sea. Turkey’s strategic position has a powerful effect on {its neigh-| bors in the Balkans, who must depend upon the straits for an

umbia City and Fort Wayne. He reported that the mnew Allen county court house would ;be, when completed one of the finest buildings in the country. E Miss Leons Meazel had accepted a position in ‘the Banner office.

Mrs. E. W. Kinnison of Goshen Was in Ligonier visiting friends. ~ Mrs. Margaret Guffey and daughter Grace were home after being absent from the city for several weeks. Mrs. F. P Bothwell of Albion visited friends in Ligonier. Mr. and Mrs, Frank MecDevitt were parents of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs, Nimmon Smith were home from a visit in Chicago. Andrew W. Miller has been granted an original pensijon claim. } 50 Years Ago Cards were out announcing the marrjage of O. F. Gerber and Miss Ollie Treash for the 30th of October, : R Draper who had established the Ligonier Creamery was considering a plan to furnish the town of ‘ Ligonjer with electric lights. He was soliciting enencouragement.

The marriage of Wesley Cunningham and Miss Nettie Kauftman took place in the Haw Patch Oct. 18, the Rev. E. Barr performing the ceremony, From Wawaka: Horace Seymoure workingin Fort Wayne in the building trade, visited his father, Dr. Seymoure. - y

Simon Bunger was a permanent resident of Cromwell. He was fitting himself for the furniture and undertaking business. The Banner Editor ' always a booster for Noble County. gleefully remarked that Elkhart county had been “doing considerable of late” toward populating the Indiana prisons,

.Was this or was it not a good news item on Oct. 24, 1889 sent in by the Wolf Lake correspondent: There are some of our Republican friends who would walk a mile to get a copy of the Ligonier Banner. f

The most popular drink at the county fair had been ‘“hokeypokey” lemonade. Those not in the secret wondered at its quick sale. One of the boys “in the know’”’ gave the recipe: A tud ten lemons, some citric acid, several pounds of sugar, plenty of water, and a gallon of forty-rod whiskey. :

H. Canis, the cigar manufacturer, went to Monroe. Mich., on business. :

When water becomes ice what is the greatest change that takes place? - The price. Is this wrong, “I have et’”? Yes. What's wrong with it it? You ain’t et yet. I think German pronunciation has a dirty sound to it. . Oh, get your mind out of the gutteral,

- Wake up that fellow next to youo 2

You do it, Prof. You put him to sleep.

~ Mrs. Roy Reed of North Judson spent several days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Reed and helped take care of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Ella Reed, who has been very ill for almost two months.

outlet to the Mediterranean. Control of the Dardanelles by the allied nations will be a tremendous help in making the blockade against Germany effective. for it cuts off an important source of supply. Y

Wars aare not always won by battles and the signing of the Pact with Turkey yesterday is a victory for the allies that would offset the loss of several battles or even the loss of a few more battleships.

For one ‘thing the alliance of Turkey with Great Britain and France Will make it next to imDossible for Italy to' get into the War on Germany’s side. To do 8o would be almost suicidal. Rumania and Bulgaria likewise are nDOw open to attack -from the Black Sea if they should enter the war with Germany. The British and French would probably jumip at a chance to get into Germany through ejther of these nations if they get into the war on either side.

Turkey fought with Germanpy in the last World war and the British know as well as anyone that the Turks can be formidable enemies. They successfully defended the Dardanelles throughout the war, and the British suffered one of their most spectacular defeats and heaviest losses in attempting to storm the strait's defenses. Now these advantages have been won without the loss of a man,—Goshen News‘,MOM .’ - R ;w,