Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 262, 14 September 1918 — Page 14

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RICHMOND. PALLADIUM, SEPTEMBER 14. 1918

Little Folk's Corner

Once upon a time there was a Utrtle thrift " stamp named Tommy, who lived In a bis dark wo at the post office. . "Oh dear," said Tommy to bim- . self one day. "I wish I could do .my bit out in the world. It Is so hard to have to stay In this old dark box when all my brothers and sisters have gone to help win the .war. Everyone is saying so much about the Liberty Bonds that maybe all the girls and boys have forgotten about me because I am so Little." ' That same day two little dimes and one little nickle were lying in the bottom of an old dark bank in a ! little girl's play room. . "Oh dear," said one little dime to the others. "I wish I could do my bit out in the world. It is so hard to have to stay in this old dark bank when all the other money has gone to help win the war. All the people in the house are saying so much about new liberty bonds that maybe our little mistress has forgotten all about us, because we are so little." . Just then the Little Girl's father was Baying, "Ruth, I wonder if you are making some little dimes and nickles be a slacker. Do you have an old bank up in your play room?" "Yes," said Ruth. "And I had forgotten all about it." But the next minute she was up In her play room and had shaken the money out of the old dark bank, and by evening both the money and the thrift stamp were doing their bit. That' night Ruth dreamed she saw the dimes and the thrift stamp STICKERS. Scout Jim: "Jim, . what tw'o books sell the most and do the most good ?" Scout Bill: "You've got me. What's the answer?" Scout Jim: "Thrift stamp and War Savings stamp books." Boys' Life. , EXCHANGE COLUMN Open to All Boys and Girls. These Ads Cost You Nothing; Send In Your "Wants" to The Palladium Junior. WANTED Five boys to Join a woodworking craft club. They must be interested in woodworking, and be able to draw plans desirable. Call at the Junior office for information. WANTED A bicycle. See Nuncio Corsi, C15 North Twelfth Btreet WANTED A book on aeroplanes. Call phone 1230. WANTED A small steel vise. See Frederick Weir, or call phone 1230. , - LOST A gold bracelet having a three-leaf clover with red, white and blue set in it. Elizabeth Estelle, 111 N. Third sercet If found, please phone 1821. WANTED More girls to Join the Girl Scouts. Inquire at 8 North Tenth street, or at the Junior office. FOR SALE Boys' books Including the test of juvenile literature. 76 cents to $1.00 books for 15 cents each: Call 114 Peart street, West Side. WANTED More Lono Scouts for Rattle Snake Tribe. For further information see Charles Popp, L. S. C 316 South West Second street LOST Red floral hair ribbon, Aug. 21, 1918, In gold bow fastener, on South Ninth street Please return to 302 S. Ninth street Mary Louise Torbeck. FOR SALE A girl's bicycle, in good condition. 1916 model. Phone 2362. Helen Robinson. LOST-CJrcen hair ribbon with clasp, Wednesday afternoon. If found, leave at Palladium office. Genevieve McDonnell, Phone 136C. FOUND Hair ribbon between Fifth and Sixth on Main. Owner may hare same by calling at Aunt Molly's officie and describing It

dressed like soldiers marching down the room, while she was standing In front of them. Then the thrift stamp came up to her while the others stood in a straight row, and be said, "Thank you, Miss General Pershing Junior, for letting us help win the war."

Causes of the War Since all the schools are beginning a more complete study of the war this winter than last and since the material is so hard to be obtained in a form for children to understand, the Junior is beginning a series of articles on the causes of the war, following the outline given in Pamphlet 16, of the War Information Series, as nearly as possible like the courses of lectures given by Mr. Bentley, principal af the high school, during the Chautauqua. Information which has been gained from other sources will be quoted, so that all the statements made In the articles will be thoroughly authorized. The real cause of the war, as every boy and girl vaguely knows, is the Kaiser, but why he is the cause'of the war may not be fully understood. In Germany the la.w says that the Kaiser may declare war without asking anyone's consent except the members of the Bundesrat, (which is a senate made up of men appointed by the rulers of the little German states, who are entirely in sympathy with the Kaiser) and that if the war is one to defend the country, the Emperor may declare war without even asking them. The Reichstag, which rather corresponds to our House of Representatives, where members are elected by the people, has no say in the matter. It is interesting to note that every war which members of the Kaiser's family have waged has been made out to be a "defending the country," so that they never have asked any one's permission. "And it is not surprising," says Charles D. Hazen in "The Government of Germany," "that even Bundesrat was officially informed about the war three days after the Emperor had declared It." "Autocracy," the government which Germany now has, allows one man to be a supreme ruler, who does not have to account to any earthly power for anything he does. The Kaiser of Germany is above the law, and he himself says, "Looking upon myself as the instrument of the Lord, regardless of the views and opinions of the hour, I go on my way." And again, "Only one is master in this country. That is I. Who opposes me I shall crush to pieces. All of you have only one will, and that is my will; there is only one law, and that is my law." From the War Cyclopedia While the Kaiser is enjoying his right to do everything he wills, the common people have only one right to obey. But for many years, states Carl Ackerman in his book, "Germany, the Next Republic?" a greater and greater tendency has been growing up among the people to desire more rights, especially the right to vote for representatives who will have real power in the government. After the Lusitania was sunk and I President Wilson began writing i notes to the German government against the terrible ways of fighting which the submarines were using, hi3 messages were published in the newspapers of Germany, and although war leaders tried to make the people see only the German side of the war, part of the people began thinking for themselves. This went on for two year?, and even though the war leaders carried on a hate campaign to make the Germans despise the Americans, still our principles of democracy of every man having an equal right to think for himself and to vote for the laws he thinks best, had made such a deep imprsesion on the German people, according to Carl Ackerman, that when President Wilson asked Congress to declare war not against the German people, but against the German government, and fight that government until autocracy was forever

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Canadian tank crew inspecting German "tank" rifle.

One of the latest war weapons devised by the Huns to halt the advance of the allies is a rifle designed for use against the tanks. The tanks have been playing a deadly part in driving back the foe. The Hun rifle is built to Bhoot a cartridge five inches long and with a bore of half an inch. The rifle in the photo was taken from the Germans by a crew

oi a, uuauiiui iauK, wno are examining tne construction of the rifle.

defeated, the first thing the Kaiser did was to write an Easter greeting to the people, promising them that as soon as the war was over, he would make great reforms in the German government. Since the United States entered the war with the aim of helping to make Germany more democratic, this promise of the Kaiser, says Mr. Ackerman, may be considered our first victory. , POOR BILL. Jack's cousin Bill had been visiting him all summer, and when he returned home, Jack was lonesome. Being quiet bis mother asked him if he felt lonesome. "No," he said, "not me, but something inside of me says that Bill is." J. W., Chicago Tribune.

Paris children In American Red orCss lorrie. The kindness of all the Americans in war torn France has won the hearts of the French children. This photo, taken in Paris, shows a group of laughing French children on board an American Red Cross lorrie for a ride through the city and out into the country in a direction where there is little danger from Hun airmen. An American soldier and a Red Cross nurse are on the motor bus with them to take care of the tots who are going on the trip. The children enjoy the rides hugely. y

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MARY KNEW. There is an old fashioned test for linen. Moisten one's finger and press it t oa piece of cloth. If the moistened spot spreads rapidly the cloth is pure linen. Mary had often seen her mother do that, so one day, when shopping with her auntie, the aunt asked the clerk if a certain article was all linen. The child spoke up and said: "Why auntie! Why don't you taste it like mamma does?" C SC., Chicago Tribune. AN IMPORTANT ERRAND. "Where is your uncle, Tommy?" "In France." "What is he doing?" "I think he has charge of the war." Omaha News.

AMERICANS MAKE FRNCH TOTS

50 Scoats by Tuesday Is Slogan of Troop 3 At a meeting of the Richmond Boy Scouts of Troop 3, which was held Tuesday evening, September 10, plans were made for a membership campaign which will end Tuesday, September 17. The Scouts have set their goal to have at least fifty members in their troop by that time. Every Scout was present at the meeting, and four visitors besides. The following boys were appointed chairmen of the membership committees: Malcom Smith, Robert Hornaday, Elmer Bescher, and Keith King. The chairmen will chose their own committees. There are now twenty-five registered scouts. They are: Norman Hoeffer, Paul Fouts, Howard Taggart, Roderck Hinsky, Clarence Nuss, Marson Hodgin, Millard Ball, Lewis Wilson, William Rindt, Jr., Malcolm Smith, Carl Spillman, Philip Hiss, Keith King, Charles Fisher, Robert Rethmeyer, Norman Rethmeyer, Norman Beeson, Louis Davis, Elmer Bescher, Guernay Mann, Paul Martzall, Robert Hornaday, Malcolm Meek, Scott Benham, James Minor and Jean Grams, Harold Sinnex who has just returned from Lake Geneva, Wis., will drill the Richmond Boy Scouts on Tuesday and Thursday evenings of each week. The scouts will help in the G. A. R. encampment, September 21. Ten scouts will be on duty at the. Reid Memorial church Saturday, assisting in passing programs, in carrying chairs, and in other ways. During the last seven days of the Liberty Loan campaign the Richmond scouts will sell bonds. Mr. Vigran, who is Scout Master of Troop 3, will present a wrist watch to the scout who sells $5,000 worth of bonds. How Careless Margaret Found Her Doll Margaret Wesley, a small girl of six, had a beautiful doll given her for one of her birthday presents. Margaret's mother had told her always to take care of this doll because it had been given to her by one of Mrs. Wesley's best friends. Several months after Margaret had had her dolly, she forgot and left Helen Margaret on the porch. Margaret had a small dog. After a while, she came out and found Tags, her dog, with Helen Margaret in his mouth, tearing and breaking it into bits. Margaret cried and cried. Tags, after he saw how badly Margaret felt, took the dolly and lay down by Margaret and barked two times as if to say, "I'm sorry." Then Mrs. Wesley came and comforted Margaret by telling her she would get her a new dolly for Christmas if she would take good care of it. In ten more minutes, Margaret and Tags were playing together as i usual. Maybelle Steddam. Williamsburg, Ind.

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