Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 294, 23 October 1918 — Page 6

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23, 1918

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Soldiers and Diplomats If the allied diplomats write their notes on the basis of opinion obtained from the soldiers, they will not permit Germany to escape punishment for her evil doing. The opinion of the fighters is worth infinitely more than that of the civilian who is neither bearing the brunt of the work nor jeopardizing his life and limb. The sentiment of the soldiers is for a continued prosecution of the war until Germany is defeated on the field of battle. They argue, and rightly so, if the German generals and soldiers are able to withdraw behind their own frontier, under an armistice, the power of Germany is not broken. The German people will still believe in the invincibility of the army. If, however, the German army is sent back to the frontier hopelessly defeated, or if the army is defeated on German soil, all belief in the invulnerability of German arms will be forever shattered. The only method of eradicating German belief in the invincible German army is crushing defeat. And this is possible only on the field of battle. It never can be attained at a peace table. Letters to the Soldiers ' The necessity of writing letters from home to the boys overseas is a war work that must not be overlooked. Their parents and brothers and sisters keep up this line of communication, but their

South Runs Things; North Pays Bills

CHICAGO, Oct 23. The South Is In the saddle, riding high. Under a Democratic majority, congress has passed into control not of the Democratic party, but of the Southern Democracy. The same Democratic leadership that has opposed the vital parts of the Wilson war policies has Installed sectional politics at the capital. Sectionalism is rampant and this In time of war, says a Washington dispatch to the Tribune. Out in the Middle West we don't get a real idea of the situation it takes a close-up view to show its full aspects. Years ago the "bloody shirt" was burned up and the "bloody chasm" closed. Among the American soldiers In France and Flanders there Is no north nor south; among the American people back home the old geographical line has long since been obliterated, and it seems preposterous to Imagine that here at the seat of government the old divisional spirit should be revived, particularly with America at war. Yet that is exactly what has happeaeu. i ue .Democratic leaders in congress have put affairs on a Dixie basis. Here's Ho wilt Looks. Here's how it looks from the observation balloon: The north pays about 90 per cent, of the Income tax, which Is the chief source of financial support of the government at this time. The north has about 80 per cent, of the wealth and 70 per cent of the population, and It is the seat of the Industrial centers. But the south, which has 30 per cent of the population, 20 per cent, of the wealth, and pays 10 per cent, of the federal taxes, runs the whole show. In both houses the machinery is so organized that, with few notable ex

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friends and former associates in business or industry too often forget that a letter is worth more than a dollar to the fighter. Almost every letter from the fighters on land and sea emphasize the value they place on receiving news from home. And when you write do not restrict your writing to home affairs. Tell the boys what is going on in the community, what their friends are doing, what has happened in your city. This is news that they will read with relish and satisfaction. f " . Some stores and factories have little clubs that write weekly letters to the boys that have entered the service from these places. They keep them in touch with changes in the establishment, improvements, gossip about the workers and scores of other . items that are of interest and entertainment. Here is a phase of soldier letter writing that might be emulated with success in scores of establishments.

From the Brooklyn ff.TUSTICE," says J "I will be as as justice,"

Lord Bacon says: "Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; examples of mercy for comfort to others the one procures fear and the other love." Seeking justice the workingmen of Bavaria have adopted resolutions demanding trial by a state court of "even the highest personages." Ruskln says: "Justice has no bandage about her eyes, and weighs not with scales but with her own hands; and weighs not merely the shares and remunerations of men, but the worth of them; and finding them worth this or that, gives them what they deserve death or honor." And when those responsible criminal heads of Germany stand before the bar of that Justice which they now invoke, will they not ask, as Shylock asked: "Is that the law?" And will not Justice answer, even as Portia answered: "Thyself shall see the act: "For, as thou urgest justice, be assured Thou shalt have justice, more than thou desirest"

ceptions, the major committees all have chairmen from the south or border states. Northern Democrats are shoved out in the cold, but they travel along behind the leaders under a close party caucus organization. They have little weight in influencing the congressional program of their party, because they are outnumbered and outvoted by the southern Democrats in the caucus. All a northern Democrat can do is track along. Both House and Senate. Sixteen southern and border states have 122 Democratic members of the house at present. This 28 per cent of the entire house membership of 433. The 122 members control the Democratic majority, and this in turn controls th house. In the senate, the same states have the upper hand In the same way. These figures do not include the congressman from Missouri, who in general trail with the south. Thus the government, so far as the legislative branch is concerned, is run from below the Mason and Dixon line. In the war congress, when all parts of the country should be coalesced at the capitol, all the important committees and chairmanships, with slight exceptions, are controlled by Democrats from the south. It is an exclusive system. To what extremes it has been carried may be seen from the makeup of the two great committees that have charge of the nation's finances the ways and means committee in the house, and the finance committee in the senate. These two bodies have tremendous powers; they are the taxlaying committees. In the house the chairman of the ways and means committee is Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina, Democratic floor leader, who, by the way, was one of the fifty who voted against the declaration of war

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Eagle. Disraeli, "Is truth in action." harsh as- truth and as uncompromising quoth "The Liberator." with Germany, and was a foe of conscription. . The head of the senate finance committee is Senator F. M. Simmons, also of North Carolina". Represent 10 Per Cent of Taxes. The ways and means committee has teen are Democrats. Of these thirteen are Democrats. Of these trirteen Democrats, seven are from the south and six are from the north. Thus the committee is in control of a Democratic majority, and the Democratic majority itself is in control of a southern Democratic majority. Similarly in the senate finance committee, of the seventeen members, ten are Democrats, and of these ten, four are from norther states and six are from the south. - By this system of organization both houses have placed the national revenue raising committees in the absolute control of members from a sec tion that pays only a shade over ten per cent of the Income and excess profits tax, which is the main source of revenue for the government just now. Allied Leaders Given American War Cross WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Marshals Foch, Joffre and Haig and Gens. Petain, Daiz, Pershing and Gillian, chief of staff of the Belgian army, were awarded the distinguished service medal today by President Wilson, act ing as commander In chief of the United States army. GIBBONS ACCEPTS HONOR BALTIMORE, Oct. 23 Cardinal Gibbons has announced his acceptance of the honor conferred upon him by the French government in mak ing him a grand officer of the Le gion of Honor. A" cedar tree requires more than a century to grow large enough to yield a thirty-foot telephone pole.

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FRENCH PROUD OF FIGHTING OF US. SOLDIERS

Only Criticism is That Yankees Have No Fear, Writes Elmer Wildie. "In my opinion the war will be over by next spring. If one can tell by the way the Americans are advancing," says Elmer E. Wildig In a recent letter to his mother, Mrs. Minnie M. Wood. The letter, follows : "Now that we are settled for a while I will write you a few lines, to let you know that I am well and happy, and enjoying myself immensely. I am In Pons France, , about 60 miles from Bordeaux, in southern France way back from the firing line. You would never know that there was a war on where we are if It were not that you see the soldiers. Now that we are away back from the firing line we are allowed to say where we are. Pons is very pretty little place, everything is old-style and is quite a change and in fact it quite enchants a person. I like it very much here but you know how it is there is no place like your native land and I will be very glad when the war is over. "You go into a store here and the French people will point to a newspaper which says that the Americans made a great drive and gained seven miles, and will shake hands with you; and some of them call America their savior for helping them out to beat the Germans. The French people are very nice and they want to speak English and talk to the American soldiers as badly as the American soldiers want to learn French. They have a great deal of patience with the American soldiers who want to learn to speak French and will help you out in every way that they can. Huns Fear Yankee Bayonets. I "I am staying in an old French house right up in town benina tne public garden. And I like to stop and watch the people and their ways. Nearly all the old homes have big high iron fences and iron gates, which in America can be seen only in the moving pictures. "The French people seem to be quite proud of the fighting the American have been doing. And a wounded Frenchman that is here says that the only trouble with them is that they have no fear and fight the Germans back too fast; and he says that the Germans are deathly afraid of the American bayonets, for the Americans are so quick with their bayonets that the Germans can not see them. In a later letter Wildig stated: "I don't know when we will take over a sector of the line but it is a cinch that we can not stay back here and sit around and look pleasant all the time. I hope the old 87th makes a name for herself, for we have a good bunch of huskies in this outfit, andythey certainly ought to make a fine mess of the Germans when they meet. "We have a little wild animal circus here at present. They are asking in France, about twenty cents in our ' money, for admission to see it, and the boys are taking it in pretty well as it is a change. They have one gorilla, one wolf, three tigers, one bear and one snake. "The prices over here are very high. I wonder some times how the poor people live at all. . I think you could go out and buy $5 worth of food and carry it home in your pockets." Private Elmer F. Wildig, 87 Division of the Headquarters Detachment, American E. F. A. P. O. 906, via New-York. WITH THOSE IN ARMY AND NAVY This column, containing news of Richmond and Wayne countv soldiers and sailors, will appear daily in the Palladium. Contributions will be" welcomed. Word has been received that Private P. R. Overman was officially aupolnted to the regimental band on the 29th of last September. On the same day, Private Overman received his first gold chevron for six months overseas service. He left the States in the 13th of last March. Overman's present address is: Regimental Band, 23 Engineering Corps, Am. E. R. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ratliff received a cablegram that their son, Verlin Comer Ratliff, had arrived safely in France. Ratliff was stationed at Camp Shelby while in this country, and is an orderly in headquarters company of the 38 division. William F. Price, son of Mrs. Mary A. Price, is reported by his mother and brother, Orville L. Price. who have just returned from his camp, to be recovering nicely from an attack of influenza. Price had been considered seriously ill for some time. He is stationed at Camp Grant, 111. Robert Korves has returned to Charlotte, N. C, following a furlough here. Mr. and Mrs. Will Curtis, of Whitewater, have received word that their son Francis, who has been confined in the Camp Hospital at Freemont, Cal., is greatly improved. Curtis has been suffering from an attack of Spanish influenza. Corporal Charles Wilcox, of Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala., is spending a furlough in the city. Mrs. J. W. Newman received a letter this week from her son, Victor, who is now in France. He landed in England and was then sent to France Mr. and Mrs. John H. Johnson received a cablegram yesterday, announcing the arrival of their son, Captain Benjamin Johnson in England. The message was dated October 20, and stated that he was spending a few days at n Englnd port. Capt. Johnson is a member of the 814th Pioneer Infantry. Mr. and Mrs. Will Henry, of Whitewater, have been notified that their son, William Henry, Jr., of Camp Mc-

U. S. is Only Place to Live and be Contented, Writes Private Gaede

"We have finally arrived In France, and I am glad," writes Charles Gaede to his wife. Gaede Is with the 84th Division. "Although It was some rough coming over, we cannot help but enjoy it because everything is so different over here more of a curiosity than anything else. Trains, wagons and implements over here look like toys and one would think Noah bad used them when he had the measels. The people seem to be rather slow. Many of them wear wooden shoes, but the country is beautiful. The women do practically all the work on the farms. We passed miles and miles of blackberries on the way out here and the bushes were full all wild berries, too, and I wish you could see the grapes. They stake the vines with sticks and they only grow about three feet high, but they are loaded with grapes. They use them exclusively for wine, I presume; but they look better than they taste. They also have large white grapes which we buy here for 20 cents a pound. A dollar doesn't go very far here: peaches are 10 cents, dates 50 cents a pound, candy Is very scarce; and practically everything is very high, with the exception of tobacco, which we can get at the American canteen. We pay less for it here than in the States. It . was very expensive in England, however. Hazel nuts are very plentiful here in France, and the kids sell them to us for 20 cents for two small glasses full. One of the boys asked a little French girl who was selling them, where she got them ; she answered, "Two francs." This is a land of strange people. "The United States is the only place to live and be contented and I hope it won't be long before we can prepare to go back west across the Atlantic toward home. "Speaking of the wine, this country is flooded with sweet wine. They sell it for $2.00 a quart and get it. I just pass it up. I would rather eat fruit, because we always have a good appetite if nothing else. "We get enough to eat here, but we would all rather be at home feeding ourselves, no matter how hard we had to work for it. This life only teaches Clellan, has been confined to the hospital during the past week with influenza. Miss Vivian C. Bennett, of Milton, has received a letter from Corporal Ernest M. Polland, of Hagerstown, who is with the 3d Division supply train in France, stating that he is well and enjoying the life of a Yankee truck driver. He also said that he had met and talked, to Jack Browne and Elmer Kemper, of Richmond, and had seen Ray Dalby. . Mrs. Lucetta Engelbert has received the following letter - from her son, Ralph E. Engelbert who is now in France : "I have covered much territory and witnessed many sights since leaving my previous station. I will have much to tell you about when I reach home. My duties are very pleasant and interesting, easy to perform, but plenty of it to keep me busy. The eats are fine, and we bunk in exceptionally good quarters on good beds. What more could a fellow expect? "I ame satisfied in every respect. My mail has not reached me for some time, for I have been moving so much. I am looking forward to a big bunch in the near future. I am feeling fine and growing right out of my uniform. Really I never felt better in my life. Give my best to all and tell everyone to write." Ralph E. Engelbert,.. Supply Co. 323, Am. E. F A. P. O. 712. Harold Podhaski, former Palladium reporter, is now a drill sergeant at Camp McClellan, Ala. "This is a new artillery camp, just under construction, so conditions are rather primitive," writes Captain A. L. Bramcainp, of Camp Knox, " Ky. "Though we have some inconveniences, we suffer no real hardships as the boys "over there," where wa all hope sooner or later to be. Particularly de wo want to be in on the march down "Unter den Linden," an occasion that will help the Germans to realize how the French felt when they held their review in Paris after the capitulation of that city. The war news is certainly good."

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a man what a paradise life used to be, and I hope every man wll have an opportunity to get back and live It as a paradise, "I have not received any mall since I left the States, but mail travels slow, so will be getting some soon. I hope. ' "I am feeling fine now, but was sick coming over that I did not eat but two meals in ten days couldn't stand the heaving of the boat We are having fine weather here now. I guess I am a long ways from any of the boys from home, so far as I know. "Our captain has given us permission to write where we have been and our experiences on our trip up until where we were last "Well we- landed first in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 20, and stayed there on the boat all day. Saturday, September 21, at 6 o'clock, we boarded trains for Winchester, England. We arived there the next day at noon, and were there four days. A few of the steam roads in England were on strikes, which compelled us to walk cthmit fifteen milf with nur full naeks

to South Hampton, wjiere we boarded j boat and crossed over to Havre, France. From here we rode in box cars from Saturday non, September 29, until Sunday noon, and we were sure glad to get out of these cars. They are very small, I think about 18 feet long, have four wheels to a car and our car had a flat wheel say it was comfortable! If any one wants experiences and adventures he ought to try a trip such as we had. We had very good eats though, and hated to leave only on that account. We got Whole wheat bread and good butter. The English know how to make good stew which we found out while there. "I am now going to a camouflage school, which work I expect to fol low. I know I shall like it. It in terests me more than what I have been doing, for it is more in my line. Write whenever you can. PRIVATE CHARLES GAEDE. 325 Field Artillery, Battery F, 84th Division, Am. E. F. Giving Them All That Is Coming to Them, Writes Chester Helms "I have been through the mill part way, at least; have had shells to burst all around me, but have come out all right so far," reports Chester Helms in the latest letter received from him by his parents. He begins: "Received your letter of August 6. It was pouring down rain and I was surely glad of it "I am feeling fine and getting along very well. If I could only write as I wish I could; write you a big letter, but there is a limit and "ill have to keep it until I come home. "Have surely seen a lot of country in the year, and I wish I could have had a camera and taken som pictures as I went along. , . "We are giving the Huns all that Is coming to them , but not all they are going to get if they don't let up. My wishes are that we end it soon, and then the old U. S. A. for me. "That airplane picture which you sent me looks natural. I see all kinds of them every day. "I often wonder if Harry Study and the rest of the fellows are over here. Heard they were but do not know." Whitewater Soldier Writes from Front "l have been up to the front or near the front several times and am feeling fine," so says Kenneth Wright in a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daw Wright, of Whitewater. "No doubt you think I have either forgotten you or have been killed. But also I have been waiting patiently for some time, and I haven't heard one word. "We have been moving around a great deal and I have seen a lot of France. At present we are a few miles from the front Part of our organization is there.' I do not mean in the front line trenches but about the back, building roads and bridges. I took a couple of men up there last night I heard some shells whistling .Senreco is a dentist's formula, a combination so perfect that, besides being the finest cleaner of teeth and the most enjoyable of dentrifices, it is an active enemy of the vicious germs of pyorrhea that all too common and abhorrent disease that attacks the gums and causes them to bleed, recede and grow soft, tenter and spongy. Get a tube of magical Senreco today the good results will astonish you in just a few days your teeth will radiate purity. :

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mi ii o o nrnnniAV UN U. 0. 0. UCUIIUUl "It Is some little distance from where I am now to Richmond, Ind but as I have to conform to the rules of 'His Royal Jibs,' the censor, I can't tell you much about my life aboard the U. S. S. Georgia," writes Ray Jordan, former Palladium reporter, la. ft recent letter to friends in this city. "I am now swinging my hammock side by side with that of a Richmond fellow Edward H. Kehlenbrlnk. The way I got with Kehlenbrlnk was more luck than sense. , We arrived at Great Lakes 600 strong, and marched into Camp Farragut through a drizzling rain. When I went in I was with friends, but it didn't take but a few minutes for us to get parted. By midnight my records were completed, and I with 142 strangers (to me then) marched away to be shown where could hang our hats until 5 a. m. WelL I dived Into a tent with two other fellowe, and went to sleep. The J next morning we took an inventory of each other, and it developed that my mates were Tommy Holeran, hailing from Indianapolis, and Edward Ken)? enbrink of Richmond, Indiana. Since that day "Kehly" and I nave been swinging our hammocks together although it was pure luck again that we both came on the Georgia, as only about six of my former company are located here. - "If I were to forget my name ' X would be in a deuce of a fix for I hare gained over twenty pounds and I seem to have changed enough to necessitate an Introduction to old friends noT and then." i over and had one gas' alarm while I was there. I got back this morning about four o'clock. Don't be surprised to see some big headlines in the paper before long. That is all I could say, anyway you will have the news before this reaches you. "I hope this will find you all O. K. Write often, for I have in the past." Cars will be scarce this winter. Cotton seed meal should be ordered early by all cattle feeders. "TTAPPY? why sure! Busi--1-1 ness is good, for folks know now that it pays to trado right here at home. Big nitf on Golden Sua Coffee. , Try a pound!"

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