South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 124, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 4 May 1918 — Page 4

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woui l mean eay alling for Graham If we read the flsrni aright. Just an ive have full before, the old Urick blp.irtisari mmhl'n? rehabilitating it?clf, arul on the basH of no difference which iary win, the people always Info t.the "invisible government" that more Immediately holds the reins. It Is the system that gave pos" fTweed his kHp on New York city until Harper's Veekly exposed It and broke it up. It in the Wime fejFtem lone In vosue in ChlciRO. the republicans carrying the Cook county and the democrats, the city, then dividing up on the spoils, and the people take the hindmost. Aa fcr us. we are more interested lh the people than wa are lh eltlur republicans or democrat". The county commissioners can clear their skirts, havin? had thejr blunder pointed out to them, by proceeding to correct It; a comparatively eay matter, as the 1 law is aa plain as the noses cn their faces. If they, In pood faith, institute the milt against Mr. Graham, demanded of them, and troecute it to a finish, their good faith will be established. The public will hardly hold them responsible for having been fooled if they will but Justify themselves ,y a faithful, which means a successful, effort to make it good against the gentleman or gentlemen who fooled them.

MAY 4, 1918.

KAISEK AND PEOPLE. "We are no: point; to separate the German people from their kaiser." 5jys former f'res't Taft. Without being mre of the precise sense in which Mr. Taft meant this, we utter a hearty "Amen!" We ate going to go ahead and lick them both together. For a long time wo Americans hugged to our souls th- dlu.slon that there was an essential difference between Wilhelm and his people. It was the German government that ws rur.ntni: amuck in Europe and committing intolerable offen-s acalnn America. The German people, we Insh-ted, were all right much the same sort of 'oik as our own Teutonic citizens, merely caught by chance In tho war machine. We persisted in thi idea even r.fter we entered the war. Home Americans still affect to telieve it. Hut the majority of ua can no longer close our eyes to the fact that kaiser and people, government and nation, are on. It is the ruling class, to be sure, that is primarily responsible. Tho llolu nzollerns, the Tii pitzes. the IMndenburg?, the Ilcrtlhig. the pufTed-up loyalty, professional militarists. Junker statesmen and the industrial leaders who have fattened on privileges, the sleek professors and editors who have toadied to the classes In power, all these 'have persistently and deliberately Inisled the German nation until they have molded It in their own evil imai;e.

lt-.it it's no use now delving into cause. We face the fact that tlie molding has been accomplished, and government and people are Indistinguishable. The German nation has stood for the most criminal war in history, and still stands for the war In Its every phase, and for the men who direct it. The German peVle have rejoiced in the crushing of Belgium and I'oland, the betrayal of Kus-ia, the murderous Zeppelin raids, the U-bnat assassinations, the liquid lire and poison gas and all the atrocities committed by their army and navy. Tho German people have not only acquiesced in these horrors. They have? committed them. This, as every child laums, 13 a war of nations. The German rulin;; clas ty Itself could rot fight for one hour. The kaiser Is only a figurehead, .1 symbol. It is not Hindenburg that is hammering the French, British and Americans In Picardy and Flanders. It is not Tirpitz who Is torpedoing our ships. It Is the German people who are doing this work for them, and in tho name of tho Fatherland. It Is therefose the Fatherland that we have sot to smash. Kaiser and people are both guilty, both menacing. The people are more menacing than their ridiculous, strutting emperor, because there arc fo many of them all with fals and dangerous Ideas in their heads. Both must go down together.

: THE VALUABLE GIFT. A Wall street banker who Is something of a book collector! tent in a volume lor the soldiers' library. It happened to be- a first edition of Whittier's poems, a rare book of great value. The board asked t:e donor If they might tell the book at its market value, and use

the monöy to buy others less expensive which the army lads would prol ibly like just as well. "Please don';." replied the banker. "I'll give you a check to buy al! the other books you want. I won't miss the money. Itut I'm giving this book because It Is a sacrifice,' and I want it to r o directly into the hand3 of the boys in France, because 1 think maybe one cf them wil prize It as 1 do." There is a story the public has needed to hear. Too many bookn nre given not because they're worth anything, not because they're expected to Interest the soldiers, but because the owners are tired of seeing them around, it should hardly be necessary to repeat that the Way io giv books to soldiers or to anybody else, for that matter is to give books that the giver hlmse!f likes and' values. This the soundest principle of al! philanthropy. And It fiiould be applied to every phase of war. We have got' to give many things. What we are fighting for, what we expect from the war. Is so great and precious that no trivial or casual sacrifices will buy it. 1 We have'got to give hat we value most. We have got to give till it hurts, and then keep on giving. The hurt 1 Itself Is part of the price we pay. And would you ever have expected to learn that from Wall street? 1 GET INTO THE STRIDE. Dr. Alonzo Taylor of the federal food administration 1

recently tald that our consumption of wheat is nearly normal in spite of the saving effected by great numbers of W people. The same thing has been true in Kngland.j where 20 percent of Britain's population the upper 20 saved 29 percent of wheat, while the total consumption Increased five percent. The reason is that the worktrs naturally eat the most nutritive food they can get at the cheapest price, and wheat products fall In that class. It's up to the folks who can afford to buy fresh vegetable and fruits and cereals other than wheat to cut down their wheat ration to a good deal less than the allotted amount per person. There are masses of people who have to eat the wheat or sutTer from lack of propef nourishment. It is the others who must do the conserving. Summer is coming on with its vegetable gardens and fresh fruits. There wdll be greater opportunity to save wheat by eating other food. And whether that were true or not, we've got to do It. As Dr. Taylor expressed It: "Thei sooner we get into our saving stride the better."

"BOSS" GRAHAM'S FEE SYSTEM AGAIN. Exposure of Archibald G. Graham's collection of J1.IS5 in fees from the county, under a. void contract, or a contract said to he void, by the best of lgal talent in the It y fees that are so plainly an exploitation regardless of their invalidity, brings to light a condition that is bad enough, but add to that his attempt to collect 4 83 In fees, by having roud reviewers attach the amount to real estate values, on lands to be purchased by the county for road purpose?, then re juirlng the vendor to pay it over to him. exhibits a condition that is even worse. Dr. I.ouls I'roudfU of Osceola. vhi was to be Graham's "good anseF in tills matter, but who failed to develop his brand of a in??, deserves to be congratulated. We do not presume to know exactly how the taxpayers of s'l. Joseph county feel about having their money jostled about, and raid out after such man

ner, but to our mind it is time to call a halt. Dr. rroudtit did all a halt, so tar as concerned his being a party to It. He had never hired Graham for a lawyer and he wouldn't pay him, ret even with money furnished him by the county, by inflation of values In a land sale. Graham must have told a pleasing talo to the reviewers to hue Induced them to consent to it ither. It was a way of getting around the county auditor, and his disposition of "w itch-dogtsm" toward the county treasury, and that is all it was: and. for such "watch-dogism" it seems to have been decreed by tho bi-partisan combination, lack of the exploitation, that the audltcr must be slated for retirement. Some crime isv.'t it. that a public official should stand by the public? It seems to be the ideal, and disposition of these men. in their attacks upon Auditor Wolf, that a public otfice is. in Itfj, an opportunity to aid and abet in the putting oer of private snaps, and that failure to coincide ith such methods, is evidence of ine:T.ciency. Ordinarily, when the public f;ets a faithful, and painstaking serant. the disposition is to keep him, I-uL this !s no brief beyond that sus sestion. for Auditor Wolf. Our reference is more in particular to the motive- back of the M-p trtisan combination Ln its endeavor to get rid of hin:. If Graham can but get fromeone In the auditor's o'üce and in the treasurer's rülee. who will succumb to his. suawty. as he has made road r- lew rrs and t-omnti.-.-iun rs. and county councils lt'tcn In the past, and thn she him a "stoolpigeon" cn the auperior court bench, and sure it

1 "NOS AMIS." Sec'y Baker brings back from France a new explanation of the term "Sammy," generally applied to our troops abroad. Wrhen the Americans first landed'on the other side, he says, they were met everywhere with shouts of "Viva l'Ameriqiie" (Hurrah for America) and "Nos Amis" (our friends). The first of these greetings was Intelligible i enou to any of the new-comers, however ignorant of Frarch. But the second was a puzzler. Pronounced "Xo-Zammy," with emphasis on the "zammj-," ;it sounded more like "Sammy" than anything else. Our boys took it foi that, and thus the name came into general use. Most Americans have assumed that the name wai adapted from "Uncle Sam." Its acceptance was helped, in any event, by the fact that it suggested that derivation, t One explanation's just as good as the other. We like to think pf our soldiers as true representatives of their Uncle Sain. Ani we also like to think that every time n Frenchman or Briton calls one of them "Sammy," he means "friend."

GARDEN SPORT. A modest hardware man, in a modest newspaper ad, has sprung an idea that needs only to be mentioned to win appioval. Advertising garden tools, with appropriate illustrations, he -uses the happy caption, "For Garden Sports." Do you get it? You do. If you've ever in your life done any real gardening, the idea sinks home and in about two seconds upsets a lot of musty, false notions hung In cobwebbed brains by habit, association and tradition. What finer sport is there, when you come to think of It, than playing around a garden? "A garden is a lovesome thing. God wot." as the poet says. Tt is also a sportsdme thing. Healthful exercise, fresh air, sunshine, crjeerf ulness. skill, competition, the pride ef

achievement, what is there ln any outdoor sport tha. you can't, find In your own garden, or at least in your 1 garden matched against your neighbor's? And along with the eport there are benefits that other pastimes, never dreamed of. Your garden not only whets vohr appetite; it also satisfies it. And while other sports cast money the least useful ones general-I;-costing the most gardening puts money in your pocket.

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Tin; MAHIMX By James J. .Montague They do not mass in millions the soldiers of the Sea We count 'em up by companies, and mighty few there be. But somehow, when we read of lights, where Uncle Sam takes part, And hear of deeds of gallantry that thii'l the Yankee heart. In Cuba, In the Philippines. In Fiance no matter where It's ten to one that we will find the Leathernecks weir there. They always join the battle line a littln in advance. They always seem to be the first to get a lighting chance. And woe betide whateer foe that thinks a greater force Will drive them back from where they stand or turn them from their course. "Surrender" is not in their creed; they know what courage m ans. The first to come, the last to quit, are always the Marines. They fought their way through littP: wars to answer to the call That Uncle Sam sent forth when came the biggest war cf all. And ln the thick of every fight against the rushing Hun They'll stand, serene and confident, 'gainst odds of five to one. And, ever, when to crush their ranks old Tlindenburg has tried. The biggest list of casualties wete-on tb.p other side. They learned their trade the while they rolled upon the oean swell. Afar from any battlefield but. Oh! they learned it well! And, with the brine still on their cheeks, they calmly march ashore And do the sort of fighting that will win in any war. And when the guns are silenced, and the grisly game is won, The world will thrill to hear the deeds the Leathernecks have done.

Yor'LL nn svKiMtiM-:n To see the wonderful display we carry In automobile supplier. There

Is nothing of any partlc?:!ar importance you will not find here, and we want you t know our prices are right down where you like to see them. We have only the best and we believe we can fill your wants satisfactorily. Twentieth Century Garage. Phone 6166. Advt.

LITT ARCHIi: DO IT. If your automobile need3 trimming let Archie do it. He knows how. He Is up on all branches e trimming. Taking out dents in body

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With Rulers and Leaders of Wartime Europe By the Princess Radziwitt Copyrfftt, 191X

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' W'e are Chinamen, but ws are Americans f.rst in the truest sense." reads a sign over a Chinese restaurant In Arizona. Which means that that restaurant is saving wheat and pork for the allies.

"Lat rfiore rye," says the food administration. And drink less.

If ever there has existed a strong man and an earnest politician Viscount Milner is one. He is something else than that besides. He is an honest man and a perfect type of that wonderful thing an English gentleman perhaps prejudiced at times, obsti

nate occasionally, but chivalrous, truthful, straight in uli his dealings with others, be they his friends or his foes, and the soul (f honor. He has l.ii'n iir rviinillv

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Prlnces RadzlwllL vnf- however. much oj pos-d to his politics, has been able to say that he was not sincere even in his mistakes. Milner is from certain points of Iew the type of English proconsuls which has carried so high the Hag of its country and worked with such enthusiasm for the maintenance of that country's prestige; men like CHve In India, Lord Cromer in Egypt and Sir Stradford dc Itodcliffe In Constantinople. He has been hated, criticized, maligned like few persons have been, but he. has always been respected, even in South Africa during the acute crisis of that Boer war, which he was accused of having prtoked, lue to his tactless enterprise, which, if the truth need be told, existed only in the opinion of his detractors and enemies. 31 liner's Character. Milner was always a scholar, a man who studied not only the problems of the human mind, but also the psychology of those with whom he had to come into contact. He is a very fine observer, one who never says much, but who sees rid thinks a great deal. He is above everything else, a patriot, without the offensiveness which so many unintelligent persons think it necessary to

exhibit in their professions of patriotism. He has always known what he wanted, and he has told -it. without any dread as to the consequences which his frank utterances might have had for him as well as for others. We may be certain that in the new and delicate functions with which he has been intrusted at a moment of crisis such as England has never yet had to undergo, he will not waver or spare either himself or others. He is a worker, and he means to oblige his subordinates to work, too, and to do it in the way he considers to be the best, not according to their judgment. He is the last man to shirk a responsibility, and we may be sure that if any errors or mistakes are committed at the war office, he will not try to shift them upon somebody else's shoulders, but will accept with stoicism the blame as well as the praise his actions may provide on the part of others. Lord Milner has always one peculiarity. He never would accept as definite the judgments of his fellowworkers or colleagues. His active, independent mind tried, even and especially In difficult cases, to come

alone and unbiased to a conclusion, which was generally the right one. He has an unerring instinct as to what will ultimately be the opinion of history on all the events upon which it will be called to pronounce itself later on. He sees generally further than those about him, and he is never led astray by an optical error. A Hoot npiolc. A person who knows him well related one day that he was asked to say what he thought would become of South Africa after peace had been concluded there. This was during the most active period of the Bt er war. Milner thought for some time, then suddenly exclaimed in a loud voice which startled his interlocutor: "Nothing can become of it. except that it will prove yet one of the most

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AIAYAYS ON TT3IE. ie the man who buj's one of our standard makes of watches. This Jewelry store has established a reputation for having the most reliable vratches made, and years of experience where the utmost accuracy ln watches is demanded qualifies as to know what a good watch is and hew to repair and adjust it to your satisfaction 13 to 23r'c discount on vatches thks month. Chas. M. Schuell, 218 South Michigan st. Advt.

pire." At that time no one could have supposed that Ger. Smuts would rally so completely us he has to the imperialist cause, but Milner saw it coming, nnd was absolutely convinced that the war could only stregnthen the prestige of Lngland all over the dark continent. Personally, the viscount is a charming man, with refined, quiet manners, one whom it is a pleasure to know and a still greater pleasure to entertain or to talk with. It would be impossible to lind a pleasunter dinner-table companion. Without being a bookworm, ho is perhaps one of the best-read men in Europe, and his former experience as a journalist, has given to his mind that slight touch of well-bred sarcasm which is so delightful when handled without malice. There have been found people who have not cared for Milner, and even persons who have declared that they would not trust him. but this lias only been academic criticism, if one tan nuke use of such an expression, because when put to the wall, these detractors have neevr been aide to evoke anything against him other than the fact that he had not appealed to their particular tastes, or that he had never gone to the trouble to try and propitiate them. Unable to Hide Contempt. This last fact is perhaps the trait in his character which has done the most harm to the new English war

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unscrupulous, or dangerous, and this j is what tho world never forgives to j those who render themselves guilty I

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MORE $ $ $ $ That's what you save by feeding Purina Feeds. More work with less cost from horse feed. More e.gs or money back from poultry feed. Double development in little chicks or money back. For cows, calves, pigs there is none better. We don't ask you to take our word for if. We can prove it. Try u. Artificial Ice Co. 535 N. Eimerick St.

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their neighbor at his own valuation, j Milner has hated sham all through his career, which explains why it 1 has been so prosperous, and at the i same time so unsuccessful, because! it is quite certain that so far neither! Imgland nor his colleagues in the j grtat tasks which he has been lucky j enough to bring to a conclusion in i a manner worthy of him, have quite j

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ity with which he has accomplished It. At the war office, he will prove, undoubtedly. a strong element, though perhaps not a pleasant one, in the sense that he will not spare those of whom he considers that he has reasons to be dissatisfied. But he will never allow discouragement to overwhelm him, and lie will never leave off trying, and doing his best, to subdue the unforeseen obstacles w-hich will arise from time to time in his path. He will never waver In his faith in England's greatness and England's strength. He is one of those men who even after having lost a battle, like that of Waterloo, would be thinking how t repair this disaster and to turn it into a victory on the next Tay. There is also another thir g to be said in favor of Lord Milner which ought not to be passed by in silence. During the years when he was in South Africa, he was the only man who kept his hands clean irom all financial transactions, and whose record in that respect is absolutely pure. This means perhaps more than can be realized here in the United States, where but few people can appreciate the temptations and opportunities which were put in the viscount's way by thrise among his enemies who would have been but too glad to compromise him in regard to money matters. That thev

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1ark L. brumrniit REPUBLICAN Candidate for COUNTY COMMISSIONER Western District. Primaries 3Iay 7th. Mr. Brummltt has been engaged in the mercantile and banking business at New Carlisle for the past 3 3 years. Was on the ticket for the same office four years ago, stood third in the race, but was defeated with all the re.st of the county ticket. .My .Machine Number Is 22-U. Advt.

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GERMANY'S DOWNFALL FORETOLD Prophecy tell the time. A satisfactory answer will be given this question on SUNDAY NIGHT, 7:45 in PROGRESS CLUB HALL 212 S. LAFAYETTE BLVD. Monday night subject: "The Man With the Withered Hand," mentioned in Bible. Is it the kaiser? LECTURES EVERY NIGHT, EXCEPT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FREE TO ALL.

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