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T H I POLK COUNTY POST. W REN DIEDRICHS MET D EW ET ECKES A CURRIE, Publishers The recent death of Admiral von Diedrichs at Baden-Baden recalls Publish Ml Twice s Week at Iadspsadsncs, Polk Const?, Oregon, on one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the United States Taosday and Friday when, but for the friendly interven tion of England—as represented by Application made (or Entry as Mail Matter of the Second Class Admiral Edward Chichester—the opening guns of the world war Subscription Rates: $1.90 a Tear Strictly in Advance; Six Months might have been fired in Manilla bay 20 years ago. Germany, which $ I M ; Three Months 50cents. had encouraged Spain in her defi ance of the United States, sent Ad CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor. J. F. CURRIE, Business Manager miral von Diedrichs and his fleet of warships to Manilla to intimi date the American admiral at a VICIOUS BILL IS SMOTHERED time so critical as to indicate a strong desire to play an important part in the war between the Unit One of the most vicious bills ever presented to congress ed States and Spain, if not—as re was smothered by its author when the President vigor vealed by the light of later events— ously denounced it. Senator Chamberlain as the repre to seize the opportunity, apparently so "divinely” sent, to drive the open sentative of the extreme militarists who seek to fasten a ing wedge in therealization of her permanent military system upon America, like the one long cherished dream of world dom ination. we are fighting against in Europe, presented a measure to take out of the hands of the civil authorities and to give the military the power to arrest and try all persons suspected of disloyalty and court m artial them if found guilty. “ Under this bill,” said Senator Borah of Idaho, “ a business man or a laboring man or an editor or any man in any civil avocation could be arrested without war rant and without a knowledge of the charge preferred against him, taken before a drumhead court martial, tried and punished or executed.” When President W ilson’s attention was called to the bill, he declared: “ I think it is not only unconstitutional but that in character it wold put us on a level of the very people we are fighting and affecting to despise. I t would be altogether inconsistent with the spirit and practice of Am erica and in view of the recent legislation, the espionage bill, the sabotage bill, and the woman spy bill, I think it u n n ecessary and uncalled fo r.” In w ar times the people are willing to give up a great many of their liberties that the cause of the nation may triumph that much sooner and they are loyally and patri otically standing behind the government which they crea ted and which is responsible to them. In return they ex pect the government to be as easy with them as possible without jeopardizing the success of its arms, and when President Wilson so emphatically denounced this brazen attem pt to resort to the kaiser’s methods in America, the people were again assured th at as long as Mr. Wilson is president, they will be protected from the scourge of autocracy and that democracy still reigns. " ‘During the early morning of August 13, the weather was very warm and humid, but after a time it cleared somewhat. I was stand ing on shore, together with some other officers. Von Diedrichs’ Ger man fleet—there were eight ships in all, seven large warships and one Kansas City Star. smaller vessel—was in one corner of the harbor. During the night the Germans had moved in until they were much closer to Dewey than before. Owing to the distance it was impossible to tell just what was taking place on board, but there seemed to be considerable ac tivity. ' • " ‘Captain Chichester’s English ships were lying between the Ger mans and Dewey’s fleet. Captain Chichester had taken this same ac tion in a number of instances pre viously, so we did not. regard it as peculiar. Just before 9 o’clock our ships got under way. The monitor Monterey was first in line, but rath er nearer shore than the others, The Olympia and the rest of Dew ey's fleet were following, steaming rather slowly. Then we watchers on shore all noticed something pe culiar. The battlcflags were broken from the mastheads and the ships cleared for action, but instead of Spanish forts they were directed upon von Diedrich’s fleet. He Needs Somebody to Send Him another pouch of Real GRAVELY Chewing Ping Uncle Sam’s Boys don’t ask for much in the way of comforts — but good tobacco they must have. A few cents spent for Real Gravely will buy m ore tobacco satisfaction than many times the money in ordinary plug. Give any men a chew of Reel Grevely Plug, end he will tell you th a t’M the kind to send. Send the b e lt! Ordinary plug is false economy. It costs less per week to chew Real Gravely, because a small chew of it lasts a long while. # If you smoke a pipe, slice Gravely with your knife and add a little to your smoking tobacco. It will give flavor—improve your smoke. SEND YOUR FRIEND IN T u 't l . S. SERVICE A P0LC1 OF GRAVELY Dealer, all around here carry it in 10c. pouchea. A 3c. stamp will put it into hia handa in any Training Camp or Sea port of the U. S. A. Even “over there” a 3c. a tamp will take il to him. Your dealer will ai-.pp'y envelop« and give you official directiona how to addreaa it. Seymour Wemyss Smitli writes in the New York Sun of the unx- ious (lays following the battle of Manilla ¡ buy in which Admiral Dewey destroyed the entire Span ish squadron: "The entire story of this period was told the writer by an officer who was present with Dewey and P . B . G R A V E L Y T O B A C C O C O „ Danville, Va. who had unusual opportunity to The Patent Poach keeps it Freeh and Clean and Good witness the conduct of the rear ad “ T think we all realized what —it is not P eat Gravely without this Protection Seat miral and observe the events that w'as taking place. It was a nu> Eatabiished 1831 took place. ment of supreme suspense for us “The first of the German vessels all. Then at the moment when the to appear was the Irene, which conflict appeared inevitable the arrived on Muy 6. The second Ger- British ships began to get under Can Hindenburg, at the sacrifice applications should be made thru rived shortly after. Both totally dis way. In a few* minutes more Chi of millions of lives and all the the local board having jurisdiction regarded the usual rules of eti Chester’s ships were directly be wealth Germany had piled up in over the registrant. Ttiese fur quette; in the ca'se of the latter ves tween our fleet and the Germans. fifty years of peace and commercial lough application blanks may be sel it was necessary to fire a shot And they were ready for action conquest, win back this stake? Not secured either from the local board across her hows before she gave and quite ready to fight if need be. if he could go to Paris and London. or the county agricultural agent. heed. It would require consider An officer on board told me that as Sensible Germans know that. The A further ruling of the Provost able space to give a complete sum the Immortalité, Chichester’s flag world would have to be reduced to Marshal makes it possible for any mary of the German actions at ship, passed the Olympia, the the impotence of China before its farmer who is in need of a number Manilla, but the following is a decks of the British vessel were markets could be conquered by can of men for a short period for farm brief review: snatches from ‘El Capitan’, ‘See, non shot. Napoleon when he held work to make a similar application "The German ships repeatedly ig the Conquering Hero Comes, the whole continent of Europe in a for furlough for any soldiers who nored the presence of the American ‘Under the Double Eagle’ and ‘The serfdom as complete as Germany may be available at nearby camps. squadron. Time and again it was Star Spangled Banner.’ now holds Austria couldn’t make it These soldiers would have to be necessary for Dewey to call the at “ ‘In a few minutes more the buy in the markets he dictated. paid tlie going wages in the local tention of von Diedrichs to the be crisis was over; the forts were Germany would have no better suc ity and would not be sent out un havior of his ships. The German of captured and the Germans drew cess at that game if the world was less urgently needed. Any further ficers frequently visited Manilla and away to the other side of the bay at her feet instead of on her nock.— information desired regarding this were on most cordial terms with —Literary Digest. method of granting furloughs can the Spanish. It was common talk be obtained from either of the par in Manilla that Germany intended Edison-Trained Bullets ties mentioned above. GERMANY’S LOSING GAME. to intervene and the German of Two negroes were walking along ficers encouraged the impression. Ninth avenue, discussing the won Not content with fraternizing with Two more countries, Uruguay derful inventions brought about by There were 752,607 pounds of ton the Spanish, German officers became and Argentina, are reported to be the war. voiced at Trinidad for the United intimate with Aguinaldo's men. On ready to join the ranks of Ger ‘Yes, sah,” one said, “an’ a friend States during 1917, compared with one occasion Prince Lowenstien of mine who knows all about it many’s, which now include almost Beware of propaganda tulk tlm tj Geo. \V. (’.reel, chief censor of the was taken off to the Kaiserin Au the entire world. With the excep says dis man Edison has invented 107,263 pounds valued at $122,628, questions the patriotism of individ- present power, has been found not for 1916. uals. It may be indulged in for a j only incompetent but possibly dis- gusta by a member of the insur tion of Holland, Switzerland, the a bullet dat can’t miss a German, recto staff. Owing to a heavy sea Scandinavian countries and Spain, kase ef dere’s one in a hundred detrimental purpose. loyal. the prince and his escort were ob the whole world is either actually in yards de bullet is drawn right The above two editorials appeared in flu* same column liged to seek refuge on an English arms against Germany or has de smack against his steel helmet. of the Sheridan Sun. Perhaps the able editor of the Sun man-of-war, and hence the fact clined to have further diplomatic Yes, sah, an' he’s done invented came to Dewey’s attention. Inci dealings with her. another one with a return attach wrote one with bis right hand and the other with his left, dentally, when Aguinaldo later Take a look at the formidable ar- ment. Whenever dat bullet don't B. F. JONES and neither knew what the other was doing. We have to adopted a hostile attitude toward rhy which Germany’s madness has hit nothin' it comes rigid straight Candidate lor Representative Polk suspect that Mr. Creel is the victim of the “ propaganda” the Americans his men wen* large raised against her: Serbia, France, back to de American lines.” and Lincoln Counties, May Pri ly armed with Mauser rifles. The Belgium, Great Britain, Monte ‘Dat's what I call inventin’," e-x the Sun warns others about but which he heeds not him Irene was a particularly disturb negro, Japan, Italy, Portugal, United claimed the other. "But, say, how maries. (Paid Adverliscmen-..) ing factor in fact, the American States, Cuba, Panama, self. Greece, about dem cornin’ back bullets? __________________________________ officers had hard work in keeping What do dey do to keep 'em from I -------- 1 1 ~ 1 • Once upon a time we were quite closely connected track of the various German ves Siam, Liberia, China, Brazil, Gua hittin’ ouah men?" CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY JUDGE temala. The list does not include with George Creel in newspaper work. While we cannot sels. The Irene, not content with Russia and Rumania, although war “Well, mah frein’ didn't tell me j I hereby announce myself a can- say that he was a great favorite of ours, still we could insolently ignoring our ships, on tries, nor half a dozen South Amer about it, hut ef Mr. Edison made ’em didate for the Republican nomina at least one occasion openly assist ican countries which have broken you can bet yotiah life he’s got ’em tion for the office of County Judge not assume that he ever lacked in patriotism. He is a ed the Spanish at Subwig bay. all relations with her. All contin trained. You don’t s’pose he’d let to succeed myself, subject to the very high strung young man with a daily consumption of "Dewey received much comfort ents, hemispheres and all corners of em kill an American, do you? No, voters at the Primary election to sail. He's got ’em fixt so's dey jes’ be held May 17, 1918. one hundred cigarettes and he would turn the world up from the attitude of Captain Sir the world are represented in this ease Sane business policy, economical, back down aroun' de gunner's I Edward Chicheseter, commanding league of nations which have de side down for demoeraev. ¡ the British squadron. Captain Chi clared that Germany and her vas feet an’ say: ‘Dey’s all dead in dat bpt not parsimonious administra chester and Dewey quickly became sals are outlaws against civiliza- trench, boss. Send me to a live tion. Special atention to Probate Respectfully, Elbert Bede, who has developed a chronic habit of j intimate and the moral support of tion and have destroyed the com- place where I’s got a chanst to do Court.. E. C. KIRKPATRICK. the English commander was of pact which entitled them to live un- somethin’ ” New York Herald. writing letters to candidates for the purpose of putting I great assistance. Chichester was an der terms of law and neighborli- (Paid Adv.) tlieni in <t holt*, might he addressed iti the same m aim er ^officer of the old school, hale ami ness with other peoples. Western DO YOU NEED A SOLDIER relative to his record ns a lobbyist in the hist legislature. ,icnrt-v* Hnd th® i>o*s<‘ss<>r of a par Europe, Asia, Africa, North and FOR WORK ON FARM Conner for County Clerk I tieularly agreeable personality. South America, Australia and the I hereby announce my candidacy Over his own signature lie has admitted that as a retire - 1 islands of the sea have spoken with A rcccnl general order from the for county clerk of Polk county, sent at i ve ot organized newspaper men he assisted in “Finally a time came when Dew- a single voice and condemned the war department at Washington subject to the decision of the Re defeating the “ bone d ry ” cigarette law. Dear Mr. B o d e : •'>. worn out by the constant vigil llohcnzolleren outlaw as the com- makes it possible for farm hoys who publican voters at the primary are now in army ramps to be fur election to he held May 17, 1918. I What particular interest did the newspaper organization which the (:mnan8 W(.,„ Th, vvar mn8ter8 of Gprma..y may loughed for short periods to assist was horn and raised in Polk county yon represented as a lobbyist in the last legislature ing, demanded an explanation of affect unconcern at the widening with farm work. These furloughs and believe I can successfully per have in the cigarette law ( I von Diedrichs. The writer hits circle of Germany's enemies. They will be granted only to men who form the duties of the office. __ ‘_________________ | heard the account of the affair may drown, for the moment, with are urgently needed at home to as 10 GEORGE W. CONNER. . . . . . . . given by several of Dewey’s officers the rattle of the sword any ques- sist in putting in crops or with oth (Paid ad. by George W. Conner) r fiends ol three prominent \\ aslliugton county pro- J Siam and correspondent for several tioning that may arise at home of er farm work essential to crop pro hillitiou law violators art* seeking a pardon for them in P*P®«, also mentions the incident | the wisdom of the course they are duction. in his interesting little biography pursuing. But there are those in Any farmer having a relative in SWOPE & SW OPE W ashington. There is no more reason why those three words to the German officer: , Germany who are concerned. There a nearby camp and who is badly in LAW YERS men should be pardoned than some poor bootlegger \vith- “ ’If the German government has those who are looking beyond the need of farm help can make appli I. 0 . 0 . F. Building out ¡1 dollar or friend. In fact, as far as the “ exam ple” I ',Prid,>d to make w aron ,hp Uni,pd war—manufacturers, exporters, ship cation for a furlough of several , , , i i i i i i , 1 , 1 ,, States, or has any intention ot owners—and are asking themselves weeks for this relative. All such Independence, Oregon would be, tlu> one should be pardoned rather than the making wi car, and has so informed where, in all the seven seas, a Ger- I your admiral, it his duty to let me man ship can And harbor when three. I know.’ And then, after a moment's peace comes again or a German car Senator Sherman of Illinois has called all the admin- f T " : ^ ',ddod: ‘^ whether he go a market. The German war . . . j intends to tight or not, I am ready. lords may count the soldiers Uru The Independence National Bank istration officials Socialists,” No doubt all of them : . . , guay can put into the field and dis miss her, but the German indus Established .1889 would rather he Socialists than what the Senator is— a It was in August that Admiral trial lords who must count the buy Dewey decided that he was ready pack horse for the plutes. ers of German goods the wpr will ____________ _____________ for the seizure of the remaining A Successful Business Career of leave to them will no dismiss her . ! Spanish forts and the occupation of Twenty-Five Y ears so lightly. And it was the indus I he kaiser s men have captured Hennnel Hill. If they Manilla. The land fore es were trial lords who made Germany what are obliged to take many more hills between Belgium and r'w«m«nded hy General Merritt, and she was when the war came, not ,,i n . ... Dewey’s squadron hnd been re-on P aris, there won t he any Hun army left. forced and his supply of men and the war lords. It was the industrial INTEREST PA ID ON TIM E who had conquered markets ------------------------------ J ammunition replenished. The wri lords for her in every continent; who had DEPOSITS S. B. Huston has withdrawn from the senatorial race ter in the Sun save: put her mercantile flag on every "The morning of August 13 was sea and were rapidly overhauling which shows good judgment. Mr. Huston had been lost Officers and Directors ; chosen for the attack. The story England in the race for the oc»»an in the political woods. ' of what happened then has been carrying trade of the world when H. Hirschberg. Pres. A Y T. Scars, V. P . ; told many times. The version 1 tlie impatient vanity of the kaiser R. R. DeArmond, Cashier shali give is that related to me hy undid their work at a stroke and POLITICAL ADVERTISING /Killeen more doy» m . Ben Oleott will be tue Repub- ,,m„ r wh„ w„ f m m ln ^ son: liean candidate ù r governor, . — ,h" rirh prl„ , ,hey cd into the hands of rivals. W . H. W alker I. A. All n O. D. B utler