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t h e p o l k c o u n t y P O S T . A Semi-Weekly Newspaper. Published Twice a Week at Independence, Polk County, Oregon, on Tuesday and Friday I SOLDIERS OF DEATH REFUSE TO U T THE ENEMY TAKE THEIR DEAD | Entered as second-class m atter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice at In- i Each Slav With the Italian Army Has Sworn to Carry Off to the Hependence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Italian Lines the Body of a Compatriot Killed in Action— Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year Strictly in Advance; Six Months f 1.00; Three months 50 cents. All subscriptions stopped at expiration. CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor. It is proposed to levy a tax of 80 percent on war profits. ¡VVliy not take the other twenty percent also. While its a long ways to the Rhine from the Marne, still its all right for the boys to consider the Rhine as the best place to celebrate next July Fourth. As Subjects of Austrian Emperor Death Is Only Thing in Store for Those Captured. (S p ecial C o rre sp o n d e n c e o f I t a l ia n A m eri c a n N ew s B u re a u .) The Slav soldiers In th e Italian arm y elect th eir own superiors by the most rigid tests, and thus a re repre- sentatlve of the manhood of th e ir'n a - tlonalltles. T he Italian soldiery and people have taken kindly to them. The first of the proofs of valor they gave are admirable, although limited to modest operations In exploring and raiding. W hether by them selves or with Italian troops these Czecho-Slo- vaks, arriving from beyond the ocean, have kept up the fire of patriotism and b»e ardor t0 fight, and have fought Hun submarine crews are going into neutral ports and w ill tieing up for the duration of the war. This is one portion A ustria has under arm s about 5,- men, of whom th ere m ust be of the enemy’s military machine that knows when its 000,000 2 , 000,000 on th e firing line. Among licked, and these deserters are banking on there being a them the oppressed racks, Bohemians, Poles, Slovaks form the m ajority. The new boss in Germany when they get home. agitation among these men aiming at death by the enemy or through th eir own hands, they have consecrated th eir lives to the d istan t fatherland, from which they have come to fight In the p o t e s t cradle of all liberty and all Ideals—Italy. Elim inate Weak and Unfit. j Rome, the ancient lighthouse of civ ility and of liberty, has substituted these new companions In arm s for those of Russia. These w arriors for th e freedom of th e ir country have found in the ranks of our own combat i an ts fratern ity and sturdy faith. This frnternity, more th an common Ideals fo r the redemption of their respective countries, Is cemented by the knowl ‘ edge and vision of the real difficulties ! and the resolution and firmness of pur pose of the new com batants. From th e ir own ranks on a spontaneous vote they have eliminated all about whose m ilitary vigor or enthusiasm there ! could be any doubt, so th a t the re cruits represent the flower of the sol diery of the oppressed nationalities. D raw n from the sam e country, speak ing the same tongue, In the dally In tim acy of th eir new m ilitary life, they linve subjected ench other to voluntary blit inflexible tests. The resu lts are confided only to th eir officers. “T itus does not please me. H e would not make a good corporal. W e do not w ant him,” they say. Thus, out of the ancient m ilitary system of A ustria spring elements of criticism which ex clude the wenk and unfit. The officers m ust heed these verdicts, which, like all collective Judgments, arise from a full consensus of th e Judges. The exam ination of the political opinion Is not less exacting for be ing carried out by fellow soldiers. A Czech recruit who spoke his m other tongue well was challenged by his com patriots. “H e speaks our language well, but his heart Is not Czech,” they said. It was learned th a t during pro tracted business transactions in Vi enna he had lost th e fierceness and In trepidity of the Bohemian ch aracter through- daily contact w ith th e Aus tria n authorities. Elect Own Officers. T his control has been frnught with excellent results. Those who have sur vived the tests of the assembled Judges have furnished the best w ar m aterial and proved themselves dependable In m ilitary and moral affairs. T he officers are also elected by the soldiers, who tru st th eir leaders w ith blind faith, nnd give them the most rigid obedience and discipline. Such discipline the new soldiers of liberty are taught by th eir remembrance of imperial oppression to hold essential to the trium ph of th eir cause, 8 “ Which do you w ant for your 10c—ordi nary plug or lasting tobacco satisfaction. Real Gravely Chewing Plug Peyton Brand 10c a pouch —and worth it G ravely laata so m uch lo n ger itc o tta n o m ore to ch e w thorn o rd in a ry plu g B. G ra v ely T o b a c c o C om pany D anville, V irg in ia KEEPING THE PEACE (From the Portland, Journal.) Theodore Roosevelt has published an editorial in some of the afternoon papers in which he advocates the im The freshly elected chairman of the Oregon Republican domlimH„ n hHS attained threatening forms, and only extrem e concessions mediate adoption of universal military training. He says state committee says that Governor Withycombe and the of equal rights will condone the sav it is necessary for the national defense. Evidently Mr. present congressional delegation should be re-elected al age iniquities of the empire. The Czecho-Slovak officers a t the Roosevelt stakes his hopes on brute force to keep the leging that there should be no Swapping horses in the mid front, who bring a heroism to m anifes peace and not on any federalized league of nations. dle of tlie stream. Much as w e’d like to follow the leader, tations of th eir country an outsider Should he run for president in 1920 we may expect it to there’s a pair of them w e’d swap off at any time and take does not perceive, say th a t even more violent agitation will not attain the on a thorogoing militarist platform. So the country may chances on what we got in the trade. desired revolution or an overthrow of have its choice in that campaign between the principle of the empire, because th ere Is not the brute force and the principle of intelligence. For it is fundam ental settin g fo r a successful JOE .CLARK revolt. fairly certain that the candidate who opposes Mr. Roose People Are Held Down. velt in 1920 will stand for the dominance of mind over In the country and In th e villages (R. B. Swenson in Monmouth Herald.) the gendarmes assistenz and th e mus- matter, just as Mr. Roosevelt, if he runs, will stand for It was one of the anomalies of fate that Joe Clark sulm an agents of the schultz corps the dominance of matter over mind. should have met the death of a soldier. One of the mopt have absolute power over the few In Shall we use our brains to keep the world at peace when peacefully inclined of men, one who shrank instinctively habitants exempted from w ar serv ice. In the big cities the rifles and this war is over, or shall we depend on our muscles alone? from the sight of blood, yet voluntarily he offered his machine guns entru sted to the sol That seems likely to be the issue. Pres. Wilson does not scruples and his inclination on the altar of patriotic ef diers of opposing races can be turned favor the adoption of universal military training as yet. fort. lie was typical of the sacrifice which is steadily and on revolutionists easily, as happened recently in Prague, w here troubled Secretary Baker says we should wait and see how the war surely stopping the course of the German juggernaut. were put down pitilessly by the most turns out. I f the Germans defeat us we shall be obliged The nations opposed to Germany are not warlike. They ferocious, enemies of th e Czech, th e to train all our young men as fighters for the sake of main wanted but to be left in peace. But Germany would not H ungarians. However, th e same ste ad fast pur taining our national existence. But if we defeat the Ger leave them n peace. She had acquired the idea that she pose can be fa r more troublesom e mans and then conclude an intelligent peace there will be when found in the enemy camp where was called by deity to enforce her superiority upon the Czechs and Slovaks are present on the no such necessity. world; to push out the sluggards and the weaklings and to Italian front. The Roosevelt school in our national politics looks upon substitute for them the superior German. She felt that The A ustrian com m anders are militarism as an ideal to be adored and perpetuated. doubtless m asters of th e political she was called on to regenerate the world and to make the composition of th e ir own effectives. Their opponents look upon it as a terrible necessity. As world pay for the process. But while the neighbor nations The num erous “Politisch untverles- long as we must tight let us do it with all our might, but were peaceful they would..fight before they would lose slech,” political undesirables, are registered on th e arm y records, when we no longer need to fight let us not keep on wor their liberties. So with the peaceful Joe. Probably the identification cards are scattered shipping the god of slaughter. That is the teaching of last thiugiijj.1 coveted was military glory. Yet when the among the loyal troops and always sub those who do not follow the Roosevelt leadership. necessity arose lie turned about face readily. He did not ject to vigilant surveillance. For n long tim e no delicate task Taking everything into consideration the chances seem wait to be drafted. He volunteered. Volunteered among has been entru sted to them, but the bright for a sort of Armageddon struggle in the United the first. The whole process of preparation was irksome pact of Rome autom atically suppress-, j States between militarism and democracy. The forces are ed the reasons for existing disputes to him. He liked bis freedom, to do as he pleased. But w ith the Slav races in the empire. I t already arraying themselves and the trumpet is sounding this, too, he submitted to the greater cause, working on has also brought really a large num HORSE IS APT LINGUIST its preliminary blasts. People should make no mistake until he could do his bit for the world. Here is something ber of “political suspects” over to the Quick to Respond to E ither French or about the issue. Militarism and democracy are not com Italian camp. to think about. When war conditions pinch; when the The A ustrian m ilitary anthorltles, American Command. call for donations or loans become insistant, remember a fte r the pact of Rome, m editated new T he American horse is an a p t lin patible with one another. As Lincoln said of slavery and freedom, if one survives the other must perish. This is what one lone printer has done. You may not want to restrictions and regulations to keep guist. Sold overseas to th e F rench from true of the United States and the whole world. We are th eir troops from the contagion of con discommode yourself, to put up with inconvenience, to tact with Czecho-Slovaks In th e Ital America during the first three years of sacrifice; neither did Joe. Blit he did it. That is the ian first lines. They rigorously sup the war, he had to learn French to un supposed to be fighting just now to extirpate militarism his new m asters. Then sold from the world. It seems odd that while we are doing so, point, lie gave in a manner to put the ordinary “ bit” to pressed every sign of u n rest; they derstand drew off from th e ir b attle lines all re back to Americans for service w ith his a militarist party should show its head and gain menacing shame. Thousands of others are doing it that posterity cruits of Bohemian. Slovak or Czech own briny a fte r the U nited S tates en may enjoy peace. By the side of their sacrifices we may nationality, but they soon stopped tered th e war, he had to learn English, prestige among us. The uprising of a free nation to defend its freedom is shifting nbout and resorted to severe o r rn th er American, all over again. pause with reverent and grateful emotion. “ Better love punishm H undreds of these American horses ents and shooting. not militarism. The determination of a free people to ex hath no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his However, all th is could not bring were bought from th e French when tirpate autocracy from the world is not militarism. We anything but endless anxiety to th e the first forces from th e United States friends.” A ustrian commanders. All w ent to landed. The drivers were constantly have armed our young men for the clear aim of freeing underm ine th e m orale of the army, in trouble, and a t first couldn't under future generations from the need of arming. We assume A CODE LETTER and alienated more and more soldiers stand the reason. “I had a team out during a review,” for the moment the panoply of war in order to slay the from the unredeemed p arts of Italy (Italia Irred en ta), especially when said one driver, “and couldn’t make war god. But the Roosevelt school of politicians tell us (From tlu* Detroit News.) they .have a b rother or a friend fight ’em budge. I yelled, ‘git-up’ and every thing else a t ’em, and they Just sort of that having assumed the panoply we must wear it forever. Somewhere in flu* U. N. A., July l? ) 1 8 . ing under the Italian flag. looked aroun’ like they thought I was It is the most impudently unAmerican doctrine ever in Sw ear Never to Be Taken. Hass N. Pfeifer, T he rep atriates of the Czecho-Slovak foolish. Then I remembered th a t I jected into our politics. Berlin, Germany. arm y have been saluted already with heard a frog yell ‘alley’ at his horses, We need not go into the fray between militarism nnd Friend Hass: I have had a talk with the physician brotherly love by the population In the I yelled ‘alley,’ and aw ay we went.’ T he horses now a re a good deal like democracy blindly. History teems with instruction upon zone of war, especially by th e an about Hilda’s illness and he says there is danger that cient inhabitants of the Veneto, who ! the soldier. They’ll respond to either the issue. We may know exactly what militarism is, what GERM infection nmy get beyond control and that we have the most recent nnd liveliest rec French or English commands. it does to the institutions of a free people and how it keeps should not be ANY to confident of the result. The case ollection of oppression nnd the con vulsive struggle fo r redemption. the peace. All the ancient nations had universal military IS not yet at the most critical stage, but that will be T he women of Verona offered them CONSCIENCE HURTS; E N LIST S reached in HUE time, be assures us. It is FOR him to a b attle flng In the Bohemian colors, Youth Under Age Fear« W ar May End training for everybody except their slaves. The slaves were kept busy feeding the soldiers. Feudal Europe had say when that, period is at hand. 1 am glad for ONE surm ounted by a lion. The soldiers Before He Is Twenty-One. recognized the sanctity of the gift and universal military training. It was all the training any H arvey Greer, nineteen, a native of thing, and that is the rugged health Hilda had enjoyed swore an oath th at they would die Tennessee, is the kind of conscientious body got, except a few prelates who learned to read and for th a t emblem of liberty. The ex before her illness. You will remember that she was a was not rhetorical nnd the objector th at the country is proud of. write. WHALE at t emiis, swimming and fencing. All OF these pression “I w ant to enlist,” he told Sergeant oath superfluous. The American Indians when the first whites discovered sports have helped her to build up A constitution that T he fate th a t aw aits these new w ar H. B. M ergenthal of the United States m arine corps recruiting statio n a t (Continued on Page 3.) now is standing her in good stead. She is on a restricted riors for the Idenls of a far-off and Stockton, 'Cal. oppressed country Is shown by the In diet; simple food only, with no TRIMMING. Will try to flexible m ilitary rules of the A ustrian “You’re mighty young,” replied Mer keep you informed as to the progress of her ease. empire. They are all subjects of the genthal. “Why do you w ant to enlist?” “Because my conscience h u rts me,” Em peror Carl, and as such death Is the FRITZ HUN-SPY. replied young Greer. “I’m afraid the The Independence National Bank liberty, independence or a t least to w ithdraw from G erman or Magyar JELLY, JUICES AND JAM ENTITLED TO A SERVICE FLAG (Atchison Globe.) An Atchison man has figured in so many church rows that his wife has put a service tlag in the window. —x— THIS OLD FASHIONED WOMAN SNORTS (Wamego, Kan.. Times.) It makes the old fashioned woman snort when she reads o f physicians operating on hoys’ heads to make better boys of them. There was a time when she operated on her boys for this same purpose, but she didn’t use a knife, nnd the portion of the anatomy she operated on was furth er south than the head. only thing In store for them If cap tured. , T heir word Is for th a t reason sa cred. N either alive nor dead m ust they fall Into the hnnds of th e en emy. Even the dead must be snatch ed from the oppressor. Each one has sworn to carry off to the Italian lines the body of a com patriot killed In nctlon. In the la st days, during a reconnols- sance, a Bohemian fell close to the enemy lines. Braving a hot Are. the explorers hurried to carry him off. d!1"*.ln n n!Rht. th e a u s - trla n s might get the body. T hese "soldiers of death” know th at It na operation falls of success they m ust kill themselves. To the Igno minious death Inflicted by the enemy they prefer suicide. W hether through w ar may be over before I am twenty- one. Then the boys will come home and ask me why I hadn’t been In It, and I object conscientiously to having no excuse to offer.” G reer's name w as soon affixed to the dotted line. PROVES HER PATRIOTISM Soldier's Wife C aret for Children and Rune Farm. Mrs. W ilbur Hooper of Bellalre, Kan., wife of a soldier, has two small chil dren to k>ok a fte r and a small farm. D espite the care of the children she has planted 25 acres of corn, cares for 25 head of cattle and milks eight cows. She has bought a $50 Liberty bond and given $40 to the Red Cross. Established .1889 A Successful Business Career of Twenty-Five Years INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS Officers and Directors H. Hirschberg. Pres. D. W. Sears, V P. W. S. Kurre, Cashier W. H. Walker I. A. Allen O. D. Butler