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VOL. XIV
W HY W E ARE
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THLESSNBBS A N
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Ha right to
A government \*r . <teny|ng any doty
escepf' that o ' TKcroaiing Its own
power, and a people drilled In thl*
theory, produce a nation who*« act»
hffiH’Jjf humanity
Y et those act* ar«
but the logical result of a ruthloaiv
not« In war deliberately planned. II
waa at first said by Americana: "Ye*,
(hare ore occasional German atrocities,
no doubt, but so there are In ovary
w ar." Wo now know that cruelty and
barbarism sro a definite part of th«
* German method of making war.
First th* teachers and professors:
iVhere German soldiers had to eels«
Incendiary torch, or even to pro
(h<
to th* slaughter of cltlsens. It
c#ac • nd it ». ID purjjianre of the right«
w* fle didn't have to lie highly cultured
avlgntor."
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wonder ax an
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[Me of opposing the <te
relop*«*"- of Germany Is so great that
the moot trenchant m e a a u r a i ar*
acarcaly a sufficient punishment for
II."
"The more pitiless Is the vat
elrfis, th* greattr 1« tb* security of
the ensuing peace. In th* days of old.
conquered peoples were completely an
nfhitated
Today that la physically
Impracticable, but one can Imagine
condition* which should approach very
cloaely to total destruction."
Next th* army officers: "B y stoop
ing himself In military history an
officer will be able to guard himself
against excessive humanitarian no
tions; It will teach him that certain
aav^ j » V are Indispensable to war.
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that the only true humanity
\l)S6 l>v. He« in a ruthless applies
Taetn ' “ The warrior has need
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It must not . . . he
<jrnl1T(M * neceeaary evil: nor con-
most n r*' Kt* regrettable consequence
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. .s n .il contact: nor mutt we
' A 1 *»'*!' *o restrain It and curb It as a
. « qj and brutal force."
la s t the clergy: one Incident, and
t
quotation from an address on the
Fcrmon on the Mount te enough for
American* "W hoever can not prevail
upon himself to approve from the
bottom of hla heart the sinking of the
Lusitania, . . . and give himself
up so honest delight at thl* victorious
exploit of German defensive power—
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him we Judge to be no true German."
German teaching has borne fruit and
the world Is aghast. Yet we have be
come to accustomed to "German
atrocities" that toms of our horror at
them has waned
It Is loiter fe re
nt ember. Volumes ar* needed to list,
merely, the proved case* of barbarity
— for Oermany by refuting inveatlga
lion through a neutral Jury proposed
by Cardinal Mercler, has confessed
guilt. No. rather, sh* acknowledges
the sets charged against her and glo
rifies them
But let ue not forget that Oerman
soldiers. In 1914 tcifh no restrainf,
raped the women of Belgium and
Franc* In the first ad vanes: that they
placed screens of children before
them: that they executed, as a warn
Ing against a feared Belgian rising,
fifty Innocent Catholic priests and
thousand* of Innocent cltlsens: that
they gave themselves up "In s hun
dred different placee, to plundering.
Incendarlem. Imprisonment, massacres,
and sacrilege«'' (Cardinal M ercler);
that In France they have (fellberahely
made a deaert of territory In retreat,
with an object, not of (Ms war, but
of destroying productivity for at least
a generation to come; that Germany
opsnly applauded Turkey upon the
-massacre of nearly onahalf th* popu
lation of Armenia: that Germany, by
the cruel starvation and deportation
of conquered populations It attempt
ing to "Germanise" the land» of Po
land and Russia; that she torpedoes
h o s p i t a l ships with "defenseless
'beings, wounded or mutilated In war.
and women who ars devoting them
selves to the work of relief and char
ity ” (protest of the International Red
Cross Committee at Geneva); that no
othar government, In the world’s his
tory, ever ordered or approved a
Lusitania.
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Thl* I« th# fourth of a tarla« of tan
artlelaa by Professar Adama.
WEDDING RINGS.
lit M<n,*r Unlv*r(lty
T
T Ma «xi r le loel. and a greater w ill
fo llo w 'll. u n iti* it l i fought to th t
point Ichart Germany know* for all
time that euch a cti are, tn the end,
fatal to the government that com m itt '
them,
Their Descent From the Ancient « I f .
net Ring* of Egypt
It waa under the shadow o f the pyra
mid* that brides Brat worn rings a*
symbol* of wedlock.
ta th* eerly Egyptian boas* It waa
I be rustoea of the w ife to keep all of
her Jars, rloaeta and storerooms aealad.
A different sea1 ordinarily was used
for ovary door or Jars containing cer
tain foods
Preserved swtets, for ln-
etauce, would be sealed with one de
vice to d some sharp appetiser with
another. Bo th* course o f time brought
the Egyptian woman a goodly number
o f seals, the apodal mark o f her w ife
hood.
Then It became a custom for th*
bridegroom on hi* wedding day to
present the tutu's homemaker with a
little etrlng o f aeals. In the beginning
they usually were suspended from an
ornaments! chain about ber neck, but
afterward It became the custom to car
ry the keys on an ornamental cord
around tbe wrist And finally th* keys
were attached to a woman's finger by
means o f a cord or gold wlro. This
naturally meant reduction In the num
ber o f seals, and some genius o f tbe
days of old bit upon tbe Idea o f com
btnlng th* aeal and tbe wire together,
from which we get tb* signet ring.
Such a ring waa regularly presented to
the bride on her wedding day.
Things had reached this state of
progress when keys seem to have been
first used In Egypt to any great extent.
Tbe coming of locks did away with tbe
w ifely seals end her peculiar mark o f
sovereignty In the home. By degrees
the signet ring wenf out o f fashion at
tbe special prerogative o f tbe bride
and was succeeded by s plain baud
ring such a* every young lady o f today
oxpects 'ts wear
Numbers of these
plain and signet rings have been found
tn tbe old tombs of northern Africa,
mute evidence o f loves long since dead
and gone.
HARD WORK FOR CUPID.
Roumanian Farmer* Try to Keep Their
Sene From Wedlock.
The Roumanian farmer doesn t think
much o f matrimony. A bachelor hasn't
missed much. In bis opinion. . And
when bis son gets tbe marrying be*
buxzlng in 'h is besom tbe Roumanla
dad Is apt to take a hickory club and
beat It out of tbe young man s system.
That's why the Roumanian youth
when he Is In love never confide* the
happy secret to bis father. He goea
and tell* bis met her. for Women still
believe In love and marriage, although
they lead from th* altar to the wash-
tub. But tbe father has faced tbe mule
beela and the plow bandies so long In
bis bard struggle to feed tbe hungry
mouths opened to him by marriage
that be has forgotten be was cnee a
lover sighing lover'* tales. He la about
as much tn favor o f state wide matri
mony as a tick boy la tn favor o f cas
tor oil.
Bo tbe son te'ls bis mother. The
mother feeds father the best dinner
ehe C 2 2 cook, and when the old man
la In « mellow mood she breaks the
sad newa about their boy. I f she la
aklllful enough she wins bis grouchy
consent, and be calls In bis tw o best
men friends. These two go with his
ton to the girl's home. Ferhar* she
baa beard nothing of th* love affair,
but when she sees them coming she
guesses what s up. Her father enter
tains the visitors, and If be leta the
Ore go out It means he baa taken this
method to turn them down cold.
Roumanian wives all have silk dresses
or silk shawls. Their husbands do not
buy the silk for them: the women ralsa
It themselves.—Exchange.
Teeth Gritting a Symptom.
Whan children grit their teeth, either
asleep or at t V»blt when awake, it
Is genera’.
’ ign that they have
adenoid growth* lx 'k of their noses
and need the attention o f a physician.
Dr. O. E. Benjamins tell* in a journal
o f Amsterdam of 1)1 s experience with
1,54-4 cases o f adenoids. In which shout
32 par cent o f the children were teeth
gritter*. and lh most o f the case* the
gritting ceased when th* adenoids
were removed
Among 115 teeth g lit
ters h* examined for trouble« other
than adenoids all but tw o were found
to have adenoids.
Art In Amsrles.
Th# first school of painting to estab
lish Itself on American soli was that
o f fipaln. following in the train o f vice
roys and prelates after tbe Indian com
monwealths bad been subjected and
Spanish town» had been built. To th*
present day there exist* ID the City
of Mexico tho. oldest academy of th*
fine art* In the western world, th*
Academy of Sau Carlos. It 1* nearly
aa old a* (hr Royal Academy, London.
NEWS
FALLS CITY OREGON. SATURDAY. JUNE 1, 1918
FOR REAL HEROES
Uncle Sam’s Great Military Prize,
the Medal of Honor.
NOT WON BY MERE BRAVERY.
It Take* a Deed of Aimes« Superhu
man Fearlessness te Osin This Cov
eted Badge, the Hardest te Win *4
All National W ar Decorations.
"Hardest to gain, fewest tn number*,
th* least known o f the aallitary decor*,
tlon o f honors o f tbe world," sums up
the medal o f honor o f the United State*,
th* bit of ribbon and tbe piece of metal
that are *o eagerly coveted and highly
prised by tb* aoldlers and sailor* of
Uncle Sam.
When you see a man with the lneon
splcuous bronze star pinned to his coat
by a blue ribbon on which are thirteen
white stars you may know that he baa
don* a deed that has placed bis life in
such Jeopardy that escape from It was
oearly a miracle.
Tbe medal o f honor waa first author
ised by congress In 1&C2 and was for
noncommissioned officers and privates
only. But In tbe following year the
law waa changed to extend the award
to commissioned officers also. In all
about 1,000 of the medals were pre
sented for services In the war between
the states, and It la a remarkable fact
that 00 per cent o f them want to pri
vate soldier*.
In Its present form tbe medal of
honor la a five pointed -etar with a
medallion In the ceuter bearing tha
bead o f Minerva and-around It •'Dott
ed States o f Am erica" lit relief
On
each ray o f the star Is an oak leaf, and
the points themselves are trefoil shap
ed. A laurel wroetb In green enamel
encircles the whole, and this wreath Is
surmounted by "V alor." which In turn
la surmounted by an eagle that at
taches tbe decoration to Ua ribbon.
Accompanying this medal there la a
badge, or lapel button, hexagonal and
made o f blue silk with the thirteen
original stars In white
Tbe army
medal is represented by a small bine
button studded with start, while the
navy medal la represented by a small
red, white and blue bow-knot
It wae not until 1807 that regula
tions definitely enunciating the condl
tlon* under which the medal should be
awarded were promulgated. They em
phasized the difficulty o f winning the
decoration and the great houor attach
Ing to Its possession.
"Medals o f honor authorized by tbe
act o f congress approved March S.
1863," say tbe regulations, "are award
ed to officers and enlisted men In tbe
name o f congress for particular deeds
o f most distinguished gallantry In ac
tion. In order that the congressional
medal o f honor may be deserved, aerv-
' ice must have been performed ft* ac
tion o f such consplcuoua character as
to distinguish clearly tbe man for gal
lantry and Intrepidity above his com
rades, service that Involved extreme
Jeopardy o f Ufe or the performance
o f extraordinarily hazardous duty.
Recommendations for the decoration
will be Judged by this standard of ex
traordinary merit, and incontestlble
proof o f performance o f tli# eerrice
wiu be exacted.
"Soldiers o f the Union have ever
displayed braiery In battle, else vic
tories could not have been gained But
i as courage and self sacrifice qre the
characteristics o f every true soldier,
such a badge of distinction as tbe con
gressional medal ts not to be expected
aa the reward of conduct that does not
clearly distinguish the soldier above
other men whoso bravery and gallan
try have been proved In battle.”
In other words, the medal o f honor
Is s medal fo r superheroes, for men
who not only risk their Uvea In some
extraordinary way, but who display
such Intelligence In the action that It
stand* out as something apart from
conduct in the line o f duty. Executlvo
orders prescribe as follows the way
In which tbe medal may be gained:
Tbe recommendations must be pre
sented by some one other than tbe
proposed recipient, one who-Is person
ally fam iliar with all the facts and
circumstances claimed as Justifying the
award, but the application may be
made by tbe one claiming to have
earned it, tn which case It will be In
the form o f a deposition reciting a
narrative description o f the distinguish-
ed service performed. Recommends
tlona w ill be made by the commanding
officer at the time o f tbe action or by
a soldier or an officer having personal
cognisance o f the get for which tbe
badge o f honor la claimed.
The regulations also provide for ex
haustive examination of the circum
stance* in each case and for an Inves
tigation that removes every possibility
o f fraud. Affidavit* from witnesses
are required, and the system safeguard
ing tbe distinction ts hedged about
with Innumerable restrictions. It msy
be taken fo r granted that a man who
secures one o f the coveted medals haa
earned It with Interest.—New York Suu
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Akron and Rubber.
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torlaa In and arour.d Akron. Three of ;
them are so rest that the vUlior feels
a bewilderment that merges Into awe
aa be follows bl* guide hour after hour
through titanic shops.
These three
eolossai plants are said to represent 70 ,
per cent o f Akron * Ufe. while Akron
Itself stands for <*> per cent o f the
total rubber production o f th* United
States.—Edward Mott Woolley In Mc
Clure*.
The only thing that wall:* back from
the tomb with the mourners and re
fuses to be buried te character.—W. M
Hunt
No. 40.
PRICES SEEM HIGH
They Will Be Higher
SPAULDING'S CAMP
May 26, 1918
Ike Vinson is on the sick list the
past week.
Art Bartell returned Tuesday
from s trip to salem. His mother
has been quite ill the past month.
Mr. McClure who has been a
camp visitor for some time left
for Portland Saturday.
L Nixon is breaking on the 10-
Spot.
ADVISE YOUR EARLY PURCHASES
OF ALL YOUR NEEDS
Chas. Kranger has moved into
his own home at Black Rock.
Rain Russell went
Decoration Day.
home
for
Dad Elkins made a business trip
to Albany Saturday.
Clyde Corry was called to the
colors on Thursday, leaving for
Salem on Saturday, and will leave
for training camp the 29.
A rt Bartell’s report on the Red
Cross did fine, nearly every man
gave a one day pay.
t
Mariam Roberts made a busi
ness trip to Salem Monday.
SELIG’S, Cash Price Store,
Meeting and Beating Competition
BRIDGEPORT QLEARIRQS
May 28, 1918.
George W arford had the well
diggers at his place this week.
Harvey Gage and wife w’ere
Dallas business callers the first of
the week.
W . A. Brown has purchased a
fine animal for his farm.
The Farmers’ Union held an
open meeting Tuesday night to
discuss the proposed chicken sup
per to be given in the near future.
It is proposed to give 25% of the
proceeds to w ar work.
W ho Do You O w e?
Sooner or later nearly everyone has a debt on their hands.
It may be for borrowed capital of it may be the result of a
backset or misfortune but it happens to almost everybody.
But there is a debt everyone owes. You owe yourself a
financial competency. Everyone should try to manage tojpay
this debt. It is no easy obligation to meet. It will take your
whole energy and your continued effort. But above all you
need the assistance of a good reliable bank like ours. W e
can help you pay this debt and will be glad to d«i it.
Cecil Smith has enlisted in the
Army and will be one of the 1,500
that will have to go from Oregon.
Ro6s Murphy has been on the
sicklist this week but is better.
HOW ABOUT THAT
C. C. Gardner was the Red
Cross Committeman in this dis
trict
NEW SPRING SUIT
of Clothes?
Ed. V. Price St Co’ s
Many of the farmers are taking
advantage of the $2,00 a load
lumber at Falls City.
Joe Gage has finished hauling
his wood.
He Liked It.
Jock Russell waa a farm servant.
One day when Mr«. Brown, the farm
er's wife, went Into the milk house she
found Jock down on bis knee* before
a milk pan. skimming the cream off
with hi* finger and putting It in his
mouth.
"Oh. Jock. Jock.” she exclaimed, " I
don't like that!”
"Ah. wurnman,'- replied Jock, ‘‘ye
dlnna ken whit's g u ll for ye.” —rear-
aon’a Weekly.
They G«t Busy.
“ I suppose a greet many ask for In
formation who hare no tdea of taking
a train?”
“ Tee,” said the weary official. “ When
some people spy a free bureau o f In
formation there's a strong temptation
to atock up."— Kansas City Journal.
Literature.
"Dasher your favorite author? Why.
b* doesn't average one short story a
year."
"T h a t* why he’* my favorite au
thor.” —Puck.
It it better to aay. -This one thing 1
Art Guartnftttf
FOR
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FALLS CITY LUMBER & LOGGING CO.
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C. J. BRUCE, Proprietor.
..UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Fresh Beef, Pork, Fish, Poultry, Efe.
Will buy your Beeves, Veals, Hogs and Chickens.
CALL AHD GIVE US A TRIAL.
WE WILL PLEASE YOU.
FALLS C IT Y M EAT M ARKET
do' than to aay. "T h e** forty things Î
The«* are thjrty or more rubber fac- dabble tn.”
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