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Wi'iY \>'tL AtU. AT WAR V/ITII GERMANY unprepared -were neutral— and wnns Germany still ostensibly sought our friendship, secretly planned, when vie. torlous In Europe, to pick a quarrel wlih us and wring from us part of the costs of her European war. If the American "eaey chair” 1« still too comfortable for serious 0/ means to thought of what Germany r n' n M*1 DOUGLASS ADAMS do to us. then America deserves the E l e v i n e Head. History Depart fate In store for her. This is th# ment material side of our peril, hut there Leland î.finford Junior University Is another and deeper side. This war is our war, to secure >ur purposes in national and In Interna “ The object jt this war Is to dellvjr tie ( ee ^eor ie* ot the world from the tional development. If Germany should neraie aid t.e a t. al power of a vast icin, her principle» must triumph and mil t iry i stabhshmtnt cot tiolled by an Ir •« oi r e ;<>ve. i.mcnt, which, hsvirg force alone must rule the world, with sc, rctly plant ed to fomlnate the world, the strong exploiting the earth. If proi ceded to carry out the plan without tegaid eltl er to the sacred obligations the war ends in a drawn battle, with if treaty or the long - establi&l ed prac Germany unchanged in Ideals and pur tices and long-rherished principles of in. ternational action nrd honor; Thle poses, all that is left of the world power is not the German people It Is the ruthless master of the German peo- I will he compelled to engage in the race of military preparedness, and 111# pie. . . . It Is our business to see to It that I 1 I- I I • •' I y Of th e I f " ’ i t o world will he forced to adopt Ger wo-id is no lo er left to its handling.” many’s methods— now eo hateful to us. — P i e - . i d e n t W i . s o n , A u g u s t 27, 1917 A Germany undefeated would forca T H IS WAK IS ONE OF 8ELF- us to destroy the vr.cy basis of cur I’ lt ESERVATION. government, our policy our social and "Here,” sues Everyman. "w.xs a Industrial life— to devote ourselves, Kalserdnm s< i king world domination capital and labor, persons and prop» anil | it * r 11< * ti si v near encompassing erty, to one object— a mighty mili il unless tin world united to repel tarism Unless wo win this war (h# til:n ” Thus the radical land reformer might! h *. most unsettlng, meet fan- secs the Issue. Is there any one still reaching change this nation has ever hltnd to It? known Is upon us. We are fighting Hut were we In America directly for liberty to continue in our accus threatened? WV u ric, and tcc am tomed line of progress. threatened. A German hook published In the United ¿tales la 1914, and This is the sixth of a series of tan railed '‘Truth About Germany," sought a rticle s bv P ro fea rn r # d a ^ s . to inflame us against England and France, and to persuade us that Amei* lea and Germany had common ideals, characters tics, and methods. (May God save1 ns’ I It argued smoothly: “ Two nations united by such common Inclinations and Ideals, boldness of en terprise', farsightedness, quickness of decision, admiration for intellectual achievements, can not help being ex ceedingly congenial to each other." Pleasant words hut a lying tongue. Would Germany, once master of Eu- It’s Up to Us rope, remember our ‘ ‘congeniality," "Germany’s war of starvation is a and he a pood neighbor in the Amer challenge m st of all to Am ‘rica,” icas? sum ; a /dod Admiivst'ation Ilulletin. The Germans when writing for horrut "Against Germany's lust for dominion, consumption hold u different language America’s purpose is to establish the about world relations and “ neighbors." society of nations. Against destruc- “ Formerlv German thought was stmt ' ion, America's aim is healing. Against up In her German corner, hut now mastery, America's ideal is service. the world shall have Its coat cut no "W e cannot surpass the steadfast- cording to German measure, and as ness of Itritain. tin* courage of Italy, far as our swords M iih I i and German thi‘ exaltation of France. bloods Mows, the circle of the earth “ We cannot excel the Allies In hero- shall come under the tutelage of Ger ’ sin. in endurance. In fortitude. Our man a •( vtty.” "A sturdy Ocrm.n f a e in battle, though It may be de egoism must characterize all polltl -al co vo, will not be a- great us theirs. action The llrst principle of W o ("in hope to contribute most to our pol1 v. lath at home and abrun l, the common cause from our larger inu it he tint in everything that ha »• >e otirees. To relieve desperate pri- pi i s the Germans should come off ' ai ou, America can supply food. 1* t, ami the others should have i Giving up wheat is a little thing I id time of It ” A nice, con ; • ‘ 1.1 ci m ¡trod to th. r death struggle— In i hltor! i our soldiers are splendidly I’ lit G rnmii.v, when hom st. il>r '■*1? sharing. nvi ivs her nurpo* . ult liiiite'v, aga t \ I ttle thing yet we can do It Ain M ica We mast “ wake up,” or >• w th eatness of spirit. Supporting v ill he the ei»M “ next step" In h“ r out army ami «¡L g whole hearted nmhltlons "German v . mav in service to human iy, ;t is in America's less than two ci (urtes succeed in power to defeat forever the passion of domlna'lng the whcle globe . . . If conquest. only It can in tiin strike out a ‘new ’ Now is the hour of testing. Wheat course.' and d Mu i • \ break with \ ii - Is the test." glo American in I. Is of government, and with the ■ 'le-il'stroi lag ideals Give the Children Milk. of the IL volution She is trying out her “ n> w course" now “ One thing Milk Is e of the most important alone can pn III the German people: foe ! s. u li e human race pos the acquisition of i a territory, . S' ‘ is ' >r . proper nourishment that alone cun really promote the of the chill, it .: absolutely in! •- i diffusion, the growth, and the decte sable and its use should he ke t up i enlng of Germanism “ Before s*s'k» th. diet as Ion .is , ssit <> Not «>• iy lug to found a Grea er G< rmany In «t*»• « it conta *i all the essent a! t o ! ether continents we musi siwk to elements in the most avu table fo::n create a Greater Germany In Central tor ready dt. tien, but the recent Kun>|*e “ “ We must . see to s. ienttflc dis. vi ru s show it to he es It that the outcome of our next suo pedally rich In certain peculiar prop cessful war must he the inquisition ert es t. ut ah ne render grow th pos of colonies " “ \\ must mat e room sible. for an empire of Germanic raec which shall nunibet i oqo Inhabitants, It Is not enough to take off your hat in order that we mn> hold our own to the f a • take off your coat and against masses so. 1 ».-» those of Russia r- U up y shove and having made and the United Stales" t' s - pro; a u n.s. do so mething use Still further It is no longer a secret tul for America and tier cause. that Utriimin. while we were still ■ii £ A z £ 2 j + £ 4* A i 4> 2 a- •b J !• .* •• .- -• w- «*. FOOD AD M IN IST R AT IO N + r CP.FDO ornn + • fi "W e stand behind our boys in France and we will not call it a sacri fice but a privilege to do our bit to ward feeding them Over There.”— Emma V. Milliken. 1* ♦ * • a Conserve, reserve and preserve all of these fine fruits and vegetables that are now within your reach; you will need them the coming winter. v By willing service of a free people to do these thir ds: To feed the Allies that they may continue to fight. To fPLd the hungry in Belgium and other lands that they may continue to live. To fee l our own soldiers over seas that they may want noth ing. To keep prices steady and the flow of distribution even that the poor at In me may be fed. To make everyone’s effort count its utmost for winning tha war for freedom. By eating more perishables here at home we may save others from per ishing "Over There.” The farm as well as the front needs men who see straight and shoot straight. J •£ War is OUR BUSINESS; we can’t win by carrying it as a side line. C- FOOD C ONTROL IN AMERICA ? 2 IS OF AND FOR T H E P E O PLE £ »> X l< i« t « H «?..*. A sT r 1?« I»r .T. ■ f . .t .?■ A .T. .T. » » * -♦ - * V A / I i* . S VVTTVTTTTTTTTTTVTTTTTTV OIR CREAT TASK By Herbert Hoover. If you could stand in the mlrtdls of Europe today a d survey the land to ;’ . I 'rdrrs, you woul.! discover its •’ !i population of 4 M.0( 9,000 human 1 * ill 's s’ * of food Millions of peo- I . ‘ in Pi rid, F iiland, Serbia, Ar- i i a and R: ssia a-e dying of starva- t it and other n r l’ ions an* suffering r m too little food. Our Allies and th neutra’ s are living on the barest ■’ ■s that will support life and i. ,c ■ h. " I- s. the most appalling and dread- in t! ng that has e n e to 1 umanity r tire tire oawn of civilization, is to m > the outstanding creation of Ger man militarism. The Germans them- f Ives are not the worst sufferers. a-e extorting at the cannon’s in r ’i lr> harvests and cattle of the i i they have overrun, leaving t! riu in desolation. If the war were to rna-sp tomorrow, the toll of actual dead fu m starvation within the Ger man Uni s would double or treble the f. (10.000 or 0,(100,000 of men who have been actually killed by Germany and her allies in arms. 'Hie 10.000.000 peo ple in occupied Belgium and Northern France would have died of starvation had it not been for us and the Allies. W e must build our food resources to stand ready for any demands upon us by the Allies. It is of no purpose to us to send millions of our best to France if we fail to maintain the strength of their men, women and children on our lines of conimunica tion. This United S*ates is the 1 a -1 reservoir of men. the last reservoir of shi’ -s, the last reservoir of munitions a ■ the last reservoir of food upon which the Allied world must depend if Germany is to be defeated and if we are to be free men. B S—port EAT EVERY GERMANY FLAG that opposwrPrurriiiujm Eat 1 ess of *&* food Ti D E N Y } ’o u r r e l f x o m e t a l w ^ w a s t e n o t h in g vtttTrn rat»# I *» G D *» *!.< IS T IA Y IO * + + + + + + + + 4 ~ H *+ + + *H “ H*+*I*4'd,*M*+'F f r J RESULTS FIRST YEAR OF £ FOOD ADM INISTRATION f ---- Preliminary Work W e have often quoted that old verse, "Gather your roses while ye may." and we can well now change it lo “ gather your vegetables," for by so doing we can accomplish g n a t good. May •£• 19 , 1917 . + * Food Control Act passed August f t 10 , 1917 . ♦ V W H E A T EXPORTS (since July 1 ): Estimated surplus for export, 20.000. 000 bushels. Actual shipments to June, 120,- 000,000 bushels. BEEF EXPORTS: Ordinary rate one to two mil lion pounds monthly. Largest single month this year, 87.000. 000 lbs. PORK EXPORTS: Ordinary rate, 50,000,000 lbs. monthly. Largest month this year, 308,- 000,000 lbs. PRICE OF FLOUR (Minneapo lis): One year ago, $16.75 a harrel wholesale. Present price. $9.80 per barrel. PRICE MARGIN (between farm er’s wheat and flour made from it): One year ago the difference yas $5.68. Present date the difference is 64 cents. Now is the time to eat and to pre^ serve home grown products Per\.V stile fruits are com ng on the markot, the gar eus are making a i a i ’.able cia !>■ supplies of food that will take the pince of the commercial canned ar i c os that are needed for shipment Hhrcad. Sugar has been made aval aide for home canning purposes ami the sup ly is good at the present time. 'I he h me garden and the cn n*.ng of its products means in 're this year than it ever did before because it v. 1 I lay a very important pa d in kc 'pi’ ; the CghUng f <• , sut j I * d w h the I nil of food they need at the time they need it m st. America c h ,' c ; s every civilian to do his or her duty n t’c sain spirit as she expects each sold er w i>r the command comes. "TO GO OVER V t; : OP" without turn.ng to see if h i neighbor had gone first. Began t •Ir I I I •fi f •c V t V v •> * J + v V f f •x* ■fi • fi t ‘t •fi ■fi T n •i* T • fi •fi **» ♦ IN GENERAL: To the farmer going to market, 27 per cent more than last summer; to the housewife buying in mar ket, 13 per cent less than last summer. + £ And the Allies have been sus- v ta i red. *+ ♦*< - H .| 4 4 ^^ J Oh, Dear. "Did Reggie bag any gaine?" “ Dh il* nr me— r \> Reggie didn’t hnv.« 1.1« ngiilnr bqqtlng toes aloni urn' o bi'gg d nothing but bis trou«