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TAGS TWO DAILY ROGCB RTF KM OOCKIKH WKDNKSMAV, NOVKMIUOIl 111, 1018 ill ROGUE RIVER COURIER Pnbusaea Dally Except Saturday eY. E. V00RHIE3, Pub. aad Propr. Catered at poetofflce. Grants Pass, Ore., as second olaaa mall mattar. ADVERTISING RATES Maplay apace, per Inch 15 Loeai-peraoBal column, per line 10c leaders, per line 5c DAILY COURIER Wj mall or carrier, per year....l.C0 Si mall or carrier, p-r monta- .60 WEEKLY COURIER 7 mall, pea year $1.60 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRE bo The Associated Press Is exclusively rati tied to the use for republication t all news dispatches credited to It r not otherwise credited la this ?eper and also the local news pub lished herein. All rights of republication of spe- ttal dispatches hereto are also reserved. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1018 OREGON WEATHER f Rain, warmer In east por- f tlon; moderate southerly winds. WE KXOW THAT You Pay for the Can bvy ovn BULK COFFEE KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY QCA1JTY VIKMi wrath, the fury, of his own people? The world will Impatiently await the outcome. We have read the book "From Bootblack to Railroad President," and now await the first Issue of "From Supreme Ruler to Vagabond.' THE MAS WITHOUT A OOCXTRr According to the latest press dis patches, the former emperor or the once powerful Germany Is now Just plain Sill Hohenzollern, refugee the man without a country. Considerable mystery surrounds the exact locality of BilL Reports vary, one statement being to the ef fect that he entered Holland in an inglorious manner, leaning on a cane, dressed In a general's uniform, his long sword dragging by his side. The dispatch did not mention his famous mustache, but it is presumed that it was drooping, In perfect keeping with his general appearance. To add to Bills' discomfiture, ome Belgian refugees gathered about the station where his automo bile was drawn up awaiting the train ana cried "assassin." A little later the train arrived and the drooping figure entered it and changed to civilian clothes. Bill Is to be Interned in Holland, according to the report, but the Dutch do not want him; his1 own people do not want him; he dare not go any other place, and, according to the cartoonists, hell Is locking Its doors in hlg face. Such Is the end ing, the fate, of the greatest murder er that ever trod the earth, and who for years passed as absolute ruler of the haughtiest nation under the sun. Many are the opinions as to Just what disposal should be made of Bill. Taft has Intimated that he could be taken out of Holland. Ger ard wants to take him to London ana try mm ror murder. But why try him? The world, as the greatest Jury that ever sat in Jujdgment over mankind, has been trying his case for over four years and have unanimously pronounced him guilty, If there is a dissenting voice In Am erica, let that person stand up. uut as a mere matter of proce dure. Bill should be given a brief bearing before the military authori ties we can trust them to handle his case very satisfactorily. Will Bill have the nerve to face such a trial? If not, will he brave' the THE YANKS' BIG DRIVE There Is no longer any question that the American army under Gen eral Liggett has won a great victory and amply fulfilled our highest ex pectations. Military critics say that the task assigned our First army, In these last few weeks, was the hardest task in Marshal Foch's program for driv ing the Huns out of France and Bel gium. It had to operate in the most difficult territory. And because of the strategic importance of the sec tor, it had to face the hardest op position. The Germans knew that a I break in their front at that noint would certainly bar one great line of retreat that from northern France through Metz, by means of an admir able railway system and that any deep penetration of their front there might imperil the northern line of communication and retreat, through Namur and Liege. They therefore concentrated their best troops and artillery and made their main re sistance at that point. It has been said the Americans lately have faced almost halt of all the German forces on the western front. Day after day our boys, new to war, fought under those tremendous odds without flinching. .Week after week passed, and the people at home wondered what their army was do ing; and all the time it was making slow but sure progress, wearing out division after division of the enemy, creeping forward yard by yard, cleaning opt the forest .and taking the fortified, hills and swarming across the famous Hlndenburg line, and then one by one it smashed three other strong lines in the rear which the Germans had thought Im pregnable. Then the long, bitter effort be gan to show. The "Yanks" were out of the woods and over the trenches and through the barbed wire. They had their reward they could face the Germans In the open, on equal terms. At once they swept forward, gaining milea where before they had gained rods. The enemy broke and fled. The southern gap was closed. Germany faced her Se dan, as the French had In 1870. The dimensions of the victory are not yet fully apparent. But there is glory enough. The armistice Inter posed before our troops reaped the full military fruit of their fighting They themselves have been one of the biggest factors In driving Ger many to acceptance of that pitiless armistice, and they will have the eternal credit of having won the last great battle of the war. Director General McAdoo's state ment to the railroad telegrvhers who are threatening to strfke, in re minding them that they are now "working tor the government," Is al pretty gooa nint mat-the govern ment had better keep control of cer uin unes or industries until war times are passed and business Is again placed on a normal basis. APPEALED TO GIRL'S VANITY Department Store Clerk Proved That He Had 8ome Little Knowledge of Human Nature. Among nonessential cltlxena, a place must be given to the summer girl who doe all her swimming on the beach, In silken togs which never could stand the cruel ocean waves. Whether this type is still In existence or not Is a question, but at any rate a conversa tion overheard recently In a depart ment store gives ground for suspicion. The ambitious clerk was selling a high-priced bathing suit and was man aging the operation In a masterful wsy. She finally pinned her victim, fluffy girl, down to choice between two; one was blue with green trimmings, the other purple with white. "Do you ever have photos taken In your bathing suit 7" asked the clerk. "Why, sometimes,' said the girl, mystified. "WeH," said the inspired clerk, "the reason I ask Is because often girls have said that they want suits with contrasting colors because they show up so much better In the pictures. That's why you might like this pur ple with the white border better than the other, which wouldn't show up nearly so well. I dldnt know whether you bad thought about It or not, but often girls do have their pictures taken on the beach, you know." Indianapolis Mews. 8urely a "Real Lidy The cabby was brought before the magistrate for using violent language to a lady. "But she ain't no lidy," be protested fiercely. Indeed I" quoth his worship. "And do you know a lady when you see one?" "Of course I dot" Indignantly an swered the man. "Why, only the other day I saw one; she give me a parnd note for a shlllen' fare and walked away. 'L mum.' I calls, what abart yer change?' 'Don't be a bllokin' old fool!' ses she; 'keep It, and git drunk enough to kiss yer mother-in-law.' "Now, yer worship," he ended, tri umphantly, "that's what I call a real lidy." London Tit-Bits. PUBLIC OPINION I Grants Pass, Ore., Nov. 8, 118. To the Editor of the Rogue River Courltir, Grants Puss, Ore. Dour Sir: i; runts Pass has sgnln suffered its yearly visitation of hallowe'en simi lar to many which have gone before, and although numerous Inhabitants may be bervft of a certain amount of goods and chattels, a Reeling of security Is ones more settling over the vicinity, and aa one of the towns people remarked: "Now I think we are safe for another year." How long must this nuisance en dure, and to what good does this "Wild West" custom teud, of free license tor an annual reversion to hoodlumlsm'and savagery on the part of the younger generation, so that wild hordes ot irresponsible children must be pormltted to roam the streets at nlxht with the ob vlons Intention ot destroying the property ot the patient' and unof fending population, and of the com mission ot any lawless acts which their uutralned and undeveloped brains may dictate? .1 have seen communities where parents believed that the place tor tholr children was at home after dark, and where the authorities deemed It consistent with their duty to protect the, property ot the citi zens. I have seen communities where hallowe'en could pass and not a gate or flower be disturbed; where John nie and Susie could make a Jack-o- lantern out ot a pumpkin, and play ing their tricks at home have Just as good a time as If turned loose on the streets to give free rein to their hoodlum Inclinations. Not so the youth ot thla commun ity; too long has their lust tor des truction been Indulged to be content with Jack-o-lanterns and hallowe-en pranks In their own dooryards. John nie Smith's only fun on hallowe-en consists in the performance ot a few such cute and original little tricks on the neighbors as stealing Mr. Brown's gate or demolishing Mrs. Brown's flower bed. In these acts he Is animated by the same spirit ss the Germans In their devastation of France, malicious destruction of property, and without even the ex cuse of war Is doing In his small way what he can to Imitate them, and still the bulk of the people, with the exception of the victims, encourage, laugh at and applaud him. Yet, no doubt Johnnie signed a pledge In school not to "wsste anything," but If he has five minutes' Joy In laying waste Mrs. Brown's flower bed, what Imports it that she loses the labor of months? It Is such fun to John nie to watch the beautiful flowers droop their unhappy beads at an un timely death, while he strikes them down In his insane glee! It It were his mother's flowers demolished, or his father's gate stolen, no doubt Johnnie would receive his Just re ward, but his parents connive at and permit him to work bis evil deeds secretly In the dark on the neigh bors, Just as a Joke, you know, hop ing that under cover of the darkness he will escape detection. And then, what fun for the Smith family to laugh at the discomfiture ot the Browns. Another phase of the matter Is the effect of such unrestricted conduct on the character of the children themselves and still another, the en couragement and opportunity given to the hoodlum of more mature years to execute bis evil designs without fear of penalty on a night given over to lawlessness and pill age. But until the sentiment of the community Is changed and clvillza tlon strikes the "Wild West," or un til the youth of the day are taught to have regard for the rights of others, 1 see no relief for the Browns but to procure a bull dog and watch until the duimer hour Is past on next hallowe-en for It Is hallowe'en and something. like Car thage must be destroyed. N1CMJK O. .MIULKR. 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