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About The Scio tribune and Santiam news, consolidated. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1917-1919 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1917)
Y * a , »• • • » . ♦ » • * a ♦. % . » A b • K * i • «, * • • • ■ a • - . a _ • ' r ‘ A. r A * t ’ • •' *. / « C’»* • • r- • »«* -Wte * \ I i large help in th* adjustment of our finance* at that time Ev«m with thia help our nation i* likely p> have ■ bond««! debt of t2.'>.000,<M>0.il0O Wh«n the Civil war duaed our ««ntire l»>od«-d debt tor four Year* of war wm slightly over two bdlion dollars. But then we had but 30,« (MiO.UOO of peoole and not more than one-twentieth of the wealth we n»w have. The entire Civil war <iebl could have bren paid in twenty year» and without di»tr«-*»ing the peotdc, had it then liecn thought advisable. With thi* Minrmotu debt against the nation. <»nc woul«l think that the l*<>plc will lie burdened with a tremendous national d««bt with roo- sequent high taxation for genera tion* to come But auch need not lie the case. With our tremendous resource*, the entire debt could be wipe«! out in twenty to thirty year« I world, and this ia the reeult Ger many certainly did not draire The T. L. IMtGGKA. UHTn* ANU P«Of United Slate* u> now arnding her armies and munition» over to France Entere«! at the ixwtnfliee at Scio, d«-*pite tiw> ««ffort* of the U-L>ata to Oregon a* aecond ciaaa matter. prevent. Not a troop ship hM is*«n sunk and we all know that Germany MJW IUrnoN, IN ALlVAMX St. 60 would nave them aunk««n if It were AT «NP or YKAK 1.76 powttble. By the time next winter .76 is over, the United State* will have •IM MONTWM a large and well trained army in France and. in conjunction with the AllVKKTlSINU HATCH armies of France. England and Italy, Ixx-al advertising. per line 6c the march on Berlin will lie liegun. Display advertising, per inch 15c If France and England could hold Di «pl ay advertising, long time, ace up and drive liack the Gorman armie*. surely with the help of the manager. Ext««mied marriage or d«'ath notice* United State* armies, the drive for oer line 3c Berlin can lie made faster and more And if th«- G«-rman Special rate* on lone time display furiously. troop* cannot hold their enemi««s advertising. tiack when protected by the l«e*t powaible fortification«, they surely without grieviously burdening the IS THE KAISER DOOMED will I n - in a more helpl««s« condition people. Germany aurely did not realize i when driven into the open. Therefore the doom of the pr««acnl what enormous rcsoutces she was Seeing that the kaiser ha* failed to accomulioh th« thing* he net out German government seems a cer arraying against herself when »hr to do at the Iwgmning of the war. tainty now. though terrific l«attie» forced the United State« to join the In food and that hi* enemies arc growing arc yet to I m - fought and millions of I f«irtun«-s of her «-ncmu-« and stronger and more numeroua. hr men are vet to lie slaughtered. The supplies, munition* of war money, th«- United State* ia far price, awful to consider m it ia. should now. at lea*!, Iwgin to read richer than anv other nation More mu*t be paid to make democracy "the handwriting on the wall” and over when her young men arc prop «afe in the world and to, let u* hope, prepare for the doom which time seem» certain to ha.«- in Store for bring to an etui all war* between erly trained, they make aa good or I letter soldier» than thoae of any him Autocracy iM-em* bound to go human kind. The kaiM«r would now be delight- other nation down under th«- nasaulta of demo i-d to make |>eacc and bring to an And when the war ia ended, the cracy. When Germany for«v«l condition* «md a war he know* he cannot win. United Stales will be in a much in 1914 which Involved th«- world in But, to him. a treaty is but a scrap better financial condition than anv war. the kaiw-r *t out to accomplish of paper, to I* broken at will, so other nation. She will lie the tinan- the first l««g of hi» purt«om< to domi hia word written or «pok«'n. canmil rial center of the world, aa ahe is Th« German people now. nate th«- world. Ilia large army, lie trust««d. which had Itcen in preparation for must create some governmental A Soldiers Letter year*, hi» immcma- atock of muni power, which will feel in honor bound to live Up to the pledged tion* and alnioHt inexhaustible war cheat. an«l the million* of men in work Germany must make, Iwfnru (C«.ntinue<l from jiagv 1) the German state*. Austria, and the war can cm! and by the break Italy, scemcil sufficient tn guarantee ing down of the militarism of auto •eemed a long tim«« before we atop- lied. Then came the heart and lung auccea* in hi« find Purpose the cracy. test. It wm in thia test that •«■ But even republic* engaged in capture of Paris mid the subjection many flunked on. Then the flat war, m in the case of the Civil war. of France footed one* were »orted out and the But hi* calculation* were liaoed wdl not give up until driven to the sound men that were left marched on falne premise* Italy refuand to I m I ditch, an autocracy m repraaant- along a table and our t.ng« r prin.s becorn«- involve«! with friendly pow rd by Kaiaer Wilhelm will hardly be er, just to gratify the lu*t for power willing to abdicate until the German were taken. Next vim«- the oath of th«« German war lonl and Bel jieople are practically annihilated. and then we liecan <• really ami truly gium'* little army atubliornly re- The world tu-ver knew such determi rookiea. After a good nights rv»t •lated the invaaion of her territory nation in the heart* of democratic I awok«« to tl fact that I wm no a* a highway for the German armies ueople* to end a war and end it longer free to com«« and go m I In their march on Pari*. Italy declar right, m i* now the caw« with the pleased but muat do ■» someone ing neutrality, releaxed the French nation* warring on autocracy. Only higher up »aid So with that thought ( armv on her Ixirder. so that the the people in any and all nation* in my mind. I started m> first day» two or thr«-c week* check to the should choo«»e the man or men wh«i work for mv rounlry. By special German* enabled France to mobilize »hall rule over them and the Ger authority- I left the depot and wm her armie* on her northern frontier. man people will be made to know Mign«««l Io the luind. which wm to After being fore««! Iiack to the river and recognize thia fact. The people be my h««me till the end of the war Marne, the final ch«-ck to th«« Ger of any nation can be truated, but <* I >»*d atouprd a few ounce* of man march on Pari* wm made and king» nor emperor* never. Even steal at least. I wm given a camp thia wm the nearest approach th«- the English people do not trust their cot. a at raw tick, two blanket* and■ kaiser'« troops were able to make king liecause they limit hi* power* wm told bi make myself at home/ IftHl’Kb KVKKY TH UM IM Y UY •1 toward* the French capital, Since that battle the German* have ls-«-n ■lowly but gradually forced hack toward* their own territory. Italy not only refused to become an ally of Germany in her mad pur- poar. but soon liccnme an active enemy by declaring war on Austria. Thu* giving the Austrian armie* plenty of occut«ati<»n and preventing them from aiding Germany in her assault on France England, while keeping the Ger man navy bottled uu in home har bor*. now l>egan »endmg her armie* into Belgium and northern France, •■tiling for all time Germany '* pur pose to capture Pari* in the nega tive. Germany wm then forced to conclude that her land campaign wm a failure. Her navy did not dare attempt the open sea and aome other method of attack must be evolved. The ruthless U-boat cam paign resulted. A meaaura of *uc- roa rewarded thia new »nd mon •trou» method of warfare, for thousands of merchant veaarla, both of hoetile and neutral nation*, were destroyed. But the success hM not been what Germany hoped for and expected. The effort to bring Eng- to her knere by starvation a fiat fail of courae I wm welcome and they hope! I'd stay a long time with ’em.' I aaw th«« joke all right and so with a good laugh around I wm made welcome. We have plenty to eat. our breakfMt menu differa in detail but the uaual bill of fare ia <*at $20,000.000,000 CONGRESS meal much or corn flake*, meat, Congress adjourned last Saturday. potatoes, gravy, egg*, bread and If any evidence ia required to »how coffee. Fruit, auch m prune*, near*, that that body wm fully and com j jam. cantalopea or grata«* are aerved pletely in earneat in the proaeeution each day. From 8 to 9 a. m. the of the war. the auin total of the band march«* and from 9:30 to 10:30 rehersal is on. At 11:10 the band I appropriation* made and the mean* provided for raiaing of the money, play* for guard m«iunt and at 11:30 ia sufficient answer. 120.000.000.- the call* to arm*. I mean the call to | 000 mean* the expenditure or 1200 eala. is blown. An interesting event happened the for every man. woman and child, of the United State* And thia vaat other day wh«m we were hiked out aum does not include the billion* to the rifle range, a distance of four expended at the laat regular session mile*. We were »topped quite often of congreaa. nor the billion* which to rest and it ao haoperwd that prune orchard* were plentiful and— will be appropriated at future Oh well, Napoleon aaid that soldier* •ion*. Pronabl* two-third* of thia •urn travel««! on hi* stomach. *o why i* provided for by taxation and the change the system. to a much lew extent than we. a republic, give our preaident. So kaiaerism ia now doom«-d to extinc tion and the democratic people* of the world are writing the document. rest will lie borrowed from the people through the aale of Liberty bond*. It should. also. be remem bered that very large »unit are be ing loaned bv our government to our allies over in Europe which, of courae we expect them to repay Boon after tike war cieem and will ba a I c a 5 • : • in making an active enemy THE SCIO TRIBUNE j of resulted the moat powerful nation in the f f ** **. If anyone wmhe* any special in formation. 1 «rill, on request, rend it if possible My arid re** is printed here and all letter* will be promptly an* w«-r«*«i , Allan L. Robbma 44th laft. Rand G. F. Korinek, B. V. S. N. M. Newport Veterinarian Hath Tt leplumi x u m ^ST.I YTOX - • OR EGOS ECONOMIC and MILITARY PRERA REDNESS V THE UNIVERSITY OF 0REG9.4 ka aM««»M «• <•—»«•«• «MW*«* W *•••«•• Htott*« »a<M•««•■. •««•«* o>* aaeM*<M««M> w MILfTAKY »RILL. DOMESTIC SCIfNCt ARTS AND COMMIRCC rio «•* NHvr« ••«»«<•. V.«.« c«««»<»v <•••*• M. -Traia «*• a«*M «•< ar Wa»- "T** Wamaa a«»* Ba UtMaaraWr.“ «M4raaa ■•«!•«»•». URIViRSITY Of ORE GOH, E**»*e, Ore»*« OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT Is complete nnd Olli* stock fresh and elemi. I I I Wo carry a full line of Ten, Coffee, Spices, Canned (roods, nini in fact, everything needed for the table. CEYLON HIBLER 8 GILL GO- J. F. WESELY - HEAL1-2R IN--------------- Staple and Fancy Groceries Queensware, Glassware, Etc. Field and Garden Seeds Cash Paid lor Veal. Hogs, Elide* and Cascara Bark Prices Righf (lot Motto: LA m and l.tt Ln* J. F. WESELY St’JO OREGON Elast Via California la .« I '.-a vint winter route. Travel in comfort »hrour’h a land where it ia alway* summer. There is San Francisco. San Joae. Ik-I Monte Monterey, Pacific Grove, Santa Barbara. Loa Angele*. lx»ng Beach. Venice and other charming resorts and much beautiful acenery enroute 1 hree Daily Trains loitland to San Francisco Standard and tourist nlrcper*. dining car*, solid •tael equipment Particularly att rac- tive at thia season of the year. Ask your local agent for particulars Southern Pacific Lincs I
