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THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, February n, 1919
Turkey 'Proceeded to Attend to the
Armenians
Ey Wiujam Howard Taft
Now why the need of money for the Arme
nians ? You know their story ? Abdul liamid was
the Sultan of Turkey. He was the sweet-scented
individual who in 1896 deliberately directed the
( killing of 100,000 Armenians. Who are the Ar
menians? They are one of the oldest Christian
peoples in the world. They lived in a province that
lies north of Mesopotamia, east of Asia Minor,
west of Persia and south of the Black Sea. It is
a province of mountains and valleys not only
rich but fertile. 1,800,000 Armenians lived in that
country, cultivating the valleys and made them
"blossom as the rose". . The Turks hated them be
cause they were Christians ; hated them because
they were industrious, and enjoyed the prosperity
that comes from industry.
Later when Turkey entered the great Euro
pean war as the ally of Germany, she invited
German officers into her army. Her army was
shortly officered by German officers, who directed
that army to go into Armenia and deport 1,800,
000 Armenians, which they did. 600,000 escaped.
The other 1,200,000 were driven by that army
to the desert of Mesopotamia and Syria, and in
the drive the army deliberately killed men, women
and children, by rifle ball, by bayonet, by knife,
by driving them over precipices, by driving them
into deep running rivers 600,000 men, women .
and children 1 Half of them were deported to
Asia and half to Mesopotamia. Out of those de
ported nearly 400,000 died of starvation.
Then Germany turned the Caucasus over to
Turkey ; Turkey proceeded to attend to the Ar
menians in that kindly, fatherly way ! That is
' the story !
A friend of mine who was on the border of
Persia told me that he had gone to a German
officer and said "For God's sake, can't you sjnp
the butchery of these men, women and children?"
and the German officer clicked his heels together
and said "Stand back, the time for mercy has
passed".
This is the story of that unfortunate people.
The Syrians, Greeks and Jews in Western Asia
have suffered the same kind of barbaric treat
ment. The Armenian and Syrian Relief has been
organized for some years to care for these unfor
tunate, sorely distressed people. It has received
and most efficiently expended more than $12,'
000,000. Each cent thnt you give will go for
actual relief. Feeble, helpless, starving millions
cry for food. I urge you to give generously of
your bounty.
WARS SET UP PRINCIPLES
SPIRIT 3N FACING
NEW LOAN TASK
In Spite of Losses by Drought
Says "Just Tell Us
How Much" -
Down In West Texas and In South
ern Arizona and New Mexico they
have had two years of drought. Cat
tle have starved in large numbers
while the rest have been driven off
the range and sold for what the lan
guishing rancher could get for them
because there was no feed. Then, the
other day, a representative of the
Treasury Department arrived in El
PaBO and called a meeting of Liberty
Loan county chairmen from these af
flicted districts to discuss the coming
Victory Liberty Loan. They left their
ranches and went to the meeting in
El Paso. -
The Treasury Department man knew
what they were up against but told
them the government was going to
float its last Liberty Loan to pay for
finishing the war. He didn't go "very
strong" because he knew that the con
stituents of these men, in fact these
men themselves, had had no income
for two years. He told them he knew
it. Then came a reply that brought
tears to hl3 eyes. A tall, skinny,
weather-beaten Texan unklnked him
self from his seat and said:
"All we want to know, suh, i3 how
much the government wants from us
on the Fifth Liberty Loan, and we will
give it within reason." He sat down.
Money in that country brings 8, 10
and 12 per cent interest. The 'Victory
Loan Bonds will probably bring be
tween 4 and 5. These people of the
wide lands in Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico have no income. They are go'
ing to use some of their capital to see
their government through the Victory
Liberty Loan.
VOU SALK 0. A. C. and Han
son stock White Leghorn roosters.
Also a few of those famous "Ore
gons." , F, R. BROWN, Heppner,
Oregon." , - .' ' ; 39-40
Momentous Questions Troubling Man
kind Have Been Settled by th "
World's Greatest Conflicts.
Wars are milestones. Victories set
up tablets, upon which are inserihefl
the principles that have been vindi
cated. The battle of Mnrston Moor de
stroyed feudalism, overthrew the doc
trine of the divine right of kings, gave
England an elective parliament, Rev.
Dr. Newell Dwight Hlllis said In a ser
mon reported In the Brooklyn Eagle.
The French revolution destroyed
French autocracy, and gave the people
the right of self-determination.
The war of 1776 was the Inst civil
war of Great Britain a warof a good
section of the English people against
the bad section of Great Britain which
had enthroned a crazy German king
George IIL
The war of 1801 established on sure
foundations the republic, the Inst best
hope of man. and vindicated industrial
democracy without regard to color.
The war of 1914 has settled certain
things for all time. War shall be no
more ! Hereafter disputes ' between
races shall be settled by an Interna
tional supreme court. Militarism shall
be no more never again shall the peo
ple's resources be wasted in piling up
munitions, nor the man in the furrow
carry a soldier upon his back. Inter
national treaties hereafter shall be
sacred ! Alas for the next nation that
counts its written pledge a scrap of
paper and defies International law!
The small races and peoples are free!
No big bully nation like Germany can
ever again trample upon Belgium, as
King Ahab trampled on Naboth and
seized his purple vineyard. Terrorism
and f rightfulness henceforth are out
lawed. That clay god called "the
state," that Germany made unto her
self and has long been worshiping, is
an idol thnt has fallen.
lages, was taken by the Americans.
Did you know It was done by head
work? Elaborate plans were made In
advance and given out wholesale to
the .troops. One hundred thousand
maps, covering minute details of the
country, including natural defenses,
and how It was manned by the enemy,
were distributed, plus 30,000 photo
graphs, scattered among officers of the
artillery and infantry. Five thousand
miles of telephone wire and 6,000 In
struments were employed, and this
elaborate system kept up with the ad
vance of the anny. By this service
flanking troops could telephone their
position back to the artillery. The tel
ephone business of a city of 100,000
could have been handled by this equip
ment In whose operation 10,000 men
were engaged. Thousands of carrier
pigeons aided the signal corps. Ex
tensive hospital facilities, 4,800 trucks,
miles of railroad, were provided for
this big military operation, and 10,000
feet of movie film were exposed, so all
the soldiers had to do was to fight
Blank suw Mrs. Brown and rushed to
shake hands with her and say:
"Oh, Mrs. Brown, are you here V
"Yes, I am here, but I did not expect
to meet you."
"Why, you see, I am going to Join
the new league and I am getting ready
for it"
"Is it the Woman's league where we
pledge ourselves not to buy a hat or a
garment costing more than $10?"
"Yes, that is the one and I am going
to join It, too. I am getting ready for
it."
And they entered the store together
and each bought a dress marked down
from $80 to $48, and $20 hats and coats
that cost over $60 each. They went out
feeling that they could stand by the
pledge.
NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE
Advance of American Divisions at San
Mihlel Had Been Planned With
Elaborate Care.
In modern warfare a man's head Is
his chief asset, writes Duke Bnllvnr In
Boys' Life. You all know that the
St. Mlhle! salient, encompassing 152
square hilles. of territory and 73 vll-
Prepared for the Future.
It was at the door of a store which
had advertised exceptional bargains
for that day, in the .inm. thnt Mrs.
Will design and build Schools,, Stores
Churches, Apartments, Garages,
Residences Anything.
Prices Reasonable
E. FKAXCIS WILLIAMS
ARCHITECT
Apprasial and valuation expert
311 Panama Building, Main U 2 0
E. 7761. Portland, Oregon
Heppner Meat MarKet
H. C. ASHBAUGH, Proprietor
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Now open for business in our New Shop on
East Side Lower Main Street,
with a complete stock of the finest quality of
Beef, PorK, Mutton and Veal
Call and give us a trial order.
We will treat you right.
HEPPNER
OREGON
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Mr. i' ml Mrs. Ov.rar Lundell and
family upcnt Friday in lone.
Mrs. Peter Nash upont the weetk- ; .1 district.
end at tin- Falrvlew ranch.
I'M. lliintow and family spent Sun
day vl'iitlnf; Cecil friends.
--: I .Mcl'Yi'i'in of lii'pimer I", hen
In lnlp Hit! Pi ai"im ha'o liay.
Stir. Violet 1 1 y 11 1 1 w in the guest of
Mi s liltvh!,. llarnos Wednesday.
Mini fii'ni'Kin Htl'iiiiiei : m r S;l
uulay wl'.'.i Miss Iteiniee I'lanklln at
llliea. . ''I'i,
C. II. V,'.:! il l II .1. Slrc-rec
were ilni': liu iiii'.v, In A-lingtoii
'r.ii.sililay.
K'i'li't l.i' n r 1 1 t. Willows V.IIS
imlm: 'iiminens at lltittei'liy Flals
W'ediio' day.
- t I John Kelly of Sand Hollow
I h-( tight over a band of sheep to
. j .l irk Hynd'ii Itutterhy Flat laneh on
1 F -Idny to feed on hay for a f w
i weeks. This makes about twtlve
hands now feeding on hay In the O-
HOAKIIM ITF.MS
C. K. Heinz returned homo from
Portland Inst week.
Mr. Iteck has started drillin;? a
veil for It. M. Johnson.
Mitts Delia Olson from the east-end
visited with Miss Kathleen Marshall
Sunday.
r. Mi Dade and family have niov
to Mlnkeln, Oreenn, where he has
; :.' umi i'.! i'i:e ol' the section.
John J. Kelly, a pro: perous sherp
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1919 Price 600 bushels wheat.
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