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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918
THE NEWS WHEN IT IS NEWS
Yesterday the Daily Times published
a rumor to the effect that the kaiser
was preparing to abdicate, and today
we have the further nows that Hill is
not only ready to floe from the throne,
but has shipped his valuables to Hol
land. The oarlv surrender of Turkey
is predicted and the triumphant march
of the allies along practically all
fronts is another evidence1 that the
days of the enemy are numbered.
The credit for our excellent and an
tlientic teleyrnphi report i due t <»
the \ ssocia t od Press, "huh has
neither boundary nor otlin* hours.
It is * ;• v jo Lu*l some MeHilt
to get ell tie news, all the time, from
all tin world that is ;t record which
h' loa - ' \elusively to the Daily Times’
\ < m-ril perusal of the paper "ill
<■ o11\ i111 i■ you of this fact.
' UT TWO DAYS ARE LEFT
I body of a Herman soldier killed
at ( • an Thierry has yielded up one
of t most convincing bits of evi
(lem•** as to how Germany, a nation
whose financial resources do not ag
gregate a bird of the wealth of the
Tnited States, has been able to bear
the mutini ed burden of tremendous
war expenditures.
In a pocket of the tunic of Rifleman
I'm il Schmuder of a Wurtemburg
regime nt " is found a Herman thrift
stamp ran. of the same general de
sign as our own.
Ten of thi- thirty numbered spaces
were covered with stamps of one mark
face value. The ten probably cost him
between eight and nine marks actual
cash each.
Xow our miy has made a remark
able record In the purchase of Lib
erty bonds non* than don.mw officers
and ren Inscribing to tin* Second
loan undo!- he army installment plan.
Hut the morican soldier overseas
receives a linimum wage of %'V.) per
month, and while on this side of the
Atlantic a minimum of $:»0.
Tho Hei mu soldier's pay is a few
pennies | • day and such tobacco or
tidbit a bo is able to find in bis
canteen i mst cost him much more
than the; do the Yankee doughboy.
M-'it' M.” an* oipplied our soldiers
grafi '! 'i'ii various sources.
Th't . Her!” 'ti private should have
saved from his scanty pay and in
\ostod in war savings stamps must
be accepted proof of the existence
of a determined spirit of sacrifice a
single-minded concentration of all ef
fort and resource that allows no
penny to remain idle from war work.
Have* you cut every unavoidable ex
penditure from your duly s hodulc
abandoned every luxury left nr
money idle in the cupboard or the
bank?
If you have not, Increase your
Fourth Liberty loan subscription to
day. The present campaign closes on
naun Utt).
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THE GERMAN NEWSPAPER
SHOULD GO
It docs not require much egotlsn
to paraphrase the words of the Phari
see into "Lord, wo thank Thee tha
Thou hast not made us quite as bit
fools as some others are.” Bspeclall;
when one hears some of the reason;
given for not approving of the sup
pression of the newspapers and map
nzitios printed in the Oortuan lnr
gunge.
Quite frequently It has been state;
that the German newspapers shout
be retained for what they can do ii
teaching patriotic principles to oil
American (?) citizens who only spea
German; and tills reason has bee
advanced by Intelligent American men
and women. That the principle* of
American patriotism can be taught by
means of the German language is as
reasonable as to expect that the prin
ciples of Christianity can be Im
parted through the agency of Satan,
j There is another reason popular
i among a certain lot of people when
I they want an excuse for their advo
cacy of the retention of the German
newspaper. This has almost become
a joke on account of its frequent use.
I It is that of the old German lady
r whom the i>arty knows- -strange to
j say. it is never an old man—who can
. not read Knglish. and who should not
i be deprived of the great comfort her
I paper is to her.
These old German ladies have prob
, ably lived in this country for many
years, and while probably worthy in
other ways have yet ignored our ex
istence in their national conceit and
selfishness. They have, however, ac
cepted all the benefits they could get
from us, yet they never had the com
mon decency to learn our language.
Perhaps some were unable to do so,
but Inasmuch as they were able to
read their papers In German it Is hard
to believe but that the majority could
have learned Knglish If they had been
so inclined, for the tongue of the
foreigner is very flexible, and lan
guage conies to him with an ease that
we can not realize. We believe that
had there been an element of dollars
and cents us an incentive these old la
lies would have become expert in
Knglish, for the German nationality
smells money from afar, as the camel
smells water in the desert for miles
away.
Surely in return for the little that
the average foreigner brings of any
value to this country we have at least
the right to expect that he will learn
to speak our language. Until he can
do so there is not much to expect
from him In the ability to assimilate
any of our ideas or aspirations.
Those who are opposing the sup
pression of the German newspapers,
whatever may be the reasons they
give, are, whether they realize it or
not, virtually stabbing our boys in the
back who are lighting our battles for
us and risking their lives.
To permit without a protest the
existence of a propaganda of which
It is generally known that the Ger
man newspaper Is one of the biggest
and most pernicious agencies we have
to contend against Is to lengthen the
war. and as a result increase the num
ber of our boys who will not come
kack to us.
Time-Saving Roads for Food Delivery
as Important as Quick-Firing Guns
Bjr E. B. HOUSE, Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collin*. Colo.
As the war in Europe progresses and this country
speeds up more and more in production, a continually
greater strain is going to be placed upon our transpor
^ tation facilities. The fact of the matter is that this
whole war is a contest in transportation, and if our
' transportation breaks down for any cause wc will then
fail to fullil! our promises to our allies.
!\Vhat is needed most at this time in highway con
struction is a program of construction whereby roads
of economic value to the nation will he laid out, sur
faced and maintained. We can at this time tempo
I rarilv <Ii.'{u-n-<• with the constriction of scenic routes. They can be |
. deferred until after the war. Hut we should have roads over which a
I rna \ i in tin i amount of farm produce can ho hauled to the cities tit a mini- !
, mum expense. We should have roads which will relieve as much as pot
> tilde the strain under which the railroads arc laboring.
Local associations of merchants and manufacturers can do effective :
work in the various states by mapping out a program of road const ruction
I that will serve a real war need.
Before the war ends much of the freight of the country will be trans
ported by motor trucks over our highways; consequently the idea tha^
seems to be prevalent at this time in some places that road construction
should he di scontinued on account of war conditions seems to he a point
not well taken. Hoad construction should be hastened at this time, for
we are going to use them, not only as war measures but as peace measures.
Time saving, durable roads arc now as important as quick-firing guns. I
and it is high time to speed up construction in order to quicken food |
delivery.
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