North Carolina Newspapers

1 HICKORY If you Have Anything to Sell, Advertise it. Record Want Ads Bring Re sults. tl.. 1. NO. liM HICKORY, N. C. WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 21, 1916 Price Two Cent EUROPEAN NATIONS URGE CARRANZA TO DESIST Claim German Influences Are Inflaming Popu lace Against Americans Carranza Aiding American Agent Other News from Mexico and Border Less Hopeful. : j ' t ho Associated Tress) u't.Hi. ,! n nt 'Jl Strong pres- i '.V .. I imi lii'.uiuht to boar upon ,, lai. .ii.-i iy , representatives I iiii pcau kroviTiiments to prevent ;-, u ,th the I'nited States. .ni'cct ifport, reaching the , ; j. ailment today, told of these and said there was a possi- success. , - the entente allies are un . , ,,; K, S.e active t'or peace, par ., i,tvaue they believe Gorman ...'.( has si'Ui-lit to inflame the , a m-; the United States with ... preventing this country ;. . riiii: in trade formerly eon- , ( iermanv in Mexico and in states. ,'r, 1 out that Carranza may i. y calling on an interna- ii. "U to d.sciiss the bor i !: as prov ..led for in the Mv So far. however. Car ina.ie no move. t statement has been re. ', lier.tl Carranza is doing .-r at this time to pre- a a r -111 y the populace. He is j Economic Reciprocity Among Ententdf Allies Has Elements of Danger th i Associated Press.) ie 1. -Mr. Asquith's ad- llnti.-li delegates to the ni .inn parliamentary economic Vn.ue to "be careful not through ... . . . lurid or blindness, or with the ; iiiuness, l.nch a victory, to take will do you more harm eiiemv, was well given, in in " was well given, in in line r reru n economic i ... in :h !!- nrsi inter parliamentary - 'nee tlu r uere fears in French as in English circles as to m - lit he the result of unauthor- . . I.scuss.on by parliamentarians t-i national affairs, and the results . nomie conference have not -l '.ich fears. x liuschiller, in the Revue de -ay- there is great danger that i-ty conceptions of these confer ji it into practice, would turn their authors, and that the :-.ar. i f economic reciprocity be the entente a les tnus tar ite- Del . i i ; .s of a nature to arouse the t apprehensions; that it is even 'o briiii about differences and i iave conflicts id interest be M.e allies after the war. I!si'h:ller declares "impossible at, on between the allies them-fh- protectionism in four de-pi'opo.-e, by the (v)n"ercnc, as .piocal preferential tariffs be i 'he I'nited Kingdom and its 'i po.v-eS.SlonS pl'oea! l.'irv to and preferential tariffs the foregoing, between n'l-h tnipire and its allies. lanie treatment, but in the 'r of preference, to neutrals ve tantls on products ot i .ow enemies of the entente ! i st place. -the preferential j III the f ' I'oia! tariffs proposed for the 1 ' '' ! Kir..... lorn with! its colonial pos- i put Great p.rlitain in hostility 1 iMv-m and in eventual conflict , f' her own colonies. The latter, M.I l! chiller expects, will seek larger I from the exceptional sit- inevitable consequence ot tne eioii n which events have placed 1 omie war against Germany as pro- ! ill In I,- pio. iders of raw materials - industrial war. la, which bought more than "".'too worth of good from the j I State; during the fiscal year! a n, only $110,000,000 from th a 1 iii Kr.tain, notwithstanding pre- d duties of :;3 1.3 per cent ""W !-e reluctant to consent to an I ecoiomic mtesttlionte concerning w "."'ni. arrangement that would work of the conference, 4 the parlia " i" '1- importations from the United , mentarians who have been discuss u, lo the profit of the mother- ing these questions were absolutely ' ''y, and pay dearer for products without official credentials; their dis '"h the latter would not perhaps ' cussions were mare talk, and when t.ions of the allies " I' ".. .oil U) Ilirnisn. 'ana. la. at th. :mi. time i the " , omnetit,,,. ,.f PnUi in the lh I he ' ' 1,1 ''i market, its exportations of " t' Kngland having from 21 per, of the total ir, 1K82 to f,4 ner cent 'otal i while Russia's I once, will be dissipated'. ''T "-.daiM. of British consumption "In the talk of boycotting the 1 Cen-i- ma. ,,...1 .r ..1 mniNn we I intentioned people 1 ' ' I'l cnmination against Russia 1 have been carried too far by their own -'"M hut her out of the market al- zeal. France needs German coal she ' .the, it -rUr..... ,.fln,.,l the. German market which in 'hea' ,,tu, Germany were 519,000 tons tiaa.n .1 illll'i'i ttlkMIIO ' v x ' u''i: "st :$ 18,000 from Canada M Hoi adai.'vsky, pointing out the sig '"ai.ee of these figures to the pan- to ' 1 - an agricultural congress, stated unless the entente allies facili ' ''' the exportation of Russian pro " 1 ' the empire would be forced aft '' 'he War into an economic arrantre- iii "t with (iermany. I'rofessor M!..i; .,uMani nf , ;'" ''M,mi. commission attached to an additional arprumeni to -Ituvsian minmir,, ,.r finr... ,rntp thf. hesitation ot Austria to enter me "" 'dly that it would be impossible said to have Riven Special Agent Rog - . . ,. .. , ers m Mexico City all the aid in his power for arranging for trains to carry American refugees in the inter- ior 'to Vera Cruz. In some quarters some quarters here thi . s construed that he is not bent on provoking hostilities. WAiTivr. rnn hit tnncurv . . , ! who fall under the compulsory at (By the Associated Press) tendance requirement. Washington, June 21. Marching orders for national guard organiz ations summoned to the colors by l'resident Wilson's call are still held up pending the completion of mobili- nation at the various state camps. j Just as soon as a sufficient number j of the guardsmen are registered into . federal service, the war denartment will act on General Funston's request ! tor more troops on the border. Only preliminary progress in mobil ization had reached the war depart ment. This was satisfactory, it was said. Secretary Baker said the suggestion that the senior class at West Point be graduated immediately was under consideration. Cadets have completed three years of their work and could be commissioned as lieutenants in case they were needed. ,,t.ts regarding the movement of Car- ine war department lia.l no re for Russia to boycott a country like Germany, which was before the war its best customer, unless the entente allies ouened their markets more largely. He points out that Great Britain bought in foreign markets in i in o op 1 1 ii ,, i AAn 1. 1 : 1 1 'L10 - uuies in cereais anu -',740,ooo,uoo rubies in alimentary products of which Russia's part was only 125 million rubles, insignificant comparison witn Kussian s export comparison with Russian's uiai- It is pointed out by M. Hoschiller the case of Canada that her pres- t finan,.;..! ,lni unw nn N, Vnrt I lit .iiaiMiiviua V4 v. nv v i . v. v v t aw a will eventually make it impossible for her to treat the United States other- wise than on the basis of a reciprocal tariff and that, in any case, the like- iiriood of an economic war such as would be involved in the interparlia- mentary conference's proposed tariff is impossible between tne two coun tries. The interparliamentary commis sion's proposition of preferential tar iffs between Great Britain and the colonies would, in the opinion of M. Hoschiller, make it impossible for France to accept the arrangement. England was France's best customer n a 1 I. 1 a. 1 - i- ore me war; sne bougnt goous lo the value of a billion and a halt francs (principally silks, automobiles and provisions) of France in 1913 ar- tides in which Germany could not compete. Consequently discrimination by Great Britain against Germany is of no advantage to her, while discrim ination by Great Britain in favor of her colonies would be a substantial disadvantage to her. The sumptuar ymeasures taken by England to force economy among her people and thus ease exchange and freight, and the consequent menace to French silks and ribbons, is pointed out by M. Yves Guyot as showing the irritating character of these economic problems and how necessary it is tor the allies to go siow. David-Mennett, president of the chamber of commerce of Paris, has aiso warneu uie iiiuhi t"""""' tee on economic organization that the economic situation with England and Russia is most delicate by reason of the action of these countries against French luxuries. "Our only possible reply," he says, "would be to tax pro- ducts that affect the masses. A war of tariffs between the allies is said by some writers to be the posed by the parliamentary conference, since discrimination against the cen- tral empires would leave France and Russia in the necessity of competing with Great Britain for markets that would compensate them for the loss ot German and Austrian traae. "Fortunately," said an authority on .lie tun"iii-- v,.,f ,-ala between themselves and with neutrais ;nd the central empires are taken up seriously and officially, some, if not all, the uneasiness caused by tne propositions of the previous conter- snite of the treaty ot i-ranKiort, '. 1, Prenr-h e-oods to more balance the coal bought by France up 11)00. France win not y eoMl on as cood terms eisew.. ...u..t :.. Jmnnrtant. she will hara WIlUl 13 IIIUI - ""I J lv be able to trade her own goods for '"The proposal to engage in a war . u .iroaHv nroduced one r,aiilt - it has furnished Germany wHii 01 lariits nas j w--- .11 central European union. SCHOOL CENSUS MEXICANS FOR HICKORY FINISHED ; Mr. Ralph D. Ballew has completed ; school census of Hickory school dis i trict, the result being compiled for the benefit of the county board of edu- i cation, which apportions the county 1 if1 ?fJ ""n Jhere?a gT? iot 1,074 persons in Hickory district, Of these 1,241 are white and 438 colored. The white boys number 628 a"tl the 'irls 613- Those coming in lmcpulfry, o3ttennce cl?ss-e" o tinu years numuer iou hows and 181 o-irl. a tofni nf Sfii There are 203 colored bovs of school age and 230 girls, a total of i OO rni i i n i .i "'e are o.i Doys ana oi gins MUCH INTEREST FOR FAIR Although Hickory has been more or less absorbed with Mexican news all the week, interest in the fair meet ing Thursday night has been growing. Messrs. Blackwelder and Shuford, the attorneys who drew up the charter, wrote the secretary of state Wednes day to advise them by wire as soon as the charter had been filed, and it will not need to be returned by Thurs day in order to enable the stockhold- ers to eneei me organization, a copy can be used for the purpose. A big delegation is expected at the meet ing. RETAIL MERCHANTS LISTEN TO REPORTS (By the Associated Press) Winston-Saiem, June 21. Enter tainment features were provided for delegates to the North Carolina Retail Merchants association this afternoon. The morning session was devoted to the reading of reports and the op nointment of committees. Following the banquet tonight the delegates will be addressed by Robert Vardaman ot Des Moines, Iowa. The convention will adjourn tomor row after the election of officers and the selection of a place of meeting for 1917. RECRUITING IN STATE IS (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, June 21. Recruiting is go ing forward rapidly and it is expected units of the North Carolina national guard, ordered into service, will be at full war strength. When mobilization orders were received all the compan ies were at full peace strength. Present plans are that the first regiment of infantry will be concen trated at Camp Glenn Saturday, the remaining units being stationed at home until preparations can be made for them at Camp Glenn. WILL NOT TESTIFY IN HOSPITAL AFFAIR (By the Associated Press) Raleigh, June 21. Charles Latta, whose charges brought about the present investigation into the affairs of the state hospital for the incane, was not allowed to testify. Physicians said he was suffering from a form of mental trouble and if he was allowed to appear as a witness the conse quences might be disastrous. Attorney General Bickett and the board of directors are investigating charges of mismanagement on the part of Dr. Albert Anderson, super intendent. ranza troops near the border or near General Pershing's lorce. LAST OUTOF MEXICO. (By the Associated Press) Eagle Pass, Tex., June 21. Con sul Silliman arrived in the city today from Saltillo. Mr. Silliman is the last American consul to leave Mexico. Indians Reinforce Garrison. (By the Associated Press.) Eagle Pas, Tex., June 21.--General Murgia, the Carranza commander, ar rived at Piedra Negras, the Mexican town opposite here with 2,000 Yaquis reinforcing the garrison there. A large part of the civilian population of Piedra Negras has already moved out of the town. MEN BEING PUSHED E BIG SUPPLY OF BULLETS (By the Associated Press.) Laredo, Texas, June 21. Approxi mately 17,000,000 rounds of ammu nition has been taken over by Car ranza authorities throughout Mexico and the government factory has been working 24 hours daily in order to increase the supply, according to an American arriving today from the in terior. The output of the goverment fact ory is approximately 30,000 rounds of cartridges daily, he said. THESUVeT ARE TO RECEIVE FULL PAY (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 21. Increase in watermelon acreage and a slight de crease in canteloupe acerage was an nounced today by the department of agriculture. Georgia with 27,663 acres leads the states i nwatermelon growing and California with 14,280 leads in cante loupe culture. North Carolina's water melon acreage is 6,000 and canteloupe acreage is 5,027. AT (By the Associated Presf.) Washington, June 21. With the opening here today of the conventions of Veterinary Surgeons and Good Roads association, Wilmington and Wrightsville will be entertaining three gatherings. The North Carolina Pharmaceutical association opened yesterday. The Veterinary association began the meeting of the examining board which examined 17 applicants. The good roads convention is meet ing at Wrightsville Beach.. The morn ing session today was devoted to wel coming delegates, responses on be half of visitors, reports of commit tees, and the afternoon session was devoted to the reading of papers. An I'AMOUS GERMAN AVIATOR IS DEAD? (By Associated Press) London, June 21. Lieutenant Im melmann, the famous German aviator, is reported to have been killed. M ARKETS NEW YORK STOCKS (By the Associated Press.) New York, June 21. Shipping shares and Rock Island issues featur ed today's early operations, showing marked strength in overnight devel opments favorable to these proper ties. Rio Grande preferred mani fested much increase and Mexilcans wer again in favor. Continental Tin gained two points two pointsSHRD gianed two points, soon extending to 4 1-2. United States Steel was strong. CHICAGO WHEAT. (By the Associated Tress) Chicago, June 21. Weakness de veloped in the wheat market today owing to lower cables and improved weather in th southwest. Opening prices, which ranged from 1-8 up to 1-4 down with July at 103 and Septem ber at 1.05 3.4 were followed by a fur ther decided setback and then a re action. COTTON FUTURES. (Bj the Associated Press.) New York, June 21. There was a renewal of yesterday's buying move ment at the opening of the cotton market today and first prices were firm. The advance of two dollars per bale or more from the low level of the month attracted heavy realizing and ther wer reactions of four or five points after the opening. Prices soon firmed up again, ruling four to seven points net higher. The marekt closed steady. Open Close July . . 12.98 12.98 October ... 13.22 13.13 December . 13.40 13.29 January 13.48 13.36 March , . 13.62 13.53 THE WEATHER ;tmisiiiiiiiiKmwmmtimmt Washington. June 21. For North Carolina: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, with probably Iocp thun dershowers: moderate southwest winds. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY. June 20 1916 Maximum 9 Minimum "1 Mean Rainfall 41 AV GOOD ROADS IN WRIGHTSV LLE PLANS ACCEPTED FOR 8-R00M BUILDING City council Tuesday night prac tically adopted plans for an eight room school building and Architect Baldwin will be instructed to submit specifications without an auditorium. Without this feature the rooms will be larger and since the city will erect a central high school building in the next few years, it was considered that an auditorium in the new building was not necessary. Mr. J. Gaither Bonniwell was em ployed to submit plans for the new building for colored children, and ad vertisement for bids will be inserted the latter part of the week. It is pro posed to construct a four room brick building on a three-acre lot recently acquired in south Hickorv. The report of Capt. F. M. Jordan, deputy in the insurance department at Raleigh, has submitted to City Man ager Ballew a copy of his report to Insurance Commissioner Young and this was read for the benefit of coun cil. Captain Jordan reported that the buildings should be inspected more regularly, that in some cases buildings were erected without permits, that a number of business nouses had too much trash on stairways or in base ments, that the fire department and the water supply were all right and that other than the accumplation of waste matter the city was in first class conditon. No action was taken on the matter of purchasing a police patrol, council deciding to take this up next Tuesday night. Chief Lentz has secured sev eral hundred dollars in private sub scriptions, and the patrol is now as sured. The contract for placing between 2,000 and 3,000 square yards of side walk was awarded to Geo. H. Fry at 77 1-2 cents a square yard. The pav ing will be placed on Fifteenth street from the railroad south, Tenth ovenue, Seventh avenue and Twelfth avenue from Thirteenth street to Fifteenth street. MEXICANS FAIL TO MAKE GOOD THREATS (By the Associated Press.) San Antonio, June 21. General Pershing has given the Mexican troops the opportunity to make good their threats to attack him if he mov ed east or west, but the Mexicans did not attack. The American commander sent a small force to Guzman, about 35 miles from his line of communication, yesterday to investigate a report that a concentration of the Mexican troops had been made there. He reported the incident to General Funston to day, adding that the expedition had not encountered any trops. Remem bering General Trevino's threat if they moved in any way except a northerly direction they would be at tacked, officers noted the reluctance on his part to carry out his threat. General Funston announced that to the army's equipment there had been added today a large number of search lights. He was notified by the war depart ment that four regiments of infantry and two troops of calvary troops had been sent him. OF ARE IN PREPARATION (By Associated Press.) The Hague, Netherlands, June 21. The women of Holland are to be pre nnrpd for instant, mobilization in case of war to keep the essential civil life ; of the nation going, as well as perform j such service behind the lines as that ' of the Red Cross. j Under the scheme now drawn up, ; the National Women's council of the j Netherlands is arranging for inscrip- ; tion offices to be opened all over the country, where all the available fe- j male labor forces can be registered and classified on the card system. It is to be left to each woman volun teer to say whether she would desire a salary or not, and whether she has any objection to transferment from one place to another, while she is en tirely free in her choice of the nature of the work. As, however, there is likely to be a superabundance of of fers for certain kinds of labor, the volunteer can register a second and even a third selection. No wage paid is to be less than that earned by the man replaced; on the other hand, the woman so employed may in no case claim the place when the emergency is pflst. The plan has the entire approval of minister and the commander-in-chief of land and sea forces, and the postoffice, railway and other authori t;0 Vmve promised their cooperation in fixing the amount and kinds of labor that would be needed in the event of mobilization. The prepara tory work of the women's regimenta tion is already in full swing in vari ous centers of the country. eH who is firm in will molds the world to himself. Goethe. WOMEN HOLLAND TO HAYE PICNIC DINNER Citizens of Hickory and County to Prepare Spread for Soldier Boys Saturday at 1 O'clock in Union Park Will Leave in Evening. A picnic dinner on Union square Saturday at 1 oVlo :-k for the soldier boys! That is the program for giving the members of Co. A ono big round be fore they leave at 6 o'clock Saturday evening for Camp Glenn. Every housekeeper in Hickory and Catawba county is invited to help. Mothers, sisters, sweethearts and just friends of the soldier lads are invited to join in the celebration. The people intown are asked to contribute sand wiches, pickles and cakes, etc., and the people in the county are urged to come on with that fried chicken. Since the company drew on both town and the county, it is believed cooperation will be general. For more specific information as to sandwiches, etc., all housekeepers are requested to see Mr. Robert E. Mar tin, chairman of the committee on picnic, or any of his assistants Messrs. J. M. Stephens, H. P. Wil liams, J. L. Cilley and Hugh S. D'An na. It is necessary to communicate with them so that there may be a va riety of good things for the solddiers. Thero can't be too much fried chicken, and no definite instructions are nec essary. The good things should be taken to the square by noon Saturday, where they will be received. Short speeches will be made by Messrs. J. D. Elliott, W. A. Self, Rev. J. D. Harte, Mr. W. G. Feimster of Newton and Col. Edmund Jones of Lenoir. Mr. Orin Sigmon will be in charge of the music and he is planning to se cure the Granite Falls, Newton, Brookford and West Hickory bands to furnish music for the entertain ment. Mrs. J. Worth Elliott has taken charge of the arrangements for sup plying the soldiers with the best things to eat and will select a com mittee of young ladies to see that the young men are nroperlv served. Mrs. Elliott will work with Mr. Martin's committee and persons may commu nicate with her as well as any of the other members of the committee. Hickory Boy Scouts say they are at the disposal of the committee and will do everything in their power to make the occasion a success. Like Germany Braces Weak Ally on Eastern Front; Little Action in West While the weight of German mili tary power is being increasingly felt on the eastern front, where it has stiffened the Austrian resistance to the drive of the Russian:;, the pres sure on the French fror.t is being slackened. There has been rather heavy artil lery activity around Verdun, but no further infantry attacks. The Germans have not been alto gether idle on this front, however, for after having touched off two mines northeast of Rheims, a district in which the deadlock of the armies has been just about as calmn as anywhere along the line, they attacked several trenches. Paris declares the defensive fire of the French checked them. Athens dispatches forecast probable changes in the Greek ministry as a result of the economic pressure which the allies have exerted because of their dissatisfaction with the Greek government's attitude. Resignation from the cabinet of Premier Skoulou dis is expected in some quarters. A ministry acceptable to the entente al lies will be formed. An element of uncertainty as to the situation between the Pripet river and JUSTICE ALLEN IS URGED BY SENATORS (By Associated Press) Washington June 21. The name of W. R. Allen, associate justice of the North Carolina supreme court, was proposed today by Senators Simmons and Overman for the supmere court vacancy caused by the resignation of former Justice Hughes. ONE HUNDRED SIX Company A had been recruited to 106 men Wednesday afternoon, with several prospects in sight. The news that the company would go to Camp Glenn Saturday is expected to stimu late recruiting and it is believed the full quota of 142 men will be raised before the hour of departure. NOW COMPANY LITARY COMPANY the entire community, the scouts are desirous of pulling off a big stunt. Six automobiles were scouring the country Wednesday afternoon inform ing the people of the county of the plans. It is expected that tremendous crowd will be on hand to see the sol diers off. Persons desiring to contribute mo ney to the entertainment are request ed to leave their donations with City Manager Ballew. The picnic is strict ly a civic affair, but the town authori ties are as enthusiastic as anybody else and they want to do their part and receiving contributions is but a small part, too. The business men of Hickory are going to help in giving the boys a great send-off, and the town will have the holiday spirit Saturday. No man who has followed the drift of events in Mexico doubts that the military company will be called on for real work, and they are to be shown that the whole country appreciates them. Orders were issued Tuesday night for the first regiment to entrain Sat urday afternoon for Camp Glenn, Morehead City, and Captain Geo. L. Lyerly's telegraphic instructions, reaching here Wednesday morning, ordered him to be ready to board the special train here Saturday evening at 6 o'clock. The telegram was from Col. J. T. Gardner, commander of the reg iment. With the news that the local com pany will go into camp at Morehead City, recruiting was lively Wednes day, nearly a score joining the col ors. Several enlisted from Newton Tuesday and a few less from Lenoir. Medical examination has begun and the process of weeding out those who cannot meet the physical standard is under way. The first regiment will proceed to Camp Glenn Saturday, arriving early Sunday morning, and will be follow ed as soon as the camp is placed in conditon to receive the second and third. How long this will be is not known. There is plenty of ground in and about the camp, but it may re quire a couple of weeks to equip the place. In the meantime the companies of the first regimet are busy drilling and recruiting. In Hickory Co. A. is active and the armory and streets resound with the tramp of feet, the veterans hiking over town and the recruits receiving their first lessons in the manual of arms. By the time the men reach camp, it is believed they will be inured to hard work. theGalician frontier has arisen owing to the divergent reports of the Rus sian and German war office, both of which claim successes for their arm ies. Northeast of Kiselin, which lies between Lutsk and Vladimir-Volynski, Petrograd says an Austrian attack, supported by Germans, was repulsed, while Berlin asserts that the Teutonic allies were victorious and are fighting their way forward against the Rus sians. The Russians also claim a defeat of the Teutonic allies southeast of Lo katchi which lies south of Kisenlin, while Berlin declares that between the Kovel-Lutsk railroad and the Turia river the Teutons have broken down the Russian resistance or re pulsed their attacks. In Galicia in the region of Buczacz, Austrians and Germans are still des perately resisting the Russian at tempts to press forward toward Lem berg. In general the situation on the other war fronts is unchanged. On the region of Fort Vaux, northeast of Verdun, there has been rather live ly artillery fighting and bombadr ments and mining operations have taken place along the remainder of the French front. Attacks and counter-attacks by the Austrians and Italians in the Trentino region have followed each other, but neither of the belligerents has been able to make any marked progress. ! CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRESS NOT APPROVED (By the Associated Press) Berlin, June 21. The campaign of the Munichh police president, of vari ous generals commanding home de partments, and of 35 woman's clubs against women who dress too modish ly and conspicuously does not meet undivided approval. Many newspapers have been printing editorials and let ters from their reatjers protesting against the effort to modify feminine dress. One of these protestants is an officer of a battery of artillery in France, who writes: "He who has experienced for him self at the front something of the much discussed 'gravity of the times' does not wish at any price to see all the beauty and joy of life destroyed by an ashengray Puritanic mood. We think with gratitude of the women whose beauty our soul delighted in during a short rest at home from the burdens of the war, and we forbid, with all the straightforwardness of the soldier at the front, that anyone, even in his thoughts, accuse these wo men of lacking a proper appreciation of the earnestness of the war. You should ask the furloughed men, from general down to private, whether they would like to see Germany populated merely with spectacles from those 35 woman's clubs.