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Reports from all the battlefields tell
of heavy lighting. The venter of attention
this week has been the German
drive on the east, by which the
itnssians have been compelled to fall
back in 1'oland. The Itnssians have
been able to make the German advance
slow and difficult, but they have not
been able to check it.
On the western front there have
been no important buttles, though
there lias been a number of artillery
duels, without derided results. Hani
fought battles have been waged oil
the Callipoli peninsula. The allies
seem to he gaining ground slowly, hut
it looks as though the Dardenelles will
not be captured for some time yet.
Italy is making some progress in its
advance against Austria. Hut it linds
the strongly fortilied positions of the
Austrians hard to capture.
Much interest is being manifested
iu tin? future course of (1 recce and
the lialkan states. It looks as though
these countries will he forced into in
war. The question is, to which side
will they no? Kaeh side is making
large bids for the help these countries
can give. Hut no offer has yet
been accepted by them. The general
impression seems to he that t.hey will
cast their lot with the allies.
Nearer home the war clouds seem
|)ii lit*!*!!iii little thicker.
ditions have not changed between this
country and the Kuropean nations.
Diplomatic considerations of the
problems at issue, between the Dili ted
States and Knglatid on the one hand
and tiermany oil the other, is progressing
very slowly, with no prospect
of their being settled very speedily.
What is giving our government more
immediate concern are conditions in
Mexico and Haiti. It looks very much
as though it will be impossible to
quiet matters in those countries without
armed intervention. Hands of
Mexican bandits have been crossing
the Texas border and robbing and murdering
citizens of the United States.
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President Wood row Wilson is probably
lhi! best known, the most talked
of and the most highly esteemed man
in the world to-day. There are very
few people in this country who do not
greatly admire him. Those of all
political parties are supporting him in
a way in which no other president of
the t'nited States has been supported.
Other nations, whether friendly
toward us or not, recognize that he is
a great man.
This country may well rejoice that
God has brought such a man to the
kingdom at such a time as this. His
broad culture, his strong mind, his
great heart, his deep rooted principles,
lit him in a wonderful way to deal with
the great and complicated problems
which have presented themselves to
him for his solution. N'o other nresi
lias ever had so many or such
grave questions to liandle.
There have been serious and delicate
questions pertaining to the internal
government of the country, that have
required careful attention ever since
he has been in olfice, such as the tariff,
the trusts, labor strikes and interstate
commerce. But these have been lost
sight of by the general public, as they
have more recently been overshadowed
by tlie more exciting questions that
iiave arisen between the United States
and other nations. One of the first of
these was trouble with Japan over
laws passed in California in regard
to alien ownership of land. The
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"jingoes" said that war between that
country anil litis was inevitable. hi
his quiet, unobtrusive way lie relieved
the strain, and now that is an almost
forgotten incident.
Then came the Mexican trouble. And
this hits been enough to vex a righteous
man's soul. There were some who in
the beginning were ready to accuse him
of weakness or even of cowardice. Hut
the sane sentiment of the country has
long ago realized the wisdom of his
policy of "watchful waiting."
If it becomes necessary for this country
to undertake to restore order and
peace to that revolution cursed land,
the people of the United States very
generally feel that the president can
he depended upon to act wisely in the
matter.
When the great European war began
President Wilson urged the people
of this country to observe a strict
neutrality in regard to the nations at
war. and in a wonderful way he has
followed his own teaching. Troubles,
serious troubles have occurred between
this country and both England
and Germany. Ofttirues have less
serious affairs plunged nations Into
war. Dealing courteously, diplomatically
and firmly with each of these
nations, he has most assiduously avoidf?(l
hoillir lirmifHlt tin* niinelli?i>3
at issue between them. His official
notes sent to the trnvcrnineuts of these
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TOIJ, OF WAR.
The losses of Europe in the war up
to May I'. 1st, as compiled l?y the French
ministry of war, are as follows:
Killed.
France 4 00,000
England isi.ooo
Belgium 49,000
Russia 1,2f>0,000
Germany 1,0:10,000
Austria 1,01 0.000
Turkey 110,000
Totals G.U90.000
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.. wiiuii h-m ?iii k<> nown 111 History
among llic great state papers of the
world.
As though those groat questions, so
vital to the peace and happiness of
the people of this republic. worn not
enough lor oni' man to handle, lit tic*
Haiti must stop into tho limelight. Ii.v
getting u|> an intornooino strife, and
demautl his attention. In all those
matters the great mass of the people
feel that, if any man ran handle tlieui
in a way that will maintain the peace
and prosperity of this nation, and at
the same time uphold its rights and
its dignity, that man is W'oodrow Wilson.
His strong character, his high sense
of right and justice, his great calmness,
is tliu outgrowth of his deep religious
convictions and his thorough
training in the principles of the faith.
We may all rejoice and praise God
that lie has placed such a man at the
head of this government. It is probable
that no other man ever had as
many prayers offered in his behalf that
he might be guided aright. Hut we
should continue to pray for him. that
he may he given wisdom and strength
to hear all the burdens that may he
laid upon him, and rightly to direct
all the affairs of this great nation.
Let all the people, rolled ively an.I
individually, pray daily for our president.
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This table was prepared for publication
early in June, but was withheld
because the French authorities feared
the enormity of the figures might
Wounded. Prisoners. Total.
6C0.000 180.000 1,300,000
100.000 00.000 471,000
4 5MUMI 15,000 113.000
1.0 80,000 850,000 3.780.U00
1,880,000 490,000 4,000,000
1,805,000 910,000 4,385,000
144,000 95,000 349,000
C,478,000 3,630,000 14,398,000
[August IS, 191"?
have a bad moral effect on the peonle
The computations, while probably nut
exact, may be considered the most
complete record of losses so far put
together. The losses of Serbia are
not available, but as that country has
suffered from plague in addition to
war they must be large.
The largest total loss is charged to
Austria-Hungary, the largest proper
(innate loss to Helgiutn. Knough poisons
have been killed to populate a
cuiiinry use tsweileu.
Since May Jllst there have be,n
many violent battles to swell the totals
Riven?the French offensive north of
Arras, where 15,000 are said to have
been slain, the Austro-ltalian niiRUKemeiits,
the ureat battles in (lalieia an I
the tierman offensive in the Argonm-.
The most astounding feature of this
table is the ratio of killed and wound
I'd. In previous modern wars the number
of wounded has been to the number
of dead as four or five to one
11??re the two categories are much more
nearly equal. .Many of the wounded
have joined their regiments, hut many
are crippled for life. The sick, who
have been numerous in all the armies,
are not listed here.
Of course these frightful numbers
have been very greatly increased during
the last two and a half months
by the daily hard fought battles.
IIAIt I I VI I KKS NOT WAXTKP.
Pertinent to the slogan that prohibition
does not prohibit, it is significant
to learn from dispatches that saloon
equipment is not in demand in the
inn2>j/ot tlsiit iht%re % !' *?!? ?! ?'or
the rail you put your foot on and the
mahogany counter you lean your elbow
on. than ever before. They said that
there has been a marked falling oil in
the fixture business. These statements
followed the announcement from the
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lender ( otnpany, the largest manufacturer
ol' stuck liar fixtures in the
I'liiled Stales, had liecideil to retire
from that business, and had turned
its entire plant at Dubuque, Iowa, into
a factory for making talking machine
cabinets and piano cases. The reason
assigned for this change was that the
company was convinced that th<
saloon is passing. Charles P. Miller,
vice-president of the Brunswick -Halke
Collender Company, of New York,
said: "In the past few months we
have done little or no business in bar
fixtures. This business lias been affect ed
by adverse liquor legislation and
bv the probibitiou movement. Accord
ingly, we are taking in other lines, as
we always have done, so that our I'aetories
may go ahead with work for
their full capacity. I believe that in
the Western States, where prohibition
has full sway, and where the ,saloonare
passing away so that 'here are no
opportunities for selling such, fixtures,
that the manufacturing of these fixtures
has fallen off from fifty to sixty
per cent in the last three months.
In the smaller towns the decrease in
the number of saloons wanting extern
siv?? furnishings has been most noliceahle."
Mr. Miller said that his company's
factory in Long Island City,
which was once used as the manufactory
of bar fixtures, had long since
ceased to perform that function, and
that it was now used as a storage
plant.
Many a time we unburden our heart
by telling its trouble to some syuipathetic
friend. There is no more syni
pathetic oar than our Lord's *u
which to speak our woe. But ho does
more than simply hear. He puts
strength in us to bear tbe burden u"~
til its unloading comes. He leads uJ
by his promised Spirit to the course
that will bring relief.?Selected.