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rtf* LACHANCE REPORTER.
Privateering is
Under Ban
Philadelphia Public I,edgcr: Priva
teering, which played so large a part
In war well into the nineteenth cen
tury, in no longer recognized by the
law of nation*. It meant, practically,
private war for profit, and too often
became mere piracy. Yet there is
M till a distinction between the lawH of
war on sea and on land. The gov
ernment commerce destroyer does all
that the privntccr used to do. It
aeize* tit* merchant ship* of the
enemy, or oven of the neutral, if they
carry contraband cargo or unau
thorized passenger*. It may sink
them or carry them to port. In the
prenent war the (ierman* have pre
ferred the former course, chiefly for
the reason that they have very few
ports available. The British habit of
saving the ships, however, is of no
advantage to the owner. His owner
ship ceases with the capture.
Private property on land is sup
posed to be inviolable, except under
strong military necessity. Though it
belong to the enemy, it is neutralized.
There may be occasions for disregard
ing this restriction; but they are as
sumed to be infrequent. The burning
or looting of public or private houses
in the wholesale fashion imputed to
the Germnns in this war is a breach
of the spirit, if not the letter, of
international law. To be sure, they
give vouchers for supplies taken, to
lie honored when the war is over. But
the wholesale destruction which has
desolated Belgium can never be made
good. It is hardly an'exaggeration to
say that Germuny makes no distinc
tions between the law of the land and
the law of the sou.
Various efforts hnve been made to
amend the latter in the interest of the
shipowner, but they have so far
proved futile. The question was
pressed ut The Hugue conference,
but without result. Coustal or fish
ing vessels arc exempt from rupture
if they are not employed for any
hostile purpose. But the commerce
that dots the seven seas still needs
the protection of warships against
warships.
Might not this relic of piracy be
abolished after this conflict?
Knglund, France and Russia con
tend that this War was "Made in
Germany." The Germans say they
arc al-lies.
Do Not Use
Same Arms
Pearson’s Weekly: None of the
powers at present warring with one
another use the same type of rifle,
nor are any modern rifles of the same
pattern as those in use at the time of
the Franco-Prussian war.
Rifles, indeed, are continually be
ing changed and improved. In the
last 100 years, for instance, Great
Britain alone has had a dozen differ
ent type* of rifle, while other coun
tries have altered their weapons just
as much. The rifle now used by the
expeditionary force, h&wever, is un
doubtedly the finest all-round wea
pon in the hands of any of the sol
diers on the continent.
The last time the British riflle was
altered was in 1907, and the one now
used is what is known as the short
I-ee-Enfield. It is only 3 feet 8 1-2
inches long, the shortest of all rifles
on the continent, but it is sighted up
to 1,800 yards, nnd will actually send
a bullet two miles, further than any
of the rifles of the other nations at
wa r.
The I.ee-Enfield is only the result
of a series of improvements upon the
rifle of 1887. It is what is called a
magazine rifle, that is to say, it has
a compartment or magazine for
holding cartridges to save the sol
dier from reloading every time he
fires. The British rifle will fire 11
times without reloading, twice as
often as any other rifle except the
one used by France, which fires nine.
Here are the points in which the
British rifle is superior to those used
on the continent: First of all, it car
ries more cartridges; secondly, it is
some inches shorter and also lighter,
and, thirdly it carries a bullet farth
er and more accurately than any oth
er continental rifle.
The weapon used by the French is
known as the Iiebcl. It is not only
half a pound heavier than the English
rifle, but it is nearly seven inches
longer. It has one great fault, and
that is thut only nine shots a minute
can be fired with it, compared with
34 shots a minute of the British rifle
and 40 shots a minute of the German.
The German weapon, the fumous
Mauser, in fact, can fire more rounds
in a minute than any other rifle used
by the continental powers. The
Muuser bullet, too, is considerably
heavier than the I.ebcl or l,ee-Enfield
bullet. The German gun, however, is
not sightd anything like as far as
the one we use, falling short by over
600 yards.
The heaviest bullet fired by the
fighting forces is one from the Aus-
train rifle, the Mannlicher. The
Mannlicher bullet weighs 244 grains,
as compared with the 227* grains of
the Muuser, 215 grains of the Lee-
Enfield and the 198 grains of the I.e
bcl.
FRIDAY MORNING. OCT. 9, 1914.
Wonders Never
Cease in Warfare
Baltimore Evening Sun: A battle
of 20 days und nights between 2,000,-
000 meal If anybody had told us in
duly that such a thing would huppon
in September we would have thought
him a fit subjert for medical observa
tion. Now the spectacle of daily
mammoth butchery has become us
familiar as our breukfast table. We
knew all these millions of men could
be culled into the field, but we had
complacently accepted the theory that
they never would be because of the
destructive consequences of such a
war. Humanity would never stand
for it, statesmanship would never per
mit it, business would never tolerate
it. Yet no consideration of religion, of
civilization, of self interest, ,or world
ly wisdom, availed to stop it. And in
two months we have grown so ac
customed to such a scene as haB nev
er been witnessed in the world before
that our first feeling of horror is
wearing off and we arc becoming a
little callous. The savagery of war
is deadening our moral senses and the
daily stories of slaughter do not af
fect us us much us a single disaster
in peace formerly did. Let us hope
that this abnormal and insensate con
dition may soon pass away and that
this period of world madness may be
succeeded by a clearer, saner vision
thun ever prevailed before.
What You Want
How You Want It
When You Want It
ATIT For anything in the
^11 line of printing come
JU to us and we’D guar
antee you satisfactory work
at prices that are right
Reduce the cost of living by plant
ing a full garden.
A LINE of
SHOE TALK
=FOR YOU.
F OR TWENTY YEARS or longer this store
has been the leading Shoe Center of
LaGrange and Western Ga. We were
known for values and a big stock; with
this we were not satisfied. Our purpose had
not been accomplished. So on, on, we have
strived to reach the mark of perfection in the
Shoe world. We were not satisfied with an or
dinary Shoe Department.
Our minds were absorbed by the vital and
inventive glow of creative imagination of
what a shoe department ought to be. V
We proceeded with the initial details very slowly, and have scrupu
lously analyzed every shoe on the market, and now believe that our
dreams of perfection have been realized. Our servite. our method
of fitting our shoes have no rivals. We are exclusively sole agents
for Sorosis, Callaway and Zeigler Shoes for Women. Children’s
Shoes mark this store as a distinct shop for the little folks, while
our Hanan, Regal, and W L. Douglas Shoes for Men and Boys have
no equal in style, leather or last.
We say this as a matter of protection to our customers so that when
they turn to select their Shoes, [and it’s Shoe time], they may have the
advantage of what years of hard study and labor has taught us.
Visit the Shoe Department. See the shoes, compare them with shoes
you have seen elsewhere—the style, the last, the leather.
This space was awarded us Saturday, Oct. 3, Shoe Day, by The La-
Grange Reporter for the Best Decorated Window of Shoes in the city.
We wish to thank The Rpeorter for this prize, and also to express our
appreciation for the co-operation in the shoe days which was a success,
and offered our people a great advantage in the selection of their shoes.
Callaway’s
The Russian rifle is an improve
ment on one invented in 1894 and
known as the "3-line” Nagant. It is
a quarter of a pound heavier than the
I^e-Enfield and over seven inches
longer.
Unmov.d.
Thar. ar. tlma. whan I car. not for
rich..—
When close In my grasp there might lie
A wealth that was worth more than all
of the earth
And I'd not wink an eya.
There ere times when I reck not of hon-.
ors,
When all of the fame In the land
Were mine If I turned to the bays I had
spurned,
And I’d not turn a hand.
There are time, when the love that the
poets
Have dreamed of might smile but In
vain,
When the promise of ease would ba pow
erless to please
Or of respite from pain.
There are tlmea whan the world and the
henvens
Might plunge In the bottomless deep
And I never would fret—If they only
would let
Me go on with my sleep!
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cleaning Whit. Good*.
A good cleanser for white sn<1 light
colored woolen materials, laces, chif
fons nud so forth Is made by adding
five cupfuls of while flour to each gal
lon of gaseliue. The flour will dis
solve as thoroughly ns sugnr In water.
If materials are very badly soiled rub
on washlsiard the same as If soap and
water were used.
To Brown Pies Evenly.
The housewife who wishes her pump
kin. lemon, or custard pies to come
from the oven an even brown color
sprinkles the tops with sugar Just
before putting them In.
Codfish and Cheese.
One pound salt codfish, one egg. one
cup milk, one tablespoon of butter two
tablespoons of flour, cheese. Soak the
i-odflsh over night in tepid water II <-
Ml; when cold, pick It Into flak.* nnd
season with p.-pier Cook the butter
and flour together, add hot milk and
egg well beaten and boil until creamy.
\<hl the llsli and |»mr all Into a hak-
,„g dish. Cover thickly with grated
cheese and bake In a quick oven until
a golden brown. Serve hot. This
makes a delicious and very Inexpensive
luncheon dish to serve on a busy day.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE REPORTER
Us«d P.nny Wall.
"Well, my son.” said a good natured
father to au elght-year-old sou the oth
er night, “what have you done today
that may be set down as a good deed?”
“Gave a poor hoy a penny,” replied
the hopeful.
"Ah, ah, that was charity, and chari
ty la always right He was an orphan
boy, was bet"
“I didn't stop to ask,” replied the
son. "I gave hlin the money for Ilek-
Ing a boy who upset my school bag.”—
Chicago News.
Th. Drayma.
Gone Is the good old faahioned play
Wherein Ih. wife In accent* wild
Bushed up and down th. .lag. to *.y„
“Oh, vllyun, give uveh hack m« clieeUd!"
—Youngstown Telegram.
Gone Is the good old fashioned play
Wherein he told her—curse hi. caper.—
‘Meet me at the mill at midnight.
And be aura to bring th. paper*.”
— Boston Globa.
Gone la the good old fashioned play
Wherein he hissed with fiendish spite:
Glr-r-ul, you are muh child no moral
Go, woman, out Into thn night!"
—New York Evening Sun.
Everything In a Nam*.
Gadsby—WhMt will you uarna your
new paper?
Writer—The Plugtown Harp of a
Thousand Strings With Steam Calliope
Interlude ami Joumuliatlc Short Stop.
Gadsby—Heavens, what a name!
Why do you hnve such a complicated
title?
Writer—To avoid damages In libel
suits. The attorneys will all blunder
In the Indictments and they’ll be
quashed.—New York Post-
Tax Notice
I will be at the following places on the dates and hours named
btlow, for the purpose of collecting state and county taxes for the
year 1913. * *
West Point, October 14, from 9 aAm. to 3 p. m.
Hogansville, October 15 from 7 a. m. to 3:30 p. m.
Abbottsford, October 16, from 10 a. ra. to 1 p. m.
Mountville, October 19, from 10 a. m. to 12 m.
Big Springs, October 19, from 1 p. m. to 2 p. m.
Gabbettville, October 20, from 12:30 p. m. to 3:30 p. m.
I,aGrange every day.
C. E. Poythress,
Tax Collector, Troup County, Ga.
Th* Reward of Virtu*.
When I've been good t ain't afraid
To climb In bed alone at night
I go upstairs nnd say my prayers
And never think of hlg black bears
Nor ghoata when I've put out the light
When I've been bud I wish that I'd
Not have to go to bed at all.
Because hlg black things seem to bo
All ready to Jump out at me
From everywhere along the hall.
—Chicago ller&ld.
Not tho Only On*.
"This Is uiy son Frederick. Mr. Fos-
dtek,” said Mr. Glanders proudly, In
troducing bis five-year-old boy to bis
caller.
"Well, Frederick," said the cnller.
“do you obey your mamma?”
“Yes, sir,” replied Frederick prompt
ly, “and so does pupa."—Philadelphia
ledger.
All that President Wilson had to
mobilize was the good common sense
of the American people, which he suc
ceeded in doing.
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
Rail Road
Schedule effective May 3rd, 1914.
EASTBOUND
For Manchester, Atlanta, Brunswick, Waycross
Thomas ville and intermediate Stations , 6:55 A. M.
For Manchester, Atlanta, and intermediate Stations ....2:20 P. M.
WESTBOUND
For Birmingham and intermediate Stations 11:31 A. M.
For Roanoke and intermediate Stations 7:05 P. M.
Phone No.'220.
W. W. CROXTON, W. W. BREEDLOVE,
General Passenger Agent, Agent,
Atlanta, Georgia. LaGrange, Ga.
M M ft You know what it is
Imf I /yi<% V to be well dressed
If Ilf II1 and to know that
your clothes fit you
just as they should and with the very
latest effects. You have an opportunity to be clothed
like a king at the cost of a few dollars and to know
that you have the best to be had at a reasonable price.
”8 E E
MIKE FR0S0L0NA, Tailor
Greenville Street.
Georgia State Fair.
Under Auspices Georgia State Agricultural Society
Macon, Georgia
NOVEMBER 3 to 13, 1914.
: “DIXIE’S BLUE RIBBON FAIR” :
The Greatest Exposition in the South.
Entertainment and Instruction for Young and Old.
Premium List and Racing Program
Mailed on Request.,
JULIUS H. OTTO, President
HARRY C. ROBERT
Sec. and Gen. Mgr.