Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

. ——' ■?>r--~r-.w w"*-.-?- •■«•--» '. -*.«••*’. -v■-"» ■ jmj i ■■ iff.i ifc'r.aaaßanKMMMMUMaai The Gainesviiie Eagle. W. H. CRAIG. Editor a: ' husino.** V«<u£ei. £<Lterp.d at Gaiwxnille. '-a. as second-.’lass matter. Eagle Gall: p ell Phon? N- . 5€- Thursday, September 24, 1914. ABOUT THE WAR. The status of the war in Europe is about where we left it last week. The Russian army of millions is slowly but surely grinding away all opposition in its invasion of Austria and ultimately Germany —-and the capture of Berlin. In France what is known as the Battle of the Meuse has been going on for ten days with nearly two million men engaged on both sides. The slaughter is said to be terrific thousands each day. Both sides are strongly entrenched and the fight ing is mostly with artillery. The Allies —English and French — seem to be gaining ground gradu ally. You cannot (•<;::;] rehend the coast of this war. It is estimated at $50,000,000 a day for the fighting forces, to say nothing about the cost to the business and commerce of the world, which is very much more. And did you ever think of the cost of peace before this war broke out ! And all cn account of the war like preparations of Germany. The other nations had to keep up. The latest statics show that the ten leading nations of the world spend annually more than $2,400,- 000,000 for the purpose of preserving the peace. This all goes for the maintenance of military and naval equipment. Russia leads with $330,- 000,000 on its army; Germany next, with $250,000,000 on its navy, to say nothing of the upkeep of its great land forces; the United States, about $285,000,000 for land sea estab lishments; Austria-Hungary, nearly $100,000,000 on its army; Spain, over $125,900,000 for both army and navy; France, about S3SO,OOO,(MM)in all; and so on down the list. And this awful killing of thous -auds and tens of thousands was started by the killing of tw T o royal parasites—the crown prince of Aus tria and his wife. And these two people were of not as much value to the world as the humblest one-horse renter in Hall county. They never in all their lives had produced as much as a blade of grass. This was the spark that touched off the magazine in the court of King William, that wild beast thirsting for glory and blood. NO TIME FOR PESSIMISM. When we indulge in repinings overthe cotton situation, itis largely because we had expected fancy prices, and are disposed to think that because cotton in the more te cent years has commanded a high figure, itis absolutely necessary that it continue to do so. The price has been much lower for long periods than it is today, when good grades are selling around eight and eight and one-half cents per pound. Yet this country not oulj did not go to the deminition bow wows, but continued to grow, and thrive, because the people made the best of it, just as every one in his own interest —as well as the gen eral interest —should do at the pres ent time. When it is impossible to change conditions, then it is the part of wisdom to adapt ourselves to them, thereby getting all we can out of them. The United States Department of Agriculture has kept a faithful record of average of all farm products by ten-year periods, and the price shown is as follows: From 1880 to 1889, ten years. 9c. From 1890 to 1899, ten years, 6.9 c. From 1900 to 1909, ten vears, 9.7 c. Ln 1910 cotton jumped to 14 cents. In 1911 it fell back to 8 cents, yet the South did not go out of business but made the best of it and was re warded by having the price the very next year advance to a little over 12 cents. With the advance rn the price of food stuffs, labor, etc., we all realize that it costs more now to raise a hale of cotton than it did formerly; but despite the fact, (here is absolutely nothing to be gained—but much to be lost—hy our taking a pessimistic view of things and encouraging others to do the same. Every business man, and every business interest, may well be likened to a cog in the business ma chinery of the community and the State, and if he insists on getting out of position he aids in throwing all the machinery out of gear, whereas by retaining his right po sition and working smoothly and harmoniously, he contributes to the success and efficiency of all. Be an optimist. Remember that he is the man who sees the dough nut ami gets the benefit of it, while the pessimist only sees the hole in it and usually realizes nothing more from it. HOW ABOUT THIS? Don’t you think Gainesville should have a building inspector, or some thing of that kind? Something that would go a little way toward protecting the people? About a month, ago the old ram shackly bleachers at the base ball park gave way under a medium weight and fell to the ground, those on the upper seats falling a distance of some 1- feet. Luckily no one was seriously hurt. The old rotten affair was put up again, and last Friday afternoon was packed and jammed to its full est capacity with people, including small children. Well, down it went again—this time with serious results. One little boy had his arm broken — both bones broken near the wrist— and another little fellow badly hammered and cut. Now, it looks like there ought to be some way to obviate such an occurrence. Our very excellent City Govern ment has what is called a Committee on Buildings and Awnings. We believe they have nothing in the way of a building inspector as in many other cities. We believe they have no one delegated to see to it that life is protected against unsafe and rickety structures. They have a law requiring building permits when a person goes to erect any sort of struc ture in the city limits, from a hen house on up to a skyscraper. But the law says nothing -or the Council considers that the law sajs nothing —about deathtraps at base ball parks, where unsuspecting children can be slammed to the ground and their arms broken. If anybody is to blame, or nobody is to blame, we want to know it. FIGHTERS FROM BITTER CREEK. The Huns and Goths and Vandals were considered some fighters in the ancient days, but they were slow coaches compared with the Turcos, who are giving fancy exhibitions in the battle of Meuse. “He fights like a Turk” was once the highest enconium in expressing military valor —and the Turks did fight, in the old days too. In late years the Japanese, who combined fatalism and fanaticism with a high order of skill and intel ligence, made the world stand aghast with their exploits in arms. But none of these could touch the Turcos with a ten-foot pole. Here is an item, from Tuesday’s papers that will give some idea: The Turcos are addding daily to their record of daring achieve ments. Late last night in a costly encounter they broke through the German lines without firing more than a few shots and recaptured and brought back four field guns the French troops had abandoned the previous day. They seemed to dis dain the murderous rifle and ma chine gun fire poured into them, re fusing to listen to the officers who tried to keep them under cover. Now. who are these Turcos? They are not Turks—far from if. They are simply Turcos —and that seems to be a whole heap. They are from Algiers. Algiers is a French pos session in Africa, adjoining Moroc co. These Turcos wanted to show off in this war against France, and France let them—and is glad she did it. They are a strange and pe culiar race —very dark, tall, athletic, and duly ferocious. They are a mixture of Arabs, Moors, and the Berbers, who were the aboriginals of the country. And they can fight—don't forget that. . They beg their commander to let them charge the German batteries. They are generally permitted to do as they like. And they always make good. They go like greased lightning, and those that are left when they get to the batteries whip out their long knives, the use of which they are masters, and then —good by Germans. A few days ago one of them on re turning from a charge brought a German's head in his knapsack. When his commander told h im he couldn’t keep it he began to cry, and they had to pay him for it. There are quite a lot of them on the fighting line—a division or two —and they are fighters from Bitter Creek. ABOLISH THE PRIMARK. From the Lawrenceville Herald. As the negro vote is practically eliminated, there is really no reason why there should be any nomina tions for either county, state or other offices, and there is a strong senti ment throughout the state in favor of abolishing the convention system altogether, so that the people can really have a voice in choosing their officials. Unless this drastic action is taken or the defects in the present primh* ry system are speedily corrected the spirit of independence now crapping out everywhere will finally destroy party organization in state and county elections. VAST POWER OF RUSSIA. Emperor William is confronted with the most serious menace of the war in the vast military resources of Russia. Just how enormous the re serve strength of tiie Tsar actually is may be judged from the population of the empire, which is 145,000,000 in European Russia alone. Under the Russian military law every citizen able to bear arms is enrolled in the active army at the age of 21 years. Service is for three years, after which each man continues to be a part of the so-called “active” army up to the age of 39 years. For four years more he is enrolled in the re serves. Russia’s standing army in time of peace is larger than the combined standing armies of Germany and France. Germany's forces numbered 680,000 men before the opening of the war, while France’s total was 610,000. The Tsar's forces on a per manent basis total 1,384.000 soldiers, or nearly 100,000 more than both Germany and France. In time of war the active army, that is, the soldiers between the ages of 21 and 39. numbers 9,000,05 Ki men. This is exclusive ot the re serves, which number 2,000,000 more. The total effective force of the Tsar, therefore, in the present war, is nearly three times as great as that of Germany, which is estimated at 1,000,000 men. Even with the Germans and Aus trians acting as a unit, the Tsar still has the vastly superior force. Austria’s war strength, estimated at 3,500,000 men, added to the Kaiser’s 4,000,000, a total of 7,500,000, is still 3,500,000 less than the Tsar’S. Japan’s success in her conflict with Russia was not due to lack of Rus sian military strength, but to the fact that the battles were fought more than 3,000 miles from Russia’s great military basis. To transport troops and supplies to Korea and Manchuria, Russia had only one single track railway line. To move sufficient forces to the far east to successfully combat the Japanese would have required more than a year in such conditions. But today Russia is lightning om her own lines, close to her central headquarters, with abundant rail way facilities, and even now is feed ing her huge columns of troops at the expense of the invaded portions of the enemy’s country. Official dispatches show that the Tsar called out all of the active army of 9,000,000 men at the opening of hostilities. The forces have been divided into five separate units. One force of 2,000,000 soldiers was sent to the front to invade Austria and east Prussia. This army ad vanced on a line more than 200 miles long. Its right wing has pushed forward to besiege Keonigsburg and to cross the Vistula river, which is of great strategic value. Its left wing gave battle to the Aus:rains: before Lemberg and signally de- j seated them. I Behind this invading army of 2,000,000 are three separate lines of reserves of 2,000,000 men each. Trom these lines reinforcements will be sent to the troops in the field to keep them always at a maximum of 2,000,000. If it becomes necessary, one of these secondary lines will be sent into Germany to bring the total of the Tsar’s columns attacking the Kaiser up to 4,000.000 men. or equal ' to Germany’s greatest fighting* strength. Since the Japanese war the Rus- 1 sian army has been reorganized under the direction of her ablest generals. Modern equipment of the best types has been supplied; field guns, siege guns and machine guns of the most effective designs have been bought abroad or made in Rus sia, and the rifles of the infantry are of the most powerful quick-fire type. Russia’s most picturesque forces 1 and one that is perhaps the most efficient of its class in the world, is the Cossack calvary. For hundreds of years these superb horsemen, trained from childhood to feats of remarkable skill, have been famous . for their courage and for daring raids against tne enemy. The Tsar has 130,000 of these cavalrymen, and so far in this war they have more than lived up to their reputation. "You are so preoccupied at acid Mrs. Fourthly, “tW I don't feel safe in letting you out atone;" '•That is to say, my dear," re plied the Bev. Dr. Fourthly, with his benevolent smile, ‘Srhen my mind wanders, aa it does oocasieual ly, somebody ought to go along with it" Quick to Notice. "Who was that fool you just now bowed to?" U ?My husband." “Oh, I—er—l humbly, most humbly, apologize. I” “Never mind; I’m not angry. But what a keen observer you are."— New York Telegram. MARVELS OF MAGNETISM. Some of the Peculiar Properties of This Mystical Force. The true nature of magnetism as such, of course, is not known. All that we can be sure of is that mag-1 netic attraction does not radiate outward in all directions as does light, but simply acts along lines consisting of closed curves and call ed lines of force, these lines con nee-ting the two poles and not ex-1 tending very far outward between them. These curves may be found very nicely by placing a horseshoe magnet under a thin sheet of paper and sprinkling iron filings on top. The. filing? will collect along the lines. . Now, as to the different kinds of magnets, there are natural, artificial and electromagnets. The natural ones are found as magnetic ore in the earth, the artificial ones are made by stroking a piece of iron or steel with a magnet, and the elec tromagnets are caused by the action of an electric current. Some peculiar things have been noticed in regard to magnetism, among which are the following facts: It has been observed that fire irons that have rested in one posi tion during the summer months are often highly magnetized, no doubt having been caused by the magnet ism of the earth itself by the proc ess known as induction. Other iron articles that stay in one position and do not come in contact with fire or other heat are often found in the same condition, such as iron bars to jail windows and iron rail ings in front of houses. The most peculiar observation made, however, was that the upper part of the steel tire of a carriage wheel attracts the north pole of a magnet, while the bottom part or part in contact with the earth at tracts the south pole. This is in the northern hemisphere only and is fully in accord with the theory of induced magnetism. Os course in the southern hemisphere, where the earth is. under the influence of .the south Magnetic pole, the con ditions are reversed. A magnet dipped into boiling wa , ter loses a great part of its mag netism, which is miraculously re stored to it on becoming cool again. A sharp blow given to a magnet will cause it to lose its magnetism. Also the application of heat will have a like effect. If a magnetic needle be placed over a rapidly revolving plate of copper, although it be separated from it by a thick plate of glass, the needle will revolve in the same direction as the plate.—Exchange. First Postal System. The first letter post, in the mod ern acceptation of the word, seems to have been < <tablished in the Hanse towns in the early part of the thirteenth centun. A line of letter posts, connecting Austria with certain towns in Lombardy, followed in the reign of the Em peror Maximilian. In 1481, when Edward IV. was at war with Scot land, a system of relays of horses was established in the north in or der to provide rhe king with the latest news from the seat of war. The first regular post route be tween England and Scotland was established by Charles I. in 1635. Splendid Medicine Stomach Trouble I Suffered for Several Years Peruna Restored My Health Mrs. Elizabeth F""" Reuther, No. 508 I Twelfth St., N. W., Washington, D. C., writes: * T am pleased to endorse Peruna as a aplen did medicine for catarrh and atom- ./ -Or ' ach trouble, from which I suffered tor several years. I took it for aev- , * Lj eral months and at the end of that! '? time found my was restored and have felt splendidly since. I now take it when I contract a cold and it ao_on rids the system of any catarrhal' toer TmF Years Aga. ‘T would not be without Peruna. Although It was over ten years a<o that I first gave you my testimonial, I am of the same opinion as when I wrote it, and give you the privilege to use it as you see fit. I stiU use Pe runa when I think it necessary. I am recommending it to my neighbere whenever a chance occurs.** Fill* in Red «»d Mold mettlUcxV/ Sk se »Je'‘ "I* Blue Ribbon. m etker. Bar your V IX DIAMOND BRAND FILLS, for W yeMkkao«muße*t.Safest.AlwßysßclUbir r SOLI BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Alamo TB toilß Florence Lawrence in ‘Tne in 2 Farts. Ford Sterling “’At tomorrmß “The Perils"of"" Series No. 13, in 2 Universal Ike in “The Dangers ___5AWD® Warren Kerrigan in in 2 Parts “Wivian’s First Comedy mondayTM “What Happened Joker Comedy “The Hedge Rex Drama “His Wife’s Sterling Comedy TUESDAY*® Mary Pickford and King . “Love’s Refrain.” “Universal Ike on His Honefll Comedy “The Creeping Nestor Drama “Bransford In In 3 Parts By EUGINE MANLOVE RHODES. Saturday Evening Post. FOR £ M Marrying Another Woman, H 3 » Man Kept Senica Trine's H | • Wife from Living Him. H ■ S Only a brain like that if" Lou s JosephH £ could even conceive of a situation like tH E alone its aftermath - ■ H £ Only the Universal Film Mfg. Co. 3 the price asked for the story — B I £ And the result of Louis Joseph the Universal’s money and equipmeil 1 Louis Joseph Vance I | Author of The Black Bag- The Lone Woll 2 SEE THE PICTURES AT 1 I 21 CA f■■ Alamo Theat< Every Tuesday, Starting Oct. 6