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The Southern Cultivator is the beet Farm paper tor the Southern Farmer Send us 11.25 and we will send you both of these papers for one year each. Address all orders to Tbe Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal. Atlanta. Ga. MBiffl FIGHTIffc SPIRIT IWIED ST VDIJNS CHi®’ SOT Wounded in Leg, He Shoots • One of Two Huns Attacking Him and Knocked the Other Down With Rifle WITH THE BRITISH AIUIY IN FRANCE. Friday. July s.—(By the As sociated Press.»--The American fighting ; spirit and courage as displayed in as t sisting the Australian.- in taking Ha i niel and Ha-aei and Vaire woods Thurs- Iday has* brougtn t*w th much favorable commendation. So Alias wounded in the fighting, were glad oi the opporiunity !to meet the enemy and tlie general in ; command of the American troops was . exceedingly pleased with the work his , men had done. **Our troops understood thoroughly I when they went over the top that they i were expected to do no less than any |of their allies.” said the general to the correspondent today. "’Reports which 1 have received from the Australians in dicate that our boys conducted them selves with great credit and did all that could have been wished." ' They had more than done their bit and he well knew it. Eager for the Fray The Americans were exceedingly keen to participate in the attack, the gen eral said, and several units which had expected to tak«» part were heartbroken when they found they would not be employed. The American casualties ap parently were very light. Eater the correspondent visited cas ualty clearing stations to see some of the wounded Americans who had gone through the show. Eying on a cot flanked by British sol diers was a Chicago lad who had been shot in the leg after a gallant fight. He was a blue-eyed, round-faced young ster’ who looked strangely out of place among the older veterans. He said he was 20 years old. The correspondent told the little soldier how proud ev erbody was of the Americans. Homesick and Hurt "Are you front America, too?" he cried as he eagerly put out a hand. ‘•Oh. I’m glad of that." He was lonely, homesick and hurt, I and wanted comfort from somebody who had come from home. A friendly chat began and the soldier clung des perately to the correspondent’s hand. Then he told the story of his part in i the battle and here is the way it ran; "We all were very anxious to do well ■ and we were ready to fight to a fin ; ish. We knew there was trouble for 1 us over there in No Man's Hand. None I of our boys cared for that, but the day before the attack all the men of my company got together and shook hands I and said good-bye. for. you see, we did ; not know if we should meet again. “I worked very hard to learn to be a ■ good soldier, for I wanted to be a cred it to the folks back home. I guess I must have learned some things, for my • commander gave me twenty-four of our chaps to lead over the top as corpor at And my men fought well.” He paused, his face glowing w’ith • honest pride, and then continued: “At midnight Wednesday we went forward and laid out in the open wait ’ ing for the signal to advance. Then about daylight came the barrage. It was a pretty big thing, the biggest we ever heard It was just like a real Fourth ’ of July celebration. The time came for ■ the charge and we pushed out. A few ' of our boys were too anxious and they got so close to the barrage that they were hurt. My pal was struck by a , shell beside me. ”We were advancing toward Hamel village and had to go over one slope, then down into a little valley and up another hill. We got along all right, but down in the valley there was a lot of barbed wire that held us up some. I know I got caught but not for very long. "Our men were fighting like anything , end killing a lot of boches who were ia the trenches and shell holes. A good many of the Germans were yelling ‘kamerad' and surrendering, too. "1 woof the boches came running up to me wi*h their hands over their beads. I didn’t know what to do with them, bit an officer came along and | sent them to the rear. Two Huns Attack Him "Then we went on and had about reached our objective when something hit me in the leg and I went down. 1 tried to get up but my log wouldn't let me and I was dizxy. While I was on my knees I saw two boches charg ing at me with fixed bayonets. I had the butt of my rifle resting on the ground, my finger on the trigger, and I fired when they were about /en yards away._ One of them fell over dead, but the other kept on coming and was on mo before I could throw in a fresh cartridge. "Then I knew I had to fight him with the bayonet like a man. So I got to my feet somehow and as he jabbed at me with his bayonet I parried it with my rifle and then swung the rifle to his head as hard as T could. The blow broke his skull and he went down. That's all I remember until I woke up and found a chum beside me. He had gone out and brought me back." That finished the personal story of this boy who had fought and killed and been wounded, but he had something el«e which was very much on his mind. After much hesitation it finally came ' out. "I wonder if my little girl at home j is happy*” ho said anxiously, referring to his sweetheart in Chicago The ; correspondent told him she certainly would be very happy and proud to know • how well he had done. “I hope *she will he,” he responded thoughtfully, and then added: "Would it be too much trouble for • you to drop her just a line to let he* 1 know that I am all right? T don't know when I shall have a chance to write.' Finland on Verge of War With Entente STOCKHOLM. July 5. -Finland Is re ported to be on the verge of declaring war against the allies. Finnish forces, in co-operation with ■ 50.n0n Germans, are reported to be ready to carry a campaign into the Rus sian Murman district, where allied forces including a few Americans, are guarding military supplies. ; CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears I S«n2u'« of THE ATIANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA. TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1918 There Can Be No Compromise With the Kaiser’s Autocracy, President Informs Diplomats Wilson, in Independence Day Speech at Mount Vernon, Offers American Freedom for the Entire World MOI’NT VERNON. Va.. July s.—Pres ident Wilson yesterday answered all feelers lor a compromise peace, with a new and unqualified conservation of America to the struggle for cleaning military autocracy from the earth. At an Independence day gathering on the gentle slopes of Mount Vernon, home and tomb of George Washington, and surrounded by scenes which looked upon the creation of this nation, the president addressed a small gathering of officials and of diplomats of the al lied nations. But he spoke to tne world, and he spoke the logical sequel to his "force without stint or limit” declaration of several weeks ago. Unreservedly, the president declared that there could be no thought of a peace which did not mean the destruc tion of military autocracy or its reduc tion to virtual impotence. "A reign of law. based on the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind,” was the way he summarized in a single sentence the objects of humanity in tne world war- Whetber the president was addressing his remarks directly to the recent speech of German Foreign Secretary von Kuehhnann. or to the foreshadows of a renewed (lerman peace offensive, or whether he merely took the occasion of the celebration of American indepen dence 'o emphasize to the world the war aims of the nation, can only be di vined. rfe did not deal with the prog ress of the war or any particular phase of it. but he spoke eloquently of Amer ica’s attitude toward Germany’s so called peace treaties in the east by grouping the people of Russia “for the moment unorganized and helpless," among the peoples of the world stand ing against the enemies of liberty. "The past and the present are in dead ly grapple and the peoples of the world are being done to death between them,” said President Wilson. “There can be but one issue. The settlement must be final. There can be no compromise. No half-way decision would be tolerable. No half-way de cision is conceivable. These are the ends for which the associated peoples of the world are fighting and which must be conceded them before there can be peace. “1. The destruction of every arbitra ry power anywhere that can separately, secretlj and of its single choice disturb the peace of the world, or, if it cannot be presently destroyed, at the least its reduction to virtual impotence. ”2 The settlement of every question, whether of territory, of sovereignty, of economic arrangements, or of political relationship, upon the basis of the free acceptance of that settlement by the uople immediately concerned, and not upon the basis of the material interest or advantage of any other nation or peo pie which may desire a different settle ment for the sake of its own exterior 'influence or mastery. “3. The consent of all nations to be governed in their conduct towards each other by the same principles of honor and of respect for the common law of civilized society that govern the indi vidual citizens of all modern states in their relations with one another; to the end that all premises and covenants may be sacredly observed, no private plots or conspiracies hatched, no selfish in juries wrought with impunity, and a mutual trust established upon the hand some foundation of a mutual respect for right. “4. The establishment of an organiza tion for peace which shaM make it cer tain that the combined power of free nations will check every invasion of right and serve to make peace and jus tice the more secure by affording a defi nite tribunal of opinion to which, all must submit and by which every inter national readjustment that cannot be amicably agreed upon by the peoples di rectly concerned sbal be sanctioned. “These great objects can be put Into a single sentence. What we seek is the reign of law. based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the or ganized opinion of mankind. “These great ends cannot be achieved by debating and seeking to reconcile and accommodate what statesmen may wish, with their projects for of pow er and of national opportunity. They can be realized only by the determina tion of what the thinking peoples of the world desire, with their longing hope for justice and .for social freedom and opportunity.” Belgium Replies Felix J. Streyckmans, of Chicago, rep resetning the Belgians-Americans and chairman of the foreign-born at the celebration here today, replied to the prsidnt as follows: “Mr. Prsident, Members of the Diplo matic Corps: “To this shrine of the American peo ple. to the mortal remains of the man, who. more than any other, gave the American ideal life and form, we have come today, bearing our humble trib ute as citizens of the great repqublic. You, yourself, r.M President, have ac ceded to qur respect that this Independ ence day be designated As a festival of loyalty on the part of our foreign born citizens and of their sons and daughters. It is for me, representing this committee of pilgrims, to tell you what it means to us. “One hundred and forty-two years ago today, a group of man animated with •he same spirit as that of the man who lies here, founded the United States of America on the theory of free govern ment with the consent of the governed. That was the beginning of America. As the years went on, as one century blend ed with another, men and women came from even teh uttermost ends of the a liens.earth to join them. We have called them aliens, but they were never alien. Though they spoke not a word of the language of this country, though they groped only dimly toward its institu tions. they were already Americans in soul or they would never have come. i “We are the latest manifestation of' that American soul. And scarcely had we settled ourselves into'the structure of this dear country of our adoption when we found the spirit of Washing ton. now blazing up to be the guiding light of twenty great nations, assailed a-s never before by the sinister forces of reaction. Autocracy, In its most murderous form, had gathered itself for its final struggle. With the soul 6f Washington leading on America enter ed the battle line; and we. In a spirit of solemn gladness, entered with her. "Wo, who make this pilgrimage, .ire the offspring of thirty-three different | nations—and Americans all. We come not alone. Behind us are millions of our people, united today In pledging Lc. in the cause of this country and of the free nations with which she is joined. In my own city, eight hun dred thousand foreign-born men and women are at this moment lifting their hands and renewing their views of loy alty. From coast to coast in city, in town and hamlet, our citizens will be demonstrating that the oath which they took upon their naturalization was not an empty form of words. Yes. and more than that. When, tomorrow, the casualty list brings heaviness to some homes and a firm sense of resolution to all, we shall read upon the roll of honor Slavic names. Teutonic names. Latin names. Oriental names, to show that we have sealed our faith with the blood of our best youth. “To this beloved shade we come with the hopes of our races garnered in our hands. To you, worthy successor of our great liberator, we give the prom ise of the millions who sent us here that we will peresevere In the struggle until lasting freedom is secured not only for this nation, but for the na tions from which we sprang —yes. and for all other nations. The sword which we have grasped we will not lay down until the dream of Washington and of his great generation be fulfilled for us. for our American sons and daugh ters, and for a whole struggling, suf fering world." The text of President Wilson's ad dress foljows: Gentlemen of the Diplomatic Corps and My Fellow Citizens: —I am happy to draw apart with you to this quiet place of old counsel in order to speak a little of the meaning of this day of our nation’s indep ndence. The place seems very still and remote. It is as serene and untouched by the hurry of the world as it was in those great days long ago when General Washington was here and held leisurely confer ence with the men who were to be associated witn him in the creation of a nation. Krom these gentle siopes they looked out upon the world and saw it whole, saw it with the light of the future upon it, saw it with modern eyes that turned away from a past which men of liberated spirits could no longer endure. It Is for that reason that we cannot feel, even here, in the immediate presence of this sacred tomb, that this is a place of death. It was a place of achievement. A great promise that was meant for all mankind was here given plan and reality. The association by which we are here surrounded are the inspiring associations of that noble death which is only a glori ous consummation. From this green hillside we also ought to be able to see with comprehending eyes the world that lies about us and should conceive anew the purposes that must set men free. It is significant— significant of their own character and purpose and of the influences they were setting afoot —that Washington and his as sociates, like the barons at Runny mede, spoke and acted, not for a class, but for a people. It has been left for us to see to it that it shall be understood that they spoke and acted, not for a single people only, but for all mankind. They were thinking, not of themselves and of the material interests which cen tered in the little groups of land holders and merchants and men of affairs with which they were accus tomed to act. In Virginia and the colonies to the north and south of here, but of a people which wished to be done with classes and special interests and the authority of men whom they had not themselves chosen to rule over them. They entertained no private purpose, de sired no peculiar privilege. They were consciously planning that men of every class should be free and America a place to which men out of every nation might resort who wished to share with them the rights and privileges of free men. And we take our cue from them— do we not” We intend what they intended. We here in America be lieve our participation in this pres ent war to be only the fruitage of what they planted. Our case differs from theirs only in this, that it is our inestimable privilege to concert with men out of every nation what shall make not only the liberties of America secure, but the liberties of every other people as well. We are happy in the thought that we are permit ted to do what they would have done had they been in our place. There must now be settled once for all what was settled for America in the great age upon whose In spiration we draw today. This is st’rely a fitting place from, which calmly to look out upon our task, that we may fortify our spirits for its accomplishment. And this is the appropriate place from which to avow, alike to the friends who look on and to friends with whom we have the happiness to be associated in action, the faith and purpose with which we act. This, then, is our conception of the great struggle in we are engaged. The plot is written plain upon every scene and every act of the supreme tragedy. On the one hand stand the peoples of the world —not only the people actually en- “T HAVE used Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup -I Pepsin and find it a most effective and pleasant laxative—one that is worth recom mending to one’s friends. I know that my health has been greatly improved since using it.” /■From a letter to Dr. Caldwell written by\ I Miss Alice Lombard, 22 Boylston St., I V Springfield, Mass. Z Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin *The Perfect Laxative Sold by Druggists Everywhere 50 cts. SI.OO A mild, pleasant-tasting combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin. Brings relief without griping or other discomfort. A trial bottle can be obtained free of charge by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 425'Vasbing ton Street, Ivionticello, Illinois. gaged. but many others also who suiter under mastery, but cannot act; peoples of many races and in everj part of the world—the peo ple of stricken Russia still, among the rest, though they are for the moment unorganized and helpless. Opposed to them, masters of many armies, stand an isolated, friendless group of governments who speak no common purpose but only selfish ambitions of their own by which none can profit but themselves, and whose peoples are fuel in their hands; governments which fear their people and yet are for the time their sovereign lords making every choice for them and disposing of their lives and fortunes as they will as well as of the lives and for tunes of every people who fail un der their power—governments clothed with the strange trappings and the primitive authority of an age that is altogether alien and hos tile to our own. The past and the present are in deadly grapple and the peoples of the world are being done to death between them. . There can be but one issue. The settlement must be final. There can be no compromise. No half-way decision would be tolerable. No half-way decision is conceivable. These are the ends for which the associated peoples of the world are fighting and which must be conced ed them before there can be peace: 1. The destruction of every ar bitrary power anywhere that can separately, secretly, and of Its sin gle choice disturb the peace of the world; or, if it cannot he present ly destroyed, at the least its reduc tion to virtual impotence. 2. The settlement of every ques tion, whether of territory, of sov ereignty. of economic arrangement, or of political relationship, upon the basis of the free acceptance of that settlement by the people im mediately concerned, and not upon the basis of the material interest or advantage of any other nation or people which may desire a dif ferent settlement for the sake of its own Interior influence or mas tery. ,1. The consent of all nations to be governed in their conduct towards each other by the same principles of honor and of respect for the common law of civilized society that governs the individual citizens of all modern states in their re lations with one another, to the end that all promises and covenants may be sacredly observed, no pri vate plots or conspiracies hatched, no selfish injuries wrought with impunity, and a mutual trust es tablished upon the handsome foun dation of a mutual respect for the right. 4. The establishment of an or ganization of peace which shall make it certain that the combined power of free nations will check every invasion of right and serve to make peace and justice the more secure by affording a definite tribunal of opinion to which all must submit and by which every international readjustment that cannot be amicably agreed upon by the peoples directly concerned shall be sanctioned. These great objects can be put into a single sentence. What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind. These great ends cannot be achieved bv debating and seeking to reconcile and accommodate what statesmen may wish, with their projects for balances of power and of national opportunity. They can be realized only by the determina tion of what the thinking peoples of the world desire, with their long ing hope for justice and for social freedom and opportunity. I can fancy that the air of this place carries the accents of such principles with a peculiar kind ness. Here were started forces which the great nation against which they were primarily directed at first regarded as a revolt against its rightful authority but which it has long since seen to have been a step in the liberation of its own people as well as of the people of the United States, and I stand here now to speak—speak proudly and with confident hope—of the spread of this revolt, this liberation, to the great stage of the world itself! The blinded rulers of Prussia have roused forces they knew little of—■ forces, which, once roused, can never be crushed to earth again; for they have at their heart an in spiration and a purpose which are deathless and of the very stuff of triumph! Germany Would Call Off Air Raids on Cities AMSTERDAM, July 5. —Rumors were being circulated here today that Ger many is considering a proposal to the allies that a mutual 'agreement be reach ed against bombardment of towns out side the war zone. The sentiment in favor of such a move is said to be Government to Use Lower Grades of Cotton, Says Senator Hoke Smith WASHINGTON. July B.—Senator Hoke Smith, who has given so much attention for the past few years to preserving the broadest markets possi ble for the sale of cotton, has recently secured from Hon. Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the war industries board, the assurance that government contracts in the future will permit the use of the lower grades of cotton in the manu facture of cotton ducks and other cot ton products required by the govern ment. This action will be of great service to those holding lower grade cottons and will give them a market this fall from which they have been cut off dur ing most of the past twelve months. Senator Smith has also been urging the war department to add field peas WILLIAM J. HARRIS Candidate for the United States Senate \ ** ■ . *. Ml J The Man of the Hour, and Why William J. Harris was born in Ce dartown, Polk county. Georgia, Feb ruary 3, 18‘68. L{e was educated in the common schools of Polk county and the University of Georgia, teach ing school during the summer to pro vide means for his college training. In 1895, he married Miss Julia i Wheeler, daughter of General Joseph Wheeler, the distinguished Southern cavalry leader. Mr. Harris has three brothers now serving in the United States army, Gen. P. C. Harris, Major Seals Harris and Captain Hunter Harris. Many young men have been beneficiaries of Mr. Harris’ aid in ob taining an education to equip them for life’s work. Political Service As chairman of the Polk county Democratic Executive committee, he succeeded in establishing the “white primary,” in 1892. As private secretary to Senator A. S. Clay, and under the training of this distinguished Georgian, Mr. Har ris began, in ear’.y life, to look after the interests in Washington of Geor gians from every section. In 1912 Mr. Harris managed Presi dent Wilson’s first campaign in Geor gia; was elected chairman of the State Democratic Executive Commit tee, and played prominent part in rolling up the largest majority Geor gia ever gave a candidate for presi dent. Legislative Service Mr. Harris represented the Thirty eighth district In the state senate in 1911-12, and there worked and voted *or every measure that would help the farmers and benefit the taxpay i ers of the state. Some of these in clude: (1) Mr. Harris introduced ana aid el in the passage of the bill abolish ing the unlimited fees of inspec tors, and fixing their maximum sal ary at |IOO per month. This law has saved the state of dol lars. In 1917 alone, it saved the state net, 3182,588. (2) Mr. Harris introduced and passed the bill requiring lobbyists to register, thereby eliminating the grafting, professional lobbyist, and protecting legislation. (3) Mr. Harris advocated the sepa rate leasing of the W. & A. railroad from the other state property in Chattanooga, policy since adopted by the “Lease Commission." (4) Personally. Mr. Harris has al ways been a consistent prohibitionist, and has always supported all meas ures looking to freeing the state the liquor traffic. National Service As director of the United States Census, to which he was appointed by President Wilson, officials today aay that Mr. Harris was the most es-i ficient director since the bureau was established. The chief “criticism”; against his administration, made by Judge Hughes. Republican nominee for president, *as that he appointed , so many lieorgia Democrats io posi tions in the department. President Wilson appointed Mr. Harris acting secriary of commerce, in the absence of Secretary Redfield, and cordially approved his services and efficiency as a temporary mem ber of the cabinet. Under Republican rule the Wall street gamblers were permitted tc keep down the price of cotton by in eluding in the census estimate the number of bales of linters cotton. Mr. Harris had the linters estimate sepa rated from the regular cotton re ports, which reduced the estimates and tended to raise the price of cot ton. During Republican rule, it was freely charged that there were “leaks” in cotton estimate?, of the census bureau. Not once : as an army ration, and has just beGC advised that this has been done and the field pea is now a substitutive ra tion for navy beans. This action has been taken by General Gorgas at the instance of Senator Smith, and hereafter the market will in thi«! way be larg“'“ broadened for the sale of field peas. Wilson Will Veto Bill Because of Wheat Price WASHINGTON, July 6.—President Wilson will veto the annual agricultur al appropriation bill because of the rid-* er agreed to by both senate ano house, today fixing the government minimum uaranteed wheat price at $2.40 a busheL This information was transmitted to 1 Chairman Dever, of the house agricul-* tural committee today through Post-’ master General Burleson just before. Speaker Clark had signed the bill pre-, liminary to sending it to the White* House. administration of Mr. Harris has there been the slightest suspicion of a “leak’’ in the census reports.. In the census bureau, Mr. Harris changed the “age limit,’' fixed by the Republicans, so that Confederate Vet erans could be given the s&me oppor tunities as Union Veterans; and? many old Confederate Soldiers are now holding good places in the de partment. It was in keeping with his devotion to the old -soldiers. . His father was a brave Confederate Vet eran, and his father-in-law was the gallant “Little Joe’’ Wheeler. Promoted by the President Due to Mr. Harris’ efficient ad ministration of the census bureau, President Wilson promoted him by appointing him a member of the fed -1 eral trade board. Recognizing his ability, his colleagues, two years la ter, elected him chairman of the board. Resigning to enter his cam paign for United States senator as the loyal supporter of President Wil son in winning the war, as against the present junior senator from Geor gia, Mr. Harris carried with him* the love, esteem, confidence and best wishes of his colleagues, the depart ment heads and the president who had further expressed his confidence in Mr. Harrs by the following addi tional appointments: (1) Appointed by the president as member of the price fixing committee of the war industries board, to fix prices for army supplies. When New England manufacturers endeavored to fix the price of cotton, Mr. Harris opposed them most vigorously. He also brought charges against the “bagging trust” which is now facing trial. (2) The president named the sec -1 retary of agriculture, Mr. Hoover and Mr. Harris a committee of three to investigate the advisability of the government taking over the meat packing houses. The president s con fidence was further expressed when Mr. Harris resigned, by the request that he name his own successor, and Mr. Harris named Honorable Victor Murdoch. The Confidence of Mr. Wilson Further indicative of the confi dence of President Wilson fa Mr. Harris, is the following conclusion of the president’s letter accepting his resignation from the federal trade commission to run for the United Sates senate: “May I not say how warmly I have appreciated the way in. which you have performed the difficult dnd oft n delicate duties assigned to vnu in the trade commission? lam sure that I am expressing the general feeling when I express my regret at your withdra val. “Cordially . d sincerely yours. “WOuDROW WILSON. “Hon. William J. Harris, “Federal Trade Commission.' Mr. Harris’ Qualifications Mr. Harris is in close touch with conditions at the national capitoL His relations with the administra tion are Intimate. He has the confi dence and esteem of the president and department heads. Through * these relations he is in better posi tion to represent Georgia in the United States senate—her people, her commercial, financial apd agricultural nterests and to render effective and service to Georgia soldier aua sailor boys, fighting for American ’sm and Democracy.—than probably any other Georgian now in the pub lic eye. Mr. Harris’ election will mean that the good name of Georgia will be redeemed from the charge of disloyalty and “kaiserism” with which it has been stained ’»y the mis representation of the recent past. (Advertisement.)
