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“Farm destroyed at 500 yards west from Esternay line at Montmirall (account o fMaJor de 8....). After occupancy of that farm by a regiment of the
uard, the French discovered three young women, naked, piled up on bayonets fixed to the barrels of guns and buried. .The day before, the farme was occupied by
>.Saxons and soldiers of the Prussian Guard, who committed that crime." —From the official French account of German atrocities at Neuvy-l'Abesse, Sept. 7,
1814.
The above Is the last of five furnished exclusively to the Dally Herald from the paintings of Ferdinand Gueldry. They were painted especially for the
French government from Incidents authenticated by French official reports, the accuracy of which is vouched for by President Poincare .and .General. Joffre.
, The paintings, with others, are on exhibition at 677 Fifth Avenue, New York, the house loaned to the Committee for the Relief of Disabled French Soldiers by
. Colons-I- Cornelius Vanderhitt. - - ■
Osr Weekly Fable In Slang
By BARTON RICHARDS
Some Wise Kink one time came to Bat
with the remark that it takes all kinds of
people to make a world, and we’ll bet >i
small chunk of this country’s mazuma
that ho handed himself a bouquet for that
remark, figuring, of course, that his words
would go down in history. Well they did,
but its our humble opinion that there are
some kinds of people that this old world
could worry along without, without ad
ding any gray streaks to its hirsute
adornment. Meaning, of course, our well
beloved friends, the dollar patriots. Just
for example lets consider the case of A.
Shark.
Now Sharkey always was strong on the
patriotic stuff. He could quote you
Lincoln’s Gettysburg address from soup to
nuts and he never considered himself
dressed unless he had a flag about the
size of a soup plate stuck in his coat.
He often remarked that he was willing
to die for his country and he was—will
ing to die of old age. Fourth of July ad
dresses were mutton for him and when it
came to addressing the school children on
Decoration day, he had the kids believ
ing that if it hadn’t been for the Shark
family, teat this country would still be
calling George the Third up on the long
distance telephone to get the weather re
port for the next week.
And then the war came along, and
everybody in the town figured that this
was w'here Sharkey, old scout, was due
to pick off the laurel wreaths for bra
very. The Hickson Center Rifles were
called out and our friend Shark came
across with a flowery oration in which he
said that he was with the boys and he
was—clear to ths railroad station.
About this time Uncle Sam decided that
Hickson Center would make an ideal spot
for a military camp and accordingly in a
few weeks, there was an influx of khaki
clad chaps. And right at this juncture as
our best writers would say. is where our
friend with the fishy cognomen busted
into the nation saver’s class by opening
up a business house with a full line of
soldier’s requisites. Knowing as he did,
that the soldier boys had too much money
with their thirty checks per month. Shark
came to the conclusion that it was his
patriotic duty to relieve them of some
of their burden and so save them from
nervous prostration trying to decide how
to rid themselves of the filthy lucre. Os
couse his profits were very nominal; shoes
that cost him four plunks, he never sold
for more than twelve, and shirts that in
voiced at 89 cents he sacrificed to them at
$4.50. With a patriotic zeal that Nathan
Hale would have envied, he opened a con
fectionery store and often game a dime’s
worth of ice cream for a quarter. It was
heart-rending to see the way he toiled to
make the world safe for democracy, often
times he figured away into the wee sma’
hours whether he would buy a Pierce Ar
row or a Packard, and his right arm often
wax numbed with the weight of his day's
receipts, when he carried them to the
First National. His untiring devotion to
the cause of freedom and democracy was
wonderful, so unflagging was his desire
to do the soldiers' good ad he surely did
them good and plenty, that he entirely
overlooked the Liberty Loan and the Red
Cross drive. But then, of course, you
THE HUNS DID THIS
can't expect one man to cop all the hon
ors. and our friend was a shrinking violet
when it came to modesty, especially when
it meant loosening up with a few shek
els.
The last we heard of Shark, he still took
time enough off occasionally to relieve
himself of a few thousand feet of gas in
eulogizing the boys in khaki; and usually
closed his address by casually mentioning
that he was always ready to supply their
every want—t a profit of about 60(1 per
cent.
Fir a moral to this Little thing, wo will
again quote some wise guy who said
that patriotism was the last refuge of a
scoundrel, and if this be true there sure
is a bunch of refugees in this country.
A MOTHER’S MESSAGE
TO HER SOLDIER SON
(By Mrs. J. H. Bertram).
Davenport, lowa.
Hush little rookie, don’t you cry,
You’ll be a sergeant by and by.
Cheer right up. don’t give a slam,
Work right on for Uncle Sam,
Mother tried to raise you right—
Now you’re ready for the fight.
Though the hours might seem quite
long,
Shorten them with a sweet song.
Or a whistle as you did
When you were : -ound here, kid.
f hear it ringing in my ear,
Though the sound's not quite so clear.
If you go across the sea
Will you oftimes think of me,
When the cradle I did rock.
And you were always on the dock?
On the dock you now must be
For your country and not for me.
When you’re out to see the sights
Keep your upper story right.
Cut out dope and sauerkraut,,
Coffin lais are fit for touts;
This you keep in mind, I pray
God may help you on your way.
And the girls not least but last,
They are now things of the past,
While the war is going on
Better get some far off Hun.
Then returning home in years
To the one you left in tears.
Hoping you will do your part
With a bright arid cheerful heart.
Bend your knees, pray by the hour,
Trust in him who has the power.
If you do this come what will,
What power has old Kaiser Bill?
TRENCH AND CAMP
Philosophic Phil
Did you ever notice that while a camel
cannot pass through the eye of a needle,
this does not deter many a lobster from
trying to do so.
Phil vouches for this one himself. One
of the attractive young ladies in charge
of the hostess house in Camp Jackson was
describing the 108th camp to a sister hos
tess. Concluding the description she said,
“Oh you just ought to see the cute little
puppy tents they have." "Puppy tents?”
quered the second .one; what are they
used for ?” "Why, oh, I believe the of
ficers’ dogs sleep in them,” she replied?
We are all convinced in our own minds
that every man deserves what he gets,
but when it comes to our own case we are
sure that everyone doesn’t get what he
deserves.
All things come to him who waits, but
then that is no inducement to wait, for
who wants everything?
We rashly demand that the devil be
given his due, forgetting for the moment
that it might go hard with some of us, if
lie was.
Whenever you go whining around that
the world is getting worse, don’t forget
that you are responsible for a little part
of the world.
It was surely hard for some of the 108th
boys to keep an "EYES FRONT” posi
tion during that parade in Batesburg.
But you can*t bate them for that, for
those Batesburg girlies are certainly at
tractive.
We might be wrong, but its our guess
that the old Keystone is going to show
Willie the Wanton a few things about
this war game that he never knew.
It is much easier to moralize than to
be moral. •
A man in Farre), Pa., slashed a young
girl’s face, with a raor because she
wouldn’t allow him to pay her court.
Rather a sharp suitor, we would say-.
The Royal District Court of Leipsic,
Germany has decreed that a German can
never become a United States citizen.
Well, this makes it unanimous.
Guess that will be about aii this week.
UKES TROGLEY.
B. R.
HOW ABOUT THIS FOR
PATRIOTISM?
Camp Lee, Va. —“Is there any possible
chance tor me to join your company in iny
brother Milton’s place? It so, I will re
port within two weeks.”
The officers of this camp are endeavor
ing to make ft possible for the full
blooded American. Paul Bergison, who
wrote this appeal, to join the division.
Young Bergison’s brother, a Pittsburg
draftee, died hero recently.
G r i n-A i d s
He had captured a prisoner, and while
they waited for the escort to come up he
said: “Have you a wife?”
“Neln,” answered the German.
"Nine?” gasped the Tommy, "Lumrae!
Where’s yer iron Cross?
SIMPLE
"The Kaiser is undoubtedly in a bad
fix," remarked the chatty man; "one not
so easy to get out of as that the city
youngster found himself in on the farm
He was up on top of a tail haystack and
shouted to the farmer: "Say, Mr. Barnes,
how am 1 going to get down?’
"The farmer considered the problem
and finally solved it.
“ ‘Oh, jes shut yer eyes an’ walk round
a bit.” lie said."
STRICTLY ACCURATE.
The Major—What! Blinks a hero? Why
he’s a "wash-out.”
The Girl—But, major, he told me that
in France he’s always where the shells
are thickest.
The Major—So he Is—in charge of an
ammunition dump.
HOMICIDAL LANGUAGE ON A RIFLE
RANGE.
Officer—Have you anyone else to shoot,
sergeant?
Sergeant—No, sir. I’ll shoot myself
now.
A CAUTIOUS PATRIOT.
F|i Hapgood Burt, who writes popular
songs, was, haranguing a group of his
fellow members of a theatrical club in
New York City upon the subject of pat
riotism in the present nati I> jl crisis. It
was his attention that every man should
dn his bit—in the fighting line, if possible.
"Look here, Ben.” spoke up a listener
"I haven’t heard that you have enlisted
yourself, yet."
"Oh. I've got my job all picked out!”
said Burt. "And, what’s more, ft’s going
to be a job in the army, too." _
"What sort of a.place are you going to
fill? 1 ’ asked another.
"I’m going to Be chauffeur to a gen
eral with a yellow streak." said Burt.
ULTIMATUM TO RUSSIA
SOON BY HUN, REPORTED
The Department of State has learned
that there will shortly leave for Russia a
German commission, consisting of 115
members, which will take up the ques
tion of the exchange of Russian and
German prisoners.
It is reported that it is the purpose of
the commission merely to present to the
Russian authorities an ultimatum from
Germany requring, first, tho immediate
release of all German prisoners who are
in good health; second, that those who
are ill will remain in Russia under the
care of neutral physicians; and, third,
that the Germans on their side will re
lease only those Russian prisoners in Ger
many who are invalids or who are in
capacitated.
In the event of a refusal on the part of
Russia Germany will order that Petrograd
be taken.
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