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Food
will win the war
don’t waste it!
STIRS HATRED IN ALSACE-LORRAINE
German Misrule on Conquered
Provinces Fosters Pro-
French Spirit.
DRASTIC MEASURES ADOPTED
Newspapers Held to Most Severe Code
of Laws —Cartoonists Arouse Fury
of Berlin Officials and Are
Thrown Into Prison.
Washington.—Observers are study
ing with increased interest the politi
cal history of Alsace-Lorraine. The
course of tills Rcichland's history is
recognized ns one of the most signifi
cant in the story of the world. Through
a multitude of other causes of the hol
ocaust In Europe, the case of Alsace-
Lorrnino presents Itself with n grow
ing significance. It is here that Prus
sia initiated her grand mistake and,
through the forcible cession of this
state, engineered the iiatreds and
“Welt-Folltik” for which she is pay
ing now with nil that humankind hold
most dear and precious.
In 1872, when the German confeder
ation was formed, this booty land was
considered as a prize of the confeder
ation ns a whole, with the regulative
powers vested in the king of Prussia.
The state was permitted to send dele
gates to the reiclistng, but could not
he represented in the bundesrat, the
real power In governmental Germany.
With the usual nsininity of German
officialdom, flic assimilation of the peo
ple was hurried, and hurried by
most unwise and impossible meas
ures. The idea seems to have been
that an assimilation could take place
in one, or, nt the most, two genera
tions, and that it could be effected
while the people paid Prussian taxes
and were not granted representation
in the laying of said taxes. Asa
necessary vent to human nature, the
result was the failure of Prussian po
lice methods all during the first thirty
years of the occupation. What hap
pened after that in Metz, Colmer,
Strassbourg and Mulhouse we shall
see.
Prussian Misrule.
The year 1010 marks the new pe
riod of Prussian misrule. The use of
French was stringently forbidden on
tombstones, In courts of justice, in the
schools and In public gatherings. In
deed, severe punishment has been
meted out for the use of the French
GROW FAT ON WAR BREAD
Men, Women and Children Seen on
Streets Seem to Be Better Nour
ished Than Ever.
London.—The English appear to be
growing fat on war bread. An English
newspaper publishes the following:
“Although I hate it," writes a cor
respondent In Surrey, “war bread
seems to fatten me, and my weight has
Increased by several pounds. Yet I am
eating not much more than half the
bread I used to eat before the war, and
also less of other foods.
A doctor explained that this may be
quite true. “Anyone who keeps Ids
eyes open In the streets will notice
that men, women and children are
clearly better nourished than ever. No
doubt,” he said, “there Is a good deal
of Indigestion from bad bread,, but
even people who digest It badly, nnd
dislike it, too, grow fntter nnd phys
ically stronger. This Is especially no
ticeable in spare men of middle age.
Possibly the explanation Is that we
were eating more bread before than we
could digest. Perhaps, too, the mix-
language in certain private and semi
private gatherings.
German immigrants shipped into the
Relclisland bred children, only to have
them take sides with the indigenous
population In their clamor for annexa
tion to Germany on an equal basis
with the other German states. This
latter point, contrary to general belief,
was actually just what the Alsatians
agitated for. French culture and
ideals began to have their effect when
ail importunities and pleadings for a
relaxation of Prussian oppressive
methods and a representation in the
government failed.
Prussian rule remained inflexible.
Guarantees and alterations were
promised and seemingly complied with,
only to have the people discover, when
flic smoke of Prussian bland duplicity
cleared away, that they were bound
more helplessly than ever.
In the spring of 1912 the Prussians
further showed their disapproval of
the agitation engendered by attempt
ing to ruin the Alsatian factories at
Grafenstaden, near Strassbourg, by
withdrawing all orders for locomo
tives for the Prussian railways.
In the mouth of May, in tills same
year, the popular indignation, already
inflamed, was fanned to fever heat by
the remarks of the German emperor
to the mayor of Strassbourg, during an
Imperial visit to the city. He is re
ported to have said:
“Listen. Up to here you have only
known the good side of me. Things
cannot continue ns they are. If this
situation lasts, we will suppress your
‘constitution’ and annex you to Prus
sia.”
Alsntian newspapers were held to a
narrow course by a most severe code
of laws, but suspensions were taking
place every day. To be profitable, a
journal could do naught else but sup
port the Berlin policies. A school of
cartoonists came to the fore, and, by
a series of caustic and meaning car
toons, indicted Berlin till the officials
in their fury, began placing prison
sentences Indiscriminately among car
toonists and journalists.
And so, France, who had represent
ed to the heroes of 1793 the benu-ideal
of democracy, came gradually to the
fore os the influence in Alsace-Lor
raine. Her culture, her ideals and her
citizenship became valued dreams of
loyal Alsatians. But far off dreams
(hey seemed; and the Alsatians, in
their growing love for the republic,
could not harbor the thought that
France should suffer the throes of a
war with remorseless Prussia for their
ture of grains in bread is proving more
nourishing than the pure wheaten loaf;
the stomach likes variety, and the
people who do the best intellectual
work nre those who feed on nil avail
able foodstuffs.
BEAT HIGH FOOD PRICES
Ad Club at Portland, Ore., Is Conduct
ing Fresh Fish Market, Sell
ing at Cost.
Portland, Ore.—Cutting the high cost
of llving*in a practical innnner Is the
task essayed by the Portland Ad club,
which is conducting a fresh fish mar
ket here and selling sea food at cost.
So popular Is the market thnt the first
day It opened three tons of fish were
sold.
Snble fish, groupers, ling, cod and
smelt nre sold for five to seven cents
n pound, while other fish markets are
asking twelve to twenty cents for the
same kinds of fish.
On the opening day a crowd of wom
en, with market baskets, stood before
the doors waiting for the first fish to
be placed on sale. From thnt time
on sales continued brisk, nnd the Ad
THE NORTH GEORGIAN. GUMMING. GEORGIA.
sake. But the war was coming, ami
to Alsatians it means as all observers
agree, a reunion with France.
But, queer enough, the world be
gins to see that the treaty of Frank
fort was the germ of the present holo
caust, and that It lends to the utter
destruction of Prussian autocracy and
world autocracy—that Alsace-Lorraine
had been picked to bear the cross —to
suffer that the world might be re
lieved from the burden an the should
ers of all humans, from Herod down
to Wilhelm.
BROTHERS KNIT FOR
BROTHER IN FRANCE
Columbus. O. l.ient. Col.
Charles Gates Dawes, tlie Chi
cago banker who Is serving with
the United States engineers
somewhere in France, Is going
to have a sweater and also a
scarf provided his brothers do
not drop to ninny stitches.
For several weeks tales have
been drifting around of a man
seen knitting Industriously. In
Pullman smoking compartments,
on Atlantic City hotel verandas,
in taxicabs, etc. In a train go
ing out of Columbus one night
recently he was identified as
former Congressman Beman
Gates Dawes of Ohio, a brother
of the Chicago banker.
Beman knits nnd knits the
while he discusses oil nnd elec
tric railways, in which lie is in
terested, with his fellow passen
gers in the snnSking compart
ment.
“Darn it, there I’ve dropped
another stitch,” Beman ex
claimed, as he pointed an argu
ment on oil prices. “Well, broth
er Charley won't mind another
hole in this sweater. If I can
keep out or arguments on the
state of the union I reckon I
ought to finish my knitting in
about nine months.”
Beman nlso contributed the
information that Rufus Dawes
of Chicago is knitting a scarf for
brother Charley.
“Mother taught all of us boys
to knit,” Beman said, “and this
is certainly the time for all good
knitters to come to the aid of
their country.”
400-YEAR-OLD CLOCK STOPS
Famous Timepiece *n Hampton Cqurt
Palace, London, Last Repaired
in 1880.
London. —The celebrated clock of
Hampton court palace that was pro
vided with a dial to give astronomical
changes but never did so, lias stopped
once more. It Is believed to have been
constructed by a German way back
in 1540, but as a matter of fact his
tory falls to record the name of Its
maker.
The celebrated clockmaker Vuilianiy
reconstructed it in 1799, but he gave
up the astronomical dial portion on the
ground that it never could have work
ed with the machinery provided, rele
gating that portion of the works to the
store cupboard.
A Croydon firm of clockmnkers set
the whole thing going again in 1880,
nnd it has run satisfactorily until now.
Workmen are busy getting up the scaf
folding necessary to rench the dial,
and after a thorough cleaning and cer
tain repairs to the dial it is expected
to run for another quarter of a cen
tury with little attentions from time
to time.
Five Sons in Army.
Pittsburgh.—Testimony before the
State Workmen’s Compensation board
brought out the fact that Mrs. Cather
ine Conlin, a widow, of Homestead,
has five sons in the new National
army. Two other sons are under the
' draft age.
club, co-operating with the city admin
istration, has under way a plan for a
permanent fish market where all kinds
of sen food will be sold at actual cost.
The Ad club points out thnt If
people eat fish the fishing Industry will
be promoted and other foods capable
of being shipped long distances will
be released to help win the war.
ENGLAND MAY USE
WHALE MEAT FOR BEEF
Portland, Ore.—Maitland F.
Ivtndersley of London, England,
is in the Pacific Northwest In
vestigating the possibilities of
substituting North Pacific whale
meat In large quantities for beef
in England and for her armies.
Ktndersley said he will sub
ject whale meat to cold storage
nnd chemical tests to determine
whether or not large supplies of
the chilled or frozen meat can
be transported to England and
remain in good condition.
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For the Soldiers.
Mac —Arc you knitting for the sol
diers?
Fae—Oli. yes ! the loveliest light blue
sweater, which none of them can fail
to admire when they see me with
it on.
Knows Tetterlne dures Eczema.
Mocksville, N. C.
I have a friend in the country here who
has suffered for years with Eczema, and
I told him If he used Tetterine he would
soon be relieved, for It is the only thing
that I ever used that would kill It.
P.-S. Early.
Tetterine cures Eczema, Tetter, Ring
Worm, Itching Piles and every form of
Scalp and Skin Disease. Tetterine 50c;
Tetterine Soap 25c. At druggists, or by
mail from the manufacturer. The Shup
trlne Cos., Savannah. Ga.
With every mail order for Tetterine we
give a box of Shuptrine’s 10c Liver Pills
free. Adv.
All O. K.
Mistress (engaging new maid) —You
say the last family you worked for
were Germans?
Maid (apologetically)—Yes’m ; but
they was when war broke
out. —Snap Shots.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE’S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds up the system. 6o cents.
A Thought.
“I was just thinking.”
“What?”
“Wlint a pitiful showing we should
make in tills war if our young men
were as afraid to die as some of our
older men are of giving up their dol
lars.”
IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita
tion has not the worth of the original.
Insist on “La Creole” Hair Dressing—
it’s the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price sl.oo.—Adv.
It takes a pretty nctive man to
make good his matrimonial campaign
promises.
Granulated Eyelids, Sties, Inflamed Eyes
relieved over night by Roman Eye Balsam.
One trial proves Its merit. Adv.
Philadelphia is to have anew library
building to cost $8,050,000.
ALL MEN AT HOME SHOULD
PREPARE FOR WAR
The first test a man is put thru for
either war or life Insurance Is an exami
nation of his water. This Is most essen
tial because the kidneys play a most im
portant part in causing premature old age
and death. The more injurious the pois
ons passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes decay—so says Dr. Pierce of Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, N.Y., who further
advises all people who are past thirty to
preserve the vitality of the kidneys and
free the blood from poisonous elements,
such as uric acid—drink plenty of water
sweat some daily and take Anurlc, double
strength, before meals. 60c a package.
This An-u-rlc is a late discovery of Dr.
Pierce and Is put up In tablet form, and
can be obtained at almost any drug store.
For that backache, lumbago, rheumatism,
"rusty” joints, swollen feet or hands, due
to uric acid in the blood, Anuric quickly
dissolves the uric acid as hot water does
sugar. Take a little Anurlc before meals
and prolong life. Send 10 cents to Dr.
Pierce for trial package of Anuric.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Mothers Know That
Genuine Castoria
Always i .
Bears the
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fojr Ns®
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Thirty Years
CASTORIA
THE OBfOTfAOH tOMMMV, HEW TQWH QtTT.
“Feminalls” Are Worn.
One of the packing houses In the
stock yards in Chicago lias persuaded
its women employees to wear what it
calls “feminalls," another form of over
alls. Tlie women nt first objected, but
ns so mu<4P machinery with belts ahd
other contrivances that are likely to
catcii in the dresses of women are
used, the managers persauded live
women to try it, and it was then easy
for tlie rest to don the feminalls. In
this particular place 7,O(Ki women are
employed, about three times as many
as Just year, and much of the work
they do was formerly done by men.
Suffered For Years
Back and Kidneys Were in
Bad Shape, But Doan’s
Removed all the Trouble.
“My kidneys were so weak that the
least cold I caught would affect them
and start my back aching until I
could hardly endure the misery,” says
Mrs. D. C. Ross, 973 Fulton St., Brook
lyn, N. Y. “In the morning when I
first got up, my back .jjm_
was so lame, i could
hardly bend over and
any move sent darts of T_
pain through my kid- *** V
neys. It was hard for I tr\
me to walk up stairs or FTP*
stoop, and to move Nktgjfedp
while lying down sent
darts of pain through
““The kidney secre- MRS. ROSS
tions were scanty and distressing and
the water remained in my system, mak
ing my feet and hands swell. There
were dark circles under my eyes and
I became so dizzy I could hardly see.
T had rheumatic pains in my knees and
it was all I could do to get around.
For years I was in that shape and I
wore plasters and used all kinds of
medicine to no avail until I tried
Doan's Kidney Pills. Thev rid me
of the trouble and strengthened my
back and kidneys. When I have taken
Doan's since, they have always bene
fited me.”
Sworn to before me.
L. N. VAUGHAN, Notary Public .
Get Doan's at Any Store, 60c a Box
DOAN’S “mV
FOSTER-MILBURN CO.. BUFFALO, N. Y.
Teachers —Esterbrook Pens, Dixon's pencils,
standard inks, tablets, penholders, slates,
crayolas, delivered below retail prices, 25%
allowance on premiums, flaps, pictures. School
Officials. See Nov. price list before buying
s**ats, crayons, erasers, blackboards, etc.
Murray Kchool Nupply Cos., Birmingham, Ala.
W. N. U., ATLANTA, NO. 44-1917.
NEWS OF ATLANTA
Atlanta, Ga. —“I have taken Doctor
tvery much run-
But five bottles of
mo most decided relief. It Is an ex
cellent tonic and relieves tired and ex
cited nerves. Later, I took the ‘Gold
en Medical Discovery’ for cough
which was so severe that I had to go
to bed from the exhaustion. The ‘Dis
covery’ is the great remedy for coughs
and colds and the ‘Prescription’ the
one remedy for women.”—MßS. E. A.
WATSON, 120 Current Street.—Adv.