3SDAY. OCTOBEI
The New York World,
This fact in universally recognized.
Britain has made it easy for that count
four years of war, but there is no éscaj
of the Constitution is inexorable. Al
In the circumstances the only issue o
will decide, and by that decision the co
No question of patriotism is involved
No
Congress will be as loyal to the flag anc
word, as a Democratic Congress.
cratic Congress. There are individual
have proved equally unworthy, but the
+ +h
tL La
general rule tha
parties,
ere is nothing to che
Nevertheless, the election
might
a)
of a Repub
readily work more injary to the 1
e of inflicting.
1
capabl That could come
tics is politics and politi
right so to interpret it, and to act accor
before, when they seized upon the sche
likewise put forth their own peace pre
The
yt
al
with the President's programme.
cism, that that is what they were p
had
ontrol of
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und to resist encroachment of
g power
le conjectures,
while the peace-makin
These are not id
experiment of the
Ce
ms
Wi
©
American people
ngress would
0
Ison. No other man’s political disco
1usiastically welcomed.
iliar German contention that President
:
however, is
Germany is going to
What is far
e and 1 :
”
mo
rovember election re
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espect to Pres
leader of worl
ho have no more
These elements
opular approval that have
reason to believe that the President has
‘nited States Gove
ient
ent
ToT
which can be justif
esperate exped
ch reasons exist,
ial and f
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they are. The fact is thatt
lership and have failed 1
h war opened the doors of opportu
trument to register the war poliei
has been without
f legislative incompetency,
newspaper has spoken more fr
eely of it
the present Congress has been a Congr
of the war, and thanks to party discipli
om it the greatest and best war
An army of
equals of any troops in the world,
ed.
rith
nin
in
an u terrupted procession of 300,000
carried out,
The words Democratic and Republic
and the smaller they are the greater th
trusted with power.
wv 1
they v
people of the whole world, If that ist
not obstruct him-——a Congress that will
American politics to support and sustai
task.
wtisly add to his bur
his success will be their success. Nod
umphantly to victory
y.
The parliamentary system of Great
ry to avoid a general election during
ye tor the United States. The mandate
{ouse of Representatives and one-third
f the campaign is whether the Ameri-
That is what the election
untry must abide until March 4, 192
in this election. No sane man doubts
sane man doubts that a Republican
1 as eager to win the war as a Demo-
Republicancandidates who ought to
1 who
the
d there are individual Democrats
se particular cases do not affect
ose between the patriotism of the two
lican House or a Republican Senate
‘nited States than Germany itself is
the
about for simple reason that poli-
untry had repudiated President
They would have a
dingly. They would inevitably seek
me fora War Cabinet. They would
gramme however much it conflicted
y could well say, in answer to all criti-
that if
things it would
the country
ng have
Congress.
of the
the Government
a Republican Congress, and whoever
ported
by the whole political
a Republican
No
President
mfiture or embarrassment would be so
we can only guess, other
the fam-
Wilson forced the United States
int
into
ect of
f
th
in
e foreign situation,
what the Germans think
important is the effect in Great Brit-
ident Wilson's foreign policies
1 democracy, but
tikinn
liking for a « an the
have been submerged great
been
come to the sur
1
been repudiated
Jy
1ent in time of war is a dangerous and
ied only by th
4 Lr PvE i tstrrnnl ras
e gravest of political rea-
in favor of a
tremendous
Ce
er,
in view of the consequen
that the Democrats in ngress are
for we
espec
yoth parties in Le
t whatev do
y
nity. If Copgress has become merely
on-~
ex-
ia a
because C
own, and
es of the President it is
tive policy of its
yey
DiTY WO ba Aocunde
ntry would be floundering
No
its lack of vision, and
s limitations and
Jut whatever its faults,
1 the conduct
ne the President has been able to ob-
ess that has not obstructe«
asures that any Congress ever enact-
reinforcement the
1
le reply to
| Crossing ocean in
a month, is the unanswerab
an have little real meaning to-day, but
Politicians remain politicians,
eir capacity for evil when they are in-
We believe
he case, the least they can do is to give
be compelled by the unwritten law of
n him in carrying through this mighty
When they
ivided government ever marched tri-
““ UNCONDITIONAL S
From the New York World,
How many of the Americans who are
shouting for '' unconditional surrender”
know the meaning of the words they
use ? Except in the cases of nations de.
stroyed there is no such thing as uncon-
ditional surrender by Government, Arm-
ies are said to surrender unconditionally,
but That is not completely so even in
their case. As armies they submit to
the conqueror, but as individuals they
cease hostilities subject to all the provis-
jons of international law,
It is well to remember that this war
began with a demand by Austria-Hun.
gary, inspired by Germany, for what
amonnted to an unconditional surrénder
on the part of the Serbian Government,
Attacked, overwhelmed and finally driv.
en by superior force into alien territory,
neither the Serbian Government nor the
Serbian Army bas surregdered uoctoudi-
RRENDER ",
The unconditional surrender which
Gen, Grant exacted at Donelson, Vicks.
burg and Appomattox were of armies
and not of a Government, and in spite
of the phrase, there were in each of
these cases conditions which the victor,
impelled no less by humanity than by
wisdom and the law of nations, was
glad to concede. Every Confederate
officer who carried away his side arms
and every Confederate soldier who went
home with his horse was the embodi-
, ment of a condition,
| Governments do not surrender uncon-
ditionally, even when their last resource
is exhausted, They simly disappear.
If they still possess power of resist.
ance, as was recently seen fn Bulgaria,
they make the best possible terms, what-
ever those terms may be. If the war
continues more than one German Army
may surrender, as the phrase is * un-
conditionally ”". Germany itself will be
ONE MILLION ( $1,000,000 )
DOLLARS.
Centre County Subscribes
Amount to Deliver Knockout
Punch to the Kaiser.
Although there were many
h
h
and obstacles, chief of I
the
i
whicl
closing of halls to public gathering
the success of the Fourth Liberty Loa
campaign,
came
toward help
1:1
ai
was
rg. LO
nevertheless Centre
Million
ing Uncle Sam raise the §
across with One Dollar
lions of Dol to finish
the tottering
crowd,
Chairman McCurdy, of
giving the hgures to
Monday afternoon,
with the r
found especial del
subscri bers— whicl
the real test—to
exact n
or about one
number who
Liberty loan
The
through the Penns
Hall,
1 ¢ ¥
total of 250 su
amount
tre was $4
hopes to print
in its next
Ia
Letter from Camp Lee.
safe now as it i
a dog wearing
¥ 1 hope these
and all ti
good health,
shall be very
ing
1
i
.
fre
m
m
the member
time. The soldier be
fous to hear from the h
It is almost time for mess
will close the faucet ou my
Do Your Christmas Shopping
This Year.
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
COVERNMENT
4
Do you know of a better gift for the
money, than a miniature bond (War Sav
ings Stam; jof the U. §
earning 4 per cent, interest,
ed quarter y, und selling in October for
$4 21. Suitable and bound to be apj
ciated by every member of the family,
whether at home or over-seas,
For the week ending October 12th,
Centre County had a per capita of 13
cents, or a total per capita to date of
$16.04. We retain fourth place in the
list of Counties in the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania.
Government,
compound.
IPE
Very truly yours,
W. Harrison Warkee,
Chairman War Savings Committee
for Centre County.
Bellefonte, Pa,
Oct. 21, 1918,
(Continued from previous column)
forme in~themeelves will carry condi.
tions,
For these reasons we deplore the pres-
ent thoughtless and irrespousible de-
mand for .an unconditional surrender,
It 1s only a pharse, and no issue of this
Wm. A. Sandoe, Sr., Dead.
Centre
death
Hall
of
resi-
Word reached friends in
ig of
r,s
at his
Pa.
t of an attack of ac
on the
Wil
fr
dent of
Monday morniz
former
lin A 4 1 el
HAM A. DANGoe,
this
a
place, home at 10
i Dallas Ave., Ingram, Death was
{ the resu indiges-
Sunday morning at
ute
tion and occurred
at an .
4:30 o'clock. The evening previous
was active and upon retiring
tion f sick F
ation ol SICKUCSss
d a half } his be
mel
"an wiore
sed away.
Mifflintown,
5000 pas
Was born
« int hi
Was 10 Lis
ts
Fred Shultz Dies in Virginia.
a
Will Breed Silve
r Foxes
r———— i ———
I'wo More Boys for the Navy.
No Winter Daylight-Saving.
1 ¥ o hav
AA
Teachers’ Institute, Nov, 11-15.
Centre C« Teachers’ Insti.
1 at Bellefonte, from Nc
1th
1 be held
vember 11th to , 1918, Superigtend.
Etters expects to have a good
institute program in this year
ags
AA Sab
Mifflin County's Grand Record.
Mifflin county 1d
y sold $¥.967.250 worth of
bonds i
Liberty loan,
than a half million dollars ove
ota. which was ope mill
nd dollars
qu
dred thot
—————
College Training 500 Army
Mechanics.
State
iy
m irom
men all
Pennsylvania have arrived at
the State College for training in me.
chanicai and technical subjects. They
form the vocational section of the State
College unit of the students’ army train.
ing corps, and they will remain for two
months.
The soldiers were inducted by the lo-
cal draft boards and detailed for the spe-
cial instruction. Kogineering experts
will teach them the following branches:
motor truck mechanics, electricity, car.
pentering, topographic drawing, survey
ing, machinery, blacksmithing and
trench telephony. Nine officers are at
the College to supervise the military
training of the vocational men,
sn —————
Bay the baby bonds, They are the
best of security ; return good interect ;
and, if you buy liberally, you will feel
that you did your duty lo support of the
More than 500 selective
parts of
boys over there,
24, 1918,
PENNSYLVANIA CROPS SHOW
FAIR YIELD FOR 191%.
Wheat in State Averages 158.3 Bush-
els ; Corn a 99 Per Cent Crop;
Potates Poor.
I.. H, Wible, statistician for the Penn-
sylvania Department of
ed
estimated
A :
Agricuiture,
alu } v3
advance showin
of
i148 1881 an report
i ,
conditions crops
4 ate oi { 11 BY
state, as follows
Wheat. —The average yield
pe
4 : al > oe i
1€ total products
r acre is estimated at 15.3 bushels and
74 bushels,
he average yi was 191
he total production 26
aif .
increase 10 acre
difter rather
= proper germ-
the grain
g! an
winter the
was
poor
the heavy
ast year
080,000 bushels
ge
158 400 bushels,
as last year’
as iar
Tractor Demonstration.
Every farmer in Centre county
have the opportunity of seeing several
makes of tractors in operatio
same field on Thursday, Oct
Try to be on
start as all the tractors will be started at
one o'clock. hand at the
n
the same time and the fuel consumptio
recorded in plowing one acre of ground
Without a doubt mor actors will be
sold in Centre county dur the coming
fall and winter than evéf before. If
you are interested in buying this fall or
pot this will be your opportunity to see
them in actual operation and help to
make your selection, Come and look
them over at Plan take that
half day off. Bring your neighbor if he
doesn’t have a way to come,
Place : Beaver Farm, Bellefonte,
Time: Thursday, October
one o'clock,
least, to
11st,
R. H. OimstraAD,
County Agent
—————
Uniforms for Boys Working Reserve.
Thousands of American boys below
draft age will soon be wearing an official
United States uniform. Secretary of La-
bor Wilson has authorized and the War
Department has approved an olive drab
uniform which may be worn by all
members of the United States Boys’
Working Reserve.
Already there are many units of the
Boys' Working Reserve throughout the
country which have been awaiting the
announcement of the official dress of the
organization and many more units
which will be organized as a result of
the proposed] expansion of the Reserve
under the co-operation of the War De.
partment will at once Mécard "man
for the natty olive drab of the Reserve
uniform,
Election day is
ouly twelve days
away.
NO. 42
[OWN AND COURTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERE BT
FROM ALL PARTS
Read the article teaded ** No
rinter
Government ”, printed it
10Cal price [or
I
tany Valley is $1 ¢
uy Yvaucy 5 ’ J
The Reporter has another
ietle om ent
vie aot
verhart, at
persists in belping
so Mr. Boris says, where
iaugater,
Miss Mary, are
spent his life working in
outdoor
the mem
3 A Trainin
ps at the Pennsvivania State Col
Massed athletics
1800
——_—
rm
ww
Aan
lege.
Te
th
ii
is week took
th
tion,
Penn S
MAE a
11 3s
compelled each st
tate whan
his favorite sport for ds
Reports seem to indicate that the
* flu” epidemic is not yet on the wane
In fact, it seems to be spreading, ir
some localities least. This is walic
reason why those convalescing from 1
disease should not jeopardize the health
of others by leaving the house too soon
and mingling with other A
little thought for the health and safety
of others will have the desired effect.
The Board of Health has not made nec-
essary a quarantine, but unless a little
more common sense is exercised, a strict
quarantine may be enforced,
4 1
al i
he
persons,
The wires carrying the current from
Bellefonte to Centre Hall, across Nit-
tany mountain, have been the means of
killing numerous pheasants, The road
men, while working on the mountain
road, have time and again come Across a
fine big bird lying dead directly under
the electric line wires. A short time
ago, I. A. Sweetwood, of Centre Hall,
picked up one bird with a view of bav-
ing itsegt to a taxidermist for mount.
ing, but discovered that the bipd's neck
‘was broken, the bones of the neck pro-
truding, which would have made a good
job of mounting impossible. It is sup-
posed that the birds come to their death
in flying against the wires in the gather.
ing darkness of eveving and at the first
daws of day.