12
AMERICANS OF GERMAN
BLOOD URGED TO ENLIST
[Continued from First Page.]
until misled, corrupted and syste
matically poisoned by the Prussian
ruling caste, was, and deserved to
lie an honored, valued and welcome
(nember of the family of nations.
I have hated and loathed that
fepirit ever since it came within my
ken many years ago, hated it all the
more as I saw it ruthlessly pulling
down a thing which was dear to me,
the old Germany to which I was link
ed by ties of blood, by fond mem
ories and cherished sentiments.
World I.ongs For Peace
The difference in the degree of
guilt as between the German people
and their Prussian or Prussianized
rulers and leaders for the monstrous
crime of this war and the atrocious
barbarism of its conduct, is the dif
ference between the man who, acting
under the influence of a poisonous
drug, runs amuck in mad frenzy and
the unspeakable malefactor who ad
ministered that drug, well knowing
and fully intending the ghastly con
sequences which were bound to fol
low.
The world frequently longs for
peace. But there can be no peace
answering to the true meaning of the
word, no peace permitting the na
tions of the earth, great and small,
to walk unarmed and unafraid, until
the teaching and the leadership of
the apostles of an outlaw creed
shall have become discredited and
hateful in the sight of the German
people, until that people shall have
awakened to a consciousness of the
unfathomable guilt of those whom
they have followed into calamity i
end shame, until a mood of penitence
and of a decent respect for the opin
ions of mankind shall have sup
planted the sway of what President
Wilson has-' so trenchantly termed
"truculence and treachery."
More Appalled
God grant that the German people
may before long work out their own
salvation and find the only road
which will give to the world an
early peace and lead Germany back
to the family of nations from which
it. is now an outcast.
From each of my visits to Ger
many for twenty-five years, X camei
away more appalled by the sinister
transmutation Prussianism had
wrought amongst the people and
hy the portentous menace 1 recogn
ized in it for the entire world.
It had given to Germany unparal
leled prosperity, beneficent and ad
vanced social legislation and not a
few other things of value, but it
had taken in payment the soul of
the race. It had made a "devil's
bargain."
And when this war broke out in
Europe, I knew that the issue had
been joined between the powers of
brutal might and insensate ambition
on the one side and the forces of
humanity and liberty on the other,
between darkness and light.
America's Cause
Many there were at that time—
and amongst them men for whose
character I had high respect and
whose motives were beyond any
possible suspicion—who saw their
own and America's duty in strict
neutrality, mentally and actually, but
personally I believed from the be
ginning of the war, whether we
liked all the elements of the Allies
combination or not—and I certainly
did not like the Russia of the Czars
—that the cause of the Allies was
America's cause.
I believed that this was no ordin
ary war between peoples for a ques
tion of national interest or even
national honor, but a conflict be
tween fundamental principles and
ideas; and so believing, I was bound
to feel that the natural lines of race,
blood and kinship could not be the
determining lines for one's attitude
and alignments, but that each man,
whatever his orgin, had to decide
according to his judgment and con
science on which side was the right
and on which was the wrong and
take his stand accordingly, whatever
the wrench and anguish of the de
cision. And thus I took my stand
three years ago—
But whatever one's views and feel
ings, whatever the country of one's
birth or kin only one course was
left for all those claiming the
privilege of American citizenship
when by action of the President and
Congress the cause and the flght of
the Allies was formally made our
cause and our fight.
Duty Rests Upon You
The duty of loyal allegiance and
faithful service to his country, even
unto death, rests, of course, upon
every American.
But, if it be possible to speak of
a comparative degree concerning
what is the highest as it is the most
elementary attribute of citizenship,
that duty even more solemn and
compelling obligation upon Ameri
cans of foreign origin than upon
niative Americans.
For, we Americans of foreign an
tecedents, are here not by the ac
cidental right of birth, but by our
own free choice for better or for
worse. t
We are your fellow citizens because
you accepted our oath of allegiance
as given In good faith, and because
you have opened to us in generous
trust the portals of American op
portunity and freedom, and have
admitted us to membership in the
family of Americans, giving us equal
rights in the great inheritance which
has been created by the blood anil
the toil of your ancestors, asking
nothing from us in return but de
cent citizenship and adherence to
those ideals and principals which
ship and world-dominion, to modify
and prevert the mentality, indeed the
very fibre and moral substance of
the German people—a people which
work from close by, having at Its dis
posal and using to the full prac
tically every agency for moulding the
public mind..
1 have watched it proceed with
relentless persistency and profound
cunning to instill into the nation the
demoniacal obsession of power- wor-
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are symbolized by the glorious flag
of America.
WOJ to the foreign-born American
who betrays the splendid trust which
you have reposed In him!
Woe to him who considers his
American citizenship merely as a
convenient garment to be worn In
fair weather but to be exchanged
for another one in time* of storm
and stress!
Woe to the German-American, so
called who in his sacred war for a
cause as high as any for which ever
people took up arms, does not feel
a solemn urre, does not show an
eager determination to be In the very
forefront of the struggle, does not
prove a patriotic • jealously, in
thought. In action and in speech, to
rival and to ouCdo his native-born
fellowcltizen in devotion and in
willing sacrifice for the country of
his choice and adoption and sworn
allegiance and of their common af
fection and pride.
As Washington led Americans of
British blood to fight against Great
Hrltian, a3 Lincoln called upon
Americans of the North to light their
very brothers of the South, so
contracted by her.
Americans of German descent are
now summoned to join in our coun
try's righteous struggle against a
people of their own blood which,
under the evil spell of a dreadful
obsession, and. Heaven knows,
through no fault of ours, has made
itsei; the enemy of this peace-loving
nation, as it is the enemy of peace
and right and freedom throughout
the world.
To gain America's independence,
to defeat oppression and tyranny,
was indeed to gain a great cause.
To preserve the Union, to eradicate
slavery was perhaps a greater cause.
To defend the very foundations of
liberty and humanity, the very
groundwork of fair dealing between
nations, the very basis of peaceable
living together among the peoples
of the earth against the fierce and
brutal onslaught of ruthless, lawless,
faithless might; to spend the lives
and the fortunes of this generation
so that our descendants may be freed
from the dreadful calamity of war
and the fear of war, so that the en
ergies and millions and billions of
treasure now devoted to plans and
instruments of destruction, may be
given henceforth to fruitful works
of peace and progress and to the
betterment of the conditions of the
people—that is the highest cause for
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which any people ever unsheathed
Its sword.
He who shrinks the full measure
of his duty and allegiance In that
noblest of causes, be ho German-
American. Irish-American, or any
other hyphenated American, be he
I. W. W. or Socialist or whatever the
appollatlon, does not deserve to stand
amongst Americans or Indeed
amongst free men anywhere.
He who, secretly or overtly, tries
to thrust the declared will and aim
of the nation in this holy war, is a
traitor, and a traitor's fate should
be his.
GREAT BATTLE IN
AIR SAVES LONDON
[Continued from First l'age.]
which was coming toward London
at a great height ana at great speed,
was completely broken up by the
British fliers, the raiders separating
and all except one turning back,
closely pursued. So effective were
the measures taken to Intercept this
lone Intruder that he was unable to
penetrate beyond the outskirts of
London.
Big Guns Boom
While the antiaircraft guns boomed
constantly, establishing a barrage
fire around the city, as on Monday
night diners In hotels and restaurants
and audiences in thetaers and at
the opera at the time for the most
part were indifferent and unaffected.
Some theaters and moving picture
places, anticipating the raid, had in
cluded in their advertisement in the
evening such announcements as
"Moonlight nights open as usual.
Ample bombproof shelter." Many
persons went to parks and other
open spaces for a good view of what
they called "the Hun air show,"
while others went about the streets
refusing to take to cover under stair
ways, platforms and underground
stations where the most cautious, In
cluding thousands of women and
children, sought shelter. The scenes
in these sheltered places were simi
lar to those of Monday night, many
laughing and Joking and others read
ing magazines, newspapers and books
with which they had provided them
selves apparently for a siege. The
crowds in some places were having
such a good time that the police
found difficulty in dislodging them i
when the "all clear" signal was given.
The are abomhed was inhabited
chiefly by the poorer classes, but
aside from the broking of windows
and Blight damage t,o two or three
sm&U frame houses there was no
property loss.
The morning papers devote more
space to descriptions of Monday
night's raid than that of last night,
all agreeing that he latter was a
failure. A few papers containing
editorial comment on the raid repeat
the demand for reprisals and call
for warnings of night raids the same
as during the day. •
Lord French, commander of the
home defense, reports that the first
group of raiders which approached
London last night was driven back
by gunfire, not more than two pene
trating the city's defenses. Half an
hour later the second group of raid
ers was driven oft while approaching
London.
BRITONS SUCCESSFUL
IN FIRST PHASE
[Continued from First l'age.]
into the enemy's territory where tho
ground gained was well sonsolidated
and held firmly against numerous
desperate counterattacks.
The point of the wedge has now
almost reached a line extending di
rectly northward from the great
French manufacturing city of Lille,
the envelopement of which is as
sumed to be one of the great ob
jectives' of the flanders attacks. In
connection with the drive below Lille,
carried out in the battle of Arras
earlier this year.
Uermana StaKKerlng
The enlargement of th'e Ypres
salient Is likewise having the effect
of endangering the German line to
the north, extending to the Belgian
coast. Seemingly it Is now the pur
pose of the British to concentrate
their offensive moves here and by re
peating the tactics pursued last year
on the Somme compel a German re
tirement on a wide front both to the
north and south.
The new British blow was Btruek
to-day Just as the Germans were
staggering from the effects of a san
guinary repulse they sustained yes
terday in heavy attacks which thev
delivered on the ridge east of Ypres.
The Germans had made their way into
the British lines at two points on
narrow fronts in one of these at
tacks but were forced out in the
later British counter effort.
Xavy Shelf.* Coast
Simultaneously the British are con
tinuing their aerial and naval attacks
on Belgian coast. Another bombard
ment of Ostend, one of the German
naval bases, was carried out yester
day by British warships The Ger
mans apparently attempted an aerial
attack on the fleet, for tho British
admiralty reports that air patrols
over tho warships encountered six
hostile machines, two of which were
brought down.
On the French front there has been
only artillery activity and raiding op
erations. The artillery tire was In
tense last night in the Verdun region
between Beaumont and Bezonvaux
northeast of me fortress.
Middletown Scouts Give
Scoutmaster Sendoff
In order to give the scoutmaster,
Joe Mason, a fitting sendoff, his
troop of Boy Scouts, Troop 1, are in
Harrisburg to-day. Mr. Mason is
going to givo up the position of
scoutmaster in Middletown and the
boys wished to give him an outing
for the last day that ho is in com
mand.
They reported in school this morn
ing and the superintendent, 11. J.
Wlckley, gave them leave of absence
for the entire day. This morning
they were entertained by the Y. M.
C. A. and this afternoon they went
through the State Museum. They re
turned to Middletown late this af
ternoon. The members of the troop
are very loath to have Mr. Mason
leave them and as yet no other
scoutmaster has been appointed.
New Anti-Saloon League
Head Will Make Effort
to Cause Pa. to Go Dry
Laporte, Ind.. Sept. 26.—Tho Rev.
E. V. Claypool declared to-day that
he will bend every effort to' make
Pennsylvania a dry state when he
takes up his new position as super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon League
of Pennsylvania, with headquarters in
Harrisburg.
The Rev. Claypool has just resigned
a pastorate at Marquette. Mich,, to
take charge of this new antisaloon
drive. He is well known throughout
Ii diana and Michigan, as he has been
pastor of a number of churches
throughout these states. He will go
to Harrisburg soon.
TO ADDRESS!) ACADEMY
The Harrisburg Academy of Medi
cine will hold its monthlv meeting at
the Academy Building, 31!) North Sec
ond street Friday evening, at 8:30
o clock. The principal speaker of the
evening will be Dr. Charles S Re
buck, and he will use as his theme,
"Tubercular Laryngitis."
Mrs. Oberholtzer Is
Elected Head of
Daughters of America
The Daughtors of America elected
officers as follows during their con
tention this morning:
State councilor, Mrs. Anna Ober
holtzer, No. 39, of Harrisburg; asso
ciate state councilor, Mrs. Mae Trout,
No. 83, of Srewsbury; state vice
councilor. Mrs. Jeannette Wauga
man, No. 63, of Jeannette; associate
state vice-councilor, Mrs. Nora Lln
ter. No. 34, Carlisle; conductor, LuFu
Shiplet, No. 57, Altoona; warden,
Mrs. Martha Davis, No. 4, of Taylor;
Inside sentinel, Mrs. Martha Mock,
No. 52, Johnstown; outside sentinel,
Mrs. Margaret Davis, No. 80, Pitts
burgh.
Next year the convention will be
held at Altoona.
Open House at Y. M. C. A.
to Inaugurate Season
M. M. A. will keep "open
house next Saturday evening for
young men in honor of the opening
of the winter activities of the club.
At this entertainment the new mov
ing picture machine will be operated
for the first time. Music will be fur
nished by the new talKing machine
and the electrical-playing piano which
have Just been installed. Refresh
ments will be served.
Early in October the Sunday after
noon meetings for men will be begun
In the Fahnestock Hall of the Y M
C. A.
British Casualty List Drops,
Despite Big Flanders Fight
London..Sept. 26. Total casualties
of all British ranks in all the war
theaters for the week ending vester
day are reported officially to have
been 23,035. The casualty lists are
suhdlvided as follows:
Officers killed or died of wounds.
103.
Men killed or died of wcunds, 4.430.
Officers wounded or missing. 432.
Men wounded or missing, 18.070.
BIBLE CLASS*
SCORES SHOWS
Men of Stevens Memorial
Want Improper Perform
ances Suppressed
At a well-attended business and
social meeting ox the men's Bible
class of Stevens Memorial Church,
a committee was appointed to draw
up a resolution and present same to
the Mayor, Chief of Police, local
newspapers and the manager of a
local theater, requesting the suppres
sion of improper theatrical perform
ances, and pledging their aid to the
new Mayor, J. William Bowman, in
this direction.
William Boyer rendered two scflos
in a pleasing manner, and the church
orchestra featured with a number of
well-played selections. At the close
of the business meeting the social
committee took charge. The tables
were set in the newly-refurnished
basement, and the menu, consisted of
fried oysters, sandwiches, pepper
slaw, sliced tomatoes, apples, cheese
and wafers and coffee. John T. Olm
sted, president of the class, acted as
toastmaster and after the appetizing
menu had been disposed of tho fol
lowing speakers made addresses:
"What Does De\'out Mean?" by J.
Harris Bell, teacher of the class. Mr.
Bell also spoke briefly and enter
tainingly on "Forks. Their Use and
Abuse as a Gastronomic Implement";
"The Greatest of These Is Charity,"
by W. S. Scliell; "Ignorantla Legis
Nominem Excusat," E. N. Hershev;
"Habit," H. B. Turner; "Bill, Biils
and Bullous," H. E. Jenks; "Friends,
Their Value and How to Make
Them," T. M. Sechler.
U-BOAT SINKS STEAMER
By Associated Press
Taris, Monday, Sept. 24. (Delayed).
—The French steamship Admiral de
Kersaint, 6,670 tons gross, was sunk
on September 14 after being attacked
by a submarine in Spanish territorial
waters. The captain was taken
prisoner on the submarine. The mem
ber* of his crew were killed or have
died of Injuries.
Finds Life With Big
Carnival Far From Roi
The life lead by a follower of
carnival is not what a great mai
young boys think It Is according
the. story told last night to the Bet'
esda Mission by a young man wl
has been with the Shesly show f
two weeks prior to the arrival of th
carnival in Hacrlsburg.
When the carnival left Harrisbui
it left James Feinney here, brok
Yesterday he went to the home of 1
Clark liawley, who lives at 1825 R
gina street, and as Mr. liawley is
subscriber to the Bethesda Missi<
he sent Feinney to the mission la
evening. As is the cuatom of tl
mission they gave him ciean cloth
and sot him a job with one of tl
restaurants in Market street.
Mr. Feinney is from a good far
ily in Jersey City, N. J., but he hi
the idea that he would like to be
his way over the country.
ONLY HALF A MAD
Most Men Neglect the Blo<
and Nerves Until Too Late
It doesn't take very much weake
Ing of a man's blood, nerve and vit
forces to cut his strength in ha
and leave him "only half a man." Tl
dangerous feature of this impoveris
ed condition Is, that much of the dai:
age is done before the victim
aware of it.
When a man—or woman—begins
look or feel older than they real
are. when they begin to tire easil
or early in the day. it is almost ce
ttiln that impoverished blood, fra
zled nerves or faulty digestion is t
cause of the trouble.
DR. CHASE'S BLOOD AND NERN
TABLETS have restored health a
strength in thousands of cases of ge
eral weakness and impoverish
blood. They contain the vital el
merit of Iron. Nux Vomica, Genti:
and other remadies that build up bo
and nerves alike.
It is interesting to note the stea
gain resulting from taking D
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LETS. It ,is urged that patier
weigh themselves before taking th
and wntch the increase in weight frt
month to month.
Kor sale at nil druggists. Pr
sixty cents.