THE FOOD EMBARGO TO STARVE GERMANY
Control of export was given the
government several days ago,
when the Senate finally approved
the administration espionage bill
with its embargo clause.
The measure required only the
President's signature to put in
the hands of the executive the
weapon by which it is intended to
stop supplies from entering Ger
many through neutral countries,
and he did it.
With this measure, which means
the real effective blockade of
Germany, President Wilson not
only recognizes the fact that the
neutral countries are not our
friends, as they demoijstrated very
■clearly by refusing to align them
selves on the side of the United
States, but it means, too, that the
embargo is the first and mighty
blow this country will give to Ger
many in her willingness to wage
war against ruthless submarine
campaign. It is high time that all
neutrals should know that whoev
er is not with us is against us.
More than any other step, this one
of the food embargo and limita
tions of shipping to the neutral
countries can be retained as proof
of co-operation of America with
the Entente.
We must not forget that Presi
dent Wilson offered to all neutrals
the opportunity to break their
neutrality and courageously de
nounce the savagery of the sub
marine campaign. He gave to them
good advices and time enough for
consideration and reflection. To
strike Germany and her allies the
President did not hesitate to strike
the so-called neutrals when they,
with their refusal to break with
Germany, showed the most egotis
tic and selfish disposition so det
rimental to the interests of the En
tentet
That refusal was judged as a
•failure of Wilson's policy, but now
it appears clear that the Presi
dent 's policy was not rash, but the
fruit of a clear vision of the great
struggle embracing not European
motives alone, but world-wide mo
tives. ,;]£•*
The problem was amply discuss
ed in England and France. There
Mr. Tardieu explained how neces
sary were the enforcements of a
complete blockade of Germany
through the neutrals.
Today Mr. Tardieu is in
Washington and no doubt he has
had some influence in the actual
decision voted by the Senate and
sanctioned by the President's sig
nature.
Now it is absolutely necessary
that this resolution of the United
States be solidified by unanimous
co-operation from all the Entente
nations, so that Germany and her
Allies find themselves closed by a
barrier, so tight that nothing
could pass to help them.
It is the exile of the world; it
is the interdition from life that
must strike our enemies.
No doubt the embargo voted by
the American Senate is the best
proof of solidarity given by the
United States to the valiant fight
ers in the trenches.
Card of Thanks
On behalf of the relatives of An
tonio Liporati, of Clymer, whose
funeral was held in Blairsville on
Sunday, 24, the relatives of the de
ceased in this manner wish to
thank the United Mine Workers
of Clymer for attending the fune
ral in Blairsville.
JOE MADONNA.
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WARMING A
SERPENT
By F. A. MITCHEL
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In the middle of the nineteenth cen
tury the Mississippi river was a thor
oughfare for palatial steamboats ply
ing between the south and the north
west In those days the western peo
ple were more prone to gamble than
now, and these steamers were used by
professional ."blacklegs," who reaped
a rich harvest from confiding persons
who were enticed by various schemes
to play.
One morning several young men from
St. Louis were standing about a table
at which sat a professional gambler
and a raw boned countryman from the
Interior of Missouri. The onlookers
were friends and had often played a
friendly gentlemen's game of poker to
gether at each other's home and prid
ed themselves on being exceedingly
skillful thereat They noticed that the
gambler was purposely losing his mon
ey to the greenhorn, evidently with the
Intention of drawing him on to play
for higher stakes, when he would take
all the casf 1 his opponent possessed.
Presently the two were notified that
the tables most be set for dinner, and
they were obliged to cease playing, the
gambler exacting a promise that be
would be given a chance for revenge
during the afternoon.
The party of St Louisans knew well
that the countryman would be cleaned
out and regretted to see him made a
victim. One of them was deputed to
go to him and explain the gambler's
game. The countryman was not con
vinced. At any rate, he declared that
he had passed the word of a Mia
sourian to give the man whose money
he had won his revenge and he would
keep the promise.
Then his would be benefactors con
cluded that they would ask him to play
a small game with them before sitting
down with the gambler, designing to
win his money and hand it back to
him, exacting his promise not to risk
it again to any one during the trip.
He said that he had promised to play
with the man whose money he had
won during the morning, bat had not
promised to play with any one else
before doing so; therefore he felt that
It would be honorable for him to ac
cept the Invitation.
As soon as the dinner dishes were
cleared away the St Louisans and the
countryman sat down at a table and
began their game. While they were
at it the gambler came along and, aee-
In* thathla victim had se«r taken
from him, berated him soundly. The
conn try ma n excused himself on the
ground that he would give the gambler
his revenge before the afternoon had
passed, and the St Louisans volunteer
ed to give him up at 4 o'clock p. m.
This did not allay the gambler's ire,
and for a time It was feared that there
would be a fight between him and the
Mlssourlan. However, the gambler
finally quieted and left the party, say
ing that he should expect his revenge
from the other at 4 o'clock.
The St. Louisans did not proceed to
win the greenhorn's money all at once,
fearing to frighten him off before they
had saved It all for him. They per
mitted him to win several pots, then
glanced at one another the signal to
begin operations at once. They Intend
ed to play a fair game, believing that
they could by skill accomplish their
object
But about the time they were ready
to win the man's money he became
possessed of several remarkable hands.
With tens full on aces he won a pot of
$5O, the next highest hand being full
sevens on queens. Then he took a
large Jack pot with four deuces. Be
fore the St Louisans were aware of
how the game was going he had taken
over |2OO from them From this their
loss ran up to $5OO, and the country
man was still winning.
The men who had taken pity on the
countryman began to feel that they
had warmed a serpent In their bos
oms. Where the man's splendid hands
came from they could not divine: But
he did not always need flood hands to
win. Whenever he bet high even if
he held low cards, he always overtop
ped the others.
Soon after he sat down to play a
man who looked like ooe of the pas
sengers loitered by and stopped to have
a look at the game. As It progressed
he seemed to be more and more Inter
ested In it and maintained his position,
which was always behind one of the
St Louisans, never behind the coun
tryman. Suddenly one of the former
threw down his hand, saying:
"I reckon we've had enough of this,
boys. Pm going to quit"
Prom his manner his friends were
satisfied that he had discovered' some
thing wrong, and all rose from the ta
ble, leaving the countryman some $l,-
500 winner. When they were out of
hearing of their intended beneficiary
the man who had cried enough was
asked what had caused blm to do so.
**That fellow who stood over us and
was so Interested in the game had a
mirror under his coat and when he
wished to show our opponent the hand
of any of us he would move his coat
lapel just enough to do sa His sue
otes made him incautious, and finally
I <*nnyht him."
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Passing Counterfeits.
Johnny—Say, papa, passing counter
feit money Is unlawful, Isn't It? Papa
—Yes. Johnny—Well, papa. If a man
was walking along the street and saw
a tan dollar counterfeit bill upon the
sidewalk and did not pick it up
wouldn't he be guilty of, passing coun
terfeit money, and couldn't he be ar
rested and put in Jail? Papa—More
likely the lunatic asylum. Now you
may go to bed, my son.—Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Got His Dose Later.
Mr. Courtney (flatteringly)—l had the
blues awfully when I came here to
night Miss Fisher, but they are all
gone now. You are as good as medi
cine. Bliss Fisher's Little Brother—
Yee; father himself says shell be a
drug on the market if she doesn't catcb
on to some fellow soon.
Qutok Work.
"That editor la terribly slow at read
ing manuscript"
•Think so? Why, I know the time he
went through twelve stories in less
than a minute."
"Graciousl When was that?"
"When the elevator broke."—Phila
delphia Press.
An Individual Preference.
"What's your favorite animal?"
"A goldfish," replied Mr. Meek ton.
"It doeaut sing or have to be put out
of the house at night"— Washington
Star.
"And what is jour favorite game, niv
llttle man?" aaked the friend of the
family.
"Oh, any game mother thinks Is too
rough for me to plsj," replied the little
man.—Philadelphia Record.
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Your Own Cor««r.
•You may be whatever you resolve
to be." That was the motto of Stone
wall Jackson, who died a lieutenant
general at thirty-nine. The meteoric
soldier found that sticking everlasting
ly at it was what put the solve in re
solve. Stonewall's msrlm means that
you can do what you try to do if you
try hard enough. Mr. Favre found
that out forty years ago when against
obstacles supreme and penalties of f 1,-
000 a day for failure he pierced the
St Gothard tunnel through the Alps.
That stupendous work cost eight times
the original estimates of ten millions,
but it was done, and done to the ever
lasting glory of human pluck.—Girard
in Philadelphia Ledger.
KINDNESS.
When we consider the ISSMHS
: it brings I wonder why It Is ws :
: are net all kinder than we ers.
Hew eeelly It Is done! How : i
| stantaneouely It sets! Hew In*
I: falllbly it le remembered!—
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