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in THI Dopartmont Our Roodoro In Fulton County nnd Eloowhi
Around tho World NAlth -the Camera on tho Trail
of Hllotiory IVIaUlncr Happonlnc,
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE GETS PLEASING NEWS
MILITIA GUARDS PLANT FROM STRIKERS
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Mllltla of the New York National Guard crossing a brldgo at Ilastlngs-on-IIudson to cntor and guard tbo plant
of Ue National Conduit and Cable company, because of tin light between the striker, former employees at the plant,
and toe directors, wbo refuse to advance the wages of the men.
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PARRAL, WHERE MEXICANS ATTACKED U. S. TROOPS
View of Parral, the city into which the American troops under Major Tompkins were Invited by Carranzlstas and
then treacherously attacked by the garrison and citizens.
PREPAREDNESS IN SAN FRANCISCO
Prciwrf.rim.H9 Bnonm to hH enttlna a Eood start In San Francisco. Judging by this photograph of the cadets of the
Polytechnic high school at drill in Golden Gate park. Toe boys aro rully equipped and are trained daily by MaJ.
James U. Watson.
CARRANZA ARCH IN MEXICO CITY
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In .)lr'Umi,nal nrch erected In front of the war college on the principal plar.a
th k i 0 tlly' ,a honor 01 lha vl8lt or General CarranJia. The Inscription on
BWcony read: "Homago to tb First Chief."
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Countess Sonta Slkorska of Warsaw,
a young and beautiful widow and tb
daughter of the present governor of
Kielce, landed In San Francisco the
other day. Though the Germans shot
hor ancestral castle to pieces, she
saved a wonderful collection of family
Jewels.
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lly REV. W. W. KETCHUM
Dlroctor of th Prutical Couria,
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The crown prlnco of Germany, "snapped" as he was reading a pleasing wireless menpago from th trout
ranks of bis troops at Verdun, llehlnd him are several French officers Just brought in as prisoners.
TEN MINUTES FOR REFRESHMENTS IN MEXICO
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Cavalry of the Amorlcan expeditionary (orco In Mexico watering their horses and taking a brief retit In the
welcome shade of trees.
IN MUD AND GRASS SHELTER
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DEVICES TO DESTROY MERCHANT SHIPS
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Soldiers f f thft expeditionary lorce,
fur advanced In Moxlco, have ingen
iously constructed Bh6ltor "tents" cf
adobe mud and grass. The Interiors
are comfortable and Quito roomy, the
ground having bcon dug and a sort of
trench excavated for hasty exit should
such be necessary.
DECORATED CY THE MIKADO
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Ihese arc some, ol the lire bom us niui oilier tnmgs founu uy uie ponce oi
New York when they arrested Von Klelst. Dode, Wolpert and others for com
plicity In a plot to doatroy ships sailing from Now York for ports of the allied
countries.
HELPING ALLIES' BLINDED SOLDIERS
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Rev. Morryman C. Harris, tor 12
years Methodist Episcopal bishop In
Japan and Korea, has returned to
Amorlca temporarily, wearing decora
tions bestowed on him by the emperor
of Japan.
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George A. Kessler, a l.usltanla survivor, has decide 1 to give up his busi
ness to direct the handling of the fund for the blinded soldiers of France,
Belgium and Great Britain. He Is an officer and founder of the Pormanont
Blind Relief War fund. Mrs. Kessler will also aid the cause, Dot only by giving
money, but by personal efforts. Already a large number oMnfluentlal and
wealthy people of the country have become Interested In this movement and
Mr. Kessler is boperul that millions will be contributed The work wilt be
carried ou all over the country.
TKXT-An.l 1 If I lie lif'i-i up will draw"
all men unto mo. Julia 12 Ii.
Thero should bo no qtie.it Ion an to
what Clirliit meant by the expression
"llflcd up." If so,
It should be at
onco set aside, for
tho evangelist In
terprets the words
for usr "This he
said, signifying
what death he
should die."
In tlirco other
places In John's
gospel this ex
pression "lifted
up"lsuH"d. In the
third chapter, the
fourteenth verse,
where we read:
"As Moses lifted
up the serpent In
the wilderness, even so must the Bon
of Man he lifted up." Asaln In the
eighth chapter, twenty-eighth verse:
"When ye have lifted up the Bon of
Man, then shall ye know that I am
be." And in tho twelfth chapter, the
thirty-fourth verse, where the people
In response to Christ's words In our
text reply: "We have heard out of the
law that Christ uhldclh forever; and
how snyest thou, the Son of Man must
be lifted up?" It Is very evident from
this reply that they understood hlin tc
mean by the expression "lifted up "his
death. And so a careful study of the
use of this expression In this gospnl
convinces one that by It, la meant
Christ's death upon the crocs.
Christ, therefore, in our text tells
os that through his death there would
come to him an addod power, the
power to draw all men to him, a power
which wns not evident when he
walked this earth as the Son of Man.
Christ never had any large following
then, probably never more than fivs
hundred disciples at any onq time.
But today, on this side of tho cross
millions follow In his train. Ills wordi
have come true: "And if I be lifted
up I will draw all men unto me."
What Is this power! We have all
experienced It. It Is the attraction ol
sacrifice. Who Is not drawn by ft 1
I shall never forget how, as a boy. I
was drawn to that hero of the grenl
lakes, John Maynard, by reading the
ftory of his sacrifice. He was pilot
on a lake steamer that caught fire, and
though tho flames swept around the
rllot house he bravely stood at his
post. From tho stern of the vessel,
where passengers nnd crew were gath
ered, the captain repeatedly rolled out,
"Can you hold out a little longer,
John?" And each time, more feebly,
came tho reply: "Aye, aye. sir. a little
longer." At last the keel of the boat
ground upon tho gravelly beach, and
all were saved except John Maynard,
who died at his post. Who. I ask. Is
not drawn by such sacrifice? And il
the sacrifice of John Maynard draws
one's heart, who Is there that will not
b3 drawn to Christ as they know the
story of his sacrifice on the cross?
Ilenrts are drawn, tho world over,
as the old lovo story of the cross is
told. There Is no doubt about that
Matchless as the teaching of Christ 1st
wonderful and beautiful as tits II fo on
earth was. It is the story of Calvary
that draws human hearts. For titer
God In Christ met and settled forever
the problem of every human heart.
Fin wns thero put eway by his sacri
fice; there he bore our sins In his own
body; there he, who knew no sin. was
made sin for us. It was a dlvlno sac
rifice meeting every human need. No
burdened bouI need longer stumble
nnd fall under the weight of sin.
"Through this mnn Is preached unto
you the forgiveness of sins and by
Mm all that bo'.leve are Justified from
all things." Blessed fact!
Weary, worn one. why not yield
yourself to the drawing power of the
uplifted Christ? That Is the question.
Christ draws all men, but will all men
yield? That depends upon the men,
for os free moral agents we have the
power of saying. "No." , Among the
saddest words Jesus ever uttered are
these: "Ye will not come unto me that
ye might have life." Note It carefully,
"will not." It Is a matter then of our
wills. Will we yield? He draws us;
no doubt about that. Wborever the
story Is known mon ere drawn; but
ch the sad. sad fact, they do not all
yield to him, simply because they will
not.
In a little New York state town
where I was a student pastor a man
snt alone ono Sunday night In hit
homo. Some time before this a do
voted Christian woman. In paying hlra
a bill, said, "Mr. . I wouldn't be
In your shoes for all you have In the
world." And os she said this she
T-laced in his hands two volumes ol
tho llfo of Christ, requesting that ha
read them. Timo that Sunday night,
hung heavily on his hands. Tho folk
were away; ho had nothing to da
Aimlessly he picked up one of the vol
umes nnd began to read, not in the
front of tho book but near the closo.
It was the second volume of the life
of Christ, and ns ho read he beeamo
deeply Interested, then fascinated,
finally drawn. What was he reading?
The story of Calvory. A tear glistened
In his eye, rolled down bis cheek, then
another and another. At length, un
able to resist longer, he ruahed out of
the house, up town to the little
church, and Just as the bmiedtrtloa
was about to bo pronounced, down Lh
aisle came the man. As he reached
the pulpit he cried aloud, "While must
I do to be saved?" And there, that
night, drawn by tte uplifted Christ, he
yielded himself to Win who Is mighty
to save! Oh. my friend, the uplifted
Christ draws. Will you yield?
There Is no good in arguing with
the Inevitable. The only aigumout
available with an east wind Is to put
on your gretit-coat J. R. I.owell.