, THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA. DEDCO ELECTS AUSTRIA!! REPLY SPIRIT OF 1917 PENNSYLVANIA LEAVES DOOR OPE! STATE ITEMS WILSON ORDERS LINERS ARMED Temperana GEN Chosen President By Nearly Unanimous Vote. FIRST REAL ELECTION No Intimidation Shown At PollsOld Residents Call It First Real Election Ever Held In Country. Mexico City. Gen. VenuBtlano Car ranza was Sunday elected President of Mexico by what Is believed, to have been the largest vote erer cast in the republic. Although the voters had the privilege of writing In or declaring any name they desired, General Carranza received all but a few scattering bal lots. The estimated vote cast runs all the way from several hundred thou sand to a million. First Real Election. The Presidential election was pro vided for in articles adopted by the Constitutional Assembly which met at Quertaro. Many of the old residents declare that this was the first real election ever held In the country. Re ports from various parts of the repub lic indicate that there was no disturb ance or Intimidation. Although there was no opposition for the Presidency, the Congressional con' tests were bitterly fought Conditions at the polls throughout the district were orderly and there was a steady stream of voters during the day. Troops were not ln'evldence, the soldiers casting their votes In their barracks. Madero Last President Mexico will now have a constitution al President for the first time since 1911, when Francisco Madero received more than 300,000 votes. Gen. Vlo torlano Huerta called an election in 1914 and declared himself elected, but later nullified the election on the ground that an Insufficient number of rotes bad been cast His. election to the Presidency marks the climax of the efforts of Gen eral Carranza, who took the field against Huerta February 19, 1913, after Huerta bad seized the executive power. Turks Use Prisoners. Cairo. The Turks have pulled up the railway between Jaffa and Jeru salem and are using the rails for the construction of a strategic line be; tween Ras-el-AIn and Diarbekir. 28 TO 42 DEAD IN TORNADO. Over 200 Injured In Indiana 25 Ex pected To Die. Indianapolis. A tornado swept over Central Eastern Indiana late Sunday afternoon, killing more than a score of persons at New Castle and two chil dren in Wayne county. According to some estimates, the number dead will be nearer 60, and 42 bodies have al ready been removed from the wreck age in the storm-swept area. The total number of injured will run over 200, some of whom are probably fatally hurt The damage will total well over 11,000,000 at New Castle and sev eral thousand dollars In Wayne county. TOOTHPICK IN HIS 8TOMACH. Man Swallowed It Nine Years Ago. Cut Out At Hospital. Wllkes-Barre, Pa. Nine years ago B. H. Barnhart, of Athens, swallowed a toothpick. Recently he was stricken with stomach trouble and doctors found that small abscesses were form ing. Barnhart was told that only an operation could save him and he went to the hospital at Towanda. The tooth pick was removed from his stomach. Barnhart's condition has Improved and he will have a speedy recovery, bis doctors state. TREES IN BELGIUM NOW TAKEN. Germans Sending Finest Growths Out Of the Country. Havre, France. The German mili tary administration in Belgium has be un systematically requisitioning the trees throughout the country. Accord ing to information received by the Bel gian Government here, the Germans are taking the finest growths, province by province, and sending them to Ger many. j 84 CARS OF 8ILK FOR GOTHAM. Importation From China Passes Through Ogdensburg. Ogdensburg, N. Y. Thirty-four car loads of Chinese silk passed through .this city on the way to New York. It was the largest importation of silk ever received through this port and was valued at approximately 3,000, 000. .UNITED STATES DIPLOMAT DEAD. G. W. Guthrie, Ambassador To Japan, Was Appointed In 1913. Washington. George W. Guthrie, of Pittsburgh, American Ambassador at Tokio, is dead. Word of the Ambas sador's death reached the State De partment from Toklo in a dispatch jfrom the Embassy. Lane Appoints Assistant Washington. Secretary Lane an nounced the appointment of E. . C. Cradley, of San Francisco, as assistant to the Secretary of the Interior, suc ceeding Stephen T. Mather, who is to become director of the National Park Service. Suffrage Bill Signed. Little Rock, Ark. Governor Brough signed the bill which allows women to vote in all primary elections In th SUte. Calls ExtraSession of Congress to Meet on April 16. TO PROTECT MERCHANTMEN Navy Yards, With Equipment Already Assembled, Will Hasten Prepara tion Of Ships For Sailing. Washington. President Wilson or dered the arming of American mer chant ships against Germany's ruthless submarine warfare, and at the same time Issued a proclamation calling an extra session of Congress to meet April 16. The President's decision was made following the action of the Senate in revising its rules to permit prompt action on Important Questions and the submission of formal opinions by Sec retary Lansing and Attorney-General Gregory that he haw the power to arm merchantmen without action by Con gress. Mr. Wilson has the backing of the entire Cabinet In taking the step. Guns for arming merchantmen bave been assembled at navy yards along the Atlantic Coast and everything is ready to carry out th policy an nounced by the President Action To Be Taken Without Delay. Petails of the Government's armed neutrality plans for defending the merchant marine were withheld to avoid endangering Americans and their ships by permitting the informa tion to reach Germany. The only statement at the' White House and the Navy Department was that the Presi dent was determined fully to protect American rights. It was learned definitely that some American merchant ships sailing for the submarine zone will be armed by the Government at once. Preliminary arrangements have been completed and It 1b expected that vessels will be ready to sail in the near future. The decision, coming at the end of a period of tense waiting, was general ly hailed as the natural and unavoid able next step In the policy adopted by the President when he .broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and gave warning that the United States could not tolerate attacks on Ameri can ships and citizens In violation of International law. Fraught with the grave possibility of war with Germany, the action was taken by President Wilson only after be was convinced that Germany actu ally was proceeding with her campaign of ruthleBsness, and had made efforts to plot with Mexico and Japan against the territorial integrity of the United States. President's Proclamation. The text of the proclamation fol lows: "Whereas public interests require that the Congress of the United States should be convened in extra session at 2 o'clock noon on the six teenth day of April, 1917, to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive. "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and de clare that an extraordinary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene In extra session at the Capitol In the city of Washington on the sixteenth day of April, 1917, at 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as members thereof are hereby re quired to take notice. "Given under my hand and the seal of the United States of America, the ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and of the independence of the United States, the one hundred and forty-first.' All Sailings To Be Secret m Washington. Lacking legal author ity to establish general censorship, the Administration appealed to the patriot ism of the country's newspapers and cable companies to suppress publica tion and transmission of information about the movements of American mer chant craft, now to be armed against German submarines. Might Jeopardize Life. "The best news that readers can have," Secretary Daniels said In a formal statement to press repre sentatives, "is that the Government will protect the rights of America to the freedom of the seas. 'The publication of details can serve no good purpose and might Jeopardize human life." Mr. Daniels has determined not to reveal any of the department's plans for carrying out the policy ordered by President Wilson. He previously has stated, however, that the navy Is pre pared with guns, ammunition, gun crews and all other necessary equip ment or personnel to carry out the in structions. American Doctors Stay. Berlin (via London). The Ameri can physicians' expedition, under the direction of Dr. Edward F. Nippon, of Cincinnati, has returned to Its base at Deutsch Eylau, where it will con tinue Its work under the direction of the New York committee. Land For National Forest Washington. Purchase of 32,266 acres of land in the Southern. Appala chian and White mountains for inclu sion to the Eastern national forests was authorized by the National Forest Reservation Commission. 32,178 Letters Opened. Berne (via Paris). The Swiss Pos tal Department. In its report for 1916. nova that 82.176 registered letters wars opened or confiscated by the warring Powers. (Copyright) CLOTURE RULE IS Way Opened for Possible Extra Session of Congress. THREE VOTE AGAINST RULE Extra Session Now In Prospect Be lief Grows That President Will Call One Im mediately. Washlngtdn. After morethan 100 years under rules permitting debate limited only by the physical endurance of Senators and the provisions of the Constitution, the Senate by a vote of 76 to 3 put power In the hands of two thirds of its members in the future to limit discussion and to say when a vote shall be taken on a pending meas ure. Those voting In the negative were Senators La Follette, Gronna and Sherman. Senate's Action Prompt Action by the Senate came unexpect edly after six hours' debate on the new rule, drafted by a bipartisan commit tee. Although both Democrats and Republicans had approved the change In caucus and Senator Martin, the ma jority floor leader, had given notice that the Senate would be kept In con tinuous session until a vote was taken, nearly everyone looked for a much longer discussion. Senators Cummins, Kenyon, Kir by, Lane, Norrls, Stone and Vardaman, who were against the Armed Neutrality bill, voted for the amendment Indorsement of the cloture rule was given by Senator Stone, of Missouri, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, who, however, expressed doubts as to its efficacy. MASTER MIND IS 80UGHT BY U. 8. Sensational Arrest Expected To Be Made Code Messages. New York. As a Federal grand Jury began to probe the activities here of Dr. Chandra Chaklaberty and Dr. Ernest Sckunner, Federal Secret Serv ice agents throughout the country were believed to be rapidly closing in on the "master mind" who caroled out German plot orders from 76 Wllhelm- strasse, Berlin Secret Service bead quarters. Revelations to Secret Service agents here and In Washington Indicate that there is fast coming to light a plot which stretched its mysterious tenta cles into Mexico, Cuba, the Philippines and wrapped themselves around the Panama Canal. Sensational disclosures are expected soon when a new arrest Is made. The identity of the man now under surveillance has not been dis closed, but his arrest is expected to be a profoundly surprising disclosure. YARROWDALE MEN RELEASED. Americans Held Prisoners Sent From Germany Via Switzerland. London. A dispatch from Berlin says that the Americans and other neutrals who were on board the cap tured British steamer Yarrowdale have left Germany. The Spanish, American and Bra zilian Yarowdale prisoners were sent from the prisoners' camp at Branden burg to Switzerland by way of Lin den, according to a Berlin dispatch to Reuter's by way of Amsterdam." Members of other neutral crews were 'sent home through various fron tier towns. The dispatch says that the prisoners were released on the ex piration of the quarantine imposed by the discovery of a case of spotted fever. TROOPS FAST LEAVING BORDER. Last Of Guardsmen To Depart On March 25. Washington. The War Department announced that schedules of departure have been so arranged that the last National Guard organization will leave the border March 25. General Persh ing finds It necessary to use chair cars and day coaches, but is arranging for the least possible discomfort AN AMPUTATED ARM RESTORED. Amazing Operation On British Soldier Said To Be Successful. London. A son of the Hon. J. O'Grady, a member of Parliament vas wounded several months ago in France In such manner that his arm had to be amputated. The Burgeons cut off the arm, removed the shattered bone and then put the arm back again, set ting the bone and sewing the tendons. The arm has now healed and is gain ing strength. The patient can use It effectively. QUICKLY ADOPTED SHIPYARDSAGREETO ACGEPTNAVYWORK Pledge to Avert Commandeering of Plants. GIVE NAVY PREFERENCE Navy Department Wants Material, , Men and Labor In Speed-Ing-Up Pro gram. Washington. American shipbuild ers engaged on Government work en tered Into an agreement with Secre tary Danials to accept new contracts at a flat rate of 10 per cent net profit and pledged co-operation to the fullest extent of their ability in rushing to completion the navy's construction program. - ' Virtually all of the larger private plants In the country were represented In the conference. The builders, who have been netting from 20 to 30 per cent on merchant steamers, said they were willing to turn to Government contracts at 10 per cent as a patriotic duty, and the Secretary on his part agreed to protect them from undue loss. As a result for the present at least, the Government will not consider exercising the authority given by Con gress to commandeer "plants. The next step of the department will be to call upon builders not engaged In Government work to undertake such tasks as they are equipped to carry out For the most part this will con sist of building submarine chasers and possibly some destroyers. An under standing also will be sought to prevent yards doing private work from draw ing men from those with 'navy con tracts. Navy Needs To Come First When the problem of placing new ships in yards best fitted to do fast work has been studied out, the ques tion of getting ways clear of merchant tonnage now under construction will be taken up. Wherever It is possible such ships will be rushed to comple tion and delivered to their owners. No new merchant ships will be laid down, however, until the needs of the navy have been satisfied. In some instances it is expected that because of shortage of skilled labor and the demand for structural steel, merchant ships now on the ways would be completed only to the point of launching and then held up while navy vessels took their plaoes. MINISTER ECKHART GOT NOTE. Zlmmermann Plot Missive Reached Him, Declares Authority. Washington. It was stated on high diplomatic authority that the Zimmer man note to German Minister Eckhart in Mexico City reached Its destination. The Informant asserted that two methods were chosen by the German Foreign Office for the transmission of the note. One of these methods was said to be the wireless telegraph, the other the sea. It was believed that one copy of the note was sent direct to Mexico on board a German sub marine, the other message reaching Mexico by wireless. YAGER TO "FELLOW-CITIZENS." Governor Of Porto Rico So Addresses Islanders In Message. San Juan, P. R. Governor Yager, In a special message to the Legislature, for the first time addressed the mem bers as "fellow-citizens of the United States." He said: - - "I welcome you Into our great na tional family, with high hopes of you in this new relation." The Governor urged legislation in creasing the pay of Government em ployes, extension of the educational system, and that the new citizenship and home rule laws be made operative. Guard U. 8. Buildings. Pittsburgh.t-The buildinKS of the United States Bureau of Mines and the Government Arsenal, have bepn placed under guard both night and day. Only 8panlsh Used. Panama. President Valdes signed a bill prohibiting any language except Spanish to be used In the correspond ence of banking institutions. The law carries a fine of $6,000 for non-compliance. 600 Become U. 8. Citizens. Chicago. Five hundred aliens took out their first naturalization papers at a session of the Superior Court Tues day night. This establishes a record for naturalization at one session of court In Chicago. Answer to American Note as to Armed Trade Ships. BREAK MAY BE DELAYED According To Her Declaration "Free- dom Of the Seas" In War Time "Applies Only To Neutral Ves sels, Not To Neutral Persons. Washington. Austria's1 reply to the American request for a clearer deflnl tlon of her attitude In the submarine situation was stated officially here to leave the door open for further nego tiations, delaying, temporarily at least the break which has been regarded as inevitable since the severance of rela tions between the United States and Germany. Although In substance the Ion com munication holds and defends the un restricted warfare waited by Germany It is couched in most friendly terms and points out that "Austrian sub marines solely are operating in the Adriatic and the Mediterranean, and therefore an enoroachment on Amerl can interests hardly Is to be feared, There will be a reolv to this note, and unless an overt act precipitates the rupture both sides apparently earnest ly desire to avoid, the United States probably will not be inclined to force the issue for the present . Germany Forcing Austria. The truth is that Germany is cred ted with trying to force Austria to a step which that country does not wish to take. Germany naturally wishes, it is pointed out, to have the complete moral support of her allies to the sub marine campaign and is uslnc her great influence with Austria to that end. This opinion Is based not only on dispatches from Ambassador Penfleld, at Vienna, but on the whole length and spirit oi tne Austrian note. Not Quite Clear. Austria's attempt in the communi cation to distinguish between the treatment which shall be accorded neutral and enemy merchant shipping Is regarded in various quarters as be ing somewhat similar to Germany's ef fort to establish a "safety zone" for American liners between New York and Falmouth. , Although the Austrian communica tlon declares that "there obviously is no reason to allow different DrinclDles for war on land and sea," the position of the United States is that different principles actually do govern because or different conditions, and the United States has contended and the various belligerents have during the course of the war, virtually admitted that during hostilities international law cannot be changed without the consent of all the nations Involved. Not To Armed Ships. Another portion of the communica tion which undoubtedly will not meet witn the approval of the United States Is that having to do with defensively armed merchant ships. Austria's as sertion that her previous assurances did not apply to armed merchant ves sels was received with some surorise The broad declaration that armed mer chantmen "are to be regarded as pirate vessels, which may be destroy ed" regarded as belna- especially sig nificant la view of the intentions of the United States regarding armament for its merchant shipping. Notwithstanding the perplexity cre ated In the minds of officials with a portion of the Austrian argument the extreme reluctance felt here for a break with Germany's chief ally and the fact that Austria also does not desire it will assure the note a most friendly reading and every effort will be made to harmonize the relations of the two governments if it can be done without surrender by either. Effect Of a Break. Officials here have felt throughout that a break with Austria would serve little purpose and do much harm. America's protest against Germany's illegal submarine warfare Is thought to have been fully enforced by a sev erence of relations with that govern ment A break with Austria probably would be followed by one with Bul garia and Turkey, Jeopardizing Ameri can interests in those countries;, would lead to many diplomatic readjust ments because of the belligerents this country represents in Austria and the Austrian Interests represented else where, and would endanger the million or more prisoners for whom this coun try has been caring, as well as cut off a line of communication from Berlin. U. S. ARMY GROWS 'RAPDILY. About 5,000 Men Have Enlisted Since German Break. Washington. With the shadow of war hanging over the nation all army enlistment records for peace times were broken during February. An- proximately 6.000 men signed un for service. The actual figures to date show 6,852, but figures are still com ing in from field camos and the re-en. llstments. The figures are especially gratifying to the department Prac tically all of the enlistments came after the diplomatlo break with Ger many, on February 8. CHINA LIKELY TO ACT 8O0N. Break With Germany Is Expected This Week. Peking. Tuan Chl-Jui, who re signed aa Premier several days ago and went to Tlen-tsln,' has returned here and conferred with the Cabinet and the President A compromise baa been reached so that Parliament may decide whether China shall break rela tions with Germany and Join the En tente. It is expected that there will be a severance of relations be'tveeo China and Germany this week. Carlisle. John. B. Martin, the "Marrying 'Squire, has tied his 1300th nuptial -knot. Hazleton. Women have been made panicky by a caller at their doors, Inquiring for girls with long balr. Wllkes-Barre. Henry T. Murray principal of the Askam School in Han over township, was killed when a steamer tank he was using to thaw out a frozen water pipe, exploded Both legs were blown from his body Phoentxvllle. The Board of Health tangle, growing out of the allegation that it was not organized according to law, took another turn by an "order from Joseph Scattergood, the county medical inspector, that all Sunday achools be closed. Sprlnghouse. Burglars broke into A. J. Bradford's residence and stole a salt of clothes, manlodin and other articles. James Harper and George Margargal, guests, saw two men through the window and fired twenty shots, but the robbers escaped. Beckersvllle. Declaring she left a barrel containing 66 gallons of whisky at the Beckersvllle Hotel, which the defendant Joseph W. Richard, return ed with the liquor missing and water substituted, Elizabeth Beam sued to recover $444.49. Bryn Mawr. The Main Line Citi zens' Association has appointed Miea Caroline M. Karas visiting nurse for Bryn Mawr district succeeding Miss Potts, resigned. Ambler. Bonds to a total of $14, 000, Issued by the WIssahlckon Fire Company, bave been sufbscr'bed - for and a fire station and borough hall is being erected by Henry F. Schneider, of North Wales. Harrlsburg. The State will adopt a policy of presenting repealers to the Legislature biennially to keep the statue books of the Commonwealth clear of obsolete laws. ' Harrlsburgh. Governor Brumbaugh has approved the merger Of four elec tric companies into the Waynesboro Electric Company,- of Waynesboro, with a capital of $50,000. Altoona. C. E. Torrance has a-side of a stove used by Otvge Washing ton at bis headquarters at Valley Forge. Shamokln. The Rev. E. Judson Barnes, of the First Baptist Church, some years ago was a building con tractor in Scranton. Berwick. With full honors of war, James Garrison, a member of Com pany I, Thirteenth Infantry, who died of pneumonia on the Mexican border, was burled. Thousands took part In the service. . . Chester. A modern police call sys tem, on the ted light and gong plan, will be installed In this town. Allentown. Morris Greenfield sues for 110,000 from Bernard Moskovlts, for the alleged alienation of Mr. Greenfield. , Bristol. Physicians have been criti cised by State health officers for not certifying over 200 births. East Mauch Chunk. William, 11- year-old son of Frank Isaac, a railway mall clerk, fell on an Icy sidewalk and fractured a leg. Reading. During the ni&t month 41 young men have enlisted In the united States army. Reading. Jonothan B. Miller, fell down the steps of the Norrlstown Trust Company and his left hip was brqken. Emaus. Charles Knauss, while shoveling snow for the borough, fell and fractured an ankle. Hazleton. A boycott on potatoes brought a tumble In prices asked by farmers, some of whom sold their hold over tubers for $1.85 a bushel. Norrlstown. While sifting ashes Mrs. Harry Watton, 52, fell dead from fatty heart ' Centerport Mahlon Bagenstose .who was injured by a tree falling on hls head, has died. Pottsown. A carload of cows sold by John'K. Kulp brought from $70 to $107 per head. Mohnton. The J. C. Keessler & Co., hat factory has been sold to a New York firm tor $35,000. Topton. Emma, 7-year-old daugh ter of Solon Slcher, split her lower jaw falling downstairs. Pottstown. Eggs dropped from 48 to 40 cents a dozen, and sauerkraut skyrocketed from 18 to 25 cents a quart In the market " Pine Forge. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Garber were found unconscious In their home by neighbors overcome by coal gas. West Pottsgrove. William Francis, constable, Is putting slot machines In his bailiwick out of business. ' West Leesport. George Hoyer was struck by an express train on the Pennsylvania, near Reading, and his right arm was broke. Marcus Hook. The Benzol Pro ducts Company, the General Chemical Company and the Worth Brothers will erect 800 houses to accommodate em ployes. Coatesville. Daniel Rodman, a pipe fitter, Is in the Coatesville Hospital suffering with knife wound over the heart, and Walter Allan, a structural Ironworker, has been committed to Jail, charged with the crime. Morrisvllle. Mrs. Bateman, who car- rled the mail between Morrisvllle and Fallslngton many years, decided to quit, and the contract has been award ed to Leroy Wlldmaa. Reading. An aanex will be added to the Boys' Home so that 60 more boys who figure In the Juvenile Court can be cared for. Harrlsburg. The SUte Board of Pardons has recommended pardon of Stanley Poweskl, Berks county, con victed of car robbery. York. Beginning a' campaign against market forestalling, Mayor Hugentugler had two arrests made by plain-clothes policemen. Utitz. Linden Hall Seminary. which has been In existence 171 years. is next to the oldest American school for girls. - ' (Conducted bv tha National u-. I m ipimu vuirai cauw Ulliun,) ALCOHOL AN EXCRETION. The origin of alcohol is most ste ficant of Its character. It Is an excretlod of the yeast nl. thrown out because the plant has j' lunner use lor it anil its retenuV would have a poisonous effect. Just,J the human body Is poisoned by n ., cumulation of waste matter, so tv yenst plant Is injured by its ww. product When the alcohol has react a strength of 14 per cent It Is tti clently poisonous to the yenst plant u stop nil of Its activities. j It Is nn odd thing that any excr tlon Is poisonous to the living orgs; ism wnicn prouuees it ana to all hl$ forms of life. "The excretion of mammal might serve ad food for som of tho lower vertebrates and certain!, for fungi and bacteria, but Inovltablj lias a toxic action upon any orjjnnljo of a higher rank," says Dr. WlnU r Scott Hull, of Northwestern Medial school, and he continues: "The relurlon of alcohol to life n thus be summed : (1) Ethyl alcohol i the excretion of a fungus; (2) exert tlons which are toxic (poisonous) t the organism which excretes thorn in' also toxic to all higher organisms; (J, alcohol Is toxic to the yenst plant ui in conformity to laboratory obsem tlons as well as to the logic of the W alcohol Is toxic to all anlmul pr toplasm." And the layman's conclusion wool! probably be; "The yenst plnnt, t common with nnituajs, first consuma food and then decomposes It Jfc drinks the excreted decomposed foos of the yeast plant, called alcohol, at naturally Is poisoned thereby," 8CAB WHISKY. (John F. Connelley, Labor Leader.) Ninety-four per cent of tho whish made in the United States Is mode l; the whisky trust. Whisky Is mude bj nonunion labor, paid only $9.19 pe: week according to the United States bureau of census reports. The houn of labor range from ten to 17 per da; Out of $100 paid for whisky ut mat ufacturcr's price only $2.08 goes bad to the wage earners who mude tk whisky. It costs only 12 cents to make a gt! Ion of whisky. If at some future time a distiller; would be unionized, it would be four years before whisky made there couli be put on market unless it goes oc as rot-gut whisky. If scab whisky is put Into a whist; bottle made by union bottle blower! with words "Union, Made" blown a bottle, It will not make the whisky it side the bottle union-made whisky. It will take eight years to use trj all the scab and nonunion-made whlsb now In stock In United States. DRINK AND WAR COMPARED. In a recent published statement Dt C. W. Saleeby, F. R. C. S., R. T. S, one of the leading physicians of Greit Britain, says that every year alcohd makes 45,445 widows and orphans li England and Wales alone, or over 121 a doyt "The first year of the great war," says, "cost us about 80,000 lives of our soldiers and sailors. But during ever? yenr of peace, alcohol takes at letf 00,000 lives in this -country. On the most moderate reckoning it Is respou Ible for one-seventh, or about 14 pe cent, of the whole death rate. This toll of over a thousand lives a week, yen in and year out, Is three-fourths of the toll exacted by the greatest war In bit tory." FAIR EXCHANGE. A converted drunkard was wnllrtm past a saloon in Scranton, Pa., oat night after he had ."hit the trull" U one of "Billy Sunday's meetings li that city. It was a place "to which bt had formerly resorted and which bad taken much of his money for the dead ly drink. The bartender stood la the door and yelled after him : . "I suppoK you're one of those religious guy who's given 'Billy' bis last cent ad had to walk home 1" "Mnny's the time I've given yo my Inst cent and couldn't see to well anywhere 1" shouted back the niua. GREAT ECONOMIC ISSUE. "If for no other reason than tho n that prohibition would mean money saving for this country, it would be good thing." points out ex-Govern Hanly of Indiana. "It cost Sl.OOO.OOft 000 to run this government lost jM and during that time more than $2,000,' 000,000 was spent for liquor in tie United States. In other words, all the cost of preparedness, of tho p elon roll, of the operating expenses of the government could have been art with this liquor money, and still there would have been more than $400,000 000 to spare." 1 NOW READY TO FIGHT. The Spokane (Wash.) Daily Chron icle says -that it was not on the side of prohibition In the fight of 1014, b that It "is ready on ten seconds' no tice to fight its best ngnlnst any effort to repeal or cripple the prohibition law." ALCOHOL NOT NEEDED. God never made a normal brnln that needed alcohol to stimulate it. H 1 man needs alcohol be is a defective Inferior to his fellows. WiHian Jennings Bryan. WHAT WOULD BE GAINED? If a loss of revenue should accrue to thn TTnltivl Rtntoo Ihnnanaa of Pro hibition) from a diminished consume tlon of ardent spirits, she will be tW gainer a thousandfold in the health wealth and hannln'ess of the people- United States Supremo Court KANSA8 8ATI8FIED. Kansas nconle hnvn tried nrolilbitl"0 for 80 years and are so satisfied Wie the results that every political parU In the state champions prohibition o the oaly state policy.
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