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* T . PAGE TWO WHO WON (Literary Digest.) had not struggle "Sublime nonsense" is what our despairing odds, exchanges call the controversy over not rallied fron 'who won the war" launched by final frenzy of d Field-Marshal Sir Douglas iiaig when glum had not sa he said recently that "It is right to er than her horn *neak of our Allies, but it was the have been no st British army that won the war ." To to stand on ar be sure, he was "talking to his own thrust. . . . Th soldiers and to his own people," as to keep the sav, Secretary Baker explains, and Sir quite tall enougl Douglas appears not to have foreseen supplied the top the effect his words might have if was needed to st baught up by outsiders and passed the top and Ann around Great Britain's Allies. It is Admiral Schley \i\ effect equivalent to German prop- of Santiago, 'Th aganda, because, we are told, if per-l for us all!' " slated in, It may stir up animosities Happily, the among "not the Allied statesmen nor United States ar the poison-proof Allied diplomats, but the figures that the plain people of the Allied coun- our part in the v tries." That it is already tending compared with tl that way, to some small extent, is in- ter studying the dicated by occasional letters to the Island Union de< editors of American newspapers. For "According to instance, a subscriber reviews the available the wc Haig episode in a New York daily, in the loss of and asks: curred. While tl "How is it that before the Ameri- in the contest bu tints went in he sent a message to tained a large 111 America that he and his troops were rible cost in ties fighting with their backs to the wall? ticipation is si It is a peculiarity of the English (not Leonard H. Ayr British) that whoever participated in tistical branch ol the tight, nobody but themselves follows: should gain the credit; the same way "Total armei Uhen France was their ally in the army, navy, mar Crimea. It appears to me that the "Men who wt American army really won the war, 000. for when Russia fell out. Germany "Men who foi had France and England on their last 390.000. legs." "Total registe Precisely this sort of talk is what 021. leads the Philadelphia Public Ledger "Total draft i to exclaim, "If this damfoolishnessJ "Cost of war keeps up. it will be Germany that wilt $2 1 S.>0.000,000. have won the war," and it continues. "Rattles fou "Of course, it is sublime nonsense | troops. 12. to talk of any nation "winning tlm) "Days of battl war.' Not one of them did it. Noj "Days o! dm man of knowledge who measures hisjgonne battle IT words can possibly mean that his "American ba country won the war. even when he 4 8.000. says so. All he can mean ts that tt "American \v< made a greater contribution than any nun. jrither Allied belligerent to the com- "American ih tnon task of winning the war. 56,091. "Rut this is a most dangerous, dl- "Total deaths ylsive, and unchivalrous subject to 4 22. debate. If an American gentleman "Fnder the h< and a Rritish gentleman and a French Army,' the repo fahtleman were seated together in a cent came from drawing-room they would never dis-' per cent from cuss it. If the subject came up by! ami 77 per cent inadvertence they would each dwell. "From the sa not on the achievements of their own given that the t people, but on the splendid deeds of the belligerents the armies and the navies (lying th? vided as follows flags of their friends. Why can not a j "Russia. 1.7u? whole nation behave in a gentleman "Germany. l.i ly manner? Why can not it do so. 'Franco. 1.38.1 especially when there are bloodshed. "flreat Hritaii battle, anil sudden death concealed in "Austria. 800 any other course? "Italy, 31X1.00 "During the war we all developed "Turkey, 2no, a form of emphasis to attract attev ; 'Serbia and M tion to any measure we suggested "Belgium !< : which was phrased in the loud asser- "Houmania. 1 tion that it (food, War Stamps, coal, "llulgaria. 1'? daylight-saving. peach-stones. or( "United State what not 1 would 'win the war.' Hat "(Jreoco, 7.00 we did not mean that these things 1 "Portugal. would win the war without any ;.s "The largest I sistance. We merely meant to say Americans was i with arresting force that they would battle in the A he valuable contributions to our mil- s ve. where 10 tary operations. What the phras- engaged were ei was intended to claim at fust was ed." that the war m'ght i>e lost without j \mong his o? the commended a lele or el hut statistics he suli it got far beyond that aeu . otten \yres' assertion applied to things we could have won the United St! without. tlian $1,000,001 " 'Mr. Dooley" once said there were than two years,* all sorts of people In the Democratic marks that "r party, and that, even then there United States in were often not enough of them, carried on the Thero were many peoples in tli Ai continuously w lied ranks that 'won the war. but he shifts and iloub would he a daring individual who t'(>r over one would venture to assert that we could would still be have done without any considerable Colonel Ay res number of men. We needed them that America ' ad." President Wllso And there is glory enough for ill. address avoided hj the iNt'w y nrk t < >111 in' : < i;i I iiru iii1 gnnt assort ion. in an editorial loading up to that "The hopes i conclusion: against the fen "President Wilson in his Fourth very low ebb wh of July speech on board the George |0 p(,ur across Washington said in so many words everywhere am that if it had not been for America their stoutest s the war would not have been won. boding of disas Field Marshal Sir Douglas liaig in a in November, e speech at Newcastle siid. '\nd don't you have only forget it was the Utilise Km pi re that r on red in midsu won this war.' Without a doubt every months before t Frenchman will tell you that it was jZe what it war France that won the w ?r. and didn't, accomplished a the Italians drive the Austrians hack) and tneir physic at the Piave and thus nullify the ad never-to-be-forc vance of the Germans in Franco? \nd teau-Thlerry luu if Belgium liti'dn't thrown a monkey, "Our redoubt ||g.fl>nch in tmjfpachlnery at the very: lines had alreni outset where % would France have enemy had suet bed^fT ^ . 'heir advance "Well, everybody is right, if the ready turned t? , British and the Canadians and the toward the Trot i Australians had not fought through begun the rout |All those bitter years, if th- French rope and the W { 1 THE 1 THE WAR d and hoped against. Germans were tc if the Italians had back, back, wher i their defeat in n I thnwt onomiocfi ^termination, if Ilel- And yet there wi criticed herself rath- Anxious men a or. then there would spirits of Franct ructure for America j bration of the id deliver (he final j year in Paris 01 ie Allies built a wall! tesy?with no h< ages out. It wasu'tjtle zest for hopt ti and the Americans * away with some layer. An extra push hearts; they hav >nd the machine over so. The mere s erica supplied it. As their vigor, ot said after the battle showed itself in lere is glory enough j their stalwart fif | of their swingi general staff of the steady, compreht my lias made public discipline, in the show just what was added spirit to rar and how our part ?made every on liat of our Allies. Af- memorable duy so tigures. the ltockj thing had happe [ lares: | more than a m the latest statistics fighting, sometl irid-war was terrible, from the mere at life and expense in-j A great moral I tie United States was into the struggle t a short time it sus-! force of these s| ortality list at a ter-j something more isure. American par-| They carried the timmarized by Col.j people in their I es, chief of the sta-1 vision were uneoi f the general staff. as( presence brough i fighting made vi< ti force, including In the light of ine corps. 4.800.000.1 remarkable that lit overseas, 2.086,-1 Douglas Haig's i numerous than tl light in France, l.-'tion to contribui I'nited States red in draft. 24.23 t.- power. and tin Press observes: nduetions. 2.81 o.'j'.K. "The war coal to April tin, IMP, without money. furnished by t h nht by Aineru n one of tiie Allied ( been able to 'on i e. 2"0. I pendens total of ation of Meuse-Ar- expended in the ' was fui nished on ittlc-deaths in war. tiuht and li\?. for a moihent a mnded in war. 2H6,- of our great arm; | of the war when oaths from disease, ties have admitr j of the Allies wa in the army. 111'.- decisiie ol the til "Our country ad of 'Sources of the dispute. But thi rt shows that 1'' per we^will allow an the regular army, to with all the hon< the National Cuard. Certainly not; from the draft. | once upon honoi line source facts are dranee to our lies otal battle-deaths foi ( ever they are totaled 7.4 ."io.onn, <(i- while the control i; the New York '1 ),000. the heroic devol 500.000. Allies: i.OOo. | "Frame ied tl ii, uuu.uun. iton from the n ,000. Fate placed h??r 0. trench. In the "Oft. was the task of i ontenegro, 125,00ft. ami holding, of -\ftftft. and, at last, of O.ftftn, : Maine is liistoi it.ftftft. Ki.Mt.st single I s, 4S.ftnft. its scope, in <i" nos to ninnk 100. worked for civil loss sustained hy the pa .-d lo r gret n the forty-seven-day through with a s leuso-Argonne ofTon- compare. per cent of the men ".No black d; thoi killed or wound- dlin that luster. ! the victory, sav? n conimcnts upon the saved again at units we find Colonel lest No hours n that "the war cost darker than the ites somewhat more came our test a? t an hour for more ing torch was g while he further re- ami rushed forw xpenditures hy the utnpli. We pro' this war would have comrades of out Revolutionary War boast and our pi ith day and night le-pay for overtime WIIjF^IAIMS T thousand years. It A 1.1 In its infancy." Hut is far from claiming ''e.isiii) llepai 'won the war." ami Strong l.ang n in Ills tenth of July to .lone* 1 any such xtra aand said only: Washington, . of the nations allied counsel for indr tral Powers were at a 'he o .1 Kin len our soldiers began Fniontown, l'a.. the sea. There was senate hanking nng them, except in .John Skelton \ pirits, a soniher fore- "I" 'he currency, tor. The war ended men! <>i ih?. ha ight months ago, hut failure and wit to recall what was interest in tin mm,.- In-t fnilr oluirl thousand -.hares tie armistice, lo real- klven by J. V. i that our timely aid president, to sec like for their morale Mr. Jones sai aI safety. That first, turned over to t otten aetion at Clia- an agreement li (I alseacTy taken plare son was to he gi able soldiers and ma- redeem It for II !y elosed the gap the titled that Mr. \\ eeded in opening for assigned and tl upon Paris had al- resentatlve went ie tide of battle hack stockholders a itier* of France, ano 'meeting for the that was to save Kn- about the sale o orld. Thereafter the Under an ui 7? % iANC ASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. (X | have been reached at a conference ? I stockholders and reDresentatlves the comptroller's office In New Yc at the home of Samuel Untermyer January, 1918. Mr. Jones said, s, of the bank's building was to be pc ) be always forced poned and proceedings brought to < e they were never to j ajj|e an interpretation of the agr illy forward again. ment relative to the stock obtair is no confident hope. jn courts. Instead. Mr. Jones nd women, leading jeRe(j^ foreclosure proceedings w< ?, attended Phe cole-1 jnstjtuted and all testimony relat lourth ot July last to (jie Thompson agreement kept < it of generous cour- of thw n,cord art lor festivity, lit- ,.j)o y()U {utend to charge Mr. \\ ?. Hut they came ||aI118 engaged In this conference thing new In theii (j,e purpose of obtaining that stock e tliemseives told U8ia8ked Senator Fletcher. Democrat, tght of our men. of Kiol-j(ia. the confidence that, ..j( js oniv conclusion any r< e\ery movement of sonable man can draw?that Mr. V tures and every turn wanted the stock, or was ng march, iu their|pnr^v to procecdtngs that would < ndtng e\es and e?8.vjable some of his friends to get i indomitable air that] ^jr j0nes replied, everything they did | "The charges are absolutely wl e who saw them that out basis," sahl Mr. Williams, who f realize that some-,jOUO(j ^jr jonPS before the comn snod that was much jg0 ..j want to denounce Mr. Jot ere incident in the UR a contemptible slanderer In clia ling \ei> difTeient jns, {hat j have any personal moth rival of fiesh troops. j? t^js matter. His statements i otce had tlung itsolfj fun 0f inconsistencies." . i ne nne pnysicaij ^jr Williams renewed his denial >irited men spoke or testimony Riven the committee than bodily vigor. , j0j,n Poole and Frank J. Ilogan w great Ideals of a Trr*. a||PKP(] (j1P comptroller had discrii learts and with that na(P(j against the federal Natloi tquerable. Their very pani( nf Washington with which th t reassurance; their ,jrp associated. The comptroller a tory certain. presented to the committee letti all this, one finds It \ luldrPssed to Chairman McLean by protests acainst Sir Polling of the division of ope boast are not morejtjnn nf {j,p emergency fleet corpo hey are, for. in aildl- jjn%1 President L. O. Kaufman ling man-power. ihe( ,j1(1 Chatham Phoenix Hank of N contributed money- yn, ^ and others denying statemei Paterson (X. J.) tlistt deposits by a bank with I Chatham Phoenix hank would bri (1 not have been won about deposits from the fleet corpo And save for that tion. e I'nited States not ^ I nations would have (iKH.MANS HOPING FOR ry onor the stu- TRADE WITH MEXK'AI $.)?, t J7,011 a.one we war. $l?.:i84.oni?,os>'> .... I lie> iiiC'tid to secure l.arge Itupo r Allies to help them ... ...... ??t l?at\ Materials ! roin Mexico lnil no American will S< Kill. dmit that the work. r applied at tlie t r <|s i .. . . . . ?0 , , t old.-n/. .Inly US. The eyes of I a 1 milit.il> uuthoii nereinl work of Germany are 1'' 1 s ' ?.? i<>ri t?j tow ard Mexico, according s desperate wan not ?. . . ' (ici niiin newspapers of recent date ! With reference to Germany's pr did not s.att th.s jt,.with Mexico the Germ 8 does not mean that V | .( wh,ph dPVO?M, tol >' nation to get away ^ rhp|ll|<.:l| irdu8try 8uy8; ?!? Mun there was formed in IP 18 a Germ ! insist Mexican society composed of e< rs title us is no bin . , ... ran a people. I lie purpose of this dowing honors wher- . . . .. , . . , ciety is to disseminate inforinat deserved, ami. even . . ?, . . . about Mexico; lend impetus to \ ersy is at its holies', , .. ? . . , . . studs i>t Spanish; bring about 1 'libuno thus belauds . . . ? , touching of the German language a lion of our French ... , . . ( erman kultur in Mexican sohoo induce Mexican salesmen to visit (5 He forces of riviliza- . , . ... /mniiv; and induce Mexican youths ' .. I . >. ?. . r, attend universities. In Mjtrrh, 19 in the front-line ... . , , . , a similar society was organized in 1 first onslaught bets ... . , . . varia with a charter membership lolcrlng. of retreating ,),.lson8i nlnating again ..j^ Honthlngen there had been striking back. The .... ... . , , , corporated the Almeco founded \ hs Ibis time, tile ..... .. r , ii.dustr.nl tirins, the purpose of I tattle of all time, in ? , . . , .... organization lielng to facilitate valor, In Its conse- , , , . , .. cirajige of raw products and otl ;ind. Thereafter time .... . . ., ommodities between the two coi ization. France bad itest test and come .... - . . ,. Seventy-five per cent of Mexir piritual glorv lievond ... j ., , ., ,, , 1 exports found their way to the I nl States which regards Mexico as th'i'.t ! . c i.i.d wari.||,,use. Of course those cxpn Tluougb "in delay ,lmv g0 lo (jerinany. Our first <1 ') '*' ,"1' js secure from Mexico large I ^ w ports of raw materials and not regi i tin w hob ?ai wen* j, ,(s a ,tump|ng ground for Gern spring of 19 18. Then KOOf|? .. i a nation The fall ________??. rasped by our hands to red ourselves worthy' ^ Allies That is our JU ^ _ m, . . . * Next Ti IENIES THE (HAlUiES mm i.'8. A ^ pendent stockholders ' st National Hank of, ' testifying before the committee, charged Villinnis. comptroller with unfair manage-( ii'ns' nnaiin ai'iei hi* | ti navtng a sonal ? disposition of ton of coal mining stock K?J f Thompson, lite hank Eflfv nro his indebtedness. | Nil V ? (I the stock had ho -n ho comptroller under >y which Mr. Thomp- ^^^>0 von nn opportunity to ri_*-~*rrfc' f50,000. lie also tes-j ? run. 'illiams had this slock tat comptroller's top ! T ( t to a mooting of hank \X\I\JmJ MJ\ nd controlled that! i purpose of bringing; f the coal stock. to I ? 9 s ^ TUES of ? ot f. A \f A fiTPR PniTAT. KITFFR >rk * ale. OFFICERS: is t ? I President 0n. Secretary ee. Treasurer led Press Chairman al The Legal Status Hill. j Kansas ve The state of Victoria, Australia, 'en for Jr )Ut has passed the women's legal status | Wyomi r bill making it permissible for women Carey. I to become members of the state par- Missou for lianiont, of municipal councils, spec- Gardner I O j ial naglstrates with jurisdiction over Indium children's courts, justices of peace, Goodrich barristers and solicitors. Colorac ea" Shoup. 1 rnKxecutlve Hoard Meets. Iowa** (Columbia State.) Ing for J en~ Looking to the reorganization of South 1 South Carolina for suffrage, the exe- Norbeck. cuttve board of tho South Carolina Utah ? Kqual Suffrage league held an en- berger fo thusiastic meeting yesterday after- Nebras noon at state headquarters on Ger- Kelvie fo vais street. Mrs. Julian Salley, of Arlzoni 1K" Aiken, president: Mrs. Harriet P.j Arkans s Lynta, of Cheraw, former president, j Urough f< ue| and Mrs. 11. K. Workman, of New-i Callfor berry, were the out-of-town members', Kegula (>l , present. Senator Pollock, of Cheraw,I Kentuc y dropped in during the afternoon by | Louisir ',f> special Invitation and gave the wo- Maryla men some valuable suggestions and Mississ ia' much encouragement by his confl- session is iey dences In the victory for suffrage Virgin! 'so through ratification. The change In New Y r>rs sentiment which has taken place Massac throughout the entire country in the lthode ra" last two years, he said, is the best South i ,a~ possible indication of the early out- New Ji come. "As a matter of fact." declared Georglt e he, "there is no longer any real, se- Special rious opposition to woman suffrage." frage rat The executive board decided to Iowa? inK raise a budget of $5,000 for organiza- nary, 192 ra" tion and educational work in this J,ouish state and they decided further to ap- session Is point an advisory committee of men New J< to :ii<l them in the big undertaking tra sessic S'S al?< ad. I MaineMiss Tra\. the state organizer who. North rts sent out by the national, has been called, gaining such excellent results in a number of states, will come to South Carolina on August 5 to spend two "u* -tenths. She will make Columbia her ' (li- headquarters and will travel, speak '' unpsej, lo and organize all over the state. Great j (,|,:imP'?n gains in membership and sentiment, i w os- expected from her work. | ('on,ra^t ?*" Two resolutions introduced by a he Mrs. \V. C. Cathcart were passed at 'ar^ '^''a leh yesterday's meeting- -one on the ^ s lan death of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and 'u" one indorsing the treaty of peace and so_ the league of nations. "The South h v Ion Carolina ICoual Suffrage league places . .u,. , ... ... healthy. I tm itse't on record, -reads the latter, as it,. , , .... i* lta\ing ine being in perlect acaord with the ac- ^ ^. 11 d tion of our president. Woodrow Wil- . ia- ...... .... bladder 1 18 son. in the leading part he has taken OI" in the formation of this treaty which " ' ' ,r> shall, we hope, make for permanent ^ pe.iee among the nations of the in .... "I can c la- world. (>f Kidney P wonderf n ltiil ideation Schedule. jn. ago i wai (Those starred have ratified.) llH. snial legislature now in session or to hardly st meet in 1019: sminly t. |ier .Massachusetts*. tins'rung Ljn Michigan*. wild. I>< Illinois*. ,n,j J f).| Q.g Pennsylvania*. My Kidm ted Wisconsin* l^le. also, its Georgia?June 25. 1010. Dotin s l< rts Alabama July 8. 1010. lnR ,honi u|>. Ohio*?June 16, 1010. noy pm, in,. Texiis* June 23. 1910. splendid i Special sessions called to ratify: onP pnx n New York*?Called by Governor 60c. at Smith for June 16. me?Buy 'ISH TIRES A remarkable 1 Every tire worl ; than it costs. r ? V- The Over-size IS Fabric; The E Cord; The R< Extra Ply,Heav )OKING, GOOD VALUE For Sale by Dealers DAY, JULY 29, 1919. VGE LEAGUE. W| ...Miss Margaret Moore _ . M.ss Nannie Hill Moore Mrs. S. L. Allen , . . .Mrs. Leroy Springs i * ?-Called by Governor A I- mi ine 16. W? ng?Called by Governor mil, ale not set. ie* ri*?-Called by Governor oi*l for July 2. cji i?Called by Governor for first week in September. lo?Called bv Governor * ^ * a ate not set. w | ?Calied by Governor Hard- . 2. d0, Dakota?Called by Governor a 1 Date not set. t?u failed by Governor Ham- Dal r first week in October. See ka?Called by Governor Mor July 28. 8t* tht i?Date not set. not ias?Called by Governor* :>r J ill v 28. E sen nla?Date not set. yj r legislatures?1920: ky, biennial. January 6. Ml ma, biennial. May 11. ml, biennial. January 1. ippi, biennial, (every other * special), January 1. ^ a, biennial. January 14. ork. annual. January 8. th? husetts, annual. January 1. ov Island, annual. January 2. I Carolina, annual. 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The pains were rrlhle Mv nerves were all * 1g and I thought 1 would go j zzy spells bothered ill . to i, _J ! tired out most of the time, eys gave me a lot of trouSome friends rcconini<,nii"il I id r.ey Pills and 1 began us- ^ It only took Dean's Kid- g( ? a short time to give me relief and after 1 had finished i was entirely cured." all dealors Post* .lilhurn ?l rs.. Muffalo. N. V ^ x | i. ? V 1 V.J L+:r M t Product. th more % , Ion-Skid *ig Fisk 4 sd Top, y Tread. TIRES 1 |