anaheim-gazette 1918-05-16

INHUMAN ACTS OF FHUN SOLDIERS RELATED Continued from Page 1 man missiles went over my head, the other fell at my feet, and I succeeded in tossing it back before it exploded. Both Germans were blown to pieces, but I was so close that fragments of shell stripped the flesh from my right forearm, broke my left arm, broke my jaw and wounded me in the breast. I crept into a shell hole filled with mud and remained there three days and nights while the Germans swept the territory with machine guns, submarining in the mud when a patrol came near. On the fourth night I took a chance and crept to our lines. I made myself heard and a Canadian came out to help me in. Just as we reached safety a dum-dum bullet struck him shattering his arm. A dum-dum is an explosive bullet which was condemned at the treaty of the Hague, but that treaty was only a scrap of paper to the Germans. I expressed my regret to the Canadian that he should have lost his arm in assisting me, but he answered: 'Never mind, sir. It's only part of the game'. The captain also spoke of his first experience in a tank. The tank, he says, originated in America where nearly all the good thing originate. This tank was manned by himself and six men. It was sent into a charge following infantry, but when the progress of the infantry was impeded by barb wire the tank took the lead and tore through the entanglements as though they had been made of straw. They came to a machine gun emplacement that had been camouflaged so the flyers failed to find it, but when the forty-ton tank rolled over it there was nothing left. In the neighborhood was a sugar factory that had been built by a German company, and like everything else Fourth. German colonies to be restored. Prof. Quidde asserted that the present offensive in France had the ultimate objective of achieving a durable peace. Prof. Heron, after listening to the German educator, exclaimed: "I wonder that you have the effrontery to ask me to lay such a rig-marole of cant and deceit before the American people. Far from creating a spirit of conciliation, it would simply strengthen the American will to smash the perfidious and nefarious author of such proposals. "The United States intends to continue the fighting until the Prussian military power, and, if necessary, the Prussian state along with it, is extinguished forever as a power for evil, whether it takes one year or ten. "If you call the remorseless sacrifice of 2,000,000 men, a peace offensive and if you want the United States to recognize your shelling of Parisian congregations and churches as a part of it, you are making a monstrous and foolish blunder. "When I listen to your false and treacherous overtures, I feel ashamed of humanity." Prof. Quidde, adds the correspondent, left the house weeping. The next week, Prof. Heron was besieged by new offers by telephone, one of the speakers saying he was Dr. W. S. Zolf, German Colonial Minister. Prof. Heron talked straight to all of them, telling them among other things that "the United States no longer wants peace. It wants to sweep out the Augean stables at Potsdam." Prof. Heron, the dispatch adds, told the story to the correspondent and laughed triumphantly. He said he believed the Germans were at last convinced that the United States intends to stay in the war until its righteous objects are achieved. LOCATION California's lee by the number of state is the on second, and then Mrs. A. L. To spent Tuesday v city. Mrs. Oliver Hams left on Sun Francisco, where the grand lodge A social dance K. C. hall Thurri A good time is a Admission $1.00 At the month ange County J known as the "2 Santa Ana Mon nated to the Red be prorated am county, accordi ssed to each. James A. Val ton and a prom north end of th home in Red ong ing at the age o he leaves a son daughter, Mrs. of Fullerton. Edwin Miller in France to his that the Red Cre to the boys are f They are finding pensable. Wheat is need following infantry, but when the progress of the infantry was impeded by barb wire the tank took the lead and tore through the entanglements as though they had been made of straw. They came to a machine gun emplacement that had been camouflaged so the flyers failed to find it, but when the forty-ton tank rolled over it there was nothing left. In the neighborhood was a sugar factory that had been built by a German company, and like everything else constructed by Germans in France and Belgium it had been built with the expectation of eventually using it as a fortification. "Razzie," which was the pet name of the tank, immediately headed for this stronghold of the kaiser after demolishing the emplacement. Seeing he was headed directly for the big building the catpain ordered the chaffeur to change his course. "I can't do it, sir. The steering apparatus is jammed." There was nothing to do but await developments. Paying no heed to the German shot, Razzie made straight for the building, struck it amidships and passed through its wall, then crushing everything in its way she crashed through the opposite wall and the great building collapsed burying the garrison in the ruins. But Razzie met her doom. Still refusing to stop or be guided she leaped into a pit that had been dug by the Germans and was unable to wriggle out. The enemy turned their artillery into the pit and soon put an end to her. One shot struck her nose killing four of the seven men. Captain Fallon and two others escaped. When the captain applied to his commanding officer later in the day for another tank he replied: "Nothing doing. One tank a day is quite enough for you to lose." Captain Fallon also told of the inhuman treatment of wounded allies taken by the Germans. The things we have witnessed he said caused us to declare that we would never permit ourselves to be captured nor would we take prisoner a live German. GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS A story of how an attempted German peace offensive, directed toward President Wilson, was turned down ignominiously by Prof. Heron, an American living in Geneva, is told by a Swiss correspondent. Prof. Heron is described as a friend of the president. The German government according to German colonial minister, Prof. Heron talked straight to all them, telling them among other things that "the United States no longer wants peace. It wants to sweep out the Augean stables at Potsdam." Prof. Heron, the dispatch adds, told the story to the correspondent and laughed triumphantly. He said he believed the Germans were at last convinced that the United States intends to stay in the war until its righteous objects are achieved. AFTERNOON TEA AT VALENCIA HOTEL PARLORS Young Ladies of Red Cross to Give Entertainment Thursday, May 23 Young lady members of the Red Cross are making arrangements for a Red Cross tea to be given at the parlor of the Valencia hotel next Thursday afternoon. The hotel management donates the use of the parlors, the Oyster Loaf cafe furnishing without cost the tea and coffee, while the bakeries will supply the cake. Miss Lucy Ziegler and Miss Thompson have charge of the arrangements, and will see that there are plenty of refreshments, while Misses Margaret Junge and Carrie Evans will look after the musical program to be rendered during the entertainment which will last from 2 o'clock until 5. Tickets for the tea will cost 25 cents and a bevy of young ladies will probably be out selling them. However, if you are missed you can purchase one at the hotel. The object of this entertainment is to induce everybody if possible to do a little toward helping the Red Cross. Show your patriotism by helping the young ladies in this laudable work. If you cannot attend in person the two bits will be working for you when it gets into the hands of the Red Cross. ENTIRE FAMILY NATURALIZED The unusual spectacle was presented in the Los Angeles Federal court of an entire family, consisting of a father, daughter and two sons transferring their allegiance from a foreign potentate and power to the United States. The ceremony took place before United States District Judge Trippet, and the aliens who became American citizens through the naturalization laws were Alexander Grant, Sr., of Garden Grove; Alexander Grant, Jr., of Artesia; Miss Margaret L. Grant of Garden Grove and John Walters. Mickey Burns spectator at the Thursday night, he municipal will also from the furry ready to throw on in the contents of Mickey rules over of the jinrikisha ment, which are whatever may clogtutters and sidelin counts the job is a picnic. Owing of Duke's Mixture Mickey avers that entirely inadequate hold obligations, he heave his hat in said he was delight ploy of the City fine gentleman fom tempted to quit if failed to lend a appeal. He said in money or no work bow and a bit of city dads he retter went fifty-fifty paying $2.75 for quit. "The potato is it, uniform and all Three Orange bers of Company GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS A story of how an attempted German peace offensive, directed toward President Wilson, was turned down ignominiously by Prof. Heron, an American living in Geneva, is told by a Swiss correspondent. Prof. Heron is described as a friend of the president. The German government, according to the correspondent, tried to get peace offers sent to the president through Prof. Heron, who was visited on April 19, by Prof. Quidde, of Munich, a friend of Count von Hertling, the imperial German chancellor. Prof. Quidde was accompanied by the Dutch pacifist, Dr. Jong Vanbeek. Prof. Quidde said he had come to prepare the way for a merciful peace and gave Prof. Heron to understand that he spoke for Chancellor Von Hertling, and the German foreign office. He assured the American professor that the peace party in the Reichstag was about to gain predominance in Germany and that he wished to prepare President Wilson to take advantage of that auspicious moment. Germany, Prof. Quidde said, was willing to make the following terms: First, to grant autonomy to Alsace-Lorraine within the limits of the German empire, provided the Allies would not broach the subject of Alsace-Lorraine at the peace conference. Second, The Brest-Litovsk peace treaties not to be discussed at the peace conference, although the Allies might submit claims for the revision of them, and Germany might make certain concessions. Third. No economic war against Germany after the war. The ceremony took place before United States District Judge Trippet, and the aliens who became American citizens through the naturalization laws were Alexander Grant, Sr., of Garden Grove; Alexander Grant, Jr., of Artesia; Miss Margaret L. Grant of Garden Grove, and John Walter Grant of Chino. Another son, George Davidson Grant appared with the other members of the family when they filed their petition to become American citizens, February 9, but he has since enlisted in the army of freedom, and is now a member of the Twelfth Infantry at Camp Fremont. The Grants are Scotch, all of the children having been born in that country. The mother is dead. They lived in Inverness, and came to California fourteen years ago. "To eat potatoes is the best kind of local, home grown patriotism." Mrs. Harvey J. Newsom of Garden Grove is a canary bird fancier and has six birds setting in one large cage on a screen porch. Wednesday morning the birds seemed to have been disturbed and upon investigation she found a snake coiled in the cage asleep. The six nests had been robbed, two little birds and one mother bird was missing. Mr. Newson was called to dispatch the snake which was thought to be a gopher snake. The annual barbecue of the sugar factory employees and their families will be held at Anaheim Landing Saturday. The senior girls class of 1918 of the school at a recent ed not to spend m their graduation g will have long sle inches from the floor no gloves, which i move as gloves ha uously in price. T have not yet decide fits. A number we ing corduroy trouse There are between in the graduating o year the seniors m "The newest fight tatriots.' Join the kaiser." LOCAL NOTES California's leading fruit, as judged by the number of bearing trees in the state is the orange. The peach is second, and the prune third. Mrs. A. L. Tomblin, Sr., of Orange, spent Tuesday visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. Oliver Hill and Mrs. E. H. Adams left on Sunday afternoon for San Francisco, where they are attending the grand lodge of Rebekahs. A social dance is to be given at K. C. hall Thursday evening, May 16. A good time is assured all who attend. Admission $1.00. At the monthly banquet of the Orange County Jewelers' association, known as the "24-Garat Club," held at Santa Ana Monday night $400 was donated to the Red Cross. This sum will be prorated among the towns of the county, according to the amount assessed to each. James A. Vall, formerly of Fullerton and a prominent citizen of the north end of the county, died at his home in Redondo Wednesday morning at the age of 65. Besides a widow he leaves a son, Albert Vall and a daughter, Mrs. L. M. Gardiner, both of Fullerton. Edwin Miller writes from the front in France to his aunt, Mrs. Grimshaw, that the Red Cross comfort bags sent to the boys are filling a long felt want. They are finding them almost indispensable. "Wheat is needed in the front line The city trustees have raised the wages of city employees very substantially, which they believe was due them owing to the high cost of living. At present there is a demand for skilled labor, and the schedule of wages in vogue here was said to be low compared with that in effect in other cities for similar duties. It is computed the raise in wages will amount to about $1200 per year, and Trustee Backs was of the opinion that perhaps the rate for light and water may have to be raised. However, the city's finances are in flourishing condition, the sum of $28,000 being in the treasury on May 1st, and all bills paid. The past year there has been received from light and water and license the sum of $5000 more than that received for the previous year, showing that the town is growing. The annual report of the city clerk will be found printed on another page, showing the receipts and expenditures, which is of interest to all taxpayers. Richard Crespin, son of Manuel Crespin, will leave on Friday morning for Mare Island where he will join the United States Marines. Richard did not wait to be drafted and went to Los Angeles Monday and passed the examination successfully. His three brothers have already joined the colors, Mike and Manuel Crespin being now at American Lake, while Emil Crespin is at Camp Kearny. The father has raised good boys and is glad to offer them to the government now that the nation is involved in the world war. One Japanese was badly injured and two others hurt early Thursday morning when their car was wrecked near the Coyote bridge on the Long Beach county road. The injured men were brought to the Anaheim sanitarium. The car, a fine new Jeffrey, belongs is that it exists for the individual, and our national policies and behavior are founded on that principle. Our concern is not the glory of the nation so much as the welfare of the separate men and women and children who make up the nation. And so we naturally insist that the state, or the government that stands for the state, shall act just as righteously as we expect individuals to act in private life. The German idea is the precise opposite. The individual exists for the state. Germans are for Germany. The state is regarded as a living thing over and above all the people, independent of them, demanding their absolute devotion. And here is the supreme evil of it: The state is a being without moral responsibilities. It demands services without regard to human standards of morality. It teaches and enforces the idea, so that the individual German comes to believe that any act, however evil or criminal in itself, is justified and sanctified if it is committed in the name of the state, under orders from public authority. "For forty years" explains Brand Whitlock in Everybody's Magazine, 'these doctrines were dinned into the German ear; pamphleteers, novelists, soldiers, statesmen, scientists, professors, theologians and pastors all preached them. "The army became the avatar of the state. Every man is in the army, and there is but one law, one duty, one principal, one religion—obey. The private obeys the corporal, the corporal obeys the sergeant, the sergeant obeys the lieutenant, the lieutenant obeys the captain, and so on up the scaffolding of the mounting grades, until all power, all authority, all privilege, is vested finally in the generals, the field marshals, and the general staff. Pastors exist only to assure tehm of the approval of the Teutonic Edwin Miller writes from the front in France to his aunt, Mrs. Grimshaw, that the Red Cross comfort bags sent to the boys are filling a long felt want. They are finding them almost indispensable. "Wheat is needed in the front line trench over there. Let potatoes serve as the home guard over her." The Orange County Medical association which met at Santa Ana Tuesday evening elected Dr. H. E. Zaiser of the county hospital president, G. M. Traille of Santa Ana vice president, W. C. Dubois of Orange, secretary, C. C. Violet of Garden Grove, treasurer and C. D. Ball of Santa Ana, librarian. The society adopted a resolution demanding a higher rate for medical men in the army. A surgeon now ranks as a major. Mickey Burns was an interested spectator at the council meeting on Thursday night, coming partly to see the municipal wheels go round and also from the further fact that he was ready to throw out a feeler for a hoist in the contents of his pay envelope. Micky rules over the destiny of one of the jinrikishas with broom attachment, which are used to gather up whatever may chance to fall in the gutters and sidelines, and from all accounts the job is not classed as being a picnic. Owing to the skyrocketing of Duke's Mixture and Coco Cola, Mickey avers that his two fifty per is entirely inadequate to meet his household obligations, and was ready to heave his hat into the ring. Mickey said he was delighted to be in the employ of the City of Anaheim, had a fine gentleman for a boss, but was tempted to quit if the honorable board failed to lend a favorable ear to his appeal. He said it was a cose of more money or no work, and with a deep bow and a bit of blarney aimed at the city dads he retired. The board later went fifty-fifty on the proposition, paying $2.75 for the job, and Mickey quit. "The potato is a good soldier. Eat it, uniform and all." Three Orange county men, members of Company L of Santa Ana, have father has raised good boys and is glad to offer them to the government now that the nation is involved in the world war. One Japanese was badly injured and two others hurt early Thursday morning when their car was wrecked near the Coyote bridge on the Long Beach county road. The injured men were brought to the Anaheim sanitarium. The car, a fine new Jeffrey, belongs to N. I. Kabayashi and was driven by him when it turtled and the three occupants were pinned underneath. H. W. Stanley of the Anaheim Central garage, was called to take in the wrecked car and found it lying across the road, wheels up and badly smashed. A dog, which was also in the car, was killed and it was only by a miracle that the men escaped a like fate. There were two cars in the mix up but the other had disappeared when Stanley arrived. NO HARBOR HEARING UNTIL DECEMBER Kettner Asks That the Matter be Continued Until That Time There will be no opportunity to present further evidence in behalf of Newport Harbor to the board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors of the United States war department until next December. Word to that effect has been received by County Clerk N. T. Edwards who, for the board of supervisors, wrote to the engineering board, asking for opportunity to present further evidence. The letter for the county board was written after a decision was announced in which it was declared that Newport Harbor would not be recommended for a government appropriation. The report from the engineer, giving the decision, stated that the matter might be re-opened before the rivers and harbors board. Monday County Clerk Edwards received a letter from A. H. Weber, assistant engineer and secretary of the board of engineers of rivers and harbors. The letter, written at Washington, D. C., says: "Dear Sir: Referring to former correspondence in reference to a hearing before the board in the matter of the improvement of the harbor at Newport California, I have to inform you that Hon. William Kettner, M. C., has this state. Every man is in the army, and there is but one law, one duty, one principal, one religion—obey. The private obeys the corporal, the corporal obeys the sergeant, the sergeant obeys the lieutenant, the lieutenant obeys the captain, and so on up the scaffolding of the mounting grades, until all power, all authority, all privilege, is vested finally in the generals, the field marshals, and the general staff. Pastors exist only to assure tehm of the approval of the Teutonic God, professors to write learned justifications of their crimes, and scientists to invent new methods of destruction. "Thus the peculiar conception of 'duty' came before conscience, before honor, before every moral consideration. Distinctions become blurred and finally fade from the mind. Men who in their private or personal capacity would not think of countenancing such deeds, would permit, even command, any brutality, any wickedness, any atrocity, the moment they could say to themselves that it was being done for the state. "In this mystical conception the deeds becomes a high and holy thing. The uniform comes to possess a magic quality; the moment it is on his back the wearer becomes something other than a man. And when anything that a man, provided he wears a uniform, desires to do, can be justified and approved in conscience merely by saying that it is for the benefit of the state, there is no end to the possibility of mischief." Will Irwin, writing in the Saturday Evening Post, speaks of this state with an unmoral soul as a God that is to be placated with human sacrifice, and of Germany as 'that nation whose glory must be served though every individual in the nation be more miserable as a direct consequence." It is the literal truth. Those German hordes are not fighting for themselves, nor for their absurd kaiser, nor for Hindenburg and Ludendorf. They are fighting for a crazy and utterly immoral idea—a "Deutschland" superior to all law, human or divine, a state whose welfare requires that they give their lives to extend its boundaries, numbers, wealth and prestige. Unfortunately, we cannot shoot or bayonet an abstract state. The only way we can rid the world of that monstrous idea is by shooting the idea out of the heads of isdividual Germans. And since that idea of Germany IS the real Germany of today, which by "The potato is a good soldier, Eat it, uniform and all." Three Orange county men, members of Company L of Santa Ana, have passed all examinations and are now in line for United States army commissions through attendance at the third series of officers' training camps recently concluded at Camp Kearny, San Diego. The local men are Lewis A. Riehl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Riehl of Tustin; Louis C. King, son of Custodian King of Orange county park, and Archer W. Kammerer of Fullerton. All were certified for second lieutenancies in the infantry branch of the service. The senior girls of the graduating class of 1918 of the Santa Ana high school at a recent conference resolved not to spend more than $10.50 for their graduation gowns. The dresses will have long sleeves and hang ten inches from the floor. They will wear no gloves, which is a fine economical move as gloves have soared tremendously in price. The boys of the class have not yet decided about their outfits. A number were in favor of adopting corduroy trousers and blue shirts. There are between eighty and ninety in the graduating class this year. Last year the seniors numbered 118. "The newest fighting corps—the 'potatriots.' Join the ranks and spud the kaiser." Monday County Clerk Edwards received a letter from A. H. Weber, assistant engineer and secretary of the board of engineers of rivers and harbors. The letter, written at Washington, D. C., says: "Dear Sir: Referring to former correspondence in reference to a hearing before the board in the matter of the improvement of the harbor at Newport California, I have to inform you that Hon. William Kettner, M. C., has this day requested that the matter of the hearing be postponed until the early part of December next, as there would be no advantage in acting upon the case before that time. This request is made with the understanding that the interests of those concerned would not be prejudiced in any way by the delay. This arrangement is perfectly satisfactory to the board and therefore unless you or others wish to take the matter up prior to the time when it will sult Mr. Kettner to do so, it will be held in abeyance until December next." THE STATE WITHOUT A MORAL Lately we have been getting light on the fact that is at the bottom of this whole wicked war business—the thing that explains Germany and the German people, and makes clear the reason why they are in conflict with the free, law abiding and morality respecting part of mankind. It is the German conception of the state. That sounds vague, abstract, perhaps uninteresting. But it must be understood before we can get our bearings and really understand the war, and rightly prepare for the peace that must follow it. Our American idea of the state, which is also the idea of our allies, Big Read Read these Price of the B Use wool right and you'll save it for the fighters The country needs wool for its fighters; you can help save it if you'll buy the right kind of clothes. That means all-wool clothes. They last longer and use less wool in the long run than part woolen clothes that wear out quickly. We know that we're doing a good thing for you and we're helping the cause when we say BUY HART SCHAFFNER & MARX clothes when you need new ones. They save money, labor and material. BY ALL MEANS GET A FIT THE BEST GOODS F. A. YUNGBLUTH Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx "COME ACROSS" FOR THE BOYS WHO ARE "GOING ACROSS" The man who neither fights or lends his money to Uncle Sam is a pretty poor patriot! Come across with all your spare savings—it's the real patriotic way! WHO ARE "GOING ACROSS" The man who neither fights or lends his money to Uncle Sam is a pretty poor patriot! Come across with all your spare savings—it's the real patriotic way! Buy War Savings Stamps F. A. Yungbluth. USEFU LINVENTIONS By teaching firemen to handle coal scientifically, a European society, with more than 500 members, aims to produce the highest efficiency from steam boilers with a minimum emission of smoke. In Italy electricity used for lighting is taxed and that used for heating is not, and to prevent persons using heating current for lights there has been invented an apparatus to periodically interrupt the current. Pipe of compresse dcellulose is now being used abroad. It answers many purposes, but will not do for steam service. An oil cleaning separator has recently been introduced in the Swedish market by the Aktiebolaget separator. Great quantities of oil go to waste in manufacturing and other establishments, which if cleaned, could be used again. The separator frees the oil from all foreign matter and makes it ready for use again. The separator resembles the old milk separators and can be operated by hand or electricity. Two kinds are being manufactured, the one cleaning 150 and the other 250 liters an hour. The oil separators are already in use in many large factories on the continent. A list of queer inventions on which the government has granted letters patent is furnished by the Scientific American. The list includes: An automatic hat tipping device; a tornado proof house; a bit to curk snoring; a corncob polisher for artificial teeth; spectacles for a rooster to save his eyes from being pecked; a blind to keep chickens from flying over a fence; a noiseless alarm that arouses the sleeper by shaking him; an ingenious arrangement of cords by which the garage keeper is awakened (his bed collapses); a device to shower pepper upon the burglar. CHAUTAUQUA ENTERTAINS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE Anaheim People Delighted With the Seven-Day Patriotic Program After giving the people of Anaheim seven days of high class entertainment the Redpath-Horner Chautauqua people dismantled their tent Tuesday and made a long jump, going from Anaheim to Amarilla, in the Penhandle of Texas. The Chautauqua opened here Tuesday afternoon, May 7, giving fourteen entertainments. The program was not only high class but was exceedingly appropriate to the time, being almost entirely of a patriotic nature. It was not only entertaining but was instructive and educational. People who doubted the wisdom of bringing the Chautauqua here this season admit that it is doing splendid work in opening the eyes of the people to the fact that we are engaged in a life and death struggle against a relentless foe. Some of the speakers in fact, are touring the country at the behest of the government, President Wilson deeming the Chautauqua the best available medium of reaching the public. Before leaving a guarantee contract was signed up for next year, no difficulty being encountered in securing g Reduction Sale these Prices and Take Advantage of the Bargains Offered MOP STICKS ...$ .12 19-in. TOWEL BARS ...$ .20 ½-in. MOLDED HOSE ...11c ft. ¾-in. MOLDED HOSE, .13.30c ft. 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