The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 569, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914 Page: 2 of 4
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Wherever she went, whatever she did,
-iLvays there was one “bogey” that de-;
pressed her—she suffered grea£l#^irom
** xce^dve foot-weariness.
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her fjj; - . t
ful nation in Europe.
If she has misused her power,
evidence to that effect is lacking.
Only several years after this
■ war has ended and the claims
hand counter-claims' of the^ na-
tions engaged in the struggle
can be submitted and‘judged im-
partially according to evidence
which can then be' furnished,;
will it be determined which one
of the powers is most to blame
[for precipitating this world con- 1
•flict. * ' I
Until then every fair-minded i
American citizen should follow.
the example of our illustrious ’
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Whrre you getj
the Dixie 1
$1.00 c ash pur
Will begin giving Vway tickets Wed-
nesday, September 23
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partial line of conduct, in speech ! The Wilbarger County Fair
as well as in d'eeds. Especially Association will put on the reg-
guarded in this respect should ujar fap countyfair next month,
he the press of this country. All probably on the 21st, 22nd and
Then walk! You
which this shoe respond
foot—at its utter freed on!
of us are not profound students
(of European history or politics
i and as a result misleading state-
! ments of writers who pretend to
j know the facts are very apt to
I warp our judgment.
23rd. This decision was reached
this week when the directors
took under advisement the mat-
ter, following a more or less gen-
eral discussion of it by the Busi-
ness League and by individual,
citizens.
The season’s new
now. You want what
HOME MISSION
SOCIETY MEETS
! The Home Mission society of
! the M. E. church held its regu-
i lar business meeting at the
There was a slight decline in
local cotton prices today, mid-
dling being quoted at 8 1-8 to
8 3-16. There is some improve-
ment in receipts, farmers who
failed to .share in the benefits of
Have Yon Bought Due?
church yesterday afternoon. .^e i,Uy_a„baie movement finding
" Bends with your foot’*
, Trade Mark ,
Marchant£ Son
Tn^ Leading Stem
VHERE YOU CAN G IT VftEE FO M) VOTES
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The Electra Daily News
FREE CIRCULATION
’V. .1. and A. H. Sheldon, Proprietors,
v H Sheldon.......Editor-Manager
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advprt;s!*»g copy, otc , positive-
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b- ut the offio. by .‘5 o’clock or
thev a'll h*i to g.i o.ct *o the opjft
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ent inability of American democ-
racy to sympathize with the
aims and purposes of German
militarism. We understand the
social Democrats of Germany
well enough. They think and
talk and write in terms that are
common property among Ameri-
cans. Bebel was no more alien
to us than is Wilson. But when
it comes to German autocracy
and German imperialism, the
barrier seems impassible.
No American can reconcile the
idealism of German classic liter-
ature with the objects of modern
German militarism, and the
Kaiser’s assertion of Divine
right to a doctrine that is inher-
have given him credit for being
HC. pppp. temperate and fair-
minded as he describes the ad-
dress of Dr. Dernberg to have
been.
The succeeding* arguments
with which he defends Ameri-
n*>’s supposed antipathy against
Germanv are so vro^lv fahn-
tiv-o o«r spiritual eve caji
lvt / un *> \ of
+ .,.,v. boi^or >..hoU hv tbo «hade of
+ i o bjfr> Toopnb Pulitzer over the
- -> I o fpnr'h'nn + *l F 5'>> is OtfVipr wil-
i’”11” or i/rr>f)rar'tlv made by a
/>*-> tV>f> qT thp rrvoat
t* np-u +i-jr» dnmrt^d iour-
niii ♦ raided to its vreatness.
t^’bv should bp call Gp^manv’s
The president, Mrs. C. Badgett,
presided, opening the meeting
with a short devotional service.
The Scripture lesson was read
from the 19th chapter of Psalms.
Prayer. Song—“I Love to Tell
the Story.”
Various plans were discussed
for new workHo be taken up by
the society. As the society is
in the contest for the Ford auto,
it was decided to have cards
printed for the purpose of let-
ting the people know how to cast
their votes for the “Methodist
Ladies’ Society.” Mrs. Stroud
and Mrs. Hepler were appointed
to arrange for a social to be giv-
en in the near future.
'it necessary to dispose of their
cotton at the market price.
Wheat prices here remain at
ninety-five cents, f^^hicTNfigure
5,hey ndvanced^gnout eightMays
ago. Receipts ire TIgkt, from
&wo to throe wagon loads cjaily
being the /verage.
Busteii
Marchai
Brown
& Son’
THESE HAVE:
EAST’TEXAS GROCERY CO
SPOT CASH GROCERY CO.
A. N. TREECE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ELECTRA GROCERY CO
F. L. POWELL
MARCHANT & SON, 2
WM. IDOU
PIONEER IMPLEMENT CO.
When you buy a bale report to
the News office. We want to
get your name on the roil^of
honor.
A man doesn’t necessarily feel
girlish when he makes his maid-
en speech.
The “IV^erry Wives Club” held
its third fH^ing^imh Mrs. R.
M. Ruffner TTnrPsaay afternobn
from 3 to 5:30 o’clock. The
pleasures of the afternoon end-
ed after t^e hostess served dain-
ty refreshments to the following
members: Mrs. Vera Magee,
Mrs. J. H. Ossenbeck, Mrs. Ed-
ward Schlaffke, Mrs, N. C.
Pierce (visitor) and Mrs.
Pierce. The next me^femg will
be held with Mrpf Edward
Schlaffke. /Reporj
( . P. BROKAW,
SPECIALIST 1%
WOMEN
Uffoci- Njcxt Dour tcl(AIrown TKsiJ
PHONKk
Residence 175
Get
soiiosr Sale
Red Cross Shoes ft
B. M,u-cnant &
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AMERICA AND GERMANY.
ently offensive to everv Amen- i government “autocratic” or mil-
car, political instinct. ‘ i contra distinction to
Dr. Dernberg vastly overrates i ',ft +llp 0+b^v no'«'p,VJ
the influence of the British press ( und°rstn>vl. Germany’s
upon the American press. There ^ovovnrnent iu«t as
are comparatively few interna-/Tro1'>^h n *'1
tional questions about .which the archy as F-nvlan^. +ho o-»lv
British and American newspa- difference perhaps is the fac
SaturdajyGS pt
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(New York World.)
In the very sane and temper-
ate and fair-minded address that
he made at Terrace Garden, Dr.
Bernhard Dernberg, former im-
+Vip rrO'T,r,r*d Ur>"rl nf
P-pvt^ori prrrjiTP Tiprfnfm^ SO
vptv imoort^nt rlnfips in fbp ^
-oPv.t jr> ratppr, for his s^larj
t-kUo the Vi*^" of England can1
r-» oF bn t
•m—, n rv.ovp fio*nrphead whose*
ioh is a sinecure.
ixrVtv v**»rn ^n Gprninnv*s “mil** vsi^the widow to obtaui funds to
Uoons nn*1- goUoSmr sister, so^(11 should at-
nd render what
help they can. d569 .
pers are in accord. American
opinion is not British opinion; it
is American opinion. We meas-
ure European affairs by our own
standards of democracy, by our
own traditions and by our own
perial German secretary of state principles of government. Per-
for the colonies, dwelt upon the haps we are sometimes led as-,
difference in language as one of tray, but Americans have no
the principal reasons why Amer- other method of judging and de- > _ ,
ican public opinion is unsympa- termining. Their political yard large standing army, because if ,tenty thi
thetic toward Germany in the stick is still the declaration of rM no+ Rn^ia and France
present war. As he phrased it: Independence, the bill of rights, "" eitbpr -Me of ber would Mvn
“The language of this country the constitution and the eman- “gobbled” her ud long ago. Eng-
is English, a very small percent- cipation proclamation. Those nr> thp largest naval
age of the people only come in di are the rules of political action establishment in the world in or-
rect contact with German read-, that every American intuitively to protect her commerce and
ing. There is hardly enough in-' opplie^ to every political situa- f°re;rrn possessions. Republi-
terest in this country to trduble1 tion, foreign or domestic. can France has as large a stand-
about the rest of Europe.” I If Germans find American ing army is proportion to her
Differences in speech exert ] opinion almost wholly antago- population as Germany. Russia
less influence in the United nistic to the German cause in - uv the wav we do not find any
States than anywhere else in the j this great war, neither race nor mention of Russia to sustain the
world. This is a country of j language is responsible, but dif- argument—-who is the only real-
many race? and many languages, | ferences of political principles ly autocratic nation engaged in
and if English is the predomi-j and differences of political ideal- this mixup has an army in the
nant language, the fact remains ism alone.- The adverse senti- field considerably larger than
‘1 ment of America represents the that of Germany,
irresponsible conflict between Why not be fair,
democracy and autocracy. It Why does he say that the be-
also represents the belief that lief exists here that Germany
Germany had no adequate cause had no adequate cause for war,
of war, and the corresponding when it has been made, evident
belief that German defeat may to every* unbiased observer that
regenerate Germany politically, only after Russia threatened
as French defeat in 1870 regen-
erated France.
e HouiefioWSg^fcts of the
willow of J.\W>feartin, consist-
ing of Crockery, Glassware,
R: ,nge and other goods usotuI to
.■housekeepers and restaurants.
The good? will be sofd to as-
\Wdne°day aftei&ioon the Bap
tNt church was tm^scene of
charming informal affair......-gt^en
by the Baptist Woman’s Alliance
in honor of the retiring presi-
dent, Mrs. W. C. Garrett. A
feature of the affair was the pre-
sentation to Mrs. Garrett of a
handsome set of crochet doilies,
for which they were prettily
thanked by the honoree. Among
those present were noted the fol-
lowing :
IN A FREE
BILE
free Votes in th
test at
MAIN PO
BARBE
AUTOMO-
\
We give you first-ell
The votes cost yoi^nothiim/ ^ e
want to help you g^trfnis Free
Ford. d558tt
W. O. W. WILL BUY.
The local camp of the Wood-
men of the World has started a
move that may develop into one
Mesdames ~Goldsmith,1 of considerable magnitude. The
Owen, Turner. Garrett. Cooper,
Vann, Rouse, Groves. Hill, Prow-
ell, Hall, Smith and Miss Moody.
lo.cJge proposes to buy five bales
of cotton from its member^ at
ten cents per BOTrfnJrM^sis pud-
dling.—Verndn Records
A reduced rate to Galveston
has been announced of $18 to go
into effect October 10,-11 and 12,
return limited till October 19, on
account of the state meeting of
the order of Eastern Star, which
will take place
about that date.
We give
tomobile.
cl565^70
ree au-
& SON.
Ed C. Wilson has accepted hr
Charley Jones made a busi-
I ness trip to Wichita Falls today.
at Galveston \old position as night agent at th<
\ Denver depot.
Big Buck Shirj^oiyi
B. Marchant & Son’i. \
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that German is spoken and read
and understood by many thous-
ands of Americans who are not
of German descent, and that Ger
man civilization is held in higher
esteem in the United States than
in any other country outside of
Germany itself.
A common language did not
win American sympathy with
the English in the Boer war, nor
has it ever halted Americans
from taking the sidq of the Irish
in the campaign for home rule.
It is not the German language
that stands between the Ameri-
can people and Germany in this
con flu * It is rather the inher-
it the writer of the foregoing
article had stopped after his dis-
quisition as to the possible bear-
ing of different languages on
American” sympathies pro and
contrary to Ger~*°ny we should
Germany’s frontiers by exten-
sive mobilization, similar mobil-
isation was had recourse to by
Germany. If this belief does
•exist it has been fostered by just
such unfair and untrue state-
ments as the World’s” writer is
maldng in this article.
We believe that whatever an-
tagonism against Germany ex-
A Free Ticket to the Dixie Theatre
The C$f<
Given with every 30 or 35 centche^k;
70 cent check; 3 wilh $1.00 check,
the FAMOUS and enjoy the pictures
Dixie FREE.
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Sheldon, A. H. The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 569, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914, newspaper, September 25, 1914; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892984/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Electra Public Library.