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Comments on the
Passing Show
By R. H. Pratt.
IF—
II the UNITED STATES
Should have WAR
With GERMANY—
Then WHAT?
I have grown weary of listening to j
those croakers who predict that we J
would meet defeat.
For whether it be Germany or
France or England, or any other
natlou or combination of nations,
we would meet their forces fearless
Iv and preserve the land of our
homes inviolate.
The possibility of war is a ques
tion we all had rathor not consider
or discuss. We wish rather to hope
that President Wilsou's cool judg
ment and careful diplomacy will
carry us through without having to
enter the couflict. '
Nevertheless, we must 6top and
think and face the question fairly,
b-^caust—
BECAUSE
America has ALREADY
Had more than TWENTY TIMES
As much REASON
Or PROVOCATION
For declaring WAR
Against GERMANY
As Austria had for her declaration
of war against Serbia, which was
the beginning of the present gigan
tic conflict in Europe.
If we have to FIGHT
What will be the OUTCOME?
It is superior EQUIPMENT—
Her recognition of the POWER
Of BRAIN'S j
And the UTILIZING
of the INVENTIONS
Of not ou'.y her own people, but
of the entire world that has en
abled Germany to win the victorias
she has won thus far, and a num
ber o; it-e best and most effective
weapons she is now using originat
ed in America.
France comes the nearest to hold
ing her own against the military
giant because she had provided al
most as modern equipment for &er
armies.
It" the ENTIRE
German ARMY AND NAVY
Were free to COME
And FIGHT US
Would they SINK
Our LITTLE NAVY
BRUSH 1
Our l'ttle armv ASIDE,
Lay WASTE
Our LANDS
And CAPTURE
Our CITIES? 1
NEVER!
For KFRS
The brains of the EAST
Would MEET
The free BRAIN'S
Of the V/EST
And for 'every crisis in the past
our leader has arisen and the
minds of our engineers, mechanics,
chemists and manufacturers have
solved the problem of providing all
that was necessary in machiuery,
suns and otho>' equipment to save
the day.
So it would bo AGAIN!
Am', were it Ol'R PROBLEM
To ROLL BACK
Thg GERMAN ARMY
Upon BLRLIN
We wculd not sit down and watch
it strengthen its defenses before
we started the drive. Neither would
we undertake to do it by baring the
breasts of boys iu blue before her
wall of steel. Such a course
would be folly. We .would count it
a problem for our mechanical engi
neers—and they are read}- with the
answer.
But let u3 HOPE
They will NEVER
Ue CALLED UPON
To GIVE IT
America is NEARER READY
Than even our COMMANDERS
Thin* or KNOW
For th~ NATION'S DEFENSE
Is a VITAL QUESTION
Close to every PATRIOTIC HEART.
Other nations have laughed at in
ventors.
Our own gcvernmen* has encourage
commercial improvements by its
patiut system, but has given little
heed to those who have sought to
provide us with the power of self
defense, and the result is that if
we should enter war today with any
nation iu Europe, we would find
them using against us wer.yons or
iginated by American brains, bu
we can yet build greater.
Our factories are now equipped for
enormous production.
While Germany has offered rich
prizes to military inventors, Eng
land h-.s had an effective check up
on the modernizing of her equip
ment iu the shape of a rule re
quiring inventor; to provide funds
to covfr the expense of testing
their inventions before her army
and navy chiefs will consider them.
That is why her army has halted
at 'tho German frontier and her
ships are unable to pass the Dar
danelles.
The ONLY WAY
That England can WIN
Is to SUSPEND
That antiquated RULE
And IYVJTE
Tho BRAINS '
Of her PEOPLE
To come to her RESCUE.
Ponderous STRENGTH
Cannot win this WAR
Neither tan GRIT
And PERSEVERANCE
Do it ALONE,
For BOTH SIDES |
Have Ai-L OF THESE.'
Gish Dewar's
Wager
How He Made a Wish
Come True.
By CLARISSA MACKIE
A party of American sightseers was
dawdling about in Cairo. There were a
Mrs. Carleton, her son, Hichard, and
Miss Maud Raymond. They had ascend
ed the Nile and seen the wonders there
of, and now they were looking for trin
kets to take home with them to Amer
ica. They hud drifted into a bazaar
where anything could be bought from
an amulet to an idoL
Gish Devilr sold trinkets In the ba
zaar.
All day long he Bat In the shadow cf
his striped canopy, looking sad and
mysterious. His dark eyes never ques
tioned the passing crowds, nor did ho
importune the tourists to buy as did
his fellow merchants, who talked about
him.
"Who is this Gish Dewar?" asked
Ali Bennnild, the shoo dealer.
"A stranger who has pushed himself
forward, a lazy ono who does not hag
gle. lie sets a price upon his wares;
and one may buy or not! Every day
he loses customers."
"The rich Americans pause to buy.
See, Gish Dewar is utmost asleep!"
It was true that Gish Dewar's tur
baned head was drooping somnolently,
even while three Americans paused be
fore his stall.
"The old beggar's osleep, Maud,"
laughed the mun carelessly. "Let us
go on."
"Hut, Dick," protested the pretty
girl. "I do want one of these curious
filagree bracelets und one of these long
chains of blue-green Egyptian scarnbel.
Aren't they lovely, Mrs. Carleton?"
turning to the white haired woman
who accompanied them.
"Yes, my dear, but this little brooch
like a colled suoke appeals to me. Oh,
Dick," to her son who was obviously
bored, "do awake tboman!"
DIcTt Carleton «tftled a yawn and
prodded Glsh Dewar iu tlie ribs with
his walking stick.
The turbaned head flew up and a
pair of liquid dark eyes blazed at him
in hot anger.
But Glsh Dewar"s voico was sllkily
smooth.
"Excuse, effendi," he murmured;
"you would buy?"
"Yes, this bracelet, now?" Maud Ray
mond held the filagree trinket in her
fingers.
The eyes of Glsh Dewar gazed not
at the bracelet He was staring at the
girl's little bands, white and ringless.
"Flow much?" Insisted the girl with
a note of Impatience In her voice.
"A hundred piasters," muttered the
seller of curios.
Miss Raymond took out her purse
and paid for the bracelet, and, having
priced the scarabei chain and finding
it too costly, they wore about to move
on when Glsh Dewar brought out a
small copper box and opened it.
"Here, effendi," ho said, "are amulets
to wear."
Dick Carleton looked them over.
One of onyx, set with a large pearl,
attracted him.
"I liko this one," he said. "It will
make a unique watch fob."
Glsh Dewar became urgent.
"It protects tho wearer against dan
gers by sea and It protects ono from
false friends!"
There was a sneer In his tone that
sent the blood to Dick's pale face.
"You talk too much, my man," he
said coldly.
"Perhaps my lord Is sensitive. I am
a poor man. I meant no harm! The
charm guards ono against danger and
from falsa friends! See, my lord, I
must speak truthfully!"
Glsh Dewar's brown hands went out
In a flashing gesture that startled
Maud Raymond, so familiar was It.
She peered down at the face of the
curio dealer, but it was in deep shad
ow. There was a glimpse of dark
eyes, an aquiline nose, a pointed beard.
She felt a vague disappointment as
she turned away.
There was something In gesture and
voice which had reminded her of El
mer "Winn, but Winn was in China,
had been for five years, and sho ut
tered a sad little laugh at her own
folly, now could a sun dried Egyp
tian be Elmer Winn?
Dick was snapplug angrily at the cu
rio dealer.
"Keep your rubbish!" he said Inso
lently, flinging the amulet on tho car
pet before Glsh Dewar. "I dare say
It was made in New York, any way!"
"Dlckj__do be careful!" cautioned
(Continued on Page 3.)
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