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to to to TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1917. THE PANTAGRAPH BLOOMINGTON, The Jantagrapb 0. DAVIS PRESIDENT 0. MARQUIS SEC'Y-TREAS Published every morning (except Sunday). Entered as second-class matter at the 3100m- Ington Postoffice, Bloomington, Ill.

Business office, new phone 24; old, 1. Editorial rooms, new phone, old, BUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily, In 'city, by carrier, 10c week. By mail- strictly da advance-1 year, 5 months, 42; 8 months, month, $5c. The Daily Pantagraph will be found on fn Chicago at the Palmer House news stann and by the Chicago Newspaper Agency, port east corner Clark and Madison.

In New York city at Hotaling's News Agency, corner Broadway and 42d street. At San Francisco Jerry News Karket, Ellis and Powell streets. In Los Angelos ty Kemp's News Agency, ner Temple and Spring screeta. In Peoria by Hartman newsdealers THE GERMAN PEOPLE AND AUTOCRACY. An agent of the the following statement: "We now ment in this country recently made de know that we can drive the Germans out of France whenever we wish.

But to do so would cost one million French and British lives. We are not willing to pay that price unless we have to. But we do not have to. We have only to hold Germany fastbound as she is until the German people realize that their rulers. have brought all these miseries upon them.

Then the German people will end the war--by ending their present faithless government. Thus the end of the war is not any langer a military question. It is a question of the internal politics of Germany." It has come to be generally recognized that the duration of the war depends upon the time that will be required to overthrow the Hokenzollern dynasty, for the war cannot end until autocracy has teen crushed never to rise again. The destruction of German Autocracy, must come from without but it must come. German people have' it within their power to end the war the moment they overthrow autocracy and establish democracy in its place.

But the German people have been thoroly educated and disciplined to love their autocracy and it may require a considerable period for them to come to a realization of the fact that they have been mercilessly exploited by their government. There are significant indications. however, that revolution is brewing within the German Empire. During the past week sensational rumors have filtered thru the rigid German censorship of grave internal troubles while yesterday's war summary indicated that the Socialists and radicals in Germany and Austria have recently draw much closer together. This revolutionary spirit is not confined to the Central empires.

Even in Sweden the people are shouting for a republic and the word "revolution" is being used freely. In the current number of the World's Work A. Curtis Roth, a former American vice-consul in Germany, discussed the question: Can Germany rid itself of Kaiserism? He says that official Germany is riding the whirlwind and is perilously near disaster, The nerves of the mass of the people are on edge with suffering and if the Usboat fails to bring the promised peace it is his firm conviction that the German people will follow the example of the Russian people Mr. Roth declares that very little concerning actual conditions among the German masses has been allowed to reach the outside world. Foreign correspondents are not encouraged to make independent observatrons and are from true knowledge of the temper of the people with all the ingenuity of which German officialdom is capable.

The German press has been held tightly in rein by the censor and as a resul its columns glow with inspired confidence. The smouldering, growing, tortured discontent of the Empire has remained almost inarticulate, Mr. Roth points out that it is not known outside of Germany that Liebknecht, who is now in a German prison, held that the people were ripe for revolution early last spring, his judgment being based upon reports from all over the country. Mr. Roth found wide-spread resentment against the Prussian autocracy.

He heard from the lips of German people such expressions ag the following: "Our enemies will never make peace with our government." "What have the French and English against us? It is our Kaiser and his friends they are fighting." "The Kaiser and his officers stand between us and peace." "If it were not for our Kaiser and Junkers, the English would make peace with us." should we be hated? The leaders are hated; we suffer." Mr. Roth feels that Liebknecht was too incautious, but he refers to Scheidemann as "conservative, cautious and moderate" -a Socialist who hag sought to generate reform within the German government. Mr. Roth concludes: In my judgment, however, this reform must come too late. It is not universal suffrage that the people are yearning for, praying for, brooding over.

It is peace. It is sufficient food. It is the release of dear ones from the trench maws and the ending of the crushing load of the agonles of war. And they will have this peace, whether a universal suffrage and a responsible cabinet are given them or no, or their suffering will break its bonds and break in a blind fury over the people that the "enemy will not make a peace with." According to my observations, intimate observations covering various parts of Germany, German officialdom is riding the whirlwind, and its last desperate cards are the submarine and a final mighty offensive. The New York Times has the following admirable comparison between the Hohenzollerns and the slave power which forced a civil war upon the United States: There is an essential analogy tween the spirit of the Hohenzollerns and that of the slave power with which the nation came to grips in 1861.

The slave power was arbitrary, aggressive, oppressive, Its vital purpose was to extend the institution of slavery over all parts of the land where it could be made profitable. When this purpose was resisted, and the Republican party, pledged to resistance, elected a President in 1860, che slave power proclaimed the war, which was immediately begun, to be war of defense-in the true Hohenzollern temper. In a sense, the proslavery leaders were right, slavery must spread or perish. The country, as Lincoln declared, must be all slave or all free. But slavery was indetensible.

A nation founded on slavery, in the latter half of the nineteenth century, was impossible. It would have been economically as weak as ethically it was monstrous. The more stubborn the war in its defense, the more sure and complete was bound to be its collapse. The struggle was long and bitter. The leaders of the South were men of great ability, astute, determined, fagging courage.

Like the leaders resourceful, and of a high and unon the Prussian ca caste in Germany, were warlike in spirit and purpose. Haughty, resolute, subtle, and even when desperate, unyielding, they kept the field until their land was desolate and their armies starving. The Hohenzollern leaders are fighting in the same way, equally stinate and more savage. We believe that in the end they will fail as the leaders of the slave power failed, but we must prepare, now that we have entered the war against them, to wage it with the same firmness that was shown in the war for the union, and with a vigor proportioned to the Increased resources of the nation. In that effort, which will be very trying and will bring to us many and obscure problems to solve, involving grave changes in the conditions of our national life, there is another analogy that we contemplate with well-grounded hope.

The south fought to maintain and extend slavery, and slavery was destroyed to the great and lasting gain of the people who fought for it, so that, within a score of years from its downfall, the southern people would not have restored it had it been possible to do so. In like manner we may believe that Hohenzollern despotism for which the German are now fighting will Le destroyed to the great and lasting gain, not only of the civilized nations contending against its intolerable aggressions, but also of the misguided mistaken people of Germany. Already, the" despotism of the Romanoffs, demoralized and half paralyzed by its secret sympathy with the Hohenzollern. has been overthrown. and the German emperor has felt forced to promise not to cry to restore it, and 1g offering, after peace comes, to satisfy some of the aspirations of his own subjects what the Russians have taken for themselves.

The "mailed fist" is extended in amity, almost in supplication, to those whom, a few years ago, he pledged his soldiers to shoot down if ordered. Verily, derocracy is becoming safe in the world. safer than autocracy, and much happier. HUDSON. -Mr.

Ed Humphries is the possessor of a new Dodge car. -Mrs. E. L. Burtis, who has been spending the winter with her daughter at Billings, has returned home.

-The school election held here on Saturday resuited in R. A. Engin being elected school director for district No. 197. -Mr.

Henry Hasenwinkle, who for the past ten days has been looking after his farm interests Pleasant Hill, returned home Saturday. -The Ladies' Aid of M. E. church meet at the home of Mrs. 1.

J. Letherman on Thursday of this week, this meeting they will conduet a 10c tea and a bonnet sale. -The funeral of Charles Beeney, of Peoria, was conducted here on Monday at Baptist church by Rev. F. W.

Cliffe. Mr. Beeney was at one time a resident of this place and it quite well known. Wednesday night. April 25, Old Colony Lodge No.

will confer the degrees on seven candidates who recently gained admission into the order No. 400 lodge from Bloomlington will work, all members are requested to be present on that evening. MINIER. -H. D.

King and family are visiting in Missouri. ---Dr. S. M. McLaughlin and family drove to Chillicothe Sunday.

Mr. and visiting Mrs. Will relatives Rives, here. of Decatur, are -C. E.

Tanner was elected school director at the election Saturday. -The Woman's Club with Mrs. F. R. Zipt in Hopedale Wednesday.

-Mrs. S. R. Mainline, entertained. the Happy Hour Saturday alternoon.

sixteenth district meeting of -The Woman's Clubs will be held nere May 1 and 2. -Mrs. S. S. Tanner entertained thirty lady friends Friday afternoon with a progressive rook party.

The patriotic idea was carried out house decorations and also in in the the four course lunch that WAS served, red, white and blue predomiThe prizes were silk flags nating. won by Mrs. C. E. Tanner and were Mrs.

C. H. Buehrig. The out of and guests were Mrs. J.

B. Quigz, town Hanover, Mrs. J. H. Ireland, of Mrs.

Thomas Verry, of of Tremont; and Mrs. S. A. Davis and Armington, Mrs. William Rives, of Decatur.

SAN JOSE. -Dr. and -Mrs, For W. Brian and daughter Virginia, Bloomington. guests of the former's father, in were this city, Sunday.

-Mr. and Mrs. Commel Brauer deFriday for extended visit parted with relatives in Oklahoma City, and Greenwood, Neb. -The annual school election was held Saturday afternoon at which Well was elected as ditime The other two directors are rector. G.

B. Wiemar and James Harris. -Saturday nigat Mrs. Emma Wakefield entertained Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Giles, of near Delavan; Marvin RImine, Mrs. Edna Linbarger and Mias Kate Giles. of San Jose, with a party in honor of her granddaughter, Miss Marion Wakefields twenty-seventh birthday.

GREENVIEW. -The literary contest of the Greenview high school was held in the Propst opera house Friday evening before a large and enthusiastic audience. The judges awarded medals as follows: Oratory, gold medal, John E. Ridge: silver medal, Homer Hardin. Vocal, gold medal, Effa Lundberg; silver medal, Louise Roberta.

Declamatory, cold medal. Lamer Lundberg; silver medal, John Taylor. -Springfield is observing cleanup week. -The new Crocker Co. bank at Maroa is to be opened this evening.

-Bunn park in Springfield is to have an eighteen -hole golf course and swimming beach. -A company, capitalized at 000, has opened modern creamery and produce storo in Moline. -About fifteen farm hands from the vicinity of Walker in Macon county, have joined the army, -To house its printing department the Moline Plow Company will erect a 50 by 240 two story building at a cost of $100,000. -A new school house 19 to be started at Warronsburg the last of this month. Sale of the old building will be made today.

-The Gibson City board of local improvements has let the contract for paving portions of Eighth and Ninths streets, for $28,412. -Corn from the Ennis farms east of Maroa, has been sold at $1.40 per bushel. There were 17,000 busheis and the total amount is $23,800. -A apartment building is syndicate of to accommodated thirty, families well known Moline citizens, at a cost of $185,000. MT.

PULASKI. AROUND HOME -Dewey Anderson has gone to Joliet to work for the American Express Co. -A nine poord was bor: Saturday morning son. and Mr.3. Albert Schroth.

--Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tribbett spent the week at Waukegan visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Rutt. -E. P. Jarvis has leased his barber shop here to Troll Turner, Jarvis will move to Decatur.

-Mrs. B. F. Smith, of Pekin, spent last week here with her daughters, Mrs. Cecil Buckles and Miss Sylvia Smith.

-Mrs. Myrtle Gasaway, of Decatur, is here for an extended visic with her mother, Mrs. J. M. Rothwell.

Sr. -The Twentieth Century Club will be entertained Friday by Miss Katie Jenner at her home on South Washington street. -Mrs. G. S.

Connelly and daughter have returned from an extended visit at Fort Smith, with her sister, Mrs. G. C. Kerchner. -A garden club has been organized here among the pupils of the grade schools.

A number of the boys have their gardens planted. -The Frauen Verein of the First Lutheran church will meet Thursday with Mrs. John Stoll, corner of Jefferson and Scott streets. -Mr. and Mrs.

Robert M. Bellatti, who spent a part of the winter in Blackwell, with their son, Robert Bellatti, have arrived home, -The funeral services of Mrs. Aaron Buckles, who died Thursday at her home near Webster City, were held here at 2:30 p. m. Sunday.

-Miss Gladys Buckles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buckles, of Waterloo, is here for an extended visit with her uncle, Frank Buckles and family. -Miss Emma Sams visited relatives in Strentor last week, Her sister, Miss Margaret Sams, spent the week in Wattoon with her aunt, Mrs. Frank P.

Mayer. -Mr. and Mrs. Homer P. Fresch, who spent the winter at Miami, returned home the latter part of last week.

Mr. Fresch was in very poor health when he left here, but looks well now. -Joha Ayres Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.

Snyder, is very Starting with the measies, developed and for the week his temperature has complications every day to 104. -The Mt. Pulaski Woman's Library Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home Spring street. The Red of Mrs. T.

A. Scroggin on South Cross movement here will be given consideration at this meeting. -Funeral services were held here Sunday afternoon churen from for the William d. Methodist Naugle, died Friday at his home Episcopal who Chestnut, aged 66 years. The near burial the Mt.

Pulaski ceme- tery. DELAVAN. Kerr and daughter, of are guests at the -Mrs. John St. Joseph, of W.

N. Sunderland. home -Rev. Mr. Hilton, of Mediapolls, will preach at the Baptist Towa, church Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock.

-Ray Musick left for Chicago on Monday, where he nas a government having recently past the position, civil service examination. -Mr. and Mrs. F. B.

Shelton left Friday for Nashville, where will visit their daughter, Marthey who is a student at Wardjorie, Belmont College. -W. H. Baldwin, Mrs. Mary Norton, Mrs.

E. McDowell and Miss Edith Pittsford attended the funeral of the late Elmer Sanford in Lincoln Friday afternoon. -Dr. W. D.

Livermore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Livermore, who has just graduated from a veterinary school in Chicago, has gone to Ashland, where he will work at his profession.

-Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Hall returned home Friday from Lake Charles, where they had been spending the winter at the home of their son, C.

E. Hall, and daughter, Mrs. E. L. Stubbs.

-H. M. Wood and John T. Culbertson attended the funeral of the late Mrs. H.

G. Gleiser, which was held at Watseka Friday afternoon. The deceased was the mother of W. H. Gleiser, pastor of the Delavan Methodist church.

-The Delavan Red Cross Society has had a rapid growth since the organization. One hundred fifty members are now enrolled and the list is growing. The temporary officers are: President, Miss Louise Allen: vice- president, Mrs. W. D.

Wayne: secreary, Miss Helen Kinstry; treasurer, Miss Anna L. Taylor; member of executive committee, Mrs. Daniel Meeker. M'LEAN. -Many pupils are absent from school owing to an epidemic of measles.

-Mr. and Mrs. C. Ross, of Bloomington, spent the week end with relatives here. --Mr.

and Mrs. W. U. Ewing. Miss Louise Yancey and Claire Yancey returned Sunday from a sojourn of several weeks in Hot Springs, Ark.

-W. C. Smith, William Welch, C. W. Wheelock, Robert Bowers and Charles Yancey were in attendance at a Shrine meeting in Peoria Friday, -A branch of the Bloomington chapter Red Cross was formed Friday night, consisting of eighty-five members.

Officers were chosen a8 follows: President, C. H. Thrall: vice president, Mrs. Deane Funk; MUSIC LOVERS OPPORTUNITY Eight Ivers Pond Pianos. Six Emerson Pianos.

One Steinway Piano. Four Chickering Sons Pianos. Twenty-two Jansen Joosten Pianos. Chickering At Great Bargains call For Only Twenty Days Please at once. JANSEN JOOSTEN 405 N.

Main Bloomington, Ill. Here is the place' to buy your Piano. This Is A Progressive Age and we have" progressive ideas about our Coal business. We create and hold trade because we have Kumfort Coal Modern Equipment Courteous Employes Efficient Service That's why we progress. Kuhn Coal Co.

Phone 400 for Fuel' Hats of the Most Approved Styles for Men of all Ages. Mallorys, $3 Specials, $2 RAKOW'S NEW LOCATION 107 North Main Street Between Front and Washington A WILL REMEDY POOR EYESIGHT When reading becomes diffcult--when your eyes tire easily -when you suffer from headache--don't you think it would be a good plan to come in and have me examine your eyes and see if glasses are not needed? CORRECT GLASSES do a wonderful amount of good -delay does not save you anything but only aggravates the trouble. My opinion is candid and straight-forward-whether or not glasses are needed. You get the benefit of my examination and years of experience as a Physician and Specialist which may mean much to you in saving your eyesight and general health, for in many cases, eye strain is the cause of poor health and the proper glasses have saved many from lives of suffering and chronic disease. If you have the slightest doubt about your eyes come to me at once.

EXAMINATION FREE DR.C.P.WIKOFF Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist 404 NORTH MAIN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. Phone 1871-J. Up Stairs OFFICE HOURS 9 to 5 Daily--Wed. and Sat Evening 7 to 8-Sunday 9 to 12. secretary, Agnes Vanness; treasurer, S.

B. Vanness. -Funeral services for Mrs. R. A.

Baker were held Sunday afternoon at the Christian church, conducted by Rev. Mr. Newton. of Atlanta, Assisted by Rev. Mr.

Miller. Music was furnished by a quartet composed of Mrs. Thrail, Mrs. Gofford, Measra. S.

B. and J. A. Vanness, with Miss Agnes Vanness at the piano. Pallbearers were W.

A. Archer, H. H. Tompkins, Gilbert King, Boyd Adkins, Charles Brown and Hiram Black. Many relatives and friends were present from surrounding towns, including Atlanta, Lincoln, Heyworth, Leroy, Anawan and others.

The following definitions of terms given to Mr. Tillinghast by a golfing friend are worthy of a passing glance. That the originator had the right idea will be the belief of many, 1 0120 6 5 Interest Safety to Splendid Facilities For Service to You The Corn Belt Bank is splendidly equipped for ser. vice to its customers. Its service begins with the business-like attitude of its officers and clerks--which surrounds this bank with an atmosphere all its own, and guarantees that your affairs are as a sealed book to outsiders.

Another and most important part of its service lies in its ability to take care for the customers' money at all times. The Corn Belt Bank invites you to open an account -use its services- -and accept it as a dependable partper in money matters. BANK BLOOMINGTON: ILLINOIS: pa This Store of Satisfactory Shoes and Experienced Shoe Service Solicits Your Consideration! Shoe Bunnell Bra Side Expert South Fitters Square. SHOES THAT SATISFY! MONEY To Don't Teams, Roland's Entrance Loan forget etc. on to and the 5 elevator Furniture, Lowest new 10c between location.

Pianos, Terms. Store. New Phone 1981 Rooms 5 and 6--2nd Floor LOAN. Woolworth Building Over 5 10 Cent Store COMPANY Golf Supplies Of All Kinds Balls from 35c up. One dozen for price of eleven.

All balls marked free. Bags from $1.00 Initials put on free. Clubs from $1.50 up. READ An Old Stand New roofing materials may come and go but the wood shingle roof continues to fill the bill in the same satisfactory way. Wood shingles of the better grade, properly laid, will last years without need of repair.

They make a light-weight roofing material and give good protection from the weather in all seasons. You don't experiment when you use wood shingles. They have proved their worth. Come in and see our quality shingles. Let us give you a few pointers on how to lay them.

We always take time to show our goods. PARKER BROS. CAPITAL Start to $100,000.00 provide for your SURPLUS AND next vacation AND now. UNDIVIDED SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROFITS in this bank $190,000.00 will help you. German American Bank Bloomington.

311. PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS The Value of a Bank Account To make regular deposits in a Bank and to maintain an account--no matter whether it is the spending money of the youth, the savings of the clerk or workingman or the funds of a first business venture--is the only reliable safety valve on your expenditures as well as positive proof of your transactions. The great majority of the successful men and women of this community started out with very modest Bank Accounts, such as most any young person of the present day can maintain. They started right and have continued right, and it is an ample well worth following. This Bank solicits accounts of all who wish to adopt the Standard of Saving some part of their income.

The Pennies of Today are the Dollars of Tomorrow. you are not in a position to start checking account at this time take out a Christmas Savings Card. The McLean County Bank The Bank of Service FROM THE GROUND UP plumbing job, to insure satisfaction, freedom from trouble and inexpensive maintainance, must be planned and executed by experienced plumbers and competent mechanics. We do not say we will figure the cheapest job, but we do guarantee to deliver you the fullest value for every penny you invest in plumbing. I.

A. LEDERER Phone 210-X. 221 East Front We Give Bankers Certificates. Herrick Refrigerators Are Made For Family Use Also Grocery, Hotel, Restaurant, Florists and Special Refrig erators. Herrick's are used by many Railroads, Private, State and Government Institutions.

Also used on many of Uncle Sam's Boats and Battleships. THE HERRICK IS SCIENTIFICALLY AND MECHANICALLY CORRECT IN SYSTEM AND CON. STRUCTION. You can clean the drainage system of a Herrick in less than a minute; no tools required and leave ice in the refrigerator. Also made with a rear icing door.

Come in and let us explain the Refrigerator to you. HOLDER HDWE. CO. Opposite Phone The MONEY -TO -LOAN Kinloch Newmarket. 700.

$10 TO $200 TO CITY MAN OR FARMER AT THE LOWEST RATES AND EASIEST TERMS. Look for Loan Co. Strictly The Sign National Confidential ROOM' 3 NEW HANNA BLDG. 101 NORTH CENTER- -ST..