Show ADVANCE tile the advance of the russian army toward lemburg indicates startling possibilities in Eu ropes war war among them is tile the retreat of the whole teutonic line from riga south in order to protect communications the entrance of rumania into the conflict northerly advance of the allied armies in greece toward the austrian capital and last but no least the withdrawal of a sufficient number of german troops on the western line to enable great britain and france to make their long contemplated tem plated drive these possibilities are now engaging the attention of military men the world over should they eventuate there is prospect of speedy termination of the european war indeed prediction is already made in consequence of dussias Rus sias success that the war will terminate before september this thi 1 however may be regarded as a very optimistic c view view because jt it discounts reports from the political hunting grounds say that the bull moose is rapidly becoming extinct A few more naval battles and the united states will rule the seas without building any warships why is it that no one wants to live in the country any more cities are full of people who live from hand to mouth and whose total wealth is represented by the clothing they have on years go by and these persons never have a home they lose that independence that the proud owner of a farm has if there is one needed reform it is to keep people on I 1 the he farms and away from the cities you cant keep a good set of whiskers in the back background round for several years we have had carran zas al falfas mixed up in our mexican affairs and now for several months perhaps several years we must put up with mr hughes neatly groomed growth and mr fairbanks collection of underbrush will whiskers win an 0 ogden den woman who had used tobacco for 78 years died the other day at the age of 94 served hor hoi right were you ever out with a bunch of cam campers pers that was made miserable by one or two cross grained fult fault finders well civilized nations are made miserable by a few people who believe in war rapine and plunder if there is one time more than another says an experienced married man when a woman should be left alone it is when a line of clothes comes down in the mud on wednesday of last week occur red the death of mrs annie C larson at her home in elsinore she was a very prominent woman greatly loved and had long suffered with a an incurable malady she was 79 ayears ears of age had resided in elsinore since early days and was a consist sent christian woman the funeral services were held in the local chap 40 el being largely attended and her k w was as attested to by various speakers gen carranza it is a summary of crimes eloquent in its explicit detail and convincing in its totality it sits aside the customary terms of diplomacy to call things by their right names it is isa a document to which the only possible answer is war whatever we may think of tle the responsibility of the american government for the present condition of affairs in mexico and we have not hesitated to express our opinion on this subject we have never had anything but condemnation for th the e acts of venustiano carranza established in power by the influence and moral support of the united states he has used that power to foster fosten the already existing feeling of resentment and enmity against this country and to encourage by direction or inaction overt acts against american people american interests and american territory there is no evidence that lie he has seriously endeavored at any time to restore amicable relations to provide protection for our citizen citizens ns within mexico or to prevent a attacks upon our border the note plainly implies that villas attack upon columbus was made with the tacit encouragement if not the connivance of the Carf carranza anza officials and it shows that instead of assisting the americans in the pursuit and capture of the so called bandits they were hindered and obstructed by the de facto government it exposes a course of consistent and purposeful duplicity having for its object the aggrandizement of individual conspirators by means of war with a foreign foe gives final notice that t the he american army will not be withdrawn from mexico and that the war which they seek will immediately follow attack that this communication will meet with the approval of the country cannot he be doubted nor can it be doubted that the country will insist that this shall be no empty word and that the work undertaken shall be fully and completely complete ly done there must be no halfway half way measures no more stopping at vera cruz or nom iquina we have our self respect and the respect of other nations to restore as well as to effect the restoration of pear peace e and order in mexico and we cannot accomplish these things by hesitation and yet if we invade mexico in war array with a feeling of regret we shall do so that it must be d done one and of sympathy for rather than enmity toward the mexican people we shall go in the conviction that we inevasible more re are doing an no ae less |