ONE of the striking things in this war is the part that women are taking in it. Of course women have formerly assisted in hospital work, in nursing the wounded and the sick. But the spirit of war has so taken possession of the population of some of the Old World nations, that women are attiring themselves as men, and going to the front as regular soldiers. This is said to be the case particularly in Russia, and in some of the Balkan States the women are regularly trained as soldiers.
But there is no reason why we should not expect things of this kind when practically all the titled women of Europe are members of some of the leading military organizations, and usually hold high honorary offices in the army and the navy. They are seen in the parades, and thus lend their influence to the spirit of war; and it is nothing more than a logical result that women should be found at the front fighting like men.
Why is it that the people of this world can not see that the war fever is spreading like a malignant contagion all through this world, and that it has taken complete possession of the great masses? It indicates the dissolution of society, and that terrible breaking up of the world which the prophets have shown would be the condition just before the second coming of Christ.
Thanksgiving Day
By Editor
THURSDAY of this week is the day set apart by our nation for thanksgiving and prayer; and if ever there was a year in our history when we had innumerable blessings for which to be thankful, that year is the present one. We not only have bountiful crops in every section of the country, but our great nation is in peace, while nearly all the rest of the world is plunged in war.
Though we may be exceedingly sad because of the work of destruction that is devastating so large a part of the world, yet it is also perfectly proper for us to be most truly thankful that this nation has been saved from it, and that instead of joining the rest of the world in destruction and in producing misery and suffering, we can devote ourselves to relieving these distresses, and feeding the hungry millions that Europe's war is leaving as a part of its wreckage.
The Prohibition Wave
By Editor
Of the six states that voted on prohibition November 3, the returns indicate that Arizona and Oregon have voted in favor of it, with Colorado and Washington, in all probability, having carried it, but nothing sure as yet. The claim is that it has been defeated in California and Ohio; but the figures for these states are based upon the returns from the large cities, where the whisky vote is strongest. Even should the victory carry but four out of the six states for prohibition, it would be a great achievement. This mighty wave of influence in favor of prohibition is evidently one of God's great plans to check the awful floods of evil that come through intemperance.
