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XOYF.MIIF.U CIItCM-ATION.
52,531
fclate of Nebraska, County of lotirl. ax
Pwight Wllllaina, circulation manager of The Tea
Publishing company. being duly siworti. says that
the aversge dallv circulation for the month of .No
vember, 1M4, ki r.2,.'..ll.
PWIUHT WII.IAMH, Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In toy presence and nwnrn to hcfoie
me, tl.la 7th day of T-crrmber. 1!M4.
ROHFKT HUNTF.lt. : Mary Public.
Subscriber leaving Ihe rlty tempoinilly
ahould hate Tin- H- mailed l tlicm. Al
drcns will be -tnI aut often wt reuests-d.
8hopped early?
Prospects fine thus far for a white C'brlM-
mas.
Xo doubt "VUard Edison could If he would
Invent a fireproof building.
And the early chopper, like the bird, gtH
the pick of the holiday worms.
Presumably, Britain next unwelcome visi
tors will swoop down from the sky.
Perhaps some of that charity was Intended
for the danseuse's Judgment creditor.
' France and England may not deny, how
ever, that Africans and Indians make excellent
buffers.
The Water Tower Report.
The c omtnission specially created for that
; purpnae hy the laat legislature has turned In
and made public a report of ltd Investigation
and recommendation" with reference to ton
pervitin nnd developing water power In Ne
braska the gist of which is that the state
j s1ifiild leane sue It water powers as private par
ties are willing; to harneas on term of strict
regulation, forfeiture and reversion, and pre
sumably itself develop and operate such sites ns
fail to tfiiipt private) capital.
On the theory that greedy multimillionaire
i corporations are lying in wait to snatch up Ne-
lirHcka's valuable water rights, the limitation.
: recommended seem to protect the public at
! exery exposed point. The commission would
have no lease run for a term exreedinK fifty
.wars, nor be held for speculation without for
feiture, nor be partially dnveloped to lens than
Us Tullest posHlble. capacity, nor the lessees to
exact excessive rates, nor to discriminate be
tween patrons, nor to sell Nebraska current out
side our own state, nor to fail to make monthly
report" with all particulars an to output, nor to
capitalize on an inflated stock and bond basis,
nor to sublet to accomplish prohibited ends by
Indirection.
fliit are the premises of the commission cor
rect? Ih It true that blR capitalists with un
limited resources are fighting for the chance to
develop our Nebraska water power slte? Some
of Ihese water power rights ninst look better
than others, but to date not a single power In
stallation on a large scale has been had for the
reason that the prom 1 sen of financial returns
. have not been regarded as attractive enough to
I warrant the necessary Investment.
If the capital Is not available to build the
power plants under the misting free nd easy
laws, Is it to be more readily attracted by put
ting up all these legislative high-board fences?
The engineering possibilities of certain Ne
braska streams are not seriously disputed. No
! one denies that a lot of good water power Is
running to waste in Nebraska, yet to date no
one with real money to risk has been able to
figure out how to make it pay under existing
conditions of supply and consumption. These
conditions may change in fact, must be chang
ing all the time but whether the proposed leg
islation would stimulate water power develop
ment rather than retard it, may well be open to
discussion.
Moving an Army Over Sea
Politics in Nebraska
SUNNY GEMS.
Captain Hobson'a call for reinforcements be
fore the house naval committee falls on. deaf
vara at Oyster Bay.
Louisiana will have none of the presi
dent'! aweet talk now, after what he handed
them with Mb sugar tariff.
Look at the side money that could be raised if
the combattanta could only arrange box office
facilitlea for their war drama.
Be a "good fellow!" Be a ' big brother!"
Be a generous hearted Samaritan! In a word,
be as charitable as your resources permit.
Yes, of course, the long ballot had to be j
stretched out to lta present unwleldineus first to j
make the people realiie the need of the short
ballot.
Why a Coroner?
The lie welcomes the agreement of the
World-Herald with our pronouncement that the
position of coroner is a useless one that should
be abolished and we hope our amiable dem
ocratic contemporary will In time join us In a
vigorous demand for its expungement. The
coroner's office may once have filled a proper
function, but it has come to be not only useless,
but a veritable graft. It is the only office left in
the court house free to absorb without limit alt
the fees it enn extract, while the farce of impanel
ing a coroner's Jury to explain that the corpse la
dead through no one's fault, would be a ghastly
Joke except for its seriousness. Before we get
through with this subject, The Bee will give the
taxpayers some eye-openjng facta from the rec
ords that will leave the lawmakers no valid ex
cuse for keeping the coroner's office from being
interred in the political cemetery.
1 hav learned In whatever state I am," said
Paul, "therewith to be content." And in almost
2,000 years how tew of us have learned as
much.
Hre is one of our state senators who was
Hot for a Greater Omaha by consolidation two
years ago now talking loudly against It. What's
the answer?
nusslans and Turks Win In the. tiama Haul
Headline.
At least that is the way the opposing news
censors see it.
If our Congressman lobeck is not careful,
he will lose his reputation as a man of silence
on the floor of the house, and then no one can
tell what may happen to him.
Why abould the Swiss children expect
Christmas Ship offerings from America? So
far at any one knows, there are no war orphans
la Switzerland as the result of the present conflict.
The xeal of other cltle8 going after the next
national letter carriers' convention location
ought to make Omaha wake up to the Im
portance of the privilege of entertaining the
116 meeting.
The postmaster general recommends raising
the limit of individual postal savings deposits
from 1500 to 2,000. But why should there be
any dead line at all? If people are willing to
aave their money and let the poxtoffice be the
treasure keeper, why should they be stopped at
any turn of the road?
Sure, That's Ui.
The esteemed Kansas City Journal, in recog
nizing Nebraska'a foot ball supremacy and dep
recating the home criticism of a "lack of col
lege spirit" as the chief cause of the Kansas de
feat, observes:
Not faVar than a thouaam! rootera went from
Kanaaa to Lincoln to boost the Kanaas tem, anil
their support was niasnlflcent. Hut the K minus
team could not have won If every cltlsen of Kanaas
had been In the bleachers and all bad been yelling
themselves hoarae. The Nehraaka player were ahotit
aeven feet hlsh, each welched a ton and they ran
the field like locomotive.
Sure, that's us. Because height, weight and
speed count as the main factors in foot ball,
Nebraska has them. If it were something elce,
Nebraska would have that. It is Just naturally
the Nebraska way of having the combination
needed to win. The ourncl is dead right in
saying that "Kansas could not be expected to
win one game out of a thousand against the
Nebraska team." Such a tribute ought to
deepen Nebraskans' appreciation of the foot bull
supremacy their state university has achieved.
But the Journal gets down to a more serious
side of the discussion in pointing out, for Kan
sas' sake, Borne of the underlying reasons for
the relative standings in the foot ball world
of the two universities:
For anything like foot ball Nehraaka university
has and always will have a treat advantage over
Kausm. At Lincoln are united all the state achoola,
which In Kanaas are located at Lawrence, Manhat
tan, L'mporla, plttnhurg, llaya City, and pt-mapa
other lowna. In other worua, tne Nehiuaka ni.w
agera have an enormous supply of very powerful
men from which to select players.
(irantlng this detracts nothing from the Ne
braska genius for supremacy, which In foot ball
as other spheres of activity, must alw ays be, if
you are going in at all, go in to win. Inci
dentally, while the centralization policy has
worked well for foot ball. It has made for even
larger and better success in the more serious
purposes of the university. And by the same
token we may be sure that the more compact
the centralization, the more complete the vic
tory. If for nothing else but foot ball, we shall
strive to maintain the cohesion between the agri
cultural school and. the down-town campus.
K "uraplr tnalaare,
Few m re n who Imagine an armed lnaion of the ,
t'nlN'd ptHtea Is a r"jalhlllty inic:y stop to cvnadit-r
and menniire tho Immensity of such an midertakirn. j
That It would he a mighty Job Is well demonstrated '
hv the rerent transMrt of Jl.noi) CHnanlan troopa from
tMdee to DfVonpott. Fngland. Thirty-two ship were
required to carry :.nri troops and complete equipment.
heilr a convoy of HrlHMi irinaeis. Multiply that
nuinlH r l.y My twenty, with a convoy proportionately
larr. moving through hostl e waters to hoetlle shore i, j
and the hugene of the task will appear to the aver-
k mind. i
Officers of the fted Cress liner Florlsel. on of the j
transport shin which recently reached New Yoik j
oil the return oynge. gave a eorteppondent of the
Bt louts Fost-tMspatf h some Intere-tlng details of i
the trip The venrji required ten days for the voy
ar. following tho rhort northern steamship lane
The stupe mnvM in close formation In three lln.'s
with Intervals of ahont ) ymdn hetween them. Their
wlreleaa mag muffled, all slgnnllng being done with
flags and heliographs by day and with Mnrae lamn
hy night. At night the ahips were dark except for .
lamp at the stern of each to guide the vessel hthin I
M- A large convoy of hattleahlps, continually on the
alert, rlnaed the transports In a moving bulwark of
steel.
Nhlpa met on the voyage were kept under sur
veillance, with guna trained on them, and any
divergence from the usual routine of the convoy at
night was the signal for the nearest escort cruia.-i
to switch on lta searchlight. The vorare was oer-
formed under perfect weather conditions, and not I
even the rear admiral In command, who showed his
pennant on the crulaer Charybdls, knew the destina
tion of the fleet under bis charge until they were
off the Fddystono Llht In the Knglish channel.
n Imaxiaina; pe-t nclr.
"It waa one of the most rmarkahle sight you
could think of." said Captain W. .1. Martin of the
Fioriwl. 'Seven mile of ships in three columns,
with the warships ahead, on each flank and astern.
The flagship Chnrybdla led the middle column, and
there were two other cruisers with It. one leading ench
of the other column.". The battleship !lory waa on
our flank to the south, and the battle cruiser Princess
Itoyal guarded our flank to the north. Behind tho
transports, following the middle column, was the
crulaer Talbot that we called the sheep dog,' because
It was what you mla;ht call the collie of the convoy.
Whenever one of the transports dropped behind the
Tnlliot would steam up to find out what was the
matter, and It wng always there whipping In the
Inggaida, keeping the fleet up to the mark.
"We had Ideal weather for the crossing, but, of
course, the speed of the fleet waa 'he speed of tho
slowest steamship, and some of tlie fast liners hal
trouble through going at our maximum rate of nl-)
knots. Their engines, which weren't built for that
kind of thing, kept getting hot, and they would have
to drop bark, whloh meant that presently the whole
convoy was going Blower, aa we had hard and fast
orders not to separate. F.vory day the flagship would
wig-wag or heliograph the special orders of the day
down the lines of the fleet. As each veaael got IhT
orders. It would repeat them to the ship astern. Kach
morning, too, the flagship received a wlreleaa bulletin
In code giving the war news, and It would wig-wag
that to us. We received word of the fall of Antwerp
that way.
aatlnas Movement.
"We were off Devonport, October 15, ten days
after Joining the convoy; but darkness set In liefer.;
alt the ships could come Into port, and as all British
porta are closed at nightfall, some eight of us. Includ
ing the Florliel, were obliged, to remain outside, under
guard, all night. We came In at 8 o'clock the next
morning.
"You know to get to tha naval dockyard at Devon
port you have to go up the river, which la very nar
row, and the shores were crowded with people to hee
the Canadians come In. The people on shore would
cheer, and then raise the cry they have: 'Are v
down-hearted?' And the men on the ahlpa woul 1
answer, No!" They roar It out, beginning very low
and rising higher In key until It ts like thunder at
the end.
"Tha railroads- out of Devonport weren't equal to
the task of handling auch a big body of men, animals
and equipment, though, and It was not until the after
noon of Thursday, October 30. that we got rid of our
troops."
"Did you worry much over the trip?" Captain
Martin waa asked. ,
"Well, It was like having 4 shipload of passengers
In a fog." he answered. "Tea, I was a bit anxious,
but not nervous. -What worried me most was th
q neat Ion of water, for, of course , our ship waa never
Intended to care for as many men as we had on board.
Then there was also the question of what would hap
pen in case of disaster, for we did not carry lifeboat
for anything like our company. I never left the brUUe
during the whole voyage across."
HonrU's Journal: Just a pointer to
on - lawmaker: Nebraska doe not noe.1
any more hm.l holhla s. We have so
many now that no one short of a banker
enn 'ifford to observe them all.
I'lnttsmnulh Journal: The proper man
for district attorney i Judge Oldham
of Kearney, one of the Element lawyers
in the tnte. and n genuine democrat. If
the portion calls for nn able attorney,
Jiid OhlhHin can fill the bill.
Norfolk I're.: A north Nebraska editor
suEitests (julnhy for governor and wbv
not" Omahii wants to send one of Its
mn to the executive chair and the entire
state will Im glad to help it if It puts
forth a man of the Quinbr caliber.
Ftridgepoit News ftladc: It now ap
pears that the republican of Nebraska
made n mistake when they selected Dr.
A. O. Thomas of Kearney as their can
didate for slate superintendent Instead
of for governor. Dr. Thomas olled the
laraest Vote of any candidate on th re
publl.an xtatc ticket, a fact which tho
republican will do well to remember.
Nellah Leader- Members of the legis
lature who have visited Lincoln one and
all ptnclaltn themselves In favor of hold
ing down appropriations, and also cur
tailing the number of employes of tho
legia ature. It Is the same song that has
been sung year after year, hut here is
hoping they really mean It this time, nnd
will be strong enough to stand out
against the. pre.ure that will tie brought
to benr ugalnsl thrm.
West Folnt Itepuhlican : Lieutenant
Governor William P. O'Neill of Indiana.
Homer L. Cook. seaker of the house of
the l.'MJ legislature, who recently took
offhe aa secretary of .tatc, and other of
ficers and mt mtier of the patronage,
committees of the 191S legialature Were
Indicted Monday night by the Mason
county giand Jury. The Indictments
charge that tne officials signed warrants
for pay for employes in excess of tha
amounts fixed by law and for more em
ployes than provided for In the statutes.
Nebraska statutes should definitely fix
the kind and number of legislative em
ployees and, in that way, the responsi
bility for grafting. We would not seri
ously miss a few coat and hat hangers.
li ly The set o' te.iji yo i made for
n e is too olc
t lentiat That's eailv remedied, madam.
'it into the chntr and I'll atretch yc ir
mouth a hit. -Boston Transcript.
ie we going "n
Traffic in Arms
Obstacles He Overcome.
"When It cornea to figuring upon an Invasion of
the t'nlted States," comments the Post-Dispatch, "It
woiUd be absurd to consider an armed forte of lett
than no.( men. A punitive expedition, to aelxe i
port, for Instance, as we stlseU Vera Cru. might be
much smaller, but It would accomplish nothing of any
eonaeqiience. Norman Angell, author of "The Great
Illusion." says that even a hostile army of a million
men would be swallowed up In the vaatneaa of the
American continent. Kor the purpose of argument,
however, take 600.000 men as the minimum. Then yon
have to multiply Britain's armada by twenty times -a
task of such tremendous magnitude thut It could not
lie undertaken by any power In the world today.
"To transport an army of twenty times the num.
ber of the Canadians would require more than twenty
times the number of ships, for not only would th.
equipment ami supplies Increaae proportionately, but
it would be necessary for the Invaders to carry alonii
with them stores and food for a long campaign,
whereas the Canadians found these things already
awaiting them In Europe.
"To sweep the sea of American warships. If it
could be done, would b a task that would require
many monthe before the Invading ships could even
be started on their hazardous Journey. It may lie
fairly well, conceded that by the time the enemy sue
oeeded In landing bis flotilla on the American shore,
about twlcu their number of husky sons of your Undo
Samuel would be waiting on the beach to receive
them."
People and Events
New York Tlmea: Our manufacturers
of arms may lawfully sell and export
them, subject to the risk of capture, to
the allies: they sell and export them to
Oermany and Austria. We have no con
cern with the fact that chiefly because of
Great Britain's command of the sea the
allies have put themselves in the position
of being able to prevent the Importation
of arms by Germany and Austria. We
will sell freely to Germans or to Aus
trian. It Is their concern, not ours, that
shipments would run the gravest risk of
capture by British cruisers.
Philadelphia lleeord: A bill has been
introduced In the house of representa
tives making It a criminal offense to ex
port arms, ammunition nnd other muni
tions of war for use against any nation
with which the Vnited Statea la at peace.
There does seem to be an Inconsistency
111 our neutrality Isw which forbids the
constuii tlon and fitting out merely of
warships for use by one belligerent
against another, this government being
friendly with both. Whv abould we for
bid the supply to belligerents of the in
strumentalities of naval warfare and per
mit the trade In materials for war on
land to go on unhindered?
Chicago Herald: Kenator Works has
Introduced a bill prohibiting the export
of food, clothing or any commodity which
would In the slightest degree serva to
prolong the- European war. That Is, be
cause Kumpe seea fit to go to war, It is
the business of this country to deal Its
own industries a blow in the hope that
Wtope may thus by brought to see tho
folly of its proceedings! Becauve other
nations want to fleht. it Is our duty to
cut down the Income of the farmer, to
render the work of the Amrrhan laborer
precarious, to impose on Industry a bur
den as great as that which the war itself
has already imposed! We must crucify
ourselves for the sins of others! We must
starve ourselves m the hope of starving
others Into leaving off their quarrels!
We must be willing to reproduce a part
of the wreck of war in our country in
the Interests of peace elsewhere! Ther.j
la nothing to sustain the contention in
Jus! Ice, moral, or International law.
Maxie rtie, where
our h. nevmoon"
Artie rnind the world, darling. They
are nolng tc- give it In sex en reels at the
torner pl'-ture show New York Globe.
"Guess v c won t l ave nvi' h base bal!
n"xi vim "
"Whv not "
"So many p'ivcr inoiciiip. And they're
a! uomg to l" entolncd."
"Well, v. inn hear the injunction eii'ts
aig'ied In court." l.ousv!e I'o'ir'i-r-Jo'im;il.
"My I'.irl'x f.ilhcr savs I isn't n arrv hcv
un'i: I fiiv niv deb's. '' mused Bilnks
"And I cut. t ;mv rpv debts un'l! I marrv
her"
Thus he proved the anioni of the Irre
sistible .md the fmmovehlc.-Philadelphia
Lcdvjer.
Wild-eye 1 Custom' r I w ant a quar
ter's worth of carbolic arid.
Clerk 1 h.a is a hardware store, but
me have r a fine line of ropes, revolv
ers and razois.-Yale Record.
"Wo ve hern man led eiht cnrs and
have never Ind an hi ailment."
"Then you've never tried to dance anv ,
of the modern dances with your wife.'
Detroit Free Prcsi..
"Vim sy nil th's Is Hie trmpciat"
sone?" said I'nele U Ily Hottlotop, as l.e
examined his nephew's aeographv.
" Vl3."
"The w hole or it
"V-s "
"Well! Well! These ,.cal option Ideas
aro g&lnin' ground quite mm", aren't
they! Baltimore Amerhrn.
Onlie That is somethine that always
pu.zed me.
Kiev, What Is?
Uabe vV!-,y j it that when you ar
riding in a street car the motorman l
corilert to Jog along at v. speed of about
four miles nn hour nnd that when you
are chiisine a car he lrleS ti seed It up
to forty mll'-s an hour'' Cincinnati Kn-quir-r.
"What's that?" asked Mr. Cumrox, a
be looked at tho notes from which Ins
daughter was trying to play the piano.
"That's music" ,
"You mnv think lis music, daughter,
dear, hut I' you could hear how it sonnds
you'd realize that It's romc kind of an
optical Illusion." Washington Btar.
"Hlrarr," said Mrs. Corntoesel, at the
ll'ini-i f ait", "the trvMc de ei;,llrns weta
"U-hM. w i en t the " '
"ves," replied pel hisbntli',, ns lie
pu.-hi-d 'lis firnjer b . v I uy. "Then'.
nlvr one little thina they t..rot ."
' V lint s that ""
The,- didn't pu' .my i;ol'fih In the
If.tle aq'iarnius "--Washington Ptnr.
CASTLES IN SPAIN.
Mow deli in is it Is on a cold winter
morning,
Sniitlv tucked up in my own little bed.
Awaiting the found of the alarm clock's
shrill wurnlng.
With th" warm quilts drawn tl(:ht!v up
round mv head.
To follow the windings and Intihate
lai inns
Of the wonderful work of Jack Y rost
on the pane,
And lose invself in the marvelous trai
ings. And oreain of my beautiful Csstle In
Spain.
There's a glistening ship with its sails
all of sliver.
To carry me- safelv o'er wide, foamy
seas.
Tied witii white lords to a glittering pop
lsr. Which gracefully bends as though
blown by the breeze.
In fancy I fol.ovv the path round the
mountains.
Murdered by fields of grasses and grain.
All Miatkling with dew from heavenly
fountains
That leads to my beautiful Castle in
.-'pain.
My heart swells with pride and I gaze
with emotion
At I he lovelv. enchanted Klyslan fields.
With all the surroundings, which fall to
mv Krtlon.
Ami the pleasure and riches that own
ership yields.
Hi fore the grand grille I stop Just a mo
ment In anticipation, and I look once again
Toward the Kl rteninr summit where
proudlv and stately
Invitingly stands my own Castle in
' Spain.
But, lo! as I look, comes a glorious splen
dor. '
It brightens and glows and quite daz
zles my eyes.
With the air of a lord. 1 reach my hand
upward
I To lift up the latch, but what's my sur
prise To find It is fading JubI as I grnsp it.
And all thst I now can see on the pane
Are a few drops of water, swift seekltiK
tlielr level;
i The i iias destroyed my castle in
Spain.
: Omaha. DA VI 1 1.
w No Christmas Dinner will be
complete without
Italian Swiss
Colony
Golden State
Extra Dry
California Champagne
S Mm
fji il
Awarded the "Grand Prix" at
Turin, Italy, October, 1911, and
at Ghent, Belgium, July, 1913
II all CrAftAP fMitk .fa nfl UUIna fta-ilarA
j n I Mil VIWDIf) VlUtfVf Witts MMIf II IMU V.1IVI0 9 jM
Editorial Shrapnel
.. lU a -((.I
A compromise agreement has been reached y.i
ths city and county over the deputed title to the oil ;
uuux) sue oy wim n tne county U to yield to I
tha city In consideration of the paymvnt of ijo.ioi
and as much more aa may b realised by the tali '
by the city of IU two lots, the one at Htiuwnth and j
rarnam and the other at Howard and Ninth.
O. II. Ilaarmann. one of ths leaders of the German
residents of Omaha, and proprietor of the Omaiiu
Vlaegar works, died st his residence, uob Junes struct.
Aa enjoyable lemp year party waa given at Gtr
raania. hail last night, which made the jung men
sorry tha new year was so close. Tho commitie
o chart f the affair were: Arrangements, tin
Misses Anna Krug. Tina IUchsrds. Tony Mcts:
floor. ths Misses Annie It 1c hards, Til He Krug, Aih
Karbach; reception, the Miuti Anna Mar hner, Nelli.i
Lang; mistress of ceremonies. Mils Anna Krug.
W. H. Kent, for a numlwr of years connected
with the newspapers of this rlty, left for Alaska. II
has a wonderful scher.i under hi hat for building
a railrawd across Bchring straits.
Jamas Powss. whe waa tailed to tha bt-daid tf
Id sick mother la Indianapolis, baa returned.
The; auditor'! office estimates revenues
from all sources at something, over 111,000,000
for th coming blennium, of which mors than
one-third is taken in as licenses, fees, special
taxes, etc. At that, the estimate omits a whole
lot of little side-line grafts such as charges for
examining dentists, doctors, oculists, veterinar
ians, for Inspecting hotels aud rooming houses,
etc., that are eaten up by the examiners or in
spectors. Nebraska taxpayers would save a lot
of money If we had a real revenue system on
the budget basis.
1'resideut WlUon lets it be known that ha
is Itolng to stand firmly behind recess appoint,
uienis made In New York, Missouri Li New
Jersey, asaii-s' which the senators troui tnose
states have protected. Thst does not look like
a surrender, eeu though oUguUed as "a com
promise," to the antl-adn iutstration senator
from Ncbra&ka.
At the age of so a man In Georgia la going t
celebrate Christmas by marrying for tie seven,:i
time. Score another for force; of habit.
The man who put Saratoga on lite sporting map
and lifted art to u high plane In New York, is io j
more. Kiehartt Canfleld la dead. A few year ago '
the name of this gambler was notorious, and his ,
sorts drew rolls of lucre from devotee of the game. 1
Saratoga, baa been reformed. New York paitly so, and
Canfleld goes the way of all flesh at .".
Th esteemed Mexican eUe. Victoriano Iluer'n. !
able from Hareelona. Spain, to the Philadelphia j
Ledger contradicting the report that he offered hia
"fortune and sword to Villa." The report Is absurd
and th author "a villainous liar," Regarding the
warring leader In Mexico he says Carranze la .1
four-flusher, Zapata, a highwayman, and Villa a
Jailbird.
One hundred and fifty students have been expelled
from th high achool of Eau Clair. Wis., and 110 fron
th Stuyvesant High school of New York CJty. In
both Instance th students defied authority an J
organised ''strike", against th teacher. Expulsion
became necessary as a last resort to reaffirm th
prtuctpl that th school board, not the pupils, control
th school.
George Hershey Is roaming around Peansylv aula
towns seeking the girl h loved and lost long years
ago. As an Incentive to sympathy George is putting
over the story that be ha hi thirty years' savlntcs,
more than HO'eVi, locked up In a trunk which b
lugged around F.urope laat summer and was interned
In Part. The toucnlng power of the double mis.
fortune enables Geoic to travel In stale and K t
around threw S'juaie ineala a day.
Indianaiiolls New: Now that Mr. Kdl
aon baa had a JT.OOtl.onO fire, maybe he
will devote his genius to divining a fira
proof construction that will really deliver
the gooda.
Baltimore American: 'The one thing je
culiar about this war Is. no matter how
completely armies are wiped out, they are
up and at it again as soon ns they gel
their second wind.
8L I-onis Globe Democrat: Instead of
abolishing the assistant postmasters, con
gress might abolish the postmaster and
let the assistants enjoy the honor and
emoluments us well aa perform the work.
St. Louis Republic: Those who f.lt
sorry for Ambassador Myron T. Herrick
because hhj stay in Pari waa not still
further prolonged beyond the expiration
of the usual term may change their
rhlnd upon learning that it cost him
MOO.iXs) to fill the place as he believed it
should be filled.
Philadelphia nevoid. General Villa
seems to be developing aa a humorist no
less than as a soldier. When be sav
that Mexico Is "keeping pace with tho
rest of the ricilized world" and that hia
war on Carransa "will resemble some of
the fighting that ha been going on in
Kurope" he make a very palpable hit.
It la pleasing to know that w are to have
so near an imitation of European civiliza
tion. Philadelphia Record: la all th scene
of activity in the European war the fa
vorll occupation of th belligerent at
present seem to be "driving wedges " A
German wedge I being driven toward
Warsaw and a Rusaian wedg continue
to t forced toward Cracow. Ther la a
Ilrlt sh wedg driving toward Rocler. la
Flanders, and a French wedg has pene.
trated to Armentlere. German wedge
have been piercing the Felglan lines at
Nlueport and Fvirnea. according to un
official reports, and. officially speaking.
German and French wedge are Inextri
cably dovetailing with each other In th
Argonnea and other forests too numerous
to mention. Finally, King Peter claims to
have triumphantly wedged the Auatr'ans
Jn Ber via- tkuoe of tl-eae strategic forma
tions ar bound to lo their points; but
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