THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917.
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Prospects for summer milk punches frow
painfully lest.
To til sizes of moneybigt Unete Sm whis
pers Dig up I
. A glince it the federal taxing scheme mskei
the loci! tax bill look like imill ehtnge.
Sevenl cylinders of Pa Rourke's scoring ma.,
chine are mining. He should get his spark plugs
cleaned t once.
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'' With loth ends of Pennsylvania avenue but
tonholing together, administrative unity takes a
welcome itride forward.
, But if everybody should stop buying, under
pretense of economising, all the wheels of indus
try would cease revolving.
Economy preachments coming out of Wash
ington somehow elude the capital, depriving
congress of sorely needed humor.
Florence snd Benson are to be June brides
for fair this time. And they'll never rue the day
they joined with Omaha for future weal.
A coalition ministry, representing the leading
divisions of Russian democracy. Improves the
chancel of the bear dodging the traps of enemies.
Be Careful, but Don't Stampede,
Conflicting statements from authoritative
sources tend to confuse people as to the proper
course to pursue in adjusting personal affairs to
meet new conditions of living. A little bit of
sober reflection will help a good deal in reaching
a wise conclusion on this. The abnormal short
age in certain supplies doesn't mean famine if we
are careful. Economy should not be translated
into terms of parjimony, for that will bring dis
aster. Factories and stores must be kept open
and in successful operation, or our whole Indus
trial and commercial organization will be in dan
ger of breaking down.
What is required at this time is that we cease
to waste, using care at all times to see that noth
ing useful is squandered. This is a good rule to
follow at any time, but now it il imperative. If
one danger threatens us more than another, it is
that of panic occasioned by fear of extravagance
and a consequent violent checking up of produc
tion and consumption alike.
Plenty of food for all, if properly handled, is
in sight, and the people of the United States
wilt not go hungry or naked. Government au
thorities are expected to prudently exercise con
trol, to the end that distribution it effective and
that speculation is checked so far as may be. In
the hands of the people themselves rests the final
solution of the question. Be careful, but don't
stampede, and the great crisis will be passed in
safety.
' Ob the Roll of Honor.
A roll of honor is the list of names of the
young men who are to go into the training
camps, there to receive Instructions and stand
for final examination for commissions in the new
irmy. The published lists do not contain the
names of ill whose applications have been passed
by the examining boards, but the orfiission of
these does not signify invidious distinction by the
army officers, Accommodations at the camp are
limited, and some of the aspirants necessarily
must wait for the second call. The first to go
are favored by chance rather than choice. Oth
ers will get their full opportunity to make good,
and will be none the worse for waiting a little
longer for their turn. The eagerness of youth
may lead them to fret a little under the disap
pointment, but a little patience miy well be mixed
-with their patriotism. It will not dampen their
ardor nor check their enthusiasm, and in time all
who have made application will get to go, for all
will be needed. Plenty of work for everybody
will be found in war time, and service anywhere
il honorable.
' Those who urge athletic exercise as a health
necessity for chair warmers overlook the ener
gizing value of the stunts required to make ends
meet -
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Electioa Commissioner Moorhead styi the
girls need not tell their exact age when they come
to vote. The wisdom of the sages pates before
man'i prudence.
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Now that we have gone iry and must quench.
,our thirst with squeout beverage! In copious
quantities, another water rate reduction should
be soon In order.
We note that one Rev. T. M. C. Birmingham
Is trying to resurrect himself as letter writer
in the public prints, Wonder what political office
he figures on running for next?,
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Mayor Jim li to have direction of the selective
draft in Douglas county. If he can get out the
soldiers si successfully as he does the votes, no
complaint witl be heard es to results,
1 "Sordid, dollar-grabbing" Americans are hand
ing out millions to the needy of Europe at a rate
that ought forever to litence the charge that we
have no sentiment above money-making.
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Of course, the fellow who lays in a itock of
wet gooda to last -htm the remainder of his life
has a right to give himself the benefit of every
doubt for living to be as old as Methuselah.
Remember, too, that gardening doesn't end
; with planting the seed, and that weeds will grow
- much faster thanpotatoei or any other form of
food. Keeping everlastingly at It hi the secret
of raising a crop of any sort..
Old Glory' looks better In Parts now -than
during the opening weeks of war. Then its bear
era struggled for shelter away off, the farther the
; better. Now the flag returns and takes its right
ful place in the battle front of Liberty,
Canadian losses in kilted, wounded and miss
ing since the beginning of the war total 88,843,
or about 25 per cent of its overseas force. The
high proportion of losses attest the. valor .and
the great achievements Of the Canadian contin
gent. t
Railroadl are ffolnt? to utilize the war aituil
tion to discontinue a lot of duplicated passenger
service presumably maintained at a cost of more
than Is brought in. The shrewd railroad man
' agers are not going to let anything get by them
mats why they are railroad managers!
A Man of Vision
-Naw Yark WarU -
At a time when free speech, free publication
and free communication are limited or suppressed
as to all others, Maximilian Harden boldly tells
Germany the truth. Sweeping away the whole
fabric of falsehood which a reptile press has
reared against the United States, he proclaims the
necessity for our entrance into the war, eulogizes
the ideala by which we are inspired and calls upon
his countrymen "to make their house habitable
ana not an eyesore to the world."
In his assault uoon the military autnrrarv.
even the emneror ia left In an rlnnhr a n th
meaning of Mr. Hardens words. He pleads for
democracy s. me one nope ot peace now and
hereafter, for lihrrv tn analr mnA tA
moat significant of alt, perhaps, he demands new
men in government "headed toward the goal in
dicated by President Wilton." Finallv h. rnn,
demns Germany's peace proposals as insincere
and only an excuse for relentless submarine war
fare, and, with his mind evidently upon the war
lord, he declare! that neace nut rnnu nn ti.
responsibility of the nation and not upon that of
- any princv ur ismuy.
Noble and courageous as these sentiments
are, Americans must wonder why one man only
is allowed to exDress them and what nr th
may have upon the German people. Heralds of
ucftuuvrtiy ,iKC majuminan naraen are not com
mon in any land, but how does it happen that he
lias no known disciples when it would seem that
even ten such men might be able to redeem a na
tion enslaved by drillmasters and war-makers?
"Where there is no vision, the people perish,"
said Solomon. While Maximilian Harden live
Oermany will not be wholly without a vision
Kitchin's Estimate of Cost.
The chairman of the house committee on ways
and means, presenting his wac revenue bill, in
dulgei in some flights of fancy as to the imme
diate future. Unable to think or talk in terms of
less than billions, he allows his vision to run far
ahead to, the end of the fiscal year, 1918, by which
time he assures us the war will have cost the
United State! five billions of dollars. This is only
a bagatelle of $14,000,000 a day, which is not much
as war expenditures go these times. Great
Britain's daily drain is put at $37,000,000, but the
British are not only supporting an army of 4,000,-
000 men in the field, but have a navy more than
twice the size of ours in active service, and are
also furnishing enormous sums for their French,
Italian and Russian allies. The United States is
ready-to stand for a very considerable war expen
diture, but it is quite likely that until we get into
actual contact with the battlefields, some objec
tion wilt be made to the lavishness on which Mr.
Kitchin proposes to start spending. The need of
a national budget in lieu of the antiquated method
ot making guess work appropriations il being
made clear now, if never before.
Who Should Pay for the Insane?
Despite the many distractions arising out of
foreign complications, our domestic probtemi
must not be wholly neglected. Orte of these prob
lems we wish again to urge upon the Board of
Control, namely, making our state institutions do
more toward paying their own way. To take a
specific instance, the duty devolves upon the itate
to provide for its insane and this Nebraska has
undertaken to do in three state hospitals. Where
the insane patients are moneyless and friendless
the state must supply their necessities, but where
they.have property of their own, or close relatives
amply able to foot the bills, the state ought to in
sist upon reimbursement of at least the. cost of
food and clothing. This has ostensibly been the
intent of the law right along, but it has not been
carried out, and if there is a way to put the finan
cial responsibility where it belongs, rather than
saddling it on the taxpayers, it ought by all means
to be done.
. Joseph Benson Foraker. '
Under other conditions, the death of Joseph
Benson Foraker would attract nation-wide atten
tion and an outpouring of personal tributes to his
memory. Governor Foraker was a man of pe
culiar personal magnetism, so rare in our public
men, but io valuable an asset to those who pos
sess It, always active and aggressive and with the
unquestioned courage of his convictions. He en
joyed the intense loyalty of hit friends and the
bitter hatred of hii enemies with the consequent
political ups and downs that always mark such
leadership. True, Mr. Foraker belonged to the old
school of statesmanship, but his public career in
hia own state and in the national arena wilt en
title him to more than mere mention in the pages
of American history.
, Most of the new laws enacted by our late
legislature become operative in July, before
which time a printed volume of session laws is
supposed to be available. No provision is made,
however, to let the people know the contents of
the taws passed with the emergency clause that
go into effect at once. Some day the legislature
wilt arrange for the publication of emergency
actl by advertisement in the newspapers and
give those affected a chance to inform themselves
before becoming taw breakers.
Anthracite coal barons announce' an advance
to cover the increase in miners' wagei. The
Reading company adds 40 cents a ton and 10 cents
more for the usual monthly uplift Two points
lend passing interest to the boost the claim that
no charge is made for "extra costs of the wage
advance" and that dealer! will not fatten the in
crease i it rolls down the line. "- ;
The sugar crop of Louisiana for 1916 doubles
that of 1915, according to official returns. A Wall
Street authority places last year's increase in ,the
Cuban crop at 400,000 bags. In, the light of these
statements boosting prices on pretense of short
age glimpses the ail-too common eagerness for
the dollar. i . . .
American Archaeology
By Frederic J. Uukin
Washington, May 1 The entrance of this
country into this war will bt a temporary check
to tne development or American archaeology, un
less this country is invaded, it is quite probable
that most of the excavation work now in prog
ress in New Mexico and Arizona will be carried
on, but it is expected that all other sites will be
abandoned.
In the year 1879, a group of men, headed by
Charles Elliot Norton, met in Boston and decided
that something should be done at once to pro
mote culture in the United States. People, they
declared, were money-mad, and culture Limited to
a very tew.
Dr. Norton and his colleagues founded the
American Archaeology institute. There are now
forty-two archaeological societies in various
cities throughout the country, affiliated under the
American Archaeological institute, which has its
headquarters in Washington, Every year repre
sentatives from each societv come to Washington
to outline an archaeological campaign for th. fol
lowing year. The sedpe of the institute is very
broad, following the example of bngland and
France, it has established schools of archaeology
in Athens, Rome and the Holy Land, which have
accomplished praiseworthy results. Unfortu
nately, the war has interfered with some of the
work in these places, and the institute has there
fore withdrawn the majority of its explorers to
assist in excavating the prehistoric ruins of the
southwest and of -Guatemala.
The scholarships in these schools of archae
ology, as well as the establishments themselves,
are maintained partly by the annual duesi of
members and partly by-contributions from Ameri
can universities and colleges. In addition to the
schools, the institute also manages a lecture
course, in which noted lecturers make the circuit
of the various societies and speak on subjects of
archaeological interest, and it also edits a very
excellent magazine called "Art and Archaeology."
The latter is included in the price of membership,
which is $10 a year. The payment of $100 at one
time makes one a life member, while $500 is the
cost of becoming a patron,' which is considered
quite a distinction.
In 1907, the institute opened a School of
archaeology in Santa Fe. By this time, it was
realized that America, as well as Europe, had a
prehistoric art to be uncovered. Since then, con
stant excavation has been carriedofl in the south
west and also in Central America, with a view to
Studying the habits and culture of early Indian
tribes which roamed the continent before us.
The ancient civilizations of the Aztecs and
Pueblos have been brousht to litrht throueh the
efforts of American archaeologists, and the rites
and rituals ot the various Indian tribes, with their
peculiar origins, been dug up in the form of
painted relics and given to the museums of the
world. There were the Omahas and cosnatc
tribes, for example, whose excavated relics show
them to have been an intelligent and thoughtful
people, with their own ideas concerning the uni
verse. The Omahas believed in one great life
force, which controlled the world and everything
in it, including themselves. They called it
Wakonda. ,
"In their contemolations." savs Miss Alice
Fletcher, a well known archaeologist who has
done some excellent work in the southwest, "the
old men of the Omahas noted that on the earth
all plants, all animals, lived as groups, each with
its kind; they also discerned that everywhere dual
forces were required for the perpetuation of alt
living forms. The fructifying rays of the sun were
needed to make the land fruitful, and ontv bv
the union of the two the sky and the earth
was vegetable and animal life made possible.
Upon these two opposite! human relations were
projected and to a degree made anthropomor
phic: tne sky became masculine, the earth
feminine."
. Thus the Omaha organized his tribe on the
basis of his observations. He divided his people
into two great lections, one of which represented
the sky and the other the earth. Each of these
sections was in turn divided into a number of
groups, constituting separate villages. The groups
belonging to the sky section were called the sun,
the stars, the storm cloud, the moon all the
things properly belonging to the skv. while the
earth afforded a much larger list, to choqse from,
including trees, animals, plants, etc.
Everything in nature was respected by the In
dian as containing the same life force as himself.
When the infant Omaha was born, he was intro
duced to the cosmos by the village priest who
chanted:
"Hoi Ye Sun, Moon, Stars, all ye that move in the
heavens
I bid ye hear me
Into your midst has come a new life
Consent ye, I implore I
Make its path smooth, that it may reach the brow
ot tne nrst Mil."
Then, the winds, clouds, rain, mist of the air.
and the hills, valleys trees, grasses, lakes of the
earth were addressed the same way. The "brow
of the first hill" meant Infancy, there being four
hills to an Omaha life Infancy, Youth, Maturity
and Old Age. Not until the Omaha was 5 or 6
years old was he accepted into the tribe with the
Iiermission of the entire cosmos again, and al
owed to wear moccasins.
So the whole history of a race, with all its be
liefs and superstitions, may 'be traced by the
archaeologist, and given to the public for its
greater education and culture. Now the archae
ologists are to cease their excavations aud do
their share in making history for future research
ers, for whom in archaeological circles there is
already felt a great deal of pity. If the civiliza
tion of the twentieth century is ever buried, it is
going to be worse than any jig-saw puzzle ever
invented for the future archaeologist to dig up
and piece together.
People and Events
Tne youngest member of the Sixty-fifth con
gress Is -Representative Sydney E. Mudd of the
Fifth Maryland district, who is in his thirty-second
year.
The tallest soldier in the British army is an..
Irishman named O'Connor, who has been fight
ing with the Australian forces, and who stands
seven feet three inches.
' Many years ago, as a measure of precaution,
the then Czar Nicholas of Russia is said to have
deposited sums totaling $400,000,000 to his per
sonal credit in foreign banks.
For twenty-six consecutive years Chauncey
M. Depew, former United States senator, has
attended a birthday banquet given in his honor by
the Montauk club of Brooklyn.
Julius Kahn, the California representative who
led the fight in the house for the adoption of the
selective conscription act,, is a German-born
American who was for some years a professional
actor before he turned his attention to politics.
Edward Jones Pearson, who has succeeded
Howard Elliott as president of the New Yrk,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, is an Indiana
boy, who has been engaged in practical railroad
work ever since he completed his education at
Cornell university.
M. Paul Painteve, the new French war min
ister, is known as a wonderfully brilliant scholar.
At the age of 11 he had all the scientific knowl
edge required for a university degree; at 23 he
wai a professor of the faculty of science at Lille,
and at 28 he wai appointed to a chair at the
Sorbonne.
Charles Lathrop Pack, who has been named
as head of the National Food Emergency Garden
Commission of the United States, is an eminent
example of the man of wealth who gives his at
tention to movements looking to the public
welfare. Mr. Pack was one of the organizers of
the National Conservation association. He has
served as president of the National Forestry as
sociation and recentlv he was elected to snrccpd
John Hays Hammond as president of the World's
Court league.
Proverb for the Day.
Accidents are the result of careless-
neat, .
One fear Ao Today In the War.
Italians captured summit of Mount
cuKia.
French at Vaux Pond and British at
Orvlllers threw back German aseaulta.
Premier Aaqutth informed the
Houne of Commons that the govern
ment lotwes Jn the Irish revolt were
124 killed and 294 wounded.
Id' Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
James Cragmlle, check clerk of the
Union Pacific, ia the happy father of
a bouncing boy. Colonel Abbott has
willingly dropped all military titles to
eagerly adopt that of "grandpa."
The workmen on the cable line osi
Dodge street have reached the engi
neers. Track, work la being carried
on rapidly and it to expected the lines
will be completed to Twentieth street
In thirty days.
Ten plasterers employed under Con
tractor Boehme on the Ramge build
ing struck because two of their num
ber had been discharged.
The Omaha Water "Works company
has Increased its capital atock from
1800,000 to 11,600,000.
Edward Rosewater has left for the
east to remain about ten days.
. Dr. R. W. Connell has recovered
from a tedious illness and Is able to
be about again.
Dr. Fisher, formerly of Alton, III.,
has arrived in the city and announces
tins intention of locating here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Burket have
left for Grand Island, where they will
attend the marriage of their niece,
Miss Clara Burket, to A. Hart,,a prom
inent druggist of that place.
This Day In History.
1611 Sir Thomas Dale arrived at
Jamestown, Va., with three vessels and
supplies.
1781 Ogdensburg, N. T., surren
dered to the Americans under Gen
eral Sumter.
1813 Spencer Percival, British
prime minister, assassinated in the
lobby of the House of Commons.
1817 John F. Potter, the Wiscon
sin congressman, who named bowle
knives as the weapons when chal
lenged to a duel by Roger A. Pryor of
Virginia, born at Augusta, Me. Died at
East Troy, Wis., May 18, 189.
1846 President Polk sent an ag
gressive war message to congress,
announcing that war existed by the
act of Mexico.
1867 International treaty signed in
London declaring the Duchy of Lux
emburg neutral territory and the fort
ress to be evacuated by the Prussians.
1878 Emil H. M. Hodel, a young
socialist, shot at and missed the Ger
man emperor.
1898 Attack on United States tor
pedo boat Wlnslow at Cardenas, Cuba.
1916 Warnings to Americans to
ouit all Mexico, were issued by United
States consuls.
The Day We Celebrate.
Frank H. Turney of Frank H. Tur-
ney & Co., brokers, is Just 40 today. He
was born right here in Omaha and is
member of one of the Dloneer fam
ilies.'
A. L. Timblin. lawver. is r.elehrAHna,
his birthday today. How many times
ne aoes not divulge except that he was
born in Nebraska "before the war."
Coker F. Clarkson. noted anlnmn.
bile engineer and member of the
motor transport committee of the
Council of National Defense, horn at
Des Moines, forty-seven years ago to
day. .
Brlgad er General Khen Swift una
of the commanders of the American
forces on the Mexican border, born in
lexas, sixty-tnree years ago today.
Bernard N. Baker, who recentlv re
signed as a member of the United
States government shipping board,
born In Baltimore sixty-five years ago
today. ,
Dr. Robert J. Alev. nreslrient nf tha
University of Maine and head of the
neaq of the National Association, born
at Coal City, Ind., flfty-four years ago
ivuuy.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
uirtnday greetings to Charles W.
Fairbanks, former vice president of
the United States, 65 years old today."
The celebration of the twenty-fifth
nnnlirai-ianf - .k-
" v. iu. luuiiuillK Ul ill,
Women's College of Brown university,
which was to have begun today, has
been indefinitely postponed on account
of the war.
'What enn fha flnlvatirtn A rm.. A
war time to help the nation!" is the
big question to be discussed at the
thirty-seventh annual Salvation Army
congress, which is to begin its session
today in Philadelphia.
Storyetlo of the Day.
Colonel Roosevelt told at a recep
tion in Chl,-u., l .Inn I., th.
sional pacifist.
"Tne pacifist, with his iflworkable
ideas," he said, "reminds me of Victor
Hugo.
"Dlirinfr fh PMnnn.Di,ia.!.K ... -
of 1870 Victor Hugo, then at the
nsignt or nis glory, was so horrified
by the cruelties of the siege of Paris
that htt Dmuna In - U. ......
did. generosity:
"'It 1 go out in front of the armies
if I go out alone and unarmed I,
Hugo and if I let them kill me
then dnn't Vnl fhinlr that ,hl. Ill
end the war ?'
For you, yes, certainly,' was the
cold and sagacious answer given to
jiugu. : wasmngion atar.
AFTER THE HIGHBALL.
(To tha tune ot "After the Ball")
A liltla laddla climbed hla diddle a knee:
Beja-od for a alory, "Do, daddle, pleaae.
why are you ao od. dad. why all alone?
Have you no booie, dad, have you no
home?"
"I had aoma booae, lad, a ahort time mo,
whore It la now, lad, you will aoon know.
I.lat to my atory. I'll tell It all:
I loat It all, lad) In election laat fall.
(ChoruB.r
"After election was over.
Ar:er the votea were all In.
Afnr the ballota were counted.
Wo fuund we had no more sin.
Many n heart was arhlnB:
If you onuld read them. all.
Many a hope that was blasted
In election laat fall.
"Brlfht llihti were Sashing in the (ay sa-
looh. i
Dlaoonlant oleea sarbled aweet tunes,
Then came the crash, lad, my love, mv all,
1-ell In the land-slide In election last fall,
when I awoke, lad. a atranser la the land
klsalni- my Mollle aa only vandala can,
lown fell my glass, lad, broken, that'a all,
Juat aa my heart waa at election laat fall.
"some lime has passed, lad, alnos that awful
day;
Then cams the fatal Brat of May:
Now ahe ia dry, lad, dry aa bone.
And all that remaliaf la the cellar at hnrae,
lont years may pass, lad. III never wed;
True to my loat love, now ahe' la dead.
That'a why I'm lonely, no homo at all.
Juat as my heart waa at election last tall.
"After the (Iret of May, lad,'
After tha first of May,
After the llahta were dimmed, lad,
After the dawn of day.
Many a weary pilgrim.
Slowly meanderlnv hla wav.
Head bcatlnf a wild, wlerd tattoo,
As he laboriously bit the hay."
Omaha. t. N. CARPENTER,
Put Restraint on Dogs.
Omaha, May 7. To the Editor of
The Bee: I read1 an article In The
Bee last week that told of several par
ties losing their highly-prized pet docs
by poison.
Now If these parties had kept their
pet dogs at home they wouldn't have
lost them. Neither would tne neign
bors have a damaged garden.
The city this spring has encouraged
everyone to put in all the garden they
possibly could to help cut the H. C.
of L. and that is right and good, but
I think they ought to also pass a law
to compel people to take .care of their
dogs. It Isn't very encouraging after
one puts a lot of money and hard
work In a garden to have from six to
ten dogs running over it every hour
of the day. A flock of sheep turned
lose in a yard wouldn't do any more
damage.
These same people that lost their
dogs would howl their heads off If one
of their neighbor's chickens happened
to step on their property. "Queer,
isn't itr;
Also several times I have seen fe
male dogs followed by eight or ten
other dogs running the streets and
over people's yards and I think that
ia a disgrace to the city. There ought
to be a heavy fine for the letting of
such a canine run lose. L. B. H.
Troops for France.
Red Oak. Ia.. May 2. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: There are Indications
that the administration does not In
tend to Sake an early part in the war
In Europe. Our military staff has
persistently claimed that a year's
training is necessary to fit men for
battle. It is In order to say that a
year from now It may be too late. It
should be observed that revolution In
Russia however much we may re
joice over It has destroyed its mili
tary efficiency so that no offensive can
be expected from it Should the cen
tral powers be as successful this year
aa last, 1,000,000 American soldiers In
France a year from now will not be
able to do as much as 100,000 would
do now to bring Germany to terms.
It is not necessary to say that raw
recruits are as good soldiers as vet
erans, but it is proper to say they
have on occasion done good fighting.
A few facts may be cited. On April
16, 1861, President Lincoln called
75.000 men foq three months' service.
Before their three months' service
had expired more than thirty skir
mishes and battles had been fought,
among them Rich mountain and Bull
Run. On May 3, 1861, a call was
made for 300,000 volunteers. Long be
fore these men had been In service a
year great battles, as Fort Donelson
and Shiloh, were fought and hun
dreds ot skirmishes and battles. At
Gettysburg several militia regiments
fought side by side with veterans
as staunchly as veterans and losing as
heavily. At Monocacy, Md. (1864),
one-third the union troops were three
months' men and lost as heavily, or
nearly, as tne veterans.
It is not true that the time's de
mands are less imperative than in
1861. If Germany wins even a "com
promise" peace this year, in a year
from now its whole energies will be
directed against us, and no number of
soldiers or dreadnaughts will save us
from the. submarines, of which Ger
many is now building more than Eng
land, France, Italy and the United
States unitedly are dotyig. No defense
has yet been found against submarine
warfare. Without defense we wiH
have the bill of defeat to pay.
Action immediate action is nec
essary. It cannot be had except by
calling for volunteers on such terms
as will secure them. I will say If 1,000,-
uuu volunteers are caned lor a two-
year term of service they can be had
in a month s time, six months' drill
of volunteers should be ample. In the
rebellion many regiments fought
without one' month's drill. Eighteen
months' fighting Is enough. General
jotrre says the allied armies In France
lose 10 per cent per month.' That
wouldn't -leave many In a year and
a half. Eighteen months' actual serv
ice are enough. New armies can be
raised later on if needed,
Reluctantly as we may be to admit
or even say it, there Is no reason to
believe our president, who authorised
lending home 100,000 well-trained
soldiers when he was morally certain
there would be war with Germany, or
a "super-pacifist" war secretary or a
military staff apparently of a Halleck
type of soldiers, will Act promptly.
The press of the country should rise
to the occasion and demand that at
least 60,000 of our regular army be
sent to France at once. Our state
militia are here to respond to any
emergency call. More than that, 50,
000 of those state militia will answer
a call for 50,000 men to go to France
Immediately for a two year's term.
They are well drilled now. The means
are here to send 100,000 men to the
"firing line." It is the will atvWash
Ington City that Is wanting. Congress
can compel action, but will not unless
the country demands It In a most em
phatic way. Let the press urge ac
tion. JONATHAN SHEARER. ,'
MAY TIME MIRTH.
HeTea I iuppoi you and the rest of
Uu womn At your afternoon parties are as
harmless aa kittens just alt there boldl&c
hands.
She Oh. John, who told you we ware
play In c bridge? Baltimore American.
"Mr dear, our landlord says hes joint, t
raise our rent."
"Glad to hear he can do It. I can't"
Puck.
She 1 was thinking of you last night, Mr.
Saplelgh.
He (flattered) Aw, really?
She Tou see. we had Professor Hypnt
our bona and during one of his tests he
bade me think of nothing. Boston Transcript.
ANH) NBJER COfAES HOME To
lAE-VMVWT SHALL Xf
mm. Buy rrz
HIS LUCk WUA.'TURM!
"How are you women going to help knit
the bonds between us and the allied na
tions ?"
"Oh, the whole crowd of us went shop
ping this morning, for knitting needles."
Baltimore American.
"There she goes, singing the hero an arta
of farewell." j
"Very aad.M
"it arouses no sympathy In me. She eoul
take a hatoln and have him out of that can
vas prison in no time." Kansas City Jour
nal.
'In the swagger love story the young nan,
after declaring himself, -Is always referred
to papa In the library." v
"I know."
"Perhaps ft li Just ti well that many tf
our t-lria omit this."
"Why?"
"It might be a trifle embarrassing to hae
the young fellow Interview dad In the
kitchen." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"So -GHthery's wtfe has left him forever,
How sad!"
"Old she leave him any mementoes?"'
"Tea three children." Birmingham Age.
Herald. t
Mrs. Flatbush Is your husbaitt absent
minded f
Mrs. Benson hurst I should Bay he was!
Why, this morning he aet the alarm clock at
C. and then forgot what he had set It for."
Tonkers Statesman.
FRANCE IN'BATTLB FLAME.
Edwin Markham In the Art World.
O. France, roso-hesrted France,
tou itemed of oldthe spirit of Winged
dance
Light as a leaf that circles In the sky,
Light as a bubble whan the billows fly.
We had forgot that in you burned a spsrk
That lit with dawn the spirit of Jeanne
d'Arc;
We had forgot that In you burned the flame
With which Corday and Roland wreathed
your name.
Then suddenly from the summer sky were
hurled
War's mad Incredible thunder on th-?
world) '
And at the sound we saw your soul upstart
To fold your stricken people to your henrt.
Greet, imperious, you stood and smiled,
Todr eyes divinely wild
A sudden light upon your Hflcd fitfc,
A splendor fallen from a starry plat:e.
Debonair, tMcate France,
Spirit of light, spirit of young romance.
Now we behold you dim In the battle dust.
Roused, reticent, invincible, august.
We see you, a mother of sorrows, where
you stand
The aword of heaven alive within your hand.
The lilies In your hair
Blood -spattered from the crown of thorns
you wear.
Too high you stand for fear
Too still and terrible for mortal tears.
O France of the world's desire,
O France new-lighted, by supernal fire.
Wrapped in your battle flame,
All nations take a splendor from your name;
All souls are touched to greatness by your
soul. 4 .
Tn you we are reborn to noble dreams
In you we see again the sacred gleams
From man's Immortal goal.
The faith that rises 4rom you as a star
Will light the ages coming from afar.
When men shall band in one confederate
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Could Hardly Walk
From Berger, Missouri, word comes from Mrs. Llziie Qroeber.
She says: "I had always bsen s very healthy woman until my sev
enth child wss born. When my baby was six weeks old, . , I could
hardly walk. . . I suffered. . . dizziness In my bead when I would an
stand on my feet Jusfas If I would taint sway. . . I used Caamn, II
Caidoseptio and Blio-Duuoht and. . . havt never had any symp
toms ot It again. . . I certainly will praise Cabdol . . for-1 surely
think It saved my life." There are thousands of weak, worn-out women la
this country who could be helped like Mrs. Oroeber, with CaIdul Why
don't you try it for your casef
J fcj I The Woman's Tonic
At ALL DBUO STORES
The Japanese Way To Remove Corns
, Don't Hurt a Bit-Easy and Simple
The Magic Touch of Ice-Mint Does It. Just a Touch Stops
Soreness, Then the Corn or Callous Shrivels and Lifts
Off. Try it. Your Feet Will Feel Cool and Fine.
Just a touch of Ice-mint and "Oh!"
what relief. CornB and callouses van
ish, sorenois disappears and you can
danee all night or walk all day and
your eorns won't hurt a hit. No mat
ter what you have tried or how many
times you have been disappointed here
is a real help for you at last. From
the very second that Ie-mint touches
that sore, tender corn your poor, tired,
aching feet will feel so oool, easy and
comfortable that you will just sigh with
relief. Think of ft; Just a little touch
of that delightful, cooling Ice-mint and
real foot joy is yours. No matter how
old of tough your pot corn Is he will
shrivel right up and you can pick him
out after a touch ot Ice-mint, No pain,
not a bit of soreness, either when ap
plying; it or afterwards, and it doesn't
even irritate the skin.
Ice-mint is tha real Japanese secret
of tine, healthy, little feet. Prevtnta
toot odors and keeps them oool, aweet
and comfortable. It Is now sellins; like
wildfire here.
Just ask in any drur store tor a lit
tle Ice-mint and give your poor suffer
ing, tired feet the treat of their lives.
There is nothing better, norothfng "just
as good."
THE OMAHA BEE INFORMATION BUREAU
Washington, D. C.
Enclosed find two-cent stamp, for which you will plesse send me,
entirely free, copy of the pamphlet, "Preparing Vegetables."
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