THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIdXy, JUNE 7, 1918.
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. THE BEE'S SERVICE FLAG
He will be here tomorrow.
Jupiter Pluvius it helping out the depleted
gtreet cleining fund. : j
Barge on the Missouri river would be big
lclp in the present coal situation.
' Two to one is no especial odds for Yankee
oldieri to face. "Remember the Alamo l"
Ikfayor Smith wants everything down in black
ind white; good enough, and no secret treaties.
Now is the fime of year when Texas really
legint to attract attention. Watermelons are
ripening. ' ,
An Omaha jury has' decided thai riding race
horses is a useful occupation, but this decision is
subject to revision, -N '
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Praise for the American soldie is" coming
from "all European armies but the German.
There's a reason.
Montana is looming up hi the wheat line also,
proof of 'how the once neglected area isv con
tributing to succor humanity.
The U-boat has added war thrills to travel in
American waters, but up to date the ocean still
is being used as a highway for commerce.
, WAR TO THE BITTER END.
Every American, no matter what his pre-war
sentiments, will say "Amenl" to the statement
by Robert Lansing, secretary of state: "Prussia
shall have war, and more war, and more war,
until the very thought of war is abhorrent to the
Prussian mind."
Just now the world is sick of war, but it knows
that health will not conic again until the Prussian
mind is purged. Fo"r generations the leaders of
German thought have devoted themselves to war.
Prussia was built up on war, its conquests resting
on duplicity, treachery and force. Its energy and
its' achievements have been dedicated to war.
Whether Saxons, Bavarians, Wurtemburgers or
oilier Germans admit the fact or not, they have,
under Prussian domination, unconsciously or
willingly, been dragged into line to pull or push
the Prussian war god's chariot to the crushing'
of all liberty from the world. ' War is beautiful,"
says the editor of "Jung-Deutschland," official
organ of Young Germany and again, "War is
the noblest and holiest expression of human ac
tivity;" while von Bernhardi,-the great "military
philosopher," writes: "It becomes an indispensi
ble regulator, because without war there could be
neither racial nor cultural progress."
Worshipping the god of war, the Prussian
mind is warped until it can see nothing else. If
Bernhardi is correct, theVnited States, is going
to do Prussia a great service, for it will not
desist until the plotters of Potsdam have had
enough of war to last them and their descend
ants while the world stands.
I Navigation pf the Missouri.
, So far as the Missouri river itself is con
cerned, it is as susceptible of navigation now1 as
it ever was. Tht! statement has been repeated
many times in The Bee, with the further state
ment that commerce can well be served by utiliz
ing the waters of the mighty river. Details
are to be worked out 'nqw, accordinglo plans
laid in Washington, and some steps - taken to
make the Big Muddy, serviceable to commerce.
An immense territory can be served by this
stream, on which heavy and slow moving freight
may be transported in bulk at" low rates. Chief
factor in the problem is that of distribution,
which requires transshipment. Whether the
cost of handling the freight from boats to cars
wilt increase the expense beyond the point of
profit must have great weight in determining the
use of the river. If we are to have the advantage
of Inland navigation we must deal with the probr
lem, not from the viewpoint of a war necessity,
but as a permanent element of, our internal com
merce; indeed,, it easily can be connected with
our external commerce. No good reason exists
why a considerable part of the material now ex
ported from the great central west can not be
borne Jo tidewater on river boats and reloaded
directly to ocean-going cargo carriers. It is a
matter of terminals, rather than of water and
freight. The war has stimulated interest in the
inland waterways and this ought to be pursued
now to a definite conclusion.
Wood, the Soldier, Goes
S Baker:, the Pacifist, and, Creel, the Faker, Stay
George Harvey'i War Weekly. ,
' Ninety per cent of American, wounded will
recover say the medical officers in France,
showing that that department is also well or
ganized, ,
Only a few Americans have been made prison
ers of war by the kaiser, and he treatment ac
corded these it not of the sort to elevate opinion
of the Hjh's hospitality. r -
! One of the U-bpjit raiders boasted of hitent
to stay in American waters all summer. They
will keep under the Surface most of the time if
they do, or else will take up a permanent abode
there.;: 'JV'S.! .:' i'.': -''
- - " Civilian' Part in Victory. -.
"Victory depend upon the civilians," says
Premier Clemenceaul tiger of France, who adds
that the soldier; do .not need exhortation. ' He
is right, and his remarks may be extended to
;ply to America a well as to France. Our
rJdieri have the spirit' of victory but they must
1 m equally the support of the home folks. ' The
roralCbaclc of (the line is quite as important as
f at or the line itself. Each individual engaged
Kx productive work at home ia helping to win .the
ar, and each one who goes about the daily
t sk, no matter what it is, with a cheery dispo:
;:ion is making the job -that much easier for
everybody Not all will hear the cannon' roar,
ttst all may keep stout hearts and work with
the one thought in mind, that of winning the war.
reappointment will come to some, especially to
those whose high hopft outrun the achievements
( f the soldiers, but these should look ahead to the
f-ture, when our cause will be triumphant. Do
t rt dwell. on the present,' no on the days that
' f.i-e to intervene, magnifying -difficulties and ex
ending dangers, but trust in "tout outcome all
Ir.ow to be certain, the ultimate victory of the
i -mies of Liberty. In, that way you will help
win me war.
Scandal! Unbelievable!
K census taken by the janitor of the house
office building at Washington discloses the pres
ence in the rubbish gathered by the charwomen
and others of numerous empty flaskj that once
contained whisky, some beer bottles, likewise
bereft of their contents, and other evidence that
some time, somewhere, somebody had evaded the
dry law of the District. It is not enough that
Speaker Clark should point out that if all the
discarded flasks were filled at once with contra
band fluid the total would Jiot supply half a drink
for the membership of the house. That may be
admitted; at least, in absence of proof positive
as to the congressional capacity and. duration of
thirst, it will not be disputed. This does not
explain the presence of the "dead soldiers." Rep
resentative Randall of California, champion of
pure cold water, which is supplied in his dis
trict through the world's greatest aqueduct, comes
forward with the reasonable explanation. 'Ene
mies of good government, champions of John
Barleycorn, have thus ought-to set obloquy on
the fair and spotless names of the members of
the house. Only the vilest of dastards could be
guilty of such despicable conduct. And, while
the agitation is going on, no one has suggested
that the travel between Washington and Balti
more is less than it used to be.
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"Yours for America, first, last and all the
time," is the way some small-souled individual
winds up an anonymous letter, abusing not The
Bee alone, but all newspapers. If America had
to depend on the defense of such cowards as the
writer of that screed the country would be in a
parlous case. 4, . f '
Proceedings in the courts promise to revive
interest of stockholders in the lndependeat Tele
phone project. Perhaps they would rather it
were allowed to rest undisturbed in its tomb.
tThe new head of the traffic squad is to make
a survey of conditions on which, to formulate
some new rules. In the meantime pedestrians
will be safe if they will stick to the sidewalks. '
The U-boats are too busy dodging destroyers
to bother any more coastwise windjammers.
What's the matter? That the country
in" its hour of direct peril is to be deprived
of the services of its greatest commander?
It seems incredible. And yet this is what the
sending of Major General Leonard Wood to
the Pacific coast means. There is nothing
for him. to do there that a retired colonel
could not perforin satisfactorily. Every army
officer knows that. .
Wood is to be shelved definitely and per
manently. His division of 40,000 men are
Vd their way to France, but he, their beloved
chief, who has made soldiers of them, is or
dered to oblivion. What, in the name of Al
mighty God and of the American people, does
this portend? Has the administration gone
crazy? Can it be so steeped in self-sufficiency
as to believe that the perpetration of so gross
an outrage, not merely upon a gallant officer,
but upon thousands or it may be millions of
no less gallant lads whose very' lives are de
pendent upon leadership and direction of the
highest order attainable, can pass unheeded
and unrebuked?
Last week we wrote gladly and rejoic
ingly of the president at his best. Must we
now, with sinking heart, depict the presi
dent at his worst? 'Because it is the presi
dent and nobody else. There can be no hid
ing behind the general staff, the chief of
staff or the pacifist secretary of war. The
entire and undivided responsibility rests
squarely jipon the commander-in-chief.
And why should our senior general officer
the only one whose name had ever been
heard abroad before Pershing went and the
only one of whom Mr. Lloyd George did ask
of Mr. Medill McCormick, despite diplomatic
denials, "Where is Leonard Wood?" Why
should he, we inquire, be shelved, punished
and humiliated? His record is unimpeachable;
all admit that. He rendered superb service
in Cuba; none can deny that. He holds the
respect and admiration of the regular army
to a marked degree; despite the fact that he
was not a graduate of West Point, any offi
cer will tell you that. He was the most cap
able chief of staff the country, ever had; if
we mistake not, President Wilson testified to
that in effect. He successfully, passed a rig
orous physical examination and is six years
under the age of retirement. So why, why,
why? v
The answer is Baker, or rather Baker and
Creel. Wood was for preparedness; Baker
was not; Creel not only was not but is hop
ing for a long, long life so that to the very
end thereof, to his dying day, he may con
tinue upon bended knees before his crib
each night to thank God that he was not. As
we recall the happenings and speeches of
these days, the president varied somewhat.
Buj"jthere was no doubt about Wood. He
wajfor getting ready not to seek trouble,
but to meet it if, it should, as it finally
did come and he said so whenever he got
a chance. Frankly, we had forgotten how
far-seeing he was and we were rather start
led when, last evening, we dug up his testi
mony before the senate military affairs com
mittee away bacic in December, 1916, and
in January, 1917. Here are some of the
things he said: ' r
We are confronted squarely with the
question of preparedness. Just ask a sol
dier what would happen if we had to meet
a well-trained enemy, v You . can imagine
what would have happened in the war with
Spain if that country had been a strong,
well-organized power.
"This country is in effect unprepared.
We need, and need immediately, a system
for the training of men, and we should push
forward the manufacture of munitions and
equipment with all possible speed. The les
ions of the present militia mobilization with
its incompleteness of equipment, its short
ages in all directions, extending to the pres
ent moment in many things, in the matter
of clothing, shortages in artillery, shortages
in various directions, all indicating the need
of a systematic and well-thought-out prepa
ration, and that without delay.
"We should also take up with the rail
roads the question of constructing the right
type of car for the movement of men, horses,
arms and guns a type which at the same
time would be useful for every-day work,
but have those essentials which would make
it available for the use above referred to.
We should also organize our railway men
so that they will be available in time of war.
It would be the height of folly to take over
an able transportation man from one of our
great railroads, where he can do his best
work, and use him as an officer of the line.
The same is true with reference to com
munications, telephone and telegraph. Their
controlling men must know something of
what is to be expected of them in time of
war, and from their forces must be organ
ized large reserves for use along the coast
and with the troops. These are some of the
many things which must be done in the way
of organizing our industriahresources.
"Our people have been told of our great
wealth and resources in men. They have
never been told that these amount to noth
ing in the waef meeting an immediate at
tack unless organized and trained and untess
the materials of war have been supplied.
Panic, patriotism and patriotism as illustrat
ed by the putting out of flags; and the offer
of money and material after war is upon us,
while, indicating good spirit, indicate a lack
of intelligent appreciation. It is too late.
To make good shortages and to provide
equipment takes time, and much of it is re
quired. No amount of money can buy time,
and months of it, many of them, are needed
lo make even reasonable preparation. The
knowledge of ourv condition is general
throughout the world in ill lands except our
own. " ' -
"Our safet'v now is deDendent unon the
forbearance of others and not upon our abil
ity and preparation to defend ourselves. -"We
are without trench mortars of the
tvoe in general use throughout the battle
fipltl of Eurone. We are without various
kinds of field signal apparatus, especially for
night work. We are short of modern field
wireless to such an extent that wc had to
trio Panama in order to secure a small
amount for use on the border. We are with
out any of the modern types of heavy mobile
artillery such as is in general use in Europe
artillery which often has had a determin
ing effect upon operations. We have not
UK cutvi uFv c "toughness, and his report, summarized,
built in this country as yet any of the mod4ugaa fo,-,ows. .Capital outstanding!
era aeroplane engines mi mc laicsi nuniary
tvoe. We are not constructing, as we should,
with all possible haste, artillery of various
types. We are building little or none of the
long range mid-caliber type of artillery such
as is now in general use. Indeed, we are
only just commencing the manufacture of
the approved heavy type of machine gun.
and have not yet determined the type of
light machine gun we are to use, although
these guns must be provided in the propor
tion of about eight of the light to one of the
heavy guns. s
State-Owt-cd Packing Houses.
Brokenfeow, Neb., June 3 To the
Editor of The Bee: Your readers will
remember that la. March Francis J.
Heney of Calif-.-iia went to Omaba
with authority to investigate the stock
yards. His investigation was. made
with his characteristic vigor and thor-
"This is the condition, although the
world's greatest war is two and one-half
years wld, and its lessons as to equipment,
development or arms and munitions are an
open book to all the world. We stand prac
tically as unprepared as when the great war
bega. ana are apparently unobservant of its
clear lessons and unappreciative of the fact
that no amount of money and no amount of
effort can purchase time or make good its
loss. ' ' ''
"Senator Lee of Maryland Is not your
proposition substantially to turn over the
entire military control without question to
the War department that has failed, as you
admit, to properly handle this relatively
small number of soldiers? f
"General Wood No; sir; I would turn it
over to the commander in chief, the president
of the United States, and ! would go after
the War department supply organization, if
necessary, with a sandbag and reorganizeit.
I would enlarge the coordinating and super
vising control of the chief of staff until effi
cient supply resulted.
"The Chairman Take the British army
for iastance, as I read about it; they have
the same difficulties in mobilization that our
own army has had; that is, they did not have
trained men to handle the transportation
facilities; they did not have a trained sol
diery; so they had the same 'difficulties whip
ping it into a system, "and it took practically
a year and a half to do it.
"General Wood That is right. But their
regular, army, known as the expeditionary
force, was like our own regular force, ready,
and it went promptly. Their supply depart
ments, like our own, failed, and they had to
jfcreate the great munitions commission as a
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special commission, Decause inc om suppiy
departments, dyed-in-the-wool, wedded to
methods and thinking mostly of department
al entourage, did not meet the demands of
the situation. They had the same .experience
we had. If we had gone on with this war.
if it had been a real war, we would have had
to shake things up and form some commis
sions, including big business men with wide
experience and energy, or fail disastrously.
"Senator Brady To put business methods
into the organization?
"General Wood To get the cobwebs out
of the supply departments and put some
punch into them to convert them from a
wheelless vehicle into something that will
move easily and smoothly.
In conclusion, I wish to emphasize the
necessity of prompt preparation of an ade
auate force of trained men with the necessary
arms, equipment and supplies for 4,000,000
men. In my opinion there is nothing of more
vital importance than that we should take
measures to this end and take them imme
'diately."
.This is most interesting and highly im
portant reading. Practically everything that
General Wood foresaw, as necessary even
to the falsing of an army of 4,000,000 men
has been done or is in process of doing, but
of course, a year or even more too late, be
cause this was not the hrst. it was pretty
nearly the last of General Wood adjura
tions. From the very beginning of 'the war
he had beseeched our government to make
ready, but the president did not, Mr. Baker
smilingly would not and Mr. Creel continued
and still continues to heap pious effusions of
gratitude upon the "Almighty, who of course
had nothing whatever to do with it and, we
have not the slightest doubt, is as disgusted
as the rest of us that an impudent popinjay
should undertake to shift a part of the re
sponsibility to unfamiliar regions.
The simple fact is that General Wood is
in Daa Decause ne was rignt. He aiso in
troduced Colonel Roosevelt to the boys at
Plattsburg and got the reprimand which .we
thought he deserved from Secretary Garri
son. But it was a trifling matter of excessive
zeal, fine patriotism and deep conviction, no
unworthy attributes at belt, and we were
not at war then.
We are, now. And it is the common peril
and love of country that should be drawing
us together, just as, recently it did effect
the happy reconciliation of Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. I ait, instead of inducing the wreak
ing of vengeance upon great men, and espe
cially great soldiers, capable of rendering
the best service. The 'World disposes of
all such things, at stated intervals, by say
ing that "Roosevelt hates Wilson" and,J of
course, Wood is a friend of Roosevelt. Well
suppose he does; what or itr Who cares
whether he does or not, so long as the presi
dent doesn't as, of course, he does not
because of the Biblical inhibition which some
think lets even the Germans out hate the
colonel.
The suggestion is too often heard that
Mr. Wilson wants to can General Wood be
cause he might, as a military hero, become
a rival for the presidency we reject with
utter scorn. If we really believed that, we
but we don't, not for a. minute; of course
not; one simply couldn't. It is the same
Old story, we guess: Petty, partisan and
personal. But oh, such a pity! Think of it.
Wftnft th n1rtir dapc fcntbpr th Viarf.
i hst, and Creel, the faker, stay. ; . -
$7,496,000; sUKk ;,8ucd without cash
and given as bonuses or stock divi
dends, $5,921,360; of the balance, be
cause of the sale of stock at less than
par, the actual amount of money In
vested in the yards is not more than
$750,000."
For the years 1916 and 1917 the
stock yards company declared a divi
dend of 8 per ce-t on its capitaliza
tion, which included cash and -vatered
stock, which wou'.i amount to about
64 per cent on ac'ual investment In
the eyes of the farmers and others
who have contributed to these enor
mous dividends, this is pretty much
cf a paying investment, and the public
generally will agre-s with me that some
radical remedy shuuld be immediately
and effectively applied. '
It has now be.n well onto three
months since Mr. Heney made his re
port and no one 'n a position to do
so has come forward with a remedy.
Every time a c sumer buys a pound
of meat or chips . steer to the stock
yards he contributes to this enormous
extortion.
xiie eoveri.meni hij regulated the
price of some things the farmer has
to sell and the farmers have patriot
ically refrained .'rom protest. Can
any valid reason be given why the
prices of packing house products and
stock yards servico should not be reg
ulated?
The "pitl js light" of publicity is
now beatinjr upon those institutions
and if tome wiiy i3 no; devijed soon to
regulate them and restrain their ex-
oitation of the public state-owned
packing houses and stock yards are
nevitable. Let it come. The average
exploiter is not prreatly scareu any
more at the bupaboo or state social
ism. CHARLES W. BEAL.
CHEERY CHAFF.
Besgar Please, sir. I'vt a lck wife
could you belp me out?
Passerby I can give you a Job next week.
Beggar Too late! She'll be able to go
to work herself by then. Boston Transcript.
Why 1 Smlthers talking is much about
the sacrifices one has to make Just now
and the Increase In living expenses?"
"All put on. He wants to make people
believe he pays a tax on his Income." Bal
timore American.
''Count Von Luxburg Is going home sick.
they say, I wonder what's the matter with
him 7"
I guess he Is afraid he might meet with
an enemy submarine, and ts suffering with
that sinking feeling." Buffalo Express.
How Is that expert In genealogy you
hired?"
Nothing to him."
"Hows that?"
'He has traced my ancestry back BOO
years without finding anybody worth men
tioning." Louisville uourier-journai.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK POEM.
Plain John and Mary, in days of yore.
Did o'er their books of study pour,1
Their education thus they gained,
STheir cherished "sheepskins" so obtained;
The;- worked with never ceasing toll
And often burned the midnight oil.
But things have changed In modern days,
And there are more mysterious ways;
Our boys have fallen out with toll,
Our girls disdain- their hands to soli;
In pleasure cars they now are seen
Burning the midnight gasoline.
I.ORIN ANDREW THOMPSON.
Fremont, Neb,. j
Cj Year Ago Today in the War.
Winston' Churchill succeeded Vls-
' unt Cowdray as head of the British
I r board. , ;
British blasttd away German posi
t im on the ridge dominating Ypres
i 'm the south, s
' Russians la posse-Mi om of Kronstadt
ided to negotiations and recognized
visional government '
1 s Day We Celebrate. - '
"dward A. Smith, uttorncy-at-law,
n 1871.,
.Utlph, K. Valentine, assistant man
r in Omaha of the American Surety
pany of New York. born 1871.
- i. Buckingham, general manager of
Lnion Stock Yards company, born
s 7, 1858, r
- . ohn W. KouUky, South t:t phyai-
i. born 1873. .
Albert Sidney Burelson, 'postmaster
rai of the United States, born at
Marcos, Tex. 55 years ago.
udrew O'Connor, whose statue of
oin is to be plated at Springfield.
, torn at Worcester, Mass., 44 years
V Rev. Joseph H. Johnson, tepls
I blHhop of Los , Angeles, born at
ctaay. N. i- .71 years ago.
."ay in ELintarr. v -
1 -Thorns F Marshall, cele
f')Ui: orator and politician,
.-rcrt. Ky; Died at Yer
- ' -'-Tiber 12. 1884. . .
J u$t 80 Years Ago Today
Herman KounUe left for Fough-
keepslo to witneKs the graduation of
his daughter, who will be one of the
honor girls in the Vassae commencement.
Om of the most successful private
ashing parties which left Omaha has
returned. The party consisted of
Jeff Bedford, J. 8. McCormick, George
Ames, W. O. Albright, Marsh Kennard
and E. T. Duke.
A large party of excursionists took
advantage of the low rates on the
B. & M. to go to Salt Lake pity.
Mrs. William A. Faxton gave a large
ladies reception at the union club.
Miss Meliona Butterneld left for
Salt Lake City to instruct a summer
class in china painting.
Peter Sells of Sells Bros, circulj
left Omaha to return with the circus
on the 2(th of June. ' -
A syndicate "was formed here a few
days ago to purchase the Lowe prop
erty upon which to erect a. hotel, ,
Aimed at Omaha
Harvard Courier: The workers in
the near beer factories in Omaha are
out on a strike. Let's all contribute
to their war chest so they won't have
to go to work again.
York News-Times: Last .week
Omaha had the most beautiful women
in the wqrld. Now it has the finest
movie theater. Talk about boasting.
Los Angeles Isn't in it.
Plattsmouth Journal: The fellow
from ths east who told The Bee that
Omaha had the prettiest girls of any
city he ever saw was giving The Bee
a piece of fresh taffy. Plat'.. mouthy is
the town for the best looking girls in
Nebraska and no doubt those he saw
in Omaha came direct from this city.
Grand Island Independent: The
Omaha Commercial club, through its
secretary, lias done the entire state a
distinct service in sending out through
the east a statement in refutation of
the wild-eyed tales of treason in Ne
braska. In a sense the Omaha Com
mercial club 6"wed that duty to the
state, in view of the fact that Omaha
was the origin of the fantastic tales.
But for that the club itself cannot be
held responsible. It has not over
stated the "case. It could well have
been added that the Lincoln Council
of Defense has, after a thorough in
v estimation, exonerated even tour of
the Ave ministers of that city from
the Allenbach trouble,,. This, however,
is a minor matter and the Omaha or
ganlxation U to be congratulated.
' Whittled to a Poin'
Iulsvllle Courier-Journal: Bur
glar Insurance has advanced since the
war began. Have the burglar insur
ance companies a yellow Btreak? Do
they believe that the kaiser is going to
win?
v York World: A hundred thou
sand tractors doing the work of 200,
nnn men and 800.000 horses on Amer
ican farms are worthily sustaining the
battlefield reDutation of the tank
family.
Minneapolis Journal: we ars not
worried about the coming of the lord
mnvor of Dublin. What we are in
terested in is that the next iord mayor
of Minneapolis snouiq Hiram jus voice
hollering for tne unuea eiaies.;
Baltimore American: The people
have responded without stint to every
call the government-has made upon
them. In return tor one thing, we
shall expect the federal authorities to
see that Jhere caA be no such thing as
a coal snortage mis winier. tut com
is in the earth and the government
must take steps to see that it is mined.
Mlnneaoolis Tribune: If you were
In Germany you would not be allowed
to have more than one suit or ciomes.
Mavbe you haven't more than one,
anyway, but if you had'managed to
accumulate a Sunday, go-to-meetln
suit in addition to your working
clothes you would have to turn it in
to the government, because the paper
clothes furnished the men working
fnr the rovernment- are going to
pieces. Maybe you think Germany is
not getting tired of the war when it
has to-give "the clothes ofX It back."
Twice Told Tales .
Soothine Wrath.
The old lady entered the taxider
mist's in a blazing wrath, carrying a
defunct bird in a glass case.
"It's an Imposition," she said. "You
stuffed my poor parrot only last sum
mer, and here s his leathers tailing
out before your very eyes.
"Lor bless yer. mum, that's a tri
umph of our art," was the reply. "We
stuffs 'em so natural that they moults
in their proper season." Boston
Transcript
Some Hike. '
"Astronomers tell us," said the man
of statistics, "that an express train
moving at a hundred miles a second
would consume several million years
in reachine a certain star.
The other man eat silent, wrapped
in thoueht '
"Did you hear me?" asked the man
or statistics.
"Oh. yes. I heard you." respond
the other auietly. "I was lust think
ing what a predicament a chap would
be in if.-ne should miss the last train
ana nave to wain.- uosion ma-
script
Her Guess. :
"Isn't it terrible the way prices keep
ffoins? tin? ' -
"It is. My husbafad said If It kept
up he'd either have to work harder
and make more money or eat less.
"What do you think he'll decide
to do?"
"Knowing him as well as I do, my
guess is that he'll decide it to be easier
Sidelights on the' War
The Germans are selling artificial
meaty camouflaged with pepper, salt
and 'onions.
In April for the first time, accord
ing to Mr. loyrt George, the otrtput
of allied shipping exceeded losses.
Henceforth the submarine is m
ace but not a peril
At the commencement of our sec
ohG war with Great Britain,
wre but 65graduates of West roiu
in service, and our few regulars hat"
scarce ever seen a battlefield. - :
During the revolution, having bui
few educated officers", we weue very
frequently dependent upon European
soldiers" of fortune, who were eagerly
employed with high rank and extrava
gant pay.
Residents of London who live in
houses or flats are allowed to buy one
pound of meat, half a pound of su
gar, half a pound of bacon, ham or
fausage, and a quarter of a pound of
butter or margarine per week. ,
A statue of Germania before the
publication office of a Milwaukee new
publication office - of a Milwaukee
newspaper , has been relegated to the
attic. "Some features of the figure,"
It was said, "are now likely to give
offense to some of our citizens."
"I have given four sons to the ser
vice," said a middle-aged mother- to
a Kansas City recruiting officer: "I
want to give my baby now the last
I have." She was ltaning on the arm
of a young man as sne gpoKe. men
she burst into tears.
One of. the most useful men pt the
American revolution was General
Thomas Mifflin, who served as quar-
termaster-generaUat the sfege of Bos
ton, and who when barely 30 years
of age Was appointed a bridadier Ren-
eral and placed in charge of the con
struction of the works at Fort w asn-
ington and Kingsbridge.
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Says:
. Pictures That
Need Immediate
Attention
should not be neglected. To do so
only entails a larger expense in the
future.
If you value your pictures have
them remounted, tho frames repaired
and refinished as soon as you notice
a need for it.
- If properly taken 'cart of they'll
be a source of pleasure to you for
many years to come.
Regarding the selection of new
frames for old pictures, first let us
advise you that many of the old pic
tures in your home are now worth
considerably more than you paid for
them Aside from the memories as
sociated with them, there's every
reason to preserve them because of
their intrinsic value.
A new frame oftimes adds a hun
dredfold to their beauty. Let us
frame them for you.
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