THE BEE: OMAHA, -WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1918.
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V The kaiser's press reporter is also a practiced
liar. ;'- - -
Some fighting over there 1' And Uncle Sam's
hoys in the thick of it this time.
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; Tbe U-boat scare on our coast nas suDsiaea
almost as quickly as it rose. Vigilance is the
Answer. ;
t Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Burleson ought to get
together and frame a train schedule that will not
knock the mail service entirely out ot keiter. .
v In an eastern city a war profiteer who willfully
Violated the food administration rules was fined
$1,500. Here in Omaha defiance of regulations
carries with it school board hdndrs.
That Oregon doctor who thinks women are
loafer because they cling to their high heels
nd pretty clothes will probably hear a lot about
"rumps" before the debate is ended. '
"Fee-grabber Bob" Smith must" have had . a
dark vision when he faced that big gathering of
negro citizens, all genuine 100 per cent Amer
icans, and not a prospect of one of them con
tributing a naturalization fee to his pocket.
' Inasmuch as the pacifist Lincoln Journal and
the hyphenated World-Herald both acquitted all
the accused university professors even before
the evidence was all in, what could there be left
(or the regents to do?' .
THAT GERMAN BUNCO CAME.
Do our well-intentioned people of German
birth or ancestry grasp the full significance of the
checks and drafts they sent to Ambassador Bern
storff before he was kicked out of Washington
and the endorsements on the back which The
Bee has been printing in facsimile?
Do they realize what a bunco game was being
played on them by appeals to their sympathy and
humanitarian sentiments, in response to which
they made liberal contributions to the German
Red Cross', to Prisoners-of-War and War Victims'
Relief funds, trustingly remitted to the kaiser's
personal representative in this country, who was
to, but did not, forward the money to Germany
for its intended use there?
The exposure and the exhibits which we have
been laying before our readers plainly indicate
the diabolical purpose of the systematic preserva
tion of German "kultur" in this country. The
plan was to "penetrate" the United States with
former German subjects, remaining at beck and
call of the kaiser, even against the United States.
They were combed for money, under a German
Red Cross camouflage, which was spent right in
our own country for spies, dynamiters, bribe
givers and hyphenate publishers of poison-spread-iilg
papers in order to keep America out of the
fight or leave us so weakened that we would be
harmless for a long time after we got into it.
With their eyes now opened to the trick by
which they were imposed upon or used as tools
of a foreign tyranny, our German ancestry people
must see what kaiserism means and how im
possible it is to be loyal tp America, the land
of Liberty, and at the same time sympathize
with Germany, the monster of barbarism.
Kings and the Common People.
Now comes a story, somewhat fantastic, that
Ferdinand of Roumania abandoned his allies in
the war and submitted to a most humiliating
peace because Emperor Karl of Austria had ad
vised him that "now is the time for us kings to
stick together." In the rising tide of democracy
these privileged rulers see their doom. Karl
descanted on the spread of bolshevism and
Ferdinand trembled in prospect of a time when
his royal person would he of no more moment
in the scheme of things than that of the humblest
toiler. Any form of submission to him seemed
preferable to the humiliation of a democracy.
It is just that' type of ruler the triumph of
democracy will annihilate. Contrast the craven
selfishness of Ferdinand with the steadfast noble
ness of Albert' of Belgium; set Karl alongside
George of England; and put Wilhelm the Guilty
side by-side. with Wilhelmina of Holland, and
the reason for the dread expressed by the Aus
trian emperor is plain. The knell of autocracy
was sounded in the first shot fired at Liege in
1914. ,A tidal wavi of popular government will
wash away all vestiges of the absolute ruler,
leaving only bitter memories of him to vex a
world that will be the better for his going.
Ferdinand deserted this cause, but it will
triumph just the same and be sounder because he
is self-obliterated.
To the Chamber - of Commerce our Water
timard manager insists the government would" not
make gieater military use of Fort Crook even if
he had built the main needed to supply the post
tk'ttn atfip Ufi ff Tf nil, XT k,..,L-
Omaha congressmen and senator,, who are either
so powerless5 or in so bad at Washington that
fie advantages of Omaha for government activi
ties fail to command deserved attention.
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Whether Japan intervenes in eastern Siberia
pt not, a terrible state of affairs is developing
in Russia and elsewhere back of the lines held
by the armies. The report made to Secretary
Lansing by the secretary of the Lithuanian, mis
sion but faintly outlines the truth, as it is known
to some who are in close touch with what is
going on there. Russian peasants did not plant
their fields this year and in many cases actually
ate the seed. Bohemians, already starving, have
planted under pressure from the German military
masters, that country being under martial law,
1st whatever they harvest is seized by the
kaiser! soldiers and taken to Germany for con
sumption. In Poland conditions are similar, and
throughout what has been reckoned the world's
richest grafa region starvation already exists,
Hh a most disheartening outlook for the future.
r&mine in its stark nakedness awaits the coming
cf another winter, in regions where men, women
and children already are dying of hunger, and
no means of relieving their misery other than
defeat of Germany is known, Re-establishment
of : order in Russia is not possible until every
vestige of German control is removed, and be
fore this can be accomplished the suffering there
. must be intensified. v This is part of the "victory"
accomplished at Brest-Litovsk, a natural result
of the trust placed by the weak in the, strength
a'ad mercy of the savage Hun. American aid
and sympathy will reach the unhappy remnant
cf these people in time, but it will be too late
to benefit many now doomed to die of hunger.
Builders of Empire.
George Harris has now gone on to join
"Tom" Potter, and "Tom" Hoxie, and "Tom"
Scott and others of that glorious company in the
happy land to which good railroad men go when
through down here, and there he will take the
news Of how things arechanged since the govern
ment took hold of transportation. If anything
would reconcile one of the old school of railroad
managers to death it will be the new rules for
operation. However, "there Were giants in those
days," and they brought their systems , up to a
high start of usefulness and service to the world,
in spite of many hampering conditions. America
ewes a tremendous debt to the men who made
railroads what they were in the pioneer days,
who blazed the way along which some later mag
nates have ridden to fame, and who left names
that will be recalled as long as steel rails bear
traffic. And George Harris was not the least
among these. .
Decrease in Nebraska Bank Deposits.
The secretary of the .State Banking board
reports that deposits in the 929 state banks have
decreased $24,500,000 since February 25! Such
a change might excite apprehension under ordi
nary circumstances, but at present it must be
accepted as a healthy sign. If it means anything,
it is that money has been taken out of idleness
and put to work. An increase in loans and
discounts of $10,500,000 is a substantial proof
of this. The Nebraska purchases of the third
Liberty loan will more than account for the
rest, although it is possible that hot all f it
went that way. Much money has been sent into
Nebraska from other states, depositors seeking
the security of the guaranty law. Quite a large
proportion of this comes from banks outside 6f
Nebraska, and these have felt the call for cash
incident to reviving or growing business, bond
purchases and preparation to meet the income
tax requisition, which fills due this week. The
state banks , still carry $226,087,650 on deposit,
which is a most respectable sum, and, taken
in conjunction with the money held in the national-banks,
shows that Nebraska is not in im
mediate danger of running short of funds.
British Effort to Preserve Peace
Lord Haldam's Account of Negotiations Two Year
. Before the War
Parti.
"I did the utmost in my power to pre
serve the peace of the world," said Lord
Haldane at Swindon on Saturday, "and I am
proud of it now."
The Lichnowsky memorandum and the
comments made upon it are a complete justi
fication for Lord Grey's policy and of Lord
Haldane's effort in 1912 on behalf of the gov
ernment to bring about conditions which
would Dreserve European peace. Extracts
have been rrtade from time to time from the-
dispatch which Lord Haldane wrote after
his visit to Berlin in 1912. This dispatch
took the form of a diary, in which Lord Hal
dane gave an account of his interviews with
the kaiser, Bethmann Hollweg, the chancel
lor, Admiral Tirpitz and others. It was dated
February 8, 1912, and began as follows:
"At the interview with the chancellor,
which took place at 2 o'clock and lasted for
more than an hour and a half, I began by
giving him the message of good wishes for
the conversationsand for the future of Anglo-German
relations with whict the king
had entrusted me at the audience I had be
fore leaving. He was pleased with this mes
sage and intimated that he would write
through the German ambassador to thank
the king. I then said that perhaps it would
be convenient if I defined the capacity in
which I was in Berlin, and there to talk to
him; and I defined it as above intimated. I
proceeded to ask ,whether he wished to make
any observations or desired that I should
begin. He wished me to begin, and I went
on at ence to speak to him as arranged in a
conversation J had had with Sir Edward
Grey berore leaving London. '
"I told him that I felt there had been a
great deal of drifting away between Germany
and England, and that it was important to
ask what was thecause. To ascertain this
events of recent history had to be taken into
account. Germany had built up, and was
building up. magnificent armaments, and
with the aid of the triple alliance it had be
come the centef of a tremendous group. The
natural consequence was that other powers
had tended to approximate. I was not ques
tioning for a moment Germany's policy, but
this was the natural and inevitable conse
quence in the interests of security. We used
to have much the same situation with France
when it was very powerful on the sea that
we had with Germany now. While the fact
to which I referred created a difficulty, the
difficulty was not insuperable, for two
groups of powers might be on very friendly
relations it there was only an increasing
sense of mutual understanding and confi
dence. The present seemed to me to be a
favorable moment for a new departure. The
Morocco question was now out of the way,
and we had no agreements with France or
Russia except those that were in writing and
published to the world.
"The chancellor interrupted me and asked
me whether this was really so. I replied
that I could give him the assurance that it
was so without reserve and that in the situa
tion which now existed I saw no reason why
it should not be possible for us to enter into
a new and cordial friendship, carrying the
two old one into it, perhaps, to the profit
of Russia and France as well as Germany
itself. He replied that ho had no reason to
differ from this view.
"In connection with my remarks as to
the events of last summer, he interposed that
we had military preparations. I replied that
no preparations had been made which were
other than those required to onng tne ca
pacity of the British army in point of mo
bilization to-something . approaching i the
standard which Germany had long ago
reached, and which was with it a matter of
routine. For this purpose we had studied
our deficiencies and modes of operation.
We could not be caught unpre
pared." The chancellor seemed much pleased with
Lord Haldane's explanation, and said: "There
had been much talk of our fleet and our army,
and the steps we had taken, but that he un
derstood the position I had indicated." "I
said in reply that it was a pleasure to me to
hear this, and that I hoped I should carry
him with me still further in my belief that
if Germany had really, which I did not at all
suppose, intended to crush France and de
stroy its capacity to defend itself, we in Eng
land would have had such a direct interest in
the result that we could not have sat by and
seen this done.
"He said he did not dissent from this
view, nor did he wish to hamper our free
dom in such a case. . But he wished to pro
pose a formula; the balance of power was a
phrase he did not like, though he admitted
that the historical considerations I had re
ferred to made it natural that some grouping
should take place, and that England should
Iran tnward the weaker side. He had. how
ever, proposed, in his communication to us,
a formula of Neutrality which might go a
long way to help.
"I said I cordially agreed with the good
intention of his formula, the working of
which was that neither was to enter into
any combinations against the other. If this
meant combinations for attack or aggresiion,
I was entirely of his mind. But I must put
on spectacles in looking at his words, and,
first of all, I would put on German specta-
eles. now would uermany nna iiseu u,
when bound by such a formula, we were so
wicked as to attack its ally. Austria, or to try
to grab Denmark, which was ot deep strat
epical interest to it? Aeain. suppose Ger
many joined in an attack on Japan or Por
tugal or Belgium he then interposed, 'or
Holland' but Isaid I really hadn't all ou:
tteaties sufficiently in my head to be as sure
about Holland as 1 was about tne omers.
Or if. I added. Germanv were t0,pouace
upon France and proceed to dismember it,
what would happen?-He answered that these
Lqndon Chronicle, May 14.
I cases were not at all likely, but he admitted
that they were fatal to his formula. I asked
hjm whether he would be satisfied, with mu
tual undertakings against aggressive or un
provoked attacks and against all combina
tions, military and naval agreements, and
plans directed to the purpose of aggression
and unprovoked attack He said it' was vcy
difficult to define what was meant by aggres
sion or unprovoked attack. I replied that
you could not define the number of grains
which it took to make a heap, but one knew
a heap-when one saw one.
"We then passed on to the question of
the German fleet, as to which he asked n:.
whether I would like to make any observa
tiuns. I said I must. He and I had been
talking with the most absolute candor nd
friendliness to each other, and I felt he would
regard me as wanting in character were I
noi-very frank with him about the new ravy
law. What was the use of entering into a
solemn agreement for concord and against
attack if Germany at the same moment was
going to increase its battle fleet as a precau
tion against us, and we had consequently to
increase our battle fleet as a precaution
against it? This was vital from our point of
view, because we were an island power de
pendent for our food supplies on the power
of protecting our commerce, and for this we
needed the two-power standard and a sub
stantial preponderance in battle fleets. He
said that it was absolutely essential to Ger
many to have a1 third squadron in full readi
ness for war. At present, owiiyj to its sys
tem of recruiting, for three months in the
year it had virtually, owing to the necessity
for training recruits, no fleet ready at all. I
said I did not contest this; it was quite en
titled to have it if it thought it necessary,
but the result would be that we should not
be able to rely on the two battle squadrons
and reserve squadrons which had sufficed
hitherto, but that we should be compelled to
have five, or even six, squadrons ready in
home waters, perhaps bringing ships from
the Mediterranean to strengthen them.
"He asked me was that necessary if 'we
had a friendly agreement? ,1 said it would
be a less convincing proof of friendliness if
Germany prepared its third squadron, and we
shtJuld have no option. Still, I said, this
was not so serious as the proposal to add a
thud ship every second year to the German
construction program. This would put us
in great difficulties so far as securing the
good opinion of the public in England about
the value of an agreement.
"After a pause he said he would consider
this and 'die Sache uberlegen.' The conver
sation up to this point had been largely in
German, I taking, to English whenever there
wis a delicate topic, and the chancellor oc
casionally speaking English, but nea.ly al
ways German. In order to avoid mismvl'r
sta.iding we sometimes repeated sentences
in the other language. I was impressed by
his evident desire to meet us wherever he
could, and I derived considerable hope from
the manner and emphasis with which he said
that he would reconsider the question of the
ships. But I must add that he went on to
say that' the question of the new squadron
was vital, and that some new ships would be
necessary in it. Could I suggest any way
out, for they must keep to the plan of a new
law? I observed that it was not for me to
ventuie to make any suggestions to his ex
cellency, but that a spreading out routine of
the new program might make a dirierence.
He said, 'Perhaps, eight or nine years;' I
added,. 'Or 12, if he could not do better.' He
again said that he would take this matter
into serious consideration and consult his
experts. Myadmirals, he said, are very
difficult'; 'That was an experience,' I ob
served, "which we sometimes found m Eng
land also.'"
(To Be Continued.)
4 Be Patient With the Cleaner.
Omaha, June 10. To the Editor of
The Bee: Nearly every cleaning
plant In the country is In need of help
and they are now figuring on govern,
ment contracts for millions of articles
to be cleaned. . It behooves the house
wife to be patient and not expect her
favorite dress to be cleaned one day
and returned the next. She can help
further by taking her clothes to the
plant and calling for them and paying
cash. i i OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Sen Ice Apppreciated.
Omaha, June 10. To the Editor of
The Bee: On behalf of the National
Security league I want to express rhy
appreciation of the splegdid service
rendered by The Omaha Bee on the
occasion of Colonel Roosevelt's visit
to Omaha last week and his address
at a meeting called by this league.
That The Omaha Bee would give its
support to such a meeting is, of
course, taken for granted. But I
speak of the high quality of the serv
ices rendered, the splendid publicity
given before the meeting and the com
plete and faultless report following.
F. A. BROGAN,
Chairman Omaha Branch National
Security League.
Not Favorable to Abdication.
Omaha, June 10. To the Editor of
The Bee: I frequently note remarks
by correspondents to the Letter Box
relating to the bootlegging business
(or rather bootlegging lawlessness)
and voicing the implied if not the ex
pressed sentiment that we should re
turn to the saloon because illegal traf
fic In booze seems to thrive because
the proper authorities have not yet
concluded that the people meant what
they said when they voted prohibition
In Nebraska and no doubt maliy
are aiding and abetting the illegal sale
of liquor by going "liquor blind." In
the late city campaign It was publicly
stated by candidates that there had
been in operation across the street
from the city Jail a "blind pig" that
was patronized largely by police of
ficers. No doubt that condition pre
vails in many of our cities and towns.
But the time will -come when the au
thorities will be held accountable, as
they will be in Omaha. I feel sure,
through the sincere efforts of our
present superintendent of police
What would those persons whe ad
vocate returning to the saloon system
in order to do away with bootleeging
think if the effort to suppress the
pro-German movement were discon
tinued because the job seemed too big?
Or what would the. think if some one
advocated the nullification oZ the laws
governing crime because crime con
tinues? The proper thing to do in the case
of the pro-German, If he becomes too
numerous or too menacing, is to
cease temporizing with him and make
such an example of a few as will
serve as an effectual deterrent. In the
case of the Illegal liquor traffic, the
thing to do is to pass more stringent
laws and then elect officials who
are in sympathy ,lth the expressed
wish of the people, and not t4 .-bdicate
to King Barleycorn. We can "asily
convince the lawless liquor interests
by national prohibition that the gov
ernment is strong enough to compel
order, even when opposed by so per
sistent a law-defier as the liauor in
terests.
If the booze manufacturer and his
following are greater than the laws
o; the country it :j time we were find
ing it out .
For one. while I lav no claim to
being a idical prohibitionist, I prefer
to convince the liquor interests that
they must obey and respect the laws
or our country the same as anv other
class. I. J. COPENHARVE.
LINES TO A LAUGH. '
r What is theReason?
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, passing through
Kansas City yesterday, refused to comment
on the order of the War department shelving
him with a clerical position on the Pacific
coast. I am obeying orders, he said, and
will try to help as much as I may in what
ever capacity I am instructed to serve."
That is a fine and soldierly attitude. It
cannot, however, be the attitude of the
American people, who feel dismay at the
apparent prospect that the country is to fail
to use the capacity and experience ot its
leading commanding officer at a time when
every particle f the nation's military ability
is sorely needed.
What possible reason can there be for fail
ure to employ General Wood s services m
the field?
it cannot be on account ot age. rie is
younger than General Pershing, younger
than a large share of the division command
ers who have gone abroad. '
It cannot be on account of physical dis
ability. He was examined and pronounced
nt by the Mayo examining board.
It cannot be on account of supposed in
competency. He has had long military experience-and
has made good on every occa
sion. His record was so distinguished that
he was called on to servers chief of staff.
In view of such a record, the only thing
to do evidently was to send him to France.
Then if he failed to mak good he could be
returned home.
It is unthinkable that personal feeling
should be permitted to deprive the country
of the "services of such an officer. The mere
existence of such an impression would be
demoralizing to the whole armv. For an
army's morale must largely depend on the
conviction that merit, and merit alone,
counts.
What is the reason? What can Secretary
Baker possibly be thinkinir of to permit such
a situation to develop? The country has a
right to know! Kansas City limes.
I TODAY I
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Congress finally passed the espion
age bill, giving the government con
trol of all exports.
Situation in Greece, which had en
dangered the operations of the allies
In the Balkans, solved by the abdica
tion of King Constantino.
The Day We Celebrate.
Dr. A, F. Jonas, chief surgeon for
the Union Pacific railroad, born 1S58.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon
tana born at Two- Rivers, Wis., 69
years ago. ,
Charles I LeNary, United States
senator from Oregon, born near Sa
le, Ore., 44 years ago.
Sir Harry Johnston, well known ex
(.Wer, born la London 60 years ago.
Rt Rev. Charles E. Loodcock. Epls-
ral bishop ef Louisville, born at
l.zw Britain, Conn., C4 years ago..
t.7 ' Day in History. '
XsGI Governor Curtln called out
C Pennsylvania militia to repel an
t.-icipaiea invasion by the confeder
. 1S84 General' Grant began the
t vement fo a change of base to the
i th aide ef the James river.-
ill g The American army of lnva
' X 11,000 strong, embarked at Key
i . f or Cuba.
Ifll General John 3. Pershing
' 3 a signal victory over the hostile
; -r at Baron, ia the Philippines.
Just 30 Years Ago Today
Just Thirty Years Ago. -
. George F. Spinney, special corre
spondent of the New York Times, is
in the city. -
The members of Marathon lodge.
No. 82, Knights of Pythias, held their
.
i
annual social In Goodrlch"a 1 halt.
About 100 Sir Knights, with their lady
friends, were present to hear the en
tertainment that had been prepared.
James Johnston, sheriff of Xenla.
O., is here visiting his sister, Mrs.
Johnston, teacher in the public
schools.
A festival for the benefit of the or
gan fund of Crelghton College church
was held on the college grounds.
M. P. O'Brien left for Tecumseh,
where he will represent George Crook
camp, S. of V'., in the department en
campment of that order, which as
sembles today and continues till the
16th,
State Press Comments
Kearney Hub: One year of food
control has worked very satisfactorily
and Justified the government policy
in that respect
l'ork News-Times: The Omnha po
lice have been shaken up by the new
commissioner of police. It will not
be long until it Is the "same old mule."
Lyons Mlorro-Sun: While we're
not going in for an kind of atrocities,
this movement to cut the Hun tongue
out of the schools somehow appeals
to us. , - '
Fremont Tribune: The bell.' in the
churches of Belgium are to go to
make Prussian bullets. The organs
are to be seize '. also what for is not
stated. Cardinal Mercler protests in
the name of the sanctlt.- of religion.
but he might as well appeal to the
wiia tnoes in tne name .or nign art
not to make themselves hideous with
war paint. ,
West Point Republican: According
to final figures announced by Thomas
C. Byrne, state chairman of the Ne
braska Liberty loan committee, loyal
Nebraskans . purchased 050,613,450
worth of Liberty bonds. This Is an
average of one bond to every family
in the state,, and represents a 68 per
cent oversubscription. The total sub
scription to the three Liberty loans in
Nebraska Is $102,868,350, a per capita
distribution of $85.14. Almost one
third of the Liberty loan subscriptions
of Nebraska came from Omaha alone.
Whittled to a Prin .
Minneapolis Journal: The sugar
hog still has' great difficulty In get?
ting his forefeet into the trough.
Louisville Courier Journal: The
real optimist reflects that while a dol
lar does not go as far as it used to, it
goes faster while it Is going.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Many
of the former railway presidents wril
find it more profitable to represent
their companies than to act as federal
directors.
Washington Post: he only sure
bet in the present war is that when
the time comes for Germany to cry
kamarad the kaiser and all of his
sons will be present unwounded.
Baltimore American: The great
physical Improvement made In our
youths by a few weeks in a canton
ment Is an unanswerable argument
for some form of universal military
service that shall at once embrace
our school boys.
Brooklyn Eagle: We cannot and
will not blame Brown 1 university for
revoking the honorary degree it gave
to Count von BernstorfT. Indeed, we
are sure the sprit of Roger Williams
and all just Baptists made perfect
smile approval on tho act
New York Herald: Germans are
now being urged to show their pa
triotism by going barefoot It is a
far cry for them from the state, of
j holy Joy in which Maximilian Harden
louuu uieni wiiru Buruniimeu vy uic
war lord's tocsin to embark upon An
easy war of conquest Truly, the
kaiser "did not will" this. He wMled
a dinner in Paris, but Instead goi the
boot from Jtffre and Focn.
Twice Told Tales
Cold Rcrmarks. "
The following was overheard on a
street car one very cold day in winter
In a Canadian city At a corner the
car was boarded by a husky soldier
In the picturesque Highland uniform
the kilts of which leave the knees
bare. On the car was a young dude
still In mufti, seated with his best girl
The girl cast admiring glances at the
attractive uniformed "Kiltie." much
to the displeasure of her slacker es
cort So he endeavored to make fun
of the uniform by remarking:
"1 think that outfit is most ridlcu
lous. That fellow's knees look as If
they were frozen."
The Kiltie, overhearing the com
ment, glanced contemptuously at the
dudes civilian clothes, then scorn
fully replied:
"Well, young fellow, it Is a sure
thing my knees aren't as cold as your
feet"
The slacker got off at the next stop.
Canadian.
Needful Lessons.
Miss Alma was rather an attractive
young lady, and her bosom friend,
having missed her for some time,
called to inquire the reason. '
"No. mum. Miss Alma is not in,'
'he maid informed her. "She has
i one to the class."
"Why. what class?" inquired the
caller in surprise.
"Well. mum. you know Miss Alma
Is going to get married soon, so she's
taking a course of lessons in domest'.c
i silence." Atlanta Journal.
"Well, of all the imuudence!" exclaimed
Mra. Newrlche. '
"What Is It. imea?' asked her husband.
Those poof first cousins of yours are
tellingr people they got the same. Identical
ancestors that you've got." Boston Transcript.
What's wrong now? The dlatrlct at
torney ia sending- for books, the judge
seems up In the air, and the Jurors look
down and out."
'A new point of law. The prisoner says
he committed the crime under the Irre
sistible Influence of the cosmtc urge."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Here a man advertises for a compe
tent cook, one who can vary the menu
occasionally, and who will work faithfully
for a moderate wage."
"What about It?"
"Shows there are still people who be
lieve In fairies." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"The man who gives In when he Is
wrong," said the street orator, "la a wlso
man; but -he who gives In when ha is
right la "
'Married!" said a meek voice In the
crowd. London Tattler.
"We never get quantity for more than
one help apiece In the kitchen."
well, you couldn't expect anything to
be repeated by a dumb waiter, could youT"
Baltimore American.
"Don't you find that women as a rule
are very hard to convince T"
'Oh. I don't know. I never had ta talk
very long to convince one that she was
absolutely right" Judge.
"Mrs. Newbrlde has made some real war.
bread."
"Qh T"
"The foubla la that she can't find a Ger
man to feed It to." Buffalo Express.
"Tou must be a woman hater."
"Why?"
"You've never married."
"Why. should a man who has never mar
ried be a woman . hater?" Louisville
Courier-Journal.
"Over There and Here"
Out of 1,300,000 men called to mili
tary service under the draft law only
600 professed "conscientious objec
tions." y ,
The Great Lakes training station
sends out an average ot 7,600 men a
month for duty elsewhere. The top
record of 8,221 was reached in May.
The Red Cross necklaee, a London
memorial, already ' contains 1,600
pearls, each pearl a memorial of the
donor to some kinsman or friend who
made the supreme sacrifice in war.
Moritz Mecklenberg, a member ot
the Chicago Board of Trade, has been
expelled from that body and member
ship, valued at $5,000, cancelled.
Mecklenberg went to Germany be
fore the war and is supposed to have
entered the military service of his
native land.
Ten thousand soldiers took part in
the chorus of an open-air concert
given in the stadium of Stanford uni
versity, California, last Sunday. .
Madam Schumann-Heink, who has
four sons in the army and navy, was
the leading soloist. The proceeds
went to the recreation fund of Camp
Fremont
The current German budget ' meas
ure carries provisions designed to
catch war tax dodgers going or al
ready gone. No one may .leave the
country after the war without giving
security for taxes to fVie amount of
20 per cent of his capital or property.
Those who fled the empire since
August 1, 1914, are liable to personal
taxes for a period of five years.
ON SOME TOMORROW.,
On some tomorrow when 'twill come
How soon none may foresee,
There will be men and women met
In social company. '
On man will wear an armlets aleeve,
And prob'ly near to him
A comrade blind and still a third
With crutch and shattered limb.
There will be talk ot field and trench,
Of battles In the air.
Of conflicts and of chargea and
Of men who are not there. ,, ,
And others will be welcome te
That circle with the rest, .
Who strove through those dark hour, of
trial ,, i
To be and live and give their best.
And those who heard and answered net
Who gave no jot away '
Will find little lnt'rest in
The talk of men that day, v
On some tomorrow when 'twil! come
How soon none may foresee.
There will be men and women met "
AVhat will your welcome be? ,
Anthony Kuwer in Leslie's.
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