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A little rain for the wind-up of the season
should te helpful to King Corn. ,
Nebraska is a big state and it will take time,
ai usual, to learn who won in the close contests.
Fritz is practicing safety first on the west
. ..front now, and getting out of dangerous holes as
it fast as he can. t v ,
" Instead of having a "coronation ball," why
,.nit make it a "democratic dance," and give the
3 Allies a chance?
Why not connect up the Lafayette and Persh
ing 'birthdays, and Ijave a week of real war ac
tivity, to begin on one and nd on the other?
The Fort Omaha balloon observer who spotted
the bootlegger planting his stock ought to make
a good record on the Hun when his time comes.
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Well, as the proof of the pudding is in the eat-
ing, the vindication of our municipal ice plant
will be ttie delivery; of the goods. When do we
v get the ice?
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K The captain of a U-boat having taken a stroll
through New, York's tenderloin, we may next
j hear of one of the pestiferous things showing
; up at the dock in Omaha.
? An "oratorical offensive" is now planned by
the kaiser, in which three of his ministers will
jj explain the important war problems to the Ger
man people. ' Another gas attaek?
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; Ludendorff issues orders to the general to
il ave men, and tha generals issue orders to the
;;tnen to iiie af their posts. The kaiser's "cannon
fodder" has a fat chance in this war.
i' Business men now have a chance to help the
' postoffice in its time of trouble, and thereby en--able,
the postmaster general to make another
great display of "efficiency" in his annual report
; For a country that would not fight, America
i is making a considerable splash on the "far-flung
I battle line." With troops in France, Italy, Rus-
sia and Siberia, Uncle Sam has fairly well cov
f ered the fighting gone.
i Ice delivery on Sunday may easily be ar-
ranged, just as other seven-day activities have
j been, by adjusting the schedule so as to provide
t for the service. It is not required that men be
! worked seven days a week to do this. A little
:V common sense exhibited here will save a lot of
; trouble. i
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Carlisle a Reconstruction School
Much of real regret it felt at the passing of
the Carlisle Indian school, which would be far
more serious, were it not the institution is to be
devoted to a work even more important than that
to which it waa dedicated. On September 1 the
War department will take over the entire plant,
there to establish a reconstruction hospital for
United States soldiers. Carlisle has been a
powerful factor in the education of the American
Indian, but its influence will not be wasted be
cause of the change that has come over its des
tiny. Other schools, nearer to the homes of the
pupils, will carry on the work, and vocational as
well as cultural training will be provided for the
children of the red man. The big school, with
its splendid facilities and "equipment, will4 furnish
an excellent center for the great work of making
over the men who will come home from France,
physically if not menully disabled. Our govern
ment has set about its plans for this work most
systematically, and will give every injured sol
dier an opportunity to become useful to himself
and to society after the war. This is not in any
sense a charity, but an act of justice, and will be
carried out in the spirit of fulfilling a contract
between the people and the soldiers. The school
at Carlisle is only one of a number of reconstruc
tion hospitals that are planned, where this obliga
tion of the government will be discharged.
PERSHING'S BIRTHDAY.
The Bee heartily endorses the plan for a
grand patriotic demonstration in honor of the
birthday of General Pershing, which will be cel
ebrated Friday, September 13, next, and our en
dorsement is not qualified by the fact that the
suggestion comes from our local contemporary,
the World-Herald.
It goes without saying, too, that if the plan
is to be taken up it should be put through in a
manner befitting the occasion and creditable to
the community, carrying a program that will
really inspire and add new energy to the patri
otic zeal of the people. Merely to blow the
siren whistle, pull off a parade and cut "big jinks"
without any other object would, it seems to us,
be a shameful waste of time, energy and money.
If we are to celebrate Pershing's birthday, let
us do it in a way that will contribute something
toward the winning of the war. Let us hitch up
the demonstration with one or more of our war
activities with the coming Liberty loan, the
Red Cross, the War Savings campaign, the com
munity war fund, or something that will warrant
us in putting into the cablegram to General
Pershing information' more welcome than mere
personal good wishes and congratulations.
Yes, let's make a gala day of Pershing's birth
day anniversary! But let's make it a day that
will help pry loose at least a trifle the failing grip
with which the ruthless Hun has been trying to
throttle human liberty.
Steady Progress Toward Victory.
While news from the west front is devoid of
the spectacular features that characterized it a
fortnight ago, the reports indicate steady prog
ress in the direction of Berlin. Local engage
ments do not bulk so big in front page headlines
as the great sweeping rushes so lately recounted,
but each is of importance in itself. Each mile of
front advanced means setting the enemy back
just that far, at the expense to him of men and
material, weakening his position and lowering the
morale of his army. A point of strategic value
thus gained is of service in the general plan, but
the far greater thing is that Foch is not allow
ing the foe to rest. If the German army is to be
reorganized, for either defensive or offensive
operations, it must be accomplished under such
pressure as tends to occupy its front line troops
continually, and thus affect the entire body.
"Nibbling" has been extensively practiced for the
last three years, but never to such good purpose
as marks the present. Whether Foch is concealing
a general forward thrust or not, his tactics are
such as keep the Hun moving always toward the
Rhine.
Readjustment of Nation'! Industries.
The Department of Labor announces that a
shortage of at least a million skilled workers in
war plants impends. This can only be met by
combing out non-essential or other peace work
er! and putting them into the service of Mars.
Such a condition has been impending since we
went into the war. It has been reached a little
sooner than might have been expected by reason
of the great expansion of requirements. The call
.on the factories capable of producing arms, am
munition, equipment and the like has developed
much faster than was anticipated, until now in
some lines it exceeds the capacity of the country
to produce: For example, requests for steel for
government needs for the current year total
7,000,000 tons more than all existing furnaces in
the country can produce. The production of pig
iron and steel has enormously increased since the
war commenced, but the ambitious program of
the War, department has leaped far ahead of the
nation's resources. This is true in other lines,
and almost suggests that we have reached the
limit of our capacity to produce with present
facilities. A readjustment of industry on a strict
ly war basis impends, as well as a revision of de
mands for material No check to our activities
in the field will follow, for we are producing
weapons, ammunition and other material at a
rate surpassing understanding. The only diffi
culty is that our existing machinery can not make
more.
Mr. McAdoo's ukase to railroad men that they
must be, polite to patrons reads like a reflection
on some of the boasted courtesy of the old man
agement. As a matter of fact, it has been a long'
time since anybody had a really just complaint
of lack of consideration on part of the railroad
man. They might not have been Chesterfields,
but they were decent fellows always.
As to those German U-boat officers supposed
to be roaming at will in New York, if seen in
any other place than a saloon, the story would
go better. It looks as if the officers of the tank
boat who identified them might have been tank
ing up.
The paper conservation program has not yet
been worked out to reach the waste in sample
and official billots. A more handy and compact
ballot form tiiat would not use up half the paper
could easily be devised.
The man who was willing to knuckle to the
kaiser before we went into the war scarcely de
serves the swift kick of the voter, but he will get
it, just the same.
Feeding the Soldiers
How the Ration is Composed and Apportioned in the Army
Army and Navy Register.
Feeding the army is one of the tasks of
the quartermaster's corps, and the ration is
the basis on which this work is conducted.
A ration is the food allowance for one man
for one day. It is prescribed by the com
manding officer of the troops at a camp,
cantonment or garrison on a basis set down
in the army regulations and orders, and modi
fied according to conditions existing in a
particular place or locality.
The present ration, known as the garrison
ration, used in camps and cantonments in
this Country, consists of 27 articles, a cer
tain proportion of which goes to constitute
the ration of each individual man. It con
tains such staple articles as beef, bacon,
hash, salmon, soup, bread, beans, rice, pota
toes, jam, tomatoes, prunes, dried fruits, but
ter and the accessories with which this is
prepared, and also soap, candles, matches,
towels and a few other items considered ne
cessary in the daily life of a soldier. The
value of a ration at present approximates
$0.4093 and fluctuates with the market from
month to month. Its gross weight is 4.51
pounds.
The articles used in the ration have been
scientifically proportioned and substitutes
so arranged that the nutritive value of the
meals are, on an average, the same. The
substitutes are used at the discretion of the
mess sergeants under the jurisdiction of the
camp commander, whose responsibility it is
to see that the men are properly fed and
that the advantages of the army elan of
feeding are used. The feeding of the men
overseas is along the same principle, except
those in service at the front, who use the
trench ration, which is definite in its make
up and is used only in case of emergency.
The company is the unit on which the
feeding of the men is based. Each month
the company is given credit at the quarter
master's store at the camp equal to the num
ber of men in the company multiplied by
30 times the ration allowance. On the basis
of this credit the mess sergeant of the com
pany purchases what he wants to feed his
men.
He may be as economical as he desires,
provided he is feeding his men sufficiently
and his action is not defeating the purpose
of the leeway allowed him. He does not
have to buy all his supplies at the quarter
master's stores; for if by judicious use of
the food, expert cooking and other means
he can feed his company for less than the
credit given him, he is permitted to go into
the open market and buy such extras and
delicacies as the company fund will permit.
There is a limit, however, to which this
may be carried. He must buy a reasonable
amount of his provisions from the quarter
master's stores, which are provided for that
purpose. If through the buying and unusual
action of the meSs sergeant of the company
the camp quartermaster is left with a con
siderable quantity of goods, that would spoil
if not purchased, he can appeal to the com
manding officer of the camp, whose duty it
is to see that the various companies buy this
article. This it taken as a means of protect
ing the government from loss which might
result from the abuse of the optional buying
allowed the mess sergeant N
Years of experience has shown that this
method of provisioning the army has been
successful and has resulted in satisfaction
among the men of the army. It means that
the men of the army are allowed to express
a oreference concerning their food. If the
mess sergeant is popular it is because he is
giving his men the maximum variety within
tlje limits allowed.
If through mismanagement or poor judg
ment the credit of the company for a period
of 30 days is exceeded before that time, the
company can continue to buy at tne quarter
master's store, but at the end of the mouth a
bill is presented which must be paid,' and
the only funds available for the payment of
this charge are the personal funds of the
company commander. The company com
mander cannot collec for this loss from any
subsequent saving on the part of his men,
but must stand it himself. This arrangement
means that he takes a keen personal interest
in the mess of his men and sees that they
are not only properly fed, but that good
judgment is used in the distribution of the
allowance made for that purpose.
About 90 days' supply of food is the
ajnount kept on hand, except at points where
an expected movement will be made before
that time, and then the stores are kept ac
cordingly. At the camos and cantonments
and at the supply base in the field the best
methods known to commercial practice are
used in keeping the stores. Storehouses are
erected with a view to affording ventilation,
cleanliness and the space necessary for the
proper care of the food, permitting especially
the segregation of food so that one kind will
not tend to be injured by the presence of
another kind.
In addition, there are cold storage plants
for beef, butter and other perishable provi
sions, and special care is taken of other ar
ticles which are affected by seasonable or
atmospheric conditions. For instance, dried
fruit is kept in refrigerator plants during the
heated period of the year, and beef is always
kept in refregierator plants awaiting distri
bution. In the case of beef transported over
seas it is frozen before leaving this country,
and if necessary refrozen for the period of
storage at base supply depots.
In all events, food must not only be right
up. to the standard when bought by the
quartermaster's corps, but it must meet the
same conditions when issued to the men.
When any food is found unfit for use action
is taken by the commanding officer on rec
ommendation of the camp quartermaster, and
it is condemned to be destroyed if it has no
value,, or sold at public auction, if it has any
value. In no case, however, can the men
partake of any food unless it is approved
when issued.
Opening Up a New War Map
Eastern Russia a Land of "Magnificent Distances
Boston Globe.
With the entrance of the Japanese-American
economic and military expedition into
Russia by the Vladivostok gate, a new map
is spread before American newspaper readers
the map of Siberia. And it is a very dif
ferent map from any which the war has hith
erto made familiar.
France we have been viewing with a mi
croscope, and its battle fronts have been de
picted upon a scale so large that a gain or
loss of a single mile was visible. A great
battle, like that of the Somme, may have not
advanced the line more than 10. miles, and
even Hindenburg's great drive in March did
not carry the Germans forward as far as
from Boston to Worcester or from Kansas
City to Lawrence, Kan.
In Siberia there is a different story to tell.
There is a Siberian government at Omsk, and
another, said to be a sort of outpost of the
first, at Vladivostok. But between these
two cities lie 3,386 miles of rail, a distance
longer by 73 miles than the road from Boston
to San Francisco, longer than the sea lane
An Amy of 5,000,000
Had anyone said 10 years ago that the
United States would at any time in the future
arm 5,000,000 men he would have been put
down as a lunatic, but there is neither sur
prise nor protest as a. result of the "18 to 45"
draft bill which now is submitted to congress
with theapproval of the administration and
with the purpose of creating as soon as possi
ble an army of 5,000,000.
There will be differences of opinion in
congressional debate and in the press, and in
conversation as to what the age limit, maxi
mum and minimum, should be, but there will
be no differences of opinion between loyal
Americans upon the point that the new draft
law should include as many men as are
needed. It is evident from the conversation
in the streets today that the extension of the
draft law will be popular. Men betwen the
present draft maximum and the proposed
maximum are heard everywhere cheerfully
discussing the bill now pending, and declar
ing that ongress should "go the limit" in
behalf of a vigorous prosecution of the war.
If we need an army of 5,000,000 let us have
it as soon as possible. Let us have in action
as soon as possible an overseas army large
enough to make the rat-killing a clean sweep
and a swift one. The people of America are
called upon by circumstances not of their
seeking or liking to kill enough Germans to
Insure peace in the civilized world. That
being true, and quitters being rare in Amer
ica, public sentiment is behind the adminis
tration in its proposal that the dratt law he
extended sufficiently to accomplish, in the
shortest possible time and at the smallest
sacrifice, the task upon which the freedom
and the future peace of the United States de
pend. Louisville Courier-Journal ;
across the Atlantic from New York to Ant
werp. A recent statement told of 10 Siberian
cities which had been delivered from bolshe
vist rule. For the most part they lie along
the Transsiberian railroad tut of Omsk, and
from that city to Krasnoyarsk, the town
farthest away, the distance is 8s4 miles, or
about as far as from New York to Savannah.
But this is only one-quarter of the breadth
of Siberia, from the mountain slopes that
sever it from Russia to the Sea of Japan.
Most populous of the Siberian provinces
is that of Tomsk, where anti-bolshevisr forces
prevail. This province has an area of 327,173
square miles, rather more than once and a
half the size of all France and about a quar-.
ter larger than Texas; yet it is one of the
smaller Siberian divisions. For the total
area of Siberia is 4,785,000 square miles, more
than 1,000,000 square miles greater than all
continental United States and Alaska as well,
huge enough to make six Mexicos and have
a little over.
We call our country the land of mag
nificent distances, but even more deserving
of the title is this Siberia which we are now
entering.
People and Events
Under the spur of war change is the order
of the day. A progressive New York mcther
willed her cigaret case to her son.
Back at Wilkes Barre, Pa., experts declare
that the bomb which blew up a cow elevated
beef several notches above the local price.
That's going some.
Men's fancy vests, hitherto radiating fron
tal joy and dignity, go into the luxury glass
for a war tax squeeze. Animated art once
more gets it in the neck.
Omaha ranks 42d among the cities of the
United States in amount of life insurance
paid to heirs of insured persons who died
during 1917. The total paid was $950,000.
War movies of scenes along the western
front grip multitudes nowadays. Realistic?
Surel Take the word of the Los Angeles
Times for it, most of them are made up the
creek at Universal City.
Current statistics have it that 926 news
papers in the United States and Canada
suspended publication during .1917 and 250
others were obliterated by consolidation.
Some new publications were' born, but not
sufficient in number to materially reduce the
mortuary percentage.
A' mere man, husband that was, besides
being divorced without a legal fight in the
state of Washington, is now threatened with
a fare-you-well touch of humiliation. Wifey
that was insists on getting his job as puni
tive alimony. Get that? The poor fellow
will be lucky if he saves his clothes.
IVODAV
One Ypb Ago Today in the War.
French forces at Verdun captured
new positions along the Meuse.
Canadians drove Germans from
'trenches at Lena by bayonet attack.
Italians announced the capture of
13,000 Austro-Hungarian prisoners In
three days. - .
The Day We Celebrate. ,
'John D. Wear, attorney-at-law, born
187S. . -
Frank B. Hochrtetler, president of
the Wright & Wllpelmy company,
born lg58.
Frank A. Muneey. newspaper pub
lisher and financier, born at Mercer,
Ale.. 14 years aeo.
. Claude Graham-White, pioneer
aviator, now In the Brttisn service,
born In F.neland 18 vaara ajro.
Cardinal Fruewfth, papal nuncio
at Munich, born at 8t Anne of Argon,
Austria, 73 years ago.
This Day In History.
178 5 Oliver .Hazard Perry, famous
American naval officer, born at New
port. R. I. Died In the West Indies,
Auzust St. 1819.
1849 Kossuth and other leader of
the Hungarian revolution escaped to
the Turkish frontier. '
1898 The French government de
cided that all foreign residents In
France must be registered.
191S Vigorous assault on Fleury
at Verdun repulsed by French.
1914 French and Germans battled
for possesion of Charleroi.
J list SO Years Ago Today
The city council passed a resolution
to light Bherraan avenue with electric
lamps during fair week, and allowed
1500 for that purpose.
The county commlsloners are busy
studying the plans of the county hos
pltal. -.
Chief Galligan, of the fire depart
ment is arranging for an Interesting
affair as an Incident to fair week.
The members of the Knight of
Pythias have arranged to go Into camp
at Hanscom park for one day. All
the divisions from the city will ; be
present and visiting divisions from
South Omaha and Columbus will also
be on the ground. The evening will
be spent In dancing. .
Chief Galligan was elected vice
president of the National association
of fir chief at Minneapolis during
his visit there last week
Aimed at Omaha
Norfolk Press: In spite of the ac
tivities of the bootleggers in Omaha,
that city uses 29,000,000 gallons ot
water daily.
Kearney Hub: Imagine the boys
from "over there" coming home and
finding that we had elected a Norrla,
a Sloan or a Morehead to the senate,
and a "Cholly-bryan" for governor!
It 1 really beyond the Imagination.
Alnsworth Star Journal: Fifty
leading Omaha business firms and 45
truck owners within a radius of 60
miles have promised to co-operate in
the organization of the return load
bureau. Hundreds of trucks enter
Omaha weekly with live stock, and
will be able to haul back merchandise
when this bureau la organized. With
the raise In carfare most ot the people
are either staying at home or travel
ing by auto. What will they do if
the railroads lose any of the freight
business?
Alliance News: Omaha will see a
sham aeroplane battle on -September
1. The show will be put on by the
British Mission. Three planes will
demonstrate air antics. One of the
fliers will be Capt G. D. Hunter, who
was shot down In a battle with the late
Baron Rlchtofen and was a prisoner
in Germany for more than 10 months.
Capt'n Hunter wa wounded in the
arm and the Huns refused him medi
cal attention for Ave Jays in attempt
ing to force him to disclose military
secrets. He was nnally sent home in
an exchange of prisoners and weighed
only 75 pounds.
Whittled to a Point
Washington Post: The Americans
are driving a few more nails In Hin
denburg's wooden coco.
Minneapolis Journal: The allied
advance captured a box of 450 iron
crosses. And It wasn't much of a day
for iron crosses either.
Minneapolis Tribune: Marshal Jof
fre refers to ' the United States as
"them," but we have got a crowd of
boys over there who are going to show
the Kaiser that the U. S. A. la "it."
New Tork World: The brood of
chickens killed by a U-boat on the
north Carolina coast will go down In
history along with the famous Mat
anzas mule of the Spanish-American
war.
Philadelphia Ledger: Emma Gold,
man might do those militant suffra
gettes at Washingto: a good turn by
telling them that a federal prison is
not an ideal place In which to while
away the summer months. ;
Brooklyn. Eagle: Submarine Ger
man crews trampling on the
American flag and tearing it to Insult
Yankee fishermen who are their pris
oners are rather more amusing than
anything else. The reversion to bar
barism Is almost complete.
New Tork Herald: The whirligig
of time may bring to the surface
aeain clothed with a - fresh signifi
cance, those two famous utterances of
General Grant, "Unconditional sur
render" and "Let us have peace."
They must reappear, to be effective,
in the same chronological order in
which they were originally sal" .
Twice Tlod Tales
Scared a Flier Away.
An American flier on monitor duty
was detailed to drive a replacement
machine to a hangar near the front.
It was his first trip toward the lines.
As he neared his destination he ob
served a boche plane on the skyline.
He made for it His machine was In
nocent of machine guns and, in the
way of weapons, he didn't have even
a cap pistol, but that didn't seem to
bother him.
The boche turned tall and started
Berllnward. The American fol
lowed a few kilometers, lost sight of
the German and returned. '
"What" asked a captain who had
observed the incident "were you go
ing to do If you had caught up with
himT"
"I don't know, sir," replied the filer,
"but I certainly wasn't going to let
him sit up there and Insult me."
Star and Stripes, France.
"What Does Size Matter?"
Mr. Frailer Hunt says, in his ar
ticle, "Great Little Rivers." in the
September Red Cross Magazine:
"After all, what does size matter
except the size of the heart and of the
oul?
"The great Mississippi, the mystic
Amazon, the majestic Hudson, the
wide Danube all mighty in power and
commerce! . .
"The Tser, the Alsne, the Oise, the
Somme, the Marne, little streams of
France old brooks as precious as
Thermopylae or Bunker Hill!
"Tiny they are and so was
Bethlehem:'
lees.
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Give the Girls a Send-Off.
Omaha, Aug. 18. To the Editor of
The Bee: Every time a contingent of
drafted men leaves our city the Red
Cross, Chamber of Commerce or other
organization sees to it that they get a
good 'send-off, presents, etc. Well
and good! I am glad of it And yet
what of the young women who are
leaving their loved ones and their
good positions to go and care for these
same young men the army hurses?
Must they go in future as in the past,
without even a friendly handshake?
Does Omaha consider their service of
less value than that of the boys? With
out the army nurses in this fearful
war the soldier's life doesn't last long.
You mothers who want a nurse be
side your sick boy in camp or tenderly
caring for hi wounds at the front,
what are you doing to encourage these
girls when they join Uncle. Sam's
forces? When at home they earn $30
or 35 a week, whereas the govern
ment gives them 850 a month, out of
which they must meet new expenses
war risk Insurance and military uni
forms. They give up everything just
as the bays do. What la more, they
are not waiting to be drafted, but go
voluntarily.
, Other cities have taken this matter
up. What about Omaha? Wake up!
Let us at least show these young
women we appreciate their sacrifice
and that our hearts go with them.
This, I am sure, will lighten their bur
den and, if possible, make their work
even more efficient A READER.
Goli in the Parks.
Omaha, Aug. 19. To the Editor of
The Bee: I understand the city coun
cil intends to put through an ordi
nance to charge for playing golf at
Miller and Elmwood parks. These
parks are the only places people not
able to belong to clubs can play. Some
play for pleasure, som? for thei
health. , V .
We are all taxifl to keep up these
parks for the pubc use; they do not
charge for playing base ball or ten
nis; they do not charge at Municipal
beach for bathing or picnlo parties, or
at the playgrounds.
Mr. Hummel had plenty of money
to run these parks without charge;
why can't the present commission?
I always thought a public park was
for the benefit of the public free.
ONE WHO 3UPPORTED THE
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION.
A Pertinent Inquiry.
Omaha. Aug. 18. To the Editor of
The Bee: If there is any truth in the
statement we so often hear now as to
the urgent need for women to do can
teen work overseas, why do not pa
triotic people who are unable to go,
but can afford to offer to finance some
of us who go and wiBh to go, but have
not the necessary funds? I. for one,
feel it my duty, and would go if I had
the money. A READER.
Union Paciflo Right-of-Way.
Central City, Neb.. Aug. 18. To the
Editor of The Bee: If the slogan,
"Food will win the war; don't waste
it" is right how about the 400 feet
right-of-way which the Union Pacific
railroad claims through Nebraska on
the even numbered sections, or what
was government land? Here is an
extract of an entry taken from dis
trict court notes of Merrick county:
"Union Pacific Railroad against Peter
Lis et al, contempt of court; defendant
Insisted on farmin- Union Pacific
right-of-way when court had ordered
him not to; found guilty and fined 825
and costs." Lis' son is in the army;
Union Pacific railroad Is withholding
land from cultivation which would
help to feed the soldiers. This Is only
one of hundreds of similar cases. The
excessive right-of-way claimed by the
Union Paciflo railroad put into win
ter wheat would feed the Nebraska
troops. Why did not the daily papers
of Nebraska support Represenative
Osterman of Merrick county on his
uniform right-of-way bill introduced
in the legislature four years, and again
two years, ago? You are dead right,
"food will help win the war," and we
should not waste it But how about
the land on which it grows?
JUSTICE.
CHERRY CHAFF.
"Do yoaVhtnk It ii right for a wife to to
through her husband' pockets?"
"I don't know about it beln rifht, but
I know from my own In experience that It
le often unavalllp." Baltimore American.
"Here'i a delightful place we could rent
for the aummer. Juit read thle ad."
"That'i our own place, dear," said her
hnaband gently. "I heard you y if we
could rent eur place, you'd g somewhere
So I put In that ad." LoulsvUl Cotfrlet
Journal.
She (to her returned eoldler) To'e, bees
making lev te those French glrla.
He Why do yon think that?
She Because you've improved to. Bol
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When In the street you see the crowd
And hear the people yell?
Tou feel a lump rise In your throat.
There' a teardrop in. your ere.
Well, that' the way It makes one feel
When the Stars and Stripe pas by.
And when you see the boy In brown
March with a steady tread.
Going to field of battle
Strewn with dying xand dead;
And when the band begin to play
That air "Oh, Can Tou See?"
You're proud that you are living
In the eountry of the tree.
When these brave boy to us com back,
And a victory ha been won,
America will be waiting
To bless, for what they've done.
Mothers, wive and aweetheart
With honor trlv to vie.
And. oh! what cheering there will b
When Old Olory passss by.
It may be torn and bloodstained,
For It's been through war and gor,
But It fought for right and justice
And we love it more and more.
Thousand will be waiting
And eyea will not be dry,
As attention stand, ana neaas are uaicu
When Old Olory passe by.
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