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MONDAY,' AUGUST 13. 1017.
TI-ATTSBIOUTJI 8EMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
Cbe plattsmoutb journal
PUBLISHED IEMI-WEEKLT AT PLATTSMOUTB, NEBRASKA.
Kktrrcd at Postofflc at Plattsmouth. Neb., as econI-clas3 mail matter.
R. A. BATES, Publisher
UaCRIPTIOH FRICJCi tiA9
Vacation will soon end.
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And then to school we go.
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The pupils should bo ready for it.
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New wheat will not be cheap just
depend upon that.
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A new superintendent will greet
the girls and boys.
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Rather cool n eitnesuay nii,ni. nan
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northwest of us is what made the
change.
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What we want is the kind of foot!
control that will feed all the people
all the time.
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An optimist is a man who invests
in a gold brick, every time the op
portunity presents itself.
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Peace in Europe is like content
ment. Everybody wants it, but no
body knows how to get it.
Two men may live in peace and
harmony, but it would be an impos
sibility for two women to do it.
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If all tombstones told the truth, his
satanic majesty would have a fire
sale and go out of business.
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The appearance of a drunken man
on the street is a very good indica
tion that some bootleggers are in
our midft.
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Preparedness js also found in cans
tin cans loaded with green peas,
trir.g beans, ripe tomatoes, and old
beer bottles loaded with catsup.
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Apparently in the wide stretch of
t'ris country, ihc.y is no man with
b ains . o de;.d that he 1ms not evolved
a sure and certain way to end the
submarine activity.
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Sensations come along so fast thai
the little ones fall by the wayside
without hardly attracting so much as
a passing notice. Even the big onei
;nc being accepted as a matter of
course.
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The officer who led the recent air
raid over London, in which the prin
cipal victims were women and chil
dren, has been decorated. Probably
for his valor in subduing these for
midable enemies.
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In the midst" of this grand melee
let us recall a memorable epigram of
a memorable man who said amid a
moment of temporary gloom: "God
reigns and the government at Wash
ington still lives."
James II. Mann, of Illinois, was
elected republican leader of the hou:ie.
There are 200 republicans in con
gress, but the maneuvers of this
gentleman from Illinois against the
president have became so obnoxiouv
" that even the republicans refuse to
slay with such intense partisans in
time of war.
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Srys the Fremont Daily Tribune:
"An investiaticn of the accounts of
!he republican congressional cam
paign committee, that had charge of
Hie election of members of congress
ill the last election, is said to dis
c'ose the fact that commissions
amounting to something Jess than 20
per cent were paid to those who fried
t!ie fat out of the contributors. Twenty-five
per cent is usually paid to
promoters of business enterprises for
ihe sale of stock, in the light oJ
which it cannot be said the republican
congressional fat fryers of 1916 wcro
either extravagant or grafters. Stily
there are those who believe a greater
part of the money raised should have
gone toward heelers, and therefore,
there is likely to be a reorganization
of the committee." ,
YEAR IN ADTAKCB
THE SHALLOWS MU1W1UR.
Elihu Root, on his return from Rus
sia, speaks Avith his accustomed wis
dom. "I would not have the people of
this country misled with respect to
the various uprisings in Russia," he
says. "From the press reports that
were sent from that vast country the
people of America would be led to be
lieve that there was constant turmoil
there. This is by no means the sit
uation If the startling headlines of
happenings all over this country and
nothing else were flung across the Pa
cific for the benefit of the Russians,
they would gain an impresion of the
Uiilted States similar to the one that
we here are obtaining in Russia. It
is the exceptional thing that we hear
about in Russia, not the daily occur
rence Here is a warning that cannot Lc
too often icpeated, and it is applicable
to conditions in the United States as
Mr. Root suggests, as in Russia. "The
shallows murmur while the deeps
are dumb."
The newspapers are rilled with re
ports and charges of treason and near
treason; with opposition to the draft
and draft riots; with tales of slackers
and the diiTiculties encountered in fill
ing the ranks of the army. So yes
terday there were the numerous re
ports of indifference and hostility to
the Liberty Loan and the raising of
Red Cross funds. So tomorrow there
will be other stories of obstacles in
the way of each new national en
deavor and accomplishment as the
fresh emergency arises. And the man
from Mars, unacquainted with the
general facts, reading them all could
hardly do otherwise than conclude
that our condition is hopeless.
Rut the Liberty Loan was over
subscribed and the Red Cross fund
was oversubscribed. Since April 1,
the New York Times shows, more
than 1,750,000 men have volunteered
for service in the army, navy and ma
rine, corps. Though many were re
jected, the spirit that prompted each
man who freely offered himself was
the same. In spite of the many re
jections, this country now has, equip
ped and under arms, more than 800,-
00 men, not including the men se
lected for the national army. "It must
m borne in mind, too," says the Times,
'that the recruiting has been con
ducted in the most businesslike way.
The martial spirit has not been arous
ed by military parade3 and music.
There have been no reports of mili
tary achievements or misadventures
under the American flag to stir our
young men to ' offer their services.
They have gone to the recruiting of-
ficss as or.e goes to his ollice, shop, or
factory."
The Times tells the simple truth
when it says further: "The result of
the selective conscription, which will
increase our aimed forces by next
winter to nearly J,.")00,000, is more
satisfactory each day. We hear a
great deal about the slackers, but in
proportion to the .stalwart patriots,
there are very few of them."
So we hear a great deal about the
other objectors and malcontents, but
their number and influence, in com
parison with the whole, is negligible.
With all possible speed, at enormous
expense and, taking it by and large,
with great efficiency, the preparations
for war move forward. And that the
people are behind the government is
proved, not by the noise they make,
but by the money they furnish, the
ko;is they furnish, the manner in
which they submit to the laws, the
ealm and sober and orderly way in
which they go about their business
and conduct themselves as citizens.
That many were bewildered and un
willing at the beginning was the most
natural thing in the world. For three
years we had believed that this was
not our war and that we should keep
out of it. It was not easy for the
PER
ordinary man to understand, on the j
instant, that events had forced us in
'or to realise the stern necessity for our
fighting. But daily the ranks of those
.who support the government not only
'as, a patriotic duty but with under
standing and enthusiasm find new re
cruits, while the number of those who
continue hesitating and protesting is
dwindling.
" "It is an exceptional thing that we
hear about." Keep that in mind. Keep
in mind, at the same time, the obvious
fact that this "great republic, 100,000,-
000, burying past differences and di
vorcing itself from ancient prejudices,
is rallying to support the Flag that
symbolizes its rights, its ideals, its
homes and its honor, and that not one
tangible obstacle has been placed by
its own people in the way of its far-
flung war preparations and war ac
tivities.
The country we love is proving it
scif worthy to enjoy its blessings and
to uphold the ideals that have been
intrusted to its keeping. World-Her
Id.
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TIIE "PACIFIST" POSITION.
The usual argument of the pacifist
is like the following which are the
word of one of the most distin-
QUIOUVU nillCIO AtlAVUfc, L 11 rill . J -
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ery normal citizen capable or bear
ing arms is more thau willing to de
fend his country from any attack;
but the average man cannot be made
to believe tlAt the necessity exists
for forcing the flower of American
youth to sacrifice itself beyond the
as."
These men would wait until our
cities had been shelled, a part at
east of our land devasted. some of
our women and children killed, be
fore they would make any pretense
of defense. They want our people
killed and others mutilated before
they will shoulder a rifle. Then
when all chance of preventing an
invasion had departed and the van
dals were in our midst, they would
begin to gather an army and try
deteiiuing themselves, after giving
every advantage to the enemy. That
s the sort of bloody business they
ire advocating.
Such a man by a parity of reas
oning, it he saw his wife and
children in danger of attack, would
wait until the attack had actually
jeen made before he would raise his
hand in defense, and after he saw
his wife knocked down and some of
his children lying bleeding on the
ground he would begin to do some
thing for their defense. The ques
tion which sensible men consider i:.
when and where a defense can best
be made. The pacifist who saw a
hostile fleet approaching, would wait
until some of the troops had landed
and an actual invasion of the coun
try was accomplished before he
would arm a ship or make any move
ment to raise an army, and would
use all his influence to prevent any
one else doing anything of the kind.
World-IIerold.
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NEED OF HOME GUARD.
Preliruinary steps have been taken
for the formation of a new National
Guard for Nebraska, and talk has
been heard of the organization of a
home body guard. The need for
some such provision is urgent. With
drawal of troops soon to attend
training camps will leave unprotect
ed all the spot3 they have guarded.
Their work in this line must be
carried on and it is much better done
by a body of disciplined men under
control of responsible officers. Food
warehouses and factories, bridges
and the like arc exposed now as
much as at any time, and will need
continual watching. The forces of
the enemy have not diminished be
cause of the departure of the troop:;
nor is it likely that these agents foe
destruction will cease activity tsim
ply because guard is no longer
mounted over the property exposed.
The home guard service will permit
many who have been unable to en
ter the army for any reason to do
their bit and in a way just as Im
portant as going to the front. The
work of organizing this force should
not be permitted to . lag. Omaha
Bee.
Still cool, but no frost.
The corn is looking healthy.
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Platt8inouth is booming right
along.
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Eggs are away up. But what
makes them so?
Look out for some surprises in
weddings, if Madame Rumor is cor
rect.
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Thone draft resisters in Oklahoma
are getting about what's comini to
them.
The middleman will have to go
sooner or later. There's no question
about that.
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Predictions as to the damage of
the war might be reduced bv a tav
on excess profits.
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One who was drafted elains ex
emption because he owns a Ford.
Hut that won't pass.
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Weil, the oats crop is a bumptr
and Cass county will have about
twice as much wheat as expected.
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American children are to realize
the horrors of war. It is said that
all-day suckers are to be reduced in
size, or the price raised to 2 cents.
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The only way to stimulate a faded
appetite for any particular article of
food is to spread a rumor that tho
yield promises to be a complete fail
ure.
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The mother of Colonel Tom Majors
passed away at Peru last week, at the
age of 1)7 years. She was born ir,
Simpson county, Kentucky, March 8.
1820.
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The performances of returned Si-
crian exiles in Russia lead to the
onclusion that the czar didn't mako
any mistake in sending some of them
to the mines.
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"Let me make my husband's cof
fee and I care not who makes eyes
at him." says a woman writer .?he
must think that she has a monopoly
on coffee making.
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Don't let the slackers try to make
you believe that the draft U uncon
stitutional. They don't want you to
go to war that's all. No trim
American will put up such a plea.
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Sweden is anxious to learn the
plans of the United States to supply
foods for neutrals. That country
will learn that among other plans
is one to prevent the food supplied
to neutrals from going to the eat my,
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One of the greatest quest ie-ut
which faces the young farmers i
the country is whether or not (he
farmer will be exempted from the
draft because of his occupation. Thi.;
question cannot be answered until
it comes before the district board
of decision. Each Trase will have
its own peculier merits and demerits,
and all such cases cannot be govern
ed by one another. It seem;, to be.
the general opinion, howevvr, that
the occupational claim for exemption
alone will not excuse one from ;i:rv
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The agriculture extension service of
the University of Nebraska is calling
attention to the fact that with the
passage of the pending food produc
tion bill congress officially recognizes
a new instrument of nationel defense
the county agent. Under the provis
ions of this act, $115,000 has been set
aside for county agent work in Ne
braska. This will be sufficient to 'put
a county agent in every county or
ganizing, and to provide a food emer
gency agent for each district where
regular county agents are not em
ployed. County agents and food em
ergency agents will be put to work
organizing and mobolizing agricul
tural Nebraska for maximum produc
tion. The county agent is thus re
garded y the nation's highest coun
selors as the best instrument of in
creasing production as a defensive
j measure. Hastings Tribune.
WORTH PONDERING OVER.
Congress has provided severe pen
alties for auy effort to escape the
draft through falsehood or misrep
resentation. In the act approved
last May congress made the follow
ing provision:
"Any person who shall make or
he a party to the making of any
false statement or certificate as to
the fitness or liability of himself or
any other person for service under
the provisions of this act, or regula
tions made by the president thereun
der, or otherwise evades or aids an
other to evads the requirement of
this act or of said regulations, or
who in any manner, shall fail or
neglect to perform any duty required
of him in the execution of this act.
shall, if not subject to military law,
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and'
upon conviction in the district court
of the United States having juris
diction thereof, be punished by im
prisonment for not more than one
year, or, if subject to a military law,
shall be tried by court-martial and,
sutler such punishment as a court-
martial may direct."
from mis uicium tins provision
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seems to be directed exactlv at the
fellow who urges false reasons for
exeniDiion. or miivoik vh nrim-
such false reasons in his behalf.
Lincoln Star.
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ARE WANTED EACK HOME.
There are a lot of senators and
congressmen in Washington who
should come home Ions enough tc
find out what the wishes of their
constituency are on matters which
are now up before congress. The
people are upholding the government
in the war measures and our repre
sentatives should stop playing poli
tics and get behind the president.
Hloomington Advocate.
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FISHING FOR VOTES.
A demagogue in the senate does
little harm in times of peace, but
our present national calamity should,
teacn the folly of electing men to
that position who are unwilling to
work in harmony with their col
leagues. Nothing cull be accom
phshed without "team work," and
the man who insists on playinc
lone hand is especially dangerous in
positions of national trust. Lew
Shelley in Fairbury News.
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Washington advises the west to
raise more hogs of course, the f ur
logged kind is meant. That recjlU
the advice of the late J. Sterling
Morton, a number of years n;,c
when he advised the farmers of Kan
sas to "raise more hogs and less
hell."
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All the world is sick of war. There
is not a country involved bu woul.l
welcome peace tomorrow, and her.
isn't one but is hoping that peace
may come before civilization is bank
rupt and wrecked. Wnile ov.; .far
mers are reaping the harvest ".mv
and money is floating into the'r
hands freely, yet it would be i;
blessing if peace were declared and
the markets return to normal.
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The allies, it seems, are depending
upon Uncle Sam to furnish the cash.
Well, he can do it. Maybe they will
be able to return the favor some time.
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Have you selected your seed whea
yet? Better look after this matter.
THE NEW BANK BUILDING.
"Work is now being rushed on the
new bank building, which was for
merly the Gering drug store, and it
will, in a short time, begin to show
the results, by presenting a much
changed appearance. This building,
when completed, will make an ex
cellent place for the business which
it will house. N. K. Peoples is doing
the decorating, while John Kuelaud
is preparing the foundation for the
vaults, which are on the way.
Stomach and Liver Troubles.
No end of misery and actual suffer
ing is caused by disorders of the
stomach and liver, and may be avoided
by the ttse of Chamberlain's Tablets;
Give them a trial. They only cpbt
a quarter.
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FOR LESS "JOY
no55 NOW
National and State Defense Organi
zations Request Motorists to
Aid in Conserving the
Gasoline Supply.
J.ia-coln. Aug. 12. Gasoline con
servation is now one of the problems
which t'ie National Council of De
fence will try to bring about through
the state councils of defense, which
it asks to assist by promulgating a
scrt of educational campaign. Cov
ering the matter the state council of
this state is sending out the follow
ing:
"After a careful investigation of
the present gasoline situation. Van
II. Manning, director of the bureau
of mines of the Department of the
Interior, has issued the following
statement :
One-haif of the gasoline used in
the United States U .25 0,000.000 gal
lons ) is used in pleasure riding.
It is estimated that the United
States army will need C50.000.000
gallons for aeroplanes, trucks, auto
mobiles, tractors and other machin
es, i here is no other wav of obtain
ing this in this country except by
saving from the existing suddIv. and
this economy may be effected by vol
untary cutting down of pleasure rid
ing (for instance the man who takes
his family out on Sunday for a fifty
mile ride can cut this in half.)"
It has been estimated that by eco
nomical use enough gasoline can be
saved to supply not only the United
States, but clso its allies for war pur
poses.
The following suggestions should
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A V-ARBED LI
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GLACIER The climax of the
ideal vacation land.
YELLOWSTONE!- The land of
waterfalls, via the Cody Way
ol the summeY.
ESTES PARK Colorado's most beauiful vacation land, by automo
biles from Loveland or Lyons. Burlington service offers both routes.
THE BLACK HLLS Picturesque and cool; the land of scented pines
. and medicinal waters, cool nights, trout streams and automobile
, drives.
THE BIG HORNS The Western Adirondack; locality of quaint
mountain ranches. '
THE ABSAROK AS - Reached via Cody Scenic Road to Yellowstone
Big game country and locality of snlendid tnurit. n,.h
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be observed by automobile owners:
I)o not allow your gasoline engine
to run idle.
Use kerosene, not gasoline. for
cleaning purposes in the garage.
See to it that the carburator doesx
not leak.
Form the habit of shutting oft" the
gasoline at the tank.
By judicious regulation of the mix
ture of gasoliue and air in the motor,
both greater power and economy of
fuel niaj- be obtained.
Automobile owners need not lay
up cars but should use them either
for trade or pleasure purposes
thoughtfully and judiciously. If this
advice is followed there will be an
abundant supply for ordinary pur-
.'noses.
DELC0 LIGHT MAN.
Isy Rosenthal, district manager of
the Delco Light company, with of
fices at Omaha, has been doing much
business in this vicinity, and has
appointments with a number of the
farmers hereabouts, who are expect
ing him to return to this neighbor
hood sooa, but owing to the death
of his wife's mother, Mr. Rosenthal
has not been able" to meet his ap
pointments. He will be able to get
down this way in a few days to
look after his business.
Chronic Constipation.
It is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be
done in moot instances by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets and complying
with the printed directions that ac
company each package.
Mrs. Jane McDanieis of San Anto
nio. Tex., came in this morning from
Omaha over the Missouri Pacific, and
is visiting in the city for a few days
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. E.
Ituffner. Mrs. McMannis was a very
close friend of Mrs. Dr. Hoy Dodge,
a daughter of Mrs. Ruffner.
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rugged irrandeur ,f th. ij,-.fc
geysers, painted canyons, forests and
in automobiles, the scenic adventure
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ocenic oioraao", "Ranch Life in the Buffalo Bill
pountry', "Dude Ranches, Big Horn Mountains", "The
31ack Hils". Let us help you plan your vacation id
n. W. CLEMENT. Ticket Agnt
L- W- WAKBLEY. General Paetifier Agent.