Nebraska Newspapers

    MONDAY. JULY 15, 1918.
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FRENCH DRIVE
MILE DEEP Oil
PIGARDY LINE
STRIKE GERMANS ON THREE
MILE FRONT ON SECTOR
QUIET FOR SIX WEEKS.
Cauls Take 500 Prisoners and Im
portant Positions by
New Blow.
Striking the Germans ou a i'rout
that has been quiet lor the past six
weeks, the French have broken
through and advanced their lines.
The blow was launched between
Castel and Mailly-IIaineval on the
Pcardy front southeast of Amiens.
The attack was along a front of
approximately three mile??. It swept
the (itnnans back out of the village
;' Cast el and the Anchin farm,
about a mile to the south, and clear
ed out a number of strong enemy
1'OMtions. The French penetrated
the German lines to a depth of more
than a mile. More than 500 prison
irs tiken.
The American attack ou Cantigny
some time ago advanced the line
Materially at that point, while the
Australians on July 4 and ' cut
deeply into th" German lines at
ilamel and Villers LSretonneaux,
.cnth of the Somme.
Gives French Heights.
The French attack was launched
at point between positions of the
Americans at Cantigny and the Aus
tralians further north.
The French lines south of Castel
have been parallel to and westward
of the Avre river. The success
gained there carries the French up
to the hills to the west of the river
and into positions which appear to
dominate the villages of Merisel, on
the we?; bank, and Moreuil, on the
;if bank of the river. If the at
tack should continue successfully,
the. French may he able to press the
foe across the Avre anil thus have
a" admirable defensive position.
Petween the Marne and the Aisne
the Freii'h have continued their de
fensive operations.
Fighting on British Front.
It is reported the village of Long
pont. south of Corey, the capture of
which w;is reported on Thursday,
l as been taken by Central Petain's
men. who have also i.iade progress
north of Corey, at the Chavigny
farm. Fast of Faverolles the lines
have been advanced.
On the I'.ri'tish front there has
been spirited fighting, according to
the Cernian ot!ic:al. winch indicates
that from Vpres around the Lys sa
lient and down in the Picardy sector,
as far as Albert there have been
scattering attacks marie by the IJrit
ish. KHW LIGHT THROWN
ON PROPAGANDA PLOT
OF GERMANY IN U. S.
New York. July 1L The trail of
Gtriaan propaganda financed in Am
erica by money raised in this coun
try through the sale of German war
ItsI'Is is !:g arid unexplored by the
American investigators, it was learn
ed authoritatively hern today.
Count von I?ernstorff and Dr. Hein
ri' h Albert, who was Cerman com
mercial attache in the United States,
were giea carte blanche by the Ger
man government, according to evi
dence uncovered by the New York
slate attorney general's office. The
purchase of control of newspapers'
columns is said to be only one phase
of th'j inquiry.
Count von Ilernstorff and Dr. Al
bert had account in sixteen New
York hanks. The total of these de
posits has tiot yet ben learned. The
reason, it was said, was because of
the successful methods of conceal
ment pursued by von Ilernstorff and
Albert, through u system of drawing
only cashiers' checks in transfering
accounts and making payments.
These transferals were frequently
made overnight as further means of
camouflage.
Hv-Hence indicated further, it was
said, that large sums were sent to
South America for propaganda work
in I .at in-Ameriean countries. This
phase of the inquiry has as yet been
only little developed.
HOUSING IN. WASHINGTON.
Washington. D. C. July 13.- The
''nited Stales Civil Service Commis
f.ion announces that is now in a
position to slale definitely to the
public that steps will be taken at
once to relieve the congested living
conditions in Washington, which
have been an ob.sfacKe in the way
of recruiting the civil service to meet
war needs. The Commission is ad
vissd by the Department of Lator
that the erection of temporary ho
tels and restaurants, to be conducted
under Government supervision for
the use of Federal employes in Wash
ington, will begin at once.
It is expected that the first units
will be- ready for occupancy early in
September. Accommodations will
first be provided for approximalety
5,000 persons. Additional accommo
dations will be provided as they are
needed. Each room will be arranged
for the occupany of but one person.
In the meantime, the Room Registra
tion Office, which is conducted by the
District of Columbia Council of De
fense under the auspices of the
Council of National Defense, is able
to provide rooming and hoarding ac
commodations for the new ap
pointees. At the latest report the
Room Registration Office had on its
lists more than 5,000 rooms which
had been inspected and found avail
able for Government employees.
Those who arrive on late trains
may find accommodations for the
night by applying at the booth of
the District Council of Defense,
which is prominently situated in the
Union Station, where all trains arrive.
CHILD STILL VERY LOW.
From Saturday's Daily.
Lieut. Guy Codsay formerly of
Glenwood. but now stationed in the
regular army in California, arrived
h.ere yesterday, coming to answer a
call to the bedside of his sick child,
who with its mother is staying at
the home of P.. J. Reynolds, who is
step father to Mrs. Codsay. The
little child which has been very sick
with severe attack of dysentary, is
just alive, hut very weak.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
From Saturday's Daily.
This morning there was heard in
the district court a matter of the
rehearing of the John A. Koukal
ease, wherein he has sued the in
surance company for the loss in
curred by the fire which burned his
barn, last winter, and on which he
was given default, a few days since.
After the matter was argued this
morning the judgment was set aside,
and the case placed on the calendar
for the nxet term.
IS FROM THE WEST
END OF COUNTY
From Saturday's Dally.
Martin Doud. of Greenwood was a
visitor in Plattsmouth for today,
coming this morning to look after
some business which he had in hand
at the court house, and while in
the city, left a check with the print
er, to pay for the Journal's visits to
his home. Mr. Doud says it is pretty
dry up his way, but as yet the corn
has not received any great damage.
DEPARTS FOR SCHOOL.
From Saturday's Daily.
Harris Cook, s:on of Dr. and Mrs.
E. W. Cook departed last evening for
Chicago, where he enters the North
western University of that place,
where he will remain for about a
month, when he will go to the Muni
cipal pier for further training, in
the officers training camp at that
place.
COL. J. H. THRASHER FROM WEST
Worn Saturday's laily.
Last evening Col. J. II. Thrasher
dropped off the east bound Durling
ton. lcoking brown as a berry and
hale and hearty, saying. as he grasp
ed the hands of his frietids, "It seems
like hom6 to get back to IMatts
mouth." Col. Thrasher has been making
his home at Deer Dodge, Montana,
for some time past and come home to
renew his'friendships here.
ONE BOY ON SEA
ANOTHER ON WAY
From Sat m-day's Daily.
Mrs. George Lamphear has just
leturned from a trip to Chicago,
where she was visiting with her son
Roy Lamphear who is located there,
training tor the navy, and will biter
go to service. Mrs. Lamphear would
have liked to have visited longer
with her son but had to return home.
George, another son is now em the
battleship Alabama.
OBTAIN HOG CHOLERA
SEBUM LOCALLY
Serum at cost $1.17 c. c. and virus
free at rate of 3 c. c to 100 c. c.
serum of K. F. Marshall of We ping
Water by any one needing it in
Cass County. The Farm Uurcau
Board has arranged with Mr. Mar
shall to keep a small supply of pur
ity serum made at Sioux City. Iowa.
L. R. SNIFFS.
County gent.
Albert Fgenberger of Omaha was
a visitor in the city this afternoon,
coming down to spend the week end
with relatives and' friends and will
return to his work tomorrow.
HATRED OF HUNS
.S.
BARRING OF GERMAN LANGUAGE
FROM DISTRICT OF COLUM
BIA SCHOOLS A SIGN.
WAY EXTEND TO COMMERCE
Congressman Shallenberger Tells One
Reason Why the Aviation Service Is
$9 Attractive to Young Americans
McCumber's Slap at Cummins.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. The first legislative
action which indicates n growing and
Intense feeling against Germany and
the Germans was shown when the sen
ate inserted a provision in the District
of Columbia appropriation bill provid
ing tliat the German language should
not hereafter be taught in the public
Bohools of the national capital.
As time goes on it becomes evident
that the Germans are taking a course
which will create as strong a hatred
of them in the United States as has
Leen created in other countries with
which Germany Is at war. So far,
however, the feeling against Germany
has not reached the stage of legisla
tive action to keep her away from an?
commercial interests after the war is
over, lint the activity of the U-boats
on this side of the Atlantic has cre
ated talk In congress which may re
sult in legislation of this kind.
Four senators who had announced
their intention of retiring from the
senate at the end of their terms next
March have for one reason or another
been i ipelled to reconsider their de
termination. Two of them. Nelson of
Minnesota ami Warren of Wyoming,
ure sur Ivors of the Civil war. The
der.th of Sintor Borah's colleague in
duced the Idaho senator to reconsider
his determination to quit public life.
The political situation in New Mexico
and the urgent demand of friends final
ly compelled Senator Fall of that state
to reconsider his determination to
leave the senate.
"I had arranged all the affairs for
my future life," said Senator Fall, "and
had fully determined to quit public
life, but conditions have arisen which
have mode it practically impossible for
me to do so." Generally speaking,
personal friends of men insist upon
their remaining in the senate, but it D
always an advantage to the senate
when experienced men continue in that
body.
The war department has three or
four times as many men training and
ready to fly as are needed at the pres
ent time, on account of the lack of air
planes. Congressman Shallenberger of
Nebraska, a member of the military
committee, explained why it was that
there are so many men anxious for
service in the aviation corps. He said
it was "tremendously attractive to
young men. The aviator's service at
the front is vastly different from that
of other men in the army. Infantry
and artillery are In the front of battle,
in the trench and in the mud, and they
have little opportunity to sleep on ac
tive service. The aviator and those
in charge of the machines are miles in
the rear, sometimes out of the sound
of the big guns. They have their quar
ters in which to sleep. It is the most
desirable service so far as personal
comfort Is concerned of any In the
army."
I'.ut it Is not alone the personal com
fort ; a!l that Is left of romance In war
belongs to aviation. Kvoryhody has
rend enough of what war means either
on land or sn under present condi-;
tions to know that the romance U
taken out of it. The cavalry used t
furnish some thrills, and the tl.-M jirj
tillery as well. Kven the Infantry at
times, by long marches, climbing
mountains and swift movements strik
ing the enemy unawares, occasionally
did things that furnished a thrill ami
a story. In these days there Is noth
ing left but service In the air to make
war picturesque or romantic. That Is
one reason why so many young men
are attracted to It.
Those senators say something to
each other nnce In a while. McCuiu
ber of North Dakota was opposing the
resolution to lindt debate in the sen
ate, while Cummins of Iowa favored
It. "The senator from Iowa," said
MeCuraber, "spoke about two hours
to convince the senate that no senator
was justified In discussing a subject
longer than an bo ir and a half."
It is rather an interesting fact, also,
that a number of the senators who be
long to the long-winded class are those
who were most earnestly In favor of
cutting down the debate.
There is a certain little sentence
which occupies two lines-in the Con
gressional Record very frequently now,
and that is, "Mr. addressed the
senate (or house). His remarks will
be published hereafter." This does
not mean that the official reporters
have fallen down on their job and been
unable to furnish the copy in time to
get the speech into the Ile-cord. It is
because the man who did the talking
wants to go over what he has said,
and perhaps do a little judicious alter
ing of some of the sentiments ex
pressed in the excitement ;f conflict.
Sometimes these speeches ate not of
ficially published until a mouth or
twe after ihey ure delivered. '
GROWING III
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION
Pursuant to call of the Democratic
State committee, the Democrats of
Cass County will hold their primar
ies in each ward and voting precinct
in said county on July 15, 1918, at
the usual voting places, at S:00 p.
ni., there to select delegates to the
County Convention to be held at
Louisville, on July 17th, 1918, at
10:00 o'clock a. m. The apportion
ment of delegates being based on
the vote cast for President Wilson
in 1916, being one delegate for ev
ery ten votes or major fraction,
thereof, as follows:
Tipton 13
Greenwood 12
Salt Creek 14
Stove Creek 13
El m wood 9
South Bend 9
Weeping Water Precinct S
Center 10
Louisville 14
Avoca 10
Mt. Pleasant 9
Fight Mile Grove 13
Neh a wk a 10
Liberty 13
Pock Bluffs 1st 12
Pock Bluffs 2nd 7
IMattsmouth precinct. 12
Weeping Water
First Ward 5
Second Ward 3
Third Ward 2
IMattsmouth City
First Ward 7
Second Ward 17
Third Ward IS
Fourth Ward 1S
Fifth Ward 7
Total 2 63
At the county convention will be
selected IS delegates to the state
convention to be held at Hastings, on
Tuesday, July 30, 191S, at 12
o'clock noon. The selection of com
mitteemen, will be made at the coun
ty convention, and such other busi
ness as may properly be brought
before it. G. II. GILMOHE,
Chairman.
POSTPONE ACTION
ON DRY BILL UNTIL
LATE IN AUGUST
Washington, July 12. An agree
ment was tentatively reached today
by senate leaders for postponement
of prohibition legislation until Aug
ust 20; for a vote late today or to
morrow on the administration wire
control resolution and for suspen
sion of senate business until August
19, under a "gentlemen's agreement"
for three-day recesses.
C. It. Frans of this city who is
employed on the traveling crew of
lhe Burlington carpenter force, ar
rived from the west this afternoon
to spend Sunday with the family.
Mrs. I). E. Ilice, and little grand
son Harry Perry, of Glenwood, who
has been visiting here for the past
week departed this morning for
Glenwood, where they will visit for
?ome time.
Mrs. Frank Kemp, of Glenwood,
Iowa, was a visitor in IMattsmouth,
called here by the death of a little
child of her niece Mrs. Guy Godsay,
which has been sick at the home of
B. J. Reynolds for some days.
Wm. Cowles of Marion, Iowa, was
a visitor in IMattsmouth for the
week end. coming to spend the time
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Inez
Stenner. he being a traveling man
and making this territory now.
M. A. Hall and son Isaac Hall from
the other side of the river were
visitors in Plattsmouth last evening
looking after some business.
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Poultry Wanted!
I offer the following, prices for
poultry delivered at Mjnard, July
17, 18 andJ9.
Kens, over 4 lbs 20c
Hens under 4 lbs 18c
Broilers, V2 to 2 lbs. 25c
Cox 13c
Poultry must be in by 2 P. M.
W.T.RICHARDSON
LAPSE OF RUSSIA
CAUSED BY LIQUOR
STORY THAT TEUTONS TURNED
THE TRICK BY SENDING VAST
QUANTITIES OF "BOOZE."
"DURING PENDENCY OF WAR"
Oft Recurring Phrase in Bills Reveals
How Unprepared We Were From a
Legislative Standpoint Representa
tive Kinkaid Seems Certain of Re
election. By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. Complaint is made
that the United States missed a great
opportunity in ilussia, and this is fol
lowed by a statement that this country
ought to have exerted a sullicient
amount of influence in Ilussia to have
prevented that great country from de
serting the allies. German propaganda
has heretofore been credited with hav
ing turned the scale In Ilussia. Put
now comes a story to the effect that
Kaiser Pill and Emperor Charles have
been sending vast quantities of liquor
to Ilussia and it was the "booze" that
turned the trick iu that eouutry.
As to propaganda. It is very doubt
ful whether the United States could
have done anything since our entry in
to the war to prevent the catastrophe
in Ilussia. IJefore that time our neu
trality would have made it impossible
for us to use propaganda lor or against
Germany. It should also be remem
bered that the Germans have been us
ing the propaganda iu Ilussia for a
dozen years for the very purpose of ac
complishing the results that have been
so favorable to the Germans.
"During the pendency of the war,"
is a phrase which finds its way into
a great deal of legislation that is pass
ed these? days. No doubt when the war
is over it will be found that some of
the legislation that has been enacted
with the phrase, and with the idea of
limiting it simply to the war, can be
made adaptable to future conditions
and will be continued. The people
have no idea of the amount of legisla
tion that has been written on the
statute books for the purpose of eon
lueiing the war against Germany.
This is an evidence that the United
Stall's was wholly unprepared for war,
not only from a military standpoint,
but also from a legislative standpoint.
I'ven the president of the United
State, who. as commander-in-chief of
the army and navy, is clothed with al
most unlimited power during a war,
found it necessary to have reams of
legislation enacted in order to carry
m a big foreign war.
Whatever else may .happen it seems
almost certain that Moses I'. Kinkaid
will be returned from the Sixth district
of Nebraska. Kinkaid is one of the
men that attend strictly to business all
the time. He never hankers for ad
journment nor does he seem to think
it necessary to go out and fix up his
fences. He is not much in evidence
on the lloor of the house in the way
of making speeches, but he is generally
there when the votes are taken and he
has the reputation of paying closer at
tention to every demand on the part
of his constituents than any other mem
ber of the house. Kinkaid was quite
a favorite with President Taft, who al
ways referred to him as "the sand-hill
crane from Nebraska," mainly because
Kinkaid represented a partially arid
district.
Among the senate's many peculiar
methods of procedure is that cf "hav
ing it out" on a bill before It is ac
tually brought up. This happened the
other day on a bill reported by Sena
tor llardwick of Georgia, who asked
unanimous consent for its immediate
eonsideratiou. Senators Hitchcock of
Nebraska and Lewis of Illinois were
unable to restrain their curiosity until
some action was taken on Hardwiek's
request, so the Georgia senator had to
do a good deal of explaining. They ar
gued back and forth for a while and
finally when nobody seemed to have
any more questions to ask, the uuani
nious consent was granted and the bill
passed at once without any debate
whatever.
Congress does not take nearly as
mm h interest In the revenue bill this
year as it did a year ago. Seemingly
congress accepts the inevitable, real
izing that the taxes must be raised and
so long ;is there is money in the coun
try the government can get it. The
bearings before the ways and means
committee have been less interesting
than those before the senate finance
committee hfst year.
Congressman Nolan of California
read an article into the Record com
menting on the new American sport.
It mentioned several wagers between
managers of different shipyards, who
are putting tip fat little sums to back
their claims of employing the fastest
riveters iu the country, or of being
ahlu to turn out ships faster than any
other yard, and so on. One of the bets
that came to light was for $5,00U a side
:iud another was for $10,000. The ar
ticle also directed attention to the
spread of prize offering by all sorts
of business concerns to artisans en
gaged ou war work who set the pace
iu their imrticular line of effort.
vSavaanah. Ga., wtts the birthplace Of
15 .Grl Scouts of America.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Pursuant to call of the Republican
State Committee, the Republicans of
Cass County will hold their primary
in each ward and precinct ir. sad
county on July 16, 1918, at their us
ual voting places, at the hour of
8:00 o'clock P. M. and select dele
gates to the County Convention to
he held at Weeping Water, o?i JUiy
19, 1918. at 11:00 o'clock A. M Toe
apportionment of delegates is based
on the vote for Lieutenant Governor
in 1916, being; one delegate for every
ten votes or major fraction thereof,
as follows:
Tipton 3 3
Greenwood 10
Salt Creek 18
Stove Creek 18
Elm wood 14
South Bend 7
Weeping Water, Prect. 6
Center 8
Louisville 11
Avoca 8
Mt. Pleasant 6
Eight Mile Grove . 7
Nehawka .. il
Liberty 13
First Rock Bluffs 9
Second Rock Bluffs 3
Plattsmouth Prect. 9
Weeping Water City -
First Ward 6
Second Ward 6
Third Ward . 3
Plattsmouth City
First Ward 6
Second Ward S
Third Ward 10
Fourth Ward 6
Fifth Ward 5
Total 211
The County Convention wU se
lect 19 delegates to the Stato Con
vention to be held in Lincoln on
Tuesday, July 30, 1918. at 12 o'clock,
noon.
The Convention will select a com
mitteeman from each ward and pre
cinct, and transact such other busi
ness as may come before the conven
tion. A. L. TIDD,
Secretary.
POLITICS IS HOT '
TO RE SIDETRACKED
IT SEEMS CERTAIN TO APPEAR
PROMINENTLY IN THE CON
GRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
PRECEDENT TO BE FOLLOWED
People Do Not Complain of Cost of
Any Mail Service Provided It Is Ef
ficient Washington Now "City of
Magnificent Uniforms."
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. Are we going to keep
politics out of the political campaign V
Kven the old-timers around Washing
ton who do not recall what happened in
W2 during the Civil war, remember
that in ISG4 the political situation be
came very exciting and the conditions
In this country were much more seri
ous than they could possibly be under
foreign war conditions. So it is alto
gether probable that this coming con
gressional campaign will see a lot of
politics.
Just harking back to some of the
special elections that have been held
since the United States entered into
the war, it is observed that politics
were injected quite freely. This was
especially true In a New Hampshire
district, in the Indiana district, and
also in the senatorial election in Wis
consin. The probabilities are that
there is going to be a right lively po
litical campaign, notwithstanding some
attempts to postpone politics until af
ter the war.
There is very little complaint from
people about the cost of auy mail serv
ice, but there always Is a great com
plaint when that service is not efficient.
For instance, outside of some of the
critics in big cities, no one complains
about the rural free delivery service
! 'although it costs forty or fifty million
dollars more than it returns to the gov
ernment. Nor is anyone complaining
about the cost of Postmaster General
P.urleson's experiment with air mail
service for the big cities. Rural com
munities do not want to curtail good
. mail facilities for the city, but thv
!aiA lnL-fL-f nf flint 41,tr lllurl .'ft frfcO'!
(II C llllOll 1IL WMll in' J I" -
service. While it in the ambition of
the postmaster general to make the
postal department self-sustaining, no
one seems to object if there is a def
icit, particularly If there lias been a
good service.
I One unfortunate feature of the talk
ubout immense profiteering and graft
in connection with war work is that the
small grafter is always encouraged to
jlry to make something himself. Thus
It happens that small dealers furnish
ing meat to the army and commissary
sergeants enter into a combination to
get a little "rake-off." They seem to
feel that while others are makiug big
money out of the war they are entitled
to make their bit. One of the fea
tures of this grafting is that it is the
little fellows that get caught rather
than the big fellow
GARFIELD NOT TO
CRIPPLE INDOSTRY
REALIZES WHAT ARE NON-ES-SENTIALS
IN ONE PLACE ARE
ESSENTIALS ELSEWHERE.
FUEL CONSERVATION PROBLEM
Congressman Cox Comments on the
Changed Nature of the Decennial
Census Quick Work in Passing
Enormous Appropriation Bills.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. In the campaign for
the saving of fuel and up to the pres
ent time the people of the United
Stntes have not begun to realize the
absolute necessity for fuel conserva
tion various people have been to Doc
t ;: Garfield, the fuel administrator,
and suggested that he cut off the man
ufaeture and production of all non
essentials. But Doctor Garfield has
Investigated this subject to a consid
erable extent and lias found out that
what Is non-essential in one commu
nity may be a very great essential in
another community. His life in New
England has given him an opportunity
to observe industrial conditions and
has shown him how disastrous It
would be to cut off the production of
what many people call non-essentials.
Doctor Garfield told a delegation
of people with whom he was discuss
ing this subject that In tunny commu
nities of th-i United States there are
manufactured articles which have
been placed on the non-essential list,
and yet whole communities are de
pendent upon the continuation of the
manufacture of these articles. He In
stanced musical instruments, and a
number of other articles which are for
amusement and pleasure. To close up
these establishments would mean the
depriving of whole communities of
their means of livelihood. All things
of thi sort have been taken Into con
sideration In the matter of fuel con
servation, and while all manufacturing
establishments will be not only re
quested bit compelled to limit their
use of fuel to the utmost. It Is not
the intention of the fuel administrator
to cripple industry and destroy the
means of living. It Is his hope that
people will realize what is necessary
and do their best to conserve fuel.
It is rather amazing to find so many
men between the ages of twenty-one
and thirty-one who want to get Into
the exemption class. Veterans-of the
Civil war recall the fact that al
though the draft law was passed then
tt was largely inoperative and Unit
the Civil war was won by volunteers.
These veterans say there Is nothing
like the enthusiasm, or the Interest,
or the intense patriotism displayed
now that was thrilling everybody in
tha Civil war days.
Congressman Cox of Indiana took
occasion in show that the decennial
census for which there is a constitu
tional warrant is a much different
tiling from what It was in the early
days of the country and we have gone
far afield from a mere count of the
people, which was the intention of the
fathers of the government. In the
early years of the government the cen
sus consisted of a count of the peo
ple. Now it means a complete in
vestigation and survey of the whole
country as well as an enumeration of
the people. Of course the main ob
ject is to ascertain the number of peo
ple and the result of the count Is the
most Interesting feature of the census.
No doubt the other facts are very val
uable, and the only fault to be found
In regard to them is that the statis
tics are usually three or four years
old before they are finally completed
aud tabulated.
Congress evidently wanted to get
through with Its work and get a re
cess if possible, for there never has
been sueh a speeding-up in passing
appropriation bills as during the pat
two or three; weeks. The sundry
rlvil appropriation bill which usually
fakes some two or three weeks In tins
house, vas passed In two or three
days. After the senate hud loaded
It down with :.botit a billion more dol
lars It piissed that body Iu a few hours.
On the same, day the senate eainn
very near passing the .512,no,0(o,fVH
military bill. As one senator re
marked: "We have reached the Mngn
where the more billions we add to nj
proprhitions. the more speed we put
on In passing the billions."
There Is a fear In the mind of Sen
ator Lewis of Illinois that the United
States may be doing some lighting on
a western front of her own before thr
war is over. The Illinois senator told
his colleagues recently that if Ger
many nin completely overcome Itussla
and form an army of Russians to light
on the German side, this army may
rross Siberia and enter Nortli Amer
ica by wuy of Alaska, end then sweep
down on the Pacific Northwest. Sena
tor Lewis suggested that the thing to
do In case of any such attempt would
lp to turn Japan and China loose on
the enemy as they tried to cross Si
beria. He expressed his belief tliHt
the Asiatic nations not only could
halt the Hun. but could drive hliu from
Itusslau toil. P.ut Germany will bo
having her hands ;--o full in France
aud Flanders that any such iina!ou
of the United "States is a very remote
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