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NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
President's Embargo on Foods
and Other Supplies, Hard
Blow at Enemy.
AMERICAN CROPS TO BE BIG
Russians, in Tremendous Drive on
Lemberg, Break Through Teuton
Line Governmental Crisis In
Germany May Result In
Internal Reforms.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Tho matter of food, its production
and control, is becoming more im
portant dally as a factor in ending
the war. The international aspect
was brought sharply to the front last
week when President Wilson pro
claimed an embargo on shipments of
food and certain other articles. No
ono has been blind to the fuct that
Holland and the Scandinavian coun
tries liavo been shipping great quan
tities of foodstuffs Into Germany ever
blnce the wur began. This was with
in their rights, but to do It and, still
feed tiielr own populations, they havo
been importing very heavily from
America. Therefore it Is equally with
in Uie rights of America, certainly
the part of wisdom, to shut off the
exportation to neutrals of all food
stuffs beyond what they need for their
own sustenance nnd what we and our
allies can spare. It would be stupid
to continue to supply food, even Indi
rectly, to our enemy, and tho United
States, though slow to act, Is now act
ing firmly. The neutral nations of
i.-ourm! uro wailing, but If they are not
for us they are In a degree ngalnst us
and must stand the consequences.
President Wilson, being a humani
tarian, Insists that the neutrals named
must bo permitted to ship Into Ger
many dnlry products provided that
they ran give guarantees that such
products will be consumed only by
women and children and other non
comlmtunts. This Is kindly, but Ig
nores tlio fact that the German women
nro doing most of the work in the em
pire, releasing nil the men for fluhtlng.
Great Crops In America.
The success of the American cam
paign for the Increase of production
Is demonstrated by the highly encour
aging government forecast of crops.
Tho ncrcago sown was Immense nnd
the general outlook Is for correspond
ingly Immense yields of all grains ex
cept wheat, nnd even In wheat there
will bo a fair uverago crop. Tho yield
of corn will be tremendous, nnd In n
word, the United States will have not
only an nbundnnco of food grains for
itself, but ulso great surplus stocks for
Its allies. The crop of potatoes will
bo the biggest on record, and the hay
crop, ulso of prlmo Importance, will
bo heavy.
On tho other hand, Food Controller
Ilatockl, says Germany's fruit and veg
etable harvest Is far below the uver
ago and that tho yield of V'niln will be
"as good as In 1015," which wns a
year of drought and miserable crops In
the empire.
The senate is still trying to formu
late a law to regulato tho distribution
and use of tho country's food and prob
ably other supplies of vltnl Importance,
and tins agreed to voto on the bill on
July 21. Tho long nnd pntlenco ex
hausting wranglo over this measure
has been caused largely by tho deter
'mlnation of the "drys" to tako advan
tage of tho circumstances nnd mako
It n prohibition law. Whether tho dls
'tlllatlon of whisky shnll be prohibited,
whether tho stocks In bond shnll bo
commandeered and used for munitions
whether beer nnd wine shall survive
or perish, nnd.u dozen other llko ques
tions havo been the subjects of argu
ment nnd dispute. The Inclusion or
exclusion of fuel, steel nnd other prod
ucts also hns been debnted nt length.
Meanwhllo President Wilson nnd Mr.
IToover havo fidgeted and fumed and
urged In vain, tho food speculators
have been making Immense unearned
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profits, and the people marvel ut the
.stupidity of senators who are unable
to comprehend tho necessity for bpecdy
action.
President Appeals to Business.
President Wilson on Wednesday Is
sued an appeal to the business Inter
ests of the country to display true loy
alty by foregoing unusual profits In
selling their goods to both the govern
ment nnd tho public. He warned
them thnt extortion would not be tol
erated, and condemned especially the
ship owners who have maintained nn
unfairly high schedule of ocean
freight rates. At the same time mem
bers of the Council of Nntlonnl De
fenso were holding Important confer
ences with the heads of tho grent steel
concerns to arrange for a- sufllclent
supply of steel for war purposes,
The Immediate result of this confer
ence wns the assurance of the steel
producers that they would supply nil
tho steel needed by the government at
n price to be fixed after the conclu
sion of the trade commission's cost in
quiry. Thereupon tho president au
thorized Chairman Denmnn of the ship
ping board to commandeer ships on
tho stocks, shipyards and raw mate
rials If necessary nnd to begin expen
diture of the'$750,000,000 fund for the
construction of a merchant marine.
The board hns adopted the policy of
building ns many steel ships ns possi
ble and making up the deficiency with
wooden vessels.
Delay In sending In registration lists
caused a postponement of the great
day for which the registrants In the
national army have walte'd, the day of
the draft, the lottery of fate In which
the prizes are to be honorable service
for all selected nnd death nnd wounds
for ninny. During tho week tho wnr
department Issued complete Instruc
tions for the work of the exemption
boards so that It might bo carried out
with expedition and with reasonable
assurance of fair nnd Just treatment
for all selected with death and wounds
tho training of tho selected soldiers
are being rapidly constructed and all
other arrangements carried to com
pletion. It was made known In Washington
that every man of the 10,f00,000 reg
istered will be drawn and that enough
of the first names as they come out of
the box will be used to fill the first
army. The rest will be on reserve nnd
will be cnllod out In their order as long
ns more nro needed.
Vet another step In the ranking of
the great nntlonnl army was taken last
week when President Wilson called In
to the federal service tho entire Na
tional Guard nnd Nntlonnl Gunrd re
serve, tho transfer to be completed by
August 5. This legnllzes tho sending
of tho Gunrd outside the boundaries of
the nation.
Various occurrences, more or less
unimportant In themselves, havo
aroused our, more than lenient govern
ment to tho danger of permitting Teu
tons and their friends full liberty In
this country, and n number of German
employees of the diplomats in Wash
ington havo been deported. Every day,
too, German agents nnd spies In other
parts of the country nro being gnthered
In and put whero they can do no harm.
There Is oven some talk of legislation
for the regulutlon of newspapers print
ed In the German language. This
called forth a protest from tho New
Yorker Ilerold and n covert threat of
disorders If It Is carried out. The German-American
press continues to at
tack our government's conduct of thu
war, to "strafo" Great Britain nnd to
sneer nt Russia.
Getting After the I. W. W.
Tho Industrial Workers of the
World, a generally disreputable organ
ization that Is openly opposed to the
wnr, Is making all tho troublo for the
country thnt It can by fomenting
strikes nnd riots- In those pnrts of tho
West where it Is strong. It Is nccused
of being wholly pro-German and Its do
ings nro certainly treacherous nnd re
bellious. The wnr department has an
nounced thnt It Ib ready to do Its part
In suppressing theso disorders, nnd va
rious Western communities nro taking
steps to rid themselves of tho men who
stir them up. Illsbec, Ariz., wns tho
first town to act. Tho decent citizens
of that mining centor rounded up 1,.
107 I. W. W. members and sympathi
zers, loaded them on n cattlo train and
deported them. Such mild treatment
helps tho town that applies it, but the
troublo makers only go on to other
localities and continue their nefarious
propaganda. Work Is at a standstill
In many of the biggest mining and lum
ber camps of the country.
The department of labor last week
created tho United States public serv
ice reserve, for the mobilization of
adult male volunteers for service In
employments of every kind, public and
private, which are necessary to effec
tive conduct of the war.
Russia's Drive on Lemberg.
Russia's re-awakened troops, direct
ed by General BrussllofT and command
ed by General Kornlloff, continued
their great drive In Gnllcln last week
and Inflicted a tremendous blow on tho
Austro-Germnn forces by breaking
through their lines and capturing
Hallcz. This city is regarded ns tho
key to Lemberg, the Immediate objec
tive of the Russian offensive, nnd last
year was unsuccessfully attacked with
BrussllofT from the north. This tlmo
he moved on it from the south nnd
took it with comparative ease, togeth
er with a great number of prisoners.
The German nnd Austrian armies wero
separated and their morale so broken
that Kornlloff wns enabled to use his
Cossack cavalry In the pursuit with
telling effect.
Some distance to the north the litis-
slnns fiercely attacked In the Plnsk
sector, gaining considerable ground,
and the activity of their artillery In tho
Riga region presnged an nttempt to
break that, the strongest part of tho
Teuton line In the east.
On .the west front the Germans
staged a successful drive against tho
British close to the Flemish const, forc
ing them back across the Yser river
In the dunes. British trenches were
captured to a depth of COO yards -on a
front of 1,400 yards. This German at
tack mny be part of an nttempt to
rench Dunkirk, or It mny havo been
made to forestnll n British drive along
the const that would threaten the Ger
man submarine bases.
There wns tremendous fighting In
France, the Germans making desperate
nttneks especially nlong the Cbcmln
des Dames. But tho French withstood
tho assaults stoutly nnd when they
were driven back anywhere, Invariably
recaptured tho lost ground.
Germany's Internal Troubles.
Germany's Internal ferment Is In
creasing, tho opponents of Chancellor
von Bethmnnn-IIollweg uro growing
In numbers nnd boldness, nnd the cab
inet seems to be breaking up. But all
this enn have no Immediate effect on
the prosecution of tho wnr, for It Is
Internal nnd the general staff, headed
by Hlndenburg nnd Ludendorff. domi
nates the entire Imperial government.
Changes In the ministry mean little
more than the substitution of one set
of puppets for another, and even the
fnll of the chancellor will be of only
academic Interest to tho outsldo world.
It would appear that the war must go
on" until tho knlser, the crown prince
and the Prussian militaristic chiefs
are ellmlrinted, or until tho German ar
mies meet such crushing defeats that
tho people tako mntters Into their own
hands which means tho samo thing.
The main committee of tho relchs
tag refused to voto a war credit unless
tho government declared Its policy re
gal ding peaco'uud reform, nnd this tho
government refused to do. Since the
demand of the committee Is supported
by n majority In the relchstag, n min
isterial crisis was Inevitable. Tho em'
peror himself went so far ns to Issue
n manifesto declaring for equal fran
chise In Prussia. This, If granted, will
decidedly weaken the domlnnnco of the
Junkers In the Prussian government.
The nttempt to restoro tho Mnnchu
emplro In Chlnn met with dismal fail
ure, und now turns out to havo been
financed by Germany. Another bril
liant stroke of foreign policy by Zlm
incnnnnn. T,ho young emperor ngaln
abdicated and General Chang Hsun,
his sponsor nnd tho kniser's ngent, re
tired to tho imperial city section of
Peking, whero ho und his fast dwin
dling army wero hemmed In by tho re
publican forces.
Tho weekly report of tho British ad
mlralty on submnrlno activities was
very gratifying, showing only 17 mer
chantmen wero sunk, while 17 other
thnt wero attacked, escaped. During
tho samo period arrivals in British
ports wero 2,893, and sailings 2.70S.
Tho Americnn steamer Kansas was de
stroyed by a German U-bout.
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
MAKES STA TEMENT
DEMANDS THAT SENTIMENT FOR AMERICA BE
DOMINANT OVER ALL ELSE.
SCORES A DISLOYAL ELEMENT
Seeks to Arouse Patriotic Citizens of the State to a Real
ization of the Serious Situation that Confronts
Them The Council's Statement
Western Newspaper Union News Service
The- Btnto council of defense, In a public stntemont makes nn appeal to
tho pcoplo of Nebraska for nn aroused public sentiment along patriotic lines,
and makes a Bpoelal nppoal to tho "nion and women which comprise, the
luthorau church membership to put a check on tho un-American actlvltlos of
nnmo of their conspicuous and influential roprosontatlvoa." Tho Btntomont
upoaka approvingly of tho University of Nebraska and Its management, but
deplores tno fact that some members of tho faculty havo porslstontly "givon
oncouragemont, publicly and prlvatoly, to thoso out of harmony with tho
American causo."
An explanation of tho chnrgo mndo ngalnst loadors ot tho Lutheran
church a member of tho stato council of defense SHys:
"Wo cannot doslgnato from our Information nny branch or organization of
tho Lutheran church. Tho complaints come to us from many sections of tho
Mato where different Lutheran churches exist. Tho charges thnt some of tho
leaders of tho churches get as near actionable language as possible without
going over tho brink In their criticism ot tho country and its war purposes.
Wo got tho Information directly boforo patriotic noonlo of tho stato In tho
most concise manner possible whon wo
rtillroli
Tho Statement
Tho statement follows:
"Lincoln, Nub,, July 10 To the pcoplo
of Nebraska. After tho iiiont serious and
solemn investigation an.t c-oimlderatlon,
thu NebiaHka state council uf defense
dci'iiiH It to be ItH duty to pienctit ccr
tnln facts to tho patriotic people of Ne
braska la order that they can havo timely
Information as to the situation In this
state,
"On tho wholo Nebraska Is Intensely
patriotic. It lias contributed generously
In tho way of Hod Cross subscriptions,
liberty bond purchases anil voluntary en
listments. Hut reports coma from various
sections of the state relating to un
American words and conduct, verging all
tho way from utterances of treasonable
character to direct acts and words of dis
loynlty and embarrassments put upon
faithful American cltlgens. These reports
would bo unbelievable but for tho fact
that they come In such largo numbers
and from so many discreet and responsi
ble mon.
"Many cases reported by Individuals
wero, upon Investigation found to bo ex
aggreatcd. Tho council adopted the pol
icy of assuming that many of tho so
called treasonable utterances were duo
to thoughtlessness and proceeded along
educational lines. In a number of In
stances personal friends or tho offending
persons were assigned to call upon them
for tire purpose of trying to convince
them of the Importance of American
standing united behind the government
in the present war.
"Ill the inenntlmn. rnmnlnlnta Innnmnr -
ablo continued to reach tho state coun
cil. "When the Liberty bonds were In proc
ess of sale, u number of bankers re
ported to tho state council that they had
been threatened with withdrawal of de
posits In the event they purchased Lib
erty bonds or participated In their sale.
Tho council Issued a warning calling at
tention to tho fact that such threats
amounted to treason nnd would bo so
treated. This warning had wholesome ef
fect. Under directions from tho council,
tho secrotnry of tho stato banking board
wroto to the various national and state
banks of Nebraska, making Inquiry ns to
threats of this character. Hovoral hun
dred of thesa reports wero recolvcd. Tho
larger number cf banks reported that no
threats had been made. A number re
ported actual threats and a much larger
number reported statements that amount
ed to Implied threats. Most of ttieso
reports said that tho wnrnlni? Issued bv
tho state council had had, unquestlon-
uuiy, gooa encci wneinor upon tnose
who was inclined to antagonism either
from thoughtlessness or from outright
opposition to the government. The re
ports show the strong, Independent spirit
off most of the Nebraska bankets.
"A majority made It very cluar that
they would not tamely submit to threats
Involving patriotic action. At the samo
tlmo u lm go number of these reports
showed that there exists thruout Nebras
ka a very general misunderstanding of
the purpose, and tho necessity of this
war, and tho council was urged to carry
on n system of education thru patriotic
meetings.
"It Is hardly possible to present In this
statement tho Instances that will fairly
show the real situation. In ono Nebraska
town un American of Oerman birth en
gaged In the banking business, has boon
so onon nnd pronounced In his sunnort
of tho government that ho has lost sev
eral thousand dollars In deposits, ron
troled by Prussian sympathizers. From
one town comes tho well authenticated
roport that whllo nothing has been done
In that town to nld tho Ited Cross, efforts
to hold Ited Cross meetings havo tieon
openly and violently antagonized. Manv
Instances reported bv thoroly responsible
business or professional men or farmers
have shown that mpn of commanding in
fluence in tho community havo openly ex
pressed their sympathy with America's
enemy nnd havo persistently discouraged
every effort to help America. One man
engaged In the banking business stated
publicly that Ills bank would do nothing
for tho sale of Llborty bonds, nddlng:
'I would commit suicide before I would
take up arms ngalnst Germany.'
"One of Nebraska's best known nnd
most reliable citizen reports the seri
ousness of the situation In his community
eavlntr: 'The pro-Oerman pentlment Is
so strong that even some of the patriotic
citizens seem to bo afraid to do their full
duty and feel considerably Intimidated.''
Another report savs of another com
munity: 'Many of the business men seem
to bo timid for fear they will lose busi
ness if they engage In patriotic activi
ties.' "Where tho complaints deal onlv with
the treasonable or thoughtless words of n
single, or of ono or two. Individuals, It Is
not serious for surh cases may bo handled
with words of warning nnd thru educa
tional effort lint the extracts cited
above are fair samples of a very lare
number of reports showing where whole
communities are more or less effected by
the un-American nttltudo of Influential
men. These complnlntH havo como In
such number and from such responsible
sources that It Is Impossible longer to
withhold them from tho public. In cer
tain communities men working for the
country's good have been embarrassed
and handlcaned In some Instances threat
ened with personal violence nnd In manv
Instances promised damage to tholr busi
ness nt the hands of mon who are openly
opposed to our country's cause.
"Some of the strongest nupnort nnd
best co-operation has come to the coun
cil from Americans of Herman birth or
descent nnd the council clearly recog
nizes the perfect lovalty of tho larger
State Auditor Smith has notified
judges ot tho district court that it
they desire to ubo their own auto
moblloa for traveling in tholr districts
on official business thoy will bo al
lowed 2 cents a mllo for such trips,
tho mileage to bo by tho nearest rail
road routo. Tho sumo rulo will bo
applied to other public ofllclnls who
draw oxponsos thru tho stato auditor's
office, excopt In casos whero ofTlclal
must mako trips by auto whero thoro
aro no railroad lines. In such cases
whero tho trip Is necessary livory or
automobile hlro will bo allowed.
say 'representatives of tho Luthoruu
number of Nebrnskans of German origin.
Hut cowit and upon attack In various
sections of the stato upon our country's
cause havo leached such proportions that
they must bo given scilous attention.
Tho Inlet ests at stake aro too Impor
tant for tho patilotia men and women of
Nebiaska to ruiualu in tho dark. An
uroused public sentiment at this tlmo
will go far townid tho protection of life
and propel ly, toward tho conservation of
fond supplies and In furtherance of the
effort to place Nebrsaka squarely In lino
with tho national government. Consci
ous of tho unwillingness of Its own mem
bers nt first, to tako tho situation seri
ously, tho council Is perfoctly awnro that
these words of warning will be n revo
latlon to many and that they may not be
Accepted by some with the seriousness to
which thoy nro entitled.
"For tho reason that the seriousness of
this situation has forced Itself upon tho
council nnd that It has not othor concern
than that Involving the best Interests of
Nebraska and the United States, the
council speaks with perfect frankness
with respect to serious evils that can
only bo cured by a thoroly aroused
American sentiment. To this end nnd
In this spirit the council takes the lib
erty to Ignoring all precedents nnd refus
ing to be controlled by nn indisposition,
natural among thoughtful men, to do
the unusual. Hut the war In which we
nro engaged is unusual nnd efforts in
honest support of that was must be un
usual, too. Tho council refuses, there
fore, to temporize with serious situation!
involving tno welfare or tne country.
Disloyalty Among 8tate Employes
"The University of Nobraska Is a patri
ots Institution. Its otllclont chancellor
and most of Its capable faculty nro work
ing zealously for America's welfare and
so general has become tholr co-operation
with the council that tho university has
como to be practically an adjunct of this
organization. But several professors ot
tho stato university have so porslstontly
given encouragement, publicly nnd pri
vately, to those who are out of harmony
with the American cause that tho council
deems it necessary and proper to publicly
register protest against theso practices.
It is not fair to the parents who send
l their boys to the front, nor to tho boys
'emscives, mat men ot commanding in
fluence In educational or other circles
shall be permitted to cultivate sentiment
Hint nro dotrimentnl to the cause for
which the boys fight. When nil tho
energy and genius of tho business and
agricultural interests of the stnte nre be
ing employed for tho protection of food
supplies It Is not fair that conspicuous
nnd influential nnd, presumably, law
abiding, men shall preach doctrines that
may encourage the vicious and lawless
to nets of vlolonce.
Church Leaders Antagonistic
"Perhaps nover in history has it been
deemed necessary by n public body to
single out by name a great church or
ganization nnd appeal to the patriotism
of Its members to offset nnd check the
dangerous tendencies of many of the con
spicuous representatives of that organi
zation. Because of tho reliable reports
that may bo said to como from every
section of Nebraska and come In a num
ber by tho hundreds It Is necessary that
tho council make such an nppoal with
respect to the organization known ns the
Lutheran church. Tho conspicuous rep
resentatives of that church havo very
genornlly, and It may be said nlmost uni
versally, refused to co-opcrato with any
of tho several efforts made by patriotic
citizens for the support of tho govern
ment. On tho contrary, they have, very
generally, publicly and privately, discour
aged tho American causo, and havo
shown marked partiality for tho cause of
America's enemy.
"Depending upon the American patriot
ism of tho men nnd women who comprise
tho Lutheran church membership, the
council makes this appeal to them to put
a check upon tho un-American activities
of some of their conspicuous nnd Influen
tial representatives. Tho council could
wnlt until groat damage has been done
from this source before making Its pro
test. Perfectly awnre that Its protest Is
unusual, but conscious of the nbsolute
necessity for such ft protest, the council
makes that protest now in order that
Americnn Interests may be faithfully
protected Confident that It Is useless to
make further appeal to the conspicuous
representatives of that church, the coun
cil addresses Its appeal to the rank nnd
nie or tne cnurcn memDcrsnin. ana nere
bv calls upon that membership to make
known, on behalf of tho Lutheran church,
devotion to America the country that
gives it protection and religious liberty.
"In the discharge of Its duty to Ameri
ca, the Nobraska stnto council of de
fense, Intends to employ Its power nnd
authority to the limit in the effort to sup
press In Nebraska nny Intorferenco with
the determination to push this wnr to a
speedy and successful conclusion. It will
strlvo to put down every attempt to han
dicap or embarrass or discourage those
"'ho, gratoful for the blessings thoy en
Joy aa American citizens, nro trying to
repay, at this critical time, the great
debt they owe. To this end, wo npnoal to
every patrlotlo man nnd woman in Ne
braska, regardless of birth or ancestry.
(Sinned)
rcnnAU IIOWATW. Acting Governor.
nnrtKiiT m. Joyce.
rsrcortnn coiipland.
orconnn h. HAimiES.
RICHARD L. METCALFE,
orcortois o. hhophy,
dp.. K o. wrcnrcrt.
rarka n. iinmcovA.
CIIATtLKS A. M'CLOUD,
OEOnOR E. .THONSON,
T. P. REYNOLDS,
P. L. HALL, Jr.. Adjutant General.
NEP.P.ARKA STATE COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE
Many Indians Have Enlisted
At Walthlll, Blxty-flvo Indians, folly
halt tho company, are onrollod in ono
unit ot tho Sixth. In tho personnel ot
Company II, Chadron, ono finds such
namos as: Ralph Boar, Bonjamin Red,
Dear, Long Dog, Eagle Elk and Dlnok
Bird. In all, a dozon Slouxs aro in this
company, At loast threo trlbos will
bo well roprosontod In tho "Aristo
cratic Sixth;" tho Sioux, the Omahas
and the Winnnobagos, Mitchell Rod
Cloud of Grand Rapids, Wis., enllotod
in tho sanitary dotaebmont ot tht
Sixth Tuesday afternoon.
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boltlo. It will convince anyone. You
Will alao receive a booklet of vnlimblo
information, telling about tbs kidneys
and bladder. When writing, bo suro and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for aalo at all
drug stores. Adv.
Vacation Just as Cheap.
"Pa, nro women ever optimists?"
"Oh, yes, my son. The woman who
tries to convince her husband that you
can tako a vacation tour as cheaply as
you can stay at home Is an optimist."
CUTICURA COMPLEXIONS
Are Usually Remarkably Soft and
Clear Trial Free.
Mako Cutlcura Soap your ovcry-day
tollot Soap, and assist It now nnd then
ns needed by touches of Cutlcura Oint
ment to soften, sootho and heal. Noth
ing better to mako the complexion
clear, scalp frco from dandruff and
hands soft nnd white.
Freo samplo each by mall with Book,
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept X,
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Unfearlno.
"The first shall be last and tho last
shall bo first," quoted the devout citi
zen. "It makes no difference to mo how
you arrange em," replied tho expert
commcrclnllst. "I'll get tnlno cither
wny. I'm the middle man."
8old HI Heirship.
Bobby, for onco, expressed great
Interest in tho sermon. "Fancy flylaf
machines being mentioned In the Bl
blot" he Bald.
"But aro they?"
"Why, didn't tho vicar say Esau
sold his heirship to his brother, ft
cob?" London ,Tlt-Blts.
Congratulations.
"I'm afraid my speech was not mack
of a success."
"Why," exclaimed Senator Sorghna,
"I havo called to congratulato you."
"People cither went to sleep s
walked out of the hall."
"Yes. But nobody threw anything
at you." ,,
Hush Monoy.
Miss Eleanor Munro, nleco of former
Postmaster Bryson, had an Interest
ing experience whllo acting as a mem
bcr of tho "flying squadron" of tha
Red Cross, says tho Indianapolis Now.
Miss Munro wns ono of a machine
load of workers canvnsslng tho rural
routes west of tho city. At ono home
on tho Mnywood road, Miss Munro
alighted and seeing sovcral men In the
carriage shed buck of tho house, pro
ceeded In thnt direction, determined
to mako her appeal to tho purse hold
ing part of tho family. Soon tho
other occupants of her machlno heard
sounds Indicating some presumably hu
morous situation, and soon Miss Munro
emerged from the shed and showed to
her companions n doublo handful of
bills and small change. "Six dollars;"
fiho exclaimed, laughingly, "and how
do you suppose I got It? I ran lnt
a keg of beer and a poker game, and
in order to get rid of mo posthaste,
they gnvo me everything on tho board."
Instant
Postum
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has taken the
place of coffee
in thousands of
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"There's a Reason"
Delightful flavor
Rich aroma
Healthful
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