THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1917.
The Omaha Bee
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SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION
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' A rasa sir tetisn for tha month aobacribad and awora to b Iw1t)
Wllltstna Cliralatloa Maaaaat.
Subscribers leaving tha city rheuls have Tha Baa maiM
to tham. Address changed aa alts, ad requested. :
Foward the Liberty bond brigade I Foward to
victory!
St. Paul has a street car strike alo Omaha'
sympathy.
Do your Christmas shopping early to the
boys abroad.
France insists on restitution. Cornered spoil
hunters, can do no less.
Every Investor in Liberty, bonds lodges a"
personal bond for liberty.
Any visitor not fully satisfied with our Ak-Sar-Ben
week hospitality? We pause for reply,
, The true optimist lqoks the price tag straight
in the eye nU orden the goods without flinching.
But Senator La Follette Is not the only sena
tor who has been talking Indiscreetly, to" jay
nothing of "acting suspiciously.'' :
Still the governor's exchange of titles will
simplify the process of advancing bit income with
out a constitutional amendment
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From the White House to the workhouse
and 'the rough house spam the progress of
militant suffs. Martyr crowns scarcely become
mussed up coiffures. '
Prospects of the country g6ing on a wooden
shoe basis ocasions. little alarm in political circles.
Rubber stocks appear ample for all immediate
needs for gumshoes. ;
The new national party launched, at Chicago
had little difficulty in building a platform to rest
vn. Real work begins with the' passing of the
hat for$l,000,000 for motive pester. '
Man powei and gun power definitely estab
lished by the allies necessarily lend grave uncer
tainty to the war airnrof the central powers.
No wonder they hesitate to venturers guest, .
Rifle Firf In European Battle.
Americans will introduce a new. element into
the fighting in Europe, that of accurately directed
rifle fire. Our soldiers now in training over there
are adding knowledge and practice of all the mod'
era modes of fighting, without abandoning their
own, the chief of which has been to shoot straight
at the mark. French experts are surprised at the
stress laid on rifle practice by Americans, just as
we have been, surprised at the inefficiency of the
Europeans in the use of the weapon. French sol
diers do not use the rifle sights, but bang away
aimlesy, adding greatly to the hubbub, but only
accidentally to the mortality list of the melee:
The same is true of all other armies engaged there
to a great extent. "Snipers," of whom so much
is written, are sharpshooters, especially selected,
but the average European infantryman is unable
to hit a barn door at a decent range. Well-aimed
fire has been an attribute of the American soldier
from the beginning. Concord and Bunker Hill,
Cowpens and New Orleans and many other fields
where raw troops overwhelmed trained veterans
by reason of their deadly aim attest the value of
this form of fighting,, Our boys still shoot with
their eyes open and a carefully drawn "bead" and
bad luck awaits any mass formation that: under
takes to rush a trench held by American soldiers.
Venezuela Seeking Market for Cattle.
Americans long have been hatily familiar with
the cattle growing industry of Argentina and
other South American countries lying below the
equator. Picturesque vaqueroa careering over the
pampas in pursuit of long-horned steers are made
known to us in our. earliest geography lessons,
and in an Indefinite way we associate the industry
with the people there and have not troubled our
selves, to inquire more specifically aa to the (facts.
Now we get word that Venezuela, north of the
equator, and hitherto only a source of embarrass
ment, hat an ambition to become helpful. Land
owners of that country now look upon their pos
sessions at useful for raising other things thin
revolutionary armies, and turn to grazing as the
most profitable pursuit, and propose to establish
a market for the grass-fed animals in the.United
States. Great haciendados already hold herds run
ning high into the thousands in numbers, and
these can be increased with but little encourage
ment from this tide. New Orleans is to be made
the market, according to the present plan, and
finishing feeding will be done in the southern
states. Difficulties of transportation offer the
chief obstacle, but it ia not impossible to overcome
these. A .chance for extension of trade to the
mutual advantage of the nations is here presented,
and may be given jtt place in the post-war program.
Count Luxburg speeds homeward from Argen
tina on a Spanish steamer. No doubt a reception
committee of allied scouts will greet him on his
way. , His lucid enrichment of German Kultur
deserves a searching glad hand .
. . .
Herr Thompsoi of Cfiicago proposes to run
for United States senator for the purppse of get
ting a refertndura on the question! of sending
American soldiers abroad. Big Bill ahould study
the Schmeitzer case and save worry and ex
pense. ... V, -..... . t v:
With the American troops fighting shoulder
to shoulder with them next spring, the British
and French now on the west front are convinced
the allies wjlf be invincible. If the kaiser only
becomes convinced of it, too, there won't be any
fighting there next spring.
Mustering the battalions of finance to man the
war should be the easiest task put up to the home
guard. Not only are Liberty bonds top class se
curity, but the inducements are vthe highest the
nation has offered in forty years. Line up and
get paid for doing your bit '
Yes, but in the creation of higher army titles
will the administration continue to keep the light
of General Leonard Wood under the snufferf
. Must one of our most brilliant and efficient mili
tary leaders be kept on a back seat merely because
he is persona non grata to the powers that be
in the War department? ' 7
Liberty Bonds and Advert isin
Tark Ptaaaarat
Secretary McAdoo, admitting 'the obligation
Uncle Sam owes to the newspapers for boosting
the sale of Liberty bonds, writes us that he is
considering the matter of buying space in the
ne-vspapers to advertise the tale of the forth
coming issue of bonds. He says it it a difficult
problem because he cannot discriminate between
newspapers, but must treat all alike, and that
means either too much money or not enough to
be of any moment to even the humblest news
paper. . , .
",Ve hasten to offer a solution to Secretary Mc
Adoo. It would suit this newspaper to a dot,
and we opine would suit practically every other
weekly newspaper in America. The amount of
money that the Democrat could possibly hope
to receive for advertising the tale of Liberty
bonds would not buy newsprint for a single week t
issue. But we are willing to boost that Liberty
bond sale to the limit, without money and with
out price, and will do so when the time cornea.
Now if Secretary MeAdoo wants to prove to the
newspaper men that Uncle Sam appreciates their
efforts in his, behalf let him see to It that the
manufacturers of newsprint are curbed in their
rapacious demands for profits. Uncle Sam hat
told the munition! makers what profit they make
on the wares they tell to him. He hat told the
farmers just what.; they may receive for their
wheats Now let him tell the paper makers just
how much profit they may make on their prpduct
Two years ago this month the Democrat could
buy -paper. like that used for this jsspe for $2.65
a hundred pounds. The paper on which this edi
tion is printed cost more thin double that And
the paper today Js not nearly as good as the $2.65
paper of two years ago. If Uncle Sam will com
pel the paper trust exploiters to sell paper at
a reasonable profit we are confident that the news
paper publishers will show their appreciation bv
tearing loose on that Liberty bond islue and ad
vertising it at no other sale was ever advertised.1
And the advertising will not cost Uncle Sam -a
blooming penny
Germany, Turkey and Armenia. '
The massacre of Armenians, of which frag
mentary accounts have been coming to this coun
try far manv months, is the blackest chapter of
the horrors of the whole war. The deliberate St-
tempt ot tne lurks exterminate a wnoie peo
ple, marked by ruthless arid brutal slaughter of
thousands and the starvation of hundreds of thou
anda. until the total of victims of this diabolical
cruelty numbers more than a million,' exceeds
anvrtiintr in recorded history. No tale of ancient
, m w .... - . t
or modern warfare, no legend of savagery ap
proaches the revolting barbarities of this. Ihe
whole force of Turkish brutality was let loose on
the defenseless Armenians at the beginning of
at.a alt hif ftfnaa nf tha vlrtitna hainar
I lug v. , ..... niw, v.. .. p . ........ ww--a
f that they were of a different religion and occu
pied landa the Turk coveted. It it beyond belief
that Germany could not have foreseen this. The
kaiser hat formed an alliance with the Turks as
a detail, in his Mitteleuropa plan. and officers of
the German army were in high comnund in
Turkey. Many sporadic outrages against the
Armenians pointed to what might be looked for
in event of war, but this, too, wat a detail. Ger
man! resident in Armenia and Turkey protested
to their' home government against Turkish ex
cesses, to no purpose. The government at Ber
lin wat cognizant of what was going on, but
made no effort to atop it Now the indictment
of civilization must be answered. From bombing
school houses and hospitals, through the rape of
Belgium, the' desolation of Poland nd Serbia to
the unspeakable horrors of Armenia "kultur" hasi
i marked a path history will never forgive.
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Contolidating Big Appropriation.. .
Passage of bills carrying the largest turns of
money ever set aside as appropriations and the
certainty that other huge tumt will,be asked
for again and again white the war lasts, hat
sobered congress to a degree that may produce
some other good results. In xthj house, where
the appropriation bills must originate, it h now
decided that for the time of the war at least, all
thesa measures shall come from one committee.
This contolidation of the work will prevent dupli
cation, overlapping and other formt of extrava
gance or complication The present plan of hav
ing bills brought in by different committees, each
concerned with its own department and failing
in exact information as to conditions prevailing
In others, is cumbersome and up satisfactory, and
almost certain to bring excessive expenditures.
Putting the grist all into one hopper will nearly
achieve the object of the. budget, so often pro
posed, and which is the' true method of conr
trolling appropriations for carrying on the gov
ernment in peace or war.
The Government's Hous
ing Problem1
By Fre irk J, Has fin
1 Railroads Have Their Turn.
It is the railroads' turn tO laugh and they are
taking full advantage of the opportunity. Dis
quietude of farmers and others who hav.e come
under the ministration of governmental restraint
is entertaining to, the railroad men, whose nor
mal occupation for many year hat been a strug
gle against checks placed on them at behest of
men who now themselves feel the power of the
government to regulate private business. A pol
icy long ago established to head off extortion
and prevent discrimination by transportation com
panies is now extended to meet the operation of
other branches of industry and more or less
squirming under its application has been noted.
Railroads were the first to come under the power
of the government and have so accustomed them
selves to the control that they are in better po
sition to enjoy the experience of others. It may
not be exactly a charitable spirit, but it is human
nature, and while the moguls at the head of the
big transcontinental lines are qot making areat
public todo about it they , are nonetheless get
ting cjuite a bit of consolation out of the thought
that they are not alone any longer. v
If the matterAwere presented quietly and in
the right spirit, no doubt St Joe would contribute
liberally for good roads into neighboring dry
belts. Booming business justifies liberality.
' Dame Nature's fall opening, somewhat delay
ed, may v proceed wyhotit furthet .mterruption,:
Kb Ak-Sar-Ben is out of
Washington. Oct 5. Coogress has just ap
propriated $2,000,000 to build a temporary frame
structure to take care of all the extra activities
of the government occasioned by the war. Pri
marily, it is for the War and Navy departments. In
times of peace, these two departments are crowded
into the same building with the State departmental
and find it fairly comfortable. Now tH.8 condition
ifr daily growing more intolerable; for the State,
War and Navy building literally bulges with new
war bureaus. . ' ' ,
Hence, while $2,000,000 seems a large price for
a merely temporary building,' the need for it is
imperative. It would take Ave times as long and
cost twice as much tp build a stone structure of
the same size. And, unfortunately, the War will
not wait. The new building must contain 1.055;O0O
square feet of floor spacer house 20,000 govern
ment employes, and be completed within ninety
days. Otherwise ,a part of the United States gov
ernment will be compelled to camp on the lawn.
Already the situation is becoming desperate
There isv talk of the governmenrConhscatipg the
excursion' steamers on the Potomac for office
room. The business action of Washington has
never been large, and now it appears incredibly
small compared to the tremendous volume of
business that is coming to town. To own an
office building here now is to become a mil
lionaire. . 'j '
Washington it having a boom such as it never
had before. It is harboring all sorts of strange
individuals from New York haberdashers and
tafly vendors to Atlantic City fortune tellers, mid
dle western financiers and Japanese diplomats.
Naturally all this growth take room, and the gov
ernment consequently suffers. For example, just
as it is about to raise a formidable aviation corps
it is hampered by lack of -space in which to db
it Some clerks have been put in the corridors
of one building, some have been put an another,
and still others are reported to be working in
the Union, station. As one congressman remark
ed, "The aviation section has already flowrrf
around quite a little, looking for a place to light
.Then, there is the adjutant general's office. It
is growing so fast that it cannot keep up with
itselfy The number of clerks required increases
so rapidly that before congress lias a chance to
act upon one request of the adjutant general for
more clerks, he is back again with the statement
that a thoasand or so more will be needed. Take,
also, the Ordnance department It alone is going
to spend $3,000,000,000 for the govenrment this
year in purchasing supplies and equipment It is
impossible to estimate at present the number of
employes it will take to handle, inspect and audit
the infinite number of details connected with such
an expenditure.'
The secretary of war is now working sixteen
hours a day in his office. His clerks work in two
shifts Many of them, inspired by their energetic
executive, voluntarily work overtime, although
the hours have already been lengthened an hour
and a half. Formerly the hours were from 9 to
4:30 o'clock; now they are from 8 to 5 p. m.
All ofvthem are working under a handicap of too
little space. , I
Now the Treasury department Is facing a tre
mendous increase in business due to the new, reve
nue bill.' Two additional assistant secretaries of
the treasury have been appointed, as well as many
new clerks, all of whom, will need offices. A bill
has been recently introduced Into congress to
build a new ornce ouuaing nexi io me cciastu
theater, which is opposite the treasury, but the
employes of the Treasury department cannot
hope to move into it for two or three years. In
the meantime, an apartment house, which is
now in the course, of construction, has' been
rented by the government to be used as an office
building. This will be a slight relief. ,
Ever since the war started, various depart
mental officials have been asking congrey for
authority to rent new quarters. During the last
araainn rnnsreaa created a commission UOOtl the
housing of the permanent activities of the gov-J
ernment, to wnicn were appointee six . mcniuera
of the senate, six membert of the house, the su
pervising architect the superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, and the superintendent of
the capitol. It was this commission which de
cided that during the present war crisis, a tem
porary frame buildign was the best answer to
the housing problem. ,
A provision for such a building was immedi
ately inserted in the emergency appropriations
bill But it did not past without a protest, as any
one familiar with the history of Washington
might guess. That ancient feud between Wash
ingtonians who wish to see government buildings
placed along the Mall, and those who wish to
see them built along Pennsylvania avenue, at
once came to life again. The Mall advocates
rushed to consrress and proposed that instead of
placing the new building in the Mall, it should
be built on the corner of Fifteenth and Pennsyl
vania avenue, where a hotel and theater are now
doing business. It would be an eyesore on the
Mall, they insisted, which is otherwise fairly ar
tistic ano where traffic is at present uninter
rupted from the Washington monument to the
capitol. ,Even senators and representatlvjs walked
through the Mall on their way to work, said the
advocates. They dught to understand the objec
tion to blocking it. . -
But the senators and representatives did not
What they did understand wat that the govern
ment wa receiving money for the rental of the
theater and hotel on Pennsylvania avenue, find
in time of war even rent money must not be des
pised. II wat much better to be inartistic and
build the huge war structure on the Mall, But,
inasmuch as the site ' chosen had already been
promised to the George Washington Memorial
society, which is going to build a memorial to
i,enrce wasninKion somei.mc, " -.u'
of South Carolina, born in Newberry,
S. C, forty-nine years ago today.
J. F. (Pint) Bodle. outfielder of the
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mulates enough funds, congress compromised and Philadelph a American league pase
inserted in the bill: "Provwea, nowever, .nai
within two years after the conclusion of the ex-
isting war the land above referred to shall again
be reserved for the erection of the George Wash
ington Memorial hall,, unless, in the meahtime.
some other site in the city of Washington be re
served for such purpose.
Spirit of American Business
-Mlnnaapolla Jouraal-
"3
Self-sacrificing loyalty was the keyhote of the
recent war convention of American business at
Atlantic City. The government was assured that
it coutd have the business anett of this country,
their industries, their good will and all of the rest
of their possessions on its own terms and under
its own conditions.
All thit was shown by the spirit of the con
vention, the tenor of fts debates and the formal
statements of its attitude. The leading, resolu
tion contains these paragraphs:
"Undismayed at the prospect of great taxes,
facing the consumption of its accumulated savings,
American business without hesitation pledges our
government its full and unqualified support in the ! fleid8 0 Oklahoma, wtlr- be conducted
nrosecution of the war Until Prussianism is utterly durinc the annual meeting of the
1 TODAY
Right In the Spotlight.
George W. Anderson, who has been
appointeda member of the Interstate
Commerce commission, Is a New Eng
ender and for several years haa held
the office of United States district at
torney for thfi Eastern district of Mas
sachusetts. He was born at AcworU.
N. II., In 1861, and received his col
legiate education at Williams college.
In 1890 he was graduated from the
Boston University law school and for
several years thereafter was engaged
as an instructor a. that Institution. In
1893 he became Junior 'counsel for the
city of Boston and soon established a
hiph reputation for his succesa in
matters relating to the public service.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Austro-Germans recaptured Kron
stadt, Transylvania, which the Rouma
nians took on A u trust to.
Six merchant steamships (four Brit
ish, one Norwegian and one Dutch)
sunk off Nantucket by German sub
marine, U-53.
In Omaha Thirty Years Agcy
General Wheatoh, chief marshal of
the Cleveland reception parade, was
at the Board of Trade to receive re
ports from org-anb atlons that will par
ticipate. Superintendent James has
sent notice to the several schools of
the city that they will be dismissed
next Wednesday from recess to noon
for occasion, , , .
H. V. Powell, special agent of the
National Life Insurance agency of
Vermont has opened an office in the
Barker building-. ' ,
Stephens Brothers. 1513 Farnam
street advertise. "The travel frorn
Council BJufTs over the wagon bridge
will make Douglas street the best retail
point In the city. We have some prop
ertj'roh this street which we can sell at
a great bargain." .
The ladles, of the Women's Chris
tian association hive rented the second
house above Nineteenth on Dodge
street, to be opened November 1, for
a he:. ) for working girls. A moderate1
price will be charged for board, not
more than $5 nor less than $3 for
room a.id board and all the privileges
,of this home.
Dr. Bridges has moved his residence
to SI i North Twenty-second street
A. H. Comstock has become a mem
ber of the firm of Odell Brothers A
Co., loan, real estate and Insurance
agents.
W. T. Seaman gives notice of dis
continuance of that branch of his
business known as Council Bluffs ft
Omaha Express. He will relocate his
wawon and bugy business from Elev
enth and Farnam tp Sixteenth street
north of Nicholas.
Bev. H. C. Waddell wilt open classes
In Christian . mind healing at Omaha
nd Council Bluffs, beginning Monday,
October 17.
Tills Day In pistory.
1720 Jonathan Mayhew. who was
the first to preach in behalf of liberty
for the American colonies, born In
Martha's Vineyard. Died in Boston,
July 9, 1768.
1764 Harman Blennerhassett the
dupe of Aaron Burr in the Utters
treasonable schemes, born in England
Died in the Island of Guernsey, Febru
ary 1. 1881.
1817 John C. Calhoun of South
Carolina became secretary of war In
the cabinet of President Monroe. -
1811 John H. Reagan, the last sur
viving member of the Confederate
States cabinet, born In Sevier county,
Tennessee. Died at Palestine, Tex.,
March , 1905. m .
1840 The self-acting "mule" for
cotton mhins was patented. $
1870 The French repulsed the at.
tack of the Germans on St Quentln.
1892 Raleigh, N. C, celebrated Its)
centennial.
1914 The Russians bombarded, the
Przemy&I forts.
18 IB The Austro-Oerman Invaders
hurled back on all parts of Serbian
front In first fighting. ,
The Day We Celebrate.
William J. Brennan, president of the
Crosby-Kopiets-Carey rompany. la
today celebrating his fifty-first olrth
day. Oak C. Redick, capitalist and atter
ney, Is 47 today. He received his edu
cation at Crefghton, Shattuck Military
school and Los Angeles university.
Emll Sauer, celebrated German
composer and pianist, bom In liam
burg fifty-five years ago today.
Elbert H. . Gary, chairman of the
board of directors of the United States
Steel corporation, born at Wheaton,
111., seventy-one years ago today.
Leslie C. Cornish, chief Justice of the
Maine supreme court born at Wihslow,
Me., sixty-three years ago today. .
Nance O'Nell, long a prominent
actor of the American stage, born at
Oakland, Cal.'forty-three yearaago to-
Coleman u. Biease, tormer governor
ball team, born In San Francisco thir
ty-one years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
The annual convention of the ?a
tlonal Paint Oil and Varnish associa
tion 1s to open today at Chicago.
Secretary McAdoo is scheduled to
speak today at Spokane in advocacy of
the second Liberty loan bond issue,
t Atlanta is to be the meeting place
today of the annual convention of the
International Circulation Managers'
association.
The protection of the American
army against tuberculosis is to be the
chief subject ot discussion at the an
nual Mississippi Valley conference of
the National Association fer the Study
and Prevention of Tuberculosis, open
ing today at Minneapolis.
Trench and Camp." the weekly
newspaper to be printed for every
army camp through the nation-wide
co-operation of newspaper publishers.
Is scheduled to make its first appeir-an-e
today.
Inspection of the coal- resources of
Illinois.' of the sine and other mining
operations in Missouri ana or tne oil
Htrnved.
"Assembled on the call of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States and representing
more than 500,000 business men and every in
dustry in every state in the union, thi conven
tion promises to our people that business will do
all in its power to prevent waste of men and
material and, will dedicate to the nation every
facility it has developed, and every financial re
source it commands on such terms and under such
circumstances as our government shall determine
to be just" '
This is unreserved, unconditional loyalty.
There is no promise to. be patriotic, if someone
else will be; there is no demand that the burden
of taxation be shifted in part to other shoulders,
as a condition for support of the government;
there is no repining at price fixing, no assertions
that it is being done in a way to involve discrimi
nation. .
There was another convention we might name,
held not long ago nor far away, that could have
profJfld greatly by showing the spirit that ani
mated the war convention of American business.
t . ' -
American Institute of Mining 'Engi
neers, which is to assemble today at
St Louis. .
Oust All Enemies.
Omaha, Oct . To the Editor of
The Bee: Ever since the kaiser un
leashed his war dogs on the world 1
contended that by keeping Bernstorfr
In this country we were nursing a
snake On our boSom: that Von Papen
and Boy-Ed were merely tools and
hirelings In the service of the chief
crfislpirator, Bernstorff, who was re-!ly
the instigater of all the devilment. We
noW know that the contention was cor
rect We know tht Bernstorff as a
diplomat of a friendly power was plot
ting and intriguing In most tfeacher
bus and dastardly methods agiinst the
country that looked upon him as a
friend and whose hospitality he en
Joyed, only to use ltfor his satanic
machinations. One would think that
our experience with the kaiser's diplo
macy and his diplomats would suffice
not to trust any diplomat or repre
sentative of any foreign power which
Is a friend and ally of the ka'ser, or
any, one who sympathizes w'th the
modern Attila and his tactics, but the
lesson of Bernstorff seems to have had
no Influence on us and we are keeping
up our trustfulness by nurslnsr other
snakes on our bosom by permitting the
Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian diplo
mats, the allies of our arch" enemy,
the kaiser, to reside in our midst and
keep an eye on our- activities and
preparations to fight our enemy, their
friend and ally.
I think it is the duty of our press,
which molds public opinion, to raise
a vigorous protest against such crim
inal neglect and demand the kicking
out of our enemies who are permitted
tq, linger here and create all the mis
chief by acting as spies for their own
government the friends and allies of
the kftiser. The power of the press
should be made felt by starting a tre
mertdous agitation until the Austrhns.
the Turks and Bulgarians are kicked
out from the United Stites.
DR. E. HOLOVTCHINER.
Only Doing His Dnty. .
Omaha, Oct 6. To the Klltor'of
The Bee: On October 4 appeared an
article concerning my brother. Arthur
C Thorhsert, and his family. There Is
but one correction that I believe read
ers of The Bee ought to know and I
feel of so much importance as tq men
tion it here.
His parents are Nebraska pioneers
and have lived here most all their lives.
In the early dayt his father, then a
young man, was a member of the Fre
mont (Neb.) fire volunteers and later
took up a timber claim in Pierce
county, where Arthur C. was born.
So yon see he has no particular in
terest in the kaiser's government any
way, as the headlines might make a
reader believe.
He is of the draft age and when he
goes he Is no more than doing his duty
as all the rest of the fellows who are
going to the front, ,
JOHN II. THOMSKN.
P. S. This letter was written at the
request of my mother.
Wage for Corn Busking.
bmAha, Oct e.-i-To the Editor of
The Bee: I wish to say that I quite
agree that the Nebcaska State Council
of Defense haft now an opportunity to
do real servloe. Bvi. 1 also disagree
with Charles Wooster when he states
that the farmer is foolish who. offers
to pay 10 cents per bushel for having
his corn husked. I wonder if Mr.
Wooster has stopped to consider that
when he got corn gathered for 4 and
0 cents" per blishel that other living
commodities only cost about one-half
what theydo at present Look back a
few years, mM9d9 and 1910, for in
stance, and compare the wages and
prices paid for other commodities.
Tnere win ne some ainerence, ior m
J 909 and 19ld we got our corn gath
ered for 2 V and J cents and board and
sold our corn for 4t to B0 cents' per
Jjushel. Compare to the present day
at u cents per ouenei ior gainerms
otir corn and almost $3 per bushel sell
ing price, and It doesn't cost scarcely
any more to raise the same corn now
than a few years back. If it wasn't for
the laborers we farmers would find it
pretty hard to make ends meet.
1- FARMER.
of governors and other tuft-hunters
arrayed as enemies of the democratic
Ideas if this foolish rule Is to stand in
other years.
It may require congressional action
,A ht-inir annrin nponlft to their senses
on this subject I am aware that many .
army officers reel mat social aieunc- w
tlon must be maintained preserve
discipline, but the French experience
should prove their mistake. Soldiers
who areoffering their lives in defense
of their homes can still feel that in
the minds of the board of governors of
Ak-Sar-Ben their presence cn a ball
room floor will poison the aiflsreathed
by the commissioned officers, the
slackers and physically unfit who have
not attained the high distinction of be
ing ostracized for their patriotism. Wo
know of many new officers who boldly
stated that they would never volunteer
unless they secured commissions, but
their good luck seems to have put a
premium on their social standing over
the boys who are willing to suffer
without honor and die without glory
that democracy may live. Let this be
the last time that we make this mis
take. H. H. CLAIBORNE.
THEY ALSO SERVE.
Sidney Warren Mase.
Alt cannot answer to the war's alarma
Aud rush to hurl their might against tba -too.
With colors flying and the crash of arm.
Meeting the bloody onslaught Mew for
blow;
Not all may with the valiant and tha '
strong
On fields of glory dan to do or die,
Where battle's wrack and tumult sweep
along '
With crimson gleam against tba smoke
dimmed sky.
Not they alone -who bear tba war's grim
brunt
And stand upon the crumbling brink of
death,
Whose thinning ranks compose tba bristling ,
front.
And wither In the monster'i fiery breath
Not they alone do service for tha caueo.
Though deadly be the mission they ful
fill. As on they wage, nor shirk, nor fall, nor
pause.
But aver serve with an unflinching will'
Semote from all the pomp and diu of war,
Afar trom scenes of strife, where quiet I
dwells, '
And naught of conflict stirs that peaca te
mar,
Save anxious hearts that beat like fu
neral knells;
Amid those calm, sweet scenes 'mid flelda
and woods.
In busy cities and In countless towna.
In teeming throngs and In vast solitudes,
A sovereign array Us defiance frowns.
It bears no arms save the strong arm's that
yield
Returns in fruitful service day by day.
In shop, In mine, lnr factory ana neia.
Who dnlve to aid their brothers In the
fray.
They bear no arms and cannot, may not jta
Wbers crashing armies march, or fall, or
i swerva
pin war's swift contest, yet withal bestow
The trlDute oi ineir ranKs ana aiou erve,
They also serve, e'en though no trumpet ry
Proclaims their progress and no banners
To mark their onward course, yet pledaed
to be
True patriotic they labor and are brave,
Ruetng the fart that circumscribes their
lot
To humble tasks and peaceful ways pur
sue, But conscious of their part, and falling iiot.
They do the things their hands may rtml
to do.
4
Storyette of the Day. .
A clergyman taught an old man in
his parisrt to read. After hia lessons
were finished he was unable to call
upon him for some time, and when at
last he did, found only the wife at
home.
"How la John?" said he, "ahd how
does he progress with his reading?"
"Oh. nict.y, sir."
"I suppose he can read his Bible
quite comfortably now?''
"Bible. Blr!' exclaimed the wqman.
"Lor" bless your soul; why, John was
out o' the Bible and. Into the porting
papers long ago!" Philadelphia, Star.
OdJ name, have bean' givaa ta tha Journals
published in the tranches by tha soldiers of
the allies. Here are a few of them! Tha
"Whiia Bang." "No- and Then." "Tha
Listening Post," aad "Dead Horse Corner
Casettc' '
Camouflage?
Omaha, Oct . 6. To the Editor of
The Bee: In Mr. Agnew's latest con
tribution to the Letter Box he includes
the following: "It is thought by many
that my fine English setter dog that
disappeared in such a mysterious man
ner in August may have been disposed
of by someone with poison, for not the
slightest trace of htm has" ever been
found."
Having read so' much of late con
cerning "camouflage," the suggestion
Is extended that perhaps some friend
has "camouflaged" Mr. Agnew's setter
and that the dog is still playing around
the house. The way to test this is to
blace a choice morsel of beef in a con
spicuous spot and if it disappears be
fore your eyes the dog is there
(camouflaged), otherwise net.
A READER.
miserable
Soldiers and Social Distinctions.
Omaha, Oct 6. To the Editor of
The Bee: Of all absurd snobbishness
perpetrated on the people the rule
barring private soldiers from the Ak-Sar-Ben
ball caps the climax. The
United States is expressly in a war for
democracy and It ivould be well for us
to remember this fact. It Is unfor
tunate that we adopted the British idea
of rank and file in the army, and it Is
time for us to correct the mistake. No
one; ckn complain of the discipline of
the French army and not since the
French revolution has there been any
social distinction between the French
officer and the French private. Even
the empires of Napoteon I and of Na
poleon IH followed this rule and to
day the poilu Is the social equal of the
field marshals of France; that is, so
far as his service is concerned.
The real battle for democracy might
commence at home with a few boards
tylRTHFUL REMARKS.
"How old ara you?" asked a llttlit boy
of his mother's caller.
"Willie I" said his mother sharply. "You
must not ask a lady a question like that;
It Isn't polite."
"Why, mamma," returned the youngster,
"she isn't supposed to tell the 'tnna"-
Boston Transcript.
'What's your idea of uplifting the peo
ple?" . .. ...., .....
About the same as everyooay , rcpum.
Senator Sorghum. "If I can raise the gen
eral average high enough, my own littla
vices won't be worth noticing." Washing
ton Star, ,
"What's.' the matter, dear?"
"Why. that man called ma
faker." '
"The Idea! Tou're not miserable, ara
you, dear?" Tonkers Statesman. .
f' say. Pat, that's the worst looking
hofte I've ever seen In harness. Why don't
you fatten hlra up?"
"Fatten him up Is It? Bhure, the poor
baste can hardly carry, the little mate that's
on him now." Louisville Courier-Journal.
Sllllcus Da yon ever rejd tha humorous
features In the newspapers?
Cynlcus Sometimes I glance over the
weather Indlc . .iona and tha list of mar
riages. Judge.
War Gardener By the way, how did you
fellows get In the house?
Burglar We cam-, through the back win.
dWar Gardener (excitedly) Great Bcott. 1
hope you didn't step on my potato patch!
Chicago Herald.
The convicted man had Just received his
sentence and was being led out
"Poor man. is there anything I can do
for you?" asked a sympathetic woman
from the audience.
'No. mum," said the prisoner, "unless
you'd like to do this three years." Detroit
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