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THE OMAHA StNDAY BEE; OCTOBER 28, 1917. f The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BY KDWAftD ROSEWATEK VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR THE E yPBLISHINO COMPANY. PROPMETOB. Entered at Omaha potte-fllee m secoed-alaas matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION B OtrrMr. ....... PSS 1 Br toil. rrm. .og S.M 4.M 1M toil h SaaAi . Br WMk. ISO tuif MUwm Beafer ' IJj Knoll o4 ataUj " (nttni vtiboul uaoat " M ht Clnuluioa Vfiimm t, MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TM atelsa rraw. ef wtX IMlMtil ssstslwr. Is stfoalvtfr atHJwl w UK bh M rMMMlMUoa X all am aitpatcbM tniiu to It or not oUMnrtN endues tn Oils pspsr sea liM lb latal as ptibtlaaH Irartta. Ail MftiU of snblleaUea t out Rxcltl dltclMS an auo REMITTANCE Rerttt at Ml. npnm or petul arte. Oal I-ont suaj Ukas la ItM at small ssoouat fanoaal saack, ana aa Ooaaa ao4 man etoaaes. n scMptca. OFFICES gtnlk OiMha 417 a. tits St. N Vers M4 flfUl . am. Cooartl Bluffs H N, Mala SC. m. li-nsw h i at nuniafioB-'tJii u "v LlMola Utua Bulldlaa. CORRESPONDENCE iMnat eftsrarantestMii nlailot ta Oauka Baa. Editorial OaparUaanL am aa all tort il aatur la SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION 59,022 Daily Sunday, 52,158 swrsts etrenlatinn for Ui nmtt fstaerlM tad (Horn ta br Dwtiht WIUUsm. Clrcaiatloa aUoasw. Sasecrfter Uevtag city ahaultf kava Taa Baa saaflesl la tasm. Address chaaitd aa (taa aa requested. Liberty is "over the Jop.' A fat pig it equal to a big shell, iyi Hoover, and experience adds a lot harder to provide. Winning the war in the wheat field meana co-operation in the kitchens. Do not forget this. Ships, wheat and hogs supplement men and money in winning the war. Pick your route and go to it. Von Mackenzen's battering ram hurts, but it has not yet produced results such as have followed Haig's steam roller. , The one possible consolation it that it takes no more effort to sick a 3-cent postage stamp than to stick a 2-center. A red-headed gunner fired the first shot for America on the battle front in France, showing that you cannot lose the sorrel-tops. To be sure, no investment carries the security of a Liberty bond, but a judicious purchase of Omaha real estate comes a close second. Even though they cannot celebrate the vic tory in the usual manner, the wets in Iowa enjoy the satisfaction of having "put one over" on the The dollar is quoted at 83 cents in Copenha gen at the, moment, but, as mighty few of our purchase! ire being made there, this- is not cause for much worry. Lieutenant: Colonel Dahlman is listed among the possibilities,' thus showing that politics has nothing to do with the organization of the "Lucky Seventh." ' The people who pay for the Liberty bonds are entitled to know where the money goes and to know that it goes where it does the most good to achieve the object desired. .? " -V Don't let anyone make you believe the kaiser is already "licked." The finishing touches of that job remain to be put on by our boys in khaki after they get across the pond. Keep cool till you get General Cadorna's story of the fight Just remember what a change came over the accounts from Verdun after Nivclle and Fetain got time to telegraph from the front. Too many automobile accidents despite all admonitions, largely because no certain penalty attaches to carelessness. If the path of reckless driving led to jail people would' not so lightly take a chance. ' ' - An ample supply of coal for all our needr is promised, but that does not make any less cogent thergument for saving fuel. The percentage of wasted fuel in the average American home is greater than the percentage of wasted food. Making Good on the Liberty Loan. Several days, perhaps a week or longer, will pass before we will get knowledge of the exact amount subscribed for in the second Liberty loan, but its success is fully assured. The mini mum amount of three billions has been far ex ceeded and indications are good that the full maxi mum of five billions will be reached. One thing has been established in the last three weeks, and that is that Americans are waking up to the magnitude of the job before them. They no longer contemplate their share of the war as a holiday procession, but as the most serious work ever laid out for them, and they fully realize that the dollars must go behind the men of the coun try if victory is to be ours. A considerable portion of the present loan has been spent, buying equipment and supplies for men in the field or in training, and the first re ceipts will go to take up short time certificates is sued by the Treasury department The rest of the great fund will aid in making needed provi sion for the comfort and efficiency of our fight ing men, furnishing them with means to do their share of the job. Dollars loaned to the govern ment are doing double duty just now. Alongside the drive for the loan his been the campaign for food conservation. Pledges made in this are just as Important as those made to furnish money. All the money in the world will not provide food that does not exist and it is in cumbent on the folk i who do not go to the front to save for those who do. We are all enlisted in this war and each must do his utmost to win it German agents will have only aad news to transmit to Berlin as the result of the last week's activity. America is making good on its pledge to the world. Br Victor Rosewater' Gravity of the Italian Disaster. White the extent of the disaster to Italy's army is yet not fully determined, no doubt can be entertained as to the gravity of the situation on that front It is scarcely possible that Ca dorna has lost in a singte action all he has gained in monthi of hard fighting. German reports of the battle are subject to discount, just as were the yarns sent out from Berlin about the naval engagement off Jutland or the first reports of the fighting at Verdun. General von Mackenzen, who commands the Teutonic troops in this affair, is knoted for his sudden, fierce thrusts, but this is the first considerable success he has .gained against a foe well prepared to receive him. The battle is not at In end and until a decision is reached its extent can only be surmised. That the Italians are capable of stubborn resistance is certain and they may be counted upon to do their utmost, just as did the French at Verdun, where the most stupendous assault of all tjme came to nothing because of the stubborn valor of the defenders of the point. The Allies are watching the fight with gravest concern and will surely know the truth at the earliest possible mo ment Judgment cannot be formed until all the facts are known, but the worst disaster can only modify the ultimate course of the war. Notwithstanding our building trades strikes, there is more construction in evidence in Omaha proportionately than in any other city not spe cially boomed by war-order industries. The beauty of Omaha's expansion, in fact lies in that it it a normal, natural growth.' ' ' A tot of folks would still like to know why the War department strategist at Washington insist on interning General Leonafd Wood in the capacity of drillmaster out at Camp Funston in stead of utilizing his demonstrated exceptional military talents where they can jbe of fullest bene fit to the army and the nation! That freak order to close all our public schools during harvest time, against which The Bee vigor ously protested, has given way to the common sense plan of excusing from school attendance temporarily only such of the larger boys whose services in garnering the crops can be made worth while. Some difference! - .1 NLo, the Poor Indian" Housewife. - Several times in recent months The Bee has .aid a rnodest tribute to the advance of the noble red man in the arts of peace, extolling his achieve ments as a farmer, stock raiser, builder and busi ness man. Now it is our pleasure to say a word 'of admiring commendation for his helpmeet in her 'capacity as housewife. Agnes Bone Necklace of Pine Ridge Agency has just been awarded a prize for the best display of canned vegetables, made in a competitive exhibit under the direction of the Indian bureau. We entertain no doubt that these vegetables would have attracted attention and Von a prize anywhere, but the wonder will be that it is come from an Indian. Madam Bone Necklace has but to look back to her youth to see the women of her tribe devoting their culinary skill to the preparation of prairie dog stew or jack abbit ragout by such primitive means as would astonish one on first inquiry. And, failing the prairie ' dog, the common or domestic variety Would luff ice.' Such vegetables at might be pre served by drying in the sun or in the smoke of the wickiup, or tepee, eked out the fare through the long winter months, but the only knowledge of canned goods, the Sioux had came from fa miliarity with the post trader's stock or with re current government issue day. Agnes Bone Neck lace should be proud, as representative of a race that has leaped in a night the gap that divides the Stone age from that of the highly enlightened present.. .. The Day of Prayer. Americans are asked today to make prayers for God's blessing and favor in the great work the nation has engaged upon. To some this will appear as foolish, but to the millions of devout and earnest believers it is the most natural, thing to do, Whatever the skeptical may think, those who have come closest into touch with war's red destruction have been profoundly impressed by the effect of prayer. It does relieve and reassure the mind, it cleanses and encourages the soul and strengthens the individual to his task. Men go A to battle calmer and braver because they feel at peace with their Maker and the same psychology should apply to the nation that sends them. Mak ing all allowance for the cynical philosophy that would deny the efficacy of prayer or the concern of the Almighty in the petty politics of mankind, the spectacle of a nation on its knees, humbly ac knowledging its debt to God, must be an inspi ration. .None need to apologize for praying and no loss can possibly attend a general supplication for favor in the sight of God. Problems of Workmen'! Compensation. Experience has proven that workmen's com pensation involve! far more than the mere doling out of relief to victims of industrial mishaps and much study is being devoted to problems that have gradually separated themselves from the whole and demand treatment as such. First of these is the prevention of accidents, second comes the rehabilitation and re-education of injured workers, and . the important question of free choice of physician or surgeon by the injured. Each of these problems, with a direct bearing on the whole question, was-given consideration at the recent convention of the International Asso ciation of Industrial Accident and Compensation Commissioners. ' It has been fairly demonstrated that ordinary safety device! are not complete protection against serious accidents, which arise mainly from me chanical defects or failure of machines. On the other hand, the accidents due to carelessness of workmen, and not chargeable to machine break age or defects, show a marked decrease with the introduction of safety devices. The conclusion is that safety engineering has still a difficult job ahead, although accurate data is at hand for guid ance, and properly applied may reduce noticeably the number of lerious mishaps. The reconstruction of injured workmen, fitting them for employment other than that in which they were injured, has been taken up seriously as a feature of compensation work and much of the industrial wreckage is being salvaged as a re sult Selection of the physician or surgeon in volves too much of the intangible quality of -individuality to be disposed of so easily. Reasons' on both sides of the question are weighty and the doctors themselves have something to say. It is recommended, though, .that choice be free within! a panel of approved practitioners, the purpose be ing to exclude incompetents. How this will work out is yet to be determined. . Placing workmen's compensation on an equit able basis is not to be accomplished through the enactment of a law, . influenced by one or the other of the interested sides, but requires far deeper study and more careful research than has been given it in. America. We are slowly coming to understand what is contained in the general problem and may yet reach a reasonable basis for dealing with it In these days of high living cost intelligent buying is more important than ever. The adver tising columns of a newspaper like The Bee tell the housewife, or whoever makes the family pur chases, how and where to get the best goods and the best service for their money. The newspaper subscriber who takes full ' advantage of the in formation which hia paper brings him day by day will save the subscription price over and over every time he or she goes shopping. f ' . IT WAS my privilege to be among the guests at the newspaper luncheon .last Thursday given for Lord Northcliffe by Mr. I. R. Kirk wood, publisher of the Kansas City Star, at which I was honored with a seat at the speaker's table that gave me an exceptional opportunity to meet and observe the distinguished guest. It was a remarkable gathering of editors'and publishers from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma and a few from, Nebraska and Iowa nearly 250 altogether who, I am sure, impressed Lord Northcliffe al most as much (although in a different way) as he impressed them. From the speaker we had ear nest matter-of-fact, forceful survey of the pres ent condition of the war, with an outline of what must be done to insure success to our arms. He tried to drive in the immensity of the different tasks that need to be performed and especially to show his hearers how the newspapers can help by keeping their readers fully informed of what is hap pening, of the bad things as well as the good things, so they may realize exactly what they are confronted with. It is needless to say that Lord Northcliffe sees no early ending of the conflict and declines to paint a roseate picture of the job ahead of our troops, though expressing perfect confidence in the eventual outcome. Lord Northcliffe -is unquestionably the fore most newspaper publisher the world has pro duced and today wields an influence through his papers far greater than any other man not in vested with official power. His personality in vites study, his facial lines are strong, his man ner of speech deliberate, his mannerisms in many respects characteristic. He indulges no mountain top oratory or sky-painting word pictures, but gets down on the ground level and talks straight from the shoulder in conversational style. To use a slang expression, there is nothing of the "hot air" feature in his talk, but every word i9 well chosen, carefully weighed and calculated to stimulate the thought of those to whom it is ad OTessed. His Lordship has some peculiarities of dress and action. He was attired in a plain business suit and wore the turn-down flannel col lar which has been so often described. Someone told me that he never wore anything but this soft collar, but that is not correct, for later, in evening dress, he had the regulation starched standing collar, though doubtless annoyed by its discomforts. He uses glasses and wears a wrist watch, but no other jewelry except a ring onhis small finger. As he spoke he held a lighted cigar in his hand, from which he kept knocking off the ashes on his plate until it went out repeatedly, whereat he would each time light it again without smoking it and withbut interrupting his speech. He proved very approachable and treated all around him In a way decidedly democratic. He told me how much he regretted that he could not accept the invitation I had extended him to visit Omaha, because his itinerary had already been definitely decided, but promised to make another western trip shortly and include Omaha along with Topeka and Des Moines, in whose behalf equally urgent requests were made by Governor Capper of Kansas and by Colonel Lafe Young of the Des Moines Capital and Harvey Ingham of the Des Moines Register and Leader, respectively. The exact time of his next trip His Lordship was unable to fix beyond assurance that it would be within the next month or two, barring certain pending contingencies. Coming back from Kansas City I had the company on the train of General Leonard Wood and his aides, who had likewise participated in the reception of Lord Ncrthcliffe. The ovation given General Wood here was a most fitting tribu'.e to the high ability of the man, but it was only a counterpart of his exoerience the day before. He was down on the pro-ram for the Knife and Fork club banquet -but, feeling that the other speakers were using up the time and perhaps the patience of the audience, he retired to his room while Lord Northcliffe was" concluding, evidently think ing he would' not be seriously missed. Soon a call was made for' General Wood and the clamor for him steadily increased, no explanation by the toastmaster sufficing until the general was finally sent for and responded briefly, after which the persistent banqueters consented to disperse. i Here, at our Commercial club General Wood told of the sacrifices made by so many of the men in the conscripted army at Camp Funston and the plight in which thejir sudden departure left some of the home folks. He told about re ceiving a letter from the wife of one of the sol diers who had been snatched from his ranch, leav ing no one to take care oj the maturing corn crop or look after the cattle and other animals except his aged father, living miles away. The wife said she. was practically alone with a Very 6mall child and was looking forward to another addition to the family. She had written to ask for advice as to what she would do. I learned from another source the rest of the story. General Wood veri fied the information In the letter, sent for the man and told him to apply for a month's fur lough and go home and get his corn in and put things in order so he could return to the camp at the expiration of his time. The incident however, may serve to remind us that it is pos sible even in these days of ruthlessnesi for a trained soldier to become a great military gen eral without losing a sympathetic feeling tor his fellow man or his ability to meet an every day emergency according to the requirements of hu manity. In the hotel lobby 1 ran across Frederick In ness, the celebrated bandmaster and cornet solo ist, whose name was one to conjure with here in Omaha at the time of our exposition and for years afterwards. ' "What are you doing?" I asked him. "I'm on rhy way to Parsons, Kan., where I will open a concert tour of my band. My route takes me wholly through the south and I am sorry I do not come to Omaha." I asked about the other bandmasters wh whom we were familiar when the band concert festival was at the height of its popularity and received some interesting information. "Bellstedt is no longer in the business. He is alive, but has no band. Finney has retired. I think one of his sons has made quite a lot of money. Santelmann is still leading the Marine band at Washington, but Sousa, as you know, is heard more through the phonograph records than in concert. Prypr. has a band, but the Italian bands and most of the others have practically quit, because the Chautauqua agencies furnish con cert bands of a certain class on short order. I am still leading, but have ceased to play as a soloist for quite a few yean now. I thought U better to stop while I was good than to keep on until I broke down. The band business is not what it used to be." As we sat talking Mr. Inness explained that he was waiting to meet a tuba player whom he had never seen and I asked him by what out ward signs he would tell whether a man could play the tuba. ... "I don't know, but we shall see," was his corn nt neonle kent cassinsr us for perhaps a half an hour, but apparently none of them a likely candidate, until a neaUy-dressed man, past middle aee. with a cray-black mustache, came sauntering aimlessly. ' "I think that's my man," said Inness, jumping up from his seat. "I was looking for Prof. Inness," remarked the stra..bcr. "You seel" exclaimed Inness triumphantly. People and Events After trying two home-grown husbands, shak ing one on the divorce route and the other ceme teryward, Mrs. Helen Kelly-Gould-Thomas of New York is about to bitch up with a real Turk, Prince Noureddin Viora of Albania. The prince t. ka.1. t.MAM & J Pa.1..m t-m mama l9 UCCU ftlIISMl5 (MUU11U uuiuauii IVI Hill J seeking an eligible princess. Helen has "thel gooua. . ; One Year Ago Today in the W ar. Captain Boelke, celebrated German aviator, killed in an air collision. , British merchant steamer Marina sunk by a submarine off Irish coast Roumanians turned on Austro-Ger-mans and delivered vigorous attacks all along the Transylvanian front In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today. The Swedish Library association will give a ball at Metz hall this even ing. (Wre-e Franks Train lectured to 1,000 people at Exposition hall. Edward Cudahy, manager of the Armour packing house, has arrived in this city and will resume the duties of his new position. , A disastrous Are occurred In the fair grounds, entailing a f 15,000 loss to the association. The fire originated from a Spark from an engine on the Belt line. H. Primrose has deposited $10 with Ed Rothery and challenges any 160 pound man in Omaha for a wrestling match. Word was received from Lieuten ant Kennon that he had reached Yankton on his downward trip by way of the Niobrara and Missouri to this city. H. J. Cosgrave of Lincoln Is at tht Millard. C. E. Cotton of Syracuse, N. Y., is the guest of his brother-in-law, W. C. Ballentlne. M. A. Upton returned from Chicago, where he had been on business. P. W. Davis, yardmaster at the Un ion Pacific yards, has resigned his po sition to accept a similar one at Se dalla. Mo., for the Missouri Pacific Railroad company. This Day In History. 1800 Artemus Ward, senior major general of the continental army, died at fihrewbury, Mass. Born there No vember 27, 1727. 1851 Cotton planters met In con ference at Macon, Ga., to devise ways and means to prevent fluctuations in the price of the staple. 1867 French army arrived In It aly to aid the pope in opposing tjle Garlbaldian Invasion. ' 1881 The king and queen of Italy were welcomed in' Vienna. 1887 Rev. Maurice F. Burke was consecrated Catholic bishop of Chey enne, Wyo., in the Cathedral of the Holy Name, Chicago. 1891 Earthquake In Japan de stroyed 10,000 lives and 84,000 houses. 1892 Great Milwaukee fire, which burned over 26 acres and destroyed property to the value of $5,000,000. 1914 f-Kalser decorated kings of Ba varia and Wurtemburg with the iron cross. 1915 French cabinet reorganized with Arlstlde Briand as premier. 1916 United States and Brazil rati fied a treaty providing for Investiga tion of disputes before resorting to arms. The Day We Celebrate. Simon Wolf of Washington, t. C, one of the foremost leaders of Ameri can Jewry, born in Rhenish Bavaria 81 years ago today. Alexander Zaimis, premier of Greece during the recent critical period In that country's history, born 62 years ago today. Joseph W. Folk, ex-governor of Missouri, now chief counsel of the Interstate Commerce 'commission, born at Brownsville, Tean., 48 years ago to day. I Herbert Parsons, former New York congressman, now a major in the mili tary aviation service, born In New York City 48 years ago today. John Mason, one of the veteran ac tors of the American stage, born at Orange, N. J., 60 years ago today. Richard Folsom Clevelfnd, only son of the late President Grover Cleve land, born at Princeton, N. J., 20 years ago today. Timely Jottings and Reminders. The president by proclamation has set aside today as a day of prayer for the success of the American arms in the war. In pursuance of a custom inaugu rated some years ago by the Prison Reform association, today will be ob served as "Prison Sunday." Rt Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster to day will complete his twentieth year as bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Connecticut Drew Theological seminary, Madi son, N. J., today will begin a four day celebration in honor of the fif tieth anniversary of its founding. Food Pledge week Is to be ushered In today with the preaching of 100,000 special sermons from as many pulpits throughout the land. The most important gathering of Jews in America since the beginning of the European war is to be held in New York City today to form plans for the continuation of Jewish war re lief and for the completion of the $10,000,000 fund for war sufferers. Story ette of the Day. A full-blown second lieutenant was endeavoring to display his great knowledge of musketry. Sauntering up to the latest recruit, he said: "See here, my man, this thing is a rifle, this Is the barrel, this is the butt and this is where you put the cartridge In." The recruit seemed to be taking it all In, so the officer, continuing, .said: "You put the weapon to your shoul der; these little things on the barrel are called sights; then to fire youpuli this little thing, which is called the trtgger. Now, smarten yourself up, and remember what I have told you; and, by the way, what trade did you follow before you enlisted? A collier, I suppose!" "No, sir," came the reply, "I only worked as a gunsmith for the gov ernment small arms factory." Lon don Tlt-BltS; HERE AND THERE. British Bed Cross work U now costing mora thn 125 a minute. Every 29th person in the United Statot it the owner of an automobile. Jack Blnns, who leaped into fame a wireless hero a few years ago, Is now lieutenant in Canadian instruction camp. It ia calculated that the average speed at which golf ball leaves the tee is 800 miles an hour about five times that of an ex press train. Srenty-ftve million ctgarets are smoked in the United Kingdom every day, which meana an average of four eigarets for every mala person in the British isles. The Seven Stars, in Manchester, claims the distinction of being the oldest tavern in Great Britain. It is said to have been in existence as an inn over 560 years. Probably Emperor Charles of Austria has more titles than any other sovereign. Ha is eight times king (his kingdoms rang ing from Hungary to Jerusalem), an arch duke, a double grandduke, sixteen times a duke, a (rand prince, four times a margrave and several times a count. Probably the world's marrying record for men was created by George Witsoff, whose bigamies astounded the world some years ago. His marriages were variously esti mated at from S00 to 600 and it was re ported that in the space of a single week ha went through marriage ceremonies with ten different women. AROUND THE CITIES. Blooming. II!.. plunges into the municipal coal business with a capital of tl.ooo. Sioux City's night schools report an en rollment of 180 student elders as a starter. Sioux City reports a shortage of 50 per cent in the usual fall supply of coal. But no alarm exists. New York's commissioner of markets threatens to desl directly with consumers if food dealers persist in the gouge. Apple growers around St. Joe report a great aeareity of pickers and have sent out hurry calls for help to harvest a huge erop Boston and Lansing, Mich., are among the first to economise in fuel by reducing the quantity of light on their great white ways. The completed budget of Greater New York for 1918 shows a total of $240,7S.- 119.44, an increase of 12 per cent over tht present year. Chicago's art institute has been enriched by a gift of $50,000, mostly in real es tate, from Wallace L. De Wolf, a director of the institute. St Joe's grand jury turned into court a six-column report which is a scorcher. The headlines give the impression that much scrubbing is needed to restore the luster of the halo. Owing to diminishing supplies of natural gas tn .Kansas City, Mo., the city authorities passed an ordinance forbidding its use for heating furnaces. Stoves and fireplaces are free to burn the gas, provided enough can be had. Salt Lakers anticipate big things in the way of cheap automobile fluid manufactured at home. It ia Obtained from Utah shale beds. Tests made in the presence of the governor showed a car run of 24.61 miles on a gallon of the fluid, against 23.27 miles on a gallon of gasoline. , Out in Ban Francisco the Liberty loan drives began each day at the mammoth American flag, 100 feet long, stretched across Market street. It is claimed to be the largest Old Glory yet mad. A 90-foot American flag stretches down six floors of the court in th Marshall Field building in Chicago. At St Louis grand jury is driving a probe Into tha vitals of the Mutual Club associa tion, known among members and beneficia ries as tha "Jackpot" The concern oper ated a lottery schema on the quiet and bank ing accounts show a weekly business of $H,000. What the grand jury will do to the jackpot remains to be seen. New York's traffic; court record for Sep tember shows 1,486 persons arrested for speed law violations, 949 fined, 280 com mitted in default of payment of fines, 72 ac quitted, 178 released oa suspended sen tences and seven sent to prison. The pen alty of prison sentences, as locally viewed, accounts for tha increase in the auto speeding business of tha court OUR SOLDIER BOYS. Ws're told that Khaki is hard to write. That poets prefer the Blue 'TIs never the clothes that win the fight. But the Boys who go and do. We see them drilling on the street In their Khaki suits of tan; We watoh with pride their steady feet Each Marcher a manly man. With flfa and drum they onward come, Chins up and eyes ahead There's mualo in tha tunes they hum As they pass with martial tread. Each ruddy cheek and face aglow Bespeak their youth and vigor And every place these lads may go They're sure to cut a figure. They're leaving every state and city 1 Amid the cheers and Mother's team. And while our hearts go out in pity We can see in the coming years A world made free on land and sea And safe tor true Democracy. Fair Liberty has been assailed, Then go in, Boys, whole hearted The world well knows you never failed To finish what you started. And we at home will never shirk; We'll raise the wheat and oorn To feed you while you do your work And plenty's Golden horn Will blow a blast across the sea To help you crush Autocracy. You'll never know si "Valley Forge" . Nor march with Weeding feet And never will he asked to charge ' Without enough to eat, For In our Commissary plan There's food for every fighting man. Yes, Boys in Blue and Khaki too You're famed In verse and story Then with the Stars and Stripes unfurled Proclaiming Freedom to th World March on again, to glory. Omaha. R. F. Williams. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. Wife (reading letter) Well. I declare! Here's Jim Brown that I used to know come back from the west with a fortune. Hub Well, go on: I'm waiting. Wife Waiting for what? Huti For you to throw up to me that you might have married him. Boston Transcript. Th Adjutant (to prospective orderly room clerk) Well. Blithers, you say you're good at figures. Now. If there were four file on this table and f killed one how many would thete be left? Blithers One, sir the dead 'un. Sketch. "Smith was telling me the other daj about his boy's brightness said he wn sure he would go up rapidly." "He has. Yesterday he found a cartridgf and worked at it to find out what waa In side." Baltimore American. "How do the Oerman soldiers get Iror CrosB?s?'' asked Broncho Bob. "They have to win "em." "Win 'em! I knew they were right plentl ful. But I had not Idea the boys wer usln" 'em for poker chips." Washlngtor Star. "I've ,1ut been reading a new style novel." "What Is a new style novel 1" "You remember the heroin who used tt tap the hero rouglshly on the wrist with hei fan?" Yen." "Well, In th new etyl novel she cracki him over the coco with her swagger stick.'1 Louisville Courier-Journal. 0 1 "I want to reach alt classes." "Good enough." "So I'll make my appeal to th average man." "Make tt to 'our best people' and you'll go further, my friend."- -Louisville Courier Journal. "Gasoline Is likely to be even mora ex pensive, they say," "Yes," rtplled Mr. Chugglns. "Every tlm my motor won't run I leel a thrill af sat isfaction at th way I am economising." Washington Star. "Well, old man. I hear that on of )our poem has been accepted. Old you have an Inspiration?" "I don't know, really; but I am certain the editor had one." Boston Transcript "There's one thing I will say for our na tional anthem." "What's that?" "It's a good thing tha tuna Isn't hard to remember as the words sr,' Detroit Free Press. "Let me make the songs of a nation and I care not who makea Its laws." "Well, It ts a mora enjoyable Job," ad mitted Senator Snook. 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