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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1918.
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.It Is fervently hoped that that wine cellar had
been properly 'censored before Secretary Baker
entered it. " , -
Hurrah for the navy I It is good to know that
one department of our great fighting machine'got
into action without delay or scandal.
Omaha is now using 19,000,000 gallons of wa
ter daily, but whether it is due to prohibition or
growth of the city may be left to individual judg
ment ' ' ' )
Secretary Baker, reminds his interriewers that
the civil authority in America is. supreme. We
fear, however, that the kaiser considers it most
uncivil.
Of that formidable list of names, one has
promptly volunteered to be drafted for the char
ter commission, Now, let "King Arthur" Mullen
speak up. , ';!,
"Softness and sentimentality are stupid in war
time. says the Berlin Tages Zcitung. But how
can the German know anything about them, never
having tried either?
i Another authority assures us that farm labor
is 'not lacking in Nebraska, but the trouble with
tome of it is that it can not work and talk poli
tics at the same time. . . ; .
Senator Reed charges that the food adminis
tration has been "spending money like a drunken
sailor." .-.Thought there weren't) any more such
since Josephus ruled the seas.
The transfer of General Plummer, of coarse,
has rfo connection with the disclosure by Brother
Heney of that soft soap letter. But it may pos
sibly have fnade the slide smoother.
, (Iowa is honoring its heroes by naming roads
after them. ' In other wars it has named counties,
townships and towns for its soldiers, thereby per
petuating the memory of honorable names. The
practice is good, and has also the adfahtage of
permanence. V: -
The suggestion ef The Bee, adapted from the
course pursued at Lincoln, to get a home rule
charter for Omaha by submitting the present
charter practically unchanged and amending it
later to meet other demands, now finds favor with
our amiable hyphenated contemporary. Come
along, there's room on this platform for every
body. ' t u
'. ',. Government Control and Shareholders.
-Express companies have gone to the govern-
ment with a suggestion that their business be
taken over for the duration of the war on terms
similar, to those adopted for the railroads. Post
master General Burleson has written a letter to
the senate', in which he presents reasons for gov
ernment operation of the telephone system within,
the i District of Columbia In these propositions
thecongrest is fairly faced with the question be
tween the government and the shareholders, both
aides of the question being squarely offered. As
with the railroads,' so the telephone is a neces
sity in. the work of carrying on the war and es
pecially is. the system in the District of Co
lumbia a great adjunct to tire government service.
If reason exists fdr nationalizing this service any
where it is in and around the capital. This con-'
sideration may carry the extension of government
control and operation to other industries whose
contiuued activity is necessary.1 But it is ques
tionable if the government may rightfully be
looked to, as in the case with the express com
panies, to take over any line of activity solely to
secure the ihareholders against operating losses.
Those industries that are needed for the war may
well come to the government for needed help,
but the line must be drawn clearly in order that
this forced experimentation in applied socialism
be not carried too far. -
Under Which Flag Loyalty or Disloyalty?
For the special primary in Wisconsin in which
he is seeking the republican nomination for
United States senator to' fill the vacancy, Con
gressman Lenroot has done precisely the proper
thing in promulgating as hisvplalform the one
overshadowing issue of loyalty as against dis
loyalty. So long as the United States is confronted
in arms with a foreign enemy, the first considera
tion in the choice of a senator must be undivided
and unwavering allegiance to' the Stars and
Stripes. .
In his announcement Mr. Lenroot says: "I
have but one plank in my platform andohat is
loyalty." If there is any difference of opinion on
this score among Wisconsin republicans as a re
sult of Senator La Follette's questionable activi
ties, this should bring it out, and we may as well
know now as later the relative strength of the
loyal and disloyal elements. Flying the fla.g of
loyalty, it goes without saying that Lenroot
wants the votes only of those who are loyal and
that all wiiDar openly or secretly in sympathy
with the kaiser, or skeptical about America's vic
tory, should vote for someone else.
. With Lenroot as their nominee on a platform
of loyalty, as he surely will be, Wisconsin re
publicans will be in position to challenge anyone
the democrats or any other party may put up.
And the outcome in the election will be governed
according to which candidate commands popular
confidence in his ability to contribute most to the
winning of the war.
Japan, Siberia, the llies and Germany.
Much perplexity seems to surround the prob
lem of Siberia, arising entirely through the
chaotic conditions in Russia. If Russia possessed
even a de facto government, one with which
dealings might be had, most of the difficulty
might easily be avoided. Absence of central or
responsible control, the presence of an actively
militant faction which has subjected for the time
the majority, give an appearance of delicacy to
any move on part of the friendly powers to re
lief that involves uninvited entrance onto Rus
sian soil. Opposed to this is the activity of the
German emperor, who regards only his own ad
vantage and is undeterred by treaty obligations,
let alone the niceties of international communi
cation. As matters stantj, unless some step is
taken to prevent, Siberia is in danger of falling
under Germanic control, with consequences sin
ister if not actually dangerous for the United
States and its associates. President Wilsqn is
understood to have declined to assent to Japanese
intervention because of his policy as exemplified
in Mexico. It is rather difficult to arrange the
two cases parallel, for the menace in Russia 'does
not exist so much because of the conduct of the
Russians as from the, course pursued by Ger
many, the common foe. Nonintervention at this
time is of advantage only to our enemy. Timorous
diplomacy by Sir Edward Grey lost the Balkans
to the Allies; meticulous hesitancy now may lose
Siberia in the same way. Here, as in the Mexican
affair, "watchful waiting" may prove costly.
Crucial Year of World War
Two Reputable Reviewers, With Some Pick 1918
for Finish
Young Men for War Service.
Showing a determination to organize the
fighting forces of the United States on the most
effective basis, General March has relieved five
commanders of the grade of major general be
cause of physical unfitness for overseas service,
Intimation of this course was had when General
Mann and General Sibert were returned from
France. Its wisdom is, unquestioned. Our army
is being prepared for strenuous work under con
ditions that make necessary the absolute fitness
of each member. Men in high command will be
required to sustain physical strain that will de
mand the utmost of strength and endurance, and
unless they can measure up to this requirement
they should not go abroad. Americans will serve
under conditions much different from' other
armies. In France, England and Italy the rigors
of the service have compelled hf withdrawal of
the older men to places of less importance than
commands at the front. .This is not criticism of
their service, but the inevitable toll taken by
time. War is still a game for young men, in
their full vigor, and our army, is doing well to
provide for this condition from the first. Gen
eral March's reorganization of the high command
will retain the soldiers displaced in positions
where they will be of service and wiU give to
youngeV soldieraJhs harder work in the field.
The chairman of the new national party, Da
vid Coats, is well known as a successful organ
izer of political adventures. As a silver repub
lican he was elected lieutenant governor of Colo
rado in 1896 and since then has devoted his tal
ent successfully to framing up reform movements,
connecting always with the general fund. His
last Occupation was in connection with the non
partisan league,' but Townley landed ahead of
him there.
With Trotzky at the head of one new revolu
tion and Lenine leading another, conditions in
Russia continue in that delightful state of disor
der so dear to the bolshevik mind. Meanwhile
Germany is denuding the land of all things eat
able, which means sooner or later the peasants
must begin to use the soil they covet or somebody
will have to go hungry. Herein is apparent the
surest solution of the Russian problem.
How long will the war last? We have the
statement of President Wilson that 1918 is
the crucial year of the war. Several officers
at home expressed the belief that this year
will see the finish. Like confidence in an
early finish is expressed by Prof. George
.Trumbull Ladd of Yale university, discuss
ing "Germany Not Far From Collapse" in
the rew York Times, and by Irank H. Sim
monds, a reputable reviewer, in the March
Review of Reviews. The conclusions of both
reviewers printed below -arry several im
pressive "its," which should be regarded as
warning against overconfidence.
Professor Ladd sums up the "situation in
these words:
"Prediction as to the date of the war's
ending is still, of course, a matter of great
uncertainty, and he who ventures upon the
role of prophet should do so with great
modesty. But, if the entente allies stand
firmly up to duty, there are abundant signs
that Germany's condition of desperation,
subjective and objective, is so great that a
peace acceptable to the allies, and dictated
by them, may be reasonably hoped for by
the close of 1918. Indeed, we believe that in
the face of a stern resolve on the part of her
enemies, Germany and the Teutonic combi
nation will, within a twelvemonth, suffer a
complete collapse.
"But this faith is dependent upon faith of
another sort; and this is the faith that we
and our allies will be faithful to their trust,
however much suffering and--self-denial such
fidelity may involve. Our more insidious
and threatening enemies are not the Ger
mans themselves. They are in a. condition of
blind and rash fury; they are beginning to
recognize the fateful fact that the coveted
advantages for the attainment of which they
initiated the war are already lost.
"Our more dreadful enemies are the fol
lowing three: First, a government divided
against itself, refusing to cut red tape and
commit itself to the men who know, and
slow to part with servants who, however
well meaning, have proved- themselves in
competent for their exacting tasks. Second,
the shortsighted selfishness of those of every
form of industry, in manufacturing, and
transportation, and employers of every sort
who are more Interested in their own
profits than in bringing the war to a suc
cessful and speedy close. But, thirdly and
perhaps most of all, those faint hearted paci
fists, whether they belong to the bolsheviki
crowd or to other associations, or even to
some religious denominations, who are ad
vocating an unfinished work, just as it is ap
proaching completion; or, above all, the
bribed pro-German crowd, who are doing
that country's dirty work no less effectually
than they formerly did it by arson, bomb
throwing and bomb placing, and by diplo
matic intrigue against us in foreign coun
tries. "For us, the lesson of Germany's desperate
conditions, on the verge of collapse, is to
stiffen our resolve, strengthen our hands, in
sgire our courage, and increase the urgency
ana the extent of our assault upon Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Turkey; but, above all,
to see to the suppression of the enemies in
the midst of us, with a view to makihgmore
complete the victory, and more sure and last
ing the peace that will follow only after a
thorough defeat of our enemies on the other
side of the water. Then may the. nation be
filled with the reasonable hope that this year
of our Lord, 1918, will see the end of this
horrible war. For Germany is like a Bengal
tiger, raging and tearing at the net only the
more desperately as it feels the net more
tightly drawn."
Mr. Simmonds concludes his review as fol
lows: "The German military party, which is in
practically undisputed control, means to at
tempt one more offensive, the most gigantic
of all and the greatest military gamble since
Napoleon went to Moscow. If it should
succeed then there will be a campaign of
1919 and perhaps of 1920. Any German vic
tory, large or small, this spring and summer
would mean a prolongation of the war, be
cause it hvould mean an extension of the
time in which 'the German military party
would remain in control of Germany.
"If America should now lessen her prepa
rations, slow down her effort, any German
victory this year might be expanded next
year into a final triumph. We are the last
reserve of the allies and of civilization. We
must be ready when the hour comes and
the hour may come. H we slacken our pace
even a German defeat this year may not
prove the end of the war. but it seems to me,
save for the possibility of a considerable suc
cess by the Germans in the next campaign
or a failure on our part to do all that we can
possibly do, the coming campaign will be the
last.
"And I see no reason to believe that the
Germans will win any victory or, indeed, do
better than they did at Verdun, which was
for them one of the greatest defeats of mili
tary history. Recent events have served to
teach millions of Englishmen and French
men the truth about the world situation, to
prove 'to them that they are fighting and
must fight the German ambition to seize
territories or enslave poeples. The war has
come down to the naked question of greed
against self-defense. And in such a combat
I believe the French will fight again as they
fought at the Marne and at Verdun, the Brit
ish as they fought at Ypres. -
"We are, it seems to me, bound to have
one more great military crisis, as great as
that of the Marne, perhaps, although the
Germans will have no such odds in their fa
vor in the spring as they had in the autumn
of 1914. But if the allied, lines hold, if the
allied peoples behind the lines stand firm,
then it seems to me the last great campaign
of the war will be over. I do not believe the
German army or the German people have the
strength or the spirit to make more than
on,e further assault like the two of other
years which were repulsed.
"If Germany is defeated in her next attack
we shall have a real German proposal for
peace, a proposal based upon the peace map
of 1914, not the war map of 1916 or 1917. It
will not be satisfactory; it may not even be
a basis for negotiation, although I believe it
may be, but it will be a proposal honestly
made; that is, it will be unlike the previous
proposals which were made to disarm the
enemy and deceive the German people."
German Land Grabs in Russia
Area, and Population oJJSectims Taken from Bolshevists
New York Evening Post.
What will have happened to t,he area and
population of the Russian state when the
Junker playboys get through with their little
game of self-determination, is apparent' from
the following figures: '
Area
New States. sq. miles. Population.
Finland i. 126,000 3,300,000
Esthonia 7,600 500,000
Livonia '. 17,600 1,800,000
Courland 10,500 800,000
Poland 43,800 12,000,000
Lithuania;
Kovno 15,500 1,900,000
Vilna 16,200 2,100,000
' Minsk 35,200 3,000,000.
Grodno 15,000 2,000,000
Ukraine:
Volhynia 27,700 4,200,000
Kholm . 5,200 1,100,000
Podolia ............. 16,200 4,000,000
Kiev" 19,700 4,800,000
Kherson 27,400 3,800,000
Ekaterinoslav 24.500 3,500,000
Kharkov 21.000 3,500,000
Poltava 19,300 3,800.000
Chernigov 20,000 3,200,000
Mohilev 13.51W auu.uuu
To Roumania:
Bessarabia 17,000 2,700,000
To Turkey:
Bafum 2.700 180,000
Erivan 10,800 1,000,000
Kars 7,200 400,000
j
Total ......524,600 66,100,000
The boundaries . of the Ukraine and
Lithuania towards Russia have not been
fixed, and it is not certain in what proportion
the provinces of Minsk and Volhynia will be
divided between Lithuania and the Ukraine,
but for Russia and Germany it comes to the
same thing. '
The area of the former Russian empire,
exclusive of Siberia and Turkestan, is 2,180,
000 square miles, with a population of 160,
000,000. The German sword, with the aid of
William IPs great ally, has thus determined
to selfdetermine to its own uses one-fourth
of the area of European Russia and two
fifths of the, population. Is it any wonder
that the breath of the Junker himself is bated
at the prospect? Compared with-Blucher s
exclamation over London, what ja treasure
house of land and populations this is to lootl
Is it any wonder that even among the masses
of the German people the fever of conquest
has been overcoming the resolve to deal
justly with the fellow-proletarians of the
Slavic world? The Spartan king, after a
victory over the Persians, exhibited to his
soldiers first the rich raiment and then the
soft bodies of the Persian captives. -"This,"
he said, "is for what you fight, and this is
whom you fight." So the German imperial
ists are now .dangling before the eyes of the
German people a half million square miles of
Russian territory and threescore millions of
former Russian subjects on the one. hand,
and on the other hand the bolshevik rulers
of Russia with their military policy of dis
banding an army before beginnipg negotia
tions with the enemy. The German misses
have been taken up by their rulers into a
very high mountain, indeed.
And beyond European Russia open up
still greater prospects to -the German gaze.
What is this extraordinary concern suddenly
exhibited in Berlin Tor the independence of
Tersia and of Afghanistan? These were the
highways to India which until a few years
ago Britain jealously guarded against Rus
sia! They are now thought of as the road
towards unlimited destinies for bankrupt Rus
sia's receiver and liquidator. The original
Berlin-Bagdad idea has been imperilled by
the British at Bagdad and in -Palestine strik
ing towards Aleppo. But an independent
Persia and Afghanistan would be encouraged
to show their independence by granting con
cessions to German railway builders across
the plateaus of Iran and central Asia, to
wards; which project the oil wells of Batum
might greatly help. . .
- People and Events
Two ukelele experts from Honolulu are
among the most popular cooks at the Long
Island training camp. There as elsewhere
the music of the skillet draws the crowd.
Back in little old New York last fall Tam
many told the crowd, "Put the tiger in charge
and watch taxes come down." Watchers
are assured a steady job of watching fef a
year at least. Tammany's first turn of the
tax wheel lilted the rate from 22 to 33 cents
per hundred. And . there's a smile on the
mug of the tiger. . .
A, picturesque old scrapper of the Philip
pine war passed off the stage with the death
of Brigadier General Jacob Hurd Smith at
San Diego. Admirers and critics alike fea
tured the dsings of the general in his cam
paign against the outlaws of Samar province.
Philippine pacifists on the mainland scored
him in prose and poetry and tagged him with
the soubriquet of "Hell-Roaring Jake. '
nnnsv
One Tear Ago Today In the Way.
Russian revolution announced by
PetroRrad. '
Slnklns of American -steamer
Algonquin by German submarine re
ported, i ' ' ; .. -
China severed diplomatic relations
with Germany, and seized German
shipping at Shanghai.
The Day We Celebrate. '
- Dr.. A. F. Tyler, physician, born
im. - -
Morris Xvy, capitalist and phllan-
thrnnM hnrn U4i.
- Thomas K. Marshall,' vice president
or tne unitea siairi, corn i uriu
.Manchester, Ind.. 14 years-ago.
. William nravci . RhaXD. United
States ambassador to France, born at
Mount Glliad, O., 69 years ago.
Countess of Aberdeen, philan
thropist and benefactor of Irish in
dustries, bora.tl years ago. . .
,, This Day In History.
1111 n.nnl Tnhn fi f armaflllU.
jj confederate soldier and governor of
l Missouri, born near Arrow Hock, Mo,
ctDled at Jefferson City, December Zt,
r 1887.
W ig(3 Admiral Farracut succeeded
in passing; the confederate batteries at
Port Hudson.
. ISIS United State" ' concluded a
Im treaty with China prohibiting the im--.
migration of Chinese laborers tor 20
years, i - - -
1b Senator Proctor's report on
: evanish atrocities in Cuba published.
Just 80 Years Ago Today
Tne governor el Nebraska arrived
In Omaha for the purpose of review,
ing the Second Regiment of the
Knights of Pythias.
The Omaha guards have their new
guns and are very proud of thsm.
The pieoft are the latest pattern of
the Springfield rifle, the present regu
lation weapon in the United States
Infantry service.
Quite a number of neonle availed
themselves of the privilege of wit
nessing the workings of the smoke
consumer connected with the high
school furnaces and expressed con
siderable satisfaction with its perfect
operation.
The Omaha Methodist union, met in
the Hanscom Park Methodist EdI-
copal church. President Allen Rector
presided.
A larre number of delegates from
ell narta of the state have arrived in
the city to be present at the opening
session of the state convention otNre-
oublican clubs In Nebraska, which
convenes at Exposition ball, I
Right to the Point
Minneapolis ' Journal: The result
of the hen's little thrift stamp ac
tivities is beElnnlnc to show itself in
the markets.
Baltimore American:'. The trouble
with most of the German victories is
that thev add to the kaiser's enemies
at home as well as abroad.
Ttiitjn'illa Courier-Journal: After
four years of "frightfulness" Fritz is
not feared by civilization as the
Scotch highland ' children feared the
Ttlnrlr Tmis?laa. but it . deSDised SS
America has despised the Black Hand.
nntnUlvn Efta-la! A S ner tent limit
on bank balance Interest may, help
to bring money into industrial enter
prise. Certainly rival bidding of
barlks Tor patrons- casn may oe wweiy
checked Just now.
Minneapolis Tribune: victor Ber
think. wtarnnHln is aroint; to send
hir x h TTnitri Stales senate, but
that is no more foolish than a lot of
thlni Berger has been thinking ror
many years.
W..li nrtnn ' Post! AmDaSS&QOr
Francis tells the Slavs that America
has US. llulffna ATI Russia, and then
takes another leap oi oou veraia w
ward Vladivostok.
New Tork World: A soldier at
r. ri...... in M naaachusetts. who
- a. 1 1 1 p Asc.cua, ... .
boasted that he would surrender to
the Germans as Boon as re ianaea m
Pnnn. ho. h.n aontenced to Impris
onment for 30 years. Some of our
civilians who want trurrender with
out leaving the country have not been
detained tor 30 days as yet ' .
Round About the State
The modification of meatless days
convinces the Grand Island Inde
ni.nt that Herb Hoover has a
heart. Long may it throb!
Home auards at Beatrice are rap
idly getting in shape for an active
campaign In that sector of the alien
war belt.
Tti recant forced sale of a DoUK-
las county half-secttoik farm at
$265.50 per acre is not as surprising
as some of the bidders remarked.
Prices almost as high were paid for
Nemaha county land at a recently
auction. The best 80 acres of a 240-
acre farm brought xzo-an acre, ine
two remaining tracts averaged $218
per acre.
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AUDUm, sweet Auourn, uoiu kiiuo,
. ire. nn nnwndavs the Solemn Sab- I
bath calm which made Salem famous. ,
No Joy rides, no ice cream or arug
store pop. Nothing to do but go to
church, eat . ana sieep. uui oi mj
fulness of sympathetic hearts Ne-
Drasiia, viyaua iigilicu. ,iiui,i v
hike on rubber . heels lest Auburn
slumbers be disturbed. Could neigh
borly kindness do more?
Otoe county's expense account foots
up $7.25 per capita, which prompts
the Nebraska City Press to single out
the county debt as the measly of
fender. "When that debt, which did
not bring anything to the present
generation but the privilege of pay-
i l. 1 t A . II, n ,
ins; iw wipou oui, wj win biouu .w
the head of the class, for we are not
I eTlravenitl in nthetr wv." Charm-
I inar prospect, radiant with hope. ,
Twice Told; Tales
Tactics of the Profiteer.
A senator was talking about a fuel
profiteer.
, "The scoundrel," he said, "thinks,
if he roars and howls loud enough,
we'll relax our pressure on him. Well,
he's wrong. - ' .
"All these roaring, raging profiteers
are using the tactics of little Eileen.
"Eileen, at the New Year dinner,
was refused a fourth helping of mince
pie, and at once set up a frightful
caterwauling.
" 'Eileen.' said her mother, do you
know what I'll do if you keep on
screaming like that?'
"'Yes!' the little girl answered.
'Wow, wow! Yes'.'
"What will I do? said her mother.
"You'll give me,' said Eileen
'Wow, wow! another piece, of mince
pie!' "Washington Star. '
s" But She Didn't.
She was a very newly fledged baro
ness, or duchess, or something like
that, and, somehow or other, she be
came thick with a professor, as the
classical blokes would have it, an :
he invited her to - -me to his observa
tory to see the eclipse.
She arrived about two hours lato.
"I've come to scj the eclipse," stie
told the professor'.: assistant. "Prof.
Sauashn.odle invited me to come."
'I'm sorry, but the whole thing
was over an hour ago," said the as-
slstemt, contritely.
"Then." said tha dignified dame, "I
will wait for tLa next" London
Ideals.
Mr. Boehaer's Patriotism.
Council Bluffs, la., March 11. To
the Editor of The Bee: In your head
liner report of recent date of the ar
raignment of L. W. Boehner of Mal
vern, la., before Judge Wade there is
sovmuch of the report untrue that in
a spirit of Justice I wish to say that
whoever wrote tie aVticle was not
well Informed did not even know the
initials of his name.
Mr. Boehner -is an American born
citizen of English parents and no one
in Malvern ever thought of him as
the wealthiest citizen of his town, or
among the wealthiest, op, although do
ing a large volume of business, he is
of quite moderate circumstances. He
has lived in Malvern for nearly 50
years, and has at all times been loyal
to his home town and at the head of
any enterprise for the betterment of
its people. I have had a personal ac
quaintance with Mr. Boehner for 40
years. Lived neighbor to him for 20
years, and I never thought he was
not a good citizen, although I hardly
ever agreed with his politics. He has
abhorrence of war and was about the
strongest campaigner for President
Wilson in the country, fully believing
in the slogan, "He will keep us out
or war. his disappointment was so
keen when war was declared.,that he
renounced the democratic party, but
no man realizes more fully than he
that we are at war and must fight it
through and no man in Malvern. I
dare say, will give more freely accord
ing to his means than Mr. Boehner.
The idea of him being a German or
pro-German to anyone near Malvern
would seem a Joke, But your report
to go among strangers would create
an unfair impression.
I have no faith in the story of
"Driving the draft officers off with a
shot gun," or his attack on the Red
Cross.
Mr. Boehner has engendered some
animosity, as any public-spirited man
will, and some of it is cropping out,
but I consider him more patriotic
than some who are proclaiming their
patriotism from the house tops.
T. D. GIBSON.
Death for Spies.
Bellevue, Neb., March 9. To the
Editor of The Bee: The undersigned
is stumped to know why our govern
ment is so lenient toward alien
enemies. We read of diabolical plots
of these kulturists, some successful,
others nipped In the bud, yet the root
is still there. Now it seems to me
every state in the union should have
its bull pen, good and strong, well,
guarded, to hold all those who lend
aid or comfort to the enemy except
the spy. He should be shot before
sunset after his conviction. After the
war all those convicted and held in
the bull pen should fcpve their prop
erty, if any, confiscated and themselves
deported and not allowed to return.
For if they are now undesirable citi
zens, how much better will they be
after the war is ended and peace de
clared. Wo don't want them or any
other people who are not willing to
protect and foster the government
Washington and his brave followers
left us as a legacy. Therefore let us
as true Americans dedicate ourselves
and finish the work that they began,
and so on until time shall be no more.
We read in the newspapers where
ground glass has been found in food;
cattle have been poisoned; property
has been destroyed, and lives have
been lost by their devilish plots
against our government and its peo
ple. It is high time the true Amer
ican blood should voice a warning
and rid themselves- of the curse.
. . S. C. MARTIN.
do youraelf In tha way of signing checks?
Boston Transcript. '
"Tou grow younger and handsomer, all
the time."
"I wish I could belleva you." - ' .
"Don't let that distress you. Nlna-taathi
of the time I can't believe myself." Life.
"I haven't seen you for a day er two,"
said Mrs. Johnson. '
"No. "replied Mrs. Brown, "I hava beta
busy going to an optimist to have eye
glass's fitted." Indianapolis Newa.'
CHEERY CHAFF,
"I'm aa glad to see good golf weather at
hand!" aald young Mrs. Torklns. .
"I didn't know you cared for the game."
"I don't. But I'll be glad to have Charlie
out playing the game instead of staying
borne talking about It" Washington Star.
our fight:
i
Louisville Courier-Journsl. -This
is your fight! - -
A man's fight!
What do you intend to do?
Are you going to sit Just idly by.
Or going to see it through? '
It's your fight and my fight,
A battle for right -'gainst wrong
To uphold the weak
Atralnst those who seek
To enslave because they, are strong. ,
Thla js your fight! M
Woman's fight! . .
What do you Intend to do?
Frivol and waste, over novels pora
While your sister fights disease and gore'
It's your fight and my fight,
They need your helping hand
To kB It and save
To stitch and pave
The way to a peaceful land.
It's humanity's fight
For posterity's right.
No matter where you are born,
North or South, East or West.
Shady vals or. mountain's crest-; ;
It's your fight, it's our fight
For the millions who yet may sail,
That on this earth
Which gives them birth
The cause of right prevail.
A
"Jimmy Smith is horns from school sick,
ma. His brother says he's got the shingles."
"Has he?"
"Yes, and ma, do you get the shingles
in the roof of your mouth?" Baltimore
American.
Tou say you make money out of the
chicken business?" ,
"Tes."
"I'm not in it at all. I say I malfe
money out of it. I supply lime, trap nests
and wire." Louisville Courier-Journal.
Me (proudly) One of my anoestors was
a signer of the declaration of independence.
Girl'B Mother That'a very nice, but I
don't believe that fact would suffice to
make my daughter happy. What can you
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