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"The shall not pass!"
Haig's message to his men sounds well to
Americans , ' .
Keep right on saving wheat and boost for an
ther good crop.
A A trifle early yet to swat the fly, but not too
early to swat the kaiser. , ' .
German raids on American trenches start well,
but finish badly for the Germans.
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If the Liberty loan could alone win the war,
it would be all lover but4he shouting.
If will be a short, sharp and decisive cam
paign. We refer to the ocal, political campaign.
Man ppwer is to be the ultimate test in this
war, and that put the decision squarely Up to
Americans. , ., i
Wonder If the clinching,, argument of the
"staff correspondent" for universal military train
ing converted the hyphenated editor.
The house did not agree with Representative
Shallenberger in his effort to interfere with the
draft, but he has kept his record straight with
the Ilitchcock-lfullen combination. N v -
If you must give attention to the idle rumors
floating about, be very careful that they are not
those intended to help the kaiser, such as the one
now current that Uncle Sarjyintends.to repudiate
his bond issues. V
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Internment of a Nebraska officer, who had a
long and good military record, only goes to show
how deep the virus of kaiserism has penetrated
America. John Birkner has disappointed a lot
of people who thought they knew him welt.
BATTLING FOR HUMAN LIBERTY.
For 24 days the most stupendous battle in all
human history, veritable Armageddon, has raged
in France and Flanders, and the issue is not yet
No such onslaught was ever made as has marked
t!y attack of the German hordes, while heroism
has been outdone by the defenders. Worn and
weary, sickened by the slaughter, and dulled by
the sight of death, American, French and British
soldiers stand shoulder to shoulder, fighting to
hold in check the Hunnish power that seeks to
crush liberty from the' world. If that line In
France breaks, our task is increased an hundred?
fold, or we have lost all that humanity has gained
in centuries of struggle for freedohl and happi
ness. It is no wonder Americans are anxious
this morning for word from France. .
We have done much, but not all. Our man
power has hardly been touched. We have made
progress in our efforts to equip and prepare an
army, and we are assuming some of the terrible
responsibilities of the defense against the kaiser
that must press even heavier upon us before the
final victory is won and peace is restored to a
world safe for democracy.
Loaning money to the government is the eas
iest and lightest of all the burdens tha-t are put
upon the people. Two millions of our boys, on
land and sea, Ve offering their lives, and other
millions are waiting only for the .word. This
thought ought fairly to make the dollars leap
from their hiding placesin ecstacy of zeal to
serve. '
Haig has appealed to his men to die in their
tracks if need be; Yankee boys and Frenchmen
alike are pledged to similar devotion.
Put your dollars behind these braVe men,
fighting to the death for human liberty and hap
piness.
' .. General Wood understands the war game thor
oughly, therefore his advice on the problems, in
volved is sound. Had it been followed years ago,
we would be in much better position thai we
are today. ',It is not too late, though, to actually
off vearlv f Ar war. -v
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, Canada also joins in daylight saving, although
they already have more of that than they know
. . . a . . i a
wnai iq ao wun. a country wnere case uau
gamestare started after 6 o'clock in the everilnff
wotyd scarcely seem to need another hour of
' daylight for recreation.
, Idealistic Friendship and Realistic War.
Secretary Lansing s reply to the Dutch gov
ernment's complaint against the seizure of-the
idle shipping of Dutch ownership is another clas
sic contribution to (tie official literature, of the
. war. The Dutch f este4 itheir rem'onstrance on
. the ideals' of friendship that subsist between the
- countries. No stronger form of appeal could be
"made to the American people, who have consented
liabilities ' thereby incdrred, in ordei that their
ideals of liberty and human happiness may be
maintained. Mr. Lansing, however, effectually
disposes at any suggestion that the United States
has .dealt unfairly, unjustly, or even in, an un
friendly manner with' the Dutch. Carefully con
sidering each step leading up to the seizure, of the
ships, hex shows how patiently the American and
T ' L. . . - J rri.- VT.1 f J
iJiitisii guvcrnmciua wmcu iqv. ine iMcmcriaiias
government to act, and that the actual taking over
of the vessels in question only followed when it
waseyond Soilbf that, thejagreement made at
the request of the Dutch would not be carried out
by them because of duress irom Germany. Dutch
..,:n -ntJi k,.ir.....ii ...:ii
gain by reason .of tht action their government
complains of. Ideals of friendship and justice
have not been lowered by reason of the course
adopted, and Holland will gain in all ways. A
Spring Medicine 'Myths.
Science still moves in its unvarying path of
inexorable exactitude, dealing with ponderable
truths and establishing facts"where ascertainable.
One ot the latest of its pronouncements is di
rected against a cherished custom, that of "thin
ning the bloody with" various concoctions, decoc
tions, or distillations, to free the "system" from
accumulated humors of the winter, and lubricate
the eliminative machinery of the body that it may
attune' itself to the reshness of the springtime.
Myraids of young persons have", gulped down
nauseous doses of sulphur and' treacle that
panacea on which Squeers depended to allay the
appetite of any unfortunate enough to be con
demned to Dotheboys, school. Now the doctors
tell us that sulphur does not! clear the blood;
it may be ofservice as an external application
in some forms of skin) diseases, but taken inter
nally in large doses it is worse than useless; while
molasses excites rather than alleviates any blood
nfection. Passing ort through sassafras tea.
stillingia, iodide of potash and other homely
remedies, familiar to the household pharmacopla
for many generations, these iconoclastic dealers in
drugs and dosage show that the supposed reme
dies really aggravate skin or blood troubles, pro-
: . j ei . L t- - .f .
aucing instead oi neaung eruptions ranging irom
rash to pimples and boils. SomcbodyJs always
taking the joy.out of life, and here goes at one
fell swoop rtuicli of the delight that comes with
the spring. However, 'none of them deny the
gustability and potential therapeutic "value of
dandelion and mustard greens, so something has
been saved from their juggernautic onslaught
against oV "simples."
Remember the "cube soup" story that
went .the rounds shortly after the outbreak
of the world war? This was supposed to be
the acme of military secret service work.
According to the tale, agents of the German
government wenta'bout the country in ad
vance of the invasion of Belgium and France,
putting up signboards exploiting the deli
cious qualities and sustaining character of a
tabloid food products which had merely to
be dropped into water and heated to make a
delfcious and nourishing soup. The principal
feature of the signboard was a pile of soup
cubes differently arranged on each so that
when read by German scouting parties if
would tell all that anyone would wanjfc to
know about,the lay of the iand, the direction
of the roads, the location of the villages, the
number of inhabitants, etc., etc. Cube, soup
signs were supposed to be better than living
guides because strictly accurate and telling
no tales except to those who could read the
secret co.de. True or not, it was a good
story with at least the merit of plausibility.
Uut now weiiive an account of another
military signalling device that discloses
equally amazing ingenuity, narrated in an
articleMn the current Harper's Magazine con
tributed by a former representative of the
Associated Press' the, eastern war arena.
In this he tells how the armies of Servia and
Austria were blocked for many days oojoppo
site sides of the Sava river, which one was
vainly trying to cross to get at the other,
because enable to escape the enemy's vigi
lance. Despite incessant watchfulness, mak
ing sure that no couriers or spies were pass-'
ing the lines and that no message ortom
munication was being sent from their bank
of the river, the Austrians were puzzled as
to how the Serbs seemed to be notified cyery
time' they made a move. The only life on
the river was a Hock of ducks let out to feed
in the water by their owner, which finally
aroused suspicion because let loose and
brought in always at different hoars and in
different numbers. The keener of'thc ducks
was taken in custody, so the story runs, and
forced to tell how through these fowl htrwas
operating a signal code for the Serbs on the
other side of the river; how .(he latter cCuld
read, just as if it were written out in so many
words, i from the varying number of white
ducks and dark ducks, just what the Aus
trians were doing; how the duck wireless
operator was cbmpelted to divulge the code
before he was put to death; how an Aus
trian substitute ducked a misleading mes
sage to the Serbs across the river and
opened the way for the Austrians to make
the transit safely and put the Serbs out of
business. It's just as good a story as the
cube soup story and if it is. not, true it ought
to be anyway, no one has any right to con
tradict it.
Railroads "Down to Brass Tacks." .
L , Director McAdoo is surely taking the romance
ourof railroading. His order for standardizing
box cars and similar equipment caused a general
1 sitting up and looking about by transportation big
wigs who have advocated standardization iot
years, but never, could reach agreement on."
standard. Already specifications for freight cars,
gondolas and the like are published) and building
will be on the basis of the official schedule from
now on. In another and, so far as the public is
concernedmore intimate way, the director has
brought the railroads into a common group and
put' them on an eqiiat footing. He not only dis
continued all advertising, but he has with utter
lackyof rutn abolished all familiar phrases, by
words' and slogans by which the several lines
sought to fix attention of potential patrons. I
But he still has one big job ahead of Aim, a
litre of endeavor in which Hon, Jdsephus Daniels
set him an example. Until Mr. McAdoo can re
form the professional nomenclature of the work
ing crews, he will not have achieved his full dig
nity and importance as a - dictator. Until a
brakeman ceases to be a "shack," the conductor
comes to be known as such and not as "captain,"
when the caboose is called by its right name and
not put' down as "dor house;" when the engineer
is neither "eagle-eye" or "hog-head," and the fire
man has ceased to be "dirty" or "tallow-pot,"
and the locomotive Is' no 1ongerclasscd as the
"pig," and"-similar . wonders are worked in the
language of the rail,-Mr. McAdoo will have to
look jip to Mr. Daniels.
v In the navy ncv longer does "one say "port"
or "starboard," "below" or-'aloft' or any simi
lar archaic things. Mr, Daniels fixed that years
ago,' in the way of getting ready for the war,
and thus made matters easy for the landlubbers
who havje rushed to sea. It is up to Mr. McAdoo
to do as much for the railroads. ' .
Views, Reviews $nd Interviews
Transmitting Important Secret Military Information by
Cube Soup and Duck Code t.
please candidate has as much chance of
getting there as Kaiser Bill has of going to
heaven by the aeroplane route."
Of Course, Al might have said something
about a snowball but then, summer is com
ing on very fast., "
As an aftermath of the primary election
my bid friend, Al Sorenson, who also ran,
gives us this sage advice that'stamps him as a
political philosopher of the first magnitude:
Without an organization or a slate at
his back an office-seeker wastes his time
and money. An independent go-as-you-
"Will any of the candidates who have
been nominated for city commissioner pull
cut -before the. election.' someone asked me
The only satisfactory way I had to answer
was to recall a bit .of "political history that
dates back to the congressional campaign of
1894. That was at the beginning of the free
silver movement and at the height of the
populist wave, the republicans had re
nominated Congressman Mercer. The demo
cratk convention, although controlled by the
crowd committed to free silver coinage at
the sacred ratio of 16, to 1, had named as
.1. '-.l.'J-i- ... M I ..
ineir Ldiiuiuaic cx-uuvcrnur uuvu. tii uut
snoken eoldbucr. while tho'oooulist nomina-
tion had gone to D. Clem" beaver, thus the
only silver man running. "Hie congressional
district at that time was due to poll about
20.000 votes, of which the republicans could
fairly count upon half, the' democratic
strength being rated at something over 6,000
votes and the populist strength somewhere
between 3,000 and 4,000 votes. - In a three
cornered race, Mercer would have a walk
away with Boyd second and Deaver a poor
third. If, however, the democrats ahd popu
lists got together on one candidate, a fight
would have -to be made to put Mercer over.
Naturally the democrat wire-pullers injhie
diately got busy to induce Deaver to with
draw and make way for Boyd as the demo
pop fusion candidate. While these negotia
tions were iq progress the' republican na
tional congressional committee sent Mafor
Anderson of Iowa over here to investigate
and report on the political jpplSgraplry and
he came to me for information.
"Do you think Deaver will pull out?" he
asked me.
"Why? What difference does it make?"
I returned. - ' "
"Well, if he pulls out, Jhis will be a doubt
ful district and our committee might send in
some help. If he does not pull out and
there is no fusion, there is no use wasting
our ammunition."
"The only man who can answer your
question positively," I replied, "is Deaver
himself. I know liim very well. He is work
ing as a bookkeeper ih a doctor's office near
by. I will send for him and you can find
out for yourself." v
In response to my 'phone Mr. Deaver said
he' would be right up. I introduced him to
Major Anderson and left the two to have an
interview by themselves in my office.' I came
back in ajittle while after tDeayer's de
parture. V "Did you get what you wanted?" I asked.
"Have you any idea now that he "will pull
out?" .
"Lord, not" was1 the response? "He's sure
he's elected."
Around the Cities
Salt Lakers turned 'in the greater
part of 11,000.000 In Income taxes
collected in that revenue district
Kansas City voters authorized a
bond lsSue of 11,250,000 for improv
ing the city's water plant. A . new
flow line to the east bottoms and a
pumping plant tliere are projected.
"Watch your step" is the slogan of
Sioux City's safety first boosters. Peo
ple on foot are cautioned to look both
ways at crossings and people, on
wheels must slow up, especially ft the
cops are looking their way. n "
Chicago enforces a rule requiring
automobile drivers to stop at boule
vard crossings. On. any bright Sun-
uay or more drivers win a golden
rule summons tq. the speeders' court.
Blue Monday features the fine.
Minneapolis stages a modern ver-1
sion of the Tooley street tailors.
Scene laid in a tailor shoptailors be
side a table studying the intricacies
of poker, and a fat kitty, as a, center
piece. Masked bandits enter. The
kitty disappeared, also J20(V from tho
pockets of the tailors.
L people."
Brooklyn reports that burglary is
a thriving business thereabouts, apart
ment houses being the chief source of
revenue and: goods. At the same
time burglary insurance rates on
apartment nouses have been aeV
aA an t V. n . . . . . .
c, uiai icuttina are tairiy as
sured a touch from one or the other.
The state court of appeals headed
olT a movement td"charge cent fares
on, street cars of Rochester, N. T.
Permission to boost fares had
granted by the Public Service com-
mission, duc tne court ruled that thej
commission has no authority to set
asiae irancnise agreements or charter
provisions which limit the rate to be
charged. , V
Bull's-eye Shots by Kennedy
Editor oj Western Laborer on Hyphenated Disloyalty
me any good to lay my heart at her feet,"
"The same Idea, occurred to ie. 80 1
(instituted a quantity of gilt-edge bonds.".
LoulsvlUo Courier-Journal
"Why the sigh, girlie?"
"I wag Juat reading of an ancient "paintet
who painted grapes ao naturally that ha
fool4 the birds.'
'WellV"
'I wonder If I'm ftollng any of the birds
around here?" Louisville Courier-Journal.
Redd Didn't I eee you out In your new
car today?
Greene Yesf I was out for a trial. ,
"Was' the trial satlsfactoVy ?'
"No; the Judge fined me S10." Yonkerf
Statesman.
"I suppose the young men do not regard
Miss Borrowcllff as so handsome now that
her father has lot his. money."
"Well, they don't think she has such a
fine figure as she once had." Pearson
Weekly. , K
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS.
Neither will I offer . . . that which cost
me nothing."
1 send my books to you, O brave men bearing
ineworm a great Burden with undaunted
eyes.
For in some little way would I be sharing
Tour spirit of unquestioning sacrifice.
And these books were my love; I held each
1 dearly, . .
Even aa another holds his wife and child;
Or aa a friend whose wisdom counsels
clSly; '
Or as sVime kindly wizard who beguiled
long winter evenings with his magio passes,
Transforming gray to gold, and sigh tp
song; T
Who poured red wine-.from seeming' empty
glasses, , - I
And waved across life's i
throng.
screen a gay, fair
Here was a sprightly Ariel, transporting"
Around the world my spirit, fleet as ,hls;
Hero went I jvlth young Cupid brave, a-courtingT,-Forgot
my loneliness in lovera' bliss.
Here are my poets, who, above wild discord.
Heard Truth'a unfaltering voice ring high
and clear;
'Who followed Beauty left on earth the
record
That her white soul 'enfolds us, now and
here.
So take my books, with all their varied
grace
The prophet's sight, the ooefa ecstaav
I shall not grieve, to see their empty places
u tncy are naif to you they were to me.
New York Tribune.
Beaten to a Pulp.
The German' Alliance World-Herald was
beaten to a pulp at the special war session
of the legislature. Itjvas beaten to a crisp
in its devilish scheme toNattarh a German
Alliance amendment'to the constitution. In
stead of following the suggestions of the
German "Alliance World-ilerald and fixing
the new amendment so the curs who took
out first papers and voted and then swore in
their questionnaires that they ' were alien
enemies to escape military service so tliit
these hermaphrodite "citizenscould vott for
Jhe re-election "of our pro-German senator,
the. legislature stood tip square for American
and Americanism and passed the amendment
which simply says, Only citizens can vote.
Those of our people who took out first
oaoers and nea-lected to comDlete their citi
zenship, if they are on the square with Uncle
Sam, can cheerfully wait (ill they do com
plete their citizenship ifthey 'knpw these
yellow curs in the state will be kept from
voting. , ' , ;
Every local exemption board in the state
kn6ws the names of the men who now swear
they, are aliens, or alien enemies, to escape
military service. Not one of them will dare
go to the polls next November. If they do
we feel sure some red-blooded-citizen will
knock them cold with a chair and send them
to a hospital before they reach the ballot box.
Last Yelp of the German Alliance. -
The last yelp of the dying German Al
iance influence in the legislature xame as
a sort of "afterbirth," and is signed by 10
senators who died in the ditch for the booze-
verein and the German Alliance. What a
sad contrast it was to the German A''iance
banquet given in Lincoln exactly one year
ago when the attempt to repeal the infamous
Mockett law was defeated. Harken to the
squeal of thel bunch that had four, kinds of
Rhine wine at the banquet a year ago I
i Ye Gods! ' How considerate they are for
the freedom of speech and press and religion
almost as considerate as a gang of Hun
butchers en No Man s Land with an un
conscious American soldier.
If putting theirNsignatures to that squeal
does not politically danfn that bunch, forever
in Nebraska then we will be- fearfully dis
appointed in the people of Nebraska.
Who is responsible for the special session
of the legislature? Disloyal Hunsh
"" Who locked the old man who has two
sops ih the service in a room, in a Nebraska
towa-and "demanded that he-retract what he
said about the kaiser? Disloyal Huns!
Who sneers at the American , flag who
boycotts American schools who gloats at
American shortcomings who are glad when
American livesv are snuffed out by U-boat
torpedoes in the dark ocean? Disloyal Huns!
There would be no sedition law were
there no disloyaf HunsI . ,
The veprmen who tried to prevent the
State Council of Defense from, accomplish
ing anything when it had no laws to enforce
arp ihf mpn who are. now sauealinsr because
they are afraid the State Council of Defense
! 1 1 1 . . I .:
wilt actoinptisit uuicimnK.
The time has'eone by when Nebraska
will be humiliated and sneered at by disloyal
Huns. There will bTTio more "please, Mr.
German, won't you be a good citizen? Won't
please help Uncle Sam win the war?
vou
Won't you please not bite the hand that feeds
you? Won t you -please tend the government
a little of the fortune you have made in Ne
braska? If you don't be good, Mr.' German,
wejvill intern you in a nice camp and feed
vou milk-fed chickens and everything and
then when the American, boys are all dead
you can come back to ybur big farms and
there won t be anybody lelt in JNcbrasua but
Germans!" ; .
That is what the ' squealers . who signed
'he afterbirth" want, but they won't get it.
Everybody in Nebraska is out of step but
the 10 signers to "the afterbirth." Ain't it
h 1?
Don't Offend Our German Subscribers.
"Omit the word 'Hun' in all matter," 4s
the order to editors, reborters. proofreaders
and printers on the pro-German World-Hcr-
V J l,L
aid. xne reason given is Decause we nave
a large number of German subscribers we do
not want to offend." And then Newbranch
has the guts, to claim the World-Herald is
American. f
Think of it. you men. and women of Oma
ha who are giving your boys to Uncle Sam
to go over to France to fight the Huns!
Think of a newspaper in Omaha forbidding
the use of the word Hun in its columns be
cause it might offend its German subscrib
ers.' x " . "
Think of an editor ii the. center of the
American continent -being afraid of. offending
the Beastly Huns who cut the" throats of
wounded American boysi-When it is Hun
in copy change it to German, so as not to
offend our German subscribers. t When the
Huns get an unconscious American soldier
boy they cut his throat. How "different.
What a Foolish Question.
"That's the kal'ser'si.building," said a pa
rader last-Saturday. "Did you hear that?"
said Art Ellis, and he repeated what th man
behind said., "Often," I replied. What
building do jyou suppose it , was? .Well,
guess! ,
I IQPAYI
. .One Tear Ago Today In the VTar.
British offensive in region of Lens
and St Quentin rolled Germans back
over 60-mlle front
i President Wilso i created a bureau
on public Information, with functions
of censorship afcd publicity. ,
The Day VT Celebrate.'
W. Scribner, tax commissioner
of. the Union Paclflo railroad, born
1SRK
Howard M. Goulding, president of
the xOroaha Bottling company, born
IS 80. '
George L. Barton- head of the Bar
ton Printing company, born 1863.
United States navy, born in Maine, 62
years ago.
John 3. Carty. electrical engineer,
major signal officers' reserve crops.
born at Cambridge. Mass., 61 years
: ago. . ' ' ;
v Martin G. Brumbaugh, governor of
Pennsylvania, born in Huntingdon
county. Pa., SI yeara ago. , ,
This Dfy In History. 4 v
. 1810 Justin S. Morrill, who served
more than .SO years as United States
senator from Vermont born at Strat
; ford. Vt Died in Washington, D. C,
December it, 1888.' .
1842 Lieutenant General Adna R.
Chaffee,, who rose from the ranks to
. the command of the. United States
army, born at Orwell, O. Died at Los
Atgeles, November 1, 1914.
Just0 Years Ago TodaV
A double wedding occurred at the
home of B. H. Post, wfell known dairy
man on Military aveJue. The happy
parties are Herman Boehl and Caro
lina Spannagal and Charles Wool
anger and Mary Wolf. The cere
monies were performed by C. J.
Ryan, Justice of the peace of the
Ninth ward.
General Crook wss serenaded at
the Paxton hotel by the band of the
second Infantry now stationed at Fort
Omaha and the opportunity was im
proved by the officers of the regii
ment and the general's staff to con
gratulate him upon his recent promo
tion to the position of major-general.
o HeXlg of the German Ladies
SemPtji society was held at the resi
dence of Mrj. Loui8 Heimrod and
preparations were, made for a grand
calico party to be held In Germania
hall. A committee to attend to this
matter, consisting of Mrs. Heimrod.
Misses Augusta Pomy. Nettle Rich
ards and Emma Andres, was ap
pointed.
Signposts of Progress
In 1914 Japaw exported 1,000,000
pencils and in 1816 the number had
been increased to 168,000,000.
The practical destruction of Guate
mala City by a series of earthquakes,
the most severe of which occurred on
December 25, January 3, and January
24, has Inaugurated an unprecedented
era of building, activity in that city,
with a dem4n for building 'material
of all kinds. '
A change in the style of English1
rifle bullets is said to be responsible
for the Increased price of aluminum.
Previous to the war English, bullets
were round-nosed. . Experimenting
proved that a little aluminum cone
at the end of the cartridge Jacket af
forded the(proper balance.
The Dominican Republic situated
within 740 mljes of Panama, 1,250 of
New York and. 8,850 of Southhamp
ton, is almost totally unexploited.
With a continuance of peace and a
stable government Which now seems f
assured, this island should develop as
rapidly as its neighbors, Cuba and
Porto Rico, which It equals if not sur
passes in fertiltty.
Last year will be known in the
motor trade or South Africa as the
year of the'Amerioan car. ,The ex
istence of -war conditions was not the
only factor in the increased popular
ity and increased sales of cars made
across the Atlantic. --The design of
the American-car was a great deal
better suited, it is believed, to cope
with South African road difficulties
than that of English make.' -
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Editorial Shrapnel
Minneapolis Tribune: The kaiser
wouW be happier if the Germans
could hold some of those French
towns as easily as they hold Mil
waukee. ' ,
Brooklyn Eagle: If Felix Diaz has
whipped vthe Carranza -forces near
Tamp too, some Berlin plans may mis
carry. Mexico's habit of carrying oil
on both shoulders is undeniably repre
hensible. Baltimore American: If the mis
creants are discovered who have been
trying in New York to kill noncom.
batants with ground glass in food
tuffs, they should be executed as mur
derers in intent, and the potential mar-"'
deri stopped. S . '
New York Herald : It is hoped that
high authority at Washington and
Roberts college propaganda in other
parts of the country are not over
looking the fact that Bulgars and
Turks are tfblng their best to shoot
town American soldiers in France.
Minneapolis Journal: The clocks
are going it everywhere. Now' if the
weather bureau will kindly set the
weather ahead a fortnight or so, we
can set out thoso tomato plants that
have got such a good start -under
glass,',
Louisville Courier-Journal: "Stop
speaking of the allies as "thev.7 Stop
speaking of the line so gallantly' held
against the German drive as "their"
line. Use "wev" and , speak of "our"
line. America, no less than Great
Britain, Is one of the allies. The line
in France is ours as much-as if it
Out of the Ordinary.
According to a French electrician, J
the temperature of the carbon fila
ment in an iacandescent lamp ap
proaches 2,000 degrees.
There are no fours of forty-fours
in Japanese telephone directories, be
cause the name of the flgure'four,
"Shi," is the term fordeath. " 1
In lieu of a lake of water, one of
oil has been utilized at Manniford,
Okl., as a recreation center and a
band stand has been erected in its
midst j, '..
The word Welcome" stands out in
bold letters over the door of the new
cpnerete jail at Downievllle, Cal. In
pouring the cement the workmen
caused thuS letters to be traced.
James Simons, who had traveled
all over the United States under the
name of Baby Jim, died recently in
Philadelphia. Baby's body weighed
800 pounds and it was necessary to
charter an entire car to transport It
to his home in Texas.
For the first time in probably 100
years reports have reached the state
capitol of Pennsylvania of a raid made
by elk in force. The reports have
been sent from Blair county that SO
elk were tearing up crops anddamag-
ing trees. . . ,
'On a trolley car running from
Brooklyn bridge to Coney Island
George Hioth is motorman and his
daughter Grace ie cohductorette. Tha
trafflo on this line is exceptionally
heavy at all times of the day, and Miss
Roth has proved herself very capable
in looking o"ut for th aaiot of the
passengers, . x -
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Office Boy I tell ye the. edltdr ain't In.
l've Just looked.- j
"That's too bad. I warfced to nay him
some rhoney I owe him." '
"Walt a second. I'll look again." Life.
"A good many ladles were-disappointed
this afternoon."
"How was thatT"
''The guest was spoken of as a bridge
expert and he turned out to be nothing but
a famous engineer." Boston Transcript. '
"Ten, yeaa elapse between Acta' 1 and
11." ! 7
"Tes,' said Mrs. Flubdub bitterly "and I
see the brute'a wife Is still wearing the
same haf'-hlcago Post.
Mrs. Crammercy My husband talks In his
sleep. Poes yours T
Mrs. Washington Square1 Why, no, dear.
I always give him a chance" when he's
awake. People's Home Journal.
fThat magazine la not up to date,"
"Why not?"
''Because, you have to wad through so
much pure reading matter before you get
to the automobile ads. Baltimore American.
"So you have captured the belle of the
season, eh? I never thought It would do
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