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THE BEE'S SERVICE FLAG
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Nebraska 1m ntvec yet lost a crop because
of too fMoh rain. ,
Suppo, also, that McKinla? had trfoel to
sidetrack Dewey.
Tha graves over in Fraiice will be tenderly
decorated on Memorial days to eotne.
, The Chief of police says Omaha has
"lounge tfesrds," but one is too many.
few
Consolidation of "soft snaps" at tha city hall
will not hart (he service, and map help the pay
, rott. ;."
Nothing Is too good for the "moms," if the
latest aS&tioA to the Omaha Hat of theater is
an example.
No omen could be better than Hte disappear
ance of the clouds on Decoration dtp. Aeoept
it as a harbinger of the future. -
It might also be recalled that MclWnley gave
Nebraska an extra regiment m 18t8 m order
that William Jennings Bryan might become a
colonel forever.
Talking about "whole-hearted support," out"
hyphenated contemporary should read again the
stinging rebuke ite continued "sniping" for weeks
-' afijtha declaration of war called forth from one
its' disgusted reader which it was constrained
to give space to in its own columns in a desperate
effort to .clear its skfrts.
Three more Omaha grocers have had their
permit to sell wheat flour revoked for violating
the food administration rule. None of them,
however, is a member of the school board set
ting a high example of honesty and morality to
the school children, although doubttese warned
as often as was War Profiteer Warfield before
encountering rMs drastic action for willful de
fane of orders.'
' The Mount of the "Movla."
Another new theater was opened to the public
is Omaha last night In order to appreciate just
what is contained in thie announcement it must
b known that thie latest addition to the city's
places for amusing and entertaining the public is
one of the most beautiful in the country. It not
only contain the latest equipment and devices
" for tha comfort and safety of the public, but ia
constructed on such a scale and finished in such
nrtistte axoellenoe as justifle superlatives in de
scription. But its stage will not tremble be
neath the tread of heavy tragedian nor the trip
ping feet of a "beauty" chorus, nor will any tale
:, of dramatic force be told with impetuous elo
quence or tender pleading across its footlights.
Instead, ahadow will flit across the screen and
action reproduced by the camera's magic will
tell tha tale of love or terror. For this is a
theater given over to moving picture. It is a
monument to the progress made by that form
of entertainment, an eloquent testimonial to the
power of the dime, and to the wisdom of those
who discerned it possibilities. It is a long step
. from the eonverted store room to the palace just
; opened, but it. has been covered by the moving
picture exhibitor within a very few years.
Where the end is not the wisest can say, but
Omaha is improved because the Rielto has been
built and i now doing business.
DONT DO ANY SUPPOSING.
"Suppose Mr. Rotewater could make peo
ple believe that General Wood is being 'side
tracked' and 'persecuted' for partisan reasons
and out of personal spite and animus?" Hitch
cock's Hyphenated Newspaper.
Don't do any supposing. The Bee is not try
ing "to make people believe" that General Wood
is not getting a square deal, nor have we rrien
tioned "partisanship" in this connection, but we
have voiced an almost universal question on the
lips of thinking people.
When the assignment of General Wood to an
innocuous position sure to keep him far from
the firing line was announced, Secretary Baker,
answering an inquiry, was quoted as saying that
"it is not the custom of the department to ex
plain orders to officers," which prompted The
Bee's suggestion that this custom did not bar an
explanation to the public.
This explanation has now been in part vouch
safed by the president and War department
shifting responsibility for the selection of officers
for foreign service upon General Pershing, who
is said not to have asked for General Wood.
In its leal to exculpate the democrats from par
tisanship the ultra-partisan World-Herald falsely
declares General Pershing to be a "republican,"
when it knows very well that his West Point
appointment came from a democratic Missouri
congressman, presumably in recognition of a
democratic constituent, but that General Persh
ing himself is neither a republican nor a demo
cratsimply and solely a soldier, just 'as is
General Wood.
Whether it is due to army politics or personal
prejudice, or party politics, it is notorious, as
The Bee has said, that General Wood has been
"in bad" with the War department and has had
nothing but "back-seat assignments" since the
advent of the Wilson administration. If this is
the way General Wood can best help win the
war, well and good 1 , But if General Wood's
acknowledged ability and talents can be made
to count to better advantage the American peo
ple want his services utilized to the fullest, re
gardless of the personal feelings of his superior
officers.
What Will We Do With Russia?
An editorial-in the New York Times sug
gests that something should at once be done to
secure Russia from German domination. Ad
mitted; but what can we do? President Wilson has
declared he ha no more thought of abandoning
Russia than of withdrawing from Belgium, and
that he has full sympathy with the aspirations
of the Csech and Slav. This, of course, defers
final adjustment for the defeated and demoral
ized Russians until after the main business with
Germany is disposed of. For the moment the
bolsheviki appeal to us for assistance jn a mate
rial way; we are asked to provide food and cloth
ing, farm implement and machinery, and various
other means for. them to. make a new start in
life. If we do this, it will be with the perfect
understanding that any product of revived Rus
sian industry will go to aid Germany in prolong
ing1 the war. Therefore, we are constrained to
withhold aid we otherwise would gladly furnish.
Dr. Edward Alsworth Ross, in one of his re
cent articles, says the bolsheviki have been lied
about by their enemies. Maxim Gorky, himself
revolutionist, writes in his unsuppressed paper
at Petrograd, that the commune Dr. Ross finds
good in has re-established slavery; that its sol
diers are offering for sale human beings, princi
pally women and girls, in uch number that
the price has dropped from $75 to $13. Gorky
also tells of the wholesale murder of bourgeoise
in Sebastopol and its environs by the red army,
a repetition of slaughter elsewhere committed
by the bolsheviki. In the agricultural regions
the peasants have not only failed td seed their
ground, but have eaten the seed.
More complete ruin could not be imagined than
has followed the class war in Russia. The woes
of the people there will challenge compassion for
a long time to come, but for the moment we see
no practical way of helping Ihem until they get
ready to help themselves.
Better Use of Our Man Power.
General Crowder has evolved another plan
for getting better use of the man power of the
country. It is simply to call up again registrants
who have been rejected because of some slight
physical defect and enlist them for service in the
quartermaster or other department of the military
service where they may be useful and thus re
lease soldiers for the front line. While the
justice of this course will be apparent, it is not
certain that we have yet been reduced to such a
state that it will be expedient The new class
of registrants will provide for the increment to
the aimy called under the latest draft orders,
while the first list has notyet been exhausted.
The idea may be worked out, however, in con
nection with the larger view of requiring all
eligibles to engage in useful work and finally
be the means of more effectively employing our
man power.
The boys of '65 no longer can march as they
did then, but their great hearts beat higher when
they see the youth of today assembled in serried
ranks under Old Glory, for they know the coun
try is safe as long as such manhood can be
arrayed in its uniform.
Shelving General Wood
Fatittre te Make Use of His Ability and Qualification's
Needs Explanation
Chicago Tribune.
No official explanation is vouchsafed the
public in the matter of the removal of Gen
eral Leonard Wood " from command of his
division on the eve of its departure for France
and his assignment to command the western
department or to train' another division at
home. "I cannot discuss General Wood's
future movements," says Secretary Baker.
The right of the president as commander-in-chief
of the army and navy to dispose of
commands is fully acknowledged. It is a
necessary incident of war and military con
trol. ' But it is not an irresponsible personal
right. It is a public duty subject to principles
of public service.
It is proper, thereTjre, in such a special
case as General Vood' for the public to seek
information and to be Riven something more
respectful and satisfactory than Mr. Baker's
curt refusal. This is ud Mr. Baker's war.
It is not Mr. Wilson's war. The army is not
Mr. Bakers, nor even Mr. Wilsons. It is
the American people's war and the American
people's army, and it is of considerable mo
ment to the American people who are paying
for the war in their best blood, to say nothing
of their money, that the war shall be con
ducted in the most efficient manner possible
and that their sons and husbands and
brothers in the ranks shall be given the best
available leadership.
It is important the public should have
confidence that considerations of efficiency
alone are governing the choice of officers
from the lowest to the highest Secretary
oaxer recognizea mis in laying down the
rules for commissions an t promotions in the
lower grades. It is not less essential that
assurances be given that extraneous consid
erations are not affecting the higher appoint
ments. It has been gratifying to find that the two
selections of chief military importance have
been judicious. General Pershing's service
is conceded to be successful and General
March also is showing the high qualities
required of a chief of the general staff. But
the disposition of General Wood raises a
serious question. Either General Wood was
shelved because he is deemed physically un
fit, or professionally unfit, or for reasons
which ought not to affect appointment.
As to General Wood's physical condition,
the public knows only that he was recently
examined and officially pronounced fit.
As to General Wood's military fitness, the
puoiic oniy Knows mat nc nas naa a con-t
spicuous career as soldier and military ad
ministrator; that he was military governor
of Cuba and later chief of staff; that he was
the initiator ot the rlattsburg camp upon
which the system of training officers for the
new army was founded. Those who are
better informed in military matters also
know mat in military circles abroad, where
professional standards are high, General
Wood was considered one of if not the
ablest ot ur soldiers. It is also known in
the same quarters that at Camp Funston,
wnere oenerai wooa has been in command
of a national arm'- division, the training was
considerably in advance of most of the
camps and was of the highest order in this
country.
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oo iar, inereiore. as me nuDiic la in-
formed, General Wood is in every respect fit
ior nign commana; in tact, tor as high com
mand as our service offers. .Why, then, has
ne Deen systematically kept in the back
ground since war was declared?
An answer has been generally offered
It is that Mr. Wilson cherishes a personal
feud with General Wood because General
Wood openly preached the need for prepara
Hon for this war at a time when Mr. Wilson
was belittling the ne-d for preparation. That
might be human, but, certainly it would be
small-minded. It is also suggested that
Oenerai Wood was suspected of political am
bitions in 1916. But were this true the public
could hardly find in it reason for not availine
ourselves oi uenerai wood a ability at such
a time as mis.
Certainly the duty upon the commander
in-chief of utilizine our limited militarv ma,
terial to the best advantage ought not to be
ooscurea by personal or political considera
tions of this sort The number of officers
we have whose experience and proved qual
ities nt tnem tor me higher commands is
very small. If, as we frankly hope, the
amalgamation of our troops with the French
continues for some time, we shall not require
a number of high officers proportionate to
the number of our troops. Yet even under
such conditions the failure to make fuller use
of General Wood and the evident policy of
keeping him in the background of our
greater military activities call for explana
tion. The country has a right to have the
disturbing suspicions aroused in this case
allayed. If the War department will not
give information one of the military affairs
committees should do so.
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
A Modern World Wonder Discovered in Alaska
Rev. William W. Rigge, S. J., Creighton University.
The most wonderful and unique geogra
phical wonder of the world in its own line
has been discovered in Alaska. It is called
the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, because
from innumerable vents of all sizes and in
all directions dense clouds of white smoke
are issuing at all times. This white smoke
is mostly very hot steam mixed with volcanic
gases. The valley is about 15 miles long
and about five miles wide, and is very near
the Katmai volcano, the largest in thu
which had such a terrific eruption six years
ago.
The Valley of Ten Thousand SmoW.a
was explored last year by an expedition under
the command of Robert F. Griggs, financed
by the National Geographic society and de
scribed in the February number of its maga
zine. There were 10 members of the party
and they included three botanists, one topog
rapher, one photographer, zoologist, chemist,
entomologist and two packers. The account
they published of their discoveries reads like
a story from another world, totally different
from the one we are living in. And their 47
fine illustrations give very vivid pictures of
what they saw.
The white smoke issuing from the crevices
everywhere was so hot that its tempera
ture was above the reach of the thermome
ters the party carried. Food could be cooked
with the greatest facility over any vent, large
or small, and it waa very dangerous to ex
pose oneself to the scalding vapor as it came
out of the ground. , The heat was so intense
that except for frying bacon and flapjacks,
it had all the convenience of a stove. And
at night, when the men prepared to sleep,
they put their blankets under them to protect
themselves against the heat of the ground in
order tq make sleep at all possible.
And alongside of the steaming hot vapor
were masses of ice from glaciers, so that food
that was to be kept cool and food that was
cooking were often only a few feet apart.
The steam melted the ice and formed lakes
and rivers. Some of the water was so hot
that if it had contained fish they might have
been cooked in it before being taken off the
hook. And often it required only a wave of
the hand in the water, to pass from an ice
cold to a scalding hot temperature.
Treading on such hot grqund with steam
all about, was like walking on a live vol
cano, which it most probably was. There
was no telling at what moment a terrific
eruption or a tremendous blast of vapor
might take place. Often when a foot was
placed accidentally on a thin crust, 6team
came spouting out of the hole. The force
with which the gases rushed out of the larger
vents was often so great that stones tossed
into them were held up for quite a while.
Except for insects that had ventured too
near the escaping gases or had been sud
denly overtaken by them, there was no sign
of life anywhere in the great valley. There
was not even wood wherewith to build a
fire. : i
The gases were mostly steam mixed with
odors of hydrochloric acid and hydrogen sul
phide. They were not dangerous except when
one ventured too near the escaping jets.
There was, of course, much sulphur every
where, and there was a great play of colors
in some places, although the greater part of
the ground was mostly hot mud.
This Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes has
1 1 OI )AV
'' One Tear Ago Today In the War.
Reception In united States senate
to Italian war commission.
Every male citizen of draft age pro
. hiblted from leaving United States,
House of representatives rejected
the press censorship clause In the es
pionage bill.
Tbe Dap We OoJebrato.
Jame X. Reed, arocer. born 1I7S.
Walter Wills, real estate man. born
1861.
Guy R. Pratt of the Nebraska Tele
phone company, born 1875.
Origen Williams of the United
states National bank, born 1866.
George I Sheldon, former rovern
or of Nebraska, born at Nemaha,
nto., es yeara ago.
This Day In History.
188& More than 2,000 lives lost In
the Johnstown flood, resulting from
the breaking of the Conemaugh res
ervoir. 1883 The remains of Jefferson Da
vis, brought from New Orleans, in
terred in Hollywood cemetery, Rlch-
mond.
1802 Tbe United "State army was
reduced to (6,497 men.
. 115 German reply to American
rote on Lueitania sought delay by
' king for further Information about
i atus of Cunarder.
11 British and German fleets,
t Jutland, engaged In the greatest
I tZfr of modem history.
Just 30 Years Ago Today
The Omaha base ball team, flushed
with victory, returned from Des
Moines and are preparing to wipe up
tne aiamona witn Kansas city in
tnree games.
Thomas L. Kimball, Charles J,
Smith. Erastus Young, J. M. Thurs
ton and T. M. Orr gave notice to the
county clerk that they had associated
themselves together for the purpose
of buying and selling real estate. The
capital stock la placed at 3i0,000.
The Caatelar Street Presbyterian
church began this week to hold gos
pel meetings every evening.
Edward and William O'Hara of Ce
dar Rapids, la., heavy railroad con
tractors, are in the city with an eye
upon future operations in the west
George Vroman. chairman of th
grievance committee of the Union Pa
cific railroad, arrived in this city from
Denver and waa met at the depot by
a delegation from the local brother
hood. !
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Round About the State
Gen Huse of the Norfolk News
launches a patrlotie drive for a city
flagstaff and a flag to match. Gene is
a capital booster who never' sounds
retreat
Frequent mention in the state pa
pers of the June meeting of newspa
per men in Omaha foreshadows a
massed drive of major proportions.
Omaha, by the way, is ready for the
onset The line may bend a bit but
we'll take 'em In properly. Come a
running. Valentine Republican gently chides
the enthusiasm of Bassett people in
boring for oil. So far aulriraa.ni.
tending to discourage borers as well
as backers. A hurry call for a Val
entine well digger fliiled because the
digger on the Job wanted $10,000 to
let go a 200-foot hole.
Aurora aad Hamilton enuntv la an.
other of the forehanded sections of
the state which anticipate the needs
of the time. No Red Cross driva waa
staged this time, but $14,000 was
wired to the authorities Just the
same. Peeled off a bis- mil o-th
in advance and a snug balance re
mains for the next call.
It remained for the Central nt
Republican to fashion a deserved
tribute to the zephyrs of Nebraska.
Less courageous scribes usually con
tent themselves with merely noting
the speed record, reserving emphasis
for private circulation. Tha Ramih.
llcan discusses the subject in all ita
whimsical bearing, and cheerily de
cides that "Nebraska wind .take the
cake." Let It so .at that ..
nothing in the world that can be compared
iu u. ruining approacning it nas ever been
seen Dy me eye ot man.
How We Fight in France
Lucian Swift Kirtland in Leslie'.
The American! are usincr what is anm
times known as the new French system of
ueiense, ana sometimes as the new German
system. At the beginning of the war the
iuiii. nellies were neia very tnick, es
pecially by the British. Now the scheme is
to have only a handful of men in the first
nne, one man to a hyndred feet, perhaps;
for the second line there are many more men
and many more machine guns; for the third
line men are much heavier massed and re
serves are available.
This theory of defense against raids is
based on the fact that the enemy can con
centrate his men in his front lines for a sud
den "over the top" then lay down a heavy
barrage. When the attacking troops come
over they strike the first line with their max
imum impact l hey are likely to overwhelm
any ordinary defense, and thus it is a waste
oi men to try to detend the first line obsti
nately. But the human body gets tired, and
j V "Idtnine 8uns ana rnes ot the sec
ond line have had their innincs at th
tackers the Boches are beginning to slow up
from natural exhaustion. On a counter at
tack, then, the third line, being fresh, meets
the enemy tired from exertion and proceeds
to drive him out
Thus, as we waded through the mud,
uiuviuuca wen over our Knees as we visited
some of the half-demolished lines which the
Germans had tried to flatten with their artil
lery in their last raid, we did not find much
society, but the snipers, whom we did find at
their posts, seemed to have been born to the
job. They were men who knew their rifles,
and it was a statement of fact, and not boast
ing, when they declared that they had the
German sharpshooters buffaloed. We came
upon one lanky ex-cowpuncher who had
ocen navmg a tour-hour duel with a "Bush,'
as he tailed him. He didn't know I was
taking his picture, but just as the camera
clicked, so also did the hammer of his gun.
I his time Mr. German had taken one too
u.oujr mances. x ne tact was proved through
People and Events
of K n.T,U or left-a fortunc
or J UW.UOO. The fact is an instructive
"fronts0" Pr f buildin8 UP masculine
YZrL SateS .uSho , Machinery company
Tr t ('r the federal high court with
?, t L thf- mas.head- The joy of victory
. Ill a him ho Planned the defense at
K.-.h:?:",,?.1 .tne weary road. The late
iVJLi a "Vvvms,0.w was as ruthless in his
legal tactics as m his machine leases, but
gr,:e!Aathercd.h i" year be-
u. """ came, a short time before
tn srvrn .... ..... iif. .
i. i 7 . wu8 wmsiow lea an as-
ttZr ik u Ia,rcnesTs of Judc Dyer of the
federal bench at St. Louis, and so thoroughly
riled his judicial temper that he gave the
case to another judge. That was Winslow's
way of getting next to a friendly judge.
Whittled to a Poin.
Minneapolis Journal: At the Teu
tonic masthead waves the signal,
"Germany expects every man to bear
raise Witness against his neighbor."
Louisville Courier-Journal: John
Wanamaker says the four years after
the war will be this country's most
prosperous years. Our profiteers,
nowever, are taxing no cnances on
that.
Brooklyn Eagle: China want to
put a time limit on Japan's chess
plays. We cannot blame her. Cob
webs do not look well growing be
tween yellow noses. Even the Orient
must wake up.
Louisville Courier Journal: "it is
said that the war is wiping out the
German autocracy." Certainly not
that part represented by German roy
alty. Nobody has heard of any of the
kaiser's six soldier sons receiving even
a scratch.
New York World: Instead of re
ceiving enormous supplies of wheat
from the Ukraine, as promised, the
working classes of Germany have been
nubjected to a further reduction of
the flour and bread ration. They ex
pected food and they got lies and de
ception with which is satisfy their
rppetites.
Baltimore American: Tha Interned
Germans to be removed to military
eamps from certain localities are high
ly indignant because they have to
leave their , comfortable cottages.
They ought to have a course tf com
pulsory reading on the allied prison
er In Germany who are thankful
when they can get anything to eat
Twice Told Tales
Democracy.
War Secretary Baker said at a
luncheon in Washington.
"Ours will be the most democratic
army in the world, for ours is the
most democratic country.
"A millionaire, as he climbed Into
his limousine, snarled at a newsboy:
ou't'N0. I don't want any paper! Get
"Well, keep your ahirt on. boss,'
the newsbey answered. The only dif
ference between you and me Is that
you're makin' your second million,
while I'm still workin' on my flrSt "
Washington Post
A Lesson In Patriotism.
The "guvnor" waa giving his son,
with whom being out of a job was fast
becoming chronic, a lesson In pa
triotism. "Have you a Liberty bond?" he
sked.
"No: cost too much!"
"Buy a thrift stamp?"
"Thrift stamp? Huh! Too small."
"But they have one mighty fine
habit my bey they stick." Car
toons Magazine.
Safety First
Lady (to soldier who has been dec
orated for bravery) And what In
spired you to act In that heroic man-
nerr
Jh Weel. ye maun ken. ma'am
Ah v put ma money In the War
Loan, and Ah want to keep tt safe
London Opinion.
" on partisan League Workers.
Kearney, Neb., May 26. To the Ed
itor of The Bee: I notice that the
Nonpartisan league is keeping out of
the newspapers these days. Perhaps
that is because the little discussion
there was about the league in the
newspapers caused hundreds of farm
ers over the state to stop payment of
the post-dated checks which they had
given for memberships.
Mr. J. D. Ream, chairman of the
executive' committee of the Nonpar
tisan league, appeared on the floor at
the meeting of the Nebraska farmers'
war council In Lincoln on May 1 and
objected to having an Investigation
made of the very serious charges
against the league. Mr. Ream stated
that the league is a political party.
The men of the conference felt that,
if it is a distinct political party, which
does not want to be investigated, then
the matter ought not to be discussed
in that convention, where a pledge
had been made that no politics would
be Involved.
However, the very serious charges
which have been made against the
leaders of the league and their meth
ods of doing business, coupled with
the significant fact that they oppose
investigation, makes m think that
the light should be turned on.
Some of the things which I have
investigated are the following:
xney are circulating copies of the
Nonpartisan Leader, printed In Ger
man, In this state.
Arthur LeSeuer, who i one of the
leading attorneys and publicity agents
ror tne league, was affiliated closely
with the Industrial Workers of the
worm last summer.
The members Day $18 for what
they think is a two-year membership
but which only pays them up until
uecemDer 1, 1918.
N. S. Randall, "state organizer" for
tne league, was convicted at Red
Wing, Minn., May 3 of "utterances
tending to discourage enlistments."
Joseph Gilbert "manager" for th
league, was convicted on Februarv 11
at Jackson, Minn., of tha crime of
unlawful assemblage." which re
quires a showing that in the meeting
things contrary to the policies of the
country were advocated.
jvir. uiiDert was also convicted on
May 10 at Red Wing of "utterances
tending to discourage enlistments."
a. xown ley. head of the leaerua.
and Joseph Gilbert are both under in
dictment in Martin countv. Minne
sota, for obstructing the military and
navai policies or the United States.
F. A. Teigen. McLeod countv organ
izer for the league, is under a federal
indictment for obstructing enlistments
and is awaiting trial. He is said still
to be working for the league else
where. George D. Brewer was convicted in
Justice court In Pipestone countv.
Minnesota, of holding an unlawful as
semblage and was fined. He is still
working for the league.
Perhaps more investigation will un
cover further information which may
be of interest to the Nebraska farm
ers. O. G. SMITH,
President Nebraska Farmers' Con
gress. SAID IN FUN.
SOMEBODY'S BOYi "r
'Twaa iomabodjr-f boy, who, happy and ray, '
Said his "Ooodbya!" and fci'tantd away;
Hla eountry'a appaal ha had (Ivan full head;
For many brava boyi ha knaw thara waa
oaed.
H!a ault ot naw khaki waa Beat and trim;
Hla fond mother thought, "I am proud o
htm!"
So marched ha away at tha beat ot tha
drum.
With vlalona ot liberty, aura ta coma.
Ha eroaaed with thousands tha peril-filled
aeaa;
With vowa to tha Flat, and to God on hla
kneea; '
Then afar In (air Franca, a aoldler true,
Ba bore In hla prlda our Bed, White and
Blue. Ba heard tha dread votea of tha barrage
sun, .
Ha aaw tha vaat wreckage of lawlaaa Hum
But "Somebody-a Boy' waa a eoul unafraid
For Liberty's price ha knew must ba paid. ,
So onward ha marched In tha battla Una; 1
Ha may not ba yours, and ha may not bJ
mine;
But Somebody's Boy waa wounded . that
night, .
And tenderly noma toward a Red Cross
light x
There, delicate food from the nursea kind,
And every comfort that love could find.
Ware his, every hour, with letters of cheer,
And lova from tha Homeland, never mora
dear.
Twaa Somebody's Boy, O Mother, yon knew
What gratitude deep to him we all owe;
He left hla dear Home blest land of tha
free.
To fight for Ood's freedom, for you and
for me.
And Somebody's Boy knelt low at his cat
And prayad for tha home hearts that never
forgot;
"Ba kind to our mothers, O God:" was his
prayer,
Of bounty from them, wa need not despais
Fremont, Neb. MRS. S. A. PRESTON.
Edith I see Betty has decorated her
room with pistola, awords and the like.
Ethel Yes; Betty always has been a
great girl for having arms around her.
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"Are you going to rusticate this summer,
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