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THE BEE:, OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1918.
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Spirki In the council meetings simply mean
that we now have a lot of live wires there.
The "arch" will go, but Omaha's welcome for
the visitor will not be in any sense lessened.
t Never fearl Uncle Sam's boys will give a
good account of themselves in the big battle.
It should be understood that from now on
hard coal is so denominated because it la hard to
get
What is our new police administration going
to do about professional street beggars? This
abuse can be easily stopped.
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Omaha is in the lead for the moment as a
flour center, prophetic of the day when this city
will permanently occupy the position.
Chancellor Avery is quoted Is saying he was
; tired of professors' views on the war. He
spoke for the public as well as for himself.
Extraordinary conservation of wheat if neces
sary for the next two months. But Just wait
tilt Nebraska's wheat crop is harvested and available!
Our High school cadets cannot charge that
the weather man has failed to keep up his record
oa encampment week weather. They are about
f tk. k..t lint. ..:. 1.. 1
PART THE FARMER IS PLAYINO.
One of the remarkable publications sent
through the mails while the late Liberty loan
drive wis in progress alleged that the farmers
are slackers. Just now a most sufficient retort
to such a charge is afforded by figures from the
Treasury department and the Department of
Agriculture. Secretary McAdoo makes especial
acknowledgement of appreciation for the farm
ers' contributions to the "Xiberty loan; every
state in the agricultural belt went over its allot
ment and practically every county in every
state, showing the tillers of the soil to be buyers
of bonds also. The crop-reporting bureau of the
Department of Agriculture gives the total acre
age of all crops in the United States for 1917 as
359,625,000, against 311,293,382 for 1909. Part
of this increase is due to opening of new farm
lands to cultivation, but most of it may be
traced to the extra urge on the farmer for pro
duction to meet war needs. Preliminary reports
for 1918 indicate a considerable increase in area
under cultivation over that of last year. The
final yield depends on conditions over which the
farmer exercises no control, but as far as his
part in production is concerned, it has been at
tended to. The wholesale allegation that the
farmer is a slacker or a profiteer, or that he is
falling short in any of the great duties laid on
him is a slander.
To gtisp the scope of the new freight rate
increase it should be remembered that there has
already been one 15 per cent boost since the
government took charge of the railroads. An in
crease of 15 and 25 is a 44 per cent raise.
The secretary of war should extend to some
of the senators the same request he has made of
the newspapers, not to comment on the size of
the army we have in 'France. Most of the mis
information now . in circulation comes from
Washington, and not a little of it has source in
the Creel committee. ;
A "Welcome Improvement
The city council has resolved on one thing
that . will have general commendation. This is
the removal of the so-called "welcome arch" that
has obstructed and disfigured Farnam street for
aome years. .Whatever the sentiment that might
have ' prompted the establishment of this mon
strosity, it was bt poorly represented in the
working out,,or it was unworthy of an advancing
community. No doubt possibly can exist as to
the sincerity of Omaha's hospitality, which is
extended on all proper occasions without stint.
Visitors to the city need no ostentatious reminder
of the fact that tfiey are welcome, but if such
a proclamation must be made it ought to be.with
out offense to good taste. The "arch" now con
demned conveyed no such message and had de
generated from whatever of apparent greeting
it might originally have had into a cheap and
sometimes discouraging advertising dodge. It
, has been used to convey the idea to uninformed
easterners ' that a certain promoter of an un
certain commodity was so popular in this city
that ie was given a municipal welcome. No
general catalogue of its many misuses will be
made, but it will not be missed, and the dignity
of the city of Omaha will be increased when
that obstruction has gone to the junk pile.
Railroad Rates and Certain Shipper.
One of the complicating features of the iren.
eral freight rate situation in the United States
is forced to the front by the order of Mr. Mc-
Adoo putting into effect a 25 per cent increase.
Lertain industries will be compelled to absorb
this increase, which has the effect of putting them
at a disadvantage with regard to competitors.
Notably is this true of oil companies not affili
ated with the Rockefeller interests. The Stand
ard transports quite a large portion of its oroduet
by pipe line or water, while its chief competitors,
and the smaller oil concerns particularly! must
a.a ,t,. a. ... j . : , .
ubwiv, v.! ku lamuiui iv bciiu goouj to marKet.
Under these conditions the rate increase will
have to be absorbed by the shipper, for it is
not likely the Standard will favor its rivals hv
increasing the selling price sufficiently to prop
erly protect thera. What is true of the oil in
dustry applies to some others, live stock and
grain for example. The basic selling orice for
grain, fixed on Chicago delivery, includes freight
charges, and unless the upset price is modified
the increase must be taken up by the seller.
These points have been called to the attention
of the secretary of treasury and he has been
asked to give the interests concerned a hearing
The whole situation is a reminder of the fact
that justice can not be achieved by sweeping
and inclusive orders, even in war times, but must
rest finally on a full examination of all the facts.
Check the Riveting Contests.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping board has
issued an order that is of more than passing in
terest. Its effect will be to stop the individual
riveting contests that have excited so much
comment within the last few weeks. Wonderful
numbers of rivets have been driven by gangs
working under perfect conditions, but the net
result has not been the gain that might have
been expected. It has been discovered bv ex
perience that after a riveting gang has undergone
one of these bursts of speed the reaction is such
that several days, sometimes a week or longer,
must elapse before its members are fit to work
again. Recovery from the nervous strain, the
burns and other disabilities incident to the test
takes time, and the output is less rather than
greater because of the endeavor. Mr. Hurley is
of the opinion that a gang that will drive 1,000
rivets a day and do it six days a week is putting
out more finished product than the gang driving
4,000 rivets in one day and then laying off five.
From now on the test will be on the monthly
output rather than on the achievement of a
single shift. Steady and sure is a good rule for
the riveter.
Americans Learning New Art of War
Improvements in Firearms, Battle Losses
and Rival Strategy
Francis Vinton Greene in New York Times.
While the artillery has been of a charac
ter such as no American had any conception
of four years ago, and has produced such
casualties as artillery has never produced in
any previous war, yet the fundamental fact
has not been changed that the combat is de
cided by the infantry; and the manner in
which infantry has been used by the leu
tons and hence necessarily bv their oppon
ents has been a constant surprise to all
military students. For the last hundred years
the improvements in firearms have been con
stant and rapid and the difficulty ot moving
infantry to the attack in face of the con
stantly increased volume ot hre has been
the subject of the deepest thought on the
part of all military leaders and writers.
The following figures are worthy of care
ful study:
Total Killed and
Battles. Engaged. Wounded. Pet,
rredenck
110,000
1745-58 7
Napoleon
1800-15 12
Crimea
1854 2
Italy-
1859 1
United States
1861-65 11
Austria
1866 1
France
1870 6
Turkey
1877 5
738,000
2,104j000
149,000
298,000
1,572,000
436,000
1,263,000
512,000
464,700
21,400
27,400
210,000
27,600
119,700
71,200
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Germany and the Open Sea.
Admiral von Tirpita insists that Belgium must
be retained -in order that Germany may have free
use of the seas, but seems to overlook a proceed
ing that engages more public attention than the
remote likelihood of retention of Belgian ports
by the kaiser. This is the move to Germanize
the Baltic. No purpose is plainer than the de
termination of the German plottars to hold the
Baltic as a closed sea. All the world is to be
shut out from this gateway to northwestern Eu
rope. Seizure of the Russian provinces and sub
jugation of Finland gives Germany possession
of the Baltic and all that it means, to the ex
clusion of England, America and every possible
maratime rival of the kaiser. Conditions of the
days of the Hanseatic league are thus restored
and an old chapter of world history is again
brought to light. Possession of Belgian ports
is of small moment if the Hun is permitted to
hold what he has seized from Russia. The pre
tense of contention for freedom of the seas looks
small alongside the plan to secure a monopoly
on one of the world's great gateways for com
merce. Von Tirpitx may hold Belgium up, bat
he cannot hide the Baltic in that way.
Total 45 7,072,000 1,052,000 .15
These figures enable us to get a proper
sense of proportion between the wars of the
past, and between each of them and all of
them in comparison with the present war,
which, as nearly as can be judged by such
figures as have been made public by compe
tent autnority, is somewhat more than three
, times as great as the sum total of all wars
during the previous two centuries. Before
it is ended it will probably be six times as
great.
The figures also develop the unexpected
tact that while there has been a constant im
provement in firearms since Napoleon's time
the losses in battle, in proportion to numbers
engaged, have decreased. This is confirmed
by statements recently made by our War de
partment that the losses in killed and
wounded in this present war are only 7 per
cent of the numbers engaged. If this informa
tion is correct, then the losses in this war,
with its unprecedented array of machine guns,
artillery, barrage, 16-inch howitzers, 70-mile
siege guns, airplane bombs, poisonous gas,
hand grenades, etc., has produced a smaller
percentage of killed and wounded than any
other great war of modern times save one.
The losses in Napoleon's wars, it will be
noticed, were one and a half times as great as
the average of the other wars; if this present
war is included, Napoleon's losses in pro
portion to troops engaged are fully twice as
great as in subsequent wars.
The classic case of Wagram is still worthy
of the most careful study, for, while firearms
have changed, the human heart, the human
mind and human psychology ("reactions"
in modern slang) are immutable.
The Germans have been the most pro
found students and would-be t imitators of
Napoleon. Their tactical writers, Clause
witz, Von der Goltz, Balck and Bernhardt
have always emphasized"' the advantage of
the offensive and the necessity of "driving
home," or, as the French say, "charger au
fond.' The great general staff was satur
ated with these ideas, their maneuvers dur
ing the 10 years preceding this war were con
ducted on these principles, which caused
the British and American military attaches
who witnessed them to draw the erroneous
conclusions that the German emperor in his
vanity and love of spectacular effects was
practicing at maneuvers a method of warfare
which would prove suicidal and ridiculous
in actual war.
In fact, the Germans have conducted the
war on precisely these principles. They
seized tne onensive ana nave held it Their
attacks have been conducted on the funda
mental idea of "driving home," not with col
umns such as those of MacDonald at Waz
ram with 30,000 men occupying a front of
only 400 yards and a depth of 500 yards,
but with endless successive waves of skir
mishers rushing across "No Man's land" and
using the bayonet freely. Their losses in the
battles of the last 30 days have been fright-
tui. it tney could nave gained a victory like
Wagram it would have been well worth
while. The loss of Paris, while of immense
moral importance, is of no military import
ance if the French army remains intact. But
they have not destroyed the French or Brit
ish armies, and their offensive seems to be
nearing its end.
Our allies have pursued a most judi
cious course in falling back before these
"slams, meanwhile inflicting on the Germans
losses probably two or three times as great
as their own. The time will come, as this
war slowly drags its length toward its inevit
able conclusion of the destruction of the Ger
man army, when the Germans realize that
they cannot break the French and British
armies. Their losses in man power will then
have been so enormous that they can no
longer carry on the offensive: and thev will
require time with their inferior economic re
sources to replenish the thousands of tons
of artillery ammunition which they will by
that time have fired away. When that time
arrives, possibly in the autumn of 1918, or
possibly in 1919, they will have to change
from the offensive to the defensive. They
have a defensive line of marvelous strength
behind the Rhine from Dusseldorf to Muhl-
hausen, about 350 miles long. They will then
be nearly 200 miles nearer their own base;
behind them will be their own country un
touched as yet by the ravages of war, and in
front of them will be the desert into which
they have converted "the smiling lands of
France."
Across this desert we and our allies must
transport our troops and munitions of all
kinds, and we shall be 200 miles further away
from our own base on the sea. In order to
have any chance of crossing this wide and
deep river and pushing across the 300 miles
from Strassburg and Metz to Berlin we
must have a greatly preponderating force;
and as the French and British have nassed
the peak of their man power our contribu
tion must be very large, not less than 2,000,
000 men on the fighting line, constantly
maintained at that strength from reserves
in training of at least eaual numbers. This
is nearly twice as many as the British will
tnen be able to supply (they have probably
nevfT halt aa manir am 1 Wl iTTSft .1..
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fighting line at one time) and fully as great
as the French. The British and French com
manders will be nerve-exhausted by the strain
of more than four years of unparalleled re
sponsibilty. The prinnle of unified command has at
last been established at the expense of Brit-
lsn traditions tully 1.UU0 years old; and it
is quite among the possibilities that the
commander of the 5,000,000 men engaged in
winning the final victory will be some young
West Point graduate now commanding a
regiment or brigade in France and as un
known to fame as Grant and Sherman were
in 1861 and the early part of 1862.
Upon this man, whoever he may be, will
devolve a responsibility as a military com
mander with which those of Caesar and
Napoleon will ieem small. Upon his abilitv
successfully to handle unprecedented num
bers of infantry in an attack upon present
day trenches and all the accessories will de
pend the lives of many hundred thousands
of American lads. God grant that he have
ability commensurate with his supreme task.
for which history present no precedent and
comparatively little guidance.
The Rainbow Sign in Ravaged Lands
Red Cross Symbolic of Relief and Better, Days
Calls Bee's Spirit Splendid.
Chicago, May 28. To tha Editor of
The Bee: Mr. Frank W. Judson. dl
rector of the second war fund for the
American Red Cross In Nebraska, has
sent ua copies or Tne Omaha Bee con
taining the very fine publicity which
has been given to the Red Cross.
We greatly appreciate the splendid
spirit which prompted you to print
these articles. The American Red
Cross needs the sincere co-operation
of the American, press and such ar
ticles as were published by The
Omaha Bee carried a message to the
public which is Impossible to Kive In
any other way.
The Red Cross needs your help, and
Nebraska Is to be congratulated on
having your hearty co-operation. I
personally wish to thank you for the
aid you have given to the second war
fund campaign and I am sura the re
sults obtained In Nebraska are due In
a large measure to the excellent pub
licity given me cause by your paper.
xours very truiy,
LEWIS N. WIGGINS.
Associate Manager Central Division.
President Wilson's Appointments,
Eddyvllle, Neb., May 28. To the
Editor of The Bee: What percentage
of the important appointments made
by President Wilson have been given
to republicans? W. J. LA.WSON.
Answer President Wilson has an-
polnted no republicans to office under
his administration, except in the verv
few cases wherein the law requlrae
that he name someone not of his own
political faith. Both President Tart
and President Roosevelt named demo
crats to Judicial and other positions,
dui Mr. wuson nas at no time follow
ed their example in this regard. He
has named a number of republicans
in connection with the war activities
to places where the services are given
gratis or ai a nominal salary.
Distinguish Between Friend and Foe,
Omaha, May 28. To the Editor of
Tne Bee: Sweeping orders lnaueu
rated by Governor Harding of Iowa
win nna little approval amongst the
oesi ana xnmKing class of Amer cans.
They do not conform, neither in word
nor spirit, to our laws and constitu
tions and go much farther than our
national leaders In Washington care
to go.
"There shall be no class legislation"
is a provision of our constitution. Ac
cordingly when a tew is passed it must
be passed against Bohemians and
i-onsn as well as against Germans be
cause the two downtrodden nations
are subjects of the Central powers,
even though it Is by compulsion and
not by volition. However, a governor
In his rulings is not weighted by re
strictions on class legislation and
therefore should distinguish between
enemies and allies, between friends
and foe.
In a communication to one of the
local dailies, "Vox Culae," under his
pseudonym, says: "There are
amongst us from the belligerent na
tions also those who are loyal and
true. They appreciate the government
that made them. They All the bill of
requirements of American citizenship.
They give their time, money and sons
to maintain the government. Thav
are ashamed of their fatherland, that
has fallen to the most brutish methods
of warfare and extermination that the
world has ever seen. Make them feel
that this Is their country our coun
try.
The writer hits tha nail nin1 mi
the head, only he should not eall the
delapidated Austro-Hungary the fath
erland of Bohemians, for It Is not
The fatherland of Bohemians is Bo
hemia, not Austro-Hungary, and Bo
hemians are proud of thetr father-
iana, ror Bonemia aa a nation la lined
up on the side of the allies and is leav
ing no stone unturned to help the
allies win the war against their op
pressors of Ions standing. The Bo
hemians not only fully contribute their
share to the war funds of this country, -but
in addition by voluntary contribu-
Hons are maintaining their own In
dependent army on the battlefield to
held lick tha kaiser. The reports come
this mornlnT that thj Bohemians of
Wahoo bought the two pounds of
White Housa wool, for which they
paid $5,000, and the report says:
"There is a large proportion of Bo- '
hemlan population thera (in Wahoo) .
which Is exceedingly active In war
work.- r
The Bohemian population of Chi
cago is about half that of the city of
Greater Omaha, and yet the subscrip
tion to the third Liberty loan of Bo
hemian Chicago exceeded that of "
Greater Omaha by almost a whole -million,
and out of three Omaha boys
who have laid their lives on the field
of honor two were Bohemians.
All these things should be taken ;
into consideration before such sweep
ing orders aa those made by Governor .
Harding are propounded, for it pulls ."
on the heartstrings when all these -
sacrifices remain unnoticed and un
heeded. SIMPLICIMUS.
CHEERY CHAFF.
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about it waan't monay wa war aulng tor,
but th. prinolpla of tha thins." -
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"Tha lurr mm.m it In th&i llrht
flV Ua a Mnl Aam." Tj.m4m.111 k
Courtar-JournaL
"la tba eouraa at a ainela parasraph. r
thla wrltar haa aaaamble aa add man- 7
asarla."
"What la ItT"
"A tun do, a rnooa salt aa aoaaa rraj
hound, a aaa paaa aad aa Irlah anil." Bl-
Minora Amarloan.
km a
Jlnka Tba aid aatax aboai wolraa ka
anaap-e aiociunv aomaa back ta a
Blinks WhaaT
Jlnka Whaa ha erdars aprlas lamb
ohaap raatauraab Brooklya Basle.
"itT 'wife la aaoh a thoughtful womaa."
"So ta mlna. Ton couldn't Imaslaa alt '
tha things aha thlnka about ma U I hap- ''
pan to ba datalnad In town." Boatoa Traa- .
aorlpt
Mamma War. Temmla, raa look quite
palal ;
Tommia Taa'int I've iraahad my 'faae
twloa today I Tonkara Btataamaa.
"Ha ramoyaa your molaa, traeUaa and
wrinkles and makea yoa look 79ms again."
"Tha baauty dootorT" 4
"No, onr photographer." Jodga, '
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In the matter of funerals we
have won the public's confidence
by fair prices and a mannerly
method of conducting our business
Let ua take charge of the funeral
service and no disappointment will
result
N. P. SWANSON
Funeral Parlor, (Eatabllabad ISM)
17th and Cumtaf Sta. TaL Douglaa 1060.
St Louia Globe-Democrat
At that great meeting in New York where
the campaign for the Red Cross fund was
inaugurated, one of the addresses made was
by H. P. Davison, official head of the Red
Cross organization in the United States.
Mr. Davidson's talk went into that interest
ing detail needed to impress upon the minds
of people the extent as well as the character
of the work the Red Cross has been ordained
to to and is now doing in many lands. In
telling of the details of Red Cross ministra
tion it was unavoidable that he should draw
many gloomy pictures. The background of
such pictures can be nothing but dark. But
at one point he showed a foreground illumi
nated with' something like a ray of sunlight.
In telling of the gratitude of peoples finding
friends in direst need, he said: "It is be
yond description. When we were in Bo
logna, Italy, schools were dismissed and the
children threw flowers on the ground that
we might walk upon them. Everywhere we
went the American flag brought forth cheers
that were far from perfunctory. The way
these people of our allies hold out their
hands and look to America as the land of
hope and promise, making it certain that
German might shall not prevail, is stirring.
America is today a rainbow toward which
western Europe, from the north of Scotland
to the south of Italy, looks as the sign of
comfort, hope and victory."
That is a very striking, as well as pretty,
illustration of a thought. The rainbow is
always a promise of clear shining after
storms, so much that it has passed into
proverb that "a rainbow at night is the sail
or's delight," foreboding an end of storm-j
tossed seas. Surely no other people in his-'
tory could ever have been so finelr and fit
tingly characterized. Europe is in blackest
night. Its people would be lost in despair
but for the suddenly appearing rainbow
which spans their sky, and at the end of
which is, really, the once fabled pot of gold
iyi 01 nuii6, cijmpuiug aim transporting mil
lions of men and for sending cheer and com
fort to millions despoiled who. -without thi.
sign of hope, might decay and irreparably
weanen resistance, vve must tuifill the rain
bows promise.
People and Events
A curious combination of lightning
strikes was scored in New York during a
recent storm. Nature's electricity struck a
moving passenger train, smashed a school
house chimnev and wrirtcH . tWnni. .
fire house. Strange to say, the freakish
jigiuning omittea cnurcji steeples from its
visiting 11st mat time.
Teremiah A O'T t m vi.
German president of the American Truth
society, is badly wanted down there; so much
so that federal antlirriti nfr- - ...... r
?5U tor his apprehension. Two years ago
kj cary was tne warmest curbstone agitator
"T winams nignways, and the way he
twisted and knotted th Rrif.-.t,
- v.. .1011 nun g itu
8erit tV 5 of Joy a.cross the Atlantic to Cork
nu jrmsaam. failure to appear in court
inH artnJ 4 1 . .
ououvi inai xor violating the espionage
act prompted the reward for his capture.
He is described as 37 years of age, six feet
i""' "c.gui 100 pounds, dark brown eyes,
bushv hair and cvhrna . u c j
looking, good dresser and an affable, fluent
tai&ct, r
One Tew Ago Today In the War.
British delivered heavy fire and
raids on Tpres and Arras sectors.
' Workmen and soMlers seized Kron
etadt, the Russian fortress defending
Petroerad. and repudiated the pro
visional government.
The Day We Celebrate.
Frank C. Durr, chief clerk to the
auditor of passenger accounts of the
Union Pacific, born 1887.
Charles W. Martin ot Martin Broa
Insurance company born 186S.
B. H. gprague, the rubber man,
born 1861.
Margarete ' Matzenauer, celebrated
iim mezzo-soprano, Dorn in xtun
srarv. 27 years niro.
Rt Rev. Patrick R. Heffron. Cath
olic bishop of Winona, born In New
york City, 58 years ago.
Rev. Joseph C. Hartzell, famous
Methodist missionary bishop, bora at
Molina, 111., 76 years ago.
, STils Day in History.
; 1812 President Madison sent a
e reels! message to congress asking for
a declaration of war against England.
18 3 1 Redfield Proctor, governor of
Vermont secretary of war under Ben
jamin Harrison, and for many years
a. United States senator, born at Proc
torevUle, Vt Died In Washington, D.
C. March 4, 1808.
1868 Convention met to frame a
new constitution for Texas under the
reconstruction acta of congress.
J list SO Years Ago Today
A large and selected assembly of
people took advantage of the holiday
to visit the fair grounds and witness
the practice match of the Omaha
Cricket club, first 11 against 15 other
membera
A number of young men desirous
of cultivating French (among them
several Parisians) have formed the
Franco-American club. They have
leased and furnished the house at
1620 Douglaa street and engaged a
s vtoitvco
IPASSY hw
French cook. TTnrtrf th mlsi
French will be spoken at the table.
The charter members of the club are
W. D. McCaeue. C. W. Martin. Cionre-a
I Ames, Frank B. Smith, Eugene
uans ter, e. Penard, Emlle Bessiere,
rrea urun ana Clarence 8. Smith.
The well-known nrnnertv nf flan.
eral Myers on the northwest corner
vi oixicenm ana uavenport streets is
now hftfnr itr111Ari fni. A...ti .
a lot of stores and flats to cost 14.600.
Around the Cities '
St Louis authorities call on saloon
keepers for a showdown on Liberty
bond investments. Revocation ot
licenses Is threatened slackers. Still,
It's a poor slacker who cannot bor
row a bond for a showndown. .
A three-cornered understanding has
been reached in Sioux City between
the car men, the street car company
and the city. The men get the wage
advance asked, the company aban
dons the 6-cent raise in rates and the
city pledges assistance in shooing the
Jitneys from the cream pans on traf
fic streets.
Out at Yakima, Washington state,
school authorities rule that married
wome! teachers look their prettiest
at home and are granted permits to
stick to that Job. Exceptions are
made in favor of widows and women
compelled to earn their own living be
cause their husbands are in the mili
tary service. Yakima, by the wav. la
a dot on the white map of a full suf
frage state.
Down in I.01llsvtll n whimsical
sport manipulated the weather levers
during the racing days of the week.
A bet Of SS0O that tha aim urn 11 1 it ihlna
during the afternoon races, although
a aeiuge 01 rain was tailing at the
time. The bettor won. Immediately
after the races rain poured down, the
wind rose to a 45-mlle gale, picked
up an automobile full of racing fans
and threw it into the ditch, and pulled
other curious capera Jt does not
aDDear that the weathar man arnnA
in on the bet
Right to the Point
Minneapolis Times: Before the war
is over Switzerland is likely to have
the greatest private collection of ex-
Kings and things in the world.
Minneapolis Journal: Lloyd George,
breathing hard, looks around remark
ing, "Is there any other gentleman
with a crisis who wishes to be taken
on?"
Baltimore American: The whole
country applauds Mr. Wilson In his
appointment of Mr. Hughes. Patriot
Ism knows no partisanship and the
best brains of the nation should b
utilized in prosecuting the war.
Wall Street Journal: Kaiser tells
his generals: "We know our enemy
lo the last depth. We have given
him two frightful blows." But every
lime he blows the whistle the boat
Htops. He wastes a lot of steam.
New York World: According to
Justin ftnrtArd tha TTronrK Hr...t,r k
efficiency of the American ambulance
imps i um Hum nas naa a great
deal to do in decreasing the mortality
of allied wnnnrtAri rA eni
. - . I. Qtt.lUg DUI
diers' lives is, after all, the equivalent
vi war cuecuveness in staying enemy
troops.
Wall Street Jnnrnal- "if
abolish all that fa fnr.in .om .v..
Jtalser. Which would include the air
plane, teletrrarth. tplnnhnna auhmo.
line, quick-firing guns, automobile,
aniline dvea. Inrnmntlit,. r- m . . ,i
steam engines, and about everything
connected with Germany's military
ind Industrial life, except poison and
traaehanr.
uOver There and Here1'
A law passed bv the New York leg
islature gives any citizen the legal
right to arrest persons making dis
loyal statements.
The American war garden army
has been recruited up to 1,950,000.
No limit to the opportunities for
service in this line and volunteers
may dig in at once.
The board of superintendents of the
New York City nublio schoola recom
mends to the Board of Education the
abolition of teaching German .during
tne period of the war.
Under a new law in Canada re
fusal to work draws imprisonment or
a fine. As the war progresses idle
ness becames a definite class of
treason to world freedom.
A Minneapolis scrapper, weighing
113 pounds and standing 4 feet 11
inches, broke into the army on his
ninth attempt There Is no such word
as "fail" in his vocabulary.
Jimmy Gorman of Milwaukee, a
former Northwestern engineer, writes
home to a friend that he was running
the same locomotive somewhere in
France that he used to run on this
side.
No effective substitute for tobacco
has been found in Germany. Prof.
Udo Dammer, custodian of the Berlin
botanical cardens, tested scores of pos
sible substitutes and found none pos
sessing the qualities needed. "The only
thing left apparently," writes the pro
fessor in the Tageblatt "Is that we
have recourse to the poppy." This
explains the Increased output of
"pipe dreams" in that quarts, 1
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The Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway Company Announces
That on Sunday, June 2, the following changes
will be made in its passenger service to Chicago:
Train No. 6 will leave Omaha at 6: 14 P. M. (now
6:02 P. M.) arriving Chicago, 9:15 A. M. Train !
No. 20 (THE PACIFIC LIMITED) leaving
Omaha 7:50 P. M., will be discontinued.
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