THE BEE: OMHAA, FRIDAY, JUNE Si, 1918.
The Omaha Bee
DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY
; FOUNDED BT EDWABO B08KWATEK
, YICTOB ROSEWATSB. EDITOB
" nM m ruPtisaisQ compawt. proprietor.
; Estate t Omahe poatoftloe aecond-dast tUt.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
Br Carriw. S UU.
(HltT sni Sandat ..............p
llf1i':::::"::::.,:," -
IM Oreuistioa Denarlim it
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
tn else MmA. '
REMITTANCE
m draft, some w postal order. Onlt 1 J-eiM sps
Sim H vmmt at ratU oanu. rartonai sbsds.
Omit ud omara esehente. aot aocapiea,
OFFICES
Sou 0?1-U St N" V-iM KV&-
UouooU Bluffs-U M. Mats
Uncolfl LltUs B sliding.
St. Lcutt Nrw B'k of Co
Washington un u a.
CORRESPONDENCE
iddrtts aouannleation nletlBg to mot Md editorial
OuU Bee. IdHorial PtpsrUnanl
MAY CIRCULATION.
Daily 69,841 Sunday 59,602
twm gtrcoUttoa IM Out swot, aoheoribsa sea eaoie to to DtgM
WtUlffc CUeultUo Utm
1 Subscribers leaving the elty should hae The Bm mailed
f SiSdiirckit4 - '" - repeated,
THE BEE'S SERVICE FLAG
MM!
Omsht it hippy tohsvethe editors tgtln.
'
The Nebruktn is proving a "bid medicine"
bott for the iubmaine. ,x
Food rioti have taken the place of hunger
Itriktl hi Mhtclenropa, a very natural sequence.
Do not overlook The Bee'e ice and milk fund;
He money oea to help Omaha babies who need
help. 1 . '
The kaiser ie laid to be deipondept, but sot
nearly M dejected si he will be wfcen Jnstiee
finally Uyt hold on htm.
. , Mr Bryta favors prohibition, but vante k to
come gradually. Glad be hae fovnd something
he can take in moderation.
Mlnneeotm let the wind out of the Nonpartisan
lalli most effectively, and Nebraska need not
worry greatly over the Townleyltei. -
. t" i J i
x. String light to ve fuel tounde odd m Jane,
but it will be well to get aeuitomed to the
; thought, to h can be practiced in December.
x a - yv i a
, The eeteemed Chicago Tribune fells m4o the
error of Unifying the deraocrsrle senator from
s Nebraska at a republican. We atk s eorreetlon.
Fort Crook may in time be trtlttiad by the
War department for tome adequate purpose, but
not so long as it depends on either the tenator or
eongreisman from Omaha.
ti oar hyphenated contemporary will only be
cttient the republicans will m good season make
tielr own selection of s 'candidate to represent
the Second district In congress.
' fjooUng p the boys on the battle front will
tke the place of kissing the babies in the eam
p.Jjn strategy of one Nebraska congressman.
The store is it least vsn innovation.
. "Adjourned" Politics in Indiana.
- Indians damocrsts, responding to the sweet
and tender pleadings of "Tom" Marshall, the
"harmless but necessary" rice president of the
United States, have resolved that political exi
gencies, expediencies and the. parlous atate of
the world require that Woodrow Wilson be
chosen president for the third time, regardless
, of precedent It is not to be alleged that any
political maneuvering lies beck of this. Politics
isv'adjourned wherever a democrat may be found
' holding or seeking office. It is just patriotism,
and nothing more, that haa aroused this enthusi-
attic outburst in Indiana, where as a rule candi-
" dates for " the presidency are to be found in
plenty. Politics haa been adjourned there, also,
. in favor of New Jersey.
-. "Precedent" referred to by the Hoosier unterri
fied may have reference to the declaration at Bal
timore some years ago by the party's representa
tives that one term was enough, a declaration to
which the candidate st that time gave his assent.
Much water has run under the bridge since then
and the democratic platform of 1912 waa away
down stream before that of 1916 was adopted,
and most of its planking has been tossed among
the flotsam Ind jetsam along the shore. There
fore, the third-term proposal isrnow tentatively
' put forward by the Hooslers, that it may be con
templatively considered for at least s year be
fore the champion it favors wtH be called upon
ta 'speak on the point
STATE RAILWAY COMMISSION EX
PLODES A SHELL.
The finding and order of the Nebraska State
Railway commission on the application of the
management of the Lincoln street railway for
permission to go to a 5-cent fare instead of
the six-for-a-quarter now prevailing there re
sembles the explosion of a high-power shell
within the fortifications of the pubKc utility cor
porations. The commission not only denies the
request for an. increased passenger rate based
on war-time increases of operating expense, but
goes much farther by declaring the capitalization
of the company to consist chiefly of water, or
dering the cancellation of a large part of the
common stock and commanding the return to
the treasury of the company of several hundred
thousand dollars already faid as dividends on the
holdings now to be annihilated.
This is no doubt the most radical decision
ever rendered by any commission, and even here
the members are said to be themselves in dis
agreement as to the scope of their authority.
The case is bound to go into the . courts for
stubbornly contested litigation, for obviously it
would affect as a precedent public utility prop
erties all over the country by whom the prin
ciple is not apt to be accepted until passed on by
the very highest tribunal in the land.
Without going into the complicated legal
aspects, the commission's smashing drive .-t pub
lic 'utility capital inflation teems to ut to re
inforce The Bee't position for home rule regula
tion by local rather than state authorities. We
know the men interested in these municipal serv
ices believe they get away from local prejudice
and secure more impartial consideration when
they go. to state commissions, but in this instance
that argument loses all its weight. The people of
Lincoln, or the people of Omaha, through their
constituted officers, 'would surely deal as fairjy
with the utility corporations on which, they
depend at a ttate commission of nonresidents
personally unfamiliar with what it involved.
A few bombt like the one set of! in the Lin
coln street railway case will swing the pendulum
back to home rule and regulation by the munici
pality in which the public utility is operating,
subject, of eourse, to review in the courts, as it
always is.
Hunger Abroad in Europe.
The part that wheat will play in the war is
emphasized, if possible, by accounts of condi
tions now prevailing in Europe. Likewise, the
recoil of the submarine warfare is being felt in
quarters where it was not looked for. Instead
of starving England and France, Germany's ef
fortt to bjockade all ocean traffic haa brought
want to the neutral nations of the continent
In Denmark food it tcarce, and women parade
the ttreeta of Copenhagen, demanding more
bread and butter. Switzerland, Holland, Spain,
Sweden and Norway have been compelled to put
their people on closely-guarded rationt, while back
of the lines, where food control haa been to
ttrictly enforced for almost four years, supplies
are exhausted.
Russia did not produce the expected loot in
form of eatables, and Germany and Austria alike
admit disappointment. Food riots are reported
from both Berlin and Vienna, while starvation
creeps cloter each day to the hungry people who
are under rigid military control Noncombat
antt are the last to be fed from the dwindling
larders of the Central empires, that the armies
may be kept fit for fighting to the last. In the
devastated regions famine has prevailed for
many months, and want and misery were never
to general.
Europe, belligerent, netural and victim alike,
it hungry, and the only way by which we can
reach the starving people it through the kaiser's
ring of steel, which must be pierced and broken
before generosity will be able to relieve the dis
tress of that unhappy continent
Cutting Down Sugar Consumption.
Americans are asked to voluntarily restrict
themselves in the use of sugar. For many years
we have been the second greatest consumers of
sugir, only the British exceeding us in this. Now
the food administrator asks us to put ourselves
on an allowance of two pounds per month, or
just one-fourth what we have been accustomed
to. This is for personal use, however, and will
be found to be a fairly liberal allowance. Most
of the sugar used in America has gone into foods
of various sorts confections, pastry, preserves,
fancy drinks and the like. Thirty-two ounces of
sugar a month will allow each individual a little
more than an ounce a day. This is quite enough
for the ordinary mortal, and those whose fond
ness for sweets leads them to extravagance in
the use of tugar will have to make whatever of
sacrifice is entailed in curbing their appetites.
The person most to be affected is the one who
wastes by dumping into his cup"1 of coflhe or glass
of tea twice or three times the amount needed,
leaving it undissolved at the bottom. Sugar
must be saved, just as we are saving meat and
flour and other edibles. For the time the effort
will be voluntary; it may become compulsory.
The Eress and the Courts
TwUxght Zone of Press Freedom Advanced by Judges
New York Evening Post
"Tom" Marshall will keep it up until he at
tracts he colonel's attention, and then he may
hear tomethlng drop.
The quettion of the freedom of the press
continues to claim the attention of the
courts. On Monday the supreme court of
the United States handed down its decision
in a case, pending since 1914, affecting the
Toledo News-Bee. The case had to do with
the publication by that paper, during a
heated public controversy over a street rail
way franchise in Toledo, and while a suit
was pending in the federal district court to
prevent the enforcement of a 3-cent fare or
dinance by the city, of an article and a car
toon which the court held to be an embar
rassment of the administration of justice.
For the publication of the article and cartoon
the publisher and editor of the News-Bee
were adjudged guilty of contempt, and the
judgment has now been affirmed by the su
preme court. Chief Justice White, who de
livered the opinion of the court, held that,
while the publication in question was not an
act committed in the preence of the court,
it was "so near the presence of the court" as
to embarrass the judge and constitute con
tempt The court also overruled the plea
that there was no evidence to show that the
judge 6f the lower court had, in fact, been
influenced by the publications complained of.
The "reasonable tendency" of the publica
tions, and not their actual effect, was held
to be sufficient to determine their character
To this latter ruling Justice Holmes, who.
with Justice Brandeia, dissented, took pointed
exception. Not only, he urged, is it con
trary to judicial practice in this country, as
well as to the American habit of mind, for
the same person "to be accuser and .sole
judge in a matter which, if he be sensitive,
may involve strong personal feeling," but he
was also unable to find in the circumstances
of the case "anything that obstructed the ad
ministration of justice in any sense." He
further expressed his disbelief that tuch a
judge as presided in the lower court could
possibly "nave found, in anything that was
printed, even a tendency to prevent his per
forming his sworn duty." The points are
tignificant. According to the decision of ti e
majority of the tupreme court, the opinion
of a judge regarding the "reasonable ten
dency" of a publication made "near the pres
ence of the court" prevails, in an action for
contempt, over any question of fact. The
court may have been affected by the publica-
Ltion, or it may not. But if the court might
have been affected, whether it actually was
or not, the publication may be held to have
a "reasonable tendency" to bias the judicial
judgment, and its authors be brought under
penalty for contempt
A case of a somewhat different tort but
one which involves the right of public dis
cussion of matters which are before a court,
but which have not yet been passed upon,
has just been carried from a lower court to
the tupreme court of New Mexico. The
facts of the case are too numerous and com
plicated to be recited here. Briefly, however,
the case concerns the right of a newspaper,
in this instance the New Mexican, to publish
a hostile criticism of the nonofficial conduct
of a judge in connection with a disbarment
proceeding and a libel suit, notwithstanding
that the publication expressly stated that the
criticism was directed against the judge in
his private, and not his public, capacity. In
spite of the fact that the action for li,bel had
been brought eight montht previously, and
no further action had been taken, the court,
backed by the opinion of three amici curiae
of its own selection, held the publication to
be in contempt, imposed a fine upon the de
fendant's counsel and sentenced the editor
to imprisonment
Judgment on the merits of the New Mex-
Keep Your iberty Bonds
New York Financial World.
After the tecond Liberty loan campaign
was finished those who had been Liberty
bond buyers in many tectiont of the country
received offers from all sorts of concerns
brokers, promoters, corporations and what
not suggesting that the bondholder who
considered 4 per cent a small return for his
investment might improve his gr her position
by exchanging Liberty bonds for stocks or
bonds of corporations that paid all the way
irom to iu per cent ana agreeing to take
the Liberty bonds at par, although they sold
at a discount. In various artful ways it was
sought to impress upon holders the foolish
ness of accepting a mere 4 per cent return
when there were so many other securities
"just as good" on which the return was from
SO to 125 per cent better. We are sorry to
say that this lure was effective and many un
suspecting people parted with their Liberty
bonds for all tortt of trash. Some, of course,
were fortunate to get good securities, but in
the main they plunged from the best invest
ment in the world to speculative investments,
or worse.
Now the same thing it being repeated.
There are many reasons why investors will
listen to the seductive story and turn over
their bonds in exchange for other securities
without so much as preliminary investigation,
believbg implicitly what is told them. Now.
aside Com the doubtful patriotism displayed
jn getting rid of a Liberty bond at soon as it
is offered, the whole system of making ex
changes of this tort should come under the
ban ofvthe proper authorities, and we trust
the secretary of the treasury will caution in
vestors to keep their Liberty bonds, just as
he did several months ago when an unscrupu
lous crowd of promoters sought to induce
holders to surrender their bonds for specu
lative stuff of the rankest kind. Every Lib
erty bondholder should realize that he or she
is unconsciously aiding in depressing the
price of Liberty bonds by making such ex
change!, for the reason that the promoters
set lthe Liberty bonds on the stock exchange
as soon at they get their hands on them. If
I holders of Liberty bonds are forced, through
sheer necessity, to exchange their ponds lor
other securities they should not do so unless
and until they have made, or had made for
them, a thorough analysis of the security
that is offered.
ican case must, of course, be reserved until
the supreme court of the state hat rendered
its decision. It is to be regretted that the
question of the right to publish statements
which appear to have constituted a personal
attack upon a judge should be mixed, as they
seem to be in this case, with the question of
the right of a newspaper to discuss the facts
of a controversy for connection with which
it has been sued for libel. For the press, as
for the public generally, the latter is the more
vital issue. As the counsel for the defense,
in a public statement, is reported to have
pointed out, all that is needed to block dis
cussion of any public question in which alle
gations of personal misconduct are involved,
is for the aggrieved person to start a libel
suit against the offending newspaper. There
after, if the position of the lower court in
New Mexico is sustained, all further discus
sion of the matter must cease, under penalty
of contempt of court no matter how long
the interval may be before the suit is brought
to trial.
It is well to remember, now that the press
and the censorship are continullly coming
up for discussion, that the freedom of the
press which the federal constitution and the
constitutions of all the states explicitly guar
antee, was never intended to coyer the pub
lication of anything, at any time, regardless
of circumstances. Originally, no doubt a free
press meant a press free from government
license and control. Control of some tort,
however, there undoubtedly must be, and
such control, as a legal matter, rests with
the government, acting under law and b ac
cord with the principles of justice, equity
and personal freedom. In this country such
control belongs to the federal government
and the states. It is not a matter over
which a local community has any control
whatever. The latter point was clearly
brought out a few days ago by Justice
Giegerich of the New York supreme court,
in granting an injunction restraining the
municipal authorities of Mount Vernon from
enforcing an ordinance which made it a
misdemeanor to sell or'circulate the Hearst
publications in that community.
What is needed, especially in such a time
of public tension as the present, is a sensible
and impartial administration of the press
laws by the government, and an equally
reasonable and unbiased interpretation of
them by the courts. The only safe guide, in
either case, is the facts. The moment a
court, or an administrative official, assurnes
the existence of an injury or "embarrass
ment" of which no clear proof can be pro
duced, that moment the government enters
upon a course which leads inevitably to con
tradictory policies and decisions, and the
hopeless confusion of what is and what is
not legitimate freedom of public discussion.
The essence of democracy is liberty, defined
and safeguarded by law; but the liberty
which does not comprehend all reasonable
freedom of speech and of the press it imperfect.
By-Products of the War
It it tcarcely possible to, speak of the
things we are already getting out of the war
as compensations, for nothing can compen
sate us for the frightful cost of the war but
the saving of the national life for which we
are fighting. This will be accomplished be
fore we sheathe the sword, but there are al
ready many by-products as reward for the
doing of our duty.
All have read how the camp and the Held
are drawing men of the so-called American
"classes" more closely together. Now, just
as the British war in South Africa created a
community between earl' son and cook's
son, so our war is making the son of the
hodcarrler and the son of the millionaire
understand and respect each other.
Then, too, the magnificent fashion in
which workingmen have responded not only
to the Liberty loan call, but to all calls for
money in support of the war, has revised at
many points and very largely, the opinion
hitherto held of the socalled "working
classes" by many of the more well-to-do.
Then again dividing lines that have hith
erto meant so much are being wiped out
when we see men and women, black and
white, Jewand Gentile, Catholic and Protest
ant, marching side byside in support of a
common cause. ,
We have learned that the old lines on
which we used to divide the good citizen
from the bad citizen will not serve us now,
but that there is onlytone standard: That
man who is for America first, last, and all
the time, is my friend and comrade; every
thing else is held for nothing and void.
Minneapolis Journal.
People and Events
The Rotary club of Champaign, 111.,
serves notice on Mayor Thompson of Chi
cago that his presence in town would be an
insult to the people. Evidently the Rotar
ians know Bill.
Chicago has sent out a tugboat mission
to rescue and bring home to Jackson park
the caravel Santa Maria, stranded for three
years near the mouth of the St. Lawrance
river. Attempts were made to navigate the
relic of the World's fair to San Francisco's
shew, but the trip ended below Quebec.
Dry legislation lures fortune to unex
pected pockets. Winding up distilleries
made whisky hoarders millionaires in eight
months. The syndicate which picked up a
stock of brass foot rests which decorated
bars picked up a 300 per cent dividend from
munition factories.
During the mayoralty campaign in New
Vork City Caadidate Hylan jumped into
court with libel suits against the World
newspaper ' calling for $500,000 damages.
When the case was called the other-day
Mayor Hylah withdrew the suits, alleging
he was too busy to prosecute. Having won
the job, uncovering old sores might become
unpleasant.
"Jfia&oe's
Disgusted with Democrats.
Omaha, June 19. To the Editor of
The Bee: At various times in my
capacity as a voter during the last 25
years I have put aside prejudice and
better Judgment and cast my ballot
tor democratic candidates when the
republican candidate did not come up
to expectations, and I may do so again
in the future, but it is not so likely to
occur as in the past.
I have about come to the conclusion
that a democrat is a waste of time.
It makes no difference how good a
man he may be personally, a demo
cratic officeholder is bo surrounded by
a hungry horde of would-be ple-biters
that any inclinations of his own to
ward public welfare are lost in the
clamor of his democratic constituency
for an opportunity to""get at the public
treasure.' And he usually yields to the
call because It has. always been demo
cratic policy to first make sure of the
spoils, and after that there is no time
for efficient public service, even if
inclined that way.
As an asset to the public it is a
9 to 1 shot that the democratic office
holder will prove a liability, and it is
not necessary to go outside of Douglas
county to prove it. From the late city
administration up to our senior United
States senator we have a fine sample
of how the public welfare and funds
are as nothing compared with the
game of politics played 1(5 day out
of the year.
Let's quit experimenting and elect
republicans from cellar to garret
SOUTH SIDE.
Careless Loading of Poultry.
Wilsonvllle, Neb., June 17. To the
Editor of The Bee: Is there not a law
to force the express companies to take
better care of live stock which Is en
trusted to their care?
I lost twenty chickens In two coops
by their being smothered and Just now
I noticed them loading chickens in the
car and piled cases of eggs around
them, shutting off all the air, and
the poultry was suffering terribly.
T. H. SHOEMAKER.
In Defense of the Nurses.
Omaha, June 20. To the Editor of
The Bee: A few days ago an article
was published referring to the nurses
of Nebraska, or rather Douglas county,
as being "slackers" at this time when
they are needed so badly to care for
our sick and wounded boys "over
there."
The article read as follows: One
hundred and fifty nurses eligible for
service; only 20 have registered."
Personally I do not think this man
knew what he was talking about or
he would not have made a statement
as broad as that Just because the
nurses are not all registering at the
bass hospital on the court house
grounds certainly does not mean that
they are not registering at all. Three
fourths of the graduate nurses are
sending directly to headquarters at
Washington for blanks, filling them
out and returning same directly to
Washington.
I know of several hospitals in this
city alone that are well represented
in service, one having 18 nurses in
seryice, another 25, another 36, an
other 8 those are only a few of the
many hospitals in Nebraska. Does
that look like nurses are slackers? I
should say not There is not another
class of people mors anxious and will
ing to help win this war than the
graduate nurse, whether ehe be in the
Red Cross, army or navy corps.
Do you ever stop to think that a
nurse may have very Important busi
ness to attend to before being able to
go into service, or perhaps aged par
ents depending upon her? She is not
always able to do just as she pleases.
I hope the shoe fits the right party.
A REGISTERED NURSE.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Ttlephon mMag."
"For whom?"
"On of the UrW
"Which one?"
"Soma dams want ta (paak to Jjijvey.'
"Who anaweri to that name LoW
vnis Courler-Joirnal.
"Tou'Il hava to work or fight, Rastua."
"Day can't touch mt, aah. 1'is da man
lier oh a laundry."
"What's tho nama of thp laundry t"
"Martha." Boiton Trantorlpt.
"Although I waa lata," aald the new
boarder, "I found the landlady had aaved
tor ma the tenderest part of the chicken."
Heal Skin Diseases
It is unnecessary for you to suffer with
eczema, blotches; ringworm, rashes and
similar skin troubles. A little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c, oi
$1.00 for extra large bottle, andjjromptly
armliMi will nsiiallv Hvn instant rplipi
I from itching torture. It cleanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
! Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating, d!s
1 appearing liquid and is soothing to the
most delicate 6kin. It is not greasy, it
easily applied and costs little. Get it
todav and save all further distress.
The E. W. Koee Co, Cleveland, a
One Tear Ago Today ta the War.
Italians extended their offensive In
the Tyrol to great proportions.
Federal grand Jury in New Tork
indicted Emma Goldman and Alex
ander Bsrkman for opposing the
draft - --
The Day We OolebraW
MaJ.-Gtn. Charles J. Bailey, com
mandant at Camp Sevier, Greenville,
H. C, bora in Pennsylvania, 69 years
Thomas Buchanan, novelist and
playwright now serving to thearmy,
oorn In New Tork City, 41 years ago.
Dudley DoolltUe. representative in
congress of the Fourth Kansas dis
trict bora at Cottonwood Falls, Kan
87 years' ago..
This Day In History.
1774 Daniel D. Tompkins, vice
president of the United States, born
Ht Soarsdale, N. Y. Died at Staten
Island, N. Y., June 11, 1835.
1781 The British "under Cornwallls
evacuated Richmond, Va.
1798 British troops defeated the
Irish insurgents under Father John
Murphy at Vinegar HilL
. 1821 North Carolina state capitol,
rontaffllng the statue of Washington
ity Canova, destroyed by fire.
!8t The Western Unitarian asao
t ration was organized at Chicago.
191 lieutenant Immelmann,
r-ted German airman, shot down on
r"ich front by Lieutenant McCub
t ; vi the Royal FlyinjE corn? p
J ust 80 Years Ago Today
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Nebraska State Sportsmen association
was held at John J. Hardin's sporting
goods headquarters, with W. H. S.
Hughes in the chair. Judge Barnes of
Ponca was elected president B. F.
Locke secretary and W. E. Nason
treasurer.
The fire reporter, the latest
ap-
pendage to the fire department has
brought his outfit from Kansas City.
John H. F. Lehmann, wife and
daughter, left for Europe, to be gone
about four months.
A new dry goods bouse. William
Barr & Co. of St Louis, has leased the
ground floor of the stock room of the
Y. M. C. A. building, Sixteenth and
Douglas streets.
a Asking Too Much.
r Bix What did your wife say to.you
when you got home at 4 o'clock this
morning?
Dix (wearily) Say, old man, I've
got some work to do today. Boston
Transcript l
Sidelights on the War
Twenty-nine Canadians have won
the Victoria Cross in the present war.
The service flag of Columbia uni
versity , carries 83 gold stars, em
blematic of sons who made the su
preme sacrifice.
A wounded soldier, asked what had
surprised him most in the battle sone,
told of finding a robin s nest in an
empty shell case.
The first war fleet ev .-r possessed by a
British overseas dominion consisted of
four thinly armored boats purchased
and equipped by the New Zealand gov
ernment more than half a century ago.
A little yellow Irish terrier named
Norah, a pet of the British soldiers on
the western front nas acntevea a rec
ord of killing 100,000 rats in the
trenches during the nearly three years
he haa been in war service.
y The idea of a smoke screen as an aid
o naval operations is said to have been
conceived by Sir Francis Drake as far
back as 1(89, whose plan it was "to
spoil the aim of the gunners at Fort
St Julian by letting tour smoke ships
drift down upon the fort" while he
slipped past with his main fleet and
forced a landing at Lisbon.
One of the most curious of all anti
aircraft devices is that used by the
Germane which is known by the al
lied airmen as "green balls' or "flam
ing onions." This consists of long
chains of 40 or 50 brilliant green fiam
inir balls, which are fired from the
ground at hostile machines, and at
night present a very beautiful spec
tacle. They are intended to hit the
machine and set tt afire, - t
Editorial Shrapnel
Shoe and Leather Reporter: Far
be it from us to criticise Hoover, but
there are persons who would be bet
ter citizens if they were to eat more
and complain less.
New Tork World: The railways
are having trouble in hauling coal
enough. Soon they will have trouble
enough in hauling a 931,000.000
bushel wheat crop. That kind of
trouble we can endure.
Louisville Courier-Journal: "It is
time for kings to etlck together,"
wrote Charles of Austria-Hungary to
Ferdinand of Roumania. The bol
shevlkl who believed in fraternising
with Germans have had their rude
awakening. That of the kings who
fraternise with the Hohenzollerns will
come in due time.
Brooklyn Eigle: A German writer,
deprecating the English occupation of
Jerusalem, says. "The English flag
flutters over Jerusalem and fear and
mourning flit the hearts of those who
are worrying over the defaming of
holy objects and vandalism." And
this front the nation that took wanton
delight in shattering the famed ca
thedrals of Europe, and in bombing
hospitals!
New Xork Herald: From Washing
ton comes bad news for Bloody Wil
liam. . ' Records of the quartermas
ter's department of the army show
that not only has the American sol
dier increased in size but his foot is
considerably larger than when he be
gan to turn his attention in the direc
tion of Berlin. There is nothing like
the adaptability oi e American.
Twice Told Tales
A Rare Specimen.
Sometime ago an elderly gentleman
was traveling on a southern train
when he became engaged in conversa
tion with a younger man in the seat
beside him. Eventually the talk led
to personal experiences.
"Once I was a clerk in a grocery
store at $10 a week," said the younger
man, speaking of his earlier life, "but,
Hke many others, I fell In with care
less companions and was Induced to
gamble"
"I see I see!" interjected the elder
ly one, with a sigh. "You gambled and
fas tempted to take money that did
not belong to you."
"Oh, no," was the cheerful rejoinder
(if the younger man. "I won enough
5n a month to buy the grocery store."
Philadelphia Telegraph.
What Uncle Sam Can Do.
Two San Francisco negroes were
discussing the possibilities of being
drafted.
"Tain't gwine do 'em any good to
pick on me," said Lemuel sulkily. "Ah
certainly ain't gwine do any flghtin'.
Ah ain't lost nothin' oven in France.
Ah ain't got any quarrel with a-n-y-body.
and Uncle Sam k ain't make me
ttSht."
Jim pondered over this statement
for a moment "You' right" he said
at length. "Uncle Sam kain't make
you fight But he can take you where
de flghtin is and after that you kin
use you' own Judgment" Every
body's Magazine, . f . .
,QS6 Dandruff and
licning;
WhyL
17 II TV Rr,.dV
i our flair cutkura
Andranhtat BoaptLOrfleaertSan'h'eaniat.
Smpl each fre of "QitlCTra, Dpt a, Beiton."
"What was thatt" aakad the old aoard
ar, Jealouely. .
"Some oP the yrrj." Paron I Weak
ly. The twtoa had sone In awlmmlnc without
motber'a permission, and they anticipated
trouble. ' '
"Well," aald Tommy, pMloiophlcelly.,
"we're both In the aame boat, anyhow."
"Tea." returned Ray, the humorist of the
family, "but I'm afraid lt'a a whale boat."
Boaton Tranecrlpt
"1 aent that chorua girl a Urge bunch.
f orchlda."
"Well?"
"Then aha passed ma at the stage en-y
trance and went to dinner with a youus
whlppersnapper." :
"How could ehe tell you wtth your hat
on?" Inquired the other bandhead. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
FREEDOM'S CALL
We are coming now at Freedom's call,
Ten hundred thousand more. "
From SUsslsslppi'a winding stream
And from New England's shore.
From city and from prairie,'
From mountain and from plain;
We coma that tortured peoples may
Be free and glad again.
The love of Freedom's in our blood
As In the days of yore:
We are coming now at Freedom's call.
Ten hundred thousand more.
(Chorus)
We are coming, we are coming.
As our fathers came before.
We are coming now at Freedom's call,
Ten hundred thousand more.
We leave our homes, our friends, our work.
Our city atreet or farm;
Our nearest and our dearest
We leave at war's alarm;
We're gathering here to eroaa the teas
To meet a foreign foe.
The slogan of our country eeunda.
Its honor blda us go.
We'll rally to our battle flag;.
All steadfast to the aore;
We are coming now at Freedom's call, ,
Tea hundred thousand more.
We'll Join those bravely fighting
'Gainst tyranny and wrong.
That Justice may be done on earth . ,,
To weak aa well aa atrong. '
We'll take our stand for freedom.
For honor and for right.
For human deeds to fellow men;
For these we come to fight.
Together wa will stand or fall
Till the final fight la o'er.
We are coming now at Freedom's celt ,
Ten hundred thousand more.
John Johnston, in N. T. Herald.
... xsauH
catv .play
perfect music, witk.
no previous train
ing, on a player-
piano.
jTKertf are
irmsiC'-rolls pract
ically lor any piece
ever composed.;,
in and near your
favorites take
Kome iome new
rolls toclay?
1518 DOUGLAS 8TKE1CT
RTIS?
wiihTkhires
Hade io order ar
MMHMI
THE
BEE ENGRAVING
DEPARTMENT
OMAHA
1 '-iii- v.. l . Stt3K -A SSSSsaseesasajBWsaBHBBBBasmBatSS: r r
1 S-T
Colorado Springs' Finest an Largest Hostelry
CHAS. A. SCHLOTTER, Manager
European Plan -Restaurant Famed
In the center of the city, surrounded
by fifteen acres of garden and park.
Golf, Tennis,. Motoring. Garage.
Turkish, Electric, Russian and Va
por Baths.
Booklet will be sent upon request.
The Antlers Hotel
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.
Delightful Climate AhsoluWly Fireprooj
Ua " ''.:v ---"''; 'X.'- -
1
i