THE BEE : OMAHA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1918.
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Turkey is in; Austria comes next.
Vote' for Mike Clark, the sheriff on the job.
The Berlin-to-Bagdad corridor now termi
nates at Vienna.
"Wilsonstadt" is "mixing things up" sort o'
reminds us of the "Hitchcockenzollerns."
The Germans have plenty of money;
trouble for them is, most of it is worthless.
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The "flu" embargo is nearly over, but do not
get careless, for the germ will be with us all
winter.
. There is quite a difference,' you know, be
tween supporting the president and supporting
his party.
We submit in all candor that W. J. Bryan is
one of the best little peacemakers this country
every produced.
Herr von Kuehlman at the peace conference
will be in much the same fix as the bound boy
lit the husking bee.
The pulpits are not making as much fuss
about it as thesUieaters, but they will all resume
business on Sunday.
Now is the time to start the annual contest
between the goosebone and the corn shuck
as to hard or open winter.
Tut patriotism above partisanship" ex
presses a fine sentiment, but it applies to dem
ocrats as much as to republicans.
. And don't forget the constitutional amend
ment to make full American citizenship pre
requisite to voting in Nebraska hereafter.
The chief of ordnance wisely warns Amer
? icans that the war is not yet over, and that the
Yankee boys in France need guns. No let-up in
- effort till Pershing sends the word.
German critics now complain of the ineffi
ciency of their air defenses. It is nothing. Let
them wait until Pershing's men really are
equipped, and see what a real air-fighting force
Is ilike.
' ' Though it is not true, admit only for the
sake of argument that the democratic president
, is playing politics the same way which they de
nounced when republican presidents played it,
i how does that make it any "better?
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It's hardly necessary to say a word lor
Harry Pearce, who is up for endorsement of
.' his work as register of deeds. If satisfactory
, service deserves reward, his re-election can be
' only a question of counting the ballots.
; 'Will the democratic claquers please take
notice that it is Senator "Jimmy" Reed of Mis
souri who has made the latest assault on the
fourteen articles, and pronounced them bad?.
: And nobody will accuse "Jimmy" of being a
republican.
"Your War Governor" tries" to take to him
self sole credit for all the prosecutions and con
victions under thejlry law, when the truth is
the big bulk of them have been in this county
. and due to activity of our sheriff's force or po
: lice department. Credit to whom credit is due.
The Hyphenated World-Herald decries the
. "wicked kind of politics" that subjects to "bru
tal attack" the editors of republican papers who
; have offended a campaign manager by opposing
his preferred candidate. The Bee joins heartily
In this "solemn protest." But that wicked kind
of brutal politics that viciously attacks an op
posing editor who is neither seeking nor hold
ing public office is the regular stock-in-trade of
ht W. H. Is it wicked only when someone
;lse commits the brutal act?
Amateurs Chide Professionals
No more eloquent tribute was ever paid to
German efficiency than that of M. .Chicherin,
bolshevki foreign minister, who replies to cer
tain German arid Austro-Hungariari consular
protests against cruelty in Russia that "Ger
many,, which violated the neutrality of Belgium
and holds the population of invaded countries
under a brutal yoke, is not qualified to inter
. vene." '
i lhe bolshevists might seem expert in
atrocity, but they know their masters. By com
parison with Berlin-directed Frightfulness
theirs is coarse work. There is crude simplicity
in the "mass terror;" lack of discrimination in
murdering every one who can read and write,
so that the rest may "start even' in the new
Utonia.
, Men who so reason ana so act are incapaDie
' t of the discernment Of Berlin trade organizers
who spare Roumanian peasants to grow crops
and produce oil for them in virtual slavery, but
brdejr the extermination of Armenians by Kurds
because they are a trading race, ana uermans
- can do all the trading necessary in the near east.
Beside such artists the bolsheviki, though well
meaning, are butter-fingered'bunglers.
:-" It is quite true that even the Germans have
begun to lift by feather-weights - the "brutal
yoke" on war slaves with which an anarchist
tannts ihem. They deserve the implied compli-"
ment, nevertheless. They would still be illus
trating the beauties of their scientific method,
but for the fear of Foch. New York World.
NEBRASKA IN THE HOUSE.
Nebraska's delegation in the lower house of
congress jsat present divided equally between
the two parties, and all of the incumbents, with
a single exception, are before the people for re
election. None of them, it must be admitted,
have records registering 100 per cent on a scale
applied by win-the-war enthusiasts to gauge
support of preparedness measures .before our
entrance into the war, and the republicans
voted wrong on the war resolution, but immedi
ately came out stronger for pushing the war to
speedy and complete victory than their demo
cratic colleagues. Al a consequence, if reports
are not misleading, all three republican congress
men from Nebraska stand better with their con
stituents than the three democratic congress
men do with tfieirs.
In the First district Congressman Reavis
has proved himself an influential and serviceable
representative and should be readily returned
over his inexperienced and comparatively un
known democratic opponent.
In this Second district "Big Jeff" has a good
lad over Lobeck, the-democratic incumbent,
who has been doing "messenger boy" work for
the. kaiser.
In the Third district it looks as if Dan
Stephens had exhausted his ability to play both
ends to the middle. His war record is as bad
as it could well be. The republican nominee,
Judge R. E. Evans, has the qualifications and
the character to make good as his successor. J
In the Fourth district alone the voters must
choose between two men without previous leg
islative service. The republican is M. O. Mc:
Laughlin, head of York college energetic, sub-.
stantial, progressive and the democrat is Wil
liam H. Smith, present auditor and former news
paper man, a- cog in the democratic machine.
The district has a republican representative now
and has no good reason for changing.
In the Fifth district Congressman Shallen-
berger is asking another term despite his record
of obstruction to the prosecution of the war.
His reoublican opponent. William E. Andrews,
once represented the district in congress with
force and ability, and will do so again if the
voters make a discriminating- choice.
In the Sixth nothing remains open to debate.
"Uncle Mose" Kinkaid, the old reliable, will be
re-elected by a colossal majority, while Charlie
Pool is accorded the privilege of pretending to
run against him as the latest democratic sacri
fice.
Nebraska in the next house is, : therefore,
pretty sure to have a republican delegation.
Turkey Out of the War.
Reports from London that Turkey has asked
for peace on terms said to be tantamount to un
conditional surrender have support of recent
events, buch a course has Deen ioresnaaowea
for weeks, and might hive been looked for, even
before the collapse of Bulgaria. Political
changes at Constantinople have followed severe
reverses in the field, and Turkish affairs seem
to have definitely passed from under German
control.
It may be taken for granted that the present
government did not bring itself to accept the.
inevitable until all hope of assistance from Ger
many had disappeared. To speculate on the
final outcome of the event is idle for the present.
What it means, in fine, for the military situation
is opening another front to easy access by the
Allies. The Berlin-Constantinople railroad is
now made available, and this advantage istoo
great to be overestimated.
Along with the report from London comes
one from Italy to the effect that General Diaz
has received from the Austrian commander a
request for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
This has been sent to the supreme military
council. Should it be well founded, the fate of
Austria, too, has been decided. With the disin
tegration of that empire, we face the possibil
ity, pointed out by a Paris authority, of 12,000,
000 German-Austrians throwing their lot with
Germany. Such a course would slightly add to
the strength of the Germans for defense, and
might have the effect of prolonging their re
sistance. ( '
The conference at Paris is said to have de
cided on tprms for an armistice on the western
front, which have been communicated to Ger
many. If this be true, "we may soon know if the
Hun is willing to subbit to unconditional sur
render and justice, or if we must fight on. For
either end Americans must be prepared.
I Bj II I r
Right in the Spotlight
Count Michael Karolyi, who is
demanding the independence of
Hungary, is a member of the Hun
garian lower house and a former
president of the Hungarian Inde
pendence party. He is well known
in America, having visited several
cities of the United States early
in 1914 in the interests of free rule
for Hungary and in advocacy of a
Hungarian home parliament He
abandoned his American tour, ow
ing to the Serbian crisis, returning
to Europe in July, 1914.' Some
months later he caused a sensation
in the Hungarian parliament by de
manding that the government
should make peace proposals to the
entente (allies. This move, he fol
lowed upXifl July, 1916, by organiz
ing a new party to demand imme
diate peace between Hungary arfd
its enemies, with or without the
consent of Germany and Austria.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Anglo - French reinforcements
reached Italian front.
Thirty German aeroplanes took
part in a raid on London.
Announcement of the capture of
Bcersheba by the British forces in
Palestine.
' The first battalions of Americans
in the trenches were Relieved by
others.
In Omaha 30 Years Ago Today.
E. E. French and John Hammond
have been nominated on the inde
pendent ticket for councilmen by
the people of Omaha Heights.
Ed Maurer is stakeholder for $2,
000 put up by Joe Her and W. R.
hi km
Duplicity of Democratic Machine.
"Brother Charley" Bryan explodes a shell
of largest caliber in the camp of the Hitchcock
enzollern forces. Dispassionately and deliber
ately he analyzes the campaign of deception
and duplicity carried on by the democratic ma
chine,, and exposes the shams and hypocrisy of
its practices. Showing how assiduously the
manipulators of the party control have sought
secretly to cultivate a working alliance with the
Nonpartisan league, at the time when Keith
Neville and his State Council of Defense were
publicly denouncing the organization as un
patriotic and disloyal, he makes the point that
honesty requires that both be repudiated. That
this sentiment of the leader of the Bryan ele
ment of the democratic party is shared by a
large proportion of the voters who have fol
lowed the political fortunes of the "peerless
leader" is plain from other evidences. The
Hitchcock-Mullen-Neville machine isdue for
some mighty bumpy riding before the sun goes
down next Tuesday.
A Typical German Procedure.
When the Allies entered Ostend they were
amazed at the profusion of Belgian flags which
greeted them. Everywhere the emblem was on
display, but the wonderment was somewhat al
layed on investigation. It develops that several
days before the evacuation German traders en
tered the city and "surreptitiously" ssld Belgian
flags to the residents. Such a procedure might
astonish ordinary mortals, but not the German,
the devious and tortuous workings of whose
mind tend steadfastly to the main chance. He
I could not hold his prey, but he would get all
he could out of it, even by such an act of con
structive treachery as dealing with the enemy
through selling flags. It is typical of the Hun,
and when the Alliesfinally come to etjter Berlin
they need not wonder if they find Unter-den-Linden
festooned with Old Glory, the union
jack and the tri-color of France. Nothing is
absurd to the German if it bring him a pecuni
ary .profit . . .
Vaughn on the result of the elec
tion. Miss Lizzie Waring gave a de
lightful pillow case party at the
garrison hall.
Maj. Edmund Butler has been or
dered by department headquarters
to inspect and condemn such gov
ernment property at Fort Omaha as
he may judge nonserviceable.
The steam shovel was put to work
filling up the approaches to the
Union Pacific bridge.
At a'meeting of the Walnut Hill
volunteer fire company the follow
ing officers were elected: Chief,
David Doty; assistant chief, W. F.
Alexander; foreman, A. L. Beebe;
secretary, P. BJ Seward; treasurer,
H. Teinhardt.
A. N. Carpenter, the landscape
artist of Galesburg, was in Omaha
with plans for the new cemetery of
Mount Hope, which is to be laid out
on the Elkhorn road several miles
west of the city.
The Day We Celebrate.
Reir Admiral John D. McDonald,
United States navy, in command of
the New York navy yard, born in
Maine 55 years ago. .
Rear Admiral Templin MV Potts,
United States navy, retired, who
has been recalled to active service
by the war, born in ,Washington,
D. C, 63 years ago. i
Boies Penrose, senior United
States senator from Pennsylvania,
born in Philadelphia 58 years ago.
Nels H. Nelson, commission
merchant and member of the firm of
O. W. Butts company, born 1863.
This Day in History.
1794 Rhinefield, a formidable
German fortress on the Rhine, sur
rendered at the first summons of the
Frpnrh I
1853 Russia made a declaration
of war against Turkey.
1873 Completion -of the . interna
tional railway bridge across the
Niagara river.
1914 Russian forces mafle a gen
arol advjnrf hcvnn H the Vistula.
1Q1 .Germans eained in new ef
fort 20 miles west of Riga.
lOlfi ficrman merchant suoma-
rine Deutschland arrived at New
London. Conn., on its second trip
across the Atlantic.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Une thousand nve nunarea' nu
fifty-fourth day of the great war.
William R Wilson, necfetarv of
labor, is to discuss the labor prob
lem at a banquet ol tne national
Association of Cotton Manufactur
ers in Boston tonight.
A commission in lunacy appointed
by the court to inquire into the san
ity of C. E. Chapin, noted New York
newspaper editor, who killed his
wife, is to begin the taking of testi
mony today.
Storyette of the Day.
Secretary Tumulty said the other
day in the White House.
"It's astonishing how many thou
sands of requests for army commis
sions come to the White House with
every mail. A good many men seem
to think that an army commission
is a safe and highly paid sinecure.
"Yes, a good many men are like
the chap who was after the consul
ship. , ' .
' 'So you're after the consulship to
Tobaga, eh?" a friend said to him.
'"Yep, with both feet,' the chap
answered.
" 'Is a consulship hard work?
"'Not after you get it.'"
BE A SOLDIER MOTHER.
Thera la a little lowly cottage in a little
country town
Where a mother'a heart 1i yearnlns for
her son; ......
He haa sailed across the ocean to the bat
tlefields of France
Where the victories for our nation must
be won.
'So be a soldier's mother and don't be
any other.
Just tell your boy that he is out to win;
rtiere la never a cloud so dark and nerer
a night so long
But what tba sun will eurer shlna
again.
The war will soon be over, the rctory
will be won, .
You'll be proud your son waa one that a
on the Job,
For tt takes a Yankee aoldler with the
wit, pluck and grit.
To quell a German'a kultured, greedy
mob.
So be a aoldler mother and don't be any
other,
Just tell your boy that he la oat to win;
Thera Is never a cloud ao dark and never
a night so long
But what the aun will surely shin
again.
i MATTIK C ROACH,
ralrburr. Nek. . ,
Nature of an Armistice
Maj.-Gen. Francis V. Greene in N. Y. Times
There is a widespread, almost unanimous,
opinion that the matter of an armistice should
be referred to Marshal Foch, as allied commander-in-chief,
and it may help us to think clearly
on this point if we refresh our memories as to
the nature of an armistice or truce. These
words are spoken of in most dictionaries as
synonymous, but there is a distinction, if not a
difference, between them. Every armistice is a
truce, but not every truce is an armistice. One
is generic, the other is specific. A truce is usu
ally temporary, an armistice "is almost always
ended by being merged into a permanent treaty
of peace. A truce may be arranged between
persons, natural or corporate, in time of peace;
an armistice is a suspension of hostilities be
tween armies at war, definitely arranged in writ
ing between the commanders thereof. It one
army is prepared and has signified its willing
ness to surrender, to give up its arms, to change
its status from that of combatants to prisoners
of war, then the commander in the field is able
to deal with the matter without any instructions
from , his government. Our own wars furnish
numerous examples of this Saratoga, York
town, Donelson, Vicksburg, Appomattox, San
tiago, Manila in each case the enemy had
agreed to, surrender its arms and an armistice
of a few hours or days was arranged in order
to work out the details. But if a commanding
general undertakes to stipulate terms of peace
in his armistice, or his terms of surrender, he
does so at his peril. The classic case is that of
Sherman's armistice with Johnston in 186S,
which was disavowed by his government, and
he was instructed to demand that the enemy
surrender as prisoners of war, leaving the terms
of peace to be determined by the government.
r Similarly in Europe, the surrenders ofthe
armies at Sedan, Metz, Plevna and Shipka were
simply military capitulations, the details of
which had been arranged in armistices of brief-
duration which contained no reference to the j
terms of peace. '
To refer the request for an armistice to Mar
shal Foch is no solution of the problem which
now confronts the rulers of the nations at war.
All he could do would be to send a flag of truce
demanding a surrender of the German forces
between Ghent and Belfort as prisoners of war.
That it would be refused hardly admits of doubt.
Later on the allies may be in position to make
and enforce such a demand, but at the present
time they are not in position to enforce it, and
it is doubtful if anything would be gained
something might be lost by making a futile
demand.
It is nevertheless true that wars almost in
variably end in an armistice. But this takes
place oflly when the terms of peace have been
agreed upon. Such agreement is an act of the
sovereign or treaty-making power and not of
the military commander. In our war with
Spain, when Spain was hopelessly beaten, it au
thorized the French ambassador at Washington
to enter into a written protocol with the Amer
ican secretary of state in which Spain definitely
agreed to relinquish its sovereignty aver Cuba,
to cede Porto Rico to the United States and to
determine the future of the Philippines by a
treaty of peace to be negotiated in Paris. 'It
was only after the fundamentals of peace yhad
thus been definitely agreed upon that the presi
dent sent instructions, on August 12, 1898, .to
the military commanders to suspend hostilities
by means of armistices. These continued until
the treaty of peace was ratified six months later.
WHen Turkey was at the mercy of Russia in Jan
uary, 1878, Turkish plenipotentiaries were sent
through the lines to meet Russian plenipoten
tiaries at' Adrianople. It was only after they
had agreed upon terms of peace that an armis
tice was ordered on January 31. This continued
until the' definitive treaty was signed on
March 3.
When France was defeated in 1870 its rep
resentatives endeavored from October to Jan
uary to obtain an armistice, but the Germans
refused to grant one until the essential features
of the treaty of peace had been agreed upon, on
January 28. These included the capitulation of
Paris, the cession of territory and payment of
indemnity, and the same document contained
the armistice, which continued in effect until it
was automatically superseded by the treaty of
Frankfort, on May 10, 1871.
1 Similar proceedings marked the termination
oi all the wars of the nineteenth century, towit:
Plenipotentiaries of the sovereign or treaty
making powers agreed upon the fundamental
terms of peace, and after that had been done,
then th,e army commanders arranged the sus
pension of hostilities by means of an armistice.
A moment's consideration will show that no
other course is feasible or possible now. The
allied rulers cannot, if they would, shirk their
responsibility and throw it upon Marshal froch.
They must decide the issues for which men
have been giving their lives for more than four
years, and' until these are decided the fighting
must go on. No armistice that Foch could
make save the laying down of German arms
could fail to be of enormous benefit to our en
emies and corresponding detriment to ourselves
and our allies. For during the armistice Ger
many would replenish its stores of ammunition.
No guarantees that Germany could give, not
even the occupation of its Rhine fortresses,
would compensate for the restoration of equality
in the matter of ammunition and projectiles.
In each of its successive replies it strives to
create the impression that it has complied with
the terms laid down by its enemies, and it asks
that plenipotentiaries be appointed to arrange
the details and that an armistice be entered into
pending the conclusion of their labors.
But the situation now is not what it was in
the wars terminating in 1871, 1878 and 1898.
There has been no agreement as to the funda
mentals of peace. That must be made by the
chiefs of the state. It is beyond the power of
the army commander and the responsibility
cannot be thrust upon him. His business is to
win the, victory and he is in process of accom
plishing it, but until he has finally achieved this
any armistice, no matter how guaranteed, will
weaken his position rather than strengthen it.
The natural sequence is first a victory, second
an agreement as to the fundamentals of neace.
third an armistice and fourth and last a defini
tive treaty. Any disarrangement of this time
honored process will only defeat its purpose and
result in a greater loss of life. '
People and Events
Interned Germans at Fort Oelethoroe asked
to be allowed, to buy Liberty bonds. Playing
safe at last. , ,
His majesty, "King Flu," appears "wholly in
different to the issues at stake in the world bat
tle, striking democracy even harder knocks than
those dealt the autocrats. A rare bipartisan is
this measly monarch. Party lines he knows
not. He is equally deficient in mercy. Were it
not for the deadliness of his grip his success in
reducing the clatter of an off-year campaign to
a whisper would command general applause.
Missourians are due to show the country
once more whether the "wets" or "drys" hold
the master hand. The coming election will be
the fourth trial of the drys to put over an
amendment shutting the founts of ' beer and
booze. The drys gained ground on each pre
vious trial, coming mighty close to victory the
last time. St. Louis alone saved the wets from
unconditional surrender. War conditions ap
parently aid the drys, as the brewers are all but
stripped of power and fighting "pep." '
Two more salients in mere man's last de
fenses are ruthlessly pinched off. Judge Flem
ing of Kansas City rules that "a wife has a
right to a share of her husband's earnings,
whether he gives it to her willingly or she has
to remove it from his pockets by stealth in the
night time." In this case ihe husband, who was
pulled for attempted chastisement, was fined
$100. About the same time Nebraska's attor
ney general opined there was nothing in the
laws of God or man which prevents women
. i t . i i A
trom wearing men s cioines wncn cusagcu m
war work." Fellow men, what's the ue of
fighting further? Unconditional surrender is,
the! order of the day. , i
Tjobeok's Record of Somnolence.
Omaha, Oct 28.TO the Editor of
The Bee: I proposed to Investigate
Charles Otto Lobeck's campaiifn ac
knowledgement that "He's all right"
and, in accordance, spent some tima
In the rather tedious task of reading
the Congressional Record.
Having scrutinized carefully the
coneressional activities lust prior to
and at the time of the declaration
of war, I would term Mr. Lobeck the
most peaceful and composed con-
pressman that ever took up desk
room in the capltol. If Charles Otto
ever had anything to say in those
stormy times It muni have been in a
whisper, or else the clerk failed to
hear him.
This may be explained by the
World-Herald, which says that-Lobeck
worked hand In glove with
Senator Hitchcock. This removes
all doubt as to the record of our
Jovial congressman and places him
in the proper light. Charles Otto
has, I believe, referred with some
pride to a note of endorsement given
him by President Wilson for his
"loyal support." As long as Mr.
Lobeck remains the same passive
representative he has proven In the
past the president can overlook
( tto's little shortcomings. At least,
he will not seriously hamper the ad
ministration as so many other dem
ocrats have done.
But do the voters of this district
want such representation? Support
ing the president should mean more
than the mere casting of a ballot
Mr. Wilson relies on the menvbers
of the senate and house to give their
active support to the war measures
and assistance In perfecting them.
Lobeck hat) plainly failed to do this.
Further than mis, lack or compe
tent and efficient representation has
deprived Omaha and vicinity of
many appropriations and favors to
which it was . Justly entitled. In
cluded In these may be mentioned
the failure to locate a cantonment
here, where mothers of Omaha and
this district might visit their, sons
without unnecessary trouble. Des
Moines, with one mam line railroad,
secured Camp Dodge. Omaha, with
seven main iline railroads, was over
looked. Why?
Let 'us elect a representative who
will be a credit to our growing city
and who will protect its Interests In
Washington, besides lending every
aid In the successful prosecution of
the war. J. B. S.
President Made Mistake.
Omaha, Oct. 29. To the Editor of
The Bee: In view of President Wil
son's suggestions that the war can
only be successfully carried on by
democrats, It might be pertinent to
Inquire whether the formation of
coalition governments by Great
Britain and France has seriously af
fected the conduct of the war by
these nations. There are some of
us who have a lurking notion that
America's part In the conflict might
be more successfully waged by dem
ocrats and republicans than by dem
ocrats without republicans.
There is also a feeling among
some of us that If there is any merit
In the president's desire for a con
gress of his own party members the
suggestion would have come1 with
better grace from others than the
president. In spite of the eloquence
of the president's appeal his projec
tion of his own personality into the
political controversy will do much
to, weaken his power and to destroy
the prestige of America in the peace
negotiations. He has taken the sur
est possible way to arouse an unfor
tunate political discussion, as he has
evidently overlooked the fact that
this is America and not Germany.
The democratic brand will not make
a weak American congressman into
a full-blooded Yankee fighter
against Hun autooracy, even though
that brand is applied by the presi
dent himself. H. M. JAMES.
What Aborn. Those Rifles?
Omaha, Oct. 28. To the Editor of
The Bee: I have been curious to
know whether the matter of John
H. Morehead and those government
rifles has ever been satisfactorily
explained. As I recall It, the rifles
belonged to the national govern
ment and were loaned In some in
stances to German societies in this
state. Didn't Governor Neville say
that the rifles had been loaned to
high school cadets? I have been
watching for the names of the high
schools. We voters want to keep
our history on straight, and I am
here to remark that before More
head asks for votes to send him to
the United States senate, and Ne
ville seeks re-election, they should
explain just what happened to those
rifles. DOX BOX NO. 2.
Hotel Dyckman
Minneapolis
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A Stubborn Cough
Loosens Right Uo
Thia home-made twnedv t a, wonder
for quick reanlta. Kailly and
chMaly madft.
Ilere Is a home-made syrup which
millions nf neniile have found to be
! the most dependable means of breaking
up stubborn cougns. H 18 cneap arm
simple, hut very prompt in action. Un
der its healing, soothing influence,
' chest soreness goes, phlegm loosens,
breathing becomes easier, tickling :m
; throat stops and vou get a good night's
restful sleep. The usual throat and
i chest colds are conquered by it in 24
j hours or less. Nothing better for
! bronchitis, hoarseness, croup, whoop
ing cougb. bronchial asthma or winter
I coughs. )
To make this splendid cough syrup,
Eour 2! ounces of Pines into a pint
ottle and fill the bottle with plain
granulated sugar syrup and shake
thoroughly. If you prefer use clari
fied molasses, honev, or corn syrup,
instead of sugar syrup. Kither way,
you get a full pint a family supply
of much better cough syrup than you
.could buy readv-made for three times
the money. Keeps perfectly and cml
, dren love its pleasant taste,
i Pinex is a special and highly con
Icentrated compound of genuine Nr
iway pine extract, known the world
I over for its prompt healing elfect upon
! the mpmhranea.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2Vj ounces of Pinex"
with full directions, and don't accept
anvthing else. Guaranteed to give ab
solute satisfaction or money promptly
refunded. The Pinex Co., Ft, Wayne,
Ind.
Round About the State
Pictures of candidates are In full
flower In the press prints. An air of
expectancy envelops the collection
and ears are attuneoT for advance
whispers of the coming call. Tls
pity half the number of country savi
ers are doomed to hear the banshee
cry.
Up in O'Neill, where boyhood
memories linger, the Frontier re
christens a former resident as "Herr
von Mullenberger." Editor Cronin
Is a fearless, person. Being a repub
lican and a candidate for state sen
ator, he escapes a life sentence for
lese majeste.
A Jovial admtoer of the Gothen
burg Independent sent the chief
scribe a package of genuine Ohio
chestnuts. The effect Is quite no
ticeable in a diminished output of
home-grown stock, besides giving a
touch of delicate humor to the say
ing, "He ,as has gits."
Editor Stone of the Hartington
Herald explains that he Is taking an
Involuntary vacation with the dises-
teemed "nu and cannot make nis
papeas lively as a closing campaign
demands. The "flu" will get the
knocks Intended for political ene
mies. That means "goodnight" for
the "flu." .
Harvard Courier feels peeved be
cause "no one but a democrat, or
one who reads a democratic pa
per has any chance to know about
the amendment to the Nebraska
constitution that is to be voted on
this fall." Tut, tut, Buck! Sup
porters of the machine need the
light and the money, too.
A grand and glorious feeling vi
brates through the Beatrice Express.
Gage county has completed a new
Jail, and i marfe necessary repairs
and improvements in the court house
and county farm. Notwithstanding
these expenses, the county will be
out of debt November 1. Congratu
lations! The rarity of the feeling is
worthy of a celebration.
Hustlers for public Jobs were not
wholly denied the chance to tell the
dear people how they would save the
country. War's grip closed Innu
merable ears to the siren song of
politics and the "flu" chased the
songsters from halls and highways.
In this crisis of the game hope
reared a rainbow, resting Its base on
farm auction sales. Thither the
hustlers hastened and got In their
deadly work.
JUST IN FUN
"Well, wall,'' ha aiclalmed, aa ha tackled
the meat pla, "where did you get thla?"
"I made It out ot Mra. Cauly Flower'
wartime eookwy book ropllec the rnaf
ire. "It'a "
"Ah! ha broke in. "Thla leathery
part la the btndlBf, I auppoaet" Boatoa
Globe.
"What'a the matter with Teobelt She
an't talking ao much about her lieutenant"
"See mi her kid elater sot ensased ta
I captain."
"Welir
, "Well It lan't ao pleaaant to be out
tanked by, your kid alater," LoulavlUa
Jourler-JournaL
"Tou're under arreetl" aiclalmed the
officer with chin whlekera he atopped
the automobile.
"What fnrT" Inquired Mr. ChugRlna.
"I havenf made up my mind yet Til
tuit look over your light, an' your ll
ama, an" your number, an' aoforth. I
tnow I can get you for aoraethln ." Wah
ngton Star.
The man who had ordered prlng lamb
in the Greaey Spoon reataurant aaned t
the leathery tuff on hla plate for a whll
and thpn took out ht handkerchief and
beKan to weep.
"What 1 the matter, alrT"aked th
waiter.
"I am beginning to relt how tough it
I to die young," miff led th man. Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
HTnera eaa tie no beautafet
healthy, royhltd. ataady
Barred women without iron. Wbea
Una iroa go from the bleed at
women, the roeea go from their
cheeks their charm and attract
Irene depart. I alwayt tntiat thai
my patient take organic iron
Nuxated Iron (not metallic iron
which often corrode the stomach,
and does more harm than good).
Nuxatcd Iron is easily assimi
lated, does not blacken nor in
jure the teeth nor upset the
stomach. It will increase the
strength and endurance of weak,
nervous, irritable, careworn,
haggard women in two weeks
lime in many cases. I have
used it in my own practice
with most surprising results."
Ferdinand King, M.D., well known
New York Physician and medical
author. (Satisfaction guaranteed
ot money refunded On tale at ai
good druggists.)
gooa arugg.
DRUGGISTS!! PLEASE NOTE
VICK'S VAPORUB OVERSOLD
DUE TO PRESENT EPIDEMIC
Tremendous Demand Last Few Days Has Wiped Out
Excess Stocks That We Had Estimated Would Last
Until Next January. Last Week's Orders Called for
One and Three Quarter Million Jars Today's Or
ders Alone Amount to 932,459 Jars.
Big Shipments Are En Route
to Jobbers. Until These
Arrive There May Be a
Temporary Shortage. All
Deals Postponed Buy in
. Small Lots Only.
Retailers Can Get Immediate
Shipments Direct By
Parcel Post.
When Writing to Oui Advertisers
MentionSeeing It m The Bee
This advertisement is written on
Monday, October 21st. It is directed
to trap attention of all distributors
of Vick's VapoRub, both wholesale
and retail. In an emergency such
as the present epidemic our duty
wand yourv duty is to. distribute
VapoRub in the quickest possible
manner to those sections stricken
by Influenza. We, therefore, call
your careful attention to the fol
following: .
DANGER OF SHORTAGE IF SUP
PLY IS NOT CONSERVED.
On October 1st we had on hand,
at our Factory and twenty ware
houses scattered over the country,
sufficient VapoRub to last us, we
thought, until January 1st, allowing
for a 50 increase over last year's
sales, and not counting our daily
output. This big excess stock had
been accumulated during the sum
mer months.
Then this enidemic of Srjanish In-
fliipnrn. bit na and in the last 10
days this stock has vanished. At
first we thought ttus tremendous
demand would last only a few days,
but the orders have run :
Wed., Oct. 16.... 18,504 Doz.
Thur., Oct. 17 25,323 Doz.
Fri., Oct. J8.... 39,256 Doz.
Sat., Oct. 19 45,833 Doz.
Mon., Oct. 21 77,705 Doz.
Up to Saturday, October 19th,
we have actually shipped for - this
nronth $400,284.10, or over two
million jars of VapoRub.
THE PROBLEM NOW IS TO
DISTRIBUTE VAPORUB
QUICKLY.
Most of this tremendous quan
tity is, still en route to the jobbers,
but freight and express are both
congested nowadays, and it may be
some time before this supply
reaches the jobbers. In the mean
time, therefore, it is necessary that
we distribute, as widely as possible,
the stock that we are manufactur
ing daily, together with that now
on the jobbers' and retailers'
shelves, in order that it may get to
the Influenza districts quickly.
Our normal output is about 4,000
dozen per day. We are putting on
a night shift, but it will be a little
while before that is producing.
WHAT WE ASK THE WHOLE
SALE DRUGGIST TO DO.
Last Saturday we notified all of
our jobbers, by Special Delivery, as
follows :
1st Deals and quantity, shipments
of all kinds are cancelled Fill
no quantity orders of any
kind, whether taken by our
salesmen or by your own. Sell
in small lots only.
2nd Order from us In as small
quantities as possible. If
you are out we will try to
ship a limited amount by Par
cel Post or Express, and pay
the charges ourselves.
3rd In order to make distribution
still quicker, we will ship di
rect to your retail customers
quantities not more than three
(3) dozen 30c size at any one
shipment.
4th We are now out of the 60e
size and will be for the next
10 days.
WHAT WE ASK THE RETAIL
DRUGGIST TO DO.
Buy in as small quantities as pos-
sible. If you have any quantity
orders, given the jobbers' salesmen
or given to our , salesmen, don't
bother about them no need to
write us it is absolutely impossible
to fill these orders at this time.
If the jobbers in your territory are
out of Vick's VapoRub, we will ship
you by Parcel Post, prepaid, quan
tities not more than three (3) dozen
30c size in any one order. Natur
ally, we don't open accounts at this
time, so your check or money order
for this amount must accompany
order. Don't write us stating to
ship through your Jobber, as we
then have to wait until we write
this jobber and get his O. K. If
you wish the goods to come through
your jobber, have him order them
for you.
SNOWED UNDER WITH COR
RESPONDENCE. Our force has already been "shot
to pieces" twenty-four of our men
are wearing Uncle Samls khaki
and this recent rush has simply
buried us. All our sales force has
been called in to help in the office
and factory. We. just mention this
so you won't hold it against us if
your wires and letters aren't
answered promptly.
SPECIAL BOOKLETS ON INFLU
ENZA. '
We will send, on request, to any
retail druggist, 100 or more little
booklets, just issued, on Spanish In
fluenza, giving the latest informa
tion about this disease its history
he symptoms the treatment,
and particularly the use of Vick's
VapoRub as an external application
to supplement the physician's treat
ment. ,
NEW WAYS TO USE VAPORUB.'
In addition to the usual method
of using VapoRub that is, applied
over the throat and chest and cov
ered with hot flannel cloths our
customers are writing us daily tell
ing of their success in using Vapo
Rub in other ways, particularly as
a preventive. They melt a little
in a spoon and inhale the vapors
arising, or melt in a benzoin steam
kettle. Where the steam kettle is
not available, VapoRub can be used
in an ordinary tea-kettle. Fill the
tea-kettle half full of boiling water,
put in half a teaspoon of VapoRub
from time to time keep the kettle
just slowly boiling and inhale the
steam arising.
According to a Bulletin just
issued by the Public Health Service,
Dr. Stiles, of this service, recom
mends that the nose be kept greased
as a preventive measure against
the Influenza germs. For this pur.
pose VapoRub is excellent.
THE VICK CHEMICAL COMPANY, Greensboro, N. C.
October 22, 1918. . -