THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1919.
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JUNE CIRCULATION:
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Subscriber leaving tha city ahould bavo The Boo mailed
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You should know that
Omaha is growing aa a convention
center: 22 in 1911. There will be
over 125 this year.
July, however, continues above normal.
Daylight is about the only thing that can be
"saved."
With three police surgeons on the pay roll,
one ought to be on duty at all times.
Another farmers' jury has decided that if
Townley meant what he said, he was teaching
disloyalty.
Between the milkman and the iceman, feed
ing babies is becoming a costly operation in
this vicinity.
The five years of war have riot had the effect
of improving Sir Edward Carson's temper.
That's plain.
So the senator and the president have not
split, the snub being but a further proof of the
affection each has for the other. All right 1
You can buy all the ice you want at the
plants today, but you must carry it home, for
to deliver it would disturb the holy calm of
Sabbath.
Commander Read says we lack the enthus-,
iasm over flying he noted in England. If this
is true, they friust be daffy about the bird men
over there.
Again the courts have rebuked the riotous
and unruly methods of the lawless "morals"
squad, but will this bring the police heads to
their senses?
The grand assessment roll of the state will
only show an increase of $2,000,000, according
to the present estimates. Any one county ought
to provide that. i
Omaha may have "gone light" on boule
vards,, but the present administration proposes
to make up for the, deficiency, if the people will
iOnly vote the bonds.
"A fight on every line" is what the drys in
congress predict for the prohibition bill now
coming on. In other words, the camel is going
to face a rough track. 1
" The secretary of war says he located the
training camps in the south on account of
better weather. Shades of the Sandstorm di
vision! What do you know about that?
"Bastile" day will be celebrated in Paris
with much eclat today, and let us hope, with
out the United States receiving another such
t lecture as it got on the anniversary of "the
Battle of Boyne Water."
Enver Pasha, Talaat Bey and Djamal Pasha
have been condemned to death by a Turkish
court-martial, but jas they have fled to .pits
unknown the chief problem before the present
Turkish administration is to catch its victims.
Two fish companies have been ordered dis
solved as being unlawful combinations in re
straint of trade. Let us look forward to the ex
tension of this course to include other com
binations that are holding up the price of food.
Judge Lovett has touched the vital spot in
the railroad restoration problem. It is how to
re-establish the credit of the railroads. The
plan suggested by the former director general
that the lines be grouped into a few great sys
tems, is rejected for many reasons, chief of
which is the utter impossibility of financing
the consolidations at present. How to recure
the capital for imperative demands, such as
extensions and improvements, will puzzle the
wisest of managers. The fact that the govern
ment's plunge into railroad operation only
muddled a bad situation is becoming more and
more apparent 1
1
Ways of the Professors
No class of institutions in the United
" States placed itself more promptly or more
patriotically at the services of the government
when war came than did the universities and
; colleges of the country. They gave of their
student body, of their faculties, of their labor
atory facilities freely and enthusiastically,
v Many of them furnished men to the govern
ment who performed valuable service in the
i scientific field. Few branches of the great war
were without notable contributions from the
university faculties. Thus the embattled pro
fessors of the land covered themselves with
- considerable glory.
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; AOW most Ol me proicssors anu lusum
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at the call of their country are home again,
i like the greater part of the army that fought
in France. And the question as to the spirit
' hey bring back and put into their attitude and
'teaching and administration is easily answered.
U?. cinma with o-nrvt r9fn that their
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ifjltriotic devotion has been reinforced by the i
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; service they nave so ireeiy given; mat mey
nd havo a ' hrttrr and more militant eonceo-
i tion of the part the university should play m
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...the general plans ior promoting guuu citizen
ship; and that they will act always as a force
;'to keep the universities in contact with the
great realities of national thought and national
' tabling. Chicago News,
PROGRESS THROUGH CONFLICT.
Open discussion of the peace treaty as the
final act in the great war must set men again to
thinking and pondering as to what has been
accomplished and whether in the vast scheme of
things we have been going forward or back
ward. Has anything been gained by the killing and
maiming of several millions of human beings, by
dragging other millions through five years of
the depths of despair and suffering, by destroying
property representing thousands of millions of
wealth accumulated by long and tedious savings,
by condemning the peoplfof half the world to a
decade, if not many decades, of grinding toil
to raise themselves again to the level of com
fort they had previously reached? And if there
are gains are they commensurate with the cost?
But when we begin asking ourselves these
questions, we have to look back over all his
tory and recall that there have been other wars
in endless succession frqm the first beginnings
and that through them, or perhaps despite them,
civilization has gone steadily forward. In a
word, we make progress through conflict,
though , that conflict need not be a conflict of
arms. It may be merely the competitive strug
gle to ward off the menace of the elements or
wild beasts, to produce enough to maintain and
propagate the race, to keep our place in the
procession and to advance faster than our fel
lows, but all history teaches that the people or
"ountry which ceases rivalry stands still and
then falls out of line.
The greatest work of progress of all, how
ever, is the substitution more and more of
peaceful conflict, of the conflict of trade, com
merce, industry, science and art, in place of the
conflict for military supremacy, the killing and
burning and pillaging and devastating that, in
flicts injury and brings doubtful benefits only
through misery. Progress, perhaps, cannot be
had except through struggle, but it can con
tinue with fewer and fewer wars and less cost
in carnage, grief and tears.
Exaggerated Crop Estimates.
Newspaper readers may have been startled
several times lately by announcements that
Nebraska's crop yield for the current season
will not be "up to normal." These statements
rest on the shrinkage of estimates rather than
the established basis of experience that should
determine a normal crop.
It is not easy to arrive at an accurate state
ment of the quantity of grain produced, even
after the harvest is over and the crop is in the
bins. The danger in the spring is that esti
mates of acreage planted are multiplied by
hypothetical yields per acre, and a total thus
arrived at is put forth as a "normal" crop. Sel
dom does the acreage come up to the estimate,
and even more rarely does the yield equal the
factor assumed for the calculation.
In the present instance, it is set out that the
state is not to have a "big crop," because it "will
not come ud to the exaggerated estimates made
some weeks ago. Now we are told that spring
wheat will not exceed 12,141,000 bushels, and
that winter wheat will only reach 67,725,000
bushels. If these figures turn out eventually
to be correct, it will give Nebraska the biggest
wheat crop it ever sent to market. Spring
wheat seldom has gone above 10,000,000 bush
els, and the winter variety usually returns
something less than 60,000,000. Therefore, the
only great "loss" so far sustained is in the dif
ference between the early and unjustifiable es
timates and the grain that actually comes from
the field.
The Bee realizes all the obstacles in the way
of collecting data concerning crop returns in
Nebraska, having given the matter great atten
tion over a long term of years. It has no espe
cial suggestion to make, other than that pre
liminary estimates be made with more of'con
servative consideration for what really has been
experience, so the disappointment that must
follow in midsummer when the harvest is gath
ered will be avoided.
Return of the "Silk Tile."
When we fought to make the world free
for democracy, it was the high belief of many
hopeful persons that into the melting pot of
war were cast outworn and oppressive cus
toms of many kind. Mankind was to come
out of the purging fires cleansed of a lot of
habits and ways that hampered him, and es
pecially those conventions of habit that re
stricted him in his reasonable comfort. iThis
hope is being disappointed. From London
comes the dire news that the "silk tile" or
"plug hat" is being revived. This relic of a
time when men suffered much in order that
they might not appear odd was on its last legs
when the crucible of war swallowed the affairs
of humanity. Who would have thought the
"two-quart hat" had any of the qualities of the
salamander, or that it would arise like the
Phoenix from its own ashes? If it gets a foot
hold again, it carries with it the frock coat for
afternoon wear, and other things. Happily,
we of this far hinterland of style still may gir
dle ourselves with a narrow leather strap and
with a "hay hat" upon our noble brows defy to
some degree the ardor of the July sun, but the
news from London disconcerts us just the
same at least those who must look forward
to some time when they will be required to
absent themselves from the careless life of the
Missouri valley and sojourn among the devo
tees of fashion nearer the sunrise.
Dealing With Automobile Thefts.
Out of the conference of peace officers,
called by Governor McKelvie to consider
means for dealing with automobile thieves,
comes three practical suggestions. Two of
these have to do with practices of owners.
Persons buying machines are urged not to oper
ate them under dealer's license, but to imme
diately secure individual numbers. The other
is that all peace officers be required to see that
license for the current year is at once taken out
by all owners. Neglect on these points makes
thievery easy, ad thus the owner contributes
to the perplexity of the authorities when seek
ing to overhaul thieves. Adoption of the Iowa
vehicle law, passed at the last session of the
legislature, is also urged. Whether this is well
adapted to the needs of Nebraska must be
brought out later, but it may be accepted as
probable that the governor will include in his
call for the extra session of the legislature a
suggestion that some additional legislation be
had to protect automobile owners and make the
stealing of machines in this state less facile.
British drys are appealing to America for
men and money. Here is a chance for W. J.
B. if other engagements do not interfere;
Siberia and lis Resources
From the Daily Commerce Reports.
A portion of the report of the subcommittee
on markets and supplies of the Canadian
economic commission in Siberia is here pre
sented: (Concluded from Saturday.)
The population of Siberia has been various
ly estimated. The following figures taken from
the Russian Year Book give the population of
the three divisions of Siberia on January 1,
1913: Western Siberia, 7,533,000; central Si
beria, 1.461.300; eastern Siberia, 1,720,000; to
tal, 10,714,300. It will thus be seen that of the
total population of Siberia, approximately 70
per cent are settled on the agricultural lands of
western Siberia.
To the foregoing figures must be added a con
siderable immigration from European Russia,
greatly augmented since the outbreak of the
war by the stream of refugees driven from their
homes by foreign invader or revolution. The
population of many of the towns of Siberia has
been more than doubled in the last few years.
The total population of Siberia at the present
time must be in the neighborhood of 14,000,000
people.
The bulk of the population of Siberia con
sists of peasants who are engaged chiefly in
the raising of cereal crops, but who also keep
cattle, horses and other stock. The proportion
of peasants to the rest of the population is said
to be over five to two. This fact must be borne
in mind in connection with the supply of mer
chandise to Siberia. The demand is chiefly
for goods adaptable to the requirements of
peasants. There is also a limited trade in arti
cles for consumption among the population of
the towns, but in this connection it must be re
membered that the general standard of civiliza
tion is not so high as in Canada, while the pur
chasing power of the people is limited.
Prior to the war, the area of land under cul
tivation in Siberia and Central Asia was re
turned at 35,000,000 acres. The following table
shows the acreage and yield of the principal
crops of Siberia and Central Asia in 1913:
Acres. Yield.
Wheat, barley, rye, bu. .. 26,617,837 310,000,740
Oats, bushels 7,471,234 78,302,025
Potatoes, bushels 641,741 62,166,660
Cotton, pounds 1,068,808 209,013,496
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Total 35,799,620
By far the larger portion of the foregoing
area under grain must be credited to Siberia.
It is stated that for the coming year 20.000,000
acres will be placed in cereal crops in Siberia.
Dairying has become an industry of great
importance in western Siberia since the build
ing of the railway. In 1913 approximately 70,
000 tons of butter was exported to foreign
countries. The making of cheddar cheese has
been taken up recently with the view to sup
plying the English market. Associated with
these developments may be mentioned the pig
breeding industry, which has already reached
large proportions, and it is expected that bacon
will be an important article of export from
western Siberia.
In addition to agriculture, the great resotices
of Siberia in minerals, forests, furs and fisheries
support a large part of the population. Mining
is a most important industry throughout Si
beria. The deposits of gold, silver, lead, zinc
and copper have been, energetically developed,
mainly with British capital, in the Ural moun
tains, the Kirghiz steppes, and the Altai moun
tains, and in central and eastern Siberia. Placer
mining is carried on throughout central and
eastern Siberia, the fields of the Lena river and
the Amur district being especially important.
Coal is found in various parts of the coun
try, and the rise in the price of wood has led
to the exploitation of the mid-Siberian fields.
Rich coal beds exist on the island of Sakhalin
and along the Pacific coast. Deposits of iron
ore are found near coal fields in the moun
tainous districts, but are waiting proper trans
portation facilities for their profitable exploita
tion. The great forest resources of Siberia have
been exploited to only a very small extent. The
development of the timber industry is essential
for the future, if the normal trade of the coun
try is to be restored. It is estimated that there
are 810,000,000 acres of timber land in Asiatic
Russia, two-thirds of which are accessible for
commercial purposes.
Profiteering in Meats
The habit of saving food, dutifully cultivat
ed during the war by the American people,
has taken so firm a hold on consumers as to
excite alarm among certain classes of produc
ers. In desperation, the packers and live
stock interests have reached the conclusion
that their best hope of relief is to start a cam
paign of education to stimulate the larger use
of beef and mutton.
To the average consumer it should be con
soling to learn that under actual conditions
the supply of meat is now so plentiful as to
exceed the needs of the domestic market. It
might seem to promise him that the day is
near when he shall derive some benefit from
falling prices. That he still practices wartime
economy in the use of meat need not be taken
as evidence only of superior virtue. The de
mands on the family purse have not grown less
since the signing of the armistice.
To resist the' pleas of the packers and the
live stock growers that the public increase its
purchases is rendered less difficult by facts that
they do not take into agcount. Acting Secre
tary Ousley of the Department of Agriculture
agrees with the packers that the need of meat
conservation no longer exists and that the con
sumer is still denying himself, hut he adds
that retail prices of meat have nowhere de
creased in proportion to the decrease in whole
sale prices. "While the live-cattle and whole
sale dressed-beef markets have gone down to
the extent of 25 per cent," he states officially,
"the price of retail beef cuts to the consumer
has been at a standstill in many cities and has
even increased as much as 20 per cent in some
cities."
Evidently the retail butchers, with whom
the consumers have direct dealings, have no
cause for complaint that their profits are un
satisfactory. Buying lower and selling higher
does not work to their disadvantage, as any
housewife can see. New York World.
John Fox, Jr., Author.
E. C. P. Your question about
John Fox, jr., noted writer, and
Kritzi Scheff, comic opera star, was
mailed to this department the day
of Mr. Fox's death. You have no
doubt seen reports In the news
papers of his demise, July 8, at Big
Stone Gap, Va.
Mr. Fox was married in 1908 to
Fritzi Scheff, the ceremony having
been performed by the groom's
brother, Rector K. Fox, at Seven
Springs Farm, Mount Kisco. They
ere later divorced.
Mr. Fox was one of America's
best known authors, especially of
mountaineers and their life. He was
born in Bourbon county, Kentucky
in 1865, and was graduated from
Harvard in the class of 1883. He
was very popular in college and
took prominent part in college the
atricals. On account of his good
looking, smooth face he was called
upon to interpret women's charac
ters in theatricals given by one of
the chief societies.
After leaving Harvard he went to
New York and began work as a re
porter on the Sun, but after a few
months he decided to enter the law
school of Columbia college. Two
months later he was obliged to give
up his ambition for the bar, and
shortly afterward became a member
of the Times staff. Illness com
pelled him, at the end of a year,
to return to his home at Paris, Ky.,
and there to remain idle for a year
, or more. Since that time he has
devoted himself chiefly to literature,
and he also has business interests
in some of the mines in the moun
tains of which he wrote.
Among the well-known books
written by Mr. Fox, several of
which were dramatized and pro
duced on- the stage, were "A Moun
tain Europa," "Hell-for-Sartian."
"The Kentuokians," "Crittenden,"
"Bluegrass and Rhododendron,"
"The Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come," "Christmas Eve on Lone
some," "Following the Sun Flag,"
"Knight of the Cumberland," "Trail
of the Lonesome Pine," and "The
Heart of the Hills."
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
"BUMBLE BEE BUZZ."
(Peggy and Filly save Bumble Be Bun
from King Bird, and aa a result ar made
bees ao they can play among tha flowers.)
Feasting on Honey.
iOUMBLK-umble-buzs-s-z-a-r.-i!"
LJ A humming like that of an
airplane drew the eyes of Peggy and
Billy upward. There above them
hovered a large, fuzzy creature look
ing like a small-sized elephant fly
ing in the air.
"Scoot!" buzzed Billy to Peggy in
his bee voice, and scoot they did un
der the leaves of a friendly violet
plant,
"Bumble-umble-buzz-z-z-z-z! Peg
gy Bee and Billy Bee, where have
you gone?" hummed the big
creature.
Peggy looked at Billy and Billy
looked at Peggy and then they both
wrinkled up their bee faces into
broad grins.
"Why it's only Bumble Bee
Buzz," exclaimed Billy, "but how
big he has grown."
"We are the ones who have
grown only we have grown teeny
tiny," laughed Peggy. "We are
Anna Howard Slum's Legacy.
Reader: The legacy which Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw bequeathed to
the cause of suffrage is not one of
dollars, nor one which can be meas
ured in terms of finance. She lived
a life of service, and it is impossi
ble for human calculation to assess
the value of it. j If you were famil
iar with the inside of Dr. Shaw's
finances, you would know she could
leave but little money to the cause
which claimed her heart. Unlike
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, who in
herited independent means from hr
husband and has given generously
therefrom to suffrage, Dr. Shaw
was catirely self-supporting. When
she became president of th Nation
al Woman Suffratre association in
1904, th? position carried with it no
salary. In 1906 and for five years
thereafter she received an annual
stipend from a memorial fund
raised in the name of Susan B. An
thony. Dr. Shaw never again re
ceived a salary. She gave some
paid lectures and gr-nerous friends
looked after her bank account. This
was always the case with Miss An
thony, who never received a dollar
of salary for her fifty-five years' la
bor. During Dr. Shaw's two years
of strenuous and absorbing work
for the government, which finally
resulted in her death, she never re
ceived or would have accepted a
dollar. After she resigned the pres
idency in 1915, a few appreciative
friends, men and women, arranged
for an annuity of about $3,000 a
year.
"Buz-z-z-z-z-z! Look out for the
Den of Spider Money legs!"
honey bees now and we are seeing
things through honey bee eyes."
Afraid no longer, they flew up into
the sunshine to join Bumble Bee
Buzz, who was looking eagerly for
them. 1
"Bumble - umble - umble-uz-uz-uz-uz!
There you are!" roared Bumble
Bee Buzz. "But gracious me, what's
happened to you you've turned into
honey bees, instead of into hand
some bumble bees like me." Bum
ble Bee Buzz was both surprised and
disappointed.
Peggy and Billy were surprised,
too, but they were not so much dis
appointed, ven though Bumble Bee
Buzz with his gauzy wings, his black,
fuzzy hair and his golden stripes cer
tainly was more handsome than
they. Secretly each had wished to
bevme a honey bee, for they knew
that honey bees were of more use to
mankind than the larger and gaudier
but less helpful bumble bees.aAnd It
was that secret wish that had made
them honey bees, although they
didn't hurt the feelings of Bumble
Bee Buzz by telling him so.
"Come on, I'll show you how to
find honey," buzzed Bumble Bee
Buzz, for getting his disappointment
and diving into a honeysuckle bloom.
Peggy and Billy found their bee
noses were being tickled by a most
appetizing odor like the kitchen at
home on Thanksgiving day, only far
sweeter. Following this odor they
plunged into honeysuckles and there
they found little cups filled with a
most delicious drink a drink like
honey and even more delightful.
"Yum-yum, but this is good,"
buzzed Billy Bee, finishing his cup
and diving into another honeysuc kle.
"I'm going to take some home for
another day," buzzed Peggy Bee
thriftily, as she began to pack away
the sweet fluid into a little sack in
her throat.
"No, no, you'll spoil all our sport
if you don't forget about work, pro
tested Bumble Bee Buzz.
"That s what I say. I aon t reel a
"But I do. I think it wr- e fun
bit like work," added Billy Beb.
to gather a whole lot of honey and
stcre it away," insisted Peggy Bee.
"You talk that way because you
are a busy lady bee." buzzed Bumble
Bee Buzz, disgustedly. "Lady bees
are always working themselves to
dea:'.i, and just because poor men
bees want to enjoy life, lady bees
drive them out of the nest or sting
tnem to aeatn. mat s why l m a
bachelor and outlaw. If I hadn't
ru naway when I had a chance, the
lady bees would have finished me
long belore this."
"We're bees only for a day
what's the use of working? Let's en
joy ourselves all we can," sang Billy
Bee, heading for a patch of sweet
smeilin- r.
Beggy Bee felt some strange
for:e urging her to work, but Bil
ly's plea sounded sensible, so she
Joined him in diving into the clover
blossoms and feasting on their hid
den sweets. From blossom to blos
som they raced, sipping the honey
as fast as they could. It was a
jolly banquet.
"Buzz-z-z-z-z! Look out for the
den of Spider Manylegs!" warned
Bumble Bee Buzz in the midst of
their fun. Glancing up, Peggy saw
that she and Billy were headed for
a fleecy curtain stretcehed between
two bushes. Down at one end of
the fleecy curtain was a dark hole,
out of which glared two fierce eyes.
(In he nfxt Installment will be tola
how old Spider Manylegs tries to trap
them.)
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AY
The Day We Celebrate.
H. A. Jacobberger, president and manager,
Kimball laundry, born 1873.
W. M. Rainbolt of the Peters Trust com
pany, born 1877.
Ex-Prince Adalbert, the sailor son of the
former German emperor, born at Potsdam, 33
years ago.
Arthur Capper, former governor of Kansas,
now United States senator, born at Garnett,
Kas., 54 years ago.
Rt. Rev. J. Henry Tihen, Catholic bishop of
Denver, born at Oldenburg, Ind., 58 years ago.
Rev. George R. Grose, president of De Pauw
university, born in Nicholas county, West Vir
ginia, 50 years ago .
Jimmy Clabby, well-known middleweight
pugilist, born at Norwich, Conn., 29 years ago.
Richie Mitchell, prominent lightweight pugi
list, born in Milwaukee, 24 years ago.
Secretary of Labor Speaks.
William B. Wilson insists that as a
first step toward the solution of the
industrial problems now confronting
America the wages of the working
classes must be increased to meet
the high cost of living. He has held
the post of Secretary of Labor in
President Wilson's cabinet since
1913. Mr. Wilson served three
terms in Congress, and for a time
was chairman of the Labor com
mittee of the house. Hence he
came to the duties of the cabinet
po.t with more technical knowledge
of the field in which he was to work
than many such officials have. Be
sides, he had had a long career as
an offlc'al of miners' unions. For
18 years he was secretary and treas
urer of the United Mine Workers.
He is a native of Stocland. As a
lad of eight years he accompanied
his parents to America and after re
ceiving his Pdurat'on in the public
schools rrf Pennsylvania he went
Into the mines as a wage earner.
Famous Sea Fighter.
It war Admiral Sir Doveton Stur
dee, who won the great victory for
the British in the battle with the
German squadron off the Falkland
islands in the early part of the war.
The famous sea fighter entered the
navy in 1871, and his first important
war service was in the Egyptian
campaign of 18S2, as a result of
which he wears the Egyptian medal,
with the Alexandria clasp, for his
services ir. the British bombardment
of Alexandria. In 1893 Admiral
Stunleewas detailed as assistant to
the director of naval ordnance, and
in 1899 he was promoted to be a
Captain. In the same year he com
manded the British force which
landed in Samoa, and his service in
tho Samoan campaign won him an
other decoration. He reached the
grade of Vice Admiral in 1912 and
was in command of a British cruis
ing squadron at the beginning of the
war.
IN THE BEST OF HUMOR.
KnlckPr Well, my dear?
Mrs. Knlcker Can the league for peare
Ueep your nplffhbor from offering your
cook a dollar a month more? New York
Sun.
Serious Army Situation Explained.
Le Mans, 1 'ranee, June 23. To
the Kditor of The Bee: Because of
certain facts and reports which
have appeared in the newspapers,
it seems no more than rigt and
proper that something . should be
said about the transfer of men out
of their divisions or units to outfits
remaining for a time in France.
The reports in the papers might
leave liie impression that such men
as remained were compelled to do
so because of veneral diseases. In
fact, some boys I know have already
received communications from their
families questioning their faithful
ness and moral standard. This is a
rank injustice, that while men are
compelled to be in a foreign land,
separated by thousands of miles
from their loved ones, reports
should reach the home folks that
question their character and physi
cal condition.
It is true that men who are dis
eased are put into a separate camp
and kept there for some months.
This applies both to officers and en
listed men. Inspections are held
and all men found to be infected are
immediately placed where they will
not only cease to be a danger to
others, but likewise treated through
a period of sereval months until
the blood is absolutely purified and
the body in normal condition.
By going to the army records the
names of men placed in these deten
tion camps can be secured. Until
such records are examined or abso
lute proof secured it should be
taken for granted that men are held
for other reasons and are clean in
body. If this is not done a serious
misunderstanding might result. For
instance: I
The Belgian camp is the deten
tion camp for the Le Mans area,
it is also, however, a forwarding
camp where men are congregated
or in which they are placed to be
enrolled in new organizations, just
before going home. Now the fact
that a man is in the Belgian camp
is no indication that he is a moral
leper, we must first be sure as to
why he is there.
Our Salvage camp, of which I am
the hut secretary, is composed
largely of infantrymen. Many of
the regular quartermaster force
have already been sent home. Just
why these men who were either
regulars before the war, volunteers
at the outbreak of national army
men, were transferred from combat
divisions which have long since
gone home, only their officers mak
ing the transfers can say. Some
have b--en transferred time and
time again as they seemed about to
depart for home. One sergeant
here has been with the army for
twenty-nine years. Should he be
held as a criminal in character be
cause ho is detained for duty.
A few days ago one of the boys
told me of a friend whose wife had
written him that she was through
with him, that he need not come
home to his famlyy because his out
fit had returned and he was held, as
she supposed, for veneral trouble.
Another boy, a fine lad, told me that
he had just received a letter from
his mother, stating that she had
gone to meet h's division as it re
turned only to find that he was net
with it. She anxiously inquired if
he was held because of veneral dis
ease. These cases prompt me to
write this article in defense of our
boys. It is deplorable that such
situations should arise. The strong
est condemnation of any newspaper
or individual responsible for such
heart-aches and troubles is too mild
to say the least. Open your hearts
and arms to the boys and don't add
to their already heavy load. If they,
on the other hand, have erred, they
must pay the price. After some
moiith3 in France with combat divi
sions, I want to say that If the
folks at home knew half the story
of lonesomeness, privations suffer
ing and temptations here, they
would get down on their knees to
the returning lads, instead of view
ing them with suspicion.
P. J. HICKS,
Y. M. C. A. Secretary Pro v. Salvage
CaYnp, Le Mans, France.
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DAILY CARTOONETTE.
"I saw you In the clutches of a large
I'olirrman yesterday."
"Why didn't you come to my as
ifstantance ?"
"I have too much respect for the law."
"You couldn't insult a policeman by of
fering to go on my bond." Birmingham
Age-Herald.
IT'S OVER OVER THERE.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
Mr. A. J. Hanscom has gone to Portland,
Oregon.
The Omaha Plattdeutscher Verein gave an
excursion to Ruser's park in honor of visiting
delegates from various Unifed States vereins.
Clearing house records for the week show
S5.070.000 for Omaha, an increase of 32.6 over
the corresponding week a year ago. Kansas
City clearings were over nine million; Denver
over three; Des Moines and Sioux City about
a half million each.
Cedar blocks are advertised for kindling.
t
t'nele Sammy took a notion
That hii'd eml arrows the ocean,
Hia Khaki boyB to stop a long time fight;
He heard the Allies "callin',"
so hu had his soldiers fall In.
And It did not take him long to expedite.
Hia big guns did escort them.
So no submarine could thwart them.
With the Pollus and the "Tommies" soon
to be:
And he did so paralyze
The foe stll! can't realize
Why they did not take tho city of "Pare."
Now our soldiers are returning.
To where home fires are burning:
The brave brtys a duty did not shirk;
Home and friends did sacrifice,
And many paid the price.
But Uncle Sammy's army finished up the
work.
They showed what they were made of,
Naught there waa that they were afraid of.
The boys who crossed, and fought with
carabine;
The foe well knew the meaning,
And there would have been a "cleaning,"
The Peaco Treaty, bad they refused to
sign.
BELLVIEW.
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