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The Detroit times., 1917-01-26
The Great Anachronism
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
1915. by Frank Crane)


When we stop TO think about 1t, one
thing that strikes us about war is that
il is a monstrous and amazing anachron-
ism. Ii does not belong to this age al
ALL 1t is entirely out of line with the
trend of modern life. 1t Is hodoVer
from medieval days.
Time was when fighting was the regu-
lar business of a good part of the popu-
lation The mobiles especially were profess
sional fighting men, Even when there
was no war on they would get together
q band of retaners and go over and
slaughter their neighbors, just for prae-
tice.
The merchants fought, or kept hired
lighting men. The peasants fought The
Boys fought. 1t seemed to be everybodys
principal business in the days William
Morris and Walter Scott wrote about.
People lived in walled cities. Barons
had Fashioned and buttressed and moated
castles. And any leading citizen that had
not stabbed somebody in duel or mauled
him TO death in n joust was rather small
potatoes.
All that has practically disappeared
Cities are no longer fortified. knights err
rant do not roam the highways. Robber
bands do not live in the forests nor
pirates infest the seas.
People nowadays are occupied in con-
structive work They are busy and IN
terested in those activities that used 10
be sneered at They keep store. manufsc-
ture goods raise produce, and altogether
express themselves in business.
Yet in this universal business civilza-
ton armies inger as a dangerous vermi-
form appendix. States are still organized
on a military basis. Even the advanced
United States Of America still has It's
secretaries Of war and the navy, and
spends billions on keeping up the non
sense of mediaevalism.
We shall probably grow out Of il.
Slowly we will come to realize that no.
body wants to fight and there is no use
in keeping up enormous fighting ma
chimes.
The common people of Germany do not
hate the common people of France. They
want to do business with them. The
whole matter of national rivalries is fc-
titious.
Once we realize that the PEOPLES Of
the nations have no quarrel with each
other, but that the only quarrel lies be-
tween the RULING CLASSES-once
we begin to GOVERN NATIONS FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE WHO
COMPOSE THEM, and not for their dyn-
asties. we will lose interest in war.
We shall come out of the Great Ilu-
sion some day as a strong man awakens
from sleep and bad dreams.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

congestion upon
the toes the ears.
tne fingers or
nose Now and
then h. infanes
and ulcerates
A chilblain II
likely 20 bccoine
c0ngesfed upon
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26
Pointed Paragraphs

Some men talk more religion IN 10
minutes than they practice In ~
years
Some men are Ike silver plated
knives they look bright but are or
ten dull
Often woman Is 90 Inconsistent
nat after making up her mind as 70
her age she's unable 20 stick 10 II.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

Heat radiation OF an aircooled
motor has been greatly Increased by
the simple espedient Of attaching 10
tho existing iron fms a number Of
aluminium fms
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

land Ward - enlist, having
been refused at other recruit
log station
What's your age" he wns
asked
Just 81" was the prompt
reply.
The recruiting officer sur
4eyod the would be recruit
critically been delayed some
where. haven't YOU" he srId.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

Springs under the seat ~ a rock
ing chair that Pennsylvania has
patented can 10 connected 20 a
washing machine 20 operate II az a
person seated in tho chair rocks
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

IWN 10 WWIIFTs TII' IFTNET III"
Cd his rife and roared
III you move YOU are A dead
man"
Allow me TO remark. nv
good man" said the lawyer
soldier, that your statement ~
absurd n | move Il Is excel
lent proof that | am alive To
ms mind It is incnmprehensihls
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

The bottle was placed ln1postioh Crack.
Tho Yankee hit A. and II disappeared IN fra
ments into hre
irot out another ono. said the marksman
Not AZ all ihe conditions were that ION
hit that one three times out ~ sir Five slof.
more"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26
Was IL the Idea of the
10000 Majority to Drive
the Saloon Into the Home?

Two prohibition bills have been intro
duced in the legislature.
One of them was presented by Rep.
Merlin Wiley, in behalf of the Anti-Saloon
league, from which organization we had
reason TO expect a request for law that
would be true Interpretation Of the
10000 dry majority rolled up by the
voters in Novernber.
But for that Interpretation. however.
We are compelled to look TO the bill in
troduced by Rep. George +. Macarthur,
who seems to have much better under
standing Of just what the amendment
placed before these voters meant
The Macarthur bill interprets the
amendment to have meant what it very
plainly said-to mean that the voters
wanted Michigan dried up.
The Anti-Saloon league bill intevprets
the amendment to have meant something
that 1t did not say and something that 1t
did not mean.
Even the spirit of the amendment as it
appeared on the ballot to guide the voters
for their only guide-has been sacri-
feed in the letter Of the Anti-Saloon
league bill.
Both the spirit and the letter Of the
amendment are preserved in the Nc
Arthur bill. and thru the Macarthur bill
alone can the people of Michigan realize
the victory against John Barleycorn that
was won only after the hardest kind Of
q fight.
The Macarthur bin seizes for the people
Of Michigan upon the advantage that
came to them in the upholding by the
United States supreme court of the Webb
Kenyon law prohibiting the interstate
shipment of alcoholic liquors for personal
use.
The Anti-Saloon league bill shows no
disposition to recognize either the law or
the advantage.
It is the kind of bill which the league
leaders feel compelled to apologize for
along with its introduction. and in the
apology which accompanied its introduc-
ton, it is explained that the law will pro
hibit the use or possession of liquor in any
place other than persons home"
The law proposed by the Anti-Saloon
league interprets the dry majority of last
November to mean that the people voted
for prohibition with "a stick in it."
The argument is presented that those
who like just "a wee drap" voted dry for !
the purpose of banishing the saloon, and
with the understanding that they, them |.
selves, would not be sacrificing drink for
themselves or the privilege of getting
drunk should it happen to be their inclina-
ton to get drunk
That brings the Anti-Saloon leagues
bill pretty close to the line Of class legisla-
ton.
The law proposed by Rep. Macarthur
takes account of the fact that prohibition |
was voted by the people not alone to ban
ish the saloon, but to Danish the saloor
IN FAVOR OF THE HOME.
That alcoholic liquor is the most vicious
influence against the home and happiness
of firesides was the strongest argument
advanced against alcoholic liquor in the
long, hard-fought campaign.
just what did that campaign accom- .
plish for the home in the light of the bin
introduced in the legislature by the Anti
Saloon league. WHICH BILL WOULD
CoNN ERT THE HOME INTO A sA-
LOON?
And the Senate Heard
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

NbT iIlNh fNN ''hih Nii iNlN
bottle a. 90 yards, placed on
tho taffrail. while the ship is
heaving like THAI"
II guess IL would be jusi
childs play"
We'll. III bet you guinea
YOU don't hit u three times out
~ six"
uIltn o. r,.nncr Lrnrnn IL. 4.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

ChlblaIn rs a secondary eTec, -
cold II usually appears a. local
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26
Laugh With Us

Il say" said the angry households 70 no
local ironmonger II telephoned you yesterday
morning and asked you 10 send man 70 mend
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26
The Daily Reminder
ropAt,s ANNINnnx,RIEs

l4ko -fsorn GsorSe Germaln, tho lf-
reconcilAbie Toe ~ America M me
revolution. hVrn in rngland. Died
There Aug IS. 1880.
lA-3 Ar Edward Ienner the dis
coNcror of vaccination. died ln Lon
don. Born ln Gloupcstcrshi MhF IL,
1887 Michigan Was admitted into
the union W4th Detroit as the state
fssS- Gen. Hooker succeeded Gen.
burnside a. commander of tho army
OF the Potomac
1852 Holley converter tor making
Bessemer steel patented
ls>A- Lake ~ zurich frozen over
for the drSt time ln nearly Too years.
lsN5-Gun Chinese Gofaun, Ia
nous English soldier ana admins
traitor Killed az kAartoum. Born
iSsa Rce.nning ot~he great street
railway strike In Rrooklyn
1895 Nrcuncl llaton between the
Germa 30 emperor and Prince sls-
isfe The United states Banking
company ~ Mexico City suspended
after heavy run.
t1l-Thc Canadian reciprocity
agreement Vas sent 20 congress by
i9i5 germany seized FOOD SUPPLY
hy official eaict
ONE hENR AGo TODAY ~ the
italian trenches at Oslav(s cap
turrd RS Alstrlan~
British Labor voted Us support the
government war policy
Paris ela med aN 10 NE lost gr0und
a. Neuvtla had been rFcoyerH4
Conslhnttnoui again port"d
Brtish repulsr with AppR!lns loss
es
ToD.N'S BIRrHD.,s
RI Rev Daniel sylvester Futtis
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

The captain ~ the Golden Cross listened 20
fienily 20 his Yankee passengers account ~ Ais
shooting abilities. then quietly remarked. !
A. IL. l. q -.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

10 send round az once. and
my wife waited IN All day. but
nobody came. II won't do. you
know II may be war time,
and ali that, bat n you couldn't
send. why didn't you say 40,
"BHt We did send, air I'm
. ttf EIf Zero. ftfGpff
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

What sad and dreary existence W. X.
mas led. We heard him telling a friend
that the happiest days Of his life we're
spent IN London, Ont.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

The story In told Of a veteran sportsman.
well over hfy years OF age. Who went to Scot
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

YOU 20 round 10 Holly Lodge yesterday to do
that job''
"Yi-s,r. won't round AL right And | rans
the boil Tor ten minutes but nobody answered
~ concluded they all out"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

Previous 10 joining the army he had been
LAWYER Getting back 20 camp rather late one
night. he was challenged by the sentry. Obtain
The Detroit times., 1917-01-26

pass" Mr. blackstone" said the sentry.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19
CAMP. HEADS
REPORT PROGRESS FROM
EVERY PART Of SIXTH
Organization of District Pro-
ceeding Favorably- Patrio-
tic Meetings Planned

The organization Of the military
training camps association, of which
Secretary P. J. Hardy, of the Fargo
Commercial club is state chairman, is
proceeding 'favorably in the Sixth ju,
dicial district. Reports to Bismarck
headquarters for this district show
that work now is under way In En-.
mons county under, the direction of F.
B. Streeter, editor, Of the Emm0ns
County Record, at Linton; in Logan,
under the leadership, of States Attor::
ney George J. McKenpa OF Napoleon,
in Sheridan, under Senator J. E.. Beck
OF McCiusky; in Mclean, under
George l.. Yackey Of Washburn, and
in Kidder county under John +. Rob
insOn Of Steele. D. uA.. t.
. In. q majority of these. towns Lex
ington day Is being celebrated. Steele
observed the anniversary with a
rousihg meeting last evening. Lin
ton is anxious to have a,good patri-
otto address from some military man
who can talk as we'll as night. Sys'
tematic work is planned in all Of the
counties, and effects r already EVIL
dent in enhanced interest In enlist
ment in the national guard and the
volunteers.
The war department has announced
that owing to the declaration of war,
the military training camps which
the association Originally was formed
to promote, will be abandoned for the
time being, and that the association
will be asked to do its duty by en-.
couraging enlistment and stimulating
patriotism in every part Of the dis.
trict. This service the association has
gladly accepted, and the work in the
Sixth district is in exceptionally good
hands. .. -
Bismarck has an executive commit
tee composed of Chief Justice Alex.
ander A. Bruce, as chairman; C. l..
Young, J.. Leonard BELL, George H.
Russ. Jr.. and a secretary-publicist,
which is looking after the work in
Burleigh county and acting in a gen.
eral advisory capacity toward the en-
tire district. Patriotic meetings in
every county seat i'm the district are
planned under the auspices Of this
committee f. r."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19

the company here since 1908. They
carry a line OF building material and
sell the We%yerhaueser sllo. They
sold the first sil0 that was built in
Mcintosh county.
Mrs. NJ. L. Eas;on.
Mrs. NJ. L.. East0n is proprietor OF
the Sheridan Hotel. She has under
construction a new brick hotel which
will be modern throughout.
Wishek Pool Hail.
J. H. Cater, proprietor OF this place,
carries a line Of confectionery. soft
drinks and cigars. He has two ta-
bles and also operates a barber shop
in connection. He has been in bust
ness here for IL years.
Pleasant Hour Theatre.
Mrs. H. L. Bohlman Is proprietor
and III. L. Bohlman is manager and
operator Of this play house where
many of the people OF the town enjoy
spending their evenings. Mr.. Eohl-
man Is also proprietor of a billiard
Earlor where he carries a line OF c.
gars, confectionery and soft drinks.
...,. Wolf Z. Pfeifte.
This business was started nearly a
year ago by F. r. Wolf and e. P.
,f'Ieiae. They are dealers in general
merchandise and carry a STOCK OF
groceries, dry goods, shoes, etc. They
also represent IN. Born & Co. made
.o-measure suits for men and boys.
They carry a $15 900 STOCK.
Wishek Hardware co.
This business was started about
two years ago. They are dealers in
general hardware, stoves, automo-
'biles and accessories. Fred Herr has
charge Of the business ana his part
ner, Martin Miller, runs a farm a
the town.
Held Mercantile Co.
This firm was started in 1904 un-
der the name of Herr Bros. In 1916
the firm was incorporated under the
present name. They have n of the
largest stores in this part of the
state, carrying a $4,000 stock. Colt
HEB Herr is vice president and treas
urer; Edward Herr, secretary and
general manager; Christian III. Herr
president.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19

completion as soon as the weather
will permit. u.
Hotel Wishek.
Mrs. Jennie Hill is. proprietor OF
this hotel which was one of the first
to start in business here. Mrs. Hill
has the distinction, Of, having served
the first meal IN the town. ,
lAckermann & Son.
This business was started in 1906.
They carry a stock OF merchandise,
groceries, dry goods, furnishings and
hardware. They are also agents fol-
Ford car and carry a line OF ,aut0mo
bile accessories. They carry an aver
age stock of about $4,000 the year
around.
First State Bank.
The First State bank has a capital
and surplus Of $4,000. It does a gen:
eral banking, Business, making a spe
cialty of colectfoh4SS. a. II. Wishek is
president: Y, 7Ll,f Johnson, vice presi
dent; f. NJ tGillijs, cashier; H. E
Timm, assistant cashier.
Wishek' Drug Co.
Jacob Hofer and George Grant are
proprietors OF the Wishek Drug com
pany. They are both boosters fol
their town Mr.. Hofer being the drug
gist and manager. Mr.. Grant is a
practicing physician. They recently
had their place remodeled and have
one of the finest ice cream soda foun
tains along the line.
Dr.. n. A. Aiister.
DR.. Alister is a graduate of thu
Northwestern university dental school
and vas graduated last June. He
started practice in Wlshek last Feb
ruary and is building up a large prac
tice. .,
'Dockter & schnItt.
This firm deals in agricultural i'm
plements and furniture,t sells thu
Dodge and Chalmers automobiles ant
Smith.Form Truck. It was organ
lied in 1910 and business has increas
ed to such an extent that it is com
PEELED to erect a new building 50x10(
feet.
John BroEner.
John Bronner is a painting am
decorating contractor and has been il
business here IA years.
HWishek Cash Store.
This firm started business here las
fall and carries a large and complete
stock of general merchandise. Its bus
mess is showing a steady increas.
every day. Another store at Lehr
N. D., under the name of the Lenl
Farmers Store is also operated b.,
the same firm.
James Welsh.
Mr.. Welsh has been in bushes.
here since 1909. He deals in real es
tate and insurance, also operates j.:
large elevator where he handle!
grain. He also sells gas tractors.
J. +. Saylor.
]. F.. Saylor is manager of tn,
Thompson yards, having been will
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19
WILL AMER|CAMzE NEW
RUSSIA AND WILL REPAY Us. FOR
GOOD TREATMENT GIVEN HERE

pest-breeding ghettos or travel from
town to town.. Jig. p.
Organized massacres shed the
blood of old men; d~efenseless women
and little children. g.
When TIE chief Of the holy syn
Cd was asked what he hoped to
effect by this blood curdiing pol.
icy, he said: "one!third OF the
Jews will be converted, one.
third will be sacrificed, and one.
third vii be driven into exile. In
that way the Jewish question, In
Russia will be solved" ., =.
Just so did the sultan seek to solve
the Armenian question. :t+@ g..
The third who were driven into eX.
lie became apostles Of Russian free
dom. The tales Of horror they spread
abroad prepared the world for revo.
luton in Russia. .-.....
In the United States the Jew from
Russia found a land Of promise, free
schools for his children, industrial
and professional openings for his
grown sons and daughters, a home
wherever he chose to live.
Now the Jew is able and anxious
to reply to America. BY tens OF
thousands he is going back to Russia
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to show the biggest country on earth
how Russia needs the United States.
Russia, covering one.sixth Of the
earth's surface and population by
1856 100000 people, awaits develop
ment. The mines of Golcon were not
so rich as the unworked Urals. The
vast agricultural governments de.
mand farming machinery. The en-
pire three times as large al the
United States, has only $4,000 miles
of. railroad.
, There is incalculable work to be
done, armies of" still leaderless Ia.
borers waiting to do it., and enormous
bank deposits on which to draw. For
vodkaless Russia is steadily growing
rich. In the IL years, 1905-19l7, bank
deposits INCREASED eight billion
rOubles &4,OO0, O00,00O.) + Fl ~.
Here lies the first; opportunity *iof
the Russo.American Jew. They will
repay America for her, shelter by re:
turning to spread American ideals.
customs and trade throughout new
Russia. .,..,..ac> >a'aII,,l err .,7a. -,
. Already it is said new Russia's fate
hangs on the efficient management of
the Trans-Siberian railroad, and Paul
Milukoff, 'the American" will prob
ably ask Americans to take over its
control. and reorganization. faJI
Such a policy foreshadows two
groups of s~elf-governing United
States stretching from Sandy Hook
to Warsaw - nearly two:thirds
around the world: It. calls for q small
army of English-speaking Russians
trained to American ways of think
ing and working. 1t would be an op-
portunity for spreading American
standards and trade by the unforget-
TING Iam.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19
lave COLOR N YOUR CHEEKS
Be Better ~Lookmg-Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin lis yellow-complexion
,allid-tongue coated-appetite poor
,ou have ! bad taste in your mouth-a
azy, no-good feeling-you should take
Olive Tablets. =.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets sub.
stitute for calomel-were prepared BY
Dr.. Edwards after IL years OF study
with his patients.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets II .
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You viii know them by their
olive color.
To have ! clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
10 pinples, : feeling of buoyancy like
childhood days Jon must get at the cause.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
Ever and bowels like calomeEyet have
20 dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome co..
nipatioo. That,s Why millions Of boxes
q s0ld anuua1y. Ct l0c and ZSc PEI
k1x.An druk9ist4 Take one or tWc
drhtiv ~ ne tAe p1easiag sesuota
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19
BY OSCAR S. STRAUSS.
"iG 'Hi.----- ~ i.1G.H
'(Member Of Hague Tribunal, Former
: Secretary Of Commerce and
49,. LaboIr. )blsCsq r'"4. ,

Now that the gates uOfH freedom
have : opened in Russia, the Jews,
whom Czarism drove into exile will
return to their native land to spread
the freedom they learned in the
United States. .a,
For the Jew is the original republi-
can and republicanism is the nearest
approach to the ideals Of the pro,
phets of Israel w incorporated in
q state. -. 3sa p
The reign of terror inolRussia be,
gan upon the enactment of the May
laws (1SS2), which placed 5000, 900
Russian Jews under untold hardships
and restrictions. lL,prre, ta.t.. g.
A Pole could travel throughout the
empire; a.Finn could do business; a
Ukranian secure education. But Rus.
sian law barred Jewish children from
public. schools and sick Jews from
hospitals; denied Jewish youth ad.
mlttance to the professions; forbade
Jewish families to live outside the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19
YES! MAGIcALLy!
C0RNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS

You simply say to the drug store
man, Give me a quarter Of IN ounce
pf freezone!" This will cost vVry little
but 10 ~sufacient to remove every hard
81. soft corn from ones feet.
A few drops of this new ether con.
pound applied directly upon . tender,
aching corn should relieve the sore.
ness instantly, and soon the entirs corn,
root and oil, dries up and can b lifted
out with the Angefa.
This sew way TO rid ones fees q
eor1s VA introduced By . CiDGla1ati
0sn, who n.y. that, while f1eesoss y
sticky, Il dsies IN . nooeat, s.d sin.
ply shrivels up the corr without y.
1a1ing OF evea irritating lie suSIuand.
hg tissue Of 6kin.
Ooat 1t father de a i1Sestioa e
leskj4w {rum whittli1g q hts 0e1A
~ el III ct aDA 1ako Mn ~ e
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19
CORRESPONDENCE
STERLING NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. johnson, who
came here last spring from Whittier,
Calf, and later went to Iowa. re-
turned Tuesday. Mr.. Jessem's father
accompanied them. They will begin
at once to improve their quarter
about two miles south Of town.
Mr.. Random, Roy and Mae and
Mrs. George Manley mOtored to Bis
marck Saturday and visited Mrs. Ran
don, who has just left the Bismarck
hospital.
v. s. Mercer was a Bismarck visit.
or Monday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lang,
a little daughter, Friday. April 18th,
Lucky thing she wasn't . boy Emil,
for he would be wanting to join the
militia right away.
Mrs. Ernest Hurr, little daughter,
and Mrs. Victor Mucer were In Bis.
marck Tuesday.
Mrs. Rice accompanied Rev. Rice
to services Sunday and left Fred, jr.,
at home.
Chas. Gaskell was . Bismarck Wis
itor last week.
Walter Hoover has Just purchased
the quarter east Of his fathers place.
Jack Smith was in Bismarck We'd.
nesday and Thursday Of last week.
The Larkin club met with Mrs.
Martin Beal Thursday. Sixteen Ia
dies we're present and reported q de-
lightful afternoon.
Heinie Wildfang has started the
spring right and as . mark Of thrift
has purchased q new Oakland Six.
veve vlolt . the Twin cltleo Will
b mers enjoyable n yeu stop q this
ea@ovo Nsoeeley. Cuisine.
Netol nsdissea. u ntnAoeeeee; ~
1ooma-o2N ~ SIUQ
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-19
GERMAN TOWN CELEBRATES
Attorney r. D. Casey, Speaker at Ex
ercises Held in Strongest Ger
man Town in This State.
(Speciai to rribune.)

Gladstone, N. D., April 19.-Attor-
ney T. D. Casey of Dickinson, wa the
principal speaker at the Loyalty day
exercises held here this afternoon in
observance of the battle of Lexing-
ton. Most all of the residents Of this
village are citizens of Austro,H unga--
ian birth. The day was made a holi.
day by every resident of Gladstone.