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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-01-05

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The Washington times., 1917-10-28

brothers-but always with due regard
to inquisitive ears of those across No
Mans Land who might be attuned to
stray sounds.
Every khakEgarbed soldier who
heard the glorious news today car
ried his shoulders just d bit higher
and buckled down just q little harder
to his training task fervently wish
4 ing for the moment when he too
could slip over darkened roads to the
earthly cash that marks where train
ing play at war ends and stern real
ity begins.
Tried to Keep Secret.
American headquarters tried its
best to keep the movement Of certain
Sammies to the trenches a secret ex-
cept from the commanders directly
concerned and from a few French au-
thorities, until the troops are actually
moving.
Fears OF the battalion commander
that the Boches might hear his men
taking over their positions proved un.
founded. The swishing, of trees, the
gurgling of rain-swollen cutters and
the occasional rattling OF French
army wagons were the only sounds.
The 'treIief' had been effected quietly
1t was purposely done quietly. be.
cause the Boche guns hai beei pre-.
serving q stiffness for some time.
As the American correspondents, six
| OF them, the only civilians who saw
the historic sight, stood at the cross
roads some one flashed an electric
torch on the guide-post. 1t had sur
vived the weather and war alike and
pointed ahead-"so-and-so (naming a
! village), SO many kilometers away"
within German Lines.
why can't we accompany the Sam.
mics that far?" asked some one.
Because that particular village Il
within the German lines" was an Of
! ficer's smiling reply.
| Americans at home may be assured
that their representatives on the FIR
ing line OF democracy are occupying
: deep trenches and the most modern
type Of dugouts. They may not be
/ seen by the enemy during the whole
/ time they are there.
But, on the other hand, they NAV
/ experience any sort of hn action The
German trenches are a considerable
! distance away. Although the sector Is
, quiet now, II was once the scene OF
bitter lighting. This is attested by
the graves by the roadside in the i'm
mediate rear OF the American posi-
| tions.
Few in thi sregion have yet heard
of the Americans having entered the
! trenches, but civilians along the line
| of their march to the front-line de
| fense were elated.
Wanted to Shake Hands.
Five polius in rest billets behind
the lines rushed up and insisted on
shaking hands over and over with q
4 trio Of Americans.
General Sibert, after visiting the
1 troops in their trench positions, re-
ported their morale splendid. All at
, teched TO the expedition are enthu'
siastic over the Americans debut in
, trench warfare.
! 1t is probably that a movement
will soon be launched to give mem.
bers of this first force a medal OF
some other momento to signify that
they were hrst in the rtnches.
Tho company that led the way intc
| the front line won the recent gen
, eral efficiency competition. This
! was its reward.
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u. S. TROOPS IN
TRENCHES HURL
SHELLSATFOES

CONTINUED from First Pagel
though the force of its current may
not be felt by the enemy until later.
Concerning the movement OF troops
and supplies, the vast scheme of prep
aration constantly going forward,
nothing may be said, SO that no con-
clnsions can be drawn regarding the
time when the infantry will go lover
the top"
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
How to Join the Christmas Club

Phone-stop in-or write at once to the
Arthur Jordan store. We will send you complete
information and membership blanks. Return the
blanks with the $500 Membership Fee, which
will then entitle you to all club advantages on
any piano or player-piano you buy at Arthur
Jordan's before December "a Rejected or un-
used membership fees will be refunded. Only
200 applications will be accepted. Apply noU
Phone-or better-stop in-NOW.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

It was on a certain misty, gray
morning. Precisely at @ o'clock, as
the men stood tense and alert, their
gun ranged far away across the sky,
the American captain gave the short
command to fire. The gunner jerked
the lanyard. A sharp roar-and the
first American shell sped screamingly
toward a German battery, and Amer
lea had literally end formally entered
the war.
Eager hands clasped the brass shell
case as 1t came hot from the breech
and zealously guarded it. Some time
soon II will reach President Wilson,
the gift of Major General Sibert
Throughout the day, with veteran
F,rench g1nners beside them, likewise
serving 5snnSs abe American battery
sent its shells hurtling across search
ing out the Germans. T
Heard Song of She'll
Back 20 the rear American Infantry
in their biIIets heard the song of the
shell, Knew their brothers Of the field
piece were. Gin action" and waited
impatiently for the night to come,
when they. too, should take their
place in line
When night had covered the roads
with its darkness the American infan-
trymen swung out on the roads. 1t
was raining. In pitch darkness they
trudged along with the elastic step
that = the marvel of both their Brit
ish and French brothers in arms.
I saw them as they trudged through
the smudgy darkness, rain pelting
down on their closely buttoned over
coats, dripping from their trench he'll
NETS OF dun-colored steel over rifles
slung across their shoulders and
packs that doomed dim in the night.
Their serviceable shoes clomped
over the pave" OF the street Of a
certain little town and echoed softly
In the sodden rain-soaked air. There
was a faint hum in the ranks Then
came voices lifted up in the hallowed
civil war .refrain--"Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys Are Marching"
Hum IL sIIeneed.
1t was softly sung. but 1t carried
clear on the still night air. A dozen
voices. raucuous, rough, objected.
"Cut It out. Shut up! The
Boches'Ir hear your
The song and the indefinable hum
was silenced. On the ranks passed,
trench shoes scufhng, pounding in
another softer chorus of sound
the actuality Of the tramp, tramp,
tramp. the boys are marching"
Their shadowy forms merged into
the darkness 'ahead-there where even
darker spots proclaimed sheltered
roads against the German shell that
might possibly leap suddenly out OF
the sky. Then came the crunching
metallic roll Of wheels that supported
fantastic numbering cauldrons-the
rolling kitchens to deal out hot
stomachic comfort for the fighting
men. Boxes Of food on other wheels
rumbled by. The shapes ceased. The
troops had really and truly reached
cover there
Ahead in the trenches they took
their places. French veterans in their
faded uniforms hailing them as real
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
Wanted to shake Hands.

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The Washington times., 1917-10-28
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The Reason for the Club
How the Club Is Organized

only members Any reputable
apply membership costs So This entities all Club advantages
De-
oath Rejected unused membership fees will be refunded Only
applications will be accepted
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

piano day of 1917 for Washington!
will much to piano buyers
and no day will again
waited fall event.
nouncement needs explanation.
To others a few words will suffice.
The Club Idea
Club which annually offers
period savings advantages and privileges to purchasers
pianos and payer-pianos.
By paying joining you will the cu
privileges advantages piano payerno at tn
Sordan store-if you buy before Christmas.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
Brahms lna1amnan.

The late Johannes Brahms, the mas
ter musician. was easily enraged by
fulsome fiattery and elusive adulation.
At banquet given In Vienna In honor
Of Franz List and Anton Rubinstein.
Brahms carefully avoided the seats OF
the mighty and beto0k himself to the
company Of the younger musicians.
seated below the salt" But this stra-
tegic move did not protect him from an
enthusiastic young pianist, relates q
writer In the Etude, who had resolved
to carry or trophies in the shape Of
q lock Of hair from each Of the leonine
heads. List and Rubinstein yielded
with a good grace to this Delilah, but
Brahms CURLY refused. Slipping up
behind his chair, she was Just about
to realize her wish when Brahms felt
the cold point Of the scissors and eJ-
claiming What arrant nOnsense!' rosa
and left the banquet
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
Ths Danger Of Lying In 6ed.

Lack OF muscular exercise Is the first
result OF lying In bed. AS a result the
appetite is weakened. the digestive ac-
ton slows down and the muscles of
the stomach and abdomen cease to act
upon the intestinal mass. When the
body Is In a recumbent position the
heart works with the least expendi-
ture Of effort and the least fatigue and
the circulation and the functional activ-
ity are decreased. But unless the sub
ject Is exceptionally vigorous all the
benefits are counterbalanced by dan
gers. In bed the subject is shut away
from fresh air and sunlight. The re-
suit Of that deprivation is a condition
similar to anaemia. But the supreme
menace to the weak OF the aged con-
fined to bed Is the clogging Of the pull
monary circulation, an action which
frequently results In passive cOnges-
don Of both sides Of the lungs. For
this reason the simple fracture OF a
bone may be the cause OF death, be-
cause when the patient lies In bed there
Is no movement OF the muscles to act
a an incentive to deep breathing.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
rira and Water.

Why does water put out hre? This
Is at first u puZZling question. because
back In your mind Is the thought that.
since hydrogen and oxygen are neces-
sary to make a fire burn. II seems
strange that water. which is composed
OF oxygen and hydrogen, will also put
II out.
A burning Gre throws OF heat, but II
too much OF the heat is taken from the
fire suddenly the temperature of the
fire Is sent down SO far beloN the
point at which the oxygen of the air
win combine with II that the fire can
not burn. says the Book Of Wonders.
We speak commonly as though water
thrown on a fire browns 1t. That is
practically what happens Scientih-
cally what happens is that the water
thrown upon the fire absorbs so much
Of the heat to itself that the tempers-
ture Of the fire Is reduced below the
point where oxygen will combine with
the carbon in the burning material snd
the fire goes out
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
Men Who sueesed.

Thomas L. Wilson, the Chicago pack
er, says In the American Magazine
The higher up he is the more de-
pendent an executive becomes on thOs?
under him. The real success Of an ex-
ecutiye. 1t seems to me. rests on his
ability to promote wisely, and at the
same time 10 keep the force working
in harmony and cOntentment. A littli
jealousy here and there In an organ
ization can ruin its efficiency. have
known men who had enough general
grasp OF things to have made great de-
partment managers. only they could
not get along tremendously with thos!
about them. IL a man can't get along
pleasantly with his associates he can
not successfully handle a force Of men.
/ never like to promote n man to a re-
sponsible place II he has failed TO work
In hearty cooperation with the mel
alongside OF him. When you hear mel
say Of their boss. He Is n good fellow
to work for you may know he is
successful executive"
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
Writsrr and Artista Too.

George Du Maurier was an artist.
who turned author after making a
European fame with the pencil as a
satirist OF society. He suddenly star
tied the world with 'Trilby" and set
two continents comparing feet With
him move writing seemed his true
forte, bur ne had started too late. He
enjoyed his new fame only a few years.
Even Thnckeray tried art before he
found his true vocation, and he Illus
trated several Of his own books even
then. That Is a very piquant story
which tells of Thackeray calling on
Charles Dickens to see IL he could get
the commission to illustrate one Of his
earlier novels. He had not written
"Tanity Fair" then.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

the second Interstate rendition writ in
celebrated Steve Green ease.
Has taken by appeal and writs of err
rOr about fifty eases to the Appellate
Court of Illinois, in many cases obtain
ing first decisions, constituting the 'Mu-
nieipal Court Law" as practieed in
Chicago.
Mr.. Lucas won the first race "Segre-
CATION Case" in Illinois, just prior to
the now celebrated L. S. Supreme
Court s decision thereon, which was an
Injunction case in the courts of Cook
County; the L. :. Supreme Court de-
eided that ease upon the same principle
advanced by Hon. J. Gray Lucas. This
was the celebrated Morgan Park
Case"
Mr.. Lucas is a fine physical specimen,
nearly six feet tall, erect as the pro-
verbal Indian, well proportional, and
weighs about two hundred pounds.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
HON. W. E. MOLLISON

cratic Judge once appointed him States
Attorney for a term of court in Mis-
sissippi. He has been engaged in hun
dreds of important cases in all parts
of the state and as a trial lawyer is
ranked at the very top.
Industrial and economic conditions
destroyed the business of the lawyer in
Mississippi and Mr.. Mollison took up
his abode in the great city of Chicago
where am sure he will take first rank
in many fields. For years we have
looked upon him as leader, orator and
lawyer. He has had entree to the col
umns of the papers of the country and
has not hesitated to express himself
ably and fearlessly on all important
questions affecting public matters and
has not hesitated to denounee any out
RACES committed upon the helpless of
his own people. He has earned a right
to speak and today in Mississippi can
say what he thinks as freely as he can
in Illinois
Mr.. Mollison has made q great name
as an orator and we sent for him to
come back and make addresses after he
had left us No man in Mississippi is
listened to with more interest than is
he. A. W. Starks.
Shaw, Miss, Dee. Is, 1917.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
SILVER BASIS IS LIKELY
AFTER THE WAR IS Over
Present Price Of Pale Metal Makes q
Almost a. Valuable % Gold.

Chicago. Silver at current quota
lions almost puts Mexico, India, Peru
and China, which have steadfastly ad-
hered to the pale metal. on q gold
basis Add q few cents more to the 81
cents advance since September. 1915,
and silver VIII be on q parity with gold
throughout the world.
It VIII be what the Greeks named
1t countless centuries ago. the noble
metal" when q. coin was exchanged
for an OF.
With the prolongation Of the war
and the increasing emission Of paper
currency by the European belligerents,
silver has correspondingly risen In
value The rise Is significant in sew
eral respects What It suggests chief
" is the general reconciliation Of
silver after peace win have been con-
cluded.
This OF course viii ease and level the
purchasing power Of nations.
To America the prospect Is not
alarming. With silver the United
States is supplied-mined and unmin-
ed. In consequence the far west should
flourish as OF yore. Palatial hotels
should multiply again in Colorado. Sill
yer cupolas should again glisten In the
Nevada sunlight. Copper coins should
disappear from California. Denver
should witness the reverse Of what she
saw when the silver purchase act was
annulled. should people from every
where flock to her. The shade OF
Senator Teller should smile.
And Mexico must flourish In spite
Of herself-despite uncertainty of gov
eminent. For Mexico once In q work
ing mood can do for European minis
what she did during decades for China
and India Peru, too, may re-experi-
ence a prosperity that viii permit her
once more to pave a highway with
silver.
In the circumstances the position Of
this country is unique. We have quite
q third OF the worlds available gold
In our vaults and stand next to Mexi-
co AZ q potential silver producer
Either way. then, we are safe.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
humoring People liant Pleasant.
4 writer IL the WOman's Home Com

humoring People lsn't Pleasant.
4 writer III the WOman's Home Com
paniOn says:
HumOring a man sounds Ike q
pleasant and comfortable thing, but
when one links humoring with the
question Of who makes the money II
Goes not seem very flattering to the
nunorer or the humoree. And what
q hmentable sight is that Of the hu-
noree, what deep inequality 1t implies
nd what an absence Of any real re-
'pet or understanding between two
people in whose lives humoring Is q
Nrt Of the daily routine, When tia
Ne to be humOred is a woman it may
mean that a man has been forced into
Ae craven part Of doing anything for
ne sake OF peace. There are few con-
SESSIONS some men will not make To
tfOad domestic storm. Some unfOr-
innate men there are who even give
W vial friendships. legitimate forms
u recreation and even their own in
G'loqalities in this unworthy cause"
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

Former Commissioner of the United
States Circuit Court; Assistant State s
Attorney, and Youngest Representative
Arkansas Legislature, 1891.
Winner of many celebrated cases in
the Courts of the State of Illinois and
other states; attorney of record in the
Illinois Supreme Court with Hon. Clar-
enee DarrOw in the Isaac Bond murder
rase, now about TO be decided in that
rOurt, ease taken without fee through
the courts.
Has appeared many times in the Su-
IRENE Court of the United States; Hi
nOis Supreme Court, in one of which
cases, Pontiac RefOrmatory Law"
was declared unconstitutional, in an
other of which cases, the "Indeter-
inmate Sentence Law was construed
and made plain for the first time. Won
r--r - - -
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
ulius F. Taylor, Editor The BROAD

julius F. Taylor, Editor The BROAD
AK:
You ask me for a word of the history
of the career of W. E. Mollison, late of
Mississippi.
1 have known him as boy and man
for forty years. He has been in places
of responsibility and leadership since he
was fifteen. He has been everything
among the people who have known him
from boyhood. He has filed the posi-
ton of Clerk of Circuit and Chaneery
Courts of his county in Mississippi,
Superintendent of Education, Super
visor of the Census, and in the political
world has been nominee for Secretary
of State, delegate from his district and
state to many National Conventions.
He delivered q nominating speech at
Minneapolis in 1892, which was widely
eomplimented.
He was q student at Fisk University
and at Oberlin College, and has had
three of his children educated in the
classic Ohio school He studied law in
his home town with q great lawyer who
took special interest in him he was
admitted to practice in the SOS and
from the very first made his stand
among the very strongest in his state.
While always a Republican, a Demo
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

A woman anu her rour-year-old son
were ON q visit to her brother-in-law In
London.
One morning at the breakfast table
the uncle said to the boy, Here, Teddy,
Is something you don't see in Ian
cashireT" at the same time placing
some small balls Of butter in front Of
him
Don't Us, thoughT said the boy.
There are three balls Of butter hang
ing outside the shop where mother
takes our clothes every Monday morn
ing! Amt there, motherT London
Globe
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
Pound of Bread Must Last Eleven Day

The Hague.-The Dutch minister Of
agriculture has decided that the bread
ration Of $500 grams mot quite q
pound a head must suffice for eleven
days in Holland. When bread tickets
were first issued seven days was the
period. Later il was extended to
nine days. but the increasing scarcity
necessitates further reduction In con-
sumption.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
Just q Step.

you may not believe il. mum, but
I wunst knelt at de feet OF a queen"
And how did you fall 80 low as to
become a trampE'
1T wuzn't much OF a fall. mum. You
see, was n super In de movies."-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

A very distinguished artist-author
was Dante Gabriel Rossettt He was
supreme in both arts. He was one Of
the greatest poets and certainly one Of
the greatest artists Of the last century.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

Conscience Satisfied.
Lizzie. will you be miner
Not OIL your life"
Don't you love me?"
mo, don't and never did,
~Are you sure:"
Absolutely sure! / would rather be
shot than marry your'
Thank you for them kind words,
Lizzie. j had to ask somebody to mar
~ in order TO do my duty, but now
that have been refused l will never
have to ask anybody else. Now my
will allow me to be q merry
bachelor and save money for my old
age."-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
90 and Bottom.

The chirOpOdiSt is a humble individ-
uaL In the profession he begins and
Is content to remain at the foot The
barber. on the contrary. is ambitious
he begins at the head and stays there
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

One of the ablest lawyers in the city
is Mr.. VIM. ]. Latham, formerly of
Jackson, Miss. Mr.. Latham has Offices
at No. East 3lst street.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-01-05
EVBlNEAG
MlRY TALE % WARY |
|S - s j>yI So So & !:
GIRAFFE'S BIRTHDAY.

'It was Gyp Giraffes birthday" said
Daddy, "and the Keeper of the Zoo
said he would give birthday party.
"All the Animals seemed to know
that the Keeper had something in
store for them. He was around them
a good deal all the morning, and he
took special pains to see that their
Coats were well Brushed, and that
they had good baths and scrubs.
"'We must all look we'll today said
the Keeper, for it is Gyp Giraffe's
Birthday, and he is to have Party
"When afternoon came what should
the Animals see coming into the Ami
NAL House, but a great many Children.
There were Boys and there were
Girls. And there were a few Grown
Ups.
"The Keeper led the way, saying,
Here are my fine Animals The AMI
mails stood up very straight at that
and said, 'Thank-you!
'You should have heard them say it!
Each Animal spoke at the same time,
and each one had his own special way
of saying, Thank-you!
''The Lions roared in great, loud
Voices, 'Thank-you!'
"The Tigers roared in their wild
way, Thank-you!
'The Bears, the Zebras, the Kanga.
roos, the Hippopotamus Family, the
Rhinoceros Family and the Leopards
all called out, 'Thank-you!
"The Children laughed with glee
They were not in the least frightened
for the Keeper had said that the Ami
mails were most polite and would prob
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-01-05
NEW MULVANEY is FOUND
Promoted to Sergeant and Then Re-
duced to Private Within Four
Months.

Private c. was man of mystery.
We picked him out from the ranks dur
ing the first parade. There was no
mistaking him; he was a young man,
but an old soldier. There was nothing
in his attestation paper to that eff
feet; but a man does not become an
expert at squad drill and the handling
of arms by instinct, Van Hay writes
In the Saturday Evening Post.
Next day we made him lance cor
poral and gave him a dozen backward
recruits to bring on. In fortnight he
was full corporal; after two months
he was a sergeant; after three months
he was a corporal again; week or
two later lance corporal; at the end
OF four months he was back in the
ranks. He had failing-just one
and it had been his master for ten
years. He told me all about it. He
asked me, in confidence, as a personal
favor, not to recommend him for pro-
motion again.