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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
The Wonders Of Washington

1t is impossible to go about Wash
ipgton without coming on abundant
evidence Of the need Of replacing SEN
timent by a ruthless efficiency that
vii! get rid Of mediocre, routine men
in important positions, and will put the
best executives available in their places.
Kindhearedncss 10 pleasant but unfit
individuals ought not TO be permitted
to jeopardiz, the lives Of American sol.
dies on the battle front. Kansas City
Star.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
Why we Must Ship Wheat and not Corn

Why Not Com Because there are
few mills in Europe 10 grind corn, and
corn meal becomes rancid and unfit for
human use after the ocean voyage.
1t Is bulky ard does not justify the
space it takes in the hold. 10 Europe
bread is not baked in homes, but in
public bakeries, and cornmeal bread
cannot be we'll distributed by public
bakeries. Corn as food is unknown 10
the people Of the Allies, excepting per
haps, Italy and in their present under
fed condition, they cannot afford to ex'
pertinent with strange foods.
Why Flour-Becsuse hour is the
base Of the staff Of life, and is concen'
trated food such as fighting men must
have. Flour forms the base OF wal
breads which Europe is forced TO feed
itself. And four is economical in it!
space, the shipping authorities Of al
the Allies discourage the sending o.
whole wheat and asking the -four in
stead be sent. Missouri on Guard.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
Smout Was Right

Senator Smoot was quite tight when
he stated that nothing more grOtesque
mas ever been passed oy Congress than
the excess profits tax in the war revenue
law" He might have gone much fur
ther, for the law is not only unworkable
but absolutely vicious. AS was stated
In a recent ana ysis, the Law in effect,
gives the S.cretaty Of the Treasury or
the Commissioner ol Internal Revenue
the power to fix the value Of the stock
Of every large corporation in the United
States, merely By arbitrary interpre'a'
ton OF the statute. And under any
attempt TO make the law effective ar
bitrary Interpretation would be essen
tial. The absurdity Of the Law is ap'
parent from the fact that in the case Of
one typical corporation the tax may be
equivalent TO SIS share on its com.
mon s,ock, OF $50 a shareI depending
on the way The Treasury Department
chooses 10 construe the measure-as.
sumiug that it is possible 10 interpret it
at all, which is doubtful IN Y Trib'
une.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
$4,000 Graduate Nurses viii be Re.
qHired in Army Hospitals

With a continuance OF the war, in
the next year at least $4,000 nurses
will be needed in Army hospitals at
home and abroad. Of the $4,000
graduate nurses Of the country only
$500 have so far been assigned 10 duty
in Army service, and OF this number
1900 are in France.
An Army nurse must be graduate
Of training school for nurses and must
have served for Two years in a hospital
They are assigned TO duty in the
United States or abroad, and prefer.
ences are granted when conditions per
nit. Nurses who prefer not 70 have
service abroad will have their prefer
ences respected.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
SOME FAMOUS BATTLE CRIES
"Marmalade Forever" Peculiar Slogan
Which Scotch Regiment Orig.
mated During Charge.

"Marmalade forever" This quaint
battle cry originated from certain
Scotch regiment during a charge In
the present war, says London An.
swers. "Stand, the Camerons !" is the
roar OF another regiment of the kilt
les" and serves to cOrroborate the
fact that as official reports have 1t,
"the spirit Of our troops is excel.
lent"
Among others there is the gallant
cry of "Stlck II, Welshl" uttered by
the late Captain Haggard, which has
been an inspiration to many Welsh
bards. 1t Is sad to recall that Capt, E.
Langdale, whilst encouraging his
men with the gallant cry Of "Come on,
the Lelcestershires I" fell on the field,
But the Leicestershires did "come on"
with disastrous results to the Huns.
We must not forget, however, that
famous cry of "Kamerad!" uttered by
whole German regiments, which has
perhaps, encouraged our men more
than any otheR There IS an amusing
tale told of one of our Tommies who,
during a charge, was about to give
a certain Hun a glimpse Of the
"great beyond" when up went Fritzs
hands.
"Kameradw he yelled.
Tommy lowered his bayonet.
tTI,r1 hN ,,,nttnrnH iFThnt'd
the blooming word was trying to
think Of when arguing with NObby
SmIthw
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
The Red Cross Drive

Forsyth and vicinity responded no.
bly, TO the Red Cross drive for member
ship. Our charter membership. Of ten
steadily progressed until, as we go 10
press, there are l08 names on the Red
Cross roll-I had almost said honor roll.
Is your name there2 Il is the great
organization for the care oil the wounded
Of the Allies, and especially our own
our boys whom we have selected TO
serve US on the field Of honor, who are
10 interpose their bodies between us
and late like Belgium, Serbia, and
other conquered countries are to
keep our homes inviolate, our property
secure, our children from being home
leas walls, our women from dishonor,
These defenders are going to fall i'll
from exposure while doing our bidding,
they are going to be torn by shrapnell,
suffer from shell shock, and other in
juries incurred in action, and will need
medicines and bandages, nursing, etc,
Besides, the knowledge that we are
standing by them is going to hearten
our boys and make them fight harder,
and end things quicker.
1t only costs 81 90 to join. II you
don't help, some one else must do
your part-do what YOU ought to do
yourself. Do you want that1 Have
you any more right to expect it than to
expect some one TO give you dollar
for nothing? You are not giving it;
it is your part Of this national war
to help care for those who are doing
for you wha, you cannot do for yourself
and it is not a contribution to charity.
Far from it. Besides, oi what use will
your dollar be that you have--I won't
say saved withheld, if, because it
is withheld, the war is lost and the
Huns take charge OF our business
affairs? Belgium, Serbia, Poland,
northern France, know and we can
guess. 1t wonld be Of about as much
use as a fan in Dakota blizzard.
Let US all do our part; let every man,
woman and child who is old enough
become member. and set the dollars
rolling on errands OF mercy.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27

Reports from all over the country in
dicate that the 100000 new mem
bers whom the Red Cross set set out
to secure in the Christmas drive have
been secured. A few localities have
fallen behind their quota, but more
have gone above and beyond the esti-
mates Of what they we're bound to do.
Yes, Boys, the American people will
stand by you. Your service and sacri
fee will be appreciated.
True, there are some tightwads who
would rather see you rot in the trenches
than to separate themselves from their
beloved and adored dollars -- unless
absolutely assured that each dollar will
come back and bring another dollar
with it.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
REACHER DREAM, POOR LUCK
Cap'n Jim's Nightmare Of Wrong Color
According to Official Book, to
Benefit Him.

Cap'n Jim was lacln' up his shoes
nut In the main cabin by the big stove
before | took my gttln'.up chew an
got on my pants nm shirt.
The second bell the cook wNs clang-
Ia on the main deck down below was
Shakin' the frost Off the willows on the
bank lOngsldc the quarter.boat. After
the racket died out Cap'n jim started
his mornln' vision report: "Dreamed of
q preacher last night, Dave" he says.
"IIe was standIn' up in a skiff an
heHvin' eggs at big lummox of cat
fish. What does you perdlct that WIS.,
Ion means?"
"That's q bad vision, jim" ! says.
IAN hard one to perdlct. Wait till l
git the book"
dug the old dream-book out Of the
trunk In my stateroom, When got by
the stove CHp'n Ed and Cap'n Lafe
was there with Capn Jim.
poverty Prayer Preacher.
Preacher: If colored, denotes advance
In position or Inheritance Of gold" I
read, "Was he white or nigger2"
"Whlte--T think" says Cap'n jim
"But he might have been some slckly
yaller-lookln'."
"If white" the book says, ut por-
tends n reduction of income or q sue
cessful business trip"
Cap'n Jim looked discouraged as
froze rabbit. "Where to would l be
tnkIn' a business trip, with the dang
fleet laid up for the winter an me cut
to mates pay till the spring work
starts. I flgger the shrlnkln' income
part O. that dreams oil I'll git"
Cap'n Lafe hauled out the stone with
q hole In It that he carried the time
him in the Dixie Queen sunk ut Set
tiers Bend. "Thls here'll ward Off the
doom, Jim," he says, handin' the stone
to Cap'n Jim. ] give Of Jim my rab-
bit-fOOt what has kept bad luck awny
from me many's the time, an we start
ed In tryin' to rcColleCt some more
charms, but just then the flunky cast
loose on the breakfast-bell an we ali
drlfted ford an below into the dlnIn'-
hall.-From "A Mushroom Midas" by
Hugh Wiley, in ScrIbner's Magazine.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
loyalty Easy in the United States

One of the speakers in a local Jewish
meeting accurately touched on the
most important feature Of our national
life. He said loyalty is easy in the
United States, stating in briefest form
Of tremendous truth.
Loyalty is so easy in the United
States it is cause for marvel that any
thing savoring Of disloyalty can exist,
To be true to our country and its free
institutions requires only that the citi-
zen be true to himself. No govern
ment since the Garden OF Eden has
burdened its citizens more lightly in
time Of peace than does ours. One Of
our national characteristics is that we
have asked all Of our Government, and
have returned but little. Nowhere has
freedom had such Interpretation as
here, and nowhere was individual lib.
erty and personal rights more sacredly
guarded or iealously preserved to all.
In time OF war it is a common duty, a
mere matter Of self defense, that We
stand firmly together against all loes.
Mental tGists or bias that finds express
sion in seditious act or words are be-
yond understanding, and are more in
iquitous because they are aimed against
the best government man has ever
framed. Being loyal is the easiest and
lightest burden that is laid on the citi
zens Of the United States.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27

exchange manager is authority Tor the
statement that 10000 men make a
tremendous demand for Scent pack
ages Of candy. About 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon there is a general rush for
apples, sweet crackers, and coffee or
milk, despite the fact that big dinners
will be ready couple Of hours later.
The problem CT supplying the men
in Army cantonments with small neces
sites and luxuries which the Govern
ment does not furnish is met by the
Commission on Training Camp Activ
tiles through these post exchanges.
They are to be found at each canton
ment, there being as a rule one ex-
change for each regiment. Each
canies an average OF $4,000 worth Of
goods.
Business is nearly all done on a
credit basis. Men obtain books Of 5
and 10 cent coupons and pay for them
at III. end Of the month. Post ex'
changes average 81, 900 day in sales,
and as there are about ESQ in operation.
the yearly business will aggregate many
millions OF dollars.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
RATS MARCH LIKE SOLDIERS
Rodents Have Little Difficulty In Find.
Ing Supply Of Food, and Adapt
Themselves to Conditions.

The ready RdaptabIlity of rats to
their surroundings is one of the quail
ties which has enabled them to con-
quer the world, Ia W. Nelson writes
in the National Geographic Magazine.
On the approach Of warm weather
In summer large numbers Of them
leave buildings and resort to fields on
farms or to the outskirts of the towns,
where the growing vegetation, partIcu'
larry cultivated plants, affords them
an abundant supply until the approach
Of winter, At the beginning of cold
weather they return again TO the shell
ter Of buildings, where they find the
harvested crops ready for their con-
sumption.
When the food supply suddenly de-
creaseS following n period of plenty
during which the rats have greatly
increased in numbers, migratory I'M
pulse appears to affect the entire rat
population over large areas and a
general migration takes place. At
such times the rats are extraordinarily
bold, swimming rivers without heslta-
tiOn, and surmOuntlng all other natu-
raj obstacles. The first invasion of Eu-
rope, when rats swan the VOlga, was
an instance of this kind. Expert
ments by the United States public
health service have shown that when
released In the water Of a harbor rats
may swim ashore for a distance OF
1900 yards.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
Mexico an Indian Country?

1t Is Of Importance to inquire into
the attitude taken by the southern
Indians of Mexico toward the official
Spanish civilization, says the New Re.
public. If 1t Is difficult for an out
slider only slightly acquainted with the
southern Indians to understand the
reasons for their marked hatred of
the SpanlardS 1t seems self
evident Of anyone who has spent any
time with them. To the southern In.
dlans, the Spanlard and his successor,
the Spanlsh-speaklng Mexican, Is the
cruel alien conqueror. They feel that
they are Indians and that Mexico Is
an Indian country. For instance, one
Of the common objections to Madero
encountered in Oaxaca was that he
was not an Indian and that the presl-
dent Of Mexico should be an Indian.
This attitude is significant, and 1t Is
not strange to find even northern
Indian like Huerta proudly exclalm-
Ing: "Yo so indiana" Carranza's lack
Of popularity in the south Is not so
much due to the fact that southern
Mexico is the home of Dlaz as to the
Iact that CaEEanza Is not an Indian d.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
Vatican Real Help to Rome,

1t Is perhaps the Vatican that con-
stltutes the best and surest antiaerlal
weapon. The pope lives within its
walls, and Austria, the most Catholic
monarchy, will send no bombs to Rome,
snys an exchange. As the capital of
Italy, Rome would perhaps not be
spared, but a stray bomb on the Vati-
can would trouble the consciences of
the dual monarchy more than the
slaughter Of any number Of innocent
noncOmbatants and create cOmpllcn-
lions for the imperial government
greater than they care to face. 1t Is
doubtful whether even Protestant Ger
many would care to affront the con-
science of q not inconslderable part of
its population. There have been no
formal assurances given to that effect
If they exist they have not been
made publlc-yet there seems to be a
taclt understanding that because Of
the pope's presence Rome is to be re-
spected.
Thus, this city Of many viclssltudes,
though prayer and fasting are as much
out-of-date rs n means Of defense as
the "terror by night that haunted the
old monks of SublacO, carries within
herself a purely spiritual defense more
powerful than any glrdle Of steel.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
Nn You Don'tI

The late John g. johnson, the ia
nous Philadelphia lawyer, was once
engaged In q case where certain cam
tankerous old woman bore witness for
the opposition. =,
Her Testimony concluded, the old
woman proposed to leave the witness
box, but Mr.. Johnson said:
Hold on, madam, I've one or two
questions to ask you"
The old woman, however, did not
halt In her departure.
"No, ye DON'T" she said. "NOne o
ser questions for me. You amt on
Our ode" ,''s------ ,---sp--------->-
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
Taking Stock" Of the War

That the committee Of Congress
should demand a report Of progress
from the executive departments nine
months alter President Wilson'S great
speech 10 both houses a,king a dselsr'
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
Post EXCHANGES Furnish Little luKurlss
Which Make Camp Life Pleasant

Men at the cantoDment buy many
articles at the pest ezcharg.s for less
money than theo would have 10 pay il
their home town stores. And the pest
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-12-27
CIR glnruRra nj Alartt- -JnHr
BY LOUISE MARNY

1.-THE place where the Queen of Belgium is caring
for six hundred orphan children is named after her
little daughter "The Garden of Mare-Jose."l
Sweet as the tears of the Virgin,
Are the Flowers Of Marie-Jose,
And sacred as those Of the mourners
Who watched at me Dawn OF Day.
For they are Belgian children,
Nameless who call in vain
To their martyred and nameless parents,
Whom the kaiser's huns have slain.
Daily their upturned faces
Strain toward their tortured land,
Praying that God may hear them
And take their outstretched hand.
Some day will be Easter morning, !
Flowers OF Marie-Jose!
Some day the Powers of Darkness
Will be chained and cast away!
And we, whom the upturned faces
OF the Flowers Of Mare-Jose,
Haunt from their wistiul places,
Have thrown ourselves in the fray!
We've started to forge that chain now,
Flowers OF Marie-Jose!
That will hasten the Easter morning
And cast the great Fiend away \
Red Cross Magazine. T,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-21
OBITUARY
c.n Dropped Ia MsmOry's Casket
g, Charles WorthingtOn Lyon

,1. Worthingt0n Dorsey Ligon,
~ the late Governor Thomas
.- ,s. rfeon and Mary Tolley, his
N H.d on Wednesday, December
~ whitehall" his home in
- .r5 county. after short illness
.rsrmoais Mr. Lyon was a
.ie of sd. Clements School,
80 County. and Of the University
ri-gInja afterwards a graduate OF
University OF Maryland Law
.f and member OF the law firm
rerabje and Packard. He is sur
fby hi wife. who was Miss Har-
pJonf daughter Of the late DR..
aasa g RiGout, Of Annapolis. Mr..
,.-s Vas born in the old Government
ssst Annapolis. Three daughters
IA son. Lieut.. Thomas w. Ligon,
and two sisters also survive.
y. lyon was q man of rare intelli-
re- and deep research. A mem
fs,of the Vesiry of St. Johns Church,
(, ubicb he was Registrar A mem
u. n the Bachelors Cotillon almost
-m tha time il was organized. He
-.fI bo buried from st. Johns Church,
g.ward County, on Saturday, Decem-
NJ, 22nd at 2.3O o'clock. Carriages
e.u meet at the terminus Ellicott
nv car leaving Charles and Saratoga
..,.ag Baltimore. at 1.30 o'clock.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-21
TOO MUCH, roo MUCal
Mawkish SentimenIaliiy And Not
En- ugh Sternasss About The Way
Things a4e Being Done

Writing TO the Army and Navy
Journal OF last week. Park Benjamin
has the following that is especially
worth more than passing notice.
Il am told by distinguished Off
GERS of the Italian army whose facili-
ties for exact information are OF the
best, that it is a fact that the Ger
mans and Austrians are now placing
children, women and old men in the
front OF their advancing troops.
4 read In your paper that upon the
sinking OF a German submarine the
whining ours who as usual were
shouting "Hanerad" were rescured
FROM drowning by American blue
jackets, and that hot coffee and dry
clothing We're given the Germans. who
were otherwise made comfortable for
the run to the base. Also thai one
who died was buried with full fnili-
tary honors from the deck of the
destroyer,
Just as long as we keep up this
gush and dear brother business in
dealing With these brutes so viii the
final reckoning be delayed and the cost
OF life and money be increased. The
other day German submarine de-
submerged with her help
less captives on her deck. Military
honors forsooth! Can we ever get
rid OF mawkish sentimentality?'
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-21
KING TURKEY FOR XMAS
SCARS TO HIGH FIGURE
And HOuseholders Will Have To Pay
Dear For Other Trimmings FOR
The Holiday Feast.

Turkeys will be much higher in
price this Christmas than on Thanks
giving, and the housewife will have
to pay little more for other food
stHffs that go along with it to make
up Christmas, dinner. Some peo-
pie who last Christmas had turkey
for dinner will be content to get
chicken this year, as dressed turkeys
are selling at present at 3S cents
Pound and chickens are only 30 cents.
Dressed ducks and geese are SELL
ing at 80 cents pound retail, and
cranberries at from 80 to 60 cents
quart, so all taken into consideration
the Christmas dinner viii cost much
more this year than last. Very few
turkeys are actually on the market.
and dealers are warning their Gus
toners to put in their order as soon
as possible so deliveries can be made
before Christmas.
The present high price of turkeys
is due to the fact that there are
virtually no turkeys left in cold stor-
age since the Thanksgiving demand,
and that dealers cannot put much de-
pendence on the railroads as they
are now operated, as often an order
arrives two or three weeks late There
viii be no second grade turkeys on
sale this year as shippers are warned
TO keep all poor and crooked-breast
birds in the country, as buyers are
very particular in buying during the
holidays. The demand for geese and
ducks this year is greater than the
supply, as there is no desirable great
surplus Of these birds.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-21
MILK AND HONEY SUBJECT
OF FARMERS DISCUSSION
Production Of Latter To Be Greatly
Increased AS 1t Is Good Substi-
tute For Sugar

Milk and honey we're discussed at
Yesterdays meeting of the State
Dairymen's Association, end the State
Beekeepers' Association, both Of
which were held io connection with
the meeting of the Maryland Agric0l
tursl Society which adjourned Wednes-
day night ut the Hotel Emerson, Bel
timor II appears that within the
last year the honey industry has msde
CREST jump, due to the fact that It
can very handily be used as a suhstis
tute for sugar in these war times.
There was no direct attempt during
the meeting of the dairymsn to in
crease the price Of milk, although its
president said that legislative COM
mittee had neen appointed TO protect
the interests of the dairymen during
the coming Legislature.
The program which was presented
for the guidance of the beekeepers of
the state. strongly urged an increase
in the raising OF honey and q more
careful insight into the art of properly
caring for the bees. The whole mat
ter was thoroughly gone over and sug-
gestions and addresses were made by
some of the leaoing beekeepers and
honey dealers in the state. Addresses
we're made by j. w. James on the
Effect of the War on Honey Produc-
tion: Kenneth Hawkins, of Washing
ton, on Essential 10 Increaing the
Production Of Honey.
Of the greatest interest to the
dairymeu was the talk of DR.. K. S.
Savage, OF Cornell University. He
told the men he had learned from ex-
perience that the dairymen do not so
much need to know more ss they need
practice Whist they already know Of
the principles incident to the produc-
tion of sanitary milk. Dr. ]. j.
Hooper, Of the University of Ken
lucky, talked on Clean Milk Produc-
tion and DR.. j. G. Winkjer. of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, on the Formation Of Boil Asso-
Citations and Clubs.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-21
District Engineer

Norma ialwadee 10 mr. best ia
- the Secret OF the storm Country -
Colouisi, Friday. adv 2td20