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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30

Germans commenced to charge the
building putting dynamite under the
house and blowing up one end of it.
Most of the time l was in the loft
firing down. My revolver was useless.
but ! had 4 bayonet and a rife.
Eve had no water and the wounded
men were thirsty We had to stand
on bodies to shoot.
AT last at $50 that night, there
were only six of us left. The wounded
in the cellar We're being burned. The
Germans had hoaped stacks Of straw
about the building and had set fire
to it.
captors Were chivalrous.
Il surrendered to a Prussian cav
airy guard, who shook hands with the
survivors and treated us very we'll
We were ordered to come out one by
one, our arms in the air.
.rhe next day they marched us
from La Rasse To Lens. Here, as |
had been shot in the leg. | asked for
a conveyance. and was finally put in
| a motor. From that time our i'll treat
| ment began.
I'VE were stood up in a market
guard us. There we were insulted
and cursed by both German officers
and soldiers. At night although l was
| wounded. l was put in an empty shed,
without even straw to lie on. had
had no food al! of that day. But at
night some French women brought ono
| tin of sardines for II men.
Coats Taken; Men Insuited.
AN of our coats were taken away,
| so we walked about to keep warm. Al
| one place one of my officers was m
| suited by a German officer, who spat
In his face.
| AT the railway we were lined up
| and entrained. 81 of us being shut IN
one small horse car built to hold ontS
| six horses, with no windows and per-
| fectly dark. The bottom was several
| inches deep in manure. As the car
was a very small one there was nc
room either to sit or to lie.
For three days and three nights We
stood. / on my wounded leg. The
doors were not even opened for ~
! hours. There was no air whatever
and we were fainting.
AT Mons the doors were opened
and was pulled out by order of thu
officer in charge of the station and
cursed in filthy language. Then III
ordered a German soldier to kick me
wounded az ! was, back into the car
He did this, and fell sprawling II
the filth at the bottom OF the car.
AT the end of 80 hours they Eav'
us water and one slab of black breat
for each man.
Escaped at Last From Camp.
In Crefield, 81 miles from the Dutel
frontier, were 500 officers. Condition
were very bad there, and in the fol
lowing February Colonel Vandeleu
made his escape, swimming canal
and unde rgoing terrible hardships. Oh
his arrival in England the King sen
. for him, and the immediate result wa
that the king, through our ambassa
, dor to Germany. sent a large sum I
: be expended for British prisoners
|, war.
9 have been very careful to give onl
2 such testimony as reached me drec
The king and queen of the Belgian
t and Colonel Vandeleur each told 9
r these German inhnmanities to me. my
G self. I wrote them down at the tim'
0 They are unexaggerated. nnempha
e sized, flat statements of witnesses
: the case against Germany.
So we have seen how the German
e conducted themselves in Belgium an
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30

how they treated one British officer
which is by no means an isolated case
F'or--this not to me, but in Colonel
Nandeleur's statement to the British
war office-hc tells of a car ahead of
his where the men being threatened
with suffocation. they hammered so
madly on the walls of the car that at
last a carpenter was brought who cut
a small round hole for air.
Let us see, for q moment, what the
Belgians had a RICH, to expect from
the invading army considering Bel
GUM not neutral but enemy territory.
Germany had subscribed to The
Hague convention, that gentleman's
a gre cment between nations which was
designed, since wars seemed inevi-
table, to make for fairness and de-
cency. by article As of that conven-
| ton, Belgium. as enemy territory, has
this clain:
Beloium's Legal Rights.
'.Family honor and rights, individ-
ual life. and private property, as Well
as religious convictions and worship.
must be respected.
Private property may not be con-
/ fiscatsd."
Article IS.
The giving over to nillage of a
town or place, even when taken by
| assault, is forbidden.
In sieges and commandments all
necessary steps must be taken to
! spare. as far as possible. buildings
! dedicated to public worship, art, Sci
ence. or charitable purposes historic
| ,,1no hnS fa1S nj
whore the sick and wounded are col
lected provided they are not being
used at the time for military pur-
poses.
That il what Belgium had a right
| to expect What she has had, In
wanion destruction of cities and OF
! historical monuments, we know. That
is what France, too. had a right tc
expect, and what she got that also
we know.
But The Hague convention did more
than order the protection of cities and
| noncombatants: It ordered such hui.
manity as was possible toward ths
opposing army; it forbade the use o.
poison or poisoned weapons. the say
ing that no quarter would be given
the killing of men who had surren,
QereO, tile uSe III iiltaNGiiai, vi
projectiles calculated to cause unnec'
essary suffering; it forbade the attacl
or bombRrdment by any means what.
ever of undefended towns, villages
dwellings. or buildings.
!. On every one of these counts Ger
many must plead guilty. Every viola
ton of them is one reason why we ar,
at war;
, Why We Are at War.
We are at war today not beeaus
the crown prince of Austria was kille'
in Serbia but because the German
army protected its advance with non
combatants-men. women and chill
dren. .e-.z = =
We are at war today not becans
: German submarines sunk battleship.
, but because they have sunk and ar
sinking peaceful vessels, little fishin
boats, where the fishermen were labor
ing to get a scant livelihood. and grea
!. unarmed passenger ships carrying non
; combatants ~ men, women and chill
! dren.
: We are at war because of those eiti
;. zens of conquered Belgium who die
protecting their women.
n We are at war because Of that Ger
man order of August "a. 1914, fc
s fightfulness.
d We are at war against the conyie
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30

Copyright. 1917. by the Newspaper
Enterprise AssociationD
What is the shine BALI" What
will it mean in the World Series? VIII.
Eddie Cicotte be able to fool the cream
of the National league with something
American league players claim he has
fooled Ban johnson with all this
season, helping the SoS to cop the
American league pennant?
Or---is the shine ball" a mytho
cicotte's Own Explanation.
am going to tell YOU what Eddie
Cicotte says about it himself Eddie
is given credit with being the inventor
and the originator of this delivery
which astute batters of the American
league declare has resurrected him
from an early trip to the bushes.
Here is the story of Cicotte on his
work:
"The talk about the shine ball this
year has probably had q great deal
to do with making one OF the leading
pitchers in the American league.
can state truthfully that the talk has
done me more good than any So called
shine ball.
1T was merely matter of psychol-
ogy. I outguessed the other fellow.
Had Opposing 7atters 5iuffed.
80 long as the batters In the league
felt that they were batting against
something they knew nothing about.
had an advantage.
III you can bluff fellow into be-
lieving you arc better than he is. you
have him licked before you start.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Insurance Policy and Marriage.

"The important thing is that the in.
surance policy-big or little-should
come into every home with the mar.
riage license. It should precede the
savings bank account, the home, yes,
even new clothes, or butter on the
table. No man has a right to take a
girl out of her fathers home without
protecting her from starvation in case
Of the accident Of death.
"There comes the unhappy word
again-death. Yet the shadow of it
need not rest heavily upon us. The un-
fortunate thing about q will is that it
is associated in the average mans
life only with death. 1t should be
associated with life. The time for man
to make will is today, while he can
do it with smile on his lips, and the
jests and good wishes of his witnesses
ringing cheerily in his ears. Such q
man cannot cheat death of its ulti-
mate victory; but he robs 1t of it's
sting, for he has made death powerless
to bring poverty and distress to those
who are left behind" Home
Companion.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Hedaes w. Fences.

In many parts of the country hedges
are taking the place of fences, and the
change is certainly desirable one
from the standpoint Of beauty. They
require little, If any, more care than
a fence, and are equally as serviceable.
OF course, we don't mean that hedges
are more desirable for fields than
fences, but as a surrounding for the
house and yard they are preferable.
There are two general kinds of hardy
hedges, the deciduOus and evergreen,
but the former is more common in this
country and seems to meet with the
most favor. In planting deciduous
shrubs, trench feet wide and 6
inches deep should be dug the length
Of the row. A drainage should then
be provided Of broken stone and the
bed filled with the best soil it is posi-.
BILE to obtain. In planting. care should
be taken to follow the direction given
by the nurseryman, so that when the
shrubs mature they will be close
enough Observation-Disclosures.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Meaning Of "Amerlea.n

What does the word america"
mean? Few know. It is derived from
the word Amabric, a proper name
which represented the old Germanic
ideal Of heroism and leadership. Then
the Norman French softened 1t to
Amaury. Then in Italy they changed
it to Amelrigo. But the juxtaposition
Of the 81" and the "r' bothered the
Italians, and it became Amerrigo, and
finally with one "r." Thus it became
the name of Amerigo Vespucci, Flor
entine merchant and explorer. And it
Is In honor Of his voyages of explora-
ton to the new world that a German
geographer, Martin Waldseemuller by
name, gave the name America to the
;continent.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Kissing the Black Stone.

AS we'll die Jew or a Christian as
not make the pilgrimage to Mecca, said
Mahomet; and no obligation of Islam is
more piOusly discharged. 1t is believed
that the ritual connected with the visit
to the Ka'aba-the square building
and the kissing of the black stone 60
back to days of idolatry, the ''time Of
ignorance" before the new faith
doomed, says the London Chronicle.
The black stone, which measures
about six inches by eight, is believed
to have fallen from Paradise, to have
been guarded during the deluge and
handed to Abraham by Gabriel when
the Ka'aha WIS built. Cc.tain parts
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
What the Draft Rlu Mean.


AS Americans we are proud Of the
subordination Of partisanship to tbs
nations need.
AS Americans we rejoice in the side
stepping Of provincialism and local ira.
dition for what is our manifest destiny.
AS Americans we are grateful for
a leadership capable Of uniting this
country as it never was united before.
AS Americans we feel the impulse
Of a coming future which shall At and
adorn the glorious past.
We feel it in the disappearance Of
sectionalism. and in the fading in
fuence Of those tendencies which have
done so much to prevent us from ex-
erting unified strength.
We feel it in the spontaneous voice
Of mighty people, crying for unani-
nifty and concord which rightfully be-
longs to them.-Exchange.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
NOW BUILD SHIPS!
No Possible Excuse for Not Goinu
Ahead With vigor.
Ending Of the Demand oethaIs Con.
troversy Should Mark the Begin.
ming Of Action That Has Been
Too Long Delayed.

The president doubtless took the
practical road out of the difficulty
created by the shipbuilding nisunder-
standing when he accepted regretfully
the resignation of General Goethals
and sought reluctantly the resignation
OF Chairman Denman Of the shipping
board.
The need is for ships, and to that
necessity all else had to be subordi-
mated. The president paid tribute to
the public spirit Of both of the figures
In the unfortunate controversy, but he
chose not to bequeath to the men who
must create the emergency fleet the
harassing remnant of an unhappy en-
nifty. With the essential wisdom Of
MS decision the nation will agree.
Upon Edward N. Hurley of Chicago,
who succeeds Chairman Denman, and
upon Washington L. Capps, chief con-
structor of the navy, who follows Gen.
eral Goethals, rests the urgent respon-
sibility of immediate construction.
Chairman Hurley's usefulness was we'll
shown in his administration of the fed
eral trade commission. General Man
ager Capps is drafted as was General
Goethals himself when the Panama ca
nal project was in trouble. A federal
department has again been called ON
to supply technical man adequate to
a national emergency. May Construc-
tor Capps win triumphs no less notable
than those achieved by the executive
of the intercontinental canal.
Finally it is to be hoped that the
President will see fit to grant the re-
quest made by General Cocktails and
assign the master builder to duty in
France. There best of all the great
engineer can now serve the world. He
has earned the opportunity.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
WAS FILLED WITH CURIOSITY
He Was Just Waiting to See whether
Wife Would Carry Out Threat
to Go Back to Mothers.

The man was standing behind tree
In front Of an apartment house in a
cross street when the cop on that beat
came pounding along on the sidewalk.
1t was close to midnight and naturally
the cop stopped and looked at the man
standing behind the tree.
"Howdy," says the cop, by way Of
opening conversation.
you're another" replied the man
good-naturedly.
"Whuchuh doin'-waitin' for some.
body7" inquired the brave policeman.
"Nope."
"Just standin' there, hey?"
"You've hit it."
"Live near here, do you?'
fright in there" says the citizen,
Jerking his thumb in the direction Of
the apartment house he was standing
In front of.
The cop looked at him thoughtfully
for minute.
"Mebby it's none Of my business" he
says, land then again mebby it is. I
don't like to 60 round buttin' into any
body's private affairs, but tell me,
neighbor, what's your graft, anyhow"
SWELL" loosened up the citizen, IF
it's case of me a-tellin' you or you
croakin' from curiosity right in front
of my eyes, I'll tell you how it is
provided it don't go any further. My
wife says to me when I started down
town this evenin', If you're not home
by midnight I'm goin' to pack up and
go right back to mothers. So there -"
"Well?" says the cop.
"Well," repeated the citizen, "It's
just about midnight now, and I'm like
you've got curiosity. I'm waitin'
here to see If she's goin' to keep her
word"
The cops curiosity ceased at that
point, and he walked on down the
street, whistling, without waiting to
see the thing Cleveland Plain
OeulSr. -.~--..-.-rt-1-~>. ,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
TAXATION FOR WAR
BURDEN MUST BE DISTRIBUTED
JUSTLY AND EQUITABLY.
Corporations as Well az lndlviduals
Merit Consideration When the
Question Of Needed Revenue
Is Finally to Be Settled.

The corporations of the country and
their stockholders probably will pay
the bulk OF the taxes necessary for
the conduct Of successful war. Judge
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel corporation. recently told the
stockholders Of that concern that taxes
this year would run between sec, OO0,.
600 and $65,OOO,OOO, which would be
equivalent to more than $12 per share
OF common stock outstanding. It
would also be approximately three
times the tax paid by the corporation
in 1915.
AS Judge Gary says, mo loyal citl-
zen can object to these taxes If they
are equitably distributed" The cor
porations, however, should not be re-
gartled as insensate creatures, which
can be MIXED indefinitely. These cor
porations are merely associations Of
individuals. A stakeholder usually is
also wage Garner. Incidentally the
mere fact that he has stock indicates
that he has been diligent and provi-
dent.
Corporations and individuals every
where are not only willing. but anx-
ious. to pay their share of the neces-
sary burden of war. No class, how
ever, should be taxed unjustly or in
equitably.
The corporations that will pay the
bulk of taxes have been requested, and
are showing disposition, to eliminate
all war profits in work done for the
government. This Is the spirit OF CO.
operation that should be encouraged.
A feeling of good will should be estab-
lished, and it can be If the right prin-
ciples are written into the revenue
raising bill.-New York Evening Post.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
"Set Steady"

She was chewing gum vigorously
and audibly. She was witness in
court.
''What is your name?" asked the
lawyer.
Minnie"
minnie whatf'
minnie Moore"
minnie, tell the jury all you know
about the character Of the defend.
anti?
But, after much discussion by law.
yers, the question was overruled and
the following asked:
"Were you at your home last fall on
election day?'
The witness. however, angrily
shook her fist in the face of the digni.
fed jury.
"Now, you all jest set steady. I'm
not a-goin' to hurry about this. I'm
a-goin' to answer that first question
before I say one word about that last
one"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
rrade to Re safeouarded.

The determination to keep business
as usual" is manifested in the an
nouncelnent recently made that there
will be no attempt to induce Ameri-
can industrial concerns to furnish sup
plies to the allies at the low rates
which this government is asking" In
other words. the course Of trade is to
be interfered with as little as possible.
And it is confidently expected that the
recognition of the paramount necessity
of doing nothing to disarrange bust
ness will make short shrift with GER
tain doctrinaire suggestions as to war
taxation.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Found Her Name.

Il say. old fellow" confided the
bachelor to his friend, "1'm going to
be married. and for the life of me !
don't know what to call my wife's
mother. 'Mother-in-law' is too big a
mouthful, and mother would be too
ridiculous. Tell me. what do you do?'
LET me see. Oh. yes. I remember.
The first year called her, Say"
"Well, and after that?'
"Oh. after that it was easy-we botl,
called her grandmamma."-Harper's
Magazine.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
KEEPING 4 Family.

The New York city bureau Of per-
sonal service says that the best an un-
skilled laborer's family can hope to do
at present is to live on $9SO.41 year,
as against $SS4.94 for the year 1915.
The family" with which the report
deals consists of five members, father,
mother, a girl of ten and two boys,
thirteen and six years old. Food costs
have increased 500 in a year, it is re-
marked. The report is to be used as
a basis for salary increases for labor
ers in the employ Of the city, and his
special reference to the STRENGTHENING
department employees.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Financing the War.

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
after talking with 20 New York bank
ers, said: mo difficulty will be ex-
perienced in financing the govern
ment's requirements and without dis
turbing the business of the country in
the slightest" This is most encour-
aging view of the situation. New
York bankers may be said to know
more about the finances of this coun-
try than any other group of bankers,
and when 20 of them assure the secre-
tary of the treasury that the country
Is we'll able to finance the war, it is
time for all to take heart.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
Secretary McAdoo's Good Work.

In the matter Of apportioning the
loans to our allies the secretary of the
treasury may be relied upon to act
with promptness, courage and fore
sight. He is performing a work Of
heroic proportions, more effective
against Germany than any single army.
The blows he administers are not
spectacular, but they reach a vital
spot and IRE Of terrific violence. They
ere backed by the mighty power Of the
American people and a Continent Of
resources. The patton is exerting it's
money power effectively because Mr..
McAdoo thinks and acts. on q national
rsa;s = @; .;i':s! 81. T II isss'=sa~
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
BUSINESS TO BOOM
No Reason for Nervousness Over
Effect of War.
Era Of Great Prosperity Ahead Of
Country - Financial Exeesses
Checked by Administrations
Wise Handling Of Situation.

Some nervous people seem to fear
the effect war will have on business
In this country. There is no occasion
Tor that. Rather, there is warrant for
anxiety lest we have too much busi-
ness. An era Of prosperity is ahead
which might lead to financial excuses,
out there Is no ground for the fear
that we may face depression.
Congress has voted war credit Of
$5,OOO,OOO,O00. Some of that is to be
turned over to oul allies, but all Of it
Is to be spent in this country for food,
clothing, munitions and other supplies.
All that money will be poured back
into the channels of trade within q
year.
There was in circulation on Novem-
Der l, 1916 in the United States SAILS
for each man, woman and child-a rec
ord probably never equaled anywhere
In the history of the world. We IRE
about to turn into our marts the al
most incomprehensible sum of $40 per
capita for our 1OO,OOO,O0O people, and
still some fear there may be business
stagnation.
The real problem is to prevent pros
perity from getting beyond our con-
troll. The wise heads ut Washington
are not unmindful of the possibility of
boom conditions that might lead us
to extravaganza. They are proposing
to finance u large percentage of our
war expenses by taxation, to make us
pay rs we go along. The tendency of
that policy will be to prevent imitation
and undue speculation.
A good part of the billions that are
expended. as result of war, will get
back into the treasury in the. shape of
taxes on profits, and assessments
levied in various ways. There is no
question about our ability to pay. We
Shall do more business than ever be-
fore. Money will be more plentiful
and easier to get than before. It will
be the part Of wisdom to curb with
taxes the tendency toward wasteful-
ness.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
American Spirit Will Win.

Our duty in the war is the subject
Of an editorial in almost every paper
In the United States. Says the Chi
cago Tribune: This democracy is
not timid and is not afraid. It has the
will, and the will shall prevail. The
American spirit demands success. 1t
demands win. We do not care what
the enterprise may be, it must be won.
The United States does not want an
alibi. 1t wants results. and it can get
results. 1t has the will to win. Let
Germany provide the alibi."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-08-30
The Liberty Loan,

It has been thought wise to name
the war loan and Secretary McAdo0
has chosen the Liberty Loan" as the
title most appropriate. The name tells
the story in words that every Ameri.
can understands. 1t is appropriate
and significant. Every American who
can should feel called upon to SUBJ
scribe, and the money should be forth
coming without delay. The prosperity
Of the country is marked and thgDpirit
of patriotism is running higl IL ] COM
bination that should insure q hearty
and instant response to the appeal