Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12

IHiS Extra session Is q spleDQld
time for the politicians to forget poll.
tics.
After all it ism { so much that Uncle
Sam needs men AS that men need I'm
Gle Sam.
Fortunately the papers didn't try &c
3pf1nt what they SAID in Milwaukee
when Madison went dry.
Senator Lodge may be CT years OF
age, but it takes a mighty good paci-
fist TO call him a coward.
For ONE days Mexican factions
have Eot been very active. Probably
waiting for Germany to raise her bid.
1t is just possible that rifle range
scores will crowd the batting aver
ages into the background this sum,
mer,
The young women of this country
are not likely to be enthusiastic over
the plan to send only the unmarried
men to war.
Ii things they are saying about Mex.
leo are true, n of these Gays there'll
not be enough left in Mexico to cause
more than d riot.
Now that the Kaiser has declared
that he'll ignore our declaration, pre-
sumably Fa Toilette, Stone and Nor
ris viii ignore it too.
The paciGsts invading the capitol at
Washington didn't even take the trou-
BILE TO speak softly 10 their congress-
men and senators.
The kaiser should supervise his bu.
reau OF Information and get rid of
the man who made him believe this
country was bluffing.
Anybody want to gamble two bits
that Thomas a. Edison will not be
the owner Of a fine honorary naval
title within three months?
The Illumination of the statue of
Liberty in the New York harbor is
accomplished by the use of $50 lamps,
each of $50 watts capacity.
With The nation at war, there is no
twilight zone of allegiance. He who is
not unreservedly for the government
is an enemy of the United States.
General Wood at least has the con-
ISOLATION of knowing that he has been
right, even if he couldn't continue as
head of the Department of the East.
Sioux Falls journal: In the long run
which would be worth the most to La,
Toilette OF Wisconsin,, the esteem OF q
hundred million Americans, or The Ger
man vote Of Wisconsin?
1t has been announced that aliens in
the United States who behave them
selves need not feag loss of property or
liberty. 1t is up to the alien to he good
and keep what he thinks to himself.
The eastern editors who are advocat.
ing more spring wheat for the mid.
die west possibly never had a promis.
ing crop of spring wheat burned out or
rusted out under the blistering rays Of
July weather.
Europe will get a line on President
Wilson's attitude toward the deyine
rights of kings when it reads what he
has to say of IAN irresponsible gov
eminent which has thrown aside all
considerations Of humanity and of
right and is infringement"
Brazil wants to know all the facts i'm
connection with the sinking of the Par
ana and will not be put off by the Ger
man government with the old story
that a mine did it,. They are con-
yinced in advance that it was the work
of a submarine and are ready to break
realizing it must come soone or later.
Dakota Democrat: What a romantic
thing those aeroplanes are and how
unexpected their activities. Here
they are flying over the German lines
dropping copies OF Wilson'S speech
printed in the German language SO
that the soldiers and the people would
be able to read what the authorities
had refused to allow printed.
Thrice Armed is He Whose Quar-
rel is just" is quite applicable to your
Hncia Sam,,el Navor ia +ho \ ;+o.,