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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

Gr nimmt bic patete unb bic
0eden, iie bic Reiie igres Pelses.
nSalt, suerit miihen sic perbunben
iperosn SrGulein!"
rI9 nein, es tpirb f9on 10 ge6en."
Das febIte ibr gerabe nod, ii4 BON
Sotolp bier auf einiamem 6elo Die
S9ulter perbinben au lahen! - @r
errdt ben 9runb ibres 30serns unb
I9peist.
Sic finb nidt ssbn Saritte ipsit
se9ansen, aIs Der abiuntt auf einen
i9parSen SOrper seist. Der i'm 9ras
ben liegt. - rOos lit Der Wolf."
.Dsl9er Wolf9"
.Na, Der, Der sic se6iFsn bat."
limb tpie fommt er ba9er9"
sd bab .bn bod seidofsn."
Sic batte bis ieBt ben 3uiammens
bang ni4t erfaBt gebabt, ni4ts bon
sinem S9ub setpuBt. aud nidt. oab
es Der leBte SooesI9rei bes Dolfes
seipeien lit, Der ibr nod INNER i'm
Sbr na4tOnt. ben lie ME i'm 2eben
perseHen ipirb. :.
.alio baben Sic mid ssrsttet2"
gr antportet niht unb it0bt nit
benz SUB rad Dem perenbeten Sier.
Die 9loden balIsn bura bic slits
sernbe Radt. ferne S9iife psrtiinbsn
bon ben puBten Der ben Dsibnadtss
abenb. Da bort man ndber, INNER
ndber einen SdIittei. tIinseIn. SeBt
balt er Dor ben ihpeisiamsn DaHs
berern.
Gin Bauer bot bic pfsrbs i'm
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20
Ger Same r@cibnadjt".

llnier oeutides g8ort n8eib-
ta9t" ooer n@eibna1ten" sebt
ipabrideinli6 aui Die urgermani.
i6e 3eit ouriif uno bcoeutet Die
geipeibten 0eiligen) gl1bte. @e.
meint itno Die 5moIi 0tGhte INN Die
3eit Der @interionnenpenoe, Die
als 8nterfeit, aIs Seit oes mieoer
iiegreif burdbrebenben 2idts.
our6 allerIei reIigi0ie @ebrGudle
ausge5eidnet pnren. slIs oas @bri.
itentim 5u ben @ermanen fam, fei.
erte Die Stride bereits felt Idnserer
Seit oos geburtsiclt Gbriiti am 25.
9e5ember. 9a oieier Eog in iene
bciligen 5molf Hddte iieI, 10 iiber.
trugen Die befcbrten @ermanen elm.
fad ben Hamen Dec aIten Seit.
nadte ouf ibn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

8roben Itedenb gefunoen, ibnsu bers
uusgebolfen uno tie ieBt ber9ebra4t.
Oas 8eiairr lit 10 peit beil. bab
nan CUR gtot periu9en lam. na9 oer
SlinBisPuBta gu tommen.
Srete uno Sotolb laoen ibre 9iir<
oen ab uno IeBen Iid in Den S9lit>
zen. gr ersreift. ohne crit gu fras
gen. bic 3iisel unb fdbrt, IoOiel ii9
Sulepman au9 itrduben mDbts, porz
pdrts - na4 SlinBi. 9fls iie in
:: HGbe bes plaBes -tommen, no oas
2fbsuteuer itattssfunbsn bat, iteist er
nb uno fiibrt BIT pferbe an Der 9anb
porbei.
$50 balten sic iest bic 3asel.
5rduIein," iuste er, .i4 nebme ben
Dolf nit" : Gr i9leift nit pieler
Ra9e oas Sier beran, bod bic pfer=
be m0gen niht bulben, bab er es aufs
labe.
Oa tau6t aus Dem Ounfel iemano
auf unb itelIt ii6 Dor bic Oei9iel:
Sanpia.
2tls &otolp nit ieiner 9lrbeit fertig
lit. bemertt er ibn. - Isl, no seipes
len, mein Sungea"
sd. :. i9. :" Itottert Der
Rerl.
rSeraus nit Der Spra9e!"
sd bin beruntergefallen unb.
uno.
&otOIp sibt ibm eine Obrfei9e. Dab
Sanoia meint. elm &omet pGr ibm
graOespegs pom !Simmel auf ben
S9Goel geiauit.
sd bin binousseiprungen uno
auf einen Baum binauf," geitebt ieBt
Sanpib ipeinerli4 uno reibt ii4 bic
8ade.
.5a6r uns nad Saus, Bump, bort
poIlen mir ipeiter abre4nen."
Sal6en Weses nab Slinbi begese
net ibnen elm SaIitten. @erlpalter
Werner lit beiorst entgesensefabren
uuo meint iest Dor 5reuoe fliesen
gu miihen, als er 9rete ipieberiiebt.
gu 9auie ansefOmmen i6ilDert lie
ibm ben 9orfall. &ptolp bort aIIes
rubis an unb ldBt iid bon Werner
nacb iebem Sab, ben bic Sp9ter
ipridt, Die Sanb i9iitteln unb nit
Oanfesiporten iiber6dufen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

ern uno pohen. h,ei Seiiien tIdffen
uno beulen um bic 9ruppe. @rete
fprinst ouf, itemmt ii9 sessn ben
Sdl:ttsn. ..
pl0biid iprinst ibr stpas an bic
S9ulter, lie fdqt niebsr unb blidt
in sipei sriine, funtelnbe qugen. Sic
fpiirt ben Bib 6ur9 bic bide pel5.
jadf. :. Do siid3t es an ibrem aopf
porbei, Der Wolf psrbeibt ii9 tisfer
uno mii9t in 9retes 9lnsItgei9rei
uno ben Small zines dulles elm
ihauerlides. rO4elnOes Seulen...
9tls iie iin srbeben. tann. 1T bsr
S9Iitten. iino bic W6lfe meg. unb
apanaig S9ritte ipeit febt &otolp
nit oem rau9enben 9sipebr i'm
Qrm.
nSa6 id sic sstroffsn2" frast er
= mebr neugierig als dngitli4.
Ser pela fdGt ssrfebt por ibr in
ben S9nee. Cine bampfenbe, ounz
tslrote 2a9e, elm 9iI9el 8olfsbaare,
elm Semengiel bon Pateten, Strob
uno 0eden be5ei6nen bic Stelle bes
Qbenteuers.
aotolp itiibt bic balb Obnmd9s
tigte. Sic tpeib nod INNER ni9t,
ipie ibr lit.
r5eblt S6nen pas2"
nOer 9lrm i9merst." - 0a bes
9innts au9 unterm Wams bsrporsus
bluten. Das &leib lit bonn Sals Bis
sur S4ulter 5errifen.
gr fobt iie am @rm unb belpest
i'm. Sic ldbt es pillenlos geIheben.
Sfeines bon ben beiben tiimmert ii9
lin bas @e6eul bon briiben.
nSpiiren Sic BEL Der 9etpegung
S9mera9"
mSo."
n5iiblen sic F9 fdpa92"
vHein."
nSeBt beibt es Dor allem, Sie, nod
SauIe bringen. 9lber tpie9 Mein
Yfero lit burdsesanssn."
nMsin Shlitten aud."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20
GpieseIs lmS goeeIperdte in SiroI.

Sein 2ano in europa lit ipobl 70
reid an merfipiirb;"en alteu Sitten nEs
Webrdu6er. aIs SiroI ino feline benadls
bdrten 2dnber. gIqidbrIid 5fuilben
9Reibnadten nno benz Sreifoni9stage
peranitalteu Die iunsen 9uriden aus
oem Yin5gau lmo SaI5tammer9ut, abens
teuerli6 pcrmummt, untcr WtulifbegIeis
tung gum Grgosen Der einipobner grobe
llnl5ii9e, bic oas ~Ser6ten" ober
~gerdtenIaufcn" senannt iperben. Sn
Sberbapcrn oagegen tun lid bic Srauen
5uiamnen. nit actten, Soaden ilnb Bes
len perieben. nm @aben beii6eub bon
Sir 5u Siir 5n 5leben. Sermntlidl bas
ben Die llm5il9e nad) Der aItgermanis
ihen @0ttin Serd)ta pb.i 8crabtd ibren
ytameu. gu anseren feitlidlen 0eIeaens
beiten fann man in Der Sal5burser &C.
genb ben .yo9eIs uuo ben Spie9els
perdt" bemerten. Seber rYerbte" Sarf
iid cine @eidbrtin ipdblen. Die INNER
nit ibm 5iebt, i'm ME perldbt. 0eriinns
bilblidlen biirite bieler 9raud bic Gitels
fcit, Subiud)t unb Soffart Der Neus
iGen, mas alIh aus Der ausi6miidiins
Der Sierede beutlih eriihtlid) lit. Ser
Serdte" rednet es iitb our beionoeren
Gbre, bab er Der Iustripdblte lit, bod
hiirfte er es aud als angene6m empfins
ben, ipenn CT tic am slbeno leiner
idpereu Siiroe entIebi8eu lam.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

JeIrann auriid. Sulepmoa liims
mslte iid in bic 3iisel unb battle
2uit, bur4sugeben. Sic parierte nit
Miibe.
Sanoi9 batte tsinen Bid Don Der
perbddtisen Pappel sepenoet. @r
leste feline Sano auf 9retes arm.
ngs iinb brei. 5ahren Sic los,
5rdulein!"
@rste sab 2uft ben 3iiseln. bic
pferbe saloppierten baptn, baB ibr
bic Sdneetlumpen ins 9eii4t flos
gen.
.@s Tnb flint. Ieds", bsulte Sas
noI9. nSebsn sic au baB mir Die
Ssforoider 2inie errei6en Seis
lise Wlutter @ottes! Seilise Oreis
einistsit, Seius. Waria, Soief, hilf
uns!"
.Wir tOnnen ni9t hinii6er, bic 9ies
suns lit gu lang. sic piirben uns
ben Weg abf9neioen."
Seine 4nttport.
sd fabre Dorbei," iagt lie ents
ihiebsn. aber ibr Sera itodt. ~Sas
noi4, uimm Elm Stiid Strob unb
periud', es anSuaiinben!"
Sonoid riibrt iid) nibt. Die
pferbe raien. sic lam nur cine
balbe Setunbe lang ben Bid bon
ibnen penben unb iiebt ben SIP bins
ter iid Iser.. Sm ielbsn 4usenbIid
entitebt elm tpirrss Durdeinanosr -
iie TT i'm Sdnee bssrabsn, ipiirt eis
men Salas auf bas 8ein. bic 3iisel
entsleitsn ibr. Der SdIitten ift umss>
iippt. Die pferoe fteben unb feu.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20
pusstem Weibmacbt.
Bon 9aooa 0Roba.

b0Ien W0lfe! mir lebsn iebt spOI
Sabre auf Der pubta, popa. Sai
bu i9on einen Wolf gu 9eiidt Be
tommen?'
sd ni9t, aber anbere."
Die anoeren =! uebrisens &C.
niert mid SanoId ni4t uno mag IL
Gottes Namen mitsefreiIen perben
menus basu tommt." = sic 'beitiee
Oen S4littsn, Der eben porssfab'
rem mar. ersriff bic 3iisel. Sanoid
nabm ben Riidiib Elm. unb iis fub'
rem in ben 9eIlen SOnnenf9eia Fin
aus.
Die pferbe batten ibrsn erfsr
8ummeltpib mod ni6t aussetanSt
als Sanoid idon Elm @eiprdd ans
fling. Oamit lGbt er ME lang mar.
ten.
n5rdulein." besann er, v's lit cir
barter Winter. Seben Sic nur, nit
Der Sapprite Der 2(tem an ben Rii.
fern anfriert. Wenn Sic peitei
10 iagen, fabren mir in elmer ball
FEN Stunbe nit sipei S6immeIn
Der Studs 1T i4on gang iti9eIbaa.
rig"
9rete antipprtete nibt. gr mertte,
baB iein Sbema ni9t aos, unb pGbltt
elm anoeres.
nSa, bic WDlfe! Die Wuttsr mel.
ner patin pdre pprise WOde beinabs
aufgefreien poroen."
nWdr' tsin S9aos I'm Te seipss
ien."
rga ia, Sic sIaubsn es niht. absr
Der MislopaBer Sessr bat ssitern
er5G6lt, baB brei DDlfe i'm @ranbe,
Wolb fteben = er bat ibre Spures
i'm Geuf9nee perfoIst."
~Wenn's nur nidt Sunbe mo
rsn."
~Sunbe!" ertpioerte Sanoid iberIe.
gen IG4eInb. ~9unbe! Rit folder
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

Wlit Dem pel5r0daen ouf ben
SAultern, einen teden SGserbut auf
ben rotten Sle9ten, itanb @rste Wers
aer auf Der 8eranoa. sic beI9attete
Die @ugen nit Der Sono uno blidte
nett binous uber bic glGnaenbe
SfneefIade Der 5afel IA, an be.
rem ienIeitieem Rano Iid bic &ons
.uren oes D0rfdsns SIinbi peiB in
peib bonn fernen Sori5ont abboben.
Den SunoIh nimmit bu a6er
mite" frn9te Der 9ertpalter.
nWo5u. papa9"
r@ritens. bamit er bir bic Yferbe
5dlt. penn ou a6iteigit. -
limb banns"
limb bann, neil man ME tpifen
ann. :"
rOb @Dlfe ba iinb9 Hatiirli9, bic
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

9lus bem tleinen poItssbdube
bra9te Sanoid5 5lpei S9eine. Die
Bidder fir DIANA, papas pfeife unb
tlein Mi33is srobe puppe tparen alio
bod redtseitig ansetommen. @rete
mubte in Sas 9lmt eintreten, INN nit
erItarrten SGnben eine unselente
llnterI6rift auf ben 9egleitidein gu
molen.
llnp bas anbere patet2 Gs tam
aus Wien unb trus ben Namen eis
ner @alanterieiparenbonblu @raf
9oroI9. Werners 9uts6err uno
9retes pate. batte tpieber, rpie aqe
Sabre. ieines perI9neiten @ertpalters
geba9t.
sic 6eitdtiste nben Gmpfang Der
umIeitigen Senbuns." gOiuntt &os
tolp iab ibr itumm babel gu, obne
bon ibr zines 9lides setpiirbist gu
peroen. Seit Der sepiFen slffare
mo9te lie i'm gar ni9t me6r.
9lls fie bic patete na9 benz S9Iitz
ten trosen tpolIte. muBte iie ppbl ober
libel feline Silfe onnebmen. Sic
sloubte gu bemerten, oab er ben tleiz
men Sienit ebenio unsern erpeiie, lpie
lie ibn annabm.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

RralIen." gr belt ben Oaumen unb
Wittelfinser cine tleine Spanne Deit
auseinanber.
Snoeien fauite Der SdIitten ii6er
Die gbene unO periheu9te bic Ha6en
unb glitern pom 'Weg. Sn ben Sus
fen Der Pferbe batts iid Der S4nee
angsballt. S6arf itri9 bic Wins
terluft poriiber. 9retes HnIe unb
Obren brannten. Sbre Sdnbe iparen
an ben itraffen 3iiseIn iteii gepors
ben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

SuItinian gc6attcn un6 Der Waria
gepeibtcn Stride, morin Stuien 5ur
&rppta binobiiibrcn. glu1 oas @e.
mad, mobin iid oie Maoonua boz
Der 0cburt Gbriiti 5uriid5og, oie
Stelle. 100 Soiepb pabrenooeiicn be.
tetc. miro nod gc3eiat unO bon ben
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

Der Ssrr 2lbiuntt reitst uns
nad." er3Gblte Sanoid. als Der
S4litten ben Wes Suriidflos. =
Isl. mas bat Der Serr @rof pie>
Der seididt?" fra9te er na9 elmer
pauIe.
n@eiB nidt."
Sic paren fpieber elm Stiid sefabs
ren. rSa6en sic ni4t na4geieben,
6rdulein9"
rNein."
rRi9tig = Sic Ie6en ia ME nab.
9Orises Sabr unb Dor 8pei Sab
9rete idnitt feline 8stra9tunsen
nit Der Jrage ab: rOb mir nod Dor
2lbenb beimtommen9"
,9eb's @ott!"
~Siirdteit bu BLDG"
~5iir6ten2 Hein. 46er tpiHen sic,
a.t @nbe lit es bod befer, ipenE mir
Idneller fabren."
9rete lieB bic peitI6e pfeifen unb
osritGrtte oas Sempo. = Die Spnne
tano tief am Simmel, unb SlinBt
lag nod elm gut Stiid entfernt. j..
PlOblih itubte SrIepman. Ipibte
bic Sbren, itredte ben SaIs por =
i4on lab ibm elm Peiti6enbieb in
Der Slante.
Sanoid batte ii9 blibf6neG bonn
SIP er1oben unb ipdbte nit tpeitaufz
gerihenen augen in bic Odmmeruns.
n9ei Soft, SrGulein. bort Bel Der
Pappel bepegt ii9 ettpas."
9rete erblei6te, lie ipanbte bas
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20
Wetbnarbten tn 4setblebem.

gln feiner Ser aa3lioien Srti6ai.
ten, pobin Die rfrobe 9oti6aft" oes
8eibnudtstages 0rinat. iinbct ii9
baiiir elm beociltimespolerer 8ioer.
baa als 5u Bethlehem i'm Norgen.
Ian0e. Sier. MIR et!po 10 Silonle.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

Sri Itbaum. Inter ben @a6en liegt
cine frii9 obge5Ogene 8olfsoede, bic
jeBt 9rete gebOrt, bas prG9tigIte
Stiid Der 9eI9srung. Obipobl ii9 Der
9uts6err in bieIem Sobr nod nobler
als ionit einseitelIt bat.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

AZ lpdenrnf in itiaer 0adt
Snrd pcrihneite Sernen;
Slinsenb lit CT auferuadJt
Inter buben Sternen.
limb iuie MN iein beller gpn
Gdlo tuedt i'm 0runbe,
sSirb's i'm Sprfe munter idjpn
Sn oer friiben Stuube.
Yin ben 5enitern 2ift an 2iht
eeb i'd iifl ent5iinben,
9Sie ibr Sdletu burdjs Sunfel bridyt,
@eibnadlt 81 uertiinbeH.
limb unf idlreepertpeht'r @abn
Srdnet bic sdlar iid bid,ter,
Sung mnb aft itrebt biiselan,
Sn ben Sinben 9idter.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

fer iii6lid) bon Seruinlem, no nad
Der 2egenoe Die Mieee oes Marien'
iobnes itano. 6eigt man nod Die
@rotte, iuorin Seius 9eboreu puroe;
6ariiber erbebt iih Elm Sloiter nit
elmer nad Der Sage Don ser &ai.
ierin Seleua, in @aDrbeit aber bon
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

S,interbrein in itilcm S6ritt,
SaR iein Ser5 er,uarme,
6iibrt Der Subn, ber braufen itritt,
W'iitterlein ant arme.
Gines snn5en Sabres 8riit
0.ukt' i'm 5clb er iteben,
SpfJ ba ,uicber Weibnadjt Ut,
@ab's Elm @ieberieben.
@as bes Sriescs raub @eidid
Sbm aud nod reidIicben,
Sent erslanst In Mluttcrs Slid
Sbm Der Seimat lsrieben.
Siebcrflans nnb 9idltsridein
Sbren 5auber iueben;
galb iuirS bauernb 5riebe icin
limb Elm nencs 2eben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-12-20

glls lie ssenbet bat. iagt Derner:
nRa, @rete = i6 babe inn persies
BEN. 9ait bu ibm nidts .Su ias
9sn2"
sic lest ihm ibre 4rme I'm ben
9uls uno tiibt ibn bersbaft.
3lpei Stunben ipGter srtrabIt Der
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-09
ELECTION IN NEW YORK
ANTT-AMERTCAN

Americas greatest city has made
two sweeping changes during the
war. New York, the worst-govern
ed city in the world when the wal
began, and in the greatest danger Of
destruction in case of invasion, elect.
ed reform mayor named Purroy
Mitchell and he made it the best.
governed city, says the New York
Times.
Mitchell's administration stopped
graft, renovated the police force, Or
ganized a home defense force, got
line on nearly everybody's loyalty
or lack of it, improved the school
system by introducing some modern
methods, and made of it a loyal
American city.
In Tuesdays election Mitchell was
beaten for reelection by the Tam
many forces, and it Is charged that
he was opposed by all the elements
of graft, crime and disloyalty and
by large part of the school in
Thus do the citizens of republic
turn against their benefactors, all
the baser elements uniting, and the
cleaner elements fussing among
themselves. There were three can
didates soliciting the votes of the de-
cent people of New York, and Of
course Tammany won.
There will be more rejoicing in
Germany,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-09
DONTs FOR KNITTERs OF SOCKS

Don't cast on tightly. An other
wise we'll knitted sock may become
useless by this tight cord at the top.
Don't knot your wool. Join it
by splicing the ends or leave two
or three inches of each end and
darn back carefully.
Don't make a heel with a seam on
the sole.
Remember man may not have
chance to change his socks for
many days, and a lump or knot
brings blister. If the blister breaks
blood poisoning may set in and re-
suit in the loss of foot or even
life. We cannot afford to lose
our men thru negligence or ignor-
ance.
Don't use black, dark or bright
colors. There is again a danger Of
poisoning.
Don't use needles too fine for the
wool The knitting should be elas-
tic; IL too tightly knitted the sock
becomes hard and boardlike in use.
Don't make foot less than eleven
inches long.
Make all measurements by ruler,
with sock fiat on table. Do not
stretch sock.
Socks should be laundered as fol-
lows:
Wash socks in warm water with
ivory soap, then rinse in water the
same temperature. Squeeze, but do
not wiring. Pour over boiling water
and let stand until cool. Hang until
nearly dry and press with warm (not
hot) iron. Do not press ribbing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-09
MANAGER BOWEN SAYS WE
NEED STREET LIGHTING

Lee Bowen, manager of the Ser
vice garage and sales agent for the
Cleveland tractor, says Blackfoot
needs more street lighting, and calls
attention to the thefts Of autos in
the dim lights that merely afford
enough of glim to drive in, but not
enough to enable people to see and
identify the drivers.
The theft of the Studebaker car
in front Of the Service garage in the
dim lights, the theft Of Louis Felt's
car in front of the city hall, and
the theft Of another Studebaker car
in front of the Service garage Mon
day evening at $50, all lead Mr..
Bowen to believe that what we need
is more brilliant lights.
Mr.. Bowen's choice Of lighting ia
cilities is the lamps on posts along
the curb, and says he would will
ingly give $40 a month to have
large light in front of his place of
business as contrasted with the dim
lights of the present that have but
little more illumination than star
light. He does not favor the over
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-09
IF RUSSIA QUITS

In every village and city of thu
United States today men in KHAKI
are beginning to appear upon the
streets and one cannot read the
papers without seeing accounts Of
reviews of troops preparatory tt
their departure for the front. How
many people who watch with misty
eyes the swinging columns of Ameri
can manhood marching down the
streets are thinking of Russia, OF
what the daily news from Russia
means directly to these men and tC
their wives and mothers, their
sisters, and their children, who see
them leaving their villages and
homes for training camp or for
the front in France?
If Russia does not remain in the
war few of this first army in Ameri-
ca, save those rendered permanently
unfit, will come back. The novel
sight of troops moving toward CEN
ters of embarkation will cease to
arouse curiosity. Where we see tens
of thousands marching today we will
see hundreds of thousands in 1918.
And by 1919 we shall be counting
actual casualties by the half million.
There is nothing in the military sit
uation today, should Russia be elm
mated, to indicate decision on the
field of battle inside of two years.
That is the estimate of Russia s
importance made by Major Stanley
Washburn of the United States army
who was with the Russian forces al
most continuously for the first three
years of the war, and who was at
tached to the Root commission sent
to Russia from this country.
Major Washburn's view are de-
serving of attention. He has been
over the whole of the Russian front,
and has been at the main Russian
headquarters at thirteen of the four
teen great disasters which Russia
has suffered. He is personally &C
quainted with all of the great Rus
sian generals and is qualified to
speak from first hand information
gathered during nearly three years
of trained observation as military
attache.
The Russian and Rumanian front,
he points out, extends for more than
lUU ul0S lTOM Lu0 DdlLlC W lie
Black sea- distance nearly as
great as a straight line drawn from
Kansas City to New York. Includ-
ing Austrians, Bulgarians, Turks,
and Germans the enemy
has kept from 100000 to $780,
900 men on this long front, and it
Is clear that If Russia quits, the bulk
Of these men would be transferred
to the other fronts and would prob
ably constitute reserves sufficient to
allow great German offensives. This
would mean that the allies would
have to stop their own offensives
Until such time as they had pounded
% pieces the new German strength,
,r until the United States could
END enough men to Europe to make
he allied forces relatively as strong
Igainst Germany on the west as they
lave been this year. II Russia con-
dudes separate peace the military
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situation will be the more serious,
for peace pact would result in the
liberation of more than 100000
prisoners of war now held in Russia
and Siberia, and most of these men
would probably be impressed into
the armies of our enemies.
Even more serious than the gain
in man power would be the immedi-
ate supply of food and materials
which Germany could draw from
Russia if separate peace were to
be arranged. Food and metals, oil
and coal could be obtained in vast
quantities, and would entirely de-
molish sour hopes of forcing a Ger
man collapse by means Of blockades
and embargoes. That would leave
the situation so shaped that nothing
but military decision could be
hoped for, and purely military de-
cision might take many years to en-
force.-Idaho Statesman.
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RED GROSS CHRISTMAS PACKETS

The Red Cross Christmas packet
committee have been exceedingly
busy the past few weeks taking care
of the Christmas packets SO gener-
ously donated to be sent to our boys
in the army and navy to help make
Christmas happy one for each of
them. The Bingham County Red
Cross chapter has been asked to fill
and send 800 boxes off in time for
Christmas as their allotment. The
first hundred of them were shipped
Monday, Nov. 5, and the other 200
must be sent as soon as possible. The
sooner you do your share by prepar
ing your box and taking it to the
public library the easier it will be
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the soundest the most courageous
and capable of all the beligerents,
with the great ulcers of drunken
ness, immortality and their attendant
diseases eliminated and its subjects
turned to useful activities, with
Americans helping in a thousand
ways, to organize the new govern
ments and the new business fabrics
of the beligerents as has been asked
of us in Russia, the coming of peace
with it's industries should make
America what Germany sought to be
but made so by exercising opposite
principles.
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WARRANT CALL

Please take note that the follow
ing Bingham county, Idaho, warrants
will be paid upon presentation at
the office of the undersigned at
Blackfoot, Idaho:
Series of 1917-Current expense
fund, Nos. to 100 inclusive. Road
and bridge fund, Nos. to 100 in
elusive.
Series of 1915-Current expense
fund, Nos. 1861 to 1915 inclusive.
H. A. BENSON,
adv. 1852 INF County Treasurer.
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LADIES AID SOCIETY

The aid society of the M. Il.
church met with Mrs. Egley Wednes-
day afternoon. After the business
meeting the time was spent in knit
ting for the Red Cross. Light re-
freshments were served.