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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
/<"HE Chicago Tribune wants an
armored motor car added to

<<"HE Chicago Tribune wants an
armored motor car added to
the battle equipment Of its po-
lice force, end not as a result of the Peo-
pies Council meeting in Chicago either.
It's all because one bandit with an auto
matte revolver held up more than $50
policemen recently, and only by miracle
did no more damage than wound three
of them. 1.-THE Chicago Tribune" thinks
the car might never have to be used, the
moral effect alone suficing.
| For Chicago is not sure that the two
hours battle put up by Edward Wheed,
counterfeiter and eX-convict, will not be
duplicated by similar trays. "To the
criminal mind" says "The Tribune" "the
advantages of the defensive over the Of
fensive seem tremendous, and there is,
Furthermore, the element of romance.
Highly melodramatic, this defiance Of the
armed forces of the law. If it fails, you
have at least had your fling and can die
happy. The underworld glories in your
'heroism.' You glory in it yourself. Gar
nier, leader of the Paris gang, wrote his
last will and testament while the gen.
darmes were closing in on him. 1t began,
Il am a great man."
Edward Wheed could have shown Gar
nier a lot of things, judging from "The
Tribune's" bristling account of the battle,
at the end of which Wheed was finally
captured while trying to escape. Wanted
as the leader of a bandit quintet that
murdered two men in daring payroll
robbery two days before, Wheed was
finally located at his home. Captain Rus
SELL of the police force, sent two detectives
to the rear entrance. With two others,
the captain entered the front gate of
Wheels home and stepped toward the
front door. 1.-The Tribune's" account,
which reads like an old-time thriller, fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
They Argue That Men Had
/ Better Be Kept at Home

The principal argument of the anti.
conscriptionists everywhere in Canada is
that the additional men for the war would
be better employed as workers in the feds
and industries, and that England can bet.
ter be helped in that way than by send.
ing more men over with the attendant cost
Of transport and training, and diver.
sion of shipping from carrying Of food.
But the conscription act, called the mill.
tary service law, was passed by the House
Of Commons and went into effect recently.
The statute, in brief, provides that every
British subject between twenty and forty
five years Of age, resident in Canada, or
who had been resident here since the out.
break of war, shall be liable to be taken
for military service in defence of the En-.
pire. The only escape from such service
can come with special exemption.
Exemptions include farmers, producers
Of foodstuffs, and all those who engage in
industries the stoppage of which would
make the nation suffer. Also those In poor
health, students, conscientious objectors,
clergy and members of his majesty's regu.
lar forces. Exemption is also provided for
those who are the sole remaining support
of their relatives, whose other bread win.
ners have already enlisted. Five years
Imprisonment is the penalty for non-com-
pliance with the law. Generally speaking,
i has been said in favor OF the law, that
it leaves less to the discretion Of the e1.
amining boards than does that Of the
United States.
The authorities at Ottawa, according to
the reports, have devised very cunning
method of dealing with the conscientious
onjector, to wit: He is to be dsfranchised
in the coming election, on the ground that
if his religious beliefs debar him from
fighting they should also debar him from
voting. Thus, the conscientious objectors
are deprived of the right to register Their
opposition to the war at the polls II
slackers elect to register as Conscientious
directors, they will be automatically unable
to vote down consumption.
Commenting on this "The Regina Post
says: "The conscientious objector has few
rights that should be considered when the
nation is at war" While, in the same
vein, "The Ottawa Citizen" observes
"The conscientious objector should no'
have any great complaint against disfran-
chisement. A conscientious objector 70
service cannot conscientiously taSe
part in any national activity at this ums
when the nation is at war, and the wn0's
power of the nation is supposed to be cor
secrated to effective military service"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
THE Forthcoming Election, wand
i What 1t Signifies

There will be a new election shorty ~
Canada, the present Parliament having o.
ready outlived its constitutions pefDo'
and, having only maintained ltSen III ~
seat by the simple expedlent OF vO'Hs
itself to remain-one of those anomalies ',
the British constitution which is 50 n.'N
for Americans to understand. The 'eso'.
If the party in opposition to the press
government is Sir Wilfrid LaurleF' ~
anti-conscriptionist and also very d. w..
politician. He will have the support Oh Wv
French Canadian voters, and also the W.
jority of the Liberals all over Canads' ~
Sir Robert Borden is a Conservative
election will hinge largely on consefipHN'
and, although Sir Wilfrid expressed u.s. .
self in favor of continuing the law IS .cDs
as it is a law, yet, with majority 'A
him and with the control of the Conn'v.
the law might be repealed, or its ope'''
largely nullified. ,,.,
Incidentally, Sir George Foster, an01',
Conservative leader. was offered tne ~, r
o. Prime Minister in projected coANa
Cabinet; but he declined, on the g'V
that he had entire confidence in SIR ho0
There have been some anti-draft rloN
Lorted in Montreal. and alleged p.o,1 -
Kill the Premier Also, The home Oh ..l
Athelstane, proprietor oS"rhe MONTH";
STAR" was dynamited, but, on the WV. a
the predictions of the fire-eaters WEN
justified.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16

the requisite military genius and may be
only fgurhead as far as strategy Is
concerned, he certainly is typical repre-
sentative of schreckiichkeh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
THE SIEGE

rTHEN the battle began. From every
L direction the police poured broad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
The Rise of Com
radeship
TNRIENDSHIP," observes Cecil
Chesterton in "The New Wit

ffTNRIENDSHIP," observes Cecil
Chesterton in "The New Wit
ness" sis personal; one chooses
ones friends-they are the people one
likes" But the writer makes distinction
here--one does not choose ones comrades.
yor comrades "sre simply people who are
there, and with whom a certain relation
exists and must be preserved if life is to
be tolerable" However, the condition does
not possess the usual opprobrium of auto
cratic coercion, since
"when one is temperamentally fitted for
comyadeshp, one finds that this relation,
when so preserved, becomes in itself one Of
the most delightful and desirable of human
things. But the delight and the desire arc
be I. noted, almost wholly impersonal; 1t is
directed 20 the relation rather than 10 the
accidental man who at the moment occupies
it. The men continually change, and one for
gets or ignores them; the relation remains,
bond as enduring as iron, necessity as
normal as food or sleep, satisfaction as
refreshing as wine"
Walt Whitman Was Right in Calling
Comradeship Democracy + oundaticn
The writer goes into it more deeply,
finding that
"The first condition Of comradeship is an
instructive recognition of equality That IS
why Whitman is profoundly right when he
makes comradeship the foundation of de-
moeracy though he is utterly wrong when
ne identities or seems TO identify ii with an
ecstatic personal affection. OF anything that
threatens the maintenance of equality COM
radeship is fiercely intolerant, and the man
who exhibits such tendency is prosecuted
as only 8 democracy can prosecute.
"Those who suffer such persecution (be!ng
as | have said, often guiltless of evil in
tention) continually attribute it to this or
that popularity. some eccentricity of appear
snce or habits, which they conceive to be she
cause Of their unpopularty. They are quite
wrong.
"A man capable of comradeship, that is. a
nan who is naturally at home with his fell
low men, can be as eccentric as he likes
without provoking anything more than the
sort of chat which is the habitual small
charge Of comraGeship and which such
msn will welcome. For a continual running
fire of insults, indeed, any man, eccentric or
net, who desires TO enjoy comradeship must
be prepare. He Will insult back, or, IN
extreme cases. fight, but he will not treat
people with silent contempt If he desires
70 have tolerable time That is privilege
reserved for gentlemen in dealing with their
social interiors knowing that they have the
economic public and the police on their side.
In the egalitive atmosphere of comradeship
II doesn't work at all. The insulters will
refuse to be impressed, and the play will
become persecution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16

IN THE "London Daily Chronicle for
L August q appeared the following
picture of General Kornilof, written by
Mrs. Alan Lethbridge
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
SUNDAY CLOSES SERIES

Sunday evening Billy Sunday clos
ed his series of revivals in New York
City, the greatest meeting he has
had in nearly a quarter of a century
in the pulpit. At the farewell meet
ing fully 24,00o were present. His
free-will offering was $114Oo0 near
ly twice as much as any other city
has ever given him. Sunday announc-
ed that he would give half this
amount for Y. NJ. G. A. work and the
other half to the Red Cross, each
society getting $4,000. The evan
gelist left Immediately after the
meetings for his home at Winona, In
diana where he will rest until Sep
tember when he goes to Los Angeles
to hold a series Of msstiaGa
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
CLOUDS ARE AS HOTLY
CONTESTED AS Battlefield
lRv William Philip simmsl

(By William Philip Simms)
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, May 81 (By MaiD =
Fighting with machine-guns and even
with revolvers, pilots of battleplanes
are today making the clouds as hotly
contested a battle-ground as is to be
found on the earth below. Summer
skies and fine weather have forced
fighting in the air on large scale.
One British pilot attacked by a
German Nieuport, found his machine
gun iammed. Immediately he put
down his nose and dived fixing his
gun at the same time. Relieving the
jam he climbed back to fight and
tore off every round of ammunition
he had for the machinebun. The
German, still apparently unharmed,
continued TO fight, so the English
boy-less than 21-drawing his Colt
automatic pistol charged straight at
the German firing seven shots at
him at close range. The German
toppled and fell, this machine break
ing in two in the air.
Here is the official report of an
other air fight which happened the
same day. Names and numbers only
are omitted:
Captain Blank, with three others
of the same Squadron, dived at
German aeroplane which they rid
died with bullets and drove down.
Then they saw four red Albatross
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
KEEP ON SMILING

From the Kansas City Times.
1t has been suggested in this coun-
try that the press and platform con
fine themselves TO serious things
that anything with a smile in it be
banished as not in keeping with the
carnage and privation of war. 1t is
pointed out that Paderewski has ceas-
ed to play his beloved instrument be-
cause of the suffering and despair in
his native land. Harry Lauder, whose
son, serving in the Scotch regiment
gave his life for Britain, has stopped
making people laugh and is now
preaching TO them.
One day when Lincoln's cabinet met
the president asked one of the mem
bers II he had read Nasby's latest.
Mr.. Stanton-austere, stern, dignifed
took the president to task, saying
he ought to be thinking of sterner
things. Mr.. Lincoln replied:
Stanton l think I have the burdens
of this nation on my heart, but laugh
ter is my safety valve / am sure that
if l couldn't laugh sometimes I'd
bust"
If laughter (Which is so closely
akin to tears) will better fit us to
bear our load, then we cannot do with
out laughter. Sometimes tightly
wound spring snaps. That could be
avoided by lossening the tension.
Laughter is means of lossening the
tension of the human system It is
needed especially now.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
Successful Trip
Of Red Cross Party

The Red Cross party that went out
into the eastern part OF the county
reports a splendid trip. The party
consisted of Mesdames Geo. West, L.
C. Jakway, J. r. C. Tyler, B. w.
Ritter, s. S. Sloan and Miss Goldie
Hooker together with Rev. Courtice
and Mcssrs. Edwin Bluck, II. Clifford,
L. A. Chubb, II. +. French, and r.
+. Sloan
The party made its first stop at
Bayfield, at 10 a. m. where very
interesting meeting was held. The
party then proceeded to Ignacio and
held a meeting at noon. From Ignac-
10 they went to Allison and held a
big meeting at 2:30. At four o'clock
another big meeting was held at Tif-
fany. The party reports good meet
ings and much interest in Red Cross
work. At each of those points Rev,
Courtice and Prof. Bluck were called
upon to explain the work undertaken
by the organization in this country,
state and county. OF the 100000, 900
to be raised this week Colorado is
expected to raise $l,00O,O0O and La
Plata county $13,500. AT each of the
places visited yesterday there are To-
cal chapters of the organization. Good
reports are expected at the end of
the week. Today the party is out in
the western part of the county and
Thursday evening the party will go
up the Animas valley.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
Liverpool Cotton
Market is Closed
tBy United Pressl

According TO the report made by
4ity Manager Hood Durango will
probably have water for irrigation
within three days. Acting in accord
lnce with the Managers suggestion
.hc council decided to make a trip
over the pipe line today to determine
/ general repairs and considerable
lebuilding win be necessary before the
ummer is over, and to examine the
ieudgate where a cave-in IS obstruct-
ng the intake of the main line, and
-efse place near the headgato. which
ias been so corroded the flow of wat
er is shut off. Fire Chief Christy of
Pueblo in an address to the council
,tated he found our fire fighting ap-
paratus first class and the members
If the force as efficient as could be
expected. In his outline of training
work., he gave the department
curse of drills, that he expects will
greatly increase the efficiency. He
aid special stress upon the necessity
Df fire prevention and recommended
frequent inspection of premises.
When asked what he though about
,he consolidation of the police and fire
department he replied he had never
Known it to be done but saw no rea-
son why it could not be accomplished
lere." The increase in the cost of la
DOR and material and the effect upon
The bond market of the recent Liber
y loan were given the City Engineer
IS the probable reasons why no bids
were received for the construction of
Sidewalks in Improvement District
Number 3. The council is awaiting in
structions from the City Attorney be-
ore taking further steps in the mat
Ter. An ordinance was introduced to
repeal Section IA of Ordinance 280
which provides that the. fire chief
must be a resident of Durango
When appointed. An adjournment
was taken until Friday evening when
various matters of Importance come
up for consideration.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
DRASTIC
ACTION
Trade Commission Urges
Control Of Coal and
Transportation
lBv United Pressl

WASHINGTON, June 20. - Dras
tic war time government control is
urged for coal, coke and Transports
ton by the Federal Trade commission
as the only adequate remedies for the
alarming coal price and the supply
situation. The recommendations are
tie most revolutionary ever made by
the commission.
The report points out that the coun-
try is facing a nationwide coal fam
inc, and recommends that the govern
ment take over the coal transporta-
ton facilities and the land and wat
er to operate them ON the govern
ment's account. II recommends the
production and distribution of coal
and coke be conducted thru a pool in
the hands of the government.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
ADVISES NURSES To
STAY AT HOME"
(By United Pressl

tDS OulLeu freSS1
NEW YORK, June 20. - Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt, Sr., head of
the Americans Ambulance Hospital in
Paris strongly r----- ,riIic health
nurses in the
MY their profession the principles OF
seiectiye conscription during the war.
She adises them not to throw up
their positions here for the sake of
undertaking work abroad.
"One Of The great needs of Ameri-
ca" she said will be for public
health nursing. The organizations
which are engaged in this work, in
stead of being weakened by loss of
membership should be. strengthened
to meet the increased demands which
will be made upon them. Trained and
experienced nurses who are now TAX
ing care of women, children and tu-
bercular patients in their homes and
in sanitaries and dispensaries can do
no greater work for the country and
for humanity than by remaining on
their jobs"
'They must not consider them
selves slackers or feel that they are
lacking in patriotism if they stick to
their jobs and to their daily round
of duties. On the contrary it would
be absolutely wrong for them to give
up their work, and jump at the first
chance which offers for war service
abroad.
Somebody has to take care of the
women and children while the men
are at the front. II is irrational for
those who take care of them, and
who know how and understand their
needs to fly off to some other place
and work and leave them at the mer-
" of inexperienced workers. We all
know that war breaks down home
conditions. Sickness and poverty fol-
low in its wake and there are thou
sand and one ills, which have TO be
met and overcome. Who can do this
better than the public health nurse
who belongs to well organized group
of workers which is able to combat
Just such conditions"
Mrs. Vanderbilt cited her own ex-
perience in Paris at the beginning Of
the war when her first impulse was
TO close the Vanderbilt Dispensary
TO women and children and devote It
20 the care of wounded soldiers.
"Oh second thought" she said T
realized that would be a mistake just
because everybody was doing the
same thing. 4 never regretted fol-
Lowing my more mature Judgment.
In short time our attendances in
creased from lis to $50. / believe
we save any number of the future
citizens of France by simply think
'ne twice and sticking to our origi-
nal work"
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
"a ma Ha "a
DRIVING THE IDLE TO WORK

Among the war laws of West Vir-
ginia is one which requires every able
bodied male resident of the state be
tween the ages of sixteen and sixty
to engage habitually and regularly in
some lawful, useful and recognized
business, profession, occupation or
employment whereby he may produce
or earn sufficient to support himself
and those legally dependent upon him.
By this law able-bodied residents,
except students during school terms,
who fail to be so engaged at least
thirty-six hours a week shall be held
to be vagrants and guilty of misde-
meanor. On conviction they shall be
fined not more than $100 for each of
fense or set to work for not more
than sixty days on the roads or some
other public work. One-half of the
fair valuation of the vagrant's labor
shall be paid his dependents, but, if
he has no one legally dependent on
him, no payment shall be made on ac-
count Of his labor.
The most interesting feature of this
law, however, is its provision for the
idle rich. The law declares that in
no case shall the possession by the
accused of money, property or In
come sufficient to support himself and
his dependents be a defence to any
prosecution.-Buffalo Inquirer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
American DestrOyers
Rescue Survivors
(By United Pressl

WITH THE AMERICAN DE-
STRoER FLoTILLA IN BRITISH
WATERS, June 20. After a rec
ord breaking dash in the night re-
spending to wireless distress calls,
two American destroyers arrived at
base with eighty survivors of two
torpedoed merchant ships.
The total run covered several hun
dred miles, the rescues being made
the point furtherst from the shore of
the previous torpedoings.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21

STRUGGLE
Believed Won Hindenburg
is Planning Big New
Offensive
(By United Press)


PARIS, juno 90. = A titanic artil-
lcry struggle is progressing on the
greater part of the French front, the
official statement reveals. Between
Aillette and Moulin Laffaux and in
sections east of Chestreus wood,
north of Rheims the fire is heaviest.
Along the Champagne front the
duel is violent, the guns on both sides
roaring INCREASINGLY.
"The Germans unsuccessfully at
tackled small post near Monts Teton
Cornillet and further west following
bombafdment. The attack was dis
persed and they were thrown back"
says the official statement.
The violent artillerying suggests the
ity of Won Hindenburg pre-
p,..."e counter offensive.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21

Scouts and Captain Blank engaged
one at close range. Eventually the
German machine got into favorable
position and Captain Blank immedi-
diately put his machine into a spin,
On shaking Off the German he at
once regained height and dived at
another Scout with whom he fought
for a considerable time. He finally
outmaneouvered his opponent and the
hostile machine crashed. Shortly he
engaged another machine of the
same type but he was shot thru the
wrist and the top of his control-lev
er was carried away. Altho in great
pain and flying at a disadvantage he
succeeded in landing his machine un-
damanged on our side Of the lines
and then tainted"
While this was happening at one
part of the front another battle was
taking place at another only a short
distance away. A Photographic re-
connaissance, with small escort was
attcked by seven Germn planes. A
captain drove down one Of the hos
tile machines out of control and then
dived at three others which were fol-
owing one of our machines down. He
was unable to catch up in time, how
ever, and our machine was forced to
land in field, but he eventually sue
ceeded in engaging one of the Ger
man machines which crashed ynuite
near ours.
Second Lieutenant B. opened fire
at large white two scatter which
went down and was seen to crash by
other pilots.
Lieutenant C. drove down n black
and white German scout which was
also seen to crash. A third hostile
machine was destroyed by Lieutenant
D.
The Germans are painting their
machines all colors of the rainbow
and some of the shades not to be
found there. And not satisfied with
solid reds, greens, blues and so forth
various combinaotions are seen. They
are yellow-topped wings with green
underneath; white wings with violet
bodies; blue and gold wings and red
roses; silver wings and striped bod
les; canary-colored bodies with blue
tipped wings and more curious com
binations still. German pilots it ap
pears when supplied with machines
can then do pretty much as they
please with them, painting them any
desired colors and even changing the
shape.
On the other hand the British fly
ers are modest. Their machines are
khaki, white or cream.
Day after day these plain birds
and fancy birds fight it out high in
the sky.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
WASHINGTON WOMEN
MOB SUFFRAGfTTfS

The banners declared that Presi-
dent Wilson and Elihu Root were de-
ceiving the Russians when they said
that America was democratic. Black
letters on the banners ten feet high
said, "Twenty million women are de-
MED the right to vote. Tell our gov
ernment it must liberate its people
before it can claim free Russia as an
ally"