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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

Mrs of all kinds. ranging from French
pin cushions and American flags to
bon bons.
Miss johnson is doing her bit by
going from place to place in the Ameri-
can army zone giving concerts for the
officers and men.
She considers herself a real soldier.
She came into the zone in a Y. NJ. c. A.
uniform and carrying passes and Gre
dentials issued by the American gen.
eral staff.
Miss johnson has created a real in
terest in good music among the Amer
lean soldiers. The mere announce
ment that she is to sing is enough to
crowd the huts to suffocation.
Before she sings, she says:
I'm coinnE to sing you some oper-
attic selections and then, if you like,
Wen join in some popular songs
She has a wide range of classical
music because she was trained for the
operate stage in the chief musical CEN
tiers of Europe and has sung in opera
in Europe for several years.
It's not unusual for from 800 to 1000
boys to join with Miss Johnson in
singing Pretty Baby" or THE Little
Gray Home in the West or odd Ken
lucky Home"
Six times in succession is the limit
for Pretty Baby"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

buttered rice. cucumber salad. with
French dressing. canned peach cobbler.
Tuesday (Nhsatlsss)
Breakfast-Baked apple, oatmeal
with top milk. small sadsages, coffee.
Luncheon-Onion and potato soup.
rye bread and cheese sandwiches. en-
dive salad, oatmeal, cookies, tea.
Dinner-Roast beef, Drowned pota-
toes, buttered beets, lettuce and toma-
to jelly salad. brown bread. baked GUS
tard.
Wednesday (MsatIess)
Breakfast-Stewed apricots. farina
with top milk. poached eggs on toast,
coffee.
Luncheon scalloped oysters. head
lettuce salad, hot gingerbread. milk
Dinner-Salmon loaf with white
sauce and capers. Brussels sprouts.
baked apples stuffed with raisins and
nuts.
Thursday.
Breakfast-Sliced oranges, uncooked
cereal with top milk, creamed dried
beef on toast. coffee
Luncheon Macaroni baked with
cheese, green pepper and cucumber
salad. biscuits with maple syrup tea.
Dinner-Roiled mutton with rice,
cranberry sauce, creamed peas and
carrots, graham mullins, fruit salad
with waters.
Friday (Msatlsss)
Breakfast Stewed pears. cereal
cooked with figs, mullins and honey,
coffee.
Luncheon Vegetable salad with
ayonnaise dressing. hot cornbread,
fresh pineapple.
Dinner-Onion soup. broiled large
sardines on toast. creamed potatoes,
celery salad. cup cakes. peach tapioca.
Saturday (WheatIess)
Breakfast Stewed prunes, corn
mullins. coffee.
Luncheon-Baked beans with to-
mato sauce. bran rolls, orange and CO.
coanut salad.
Dinner-Celery soup. baked ham,
glazed sweet potatoes, spinach with
French dressing. chocolate pudding
coffee
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
CROSBY PRESIDENT
ALLY WAR COUNCIL
Brings Plan of Secretary
McAdoo to Fruition.

Washington, Dec. REORGANIZATION
in London today of the inter allied
council by election of Assistant Sec
rotary Crosby of the treasury, as pres
ident, was regarded by officials as
marking the fruition Of the plan ad-
vanced by Secretary McAdoo soon at
ter the United States entered the war
for binding the allies into an econo-
mic unit.
AS head of the council, which in
cludes one representative from each
OF the principal allies, Mr.. Crosby will
not vote except in tied disputes, and
consequently will hold the balance of
power for the United States. His
selection will necessitate his remaining
in London or Paris indefinitely, prob
ably for the period Of the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
SAYS SP||'IR||ECkElS
BEARS 4 eRuDGE
Hoover Answers Charges
That There Is No Short
age of Sugar.
HAS AXE TO GRIND
Declares Sugar Magnate Is
Discounted by Govern
ment Control.

Washington. Dec. 15.-Charges made
by Claus Spreckels, president of the
Federal Sugar Refining company, be-
fore the senate investigation commit
tee that the food administration is re-
sponsible for a sugar shortage, drew
from Food Administrator Hoover to-
night vigorous attack on Mr.. Spreck-
els.
An open intimation is made by Mr..
Hoover that Mr.. Spreckels testimony
was inspired by the fact that the food
administration cut profits in sugar
transactions
Says Spreckels Sore.
1T requires no proof from me-, said
Mr. Hoover. ito establish that Mr..
Spreckels. leading sugar refiner. is
sore at the food administration and
would like to see it destroyed. | real
iZe that Mr.. Spreckels' balance sheet
will not look SO good next year as last
for refiners profits have been resu-
lated.
Mr.. Spreckels therefore has reason
to feel badly. There are other citizens
who will feel the same way and no
doubt can entertain the public by as
saulting the food administration. While
many feel badly. still the vast majority
Of men and women of our business
community and of our farmers are
sacrificing their profits daily to the
nations necessities, without complaint
for many are sacrificing more than
their money-their sons.
'As to the food administration stop
ping the sources of supply:
Hoover's Answer.
THE fact that all available supplies
have been brought here, that ships and
cars could bring, and that it has al
ready been eaten, is sufficient answer.
MIR. Spreckels knows the bitterness
of the ten-year fight between produc-
ers and refiners--between different re-
finers-and if he looks back over the
last three months, he will observe a
desire of many of these elements to
use the food administration as a club
to settle their long standing bitterness.
If Mr.. Spreckels will tell us where
there is any sugar today that ships can
be obtained to carry or cars can be
obtained to deliver, it will be delivered
at once.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

s
q luxurious meal When he had
finished he declined to pay. The
cashier insisted. Hall replied with a
fusillade from an S0-pound pressure
seller bottle.
Entered then, by request. Patrolman
Tom Bishop.
Come with me- he ordered.
Hall came--as far as the sidewalk.
Then.
BOWIE,
He landed a husky right on Bishops
mouth. The policeman fell to the
sidewalk Hall grinned and waited.
Bishop arose, took Hall by the arm
and started down the street again.
BlNGO,
This time Halls punch hit the CT
ficer on the forehead. and Bishop
again went to the sidewalk. But now
he arose without dallyinG. Hail was
rushed off his feet, into taxicat
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
Jews SIC, OOO, 900 War
Relief Fund Subscribed

New York, Dec. 15.--Jews throughout
the United States have over subscribed
the $10.OO0,000 fund for war relief and
welfare work among their race it was
announced here tonight. New York
has contributed more than half of this
amount. The total does not include
1.25O,OOO pledged by Jewish labor to
be collected on Washington's birthday.
The 1917 fund now having been as
sured, another campaign to raise $780,
100000 during 1918 was announced to-
night by Nathan Straus.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
|. Y. W.STARTS
HAPPY UTOPIA
Arthur Hall Eats Big Meal
for Nothing and Beats
Up Copper.
THEN HE WAKES UP
Police Magistrate Will Put
End to Dreams TOmOr-
row Morning.

Arthur Hall, l. W. W.. set out single
handed last night to create the Utopia
of his fancy.
He began, APPLY enough. with IA free
meal-at the expense of the Grand
Pacific hotel.
He continued (again with fidelity to
program by beating up !. policeman.
But he didn't get any farther. He
is now nursing a disillusioned and
aching head in the city Jail.
Hall went into the Grand Pacific
cafe just before midnight and ordered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
FavOrs Universal Military
Service as National Policy

Washington, Dec. 15.-Reorganiza-
ton of the war department on a sound
general staff basis and adoption of
universal military service as a nation
al policy are recommended in the last
annual report Of Major General Hugh
l.. Scott, chief Of staff. The document,
made public tonight, is devoted almost
wholly to discussion of the staff
question.
After referring to what has been ac-
complished in the way of preparation,
General Scott deplored the paucity of
general staff officers and ascribes this
shortage to the act of congress i'll 1916
which limited the total number Of such
officers to 50.
General Scott asks that congress eX-
anime the question of staff control of
the army in "A spirit freed from every
touch of personal interest or prejudice
and recommends that the chief of staff
be made the secretary's one and only
organ for command of the army.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
CUT THIS QUILT is WORTH
MONEY!.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip. enclose with SC to Foley & Co..
1885 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, writ
ing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for coughs, colds and
Group: Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets. Missoula Drug Co.
ADV.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

mayonnaise dressing, date and nut
pudding with whipped cream.
Supper-Cornmeal mush with cream
cold tongue, cheese, canned fruit
sponge cake
Monday.
observation-disclosures uncooked cereal
with cream, omelet, toast, coffee.
Luncheon-Lamb chops, lettuce sal
aa, mullins and honey tea.
Dinner--lfamburg steak and onions
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

down the street and into Jail before
he could recover his breath.
A cut forehead. swollen mouth and
a slashed ear will be offered as evi-
dence against Hall Monday morning.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

A hand operated emery wheel which
can be clamped to any tree has been
invented to sharpen the tools of men
working in forests.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

Japanese is the inventor of a
street sprinkler that distributes water
so as to form advertisements on
smooth pavementS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

made it point of honor to know
nothing about soldiers. He would
be honestly surprised, for instance,
TO learn the perfectly plain face,
which is as much fact as the death
of Nelson, that men in the past were
much more Mortified at the peculiar say
agery of the North Germans than men
are now Wellington was more revolt
ed by the Prussians as his allies than
Kitchener by the Prussians as his enc
mics. And the parallel with Wellington,
as it happens, is very much to the
point in another way Much of Mr..
Shaw's article is an attempt to suggest
that German atrocities occurred only
because all armies contain criminals and
cruel perverts; which is like trying to
explain away the tiger in the jungle by
saving that most households keep cats
and most cats can scratch. Now. even
Mr.. Shaw will not suggest that his COM
patriot, the Duke of Wellington, rather
cold-blooded old gentleman, did not know
that his own army contained criminals.
AS a fact, he knew that it largely con-
sisted of criminals, raised by jail deliv
cry: and he himself called it the scum
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

sy. But there is such thing as fair
fighting by all the human traditions
which constitute such thing as fair
controversy. The Prussian outrage on
women or children has precisely the
same connection with a war that lie
has with an argument. 1t is not even a
way of fighting; but rather, if anything,
a way of avoiding fighting. 1t is simply
an historical fact that war between white
men has always proceeded, or been ex-
pected to proceed, and despised if it did
not proceed, according to certain rules.
It is also an historical fact that Germany,
and Germany alone, has set the example
of breaking those rules. In some cases
the Allies have been condemned to make
reprisals; in some cases | regret that
they have made reprisals. In every
single case, without any exception what
ever, the Germans have invented the
new method of cheating or torturing,
which their enemies have or have not
reluctantly followed afterward; but
which nobody ever dreamed of describ-
ing as a method of war before. Mr..
Shaw may say he sees no difference be-
tween a soldier and an assassin, as |
might say | saw no difference between
calling him a sophist and calling him q
swindler. For no difference can be
mathematically proved; and anybody
may say anything. But am perfectly
certain that precisely the same self-re-
spect which would make Mr.. Shaw pre-
Ter to catch me out in fallacy into
which | had fallen, rather than accuse
me of a crime never committed, would
make him (f our difference ever
reached that alarming point prefer
putting a bullet in my head to putting
poison in my coffee. The Germans have
already come to putting poison in drink
ing water; and to say that this has been
a recognized mode of war is. as a mere
matter of fact, exactly as true as say
ing that Charles lived to be hundred
years old.
This very simple fact, however. VIII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

refusing all assistance in pestilence.
English authorities do all sorts of bad
things but they do not do these things,
and defy Mr.. Shaw to show that they
GO.
If he wants the real explanation, it
can easily be given him; it can be found
in another story of the German occupa-
ton, one of many such stories. A Bel
gian woman demonstrated against the
proceedings of some German officer,
whereupon he told her, with great gray
ity, that pity was an immoral sentiment,
since it lowered vitality. Doubtless the
doctor outside the Wittenberg camp
thought that pity would lower his vital
ity; which was of so exuberant sort.
In other words, if an English doctor
had done such thing. we should say ne
did it, although he was an educated man.
But the German doctor would do it be-
cause he was an educated man-edu-
Gated to that sort of ethical, or anti-eth-
zeal, cant. It is true that Germans are
nearly all cultured; that is their culture
A gross and opportunist parody OF
Nietzsche is common in German CONVEX
sation, in the same practical sense in
which sentimentalism about gentle
man or a public school boy is common in
English conversation. Gentlemen from
English public schools talk the most
prodigious nonsense; but they do not
say that pity would lower their vitality;
and | defy Mr.. Shaw to show that
they do.
feel the same chill of fatigue in re-
ferring to Mr.. Shaw's forced phrases
about my brothers "Pacifism." They
appear to mean that an objection to the
outrages of Prussian war ought TO eX-
tend to war itself; or, in other words,
that such outrages are natural incl
dent of war. Now, if were to say that
Mr.. Shaw talks all this nonsense be-
cause he once pocketed cheque from
a German spy before my own eyes, he
would probably refuse to regard my re-
Il - . -.4....,I ;.,a;lanf of cnnfrnNer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
english prisoners and

ieered at them, Mr.. Shaw actually
suggests that the author of the book
was shocked by the mere expression
English swine" He gravely narrates
how he heard an Englishman talk about
German swine" ] confess it makes me
laugh consumedly to think Of my broth
er. who has passed his life among roWdy
Journalists (to say nothing Of his llte
at present among private soldiers), being
distressed by this lack of delicacy in dc
ton. As fact, of course, what disgust
ed him (and everybody else) was not
using these words, but using them about
diving men; and the fact that it was the
responsible doctor who used them. And
if Mr.. Shaw says that the English
also do things like that, | say they
do not. say he can produce no EVIL
.Jence of British doctor entering
hospital ward full of Germans dying
in agonies; refusing medical aid on the
ground of their clinical hoggishness.
Stupid individual suggestions that Ger
man prisoners are "pampered" have
been made-and disregarded. | cam
not conceive what that sort of fidgety
writing to the papers" has to do with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

serve very well as a
starting point for a
larger consideration of
the present state OF
things. One thing, or
one thing supremely,
is really the matter
wit h he Germans,
with the Pro-Germans,
with the Pa cliffs IS,
with the Semi-Paci-
fists. and with Nj.
Bernard Shaw, who is
far too clever to be
counte d in any of
these classes. What is
the matter with them
is ignorance of his
tory. Probably the
Prussian really does
believe that war has
always been as cheap
a d unchivalrous a
business a s h c h a s
h e lp e d to make it.
Probably a savage who
wears a top hat and
nothing else really be-
lieves that white mon
have always worn top
h a t S. He does not
know that even the
white men who wear
top hats generally dis
like top hats, m a Ike
game of the uglinesS
of top hats, and hope
that they will soon 60
out Of fashion. They
are already going out
of fashion, and so Is
the Prussian parody of
war; which is every
bit as accidental and
ugly an exception in
the chronicles OF
Christian men. Prob
ably the Pacitist does
really think that
most soldiers have
been like Prussian
soldiers; for he has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

| IT'S only on great occasions that even
the Fates can make wise man look
foolish. But there is something
,rtrending in the present position Of
lg,. Bernard Shaw, on whom has fallen
;. tbunderbolt of the submarine proc
u.tion and the American-German
.oture Immediately after he had pub
..bed in an American periodical, "The
c.v Republic" the complete and COM
liable proof that there is no particular
sHsrence between the methods Of the
.enans and the Allies. He must be
.,rriblv puzzled about why the French
Il British ambassadors have not beer
..csd TO leave Washington. | have q
al respect for Mr.. Shaw; l believe his
.tsrsctual passions TO be abnormaily
~p know that the purest and the
.-crQest Of his intellectual passions is a
/ tired of democracy far fiercer and
/ .,sr than Nietzsche's; he hates an army
scause it is the final form of mob. lie
| ssrkes patriotism simply and solely
..e,use K is popular. He cannot bear
he thought of so many people being
-ctt AZ once. But poor Nietzsche also
,r his head against q post and cracked
head is a much fner thing than
,ost and there would not be any posts
there we're rot heads 10 plan and to
,l,nt them. Nevertheless, it IS ordained
il the Justice of God that even a post
aau be stronger than the head that Will
not admit it is there.
The truth is. of course, that Mr.. Shaw
| i simply trying to invent half a hun
hpd fancies in order to explain fact
o. rather. to explain it away. He runs
,nund thing, hoping to find the point
| a view from which it will vanish, like
N optical illusion; but, unfortunately II
: not an optical illusion. 1t is the un-
iortunate fact that there is barbarian
IN Northern Europe, in the sense III
gbieb il is fact that there is tiger IN
iuncle There are a great many other
things in the Jungle, Of course. Ihere
are birds in the jungle; and there are
Musicians in Germany. There are Great
rres in the Jungle as meek as mutton
| Or as fat as pork; and there are Ger
mans of a similar description. Inc
stripes of the tiger initiate the streaky
oolOring of the vegetation; and the
Russian chieftainship initiates the re-
gsHa and uniforms Of the courts oil
Chnstendom. But if a man proves too
dearly and convincingly to himself
tum this similarity, that tiger IS oil
Stical illusion-well, he will find out ne
wrong. The tiger will himself inter
rene in the discussion, in a manner
which will be in every sense conclusive
Precisely in the same way, Germany has
Just interviewed in the discussions Oh
Pscfsts and Semi-Pacifists and neu-
rsh. And her argument is conclusive
Before exhibiting some phases OF the
neat fallacy, ought to explain one rea-
sa why / make Mr.. Shaw an example
lit His article in "The New RepuD-
IL Is review of 'eThe Perils Of Peace,
book by my brother, Cecil Chesterton'
'utl lately editor of 'T'he New Wit
less" Having attested under the DERBY
'cheme, he is now serving in the army;
md is not permitted to reply 70 an at
ack which has almost the character Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25

a demand. | hope it
will not be counted
improper if |, who am
prevented from shai-
ing his present work,
take up his literary
quarrel: with a word
Of explanation on one
point. | will not dis
cuss here the case Of
Mr.. Morel, though |
may do so later; for |
am here conc erne d
about the very practi-
cal psychology of the
Germ ans; and Mr..
Morel has not even
the excuse of being q
German. For the mo
ment | will merely say,
at l am prepared
later to show, t h a t
Mr.. Shaw's Morel dis
QUESTION is slightly in
validated by one cir
cumstance; that it de-
ponds entirely on my
brother having said
som e thing, and my
brother said exactly
the opposite. | will
add, in passing, that
Mr.. Shaw amuses me
by insisting that Mr..
Morel is "a good
hater"; and b Ell n 6
quite as incapable as
all the other apologists
of giving us the faint
est notion Of what it Is
that he hates.
/ will give one exam
pie of Mr.. Shaw's err
rors, which is of an Al
most alphabetical alb
surdity. Touching the
passage in "The Perils
of Peace" about the
German doctors who
stood out of reach OF
t h e plague stricken
English prisoners and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16
Grain and Provisions

DETROIT. April livery thing
was auiet when the wheat market
opened Saturday and early prices
Nere unchanged. There vas not
much sctivity and no important news
to affect prices
Bears were on hand with the usual
bateh 81 reace rumpFE and Llysrpooi
reported war news and political out
look favorable They had Increased
shipments and nothing like starVa-
ton in the near future. but the Am
erican market was in no state OF
mind 20 take note OF bearish news
IL Was the same az on previous day.
this week, big demand and small
supply Prices took the up ROAD
early In the session. Buying was -
the same urgent character previously
noted. mills taking the lead and pay
ing the highest prices on record since
the advance set in. Bullish news came
from the southwest and beartsh from
the northwest Rain was lacking
where needed in the former. while
everything IN the latter pointed 10 a
record acreage OF spring wheat
Speculation was not active. The
rrice is SO high that bulls are afraid
10 take chance on further upturn
At the same time bears can see no
promise 81 a decline as long as the
supply qnd demand situation IL un-
changed.
wheat closed strong at a gain for
the day - g. in cash and lc in July
Corn advanced : &c. oats &c, rye
haAHz-Gae and tlmuthraecd ice
Saturday, wheat quotations. IN
No . red g. 90 Nav opened without
change ut t245. advanced 10 - tS
declined L. f24s and closed a. t1.4s,
July opened 40 Siss. Advs need m
81 as declined 90 81 ss and closed q,
fiaT. No ] white. s@ts
saturday, coarse grain quotations
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

-Corn-Ca.h No. 4. sifsts bid No
yellow sold at O. Is and advanced
to tiBs. No. 4 yellow. ti.fs
Oats-Sta ndard 5shc. No. white
Tsc No. q white, ibc
Rye-Cash No. 2 tt.NA
BeAns-immediate prompt ana
April shipment $3.50.
Seeds-Prtme red clover. $40 so
April. ti0.sS; Alsike. tii.So. timothy
$3.50
Receipts In the Detroit market on
Saturday were goo bhis II hour, :
ears OF wheat. n Of corn aud OF
oats shipments were 2eo0 bbis 81
nour. 0ce bu - wheat. 1000 bu OF
corn. 5000 bu Of oats and loco eu
OF rye stocks are 3t60oN bu OF
wheat. i2f. 600 bu OF corn, iAI 900 hu
OF oats and SO eco bu % rye
Receipts OF wheat saturday pu-
luth. 70 cars against N year ago
Minneapolis. az cars. against gai
WINNIPEG. ga cars. against 2sl Chi
cage Is cars. against g. southwest
600 0e0 hu. against 80, 900 hu-
Primary wheat receipts were 49,
900 bu. agaihst gSi eco hu a year aEo
Exports ~ wheat and four Satur-
dav E6f 600 pa.