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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
The Livingston Enterprise.

Another annual meeting of the Mon
lana state Press association has been
concluded and the members OF the
newspaper fraternity are returning
home to resume their respective daily
"srinds" as editors or managers.
In most respects the business sey.
sions of the three days were not much
different from those that have gone
before for the past twenty odd years.
Perhaps there was n little more in
clination to get down to real bust :
ness, and little more disposition to
engage In projects that really mean
something to the newspaper business,
little more attempt to exact some
real good out of the convention.
But the social and entertainment
sid" may best be described as a ''hum-
mer" Staged In Missoula-the Car
den city--famous for its natural
beauty. the progressive citizenship left
no single thing undone in the way OF
hospitality. The speakers provided
were the best In the northwest and one
ana all did themselves proud. The
luncheon rendered by the Rotary club
was worth a hundred mile trim. The
dedication OF the Mullan monument.
looked after by some Of the, pioneers.
was an event to he remembered. The
trip to the mammoth lumber mills and
the municipal garden at Bonner was.
TO many at least a revelation. The
smoker ut the Country club. with on
address by Senator Jos. II. Dixon. and
(. vaudeville for q FEATURE. was an AM
could be desired. The attention Riyer
the visitors BY the university and Ii,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
UNCLE SAM MUST SPEED UP.

Already there is serious criticism Of
the governments failure to keep pace
with the enrolment of new soldiers.
There have been many bitter COM
plants from Camp Funston in Kansas
over the lack of blankets for the men
on these cold october nights. At
Camp Devcns at Aver, Massachusetts.
40 per cent of the $4,000 men arc not
clothed in the uniform of the soldier
because OF the failure of the quarter
masters department Of the United
States government to meet the de-
mand. But $500 Krag rifles have been
provided for them. There have been
the usual dcnials. but the facts have
been wormed out by clever newspap per
reporters. Some Of the men who have
been in camp two weeks are drilling
in civilian attire which has become
well worn.
We need not be told that war is
new business and that too much
should not be expected. We know
that, and yet when we remember that
the gathering of an army of 600, 900
men was regarded as ap almost super.
human task within six months, it
seems strange that the government
with its vast power of conscripting
resources is unable to equip the men
properly on their arrival ut the can
tonments. We have the right to expect
that efficiency has advanced to some
degree, since the Spanish war,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

tasoous pcsnt - capture Important
railroad communjoations bstwesn the
German bases in Southern Belgium
and Northern Franco and the Belgian
coast There Is apparently a grim de-
Termination to advance 10 the utmost
limit before the beginning OF winter.
Then the enemy's counter Is appar-
emily weaker and there NJ evidence
that the morale OF the Germans is
steadily weakening in the face of at
tacks. We'venture the prediction that
soon there will be q German peace
offer Of a far more liberal character
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

Colonel Roosevelt Is on the rirht
track and In the right direction when
he is aroustng the people to an under
standing of the war. He goes into a
bad siding when he holds post NOR.
TENS on preparedness. Nothing is to
De gained by that and, besides, the
colonel was president for p, Rod of
seven years when he could bave, nc.
complished much for preparedness If
that policy had been deemed wise and
the people would have stood fer il.
The wisdom of keeping a gun handy
does not occur to most of us until the
burglar is standing at the foot of the
bed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
TRENCH MORTAR

The trench mortar has become one Of
the most important weapons OF modern
warfare. But It Is by no means q new
thing. although its present form differs
= good deal from the same weapon dur
Ing previous stages Of evolution. The
Chinese are said.to have been the first
to use a kind Of cannon similar to the
present day mortar. These were made
OF followed logs. wrapped about by
pieces Of rope or Enclosed in strong
leather castings. Such cannon are to
be found even at this late time In the
interior Of China
When the Russo Japanese war wal
vt It's height an artillery ,etelVer vi
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
Thanks
Editors Praise Missoula S
Reception to Them.
The Suite Miner,

Missoula always has had a reputa-
ton for hospitality. but during the pa st
week. when the Montana State Press
association was meeting over there the
beautiful Garden city outdid itself. anC
set record for entertaining it's guests
that Is likely to embarrass the good
people there in future, for no com,nun-
ity could hope to live up to the pace 1t
set itself upon this last occasion.
One civic or social organization after
another kept open house for the news
paper men beginning Wednesday night,
when n reception was held in the Elks'
temple. followed Thursday noon by a
luncheon given by the Rotary club, an
automobile ride in the afternoon to
Bonner. where the Mullan monument
was dedicated. and smoker that eve-
ming, with fine program Of amuse.
ment furnished by the Missoula Coun i.
try club at its new and homelike house,
The next day the university acted
as host, taking tho visitors in hand
early in the morning. entertaining them
at lunch and keeping them there until
late In the afternoon. the final sessions
of the association being held in the
university assembly hall.
That same night the Missoula Cham
her OF Commerce rendered the editors a
banquet at the Palace hotel, which wa 3
followed by a dance at the Elks' home.
1t will be seen from this brief out
line OF the leading features of the en-
tertainment that the newspaper men
did not have a dull moment and hardly
a spare one during their stay in Mon
tana's most beautiful city
The meeting itself was an exception
ally good one. as great many mat
tors Of vital Importance to the craft
were talked over and discussed.
OF late years the business sessions
Of the association have grown in value
and importance. and It appeared to be
the general opinion that this last con
vention. IN this respect, was more i'm
portant than any meetings of the kind
held in the past.
One thing Is certain, and that Is
whenever the citizens Of Missoula ex-
tend another invitation to the editors
to meet In their city the newspaper
men will not stand on the order of ac-
ccpting such an invitation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

school Of journalism in particular, and
finally the carefully worked out and
closely followed plan for the whole
event. under the direction Of the cham.
Der Of commerce, made Of the con-
vention q notable success--a gathering
to be long remembered.
Missoula, we owe and all pay a
tr'nute to your beauty and hospitality,
ana by unanimous consent concede
tnat you are one Of the most progress.
sVe and wide.awale cities In the great
ssate. We are glad Ne visited You.
we hope you will invite us again some
wy J, =. L.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
AN AIRMAN'S DREAM

/ BY Miles," In the London Spectator
When I am tired through and through
And all the things have to do
Seem little, senselcss. brutal things,
My mind escapes on happier wings
To an old house. that Is mine own,
1ichen kissed and overgrown:
! with gables here and gables there
And tapered chinneys anywhere:
With milestone hearths for burning logs
| And kettles singing from the dogs;
With rough hewn beams Of darkeped
oak, - a.t
Fragrant with faint OF smoke;
With unexpected steps and hooks
And cases full Of leather books
Soft water-colors that l love:
And in the bedrooms, up above,
Large four-post beds, and lots Of air,
Where I can lie without a care,
And hear the rustic Of the leaves
And starlinGs fighting in the caves.
Around the house a garden lies.
many -colored paradise:
With suniit lawns and stately trees,
Ever murmuring In the breeze:
With beds Of flowers. not too tame,
All bright. and never twice the same.
And II the Lord Is very good
And all things happen as they should,
There Is river gliding by.
Transparent as the summers sky.
Cool to the touch. and very deep,
Quietly smiling in It's sleep.
There large. we'll educated trout
Scull themselves lazily round about:
And there a. brook with cheerful noise
Comes chattering low It's little Joys,
Telling how. through Newton Wood.
II stole. sedate and very good.
But when 1t tumbled through the mill
II thumped the old wheel with a will;
How the pike beneath the bridge
Caught the club of Sandy Ridge;
And SO on. II I care to listen,
Till the evening dew drops glisten.
Down the stream mile or two
The fenlands come. where trees are
few.
There sturdy. sad-eyed fenmen toll,
Filling their heavy deep brown soil:
A land where the gray heron breeds
And wild fowl paddle in the reeds;
land Of molten. golden reds.
OF rtpening corn and osier- beds:
A land In which. where'er go.
There Is no man to say me no,
I'd have for my companions there
A boat. a gun. of dogs a pair,
Cocker spanieis. silver gray,
With tails a-wagging all the day.
And other things I'd have are these:
Large breakfasts and enormous teas,
Honey and home made bread. sttll hot,
Fresh butter In an earthen pot.
And new-laid eggs. and clotted cream,
o Lord! to think it's all q dream,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
READY FOR RAIN,

i trust. Miss Tappit." said the kind.
~ employer to his stenographer, that
You have something In reserve for a
rainy day."
Yes. Sir" answered the young, WON.
an. Il am going to marry a man
named tosh."-Christian Reri. !.
ter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
EQUITY AND IA TOILETTE.

1
The editor Of the Montana E;quit.
| News states bald truth, frankly
when he says there has been mucl
criticism. much Of 1t deserved. that tn,
Equity has not been loyal to the gov,
eminent In the prosecution Of tn,
! war"
Mr.. Poet shows sound sense as vel
as patriotism in swinging the axe t.
the root Of the matter. and in not us
Ing camouflage to deceive the public
by defense of the proceedings OF the
Minneapolis convention of the Non.
Partisan league. He announces IRE.
organization" and assures us that
American patriots are now directing
the affairs of the Equity and that the
public need have no fear as to the
stand Of the Organization in the fu.
turc. ~
This assurance would be unneces-
sary If we knew that all members
OF the American Society Of Equity
We refer to the body in It's entirety
were as patriotic as our brother editor.
Unfortunately, there is evidence 10 the
contrary.
There lies before US q report of the
address Of Senator La Toilette at
Minneapolis. the one that forms the
basis OF charges on which ne may be
expelled from the United States sen
ate. We notice many parcntheses OF
applause" vigorous applause"
laughter and applause" and that these
follow Senator La Follcttcs dcnunci-
alton Of the government. his voiced
opposition to the war. his sighting
reference to the crime of the I.usi.
tania and his rejection of that viola
lion of International law as q suf-
ficicnt cause for war.
The applause came from members
u the American Society of Equity
who were chief participants in tho
of the Nom Partisan league.
more than the mere opin-
on of Editor Poet will be required to |
convince us that the men who ap.
olauded La Toilette have suddenly
their anita gonistic views on
he Righteousness Of the war and the |
lecessity Of prosecuting 1t to victory.
The political leaders of the Nom Par.
.tsan league cannot cover their
plumbers by mere assertions that they
would not have permitted La Toilette
o speak If they had anticipated the
character Of his utterances. The fact
'emains that they listened to his ad-
lress throughout and indicated their
approval by their enthusiastic APP
,lause.
There can be no criticism of the
american Society Of Equity while 1t
teeps 10 its original lines Of purpose
- business organization OF farmers.
rhe danger lies In the use Of Equity
- political machine under the direc-
lon Of a group of cold. selfish, I'M
crupulous and disloyal men.
We hope that the patriotic farmers
Montana will not be misled into
uilding political organization that
Imports or approves the coppcrhead.
n Toilette. There can be but one
nd to that movement.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

The slashing drive of the allies on
the west front continues without
pause. At the end OF last week Gen.
cral Haig's men had driven the Ger.
mans over a nine mile front to the
depth Of two miles and had captured
positions Of the greatest importance.
1t was q resistiess sweep from all
accounts. and It goes on. With the
high ridges taken few days since,
e3e Allies are 99w in 2 most adyan-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
FRIENDLY ADVICE.

First Boarder-"1 can't think how II
Is You manage to fare SO well here.
I've industriously made myself pleas
ant to the landlady and her daughters.
and yet I'm half starved"
Second Boarder-"Try the COOK
Passing Show.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

In diameter. These threw i,age stones
q short distance sad did great: dam.
age to the defenses Of the city. which
surrendered after bfays light. a4d
thus xays the ottonser. race = foot
hold IN Europe! The 4 lska- xT3p has
been weakened Of late years, but never
broken. His future ss.shs tosaepend
largely upon the fate =; Geyunany.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
Measuring.

Proud Wife tto nerovus friend In
automobile)-"I feel 20 safe with
George driving now he has Joined the
Red Cross. He IL learning first aid.
and knows where all the hospitals are"
London Opinion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

The absence of news relating to Bill
Haywood suggests the thought that
BIZ may have joined Constantine and
Nick Romanoff and the other down
and out kings, ears, etc.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

Better begin now to plan your gar
den for next year and save yourself
reminder Of it during the winter
months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
Talk of the TO,l,1

| They went to get birds and brought
back. not exactly an elephant on their
hands, but a grizzly bear that weighed
nearly 500 pounds. Professor Charles
T. F. Mollet Of the university faculty,
with his l3-year-old nephew. Rolfe
/ Mollet. went upon a camping trip w
Rock creek, expecting to shoot grouse.
When the bear appeared, the boy
fired the shot that wounded the big
. animal and Professor Mollet added the
finishing touch. Since then, there has
been bear steak and bear roast served
to admiring guests at the Mollct home.
1897 Helen avenue.
In the following poem Miss Thelma
Boughton. age IL years. 500 South
Fifth street West, pays tribute to the
boys who arc going into France to
take up the fight for democracy:
Our Soldier eoys.
Way across the ocean.
Where the child and mother cry,
Our soldier boys arc going
To get the kaiser who will die.
We hope and wish together
That they will soon return,
Yet we shall all be brave
Though our hearts may yearn.
Yet II it were not for our boys
Our country would never be strong.
We would always be in danger
And the rights would all be wrong.
So let not 1t turn your heart in sorrow
To see your boy go away:
For you must now remember
He's not always gone to stay.
For there Is one Man above us
That will guard where our soldiers
lay.
And for the men who are the chosen
ones
Wen met them on our way.
The work that Is being done by the
Y. NJ. c. A. In the army camps Is told
in letter received by The Muscular
from Edward Dawson, Company C. 4th
Engineers, who Is stationed at VAN
couver. Washington. He writes:
Il am writing this letter IN behalf
Of the Y NJ. c. A. Today Is the one
set aside for letting the public know
how their work Is progressing.
They sure help the boys in every
way imaginable. They furnish all
sorts Of reading material and amuse-
ments. On Monday nights they usu-
ally have a motion picture show and
It Is most as good as you viii see any
place.
Two nights of the week they have
French classes. These classes are very
interesting beside being educational. 1t
Is comical to hear some of US trying to
talk French. Most of the boys learn
fast and are going to make good.
THE rest of the time they have box
Ing, amateur plays, basketball and all
such amusements.
They sure try to make away with
inconsistencies and all OF the boys APP
preciate It.
There are not many Of the boys
from Missoula here but it is sure fine
and everybody says they are here to
lick the kaiser or bust"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
Godfathers Of Army amps
Copyright. 1917. by the Press Pub.
BY James G. Y,oung;.

Americas natoaA, arnv
!. ~. the e., country, h.ss, Ta..
6-Nathansel Greene. 18th +a- \.
s =: ss., don, s:.s my ss r. =
he sss i: :s'. "a ~ =,
set forth At thu ~ = 81.
many thousands Of young men o ths "a .s -
bears the rho
be soldier because wss near chosts "a
In the south that creenes leadership helped
He native Of Rhode cane tho
although he wa. the 90. Of iodo oa.s @ nv
too much learning
.y the spirit tho Nassnss, s
70 labor long and study little But he
could lay hands As
lu'n went cajd
the kentsh Guards This Of the
named prsaa,.r o.s. -
re Rhode Island local government and placed
vas the fate ft ss
actions and my American
Washington turned
mande incl - ~ 80 1870 ~ 500 " :" ne se1
From March l77s
but WASHINGTON believed that his
most valuable In these
supply division and helped
Then IN October 1850 he was suddenly ordered to
south Greene to Charlotte
available force consisted sos
wallis was only few miles with well organised
twice in three
south drove IN the tn ontpo m
Then nc cleared Georgia Of the and
posnon Lake Alexander ne had no other world to
South CaroiYa legislature
q his services the
SOUTH In 1888 came the Of His work =
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

1t Is stated that Count Karl Luxburc
Is still in Argentina though his exact
location is not known. If the Argen-
tinans are like the Germans, the count
would be found in a quiet corner
under six feet of sod.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

The I. w. w. czars who talk about
capitalistic thralldom In this country
ought TO so TO Spain where five Lead
ers of the recent general strike were
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

After few more wars like this.
we Americans may be known as a ma
ton of tightwads rather than one of
money gettcrs and spenders
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

An exchange thinks 1.-THE way our
boys win talk French win be perfectly
Killing. Uh. huh. to say nothing Of
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

Another trifling check for $4,000, 900
from Uncle Sam to J. Bull shows the
advantage to the allies OF having
rich friend next door in war times.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

If the fleeing Germans would turn
around they would see the busy day
sign on General IIaig's headquarters.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

La Toilette would be spouting In the
Dundesrath II the kaiser did not find
him more useful in this country.
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AVOID THIS.

What! You kicking about your
food? thought you boasted about
your houseke@ ber's cooking % we'll"
Yes. but married her and now-we
Keep y coOl&"-Bostoas Taansc3pt..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
WHY He WRITES.

Since he has been at college Har-
rvs letters are all SO short"
SOS Harry. That's why he writes
'em."-Baltimorc American.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

We wonder how the Germans like
she airplane frightfulness of the kind
that Is made in Germany"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

1t is understood that "A Tailormade
Man" Is a dramatization of Senator
James Hamilton Lewis.--Boston
Transcript.
Possibly. but the tailors bill is pai l
at Stockholm.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10

II you would pay your part in this
war, buy Liberty bond.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-11

shot by his father. After falling to
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-11
HOSPITALITY A LOST ART.
Unexpected Guests No Longer Wei
come i'm American Homes.

Hospitality seems to be almost a
lost art in the present age. The
days when the unexpected stranger
at the door was hidden in to eat and
sleep are past. In some parts of the
West, however, one still finds that
open hearted hospitality in homes
where the host and his wife are al
ways glad to welcome any traveller
who happens to come to their door.
But the modern housewife of the
East is almost unacquainted with i'm
promptu entertaining. She must be
forewarned in plenty of time before
she will even attempt to dine a
friend.
It is rather a pity that this high
est form of hospitality should be al
lowed to die out. After all, it is not
much of a tax on ones hospitality
to entertain a friend or two at din
ner or lunch when the invitation has
been given out a week or so in ad-
vance.
But ones true metal as hostess
is shown when a friend arrives un-
expectedly for lunch or when the
man of the house turns up with a
business acquaintance or two for din
ner. That is a sort of a, situation
which tests the real value of ones
hospitality, and unfortunately very
few housewives rise to such occa-
sions at all successfully.
Don't let impromptu hospitality
die out in your home. Encourage
your husband to bring his friends
home for dinner and your daughter
to bring her girl chums to lunch
Keep stock of canned goods al
ways ready on your shelves and a
supply of clean table linen in your
linen closet for such OCCASIONS
Irish World.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-11
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost

A right or wrong start In 1917 win
make or break most farmers In the
South. We are all facing q crisis.
This war In Europe puts things IN
such uncertainty that no man can
foresee the future with any degree Of
clearness.; -
The sure and certain Increase IA
cotton acreage means lower cot.oI
prices next fall Cost Of all food and
grain products Is high, 80 high that
no One can afford to buy and expect
to pay out with cotton.
It's time above all others to play
safe; to produce all possible food,
grain and forage supplies on yoEr
own acres; to cut down the store biz.
A good piece Of garden ground,
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round. can sbe;
made to pay half your living. II viii
save you more money than you made
ON the best five acres OF cotton you
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