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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
By MONTAGUE GLASS.

HH00 HHAT they want to do in
esW s::;:::; =. a s:,, ss..; =
November. els to have one last revo-
luton, and stick to it"
cit amt Russia which is having them
revolutions" Morris Perlmutter OBJ
served. Its the Russian revolution
lists Them boys has been standing
around doing nothing for years. Abe
in fact, ever since 1905. and now that
they got job they figure that why
should they finish it up. because revo-
lutionists' work is piece work and just
so soon as a revolution is over. as a
general thing the revolutionists gets
laid of-up against a wall at sun
rise"
well. them boys is certainly nurs-
ing their job this time, Mawruss. Abe
continued. The way them fellers is
acting up over there 1t wouldn't sur
merchants would move to Mexico. SO as
they could carry on their business in
peace and quietness, understand.
What the idea of all these here revo-
buttons is, l don't know. They've got
the car living in cold water walk
I'D, end you could go the length and
breadth of Russia with ballet dancer
as a decoy without running across so
much as one grand duke peeking
through the window blinds. y'under-
stand, SO what more do them Russians
wante"
For one thing" Morris explained.
"the peasants insist that all the land
in HUSBAND should be divided up be-
tween them
what for?" Abe asked.
q They probably see chance to get
a little real estate free of charge" Nor
ris replied.
"Aber what good would that do
them?" Abe said. Because in a coun-
try where revolutions is liable to hap
pen every day in the week except Sat
uFQdyS from y 10
there amt much market for real es-
tate, and besides. Mawruss. if them
poor peasants only knew what a dawg's
life 1t is in the real estate business.
understand me. even when times is
good. they would of got such Rach-
monos for the car with his 22.543.22s
versts of unimproved property. that in
stead of getting up revolution. they
would of got UP a meeting and passed
resolutions of sympathy"
The chances is they would of done
it anyway IL it wouldn't been for this
here Kerensky." Morris declared. What
that Teller don't know about running
o revolution. Abe. if Carranza. Villa
and Huerta would have known it. they
would have had two years ago already
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a chain of five and ten cent revolu-
lions doing a good business all the way
from the Rio Grande to Cape Horn.
Yes, Abe, compared with a boss revo-
lutionist like Kerensky. understand,
these here Mexican revolutionists is
lutionists.'
Then if that's the case, Mawruss.
how does it come that one after an
other, Korniloff. Lenine and Trotzky
practically puts this here Kerensky
out of business as a revolutionist::'
Abe asked
We'll. I'll tell you" Morris said. a
Teller which is running revolution in
RussIand. has not only got to got nerve.
understand. but he's also got to be
able to stand very long hours. Also
it is necessary for him to do a whole
lot of travelling. because no sooner does
such Teller set up his government in
Petersburg. understand. than the
Petersburg Local. No. /, of the Anal
gamated workingmen's and Soldiers
Union is liable to chase him and his
government all the way to Moscow,
understand and hardly does he get
busy in Moscow, understand me, than
he gets in bad with the Moscow Local,
No. /. of the same union, and so on
vice versa. In fact, in a couple OF
weeks he's liable to be vice yersad that
way half a dozen times, which IL
Kerensky would have had experience
as travelling salesman. Abe. it
wouldn't hurt him to be practically
spending his entire time committing
between Moscow and Petersburg. but
before this here Kerensky became a
revolutionist. he used to was in the
law business. and besides he enjoys
very poor health, and is liable to die
any moment"
Whats the matter with him." Abe
asked.
Il understand he's got kidney trou-
ble." Morris replied.
We'll. if that Teller would get an OPP
portunity to die of kidney trouble.
Mawruss, he should ought to take add
vantage of it," Abe commented. be
cause if you was to look up in the files
of the Petersburg department of health
what is the figures on the cause of
death in the case of revolutionists.
Mawruss. you would probably find
something like this:
Explosions Slsolflo5o
Gunshot wounds. including revolvers.
air rifles, machine guns. cannons.
armored tanks. torpedoes and un-
classified S,g9S9Sse
Knife rounds. including razors, cold
chisels. pickaxes and cloth and
grass cutting apparatus. 0.583Te
Natural causes. including hardening Of
the arteries Observation-Disclosures trace
What do you mean-natural causes?"
Morris said. When a revolutionist dies
a natural death. it's pure accident"
Did say it wasn't?" Abe said. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
Fool Economy.

nov. BILBO said at food-economy
meeting in Jackson:
But let us have no fool economy, no
miser economy of the Smithson kind.
THE Smithsons were miserly old
pair. and one day smithson said timidly
to his wife:
1--we hankerin' for an orange. I
think I'll go down In the orange grove
and pluck a few fruit
Yes. but don't you pluck no sound
fruit. ST. shrilled Mrs. Smithson. Only
bad ones, mindr
".But suppose there amt no bad
ones. motherr
Then you'll have to wait till some
goes bad. that's all. We can't afford
to eat good. sound oranges worth .
quarter Q dozen,
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Houston street hollering. that under a
socialistic system the laborer would
get the whole fruits of his labor" Nor
ris said. Pretty near all that night I
lay awake figuring to myself that If I
could make twelve buttonholes every
ten minutes. which would be seventy
two buttonholes an hour or seven hun.
dred and twenty buttonholes a day.
Abe. how many buttonholes would I
have in year under a socialistic sys-
tenn. and after had them. what would
do with them? The consequence was.
I oversight myself and came down late
to the shop next morning. and it was
more than two days before I found an
other job"
We'll, that amt. much of an argu-
ment against socialism," Abe remarked.
Not to most people it wouldn't be.
but it was an awful good argument to
me. and I really think it saved me
from becoming a socialist" Morris said.
You a socialism Abe exclaimed.
How could a Teller like you become a
socialist? I belong to the same lodge
with you now for ten years. and in all
that time you've never had nerve
as second the notion
'But there are two classes of social
lists, Abe-the takers and the listen
ers; and while 1 admit the takers are
in the big majority, the work of the
listeners is just so important. They
are the felIers which try out the ideas
ing that while such takers as Herr
Lieblznecht and Rosa Luxembourg gets
lot Of publicity out of going to Jail
for handing out socialistic ideas. yum
derstand. the funerals. which the listen
ers get for trying such ideas out are
very, very private"
Sat that. them talking socialists
which is taking shifts with each other
in running the Russian government
must be putting in a pretty busy time,
Mawruss. because there's whole lot
of detail to such job. and while past
experience as a street car conductor
may give the necessary endurance. it
don't help out much when it. comes to
systematizing the days work OF a Rus
sian dictator. For instance. we would
say that he goes into ONCE at O'Clock
with the help Of the 101st Kazan Regi-
ment, six companies Of Cossacks and
the 10th Poltava Separate Company OF
Machine Gunners. After making So
cialistic address to the survivors. he
washes off the blood and puts on a
clean collar, or in the case of boil
sheviki dictator. he only washes of
the blood.
The next thing on the program is te
ring up a few. flag and bunting con-
Germs and ask for representatives to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
Woman in Charge of Red
Cross Nurses at Battle Front

. to serve in this capacity. and Miss
Russell has been particularly active in
this work among the women on the
ground already familiar with language
and customs. and has enrolled a large
unit from this source, many of them
tionalities allied with the United States.
in the war. These are being found
especially useful in the child welfare
work
Still another of the various sides of
Miss RusseIrs work relates to infant
welfare in France. Statistics show an,
appalling discrepancy between the
birth and the death rates in that coun-
try today. To get down to figures.
those in 1915 showed that there were
100000 deaths in France to weigh in
the balance against one-fourth as
many births. with this tragic deficit
it is easy to be seen that IL France il
to exist its child life must be conserv-
ed. To raise the heavy mortgage on
the next generation in France is
serious duty, and the American people.
through their Red Cross, have been
generous in their offer of help.
The little children of France are
dying by hundreds daily of tubercu-
losis. fastened to its bitter end by mall
nutrition. and il is a well recognized
and for lack of proper nutrition of the
mothers an enormous proportion Of the
children born in France today die at
birth. 1t has been made clear that Il
is not enough to serve the present
generation, but to look seriously to
the coming generations.
To help in the restoration of France
through its children, an infant welfare
unit recently sailed for France under
the American Red Cross mission, which
is headed by Maj. Grayson N. p.
Murphy. This unit is under the care
of DIR. William p. Lucas. professor OF
pediatrics in the University of Cali
fornia- With DIR. Lucas in France are
a number of physicians recognized rs
specialists in the care of mother and
child. of diseases of children and OF
sociology and child welfare. This unit
is giving relief as rapidly as ii is able.
its members immediately on arrival
survey of social and medical require
ments Plans have been formulated
and are being carried out for the
health and well-befng of the young
and arriving generations in France
And, while doctors diagnose and pre-
scribe for the hundred thousand ailfne
children of France. results cannot be
accomplished without the aid of trained
nurses. and again the American Red
Cross nursing service is on hand to
help In this corps. 1aboring to rec
habilitate France through her children,
Miss Russell also serves In an ad.
visory capacity. Thanks to her pow
ers Of organization. the sources OF
nurse supply under her charge are do. Z
ing nobiy in the carrying out of their
merciful mission. and the children OF
France are learning again not only
the taste of bread and butter in album.
dance. but they are being brought
back once more to know the Joy OF 2
living.
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on "Revolutionizing Revolution :"

call about taking an order for Q 4eW
national flags. They arrive half 81
hour later. and after making o eociAlS
istic address. understand. he picka
out a design for immediate delivery,
because even a few hours delay w1u
make a design for a Russian national
nag as big sticker az . 1910 model
runabout.
when he's got the nag or his Enfnd,r
he next interviews the Russian com}
posers-Glazounow. Borodine. AFenslSx
and Scriabine-and after making . soc
cialistic address, he invites them they
should submit a new national anthems
the only requirements being that -
should contain q reference to the Sact
that under the old competitive systent
the workingnan did not receive the
whole fruits of his labor. and that dos
livery should be made not later fhau
1880 pm. He then goes over to tho
mint to decide upon models for new
gold coinage and to confiscate as mucu
of the old one as they have on, hand,
After making a socialistic address to
the director of the mint and his STAN
y'understand. he agrees that the old
clean-shaven Kerensky designs shall
be altered by adding whiskers. because
you know as well as I do. Mawrusss
when it comes to the portrait on q gold
coin. nobody is going to take it SO pars
ticular about the likeness not beinR
so good. as long as it amt plugged.
HE then goes back to his ONCE and
prepares a socialistic address to be dee
Iivered to the duma. a socialistic adj
dress to be delivered to the army. and
three or four more socialistic addresss
es with the names in blank for use m
case of emergency" Abe continued
land so one way or another he is kep4
busy right up to the time when word
comes that his successor has just 1eft
Tsarkoe-Seloe with the 32d Nijni-NovoS
gorod Infantry, and a regiment come
posed Of contingents from the Ladies'
Aid Society of the First Universaiist
Church OF Minsk. Daughters of the
Revolutions of 1905. the Y. w. H. A.,
and the women's City Club Of Odessa.
Twenty minutes later he is on board
a boat bound for Sweden. and after
looking up the Ganeves in his states
room he comes up on deck and spends
the rest OF the trip making socialistic
addresses to thescrew. the passengers
and the cargo"
Having to go and live in Sweden
amt such pleasant fate. nefther.s
Morris observed.
SAY" Abe exclaimed. there's only
one thing that Russian revolutionary
dictator really and truly worries about-s
What is thatz" Norris said.
Losing HIS voice." Abe said. :.
Copyright. 1917. By the Mcclure Newspapsd
Syndicate.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

were going around a sharp curve. and
rails. Just past this curve a trostlo
spans canal, and in the middle of the
trestle. astride the rail- stood Archie
The boy was frantic with fear. 1 yelled
to the crew and gave emergency stop
signals. Reali1tng they could not stop.
/ jumped to the ground and ran ahead
of the oars. grabbed the little fellow
and jumped into the canal just as the
forward car passed u.s. AS 1t turnedouts
we got only a ducking"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
An Essential.

n ORD NoRTHcLIrFE said alta dine
IL ner in New York: s''s
=. IT am delighted to see that Easland
has got an air ministry at last The
air will now be on an equality with the
Army~and the Navy.
England" Lord Northcii6e cone
cluded, sfs Q tight little island. ana We
are going to shoW the Hun8 that -
can make her air light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

at the same time some Russian revolu-
tionists lives longer than others. be-
cause being a Russian revolutionist
is more or less a matter of training.
Take this here Teller which is now con-
Quoting the Russian revolution under
the name of Trotzky. and used to was
conducting a New York trolley car IN
der the name of Braunstein. y'under-
stand. and when the time comes-which
it will come-when his offices will be
surrounded by a mob of a hundred
thousand Russian workingmen and SOL
diers, understand me, all that this here
Trotzky, alias Braunstein. will do is to
shout Fares. please" and he'll go
through that crowd of workingmen
like a-well, like a New York trolley
car conductor going through a crowd
of workingmen."
From what is happening in Mexico
and Russia" Morris observed. cit seems
that when a country gets a revolution
on its hands, it's like a Teller with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

going. to have after the social revo-
luton, understand me. But what kind
of a time the workingman would have
during the social revolution. that. the
socialists left for them poor Russians
to find out for themselves, and when
those workingmen who come through
it alive begin to figure the profit and
loss on the transaction. Abe, the whole
past life of one of those socialist lead
ers is going to flash before his eyes
just before. the drop falls. y'under-
stand, and one of his pleasantest recol-
lections-if you can call recollections
pleasant on such an occasion-will be
the happy days he spent knocking down
fares on the Sd and Amsterdam avenue
cars"
Then take it you amt got a whole
lot of sympathy for the socialists. Nav
russ" Abe said.
Not since when 1 was a greenhorn
l used to work at buttonhole making,
and I heard socialist Teller on East
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

most losing fight we did make it to the
boat. loaded Salisbury on top of Rams
den and pushed the canoe upstream
around some cavernous holes made by
R fnS sHser WAS deiirions It was some
time before We all got all right
Incidentally: two months later. I res
cued a child from being run ovef by
yardmaster at Albany. Ore, on the
Southern Pacific. We were showing four
cars of s1abwood ahead of the engine,
/ standing on top of the first load. We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

be exhibited by medalists. and who set
about getting the badge of honor for
Port Jefferson's young hero.
Erwin c. Cameron. coal passer In
the Navy. is a medalist. whose COM
handing officer. Lieut.. ]. G. c. Gulbran-
son. was partly instrumental in secur-
ing the coveted symbol of bravery. His
perior officer, describes the incident
meriting the medal: About 1915 am.
July Gs16). while standing on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

81 climbed to the platform of the
boathouse. then saw Salisbury rise from
the water, calling for help I jumped in
and swan to him, and discovered Archie
under the water with a death grip
upon Salisbury. l tried to pull them
apart. and; failing, struck Archie in the
jaw to make him relax his hold. We
sank. 1 was afraid he would grab me,
so l dived behind him and waited as
long as possible before taking him by
the hair Then swan to the middle of
the river. l called for help several
times. for 1 was afraid I would become
exhausted. There were about one hun
bred men and boys on the bank, but
they would not come to our aid. Finally
Il made two swimmers understand and
they showed canoe to me, and we
placed Ramsden in the canoe and start
ed to wade upstream to the bank.
I'm the meantime. Salisbury. who had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

hood of Rip Van Wrinkles home. There are
as many below the Mason and Dixon line.
Alex Thomas of Savannah, Ca. on Au-
with a party of friends. A fraternal
order was holding it's national convention
at Savannah. and there were thousands OF
members over at Tybee. About 4 o'clock
In the afternoon young Thomas and his
friends went In bathing. The tide was
very rough, the undercurrent very strong
and treacherous, the waves were break
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

grown-ups, standing on dry land.
pushed out a big plank. to the rescuer.
which he grasped while holding tight
to the girl with the other. Then. to-
gether. they were pulled In. and the
owners of a small yacht came up and
gave dfst-aid treatment to both chill
dreh- 1t was Q neighbor Of the boy.
Hcbe& MAcAuisy. who felt that here
- ceeqSef tne -excspttonal daring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

Hn00 HHAT they want to do in
w \sltW Russland." Abe Potash
Wv declared one morning in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-28
ALBION

a SOUTH-William Ramsdell Of Wins
low sawed $ eds. and #. Of wood in
.ofie hour and Is min. ct Gannon's store
Miss lola Allen Of Albion Corner,
who has been visiting the past few days
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Allen. has returned to her work. ;;
Mrs. Cora Meader. who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Herbert Brad
street Of South Freedom, returned
home Saturday. ri
=, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Spaulding and
children. and Mrs. Spaulding's mother.
Mrs. Melissa Oliver were calling on
relatives and, friendssfn Unity Sunday.
Mr. ana MRS. William Arno and son
Edward Of South Freedom passed
Sunday with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Trask.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-28
THE GARMENT DEPARTMENT.

Since the first styles of spring APP
peared, minor changes have been made,
but now with Easter scarce 10 days away,
the seal of Official is stamp0s on the
new coat and suit patterns. Whatever
style-seekers may prefer, or may need
semi-dress or sport wearwDame Fashion
has anticipated the rAehirement to a
nicely; and for fact. NE seasons dis
plays are probably as interesting IS any
ever made in Augusta.
The clearly cut features of I've. new
skirts are the straight line and 'Hrrer'
effects, and, let it be quickly added. with
ample preparedness in modified dksigns
for those who care not for smart effects
regardless. Yet fashion must be served
and the artistic and graceful lines of the
1917 favorites will captivate fair-minded
friend and foe alike. The fabrics and
colors are splendid and will delight lovers
of loneliness.
Silks and washable fabrics with bright,
attractive colors predominant dresses of
the most recent creation, with decided
leaning toward the reigning sport models
and straight line skirts-a beautiful ar
ray, withal and. ''if seeing is believing,
one that demonstrates its beauty best IN
the tactical test of service. Specially de-
signed under-muslns harmonic with
snrng fashions, setting off the barrel
skirts as no other sort could.
The little folks are cared for in "regu-
lar shape this spring at Adams am
there arec harming new modes for chill
dren. Clever little m9dels in regulation
dresses and wash frefks-a sweet style
for every personal liking.
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America Awakes.

The sleeping giant yawns and wakes
Now, cruel Prussian. woe betldes.
America no lorger takes
Your insults, nor your threats abldes-
The Flags Are Out.
The Stars and Stripes faunt to the
breeze,
Fearless before a fear-swept earth,
Dame Liberty is proud. She sees
Beyond the flags, the new days
birth
The Flags Are Out.
A hundred millions now arise
To claim a birthright free and fair.
Now, open foes and secret spies,
America awakes. Beware!
The Flags Are Out.
Behind each starry banner stands
An army vast and strong and brave.
They gather now DER all our lands.
The nations honor quick to save
The Flags Are Out.
Fall in, Let rot that banner call
Unanswered by single man.
The Staff Of Freedom ne'er shall fall,
In triumph waving Ger our van
The Flags Are Out.
Kenneth Fuller Lee.
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READFIELA

Tne Ladies'et Aid Of the Methods,
church met ar.the chapel on Saturday
evening with a.sood attendance. "
Work in thG E. A. and F. c. degrees
wss carried out at the lodge meeting OF
the masonain their hall Saturday evening.
March a.
A goodly attendance was present at the
Methodist chapel Sunday morning ana
evening. The Sabbath school was much
larger than for some time.
Teams have to move SLOWLY over ~.
soft snow roads now.
Blue birds and crows are re,oic,ns %
be back again. :.
The village schools Will begin the snr;ru
term Tuesday.