The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-03

war our people have poem hiliN''e"'
as 20 per cent OF i''i-
pinu children are born with lick''s
ana ther. is au appalling increase ~
mo number OF tuberculosis victims,
he utcriectcd.
Little BOYS as Boche Baiters
",>rn the little boys Of Belgium
takr bart in a national campaign OF
ridjculc and boche batting Dung
,,ars driu in the streets, wearing ON
their heads cans With carrot STUCK
Through the tor in imitation OF w.
ftltssian helmet, and they nave " +
game which they call The mifch TO
Paris. which is simply a m'ii'arE
narci-~hack ward
/ enc day before NJ. dc LtNa' WIS
/ compelled 10 take his wife and h'h"
son TO England because OF '''f'aa"
i persecution after his defense oil H'rS'
c4tTcu. his fourteen Near-old neph'N=
rushed in upon him soon after DICK
fast
..l'ncle- ,iaston. Uncle CASTOR
called the boy, come and say" my
friend jacques. The Germans haNe
put him in prison."
1t appeared that three htlie boys
al tho sa1ne agu--fourt""n We're ON
i,heir way To school when They passed
a ,;crm;sn officer. Two Of the p"NS
WORE short trousers, but one though
Of the SAINT age had been promoted
II, long trousers Note the long trous-
. .ers. They are Important
Arrested Long Trousers.
. As thu. boys passed the officer ms
! sword struck against the vail ana one
hoy laughed Which boy The ON
. esr did not bother for a moment ahopl
n thu point OF Identification, but caused
the nov wearing the long trousers 1t
h, arrested and taken before the Ger
MAN prosecutor. HurryiuG 10 has as
= sistancc. NJ. do l.exal found the cut
trit literally speeches. with terror
: He was indeed so frightened that h'
: could not make himself understood
u and he could not understand questions
:, addressed To him.
= This boy" said NJ d" LeHs,l. wa
tn son ef a member OF the BtlSla'
cabinet. said 10 the prosecutor
How does tine officer know II wa!
: this particular boy who laughed I'M
testimony shows that some ho'
laughed after the three had paSse'
: The. officer Yes admitted the prose
y ,.utor. hut We have the boy that Wof
; long trousers. We shall hold him re
!. sponSiblc Tier" has been too mur'
y ttirhlIrnrr among boys. W" Sha'
It make am example Of him ''n VIVA
~ rvidrucr"' ! asked. From what No
II tell it appears it is the long trouser
II that are guilty of having laughed II
the officer.
at is the long trousers that shout
he tried, why not try them and !"
e tho moor little boy 80 home? TIL
, prosecutor SAW the point. Ih'f'
. something in what you say n" al
- nlittod. i viii keep TIA" boy In 'l1So
till tomorrow to brighten him. The
shall let him go hom",
81, Belgian Women Scorn Invaders.
r "What." / asked NJ. d" l.cFal at TIN
y point. rs the attitnd" ct l'"lstan W"ln
- az toward the inNaders''
"'rhcy appear not to know that tn
F.. Germans exist" NJ. Il" l-eFal AN
70 sw.rrd "A German officer stoo
IS aside for n belgian lady 10 enter
ID tramrar. 'ph, no said the lady, draw
J. inp aside her skirts. Yen are
stranger h.r". Go first, am q
7s home
Is lin another instance some frfma
an officers were Quurtcr"d in Tho "hatca
til OF a Belgian noiIewoman. They wei
well served hy her butter with the bes
II. food ;,nd the finest wines, but I'll
10 countess never Appeared. When the
Ie were leaving they told Tia" butler III,
Il wished 10 see her in order to than