The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-07
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Namp1 where t0ey W1U Do
Trained -. battle IN 4 ,r-.
The trenches Of Nurppe.
And when these toys; have
Gone some more viii 60 u
Until the Quota II
From the county win an 81
Be In uniform at the s@.,s.s Z
American lake camp. s. &
80 I. = st ) ss'.9 -
Then when the first ~ !,
Drafted men have - .ta,.-.- -, -. i
All been sent away to ~ -,
Prepare for war with
All the horrors s go, 81 ''s's r.. :
That so with it ..,t..4. q.
They will probably cali
Another group Of Missoula's
Best young men to 20
And take the place Of
Those who will move out
OF the camps and silently
Slip across the water a =
To meet the Teuton lead
That sings across the blood stained
mo Mans Land" .~s
And probably there Will be
A third call and. a fourth 49, - ....4=..
Until all the boys from y.
The county have gone
Out to fight the. hattie for
Democracy and only those
VIII remain who are cripples
And old men, and no doubt
A few who now boast that
They got ,exempted' or
The Stacker who never ~
Registered will also 60.
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But among those who 20 ~,
Tomorrow and those who II,
win follow in the days to =.
Come there will be many 81,
Who will ~
Have no one to say goodbye
To them and wish them luck
In this great task that lies
Before them.
And those in Missoula who
Wish to do their share
And show their appreciation
Might take a few minutes
When the boys leave town
= And go down to the train
Aad shake their hands and
Make them feel that -. ~
Someone in this world
Regrets their going. apd
When In days to come
On bloody battlefields 80.
And cramped and
Narrow trenches that same
Goodbye will be recalled md
Brighten many gloomy moments.
There is one satisfaction about this
lraft business" said Frank Phillips, =
member Of the Missoula fire depart
ment and one Of the first selected to
90 to Alaerican Lake, Il am having
the pleasure Of eating and sleeping at
= hotel without worrying much about
The expense"
!. Frank also has ..heen coASsatulaaiae.-o
himself upon the fact that he wlll not
have to worry about how am to
get the money for my next suit"
This going to war is not such q
bad thing" he said last night. Uncle
Sam will have to do all the thinking
and all We will have to do Is to fol-
low out instructions. At least there
won't be any fire alarms to wake one
up at midnight"
A fancier of birds Is De Loss Smith.
instructor Of music at the State UNI
versity. ,.-s.sz,
He loves any species Of fowl and
filler that wears feathers. Smith and
the birds sing together.
Two weeks ago a friend presented
the professor with two downy speci-
mems from the tall grasses of the Flat
head reservation.
"A couple Of baby grouse. for you.
Prof." said the friend as he wished
the baby birds off on Mr.. Smith. who
carried thep home and gave them the
best bed inPthe house and treated them
with the respect accorded a visiting
Methodist bishop.
Tho days passed and the babies
grew bigger and Smith grew skepti-
cal. A week slipped by and the birds
looked like anything but grouse. The
music teacher was beginning to think
he had been buncoed.
Yesterday Smith admitted he had
been duped.
Those two little grouse have grown
up to be a pair Of fine big husky
night -hawks.
Reports that large mountain lion
had raided a hand of sheep ton miles
up Miller creek Wednesday night and
had killed ten sheep were received at
tho firest service last night, and Gre
ated q. considerable stir among the
office help. - = -.
The information was received by G..
P. Porter who immediately suggested
lion hunt. Mr.. Porter hae Just re-
ceived a Thoroughbred cougar hound
that he was anxious to try ont.
The idea of a lion hunt seemed 10
appeal to all the members Of the Of
flee force present. and long before the
dawn this morning the party consist
ing Of Mr.. Porter. Joe STREET.. Fred
Beier, c. NJ. Whitney and F. J. klo-
bucher left the city for Miller creek.
Mr.. Porter says that his dog has a
record Of never having failed 10 catch
a mountain lion and Mr.. STREET. de-
clares he has hunted lions in Africa.
Others in the party also testify that
they have had experience In mountain
lion hunting during their lives.
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