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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
WILL IT BE A RED CROSS OR A
WOODEN CROSS?

Next Monday, December II, the
great drive for membership in the
Red Cross will begin throughout the
nation and continue until Christmas
eve. There is no branch of the mill
tary service that appeals so strongly
TO the sympathetic heart of the Am
erican people as the Red Cross. We
know that its service is to save: that
its heroic workers brave death itself
to save the lives of our boys. II NAV
be your boy whose life depends upon
the efficiency of the Red Cross. A
bandage perhaps may mean the differ
ence between life and death. How es-
sential it is, then, that the Red Cross
be supplied with everything necessary
to bring relief to the wounded and
care for the sick. Many of the Red
Cross workers will lose their lives in
their efforts to save the men who are
hShtlng ous battles and upon whose |
success depends the very existence of 4
our free institutions How. then, can
YOU refuse to become a member of the
organization and thus contribute to
the support of the great work for hui
manity they are doing? AS a loyal
American you want to do your part !
TO help win the war. Membership in |
the Red Cross gives you that priyi- ,
lcge, for 1t is a privilege to be a men, /
Der and know that you are helping in c
It's noble work. So when called upon t
have your dollar ready and while Won n
are about it take out membership b
card for every member of your family.
or if you have no family take a card
out for one of the boys in the trenches u
and send 1t to him as a Christmas re. "
hinder that the home folks are back u
u him. Idaho is expected to add 49, Ell
300 members to the Red Cross as the w
but double that number re
should be secured. tn
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
SENATOR eoRAH WILL BE HIS
OWN SUCCESSOR.

While We have seen no authorized
statement from Senator Borah an
nouncing that he would be a candidate
for reelection next year. IL seems to be
well understood throughout the state
that he has decided to enter the race,
which means, OF course, that he will
represent Idaho in the United States
senate for another six years. There
Will be no candidate against him for
the republican nomination. While the
senator's attitude on public questions
and toward the republica nparty has
rot escaped SEVERE criticism from
members OF the party in the state, this
Is true of every strong character who
occupies position of leadership in his
party and generally emphasizes his
fitness to lead. II any one doubts the
prestige of Borah's leadership in the
republican party of the state, he has
only to recall the alacrity with which
the hats were tossed into the senator,
ial ring following the announcement
by Senator Borah that he would not
be candidate for reelection, and how
they have since been sorrowfully
withdrawn from the arena following
his recent visit to the state when it
became known that he had reconsid-
cred his former decision, after confer
ring with his home friends, and that
he would be candidate Not one of
the aspiring statesmen who sought his
seat in the senate would hazard a con-
test for the nomination with Borah in
the race. Even those who do not warm
up to the senator for personal or local
reasons are bound to concede his high
standing as national figure and the
great prestige he gives the state in
the senate and in the councils of the
national republican party.
The latest inside information indi-
Gates that John F, Nugent will be the
candidate for senator
irons Idaho, and this Influence will
probably be sufficient to give him the
democratic nomination, but it will be
far short of being sufficient to win his
election. Nugent is the leader of one
OF the warning factions of the demo-
cratic party in Idaho and so bitter
has been the fight over the control of
the state machine that it would re-
luire something little short of a mira
Gle to get the fighting factions togeth-
er in support of Nugent after he had
secured the nomination. But outside
he discordant elements in the demo,
ratio party which Nugent nor any
ither democratic leader can harmon
re, the fact is that there are MANY
democrats who recognize the brilliant
ecord made by Senator Borah and I
Who will give him their support for an I
liner term, regardless of the candi-
ate named by their own party. Thus !,
Nth the republican party of the state
oiidly back of him, and with many b
emocrats supporting him for mixed G
easons of state pride and to get even
18th the opposing faction in their their q
wn party, the certainty that Senator
orah will be his own successor does W
OF admit of the remotest shadow of a u
)ubt. ~
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
No Time for New Year Orov.

notes are announcing New Years
eve entertainments, bigger and grand
ei 'i'ah ever as a Sacramento hostel
~ says in an advertisement This
- no tiihe Tor the usual yearend orgy
and we hope that good citizens ana
thoughtful Americans will take Mains
to express disapproval, says the Min
ing and Scientific Press.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
AusTRIANS AND EXPLOSIVES.
Licenses viii Not Be Issued to Them,
but Miners May Be EMPLOYED.

Every effort is being made by the
explosives section of the U. s. bureau
Oh mines to prevent loss Of production
40 a result Of the enforcement of the
explosives law. There is no way, how
ever OF permitting Austrian miners to
DC licensed. Miners Of that nationality
may be employed where shot firing
systems are used or where the explo-
siVe is issued by licensed foreman.
~ cases where this arrangement is not
possible, 1t is believed that Austriao
employees can be transferred to work in
wnich they are not required to use ex-
piosiVes, without any important inter-
ference with mine production.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
The Casualty List
CIV. M. Letts)

John Delaney of the Rifles has been
shot.
man We never knew;
Does it cloud the day for you
That he lies among the dead,
Moving hearing, needing not?
No history will hold his humble name;
No sculptured stone win tell
The traveller where he fell;
That he lies among the dead
Is the measure of his fame
When our troops return victorious
shall we care
That dead to all the cheers
Lacking tribute Of our tears,
He is lying with the dead,
Stark and silent, God knows where?
John Delaney of the Rifes--who was
he?
A name seen on list,
All unknown and all unmssed.
What to us that he is dead?
Yet he died for you and me-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
lF.
with apologies to Kipling) by
j. E. Tufft,

|
| j. Z. Tufft.
II you can keep your Ford when
those about You are selling theirs and
buying Cadillacs; if you can lust be
tickled all to pieces when notified tn
pay your license tax: if you can feel
a quiet sense of pleasure when driving
on rough and hilly road, and never
move a muscle of your visage when
underneath you hear tire explode.
II You can plan pleasant week end
Journey and tinker at your car dav
or so. then thrill with joy on thai
eventful morning to find no skill NJ
yours can make it go: If you can gath
er up your wife and children. mt ons
your glad rags, and start off for
church, then have to wade around in
greasy gearings and spoil the best of
all your stock of shirts, yet through II
all maintain that sweet composure,
that gentle calm BETTING such events.
II you can sound bugle note of tri-
1mph when steering straight against
picket fence; if you can keep your
temper, tongue, and balance when on
your back beneath your car you pose I
IND, struggling there to fix a balkv |
'og wheel, you drop monkey wrench
'cross your nose: If you can smile as
'asoiine goes higher, and sing a song
BECAUSE your motor fGints--your place.
not with common erring mortals;
our home is over there among the
aints!
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
WALKING In Good.

some complain because our railways
are cutting down their luxury service.
10 relieve the French railways a large
NUMBER OF men have just been walking
20 Italy, each carrying 70 pounds Of
luggage. They are not complaining
New York World.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
The Soldier
blanche S. Wagstaff in New
York SUM

He died a soldiers death
/ do not weep
But stand in quiet wonder by his
grave,
Remembering his last words Il 60 to
The women and the little children
sweet,
So earth may be free pathways for
their feet,
And their bruised bodies may be
healed by brave
Men dying" Chant the
bugle full and deep!
He died a soldiers death
l do not weep,
But stand in quiet wonder by his
grave.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13

IL Is custom in the Belgian parlia :
ment that when member makas :
long speech he is entitled to be sun
piled with brandy as a beverage !,
the expense of the government
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13

oihciai statistics, compiled since
the beginning of the war show that az
per cent of the British soldiers re-
cover from their wounds, and about
- per cent return to the firing linz
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13
Thorough Job.

The tanks have certain British
slowness, to be sure, but It is noticed
that they never have to run over anv-
thing twice.-Kansas City Star
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13

one of the oddities of Madrid is
newspaper printed with ink containing
phosphorus, so that the paper can be
read in the dark.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13

Every twenty ninth person in the
United States is the owner of an au-
tomobile.-
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26

work. they are not too young to ap-
preciate the task that lies before this
government, the greatest Democracy
ever known on the face of Gods
green earth. Having shown an appre-
citation for the glories of the land in
which they live, the land in which
they are to work and strive and help
carry on the ideals of free men and
women, the hope Is warranted that
these same boys and girls will con-
tinue to cultivate the spirit Of pa
triotism which prompted the work In
hand. Uncle Sam might well be
proud of them, his little children, who
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26

and will save 1000 every day east of
Pittsburgh.
Going some as savior, eh, what?
How does Mr. Dixon's railroad save
100 freight cars every day in Phila-
delphia?
BY the simple process of getting
shippers to load cars more nearly to
capacity and so doing the work with
fewer cars.
You know James J. Hill, said sew
eral years ago that his greatest rail-
road achievement was to lift the
average load Of his freight cars by a
few thousand pounds.
The difference between loading a
car full and three-quarters full
spells the difference between a re-
ceivership and large dividends. Hill
solved that problem.
But even more significant than the
physical saving Of 1000 freight cars
daily, which Mr.. Dixon mentions. is
this fact:
Shippers and railroads have come
to see that fighting each other Is just
as sane as for a mans right hand to
chop off his left.
A fish minus his tail and fins could
navigate better than a railroad with
out shippers, while shippers without
railroads to carry their goods would
be as lively as fish without any
head.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
- f.t-s
Evaporator''s
Fl GREEN. u. s. N.

1t seeps to the bilges. Vapor exhaust
and safety valves spit It over the
side. And the days total loss in
fresh water is something like 2 tons
per 1000 horsepower. or so tons for
common or garden battleship. Re-
duced to gallons this makeup feed
is 500 in "a hours.
In addition there are the baths
Jack cleans his teeth each morning,
shaves and scrubs himself. A half
bucket of fresh water is allowed per
day. There are 500 Of him on deck
and at least 400 below. Below means
cold dust and grease. A navy stoker
comes off watch and enjoys hot
fresh water bath that would tantalize
Iurk. The oiler shampoos his
sl1mey self in Biltmore style. Cap
tain and officers are British In their
devotions to cold bawths each morn
ing. For 100 men 1900 gallons is
not a bad average daily consumption
of fresh water.
Cooking, heating, laundry. drink
ing, and a multitude Of other efficient
means exist for expanding fresh
water. Every gallon represents a
pound of coal. Every pound of coal
counts on the final engineering score
for the year.
They say that successful fleet en-
g1neer In order to save water and
In Its turn coal, eats friend eggs in
stead of boiled, wears a beard, and
battles only on Saturday nights. His
coal percentage is high but it's lit
tie like trying to boost a batting
average by sleeping on home plate.
Water, water, everywhere-and
not a drop, not one d. drop to
drink or there wouldn't be any
"Vaps'' and ''Tilly' in the Navy Reg
lister.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
Why We Are at War.
New York Herald,)


Two German cruisers and three
German torpedo boats fred ruthlessly
on the sinking merchantmen and sub
sequently on their lifeboats They
made no effort to spare the lives of
the seamen.-Stockholm cable dis
patch.
The reports of the butchery of the
crews of the merchantmen pass de-
scription. Two women in one ship
waved a piece of white cloth, which
was perfectly visible. They were
"silenced" by a volley from German
characterization cable dispatch.
Esthonians who escaped from Oesel
and Moon Islands report that cap
turned Russians were forced into
boats by the Germans, who told
them, 1--WE have nothing with which
to feed you. Go away" AS soon
as the boats left the shore they were
fired on by German machine guns
Petrograd cable dispatch.
Can there be any wonder that the
nations of civilization have banded
themselves together to crush the
Frightfulness that has its lair in
Berlin, and on land as we'll as on
sea, commits such crimes against de-
cency, civilization and humanity?
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26

: Fighting Bob La Toilette has be-
come Crawling Bob After his bonn
pastlc dehance-after months of de-
famation of his country, after repeat
ing every exploded lie put out by
Bernstorff and the other propagan-
d1sts who sowed them broadcast La
Toilette is at last brought squarely to
the issue. He is charged with delb-
erately misrepresenting the facts of
the Lusitania case. AS to his motives
in going back to that pre-war event
and classifying 1t there can be no ques-
ton whatever. His Misrepresentation
can have only one effecet-it can help
the Kaiser and no one else, and as an
intelligent man La Follettee must be
held to know and assume the respon-
stbility of his acts. And "Crawling
Bob" f1inches from the issue. He
wants to talk about something else.
He does not want to be
queried on why he lied-or where no
got his Conformation" He wants to
"broaden the scope of the inquiry
so that he can do the cutie fish stunt
again, and conceal his turpitude In
cloud of drool and piffle about wall
street." munitions makers" or CON
stitutional rights" IT'S Crawling
Bob" from now on.--Watsrhury DEM
Ocrat.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
BY LIEUT.. FITZHUG

Klankety-thump- clank-! Get me
Mudguard nothing. . forget It! We
can't all afford them. Sure! No
vember first, six-thirty a. M, a steam
radiator.
Half hour later you shave. Soapy
water splashes on hot pipes and
sizzles into puff OF steam. Some
white residue stays on the radiator.
That bit of crumbly white powder is
soap and anything else which hap
pened to be in your shaving mug,
Vapor mounting heavenward is .vir-
gin pure. If there is enough of 1t
your mirror coats with drops of
moisture--tiny souls of your lather's
corpse and 80 on-(see early British
poets and W. Whitman, ESD
On a battleship ten hot radiators
sit IN ten tight tanks. Ten salt water
pipes splash the ten hot radiators.
AS IN your lavatory laboratory, steam
RISES leaving white residue; SALT
instead OF coating mirror, the
'apor rises virgin pure (etc.) through
copper pipes to another room. There
cold water cools the pipes, condens-
!ls steam within to water which
leeos TO large tanks. This is the
snip s d1stilling plant, and it does bust
ness on man-of-war at the rate Of
zo,ooo gallons a day, makes that much
salt water into pure fresh liquid.
Inc radiator-in-a-tank is named
vaporator-"Vaps" for short The
"ater-cooled pipes from which the
steam energies as fresh water, are
together named Distiller-'"Tilly''
for short. And the whole arrange
ment Is termed (by the chief en-
glneer) that blankety- blank squirrel
cage which gobbles all my coal!'
What's the idea? The old com
parison of man and engine was never
so true as In the water question. Man
drinks, works, sweats,-must drink
again. Boiler drinks from the feed
tank. tons an hour; engine takes
steam and tolls. And, pore-like, a
thousand leaks and drains and es-
capes of every kind permit sweating,
losses to the atmosphere and over
board. Water oozes by piston rods.
Through pump packings and valves
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26

When Uncle Sam declared a state
of war against Germany and issued a
call for volunteers to help down the
Huns, Henry Russell Dickinson, aged
20, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dick
enson Of Kensington needed. Dick
enson, who is one Of Kensington's best
young men, enlisted In Company
Second Regiment, Meriden, on May
%, 1917. He is now believed to be
in France and ready ito go over the
top" Before enlisting young Dicken-
son was employed in the Stanley
Works.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
"You Are Old Kaiser William"

"You Are Old Kaiser William"
with appropriate apologies to the
late Lewis CarrolD.
you are old, Kaiser William" the
Crown Prince said,
And for years have done nothing
but fight.
Yet now you necessarily prate about
peace
VIII the world understand the
thing right"
when started this war" he replied
to his son,
II thought we were certain to win,
But the terrible boomer you made at
Verdun
you are DID," said the youth, 'as
mentioned before,
And you boasted of conquest for
years,
Yet now that you've gotten the world
good and sore,
You talk J: CAGE with voice full of
tears
lat the start" Kaiser William replied
to the lad
"Our good old steam roller sure
rolled!
But we'd better let go, now that
things are so bad,
And endeavor to get a new hold"
"You are Old said the youth, land
have wallowed in death,
And you haven't had nearly enough.
Still you talk about peace with a pal
pitant breath
Do you think that they'll fall for
the stuff"
"At the start" said his father, at
looked like cinch,
And victory certain for us.
But now that we're finding ourselves
in a pinch,
The people are making a FUSS
you are DID," said the youth, land
you speak about God,
And you treat Him almost as a
friend.
Don't you think He should heed your
imperial nod
And bring this affair to an end?''
1--WE answered three questions; be
Oft on your way"
Said his father, restraining a sob;
: you've only lost fourteen divisions
today;
9TH y'll think that you're quitting the
job
PORTER EMERSON BROWNE.
of The Vigilantes.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
FAILS TO BE PASSED
Italian Government Beaten in Cham
Der of Deputies by Total
Of 314 to 90.

Rome, Oct. 26.-The governm emit
was defeated in the chamber Of depu-
ties when a vote Of confidence failed
by 314 to 90.
The Italian parliament re-opened
it's session less than two weeks ago.
A despatch from Turin on October
II said that the position Of the gov
eminent was endangered because OF
the serious riots in Turin during the
latter part Of August and because of
the general food crisis throughout
Italy. The food controller, Giuseppe
Canepa, resigned owing to the food
situation. The despatch said that the
government would be called upon by
parliament to justify its action.
The Rome correspondent of the
Petit Parisen reported Thursday that
political circles in Italy were con-
WINGED that Minister of the Interior
Orlando shortly would be called upon
to form national ministry.
When the Salandra ministry re-
signed in June, 1916, it was succeeded
by the present Boselli cabinet which
was reconstructed June 16, 1917
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
Glug!

yes" said a travelling man, II was
once out of sight of land on the At
lantic ocean twenty one days."
Another man spoke up: ION the
Pacific ocean one time didn't see land
for twenty nine days"
A bald man knocked the ashes from
his cigar and contributed his bit:
II started across the Kaw river at
Topeka In sklff once" he said, land
was out Of sight Of land before I
reached the other side.''
What" demanded the man who
had spun the first yarn. 1.-THE Kaw
is not more than 800 feet wide at To-
peka.
"Quite true' said the bald man
quietly. The skiff turned over and
I sank twice."
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME.


Those who have experienced the
thrill that comes with the sight Of
EAome after a prolonged absence will
nppreciate the feeling Of our boys
who are coming back tomorrow
t1rom Camp Devens. Many of these
young fellows had never been away
from home before. Homesick?
Yes, they are homesick. Yet tonight
they are thrilled with the JOY Of con-
templation-a visit home. Tenting
tonight on the old camp ground has
for them happiness never expert
enced before. Let us make the full
flilment of this dream one never to be
forgotten by the welcoming home to-
morrow Let us turn the town over
to them for the day. Nothing should
BE too good for them, when our boys
come marching home.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
Econonnizing Space.

(From Girard's Talk of the Day" In
the Philadelphia Telegraph.)
IF YOU save a little home from
burning down you would pat your
selr on the back and say: IT did a
good job"
If YOU save 1000 such homes from
burning YOU would expect to be
crowned a hero and a public benefac-
tor.
With steel prices in the clouds, a
eood freioht car is now worth about
as much as a little nome.
And I learn from wee fres,oen !.
C.oorre Dallas Dixon that his railroad
comnanv has actually saved loo
freight cars every day in Philadelphia
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
With Second Sober Thought.

AS the doctor was showing some
friends through an insane asylum he
drew their attention to stately old
woman wearing paper crown. He
explained that she imagined she was
the queen of England, and for their
amusement he advanced towards her
with courtly bow and said: Good
morning, your majesty"
The old woman looked at him and
retorted scornfully: You're fool,
sir"
The doctor was greatly astonish ed,
but totally collapsed when one of the
party remarked innocently: why
doctor, she was sane enough then"
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
SHERMAN WAS RIGHT.

Chicago Policemen Now Feel That the
War Has Its !Terrors.
Chicago, Oct. 26.-The time-hon-
ored custom of giving free beer and
whiskey to policemen has been aban-
, doned by breweries and saloons of
the liquor dealers association.
Beginning November 1 the police
man on the beat must pay for his
drinks the same as other customers
The dealers say the high cost of
beer and whiskey and increased taxes
have caused them to take this ac-
ton.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
A Fair Time Was Had BY All.

(Lewisville, Ark, Recorder).
The evening was most propitious.
The afr was balmy. The fragrance Of
flowers was patent in the breeze. The
limpid moonlight, in glow of beauty,
kissed the hills and valleys. While
from the vines and bushes the merry
twitter Of playful birds, symphonies
soft and low, entranced with other
delight the romantic party goers.
Now a still other delight was in store
some fine music and good singing
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
LaFoliette to Make Speeches.
New York World.)

New York World.)
Deserters from the army are told
that if they will return to camp and
subject themselves to authority all
will be forgiven, but Senator LaFol-
lette is arranging a series of speeches
in various large cities In the course
of which he will attempt by oratory
alone to show how desertion by a
senator may be honorable and profit
able.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-26
Strike!

Strike!
Go forth! to smite the powers Of
blood
And tyranny, with arm OF
might;
Ths God Of truth is our support,
He serves the everlasting right.
Within the clouds, on land and
deep,
The great Republics flag UNI
furled,
Strike! for the freedom Of the
seas,
Strtkel for the freedom of the
world.
DANIEL I. GROSS.