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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
WEAKNESS At STOCkllOl IN

The collapse ot Russia aud the
easy possibility that Italy max
h" made lmputent give added i'm
pnrlanee 10 tn. >trcu4thrning Of
our diplomatic orrNtrr abroad.
he pres s@r ul tirruuu Victories
IN these countries UatllfYIN COM
p"ls more respectful attention
10 German arguments IN The few
remaining Neutral countries Of
Europe, especially those that Ger
many needs in her war business.
ile strength Of German prop
uganda III Sweden Wu> sharply
acrcntlated by the l.nNhurg rucl-
dent. Further disclosures show
That Germany i holding new IN
uUGelnentS to Sweden III several
directions. A. an instance. She
NH restore HE AIunu islands
Winrh We're lost TO Russia III 1899,
when Sweden lost Finland. and "A
part OF Swedish l.apIu1L, THESE
islands would be Of extreme
value to Sweden ~ Il naval ha>..
III the event of war with RUSSIA,
At present Germany. lay urrup>-
ing these islands. could maxi,
commerce with Sweden entirety
safe, and by restoration later
would prevent the possibility Of
Russia shutting off SWrdru'> tim
Der shipments by sea.
IT Is noted too, in recent dis
patches that Germany will i'll
crease certain food shipments t,
Sweden. though she. herself, viii
experience some sacrifice.
We do not think our riti,
Zen> we'll Informed a. to tn.
character of orr repre>rntativ.
at Stockholm. Dur minister [,
sweden il a 1am"ntabiy weak
product oi the Chicago stock.
yalds.--ijntil his appointment h,
WIS without diplomatic, tx,
pereilee Of any sort. He ha,
nelthar a business nor profes,
sion, nor had he ever been any
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
ALL OFT FOR THE TREE.

The big thing on Christmas day,
next to Christmas itself, i to be
the gathering of friends and
ncighbors at the community
Christmas tree on the courthouse
lawn. We are to meet there at
Iour-thirty o'clock, sing carols
and exchange The greetings and
good wishes.
Two of the songs Mil be- found
IN another column of toduy's
Mi,soulian. and two others Will
be printed tomorrow, or four al
together. Besides. copies Of these
songs will be distributed at the
meeting. The necessary business
in hand is to learn the words 50
Well before Christmas that We
viii not have to watch the other
fellow lead We Viii have to BE-
careful or The Youngsters Will be
a long Way ahead Of lis. because
ticN nave been practlcing these
songs for some days.
We know that This will be one
IF the finest most inspiring and
memorable gatherings ever held
IN MIesollla # all Of orr people
Young and old come forth
The community chorus which i
nov one of the important TEA
lures of our life, all Of the chill
drtn. The strangers who are with
III our gates, the men aud women
who have moi met With the Choir
tI>. all these must meet regard
less Of ANYTHING save sickness.
Let lis make it something tu think
about. this first wartime commit
NIFTY Christmas free. II Mill mak.
lI> better citizens aud better
ncighbors.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
WHERE SAMMEES ARE
LOCATED IN FRANCE

Our war department has steadily re-
position of the first contingent of
American troops to enter the trenches
The Germans. on the other hand, have
been less retcent. They promptly
discovered where our troops were and
quite as promptly announced the cap
ture of prisoners. together with addi-
tonal details, which. if accurate dis
close the position of Americas first
troops to fight on II European battle
field
We have thus the anomalous sitlla-
ton growing out OF the characteristic
policy of the war department, in which
the Germans inform the American
public as to the whereabouts of Amer
lean troops. Now | do not pretend to
any secret information in the matter.
but the Germans have announced that
they have taken American prisoners
ut the point Where the Rhine Marine
canal crosses the firing line. IF this
be truthful, then the American troops
| are in Lorraine, and at least some por-
ton of their numbers have occupied
the village of Parros. which is situated
where the Rhine Marine canal crosses
the firing line.
Look ut any standard atlas, and find
Nancy and Luneville, near the old
frontier between France and Germany.
south Of Metz and west of StrasShurg.
Parroy is "A half dozen miles north of
l.IDaKiit, tuit,. "a &
Nancy. 1t is not more than two miles
ON the French side of the old frontier.
II the German statements are accu-
rate our troops are holding the Lor-
rain" gateway to France. They are
occupying positions fought over in the
great battles for Nancy in August and
September 1914. and the road and
canal they are covering were followed
first by French troops marching to
defeat at Morhange and later by Ger
man troops rushing westward to their
defeat before Nancy
visited all this ground in the spring
| Of 1916. getting within two or three
miles of Pairoy. 1t is a country Of
rolling hills,Sclcar, swift rivers, con-
siderable forests Cone of the largest of
| which is close to Parroy). In wide
circle about Parroy the villages were
destroyed by the Germans in the in
NaSion. 1t may be that the Germans
are lying about the American position
! 1t may be that the assignment is only
| temporary, and purely for the purpose
| of training our green troops on a rel
| atiNcly quiet front. But at the lea st
| the presence, of PerShing's army in
| Lorraine. ii it be there, must suggest
! interesting Specuiations. Would it not
| he a strange turn of the wheel if
| american troops should by their cam
I-;,ign win back for France those
! provinces lost in 1870? Such Il repay
mcnt by Pershmg of the debt of La
| taNette laid MS under would supply
| one of the rumances of all history. At
| all events We have the German official
| declaration and the atlas to fall back
| upon, even though the war department
| fails nS.-F'rom Another Year End,
| 10y Frank II. Simonds. in the American
| Review of Reviews for December 1917.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
THE SENTRY.

Melvin Lostutter. formerly reporter
on "A Columbus newspaper, is now In
the United States marines, somewhere
off the coast of South Carolina. He
sends back the story of Il green sen
try who was on duty a few nights ago.
Three persons appeared in the dark :
ness and in true military atEtes the
sentry demanded;
Halt. Who goes there?'
Captain, wife. and child" WaS the
answer pf the officer The sentry had
stopped. SssssssHsssss
Advance. captain, to be reedse
fcnmmanded the sentry. -. Mark time,
wife and child" indianapolis News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
Am orleans u nd.er Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune


The of the
at thourc but
al
people of Gthwh with
in
American
Wyoming valley in Northeastern PENNSYLVANIA
of to who
Enough h OF the To
Down from the north in the
the an orgy
The suTcHERy AT
% Il and
. the araulcrs
Late the afternoon pifn
liant of
The Aeing to
blockhoue the
As ctim
dsarnet and tied they
dIndian
e,lhot
of
OF
the
man.. it
hundred Tories
Central house in the
to alitanw who ,oudnp
o fash
There The I;u those
Wyoming a Of the
Washington to
Y.
and IA a of Yanlee
The VENGEANCE OF of
yofth allies The American
rushed the n
loriously
victorious routing
i % llagcrs
washingons
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
roo EARLY TO DISCUSS.

II is idle to discuss the rumored
peace terms of Germany for two
reasons. the most important OF
which is that no cognlzance Is
taken OF the geal that President
Wilson and Iloyd-Georgc have
set. namely That the war mast
continue until the peace DECISION
Of Germany is left to- her people.
The president has made it PLAIN
that the government OF Germany.
rs it now exists. cannot be trust
ed and until it Is dissolved or re
moved there can be no peace. The
position Of Lloyd-Gcorgc diff
fcrs only i'll form. The VIC
tory he SAYS. rs more lmpof-
tant than mere terms The AFRO
CANT military caste III Prussia
must be uNerihroWn before we
can have any permanent peace.
for that is The only peace worth
fighting for
Another reason Why serious
discussion Of these terms as of
fcrcd i prutltlr>~ i that the
peace proposal Of Germany has
not been offered officially. We
think that the program. a. limited,
is merely lcelcr to try ont The
sentiment in different countries
With a view of ascrrtaiHlng how
strong President Wilson and
l.loNd-Cieurgc stand With their
uWn peoples.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
Newest Things
in Science

| South Australia hopes to become
producer of radium. as 1t has discov-
cred deposit Of uranium.
That it can be operated from dis
tant points Is one advantage OF Il new
motor driven fire alarm siren.
4, For protecting trousers from mud a
French inventor has brought out a
guard to be attached to shoes like a
spur.
An electrically heated incubator for
! the production of bacteria has been
developed by Salt Lake City scicn-
fist. II -. -
Breweries in Argentina each year
produce enough beer to give each
! half gallons.
| Kansas produced and marketed
| s,73s,077 barrels of Oil last year,
| nearly double the production of any
previous year.
! Burned but a few years ago as use
less rubbish. there now is a wide de-
mand for the waste from Spain's cork
| factories.
J An electric egg Gambler has been in
vented for use in public places. where
the freshness of an egg can be demon
strated.
! The importation of cooking utensils
coated or lined with lead or any of
it's alloys has been prohibited in New
Zealand.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
WAR LECTURES BEGIN,

. Paris. Dee. 2l.-Dr. Herbert AnRmsl
Gibbons has begun an extensl v1 $40 I
gram Of lectures In important cities
on .whar the United States-=Is Do,
ing in the War" for the ComnAGtSe on
the Effort Of France and Her AaSSEd1f
which stephen Pichon. minister OF
foreign affairs, is chairman. :
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
Hits From Sharp Wits

In the football field the poets ought
t" be able to do some foo; work A
poet is always known by his feet 49,
Los Angeles Times
High prices should prove an eff
Client assistant to the experts who are
teaching us how to Save.-lndianapy-
lis News:
It's poor rule that won't work both
ways bnt IA poorer one that wont work
''"'''p''l' ~ 'sss'9k e., &
Our ideas "f the millennium are hazv.
but we feel certain there will he no
alarm clocks there. Toledo Blade
! ssss - t. .s.. 2
= rs NetyN We're always pleasant
= ,her-'d be no particular credit IN doing.
n,-De,roit Free Press.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
ARABS DESERT TURKS.

London, Dec. ol.--Arab soldiers in
the Turkish armies have been desert
ing In great numbers during the past
few months. according to information
received from Palestine. Those. who
were retaken have been subjected to
the heaviest penalties, as a lesson to
their fellows. one man In every ten be :
ing publicly hanged and the body left
exposed for "a long time afterward.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
Judge Duncan Nanus
Flag Over Desk.

Above the bench in department No.
l Of the district court huge flhB haH
been hung. 1t does. to be- sure. OBJ
scure some OF the mural painting but.
in Judge ASA l.. Duncan's opinion 1t
stands for justice. equality and free
dom more successfully than the ALE
eorical ladies' on the wall ever did.
When "Scotty" Robertson and Dep
uty Sheriff George Duncan secured the
flag for the courtroom they started to
place it upon the judges desk. But
the judge protested.
Il want the flag over me-" he said,
mot under me. l don't know of any,
ono who has right to sit above that
flag. Hang 1t high. 1t ought to be
where every person in the court room
can see it,
So now the flag hangs near the cell
ing. in front of the trio of rustic young
ladies who ordinarily look out over
the courtroom.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
Story of How One Pope
Treated a German King

OF all the wranglin.y monarchs who
ing the infancy of government none
was more picturesque than Henry "
of Germany. And he suffered perhaps
the greatest humiliation that ever was
came pope in the seventh decade of the
eleventh century The election did not
please Henry in the least. Under the
rilfered title of Roman king he claimed
It share in papal affairs and did not
propose To be treated lightly. But
Gregory persuaded him to confirm his
elevation. Then dissension broke out
between the two, and Henry's parti-
sans unseated the pope, who retired to
Canossa in the Apennnes.
Gregory retaliated on Henry by
welding that most powerful weapon
G; the church-eXcommun This
casting out of the faith was the most
feared of all fates in ancient days, and
even Henry's close advisors fell away
Fl ON him. The king faced the storm
bravely enough. but things went
against him and he decided to propi-
tate Gregory. So. in the midst of
winter, he crossed the Alps. a truly
prodisious undertaking in those times
and presented himself before the castle
where Gregory WAS staying. asking
audience. At first Gregory refused.
mt then. consented ON condition that
Henry dismiss all OIL attendants
and enter alone. The German king
complied and quilted his suite to go
III side the walls. {,
Further on. he. came to second
gate where he Was told that the pope
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22

Don't overlook Cap Holbrook's
Kettle on the corner. The Saliva
ton army Is fighting fog the ones
|al home as We'll a. abroad. Every
com IN the kettle means asmerrier
lChrlstmaS tor someone LII, Mis-
SUuta :
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22

The invention Of machine to grind
sea saAA zoo smooth to be OF use In
,itsSyaa shape has enabled great
Quantities Of II TO be utilized. III brick
manufacture In Virginia.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
"eill's Dream
Contributed.

| met Bill Crosby down town this
afternoon an Bill seq to me. seq he.
''Jud. had a queer dream las night.
did fer fact. F1ls. dreamed went
over to tn postoffice to mail letter
TO S'manthy at the boardin' school an
bless my soul II tn postmaster wasn't
"A new kind OF a bird to me. He looked
like sauer kraut an weiner wurst an
he had moustache that stuck right
up in tn air just like tn kaiser's.
II paid seven cents fer a three cent
stamp an three soljers ordered me to
move on. l went over to tn court
house TO pay my indemnity taxes an
by Hen, if there wasn't an entirely
l.w outfit there. too. The treasurer
an the county clerk an the sheriff an
tn c'missioners an tn hull darn bunch
were Dutchmen an they all had mus
tachcs that stuck right up in tn air
just like tn kaiser's.
They TUX my name am asst me all
about my bein' able fer military dooty
an such like an il had ever borne
arms 'ginst tn fathcrland an such fool
questions an'--Oh yes. an they made
me sign an oath OF 'legiance to tn
kaiser an then two soljers TUX me to
tn barber shop where they shaved my
beard off an pointed my mustache
right up in tn air just like tn kaiser's.
well. as l went out Of tn door an
other soljer who had mustache just
like mine give me a dictionary an tole
me to report to headquarters three
times week fer my German lessons.
asst him what year this was anyhow.
an he seq to me seq he, Dis iss neli-
teen huntert an kaiser YUM Well /
hauled off an hit that impcrtnatc
young Dutchman a clip on tn jaw an
next thing knew Marian was a shak-
in me good an she seq, seq she. Bill.
what do ye mean by CALM me tn
kaiser" Hee. hee. hee! haw. haw.
haw: an | seq to Marian. seq I. I'm
glad now. Marian. we cud send one boy
to help lick tn kaiser. You go on with
your Red Cross knittin'. Marian, an
with yer meatless days an yer wheat
less days an such. I'm fer EN-"
EARL d. COvELI.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22

The threat of Quebec to srrcde
from Canada because of the vote
for CONSUMPTION. will not scare
tn" British lion. ireland has
threatened something of that sort
since The battle of the Boynr. Old
Mother England has large fam
ily OF children, some of whom are
oDstreperous most of the time. but
the records show that when the
l'o'l>e Is on fire. all turn ont aud
work together.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
THE NATIONAL PARTY.

The new political war baby. the
National Party. is getting its first
teeth and will be ont of its swad-
ding clothes before the next
campaign, it, wet nurses hope.
some days ago i committee rep
Presenting It's various elements
lvi>iled President Wilson. showed
the partN'> birth certificate along
With the birth mark of loyalty to
the republic and unfolding sup
port to the government in the
| prosecution Of Il war to save de-
ImorracN and human freedom
That was a wise move. placing
the new organization at once
above suspicion of resistance to
Fan issue that must be carried to
success. ii we are to have a coun4
try at all. The brand of dislGN-
atty is left to the \on-paltsan
| league.
The address reads in part:
| IN the forefront of our thinking
| in these times, along with the
| eager desire to help win the war,
| are two vital issues to the achieve
| ment of which We sish YOU might
| elect to give immediately the ire
| mendnus weight OF your authority
and Influence These are:
! /. The general enfranehisement
! If women on equal terms with
men; and
;. The complete prohibition of
the liquor traffic
These ISSUES Will be disposed Of
before HE National Party Is
jrcadN Tor action.
\ vote on the Susan Is. Anthony
Iamrudmrnt viii be taken in The
house early III January. The
| friends OF tlc measure claim u
imaJoritN Of twenty-five votes III
It's favor. We think that ii will
, be adopted. At least. w~hopr 80.
| The other issue. that OF com
pIrte prohibition of the liquor
traffic Mas disposed of. 81 far Us
H. possible by legislation of con
gr"s~. 10y the recent vote in the
hou~" for constitutional amend
nrnt. which will put an end to
tthr liquor business III this cuun-
! try when the amendment is rati-
fled by two thirds Of the states.
Ih"t l. Is certain rs anything
lcau he.
| II these are The two vital i>>ur~
iUf the National Party. we can see
how IT. stock III goods will he re
durrd very soon, Very likely its
attltnd" Will be that ct Mr.. MlcuN-
tt"r, wanting for something to
turn ny upon Which it may ap-
peat for national support. Mcan-
IWhl'" III Montana its success or
failure VIII ret largely npuu The
character Of the leadership. as
>nming. OF course. that it really
>proIle III Montana We will
know more about it after the con-
Nentlon III New Iork next May.
The threat Of Quebec to srrcde
from Canada because of the vote
Tor CONSUMPTION, will not scare
tn" British lion. Ireland has
Threatened sompthinr nt tbnt ~,r,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22

.loads siApat sS18 lie i&jtiis-
slcrile1aH IS Whdify withoht
qualifications for diplomatic life,
unless money may be regarded
as one Of them. lie expects to
continue in this service because
of his heavy financial contribu-
tons to the last Democratic ma
tional campaign fund. as well as
through his financial relations
with certain officials who repre-
sent themselves as influential
with the administration at Wash
ington.,
We Mink il quite time that this
SOFT Of bnsinc was inquired into
by ME presidcntand stopped be-
fore damage to the country fol-
lDWS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
TalltofMe To.l,,,,I
Show Red cross Flae
on Christmas I've

The display Of Red Cross service
flags ON. Christmas eve will give not
only a holiday aspect to hundreds OF
homes but also an Indication OF the
extent to which Missoula has engaged
itself In the important relief work OF
the Red Cross organization. To evesy
person who has bought a Red Cross
membership during the Christmas
campaign a transparency bearing the
seyosa on a field of white, has been
NAAned. The trans6arencies are to be
N1AcSd in the windows on Christmas
sINet swifhslighted candles back OF them.
Ri f0hdreds OF MissStAa homes win
iibow this sign of patriotism this week.
Tho home that does not will be unable
to claim the true Christmas spirit.
III anything expresses the Christ
mas spirit In this year of war" said
one Red Cross worker yesterday. 1T
is the Red Cross organisation. Holly,
wreathes and mistlctoe are all vefy
well. but they are selfish trifles unless
they hang beside service Tag
Members Of the Rcd Cross who
have not been given the little EN-
blcms may receive them by applying,
with proofs Of membership, at any OF
the banks, the Missoula Mercantile
company. the Florence. Palace or
Shapard hotel, Donohues store or the
Vienna cafe.
Memberships will be sold at all pro-
testant churches tomorrow. and flags
may be secured there. The Catholic
church will sell memberships on Sun
day. December 80. y"
Toy Shops Prove y.
American ingenuity.
Scoffers who said that Christmas
toys Of worth could come only. from
Germany should visit the shops in
Missoula. There they will see what
American ingenuity has produced in
the face of an emergency. Cut Off
from the European toy makers who
had always supplied the greater part
Of Americas holiday wares. Yankee
manufacturers have developed native
toy making art. The result Is surpris.
ing. There is nothing initiative about
the American toys: they are original.
The new Santa Claus Is modern, too.
He believes in the educational value OF
toys. Almost every Yankee playthine
makes some demand upon the wits OF
its owner. Structural material Of all
sorts Is a favorite.
OF course the war is reflected inrfhe;
toys. Tanks, huge howitzers. aero
planes-all these are available for the
toy poilus and Sammees and Tommies.
Battlcships are, of course. common
and there are even subma rines. thouRli
these are not popular. Some ships are
SO built that when torpedoed or bonn
barded properly they will fly to pieces
They can. of course. be rebuilt and
sent to battle once more.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22

The importation of cooking utensils
coated or lined with lead or any of
it's alloys has been prohibited in New
Zealand.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22

An electric egg Gambler has been in
vented for use in public places. where
the freshness of an egg can be demon
Strated.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22
THE VENGEANCE or
THE PATRIOTS.

geance. Long and licrccly
victorious. routing the encm
Tory power in all that regi
For the Tories found it .
than to stand out and fight
blow OF repriSal scared the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-22

South Australia hopes to become a
producer of radium. as 1t has discov.
cred a deposit of uranium.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-03
!: GW ITALIAN TROOPERS
 SALUTE EACH OTHER
eiated PESs;

HEADQUARTERS. THE ITALIAN ARMY. Sept. S.-"When your soldiers salute each other, they say How. iust Ike the American Indians" said Major Boiling of the American mili- .ary mission 10 General Cadorna dur iHE his recent visit to this front.
 -I- does sound like your English How explained General Cadorna. ~hH- what they really use is word pronounced Chow though spelled .c3ao, r might be mistaken for Chi -ase. but it's really an old Piedmont eSa mountain salutation."
 Since the war this word pronounced Chow" has become the most popular in the Italian language. One of it's pecular;ties is that it is never used by women. T. is chiefly used by the sol d.e-s as they pass each other along the front One of the sights of the front is 70 hear the exclamation used hy two comrades of Alpine regiments who have not met for a long time. The Chow" leaps from their very hearts. and then they fall to kissing each e7heT-on the cheeks. and skipping saeh other on the shoulders util the very hills seem 10 resound with te -orce Of their friendly blows.