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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Atlanta, Ga. DR.. Jacobson said In
a recent interview that % per cent
I0f enema comes FROM nervous
breakdown which can only be- cor
|rected by supplying the necessary
phOsphates 10 the nervous system
that Is lacking in the food you eat,
and this can be quickly be supplied
by taking one or two 5-grain krgO-
Phosphate tablets after each meal.
and al bed time. II will in many
asses make q pale scrawney face
he picture Of health In a few days,
I have seen women that I expected
would have tO be sept under treat
ment for months restored 10 perfect
uealth In one or two weeks time.
SPECIAL NOTICE. The ArgO-
Phosphate recommended by DR.. +.
N. Jacobson contains phOsphates
such as r prescribed by leading
physicians throughout thea world.
and II will be found the most eTec-
tive form for treating patients with
Nervous Dyspepsia, Stomach trOub-
les, Brain Fag, and Nervous Pros
ration. II will renew :outhful vim
md vigOr, and build 40 tho whole
noty, II your druggist will not
supply you with ArgO-phOsphate,
iend $40 for two weeks treatment,
10 Argo Laboratories. 10 Forsyth
Atlanta. ga. adv,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

n you have borrowed this paper
from your neighhor. be- sure 10 re-
turn Il when you have finished
reading IT, He subscribed because
he wanted II.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

When the government finishes
with It's own investigation Il should
look into the conspiracy between
the weather man and the coal
barons.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Duty is usually founded on ca
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03
A NEEDED LESSON

with the clouds Of war booming
darkly over the country; with plots
aud counter plots against the peace
Of our people; with food disturb
unccs In large cities: and with tho
price loustcr stalking abroad In ~"
laud. truly Il is a time when the
sober sense " the American people
should he called into USE.
Hut We are unlike any other peo-
pie IN thu globe. There seems Ia
lc something IN the very air W
breathe that makes Tor a different
out look ou life from that % any
other country. Ne other land eau
Vie with ~ IN the vastncss Of IT.
resources. The increase IN our
national wealth during the last two
drcadcs would make Crucsus APP
pear a pikcr. and besides u own
magni1cence the g%l0rics NJ solomon
are a. the moonlight 10 the radiant
orb NJ day. our strength and our
resources are buundlcss aud limit
less.
hut because " these very facts
We Ind ourselves as a people stand
ing on the very brink ~ national
disaster.
We are the most confidently care
less people on earth. hence find
ourselves now engaged In a gigantic
conflict and lamentshly ~unprcpared
for the task before us. What boots
~ that MI resources In men and
material are ~ vast2 Those re-
sources are a. the latent heat Of
the acknowledged and unmo-
biliIed. A Strenuous campaign OF
preparedness is on. but the one Obj
solutely essential element-time-
Is IN a great denied US.
Then We are the most magnin-
Gently wast-ml people in the world.
Besides u national extravaganza,
the prodigalily u kings is as pinch
ing "conumy. And this trait. too. Is
tlirraieuIng Ia be- our undoing.
Having 10y our WI royal ~extrava-
Taure consumed much. and by
shipment from the country runsum-
rd much more, We nnd ourselves
facing a demand for unlimited sup
Pile, and with practically empty
stnrc-huusrs. What matters II that
other crops may be- raIsedf That
same element time may be- de-
ni"d ~ Ger the insistcnt demand is
upon us.
The remeiy2 Several.
IN III" first place. export nothing
that is urgently needed in this
country. But perhaps YOU say that
the European nations must be- fed
Granted. hut are We under obliga-
tiuns la feed them and lot our own
people suffer FIR foodg And was II
by any act NJ ours that the bulk Of
their men arc now fighting when
they should he al peace and pro-
ducing' u Is we'll to care for our
allies Ia the limit NJ possibilities. hut
our interests must take prece-
drncp.
Next get after the price hOoster.
" there Is any particular class Of
humans II such They can he called
to whom prison garb would he ac-
tually becoming. II Is 10 these gen
try. without mercy themselves
they deserve none; without pity.
they a expect none. Void even Of
a sense Of Justice, they should have
melted out To them the justice or'sn
y for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth"
Then let America ga 10 work in
earnest-work with the soil. Let
MS not be satisfied with increns
crops this seeson, but let us plan
for ven greater increases for years
10 come. in order that the nations
Of the earth may be fed and we will
still hive enough left for our con-
Aud when we produce H. let US
conserve II and not waste Il.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Perhaps, however. John Barley
corn is wondering what part Of the
German army walked over him.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Prolter, California,
July Il, 1917.
To my friends and anyone having
any business transactions with me
will be glad To hear from you. The
Ibovc will be my address for some
lime. With best wishes. I am
Yours truly,
JOHN STEARLY.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

hid they call your number. young
man. Congratulations
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Everybody put their shoulders Ia
the wheel and give the town a
boost. Columbus Is still a live one
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Let us hope that while Russia il
IN the reform business she will take
a shot at her language.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Since the draft. those cities that
returned padded census reports
have been busy explaining what has
become Of their population.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

For SALE Two houses fur
nishcd, bargain prices for a few
days, -Rrut will pgy 80 per cent on
the inVcstmtnt-BoX 1908. Il
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-03

Houses for Rent-Bob Flack. u
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
THE ENEMY At WORK.

There is something more than a
suspicion that behind the great strike
on the Pacific coast may be a deep
conspiracy OF enemies of the Re
public.
Hardly a fortnight ago organized la
Dor in convention ut Minneapolis de-
clared its untiring support to the gov
eminent in this war. 1t pledged its
united aid in the struggle to save
democracy and liberty to the world.
which means incidentally the saving
of organized labor. One can easily
fancy the fate of labor in the event
of losing the war.
strikes might occur despite the pledge
at Minneapolis. it is not so easy to
understand a strike of present pro-
! portions at IA time when the govern
| ment needs ships so badly, save that
| it is caused by the plotting of our
| enemies at arms or by traitors within
the ranks OF IabOr.
| The ono thing certain is that UNI
| less we succeed in building ships faster
| than the German submarines can dc
| stroy them, England and France viii
! starve and the war will be lost. i
| is a race against time, and in no othel
| way could the enemy strike at lbs Sc
| had as by stopping the construc-
| ton of ships.
Z! There is substantial evidence tina
organ ized and patriotic labor is work
ing with our government, but when al
industry Ike ship building or cope
mining suddenly becomes paralyze,
the causes must be other than eco
nomic.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
TAKE HIM OUT.

II is certain that the relations of
of Sweden would be on a far more
satisfactory basis if We were repre-
scented at the Swedish court by a big,
red blooded American with some dip
lomatic experience. For many months
the Importance of this post has stead
lily grown until now it has become
paramount. SO far as our relations
with the Central Powers are con-
cerncd, Sweden is by far the most i'm
portant OF the neutral nations. At a
time when a strong unity of relation
ship should have been cultivated, We
| have seen the German influence grow
! ing TO the point where it has secured
| the sympathetic aid of the entire
| Swedish government. Ii the whole
| truth were known, we believe that tht
aid rendered to Germany by the Swe-
dish minister at Argentina would b.
OF small import compared with Thu
| assistance tNal the poNtflHltnl a
Stockholm has furnished.
1t is less than six months ago tina
| Premier Carl Swarts, upon his sue
ccsslon to Hammerskjold, doclare'
that the policy of the Swedish cab
met would be one of strict neutrality
yet we suddenly find that the entir
cabinet Is pro- German.
We believe that our minister I
Sweden is entirely too small for tn
place. He was placed there to settl
a political debt. There is nothing !
his vapid career to indicate that h
has ability of any sort. 1t is the dut
of the administration to recall thi
man at this critical time and send
that post one who may be trusted t
render real service, such a. man, 70
instance, as former Governor job
, | Lind OF Minnesota.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
No. XI-The Battle of Buena Vista.

Taylor and mentioned
battle one Of
umphs AGAINST overwhelming odds ever Won by Amer
a fuller recital . - !,
little
and take the ame
unpopular Taylor won SO many VICTORIES
. national hero
of the glory for the admnstra.
TOOK an n o. @ h @ man 1000 nenal but zoo Of whom
through
only the defensive
OF Mexicos arnes) was
Santa Santa
deb. and to destroy his enemy with veteran army
o he marched against Taylor -.
defensive oheying orders like
9> 80 acendaef EARN, mountains Sal
position as ne
~ 80 - means pleasant View" On he Mexic
hemmine the Americans in on every side santa
IAN right" ermd Let him come and take us
of POWDER
plight He alone seemed to-" stupid 10 understand ''
On the late closed
in upon their and all next
hurled themselves
Americans position in one frantic charge after another fcn
the Yankee own-bu barely held It,
been beaten less than three times already today
officer. and he doesn't know it,
And at s.: too late tor
officers He played the iron game OF war as
artillery pounded h ,t rs ,hev h, haeu their foes and
of surrender Taylor knew his op
reteaing So he het
THE TREAcHERY steady lucky he did Fol
THAT Of launched
the American center Till
charge with that the Mexcan u
Under of darkness they fled leaving Ia!r
nndisputed possession of the field
wounded and prisoners nearly e to tn
the undputed of all north
had been forbidden advance There was nothing left
defend. home :,
made nation And
made him the next president of the United States
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

tween the ages of twenty-one and
thirty one, and that the average death
rate among these in times of peace is
eight per one thousand. If the entire
ten millions who were registered went
to war, the list of deaths during the
first wear would be horrifying when
printed in newspapers. And vet the
insurance tables indicate that 10000
of them would drop out one by one II
they remained at home. War Is
not very cheering. but there Is some
comfort in knowing that the CASUAL
ties are less on an average than four
in one hundred.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
From The Morning Missoulian

(From The Morning Muscular OF
September 1s. 1922
The annual meeting Of the Missoula
County Bible society will be held at
the Methodist Episcopal church in Mis-
soula' on Sabbath evening, September
Is, at o'clock. The work Of the
Bible society Is undenomlnational.
The city council held a meeting yes
terday for the purpose Of accepting
tho new bridge and for the transaction
of other necessary business. there hav-
ing been. no regular meeting held this
month, nor indeed any meeting since
August /.
Mrs, C. 3. Hart came down from
Hamilton yesterday to place her step
daughter. Miss Louise Elliott. at school
in this city. Mrs. Hart Is a sister OF
Mrs. Pope Catlin and Miss Elliott Will
live with Mr.. and Mrs. Cattin while at
tending school.
Miss lone Crutchfield returned last
evening from an extended visit In the
Yellowstone park. Helena and other
places Of interest. Miss Mcconnell Of
Helena returned with her.
Mrs. w. l.. Bulene and Mrs. F. L
Webster. who have been visiting Mrs
G. A. Lewis. for the past few weeks
| will return to their homes in Kansa!
City next Tuesday.
Major Martin McGinnis came In yes
| terday from Helena and went up thu
Valley in the afternoon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Odell came dow
| from Florence yesterday.
| F.. s. Hackett is registered at tn
| Missoula from Victor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
TO FIGHT TO A DECISION.

1t seems to us that Elhu Root made
very clear statement of conditions in
his recent speech at Chicago, when
he said: This is no ordinary war.
right of kings to govern mankind
through armies and mobiles and the
right of the peoples of the earth who
toll and endure and aspire. to govern
themselves by law, in the freedom of
individual manhood. 1t is the china X
of the supreme struggle between au-
tocracy and democracy"
With this issue ever in mind it is
clear that the war must not end in
stalemate. for then We would have the
world returned again to q great series
of armed camps with all nations
awaiting Il favorable opportunity TO
leap into way. The conflict must go
on until one thing is definitely set
tied, namely: whether the autocratit
| or the democratic system of govern
| mcnt is to prevail, whether the worlj
| is to be German or not. IF Germany
does not lose this war she has wor
| it," These are the words of French
! statesman, based on the psycholog,
that unless Germany is defeated. tn
| forces of democracy will become dis
hcartened so as to make the way cas-,
for her in the next war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
BY H. ]. Barrett.
CHECKS AND CHECK RAisoRs.

One day in February. 1909, Il well
eago, deposited n certified check for
81 900, signed by the president of tho
General Cement Construction company,
received a pass book and n nifty little
leather bound check book and walked
out. Seventeen thousand dollars was
promptly withdrawn.
Upon balancing his books a few days
later the cashier of the Cement COM
pany nearly experienced an attack of
heart failure. The banks statement
showed that the concern was just 500
373 short. That S21 900 check had been
! raised from so1. No chemicals had
\ been used, no erasures had been made.
| The only alterations required We're the
! insertion of the letters thou" before
the and" of and no. l0O.' and the ad :
dition of three ciphers after the figures
-. TIL. man who raised this check
| probably holds the worlds record for
| large returns on small capital.
| \ faNoritc method used by forgers
| for obtaining possession of checks of
reputable houses is as follows" says
| the literature issued by a leading
| manufacturer of device for the pro-
lection of checks by shreddins and
mixing the paper.
THE forger mails the concern a
! check for some small sum. This. o.
course. is deposited in the regular
course of business. After the lapse OF
a few days the forger writes the con
Germ that the check was mailed b,
Wi, t,,l- hot |, s,,ta Co.,
other company of the same name
Would the recipient be kind enough
to mail his check, payable to tn
writer, for an equal amount?
compliance with this natural re
quest puts the criminal in possession
of a check, which he. of course
promptly proceeds to raise"
The cleverness of these gentry /
evidenced by Photographic fac simile
of checks which have actually bee
altered. Here are a few examples:
. \ check for $40 raised to $4,000.
\ check for $3.50 raised TO $500.
\ draft for SIC raised to $1,000.
\ check for s25 raised to $500.
} \ check for $3.50 raised to $4s050.
, 4 check for 1855 raised to $4,000.
And the last crushing blow-the cas-
already mentioned of Se7. raised ,
ST. 900 and successfully cashed.
The methods used by forgers a,
4 many and ingenious. "Cut-outs'' N
y filled in and rcpunchcd; words are OF
;, liberated by acids and rewritten: oftc
as In the case of the s21 check. r
II radical changes are necessary.
y The activities of the check rails,
g constitute II serious menace to III
! stability of business. The America
Bankers association reported that o,
> of 32S cases reported for the year enc
ing August 50. 1912, 30S dealt wit
forgery and alteration Of checks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
NO HUMAN OSTRICH.

Hello, Mike" greeted the vaudeville,
actor. "Lo. Jack! How are you and
Pete?" "Pete's In the hospital"
gloonnily responded Jack. $50?
What's the NATTER" 'You know
Pete's Acknowledging three billiard
balls while balancing the cue on his
eyebrow" yeah" "And you re-
member he had threads tied to the
balls. so he could pull them M as soon
as he went OFF," "Yeth." "Well. he
got ratified the other night and leggo
the eads."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

Some OF the English newspapers
say that Americans arc as a whole II
good natured tolerant people, not
easily aroused, but to be looked out
for when they are started We have
believed some times that our people
We're much too tolerant, and on the
natured as our English critics would
have us believe. If there is such Il
thing as an American sense of humor
certainly this is n time TO cultivate it,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

In reply 10 our demand that the
Germans ask that ii be made safe
from the dictatorship of Wilson. Since
the world is large and no one save
Germany is complaining, We might
pass that over as trivial. AT the same
time we will go half way. We have
a national election every four Years
when a new President is chosen. II
Germany will adopt the same system
Use that there will be no danger o.
Wilson's dictatorship after 1920.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

Our city council will find no diff
Guilty in working out standard sized
loaf of bread. Enough progress was
made yesterday to indicate that. The
bakers who, like all of us, in war
times have troubles of their own,
should be the first to lend aid to this
movement since ii means the estah-
lishment Of their business above the
should complain if the people of Mis-.
s0ula insist on knowing what they are
getting all along the line.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
A SIN OF OMISSION.

At military dinner the following
was on the toast list of veterans
health. "May this hero. who has lost
one eye In the glorious service Of his
beloved country. never see distress
with the other"
But the person whose duty 1t waa
to read the toast completely changed
the sentiment and caused no end OF
merriment by accidentally emitting
the word distress" so that the toast
read:
"And may he never see with the
other."-Chicago Daily News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
NOT HER. EXPERIENCE.

= A stout. elderly woman stopped a
clerk in a Cincinnati book department
and demanded in voice with a strong
German accent book suitable for q
bridal couple and costing not more than
:5 cents. =
The clerk selected Henry Van Dykes
"fhe Pathway to Peace" and sugeeat-
ed that 1t would be the proper book
for the bridal couple.
The customer took one look at the
title, threw up her banda and ex-
claimed: Zach. Colt. No:"-Harper's
Weekly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

The wonderful progress in pre-
ventive measures for disease has been
well shown in this war. For instance,
there has been very little typhoid fe-
yer, which alone caused eighty five
per cent of the disease deaths in the
spanish war. The American Insurance
Tables show that under normal con =
ditions at the age of twenty one Use
OF each 1000 will die every year. A,
the age OF thirty-one, which is the
ma ximum of the CONSUMPTION age, tn,
same table shows that the number
that will die each year is SOL. Tn
war Register shows that in roun'
numbers there are 100000 men be
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

The court decision declaring the In
diana Women's suffrage law uncon :
siitutional suggests the thought that
Tom TagCart had a hand in framing
IL Politics without the double cross
would be drab enough TO Tom.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

Ii is quite certain that when the
Germans hear OF that grand old Amer
lean character, Ben Franklin. who said
that honesty was the best policy. they
will denounce him as a faker.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

The Germans are teaching new songs
of hate 10 their children. probably
under the direction of that grand old
hatemeister, Won Hindcnburg. Watch
for his seowl when the first strains of
the Star Spangled Banner reach his
trenches.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
Hits From Sharp Wits

next door abandon his war GARDEN
Columbia state.
1t takes n man to hold down good
job but no. job can hold down good
manner Milwnulsec News. :.
Maybe. there is nothing more dtsap-.
pointing to n woman than for another
woman to whisper something to hel
she already knows.-Toledo Blade.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
THE TREACHERY
THAT FAILED.

Curious that barefaced assertions are
aften opposed to naked truth.--Colum-
bia State.
Some men SPEND so much time hust-
ling that they haven't time to accom- ?
plish anything.-Chicago News. 4. n
One of our ncighbor's neighbors SAYS
that he will not subscribe to the meat
less day program till the chickens from
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

All sorts of legal questions arise
from new conditions. The latest In
Kansas turned on whether a woman
who married between registration day
and the election could vote. The court
decided. she could, provided she used
her maiden name,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

The government OF Brazil has re-
Gently arranged with the Japanese
government to encourage Japanese
immigration. Under this agreement at
least 5000 Japanese a year ore to be
landed In Brazil
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

While the big war has been on the
Swedish night schools have been sup
plying the kaiser with a fine lot of
ready to-use messenger boys.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

Some patriotic Mssourians say
that mo mans land would be prefer
able as a place of residence until
Reed and Stone resign.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

Portugal has been declared in 4
state of seigc. which is sort Of wait
ing room to the chamber Of war hor-
rOrS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

One of the easy ways to land in jail
is to get a job on the staff of n Ger
man newspaper.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

Meanwhile. no qnaking pacifisth Is
moae anxious to Gee the war end than
a lot Of good men who are going to
fight for victory.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

! 'Kultur'' has lost more prestige In
this berbarous war THAN Il Win Be- aAla
to retrieve In . month Of Suudays.s !.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

discharged her duty to her husband by
praying for him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18

$. When a mans business affairs be.
ain 10 70 wrong his wife thinks Il d
because he doesn't follow her advice.