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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

Y BOOK-TWO CENTS
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MAYBE COAL IS SHORT
BY Jim Nance
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They say that up on mountain tops
It's chilly as can be,
And that the danpness sort of makes
You shaI<y at the knee.
But when you come right down to it,
That they should freeze is strange;
Why don't they huddIe closely round
The blooming mountain range?
P. S.-HaVe you noticed that you
only get two doughnuts for a nickIe
in some eat shops now? We have!
1890
THOMPSON AND PIKE OFFER
GROUND FOR GROWING
Mayor Thompson and Comptroller
Eugene Pike are strong for the city
garden idea. So strong that they
have offered some of their own prop
erty to folks who will cultivate it.
Thompson owns a bit of ground,
125 by $50 feet, at Albany and Van
Buren,. He has offered to put it I'M
der the care Of a Catholic church OPP
posite the site, to be plotted out for
those who want to grow eats. An
other plot at 64th and Cottage Grove
is opposite a Presbyterian church.
The congregation Of this church will
have a chance to eat homegrown
vegetables.
Pike will turn over ground at AL
dine and Sheridan road and at 61st
and Langley.
1890
Observation-Disclosures Mccormick,
chairman of Democratic national
committee, to be offered post of ann
bassador to Japan, according to welS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

Rain or snow tonight and possibly
Wednesday; not much change in
temperature; lowest tonight near the
freezing point; fresh to strong east
erly winds, becoming variable
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

Neutrality-suspicious. McCoT
chairman of Democratic nat
committee, to be offered post of
bassador to Japan, according to
authenticated report.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11

The French never cease to marvel
at the Scotchmen in their khaki tun-
les, plaid kilties and bare knees. The
Scots, who were in the long, brown
line on this particular day, had small
but vigorous pipe band with them and
the Highland music delighted the
passing Poilus.
And to the British eyes the French
soldier is magnificent. Tall and stall
wart men rode and marched in the
blue line that passed the brown. Many
of them had been in the fighting since
the first days of the German invasion,
but the more than two years Of the
hardships Of war apparently had made
no inroads upon their magnificent
physique. Strong and clean OF limb
they were, some of them fercely
bearded despite the serio-comic ukasc
OF few months ago that the beard of
the Poilu must go. But without a
beard a Poilu would cease to be a
Poilu. All were spiashed with the
inevitable mud OF the broken battle
fields. The horses, looking warm and
happy in their long winter coats, were
fairly covered with mud as well.
Something about the spectacle re-
minded one of the civil war days in
America. Perhaps it was the old linn
Der wagons in the line. They tried
other sorts of more modern wagons
at the beginning of hostilities in
Europe, but soon the old limbers
came back into their own.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11
Kansas City Ad Men
Guests of Ad Club
Here Monday Eve

The Omaha Ad club will hold the
first of a series Of frolics at the Rome
hotel Monday night, when a delega-
ton of Ad club members from Kan
sas City will come to Omaha to visit.
The Omaha club has been engaged on
heavy educational program during
the winter months and it is intended
that these frolics, which will be
monthly affairs, will break the monot-
ony of study which has engaged the
attention of the members.
An AID club side degree called "The
Gamers" will be introduced by a de-
gree team from Kansas City. 1t is
said that this degree is a boost for
the live stock industry of Omaha and
Kansas City and aside from its i'm
pressiveness provides riot of fun
for the members.
Quite program of entertainment
features have been provided for the
meeting Monday night in addition to
addresses by men from Kansas City
and Omaha. Invitations have been
extended to President Wilson, Pancho
Villa, Annette Kellcrman, Kaiser
William, King George and others. 1t
is expected that this will be the first
OF series of meetings where de1ega-
tons from Omaha and Kansas City
Ad clubs will exchange visits.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11

geography Of trench upon trench, sci,
dom lends itself to pictures of mar
tial splendor, but without design or
arrangement there occurred few
days ago a spectacle which will live
long in the memory of the few out
sidcrs privileged to witness it.
Exchange Solicitations.
Two great contingents of the
French and British armies met upon
the road, exchanged salutations, and
passed. One was Coming OUT the
other was going in" Each column
must have been at least seven miles
long. And with each was all the para
phcrnalia, the panoply and the i'm
pedimenta OF modern warfare. There
was no studied display to the spec
tacle, no full dress, no glinting steel
nor FURNISHED brass. The day was
cold and gray and wet and every
where was a grim realization of the
business, the machinery of war-war
just over the horizon.
When the two columns were fully
abreast the military picture had at
tanned its fullest expression. From a
point of eminence one could look
down upon the undurating road and
see for miles the two-colored ribbon
formed by the marching men--the
British khaki on the right, the French
blue to the left. The columns were
made up of infantry and field artillery
horse artillery the British call il.
There we're the famous French "7Ss'
or "Soixantes quinzc"-the extreme OF
gun simplicity and effectiveness. Some
were painted blue and other had a
notified coat to make them fade all
the more vaguely into the landscape
and thus cheat the prying eyes of hos
tile airmen. Their smoke-stained muz-
zlcs and mud-splashed barrels were
eloquent of the fact that these. were
no novices at the game of war. They
were out of the line now for brief
respite, only to go in again later.
Opposite the "75s" were the Brit.
ish eighteen-pounders-not so slim
and graceful, perhaps, as their
French prototypes, but just about all
that gun should be. British gun.
ners are willing to admit that the
French gun is rather some weapon,
but they have real affection for
their own field piece which is abso-
lutely unsuitable.
Punctuating the blue and KHAKI
ribbons now and then were little
patches OF smoke and steam, rising
from the field kitchens, for dinner
was being cooked ION the 60" II
was a little after noon that the two
columns halted and there, mingled in
roadway lined with the gaunt re.
mains of shell-torn trees, Tommy and
Poilu sat down and ate side by side.
Sight for Frenchmen.
It was the good fortune of the cor.
respondent OF the Associated Press
in the field with the British armie.
to motor through the entire length
of the blue and brown columns. Il
was easy to see that the passing spec
taclc of the opposite army was of in
tense personal and professional in
tercst to Frenchman and Briton alike
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11
WHERE FRENCHMEN
AND BRITONS MEET
Point Where Alliance Between
British Tommy and Poilu
Becomes Reality.
NO BREAK IN THE LINE

Correspondence OF The Associated rress.)
With the British Armies in the
Field, France, Jan. l2.-There is a
point on the western battle line where
the British Tommy and French Poilu
meet--where the alliance between
Great Britain and France becomes a
reality.
There they are dig in, the man in
khaki and the man in pale blue. There
in the long watches of wintry nights
in the front trenches they sit about a
charcoal fire and smoke and think to-
gether, and make understandable
signs and sounds, though 1t is seldom
that either can speak the Others
tongue. 1t is not show spot, this
meeting place of the two great allied
armies in France, nor is there a def
mite mark to show the dividing line
1t is just mingling point, not an alb
rupt juncturc. For perhaps 100 yards
at the joining sector the French and
British soldiers fratcrnizc and visit.
No Break in the line.
There is no break in the line any
where along the front and from time
to time the meeting place OF the
French and British armies is shifted
according to the plans and the agree
ments OF the French and British
stats. Often the Germans are at a
loss to know who is opposing them
French or British--and all sorts OF
ruses and subteriuges are resorted to
in the attempt TO gain information. II
is considered OF great importance on
both sides to know just who the fel.
lows are in the opposing trench, and
when there is relief, or change i'll
the line, the world war resolves itself
at least locally into hazardous game
of hide and seek
Tommy and Poilu have the great
est respect for each other and il
Tommy has been over very long he
generally knows n phrase or two OF
French. which, coupled with war
slang that is common to both armies
gives medium OF communication mu.
tually enjoyed. In the front lines
trenches they share and exchange
their little belongings like so many
school children swapping luncheon
goodies at recess time. Cigarettes
tobacco and chocolate are traded back
and forth and oftentimes the midnigh,
meal for Frenchman and Englishmar
is heated over the same little stove
carefully concealed from the enemy
lest hand grenade should upset the
supper plans.
This stubborn, logged, foot-by-foo,
warfare, with its mire and mud, its
redoubts and dugouts and its intricate
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11

ton say to every youth approaching
manhood, I'VE believe il to be in
your interest and in ours that you
should be required for limited pc
riod in one year, or in each of two
successive years, to subject yourself
to definite, intensive, continuous train
ing under national supervision and
control, in order that you may first
gain new and vivid sense of the
meaning and obligations OF your citi-
zenship, and in order that you may, in
the second place, be physically and
Intellectually prepared to take part
in your country's service, physical or
military, should occasion for that use
of your powers ever arise?
This Cannot Be Shirked.
This question goes to the very
roots of an effective and loyal and
continuing democracy. 1t can be
shirked if you will, it can be COM
promised if you will, it can be post
poned if you will, but it can be neither
shirked nor compromised nor post
poned without damage to the life of
the people OF the United States.
1--WE are drifting, too, in matters OF
public administration. Taking it all
in all, our government is probably the
most incompetent and most costly on
earth. This is because it is SO largely
government by those who talk and
that we have been so successful in
excluding from it those who think and
those who do. We pay enough III
taxes, and far more than enough, to
get thoroughly satisfactory admins
tration of the public business; but we
do not get this because competent
administrators so rarely concern
themselves with government or are
chosen to responsible legislative or
executive Office.
1--WE are so concerned with our per-
sonal affairs, with our personal under
takings, and with our immediate in
terests that we are letting America
drift. Until every American feels his
personal responsibility for the formu-
lation of definite public policy at
home and abroad, and for the bust
nesslike administration of public af-
fairs, America will continue to drift,
and the rest of the world will continue
to treat her as the spoiled child of
the goddess of good fortune"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11
AMERICANS HAVE
THEIR FAULTS, TOO
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
Calls Attention to Some
National Foibles.
WHERE WE FALL SHORT

Pittsburgh, Feb. l0-"When Amer.
lea speaks or when America acts, the
whole world should know that it
speaks and acts as a nation and not
as series of conflicting and antagon-
istic groups or sections" said DR.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
Columbia university, in an address
at the annual dinner of the Pittsburgh
Chamber OF Commerce here tonight
He was considering the question, as
America Drifting" and his answer
was in the affirmative. 1t was drifting
in respect to its foreign policy, and
this was due in part both to the form
of government and the temperament
of the American people.
Democracies find it difficult to en-
gage effectively in international in
tercourse, he said, and the American
democracy even more so than that
of the French republic, or any other
republic, because the division OF
power and responsibility between
executives and legislature, between
the nation and the constituent states,
makes it difficult to formulate and
execute consistent policy.
Live In Glass House.
1--WE Americans" he said, olive in
far too much of glass house to make
it wise to throw stones at other ma
tons who refer to treaty as a scrap
Of paper. $500.
Our political habits make increas-
ingly frequent the modification or
repeal of explicit treaty provisions by
a subsequent act of congress without
any notice to the other high contract
ing power. Our form of government
permits and our temperament encour-
ages the denial by state legislature
or other local authority of rights Sc
cured to aliens by the solemn act of
the treaty-making power. The gov
eminent of the United States has
bound itself by numerous treaties to
give rights to aliens, but despite this
fact the personal and property rights
of aliens have been repeatedly vio-
lated, and our friendly relations with
foreign countries have thereby been
put in jeopardy. Within the memory
of the generation now living there
have been outrageous attacks on
aliens who were entitled by treaty to
our protection in Wyoming, in Wash
ington, in Idaho, in Montana, in Ore
gon. in Alaska, in California, in
Louisiana, in Texas, in Colorado, in
Mississippi and in Florida. 1t has
been asserted that in the passage Of
the La Toilet shipping bill more than
twenty treaties were rudely violated.
Loyal Nationalism Needed.
IF it be asked how are conditions
to be bettercd, the answer is, by a
more intense. more thorough, and
more loyal nationalism. We must
be Americans first, and citizens of
state or residents of a particular
community afterwards. We must give
to the government of the United
States the power which it does not at
present possess, to protect the treaty
rights of aliens through direct action
in the federal courts. Americans must
give up their increasing tendency to
think in terms of classes, or groups, or
sections, or states and learn to think
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11
Dyspepsia
Gone Forever
The Simple, Safe. Sure Use Of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets viii Bring Joy
to Any Stomach Sufferer. s.

How many quiet, afraid to-make noise.
unhappy homes there arc due TO cross, ir-
ritable. miserable. elose-that- kitchentdoo
kind Of dyspepsia sufferers. Such men and
women cannot help their peevishness. for
they suffer terribly and should be piticd.
Dyspepsia. bad breath. esstritis, catarrh
Of the stomach. pains in bowels, nervous
ness. heartburn, belehing. bloating, etc.,
come from wrongful conditions of digestive
juices.
When the system exhausts It's juices, when
the liver, when the pancreas, the stomach
become thereby unit to furnish the proper
digestive fluids, one cannot expect this same
system. without aid. 70 do anything else
than keep on making their improper d.
gestive products.
There Is relief In Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's that means q restoration to normal
health and building up Of correct digestive
juices.
Go to your druggist today and obtain
box Of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. price 50
cents, or mail below coupon for free trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11
Over Two Hundred
Aliens Take Oath
To Serve America

The record week at naturalization
desk" in the court house closed with
total of sixty-nine second papers is
sued and 1876 first papers, the majority
of them having been takeh out by for
mer subjects of the central powers.
News of the break with Germany
precipitated stampede on the part
of Teuto1s and Austrians to become
citizens of the United States. Aliens
who do not declare their intentions
of becoming citizens of the United
States are regarded in the eyes of the
law as foreign enemies in case of war
with the lands of their birth.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11
Iowa State Uni Wrestlers Beaten.

Ames, Ia, Feb. l0.-(Special Tele-
gram. )--Iowa university's wrestling
team, holder of the western col
lcgiate championship. was crushed I'M
der a 50 to 7 score by Ames here to-
night before crowd of 1000. May
ser's Cyclones had their own way save
in the welterweight bout, which len
sen OF Iowa won in two falls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-11-03
POTATO KILN IS
TURNED OVER
TO COUNCIL
DEFENSE

w. H. Sullivan, vice president and
general manager OF the Great South
ern Lumber Company, has written
to Harvey E. Ellis, CovingtOn, OF the
Council of Defense, announcing the
completion OF the potato dry kiln
and asking him 10 turn it over to
the Parish Council Of Defense. for use
without charge. SO that it can select
ono man to .ook after the kiln and
contents, and stating that the Great
southern Lumber Company does not
Wesh to dictate in any way as to its
use. Mr.. Ellis has written E. G.
Davis, chairman OF the Parish Coun-
eu OF Defense. formally transferring
me kiln and expressing his pleasure
Y doing so, and Mr.. DAVIS has ac-
knowledged Mr.. Ellis letter, stating
INT rs chairman of the Council OF
Osfense, he will use his best efforts
g have the kiln used in manner
g give the best results to the farm
ers Of the parish, and asking that
anks be conveyed to Mr.. Sullivan
ana his company in the name of the
1eopte of st. Tammany.
e now remains for the farmers to
uke advantage of the opportunity
IN has been so generously given
saen. II this Is done, there will no
oouof be others erected and great
aavAg made in the potato crop Of
~ parish.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-11-03
SOUTHERN CLUB
ENTERTAINED
AFTER BOAT
RACE
Crowds Taken in Autos to-
Old Landing to See
Boats Come In.
capt. MACKIE'S BOAT
ELIZABETH WINS CUP
Members of Club and Their
Guests Entertained at
Fair Grounds.

The boat race of the Southern
Yacht Club. last Saturday, was won
by the Elizabeth. Albert Mackie,
captain. The race was form New
Orleans to Old Landing, and at the
finish the boats came up to Coving-
ton, where dinner was served to the
members of the club and their guests
at the Fair Grounds, at which the
handsome sterling silver cup was
presented to the winner by Hon. Z.
L. Morgan, who congratulated Cap
tain Mackie on the feat of the Eliza
beth and expressed the pleasure II
afforded the members OF the Fair
Association and the people of Gov
ing to have the Southern Yacht Club
members a. guests. Captain Mackie
responded with reciprocal pleasure
and received the trophy with due
pride in the performance of his boat
and with the wish that other similar
occasions might bring our people and
the Yacht Club members together.
The table had been beautifully
decorated by Mr.. John Haller and
the ladies. in charge Of the restaurant
had prepared an especially nice din
ner, which was enjoyed thoroughly
by ell. After the dinner there was
dancing, the Detroit Band of New
Orleans furnishing the music.
Mr.. c. e. Schonberg and Captain
Dudley II. Weaver who were IN
charge of the reception at this end
Of the route and who did all In their
power to make the evening an enjoy
able one for all are to be congratu-
lated. All members OF the Yacht
Club expressed themselves as highly
pleased with Covington and a. de-
string to become better acquainted
with our town.
Il II worth mentioning, az show
ing how. important It 10 that Gov
ington and its advantages aud. SUR
roundings should receive moro pub
licity, that many OF the clue mem-
bers did not know that they could
bring their boats up the river to
the CovingtQp wharf landing. And
these gentlemen having found this
out stated that they would profit ~
It by coming more frequently to
Covington.
Mr.. e. ]. Domergue took quite .
number Of Cov.ngtonians down to
Old Landing in automobiles to Wit
ness the finish OF the race. and many
Of them came hack on the boats. Of
which the following II list:
We are Indebted to Lieut.. Kam-
mer and Capt. Weaver for the fol-
lowing list Of those who came up on
the boats and were present 1T the
dinner:
Power Boats Ouananchie. Eliza
beth, Vio.et. Spithre III, Wait.
Auxiliary CruisersyLouise. Alga.
Boomerang.
CONTINUED on page -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-11-03
Sanders, Wilson, Supt. Har-
ris and Denechaud
Make Speeches.
LARGER ATTENDANCE
AND ALSO RECEIPTS.
Ward Two Leads in Number
of Prizes Captured,
Total Of Fifty.

Following is the LIST of awards at
the fair and the speeches made. All
sneakers were interesting, and their
,emarks were applauded. Mr.. San
ders especially held the 1ympathy CT
his audience, arousing patrlosH en-
Nhusiasm. and we regret we have
MT more space for comment:
Justin F. Denechaud.
Mr.. Denechaud said it was more
than an ordinary pleasure for nim
"a come among our people, ana ne
complimented us on the wonderful
success Of our fair. That It was a
great improvement and compared
fayorably with any OF the ia rs IT
the state. "lf you stick together" !"
he said, "you may have one OF the
hest in the state" That a fair rep
resents the push and energy ct the
;people. That it was big adver-
tieement for settlers. That in olden
times caravans used to travel over
the country and settle where they
found favorable conditions. To-day
fairs told the story of what the .-and
would produce and marked the char
acter Of the people.
He said that fairs brought. new
blood into the country, and that 1t
took new blood to build a country
up, Not only here, but every where
this has been the history OF pro-
eress. The Louisianians were too
much inclined to leave well enough
alone. Were satisfied with what
thsy thought was we'll enough. We
must learn to appreciate the assist
ance of new blood.
To-day we have put on a different
atmosphere. We have the same OPP
portunities as are found in other
prosperous sections. A parish falr
3 ! good start, but we must adver-
tise our resources; we must go 70
the outside man and show him. The
man who settles among us must pc
made to feel that he is one OF US.
With advertisement and friendly CO.
operation, industrial development
was sure to follow. This matter
should be taken up by the people.
Any time we got together and start
Cd . campaign of this kind he would
come and do what he could to hep
things along. He was servant OF
the people. He was paid to be OF
service. All the machinery of his
ONCE was at the disposal OF the peo-
pie. They paid taxes for that pur-
pose.
He said we must not be satisfied
with things as they are. Teach the
boy and the girl management, econo-
my. The boys and girls clubs were
doing an excellent work in this d.
rection. All should join In this
work.
j. Y. Sanders.
The people of st. Tammany parish
have not had the pleasure OF listen
(Continusd on page -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-11-03
GOOD SHOWING
ST. TAMMANY
BANKS NOT
EQUALED

st. TammAny parish is proud Of
It banks. We do not believe there
is another section with the property
value of st. Tammany parish that
can make the showing Of patriotism
and that has put as much money in
Liberty Loan Bonds that st. Tam
many has. The official statement IL.
az follows:
Covington Bank & Trust Co., first
issue. $4,000; second issue, $75,-
900; @15O,000 in all. Sildell Bank.
frst issue. $4,000: second issue,
$40, 900; $4,000 In all. Madison
VILE Bank. first issue, $4,000: sec
ond issue, $4,000; $31,..O in all.
st. Tammany Bank & Trust Co..
first issue, $1,000; second issue,
SIS, 900; $4,000 In all.
This makes $256,0O0 subscribed
to purchase Of Liberty Bonds by the
banks Of st. Tammany parish.