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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
WATCH FOR THEM.

The war within our ranks was
brought close TO view when
bomb was found in the great
auditorium in Chicago during the
performance OF grand opera.
The fact that it was crndely made
and did no damage in no wise
lessons the seriousness Of the
situation. 1t was a piece Of
German frightfnlness, easy Of
execution. Any man may carry
in his overcoat pocket a bomb
capable OF destroying scores Of
lives, or il he chooses to take the
chance of losing his own life, he
may throw it from a gallery Of a
theater. This business hereto
fore has been confined to anarch-
lists and mental degenerates Of
one kind or another. Now it has
become weapon Of war.
Needless to say. the difficulties
Of dealing with this sort Of bar
bariSm are lnnlmerablc and COM
pIeN. To combat il would require
4 secret service as large as Olr
own national army, as we'll as
months, and perhaps, years Of
organization. 4 practical method
is for every citizen to be on guard
10 report to the authorities any
dlsloyal remark that he may
hear, to watch for the slightest
evidence that may lead to the To-
cation Of German spies. We
know. Of course, that Germany
has expended millions Of dollars
in propaganda to keep this eoun-
try out Of war, but now that we
are in it. we may expect that She
will redouble her efforts to
arouse dissent4on among our pco-
pie. and to discourage and terri
is them in every way Chicago
has been made familiar with the
use Of bombs, but when one Of
them gets into the audience Of a
grand opera there can be but one
guess as to the purpose. The
lesson is that everlasting vigil
lance must be employed every
where.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
No. 8-Battle of Monmouth
Of battle where claimed victims

the of
and Philadelphia But Philadelphia hard hold
o
Clinton
n York..
of
TRAGEDY pursuing in
martaed and suspended from command
o the al Of
His followed British followed
a
o
prudence
Of of
danlnabe virtue than exslency'
temper set his battle British
back They retired the point which Lees had occupied before
nighfal made him halt His scarcely
The had. brofnngly hot And
fHE Early
, to resume the INTERRUPTED battle. But he was too
miles effective pursuit
Shen only fair that the
al
EngandS ILL., his
pig headed thousands English people>
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
Elz=-z---
fOREA r M ED.

Nov, Willis announced mother.
tonight we are going to entertain sew
eral of the Y. NJ. G. 4. secretaries at
dinner. and unless YOU can behave
better than usual YOU Will have to eat
with Mary in the Kitchen
I'm behave" asserted Willis. has
tily. Mary's company was little to his
liking.
The dinner progressed favorably.
Willis lost his young heart to the
genial guests and got along fine, with
only an occasional error. But while
waiting for dessert his gaze unfor-
tunatelE wandered around the table
Every man, from his father down, had
one or two elbows planted firmly or
the cloth. while they listened to &
friendly argument on ways and means
Elbows Off" shouted Willis, in ;
happy consciousness of virtue TO
once). we caught 'em that time
didn't We, mother?'-The Christian
Herald:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

When Does Sun Rise
in Missoula?

in Missoula?
You are getting the sun up an hour
too early" subscriber wrote to The
Muscular the other day.
We are not" said the weather OBJ
server.
The case went to trial.
The sun almost proved the subscrib-
er's contention: 1t did rise later than
the calendar told 1t to.
But the calendar was on the side of
the weather observer.
Came then the office astronomer
with the argument that the calendar
gave the solar time or the SUMS rising.
while the subscribers watch was set
to standard time. Now standard time
| for Missoula is the solar time of the
| 105th meridian west OF Greenwich.
| Missoula lies almost exactly on the
114th meridian west of Greenwich, so
| that standard time here is SO minutes
behind the sun.
This morning the suns time table Is
corrected from solar to Missoula's
| standard time. so that readers may not
| get into trouble with The game wardens
| If they begin shooting ducks before the
sun Is really up. The figures here
, after will show the hour of the suns
rising and setting in standard time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
National
Enters Political Field With
Prophetic Spirit.
Kousing Sweet Memories.

The new Sationa, party is starting
tended by the spirit OF prophecy. That
is natural. II has a lot of former Pro-
gressiyes in It's ranks. and they we're
the best hopers and yisioners this
country has produced in recent years.
They also had the spirit of prophecy,
and should be able to beqneath it to
the National party practically as good
as new. Anything the new party needs
in that line the former Progressiyes
can supply.
We know. We were of them. We
We're of those who saw in the forma
ton of the Progressive party n repe
tition of the history OF the Republican
party. There was the same national
emergency, the same revolt, against
the old order the same moral upheayal
and rebellion OF spirit. Everything
was the same except the outcome.
| There the analogy faded, petered out
and was not. We have never under
stood why, but II was So 1t ought
not to have been, but it was. The
auguries We're right, the oracles
| agreed, the prophets propitious The
Republican party had sprung up when
| nobody was looking. Sowed overnight.
it was full crop next morning. The
Progressive party would be the same.
1t would spread like II fire in dry
| stubble II was bound to-the Re
| publican party did. The stubble was
| dry, the Progressiyes were all fired up
and there was a good wind blowing.
| Well, wellthat was in the long ago.
We are old now and like to sit by the
| fire seeing pictures in the flame. We
| hope the Naionalists won't mind us.
1t isn't that We don't believe in en-
| couragins youthful hope and ambition.
We do We like to see youth buckling
/ OH its armor, and We hope it viii al
| ways come and stand by our knee and
| tell us what it is going to do. 1t
| kindles our old heart to see the glow
in it's cheek and the glad light OF eX-
pectancy in its eyes. Happy. happy
youth, But the Progressive party was
n fine youth, too. Prcttlest YOU ever
saw. tall and straight. and such a
noble brow. AS We mind us, the down
| was scarce upon its chin. Well day.
| The National party has got a chair
| man. an executive committee, a plat
form and everything. Yes. yes. Ii
all comes back to us. The Progress
siSes had those things, too. And hope
and zeal-crusaders WAS the word, We
believe. Yes. memory comes with i,
rush now--we said we were crusaders
The light of the morning was in our
eyes and our faces were lifted up to
the rose Of the dawn. Well, wcll--thess
be profitless musings. These We're Of
yesterday, and he is today and the new
National party, full of hope and vision
and prophecy. Summoned by ma.
tlonal emergency. a moral upheaVal--
and what was the other?--:t rebellion
of spirit. it comes to repeat the his
tory of the Republican party ant
: sweep our country. Come. then, an,
l stand by our knee and tell us abou
t.-kansas City Star.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
WAR AND THE CHILD.

It has ever been the part of
woman to practice the small
economies. Mother and the kid
dies eat the leit-Oycr> OF last
nights dinner for lunch. Mother
cuts over fathers old trousers tor
son. Mother trails along behind
father. turning out the electro
lights in his blazing wake. We
are al war. And. while the men
are hurting millions Of munitions
and hundred, Of thousands Of
soldiers into the arena where
democracy and autocracy are III
mortal combat, it has become The
latest economy Of woman to save
child life. The appeal Of the ia
therless children Of Europe has
gone straight to her heart. She
i, willing to make every human
sacrifice. short Of starving her
own BARNS. 10 feed and clothe
The war children of Europe, who
must be fitted for their great part
in the reconstruction OF the
world.
The work Of the Missoula
branch Of The Association of Col.
Iegiate Anmnae has always beer
for women aud children. This
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
CALLED THE DEAL OFF.

viii you please examine this dla-
mond," said a man who had stepped
into jewelers. shop, land tell me
what you think of il? II II Is good
stone I think I will buy it,"
The jeweler took the GEM which was
unset, and looked at it critically. Then
in confidential tones. he said:
Well. to tell you the truth, that
isn't a very good stone. II hasn't
much fire, 1t is badly cut, and there
is something here very much like a
flaw Then he held the diamond
under microscope and examined II
carefully, finally observing: NO. il
isn't exactly a flaw, but l shouldn',
call 1t q perfect stone. Now, ii YOU
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
THE PERFECT BLOCKADE.

Carl w. lunch, n millionaire dyer,
said in Cincinnati:
Now we've cut all the neutrals,
Germany is bound to fare as sparsely
as the Schmidt family.
Mrs. Schmidt, you know, took her
large family of children to the city
one day, and when lunch time came
she led them into a restaurant.
Waiter, she said. one sirloin
steak and seven plates.
The waiter gave a start Then he
bent over Mrs. schmidt and whispered
respectfully:
BEG pardon, madam, but if you ant
your family was to take that there
table by the kitchen door and sniff
hard, think you'd get more of 8
meal "-Washington Star.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
University Cadets
to Have Western Uniform.

pair of khaki trousers. an army
mackinaw, a gray flannel shirt and
pair Of puttees adorn the wall OF the
private office of Captain w. N. Swart-
bout. commandant of State University
Of Montana cadets. They are for in
spection of the university battalion and
represent a sample uniform to be used
by the cadets after December l. The
wearing of the army mackinaw Is not
compulsory. but everyone taking drill
must have the khaki trousers. puttees
and flannel shirt, according to Captain
Swarthout.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
Rebuilding Men,.
Maritime Occupation.

The war Is calling attention to one
of the big missions of the Salvation
Army said Captain Holbrook of the
local corps the other day. THAT mis-
sion is the rebuilding of men.
THE large number Of reflections by
draft boards and army officials has
surprised the country Not many
people stop to consider the fact that
many of these reflections are caused by
influences which could easily be
changed-lack of food. inhumanly hard
labor and exposure.
The other day a shivering man. not
too old for army service, walked up to
me and said:
Captain, would You give poor
Eek con" benny" wanted to join
the army. but they wouldn't have me.
But on the level I'm going straight
II put benny that had once be-
longed to prosperous Missoula citi-
| zen on that fellows head, fed him
| hot meal. gave him good nights rest
and a bath, and he went on a different
man.
Good food. warm shelter and clothes
and a chance would make over many
men. This Is one of the war jobs the
| Salvation Army is doing
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
Few Romances
in Red Cross Packages.

How many love letters are romantic
ally concealed among the sweaters and
mufflcrs and gifts sent to the boys
overseas through the Red Cross
Not many, say officers OF the Mis-
soula chapter.
Many notes are found. but few OF
them are mash" notes. It is seldom
say those who 20 through all of the
packages. searching for contraband.
that letters are found from girls who
wish to strike up romantic CORE
spondence with some soldier. More
often the notes seem to be written by
elderly women--women who have sons.
husbands or brothers in the army.
These messages usually are fun Of en-
couraEement and good cheer.
Often, of course. they are from girls.
but the girls usually write merely
word Of happy greeting.
Sometimes poetry is detected. 1t is
said. Some of It, too. is unusually
good, while some Is frankly stolen and
some is really charmless. Some notes
have been found from, men and women
who say that they are 80 years old and
behind you in this fight
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

winter they are undertaking the
support Of q French child. Be-
cause they are small group,
they need helping hand in their
splendid work. We urge all the
friends Of the A. G.. 4, and of the
fatherless children Of France to
go to DR.. w. A.. Bateman's house
TUESDAY evening. November 90.
'enJoy some music and leave SO
Imany mites that the baby will
| be twins. il not triplets.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
Camp Lewis Men
Learning to Sing.

"They didn't teach us to sing In the
old days when l was learning to be a
soldier" said Major General Greene.
commanding at Camp Lewis when the
project of camp singing was put to
him.
But he continued. I'VE sang any
way like this new branch of army
work, and expect the men to find a
great deal of happiness and inspiration
in it."
They are finding pleasure. too. in
way that proves the value of commu-
nifty singing projects Hike Missoula's.
Every regiment in the camp Is to have
a piano installed in its recreation
building, and r. Fostyn Davies. repre-
senting the war departments commits
sion on training camp activities, Is to
| be song leader for the camp.
In addition to encouraging group
! singing by all of the men. he is or
ganiZing a glee club in each company,
! with one man of experience chosen as
leader A big chorus of the soldiers
will take part in the Tree of Light"
| program which Tacoma puts on every
year during the Christmas season.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
ANOTHER MoLLYcoDDLE.

do you play football?'
IN -no--thats too rough"
do you play basehall?
IN -no-that's too exciting"
well, mebbe you tackle lawn ten
nis?"
Il have a weak heart"
"Rowinge"
TOO dangerous
well, for the Lords sake, as you
never play, what do you do in the
way of work?'
II work in a powder factory
Florida Times Union.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

The naval critics have en-
pressed surprise over the failure
of the submarines to carry the
war into our own waters. The
ease with which submarine
crossed the Atlantic last summer
and sunk four ships III one day
almost off New York harhor has
caused some wonder as Ia why
the trick has not been repeated.
We may not have long TO wait.
The fact that one British vessel
of more than 1900 tons was re-
ported sunk last week may mean
that whole flotilla of these sea
devils is on the way. Since the
submarine has not succeeded
as a starvation measure for Eng
land. il is reasonable 40 expect
that it may be employed to cut
off the transportation of Ameri-
can troops on high seas, II fleet
sufficiently large to combat the
destroyers can be sent.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

want something. really fine I have
here'---
Excuse me-" the other man inter-
ru,pted, Il don't think I'll buy dia-
nsond today. This is a diamond that
one of yOlr assistants let ME take on
Saturday on approval. l deposited $50
on it. Please let me have my money
and we will declare the deal off,
London Answers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
YES. IT WAS GREAT.

Well, friends and nciKhbOrs.
We got together again yesterday.
Were We happy?
Did We have a corklng good
time?
Is De Loss Smith The best evcr9
Do We want the community
choruse
The ayes have il and the mo-
ton prevails. The community
chorus is a fixture. The triflinr
matter Of finances has been
solved, for the collection yester-
day was large enough to provide
for two meetings. 4 little later
we will have enough to provide
song books.
The attendance. the enthusiasm
land the real enjoyment were fine
to see. The community chorus
belongs to YOU. men and women
and kids Of Ahssoula. and if YOU
will keep the pace Of this get to-
gcthcr game we will soon have a
remedy for most Of the ills Of this
community.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
Community Singing
in County Jail.

This singing is conta gious." said
Deputy Sheriff William Coffey yes
terday afternoon. Our guests have
been having community singing
meeting all afternoon. And they need
a leader awfully bad"
A few weeks ago the jail would have
been all ready for the development OF
singing, the officers say. A quartet of
real singers-composed of a Jap pick
pocket, a highwayman, a "vag' and n
bootlegger-usedt to keep the sidewalk
| outside the Jail lined with eager listen
ers. AS accompanist the four singers
had banjo player. But now =.
There's not much inspiration in the
music this week." said Coffey with a
sigh. ~ rE
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

At the recent convention of the
National Tanners association in
| Chicago. it was declared that gov
ernment control is the only
means of relief from the present
high prices Of shoes. II ii comes
to question of going shOeless or
getting under protection Of the
government, we will take our
chances with the others and get
under Uncle Sans wing. The
experiments in food and coal thus
far have not produced the results
we anticipated when President
Wilson promised to reduce the
cost Of living. We are willing IL
wait a time before fixing final
Judgment on this policy, because
the war is young and there has
not been sufficient time TO do a
great many things that should
have been done. Undoubtedly
congress in the next session will
find solution to some serious
problems that have arisen since
the legislation demanded by The
president was enacted.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
WHY IS Thls7

4 fragile girl can go downtown
Through pouring rain,
Wear dancing slippers, ballroom gown
And not complain.
4 man must muffle up to the throat,
L In rubbers go.
! don't know why. but you can note
That 1t Is SO.
Louisville Courier Journal
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

To illustrate The changes
brought by time there is the
mother who wrote. Il did not
raise my boy to be a soldier
Now she is making Red Gross
handages for possible use of her
soldier boy who is in France.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

Your conscience Will rest
easier on Thanksgivin day if
YOU have given your bit to the
\. NJ. e.. \.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

Keep an eye on the kaiser. He
is working 10 close the game on
account If darkness, With tie III
fine ninth inning.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

What a lot Of Worry We might
have saved if We had Joined The
III should worry" club "i vege-
tHrlanS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

IT will be a real Thanksgiving
| if Senator Walsh will assure us
of federal prosecutor who will
make Montana safe from the l.
w. W.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

The pocket money OF most womer
comes out of some mans pocket.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

The only way to get a hen out Of q
garden Is to go slow, but shoo'er.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19

Things you can't explain are gener-
ally none of your business, anyway.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-19
RETREAT SAVES
i'HE BRITISH.

late. Under cover of
were many miles away
In killed and wolindc
In killed and wounded
lWhen writing of III
English people at lare,
Pitt. Fox. Burke and OF
treatment meted to us
pig headed ministry.
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-19
and locked behind. My thought was,

and locked behind. My thought was, "Is it possible that those fellows up there are trying to kill us?" l saw no casualties from this artillery practice, and before we had gone far, it ceased. As we came nearer town, the road was full of cavalry going toward the valley pike, where considerable artillery and musketry fire was developing. Un- expectedly, big gun in one of the earthworks on the high ridge north of town boo.ned out and hurled it's screaming missile over the city, south ward, where suppose the enemy was in sight. Turning into a side street, l came to a blacksmith shop. Two men were working at a forge. l was surprised to see member of my own ad 18th Conn.
 com pany seated on a box inside that shop. The butt of his musket rested on the ground between his feet, his face was flushed and he seemed ex- cited. 1 wondered how he got there, as only a short time before the regi- ment was going in an opposite diree ton. We nodded at each other, with out words, and l resumed my march By the look he gave, me, 1 believe he thought the same thing of me that l did of him. The city seemed deserted, but seeing citizen standing in his doorway, 1 inquired the way To Taylo and was kindly directed.
 The firs. Wounded
 At last l arrived at my destination. As stood at the bottom of The flight of steps leading 10 the entrance, look ing down the empty street and listen ing to the sound of distant battle, an ambulance dashed around G rner, bearing 1 believe, the first load of wounded from the field. These men the driver said, were terribly mangled by the explosion of caisson. They were carried in, and l, with my over coat across my arm, followed them, announced to the proper authority that 1 had come, and after the neces. ssry examination was over, was con- signed to q room on the second floor, ,o the rear. I was glad to drop upon one of the several cots in the room, for I was yet in weakened condition from the effects of the fever. do not remember what took place the rest Of the day, only that the gun at Sthe fort kept up its fire. It seemed to me, all night it roared, and l had the wild idea that 1t had destroyed the whole rebel army. Sometime that Saturday night the artillery of Heaven opened furiously. Such downpour of rain l never heard before. 1 thought of my comrades of the regiment, and won- dered what had been their fate.
 tIo as ContInuea.I
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-19
CALLED THEM INDIANS.

How the Red Men Of This Country
 Game 70 Get That Name.
 But" said the little girl who has now rcaehed the dignity of owning geozrophy. why did they call the peo- ple they found in this country .Indi- ansY The people who live in India ought to be called by that name."
 Now, tkat was very appropriate question for the little girl to ask. And the answer to the little girl and to any other little girls and boys who may be puzzled by the same thing is that Co lumhus and his men didn't start out to discover America. They didn't, of course. know there was any America here What they did believe was that the world was round and that by sail ing far enough they would come up on the other side You all know now that what they believed is true, but in those days most people believed that the world was flat and that if a ship sailed far enough cut into the ocean it would fall off the edge.
 Columbus said that if he took ship and sailed and sailed he would at last come to India. Now. India was very rich country, and for hundreds of years Europe had been trying to find an easier way to get there, so what Co lumbus said appealed to good many merchants and traders, and Spain final ly fitted out some ships for Columbus.
 You all know that Columbus finally did reach America, but he believed he had sailed clear around the world and had come to India from the other side, so he named the people he found on the shore Indians" And after it was found that this was not India, but new world. people went on calling the people Indians because that was as good name as any for them, they hought-Kansas City Star.