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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
FREE SPEECH AGAIN.

The pro-Gcrmans would have us be-
licye that there can be no restriction
to free speech. In many cities there
is an ordinance against the use of pro
family in public, with fine ranging
from five dollars to ten dollars fixed
for its violation.
VIII any man with sense say that
the right Of free speech includes the
right to use profanity and indecent
language in public. especially in the
presence OF women" Certainly not
Why. then, should so-called free
speech that is designed to discourage
the prosecution Of our war and to aid
the Germans be- tolerated? Some of
the sneering pacifists have gone SO far
as to accuse the government OF trying
to conscript thought. We wish that
more of these people would be bold
enough to say what they think SO
there would he no difficulty in card
indcxing them later for conscription
to an internment camp,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
BY H. ]. Barrett.
A Novel Method Of Making . Price
Reduction Garry Conviction.

II had been running my mail order
business for some years." said a man
who has accumulated fortune
through his correspondence school for
teaching aspirants How to Start n
Collection Agency" when an idea oc-
Cured to me which increased my re-
turns enormously.
AS in most similar propositions. l
demand a certain fixed price for my
course: then after series Of four or
five follow ups. reduce the price. My
opening price is $40. My reduction
amounts to SIS. The problem was. Of
course. to make this reduction appear
genuine, q real concession to the in
dividual to whom it was offered.
Here is the plan l finally evolved.
Instead of merely writing the offer in
a letter or inclosing SIS certificate.
as most mail order men do, sent the
prospect bona fide check for SIS.
bearing my signature.
"This check could be cashed at any
bank. providing the recipients check
for $40, the original price quoted, was
mailed me. You'd be surprised to
know how this simple device sue
ceeded. Returns on letter No. 5. the
one which contained the reduced price
offer. promptly doubled. Which all
goes to show that it isn't primarily the
actual proposition but the way tn.
proposition is presented. which makes
all the difference between failure and
success in the mail order game"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
Americans u nder Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
York Evening World
No. 10-The First Shot Of the Civil War.

in the darkness
direst
mansions looked
tiny isand-a
automatically ugly derrick
soldiers
Though Charleston seemed asleep yet
its dark houses were staring
at fort.
asunder by the report or gum
from along silent A
whizzed about the tiny
ne, anu s Inv "a s echoes were never to die down until
four bile dragged by and until
blood OF
first shot fired at Fort Sumter ushered
in the war this had
conditions
When South Carolina seeded from the
state border
command Of Fort Mouitr at
of couldn't
little to Fort Sumter In the haroor Iners
could reach him IN time Anderson sent 10
And he was left stranded
South Carolina
He dawn OF
opened the on the las
available in Charleston harhor was brought
wallis It's best cannon smashed
better aimed than the rest
knocked off the part of the pole
climbed broken starr nah OF hots
nail to the splnered staff
all their scany stock OF ammun''
tion. And oreicf the government Gre
into harbo)
Anderson but to surrender he
yielded sumte he would not surrender the flag
flying. >. .,-., 49,.
whole world 1t senced the
deadly civil sfe In all history
reunited
suederedthe
| flag
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

who is serving the country without
salary. Sunday editors have spilled
over themselves in worshipping at the
feet of the Wall street gambler. Ba-
ruch. who il serving the government
at an important post and rendering
useful service. Yet we do not know
why his heroism is greater than that
of the boys in the trenches. Most OF
these business leaders who are aid
ing the administration are very rich
men so that the item of working
without salary may be dismissed as
trivial. They will not suffer If the
war is lost. II is the little fellow who
must pinch to keep his family going
at any time, who is to be remembered
most for sacrifices which would be q
true affliction to some of the men
who are serving without salary
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
The Power Of Big Guns

We hear much and have read more
about the power of big guns and havoc
they create. yet very few people really
understand the immense power behind
one of these modern engines Of destruc-
ton. What, for instance, do you UNI
dcrstand by the power of a l5-inch
gum Here is an illustration. Take
Il wall II inches thick and made Of the
hardest steel: then take. an automobile
wall. Arrived at that point. you will
find big gun aimed at the wall you
have left seven miles behind and
which you cannot see. Go over to the
gun and pull the lanyard. The steel
that you release by pulling this Ian
yard will travel through the air the
| entire distance you have come by auto
mobile and will go right through the
12-inch steel wall.
The most powerful land guns ever
made are the German howitzers. or
lG5-inch guns. The most formidable
steel and concrete forts are cracked
open by these huge guns as though
they were made of paper. Naval guns
cannot be developed to the same size
as land guns because 1t Is more diff
ficult to handle one of these aboard q
ship. For that reason the creates,
reflective range with a naval gun |,
from eight to ten miles. The larges
naval gun In the l5.inch gun on tn,
. famous British superdeadnouKh
Queen Elizabeth, while the German AZ
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
WILL MISS RANKIN EXPLAIN?

ON referring to the files Of the Mis-
soula Sentinel OF August - we find
that Representative Rankin in an i'm
terview with reporter of that highly
esteemed contemporary said: Tom
Campbell and Sullivan are not mem
bcrs OF the 7. W. w. Sullivan never
was a member and Campbell has not
been one for many years"
As our Representative has not as
yet denied the authenticity of this
interview. we must assume that she
stands for the statement as made.
on the other hand, We learn from
the strike bulletin of the Metal Mine
that Campbell was a charter mem
Der of the !. W. w. at Butte and
a contributor to its funds. Sullivan.
who is the editor of the bulletin. it
appears, also was Il member of the l.
w. W. as far back as 1918. paying
monthly dues regularly. as is shown
ny the membership DOORS.
Thus, we have in the official organ
of the striking miners at Butte a
| statement in direct contradiction of
| that made by our representative in
| Missoula on August -.
In a word. we have Il first hand
admission that Campbell and Sullivan
| have been members and contributors
| to the l. w W., coming from a paper
of which Sullivan is the editor, and on
| the other hand we have Miss Rankin s
denial Of their membership in the or
| caniZation.
| We believe that this recital of facts
| carries all comment necessary at this
! time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
T0bolsk, Historic Place Of
Exile.

The exile of tho former car Of
Russia and his family to Tobolsk, 81
IBERIA, is striking illustration OF the
German proverb that "he who digs a
pit for others will fall into It himself"
Tobolsk Is historically associated with
the system Of political exile inaugu-
rated by the Romanoff dynasty. The
first exile 1t saw was not human
offender but bell which was rung at
Uglitch. in the province Of Yaroslaff.
at the time of the murder Of Dimitri.
the Russian crown prince. The bell
was exiled by Emperor Boris God
anoff said to have caused the death
of the prince. SO that its changing
might not remind Russians of the
tragedy. Through Tobolsk went the
all-powerful Russian general and
minister Of state, Prince Alexander
Danilovitch Menshikoff. who died in
exile at Bercsov. Siberia, in 1929. En-.
press Annals foe, the Princess DOL
goruki. also passed through the town.
It saw under the reign Of Empress
Elizabeth the detested Duke Ernst
Biren of Courland. and later Biren's
enemy, Count Andrei Osterman. the
Russian imperial chancellor, who with
his family arrived in chains on the
way to Beresoff, where the count died
in 1747.
What will fobolsk hold In store fol
Nicholas Romanoff?
4
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.

W. S. Crawford and Miss Josephine
Stewart will be married at o'clock
this evening at the church OF the Holy
Spirit by Rev George Stewart. The
marriage will be a Very quiet one ana
immediately after the ceremonies the
bride and groom will take the train
for Boise. Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Mrs. Collins.
Mrs. LaSalle of Helena and Major
Carver returned last night from their
camping trip near Victor. They re-
port a most enjoyable time.
Mrs 6. A. Lewis and her friends.
Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Bullene, of
Kansas City, will leave today for a
visit to Helena and will probably re-
turn tomorrow.
Andrew Logan leaves this evening
for a two weeks visit i'll Portland.
During his absence Dwight Harding
will act as financier of the A. =. u. w.
Captain Anderson has gone out
hunting; after vcnison, and being a
hunter of great proWess will undoubt-
cdly return loaded with game.
County Treasurer d. j. Bailey left
last night for Bozeman to see his
! daughter who is quite i'll there. lie
will be gone about a week.
viii McHaffic arrived from Helena
yesterday on two weeks visit to his
mother and brother, Frank McIlaffle
! of this city.
The coroher's jury engaged In the
| investigation into the death of Sam
| Maley last Sunday evening, and spent
yesterday afternoon in the hearing OF
| testimony. Nothing came out. how
ever. as to their findings. The jury
| is composed of. NJ. Lucy. 4. w
Moore. Richard Marsh. y. A. Sailor, w
Easton and Harry Moore.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
TRIALS OF We EDITOR.

There is no monopoly of what Sher-
man said Of war. 1t lies all about us
and odd TO say. is found in newspaper
offices
Iaulds of Stevensville to his constit-
uents. you will please pardon our be-
ing behind time today as booze got
the best of the fight for right in this
office"
The editor probably agrees that one
important stage of the war was Won
when the dstillcries were closed last
Saturday night.
Turning to the editorial column. of
the esteemed Valley County News We
find voice of a complaint that has
been common OF late with all who
department.
While en- route to Helena last
Thursday the editor mailed a
batch of editorial and other copy
at Malta, expecting that it would
arrive Friday morning on No. >,
in time for Fridays issue. 1t ar
rived Sunday. so part of II is
worked over for today. This will
explain the lack of editorial in
last issue and the apparent late
ness of some in today's issue.
Long after the lost and saved list
of the millennium has been compiled
the survivors have adequate appreci-
that hour we urge kindness and SYM
pathy for him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
polNcARE EARLY RISER.

Advocates Of early rising may point
to the president of France" as an ex-
ample Of It's results In making man
"healthy. wealthy and WISE"
M. Poincare. who is 81 years old.
attributes much Of his success In life
to the fact that since early childhood
he has been accustomed TO rise at 3
o'clock In the morning and though
public engagements now keep him up
late and make strict adherence to hts
old practice impossible. he Istill. man
ages to transact hts chief business At
an exceptionally early hour.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

where the subalterns are SO young
that not one Of them il able to raise
the mustache required by etiquette.
"a handful Of privates from this
regiment staggered back to quarters
late one night singing the popular
ditty. Another Little Drink Won't Do
Us Any Harm
las they passed the officers billets
the guard on duty growled at them:
"'Shut up. you noisy fools. or you'll
wake the war babies "-Phtladelphia
Public Ledger.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
SUGGESTS HILARIOUS FINISH.

Most hilarious and mirthful would
be the ending OF the war under the
scheme Of a Henniker. n. H.. human
itarian. He would have all the Ger
mans. the kaiser included, laugh them
selves to death.
Briefly the scheme is to spill new
kind Of laughing gas. which the writer
says he has invented, all over the Ger
man forces. The gas. according to the
plan. can be carried over the German
trenches in airplanes and dropped
Boston Journal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
Tdlt Uf' bel,i,
Is Their, a John Ackermalni in Ms

Is there John Ackerman In Mis-
soula? I'D 4 -1s;...--',ll
To the person who can give any IN
formation az. to his wh6rcabouts win
be awarded the honor q lNting an
old heart leap with gladnes0 and the
pleasure Of having made the last days
OF an old mother happy.
From Milwaukee. Wisconsin, !. Tho
Miss0ulian received = letter yestefd4y
asking II Mr.. Alderman lived In this
city. The letter went on 70; stSNS
that there was a broken.hearte6,
mother in Milwaukee who ID hunger.
ing for some word FOR her boy who -
out somewhere In the west. . ~,
There arc many broken fHearts IN
this world today ana, II one can be-
healed by the finding Of Mr.. Acker-
man, the world will be that much
better off and the little mother IN the
east will no doubt offer up many for.
vent prayers for the one who finds
her boy. --s:,'..l
Seen Harry Van Wart in his new
Jazz hat? ~.
Well. Harry has one on, and q dozen
new lids in reserve at his little boud.
OR at the Elk hang.Out. ''3.
It happened like this: Harry likes
to do things up In style. He's big
town fellow with Broadway ways.
Missoula hats couldn't satisfy. his
artistic notions in regard to head.
wear. He wired to Spokane. and .
charming lady modiste shipped him
the best assortment to be found In the
| city.
The first consignment arrived Mon
day morning, and Harry has been CIV.
| ing the natives treat ever since.
| Keep your peppers on Harry Van for
the latest in hats.
| II there Is a good fairy watching
over the destinies Of all well behaved
ducks. there will be a warning wills.
pered in the ears of those birds to-
night telling them to take wing be-
fore daylight for remote regions where
man has never visited.
For it will be sad little duck who
fingers within a radius Of 100 miles OF
MissOula tomorrow. .es
From the old rack and attic the
.shotguns are being taken and oiled and
everyone who can have q sick mother
law or a sudden attack Of illness
will DO out tomorrow taking advan.
tage Of the opening day of the season.
No doubt there will be some duck
dinners Sunday and there will be
many stories Of 'thc one that got
away" and 1t Is safe to predict that
q little roast veal or fried bacon will
adorn the Sunday dinner table Of many
of the hunters who are predicting q
big killing. 49, ..%
You've all heard of the valiant old
Indian fighter who detoured whole
! regiment to save a prairie Chickens
nest from destruction.
Here is the sequel, with the here
personified in u Missoala street CA
motorman. n.
The university car had just crossed
the bridge and was going at a prett,
fair speed for a university car.
The motorman glanced ut the tract
| and threw on the emergency. t
II A moment later he pulled a he,
from under the wheels-unharmed be
causa. Of tho .n,otormaxSs qssach ssfoDhs
"Had to save the chicken" the TAR
collector explained to the GRIMM,
passengers. "Herbie Hoover wouI'
have been some peeved II that inca
and those potential eggs had gone t
uaate"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

We have not yet heard that Colonel
McGuinness of the Second Montana
regiment has apologized for his COW
ardly reference to the drafted men as
alaekers. Perhaps Mc6iuinness is wait
ing to get his later when he meets
up with Some of these boys at a place
where there will be no police inter
ference
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

centimeter hOwitzer, which reduced
Antwerp and other fortresses believed
impregnable. is the most powerful land
gun. The great guns aboard the Queen
Elizabeth fire projectiles which weigh
a ton. The United States, however.
now has guns defending the Panama
canal and New York which huri
through the air n mass OF metal
weighing almost 400 pounds more than
the British superdrcadnoughts guns.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

We have been told often enough that
II is our duty to join hands and sup
port the administration but that does
not mean that we must approve all
fore the end of the war
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

We confess to frequent feeling of
fatigue from the self Mandatory stuff
that is written Of the sacrifices Of the
masnates of business in giving up
fhear own affairs tQsaid the country
at war. For instance, there is Hardly
day that we do not find something
In the papers about some rich mar
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
MORE SERIOUS FOR GERMANY.

When the Paris resolutions (of the
allies) were first framed. they did not
appear to excite much alarm In Ger.
many. Tho two Americas and China
were still outside the ring fence which
the allies were then hammetahgs to-
gcther. Today the prospect Is that any
sullen and ILL., natured peace. any mere
truce Of mutual exhaustion, would In
volve the closing to German trade OF
almost the whole world overseas. On
the worst construction she stands to
lose not merely her trade with the
original members Of tine entente, but
her commerce with the United States.
her raw materials from Brazil and the
open door to China.
with the original entente she might
have waged a prccarious economic
war: to combat the present worldwide
combination would be ruin. II IL this
nightmare Of a dangerous economic
future which is working. more power
fully than any other factor. for mod
Grafton in Germany. The settlement
presents itself today to the German
mind az barter Of military conQuests
on land against this menace at sea and
overseas.
The long Drawn drama Of the WAY y
extending itself into tho diplomatic
sphere. A military occupation may
become permanent conquest A
naval blockade may continue a. an
economic boycott. Land power tsts
pitted against sea power. and the set"
Element 10 at bottom a. problem In
dynamics. What Is the equation be-
tween the German ability to hold the
| occupied territories. and our ability to
prolong the blockade as q commercial
! enlightenment ?-Brailsford In New Re.
public.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

We do not see why there should be
any prolonged discussion over the
question of standardizing a loaf of
bread in Missou'a. There ought TO be
no great legal difficulties, since q
standard loaf has been in vogue in
many cities for many years. The
need. perhaps, is not so apparent in
Missoula because in the great cities
there were hundreds of INSCRIPTIONS
bakers who robbed the poor by giving
them loaves of bread that appeared
Of proper size, but were much under
weight. 1t is a simple form OF pro-
lection against crooked bakers just
as is standard of weights and meas
ures. The threat of one of our bakers
that II Missoula wanted a ten cent
loaf it could have it is not wholly lost.
Mtssoula wants ten cent loaf that is
worth ten cents, and means to have It,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

of originating the ukclclc is not to be
attached to our orphan child Hawaii,
after all. It's origin belongs to the
Portuguese sailors who brought that
instrument of horror to the poor Ha,-
waiians who have had to bear the
responsibility for it. After the war is
over we hope that congress will take
hold Of this matter and put an import
tariff so high that the ukclclc will
cost more than the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

The great war poem will come. of
course. Meanwhile, will someone
obliEe with q great war preparation
poem by way of introduction and en-
couragcment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

You are going to the Montana State
TO see what they have done in this
great patriotic season of war and en-
deavor
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
FIRST Alb TO CLEANLINESS.

"A wit suggests that soap box ora
tors be discouraged by putting soap in
the boxes"
I'm afraid that wouldn't work.
They wouldn't become badly fright.
encd unless a bucket Of water accom-
panied the soap."-Birmingham Age.
Herald. 80 > s.. -.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

We are waiting to hear that Sena
tor Walsh has passed the black spot to
United States District Attorney
Wheeler.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

The better plan is to keep out of the
twilight zone of free speech for il is
certainty that the government will
turn the doubt in its favor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

One of the most effective reforms
in the postal service would be the
exclusion of certain trcasonabl Ger
man publications.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

II One of the reasons why Russia IS
slipping is that treason there is no
moro of crime than the smashing of
chicken house window.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

Every time you hear q couple Of
electricians talking you can put 1t
down that they're swapping current
gossip.-Patsrson Cali. .. 80
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

The simple way would be for
korniloff and kercnsky to match
kopeks to see who will be it,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14
THE sABlEs.

Lincoln Springfield. London editor.
was talking to an American CORE.
spondent.
= regiment" he said.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

A mans wisdom Is shown In what
he knows but doesn't tell.-Adilwaukee
News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-14

All who are skeptical as to the value
of team work should study Russia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29

smoke. Munitions will be destroyed in
fame. Those reserve troops which are be-
ing conveyed or are marching toward the
front will meet death in furnace-like blast
before they have an opportunity to fight.
By this means, too, we will wipe out the
enemy's stores of munitions, and the very
armies in retreat will be followed-as were
the armies of the Biblical story-by a fire
from heaven which shall consume and de-
stroy.
And as we follow the foe, we continue to
wage silent burning death. Reaching his
borders, we shall assail him in his fortifica-
tons Against that fire from heaven neither
Notifications nor walls shall prevail His
cities will 60 up in smoke And the end
victory. In such warfare the most scientific
guns would become archaic. The miracle
of thus using heat rays would put an end to
this war, and all war.
Aside from the employment of heat rays
there is a possibility of discovering means of
utilizing electricity as wireless agent of