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The Butte daily post., 1917-05-15
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS
Copyright, 1915, Cincinnati Enquirer

II always makes a small boy feel
good when he brings home from school
problem his Daddy can't solve.
A man should get behind other stub
born propositions. But it is different
with Mules.
What dotn it profit a man TO know
| all about Diction when his wife knows
| all about Contradiction?
A young man imagines that getting
married is the first thing he ought To
| do. And later on he realizes that 1t
should have been the last.
! Every man is afraid of germs-un-
| less they happen to be on a roll of
greenbacks or a girls lips.
| A lot OF these War Brides who
hgrabbed fellow because he wanted to
avoid Army duty will discover that
| War is Hell, long after the war is over
A man who has been grilled while
acting as witness in a case would
like to hear a smart lawyer get on the
stand and undergo cross -examnatio
by another smart lawyer.
When Opportunity knocks at the
| door of a Pessimist the Pessimist
merely remembers that the world Is
| filled with knockers
1
Add II all up and you'll find that
you have to pay pretty dearly for the
things that YOU get for nothing.
A fat man would rather be fat than
go hungry. But II is different with e.
fat woman.
The trouble with the man who is
pleased with himself is that he is
usually displeased with everybody else
A man may have other troubles that
! boy hasn't. But he doesn't have 70
worry for fear there won't be enough
pie and ice cream in the world to go
| around.
Anyway. the Old Maid has the con-
ISOLATION of knowing that she doesn't
have to take In washing to support
some worthless man.
Don't expect any sympathy when
You jump out of the frying pan into
the fire. People will merely ask what
the HEX you were doing in the frying
pan.
Names Is Names.
A. sourmilk lives in Pittsbnrg, Penn.
Our Daily Special.
You Can't Whip The Enemy BY
Shooting on Your Mouth.
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HERE AND THERE.

Americas war entry might be termed
a s-M dash--Men. Money. Material
Pittsburg Post.
II we are fighting for democracy. let's
fight ratically.-Chicago Post.
'Ex-czar called colonel just like
T r." But T. r. is not an "ex" yet.
BY no means-Chicago Post.
Judd Lewis may never know who did
ii, but will always be grateful to the
guy who put the rot IN carrot-Hous-
ton Post.
No matter how good a mathema-
tician the manicurist may be. she al
ways counts on her customers fingers.
Dallas News
The little girl who used TO play big
lady by putting on long skirt is now
an old lady who plays little girl by
putting on a short shirt.-Dallas News.
Personally We are strong for wom-
ems rights. stlll we doubt IL Mother
is entitled TO practice on a speech while
Father is waiting to be fed.-Dalas
News.
Military force was used TO stop the
strike of German munitions makers.
Those workmen must be in the bone
and ivory class, to expect different
Portland Oregonian.
Some people say that nature never
makes any mistakes, but IL that is so
how does It happen that so many of
us have SO much mouth and so little
brains Houston Post.
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is crude and. In many respects, un-
| fair. II cannot be brought to a state
of perfection in few weeks. I'm
doubtedly the bill discriminates against
certain industries and businesses, but
there appears to be no other practical
BILE way to raise revenue. and raise
revenue the government must. even II
II does 1t, in instances. unfairly. The
corrections may come later just
now 1t is the patriotic duty of con-
gress to act decisively and put off its
wrangling to some more convenient
day. The government cannot reach
the mark set by It for the fiscal year In
the matter OF revenues without hitting
the entire country. The burden of tax
alton Will be ncreasingly felt as the
war progresses. and we might as well
adjust ourselves to the inevitable. At
this time we can look for taxes of a
kind the American people never be- |
fore were called upon to bear, and this |
Is only the beginning The conse-
luences OF our war with Germany will |
be felt for generations. We cannot as
1 nation eNpeud billions without look
ng forward to the time of settlement.
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THE ANNIVERSARY IN
THE EUROPEAN WAR
MAY Is.

MA TO.
191a-German forces press on after
the retreating Russians in Galicia, ap-
preaching famous fortress of Przemysl,
captured earlier in the war by the Rus
SLAMS from the Austrians.
1e16-Austrians report brilliant sur
cesses in Italian offensive and the cap
ture of $500 prisoners.
British gain at vimy Ridge, captur-
ing $50 yards of German trenches.
Governor Whitman of New York
signed five preparedness measures in
suring compulsory military training in
the schools and also giving governor
power to draft able bodied citizens of
the state between ages Of Is and As
for military service
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NOT A LOCAL ISSUE

Like the tariff, the war-revenue
issue. Every business is affected by
the bill intended TO raise $500, 0oo. 900:
each industry is assuring the senate
finance committee that the levies pro-
vided in its particular case are unjust,
discriminating and ruinous.
That is what a great many indus
tries once said of the tariff for revenue
bills that the democrats have forced
on the country from time TO time. In
respect TO the tariff, it was largely n
matter OF locality. In the West,
where sheep raising is an important
industry, a reduction in the tariff on
wool was considered nothing short Of
disastrous. The iumbermen couldn't
bear 10 think of free lumber and the
sugar makers looked with alarm upon a
reduction in the tariff on imported
sugar. President Taft recommended
q tariff board, but a commission Of
that kind was not created In his ad-
ministration. Only recently the tariff
commission. composed Of experts who
are expected to adjust the schedules
from a standpoint of the general good,
was organized. Its first act was to
legislation intended to save
the government millions of dollars in
revenues.
In the matter of internal revenues
II may yet come to a point where a
win be necessary. Ger
tain 1t is IL we leave the tax wholly
to the national lawmakers there al
ways will be too much wrangling in
an effort to protect the particular In
terests of constituents back home.
The war tax bill is not, in fact, local
issue.
Admittedly the new revenue measure
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thrown at you after death. IL the bad
and indifferent get them the same as
the good" The trouble with this cor
respondent Is that he assumes that
the attacks upon Mr.. Foraker were
justified. when the opposite appears to
be true. Newspapers in many parts
Of the country, in referring to the
character of the dead statesman, have
said that the attempts to besmirch his
character failed. Here is fair sam
pie OF the comment upon Mr.. Foraker,
an editorial in the Oakland Tribune
and printed the same day that the
Post referred to the life and works of
the distinguished Ohioan:
With the passing of Hon. Joseph
Benson Foraker OF Ohio. former United
States senator. this country has lost
something more than distinguished
citizen; statesman has died whose
public career was contemporaneous
with the most important and wonder
full era of national DEVELOPMENT and
changes this or any other nation has
ever undergone. And Senator Foraker |
was more than contemporary of that
era; he was patriotic and LEADING
participant in it, always giving bounti-
fully of his knowledge. experience and
wise counsel.
"A man of energy and unquestioned
courage he naturally made many enc
and DINNER moral standards than Sem
ator Foraker. did not hesitate TO at
tempt TO besnirch his public life with
falsehood and scandal, but as may be
learned from the senator's autobi-
cgraphy. all who leagued together TO ;
retire him from the senate have long
since disappeared frcm the stage o: !;
political usefulness and opportunity, {
Foraker livei long enough TO |
observe this turn of events, to see him |
self vindicatsd and to pass away
among friends whose affection and re-
pect were undiminished." !
The New York World on May II o
aid, editorially: Evidence that Mr..
7orakers law practice influenced his I
,uhlic acts is wholly wanting. Hts
onnecuons with corporations were nor a
ifferent from those OF many other n
ubnc men whose regulations went &
ntarnished. But whatever his ac u
lvities as lawyer might have beer, d
is services as LEGISLATOR We're real a
ubstantial and courageous. In those o.
espects he was United States SEN
tor of whom there are altogether too
ew examples"
These expressions bearing witness to
ne integrity OF Senator Foraker might :,
e repeated indefinitely.
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CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
AT BUTTE THEATERs

RIALTO
Moving pictures: Today, Ethel
Barrymore in "The White Raven"
BROADWAY
Pantases vaudeville: Today and
tomorrow, Singers Midget Revue.
EMPRESS
Hippodroms vaudeville: Today,
Downey, Willard and Irwin In "A
Call on the Doctor; tomorrow, q
change Of bill.
ANsoNIA
Vaudeville and moving pictures:
Today and tomorrow, Virginia
Pearson In "A Royal Romance"
and Pantases vaudeville acts.
AMERICAN
Moving pictures: Today, "Hands
Up"
oRPHEUM
Moving pictures, Today, Big eili
Russell in my Fighting Gentle
man, tomorrow, "a Daughter Of
War"
PEOPLES
Moving pictures: Today and to-
morrow, Victor Moore In "chinrnie
Fadden Out West"
LIBERTY
Moving ploturss: Charlie Chaplin
and Marie Drsssisr In "Tiliis's
Punetursd Remancs."
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RIPPLING RHYMES
0 u r N AV Y
BY Walt Mason,

OUR NAVY
In his leaking wooden boat Jones' the got the goat
strongest ship afloa long ago. Lawrence and Decatur
wide and heavng blue thrill of panic through every foe m
Perry, of the lakes who could whip his weight in snakes
record makes proud and high Dewey sailed Manila Bay m
his heard him say From the foe we'll knock the whey Gw
die Since this nation had its birth all the countries of the a
knew the character and worth of hps knew the fighters
fleet would command retreat would admit def
eclipse Once again they sail the brine with purpose high and %
dispute the right divine" of Red Bill of slayer who has qa
Europes landscape far and wide with mems blood who takes
in his kill Harder hercer will they fight that they dsi
right gains the crazy butchers might the we SEND u
hero souls where the mystic ols write their names upon
scrolls of the brave.
The Butte daily post., 1917-05-15
TUESDAY, MAY Is, 1917.
A RAY OF HOPE

Out Of the clouds that obscure the
situation in Russia today comes ray
of sunshine-the definite hope OF the
provisional administration that the
factions now threatening TO overthrow
the cause Of democracy will get to-
gether in a practicable and patriotic
movement for self government Ad-
mittedly the conditions are difficult
coalition government can be formed
In which the duma, the army and the
socialists can work together. Russia
may Vet be saved and the hopes OF
Germany overthrown.
The paid agents of Germany have
been endeavoring TO keep Russia d.
vided. The agitators who. in the name
of socialism. are seeking action that
would eliminate Russia as factor in
the war are advocating a German
propaganda that. If carried out. would
be Of immediate effect in determining
the issues OF the great struggle. For
with Russia off the fighting line. Ger
many could withdraw its troops to the
western front and Austria could divert
much Of its fighting strength 10 the
Italians. Even civil war in Russia
would be 20 the instant benefit Of
Germany, which, undoubtedly, would
attempt 10 throw its power 10 one
ell H. . =.
a separate peace. or if Russia, divided
against itself permits Germany to die
tate its affairs. the situation becomes
more grave ior the allies than at any
time since the war began. Not only
would Germany be able TO divert its
powerful armies IN the east to the
western fighting line but il would pe
assured from Russia the supplies OF
food. oil and munitions of which It
stands so much in need. The effect of
the British blockade would be nulified
II Russia permitted trade to go on un-
interruptedly with its one-tirne enemy
A separate peace with Russia now
would be more disastrous TO the cause
Of the allies than a staggering defeat
in France. For IN the case Of re-
verse on the western 'front.' Great
Britain and France could hope TO re-
gain lost ground and, in the end, the
weight of American arms and resource.
would carry the day against Germany. |
But IL Russia withdraws the hurt may
be vital. At once Germany would he |
in a position TO secure the supplies |
without which IT cannot hope TO win |
the war.
The news from Petrograd today is
encouraging, although not decisive. In
the meantime, the fact that the Rus
sian troops in France are fighting |
bravely with apparently no thought OF
deserting their comrades may be sig
What Russia needs is leadership.
The Russians do not lack patriotism.
IL In this hour OF national peril some
great figure should arise to direct the
people, the country would emerge from
the present crisis stronger and better
than ever before.
The Butte daily post., 1917-05-15

Tooth anniversary of the separation of
their kingdom from Denmark.
1915-Railroads cannot own steam
ship lines on Great Lakes was de-
cided by interstate commerce commits
sion under Panama canal act.
1916-United States marines entered
Santo Domingo to guarantee the free
election of a provisional president to
succeed General Jimenez, resigned.
1s16-Explosion In Du Pont powder
plant at Gibbstown, N j., killed 13.
The Butte daily post., 1917-05-15
FORAKER AGAIN

Elsewhere on this page the Post
prints a contribution from a valued
correspondent who takes exception 70
the tribute paid the memory OF the
late Joseph Benson Foraker. Very
properly this critic declares that there
rs no honor in having bouquets
The Butte daily post., 1917-05-15
THE WISE FOOL.

You can't make a silk purse out of
a sow's ear observed the Sage.
Maybe not" replied the Fool. But
If you have enough of them you can
make leather pocketbook that costs
more than a silk purse
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-15

Our idea is to give men the very most for
their money. To make them understand
a real value, so they can appreciate them.
The Washington times., 1917-09-16
Complete Text of the Kaiser Cabgam to the President

country that the Serbian should
fulfilled reality
had
the
both the
Immediately the
While NJ the
that Berlin treatment
the
mobilize whole which
modified
Ambassador understood
NJ
mobilization being already carried could not be stopped but if con
and employ elsewhere answered that he thought
consideration He Instead declared
neutrality had
ton the Beg
passage his count freedom grateful for the
dents mesage WILLIAM, R.
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FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES PERSONALLY:

H Prince Henry received by his London
him
broke the continent involving
with the of
My Sir
Berlin that
On the h ambassador London reported that Sir Edward Grey
told the conflict localized
between Austria England would not but
the to fight England would not touch
This
gTaphed thiie thanking
through brother him
his ahesfrom rke calculated
mediation with NJ In
kindly his
possible his taking provocative
that other Serbian
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GERMANY IS NOT
BROKEN, GERARD
SAYS IN NFOREWORD
tcontinued from First PaEe.l


called to the colors: Their officers
know far more of the science of this
war and the men themselves now
have the skill md bearing of vet
Grams.
Nor should any one believe that
Germany will break under starvation
or make peace because of revolution.
The German nation is not one which
makes revolutions. There will be
scattered riots in Germany, but no ST.
multaneous rising of the whole peo-
pie. The officers OF the army are ali
Of one class, and of a class devoted
10 the ideals of autocracy. A reyoIu-
ton Of the army is impossible, and
at home there are only the boys and
old men, easily kept in subjection by
the police.
There is far greater danger of the
starvation Of our allies than of the
starvation Of the Germans. Every
available inch of ground in Germany
Il cultivated, and cultivated by the
Aid of the old men, the boys, and
women, and the 100000 prisoners Of
war.
The arabic lands OF northern France
and of Roumania are being cultivated
by the German army with an ef-
dciency never before known in these
countries, and most of that food will
be added to the food supplies OF Ger.
many. Certainly the people suffer:
but still more certainly this war will
not be ended because OF the starva-
tion Of Germany.
Although thinking Germans know
that IL they do not win the war the
The Washington times., 1917-09-16

financial day OF reckoning will come,
nevertheless, owing to the clever
financial handling OF the country by
the government and the great banks,
there is at present no financial dis
tress in Germany, and the knowledge
that unless indemnities are obtained
from other countries the weight Of
the great war debt will fall upon the
people, perhaps makes them reader
to risk all in a final attempt to win
the war and impose indemnities upon
not only the nations of Europe, but
upon the United States Of America
People Are Stirred
To Great saerfaeea.
We are engaged in a war against
the greatest military power the
world has ever seen; against a people
whose country was for SO many CEN
turtles a theater of such devastating
wars that fear is bred in the very
marrow of their souls. making them
ready to submit their lives and for
tunes to an autocracy which for CEN
turtles has ground their faces, but
which has promised them. as a result
of the war not only security, but
riches untold and the dominion of the
world; a people which, as from q high
mountain, have looked upon the cities
of the world and the glories of them
and have been promised these cities
and these gIories by the devils OF au-
tocracy and OF war.
We are warning against q nation
whose poets and professors, whose
pedagogues and whose parsons have
united in stirring its people to .
white pitch OF hatred, first against
Russia, then against England, and
now against America
The U-boat peril il a very real one
for England. Russia may either
break up into civil wars or become
so ineffective that the millions of
German troops engaged on the Rus
sian front may be withdrawn and
hurled against the western lines. We
stand in great peril. and only the ex-
ercise OF ruthless realism can win this
war for us. II Germany wins this
war It means the triumph OF the au-
tocratic system. 1t means the tri-
umph OF those who believe not only In
war as a national Industry, not only
in war for itself, but in war as a high
and noble occupation. Unless Ger
many is beaten, every nation will be
compelled to turn itself into an arm
ed camp until the German autocracy
either brings the whole world under
its dominion or is forever wiped out
as a form OF government.
From Now On
We Need the DOers.
We are in this war because we were
forced into 1t, because Germany not
only murdered our citizens on the
high seas, but filled our country with
spies and sought to incite our peo-
pie to civil war. We were given no
opportunity to discuss or negotiate.
The forty-eight hours ultimatum sent
by Austria to Serbia was not, as
Bernard Shaw said, "a decent time
in which to ask a man to pay his
hotel bill" What OF the six-hour ul-
timatum given to me in Berlin on the
evening Of January 81, 1917, when
was notified at 6 that ruthless war
fare would commence at II? Why,
the German government. which up to
that moment had professed amity and
a desire to stand by the Sussex
pledges, knew 1T took almost two
days to send q cable to Americal be-
lieve that we are not only Justly in
this war, but prudently in this war.
II we had stayed out and the war
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passage OF German troops through
Belgium As the proposition was q
proposition for peace, 1 took the re-
sponsibIlity OF forwarding 1t and sent
the note of the German government
to our minister at The Hague for
transmission to our minister In Bel
gium-
DR.. Van Dyke, our minister at The
Hague, refused to have anything to
DO with the Transmission of this prop
osItlon and turned the German note
over to the Holland minister of for
eIgn affairs. and through this chan
mel the proposition reached the Bel
gian government.
An Audience
With Kaiser WIlheIn.
The State Department cabled me
message from the President to the
Emperor. which stated that the
United States stood ready at any time
to mediate between the warning pow
ers, and directed me to present this
proposition direct to the Emperor.
therefore asked for an audience
with the Emperor and received word
from the chief court marshal that the
Emperor would receive me at the pal
ace in Berlin on the morning Of Au
gust 10. ! drove in a motor into the
courtyard Of the palace and was there
escorted to the door. which opened on
a flight OF steps leading to little
garden about fifty yards square, di'
rectly on the embankment Of the
River Spree. which flows past the
royal palace. As I went down the
steps the Empress and her only
daughter, the Duchess OF Brunswick
came up. Both stopped and shook
hands with me, speaking a few
words. found the Emperor seated
at a green iron table under a large
canvas garden umbrella Telegraph
forms were scattered on the table In
front Of him and basking In the
gravel were two small dachshunds.
l explained to the Emperor the OBJ
ject OF my visit and we had a gen.
eral conversation about the war and
the state of affairs. The Emperor
took some OF the large telegraph
blanks and wrote out In pencil his
reply to the Presidents offer. This
reply. OF course cabled Immediately
to the State Department. The docu-
ment is presented above.
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UNAVOIDABLE DEATH IS
DAYMUDE CASE VERDICT

A verdict Of death by unavoidable
accident" has been rendered by a
coroner's jury Investigating the death
of G. W. DayTnude, aged gatekeeper
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Silver Spring. Nd. Thursday morning.
The inquest was held at the railroad
crossing yesterday.
Some OF the testimony will be used
at a court-martial OF deposed Sergt.
Louis z. Fauteaux to be held at Fort
Myer
The Washington times., 1917-09-16

Y. N. c. A. forces with the American
army in France have leased the
Grand Hotel du Pavilion, in order to
provide American soldiers who come
to Paris on leave, with accommoda-
tions at q suitable price. The hotel
will be opened with appropriate cere-
monies on September 81, with Ameri-
can Ambassador Sharp presiding.
The 7. NJ. Q. A. IL also planning to
provide hotel arrangements for
American officers on leave.
The Washington times., 1917-09-16
LANS|NG'S SISTERS
ARRIVE IN FRANCE.
IN RED CROSS UNIT

A dispatch to The Times today re-
ported the arrival at a French port
Of Miss Katherine T. Lansing and
Miss Emma s. Lansing, sisters OF
Secretary OF State Lansing, with a
unit of fifteen Red Cross workers
who will be assigned to canteen sta
tIons in France.
The Red Cross workers were met
at the dock by a representative of
the government, who boarded the
ship and greeted them in the name OF
France.
The same cable announced that the
The Washington times., 1917-09-16
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