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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
4 GOOD KIND.

Two French soldiers in the
trenches were talking. well
win," said one, ''if they will only
hold out" "They, who?" said the
other, "Thc civilians at home"
replied the first.
We are reminded of this bit Of
dialogue by the vivid story Of
James McCulloch, Butte min
ing engineer who has just re-
turned from the war. Our read
crs will find it on the first page
and will, we hope, permit it to
sink into their hearts and minds
and not to forget it in this hour
of unreasonable peace talk.
Beware of German propa-
ganda,' says this llon-hearted
young Montanan who has been
gambling with death on the fields
Of France for many months
When those of his kind tell us tc
stand pat and play the game tc
the last hand, let us agree that il
is good advice and follow it.
We have ncver~hcen much Civ
on to hero worship, but really, W.
would like to shake the hand o.
this stalwart lad who went to wal
with Omar and kipllng as hi;
companions, and had to laugh a
race between a Hun and a biz
Highlander who ran to the rescue
OF a comrade who was caught OF
the barbwirc, did the job, an'
finished it by driving his bayonc
through the Hun who reached
first base a step loo late.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

Some day we hope to see the
school houses used as community
club houses and kept open day
and evening for the use Of the
people. We ought to work to-
ward that goal now.
Meanwhile we are glad to see
the school election pot boiling
lagain, and we offer the use Of our
columns to the Missoulian Family
for communicating their views on
things to their ncighbors.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Proposes Undersea Wall
to Shut Out Submarines

To protect the high seas against Ger
man submarines, a Scotch engineer
comes forward, in the March Popular
Mechanics Magazine, with daring
proposal that is interesting If for no
other reason than its sheer stupen~
duosness. lie presents plans for tho
construction Of an enormous under
water wall that would extend from
the Friesan Islands to a point off the
coast of Sehleswig, so miles distant, and
pass well to the westward of HelgO-
land. Such structure would block the
exits from Wilhelmshaven. Cuxhaven.
the Kaiser Wilhelm canal and neigh
boring bases, and prevent naval vessels
of all kinds from reaching the ship
lanes in tho North sea and Atlantic
ocean.
The wall would be built of reinforced
concrete in about a thousand bargelkc
sections which would he towed to the
proper positions, filled with stone and
sunk end to end.
Great obstacles would have to be
overcome in carryin ing out such an elah-
crate scheme in the face of war COndi-
tons. To the allied navies wouldGall
the task of protecting the work dur
ing it's construction and afterward, but
If properly defended, il would. the in
veutor believes, prove impregnablc. The
cost of construction would be heavy
but perhaps not prohihitiVe, providing
the desired results We're accomplished
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Montana Aviators
Meet AGAIN in Texas.

Four Montana state University boys
who enlisted together in the aviation
corps last summer and were later sep
arated have been reunited at the train
ing camp in Dallas, Texas. says Percy
n. Stone. aviation cadet. In q letter TO
his father. Dean A. I. Stone. OF the
university school Of Journalism, the
young aviator says:
The first man I met this morning
after mess was Gus Scherck. who has
just been sent here from Cornell. I
have n date with him for dinner. Rior-
dan and Stutzman have completed
their work in the University OF Cali
fornia and are here waiting with us
for machines"
There were eight in the band OF
Montanans at the outset Now Rob-
ert Fredericks and Howard Hunt are
in France and Wilson and Roberts are
in training somewhere in America"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

We think something should be
done to celebrate the anniversary
,of Won Bcrnstorifs departure and
to make it a double header, lei
us shoot a few rockets in rcmcm-
brance of the last note We wrote
to Germany. The celebration OF
our entrance into war may be left
to General Pcrshing, who SHOULD
have a competent committee OF
arrangements by that time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Canadian Cheerful
After Hard Years.

Though he has been at the front
with the Canadians for two years,
Dennis Ledeau. formerly of Missoula,
is as cheerful as ever and confident
that victory for the allies is not far
off. In a letter to his sister, Mrs. A.
Longpre of Huson. Ledeau writes OPP
timistically of the situation and speaks
with pride of the news that his two
brothers have enlisted with the, Amer
lean army. He says:
"You ask me to tell you something
about the war. 1t Is rather a difficult
matter to write about such things
without trespassing on the regulations
of the censor. But it is safe to say
that everything is well and I think
without doubt this year will see the
finish. Fritz is pretty sick of It. The
French nation Is quite the greatest ma
ton of this war; I have the deepest
feeling and respect for them. No mat
ter what their hardships or conditions
may be. you will always hear the COM
forting words. 'c'est la guerre! VIC
tors they will surely be. I feel sure
that Germany can never win. Tor
Frances wheels are surely and slowly
grinding militarism to dust.
Il see by the newspapers that your
country Is in the grip OF terrible
winter. 1t is very bad here. too. but
it's all rain, which makes It very mis-
cradle. feel very thankful and lucky
for I've been here a long time now.
nearly two years. and I've been IN some
mighty tight corners: Goodness Is a
proat helns
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

Mr.. McAdoo has heart. We
are to have the circus "as usual
The private cars and the trains dc
luxe will get the AK, but trans
portation for the circus will be
permitted, providing, of course,
that the kiddies will be good from
now until circus time. They must
help mother at home and IA
thcr in the garden aud thus help
to win the war, so that the kaiser
will not come over here and take
the place of the circus by making
himself the whole show.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
THE DAILY hlSSOULIAN
esTAelisHEp 1879
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY "a, 1918.
A WAR THOUGHT.

:, One Of our readers writes, 81
was much interested in an edi-
torial in The Sentinel the other
evening concerning Washington,
and | agree with the writer that
Washington should be painted by
historians as he really was, If We
are to gel the best results from
his example. The story about
Washington throwing the ink
stand at the officer was new to
me. His quarrel with Lee is well
known, but not long ago ! read
of another incident to illustrate
his Indignation under certain cir
cumstances, that | had not seen.
At Kipp's Landing he ran into a
body of fleeing soldiers, and not
only did he swear at them, but
i his anger was so great that he
rode among them, striking them
with his sword and almost be-
side himself with their cowardice.
As | got to thinking about this
later, the thought occurred that
our greatest need at Washington
was men who could get mad. We
have got to get mad before we
can win this war"
We think our correspondent
said something. There is too
much talk of peace and not
enough of war. We have presi-
dent who appealed for support on
the platform Of having kept us
out of war. We have secretary
of war who is against universal
CONSUMPTION, d man whose ideals
are consecrated to pacifism. With
all our high regard for the lofty
character of Colonel Bryan, we
are compelled to say that his
peace-loving talk of the past may
be too well remembered now.
There are too many people who
are talking too much Of things
that will happen after the war,
who are saying "where there is
SO much peace smoke, there must
be somebody smoking the peace
pipe"
Yes, we quite believe that
things would be different and bet
ter if we had somebody down at
Washington who could get mad.
We ought to be ready by this
time to believe that we are at war
with the people of Austria and
Germany just as long as they are
content to follow their rulers.
We do not think this condition
will prevail for any considerable
number Of years. After a time
the American people will get mad,
and then, God help anybody who
stands in their way. Before long
the country will demand some
rough work and they will find
somewhere a rough worker, one
too, who will have authority, one
with temper, and capable of &C
lion, such, as for instance the man
who went up San Juan hill anc
later lived at the White House
and who, when he had a Goa
crisis, brought the coal barons tC
Washington and slammed THEN
heads together until they die
what he wanted without resort,
ing to shutting down one half o
the country for one day Ill the
week.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
WHERE MERE MAN ExCELS.

Mrs. Pester-"lf there's anything you
can do that | can't do quite as we'll I'd
like to have you name it,
Her Hushand-''Well, not to mention
my graceful manner of scratching
matches. I'd like to see you hang all
your clothes on one small nail in the
Clcset." York Globe,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Make Hay in England
on Christmas Day.

Virgil T. Gibson Of Victor. who 70
"over there" with the l6ard U. 8. In
fantry, spent the strangest Christmas
day OF his life In England. he says In
a letter to his mother. Mrs. T. U. Glib
son of Victor.
This is one Christmas I win never
forget" he writes. The grass Il green.
They are making hay in several places
have SEEN"
Gibson does not say much about tho
trip across. but what he does say 10
eloquent OF discontinue.
Dad" he writes. you should never
try to cross the ocean. II you get ga.
sick you will be sure to die"
Mother. can't say too much for IL
Red Cross" the young soldier writes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

Publius Syrus, a citizen of some
importance in his time, once OBJ
served that a fool may hold his
tongue and pass for a sage. Too
bad that Judge Crum and Publins
did not get acquainted before
Crum hit a barbed wire fence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
NOT EXACTLY.

The Juvenile court has its place 1t
is easy, however, to carry matters too
far"
Huh"
"The ideal condition does not lie in
having every child in the community
on probation. louisville Courier
Journal,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

A pan-German is one who
wants the earth but little later.
will be glad to have a tinhorn
gamblers meal ticket.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

The senator from Rosebud and
the mayor of Forsyth ought to
move over to France where un-
usual arrangements have been
made for all sorts of fighting.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

We begin to suspect that the
big German drive is camOuflagc
for a retreat later from the big
allied drive.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
APPEALS TO EUROPEAN EYES
Picturesque Island of Zanzibar kas
Charm Possessed by Few Other
Places in Africa

The little island Of Zanzibar is one
of the most picturesque places in AT.
rica-one of the few places OF the
dark continent that is picturesque ut
all. That is because it is an old
historic island, With traces of van
ished peoples, ..ccretions of old Gus
toms, memorials of forgotten events
The greater part of Africa is primi-
tive, nature in a state of nature, and
nature is magnificent, beautiful awe
inspiring, terrifying, but rarely pic
turesque. The latter is 4 characteri.
zation of the works of man, which
comes to them with time. The frame
is what makes the picture. and it is
only man who builds frames.
The narrow streets of Zanzibar, the
cAaSsive caryen doOrwayS. the stern
old houses, the time-worn markets, the
crooked, mysterious alleyways, the
riot of color and the babel of tongues.
the still heat that throws over ii all an
illusion of vagueneSs like a play seen
on the stage make a | II ure that will
remain fresh in the memory for years
The island is set like a fluted emerald
N a green sea, with q still blue sky
burning changeless overhead. In the
past Zanzibar was the home of all the
wonder and cruelty of the East, set
tied and harried by the Arab and Mos
lem traders from Egypt and Turkey.
Today it is British protectorate,
with a fgurehead sultan. who spends
much of his time and money in Euro
pean travel.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03

General repairing, construction
and building.-Edgar G. Collins. foot
of Cherry street, originally of Wash
ington, D. C.-Adv. 4-29tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
EGT lad SPIRIT CT HIS RACE
How the Captains Boy, Mackinnon,
of the Cameronia Helped to
AIIay Panic.

In the report of the torpedoing Oh
the Anchor liner CamerOnia with
troops in the Mediterranean last sum-
mer, mention was made of the splen-
did conduct of the captains boy. Mack
innon. This youngster was on the
bridge with the captain when the ship
was struck, and he did much to allay
the excitement by shouting through
the megaphone to the troops, keep
your heads, men. Dinna get excited
It's a RIGHT. Nae hurry" and so on.
The sight of the small boy with
megaph0ne as big as himself advising
the soldiers to keep cool made many
laugh and quieted many nerves. The
boy did many other things, and at the
end the captain found he had dis
obeyed orders and was still on the
bridge when everyone else had left the
ship. When the captain told him to
"clear out" he said, I'll no go till you
go, sir" The captain then caught him
by the coat and slung him overheard
into the destroyer before jumping him
self An eyewitness on the destroyer
described seeing the captain and the
boy on the bridge of the sinking ship.
I hear now that Mackinnon went
down in the Tuscania. Probably he
behaved there as he did on the Cam
eronia, and the death he just missed
in the Mediterranean came to him off
the Scottish coast. In the list of heroes
of our mercantile marine there ought
to be a place for this gallant wee
Glasgow lad.-London Correspondence
# the Manchester Guardian.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
FIRST NAVAL TRAINING POST
Was Established at Boston, Largely
Through Efforts of Commodore
William cambridge.

The first naval school in the United
States was established at the old Bos-
ton navy yard more than a century
ago, the founder being Commodore
Bainbridge, who is known as the 'Fa-
ther Of American Naval Construction"
and who was born in Princeton, n. j.
Bainbridge was captured by the
French in 179S, during the naval con-
fiicts between that country and the
United States, and in 1902 he was
held a prisoner for nine months by
the Tripolitan pirates.
He fought gallantly in the last war
between America and England, and
after it's conclusion induced the Wash
ington authorities to open a training
school for officers at Boston. In 1S40
some years after the death of the
founder of American naval education
a naval school was opened in the old
naval asylum in Philadelphia, and here
for few years the mfdshipmen of
the republic were instructed in the
arts of warfare on the sea. The plan
was so successful that it was decided
to open a permanent naval academy.
Annapolis, Nd, was chosen as the site
of the school and there the present
United States Naval academy was
formally opened.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
ORIGIN OF ALPHABET LOST
Generally Accepted Theory Is That the
Letters First Came Into Use
Among the Egyptians.

, The alphabet we use is a queer
In effect, it is made up of conventional
signs.
Turn this page upside down, and
you cannot read it. 1t might almost as
we'll be printed in Russian characters
or in Arabic.
Few subjects have enlisted on the
part of language students more specu-
lative thought than the origin of the
alphabet. 1t is today a matter much
in dispute.
There are those who aver that on
pebbles almost as ancient as the early
cave dwellers of southern Europe have
been found inscribed characters rep
reSenting the origin of some of our
alphabetical letters of today.
But the theory most generally ac-
cepted at the present time is that the
letters of our alphabet originated with
the ancient Egyptians. They were, to
begin with, "ideographs."
| Take "S' for example. In form it
represents a snake. The sound of the
letter is the Kissing of snake. There
sssscn have It Wfat more could be de-
manded of a single letter in an alpha
. bet? 1t is a whole picture.
20" is supposed to have been a knot
! in string-the letter being originally
piece of sinew. sc" was a bow pulled
taut. &C. was the followed hand, from
which one drank-whence the sound
of the letter. 81" was the crooked
stick used in primitive times as a
plow. 'N' was pickax "V'' was an
OK yoke. "N'' was a crossroads. "T"
! was q tally-a primitive mode of count
-ng. 'Y'' was the right hand upheld.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03

wANTED-100 cords of wood hauled
from Town Point Apply at once, with
lowest price. to Cambridge Manufac-
turing Co. 7-24-2w.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
FOR RENT
WANTED

Desirable bank position open to
young man or woman, one with office
experience and knowledge of stenog-
raphy preferred. Reply in own hand
writing. Address b. care Banner office.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03

wANTED-To buy a house and lot,
with one or two adjoining lots, outsioe
city limits Answer care Banner. 7-27-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Having bought a truck.
for our business, we will sell at bar
gain l bay horse, years old. weighs
1900. l top delivery wagon, nearly
new, front wheels turn under. J no
top delivery wagon, low front wheels.
ApDIy to F. NJ Skinner & Bro. 6-10-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
They Are Two Tonjcs.

Why are quinine and gentian like
the Germans? Because they are two
tOnics (Teutonics).
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-03
MONEY TO LOAN
LOST

Observation-Disclosures Waterman foun-
tain pen Finder please return to this
office and receive 81 reward. S-1-3t.
-. Call phone III, Cambridge
Creamery, and get the best and most
ice cream for your money of any
place in town. Please phone order
Saturday, for Sunday.-Adv. 2-2t.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
$500, 900 GERMAN TROOPS.

According to advices sent out from
Paris the Germans now have in the
neighborhood of 300 divisions on the
western front. 1t has been variously
stated as to the number of troops in a
German division, the variation being
from 10000 to $4,000. 1t is safe to
say, however, that if the Germans
have 300 divisions on the western
front, and it is likely they have, their
forces there number at least 100000
men. Just how many soldiers the
allies have is not known, but they
must have considerably over 100000.
However, the attacking party has the
advantage Of knowing just where the
stroke is going to hit, hence can make
quite dent into the line before stop
ped.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17

Irishmen in the United States who
hate England more than they hate
Germany or more than they love the
United States will find no sympathy
in this country in trying to annoy and
harrass England at this time No
matter about the past. The people
that are not with England in this war
are not doing their part to secure the
freedom of the world Germany is the
world pirate and the first great step
toward liberty is the crushing Of
Prussian militarism. He who tries to
obstruct in that paramount work is
not entitled to enjoy the fruits of
freedom
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
CUT OUT THE STRIKE.

Waterloo Courier: Every day we
read Of threatened labor strike in
some line of industry closely allied
with the war. What is the idea? Do
these men who propose to quit their
jobs consider it is the patriotic, manly
or brotherly thing to take a step that
will slow down or stop the flow OF
materials which our boys need in the
trenches as they offer their lives in
defense of human liberty? Would
these men who threaten to strike con-
slider it very honorable thing for the
men in the trenches to threaten to
strike when by so doing they placed
the lives of the men who work in the
factories in danger? There is not the
slightest need of strike while this
war is on. Arbitration will guarantee
every man who works good, fair
compensation and the man who tries
to exact more is profiteer, just as
manufacturer who tries to bleed the
public to the tune of an excessive price
for his goods is profiteer
This is an unusually good time for
everybody to operate on the square;
to give what is fair and be willing to
take what is fair. The laboring man
who is not getting a fair deal does
not need to strike. He can state his
grievance and continue on the job. He
will have public opinion solidly be-
hind him, and in the last analysis he
will have the government behind him.
The man who, in, response to his
country's call, enlists, becomes amen
able to strict, hard discipline. If he
strikes he is courtmartialed and the
penalty is extremely severe. This
war is not whit more the soldiers
than it is the working mans war
Both are human beings and both are
citizens of this republic. The mere
fact that one man is in uniform and
the other in overalls does not change
the status. Both are enlisted in the
Job of winning the war. Each has his
duty to perform. Neither can strike
nor shirk without jeopardizing the
safety of the other. Each is dependent:
on the other.
The man in khaki will not fail. The
workman in the shop or elsewhere
must not fall.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
A REMEDY WANTED.

An 1S-year-old New York girl, find
ing that she could not live on $12,50O a
year, which was the allowance her
father set aside for her at his death
petitioned the courts to let her have
$2O.S5O annually from the estate. The
hard hearted Judge. however. decided
she would have to try to struggle
along.-Sioux City Tribune.
This is one of the faults of our sys-
tenn and how to remedy it is a ques-
ton that is going to cause some
trouble some day. 1t is real mis-
fortune to an able bodied girl or boy
to be left with an income of $12,500
per year, or of even half that amount
Unless such youth is made of extra
ordinarily good stuff and endowed
with more than the average amount of
good sense an income like that is very
apt to ruin them and render them use
less in the economic realm of the
world. That boy or girl is really
fortunate who is well born, reared
under right surroundings. disciplined
fitted right for the race of
life and started with no capital ex-
cept good health, good habits, courage
and a determination to win. There
IS little incentive for the young per-
son to make the most Of himself or
herself when handicapped with a.
great fortune.
There must some way be found to
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
ANNOYED THE SLEEPERS.

New York Globe: The war depart
ment has not seen fit to Justify It's
strange behavior toward Gen. Wood.
Under the. circumstances, it Is not
surprising that the supicion increases
that he committed an unfavorablet
offense when he advocated war pre-
parations at time when Washington
did not know what the war in Europe
was about. His offense was the one
of being right when others were
wrong. He read the future correctly
when others were lacking in power
to see. He was guilty of disturbing
complacent gentlemen who lacked
vision-of public men so drowsy that
they slept almost till noon when they
should have risen with the sun.