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The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-15

For sale cheap. New REQ. S
passenger automobile. Will r.
Walpole, Philip, S. D. 38tf
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
lis Real Touch.

The layman huds much difficulty in seeing any
particle OF sense reason in the Emerson alien
Stacker bill, to which Congress is about ready to
devote its jaw work Representative Emerson in
ssts that all aliens living in the United States long
enough TO be citizens should either be subject to
military service be dcported
1t is certain that alien who has lived among
long enough to be citizen and hasn't become
such is the most undesirable, if not, indeed the
most dangerous OF aliens We don't want such in
our military service. And to what part of the world
would we deport the thousands OF such aliens that
VIC, undoubtedly, have? We cannot make Canada
or Mexico the dumping ground of Stacker
garbage. Neither country would stand for it. We
cannot deport across the seas for we need every
ton OF shipping .for transportation and supplying
of our loyal fighters.
1t would seem that the best we can do is to
make all possible use OF such aliens in our midst
And there's risk in that. The proposition is tough
anyway you look at it, but there isn't much sun
shine in Emerson's solution.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
ViHany That's Too Cheap.

The most that the court could give Franz Rim
teIen and his fellows for placing bombs on the
steamer Oswald was eighteen months imprson-
ment and $4,000 fine, and it is strong demonstra-
ton of Congressional stupidity. There was no
statute under which these villains could be arraign-
ed for attempted murder; they could only be tried
for not properly marking explosives delivered to a
common carrier.
But this ridiculous abortion of justice ought to
be enough to stir Congress to provide adequate
penalties for such attempted even if unsuccessful
high crimes. 1t is not enough that alien enemy
should succeed in numbering hundred so
people, in ship factory, before he can be prop
erly punished. We are altogether too easy with
spies and would-be bombers We don't become
properly aroused until viewing the corpses of the
victims. The fellow with bomb with an intent
to perpetrate wholesale murder, is murderer,
though he gets a chance to light his fuse
with effect. Ruthless" German autocracy can get
any number of tools who will take eighteen months
in prison for chance to blow up ship, fac
tory 1t is cheap war work. 1t should be made
the costIiest investment possible.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
The One-eent Herald.

In emphasizing the fact that The Herald is the
only one-cent daily in Washington, may we add in
all modesty that it is the best one-cent daily in
Washington
Does any newspaper give more or as many items
as does The Herad9 Is it not clear toned and true
edtorally? Has any paper better sporting page ?
Is The Herald behind any paper on its chronicle OF
local events? Cartoonsts who draw exclusively for
The Herald are the best in the country, they
not2 Are there better newspaper poets than John
Hendricks Bangs, Berton Braley. or Edmund Vance
Cooke? Does any other newspaper carry as many
or as good exclusive features as The Herald9
The Herald is neither demagog nor a scold.
1t does things 1t secured the first increase in pay
for government clerks it has been consistent advo-
cate of the two-patoon system for the hremen it
has no entangling alliances with any man or set of
men: it tells the truth because it has no ak to
grind; it holds brief to represent anything except
Its own conscience.
Today it takes pleasure in announcing that
through its ten-day campaign for the sale of W. S. S.
added approximately ST 10000 to the total amount
sold or one-tenth of all the war savings stamps sold
in the District.
And for the reasons set forth. The Herald has
steadily grown in public esteem. 1t has 5000 more
readers today than it had month ago. In month
from now it will have 10000 more
Ask Herald reader what he thinks of The
Herald That's the real test.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
Looks Mighty Ugly, If So.

lf-and it is wise to shake well before swallow
ing-the latest cablegram from Amsterdam tells the
truth 1t is high time that the anti-German part of
the world decide upon its attitude toward the
Bolsheyik. II, this cablegram announces
Trotzky has refused to sign any peace pact at
Brcst-Ltoysk, ordered complete rehabilitation of
all Russian forces, on all fronts and declared Rus
sa's war with the central powers to be at an end
he has played into the hands of Germany and
thrown open large part of Russia to whatever
Germany wants to come in and take. He has re-
duced Russia's treaties with the allies to scraps
OF paper" and supplemented the treachery with op-
portuniiy for Germany to seize war resources for
use against the allies. In effect, he is the ally of
Germany and the allies can no longer afford to let
Russian matters slide along.
The Bolshevh may be the most sincere patriots
who ever breathed. Their doctrine of ~the indus
tries for the workingmen; the land for the peas
ants" may be just what this whole world needs:
The issue in this war, for Russia and for that
Argentine President who is so hot for internal po-
tcal and social reform that he's deaf to the threat
against national selpreservation-the issue for the
Whole antiGeEman world Is not ~ to intsEnal and
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
The Hand Which Holds the Hammer.
- By EDMUND VANCE COOKE.

Yes the Big Chief is a hero.
And the trench-lad is zero,
AS he bangs and bayonets his way to smash the
Modern Nero,
But right here l grab grammar
And a word or two / stammer
For the loyal boy in denim, with the hand which
holds the hammer!
No. do not mean the knocker,
Or the mucker or the mocker,
Whose hammer and whose self should be in Davy
Jones' locker,
But mean the man who hustles
And who rustes and who tussels
And whose song of life is written to the music of
his muscles.
So to you, o, Lads of Labor,
Loyal to your land and neighbor,
Yours, the hand which holds the hammer is as vital
the saberl
Some Of can chat and chin it.
Some can fab and jayelin it,
But modern is Labor and it's up to you to
win it'll
Copyright, 1918, ~ the Newspaper Enterprise
A,sasistapl
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
The Law and Boufoonery.

A mob OF alleged red-booded AmesicaDs ran
amuck at Staunton, ILL.,, and tarred and ieathered
some yellow -boodcd cncmies-and dispersed. When
the gentlemen OF the law interviewed they
were cvasNe- The chief Of police, Ben Valentine
said his patrolmen looking for chicken
thieves and had time for demonstrations aimed
at the enemies OF the country.
We a great law abiding people-when we
arc not reused But mobs do organize and do muir
der and the grand jury does indct-and it is the
cXCepiion when anybody is punished. We laugh at
the OF the chief OF police, and let it go at
that-yct all know that without law anarchy is
supreme. We have sympathy with the mob, for
mob is simply organized cowardice. We do not
wear masks when are doing what is right-but
cover faces when we do wrong. We are
afraid OF the very law we are violating
We believe that any enemy Of the country should
be interned, il he offend, be lie to face a
firing squad. For a mob to take the law into its
own hands, stupid people WILL is to en-
courage lawlcssncss.
il the valiant CHIEF caught his chicken thieves
he probably placed them in jail. Why did he not
place the offensive Huns in jail, until they could
be dealt with according to law-and shot if the
law demanded it.
The present is not time for buifooncry in uni
form. The law is supreme, and must be maintained
ii VIC TO respect ourselves and country.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
Something of a Horse.

Representative &en T. Treadway, OF Massachu-
sctts, tells story OF two New Eng farmers
who met along the road one day and stopped for
the usual chat about crops and politics
by the way, Ben,' remarked one OF the pair,
"are ye in the market fer a good boss"
Wouldn't mind buying hoss if it suited me,
answered Ben. What kind of a record-breaker
is it,"
Its that little bay mare OF mine" responded the
first, with some show of pride. Guess ye've seen
her, amt yer"
"irhink / have" reflectvely returned Ben and
then added. yes, know her all right"
mighty fine little boss" declared the first hope
fully. She's yours cheap fer a cash deal"
"ffs jes' this way, Dave" said Ben, gathering up
his reins, preparatory to starting. I'D like to
have her, an I'd buy her right off, but hate like
blazes to bust a dollar BILL"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

special details and forms OF government, but as to
free government and national existence.
Picture demobilized Russia at the mercy OF
the German autocracy A flock of unpenned sheep
surrounded by rayenous wolvesl Is it wise, or
right or safe that the rest of the endangered ma
tions permit such condition, with or without the
consent of the Bosheviki? If you admit that it is
not you've got to agree that 1t is right of the
allies to back any element in Russia whose aim is
to save Russia frem Germany's wolfishness, since
the BeIsheviki won't do it.
But, as first intimated herein there's large IF
in Amsterdam cablegrams.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Secretary Daniels. in announcing
that the President has sent 10 the
Senate the reappointment OF Rcag
Admiral William c. Braisted. as Sur
grOn General Of the Navy, issued
a, e fOllowinE statement.
Surgeon Gen. Braisted is So EN-
cient and capable and the Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery under his
direction has made such an excellent
record under the conditions imposed
by the war, that his reappointment
will meet with general approval.
During the past year the Medical
Corps has grown from a personnel
Of 800 to 1,9jO The Hospital Corps
has increased from about 1.60o TO over
5000: the Dental Corps from 80 TO
eos and the Navy Nurse Corps from
40 to SO. most OF this increase hav'
ing been, of course. since We en-
tered the war. a Division Of San
itation has been established 10 which
have been assigned a number OF the
ablest officers OF the United states
Public Health Service, and the work
of this new division has proved Of
great value. Four Hospital Corps
schools have been established in con-
nection with the work of the train
ing stations at Newport, r. l.; Great
Lakes. Ill: Hampton Roads. Va; and
San Francisco, Cal
THE large and rapid growth I'm
the navy's personnel imposed unpre-
cedented burdens upon the Medical
Corps, and necessitated a correspond
ing enlargement Of our hospital IA
ciIities, which have increased from
a
creases provided for The standard
lied units adopted for temporary con-
struction and the policy OF deten-
ton and segregation have proved no.
tably successful in the prevention and
eradication of disease in training
camps. In spite of outbreaks OF
communicable diseases that are in
evitable when large numbers OF re-
cruits are gathered in camps, the
health of the navy. as a whole. has
been remarkably good. and this Is
in a large measure due TO the eN-
cellent work Of the Medical Corps.
Every demand on the corps has been
promptly and efficiently met.
Two more hospital ships have been
added TO the navy by the requirement
and conversion Of the Havana and the
CdIdNOSd- WHICH are Wei dudplcu "
the purpose and have been equipped
with operating rooms, laboratories
diet kitchens, and everything needed.
The navy In building at Philadelphia
the first naval vessel ever construct
ed from the keel up for a hospital
ship. This will be. the authorities
state, the finest hospital ship In exis-
tence, a model Of its kind.
Though we have been at war for
ten months and for a year have been
operating under practically war con-
dItions. the total number Of deaths In
the navy, with a personnel OF ap-
proximately 10000. was less than Loo
during 1917, including drownings and
all other casualties.
'The health OF the navy is reported
as unusually satisfactory for this time
OF year aRd has shown q marked i'm
provement in the past month
Surg. Gen. BREASTED keeps In daily
touch with sanitary and health eondi-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

OF cathedrals or. say, railroad sta.
tions. There may be as much art
or more. in the designing OF a jeWe
case, the building Of a dove-cote OF
the construction OF a bungalow, bu'
there is a sense Of conformation. pro.
portion and space-flling in The
larger field that must exist or b.
acquired IL a novel IS TO stand Up
Many masters of the short story
form have failed dismally in the
novel and vice versa.
Pleasant Yet Trying.
Writing Is about as pleasant q IL
as any, though It has its tormeuts al
have all other careers. One who en-
tiers il must realize that he cannot
please everybody. II Is a good dea
OF luck to please anybody.
II an author in this country made
himself indispensable TO one in ever,
100 he would sell 100. No copies oi
each book. which is a very astounding
achievement Some very good writer,
have attained this end OF the rainbow
and so have some very had writers
But very. very few Of either.
What BEST Seller Means.
A ''best-seIler'' does well. indeed 1
he sells a copy TO one in every thou
sand Of our inhabitants ana man!
widely-knOwn authors have neVeI
come within speaking distance OF on,
to a hundred thousand. And tina
leaves out OF consideration, England
Scotland. ireland. Wales. Australia
and the foreign languages.
II you who read this, want to write
the best thing is to try. You can't dc
much harm for few people will roaC
you in any case and they will soon for.
get what you have done 10 them. l.
by plodding. pounding, enduring th'
sneers and rage OF the very charmiui
people who loathe your work you ii1t
q few who don't mind Il much, yoi
will have succeeded-as success GOES
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
Pooling Themselves Only.

1t is not at all remarkable that the Berlin news
papers with great joy over what they believe
is Generalization of the American morale by the
Tuscana disaster. "Frightfuness" has been greatly
relied upon by Germany, since the war began.
Armess Red Cross nurses, babies impaed on bayo-
nets, sunken hospital ships and hundreds of other
horrors are part of the premeditated German war
plans
1t goes to show how little Germany understands
the character of the other peoples of the earth.
She cannot realize that America is in the to
put down such things this Tuscania "frightfu-
ness" and that the OF such things the stronger
Americas determination to put end to them. 1t
will be an enlightened Germany when her policy
OF "frightfuness' comes home to roost
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Authors Are Varied.
Similarly among those who make
OF writing a profession and deal
with more abstruse matters, pro-
foundly and skilfully with more or
less learning and intelligence. there
are commonplace and uncommon
place authors, and some prosper and
some trudge as do doctors, lawyers
and scientists.
And in writing as an art there
are similar contrasts of success.
One writes a sonnet a year without
charm and poor pay and one writes
a novel that storms the world and
brings him or her wealth.
In considering writing as a ca
reer the personality OF the candi-
date will probably decide the field.
Some will drift into the wrong field
and stay there. others will find their
half acre sooner or later.
Women are apt to be either pre-
cocious or beIated. a few have
startled the public in their teens.
but, as a rule. women come into the
writing business late. Some Of the
most successful authors in the
worlds history have been women
who have taken up the pen after
their children have grown up.
Begin at 20.
Forty seems 20 be a good time for
a woman to ask herself IL she will
undertake romance as a livelihood.
1t is by no means too late either
for a man or a woman.
In writing fiction ! always say
that a person who can tell a good
story well can write one II he Will
only take the trouble TO learn how
to spell. punctuate and paragraph
and get himself pen-broken.
In the construction of the novel
there are things to consider that
give 1t a likeness TO the designing
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
/ Army and Navy Nevss;NIs:
.selst kk..,,.~s.-.AAS y
Best Service Column in the Civ

tions ashore and afloat. and the graft
fying experience OF the navy as to th'
health OF its personnel is largely due
10 his foresight and leadership, corn'
bined with the complete Co-operatioI
Of all in the Medical Corps"
secretary Of War Baker has issue
an appeal for recruits to the vol
unteer army Of shipysrd workers
The number Of men that we cal
place aRd maintain in France vii
depend upon the number OF shlpi
available for their transport aUC
their supplies" the Secretary ssIt
in a statement.
For that reason ] want TO asl
the friends and families OF the moi
in our national army to lend thel
support in every way to the ship.
ping Board that the necessary cf.
ficient labor may be enrolled in tn
United States ship Yard Volunteers
They are doing a work OF vita
Importance to the defense OF the
nation, and the men who enroll il
the shipyHrd are Undertaking a pa.
triotic service as great as any tina
can be performed behind the irlnE
line"
The council Of national dCfCns,
has sent out TO speakers ana othcl
agencies OF publicity work on the
recruiting campaign for shipyarc
labor. a warning 20 make clear tha'
the men are not wanted in the yaTC
at once. They are instructed U
make il plain that the purpose O.
the campaign is to enroll skilled
labor. which can hc called on as
housing is provided.
At the request OF Assistant Sec.
rotary Of the Navy Roosevelt mem.
bers OF the Four -MinUte-Men al,
voicing an appeal for binoculars
telescopes. and spyglasses 10 be lent
to the navy during the war.
All glasses will be returned a
their owners AT the close OF the Wal
II possible. More glasses than il 70
possible 10 make are needed In the
navy for submarine lookout work
Glasses loaned and returned. Il 10
suggested. will have a great his
torical value.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR,
BY John keadriek Bangs.
NOTICES.

NOTICES.
81 WILL IF l CAM Is a motto right
fair
In times when our burdens are heavy
to bear.
life
That plague us. and vex US. and III,
US with strife.
But 'tisn't the best of the notices i
know
To travel the hard rocky highways of
In the climb to the top, for a better
one still
Reverses the verbs to Il CAN IF
WILL
Copyright, lglsl
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

is to equalize the burden. Not all
the extra produce raised in the
country can be disposed of so there
are some communities which must
suffer. War is not q day of profit,
by any means, as the country is
learning.
The Food Administration went
ahead and purchased between go
900, 900 and 30,O0O.OO0 pounds of
japanese beans at a cost of between
So, 900, 900 and $4,000, 900. This in
spite of the fact that 10000, 900
pounds of Pinto beans. raised on the
dry-land areas of the great West,
were still in the hands of the pro-
ducers late in January and waiting
to be sold to the government or at
least to be sent to the general mar
ket. A loud protest went up when
the japanese sale was made, for the
food value of the Pinto beans is
considered as good as the Japanese
bean and the cost was much less.
Constant appeals to the govern
ment to take over some of the Pinto
beans, and thus guard against a
complete refusal OF the growers to
raise the product in such enormous
quantities another year, had their
effect finally, and the Observer is
told that plans are now under head
way to purchase a considerable por-
ton of the Pinto bean crop. This
is good judgment. 1t is to be de-
plored that it took so much per-
suasion on the part of the Pinto
bean raisers to convince the govern
ment it should do this.
One man recently heard a Boil
shevik agent here in Washington
tell a sympathizer with the cause
that John Reed, New York ambas-
sador of the move. would shortly
be stationed here for the transac-
tiou of business with the new Rus
sian government. John probably
will have the pleasure of being
freed from his indictment, il this Is
the case, for he will not want the
charge hanging over him when he
endeavors to do business with the
American government. Nor will
Uncle Sam want to suffer the en-
barrassment of receiving as the rep
resentative OF another government
a man who Is charged with having
fractured some Of the laws of his
own government. John Reed will
repent in sufficient measure, prob
ably, to be accorded a polite par
don.
THE ORSERvEp
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
Writing as a Business
Written especially for The Washington Herald.
By RUPERT HUGHES
Author we Can't Have Everything The Thirteenth CON-
mandment" Clipped Wings" Etc.

Writing may be regarded trade profession, an
1t is useful in all these phases There certain o.
everyday writing like oatmeal bread
eggs Enormous quantities of daily demand and i:
ridiculous book reviewers and other critics rdcue fol
of originality personality would be berste
eggs for being unnsped The thing that they shoue
be wholesome, reliable not stale.
There opportunity for writers this field,
widely do those of mers and pouteres
plod along little shops and fortunes.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
Grotto Will Entertain
With Valentine Party

Kallipolis Grotto Drill Corps will
give a Valentine Dance at Raus-
chers tomorrow evening.
The auxiliary of the Grotto has
won an enyiable reputation for the
many select dances IL has given in
the past Prophet Henry Lsns-
burgh promises 20 make the affaiT
interesting and delightful 20 all
who attend. Cards Of admission
may be obtained from Grand Mon
arch Edward S. Schmidt. 7l2 Twelfth
street northwest, and at the door.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Mrs I. Grcenstein of Cleveland, gets S. ver-
dict against her parents-in-law for alternating her
husband. Just think of a husband going through
life with that sort of valuation on him! Marry
ing gets riskier and rskier every day, oftener.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

We read that the hotels not disturbed by
the orders to reduce the size of portions served.
We feared they were going to be angered
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Maybe Russa's war with the central powers is
ended Trotzky is reported to have declared, but
Russia's war with Russia will keep the Bolsheviki
busy.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Germany'S offer Rumania OF chunk OF Rus
sa, for peace, must tickle the Bolsheviki most to
death.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

State fuel administration says Ohioans cannot
stock up coal for next winter This makes em
go. to stocking up words for next winter.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Our blooming censor corroborates the German
report that the sector held by our troops is in
Lorraine.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

The deficiency bill is SI5oo.ooo,ooo. Miss Co.
lumbia's pin-money is enough to swell any won-
ans head.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

The doctors ordered absolute quiet" and then
Teddy began to improve There some things
that . like T. X. won't stand from the doc
tors.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Col Roosevelt says that II he had
been allowed to raise a division OF
troops to take TO Europe one-thiro OF
the officers and men would not have
been wholly or In part OF German
blood, but Americans anslnothing else
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

Nothing is so bad that it couldn't be worse
Suppose there were thirty-one days in February.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

What's Trotzky going to do with the Ukraine
"bourgeoise" who have made peace with Germany?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14

The following gem is culled from the
What the Men WIN Wear column
in the current addition Of New York
theater program:
"A skating waistcoat Of Persian
lamb is a Continental idea which is
very smart and cuddly."
OH Cream Puffi
The Washington herald., 1918-02-14
OPHELIA'S SLATE.

THE OBSERVER.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-23
How Long Must | Suffer
From the Pangs of Rheumatism?

cannot possibly reach these germs
which infest your blood by the mil-
lions.
S. S. S. has been successfully used
for Rheumatism for more than fifty
years. Try it to-day, and you will
find yourself at last on the right
track to get rid of your Rheuma-
tism. You can get valuable advice
about the treatment of your indi-
vidual case by writing to the Chief
Medical Adviser Swift Specific Goa
Dept. y, Atlanta, Ga,