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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Z Having had no war industry imitation, Oma-
4 occupies the serene position of assured i'm
htinity from call to debate.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Prudent bankers and hnanciers will refrain
em throwing stones while the treasury port
ono is held down by Secretary Glass
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

M. Clemenceau says he did not at all times
md on all points agree with Mr.. Wilson. Our
|osition exactly.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

= At any rate give the kaiser credit for realiz-
ks that the time calls for him to keep quiet
Ike the parrot, he talked too much when he
He'd
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

In view of the high price of paper, be careful
ot to tear the page when you turn over the new
aaf
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Candy makers have resolved to keep the
|rices up. Very well, let US watch them and see
low they do it.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

The next lesson is that it takes longer to de.
obilize than to mobilize an army.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Milkmen say they haven't the nerve to raise
srices again. Here is an example for other food
3ealers
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Mr.. Burleson may eventually get away with
BE cables, but not till the end of hard fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31
This Day in History.

l49l-Jacques Cartier, the French
navigator, who was the first to ex-
plore the St. Lawrence river. born
at St. Malo. Died in 1854.
1s5O-Henry of Lorraine, third
duke of Guise, the king Of Paris, ;"
born. Died December %, 1888.
l73S-Lord Cornwallis, the ablest
OF the British generals serving in
the American revolution, born in
London. Died in India in 1905.
lS52-Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria revoked the constitution of
1S4o.
lol4-Russians held the Carpath-
ians from Bukowina to Uzok pass.
Timely lettings and Reminders.
Ri. Rev. Benjamin J.. Kelley,
Catholic bishop of Savannah, today
celebrates the 4sth anniversary OF
his ordination, ..--
Maj Gen. William Crozier, former
chief of ordnance and later COM
mander of the Northeastern depart
ment, goes on the retired list of the
United States army today.
Statewide prohibition Of. the
bone-dry variety goes into effect in
Montana at midnight tonight, by
vote of the people.
The supervision which the United
States government has exercised
over the steel industry during the
war, including the fixing of prices
will end today
An evangelistic campaign, to begir
with watch-night services tonight
and to continue until Easter, will be
conducted in the Methodist Episco
pal churches throughout the world.
Storyette of the Day.
Our friend the pianist dropped ii
on us yesterday. a.. .. .
Did you go to the symphony con
cent?" we asked him.
YES"
Enjoy it,"
mo"
1T may have been the best ever
for all l know"
What was the rnatter?"
1.-TWO women who Sat behind m,
kept up a constant line Of chatte
during the whole affair"
What did they talk about-th
ending of the war;" 49,.
mo; they were telling each othe
how much they loved music
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Says the president: words cut deeper tina
words" Just cutting out the letter IS"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

( Another dry New Years Evel What dis
purager of watch parties!
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

'AWell, so long, 1918. May we never see your
Yes againl ..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Not much left on the state house plum tree.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Now the German soldiers are acclaimed
at home as winning the war"
We'll, didn't they drive the English ana
American and French clear into Germany"
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Mrs, Nicker-Mrs. Gabbalot's converse
ton Is very diverting, l understand
Mrs Nocker--Oh, indeed 1t Is; she Seu
switched of her subject every minute OF
so indianapolis Star,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-31

Tan literary IHdn uU HHy tH'Hh VI
farm7" (
"Sure! II he makes a success OF " ne
can write wise articles telling people how
to do It. II not. he can write funny stuit
about his failures. kansas City Journal
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
CUT OFT THE SOB STUFF!

General Pershing has repeatedly re-
quested the war department 10 urge
upon the people at home to write fire.
q%uently to the men In the American
eypeditionary forces. but the cOmman-
der OF the men at the front In France
insists hat the letters be of a CHEEKY
nature. There is no other thing under
the sun hat a soldier at the front de-
tests as much as a gloomy letter. The
man at the front Is offering the most
precious thing he has. his life. that
we at home may be safe from harm
and disaster, and he has the %undOubted
right TO demand from the people al
home that they do their very best 10
back him up ln the work ne is doing.
NJ the people al home only realized
The utter dcsolation of the man who
receives no letter when the rest of his
comrades are sitting around reading
their letters from home they would
write To their soldier more frequent
~. II the writer's of gloomy letters
knew the utter disappointment which
oyertakes the unhappy recipient of
the package OF gloom they would stop
writing such letters. II does not make
the least difference to the soldier at
the front who writes to him as long
as the letter Is CHEEKY and full OF
pep" or course. Il does make a diff
ference whether the letter comes from
a relative or from a stranger; what
was meant Is this-any soldier is over.
joyed IL he gets a letter at mail time
even II this letter ONE from a total
stranger. The chances are good that
he will sit down and answer il at the
first opportunity. -
Not long ago a letter from an Idaho
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
HANGING ON.

ia the London Times OF June 10
appears a long editorial summary Of
positions and conditions on the west
ern front. and this editorial closes
with these words.
The American war power did not
grow 80 rapidly as either the allies or
the Americans themselves expected In
the first year OF their entry into the
war Bat these expectations were In
some respects c%xtrayagantg IL Is
growing fast now. There
will be many thousands more before
the summer ends. The whole nation
Is behind them. az n never has been
behind any movement yet. and Il Is a
nation Of 100, 900 900 free men who
have never yet known defeat, and with
the OF a continent al their
command. Until they join us In full
force our business Is TO hold on When
they 80 join us. victory VIII boat the
doors"
This opinion II thought 10 be that
Of the allied high command. and il IL
II held by General Foch there viii be
no great aggressive movement by the
allies before autumn Of this year, and
perhaps not until the spring OF 1919.
In spite OF the many successes
which the Germans have achieved
this year they have won no great vic
tory. and the ground they have wrest-
cd from the allies has been purchased
al a bitter cost Had their ambitious
plans not met with determined checks
al every advance the allied armies
would have been sundcred In the
Amions region before the end OF May,
and the British would have been iso-
lated In northern France and Elan
ders and fighting with their backs
io the sea. Ia June. according 70 the
German scheme. the channel ports
would have fallen. and before this
date Compiegnc and Paris would have
been in their hands.
There was daring and breadth IN
these plans. aud though the German
generals have had TO revise their pro-
gram aud admit that it could not Doe
realized with the speed for which they
had hoped. there is no evidence that
the plan Itself has been abandoned.
rhoy Will strike again, and again our
aiiios viii have 20 content themselves
with merely hanging ON until Ameri-
can hghting power is In France In
force sufficient TO give reasonable as
surancea OF success 20 a counter stroke
ON O grand scale. Boise Statesman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
ONLY oNE N A MILLION.

The letter OF Guy l. Geesey. n Of
our boys In France. which IL printed
elsewhere. shows the true American
spirit. After saying that he had been
at the front for two months. and after
a rest back OF The lines was again at
the front and Ga the greatest battle Of
the var, where awful scene were
happening. he said; Don't worry
about me. I am only one In a mil
lion" The spirit OF "a boys In
France. az well AZ those IN the train
fng camps. 10 reassuring. Courage
and manhood II shown IN their almost
every act Those who emerge from
the great struggle will Al once assume
the leadership In the affairs OF the
nation. They will have no cheap, per.
vertcd ideas Of liberty and freedom
Thsy viii know what freedom has
cost. and that liberty ~ not license.
Ia all probability their return viii
D. a signal Tor the cessation Of harm
r. agitation. The 4 W W viii be
suuelchcd These self reliant boys
wiii not stand for treason. either Ia
word or act
There is good reading Ia the letter
OF Gus l. Gecaey both in and between
ths lines Il la one Of The FIRST letters
thai have come direct from the battle
front and Be- 81 ful ~ interest
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
GERMAN TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN
NAL0R-

A German soldier captured hy The
American forces paid one of the finest
tributes to Amtrltan falor shat has yet
been spoken our boys eight. Doc said
"llic ulid DEVILS without Ca single fear
and ben ihe ushi Is nnlshed thcs arc
gentlemen
Hos else could soldiers conduct
fhemeflfrs uhn take Cor their inspira-
ton and guidance thc lives 90 Wash
inst0n Andres Jackson. Grant Lee
And sfoufwail" Jackson
Oar boys ln France viii live up 90
the best traditions 90 American valor
and chigalry They are tho pick Of
she nations Young manhood, have had
lhs right Kind Of training and are
charged with a high purpose 20 win
pa respect OF their allied comrades
and The admiration Of their country
mrH
some DAY. God willing. they viii
march down The long streets OF Berlin
90 abe Inspiring music Of American airs
and cheering with true American
fetYor. and their conduct on that great
daf aill make a profound impression
ca itH defeated German people. just az
81 90 makes a deep Impression on
captured German prisoners Their
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

dence day drive by the American
troops and had braced themselves
along the sectors held by soldiers
from the United States. And then,
just TO show them that French and
British hearts were in the day. Foch
sent the hard-fghting Australians and
the always-ready French forward in
a telling drive that completely took
the Germans by surprise.
OF course. the Americans had TO be
let in on the attack, for il was ex-
pecting too much 10 ask them 10 permit
their comrades I o do all the lighting
on the Fourth OF July, but the main
blow was delivered by the Australians.
and the enemy being taken completely
by surprise, his liue vas broken on a
front OF more than four miles and the
Australians rounded up 1900 prison
ers as a part Of a good days work.
While the drive was not a major Of
fensive, IL shows that the allies are
more than holding the line while wait
ing for the coming armies from the
United States. and that their fighting
forces have initiative and dash. Mean
while the weeks are slipping by and
Hindenburg and Ludendorff are evil
IDENTIFY having trouble In building up
the shattered morale OF their men and
preparing for a resumption OF their
now overdue drive. 10 looks as though
the disastrous defeat OF the Austrian
armies on the Italian front had put a
crimp in the 1913 plans of the central
powers. Spokesman Review.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

erased or cut out or deleted or elm
mated by that monstrous creature
commonly known as the censor. Oh
course. the censor must serve some
useful 1t has been said that
an American Falls dust storm serves
some useful purpose. but just what It
is nobody has succeeded in figuring
out.
If your own Ford gave you a thun-
dering time Of it on sOme trip to town,
or if your neighbor had a bad time OF
il with his car, tell your soldier about
II in your next letter. He at some
time or the other may have had a SEES
sion with that same car, and 1t Will
interest him to know that the old
rattletrap still remains unreconstruct-
ed and unreformed.
II your grain crop looks good, tell
that soldier about il. But don't bur
den his soul with the statement that
you have doubts about the field OF
grain. Before your letter reaches the
soldier a fine rain will have come
along and made you out a p%reyarica-
tor. Don't take no chances on this
rain business. Just in the nick Of
time during the week some fine rains
came and soaked up those portions OF
Power county which needed it most
and the crop outlook is more than
fine.
Don't write to your soldier and tell
him a lot of political dope. You don't
know what is going to happen in the
line Of politics and he does not car a
whoop in Germany about it. He is do
ing his voting just now with a rifle
and a hand grenade, with a machine
u and a cannon. He is going to
carry the election, too Just let him
alone and don't interfere with the vot-
ing going on over there in France.
Cheer up that soldier you are writ
ing to. If you have no soldier IN
France to write to, write to somebody
else's soldier. Don't write to him
once a month, write to him every
week: don't wait to hear from him,
but write to him in between times. as
the saying goes; his letter to you may
have been on a ship t%orpedoed by one
of those blasted submarines; perhaps
your last letter to him is lying at the
bottom of the ocean along with thou
sands of other letters to soldiers
Take no chances on this thing of wait
ing too long for a letter or waiting toe
long in writing your letter.
Some of the soldiers over there are
going to stay there; that is inevitable
it is fate. Perhaps, a dying soldiers
last thought will be of the last letter
from home; this letter may have been
your letter, and it will be a great com
fort, a great blessing, to the soldier
just about to enroll in the Silent Army
Don't ever write to your soldier and
use the expression IF you come back
it is far better to say when you come
back" for there is not n single sol
der over there who does not expect
to come back home. Some of then
will not come back. but that number
will be decided by destiny and fate.
Write to the soldiers, but write
right.
Don't discourage them, but hell
them along in their hard fight.
Write to them whenever the spirii
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

nan at the front in France was re-
ceived here and in it was a passage
reading about as follows: "Of course,
/ like to get the letters from home,
from my people; but must say that
instead Of giving me cheer these let
ters from home have always sadden-
ed me, for my folks always look on the
dark side OF things. / have urged
them not TO write such letters, but my
pleadings have had no effect. As my
friend and as a friend OF my folks, |
ask you to write to them and see what
you can do in the matter" Now, this
particular Idaho man served on the
border and did his part well later he
served In the training camp TO fit him
self for duty In France and he did his
part equally well. Now he is over in
France. serving his country and his
folks. and there is no question that he
is doing the very best there Is in him.
This soldier Of the republic is a nan
among men wherever he is placed, he
has been, is now. a dutiful sol TO his
parents; he has never failed TO play
a mans part under all sorts OF condi-
tiOns, and the writer knows that he
has stood up under conditions where
a weaker man would have gone under.
Yet this man. this soldier, is hurt by
the very people from whom he would
least expect II. He is forced TO write
to a nOn-member of his family to in
tercede with the folks at home.
Men in the army, in any army, do
not want gloom and sadness doled out
to them. What they want is cheer,
and plenty Of Il. Write to them often
and tell them the news from home, the
intimate news OF home and neighbOr-
hood. Little neighborhoOd items
which to you seem trivial, seem to be
OF no importance whatever, please the
soldier far away from home nightly.
And If you can get the Riddles in the
family to scrawl a few lines at the
end of the letter IL will please the sol
der most of all. If YOU have no kid
dies in the family, get the %neighbor's
little one to do 10.
If the soldier comes from the farm
ing section of the state don't forget to
tell him what is going on at the neigh
boris ranch. Write to him and tell
him how many colts and calves have
been brought by the livestock stOrk
this spring, and don't forget the news
about the old black eat that used TO
hang around the ranch; perhaps it
was a white cat or a yellow one. but
10 makes no difference. Tell him
about it, for he wants to know and il
will interest him. If the old dog has
got tired OF staying at the ranch and
has elOped to some other section OF
the county. tell him about that, too
There never lived a soldier anywhere
whose mind at some time or the other
id not wander back to the small thing.
of the home parcel of this old earth
At such moments nothing matters tC
him except that very same home par
Gel; all other things count for moth
ing. And If the next day he happens
to get a letter from home telling him
about these very things he will be Sc
grateful to you that he will use vi
eight sheets of paper instead of the
customary six sheets and be so care.
ful that not a single word will b'
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

moves you; better still, don't wait un-
til the spirit moves If ii is laggard
Move the spirit, and write.
If you feel that you can't write a
cheerful letter, don't write a letter at
all. Go to a store and buy a picture
postal card, a cheerful one, and mail
that TO the soldier.
And if you live in the sagebrush
country enclose a sprig of the thing
in your letter. One Idaho soldier
wrote to a friend here that someone
had sent a sprig of ~sagebrush to a man
10 his company and that it nearly
caused a riot among the men-every-
body wanted a Whit of it at the same
time, and when $50 men try that stunt
there is sure to be some sort of a
mixup.
Send him a sprig of the native plant
OF the 'old sod"
Now, then; sit down and write that
cheerful letter.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

every German woman and every Ger
man child Will learn that their mill
taristic masters have deceived them
with fragrant falsehoods about the
Nllor Of American armies and the char
acter OF American culture.-Spokes-
an-Reyiew,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
No Doubt You Would Like to Know What Uncle Sam Is
Doing to Help Win the War
7Q00@

Hou do you should see the great Gomnmen-Own@ Picture Following the Flag to France with PERISH
CrMdS" This picture of seven reels was tn by hS Signal Corps fHe United @s Army and the
Navy photographers The me rental Of films goes to the Government to help dmy the cost of &kgh the
Var Pictures in order to Uniform the people @h the extent Of our appropriations and the part the United States is
Opyn We greatest fall World Tragedies These pictures tell the story better than nm possibly be
Hdb words They are official and Shove our boys and decmdthm mm which they ares soldering prTar
ing bpr6rmu drp Mtof the gettNk
mhe@p pictures the first actual fighting thea American participated in in France and their. first batch of
Npd will be shown In order to understand tn war; and appreciate wp par in tt learn our
duties @ht We may perform them there's nothing 50 helpful @pdurs fh skmd
our ahmn Te pictures will tell They will show anpm@m the air scores and hmdrw and thousands
them; they wills show @tkngO water scores and scores of hma omfrngm answer all your PROPOSITIONS
These are new ms-ief tm Me out Salt Lem dO kn and they hmdn chra and perfect We
were fortunate in getting usr RELEASE ahead other and larger Owmm southern Idaho We have secured hem
for four shows Aberdeen friday night American Falls Saturdays an SmdVn nights and RNNand Sunday ar
Moons 3 m See tNma one of heet pep Places whichever mtc convenient But SEE them
And remember tina Their rental goes to the Government hp make other war pictures switch will he Tnwn
from mh time to keep the people HtTnedt ue progress benign made and the increasingly large part our
boys will play the var Wen now have million mmm france and with another nin Their bhe GMf
the year and nbMy knows how many more before the rSO
Follow the lag rance with PHhmgs crusaders" Ouh Dit rOr best T+eenmub fwpcannM
GO if we care ncSdh mg going in OT to help sustain hose who have gone rr going we will have more
brought home tws These pictures will help Sect m. and invite your fibo@ them
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
AUDITOR'S REPORT.

I, Paul Bulfnch, clerk of the dis
trict court, and auditor and recorder.
in and for the county of Power. state
of Idaho, hereby submit the follow
ing report of moneys collected in my
office from April LIST. 1918 to June
Goth, 1918:
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
ALLIES MORE THAN HOLDING THE
LINE,

General Foch gave Heinie a chug-
ging Fourth OF July surprise. swing
ing with his left when the hoches had
guessed that he would wallop them
with his right. Naturally the Ger
mans were looking for an ludepen-
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

Total for quarter ........-....Sl,o 900. 10
RENTED to county treasurer. 81, 006.7O
Respectfully submitted July 6, 1913.
PAUL BULFINCH,
Clerk and Auditor.
Buy War Savings Stamps.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

The second letter of E. G.. Pipp on
the Amiens battle appears in this is
sue. It is full of reliable and inter
esting information and a reading OF
this and subsequent letters is advised
These letters give a better picture Of
warfare than is usually found in the
daily dispatches, because they are less
general and do not attempt to cover
the whole war front. They are local
lied and given more in detail.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12

A review of the Haywood trial is
printed elsewhere. Haywood is now
on trial at Chicago, with other l. w. W.
undesirables. Haywood is the head of
the l. w. w. organization. He is a
disciple of destruction. AT the trial
the 1. w. w. has been directly con
nected with the burning of threshing
machines and grain fields in Idaho and
elsewhere. 1t was a bad job when
Idaho turned him loose ten years ago.
Old residents are familiar with the
Haywood case. There is much in it
that will interest newcomers. Yet
little of the story is told in the review.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-16
REPORTS FROM GERMANY
 OF MORE HOPEFUL TONE

Copenhagen, Nov. 15.-(By The A. p All reports reaching here from Germany are of a more hopeful tone A good impression has been made by tie Socialist governments pronounce rent concerning the constituent as sembly, The Vorwaerts declares the pronouncement makes the constituent assembly a certainty"
 The Berlin correspondent of the Hamburg Fremdenblatt reports that a large part of the members of the Sol diers' Councils have removed the red bands from their sleeves.
 Not all danger for democracy has passed, the correspondent adds, but he says the government can rely on the soldiers who are the real holders of power"
 At a meeting of soldiers the with drawal of the order for the -orma tion or a civilian red guard was demand ed. One socialist speaker who said: "Eut soldiers, you are socialists" was answered with the, shout We are sol diers."
 The same socialist speakers decla ration that it was duty to spread the revolution to England and France was loudly disapproved. A resolution was passed that the Berlin soldiers would view to the arming or laborers with distrust as long as the govern nent failed to declare expressly fol tFo summoning of a constituent as sembly as the sole basis for tise adop- tion of a constitution.