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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
A Proof of Ii.

How is your son getting on with
his law" "All right sir. He Is al
ready prosecuting his studies"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

- &9AA = ~ ~ ~ ~ - = - W Ae@ 49,
pulled me down un-
til l could not put my
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work, and as l live
on q small farm and
raise six hundred
chickens every year
it made it very hard
for me.
81 saw the Com
pound advertised in
our paper, and tried
IL tt has restored
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
subjects.

Blotters, sir?
Professor-No; | write only on dry
subjects.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

A rich widow makes a poor invest
ment when she buys husband.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

Fear of being found out Is RESPONSE
BILE for many mans responsibility.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
NOW RAISES
500 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved of Or
qanic Trouble by Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oregon. Ill.-"I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for an or
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

They have one god, Lumawig, and
their religious system Is a sort of wor~
ship of the spirits of the departed,
whom they believe to inhabit the earth
just as before they died, except that
they are invisible to mortal eyes. The
Igorots are moral and upright, from
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The Mean Son-in-Law,

1oHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR.. at the
Y. NJ. c. A. camp in New Jersey,
where he has been doing volunteer
war work. told a story about a mean
young man.
This mean young man." he said,
married girl of wealthy parentage,
and the young couple began their wed.
ded life in a house belonging to the
brides father.
Not long ago, while we were dis.
cussing market conditions together, I
asked the young man if it was true
that his father-in-law had made him a
present of the house he lived in.
It's very generous thing. II so.' I
added.
We'll. it amt so,' said the young
man. That is, it amt exactly so. He
offered me the house, but wouldn't ac.
cept it
why not" said I.
He winked solemnly.
The house is sure to be willed to
me when my father-in-law dies he
said, and meanwhile I'm living in It
rent free. while the old man pays the
taxes"
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HE PADNNNHN MuDMAMQ.E French War Story

rs rs rs 1TEzTE sIN rs rs s;SzS N Z: rs ESzINzE

going to rejoin us? Are you going to
stay in here all the way homer"
Yes. I am
The two sisters turned away and got
back into their first-class compartment
I found myself alone with the old cure
and the young woman. She continued
to knit. The stocking she was making
grew longer. 1 puzzled my brain to
discover reason why she should have
Ieft her sisters and had travelled alone
third class. but couldn't find any
At the station in B, where was
to get off. 1 was surprised to see my
companion get off also. On the plat
form she Joined her sisters One Of
them said to her:
You know, MoniQue. 1 have made a
calculation. You have saved II francs
and a quarter. You can use 1t to buy
tobacco for your wounded"
AT the exit lady awaited them. Tho
next day my friend, Nine Mouriez, pre-
sented me to the family Lebergfer. And
that Is the reason why I now have at
the rear. like my comrades, an exouit
site nancee. who writes mo long let,
ters and OF whom I think at night. uns
der the stars.
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was under the military control of the
entente allies. and the Slovenes and
CroatS were not able to free any part
of their territory from Austria's phys
ical and political dominion.
One reason why Hungary did not split
off from Austria was the knowledge
that IL she once did this the Jugo- -Slavs
would split off from her. This is the
reason why in the future she will pre-
fer to remain a part of the Austrian
empire, combating as best she may the
growth of the Teutonic influence in the
empire and the subordination to Ger
many.
The dual relation between Austria
and Hungary was established as re-
suit of the revolt in the SOS in which
Russia came to the aid of Austria, and
by her troops ended the prospect of
Hungarian independence and the estab-
lishment of a Magyar kingdom. Yet
Hungary acquired a position of polit-
ica1 equality under her treaties with
Austria. which are described as the
fundamental law of the dual empire.
Control of foreign affairs and of GUS
toms. or tariff, is in common. Hun
of her own fiscal affairs. The customs
frontier is recognized just as much as
that of the frontiers of foreign coun-
tries. since the "Ausgleich" or agree
ment is necessary in order to admit the
free passage of commodities from one
country to the other.
The combined economic resources of
Austria and Hungary are important to
the two Kingdoms, but they are also
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such agricultural products as Austria
Hungary can spare is limited, however,
by the tariff which the junkers, or
landed arstocracy, of Germany have en-
forced or the government.
Under the proposed customs union,
the junkers might be willing to forego
their advantages. but that is about, all
that AuStro-Hungarian producers would
obtain. germany also exports coal and
numerous manufactured articles to the
dual empire. Austria Hungary can reg
ulate these importations according to
her own tariff schedules under the ex-
listing commercial convention with Ger
many. Under an economic union these
duties would disappear
Hungary fears any policy which would
restrict her future industrial develop
ment, and she fears also for her agri-
culture. Count Apponyi, the former
prime minister, not long ago declared
that Hungary must become industrial
rather than agricultural, and that it was
her moral duty to oppose the conclusion
of any economic trade treaty between
herself. Austria and Germany. He said
that about one-fourth of her male citi-
zens in time of peace were engaged in
manufacturing industries. but that this
was not enough. Various Hungarian
commercial bodies also declared that
Hungary would not agree to anything In
the proposed economic union of the CEN
trail powers that could in any way in
terfere with or restrict the DEVELOPMENT
of her industries.
Nevertheless, under pressure from
Berlin, Hungary took part in the Ham
burg economic conference. This is now
declared to have been chiefly in rela-
.tion to shipping. Hungary's only. port
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E AND MORRIS ON CONTAINING PEACE WITH vICI0RY'

mot Barnett Lenine used to was No
vember & Lenine in the neckwear busi-
ness?" Czernin says.
mo Lenine says. and although
Czernin tries to look like he expected
as much, it kind of takes the zip out OF
him anyhow.
"Lets see.' he says. this must be
Chatske1 Lenine, married a daughter
of old man Josephthal and has got a
sister living in Toledo Ohio. by the
name Rifkin. the husband runs
clothing store corner of 10th and Main.
amt it.
This time he's got him cornered and
Lenine has to admit it. so Czernin
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B0IShevik Ideals.
G cHUYLER MERRITT. the new cor

G CHUYLER MERRITT. the new cons
~ gresham from Stamford, said at
a dinner:
LAS one of the heads of a large man>
ufacturing concern. am much inters
ested in the bolshevik propaganda among
the Russian factories.
81 am afraid the bolshevik ideas
won't go. / heard the other day Of a
Russian employer who said mildly to
delegation of striking bolshevik
hands:
II can understand your demands
for an increase of 900 per cent in
wages, but why do you insist on my
reducing your hours of work from
ten day to two?
"A young bolshevik struck his ems
ployer jovially on the back.
We've got to have time he laughed,
to spend our increased wages. haven't
we?"
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to putting through swap. the prin-
ciples could be a couple of hard-boiled
eggs that would sooner make pres
cnt of their properties to the first
mortgages than accept the original
terms offered, y'understand. but the
brokers never gives up hope"
What are you talking about
brokers?" Morris explained. There
amt no brokers in a peace transac-
tion.''
"Ain't there?" Abe retorted. well.
If this here Czernin amt the broker
representing Austria and Germany.
what is he? can see the feller rign.
now. the way he walks into Trotzky
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roads. Mawruss, the arguments of them
soap box orators wouldn't have soap
box to stand on"
well, If the government thinks it is
necessary IN order to carry on the
war. Abe" Morris said, cit will grab
the meat business like it has taken
over the railroads, but we've got
enough to do to supply our soldiers
with ammunition without we would
spend any time stopping the ammuni-
ton of them soap-box fellers.
"Of course, T may be wrong, Nav
russ" Abe admitted, but the way I
look at it the war amt an excuse for
not cleaning up at home. On the con-
trary, Mawruss, I think it is an op-
portunity fer cleaning up, and when
1 see in the paper where people writes
to the editors that the Trohibitionists.
the woman suffragis:s and the union
laborers should ought to be ashamed
of themselves for putting Up arguments
when the country is so busy over the
war 1 couldn't help thinking that there
must be people over in Germany whicn
is writing to the Tageszeitung and the
Freie Presse that the German social
democrats and liberals should ought
to be ashamed of themselves for put
ting up arguments about the kaiser
giving them popular government when
Germany is so busy over the war. In
with the exception that the kaiser amt
made no speeches so far that Germany
would never make peace with Amer
lea till the millions of American women
which amt got the vote has some say
as to how the war should be carried
on and what the terms of peace should
be-"
DO you mean to say that women
not having the vote puts our govern
ment in the same class with Germany"
Morris demanded.
IT mean to say that the proposition
of German men having the vote sounds
lust so foolish to the Kaiser as the
proposition of American women having
the vote does to this here Eli U. Root"
Abe retorted, land while there is only
one kaiser in Germany. Mawruss. We've
got an awful lot of Roots in America.
SO until Congress gives women the vote.
Mawruss, the kaiser will continue to
have an elegant comeback at Presi-
dent Wilson for that proclamation Of
his"
We'll, I'll tell you. Abe" Morris said.
"I read this here proclamation of Mr..
Wilson's when it was published in the
papers, and while admit that it didn' t
leave so big an impression on me as
If it would of been murder or di-
vorce case. y'understand. yet as l recol-
lect it. Abe. there was enough room
in it, so that If the German terms Of
peace was sufficiently liberal, y'under-
stand, the German popular government
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needn't got to be so awful popular. but
what it could get by. understand me-"
That's my idee, tco." Abe declared.
"and while I amt so keen like this
here Lord Handsdown or Landsdown
or whatever the feller's name is that
we should jump right in and ask the
kaiser if that's the best he could do
and how long would he give us to think
it over, y'understand. yet you've got to
remember that we've all had experience
with fellers like Harris 1mmerglick.
Mawruss, and if the allies would go at
this thing in businesslike way, yum
derstand. it might be a case Of going
ahead with our business, which is war,
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xxSxxxxx = y > y y = > S&SSSA
By Montague Glass

don't feaze Czernin.
"'You see.' he says. I never forges
face
And you amt got such a bad meme
ory for names. neither Lenine tells him.
That amt neither here nor there
Czernin says. because IL your name
would be O'BEien or something Swedish
even. I got here proposition. Mr..
Lenine. which it's pleasure to me that
1 got the opportunity of offering it to
you. and even II 1 do say so myself.
y'understand. such a gilt-edged propo-
sition like this here amt In the market
every day
And that's the way Czernin sprung
them peace propositions on Lenine g.
Trotzky. and it don't make no differ
ence that in this particular instance
it's practically a case of Lenine &
Trotzky accepting whatever PROPOSE
tion the kaiser wants to put to them.
y'understand. when it comes to dicker-
ing with the allies which can afford to
act SO independent to the kaiser that
II czernin is lucky he won't get thrown
downstairs more than couple OF times.
y'understand. he will come right back
with the names and family histories OF
a few more common acquaintances and
a couple of more concessions on the
part of Germany. time after time. un-
til It'll begin to look like peace is in
sight"
Il wish you was right. Abe" Morris
said. but 1 think you will find that this
here peace contract will be in charge
OF the diplomats and not the real es-
taters.'
We'll. what's the difference?" Abe
asked.
mitted, because their methods is prac-
tically the same. which. when coun@
tries goes to war on account Of treaties
they claim the other country broke.
y'understand. it's usually just so much
the fault of the diplomats which got
'em to sign the treaties originally. as
when business men get into law suit
over a real estate contract, IT is the
fault of the ren1 estate brokers In the
transaction. So. therefore. Abe. unless
we want to make a peace treaty with
Germany which would sooner or later
end up in another war. y'understand.
the best thing for America to do is to
depend for peace not on brokers oder
diplomats, but on airy-oplanes and
guns with the right kind OF soldiers
to work 'em. Furthermore. after we've
got the Germans back Of the Rhine Will
be plenty of time to talk about enter
ing into peace contracts with the kai.
ser, because then there will be nothing
left for the Kosher to dicker about.
and all we will have to do in the way
of diplomacy will be to say: Sign here.s
and he'll sign there" IL
Copyright, I91s by the Mcclure Newspspep
Syndicate.)
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important to Germany in her policy of
economic domination under the guise
Of customs union for the central pow
ers.
Hungary is the granary of central
Europe. Wheat and corn are her prin-
cipal crops. but dairy and meat prod
ucts, are also important. Austria inn
ports these in large quantities: The
importations of livestock are extensive
In one year they comprised l61 900, ,00C
head of cattle and 81 100000 swine. 1t
therefore. will be seen how Austria is
dependent on Hungary for food. She
also imports considerable quantities OF
wine. tobacco and minor agricultural
products.
Austria produces large quantities OF
sugar beets. but also draws on the Hun
garian sugar supply. Austria's prin-
c!cel farm crops are rye, oats and hops
S.e does not. ,,S"ever, produce enough
rye and oats for her own consumption
and Hungary is not in need of them OF
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lation to the proposed Teutonization.
It is significant also in view of the
manner in which British statesmen
gradually have modified their attitude
in regard to the dual empire. At the
outset of hosti1ities the partition of
Austria Hungary was in mind. 1t was
thought that war itself might result in
the secession of Hungary. and it was
assumed that in the event of the death
of the aged Emperor Francis Joseph
disintegration would be certain to fol-
low. That had long been predicted
even when the war clouds had not ap-
peared on the horizon.
Hungary did not secede. The aged
emperor died and the military forces
were able to maintain the empire so
that the Czechs were unable to set up
a separate government in Bohemia.
The Jugo-Slavs in the south e:a .-.--
-aR-" the I::=o-s;ev SiiIs:..cEnTl with ter
-storIaI union with Serbia as part of
It. But this was done at Corfu, which
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Hungary as am Obstacle to the German Economic Policy
olicy

er the prospect has been held out that
manufacturing industries may be de-
veloped in Hungary as an adjunct to
those of Austria.
With this economic situation as to
Austria, and with recognition of the
Hungarian national sentiment. it may be
readily understood why Hungary dis
trusts any policy which would subordi-
nate her economic interests to those of
Germany.
Germany prefers to consider the
economic relation to the dual empire as
a whole rather than to the separate ma
tionalities which compose it. In this
sense German economists have suavely
set forth the mutual relation or inter-
dependence of the two empires. They
have explained that Austria, not having
sufficient rye and oats, is able to draw
on Germany for them, while Germany
draws on Austria-Hungary for timber.
dairy products, eggs, livestock anu - IS
for her breweries The impor.a ton #
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m a N offer is anyhow an offer.
~ even If 1T is turned down.
y 4 Mawruss" Abe Potash said

~ a N offer is anyhow an offer.
"A even If IT is .,s turned na,s.s down, 's,s
the day after Germany proposed
terms of peace. (which that time I sold
Harris. Imnierglick them lots in
Brownsville. Mawruss. the first propo-
sition he made me I-pretty near threw
him down the freight elevator shaft.
and when we finally closed the deal 1
couldn't tell exactly how much I made
on them lots. but it must have been
anyhow five hundred dollars. Mawruss.
from the way Immerglick gives me
such a cut throat look whenever he
sees me nowadays"
Everybody amt so easy as Harris
Immerglick," Morris Perlmutter COM
mented
Maybe not" Abe admitted. but Har-
ris Immerglick didn't want them lots
not nearly as bad as the kaiser wants
peace, Mawruss; so while the parties to
the prOpOSeu CoHtldSl ScCiiS ~ NC O.
present too wide apart to make deal
likely, Mawruss. at the same time I
look to see the kaiser offer few con-
cessions."
perhaps you're right. Abe" Morris
said, "but while the kaiser may have
control of enough property so as to
throw in a little here and little there.
y'understand. in the end it will be the
boot money which will count, Abe. and
before this deal is closed. Abe. you
could bet your life that not only would
the parties of the first part got to give
up Belgium. Serbia. Rumania. Poland
and A1sace-Lorraine. but they would
also got to pay billions and billions of
dollars in cash or certified check upon
the delivery of the deed and passing
of title under the said contract. and
don't you forget 1t. So if some of them
railroad presidents which is now draw
ing hundred thousand a year salary.
Abe, has got any hopes that President
Wilson would hold up taking over the
railroads pending negotiations for
peace. y'understand. they must be
blessed with sanguinary dispositions
Abe. because it's going to take long
time yet before the kaiser would con-
cede' enough to justify the allies in so
much as hesitating on even single
pair of soldiers pants"
Say. if anybody thinks the govern
ment would let go tine railroads when
we make peace with Germany, Nav
russ. he don't know no more about
railroads as he does about govern
ments." Abe declared, because this
war which the government has got
with the railroads. meat packers, oil
trusts and coal mine swners wouldn't
end when we've licked Germany any
more than it began when Won Tirpitz
started this submarine campaign. Yes.
Mawruss. If we wouldn't leave OF
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and at the same time keeping an eye
on the brokers in the transaction"
"l don't want to wake you up when
you've got such pleasant dreams,
Abe" Morris interrupted, but the ale
lies is going to need all the eyes they've
got during the next year or SO. and
a few binoculars and periscopes
wouldn't go SO bad, neither"
"All right" Abe said. then don't
keep an eye on the brokers. but just
the same we could afford to let the
matter rest, because you know what
brokers are. Mawruss; when it comes
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ia at Fiume on the Adriatic. but as a
mart of her economic independence she
nroposes to retain complete control VI
that outlet to the sea.
The fear of Hungarian agriculture Is
that of being overcome by Germany
There are a very large number of small
farms The average is said to pe aoou'
forty-fiye acres. 1t is claimed tnat the
small farmers are not progressive, ano
that. under German guidance. the pro
duction of Hungarian wheat would De
much greater.
Frederic Naumann, in his book on mid
Europe which created such sensation
two years ago, boldly stated the Ger
man purpose of making Hungarian
agriculture more productive through
the adoption of German methods All
this. of course, was to be for the bene-
fit of Hungary.
The Hungarian small farmers do not
appear to view it in that light. Notwith-
standing that they are said to be un-
progressive, Hungary has proved
pretty good market for modern agricul-
tural machinery: The United States
supplies some Of that machinery. and
Germany some. Under Germany's eco
nomic overlordship Germany would sup
ply it ALL
The BudapeSth Hour mills are also In
the purview of the German policy. This
is form Of manufacturing industry
which Hungary has developed as con
sequence of her wheat fields. The mills
are modern, but the Germans seem to
think that by scientific system they
could be made much more productive.
Germany wants to modernize the Buda-
pesth flour mills in order to Teutonize
them.
These are some of the features of the
proposed mfdEurope or central Euro
pean economic union, and of Hungary s
relation to it. knowledge of Hungary s
resources and her national economic as
pirations show the obstacles to Ger
many's economic absorption of the
country. 1t was because of the national
sentiment that the Hungarian secretary
of commerce was forced to declare that
while Hungary was taking part in the
negotiations for the establishment of a
central European zollverein she would
enter into no agreement and consent to
no peace teams which might hinder her
international trade after the war. II
was also the strength of this sentiment
which temporarily defeated Germany's
purpose, as shown in the refusal to ex-
tend the "Ausgleich" or tariff agree
ment with Austria for more than a
year. But Germany Is persistent Her
political methods do not differ from her
military methods.
Hungary's economic aspirations are a
block to the realization o. Germany's
economic policy. but Hungary is not yet
assured that ultimately German policy
will not prevail. q! :. -. syI.
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A Deserved Honor.

GEORGE w. BRADEN. athletic die
VI rector at the National Army ems
campment at Camp Meade. was recently
rendered a dinner in honor Of his ap>
pointment as physical director-in-chief
of the Italian army.
Director Braden, in answering toast
to his new appointment. began with the
words:
I'VE all get what we deserve. but only
the successful admit It"
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and Lenine's office with one Of them
real estater smiles that looks as gen.
wine as a twenty-dollar fur-lined over
coat"
"'Wfe geht's. Mister Trotzky" he
says, like it's some one he used to
every afternoon drink coffee together
ten years ago and has been wondering
ever since what's become of him that
he amt seen him so long. Only in this
case it happens to be Lenine he's talk
ing to.
"'NIr. Trotzky ain't in This is his
partner, Mister Lenine.' Lenine says.
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purpose, as though the railroads was
gold and silver mining prospects some
where out in Nevada and didn't have
a thing to do with the food and coal
supply of the nation"
wait a moment" Morris said. land
I'll ask Jake the shipping clerk to
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fighting Germany till it's agreed that
no fellers like Won Tirpitz, Won Bue-
low, Won Bethmann Hollweg and all
them other vons can use German sub
jects and German property for their
own personal purposes. why it's hun
dred to one proposition that we sint
Evening star., 1918-01-20

Here is a war story with touch OF
gayety. The suffering and bitterness
of war cannot altogether extinguish
cheerfulness Of spirit and naturalness OF
feeling. Life, even at the front, runs
along the old grooves of emotion. In
fact, the romantic impulse has been
auickened by the war. Truly, as the
writer of this story says. 1.-THE poilu
is an affectionate being, who has need
of loving and being loved"