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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
ON BOASTING.

The habit Of boasting is not sign
of merit 1t is rather the reverse. a
really brave man allows his deeds TO
speak for him, and they always will if
they are great and strong enough These
are great days for boasting, for there
is much to be proud of We are proud
of our country, of our sacrifices, of our
privations, of our SORROWS, but they are
apt TO lose their merit by our boasting
about them. The testimony Of worthy
deed Is not expressed in words, but in
a quiet and noble life. We beard man
tell Of a heroic deed in which he was the
hero, but one wouldn't know it from what
he said, and yet somehow in his very
tone and his praise for Others one could
easily see whose was the honor Of it.
There is one phase of boastng which
is very distasteful, and that is the sort
which makes ourselves the greatest peo-
pie on earth. OF course, we are, but We
don t know it from what the boasters
say We only know it by hearing Of the
acts OF our heroes, who are apt not to
mention it at all. We learn Of. cur own
nobility by feeling it in our hearts and
not BY reading it in the newspapers or
hearing the orators tell it.-Ohis State
journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05

world fit to live in will be the removal of
the damnable men and Influences that
came so near to bringing upon the whole
world the curse of German rule.
And in this connection We m,mt not
close our eyes 10 tho fact that the Ger
mans are by no means crushed and there
are already evidences that they have
not abandoned the hope of eventually
dominating the world or destroying it.
There are already hints that they arc
turning their attention TO air planes as
the means OF future attempts Mt conquest.
They arc already working on the plan 20
bombs, and the next step in the world
destruction plan will be the discovery of n
compound that either by explosion or
fame will make the destruction Of cities
and towns, and practically everything,
entirely possible.
Even though the German people are
temporarily in subjection and helpless
we must not forget that they are neither
humbIed nor beaten nor have lost the
belief that they are people superior to
the rest of mankind and that their destiny
is to take the world under the protecting
wing of their Empire and force their
'Iiultur" r"-.shcir immortality, vulgarity,
godessness and dunspeakable degencracy-
upon the rest of the world.
Watch,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
PRESS COMMENT.
NORTHCLIFFE AND LLOYD GEORGE.

In his attack on Lloyd George, Lord
Northcliiie puts all the fury of an amateur
statesman whose exceptional talents have
not received the full recognition at the
hands of the Premier that the newspaper
proprletor's commanding position requires
making all excuses for his love Of a scene
for purposes Of sensationalism. it is the
irrcprcssblc Toryism of his nature that
comes To the surface.
Between Northcliffe and Lloyd George
there could never be lasting bonds of
sympathy or understanding or co-opcra-
tion. The peer who delights To set up q
sort of irresponsible dictatorship in British
politics is compelled to confess that the
Coalition Government, of which Lloyd
George is the head, is certain To carry the
general elections, but 1T gratifes his
pride of power to threaten that the
Coalition Government will be short-lived.
II it does not bend to his will he intimates
that he will break it. IL cannot be denied
that he holds great power for mischief.
But what really matters is that in the
existing emergency, when the whole
worlds attention IL rivcted on the peace
negotiations, Lloyd George is Premier,
and about him are grouped many of the
most representative and Capable minds Of
the British nation. They have helped
carry the Allies through to victory, and in
the discharge of their high trust they may
be relied on to join loyalty in the work of
establishing a just and durable peace.
In Lloyd George, Great Britain has in
the post of leadership spokesman worthy
to stand along side of Wilson and Clemen-
ceau, man of broad and liberal views, of
courage and vision, who opposes a solid
hulwark against the imperlalistic preju
dices of the Northcliffe school of Torryism.
New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
CHRISTMAS WHAT CHEER7

Are we to have really, truly Christ
mas this vear2 Which is to ask, Arc We O
have Christmas like unto those of ii .
antc-bcliun times2 II not, why not?
Christmas is cciebrant of the peace era
and VIC are at the beginning of the great
peace era. The coming Christmas shou d
be a time OF joyous festlvity-thcre S
a world reason for making ii the most
memorable Christmas IN all world history
Let us lift, for little while at least,
the melancholy shadow of the war, We
must make it joyous Christmas for the
young people who have arrived since the
dreadful war began-this, if there were
not n hundred other good rcaso for a
celebrant Christmas. The war started
late in July, 1914. and only think how
many arrivals on earth there have been
since that tune. There arc probably now
a round million Of thrce-y year and four
year-old Americans who were not here
when the kaISer's army rushed across the
border INTO Belgium And there areyounger
ones who will be taking plenty of notice
when old Chris, in tho fur cost and tho
whiskers, breaks upon the stenc.
There is an immense work to be done
in relieving world distress We can handle
this Job Just as well ny going about II
with cheerful spirit We can make
Christmas a time of goodwill 30 all the
so rio Let lis do H. We viii succeed 9ll
the better II we make ii cheertime for
the home folks Let us get out Of the war
gloom and lct lis help get the world out
Of the war gloom. Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
VICTORY GARDENS NEXT.

There Is even greater need Of victory
gardens than of war gardens, the National
War Garden Commission tells US, and
the reports Of food conditions through
out Europe Justify the statement that
Uncle Sam must become the Joseph Of
the modern world" 1t should be re-
membered that the energies of many
nations have been very largely applied
to destruction rather than production for
four years, and that it will be long time
before agricultural prosperity can be
restored to the neglected or devastated
farms Of Europe The year 1919, ac-
cordngly, will be one Of extraordinary
demand; all the food that can he raised
will be needed, and the more gardens
Wc maintain the easier will be the task
Of feeding the millions who look to America
for aid
Three or four months is not too long
a time for planning a nationwide garden
campaign. Vacant city lots available for
gardens should be listed now and every
one should be encouraged to apply for
land. The products of city yard or
unoccupied lot, experience has proved, go
far toward supporting a family, and
more than one gardener has raised enough
for three or four families and had sur
plus for winter-Providence Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
PeCkinV AT Presidents.

President Wilson has learned the ter
rible cost of rising above the heads OF the
crowd, as other great mcn-Washington
| and Lincoln-for example had learned
before him. A greater one than either of
| the men cited also found how impossible
was he task of turning aside from tho
| beaten path and working honestly, follow
ing the guidance Of truth. rs he saw IT.
| Those who try are beset by the carpIng
| Criticism of the envious and the ignorant,
but they have their reward, snd In the
| days to come they will live in their works,
| Both the Presidents named aboye were
attacked and naligned as is Mr.. Wilson
TODAY. We can read that Washington, in
his most ttying times, was harsssed and
, bounded, slandcred and ridlculed by per-
sons inspired by the fear that he would
succeed in his great undertaking or by the
cver-present group-So large and con-
temptiblc cannot endure any one TO
attain to success even though they them
selves can never hope TO nsc above a
''parboilcd mediocrIty." Lincoln ey-
reriencc was not unlike that Of Wash
ington- perhaps II was moro intense and
harder to bear up under. Time, however,
has atoned for the recognition withheld
when il was won; one fortunately can Al
wavs trust the truth TO manifest itself
even though it IS at times slow.
The hostility TO Mr.. Wilson capacity
seems 10 attach itself 10 his almost every
move Let us recall two or three incidents
that all will remember At the uthreak
az the war Colonel Roosevelt came to the
fore with an Offer TO 60 70 the front and
command unit Of his own organizing,
His offer was rejected by thct President
al The instance Of everybody having any
knowledge Of war, and here wear later
there is no sane man who cannot sec at
glance the infinite wisdom Of the Presi-
dent 5 decision.
Next Cen Wood Vas placed where
his qualities seemed 10 best fit and there
was another cutlery that the President
had outragcously blundcred 4 year later
IO(fdN. no llld0 Will tllt lts4>l
perspicscity win withhold from the Presi-
dent full mead Of praise for giving
General Wood an opportunity Of doing a
work which he could do hest
And so it goes all through the las; three
or four wears
The appointment Of Henry White TO the
Pans peace commission is the last OF
latest occasion to peck At the President
Mr.. White now since his appointment, Is
all kinds OF an unfit or unworthy man.
grunblers say, although previously he bad
held many highly responsible posts IN
the diplomatic service of the country and
too he speaks two or more of the contIn-
entail languages. He, however, was not
politician OF the vote-gettlng order and his
appointment was criticised and con-
denned by his own party.
But the President did not retort that
be is the only man i seein the partywho
has the>experience and qualifications and
ability 70 Eli the billet Neither did he IN
quire would you prefer TO send Penrose,
vr Lodge, or Dr. Ball?' He did not retort
that there Is only very poor material in
the party TO select from.
In the face Of attacks Mr.. Wilson, it
VIII be seen, is patient
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
MEETINGS TONIGHT. F..
City Council.

City Council.
Grant Post, G.. 4. r..
Iron Moulders Union.
Cyrus Castle, l.. G.. K.
du Pont Post. G. A. r.
Delaware Saengerbund.
Eden Lodge, |. O. @. f.
Di ision o, /, A. O. II.
Clayton Lodge. II. of p
Asylum Lodge. l. O. O +.
Wynema Council, d. OF z.
Jefferson Lodge, |. O. O. +.
Crusaders Castle, L. G. T.
Camp No. ,, Z. O. S. of 4.
Voters Non-Partisan League.
Windsor Lodge, O. S of s G.
Delaware ConclaIe,. |. q. o. T.
Keokuk Tribe, imp'd o. r. NJ.
Kadosh Commandery, h. of NJ.
Wilmington Lodge. A. o: L. ".
Winona Council, Jr O. T. y NJ.
Hiawatha Tribe, Imp'd o. r. NJ.
Palestine Castle. O. A. * NJ. &.
Wilmington Lodge of Machinists
Delaware Commandery, X. G. L.
Mizpah Conclave, II. or s. w NJ.
Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso
Delmarvia Lodge, l.. \. to b. r. [
Lady Washington Home Communion
Circle 33, Lady Foresters of America
Washington Camp No. q, 2. o. S. of A
Court Brandywine, Torcsters of America
Washington Lodge, No. |, A. +. Il A. NJ
Volunteer Flremen's Relief Association
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
The Purchase of the Canal.

Very welcome Is the announcement
that the Federal government has at last
agreed 10 the purchase of the c hesapcake
Il Delaware Canal For this means that
the canal will be transformed into a ma
tional waterway, one that viii prove of
great vaiuc to the transportation in
tcrests Of the country
The construction OF this canal more
than three-quarteIs Of century ago,
was great step IN the development Of
the transportation facilities Of the eastern
section Of our country For years it
supplied local needs. But recently il
has heco ne apparent that it has value
as connecting linz 10 the important chr in
Of inter-coaet communication, from Mas
sachusettS 10 Fl3rida, one that Is essential
to the entire line
trol it may reasonably re expected that
the canal viii be largely improved That
IT viii lie deepened and widened to an
extent that will accommodate al kinds
Of ooastWise commerce; also, that it will
be converted into a sca-leycl canal, thus
doing away with the necessity Of locks
And, thus converted, it will nc an agency
ot transportation cf large value II will
be of great use to the Federal govern
ment, for the quick sailing Of warshirs
from the Chesapeake to The Atlantic, in
the event f an emergency arising.
But let us hope that our trans-Dclaware
canal will not be called upon hereafter TO
lend its services to war operations. We
may feel well-assurcd that for peace pur-
poses it VIII do its part.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
ONLY LAUGH A LITTLE BIT.
(American Hay, Flour and Feed JoxYnal)

Here's motto just your fit
laugh little bit
When you think you're trouble hit,
laugh little hit
look misfortune in the face,
Brave the bcldam's rude grimar:
Ten to one twill WELD its pIace,
If you have the wit and grit
Just to laugh a little bit
Cherish this as sacred writ
Laugh little bit,
Keep it with you sample it,
Laugh little bit
Little ills will sure betide you,
Fortune may not sit beside You
Men may mock and fane deride you,
Put you'll mind them not a wit
Il YOU langh q little BIT
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
RiPPLiNG RHl MES.
7----s7-----
BY Walt Mason.
POOR ME-


Soon | shall hear the soldiers tell
of mighty deeds they've done. how
they have dared the shot and shell
and how before them Prussians fell
aud ] have hagged not onei
soon shall see the hero here, with
port and front of Mars, the man who
knew no craven fear when prodded
with lance or spear-and | can
show no scars The man who sail
ed the vasty deep will tell strange
tales 10 me, and shall feel So dad
blamed cheap I'm likely TO break
down and weep have not crossed
the seal The airmen soon will with
us tread, their voices viii rcSound:
they'll tell OF triumphs overhead,
and I'll be filed nth grief and dread
I've never left the ground Oh,
weary days are coming soon for men
too fat TO fight; a melancholy lay
they'll Groom rs they sit out beneath
the moon and weep through half the
night. What If ! bought green
thrift stamp and did without cigars?
The man from battlefield and camp
will on ne turn a scnrnful lamp. and
show his honoTed scars. n hat if |
lived on graham bread, and cut out
pie and cake? The man who piled
up ricks of dead, and lost an arm,
leg or head, viii say my boasts 4
fake I've done my best; alas, qlack
that it should be SO small; for when
the boys have iourneyed back |
know III want To hunt crack. iii
which gent may crawl
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05

Every Evenings classified advertise
nents bring results. Proved to the salts
faction Of many and viii be to you.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05

Now is the time for Christmas shop
ping. The stores are ready are you?
Ii not, get ready, right away
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
THE EVENING SMILE.
THE STACKER.

General Crowder told the other day
story about Stacker.
''This worthless hound the Gen
eral said, visited doctor and vhined
Doctor, | cant serve. ! really
can't. I've got conscientious obIec-
tions Tell me whist IN do, doc, go I'll
be rejected hy the board:
"The doctor answered with a sneer:
Go get all your teeth pulled ont. ;
"The Stacker accordingly had every
tooth in his head extracted, and then
presented himself confidently before the
army examiners. These ,men, before
he had time TO show them his tooth
less gums, rejected him<for fiat feet. =
--Washington Star
''She's up 10 her neck in war work
isn't she7" ''Oh, YES, but she's stand
ing on her head most of the time. =
Life.
Shc-eYou looked so sheepi.h when
YOU proposed IIe-"And Won looked
so wolfsh when you accepted me. -
Boston Transcript
II. de left hind foot of rabbit a
sign Of luck" "Tis," remarked Mr..
Erastus PinkIov. IF Won owns dc rest
of dc rabbit Washington Star.
Traveller-"Have Won - room?
Hotel Clerk-"sSorry. Sir, but
Traveller (interruptingl-"oh that's all
right, my boy, cheer up, Pardon me for
having caused YOU unnecessary pain
by asking so foolish a question. Have
4 cigar buffalo Express.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
THE DEAD RETURN.

Hear ,s, oh, glorious dead
Come from the valleys of'pninl
Rise from the fields of the slain'
Come, share in the feastthat we spread.
For you died not in vain.
The doubt of your last hours is past,
The tyrant il vanguished Mt lastl
We have broken and shattered his line
We have silenocd each cannon and mine;
And now MS wars laundering dies,
Our anthems Of victory rise.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05

JOIN n, oh, glorious dead
In all our ex,iting today
Come share in our laughter andplay,
Twas for this that yop suffered and bled,
Twas for this that you gave life away
BY your lance and your sword az you fell
In those mad days of shrapnel and shell
We pledged to he true TO the end.
We swore that your cause we'd defend.
Now come from your fields Of the slain
And know that YOU died not in vain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05

'She's up 10 her neck in war work
isn't she7" ooh, YES, but she's stand
ing on her head most of the time -
Ife
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
Send us our glorious dead

fFnd ua our gIoflous uead
Oh, God, for an hour. for day
Let them come that were taken away,
The paths of the living to tread
To hear what the living would say.
Open their eyes: let them sec
This world from the tyrant set free,
Iet them know, AS in silence they slept,
That our pledges tn them have been kept.
Lord, scnd them to ,ls once again
just TO know that they died not in win.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-29
BOY SCOUTS ARE
SELLING BONDS
MOSCOW SCOUTS HAVE SOLD $715O
WORTH OF BONDS-WANT TO
MAKE 1T $4,000

The paid-in subscriptions secured
by the Moscow Boy Scouts up to noon
today totalled 35, amounting to $7150.
Many of the boys found the work diff
ficult owing to misunderstanding of
their purpose. Not only do the boys
get credit for each subscription Sc
cured, but the subscriber, the bank
at which payment is made, and the
community receives credit for it so
that there is only added honor gained
by placing it through a Boy Scout.
Several applications have come in on
which no payment has been made.
The boys receive no credit for these
and they can not be included in the
total until such payments are made.
Three scouts have almost secured
their required ten subscriptions for
their war medal, and others are creep
ing up. At least half dozen boys
should secure war medals and from re-
ports received from other parts of Ida
ho, by hard work the balance of the
campaign, and the help of the COM
munity, will win for us the coveted
presidents flag for the best scout cam
paign in the state.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-29
D0NNERWETTER dots DER THIRD TINE
FATHER WOULD SELL HIS
FARM TO SUPPORT SOLDIERS

Offering to sell his farm and take
the pay in Liberty bonds, man who
was too modest to give his name, sent
an advertisement to The Star-Mirror,
giving only his post office address as
Box 1872, Troy, Idaho. In letter to
this paper he wrote: my boy starts
today for Camp Lewis giving up SO
per day for 81 per day and board and
l feel it is not only my duty but
should be pleasure to back up our
boys in this war for the right and this
place is all I have to offer Having
been unable to work for several years,
hope you may be able to reach
through your paper, some one who
wants a good farm cheap and l will
invest the money in Liberty bonds or
take bonds for the land"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-29
.BOYS'lAND GIRLS
CLUB WORK BEGUN
PARTY STARTS OUT TOMORROW
FOR TOUR OF COUNTY IN IN.
TEREST OF CLUBS

Beginning tomorrow the active work
Of organizing boys and girls agricul-
tural clubs in Latah county and get
ting them started to work will be ta-
ken up by C. B. Wilson, county club
leader, assisted by A. w. KjOsness,
new county agent for Latah county,
and A. M. Christensen, assistant in
this work.
The party will visit Viola, East
Cove, Freize and Potlatch districts,
Tuesday. On Wednesday they will
visit Princeton, Harvard and Avon,
reaching Troy for night meeting on
Wednesday evening.
On Thursday they will visit L'eary
and school districts so and Is and
on Friday will visit Genesee and
neighboring districts.
They party will endeavor to arouse
more interest in the work and secure
cooperation of parents with the boys
and girls who are are striving to in
crease production of food stuffs, so
badly needed to carry on the war
The work has been progressing nicely
in I.atah county and there are now
more than 800 boys and girls enrolled
in these clubs.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-29
SOLDIER LUNCHES
WERE PROVIDED
MANY MOSCOW WOMEN RESPOND
TO REQUESTS BY MRS. HUTTON
FOR ASSISTANCE

The request for contributions to the
lunch boxes for the soldiers who left
yesterday was extremely generous and
presentative-quite in keeping, in
fact, with the wonderful spirit shown
in all war work done by Moscow wom-
en-. Each boy with the white ribbon
badge yesterday was presented with
an orange and large box filled with
every conceivable kind of dainty.
Those who contributed were Mrs.
Saunders, Miss Ella Wallace, Mrs.
Hill, Miss Veum, Mrs. Day, Mrs. M. E..
Lewis, Mrs Frank David, Mrs. Homer
David Mrs. Howard David, Mrs. B. P.
Griffith, Mrs. Stephen Griffith, Mrs.
Nat Brown, Mrs. Lockhard of Corn
wall, Mrs. Truitt, Miss Victoria Wal
lace, Mr.. Holt, Miss Talbot, Mrs. Lee,
Mrs. Albert Neeley, Miss Dunn, Mrs.
H. j. Smith, Mrs. Little Mrs. G. p.
Mix, Mrs. Sprouse and Mrs. Hutton.
The boxes were wrapped in paper
bearing patriotic emblems, and tied
with red, white and blue ribbons In
addition to the goodies, each box con-
tanned a dainty card with an appro-
pirate greeting to departing soldiers,
and five small views of the various
points of interest in Moscow. In addl-
ton to the individual boxes. provided
for each lad, there was one general
box filled with delicious cake and
candy as sort of encore to the
treat.
AS there is no regular canteen COM
mittee connected with the Red Cross
organization in Moscow special com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Hutton, Mrs.
Day and Mrs. Homer David was au-
thorized by Mrs. C. J. Orland Of the
Home Service Section to do this "bit'
of war work to cheer the boys on
their way.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-29
B. G. DOWDY SURPRISES
HIS FRIENDS BY MARRIAGE

B. c. Dowdy, stole march on his
friends and neighbors by sneaking off
to Spokane week ago where he meet
Mrs. Flora Hall of Hanabile, Mo-, on
Tuesday, were married and returned
with his bride to his home on Orch
ard avenue.
Upon learning of the happy event,
the neighbors and friends gathered
at the Dowdy home to greet the bride
and tell the groom what they thought
of him for not letting them know of
the coming event.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-29
s. F. HUTTON EDITS PAPER
IN SOUTHERN CAMP

S. E. Hutton, former owner OF the
Moscow Star-Mirror and for a number
of years a member of the faculty at the
University of Idaho, is editor of "The
Propeller" a magazine published by
the motor mechanics regiments, ayla-
ton section of the signal corps now at
Camp Greene, N. c.
In recent letter he tells of the sale
of 5000 copies of the first issue. "The
Propeller" is snappy, we'll written
and we'll illustrated 16-page publica-
ton