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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
FEW GOLF PLAYERS FOR EDISON.

In an article about Thomas Edison
IN the February American MagaziEe,
the vice president of Thomas Edison.
Inc, says:
There are no golf PLAYERS in the
Ealson organization. There are three
or -FOUR men who play occasionally. but
'hefe isn't n man who has his golf
regularly lin the approved manner.
mere isn't case of golf tan--not
even nineteenth hole tan---in the entire
organization. | don't think Mr.. Edison
mas any prejudice against golf. |
doubt If he realizes that there are men
VINO believe golf is essential to their
weil-being. and who imagine they are
clearing their brains for the big things
or tomorrow when they steal away TO
the country club frorn the duties of to-
DAY. That there are, no golfers in the
Eolson organization is not because of
Mr.. Edison's antipaahy toward golf or
other outdoor sports, but merely be-
cause keeping up With Edison doesn't
leave any time for that sort of thing"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
The Mud March,

This known to history THE
but from the clements
General Army The
more than lofty military
his job
Generals who positions put in
charge of the
of urnsies turn to realize how other
erd at Fredericksburg by the
work Unless he could
strkngy brilliant mighty quickyhe was slated
for removal
The Army of the Potomac lay
river Along the other side the Confederate
-.- r., - jaousy the fords and bridges
IHE pLAN THAT attack The time
FATE UPSET. when wholesale military operations be
expected. 1t this detail
mat burnside relied in supendousy daring that
defended by handful
confederate COM
mander should have time to prepare for audous
udnness and total qualities
make this attack Victory
lord III % was TOO deep to be "ade so burnside ordered set
Of twenty pontoos to bridge it for his advancing
non and thus to prevent the Confe1entes from ennn an a
Banks Ford The
in placing in
position and in nossns the army for crossing the river at dawn
Then at dusk work the
Up temperature with
BY of the 21s the Raprahannock
wide and The
STUCK IN THE haekess
edge. The stream,
n m them @ TS wagons ank to IA n" m"a 's a en ~a s
SO did the artary csson The infantry waded above their in
to
the For the futile labor
continued BY this time all chance of The Confederate
laughter at
the flood:
When the help
The dismal failure project
and he accepted with stately resignation his almost instant removal from
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

ON HEATLESS DAY.

The picture Of life in commune
les on voorhees, Monday is not at
all inspiring to those of us who
had hoped that the war would
speed the efficiency Of the nation.
We are told that on that unfor-
tnnate day, the moving picture
shows and TIE pool halls are
crowded, aud that general idle
ness prevails. We do not know
that the workers themselves are
to be especially criticized be-
cause it is hardly To- be expected
that they would know what to do
with themselves on this extra hol-
iday. OF course they could be
performing useful duties, but
most of them were laid off with
out pay and it is perhaps natural
that they are not looking for
work without compensation. The
whole wretched business is a sad
reflection on somebody, although
all the blame of this administra-
ton measure cannot he charged
to Mr.. Garfield. The shutdown
was ordered to conserve coal, to
relieve the congestion Of freight
conditions on the railroads, and
to enable more than one hundred
ships in New York harbor to coal.
The government has not given
any report Of the results, but
some of the ships have sailed al
ready, although it is said that
there are still thirty-six in port.
The situation in Chicago is so
bad that coal is being dealt out in
drlblets to the consumers to keep
them from freezing. If the direc-
tor general of railways is to be
held responsible, as heads of big
enterprises are 50 held, it cannot
be said that he has made record
thai will materially aid his cam
paign for the presidency.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
Half Past Blizzard
by Town Clock.

1t was ''half-past blizzard all day
yesterday by the courthouse clock.
The storm had crusted the south face
Of the clock with snow, SO that from
Cedar street and southwark the tower
was no more useful as a timepiecc
than any other snowbank.
And the whole city blamed John
Brechbill, city street commissioner,
for it.
Late in the afternoon Brechbill sent
desperate S. Q. s. to the county
commissioners.
For the love of Mike" ne said.
have that clock face cleared, will You ?'
There was n moments hesitation at
the other end of the line. Then.
We've been thinking it over and we
don't see how to get at the clock in
this storm. Can you suggest some-
thing. or will you send team and 'go-
devil over? Wen give you the right
of way
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
Camp Lewis Comedy,
by Frank Phillips.

Scene. Camp Lewis. Time, n week
before Christmas. The officers have
retired and Harold Lanning and the
bunch" are having a talkfest in the
captains office.
tanning, thoughtfully. Il don't see
how I'm going to send any Christmas
presents this year. know my girl
will be expecting one and will be dis
appointed if she doesn't get it, but
Alfred Peterson: well, why don't
you send her one?,
tanning. disguised: How Is a fell
low going to send a girl a present on
$50 q month? / haven't got enough
! money to flag q bread wagon. to say
| nothing of buying Christmas pres
ent.'
Emmett Gragg: I'D send her card
if were you. She will surely UNI
| derstand the situation"
| Lanning: '.She might and then
| again she might not. I've got to
frame something. BY GEORGE! I've
got an idea."
! All: What is it?"
tanning, with a superior air: I'm
| in the base hospital. I'm awfully sick.
The doctors won't allow me out OF
| doors for fear I will have a setback.
| DO you get the idea?'
All, in admiration: "A bright
hunch."
tanning: Il know a soldier at the
base hospital. and I'll have my mail
| sent there and he can send it to mo
here
Gragg. "Oh, noble I-anning."
tanning writes a letter. Presently:
That relieves my mind of an awful
burden. She'll never suspect any
thing"
The week after Christmas.
tanning opens a bulky package and
reads this note:
Il am sending you q cigarette case
and carton of cigarettes. They may
make life easier for you in that horrid
old hospital. Please write to me
often, as l will be anxious until know
that you are well and strong again"
Lanning. philosophically: 1T was a
shame to do it, but pardonabie; the
gods of the army know
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
HERE Is A GOOD RECIPE.

Honey Icing.-Honey or corn syrup
may be substituted for syrup in the
boiled frostings that may be allowed
for social occasions. Honey needs a
longer cooking than sugar. but the
icing holds its shape and remains soft
a long time.
One-half cup of honey, two egg
whites, few drops lemon extract,
Boil honey until it forms firm ball
when tried in cold water. Pour slowly
over the beaten whites Of eglA and beat
until cold. Flavor with lemon extract.
Set over hot water and fold gently
over and over for two minutes. Spread
one half of this on the cake. Make a
small funnel with half sheet of thin,
tough writing paper. clip the point and
use to decorate cake with remaining
icing. Flowers may be used in the
center, if desired.-February Woman's
Home Companion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
NO big BlT SINESS" IN THIS.

One Of the foolish accusations
that fallssof lis own abSurdity is
that big business is behind the
general criticism of the conduct
of the war. Indeed, some Of
these mendacious partisan lead
ers go SO far as to say that large
financial interests are using Colo
mel Roosevelt as a tool to ham
mer the administration, because
they have not been permitted to
profit by the war as they desired
Political history is too recent to
admit of grain Of truth in that
accusation, To begin with. "hig
business no longer exists in the
sense that these dcfamcrs Of Colo
mel Roosevelt would have us I'M
dcrstand. 1t has been tanned and
is i'll leash because Roosevelt
brought it to the ground. Sec
ondly, big busincsS' has no
kindly feeling for the colonel. Ii
deprived him of the Republican
nomination for the presidency in
1912 when his leadership was de-
handed by the great rank and
file of his party. 1t did that pure
~ for revenge because Roosevelt
broke up the game of exploiting
The American people. That sort
Of defense for the incompetency
shown in dealing with the war, a
breakdown in nearly every de-
oartment of the government as
senator Chamberlain put it, will
not DO at all. The American peo-
Die are gulllble enough, goodness
but not to the point where
hey fail in time to discover the
ruth and detect and punish the
lars.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
French Hospital Needs

Everyone in your town is doing some
sort OF Red Cross work. Here are
some suggestions, taken from the Feb
ruary Woman's Home Companion,
which will prove very helpful. The
magazine says:
Special points emphasized in the re-
port of the committee are:
Il. Convalescent robes should be
warm, heavy bath robes preferred.
,. "Pajamas should be made of
good outing flannel for winter use.
.. convalescent suits Qined pa
Jamasl are needed as the men wear
them in place of suits in both the
American and French hospitals.
4. Both isaJamas and lined pajamas
are preferred with, a Turnover collar
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
Talk Of the Tou,n
"a Fine Myself" He Says,
"for Cheating Hoover"

Joe Shields, well-known Montana
travelling man. entered the Vienna cafe
Tuesday during the lunch hour
Gimme a ham sandwich and a cup
of Java" he ordered.
The waiter stared at him. swallowed
hard as if trying to- speak. and then
went to the kitchen with the order.
Shields picked up the sandwich
hungrily when it was delivered to him.
As he took the first big bite sign on
the wall caught his eye. 1t read.
This Is Meatless Day
Now. look what I've gone and DONE"
said Shields. Never thought of it."
He gazed sorrowfully at the sand.
wich.
Well, I'd better eat it now. Hoover
wouldn't like to have it thrown away.
But I'll just fine myself the cost Of the
lunch. Waiter, take this two-bit piece
TO the Red Cross next time you go out.
Tell 'em it's n meat eaters fine"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
Home!
Stories of Canadians Who
Returned From War.
BY Sergeant George {. Nightingale
First Canadian Battalion

(Fifteen months in the hospitals
after being "gassed' gave Sergeant
Nightingale the chance to think it
over. Death was near part of the time.
His conclusions were that no physical
infiim,ty should keep him from devot-
ing his every effort TO recruiting aid
for the Red Cross to help keep the
war against terrorism and autecratic
vandalism going until the Hun should
be overwhelmed. He has stuck to .hae
rurpose.)
During q Red Cross campaign in
southern Illinois l was talking to q
well-to-d do man when a young woman
asked him if he would give So to the
Red Cross fund.
citizen OF standing in his town, didn't
l give You two dollars n month ago?"
Yes she answered, you gave
$3.50"
We'll, here you are again. This war
is getting to be mighty expensive"
Tell me- l said to him. what is
your little $3.50 to you compared to
the life and limbs that the boys are
sacrificing every day in the trenches.
What value has money to the blood
that men are pouring out for you? Be
glad to give, be glad to help in such a
war as this is in which civilization it.
self is the stake. Forget your $3.50"
Another time n pretty girl said to
me, How can you fight against those
poor German soldiers?"
Sister" ! said, Let me call you
sister this once. If this town was n
town in Belgium and | was talking
with YOU when some German soldier
swung down the street and grabbed
you. grabbed you and struck you, threw
you into the gutter and perhaps all
the soldiers raped you, suppose l
slipped away and made no effort to
protect you? suppose you lay mutt
lated and bleeding in the street, what
would say of me who failed to prevent,
or even try to prevent, such wanton-
ness? You would have reason to
despise and hate me. The allies are
doing that to prevent just such things
to you. Why do we fight
against the Germans?
The girl was in tears. II never
thought of it in that way" she sobhed
But l had only told her straight
story of facts though l told them to
her raw.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
4 REAL. JUDGE.

We wish it were not necessar,
10 go to Brooklyn for ringing
patriotic utterancc in United
States court. We would much
prefer to get it in Montana
Judge Roy Of Brooklyn. after lis
tcnlng to Il reargumcnt for man
convicted in a lower court for
preaching against the draft law
said.
Il have no use for the foreigner,
who, deprived Of opportunities in
the land of his birth, comes to this
country and pays his debt with
efforts to break the law and urge
others TO do likewise"
Perhaps Judge Bourguin would
regard that expression as wholly
outside the functions Of Il Judge
who should sit with his nose bur
roWcd in the books. twisting the
nlcetlcs Of the law this way and
that, invariably ending by
letting off slackers and dcfamers
OF the government with a punish
ment so light as TO make sentence
a joke.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
To Feed War Ration
at School Contest.

An educational feature of the public
school egg-laying contest will be the
feeding of war rations. The pupils
consider the proportionata value Of
cracked corn. srrouted oats. bran, corn
meal. shorts, gluten meal. oil cakes.
beef scraps, alfalfa and carrots with
reference to yolk and white producing
power. The scientifically balanced
ration upon this basis enables each
hen to produce her maximum. Mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation will be made for
every pound of food given the hens and
the returns counted in terms of yolks
and whites instead of the more diff
cult terms, carbohydrates and protein.
The contest opens tomorrow at the
Hawthorne school with IL entries
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
Recruit Gives Officer
Lesson in Good Manners

During some recent territorial ma
noeuvres, a raw recruit had been told
off as an orderly.
On reaching the marquee where the
officer was, he poked his head in and
bluntly inquired:
Have ye anything for me to do, mis-
ter?"
Disgustedly laying down his cigar
the officer exclaimed:
why the deuce don't you introduce
yourself in a proper manner? Sit
down." he added, land will show you
how to report yourself"
The Terrier seated himself and the
officer. proceeding to the entrance,
walked brishly to the tent, saluted, and
said
Orderly for the day, sir. Have you
any orders for me?"
The recruit calmly picked up the dis
carded cigar on the table, and between
puffs laconically replied:
No; there's very little doing today.
You can hook it."-London Tit Bits.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Colonel Roosevelt dropped a
happy phrase when he said: "thc
training camps of today are huge
universities Of American citizen
ship, and it will be crime if they
are ever discontinued" Indeed,
we wish extension courses might
be provided for the conscientious
DIRECTORS and milk and water
Americans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

with which a tie can be worn. Pa
jamas for French hospitals may be
made in dark colors.
IS. Convalescent suits Uined pa
jamasl should be made of bright col
ered materials. so that the convalescent
patient may be easily diseernible.
"6. Nightingales are not desirable
for either American or French hos
pitfalls. Bed jackets are used in place
of them, and should be made of warm
material.
-. Operating leggings are desirable
made of flannel or heavy canton flan-
mel for winter use.
IS. Heavy, warm, machine made
sweaters with long sleeves are needed
by men in the tuberculosis hospitals,
no particular color is mentioned"
Setter an ounce of today than
nO,.ra of -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

We fear that Representative
Rankin is taking in too much ter
ritOry in trying to free Ireland
while having q reelection to con-
gress on her hands.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

There are reasons for believing
that the lash has been lost from
the big black snake whip that the
president has swung SO effective
~ over congress in the past. !.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
HEATED SERVING TABLE.

FOR the purpose of keeping warm
1000 In a palatable condition after re-
mofal from the cook stove, an cleo
tricaliy heated serving table has been
designed. 1t is built with a single bol.
10" pedestal, through which a flexible
cofd passes to three disk shaped heat
ing units. set in a larger removable
disk that constitutes the center of the
table top. Dishes to be kept warm are
placed on these disks. which, in turn,
may be heated to the desired tempera-
tufe.-Popular Mechanics.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
FEW TAKE GERMAN,

Colorado Springs. Colo.-At the local
high school last semester lis students
were attending German classes. Now
there are so. and these are taking the
courses only to avoid loss of a college
credit. which would ensue il they
should drop the subject in the middle
OF the year,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Married men in the trenches
stand shell shock much better
than the unmarried. Why?
That's easy. DR.. Crouch says il
is because they go to war shock
proof.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Having had SO many Goddess
days, we Missoulians ought not
TO kick when we see the batting
average Of winter creeping up.
Think OF the coalless days they
are having back east and be con-
sOled.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Our young men at home must
shoulder their share of wars bur-
dens. There are to be no patch
pockets, belts, pleats or Jokes in
mems clothes this year.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
MAKE STIFF lolGlTs SUPPLE

Inflated leather covered rubber bags
shaped somewhat like Indian clubs are
being employed at British war hos
pi'al 10 assist convalescent soldiers in
'esaining the USE of stiffened fingers
ana hands. While holding the devices
the men strive to squeeze them. be-
ginning at the thin end and working
toward the large part as conditions i'm
prove. The exercise has proved valu-
able and Is popularity known as pinch
ing Zeppelns.''- Mechanics,
some people use religions as a cloak
and sou0e use it as an umbrella,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

IL the government succeeds as
well with the oil business as John
d., it may be able to pay the cx-
penses of the war from the prof
its.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Mr.. Townley is temporarily de-
tanned in settling q $4,000 flax
farm failure in the bankruptcy
court, but hopes soon to be on
tour to tell the people how the
business Of their government
should be run. .
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

The quality Of cigars these
days suggests that the govern
ment may have sneakcd in SUBJ
stitute for tobacco.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

The Russian Bolsheviki have
started q little side show in Fin
land, preparatory to opening a
worlds circuit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Very interesting statistics have
been gathered from the draft and
in the camps. For instance, some
Of us may have been curious to
know the church affiliations of
our new soldiers. An index that
would probably prevail in the
other environments, was taken in
the form of a census of the SSth
Army Division at Fort Dodge.
Save 10 per cent, the church
membership was given as fol-
lows: Roman Catholics, 2,5SS;
Methodists, 2,346; Lutherans,
1910; Presbyterians, 1912; Bap-
fists, 633; Christian, 62i; Episco-
pal, Sal, and Congrcgationalists.
533. Naturally we would expect
more Catholics than any sin
gle Protestant denomination,
but the showing Of Mclhodists is
interestingly large, while that of
the Lltherans is surprising when
we remember that so many Ger
mans are included in that denom-
nation. We can think of no bet
ter evidence of the loyalty of the
German citizens in this country.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Think how bored Trotzky will
be when there is nothing left in
Russia to confiscatc, also how
rich.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

ed than that. We might quite as
Ieasily expect to find it in Mis-
|soula as in Springfield. It is the
duty Of each Of US to be on the
watch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

The Headquarters saloon closed its
doors yesterday afternoon on recent
OF Geographic instructions from the
proprietor Donald Mitchell. now in
Helena. Without the games. the pa
tronagc of the house has not proved
sufficient to cover the large cypcnses
involved.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Drs. j.. i. and T.. G. Ellis, have
opened handsomely furnished offices
In the Higgins building-those formerly
occupied by Honorable w. M. Rck-
ford. The waiting room is shared
Jointly with DR.. Mccullough The
rooms are handsomely furnished, the
decorating being that of l.. n. Simons.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

While there has been a good
deal OF hysteria over the cunning
work of German spies, it is daily
evident that there is a vast net
work Of tret cherry reaching into
obscure places. A few DAYS
since, there was presented to the
United States district attorney at
Springfield, ILL.,, the clearest evil
denee Of plot to inoculate
wounded United States soldiers
in France with tetanus germs, by
concentrating Red Cross band
ages. The germs were found
BY Red Gross workers on a bit of
German newspaper in the center
Of q roll of cotton. Even befort
that, discolorations in the cotton
had been noticed. The paper and
cotton were analysed by a pa
tbClpgist in a Springfield hos
pitol and millions of germs COM
ine spores Of the tetanus and
yox type were found. Guinea
ocuhted with the germs
hin 3 few days. No
dence Of German dew
country is need
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

W. III. IL. Dickinson is again at his
Missoula home after a months visit to
Chicago and other eastern cities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Mrs, w. NJ BiCkford gives an en-
tertainment to her lady friends next
Thursday afternoon.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Reports from the Bitter Root and
Missoula valleys is to the effect that
the snow is plentiful and gives general
satisfaction.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Mclaushins drying house at Nine
Mile was destroyed by fire last Satur-
day. 1t was full of clear lumber and
the loss was about $500,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.

Mrs. Sid J. Coffee will entertain n
number of friends at cards and
luncheon this afternoon.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

"A. Il. Hammond is confined to his
nome with an aggravated attack of
tonsilitis. The gentleman is master
OF the disease, however, and calcu-
lates to be on the streets today or to-
morrow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

When a fox occupies the judges
rench the goose on trial has no earthly
show.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31

Before effective team work can
be had at Washington, there must
be an all-star team.