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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
SOUTHERN ARMY
SPRINGS TRAP.

in parliament. This statement was
published in the Methodist Times of
London.
I'VE strive for victory because we
want TO end war altogether, not merely
to prove the superiority of British
arms over those of Germany
when victory in the sense of the
collapse of the military power in the
central empires rs at last achieved,
We shall be confronted with the task
of translating military success into its
political, economic and social cquiva-
Tents in this country and every other.
1t win not be democratic victory il
1t results merely in the restoration of
the capitalistic regime which the war
has discredited and destroyed. Vic
tory for the people means something
more than the continuance of the old
system of production for the profit of
q small owning class. on the basis of
wage slavery for the producing classes.
The hard. cruel. competitive system of
production must be replaced by a sys-
TEN of corporation under which the
status OF the workers will be revolu
tsonixed. and in which the squaior and
poverty. the economic insecurity ana
social miseries of the past will have
no place This 10 the great task be-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

also indicates that even then dis
obedience to the law is not per-
missable. However, in time of
war, he holds with the vast ma
jority Of Americans, that persist
ent objection and utterancc in op-
position to one of the necessary
provisions for the successful con-
duct Of the war may jeopardizc
the nations business and serious
ly peril its chances for victory.
IF the struggle is one in which
the very existence Of the nation is
seriously imperilled,' he says,
'the action of minority i'll OPP
posing war becomes a verltablc
attack upon the nation itself.
Thus, while tolerant to degree
in his attitude toward those who,
for one reason or another, have
conscientious objection to service,
Professor Mead indicates clearly
that the government is ri ght in
taking measures to suppress the
objector to the war, whether his
objection be based on conscience
Tor camouflagc.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
What Will Be LabOr's
Part in Peace Farley
Charlton Bates Strayer in lestis's.


British labor which occupies a po-
sition of growing Importance in Brit
aims conduct of the war, having as
sured the Russian Bolsheviki of sub
stantial agreement with their war
aims, has now sent a message to Cor
many. At the annual conference of the
Labor party, President Purdy declared
that "a negotiated peace while Ger
many occupies the territory Of others
would be a German victory" and that
If Germany would not accept the terms
laid down by President Wilson, Lloyd
George and the Labor party. we will
fight on The conference called upon
the workingmen of Germany and
Austria to declare their war aims. and
to influence their governments to make
statements of their aspirations in order
to see if the declarations of all the
powers would provide n basis for the
negotiation of a lasting peace. The
dissolution of the constituent assem-
bly, by Lenine shortly after it met at
Petrosrad does not speak we'll for
democracy in Russia. The Bolsheviki
have shown up in the best light in the
way they have held up the peace
parley at .Brest-Litovsk. Resenting
the refusal of Germany to evacuate
territory occupied by her army. the
Bolsheviki Telegraph agency at Petro-
grad says: The significance of the
stLitoysk pourpariers are that
they stripped from German imperial
ism its false coats. temporarily bor-
roWed from the democratic wardrobe,
and exposed the cruel reality of an
of owners and capitalists"
Hungarian workn,en spoke in a
strike that compelled the government
Tor the first time to deal directly with
them. Win German workmen, in the
lace of military repression. be able to
voice an organized protest against the
plans OF the kaiser?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
THE DAILY MlSSOULIAN
ESTABLISHED 1879
MONDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1918.
NOT THE MONTANA KIND.

We cannot believe that the
gathering at Great Falls was, III
any sense. representative OF the
farmers OF Montana. We know
that our own Equity had so little
sympathy with the movement
that it wisely rcfrained from
sending delegates.
That the worthy farmers Of
this state would listen to and ap-
plaud an enlogy OF the late Frank
Little by his comrade OF the ].
w. W., is beyond our comprehen-
sion.
Nor do we believe that our
farmers are in resistance to laws
that will define and punish treas
enable and scditious speech,
stamp out the sabotage of the l..
w. w. and provide protection for
life and property. II we are
wrong. then the mental proc
esses of the farming population
must have changed vastly within
few years.
The truth, as we see it, is that
this so-called c0-operators' con-
gress was overpun by a consider
able number of noisy agltators OF
the l. w. w. and Non-Partisan
league Socialists who carried
matters in their own hands. We
would regret exceedingly to learn
that the members of the Montana
Equity, as a whole, stand for the
things that were said by some of
these wreckers, including Will
liam F. Dunn. Many of them
have sons in the fighting ranks.
Are these anXioMs fathers will
ing to have their boys branded
"Uncle Sans scabs," as they
were called by Little, who was
given a place among the martyrs
Of history by Dunn? We do not
think SO.
Also, we think that there will
be an hour Of awakening for
some of the office. holding poll
ticians who think they can unite
the farmers with the |. w. w. on
election day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
Scenes to Stir the Soul.
Editor Missoulian:

EDITOR Missoulian:s
Sir--An American consular agent
reports that in his daily walk from his
house to the consulate, he counted as
many as twelve bodies of persons who
had died of starvation the preceding
night.
tfftyfive per cent of the population
of the Lebanon district are reported
dead from starvation. NAL nutrition,
and resultant disease.
The scenes are indescribablc They
can never be hlotted from my menu
ofy. | stood beside u trench which
was the grave of 1000 victims. They,
too, all surrendered their arms upon
implicit promises that they would then
be spared. The moment they became
defenseless, they were compelled. at
tho point of the hayonct, to dig the
trench, into which they were forced
and then hacked to pieces. Soldiers
boosted of their work with axes as be-
Ing more economical than expensive
cartridges.
Thousands of Christians have been
driven from their homes in the noun
tains of Armenia by the Kurds. To
prevent their return, If by chance any
survive the deportation, the kurds
have destroyed all their homes, even
burning up Tho doors and windows.
MI the fruit and nut trees and vine
Yards were destroyed; and to make
sure that there would be no wood for
rebuilding. the trees were cut into
lengths too short for boards. Even
the terraces that held the fields on the
mountain sides were broken down. The
work of centuries of patient labor by
long suffering people has been conf
Dleteiy oFerthrown
Great as is the tragedy of massacre,
a greater tragedy was the forced de-
portations. 100000 women and chill
dron having been taken from one din
triCt alone.
W. NJ. ABER
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
Am orleans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
The Second Battle Of Manassas.

The first battle
confederate victory of
later battle
washington The
was not equal the task but he sought
Cenan could
deonr
~
meet Jackons invading
Pope be of use.
- ~
send achievements he
-,- sons force in tight pace--ounumbered
coNr eDEHATeS unable
IN BAD TEMPER renfo
might before him
possible
reach the latter he had
Thoroughae on
lhoroushae like Themopae
A
the
again lNongstrtet ndered
ackns position After terrific alday
he He
eNed he had But
the
and he his ARA whit idea
SOU HeRN ARMY to
SPRINGS
the letter The oroniny of tho
faced the
front of them
he
Bull Run
n a
and was
detailed to less important service in the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
Home!
Stories of Canadians Who
Returned From War.
BY SERGEANT o. =. BREckoN.
Thirteenth Battalion Of the First Ca.
madam Division.

When you join the kilties they talk
10 you and tell you the reputation OF
the battalion and put you on you1
honor, and you start in proud to dc
your best. We just had to live up to
it. And after all, it's $3.50 split
we know we may be in for "Blighty'
tthe English hospitaD or the r. |. P
sometimes it's Rest in pieces" but
we don't really count on that. I'll tell
you how hardened the boys get to the
fear of shell fire:
ihere was company pioneer by
the name of Harpery-one of the
original boys. One day we went into
section of a trench at Sanctuar,
Woods, and there was a little water
IN the trench, perhaps four or five
inches. An officer came along and
there sat Harpery upon the parados
What are you doing there?" de-
manded the 0. G. Get down from
there before you're killed" Harpery
had been with the boys of the battalion
for long time and had grown a bit
slovenly. what do you Think" he
said. Think I'm going down there to
get my feet wet?"
Dan Ryan of the first original bat
talon of the 18th r. III. c. used to VOW
he'd like trip to "Blighty." We we're
going down from the line one afte cnoon
and passed tree with hole in it
"a fixed rifle marking it. Ryan said:
Here's where l can work 'Blighty'
now. for sure" and he waved his
handkerchief daringly over and over
as he passed. No, we only think of
'Bliehty,' never think of getting killed.
But later Dad Ryan was going dwon
to sunken road dusout to get rations
and that day, passing the same tree, he
got beautiful "Blighty" in his right
shoulder. | saw him being propped
up and getting first aid. He called out
II got my .Blighty.'"
l didn't get it until the last day the
Canadian division was in the Ypres
salient. Just as We started to march
down to the Somme l was hit by 4 ma
chile gun bullet. Was unconscious
about 80 or SO hours. But now I'm
only 20 per cent disabled. l enlisted
again only a few months after going
home. When I'm physically fit | would
be willing to 20 back again for men are
needed badly over there.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
Labor Finds Itself.
Editor Nlissoulian.

Editor Missoulian:
sir-British labor seems TO have
found itself. The Labor party has
been re-organized with n membership
OF some three or four millions. Even
Its enemies predict that in the new
parliament to be elected soon that it
VIII have a larger membership than
any of the old parties.
AS to what we may expect Of this
new party is indicated by its fair and
comprehensive statement of peace
terms. This declaration contains moth
ing Of q vindictive spirit nor calculated
to stir up hatred. Its concern is for
free peoples and international security
The quality Of its leadership may be
judged by the following extract from q
statement by Arthur Henderson, who
Is now one Of the labor representative
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
Current POetru
4 Player and His Audience.


His fingers press upon the keyes as tho
His hands were dripping thick with
strip.
The sweetness does not cloy; it seems
to stir up
All sorts of greasy sentiments that
grow
Maudlin and morbid. Tears begin to
flow:
Young girls breathe heavily or sob
unchidden;
Matrons and spinsters dream Of things
forbidden,
He piles the pathos on--adagio
The concert ends. The powder puffs
come out.
dying buZZ-and people go about
Their idleness or drudgcry as be-
fore.
And in his taxi no one hears him saw.
IN have to dye my hair; it's almost
gray.
There was a time they used to weep
much more"
Louis Untermeycr.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
FROM The
MISS0ULIAN FAMILY

The Muscular invites letters
from lie readers on ell topics Of
interest. The signatures and adj
dresses o. correspondents should
be sent az evidence Of good faith,
though anonymous signatures may
be sent for the letters a. printed,
If desired. All communications
should be limited to 200 words and
addressed to the editor. =
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
DOING HER BIT.

n Philadelphia servant sought he,
mistress with the announcement thai
her mother was sick. and that she
therefore desired permission 20 &c
home for a few days
Certainly" said the woman. 'bu,
do not stay longer than necessary,
as we need you"
A week passed and not a word frcm
the maid. Then a note came which
read:
Dear Mrs. Jones: / will be back
next week. Please keep my place for
me. as my mother is dying as fast as
she can."-Harper's.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
HAD BOTH BESTED.

Two farmers, who are neighbors, are
very tall and slender, and each of them
boasts to the other that he is the
thinner. A few days ago they came to
Columbus to attend circus. Before
entering the big tent they visited the
sioe shows and spent some time in
'front.' OF the platform on which the
living skeleton" was exhibited. For a
time they gazed in wonder and then
one OF them, turning to the other, broke
tho silence:
thought I was thin" he said
but. by golly. that fellow is thine,
than both Of US put together."-colun,
bus Despatch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
CONSCIENCE VS.. CAMOUFLAGE

Much has been said and written
in late months by and concern
ing conscientious DIRECTORS all
over the United States. 1t is like
ly that much more will appear
before the precise status of these
persons is established with some
thing like legal definition.
AT all events, one thing, we be-
lieve is impossible of contradic-
ton. Conscientious DIRECTORS
were rare, indeed, until the an
nouncement of the federal gov
eminent that all persons in these
United States who had passed
their twenty-first birthday and
had not attained their thirty-first
birthday would be required to
register on June 5, last, for Amer
ica's great selective army.
Then-it seemed almost over
night-came up the cry of the
conscientious objector, The person
whose conscience rcbelied
against warfare and who, under
no circumstances, would be able
to keep house with himself"
should he permit himself to obey
the call of the selective draft.
Professor George Herbert Mead
Of the University of Chicago is
the author of a recent scholarly
discussion of the status of these
DIRECTORS. With mild sarcasm
he refers to those persons whose
plea for exemption "would be the
more readily offered because it is
easy to construe ones objection to
fighting a particular war, with a
specific enemy, at The risk of
ones own life and the loss Of.
ones own business into con-
scientious objection to fighting at
all"
The government, Professor
Mead points out, recognizes the
Legitimacy of real objection Of
conscience in that it has provid-
ed for the exemption of those
who, prior to The announcement
of the plans for the conscripnon. |
were members of a recognized |
sect whose tenets included oppo-
sltlon to warfare. Upon The basis |
OF this, according to Professor
Mead, the attempt Of all con-
sclentlous DIRECTORS TO avoid |
service, whether they be includ
ed IN its provision or not. has
been based.
Professor Mead defends the
attitude as right in
exemptlng bona tide DIRECTORS to
The service. He also holds that
no mistake has been made in es-
lablishing the distinction of sect.
though he recognizes that there |
may be other really bona fide OBJ
jectOrs Of this sort who may not |
be affiliated with any organizes
ton holding such q tenet.
But perhaps the most signifi.
cant part Of his discussion is rel
alive to the proper attitude to be
assumed by this minority which
objects TO the service of the ma
ti0n. Pointing out that in time OF
peace, the minority always has
"the right Of propaganda" he
ssse4s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
The Lay Of the Government Lady.

Anna Maria Sophia Jones
Was just bundle of skin and bones
The sort of woman you often meet
With knobbledy fingers and large flat
Her hair was dragged behind in d
bunch.
And she had dinner when you have
lunch.
The Government Lady came to the
With printed leaflets--dozens and
more
She spoke to Maria firmly and long
And all that Maria did was wrong.
She oughtn't to peel potatoes and boil
them,
She oughtn't to waste the pods of the
pea:
She oughtnt to stew and stew her tea:
She oughtnt to feed her baby on bread
Before it had ever a tooth in it's head
(Anna Sophia, mother of five.
Three We're dead but two were alive.
Always had given her baby bread
Before it had ever a tooth in it's headD
She oughtnt to spend her money on
drink:
She oughtn't to stuff up the drain OF
the sink:
She oughtn't to shut out air and light:
She oughtn't to close her window at
night
(Anna Maria Sophia Jones
Always fastened her window click.
Air in bedroom made her sick.)
She oughtn't to buy herself ready
made clothes
She oughtn't--she oughtn't-Oh, good
ness knows.
Before the Government Lady had
ended
Anna Sophia was highly offended.
Anna Maria Sophia Jones
Was just bundle of skin and bones
| The sort of woman You often meet
With knobbledy fingers and large flat
feet
| Her hair was dragged behind in a
bunch
And she had dinner when you have
lunch.
But Anna Maria had spirit within
The spirit that makes saint Of a
sinner
When she saw what was right she
went and did it,
And then, if need was, afterward hid
| it.
Anna Maria Sophia Jones
Asked in dull and colorless tones
The Government Lady to walk inside,
1paneI the door pf tho na ssa ora ,ridn
Took a chopper and hit her hard.
And buried the body in the yard.
E. C. in the Westminster Gazette.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

Have you tried 'army chow"
Chow consists of a piece of beef
with gravy, creamed corn and
mashed potatoes in one dish, and
two pieces of unbuttcred bread
and a large spoonful of rice
pudding on a side dish. All
this may be washed down
with unsweetened coffee. Rep
resentative Rankin attended a
chow dinner at Washington some
time ago, giving rise to the hope
that she will return to Montana
before The war is over to give us
a demonstration of the cooking Of
this dish. We hear that our rep
resentativc is to barn-storm the
state III campaign for election to
something. We offer the unsolic-
tied hint that she may advance
her cause through chow barbe-
cues. Most Of us would be glad
to get a free dinner during the
next campaign.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11
The Clever and the Good.

II the good were only clever.
And the clever were only good,
The world would be better than ever
We thought it possibly could
But. Oh! it is seldom or never
That things happen just as they
should.
The good arc so harsh to the clever.
The clever SO rude to the good.
AN Etonian' in the outlook.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

fore the statesmen and politicians of
the future
We have right to expect much
from such a leadership
j. II. McGUFFEY.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

Let us get down to business.
friends. and mind Mr.. Hoover,
before he asks us to make first
hand study of Jail interiors.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

Great fortunes are not always
the result of superior skill" says
the RaValIi Republican. Comfort
ing thought, that, as we look
about for carfarc home.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

Women are hard to please. One will
KICK because her husband Is jealous of
ner and another because he IS not
Chicago News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

An optimist is one who refuses to
lace the facts.-Columbia is. CT
State.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

The annual report III W. J. Bah
lngton. county cIerk and recorder,
which appears in>Thc MssOullan
this mornlrA deserves the atten-
ton of every MlSSoula county cit
zen. II IS a carefully arranged
statement of the finances of a
county which now has an as
seSsed valuation Of more than
S2o,OOn,Oo The income from
county LAKES, the expenditure of
county funds and the nature of
county properties are matters of
interest To everyone residing
within This prosperous domain.
All are shown clearly in Mr.. Bah
report, which reveals a
very healthy condition of affairs
in this particular section Of Mon
tana.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-11

We will not be 100 per cent
American until We learn to like
corn bread, as we'll as to eat il.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-30
Silk Neckwear, at
100 to $50

An extensive selection
Of rich, lustrous four-in-
hand cravats In new de-
signs and colors, Of import
ed and domestic silk Of
rare beauty, offered at ex-
ceptionally low prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-30
200 Dozen Silk
Four-in-Hands, at SOC

We contracted for these
silk four-in-hands months
ago, otherwise it would be
impossible to offer them at
this price. They are in large
open end shapes, made Of
rich silks and satins; fine
patterns and colors.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-30

Travelling Bags and Suit Cases
Brandes Stores are showing the most complete line
of high grade travelling bags and suit to be found
in the city at moderate prices.
Leather Bags at 500, $780, Suit Cases, at $780, 800,
1000 and up to $3.50. $50 and up to 5000.
Arcade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-13

the pool. II is estimated that the
extra work Will not take longer
than 10 days.
o. J. Stirratt, general secretary
made the statement this morning
that In three weeks all would be
in readiness for the new roomers
on the fourth floor. OF the forty
rooms under way to completion,
thirty are already reserved. Thirty
young men have paid a small fee
to assure them of a room IN the
new section at its completion. 1t
is fully expected that before the
rooms are entirely furnished 80
more will have made application.
New arrivals in the city generally
apply at the Y building first for a
room
Most OF the furnishings for the
rooms are already at the building
When the remodeling is finished /,
remains only TO put the rooms in
order. Mattresses, rugs, chairs
and tables have been received. The
other bedroom furniture has either
been stored at the furniture stores
until needed or is on its way here