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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

dependence acted as a powerful magnet
wherever their bands moved. All through
Russia and Siberia there are refugee groups
from Poland, Lithuania, Courland and the
Riga district. These people have no love
for the Germans who drove them from their
homes for the Junkers of their own
communities, who handed their lands over
to the Germans rather than have them d.
vided by the Boshevks. Germany is find
ing that there is difference between saving
landed propretors from hostile peasants
and workngmcn and the huge task of en-
shaving these same peasants under the Prus-
sian yoke. Hundreds of these elements in
Russlas great refugee population wanted to
enter the Czech expedition, but these fight
crs were compelled to keep their army small,
compact and homogeneous. Transportation
was insufficient. Even Czech artisans were
refused place in the trains unless thew
could pass rigid examinations. The willing
ness of other forces to unite with the Czechs
may be counted when the call for them
comes IN Siberia and Russia.
"Thc General staff train on which I rode
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

action won friends wherever they went.
Milk woman and bread seller all along the
Transsiberlan liked them, for they pay
spot cash. deal honorably, and don't know
what rutfanism means
"The miracle accomplished by the Czechs
is the result of discipline and courage rath-
er than strategy. Their rise to power was on
their own initiative They could have stayed
passive, as have SO many times their number
among the prisoners from other parts Of
Austria But their stand for freedom from
the Austrian yoke is uncompromising. They
started out determined to fight for France
and victory. The great bulk of the remain
ing Austrian prisoners are completely salts
he'd II only they can keep away from the war
The Czechs are passionate IN their burning
PATRIOTISM The Austrian prisoners in Rus
STA who still feel certain degree Of LOYALTY
to Austria are passive in their sentiment.
Most of them shrink from enforced military
servlce-either back in Austria or in a Cor
man Austrian prisoner offensive on the spot
in Siberia.
"This Czcchish heart centre Of virilc in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

From that, flight cadet is gazetted sec
ond lieutenant at los. day, still with Is
tylng pay. and the matter Of specializing
arises. The modern 7ier is a specialist in
some chosen branch, and after the .C' grad
uation which follows, the second lieutenant
OBTAINS full flying pay at IS. dav besides
his ordinary pay Of los. day. and--which
Is more to him than the riches Of a Rookie
feller~a ttains his pilots wings
Then there are allowances In short.
our elghteen-yea old arman will be earn
ing 81 day and all found six months after
becoming 81 cadet, and-so say those who
know it best-livng a life uneoualled in
any service in the world for interest va
riety, pleasurable excitement and onnor4nni.
ties for promotion and distinction. Youth
Is the keynote Of the R. A. F.; youth knows
the value of the healthy body and the
healthy mind; and the whole scheme Of The
r. A. f. is framed to assure that hannv
combination of physical wellbeinr with
mental polse which is the pilots character-
lstic Whatever his special bent, so that
he has healthy, normal British tastes
young man finds his natural comrades in
the II. A. r. Cadet Corps"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
Chinese Mothcrs-in-I Jaw

'ENHE person responsible for the mother
ln-aw joke must have been a Chinese
The mother-in-law can be relocated to the
Joke shop In Europe and America, but not in
the Orient! As child the future mothcr-in-
law, except in modern upper class families
IA desplsed because she is a girl. At an
early age she is bctrothcd; for that merely
means selling her for a good sum to another
family. who will certainly get their moneys
worth out Of her In her early "tcens" she
IS married to some one Of whom she knows
little and whom she may loathe with all her
nature. He may be gambler, sufferer
from an fncurable disease, even an idiot,
ana sne has absolutely no protection from
him, except through suicide. Even though
her husband be decent and kindly man.
Yet she is his to do as he chooses with. and
still more Is she the helpless victim Of her
mother in laws whims. If she is the wife
Of the youngest son, she is also the slave
TO the wives Of the other sons. Among the
lower classes she does the most incred ibe
amount Of manual labor, under distressing
conditions. Nor is there any escape for her
from this terrible trcadmil, except by bear.
ing and rearing sons, who, through their
betrothals, will supply her with slaves and
relief frsm her life OF drudgery-that is,
when her mother-in-l law dies! FLORENCE
Peltier in World Outlook
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
Gods fighters-the Czecho-S lovak army

quaint designs in evergreens. To enable the
men to find their friends roster of the
occupants of the printed on the red
tanks of their freight wagons On the
roofs model aeroplanes and windmills spun
in the breeze. A Czech train reminded me
of a picnic, and, aside from the earnestness,
it was.
"For some travellers the Transsiberian
trip is monotonous. 1t was not for the
Czechs. They read and studied They were
always busy-even before their clashes with
the Bolsheviki began to take up some time.
The Y. M. c. A. had secretaries with some
OF the trains and sent supplies of literature
and games. The Bohemians are the cham
pion gymnasts Of the world, and athletic
contests were arranged at every station, un-
til at the call of a bugle the train would
pull out, picking up sweating, happy men
it gathered speed
AT the larger stations we spent some
times hours, sometimes days. That gave a
chance for the Czechs to mix with the Rus
sian people. 1t gave the people an awaken
ing sense of acquaintance with this happv
race, who, while going from war to war
around the world, We're distributing the
words of President Wilson to prove the
sanity of their cause and the follv of the
Russian collapse. The Presidents speeches
were widely read and much appreciated. But
these enthusiastic, friendly Czech soldiers
were the living examples Of the Presidents
rather abstruse lessons of democracy. Presi-
dent Wilson might seem political Messiah
but the Czechs were the John the Baptists
who made the initial impression upon the
Russian and Siberian peasants
AN Austrian prisoner at a Siberian sta
ton shouted one day so all could hear.
mats this freedom that you talk about %
Immediately a thick -chested Czech strodo
forward
1T is the one thing that makes man
man. nc replied. 1T is the thing that 1;nks
men together without weakening them ;nd,.
vldually. 1t is the thing that will wine ont
tyranny, because free man won't stand .
tyrant.'
The Czech army was CAV without I;con.o
IN 'rkutsk, during the Easter HOLIDAYS :.
ale ice cream sandwiches or went nm IN +;o,.
feffls wheels in the true spirit of tbe row,
eiler at a dry town carnival In oms,, 49,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

night it stood silent for hours listening tn
the art of Czech violinist playing for the
wounded in the Red Cross car. II paraded
the streets with smile and an air of pride
1t is boyish, open-hearted, lovable. II makes
friends. Neat in dress, erect in bearing
enthusiastic in outlook-the Czechs win tho
Russian masses. There is the spirit If tbe
Crusaders in these fighters, spirit Of ner
sonal and national cleanliness. Liberty to
them is not a thing to wave flag over. bu,
to die for, if necessary. They are too sin.
cere to be dramatic
"1n my notebook cannot find the names
of dozen leaders of the Czech exnedition
IN sense, there were no leaders. The out
standing fact in the Czech army is the de-
mocracy of it. The leaders are men who
nave been trained, but they owe their posi-
ton to popular choice. Yet there is M
foolish idea that military decisions can be
made by committee, of soldiers The Czech
SACRIFICES personal ambition in his cause and
that IS why his cause lis worth fighting for
Inc Russian cause, Thing of chaos. is los
ing force every day r might almost say
Professor Masaryk, in America through the
ihnuence OF his words in the daily paper
AS prominent a figure among the Czechs as
any one man in the expedition is Kenneth
Miller, of New York, director of the Y NJ
Z. A, and held on high pedestal in the
affection of 10000 men. He has had much
70 GO with the moving of the Czech trains
IN all their complicated travel arrangements
Inc democracy of the Czech armv and
the ease with which it made friends contin-
ually surprised me. The officer who induced
me to join them was a mere lieutenant. vet
ne never consulted any one about taking me
IN was not an American? Each dav some
offcer was told off to arrange matter, with
'"e station masters. They moved their
trains without bluff or buster. Sometimes
'ne Sov1ets hndered them in order to e,
what guns and supplies they could But not
''li weeks after they started did anv Soviet
nave the temerity to try to stop or dissrm
the men. The Russian masses were ouickly
won to friendship for the Czechs. and the
only torce that tried to interfere was the
holshevik battalons who acted under orders
from distant points, where tine men vino
gave the orders enjoyed comparative safety"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08


lord Preston. writing in cont
''s' declares that he and his wife have
'ound way to travel that far s,lrpasses
this. f''''''
we nave been on two weeks vacation
sSpSS tour III motorcycle and sidecar from
ave" ork TO the Canadian border and hack
carrying our entire camping equipment with
us we have travelled and canned At o,,r
own sweet Will. covering 100 miles. and tho
total cost has been exactly $3.50
our route was follows: From Now
YORK to Rouses Point at the upper end of
Lake 'hamplain, following the west side If
the hudson River above the startino ro;r.
lh's took us through Newburgh. Albap,
saratoga Springs. Elzabethtown and P1atts
ourg' we came home by way Of Burlingtor
ana Nutland, w. to Troy, and from there
oo"n the east side of the Hudson Alto.
gether We had the time of our Eves NJ
roads were perfect; the motorcvclo xo1-,
through the entire trip without q single al
Justment or bother of any kind
we always took things easily. startino
ana stopping when we felt like il Yf ooI
camping place happened to turn up at ahout
O'Clock In the afternoon we usually called
II days run. If not we kept on till we did
ma one. Ny particular job at such times
"ae TO set up the tent and make camp gen
eia'lv haoltable, while my wife cooked the
supper. Speaking of edibles, we found il
wise 70 nuy good share of our food supply
along the road. In this way we could have
plenty OF fresh meat and vegetables without
the necessity of carting extras with us. In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
ME career Of British airman
from the time he doffs his multi
H. until he becomes q finished fier

ftE career OF q British airman
from the time he doffs his multi
H. until he becomes a finished flier
has seven stages, according to
"The London Graphc,' which describes
the training of the Royal Air Force
Cadets
After acceptance at his depot
the cadet (whose age may be anything be-
tween seventeen years and ten months and
thirty goes to Hampstead for such neces-
sary preliminares as medical examination
(Which nobody with good eyes and normal
health need fear), free uniform and Kit. etc.
Then he proceeds to the r. A. F. Cadet
Brigade and spends happy, strenuous and
extremely invlgorating two months at the
seaside. His official business there Is to
become soldierly, to learn military duties
and drill, and to pass an examination in
these subjects. But games and athletics re-
ceive Il very large share Of his attention.
and the Cadet Brigade has much in common
with the universities and public schools or
with Il good sports club without any sub
scrlption. The pay of Is 3d. a day, with
free quarters and messing, is a comfortable
suficiency for small personal expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

</HNHE Czecho-Slovak expedition
airy force is one of the most
III romantic armies of the ages
and an important step toward
world democracy and idealism," writes
Maynard Owen Williams, in "Asia";
and he tells of journey across Siberia,
during which he acquired q rather init
MAKE knowledge of the Czechs.
Last March there were two ways to travel
In Russia If one were an American-relief
worker. correspondent, Y. NJ. c. A. man-one
could get private car. Many Americans
rode that way for trifing cost and without
inconvenience And it was in such cars that
some of Russa's severest critics travelled
The other way was intimate travel with the
common herd. l started thus Il was at
lrtlshevo, junction point near the lower
Volga, that l changed In a crowded station
In the Russ ian disorder suddenly found nv
self looking into the eyes of spirited. s1nil-
ing young officer, who had evidently learned
that was an American Journalist and who
was explaining to me in three languages
that there was no way out Of my riding to
Vlad1vostok with his military train He
wore red and white ribbon. His alert
bearing and enthusiasm marked him in the
numbers Of nondescript soldiers who were
still travelling In the Russian chaos of last
spring 1 was about to protest mildly in
French, when three Of his fellow soldiers of
fortune seized my baggage, carried it around
countless number of trains and slowed it
away in compartment from which another
officer, warned of our arrival just in time.
was removing his personal effects He NAV
have stood up all night Anyway, was a
quite willing captive on one of the forty-odd
trains Of the Czecho-Slovass which had
started to cross Russia and Siberia to fight
for their liberty in France
My friend was of medium height, we'll knit
deep chestcd, smart in bearing. The red and
and white ribbon on his cap was the badge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
Peru Warns Up
DERUVIANS, long nro-AIlv are

PERDVIANS, long pro-Ally, are be
coming more outspoken in their ss
presslons of opinion against Germany
and numerous Peruyians are SERVING
with the Allied forces, according to lei
ter received from the Rev. H. P. Archerd
Methodist missionary in Lima, Peru. HI
declares:
There is only one Lima newspap'
which Is openly German, and it =
supported only by German propagsn''
funds 1t is an insignificant sheet, slthous'
u spreads Its daily dose of poison among :
limited constituency. All the other paper
are openly in favor of the Allied esas
france has always been greatly belcyeo :.
Peru President Wilson has won the ops.
support and admiration of PeruFians y ).
frank expression of American deals ~
ciples and purposes N this war;.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

cldentally, we found that a motorcycle is 70
pace III which to carry eggs; unless the
sloecar passenger wishes to carry them in
ms on her lap. Otherwise they are Liable
10 be sat upon, with rather discomfting
results
-" rolled in for the night whenever We
got around to It. And ii was the same VS.
ABOUT getting up in the morning: although,
as matter of fact, We usually got up be-
lore 8. Breakfast once out of the way, We
were generally on the road again before 10.
! might add that, breakfast being rather
'a'e' we made 1T do service fer lunch a
"e"' We only ate two meals day through.
out the trip but can tell yea they were
big ones"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
The Inevitable Contrast

A SlDElIGHT on the high advan-
IA tage Of British rule is contrib
- uted by John Foster Frazc- to
the September number Of "The
Century Magazine" The writer de-
Clares:
whenever l hear questioned the advan-
tages Of British rule in India, recall an
experience Years ago I crossed Persia 1t
WIS country of glorious history, but
seemed to lfrve sunk to Il state Of repcllent
senilIty. 1t was as though q, curse had
fallen upon the land. The people were mis-
erable aud Ill kelnrt. Modern architecture
was dehased The famous cities Of Tehcran,
Ispahan and Shirnz had relics Of past
greatnesa, but they Arce1trutsd the sordid-
ness OF fhe present. The1e wete no roads
of merritt; there were no Railways whatever
In all MY wandertngs IN over half hundred
difference countries thfre was no region 50
wretchedIy klothful and degraded as the
land of the Shah.
'"Then, passing through q door, en-
tered India. 1t was neighbortng Eastern
country, and many Of the people were of
ths same and the same Mahometan
faffhj yet what a contrast. Great thriving
commercial cities like Bombay, Calcutta and
Madras; q fine transcontinental railway
system, excellent roads everywhere; areas
of great Industrial activity; all the towns
well kept and decorated with exquisite gar
dens; on all sides an atmosphere Of modern
ism. of stable government, Of progress. !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

do not desire to make the comparison tor
marked, but have often wondered whether
Persia would have been as prosperous as
India if tbs British had ruled it. and
whether India would have degenerated to
tbe position OF Persia il left to herself"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

<<HNHE Czecho-Slovak expedition
w airy force is one of the most
IL romantic armies of the ages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08

ne czech army was gay without license
IN 'fkutsk' during the Easter HOLIDAYS. i
a'e ice cream sandwiches or went up in tjnv
feffls wheels in the true spirit of the row
eller at dry town carnival. In omsk ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-08
Gypsying by Motorcycle

4 l'loo mile railroad trip for two
"a at the rate OF 3 cents \ mile
VA costs $66 for fare alone. Cliff
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

years ago when cyclone swept over
this county among those killed were
Henry Cameron and three members
OF his family. Two small daughters,
Mable and Fern, were left fatherless
and motherless. They were taken in
to the home of their uncle, John
Cameron, where they found loving
hearts and hands to minister to them.
Edward Cameron. of this county, and
Alex Cameron. of Hutchinson, Kan
sas. are two nephews to whom he has
stood as father. Besides these fos-
ter children he is survived by his wife,
three brothers, Alex Cameron, of
Springfield; James Cameron, OF
Washington; and Charles Cameron, of
Salt Lake City, Utah, and one sister,
Mrs. Julia Vance, of this city.
Funeral services under the auspices
Of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, of which he had long been
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

An executive order issued by Pres
ident Wilson provides that all con-
scientious objectors to the selective
draft will be given non-combatant
service. The non-combatant branches
outlined by the President include the
medical corps, quartermaster corps
and the engineer service. The order
provides that as far as may be feas-
ble assignments of objectors to non
combatant service will be restricted
to the several detachments and units
of the medical department, unless re-
quest is made for assignment to 9TH
er branches of n-combatant SER
vice.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
John ]. Cameron Dead.

John J. Cameron. one of Bates
countys most highly esteemed citi
zens, died at his home on South Me-
chanic street, this city, Monday morn
ing, March 25th. after an illness of
several weeks.
The deceased was born at Newport,
Tennessee, March 80, 1858, and about
81 years ago came to Missouri and To-
Gated on a farm in this county. Oc-
tober 10, 1877. he was united in mar
riage to Miss Rebecca King, of this
city. For many years after coming
to this county he engaged in farming g
only moving to Butler few years
ago.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron never
had any children of their own, they
have been foster parents to several
of their nephews and nieces. A few
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

Lieut.. Job B. Wilson, son of Will
liam B. Wilson, secretary of labor,
two other army officers. one woman
and four civilians. were arrested at
Baltimore, Nd, Friday morning when
the police raided an apartment in a
fashionable section. All were held on
the technical charge of gambling, but
according to the authorities, will be
compelled to answer for quantities OF
whisky and beer which were found in
the apartment.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

Many Japanese from all parts of
Mexico are concentrating at Pacific
Coast ports, awaiting steamers to
take them to San Francisco. Al
though they are reticent about their
reasons for leaving Mexico, it has
been learned that they are answering
call to the colors from their gov
ernment. Reservists also are being
called from other countries of North,
South and Central America, they say.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
All Belong to the Red Cross.

The faculty and pupils of the Butler
public schools have set record that
it is probable is equallcd by few
schools with the same enrolment.
Every member of the faculty and ev-
cry pupil is a member of the Red
Cross. This shows the patriotism Of
our people and especially the schools,
notwithstanding, the Butler High
school is one of the very few schools
in the country in which the German
language is still taught.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
MORE MEN TO CAMP FUNSTON
Six to Leave for Training Camp
Monday Night.

Under orders of the Executive Of
ficer, S. S. L. for Missouri six Bates
county, Class I, Division A regis
trants will leave Monday night at
1915 for Camp Funston. While this
call is not made under the second
draft, credit will be given on the
county's quota for these men. They
are:
Ben Ellis, Rich Hill,
Arthur Henry Schork, Rich Hill,
Thomas Amos Farrell, Hume,
William Jewell Switzerland, Spruce.
Frank Boyer, Rich Hill.
Harry Reeder, Adrian.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

Firing across the border by Mexi-
cans near Fabens Friday morning
caused strong return fire from
American troops on border patrol, Il
was announced officially at the mill
tary headquartrs at E1 Paso. -Four
Mexicans were believed killed. There
were no casualties of soldiers on the
Amefiean side, but one horse was
killed /. The Mexican band numbered
about thirty, the report stated. The
eneouuter occur urred between Polvc
and Fabens.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

an honored member, was conducted
at the family home on Mechanic
street by Rev. S. J. Starkey, of the
M. E.. church, South, Tuesday after
noon, and interment made in Oak
Hill cemetery.
During the long years that he had
lived in this community no man was
ever heard to say aught against John
Cameron. While he was of quiet.
retiring disposition, no one was
quicker to hear the cry of distress
lie was man among men and his
passing is deeply regretted by his
host OF friends.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

Thirty German soldiers we're kille i
and more than one hundred others in
jured and five hundred munitions
wagons blown up by an explosion at
the Mevrignies station, near Mons,
Belgium, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
filed Friday. The Germans had
stocked enormous munition trains un-
der camouflage sheds at Mevrignies.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

President Wilson is authorized and
directed to fix prices on gasoline,
Kerosene and fuel oil under bill in
troduced in the house Thursday af-
ternoon by Representative Norton,
Republican. OF North Dakota. Hoard
ing OF oil, which at present is tending
to- disorganize the supply systems Of
the army and navy. would be prevent
ed by price fixing, Norton asserted
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

The German raider, reported cap
tured in the Pacific Friday by a Unit
ed States cruiser, is 0o-foot Amer
can motor boat, the Alexander
Agassiz. it was learned tonight. The
boat sailed from Mexican port with
a German crew and German flags,
rifles and pistols aboard
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

After six hours debate the New
York senate killed the federal prohi
bition amendment for this year by
vote of IS to -. The test vote was
on Senator Wellington motion to
suspend the rules and permit the dis
charge of the committee.