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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN.

A brief while ago an nter-Allied
Women's Congress met in Paris, and
:he british premier, the Hon. Lloyd
George, was invited to be present. This
he found impossible, but he sent lei
ter in which he paid generous and
touching tribute TO woman's work dur
ing the war He said | am anxious
to bear testimony to the tremendous
part played by the women of England
in this vital epoch of human history.
They have not only borne their burden
of separation and sorrow with unflinch-
ing fortitude and patience, but they
have assumed an enormous share of the
burdens necessary to the practical con-
duct of the war. If it had not been
for the splendid manner in which the
women came forward TO work in the
hospitals and ammunition factories, in
administrative Offices of all kinds, and
in war work behind the lines, often in
daily danger of their lives, Great Brit
ain and, | believe, all the Allies
would have been unable to withstand
the enemy attacks of the last few
months"
This testimony is undoubtedly true.
If it had not been for the whole hearted
way in which the women of the Allies
faced and mastered the difficulties Of
the situation at home. there can be no
question that the attacks Of the Ger
man foe would have had another story
10 tell than the present.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE SUPERVISION

In August Of this year, the Republic
cans again proposed a joint House and
Senate Committee to supervise govern
ment expenditures This proposal came
before the Ways and Means Committee
in the form Of a resolution offered by
Congressman J. Hampton Moore, Re
publican, Of Pennsylvania. Like Sena-
tor Weeks resolution, this one provided
for bipartisan committee eminently
fair in It's construction. In spite of this,
however, it was voted down in the House
Ways and Means Committee, every
Democrat on the committee voting
against it. The opposition to it was led
by Congressman Kitchin, Democrat, of
North Carolina, Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee.
No nation IN the world is appropriate
ing and spending money on the gigantic
scale then the United States is.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
MATTER OF "Y" OVERSEAS
PRICES is SET STRAIGHT

A recent telegram from Frederick
Paul Keppel, third assistant secretary
of state, to the United War Work
Campaign committee reports: Mat
ter of prices asked by Young Mems
Christian Association overseas al
ready investigated by war department.
and condition being gemedied." This
makes good hearing for the y. M. c..
A. authorities, who have suffered nm
der public misconception and conse-
quent criticism Of the prices asked
for tobacco, chocolate and similar sup
plies used in their overseas post ex-
change work
The Y. NJ c. A., which provides
men in the trenches, actual battle or
other front service with all possible
comforts free, originally was asked
by General Pershing to run canteens
Tor the overseas army on cost basis.
TO do this such overhead items as
charges and marine in.
surance had to be reckoned in price
liking, Prices thereby were rendered
much higher than in this country or
than asked, in some cases. by the
overseas quartermasters departments
which have no transportation charges
to pay The Y. NJ c. A. made no profit
by the transaction, however, but actu.
ally sustained heavy loss.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
CONTRAST IN GIVING.

The average number of subscriptions
in proportion to the population in the
Southern states were as follows: Ala
bama, 4 per cent; Arkansas, 90 per
cent Florida, S.4 per cent; Georgia.
81 per cent Kentucky 79 per cent;
Louisiana. 13 per cent; Mississippi s
per cent; North Carolina, S.3 per cent:
South Carolina, 5.S per cent. Tennes-
see, So per cent; Virginia, rs per cent.
The percentage of population in some
of the Northern states which subscribed
to the Liberty Loan were as follows (:
California. 25 per cent; Arizona. 20 per
cent. Connecticut, p per cent; Iowa.
% per cent; Minnesota. p per cent:
Montana, % per cent, Nevada, 20 per
cent. South Dakota, % per cent; Rhode
Island, 20 per cent.
These figures refute the effort Of the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

South TO make it appear that its sub
scriptions to Liberty Bonds exceed the
average of the United States, despite
the fact that nearly IS per cent of the
money expended by the government in
war camps, cantonments and like mill
tary pants has been expended in the
Southern states.
The south is raising only small per
cent Of the money needed by the govern
ment to prosecute the war and maintain
the various environments which are To-
Gated in the South.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
MONAHAN TO CONGRESS
BY an Overwhelming Majority. Proving
than the People of this District are for
the Participation of Republicans in the
Important Affairs OF Government
All Republican State and
County Candidates
Elected.

On the whole the vote was light, for
which reasons vary. Nevertheless the
majorities were in general quite en-
phatic In the state Moehlenpah, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor proved
the most popular of his ticket associates.
In this county the Democrats had no
candidate for any office, excepting that
of T. M. Priestley of this city for dis
trict attorney Mr.. Priestley's home
endorsement was certainly comforting,
as he received 254 majority in a poll Of
425 votes This served to cut the
majority of Mr. Smoker, the Republi-
can candidate, down to small figures r
say about 80, with soldier vote to come.
There were twelve Prohibition votes
and one Socialist vote cast in this city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
NORTH PAYS HEAVIEST
IN DEATH ROLLS

From the Cleveland News.l
When the first war revenue bill was
framed, Claude Kitchin of Scotland
Neck N. c., chairman of the ways and
means committee Of the house of repre-
sentatives. openly avowed his purpose
to make the big northern states that
wanted the war" pay the cost in taxes.
He has made good his threat. They
are being made to pay in blood also.
On May a, this year. the government
began to publish the home address Of
every soldier named in the official cas-
uaty lists. Down to Oct "a, both dates
inclusive, As, 754 names of soldiers were
so made public in the casualty records.
The single state of Pennsylvania con-
tributed 6,752 of these victims of the
war. The twelve southern states of
Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi, South
Carolina, and Florida have 6,67l names
in the same official lists. Little Con-
necticut, with a population Of Lila. 1855
in 1910, had / ,459 casualties, while
Georgia. with 2,609, l2l inhabitants,
suffered only $50 in the same period
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

more than twice the population and less
than half the,casualties. Ohio has lost
more soldiers than Texas, Mississippi,
and Tennessee all taken together,
though the population of the three south
ern states is more than 8, 900, 600 greater
than that of Ohio. And Iowa, Michigan
and Wisconsin are in the same class as
Ohio.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

The discrimination against every
other section Of the country in favor Of
the South, is not the only way in which
the present Democratic Congress has
worked for its favored section. The
present Democratic Congress collected
the bulk Of the revenue to carry on the
war and the government north of the
Mason and Dixon line. The Democrats
accomplish this by their control Of the
Ways and Means and Finance Commit.
tees, in which they have the majority
memberships and the chairmen. Not
only do they collect most of the rev.
enue from the North, Middle West and
West, but they spend most of this rev
enue in the "Sohd South, an unfair
method Of distribution Of these i'm
mense sums Most Of the great gov
eminent plants for war work, most Of
the army environments, and most Of the
army aviation fields have been estab
ished in the Southern states.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
GERMANY MUST YIELD

1t is the verdict of the allies, includ-
ing the United States, that Germany
must yield This was decided at the
council just held in France, at which
unity was notably supreme.
Final peace terms are to be left to
the dictation of the victors, and it
hoped that this means the military
forces, for who else are the victors Z?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

THE Foreign Legion of France, the
story goes, is largely composed Of men
who have lost out, men who have been
held as criminals and vagabonds. but
who voluntarily offered themselves to
the great cause that they may have
one last chance to redeem themselves.
And they are of the finest soldiers in
France. But they are volunteers. not
the utterly worthless kind who are
dragged from prison and indicted into
war service as a punishment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07
FORESTRY SECTION TO KEEP
FIGHTERS WARM IN WINTER.

American fighting men at the front
are to keep warm this winter. The for
estry section has promised to deliver on
the road ready to be hauled TO the men
at the front before Jan, /, Toe, coo cubic
meters OF fuel wood.
This is equivalent to pile Of wood a
yard wide and a yard high stretching
from Paris to Berlin.
Thousands of foresters are now busy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

THE TRIBUNE agrees with Sir Fred
erick f. Smith, the British attorney
general, that a world court of allies.
civil and military, be established for
the purpose of trying those guilty Of
crimes committed during the war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

WHEN it was suggested to the Kaiser
that he should abdicate his response
was. j will not abandon my sorely
tried people" The German people have
been more sorely tried by the Kaiser
than by any other condition or disaster
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

in the French forests gathering and cut
ting the wood, which comes from dead
wood and refuse in the forest. The fine
trees of which the French are so proud
are not being cut.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

NEARLY every discussion is mainly
concerned with the Interpretation of a
word, but the disputants hardly ever
realize it. If the meaning Of the word
democracy" is ever really determined
we shall be spared a good deal of argu-
ing The word "armistice" is being
used just now even more promiscuously
than democracy and with as little re-
gard to its meaning To grant the Ger
mans an armistice would necessitate the
continuance of their present military
strength II they were dsarmed there
could be no armistice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-11-07

Miss Eliza McIlhatton and brother
Henry of HolIandale called on relatives
in this city Saturday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
WHAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINCTON-By Theodore Ti1ler

chairman of the campaign committee ana II VIII
be embarrassing to the party to have as campaign
slogan win the now and at the same LlLhe
a chairman with an anti-war record.
When Representative Meeker, Of Missouri and
Gray of New Jersey wrote Representative Woods
suggesting he ought to quit party chairman, Mr.
Woods wrote a tart reply as follows:
Gentlemen: Your letter Of July End received.
| have known for sometime past that the liquor IN
terests were opposed to my being chairman of the
congressional committee l not surprised, there
fore, to receive your letter.
You say in your letter The fact that we are
addressing you jontl has no Significance than that
have long been of mind on the subject
discussed Quite So And long before we entered
the war
While Representative MeekeT is one of the wet
leaders in the house, and Mr.. Gray may be classed
wet" they claim to have written the letter
Republicans and without any thought whatever
OF the prohibition issue.
A statement by the Republican congressional
campaign committee says that 1T held a meeting
and decided take action relating to the chair
manship of said committee.
This action of the committee leaves the matter
OF the Craftsmanship entirely in the hands of the
present official. Frank P. Woods
Although the situation seems fraught with posi-
bilities of considerable Wrangling before the cam
paign is Representative Woods may yet get
out but apparently it will be of his volition.
Evidently M Woods has distaste for gentlemen
who try to have him kicked out
It's q Republican wrangle, with the Democrats
looking and thinking go it man. go it bear"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

Whatever may be the cause of Hindenburg's
AaIay in resuming the offensive which Prussian-
ism has staked its last hope of winning the war,
it is evident that the interim has served the Allies
to better advantage than it has served the Huns
Conjectures regarding has long quiescence range
from the FLANDERS fever to the impaired morale
of his men. A plausible explanation is that he is
preparing for the next stroke on the largest posi-
bic scale and therefore is taking time-more time
than previously because Of Germanys limited out
put of munitions and because, too, of the great
amount of road building required to insure his lines
of communication. In any case, the long lapse IN
his offensive has been turned to valuable account
by the Allied forces
For one thing. they have increased their num-
,crs By almost seven hundred thousand Americans
who have arrived since the first furious phase OF
the eneuv's onset Not all of these perhaps are
vet ready for actual service but certainly enough
are available to figure formdably in the next great
battle Furthermore, the Allies have materially
strengthened their positions and weakened the
saemy's by series of brilliant attacks like those
of the Americans and Australians within the past
lew DAYS on the front east of Amiens, north OF
vtIIers-Bretonneux In one thrust after another
,be French and British and Americans have won
advantageous ground. captured prisoners amount
ing in the aggregate to many thousands. and at the
same time have continually disarranged linden
burg's plans
These developments all make for confidence IN
me Allied power to Withstand the next German on
sraught-tremendous though 1t doubtless will be-
even more successfully than it has checked the
preceding ones
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
Germany Joined to Her Idols.

AZ far as her plans and purposes are concerned
Germany is as far as ever from righteous peace
She is still under the sway of the ruthless militia
rists and intriguers; still bent upon realizing her
evil billions il not by force of then by dint
If trickerv: still a nation after the Hohenzollern
heart. fearful of the Allies waxing strength no
doubt, but altogether unrepentant of her crimes
and undisposed to make peace a basis of justice
and truth
II appears indeed from the present political
trend in Germany that the rich militarists are
growing holder md stronger. Won Kuehlmann,
the Foreign Minister who recently raised a furore
by telling the Reichstag that peace through mill
tarv decision alone was not to be expected has
signed and he will be succeeded, it is understood,
by Admiral Won .Iintzc. crony of Won Tirpitz and
fast friend to the Potsdam gang. Won Hintze is
puted to be nearer the MachiaveIlian ideal than
any of the tricksters his country has produced in
the present generation. AS an old and dexterous
hand at the plots and perfdies which the Huns
consider diplomacy he would make appropriate
figure for the Foreign Ministry in the next German
peace maneuver.
Such msneuver probably is planned to follow
the next phase of Hindenburg's offensive and will
be designed to lure the Allies into a treacherous
conference. Germany is anxiousIy eager to begin
negotiations before the tide OF war turns disas-
trousIy against her it inevitably will in the
course of the next year so. If not earlier. But
she is none the less determined hold the bulk of
her bandit spoiIs and to continue her policy of
criminal aggression. Before she will accept just
peace and abide by It, her miitarism must be
beaten and crushed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
YELLOW DOGS
BY DR.. Frank CranC

Somebody has started yellow Dog Clubber5
Club. 1t already has programme, creed but
ton and everything.
want to join.
Yellow is an epithet applied to undesirable
citizen. He is otherwise known on the street as a
no-account loN-lite boUndor sneak, pessimist non
American, and moral sob.
He is also known as a crooked stick
He sneers at the government, shakes his head
obviously over the outcome of the war, and al
together himself against the stream Of patriot
ism in this country
By these marEs, some or all of them, you may
know him.
He says this is a rich mans war gotten UP by
the capitalists to enslave the woTkin5man.
He says it is England's war, and we are merely
pulling England che5tnuts out Of the fire.
lie says Germany is not so bad, and it might be
a good thing for the world ii she would win.
He sEeers OF our soldiers, and says q mans
fool to join the army navy, and that man OF
draft age ought to set out Of it if he can.
He is not in favor of buying War Stamps or
Liberty Bonds.
He magnifies German military successes and
hints that things a good deal worse with the
allies France than the censor will -et US know.
He says food conservation is foolish.
he eats I1eat, wheat ard fats whenever he feels
like it.
He says the administration is deceiving the peo-
pie and all the present officials want to keep their
party in power.
He finds a sinister motive for every patriotic
deed
lie tells that the men of great wealth and
ability who helping at Washington for a dollar
a year all gratters and in it for the money
He thinks the Bolsheviki did right to lay down
their and release millions of soldiers for Ger
many to in France.
He says France is collapse.
He says England is as bad German.
He never does thing to help this government
but does what he to impede it.
He is a gloom spTeader and q calamity bowler.
If he is not openly pro-Gcrman j. is because he
is afraid; but he certainly is rot pTo-AmeTican.
If you know any such Yellow DoS cut his &C
quairtance. The least you do is to let him see
that you despise him.
If such there be, so mark him WE'LL
And tell him to go plum to Germany"
AS the poet says.
Copyright, 1918, by Frank CraneD
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

The public is asked to economic on sugar now
in order to prevent famine of that important
commodity later on. England France and Italy
have been on a most meager allowance during the
greater part of the last three years, and likely
10 continue so until the end of the war. IN the
United States conditions less stringent but I'M
mistakenly serious. The demand for every avail
able inch of skipping space for war necessarles'
along with the fact that now have more than
million troops in Europe to provide for, reduces
the amount OF sugar that we can import and in
creases the amount that must send abroad.
Let US face with cheerful patriotism the practical
certainty of our sugar shortage lasting until We
have beaten the Huns
Ii is for the rank and file of consumers to de-
termine whether there shall be only shortage or
an extreme dearth. Earnest and united observance
of the rules prescribed by the Food Administration
will prevent a vast deal of discomfort and perhaps
Of downright hardship. The allowance OF sugar
for making of the less essential food products
has been cut fifty per cent, and sales of sugar to
manufacturers, retail merchants and the propre-
tors of eating places are under strict Government
control OF chief interest and Importance just
now however, is the regulation under which every
household is on honor to use for each of its mem
bers not more than three pounds of sugar month.
This does not apply, of course, to sugar USED Tor
home canning; each household is allowed for that
purpose twenty-five pounds, or more if it is in
stock upon the approval of the local food admin
istrators.
There is no more substantial form of patriotism
outside of service with the coors, than hearty CO.
operation in the momentous work of conserving
food essentials Every spoonful of sugar, every
slice of bread, every ounce of meat and fats that
we save is a contribution to the needs of our SOL
diers and OF our allies, and a practical help to
winning the war.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12

Siberia had any basis in fact territorial
interests would influence against the project, for
Siberia is near own rich possession OF Alaska.
Whether these or other considerations have in
fuenced our government to refuse the desired rer-
becoming daily harder to maintain. This is not be-
cause of any pressure from Japan. Japan.is not in
q position to exert any considerable pressure. Not
only mas the United States become q much moi
powerful nation in point of than japan. but
Japan Is dependent upon for the steel and cotton
which arc essential to her continued industrial
islence. the United States, for the first time holds
the balance of power in the Far East.
But the world .afairs are SO shaping themselves
as to make some Rtioa by way OF Siberia i'm
neratve. Germany is organizing Russia against
the rest of the world. She is daily pepe-l at-1.
farther into that great country planting crops,
pairing railways, opening factories, turning al
sources to her own purpose. Ii becomes nc-ea5iIe-
" apparent that the viii not soon be
the western front alone. Something must be done
to counteract the German domination OF Russia
And whatever is done must be done through Siberia.
there is TO other way IN.
The req pearance CT KeTeHsay seems 20 be
signal and basis for s2ch action. i, instead CT
japanese intervention IN Siberia, a allied cXCa32
ton were now sent, With the United State@ Fr2r~~.
England and Japan re9I eGeI.e II equal force. with
the purposes and limitations Of the expedite "''-"
Is stated so mat Russian aUsTici0ns would BE- Ia
to lest and Russian cc-5TaratiC insured, many q
the losses occasioned by the Rdccian collapse mgt
be onset.