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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
LLOYD lEHRBAS WILL SOON
Be A FLYING DUTCHMAN"
Writes Interesting Account Of His Experiences
at the Aviation Amp-ExpectS Soon to be
a Full Pledged ''Birdman.'

In . letter 70 a friend in this city
Lloyd IsehrbRa, who ls new stationed
at Wichita Falls, Texas. writes al
followa:
am stiil nirtinG with tho angels
and playing leap-troE In tho clouds -
and every day like Il better.
I'm Just anishing my reserve mili.
tary aviator teeta and supposed 70
be . full-nedgca bird man. when
I've gone on . few cross country
trips and pFacticed stunts % Al TO be-
able 70 play hido-and-seok with the
Hun without getting caught. theyIl
commission me = nying lieutenant
Training for q flor ia divided into
ak stages--dual. frst solo. n, a. A.,
cross country. formation and aeri.
al acrohattch. In the dual stage
you get your Instruction The lieu.
tenant explains the various levers.
dlals. etc, and then rides with you
until ho thinks you are competent,
TO run the ship alone Several In my
class. including myself. were turned
loose after six hours instruction.
Tho hrst solo Ia = cadets acid
toai--he goea up alone for shs Hrat
tine, and the least torgetFulnsan or
careleasneaa may mean injury or
death,
Il was a paGy morning whom 1
went on my hrnt colo After going
around with nae oncs nay Instructor
got out and calmly tied a handker.
chief 70 the tail Of my ship. The
rag on the Lail'' meAna Ons thing
the slogan az the Watch out
for this wild fool; he's on his arvt
solo: II you get anywhere near him
n the air you may as veil select your
towers"
Ny heart was playing FaE-llme
against mp ribs. Other cadets stood
around jokinE-asking me the name
Of my favorito funeral march: who
should they notlfy--anythIng 10 josh
the life ous oG me.
The instructor stood aside. Il
Eavo her The gun" went shooting
across the .feld. then Up IN tho air.
| was on on my hrst solo.
! was never 30 lonesome In my
Ife-all alone In a million miles Of
space. The ambulance looked like
Il vas all ready 20 so for me. And
although ! WAS confident and nav.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
SEVENTY-THREE YOUNG MEN.
REGISTER IN BEAR LAKE

Z
Last Wednesday 7S young men
who have become 81 years OF agC
since June s. 1917 registered II
Beer Lake county. That IL only about
eight below the war Department.
estimate for this county. However
the registration here would have ex
ceeded the estimate had II not beer
for the large number OF enlistment
from this county during the past twc
weeks OF young men who were eligi.
BILE for registration.
According 70 q statement issued
from the provost marshal generals
ofiee in Warrington ON June 6th,
many OF the young men who register.
cd Wednesday will be in the training
camps in this country by next octo.
Der. or before.
Following are the names OF those
who registered in this county Wed
nesday:
MoHtpslier.-Wm. 8. Davis. Tnoa.
Hartman, Golden q. Holmes, Fred
Lucas, Alfred K. Bitton, Jos. o. Nc
Cart. Orion r. Glenn. Alvin Bohi.
Howard w. oroo. Edwin e. Wuth.
rich, Archie w. snodgrass, Glen r.
Stewart. Harry q. collipriest, Da-
vid e. Meeks. George Neusbaum
Fred Robbins. Leslie Short. Le Grand
BarkdulI.
Paris.-calvin smsdley, Leo F..
Passey, Ernest Yaussi. Harold r.
sutton, ElSo w. Lewis, 0ottfred
Tuelier,, Eugene =. Hauber. Leo wal
lentIne. Willie Mcneil.
ST. Charles.-Wm. 8. Arneii. Nv
rum +. Jensen, Oacar A. Hergresn,
Mckay Pugmire, Carl q, Anderson.
Vivian L. PugmIre.
Blo0mingt --Ascel x. Payne.
James III. Jacobson. Richard C. Pc.
terson. Marvin 4. Rasmussen. Ien.
nings B. Haddoek. Thomas ]. Dun
ford.
Lanark.-Clarence Parker. Walter
L. Findlay. Darwin b. Wailentine
David F. Bum.
Liberty.-Charles =. Hymas, Ivan
Hymas. Ira L. Hymas, Kenneth
~As@OAt &AAkANAG NWAAV14s
Ovid.-Vurden L. Humphreys.
Richard s. sorensen. slvei Nelson,
Rulon q. Beck.
Dingle.-Henry F. Dayton, John
Il. Sparks, Chas. II. Nate.
Fish Haven.-Ruben O. Stock.
Georgetown.-Frank A. Sorensen,
Melvin p. Larsen.
Bennington. n.-Conover Wright, Of
iver ". Wright, clifford Hunter.
0eneva.-ArnoId r. Hirchi, WILL
ford Z. Widmer.
Bern.-Rudolph Bienx, Jr., Fay
cite KunE. Abel c. Kunx.
Raymond.-Eugene c. Saxton.
Nounan.-ClifGord Williams.
Pegram.-Louie Birtw1stfe.
The following registered here
whose home addresses are out of
the county: BeFton williamson.
Pleasant Grove. Utah: Jas. 8. Smith,
Garrison. Utah: Harold z. Wood, 81.
Anthony, Idaho.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
U. y. SHIPPING BOARD
RECRUITING SERVICE

II. =. Moore. manager OF Ritter
Bros. Drug Co. has been appointed
enrolling and recruiting aEanf Tor
the U .. Shipping Beard % saroIl
yoanE msn In Bear Lake county. -
tween the ages OF ~ and 80. for asg-
Vice In the msFehaH, marine. lie ~
nov ready 70 slSn up young m@n eor
training On a aquadroa Of seheoE
ships maintained by tAs shipping
board. The training Ia preliminary
to service on merchant vessels tor the
duration of tbs var. and the men
sho enroll for Il ara exempted from
ths draft.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07

lEated the aSld without any mlaAAp
waa really glad when u was all
over.
After - hours air work in the solo
stage our clans moved 10 the u. ".
\. hcld You are supposed TO know
how 20 ny nov and they merely tell
voa to so up and do whatever tAsy
specify.
Vertical aEurc eiRhla are danger
ous and hard "a the deuce 90 do.
You tip your shlp up on end and
make the nguFra. For an instant
YOU loae all control of the machine
and Gives tho opportunity for an
accident, One chap side slipped
5000 feet ono day in my elaaa. got
ting eoHtrol just IN time 20 avoid q
sEasAup,
Landing for q mark with a dead
motor from 1000 feet In also ain
cult, It'u up 70 you TO Judgu dlatan-
Goa so YOU Gan shut ea yoaF motor.
make . $50 degree turn and land
within rs feet Of = specified mark.
"side-slippinE" into a Geld im tho
stiffest proposition Of all. IL 10 a
landing In a field too small for an
ordinary landing.
Instead of landing hsad-on you
como down sideways and atFalEhtsn
out 30 feet from che gTound.
Landings are dtfAeult because you
have 90 put the ship aowa precisely
so. II you land tatl high you are
very liable 10 20 over on your noas.
is yOu land sOo Cat yea ''pAneake."
sma@hing the landing gear
In formation flying yea ~ With
aight or ten others In bon. '. battle
line. and other formations and go
through the maneuvora 20 be used
later against the Germans.
Cross eoantFy consists Of aylns to
the aiffsrent towns naaF here. Yoa
are IN ths air several houTa withoue
landing. and an hour Ia q plenty be-
cause lt'a hard work. especially on =
windy day. and = severe nervous
strain. They treat you llka heroes
whsn ever yos land. and H. always
the mayor you 80 home to dInnsF
with.
"aiunta" deserve q book ~ .ksm-
selves because OF their thFiiiing sas.
einaticn and danger. 80 IN reserve
that ustiI later.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
NEW SERVICE MAKES POOR
CONNECTIONS AT AEcCANgAsON

The Examiner was in error last
week in stating that train No. 1S
would hereafter make connections al
McCammon with the north-bound
train from Salt Lake. No Is passes
McCammon 40 minutes before the ar
rival OF the Salt Lake train.
Under the new schedule. connec-
tions at McCammon are not very good
for Bear Lake people returning from
Utah points. II they leave Salt Lake
in the afternoon they Will have the
pleasure" Of q ave-hour wait at Nc
Cannon for No. 4. which arrives IN
Montpelier at 1880 a. m. n they
leave Salt Lake at 1880 At night
they will arrive At McCammon at
5:30 Z. N. and have q half hour
wait for No. 6. But this means re-
naming up ali night or be routed out
OF bed about O'Clock In the morning
II oBe takes a Pullman.
The connections at MeCammon for
those going TO Salt Lake are not %
bad. although passengers have : wait
Jf an hour and twenty minutes At the
junction city.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07

planets. bolder than the rest. peer
down through the uncanny darkness.
Perchance tiny gusts Of wind ART
about in disconcertinS fashion; al
times. however. there In q dead calm,
as IL nature herself were holding her
breath.
4 How to Look - the Eclipse.
While the sun is only partialls
covered up one may look at 1t thru
pinhole in piece OF paper. or thru
dark glass. A glass may be easily
smoked by q candle or oil lamp. Il
is best TO have the glass 30 opaque
that the sun looks rather dim thru
1t. II one uses an opera glass or spy
glass, the dark glass should be placed
between the eye and the telescope.
One must be very careful 70 have the
glass 30 dark that the sun does not
dazzle the eye at all.
During the short time when the
shining body OF the sun IL entirely
obscured by the moon. one may see
small reddish flames shooting up at
few points around the suns disc.
These are called solar prominences
md are largely exudations OF hydro
gen gas. The entire sun will be seen
to be surrounded with a halo OF glory
stretching out irregularly in all d.
rections. Near the sun this In quite
bright and is likely to be brighter
than the full moon in q cIoudIess
evening sky; but It fades away rap
idly as II extends outward. II In
called the corona and is so attenMat-
ed that comets have been known to
plunge through Il without apprecia-
bic change In their velocity. Il "a
safe to look at the corona and prom
inences without any dark glass, even
IL one uses q small telescope, which
should be 80 mounted or held that Il
will not trouble. II an opera glass
or spyglass bO simply held In the
hands. 1t will not bs suficiently
steady 20 give the best view. One
may see the faint outlying portions
of the corona by looking q little to
one side OF them, instead OF straight
at them.
When the Arst fash OF sunlight
comes At the close OF totality the eyes
should be instantly turned away or
closed until they can be protected by
a dark glass.
Stars and Planets Visible.
During totality the planet Jupiter
may be seen just above and az the
left OF the sun, at n distance OF ave
degrees or ten times the moons dia-
meter. Twice as far away, below the
sun and at the right at a distance of
ten degrees. the ruddy star Aideba-
ran will appear. Ten degrees to the
right and below Aldebaran, the coy
planet Mercury, rarely seen by casual
star-gazers. will shine forth. Nine
teen degrees ct the left Of hte sun
and a little lower down Beteleuse.
the giant star ID one shoulder OF Orr
on. viii be visible. Almost directly
above Betelgeuse and thIrty-fve de-
grees from the sun may be ssen the
twins, Castor and Poliux.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
ONLY CERTAIN OFPTcEEts
CAN APPROVE nRQuRsTs

In the last bullesin lsaao4 W tha
post Ssslce aspartmant the announce
ment In made that American soldiers
In France. who make requests To-
articles 20 be- sent them By relatives
in this country. mast have tAeir re-
quests approved By their ve@imaagal
commander. The term "Faelmentml
commander hAs FefeFanee 10 On en-
Ger IN command OF = regiment os
separate battalion. REQUESTS approv-
ID by ofiesrs o. lower Fmnk thaA saa-
ioF T. not SUFFICIENT. and p0aamasssFs
cannot accept fos mailing any AEtt-
Gle aalsss tbs request he's lhs o. X.
of the proper ofleas.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF sun
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Bear Lake County in Path Of Totalty--Eclipse
Will Begin at 3:5S-Interestine Facts in
Connection with Eclipse Phenomena.

Tomorrow afternoon the people Of
Bear Lake county will have the pleas
ure of witnessing a total eclipse Of
the sun. Inasmuch as It will b
something like 100 years before an.
other total eclipse will be visible in
this particular part OF the world
\ very few OF US will be hanging
around TO view the spectacle.
The schedule, based ON new time
or an hour in advance OF Pacific time
shows that the eclipse here will be
gin tomorrow afternoon at 1853 and
end at 6:21.
Dean Herbert A. Howe, Professor
of Astronomy In the University OF
Colorado, has prepared the following
data regarding eclipses which in In
teresting at this time:
A total solar eclipse 10 one OF the
grandeat Of natural phenomena. AT
first one sees q slight hattening of
the suns round disc on the right
hand side below the center, as IL IL
had been smitten by mighty sIedge-
hammer. This fattening grows, and
1t soon becomes plain that the ad-
vancing circular edge OF the moon is
slowly eating into the suns face.
The heavfng billows on the SUMS sur
face toss about in their usual fash
ion. Great storms, which we call sun
spots, rage with their accustomed
fury. The Jagged mountains on the
edge Of the moon push their way
onward. hiding the solar storms from
our vision. The advancing sphere Is
NO longer, as Shelley describes it,
THAT morbid maiden. with white fire
laden,
Whom mortals call the moon"
For the softly radiant face of the
Queen of Night has given way to a
vistage as black as Death, which
moves forward with q relentIessness
which betokens the entire extinction
Of the King OF Day.
In about an hour the sun IL reduc-
ed to narrow crecent, like the moon
when 1t hangs low in the west. Az
the sunlight filters through the
leaves of the trees, tiny crescents,
like baby moonlets, simmer and
dance upon the green turf below
Faint and curious shadows run in
rows along the ground and up the
sides of houses.
A swift darkness descends upon
the face OF the earth. Away In the
northwest the shadow OF the moon
rushes toward the observer with
fTightful velocity over the hills and
valleys. The light blue OF the heav-
ems turns to indigo and stray cloud
lets are engulfed IN sudden night.
The indigo dome overhead rests on
lnrid reddish yellow base around the
horizon, and the whole immense
structure seems to be falling toward
the observer.
The sun gives a last expiring fash
OF rosy light. and the moon, now OF
inky blackness. IL encircled by a
pearly aureole OF softly cleaning ra-
dance. A chill like that OF night
comes on. The faces of the behold
ere grow ashen, and their tongues
are hushed in awe. A few stars and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
PATRIOTIC aMu

= patriotic rally viii As hasA 4.
sAe Third ward msstfag hauss So
day svening. Jane .. nnaar TIE a.
piee@ OF ths n I. A. TIE tesiowlne
program viii be rsnaarea. be~inn..e
81 > o'eISek.
J. J. tSaas.
Noeal eolo--Venaa Wnlaanm
heaatne- Aathlesn oanyle.
Ntallm and mlmna dnM4 whwasta
ana yokn Barmnyaa. -
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07

Forty tAosnsha nseToss we're sam-
moned for general military service
Wednesday TO entraIn from June za
10 70. Thia win make see. .ee color
sd men called 70 ne e0laEs Z Suns.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07

Some peoples idea Of economy IL
SaViug moDsy Cor CHEERS "a spsaa.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Meade. The party will later attend the
bal poudre, to be given for the benefit
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals and the Red Star
Animal. Relief. which promises to be
one of the notable events of the season
in that city.
Senator and Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg
entertained informally at dinner last
evening.
Col. John Stevens, u S. A, and Mrs.
Stevens of Washington are spending a
few days in Baltimore. Miss Mary X.
Boone Will give a tea for them at her
residence there tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Chester Barnett is the guest of
Mrs. John Baldwin Cochran. Mrs. Bar
nett has house at Bryn Mawr this
season while her husband, Capt. Bar
nett, is in France.
Mr.. FREDERICK A Pezet, former min
lister from Peru. who was in Washing
ton for few days, has returned to his
home in New York.
Lieut. Col. A. c. Murray of the British
embassy staff is spending several days
at the Ritz-Carlton in New York
Mrs. John Newton Culbertson, presi-
dent of the Woman's Interdenomina-
tiona1 Missionary Union, with her
daughter. Mrs. Arthur Mouptford
Baker of Cincinnati, is spending the
week end with her cousin, Mrs. Eugene
Prayer of 1923 West 104th street, New
York city. Mrs. Culbertson will not be
Capt. r. w. McNeely, Z. S. n, and
Mrs. McNeely of this city are in Balti-
more for an indefinite stay.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Philip M. Ashford. ffty-three years
old. a well known attorney and former
assistant attorney in the Office of the
Attorney General, died suddenly, early
this morning at his home. 1886 Park
road northwest. The cause Of his death
was hemorrhage due to high blood
pressure.
Mr.. Ashford was born in East Car
mel. Ohio. and was for two terms a
member Of the Ohio legislature. He
came to Washington during the first
year of the Mckinley administration
at the invitation Of Senator Mark Han
ma, who was his close personal friend,
to accept the position in the Depart
ment OF Justice, which he retained un-
til about three years ago when he en-
tered the law firm of Carter and Ash
ford.
He was a past master of Osiris
Lodge, No. %, F. A. A. M: a past high
priest OF Mount Horeb Chapter, No. Z,
Royal Arch Masons; an officer in Adoni-
ram Council. No. 2. Royal and Select
Masters. and a member of Kallipolis
Grotto, Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets.
He Is survived by his wife and two
daughters. Marie and Margaret. The
interment will take place in Washing
ton. 1t was stated. but arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been COM
pleted.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
GERMANS VA|N[Y
HAMMER French
Seven Raids In Verdun Region
Result Only in Large
Casualties.
ACTIVITY ON BRITISH LINE
By the ciated Press,

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, February 9.-The armies OF
the German crown prince before Ver-
dun since February 2 have suffered
costly defeats in seven vain raids on
French positions on both sides Of the
Meuse. Although large bodies of troops
were employed at times, not q single
permanent advantage has been gained
On February 2 the Germans made
three separate assaults on the Cauri-
eres wood. on the right bank of the
Meuse. but were hurled back on each
occasion by the French, who dashed
to meet them with bayonets and hand
grenades, killing large numbers.
North of Hill 344. on February 3. five
German columns advanced in a thick
fog, after a heavy preliminary bonn
bardment, and succeeded in entering
the French front line momentarily The
enemy was driven out in vigorous
hand-to-hand fighting, and again suf.
feTed Seyeralv
Evening star., 1918-02-09
U. S. NAVY TO BE GREATEST.
Secretary Daniels Says Presidents
Dream Will Be Realized.

Secretary Daniels. said in q speech
at the National Press Club last night
that the time was coming when Presi-
dent Wilson's dream, uttered at st.
Louis, will be realized: that the United
States shall have incomparably the
greatest Navy in the world" That re-
suit, he said. will be accomplished with
the aid Of Henry Ford and some other
gentlemen" .
Mr. Daniels spoke briefly at q private
exhibition Of official pictures OF the
Navy. He extolled the work Of the
Navy since the war began as having
been filled with glory.
I do not believe" he said, "that any
other organization in the world is 80
nlled with the spirit Of enthusiasm and
team work. From the newest recruit
to the youngest admiral-for we have
no old admirals. and the Navy 10 . boy
tinue the great record made-in
l$ectinE 4ha cpunfEe e-.....
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department in tho last twenty-four
| hours:
Emily Rollinss. 70 years. 2oa street north
Emaline Wainwright, 7s years. e2s Q street
~, Mary rs'' E. Buckley. es years. the Portner
Minnie 4. Schuyler. 40 year1 1900 Monroe
street northwest.
Joseph E. Saunders. Fl years. s21 9TH street
Motley Anderson. 10 years. Garfield Hospital.
James Kelly. 4S years, Garfield Hospital.
Florence Ball. SO years. 1889 a street north
eearse 01 F. walter II s 5ears. isss strest
Ruth L. wunder. l year. 124e Goth street
" William W. Wagner. 81 years. 1872 9Th street
Mary Medley. SO years. St. Elisabeth Hos
! Alexander Freeburger. 40 years. 121s s5th
N'ts1 Clarence @ ". Marshall. 81 years. 14e street
II Edna 1. Marion. year. se15 Davenport street
Raymond NJ. o'Rourke. 27 years. 2124 street
snsans A. Atkinson. IS years. Masonic and
Aimarton Brady, be years. :ss street north
Rachel G. Clark. 70 years. s51 11th street
Jesse II. watt. 4s years. sibl.y Hospital,
Mary F. Maher. months. childrens Hos
pital.
infant Of George A. and Agnes NJ. Totten. IL
hours. 900 9Th street southwest.
Infant Of Alfred and Kate Rodgers, 8 months
I'd and Portland streets. Congress Heights.
Clara Davis, 90 years, Emergency Hospital.
William s. Jenkins. years, 2148 l. street
northwest.
opher +. s. Young, u years. 1917 eth street
Elisabeth Drummond. so years, Freedmen's 8
Lucy Hawkins. go years, 1412 11th street
northwest.
Annie g. Hofaer, 40 years. Daggs lane, Ellis
dale.
Marjorie E. Nichols, year. 2357 Champlain
street northwest.
Mary Maiiord. so years. % Massachusetts,
avenue northwest.
Markham Watts. IS years. Tuberculosis Hos.
pital.
Granville Turner. years. Emergency Hos.
pital.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
GEN. PERSHING REPORTS
CASUALTIES IN HIS ARMY

Wounding OF two more American SOL
diers in action was reported today by
Gen Pershing. Both were infantry
privates and were only slightly
wounded.
Joe Pekas was wounded February s.
His father lives at Declaos, N. D. Frank
Chavers received his wounds January
30. His mother lives on Center road
San Jose, Cal.
The following deaths not in action
also were reported:
First Lieut.. Frank B. Turner. airplane
accident, Wicomico, Md.
Cadet Charles A Hopkins, airplane
accident IA Sd street. Newark, N J.
Corp. Lee o. Sailors. gunshot wound
1908 North Smelter street, Pittsburg
Kan.
And the following privates:
John Blackman. pneumonia, Foshee
Ala.
Charles c. Burns. pneumonia Friend
Mrs. May Clothier, Brooksmith Addi-
tion. Houston, Tex.
Earl L. Maxim. pneumonia, Locke
Mills, Me.
George W. Ross, pneumonia, 213A
Market street. San francisco.
Herbert Oleman, empeymia: sister
Mrs. Lottie Omora, Marshfeld, Ore.
John c. Hehin, pneumonia, Brilliant
Ala.
Robert Noy. diabetes, 40 East La
Platte street, Butte, Mon.
Early Davenport, gunshot wound
sister. Mrs. Bernice Fischer. Teha-
chapi, Cal.
Ger> Pershing later reported that
Private Dave Goldberg. infantry, was
slightly wounded in action February g.
His brother. Abe Goldberg, lives in
Chicago, Ill.
The following other deaths, not in
action, were reported:
Private Caldwell E. Field, automo-
bile accident, Chicago, Ill.
Bugler w. II. Lindsey, pneumonia,
Abbeville, Ala.
Private George E. Mcdowell. menin-
gifts, Rowland, N. c.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
POLITICS TAKES A BACK SEAT.
No Vantage Taken in Present Com
plexion of u, s. House.

Did you know that although Speaker
Clark still rules in the House. and al
though Representative Claude Kitchin is
called the majority leader and although
the democrats still maintain their per-
quisites as the majority" there really
is republican majority?
II you don't believe it. look at the new
Congressional Directory, which is Just
out, and you will find that there are
PIP republicans, 211 democrats and six
vacancies.
Thus has politics taken a back seat in
favor OF patriotism. Because there is
need of legislative activity on war meas
ures rather than having the time of Con-
gress taken up by rival party squabbline
and sparring for temporary control of the
House that might be changed by election
to fill the vacancies, there is a tacit agree
nent that the House organization shall
stand undisturbed