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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07

Seil Der gernnttuortIihfeit i'm Glen.
ite bon 9olt un0 gaterlono iiber.
ne6men.
9}ein Gnti6luB, oieies 8u trnl,
lit ourd Die Gatiade erIei6tert uor.
ben 0ab berborrogenoe Jitbrer Der
slrbeiterflaiie einen @eg in Die Ste
gierilng 8u ben bo6lten glerlterll
oes &eids gefunoen baben. Sd er.
blide oarin cine fthere @orontie,
ooB Die flelte 9fegierung burd oos
feIte 8ertrauen Der breiten 8otfs.
maiien, obne beren treue Mitbilfe
oas gan5e ltnternebmen bon born.
berein Elm 6ebiiblng iein tpiir0e, I'M.
teritiitt miro. 9e8balb lit oas, mas
i4 belte bor8iibringen babe, nift in
meinem ganen nn6 IN 0enlienigen
meiner anltliten Mitarbeitor ion6erlt
i1 iprede I'M glamen 0es gan0en
oelltideh 8otfes.
9ns Trusranm Der WlaiuritGt.
9os Rrogranm Der UtaioritdtS.
parteien iDorauf ih fitBe, entbGlt
5uerit cine 9Inerfennnng Der gtnt-
mort Der fritberen Gegierltng ouf oie
glote oe8 gopites Benedict bonn l..
gluguIt 1916 uno cine unipi0erruf-
lihe 2lnnobme Der Heia8taa8reIolrt.
tton bonn 10. SSuIi 6esieI6eit Sobres.
Das 8rogromnt lit ferner fit einen
qLnidluB an Die 2igu Ser glationen
bniiert, nltf gleide 9iehte fir glGe
iopobL Storte 1ls ou9 Sdpahe.
IS betradtet Die 2oiung Der belgi.
iden Grage i'm 2idte elmer bollitan.
oigen 8ieoerberItellung geIgieng,
beion0erS betreffs ieiner llnnbbdn.
gigfeit un0 territoriellen l1nberiebrt.
belt. Q(u9 ioIlen 8eri1tde geulndt
Deroeu, Elm geritdnOnis iiber Die
6rage Der SdaolosbaItlung berbei.
5ufiibren.
9ns 9rogralun miro nidt &c.
itatten, oob Die bisber obgeI6Loi.
ienen 6rieoensbertrdee oeat oIlge.
meinen 5rieOen binOerno i'm 8ege
iteben. 6ein beion0eres 3iel gebt
onbin, 0aB auf breiter BaIis popu.
ldre &6rperidaften in ben baltiiden
Brobin5en, 2itauen uno 9olen ga.
biIoet meroen ioIlen. gtle oieie Gan.
Der iollen lire &onItitutionen nno
8eaiebungen au ben Na1barbolfern
obne dllberen GinfIuB reguIieren.
SSn Gaden Der Yolitit bobe i'd
einen beutiden Stnnopltttft einge.
nomlnen. gtuf nleiue @eranIaIIune
muroen 5iibrer Der Moiorit1fgpar.
teien 5u einer &onferen5 einberu.
fen. SD betrndjte einbeitIihe eSoeen
non grobter 8eoeutlng. SD bin
bon Der 2lniidt nusgegangen un6
babe bel meiner glusiuabl bon g1it.
arbeitern oarauf oendtet ooB iie
ouf Der 9oiis eines gere6ten Sric-
oens o6ne 8iidlift ouf bic ariees.
lage iteben, un0 0aB ite 0ieie Mei.
nung uad 3u elmer 3eit bertrnten,
ais mir nuf Der S0be unIerer milf.
tariihen @rfolge ltnioen.
Sd bin iiber3eugt, Dab ole gErt
Der 8uiommeniesung Der iebigen
Reeierlng nit Dem 8uinmmenorbei.
ten 6es Gei6stags feline Gintogs.
fIiege iein miro, tnlO 0oB iDenn Der
BrieOe tonlntt feline &egiernng tpie.
Der eingeiest iperOen fam. Ole nidt|
bonn aeifstog unteritiitt miro uno|
feline 5hbrer oarnus entHebmenI
fam.
9entide 5attionsp einis.
Der arieg Bot ale garteiunter.
i6ieoe oufgeboben. Die giloung ei.
ner Maioritdt beOeutet Die Sfai.
ilnia cines poGtiifen Biaens, ino
cine un6eItreitbnre 6olge Scs arie.
grs lit. oob in 9eifidlI1io gum
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07

glnliteroonL 7. Sft. - Grins Wlor
bon Baden, Der neue 6eittide 9teihs.
fon5ler, bat Die Sdmei8er Reoiertinq
erfiidt Brditoent g8iIion cine gsote
Su iiberreiden, Inn S1ritte at Inn,
ben g8eLtfrieg 81 Gn0e Su brinQen.
Gr fagte, Die 6eutide &egierung min
Deiteres 8lutbergieBen berbin6ern.
9o8 foigen0e lit Der @ortIaltt Ser
9ote.
sGie oeutibe 9legieriing eril,ft
ben Grdiioenten Der 8ereinigten
Staoteu, Ghritte al tim In Der gsie.
oerberlteIIung oes sSrie0ens, oIle
straightforward nit oieIem @eIudD
befdi1tt 5lt MAIDEN iln6 iig einsllla.
ben, uno 8eboan1dtigte 5n ien0en
gum 3rpede bet er0ffnung bon Ser.
banolungen.
Sic nintnit 6ns 9Srogramm oil,
enttpidelt ollrd ben BrdliOenten in
ieiner 9otIbaft an ben GongreB am
s. Sanliar uno in ieinen ipdteren
g(nfiinoigtngen beioroers in ieiner
Reoe am 27. Septentber. aIg cine
Bats fir Observation-Disclosures
sgeit 6er Qbiidt, neiteres glut.
bergteBen 8u berblltetL eriudt Die
beutihe &egierttng Die iofortige glb.
idlieBung eines Observation-Disclosures 3u
2ano, ait 8niier lno in Der 2uft.
Gs mirb ongetiin0igt, 0aB oie
&iirfei einen dbnliden Sdritt tan
miro.
JieOe Ses 9leidSfau5lers.
aopenbogen Z. Oft. - gfeifs.
fan3Ier Miarirnilion bon ga6en bat
an gar1stag bor Dem 9teidlsta9 Iein
gyrogrartlm enhuidelt. Gr iogtc:
aSS5n l1e6ereinltilunlung NIT Dem
foiierIiden 9efret bonn 80. Septen.
Der iii ous 9elttide Reid in getrefi
ieincr poIitifben 5iibreridjaft elmer
boitiden gten6erl1ng unteriuorfen
lporoen. 2I8 0ahfolger 0es @ro.
fen @eorge b. Sertling, 6eiien Glen.
ite 0em 8aterlolOe gegenilbar Die
ho6ite Entertaining berOienen bin
ih bonn Statier an Die Spite Der
neuen gfegierung berufen iporoen.
Sn llebereinltimmung NIT Der iebt
eingefiibrten RegierungsmeiboOe lin.
terbreite in Dem &eihstng 0fferttlid
uno obne Sdllmen oie 8rin5ipien,
aut @runo 6erer i6 6ie ernIten
gerautiportIi6feiten beg 9lmtes on.
trete.
,,9ieie griu5ibien iiii0 bon oen
gnnoesItaoten mo ben 6iibrern Der
Mojoritdtsparteien in oieiem odtba-
ren Sauie beitdtiot iporoen ebe ib
mid cntidloB, Die @fli1ten Oes
Rei6sfan5Iers 5n iibernebmen. Sic
entbolten 0es6alb nid)t nur nein ei.
genes politiides @lnubensbefennt.
mis-, ionoern aud basjenige zines |
acknowledgement Tells Der @ertte.
ter oes oeutifen 8oIteg im Rei6s,
tope, bic nlif @runO 0es g9iaens |
nnb eines oGgenteinen eleihen inIo |
qebeimen Stimmrefts 0emielben
biIben. Sur Oie Sotiade bdB id |
neiB, ben 8illen Der g1aioritdt oe5 |
golfes binter mir 5u boben. bat mir
St1rfe berliehen, Die 2eituug Der
@eitide oes aei6s in oieien ihiDe.
rem unO erniten 9eiteu, in Del6eu
mir leben, 5u iibernebmen.
9ie Sdulteru eiues Wnnneg |
ipirten su ifiuoh ieiH Die uner.
bort eroBe @erantiDortlidfeit, bic ee. |
eeniadrtig oui Die @egieritns rubI |
si tragen. Sur mem 6ns 8ola I'M
tueitlebenoiten Siune 0es &ortes
ieEbit oftib oaron Tell niHtnt, iein
Shifi1I sn beitimmen, nit anoerclt
@orfen, meln aud bic 8ernntmort-
Iidjfeit oiif bic gRaioritdt Der bon
ibm esip1blten boliiiiden oiibrer CT.
iiredt wirb, fam Der ilibrenoe |
Staotsmnnn oertrniiensDol ieineuI
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07
mettcrberid,t.

Sir Smob1 uno ltmgegen6, ben
Stont gtebrosfn pno Soma: SeiI.
peiie bGD0Itt beite abeno uno onI
9ienstog; fabIer I'M Beiten heute
9ibenc unO I'M 0Itli9en 9eiI ON
Gienstdg.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07

i 51l oefeit.
Gie 4rtteen Der @liierter geben
ibre eigene g(ntiuort ouf Die oeutfde
SrieOensoffenfibe, ir0em fie iiberdIl
an Der ga15en 5rort in tpiitenoer
@eiie angreifen in Der 4biid)t, Ser.
Eipirrung Bel Dem 6eitl6e berbor5a-
r1lfen 1tro Sen eriportetet Eiif3ug
in cine &dtaStropbe 81 bertunn6eln.
sSn 6erbieit ltn6 Qlboiieft befin.
Sen Iid Die 3rltppen Der Iniierten
ouf oent Gornlari9, boben oeiitide
uno 0lterreidifbe Sruppen geidln-
gen iino mebrere Srtidaften befest.
Zebra lit bon ben Serben genom.
nten tporoen, iuoonrd oie 5lanfe
Der 9eiterrei1er be0roht miro.
giit. Der 9lnlerifottii9en 9[rnee
rtoropeltlih bon 8er0un, Z. Off
8ie @lnerifaner ftn6 geItertt an meb.
reren 8unftet1 etipas borgeoriingen;
5tpiiden Der Mnas uno Dem Seons
Geb6la tam es 5u bibigen Sitfante-
riegefehten 1ttl0 tpeiter tpeItlif rat.
tern Die Maldinengepebre uao Die
&ailonen bonnern llnaufb6rIid). 9luf
Ser gan5en 2inie lit Die sIrtillerie
tGtig.
TerIbin9s geridt.
MoIhindton. 7. Oft. - General
Geribing berihtete geltern 9(beno,
ooB Die glngriffe Der nllerifaaiiden
&ruppen iueltIib ber Mlaas onbol-
ten uno ouf bartn1digen @iber.
itan0 ieitens Der feinoliden glrtiIlc.
rie uno Der lit gutter 9efitng be-
fiaoli6en Maidinengelpebrab
gen itoBe1t. 5tdrfe fein0lihe sc,
geuangriffe tpurbet abgeihfageit.
Seutider geridt.
Berlin, Z. Sft.-llnter Dem get.
rigen 9ot1tm meloet bas oeutlde
ariegsouat: @eitern iesten orleri-
faniide 5treitfrdfte ibre glngriffe
cltli6 bon @germort, atpil9en oea
9[rgonnen uno Ser Mlnos, fort. Die
g(uerifnner iparen iniofern erfolg-
reid, onB ite ibre 2inie Bis 8u ben
belpolOeten Soben ettpa einen &ilo.
meter norbIi9 bon 0em ongegebenelt
8unfte borihohen.
9eutide Gruppen, Die In Sen
&eiben Ser bulgariiden glrncc
tdntpftet, ftrb 8ltriifge8ogen iporoen
un0 befinoen it6 iebt ouf Dem 8e9c
mad Dem Sauptquartier.
arnnsGiifder geridt.
Soris, 7. Sft.-9ag ariegsnnt
meIoete geitern 9Ibeno, ooB bic oelt.
iden SteIlungen in Ger Champagne
in tpeiter 5ront ourfitoBen fpiir.
Sen; bie Gron3oien boben hen 9lisne
aanol iiberidcitten. oie glusI6ufcr
bon 4guilcoltrt errei6t uno nGbern
ii6 QIulnenoncourtsIe- -Eetit, oft Weei.
len nor0Iid bon &beirns.
gritiider Seridt.
2onoon, z. Sfto6er. - GSeIon1or.
idoll Saig nteloete geItern abeno.
oaB oie in n0roli9er Gi6titng bon
ct. Quentin oororingenoen britifden
&ruppen Die 0rtidoften 91ont g
8rebain u1o 9enitreboir qenomnen
baben. @Gbreno Der geItriqen sc.
fe6te baben Die 9riten sSresnob,
lpeItIt6 BON 9ouai, befest uno mel.
teres &eroin in Ser geadbarIhoft
bon arben Gbelil.oursgois geiuon.
nen. @eiter in n0r0Iider gfi6tllng
bororirgero, boben 0ie griten ouf
Dem bodgelegenen Gerrain in Der
0fihtltng hon 2es0oin Sui, eefobt.
0ieie Srti4aft lit fat 5 NieiIen fiio.
oItlid bon Gonlbrot entfernt. gef
ben geItrigen @efeften n6r6lidl bon
gantbroi eerieten 1000 6eir6e in
@efangenidaft.
Serbsn nebmrn @rnuje.
Softoon, Z. Gft.-9os ier6iIhe
Griegsontt nieloet, oab ier6fIdje
Eriippen Die Stoot @ronje. 80 0iei.
len norSQitlid bon ltsfitb, befett ia.
ben. WIebrere bun0ert Iann oerie.
ten in @efangenihoit. Ger fyeino
5iebt fid in ltnoronung In n6roIi.
der Ridhing auriid.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07

ii9 bat. glur iuem itnIare sSeinoe
fiibIen, oab oos oeutide goIf geeint
binter ben bon inn eripGbIten sSiib.
rern itebt, f6nnen @prtc au Saten
tuer0en. @eifaQ.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07
9entldle ffattipnen einia.

Der arieg Dot olle 95arteinnter.
ifieoe oufgegoben. Die 9iIoung ei.
ner 92aioritdt be6eutet Die Shai.
Jung cines boGtiiten 8iaens, ino
cine unbeltreitbnre 8olge 6cs arie.
grs 1T. oob in 9erfidldno gum
criien glale groBe garteien iid oai
elm feItes barmcniifes groarafnm
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07
Sentid lIrnb erintbt
NrdiiI INT SSillon lllll
Observation-Disclosures
9er nene Net0stan3ler tdnbigt an, oaR ct bas Yro
gramm SiliOas als 8a1s iir bic 8ieDerber
ieanng Des SrieDens angenummeu babe
Sin lotortieer 9saNemiiaRamO ioa aeiaafen lperpen

Ods oS'ee abnotcn bat nod nt ocanurte ab HcrrepcnSe
ten eicef Sa6 init erokfer pcdt pcreeanecn
Oei1dpcn notwithstanding crit alc beiektcn ebietc raen mien
bepcr Der maffcninanS starke 1nSemtne
Sab lDtlien Sas Sentde Gciu9 ablebnen Sirftc.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-10-07

PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED UNDER
PERMIT (No. ss4). AUTHORIZED BIZ THE
ACT OF OCTOBER 6, 1917. ON FILE AT
THE POST OFFICE OF OMAHA. NEBR
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
A. S. BURLES0N. POSTMASTER-GENERAL /
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Ser6en nefnitn gsranie.

9onOon, Z. Gft.-9os ier5iIfe
Sriegsont meloet, oaB ier6iid)e
Eritppen Die Stoot @ronie, 80 0iei.
len norSQitlid bon ttsfitb, bpfett bd.
ben. Webrere bnn0ert I1ann oerie.
ten in @efaneenitoit. Ger Geino
5iebt fih In ltnoronung In roroIi.
der Rifltllnn alfriif-
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
busfuRss sch. could t5-opsrare eIfec-
lively with the farmers and also ress,
Der much assistance.
TRICKS HUN OFFICERS
British Courier Gets HEN From
The Enemy
Handle Confidential British Dtspatehss.,
but They % Net
Know Il.

London Two German ofIcefs re-,
Gently handled more than a dozen cases
Of confidential British dispatches. but
they did not know It
The story IA one OF the many adven-
turous incidents which befaIl that se-
lect body of British public servants.l
who wear silver greyhound iD their
buttonhole and are known as king's.
messengers. Many imagine that any
one who carries dispatches for the
British government Is a kings messen-
ger, This is not correct. There ares
only FIVE men who hold commissions I'M
that service. The others are merely
admiralty couriers or war Office cour-e
hers and, have no right to the higher
title.
The particular messenger who eut-
witted' the two German officers was.
burdened with ~ bags Of dispatches
for a British embassy. and he had tos
change trains at night at a station In,
a neutral country His heap. of bag.
gage was near the sleeping oompart-
ment when his train drew near, but
there.was. no porter;ayailable. He had.
only put fise Of the bags into. the COM.
partment when, the. warning whistler
was sounded, that the. train was, start.
Ing
The messenger was In a dilemma,
He could not let the five bags 90 with-
ont him, nor could he leave the other.
dozen on the platform, AT that mo-,
ment he caught sight Of two German
cavalry officers. 1t was a risk to speak
to them, but In his best South German.
dialect and with his face In shadow he,
requested thein help. They were less
naughty than the average German Of
hcer and each, one lent hand
The last bag was bundled aboarda
with the train, already IN motion, and
the messenger waived his thanks. then
locked the door and collapsed or the.
nearest scat.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03

Eiesh ~ y. Laid Average q ~.
Eegs, Each During The
xsar, 1877. :

whlts. s. d. 1he REV. q n. Dem
'niso1, pastor Of the Msthodist Church.
was Interested In reading recently &C,
ce1nts o. egg production.
One copoerned n0ck OF twenty
four hens. Of Ianssville which. laid 24s
dozen eggs In 1917. and the other told
Of North Dakota Goch Of thirty-flye
which laid so5 DOZEN eggs the same
rear. The pastor says: ~ had dock
Of sixteen hens which laid lDi dozen
eggs In 1917. The aock Of twenty-four
laid an average Of l24 per hen; the
dock Of thirty-ase produced an ssss-
are Of 1sS.
MY flock Of sixtesn laid an average
of1AS to the hen. This also = an hon
ed, 70 goodness count. Ny fowls ore
the s. @. Rhode Island Reds.v
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
ship baxts *towaflls those who have
suffered % much and whom we have
gone OUT to help"
LAD TAKES HIS LIFE
Prsocclosis fossh KRIs Himself
0er Alleged Theft.
nsy peslared Chemistry 70 ss Hls
LfsS Sole DesIrs and
hnpplnsss.

London cases Of suicide h
recent years have attracted as much
attention as that Of Master Arthur
Easterbsook. precoci0us son OF q re-
tired colonel In the British a--ny. The
youngster killed himself with cyanide
OF potassium. He had been experiment
ing IN chemistry to. which be was de-
voted. he presumably was driven to
his act by the discovery that hs. had
taken some chemical apparatus from
his school to his home. Although he
had mefely borrowed Il, thsre was an,
insinuaticn that he was guilty Of theft,
A letter left By the boy is a. follows:
ITO whomsoever shall and this:
aToday viii be my last day on this
planet. / cannot stand the prospects
Qf whatsA coming. 30 good-by, chemis-
try. my Hes sole desire and happiness.
What Win happen afterward I cannot
tell, but ! hope that my spirit will
travel tosanother planet and q God will
forgive and let me have another
chance.
] aSince New Year I have not touched
anything. and lust as I thought that
the whole unhappy business was over
this happens and utterly ruins my llfe.
And I hope the verdict will not be TEN,
Iporarily insane, because am not.
"A'last word. 4 should like my stun
chat doss NOT belong to the school to.be
given tosT. w. Teare, In; my form. "A,
at school. II will help. him on In. the
work that ! intended 10 follow.
'"Good-1y. mamma, the only friend I
had. and I also hope that Leslie Wilson
win rernsnaber me. 30. good-by. chem
istry that ! love and adore and die
for.
! *P. Hs-0od save my SOUL" s
His father asked the authorities for
,perrnisslon to preserve the letter. but
the coroner said: IN
u think It much better II you do not
hare such ! tragic document"
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
WOMEN MAKE FINE: REcoRp
Red cress Wsstssrs at.Nsw, Berlin, o.,
AImsst ueubis suppIy q Arti.
I eles Asked for.

New Berlin O.--This village. whore
the residents are 30 patriotic they want
the name changed. has another record
for patriotic service. With about $50
.wcmen. available the Red Cross work.
room here has an attendance Of atleast
50 workers every day II is open. The
women goat eight o'clock In the morn
ing, eat dinner there. and do not leave
until 10 p, m. They have turned out
so bathrohes. where the government
asked for only 90. and they did the
work In two pweeks. although they were
allowed one month.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
FAITH IN RED CROSS
Confidence Of Wounded Tribute
to Organization,
nlsoharged Veteran TsIls n HEROIC
Devotion % Duty While
uadcr Eire.

Chicago -"Wbat could any army do
without the Red Crossf' asks Sergt
Ronald Kingsley. late of the Fifty
eighth Canadian infantry, who il q vet
eran of- the French front permanently
discharged because Of injuries re-
ceived in battle.
Sergeant KIRgsIey answera his ewn
question
r think Tint probably me greatest
tribute that can be paid to the REQ
Cross. n t4A conscience Of tAA woppdad
mar HA feals thai RA qaNttess how
hadlg woRRiaRd M NAY ", n eaee' N
EetA 70 the RNd Gzese lAAA AAs Aae W
aAAA
N waAsAsseA IN iaOAasaA asaaAE M
battle o$ VA &QMaRA w4iRA 4 qhlaalllAl
never fQFgek A ReA QEaaG Q'!hes% and
fosiF stFsAcANF kAasseas cqlaaA " The slspr
HpEt trenches 1oF s0lRA weRRdad RaeA
The oASef IeiaseA q Nd QEQRa AHG N
Plain view oG the QaltRAHa and wl4Alhl
A4ligas men tagaR th dgseA The wQRadR ma
qnAlig To pRt the soldiers on stHstQAa4S
Al thew walked otk the QsHnAAA dR4hy.
eEaiAelg 4Fe& on the raHty ana the on
ceE went down. HM goA uR and staEeqd
sEain, hgA waa hin q aacoaA time end
dtA noA gat va.
aAlmQsA ak thA same time W. heard
q aalw0 QR QaEq}aAa thEeasiaah shaalllla,
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
IT'S OUR WAR NOW
ay Henry Russsll Wrsy sf the
vleIlantsa

!, r * u .. !
Do the work that ID offered
ycus even II you think you are
fxsd fof ! bigger j6h. WE ARE
AT WAR,
Loyalty ip these days should
consist Of acts. not mere words.
IT'S WAR.
The only place fora ''croaker"
now or tomorrow, IL his ground
hog hole. Nobody wants to see
or hear him, in tho open, now or,
after the war. =
Show confederation for other,
workers. 30 as to mako It easier
for them tosdo their biz for our
WAR.
We are fighting for, the lives
Of our own and for those who
believe IN justice and, decencg.
II is dime the masked German
barbarians were, thoroughly
licked. and then branded for
ever. IT'S WAR 10 THE FIN
ISH.
Every courtesy should be
shown to the woman conductor.
She Ii filing her position bet
ter probably than you could, and
perhaps the one she has re-
leased. and the one you have
sent over there ars fighting. side
By side.
SOFT words and soft gloves
. are not known By Germans.
Damnjng truth and bare
knuckles they may comprehend.
II
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
xir FOR EVERY SOLDIER
He'd Gross Comforts Packed bx
Women for Each Nan In
] rrenehea

Washingtonr Every American, sol
dier who entsrs the trenches carries
an American he'd Gross comfort kit
packed BY an. American woman. MAJ,
James II. Perkins, Red Cross commits.
sioner to Europe. announced In n
cablesram to Red Cross headquarters
here. The Kits. which contain towel,
shirt. writing paper. psncil. soap.
handkerchief, socks. mirror and tcbac-
60. have become q great convsnisncs TO
the troops, says Major psrkins, who
wants more of shsm, part,sulariy ones
with socks and tobacco.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
400 British Released From RuhF
Ieben BY Exchange Have
I ABarbed Wire Fever
PAIL OyER! ENTIRE COUNTRY
Report Fsw Trains RaanIng, Seatona
Deserted, Smoke From but Few
chImneys- -Fuss Shortage N
! Germany Acute

. - 4 y. . lsT0 n Iy1xt
stirred ~ the return of 260 sRldAREA
and ciyillsn pfta0RezA "a war tFqm
NunlsDens AezflAAAg Apnas of whom aTe
iahermen Who WssN sprprissd Rys ~
iiermans Y thA NORTH sea imMed daetelx'
lnftsr the declaration of war. and had
therefore been prisoners almost from
nc flrst day o. hostilitieA
= y not because Of ne stories thsss
tell for their Hps have been sealed Az
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
BURNING GAS. WELL tanned
Flames Finally Bgpupht under Con-.
trei Aitsr surnlpa fox Eighteen
Il Monthe.

Pasco, wash.--0pt In the. sage,
brush covered wastes Of Eastern, Wash,
ington there has just been tanned a big
gas we'll. and development work on the
property Is now under, way. The fiow,
.of gas was discovered three years ago,
when a misguided settler, drilled for
water and had a four-inch pipe. blown
ont Of the ground. A year lateF, q
passerby threw a lighted match. into
the gas and for Is months the well
burned day and night, 4 beacon visible
for miles around. Three months ago
the old well was. capped, the gas used
to provide fuel, for a. modern drilling
engine. and an 1S-lnch pipe has just
bsen, sunk into the gasrsservolrs
Lad. IN the Ranks.
Waco. Tex Carl N. paluerr twelve
years old. Of sunheld. Mich.. ID be-
'lieyed 10 be-, Uncle Sans youngest
''aoIdler. Carl enlisted last summer,
Claiming his age a. eighteen. The
boy's sister disclosed his age when
shs visited camp. and upon hearing
praise from Capt. Hogarth. said .And
,ust shipk, hes only twelve. years
VA.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-25
JACK IS ON THE JOB.

THE RAID on Zeebrugge most daring and thrilling
exploit turns the spotlight again on the navy Il IS
we'll to block the mouth Of the UboatS lair and It also
helps somewhat remind the world again that Jack ON
the job SO much Of the fighting has been land and
much Of will he there until the end that the public may
sometimes forget it's fighters ailoat But this drive at the
submarine bases tells again that the navy hasn't lost
its spirit Of dash and venture which endears it 10 the
land lubber The British fleet had its big battle Of Jul-
land smaller one off the Dogger banks, the triumph
Of the Falkland islands and the defeat in the south Pa
cfic in the early days Of the war add ner and aure'
10 the brows OF Albons sailor men In them all and in
lesser actions they lived and died according to the best
traditions of the sea, and taught the kascr' grand fleet
that its proper habitat land-lockcd harbor safely
shielded with mines and shore batteries
But those large and spectacular actions which win the
thanks and paudits Of grateful people but small
part Of the navys service Modified at the start the
British fleet has been the pillar Of strength of the allies
since the began The guardian Of America well as
Britain, it kept the lanes open that the British lions
whclps in every far flung dominion might the
call Of the mother country Our navy with them now.
and has been from the day we entcre' the war following
this silent perIous duty in far places bounding the U
boats and keeping the bulk OF be German navy at bay
Now an attack land defenscs has been ventmcd and
with degree Of The first step may hint at fu-
ture ventures Of the kind and may force the kaisers
mariners to take up the gauge Of battle 1t for that our
navy and Britain' live and hope but whether that main
chance is to be theirs not the navy work in the war
will loom large when history is written And now our
navy needs more men, some 10000 in ALL with $4,000 more
for the marine corps 1t is call for volunteers which
should appeal particularly to those who love the sea and
aISo love their country Many of the marines will fight
on land and for the sailors there +, w chance Of having
hand in the greatest fight the world has known and
certainty Of useful service to the country