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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
Question for School Candidates.

Editor MiSsoulian:
Sir: The people living in the Rat
tlesnake valley are anxious to learn
the views of the several candidates for
the school board regarding the use of
the public buildings as social centers.
Until recently we Were allowed to use
the Lincoln building, the only place
in our community adapted to such use,
for social purposes. We held our COM
munity meetings, Red Cross gather
ings and social functions there, so that
the school served very usefully as a
community center. Now. however, the
board has decided not to permit this.
We want to know how the new candi-
dates feel in this respect.
The Rattlesnake people raised $50
for the swimming pool with an enter
tainment in the Lincoln school and
have materially aided the Red Cross.
May we ask the candidates to say
through The Muscular whether or
not they will favor renewal OF. that
privilege? EAST SIDE.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
Plug THE HOLES.

We arc pleased to learn that
the judiciary committee of the
senate has accepted an amend
mcnt to the espionage act, offered
by Senator Walsh and based upon
the sedition law recently enacted
by the Montana legislature.
il the trainers Of this bill had
followed the wise counsel of Sen
ator Walsh at the beginning, con-
ditions in this country would be
far less encouraging to the kaiser.
Despite the senator's protests, the
bill was trimmed on one side and
another and cmasculated by timid
politicians who feared to Of
fend the fifty-fifty Americans
and prO-Germans of their sew
cral constituencies. The result
has been most deplorable leaving
the way open for judges whose
sympathies are not with the
hest interests of the nation in war,
to interpret this law in the way
that pleases them. Senator Walsh
will add to his service to the state,
ii he succeeds in making this law
SO drastically alright that there
will be no loopholes for traitors.
A law for the nation along the
lines OF the sedition law in Mon
tana and enforced to the letter, is
ethc only method of avoiding the
dispensation of lynch law on 6
wide scale.
There can be no real justifica
ton Of lynch law save in break,
down in the execution of the stat,
utes, as the people desire them tC
be executed. A sudden gathering
Of citizens, acting upon impulse
and bent only upon the dispense,
ton of summary justice is not t'
be wholly condemned in wal
times when its sole purpose is tC
rid the community of disloyal cit
liens. Such gatherings usual,
judge with certain and cor
rect opinions Of guilt and dea
terrific blows with uncrring aim
ii must be said that whalevc
may be the degree Of shocl
caused by its visitation, the IN
written law of the vigilante~ ha
removed evils and reformed com
munities, just as the lightnin
purifics the air.
Sound minded and patriot
people agree that popular execu
lion Of justice should be avoide
when possible, but that othe
things are worse and that tn
remedy is TO be found in ad,
q,late laws, vigorously enforce
We are glad to see that Senat,
Walsh is active in framing a la
that should give no excuse +,
judges 10 render false interpret
tiOns or for the officers to fail
execute its provisions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
IMITATION LEATHER.

l.insecd oil, certain plants. rosin
gum, and a chemical treatment-and
VIC Will have Il compound as tough and
as durable rs leather! Such are the
wonders of modern chemistry.
The process for producing this imi-
lation leather is based upon one dis
covered as long ago as 1864. saws
Popular Science Monthly. At this time
Frederick Walton found out how a
durable and sanitary floor covering
could be made This covering-the
torerunner of our modern linoleum-
consisted of strong canvas cloth COW
cred with an oil and rosin compound
heated and hardened while exposed t,
the air. \ modification gives paton
| leather.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

largely by anybody: that present dan
ger was small because the special lot
and even kind of flour was no longer
being sold and because I had found no
glass in a sample of the flour most
used in this locality.
Had any reporter seen me I should
have referred him for information on
any of those points to the gentleman
who submitted the flour to me.
Your Sunday mornings story has
given some people at least the Inn
preston that somebody is in some way
trying to cover up crime involving
the public welfare.
In justice to me I believe you should
publish this letter. Yours truly.
W. G. BATEMAE. :,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
COLLEGE GIRLS TELL
Of WORK IN FRANCE

Probably no exclusive WON.
ans college in America has
more former students in war
work than has Smith college
of Northampton, Mass. Letters
written by these girls and
woman in France are Of pecu-
liar interest just now due to the
great struggle that is taking
place on the western front.
Some Of them were in the zone
embraced in the big offensive
conducted BY the Germans. Por-
tons Of these letters will be
reproduced from time to time in
this column of Tho Muscular.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
LETTERS FROM THE
MISS0ULIAN FAMILY

The Muscular invites letters
from its readers on all topics OF
interest. Tho signatures and ad.
dresses Of correspondents should
be sent as evidence Of good faith,
though anonymous signatures may
be sent for the letters as printed,
If desired. All communications
should be limited TO 200 words and
addressed to the editor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
RRRREE-V

The druggist danced and chortled
till the bottles danced on the shelves.
whats up2' asked the soda clerk.
DO yon remember when our water
pipes We're frozen last winter"
Yes. but what
We'll. the plumber who fixed them
has just come in to have a prescription
tilled."-Chicago News.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
Mr.. Bateman Explains Glass in Flour

mF. odtcTVdV GAp'd'VS S'oSo ~ S'o0''
Editor Missoulian:
Sir: Last Friday afternoon Mis-
soulian reporter asked me over the
telephone for a story about the flour
in which had found some glass. He
said that one of my university COL
leagues had made a statement to this
effect. | told him l could not deny
this, but that | was not at liberty for
reasons of professional ethics to give
out anything for publication without
first consulting the gentleman who had
brought the flour to me for analysis.
The reporter agreed tn call me later
to learn the result of my inquiry but
so far as | know did not do so. In
Saturdays Missoulian there appeared
a short story about the flour contain
| ing "a number of inaccurate statements
/ not made by me. During the Whole OF
Saturday l did not see nor talk to a
reporter. Nevertheless n longer story
/ in the paper on Sunday morning states
i that "ail information was
strictly withheld by the chemistry de-
partment." Professor Bateman re-
fuses to say where the flour came
from ~; he would not even
indicate what action would be taken"
On none of these points was my opin-
ion asked for by any reporter. l was
in the laboratory all morning on hike
| in the afternoon. and at home practi-
cally all the evening. The last para :
graph of the story directly attributes
TO me the statements which l did not
make and which are inaccurate.
Among the reasons which forbid n
chemist publishing all he knows or
surmises about articles submitted to
him for analysis, the following are per-
tinent:
First-Such publication may help
criminals to cover up their tracks and
lesCape.
Second-Such news hastily published
lmay lead to the severe financial loss or
even ruin of reputable and important
business companies. This in turn may
involve the chemist IN damage suits.
On Friday afternoon l had satisfied
myself that any danger from the past
use of this flour-if any qSantity of II
were indeed contaminated with glass
Twas unavoidable and already incurred
that such danger was fortunately re-
. duced because the flour WAS one of the
war substitutes for wheat flour and
thence not used by everybody and moi
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

One of the reasons assigned for
honorable discharge from tho
army is "temperamental inadap-
liability" which, we take it, is an
other way of saying that a man
may be a patriot, but must not
be a crab.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

One Of Chairman Hays tasks on
arriving in Montana will be to
separate the real Republicans
from the knife-throwers and kill
Joys.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

The easiest way for John Doe'
to keep his name out Of the pa
pers is TO slip into the open and
show all Of his cards.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

After the Hun "whitc caps are
in leash, the whole world will be
organized into a law and order
league.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

Italians have perfected a process for
making an edible oil, that also can be
used in soap and as an illumination,
from grape seeds.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

Senator Reed must sit up
nights preparing grouches to be
worked off in the senate the next
day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

II all men were really in every re-
spect equal all would want to give
orders and none would be wiling to
take them.-Albany Journal
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
eickenbach Brought
Blizzard in April.

A pro-German weather man, a tardy
equinox and other agnecies have been
blamed for the cold weather of the last
two days. but despite the diligence of
Missoula people to find satisfactory
cause Of the unusual spring tempera-
ture, the guilty offender is still at
large.
Now that the weather has turned
for the better again. however, 1t will
perhaps be within the bounds Of kind
ness to name the responsible individ-
ual.
II. L. Bickenbach did it. Only two
days ago he took down the snow fence
which has protected the street car
tracks in front of the university cam
pus during the winter months. In
the minds of those who are acquainted
with the jinx, 1t was this act which
brought the storm. Mr.. Bickenbach
may be forgiven, however. inasmuch
as he brought warm weather last fall
when he erected the fence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
No Little Cousins" Now

in Germany.
please ma'am, l want a book about
travel" 1t was a small and ladylike
girl of perhaps seven years who yester-
day addressed herself to the librarian
in charge Of the juvenile department
of the public library. The little girl
was shown to the shelves where were
travel books for children; books Of
bright colors, green, red and blue.
my teacher says to get books about
My Little Cousins May II" The
librarian pointed out the set of books
and the child read the titles.
"'Our Little French Cousins Our
Little Russian Cousin" she read on
down the set Near the end she came
to a book which made her pause. 1t
was a bright red book and had gold
printing on the back OF 1t. "'Our Lit
tie German Cousin she read. Again
she hesitated. I'D like to take that,
but / guess it would be wicked now,
wouldn't it," she asked.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

The young enap who swears he
would die for her sometimes finds it
mighty hard to make a living for her.
Press.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

After reading The returns from
Wisconsin, the kaiser remarked
that Colt was asleep at the switch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

Scientists tell us that the surcSt
way of regainlng youth is to work
i'll the garden in war times.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04
OUR LOYAL SWEDES.

&, The election of Congressman
irving L. Lenroot to the United
States senate from Wisconsin will
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

Won Ilindenhurg will have to
take Gen. Foch's spring tonic to
get it out OF his system.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

The Hun drive in Wisconsin
has been checked and that will
help some.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

The kaiser is certainly paying
the price Of good time"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

Since Paris or bust is the
hun slogan, We may soon look for
the pieces.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

\ vote for Mrs. Farnsworth is
n vote for better schools.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

While The clock has been set
ahead, The weather has been set
back.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

We can lick ON, if they will
wait long enough.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-04

WORKED OH III the senate the next
day.
After reading The returns from
Wisconsin, the kaiser remarked
that Colt was asleep at the switch
Scientists tell us that the surcSt
way of regaining youth is to work
in the garden in war times.
Won Hindenhurg will have to
take Gen. Foch's spring tonic to
get it out OF his system.
The Hun drive in Wisconsin
has been checked and that will
help some.
Since paris or bust is the
Hun slogan, We may soon look for
the pieces.
While The clock has been set
ahead, The weather has been set
back
\ vote for Mrs. Farnsworlh is
Ia vote for better schools.
The kaiser is certainly paying
the price Of a good time"
We can lick 'cm, if they will
Wait long enough.
Perhaps Won llindcnbmg meant
lnrNt April.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04
~
DID YOU GET YOUR
FACTS"

Il ~ 4 ~
That lis the theme Of men who tell
ig how 10 do our war work well,
And what to eat and where TO gu,
And other truths we ought to know,
Who In their short and snappy splos
Bid patriots save bones and wheels
70 buy war saving stamp and bond
And back the boys across the pond
rhey ask you where you get your facts
When sou describe some bughousc acts
Which tend To hurt our chances some.
or show our army's on the bum,
When language that you pass around
Has German propagandlsh sound
Ihrse gentlemen want YOU to show
Where yuu learn all you seem tu know
The olnCkcr and the pacifst
Are on their long and rangey list,
Aluug with other shoot mouth fools.
And Bthonds who are Potsdam tools.
Tho lies that these and others. lisp
Ne Wenut to cook our goose quite crisp
so Hll should know the facts about
The line Of talk they're putting out.
Don't deal In rumors vague and wild
Nor hnlDtul hints In accents mild.
Lest YOU hc clHsscd with yellow dogs
Nnl predatory profit hogs,
The roppofhead and shadow Hun
should know their race Is nearly run.
Whom patriotic folk dcclnim
or facts and where you get the same
Learn something from four minute men.
NnN du not talk too much again.
lnl du not talk NJ all uulps,
YOU know instead NJ merely guess.
That 's n what YOU have 10 say
lon0' ms this celebrated nnN.
pi .I"H pre something We ahhor
lnd umors VIII not win M, war
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04
TGppli11H
o8| rhs.zl1Et E-M1,1aSon ~
BETTER DAYS.
Mason

T OR months the news was grim aud
sad. We learned the word re
verse oh. every day the news
wa, bad, and next day il was worse.
The gods seemed smiling ON the Hun,
while we could but retreat. he Piled
his ,abre and his gun, and never met
defeat We took our bltters as they
came, good sports hope We we're, while
Teutons played their winning game, and
filled the air with fur used to hear
the boys remark, "Just wait-the tide
will turnl The prospects now look pretty
dark. but We have faith to burn Just
war, until our Yankee lads get busy
with the foe and shoot them through
their liver pads, ar where their whiskers
grow" And now the better DAYS have
come the news Is M to read We march
along 10 heat oi drum. and Huns are
SnCket,nccd BY Yankee pep, on which
we banked with French and British
force, the kronprlnz armies have been
spanked and they are bowling hoarse.
wonder how the TcutS will stand
the strain they're under now-the homely
IeutS who tlll the land the peasant
and his irau2 ! wonder how the Ger
man towns will stand the sick ming
thud They liked the ups and now the
downs will show their sporting blood
/ doubt II Teuu will stand the gaff
their sporting form is cheap they can
not force a smile or laugh when theyr
inclined to weep
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

Don't fail to read the war news these days Tremen
ons victories are being wor, and even decisive victories
are within the range OF possibility. The Hun has lost
mos, OF his Picardy gains Haig has driven through the
Drocourt Queant switch line and Lens the great coal min
ing center which held out stubbornly against the Ca
nadians earlier in the war, has fallen. That much in the
past day for the British while the French driving
ahead to ouuank the Aisne line. There is occasion for
cheering
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04
N WaAuR n ttANNlSO1t

between the present front and Douai
and Camhral ., such that il must be
miles back and It held will entail a re-
tlrcmcnt from half of the lindcnburg
line to maintain a relatively straight
front
Until We &c, the Hun back from the
NcSle. over the Al,nc 'o the Chcmn
des DANES It Is not likely that we will
witness Foch', main effort TO drive
ManginS present arrow head through
the heart OF the enemy, defense As
long as the Germans stand nm thc
Nc,lc, We must recognize that Maugn
position is vulnerable
Nor should we overlook or under
estimate the growing possibilities OF an
Unprecedented allied success i'm late
September and October OF this year.
| am beginning to believe that the
close of big fighting in this campaign
will find the enemy ON a new line m
Belgium, running into the linz oi the
MeuSe river on the frontier oi France.
Marshal Fochs strategy hh mul-
tiplicity OF blows raining with in
crcaSlng success at widely scattered
points on an enemy that is showing
the first signs Of Reorganization IN in
dlvidual units. Is ng NJ TO A climax
| for 1918
II the enemy get his center
back TO a solid .. easily dcicn,ible
he might rccol and free hi,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04
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INlGS clean break through the
II Drocourt-Queant switch line east
Of ArraS is the most serious loss
that has beialen the hard pressed Hun
since Marshal toch began to jostle the
line into motion from Npres to Reims
SIX weeks ago
Sunday night when the first news of
the Canadian piercing OF the switch
came through. We expected the pitching
IN Of such hordeS of German reserves
that the Wotan bulwark, as the German
press calls the Swltch-llnc would be
restored on Monday But such a de
Nclopmcut was not in the strategy of
allied high command. for the Canadi-
ans, joined by fresh British armies
drove out Monday with redoublcd fury
ON the ten miles OF bri,ting field forts
between Droyourt and Oucant carrying
the whole line By Tuesday evening
Hays men we're IN IIamblain lie Pres.
Etang Cagncourt and Pronvllc. ali
points ranging from a mile to three
miles behind the Drocourt Qucant line
The enemy did not expect the fall
of such a blulgcon on his yitas That
TACT is patent from the polyglot mixture
of troop of all branches OF the service
flung ,n Monday with prodigal hand
.',' @ Wv .I'',,.',, g.,.,, wv ''' '''' We.
'''' ''.'' "'' ,"''''' ''.
The identification OF eleven Hun III
visions ON a front OF five miles show,
me enormous efforts OF She enemy 10
h''d mat concentration means three
men io every Root oi ground. II means
such massc, as can be hammered 10
wr'''. hN neId guns and most 'mpor
''N' II means Inc "a'idse OF reserves
.h ,i',l hummer,
I'4I" BIS withholding information r.
,'''.'A "'" 'lIu', nN Manl.n WIN
N,'' ,'"n 'uNp'rl, between The Ol'c
ana me N''nc' which developed Tues
H'' morning ms thcatcr shares IN
importance win H'lg' operations ear.
"' N,'.
Io,,,, o., ',n2 through the h'nEe' Of
W, .'.'''..u'E .'''. ne n"rin,In
l ,ut D., ''' Us '''", '"oaY mar
.'' u, '..'., ""' "n'F mean '' kecp 'heU
h."'"''
l' I'' "',r'",n'' u" P''" on toward
."g ''U'' "n'hrW me
nc I','N "I ~ ''nain protecting
l.''h In 'N' SCUM. IS ,he very center oi
inc '"pp",,,, "i 'n' nun holdings m
I'"',. M'nt'u' "toRe mas absorbed
inc "0o,' p,.lcao 'l Nol''on'' "hlth
,'anN' U,' Ne,n'n positions ON The
N'ne ana "hi,h compromise the Ger
man mann position on the Ohcmln DIES
Danes -,
u seems 10 me iha' Marshal foch
next pay Is 10 iorce The evacuation ot
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04
MINOR INJURIES

iFrom the Waukomis Horuct
4 MHukuWis doctor was called % the
fr'phuu, the other night by woman
Zoo said Oh doctor. come out right
away. have been hurt In AN automo-
bile accident" Hurt much" asked the
doctor NO. only a bent fender and a
bursted inner tube" replied the woman.
and she doesn't know yet why the doctor
tOared with laughter.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

back il to the limit Indeed he is poor American
who does not want to do his part and his showing pitt
fully poor when that part is nothing more than loan Of
a oart OF his money on excellent security
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

A beggar arrested here with SS0 in his
clothes, should he able to convince the
court that such a sum isn't too much
change 20 carry with prices where they
arc lnlAN-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

Speaking of the dramatic aspect, oi the war General
Maurice doe, ha, occurred YOU that the crown prince
fights like Little Eva
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

3c,idc' growing army France there is going
10 be lot more German prisoner, there To- iced this
winter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

A teacher could not get a littl, cir
to remember the number four Sh,
would count 81. ,, J. s" Finally in
desperation the teacher asked her Il
he had a cat at home The little girl
said she did
Then run along home. aud count the
cats feet, then come back and tell me
how many she has, said the teacher.
The little girl returned to the school
room promptly.
We'll, did you count m, cats feell-
asked the teacher
Yes, ma'am'
How many has H."
1.-TWO in the front and two in the
back
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

Clothing price, have advanced II percent in the pas,
nur wears, and n ISN'T strange that pa'Dlc, again
becoming respectable.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

Breyity you may have observed,
is rarely the soul OF woman's wit
And most Of the four minute speak
ers, whose timely topic tops this
tower OF Utilization today, are men.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

Having failed 'o get 'hc republican nomination Henry
Furd can go ahead uuh h. automobile busnc,, Michigan
i.nl a democratic state
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

with so many other large oppor-
tunitles tor getting mussed up, It
must pain an army officer to attain
the casualty list BY the polo route.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-04

Ty Cobb led tine American league IN batting again this
ear hu old Hank novd, lhc inst brg league star q. ,
,t continue, 60 be our baseball hgo