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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-26
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1918.
mo POLITICS IN THE WAR"

WYE have heard a great deal from time to time
W against injecting politics into the war, and we
believethe advice is wholesome Not only when
applied to Republicans and Socialists but that it
is also good medicine for Democrats and could
well be followed by the President and his cabinet.
In a very plain and pointed address before the
United States Senate on the 9th of last month,
Senator Smoot of Utah charged undue activity in
politics against President Wilson and his official
family, citing specific instances to show that the
president was devoting possibly much thought
and attention to the big political machine of which
he is the head to the successful conduct of the
war The speech is somewhat of revelation to
many, who have been sympathizing with our Pres
ident in the weight of responsibility resting upon
him at this critical time but possibly he is not
taking the war so seriously as we had assumed,
If the accusations brought by Senator Smoot are
well founded; and we scarcely believe that he would
dare to make them thus openly if they were not.
The complete address would be deemed too
partisan by people opposed to Senator Smoot in
politics, but we will say that in our opinion it is
Just as essential that the political party in power
drop politics from their ethical code, pending the
settlement of the war it is that the people Of
other political parties refrain from partisan ex-
press;ons.
1t is becoming more apparent every day that
the United States has Herculean job on its hands
which will require the best brains and the full en-
ergy OF its people to accomplish These brains
and this energy should be utilized regardless of
party creed. And where men are found in the
various departments in jobs too big for them, who
have been placed there to satisfy political obliga-
tons, they should be asked to resign and men
qualified for the work in hand appointed, without
stopping to. Investigate their political affiliations
or their past political records. Efficiency must
he the watchword if we expect to overthrow Ger
man militariasm.
The best way for the Democrtic party to en-
trench itself in power right now is to exert every
effort for the speeding up of the military program
of the United States and bring some pressure to
bear against the Germans over in Europe before
our hard pressed allies may be broken through
and forced to give up the fight. There is no time
for political propaganda and wre-pullng. 1t is,
with apologies to the Masters word for the thot
if not the exact language time when che who
would save his (politcaD life shall lose it and he
who would lose his life for my (Americas) sake,
shall find it,"
Then let everybody from the President down
devote themselves to the business of the hour
war-and forget politics. but demand efficiency in
every department of the Government as well as in
the private lives of the people.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-26
Is j.

.ONCE more we wish to call attention to the
- fact that time is slipping by and that if we
intend to hold county fair this year it is time we
were getting busy, The great drawback in the
past has always been the fact that the matter of
the fair has been deferred too long allowing in
sufficient time to make the necessary arrange
ments We believe it is up to the Cedar City Com
mercia club to make the first move. We have
called attention to the matter before, and do not
wish to disturb anybodys repose unnecessarily,
but really if we are going to have county fair
this year we should be getting the ball into mo-
ton.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-26

IT would be serious misfortune to the bus
mess of this section if Japanese interests should
obtain holdings in this county and establish ;o-
ony here. The Japanese people are an industrious,
frugal and as a rule law-abiding race, but The
objection to them comes in that they are exclu
sve in their habits and modes of life. Where they
establish themselves they form colonies, conduct
ing their own stores, banks, restaurants, barber
shops and business establishments of whatever
kind and nature they find necessary. Their money
is all retained among themselves, and whatever
surplus they acquire is sent to Japan for invest
ment or safe-keeping. Under these circumstances
they are not desirable citizens in any locality, and
add nothing to the general prosperity of coun-
try they adopt as their future home Il is because
of this eXclusiveness that the United States OBJ
jects to Japanese immigration, and this has given
rise to the almost strained relations between the
Makido government an our own. We trust that
bad as we need population here, we may find more
desirable element than the Japanese for this part
of the country.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-26

the Supervisors office on or before
April %.
Temporary permits for sheep will
be issued only where surplus range
is found and the usual number can be
grazed without injury to the National
Forest Range.
j. w. HUMPHREY,
Supervisor.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-26

Entered at the Post Office at Cedar City, Utah. Second
Glass Matter First Glass in all other respects.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-26

SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER YEAR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
TO OPEN PITTSBURGH
SALOONS AND SHOWS;
ARRESTS THREATENED

PITTSBURGH Nov. 3.-Theatrcs and
saloons will reopen hero Tomorrow
morning. despite the protest nf state
health officials. Managers may he ar
rested and prosecuted by Charles w
Wrhhort and his Investigators. who. DR..
Kari Schnfflc, DR. b. Franklin Rogers
special representative in Pitt shurgh. an
nounc"d tonight would arrive early to
watch tho situation and enforce the
health Officers ruling about continuing
tho Influenza han.
Mayor T.. V. BahcoCk issued a second
proclamation tonight advising business
houses tn reopen in accordance with his
published suggestion Of Saturday morn
ing. llc says lie will stand pat and
so do proprirtcrs Of theatres and Sa-
looms.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Nov. 3.-Arrests
IN PITTSBURGH will follow Immediately
and vnlatnrs Of tho state health de-
Partln"nt closing order will h" nrosecu-
ted to tho full extent of the law. il
they open their business places tn-mor-
row according To q statement issued
Tonight by the state health department.
Some quick examples will be made Of
tho offenders in Pittsburgh courts. the
statement says.
der will Inv" to remain in force in
Pittsburgh until officially lifted by the
health department. The hatrc for the
ban to be lifted as it stands now is
Saturday. November ..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
Must Render Another War
Impossible, Says ASQuith

tuPAR Scotland. Huv. 2.-EnlcsS the
allies arr content 10 hav" made all their
sacrifices in vain. they must Conclude Il
pcac" better than any Of the convcn-
tonal praccS Of history" and secured
by IL league Of nations able to check any
attempt II agrcSSivcnrsS from whatever
quarter il may arise. declared Former
Premier ASquith in an address delivered
here today.
Matters have now reached the stage.
h" declared. at which victory must be
decisive if peace is 10 be secured. All
our sacrifices will have been thrown
away If we acquicscc In anything less
than Il peace of such n kind that il not
only brushes for all time the aggressive
ambition of our present enemies but,
what is indeed more important from tho
point of view OF the permanent interests
Of civilization and humanity. render in,-
possible a r"curranc" of such war by
striking at tn" very root of the causes
Of war.
We must attain something better
than any of the conventional peace Of
history. We must attain II league of
nations.
I'VE cannot have Il lcaGu" Of nations
IN any but an academic sense unless
thos" who enter il are prepared. first
Of all. tn rNcngnZ" that no, country can
participate III III" partnership If its
government is based an nutncTRcy.; If a
league of nations is To be really nm Of
f"ctivc security for the peace Of the
world. il must he in n position. from
whatever quarter war might arise. 10
check and even punish the offender
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
HOW TO MAKE THOUSAND
SOLDIERS in. FRANCE
HAPPY ON CHRISTM AS.
Wheeling Red Cross Chapter Has Car
tons to Send Forward to Boys
without Relatives.

Here's an opportunity 10 max" n thou
sand SCHILLER boys in Franc" happy ny
sending them Christmas gifts. These
boys have n parents or relatives and
tho chances are they Will have II EiftlrSs
Xmas unless you help them. There are
n thousand cartons ut the Wheeling Rcd
Cross chapter headquarters Hub build
ing Fourteenth and Market streets.
which will be- filled with christmas
tokens by III" organization and with
your personal card enclosed sent I" th''
hoyS you can assist m making happy.
The cost is only s. for each hoy of
Christmas cheer. You just present your
card with Il dollar bin and the Rcd
Cross officials will do thu rest
Chairman {. y. Robinson said last
night that tn" extra cartons HAY" h""n
received ana l.nn0 Is Wht"Iinr'S quota.
and he is hoping that 'hr good p"nrl"
of Wheeling and it's vicinity VIII open
their purse ami "ard-raS" and max" ih"
thousand boys happy on IT," lat'l"ti"!dS
Tho Wheeling Rotary Club - going I"
scul lnn cartons 10 thr boys Two local
women have contributed s." for 81
cartons. aud it is rXprrlcd that other
social and frHi"rnal organizations and
individuals will follow suit. November
90 rs the last day lnr".'r% may u" lna'l"d
10 III" soldiers; in hiFanCr.
M Christmas packages can h. sent
70 the boys overseas unless they have
the STAMP of approval If TIA" Rcd Cross.
This is n federal ruling ana II" "Hc"r-
lions ar" mnd". It's ur /" III" good p""-
plc 81 Wheeling I" send TIL" cartons nj
tho Rcd Cross headquarters I" tho hum
drcdS or hnI.S upon til" haitl"frldS that
they may not u" forgotten, r"r they
have neither relatives. parents ar
friends.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
BROTHERS MET ON
THE WESTERN FRONT

"Snmrwhcrc in France tn" Other day
there was happy meeting. Two broth
rrs. members nf two different branches
Of Uncle Sans fighting forces met
after not having, seen each "tSl"r Sinr"
early after tn" tim" that this country
DECLARED war un Germany.
Lieut.. Irwin B"Egs. of cleveland. on
listed in n mechanical division Of IN"
army soon after war WAS declared and
WAS sent /" France. Almost year
later t;""rE" l;"gES. Il rrivat" IN tn"
new nati"ual army. went over seas.
\ few days af;o Will" taking Il sleep
nficr having been IN duty. mn officer
came Ia the tent Of tho young soldier
and told him To dress md follow him.
What was his surprise when at III" end
uf the journey with tn" officer he was
brought face /" face with his brother,
Irwin, whom hr had not srCn sine" hr
,irIartrd for service in the army from
cleveland.
Writing home III his parents. George
said:
II did not know what was going to
happen when chat officer told M" TO
,drrss and follow hlm. hut sure was
delighted when discovered the real
factors in tn" httl" $urpris" party"
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; On thos" parts Of the line where inc u.
enemy. short of complete disaster IS
compelled TO hold on at all COSTS thlS
rnmpulsion To fatiEu" his parts ~ iin,
posed with such severity that nc "puIu
nr"ak GOWN unless he pcrrctuall! re-
/ ncwrd his forces. AS he here suffers
the greatest pressure. and must hoIu o'
. lose everything. he puurs men III con.
tlnunlly. and though the line does no.
fppr"ciably move on the map. We mus
visualize wRstcaGf. which is more I'M
putnnt than movement.
! This vital sector, though kept station
nry for 4 time or nearly stationary ~
. OH tn" boil. II is the seen" or f3F''S
pcrpetualy thrown in and exhausted. -
. look nj the following figures vii MAKE
one appreciate the full meaning.
: When thr pressure was first seriously
applied by the Americans in this r'taI
sector Of thc upper Mouse. tn" eneh!
had believe. eight divisions to meet
, tho first shock. IN tho shock he super
Inri;y nf the forces opposing forced MN
hack. rs We know, past MontfaucOn. He
{ cont inurd tn pour in mcn. At me DcEih-
ming Of October lie had Displaced fttceri
divisions. by the middle Of Octohcr ~
and al he close of the month thirty. Inc
process continues.
He had of available divisions ten days
ago. that is. divisions for the front
though. Of course. not in their ! ull nSlhp-
lishmrnt. hut now heavily and inrr"aS-
inGiy G"pl"i"n. rather over li". 'l WIN :,
less than l6n could bc used actively. anu
Of these again. a certain number. ABOUT
forty were kept In rotation behind me
lines, recovering from the effects of bat
tic Therefore. it is true To say that
upon this very short and vital sector or
HE front the Americans have romnGiled
the enemy to employ something ike
NTH Of his active strength and TINS pro
portion will grow to more nearly
quarter nv the time these lines appear.
This. then has bocn the function OF
the American armies nj the Mouse DUR
Ing. the Inst five wccks-a function l
fear that has not been sufficiently I'M
dcrstnod. and consequently has. not been
receiving it's due need OF praise.
The function of the containing Wing
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not even against the half-$upplIrd ana
broken armies Of Russia ut In" end OF
the 1915 CampRlIn.x But 10y TN" thrcn
Of Cnv"lCpm"nt you compel hum To re-
tire with Il very heavy loss of mru and
material. and during tn" ""mpuIsi"n he
will naturally give way before iii" Wins
that threatens his very l;fc. This lat
ter wing. therefore. which by exercising
constant md urvaryinE pressure per-
mItS the wing At the other extremity Ia
do its work and 80 forward. is called
tho containing wing.
It's role Is for ihc moment unErai"ful
Its business Is 10 hold great masses ~
the enemy and by 50 doing 10 permit Its
fellow at the other extreme In advance
rapidly and compel II general retire
mcnt but It's usefulness to the general
srhcmc Is as high and II anything high
or thnn any other component pnrt OF III"
shrcmr. Not only does il thus contain.
that is. pin down and prevent The move
mnnt of great masses which The enemy
could otherwise use elsewhere. hut II
exercises the force have called sue
tInn.
This third point Of cur comprehension
of the whole system md tn" part played
Ivy the sectors of tho Upper Nous" IS
very important. y SUPERIOR opponent
has through his superiority this adVan-
tagc among others over tho enemy: lie
can Compel the enemy to fatigue him.
self. lie can compel III" enemy to
throw In division utter division and for
hid such divisions after days of hatil" Ia
obtain sufficient rest. While he. HIM
self. gives the divisions with which lin
has recently attacked. say. three w""Ks
for rest and recruitment his dwinhling
opponents arc compelled 10 throw in
corresponding divisions again within n
week or ten days. with nll tho cnns"-
uuent loss Of efficiency which is pro-
grrSSivcly increasing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
The American Meuse One of Great Factors of Victory
BnAnERu m-unmn mm%dhre naBm ~ wm1u

has hnen exercising cont fnuous pressure
on the most vital point. compelling the
enemy TO weaken resistance elsewhere
=, ana thereby permitting the whole pro-
CcSS Of the advance on the north which
has lost for the enemy the Scacoast and
| thrown him back from the Sheldt. Ii
has hncn far more important than an;:
ccSsi0n OF ground. has worn down the
security and the breaking point.
Can the pressure be continued Will
winter conditions and the recruitment
nf the Allies permit continuance? Tn
doubtcdly. The winter lull OF the last
tw" years depended on two factors. One
was tho exhaustion OF the Allied recruit
ment and the other was the difficulty or
advancing over ground which in the
earlier stages had been churned to q
pulp.
More important than either Of these
considerations Is the fact that today the
bombardment tho allies were subjected
to in the earlier days Of tho war
Today tho problem of recruitment is
solved by the continual arrival of Am
erican forces. The problem of tho
hns become n war Of movement. no long
or involving the churning up of the
soil by prolonged 'bombardmcnt upon a
narrow belt and by the extension Of tho
movement out Of the Waterloo district
southwark TO dryer regions.
More important than either Of these
considerations is the fact that today the
enemy docs not hold az equal against
equal. He is not rs in late 1916 and
even late 1917. mn exhausted man stand
ing against another man equally e1-
haustcd and both parties pausing to re-
cuprrntc He is n man suffering from
an exhaustion far more rapid than that
Of his opponent and he is man suffer
ing the political peril of a constantly
nearer approach 10 hrs own frontiers. =.
The pressure will continue and it will
continue VIGOROUSLY and one Of the
great factors Of this victory will prove
10 have been the containing effort the
American armies have exercised this au-
tumn on the upper Mouse.
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desire this week (" turn tr"m tn"
rsperal situation Of the war II tbs. par
,icular point Of interest 1" American
readers and discuss III" situation on
either side OF IN" Upper Mouse. together
with the factor Of continuity III effort.
which is Of the highest interest ana
Importance at the present moment: IN
other words tn, cnntinuancn "r rr"SS-
ure on rho enemy during IN" winter
For an understandings "f tho ~" 500
tors Of the Upper MeuS". east and w">s
of the river. and III" natur" and value II
pressure there. three things must h>
unprecedented. First. why this sector IS
of sGch vital Importance to IN" enemy
second. the function III strategy OF con-
raining m. wing" third. the principle
which has governed thN who'll" Allied at
tuck since the middle 1T Tuly. which is
siycu no technical name. bur Whi'h
will call. tor lack OF better iHt".
suction.
First then. why was IN" sector "H''
the American army initiated tn" a''!'Ni
Of September - Of vital Importance ~
rho enemy" Why WAS ii m"r'' import
ant than any other sector th"rr. are
,wo reasons. F.rst. II faced IN" hinge
upon which must pivot any great "n"ihE
retirement Second. hHC::us" any con-
siderable Allisd advan"H 1T ms P"inl
would hamp.- the supplies Of 'nH armies
OF the enemy II northern Franco a'a
compel the Surr"rGlrr Of great proper
ton Of thes". With p"SS'hI" decisive
result. ,
Tht nature Of the ground and The poll
teal Developments or centuries '"NH'
oun,, nm u have. compelled all the main
Of the arrl.rS pr""""d-
thy from, east To west out of Germany
into Eranct to lie through the belgian
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81 IL Lille. This line linked mp l."r-
rain" with tn" i6rlEInn $h"ai at "nrnnu-
nirntiuns. and all The supplies or the
million men VIII" lay IN III" i"rwarr:
thrust of the great salient between Ar
raS and tn" Nrgunnc depended on II.
Now this railway runs In all Its eastern
part right under the difficult country
"H the Ardrnn"s. and il you Will look
at tn" map you will 50" that the point
where thu belt defended II was narrow
est WAS tn" sector nf Ncrdln; mat Is
the two sides uf the Upper M"uS" tuS>
nurth of that town. II was here that
III" front ran dangerously clos" |" me
main lateral railway. and any consider
nhl" advance along the tw" sides NJ the
Mouse below Vrrdun threatened I" put
this ,.i;rl railway under fire and there
fore cut it,
Further, should allied pressure com
mol ;hr enemy to. retire, he would. or
rnursc rrtjr" whore there was the most
omen ground behind him: that is, ny
the north on the right, piNotlnE on IN"
left or southeastern extremity Of Inc
ur;ivn front in the sector hrinr" YER
dun. \ strong advance. therefore. IN
this sector. not only threatened I" pul
of at tn" root the lateral "unmunichr
lions whereby tho German armies on the
north communicated with the south ana
thereby the great German mass iw the
center was supplied. but also To break
tn" hing" ur pivot IF II possible rcilr"-
mcnt. which retirement W" know was
imposed on tn" enemy and has taken
place.
When on September % what the
enemy long expected took pla"" and the
main battle was opened with power
Phi American HlfHrk in this vital sector
north OF Ecrdun and between tho Ar
gonne and tho Mouse. the enemy mot II
by n heavy concentration. 1t was q mat
ter Of lfr and death for him TINT the
advance OF tho allies. whenever II took
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
VETERAN SOLDIERS DO
NOT CONTRACT "FLU''
Thus Far None Of tho Several hundred
Of the "old Boys Here Have
Gotten Disease.

While there arc hundreds OF persons
in this community who have had the
Spanish influenza and pneumonia dur
ing tho past several weeks. all the vet
eran Union soldiers Of this city have
thus far escaped III" dreaded disease.
Capt. Thomas V. Salisbury. nm officer
Of the J. ". Holiday q. \. Il. Posi-
completed his Investigation yesterday to
ascertain if any Of his several hundred
comrades in this section had taken the
flu" but all reported that thus far
they had escaped.
When il is considered that tho old
boys do considerab" street car riding
and intcrminSling with tho people op
tn" streets and in public places and
have so far escaped the disease. IT is
remarkable" said Capt. Salisbury. "bus
I Suppus" tn" good Lord Is protecting
them In their old and declining days"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
HIAIRE BELOC-Author of Elements the Great War; and

place. should not be here. He brought
IN against thu. American effort every
thing. h" could p"sSihly SPAR. even 10
III" extent "f weakening other sectors
80 :i" north. and aS far as ln"r" GROUND
is concerned h" has parri"d the blow
for III" moment.
As We nil know. til" advance in this
sector toward Grandpr". which has hecn
Reached and passed. and toward Dun
which is not yet reached. has p""n
very painful and hilarious effort and rX-
p"nsivr in m"n. and has covered nTe
weeks. Judged hy tn" map ai"n" or by
any tn" VIII" did not consider the strate-
agirl problem as Il whole. II looks llk"
Il failure.
1t is nothing Of tho kind. On tho con-
trary. it Is m operation absolutely fun
damrn;al tn III" allied plan. To make
this appreciated | shall turn in my n"X
points t. tn" function Of tn" containing
wing.
The Ercut part Of tho Americans dur
ing tho part weeks and pending further
operations has hccn To form the con-
tanning winE of The great allied sweep.
The function Of such containing wing
in 4 movement; of This sort Is the most
useful and tho most necessary Of all
hut il Is Of tn" kind that least advcr-
tiscs itself in movement
When You have at one" the superior
tty Of numbers ana also the initiative
over an enemy hulduE II bulge ur salient
against you. you try IT, reduce IN" salient
lay striking it's two "Xtr"miliCS. That
Is. You act principally on your two
wings. maintaining In the centre only
MS much pr"SSur" rs is necessary 10 pin
the enemy to his salient. trying as tar
AS possible Ia hook him.
Now. short of some very had hnunder
on tho part Of the enemy. or gross in
fcrinrity. you will hardly $"rurr en-
VclnpmenI in n movement on this vast
scale. There is nu example in this war,