South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07
MAN IN THE STREET

suits have been recently filed IN
Russia. The yearning for freedom
there must be great.
They have gotten war bread 10
quality now that ought to make
corn bread attractive and render t
easy to conserve wheat
New York is preparing for air
raids. Hardly from across the sea.
We think. There are alien enemies
in New York capable Of attempting
something like that. and unless We
get 10 executing such enemies the
trouble will be hard TO deal with.
The pro-germanic idea in Okla
homa finds expression occasionally.
hut it usually winds up in the ceme-
terry.
When you were a school boy you
didn't think you would ever become
so terribly anxious for a British
line to hold. did your
They have a new game called
squash" at the high school. Why
not get the boys to play tomato.
English peas, new potatoes, snap
beans, asparagus. cucumbers, early
corn, cantaloupe and watermelons.
as we'll as squash.
Kansas City has a big laundry
strike on, and all the rest Of the
Unions are going out in sympathy.
Here it is again. Peter gets his
bean pounded for Paul's mischief.
II never has happened yet. and
never will happen until human ma
ture changes. that Furnishing inno-
cence will strengthen any cause
however meritorious.
A precocious youngster in the
second grade at the south side
school pulled off rather a good one
this week. A fellow pupil COM
planned to the teacher that the
aforesaid kid had been guilty NJ
saying God damn. The teacher
cslled him aside and explained the
naughtiness of using cuss words.
hereupOn the young patriot told
her she had only heard half the
story. II said, God damn the
kaiser!" OF course. the teacher
being human, had to giggle.
A man in Reno boosted of having
celebrated the sinking Of the Tus-
cania. By the time he was striped
worse than a zebra, when the fell
lows who applied a cat O. nine tails
got through with him, he was in
more Of a reflective mood and not
so full Of tobasco.
After this war is over. and
Mishawaka boy comes round with
an honorable discharge from the
army and tells us he wants us 10
vote for him-well, the civilian who
runs against him reedn't bother
about offering us any Of his cigars.
A California lady is asking for a
divorce and 500 a month because
her husband broke her nose. The
California gentleman is a peculiar
guy, if ne doesn't know better than
20 tamper with his wife's phys
iognomy in any such way as that.
He ought to pay the 800 a month
and furnish the powder, too.
To avoid suspicion it will now
be necessary TO have our suit cases
made of glass. says a writer That
isn't the point. 1t isn't that they
think you may have il. They know
you've got it and merely wonder Il
YOU are too big a hog to invite them
TO have one.
Lloyd George is appealing TO
America for reinforcements. Just
think of the time that was wasted
by La Toilette, Reed Gronna and
stone. And think of the disloyal
shipyard strikes, All these things
mean the opening Of the veins Of
the American youth.
A movement has been started
among the Methodist congregation
to purchase a feather lined lounge
for the sweet singer of Main st. and
end man OF the choir. who shocked
last Sundays congregation by Sit
ting astride the choir railing during
the services.
When we see young man on the
baseball diamond the coming sum-
mer. we shall be wondering what
physical defect the man could pos
sibly have that rendered him in
eligible for military service.
Look out. old scout, and see them
standing there-there on the peaks
OF history. erect, clear-eyed. sun
crowned, immortal - Sir Douglas
Haig, the Beau Sabreur Of Free
dom's Legion, and grim old Lloyd
George, the lion Of the tribe OF Ju-
Il.