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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
SUBMARINE

Let it be said ut once that SO far no
sovereign remedy. NC patent panacea
has yet been devised for dealing with
the submarine. But sometimes num-
Der of little remedies are as good as
one big remedy. Certainly they keep
the enemy guessing all the time. But
first of all, what are our chief difficui-
ties in the matter? "A modern submarine
Is an excellent sea boat, both on and
below the surface and under the latest
methods of control should rarely meet
with an ordinary sea mishap. Further,
with the increased size of the boats
and the increased comfort involved, the
morale of the crew Is no longer eX-
posed to any great strain. So there is
no longer anything specially heroic or
romantic in the business. Moreover,
a submarine is difficult to locate, espc-
cially in deep water. She can dis
charge a torpedo without coming to
the surface. And she cannot be at
tackled unless she attacks first -- for
the simple reason that otherwise you
would not know she was there. Again,
if you should catch her on the surface
taking in air. or charging her batter
ics-shc can dive out of sight in less
than minute.
Stll. despite all these facts in her
favor, the submarine has not quite
lived up to the pious aspirations OF
Grand Admiral Tirpitz. Allied losses
in merchant shipping have been kept
down, and are decreasing. There are
many secret methods of putting the
submarine out OF business, which at
present must remain secret. Some OF
them are most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
in fact; aud the mortality which they
have caused among the t~boats has
been very heavy. How heavy, only
Pot sdam knows,
But apart from these attractive Sc
crets, great deal can be done. and is
being done, by regularly patrolling.
which forces the enemy to remain UNI
der water or emerge at his peril; sec
oudly, by sending all merchant ships
by unusual and constantly varied
routes, and lastly, as already men,
toned, by a very complete system of
conveying over dangerous areas. This
conveying work calls for a very large
number of war vessels. Until recently,
the entire burden. on the Atlantic routes
at any rate, has fallen on the British
navy, but recently America has
reached a long arm across the ocean
and deposited some fresh pieces ON the
board: and now, when al American
crosses to Europe, he will as likely
as not find himself escorted safe into
an English harhor by number of long
gray rakish vessels flying IA flag pleas
antly familar.-lan Hay Major Ian
Hay Beth. NJ c., in the Worlds Work
for January.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
Home!
Stories of Canadians Who
Returned From War.
BY Mrs. J. c. Biqus.

tFrom the point of view of the Ca
madam soldiers wife. a Bostonian, who
mas had the womans part in the war,
that of waiting at home. Mrs, Biggs
is the wife of Major Biggs. officer
commanding the Chicago depot, Il. G..
r. NJ, who served in the Boer war with
the Canadian Mounted Rifles and went
TO France with the same command at
the beginning of this war;
In those early days of the Marne,
Apres. etc, when the men were stand
ing in water up to their waists, when
there was an allotment of only seven
shells day for the big guns, when
men, ammunition, everything was
lacking, except courage and indomit-
able Will: when our men were beaten
over and over, but not knowing it kept
on fighting-we, here in the United
States, went on with our usual routine
as If nothing were happening.
I was getting the ma or's letters from
the front, well censored, but there was
enough to show the awful needs-need
of men, ammunition, ships. food, every
thing. And even now. after these
three years. with all the things that
have been done in this country, plots
and counter plots and all kinds of Ger
man intrigue, We still talk of the war
over there"--When it is here. We
don't seem to realize that VIC are be-
ing saved, saved wholesale, by the men
IN the trenches.
Mine is "A double point Of view in a
way. An American. and married to
Canadian army officer. so naturally
think from both sides Of the line.
Twice the major went overseas for
service with the Canadian Mounted
Rifles. The first time at the age of
is, he enlisted for a year in the Boer
war, and was at Paardeberg, Dornkop,
Zand River, Pretoria, Johannesburg
and krugersdorp, and returned with
his commission of lieutenant. Again
he went back and saw it through.
\ few weeks after we were married
in Boston, the major enlisted in Ed
monitor, going over this time, Deeem-
Der, 1914, as captain of the Canadian
Mounted Rifles. Last April he was
sent back TO Canada to give special
instruction in musketry. and later to
the United States for recruiting work.
From the very day We crossed the
Canadian line l was struck with the
difference of the attitude of our people
here. l met a woman a few days ago
whose son had enlisted, but she
couldn't think he would have to so to
France.
Isn't it terrible?" she said. Her
boy was in some munitions work in
New York. and what was so terrible
was the fact that the government was
keeping him so far away.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
AS TO THE MlSSOULIAN.

AS announced in another col
umn, the subscription rates of
The Muscular have been slight
~ increased. This increase has
been made necessary by the con-
stantly growing cost Of publish
ing this newspaper. 1t has been
delayed for a long time, in the
hope that a rcadjustment of con-
ditions would make it unncces-
sary.
The Muscular has been fur
nishcd by mail to its readers dur
ing the long period Of the great
war at fixed price, even when
every element in the expense Of
publication had scared to the sky
in a manner wholly unexpected.
The price of news print paper,
as most Of our readers know, has
been a heavy burden. More than
a thousand publications suspend
cd publication last year because
they could not meet it. Other
things have increased in proper
ton. The gathering and dispatch
ing of news from the war strick-
en- countries have been done at
enormous cost in the effort to
furnish such service, as we deem
necessary for our readers.
We feel that the patrons Of The
Muscular will understand and
appreciate these conditions and
that they will continue their loyal
support of this newspaper whose
first aim Is to give service, both
with regard to full and accurate
news reports and to the develop
ment of the great territory whose
interests The Muscular is en-
deavoring to conserve.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
When Worldwide Peace
Came at Another Time

"The last great war has been fought,
and the nations may now look forward
to uninterrupted peace"
This was the hope and the belief
proclaimed from many pulpits in
England 1O2 years ago, January IS.
1916. when Great Briatin, by royal
proclamation, celebrated a general
thanksgiving day, following the end of
the Napoleonic wars.
After the smoke of Waterloo rolled
back it revealed a continent given
over to desolation. Although Eng
land had suffered less than the other
nations involved in the long struggle,
she had by no means escaped I'M
scathed. For twenty years Great
Britain had supplied the financial
sinews of war for her allies, In addi-
ton to active participation in battles
on land and sea.
When the English people were called
upon to give thanks for peace, they
were scarcely in thankful mood. A
national debt of C S00,o00.000 necessi
tated taxation so heavy as to cause
general distress. Most obnoxious of all
grain. which rendered foodstuffs so
high in price that hundreds of thous-
ands of people were constantly on the
verge of starvation. All over the coun-
try. factories and mills ceased oper-
atoms and armies of workmen were
thrown out of employment, which
added to the general distress.
While the nations OF continental
Europe relapsed in 1916 into savage
political despotism and all attempts
to keep alive the spirit of revolution
were ruthlessly crushed. Great Brit
tin became increasingly radical.
Great labor meetings were held in the
industrial centers. and the workers
had spokesman in parliament, who
grew more and more. importunate. 1t
was not until the close of 1916 that
the clouds of financial and industrial
depression began to lift and. with IN
crcasing prosperity, the extreme rad
icals lost their influence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
| Love Thee,
Columbia

New National Anthem Dedicated to
the People Of the United States.)
love thee, Columbia, fair land OF the
west,
By nature with lavish hand bounte-
ously blest;
Thy streams sparkling silver, thy
plains waving gold,
Thy lakes heavens mirrors. thy peaks
towering bold;
Where the palms sunny leaves greet
the evergreen pine,
And the fruits of the west and the east
intertwine.
CHORUS.
refuge from oppression,
Thou home of liberty:
Whose starry banner shelters
Freemcn, forever free!
l love thee. Columbia, for patriots died
To wrcst thee from tyrants that JUS
tice denied.
Thy sons bied to save. from disruption
and shame.
Thy banner of stars and thy glory
and fame.
That. stili, from thy shores there may
ring o'cr the sea
The watehword of freedom the song
of the free.
Chorus.
I love thee, Columbia. In progress
and toll.
In love for thee rival the sons of thy
soil;
From the lakes to the gulf. from At
lantic's wild roar,
To majestic Pacifics gold glistening
Were foe thee to threaten. they name
to dcspise,
Thy sons in invlneible ranks would
arise.
Chorus.
l love thee, Columbia, and true Ger to
thee,
I'll strive for thy glory, o land of the
free,
May Justice to ALL" be thy motto so
brave.
where none shall be master, and
none shall be slave"
4 nation united. as one we will stand
Our hearts pledged to thee. our dear
native land.
Chorus.
Ny own. loved country, Q set thou the
goal.
Throughout all the world spread the
reign OF thy SOUL
o guide thou the nations, and bear
thou the light
To mankind still sufrring in bondage
and night
That freedom and peace. with the
blessing divine.
Prevail DER the earth and the glory
be thine!
BY Henry G. Kost, No. 472 East lS4th
street, New York.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

We do not get much news from
Italy, but all that comes is of the
most encouraging character. Not
only have the Italians held their
ground for many months, but the
enemy has been driven back over
considerable territory, if we may
accept the vague reports. There
is at least one fine aspect to this
situation, that is that the Italians
will not follow the Russians and
drop their arms, to negotiate with
the Germans aftcrward. There
are no Drawer or more indomin-
atable people to be found in the
history of warfare than the ltal-
iaus and we look to see them do
some wonderful fighting before
Tins war Is over.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
THE Y. w. G.. A.

The population of Washington
has been increased by more than
10000 new war clerks, of whom
many are young women. So great
has been the influx to the capital
that it is difficult to find even
temporary lodgings. 1t is said
that girls earning but S75 per
month are compelled to pay
three quarters of that sum for a
room. Naturally, this suggests
that these new girl employees of
the government should have the
greatest protection against the
evils that are found in large com
munities. This is but a portion
of the work that the patriotic and
energetic women of the Y. w. C.
A. are engaged in, and most GER
tainly it is the duty of all of our
citizens to aid them. We are glad
to learn that there has been gen
crous response in Missoula to the
call Of these noble women who
are giving their time to the work
The morale of the nation can be
kept high, only if the morals OF
the people are not permitted tc
relax. This war work is in every
way as important as that of fight
ling in the trenches. and we hope
| that it will be most successful.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
Slang
Dictionary of Words Used
in the Trenches.

Ration Party-A detail that carries
food to the front lines.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. supplies.
Red Cap-A staff officer, from the
red band on his cap.
Reforme-A wounded French soldier
who has recovered.
r. F. C.-British flying corps.
Respirator-A gas mask.
Revolutionary Socialists-The most
moderate of Russian Socialists.
| s
s. A. A.-Small arms ammunition.
Salvo-Simultaneous firing of guns
of a battery.
Sammiec-A name for American SOL
diers in France.
Sap-A small trench dug from the
front line in the direction Of the enc
mys trench.
| Sausage-An observation balloon.
Scaling Ladder--A short ladder for
climbing out of deep trenches.
| Sectional unit Of organization.
| Sector-A portion Of the fighting
front.
| Seventy five--A famous French field
gun, firing thirty shells a minute.
/
tobacco used by British soldiers.
Shock Troops-Picked men sent for
ward by Germans for first attacks.
. SINCE Literally monkey)-French
soldiers expression for canned beef.
| Slacker-Originally one who refused
tc enlist. Now one unwilling to do his
bit
! Smoke bomb-A shell which on
bursting gives forth a dense smoke.
Used for hiding movements of troops.
| Sniper-A sharpshooter that picks
off the enemy from an advantageous
position. French, franc tireur.
| Soviet-Russian for council. Free
quently used for the Council Of Work
mems and Soldiers delegates.
Star Shell--A rocket which lights up
a desired position.
Stakeholder heavy fire. Punish.
| Suicide Club-Bombers and machine
gunners.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
TYPlSTS STAND UP.

Officials in the French army do not
believe that the most efficient service
is obtained from members of the mill
tary clerical force when the latter sit
at their desks practically all day with
out interruption, according to the Feb
ruary Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Thus the French government has in
stalled. for the use of army clerks,
typewriter stands so made that each
machine is alternately raised and low
cred each half hour, as shown in the
accompanying the article.
The innovation is reported to have
proven very beneficial.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
WORLD SUGAR RATloNS.

The people of England get about two
and one-sixth pounds of sugar per per-
son per month at Is cents pound; the
Frenchman is allowed one and one
tenth pound per month at % cents per
pound; Italians are given only three
fourths pound per month at cost of
about 50 cents per pound: Germany
people get 77-i00 Of a pound per month
at cost OF S. cents a pound: Ameri-
cans are supposed TO confine them
selves to three pOunds a month per
person at ii cost Al Schts per pound.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
CROP WORTH BILLIONS.

The 1917 corn crop in the United
States is valued mt S5.i24, 700, 600. &C
cord!nS to a report from Washington.
The country raised about 3,l9l. 900, 900
bushels. There is still a large surplus
of this corn. which the food admins
tration is urging people TO use in place
of wheat. which is badly needed in
Europe to win the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
INFORMATION is FREE.

The Montana office of the federal
food administration, at Bohemian, will
send out on request copies of conser-
walton recipes and menus to any part
of Montana. Recipes for the greater
use of potatoes are available now, the
potato campaign being planned in
Montana for the next two weeks. Spe-
cial folders Of potato, corn meal and
rice recipes are availa<se.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
MUST INCREASE POULTRY.

The United States department of ag-
riculture and the federal food admin
istration are urging that every farm
in America raise at least 100 chickens
this year. Chickens can be raised more
profitably than spy other form of
meat. The food administration believes
that proper response by farmers to
poultry raising will solve the meat and
fat questions this year.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

could get very interesting evil
dence from our boys in the can
tonments, if they were permitted
to write all that they know.
If this criticism of Colonel
Roosevelt's is scdition, we had
better have a lot of it so that we
can win the war sooner.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
NATURE WAS BORED.

Amateur Poet-''When / was in the
west l was so overcome by natures
grandeur | stood one day in front of a
sawning abyss and read an original
poem
Pretty Girl--''Was that why it was
sawning ?'--Fiorida Times Union.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

The Independent knows two Of
fices to be filled this fall and the
Gazette can bet a roll of news
print against Tom Arthur oil
well that The Independent is GO
ing to be very, very non partisan
when it comes to selecting candi-
dates for these important places
Helena independent.
Tell us, please, We are fran
ns Il little list, also.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

Exhaustive tests by European chem
lists have shown that the purest water
that Y il possible to obtain by 1istil-.
lasion still retains blue tint.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
QUESTION OF cALoR,ss.

Mamma" said the 7-year-
daughter as plates of soup were set
before the guests. "how many calories
are there in bug? ! just swallowed
one"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

Besides having The banner rec
ord for winter Missoula is expect
ed TO furnish the first robin.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
WHEN PRICES WERE HIGH"

Rats at 35 cents each and horse meat
at one dollar per pound, the buyer hay-
ing made the purchase with an idea to
providing food for his family, are con-
ditions not likely to reach America for
a time even under stress of a long
world war. Yet those conditions pre-
vailed in Paris during the seige of
1871. At that time dogs and cats sold
at fancy prices as food. Rabbits were
Sla each, dog meat sold for 50 cents
per pound, chickens We're $40 apiece
and elephant meat was sold in one in
stance at the mere trifle of 81 pound.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

Gum Shoe" Stone stands first
in one branch of war work. He
threw the first mud.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

One Of the decisions of the
president is that his cabinet is
the French academy and that the
members are immOrtals.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

The Norwegian government is en-
deavoring 10 cultivate world wide
taste for seal meat. which is canned
and extensively exported by Norway.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25

An Englishman has invented a pro-
cess for coloring wool khaki and or
ange shades with dilute nitric acid.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-25
MORE WANTED.


Undoubtedly, some of our read
ers5 are curious to learn just what
Colonel Roosevelt has done tc
cause him to be termed by Gum.
shoe Bill" Stone as "rhe mos
scditious man Of consequence il
America" To meet that desire
we quote these recent utterance>
of Colonel Roosevelt as a fail
sample Of the criticism that has
penetrated the pachydermatit
hides Of some of the incompetent
officials who are wandering aim,
lessly about in the departments
at Washington:
It will be quite impossible to get
at all the facts of our unprepared-
ness. Most officers will be very
reluctant to testify to the whole
truth. They know that they will
suffer if they do, because they
have seen the punishment inflicted
by the administration on Major
SSIlcldi Noou iol tilt sue lSuSuil
That he dared to tell the truth
about our shortcomings. and dared
to advocate preparedness in ad-
vance. For this reason | am not at
liberty to quote the generals, colo
nels, captains and leutcuants of
the artillery, infantry. medical
corps and uuartermastcr corps
who have told me of their trou
bles with unhcated hospitals, in
sufficient drugs, summer under
clothes in winter weather lack of
oyercoatS, of shoes, of rifles, of
ammunition, of cannon, but i'll the
camps | visited, ! saw some things
SO evident that no harm can come
to any officer from my speaking
of them.
Last fall saw thousands of men
drilling with broomsticks. | have
such a hroomstick now before me.
Last fall l saw thousands of men
drilling with rudely whitfield wood
en- guns. | have one such before
me now. / saw them drilling with
wooden machine guns as late as
the beginning of December, | saw
barrels mounted on sticks, ON
which Jealous captains Were en-
deayoring to teach their men to
ride a horse. | saw in the national
army camps in Illinois and Ohio
scores of wooden cannon. Doubt
less any man can see them now
il he goes there.
The excellent officers in the
camps are as rapidly as possible
remedying these deficiencies. !
hope and believe that by spring
they will all be remedied. But let
our people not forget that for one
year after Germany went to war
with us we We're wholly unable to
defend ourselves and owed our
safety only to the English and
French ships and armies.
But Colonel Roosevelt is no
the only witness. The surgeon
general of the army, the head Q
tho 4qQertment Of ordnance an
oyen Ne secretary Of war wer
mailed under oath 70 testif
y oriminal delay and incom
lnat prevail at Washing
it probable that "
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

the next day. A social evening was
enjoyed and a pot luck supper fol-
lowed.
Paul blackwell and family are
moving into the Slower house on
Ferry st, which they have pur-
chased.
Mrs. D. r. Vaughn has returned
from a visit with her daughter in
Ionia. this state.
Postmaster J. c. Hoopingarner
has returned from Detroit, where
he attended the state democratic
convention.
A party was given at the home
Of Miss Isla Bremen in Berrien
Center Thursday evening for Duane
Edison, who on Friday went 10 Ann
Arbor 10 attend school
Mrs. Rose BurgOyne has received
word Of the safe arrival of her son,
Pearl Burgoyne, overseas.
George HalbaCk is taking the
place of John Murdoch as one Of
the Waterman at the power house.
Mr.. Murdoch has a months vaca-
ton.
Ivan Light, Gerald Baldwin, Cor
don and Myron Eggert have entered
the n A. c. at Lansing for mill
tary training
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28
10uon<. .HH.eNxN<0 1v|n<.H

sermon, followed by a procession
around the church i'm which clergy
men. acolytes, altar boys, Children
Of Mary, Sacred Heart of Mary So
ciety and Guardian Angel society.
all i'm white carrying flowers, par
ticipated. Rev. Marciuiak, g. :. c.,
pastor of St Stanislaus' church,
was assisted throughout the devo-
tions by the local and out-of-town
priests i'm different functions.
At all the services the church
was filled to its seating capacity
with a large number forced TO stand
i'm the aisles. Four services daily
were held Early mass at $3.50
o'clock for the working classes.
while the school children attended
at o'clock mass. The high mass
with preaching took place at 8
o'clock and vespers at $50 o'clock
i'm the evening.