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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
THE TEUTON FLAG

Tear down the Hun Kaiser's flag:
Halfmast Hates polluted rag;
Destroy 1t. all who can:
Deep sink 1t In the waves.
1t binds our fellow men
To groan with fellow slaves.
It shields a pirates decks;
And meath its bloody folds
Are heard the clank Of rustling chains
Awake the burning scorn.
The vengeance long and deep;
That till better morn,
Shall neither tire nor sleep.
Swear once again the vow,
BY all we hope and dream.
That what we suffer now
The future shall redeem.
g. A. HOLLINGER.
North Bergen, ~ J. !
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
This Day in History.

1812-The legions of Napoleon
began the historic retreat from
Moscow.
1860-Peking, the Chinese capital,
surrendered to the British and
French.
1877-The Turks were overwhelm-
ingly defeated by Russians in a great
battle between Kars and Alexan-
dropol.
l914-The allies advanced between
Lens and Arras.
l915-Serbs took the offensive
against the Bulgars, carrying the
fighting into Bulgarian territory.
1916-Allied forces occupied Ath-
ems. seized entire Greek navy and
took over railroads, forts and other
military works.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
zens house, was
and held ticket 1851, which drew

and held ticket Sl5l, which drew
$500 in the Louisiana lottery.
Officer Patrick Havey, who has
done sufficient service as a patrol
man, has been promoted to the posi-
ton of jailer at the central station.
Buffalo Bill closed his season of
the Wild West in Richmond, Va,
and is expected home in a few
weeks.
John F. Tyler, prominent real
estate man from St. Joseph, is
spending several days in the city.
visiting his old friends, Duff and
Alex Green.
Juan Boyle of Kearney is spend
ing a few days in this city as the
guest of General Wheaton of Fort
Omaha.
Senator Henderson returned
from Washington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
Some Huge Flags,

New York goes Chicago one better in the
bunting line and some yards over The oO-foot
American flag in Marshall Fields court, Chi
eago, is a small affair beside the monster flag
hung in the rotunda of the New York Central
terminal. 1t measures o0xl60 feet and weighs
500 pounds. Each stripe is six feet wide and
each star FIVE feet across.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
Timely lettings and Reminders.

One thousand five hundred and
thirty-seventh day of the great war.
Birthday greetings to Vice Adj
miral William S. Sims, U. S. N,
commanding the American fleet in
the war zone, who is 90 years old
today.
trenton, N. J., today joins the
list of American cities in which the
street railway fare has been in
creased from 5 cents to E cents.
Former President Theodore
Roosevelt has accepted an invita-
ton of the Liedeikranz society of
New York to deliver Liberty loan
address before its members tonight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

The food administrations new rules for
restaurants are all right, so far as conservation
OF supplies goes, but what the patrons really
pray for is some sort of regulation that will con-
serve prices as well.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Belgian troops made a successful
attack on the Germans at Dixmude.
United States government took
over 46S ships aggregating 100000
tons.
Mata Hari, Dutch dancer, con-
victed of being a German spy, was
executed by the French.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
What Has Become Of the Report?

Platte Center, Neb., Oct. 9.-To
the Editor OF The Bee.-Some time
ago our governor appointed an
Americanization committee, which,
after meeting and organizing in Lin
coin, adjourned to meet in Omaha;
and since they have met in the latter
named city, nothing has been heard
Of the proceedings as far as being
made public through the daily pa
pers, with the exception Of the re-
signation of one of the members of
the committee.
The public in general should be
informed as to what has been, or
going to be, done; and that before
November /, 1918, because what has
came out through private channels
seo'1's TO smell strong with politics.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Everything is relative and comparative, The
loss of nearly 1000 lives in forest fires in our
own country is an appalling calamity, but in
the rejecting light of the world war conhagra-
ton across the ocean it is too dim and small
to divert attention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

DR.. Solf wakes virtuousy indignant over
the charge that French and Belgian towns are
being purposely destroyed by the retreating
Huns. 1t is only the application of "spurlos
versenkt' to operations on land.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

n Thirty-eight million dollars subscribed
in New York in as many minutes at meeting
addressed by "Charley" Schwab. Fifty millions
were raised in an hour. There's some bond
salesman
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
In Omaha 80 Years Ago TODAY.

Exposition hall presented a bril-
liant scene, the event being the
opening night of the Hebrew fair
that is to continue every evening
of the week.
D. G. Garcey, clerk at the Coz
zens house, was in luck last week
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15
Storyette of the Day.

The late Senator Tillman abomi-
mated the kaiser's aristocratic creed.
THE aristocrats," he said, were
made to rule. and the common peo-
pie to obey-that is the kaiser's
creed. Why, the kaiser said one
day that it was painful to him to
fight the French army because
French officers were not aristocrats.
"a pork packer said to the kaiser
at Kiel-but his speech had no eff
feet
'Aristocrats, your majesty, are
like potato plants. The only good
thing belonging to them is under
ground"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Remember that back in 1914 the German
imperial government deliberately deceived and
double Prince Lichnowsky who was its
accredited ambassador at London What would
such a combination of INSCRIPTIONS trlcksters
not do to gain point now?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Mayor Smith talks to the fremen straight
from the shoulder when he admonishes them
not to put devotion to labor union above de-
yotion to country
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Il Residents of Laon sang with JOY when Man.
gins army marched in. 1t must seem like
heaven to those people to breathe free air again
litter four years of German brutality
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

A college professor named Longest, six
feet eight inches tall, has been turned down
Tor military service. Now listen for the pun
sters' chorus.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

German willingness to evacuate occupied
territory rests on good ground. The Hun is
steadily being driven out
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

IF Hene wants to quit, let him quit; we
are not quitting" say the boys in the trenches,
and that is about where America stands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Kaiser Wilhelm surely realizes now that he
made the mistake of his life when he ordered
resumption of ruthless submarine warfare.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Y Corn bears got little jolt on Monday, but
most of them are so we'll protected with bull
hide by this time that they need not worry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Among others anxiously waiting word from
Washington is the Turk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Those Huns run fn much better form to-
ward Berlin than they do toward Paris.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

As usual, the Illustrated editor OF the Omaha
Hyphenated guessed wrong.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Looks as if the "lu" were beginning the ebb
OF its flow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Mr. Wilson surely knows where the Amer
lean people stand on the war question
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

With the Hun on the run, keep him going
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Wish you would take this matter up
through the columns of your valu-
able paper. We want this committee
to show its true colors.
ED. LUSIENSKI.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-15

Come on, Omaha!
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
GOVERNOR INCREASES
CITY ADVISORY BOARD
Appoints New Members In Lynden;
New Draft Will Take In Only Men
In Class I

Five more were added to Lynden's
draft advisory board this week by
Governor Ernest Lister. The new
men are w. r. Jones, ID. J. Zylstra,
Mark Hammond, w. II. NAPLES, and
w. X. Pixley.
The increase was made necessary
because the work of assisting in I'LL
ling out the questionaires could not
be handled by the smaller committee
adequately.
In addition to the above, the Lyn-
den board now consists OF r. b. LIE
Coco, chairman, P. M. Serrurier, ID.
l.. Beckes, George B. Taylor, Ed Ed
son. Any of these men will be glad
to assist the Lynden registered men
in filling out their questionaires.
All men for the war armies still
to be raised by the United States Will
come from Glass 1 under the new sell
ectiye service plan, according to an
announcement made today by Prov
ost Marshal General CrOwder.
Glass / comprises single men with
out dependent relatives; married men
who have failed to support their fam
lilies and who are dependent on wives
for support or not uscfully engaged
ana \, = families are supported by
inconea independent of their labor.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
has recommended to Congress that
the draft law be amended so as to
provide that all men who have reach
ed their twenty-first birthday since
June S, 1917, shall be requested to
register for classification. He also
proposes that the quota of states and
districts be determined hereafter on
the basis of the number Of men in
Glass /, and not upon the populat-
ion.
There are 100000 qualified men
under the present registration who
will be found in Class /, 1t is est
imated. To this the extension OF
registration to men reaching FL since
June S of last year and thereafter
will add 100000 a year.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
RIVER DESERTS NEW
MARIETTA BRIDGE
NOOksack Shifts Channel At Mouth,
And Leaves Fine Structure just
Completed by County

Whatcom County has a fine new
bridge at the mouth of the NOoksack
river at Marietta, which was complet-
ed this fall at considerable expense
But the Nooksack river, at the pres
ent time, reports indicate, has boldly
deserted it's old channel under the
big causeway, and has moved to new
quarters some distance away.
The shift of the rivers course was
brought about by huge jam of logs
brought down by the flood of this
week. This clotted up the course of
the stream. and the Nooksack slipped
into an old channel instead, ard con-
tinued its way to the Sound.
That this very thing might happen
was pointed out by The Tribune, and
other papers in the county during the
agitation for a new bridge. but the
commissioners thought they could
make the river behave.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
LABOR HARD TO GET
LYNDEN LIT UP AGAIN
Electric Company Spends Big Sum
For Temporary Construction To
Give City Service

Just seven days after the line to
Lynden went down. the Puget Sound
Traction, Light and Power Company
was able to turn the big switch again
that gave the city light. Two big
floods across the river bottom delay
ed the workers, or the city would
have been given power much sooner.
The line from Laurel to Lynden
was reconstructed temporarily by the
company. A pay roll of $225.OO a
day was spent by the company to
hasten the work, and this total all
went for temporary construction. The
damage to the light company will run
over ten thousand dollars. The entire
high power transmission line from
Laurel to Sumas will be rebuilt.
Practically every house in Lynden
has now been given electric light by
temporary wirings, and the company
will keep a force in this field busy
for the next two months reconstruct
ing, and repairing the damage OF the
storm.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
NORTH PRAIRIE
delayed Last Week.

delayed Last Week.
The Christmas program was given
Friday evening, Dec. 81 and was we'll
attended. Mr.. Fred Fisher, jr. OF
Kansas City gave a talk on Love ana
War" which was appreciated by all.
A number of the pupils OF the
North Prairie school have been at
tackled by the grippe.
Grandma Wilder was quite i'll last
week with cold.
Mrs. Cramer spent Christmas In
Bellingham with her daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce and family
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. A. Clarke, Vergie
and Percy Clarke were Christmas din
ner guests at the Jones home In INn'
den.
Aryid Benson of the State College
n,easantly surprised the home folks
by appearing unexpectedly In the
doorway last Friday at midnight.
Thomas Van Horne spent Christ
mas Eve at the Parish home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells and son, Harry
and Mrs. Van Horne OF Lynden, wore
Christmas dinner guests at the Mel
son home.
Mrs. Rosequist Of Anacortes ane
Miss Anna Wold Of Bellingham were
the Christmas guests of Mrs. Andrew
Benson.
Mr.. am. MRS. Thomas nelson re-
turned Wednesday night from seat
tie where they spent several DAYS
with Mrs. Nelson's parents. Mr.. ane
Mrs. Charles.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
LYNDEN PEOPLE MUST PAY
NEW WAR INCOM.l TAXES

Income tax collectors are expected
this week in the Lynden district to
assist the government in collecting
the new war revenue income tax.
The revenue men, as soon as they
arrive in the district, will announce
their location, so that everybody can
know when and where to find them
Every unmarried person whose
net income for 1917 was $1,000 or
over, and every married person NV
ing with wife or husband whose net
income for 1917 was $4,000 or over,
Is expected to call on the income tax
man and learn whether or not they
have any tax to pay.
The government has announced its
Intention of going after the income
tax slackers hard.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
RED CROSS ENROLLS
HALF THOUSAND HERE
Get Membership List OF Half Thous.
and In Lynden District As Result
or Campaign

The Christmas Red Cross campaign
closed with a total membership roll
OF half thousand in Lynden and the
surrounding district
The full list of names obtained bv
the Lynden school was turned in to
Miss Ethel Everett, county superin-
tendent, and has not yet been re-
received by the local chapter, so the
exact totals are unknown. Three hun
dred and thirty-five names have been
recorded in Lynden, however, and
these, with those sent direct to Miss
Everett, in addition to those who
joined earlier in the year, will bring
the membership roll we'll above the
five hundred mark.
The Seventh Grade. Inder the lead
ership of their teacher, Miss Edna
MacKinnon, obtained more members
than any of the other classes.
The following names, in addition
to those printed two weeks ago, have
been turned in to Ed Edison. chair
man of the campaign in Lynden.
George Alton. ]. H. Bailey, Paul
Bailey. Mrs. v: ID. Bussard. w. s.
Baldwin. Frank Blonden, ]. r. Court
ney, Lucas De Roster, Anthony De
Roster, F. A. De Roster. w. J. Divem,
August bunker, M. Dermody, H. ].
Penthouse, Ed Fisher, Ben Glass, C.
w. Galbraith.
Paul Helgath. Mrs. c. D. Hoeffer.
Mary r. Heathers, w. Heutink, Mrs.
Sol Johnson. Frances Knapp. George
Knittel, F. E. Kelsey, H. j. KOk, Mrs
H. Kuchenreuther, A. F. Kelly. S. II.
Lucas. Myrtle Love, Lila Love. c. B.
Love, William Mcdonnell.
Gwendolyn Moltke. Hulda Nelson,
Eta O'Neil, Ralph Pilon, Ada J. Pye-
att, X. E. Raider. Mrs. X. e. Raider.
A. M. Riddle. Roy Riddle, Stanley
Robinson. Mrs. Stanley Robinson.
Blanche Smith, H. S. Steinhauer. Lu-
ella Smith, Mrs. M. ]. Swim. George
Thompson, George True, J. M. Van
Rossum, e. A. Wiese, Thomas Young.
Frank Heathers. Cora McSorley. l..
A. Williamson, Fred Fisher. jr., Mrs.
Fred Fisher. jr.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
DELTA AND SUNSHINE
(Too late for last week. }


The Christmas program at the Del
ia Swedish Church was attended by
a large crowd. A collection of $17
was taken up for the relief of the Ar
menians.
Mr.. Rust and family and Mrs.
Dykema of Iowa have moved into
the Meyers home.
An epidemic of grippe is in the
neighborhOod.
A family reunion was held at the
p. A. Axling home Monday. A fine
Christmas dinner was served to the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad AK
ling and family. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Ericsson and daughter, Mabel, Mr.
and Mrs. John Axling and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Axlund and
SOP, Wendell.
Milton Westlund returned to Sc
attic last Wednesday after spending
his Christmas vacation at home.
Aunt Rachel Smith of Lynden has
come to sepnd the winter at the Hans
Berthusen home.
Those that enjoyed Christmas Day
at the ]. Vanderyacht home were
Andrew Wander Yacht and family
Albert Vanderyacht and family, Chas
Vanderyacht, Walter Telgenhoff and
family, H. Vanderyacht. ST., and Mar
tin Elzinga.
The Red Cross membership drive
conducted by Miss Julia Gutknecht
and pupils of the Delta School was
the means of adding 35 new mebers
to the organization.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
TWO BURNED IN EXPLOSIONS
WHILE ELECTRICITY IS OFF

Two were burned in Lynden as a
result of gasoline explosions during
the time that the city was without
electricity. Hundreds were using
oil stoves of various kinds for cook
ing, and lamps for lighting, and es-
capes were many.
Mrs. C. r. Gilbert was severely
burned on Tuesday, when an oil can
with which she was lighting the fire
exploded. Her dress caught fire, and
the flames spread to the interior
of the home.
without waiting to extinguish her
flaming clothes, Mrs. Gilbert carried
her baby to safety, and the effect
of the burns was more serious be-
cause of the delay.
Little damage was done to the Gill
bert home.
Ira Stauffer was painfully burned
on the face and hands Wednesday.
A gasoline lamp in HIS hen house ex'
ploded as he was filling it.
Stauffer uses electric lights to
keep the hens scratching overtime,
and had substituted gasoline lamps
during the shortage of electricity.
His clothing caught fire, and he
ran outdoors and extinguished it by
rolling in a water hole. Then he
ran back to put out the flames In
the building.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
PHONE COMPANY LOSS
WILL TOTAL $2O,OOO.OO
Calls Meeting OF Stockholders To
Authorize Bond Issue To Make Re-
pairs To System

To approve of an issue of twenty
thousand dollars in bonds to rebuild
the destroyed lines of the Farmers
Mutual Telephone Company, a meet
ing of stockholders has been called
for Saturday, January ~, at the w.
o. w. Hall in the American Reveille
Building. The breaking of poles and
wires by the recent silver thaw makes
the move necessary
The Blaine and Demlng systems,
together with much OF Mountain
View section, were uninjured by the
storm, and the money would be used
to reconstruct the Lynden, Ferndale,
and Sumas divisions.
Telephone service in the Lynden
city district will probably be resumed
wllnin a couple of weeks, while in
some sections of the country district.
the farmers are already working to
get the line in shape. the line to
Bellingham was opened this morn
ing friday and long Instance calls
and kilograms can now be received
direct In Lynden.
The telephone company sent out
to its subscribers this week the fol-
lowing appeal:
Through an act of Providence, a
large portion of our telephone system
has been temporarily placed out of
commission This will entail an ex-
traOrdinary outlay on the part of the
company to rebuild the lines prostrat
ed. He who helps quickly helps
doubly. Although some of you may
be unavoidably out of service for a
short time, we feel confident that we
can call upon the loyal support of
our subscribers by paying their bills
in full, promptly; and we venture to
suggest that as many as can to pay
in advance for such period as they
may feel able, as funds are urgently
needed at this time"
The company is meeting with a
nne response from the appeal, every
subscriber without hardly an except
ion thus far paying his bill in full.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
HOWARD HAWK SENDS MESSAGE
FROM SOMEWHERE in FRANCE

Howard Hawk sent his Christmas
and New Years greetings from
somewhere in France to his sister
Mrs. r. C. Fraser of Bcllingham this
week. His aunt, Mrs. j. w. Tremaln'
sr. also received letter from him
this week. saying that he was WELL
and that he was seeing more rain IN
France than he ever noticed here.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
Among the Lynden people who

Among the Lynden people who at
tended the Red Cross Benefit Dance
at the ArmOry in Bellingham New
Years eve were Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder
Jones, Mrs. Agnes Hadley, the Misses
Marie Bauman, Tillie Meurer, Mary
Jameson, Irene Krouse, Jessie Ash
by, Orel Jackman, Ida Stone and
Thressa Stone, and the Messrs. Cliff
Worthen, r. L. Averill, Cecil jamie
son and Tom Verduin.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
PYTHIANS TO WITNESS JOINT
INSTALLATION OF LODGES

A Joint installation of the new Of
ficers of the Knights of Pythias ana
the Pythian Sisters will be held Mon
day evening, Jan. IA, according 10
an announcement made today. A
banquet will be served at the conclus-
ion of the ceremonies.
All Pythians are invited to the al
fair.